The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIITH YEAR, No. 248, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 8, 1901 Page: 44 of 64
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of tin carnival
Tho Houson
Areola > 75
rutko 73
Thompson 75
Jtlchmond 73
HosenhMg 7i
Orchsrd 101
Walll liv >
TtellvlIJe 11K
Kenney 100
Brenb m 100
S B BMBB
Houston presents tlin week a anepro
Krnm for the < lecctntlon of tlio visitor to
lio city It Is presumed thai a majority
of them are hero for Hit purpose of got
tin s all of the pleasure and prolit possible
out of the visit The Ionto advertising
rngea tell this morning where botTj may be
fouid In overflowing measure It Is ttin
purpose Of tils article to tell where mental
pleasure and prolit may lie fomidlhe mou
cloyy part of It will lie found scattered
throughout lie paper
Naturally the visit to Houston begins
with tup purchase of the tlekel Thq rail
roaOs have grunted this weeks visitors to
Houston the lcjvcst rates ever given to
this city The city council adopted an
rntlsenlper ordinance to enable them tii
do > o without heavy loss on their regular
businessand II Is expected that when the
prospective visitor purchutca his ticket tie
or be will do so with the knowledge that
It rends both ways and that they will have
the raeitlirt of returning limue If peteltatiee
they sbpuld tiiiil that the good thing dis-
placed In the Houston whops require ull
the cash they bring with them
WHAT THE RATES
WILL BE
On areotui of the NoTsuOh Carnival to
be held at Houston Derimbcr 0 to 14 In
eluslic 1MI the following rates will be
made from points on the Hum unined
Fiom points within 100 miles of Hous-
ton a rate of one and n thirdfare not to
exceed Jflao Iroiu points more tbon VfO
inljj > s from Houston a rato of one tar plus
30 per cent
Itt addition to the above tJie following
special low rates nre inaile
J ew Vork Texas and Movleim
Reeyllld 1 7t i ivlalr
Uollud
Victoria
liotiado
KlXnmpoi
U iton
Kcndleton
Vlmon
Terry
China
Dever
Liberty
Ciosby
I 00 Ilinnln
1 2 > Kilnn
1 M Limine
75 Tleree
7ft llungerfonl
Texas nnil New Orleans
LHki 0ti jo Wrut Lake
Sulphur Mine I BO Ldgorlv
1 21 Oram
1 OO IlpJMinoiit
1 11 Horn Luke
Tfi Hhvword 7
i J linyioii Itf >
ro Sheldon 21
ualveirton Itnrrlshurg and San Antonlo
Pnn Antonio ja i Omverre tffim
Kchfcrtz
Marlon
Kingsbury
Haywood
Jlatonla
Kchulenburg
Olldflin
I 00 Clbolo Valley 3 no
a 00 giguln a m
3 00 Lullng 3 A
2 SO Waclder
2 00 Bogle
1 r0 Weimar
1 21 Columbus
1 00 tJiigle Lake
1 01 Kosenberg
and Texas Central
nonneed the ennie rates as those given in
the flst ptut of the aLovo circular to u
fiomervlllc ltsk
Iyons lts
Caldwoli 125
Veliow rratrlel40
Mllano l l
Cameron 17S
rtuckholts 1H1
Rogers 1110
Heldenhelmcr 2S3
Temple JW >
Helton JVii
Pniicb All tickets Ironclad and bare them
elgsidby tb nnrchaser
DATES OF SAW
yift a tt
r ie3f732yf j
Xi MJt
people And llicli way about anywhere mid
Is ihe reason for tin signs being hung cut
If you come In at tho tanta F depot the
Dccomber Yl I no T than I their help you cant mlas It
1f Then follows the o7
5nSl itW trcB h lnn a1 cl Vn
nvillLor nf mor tla 1 speelnl day
events and the
tickets will be United to
return not later than the day follow ig tho
nate of stile
which fl5 h Peclallr low rat
will be made by th Central
rP ° M W > lloekler
Vlfr l no llemiisteatl
p f y 1 M Navnsotn
N en 1 W Wellborn
llenenley j jr antton
Jlearne
Hammond
Hremond
Tliwnton
MexlA
Klchlnnd
lllce
Knnls
liicnhnra
Carmine
Iddlngs
nfo
Or
1 15 Calvert
1 Woo tail
ij Kosse
2 80 OroesbeecU
2 no Won ham
7 i Curstcana
Alma
v j
1 to
Jteagnn V 2 Ml
M ulIu
Ifrry a so ltacl
V o aw uttig 2 no
The San Antonio nnd Aransas 1ass Hull
way company passenger trnlTIc depart
incut has Issued Us rate circular for the
occasion m j
A special train will be run from Cnero to
Houston and return December 10 nt tho
following rates
Vvwl J17S lMgiir
S knhv 8 ect Homo
JIalletsvllle 1 to Sublime
Cheetiatn l ro Hock Island
AlWlr 1 25 KagleUUe
Cheslervlllo 1 m Wnllls
Slmonton 75 1Ntlshear
Clodlne W
Tho train will leave Cuero nt 730 a m
and arrive Houston at 110 p m
Tlckelg at above rates will be sold onlv
for tie special train December 10 limited
to return December 11
On return trip train will leave Houston
about 1030 p tn
Account the curulral at Houston the
agents of the Galveston Houston and
Northern Hallway compuuy havo been lu
strocted to sell round trip tickets to Hous
ton December 10th at rate of 1 Tnose
tickets will be honored on our special
train to leave Houston nt 11 p m same
date for Galveston which will stop nt all
stations On this It p ni train we will
honor the return portion of round trip t4 >
ts fold tho same date at Galveston ° br
the Oulf Colorado and Santa Ke railway
end Galveston Houston and Henderson
railway On December 15 we will make
a Tl rate from Galveston to HouMon
