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New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
WILLINGNESS OF FoLKETHING MEMBERS TO
SELL THE ISLANDS.

Copenhagen, Jan. 24-During the debate on the
Budget in the Folkething Q1ower House OF Paria-
ment) to-day Chairman Hage of the Finance CON-
mittee announced that majority of the COMMITTEES
were disposed sell the Danish West Indies to tae
United States. if satisfactory conditions were o.
tainable He added that from purely economic
standpoint 1t was advisable 10 sell the ISLANDS, -
they cost the Treasury more than they were worm"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-25

Bishop Potter might have answered Hugh
Mclaughlin by saying that police corruption
was vicious when Croker was not giving Will
loughby Street its fair share of the spoils. but
when terms were made by Tammany McLaugh-
lin had nothing to say
New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
Jnnrs 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.
Business Monies.

IVERS & POND PIANOS.
No regrets n you choose mis- make They last
s1me. Chambers sa9 Fulton St. Brooklyn.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
Is this to be a snowless winter. and is sleigh
ing to become one of the lost arts in New-York?

Is it not time to require the Commissioners of
Accounts to furnish some reasonable excuse for
their expensive existence? They employ whole
squadrons of accountants, bookkeepers clerks
messengers and so-called experts. and they cost
the taxpayers great deal of money But what
discovery of genuine value have they made pub
lie in recent years? In what way have they
saved money for the municipal treasury? They
lag superfuous, and they should be set aside
and forgotten
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-26

What a Wonderful Discovery is
Pzln-Kfller, II not only cures the Ills
OF the human family. but IS also the
sure remedy for horses with collie Il
has never been known 70 fail in q cure
Of the worst cases. and for sprains
gals. etc. II never fails-try Il once.
Directions accompany each bottle
Sold By druggists generally. Avoid
substitutes. there il but one Pain
Killer. Perry Davis Price &c and
sc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

asking for prices on lots of ifty 10 100 cars,
to be delivered as called for. One prnmi-
nent manufacturer remarked yesterday that
on all such inquiries his firm was quoting
prices at present prevailing for the ma
teUai wanted Mt once aud future deliveries
TO he hlled az prices prevailing at time of
shipment. He stated that they did NOT
feel like tying themselves up with CON
tracts that would not permit them to take
advantage Of a rising market when the
busy season opens up, These inquiries are
coming from Northern and Middle Texas,
| nom Kansas and as far up as Nebraska
ana Indicate that the wholesale dealers
loook forward TO a very brisk trade in the
A 4 indications point to great revival OF
business during the next sixty days This
Is the heighth OF the dull season right now
and yet the mills here have difficulty In
caring for all the business coming to hand,
on account OF the broken condition OF their
stocks and from this time until the fall
trade opens they viii devote much htten-
tton 10 hlling up their assortments and
getting their stocks in good shape TO do
business.
rhe mills have all OF this business they
can well care for and are refusing naay
offers. Additional orders have been placed
here this week for mining timbers for
shipment to New Mexico and for mate
rial 10 go TO Colorado, while the demand
for railroad material of all kinds Is as
urgent as II has ever been.
The only transactions being recorded In
the export line are special orders for small
lots most of which are being shipped
through Galveston. No cargo orders for
foreign markets have been booked this
week, though visitors from the English
markets who have been here express the
belief that the tide will soon turn and the
export trade assume Its former proper
lions
Hon. A. d. Munro OF the firm Of Munro
Brice 4 Co, timber merchants OF Liver
pool, foreign correspondents OF the Nor
gan'Curry Lumber company OF this city,
was in Orange this week on a business
visit While extensively engaged In the
timber business. Mr. Munro also takes an
active interest In politics and represents
his district In parliament. Mr.. Munro
states that the lumber market In Eng
land has heen badly demoralized for some
time, but negotiations looking 10 the early
ending OF the war I'm South Africa are pro-
crossing and with the closing Of hostilities
Il Is expected that the timber trade will
immediately assume an activity hitherto
unprecedented
Captain j. n. Meginn, president and man.
nger OF the Texas and Gulf Lumber com
pany, with headquarters In the City Of
Mexico, was here for day this week, en-
route 10 his home after an extended bust
ness visit to ST. Louis and other impor-
tant cities Captain Meginn reports the
lumber business in a flourishing condition
In Mexico and while on this trip placed
orders In Memphis and other cities for
hard woods ana In Orange and elsewhere
for yellow pine. Hie returned 20 Mexico
by steamer from New Orleans, taking pas
sage on the steamship Themis from New
Orleans 70 Vera Cruz.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

