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DEATH ROLL.
Mr.. John F. Weiss.

Mr. John r Weiss, aged 20 years. died
at his home. No: 1906 Bingham street, last
evening M s o'clock. Mr. Weiss wns born
in Bavaria Germany In 1893, and came 10
this country I'm iSi9. Two years later he
came 10 Houston and has made this city
his home ever since He served ia the
Confederate army under General Magruder
aud being n wheelwrigbt. was put In
charge ~ the cannon. He was engayeA Ia
the grocery business in this city for many
years. but retired from business altogether
about ten years ago. His sons and daugh-
tiers are an knights aud Ladies' 81 .he
Maccabccs. although the deceased was nof
member Of any order. lie leaves a wife
and six children. three sons. j. T. Weiss
Jr.. Charles Weiss and =. A. Weiss ana
three daughters Mrs r. J. DeYOun9 MIS-
w J. GanEler and Mir. II. l. HUBBLE. The
funeral services will be held from the resi-
dence this afternoon AZ 4 o'clock Rev. vii
liam Blasberg conducting the same Burial
In Glenwood cemetery The following gen-
tiemen have been selected as pallbearcrs.
Jacob Hornberger, Phillp Carson, John
Schmidt Sr
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attn Rewarded.

Lippincotts Magazine.
Substantial answers 10 prayer are child.
hoods foudest expectations.
Bob wanted drum, and asked his moth
or to get him one.
His mother answered that II be would
De good boy for three days aud pray 10
God for II, he probably would give him
one.
'.Do you think ne would. honesty asked
Rob.
Yes, J think he would"
well. then. I'll he good for three days
aad then III ask him.
He kept his promise. and his mother pur.
chased q drum TO reward his faith on
the evening Of tue third day Rob PRAYED
earnestly, and wound up With aud now,
do please send that drum"
His riOther heard him. While be silent
sac placed the drum upon his bed
When he wnkened In the morning he
gazed at u In establishment, then eK
claimed, where In the dickens did God
get that drum"
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LIE NEw NAVAL SERBIAN.
He Is a Bachelor, Short and Stocky
With Broad Shoulders.

ne Is a Bachelor, Short and Stocky
With Broad Shoulders.
Congressman Moody. the successor Of
Mr.. Long az SECRETARY OF the navy. was
born 10 Newbury. Mass, in 1853. and was
educated at Phillips Exeter academy aud
Harvard. From 1890 TO 1898 he was dis
trict attorney for the Eastern district OF
Massachusetts,, and was elected 10 congress
from the Sixth Massachusetts district In
1893. lie first distinguished himself in the
house as member OF the committee on
elections. He Is laborious man, with
fine physical constitution and sound ana
strong understanding lie is not bril-
liant man He Is no orator. lie can write
better report than he can make speech.
Moody Is bachelor. lie has always
had bachelor apartments in Washington.
and through one congressional session he
and Representative Gillette hired house
together and kept bachelors hall. He Is q
member Of the Metropolitan club and sueh
time as lie spends In the club Is all the
social relaxation he allows himself or cares
for. Al home, in Massachusetts, Moody
ranks high as n lawyer and In the long
recesses Of congress he devotes himself 20
his profession, although there Is never a
time when he IN not studying legislative
thoroughly for his public duties. During
one long recess he carried home all the
books he could find on parliamentary usage,
and when he came back for the next Scs
sion he was so thoroughly grounded In that
most difficult and complicated branch that
only two or three men In congress, ana
those veterans who have seen many years
Of service. could compare With him In par
liamentRry lore.
Moody Is short and stocky with a fine
head set on broad Shoulders and he looks
tho fighter that he Is. No one can see him
without recognizing the man of bulldog
tenacity who Is not afraid OF taekling any
situation which he may he thrown up
against. lie was graduated at Harvard
four years before Theodore Roosevelt, but,
unlike some Of the other Harvard graduates
who have come forward in public life, has
never devoted himself especially 10 pure
literature, and there Is little of the ainas-
phere Of books about him.
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couchcd in pigeon English or are utterly
false and misleading. Tsare Is nothing
mysterious about our faith and our doors
are always wide open 20 our Christian fel.
low-citizcns who VIII find themselves more
than welcome n they wish 60 attend our
temple on Fridays and Saturdays ] have
hitherto ignored these articles with the
contempt which they deserve. but in his
note on Purlm, your anonymous scribe has
out Heroded lIerod. and lest his remarks
shonld pass current for gospel I viii tc&
you why the Jews keep Purim. Tho rea
son is fully given In the book Of Esther.
whore we read an account OF the plot
Matched by the AmalclSite Hsmhn against
the lives OF all the Jews living In the
vast Persian empire and how, by won
derfu chain OF coiucidences, our ancestors
mourning was turned SHo Joy. Therefore
In commemoration Of their provtdentia de-
liveranCe the anniversary Is celebrated by
holding social reunions. exchanging gifts
snd above all by aims giving II Is n hap
ply time for our little folks and we arc
particularly anxious that the poor, who
are always with us, shall Irrespective Of
creed participate in our joyous festival
That Is all Yours respectfully,
Henry Bnrnstein,
Rabbi Of Temple Beth Isreal.
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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
To Be Held This Morning to Take Up
Question OF Sewer Plant.