Tickets tfald for the morning train lenving
Galvclton will be honored on Gulf Col-
orado oud Santa Fe railway train leaving
nt 740 p m or Galveston Houston nnd
Henderson train leaving Houston at 115
p m
From December 8 to 12 Inclusive low
rate excursion tickets to Houston limited
returning to December in vcH be on sale
by Iuleruatlooal and Great Northern
agents on uccomit of King Not toes com
ing the NoTsuOh unparalleled pageant
nnd other gorgeous attractions covering
the entire carnival week December M4
The Gulf Colorado and Banta Fe railway
will jaaka these rates Agents named be-
low may sell excursion tickets to Houston
and return at rates quotedr
Manvel 73 Gay Hill l i
can realise There are men
qui
In
p S S
same course Is to bo pursued as given
above
If you come In over thn Missouri Kan-
sas and Texas take the cars which yon
see Just across the bridge sod which ure
bended south or east They cross too
bayou and go around the belt until they
reach the huivsu
Unl no matter wnleh nr you hall usk
be conductor If It gnet to the biirvnu > f
Information There arc conductors who t
All tho cars except those of one line
paos near the bnrean of Information nnd
lifter you get your Information regarding
the place where yon are to stop stand on
Ihe corner for a few minutes and the car
you want will come along t is always
es jcell o get settled befoie jou begin tn
look
at the sights
Jfl Hi If you decide flint you want only a room
I 001 and take your meals wherever vou mnv
1 Hi Ihnnco to be there nre any Slumber of
1 OH restaurants scattered nhout and thov will
I 01 nil ndiero to the regular rates The hotels
will also bo nble to nccommodate those
WP wnt nv wo No trouble on The
n Ijit eating scoro whatever
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S tvj A WORD OF
8fXJ WARNING
3 BO ciiappen iiili 1 i N w n word of caution TCverv endeavor
JUl lMn mue 0 Protect the
hi i i iPr r v i in viaitots extrn
1 in lJlce
P01 live been put nn and special
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i no-
l as
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7C1
of dorrs havo been brought here from other
cities In order that any crooks wjui come
tuny bo nabbed nnd run nut The local
gang will bo attended lo by the h otue po-
lice Nevertheless the unwary visitor never
knows when he Is going up ngulnst a crook
Therefore It must be borne In mind that
you must not bet with a stranger on any
proposition Dont bet that your name Is
your own or that you aro nllvo The other
fellow may havo known you lieforo you
ennie to Texas or may have a pal with a
slingshot behind you In nearly every rase
of btiucolng tho victim thinks he sees n
chance to win the other nitina monev and
the fault Ilea partly with him If you
don t bet on anything you are safe against
this kind of buncoing If you will bet you
are not safe The man who makes the
proposition to bet may not be n buuruer
but that doesn t make any difference to
you the chances are he has a scheme for
getting your mouey and list he will suc
ceed
Dont cash any cheeks for anybody Tho
man may be alt that he says be is tn
which event ho nan wait until the bauks
opeu next morning without starving to
death In the meantime Aud also dont
nsk to have auy cheeks cashed for the othe
man will probably get suspicious of you at
once
Dont buy any gold rings or diamonds or
watches or other artlele of Jewelry fhut
tho man who has It tells you he rccenty
ole and will let you have for next to
nothing in order to get ild of It He buys
tlio stuff by tho ton and It cunes cheap
If you want Jewelry there shorn
are a
dozen stores In Houston that sell It either
Houston
whose business It is to attend to trades of
that kind
Dont display your money or Jewelrv
your
The pickpocket qnn easily be thwarted if
the people who Have the valuables will onlv
uso a little judgment In taking eate ot
thuu
As beforo stated every endeavor will be
made to run the suspicious character out
of town or throw them In Jail If heywont
go Hut a word to the wl if heeded
will make the task of any sharper Whether
a professional or an amateur very sard
Indeed
Von neednt Imagine that everybody In
Houston besides yoursrjf la a f k be
came of then words ef advice Tbtrt wilt
1
MIDWAY TO OPEN
MONDAY NIGHT
Monday night the Street Carnival and
Midway will opeu This truly great aggre-
gation sounds like n circus bill but the
adjectives nre deserved In this cose will
be located on Mnln afreet between Capitol
mid McKlnney There Is u smooth asphalt
pavement up there and walking Is easy for
the visitors The vehicles will be kept nlT
n the stiects have been closed for the
carnival week There lll be un Inclohiue
ot course but tfco gates will be easy lo llnd
To enuncrefa the attractions which can
be found along here requires a considerable
spine but this nr tide ia designed to put
the ndloia next to what they nre gdlng
lu see
