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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

Beaumont, Texas Good morning Haps
How do Won find yourselves this hot sum
NOR weather? ] for one viii welcome an
tumn. | suppose many Of you have been
reading this summer. The HapnyhammerF
range Of reading must nc broad one,
running I Imagine. all the, way from q
continued story in some cheap monthly pa
per 10 probably some scientific literature;
william Vaught has doubtless devoted
class. In spite OF all, Mrs Foster ana
many Haps bave said concerning tho use
Of nom de plumes. many Of the iinps con
tinue 10 use them They either must be
unfortunate AS regards 4 lame or do not
care TO let the world know no they are
can not help gancing At the last of q
letter and II find the name. the letter is
read at once. II ! ana a nom he plume
/ turn and read first the letters where the
name is given. | wonder II ] am the only
one who does thisI oh, HapS, lei me tel
you OF n Sunday | spent IN the country a
few weeks ago There were nVe OF ms 70
20 In two.seated carriage, SO OF course
one of MS must suffer md happened "a
be the victim, going. probanly some OF
you do not understand what mean Wy
suffering. and I'll explain That ! mean three
large people we're compelled 10 sit In one
seat and / was between two people Now
such n position would doubtless re az right
on a cold day, but as u happened TO De
unusually warm II was not very peasant
We went about ten miles = tho country
over new and very rOush foal. he
mosquitoes had no respect tor th& sahnain
day. but continued 10 present their Nus
we took some nice fruit aud watermel lon
We arrived about - o'clock ~ cur dfsi IVA
lion and imagine our surprise e. hnc
ourselves In a dense iookirg forest NJ pins
trees aud 4 dark stream Of water which
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

Allentown, La.--near Happyharnmers: !
mink Columbus was the bravest for he
Was q poor boy and had no friends, while
Washington was rich aud had many
iriends. wei. | see some Of the HapS say
Washington was the greatest man because
Ne never told lie. Now. Haps, how do
you know Columbus ever told n lie? I
sec the Haps are telling about their pets
nave two a cat and a dog Ny eats
name Is Floss, the dogs name Is Rover
ne can tell you howdy and Jump and speak
Tor bread. send INV love TO Mrs Eos
yer ana the Hans, and remain Louisiana
Hap. am II years old and NV birthday
comes In the cold month Of December
Ethel Harris.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

lumhus did. Hence. Columbus accompNsl
I'd more Therefore, Judging hy what IN ,n
accomplished, Columbus was the greater
sim Moorv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

Silver Valley, Texas, -Dear Happynsm
mers Hello. ] am stranger here hut
II years old. MY sister and ! celebrated
the Fourth Of July at home We made
flags and got flowers and pictures 10 dec
crate with We had notices everywhere.
This is one Of them:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24

Starks. La Dear Hnppyhammers ! am
little boy i6 years old; my sister takes
The Houston Post; ! have been a steady
reader of the Hans page n long time 1t
is very dry hero; the crops are entirely
burnt mp. 1t is so dry the cattle can
hardly get water In this country; It has
not rained here in six Months. How many
Of the IIaps have a rabbit dog2 | have
his name is Cap; he catches lots of rah
bits With best wishes 10 Mrs. Foster
and all the Haps, true Hap.
Louisiana Boy.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
A..or. oo.,. Ar. rr.n...,..

The breeding Of Angora goats has
become an industry OF some import
ance on the Pacific slope. Two years
ago the number OF angoras In Cali
fornia was estimated at $1,000 and In
Oregon at $1,000 In the following
year the whole number OF these goats
in the United States was estimated at
400 900. and there are probably now
not less than 500, 900.
One OF the largest breeders in the
United States is E. w. Cowell OF San
Francisco, who took to market few
days ago flock OF s70 angoras. They
have Just been driven down from their
summer range in the mountains and
were beautiful animals.
Their feeces were white and silky
and all were fat and In fine condition.
The flock consisted of wethers only.
They are wo. tn in San Francisco about
81 a head. They wi | be converted into
mutton" or lamb" and the pelts sold
for rugs and other purposes.
The latest figures obtainable show
for the United States a consumption OF
more than 1000. 900 pounds OF mobair
in 1899 OF this quantity about one
half was domestic and the remainder
imported, Nine mills In New England
used the fibre.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
AntnnnnIi. Po.rh.r..

