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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

N-i sell for chc9p drunk ribbon cane beer
IS The cbiei and prcr,ises 70 become formidable
rival II thar famous old Dads Fixture" N
kaufman. sh oordis All man has 70 do IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Numerous fires to he seen on the line of the
horizon at uightiall indicate tina; the boil weevil
is being Euehed. Beii9iHc rtweS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
N PRINTING COME ANY,

n tootHhNssppoN.........'......vi,c:Prreesi President
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Don't deceive yoursef-the boil weeyi is lay
ing for the nest cotton crop. and unless some ac-
ton is taken Immediately, ruin will be the re-
suit idbfsl1 Recorder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

The charges brought against the late Herr
krupp The cannon manufactured have caused
explosion in the rechstag. The hcrrs spc.
calty was the causing OF explosions,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Some very strong resolutions dcuounoine the
holl worm were adopted at the meeting, aud it
looks as II the boil worm had any sef-respect
he wouldn't live in country where he isn't
wanted. Party Meas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Proud Of that bright little feathered form on
your millinery. my LADY, You ought to he 1t
is lease Of life to milton bugs Wharton
Spectator.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

lass narveIs that
down the price Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Are YOU going 10 burn the boil weevils in their
eggs, or win you plough him under and plant
him along with the seed -C1ivcst Courier
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

CORRESPONDENCE Of any deserieh2n whcihsr
, ,s5 fo, tie Bssigs or ms,.eq Po. anS o
10 dHy iHdi1idrdl ard all cheekS drafts :, mornsg
cfderS efs, made payable 20 The Houston fr''''"N
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Try hard as Il could The Waco Times Herald
could not hide the shells in the mayors cam
paign. If the editorial columns we're non-parti-
san ts local news columns, which In any news
paper ought TO he unbiased we're partisan enough
10 suit any one.--fori Herald.
Now hst Won mention IL We believe we did
notice that hs Tai vas pulling for Higgins
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Judge Martin l. knapp chairman OF the
interstate commerce commission 10 an ad
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Nothing will he more helpful to YOU in get
tug til Of the boil wcevil as cleaning mp YOU
farm WE'LL trinity Coph Press
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-22

Keep that boy at home Bay City FtSioy
What stern papa Aren't you afraid They'll
,lope?
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25


The old story is heing repeated Of !
esrush Of water On the lower Missis.
sippi, the breaking of leyees thesd flood
ing sc vast AREAS, the destruction Of
property and life, all caused by .lnres
strained rush Of the spring freshets..
Much of this comes from the extensive
cutting off Of the forests n Minnesota
and Northern w consin which for
merly held back the SHOWS and spring
rains and allowed them to discharge
gradually into the Father of Waters.
Now there is talk Of trying to get the
government to expend many millions
of dollars in organizing and construct.
ing a>system Of reservoirs on the upper
Mississippi and its tributaries to
neutralize the present rush Of the spring
freshets. Here is another instance in
which prevention would have been
immeasurably cheaper than cure.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

Now that competition to the Bell
telephone monopoly in this city is an
assured fact, it is important that all
citizens should stand together and
Loyalty support the competition. The
monopoly has shown not the slightest
disposition to accommodate the mer-
chants of Austin in allowing them
connections with their country patrons
and deserves nothing at their hands.
Just as soon as the monopoly sees that
competition is to be a certainty there is
little doubt that will begin to make
more favorable offers but these of
necessity are under compulsion and
not from any dispo position to show rea-
sonable courtesies. Stand BY the COM
petition loyalty under all circnm-
stances.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

WE believe that the graduation of
eight-live graduates from the state
agricultural school last week means
more to the prosperity and welfare Of
the North Star state than would the
graduation of ten times that number
Of lawyers or doctors or in fact of any
other profession. These agricultural
school graduates are taking to.the farm
ing communities the most advanced
and practical methods of correct
agriculture and these mean greater
profits, better care of farms, increased
crop products and more prosperity and
happiness for the tiller of the soil.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

-THE report of the anthracite coal
strike commission is made public and
presents in fair and impartial man
ner discussion of the differences be-
tween operators and miners which led
up to the disastrous strike. One sug-
gestion is an advance of ten percent in
wages which will help to alleviate the
necessities Of the miners. We sincerely
hope that matters will be adjusted so
that arbitration will settle all differ
ences in the future and the country
will thus avoid the serious results of
strikes as seen in scarcity of fuel and
exorbitants prices demanded for it. .:
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