Tbeio will bo au electric fountain which
is a beamy
A lut ot irulned wild animals which hare
been uttractlug distinguished audiences
wherever they were shown
The Htrects or Cairn will be there with
camels and donkeys trained lo curry around
Ihe visitors who care to rldo the pleas-
ures of a title on n eumcl arc unknown to
moat Texaus though Jeff Da > ls once tried
lo mnko them the cow poule uf West
Texas aud It Is probable that many of the
visitors will go once Just for luck The
children can lie assured that they wont
bile though their facial appearance would
Indicate that nature had Intended them to
do so
Kceues of the Orlwit go with the Cairo
show they are unique und will bo remem
bered once thuy ure seen
The Ferris wheel will he In operation
both day and night It Is the next thing
to ii loop the loop which form of dis-
sipation has so far only reached us through
rumor There Is a picture of the wheel
somewhsie In the paper this morning with
a lot ot people going around In It and the
bnppy expression to be noticed on their
faces Is caused by the exhilaration of ludng
on the wheel It Is not a bicycle face
though that la also caused by being on a
wheel
There will lie a Gypsy camn with for
tune telling features These Gvpslcs are
not the old kind that roam around through
part of Texas but are of a different na
tionality They show you new schemes and
tell of the past nnd future
The trained ponies catch the youngsters
right along and there Is Information and
pleasure for the adults In watching them
m
tit If you dont like the ponlos there are office The popitlacv of the pity follows
aim
trained pigs that are worth seeing
Amy the tire dancer and a lot of other
attractions are also going to be eonceabd
ritr vcond hand according lo the l > jarlons places along the tnblwav which
store Ihey will give you legitimate bar w or V and nlnht dtirlug reason
gains u de hours Of course there will be some
Hon t be too liberal In relieving the visitors who would like to stav nrouiid
distressed They may really be tINtrisod P0 tn tho full twentyfour hours but
and In great trouble but If thev are ihe P Performers wont ilnnil for It The
chances are that a little Investigation wl 1 8 ow vl be there right njong and If vou
show It Pont ndvauce monev for some 1 ° a ehance to see It all one day
man to get a valuable piece of Jewelrv oit ° n P n Mt of two or three davs
of soak or u big consignment of goo la out I > oK lh btistnem streets there AvtU Hlm
ot the depot to be repaid as quick as he i n ontlnnoiis performance The setting
will lie the
decorated shops with their show
window full of novelties of the season
poods from all parts of the world Iiielud
Intr Texas dlsplared to the best ndrAuUge
and with something that can suit anv and
everv taste The performers will lie the
visitors and the townfolks as thev get
alone In a good naturert way wllh the
crowd nnd rubber at the show windows
and at the other people
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THE CARNIVAL PARADE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Tuesday morniug yon can devote tp seeing
part of the street carnival which yon
mined the nlgh t befMf Sopte p rU of t
te to be tccn to better advantage In the
daytlae It will talc you all doming to
1
it 4 A U n
veperfolre and you will have a fresh ulr
all the while
44t
KING NOTTpCS BALL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Wednesda night the grand ball tendered
King Nottoc 111 will take place at the
Auditorium Invitation to this ball hae
tveeu Issued In large number but the
building is a big on and there will be
plenty of room for the dancers as well as
the sovetal hundred lookerson Queen
Gwendoline which Isnt her everyduy
naiiiei will be crowned by run king and
presented lo the assembled subjects which
lueius thorn who live in Houston mid their
gtests which will not le a misnomer for
the visitors The qiinen Is as fair a lady
as lives lu Texas and well worthy by
reason of her beauty virtue nnd good deeds
to rccolui the homage of auy man or wo-
man In Texas or out of It That U the
reason she was selected forqueeu Her
name In ovcryday life will be revealed nt
the bull
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THE SIEGE OF PEKIN
IS VERY GOOD
On Wednesday night alio will occur tie
first production of the Siege of Iekln
which will take place nt the baseball park
Just a block from tho Auditorium T e
NnTviUOli has been nt u heavy expense In
getting this production which Is something
reully new It Is to bo produced by the
ODonnell Fireworks company ot Chicago
A brief description of It follows
Scene showing the walls of Iekln with
the nuln gate or entrance to the city lu
the center the tops of housesand temples
are visible In the background
Chines soldiers nre walklug their poets
on the aimparts guarding the city aud
the luiperlil flag which floats iiliove all
