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i ill WKV The Tott Is pleased to recelvo all Items Jt loclal nature If addressed to Society Editor Houston Post Telepbnae 151 Communications must be written upon illV oco sldo of tbe paper only and signed by too writer tiik sha Ol iskt iii Thete are the nr of the Yelo Sa Where It roia or whither tt rastc Tfcco ire th weatern mystery lKP lKSt affT nlgf he H3jJcfc fc Strew tb landing iti llrrrhantaoa poise purple trifSo with opal bale upon horStoas i Pip aid vanish with fairy a Easily Dlekicsoa The ut weei was jrolltr to that It i contained tre fifth Tuesday ul tie Eith i ivlw I Wednesday tn the month cay of whteh tt caleoiir is chary sad which are bonorrf i out of all otiuu by two literary etuba of 1 tie city Tuerilsy vras prestdeots dy of tho LaJloV Reading Iub and Wodaaday wi th social KUecia of tho Wcnaans Keadirs club aai bjaoerver was InrUed tlcsoM March far her geserosliy It tV coetcia of tbw club to enter taln aiuiia visitors oa their Octal days and this year tie member of the Ladles aJ lag club tad the gueals th i bra of tin fahakC3fp i lab the Wosuns Reading ciub and th Grtu Bxpertatloa tub faMlliarly kcii 84 ttu Dickens duo Th artLRJc home cd Mrs Mcll Lernoy baA rfof red ih club for tho ocrailon asi itxr arraiiK nuait of Out Ian 1 3 if TWJ n1 ls hall far i I ln a tim The fJi of tlly of rartlcoUrl flU failirf clab il rius liu MatT vnuurr IsSi toraa ani arta flad tt lorn of IV 1H IP th Ij 41 uoaiha cut pnfraln ntont oa Tu ut apilr doacd the club atutly of th la ofl of ths llUlog Sun It waa a Jai iiiko pnnramnn throush oilt JLw ruiplo CHranlaa who dril cred a cnurw ff Iwjtumi Japan thli lnfer in 4lv toi namn up for ct aloa aid rctti i niU and hl tly cnjoyabla ixnier upoti Japauhvj art Mlai Urardraii I Until uniii in palot Ing ani tarvlnK monjly but touched upon nrt lo ll broidi Bhonlnrf lLot tUl rrnrlthtt Illtlo niltkn la artlstlo rrotu bc KltinlriK tn cnd Tim atiuplldt or th tr cordfnn tho pwlraal at li wbih they Impart to evfa th ordinary writing of tb ldoograpbi nro nilurrd with aa atvpro clatlon of Ihe truly irttatlc Aftoi the papfT iho gu were ki llltii Uih ltrg do jl rmim arroii ibf hall whero a Rlliniso of the far Ham wai to ho hart In onn room waa InrK round tuM daintily with drlvn work and ombnld ornl txry and dalnlv platva of truly Jnpanwo mbnn 1 li had irada to older and wurc yrlirit ul an 1 drliiioua Armi onn rorncr of tlie rKim was plnrrj wlial la Ani in an iillanio ml borallrd a tablo draped In uilora but lo ihn land of Im tablo it iloubtlit baa anotliar Hinl a bfttnr name IUkIi tip nn bin nobby affair vaj oat iA In trui lapaQMio faahlnn the mo Japanraiii Utile lady vdr i oulalde a liagardea blm wa ilreaaed In Orlotitul rannmla idcIIiiIiir to rid while bMida her hUkuI a rwoail fair iuat rn dama la dainty kr in and jolljv lroin tba oil of hair to tlio Up of th rlravt aandilt thorn ladlra ivxrw highly picturesque and fortdgn to lh Amtrlran ladles to whom thoy fr cl tra At tho fir nJ a tbn other room aa a BOcnnd dhan ovrr wlilrb ImnK tt Iiuko um brrlla nhobllit fantiiitlc ll tu upon tho Rroup btlow Pcatid uron tli divan wan a Japaneae lady and all Imr two maid tho one tall ilamtil in rial nlth a fan in hi black hulr saa tho rt of tvprexAntatlobfl whllo tho othor a tuUa who i puffrd hair straight rlowlne Illtlo nown and rp data manners miulo a moat cbarmlag little clwirry blomom Tboao ho lnirHOnatil hr a lullti wito Mra Iuiur Mra lloowr Mra II Cbtrry Ml rhdl and Dorothy Tho tnauy ku pr mnt on th oip of fragrant tia thu delkailta of prn acrvod Klngcr and bon bona and an hour aj upmt In odal chat whlli ever freah auil enjoyable Whllo In Um city Mil Olrardoau wai the Kurat of Mra 1OmWill ubo nknl a fow rlonda to nf hrr at dinner on Tun day Thi tablfi waa prettily dicoraled with rowa and every appointment of the Informal repaat un moat plrealnR Thote at tho table ere Mra I rabardl Mlm Olrardrau Mra A II llolo of Dalian Mrs 0 Iucy Mlu Carclll anl Mlu bbal fcr WcdnMday a a day of aoclal enjorment ho Womana Jlradlnu club ind their rlcndj Hach mciuber wai prlvl ited to atk one Kueat and thta gatbiied a ouipaay of about fifty Tho ruuina of tb club In Temperance Hall oro mode fit for the occailoa by niautea of the oyer beautiful Fouthtrn amllat and picture and other louche of bumeIIVo Welcome embelltabcd the rwui At 1 oclock tho try delightful pro gramme vran ocinid with an lnitiumuitil tolo by Mix Mia Jenkln The prtildrnt of the club Mm flcorga McDorncll ibea read III Irfit Chance a Utile itory by lllcbard Harding pavl A reading from Joilah Allen Wlf aa veu by Mr laicat Hamblen