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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-16
BIDS AND PRoposALs.

BIDS WANTED Bids are Invited for the
following road and bridge work to bs
done aud performed In accordance with
psns ofs ana spes,scs alton, now on sls n
plicants. for copies Of specifications VIII
he required TO deposit with the county
surveyor 81 as an evidence Of good faith.
said amount 10 he returned VII ~ bid i
filed or copy Of specifications returned.
BIDS are wanted upon the :a,nwing woik
and each bid must be accompanied by n
certified check in the sum " $50 made
payable to the order Of the bidder aud
by him Endorsed, said amount to he for
feited by tho successful bidder failing
10 enter into contract after the award.
The work 70 be let Is MS follows;
The scraping aud painting az all steel
aud iron bridges belonging to Harris
county and which have not been painted
within the past six months.
The steel bridge n concrete piers over
Cypress creek twenty-four miles from
Houston on the Washington county road
Repair Of the Harrisburg road from the
city limits OF Houston 10 the second
crossing OF the Gali eston Houston and
Northern Railway company, being dis
lance Of four and thifty-nine one bun
earthwork, brick work, etc.
The construction Of four az concrete
arch culvcrts on the Washington county
road between the tenth and eighteenth
mile posts and the laying OF twenty-four
walls
" the CONSTRUCTION OF hNe kal concrete
arches of from twenty (20l to forty (40)
rect dimensions over Cypress creek.
For the construction OF a drainage
canal Ia or near Huffman settlement.
BIDS for the above work win be opened
ana passed upon by the commissioners
court at u special session thereof at IL
o'clock H. m. on Saturday, April 10, 1907,
but the right is reserved IL reject any
and all bids and all bids submitted must
be on condition that the successful hid
der VIII enter into performance bond
in the sum equal to Que fourth IA Of
the amount of his bid
Bids must be sealed and upon the out
side Of the enyelone containing the bid
the bidder viii write his name and in
dictate the work bid upon,
Il. II. Vasmer.
County Judge Harris County, Texas
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NOTICE no CONTRACTORS Sealed pro.
ppsCs will be received ny A. l.. Bow
ers, mayor city of Palestine, Texas, until
y o'clock noon on the 2Sth day OF April,
lhW'. for constructing street pavemJntS
"a SAID city Of Palestine Form of pfn-
posuls copies of specification aud instiuc.
llohs 70 contractors may be obtained from
tho said A. H. Bowers, mayor OF Palps.
can be seen at said A l.. Bowers oflieo.
Palestine, Texas. Each bid must he
acc1mr anleh ny certified check on any
National bank for $1,000 payable 80 tho
nlaNur 81 Palestine, rs . guarantee Of
good faith The city Of Palestine 70.
serves the right To- reject any ana an
bids. Address A. l.. Bowers, nayor or
Palestine, Texas. 20
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stgndard ' groR ar efe o" GSpoaa oraeTs
Der ed 5xc; Lomisigna yellow goV ca r P AND
'40' 'no'ee' 1c'
pponTrru
prre,,.,x. ~ h'i'U ~ ~ ,.,.