The peculiar strains of u Ctilnose band
are heard yiileb grow louder as they diaw
near and ihA heud of procession nppeart at
the gate coaststlng of boys aud girls ear-
ning colored lanterns aud lining up < n
both sides of the gate gtlng way to the
high priest wlv appeals amidst his retinue
of Hsslstauts clid In rich costumes of their
to an to be rvreeent
prayers to ttelr gtent J
irom the foreign dkvlls
ilie priest lakes his place lu the center
while they form in a circle behind biui
Absolute quiet reigns so as to not to
luterlere and to oflend the gods The
Priest commences tho ceremonies by plac
ing himself at the bead of the lumen car-
riers and guiding itiein through the fan-
tastic and grotesque iyolutloua of the
Dragon March to tho fhytulc strains of
Uuuefce touitbms at the close of which
he nukes his offerings of Chinese raauUar
lns emblematical of their religion which
counteract tho Influences of the devils for
the next twentyfoiir lioui > ind Is aUo
typlcul display of Chinese tlrcivorks
The ceremonies are over ami the priest
leading the procession through the city Is
suddenly hulled by a great commotion
Shouts and cries of anger are heard and
cowing Into view nre tBlsslonarleirjand oljier
foreigners guarded uy soldiers wlio are
leading them from the city for safetV They
aie overtaken by tho maddened pouulaoe
ho are urged on by the Boxers wbv drag
them from the guards In spite ot tbciv des-
perate efforts and drive them Into the
mountains wllh cries ot Kill the fojvtjn
devils
Chneo troops appear sdvancjng toward
the lty and fmjer same passing eicited lg revieyr
befetc their swier
pcara and > wild
erat Au uiob ar
shouts and guturcj drarf
w WJ g WV T l
HOUSTON DAILY POST SCNDAY MORNING DECEMBER a 1901
EKOF
in to Frank
fvlmids and they will confirm this eslimale j 111 be Ihe favorie place which wlll pos
Ills majesty will be received with mili
tary honor and the soldier boys of Houston
are well wolb looking at when tbev gt
mil on a parade of this klnrt
Ilia majestys court willattend htft nnd
the eiolles are simply gorgeous Tr
courtiers will make up for the occasion aul
as it uil Lo a notable occasion for most
of them they will do their best It Is uit
to be anything funny hut will iev ior
public applause on Its gorgeousne s The
jovtide will begin on Main street and the
line of march will be as follows rp jihtn
to Texiii nventie out Texas avenue to
Caroline on Caroline to McKlnney MeKln
ney tp Travis Travis to Texas avenue an 1
on Texaa aventiu to Miln where it wll
disband
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During ihe day there will be hand music
at various places along the streets Good
on sale Decani bc r o io V iV iL i iiuV Vl rlTl lucsllons but they doar ai1s have been hired and they wll do
for returnCleave Hft f0 T l It01 th lon street car s Wlih goodwork In their Hue
hly cause a Jam if you get mixed lu t
be ae gcod imuircd as your nelghb ra and
no harm will he done
FIREMEN TO PARADE
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Wednesday morning at the eneet car-
nival for a time rher witness the parade of
the Houston flie department The flie
men of Houston are s handsome looking
lot of men and In their natty uniforms
and with their shining equipment thiy
will make aomertitog of a gorgeoui parad u
thejnselvag Of course all of the pat nser
nslla used In fighting flies in Hihikou
can not b pnt on exhibition for tMe rea-
son that lfr < wouM leave portion at tile
residence dlstrlot unprotected nut even
a portion of It will prove an eyeopener
Tor some of tUe people ot Houston who
do not realize how big a thing the de
pnrtment ii On another page will he
found talks with some of the men who
will be In the Hue anil thereading of them
will add lutcresi ll 1 I
ity The Chinese open
tire Itlleys famous batiery draws up
aud the bombardment begin It effect
soon tells on the walls widen In places i
seen crumbling to piees Magazines ex-
plode In roe meantime the attacking iu
faiitry spying oome uiipfte tefl spiit climb
the vail ami engage in i hand to baud
conflict with the defenders and uleceed
after a aeperal > stiug le tn driving them
off Ainliisi jeutj ami huirnhs tne Stars
and Htrlpcs itie h > l t itlie the protid
yellow disunr Ip trailed in dirt The bunds
play the titur Spinnlid Bsnuev The I
lln on hranklln t > Main up Mulu to Texas i battle is w ci The ius are thtowu open
avenue on Texas avenue to trsnford then I and the sow ers loimiug marehtrluuiphnnl
counlermnrch buck lo San Jaciiilo lv llo the forbidden Ilty and the vi < tuy
on Sin
Monday morning King Nottoc will arrive Jacinto to Congress on Congress lo Main Is cciebruiil bj a grsacl display of flie
via war vessel al the fool of Main street LP J inia to tnpltnl on Capitol to Traps works vontalnuig tohiiv new and novel de
Of course It wont be s s
vii