GOOD for representative w. A. Nolan.
When the capitol bill was up Thursday
to go on, general ORDERS, ha fercely
fought it until the state has some sure
guarantee against further depredations
on it's treasury. Of course; his protest
availed nothing, as the Job of spending
an unlimited amount more, on the
capitol is in too shrewd hands to fail.
We consider the wide open policy Of
leaving loophole in present legislation
SO that additional money shall be voted
by the next legislature two years later
as robbery and swindling, pure and
simple.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

In other sections of the country,
especially, in the eastern states, the
rural trolley is developing at a rapid
rate. Onc can go from Boston to Pro
videnre and other distant cities by con.
tinuous trolley line. 1t is stated that
there are now 10000 miles Of this cleo
trio road. Rates are cheaper and as
the cars stop at every farmers door the
convenience is far superior to athepre-
ssns st,a \, railroad facilities There
is room for such lines right in this
locality. = =. ~:
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

TIE new immigration restriction
law Will b4 of general public benefit.
1t is not severely drastic but does make
it more difficult for paupers, insane per-
so,s, diseased, criminal and other OBJ
jectionab!e classes to get in to the
United States from other countries. 1t
is high time that such restrictions were
placed to guard against the admission
uf anarchists, criminals, and degene-
rates Ut all classes.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
Free Farms Id " estern Canada.

The Saskatche alley Land Co.
OF st. Paul, the biggest Land Company
~ the United States handling Cana
dian lands has thrown open to actual
settlers one thousand quarter sections
of their lands in the Saskatchewan.
Valley OF w Western Canall This is an
exception l0ppor rtunit for the home.
steader as these lands are PARTICULARS
desirable esbeing very fertile, excellent
soil and easily accessible to splendid
railroads TO any one atsall Interested
in securing q good farm free, tie bro.
position OF the Saskatchewan Valley
Co, made in another part off this pape1r
is certainly worth Of careful attention.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

COMPETITION in the Twin Cities and
at many other points is making the
Bell Telephone monopoly trouble and
the opposition is deservedly, popular.
The public hates monopoly. of any
sort whether in telephone, sleeping car,
oil or anv other, line of business. !.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

No. 0O.-Numerica1 Enigma f.
lam composed of fourteen letters
and spell the name Of writer of ami
NAL stories for children -
Ny s.. e; g is an absence of light.
: My 11,12, 13, IA is a kind Of fish. /.
!. My 1, 8, 10 is to separate. ~ ~
: N.Y., 2, II is excayated. -. :.
My: 3,4 ~, 1s, "A is what few people
like. ~ s7.i. 49, :
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

The house of representatives on
Thursday by a decisive vote, refused to
make any change lin the board of con-
troll law, and unless there is strong
change of sentiment, all of the educa-
tional institutions must remain under
the jurisdiction of the state board OF
control another two years. This ought
to give the experiment a fair trial.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

The suggestion made to have county
assessors instead of local ones has
many things in it's favor. One inde-
Dendent assessor for the whole county
could equalize property valuations and
assessments as can never be done un-
der the present SYSTEM: "
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
- -Es.. IA at-s-AA - -sH-S7 -
Farming In the South.

. The passenger department of the II,
linois Central Railroad Company is is.
suing monthly circulars concerning
fruit growing, vegetable gardening,
stock raising, dairying, ETC., in the
states OF Kentucky, West Tennessee,
Mississippi and Louisiana: Every farm
eT, OF homeseeker, who will forward his
name and address to the undersigned,
will be mailed free, Circulars Nos. L. 2,
8, 4, 5 and 9, and Others as they are pub
ished from month to month. <l5sE 5
N sz -. ..'5 -. r. MERRY, Z.
8 .s Asst. Genl. Pass. Agent, 5 !
B Apr. 80. " Dubuque, Iowa.. :
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MOWER COUNTY.
Enter A. second-class mail matter
sn- onstoffce, AEstin, MINI.

