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expenses of living at Oxford. / find that
the American boys with their $500 a year
will be better provided for than the average
English undergraduates. The best authorl-
ties state that a man who is careful can
live at Oxford on $500 a year, If he has
home at which to spend his vacations He
Is at Oxford only six months, and this
means an average of little more than
$133 month Some men cut down their
college life to about $500 a year, but a
great many spend more. The entrance fee
at most of the colleges Is S25 In addition
a deposit of $50 is required to cover kitch-
en- and other fees. The matriculation fee is
$12 so, and 1t costs from 500 to $500 to fur
nish ones rooms. I have in this statement
reduced the pounds sterling to American
money.
Each student has his rooms in the college
free of rent. but he must have his own fur
nture. The custom is to buy the furniture
of the last occupant. The college has a
professional valuatOr. who fixes the
amount to be paid. and the incoming stu
dent adds such things as he pleases, and
takes away such furniture as he wishes
upon his departure. Many Of the rooms
are magnificently fitted up. They have
easy chairs and luXuriant couches. On
their walls are fine pictures and on the
floors Turkish rugs.
The students live in the colleges much as
in hotel. Each man has servant, whom
he shares with seven eight others. The
servant is known as a scout" He runs
errands, takes care Of the rooms and serves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
A New "Lee Penny"

From the London Chronicle.
Our readers have all heard of the famous
lee Penny" the "talisman" from which
Scott gave the title TO his romance Of the
crusaders. "Sir Simon Lockhart," wrote
Scott, after much experience of the won
ders which It wrought, brought it to his
own country and left IL to his heirs. by
whom, and by Clydesdale in particular. II
was, and is still, distinguished by the name
Of the Lee Penny, from the name of his
native seat of Lee" But a new combina-
ton of similar kind has just come into
being. For on the 4th instant, at st.
Georges Church. Catford, a Mr.. Lee was
married to a Miss Penny, and they were
hyphened in their matrimonial announce
ment as "Bee-Penny." The coincidence is
a very curious one. and IL there be any
talismanic virtue in names, the union can
scarcely fan to be as as happy a one as
that OF Edith ands Sir Kenneth, the Scot
fish knight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
TWO GREAT CITIES.
How London and New York Differ
Good and Bad Points of Each