I I1 lTnv l0 IlHton thence hack to he Signs
Ufe i euough war den Following
king Ms Identity Is for he present eon Vie ° MnH good point
li island In order i to see th
cMiled llul
ogree that ho Is
ciery day life If
dont you will pi
a sure enough ou might put In a portion of your sf ler
at which to
parade The
veuled you will route as given Is some miles In length and
a innstnoldo monarch in i there are several thousand good places for
you kuow him and If you l iITJ H ST tUouMU t people who nlll
seiinie to wltn < < It There need lie no
lobably know some of his though of course Main street
is th program of fireworks to
be tired in connection with the spectacular
and pytolechiii al show The Siege of
Jeklli
1 Opening f > ute of six extra large bomb-
shell salute rockets
2 Illumination orlentlal Sunset Iteflee
Hon
8 Flight of ore pound assorted colored
star rockets
4 Shooting Mar mine
fi tiauo of niche inch flrnplng star
borobhelK
B Kb trie tcuntatn
7 Flight of twopound fancy rockets
5 Device Mkfiiti a i au commencing
lrh a indhrt center Bnd showing n
i csed fan winch Middenly Opens show-
ing In blilliart colored diamond lsnce
inea the iiciutifm tints of the Otiett
and l surrounded by sprays of gold
and silver lowers
iJiivthR crsstnee
M h A
r
W1 TVfit fit threepound telescoperockets
V gx < of tnclielncli ilvnr starshells
1 TVlurphil sicli if fdntllfttJng stars
It Flight et threepound coenucopis
rocaets 4r
Ifr Geysers of tl > iellowstone pflrk
It Device Portrait or Kmblcra t be te
rtle tid by committee
IT lfalnbrtw of tit win
If Illeht of sxt > oiird sevenrstar plelaiie
lockets
If rxploslor of the mlnc < of Titu Tsln
to witnessing the parade alv ° r elshteen ln h lll
lho bands will keep on playing at in J0hsbell
tervals throughout the day but you wont JMi funain
get tired of it tor they hav > an extensive < bl four pound comelc
Chinese
Hew tiee
rockets
praver book
Device fceking Mule causing roars of
laughter mcilhanleal
i staivo of fifteen Inch poieock plump
hombsbells
M i ctriral sjireader fountain
night of fourpound diamond chain
rocket
S8 Texas tornado
2n Devlce raraiotto Tree waving its
silvery leuves lu the gentle wlud of thb
South
H Coinotlc showers
ul Hlght of fourpound golden cloud
rockets
f J Vilcuide eruptions
x Klight of shootlitg star rocket
4
Devil among the Chinese
Ai Meteoric showers
Flight of elghtpotind drogOn rockets
3 y c lartost rofclfet made
87 Salyo ef elghteenIneh Japaaese spray
shells
MS Prismatic whirlwinds
80 Onld spangle battery
JO Orand closing devleeXIg ra Kails
Bfty feet long showing the mighty
cataract In gold nnd silver spray liow
Ing in torrents and descending with a
mighty roar which can be heard for a
great distance
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THE FLOWER PARADE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
If you havent seen all of the Street Car-
nival yet It Is still
going on Hut If you
attended the ball yon may feel like sleeplug
late If that be the case dont fail to get-
up in time for luuoh or breakfast as it
would be then for
the flower parade cornea
off Thursday afternoon
Several new feature will he introduced
this year
There will be a flower queen with a
letlnue of maids who will occupy a floral
chariot lu the most prominent division ot
the parade Mis Adair daughter of Mr
IsuOh association Pfealdtut of the No
has been selected a
trL yrV oa Powered to seT her
Jen t l Thett SfSS
o f
wii noVV1 W W 1 the parade
t0 WIIu
f Ilf y their
wS Si lM lk constructed of
pVeirde l5Jnd vovered wUh l tS
J1 VHrlos ohiirohe will be renreaenteil
ilo nilS f ZW rle kUuu
tn Lpu r < l wl tunu m rawford street
line iv lir1 on TtlH venue and tlie
south on Crawford and will
ou Texas
TrZ Thou e to San iaeiuto
lnp we st n UrudVXt
where t w turn and dSubleback
on
V fn a r e
h so fh e l ore
o dockTmW f ° rm VtamPT 2
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Ihursday nlgUt th Slegeof Tetin
will
W repealed It 1 wort twlf t Vol
thlr urro dihgb7 tuW
Formation on Various Matters Connected Therewith Given for the Benefit
the Visitors to the Carnival and also the Home People
Alleyton
Rust Bernard
I 7S
i oo
t oo
1 Oij
ltlchmondTVV 75 Hartcm no
8ryirtln uBnvland u
btntTord so MUenurl City 60
Tickets at the ahove special Iffw rates
will be sold for special train on special
ttLvont n ml vn 1 < > l ltcd to
> leave
Iioustnti not tntjr than one day followliiK
h A oC Wlwlll be
ilete mined by nic most prominent events
The NoTsuOh parade takes place at 8
p m December 10
Sell for train No 17 nnd connexions nr
rlv nc at Houston ou mornllis of Ilccemher
10 HmllliiK tickets to December VI for
flnnl return
The flower parade oecurn at 3 p in De-
cember 1J
Me for train No r and connections ar-
riving at Houston on morning of Dercin
ber 11 mid train No 17 and connections
reaching Houston morning of December U
limiting such tickets to December 13 for
final return
