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The age-herald., 1902-05-04
PRATT CITY.

Pratt City, May 3.-(Special.)-Mr Job Going is moving his stock of dry goods to the Young building on Third street, preparatory to building. MT. Going and Dr. Lovelady will move the buildings they now occupy and will erect two story brick in their stead On the op- posite corner of Browns street and facing Third street, MT. W. D. Young will also erect q two story brick building which will be used as a business house. A contract has been let to M. H. Bennett for two brick buildings on Twenty-flrst avenue.
 J. H. Ubank & Co. have leased the two brick stores of Joseph Hoskins on First avenue and will convert them both into one large store. Their business has increased to such an extent as to necessit ate this change. They will move in the new place about Monday or Tues day next. E. w. Young will occupy their present place of business
 The Rev. J. r. Watson will go to Wy lam next week to assist the Baptist min ister at that place in a revival service.
 Mrs. l.. c. Amason and Miss Mary Me Lean of Livingston are the guests or Mrs. Mcdonald on East Highlands. Mrs. Amason will make her home in the future with her son, MT. Sam Amason, in Bir- mingham.
 Misses Mary Spencer and Minnie Crew of Goodwater. Ala, .are visiting at the home Of MT. Job Going. They are re- turning from Dallas, Tex, where they have been taking in the reunion, Miss Crew will leave tomorrow for Goodwater but Miss Spencer will remain In the city for several days. much to the delight or her many friends.
 The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church will hold It's regular business meeting tomorrow evening
The age-herald., 1902-05-04
HARDWARE COMBINE.
Two Biggest Concerns In. Montgomery
 Form a Combine.

Montgomery May 3.-(SpeciaDA local hardware deal in which the Tulis Hardware Co. becomes the owner of the D. M. Snow Hardware Co.,, was made public today. The two, concerns were the largest in the line in the city, and the deal has, therefore attracted much attention. The officers of the new con cern are John w. Tullis, president; John W. Tullis, Sr., vice-president; Clayton Tullis. secretary and treasurer B.. L. Holt, former owner of the Snow concern retains an interest in the new business. The elder MT. Tulis, who is a retired cot ton merchant of Eufaula, will remove to Montgomery and become the financial head of the new concern which is now one of the largest in the state. The Snow company was one of the oldest houses in the state, having been established here by the late D. M. Snow some forty years ago.
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very insidious with youthful readers, the

very ipsidious with youthful readers, the book is not wholesome. z
 Dorothy Vernon" as a story preserves most emphatically and excellently the idiosyncrasies. Few character types in modern fiction are more clear-cut and pronounced than Dorothy and her father. Sir George Had the author failed even in the slightest to preserve the unity in each, the reader could never have &C., cepted the cruelty of the one or the vio- lent willfulness of the other. But why dissect? Read Dorothy Vernon" and in the reading forget the prosaic demands of life Just word in conclusion for MT. Howard Chandler Christy's most ad- mirable illustrations. They are perfect. and catch in the truest way the very spirit of the text.
 Now a few flashes from Dorothy Yer non'- ,"S
 How fortunate for us it would be if we could begin our life in wisdom and end 1t in simplicity, instead of the reverse which now obtains.
 A tu.nultuous soul in the breast of an old man breeds torture but age, with the heart at rest, I have found Is the hest season of life.
 The simple conditions of life are all that are worth striving for. They come to us fresh from nature and natures God. The complex are but connections Of man after recipes in the devils alchemy. So much gold, so much ambition, so much lust. Mix well. Product: So much vexa- ton.
 Blessed is the man who does not know when he Is beaten.
 
