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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-13
Brakeman Badly Hurt.

hiveston, Texas, January 12.--Martin
b, brakeman, fell from swiftly NOV
northbound freight train near Hitch
\ this morning and received serious and
1aps fatal internal injuries. He was
BIZ on the engine when In some way he
/ his footing and fell to the ground with
above result He was brought TO this
1 and conveyed to St. Mary's iufirmary.
BE at late hour tonight he was rest
teasily. His recovery is very doubtful.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-13

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Ths Drou,h In Bell.

Be,tou, rezss, January 1.-THE dreu's
eeItiuuss ana the outlook "a very diseour'
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An ExnIanation.

70 the Editor Of The Post
Flatonia. Texas january 1.-THE last
fcw copies OF Your paper has contained
ainuLI lts special notices the following
advertisement The Paragon OIL company
Will pay a divsend Of . per cent Oh It's
ria stock @. Sl53OOu on January u,
1909"
This statement is unauthorized by the
company and is misleading az the com
puny Is not IN a position TO pay thn divl.
drnd mentioned
We woud therefore feel obliged n Won
would discontinue publication Of this notice
.'' f. 'a sooNti0n OF the fnct In Your
paper that the statement was Unauthorized
~ AR Rs the company was concerned and
'Ha ite'y cent 20 by some ono who had
STOCK 10 sell
> Af vvr consider nur financial standing
considerably better than some ~ the com
nauirs yet We do not Wis., &c push our
stock 20 tho front by standing Widc and
seeming TO counteuancc q misleading state
ment Paragon on COMPANY
e. H. Perry, secretary.
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Presentation No 2s5i by Elmer 4. Amend.
vii NOT cure an complaints, bnt IL viii
,'rre rberinatlsn 4. v. schmidt. Hous.
ton, Texas. sole asent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-13

Mr.. r, II. Murphy banker ana 'hplt'i
lst Of Moyville, North Dakota arrived IN
the city yesterday accompanied by Colo
mel W. L. Thompson Of Beaumont He is
in this section on prospecting tonr and
said To tLc short Talk' man Yesterday
evening AZ the Rice: 81 am from the wheat
region Of the United states. and have made
good money iu TINT business / am sure.
however. that with half The labor and capt.
tai invested in rice I wound h2Ye made
great deal more money. Believing thai /
Into tho rice question. II can hud 1000
cor 5000 acres of good land la one body, ami
so situated that n viii be possible 20 iUi-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
THE FIRST ICE CREAM.

The first ice ever sold as a regular
article of commerce was shipped by a
Boston merchant named Tudor, in 1906.
He sent a load TO Martinique.
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton had the
first ice cream in the city of Washing
ton. She used to tell with amusement
of the delight with which President
Andrew Jackson first tasted it.
Guests at the next White House re-
ception were treated to the frozen
mystery. and great was the fun of the
initiated when they saw the reluctance
of others to taste the cold stuff. Those
from the rural digeeicts especially first
eyed it suspiciously then melted each
spoonful with the breath before swal-
lowing it. The next time they had a
chance they ate it with delight.
The late Senator John Nj. Palmer
used to like to tell about the first time
ice cream was served in Springfield
the capital of Illinois. At an evening
party il was passed around in small
saucers. In the process OF freezing the
hostess had gotten a little salt into the
cream. and as no one had tasted it re-
fore, IL was thought 10 be the proper
flavor An old statesman, when asked
how he liked the new dish, said: "rd
like II better II IL were either sweet or
salty. hut don't think the mixture is
very 8pEetizing." Imagine the feel
lngs OF the poor hostess when she dis
covered that her much Wanted new
dessert Rad been full Of salt. and no
cident
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

