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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-22
Will you look
at some very nice
-Hous.keepins Linen.-

At greatly reduced prices, to-
morrow?
Novelty Damask.
Bleached Irish Damask-72
inches-plain centers with
deep borders-yOu would
think them moderately priced
at S1.50 o. to-mOrrow's price
is but 81.
Napkins to match 20 IL
inches square valued at
S3.25-are priced to-mor-
row at $50.
The same with plain borders
suitable for hemstitching-
s1.65 quality-for s1.25-
Napkins to match-25 inches
square value S4.50-for
$3.50.
Huckaback Towels.
An opportunity to secure very
nice goods-22 1-2144 inch 35-
cent hemmed Towels
initial hemstitched towels
all linen-nice and fine-21x
421-2-these goods are ex-
cephonally good value at 30
cents-on sale tomorrow for
25 cents each.
Turkish Towels.
Bath towels-unbleached-27
x45 inches-65 dozen all told
tomorrow at % cents.
Full bleached bath towels o
x4O inches for 20 cents
both are less priced.
Linen Crashes.
For roller towels-all linen
heavy Barnsley crash-you've
been paying Il IL cents-to-
morrow 10 cents a yard-and
heavy all-linen Barnsley crash
20 inches es-to-morrow 15
cents instead of 20.
New Summer Comfortables.
Great filed with
pure white cotton-silkoline
covered-single and double
bed sizes-$1.25, $1.35 to s.
each.
Wool-flled covered with
best silkoline in beautiful de-
signs-summer weight-$2.@
and 81.
Handsome wool-filled COM
fortables covered in japanese
silk-$12.5O.
Summer Bed Spreads!
May we show you some very
light weight dimity spreads
for single-three-quarter and
double beds?
Entirely new imported
spreads-"the Aeriap
ten and eleven quarter sizes
and very handsome figured
dimity spreads for those look
ing for something very nice
indeed.
Steamer Rugs-Reduced.
Stylish Scotch plaids-the
regular $50 and $3.50 ones
on sale tomorrow at S.
the ten-fifty sort at $6.
ya.Isses&5
nRS 0000S cQaNAAW -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-22
Texas Woman Murdered.

REPCBLIC SPECIAL.
Corpus Christi. Tex. April 21-This morn
ing. while her husband was at work. in a
distant part of the field, some unknown
party entered the house and murdered Mrs.
James Hatch, Jr.. splitting her head open
with a hatchet. The murder was committed
in the presence of her infant. Several sus-
poets have been Jailed.
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Primary Result Announced.

Kennett No, April 1.-THE Dunklin
County Democratic Central Committee to-
day canvassed the vote of the primaries of
Saturday. For Senator W. J. Stone re-
ceived 2,iS0 and Wallace 7GS.
County Convention was ordered for June
10 to send delegates to the St. Joseph Con-
vention and the Court of Appeals Conven-
tion. Judge Fort had previously named
delegates TO the Spring Convention.
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Fifth R.wimept Adiut.ncy.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Springfield, H., April 21.-Colonel Theodore
Ewerr, who on Saturday was appointed As
siStant Adjutant General. has resigned his
place as Adjutant OF the Fifth Regiment
and this morning Frank S. Wood of Quincy,
was appointed to the place.
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Child Fatally Burned.

RI-FJ BIslJ Sf'EClAL
Clarksville, Tenn, April 21-The 5-year-
old child of Sallie Christian of near Tren-
ton. KY, was fatally burned while left
alone asleep in box before an open fire.
place The child died within a few hours.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-22

MANILA-The United States transport
Buford- which sailed from here for San
Francisco. after being detained in quaran-
tine for hve days. put back to this port
with q suspicious case of sickness on
board. Should It prove to be cholera the
transport viii BE- held.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-22

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
West Plains. Mo-. April I.-At the special
city election, held to-day Doctor J. C. B.
Dixon, Democrat. was elected Alderman of
the Second Ward, over NJ. N. Freeman, Re-
publican.
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Bates County Primary.

