The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 248, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 10, 1893 Page: 4 of 16
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Xftyrft niht fwW lM5P6tt ht enjcy
3 dawjs l ot yesterday wi as
sViioct > < t At a mouhlAln maiden nd the
f wc WTO u i > rt s itsid the r f
JM m fcb jtelecd r perfect turns
Jur > iiit b1e In every W c < mla
t fc in tb > H Th4 nnWq s thilld of the
Vw b torc wcre yo tre l lrtwnl and
ttitf itninlit butienhsnc3i the briatAri j
>
W tit t < n Vhen it h > d reached te >
5 3d > seldom fn ju perfection In ft more
> jtivorea < 3ltne tll
i J A ilo Aim TwaealV asiirVend ctUiens
Andvisitor IhWnWLtfc streets Mfch
housekeepers had busfnessat thelnerntn
markat jft there w men and wmen
iSfho ek litmabyuho forelock Jo t > tt
1 < ttfery < o that prM ot Hdustot
Jt wad eriihumtiy WWfactetT and atttr a
tour of lb building the L w wmlow
utid decorations were vtawed seriatim by
hundreds The fatlir ion u visitor
was evident on BVtiyBwo and the excel-
lent accommodation prepared bad left the
impress tit a good rrghts rest la an ex-
pression tit perfect cunieuu
Ti programme for the mornW begin
with til excursion f > y rail AlrpV > d tl6 bjtr
of Uoustan T twiia wb wuapwd Ui
yisltor by VI < io rr ueaf Qumlati of Ui
Wtutota ami acxa Ceotr l und Urns t p
w imAUfi oyr tK blt Uno Wnacd by
theAiirtenl roads
iXB8 train left th Grand Central depot
SiWni > f wwr MAftloiSfc JJwitt to 4h f t
tiat waDy of tht < acunaonliil ovrlooK < l
this featore of tht ttm ru < nta nt tli
coaches wers notes trawd l a bud bwit
cipeoted Thftte who went however wer
li > a hflypjr mood m t0 ttuurs ot DiKlil
acolngana they were tfeU repaid for their
VWa fi f f ac6dt toterest oitirtitcli the
ciuuralenlsts op > d was Hpuft n
lUlEbto Hertt the crowd vnnv Alio wed a
thoroughjiiniiectlosof oi arco oilmill
lirick and Ula wottte the jnattrews fats
tery > the nen t cfectrje munuWctory and
tho wfttertTorks planh alt of wWen were
lu olieratlon They also saw Uie mny
other Iropwvemcntt of Houston tutatao
Uai afldltlor oad admired the Uecmtlful
coolqvard Tvitli UK macaoamiteil io l
vrays and artmcial stone curWnrj Thfy
ttora astonished at the number ot b au
tirul reslJenifes that hava almaay Men
errcttilt the mllwof street that hare lieflu
eradiHl and Oia general air of prosperity
nndjaswldfiraent aa vlaeneed by tlie work
of the Otnaha and South TrAa Una and
Imtiroveinent company
Aiwr rtaKing a thOfoURh Inspection ef
Hiruston Utlglit where every jeouriusy
Oaj bIo was shawti the strangers by the
inttntE of thl addition the wttiimton
IJIB boarded IU4 train for the return trip
lAytjilnfr by Oil rolJU eomptesnes railroad
abopji brewerie ice plants imttlln worts
nod the wany other iiidustrjwt of hn city
tbAy yotrtl ifouslon tii central utataiet
In the couunerctat irorld of Teta Sucl
jj
o an array vt manufacturing institution
IS ciuld t ee Hbwa by t > othercity in thfc
lft etiitc
1 rftnarkshlff fetStara the
i excursion
ijMWn tha jrenensl air Of courtt yj antllty
M d reitimmeor tjihlbHwl by all Thefo
vauH no wob jif yelituwr ahrleWhif hood
4fei Ittms hat a nulct rder crojvdot ladfus
f HvA gcnttemen intent won seeing t thing
L > thafcappealto the liMriotlsm id good
SfyWg 1 ta59 MOPle wl rejoice
5 ijn HiWstan In Hoiistotra prosperity
TSvixr oi was Jn it gasd liurnor nnd
rt HfbaU r > yaturcd loUot pioplfcever got
ff ta cthr Thetts was myie tn iHe laueh
iii sStcfSC theJitttft ohea oa Iheyitoiordcdfiha
I cars antb i > tejt rM ttr thsmwlVea
ij >
s payment vOta > hiippy Ttdft Tlirfewa ntu <
slCfltt Ife Wfttle prrea that bkjw Jttf com
plt obdbrKJair oooinwa to the crowd on
toagSij Th8r was n deilci ua pjeasurs la
thw jSffiJn tf thr tup t i It h > Mtied Uivn
tbA mammoth building There was a
ifplrft of oojuiooy pruvaiUns svcnwiierB
ami ibj fntlt crcwd Ttlt Perrwsijy at
hort 3
They returned hipth Iropjrssfcd irlth the
tjondciful showing of the Texas Hub tn
il > wy of cnterrrlss apd voted the man
st of the excursion ns thft rliverest
c toSBetitlemen to X fsnind In Texas
The flrcmena lspt y wan the next r
r ot lntwwi and proved to bo greatly
latter than thA rajst winjrulnt had n
trlp t t ly lfl ndorfc all the Btre ta
nd sidewalks leading la and about mar
1CI fejuoff wtr blorkml with people and
tt vitta with om dlWciUy ihti n jmssa i
wayfortfi mcchloett wits clrnred
This via Keeled however rod 5Whm
Cbjef SlartiB at few minutes before
ll epioek turned tn a iurnl ilarm thf >
ple wer In position jo pc to arail
Meo all lh t should take plain
Qnlera had mn glvwi that nil should
b0 lit readiness at th dlfteJent flro
end Uie first ttroke of the big hell had
prrclyirf8Cbi > d an echo before tho rUm
Ms aftfl U8B ef th hdft ftsHtases or
Siuajrdntheuitheiinachliies appearcjl andin
wtias pjjim stnwni of water jstnjeJs
the tei > bt he market with a fine pTfMraurjr
Wt water from thfr hydrant
7t l 1 iln < tW3 tllhe with two and
A lunlf lalocks to run
Protection came next In 136 trith flvii
Jblocks to nm
JBPS T M hahlo in S4 w l ten
fcldsskrf to run a
Curtin a w last in 4XS titb jwatatt
rtado from iVwSf
J2 Wy strteS
Bffcra th alarm w s sounded Uert > B
baml bad hetn stalkmed en the wjuara
nnd bfjoff tha ap itranfe t > t thif compit
fltanbJ Jlwours4 ponalat ilrs
Htn H r i made Stonewall eek
< rMlUwt to the touth ert of tho city imiw
Itujj JPrpoc < on to tlm iU > 9 t Meehjiols
in the northwMt sad Cortyti to Uto north
S1U 2TK 9aa li wolr imslllan to
ttiff Mt M w d irildprs nrwoxhe tmlln
was brought Into setjor
Xothicg beltitf than the wsrk pf tho
fe1 5 i > cnjcrivwi rt ttt Om
fcl ttL A W1 Lrt3fftc < jl dhjctpUfte tha
nr isfljngirjwr lit > a t u akjbl man
bJrd J
JW CTJ hlacJt hrflMbrim
Tb sr t cr S fit Bl
t pmhsaijyi im
