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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
THE oNLY CIRCUS CONNIE TO TEXAS THIS YEAR
A MODERN v psTP BIG SHOW

All the Iaes European Oriental and American Arnie Ssnsa
scale Of Magnificent Completeness before attempted
and dwang OIL ether Exhibitions ino nsignifeance BY is
overwhelming magnitude. 4 4 4 a 4 q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
TOURISTS DEMONSTRATE.

The native magnates look calmly on
while. their poorer brethren are being
hustled and dubbed about the railway sta
tion. Not so the tourists. In very good
English they demonstrate; "oh, I say, now,
haven't you thumped those poor devils
epough7 Remember Lord CurEon and lord
Nortacote do not treat them soh The al
fusion 70 Lord Curzon is greeted with Yo-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
DYSPEPSIA

Sick Headache, Foul stomach, Biliousness
contributes SIS nounshng properties for
the support Of the uaturnl waste OF the
body.
Price % cents per box Sold by all Drug
eists. or sent by NATL on receipt OF price,
ROADWAY * CO, 80 Elm street, New YORK.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
INpIsPENsARLR CHoRus.


All Indian adaptations of English plays
have choruses. says Edmund Russell an
American actor and author who has recent
ly returned from several years study OF
the stage I'm the East. The members of the
chorus are all boys, from TO y years Of
age These lads. who are as well grown
as boys three or four years older in this
country, live with the manager Of the
theater. who pays them each a triging sum
In addition TO their board and clothing
Boys also take all the parts usually played
10y women, there being but three actresses
IN Bombay.
These bright little fellows are IN evil
dence frequently IN all the plays In Ham
let" for instance, the scene opens with a
the chorus retires from the stage while
Ophelia and the prince Of Denmark are IN
conversation At its close they run TO her,
and cry in chorus: "What did he sayE An
what did he sayY" The makeup and cos
tumluR ~ these boys 80 completely change
their appearance Of course, that they easi-
" deceive the English eye.
Twelfth Night Is modernized In the
same way as THE Merchant OF Venice.
One Of the principal scenes shows the We
toria Grand Railway station, Bombay.
train steams in with the usual assortment
English tourist or two step from the hrst
class carriage They wear the usual plald
coat and cap and the monOce Of the typical
British Traveller. The railway officials bow
low before them. The passengers IN the
second class coach are Indian potentates
for a series Of modified salaams from the
railroad employees who then inui their
attention to the pushing, scramblipg MOP
which alights from the third class cars.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

SLOW Fever Is the most dreaded OF AZ
diseases OF the South oXIDINE prevents
and cures il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Some day, perhaps, according to the pros.
ent trend OF things theatrical, we shall see
Shakespeare's plays as society dramas or
musical comedies, SAYS the New York Mall
and Express. If the latter should come
to pass New York managers could with
profit send representative TO India to ac-
qure expert knowledge, for the Bombay
theatergoers are treated to such adapta-
tions of the bard of Avons plays as put
them in the category with An Emerald
Isle or "a Country Girl
Let us observe one situation 10 the
Merchant Of Venice as presented at the
principal native thenter in Bombay. IL
Is the elopement of Lorenzo and Jessica.
The view is not Of the canals and palaces
Of Venice, but of the harbor Of Bombay
given with a very good moonlight effect r.
small craft rocking on the waves beside
the great vessels of the Peninsular and
Oriental line. real steam launch ap
proaches; from It steps an officer, clad In
the blue uniform of the British navy.
The dialogue is, of course, In Hindustanl,
but he curses his crew heartily-in English
then Jessica and her lover hurry aboard
the launch and it puffs away. Just as the
little vessel clears the wharf. shylock
rushes in, He cries In a frenzy: MY
daughter, my ducatsi My ducats, my
daughter and then turns away and breaks
into Il comic song.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Ambassadors Have sinecures.

