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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

are FIVE queens IN this deck, for happen to
have one myself Besides, ! had four
kings She nearly tainted, She had been
cheating all night My pot contained over
500 | put II in NY pocket and went
home"
It seems 10 be the fashion TO take crack
NJ John d. Rockefeller. II the oil man
had nothing else to do than read what Is
published about him he'd be kept busy.
Ida NJ TarbelI through her history Of the
Standard oil company, now appearing In
one OF the magazines, Is making hundreds
OF thousands Of persons believe that
nothing but the hottest seat In hades will
be the proper thing for him. Every an
nounccment OF a gift TO church, college or
school by Rockefeller is followed by bitter
illusions In the newspapers 20 the fact
that in order 10 w the Paul OF his CON
science he robs PeJer In the person OF the
public. Nothing however, quite MS severe
as the attack OF Henry Frank, leader or
the Metropolitan Independent church, had
come from the laymen. He addresses an
open letter 10 John ID, Rockefeller, Jr.
refers to the famous Bible class OF which
the young man Is leader and then puts ten
questions 20 him, which, gs progressed
Christian and a teacher Of the ten com
mandments, be asks him TO answer to MS
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Bible class. This Is a portion of the Rev.
Mr. Franks letter;
us It not true that the enormous wealth
which has accrued 90 the benefit Of the
Standard on company, OF which your dis
tlnguished father WAS the founder and Is
the present head, WAS secured by the meth
DDS Of the usurcr, the robber. the oppre5sor
OF the weak aud defenseless, the murderer
and the hypocritci
do you not believe that such manifest
Hypocrisy. such unblushing denial OF NIL the
ethical doctrines Of the greatest Moral Pre-
ceptOF of the race, such Uncomfortable eff
forts To purchase eternal salvation with
gold ana slver'-that pnrticnlar sin
Which Peter so earnestly condemned In
Simon Magus-is doing more 10 cause the
hnal overthrow Of the Christian system Of
hclicf than the combined iabOrs Of q hun
drrd aggressive Noltaires or a thousand
unequalcd lnecrsolsY
"Belicvlng that you would not purpOscly
pose as conscious hypoerlte before the
world and that you must realize that con
tinued possession and enjoyment OF stolen
wealth Is particeps criminis, ask you sin
cerely whether &c Jesus were now physically
accessible you do not believe He would
command you TO restore to those whom you
have cheated OF the wealth which they
themselves created all that which Is their
due? Would He not again, think you, COM
mand to render unto Caesar that which is
Caesars, meaning thereby not the govern
msnt, but the toiling people whom the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

Standard on company has so long robbed
and outraged? Would not He who despised
hypocrisy and the whlted sepulchres OF
pretentious Pharseeism denounce the spec
taoular gifts OF millions OF dollars to relig-
ious and educational institutions whilst
restitution had been denied those who We're
It's rightful ownersT
The same issue Of the newspaper which
prints Franks scOrching arraignment con-
tains articles by the president and a pupil
OF young ROclgefeller's Bible class. In which
the young man IS lauded as a sincere
Christian whose work IN behalf Of the
church and Of the stray sheep Is earnest.
"rhe spectacle of the son OF the richest
man in the world explaining the words OF
Ine poor Nazarene has moved unthinking
men 10 laughter" writes j NJ TroXell,
president OF the class Nothing would be
further from sensationalism than the earn
est method ~ the serious young man who
yesterday stood before several hundred
others for half an hours talk ON Peters
II the advertising support Of the New
York newspapers IS any index to general
conditions things are not as well as they
were. There was deciued decline in the
business Of December compared with the
sams month OF the previous year and 1903
does not open with anything OF a flourish
Frank A, Munsey, after a year Of effort
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

with the Daily News, has turned that pub
licatlon Into morning newspaper. He Is
The Mail ana Express. which has FAB
sorbed" some Of the Vanderbilt millions,
Is now TO come out as I-,sent paper 1t
IL almost certainty the Commercial Ad.
vertiser win follow suit. The Mall ana
Express and the Advertiser have been
striving for yehrs and years to compete
with the Evening Post The Post sells
have been selling for Q and have been
getting leaner and leaner year by year.
IN the morning held the Herald, which
sells for cents, never had q bigger cir
culation than today, while the Journal,
which sells for a cent, is dropping. The
World Is doing excellently and so Is the
Times, The sun seems TO be beyond re-
demptiOn
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ReaI Estate transfer Sd Yoakum. /.

