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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

neat Of tbs foreign indemnity on silver
basis.
Peru and Bolivia will leave the boundary
controversy 10 arbitration by Argentine.
A Paris editor has written an article try
ing to establish connection between tue
Huubcrt and the preyfus cases
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
NEW GOVERNOR OF PANAMA.
Is Expected to Pursue a Policy o
Co, citation,

Panama, January 2.-Dr. Facundo Nuts
Duran, the newly appointed governor Of
Panama, assumed the duties Of his office
this afternoon. The appointment as gov
ernor Of Or. Duran. in succession to Gen
eral saIazar indicates a new political atti-
tude by the government aud policy of CON
Citation. The appointment has been well
received In all circles, and especially by
the foreigners During the first administra-
ton ~ the governorshlp. from 1905 to 1899
Dr. Duran was noted for his economic re-
tional government has made changes in
other departments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
Jew, to Be Protected.

London, January 2--In dispatch from
Taugier, the correspondent Of the Times
says that the Jews have been confined IN
a separate quarter Of Fee, on account Of
the fanutlclsIn Of the natives.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

Average n this month for 30 years, 3. 50
Deficiency az this month as compared Win
average Of 20 years l-o3, Accumulated
excess or deficiency since January l. II ol.
Sunshine and CloudincsS "
clear days II; partly cloudy. .; cloudy
fell 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
The Cortas Onened.

Lisbon, January 1.-The cortes was opened
today. In the speech from the throne King
Carlos felicitated the cortes on the cordial
rotations existing between Portugal and all
powers but especially with Great Britain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
French Troops Sent to Frontier.

Paris, January 2-Telegrams received
here from oran, Algeria announce that de-
tachments Of zouaves French Tsoopsl have
been ordered to the Moorish frontier
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
Fez stilI Calm.

Gibraltar, January 1.-The dispatch Of
Spanish reinforcements to Morocco has
been countermanded.
The latest advices from FeZ, Morocco,
say that city remains calm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
VENEZUELA.

Castros objection is not TO arbitration
but 10 the proposed arbitrator.
The Insurgents are alleged TO be al
vanclng on Caracas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

ana advertisements or news Items left at
Inls ADDRESS VIII receive prompt attention.
euhscrlbers having any cause for complaint
as 10 delivery of papers are requested 10
phone or otherwise notify the Office
Hipromptly.
Beaumont, Texas. January a.-Mr. Harry
X johnson states that he has placed an
order for 1o000 hurpetized ties aud coo
poles to be used In the construction of the
extension Of the street ear lines In this
city deliveries TO he for February /. AS
to the insufficient number Of ears In opera.
tlon he said they were also ordered last
| November and there arc no car factories
| which viii endeayor to make anything like
prompt delivery
Three new suits were died with the dis.
| trlet clerk today. Parminter Bros. have
uied suit against J. +. Smelling 10 gain
possession OF a certain lumber yard and to
| recover tle valuation OF n sum OF money
advanced amounting to about 5000. Jack
10 recover possession OF 4 certain tract Of
land IN the city OF Beaumont; defendant in
THIS case also nrays for writ or sequestpa-
TON W. II. Frank and his mother have
entered suit against the Ritter Conley Man
} uLacLurng company for damages In the sum
or $500 and attorneys fees are asked.
me inside electricians Of this city have
made a demand on employers aud contract
9rs for 81 per day. which has been refused
The contractors when asked what they
would do stated that they would not pay
/ wonld get out aud string wire themselves
I me difference between tho Beaumont lee
Llent and Refrigeratlng company aud the
1 southern Paelnc relative 10 the ownership
I o. the property near the river on the
southern Pacific, has been amicahly set
t,e9. Inc Ice company people have changed
4 tneir plans, so that the new building Will
r rsI,ro en5ena over the right Of way o. the
/ 70 completion.
me painters OF this city went on a strike
! tnls AFTERNOON on their own accord on &C
count OF good many contractors not agree
I ing 20 $500 for a day OF eight hours II
was stated BY one q the parties Interested
atHt !. Mould not last long and as soon as
AL parties could get together a settlement
eeuid he expected without any trouble.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
OH,

This signature Is on ever boy OF the esrr4r.
Laxative BromO.Q uinine Tablets
tas remedy tAai cares . cold ln ono dan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

Mean FOR this month for 80 years -.
wind Prevailing direction. southeast,
total movement 02g7 miles: maximum ye-
locity 6or Ave minutes. ~ miles pes aynr,
frntn nnrf hnlsf ~ the ith
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
STANDARD OIL RUMORS
A SPECIFIC DENIAL MADE AT NEW
YORK OFFICES.
Senator Towne Thinks that II lie Mostly
Talk and that the. Field Is
Very Large One.
New York Commercial.


