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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-31
A GRANDMOTHER
At the Tender Age Of 80, Mrs. Gray OF
Indianapolis.

At the Tender Age of 80, Mrs. Gray Of
indianapolis.
indianapolis. Ind, Ju'y 27,-Only 81
years Of age aud a grandmother. That is
the cas- OF Mrs Robert Gray Of G42 Vir-
siuia avenue, who Tor tine past two weeks
has been celebrating the birth Of a bouncing
grandson. says the Sentinel.
The recent controversy almost National
in It's scope concerning just who held the
honor Of being the youngest grandmother.
is now definitely settled. Tine laurel wreath
must be bestowed upon Mrs. Gray, for she
is uy far the youngest Of any ana all par.
iicip1tng IN the argument
Jhtft nave teen sryudn0thcrs from the
East. from the West North and South.
but lhe youngest Is mach older Khan Mrs.
Gray, at ltlst q yeaI-and that Is a whole
lot,
The grandson, hardly vet large enough
TO appreciate the unlqae distinction he has
bestowed upon mis- grandmother, Edward
Stout NtugAn, 20 be named s hardly two
weeks old. His mother IS just is yearO OF
age, having been married one year.
Mrs. Gray WIS married u the axe OF IA
years.
Anee sSral precedent was purtly TO blame
for that. On her morhtr's SIDE OF the
house. as far back as accumulated records
show 1t was the proper tling for the
women TO marry al an early age. Not that
II was OK all compulsory only custom, OF
comcluence, or desire or romance, Per
haps all Of these.
Mrs. GRAY has lived IN INDIANAPOLIS MI
her life. Here she met Mr.. Henry Rode
wald. her trst husband and father OF Mrs
Howard Vaughn, aud ~ 1852, after a 70.
mantle courtshlp married aim Two years
later the daught r, who Is now Mrs.
vaughn was born Some SIX ycars AGO
Mrs. R0dewald. who had been a widow Tor
several years married Mr. Robert GRAY,
Last year The daughter married Nlr. How.
ard Vaughn. brass moldcr and now comes
the grandson, who L must b. acknorL
edged, caps the climax
The most unusual thing regarding tho
whole history Of the family IS tho ienlier
age nj which the fair representatives hpyr
been led into matriniony. But as has beer
said before. this Is not strange IN view ot
the tradition, dating a century or two hack
that the women Of the family Shall marry
at on early age.
Mrs. Gray'S mother WAS no execution 70
the rule. She was married at IL ne,
mother at the same aga and her grand
mother when she was even younger
Generation after generation has bpsn char
acterzed by the same tendency
This case Is somewhat similar 10 tho On,
Of a Mrs: William FrauRlin Of Black Moun
tain station, n. C.
Mrs. Franklin was married ut the ago n
II and was grandmother AT The age II rs
Her mother and grandmother FOR numer
Gus generations back had srt this pxar1Di
fer her. II was like tae case at hand
family peculiarly.
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BELIEVED IN GALVESTON.
Rock lsland-Santa Fe Runnor Is Generally
Credited There

CTCulACQ UGTS.
Galveston, Texas. July 3o.--The announce
mcnt which appeared In The Post this
morning from Austin TO the effect that the
Rock Island. when It came to Galveston,
would come over the rails Of the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway company,
while It can not be definitely confirmed Is
generally credited here one strong rea-
son for believing that the company did not
intend entering Galveston over its own
rails, Is that after 1t had been announced
that the road would secure an outlet on
the gulf which was interpreted 10 mean
that IL was coming to Galveston, the ofh
Gals visited this city without making any
Inquiries whatever. SO far as could he
learned regarding terminal facilities here
Vice President l.. j. Polk of the Santa
Fe and W & Nixon, the general manager
are ont Of the city and no denial or con
firmatlon Of the report could be obtained
Galveston expects 10 be benefited by the
coming Of the Rock Island. whether 1t
comes over It's own rails or those Of an
other company. The shipping men here
think that the road win bring large
amount Of business through this port, as
much as the Other large roads now enter
Ing Galveston.
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DIVIDEND DECLARED.
Tho Cotton Duck Corporation Made 4
Statement OF Earning.