 Let 1t swing as far back as 1t chooses" answered Dorothy, with toss of her head. "I am ready to buy and to pay for happiness. That seems to be the only means whereby we may have 1t. l am ready to buy 1t with pain any day and am willing to pay upon demand. Pain passes away: joy lasts forever"
 
 I said to myself, God is good" A re alization of that great truth had of late been growing upon me. When once we learn 1t, life takes on a different color-Cousin Malcolm.
  Of Elizabeth, he said. this great queen had the brain of man with its motives, and the heart of a woman with it's emo- tions.
 At times we cannot help feeling that love came to the human breast through drop of venom shot from the serpent 8 tongue into the heart of Eve Again we believe it to be spark from Gods own soul. Who will solve me this riddle?
 If suffering can atone for sin, Dorothy bought her indulgence within one hour after shining. But suffering cannot atone for sin: 1t is only a part of 1.-the re- suit.
 Man needs to make but one little pray CT to God, Lead me not into tempta- tion." That prayer answered. all else of good will follow.
 Men do evil in the dark because others cannot see them: they think evil in the dark because they cannot see themselves. Age, with the heart at peace. Is the fairest season of life and love, leavened of God. robs even approaching death of his sting and makes for us a broad flow er-strewn path from the tempestuous sea of time to the calm, sweet ocean of eter- nity. Tears and laughter we'll compounded make the sweetest joy: grief and joy the truest happiness; happiness and pain the grandest soul, and none of these may be described. We may analyze them, and may take them part from part; but, like love, they cannot bc compounded.
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WANTED.

Three Al shoe salesmen- Call in person with written application and references Unless you are a thoroughly first class shoe salesm"~ ou will waste your time in 0 H. ing. J. D. COLLsk
 The Big Shoe Store,
 1910 First Avenue.
The age-herald., 1902-05-04
HERMITAGE"

the only all-round. up-to-dat, sign paint CT in the city. The most difficult work so- licited.
The age-herald., 1902-05-04

They say a Kimball Piano is the best. Seals Piano and Organ Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-24

they would not have willingly granted what
we wanted
II is well enough to safeguard the inter
ests OF the next generation by denying
reckless grants for long periods, but it is
necessary also to provide for the comfort
of the present generation. All cash consid.
erations aside, there is something to the
good of the city in the fact that the com.
pany is now in position to furnish the bet
terments and the service so urgently dc.
rnanded by the public and that a large part
of the expenditures will he made among
the people and the interests of this city
There are two extremes on the subject OF
franchises, and the one that wholly denies
is as unwise as the one that wastefully
gives We have in Houston few sincere
but mistaken citizens, who, inspired by un.
tried theories of government and taxation
would absolutely arrest all progress and de
veopment They have been mised by con.
dtions in the great cities which are applca.
bic here in only a minor degree A fran.
chse that would be worth great deal in
New York or Chicago might be worth little
or nothing in Houston. In cities like ours
we can not adopt the hard and fast rules
that are possible in older and larger com.
munities We must allow something for
speculative gain which is an important ee
ment in city building
Altogether it seems to The Post that the
settlement was fair compromise and that
IS always better than strife
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-24

In connection with the Venezuelan INCIDENT
the following extract from paper hv Major
+, W, Cave. on Our Finances and Trade" pub
lished in The Post September %, 1G; will lie
read with interest:
There is in the vast region to the south nj
US, and in the islands of the sea on this CONT
nent, held for our commercial enterprise worthy
OF our greatest efforts. Mexico. Central and
South America are, by neighborhood. institu-
tions and harmonious interests in position
where our commercial influence and the assn
citation Of our people, may have free scone in
the effort 10 create for these countries an era, az
development like that which has crowned orr
last half century's pathway.
Our trade with these countries. under EASY
and constant intercourse, and with their re-
sources developed 50 as TO give active emplov-
ment for the industry and enterprise of their
populations, ought 10 be Ave hundred million
OF dollars After a quarter Of a century NJ
progressive development it may double tina,
amount Il Is our manifest destiny 10. al least
foster the maintenance of free institutions
throughout these countries. The policy of he
fathers Of the Republic, in disputinr The con
troll Of foreign powers in that direction is co,,alI
Important TO US now, with giants growth as /,
was when IN our early career, with sublime conr
age and patrotsm, they made that celebrateJ
declaration which until now, has checked a..
spirit Of European conquest on this contr.n,
and has made Il possible for the feeble and co.,
ientous republic Of Central and South Sm.rie.
70 maip,ain An existence,
Willis our sTsal nieneysd interests have been
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-24
STREET RAILWAY SETTLEMENT