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lpn it
VhfjAra < wjrwis oiljjmtbHWn but
9t ro WMa4drawnt t Irmttens
IriittAitlW l WnK
jyW ff i iwel4tn had be > t
Urfupartmfjttaste dftsfrtattstovCfuvftoi
iritaAat wl itJi ikUfKboctmrnjlt
SMi Jn s Crne pnJlMi
Mam
p nl
jis > n4
K vv >
t t5rfl Aerated
rtfl lf > wlv d jjr
I Cmvrt n Yrupwn
I t inf r re hlwVftd rim
14 atW the pr wi it i r
ilttrJng fiir nt < h m n
arid of Tx ivlrh wit < h they w re
0
lt rnollab Wcnf vrhcro th firemen ar
rlvtul ondL ivera mylted by Mersrs Prince
lilur > li m < i t tMt ho ii > orewof tns
fttabUhffi i W4 InvliiitloiJ wio ac
ti > te nnd a happy quarter Of nn hour
wtU upraijtrre JTcstdent l > SrnBtbn and
Secxetarr Mliico hAB iamsed Witm neat
aat rAUotiK tttbc omuiijed and t Brew-
ery present a siesaat appwranco
WWi a chcr fur the suoccxs 01 tho
Stasnolla htciwry lh Axemen Afld otbefa
Mlh the inachino movp1 py way bf th
TWrt strSrt trnStct hbdi llie ittesourt
IKinsaa and Tcoias ptosensw pot v > titii
Awwtcnn JrtWitry whtrn f oula Illntfr
sjcrilury hhd dohij r > aaent rc lvcd
the ruwt beneath ah arch ot re n
oboVft shji dour of lirewroain and fcon
ductcd Jhum W the tafttctuliy decorated
tolcrlor Ttie beer traa sparingly ttompled
Wh Illmer wd Mti Oruy eoidlally Wtu
craluba d Ani the pi oee slon moved
silll beMetJ Vf th bojil for th Itouth
Idc
The course ytts alobpMaln etrcet to
Consreaa avenac tf The Veil building
lrtt r the firemen natlwl snd the band
t n > l red n wrwnul w campliniept for
ivhich The P bi tin g itl w
c itutdM that it itraceiully luts lt hat
and doos all elfio thnt cuurtwy and ffood
fcHlnit demandif
T ie tht cofripAnle returned tn their
houses fctsd Jm mnchtnes Wr put in po
Mtl9tt to res iOnd to a call to duty It U
tna proper i rmarh hem thai HoUMOrt
iwopie are jutstly prodd of tlio tiro de
Wirujiftpt utton which thejr ftel depend-
ence can 1 Implicitly ptaecd Tiierc
ho better In tho State
Dinner won tn ordpr tho tables were
aou JU uppttlte Bili < ul I ana while await-
ing the market display the visitors wade
themsclTOit at homo and eomtntfty a
Jtfyed th opportunity
Krnm 3 ocioclc to 6 tho market display
looK tlacc and completely ccilpetd all
forinr efrnrt Tnouaanda aw it and not
on but what was Burprlne and pleased
The parade of electric atreet cars w
hlllod for SO p nt and promptly at thftt
hour they rpoveit
Tlra Ions line that moved sromid thi >
nntMite ot the Main street btlU noftij from
th Capitol Hotel and eolith on Travis
Street tram the iltitchina lloue wa head-
ed liy a hrilliantly llluinlnate < l ear lhat
on the front end bore an Immense Texas
alar couHtraclwl of incandsscrlit ftloben
and alonit vaett side were Trahucd Unea
of the samft llghla tilted tn Hash and pro
fluelntt n tine wfect Thin car waa occu-
pied by liprltK Jmnd and popular lta
were heard m the bth passrf ImlC a doien
time dowa fltaln street
t n tlie Inner belt nicnlhirln Iho iippqalte
jllrtictiOii were pthcr cars UnllHiminated
saw by the unual IlRhta hat servlnc well
to show Die reeourvpfl pf iho best cleculf
car uyKtMri tit the South
In contrast with the bis electric car
Which people have becomo used to and
now look upon as a matter of cuiirre an
old timer wilh half cmiras kMm and
dwwn by a muls wllh the traditional bell
around Ills neck appeared third In the
pro ej h mphalslpB as nothing cWo
could have done In this connection tho
rapid advancement o Houston toward
metropolitan style and uro UnotigVctty
ways His muleihlp toote lrtndly to the
chaifgeil Order of things hut the driver
nppjared remarkably1 gr n at sta rlnjf
with pftlr of reins rather than t big
hrn hajtdle wllh a knob on it
Th siriMM were nieknl wlthpeoplci to
ea this j low and during tha hour < ir
tttOlL t thft sidewalks were
almost impassible Sfeti women nod chil
dren gathered to bunphe nt evry ctoss
1 k waltlntf coaTicc 6 get over and
Own wa no itftte during the day mora
llvelytUanthls Tho good humor of very
body wj f hpp rcnraiudtt icrduRe and
Jam was taken naolmatter bf course
A inch Jump
One ot the jfreatvst attractions at the
past tivo days wa4 Hi d Mnir feat of
Speedy the Jumper Wn n ho announced
that bo would dive from the top of th
tetoec building corner of ilaln street
aaaifralrie avenue the majority shook
their tuads In a knowing manner gener-
ally remarking OK tts just a jolteTllUUe
Beiuerts got up to B t Acrowd 1
tog before the tfa > fdr Spetdy to leap
arrived tee crowd began to pack the
streets until they feWrae lmp ssablB n ir
the corner untesvf ono tolow l tn the
wake uf a street car which opitnod the
passKigtway
TO tha surprise of nearly all nnd tho
amusement of thousandx Speedy mjda
his > isip Fhm thtt top of the Trine
biillilihB wacU is a thre story hrtulc
mora than average height he ttved
Htrjugn thy air < > the tank coming up
mm e and ictt
Th tank Into which Speedy makes thW
swmdtrTullwp is n d9 of canvas and baa
oval aSsmd bottom oa tlul order if tt
feiJ ilL l3iM t or water
7ihfiBk < abouttfo teot from
the sidewalk fn the street an4 Into t the
brave Jawpet imts haaf tommost with
Ki2sU ftJJMK Jo wautd be
irt bo dajh > d to death atid a aupprusoed
TBI S creeps owmast people
5Ly JJB wpMly KwinQisg
fit form ot
iSSJAS fly through > pac Th1 pw
tammies towelt < or < lt
wUhesslrig
v < rn una Iliurd
Sou Houston folksAht bustle > en ir
tniayl9 t yodo S l rat0Ut 1n
s iSJiiSfnR nen buying lettuce
kkrourtil here and
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Ay hPapleataga asuroyou
Y3w j l ihefumatefey cambarlson
A jPfErM of 3 rortunato sect ou do
SP t0 W n0h mf
>
r u
iKnr rfppmpfnUit chow ih rourth
Sri mt here In
Xi W the borne
fl Kl8 h9 1a > ddles selfot Decern
her and the
sr 4t crowd enjoy it
ruhu Vpti W Syracuse H Ti
v i H sartlwth
J products ot
th State but tho sprtsad t th maikrt
jesterduy knocltifa Win om completely