with nub pleating tffect that the audleute waa inoved to great helgbU of amutement and ontbuilaain Mr Hamblen wat In in turns with Ixr knlttlnif and tb character nation a vnry affectiyv Mr Haiti Allen mo out bar foe pure vplco to the delight of the llUner and thi tiortlou of the programme cIo4 with rtadln by Urt McDuaacll vuinv Johaalng wrl ten by Iluth McHnery Stuart Tho Womans Keadtas club always raaa agei to bare a pleating programme nver too heavy but always pood In quality and of meritorious literary worth There Is excellent talent So the club and an unfailing amount of ambition ItefrcuhmenlB of sirawberrles cream and delicate ke completed tho programme and the entertainment which followed i ai purely pontaneou convenatlcn asd un studied merriment The eue ts of the club wcr enthusiastic over the delights of th social lerslon and It is only to be regretted that more months do not hae a fifth week The clubs trill settle dewa again Into their ftadlons Kays ard calmly pursue their MlntaUcnal prcgraicroes until the picnics In Mar JlTband thomembcn for the summer Th eptoa glTn by the Ijidlea association of th First Presbyterian church for Mr Clarence Eddy Saturday night the 27th utr folly dvrlbed la last Sundays Post with the exception of the mus cn hleh Mr Kddr rendered to bl delighted entertain era Owing to the lateness of tho hour mention of It bad to be omitted last week 11 Kddy olaTeil the overture from Tan haiiser Lohensrto elevation by Salnt Saen Handera largo and a composition by Hollies Amonc the manr singers present vvas Ma lleillg who sang to Mr IJddjs ac cemt nlaent ard the cumber aas ono of tie mo beautiful of performances Mr Eddy snun to hl hly enjoy th rcctitlen In Its entirety th dainty refrwib taeni and most all of th many who spoke to blm peiaoaiHy of music and musicians Houaton la bwonuag xclte over th rumor tbattbnre will foar weddings la one after Easter Oa Eaater Uonday will occur the annual egg rollng aadln Easter wpek also the Shelurtrtg Arms rate show will probably take tacc Ml Maretm ailen garo a prutty little musical at the home of her pir uti Majo and Mrs Hives Waties last Thursday nusht The hospitable home waa decorated with tho auttful wild lupn of tba prairie aM with fragrant chlwi Nrry blosaoma while In tfci dining roota tho color scheme a mtlrely yfllow Tho programme which was thfs absorbing fcatupj of Uai evening im follows Intrumsul solo Sleigh IVlis anrl Httra Chariot Rare Mlsa HtrletSan Voeal aolo Dorti Mlsa Price Kihlbltlon of slight of hand Mr A Ilandolpb Djet selection from Gounods Faast Mme Bujac and Dr Archer Vocal Lovea rjiuy comiosot aod ttog by Miss uon Violin with piano acomtnnlment walti et Ovlde Mualn Mr Anton Delhi Utai Card well Vocal aoln Happy Day done C7 Mlsi Iitasle Ilufci Vocal aolo Dreama Mr Jnoklns Negru mutwliefi Mm Joan Loekman ImllatSon of Anna Eta Faji mind reading Mr and Mrs A Handolph Each number was heartily enjnjed by feme pixecnl and also wcro the dainty refreshment found agreeable Thoso present were Mr and Mrs II A Randolph Mr and Mra John Lockmsn Mr and Mm Kltbanl Norneworthy Mr and Mrs A Huston Mr and Mrs Harry Dutnblt Mr end Mra lj llUKemll Mr and Mra YA Hennlnger Mm Poster Miss Ilessle King Mrs llujar Mlaae Card well Mrs Prank Lurnm Mlaa Hugh Miss Idewn Mis Hill Dr Archer Mis Price Miss lulon Dr Arrnalrong Mr Webster Mr Wllltauisoa Mr Ireland Mr Powells Mr Pella Huston Mr Cha Lumm Mr Jack atli Mr De Lacy Mr Hudaou Mr Anion Dlebl llr A Kyle Mr Jenkins The I rtIcV Aid wxlety of tho Central Christian church gave one of the flrat strawberry festival of the season Thursday night at the home of Mrs II Janua 11 Shepherd street The lawn was light od with Japanese lanterns ard the dell ilous Utile rr was icncil accompanied by Ice cresm and cake Th enjoyable tnuslcalo riven on Pitur night by Mr Mason and Mr Ferdinand Dewey was followed st night by tho regular meeting the IJerihtck Musical rluliwbltb gave a llwiboven tven Ing tho following atlectlons being ren dered Leonora owrture No In Qursla mba Adsglo siuata patbellauo JloRiania Moonlight sonata The opera Dluo Stocking which 1 bntUK rehears at Ilryan hall under tho ujwrlutendency of Mis Carlisle will be glvotj the second week In May at tho opcM house Mr Csrllslo 1 rt In nrl of more talent to make the underiakinc a success Plcnlca are becoming tbo most popular fortn of entertaluraeot Just now and wll may 1hey Tbo air 1 Just warm enough to laaka tbe wild wood lntltlng tho guen uu treu and shrub I freih and sweet and a yU the i rth I freu from Insects On IrlUy of last week Miss Vat a school wetil In prlvatv conveyance to Magnolia