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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09

the closest analogy being that OF sieve. representing inc
solid being moved about in water representing the ethe
The ether is the only OF all electrical Phenomena
m also Of ali he enonena of light and heat All of these,
apparently distinct but the result OF vibrations OF
the ether the apparent differences being due ony
TO differences in the length Of the and the rapidly
with which they occur lust as musical differs from
another in the particular only that the sound waves
air and not ether
Now with the usual Geographic methods the current as
termed is directed through by means OF
metallic conductor Actually nothing passes through the
wire, is implied by the of the word current "ha
actually takes place the transmission Of along the
path the wire by of vibrations in the neghborg
ether That is the metal OF the wire acts merely as gude
for the ether TO the destination desired
In wireless teegaphy ether vibrations are also set up at
the transmitting station but these having no conducting
guide radiate in all directions through space, and sa
percentage Of arrives the receiving station and by
of suitable apparatus made appreciate by the
senses recorded.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
LAW AND PUBLIC OPINION.

The situation confronting the reform administra.
ton which has just taken hold of the municipal gov
eminent of New York city is looked at as follows by
the New York Mail and Express;
country governed by popular suffrage public opinion
rules both legislation and the enforcement of laws
The difficulty with the theory that the way get rid OF am
its modification 10 enforce II
ri9dly make the effect keeny felt that the public
opinion which influences the making Of the not al
ways the that which be relied upon 10 sustain
fhsir They may be made by legislature repre-
sentg the whole State and controlled by the preponderaa
sentiment OF people while their enforcement depends
,pon local authorities constrained regard the prevailing
onnion the communities which they represent In such
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Lee H. Frazer proprietor Of the Conroc Courier and of
the Willis Indies, has sold the latter publication TO NJ C.
eslie, who will continue its publication. Mr. Frazers OF
nee has quite recovered from the setback occasoned by the
ats disastrous fire. and his paper of the brightest
little weellies in the State
The Pest is receipt of the first number Of Reeds sono-
my monthly publication being issued from Austin.
y
There yet OF Santa Claus having been sand
baeged held shot while doing ouston Brosuus.
vile HGlM
Judging from the amount OF Christmas loot in evidence
however, there no doubt that he was touched"
y
Did you know that thousands and tens OF thousands II
young American citizens being sworn into
the Philippine army every day and that shpload after shin
load of those who enlisted last being brought ck
San Francisco, be buried They were brought hack
perhaps, ecatse the shin gets much Tor hauling dead
man they do Tor hauling live oneicaSanion Afoniio
Yes, knew it but why do you want to keep making
feel "mizzbul" by reminding Of i We can't do any
thing long the republican party in power and the
toot for expansion
The limpson Daily Times the latest addition 10 The
Posts exchange table D. Ford is its editor and seans 10
be the tabloid journalism scheme Considering
the Of the publication its advertising patronage il very
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
First Man to Enter Richmond.
From the Richmond Dispatch

An Associated Press Dispatch iron, Nahsua Fl states
that Dr. Royal b Prescott who died there on Wednesday,
always claimed that he was the first Union soldier to enter
Richmond after its surrender" He was then skirmisher
in company C. Thirteenth New Hampshire volunteers
We are not prepared to dispte the claim Of Dir Prescott
but orr information gathered i'm the long ago is thar that
honor if such be belongs to Thomas Cosprove of East
Lexington Mass
Major Raw who in Anr ISts was in command nj t,c
Fourth Massachusetts cavalry published statement in which
he claimed that he was the second person 10 enter Rich
mond The FIRST pcrson he said US tosgroye RAJ. ntrsd
the service as an officer of ,ornany which was entirely
composed OF Boston men His statement is That a. his COM,
maud entered Richmond the Confederatcs we're Ieavr il Inv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
TAMPERING WITH TRTFr 4 Z
IN DREAMLAND

