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i x HOUSTON DAILY POSTf MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 7 1910. 7
; MOTHER 0NE: r
A man 45 years of age married a girl 16; ha is three times as old aa
ah. When ha re; cb.es toe age of 80 ahe la 80; now he la only twice aa
old. How lone will they have to live before their aaaa are tbe-sameT
. -
It'i a good one bo Is GKNAtCO a good roof.
Inn there U no telling how long it will laat
All we ever sold Is itlll giving good eervloe and
protection. "It has life" . .
Write us; .we like to tell you about It.
; PEEMEN '
IRON a STEEL CO.
700 Willow Street. HOUSTON.
Control of Hemorrhage
BY DR. HANSILL CRINSHAvy.
It U surprising how much Mood may
be lost without fatal remit to thejeron
Who loses tt. About 1-12 by weight of
the human body li 'blood so that a per-
son weighing loO pounds carries In hie
blood-vessels approximately twelve pints
of blood one pint weighing roughly one
pound. Physiologists tell us that lse
may lose half the blood In the body with-
out fatal issue provided the loss Is suf-
flclontly gradual. Thus the average maiv
could recover after the lose of six pints
of blocd from a slowly bleeding vein.
But the rapid loss of more than a quart
. of blood as from a spurting artery would
Iiiohably prove fatal.
Hemophulla or "bleeder's disease" Is
the not uncommon hereditary condition
which prevents the normal dotting of
the blood during hemorrhage. People
suffering from this disease are said to
have the "hemorrhagic diathesis" the
hemorrhagic tendency; and they may
bleed to death from a mere scratch. The
' quertlon of what causes blood to clot
precipitated at one time much eontro-A-crsy
among physiologists. The seeming-
ry obvious explanation that exposure to
nir causes the blood to clot was long
since disproven as were other plausible
theories. The present-day theory Is that
v. ...... . w u . a uy uiv Ull IflWLlori ui
gelr.tlnlike substance called fibrin and
that fliiiin is made up of three elements
r constituents two of which circulate
In the blood while the third Is resident
In the wall of the blood-vessels. 'Flbriu
Is formed when laceration of the blood-
vessels allows this third element to es-
cape and co-mliiKle with the other two
elements In the blood. One or more of
these fibrin elements therefore must be
lacking In reop'e of the hemorrhagio
tendency. But how to supply this miss-
ing element Is a problem yet to be solved.
The standard agents for control of
hemorrhage depend for their efficiency
upon their power to contract the tissues
particularly the mouths of the blood-
es.eis. One of the most popular and
efficient of these agents is tannic acid
a yellowish powder sufficiently cheap and
harmless to be kept In every household.
Almost any astringent may be used to
control hemorrhage tincture of Iron
elumon. etc One of the most interesting
hemostatics (agents to stop hemorrhage)
Is suprarenal extract an extract obtain-
ed from tissues lying above the kidney
In most animals sheep for Instance. This
extract Is put up by sundry manurac-
tmors under varlou" names and may be
applied locally or ink-en Internally as a
c-oiiotitiuioiial remedy. It Is one of the
best agents for the control of nose-bleed.
The mechanical devices employeu oy
surgeons for control of hemorrhage are
unique: and most effective of these is
the licmusiatic. forceps a plncer-like In-
Htrumeiii which has the bulldog facility
of retaining its hold once It la clamped
on an object. The surgeon uses it -to
clamp the mouths of bleeding arteries or
vein.'.
The tourniquet Is a device familiar t
em. u is simply a large coril or rubber
or other material tied around an entire
limb tor the purpose of cutting off the
circulation In tho limb below the point
where tiie tourniquet infixed. A handker-
chief or any piece oflotli rolled into a
rope may lie effectively' employed as a
tourniquet particularly Tf a suitable piece
of wooil is used to twist it tightly about
the limb. Of course damage may result
from a tourniquet too tight or too long
In use. lnexjierienced people have been
known to make the terrible mistake of
applying a tourniquet below a bleeding
point instead of above It. Ths blunder
simply redoubles the hemorrhage.
Violent bleeding from a cut on the face
may bo -temporarily held In check by
making a strong pressure over the pul-
sating facial artery where that vessel
comes up from the neck and turn over
the rim of the jaw at a point about one
Inch in front of the angle of the jaw.
Indeed the use of firm nressure by tho
finger or other means over almost any
bleeding point may prove effective in con-
trolling hemorrhage till the doctor ar-
rived. The classic advlco to apply cob-
webs as a hemostat!" not worth mi.
In this day of exemplary housekeeping
because cobwebs are not always at hand.
A discussion of hemorrhage would not
be complete without warning against the
bjtsly use of court-plaster or other means
-m RXstlly-sealing smalt outs A - fair-
amount of hemorrhage will not hurt any-
thing and may prevent infection while
the closure of a cut may give rise to
grave troubles from Infection.
Jlost dilficult of all forms of hem-
orrhage to control la the deep-seated
hemorrhage in the lungs or other internal
organs like the stomach or Intestines.
Physicians use three drugs for those
opium. The first two act by constrlnglng
the tissues the last by diminishing the
blood pressure a a result of quieting the
Sieart action. In emergencies when a
physician can Hot lie brought quickly
copious doses of paregoric may do some
good.
It Is a curious fact that a man may
literally bleed to death under the in-
fluence of certain drugs nitroglycerin
for Instance without losing a drop of
blood. These drugs dilate all the minute
perhlperal blood esscls so suddenly that
the heart and larger vessels are pi ac-
tually emptied.
It Is a pity that the old-time practice
of bleeding for therapeutio purposes has
given way to an absolute neglect of this
valuable measure. For npoploxy uremia
or sudden dilation of the heart there Is
no more useful remedy perhaps than
copious bleeding. Vet bo extreme are the
fnshlons In medicine that It Is a curiosity
nowadays to see a patient bled except
financially of course.
Chicago Humane Society.