New York, December %. Representatives
Of the Standard oil company toby gave
emphatic denial to the report that the COM
pany has obtained control Of the Beaumont
oil fields, as well as the Jennings deld in
Louisiana.
We have not purchased anything in
Texas said an official. 1T is true we
are constructing a feet Of vessels for the
transportation Of oil from the Texas delds,
but other companies are doing the same.
1t is great deal cheaper to transport
OIL BY vessel than By railroad. and the con-
struction Of vessels fer this purpose is
nothing remarkable.
The Standard Oil company buys A,d
sells large amount Of Texas oil. but nas
not acquired any oil properties in that
State.
at is not true that the company was
organized for the purpose Of constructing
the vessels that will be employed In han.
ding the Texas product. The vessels are
being built by the Standard on company"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
BELIEF IN STANDARD CONTROL,

Notwithstanding the denials OF the Stand
ard Oil officials, the impression in cert In
quarters is that the big oil concern wou ID
not expend millions IN connection with the
Texas oil fields II it did not have the sit
uation in that State pretty well In hand.
When representative of the Stand
OIL company was asked whether 1t was
likely that fuel oil would advance to a
figure that would force railroads to 90 back
to coal. he replied:
Fuel oil has gone up in sympathy with
the upward movement Of Illuminating oil.
However, you can depend up il that II
VIII not advance 10 n price thar will m ke
" TOO expensive for fuel purposes The
upward tendency in prices is due to nat.
ural causes, not to manipulation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
ARGENTINA TO ARslTRA1E

The Boundary Controversy Between 5o-
livta and Peru.
Washington, January 2.-The Bolivian
minister has received cablegram saying
That his government has signed treaty for
arbitration with the Republic OF Peru to
settle the boundary question. The arhitra-
tor selected is the Argentine government
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

70" FFtTs az OoFsIcana.
Sorsieana, Texas January 1.-TWO new
on wells are TO be drilled here right away,
the machinery is All on the ground ana
ME, ~lli begin as soon as the weather Will
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
SPORT
RAILROADS.

G. W Earl q Chicago swan los feet
under water but came near being drowned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03

iSlr druggist win refund your money n
100 49,. OINTMENT falls 70 cure lsinsworn'
Il,esStL vso Ulcers ana Sores, Plmpies and
eAaea W esnta w.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
Get the Most
Out of Your Food

You don't and can't if your stom.
sch is weak, A weak stomach
does not digest all that is ordi.
narily taken into it. II gets tired
easily, and what it fails to digest
Is wasted.
Among thu signs Of weak stom.
ach ara uneasiness after eating, tits
q nervous headache, and disagree.
able hslching,
- hays taken rooas saraaparnia 4,
dinerent times for stomach troubles. and a
run down condition o. the system. ana havs
bssn greatly benefited BY Its use. would
noa bs without Is In my family. I am tron
blsd with weak STOMACH and nausea ana
ana Hood's sAsssparilla lnyaluabls.r u. q,
A'cKNAS. VI Chester. "a.
Hood $ ,Iars0poritia
and Pills
StFeHgthsn and tone the stomach
~ ~ wAais digestive systsm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
PRICEs oF ruEL o1Ls-

The fact is that oil, like steel, is be-
Ing put to new uses every year Con-
sumption increases IN consequence, and in
the face Of no large increase in produc-
ton prices advance.
The present high prices ought to stimu.
late production, which will tend 10 keep
the price of oil at more satisfactory fig
ure." 20
Never before In history has the Standard
Ol company been 50 aggressive In prospect.
ing In new delds. During the last two
or three years it has spent millions in this
work and 1t has With very good success,
but the increase in the amount df oil pro-
duced has not heen proportionate to the
Increase in consumption
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND CARPEN-
TIERS ARE OUT ON STRIKE.
Material for the Extension Of the Street
Car System Has Been Ordered.
New Suits Filed.