theaters In the South and Texas, will be
prominent IN the management of road at
fractions the coming season. They have
now In preparation for early fall presenta-
tion number of plays, and have engaged
for their Interpretation many important
artists.
The FIRST offering will he "The Gay Mr..
Goldstein," comedy portraying the hu-
morous side Of the Hebrew character, but
not Of the exaggerated type that the public
has been SUBJECTED with of late in farce
and vaudeville Manager Greenwal will
feature In this play Miss Mary Hampton,
Mr., Thomas J. Keogh and Mr.. George c.,
Bonlface Jr, who Will be supported by a
select company. The Gay MIR GoldsteinH
win open in New Orleans on September 3,
ana after a few weeks of travel viii he
presented In New York. The success
achieved by the war play "Wnchester''
Messrs. Greenwall Il Wells to produce 1t
This season and 1t Is promised 10 be one
OF the most prodig!ous Of dramatic offer
lngs, requiring special scenery for Ave acts
and many novel effects.
Nell Burgess Invention of the racing ma
chine used In Klaw & Erangers produc.
uon OF Ben Hur" viii be employed In a
race hN which The heroine saves her sol
der lovers wife, and thoroughbred hoFscs
VIII he carried that have been trained for
chester are laid In thc Shenandoah val
ley IN 1853, and give excellent opportunities
Tor me aruSt 10 present beautiful pictures
OF thts noted country. Winchester Will
be produced In September and Is expected
70 nave a long run In the metropolis Other
plays are also In contemplation by this
hrm, who viii keep busy r great many
actors the coming season
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
Mequ Wash Goods,

Never before at this time of the
year have we been able to show
such an immense line of new
Wash Goods and the prices are
less than other stores ask for
Old styles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
g MODERN FABLES. g
The Modern Fable of How
the Mayor Damned the On
Sweeping Wave of Reform

because he went against nothing but the
Low Ball, which means a full Jigger and
then about another Finger for Luck.
The Landlady OF the Boarding House at
which the Major lived was one OF the
Earnest Workers She was a Good Soul,
aud she longed to wean the Major away
from the Old Stun and get his Nose
bleached She advised him to take the Gold
Cure but the Major said they never would
get Drink Cure into him unless they
hurried It into him while he was asleep.
The Landlady gave him "ren Nights in a
Bar Room" to read, and had little Glri
sing Father, Dear Father. come home with
me now for his especial BENEFIT. but It
did not seem TO do any good Also she
gave him Chart showing that the Interior
Of the Moderate Drinkers Stomach resem-
bles a Colored Map of Asia Minor When
he came down TO Dinner he found at his
Plate a Card representing a Snake with a
forked Singer colled around Bottle. OF
Rhine Wine, and below it was some Print.
ed Matter to the effect that the intoxicants
used in America cost more than the Publie
Schools. The Major retorted that this was
a clear ease Of value Received. The Pub.
lie Schools had filed his youth with Scr.
to forget his Troubles for 80 Years
After each OF these Efforts to save him
the Major went TO his Room and took a
Gentleman's Drink out Of a Tumbler Just
to prove that he retained his Personal Lib.
erty.
There did not seem to be much Chance
of pulling in the Major, but the Landady
and her Friends kept AFTER him At last.
Just TO Humor them, he promised to attend
one Of the Meetings. He slipped into a
Back Seat and listened to the Horrible Elk
ample. Next Day he requested an Inter
view with the Lecturer At this there was
much rejoicing. 1t seemed as though the
legal Dpsomanlac was beginning to
weaken.
When the removed Temperance Advo-
cate entered the Majors Room, the Major
received him with formal Co~rtesy.
~ understand that you were the Cham.
plon Booze Fighter at one time, said the
Major, pouring a goodly Slug from his
private Decanter. "Now, want you to
smell of that and tell me whether It is
Rye or Bourbon"
The Lecturer began to edge OF
'Nhat kind Of Bltters are used in a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
BY GEORGE AIDE,
Author Of "Fables in Slang"
Copyrighted 1901 by Robert HOW
ard Russell.