Kates from the following stations to
Houston are
Hitchcock IIK Algoa Oil
Altn romn 100 Alvln 7n
Arcadia loo Iearlaud r0
Iumli all tickets Ironclad and have them
signed by the purchaser
DATKS OF 8AM5
Sell for morning mid noon trains of
December 10
IlmltUmlt tickets to day following
dnte of fllc for return
It Is particularly required that all tick-
ets sold under this supplement Dhoti be
punched Ironclad and be signed by the
purchaser lu order to make effective ordb
liuiiii agiiliiMl ticket fcialplng which lui
been passed by the Houston city council
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HOW TO FIND
I ORMATION BUREAU
Aimed st Houston lh next htep Is to
seiure accommodations for the Uslt A
bureau of public comfort has been estsb
llshed at Iho Husincss League near Hie
corner of Travis nnd Capitol nnd Mr
Seorge llrown placed lu phurge thereof He
has a corps of assistant whose duly Is
simply to answer qucsllous noUod by the
visitors with regard to anything they may
desire to ha o knowledge of At this
bureau is a list of the bearding houses of
the rlty ami of those who have cunented
to care for the visitors to the illy Iut
who do not dike boarders as rule Tim
rates are ull thero and the stiect ear
roulc are made known on application
in arrhnl ul tne Irsnd Pent ml ilepot
take the cars whloli are headed cuat all of
them ojinie Into the city and pass the
bureau which hag it lilg slgti out if you
hae the children to look out ior tell tun
eonditelor that you want lo gel err at the
bureau of Information
If you come In at ihe International upd
Sieat Northern depot all Hie curs which
pass come luto the ei hut they do not
go lo Hid bureau offlce In order to renrh
lust gel off the cur when It reaches the
pland hi Mulu street wheie It starts on
Its return trip Oo south on Main street
lo the niiu building It Is g big sUktory
and can t well be missedi then turn down
one block lo ie neht Just buck of Ills lllce
hotel and the srgn Is easily In le seen
rarenthetleally It may he stated that the
old notion that rending nlgns was nn nhso
lete custom Is exploded Thats the way
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This week Houston is to entertain several thousand visitors from
° °
abroad A majority of them will come from the nearby towns but not all I
I of them A large number have been to Houston before and are acquainted
J in the city A majority have not It is principally for the benefit of the
latter that this is written A perusal of it will save the visitors perhaps S
I some vexatious discomfort and will tell them what is going on and where
a
But those who know the city thoroughly and those who live here will find
something of interest to them
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be very few of them here as n matter of look It over and you can eat lunch or din
fuel All this advice Is merely Intended to ner lo the strains of the bands
put the visitors on their guard against the
most common tricks
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WHERE TO FIND
BUSINESS PLACES
After arrival you may have business at
ihe banks eipresg ofllcos telegraph offices
ticket offices or postoftlce Houstons ac-
commodations In this reaped are tery con-
venient for visitors All Of them tue lo
During the afternoon you can take n
street vur ride amend any of tho belts and
tee something that will Interest you If
you to take It Just note the number of
new residences that line the route some
of them JUbt finished some of them ju t
begun and otheu In the prolan between
Tuesday night the laruival parade will
take phics It Is Impossible to desirlbe lu
adxineu the beiiufy of the iloau the
gorgeousucss of the Impersonators of the
characters In the scenes represented by
the lloute and to give otlnir douils without
cuted In n bunch ucnr Ihe end of Main In tome measure destroying your pleasure
In
si reel nnil you cant nilse them If you will
walk north along either ship of Mulu
street The postofllce Is uof on Main hut
It is only a block away nud ls easily rccog
uUed
Vf
THE ATTRACTIONS
FOR MONDAY
Now as to the attractions which are to
lie offered
witnessing It The tloau have been
completed nnd are now stored swav in
that mysterious den4 which th tnannke
mtnt of the XoXsu Uh hare built some
whoie In the Jungles of the suburbs They
fully deeerve all vt the ooniiueudaturv
adject nt which you can think Tits
Hue or the pars do will be Out of den
on 1ieston to Mlffim on Mlbi
eren Iietter than they wffro In the first few
days In connection with the Street Carni-
val the visitors who dont como until Wed
1 nesday or Thursday should read what Is
I said about It nbovft A constant repetition
I of Its good polntH would pall on the render
but not ou the observer so It Is not prob
able that you will get tired or sen every
feature of It If you went every day you
iio lu town