Yoakum. Texas, January iO--AmonR
the important real estate transfers OF the
past week here are the purchase OF the
Hickey brick on Grand avenue by q. r.
Stephenson and the sale by b. r. stephen.
son 10 the First National hank OF the
vacant lot adjoining. There has been cou-
siderable activity in real estate centers for
the past two months.
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|OR PIETRO MASCAGNl
ufeat Composer Leaves America
rushed and Poverty Stricken.
PtS SUCCESS IN cONTRATS
,"s'eTs Bitter ARA onment Of Rookie
'"er'- Gan bling by Women-Busi-
nets Not So Good with Papers.
Table Linens
by Richard spillape)

u
~. IorR' January 6.--(Stan Core
Ier -eue Sc Heartbroken, crushed aud
\ 'Stneken Pietro Mascagni goes
ma. ''ely' He is the greatest living
Inres ana his name viii be In the list
prsr ' yet he hes been the sport and
: Size me lester and the eharlntan
landed in America. He re-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

Take oxIDIEE for ohins ana Fsvsrs
Cure guaranteed.
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New York. December i5 1902.
Messrs. 6 A. Mstrot Co. Houston Texas
Dear SrS Replying of the 18th instant offering take
entire stock of samples of ladies taomde Jackets at so
cents the dollar beg that heretofore have always
ready market here for all samples 3o discount but
of the season, department all oveiStocked on
wraps aud have concluded after due consideration accept your
Offer Notwithstanding the tremendous hope your
profits will equal losses these goods We have egaped
salesman Oklahoma City express you his samples and they
will reach you promptly, Very respectfully yours
George Rosenhein,
With Sol Litenberg s. Co
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these goods up with the least possible delay We offer you the following
pyoposion cheap lot of skirts
We sending by today express prepaid 2 packages
containing goods per invoice You Will limited quantity
we each STYLE you this goods or apy
portion of thm will sell them to 3o discount 10 DAYS
They all NICE clean merchandise and very good sizes
possible would be pleased have you the samples which
sending you as to avoid return express charges
you interested would advise you report with the least
possible delay as we have sent similar sets OF samples
large customers Yours very truy
Dict IA. s. (Sgd) Lycomng Skirt CO.
Copy Of telegram In dnSt0er TO abo0e.
Houston, Texas, Dec d. 1902
Lycoming Skirt Co., Wiliamsport, Pa.
Sample skirts received Can entire lot fifty off cash If
offer accepted, express six each, freight balance.
G. A. Misro & Co.
Copy of telegram In 1nSDer to dbcee telegram.
Wllamport, Pa. Dec 23 1902.
G. A. Misro Co., Houston, Texas
off best do entire stock about five thousand
dollars If interested wire. Lycomng Skirt Co.
Copy Of telegram in GnSs0er TO dboee telegram.
Houston, Texas Dec 49, 1902.
Lyconing Skirt Co.. Wiliamspo Pa
Telegram received Fifty off very BEST forty off,
@. A. Misro & Co.
Copy Of telegram In dnss0er to nboSe telegram.
WHlamsport, Pa Dec a. 1902
G. A. Mistot Co., Houston, Texas
Will you entire Stock amount five thousand dollars off
cash. Answer (Sgd) Lycoming Skirt Co.
Copy of telegram in anSDer TO above.
Houston, Texas, Dec 27 1902
Lycomug Skirt Co.. Wiliamsport, Pa
Will take entire STOCK five thousand dollars fifty off, cash. Express
samples each here freight balance Msot Bros Co., Galveston
O. A. MiSo & Co.
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Secured the booty and now we propose to give the
benefit of our purchases to the trading public by Of
fering the choicest lines of new Wool Dress and
Walking Skirts Silk Skirts, etc, at exactly one-haIf
their actual value. (See letter No. and teIegrams.)
Remember, have but six skirts of each STYLE but
there sxty-eight separate and distinct styles
select from; therefore 4oS skirts have to dispose
of. The balance of the manufacturers stock was
shipped to Galveston headquarters for distrbu-
ton to twenty-sx branch stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Dedication Of State Buildings.