The Chicago branch of the Humane so-
ciety appears to be much more active
than the branches In some other cities. A
teamster left his horses standing for six
Hours In a etorm there the other day and
the society had him arrested. He was
fined 350. will probably lose his job and
es he hssn't the money to pay will prob-
ably havs to go to jail.
SSOIC HEADACHE
Positively enrrfl by
these Little Pills.
They also relieve Dis-
tress from Dyspepsia In-
digestion and Too Betrty
Eating A perfect na
edyforDtatness.Ktea.
Drowsiness Bad Tista
in tnt Jfoota Ooate
Tongue Fata In tns Bid.
TORPID LIVER nay
(egtdata tie Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SHALL PILL SMALL DOSE SKALL P8ICE.
Genuine. Must Baar
Fao-Simils Signaturt .
REFUSE SUISTITUTCt.
CARTER'S
CARTERS
English Cotton Spinning
Deputy Consul General Carl ft. Loop of
London states that the year ending No
vember K. 1909 was a Poor one for the
English spinners of American cotton as
the following statistics Show;
Published aooounts of lot companies In
Oldham and other yarn producing dis-
tricts with aq aggregate paldup capital
of !l56762a owning 8J!w3tt spindles
show a net loss of P.rKt.MJ. Inevitably
the operatives also suffered; their wages
were reduced W per cent and hours of
labor shortened. The gravity of the sit-
uation is suggested by the Employers'
Federation In their agreement to continue
the curtailment of the consumption of
raw cotton by shutting down their mills
for a time or running stll shorter hour.
It - Is pointed out however that the
confidence of loan holders remains un-
shaken which means they believe that
present conditions are .temporary and
that trade will again revive In the not
distant future. The following table shows
the net profit and loss of the spinning
trade year by year since 1884:
r
I
o
f 1
Tear.
2 is'
las4
18S5
ISM
188?
1SX8
19K8
1890 u
im
lfclS
18K3
184
IKK
1SW
1S97
im
im ....
1600
m
19011
11)08
1W4
11KI5
l'i
IK07
190S
SIN OS!U2!S10W
S
it
3
M
s
2 1-4
11-4
1S.2S51
MM KKI.&il
3.338
S8 4S2.461I
4.7HB
85 1.22L160
14.234
86!!. 0734X71
1 i8687
12.4S2
20.6J7
1.861
4067
2 01
11)1 1 188(illi
m W5.S34!
1
84 21855
2331 1 1-1
4 li4U
III j Silf
(III 20Pi
3. -'ell 1 5-8
2.5tl 1 3-4
8.160I
3
90il.S23.734l
14ii97
4 1-3
Dl-S
71-4
7 l-
4 2-3
3
Sl-J
7
8:U8S4W.J 21.S68
SOI lii76.74S 2099)1
80ll3tA4lW 17003
SO "i'J8 IK'
901 220.5S9 2.4481
- 90 15141'!! 1.71
9013372.825! 37477)
9HI2.871.245I 31.ft
9 2-3
1O0i1.42S.41OI 04.291I16 7-g
M0i8.8M.25sl 2S.r.42ll 3-4
inuilIK4.uii3itl.V237 7 3-K
!!
Loss.
The table discloses only seven unprofit-
able years out of the twenty-six and a
grand net profit of f25.W8732.
EXCITING TEREAPIN RACE
Baltimore Club the Soene of the
Nerve-Backing EvenL.
(From the Baltimore American.)
According to members of tho Baltimore
club a nerve-racking race between three
diamond terrapin was witnessed at the
Baltimore club during the post week.
Turtles which were the pride of the cul-
inary departments of the Baltimore Coun-
try club and the Maryland club were
"raced" on the carpet of one of the
loungins: rooms of tho clubhouse and
"King Iopold." the Baltimore Country
club entry distanced "Otello" who was
brought from the Maryland club and
"Flfl" of the home club.
Mr. Charles A. Conrad Is given the
credit for engineering the race and It Is
said that the racers were taken by him.
from their respective homes. In a box
-carefully guarded.-.ta the.Baltmore club
In an automobile. Those who saw tTie
race say that the finish waa one which
equaled anything ever seen on any race
track. At the start Otello took the lead
and at first it appeared that King Io-
pol.l and Flfl were not In the running.
Flfl proved to be an "also ran." and
was counted out of the race early but
King Leopold plodded on some distance
In the rear of the flying Otello.
With his race apparently won Otello
was backed by all who could find takers
and his backers Were ready to count
their winnings when the unexpected
happened. Stopping only a few inches
from the finish line. Otello hesitated and
drew himself Into his shell. Ills backers
showed their consternation -but cries of
encouragement and threats failed to
move the ohdurant terrapin and Kirir
Leopold crossed the lne an easy winner.
Many prominent clubmen witnessed 'fie
contest and were convinced that hrse
racliiK wtis "beat a nine" when compared
to the heart-breaking finish that Maiy--land
terrapin-can- put up-
A member or tne club stated last -.Isrht
that the racjng of terrapin was a pas-
time which had been carried on In tde
Baltimore club for many years. The
amusement was Inaugurated some years
ago and it was customary to use six of
the terrapin In a contest.
A XING ON A FILM.
Hunting Scene to Be Shown at the
Vienna Exposition.
One of the attractions at the forth-
coming international hunt and field sports
exposition in Vienna will be a moving
picture so large that its exhibition will
occupy about thirty minutes. It will
show King Edward and his friends shoot-
ing pheasants at the shooting preserve
near Sandrlngham. The principal fea-
tures of the picture will be; The start
to the bunt by automobile the arrival
the king mounting his horse while the
guests led by the prince of Wales fol-
lng showing the king to be a fine marks- 1
man. The whole party Is seen to enter f
the refreshment tent where tne queen
with the queen of Norway and other
women of the royal family awaits the
hunters. Inspection of the .MOO pheasants
killed bv the party and a review of the
dogs ends the scene. -
FOSSILS FROM ANTARCTIC
Show That Fine - Forests Onoe
Flourished at So nth Pole.
