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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-04
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The Prince Was Kept Busy for Four
Hours in that City.
st. Louis. March 3,Prlnce Henry spent
nearly four hours in st. Louis today and
during that time he was kept busy fol
lowing out the program laid down foI
his entertainment by the local committee.
From the time he entered the Union STA,
tion until his departure for Chicago The
royal visitor received u constant ovation,
He made splendid impression and his
remarks and bearing showed that he was
pleased with all he saw as well as the re.
ceptlon accorded him. In the only address
delivered here by him the prince reiterated
the statement made In New York that
his mission to this country was TO cement
the friendly bonds between Germany and
the United States.
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TEXAS QUESTION DECIDED
OF INTEREST TO LAhp PURCHASERS
UNDER THE ACT OF 1879.
United States Supreme Court tiolds HAT
Contracts Made Under II Have Not
Been impaired.

Washington, March a.--Judee SAtras ~
the United States supreme esurt scaxs C.
livered the opinion OF that court n tie
case Of Wilson VS.. Standites. snnrMtng
the decision OF the court OF civil appeals
for the Third supreme judi,dal nstlet %
Texas. The case involved The QueSfiJa as
TO whether the provision Of the act az the
Texas legislature OF 1879 FORGETTING the pus-
chase OF lands from the stste cwsng to
the failure to pay interest "A prescribs q
was rendered nugatory by the adoption Of
a subsequent law dispensing with the re-
qulrement for a judicial inquiry In such
proceedings. The opinion BANDED down tcs
day holds that no contracts under the Get
Of 1879 were impaired by subsequent leEis-
latlon.
EgHnsfgrr
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PROVING SMALL POINTS
That Is Now the Object OF District
Attorney Osborne.
Bell Boys, Patrick's Office Boy and Handwriting
Experts Were Put on the Stand Monday
to Confederate Jones.

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rick. Cohen identified the checks in ques-
ton. lie said he filed out the body Of the
checks and mailed them to Mr.. Rice for SIG.
nature. They reached him signed Scptem-
her TO- 1900
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MISS STONES cAPToRs.

Their Punishment Demanded by the
American Minister.
Constantinople, March a.--The United
States minister, John A. Leischmsn, has
presented note to the porte regarding
the capture OF Miss ellen N. Stone by
bneands, demanding the punishment Of
the guilty parties. The porte in replying
repudiates responsibility and denies all
liability
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fspeetnl b 1he Port. }

WssAlHstou, March s.The comptroTlsE
Of the currency has approved the aPpIiea-
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railroads running into this city are being
operated regardless OF schedule, and street
ear traffic is completely at standstill as
a result OF the freshet In the Hudson river.
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
COMEDY OF AN ANDIRoy.

The following pretty story of rum
mage sale is given in the Baltimore
Sun:
There is a dear old lady in North
Charles street who for years cherished
hope that some day she might be for
tunate enough to discover the mate. to
a splendid old andirop that had been
in her possession for many decades. II
was an exquisite piece of brass. and
its shape and carvings were so unique
that its individuality was firmly estab-
1ished.
Every one of the old lady's kith and
Kin had searched diligently for the old
andiron's fellow. but without success
The owner herself ransacked every
junkshop and secondhand store in half
the big cities of the East. A few months
ago she reluctantly came to the con-
clusion that the twin andiron must be
In the possession of missing Charlie
Ross. and hence lost to her forever.
Two weeks ago, on being invited to
contribute TO q rummage sale, she
sent the old brass--not without a tear
Of regret at its departure.
That same day the old lady's daue'h-
ter, acting as one of the patronesses TO
the rummage, beheld an. old andIron
which caused her heart to leap into her
throat.
1T is-it is the very twin Of mann
mas she cried. won't the dear old
girl be pleased
The young matron dug down I'm her
purse, brought up s.s5, and fairly
dubbed with joy to think that at last.
after all these years. she was the one
to find the missing and 1ong-sought-
for andlron.
do you think she told them 10 send
IL uDY Not she. A cab was ordered
and into IL went the old brass and lts
fair purchaser.
AT last the andiron was in the hall
way and the maid was bringing mann
ma down 20 see something
There, you dear Old love, there's
the mate 20 your old brass
'Goodness, gracious. Susan, where
did you ever get it2 And 20 think I've
parted with mine
4 found n AZ the rummage, dear.
Wasn't u lucky that I was thereg
"A little water and smelling saits
were 80 effective that the Oh lady was
able 70 80 40 within an hour"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