Sometimes my dreamland self sits by a 49,,
Far in forests depths | ne'er have IT,,
Deep silence wraps the place, and breeze ~
Do fan my cheeks where | sit thereeaIs W. ~
There doth the sun ne'er rise. nor doth ,s,a
And night neer spreads its mantle o. =, seg
The skies are ever blue the branches e.. "e sea.
us turquoise hue with arabesques of 49,.
There no shadows there the forest 49,.
Are as distinct TO view is the pool
Which at my feet calm and placid sle...
As II breeze neer stirred its surface ~,
OFT do wake. and after days of toll eV'li
sleep, and in my sleep refund the nooL
No matter what the interval or MOL
II changes not the sky, the trees, the broot
And in my dreams sometimes seem to feel
I'd like to a sun rise on the seem.
I'd like TO see an eagle soar and wheel
And see his shadow sail athwart the or...
I'd like to see the pool wake from ts sis'
And hear it tapping on the pebbled shore
And see, his body barred in one wild lean
The trout leap high trout hath leaned -
If but the wood would wake and birds vo,,,, 7
II but the branches whispered in the brs su sla
II some wild vine would dare to hang and sS;..
Twould tend 10 put my spirit more at ease.
II all the scene would wake and be aliv. n
Then might the dream be such as one co,,a I, .
Then might my awe-struck soul awake revs. WIN
And might dig some bait and go and fish
81
That o6-year-old physician OF New York who 4. !.
to marry q thirteenth time has received a smiths, Y
STRANGE from the dozen departed. which, however, /.
viii ignore What will happen to him when he i.s "
yonder should make the angels grin.
Witt aid from the N-ray apparatus. live snat. !,
discovered in Chicago mans stomach If h. wM I
enough Chicago whisky he will have no tronhI. = \.
it N his hooie
Prof. Loeb says that he prolone inde6nitslr i.
of protopasm. Any one who has pet protopl1sm y
tie pink ribbon about its neck and can be glad a..
will never rob them of their treasure
A I3-year-od boy recently stabbed his mother L.. h
was not only drunk, but had been raised in N, N
there to be extenuating circumstances
member of the Pennsylvania knights Of IN.
Tilted the girl to whom he was engaged because 4. l
a nonunon street Doesn't his refusal to m.,s
him non union man
St, Louis minister advises girls TO "pon the or.j
but this advice leaves great deal of doubt as 10 ri4
is undertake the more hazardous task of ouesto,
pop
Pic hunters the National capital will do we'll {
yate the acquaintance Of Leslie Shaw Of Iowa M
that he eats pie three times day.
i X *
\ fellow from far Albuquerque
Says he'll rescue Miss Stone with uerou.
"It don't matter" says he
who the bandits may be
m not even afraid of the Tuerque'
J. NJ LrAi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
What Wireless reIesraphy Is.

In order follow intellgently the advance of wireless
teegraphy FROM the beginning rough idea must be had
Of the modern physicists regarding the nature OF cleo
riea phenomena To this end all space must be regarded
pemeaed by something termed the lumniierous ether
Not only does this ether permeae the spaces between the
heavenly bodies and atmosphere (which conception offers
little difficulty the lay miud) but it also permeates ali
solids Further such that the movement even
Of solids the restrained by such permesou
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
The Way We Are Drifting.


Protection Of the iron and steel industry enabled Add
Carnegie 10 gather together several hundred min
doesn't know what to do with. About The TIM ~ ne
sh again and grant millions in ship subsidies WI se TOOL
some fine morning to learn that the protected trust p
ships and we paying them for hauling their oy @ te
they ask at home F P'iee han
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Cleveland and the Labor Court
Springfield Republican,

npingheld kepuhlican,
ENPresdent Cleveland evidently believes that great oos
spy Tor good resides IN the court Of labor recently
posed to keep out of positions of public or seminb JUS
vice but he is not well yet he feels that here is cali
should not be declined. Accordingly he accents ~ "9leh
ton to place this arbitration board The no'iha
is very practical sort of man and the project plsny
pess to him as OF decided practical worth '1' sp-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Another Victim Of the Types.
Denver Post.

