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The broad ax., 1896-04-25
Not This Year

chicago Chronicle: A Washington
correspondent Of a republican nevspa-
per says that the republican leaders in
congress are very Indifferent in regard
70 the threat Of the silverites that thew
WIN ooit II a free silver platform is
not adopted at St Louis. The state
ment is made that they have ciphered
out the electoral vote and have con-
eiuded that they can choose their
candidate for president without helm
from the silver states.
The table Of sure" electoral vo.s.
that Is presented as bluf to the sil.
verttes and for the announcement of
The broad ax., 1896-04-25
Electricity Explained.

Farmer stopped in front 81 Michlr,, n.
electric light plant and asked hy'si,,{{..ll
.Mnat ls that airy builiin'. a fietoiTy'
what do they raise there"
stander eu
What are they worth a buSheIT'
I'VE sell them by the ShOck."
Farmer pulled his beard. scratched :.
head and drove down town 10 msrEs, y
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
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The question Of prison labor comes
ever to the front. New York Is row
dealing with II. A commission was ap-
pointed to consider the questions In
yolVed. and will report q bill to the
General Assembly. The bin will pro-
hibit The farming out Of convicts and
viii provide that their products be sold
only TO state Institutions. Hours of hard
labor In the prisons are limited TO
eight hours per day.
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FREE-cOINAGE STRENGTH.
Never Before Was So duch Progress
Being Made ns Now.

Never Before Was So Much Progress
| Being Made ns Now.
The Chicago Tribune Is great on
mathematics. II can add two spools OF
thread together. and upon the data thus
obtained It can tell its readers the ex-
act distance to the nearest fixed star.
II is now proving by figures that the
silver movement Is losing ground. II
states that In 1890 al members Of the
House OF Representatives voted for free
coinage. while only 81 did SO in 1896.
From this II argues % that ''the de-
lirium" Is being driven southwark and
westward. and in a few years will, be
dead except In the silver producing
states.
So It is going to be dead In a few
years. Is It? We have a rather dim AMI
misty idea that during the last year II
has been declared. not once, but ten
thousand times. that 1t was already
dead. It is encouraging to learn from
eminent authority that II is not ex-
actly dead. although, OF course, 1t IS
painful to be Informed that 1t is going
to be dead" In a few years-that 10
nearly dead" Even then 1t is going
to cayort around In the silver mining
states. Well. this certainly relieves
the gloom OF the situation some, for as
long as there is life there is hope.
II, however, the Tribune had ex-
planned to its readers the process by
which the free coinage sentiment In
the House has been weakened, It would
have been a somewhat interesting, 10
not valuable. contribution to tie liter
AZURE of the subject.
The occult Influences by which the
repeal OF the purchase clause Of the
Sherman law was Induced. In a con-
gress which contained a clear majority
against repeal. II brought into bold re-
lief and lighted up by the torch OF
genius which flames so brightly in the |
editorial department OF the Tribune.
would make a most brilliant and some
what startling picture.
The manner in which republican free
silver men have been duped By ambIg.
uous phrases In the party platforms
and the democratic party broken in two
by the malign power Of Cleveland. Car.
Isle and "Cabbages" would make an
other picture equally striking, although
possibly a little repulsiye to people
whose moral sensibilIties have not been
blunted by the power of peli
But there is one little thing that the
Tribune forgot TO mentian. In ISss-4-s
ne silver issue seemed practically dead
n the Senate.
Very recently q free COINAGE I'm
passed that body by seven majority
with eight more standing on the rag.
,ed edge"
The fact is that the silver men ara
low In the position Of Paul Jones who,
lsked by the commander OF the Serapi,
he had surrendered. His immortal
epiy was that he had "just begun "a
ight." "
The silver men have Just begun 70
Ight. Up to this time they have bosn
lopelessly divided. begging and plead.
ng with their respective parties %,
oncessions' deceived. hoodW linked and
etrayed on every haad.
Now they see that In order to accor
iish something they must lay aside all
linor issues. call truce upon all pet,v
ickerings. and stand together In behai,
a cause which Involves the hopes Of
umenity Tor all time. The battle ha.
lst oesun.-National BlmetallIst
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It wouIdn't work-y.,v o,--.

Farmer Whyte-'T had narrer -.
yest'day. One o. them bppk-SeiI,1, go
came aroun' an talked ter me sDs
hundred-dollar cyclipedles." Ia
Farmer Browne-"Well, II Won siv,.I .
II how did you escapeT s1"
Farmer Whyte-Oh, I didn't slgn s,,..
! was all ready 10. but ez good inrt T "a.
have u, all the Teller had 10 write via =
Vile Journal. no
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wobbly on q Live Issue.