For several years the ambassadors
from European powers to the Holy See
have enjoyed sinecures. The Russian
and German ministers are seldom
there. They go to Rome to attend for
NAL ceremonies at which their pres
ence is required by the etiquette of the
Vatican, but return at once to their
homes as soon as these duties are per-
formed. The Spanish, Austrian and
Belgian ambassadors are the only ones
that regard their positions seriously,
and even they have nothing to do but
attend dinners and receptions given by
the princes OF the BLACK" party.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Clothing n Hen.

An old hen belonging to Mrs. NJ. A
Stormont began laying late in the fall.
and was SO persistent that she laid
twenty-six eggs before she concluded
to stop. During all this time she had
neglected her moulting. and when she
finally got ready to shed her feathers
it was in the middle of winter but the
old ones had lost their life and were
dry and harsh. consequently there was
no other way but to make the change.
In a short time she was almost bare
and suffering from the cold.
The Misses Stormont. seeing her pre-
dicament and appreciating the value
of her service rendered, determined to
come to her rescue. They accordingly
took the old hen into the house. took
her measurements, made suit of fan
nels to fit. and then released her. Her
ladyship took the matter very philos-
ophically, and hustled OF to her COM
panions. apparently very comfortable
in her new suit.-Kirkwood Qll),
Leader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
a WESTERN ROMANCE.
Cowboy Millionaire Who Won The love or
Dau4ht&c OF .Geconimo.

hending the situation at glance, he
first thought of ascending the tree. but
doubling whether he could perform the
feat, he yielded to the girls hand and
quickly sprang upon the horse behind
her.
AS the noble animal turned, the
horns of the steers crashed against the
tree and several of the big brutes fell
headlong. rolling over the very spot
where the rescued man had been lying.
Their carcasses were trampled to jelly
by the sharp hoofs of the flying herd.
The sure-footed horse bore the In
dian girl and the Texan away at the
top of his speed but more than 500
head of furious beasts were close
to his heels, and it was four miles to a
place of safety.
Ride straight to the river" shouted
Ward, as soon as he was able to COM
mand his voice.
Il know; l know" replied the girl.
Maybe we can turn out of the way
pretty soon,' she added.
The earth seemed to tremble as II
convulsed by an earthquake and the
air was filled with roar more appall-
ing than the noise of a cyclone. Ward
turned his head and he was surprised
to see the red eyes of the mad brutes
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
A Costly Thin BILE.

Think of 1t. thimble which cost
SOS 900 in American money! And think
of husband who presents his wife
with such a gift! 1t belongs to the
queen of Siam.
Thimbles were not in use in Siam
until comparatively recent Gate. The
king, seeing that English and Ameri-
can women visiting his court used
thimbles. had one made for his wife.
The thimble is of gold, enriched with
precious stones. 1t is shaped like a
partially opened lotus flower, each
petal bearing the interlaced initials of
the sovereign and his wife in ame-
thysts, rubies, emeralds and topazes.
Around the rim of the thimble can be
read the date of the marriage of the
royal pair according to the Siamese
ard European calendars. each number
and each letter being of alternate dia-
monds and pearls.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Influence of Rainfall.

Mr.. Clayton of the Blue Hill OBJ
servatory, has a suggestive paper in
the Popular Science Monthly on the in
fluence of rainfall on commercial and
political affairs Every severe finan-
cial panic in the United States has
been closely as soclated with a protract-
ed season of deficient rainfall. The
outbreak OF the boxer war in China
was at least partially due to the irn-
overishment of the people by drought.
A severe winter precipitated the
French revolution. The Russians say
ing that January and February are
two invincible generals was exempli-
fed by the disastrous Moscow cam
paign of 1872. In the year "a B. C.
Caesars legions in Gaul were defeat
ed on account of their scattered sta
tions, and the stations were placed
wide apart because scanty harvest
had made this disposition a necessity.
These are only few of many ex-
a'apies that might be cited.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
European Architecture In Jnpan.

