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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
Robertson Count, 80.

Franklin Texas January 5.-pit,4c,
court convened here today. There was
nothing done beyond the organization ~
the grand jury and the call OF m. c,v,,
docket Judge Scott, In instructins nc
grand jury, made special mentIop :. -
NC law AGAINST unlawful CARRYING ~
p PA fne nockets, both civil and sxarsi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
AN ERROR CORRECTED.

Was MIR Esan instead Of Mr.. Hoskins
Who Addressed the Council.
The address to tho city council upon the
charter amendments on Tuesday was made
by Representatives elect Egan aud not Mr.
Hoskins, az previously stated In The Post,
Both Of these gentlemen were in attend
nnce and by error the name of Mr.. Hosklns
was confused with that ~ Mr. Egap The
Post regrets the mistake and makes this
statement In Justice 10 both OF the repre-
senta "A vee.ciCct
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Clarke Cutler and Howard smythe two
well known young men OF this city, have
Just established a perfect messenger sys.
tenn, where anyone can procure u reliable
servant Of trust 20 transact any and all
responsible business which demands speed
and accuracy. Open day and night.
Phones, new ts4, old 1883. Office room ..
9i2i2 Congress avenue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
stolen overooats Recovered

the losers thereof TO learn that Chief Ellis
has number OF Oyercoats in his office
which were recovered yesterday by the De.
tectives. The owners are Invited TO visit
the station ana inspect the goods
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
BakerLockart.

Rev. f. Ammons Of the Tabernacle Bap-
tist chuch was called upon last u'ght 10
unite In marriage Miss rutherford Iockart
md Mr.. Felix Raker. The ceremony WAS
performed at the residence, No. 2OI1 Union
street
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
CAVALRY ELECTs OFFICERs.


There was n well attended meeting Of
tile Houston Cavalry last night, the occo.
sion being the annual election Of officers.
Captain W. w. Cockrell was reelected cap
tain for the third time by reclamation and
Second Lieutenant Charles II. WheeldoD
was promoted to the office Of hrst ieuten.
mt, vice H. Z. Wallace, resigned. Ser
geant Fred Hosford was elected second lieu.
tenant, vice Lieutenant Wheeldon. pro
NOTED. Lieutenant l. y. Davis was made
business manager aud Marshall c. Wellborn
was elected secretary.
After the election Captain Cockrell ap-
pointed the following noncommlssloued Off
GERS: j. b. Wllldu. first sergeant; L. NJ,
Butler quartermaster sergeant; NJ. c. Well.
horn. second sergeant. 4. A. Denny. third
sergeant; Charles Wells, fourth sergeant.
p. X Luce. hfth sergeant; w. T.. Blelke,
first corporal; sam Johnson. second; c. h.
BOggess, third; Clarence Ketchum. fourth,
W: II. Perry, NTH: e. o. Woodhouse. sixth.
After adjournment the members enjoyed
an uppetl2iug lunch, consisting Of hot fried
oysters, ham, cold turkey. etc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Tie Hating Cotton Picker is now bein,
exhibited aud demonstrated at iilis Mai
street bs W, Gamble
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
LOCAL MILITIA ELECTIONS
Light Guard Elected Nearly All Of The
Old Officers
EXPECT TO MOVE TO NEW QUARTERS
Houston Cavalry Reelected Present Cap
tan and Made Some Promotions Ae-
count First Lieutenants Resignation.

Tho annual election Of officers Of the
Houston Light Guard was held last night
with the following result A. G. lIutcbison,
captain 0or the third time; Muby Porter
FIRST lieutenant, III H Jones' second lieu
tenant: business manager, Ingham 5. Rob
erts; chaplain H. .. AYES; surgeon pr. sid
ney ]. Smith; treasurer, F. 4. Reichardt;
secretary, u, j. Matthews. Board Of direc-
tors: George Mccormick. John $. Hoover,
Frank Lewis Hampton Cook j. A Bryan.
Noncommissioned officers viii be np-
pointed at the next regular meeting of the
company.
The attendance last night was very large
and the report Of Major Ingham Roberts,
business manager, was very gratifying. The
company expect to return TO their old quar-
tiers over Mistrot's early this year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
THE DEATH ROLL.
r. L. ST. John,

Il. l.. ST. John died nj .. IN. Yesterday.
Tie funeral win take place from Ross 4
Wrfght's undertaking parlors at . p. IN. 10
day Interment In Evergreen cemetery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

40 the Honorable Mayor aud City Council
Of the CITY Of Houston. Tens.