cabbage. and l don't believe I'm in
danger from that even if 1 hadn't
warned you. So just go on.
Man--You overwhelm me. not to say
over-estimate my abilities. Still,
keep enough composure about me to
remember that one can safely start
off with blue points.
Debutante-Yes. If they're small and
very deep. Or else little necks. You
haven't any idea how l dote on them
when they're nicely iced and cool and
bitter-looking.
Man (writing)-Very we'll; Wen start
off with little necks. Then would you
like pea soup with
Debutante-Yes, that or cold consom-
me-yes. with caviare on toast.
Wouldn't that be good? Oh, we're
getting on famously.
Man-Cold consomme with saviare.
Now for the fish. How would some
oyster crabs taste with some olives
and
Debutante - Perfectly delightful; or
else shad roe. They do serve that
deliciously here. Really, since / tasted
1t here l don't care for it anywhere
else any longer.
Man-Shad roe, then, with all their
tricks of serving 1t here. And now
would you care for some lamb outlets
with stuffed cucumbers, or shall we
have a bird
Debutante-They do French chops
meltingly here with dressing of
truffies. Wouldn't the stuffed cucum-
bers go with them just as Well?
Man (unmoved If you care for
them. Here we have it, French
chops with truffles and stuffed cucum-
bers. Let me see. / was thinking of
asparagus and potato soufle, but, per-
haps, with chops you might care for
peas since we cut out the pea soup
Debutante-That would be good-the
souffie and the asparagus. Oh, let's
have the peas, too. It's so hard to
make up ones mind. think, and then
II you don't care for it you can always
leave it.
Man (still unmoved)--Very well. l
have that down complete now-French
chops with dressing of truffles, stuff
fed cucumbers, asparagus, peas and
potato souffle. Now you choose n
salad. Women always have a choice
there.
Debutante Shaking her head en-
chantingly)-No, I'm not choosing one
single thing tonight. You are to do
1t all. No. ! shan't choose.
Man-Suppose, then, we have a let
tuce salad with toasted crackers and
chees-
Debutante (who has just glanced
owed her shoulder at the table behind
them)-Oh, do look at that gorgeous
tomato salad those people are getting.
Really, we must have that, mustn't we?
Oh, yes. put down the crackers and
cheese with 1t. 1t will go just as well,
won't 1t? Now for dessert
Man (writing desperately)-We shall
have for dessert Strawberries with
cream and pineapple ice and some
cakes and coffee. And for the wines
we shall have Burgundy
Debutante (restlessly)-Do have it
red and strong.
Man (writing relentlessly on)-And
sauterne and champagne. CTo the
waiter: "A little cheese with the cof-
fee.")
Debutante (nibbling daintily at some
sailed nuts the waiter has just put
on the table and smiling in delight at
the man across from her)-It is all
quite true what / have heard-every
single word Of it-and you needn't
try to deny 1t. You certainly can order
a dinner better than any one / ever
saw.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

express an opinion on this subject.
looked volumes before she spoke a
word.
"Careless?" she echoed. well,
should think women were careless in
the tryingon rooms. and why. 1 cannot
imagine. They may take all the time
they need to dress after the filter has
finished with them and yet for all that
they calmly meander Off leaving be-
hind, in full view, watches, chains,
breastpins, even finger rings which
perhaps have been slipped off II they
caught in lace draperies while a gown
or wrap was being tried on.
Sometimes these things are found
by employees after customers leave,
sometimes not. In busy seasons one
customer is usually waiting impatient-
ly to take the place of another and
dressing rooms do not remain long
untenanted.
when we know a customer and
find a valuable piece of her private
property after she leaves, / generally
telephone at once to her house and ask
to have IL sent for. A jewelled watch
worth several hundred dollars. was
left beside that pin cushion the other
day, and only this morning a diamond
and pearl crescent was found sticking
upright in plain view on the very top
of the cushion.
zone of our wealthiest patrons left
diamond bracelet of great value in a
dressing room not very long ago and
she never saw it again. The filter re-
membered seeing the bracelet on the
table where II was put down, but as
she left the room before the unucky
owner of the bracelet did. she never
knew what became of it,"
There is always a big stack OF UNI
brellas at every found desk and in
numerabe small parcels. many of
which are never reclaimed.
what do you do with unclaimed
goods?" was asked of the much-en-
during clerk at a found desk and his
reply was:
I'VE keep them for three months
or longer and then give them away.
They are never sold"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
SOCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