Branch otdce, The Posts Beaumont Of
nee Is now located 10 Exali building,
around uoor, both phones No. s3S. with G.
~; Linn as business representative and r.
w Greer as correspondent, Subscriptions
ana advertisements or news Items left at
Subscribers having any cause FOR compIaint
~ 10 delivery ot papers are requested to
phone or otherwise notify the office
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
HASN'T GOT JENNINGS.

1T is the same In Louisiana. The Stand
ard does not control the new Jennings re-
inery, nor has II anything to do with the
one 70 be erected at Welsh II Is not seek.
Tug land or leases in either field as far as
7 could learn.
The Louisiana Fields are not 'ripe'
enough Ia interest the STANDARD vet some
OF the big Texas companies may later sen
out TO the standard, hut do not believe
that any such deals are on foot now.
The Standard Is well situated 10 hold
Its own in Texas, however, as Il Ia In
owns the Corsicana refinery, and some PEG.
pie say the Burt reinery al Beaumont, al
though every one connected with the re-
nnery denies this, and ! see no reason TO
doubt Mr. Burt
Some people would have IL that the
STANDARD controls the Higgins oil com.
pany, the Southwestern on company Of
Houston, the J. NJ Guffey Petroleum. com.
pany and about every other company in
Texas, but there Is no sort 81 proof thar
any OF the assertions are correct"
Another oil man said There are A pur.
her OF oil companies 10 Texas that would
like to have the STANDARD buy them out .
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03
LOCAL Oh MEN nnnRr.


Local oil men interested In the Beaumont
oil helds are disposed to make light Of the
report regarding the control Of the Stand
ard in that territory They argue the pro-
duclng field Is too closely held for the
Standard or any other single concern TO
buy up control without bidding high for it.
Former United States Senator Charles Z.
Tohne, who visits the Texas field almost
m @thiy, said. 'Srhe stories put in circula-
tion every now and then about the Texas
and Louisiana fields being under the con
troll of the Standard oil company are
absurd ! have every confidence In the flu.
ture of the Texas fields. There will be new
fields developed Just as good as Spindle
Top and there Is just as much oil to he
found In Louisiana as In Texns.
There is a great deal of capital being
Invested in the oil business in both States.
The amount being invested by the Standard
OIL company is only a small part Of the
total, and I have never discovered any evil
dence that this company was seeking to
control the production"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
BOGR1G ger QC Q
 Ici ien fiSf
He Resolves Settle All the Discussions About Grass- hoppers and Na~ker Trip to the Country s A

l Mem. No. 4 Ispokedsand sRae jumped Il am not at <an satisfied with what Essaw- He seemed only to use his sfEont legs to jump, and3rto use his lind Sones to kick out with after +he was in the afr. Ii maysbe fthat his aind feet are his defense, same as nataE's. ItfR a question never discussed before, and the honor of solving it Will belong to me.
 Mem. No. 5. I have cornered an old dtsocker of .a,hoppT under aaburdock leaf, and it is my opinion that he is sound asleep. haveetickIed him with a straw and he has hump back as if havingSane eattacksof nag htmare. am going to give :lfizn -asszsdsiens jab and keep my eyessoD .hfs hind legs One of thes most important questions in nat urd science is on the point of being solved
 s'Mem. No. 6. IapOked< <anH'-
 And that was all The farmer who had taken him for aA anarchist had kept an eye on him, as he said he would, and after seeing hdm climb the fence had hurried on and got his sons, Jim and Bill, to go back with him. They found MT. Bowser. lying in the meadow on his stomach, antfsthe first thing he knew of their presence they had laid hands on him ands were wal loping him about with uncalled for energy. He tried to explain, but the farmer interrupted him with:
 'Go in, Jim; go for him, BilE Durn his hide, but we'll give him all the bomb bizness he wants before he is through with usv'
 You fools, my name is Bowser!' he shouted.
 T don't keer whether it's Bowser or Towser,'' shouted the farmer in re turn, .'but I know you won't burn any barns for me'
 MT. Bowser fought back, but three to one is big odds. They ripped the col lar off his coat, tore all tire buttons off his vest and rolled him over and over and threw him over the fence, and when he had gathered himself up he looked like tramp who hadaSeen car ried across the country by a cyclone The three men sat on the fence and watched until he had limped out of sight, and they only jeered when he threatened to sue for $1,o00;OoO dam ages.
 It was striking midnight and Mrs. Bowser was st1n reading when the front door was unlocked and MT. Bow ser entered.
 'Ts that you, dear?" she called.
 '1Ycs, it is me, dear" hesreplied as he stood before her, ."and I've got few words to say to your
 'tYou've been run over or somethingT'
 'tI have"
 You didn't find out about the grass hoppers?'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