With the settlement Of the street railway
dispute the new city administration has put
behind II another inherited smart and there
are few who win question The wisdom Of
the transaction.
The city receives practically the full
amount OF ts claim against the street rail
way company. amounting to $4,000. This
might have been collected 10y suit but It
would have been at the end OF long and ex.
pensive litigation for the company disputed
a large part of it, Il is an accepted adago
that bad compromise is better than good
law suit but this has the advantage of be.
ing a good compromise since it is within
10 per cent OF the complete claim OF the
city.
Houston is to receive, also, per cent OF
the gross earnings of the railway for the
twentythree years of the old franchise and
. per cent for the ten years of the extension
n spite of talk Of forfeiture, the old franchise
was practically secure. 1t is almost i'm
possible to Gust common carrier once es.
tsblished. This tax win amount at once to
s25O0 or more year, and it will increase as
the city grows. 1t will be doubled in ten
years and quadrupled before the end of the
original franchise. One hundred thousand
dollars is an extremely conservative esti.
mate of the gross returns on the twenty.
three years. 1t is altogether possible that
this tax will amount to half million or
more under the new ordinance
That might not be considered fair equiv.
aIent for franchise granted out of hand
at this time. but we must remember that
the company already had a blanket fran.
chise for tweDty-three years under which
the city would have received absolutely moth
ing We could have prevented the fnanc-
ing for which the ten years extension is
represented to be necessary, but VIC would
have gained nothing in the meanwhile.
The transfers and the building of new
lines required in the ordinance might have
come anyhow, and they might not It is
safe to say that municipal nslicy Of re-
strsint would have enEeudered policy OF
sntagenism 90 The part OF the company,
and II We would not grant what they wanted
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

bronze memorial bust OF the late Colona
Richard W. Thompson, secretary OF the navy u
the cabinet of President Hayes and ior sMp
years an active participant in National poli,'a
has just been unveiled in the court house yafa
Gerre Haute Ind.
Rev. Thomas McGrady Of Butte, Mont ai'
left the ministry Of the Catholic church on ~ ..
count of disagreement with his bshop on ~
question OF socialism Father McGrady mao ~.
for some time outspoken in advocacy OF soearses'
ideas, and refused either to retract OF 'e"'''e
silent at the mandate Of Bishop Macs q.
Literary people of Boston are asltatlns \,
the setting up in Boston OF tablet IN loh0. !.
Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was born there N IT, ,S
his mother being a leading woman at 'he IA
market theater. His first book was sisnel 4,
Bostonian.' The present movement IS one o. ~ =,
results Of the labors OF Prof Richardson OF ps.s
mouth in revivne interest in the writings -
history Of Poe 80 Ia.
J, II. Seger. superintendent Of the Coiont -; T.
dian school Colony, @. t. deplores inc M
Of permission for Indian dances. ne 49, . ,ref
the most serious setback which the inu''" ~, 4,
sustained was the revival last summer ia,
lapse OF fifteen wears. Of the sun dance iha's,
who had worked constantly and progressep yl,.
lily for years left their homes for this dare
gone a month and came back utterly dem MN.
Last July Congressman Williams oi ", i,
spp. the poet Of the Yazoo" was sut hsrE,
Congressman Sibley's summer home on ."s Ia ts
Of Lake Champlain. The other day ne ~. ~ ,ha
Sibley: Joe I'm writing poem auo ,,",. I'D
place OF yours. It's about young egNr o,skiss
ing on the fence of that fine park a. 4, pro
love in the cleaning "Oh, that won ~ nd
tested the Pennsylvanian. why not' pon Nh M
yo YOUNG men and women OF Northern New NJ
make love ?" "of course they do, John O''
a barb wire fence"
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SPECIAL EDITIONS.

The Bowie Blades Christmas editi9p Rlsd
up-to-date paper in every respect,
win take week of during the holuAy'
The Texas Worlds Christmas edi''o "a twslsi
credit to its publisher. II consisted s.l Dis
pages Of interesting literary matter ana
played ads naib
The Christmas number OF the ~ .s,',s,onils
News was very pretty paper ana WIS" one q
by FL Paso's merchants, The New RI, Post
the most welcome papers that comics 70 -
exchange table, was
The Whitewright Suns holiday nu' ,,,,rns,s
twenty.eight page 7whoppef between ,nsblc NJ
covers. and besides plethora o. $500 Vel
crature and advertisements eonialheo VS.
,ereslina aud well illustrated wri'e-up y
wright and It's adjacent territ9r"
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More Assaults on Santa clau.
Kansas City Star,