l1 AJJt 2JWTUr i < u
C9 irtwme frdtil that
amount l havn
frfili VMt t Uw In the winter aSon
tbi trji 1 ant Wbb to eniV
T f a reguUir
Jlret f garjiwi Irticfe
JSt l > ne t lpVit mM JWW na this
crowd said
iHillce oiflcer tlumUhs
rx < iiilnif ww The vt Was rftnt
whwi ft safd tho t > olice o ntTmlghtTia vAl
rH a furlniiah m tat as these people nns
wartMScnL l iiH vKbcara
hvre now
but un watt rot the Hawiggrbimd next
MT rwjiArked an euthufiastlo singer
fai win eaw HirtiUltVou
w S d how r Utoes CJtbbag ettuce
fJlnwn radldhif trlng traits carrots
YiStl i Jtana r vegetituics fresh
HI i1 < forisift t Its W
h w W1 Hynwu in tho
i
month of Ju
ejllcs in liavannab Charlemoh ami W w
Oilsanji aid We g ntlcm3ncij l I
nfiW beioru aw such a market display
nrat f W recerioa wss tts > any < M9h ItaklM lata onnslderHimfii
> t hl ta
nearly Win
lww litre today Vt toarvelous
Tfl ualration Arink nt ld tli awim
1 e obfc n4 n ctareii of Aivltii who
m op to P5 thecrowd Tiiy are a
wiucb of aivnitractton tr > most of the Po
b her KmwQ Tu ly > Santa blwus
in bis carl and beat lh rIrf rlA aii
hollowthough thy bad a hostiif vl t
tors W
W H Mlms of r reda Ther or set-
ting up Yuriou hliula of ccur oui to
Mexico to my portion of the country just
how but tills one tollouulon l ats them
alt It is true you havvnt any hull 111114
I tosh > w I Us tpqpitt blb there Is overythtng
< nat B fciiuw might want to
a kedshowed to pr r sdvants r n < lwl > I ru s Vr t he wu >
Jtbsre was A esBatderaUs cruid at th j bu y vrrm tor a to ttt oft 1rlday night
f
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W S HSARTY
v tue Ptjojfte Who Came to See Houston round Open Handed Hospl
iltij that Charmed Them tad MflaotliimH6npu
as the Dati wasrtotnr
> Wi
he D if Wfa Spon Htt Varied ptettsuros by Homo Fofkk
arid Strarsgara Jr Our Qtitea
H0USTOK PAIIiT POST SUNDAY MOBKIKG DECEMBER Ifl 103
to act ui a member o < the rtecptfon eonr
day h rfraMRW a he time n h < j
jfctt n ilorin Sf tntdWnrt wry n
Kiewetl hl hly ploasftl as th < speaker
mUcd on them
thin you jptopl ni UP anothpf Wrtufr
sloti itk tl dwtWrrthe hOHdayft
a flWdlatrt Aan ASA ln twO ol trorii
onr town ctraiine dftnn S h0 JU
fottntl nn country > l 1 he hero Try to
IiavB it n cub tntfulie ottha vtm thouflh
and than the tnerchaiitij can eitm til ah
cotnbdown too
n Miidr tand Mid J f J lnSV
trud to t Bl
Vackntti to drive that inule car and Hart
Ildjutone to play cphdutor lis forKOt
anput tho box to drop the fek in nhd
henteVhpii rVmtujM thai J w idw r
was n M hiekwt over the ttaeec nmt
rldo In thr
Wouldnt f t either ot th < m
bid uilng
BBhtietnan tvldasity unused to tfcj
slahtdf blK BJnlnlfof Jojd fothalt
jn btrtlr CTtPnp at the n V frozen In l
that vKliiblLM in > H
IJciuttfhbw irpe to h vn i h ftatli M W
I iun luiV dOftn or so fixed that way
and ijcnt lo my tiou4 M WUI flis em
out tin we flranl pm
wtfo this thlhfr ojtcrt ns jjod p6aSe
and youll set n crowd every time wa
h leiiintlc beard an hundred times Jcstor
duyj iud olio manaddkU 1hgiir t ii
an cxpaHrrtent If so v ha on vurth do
ymrpeoplo j > roi > oie rr do when you hjet
Rood ttiartxlT G t i > a Mordl OrdS or
pnmethiui lik that
Why aid the New Voriter my por
tion of Iho country would be depolulat d
If tho ttebtrio could wltfteK tm BlKhU it
Js nlmpiy niarvetoitsto ono who Iff nccus
toitledrto a Northern cljmato to llhd n
toudtry which iSnn miikfe Wen a display
< if frctdi veB t he a you have hero at
thlp f son of the yettr
lid Btnallwood nosr of ITerrville hit t
most a native Jliustoiilali saw man
ycxtcrtlay nt tho mdrKH wimm It occurred
to him wax homwtch With n pleasant
remark Mr Smallwood ftre < et > t him nnd
was aurpri ud ito hear blm si > lly
oree 1 never v aiS ftrnnv pretty wo-
men nt one tinle In my life
Just look around nt tho people at worn
111 tho open air without a coat Thla la-
the place to live and It won V tM fault
toy
If I < v r KK > wi iioUict vfntw in Hs tK
Ot course you think 1 nm enthtislaBllc
hut J art just from n colder country and
aw a lady huy tnoro rocs u few mo
mtnta ago for 0 cents than you Could
get in symius wr t
The tost wasted spaoo when It printed
that notice about overcharsrw for any-
thing remarked Mr W c Sillier who
came h t < a w lc aso trom California
1 have been wntahliitt things cloecly npd
find the excuretonlsta have to hustle St
tlio Dome as home folks and nobody makes
any dlrterenc In them Theres noKiel
coaihw about ciinraeB for anylhine here
wllh a good meal wr a dents
Im n North Cnnsilna mAn satd a
staid jooklnu old senticmar and the way
vyc have been treated hero remmda mo
of my home where the latch string nans
on tho outside ttpd the smokehouse door
Is never lockwt 1 felt a llttls hit afraid
tibout coming hut tU bo here acnltt wltH
tho tint rcur lon ond knovy whera to iro
mid pot bed and lioanl You may ionic ror
hieA
A ecuhe on the streets that diverted
the attention ot several passcrsby yes
terday occurred durlnK the fire company
parailo Tno iiarade had Jint passed down
the street wfion a drjy wiui a load ot
cofnilaturned tho corber while an Italian
nount In disguise played the l ast ltosa
ot Summer on a band organ near by
The suggestion was in marks contrast
to tlio living pushing erotyd mat tilled
the streets
A ll Kartell of junction City JCan
but recently of Austin was bare yester
day X rame in with the crowd andhum
hem to flndBA location somewhere In the
wan country This excursion wasnt
what I was looking for but 1 have en
joyed it Anyway The Taxas people ap
pear tv he tha most Orderly etWh n
thiiy hr in crowds like this of any cltlwns
I ever saw
Excursions as n nil r tiresome nnd
monotonous despttt the attractions pre
pared for the rxrurdloplats said a gentle
man from Maynactfi hatthis one breaks