rrk whero bey were Joined by Mlt I Cleveland tbe Ml Cleveland Mis Healey of JalvesUin Mr Mc llhtnny and Mrs 11 Lucy After dellrhlfut hours spent under ttm nobl tr a a protly luneh ws et The rrty ralurni lei lloeuton al iut 6 oclock lu tho after coon A pretty custom holding sway with the pupil of MUs Nolle Howard school I Oft vol a llibl Ui thu children but a HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 4 1897 pleasure to tho mother and teacher as well When tho birthday of erne of the pupils occurs tho mother of tho happy child sends Ice cream and cake and other delightful things to the school and late in tho afternoon tit pupils return freshly dressed for the occasion to partako of tbe repast In company with tho little hostess for the orcaslon One day last week the birthday celebration fell to tbe lot of llttlo Mlsa Hoelnc Huatnn who gavo a most happy treat to her llttlo nates Miss Hay entertained the ladles afternoon high flvo club very pleasantly last week at Mrs McCravens The members of tho Pan Jaclato chaptet Daughters of the Pepuhllc of Texas haeo scorcl an unqualified success In the culmination of presetting th battle ground of San Jacinto aa a public park Tho pass ago of the bill providing for the purchase of 2W acres of land and 123000 for Its improvement will make tho name of tht Twentyfifth legislature go down to posterity as no other appropriation could have done Texas will not only hao a public park but the will control tho spat eherlshed above all other by Texan and all who loee liberty A number of tho members of bo San Jaelnto chapter went to Austin last wt lo gle the members of the legislature Information on the subject of the purchase and whllo they were In the capital cty they were entertained aa often as their more serious duties could gl way to social pleasures On Thursday last Mrs It Fcna Mrs Max Urwltx Mrs Ilrlscoo Mrs MtKcever Jr Mrs Mllby of Harrtsburg Miss Ienn and Mla Jennie Hunter rnembcra of the San Jaalato chapter were entertAlned at tbo unique and artistic homo of Miss Elizabeth Ncy the sculptress This home situated at Hyde ParV Is of stone built In flrwlan stylo tho pure I illtrs and grand simplicity of arrliltccturo hailni a flno setting among the coble freea of tho miaaturc park Ithln and without there Is much of historic Interest and artistic worth and those who were privileged tn attend tho reception tbo Houston ladles mentioned about twenty Austin ladiii and sGov ernor and Mr Roberts were filled with entbusiaem and admiratloa A pretty little collation of sandwiches and Ice was eened a la freaco Pmall tables oove rcd with dalntj embroPtty were on tho lawn bteld th miniature lake Just at tho time when the shadows were growing long arross tbe illurr wtler and hero the Houston ladles were served by their Austin friends taint graciously Ex Governor Roberts rpoke In behalf nf tho gueus and MUs Key replied In her quaint broken English saying that tho passago of the bill would male the hoart of every Texan vibrate with Joy Miss Ney requested that Instead cf lftaT lug their card each njeat would write her name herself with a historic pon with which King George I of Hanover kno vn as the blind king signed many Important document A table with Ink and paper was brought out upon the lawn and each guest em braced the opportunity of using tho rusty relic Alter a call upon Governor Culberson on Trldsy morning tho Houston ladles wcro drlcn to sen the new dam by Mrs Rebecca ilsber president of tho William 13 Travis chapter at Austin Also on Triday the visitors were enter tained at 1 oclock luncheon by Mrs Pease wife of th late Governor Pease and by her daughter MUs Julia Pease at their beautiful old colonial mansion In Palrvlew park This wa a charming affair the re paat beautifully set and served and tho company the most congenial Prom the hom of Mr Pease the llous ton ladlos wero driven directly to the station returning home full of happiness oer the success of their cherished wish and retaining plcirant memorlts of their Austin hostesses Tbo annual egg rolling a time honored Easter fete will occur as usual on Easter Monday on tho lawn of Christ church Tbo admission which Is nominal la devoted to charity Thu festival Is alua looked forward to with the greatest pleasure by the chlldnn who partielpate and by iboao wbo gain almost as muiu pleasure In watching tho mirth Friday brourht tho Sflth anniversary of the birth of Houstons oldest cltlteo Mrs Piety I Hadley Ilin biography of this remarkable lady Is too well known In Houston to need re peating Since 1S10 she ban beeu a resident of Texas and to her unfailing