she that was Sarah Fisher. She's q
leetle young, mebbe, but she's a good
housekeeper and likely manager, and
that's bout what I'm lookin' for"
With hearty slap on his knee, as OF
one satisfied with his own conclusion
the Deacon straightway sauntered
down the little village street in the di-
rection of the Widow Tyler's.
He found the widow planting morn
ing-glories under her window. Fo.
moment his heart failed him, but
she greeted him with such a winning
little smile that he conquered all his
fears. He took off his battered old
straw hat and leaned over the gate.
Good marnin' wilder. Plantin
fancy truck, eh?"
Of my posies, you know, Deacon
Don't you like posies?" she asked
She threw a sidelong glance which set
his heart beating strong with conf
dence.
Eyes, l think they be kinder putty
but to my mind there's nothing put
tier than a good row O. cabbages."
The widow pulled up a few strag-
Cling weeds. II hate cabbages," she
observed.
do you?" cried the Deacon in
alarm. Now that's too bed, cause
the woman what takes me has got ter
take me cabbages and all"
"Who, for pity sakes er'live, is goin'
ter take you, Deacon Harvey" She
looked up at him in quick surprise.
"I kinder reckored as how perhaps
you might" and then he wondered
whether he had better pay her a few
compliments now or not.
"Humph!" snorted the widow. I'm
sure YOU have a funny way to come
a'courtin'
But" he exclaimed hurriedly, 81
thought as how I'd ask yer. l don't
know much bout courtin' and SIGH
nonsence, but you know, wilder, that
you nor me h'aint no spring chickens,
and / thought mebbe we might fix 1t
up without any SIGH foolishness. Now
what do yer say?"
DO you think I'd have you?" the
widow burst FORTH angrily. "A man
that comes acourtin' in his overalls,
with never a single word about love
and tells me, straight to my head, that
/ h'aint no spring chicken, don't
want"
With a toss of her head the widow
retreated into the house and slammed
the door.
The Deacon stared blankly after her.
well, I'll De gol darned! ne mutter-
ed savagely, then stalked forlornly
away. Them widders be queer set.
l guess as how I'll have to try a sin
gle women, and not very young one,
for young woman poets just bout
so much courtin', and l guess as how
courtin' h'aint much in my line. Now
there's Betty Hopkins. She's a good
cook, so they say. She'll do jist as
well as any O. them widders."
He turned in the direction of Miss
Hopkins cottage. but suddenly re-
membering what the Widow Tyler had
said about his old clothes. he went
back home and donned a gay colored
waistcoat OF his younger days and sal
lied forth again.
Miss Hopkins looked grimly up as she
Deacon entered her neat little sitting
room. and, placing a chair for her
guest. seated herself at the opposite
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