Tho Cotton Duck Corporation Made n
Statement OF Earning.
New York. July 3O,--At meeting Of the
directors Of the United States Cotton Duck
corporation. held here today, dividend OF
3 per cent was declared ont OF the ten
months earnings on the preferred stock.
payable September Is. The statement ot
the corporation for the ten months ended
April 80 .aSt showed the gross income 10
be s2.4a5, 46s, The cost Of material, Aoor.
supplies. etc, was 50 2oI,ls5, and the sur
rent interest and general expenses were
S5S,6oi, leaving balance Of Sl1I,T7S
Prior Ia the meeting Of the directors
those representing the Mount Vernon.
Woodherry Cotton Duck company, which
Is constituent company Of tho Unit q
States Cotton nnck company, held meet.
Inc "a take action on he question OF IN, III
interest in the income bonds o. that com-
psny, as required by the mortgage for the
six months ending June SO, 1902
The treasurer's statement OF the Mount
Vernon weodberry Cotton Duck company
for the six months ending June so, 1909
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tine LADIES
WILL CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THISv'

This was the verdict of gentleman
who recently took our train Tone Of our
Two Thru Trains) len route to kcol kaio-
RADIO, accompanied by several ladies'.
They had travelled some distance, were
stated, "ready to enjoy this splendid
train and service, sir, and glad to find it,"
First-class passenger service requires din
Ing cars. sleepers with those "large In
dies dressing rooms" which have no
locks, thru trains short route and quick
time. These are few items Of thu distlu-
gushing excellence which has won for MS
the. decided preference OF tourists and in
lelllgcnt persons generally, who appreciate
good service and discriminate
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Brentwood Notes

Brownwood, Texas, July 29--vice Presi.
dent L. j. Polk of the Santa Fe passed
over the San Angelo branch on a tour OF
inspection Of the line.
II is stated that Colonel Polk viii meet
the citizens OF San Angelo in conference
TO devise means and better facilities for
handling the stock shipments from that
point
The extension OF the Frisco from Brown
wood TO Brady Is being pushed as fast as
possible, There are several hundred men
and teams at work and from the activity
II would seem that they are trying 10
time.
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STORY OF THE TAPE.

High Price Records Made During the
Short Session Last Saturday.
St Paul, 1895 Atchison common, 9pk;
Illinois Central l7OA; Louisville and Nash
VILE, 1855; Pennsylvania, l6l%; Rock
Island 9ooA. Closing bids yesterday: st.
Paul. 1885; Atchison common, %; Illinois
Central, 1867 Louisville and Nashville. IA;
PenhsyiVania, l50; Rock Island, 1914 rhis
tells Its own story. The causes for buctu-
ation are Wen known. The news affecting
ROCK island saturday was splendid linan-
cinl arrangement whereby the Moore. Gates
cIllne propose 10 hH control of the property
so thar it can be held on a much smaller
glDlc. -
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SPECULATION AT VELAsco.
What the New Owners OF the Terminal
Are Expected to Do.


Velasco, Texas July 30 The news here
Of the sale of the Vcasco, Brazos and
Northern to what IS supposed to he an
other great railroad system, and to what
is regarded among railroad men as the
Rock Island, has, as a matter OF course
caused great enthusiasm IN this town aud
vicinity. 1t Is now stated that the new
company viii Immediately extend the road
to the Clements State farm. so as to
handle all the freight that win be taken
TO and from that big plantation 1t Is
also rumored that the new company will
secure temporary trackage rights over the
international from Arcola to Anchor, and
py that menus get TIE ready use Of both
the Terminal and the Sugarland rouds. IL
/ is not doubted for a moment that any big
system can get wharf privileges here when
they get rail connection with the town and
port.
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eept one or two lines In the vicinity OF
Plttsburg and one or two out OF New York
city. which has cycr considered suburban
ment Is serious. II Is positively alarming.
For example the new Cincinnati-Toled9
electric line IS 20i miles long, In first class
physical condition. and capable Of putting
up finish fight as a competitor. II viii
be sort Of observation-disclosures affair,
however, advantages being similar. The
electric lines have the advantage OF power,
light and heat, cleanliness economy and
speed The steam systems have the ad-
vantage OF organization, capital expo
rience and iimitless resources II is 20 be
battle between giants. and electricity
VIII win. Odds are already even"
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STEAM VS.. ELECTRICITY.
The Near Future viii Witness a Battle
OF the Giants

