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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-28
roRcEs srILL IN woRK.

FORCES STILL AT WORK
''The forces which made these farm bred
boys leaders Of men when they had come
TO their fun manhood are still at work in
our country districts.
at must not be understood from this
that there has been no change In farming
and farm life, There has been change,
much progress The granger and similar
organizations, the farmers Institutes ana
all the nllegiances which promote intell-
gent cooperation and give opportunity for
social and mental intellectual intercourse
among the farmers have played large pnff
In raising the level Of life and work In The
country districts. In the domain OF govern
ment. the department Of agriculture since
IFS foundation has accomplished results as
striking as those obtained under any otner
branch Of the National administration and
grent good has been accomplished in raising
the standard Of productlveness In farm
work throughout the country. We I've In
an era when the hest results can only be
achieved II 10 individual sef.holp We add
the mutual self-help which comes by com
bination, both Of citizens In their lndlVidi3'
capacity and Of citizens working thTouga
the state as an instrument. me in$nefS
~ the country have grown more md more
10 realize this aud farming has tended more
10 take It's place as an applied science,
though the theory must be practl1ui
fashion.
"put ~ all his mas been said, It remains
true that the countryman' the man "i inc
farm more than any OF our citizens today
ID called upon continually to exercise me
ouollties which we like to think OF as
typical OF the United states throughout
dts bistor,--qualltles OF ragged indie
pendence. masterfal resolution aud maj
yidual energy and resourcefulness.
LARGE FAMILIES APPROVED.
"Tbe business duties, tue home duties
the duties 10 ones family come FIRST Ihs
connie who bring ny plenty OF healthy
children. who leave behind them man!
sons and daughters htJsd In their turn 10
be good ctizens--such couple enlph"''
cally deserves well OF the state
"The other day | picked up little BOOK
called The simple LIE, written by an
Alsatlan. Charles Wagner, and he preacheu
such wholesome, sound doctrine that J
wish II could be used as a tract through
out our country. To him the whole PROB
lem OF our complex, somewhat ieyersn
modern life can he solved only by gctilns
men and women TO lead better lives Hc
sees that the permanence ot liberty ano
democracy depends upon majority o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-28
General Observation.

Observations taken by United States
weather bureau at S D. M, seventy-fifth
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
INVASION OF BUTTERFLIES.

According to yernacular papers. quite
a remarkable spectacle was witnessed
ia the neighborhood OF Ushigome, To-
kyo, on Sunday night in the appear
ance OF multitudes OF small butterflies.
At first the army of butterflies collected
round the street electric light lamp in
front OF a -grocers shop at Baba-
shta Their united fiuttering made. II
Ia said, a fearful noise. The keeper OF
Tee house. with presence OF mind. made
= pile of firewood and set fire to II thus
destroying thousands OF butterflies. The
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
DON'T LIKE
TUA TUA
Lepers Will Not
Use Foreign
Plant.

The lcpcrs on dolokai do not take
kindly to the tua tua treatment with
which the Board OF Health is now max
ing experiments.
-Four months ago six lepers agreed to
take the tua tua regularly submitting
themselves To the guidance of the gov
eminent physician. OF the half dozen
who began but two are now taking the
treatment the remainder having given
1t NJ after but a few weeks expert
menting.
Supt. McNeigh who has Just returned
from the Lcper Settlement said yester-
day that within "A few months he will
have sufficient tua tua to supply all OF
the lepers. He now has one hundred
and fifty plants set out and all are do
ing well. The blight which attacked the
tua tua ut the Planters Experiment
station in Honolulu. has not reached
kalaupapa yet, and every precaution
is being taken by Mr.. McVeigh to pre-
vent the destruction OF the plants.
The lepers do not like tua tua." said
Supt. McNeigh yesterday "Of the half
dozen who began taking the treatment
four months ago. but two are now US
ing the medicine. These two are how
ever good patients. and II the tua tua
Is worth anything, the present expert
mcnt should prove 1t.
ne icreis as " "no'e wiz not use
tuu tuo' ineS seem =" ne "altns 10
see Wha' erect II WIN nave on those
who are now taking treatment. 1t
would require money To induce some OF
them to swallow the stuff The two
VINO nave pccii 'aNins 'hc Iedt,i'eh'
regularly for four months now, have
f,,..
50 i"r SHOWN no Improvement at ieas.
ou'Waruly. understand however
requires ABOUT fourteen months before
lhe treatment ~ eiieSti'e' ana IL THESE
TWO patients keep u up that long the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
GERMAN SUBJECT
AIDED THE BOERS