Prof. David who occupies the choir of
geology in the University of Sydney and
who accompanied Sir Ernest Shackleton
to the Antarctic has been- making some
interesting remarks on his discoveries
there. The fossil woods he has found
showed that pine forests had flourished
In the vicinity of the South pole at o
remote geological epoch. The coal seams
he had discovered Bugsested the same
conclusion. At that time there was more
or le continuous land from Australia to
the South pole. The climate all over the
woild was at that period probably much
milder than at present. -
mil '
Hebrew Worii in Engliih.
It Is well known that there are a num-
ber of Hebrew words for whloh the trans-
lators of7 the Bible could find no equiva-
lent In English and which were conse-
quently transferred bodily from one lan-
guage to the other says the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle. It Is aald that
there era Just thirty of these. Including
uch well knewn words aa "hallelujah"
"behemoth" "cherub" "cinnamon"
"Messiah.'' "Satan" and "shlboleth."
Words that have come Into English from
Hebrew bv wav of the Greek tonrue In
clude "mn" "manna." "rabbi." "i'hart
GERMAN LITERARY SOCIETY.
President Grose Answers Criticisms
Directed at It.
To tb Epito : . ' -.
la my work in behalf of the German
literary society which was organised
but a fewydays ago I have been told that
this society was In all probability but
a new scheme to snsnara that conserva-
tive portion of the . German element
' Which has hitherto stood aloof from
any and all endeavors to bring them all
under one political hat.
It was not to be expected that this or-
ganisation would escape the skeptical
criticisms of those dear souls who. are
ever ready and ever present to criticise
nay even vilify any unselfish move made
toward the betterment of mankind. These
critics do not ply their vocation on ac-
count of any good they may think they
ean accomplish thereby but because It Is
Innate with themka scent selfishness In
any move mad. forward and upward.
Just bseausa those dear souls themselves
are Incapable of a pure unselfish thought
or deed' they think everyone else must
possess the same qualifications.
Some such critics cast aspersions upon
reformatory movements because they
themselves were not capable nor Instru-
mental to bring them about nor did the
movers act the lickspittle and on bended
knee beseech them to lend their aid and
assistance to the consummation of the
plaus. Nowi then. If the mere mention
of a reformatory movement with an ob-
ject of the most noble nature does not
appeal to those who claim to have just
such a cause at heart. It Is absolutely
unmanlv to supplement the endeavor to
enlist their aid it'd assistance by any
boot-licking act!6ns
; The German Ilterary society baa been
born and with your leave has come to
stay. It will not never and at no
time take any hand In politics either
actively or Implied. Its members are ab-
solutely free to exercise their right of
franchise according to the dictates of
their conscience. The society does not
care how Its members vote or whether
they vote at all or not. OOr aim Is to
resuscitate our native language from the
oblivion Into which It has fallen In this
city and for that matter In thla our
adopted State; to cultivate It and its lit-
erature and to preserve It unto our pos-
terity so that they may learn to appre-
ciate the sublime masterpieces which
have been given unto the world In our
language. - we shall make no claims
against anything not ours but we will
claim our inheritance to Ha utmost limit.
It Is with this end In view that the Ger-
man IJterary society extends a cordial
Invitation to all who are Interested In
our mevement to pome and be one of us.
While we ask you to Join us we must
nave It distinctly understood that our
meetings will under no consideration be
made the battleground upon which per-
sonal differences may be threshed out. to
the great disgust of our disinterested
members. Under no condition shall our
meetings be open for any purpose what-
ever other than that for which the or-
gsntiatlon has been founded.
In conclusion I must state that the
foregoing Is not Intended as an attack
upon any one person whatever; it Is.
however a protest against any attempt
to drag us into the dust In which our
critics crawl. And I furthermore state
that I stiall feel It niv duty to answer
any and all attacks that may come to
my notice as long as there Is anything
to defend and ae long as I have the power
to wield the pen against skepticism and
disparagement. E. W. Gruss
President.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Is Doing a Great Work for the
State.
To the Editok :
It seems while we are so enthused over
the future of Texas becoming the leading
agricultural and horticultural State of
the union that wa should keep In mind
the efforts being put forth by our ef-
ficient State officials In this and co-
operate with them all we possibly can.
They have certainly made wonderful
strides and the effects of thflr work is
felt and can be seen all over the State.
Just think we have only had an agri
culture commissioner about four yearsSj
.im me aiaio inspectors ot nursery ana
orchards have labored under very grea:
difficulties there being no appropria-
tion made from which to pay them. They
were lieoendent on the foes the nursery-
men paid for their inspection and thoy
carried like It good fellows. They coul I
See what it was leading to. and today
the planter as well as the nurseryman.
Is benefitted. While there was only a
small appropriation made by the last
legislature it was enough to show tho
results of uses .which It Is being ap-
plied. Yes even now see what has been done.
The work done by Professor. H. Harold
Hume In the investigation of . the gulf
cuoat couiitiy la worth tills appropria-
tion alone to the State of Texas And
we owe our respects to Commissioner
'Ed R. Kono foi his good judgment n
securing the services of the best posted
mail iu the South on citrus fruits. Hln
report is so clear and practical that an;
one may fully understand It and there-
by relieving the uneasiness of those who
were contemplating planting out large
groves of citrus fruits In Texas. Is thii
all the good that is being accomplished
by the State authorities iloug this lino?
Let's see; take up the work of Commis-
sioner Kone In the farmers' institute
work organizing these Institutions ail
over the Stale. It gives the farmer grea:
encouragement and the assurance that
th Stale of Texas Is deeply interested
In his noble work and teaches them to
ladopt a better system In the manage-
ment of their farms thereby making it
easier for them to utilise the ground
which has heretofore been lying out and
bringing them nothing.