pond 1i1f' W = Urine leAaS' @2a-S' per
- BEANS Imported navy beans, 3Ssq3Ac;
R9T9n. &c; English died. Ssc pnE -iei
9 Csi,S e}ed, &C. N!{rlhsan navy ~.
4q Iai ,Y T12 $50 per hpSOs'; coliforhii
90 BUTTER TIE, Blue Sta5 5 25a2G1 dairy. egg
~ $1,000 ieAn5 oriehs,
Lincoln prints, 1870; Dais} solids, 16ai7c;
TAI ono ,nd ypT rn 10 o. ~
Stote sncciaI SO. snccioi Nm S+,, ~
F ag 65P GS,ab5 r,dRs PgI2 oo 1S liz S" n Nv
G or,nts " E 9g1 creoor rToS so,id ia
ppa,nt,v b,,ttar in p1iIs 10I2oc
GABnAGEN1i57i&c
/. C,IJ TtSSIE Wisconsin, mn cream rolls Inc.
Wisconsin fnil cream daisies. t4lat5l5c,
WifcopFIn hair cream. 12I6i1Sc.
EGGS KANSAS 80 Texas 15c.
2 g i NAOi-Ne"' IN n''' pa'Fe'S' S''0o@
ONIONS Per pound, 3l2GSGc.
PEPPER hilp. new, l5nlGc per pound;
black Singapore. 15c
POTATOES - Colorado seed potatoes,
81. o50I1 40
EENl5TS-1umho. ncr pound Tm7Ac;
fancy band nickod No /. 5l5@Gc
PECANS-New Texas. per pound, foa12c.
ao pG5ST]ITTRY- Chickens hens good 81 ssa
& 3Ga8 GE o miEeG i' ts So So C cnc
inrge Kid 81 sG5j5 90. dpcbI ARE M wMf
. n nocso IN fcafIorod e; engS4 5oe
fr 'I hens ~ 0pgi5 90, trr,oyst ~
binrs go 0oSi15 no 49,
hEi ~ noi ~ nnshn a6H yf ~
o 1V@ gus Fi''' '''' ''~''"''e ~
TOM ATOES- Mexican 6-hasket crate
50 ! { { : !; co,., oonn,r, 49, ,,,,,, o,
4, tn,. ~ o"nI,y' per ouncn' 20
V'so'' '''V'''"S ~ q''-'''
rpTryTS
-
APPLES Missouri Pippins' S6' other
BANANAS Loose S1e5@175; packed
s. @,t,,;oAv1rrs For gao, -, Inn e. ,,,a
3 q; less ,qoantities' $500. 90 -o,.o -
d dP on s. Mesfa g, S. 2s9a 90 @ %
,S ST ~ -cfste . quarts Sis
np,rn anr,irs IN xr,,rs
APPLEs- Fancy cyaporatea' o9,ID boxes
cartons, choice, 93.a 49, choice eyaporated
HPRfCoTS Per In ioose 1o1ha11c.
CITRoNmI!in1 i9lb boxes, l+e os .,,,s
s,l1,ds IN c,fons Mi
O7f 6S1TtsLI.Ib S''l pasIagess e iyasc Fard
Az. a.. u,llpwei hntk 60.b boIes
daa,fes' 'c' n''io"e" ""'N' W." ''
'JEEIf,s- Tmnorted 12l5df5c
PEACHES|Choice new stock. s%ta9c.
~ Il ,s3a1i ~, in hoyes III ratsins
.9Si "a? a'crown. L. N raisins' sob boxes.
9II tHS q croNtn i III '5s.SjSc
| ''PRIf% ES-t'alifornia QO-lO0s Sc; So9Os
/ e62ge So U'o"s' w
NUTS Brazil, l6dl7c per ID; hlberts,
! Sicily, l3c: California walnuts l3dl4e;
peanuts, fancy hand picked oIg4ooi NO
| gona' 1Odi7c per ID In sacks; California
almonds. Toe; pecans, s@10c according TO
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CORN CHOPS Pnre. 81 4s6at 30.
OATS No , mlxed. sscked. 55c; No
PC Texas red rust proof oats. sacked ste.
CORN No. mixed. sacked, SEE. M. 2
white, sacked. S5c
!, hay choice alfalfa sli. TiYi5 ~. choice
,nno'hT, SIS 0OQlS "a; South Texas arairic
nay ~ .n0Ql 10 .0o, North Texas and Terri
tory hav St4 OfssftR "a
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builders on carloads of Trinity river
huildlng sand, sharp and white sand:
write for priees w s. Deery & Co..
Office No. ZIG Main street, Houston,
Texas; sand pit Liberty, Texas 4ls
BIDS Will he received at nv Office In
Liberty up to p. m, April 10, for m
iron fence around the court house In
Liberty NJ p. Reyburn, County Judge:
Liberty County. ID
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HARDWARE

