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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
CENTRAL TEXAS PHYSICIANS.

Program for the Midwinter MEETING OF
the Association to Be Held at Bolton.
Bolton. Texas. January 1.-THE mldwin.
ter meeting Of the Central Texas Medical
association win he held in this city Tues
day and Wednesday, January IA and 49,
The meeting promises TO be one OF unusual
interest and large attendance is expected
The local committees having the matter In
charge are busy at work and the assocla-
tion VIII be royalty entertained. The as
ISOLATION will be called 10 order al 10
M by Or. ]. NJ. Frazier, chairman OF the
committee on arrangements, An Invocation
WI he offered by Rev. u. A. Bourland.
Addresses OF welcome viii be made nv
Mayor G. 4. Batte. John n. Robertson and
Or. J, r. Law, and the response by DIR.
A. Olive of Waco. president OF the asso.
citation. The afternoon will be devoted 10
section work. During the evening the
president viii deliver his ANNUAL address.
which viii be followed BY reception mn
Steal and banquet The following is the
program: ~
Section Of General Medicine. Report o.
CHAIRMAN, Dr.. Lee Knight. temple:
Treatment OF Broncho' Pneumonia. pr
~ r Copnally, RruceviHe: "Traumstic re,
tanus" report OF case, Or. L. Anderson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
A TEXAS WONDER.
HALus eREAT pIscovERY.

One small bottle OF HAIRS Gr.at MI.
covery cures all kidney and bladder from.
bles, removes gravel, cures diabetes ssnoI.
nal emissions. weak aud lame hacss
Rheumatism aud all Irregularities of ths
Hdneys and bladder In both men ana
women, regulates bladder troubles in chin.
drea. II not sold by your druggist, will
be sent by mail on receipt of 81. one
smah bottle Is two months treatment, ana
VIII cure any case above mentioned. pr
y; W, Hall, sole manufacturer Z. o. Box
Sold BY all druggists.
Danger6eld. Texas, October II. 1901.
Or. p. w, Hall. ST. Louis Dear Sir-I
nave used Halls TEXAS Wonder and viii
say that II cured my little 3.year,oid nov
OF serious Kidney trouble.
REV.. wOOpSoN.
Formerly Of NsFshsll.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
A TEXAN BORN AND RAISED.

For The Post
I'm 1est a lonesome Texan ats got lost in
With t 40 this hustln an hqrryip. an the
:, boomers a-shoutp' so loud;
I'm a-hayn' a heap o. trouble s.dndin, NV
natural mite
Fer II looks Ike all the people come now
from some other state
Their : men from Mississippi and some from
An Ggse Georgia by the hundred-good folks
An rgstlin' Yankee felers come from up
An from their, tslklp' an plannin' guess
they've all come TO stay.
They know good proposition, they're bua.
III. ness ana push clean through
ihey tSos All OUT after the money-an' maybe
We amt a srudgip EN- uothin,' they
might he whole lot worse,
But they amt 5eSt like the homefolks
WHAT'S been here from the drSt
we didn't come a'huntiu for oil or iron
Nor want the climate brought us. nor
49, farm lands rich or pore,
we come because we had to.--our mothers
A., .Wpz here YOU see,
An since then we've been fhinkIn' 'tvuy
good enough place 10 be- p" 10
II amt fer it's rich resources. its TONS 90
Its cotton ms, an corn an cattle. that we love
IT'S jest because We love i'll reckon vor
understand go
because we wu1 horn an raised here. an
tnis Is our fathres land
We know. by heart the story of them bray.
hghtin men
who walluped old Santa Anna. an sent
MIN traveln' again;
IL sets our hearts TO shoutln. an makes
our pulses sing
IL does because our daddles vuz tba ono-
what done the thing.
What do these hustlin' newcomers care for
the early days ~
Fer the fight a San Jacinto, an the heroes
-. we love to praise?
IT'S OIL lands they're after, an coal, aud
crops 10 grow, '
An they haln't no time to remember the
things they never did know.
They're clever an smart an pushln'. an,
-, up to the newest way.
lney can learn US q heap n lessons. an
~, ihey We got The money 10 pay;
hut they haven't the feelin' fer TEXAS an,
-, their hearts don't swell and glow,
Like the heart of a sure 'noueh Texan
when he thinks Of the Alamo.
SO where are We hidln', psrdners? Come
out and tske a stand
Fer here's lonesome Teller a.waItin' IN
shake yer hand;
wen soon git used 10 these strangers. an
maybe Wen like EN- prime
but they never will be like the homefoiks
what's been here all the time
Addison Clark Jr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
MANY PIANOS GOING WEST.