Is there other work being done? The
Inspection work being conducted by Chief
Inspector Sam H. Dixon is one that we
all should be proud of. His Inspection!
have been rigid -and of great value both
to the nurseryman and planter and he
has done great good in keeping water
cn other States and forelsrn countries
In making them comply wl-.h our Stato
laws thereby keep ng out any new fit.
beet pests and plant diseases tnat might
me Imported Into this State. And tho
articles by him for Texas Farm and Fire-
side should bo read by every farmer and
fruit grower as every one of them con-
tains some good information. And the
work has just been started under our
new law which Is being conducted bv
our State entomologist. Professor V. V.
Mally of spraying to eradicate the p-
sect pesls and plant diseases of tha
country Is one of great Importance and
we should eaoh one lend to thum a help-
1IU( Jinuu.
Trusting that each and every" reader of
Texas Farm and Fireside will agree with
me and co-op rate with our State au-
thorities In their noble work I am
A Reader.
Fannett Texas.
A MONUMENT TO STRAUSS.
Pergola Marks Regard of Austrians
for Composer.
A notable addition-to the monuments
of Vienna will be that of Johunn Strauss -which
Is rapidly approaching completion
at the studio of Prof. Edmund Hellmers.
It will be In the form of a pergola.. In
the center of whloh there will be a
statue of heroic size of the "waits king"
holding his violin. "The features of the
musician" says Adolf Kahl. In a de-
scription of the werk "are true and the
pose of the figure Is beyond criticism;
but it will be Impossible to show Strauss
In bronse or marble as he waa. Those
who saw him lead while his band played
The Blue Danube' or 'Wiener Blut' saw
how he danced with every muscle and
by look action and tone created the
dance spirit In those who played and in
those who listened will think any statue
of the nan tame and Incomplete."
World's Supply of Teak.
The wo sld's supply of teak comes from
81am Burma India and Java. Teak wood
Is not attacked by the "white ant" which
Is so destructive to other woods In the
tropics and" teak ta thus largely use4 tn
Slam for the building of the better class
of wooden bouse
Hews of the City
BORN to Mr. and Mrs. It U Rtwley
of 1S0J Texas avenue Sunday a girl.
BORN to Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Geary 2201
xiaffltt street Sunday February 6. a
daughter... . .
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A MEETING of the Snanlsh-Amerlcan
-War Veterans will be held at the Light
Guard Armory tonight at 8 o'clock. No-
tioes to this effect nave been mailed out
from the camp headquarters. . .
FREDERICK I. RACKE and Miss
Blma Evans were united In marrage at 8
O'clook laat night by Justice of the Peace
E. H. Vasmer at his hyn"ie Tho couple
will be at home at 3.'15 Moilgomery ave-
nue. Ml'
4
THE PATRONS' CIA'IS of Ryek school
will meet Tuesday afternoon at t o'clock
at the sohool building. Miss Mamie Gehr-
lng will address the met ting and other
matters of business will lie transacted. A
full attendance is desired.
E. t. BUSH United States sales man-
ager of the Peaae Manufacturing com-
pany and Miss Mabel Donley of Grand
Raplde Mich were united In marriage
Saturday nlfcht at S o'clock at the Guille-
mot hotel by Rev. W W. Watts of the
Tabernacle Methodist chursh
MRS. GEORGE II AMMAN of 1610 Rusk
avenue has received word from Mrs. C.
H. Milby who Is making a tour of the
world telling: of her arrival In San Fran-
cisco from Manila. hllo in Manila Mrs.
Milby was entertalifd by Mrs. Terrel
Brooks Adams who was assisted by her
sister. Belle Brooks lift Huniervllle Texas.
Mrs. Adams Is thef youngest sister of
Mrs. P. 8. McDonnll of Houston.
"A BELATED SANTA CLAUS" is the
title of a story "muplcally illustrated"
given at the home of Mrs. m a. McDow-
all 1010 Louisiana street Saturday after-
noon at S:3l) o'clock. The musical pro-
cram was "The Bells at Christmas Eve
The Christmas Chimes Christmas Tree
March Knight Rii rt Schumann's
Knight Rupert German Cradle Song-
Christmas Story Source Argentle The
Christmas Bells Santa Claus Guards
Gades Christmas liclls Santa Claus
Mai ch Arrival of Santa Claus Coming
of Santa Claus."
OFFICERS were Installed at the regular
meeting of Houston Heights lodge.
Knights and Ladies of Honor held at
Fraternal hall Friday night. Tho officers
for 1910 are W. W." Wood past protectpr;
Miss Dora Buhler protector; Mrs. Sadie
York vice protector; Knill Dietrich sec-
retary; O. A. Maack. treasurer; Mrs. Har-
riett E. Fry. chaplain; Albert Dietrich
guide; Charles J. York guardian; Oswald
Ash sentinel; Mrs. Annie Hendricks Mrs.
Julia Walker and W. Y. Wood trustees.
Meetings take place every second and
fourth Friday at Fraternal hull.
A .PARTY celebrating the birthdays of
Miss LUIle Lammer.s and F. Lammers was
given Thursday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lammers 1803 Chestnut
street. Games music and refreshments
was the order of the evening. Miss Flor-
ence Krengel and Phillip Manning pro-
vided music for the guests. Those pres-
ent were Misses Miiggie Miller Leo
Shreckengaust Florence Krengel Guasta
Norwood. Mamie Fimla. Agnes Tamplet
Alma Schwartlng Wlllamay Powell Mar-
guerite Thompson Evelyn Lammers J.ll-
lle Lammers; Raymond Livingston Alfred
Tvler Otto Lammers. Norman Curtis
Phillip Manning. Herman Tyler Willie
Schwarting I-eo Lammers: Mrs. George
Schwarting and Mr. and Mrs. F. Lam-
mers. How to Pick a Wife
(From the Baltimore Sun.)
