The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Steve Fitzgerald travelling freight
aEent Of the Cotton Bet, was In yesterday
from tour of North and Central Texas.
Captain @. w. Folk of the general lnnd
department of the Southern Pacific, head
quarters at san Antonio was in the
Guy yo terlay on business pertaining to
his department.
NJ T. Smith. commercial agent for the
Houston East and West Texas. returned
U heaiquartcrs yesterday from an OK
tended missionary trip through the West
orn portion of the State
j. n. Wisncr travelling passenger agent
OF the Seaboard Air Line. spent Christ
mas at headquarters in this city and de-
parted Yesterday morning for san An
tonic and points West,
Il. Eugene George travelling passenger
Central, Is IN the city rocuperating from
Festivities given In his honor upon his
return from the road to spend Christmas
Mt hoinc.
Conductor A. j. Marshall was In charge
Of the crew on last nights north-bound
Houston and Texas Central train in place
OF Conductor John Lockman, who is con
fined al his home suffering from an at
tack of fever
W Il. Hodges has been appointed as
sistant to President Ripley of the santa
Fe. MIR. fiodgs was associated with tn
president when the latter was vice prcsi-
dent and traffic manager of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul.
Z. Il. Cuombs. the very popular young
commercial nPcut for the Cotton Bet Mt
Fort worth, spent "a few hours In ilous-
ton yesterday, paving his respects to Ola
friends and associates. Mr. Ccomhs was
formerly and for some time commercial
agent in Houston
Manager Van Nlcck Of the Southern
Pacific passed through here Yesterday On
route TO New orleans from the West
Important business ntcrfered with Mr..
Van Weeks spending Christmas at home
and he was obliged to enjoy his Christmas
dinner on board the train.
Captain Ike Cohen, the veteran and
We'll known eN-railroadcr, was In the city
Yesterday greeting friends and acduain-
tauces. lie has Just returned from an
extended European tour and stopped OF
here to enjoy days visit with Ills many
friends and old-time associates.
w. Il. Groscclose assistant general pas
senger agent of the Katy, returned to
headquarters here yesterday from Gal
weston. whore ne enjoyed Christmas with
his family MIR. GrJscclose is spending
hts few leisure moments house hunting
and expects to move his family to houston
on the LIST proyimo.
+. w. kanrz, chief clerk in the general
freight department Of the Cotton Belt
at Tyler was in the city ycstertiny cir
culatiug among his friends in railroad
circles Mr. kantz was formerly COM
mCrcial agent of the Cotton Belt in this
city and he has a large circle Of friends
hore who are Always pleased to see him.
j. l.. Williams. the afn9b,e and popular
ticket ard pa ssengcr agent Of the MIS-
souri,. Kansas and Texas, in St Louis.
spent yesterday with his many friends III
the city and departed last night for the
Mound city Mir, Williams WAS in rcNas
on a pleasure trip and enjoyed his few
days scioun in the great state i'm
monscly.
representative Of the "time serylce' de
partment OF the Western Union Telegraph
company, Is in the city from chicago ON
business He * in love with Texas ANA
Law ,-n hITaatls llnllN
pressed with the progressivcnres OF the
Hub city. lie says the Lively times here
remind him so much of the Windy Ci'|'
GIRI $ VALUE PURITY IN MEN.
young man writes to Edward W. Box
nquiring why so many giils seem TO pre-
fer the company Of young fellows of
slightly blotted charactcr-men who have
seen the world, and in many eases marry
them, in face Of the fact that their past
lives are known TO them In the January
issue of the Ladies' Home journal Mr.
Box, Its editor, makes this reply
Girls. that IS. the right kind Of girls
do not prefer the company of this sort
Doubtless. You have come across Instances
whore this rule has been otherwise, so
have l. Rut it Is all In the seeming, and
thing: girls have as high an estimate of
purity I'm man as men have of purity in
woman. There are, of course, cases TO
the contrary but these arc few. Where
girls marry men who are known TO have
led what is called "a worldly life II Is
more generally due to a. misunderstanding
of facts or to ignorance than people mag
inc There is type of girl who finds
peculiar satisfaction in the conquest of "A
man who has seen tho world aud then
comes to her rs the one woman OF all hor
sex who can make him happy. This
sometimes pleases her vanity and love of
conquest but she IS not many years older
before she discovers that she has salts
fled those feelings at very high cost
There is another type of girl who rather
fancles n man who Is what Is called
fast But that sort of girl Is painfully
Ignorant of what Is meant by that word
ms applied 10 man. II she were not she
would he very apt to change the adjcc'-
i've to vulgar And as she natures she
finds this out. 1t is only young men Of
upright lives who can hope to win TIM
favor and love of girls of high motives,
tho girls who make the best wives. IT,
nj times girls seem 10 favor young men
~ another kind, the glamour is simply
transitory II is rare, very rare, That
rirl's better instincts do not lead her TO
the higher grade of Young men. An up
riel' life never fails Of reward and of tho
highest reward, from the hand OF woman"
IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO.