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win Have 70 co.

The men without visible means Of sup
port who have made headquarters about
Houston saloons and gambling places will
have to depart from this city or so TO
work.
Chief Ellis has declared a war on what
is styled "tinhorn" sports and gamblers
and confidence men, and proposes to rid
Houston entirely Of the pest.
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Mont Belvleu, Texas, November 25.--
Nearly an Of the N chinsry Is on h; nd
here for Higgins standard on company'a
well No. p Boring is expected 70 begin
IA a few days. Mr. Higgins Is on tic
grounl. Ha staked on position f4r No
3 wcll on the Ninfree land Yesterday, aud
dispatched an agent 70 the Old river Saw
mill 70 order derrick lumber Mr.. Higgins
Informed The Post correspondents that no
expected 70 put eight wells down Ia thia
field right away.
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renans h New York.
Especial 10 The Post.

New York, November 20. The following
Texans are registered 10 New York;
Houston-W. L. Bowler, Herald Square.
Dsilas-M. Gates. l.. Perrin, Everett.
Austin-Miss J. Pease, Park Avenue
San Antonio-M Bleuyelt, Albermarle.
Texarkana-L. Forester. 81. Denis.
GaInesville-L. sheridan, Broadway Cen
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the women who with their own
efforts make home what it ought to
be for their children. Wine Of Car
dui imparts strength and tone to
the menstrual organs and never fails
TO benefit any trouble which attacks
and weakens women. IL any WON
an will take Wine of Cardui Just be-
fore the menstrual period she will
gain strength for her household du-
ties by avoiding all pain and sick
ness caused by irregularity. Wine
Of Cardui soothes the pain and is the
finest remedy for young girls, for
mothers and for women Of all ages
known to the science Of medicine.
All druggists sell Sl.00 bottles Of
Wine Of Cardui.
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WINE Of CARDUI.

estine upon which are located some very
promising Of indications. TIE contract - lis
Tor work to begin within sixty days, but
the company VIII prob bly, begin work
sooner than that time. A com letc drilling
outnt his alre dy been purchased and VIII
be moved from Sour Lake az soon as pos
Rihlo.
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Postoffioe Hours Today.

The postofhce VIII be open in all de-
partments until noon.
Carriers viii make the morning trips
only one trip in residence districts aud
three trips in business districts
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sea Lion. Bedner. Time i:liiS, @''N'
:, Eleven sixteenths Of mile. nprsa
~ TFnSsPeF' Golo Van Deutschland. Time
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when you come to Houston visit th'
Coney Islapd
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ONLY DINING CAR SERVICE
rHKouGH TEXAS By SOUTHERN PA
CIFIC.
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HAvANA.--Tbere was a general resuapl
tion of work Wednesday, except IA tie
case OF the clsagmAkers. who stlll hau
a few minor points under discussion.
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DINING CARS SERVE on DAYLIGHT
RUN, HOUSTON AND NEW ORLEANS
on SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
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WRECK m ILLINOIS.

ri, Bounded Curve at High Speed.
Ten Injured Two May Die.
Greenvile H., November 28.-while
rounding curve at high speed today a
Jacksonville and st. Louis passenger train
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ONLY DINING CAR SERVICE
THROUGH TEXAS BY SOUTHERN Pa
CIfIC4
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ones alone. That much applies 10 the rail
as well as the water shipments though for
some strange cause the rail- shipments are
equal the shipments in that way Of last
month, while the water shipments are
considerably lower The report for yes
terday as covered In the Enterprise, shows;
Cars, by rail, 800 barrels $500. Cars, by
water. IS; barrels 5000. Previous day cars,
800; barrels 4s,643 Total for the month,
cars. 1896, barrels zee 1875.
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Meet Jour friends At tbs coaey Ialana.
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Leave your baggage Al DE conc Igland.
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Contract for New Well Near Palestine
Palestine, Texas, November %. There
was very important meeting OF the al.
reetors Of the Palestine Mining and Pc
troleum company at the First National
bank here last night Al the meeting
a contract was closed with the Palestine
oil and Development company to sink a
well upon land owned by the former com
pany to depth Of 1000 feet unless oil
Is struck before that depth "a reached
The former company owns severe hun
dred acres OF land nine miles east Of Pal
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No. Isl East Fourth Street,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 6, 1907

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 6, 1902.
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What Hit Him.

Some years ago. while a gentleman
was walking from ST. James park to
Pail Mall on a bright afternoon in sum-
mer, he suddenly received a blow on
the shoulder which caused him to STUN
BILE, and at the same time he heard a
loud, cracking noise. On recovering
he looked around for his assailant, but
there was nobody visible except a po-
liceman, who was many yards away.
When the gentleman reached home,
his shoulder was examined, but no in
Jury could be found to account for the
pain in it. Soon afterward the servant.
who had taken away his masters out
door coat to brush it, brought back the
garment and pointed out that the nap
on the shoulder was pressed fat as II
a hot wire had been drawn across 1t.
Everything. In fact, pointed to the
probability that the wearer had been
struck by a meteor.
The incident might well be used as q
blackboard lesson for children-aye,
and for some grownup children, too
who imagine that shooting stars only
shoot in the dark.-Chambers' Journal
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Now. necessarily when the new girl
baby arrived there was much discus
sion among the members of the family
as to what her name should be.
1--WE will call her Geraldina," said
the fond mother.
why not call her Esmeralda p said
the first grandmother. 81 saw that
name in a story once and always want
ed to try it on a baby"
"Oh, murmured the second grand
mother, that would never do. Let us
call her Fanchon."
But don't you think Eltessa Is a
pretty name. and so odd. tooY put In
one of the aunts.
Excuse me, ladies'" ventured the
poor father, who sat near by, ''but you
seem to forget that we are trying to
find name for human being and not
for FIVE cent cigar" - Baltimore
American.
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OLD IDEAS ABOUT GEMS.
Pearls Were Thought to Be Dew
drops Caught by the Shell.

Pearls Were Thought to Be Dew.
drops Caught by the Shell.
The Indians called rock crystal an
''unripe diamond" and until the begin
ming of the eighteenth century India
was thought to be the only land which
produced that precious stone. 1t was
not, therefore, until the discovery of
India that the diamond was known to
us. Yet as far back as 500 B. G. a
"didactic history of precious stones
was written, and in Pliny's time the
supply must have been plentiful, as he
wrote, 1--WE drink out of a mass of
gems, and our drinking vessels are
formed of emeralds." We are also told
that Nero aided his weak sight by
spectacles made of emeralds.
But is very difficult to determine
whence all the gems came, as discoV-
erers took care to leave no record. The
nations who traded in them were
afraid Of their whereabouts being
known, and even the most ancient mer-
chants would not disclose any definite
locale. All sorts Of myths have ac-
COA0AuSAJ cpi uA6 UP NOhSCA hAAS ShC
origin of gems Diamond" was the
name given to a youth who was turned
into the hardest and most brilliant Of
substances to preserve him from ''the
ills that flesh Is heir to-" Amethyst
was a beautiful nymph beloved by
Bacchus, but saved from him by Dr.
ana, who changed Amethyst into a
gem, whereupon Bacchus turned the
gem into wine color and endowed the
wearer with the gift of preservation
from intoxication.
The pearl was thought to be dew
drop the shell had opened to receive.
Amber was said to be honey melted by
the sun, dropped into the sea and con-
gealed. According to the Talmud, Noah
had no lighi in the ark but that which
came from precious stones.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
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HELPING OUT THE HERO.
A Realistic Scene That Was Not
Down ON the Playbill.

A Realistic Scene That Was Not
Down ON the PlaybilI.
In the old days, when certain Tex
as city was not exactly the charming
place it Is now. was playing In Mon
te-Christo" to a crowded house. All
afternoon the cowboy of his type Of
the day had been coming into town for
the performance. l could see him well
In evidence in the front row of the bal
cony, his skin jacket shining and his
pistols elistening in his belt. The arch
villain was facing his fate in the final
act, and spoke my lines. Your time
has cone" Suddenly a cowboy stood
up In the front rank in the balcony,
drew his pistol and drew bead on the
villain of the piece. 'If you don't fix
him." rang out his voice, 81 willP'
There he stood ready to put the threat
into execution.
xiii me quicki Kill me quickv'
cried my fellow actor under his breath
trembling at the prospect of more re-
alistic end from the gentleman in the
balcony. But the joke was too good a
one for that. l prolonged the duel as
much as possible, but presently the
arch villain took his first plausible op
portunity to expire at my feet.
'That's right; served him right II
you hadn't done it, l wouldw came ap-
provins;ly from the voice in the bal
cony.
But that circumstance lessened nv
chances to get any one to play the part
later. Actors would come to me fol-
an engagement in the Villains role and
ask, "Are you going to play in Texas
next year, Mr.. O'NeillY'
Eyes"
"Thank you'll"
That would be the end of it, for each
would say, Good dayr'-James O'Neill
in Saturday Evening Post.
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THE PHALANx.
Its Form alton In the Military Meth
DDS of Ancient Greece.