Don't advertise for a wife unless you
mean business. Don't advertise unless you
are prepared for a rush. Don't unless
you are cool-headed tearless and strong
enough -not to allow yourself to be kid-
napped. Little as you may -think of It
there are thousands of ladies left In this
country who have never been married-
not to mention the throng of widows who
never do get left and W'io are on the
lookout for No. i. No. 3 or No as the
case may be.
Girls are shy and widows are coy; they
are the sought the courted the hunted.
Thev are the timid dears who run at the
rustle of a leaf; they are the ones who
elude while the men must pursue i nut
Is all very well; we have been told It all
our lives. But don't believe everything
Laura .lean Llbbey writes. Many a man
has looked upon a face over which tha
mantling blush flushed In rosy shyness
ha sen the evellds drooo over eves liko
those of a startled fawn and before ho
knew what was happening has found
mmseii atanaing up ai me auar wmi u.u
minister announcing a life sentence.
Tha dianniches from Delmar state that
Mr. John N. Furbush a wealthy farmer
of near that place has advertised for a
wife. As an inducement It is stated ti nt
he ofTered a wedding gift of 6000 real dol-
lars to the lady of his choice. Of course
to the woman the man is the main ol-
Jeot. for thev will marry for true love
-alone;- buts. tie Is not to be over
looked. Mr. Forbnsh being a niah oT
standing and' sut stance and a good citi-
aen was very desirable tn hlmslf; and
thpn thorA wits the STtOIKI.
Did he pet anv replies? Well the mall
at his postoffice increased so rapidly that
It looked like the day before Christmas
letters poured In by the hundreds letters
from prcttv yonng girls from good house-
keepers from good lookers from widows
who Just know bow to conduct husbands'
from "dreams of beauty." They came
from Maine from California from the
'North South Kast West and other di-
rections; from blondes brunettes and
these who could be either to suit the
taste or fashion.
Mr.-Furbush- has an embarrassment of
riches. His trouble Is not to find a girl
but to decide which girl. Among the hun-
dreds he has great difficulty In deciding.
It Is a serious matter and man must tnke
his time to make up his mind. He can't
afford to make a mistake lie may have
heard that tender lyrlo of Richard
Carle:
With a million peaches 'round me I
should like to know.
How I picked a lemon In the Garden of
I.ove. -
Where only peaches grow.
What a man wants In a woman Is some-
what as follows:
She must be a dream of beauty that
will moke Maxlne Elliott faint and Cava-
lorl fade away. -; - - ;
She must be an angel with the smile of
a seraph and a great mass of magnificent
hair and all her own natural.
She must possess a perfect temper and
never raise hrr voice save In song.
She must be a good cook and always
ready to do same.
She must be a splendid housekeeper and
not require any servants.
She must love children and be able to
care for them and raise them by hand.
She must be a fine musician and have
a' mind stored with all the Intellectual
wealth of the ages hut muet never git
the Idem that hubby hasn't tho superior
Intellect and doesn't knoW It all.
She must dress In the latest fashion
but must spend no money on same.
She must be tnterestlnrJSr. elusive gay
of a deep religious i4iture lively modest
retiring self-sacrlflclng brilliant fasci-
nating but a lover of home and flr.tde
preferring the society of her Tiushand to
anything else on earth but not worrying
when she doesn't get any of It.
That Is all that most men require. It Is
little enough goodness knows. But even
then you may not always ret a woman
that exactly fills the specifications. Some
of them have their fsulta and even In
the center of the Garden of I.ove a man
must be particular.
Berlin's Fira Loss. -
Berlin with a population of 1000.000' has
an anniial lire loss of leaa than $175(U.
Its Ore department casta about IWOOO a
year. Chicago's Are loss la about liu0.dK.'-
000 annually and Its ftre department costs
about S3-. yet Its population is only
two-thirds that of the German city.
Personal Mention
E. Carroll of Dallas was In1 Houston.'
M. L. Strloklln arrived from .Wharton.
E. L. Savage of Bay City waa In Hous-
ton. . -
H. W. Waters came In from Montgom-
ery. .
T. J. U Smith Is a visitor from Gaines
vllle.
J. A. Thompson oame In from Coral-
cana. R. E. Walker Is' a vlsltowfrom Eegta
Lake.
J. E. Grubb of Dayton cams In yes-
terday. K
W. L. Hall of Wharton waa In Houston
Sunday. '
W. C. Moore of San Antonio arrived In
Houston
H. C. Duke of Humble Is a guest In
Houston. .
H. C Howell of Jasper Is staying In
Houston.
J. A. Morris visited from San Antonio
yesterday.
L. M. Barta of Taylor was In Houston
yesterday.
3. W. Bhelor of Dallas Is a . guest at
the Rice.
R. j Roabottom of Teague is a Rice
hotel guest.
W. B. Barbee of Wharton Is a visitor
In Houston.
L a. Borden of Lake Providence was
In Houston Sunday.
T. A. Knapp of Galveston was regis-
tered at the Macatee.
W. M. Crawfleld of Millard was a vis-
itor to Houston yesterday.
M. A. Pottentter and wife of Sugarland
were In Houston yesterday.
J. M. Moore and A. J. Harty of Bay
City are visitors In Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Llndscy of Nacag-
doches were visitors In Houston.
Charles H. Fetrow of Chestervllle was
In Houston a guest at the Brazos.
Mrs. W. G. Rodgers Is vislUn hr par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Orand 10
Waco for a couple of weeks.
Jesse White of Ontario Va. Is a guest
of his uncle. C. 11. Winn at 1104 Crockett
street. He will he here for some time
and Is thinking of locating In Houston.
TURPENTINE SUBSTITUTES.
Some of Them Are Being Hade
From Petroleum.
(From the New York Journal of Com-
mcrce.)