New Call from the Prosperina Farr,.rs
prosperity and Music Go Toaether
New York Evening Post
Prosperity and music appear to 60 hand
IN hand Never since 1892, the record wear
10000 pianos were sold in the United
states, has there been such demand on
tne New YORK. piano manufacturers as this
season, conservative authority estimates
that at least 10000 Of this variety Of n,,,,
Slcal Instrument viii have been bought dur
lnS ivVl 10 ibis country. aud most OF that
NUMBER IN the West, especially in Northern
oregon, Kansas aud Northern CalIfornie
Hntll the last year or two the farmers in
those regions generally bought organs Of
the cheaper kind, as these cost less and
were easier 10 keep in order aud 10 play on
row they are favoring pianos and IN manV
instances with the addition of a mechanIcnI
playing appliance. Among the miners in
Welsh people have coionized, there hay
been phenomenal sales of pianos. The sales
IN the East have been large OF late, but not
up 20 the average OF the West. In the
south The people do not seem to have turned
10 any great extent to pianos. The centers
have always been good piano markets The
farmers OF the West, according To the testi-
mony OF the sellers who travel through thar
part or the country, seem TO turn naturally
10 music as the drst art 10 be cultivated
or enjoyed as soon as they feel they eau
AFFORD art OF any kidd. Books eyer. and
pictures. come second Plane plavlng Il n
more obvious and tanehie accomplishment
something thar the children can, do which
their fathers could rot. aud besides CIV -
Of any sort. The result Il that there are
few businesses which feel general wave
OF prosperity sooner than that Of the piano
manufacturers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

a. II. Hss. & Cc, anr harpes and stocs
saadisA sos Travis street,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

for moment that after the way We
have been treated we are going to re-
main here at your mercy again?'
You Will stay here" was the brutal
reply, until your contract has ex-
FIRED"
That I certainly, shall not" said
O'Connell. and. going back to the
camp, he brought his "swag." II am
going back to sydney or at any rate
TO Brisbane, in that schooner" said he;
the other men can do as they like"
Upon this D.. who had evidently
been drinking, called a huge negro,
who was one OF the boats crew, and
oi dered .iim to prevent O'Connell from
entering her. The black sprang ashore,
and. as O'Connell threw his bundle on
board. laid hold Of him. But the blood
of the mining boss" was now fairly
up. and big as the negro was he never
had a look in during the scrimmage
which ensued. OConnell gave him the
worst FIVE minutes he had ever had in
his life, and ultimately left him lying
unconscious in the sand. Then the vic
torious ,O'Connell rushed for the boat,
to whicn D. had already returned.
The latter, drawing a revolver, fred
pcint-blank at O'Connell's face. But
his hand shook with rage and excite
ment. and the bullet fortunately
passed through the flap of the miners
slouch hat. Before he could fire again
O'Connell grasped him by the throat
and battered his head against the after
thwart. while the boats crew vainly
endeavored to drag him off.
When D. recovered consciousness
he was surly. but subdued. Finding
that o'Connell was absolutely deter
mined to board the schooner, he sulki-
ly gave way. but he talked the other
men into remaining on the island.
Upon the arrival of the schooner at
Brisbane. O'Connell was given into
custody On charge of assaultng Cap
tain D and threatening TO take his
liie. Legal proceedings for breach Of
contract was also mentioned. but tho
production of the bullet perforated hat
and the evidence of friendly witness
who rad been one of the boats crew
put very different complexion on tho
matter md OConnen was discharged.
He got no further satisfaction.
II transpired, however, that D--'s
long continued absence from the is
land-of which his employers were en-
urely Ignorant, and which came SO
very near having disastrous results
was due to his detention in the receiv-
ing-hOugo of a lunatic ASYLUM during
the continuance of prolonged attack
Of delirium tremens!- The Wide World
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

There arc few rules TO remember
in buying beef, mutton or poultry
which the inexperienced housekeeper
does well to bear in mind. To test
beef, press it down with the thumb.
II it rises quickly the meat is good.
Beef should be fine grained. Of
br,gnt red color, with streaks Of clean,
white looking fat. The meat will be
tough unless there is plenty of fat.
Mutton SHOULD be dark colored, with
the fat a clear white.
Veal should be fat.
Soup meat should have as little fat
as possible, and come from the rounu;
and also meat intended for beef tea.
In buying fish, the gills should be
Ted.
Poultry should have smooth legs and
short spurs. with the feet bending east
" and the eyes bright. If the fowl
has begun TO turn blue IL is not good.
Grouse and quail both have white
flesh; the pinnated grouse, however.
has dark flesh. Birds with white meat
take about 10 minutes longer to cook
than those with dark meat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