you git along out of my house! I'll
show you that you can't come here
and insult poor, lone respectable wo-
man." And she fed the room, leaving
the astonished wooer alone and con-
fused.
The Deacon, like one in a trance,
made his way homeward, musing upon
his fate, but still undaunted in spirit
courage or resolution. The Deacon
was made of stern stuff; besides there
was the spring planting to be done,
and there was nothing to eat in the
house.
For nearly an hour he sat disconso-
late, but not discouraged, upon his
doorstep and pondered the matter
over. Then he jumped to his feet and
started off again down the road in the
direction of the Widow Hyde's place,
mile beyond.
Good marnin = widder," he began.
The widow, in answer to his knock
had come to the door with her hands
and arms covered with flour. An APP
pitizing odor of cooking followed her
from the kitchen, and the Deacon
heart warmed toward her.
why, mercy on us. Deacon Har-
vey! How are you gettin' along now
since Martha died? Don't you find it
pretty hard?"
1hdl JlSt IT. Wl0Qer, ne replied,
as he followed her into the kitchen.
That's jist exactly what / came ia
see you about. I've tried il three
weeks, and I've got pesky tired of
tryin' to live alone. I can't stand n
no longer. Besides, there's plantin'
and haydn to be did. 1 can't work in
the house and run the farm all at the
same time. I've got ter have a woman
ter come and kinder look arter things
O..
what come ter see yer bout. wilder.
what do yer say? VIII yer come?''
OH! exclaimed the widow in evil
cent surprise and disappointment. as
she wiped her hands and sat down
You want me to come and keep house
Tor you, do you Deacon?"
wan, | reckon as how that's bout
what l want" he replied, hopefully.
Spose yer can come, can't yerq''
What air yer willin' ter nav fer
good housekeeper, Deacon pr she
asked thoughtfully.
Why" exclaimed the Deacon as
he stroked his chin slowly. at wasn't
Jist calculatin' ter pay any salary, ex-
actly-not much, anyway. I kinder
partnership like-get married va,
know. Now what do yer say. wilder.
is il "a trader"
For moment she made no renIv
i don't know" she said thoughtf,,I1s,
as I'm in any particular hurry Ter
git married again. I'd bout made ,.n
my mind ter keep on bein' a widder
I've had bout my share o. married
Ire adter living twenty years with
Perhaps 1 might kinder help yer err
long, replied the Deason, agumenta-
lively. Sister Martha use fer saw
was real handy bout the house. Now
see here" he went on, leaning a m.
tie nearer to her. 1--WE got one hun
bred acres o. land, a good house All
furnished, 70 say nothin' bout ali Their
stock. and I've got somethin' saved in
the bank. Now what do you say? I'VE
made up my mind, good and strong.
Ter GIT married, and I'd jist as soon
marry you as any other woman"
The widow smiled and nodded her
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

LOCKER here" calculated Deacon
Silas Harvey. as he stroked his stub
by gray whiskers in meditation and
gazed abstractedly out of the kitchen
window across his ten-acre lot, plow-
ed for planting, this state o. things
has got ter stop. Sometimes got ter be
did. I've had enough, and L guess as
how I'll nave ter get married"
He opened the kitchen door and
went out into the bright morning. and
leaning his elbows on the top of the
garden fence, began to think it all over
again.
For forty years Silas Harvey and his
maiden sister had lived together on the
old homestead. For forty years Mar
tina had cooked his meals, mended his
clothes and attended church as regu-
larly as the seasons came and went;
then age crept upon her, her steps grew
more feeble, and one day Silas return
ed from the little churchyard to live
alone in a desolate home.
For few days after the funeral the
old mans wants were supplied by a
few sympathizing neighbors; then his
existence seemed to be almost forgot
ten and he felt doubly alone. For
three weeks he had combined duties
of dishwashing. planting and cooking,
and had grown more desperate and
hungry each day.
Let's see,' he unused thoughtfully,
Il guess as how I'll marry a wilder.
Widders don't expect much courtin'
and SIGH like. Not very young wilder,
nuther." He had heard that young
widows were apt to be fighty.
He called to mind all the widows that
he knew, and, after careful consider
alton, the only one that he thought
would meet his requirements was the
Widow Tyler.
Yes, I'll marry the Wilder Tyler,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
DEACON HARVEYS
SEARCH FOR A WIFE
copyright, 1902, by w. Hanson Royce.l
By W. HANSON ROYCE.

side of the room and folded her thin
hands while she waited for him to
state his errand.
Mice day, Miss Hopkins he began,
placing his great brown hands upon
his knees and covering her with a
smile which he meant to be amiable.
He felt, from his late experience, that
1t might be necessary, after all, to pay
her few compliments before he VEN
tured too far
Yes, sir" she replied meekly still
wondering.
You're looking kinder peeked. sort
o. yeller like, as if yer might be a lee
tie jandericed. How yer feelin'? ?"
I'm quite well, thank you,' she re-
piled quickly.
That's good. Glad ter hear of it.
But don't yer get kinder lonesome,
living here all alone? 1 know 1 do
NO" she retorted. i've got a cat
and a parrot. They are lots of COM
pany."
But" argued the Deacon, eats and
parrots h'aint like humans, you
know"
81 know they h'aint jist humans, but
they are jist as good as some hui
tartly.
DO you think they be equal to a
good, kind, loving husband and-or a
baby?"
"a what" cried the spinster, glar-
ing wrathfully at HIM over her glasses.
"A baby" repeated the Deacon in
nocently. 'They be lots O. comfort, so
they say. 1 should think you'd grow
ter hatin' yerself ter death, alvin
here all alone, with nothin' but a tab
by cat and a poll parrot. They can't
make you happy. They can't drive
away your wrinkles or pick out your
gray hairs
Deacon Harvey, you old hypocrit!''
she Indignantly cried, as she rose to
her feet and faced him angrily "Just
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