the ryUe The Houston pwtpl have
learhttd the vErotmttk everybody reel
at homo donttry lo do toomuch Kir
thHr cnterwlnmsnt and dont rob them
I feel llko i luit known Houston p ojile
all my ifo and am tor from weary ot the
WclcornVJ t 41 Is nlho >
l 54Vwl 1ilVft H hr10 ot > > b excurblon
ticket
to U ttlV ft t < HlayTwas hattt
30 inn y
rfl v
sllCd nt Ticket Agent Hunter ot
jrimUonai ana arjit Northern yes
Twtk oollurs respnded that
gentleman Twfo dollars 1 thlmgltt you
w sailing tbem tor 00 centaf Not
much Two dollaia Is Jlui h at wb can 36
tbday Toiiioraow they Will ba lower
WsJ I dont care about leaving llous
tort anyway 1 so you can just keep your
Oalvesmri tckt
Colonel J Doremus o JJryan CAinft
down with the excursionist yesterday
xou folks know now to tk care of
people said h i ttlvvaya aid baVo a
1vnnr > pot tn my hsott farlfokukon but
now t am Jtist completely In lovo with
the whole city I had already decided to
lowttc hurt nm tho way I havo H en
things UTt d on twto hha proven to mo
that this in the beat rftftcw to live in that
I could lrid in Texas
Houstons ou tcp on wcuialons Ae well
u In rat reads am such like said a
ljryan buslpent man and all It ha to do
WW Is to arrange for one whnVr it 1b
wanted 1 have not ajen ft man with a
grievance about this excursion Accom
n iitiohsT rotttripie u iho necessary ttr
foft iiaft haen to etilottttlnthe people who
cajuft doiVn and thf efforts have been SUc
cwwful lly the wayTho Post ha ft
good dgaltp phimo Uxefl on it tills matter
And Is Stjung lota or credit
jl S1 WrJr aF > v l > P down frwn
UM raw la WaahlntttMiCpuMyVtorikn cntf
turwj with itWnijwntort liy Hob Adair
Fridaytilitht an
nottsa
fuel at
and th 11 mnlal way th
ad Hop undertook to mtko tb d
tbmn Atfr th y had nepiimttd
th old man said 4Uo Jbu litiow 1
thmjgUt that yfltiittrtnait was what you
call a bunco man Itiri Hut lio waaiiH
tii healnjU Hws nit right and h WH
til tfivrn full of hw sort Fact and the
loxviiioiitft beb prettygood one if thats
Hut tvouttfnl thb bo a sight to show
the pedpl of KBbraaka rwnarked Mr
Itftbfert C Iattoraart who ha recently
nifved ttt Hbunttjn tr < m Qmaba Ha svaa
twimirie to aom of th display at tlio
tilarkst hmiMtt P yen l oow that Hous
tm Is the busiest llrslllsst city 1 htu ae
in Tvtasf And oro you Awara of th fact
lhat thin excursion lurro Is romsHuns of
whlelM pyclty to the Unlltd tflat sould
lift nrooitT Tho l ost folka dewirvo 1 ta of
credit tot iw > iccis too for S nonce
that they liav been using nyery m ans
jiOMlbl to hrlng tho excursion before
the minds of the pedpl over tho fstat
A carl iiatttrjfl I s nctiilng lij
to me Kofailfd ivfr lcl ji KPWa t
OiliahaJ trH whllS Dtanijllf Id fruirbf
thtt C4i > ltul hrtttl Ofth fcjg i3ro tdu
of Pltctrlccars turye < l thofomer n1X
httv low of jtuttsrathtit ail hwv toftii
dw hfjro uaywAy That market display
wa tlm grandest might 1 ver w > v in my
life And then your climate Is atieh ft
w < md r I h Yrfft XiU as 1 Uav
during my short siajf lit lloaston for y rs
lforo in fact X ratly ii llev I Hyut
have t move dowit litrr Air Khls a <
n
tbe oily t present Jor the purpose or
eubmittlnn Pl n tor JTnustons new high
tehool building
0m at bBelitimeJjstft fnn storjf written
by p car WJtd tp made lo jty that
Wttbos left him unmoved bHtbhuty
m ra beauty contd nil bis eyes with
twun it yicaPjIiad bojurton tlws itraaU
tfirilntistdn yesterday hevw uld have wept
r At weW 1 < lai Jong There v aa
prfttitV vprVwhOrft bwuty to th ittih
Jntr glowing dotiaratlonn beauty jn th
bright crisp Ktjnosphi K f bvAuty in th
glow Bf tbq j goidi5 atmshlne and more
Texas people are PWid of thbj dty and
appear to have an ercot an inlvrest m
lie prosperity < w ihere who are living
10ithc city limits During the hctDo
part oil the mornlttK hodrs IJnet lliislnesa
itanaw WaUort At Uha J pst hhd h
socretao Uud Uriani They wer on
Mftin street and nlthotifth they vere try
Inff to appear used to metropolltnn ways
bavins hut rccentlj roturnod from New
Xorfc UW ud hardly Ret along the
street
The railroad wen wero all pleased none
of them wr jealous of the fact that this
tiitf excursion cam over tho Houston
and Texas Central hdt aeeniM plad that
the people came no matter wliat road
brought theni Init ra enRef AB nt U
J rarka of tho Kouthern 1aclAo wa < no
cfttrled away with Hie crowd that he says
Wave ftot to havn shother hue lust as
tlft It not blKKCft if tho oltliehs ot Hous
ton will tusuro ns that they will mako
tho prowet rrtn < rements td lako care of
the people wit will run on excursion frtm
Jloeliiftnrt Oramro and San Antonio Win
ibe isth of this month remarked that
uentlcmim 1 think It s m i the proper
spirit and all the railroads need tt > have
them nrmhKC the hip excursions oftcner
Is for the business JiXn of Houston to
tn pt them half way lr out rond oitrees
to the scheme which 1 Am eertnin it will
do we will make immediate arrangements
to set out suitable ftdvmlslnu matter
and will brine In a crowd that wllj nston <
ph tho natives also We will announce
extremely low mies all nlong the line
111K TJiSltltY ItANtlMltH
Right Tcxns Itcrnc to A emhlo
Hero Wox tVrdncsrtny
The Terry HAnBcrs celebrated under
that namaand borneoniht rolls ot the
late CttrifedcrftBy as theEldhth Texas Cav-
alry wiUimSet In tilts citron WodnB doy
wext In annual reunion
Th y ivill be welcome its clilaens of
Texas arid doubly weleonio nstmeit who
wore tho grey and Imperiled llfo ahd limb
liealth mwealth In the cau so they
loved
Ttio reunion will last two days and at
a meetlnir yesterday of tho executive com-
mittee n > prcfframme tor hich day was
adopted This executive committee con
VictotUf
ceptlon tcrjllorcd He Ioepbuaaptmaton
of tji PresbytWft cliurcb last nlgbt t
the partMnn tl > commemoration pf a