something about grasshoppers at the corner drug store or the family butch CTS, but he decided to go to the foun- tain head, the country pasture.
 He must have looked like man with mission, for he had hardly boarded the car when.a fellow passenger moved nearer to him.and inquired:
 ''Haye you got anything very tre- mendous on your mind, neighbour
 What do you mean, sirT' stTf1y de handed Mir. Bowser.
 Why, you look to me as if you were goin' somewhere to buy new milk COW or to tear up an acre or two of ground"
 'You-miRd your business, sir!"
 "Oh, I'll mind my business all right, and I'll keep aneye on you.at the same time. Now that I look at youaa little closer, I'll be hanged if I don't think you are anxanarefist. If you are, don't hang around my farm long. I expect you've got bomb in your pocket, but you can't skeer me"
 Mir. Bowsgr changed seats to be rid of the+Inan, and at the end of the route ne let him get good start before he took to the highway behind ham It was a bright moonlight night, and a grasshopper could be seen as we'll as by monday. After going half mile the fence was climbed and the ~discov- erer was ready to begin investi ga tons. It did not take hin long as he crept about on hands and knees to discover grasshopper under stalk of clover, and after five minutes of peering about the following entry was made in his memorandum book:
 Tt is a settled fact that the grass hopper sleeps, but at the sHme time he opens one eye at intervals, as if watch ing out for enemies. [ ann now about to poke him up in order to get Hne eon his hind legs.
 Mem. NosN2. | have poEed As I poked hestumped, and as he jumped 1t seemed to me- that he4only made use Of his right hind beg. If this be so then a three legged grasshopper would an- sWer every purpose. shaH Investigate : further.
 sMem. No. 3. Have found another hopper, and heseenas to be~wide, awake It may be that my approach aropsad him Later oIrhe wilIbe poked
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

HERE was a Hook of dignity
 and importance on Mr. Bow
 M sers face aas ihere8ched Ghome
 the other evening but before Mrs. Bowser ihad had time tto-Questioa him he somewhat patronizingiy ob- 1served-
 'Td Kilae dinner right away, as \ shah be out this evening ~in the inter estseof science''
 You are notngofng to sit sout in the yard all night to see Show much the suIdloweEs grow, aare FyoH:T' she asked.
 %When,I propose to make a~fool of myself I7wll send you poStM eardg'
 '"Then what is 'it2''
 He was hufeed-and refused to answer until -after dinner. Then, as he was getting ready to go out he said:
 ''It may be close upon midnight be- fore return, and you needn't sit up. shall go out into the country for at least two miles, and shall pass an hour or two insome meadow"
 But what Is it all aDoufT' she asked. If I hurt your feelings in speaking about the sunhowers I beg your par don''
 Well, dispute has arisen between naturalists over the grasshopper. One faction contends that he does not sleep at night, the other that he is a sound sleeper One faction contends that his long hind legs are merely for ornament, the other that they are used to jump with. I have been asked by our club to investigate and report on the matter"
 Are you sure that it is not a joke of some kinh2"
 Joke? Joke? Who would attempt to joke with me on such subject@
 'But we all know that every living thing must sleep, and as for tue grass hopper's hind legs, of course he uses them to jump with"
 My dear woman, you are taking the same ground as one faction does and proving that the matter ought to be set tied without delay. go out unpreju- diced. go to investigate and report.
 ''Well, I hope you won't come home mad at me- she sighed.
 What nonsense!'' he exclaimed. 'sWhat have you got to4do with a. grass come home mad at you? Don't talk like a. schoolgirl. By this time tomor- row the world win know the gfasshop- per as he is, and the name of Bowser will be spoken in every language known to man. I'm off to investigate" Mrs. Bowser and the cat watched him from the front door until he was lost in the darkness of evening, and then both sighed and turned away. She went in to pick up book and become interested, and the cat found her way to the back yard to engage in three or four scraps and come out victor every time. MT. Bowser might have heard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
WOMEN HAVE BETTER CHANGE
Greater Longevity Than Mems.

