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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
THE FAILURE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE
REMEDIES,

There is an ancient saying among students of his
tory ana political institutions that that government
best which is best administered. While we may hold
to our own particular ideal form Of government as the
best, among other because most likely To he
best administered, it is impossible to deny that good
administration is the Indispensable prerequisite to
good government. This is true of government ns a
whole and In its different parts. Nowhere is 1t more
true than with regard to the criminal justice depart
ment of government
Throughout the cities of AmerIca-and Houston
and the cities of Texas do form exceptions to the
general rule--there has been observable a growing
tendency to let the guilty escape This tendency is by
no means approved by public opinion which Is per.
feey sound in the earnest belief In the paramount ne.
cessty or enforcing the criminal In The people un-
derstand that when criminal escapes punishment
at the hands OF the law may other criminals are on.
couraged to break the laws which, It is demonstrated
may be safely broken lives and property of onr
citizens of every man in t0e community and his neigh
boT are rendered measurably more insecure by every
failure Of justice
The problem before our city and the other cities NJ
the State aud OF the country how to render the adj
mnstratlon of criminal justice more effective There
are in every trial judge and jury the public prose.
cutor and the attorneys for the defense Let us
Inc all four OF these the court room and
SEQ where the weak points lie.
The judge may be dismissed at once from the In
qulry Our judges in Houston as in the rest OF Texas
- ''ANNh'AN''
legal learning They hold the scales of justice with
firm and even hand, and II the weighing Is not true IT
is the fault OF the scales, not of the men who hold
them Our prosecuting attorneys although better ma
teral might be found in some instances are on the
whole competent men, devoted to their duty
The two weak points which are patent upon an ok
animation OF this question are, first, the oyerlarge
array OF counsel for the defense in almost every i'm
portant criminal case and second, the bad quality of
the juries drawn from communities of good character
remedy for each of these evils suggests itself
The Judge, or the governor, or some other authority
should be empowered to give the district attorney as
sstant counsel in cases where he IS opposed by
lawyers and provision should be made the payment
Of these special States attorneys Only men OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
The Invasion of the Antarctic
Chicago Record-Hera

Chicago Record Herald. ,.as
About year ago the ship Discovery ien en-. ~
gage in exploration in the Antarctic region 4. uy
had been experienced in raising funds 10 ~ ss,s,z
but the amount subscribed ultimately excee Il 81!
Guiding an appropriation by the sovernn.aao hes
There was then total exceeding sIsfp,ys ca
sources largely through the exerons OF inc ss,.k
ical Society. The sum secured is certainly -
outright to promote scientific research ,o.hin,
The Discovery went her way, sno u Ne ~ I
heard from her since she left New Zeaana ssrs 70
OF last winter. But even before she slal.. s
templated for a relief expedition as he''
such undertakings - recs ~
And now the relief expedition Is s!ai Osa ,sgs,n
tons aggregating $IIs,ooo, OF when M tss N
New Zealand budget. 1t thus appears ne ~. and ts y
must cost considerably more than SooOO ,,hef tha
two-thirds of the amount is derived Ho~
mental sources. "A, Dss'9I
The boat which has been sent si - ar be- ~ Y
called the Morning and is not imposing Norxsss
she is only I4o feet long She IS an o, a.s 4 Is
completely reitted and very well aoap'. arr cd
navigating among ice fields She WIZ Ssxosdits, !.
and provisions toward il not to the man s..s II sssua
rangements have been made for all s0. ,stufa ~
With the best of luck the two boats , mI
the fall Of 1903. Let us hope they WIZ ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

highest character should be placed in office jury
commissioners, and the good citizens of the commune
ty should show their quality by ceasing shirk jury
duty, and corollary this proposition something
should be done to diminish the unnecessary inconven
fences of jury duty.
The subject is great on account OF the com
plexities and difficulties which surround It and
count OF its Importance the State and to
every citizen in the State. The suggestions thrown
out tentative 1t is hoped to draw public attention
to the subject The evils exist. Are these the proper
remedies? If So how they be best applied?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
international educational reciprocity