st. Louis, Mo. May dedication
ceremonies, formally accepting the sites
allotted for buildings were held by dele
cations from many OF the States. the diff
ferent ceremonies taking place throughout
the day at the convenience OF the dele
gates. lowe and Oklahoma led off with
the dedicatory ceremonies during the
forenoon, the several other States follow
ing IN the afternoon Immediately after
the conclusion OF the proceedings in the
Liberal Arts building.
On the brow OF tho plateau. which
trends away TO the east in the Worlds
Fair ground and overlooking the paro-
rama OF ivory-White buildings. Missouri
dedicated the site for her building by
lay the cornerstone, quarried from the
state and inscribed with the date OF the
dedication Of the exposition.
a vast number Of people surrounded
the spot during the to whom
President Francis expressed thanks for
hearty cooperation in the enterprise
and assured them that the Worlds Fair
would make the name OF Missouri ia
nous. He then presented Governor
Dockery who laid the cornerstone and
made a short address.
Farther back and east OF the Missouri
site, New 1OrR ldld CAIN 10 tie spot
whereon Is to stand the building rep
resenting the Empire state. Governor
Odell stood in the center OF the group
with a spade in his hand ready to turn
ever the first spade full OF earth on the
site. The camera clicked and the pic
ture being taken, Governor Odcll seized
the spade frmly. proceeded to dig. and
amid applause lifted up the spade fun
of rich loan.
Nov the ladies must do their share
said Governor Odell, and several other
ladies assisted in making the first ex-
cavation. Governor Odell sinking the
spade for each in turn.
I'm a brief speech Governor Odell
then formally dedicated the spot for the
erection OF New York's building aad said
ne would do all he could TO expedite the
work of construction.
Connecticut's dedication was.
less elaborate, consisting principally OF
speeches. Governor Chamberlain ox-
pressed his qualification at the reception
accorded him and his party By tho
Worlds Fair management and said that
the Nutmeg State" would put forth ev-
cry effort to provide one OF the most
artistic State buildings on the grounds.
Using an Indian mound as an i'm
rompt rostrum, Governor Wells. or
Utah promised that from the building.
which would represent that State and
which would be erected on that site.
would flow warm Western hospitality
during the exposition.
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suhordinated them to the will Of the na-
ton, and welcomed the opportunity 10
open UP the continent 10 the expansion
OF American Democracy and free instltu-
tons
" are glad al this hour that Jefer-
son was wrong in his adverse consrruc-
ton Of the Constitution. and glad that
ne was liberal minded enough to see thar
he might be wrong. And yet may We not
prohtably pause here. long enough 10 COZ
trast in our thoughts the careful and
reFerent manner in which the ~restric-
tlons Of our fundamental Law were
scrutlnized a hundred years ago. with the
tendency often seen in later times to
~fippantly attempt the adjustment OF our
Constitution to the purpose OF interest
and convenience?
" are all proud of our American
citizenship. Let Us leave this place with
this feeling stimulated by the sentiments
porn OF the occasion. Let US appreciate
more keenly than ever how vitality neces-
sary it is to our country's veal that
every one within its citizenship should
be clean minded in political aim and
aspiration, sincere and honest in his con-
ception of our country's mission. and
aroused TO higher ard more responsive
patriotism by the reflection that it Is d
solemn thing to belong TO a people ia
vored OF God"
The services were closed by benediction
delivered by Bishop Potter, Of New York.
Thousands of people occupied an i'm
mense grand stand near the administra-
ton building during the evening to wit
ness the display of fireworks. The
display was delayed until the appearance
OF the President, when a great battery
of fifteen inch aerial moons was explod-
ed in a salute, which was almost deafen-
ing. The spectacle closed with the print
ing letters of fire of the words: Fare
we'll Until 1901
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circumstances that we're entirely beyond
he coatrol OF Tie exposition officials.
Hon William Lindsay. who acted as pres
ldeat o re Gag. did not adj 81 his many
accomplishments. CT al5 nos to-day a. least
;hat q remembering names w1th facility.
Mhsa Be arose 10 Introduce to tie az
iie1Ce Governor a ~. DpcAsry. O.. Mis-
souri,. TO deliver n address ~ welcouao
to the visiting Governors and failed 90
recall that geutenaas name. - caused
general laughter 10 run through tAs aud
.ence. Ar Lindsay oiusse3.
and compromised b. saying = !atroduco
the Governor - Missouri
The Marine Band broke "a ia&i here.
and Mr. Lindsay at the conclusion 81 Tho
music, Introduced him as Governor a.
W" Doekery The Governor had
spoken but a frw minutes ~h~u eoonA
boom bang came tie n~st % tho day
light fireworks on the hill. = hair male
distant The people in The rear o. The
hall began 20 stream rapidly toward the
e~atrancvs. President Frauess Eoss
promptly 70 the emergency and coming q,
the front o. the rostrum called out.
wIil state for the information OF those
people who are leaving the bail that an
order has been sent to stop those IRE
MOTHS instantly.
u am Obliged TO the President. said
| the Governor. FOR / VAS beginning 10
think that ! was making tho mosgngrst
speech OF my life. ! VIII talk only \ few
minutes more for l belong here and / can
excuse YOU II you want 10 ~. but don 4
want You 20 leave before you have heard
my friend. Governor Odell. or New York
| The Governor paused until the people
had resumed their seats. and then said
Now I've forgotten where ! VAS in ms
speech In fact I'm not delivering the
speech that ! gave - the Associated
Press. He closed with an eloquent vel.
come 70 the Governors. present and alb
sent. 70 attend the fair and assured them
one and all. o. a warm welcome at all
times.
Chairman Lindsay paid = graceful tri-
butte to Governor Odell. as he introduced
that gentleman. The Governor or New
York Is one OF those mon who take with
the throng. and ne has been cheerrd Wig
%orously every tine he has been seen in
public. Today was no exception ana IL
was given a most enthusiastic welcome "a
he advanced 10 make his address. The
fireworks continued TO boom at intervals.
despite the order OF President Francis.
but Governor Odell held> his audience
and nobody left after he had commenced
to speak.
Sunday morning will find few OF the
distinguished guests OF worlds far dedl-
cation week left in St. Louis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
HUGE ROCKET BLAzES
Closing Brilliantly the Dedi-
cation Exercises.
A Bit of Humu rj.cted Into FormaIties at St.
NATURALIZATION of State
Buildings,
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Louis. Mo, April 2.-The last act
of the dedication exercises was the send
ing up of a huge rocket whicb broke
directly over the towers of the Admins
tration Building, scattering its manifold
golden stars directly above the archWay.
The sight was accepted by the multitude
as an omen Of the glory to come to the
fair, and the cheers rolled out again and
again before the crowd dispersed.
In many respects, the last day OF the
EXERCISES was the best of them all. The
weather was perfect-no wind, no dust,
no chill in the air within or without the
buildings. In addition the various com
mittees are now thoroughly accustomed
to their work and kept everything run
ming smoothly and on time. There were
delays in the civic parade, but that
was to be expected. A large number OF
officers from the regular army were de-
tached by General CCrbin TO assist III It's
formation and management and the ef-
feet Of their work was plainly manifest.
In the Liberal Arts building the exer-
cises this afternoon took on, AT time, a
somewhat informal character, because OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
DEDICATION OF The
FOREIGN BUILDINGS
(By the Associated Press.)