THE COLORS OF
THE NOTSUOH
Of course you have noticed the colors In
which the city Is decorated Those colors
have a local significance whlcli may iriter
est you Houston has a nickname of the
Magnolia Clly and her holiday nttlrc Is
made up of the colore of the magnolia The
° meeting
XoTauOn dlrevtorn held a special
at which NoIViioh colors were selected
After u great many suggestions bud been
made and ideas advanced concerning the
the attention of ihe people to some mar combinations Hint would present tho most
Hal uiiiak which is heard In the distance bnnnotdniw blending of colors some inpni
Shots ate beard and outposrs are Hurrying ber lookllti more to the idea of appropriate
back followed by relntoicetiieiils of llox ness tnaVto the Harmonizing of colors Hiit
cif wh come to assist in the defeuse of ficsted selectlug colors that would blgniry
the citj The popnlaee enters with them something thai will be symbolical way
ami seek protection behind the nins lro not loohilifo nature fqr our colors go to
walls The gutet are losed nnfl soldiers the magnolia the symbolic flower of Hous
dra u up ou lae uinipiirts ready for bat ton und < therc > ou Una orange while ami
tie given representing ip rolorji of Inn
flie advance guaids of tn allied forees stamen the lieinls and the leaves adopt
Ino Idea
are sceu approaching
They happen to be th e as Ihe NoT oi01i colore
Vinerlcans iho aklrmlsb lines are elo <
Ing In upon the
was ImmediatelyHicieplHl as an appropriate
one aiid orange wblie and green ufe the
NoTupOh colors
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THE ANNUAL
LIGHT GUARD BALL
Friday night the an u l soelety ball Of
the famottH Light Oltarfl wiU be given
The worlds growing colder every year
wrote one of the most gifted and favored
Of the Smiths Illustrious sons after Ihe
frost of age had settled on his brow and
Ihe disappointments and perplexities Inci-
dent to a bnsy lite had left their poisoned
imprint tn life siinn > heart But though he
had climbed to the summit of the oldest
fraternal order the world has known and
bad felt the mystic louch ot hundreds of
iiroiheii hands h < did not live to see the
frultioi of thqc epult which sown in apes
past li 4 > lesed the world and brought a
nariher tenderer glow through the gentlo
splrii ot fellowship and peace Otoe he
would Have sung In gladder notcis The
world Is g rowiug brighter every year
begWrilngin tlie tiajderii world not far
ii in tauro tit human family is supposed to
have had n birth thlr dplilt of fraternul
brotherhood has shod abroad Its light and
love drjilug bitterness and strife from out
the humip heart and then not content
wUh it circumscribed environments It
crossed the oee in wirdi the earlier voyager
and gav > i rjio bounties of its beneficence to
tho Western world And when ihe heroes
came who through their blood aud Uraverv
wretted u laud of flowers nnd sunshine
from a hostile race and carved the queenly
Mate wc now call Tejta that spirit fol
lowed mbl the clash of arms nnd Ncnrcely
had th smoke of luttle clenred away ere
u little band of brother met nud formed a
lodge known us lono Star No 1 Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows Thus was the
seed of fMuernlly sown on Texas soil lu
the middle of ibiis and when live mouths
Inter a half dozen Mason gathered beneath
the peiteefnl branches of a tiee ou tho
bauks of the Urazos aud orgaiilst d what Is
now Holland No 1 an Impetus was given
waich gathering force a the years have
glided by has linked together In unions
bonds a score or thousnnds ot Texas son
And It is highly fitting that the send thn
sown should yield a bounteous ban est
about he place of Its sowing and give to
Houston a spirit of fellowship that would
All the elf It should not therefore be
surprising that tooto than MVX persons In
Houston hnve taken a pledge to brother
hood lu one or another of the thirty or
ders which are represented here by al-
most three score lodges
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A ha been stated Lone Star lodge No
1 Independent Order ot Odd Fellows wus
the pioneer In Texas fraternity having
been organized July 23 1S3S when Texas
was a republic and It has the distinction
of being the tirst lodge of the Independent
Order or Odd Follow over Instituted out
fclde ot the United States During the same
year came Holland lodge No 1 Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons this old lodge
having been instituted December 2 lSIlb
Anson Jones honored patriot of Tuxas
was tie arst master ot Holland lodge nud
he was afterward grand master of the
htato And these two order have grown
ami prospered In Houston two new lodge
having been added to the Odd Fellow
Houston lodge No 401 being organized In
lhl and the Twentieth Century lodgu fol
lowing In December of last year bcsldos
R lodge of the
Daughters of Itcbckah or-