by Robert Donald. Editor OF the London Municipal
Journal. IN the Outlook.
New York has great initial advantage
over London. II puts Its best face forward
10 the visitor. Approached from the sea Il
Is unrlvaled. A few yards from the land
ing stage and you are among It's stupen-
dous buildings in the rush OF its busy life.
III New York is entered by the New York
Central the first impression is equally IA
vorable. as the visitor is put down In the
very heart Of the city. close alike 20 the
business center and the residential quar-
tiers.
But London, unlike the other great oapI-
tails Of the world. puts it's worst face for
wand. Whether You come to II from IJv-
erpool to Euston. or from SOUTHAMPTON to
Waterloo, London has a forbidding aspect
The few who arrive by the Thames may
be impressed by the immensely of the ship
ping and the activity in the docks but the
Subsequent railway journey Is over the tons
of little gloomy houses inhabited by the
poorest In east London there are miles
and miles OF these mean streets of little
brick housek, with tiny courtyards some
times relieved by blocks OF model .ene-
ment dwellings; and standing high up
above the dead level are the board schools
ana the churches. as beacons OF light and
leading In a region Of depressing gloom.
.
Berlin, or almost any other great city. does
not confine its poor to one quarter or try
TO hide its misery. There are quick transit
lions between the poor quarters and the
wealthy and business districts. The cheer
less dark brick houses the slatternly wo-
men standing by the doors. tramps lolliRg
about the street corners all contribute to
the first bad impression. But the great
city province improves on acquaintance.
Soon the visitor finds much that is pIct-
ureSque and beautiful among the streets;
but he has to find it. And he viii learn that
there Is mach refinement and luxury be-
hind the dismal looking eXteriors Of the
mid-century grim brick houses in the west
central squares and streets.
New York rebuids itself at a rapid rate.
The system of land tenure in London de-
ters rebuilding until the end Of long pc
RODS Of forty or more years, when large
areas are reconstructed This is happen ming
at present In the streets between the Strand
and the Thames. property belonging to
Mr.. Astor. and in Bloomsbury, which il be-
coming covered with high class apartment
houses. The only similarity between
houses in London and in New York Is in
apartment houses and in suburban resi-
dences. and in these cases styles differ.
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info, nation about the university. Accord
Ing to this the average man here spends
his day as follows. He gives his mornings
to work. his afternoons to play and his
evenings to such social recreations as
please him most. He entertains his friends
at breakfasts, luncheons and wines. and
often goes in for rowing, cricket and foot
ball. which are the chief sports of the insti-
tuition. l have talked with both professors
and students, and far as can learn the
men here have much more leisure than in
our American colleges, and to many of
them university course is more play than
work.
A Walk Through Christ Church.
/ can give you a better idea of college
life by taking you through one of these
Institutions. Let us visit Christ Church
College. 1t has 800 students and Is the
richest and most aristocratic of the TWEEN
ty-three colleges which make up the uni
versity. The others are much the same
only smaller. although every one covers
several acres and would be considered
large outside of Oxford, The buildings of
Christ Church. with their quadrangles.
must have an area of ten acres. The chief
structure fronts on Cornmarket street not
far from the Thames. Its front is longer
than big American city block. and with
it's great tower at the end 1t looks more
like fort than college. There is a gate
in the center with a statue of Cardinal
Wolsey above 1t and a stone tower rising
over it. At the gate there is a doorkeeper
always on guard. He closes the gate at
night with massive doors and scrutinizes
carefully all who go into the college during
the daytime.
Big Tom and the Oxford Curfew.
In the tower over the gate is the great
bell of the university. 1t is known as Big
Tom, and 1t nightly rings the curfew of
the university. The bell weighs eight tons.
and its dingdong can be heard for miles
about oxford. The curfew bell is rung at
five minutes past o. At this time the sound
of 101 strokes is heard warning the students
that they must be in their rooms in the
college. and that if they are not they will
be fined and punished.
AS soon as the bell stops ringing the two
proctors of the university start out with
their assistants to look up recreant stu
chief of the college police. They are uni
versity men. and each has four assistants
taken from the town people to help him. SO
that in all the posse of college police which
makes its nightly round numbers ten The
assistants are called bulldogs-they might
be called bloodhounds. for it is their business
to track down the fleeing undergraduates
The prOctors first make their regular round
of the billiard saloons and beer houses and
warn the students that they must go in. If
they find man on the streets without
college cap or gown they acCoSt him with
question.
DO you belong to the university?"
If the man answers yes" his name and
college are brusquely inquired. He Is asked
why he is out without his gown and cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
Mans Greatest Enemv.
From Ainslee's Magazine.

Fatigue is one of the greatest enemies of
the human race. Modern physiology shows
that 1t is the cause of nearly half, and per-
haps more, of the several hundred cata.
logued diseases that prey upon man. In
our age. with it's high pressure its hot and
bitter competition, and the unreIentinr
struggle for survival. its moral and phys-
ical ravages are steadily increasing Cities.
in which an ever larger proportion of our
people dwell. are biological hothouses, and,
for some, furnaces. forcing development
prematurely. and encouraging late hours
and excitement and consuming nerve and
brain.
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Evicted by Bees.

From the Chicago News.
An English writer says: Some OF the
smaller birds are deliberately turned out OF
their nests at times by bees. L remember
watching for the completion OF hedge
sparrows nest a few years ago. but before
the birds had laid any eggs the nest was
usurped by small species OF humble bee
and the rightful owners deserted. A friend
of mine had two wrens' nests in his garden
taken possession of by bees in a similar
manner, and / once knew OF a tawny owl
being turned out Of her nesting hole I'm
hollow tree by swarm OF honey bces
which took possession"
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The Racehorse.
James Gazette.

From the st. James Gazette
He treads the paddock turf with mincing feet
One cleaning mirror all his satin coat
His nose thrust forth some dainty hand 10 greet
Until the saddling bell with warning note
Wakes him from irksome peace 10 battle heat;
Then down the course be sweeps with swinging
stride.
Faces the gate, eager for that mad ride
Which In one flash gives triumph defeat
Oh. what wealth Of changes are In store
For those dumb players in this costly game
Who fail TO reach the zenith Of their craft;
One year, the courses mad tempestuous roar
The fundlng kisses Of some primrose dame,
The next, a common hansom's CALLING shaft.
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The Cry of the Lost Soul.

Only now and again is that hush of dread
broken. A terrible cry, a wall that rises
and falls and floats away awfully, resounds
through the dim aisles Then the Indians
hastily murmur incantations-for this. they
believe, is the cry of a lost soul, wander
ing, wandering, in torment eternal through
the land of the devils of the woods 1t is
vain for explorers to tell them that the
cry is that of bird fairly we'll known to
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Ibarreta Seeks the Mystery.