10 the Honorable Mayor aud City Council
OF the City Of Houston, Texas.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens and prop
ery owners residing near and adjacent to
Montgomery avenue. in the city Of Hous
tou, and also citizens OF the county q iIar-
ris. who also use Montgomery road tas the
extension Of Montgomery avenue IA called
would most respectfully represent 70 your
honorable body;
That FOR the increase In travel. as the
result OF increased population, the present
bridge crossing Buffalo bayou at San Jactn.
a. street is Insufficient
"Iuat we understand said bridge has been
condemned and viii shortly be rebuilt.
That IL is perfectly feasible TO construct
bridge az sufficient capacity 90 accom-
modHte all travel TO and from the north and
south sides from FIRST street. on the north
side 1t Buffalo bayou with 4 tunnel under
the Houston and Texas Central tracks, 10
connect with Main street, near Commerce
avenue.
we further understand that the county
has under consideration the construction q
bridges across Buffalo bayou, and We would
suggest that your honorable body take the
matter up with the county Judge and the
hoard of county commissioners at once. as
thp construction Of bridge TO connect
Main street and Montgomery avenue will
connect two Of the most Important county
roads, 49, well as streets In the city ot
Houston
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
John Crouch

John Crouch and wife anu
rem three ss N
Were entertaining trieno'
And gave as favors, Isws
Each set TO suit Johh
design; d
John smiled and SAID =
delight, ,hiI
"It's Lechenger that dos'
right"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
CoTToN PICKE

Kansas city meat At j. w. Hm Co.'S.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Tr !. W. hin a Co., pork sausage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

ry 7. ". Hm : GO pork sausare
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

Genuine PORK ,susss, a, }. W. Hm d
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08

The proposition 20 construct bridge at
the foo; Of Main street. connecting the
samc With Eighth street, IN the Etrst ward.
has been the source Of considerable dis
cussion since motion having this 10 view
was adopted at the last session Of the ciu
council.
Post reporter asked number Of eld-
gems yesterday for their opinion in the
Il a great deal Of interest felt on both
sides or the bayou Those living on Mont
Eomerr avenue, however, took the initiative.
aud as a result The following petition was
put INFO circulu ZION. u was literally signed
among those LIVING n that part 81 the Fifth
ward which Will be most affected by a
bridge connection Of Main street and Mont
GOmery avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

Three arguments by Daniel Webster
are quoted In the first OF Mr.. veeder's vol
unles. They are those made in the Dart
mouth College case, in the prosecution OF
John F. Knapp for the murder OF Joseph
White, and in the case OF Luther vs. Borden
All three arguments are comparatively
familiar. not only 20 lawyers, but 10 the
general reader. We therefore substitute
a part Of the peroration In the speech for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

Concerning John Marshall. who, like
Erskine. was an officer in the army before
he was admitted TO the bar, the fact il re-
called that, when he became Chief Justice
of the United States Supreme Court. only
six decisions had been rendered on Con-
stitutiona questions by that tribunal
Not only we're the Federal Constitution
and the laws enacted under il in their in
fancy. but an absolutely new question in
political science was presented, the ules-
ton whether it was possible to carry out
successfully n scheme contemplating the
contemporaneous sovereignty of two Rov-
ernments, State and Federal, distinct and
separate in their action. yet commands ng
with equal authority the obedience of the
same people. Our author submits that
viewed against this sombre backprouna
Of an untried and difficult experiment
Marshall's services assume heroic nro-
portions. On account Of the lack of prso..
edent an opposite de oision might In many
GASES have been given, which, az a matter
Of pure law, could have been well SUD-
ported. Much depended, therefore, on
the spirit In which the work should be
approached. Marshall brought TO the task
mind which had been trained In fore ,sic
strife with the ablest bar that Virginia
has ever known, In the Virginia Leeisla-
ture, in Congress- and In the Constitutional
Convention OF Virginia he had become
familiar with the fundamental principles
OF government" Mr.. Veeder finds the
temper In which John Marshall assumed
the responsibilities OF his judicial station
exempllfed in his remarks during the trial
Of Aaron Burr: That this Court dares
not usurp power is most true That this
Court does not shrink from its duty Is no
less true. No man is DESTROYS OF placing
himself in disagreeable situation. No
man is DESTROYS Of becoming the peculiar
subject Of oalumny. No man, might he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