European architecture is gradually
gaining a foothold in Japan. and must
sooner or later dominate, just as Eu-
ropean styles of dress are soon to dom
mate, in the big cities. In Toxic and
other large centers of population all
the new business-houses are built on
European plans. They are found to
be more practicable. The residences
are still of the Japanese style. Some
of the larger and finer residences in
the cities are built like American
houses, but most stick to the old Gus
toms The government does not own
its buildings but rents them, and
these, without exception, are of Euro
pean design. The Europeans and
Americans never stop at the Japanese
hotels. because they cannot do with
out chairs. The hotels have nothing
but couches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
His Fortunate Purchase.

1t is said that a foreman stereotyper
curious windfall. Going to a sale of
musical instruments, he purchased an
old harpischord for 20 shillings, be-
cause. having a hobby for fret-wo-k,
he fancied the wood of the front panel.
When he got his purchase home he
dssected it. He then discovered that
the harpischord had double back.
and presently between the boards he
found very old Bank of England notes.
the total value. of which amounted to
$3.50, 900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
WHEELER OF KENTUCKY.

Representative Wheeler of Kentucky
astounded the members of Congress re-
Gently by the vehemence of his attack
and on the official reception planned
for the Kaiser's brother. whom Wheel
er characterized as a little Dutch
man."
Congressman Wheeler is serving his
third term. He is lawyer by profess
sion and lives at Paducah, Ky. He is
80 years old and a graduate of the
Southwestern University at Clarksville.
Tenn. He has never been prominent in
Congress.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Successful Pneumatic Gun.

A successful dynamite gun has final
ly been constructed. according to re-
ports from Hilton Head, S. C., where
the tests were held.
The government specifications called
for an engine which could hurl pro-
jectile containing 500 pounds of nitro
glycerin or other high explosive a dis
tance Of 5000 yards. The Hilton Head
gun threw 500 pounds of nitroglycerin
5000 yards.
The difficulty operating against the
successful construction Of dynamite
guns hitherto has been the inability
accurately to fix in advance the place
of concussion The shell was apt to go
off in the gun unless extreme care was
taken.
The new pneumatic gun is fifty feet
in length, of fifteen inches bore. and it
weighs fifty tons. The projectile is ten
feet long. Five shots of the largest
size were fired in twenty minutes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
WELL MERlrED RETRlBuTloN.
Two Unpleasant Naval omcers Who Got
What They Deserved.

Two Unpleasant Naval omcers Who Got
What They Deserved.
Captain ]. j. Hunker, commanding
the naval station at Newport, is long
slab-sided and lanky, and his chest
looks caved in. You would have to
jostle him for fear he would fall apart
in hundred pieces. He is the
strongest man in the navy, and can
whip his weight in wildcats. In a
wardroom mess with Hunker once was
one of the worst bullies who ever dis
graced the American navy. He was
feet tall, Hercules in build and could
put longboat on his back and pack
it ashore. For the first week that he
Joined the ship he made it hell for
everybody on her On the seventh day,
when breakfast was over and he got
up to go out of the wardroom, Hunker
asked him to sit down again. He re-
quested all the other officers of the
mess to go on deck and stay there till
he sent for them. They could see in
his eye what he intended to do, and
it was a pity; he was thin as a rail
and op-shouldered-bent as If with
cough. But they went out and left
him with the giant. Ten minutes later
Hunker invited them in again. The
bully looked as If he had been through
a meat chopper. He went to bed and
stayed there for three weeks. To this
day he is an angel of grace and cour-
tesy.
1t will net do to mention this Of
ficer's name, but in the navy there is
commander who thought it part of
his duty to play the sneak act. When
the men were in their hammocks he
used to creep in on them in stocking
feet to see If they were talking or
otherwise infringing orders after taps.
One night a sailor reached up from
his hammock and smashed in his face
with hammock hook. The officers
of the ship. sitting as a court on the
sailor, acquitted him on his defense
that he thought the catlike intruder
was thief trying to rob him. Off
GERS and men will have no sneak bus
iness in the navy
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04