nc Iteheh minister Of public instruction has faoh,
received the suggestion of President Butler ~ Cott Iy
an exchange Of scholarships whereby American 'or
s9y IN the University OF Paris and French students
De aces not appear The idea is good one teasi,
sepIocy is as important commercial reciprocity o a.
oasen upon me same theory Of exchanging the nrod s
opportunities for studying in the school of mines
Man ana OF studying applied electricity on the Ametc8n
c ~ o france has art and letters forestry and a,cb
mat OF the French by the Americans and Of would be
french 1t would seem that this mutual by
since Columbia has led the way with Pa. oequest'
her by making similar offer to Germany W.
and ma .at plan would foster international
to the scheme of modern education a'u'oe contribution
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
Backward Playwritine.
Brooklyn Eagle.

brooklyn Eagle.
lot of literary lights of the higher grade who
devote themselves and high narrative fiction are
ure which they insist during the past showed
actual retrogression rather than advancement While they
do say in many words they suggest that those who
devote themselves playwritug in this country have
the qualities for good work It is dollar to doughnu
that who is discussing this great question him
self Of the great Enacted and that his shell is
more than dramatic story, the cherished OF all
the children OF his BRAIN which he regards with afectonate
pity because it has not been properly appreciated Well
now If he wants to know why playwritng in America
backward rather than forward him study his own
experiences and consider what from manager
accompanied the rejection OF his manuscript Again it
dollars to doughnuts that it that his work too
literary The plain fact is that the manager who is the
final Judge wants play hat Of the beaten track
theme and sits down heavily on the treatment that has
is the who has grasped with apprciave intelligence the
requirement of the American and writes down to
its level.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
The Fiction Hunger,


NtIanIc Monthly,
Mr., Howels had proved a few years ago that
certain form OF realism the finally evolved type in
fiction than the reading public promptly turned around
and bought Treasure Island" Tha, does not prove
Treasure Island" better story han "Silas Lapham" it
proves simply that trout who will rise to brown hackle
today will look nothing but white miller tomorrow
and that when the of the ice grew of realistic
anecdotes somebody yawned and poked the fire called
on romanucist One age stage culture one mood
calls tor stories as naive grim and primitive in their
stark savagery ceandc saga another age another
nooaay the whm that changes in each of between
morning and eveuing-chooses stories as deliberately
scousy artificial as the Fall OF the House of Usher" Both
types are admirable each in its way provided both stir
inc IMAGINATION For the types will 60 and come
again. but the human hunger for fiction of some sort
never stated Study the historical phases of the art of fiction
as closely as one may there when one is
hcuon can be summed up in three precepts Make en-
laugh make EN- cry; make en- wait"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
The Scouts of Science on the Frontier of prooress

NOW FORK Journal.
Few months wireless telegraphy was the wonder NJ
me e now man has succeeded in teephonng four and
nan mics using the rays OF searchgh instead of wires
Inc discovery of the ray that made il possible N se
through materials that had always been considered OPAQUE
Iaruy past me curiosity stage when an element radiun
is discovered that has the inherent nrone,, f
rays many times the intensity the ray without an %
patas and without losing ota of its power So that
seeing through solids will be a commonplace - " '
There has yet been genuine discoyo-r H.. t.
nor neen improved and developed beyond the dreams Of
uSIoVefer Inc mechanical wonders we see about rs td
locomotive seemed to u.s. s rs 'he hfst
ne scientists are the scouts the frontier Of
the pairies and when the new ground Is tloI e 20
be Tue mass Of mankind to make new starting point for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
MIR. Hanna's Attitude.