continuous pasrtoratw bertf pf twenty year
was attendftd by All tho Clergy ndbun
dred of bl Ditrubfirloss fri end who join-
ed in bearty congratulation of bU the
tessful Ihbors In th Iord < Vlneyari1 And
wluhe tjwt bsmlKht itvofor naiiy dnv rf
yisars ot Usefulness
lV Jh jJIstriet court yesterday Jridfi
grime r tMed tnoUpbs for a new tfiat
li the following caias arid hotter of ap-
peal Hera given J Jlitriiey vs wst
ern nhlon Tolssiapn jbrnpanri Jlermatin
tlgldmaitV Ouif A3it Tgsna mid 1ft
clflo jttallwai cbntpaltyt Stata vs yll
JamesTcorivtctrd til twrsa thttfl mid Aeii
mrfewt than all btituty in th faces of tenced for fivu yearai BlAt v AVIH aH
the msny yotmff jadfof win wrts s en i tB > colored convictwl of theft and w
during th day Thoywera typical
Boutbem girls who > are always
bflgttichBiks rdhand stronf and
heart brave rjieyiweritrtiiscil Untilyi
hwh wlthHhelW fAfW wrtithfel In smiles
ot enJoymmitiflftpKed thjrnore bauty
p09trophixdibysUie ay 0 < cr < r
TornlliTOiardViSVHtt t Vo t ljuut
itrUXiiwit ot the
blestsmeh t f lloiiston iy t > rday m n
Joy Atqrowd nd especially wbea it is
mmSr ljktb on of yesterday it
Wcsrfalnlr a pronounccd uwc < said bo
The better years of my lire hay been
Ntrnt ta rat rt busings and I baye
ecusful affair
VERY SUPERB DISPLAY
Tim stAitiCKT i vnwnov niiAzu
tii IHWCTV
StrntiRcrs nnd Ciltlscns In Thons
nnd Savr nnd Admired llecorrt
tlons nnd Vlnnd Hlstory of
tho SlnrUot tor 60 Yehrs
tl there Is one thins above another bf
which Houston ciiu justly bonst Jt is ot Ha
magnificent and ever popular market
henco It was with no email degr Of
prldo that a fepcclal eircrt wan mitde yes-
terday to noli tho vlsltinK excursionist
Wllh a sight UicllHo of which they hay
novet bctnre wllntsscd and will probably
never again heboid It was the Ubustoit
market on dteBs parade
Feeble may urs that gtnersl markets
are types ot antebellum days and ara hot
in Ttecplnc with tho progress Of the times
There Was hover a more fallacious argu-
ment Houstons market has been part
and parcel ot Its nrowtn promotlnR rather
thin retarding tha era ot prosperity
which tho city Is now unquestionably en
jojlnff
As rar back ns WTO when there was
scarcely more people Ilvlnir In Houston
than were ijathoxcd yesterday afternoon
and evening around market square the
eltUscns of that comparatively early period
foresaw Iho raainttlcentp6sslbllltles Rrow
lntf out ot a > ye1l conducted Saturday
evenlou market and through their repeated
l > etllo ts and appeals the custom which
has slpco become so popular was first es-
tablished tn January 1871 tilrice then the
growth ftnd popularity of the Saturday
afternoon market has been upward and
onward till now Its fame la oocxtenslve
with tha popularity ot the city iuelt
An extra froght train was > tdcd today
to handle the stock fromdifferent point
between Itosenberg and Jleevtlle
fit 3i Jt fSmlthi necretary of the Oulf
dlrmly ww idiwtilii the excursion We Twak tnd iacmc ami n w York
ttslness ror scvctal y r and 1 run say Texas and U nn roads 1j to be mar
wt hunt a pn Ui n er tha I m it rti at h rrchytenan church In this
jw A l i > r ineii i trowd t jin thoiO I ty ntx ii > may afternoon ui Ml ila
mtt viKin the utrctu of Houston today > una iudul su ulsu of this city
With the natural pr < luctlve resources
surrounding Houston capable ot produc
ing In tho greatest vaHSty ovary vg ra
hloindigepiousJ to a semitropical cltmate
llltla was needed to assist Harare In the
aupurb diapisy that vsas made and yt
generously was tho hand ot art displayed
that the committed Appointed to decorate
itho markot eonslatlnB of Jdarket piaster
thichSMi Jules lllrsch A Htudo and 1hll
Carsongavo tho last touches to their skill
fully dlrecHHl work the familiar market
placs sdemed transformed Into on Of
tlioae gorgeous Oriental bwaro tamed In
picture and long
Tho decorations were bath elaborat and
iA tefui Th numerou columns aupport
InK tho awning were eompietpiy hidden
with tb National trlc 10rd bunting
Pendant between the fr > lnKK irpoct
and winging in Kracutul curves around
each slda dt ill building wer Jong rows
f varicalord Javanese lanterns which
when llgiueo during tha > evening proauceti
An effect that was strikingly beautitul
Ifroni the braiielie3 uf tfi trees tin tht
Houth lde ot th s4uAr similar lanterns
wer suspchdcdi which twlnlclcd and
parWed thwigb the spars fqllag Hit
n niyrlad of Are tllea The > ttwnmg SUp
parta wera also gariaridect with evergreens
and over tho nlnlrt entrance Waa sdrvtChed
tho TaxArt banner with ths word Wel
comelettered upop t surface with ovor
grceui
1 AUjflis AJS 5WV of tho citlseiur
epmirtittefvjrn decoration ot tha Interior
thwprk < > f tliMlallowners wUn noiwttiu
less urtutle and oo profuse was the dis
play of evergreen that one vlthln tha
riOrtaisof thohtgr bupdlmrypti cwM easily
imagine Vourelfvv withto noma sylvan
BMjV with ov rythmg that tn fllast faaJ
lldlaus and Oiiacilnglasf cMiid atsira
Tu attempt tojXitirMhpet thes beiuu
fill bootha and stabs jilld as
wtr
w1f Llf Ste < > l < c f meats VegtAtle
fruit fish and
cam would he but a jire
toilie repetition a each owner vied with
the other In th excellence f his display
and wo attlotte work decoration
eiv mi1ttlotar sonlment
LIght auard Ctnd fllscaudM some beatitt Herbs
ftLP isi itlnsr ilTilti anco M ih >
fly > rr >
Wa t
V jitnnjnP was Aivarded lift
< < > ii ilu Serenain
asumgW u 0ola
lanhhauser
Wrtms da la Creme
Vth ixa ff fountain thmwlns out
<
tbflr sprny through1 which Hi1 evening
sbvt lk
ft prlmnt vendor on the
eun
square nfTering their wares such as pon
50n peanut and candy other selling
fancy trinkets ef lmaElnablo
oyery do
BlKtt nnd long rows of truck wagons
backed up against the curbing with their
Bprlng flattnned nut under the weight of