WIRE NAILS S29s base per keg.
lsAkBED WIRE Galvanized, Glidden,
$3.50 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker, S3SJ
per lON Tbs
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GRAIN AND Hay.

Quotations for carload lots delivered o.
trScts Houston or other points, taxing
ssh,e rete. Dealers charge frem store "a loe
per 100 or more en bran. 2n3s per nusnei VI
oats and corn, logioc Pc, w on az hA''
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Houston, Texas, April 15:-Liverpool
cables did not begin to come up to cxpecta
tions today, futures showing slight loss
as compared with Yesterday, instead OF re-
spending to the advance in American cen
ters, aud spots closed down 1.32 On sales
Of only 5000 bales the lightest business for
sons time
The domestic news was rather mixed;
the movement while lighter than last year,
Vas heavier than eXpectcd Al the, same
Tine the estimates for Houston and New
Orleans tomorrow were ntrinsically larger
than Looked for.
New York opened steady at | to lower,
in sympathy with the easy Liverpool ca.
bes. Following the call the market rose
steadily 4 To t. points under covering by
shorts, who we're frightened by the report
which gained currency to the effect that
the strong interests Identified with the
hull clique wnu.d stop NIL the tenders on
May and cnll 70" all The cotton on Goa
tracts in that option The heavy Houston
estimate gave slight setback Of to
points, hut later there was further nd
vance on continued support from bulls.
The close was steady. The movement is
rather too heavy for any material advance
IN he scored, unless there should he some
manipulation in May In this case thnre
is nothing to do hut to let near months
severely alone If mannuiCton takea
charge of the market SHARP fluctuations are
likely in either direction The most dis
rant positions were unfavorahly affected TO
day by the favorable crop report. which
noted that planting was progressing wen
west of the Mississippi, aud that II was
We'll under WAY in Alabama. Georgia and
the Carollnas. II, r Morris n Co
CarqiI g. Richardson's Letter
Houston, Texas, April u The bulls
in cotton succeeded in cutting few
more notches in their staf today The
movement was against them, being rather
heavy, but had only a momentary effect.
and excellent demand for spots at full quo
tltions causing the New orleans market to
rule very firm and New York following
Liverpool was about as expected, CLOSING
unchanged from Yesterday. and IL due to
be Ia 364ths higher tomorrow The
extent to the growing belief that this crop
win not turn ont nearly SO large as the
trade has been led to expect a few weeks
since prominent bears werO offering to
wager on lo,Tac00o a few DAYS snce they
took some bets against ~. 500 900 and ar,
People who are taking great deal of int 4
est in tho market AZ this time have mon
securing the cotton belt trVinC 10 deter
mine by actual count how much cotton Is
back. and these reports are so universally
hulish rs 10 make the publication Of them
look ridiculous. MANY of the host post al
operators are contending today that TIE
bureaus figure will he proven nearly coz.
rect st the end Of the season, and should
this he the case there is no te,lng how
high cotton viii sell. In New orleans the
bull houses are said to he rcady TO take
ali cotton on contracts bought and W tn
the Wall street crowd again hullng tho
near months IN New York. II looks ycrt
much that there will he fireworks ahead.
Cargll q Richardson.
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quarters, $s00dl0.00, according to grade.
STARCH standard goods; Pearl. Il, 40.
III boxes, 4l4M4%c Royal Gloss or Archer.
bulk. 4Am5c; Nickel 100 packages, per box.
~ lOm3.l5 corn starch, 5Ac per Id. 20 and
40-lh boxes
UGAR-Quotations are for small lots,
special rates are given on carload orders.
standard granulitcd, &c; cubes and now
dele ed. 5Bc; Louisiana yellow, clarified aad
fancy, 4Aci choice, &C.
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BUSINESS CHANGES.