Wee Bobby is a soldier boy,
AS brave as he can be;
He wears a soldiers uniform
With buckles at the knee.
He carries both sword and gun,
Which makes him very proud:
He marches UP and down the street
And blows a whistle loud.
The people stop and look around
When he goes marching by
But Bobby looks right straight in front
And holds his head up high.
Wee Bobby takes his sword and gun
To bed with him each night:
For you can never tell" he says,
When soldiers have to fightl"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

head. The Deacon saw that he had
made an impression. He drew. his
chair little nearer and grasped the
widows hand in an ardent squeeze.
Ali was silent for a moment, AMI
while he waited to learn his fate, the
Dec cons spirits began to fall a little.
in spite of the widows smile.
Il have always felt it to be my
Christian duty to help and do what l
can for any poor soul in need or Dig
tress: to make 'em happy or comfort
able" the widow finally began,
"and-"
Then you'll have me?' cried the
Deacon, drawing a deep breath. In
his relief he threw his battered old
straw hat under the kitchen table and
drew his chair up still closer.
The next Sunday morning. before the
eyes of all the village gossips, Deacon
Silas Harvey and Mrs. Hester Hyde
were married. They drove home to-
gether from the little church to we'll
cooked dinner and to begin life as they
had planned to do thirty years before,
while the whole neighborhood nodded
and smiled and remarked:
THE Deacon use to spark Hester
Blake before she married David Hyde"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

The Paris Journal publishes an ac-
count Of a conversation in which Sir
Wilfrid Laurier is said to have taken
part. On being asked why Canada did
not incorporate herself with the United
States, the Canadian premier is re-
ported to have replied: I'VE should
disappear. French Canada would dis
appear much more quickly in that gil
gantic furnace than in the flood of
Anglo-SaXon immigration. All who
love the French language ought TO wish
us to remain Canadians. Besides.
there is nothing nowadays to fore
shadow such change
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

Time brings it's revenge. Prof.
George Howell, who has been elected
to Congress from the Tenth district
of Pennsylvania, has been connected
with the public schools of Scranton as
teacher and superintendent for a num-
Der of years. Last May friends OF
Republican Congressman William Con-
nell in the City Council defeated him
for reelection as city superintendent
of schools. The Democrats took him
up as the most available man for Con-
gress and he has ousted Congressman
Cornell, who was a candidate for re-
election to the House
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

Twelve years ago when Robert e.
Pattison ran as<the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Pennsylvania, he
received just one majority oyer his Re-
publican opponent In the Bryn Mawr
election district OF Lower Merton. At
the recent election Mr.. Pattlson's ma
Jority over Judge Pennypacker in the
same district was again one vote,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16

My boy Josh writes me that he is
stoppin' at the best hotels" remarked
Mrs. Corntossel. ''Is he a commercial
traveller" mo. He's drivin a trans
fer wagon. Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
GRAND OLD WOMEN
OF THE WORLD

America Leads With Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe,
Mrs jefferson Davis. Susan B. Anthony, Mary A. Liver
more and the Almost forgotten Widow OF The PATH
finder" Europe is Represented by the Famous Baroness
Burdett-Coutts Florence Nightingale and the ExEm-
press EugenIe--The Stage Has Mrs Gilbert Janaus-
chek and RiStorl.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
M~AGNANiMITY OF BOERs,