St. Louis, Nav -Lik a calm after a
storm was international day at the eX-
position, compared with "dedicatiOn day"
which preceded it. The days programme
was carried out as originally planned, but
there were numerous delays that brought
the conclusion Of the exercises about
three hours later than was originally in
tended, The chief prOcraStiGatOr was
the committee which had the welfare Of
the foreign representatives under its i'm
mediate control. The fact that represen-
! tatiyes Of eastern nations cannot be
moved about as theoretically as can the
, present active President of the United
States aided a little in ~retarding the eX-
excuses. The weather out of doris today
was ideal. Within the Liberal Arts
building, it was uncomfortably chilly and
damp and but for the fact that the Ma
rine Band played constantly during the
two hours that preceded the commence
ment Of the programme, the audience that
heard the addresses of the foreign rep
resentatives would have been far smaller
! than it was. 1t was not large at best,
! there being only about 1000 people in
the hall. about one twentieth of the num-
Der which heard the President yesterday.
The speeches today were heard by
everybody in the hall. and it so happened
thai nearly all Of the speakers had
stronger voices, perhaps excepting Pres
ident Roosevelt, than the men who We're
compelled to ak against the noise Great
ed by the crowd that filled the building
yesterday.
The French Ambassador, NJ. Jusserand
: made a distinct hit with his audience to-
dav and was Frequently interrupted by
| applause. Senior Ojedo vas cheered to
the echo as he advanced to make his ad-
dress. Former Senator John B.. Thurston,
who, as president of the days alluded IN
a pleasant manner as he introduced the
minister to the trouble with Spain, de-
claring that all i'll feeling against that
country had passed away and the warm
: greeting that met the Spanish minister
went far TO prove his words
President Cleveland will leave for home
tomorrow morning, going directly to
Princeton, N. 7.
It was made plainly evident yesterday
| that greatly increased transportation ia
! ~cilities from the city to the exposition
must be provided if the fair is to be sue
cessful. Two hours after the conclusion
Of the program Of last night, thousands
of people were unable to secure a foothold
on the densely rowded cars, and SO many
were the delays, that the run from the
exposition grounds to the city, usually
done in forty minutes, required four times
that long.
On the official program today was
designated as international day" 1t be
ing set aside for the dedication OF the
foreign government and the official guests
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
President Roosevelt Speaks.