and their white horns almost at the
horses tail.
Striking the foaming flank of the
horse with his hat he shouted:
"On, on, Lola, or we are lost!'
She turned her head and looked into
his eyes.
Let me slip on she whispered.
"The horse could save you; I am too
many"
The Texan comprehended her mean
ing and in that moment of peril he re-
allied that the Indian girl loved him.
Fearing that she might execute her
suggestion and sacrifice herself to save
him, he instantly grasped her in his
arms, and 1t was in that moment of
peril that their troth was plighted.
The horse came upon smooth ground
and in a short time he began to get
farther away from the herd.
Right there" says the Texan, "I
made up my mind to love that little
Indian girl forever and l resolved that
II we escaped the danger that pursued
us I would do everything in my power
during life to make her happy"
The noble horse continued to in
crease the distance between his heels
and the sharp horns of his pursuers
until he again encountered rough
ground.
Ward at this moment for the first
time thought of his pistol. and hurried
ly drawing the weapon he poured a
stream of lead into the faces of the
cattle.
Ward turned his head and with a
shout of exhultation he threw his hat
into the faces of the leaders of the
stampeded herd as the horse plunged
into water that the flames could
not cross. The Texan knew that the
hot steers would stop to cool their
parched tongues. and when the horse
had crossed the river he pressed kiss
on the Indian girls cheek and whis-
pered to her:
You have saved my life, and 1t be-
longs to you"
And he will keep his word.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Pensioners In States.

The state in which there is the least
number of government pensioners is
Nevada. in which they number only
275. There are 500 in Wyoming and
$50 in Utah, Ohio and Pennsylvania to-
gether have 210,000-orly 10000 less
than the total number of persons ea-
gagged in the federal service of the
United States at home and abroad.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Lola, Red Rose of the Forest"
by sea of flame. rushing furiously on
ward toward the place where young
Ward was lying, and, knowing that his
horse had strayed away and that no
earthly power could turn the living
wave of terror aside, she struck her
horse with her whip and rode straight
toward the rapidly approaching herd.
When she reached the tree the front
rank of the mad steers was not twenty
steps away. The flames were leaping
in the air over the backs of the ami
mails in the rear and the wind was
blowing a cloud of smoke and dust
above them. Horns were cracking and
horses were neighing Ward was Just
beginning to move when the Indian
girl bent over the side of her quivering
horse and seized his hair.
up quick!" she shrieked. "The
world Is on fire."
He sprang to his feet and, compre-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Chinese Feeling About the war.

Down here in the south the people
are angry that they should be called
upon to pay anything toward the big
bill that has to be paid before the Chi
nese question is finally settled. A we'll
to-do Chinese gentleman said to me
yesterday: I'VE had nothing to do
with this outbreak. We cherished no
animosity either against Christianity
or the foreigner. Nor did the emperor.
This foolhardy bravado was attempted
by handful of fools in the north of
China, whom the officials did not at
tempt to suppress; therefore, these fell
lows should be made to pay the bill,
and not we" Poor fellow! He forgot
that China is one. at least as far as
paying goes. There is, therefore, a
great deal Of grumbling and antagon-
ism among the people against this
heavy tax.-North China Herald.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Santos Dumont recently dropped into
the Bay of Monaco with his balloon.
but was rescued uninjured by launch.
The balloon also was saved. The fall
WAS due to an accident to the apparatus
which compelled the inventor to rip the
silkeo bag in order to save himseu
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Improvement of negroes.

Great changes have been made among
the negroes of German East Africa.
They now use plates, cups, glasses,
saucerS, looking glasses, spoons,
knives. umbrellas and occasionally
clocks. They call for soap and kero-
sene. In their market places they are
seen drinking tea with sugar at table.
The women have adopted European
clothes, and make use of sewing ma
chimes. even in the interior districts.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

"There is no experience in life. my
boy" said Uncle Allen Sparks, but will
be good for you If you make the right
use of 1t. Even when you do a mean
thing you hate yourself for it, and
that's always useful exercise of the
mind ~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Mrs. Davis Would Sell Home.

sissippi shall take this action as she
has already refused an offer of $50, 900
from wouldbe purchaser in the
north. She offers the place for $4,000
if the state will agree to establish and
maintain such home as she desires.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
spiritun,i.,n Declining.