Today would ordinarily he the time tor
the regular weekly meeting Of the Guy
council, bat as there are I'VE Mondays IN
this month and the charter provides that
there shall be but four meetings, u was
decided AZ the last regular meeting 10 sac
rince today's meeting, but matters have
arisen regarding attention In consequence
of which the mayor has called special
meeting of the board to convene at II
O'Clock this morning. 80.
The necessity for this meeting is tnat
MI Heitmann has refused 10 permit 81 tht
additional inspection Of the machinery az
the pumping station n the sewer PAM ~
a board OF expert engineers as contemplated
by a motion that was passed ny the eenn,
on AT its last meeting, when pr9vlosa'
This action was predlcated upon the SUI
meut OF Alderman Miller that the maeHlan
cry ut the pumping station was delec'iNS,,.
1t was Mr. Heltmann who furnished lniS
machinery and who claims that It's ad d i,y
lance by the supervising engineer aIu ~
the board Of public works should be SUM
Gent.
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f@TeRNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
meeting Yesterday-New Hall ar
:, Assured Fact.

Iesterday-NeW Hall an
H.. Assured Fact.
tr''Oh Aerle No. 63, Fraternal order OF
go heid one Of its most enthusiastic
NJ. interesting meetings yesterday after
,n', mere was much business trans
/, ava the session was protracted until
nos. ia'e hour, \ majority of the bust
sers. vas OF routine nature. There were
| m,su new members initiated into the
~ of the order as follows: W. A..
IG,sn huoIh, james Ramsey Peter Me-
e. Nlarlcs IL, futile. A. Cramer,
Man. "lquehart, z. j. Conway, J. G.
.CAstles W W. Horton, j. n. Haag,
Is SSIAu Hughes, g. NJ. Morris. George
u & M, H. Holman, August Kohl q,
There 'S gs. I'd Esseur.
Tor men,l,,eers also seventeen applications
On al H. snip hied. which will be acted
M the next meeting
new han plouS 10 the fund for the
tan h. lle getting along nicely. About
ief Is Nil I'en subscribed and the commit
which snIs p.eased with the manner IN
verb ~ ansst tlptionS are coming in The
il rpe5r slnhg M the new hall ard getting
very sr,"i occupancy will be begun at a
made ~ uate, and the new hall viii be
city. OF the finest and best IN the
co.oD.aeri e Of this city having secured the
State S1H Of the other aeries ia the
eaort ~ gas determined 10 make a strong
Aerle 20 SECURE the meeting OF the Grand
For thls me World In 1913 for this city
Heusten purpose q full delegation from
ihe eon,,. NO G3 Will he elected 10 attend
which ng session 81 the Grand Aerie,
June m'sts in Minneapolis, MINI, on
nnnt snA - Houston. Orange. Beau
ieleasiinn Saiveston viii All send strong
on Al ,h 70 work In harmony for Hons
Grand ~. next place Of meeting 90 the
~ Asre The arie here Win charter
q ks,al ears 10 leave this city and take
n SSftlons from the arries named
va n. insy viii meet in Houston. AMI
beaumont Eagle brass band OF
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CITY eREvlrlEs.

