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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
MORE PAVING TO BE DONE BY THE
CITIZENS.
Carpenter Was Robbed Of aef on a
Train--Cheok Returned from New
York as Forgery.

beaumont, Texas, January IA man and
HIS wife some time ago registered at the
Crosby house and presented a piece Of New
York exchange for 500 drawn by the Mer-
chants National bank OF Pleasant, W. Va
The hotel people here turned II over TO the
local bank for collection and when It
reached New York the bank there notified
the bank here that 1t was a forgery Where
the people are who did the trick is a mys-
terry
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
THE FIRE RECORD.
Peer VanIt at TaYlor.

Taylor, Texas, January Last night Mt
1890 o'clock the beer vault of the San
Antonio Brewing association at this place.
which was also used by Peter schramm.
wholesale tobacco merchant, was discov-
orod To- be ON frc The damage done
amounts 10 about $3.50 e. the building and
$500 on stock Buildtng insured. INIT
amount unknown; no insurance ON stock.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
BATTLE WITH A BURGLAR.
Neither Man Was Hurt and the Thief
Got Away

BceylIIe. Texas, January THE store Of
II Won Roeder, at Skidmore, In this county,
was broken into night before last and the
burglar aud the night Waterman engaged
In a pitched hattle with their pistols, On
his rounds shortly after midnight the
Waterman found the store door open aud
sent a young man who happened 70 he with
him for a lantern in order To make an in,
yestiuatl0u. AS the young man returned
With the Hight the burglar ran out the door
and began shooting az the night Waterman,
The IRE was returnedi the burglar rapidly
disgppeDinr in the darkness, hut shooting
hack as he ran Neither of the parties were
hi hut the whole town was aroused and
officers were sent for but the burgl9r as,
appeared as completely as though swallowed
up In the earth.
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can Hold Two Positions.

sherman, Texas, January Z Question was
raised here as 10 the Legality Of the same
person holding the two positions OF county
and city physician at the same time. The
matter was referred 10 the city attorney.
who says that there Is nothing that would
preclude such se%ice az physician 10 the
report was adopted by the council
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
80 ComnanY Id Reaaan.

Reagan, Texas January Z. The Reagan
Mercantile company was today organized
with a capital Of 10000 TO do general
mercantile business here The directors
are II. II. Rogers, president; w. H. burke,
vice president A. W. Finn, secretnryi 8,
u. Dawson and G. J.. Robertson, A char
ter win nj once be obtained and tho com
pany WIN open up business 90 an early
date. The Arm viii be one Of the strongest
financial backing OF any In the county
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
Throat Was Cut by a Companion ia
North Fort Worth.

Throat was Dut py DOWpaUIVH ~
North Fort Worth
Fort Worth. Texas, January Tin NORTH
Fort Worth soon after midnight, Joseph
Wagner, aged y years, was almost in
stanty killed, His throat was cut halt
way through A pocket knife was used b.
one Of the companions, but who is not yet
known, as only one Of the men have been
arrested. Wagner came here recently from
Chicago whore he worked for the Swift
company A sad fcnture Of the killing -
the fact that only the dag before his death
Wagner wns released from jail through
the Intervention Of his sister, who lives
IN Chicago He was ipcarcerhted, charged
with CARRYING q pistol. The sstcg Is on
her way 10 Fort Worth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Marshall. Texas January "a big land
denl whereby n Michigan capitalist win he
eome the owner Of Several thousand acres
~ Harrison county, land. now owned by
r. n. Scott, is on foot, hut not yet con
summarized Should the deal he made The
PROBABILITIES are that the land VIII be
ColOulZpd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
BURGLARS at Goliad.

Gollad. Texas, January . Rurglnrs EN-.
tered the postofncc Saturday night, also
Fredrich's saloon aud j. y. Sccligson &
Co.'S hardware store whose cash register
they completely demolished This was the
only material damage done Ahnut 500
was taken from the postofica ana whisky
was taken from tho saloon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
cott,n Not Worth PIokInp.

,Bonham, Texas, January 4,-outdoof
labor Of all kinds has almost been at a
standstiu in this county for the past six
weeks on account Of rainy weather. What
little cotton that was left In the fields IS
hardly worth picking now as 1t IS very
dirty and ragged Prospects are brlSnt 9l
present for good grain crop In Fannin
county,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Nnvasota Buslness Sold.