tMr hAw tuaiiv thrpughAnd aroutu ail
of which thousands of people mingled
thoscene was m that would natdrally
Mrtke a straDger a being remarkable
while th Houstohlan elmny smiled in
evident fatNfHctje n
in order to Jnduca unusually Hn dis
play prises had been offered and Messr
Tor the best butter and cheese display
Wra Blvewrtfiht captured a prUe orst
Best murage dtstday V linodt4 Koa
Best ft h and gams display J P Moehr
St B P W n d h-
at mn > ji v ue > n Iav 1 fa
lfBeeond best meat 01 play V llhodo i
Third best meat displayJ J cr
All ot these Rial s were likewise beaut
rully decorated wllh evercrcens and vari-
ous dealKtU
Whllj tho display of Products m copi
inended on every sldo tho lon drouth
which this section Is now expercac tie
was anythlnR Mit cond flV to a display
ef llhs vegoiawW A talk wlh many of
the leadlns truik farmers doveloped a
universal complaint upon this scdrc
When nsherf what rcharacter vette
ables could be produced In arris coun-
ty the fnvnriahle reply wWHvcry vege-
table that draws
O Boticy on Willow erfek rwentyftve
muea f mi Houston had recently pro
duced four hd a halt bales of cjittoh on
a rractloji over thro acrcs ot lahd
Turther
of
seya he I can raise any kind
vcffetablo i plant 1 havei this year
raised cabbage VclghlnV ijtteen pofliuw
pit head > Wo raise In gdod season from
Jjld todOU bushels of pstaloes to thearce
0 Tel cii w conducting a truck farm
five miles from Houston near Eureka
was In evidence to the effect that any
truck term in Harris county properly and
Intelllgetllly cultivated hould net the
producer rrom siCO to > per acre In
Bttrall YCBehibles huch as mature rapidly
We raise four crops a year Corn and po
latoes ot hardier eronrur will yield three
We can nlso mlDcaX auarts ot atrawl r
res to tha acre
Another vendor remarked that Bftme
was plentiful this year within teni or nr
lcn mllea of the city Oyer ISO qunll
hae Won brought tn this week and rab-
bits and equlnfls by iho wagon Wads
Thesollltle quadrupeds were never bcJttro
eo plentiful jicra
Soil foruueh tarmlng has to be term
ined Allwo want remarked 1 Jan
ow fcl one ot the most successful truck
farmersin tho county Is iood tillable
land Wo can get nil tho fertlllnlng ma-
terial Wo want from the refu pf tho
city simply at the cost ot hauling
Klsli and ftyuterB are plenlltul and cheafr
Mr FrsnlT ilarsh nit expert on oyster
culture tqld The Post that ho brought in
2V0 barrels per month from Galveston
bay These sell at MOO per barrel730 to
the barrel They nrS very Superior In
flavor Tho Iterwlcks sod hero at 00
cents pei4100 and the Galveston bay oys-
ter at fiO cents when as a matter of fact
ft great many ot the aalveston oysters
are culled and tho biggest of them sold
forlJorwleka at W cents
The Houston fish supply comes mainly
from Corpus Bed fish snecphcad snap
rers and fresh water trout constitute the
dials of D P Meemn ohnlrrpan A
1 Steele W W GUneland T
V lUbbock 8 8 Ash and JO A Bolms
VK D Cleveland la WttK day ahd
jhaslerof ceremonies 1
On W dno dfty the Ttfthgcpl will assem
Wo at headquartiirK llutchlps House at
8 a tn At 1 a m at tho call of Den
folks busl full tn line and marth un-
der escort of the Ighttluard band to tha
place of meeting At Turner Hall
The following will to tha order of exer
°
l r Vor ltR < r D HAves chaclajn
Addroas ot welcdmeHon T h laib
rtoil pall reading1 ot mhijilea of last
meeting reports of coijmlte s and nw
bftidh i
Adjournmsnt for dinger
AfterooonSifsBon3 p m
Bvtming scasloii raw to is tn Hcqrpnon
to th iwuigtn by the ladlns and sen
tlamen of iTouaton
InMrumental and vocal fnusla
Itecltattori ana dancing
On Thlinillty Ht Hanger and their
puosts WBct at heatfuuftrters Untehtn
ltouii At S A in
At UV > a m tnnraii hmler escort or the
flght Uuanl band to the Cf rher ot com
mere ftvemrae and Ban Jacinto strot
where ibey takr tha M ingnollorark tram
On nrrlvttl at nark embiirfc on boat for
Ban Jaclnta
Spoecben byi iron A1 Swiarlnken or
Austin owt oineri
Toasl tosWU tho oMaalan
Plnaliy JHmrf w tTllpme J
The reo PiloivrOdmniltte consists of A
tsfnrt K if 9 W tS Clem
Ihiiisstt 8 8 Vvshp vf B < ildham W A
Tryon J > Miller OUftavc Cook S V
ChrlstWn rerri < Hrywi V Carttr Walker
Sam Itryan H at W st Harrison Tan
S5rrty A C IWKor John M Iftown
sonf W Fort Bmitl it M McKay W-
It flayer John Karrnrr Noah Cbathttm
VtoterIlbltwii It H < P monton J
fternSw i n y irtrnhoff W H Sharp
W Ttlwtlloj W W Cannon John ow
K 8baw J 5T MoHn Jt f
Irtr W
Aihts
M P prace lyt
H rrt i Tt G
MH 7
y Wlt NeH w < 0 lT v l
iyxiPfj4b xfii
roost toothsomo variety of th finny tribe
that find their wAy to this market
Ther was no bapplor man lit Houston
yesterday than the very cotirtous and
affable mirkot master Otto 12rlchson He
lots Ujion the Houston market as Jds
especial pet and bo wgarded it in its holi
day drea with as lijucb pride a a fond
mother would view her daughter In her
boat bib and tucker
Coiicorntne Mnrkct Mutters
The present market square han been
used for market purpose for a period bp
yond which the memory of tho average
oJd citisen runpetlt pot to the contrary
The Bite was sot asida and deededilijr
th fonndfrs of Houato n tha Aliens to
Milcity when It was originally laid outt
hrif the citys right to its perpetual
occupancy Is Inalienable
The itrst official record Indicating tho
existence of a markt in Hpuston is
fdmid among tho proceedings or the eoun
U when off January 13 WW Charlea
lllgfilowi then mayor and viderman Stev-
ens wer appointed committee to ex-
amine into ilia condition of tho market
Tllla was befor6 the old JramLtaarkct
that paralleled Travis streeti and around
Tihieh samo vt th npw vctierablacltUens
of Hpuston wer aecustbmrst to pliy with
their marbles and tops was constructed
Tho present pttyaeoretttry wo one of1