Kansas Iity star,
1t is reported that the ministers of Har,u
ton, Ohio, have agreed that there shall he no
Santa Claus at any Of their Sunday school cbr;s.
mas entertainments this year Il is wrong ~,
assert to try TO deceive innocent chidrev ,.i,t
this Santa Claus myth. Undoubtedly thev bal;s,a
this conviction has inspired their ati,ud. d..
they are mistaken The real reason Il ia, ,bs,.
are sadly lacking IN imagination. Il would h.
useless to argue with them. BY no prorsss IS IS
reasoning can that precious possession wb;eb -
pears at its apotheosis In children and me- aa =,
genius be impaired TO the mind which lacLs },
OF course. 10 a man who is thoroughly nros.i ~
who takes everything in matter OF fset ,sa'.
who has no ability 70 enter into the spirit a.
childhood, the idea OF Santa Claus al a ca. ~
mas tree viii appear utter foolishness ~ -
combines lack of imagination with N, p,,,;,.s
tradition he may make nuisanee a, h;' .'''sn
~ that case he viii imagine that Il /, du,s
PUT step 10 tAs shlnEs whish he dsarS,.svs, 90
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Last Chance
Have you heard the no.. y.

Have you heard the no..
ner sr nam.
"Ding-a-dong- dono...o.
AS ne pounded, pounded. no uun &
On a gong! gongl gonpl uaed
Have you heard him bo,is
AS he hammered with J s ao'lsr
"ihis is your last call TO s wv
Better come and eat your uap Pl,'t
This is your last chs,c.
Christmas lol
And oh can't you guess a..
mat ar the people throng ' o,,'
And they buy. and buv u,
buy, ~ aud
IT'S because they're finding h..
gains, oar'
And the quality is here.
This is your last call for chr,,.
Come and get your presents 's.
here. u's
We're too busy to quote prie..
We have hardly time J.
breathe; F"
But come by and see our dls,,..
see the crowds of people seetS.
Round each show case and sa.s
counter ''
With an eager mien and eve
Lechenger's has get them co,,,;ru
It's the only place to buy,
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UNLIKELY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

The Venezuelan wishbone for John Bull and
Hans to pull apart
\ $s,goo,ooo old peoples home from Russell
Sage
a good bis raise OF salary for the man who is
afraid TO ask
Nm carldom for William Waldorf Astor.
A revised tariil schedule from congress
\ little hoy from the ears own stork
A reduced rate from the meat trust-Chf,oso
Record -HcrGli.
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doesn't seem 70 know her own mind two min
utcs at time.
SlcNoR MAscAoSrs being held up for laundry
bill seems to have taken The starch out Of bin.
Wun the revolutions IN his rear and the cyolu-
tions in his front Castro would do well to@try a
Post liner Help Wanted"
PHRHArs the crown princess Of SaNony has
merely gone out to purchase some Christmas
gifts
THERE is no truth in thu rumor that Castro
is suffering from a mysterious illness. The real
mystery then is that he isn't
SiNcr the Sudden demise OF Tom Mast and
Tom Reed, Tom Johnson seems to be hiding
out
IT LOOKS as If it would require something
bigger than a corkscrew to ever again draw Dave
Hill from his retirement
TIM boil weev has got to 60, and the people
want State appropriation to accelerate his move
ments
DEWEY was not the right sort for president.
He is where he belongs and where he shines
brightest right now.
fr YOU want your loved ones to get your lie
insurance do not do anything for which you
viii be hanged
A LITTLE school girl who stamped on the
kaiser's picture is in prison for lcsc majeste.
Eloch der kaiser,
Jusr think Of what would happen to Us ii the
coal trust aud the oil trust we're to combine
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what AIls Us in ven.lu.la.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
John Hay, secretary OF state, is eredulops
diplomatist and near-sighted politician lie Is
weak, incompetent and wholly futile The lorvet
he stays the worse he grows He is wha. als Us
in the Carj+o>an II the Nation is to get relief
IN Venezuela the first move must he the elimina-
ton OF Hay and Hayism from the negotiations.
Otherwise this country will continue to twidde
away a precious heritage for few scraps OF
paper
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cfho5 Bed in OK developmS ienek6SeF Expansion
" our trade in Europe, tbFootbsner Mas been
extending and Strengthening llitgrasp upon Til.
trade that is peculiarly our own -
The Central and South American countries
left to themselves and their contentious, have
now a bonded debt of over sixteen hundred mil.
lions Of dollars, the result Of extravagant gov.
eminent, war debts and interest compounded upon
compound nearly all OF which is held by En-
rope. In their present condition these debts
will be source of harrassment to their COM
merce and apprehension to US. The biandr
of the guuS of foreign Navy at their ports TO
enforce demands for the payment OF these debts
! BY surrender OF territory and re0cHue,, /,
contingency 5gc must consider as people. The
equitable adjustment Of these debts on the basis
OF their ability to pay and the absorbing large
share Of them in The hands OF our own people,
will be far more promotivc OF our financial and
trade advancement than the present effort to
solve the silver question by the aid Of an inter
national monetary conference. Until thest
American States arc relieved of this financial
vassalage to Europe, OH plans for reciprocal
trade OH the basis Of free intercourse are bui
radescent dreams that can have no realization
People generally find it to their interest to trade
with those they owe. These countries are mol
in position 10 give away the revenues that as
pledged for the payment OF their debts
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9amperina Witk 9riN9s