Navasota. Texas, January IL. b. Lott,
who has been doing n general merchan-
dlslng business on West Washington ave-
nue., sold his entire stock this morning 10
r. IL. Tcmpeman and A. =. Terrell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
NEGRO Killed Near Tyler.

Tyler, Texas, January 7--3en Muse q
negro of the extreme eastern portion Of the
county, was shet and killed yesterday even.
tug. Joan aIbaor waived preliminary hear.
sng and was released on bond
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Outlook in euadnllln.

I'n' teAas, January GA review Of
,,DeSs Of seeuin during the past year
condition by no means discourage
. ~, the two successive hard
mere has been only one business
uarlng that period of time o.Jt OF
bI business houses, aud that was not
.snt es'nyss portion of the city. The
IN wa the business men claim a
,eIne utllstmas trade far In excess OF
! y ~ ' i, The main obstacle in
--- u we tnrmer will De shortness OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

filed a petition IN Involuntary bankruptcy,
composing the firm OF Bull Bros, saloon.
ists and rcstaurantcrs, be ndtudged bank
rupts, The creditors allege debts az fol
lows; n, II Chase 4 Co., St22; S. n,
Well Co.. S2ll Standard Disabling com
pnuy Sl00s; Armour Packing company,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Asslnnment al Batlett.

Bartlett, Texas, January ANDREW
Lindemann yesterday made a general os-
slgnment for the beneht OF his creditors.
Liabilities 5000; assets S172I VIII True.
hardt was named as assignee No pre-.
fprrpd creditors
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Damaned Stock Sold.

Sinner, Texas, January THE c. x.
Holchak stock Of merchandise recently
damaged by fire. was sold 10 Halter Bros.
OF Yoakum for 1873. Tho stock Is being
moved to YOakum.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Action Ia Bankruptcy.

San Antonio. Texas, january LIN tho
court today. 10. II. Chase & Co. OF louis
Vile, Ky, g. n. We'll Co., STANDARD
Disabling c0mp0ny OF cinrinnAh and the
Armour Packing compnhy OF Kansas City
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BUSINESS MATTERS.
Assinnmsnt at Viotorla.

Victoria, Texas, January Mrs. J. S.
Coheld. millinery store, made an assign
ment today; assets S725 liabilities $3.50 j.
h. Womack, assignee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
.Judamert AGAINST Southern Pacific.

Gonzales, Texas January Tine case Of
I. II. Hubbard vs. The Galveston. Har.
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convlcte dof Luneay.

Waxahachie, Texas, january T.. Frank
Sutton who has been In Jain nearly a year
with case OF murder pending against him,
WINS Yesterday tried IN the county court on
the charge OF lunacy. About fifteen or
twenty witnesses were put ON the stand.
including. llr Worshum of Austin ana three
loral plysicians The entire day was CON
sumed I'M the trial Of the ease and late IN
the afternoon the Jury returned a verdict,
declaring the defendant To be OF unsound
mind at the present time. He will be sent
TO an asylum as soon as there Is vacancy
The charge or murder, however, Will con
tinue against HIN, aud IN the event Of his
recovery he Will lie tried for his life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Austin, Tcxas, January Hon Pat y.
Noff arrived IN Austin from Waco tonight
on a delayed train over the international
and Great Northern at 10 o'clock. He was
met at the depot by number Of friends
and went direct TO the Avenue hotel. He
was seen by The Post correspondent and
questioned as to how his pulse beat ON the
spcaktrshp question.
90 you see that grip?" he said. "That
contains my heart throbs on the subject.
These throbs are IN tho form of eighty four
letters from representatives. iu the house
pedglng me their support. These are my
Lumcs Of victory and win he souvenirs Of
the contest when evidence IS an in"
When asked as TO what special meaSure
before the Legislature would interest him
most he answered; We'll, I viii talk 10
you about that later. Tho speakersliu prom.
osldon j. occupying my undivided time at
present"
There was quite 2 crowd OF the hotel 10
receive Alr NeH ana from their puint Of
view their man viii be a sure winner
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.SCHLUTER IS CONFIDENT.
Says Positively that He WI Be the
Next Speaker
GIVES HIS VIEWS ON LEGISLATION
Good Roads Win Form a Very Important
Part Of bland Question to !
Come UP as Usual
GIVES HIS VIEWS on Legislation