these and sUll recalls with plea4rtVrecol
dSMlanof hlSboyhodd diysthat hijlayd
tnarbles on jnarkst sguara when Houston
was bht a yHIo ge but v r jhri Cilutd
boast ot a market which If not as pre
tentiousas th presqiu Rimctur Was at
least a market of which th villagers
could Joast
Colojiiel itobert Drovrster always anJ
Htuiuestlonohl avtbnrliy upon local bin
torlcal matterii antedaUng the recollecUon
pf th pnrepnt younscr gwieration toy
i11 1 16 m hrket oxlstliig In Houston prior
to 1I0 and tho one to wblch tha
proceea
Jnra
ortw tohuelj rbove quoted frr <
conMstedJl ot tW tabid
PlafJ d WPopFli nprthelst coi
kc ViSflfirevff covering oy <
fr whlcMtvp
ti Krtnchmen
tl name toff lluSHead sob
Vffeefablesanll ganie 7naln
t
iy t winters audi
that CArl x rrud was aasllv capture
Si11 atono throw ofwarket snuare
The brothers
disagreed ne swindled fb
other arid left the tpwn nd the Tcmaln
mg arte wis found dent op msrnlng mpon
the aftuare
After thin a temporary market shed
KsLewHd F rat marketcoramIt
I1 f which there 1
any record was ap
pointed on Jfnuarr n impT composedfl5f
tnl SOstornlW X Wft < ft0r SW
JQ W 1 5yo h om f
555l54 lnpWS5 W < provision market was
he Jtth5J dldatti or the new of
Th oma ltS UrnefeJTOJ 9 > m >
fcMd ktriiettireto q llWo or M la
bfu funfls Th s Warrf1 were abrepteS
and on Octoberso tho
same year he
pntrAct tor th copatrjetton of the build
ing
was awarded ThemasStanibuiv
Bun at a cost of tfiooo in rtxas irrasut
not from tthlrh t would b
r
t > it Tex monev li the e days was
aa
e sldrntxy b low par
In anticipation ot the cin trurtlon ot
this building the Jtasonla fnuerhlty pB
tlllnnfcd the council rar a lodge loom in
the proposed new market but tha rentiest
was denied fla to graiil it wpuld involve
a cltnnga of plans
Tliero appears to hftv beeh some cot
tetitlon between th citizens at that tlm
a to tho location Ot tn building o
faction submitted a petition request
that it bo constructed parallel with Tr
is street another taction wanttxl It
tho Congress street side or the equate
This contcdllon was doubtless cn cn
dorod by real estate sharjtera The coun-
cil tAvorod the Congress street side ot
trie squaro and dacmed that tha building
should be placed there but the Travis
street Iniluence tlnally predominated and
tha action i > the board waa reconsidered
with tho Proviso that the Travis street
people osaumo the cost that the change
would entail and as tho old market was
eventually placed there It nppeatu that
th proviso was accepted
Oh Hecember 12 isio tit council do
elded to erect a two story frame building
on the Congress street side of the square
to bo used as a city hail and police
prison
Arter th bulldlhg of th market tha
positionot market master evidently be-
came moro rtealrabl as on the following
year 1841 tlio following candidates pre-
sented themselves A ilrewster brother
of Colonel Kobert Brewster Charles
Stephens John H fitioad W TV Hay
wood James W Scott William J Court-
ney B AT Hnlns aeorga B Stratton
H Shaw Thi nas P Oravls a d James
tlfmnny Afttr several Inertcctual bal
lhta K M Holhes was elected
from iHla to 184 < inclusive the posi
tion of market roaster vMs tilled byChas
HowtnaTi
In 1S15 ths posltldns ot city marshal
and market master wtro combined and
wtiliam 1C Smlthknown In those days as
llully Smith was elected lie was sue
ceeded In lmti by oatewood Hail who
waa reelected In JSir and in 1848 th of
fice waa held byl > H Davie
The total market receipts tor 1813 aa
shown by tho treasurers report waa
573018
In lsiO Colonel It P Boyce who in
late year nerved no long and faithfully
tn the position of market master first be-
came a candidate for that oWce Francis
Mouje Jr xvas then mayor nnd Thomas
M Ilaffby 8ecn tary hnd treasiiret1 of tho
city Onfonel Uoyce was defeated In is 10
by E ji isoijlo but was a successful can
didate tho following year MSo and W
1SS1 ho had no opposition and was elected
by acclamation
In 1SS2 all subordinate officers were
mwle elective by the pooplc and E u
ivoblo becamo again n candidate for mar
ahal and market maslsr and was elected
by a vote of Ho tho total city oto cast
in that election being > 2S
During laKWtl J B Hogan filled the
office of market master and H r Uoyce
was again reelected in lxv >
AH tHe clty records tor 1KB to 18G5 are
extinct having been destroyed by the mil
itary nuthorltlea then In possession of the
cjty A report made by City Secretory
George Hwintr to the council early in 1803
hoars n this Information During the time
council room In
Elmrj occupied thn
the market house
nil
books and papers of tho city wero de
stroyed
Colonel Itobert HrewsUr however nuc
cceded Colonel Hob Hoycc and served In
the capacity bf market muster tor thtr
i i 0 1 or nt 1W whcn tho city
Adopted Jie
sysleiTi of leasing tho market
to the highest bidder and George W
Sr 0 N5m nK Ul 1 < s e conducted the
mJieU > i ° W building unt I It
SSS iSSf fr > hdndaomo new brick
5lrV5iQXlJu 187h iII vl nlso the leasee
rl nln Ticl rl nml U lvas lWtroya
L L lSlnVt 6 wyhif city jaooo
D r month for tho leas
It was in im thatHouston first caught
the fever that mad them Cravn for a
ffti c inl narket structitrc Tlio city
JSl5 liLn I b1 ndProud for an old
rnm shed wilh a long dirt walk through
A8 onUlVc sldo
iJJ e Purp039 tttlls It was
Sf My1 Wmetha th Arohlteolurni
Iron Works cofrrpatiy of Nw Tork adb
mltjed a proposition to th city to cdn
Kfi an n m nt t at tlouston that
ffiuiiSaf trra rTggrcgatd about tlSO
M This for A city of ubout 15CU0 peopla
was n pretty big undertaking and several
fiHt yic1 conservatlvo ciUxtms nota
bly Ingham S Hobcrta Wi It Hakcr
i ° JAS < iayi T cucr dnd aovornor <
Jtis w Henderson known ns Old
bmqky eubjlittcd a strong protest
against any auoh extravagance Thcy re