Paris correspondent tells OF some
wholesale poaching Of automobilists.
I, 20 used their car as trap for
the game and made of with enor-
nous bags" OF plunder while the
gamekeeper slept. The trick was so
clever that, barring the feelings OF
the birds who failed OF being pre-
served" for the guns of sporting own
ers. the automobile poachers must be
congratulated on accomplishing their
purpose. They pretended to have
broken down while driving along the
high road. and told the peasants and
the gamekeeper. with many lamenta-
tions. they would be forced to remain
all night in the field adjacent The
gamekeeper. though he says 1t was
against his will aided the men In
moving the car to a place OF safety
until certain repairs could be effected.
These repairs" were made In the
dead Of night by robbing the pre-
serves OF nearly every partridge and
quail they contained and making on
with the booty.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
sut OF stwta sosps.

Notice Is hereby given. that sealed bids ~iIr
he received at the Office Of the City clcrk @.
the City os Canon CITY. Colorado. up to the
hour Of q O'Clock p. m. OF the 9th day ot janu-
sry. A. ID. ip02. for an issue of. frpm VI 900 90
to sI5.ooo,00, In sewer bonds Of Sanitary
Sewer District No. Of Canon City. COLOMBIA
These bonds are issued under an act of the
General Assembly Of the State of Colorado en-.
titled, An Act to Provide Tor the Construction
of Local improvements In Cities OF All cisssc.
Having Population Of Les than One Hun
dred Thousand and incorporated Towns. and
the Assessment of the Costs of said impruvr-
men,s.' approved April \. 1900. and arr for
the paymen, Of engineering and other clerical
work and COS, pi inspection of the sewer in said
sewer district.
Said bonds are 10 denominations ot $3.50 90.
100000 and $1,000 90 each. and are PAYABLE on
the aist day of December. A. ID. 1913. subject,
to call according TO law, and bear interest at
the rate Of five th1 per ccptum per annum. pay
able on the B0th day of June and the ais, day
of December of each and every year; coupon.
to be adjusted that interest will accrue ,o
purchaser from date Of issuance OF each bond
These bonds cannot lie sold for less than PAT
They will he delivered tn such amounts and a;
such times, until the completion OF said sewer
shall be found to be necessary to pay said
expenses Of engineering. clerical work and
cost Of inspection.
BY order of the City Council,
kp MINOR. City CLERK.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
Kings In Eull.

The little islands OF the Seychelles. to
the east Of Africa. are becoming over
popnlated with dusky monarchs. There
are auarterei there at present four ex-
kings and two queen mothers. The
kings include Prempeh of Ashanti,
Mwanga of Uganda and Kabarega OF
unyoro. the last-named being an old
aghting man with notable record.
East and West African monarcbs meet
at tile Seychelles and the diplomatists
interested in African affairs are curious
to see how they agree. Mwanga ana
Kabarega are recent importations, but
II is now more than year since Prem
peh late king of Ashanti. arrived in
SEYCHELLES, and II is said that readers
OF Mai Gen. Baden-Powell's book on
The downfall OF that potentate would
And II nard to recognize the trueulent
personage there depicted In the sleek
and oily negro. clao in immaculate Eu-
ropean clothes. who sits In a front pew
OF the English church in Victoria.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
GOOD HOLIDAY BUSINESS

The merchants OF Canon City re-
port very good business among all
lines during the holiday rush. The
jewelers. did an excellent business.
More diamonds seem to have been
sold this year than on previous oc-
casions. The general motto was for
quality and not quantity.
The dry goods men did well as also
did the toy dealers and confectioners.
The banks are agreed that there has
been greater volume done than the
year previous and there is much less
complaint than they have ever Known
before. The goods sold we're Of the
very best quality. and no where has
has there been cause for complaint
among any Of the dealers Some OF
them purchased little larger stock
than they really needed. but there
will be no loss on any OF these things
as they will be in demand at all times.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
Nearns-- OF nolntlon.hIp.