Austin, Texas. January fudge T.. S.
schutcr OF jefferson arrived iu Austin to-
night, and will remain until the Twenty
eighth legislature convenes. To The Post
correspondent Judge schuter said on his
arrival that be felt very comfortable over
the speaBershlp contest
"G do not claim" be- said, ITO have a
cinch OH every vote In the next house, but
/ have within a tcw votes of enough to
elect me, aud assurances OF enough more
through the work Of my friends to land me
safely and easily. l VIII he speaker OF the
next house
Important measures to come before the leg
lsliture gwen" he replied, "there VIII be
numerous important measures 10 come be'
fore that body, one Of which ] noticed pub
lshpd in The Post today proposing TO es-
tAblish nm agricultural department, which
Captain Ferg Kyle OF Hays county VIII IN
truduce I have not digested Captain kyle's
nm very carnfully, bur as a general prOpO-
sltiou ] fsIvor the measure heartily Ihe
road law is another very important meas
ure with which the next legislature VIII be
called on to handle No question Is of
greater interest or Importance TO the peo-
PIE than good roads. ! trust come means
win be devised for improving the public
thOrOughfarcs Short term convictS can he
employed to accomplish this most desirable
result and should receive legislative Notion.
1.-THE land question rs practically settled
but 70 will come MP perhaps for some Kind
of revision Tho new lease line proposition
has some supporters. the abrogation Of the
lease poiicy altogether Will have some snip
port aud the sale Of all the public land
Immediately and altogether has some strong
adyocutcs. l shall watch and study very
carctully all these views, II their friends
crystalllze them in the form Of proposed
laws, and protect the States interest to
the best Of my ability.
III wish 10 Say now" Judge schuttr con
cluded this short tGk. while speaker,
shall treat an members Of the legislature
whether they supported me or not. with NJ
the fairness possible, and every member
of the newspaper gang around The hous,
shall have an even start"
judge Schlutcr Is surrounded by hi
| friends at the hotel tonight, ana Is ncrfect
| ~ confident of success when the votes fo
! sncaker are COMMON I'm Tho noNt house.
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By keeping the liver active the system IS
cleansed Of impurities and is enabled 20
ward OF diseases,
OXIDlNE Is the best Liver and Malarial
Tonic sold Ask your druggist.
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BIZ HdcI0ide DeFreeSt Lurner.

gratifying to Miss Hagner and gratifying
to the recording angel.
Eight years ago the most popular de-
butante. the toast OF the season and the
leader OF cotillons was Belle Hagner
and even then she possessed a woman s
courage despite her girlish years. She
presided over her fathers house, ad-
vised her mOtherless sisters and
brothers, attended more luncheons, din
ners. teas and balls than any girl in
her set. and she was never mentally nor
physically fatigued. Her wonderful vi
tally proved a stimulus to her natural
ambition.
Today. with an infinitely more strenu-
Gus life TO be lived Belle Hagner is as
beautiful and as much a society favor
lie as formerly and withal. she performs
the duties OF secretary to half dozen
women Of fashion who swear by her tai
ents and advice.
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna admits frankly
that she is the cleverest girl in Wash
ingfon and Mrs. Dryden. wifeAof the mil
lfonaire Senator from New Jersey.
could never have reached the dizzy
heights OF leadership in one brief season
without Miss Hagner's guiding genius.
There is hardly a social aspirant in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
More Than Ten and a Half Million
Copies OF All Classes OF Printed
Natter Prepared and Sent Out
Every Year by the Division of Pub
nCOtiOnS-EIOW the Work Is Done.