Gree there was a Town that was having
n Total Abstinence Jamboree. The Excite
ment over Temperance was becoming In
temperate. all on account OF a Reclaimed
sot who was conducting q Series Of Meet
ings at Central Hall. The Lecturer claimed
to have been Osslled for Is Years at a
Stretch. He had q sodden Past that read
like Session of the Legislature, He had
been down 10 the Gutter. and told about It
every Evening. The Front Rows were
FILED with horrorstrcken Old Ladies and
sympathetic young Girls who shuddered
when he told how he used to hoist Strong
Drink until he would see green Anaconda
and polka-dot Llzads peeking out from be.
hind the Morris Chair.
The former Soak took particular Delight
In telling what Brute he had been all
drring the Time that he was doing Busi
ness with the Rum Flend According to
his own Story he must have enjoyed a
Thirst that was Plppn. He touched up
the Black Bottle every Minutes or so.
In the whole Is Years of continuous loot
he never had been known to Compromise
on Shit or take Cigar and put it In Ifs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
8 Az n @E & j ter acceptable Ideaa.
pa AVE State If patented.
4 b1A W THE PATENT RECORD.
eaizlA ksanzEskzkzA Baltimore. Md.

a visit to friends and relatives in Denl.
Mr.. W. A. wilkerson is spending severo,
days hunting and hshing in Matagorda
Judge John E. Bishop returned yesterdav
evening from Franklin, where he has been
attending court.
Misses Annie Griffin, Alice and Ella era,
left yesterday for Houston. They viii ~
tend the Conductors picnic at La Porte
and viii return home next week
twenty cars OF mules arrived in tho city
Yesterday morning over the Houston ana
Texas Central en- route TO South AfrIca
Mhere they Will In used by the British
government In their war with the Boers
lhey VIII be carried TO New Orleans the
concentrating point. and from there 70
South africa. Quite number OF bpvers
nave visited this section during the nasi
rev months In search of these animals
sherlH Guy Townsend was In the civ
yesterday. having returned from Navasots
Mhere ne went 10 bring back the two mar,
VINO robbed the stores at BranchvIila A.
thls county, last March, an account ~
Mhlch appeared Ia The Post al the ti,na
lhese men were caught In Cameron and
We're convicted for robbery 10 Milan ca "ru
court, N's term OF
IRON water troughs are being put IN ana
tsne 9in city well, which has seen seryieA
ler me past twenty years. Is now ! NM,
tne past: Mr., Allie Scott horsA a
ssstesian well for the city reeently ana an
us stresm OF water was secured. m
"Al1 Eonxhs sss 8uita an lsnproS srant
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

Mauhattan3" demanded the Major. Sc
verely
And yet you boast of Record What
did you drink during oil the IS Years that
you were on the Turf"
Rum" was the weak Reply.
go tot said the Major. Indignantly.
40 you think you can deceive an Experts
Rum Is not Beverage. 1t is a Remedy
for Bad Cold, No one drinks Rum e1.
cept In tho Nautical Novel or Story by
the Rev. Sheldon. Perhaps you can tell rue
what Sour Mash tsp
al am afraid moi" said the other.
Then / denounco you as a make-belisve
Rounder," said the Major. when i heard
you misuse the Terms in yoR Lecture last
Evening. saw that you did not know the
difference between Remsen Cooler and a
Shandy Gan. And all that Talk about
throwing your Sister against the red.hot
Stove and trying TO choke your old Father
did not go with me- Don't you know that
when a True Gentlemen Ia Corned he goes
Home and gives Money to his Relatives 2"
II have always understood that Liquor
makes a brute of a Man., said the Lee,
turer.
Not at all. 1t is a Shortage OF Liquor
the Morning After that causes one to be
Disagreeabe. You should have studied mp
on tho Details before you started out to
be a Reformed Drunkard. / don't believe
you have had any Experience whatever"
~ tried TO take a Drink many Years ago,
but 1t made me ILL.," said the Lecturer. II
discovered. however, that In order to be a
Power for Good in Temperance Work l
had TO tell about being on prolonged Bats
around the 5-cent Doggeries. The Slums
have an abiding Fascination for well.he.
hayed People who never so near them and,
OF course, there ls no Risk In Stringng
them. But when / strike a Saloon Special.
lst such as you, my Talk doesn't 60.
trust you will not Expose me-"
Certainly mott replied the Major. 1--WE
are justified In doing anything TO push
along Good Cause. But | am going 10
ask you 20 make a quick Jump to the next
Town. You have demorali2ed my Board,
ing House. The Landiady has been so
Busy trying to get a HsmmerLock on the
Demon OF Strong Drink that we don't get
anything 10 eat"
II thank you for keeping my Secret, :"
said the Lecturer. III you were 20 Squeal
on ME and let II be known that have led
an Exemplary Life all these Years. would
not stand one-two.seyen with the Respecta.
BILE Element"
Next Day the Town settled back to its
usual Calm.
MORAL; Any one who Is going into
Reform Work should get thorough Tech,
nlcal Education.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