It's Formation In the Military Meth
DDS of Ancient Greece.
A phalanx In the military affairs Of
Greece was square battalion or body
of soldiers formed In ranks and files
compact and deep with their shields
Joined and pixies crossing each other so
~ t. render 1t almost impossible to
break it. At first the phalanx consisted
of 1000 men, but this number was aft
erward doubled by Philip of Macedon.
and the double phalanx Is hence often
called the Macedonian phalanx. Poly
bus describes it thus:
1T was a square of pikemen, con-
sisting of 16 In flank and 500 in front.
The soldiers stood so close together
that the pixies of the fifth rank extend
ed three feet beyond the front. The
rest, whose pixies were not serviceable
owing to their distance from the front,
couched them upon the shoulders Of
those who stood before them and, so
locking them together In file, pressed
forward to support and push on the
former rank, by which means the as
sault was rendered more violent and
irresistible" The spears of those be-
hind also stopped the missiles of the
enemy. Each mans pike was twenty
three feet long. The word phalanx Is
also used for any combination of peo-
pie distinguished for solidity and firm
ness. A grand phalanx consisted Of
1884 men.
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There are many very good people,
people of irreproachabIe character. who
are never liked because of their want
Of tact. They are hospitable and like to
entertain, but they ask known enemies
to little family dinner. They expose
all their little household economies to
their guests. They never "spoil story
for relations sake" If guests are of
different religions or politics, they in
troduce the subjects and give most de-
cided views which do not convince and
only il.ritate. A lady is told that her
hat is unbecoming or a man that he
made bad speech. They never have
any appreciation of the fitness OF
things.
Tact is of great Importance If one
would be agreeable or retain friends. A
man without tact can never exert a
strong influence. He can never become
a great leader. Tact is needed in every
calling In life.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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UPSET THEIR PLANS.
fhe Story of q Hurry Call For .
New York Ambulance.

New York Ambulance.
A young physician tells an amusing
experience of the days of his ambu-
lance service. A hurry call was re-
ceived one day, and he with the am
bulance was dispatched with great
haste to a tenement in one of the poor
er parts of the city. He climbed sew
eral flights Of stairs and found at the
top a family gathered in dismantled
room, surrounded by their goods and
chattels, evidently ready to move.
The patient had bee" burned, the
doctor knew, but he failed to discover
signs Of one until the mother of the
family explained that she was the vic
tim and amiably volunteered the in
formation that she was ready to go to
the hospital at any time. She was a
remarkably healthy accident case, and
the young physician explained that he
would have to make an examination
and learn the true nature Of her inju-
ries before taking her off.
She demurred somewhat wrathfully
at this, but finally uncovered one arm,
Wuere WAS 10 Dt seen Ddu Dul AOl
serious burn of week before. 1t was
not burn requiring hospital treat
ment. and the doctor departed, severe
tongue flashing from the would be pa
tient following him as he hurried down
the stair, glad to get OF with nothing
more serious.
The woman's wrath had good cause,
he found upon inquiry. The family had
been dispossessed, and it had been de-
cided that the husband and children
should so for time to one of his rela-
lives. while the wife would seek refuge
In the hospital. In this way they would
tide oyei. their troubles, but the doctors
unforeseen refusal to play his part had
upset their plans seriously.-New York
Times.
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AN ARTIST OF NERVE.
AemarkabIe Daring and Goodness In
an Alpine Accident.

Aemarkable Daring and Goodness In
an Alpine Accident.
The architect Violet lie Due was one
day on the Schwarzenberg glacier at
a height of about 1900 feet, accompa-
MED by Baptiste, the guide, who
marched in front. The two men were
attached to each other by a rope, as is
usual in Alpine mountaineering.
The guide had passed over a
crevasse, but when NJ. Violet lie Due
attempted to cross 1t he failed and fell
into the abyss. The guide tried to pull
him out, but instead he found himself
gradually descending.
The architect perceived that his COM
panion, If he persisted in the attempt
to save him, would surely share his
fate, and he asked If Baptiste had a
family.
"A wife and children" was the an
swer.
''Then," said Violet lie Due quietly,
II shall cut the rope"
He did SO and fell, but block OF
ice thirty feet lower down stopped his
descent. When Baptiste saw this and
that for time the danger was lessen
ed, he went in search of help and re-
turned with four stout peasants. Three
hours afterward Violet lie Due was ex-
treated.
In spite Of his perilous position the
ruling passion was strong with the art
list, for, although he was almost COW
cred with icicles from the dripping wa
ter, he had contrived to make drawings
Of the novel effects he was able to
perceive.
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ARTIFICIAL Teeth.