THERE is general satisfaction that
the Panama canal treaty was SO
promptly ratified by the senate in spe-
cial session. The demand for water
passage between the two oceans be-
comes more urgent every month with
the increasing magnitude Of our com
merCe S - - a. : e.f-E, r "a : :. 14
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
ton On q aparallel with The present stat,
legislature. ss. q

dun thru the pOStO fiji CO and it made
him mad. He went to see the editor
about it and the editor showed him
some dups he had received himself.
one for the paper, one for the plates..
one for ink and several others. 6 ow.u
says the patient editor, don get
5mad when these come,I knew i owed.
for them and relied on you and others
who owed me- to come in and paY nae
SO I could pay them Z on see we all
depend on somebody y The mad
{subscribsr saw the force Of the argu-s
ment and said he was sorry he had let
the bill run SO long, and paid three
years in advance. 80 80
S Hay6eld Transcript The Chicago
Great Western has announced that the.
planned for the season
will represent an outlay of about 3D.
COO 900. This will include nearly $780,
600 for replacing wooden bridges with
steel structures, improvements in the
yards at Randolph, and general. ex-
tensions Of sidings and yard facilities
Twenty new engines have: been re-.
ceived and will be put on the main line
ing worked on the freight runs. They
drivars drE and traiIap ~ ba' 'cah ~ 4 a,eo 81
tricsiiphtad @ IL ted and 81 the haadlirbt "a I s = o az
aiactrsc .nna ,Tha ano;nas Sara, raa red -;
2to q speed of seventy miles an hOnr.
The Great Western has given an order:
for twenty new freight engines and theys
WilIbe delivered IN time 10 move the
crop this fall. sSs.as...5.
Fairnnnt News. .sPatroniza hnnoa hha,nd
;nat;fnt;ons,, = 20 q motto to that that avarv uav
hns;nass nan n Fa;rmont will endnrsa
when IA owns tha institution> to ha.
.ppatronized ed i but Il how @ many i've up n "a "a
+ fhemselyasp Hardware men m senI a ntf 81
For other snnni;as ciothino men ~ hnv
gnnls cor thev III not carry II Stock from.
eutsiders. general - merchants SEND. end
away for goods they do not keen and !
whole III II business mon have their
.nrintinr ,anndrv and variol1s other
work done in other towns. WhyY Be-
carse some fellow makes them believe,
they can save a few cents. They, NAV
do fhis IN some eases. Int thev Ar, IN.
i1rinp their own town and losing. in:
the long run. much more than their
temporary Gain. There is another rea-
son and that IS that many people have
u
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
$31.7O to. California. .

To. San Francisco, to Los Angeles
Or to most any Of the principal points
In Ca alifornia. &.
81 Every day until June is, 1903.
81 Viazthe Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST.;
Paul Railway sT. ).
Es Also low rates to hundred of. other
points, Westand NorthWest.sssss
81 Ask nearest Agent OF the Chicago;
Milwaukee, 50 st. Paul Railway for
6dditional nfOrmatiO ColOnist fold.
er free on request. ,,..s.ssz..s:55ss -
r. A. MILLER, Gen. Passenger AR,t.
Chicago. Milwaukee &sSt. Paul Ry.
81 Chicago
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
- = - =
Key to the Puxxle. :

1. 1AEy 10 tAS EUzz1Ss ~ 49,
s No. AZ. Novel Wordmaking: 1. Era:
tare. 2. We, hew. 3. Toll, allot. 4.
Tin, knit. 8. Lava, naval 5 zs...=.s. .=...
: No. 43.-Curtailments: i. Duet 2.
Heron. 3. Divert. Lancet. 8.
lawn. lSss l5ss:5E= ssz.z = 8
No. A Added syllables: 1. Wind,
window. Crew, creWel. 8. Port,
portal. d. ssz: zs
. No IS. - Progressive 3 Enigma !.
Watch-word. 2. Warrant. 8. Utter
most. 4. Traitor. .:., ss
I No. 46.-Double Acrostic: :: Primals
Africa. Finals-Europ Crosswords-----
4. Agile. 2. Frau, 8. Rear. Indigo:
b. Clasp. 6, Abide. 5J=ss:, 3 5ss.55 -
+ No. Alan Octogon: Szs :S@l=$,. 8.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

r. No. 281.-On the Ice.
An ice that Is cut. &. s.3
Anice that. gives a piquant favor.
An ice that lures. .-z..-s5-sr u :, :.
An Ice often seen at weddings.
An Ice fixed BY. the merchant.
An ice feared by ladies. ..:s, .:
An ice that is dainty. .:: 1T. - : -
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
r o. os ..s!E.
! Y ! | : ! :N