LONDON, Sept. ga despatch from
Cape Town to the Central News says
that Max Ernest Henschel, German
subject, has been convicted OF treach-
cry and sentenced by military court
at Pretoria to ten years Imprisonment
at hard labor.
The evidence in the case showed
that last March. after having taken the
oath of neutrality. Henschel started for
Germany carrying with him a number
of Kafiir curlosities, among which were
found. when the curiosities were ex-
amined at the frontier. certain docu-
ments addressed by Commandant Bey-
ers to former President Kruger and
DIR. Leyds, the Boer representative In
Europe.
The prisoner pleaded ignorance as to
the contents of the documents, but ad-
mitted that he had been promised $4,000
for delivering them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
PLAN Il Rs IN
OIL COMP ANY
Organized With Million Dollar
Capital 10 Work California
Wells.

J. l.. Gould prominent OH man "
Alameda, California, arrived IN the
Ventura yesterday 10 assist Judge n.
e. Barrow In the organization OF a
company in Hawaii for the working OF
oil wells Ia California
The company to be- known as the
Hawaiian oil Co. has already been
practically formed among the planters
with "A million dollar capital and the
final steps viii be taken at meeting
next Tuesday.
Judge Barrow has been at work upon
the project FOR some time and said last
evening that its success was assured
The company has 25G0 acres of oil land
In the Mckitterick district. California,
under twenty years lease, and ii is the
intention to build pipe line to Port
Hartford. IA distance of sixty miles. 1t IS
planned To purchase an oil carrying
vessel and the cost OF oil landed at the
various Hawaiian plantations will be
much less than IL now is.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
he Tells the Result of His Negotiations With
the Vatican Over the Question of the
Friars and Their Lands.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.--The Blu
reau of lnsular Affairs has furnished 90
the press copies of the speech made by
Governor Taft ON the occasion OF the
reception rendered him when he arrived
in the Philippines In the course OF the
speech, Governor TAFT said:
you can be very sure that 1t will
only be matter OF a year or two be-
fore the American duty on Philippine
products will be reduced TO so small "A
figure as to make II practically free
trade. Delays In Congressional action
on the tariff and postponement of the
time for popular assembly are only
the outgrowth of n conservatism due to
"A doubt on the part of many as to the
real conditions in the islands, a doubt.
I may say, which nothing will so quick
ly dlspel as quiet prosecution of agri-
cultural and other pursuits and an
avoiding Of useless political agitation
for the next year
The many questions requiring set
Element between the Philippine Govern
ment and the church led the President
and Secretary of War TO direct me to
visit Rome for n conference with the
Pope, to see If n basis of settlement
might not be reached. After an auoi-
, ence with the Pope, the instructions
were referred to committee Of car
dinals, and an answer was given me
agreeing generally with all the purposes
stated in the instructions, which in
cluded among other things the pur-
chase of the friar's lands by the govern
ment.
This answer proposed that further
negotiations be had between an. apos-
toic delegate and myself in Manila.
With the hope OF having less to do in
Manila, and by authority OF the Secre-
tary, i replied by suggestion to the
Pope the form OF n contract to be sign
ed in Rome, submitting the questions
at issue to "A tribunal OF arbitration to
consists OF two members appointed by
the Pope, two by this government, and
the fifth to be appointed by the Vice
roy of India.
THE questions were:
First, the price to be paid for the
friar's lands; second, the price to be
paid for the occupation Of parish
churches and converts by American
troops; third, the disposition OF educa-
tional and charitable trusts, including
the San Jose college case. The contract
included covenant that the members
of the four great religious orders, who
were all Spaniards, should leave the
islands in two years after the first pay
ment was made for the lands, and that
only secular priests or non-Spanish
members Of the regular clergy should
act as parish priests.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
PUZZLED BY A
QUEER PATIENT