SANTA CLAUS.


hey stood fer almost evrything ioonoclas'
have seen lifcs idols fallin' into fragments
one by one
An | haven't made 10 murmur just perhap'
have heavcd a sigh
An have watched 'enl do their sniashn an na''
put the fragments by;
But there's length they daren't 60, length a.
isn't right,
An when they tackle Santa Claus, by jins, they W
got ter fight
The dear oil chap was good enough fer me "he'
Jest boy,
An brung me Jest bout all knowed o good oil
fashioned Joy,
An the pleasure at was good enough IN then
Of days fer me
Shant be crucifed | promise Lord, preserve
the Christmas tree
An preserve the old illusions, I'll all childhood
brimmn cup
With the pleasure at attended when hanged m!
stockn up
! blceve in him, fer mother said they was
Santa Claus
An my dear Of daddy said so, an [ bleeve il
him because,
Cause | was little fcller, an cause he Wa
good ter me-
An because Of all the glory o the ol tim
Christmas tree
An because o my own babies ar the pleasure
ats their due
Shall I shut in their sweet faces pleasant door
at I've ben through?
No sir roll yer eyes an muuer in yer hypocrit
strain
Hope at YOU amt sot no children--mebby In
a-talkin' plain
But I'm feelin OH this subiec deeper praps al
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TALKING ABOUT HOUSTON.

\ negro, Morris Mills, was arrested in Hous.
ton the other day by Sergeant january of the
force. That is one darkey who evidently be-
lieves that January came too early for him
Guadalupe Gazette.
The whites in Houston kicked for separate
street cars for whites and negroes. and now The
man and brother files his protest against riding
with the poor white trash-Paris Ncfcs
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TO PLAY EVEN.

Now the man who gets a present
From an unexpected source,
VIII feel very Aabhergasied
And will hurry of, OF course,
Where they're selling out leftovcrs
And will purchase like a jay;
And will send the donor something
For Il gift Oh New Years Day.
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The SOD. purrIna Answer.

New y ork Times.
Ethel-Mr Jones has asked lne 10 20 70 m,
theater with him tomorrow night.
iitlFn-- That's sirAhsv, tie asked ,nr aisr
ilhel--Yes told him ! wouldn't 10 wllhou,
a ehspsren,
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CLASSIFIED

Papa. when man is quick to take offense
and wants to fight would YOU call him 'ireiul?"
No, son, Id call him Irish
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That Philadelphia vino shot and killed NO
man anarchist because she wouldn't love hin
didn't know how lucky he was.
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IMPATIENT

III watch for YOU meath the mistetoe.'
He said at the garden gate.
hat will be nice" the maid replied
But its quite a while to wait
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NIurat Halstead declines to name the ten best
books published. 1t was an insult to ask him to
do SO; everybody knows BIZ has written more
books than that