I. No. aphical Puzzle: Baltic
Erie
No. Riddle: Pet Carpet. Petty.
(tea)
No. 50 positions: Beard, barred
shebar, bread.
Is No Metagram: Rome. home,
come, dome, some, tome.
62-NumericaI Enigma: Heze-
2kiah Butterwortth IS
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

especial Rates. to California and
J.; = - Arizona. = go Fl
!. Via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale daily from Feb.
10th to April 30th. Availa ble in tour
list sleeping cars. For further infor-
@mation apply to any Chicago Great
Western Agentor ]: P. Elmer, G.. P.
"a, Chicago, Ill. ~ -. -. -
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25

- a speculative Fall. = ~ 81
Tom-PoorJaggers isn't on the board
+ trade any more. 81. - : e. 81 i 5
Jack-No; he might have succeeded
q wheat II he hadn't dabbled in rye. s
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
- : q : y
No. 69.-Riddles

How may one gain a high position in
the world? - -. - - >.' ..~*'..
p, What ship has two mates and no
captain? - =
. When is sailor not sailor?
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
No. 60.-Central Acr0stic.

4, No. 60.-Central Acrostic. -.-
All the words described contain the
same number of letters. When rightly
guessed and written one below anoth-
er, the central letters will spell some
thing associated with good country
dinner.
Crosswords: /. A fruit. 2. An ex-
preston of mirth. 5. Domesticated. 4.
Tubes. 5.zA joint of the body. 6. To
pierce acutely. Z. A flower. s. Soaked
with moisture. 9. Unbending. 10. Set
free. -.
- No. 67.-Progressfvc Word.
s Place the 1894 5-6-7-s
On the top Of the glass,
- Then you may 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-s
=, What cometh to pass. -.
Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
No. 5S.-Metagram.

= No. 5S.-Metagram. ~r =
l. Not the greatest. - ~.
s 2. "A sumptuous meal. = -.
8. An animal .....3 -...... -.
4. The froth Of liquor in fermenta-
ton. ..:. ,I1. ~, ! ~.
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15

of peeling and evavaprating could
be more expeditiously and eco
nomically performed.
Bv means of a derrick used in
the cannery several bushels Of
green patotoes were lowered in
an iron basket into large boile r
in which the water was heate.l i
by steam, TO secure uniform
cooking the roots should be near
lv the same size. Those weigh
ing from one to two pounds re-
qui: cd one hour for thorough
cooking. Six tc eight hours were
requi; ed for evaporA,ing them at
a temperature of $50 degrees F.
An ordinary laborer pealed and
sliced one bu~he] per hour.
The evaporated potatoes show
the following percentages accor-
ding to analysis, kindly made by
the chemical department of Glenn
son of Clemson College:
Air.dry product from the evap-
orator: Moisture 3,42 per cent;
crude ash, 2.49 per cent; crude
protein, 500 per cent; Crude lat,
O.8O per cent; crude fibre, EOS
per cent; nitrogen free extract,
SOLO per cent. g
To prevent hardening OF the
product, il should be packed in
close boxes as soon as practicable
after removal from the hot room
PREPARATION FOR USE.
Soak the slices in warm water
for an hour and prepare as
dressed or candied potatoes. The
desiccated potatoes may also be
used as are the fresh ROOFS Tor
puddings or custarGs.
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15
so CENTS A YEAR.

little souls whose innate love of
the beautiful. whose natural long
ing for the fields and woods, have
beensuppressed throughouttheir
short, cherries lives by the
heavy hand of poverty and gloom.
A hundred thousand children in
one city who never watched
flower bud and then blossom;
who never heard the quail pipe
from the stubble, or the robin
call his mate; who never heard
the bluebirds' whistle, the hum
of the bee or the whirr of the To-
Gust! God save them! What sort
of citizens and citizens wives will
they maker" 1t is not many
years ago, in the very same city
of Buffalo,swhere the quoted par
agraph was penned, while pass
ing through lower Main street
with large bouquet of flowers (in-
tended for the decoration of the
last resting place of a dear friend)
chat | was followed bv number
of sallow-complexioned, sad-eyed
children, evidently of Italian par
entage Ga nation in whose hearts
the love of flowers and fruits and
sunny sky is especially strong)
all begging for Just one flower"
so urgently and pitifully that l
could not resist. This incident
then, as does the awful story
from Chicago, impressed upon
me the fact that every farmer,
every farmers boy or girl, has
everlasting reasons TO lit up his
or her voice in songs of praise
and thanksgiving for the bless
ings of country life and close con-
tact with Nature, which are their
priceless NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Firesi1e.
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15
City and Country.