Sir Samuel Wilks, writing to Knowl-
edge, gives the history of the origin OF
Fahrenheit's thermometer. which is
generally used in this country. 1t was
really invented by Sir Isaac Newton,
and the starting point of his scale was
the heat of the human body. Newton's
paper is to be found in the "Philoso-
phical Transactions" for the year 1901.
He describes his instrument as a glass
tube, filled with linseed oil, and to II
he attached scale to measure the de-
gree OF heat of the liquid into which
he plunged it, His lowest point was
that OF freezing. as his highest point
was that of boiling water. He chose
for the starting point on his scale the
heat OF the human body, and this he
called by the round number 10, the
Guodeclmal system being then in use
that is. he divided the space be-
tween the freezing point and the tenn
perature of the body into 12 parts. He
further stated that the boiling point
would be about 80, as it was nearly
three times that of the human body.
a few years afterward when Fahren-
heit was working at the subject of
heat, he took Newton's instrument
for his experiments, but, finding the
scale not minute enough, and so made
II "a degrees instead of II. He also
did more, ior, finding ne could obtain
lower temperatures than freezing, and
notably that of ice and salt mixed to-
sether, he took this for his starting
point. 1t vas from this point he began
to count "a degrees up to body heat
This made, by his measurements. eight
the freezing point. Boiling point he
made SO. 1t then became zero; freez-
ing eight; body heat "a, ana boiling
water SO. This was really the same as
Newton's, only the scale started low
er and the numbers were doubled. La
ter on, finding that he could measure
increments of heat more minutely.
Fahrenheit divided each degree into
four parts. 1t will now be seen that
II the numbers just mentioned are null
tiplied by four We have the thermom-
eter which is now in use.-New Orie-
ans Times Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

Denver has cat hospital
IL developed from the love of
n little school girl for cats anl
the care which she gave to
sick and injured members of the cat
family. She took them in. and learned
by practice and study how TO heal their
wounds. She bandaged broken legs,
and dressed torn places with antiseptic
washes. She dosed poisoned cats with
lard and fed sick cats with the spoon.
After u while it got noised about
among the Denver cats generally. and
subsequently when any old fighter had
been making night of it on the alley
fence and turned up in the morning
worse for wear. or when some helpless
kitten hal been tossed out of a third
story window to see I; land on its feet.
over many times. they would make
straight Cor this girls front door and
wait on the stoop till she came to take
them in.
Finally Tie girls father said If the
house was going to be turned into a
permanent cat hospital he might as
well build an annex. So he built a
little hospital out in the back yard.
and there the girl. now a young wom-
an OF 20, takes temperatures and counts
pulses, applies Imminent and bandages
wounds.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Zulu Dolls.

The little Zulu girl has plenty OF
leisure. She has no clothes to put on.
no beds to make, no floors to sleep, and
very few dishes to wash.
She does not attend school and
therefore, has no lessons to learn
Sometimes she is sent to drive the
monkeys away from the garden patcn
where they have come to steal the
pumpkins, or she brings water from
the spring or digs sweet potatoes for
dinner.
These small duties. however do not
occupy much of her time. And how
do you think she spends the bright
days in her pleasant summer land ?
Let me tell you. She plays with dolls
just as you do-not waxen ones. with
real curls and eyes that open and close,
but clay and cob dolls, which she
makes with her own little black fin
GERS. She mixes the clay and mouds
II into small figures. baking them in
the sun. Then she takes cob. and
runs a stick through the upper part
for arms. She thus finds herself
the owner of two styles of dolls. II
is not the fashion for either the little
mother or her dolls to be dressed, ow-
ing to the great heat. SO there are no
clothes to be spoiled by wading In the
brook or rolling in the sand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