IL looks to he not altogether improbable that Mr. Mel,
~ hana aspres 10 the position in the republican nar ~ -
Is ereasd to the desire OF Mr. Bryan in the democr
parry MT Hanna has taste for being power IN rol;,;
~ = sensation winch has come to him in mature lie bn,
maps me TACT that he feels obligation to men whom M ~
taken INTO ms following and to be able 10
mere Is the natural feeling the part Of one who RAJ h
SO long power not to subside into anything tending 10
oh N t9s respect The latest intelligence is 10 The ef
thst Mr hanna is getting stand we'll with pr.s;s.
Roosevelt The senator can be Of important service 10 n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
Al the Literary Circle.
Philadelphia Press.

MISS Gushington-oh' Mr.. Rimer read vo,,. -
So lovely Every thought you expressed nap poem and
Mr. Rimer-Delighted to hear II A,a -,
dd you consider the most beautiful; anu "oeh thought
wby wbsIs one where
to have to leave you. 'aHlhg me; sorry
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
handicapped.
PHILADELPHIA Press.


drunk with il" Noooart; now don't get
And NAV ma ma, ann perfect stranger in dis town
Not wild 10 cents, ma an You go.,..
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president for the former has heavily organized following
and the important outside the president in his
party. The blot Mr. Hannas reputation his
yang upon President Mckinley appoint rascals to Office
in the South President Roosevelt possibly sustain
Mr. Hanna here but he may really do Mr.. Hanna service
in refusing do The latter ought rejoice in being
relieved from responsibility for this immoral incubus
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4 \ =
a FABLE.

why did you strike the customer" quered Il. rTi
tor of the waiter.
He offered me tip an I refused it, am
"Wen7"
well, den he called rara avis an soaked H.
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THE TRUTH.
He the maiden weighed,
In walking gsrb arrayed,
And wondered why plump miss could weigh bit Hae
two.
Then he the maiden wade,
Sans her stockings, and arraycd
In bathing suit, and turned away for then Of cons
knew
Man who takes a maid for plump
In her street garb is chump.
There are little fcmininities that she's addicted TO-
But when he sees her stand,
CARRIED for bathing, the sand
It's difrent; what's in bathing suits is nearly always ts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
TAMPERlNG WITH Tp1rS 3
BY J. M. LEWIS.
WHAT I WANT.

WHAT / WANT.
Bet the oil crck's high these d..
Where useter sneak an, .s.ys
Bet the sweettags bends an, sa,.
| kin see the cattails vet
kin hear the catbird sous,i
See the sassy teeter-tails
Runnin where the shadde-s g,
When the daylight fades an, t,u.
kin see the oil rail fence
Dippin' DER the hill an do,.
See the graylin's simply nen..
In the shady pools an brown
An know where alders pro, lt
Right ter make fishpole az
An the sumachs bend an bo.
All the things | useter loyel
All the things at was my own
Catbird hollered jest fer me
Teeter-tail was mine alone
An as fur as could see
All the hills an wales was nina
Mine the wimplin' lazy brooL
Oh fer jest cotton line
An cork an bent pin hook,
Oh If could have one wish
would see the cattals grow
I'd jest sneak erway ter FISH
Mongst the pools useter Lr,
] would see the sweethaps din
would see the rpples shine.
Oh, ter be little rip
Like when all the world was mia,
And ter sneak up home at n;vh,
Myl them days don't seem 80 a.
Jest sneak home ter git bite
Sneak in ter the doughnut lar.
In behind the buttry door.
Feel the shug'ry beauties-sav
Ihems the times want some NAV.
That's why want yesterday
T. l.
BOTH RED-HEADED
81 see here that New York man has sued II, b. .
vorce because she is rcd-headed" VIC
Il don't think that can be the real reason A..
ave been more than that to cause him to get redhssa
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THE SWORDSWOMAN.
Fencing maiden on the wall,
With query in your eyes
AS if you would fain recall
Something in the past that lies
AS il you would fain recall,
Fain recall
Fain recall
As if you would fain recall
Some dim thought that flies
With your lips pursed Up Bit
And bearing somewhat bored
As if you would like to spit
Would you like to, my adoredi-
Like to spit?
Like to spit?
Would you, sweet one, like to spit
Some one your swordi
Just because some lack-o'-wit
Angered you, adored
'Tis not nice for girls to spit
Darling, take our word
Nice to spit,
Nice to spit,
It's not nice for girls to spit
People on sword.
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION,
Nos iio1, i1o3, ito5, tto7 toe Franklin Avenue
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