energy strong will imwer and determination more than one Institution owes Its origin Perhaps ono of tho many lutereatlng Incidents of Mrs Hadleys early life was her meetlntc with General lafajetto lit RumoII vllle Ky and her account of that happy day Is still vitally lutrieStlng Gowned In litr best Mis Hadley received her friend all day Friday nor did the Informal reeeptlon snm to tire btr greatly In th morning hi daughter and grandchildren called asd In the afternoon nearly half a hundred of Houstons best known cltUena Mr Hadley was showered with gift flowers and fruit predominating Seldom dee one score DO years of life and seldom doe ono do It as graciously a does Mra Hadley Mlsa Hello Kearney a National organizer and lecturor of the Womans Christian Temperance union will speak In Houston next Thursday night uion Tho Moral Reforms of tho Day No admission will bo charged for the lecture Miss Krartey Is heralded a one of tho Bombs most gifted women and her position and ability make her one of the noted women speaker of thu day The Sketch club will meet next Friday night with Mrs Herbert Fuller In Oak Law All member aro requested to congregate at the home of Mra II A Randolph on Caplto avenues at half past oclock All having wheels and other conveyances will pli am lu I tr them for tbe accommodation of thcrastlvrs and other members of tho club Tho Shakeapea ro club completed the lludy of act four at their meeting on Thursday and for the next one will prepare uiwars to Professor Shermans Art mfm mmmmm Mmv MRS SPALDING Clinlrmntt ot tho Decoration Committee nf the GeorKln ConttnUiiloit to Tennessee Celitenulnl questions The attendance was good as usual only one member belcg absent The subject ot tho contribution to bo made to tho womana exhibit at Nashville was discussed and tho papers for tho same handed In hen these aro bound according to tho suggestion made by tho Texas chairman a neat llttlo representation will be the result Tho Great Expectation club met last Tucsdsy morning Uh Mrs A Huston and next Tuesday It Is to be with Mrs Rrady Nicholas Nlckleby Is tho next book to be read by the club Another American girl to wed a duke Is Miss Pauline ABtor whose engagement to the Duko of Manchester la generally credited by New York society Miss Astor aa tho daughter ct William Waldorf Astor la a great heiress The Duko of Manchester has a great title and is sadly lacking In mean His mother who was a Miss Yrnaga is a New Yorker as is also Miss Astor father Miss Astor Is raid to bo extremely pretty and to resemble her mother The latter prior to her marriage to William Waldorf Astor was a Miss Paul of Philadelphia and a brilliant beauty of tho brunette pe Miss Astor Is the only marriageable young womsa of her name at the preiont time Miss Aalor will It Is said be introduce 1 at tbe queens drawing room in May On tbo fame oeeaslon tho surviving two daughters uf the Duchess of Muncbe tr will be presented also Ml a Van Alen who Is a rtlatho of Miss Astor Jamea Van Alen the father of MIkh Van Alen la a sonlu Uw of Mrs William Astor Miss Astor If she rnarrica tho Duko ot Manchester will be tho fourth oa the list of American duchesses The three at present ore tlie Duchess of Manchester Lily Durhees of Marlborough and tho Duchess of Marlborough formerly Miss Consuelo Vamlerbllt The Duke of Manchester Is now 20 years old It can not be said that tho Duke uf Manchester Is no means such a match as the Duko of Marlborough There Is no Illonhelm and the Manchester ducal establishment is outdene by manj a country house this side of the water radially he is very pleasant and attraetlvc The Duke of Manchester has not many relatives In America Femaudo Yzuagi hoio former wife is now Countess by li his ui lo and Mil Georae Del jlla Is a great aunt His grandmother Mis Yznaga la in feeble health and usually naaes her winter oa her plantation lu Louisiana Her own famll were New En land people II haa been stated frequently In pilnt that tho father of the present Duko of Man ehi fct Inown whilo III America as Lord Mandevllli squander hla patrlinoti In point of fact whatever he might hae dene bad ho the opportunity bo had no fortune to puuander Tbe two places of tho oung Duke of Manchester known as Klmbolton castle In Encltml and TsnderAgas castle in Ire litul are both said to bo tavlly mortgaged Mlsa Astor will probaily lnvo fortune of several millions more especially If she matrles to suit her fathers ambitious views but It Is likely that Vtllllnm Waldorf Astor will follow Hie stor policy and leave the bluk of his fortune including the estate ot Cliveden to hla eldest