The initial place in these volumes is as
signed tn Lord Mansfield, our author repro
ducing One Of his judicial opinions, and the
paper prepared by him for King George IL
In reply to a declaration made by Frederick
III. Of Prussia. in which certain disputabe
propositions Of international law were laid
down. Neither Of these compositions lends
itself TO quotation. We would direct atten.
ton, however, to the critical estimate with
which the extracts are prefaced II is well
known that before he became Lord Chief
Justice Of the Kings Bench, William Murray,
first Earl Mansfield gained great reputa-
ton ut the bar and as Parliamentary ora
tor He had improved an early talent for
defamation at Oxford by assitl,ious study
of classical models. An Rufus Choate was
70 translate Tacitus. so Murray translated
the orations of Cicero into English II was
characteristic chat he acclaimed in his
chambers before mirror. His articula-
ton was slow and distinos and his voice is
said TO have been sweet In all It's tones. What
his friend Pope thought Of him is comment
Grated In the familiar line. Persuasion tips
his tongue whene'er he talks His elo-
quenoe was subtle and insinuating rather
than forobls and overpowering He ex-
celled In ucidity OF statement and cogency
Of argument. but he was incapable Of the
bursts Of aery cloquenos with which tho
elder Pitt awed and charmed. He sought,
not TO drive, but 10 load; not to overwhelm
tho mind By stepsals to the feelings, hut 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

They did not design to make their Govern.
ment dependent on the States. Gentlemen.
say they do not claim the right to extend
State taxation to these objects. They
limit their pretensions to property. But on
what principle is this distinction made9
Those who make it have furnished no reason
for it. and the principle for which they oon-
tend denies 1t. They contend that the
power Of taxation has no other limit than
Is found in the tenth section of the first
article Of the Constitution; that, with re-
spect to everything else the power Of the
States is supreme and admits of no con-
troll. If this be true, the distinction be-
tween property and other subjects to which
the power of taxation is applicable Ia merely
arbitrary, and can never he sustained.
This ia not all. II the CONTROL mr.
power of the States be established IL
their supremacy as TO taxation be acknowl-
edged-what Ia to restrain their exeroisinr
this control In any shape they may please
to give itf Their sovereignty Ia not con-
fined TO taxation. That Ia not the only
mode In which it might be displayed. The
question is, in truth, question of su-
premacy; and, II the right OF the States
to tax the means employed by the General
Government be conceded, the declaration
that the Constitution, and the laws made
in pursuance thereof. shall be the supreme
law OF the land is empty and unmeanins
defamation"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
PARIS PAWNshoPs.
why They Are Poor Places 60 Get
Loans on stolen watches.

or watches alone there are received
here and at the twenty-five branch Of
fees from thousand to twelve hun
dred day, about 100000 In year, the
average lean on Il watch being 30 OF
40 francs. The official assured me that
In this great number of watches scarce
ly one In thousand has been stolen,
the fact being that people who have
come dishonesty by watches or other
property flght.shy of the mont de plete.
The reason of this was presently made
plain as we watched the formallties Of
record, and | realized how difficult II
would he for any one to do business
here under concealed identity. Every
client receiving loan greater than 10
francs must produce some official doclI-
mcnt-an insurance policy. n citizens
voting card permit to carry arms or
a rent receipt bearing his signature and
throwing light upon his station in life.
For loans under 10 francs the client is
simply required to show an envelope
through the mails to his address. All
these facts, with various o.hera are
duly inscribed upon huge record .y1,ps1A
so that whoever deals with tAe u1ur.
de piete exposes himself to ...e scru.
tiny that must be ungrateful to folks
of shady antecedents. Indeed certain
persons make this grievance against
the mont de piete and declare the Paris
system an impertinent intrusion upon
clients privacy, which would seem
point badly taken If the client Is an
honest man. - Cleveland Moffett ON
Paris Pawnshops In Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
The Affections OF the Arnb.