eft is sad, but true, says the New
York Tribune. that intellect and Gull
tured intelligence cannot be included
among the social assets of a debu-
tante," said a matron. I'm fact, they
are more of a hindrance than a help
in her so-called success which means
that she must have cotillion and sup
per partners in plenty for every func-
ton, and be generally admired. This
seems hard and at the same time con-
Trajectory to the amancipated school,
girl, who has always, ever since she
can remember, been urged to study
hard, and told by parents and teach
ers that it was all essential to i'm
prove her mind, not only for the sake
of culture in itself. but also in order
to shine in this social world. But this
world which she entered seems to care
so little for any intellectual acquire
ments, and only to require of her a
capacity for chattering, amusing gos-
sip, or to be able to toss the ball of
repartee to and fro in sprightly fash
ion with her partners. In this the
clever, serious minded girl will proba-
bly, find that her mental interiors will
greatly surpasS her, and she may have
the modification of seeing some girl
whom she has always considered quite
stupid suddenly become her social SUI
perior, all because the latter has a
superbundance of unusual spirits and
plenty of small talk on every occasion.
There is no doubt that many ex-
tremely we'll brought up girls are So
ciaIly handicapped when they start out
in the world, and it often takes a cou
pie of seasons before the shy young
student feels at home or happy in the
gay world. L cannot change sudden
ly, mamma said one of these poor lit
tie social martyrs. I have always been
brought up not to talk at the table
when 1 dined with older people, and
now it is impossible for me to rattle
on like Molly Chatterbox, whom you
seem to hold UP as a model to me now,
although I remember very we'll when
she came to luncheon with us couple
of years ago that you exclaimed after
she left: That child is perfectly in
sufferable. So forward and silly! She
has been wretchedly brought up!" But
now, you see, she is quite the belle,
of a wallfower.'
Later on the intellectual girl will
have her innings. Society does not
consist Of debutantes' functions, and
the winter, which she deems so impor-
tant, and which in all probability will
be a great disappointment. will soon be
over Little by little she will learn
to adapt herself to her world and en-
Joy it. Nevertheless, she win find that
it is only to the few that she can safe
ly talk Of other things than social hap
penings, while the pleasure she de-
rives from a highly cultured mind must
either be a purely personal one or
shared only by a few kindred spirits"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
SWEET SORROW.

Anna M Walker, in the Smart Set,
presents Sweet Sorrow" as follows:
DO you know" she said, with a lit
tie laugh, II almost hate to see you
CO.,
do you really?" He spoke grateful
ly But you'll soon forget me, when
once I'm gone"
Eyes" she assented, "I suppose that's
so.'
His face fell trifie. "Oh, come now,
that's rather rough on a fellow"
II don't see why. 1 never would have
been so impolite as to say it, myself,
but, since you've said it, what earthly
use is there in denying it, simply be-
cause it's unpleasant to hear it stated
plainly?"
DO you want to make me unhappy"
"Why, no."
Then don't forget me-
There are so many people to remem-
ber," she murmured, apologetically.
. "Oh, if you find it such a task. by
all means forget me-" he said, saw
agely.
.'Yes?" interogatively.
Suddenly his mood changed, and he
laughed. do you know, you are the
dearest, most exasperating girl in the
world, and what 1 am going to do
without you can't imagine"
YES" she said, demurely, sit will be
hard for you, 1 suppose; but the world
is full If girls
Not for me-" emphatlcally. what
will you do all the mornings and aft
ernoons, when am gone? Won't you
please be just little lonely?"
Probably, at first; but, as you say,
It won't last long. Some other man
will come along, you know, who will
help me kill time. We've had a jolly
time these long days, and become very
goods friends she concluded, medita-
lively; land yet, we really know
amazingly little about each other"
YES" said he, with a smile, watch
ing her slyly; you don't even know
that I'm not a married man."
oh" she replied coolly,' l supposed
that you were, of course; you are such
a happy, contented looking man. / all
ways assume that men of that type
are married; 1t saves so many compli-
cations.
Then you've not believed word
I've said to your
, Certainly not; ii would have spoiled
1t all, II had thought you in earnest"
But 1 was" he said, gravely, rising
and holding out his hand. Goodbye,
Miss Lacy
Goodbye" she said, with a bored
air.
He walked slowly to the door. She
looked steadily out of the window. He
opened the door A soft little voice
behind him said, plaintively:
Are you, sure enough, married, Mr..
Damon?"
And it all began again.
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
a Beauty Tip.

Glycerine and oatmeal made into a
paste with rosewater constitute an
ideal face lotion to remove the effects
Of cold winds. AS an addition 10 the
bath, glycerine. scented with rose per-
fume, will impart a delightful fresh
ness and delicacy to the skin, the pro-
portions being four ounces of glycerine
to one gallon of water. For a cough
or cold. a Tablespoonful of glycerine in
a cup of hot milk gives instant helief.
Two parts of glycerine and one part of
powdered willow charcoal is also a
help in case of severe cough.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
SHE UNDERSTOOD PARALLELS.