I0NITFVI IOsI,
\ Missouri editor whose types converted "splaa n
I'a' into spindle leg social has taken to the n'ls
aereF upon the face of the earth through teaf 2
aes who attended the party, but because his amaaon'
IS so unreasonable insist upon being shown nov
cured the information.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Merely Delivers Gratitude.

Minneapolis Journal.
The president must he very lacking in informa,o, -.
ing Iowa politics if he attaches much weight % regard
lVers recommendation OF Governor Shaw Inasm,,cb -
Deliver his place in the senate to shaw, uch as
would be strange, indeed il Mr. Doiyer should WV
than emphatiesly enthusiastic over the appont N ess
treasury. ~'' OF the
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viii Protect the Protected.

I~"IINs +NtWs, ,
me republican party controlled by the prO'SS'sss
es's Will in dealing with the new possessions spSs
consider them part OF this country for Purpoos,
esn country for other purposes, In short thar PS "A
,Dn'Iolied as stated win be dc what It can
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09

fa'terng as arca, carrie ono full page ad measuring
% t-1Ni inches.
81 .
W. n seaberry has acquired a partnership IN the Pales
tine Press that bright little daily which has SO long been
edited by Mr. G. +. Young who weds Of the sharpes
Fabers in Texas journalism
Our new secretary OF the treasury has six each
loot 1t IS hard to what advantage siNoed man has
outside oil freak museum hut whatever there is Secretary
shaw has .-Forf Worfh Register.
such cases however not considered Unusual If the
gentleman had happened have six each hand it
would have been worthy OF comment
=
Christmas tragedies Eyes put out,
myers shot OF bodies dsfRured by burns and other acct
dents happened to make the category tragedies due
christmas celebration Cannon crackers the of
all of it.--BdStrOp Pidcnc
Booze and natural old original sin deserve credit for a
number OF the tragedies
contemporary remarks The age OF ehvalry is past,
else some american knight would go the OF Miss
stone; The contemporary does know. perhaps, that
MISS stone IS no longer young beautyIaredo Times.
That she is not and the American knight would do
the rescue act and swing her pounds OF avcdupo
the crupper of his seed would have have horse
ranted to stand mighty still.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Severe Test Of Patience.

cincinnati Commercial
y Germany IS willing 10 wait until peace IS ,' Nh
Sou'h America the provcrbisl Teutouic patience =
an awful strain.
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TEXAS POLITICAL NOTES.
Corpus Christi Sun.

Corpus Christi Sun
Rumor has it that Hon James b. Wells will be the next
congressman from this district Jim probably the only
in Texas who could gone congress by saying the
word but has so far persstenty refused
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Palestine Press

Palestine Press.
We would like to know what in the devil Hon r. NJ.
Campbell wants with the office OF governor He and
honors in this tc pilgrimage have been heaped upon him.
But Colonel Campbell is those individuals who
honors rather than riches and the Lord and the Daily Press
be with him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09
Paris Advocate.

Paris Advocate.
Speaker Prince has announced his candidacy congress
IN the new district comprising Navarro Limestone Free
stone Robertson Brazos and Milan counties He would
make hne congressman.
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CORRESPONDENCE Of any description, 1cheiher in-
tfnaed for NE Business or Editorial Department shoD'a &C.
Tidaai aud all checks drafts D0cyorde"S, etc. made pay
able 10 "THE HousroN PRINrtNG CoMpANY.'
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION
Nos. 1901, 1903, 1io5 1to7 and toe Franklin avenue.
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AFTER ALL the real question isn't much where ar
ncie his money what the best and most expc
duious ways of separating him from it,
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FOREIGN OFFICES-Eastern business Office, 43, A. As
Il 4S, 49 Tribune building New York (Ihe 5 Beckwtn
Special Agencyl Western 400 The Rookery Chicago The
C. Beckwith Special Agency Office OF Washington Cor-
respondent, Room Ames building, 6 street N W.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-09