to the World, lying Face down on the
Cement Sidewalk.
In this Town there was an Attorney
known as The Major. He was regarded
with Suspicion as he was supposed TO be
High Church, although he never attended
Services. His nose had nm lridescent Gllm.
mer and he was a little watery In the
Eyes. The Major had been brought up
south Of the Ohio River In a Household
which held that the Sideboard and the
Cradle were equally Indispensable lie had
been taught that when the copper.dlstllled
Essence OF Joy is more than l.. years old.
Intemperance may be considered Virtue.
He held that Scholar and a Gentleman
never took Water afterward. 1t was an
Article of Faith with him that the genuine
Kentucky article did not have a Cross word
In Barrel OF 1t. but, on the contrary,
was a valuable Medicinal Agent, having
Curative Properties which could not Justly
be claimed for Root Beer. Moxie or Hot
Chocolate.
So when the Rescue Corps went after the
Major 1t had a large Contract on hand
the Ladies tried to wrestle him to Earth
and pin Blue Ribbon on him. but he babe
them stand back and declared for Personal
Liberty His idea OF Personal Liberty was
to drink 1t OF leave It alone, although he
never had tried the Latter.
The Ladies told him that he would be a
hopeless lnebrIate IN less than a Year UNI
less he Stunned the Wine Cup. He replied
shat the Wine Cup never could land him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
THE LuMBER MARKET.
Indications Point to Great Business Ac
tiVity Next Fall.

Indications Point to Great Business Ac-
tivity Next Fall.
Orange, Texas, June Glowing to one OF
the big mills being shut down for repairs.
shipments Of lumber from Orange during
the past week have not been up to the
average. Cars have been furnished In am.
pie supply, but IL has not been necessary
10 supply as many as has been the case
for some time past. The mills report
decrease In the number OF orders coming
TO hand from the retail yards also, the
dealers only buying for immediate neces
stiles at present and those necessities are
not extra large. Nor win they be until
the ultimate outcome OF the Texas cotton
crop can be more accurately foreeasted.
The dry weather is having a tendency 10
blight the crop and unless bountiful raius
come soon the harvest viii he small. The
showers which were general throughout the
State during che past week have given
much. encouragement however and II fol.
lowed soon by coplous rains, both the farm.
er and the lnmberman will be happy.
While orders for Immediate shipment
have been slack numerous Inquiries have
been received from wkoleaalsra, who are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

Fancy Lawns, corded effect mostly
dark shades, &c grade 1In
per yard 800. ,..,.t.,.... e.
Fancy Lace Striped Lawns, full line
assorted patterns, 1Oc grade, h. a
per yard Observation-Disclosures. JG
Fancy French Batiste, all new gfAn
styles ana patterns, per yard. bOG
Fancy Dotted Swiss all new fnln
and stylish designs. per yard. HA2G
Real Imported Dimlties, only navy and
black stripes and figures, AZ a
per yard ...........,.. E5W
Black India Linon, dragon fEn
black, fast colors. per yard 81. HVG
Black French Batlstc, special for mourn.
Ing wea.r, soft and silk finish iSn
Black Organdy ~ inches wide. AGAa
Toe grade, per yard ,..,...,.. &TJG
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
NExr THEATRICAL SEASON.