The six young men who thought
they were smart had arrived at the
stage of their lunch when they were
ready for dessert, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger. and the pretty waitress,
who didn't think she was smart. but
who really was. waited for their or
ders.
you're awful nice. Katie" said one
Of the smart young men,
Think SOP retorted Katie. who
wasted none OF her powers OF repartee
on her customers.
why. OF course. Got n piece OF pie
IN the place az nice as you areY' went
on the young man.
"An our pie Is nice" replied the
waitress. What kind DO you want2"
'sWell. cut me q piece that'n make
me think 81 you while I'm eating u, !"
safd this youthful vii
'sGure," said Katie. She Immediately
turned and cut piece ~ peach pie
f0r him. Whats goprsf" she asked
II fhe neat young man,
kate, you're az right" ne whole
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

six exclaimed. but Katie didn't smile.
She simply repeated her question.
The second young man said: I'll
take some-er-er-lemme see. Well,
seeing we're talking in parallels, and
you're so bright. Katie, gimme a piece
OF Adam and Eve pie"
Sure" she replied again, and hand
ed over piece of apple pie.
Once more they all applauded.
What's yours?" she asked OF the
third.
He had been thinking.
I'm have some Finn pie" he inform
ed her.
"Finn-Finn? she unused. "Oh. yes.
you want huckleberry pie" and she
placed 1t before him.
The fourth young man was prepared.
step daintily pie for me- he order
ed, with soft smile, which, being in
terpreted, meant that he would have
to explain.
But he didn't have to. Katie brought
him his mince pie without a word.
1t was now getting interesting.
Whats yours?" she asked of the fifth
diner. He ran his eye down the bill
of fare and then said he'd take a piece
of political Office pie.
"Oh, that's easy" said Katie; why
don't you say plum pie when you mean
II I! he got MS pie.
The last man said gravely that he
would trouble her. If she would be so
kind, for some pie made from little
play on words.
There was not an atom of hesitation
in the fair Kathryn's manner as she
placed before him a portion of pump
kin pie.
After the young men finished their
lunch and left generous tip for their
waitress, they went out. Katie touch
ed the last man on the arm.
II didn't quite catch onto yours" she
smiled.
Why" he replied, then I'll ex-
plain. A play on words is pun, and
a little play on words is a pun-kin.
And punkin is pumpkin, you know,
and tastes better pronounced that way,
l think. It's like manikin, a little man,
and lambkin, little lamb-diminutive,
you know. Seer"
Sure. That's right. 1 see now" said
Katie. Like napkin, too, amt it?" she
added, shaking one out.
We'll, hardly" he replied; ''but you
know better than that anyhow"
Suddenly he turned. But how did
you know what wanted, if you didn't
understand" he asked.
"Oh. that was dead easy," answered
Katie. Pumpkin pie was the only
kind left that hadn't been ordered"
THE HOUSE OF THE HEART.
/ have made empty all my heart for
YOU!
have shut out the mad noise of the
world.
Closed every window, made the doors
fast. too.
And from each chamber to the winds
hNNr
Old thouhts, old base desires, old sins.
old stains:
Yea, swept my heart as all the earth
is swept by April rains.
Down the long corridors there is no
sound!
1 wait but for your entrance through
the door,
Your football in my hearts great va
cant ground.
Your voice to sing and sing forever
more
Your voice alone to make the old
house thrill
With the vast knowledge that your
love wakes all that was so still!
There shall be gladness when you
come to me!
Your thoughts, not mine, shall enter
in this place.
| o Love! behold how white each room
shall be,
| And you shall make all whittier. OF
| Come to this quiet house. this heart
of mine
1t is no longer part of me, but all is
thine. is thine!
Charles Hanson Towne, in the Smart
Set.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

first, a cyclus of Rhine songs, is COM
pleted and ready for the publisher. the
title being Beneath the Flowers"
The fifty-two songs in this book are
dedicated to the Cologne Men Singers
Association. The royal. authoress is
now engaged in finishing the second
book. Whispered Words" The Queen
considers this latter the most serious
work that she has yet attempted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21

An article in the Electrical Re-
view discusses the size Of an atom of
hydrogen, and arrives at the conclua
sion that these PARTICLES OF matter are
so small that it would take 1900, 900
of. them, laid in a line, to extend a
distance of one centimeter-that Is an
atom is about one-third Of a billiouth
of an inch in size. hs
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
THEIR LITTLE DINNER.
He Was a Genius, when n Came 90
Ordering But

A scene In a restaurant is thus dis
cribed In the Chicago News.
Scene: A downtown cafe. Time:
Before the theatre. Dramafis per-
sonae: Tho man and the debutante.
Man--What DO you happen 20 want2
Debutante-Now. please don't throw
the responsibility on me that way.
You have the reputation o. being an
absolute genius when Il comes 20 or
dering delightful little dinners. Ever
since came. out I've been aching
a. eat one ~ them and I'm not g0r
Ing - let you slip out ~ a. ! We
everything ~ The world except boiled