ganized lu 1Si5 and nn encampment insti
tuted in 1SS00 while In Masonry iray lodge
came Into existence In 1870 nnd has
grown
to be u strong nnd vigorous sister to old
Holland Ituthveu < onunaudery Knights
lemphirs was organized In ISIS and Wash
iiSl0irhaPtur t03al Arch Masons In
I = Jacluto Lodge of Perfection
Scottish Kite was Instituted In 1SS1 and
Houston chanter of Knights of ltoso Croix
Scottish Kite was organized in 1800
Ioundet S1 8n u2Cr EMWn maS
f + 4
As In Masonry and Odd Fellowship so
Lodge No 1 of Knights of Iytblus Is lo-
cated In Houston anil was organized March
11 1S72 Vlrglnlus lodg followed In lt > 83
then came Houston lodge In 1801 Ihoeulx
lodge In 16fij and Lamar lodge lu 1S03 and
LKn1 acLu t0 eoMUJtutcs the sixth and
fUS1 8U0 rllnate lodge whilo Calnnthe
Ii 1 tat nb ne Ststers Houston Com
v
iLL0 I tne olotmed rank and thrse
sections of the
endowment rauk add trace
beauty and strength to the order
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In 1SU5 came the Htd Men to pitch their
wigwamsIn the city and they jnet with
ft fer different reception than would havo
been accorded the auival of the original
It Is an lnvltan0a
tho most notable th s
Blven
1 Houston M V > t tiJ
The Hlcgc of liuaJift T
Hascbnll park for tho
Saturday U th
Indhij
freet Carnival wll M
rry to get
away
t-
will last until It 1 nMtiy g
to give every sltor m Mr
opportunity to nee everr t
Saturday night thV t W
n hearty goodbye and Ws
again right MlUtltaV
along
1hese last two day i ta J
pared wllh tho other d CT
thing doing all week tad tie
he expccied to kdcp uti tSeTuSj
lives necessary to fqlfr flM1Htl <
that have been fJIM
prepred 0 tt <
ot the visitor
IF YOU STAY SUNDAY
ft
GO TO
CHURCH
If you stay over Saady tt MJ
churchcH in Houston
ert J u
i < iepreienled moat of Upj tS
men who know the Go < pe ttJ JE
Von are e rdiaiir nriH rogtttaStiii
ices
at nny of he tflmrcSa to
morning or eienlng srrvlcfc
the strangr made wrtcow < K
During ii afterneonStndafheW
0u might
Msit KimHoti tca
Worth it
HOUSTONS SECRET SOCIETIES
i
MORE THAN THIRTY ORDERS HAVE OVBj
FIVE THOUSAND MEMBERS
warn here The Black Ore ttbi m
organized in VmO and It has tieJM
cf bills he i iily Vibe of RriHni
cf the Ml t vi p rlvrr B Ii te
tiu3er a lltnjl printed n XU Usu
guage
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Thrn ram the in n tioB iw
Mcod h id reld nid the Em sUa
manj a bnd fought lattle ni tittis
nivhsloD No 1 the AoclSntOttorf
berniuns In tV7 ahd duflmttletiwi
mer dlnm J ud 3 cugetfttaft
pany IUe Puuahtns ef Vrlo l H
trlotlc than wen lueir brotttn ft
Kiilllacd Dnislon No 1 la 1U7udtt
followed v Division Xo 2ltl8Stf
DIVUlou No 3 In 1000
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The iuiirin e feature ll tl ti
old lij f a ie r tertJl sptitla
o be a ffflportlBt ftatfli
ooinsJu of Ito aethood a > l Wtlfl
Ltjtd lean bLi family MfiFOlftJfr
ctiuae of n I ck or insoroct Wt
Knights of Honcr came to EwiiM
Hartnouy odie m 1873 folloitd If
the end of ma J u br Hct l >
while tun Kilrats arid Ufflnoti
orguulze b tw i a Oe fitta lit
lodged tor tnis
On Vabui e Dar 15S2 to
Chosen Fucnd began 1 W W
emo lu Houaon by tie tetlft a <
tecUon ioi > u il and tore itflUSp
nix conn < 1 wus Mganlzed 1 JJ
Lcuticll came into erlsteaM
Magnolia cnumil was wS iTA
Order ot Che ru FrlcndisjckWW
wam Insfltttia In lftO i
The Am tetvi Order of UalW w
like some ot its kindred TOr 7a
tlwt It W
lied the old alnge
but It lor iaa J Wj
pous
no sooner paved the way te WJgj
XtfUowed w
tlian Oermnuta lodge
F
later both of whlcli ceothuu
Oittheplrltoff
was highly iioimiar l18
was accelerated by tHe orpig
Houston tent of tho 7
and iu 1SUU Man J iTw
Maccabees wi instituted by J
earnest ladle su ch JdaWlrf
of WBoiK
wauling heh deedsi
ncvolenca nro needed jj >
he A0JESS
Wooatncn of i
Into ifouslon and
frfji
camo Old HUorV cjm d it fv
Jack camp Np 2 to V
l
camp No M in the Ij j
came lied oak emp in 3 >
ml Oak grove two
lywood gfii i JuJdm U
rganlwilon Zl V
cm Murih is jsk > Jlirpt
Herman cir nor 6uS Jj a
lo e
liijMitutcd M cie a J
lodge Then in UfLw W
lloter lodge and In M
Hldclwelss ledge rsVOriJa
was organized lu iijirlfcl
there ro a mini r of 9f
resented In Houson cathy wi
lodge Of thce M
United Mod nn wK JK
ber 1SP0 Chisroro V
llencvolcnt association Ge0j
vemher 2S ISU7 DeutKM f
t
October S 1870 and E ° f
July ISStl Hous on A
ternul Order of Mgffi < inMigi
May of last year tt
NoyiD DroM
No 10 V A o iTlSW fSg
the preceding f i Jptl
rum of the Home and W In 1 mS B J
organized here
No U71 of tho Amerletn j f
llshed Houston K JiisS
der of iiks jvas orga HO m
1K0 Houston loa Bcrff
terufty lu ulyi lb
f thC A tf
of
No 11KX Knights fictitfg
Order In January STpnt A
dlnuto Itullug > o < > Jaatn
in
organlreJ
Circle wus g
dependent Order jf 1 w S fii
1800 and Kins CotMn tt
ternlil fnton of Am t
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