ton Prjncess Frederick Leopold of Prussia who began btcj cling secretly has been forbidden to contlnuo so doing by the empress on the ground that It Is not lad like Her majesty has conceived a violent dislike for bicycling and has prevailed upon the emperor to discontinue the practlee Sanitarium parties aro a peculiar but nooular form of winter diversion In New York Iho pastime In question Is to go to some sanitarium for a fortnight or ha and take a course of treatment There havo atwavs been a certain number of men In New York who have had tbo weakness of packing themselves off to a hospital oncu In a while Bay when they had an attack of Indigestion or their nerves got tem porarily out of shape They had their private rooms at the hospital suites even If they cared to pay for them and their rrl vato attendants and wero made nt com fortuble as lu their homes until they took a moro cheerful view of Ufa and returned to the world This sort of thing was apt to be lonely and far from cheerful and while tbo sanitarium plan I adapted to the same frame of mind that i ovu thi so men to the hospital It Is moio sociable Men take their wives with them and olteti parties of friends go together Theko sanitariums resemble a German water cure moro than an ordinary American watering place ono jf thoso water cure where even tho backroen aro not permitted to dispute with visitors on the sublect ot fare lor fear of exciting their nervest They are managed by doctors the treatment Is mild enough to bo taken wth Impunity by tbe healthiest person tbo hour are early and tbe fare plain and aa they go there suffering from nothing In particular the patient return home greatly Improved Not unnaturally tbe iost of stun a trip Is slightly greater than a stay at 1akouooil or Old Point Comfort and only a little Interior to a visit to tbo rdiovv hotel lu Florida Flower aro delivered by telegraph cow adcys If jou wlub to send a box ot American wi 53 beauties to some person la Saa Francis so tonight ou can buy them in Cbicsgo and have them delivered fresh and fragrant In half an hour If your fair one lives In New Orleans Boston or Philadelphia or any other large American city you can do tho same thins In the same way It cvn be done even in tho European capitals Florists of tho United States aro In a pool for the rapid delivers ot blossoms The pa for the servUe Is eflected by a system of trade balances through a sort ot clearing house ou go to a florist In Chicago and tell him ou want to send two doren American beauties to so and so In Son Franctsco He makes out a bill plus the co of a telegram takes tbe money and the Cowers aro In the hands ot the recipient almost as quickly as If delivery were made In Chicago The telegraplc delivery of flowers is rilled into play frequently If a friend Is to be married and some one who hoped to attend the ceremony can not do so for any reason It is a pleasure to knov that a vase ot roses takes the place of tho absent one If he likes his card mav be attached to the white rlbbnn that binds the long ttems loosely together hen death comes suddenly a tribute May lie plated upon the casket of the de rarted almmt as If laid there by the lov init hand of the sender In Pieadlliv and Regent street London thrro are two French florists who cam on a sort of International floral clearing house There is no agency or member In Chicago Ilit from New York one can or dr flowers seat to friends In London Itrighton Paris Uerlln Nice Rome Madrid Alexandria Constantinople Vienna and St Petersburg Personals Mrs 0 White Is domiciled at Slf Crawford whero she Is pleased to sew her frleuds on Thursdavs Miss Ilessle Pearl Melville who has been visiting Miss Mary Hutchison of 1908 Lamar avenue haa returned to her homo lu Sin Antonio Her visit wa3 enjoyed by her many Houston frienl Jllsa Hill of Sugarland Is tho guest of Mrs Roxley at Talrvlew Mr Philip Carton and Mr Ennls Car gill left Tourday night for a twomonths trip through California Washington Ore uon and Colorado These two lucky men wero showered with bouquets and bid bon voyage bv a dozen frlinds at the station Mr and Mrs 0 Hodges who have bren visiting Dr Holgei for the past three weeks left Mondiy night for Mis Roalne Ryan entertained Mrs An nio McLean Morris and Miss Burnett of i on Worth Wedncday nt tho Bristol Mr John Popo and Mri John Templeion both of Austin are visiting Mr and Mrs Oliver Caldwell 712 polk avenue Mrs Popo la a sister and Mrs Tcmplcton a nlete of Mr Caldwell Mlis Annie Hume who went up with tho Daughters of tho Republic Is visiting Mrs Chilton In Austin Mrs Fenn and Mrs jfc Keover Jr remained