The Near Future viii Witness a Battle
OF the Giants.
The rapid development of the long dis
lance electric lines has convinced some
steam railroad men that the invasion Sc
rlousiy threatens to divert suburban traf-
tic prominent passenger official OF the
PENNSYLVANIA line believes that the steam
systems must eventually own the electric
railways.
prominent railroad official Of Houston.
upon hearing Of this opinion, said that the
idea WAS impractlcabe III we 70 farther
now" said he and predict that electricity
VIII eventually take the place OF steam,
we shall be honored MS true prophets II
We predict that the steam power railroads
viii eventually be the great freight car.
tlers Of the. country and that the electric
systems Will attend 10 the passenger traf.
nc, our reputation as prophets is likewise
safe
In reference TO the Pennsylvania off,
claFs remarks he continued II do not
know OF a steam railroad In America ex.
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A WELL KNOWN ALBANY MAN

Recommends ChamberIain,s C.r-
Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy.
About eighteen months ago Mr.. ~ =
Manning OF Albany, y. y. widely know
IN 'rade circles as the representative. a,
the Albany Chemical Co, was surer,no
rom a protracted attack OF diarrhoea -,
tried Chamberlalns Cole, Cholera az
Diarrhoea Remedy" he says " ana ~
taiued immediate relief. eheertulv ~.
ommend this medicine 10 those sln,,ss',.
AFFLICTED" Sold by all druggists
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Chance at Nayasota.

Novasota, Texas, July s0-Mr. d. Giles.
who has been operator for the Houston
and Texas Central railway for long
time, and who has been acting agent here
during the absence OF Mr.. Winter viii
been assigned 70 the agency at Welhorn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-31

Do not leave homl on Journey without
a bottle Of chanberlain's Cole Cholera
and Diaryhoea Remedy. 1t Is almost GER
tain to be needed and can not be procured
while you are on board the cars or steam
ship. tits pleasant. safe aud reliable. For
sae by all drugRlstA
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RAILROAD SPEED YARNS.

Texas Well Up in the Front Rank in
Speed--East Ahead on Stories.
prominent railroad man said yester-
day: II am following the speed war with
the greatest interest So, i presume. Is
every one. have been glad to note. too,
that Texas is still on top. The record OF
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson No.
10, between Galveston and Houston, has
not been lowered yet. That Is one OF the
fastest runs Ia the country. That train
makes a mile a minute and over every
DAY In the year. The distance Is forty
nine miles. ten minutes across the nay
bridge and i've full stops at crossings.
The Wilmington Philadelphia run also de.
serves prominent mention. The distance
Is twenty-seyen miles, schedule time one
hour The most remarkable thing ebont
II is the twenty three stops This explodes
the three minutes-at- ca ch-stop theory. How
is It douei The train consists of two or
three cars ana 4 little runt OF an engine,
d snub nosed hammered down, tilted-i in
the middle affair II moves 80 quickly and
30 rapidly that a person standing Ht the
front tpotboard can NOT catch the renr
foOtuoard as IT passes by. Open the
throttle and she's gone Ike a lash. The
stations are one minute apart. The pat
rons Of the line are educated, They know
the dummys ways When he snorts Into
the sutton anu pausrs IoT iurte ttNoIu
lions the passengers are Oh and the dummy
is gone. There are four wheels under tne
tank and four under the engine. The en-
gineer stands her Ia the center, tips her
over forward, pulls the throttle and time
Ia annihiated.
Another phenomenal schedule is that
maintained between Camden ana Atlantic
city, nifty five and d half miles, which Is
covered every day in nifty minutes Hat.
| This is the fastest regular schedule train
! Ia the United States 1t averages over
/ seventy miles an hour
The cause for the general speed war
! between the great systems is not hard to
mud. They are competing for prizes as
| railroads do IN Prussia. Mail contracts
| are the prizes coveted.
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ternational and Great Northern railroad,
with headquarters at Palestine, has ar
rived here In his private ear with his fam
ily He Will spend some time here. having
come down to take the sulphur baths at
the natatorlum In this city.
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shows net Income Of S3SS. 800 A r.y.
lnlon was adopted declaring that $50 900
or me income is applicable to pay interest,"
gold bond of rhe company. P'' cent
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BELMONT COLLEGE

for Young Women, Nashville, Tom. Prin.
cipafs: Miss Hood. Miss Heron Tho ideal
college home OF the South" See ,8cImont
or send for handsomely illustrated blue and
bronze catalogue.
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Radex ~ cnrnl1s chrl..i

Corpus Christi. rexss. July !9o.-,T. C..
RAdey. division superintendent az the In.
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leave 700 am. Express Train Arrive 9 10 ?. N
Leave SOS ?. m.....l..........,.Arr Arrive S.02 a.
Al trains leave Grams Cenuai Depot
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Grand Central Depot
No. lsI.io.is a. m Arrive No Iss. 3.3s p N
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llthese uainS leave the santa Re Congrc!
We. DEPOT 10 minutes iaisr than TIE ahov
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Depot foot Of Congress AvsHus.
Houston and Waco Trains
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Welsh Indians in America.