A little miss of five, living in Wash
ington. consDired with her brSther. ags
four. TO save enough pennies to bu.
papa and mamma presents. A frient
OF the family noticed that mamma
present was much finer and more ex
pensiye than papa's and was impellef
by curiosity to inquire why tho bulj
of the savings had been expended foi
the mother The little miss replied.
"Well. you see. papa is only related
to we children by marriage. wbils
mamma is our relative by bornetiou
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
LIKE THE FOURTH

New Years day was more like the
Fourth of July this year than any
thing else. Dinners were eaten with
the outside doors wide open. The
rays of the sun we're so warm that
furs and overcoats had to be laid
aside. The first day of January, 1901,
was much different from the one of
1902. Last year on that day the
mercury in the thermometer went
down lower than at any other time
for many years.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
A FEW "DON'TS"

Don't forget that spring is most
here when the holidays are over.
Don't think you are the only per
son who didn't get what was wanted
on Christmas.
Don't get out of patience with the
telephone girl Maybe it isn't he's
fault.
Don't think that the trolley line
will not be built.
Don't forget to make your resolu-
tions. The ones you used last year
will do.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
RIPE STRAWBERRIES

Strawberries raised out in the open
air between Christmas and New Years
is not very common thing. but this
has been done this year in Canon City.
Mr.. K. 6. Arthur brought cluster
of ripe strawberries to the RECORD
office last Monday morning He said
they were gathered Sunday off of
land of his near the soda point. They
are quite ripe and were given no ex-
ira attention in oraer that they might
mature.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
waiting for "tieh o.ay."

A well-known Brooklynite. junior
member Of wealthy Arm known chief
ly by reason of its hostility to the
sugar trust. is the possessor OF a par
ticularly unassuming manner. usually a
desirable asset. but IN this instance. at
least. productive of consequences hard
ly so desirable. Accompanied by a
friend. he set out one afternoon not
long ago for nearby town where a
horse show was In progress. The train
being an early one. they happened to
be the only arrivals at the station, and
going over to where a small boy stood
in charge OF a large bus. asked to bs
driven out to the show grounds. Can't
take you" replied the diminutivc jehu.
but. why not7" they asked. surprised.
"Yon have no other passengers" ANY
other time would take you out. g
came the reply. but | have load OF
rich guys coming out on the next
train" and he added hesitatingly.
"they likes to keep by themselves. .
As at least one of the two who trudged
dusty mile to that horse show Is
credited with fortune variously esti-
mated at from one to five million dol
lars. the little bus drivers definition
OF rich guy" might be interesting.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
A1nousANo.oolLAa DINNER.
MIR. George H. Hsy.'s BHnqust In an
Imitation Pine Forest.

MIR. George IT, heyes nhnQuet IN IN
Imitation Pine Forest.
One oil tne most remarkable private
dinners in the history OF Delmonico's
was given there Monday night by Mr..
Geolsy neye treasurer OF an invest
ment company and president of a
mirror plate company.
For the pleasure of entertaining
nine guests from 7:15 O'Clock until
lO:3O O'Clock, Mr. Heye transformed
the red room Of Dslmonico's into a
miniature bower of pine forest, and
spread before them repast which
cost him not less than 500 for each
of the ten covers laid. Hundreds of
pine boughs had been brought from
the woods. and these were SO adjusted
upon the walls, ceiling and floor OF the
apartment as to completely conceal
their original character Invisible
wires were stretched through them
and connected with hundreds of small
incandescent electric light globes.
which peeped out from the green
boughs on walls and ceiling. Each
globe was shaped like an orchid. and
shone with pale green light that lent
reality to the semblance of the rare
woodland flower. over the crash that
covered the floor had been strewn pine
boughs, tangles of thick woodland
moss. and bushels OF autumn leaves In
all their rich tints of scarlet. yellow
and gray A round table. eight feet
in diameter. made of unfinished oak.
rose from the lit er of moss and leaves.
and its stout legs were completely COW
cred with green and gray moss. Rang
ed around the table were ten chairs.
each Of which, especially built for this
occasion. was made of black birch
bouehs. fashioned In varied rustic de-
signs and with the bark left on the
surface. The center of the table was
a mound of maidenhair fern. moss
and oak leaves in their autumnal tints.
Twenty or thirty electric globes like
those peeplng from the walls We're ar
ranged among the ferns and mosses in
the center of the table. and In front
OF each cover was cluster of thirty of
the rarest natural green orchids
that the hothouses of New York could
supply. There was no other illumina-
ton of the room than that furnished
by the green globes Of the small cleo
trio lights. and the effect was like that
Of twilight in pine forest.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
GEORGE ELIOT AND MUSIC.
Comic Song. sung In n Rhythmic Way
In Middlemarch.