over In Austin a irfl th0 RUehili ot Dr Mrs XV II Toblu Mrs Thomas MeEnnis of Dallas lexas vlsllliig her son Jmes A McEnnls and family HU Capitol avenue Mil Iv 1 rt Smln end the month of April with her parents Major and Mr lln Prior to going Lin wood for the summer THI5 IOSrs lBTTBK BOX This depnrlirent li Intended to answer question tnt ar ot KOnPr ntf nfrn inn olleet Is to supply outof hevvav fiet np curious Infrlrn itlon of perionil In erest only will not Quest i 1 will lie given All correspondence should be nrtilrew to The Letter liox euro Houston Post owing to the law nun her of nueponi iveelved nniweri cvin not alwnjs bo given piomptl Who wero the Moderators nnd lulori In Texas hlHorj ff From ISi to lt0 In isif a band com lored mostly of rough desperadoes from Ihe old Neutral CTiotind rovmed along llo Sabine river hootn nnd killing Innocent citizens tinder the pretext of punlsilng theft negrosteiUnK llm othoi ofrtos They caed themselves the Rerulators An opposition lnn1 made up of men as reckless themsolves undertjok In turn to punsh them mul to administer justice generally These weto known ns Moderators Between ho Moderators and Regulators Shelby Harrison nnd thee fl lllrf0l1cf wero oPt In a state of terror At ono time moro than a thou sand men were engaged In this feud In the mimnor of ISII the Regulators and Moderators assembled under arms In fort iReel camps An active campaign was tnrred on for some weeks durln which moro than ilftj perona were killed or woundd Finally Provident Houston or dered out live hundred mllllla under Gen cral James Smith and the two factions wero disbanded rieoiso give the standard method er inonsurinK tho rainfall Almost all rain gauges now used havo a circular funnel ot known diameter which conducts tho rain wator to a ro eelver from which It may be poured Into iu special narrow measuring Sas B0 graduated Hint what would cover a inaco ot tho area of the funnel to the depth of ono Inch 111 a portion of the glass largo enough to lv easily graduated Into 100 parts Tho funnel may havo any diameter from 3 to i Inclioj without Intro lTWsTTr than 1 or 2 dlsorepnntr ducimr a greater Srint oMh mount of rain collected tnch are tho dlan and eight ve HVr usually employcl euid tho rt accordingly Self claswa are sTrarfuateJ tXir nd Ure orlnB rain ntieM Kafir meteorological ob senatorles Or of the selfregistering Instruments rov in a produces a con rainfall Indicating the tlnuous record of hour of eommeacemeit and closo of each shorer the amovmt of rain that has fallen and the rote at which It fell Will you kindly publsh In your next sue the leading nsval powcr1n the world the number of vessels of each and iit placo the United Steles navy occupies arid oblige a constant reader ot our veil table paper The runber of battleships does not nl rank of countrys wa determine the a navy Th offensive and defenslvo power of the navy as a whole must bo taken Into consideration With that known the prln cpal foreign navies will rark in the following ordsr the total number of ships of all classes being riven after each country Gr at Britain JM France 113 Ius Ela IK Germany ll i Italy 20 United State ice Netherlands ISO Spain 110 Austria 115 Sweaen and Norway 101 Turkey 117 For a classification of tbe warships of each country see The Houston Post Almarnc for 1S37 page 170 As March 4 Is the ite for the Inauguration of the president of the Unite 1 States vvhat Is dona when this date falls on SunJay JDO March haa fallen on a Sunday eleven tin es since 17S3 but only threo of them were Inauguration day In 1H1 In IMS and In 1 7T When inauguration day tails oa a Sunday It Is customary for the Incoming president to take the oath on Saturday March 3 and he then becomos th actuaJ president at noon March 4 though he does not formally take possession ot tho office until Monday March 5 whei the ceremon are held He takes the oath on Saturday so that there shall be no lapsa In the occupancy of the office Who Invented decimal fractions SJA The first writer who advocated and exemplified tho use of decimals was Simon Stcvln de Bruges better known as Ste vlnus In a paper published about 15S5 but ho employed an awkward form and It was only after a considerable period that they assumed a form similar to that now in use Lord Napier Is credited with the Invention of the decimal point WTnt novelist made use of the theorv that spontaneous combustion In the human body Is poslbe7 VC Dickens ernplo ed this very extraordinary form of death to dispose of Lidy Dedlocka quondam lover In Bleeik House There li no reliable evidence to upport the possibility ot