Managers Greenwall and Weis VIII Have
important Attractions Next Season,
New York, June %. Managers GreenwalI
ayd Wells. besides controlling the American
theater, this city, the Columbus theater.
Brooklyn, which will be devoted to stock
organizations. also some htteep or tveaty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

Pocket to smoke After While. Nothing
but the Red Eye would do for Oscar when
he started on a Bender lie said that
he sold Locket containing his Mothers
Picture in order 10 get his Mornings Morn
Ing Once he broke open the Savings
Bank belonging 10 his ltuc Brother and
took out Ga Cents TO blow for Alcohol.
Wien ms darling Sister demonstrated with
him, be chased her with Poker. He
forged his Fathers Name to a Check rath.
er than DO without his Liquor. In fact.
he had oeen an allround Pup aud he want.
ed everybody 20 know 1t.
After each Meeting the Ladies' wOuld
cluster around and offer Congratulations.
The ordinary Man who never had been
through the Tremens or assaulted his
Folks had to retire to the Background
feeling small and unworthy. Any one
whose Lushing had been limited TO a few
Schwaben Schutzenrests and Annual Ban.
qGats dropped hack into the Amateur Clag,
and had nothing to say. The Men who at.
tended the Meetings and observed the Pop.
ulartty Of the recent Drunkard began 10
realize that they had made serious Mia.
take in sticking to Sarsaparira.
The reclaimed Tank was invited some.
where 70 Tea every Evening. and there
the Women would hang upon his Words
and beg him to tell once more the sweet
and simple Story Of how he swatted his
Sister with the Poker.
The Meetings were Grand Success. All
he People who did not Drink came TO the
Front and signed the Pledge two or three
times o Week. Every Man who was sus-
pected of keeping Beer in his Cellar or
taking Flask with him when he went
Fishing was entreated to gst on the water
Wagon or 1t might be matter OF only a
few Months until his Children would he
crying for Bread and his Wife would have
TO Sew for a Living and he would be Dead
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
Hearne Notes and Personals.

Hearne Texas, June 2a.-Mlss Aida Nc
Tendon after a visit TO frIends here, has
returned to her home IN Mexia.
Mrss John T. WslcA han xetpshed fros
The Washington times., 1901-07-22

| influence against what was to be the
most popular breed ever produced This
we know from the fact that when the
present Barred Plymouth Rock was first
announced Inose best informed believed
1t to be the same as before. under other
guidance.
our present type of Plymouth Rocks
Is the outcome of careful handling of
fowls secured from crosses made on the
same lines as those reported to have been
made in Connecticut almost sixty years
ago, where they mated Rose Comb Amer
lean Dominique males with Single Comb
Black Java females. These same crosses,
also others of like character. are claimed
to have been made by persons who had
obtained much the same results, but the
Rev. II. S. Ramshell, residing in Con-
necticut at the time, gives the name
Woodstock as the town of their origin.
and persons interested he names as Giles.
Clark, Thayer, Spaulding, and himself.
While this removes all doubt of the origin
of this one strain of Plymouth Rocks, it
cannot detract any credit that may be
due to the Messrs. Upham, Pitman
Felch. and others for the part they took
in originating this type. However, be
this 1t may. the real point of interest
is. How were they originated and ad-
vanced to their present position among
high-class. standardized fowls?
There can be no reasonable doubt
to the makeup of the original cross hav-
ing been as stated above, the product of
which was grizzled grey and speckleJ.
They were not of solid color, neither were
and form they resembled the Java. while
their color bespoke the influence of the
sire. Those having the best color and
single comb among those produced were
selected and bred together the real
start of the present perfect fowl. Many
subcrosses have since been made. some
of which, 1t may be almost positively re-
corded, were the Cochin, Dorking, and
Brahma, all of which had Il tendency
for future trouble for those who attempt
ed to produce high-class Plymouth Rocks
By all means keep your Plymouth
character. A small-looking specimen
which is so fat as to pass muster under
weight demands is simply a heavyweight
small bird Breed them to good size
Have them look to be full-sized Plymouth
Rocks. 1t Is the good. reasonable size
weigh in at standard weights. Poor
combs are entirely too prevalent. Pay
more attention to all head portions. for
they count largely for or against the
specimen. All fowls should have good,
bright, rich-colored eyes. Nothing de-
tracts more from their beauty than poor
shape or poor color of eyes. Stamp out
the tendency to feathers shanks or
between the toes. Destroy these by send
ing all that show the slightest tendency
to this defect to be market poultry.
The Rhode Island cross still shows its
presence by marking some of the hackle
feathers with black. Watch for this con-
tinuaIly and get rid of 1t. Keep clear of
all uneyenness in color and do not allow
the color to run thin and light in shade;
at the same time avoid the deep dark
shades that properly belong to the Rhode
IslaEd Reds. Select the ue-shaped, true
colored specimens and hold to them and
breed for better results, thus building
true and well the stock advances closer
and closer to the line of perfection.