to maintain a printing Office and bin,
derry OF its own the force would be much
greater As a matter OF fact. however.
il does have a branch printing Office,
where the smaller pieces OF work ars
handled. such as letter heads. labels,
shipping tags. the crop reports. circulars.
and blanks There is alsO-but this is
outside the divisions regular scope
branch printing Office at the Weather
Bureau
The growth OF the division is best
shown by a few statistics prepared by
Mr.. Hill. Ten years ago the funds in the
control Of the division ehief-includins
the appropriations for printing and the
salary roll-were less than S1O0. coo. The
number of employees. editorial and
clerical, was then seven Today, as has
been said. the force is in excess OF $50
persons, and the funds expended under
the editors supervision amount to more
than 1888. 900. This does not include the
cost OF the Year Book" the annual re-
ports OF the Weather Bureau the Blu
reau Of Animal Industry. the Bureau of
Soils. or the other publications especial
Iy ordered by Congress, making a total
OF over $500 600 more
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ers' Bulletins represented 23s OF these.
and aggregated 5.575.OOO copies. The
total distribution was 6.15O.0oO.
Mechanical Mailers in Use.
other publications are distributed
from the old museum building at Twelfth
and B Streets. Every modern facility
is made use of in order TO expedite the
addressing of such large Quantities Of
matter. Mechanical 'mailers" are en-
ployed. and where the names are to any
extent permanent on the lists a rubber
stamp-is prepared and affixed with 9TH
ers in a long roll running over an end
less chain. In this manner a great saw
ing of time is accomplished, for the ma
chine does the work much faster and in
a mere satisfactory manner than could
be done with the mailer" operated by
hand power.
To carry on the various labors OF the
division Of publications force OF more
than 150. all told. is required This in
cludes those who are in immediate con-
troll of the chief. Mr.. Hill. II the di-
vision. instead of having its Dublica-
tions set up in type and put to press in
the Government Printing Office. were
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illustrating forms a feature OF the
modern publishing house, nor is II alb
sent here. Although the division is act
ing in strict accordance with the recon-
mendations made by the President 10
the various heads Of departments, to the
effect that unnecessary illustrating be
avoided. yet there often arise cases
where plates or wood cats are absolutely
needed to make the authors meaning
clear TO the reader. Indeed, it happens
occasionally that the mere description
would be useless without the introduc-
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But it is not so much the preparing OF
manuscripts for the printer that en-
crosses this division, although that. of
course. is a vital part OF its existence.
The greater portion of its energies are
directed to the diffusing OF the various
publications. To do this two mailing
and distributing forces are required.
One building alone, at 1904 b Street, is
devoted to the distribution of the
Farmers Bulletin" Last year there
were 81 reprints of the Department of
Agriculture's publications made. Farm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-15
WASHINOTONS FIRST CITY DIRECTORY.

NyASHINGTONIANS would think it
w very funny if the directory of
this city were to give Senator Depew's
address as near Lafayette Square" or
we're to locate Senator Fairbanks near
Dupont Circle" but such addresses were
very satisfactory to the residents of
seventy-fve years ago. Opposite the
Postoffce' and Facing the Capitol"
were sufficiently definite for citizens and
visitors in 1922. The first city direct
DRY ever issued in Washington was in
that year The Capital than had popu-
lation of only 1921, and a very thin
volume compiled by Judah DelanO con-
tanned all the names Of heads of families
and other persons who were of sufficient
Importance TO be included in such
work.
The directory opens with "A list OF the
members OF the Seventeenth Congress
and their addresses. The Senators head
the list. and are arranged in alphabetical
order. James Barbour. OF Virginia. is
the first Senator on the list. Following
are some OF the names and addresses
OF Senators as they are printed:
James Barbour, Virginia. Browns Ho-
tel.
James Brown. Louisiana. dwelling
near Strother's Hotel
Eathan A. Brown, Ohio, Miss Polk.
near City Hall.
Henry Johnson. LOuisi4na. Mrs. VIII
son near Treasury Department
Richard NJ Johnson, Kentucky, Mr.
Brown. near Postoffiee.
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Rufus King, New York. Packs Hotel.
Georgetown.
James Lloyd. Massachusetts,, Mr..
woodise. Six Buildings.
Jesse B. Thomas. Illinois. Mr. Sawyer,
opposite Browns.
John Williams. Tennessee, Mrs. Pey-
ton near City Hall
Thomas II. Williams, Mississippi,
Captain Coyle, Capitol Hill.
Martin Van Buren,. New York, Peck's
Hotel. Georgetown.
Here are some OF the addresses of
Representatives who served in the Seven
teenth Congress. and are listed in the
original directory:
John Brown, Pennsylvania, opposite
Center Market
Daniel Burrows. Connecticut. Mr..
Friend. Navy Yard.
James W Bates delegate Arkansas
Territory. Ar. Handy. Pennsylvania
avenue. near Twelfth west.
James Buchanan, Pennsylvania.
Browns Hotel
c. c. Cambrelong. New York. Mr.. Ker-
.and near Seven Buildings.
Samuel Lathrop. Massachusetts,. Mr..
Fletcher, near Postohice.
John Russ. Connecticut. Mr.. Hyatt.
opposite Browns.
Robert Wright, Maryland. Queens
Hotel. Capitol Hill.
The addresses Of statesmen OF that
day show that Browns Hotel. which Was
located on the north side OF Pennsyl-
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Other advertisements in the book are
chiefly those OF watehmskers and sill
versmiths. A list OF the chief cities is
printed in the back Of the book, to-
gether with their population and their
distance from Washington. Philadelphia
was then the largest city in the United
States. with population OF 49, .097. New
York had a population OF 123. 70s. and
the population of other prominent cities
is given as follows; Albany. u $50; Bal
timOre. 62.73S; Boston. Al, 736: Richmond.
~. 06T; St. Louis. 1908.
At that time the four divisions OF
Washington. northwest. northeast. south
west and southeast, were not recognized
The addresses designate parts OF the
lettereG streets and avenues running
east and west as east and west. but no
other division Of streets is indicated.
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Mss ISABELLE HAGNER. soci