REPIBI.IC SPECIAL. -.
Butler, Mo-, April 21.-Corrected returns
fromf Bates County primary election give J.
w. McFadden The nomination for Presiding
Judge and J. j. March for. Associate Judge
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United States Supreme Court grants Min
nesota's petition to file for injunction agains
big railroad merger.
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SYDNEY, N. S. W.-Bubonic plague has
appeared among the waliaby smaller kan
garoos in the geological gardens here,
which, consequently, have been closed to
the public.
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/; | WILL CURE YOU OF
RHEUMA TISM
NO PAY UNTIL YOU Ka0W IT.

l After 2,OcO experiments 1 have learned
how to cure rheumatism. Not to turn
Sory Joints into flesh again: that is i'm
bossible But can cure the disease always,
al any stage. and forever.
nsk fer no money. Simply write me y
postal, and ! will send you an order on
Sour nearest druggist for six bottles of DR..
Shoop's Rheumatic Cure. for every drug
eist keeps IL. Use II for month. and II It
does what | claim pay your druggist $50
for it. If IL doesn't. Will pay him my
7 have no samples. Any medicine that
can affect rheumatism with but a few
doses must be drugged to the verge OF dam
ger. I use no such drugs. 1t Is folly to
Rake them. You must get the disease out
of the blood.
f MY remedy does that. even in the most
Eifficult. obstinate cases. No matter how
Impossible this seems TO you. l know ii
and l take this risk. I have cured tens of
thousands OF cases in this way. and my
records show that SO out of 40 who get
those six bottles pay, and gladly. nave
learned that people in general are honest
with a physician who cures them. That
Is all ask. IL fail don't expect a penny
from you.
I Simply write me a postal card or letter.
Let me send you an order for the medi-
cine: also book. Take 1t for month.
for It won't harm you anyway. II 1t cures.
bay 80. ] leave that entirely to you. Ad-
uress Dr. Shooo. Box 645. Racine. Wis.
I Md cases. not chronic. are often cured
n. one or two bottles. At all druggists.
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Bills Reported Favorabiy.

Ways and Means to-day directed favorable
reports on the outage and bottling in bond
bill, In which all distillers VINO bottle IN
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If $1,000 Is Not Paid To-Day Sheriff
Will Offer Security for
Sale.
KRATZ FAILED TO APPEAR.
John II. Becker Moves to Transfer
His Case to Court of Criminal
CorrectiOn-Grand Jury
in Session.
Els bEf UnE
THE GRAND JURY.

O WITNESSES BEFORE
q THE GRAND JURY. .
. Robert f. McMath. former presi- .
. dent OF the Board of Public Improve =
q ments. .
g f. \. Hermann, Sewer Commits .
o sioner. =
. Fred G. Cthoff. former member of =
. the City Council. .
& Louis Dieckmann. former Speaker =
. OF the House of Delegates. =
. William Schaefer. butcher, Union .
o Market. =
. Louis schaefer. butcher, Union o
o Market.
% W. c. Morris. vice president and =
q general manager Of the Fire Clay =
. Brick Company. Q
4. Julius Pitzman. No. els Chestnut y
o street. o
= henry Stahl. president Stahl Bros. =
q & Levy Mercantile Company. .
. David Stahl, vice president Stahl =
. Bros. x Levy Mercantile Company. .
= Alfred Levy, secretary Stahl Bros. .
9 and Levy Mercantile Company. .
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails 10 cure.
E. W. Groves signature Is on each box, 2Sc.
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Petitions for OIeomarsarine Bill.

Washington, April, L-Representatiye
tions signed by all of the prominent
creamery men in his district. asking him to
do all in his power to secure the passage of
the oleomargarine bill.
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London takes up its share OF the stock
Of the proposed steamship merger arranged
byGJ. p. Morgan.
News from the DeWindt expedition, over
land from Paris to New York shows that
1t was in Eastern Siberia in February,
making fair headway under severe weather
conditions.
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pile. Cured without the Knife.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Pilea
Your druggist will refund your money II PAzo
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REpunLICAN CLUE MEETING-The,

will be a meeting of the St Louis Repub-
lican Club this evening at the Louisiana
building, No. Gil Vandeventer avenue. Matt
G. Reynolds and G. N. Lane will speak.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-22

Bob Fftzsimmons posts $3.50 forfeit for a
mitch with Champion Jeffries and asks
the latter to go ahead making arrangements
for the fight.
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Diamond Dyes Simple Gg5 dnrabe eoS TG9
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GEN. LEES ANNIVERSARY.
His Birth Celebrated by 0raa NJ. Rob-
efts Chapter, U. D. c.
LETTERS FROM GEN, LEES DAUGHTER
An Excellent and Interesting Program
Well Rendered---The Old Veterans
Warmed to Tears by Songs.