At the conclusion of President Francis
ADDRESS terrific cheers broke forth to
greet President Roosevelt, whose dedica-
S'1 address was as follows:
We have met here TODAY to COM
+' "oFate the hundredth anniversary OF
.-e event which more than any other,
1..gf the foundation of the government
-U1 always excepting it's preservation,
'7' mined the character Of our national
ls-oetermined that we should be a
&c. expanding nation instead of rela-
10y d small and stationary one.
vi 'oufSe IT was not with the LouiSi-
go i0ichase that our career of expan-
IT,, 0sEan. In the middle of the Revo-
,dfF War the Illinois region, includ-
Nv present States of Illinois and IN
@e - was added to our domain by force
~'ms' as a sequel to the adventurous
ILL.,, Ion Oil George Rogers Clarke and
os "'H1Ier riflemen. Later the treaties
e ana Pinskney materially extended
no. ie@l boundaries to the west. But
'' Jhe8e events was of so striking
Tb[ @cIer as TO fix popular Imagination.
c,.t 't' lhIrtcen colonies had always
No. mat their rights stretched west
urr, ~ the Mississippi. and vague and
mad enough these claims were Until
dfn1a good by conquest, settlement, and
imarlI'ey they still served to give the
mar..Sa'oh that the earliest westward
than Us"ls Of our people were little more
tions1 ming in of already existing ma
tba mere could be no illusion about
yopF t1islCon of the vast territory be-
to +. mississippi. stretching westward
lnon ~g Pacific, which in tbaI dav was
ion Nm as Louisiana. This immense reg
forain was admittedly the TERRITORY of a
.NonaS I power, of a European kingdom.
'l oar people had ever laid claim
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Mr, Cleveland's Address.

Senator Carter then introduced ex-
President Grover Cleveland, who spoke
as follows:
wv are here in recognition of the one
hundredth anniversary of an event which
doubled the area of the young American
nation, and dedicated a new and wide do
main to American progress and achieve
ment. The treaty whose completion We
TODAY commemorate, was itself a prop
hecy of our youthful nations mighty
growth and development. At its birth
rophets in waiting j%oyously foretold the
happiness which it's future promised.
.'Our prophets do not live forever. They
are not here to see how stupendiously the
growth and DEVELOPMENT of the American
nation. on the domain newly acquired IN
their day. have during a short century
outrun their a~nticipations and predlc-
tons.
almost within the limits of the ter
ritcrv gained by the Louisiana purchase,
we have already carved out twelve great
States. leaving still a large residue whose
are even now loudly clanorlhS
for statehood.
"Jnstead of the 5000 white settlers VINO
occupied this domain in 1903, it now con-
tains fifteen millions of Industrious en-
terprising, Intelligent Americans, constl-
tuting about one-fifth of the population
az all our States, and these are de1lanl-
Nv contesting for premiership in wealth.
and material success. with the Oldest OF
orr States. and are their equals IN every
nbrase of advanced intelligence tand re
fined civilization.
The States which composed the Union
when its possessions were so greatly eH-
tended have since that time seen the
center of the nations population cafrleu
moro than five hundred miles WESTWARD
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

DR.. Lynch to Preach in Philadelphia--Wake
Forest Ball Team Praised.

Wake Forest. n. G., May THAT was
q brilliant lecture given last evening in
the college course by Dr.. Jaes w. Lynch.
OF Wake Forest. He called il "Roughing
1t in Palestine" It recited some OF the
experiences of an extended tour in 1895.
and united instruction and entertainment
in ideal proportions.
DR.. Lynch has accepted the invitation
Of the Memorial Baptist church. OF Phil
a%delphia, 10 supply that pulpit for q
portion of the approaching vacation.
Dr.. Fred K. Cooke, OF the Medical De
partment, has gone to New Orleans TO
attend the session Of the Association OF
Medical Colleges.
The Wake Forest ball team in its late
Southern trip won from the press and in
d1viduals warm expressions OF admira-
ton OF their gentlemanly conduct and
bearing. and that is their chief distinc-
tion-certainly this time.