dog-” patent leather, while on the other was a dainty, lig-ht
“toothpick” boot. Mr. Miller is still looking- for the man
who mixed up his wearing- apparel. A young- man -who
was compelled to pass throug-h the Grand Central station
at Houston in search of a carriag-e at 8 o’clock Wednesdaj’
morning- clad in a dress suit is also able to gave some
valuable testimony as to the pleasure of the trip.
RAILWAY CLUB’S VISIT.
“I have lived in Texas * for several years,” said a
prominent member of the Texas Railway club, who made
the trip to Colleg-e Station with that org-anization* last
Tuesday—he was an official of the Houston and Texas
Central, by the way—“and I have frequently heard of the
g-ood work done by the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege; but never until my recent visit there did I have any
adequate conception of the thoroughness and effectiveness
of the curriculum of the institution, of the immense
amount of detail handled, nor of the modern and up-to-
date methods in use in all the various departments. The
college is a credit to the state in the fullest possible de
gree implied by that term, and if the people of Texas
could be made to realize just what the school is doing they
would certainly see to it that the yearly appropriations
are made more nearly adequate to the needs of the institu
tion than are the present allowances.”
The sentiments of this gentleman are indorsed by
every member of the large party'which visited the college