In Middiemarch.
George Eliot has several things to
say about music as 1t was practiced
in Middlemarch and its vicinity. and
II is as critical that. like Miss Austen.
she knew what she was talking about.
as 1t is that Middlemarch was real
place, and that the Brookes. and Vim
cys, and Cadwalladers. and Chettams
were real people. We like Mr.. Brooke
all the better for not carrying his "ad-
vanced views into the region OF musi-
cal art. says the cornhill Magazine.
a woman should De able to sit down
and play you or sing you a good old
English tune; that In what ike.
though / have heard most things
been at the opera In Vienna. Gluck
and Mozart. everything of that sort.
But I'm a conservative in music; it's
not like ideas; | stick to the good old
tunes" Neither Dorothea nor Mr..
Casaubon cared about music. and
George Eliot. evidently taking some
such view as Mr.. Austen Leigh. for
gives Dorothea on the ground OF the
small tinkling In which domestic
art chiefly consisted at that dark Pc
riod." In Middlemarch Il was the
fashion to sing comic songs I'm a
rhythmic way. leaving you to fancy
the tune. very much as IL you were
tapping a drum. No doubt the
''Humorg OF Bartlemy Fair" and the
"Skein of White Worsted at Flints"
were In the Middlemarch repertoire. as
we'll as so Miss Myrtle Is Going to
Marry and the Musical Wife"
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
Fos ep,ovses TO READ.
Add to Your Knowiese of tn. Tempting

Oyster.
Inis being the oyster season all in
formation concerning that sea animal
known 20 the illiterate as the luscious
oiVaive is in order We know that
oyseers sometimes give peo, lie typhoid
ieVer, taste strongly of oil II scooped
up IN the Staten Island Kills, are
whitened and fattened for the New
fork market by being kept in fresh
water and led on corn meal: thas their
iavor is spoiled by the process and, in
snort, lot of things about them which
were, perhaps. just as well that we did
not know. At present a discussion Is
gong on as to how long an oyster lives
/ provided he is let live Prof Mobius.
herman authority on the subject.
says that the Schleswig oysters which
they eat in North Germany are from
seven to ten years old when they come
into the market. and he has seen some
which were between twenty five and
thirty years old. though he acknowI-
cages that oysters even twenty-five
years old are rare. Bertram in his
harvest of the Sea" says that an
oyster Is in its prime when II is five
yeP"s old. Prof. S. p. Woodward as
sefts that an oyster on artificial
ground does not arrive at maturity un-
til II is between five and seven years
old, but those grown In natural beds
mature at tie age Of four. 1t is be-
nefed that an oyster, left to it's nat
urai chances. would be likely to arrive
at an extreme old age Fossil oyster
smells have been found which were
nine inches thick from which II is
computed that the oyster must have
oeen more than a hundred years old
at The time OF its death. The age of
an oyster is determined by the outside
OF It's shell. the successive layers or
plates overlapping each other. mark
Ing years growth each. Up to the
time OF the oysters maturity these
Shoots" as they technically are called.
are regular. but after that period they
become Irregular ana are piled one
over the other so that the shell be-
comes more thickened and bulky and
the age marks more confused.-Ne
York Press
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
ABOUT THE TELEPHONE

Many strangers are heard to re-
mark about the seeming impoliteness
Of some people when talking through
the telephone. Some people call up
a number and when it is answered at
the other end the first caller shouts,
Who's this" This is apt to jar
the other fellow. and he might be
tempted to ask, "who the - are
your"
Possibly the proper way to do
would be to first explain who you are
and then Inquire for him with whom
you wish to talk.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
GONE TO TEXAS

Mrs. J. F. Morrison, who resides
at the corner of Eleventh and River
streets in this city. left for Houston,
Texas, last Monday morning to visit
her daughter Mrs Laura NJ. Currie
She will not return until next June.
Her son, A. d. Morrison, accompan-
led her as far as Pueblo.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
NO BOOTBLACKS HERE

People who wished to attend the
dance Tuesday night had considerable
difficulty getting their shoes shined,
unless they performed that task them
selves. The reason of this was be-
cause all the bootblacks in the city
had gone to Florence to attend the
prize fight at that place.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
Ll,. Anlm.l, fnr N In.