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Physicians at
outdoor Poor Department, are greatly
mystifed over the conduct OF man
who was taken to the hospital on La
Dor day, suffering from malaria. He
has not spoken n word since arriving
there. II was assumed the patient was
a foreigner and effort was made to hit
upon some language he could under
stand. one after another was tried
without success. Fifteen different
tongues were turned upon him without
effect. Finally the sign language of
deaf mutes was brought into play but
the man evidently understood what
was being done and merely shook his
head. :
The Illness passed away and some
disposition had TO be made OF the pa
tient, so he was turned over to the poor
department. Here an effort was made
TO put him to work, a pail and scrub
bling brush were placed in his hand and
signs were made that he should clean
the floor. He shrugged his shoulders
YEARLY, laid the articles on the floor
and resumed his seat,
Efforts are being made TO find Ko-
reans and Esquimaux In the hope OF
getting him to talk to them, as nearly
everything else has been tried,
Evidently the man IL a recent arrival
In the country and how he got past the
immigration officials Is mystery,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
WAR CLOUDS
IN FAR SIAM

MANILA, September 1.-According 10
the latest information obtainable from
Hongkong and Singapore, the war
clouds seem to be gathering over Siam,
and the storm that has been looked for
In Asia for many months past may
break in other parts than Manchuria
or Korea.
There has been an instruction In
Siam among the Shans In the northern
part OF the state and the Lahos In the
southern part, and from the recent ac-
ton OF the insurgents there Is every In
dication that there win be international
grievances l." settle before the trouble
Is over. The present insurrection broke
out Last April, and a bloody warfare
has been carried on against the ruling
powers. Three nations control and look
after Slam, the English. the French and
the Chinese, and the Shans in the north
have been In arms against the latter
for many months.
In "a recent battle between the Chi
nese and the insurgent force, the latter
were driven across the border and en-
tered what Is known the Neutral Zone.
Here the French had-a number of sta
tions where troops were quartered and
1t Is reported that the insurgent force
Kon, and 1t now appears that the
the French Army have decided to in
wade the country contrary to the
| treaties made with the other nations,
to administer punishment for the un-
called for attack. To such action Great
| Britain would make objections. and II
the French enter the part Of the coun-
! try now occupied and governed by the
/ Chinese, there would undoubtedly be
clash between the Chinese and the
/ French forces. The French believe that
| the Chinese government Is incapable OF
governing It's part of the territory,
otherwise they would not invade the
Neutral Zone and make uncalled-for
attacks against their posts. The insur-
gent element Is opposed To the govern
ment administered by both the French
and Chinese, and Is determined to put
up a desperate fight.
In the upper valley of the Meinam
river, about three hundred miles north
/ OF Bangkok. the N'Giu tribe has de-
yastated several towns and driven the
government forces from the field, The
Commanding General OF the Siamess
Army has gone on campaign against
them with four regiments of soldiers.
and there are fears that he Will not
only find the insurgents, but may possi-
| bly, encounter the French Army and
meet with serious trouble.
The situation IL a complicated one,
and according to the latest adyices
| from Hongkong and Singapore. serious
trouble " brewing In that locality,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03