kHIss ISABELLE HAGNER' social
Ifl secretary to the wife OF the Pres
ident Of the United States. is the one
woman identified with the Administra-
ton circle who has sailed through the
arduous waters of the gayesr social sea-
son on record and landed upon the
shores of Lent as buoyantly energetic
as in the beginning OF social days.
Miss Hagner Is a marvel OF tactful-
ness and efficiency. Shejs 10 Mrs. Roose-
welt what former Secretary-to-t the Pres
ident Cortelyou was 10 the Chief Execu-
tive. the power behind the THRONE. the
invaluable friend. the promoter OF So
cial harmony. the manual Of social tao
tics and the smoother Of the social way
Miss Hagner is not a Roosevelt prod
net. She belongs TO Washington and is
deep-rooted in the soil OF smart society
Miss Hagner was not more grateful to
secure the position OF Secretary to Mrs
Roosevelt than was the latter grateful
10 secure Miss Hagner as her social adj
wiser because there IS no one who bet
ter understands the social structure OF
Washington than this clever. invincible
girl, who was born TO ahiuence and po-
sition and who. when the necessity
came, proved herself equal 10 a per
sonal encounter with the world. II was
inevitable that the encounter should
take place within the bulwarks OF busy
brilliant Washington. And il was graf
living. too. that the American eagle hap
pened TO have a voice in the matter
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ton OF plates. But wherever 1t is pos
sible wood cuts-that is. text iIIustra-
lions, are employed.
The Photographic Work.
The Photographic work OF the division,
under Louis L. Williams, is also another
important feature. Exclusive of blue
and black prints. which numbered 49,.
there were d1S prints made from mega
tives. FOrty-fOur photographs we're
also made on wood. while Mr. Williams.
in the year, engraved twenty-five illus
trations on wood.
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she has not married. At present she
has everything social fruit that
does not have 10 be gathered. but sim
ply falls into her clever hands-the
mission in Iife." for which most
American girls are cryilg-a congeniaI
'raison d'etre." as the French say-and
less than game of absorbing interest
to a young woman OF strsngth and brain.
The time for the matrimonial move has
not yet arrived.
You will see Belle Hagner by 9 O'Clock
every morning, walking in natty tailor
garments or little later shopping with
Mrs. Roosevelt BY u she has dis
patched more business than any two
official clerks on Uncle Sans pay roll.
She has answered and sent out invita-
tions. arranged menus, suggested deco
rations for half a dozen busy society
women. At half after one she is a ser
enc guest at a smart luncheon and from
o'clock on she shakes hands in the
most exclusive drawing rooms, dimes
with famous people and attends recep-
tions and balls. Miss Hagner is radiant
in evening dress and as unconscious as
when she swings a club on the golf
links.
When you see Mrs Roosevelt driving
or at the theater, you are very likely
to see Miss Hagner. and, while she is
recognized as the busiest girl in Wash
iDgton society. IL is apparent. also, that
she is one of the happiest.