PATENT $1,000 annually AT low figure
for 500 cash LaBauve, 1916 Freeman,
HOUSTON. - ~
FOR SALE Flrsf class tea, coffee, candy
and fruit business for sale, owing o
death Of partner; central portion ciyi
rice. growing trade; -, price 500. A. j.
Davless Palestine, Texas. III
NATIVE TEXAN now employed in Ala.
hama desires 70 return 90 Houston aud
viii invest 500 to $500 with services
To some established business. ono paying
salary preferred. Is an experienced
strictly temperate. familiar with banking
general merchandise and lumber. Ad
dress Dixie, care this ofnce ].
FOR SALE Half Interest IN newspaper
pIant aud business; best bargain in Texas
only paper at county, seat; new railTos
railroads; cheap. James T. Denton, An
derson. TeAas. u
REAi, ESTATE BUSINESS Established
trade good location; nice offiee; snap. olt
T. Houston street, San Antonio, Texas
A STOCK of furniture and underIakers
goods for sale In good live l9Wn IN
Central Texas; no competition; hne loea-
ton for the right man: Will invoice about
$500, Address Boz u this ofnee %
SECOND HAND FURNITURE business,
well established best location In lfous-
ton; good reason for selling. Box y,
this ufdce. ~
ANY TOWN WANTING water works elee-
tric lights, or anything from a canning
factory 10 cotton mill, should write
us We organize and hnance Industrial
companies Agents wanted o,ergwhere.
The Southwestern Promoting Co.. Wilson
building. Houston, Texas. u
FOR SALE OR RENT-Tbc Houstou
Heights woodworking plant: two-stofy
equipped with iDaehinery; side track; city
water. etc. o. u. Carter. 10 Msin 81.
Houston. Il
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids
WIZ be received for tho erection of
passenger depol at Austin. Texas. for the
houston aud Texas Central Railroad Com.
pany, on or before - o'clock noon On
saturday, the 18Th OF April. 1907 at the
othco of and addressed to j n Miller,
Manager Houston Texas. and all bids
50 received viii be opened Immediately
hereafter; Plans and specifications OF
said building may be seen and form OF
proposal can be had at the office Of ole
j, lorehn. architect. Bin2 building, Hous-
ton, Texas, and at the office Of j. T..
OConnor, architect, sampson bulldog,
Austin, Texas, The work ia he let In two
Sanarate and distinct parts as follows:
Tho general work and he plumbing. sew.
eFlng and electric work and each and
every bidder will be required 10 inclose
In favor ~ william II. Field, treasurer,
for the sum Of ave 80 per cent Of the
total amount Of his hid ms liquidated dam
ages IN case successful bidder fails to
make bond as per specifications The
manager reserves the right to reject any
aud a.! bids j y Miller, Manager, 4.
" Kellogg Engineer Maintenance Of
WAY. ole ! Lorehn, Architect 10
NOTlCE TO CONTBACT0RS- Sealed bids
viii he received for the erection OF
passenger depot al wBxahachie. Texas.
for The Houston and Texas Central Rail
road Company, on or before o'rloek
1902 AZ the office OF and addressed 10
!. y, Miller Manager, Houston. Texas,
ana Hll bids So received will he opened
Immediately thereafter
Plans ana specifications NJ said build.
ing may he seen, md form NJ proposal
can he had Of the office NJ ole ] In.
REIN Architect Binz Bldg Houston,
Texas, md AZ The offce N Hans Holland,
Division Engineer, WaSshachie. TEXAS
The work 10 he iet In two separate
snd distinct parts, as follows The gen.
eraI work. 0nd the plumbing ard sewer-
ing. and each and every bidder win be
required 90 enclose with his proposal
certified check drawn in favor AZ VII
liam H. Field Treasurer, for the sum NJ
hve ~ per cent of the total amount nj
his bid as liquidated damages In case
successful bidder fails IN make bond as
per specihCntlons
The manager reserves the right to re.
jet any and all bids.
j. n. MILLER. Manager:
A. V, KELLOGG Engineer N. OF w,
OLLIE I L0REliN. Architect. 10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Bids viii
University a. Texas al Austin, Texas.
until II o'clock noon April 1s 1902. for
the erection and completion of four.
story brick building for girls dormitorv
AZ Austin. Plans, specifications and
terms can he seen In the hands Of coug.
lin & Ayres, architects. san Antonio;
James p, clark, proctor, Austin; Dr..
Allen ], Smith. dean Medical college. Gnl-
weston and r.. q. H. saner university
land agent, Dallas, Texas Checks, bond
and satisfactory references required, r.
S. Henderson, chairman hoard OF regents
AIS
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HOUSTON CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

/ HnplrisOn OF these quotations shows
~ advantages in favor of Houston as
iiesse market When the buyer consid.
The benefits 10 be derived from Hous.
Is freight rates he will find that even
M the quotable figures Mt other mar
q are over the price finally paid is
rsisllg greater. The prices are those rul.
among Houston Wholesale merchants.
ne revised daily.
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METALS.


white lead, per ewt, strictly pure 800 80.
;l'Srnentf,e ner case, two 5-gallon eanF;
81 3: barrel lote, Ace per gallon. Ainer az
paints, zoe per gallon. Window gas, r ~
os, c,.t s1 10 Ifuseed OIL best, beilelj
69a7oc Ready mixed house paints, SlU Ovsi
i "a Der gallon. according to brand mlher ~
paints. Goo per gallon. MlhnoW sinss'
hnn % nor cent of JannaIy list.
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FHARMACISr GRADUATE Several years
experience; single. sober first class Pre-.
salesman desires situation Address phar.
mecisi, this office is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-16

YOUNG MAN, experienced In hookkeep-
Ing and as salesman, wants position; VIII
work az anything honorable Address
JAS Mckelvy, Mulliu, Texas. %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-16

SITUATION wanted by coiorcd girl as
nurse. Apply TO 200 Saulnicr street. is
WE WANT employment Tor sewing we
are we'll experienced In this work. two
roored girls Address 5000. this office Is
EXPERIENCED young lady wishes book
keeping and office work. 6Osa this Of
hcc ia
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NpflCE TO CoNTBACT0RS- Sealed bids
wiz he received for the erection OF
passenger depot OF w8xaharhie Texas
for The Houston and Texas Central Rail.
road COMPANY, on or before = o'cloek
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-16
SITUATIONS FEMALE.