Though public attention has lately
been directed to Welsh settlers in Amer
lea, the question lacks the great interest
caused in the Eighteenth century by the
statement that tribe of Welsh Indians
had been discovered. IN the Seventeenth
century John Josselyn, in his Voyages
to New England mentioned that the
customs Of the inhabitants resembled
those of ancient Britons, and Sir Thorn
as Herbert, another traveller Of the same
date, in his Travels gave Welsh words
in use among these Indians. A centur;
later reports from several traders and
others were received Of an Indian tribe
that possessed manuscript, spoke Welsh
and retained ceremonies of Christian
worship. Among other information then
published was the report Of Capt. Abra-
ham Chaplain of Kentucky, that his gar
rison near the Missouri had been visited
by Indians who conversed in Welsh with
some Welshmen in his company. These
Indians were thought to be descendants
of colony said to have been formed by
Madoc, son Of Owen Gwynedd, on his
discovery of America in 1170-London
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STORY OF POTTER PALMER.
Young Clerk Who Had Grip Packed
Remained Many Years.

Young Clerk Who Had Grip Packed
Remained Many Years.
Paul Cores had Joined group of ho.
tel men who were reminiscent about the
late Potter Palmer and his peculiarities
as hotel keeper:
"When l was at the Palmer house,
he said, ''there was one chap who proved
equal to the occasion. 1t was when the
Palmer, was putting in a particularly
cranky month. 1t seemed as if every
body about the hotel was booked for dis
missal. One day Palmer walked into
the book-keeper's Office, and, after look
ing for a minute at man who hadn't
been working for more than a week or
two, walked quietly up to him, and,
moistening his lips with his tongue, in
his peculiar fashion, said:
,Er-when is your month up?
The young man, recognizing the voice,
tossed his pen on the desk without look
ing around, hoped back off his stool,
pushed the stool out Of the way, and re-
Piled:
"'Now. by gum! And I've got my
grip packed and under my desk, ready
to start right away
"Palmer was stunned at first, but
quickly rose to the occasion, and, step
ping up to the young man, patted his
shoulder, and without the CULVER of an
"'No, no; you take me wrong. I don't
want you to go. merely want to know
when your month is up, so, that I may
know when to increase your salary
when the young man recovered his
breath the old man. was gone. But his
salary was increased all right, and he
remained with him till he died.
York Times.
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W 4, tt@s'$;

factory than those already mixed, as the
latter are apt to be too deep and "painty."
Burnt sienna, diluted with uurpentine.
makes a beautiful mahogany stain, and
if it is gently wiped off with a rag be-
fore it dries, the grain of the wood shows
beautifully. This makes a particularly
good stain for dining room or library.
Raw sienna which is also a transpar-
ent color, gives either a fine. sunny vel
low or an orange effect, according to the
amount of turpentine used for diluting,
and is applied in the same way: For
country houses this is the best color for
halls, as it does not show the print Of
dusty or muddy feet as much as darker
stain would do. For bedrooms, too, there
is no better stain, as it accords with ey-
erything.
Prussian blue has great possibilities as
! a stain, but it must be treated with the
greatest care, as it is most powerful
color, and very little goes great way;
but some of the effects produced by it
are lovely. On yellow pine floor, espe-
cially if the wood is chosen for it's grain,
it gives the effect Of water, with blue and
green shadows, and with peacock blue
! hangings it is in perfect accord.
Crimson lake is another effective stain.
These are all made in the same way. The
ordinary mixed paint is used diluted with
turpentine it can either be made very
| thin, which VIII render 1t transparent, or,
if darker effect is desired, it can be
put on thicker and rubbed off with a
rag. Vandyke brown, although not a
transparent ceior, may be applied in the
same way as a stain. It looks like black
walnut; and even white gives a soft,
creamy effect that is very pretty.
After they are stained, floors should
be vanished. This is by far the best
way to keep wooden floors. but var
nished floor will look we'll if wiped off
with kerosene once week; Oh makes it
people use-brings flies, and water ruins
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-06-06
CARE OF HARDWOOD FLOORS
Hints on Keeping Them in Good Con-
ditiou.