Boston Globe: Mckinley still stands
very stin on the tariff. but wobbles ire
mendously on the currency. But the
tariff is a question that has already
been settled fairly satisfactorily, while
the currency is live issue. A presI-
Dental candidate should express his
views sQuarely on vital questions.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25
Government Aid for mek,n,s,.

Utica Observer: Congressman Will
son Of Ohio has succeeded in getting
McKinley's Chicago speech read in the
house Of representatives. so that 1t
would 90 into the record. The dIstri-
button Of this speech at public expense
will follow. 1t is fair illustration of
McKinleyism, which teaches that in
dividual advancement at public ex-
pense Is perfectly proper.
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Taking No Chancea

Here. Katy. yon had better blS ~ i i5..
four dollars about the house whole Oh dob
on duty to-nolght
Mrs Casey-Why don't 20 be taking dss
wit yo'l
Officer Casey-Oi do be afraid Oh m,vh
stood up by footpad tO-noIsht.-S. T. Wan
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His Limitations.

Mra Lollypop- "We were talking ,s-
steam engines th1 other day. MTs StTSI
mind. and Mr.. LollypOp said that yoHy ~
band was an authority"
Mrs Strongmlnd-"Wpu. he nav b I.
steam engines, perhaps. but I tell you uhi:
Mrs LollypOp, he isn't in bis famlIS
Somerville Journal.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Evanston students have decided they
VIII be real wicked and dance at func-
uona Here's q chance for rome
genuine, dyed-In-the-wool reform,
The broad ax., 1896-04-25
No Lack of Democratic Timber.

Cincinnati Enquirer: There is no
reason why democratic candidates
should be rampant now. Several re-
publieans have been premature, and
are likely to wear out before the real
crisis comes. The man for the dem
oeratie occasion win be along in due
time.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

II II fortunate after oil that Lord
Dunraven's resignation was not accept
ed In New York. He will need all his
resignation as Lord Lieutenant OF
Limerick.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Christians and believers IN Con-
fncious Joined in the ceremonies at the
funeral OF Cincinnati Chinaman, pro-
ducing. as II we're. q service Of Con-
fusion.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

In Kentucky a dinner horn was mis-
taken for GabrieTs final trumpet
There's one horn down there. however,
cobody ever makes a mistake about
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Men who "willfuIly. cheerfully and
intelligently Cypress the poor" should
ell have their work come back to
them as Andrew Carnegie's did at
Cleveland.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Those who have seen late portraits
OF the Queen Of AbyssInia are not sur
prised at the recklessness and despera-
lion with which King Menelek fights.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

a Kansas man has patented . rain
making machine. He will proceed next
70 organize a company and turn lot
ef Watered stock on the market
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Columbus showed the Spaniards q
trick with an egg. but II he were alive
to-day they wonld pick II up and throw
II at him for discovering America.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

New York WI put more Of her police
men on bicycles. There Is no doubt
that the time may cone when a police
man may be seen IN almost every city.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

A well displayed advertisement H
helpful to a church as well as to
theater. There are Sunday seekers for
GOOD sermons as we'll as for amuse-
mentA
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

III the new Iowa liquor law passes. no
IoWan can buy less than four gallons.
such an allowance would stagger even
ReEtuckian.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

The Pullman plant may be run by
ar. but II win take something more
saostantial to make the Pullman porter
hustle.
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

1t Is reassuring to learn that the
great sugar trust is maintaining strict
neutrality In Cuba
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

From the next dictionary-~oratory:
An art once understood and practiced
10 the American congress"
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Lsn year 100000 gallons Of be.,
were orrnE n the United States
The broad ax., 1896-04-25

Entered at POs,ofnce as secOnd-elAss matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
THE REAL ANARCHISTS.

York, letter TODAY D..
Bryan and Sewal Due
knowingly violate n
conrro
socialists than the uHe
~
exlcncy Cleveland president States vbo
20 congress ~uSN
of combined thu
undm.
OF the
toll
citizens
Of
them ""s
that these gentlemen
conditions He declares that tho
field cites a,
nver.
quickly
Ing o. exist
believe the hue and Bryan that -
himself capable regarded .
o
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rnINrs Annrr rEoPLE.