Ramon Lista's fate well might have de-
tered other men from seeking to enter the
somber precincts of the terra incognita
Yet rumors OF Ltsta's loss had not more
than begun to reach Europe and North
America, and already another expedition
was preparing to hew its way into the
place Of doom
Colonel Enrique de Ibarreta of Spain was
the man to lead it, He made his start
from San Antonio in Bolivia with a party
singuiariy well equipped-equipped, indeed
as IL for conquest rather than for explora-
ton. He had fiotilla of Indian canoes
each holding twelve men, and with him
were six Argentine two Bolivian and one
Spanish companion. all well fitted by knowl-
edge and experience for the work of carry
ing out the task of forcing passage through
the River of Death. The canoes were COW
cred with heavy sails and skins, which were
pierced with loopholes for rifles.
At Fort Creveaux, named in honor of Dr.
Creveaux, he got additional force in the
form of two friendly PiIagas Indians and
an Indian boy, who proved invaluable
through his knowledge of the many Ian
guages and dialects of the unknown tribes
that were encountered during the voyage
Colonel Suarez. acting in command at the
fort, provided this escort under orders from
the Bolivian government but personally
begged Colonel Ibarreta to desist.
His arguments were vain, and early in
June the party started down the PiIco-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16

Mr.. Jesse Fry. travelling freight agent
for the Iron Mountain. Headquarters nc
Dallas. was In the city Yesterday.
The Fort Worth and Denver has ordered
twenty-four IOton locomotives and 200 cat
tie cara with rush tag attached.
Major ], Calhoun Lewis, travelling pas
senger agent for the Iron Mountain route.
headquarters at Austin. is in the city.
Mr.. q. w. Fugit. travelling freight
agent for the Louisville aud Nashville,
headquarters az Dallas. Is In the city,
MIR. W. j. TAYLOR. general baggage agent
OF the International aud Great Northern.
Headquarters at Palestine, was IN the city
yesterday.
Mr.. McFarlane smith commercial agent
with headquarters az Dallas. was In the
city YESTERDAY,
Mr.. William Snroule. freight traffic man
Rger at the Southern Pacific with head
quarters nc San Francisco. is In the city
on official business.
General freight agents OF the Texas roads
met &C Dallas 20 line un the rates on cottoI
and consider other matters. What was &C
compiished IL not known.
Mr.. T. T.. Pceier. industrial agent FOR
tho Missouri. Kansas and Texas was IN
the city Yesterday aud left FOR an official
TRIP over the Trinity branch.
lslmo Mcrroney, chief clerk 60 y C. SIC
Inhe general freight agent OF the koci
lslend a. Fort Worth, has resigned "a
nccrp a nosiuor with the Cotton fen ii
lylcr
Winuic Fgaihcrstnnr and Broocks IN,
pNnesa " che Gull and Interstate road
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
MILl lNTEREsr EvERYRopY
Or at Least Everyone Who Suffers from
Catarrh.

Catarrh In its various forms is a National
disease, and the fact that nearly everybody
suffers from It more or less leads many 10
neglect its proper treatment,
Nasal cntarrh Is common cause OF head
aches. destroys sense of smell and II neg
lected reaches the throat, causing Impair
mCnt and sometimes total loss Of voice
bronchial catarrh leads easily 10 consump-
ton. Cntarrh Of stomach and liver are very
serious ana obstinate troubles While Il rs
now generally admitted that caUrrh Is thc
most common OF all causes OF deafness.
All OF tho more serious forms OF Catarrh
begin With nasal catarrh, the local symp-
toms beng o protuse discharge, stoppnge
OF nostrlls, irritation aud frequent clearing
OF the throat sneezing, coughing ana gag
I6e old style Of treatment with douches,
tnhalcrs sprays, Salycs, etc, simply give
temporary relief and every one who has
used airy OF them knows how useless they
are aud their Inconvenience rs such that
very few have the time OF patience 20 cou'
tinue their use
A radical cure of catarrh can only be oh
t0ipcd from n treatment which removes toe
catarrhal faint from The blood because no
one win now dispute that catarrh Is con-
siitutioral or HOOD disease, and local uppli-
porarily relieve local symptoms
A new remedy witch las been remarkably
successful In curing cBtarrh Is a peasant
tasting tablet which IS taken internally aud
acts upon tho blood aud mucous men'-
braues.
Fed Gum, Blood Root and similar cicansing
specifics which eliminate the catarrhal
poison from the system.
Tho tablets being pleasant 20 the taste
ere dissolved I'm the mouth and thus reach
/ tho threat trdchea and hnaily the stomach
and entire ulimeutary canal. They are sold
! by druggists everywhere under the name
OF Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
II desired, when there Is much stopnAge
of the nose tho tablets may he dissolved III
warm water and used az douehc In aadi'
n
all necessary. A fow dissolved ln the mouth
daily viii be sufficient. DR.. Auslce say !;
Tho regular daily use ~ Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets taken internally VIII curc the whole
catarrhal trouble without rcsertlns 20 the
incouN enlence Of douchc or an Inhaler
They seem 20 give a healthy tone go the
whole mucous membrane AMI u y really
gviarkahlc how soon they Will clcar the
hNnd aud throat OF the unnatural ana polls
UiuuS catarrhal secretion,
Stsmtg Cularrh Tablets 8 undoubtedly
the safest mcst paintRn'c and certainly the
most efficient and convenient remcdy tsr
NA'i AN.N " sA'AAAAh -e.s-ys-, 49, --,-r
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
Two Polnta of Vlew.