An in, estigation of the condi-
ton OF school children in the
slums of Chicago revaals the TACT
that there are large number
zone hundred thousand it is said)
of these children, some Uf them
fourteen years old and over, who
do not know the difference be-
tween a dandelion and and rose.
a voilet and a daisy. Flowers
we're carried into three schools
in the "slum" district, and it is
declared that the only flower rec
oguizcd by the majority of the
children was the rose, and even
that was not always known Can
such conditions be possible?
Surely, one half of the world does
not know how the other half lives
We country dwellers have no ink
ling of the true situation in those
Unfortunate city districts known
as the "slums." 1t seems that
there is more need for Mature
studies" in III Sc city schools
than in our common rural district
schools, and crying need for
"hower missions" for city
school children, A Buffalo even
ing paper, commenting on this
report, says: "Think of it! A
hundred thousand children in orc
city who do not know a rose FROM
a daisy, or a carnation from a
daudelion' A hundred thousand
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15

cost on the market at time prices
from one hundred to one hun
dred aud twenty-five dollars.
From two to three years old he
will pay his expenses. AT three
he will be worth one hundred
and fifty dollars. Here is a bus
mess that will pay one hund red
per cent.
This is worth going into as a
separate business. Mule farms
would pay. The mule finds his
most congenial surroundings in
the south. The climate and the
food suit him, Here would reach
his highest development. BY
getting good jacks and jennets,
and good blooded mares to breed
FROM I'VE can raise aS fine mules
in the cotton growing states as
any where in the world. There
is no line of business that offers
a1y greater or any surer prof.
it's.
The largest mule markets in
the world are in the South. St.
Louis, Missouri, is the largest,
and Atlanta, Ca, the second
largest mule market in the world.
Over fifty thousand mules are
annually sold in Atlanta. About
five million dollars a year for
mules that we could just as easi.
ly grow for ourselves. This i'm
mense leak will not be stopped
bv conventions and resolutions.
Each far mer must do his part bv
beginning to raise his home sup
ply of mules.
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15
Shaving Mules Tails.

That important question, why
are the tails of mules shaved? re-
mains to annoy us. About once
a MONTH I come across a team of
mules in New York's streets,
but their tails arc not shaven, and
they resemble miserable burros.
You may see unhappiness writ
ten all over their faces. The
place for the mule is with the
negro, and the n, gro's place is iu
the cotton belt. But no matter
where the mule is, its tail must
be shaven and its name clipped
into ponpadour convexity if it
is expected to stand we'll in mule
society. Some farmers maintain
that this shaving ard clipping
are done to prevent cockle-burs
from tangling up the hair. vet
the same wiseacres do not so
trim up their horses! Many OF
the splendid Percherons and
Normandies in this city have
their names barbed la mule, but
l have never in all my life seen a
horses tail sbaved.-New York
Press.
The Southern farm gazette., 1903-01-15
Sweet Potatoes.
Sou thern Cultivator.

SOu tnern CultlVatOr.
We give below an extract from
Clemson College bulletin, explain
ing the method of drying and
preserving $" eet potatoes. which
miny of our readers will be glad
to see. What may be the future
value of such a discovery we can
not tell.
We have tried the potatoes pre-
served by this method and find
them excellent after more than a
years keeping:
Three years ago the solution
of the problem of how to intro
duce the sweet potato to COM
merce was undertaken. There
were two difficulties to be over
come:
1st. TO render the potato less
perlSnaDle, and
I'd. To reduce it's weight and
thus render its shipment to dis
tant markets practicable.
The question of varieties, fer
tilization and cultivation have
been exhaustively studied. That
large crops can be produced at
small cost has been demon
Strated.
That they furnish cheap and
nutritious food not only for man,
but for all classes of domestic
animals, is not questioned
AS a market crop they have
thus far fallen short of success.