Turpentine's high market prices being
now around 03 cents a gallon has had
the effect of stimulating production of
Inferior grades which have risen In a
corresponding degree. There also are
various forms of adulterated turpentine
put on the market under present condi-
tions to be' used as substitute for th
beet article
One of the Incidents to the rise In the
market value of gum turpentine Is re-
sumption of work by factories of wood
turpentine which Is extracted by distilla-
tion from stumps of trees. Many of
these were compelled to snut down when
the price of turpentine tell duglng the
last year or so to- 43 cents a gallon
thus making the wood turpentine which
usually sells about 12 or 13 cents below
the best quality of gum turpentine 30
cents and quite unremunerative on the
cost of production.
At SO cents a gallon wood turpentine Is
a paying proposition and this accounts
for the present activity In this particular
line. Its production is a highly specula-
tive risk and as experience shows may
end In disaster If a low price for turpen-
tine rules owing to the Initial expense
of extracting turpentine from tree
stumps.
A syndicate. It Is stated has been In-
corporated In Mlchignn with a capital
of $.Tf0irt0 for the mirpose of manufac-
turing turpentine from the stumps of
the isorway pine. According to the re-
port a number -of plants are being suc-
cessfully conducted in Southern Michigan.
The new corporation has already pro-
cured options on ITO.OOO acres In upner
Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. The
company proposes to clear all lands con-
taining as much as 1R per cent Norway
pine free of charge. That is. it will take
out all the stumps In exchange for the
stumps.
CATHOLICS IN UNITED STATES.
Twenty-two and a Half Million of
Them.
There are 21587079 Catholics under the
1 nlted Btutee flag according to advance
sheets of the Wlltzius Official Catholic
Directory. published In . Milwaukee.
The count Includes those of the
I'nlted States proper Alaska the
Philippines Porto Rico and the
Hawaiian Islands. The Catholic pop-
ulation under the British flag accord-
ing to tho same directory is liOsl.tlS.
In the United State- proper iheie an
14.SiT.OJ7 Catholics showing a sain of
111 576 over a year ago. The directory
allows 4M5 parochial schools In this coun-
try with an attendance of llSf7!5l.
embolic population of the leading
siaLcs in rue union is ma zoiiows:
I.ew lork.v
Pennsylvania
JUlnois
Mnr-sachusetts
Ohio
l.ouisluna
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Miet.lian
4-llseourl ....... imrnm
Minnesota
uKfoinia
I'onnectlcut
ToVas
I own
Rhode Island .'
Indiana
Kentucky
722 (119
1.4M.7W
1.44:175
. 1.J73.77J
6)92iii
567411
S32.217
411s l
4S.4.il
-45I7U3
42TiiJ7
sai.sno
370.00
34209:1
243.001
2W.75S
194 13
BOASTFUL PAPER PUNISHED.
Four Thousand Dollars Paid to a
Competitor.
It costs money to boast sometimes. So
at least the Kvenlng Times of Rochester
has discovered. Some months ago the
Times made a circulation claim which
the Rochester Herald promptly chal-
lenged and the dispute was left to a Jury
composed of three representatives of the
largest advertisers in Kochester and two
from each of the newspapers concerned.
Each newspaper put up a check for S.rt)
under an uki eement that the newspaper
huvtui: less paid average dally circulatioa
thiin the other for a Liven period should
forfeit Si to the other for every copy rep-
resented In the difference. The Jury has
found for the Herald to the extent of
4nw copies and that paper has Jubilantly
pocketed J4j0.
A Great Seaport 1000 Miles Inland-
tWa'.ter Williams In "From Missouri to
the Isle of Mull.''
The casual visitor to Montreal feels
rather than observes Its growing commer-
cial Importance. He sees the depart-
mental stores note the extra syllable
w hich Canada couples to the already long
word and wanders through their aisles.
He sets the shipping of the wharves and
remembers that here In Montreal he Is In
a seaport m tlmutand miles from the sea.
'the crowning glory of the city
of Montreal Is the .St. Lawrence river
harnessed now for the use of commerce.
It is a noble river broad and broadening
to the sea. U drains one-third of the
fresh water surface of the globe. Broad
the river was. but shallow Then Mon-
treal deepened and dredned and dredged
and deepened the river which girdles the
oltv'and now? Well now Montreal has
moVed the eeieoast to its doorstep and
has become the world's greatest export
station for wheat.
Wynne to Do Newspaper Work.
Robert Wynne tho former L'nited .
States consul general In I-ondou Intends
to resume newspaper work In the British
capital according to the Chicago News.
Before Mr. Wynne became postmaster
n-iieral of the Tnited Slates he had a
long and brilliant Journalistic career be-
ing also president of th Oridlron club
at Washington. He la Intimately acqalni-
ed at first hand with Lwndou and its
celebrities.
Points Abouf People
L. L. AInsworth of Minneapolis Minn.
L ti i visitor In Houston. Mr. AInsworth
nuenus staying m Texas unm in m
spring when he will return to his home.
"This cllmata and soil art peculiarly
well fitted to such crops as fin and
oranges" said Mr.. AInsworth yesterday
''In the same nsay In Minnesota the coun-
try ! fitted for the production of high-
class apples and that industry prevails
there to a great extent. For many years
we could not make a success of the crop
or at least those who tried did not but
now we are going ' forward In .that Una
Splendidly.
"It Is strange that In Illinois the farm
era for many years raised crops of high-
class apples but now one can hardly raise
an apple there that Is fit to eat. I am
not saying this because I am from an-
other State but because It Is so and aa
admitted by the Illinois farmers. They
do not suffer from that but raise splendid
crops of corn Instead.
"I find In traveling through the vari-
ous States that Washington and New
Mexico have laws regarding the protection
of fruit orchards such as might be well
adopted In many other States Ths laws
provide for certain spraying when bugs
annear. If the owners do not do the
proper spraying It Is done by the State
and charged to the owners."
.
Captain O. Paget of Galveston well
known In Houston oaros in Saturday
evening accompanied by his daughter
Miss Fsnnle Paget. Captain Paget was
awaiting the arrival of hla daughter. Miss
Clara Paget from the North. On her ar-
rival yesterday she was escorted to her
home In Galveston by the captain on his
private yaoht Ruthven II one of tha
prettiest yachts on South Texas waters.