The subject Of per dIem,-the daily rental
charged FOR foreign cars Ia trnnsit--a sys-
TEN designed 90 accelerate the quick move
ment Of cars and to insure the maximum
Of efficiency Of freight equipment. con
tluues to be Of absorbing interest 70 rail-
road officials Of Houston No one seems
able TO predict tho outcome Of the meet
ing OF the American Railway association
which VIII be held at Detroit about Octo-
Der n Yesterday an official of the south
cru Pacific asserted that the code OF per
larger systems. and an ofhciai of a smaller
line declared that the new system was n
menace aud detrlmeut 10 half OF the rail
way companies Of the United States. 1t
has not" said ne, solved the problem Of
quick transit, and the inauguration OF the
new system has not affected the car short
age IN the least degree. We await the
report OF the car service committee AT
detroit With great interest. and We icliovo
that the code of per dielo rulea viii be
materially modified and adopted"
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a Good Yeat for Pronbvterlanlsr,

cleburpe, Texas, October 1.-THE forty.
seventh Texas state synod OF the Presley
ttriap church closed Yesterday. One re.
port adopted whs: mo one year In the his.
tory OF the church affords parable, 10
1909 in the department OF church and Chris.
tan education, Two new Institution Tin
Austin Presbyterian Theological seminerS.
and the Presbyterian college for girls hsye
been opeIed. The Daulal Baker and ths
Presbyterian college Of Durant have been
mended that w A. vinson of Sherman he
reappointed trustee OF the Presbyterian col.
lcge Of Durnnt.
The next years meeting place will he MAJ.
ford. Texas. October 21 1902.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
TIE OLDEST ENGINEER.
Stephen Maxwell Of the lehiah Cele-
brates Ninety-first Birthday
LIhn tnlIn,-lnr hl.natch Mlll lnierast rail.

stephen Maxwell Of the Lehiah Cele-
brates Ninety-frst Birthday
The following dispatch Win interest rail-
road men:
uazietou. Pa -steuheu Maxwell. the
oldest living railroad engineer, today ccle.
hrated his uinety-hrst birthday anniversary
by taking up In the cub OF modern
locomotive. near hts home at Beaver
Meadows. four miles east Of this city.
seated IN the cnb he held the throttle
mud ran The locomotive lust as he did for
hfty-tWu wears The experience recalled
fond memories TO Maxwell aud he spent
the remainder Of the duv telling tho boys
how be used 20 run hiH Old machine.
In 1880 Maxwell began work on tho
Beaver Meadows rnilrond. ono OF the drst
roads built IN the country. IL was an old
railroad built Of wooden rails, with an oc-
cusional stretch OF lion STRAPS spiked on
the TOP used TO TRANSPORT coal from the
mines "a the canals, whence 1t was mar
kCted Instead OF on Black Diamond ex-
press trains and hyers. Messengers were
transported by stages. Wood was used as
fuel to generate steam FOR his engine,
which could not run In windy or winter
Kissing steam attracted to the road deer,
rabbits, foxes. elk, mink, beavers and
other Wild animals. which we're frequently
killed by MnKweils train.
The old rallroadcr said today that he
regretted rClinduishiug his vocation for
two TeascuH First. because he loved tine
work and second. because he had Killed
nearly all the Wild animals that hibor
mated In the surrounding mountains with
the exception OF goat, lie says he could
Tho day he stepped from his old Lehigh
Valley engine Ant he did so reluctant.
~. and went like n child
Valley railroad COMPANY because OF "a
half ccnturY's faithful work.
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have fled petition asking that the dis
trlct court at Galveston dissolve the re-
cciyership aud turn the property over to
Lncm.
The Houston and Texas Central double
track between Houston and Chaneyville
is nearing completion, This Improvement
viii remove all clement Of danger from
collisions In switching trains and acCCler-
ate the movement OF trains.
Manager JeT * Miller OF the Houston
aud Texas Central aud Engineer kellogg Of
the malntenance OF way department are
absent on an ofhclal inspection OF the
Lumpasns extension. The branch will bc
opened to traffic IN n few days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
Tobacco Experts at Naeeadoehes.