J. ]. PALMER. Vice President
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

Battered the Posfoee Of Houston Tercs SseordCass
Mau Matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

PROHIBITION election be held in Ellis county tn,
next meeting place OF the Texas Press association 1t
feared that this will keep the Aka Eyes editor from at
tending the convention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

SINCE Shean church has received OF electric fans
should experience little difficulty in raising the wind
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

FRENoH socialists with the government Is this ii
lawn of the millennium
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06

FROM the way King Victor Emmanuel striving to brin
bou an era OF universal peace would think he was try
ing to head oil licking
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-06
BOTH RFD-HFAnrn

II see here that New York man has sued n, u. j
divorce because she is rcd-headed" ~ VIC n
Il don't think that be the real rea,or A.. 1
have been more than that to him to eel r.ds
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
THE MINE
NEAR sILvERToN, COLORADO.

Left Silverton this morning, and
drove up here, about eight miles, and
1T was the most interesting trip ever
made. We followed a small stream
all the way. The mountains rise al
most perpendicularly on each side,
about $500 in height.
Our county is located at the head of
the gulch. The mountains are almost
bare, as we are above the timber line
BY government survey our mill is
10, 500 feet; our house 200 feet above
mountain back of our house, where we
are to get our water power, is ?, 900 feet
higher-Or 12,7O0-the top of the
range just here being 1850. Have
not as yet experienced any unpleasant
effect from the altitude. The plant
is much larger one than l expected
to see, an immense mill with ma
chinery for crushing and separa ting
the ore, electrici light plant, air
compressor for operating drills, etc.
We have to lay 5000 feet of 14-inch
pipe to complete our water power,
which will give 900 feet fall.
Much of our freight comes from
HowardSville, our nearest railroad sta
tion-four miles away-on the backs
of burros. The burro trains that
pass our place, going over farther in
the mountains, have quit now for the
winter on account of snow. Have been
all through the mine to-day, almost a
mile in, and 3, 100 feet below the top of
the mountain. There is track laid
the entire distance; also a four-inch
pipe to carry compressed air to work
the drills, an eight-inch pipe to convey
fresh air and we are now putting in
wires to light by electricity. The tun-
mel is about 7xS part of the way and
only 4x5 in places. The motive power
to haul out the ore IS mules. They
bring out three cars at trip-about
5000 to the car. The temperature is
the same summer and winter in the
mine, from Is to Y degrees The
house where live is called the "White
House, and is of logs, hewn on two
sides, and seems warm and comforta-
BILE. The old lady who keeps house for
us Is a fine cook; also the boarding
house we run for the men is q. K
almost as good and varied as at no.
tel. Men won't work here unless they
have the best. Remember me to all
the South Britain friends L.
Mitchell.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
LOTHIAN BURR HAWLEY.
HE GlVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP. u

Died suddenly, in New York city,
December 3, after an operation on the
eye, lothian Burr Hawley of Hartford,
eldest son of Tyrus and Sally Lewis
HaWley, aged "A years. The remains
were taken to his home, and from
thence to the family plot in Hawfey-
Vile. cemetery, where rest his wife,
father, mother and sister. He is sur
vived by a daughter, Hattie c., living
at the home in Hartford, and a
brother, L. Marshall Hawley, residing
in Matteawan, N. Y, being the last OF
a family of four children. The de-
ceased was born at Hawleyville and
spent his boyhOOd on the farm, after
wards learning the tailors' trade, which
he followed as long as his health per-
mitted. His wife was Miss Emma
Cotter, once pupil at the school Of
Mr. Atwater in Newtown. She
died at New Haven in May. 1868. The
deceased united in early life with the
Congregational church in Newtown,
and ever after lived an earnest and
consistent Christian life, beloved by
all who knew him. The grave, cover
ed with beautiful floral pieces, testify
to the esteem in which he was held.
A lifelong friend has gone. Nothing
but pleasant memories of him remain,
while we look forward to happy re-
union in the heavenly world.
Hawleyvife, December, 1902.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
WHAT'S IN A NATE?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. G.
Dewitt & Co. of Chicago discovered,
some years ago, how to make a salve
piles. For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's-th genuine.
For sale by Parks, Trumbull; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley &
Co., Stepney; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill;
Belts & Belts, Sandy Hook; M. Beach,
Monroe; w. j. Beehler, BrOoktield.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
A WORD TO WOr1EN.