SITUATION By colored woman to cook or
cbambcrmaid. by the week; willing 10
work give satisfaction. Address B013,
this ufhCe. ~
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WANrED.A job working. attending 10
Nonr horse aud buggy working In flower
ward, washing dishes, 1919 Texas avenue.
~
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WANTED Position in office grocery, col
Letting, watrhman, anything; am steady
aud we'll educated; city references, Ad-
dress W. e., this office IS
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POSITION wanted by unmarried German
for any store OF office work. Best refer
ences six years experience Ia book aud
lice, II
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-15
WITH AK AND BLOCK.
Criminal Executions Tn Prussia Still
 Performed by the Headsnaan.

Seventeenth century methods still prevail in Prussia in the matter of the execution of criminals. The man sen fenced there to suffer capital punish rpent is led to the fatal block, and his head is chopped off with identically the same sort of ax as that which was used to put period to the career of Charles I. in the Tower of London on that fateful 30th of January 252 years ago. Practically the only difference between the twentieth century execu- tion and that of the time of Cromwell is that the condemned is not put to death publicly.
 In many parts of the German empire the guillotine has taken the place of the gallows and the block but in Prus. sia old fashioned justice clings tena- ciously to the old fashions, and not the rope nor the automatic knife nor the power of electricity has been able to displace the broadax as the laws off cial implement of death. The only concession made to modern sentiment is in the garb of the eXecutioner.
 This functionary does not. as in the earlier times, dress in doublet and hose and hide his ensanguined identity be- hind frightsome mask. Instead. he appears at the execution garbed in frock coat of somber hue and correct cut, and he wears upon his head. even when delivering the death stroke, tall silk hat. His three assistants are sim ilarly attired.
 Why this garb was chosen no one can say authoritatively. It is one of those things the origin of which ap- pears to have been forgotten with the originators. But it is the lawful cos tune, prescribed ill the regulations, which apply also to the twelve civil ian witnesses who must attend m ex- ecution, with the result that stranger witness is unable to say until the aX has fallen which of the other fifteen silk halted. frock coated individuals grouped about him is the man who iune hu Anoth Nov. v~-'- u--~-
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-15
RYE BREAD AND COFFEE.
This Is the Staple Food of Working
 men In Germany.


 The workingman in Germany must have coffee, and plenty of it, and lit tie meat. Butter Is practically un- known to him, lard being used in its stead. He rarely uses milk, eggs or white flour. and he never thinks of buying any of the better cuts of meat. Canned goods familiar to every Amer lean worker, are absolutely unknown to him.
 His staple food is rye bread, which he buys in enormous loaves. His wife or his little girl goes to market for this bread and brings it home clasped in her arms unwrapped. have seen a little tot of towheaded girl stagger- ing homeward with loaf almost as big as she was, and as she walked she Cnawed lustily at the finty end of the loaf. Indeed I have heard 1t said that the eating of this hard crusted bread gives the German workman teeth of unequaled excellence.
 And this bread is good, thoroughly good. The government, which super NlScS cNcl tIlut, anu NNNiy bOpy, the rye bread of the people with jeai- ous care. The bakers are watched, compelled to give full weight and make good bread. I have eaten it in num- Der of different towns. and 1t was al ways sweet to the taste and whole some This bread is fairly cheap, cost. ing usually from 35 to 50 pfennigs @ to 12 cents) loaf, though 1t, too, has risen in price with increased demand.
 Upon this great loaf the German em- pire may be said to rest. All Germany has grown up on It. In one form it is the basic ration of the German army, and many peasant can live very well for a considerable time though he has nothing else to eat.-Outlook.
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-15

turies and is older than history itself, yet very few outside of
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-15

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The Washington times., 1902-06-20
S4,667,00O IN NEW YORK
CITY STOCK FOR SALE
Offer by Comptroller Grant-Bears
Three and One-half Per
Cent Interest.

Comptroller Edward NJ Grant. of the
city of New York, offers for sale 81 667 900
of 3s per cent corporate stock Of the city
of New York.
The stock is payable in gold. is ex-
empt from all taxation in New York.
except for State purposes, and is per-
mitted as an investment in the State
by executors and others holding trust
funds.
Proposals for the stock will be re-
ceived at the Office of the comptroller,
$50 Broadway, New York, until June &c
at o'clock p. m.
The stock is TO be used as follows:
So 900, coo for the construction Of the
rapid transit commission; 81 900, coo for
the repaving of streets, S167, 900 for the
construction OF sewers and 100000 for
the new aqueduct.
Interest on the first three lots is
payable in May and November and on
the last lot in April and October.
The conditions of the sale are that no
proposal will be accepted for less than
par; per cent of every bid must be in
closed in certified check; If the highest
bidder or bidders shall fail to take up
stock offered TO him his guarantee check
shall be forfeited; portion only of the
amount Of stock bid for may be awarded:
preference will be given to the smaller
bidders.