Entered e PosioRce al Houston Texas Seeond-CIa'
Mail Matter.
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TRdPELING AGENTS-C S. E Holland Auditor; t.
h. Holland, a. w. Palmer and b. B. Ihroop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
THE LIGHTNING ROD MAN.
How he Was outwitted by a Clever
Competitor

From the Detroit Free Press
Talk about keen competition" remarked
the retired lightning rod agent, as he
thoughtfuIly stroked his cheek. at isn't a
circumstance to what It was in the light
ming rod business a few years ago.
1T got so we had to carry our outfits
along with US. and often made sale and
had the rods up in thirty minutes. But a
rival agent got the best OF me once. and it
makes me mad to think of II yet.
Il was working Calhoun, Eaton and Barry
counties at that time. and I was soon
aware of the fact that had rival in the
field who was a hustler.
"One day, while l was making my head
quarters at Albion. l heard of farmer
who had been frightened by lightning strik-
ing tree near his house. Knowing that
he would be in the proper mood for light
ming rods, fastened out there spurred on
by the information that my rival was also
after him.
II found party leaning against fence,
chewing straw, and Immediately opened
up on him. He agreed to all had to say
and gave me permission to put a rod on
every point that was in danger
fhat was all l wanted. turned my
men loose, and we soon had a rod on every
point that could hold one including the
windmill and the chicken coop. I was put
ting one on the pump when an old man
drove In In O lumber wagon and wanted
to know what the dickens I was doing.
We'll. to cut a sad story short, It turned
out that the party who had given me per
mission to go ahead was my rival In the
business, who, as soon as was employed
went down the road and met the old man
and closed contract with him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

supremacy as the silk weaving center OF
the world. Similar schools should be es-
tablished at Paterson, and otherwhereS in
our country, and the silk worm industry OF
the south, now in its infancy, should be
encouraged.
The wonderful silk manufactures OF
France originated through the encourage
ment Of the silk trade by the French mon
archs of the past 1t was not until the If
teenth century that much silk weav wing
OF the silks came from Italy, the finest OF
silks, satins, velvets and other cloths be-
ing woven near Venice. Lyons. however,
was great fair city, and many Italian
silks were brought there for sale. Then
Louis X1 imported Italian weavers, and
Of America Francis induced many Of the
Italian weavers to settle at Lyons by guar
anteeing them exemption from taxation,
free lodgings and the right to carry swords
as well as immunity from Imprisonment for
debt. In one way or another he brought
and Venice. and thus founded this business,
which has done much to make France rich
The industry thrived until the persecution
OF the Huguenots drove more than 800 900
OF the most skilled of the French artisans
out OF the country and in a few years re-
duced the number Of looms from 10000 to
less than 10000. The Protestant weavers
escaped to England, Germany and Switzer-
land and thus started the silk manufac-
lures of those countries.
Since chen Lyons has at times held the
silk manufacturing supremacy of Europe
1t probably holds 1t today, but the Industries
OF Switzerland Germany and England are
steadily growing, and comparatively speak
ing Lyons Is on the decline. Its greatest
danger today is from the United States,
which is increasing its silk product from
year to year
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
CARING FOR COSTLY RUGS.
Average Housewife Wears Out Arti.
cles by Constant Sweeping.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
AS the fall season comes upon the house
wife she begins to get out the carpets and
rugs for the floors to look over the
smaller pieces that have been left out on
the floor during the summer season, and
there Is usually a dismaying amount OF
dust and dirt upon the articles. How to get
the rugs clean without injuring them is a
question that constantly presents itself
and some timely suggestions along that line
are of interest.
The average American housewife wears
out her rugs by continual sweeping and
beating. The plan Of putting them upon a
line every two weeks, or even once a month,
and there having them whipped. is not TO
be commended IL the rugs are of any value
They should be cleaned with a carpet
sweeper, occasionally put upon line and
brushed, and once a year sent away to be
cleaned in a proper manner, or else washed
at home.
The best way Of cleaning the smaller.
coarser rugs upon the line is to use q stin
barn broom, and to brush the rug In the d.
rection in which the nap lies. never In the
opposite direction, as this destroys the
luster Oriental rugs are all made with the
knot bent in one direction, so that the nap
all lies one way
When a rug is to be thoroughly cleaned
1t should be sent where the work Is prop
erIy done. A machine Is now in use which
loosens the dust and removes 1t by means
Oh q Strong CuTTcItl OI ar us IL cilcCtINo
and not hard upon the rug. When the sur
face becomes soiled 1t can be washed with
no fear of injuring the colors. since the
majority of oriental rugs are washed re-
peatedly before reaching this country. and
the dyes used are thereby mellowed and en-
riched
The best method of washing a large rug
Is to stretch and tack 1t upon a clean floor.
then scour it well with soap suds. After
the securing 1t must be thoroughly rinsed.
in order to remove all traces Of the animal
matter in the soap, after which 1t should
be left in the same position to dry, and the
lacks should not be removed until 1t Is per-
fectly dried II this is done the rug will
not shrink and will lie perfectly fiat upon
the floor.
A small rug may be tackled upon the side
of the house or barn, secured as IL upon
floor and then rinsed with the hose. This
is the best manner of rinsing and ap-
proaches most nearly the true oriental
method for thoroughness. The orientals
wash their rugs with soap and water. after
which they take them to river or stream
and rinse them
A crease ridge will sometimes be seen
in an oriental rug which looks like an i'm
perfection In the weaving. This Is almost
invariably the result of the rug having been
folded before 1t was sufficiently dry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