Any one who may contemplate the
boss Of all or most Of his teeth by ex-
traction, that plate may be worn,
would do well to consider before the
opportunity passes whether it is not
Infinitely preferable to retain teeth pro-
vided by nature. rooted as they are a
half inch in the jawbone. rather than
possess plate covering the roof Of
the mouth and with substitutes at
tached to it at best only set on top Of
the gums, says physician. The as
Bertion is all moonshine that the pos
SCISSOR Of plate will masticate food as
well as his or her neighbor with sound
teeth. One might as well attempt the
extraction Of sunbeams from cucum-
bers as to expect it.
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A Dresden paper relates an amusing
anecdote. An old gentleman, a mem
Der of the landtag, lately slightly hurt
his finger. Not troubling to go to his
doctor, he asked a medical colleague
what he ought to do and was told to
give his finger "soap bath" On the
following day he was much surprised
to receive from his friend a note for
medical consultation; the amount, 10
marks"
He then spoke to another colleague,
q lawyer, complaining. His legal
friend said it was strange conduct;
but, should it come to legal question,
he would be obliged to pay and had
better do SO at once. The day after
the old gentleman's establishment was
still greater on receiving from this
friend a note claiming 10 marks for
illegal advice"
Quite angry, he appealed to the com
mission, body which settles all per
sonal disputes of the members Of the
landtag. What was his disgust when
the commission found that he had be-
haved badly in refusing just demands
and condemned him to make amends
by paying the fine of basket of cham.
pagnel The finger, which was mean
time perfectly healed, had cost him
dear.
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Patchwork of Pictures.

OF all the quaint and varied sights
shown to the passing stranger, says
Navy and Army, perhaps there is none
more attractive than the officers quar-
tiers In the main guard of the citadel of
Valetta. Long ago some officer, find
ing the time hang heavy on his hands
and having in him besides a turn for
sketching, bethought him to draw upon
the bare yellow washed wall of his I'M
garnished room a picture In colors.
The next officer probably thought he
could do as well or better, and he, too,
left his handiwork upon the walls, and
as years rolled by there grew up a
custom, now firmly established, for ev-
cry regiment serving in Malta and do
ing main guard duty to leave behind
remembrance of itself in the shape of a
sketch on the walls in pencil. chalk or
paint. Thus now, instead of plain, un-
lovely walls, exists this quaint irregu-
lar patchwork of pictures, well known
throughout the services and to those
who use this highway to the east
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EvADING THE LAW.


XA0 pictures Oh Flylmk DlI0H IN -
Mohammed Mosque.
According to one of the tenets of the
Mohammedan religion, it Is sin to
make picture of any living thing. The
elaborate decorations of the palaces
and mosques OF the east are almost ex-
clusively made up of ingeniously inter-
laced geometric designs, arabesques or
flowers, intefmixed with sentences Of
the Koran.
There is belief among Mussulmans
that at the day of judgment Allah will
demand that the artist who has made
the image of living thing shall endow
that image with life and that, failing to
do this, the artist will be sent to perdi-
tion for his sin.
A gentleman who visited a mosque In
Algiers found that the tiles with which
the building is decorated, which are
very old and beautiful, are adorned
with flights of birds. He expressed sur
prise at this and asked If the command
against such representation were a
modern edict.
~Oh, no." answered the pious Alge-
rian to whom he addressed the ques-
ton. "These are not pictures Of living
BIRDS"
But they are painted as II flying
across the tiles" the other said in some
establishment.
EYES," the Mussulman replied, "but
do you not see that about the neck Of
each there is fine black liner That is
to show that the artist painted only
dead birds, and the command of the
Koran is not violated"
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''You button your collar the wrong
way" said the salesman as he was
selling neckwear to customer.
GLOW is thatY
'sYou have buttoned the right side
last. Now. when you go to take 1t of
you will have to tug at the end of the
collar and crumple 1t, because you
can't get proper hold of it. but If you
had the left end on top you could get
it off easily, then loosen the collar be-
hind, and the right end could be easily
detached. That's why men have so
much trouble taking off well laundered
collars. Remember to fasten the right
side first and then the left, and you
will save your collars and your tenn
per-"
81 never supposed there was right
and wrong way of putting on col
lars"
''Try both ways and you will see."-
New York Times.
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Astronomical solutions.

Though 300 years have elapsed since
the death of Tycho Brahe, it appears
that we are in many lines almost as
far from the ultimate goal as when he
began the great work of exploring the
skies before the days of Kepler, when
all Europe was slumbering in intellec-
tual darkness. The science of the stars
indeed has been refined and perfected
in an unparalleled degree and infinitely
extended in all directions. but with the
bounds of darkness pushed back step
by step the goal is not and never will
be in sight An infinity of objects and
causes and an endless variety of phe-
nomena are yet to be explored, and the
work of the mind is rather process
Of development to the perfect under
standing of the universe than the solu-
ton Of a simple mathematical problem.
Atlantic Monthly.
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"Down in Greensboro" said a citizen
Of that North Carolina town, 81 knew
three 'drummers.' They seemed to be
boon companions. The first one travel
ed for large brewing company in Bal
timore. and the second represented a
wholesale drughouse in the west.
These two men. while going through
the south. fell in with man who was
selling collins to undertakes in the
country towns. When the trio reached
Greensboro to spend Sunday-you
know all the 'drummers' come into
Greensboro to spend Sunday-they had
already been christened the three DIS
Drinks. Drugs and Death.-New York
Press.