There are undclivered kilograms at the
Postal telegraph office. us Main street. for
u, r. Hubbard, Ida Davis (coloredl.
The damage to rhc Mason building, in
consequence Of fire that occurred there
early Saturday morning. Is estimated at
$500, This does not Include the damage
TO stocks.
There will be two very interesting con.
corts tomorrow night, one at the opera
house by Gavin spence and Flora Mae
nonald, two clever scottish entertainers
ciety, and another by the Roney's Boys az
the lecture room OF the First Presbyterian
church
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,p(AIN O. C.. DREW IS DEAD.
passed Away Shortly After Two O'Clock
This Morning.

| !, ii, morning Captain o. c. Drew
The cause Of death was an
Td ~. .,,os. which he suffered sat
y ame Of the attack nnt'i the
~ ,,i, prev did not regain conscious
\ new wss born June 70, 1870
-, Fla. He had long been a
uonston and was closely identi'
y I, me progress of the city.
80 widow, one son and two
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hrothers-W. c. Drew ~ Houston ana va.
gar Drew of ri Paso.
During the two DAYS Of nlnees the ss
TEEN in which Captain Drew was held has
been evidenced by the many INQUIRIES made
concerning his condition which was re-.
garded as hopeless, and there were many
expressions Of regret not only from hls
personal friends but from those who knew
him only slightly or only through repute.
He was past master of Holland lodge
No. l. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Ne arrangements for the funeral have
yet been made.
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Protest tom RabbI narnat.In-

To the Editor or The Post.
In several OF the recent issues ~ your
valuable and widely read paper there
have been some very remarkable rffuslons
on Jews and Judaism The author Of the
majority Of these mcnbrations has re
NAMED wisely and discreetly anonymous
really must request you. Mt Editor 70
register ny protest. for these articles saw
or Of the kindergarten, and IRE ether
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Love Laughs at Does Also.

The damsel-oh. Harold! I've been so
frightened for you. Papa has bought
great big savage bull dog. aud ~
The swain That's all right. darling. I've
bought dog. too. lie win rndeaVor 10
keep your fathers dog busy while you and
saunter down to the parsonage.
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Sc Vas Not EoonomIeaI.
Judge

Benham--Do you remember that before
we married you said you could never be a
poor mans Yifef
Mrs. Benham-- Well. | wasat. was II
Benham-N0 but you Will be soon " you
keep on al the rate you are going now.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. c. II. Abbott spent yesterday in Gal
weston.
Mir RAYMOND Weiss OF the Kirby Lumber
company came In last night from Beau
mont
Mr. and Mrs James Howie have returned
from their wedding trip and are Mt home
with Mr.. aud Mrs A. &C. SchacfTcr. f2Os
Clay. They will be glad to have their
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With Prominent Visitors
60 and Citizens of Houston
Who Have Something In
teresting 70 Say.

viii answer such an advertisement as thst
or which J speak aud win walk IN, TO the
Indicated establishment, and leaning against
the counter show case or desk, Will say
want to employ a hoy? The act Of leaning
Indicates that he Is cigarette hend aud
that his physical condition Is not all right.
and his WAY Of addressing the proprietor
is evidence that his manners have been
neglected. tell you parents should he
more careful in training their children "
they want TO start them on in life prop
erly."
Hon. A. h. Kerr. who formerly repre-.
sentcd the Fayette district in the State
senate but who is now citizen Of San
Antonio, was IN the city yesterday. When
he noticed the rain failing he remarked
TO see the water coming down is beau
tirul sight that we have seldom had the
pleasure of enjoying In our section during
the past several Seasons. We have had a
good many showers. but a steady rain Of
amy duration has failed to visit us for a
year. The grass in NV pasture In frio
county Is getting scarce indeed. have
plenty Of water, with no prospect OF sut
tering In that regard l have seven arte
sian wells, and all OF them How. The
deepest is 400 feet aud the shnllowest IL
siNty-four They are ON the san Miguel
creek which runs through my pasture We
cattle any more on the extensive scale
formerly praCticed. We can so to farming
by irrigation, because there IL no doust
about the water existing under the surface
OF the earth / notice that you have n
rcdhot political campaign on hand am
sorry that | can not vote with YOU, Re
cause would like to help TO swell Colo
mel Holt's majority. From what | can
learn today--and / was always counted
pretty good judge OF the political situation
he is sure of triumphant election. You
people are 10 he congratulated. too, that
Colonel Holt has consented to be ytpr
mayor, II is seldom that a man OF NJ
fairs like he is, together with the legal
ncumeu and business ability that he pos
sesscs will consent to accept such a 20
sition. The whole State is watching the
Houston campaign. and you may he surs
that IL will he worth great deal 20 your
ct"
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SflOrtTalks