The entertainment given at the Houston
yight Guard armory hall last evening by
Sen NJ. Roberts chapter Of the United
daughters OF the Confederaey In celebra.
ton OF the anniversary OF the birth OF
General Robert L. Lee was well attended,
and 1t was a delightfully."- pleasant ocea-
sion. The singing OF the Southern songs
by the sweet. rich voices OF the ladies
warmed the hearts and filled with tears
the eyes Of the old, gray-haired and battle
SCARED veterans who were present. The
violin sale By little Miss Bessie Louise
Davis was q gem, and was Hpplauded loud
and long. For one so Young Miss Bessie
showed wonderful skin and remarkable
talent The Instrumental duo--vlolln and
plano-by the Misses GamJatb was also
a decided hit, and the selection finely ex-
ecated. Southern Airs, an Instrumental
solo by Mrs Conway Bcayeus. on account
OF the popularity of the airs, the chords
OF remembrance they touched In The hearts
OF the veterans, as well as Of those Of
younge.' years, whose hearts are fred with
love Tor the Lost Cause as well as on
account Of its tine rendition, was an cspe
chilly pleasing number oil the program,
which was as follows.
PROGRAM.
.'Otrr Southland ............By Chaplcr
address, .Gaptuiu l.. l.. Colen
Song 10 'on1unred Bnunpr'' .
.......,.,...'.... .'' Miss Emily Bcaycns
INSTRUMENTAL duo-pinno and violiu...-.
Niss,s Gl,nhou
Keadiug. Zee" .,....B, +. %. {. l,anur
Nrs IeIferanu Dlyi4 Hryuui
Vocni duet .Mrs md Slis, Bca,cn4
NioIfn s0Io. Niss lessfr louise On ,iss
Vocal SOLD. MA Clover
lnstruneptnI solo "Southcru A&g
Chorus Cuupt.
NJ. M. .,,.,.r f, ,.o,,. ,,,I 49,,
HiS' pI!d Vas !" "'t 'oltt "uu ''Hu
priscd his frieuds ~ mis- effort. which "A
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RED MEN VISIT ALVIN.
a Royal Time Erioved by the Red Men
OF This City

Royal Time Eriovcd by the Red Men
Of This City.
Grrat Sachcm George Il. Grlrgs and tho
drln team Of Ilttlc ELK Tribe No o. I'm.
proved order N Rcd Men, who with a mum.
Dor of officers and members Of Little ELK
tribe went to Alvl Friday evening. 70
turned yesterday wen plcnscd with thrl.
"trip ana their work. The delegation II
officers and member; 81 the iril team who
went on this trip we're: p. j. Ahfk7.
fnchcm; ]. A. Breeding. senior sycamore;
l.. r. Reed. junior sycamore, ]. Il. Wal
ton prophet. r. T., Breeding, Grst sannap:
Jessie Flock. second slnnnp; Felix BAKER
FIRST scout! L. II. Bcllison, second scout;
lee ImlChH, brave; G.. FGher, second brave.
). Il EhcuwCrth, third brave; V. r. set
lie, fourth brave; Still Guynes. urst war
rior; Charles Relncckc, second warrior;
lcithnian third warrior William r.. Rein
ocke, fourth warrior; W G.. Herring, quart
Of the wgwam; John L, y Young guard
Of the forcIt and Aldrirh Kidd. musician.
The object Of the visit 10 Alvin was by
Invitation TO have the driil team OF the Lii.
Tie Elk trihc do the degree work FOR Rlg
Tree Tribe No, - ot Alvin nnd 20 Institute
school Of instruction for that tribe Eight
new members were added TO Big Tree min
ana inuatcd into the mysteries of the order
Of Red Men.
;, The delegation from this city returned dc.
llghted with their trip md loud In tb'ir
praises, not only ~ tho Red Men. but or tho
citizens in general ~ Alvlu. ana report
royal time, Everything IN tho little CITY
WAS ftNc % the visitors from Worstnn AM
they wcrc trcatcd rovalv Many nlcasluf
s'Nu"lhtal cfS were made npd fricndShins
Formed which death alone VIM sever a.
tho conclusion az tho work ~ Tho trlhc nm
z 'nrant hNrouet was served. nj which man.
mppN toaSts were responded n rS,oc ~
the igltcrS Nni others nv the ueu,bcrs ~
the Big 1rSc tribe
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NOTICE no rAXpAYrns.