Every woman, ,'.so the story goes, car- Hies with her signs which to the experi- enced tell. whether she~will live long. Here are some of the supposedssigns of longevity:
 The eyes must be round and wide, rather than long and narrow, and if they are brown or hazel life will be longer than if they wererblack or violet
 The neck must be. full and pillar like, ! rather than slender.
 The brow must be ample and slope back slight7y from an absolute perpen- ! dicular. Thefheads must be wide behind and over theeears.
 The moufhmu be full and weilsset, and the chin square andfirm. Then ose must beswideand full through its whole length, and have open, easily diLating nostriis This indicates asgood heart and4good lungs. 1.-the orificeof the ear is low, denoting a deeply seatedsbradn, therests'a better chance of long life.
 The*woman wlfoIappears taller in,pro- portion when. sitting down than when | standing has a good chanceto live long. If the body.is long in proportion. to the limbs. the heaTt, ,Hungs and digestive or 1 gans are large The pulse should beat with full and normal stroke. Bianbs and joints should be large andfweTI formed, the feshtnei- ther too hard nurfoo soft. Those whoTesemble their mothers may expect to TTve@longest, andsthe.frst born is longer lived thaneother children.
 For example, sister born ten years be- fore another rsister sis, supposed to%have six years greateryhuratfon"of life.
 It. is we'll known that women live longer than men, ,Tbut sovfnr there is no satisfactory expTauatfon of why this is so. Out of atmiHforpeopleys225 women and only '82' men reach ethe~age~ of 100 l years. Maybe 1t itsissbecause a woman I gets more s@ep ~than a man, for the SGonSer a a'personssieeps. the longer 'wfTI1ffe
 last, Nearly al1slong- ng-lfvedapeo have t'been great sEespers. When M. de Les seps was Aon .the ocean he~wouM sleep 20 fhoursrat a stretch. GIaxistoneraverage 12 honrs' sleep aday. A man or woman
 who would earnFtossIeepSfssho aday might live 200 years One of the -secre4sof longevity, there- fore. is to take prenty of sleep Other | Il days should observe these. l Sleep on the. rishtss4de Keep the bedroom window open all ,u3ght.
 Dontatake~a cold tub fnrthe morning, but aabath 'the7 temperatureaof thesbody.
 Don't allow any potssfn the living room. They may carrydisease germs
 Take, daily exercise yin +the open air, and FISefin the country Fifrnot all the. year, sat' least five orsix months. T Occasionally change your occupation. Take eTfrequent and sshorts holidays Watch the D's-drinking water, F-dampness and drains. 1 Emit your ambitions. Keep"your teu1per. ] Worry less work more; ride less, walk more; drink less .sbreathemore, eat less,
 chew more: zpgeach less, practice more, IN. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
FORB1DUEN BEARRxAGES
fSAmsem<FgM Gasw I'm Maszz1wmaa, .Spec&zAea D9St&nSaavs sVaam3 sxaeansasns ,Are
 PwOaaaBGamd.

Under the amended snnaxxiage law act +Kichigau the marriage of cousins oa lfhe first degree issaroaxfzaaEgd, and "a Twin become the duty Of the cOuMtS
 clerk to- ascertain whether such reaa- ;ttonship exists Fbetwesn, the candidates flor marriage, reportsxthe sDetroit Tr1b- tune.
 1 The law which, is Snow amended tI iinCaude first cousins capacities rdfstfncf- fly what others re7affssn, ,sin law or con 4sansuiufty. are gproaabffsd.4frum we'd ding with @each- other, and to make positive sthatsu0 Illegal smawrfageso OCCUR through h4sA fault, Y at1sea careful couDty fclerk, before iss,dng "a -hcense, st0uN inquire:
 ! Is taiis woman syoar mother, grand
 mother, stepn0Ealsr, grandfather iiwffe, son.s wife. grandsCn,s wife,. twife's mother, wfEe,s grandmother iwffe's daughter, wfBess, daGugiTter, 1or your sister, brother sssfaugAfer, sis. iter's daughter, .fatherss sister, CT moth ;er'ss sister,s or cosasan~of |, ,t2ueE first de sgree?" Reversing stlyes sExes the same
 questions apply to the woman IL ia Srecalled that Rev. Faeher Ternes, sof Detroit, one day had YasrCom full of lawyers busy searching sta1e Aaufhprities to discover whether a man could mar Try This widows niece" Thesinyestiga- 'tion had proceesedssUrne time -wfen IT suddenly struck one of the learned counsel" that ~a~v wife acOuzd not be a widow until her hugkoand.s death, and the laugh wasson the lawyers.