Mr H. {. Copper Of Laredo was in the
city last night In speaking Of the extreme
southwestern portion If the State he said
1T is very dry in our section II has
been something Ike sixteen months siuce
the drouth set in and when I lef, home
" was still under full headway purins
that time few small showers have fallen.
but they were light and the parched earth
drank them M so quickly that there was
no evidence Of them within a few hours
after they fell II appears that the clouds
that once in While hang over us have
lost their moisture. or, II they haven't, they
seek more congenial spot upon which
to prccipltate. The result has been that
business is very slow with us. Stockmen
are losing their cattle and fields are al.
most shriVelea 10 q finish. If the old eitl-
zens are 10 he believed an usual meteor.
logical condition has existed there for the
past several years In that elder day, ac-
cording to them, rims fell regularly and
grass and water were always plentiful
Since. however II has been In touch with
the balance OF the world by reason Of the
railroads built into IT, rains have become
Ike angels visits. few and far between.
The only solution Of the problem that
comforts our people Is nrtesian wells 1t
Is certain that plenty Of water can be found
by digging; or, rather, boring, for Il. and
a few enterprising citizens have decided to
go after It. II they succeed, Of course,
chances are that ere long we viii not have
to watch the clouds so anxiously."
~
That was a queer want advertisement
TINT appeared in The Post the other day."
said Mr.. j. ]. Pastoriza. at read; Wanted
A boy of good health and some polite.
ness 1t set me to studying, and ! came
TO the conclusion that that advertiser
knew what he wanted and would not he
satisfied with anything less. Do you know
that parents do not pay AS much attention
lowed to run wild almost II is not oh
served whether they smoke cigarettes,
which debilitates them and undermines
their constitution, and their manner when
in the presence Of strangers seldom at
tracts attention from those whose duty IL
is to train them A boy II or 1G years old
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The March q Commerce.
Nudge.

"In one year Watson bnilt up trade thaf
extends from the Atlautic TO The Pacine.
why. TINT Is sfupendous.
mo. not so s1upendOus. 9eu see, he sells
gum drops and things on a Panama eanal
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hotel. packing house. ctc. Tho new town
will he named Morrill,,
The soil on this land Is gray sandy
soil with clay subsoil. very favorable
for peach growing. and 1t is In a section
where the success of peach culture has
been fully demonstrated. The newly
cleared lands on which the clearing Is
done too late for truck growing will all
be put down. In COW peas and cultivated 10
make Il ready for the trees next spring.
have very high opinion Of the location
OF this immense orchard, OF the manner in
which the work Is being pushed and the
young trees treated, and predict for it
grand success"
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A CORRECTION.

Through a typographical error ia vea
terdAy's paper In the advertisement OF a.
T.. Barrett, HIS anu III Congress ave.
me. line decorated Window Shades were
priced az Ice. when IL should have been
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The fnance committee will sell 10 tho
hlghes bidder all properly sold 70 the city
under execution FOR taxes This sale will
m. al MiIhy a. Dow ball, and continue FROM
daS 10 DAY until ~ property rs sold
A. Upper, City Secretary.
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Made from an active pFinelple obtainsd
from Black Root, They set or the liver
efferfs No gripping, no sick stomach. WIZ
cure chronic constipation. Price - cents
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coRrEz VERY Ill.

Mexican Has Pneumonia and Is N
Critical Condition
sheriff Anderson said Yesterday tnat
Gregoria Cortez. the Mexican who Is held
In the Harris county jail for safe keeping
on the charge OF murder, from halh's
county. Is very 49, He has nneumehl'
and Dr. George W. clarendon, whe y ~
Tending him. eensders his condition TIL
irnl. Everything Is being done tar lne
comfort Of the prisoner during hls llasss.
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eighteen pieces will go in STYLE and make
hard fight for Houston The managers
OF the aerie here say they will send dele
CATION which will never lay down, and they
expect Galveston, Beaumont and orange
to do likewise
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The
Office
Worker

The one who works
in an Office knows
that ofiiee station
cry is ono Of the
great annoying feat.
unes II IL Is not right
and one OF tho great
pleasures ifitis FIRST
ainre Wa euuniv
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office fixtures OF good quality at reasonable prices
You won't be disappointed in any o tho material
you buyfrom us.
THE B0uRkE.cHRGilL co.
Manufacturing Ststloners HOUSTON
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CUMBERLAND PREsRyTrp1Av

n. 0nnhhLAND PRESBYTERIAN
. e Dewitt of Hnlsboro. state
!, P,,in'endent Of the sunday school work
'le cumberland Presbyterian church.
~ " series Of meetings in the church
fannln street and Pease avenue
uy morning There were splendid
's'esatlons considering the weather.
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District court: Wilcox, j.