While it is often difficult matter to
decide on the best thing to give man
at Christmas time, the difficulty partly
disappears in the light of that ancient
libel against mankind: 'You can best
reach man through his stomach. "
This suggests that you please a man
best when you have added to his COM
fort. Hence the advisability of con-
sulting specialists in mems comforts
Meigs & Co., who provide everything
man and boy wears from head to foot.
Indeed, Meigs & Co. s store is Eeri-
table encyclopedia of suggestions for
puzzled women, and visit there will
readily solve the question of what to
give to husband, brother, father or son.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
KODOL DYSPEPSIA CURE

DigestS all classes OF food, tones and
Strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures dyspepsia, Indigestion.
stomach troubles, and makes rich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol
rebuilds worn out tissues, purifies,
strengthens and sweetens the stomach.
Gov G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia,
says: 81 have used a number of bottles
of Kodol and 1 find it to be a very ef-
fective and, indeed, a powerful rem
edy for stomach ailments. 1 recon-
mend it to my friends. ," s. J. Parks,
Trumbull; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford;
B. Hawley & Co., Stepney; w. N.
Hurd, Long Hill; Belts & Belts, San
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12

Mr. Pitzschler has been most assiduous
in looking after his barber business.
He has not been, away from his shop
for more than day at a time in all
the 20 or more years he has been in
business here. With his son, John O.
Pitzschler, he conducts the shop at
Sandy Hook and Hawleyville, and has
shops which are credit to the town
and himself as we'll.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on SOC
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee Csc bottle
to,prove satisfactory or money refund
ed. r. H. Beers & Co., Newtown;
Belts & Belts, Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
REPORT FROM THE REFORM
SCHOOL.

J. G.. Gluck, superintendent, Prunty-
town, w. Va, writes: "After trying
all other advertised cough medicines
we have decided to use Foley's Honey
and Tar exclusively in the West Vir-
ginia Reform school. l find it the
most effective and absolutely harm
less.'' Sold by r. H. Beers & Co.,
Newtown; Belts & Belts, Sandy
Hook.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
dy Hook; NJ. Beach, Monroe; W. J.
Beehler, ,BrOOkfield.
A NEW REMEDY.

The old friends of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy will be pleased to know
that the manufacturers of that prep
aration have gotten out new remedy
called Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and that it is meeting
with much success in the treatment
of constipation, biliousness, sick head
ache, impaired digestion and like dis
orders. These tablets are easier to
take and more pleasant in effect than
pills, then they not only move the
bowels, but improve the appetite and
correct any disorders of the stomach
and liver. For sale by R. H. Beers &
Co., Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,
Sandy Hook; w. n. Hurd, Long Hill;
The E. G. Platt Co., Hawleyyille; A.
B. Brakeman, Botsford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12

William Lvon, while working for
Hobart Fairchild, slipped and broke a
bone in his arm. DR. Gordon put the
bone in it's proper place and Mr. Lyon
has now to carry his arm in sling.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12

Wilbur French and family of Step
ney, Levi French and family of Easton.
Hobart French and son, Edward, from
Bethel ,pwere all guests, Thanksgiving
day, OF Mr. and Mrs George French in
IIuntingtOWn.