cited th potttlcat
conditions then existing
Jf1 Jtortli vatld South argueii
that the jnqney w complete tho work
° HaiSavL ° P0M < from Norlhern
tlwu jitrona uf flesh etc tnen tho bonds
became due and that the population of
Houston then 16U0O could notjiuind th
burden of a I1OTW debt Vn city tJiBi
new figured upon tb plans of the New
building xlil5ria ireported that sufch a
ajjwa proposed would cost not
ess than llfcQ Thus th ldea SF a pa
latial tnark t Vos fdr the time being
dropped but it wasi soon tvl5f l fS
PS1fS JflUltn w1rc dettrmlned to dls
r0 188 08 y having the finest
ttarkot In the Bomby anu as the desire
grew the magnitudei Wr litTvmdertaklng
wavl then gnvernor wat mayor of Hous
toii a contract was tot to WrrV urady
ft Ptl 1 tiP York construct
in the oilglttbl contract 22SW to
pay
for which the city tt ued io 0 B per
Llr 50na mf ° oraiich arter
SMPKt t yventythree years tiave
if
a magnificent slruejuro
any city fee
yet to be paid nut Houston got the
jtnar
ny
set
Pled exactly the same position of the
tlHP nr lhe Jans f ° r the new build
ac and let it
tlW was
discovered that the specllleat pns mad
no provision tor a ground floor or italr
W leading to upper etoty 5Ssm
fti be Jdded at additional cost nnd
1T te W nitirnot oriKinaliy
contemplat lthe total cot of this mem
orable market wa run uri hi tte
fftR t0 5W fKpmi dollftrsfor
5 bS S0 W0 U wa an elephant
tLtt t roagnltnie but a itajtzllnn
JK aitt3 Vslt ° r whu cam to HoUif
ton and failed to tho
grand
3io so was liardly repaid terThls trip
1 Tlie placinsfof thoTlieate r in ti ie build
jne sounded IU death knell wiiV it
lasted it wasa beauty to behold bntIIUe
to fa lrfams r W ht destined dn
Kes Vln < tna 1abnrte cafes
Sm y bft mepL Cooking wua we per
15 1J JVrJf MJ ° PKl Victim tb
fahrtt t Ul 0r 0 wl m rWd reduced the
hamjsamc sirueture to a pile of ruin The
was indeea
rhlcrr
ntlgbt wefl
c tt e t Jn the spanerV of th theater
ftn f ht rporAlnj intts latter
55 f Af 7 ° iV Je0PJL0 iwustpn awoke
Vf tbo f602 that their handsome
market was nn more ahd orl tho building
tnt roVaa bill tW > < H nsuraticihuuuulnB
loss wag thefirst tiiough t No
Sfi fi rmlUea tli undertha
fi 0 5 iv city ndraln stratlon The
eity had bl d J s e of line market and
I5ulU a Ve pthr TheldebHs a wa 4lear
Si2 A temporary shed waa erected
k lKii lWVlt Wre Here the people
iSS1 wer pl K work desigulng plans
thJ i19 u dlngi to to as nearly Hka1
i2i2 < s Possible except a W the
Hert tfS n ffftatlian ibufldlrtg wiUrW
rwd6 ad costly preitecsseor B jr
RfWmelwaji ths Ruceei rHUtrchllect His
2S2runiiiti8 tw now Dt7iamms
BrpUHnaugln nvlth the present Incunlberit Otfa llrlch
SSAsyf Jcr Tnnrnas Oravls S ° avewllh slight Interruptlw pt
W3H rJcctedi jitriee was the first market ilfwer i8 ae tinTusfitim that timeiii
aauwo dHlaL1S MT
n DevlealStn wsv
B II Nebe l iml
It 1 ItoycB ltoO81
1J B Noble lKVi
J H Hogan l l rjt
It l < lloyce 1WI5
llvibcrt Hruwster lfaUfO
lied ISIKITO
li V Boya 1ST7S3
Otto Krlchson li8i83
A5iS
owo KriS io V
Thyme 1ft Cents VkJiH
wnw
a
cents M
Warjoram i
tm
a peck I
Egg plants ctnuLa
Bweet peppers in Jw5
Artichoke 31
EnglUh peases csn
frtip bunch 5 cX41
7 cents
pj
Ut hominy lo mbiT
cents WnlIiSi
Butter beans
jj cents a
fiwias chart 6 Lnti1LSrt
Snap beans 15 e v
cauliflower ts to ir 1 t
Onions id cent
a
Sugar cane 8 celuk uAi >
Im
1 i
Srulli A
California apples jj tai Al
Cranberries is nts k jJi V
l > at9l5Vntsaiii J
Orapcs 15 ctntaA
California Peachfi wTilVkiJ
Orahgea dS J
15 cents a
Mixed ntitb t ceats Kftl
Cocoanuls s and 10 < mtmk
Lemons M to50c6Ukifl tth
Bananas 1 t
California grapes J cttttRa
Pears K lo lo cenij tw
Apples 2 to St
Prodncs
Eggs X cents1 a own
Butter countryKtenuii lLi
Butter tWeitemta 16 Sii
Hand cheese thr elyiiirfWiyj
Candy iq ccnU a potmd
reanuta wasted 10 ctet
ropcern balls t wats Vm
Meati
Beef roast G to 1 ec t n t
Beef round steak
I c lmu
Beef slrlotn Steak W cetijjCi
Beef porterbeos stealtdlibBK
Beef tenderloin
sttakaOmtiiI
Porlc 10ccntil
rtear a poosl
Pork chops 12Si cents afcsiiL i
Veal roast IQ cents AjsiaT
V al steak 1SV4 Mabtajpi A
Mdtton 10 to 12JJ ccbU t
Jlotogna saunase UtJte tipat
Wiener wurst sausllg > 15 intt i
cents
Tripe 10 a po n4j
Iork sausage Uti ccnU ft i
I lver ID cents a poundii >
Iork and beet sausage IfStj
fresh leaf lanl Mictaij kpeiC
Beef tongue M ctnt V tiif v
Calf tongue It cent ecai 4 > S
rah to
Trout It cents A Posao tgJk6
Buffalo 5 cents1 a petisAgSj
Redllsh ID centsA > undif i
Black pass B > terUt > eg
Perch 121J eenMapOMftJI
Drumflsh cents j ffi5 4M
Seapike 10 cent a p ii iLra
Catfish S cenufajpowftSS
It centsa a >
Itedsnapper
Ehetphead t4 Dt
rfpTO fms
Crabs W cents rj iBm
Shrimp noneirimarl fc3p
Koun der Ji4 tol5 e B i
iff Wfi
Rime hd RioiSj
Turkeys tori55Me 5S
Chlekens fllrOrS tm r
Chickens lrcssed
Guinea fos lsi Jfl aiiTft
BciutrroKS feriS ctttbvMVSs
Quail 3 for 25 nUtW4 ftt
lleport torejjetfftjjj
TO the mltorotpKVvptM
Bremond Tcxatollee
that In justice t layselt J
the article whlch OiesM
unma announclsgTTirrsraSt
rlnijB to Mr AJd KraaeJy
Thoivnter x jj fsrr
mttted n grave error
wilt In future wlhMfaony
trutlu
Kor Tejrr
New BtrmB8 < i vi 5l
All who wish to ttrtWtt J
tree for the AUbBnJIs
irnut
quested to send their oi f
or
vllle totaf Tttw > fJf
For Xmas presentstoU M
and cigars Jt BmVK Wm
ha
them
To Dr Frank F hl
h
April ldt m
years from aeurew
amrar thePMt
lntn aiyj fro fflpfZa
IWW
t d tutd
Some
leaving me with ii
tlon of tht heart W 1
wm 8w Af
mfm
liTdUei evfWPd7i
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ittt
proving dallKWV Jpj
d ys
just twenty j
nervotlsneiiK AVtsJluuiw
anil sbanTverjfejKWgffiW
nir and may
tha wprld to tojfrjl
life and r m JM
specttuliy and e f7
Perfect M t
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