NaecsdocheS, Texas, October ll.-Mr.
sheltner, the government tobacco export
for Texas was here yesterday. acconlps.
FLORIDA, who are engaged IN tobacco cni.
tuJe The gentlemen were all well pleased
with the land and soil for the growth oi
the plant, and Will buy property and locate
established at this point The donation
asked 10 small and viii be granted 10y the
citizens OF the county and town mass
meeting VIII be called az once 20 formuiate
plans for the purchase NJ laud and plapnins:
the required improvements on same This
VIII be the principal station for the State;
all others established viii be Subordinate
10 the Nacogdoches station.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
Train Shed to Be Rullt.

The structural material for the new
southern Pacific train ehed to be built
at the Central DEPOT has been received.
Plans and specifications for the work are
progressing and work will begin within a
few days. Vice President Markham was
Improvement lie said that the plans have
not been COMPLETED, but that, in all prob
ability. the fence would be built and gates
fence aud gates would facilitate business
and remove n great deal OF uncomfortable
hustle and confusion caused by crowding
Of train time. especially during the excur-
eiou season.
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
Especial to The post.l

Port Eads, La.-Arrived; John Wilson
(Nor), from Port Llmon. Sailed: David
iAm;l, for Celba; George W. Kelly fAmI
Tor Bluehelds via Cape Gracias and Grey,
t tpM Custodian tBr4, for Liverpool; Cuban
York; Yanariva tBr.). for Glasgow ~ 'e"
weston. ' AVA" Sa'
Galveston. 'D'''' from
tBrl. from Galveston 'n'
NeW ai4rE-Arriyed; Concho, from Calves.
Ton sailed; Sabine for Galveston
Galveston Nuen 'nf', 1oT
ton. AIp" Ss'Ves'
from Galveston. NAuSN)'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-16
PalestIno Noten.

Palestine Texas, October l5.--lra Cohen,
formerly bin clerk In the local freight Office
here, left last uight for Laredo. where he
has bccu transferred.
John Guyatt OF the auditors Office re
turned home last night from st. Louis,
where he has beeu spending the past two
weeks. HIS family returned home with
bin.
Travelling Auditor Ben Mobley come in
from the North last night
NJ. i. Morris travelling passenger agent,
went West last night on official business.
Engineer Dick Wright, who has been OF
ever since his engine turned over with him
at Mlneola about slx weeks ago, has re
ported Tor duty aud pulled the passenger
south TO Galveston yesterday.
sid Lane, chief clerk In the car ac-
countaut's Office, leaves Friday for an eX-
tended visit to Chicago to join his wife.
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BIG Hos Rraooh in Wharton cono.,,

Wharton. Texas, October 15-opicp rail.
TSaG Transportation has given Birth irH 10 %
w wSShIS new g, industries in the coast section
many. Among the prominent venfnrIs ~ ~
inns wear Is the blk hoe ranch Of Nir ~ y,
he ayio IF g %9sre H. he viii fattep about 1905
EefS 81 9So n% bss TOT Shipment 70 the city mar.
lure ana SO viii be nut into nm finn 5g pas pas
Pen pen and fattened FOR immediate sb hiI,Snse
Mr. T HgPPeF n, iSr@l9E each consishment
Alns ana cashsws and this weil nni ~ LUMP w
Viii 1 S,l9 s2Fgnum will furnish the food He
ssts of P6 tRres Shipments The stock cone
the food heinz ra hln9 and Berkshires aud
expense Is almost nominal. so Il 4 is So ths