ing at his trade ten years. and Is one OF the
best paid men In the building.
Going on, we enter room after room.
Each has one or more looms, with bare
armed. bare-headed men and women weav-
ing away. All kinds of silks are turned
out. and the wages in all cases are low.
The men earn on an average so cents a
day and the women 4S cents. The best
workmen sometimes earn from 81 to 81 p,
and very few as much as $40, or Il
francs. per day.
In some buildings we find the looms work
ed by electricity, the lightning having been
called to make brocades and silks for our
ladies' dresses. The electricity is furnished
electrical power for cents day and pays
for his loom on installments. With such
looms the men can make better wages,
working in the same room in which their
families have been living and working for
generations.
Silk Mills.
I have talked with many of the silk men
of Lyons, both factors and laborers. I find
a general belief that the days Of such
house industry are numbered. Lyons has
been gradually losing Its standing as the
chief sik-maklng center of the world.
Other countries are coming into competition
with 1t, and its trade Is slowly but steadily
falling. Germany is making beautiful silks
with the best of modern machinery at kre-
field not far from the left bank of the
Rhine; the English have long been known
as makers of fine silks, the Russians are
doing some wonderful weaving near Mos
cow and the Italians are rapidly regaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

Mr.. Robert Coleman Child has just paint
ed a picture of Gloucester harbor. The vii
lage itself marks the horizon and between
it and the observer lies the wharves, idle
vessels and silent 1t was done from
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Buried on Horseback.
From the CT icago News.

From the CT icago News.
Lord Dacre, who died fighting for the
Lancastrians at Towton, England, In 1851.
directed that II he were killed in the battle
his favorite war horse should be buried in
the same grave with him. According to his
wishes, when his interment took place in
Saxon churchyard after the battle a tre
mendous grave was dug and in it the war
rior was buried, seated upright on his
horse For centuries reflections were cast
upon the accuracy Of this tradition. but
few years ago. while excavations for new
graves were being made close by the re-
puted burial place Of Lord Dacre, the pick
of digger struck into a great bone and
upon further search being made the skull
of big horse was brought to the surface.
AS this was found almost at the very spot
under which the body OF Lord Dacre was
said to lie, 1T was accepted as confirmation
of the tradition, particularly as the skull
was found to be standing vertically in the
soil. The skull was replaced carefully in its
original position and the excavation filled
up.