In striking contrast to the stiff, mar
iistic parlur of other days. whero co.
erything which was choicest was re-
served for company. is the little re-
ception room of today. Dainty and
charming IL is. to be sure. but, never
theless, IL is a place chosen for the
guest, because it is the corner least
necessary to the family use. In the
new houses. space 12 feet by IL
feet at the left of the staircase is us
ually set apart for the cellar and fitted
with conventional furnishings and dec
orations.
In the living room, the individuality
of the family is apparent. and it is
there that every one loves TO stay. In
it are gathered piano, books. pictures
and household treasures. More space
Is being given to this room then ever
in new and remodelled houses, where
1t is being made as large as possible.
There is a growing tendency to lose
sight Of the term ''parlor," and to use
interchangeably the terms drawing
room" and Giving room. New York
Sun,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

said the words. and then Willie kissed
the bride On her tTwolips). AS tho
party left the church rice and lady
slippers) we're thrown after the couple.
The wedding luncheon was simple
AFFAIR, the coffee being appropriately
slipped out OF dainty CButtercups). The
bride said she was happy. though she
did not tMarigold), and added that she
was willing to be ruled by love, but not
by a tGoldehroO. At the dance which
followed the most distinguished guest
was tMareschal NieD wearing Clark
spurs). The Johnny Jumpers) danced
uproarously and quite shocked several
(Old.fashioned Roses who sat In rows
along the wall. The papers next day
said the bride was an american Beau
ty), and declared that Sweet William
was (Daisy).-New York Mail and
Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

She had taken her little girl out to
friends to- tea. Later the hostess
gave the child paper bag with the
following explanation:
THAT is bag of cakes that made
especially Tor you; but you must not
look until you rot homo"
nable TO resist the temptation, the
child took a Sly le,,. -..o.i ...e sdw al
opportunity of doing without being
detected. When she was ready to go
home she boldly opened the bag, and
fixing her hostess with her eyes. ex.
claimed as she drew forth n cake and
threw It on the floor:
II hate sponge cake"
Her mother was nonpluseed for n
moment end attempted to smooth mat
ters.
"The child is tired and irritable" !"
snc said.
mo. I'm not" replied the tot,
stamping with her foot, and throwing
another cake away. Il just hate
sponge cake"
There IL n boy up town. 10 or II
ytars old. who is extravagantly fond
OF his pet cat. The animal lives in the
basement. and the boy makes daily Wis.
its there unless some accident pre-
vents him from doing so. Recently HI
underwent an operation for the relief
OF enlarged tonsils ana as a result
he was compelled to remain in bed for
several days. On the second day OF
hfg aTn st,n ~, T., te I,,
members of the family caught q
glimpse of the cat making her way VI
stairs with something in her mouth
She made her way TO her masters
room. and jumping upon the bed. gent.
IT, laid tiny kitten beside the pill.
low. After noting the astonishment
with which the boy regarded the ad.
vent of this unexpected visitor. the
mother cat made her way to the base
mcnt again and returned with n sec.
ond kitten. This was all the family
pussy hal and she purred with salts.
faction at the delighted expression OF
the sick 10y.
The boy, who was so fond of his cat
was also rassionately attached to tbs
ihaid who had taken care of him al
through his earlier years. He fire.
quently vowed that ne would marry her
when he grew up, and besought her tC
walt for linn. One day he was sud.
Denly taken with the toothache, and a
visit to the dentist became necessary
1t was decided to extract the tooth
and laughing gas was administered.
Mamma" stammered the boy thick.
ly as he was lapsing into unconscious
ness. 'wiH You do me a favor?"
Yes. anything you want" replied
the induigent mCther.
Then raise Annies salary s. q
month"
After The tooth had been taken out
the boy could remember only one thing
that had happened. and that was that
mamma had promised to raise Annie's
pay. AS the mother had always
brought up her children in the way ol
truth she was Obliged to accede to the
request. and Annie was made that
much richer.-St Louis Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

All pressmen are acquainted with the
difficulties of newspaper production,
but the Mafeking Mail appears to have
had an exceptionally bad time. 1t
apologies for the paucity of news on
account of the general breakdown OF
its staff. we are sorry" it says, but
VIC could not help it. One of the staff
had rheumatics and partial paralysis
OF the shoulder, another has had a
few days collie, and yet another could
not come to work because his child
was dangerously III. One left with
out notice and paid e2 for an inter
view with the resident magistrate in
consequence, and another seized the
opportunity to break into teetoatlism,
while more terrible still. one OF our
best went and got married. Such
a chapter Of accidents could hardly
have been surpassed during the siege.
London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