spontaneous combuetloi In tho human body although thre have been many such alleged cases in real life Who wai I notice llnei of poetrv creilted to him In many of llulwera works COL Iby Is merely an abbreviation of the Latin word JMdem meaning the ame Notloe tho quotations menllored agan and ou will seo that those marked IbU alvvavs follow some other lines or vtr which havo been credited to some author or an old play and are thcrefora from the Fame Who was Hoary Ca tro7 ROT A Frerch gentleman who wa3 consul general for the Itepubllc of Texa at Paris He obtained In 1S42 large grants of kend from the publie and brought over 500 families from France Theso settled on tho Medina river west of San Antonio The town of Castrovtllo was nameJ In hU honor Which city ha tho longest river front St Louis or New Orleans POSt Ious has a liver front of nineteen miles The touj length of ths aotual harbor at Now Orleans Is seven mllea on each bank Has tho United States government ever bought fold bullion for the purpo ot coining If so how much nnd whenML ML Gold has always been coined free of charge at tho United States mint What tho longest steamship In tho world CON The Campania artl LucanU of the Cu nnrd line They are of tho samo dimension each being CO feet long Whero does Samuel Clemen3 Mark Twain now resMe 8 tt No jjl Ixuininirton street Hartford Conn i sOUR WATER SUPPLY A Description of the System ot tho Houston Waterworks company A fluid that Is tho most abundant and most necessary for living beings of any nature except air Is water for without it man could not exist As we pass along tho street wo seldom rcallo that we nro walking above Iron tunnels but a fow feet below tho surface of tho streets In every direction that furnish tho blessed fluid that uuenches the thirst nud tho means to ex tlnqulsh tho conllagratlous that often threaten Uvei and property The Houston Waterworks company supplies Houston with water system that Is icccnd to none In the South Their mains branch out In all directions and have been tut dewn at a great cxpeuso Constantly arc thej making linptoveuients and theio Is hardlv a section of Houston that is not wltbn reach of their stent The works aro situated lu the Sixth ward a rhort distance from the Preston avemio bridge Tho company has nn admirable tract of land ot fifteen acres which for the pur posts It Is being U6ed is desirably located In order to present to the public the exact condition of affairs at the waterworks an attache nf The Post was detailed tn visit tho works and seo vvhat their customers are paving for The pump house Interior Is a model of beauty Tho walls are nicely whitewashed and a gnllcrv around the en tire Interior enables one to lean on the railing and watch the slow but measured working of the Immense pumps Thero are four of these pumps tho first two of which vvero put in use in U7J having a capacity of ono and two million gallons the third haa a capacity of six million gallons and was placed In the engine house In ISSG The fourth which has a capacity of nm million gallons In tweutyfouM our will pump moro water with less fuel in Men at all times and was placed there In 1891 The Worthlngton draullo work of New York aro the rn Ver i of these Immense machines run hv fnnr Unln iuiH The pumps ac I uie conS i Is a connection Inlhi wfh rlre alarm system and In case of flro the alarm locate tho trouble and increased uS and pressure water Is given There are thlrtynlno artesian 4 6 to IS Inches In diameter ami fiom HO to 1500 feet In depth Tlei oils of lnvo an vmBid aS Sj gallons dally The dally ron nlllon i present Is W000 guonVn pI I 1J roach 6CCOO00 gallon AW ta fc1 arc unflor ono largo manifold suction In order to store tho aurplus vvater JER Is tho overflow from that pumped Into 2 mains tlicro nro two standplptn onai feet In dlamoter and staudlng 100 test hit tho other 20 foot In diameter and i hlrh There are sixtysix miles of Balm Houston which consists of pipe tna i twenty Inches In diameter These nils arc nil tapped by flro bvdrants the totii number now In uso being BOO AltWi tho company has a contract with tl mS to furnish water from Buffalo bayou ibtt tho dam jet they went to an addtUaaJ expenso ot 12 i000 to procure pur 7J teslan well water which Is tho waUr are using for any nurposo ns tj abandoned tho bavou supply entirely 2 In case of a largo conflagration they vtonS not have to resort to tho bayou for thVu supply for tho tblrtynlno wells vjiii their flow of 7000000 gallons would fully sufficient for any such deuusT They have a derrick that lore 3000 ftti and which can bo used for any emens If fo