dition.
With the approach of warm weather
the question of floor furnishing becomes
an important one to the maker Of the
home beautiful. One thing should be
most emphatically decided UPON. and
that is the removal of the carpets. The
house is so much cooler with heavy floor
coverings out of sight, and the work Of
keeping It clean in warm weather so
much lightened, that the taking up of the
carpets is one of the wisest things a
housekeeper can do.
But how shall the floor be treated in
their absence, is the question that puz-
Zles many.
OF course if mating is used, and a
closely woven India mating, with rugs,
is always pretty and In good taste, the
method Of procedure is easy enough.
One has only to 60 and buy the mating
and have it laid down; but if it is a
question of wooden floors there are many
pros and cons on the subject.
Unless the floors are new and we'll laid
stain improves them greatly, and even
in new house, wnere the hardwood
floors are fresh and clean, some rooms
look better stained. For the drawing
room perhaps the finish used on parquet
floors is the best, i. e., white shellac and
afterWard wax, the nrSt coat of Shellac
acting as filler, the second as a varnish.
After this the wax is evenly applied with
a rag, left to dry several hours Cthe long
er the better, then polish with the
heavy floor brush that comes for the
purpose. Then a flannel cloth is laid on
the floor, the brush put upon it to give it
weight, and the floor is again polished to
give it luster. After this the floors are
easily kept bright by being polished once
a week with the flannel under the heavy
floor brush, which slides along easily,
and busted daily after sweeping, with an
ordinary broom, over which is pinned a
wooden cloth. = ~
Stains made at home are more satis-
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Sun Warped Burrows.

To improve the condition of one of the
camps in the Philippines Gen. MacAr-
thur had some ground plowed and a trop-
zeal garden started. Among the men set
to work in this humane undertaking was
a soldier Of Irish extraction, temporarily
under punishment for consuming undue
quantities Of vino.
Husbandry was an unaccustomed pur-
suit to this soldier, and his efforts to
guide the mules and hold the plow in
the furrow resulted in zigzag and SER
pentine rows. ,..")-..
=, Gen. Macarthur went out to inspect
the work.
*See here" said he to the soldier.
ness?' pointing to the crazy burrows.
Il plowed 'em straight, your honor"
the soldier replied, ''but the sun 5must
have warped 'em." Philadelphia Satur-
day Evening Post. a II - 49, -.,--s3
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A VANISHING BIRD.
The Number of Storks Said to be De-
crensinp.

CTGu8luSs
If the north German farmer looks with
equanimity upon the gradual disappear
ance of the stork, the Northern tourist
in quest Of the quaint and picturesque
will hear of the vanishing of the. long
legged, red-beaked bird with unmixed re-
gret. And what viii 1.-The children say,
whom Hans Andersen he's told stories
of the stork so wonderful that the BRO
seems part and parcel Of. Fairyland? But
the facts are that within the last half
century the number Of storks in Schles-
wig-Holstein has steadily decreased. Viii
lagos which used to be the home of over
sixty families of storks, and where some
times six stork nests could be counted
on the roofs of one farmers buildings,
hardly show single nest now. Yet the
arrival of the stork was always hailed
counted as much sign of good luck if a
stork built on roof as in other parts
of Germany it is to have swallow
build under the eayes,-Philadelphia Rec
or1
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On the Wrong Man.

The authorship Of Little Breeches,"
written by Secretary of State John Hay,
was frequently attributed to the late
Hret Harte. A young lady once said to
Mr.. Harte. I have read all your poems,
but I have enjoyed Little Breaches the
most
pardon me, Madam replied Mr..
Harte. ''but you have put the Little
Brooches on the wrong man.'-New
Vorl- T;mnc
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Sham Champagne.

American apples are cored, sliced and
dried, sent to France, and there convert.
ed into cider. With the addition of car
bonic acid gas and yeast and a little
favoring powder, the cider becomes
champagne, and much of it comes to
England and in drunk under the delu-.
sion that it is Of the best brand.-Lon-
don Family Doctor. -; TX