Captain Paget was in charge of the
Cotton Carnival held In Galveston last
year and has been re-elecWd this year.
"We are going to have a fine carnival
this year" said Captain Paget "a much
better than thn one presented last year
Thla year's carnival will last two weeks
from July 19 to August L We will hav
two parades. Ono will be In the after-
noon and one In the evening."
. .t .. n .1 l.mru . v nt anlnhlie fields .
In Orange county are now coming In ana
it Is entirely likely tat the sulphur In-
dustry will develop Into ono of the Indus-
tries which will cause the growth of
Houston. In case the Industry doee ma-
terialize Into one of magnitude the ship
channel will find one of Its greatest uses
In caring for this trade. -
"I believe If the appropriation of ltW(-
000 be made and the people of Harris
oounty raise a like amount for the ship
channel within fifteen veare Houston
will have a population of 200000.
a-
"The protectlns levee Is one of tho
most important things being done In my
section of the country' said Dr. B. Smith
of Bay City yesterday. "This levea
parallels the Colorado river from tho
Wharton county line to a point' in Mata-
gorda county and It will save about
90.000 acres from being overflowed. Work
has been going on on the levee for the
past six months and It Is about one-third
completed.
"There Is aome political talk and O. B.
Colquitt isjrunnlng strong In that sec2
tlon. Generally I think him to be pretty
strong favorite there."
T. 8. Prentice special . agent in tha
commercial department of the South-
western Telephone and Telegraph com-
pany of the Dallas office was In Hous-
ton yesterday. Mr. Prentice has charge
of the Houston office In the absence of
a manager and spends a great am r t
of his time In this city. He spoke In a
general way of the work of development
going on here and of progress made OH
the South Knd exchange to be knows
as ths Hadley exchange.
M. F. Day formerly representative f
W. D. - Cleveland Sons In tb Bay
City section ssld last night that earlier
In the winter the section had fully re-
covered from the storm of laat summer
and that generally he believed It to e
a good thing. "Generally I think tne
storm had a good effect The rice was
badly In need of water and little or no
damage was done by the wind. Last sea-
son a bumper crop was returned from the
fields and as a result conditions are
prosperous."
J. M. Collins who recently returned
from a trip through the timber sections
of the State ssld last night tnat geni-
ally the situation In the lumbering sec-
tions was Improved and that a better de-
mand was prevalent Business he said
was much better lnnhe sawmill sections.
ERUPTION OF ASAJLA
Inspiring; Sight Without Loss of
Life or Property.
Mount Asama which is about 100 .miles
from Tokio and one of the active volca-
noes of Japan erupted recently and
caused much alarm. Tha explosion of tha
crater occurred about 8 o'clock In tha
evening and Is said to have been a won-
derful sight At this season of the year
the mountain la covered with snow. Sud-
denly there was a severe rumbling and a
burst of flame rose 100 feet Into the air
with a tremendous noise and an explo-
sion that shook the country for fifty miles
around. The entire surrounding hills and
woods were lighted by the flame and tho
ah- for long distance was filled -with
cinders. At the same time lava broke In
two streams from the crater and contin-
ued throughout the night and for a day
or two to pour down the sides. Fortu-
nately there waa no loss of life or serious
damage to property.
The Deteriorating Dollar."
(From the BCLouls Post-Dispatch.) '
Unquestionably something must be dona
to rehsbUlate the dollar. All our econo-
mists are agreed that Its deterioration Is
responsible for -the high cost of living
and none of ttem can suggest a remedy.
It Is simply astonishing how the pur-
chasing power of a dollar has de-
teriorated. For instance a dollar Is now
outng in Scrlbner s Magazine ono word
of matter worth about 6 cents at the
most. There are other Illustrations of
what It Is coming to. but we cite this as
being perhaps the most striking. Shoes
and some other things are terribly high
but how la this for
"I bated to kill this rhinoceros which
bad verv Infert'-r horns; but. facing ua
aa she was and evloently Intending tn
charge there was nothing else to do."
If It is the gold supply as some people
think that enables thla paragraph to
command 128 we ought to stop digging
eold. We can not stand Idly by and see
the dollar go to the devil like this It ts
a kind of National heirloom and wa owe
It our love and protection. .
Save the dollar!
Lying: Two Weeks on a Wire.
(From The Wide World Magazine.)
India Is blessed or perbapa oursed
with the largest congregation of Itinerant
beggars of any country In tha world.
These mendicants or ascetics as they
are usually called are In a sense relig-
ious fanatlca who Inflict bodily tortures
on themselves with the dual Idem of per-
forming certain religious functions and
also of calling attention to themselves
with the view of receiving alms from
curious and devout paasersDy.
A man will remain suspended on a
thin taut wire supported by two bamboo
poles for lengthy periods often a fort-
night. Below on the ground. Ilea out-
spread the mat upon which he receives
the contributions of the sympathetic
crowd.
Coat of Forest .Fires.
It la estimated that the loss to the State
from forest fires tn Massachusetts In 190S
amounts to t2Sg47t Thar were 1331 dif-
ferent fires and the Bomber of acres
burned ever was 42. SOS- Analyzing these
figures tho State forester fiWs that the
careless smoker who preslsts In the habit
when In woodlands or passing through the
country during ths dry time la ths great-
est menace to futur forestry la Mtsam-
chusetta .
WORTH '
M0DNTA1S
OF GOLG
During Change of life
says Mrs. Cfaas. Barclay
GrantteyiHe Vt "I was passlnj
throtiffh the Change of Life and goffered
from nervousness
andotber annoying
symptoms and I
can truly say that
LydiaE.Pinkham's
Vegetable Com.
pound bas proved
worth mountains
of gold to me as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
J LVdlaKMnkham's
vegetable compound has done for ma
during thla trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women I am willing to make my
irouuio pupuo to you may puDusii
this letter." Mrs. Cms. BABCUT
B.F.D.Granlteville Vt .