Springfield (Mass.) Republican:
The release of General Methuen by
the Boer commander will not be re-
garded in London as a British victory.
A release of this character is very re-
markable in the history of war, since
Delarey does not appear to have de-
manded an equivalent for his dis
tinguished captive. If he knew that
Comandant Kritzinger was in British
hands and was under trial for his life
by a drumhead court-martial, his ac-
ton becomes all the more extraor-
binary. Methuen could have been held
as a hostage, and, under such circum-
stances, Kitchener would never have
dared to permit Kritzinger's execu-
ton as he permitted the execution Of
Commandant ~Scheepers not long ago.
The release of Methuen, however, will
not injure the Boer cause, since he
can eve take the field again, while
the contrast between British and
Boer methods of treating captive gen.
erals cannot fail to impress the world.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
He that does this will soon begin tc

He that does this will soon begin to
get a margin. The process of saving
is slow, but it is sure. 1t can literally
work wonders, and once started it
grows like the rolling SNOWFALL. The
smallness at the beginning should be
no encouragement. There is an op-
p%ortunity for the man that can save
10 cents a week as well as for the man
that can save $40 a week. The way
is long, and to begin with may be diff
fcult, but persistence in it makes it
easy. Life is more a matter OF habit
than of intention and the habit of
thrift can as easily be cultivated as
the habit of prodigality.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
ELECTION OF SENATORS.

Philadelphia Press: The house of
representatives has four times passed
a constitutional amendment making
senators elective by popular vote.
More than half the states, through
their legislatures, have asked for the
adoption of this amendment. Senator
Hoar argues that the amendment
would be a breach of the national
pledge that the equality of states
would not be destroyed without the
consent of every one of them. But
changing the mode of electing the
senators from the legislature to the
people still leaves each state with two
senators in the upper branch and on
an exact equality. Many senators IA
vor the amendment and there ought to
be a vote on it. If two-thirds of the
senate can be induced to concur in
the amendment already passed by the
house we are confident that three
fourths of the states will ratify their
action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21

| doesn't seem to be very much in the
ity in admitting that he doubts if
it Plays much of a part, unless it as
sumes a more prominent place in con-
gress than it has done yet"
Another matter which arouses the
ire of the independent News is the
senator's honest admission that he
does not think there is much in
Cuban reciprocity as a political ques-
ton, because the administration is for
i. and is doing what it can to secure
it, while there are a great many DEM
ocrats in congress who are opposed
to Cuban reciprocity"
Thus spitefully screeches the
News, the tariff and Cuba are ruled
out and there is little in the Philip
pine question because on that the
democrats are divided. Such are the
views Of the new leader. Are, they not
inspiring?"
While the senator's expressions may
not suit the News or exactly please
the members of his party, they at
least possess the element of truth and
for that reason are probably no bet
ter received. While MI. Clark is to
be given credit for being honest and
outspoken, and therefore somewhat
of an anomaly as a democrat, he con
victs himself of the charge which of
late has been made against him by
the eastern press of his party that he
is " a mere tyro in politics." Were
he a politician of the usual democratic
brand he would not have spoken so
honestly and uttered words more
pleasing to his party constituency.
He would have assailed the admins
tration on each and every point men
toned and by so doing would have
started the galleries to yelling and the
mot to applauding and the News and
the others who are now criticising
him would have declared him to be the
bully boy of the vitrious eye. But
he missed his chance and must now
be content with remaining a mere sen
ator, when he might have had the
honor of being defeated as his party's
candidate for the presidency.
The conception of political morality
entertained by the News and the
Clark entertainment of it are evident
ly widely at variance. He is honest
and the News is not. But, after all,
where is the person who can truth
fully say that the democratic party
" did take =" a high moral stand"
on anything.