Less than dozsn cases were list
ed on the police court docket this
morning and at the wind up"it was
proved that number of charges
could well be changed in gravity OF
character. Judge Wilcox approved
the changes. An assault and bat.
terry case was dismis red, and two
affrays resolved thems:l Ives toto
ordinary drunk; charge Of
malicious injury aud one OF p=r7ert.
ing justice we're not pros'd, as also a
case OF horse stealing. Magnusep,
assault with deadly weapon, went
until the day before Cbrietmas; the
only continued case on the today's
calender, Nj Vascousellf s, charged
with malicious injury, waived ex-
animation and wes committed for
trial to tho Circuit Court. A quat
tette OF tars from the Solace contri.
buted a sum total OF seventeen
dollars to the local exchequer. Two
Japs charged with Drunkenness for
ieited bail, and anothsr Jap was
mulcted in the sum Of 81 aud costs
for conveying garbage iu improper
contaGers.
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q Dangerous Placs.

A lady walking last evening,
through the lane from Hotel to
Bsretania street, known as Union
street, met the dangerous drop off
in the walk, by the junction OF the
old Cartwright dwelling and the
Pacific Club house, turned her sncle
and fell; cutting her head, Assist
ance was quickly rendered and she
was conveyed to her home; her
nams is Mrs A F Raud her husband
is engaged in placing sidewalks in
town.
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been taken OF it.

What we are most sorry, to say, is
that our sentimental nature was
not made aware nor aroused in ad-
vance before ever a simple stone was
touched by human hands. Had we
known, we would then have strem-
ously attempted to pre7ent such 8
desecrstion, such a sacrileRe, and
such an outrage upon our senti-
ment, for what the eyes have seen,
has touched sore spot in our
"heart OF hearts," and affected it to
such an extent that it will renal q
sad, sore spot for many days to
come. Amen
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The music OF the Lost Chord"
80 admirably rendered by the Homo
lulu Symphony Society on the oc-
casion OF the Eik's memorial services
was composed by Sir Arthur Suliiv
an under peculiar circumstances
Que night be had watched by the
bedside OF his dying brother until
be was thoroughly tired out. Going
into an adjoining room be seated
himself at the organ, and his eyes
fell on the noble words OF the poem.
Before he rose from the instrument
he had composed the beautiful music
which has thrilled the hearts oil
thousands
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We have seen occasions when he has
been snnoyingly teased and torn
ented Ivy boys aud people looking
laughingly on. He is not the oaly
one that is bsing 50 treated, Tor
there are others, Olly The other
day, we saw a seri- helpless Porto
Ricau bootblack, being 50 torn ent-
ed at a Merchant street hack stand,
and thore was much laughter oc
casioned. We failed to see what
fun there was in it,but thesresult ia
that tho poor blind Hawaiian got
jailed.
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In the estimate presented from
Treasurer Kepoikai he figures a SUI
plus, for the new period, CON mem
cing July l, 1903, amounting to
Sl71,200; and making an allowances
OF $2l0,000 for expenditures OF the
first quar'er of 1903, VIZ: Public
Works, $l75, 900; Education, $4,000
and Public Lands, $1,000, leaving
the above surplus. We consider
that the Treasurer and the Council
have both ov Arlooked the needs of
the other departments and bureaux,
such as the Judiciary, Treasury, the
Survey, the Board Of Health, etc.
this surplus would be materially re-
duced than what the Treasurer has
estimated the sams to be- if the
others, mentioned, had been con
sidere1.
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A rattling good sane of football
took place on the Punahou grounds
between teams from st Louis Col
lege and of the High School, For
youngsters there was pretty
trough house" the mass plays being
often of occurrence. The High
Sch ool won out by score OF 12to O,