No other medicine for woman's Ills
lias received such wide-epread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med-
loins we know of has such a record
of cares of female ills as has Lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compdund. ' -
for more man so years it nas been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation ulceration local weak
nesses fibroid tumors. Irregularities
periodic pains backache indigestion
find YiAl-vnne nmatnHAn anil If la :
linp.mmllAfl.fnr rtmlns wnman eofalw
through the period of change of life.
It costs bnt little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
asMrs-Barclaysaysit is "worth moun
tains of gold to suffering women. '
Proper Care of
Work
BY DR. I. . STILES.
I have a young friend whose work com-
pels him to stand during the greater part
v s..w vauui umj. ou in iiavv
ply to carry his weight that hi all. He
Is rather under weight and he carries aor
pulls any burden. He Is not lazy yet in
the evenings whether tn company or not.-
lt Is amusing to watch htm relieve bis
feet by sitting down on "any old thing"
that happens to bs convenient. I know;
same feeling from experience.
A horse ts aa much an animal aa a man
and probably yes undoubtedly suffers In
the aame way If not tn the same degree.
U it refreshes a man to relieve his feet
of bis weight how much mora necessary
must It be for a horse. The draft horse's
feet and legs have not only taut boclv
weight to carry but the weight of r
load also it mattera not whether t
weight Is on hie back or in.-awaKon
the drag of a plow. The musoreSwT-' ..
feet and legs must overcome the IiierU
In the- latter cases and gravitation In the
former. The wear and tear la the samu.
If there were no rest vitality would rap-
Idly diminish. When I 41ved to Phlla-
deplhia (before the day of electrlo cars)
street cars were propelled by horse
power and the street on which I HveJ
waa paved with cobble atones. I noticed
.!... .nnaMntl. VnllVKT tinrfUM WRT
"stove up." That is. they were stiff in
their shoulders and legs and moved
awkwardly. I Inquired as to the cause
and learned that the strain of start!"
cars and trotting over cobble used ua
even a xoung horse In a few years three
I think. If that does not Indicate suf-
fering what can Indicate ItT Present
Mexican "slave'' treatment mlht Indi-
cate it more. . . . ' '
If a horse were given conditions which
would permit the resting of hie hard-
used muscles is It not reasonable to sup-
pose that he would last longer and give
. n..i ! nt service? J. say nothing
of sympathy and kindness for some horsa
anvers nave noiw. wi" .. - -have
made themselyea so conspicuous
that some Boston people have taken the
matter In hand and have .. organised ! an
association which they call the Boston
Work Horse Parade association." They
have employed a man by name of Gilbert
Tompkins to investigate the treatment or
work horsea when out of harness. He '
u.i ii.. aSAim wfm mnnrnfl
nas neen invesiigniii'B "' ''
and his first report issued In .December
contains auaereetlons which I think should
be of great interest to horse owners. A
mule can stand more tnan a nor. -..-out
Buffering permanent lnjup but nev-
ertheless be should receive Just aa kind
tt.nTompklna visited 1CT stables. Of
this number he found but thirty where
the animals received proper cm.
Here are tne oetans ot iu
There were twentv-five horses J la m
stable not far from Boston that was vis-
ited one Sunday morning. The horse-
were a fair average lot or me ""'u
In delivery wagons and In .senerm I bust-
unit of them were in reasonably
good working order and the etapie nau
tne aDoearance or dcihk ...Vi-
a tu- horses in ine .
twenty-four were stsndlng up Md Just
one waa lying down. In twenty:f"rilU-
there wss no bedding; in one there was a
good supply. All the other horses were
heinv denrlved of what might be the best .
part of their Sunday nameiy. in v-
lunlty of taking their weigh I off legs and
feet that usually have all and more than
hv nan nn to Stand toe - .
week-day wear and tear. .
In another stable there Is a horse that
nrk in slnela STOCery wagon. Me is
between the shafts three days w
fourth day remains In the table.
morning brings mm ww. "
breakfast and there Is "?tutfjil Mm
In In the care given that tells 'nun
is to k5 out or stay In. But
he knows bow to keep hie own cmienoar.
ss he has finished satin he Ilea
frtiir-i n TUfini mar. iudi &w
In comrort on me pwi"'' "
. : .i.i.k i- irnnt .nnr -verv nors
In that stable at all draw; and T e-
nuently stays down the i et'er part of tne
d l?e also emphasises th- rtecessit? of i
watering horses confined ro -he stable at
night. All of their food U dry aisd th
n!!iln.An It - nnntnina TT.US' lie dissolved
or It can not be used dry muru
be absorbed by the rtem. and If -the v
digestive system doea not furnish suffi-
cient moisture to dissolve the nutriment
In the food. It can not bo assimilated.
A. hl- nstlnt tie KfLVS: ' ' '
This night watering Is not Jn''mm0.B
humanity in noi wwu"' "
equally valuable In winter. For appetite
comes with the bracing effect of cold .
weather and horses eat more thai they
do In summer. Consequently tf this x-
trm food is to do Its part In giving the
horse power to resist the cold smJ the
strain of winter work water must e
given at the tlm when It jdll do he
most good which ts In most rna be-
tween 7 and 10 p. m.. or even later Noth-
ing doee so much toward giving back a
re""-n for h food given fn the way of
extra strength working- endurance ami
sood condition. . . . .
The effect of this night watering on
tha blood and general circulation is fir
reaching. The thirst that follows Ih
digestion of a meal Is the eall of nin
for the water that ts needed to help tl
good of the food to get Into the ft
and blood of the animal; and eouady i
portant ts the part played by tha wa
h. sending the waste matter out of t
body with the least possible wear a
ttar on ths organs that perform this i
dispensable duty. A horse that roun
thirsty all night ean not be expired
last sa long as one that la watered at t
pn per time. i
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