An Arab-meaning tent dweler for
in an equine sense the town dweller is
no Arab-loves first and above all his
horse. Next he loves his firearm; next
TO his gun he loves his oldest son. Last
comes his wife or one of his wives.
Daughters don't even count; / mean
the Arab scarcely takes the trouble to
count them unless in so far as they can
minister to his comfort, dietetlc or 9th
erwlse. Until some nelghbor comes
along and proposes to marry-in other
words, to make still worse slave Of
one of them-shc is only chattel, a
soulless thing. And yet she is said to
be pretty, amiable, helpful being
said TO be, for no one by any hap ever
chances to cast his eyes on one worth
seeing. This disregard for women, be
it said to their honor, does not always
apply TO the Bedouins of the Syrian
and Arabian deserts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
TOXIN AND ANTIToxIN.
what These Two Terms In Medicine
Mean Made Clear.

Pasteur. the great French savant,
founder of the sciences of bncteriology
and preventive medicine, proved in the
first place that the epidemic diseases
are due TO minute living organisms,
plants and animals and that for each
definite disease there Is a specific micro
organism This was the great funda-
mental fact. Later II became evident
that these microscopic parasites cause
disease by certain chemical poisons
which they produce, called toxins. In
many cases the micro organism, II
grown In culture tubes outside the
body. will produce the same toxins.
After being separated from the living
germs which produced them these sub
stances will produce all the symptoms
of the disease when injected into an
animal body. The body at the begin
ming of an attack of fever is not, how
ever, passive. Its cells react against
the poisons introduced and struggle
ensues, the end of which Is life or
death, the fighting being purposeful
and definite. The body cells secrete
n specific chemical body which has the
power of neutrnllzlng or rendering
harmless the particular toxin intro
duced. This antidote to the poisonous
toxin we call the antitoxln When n
man RECEIVERS from an attack of small
pox, II is because his antitoxins have
proved too strong for the toxins of the
disease, and his after immunity, II
seems probable, is due to the persist
ence within his body of the antltoxlns'
once produced.-C. Il. A. Winslow In
Atlantic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

The fate of Hannibal turned upon
the result of promenade. 1t was aft
er he had crossed the Alps and entered
Italy, with winter quarters established
at Capua. His residence was one of
the best houses in the city, and while
walking In the garden he heard fe-
male voice singing not far away.
Struck by the tones of the voice, he is
sued an order that the singer should be
brought before him. lie was so greatly
impressed by her charms that he at
once attached her TO his household.
dlsposing of the husband by beheading
him. Retribution followed closely upon
the cowardly preparation of the out
rage. The balance of the winter was
devoted to pleasure, discipline and
drills were practically abandoned, and
with the advent of spring the Cartha-
ginian army was SO demoralized by
the dissipation of the city that its pres
tige was lost, and with It came the
downfall of Hannibal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
SLAVES OF FURNITURE.
The Result of Women BEING Afraid
of beetles ana Mice.

If man is the slave Of dog, woman
Is the slave of furniture. If women
only knew how much more graceful
and the only way is to appeal TO their
vanity-they would be reclining on the
foor they would never sit up on chairs
or round table. That this Is funda-
mentally true Is proved by the fact
that they are never so happy as Mt n
picnic, where there are no chairs and
tables really believe that the craze
for putting everything on something
above the floor-by which ! mean ta-
bles sideboards, etc.-grew from the
custom of sleeping In ugly. cumber-
some and dirt collecting beds instead of
on the floor. OF course the reason why
women do not sleep on the floor Is be-
cause they nre afraid of beetles and
mice and other harmless things. Wom-
en-. therefore. having invented the bed,
invented the table to stand by II, and
thus spread the habit of putting every
thing above the level of the floor.
Woman's original sin of being afraid
of black beetles and mice costs man
more than all the royalty, armies, ma
vles, pension lists, prisons, poverty,
schooling. national debts and wars Of
Europe.
am sure am not putting II too high
when say that the average cost of fur
nlture per house Is $1,000, and If the
world would only agree not to cumber
its rooms with beds and tables, side
boards, cabinets and chairs our ground
rents would be about half what they
nre, and the overcrowding of our cities
would come down proportionately. =
domestic Blunders of Women"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Cards Disclose the Man.