1t has been the general observation that
for some years past spritualsm has been
in gradual decline. This is the la
with everything that Is not founded on
true merit. The reason Hostetter's Stq
ach Bitters has been recognized as me
leading family medicine during the past
fifty years is because 1t is founded on
true merit, and has always been found
reliable in cases of Indigestion, dyspepsia,
constipation and biliousness. Try bot
tie and satisfy yourself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
In Winter Use Ailen.. Foo. Ease,

a powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable,
nervous, and often cold and damp. II
you have Chilblains. sweating. sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens FoJt-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
Csc. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
suppre.,i,r Finnish psper,.

Three local papers have been perma-
nently suspended by the Russian ar-
thorities in Finland. while the publi-
cation of seven other journals has been
stopped for periods varying from three
to five months.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Impatient Husband ton the outside)-
what are the Revolutionary Daugh.
ters doing now-electing delegates or
Quarreling?" Doorkeeper-''Both."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
Petroleum for GREECE.

Because of the poor quality of Rus
sian petroleum supplied. the Grecian
government has ordered in New York
100000 gallons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
SANTOS DUMONT in DANGER.

from being carried away by an unman-
ageable machine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Looking at the kindergarten pictures
one day, Dave noticed Lincoln's, and
after closely examining it, said: Say,
Miss D. is dis de guy dat let de
coons loose?''
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

There is no trick in dyeing. You can
do it just as well as any one If you use
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Boiling
the goods for half an hour is all there
is to it. Sold by druggists, 10c. package.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Mr. Longmont-Blest II ! think the ~
ricultural Department is any good at a&
Mr.. Boulder-What's the trouble? Mr.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

Chilrs Helen Gould
Sonora Juana Ross De Edwards is
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

With population of only 100000,
Manitoba equals in size the whole Of
Great Britain and Ireland.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04
MAILING CIRCULARS
1T HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT
BUSINESS.

Sent to Two Million Farmers-Onc
Firm May Send That Many to Re-
tail Dealers In One Week-TWo
Hundred Employees Prepare Them
for the Mails-List of Six Hundred
Thousand Names-Many Circulars
Sent With Two Cent Stamps-Mil-
lions Mailed for Political Parties.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29

The opera house contained very
James w. Bucklin, defend his meas
ure. the Australian tax amendment,
to the constitution of this state.
Mr.. Bucklin delivered very tenn
perate and convincing address from
his standpoint. He took his hearers
all through the matter of the system
of taxation and spoke for nearly two
hours on the subject.
He defended against the attacks
that had been made upon his bill and
then told of the result to the state
should it carry. He was very earnest
and said that he would rather have
this amendment to the constitutional
law of this state to carry with his
name attached thereto. than to be
governor of Colorado for the rest of
his life. 1t seemed that Mr.. Buck
Inns desire was to convince his hear
ers that what he had done in prepar-
ing this bill had been done for hu
manity's sake. That there was no
personal end to be sought and that
high ground had been assumed by
himself during the fifteen years that
ne had devoted to the forwarding of
This leasure and all other taxation
leading up to it
The entire audience did not remain
with Mr.. Bucklin during the whole
time of his speech. many leaving after
he had spoken quite while.
1t is only proper that there should
have been good audience out to hear
Mr. Bucklin, he has spent twenty
years Of his life in this community
and out of personal compliment, if
for nothing else his neighbors and
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29

The Columbine band will hold this
lat; affair to give farewell to eacf
other and their friends, as an organi.
zation. The band will disband after
the ball is held. For the pleasure
that this organization has given tc
the public, the ball should be well
patronized.
Senator Patterson spoke to several
thousand people at Telluride few
nights ago, on the subject of social
ism. Go hear him tonight and be
enlightened.
The Columbine band ball is on the
last night of this month Don't for
get the date fix it into your memory.
1t is to be splendid affair.
Hear Patterson, the great editor of
the Rocky Mountain News. tonight,
at the Park opera house..
Senator Patterson on the question
of socialism at the Park opera house
tonight.
Read the advs. in The Sentinel.
The ball Friday night.