The tongue of rumor is like a sharp
instrument in the hand of the stealthy
assassin. II inficts a wound against
which the victim has no defense, for
it is aimed by hand concealed. Many
innocent ones have suffered, peaceful
homes have been rent asunder, count
less hearts broken and friendships de-
stroyed by it. Shakespeare likens the
author OF the rumor to a thief, and this
is not so strong delineation of such
n character. He who steals my purse
steals trash, but he who robs me of
my good name takes that which ne'er
enriches him, but leaves me poor in
deed"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

Below is a new way of playing an
old game. FURNISH to each player pa
per and a pencil. Dictate the flower
romance, calling "blank" wMenever
you come to the words here enclosed in
rGrenthesic. Each guest writes the
dictation and signs ii. Then allow
a reasonable time-say 10 minutes-to
fill in the blank spaces with the name
OF flower.
general exchange of papers is
Iaade, and the hostess calls for the
reading Of the papers. Each paper
Is numbered in the order 1t Is read.
The players note the relative excel
lence, and vote by numbers for the one
considered best. The number receiv-
ing the most votes wins, and the name
of the writer is then announced.
The Romance.
At the waning of the moon in Nav
Bridal Rose was married to Sweet Will
liam. The courtship had been a long
one, and. ike the course of many a
true love, had not run smooth. for
Willie had plenty of rivals. When the
war came he resolved to enlist. Bridal
Rose was at the station to see the COM
rany Off, and as she said goodbye she
whispered with a tear in her eve (For-
get-me-noD. This gave him courage
to hope, and he was a brave soldier.
He was hit but once all through the
war, and that was by (SnowbalD.
During walk one afternoon soon af-
ter Willie returned from the war he
and Bridal Rose chanced to find pret-
~ vine-covered bower. with Maiden
hair) ferns growing all about. 1t was
romantic spot, and he (Aster). She
named the day When the engagement
was announced there were not a few
tBleeding hearts, among Wille's ri
walls.
As the sun rose on the wedding day.
he shone in all his (Morning Glory).
The bridesmaid was Oily of the Val
ley), and (Mandrake) was the best
man. Little (Black-eyed Susan) was
the flower Girl. The bride wore a gown
OF delicate pink. Precisely at (Four
c'Clock) the bridal procession started
for the altar. (Phlox) of friends were
present. The (Hare-bells) chimed out
he wedding march, her Poppy gave
the bride away. (Jack-in-th-Pulpit)
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
.&ME MERoygEs%okD
6Rd REEIS=S
-rSSC'

Tomato Chutney-Scald. peel and
cut fine one dozen large ripe tomatoes,
add to tnem six white onions cut fine.
one cupful OF vinegar. one cupful of
sugar, one cupful of raisins chopped
and seeded, sailed to taste; add half a
teaspoon OF white pepper, a little cay
enne; boil slowly one anu one-half
hours, and bottle.
Green Pepper Salad-Cover the green
peppers with boiling water and let
stand until you can rub off the skins
the same as with tomatoes. Then re-
move the stem end and take out the
seeds and coarse veins. Cut into thin
strips and mix with a small quantity
OF fried bacon minced fine, and dress
with sharp French dressing favored
with a few drops of onion Juice.
Indian Meal Pudding-Scald half
cupful OF Indian meal with two cup
fuls of boiling milk: put in a double
boiler; add two more cups of milk and
cool one hour; then add two table
spoonfuls of finely shredded suet or
one tablespoonful of butter, half a cup
o. molasses, half a teaspoon of Gin.
namon, one-Quarter teaspoon of ginger.
one teaspoon of salt and one quart of
cold milk; turn into a deep. well
creased pudding dish and bake one
hour and half in a moderate oven.
Crabapple Marmalade-Was the ap-
pies well. cut out blossom end and re.
move stems and all defective parts.
Put the fruit in a preserving kettltV
allowing three quarts of water TO eight
quarts OF fruit. Cook slowly until soft
enough TO mash TO a pulp. Press
through a sieve To remove core. seeds
and skins. Return to kettle and allow
pint of granulated sugar to a pint
OF the pulp Cook until it will lust
spread, when a teaspoonful is placed on
a saucer.
Peach Mold-Soak level tablespoon
fui OF gelatine in a little cold water
and when soft dissolve ii over HOT wa
ter, add the juice Of half a lemon and
stir 1t into the pulp and juice of a dog
eli fine, ripe peaches. Turn into a ba.
sin and set in ice water to cool As n
begins to stiffen add pint of whipped
cream folding it in carefully so as TO
keep the mixture as light and frothv
as possible. Pour into a plain mold
cover closely, binding the OVERLAPPING
seam with piece Of buttered muslin
and pack in ice and salt