81 wish / had not played bridge with
Mr.. NJ" sail girl recently. 81 thought
him so nice before, and now my liking
for him has quite gone. He was SO
keen about trifles, insisted upon every
forfeit, questioned the score and seem
cd so annoyed when he lost. and yet
the stakes were very small, and ho
was only out n few dollars; so. OF
course, II was not the money 1t must
have been the disposition of the man
coming ont under provocation, and the
test did not show him up to advantage
Now, Mr.. H.. the other man at the ta-
BILE. was so good natured and such n
gentleman in his play that quite like
him, although | never thought him at
tractive before"
All games of competition may be said
to assay certain characteristics, but the
most crucial test seems to be card
playing, and bridge is responsible for
many c0olness resulting from self
betrayal at the green table New York
Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Extravagant.

"There was young man in Michi
gam" said United States senator,
"who was deeply enamored of beauti-
full young lady>in my town. He lived
in Detroit and one day decided that the
only thing for him to do was to pro.
pose. So he went to the telegraph Of
flee and sent this message:
"'Will you marry me? Twenty word
answer paid for
"An hour later he received this reply:
"'You are extravagant. Why pay
for nineteen words too many? No."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
The Hud Of m Tree.

Among the curious things discovered
by the students of plant life is the fact
that bud taken from one tree and
grated on another carries the age Of
the original tree with it. 1t has al
ways been believed that the bud so
transferred began a wholly new life,
but this new theory-it may, after all,
be more theory than fact as yet-shows
the matter in an entirely different light.
For example, If bud be taken from
tree that is twenty-five years old with
n natural life of fifty years and grated
on another tree 1t will not live as long
as its parent tree is entitled to live, the
full fifty years, but only for the period
Of life then left to the tree, twenty five
years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
An Artful Scheme.

A newly elected official would some
times return home late at night after
his wife had retired, and when she
asked him what time 1t was would an
swer, "About IL" or "a little after
midnight"
On one occasion instead of making
the inquiry she said:
"Alfred, wish you would stop that
clock. | cannot sleep for its noise"
All unsuspicious, he stopped the pen
dulum. In the morning while dressing
his wife inquired artlessly:
"Oh, by the way, what time did you
get homer"
"About midnight" replied the ofli-
cial.
"Alfred, look at that clockw
The hands of the clock pointed at
2:20.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
The BADGER as n Fireman.

A badger which had made its home
among the granite cliffs dealt with the
fire god with sagacity and skill, says
Nature. A friend, while painting a sea
piece, discovered badgers lair and
thought to play the animal n practical
joke. Gathering together a bundle of
grass and weeds, he placed 1t inside the
mouth of the hole and, igniting 1t with
n match, waited for the ignomlnlous
fight of the astonished householder.
But Master Badger was n resourceful
animal and not disposed to be made
butt of practical jokers. He came up
from the depths of his hole as soon as
the penetrating smoke told him that
there was a fire OH the premises and
deliberately scratched earth on the
burning grass with his strong claws
until all danger was past. No human
being could have grasped the situation
more quickly or displayed greater skill
in dealing with an unfamiliar event.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
"DiOgraphy of n Snowflake"

Under this title Mr.. Arthur II. Bell
in knowledge describes the life history
of the aerial frost flowers of winter
In order to have fair start in life a
snowflake should be built up on par
tlcle of dust. Then, If 1t has the good
fortune to begin its career at the top
of cloud many miles above the earth
and to pass through many atmospheric
strata, differing in their temperature
and the amount of moisture they con-
tain, our snowflake Is very likely to
become notable individual among its
kind. In stratum of warmer air the
little fake catches moisture on its tiny
spicules, and when 1t enters Il colder
stratum below the moisture is frozen,
and so the fake grows. In a thawing
air many flakes sometimes cohere,
forming disks from an inch to two or
three inches across.