desired TlitJr entire works art ft lumlnated by 100 Incandescent lamps fir nished by their electric light plant IV present comienv has been organized tltZ 1S7S and Its officers are Sc3ta president and genoral manager i Houso vice president and treasurer rf Sprong secretary Smith suMrli tcndctit Scanlnn HouiiVli Howe A Baker Jr 0 PfleJ Houston Richardson New YoiHt Haw ley Now York Haw Joy CanMjB cut directors Tho evcellent weatherbrought rati largo crowd of peoplo to the big martst jesterdav afternoon Tho market vru well supplied vvth all eorts of 6easoaa i vegetables Cueumters made their tint appearance at tlm market this season Apples orunges bananas ftrawben and other fruits were plentiful rsh game nnd ojsters wero poeoenhst scarcer than usual Iollovvins aro quotation VEGETABLES Carrots cents a bunch Heets 5 cnts a bunch Cabbtge to 10 cents a heaA Thyme 4 cents a Much Radishes fi cents a bunch Celerj htve stalks for cental Pumpkins none In market MirU 5 cetnts a bunch Iemuc three heads for 5 cents Mustied green a cents a bunch SM ne none In market Sv i i hart warce none In market Paroley 5 cents a bunch Green or diy sage cents a hunch Sweet potatoc cents a meoaurfc Toiratoes TO to 10 cents tt dozen Lj homlnj a cents a quart toup buich 5 cent Turnips 5 to 10 nt a bunch CauIflowor 3 to 30 cents Shallots cent a bunch Onions 10 centa a quart Horse radish two for 23 cents grotnl IS cents a pint Irish potatos cents a measure Mf 15 ivnt a ineast re Green peas 10 to 13 cents a qffart Garl 5 cunts a docn Spinach 5 cents a quart Okrv dried 5 cents a pint Curlv lettuce two heads for 5 cent Ijlneiceved peas 0 cents a quart Fgg pleuits none lu market A psingus 15 cents a bunch Pa i none in market Curnmber three for cents Green onions lo cents bunch Snap beans 1 cents a quart Squa none in market Pie fruit none in market Hutter beans none In market Sweet peppers rone In market FRUIT3 Apple3 10 cents a bucket 25 Desk eJranberrlej 10 cents a quart two for IE eints Daies 19 cents a pound Malaga grapes none In market Northern grapes none In market ceiitotna grapes none In market i Oranges to 40 coits a dozen Mixed nuts 13 cents a puna 1roans 30 cents a quart Coeoamus 5 and 10 cents each Lemons 10 cents a ciui ananas 10 ecn a dozen Dried tigs IS onts a und Watermelons noie In market Poaches none in narket Peeirs 1cx ne in market Callftf nlv none i marknt Figs green nene In market Strawberries 10 cents a quart threat 25 eeuls rnoiicn Eggs 10 cents a dozen yard eggs cenih Hutter count 21 to DO cents pound a Butter Western 25 to cents a pooo Hutterlne IS cents pound Chcose 15 to 20 certs a pound Candy 15 cents a pound Peanuts roasted i cents a quart Popcorn balls 5 nls each MEATS rieef reast 8 to 10 cents pound Icef round steak 8 to 15 cents a lleef sirloin steaks 10 cents a pound Heef porterhouse steaks 10 cent pound I cf tenderloin steaks 10 cents a pott Pork roast 10 cents a pound Pork chops 10 cents a und Veal roast 10 cents i pound Mutton 10 cents pound Bologna sausage 10 cents a pound lenerwuist uisage 12V cents a DOJ Tripe 10 cnts a pound Pout uisigo 12ij cents a pound Pork and cf saucage 10 cents a voi Fresh leef lanl 10 cents pound Beef tongue 15 to 20 cents each Calf tongue 10 cents each Head cheese 10 cents a pound Frankfurt siusnge 10 cunts pound Ilver sausage 8 cunts a pound Blood sausase ceuta a pound FISH Trout 124 cents pound Buffalo 3 cerls pound Redllsh IJtj cenlH a iound Black Iriss 20 cents a pound Perch 15 cents a pound DriimfiHli 10 cents a pound Sea i ke nonj In mnrket Cattish 8 cents a pound lied snupptr 12i cents a pound Sheephead UV1 cedts a pound lom ano Bo cent a pound Crabs none In market Tin ties 111 cents a pound Oysters Matngorela cents a ntinan Berwick Bay 70 conls a hundred POULTRY Chlckons 21 to SO cents each Prtfc none in nvarket dressed 35 to 10 each Geese BO to 75 cents dres ed 63f to lj Turkess dressed 60 tents to lli CO to 73 cents Tame ducks B0 cents a pair OAME DuckSmall black cents a pair lard bac to i cuts pair canvas cents to 11 a pvlr Wild geese SB to BO cent Squirrels a for 25 cents Opossums 21 and SO cents onlson none In market ARTIFICIAL LIMBS BRACES TRUSS AND ELASTIC aOODS Why should you order Artificial LIB from Eastern manufactuier from urcment nnd assume tho risk of a ml when jou an get a better article certainty of fit and liberal term homo Dr llartlett whose olljj Is at 21S Trails street has devoted a tlj of a century to this branch of mochanw surgery HI long oxperlenco In the of Prosthesis cnlltlts hltu to your coav cratlon For tandlca fresh every day and Jt ranted pure go to Dawaoaa PasoJ tol and Fannin.