The vatican agreed to sign such a
contract excepting the last covenant.
which he declined to sign. first, because
II related to the administration of reli-
glous matters, not the proper subject of
commercial contract; second by sign
ing such covenant ii would give lust
onense to Spain, whose subjects the
friars were and as such were entitled
to remain in the islands under the
treaty of Paris, and because the Vati-
can did not wish to give countenance
to what were regarded as the exag-
gerated charges against them.
Instead of this, however. the Pope
said, through Cardinal Rampolla, that
he intended to re-organiZe the church
in the Islands, to recall the friars now
in the Islands from political intermed-
ding to the Institutes OF their order, to
provide ecclesiastical education to the
natives, so that the priesthood ulti-
mately should be entirely native, and
to Introduce priests Of other rationale
ties than Spanish. chiefly from the
United States, into the islands lie
said that the money for the lands
would go to the church for the benefit
OF the church in the Philippines and
not to the order, and he finally reitsS-
ated what had been said earlier in the
correspondence. that no priests would
be sent to any parish in the islands
whom a majority of the Catholics OF
the parish did not wish to receive.
I'm view OF the unwillingness OF the
Vatican to enter into "A contract for the
definite removal of the Spanish friars
the Secretary OF War was unwilling t.
enter into contract obligating the
Philippine government and the Ameri-
can government to pay such indefinite
sums without further investigation
and preferred to recur to the original
method of negotiation proposed by the
Vatican through an apostolic delegate
who IL to visit the Islands with author
ity to sell the lands, to settle the rent.
ais due and to agree upon the question
OF charitable and educational trusts
This basis was agreed to and negotia-
tions are to be continued hereafter
All the data necessary have been sub
ut will thus be seen that the negoti-
atoms upon many issues are only be-
gun, though the sale of the lands has
been approved, and that on the ques-
ton Of the return of the friars to the
parishes the matter Is completely ir
the hands of the people Of each parish
for settlement by quiet, peaceable
and lawful expression of their desir,
to receive or not to receive any priest
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
HAWAII TOO
FAR AWAY
Two Men in Islands Fail
To Get Jobs al
Washington.

Two men In Honolulu, or at least in
the Hawaiian Islands. eligible 20 APP
pointment as laborers In Washington
with the ordnance department. failed
to get appointments because they re-
sided too many thousands OF miles
away from the seat Of government The
Washington star of September 20 gives
the reasons as follows: The opera
lions OF the civil service" said an oni-
cial of the Navy Department the other
day, are very queer sometimes. To
illustrate. The other day the depart
ment made requisition on the civil ser
vice commission for two laborers for
the bureau of ordnance, and in response
the commission certified the names of
three residents of Honolulu, Hawaii.
These men stood at the top OF the list
OF eligibles and were thus entitled to
appointment to the first vacancies.
Now. just think OF our situation. We
needed the men right away, and then
only for work that might not last very
long. In the first place it would take
US at least two months To communicate
with the men and then, in case they
were willing to accept the places, it
would take about two months more be-
fore they could reach this city. BY
that time the necessity for their EN-
ployment would undoubtedly have
passed away. How did we escape the
dilemma? Why. We simply found that
we really needed another class of help.
two bookkeepers or something OF that
kind, but that's got nothing to do with
the point / was trying to make, which
was the absurdity of going to Hawaii
for labor to be performed in Washing
TON
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
Cuban Artiilerlsts

NEW YORK Sept, ,5-President
Palma will soon call meeting OF the
officers OF the Cuban army TO consider
the immediate increase OF the artillery
corps to 500 men. cables the Havana
correspondent OF the Herald. This will
be done with view 10 replacing the
American soldiers now guarding the
Cuban coasts,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
PLAY BILLIARDS.
French Physicians Are Sorry That the Game Is Declining in the.
 French Halls.

Somebody has discovered that peo- pie in France are not playing billiards so much as they did formerly. Over this announcement has arisen a lam entation.
 Physicians have joined in it as we'll as lay admirers of the game. They declare that it's disappearance would be misfortune from sanitary point of view.
 The game, they say, gives just the exercise they need to great number of people who without it would take no exercise at all. While involving no severe physical exertion, it keeps the muscles in shape, stimulates the cir culation, helps the digestion and re- -quires just enough mental effort to give the nervous system rest from the ordinary worries of life. In proof of all of which they cite the good spirits usually exhibited about a bill Hard table. y. .... -..
 For elderly people, for the stout who cannot take much exercise, bil- lizards is pronounced an excellent tonic. So the friends of the game are preach ing a revival of it's popularity.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09