I respcctully cali the attention Of those
who have not paid their city taxes for the
year 1901 TO the following: Section 30. ar
ticle 5S5, Revised Code OF Ordinances of the
CITY of Houston, which SAYS: Immediate.
ly ntter The hIst day OF JANUARY In cvp,T.
year IL shall hc the duty OF the assessor ami
collector ol taxes 20 prepare a roll. con.
tanning description Of ali the properlr
scr,utd In assessment rolls OF the next
preceding yenr; that is TO say, of the yc1r
ending on the next preceding glst DIV
o. becCuNer on which the taxes hnye maj
becM paid. The SRld .o; shall be called tho
Delinquent Roll, and shall cons st OF a
copy from the assessment rolls of So tluei,
Of The Inc ON which the tract OF Iaal or
roplty Ga which the taxes remain Unpaid
as VIII Id nifty the property aud show .bs
amount of tax hue oi the same. /"
There Who have not psil city taxes for
ltul would do well % can ut III, ofrlrc az
Oh" city assessor and tax collector ana ~.
tlc their taxes and keep their names IN inc
delinquent roll.
James r. Welsh.
City ASSESSOR and Collector
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A PRESENTATION

To G. " Wei Forn7e.lv Mao7~er OF he
Western Newsnercr union.
for Humher ~ years tho manlro,nent
~ ire We tern Ncwsraner Union ~ n ,r,.
trn has been IN m hsnds OF Mr.. c -
Ne'r hrt hay'ny bren n-omnied 10 the
pos''lon Of tray"lI7s aFdtar fnr tho com
ttrday severed his r,rnoctl,, r,ttA ~,
h'tse In this eitv. He Wv he surcee ia
~ ne management herc Nv Mr.. ~ VI
~ tnnrpfr: Who Tor clyht years has hcen 70,
man o. the eompenr's extensive ms r.,Ss
W houston. Mr.. Harper hos hcen the re-.
rnpht or hCertv congrntqlatlons from
friends here on hts promotion, bearing i :
hcnofs gracefully.
me employees ccnd not let Mr. Weir On
without some Testimonial az thcIr estecr,
~ Yesterday evening he was called hcf 70
~, NJ ,.s OF the men who had worked
nhoer hin aud Mr. r. BOYLE as snoEes'
man presented Mr.. Weir with an eisg
ZIP ZIP 70 accompany him on his travels. Mr..
weir respected In few words who'll shbvx.
ed considerable emotion. saw
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and the art Of burro punching kai
sCqucutly, to disclose LIS didltullA
They were most difficult y ms4
the fords. Generally they scattaA j
four winds at the first approy9 = I
and when we had corralled tnen ".
forced them down 70 the brink, ils
stand calmly, planted anklsdtei i
stream, reSolutely determined n9
1T was then that Price gaIe I.ll
profanitt, and ] am bound TO osl
was effective. When beating ana N
and milder invectlye failed % w
burrps forward, Price would ~.
pale with rage, and begin 70 satl,
upon his gods and blasting the w.
OF his beasts unto the third ana vi
Grafton of their ancestors. 49,.
by some subtle perception w
tn understand that this meant p Isa.s
slowly at first, but presently @t.ss
rather enjoyed the water, hv
through and started down li' !"
yOnd."
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specific in al cases OF dyspepsia aud dis
Almost everybody's digestion is disorder.
eu more or less, and the cOmmonest ching
they do for II is to take some one Of thS
many so-ealled blood purifiers, which IN
nlany cases are merely strong cathartlcs
such things are not needed II the organs
sfh u 2 9losged condition, they need only
ntlie help ana they VIII right Themselves
tAtaartics irtitnte tho sensitive Innings az
mes St2 mae and bowels and often do more
Pursing is not what is needed, Tho
lung 10 DO u 10 put the food Ia condition
ne readily digested aud asslmllated
Stnatt,s Dyspepsia Tablets do this perfect
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Mrs i NJ. Faith of Byrd,s Greek WI,
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Of son and they have done their WORK wei,
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II: E. Willard, onslow. Iowa, SAYS. "Mr
White OF Canton was telling me OF vbuf
Dyspepsia Tablets curing him OF Dyspepsla
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Phil Brooks, Detroit, Mich, saws. .sYour
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fhem' -
1t win cost SOC to ana out Just how much
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Hfy them that's the best way to decide.
All oruksists sell them. A little hook an
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cross then and are faithful to It's memory
now, believe me, very gratefully. yours,
Lexington, December Z, 1870. 10 Beu
lab, Clnra, Maggie and Laura Smith: Ny
Dear Girls--I thank you very mjch toI
your sweet letter and the photograph you
soLd me OF yourselves.
hope some day you will come TO Vir-
ginia aud see the land where your father
fell.
We remember them always and honor
Wishing you every happiness and hoping
10 see you some time In the future, heiieye
me, very sincerely yours, Mildred Lee,
letter. was much touched by his account
OF the way the old soldiers viewed this
braid from the coat OF their beloved com
mandet. NIL
Adjutant L. l.. Cohen's address:
Ninoty.ivc years ago In Westmoreland
county, Va. Robert Il. Lee was born, near
the birthplace Of George Washington. He
tory. as Light Horse Harry" HIS boy.
hood was rs simple and noble as Washing
tons, AZ West Point, where be grad.
uhteG IN le2D, ne was distinguished for his
scholarship and department. June 30 1881,
he married Mary Custes, daughter OF
George W. Custes, Wnshington's adoptcd
son. BY his marked ability he soon gained
distinction as Il member Of the engineer
corps at Hampton Roads and New York
IN 1876 he was appointed on the stan Of
General Winfield scott, ACCOMMODATING him
10 Mexico and became military adviser.
at the close OF the Mexican war In the
year 1Sj2, he was made superintendent OF
the West Point Military academy; in 1850
ne became Lieutenant colonel Of the cavalry
under Albert sidney Johnston; from 1856
to 1851 he wus stationed on the Texas
frontier. Ills Subsequent career Is we'll
known to yUu. At the commencement OF
the war between the states he was made
commander In chief of the Confederate
forces aud also military adviser to Prcs!.
dent Davis
Every nation has chronlclcd the name OF
some nero whose superb character had been
SO fedolcnt With manly virtues, ardent
patriotism and kccn sense of duty as to
evoke the cucomiums Of the world; It has
also been the pride of countries to rmbri-
llsh the record ~ such men that history
might perpctuate their memories, aud to-
dhy we ouer an humble tribute, testifyiug
our admiration ana love for the grandost
man OF any century,
inadequate do wc and our mother tongue
IN attempting dissemination of the many
beantcous characteristics that cluster about
the life Of Lee A man in whose breast
were elSconccd such exalted and noble quail
iiics 80 al Gud henrt thdt we ur'or aiHII
see Ms Hke again. The attractive quail.
hcutions of men are rare, that peculiar
personal magnetism which is exercised,
though passive IN Its exhibition. vet rules
Lee. Few men have lived whose
hood
Rome had her Caesar. Germany her Fred
euck thc Great England her Wellington.
France her Napoleon. America her Wash.
ineton; stlll they We're deficient iu the
more perfect combination developed m
him whose birth VIC Fails day commemorate.
In reviewing his }lc critics fail TO divine
y single stain or bIC uiFh owen lup NoIu
is compelled to admire his genius Iul yulor
while his patriotism dispersed AN clouds
OF passion and prejudice thar once existed.
~ the creation OF man God implanted u
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A cotored Mass Mass Meeti,c