The newest thing in ooas is reportec
from Monte Carlo where Mrs. Ricl
ard De Bromsley Richards. an Engli h
woman. appears for her promenade
with live black and white ouistiti
sitting on her shoulder, with its long
and bushy tall turned snugly around
her throat. An ouis,iti is a small mon
key, the principal part of which lie the
all
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

Several owners of race horses are
busy these days working out their
animals Another match race between
two local horses will doubtless soon
be arranged.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

The postoffice and most of the bust
ness houses were closed yesterday on
account of the rational holiday. The
children of the public schools enjoyed
one days vacation.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

The liverymen did a land Office bust.
ness yesterday. This was occasioned
by the two swell weddings occurring
on the same day. Every carriage in
the city was pressed into use, and for
a time the streets were quite metro
politan in appearance.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
AN OLD FOSSIL

j. W. Lambutb has an agatized sec
tion Of the arm bone OF a saurian,
which is supposed to have lived in
the jurassic and triassic age. at which
time, it is believed. that the hogback
was marsh. The fossil was un.
earthed out near Webster Park.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
INJURED WHILE
PLAYING FOOTBALL

A lad nimed Wykoff had the mis-
misfortune to sustain fracture and
dislocation OF his shoulder last Tues
day while playing football on the
school grounds. He was taken to
DR.. Cannon's Office where he was
placed under the influence Of chloro-
form while the injured member was
dressed. The accident caused hi%
great pain, and his cries were heard
all over the neighborhood.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

1t is stated that Sewer Contractor
Hovey is sub-letting his contract,
which makes an easy way out of the
labor difficulty, which has been threat
ening for several week. !.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

Several young people Of this city
are arranging for an excursion on
foot to the Royal Gorge next Sunday,
They will take their dinners along
and spend the day in the mountains
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
wl.coo.ln rorc.,- Going I,npldl,

lie .,ine .o.ests OF !, i-consin are be
ing rapidly depleted. and IL will not
be many years before the lunbermen
of that region will have to quit the
business or seek new fields OF opera
ton
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

A mass meeting of laboring men
was held at the court house Monday
evening. Matters relative to the
new sewer were discussed.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02

Rev. Wilbur Ripley. of southern
Missouri, is home for short visit.
He preached at the Baptist church
last Sunday evening.
Cañon City record., 1902-01-02
DESK WORK

is converted into desk pleasure if you
use our Desk Helps, such as
Blotters Ink Inkstands
Paper Pencils Pens
Rules Sponges Sponge Cups
Why waste time in working with
poor tools when you can obtain the best
of us for little money? Let us make
your Office life easy, we shall be pleased
to do il. All of these are found at
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-18

Quinlan of Monkton, who is a veteran in the
saving business.
The log drivers have run the logs to point
mile south of the mills, where they were
obliged to hang up on account of low water
and return to Middlebury on Tuesday.
Grace Sparks, our teacher, was called to her
home in Leicester on Tuesday by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. MaNham, a former teach
er, takes her place during her absence.
Clyde, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Briggs, was considerably hurt recently. While
playing with his mates in the school-room, he
fell, striking his head against the corner of a
school desk. The%boy is now quite recovered
from the injury.
The steam boiler Inspector made his annual
visit to the company's works on Monday and
Tuesday, during which days the people had to
depend on their private resources for the time
instead of the steam whistle. The creamery
was also obliged TO suspend operations.
We heard an old campaigner make the re-
mark recently that if he VAS as sure Of being
president as is Mccullough of being Yer
mont's next governor, he would begin select
ing his cabinet. That man must have been
reading the papers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-18
EAST MONKTON.

Miss Matte Roscoe is canvassng at Platts-
burgh and vicinity.
Miss Mary Dalton began teaching in Ravin
Hill district, April II.
Miss Grace Fisher Of Nergennes teaches
in East Monkton, term beginning April II.
Thomas Brothers creamery is now running
every day, receiving about 5000 pounds daily.
Ernest Cushman and Miss Alice, daughter
of M, and Mrs. Charles IIolcomb, were
recently married
S. NJ. Alger has moved his family to
New Haven Mills, where he has engaged work
for the ensuing year,
Several from this section were in Nergennes
the 10th to present their claims against the
bankrupt firm of East Monkton Kaolin works.
The many friends of Seymour Marsh were
shocked to hear of his death from an advanced
stage of appendicitis at Burlington, where he
went for an operation. All sympathize with
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh in their deep aiiction.
There was no service. at East Monkton
church on account OF the pastor, the Rev.
Vradenburgh attending the Methodist con-
ference at Saratoga. Mrs. Nradenburgh
visited her parents at Albany during her
husbands absence.