HAPPENINGS

While man was driving a sleigh across the trolley track in front of the lower pin factory the runner of the sleigh in some way caught i'll the track, oyerturning the sleigh and breaking it so the driver found it necessary to hire a sleigh from F. C. Slade in order to proceed on his journey.
 Mir Shanahan of Waterville has taken the position as ticket agent in this place. Charles Bayier, the former agent, has severed his connection with the N. Y. N. H. and H. R. R.
 Read the Evening Democrat. Deliv- cred to your door for only ? cents 9 day.
 Despite the thin ice of 9 couple of nights freezing, there were many boys on the ponds and brooks yesterday try ing their luck at polo.
 Plans are being made in all the churches for the Christmas entertain ments.
 Miss Susie Chambers is preparing q Christmas tree for the school chil- dren, to be held in the school room next Thursday afternoon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
SlM0NSYILLE NOTES.


 The Ladies' Social circle of the Sec ond Baptist church have given out in vitations to all the members and friends who will attend to meet in the church parlor Thursday afternoon, as there is plenty of work on hand and they wish to make preparations for the Christmas sale. .- There will be a supper in the NJ. B. church, Chapel street, Thursday even ing, December IL. The proceeds will be used for the reading room.
 S. Lutz, who fell last week and has been laid up under a doctors care, is able to get around the house.
 MT and Mrs Henry Hurlburt left this morning for New York for a few days. H. H. Hallock is engaged in cutting down old apple trees on R. R. Snagg's place and working them up for the stove. They will be a great help while fuel is so high.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
ULTIMATUM SENT.

Germany and Great Britain Say
 Must to Venezuela.
 LONDON, Dec. g. Great Britain and Germany have presented ultimatums to Venezuela, which will be followed up by the seizure q the customs unless satisfactory settlement is forthcom- ing within a brief period.
 . The ultimatums have time limit, but the exact date cannot be ascer- tained here. The foreign office states with regard to the time limit:
 "1t is a reasonable time in which Venezuela can satisfy the injured gov ernments. Both notes are practically identical, although the amounts of the claims differ. The notes merely reiter- ate the continued disregard by the Venezuelan government of all our rep resentations, specify our claims and demand immediate action on the part Of President Castro's government in connection herewith"
 The British governments case is practically identical with the state ments made in previous dispatches from London in which 1t was first an- nounced that the present action was contemplated. Should the British ulti- matum meet with hostile reception the British minister, w. H.. D. flag gard, has already been instructed to go aboard British warship or if that is impracticable to go into the neigh boring British colony. The foreign of fee, however, does not appear to an ticipate such a contingency for the mo- ment, nor indeed does it look forward to any startling development within the next few days.
 The foreign office says: "There is not the slightest desire to coerce Venezuela, and if any answer had been made to our repeated protests and demands no such action as now taken would have been proceeded with. It was the per sistent and insulting disregard to all representations which compelled us to move. It is now too late in the day for anything but purely diplomatic ar engagements to be accepted in satisfac- tionufor our injuries.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
Unconscious Hn,nor

certificates of death are not docu- ments where one usually seeks for humor, but there is frequently to be found in them much of the uncon- scious variety, says Pearson's Week. 1y. Here, for instance, is how the cause of death is stated in the case of a iaborer: Died from injuries received through bull accidentallv kneeling on his chest.'' The consid- eration shown for the feelings of the bull is fine touch, and suggests grave questions on the moral respon- sibility of the lower animals. Again. 8 man is stated to have died "'fro1n the effects of injuries received after being run over by a railroad train in motion, owing to misunderstood ing between deceased and an engine driver" This description of rather ordinary railway casualty is excel lent; it, too. is so tender toward the feelings of the living. ,..s
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
Foresgn creditors Must wait.

WASHINGTON Dec. 9.-The state department has received cablegram from United States Minister Bowen, at Caracas, saying that the president of Venezuela has published letter in the newspapers there saying that foreign creditors must await the re-establish- ment of peace; then all promises will be fulfilled. According to President Castro's statements, the revolutionary movement in Venezuela has been crushed in the west, and only a few towns in the east are still unsettled