The following call for a mass meeting Of
cclored citizens has been handed The Post
for publications
A mass meeting OF the colored citizens
Of the city OF Houston Is hereby called %
Meet az Bethel BAPTIST church next
Wednesday nieht, January %, 70 discuss
The remaining existing evils In the citv.
The slot machines are gone ana tho policy
shop inust follow suit IT can be dOno 80
let every law.sbiding cltlzens be ou haad
without fail Rev. n, e. Pullun. Pastor,
p S.-Iyery city pastor Is asked 10 an
nognee this meeting from their pnIplts Sum
day Of each service.
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Tho Growth Of Tho Telcpbono,


There are some extremely intersstlpg sc
uIes ~ me, leport recently issued by lie
Ait,i''Rn telephone and Telegraph com.
pphy, showing as they do the wonderful
9t9Wth OF tue telephone service In the
H,lA'ed states IN quarter OF a eent1ry
TINS service has grown from small and nor
I,o 200 c,o9aadlally encouraged beginnings TO
$50, lhslf uments In actual use and
controlled by but one company TODAY Out
S 81, o. TINS company, data concernine the
t ust"e5s OF lnaep gndent concerns indicate
mat there are slightly over 700 OOO tcle
hhhones 10 use by their subscribers 80 thst
oSe tbia, number OF Instruments by means
OF which we Americans tax 10 one ~,
Sy9er Tsaeass the eStraorduary proportions
~, li ii,lhtlhg nearly 2.51S,000. The wire
nhleHEe required for the operation ~ tbs,o
y l 9 nle Al the beginning Of 1901 wss
$3.50 miles II has been marvellous
stOmth ln many ways. aud no. the Iass,
wSm,ee tt feature Of the situation is ths
,nlas,,s se'e nonlphhies nave prospered bevond
, ,seGe,1on IN the cost Of their service n
thelr patrons. DAY by day the milss-a
wires piles M, and the humber ~ eisas 70
msnu Installed ever Increases, mn thsrs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

TO HEAT THE AUDITORIUM As n
,-....,,tI..,, O.. ,,., ,..,., ,.,, .,....
"'''" '" '"' F'''" '' '.." a'l'' '''
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