SIR WiNam Nnr,ourt NJ p, was sa
yeurs Of ugc on October Il.
,ru,l-.,.,,, n.ot,h Ia VOW, had TIa
ha. been forhid,lcn r. paint.
N,s qt,tr,rk ran,rl,.p a. on, or ,b,.
J. ~ , 49, w., -, ~ lis, '''' u '"'
JUS az ~ 5" i-''''o"
Mr@- Chant advocates n mooel music
nn-'i 49, "9 Sno mas s1N-' ia -f"''' 81
''I '"N',''"'
Tho duke Of York has subscribed 10
Ru&"ls 10 tho Sir Augustus Harris me"
n'yr.a. iuIi
hltefr Edwards britannia won "A little
oNci 5000 in mc7ty Prizes last season,
without counting cups.
Major Pond SAYS that Ian Naclarcn IS
tr. r. I'm demand a. a lie .turer than anyone
who lbs visited America.
T. - 49,. ....,., '..t.., A., ,h,
~ nHs neon toHs r't,nl,vL 'ila' ~, IN
Nulu' "I 'lt .Hai ..ltH w n' ~, MA a i'''-
,t, AZ, ~, .,
~, AZ .rtt Wy 20 m"rt uAl III w - ~.
lame. o"@et',i 'nen Oh NC present u"S
az hAt" GUS lot N"t III MANNERS
| The Hungarian carictturist, Janko, who
| died a few days ago, made over $500
| drawings IN the siNty-three years OF his
lie.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05

as n Nation and our dellverance from every
threatened danger OF the peace that has
dweit within our boundaries; for our de-
Tense against disease and pestilence dur
ing the year that has passed for the
plcnteous rewards that have followed the
ahors OF our husbandmen; and for all the
other blessings that have been youchsafed
TO us. and let us, through the mediation
Of Him who has taught us how to pray,
mplore the forgiveness OF our sins and
continuation OF Heavenly favor.
Let us not forget on this day OF thanks
giving the poor and needy and by deeds
Of charity let our offerings OF praise be
made more acceptable in the light of the
Lord
Witness my hand and the seal OF the
United States, which I have caused to be
here affixed
Done at the City of Washington. this ith
day OF November. In the year OF our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
six and OF the independence of the United
states Of America, the one hundredth and
twenty first.
Grover Cleveland
BY the President: Richard Olney.
Secretary of state.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
LITTLE CURIOUS NOTES.

II is estimated that there are now SOS
tons Of gold in circulation in the world
The cemeteries OF the city of London
cover 1000 acres of ground.
1t Is said that the first United States
dimes were mintod in France in 1892.
The crown worn on state occasions by
Emperor William of Germany weighs ex-
actly three pounds.
While DR.. Kane was on his second expe-
dition he and his men lived nine days in
a temperature ranging from "a to 50 de-
erees below zero.
The body of dead Chinaman is often
kept by his relatives or friends three or
four years before it Is buried.
The first horses in this country were
brought here in the year 1918. In 1890 there
were IA, O56 750 OF them in the United
States
More than one half of the persons in this
country who commit murder are men and
women under 80 years of age.
The flying eagle" cent pieces OF 1856
United States coinage. are worth having
They sell at from 81 to IS each, depend
ing on the condition Of the coin.
The Kennebec river Is said to pour
greater volume of water into the ocean
than any other river on the Atlantic OF
of the Mississippi
1t is now Gained by historians that the
oldest town within the limits OF the
United States is Ysleta. on the Rio GranlC
river, In Texas
The frog can not breathe with It's mouth
open It's breathing apparatus being sc
arranged as to exclude air at all time.
except when the nostrils alone are work.
| ing.
| vase which It took several workmer
| four years to complete has Just been sem
! from the Minton pottery to a rich London
er. II is valued at $4,000.
At the beginning of this century a mos
peculiar cholera remedy was in use II
| Persia. II consisted Of wadding up lea
| from the Koran and forcing it down til,
PATIENTS throat.
In the year 100 b. C. Hepparchion count
ed l0l2 stars with the naked eye and lirle
mans 1922. First-class telescopes OF toda,
reveal over 1000 900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Presidents Annual Proclamation
Thankful

The Presidents Annual Proclamation to Be
Thankful.
Washington, November THE president
today issued the following Thanksgiving
proclamation;
by the President OF the United States
The people OF the Uii.ted States should
never be unmindful OF the gratitude they
owe the God of Nations for His watchful
care which has shielded them from dire
disaster and pointed out to them the way
of peace and happiness. Nor should they
ever refuse TO acknowledge with contrito
hearts their proneness to turn away from
Gods teachings and to follow with sinful
pride after their own devices. To the end
that these thoughts may be puickened IL
is hitting that on a day especially appointed
we should join together in approaching the
throne OF grace with praise and supplica-
ton.
Therefore, !. Grover Cleveland, presi-
| dent OF the United states do hereby desig-
nate and set apart Thursday, the 10th day
| Of the present month OF November. to be
| kept and observed as a day of thanksgiy-
| ing and prayer throughout our land on
| that day let all our people forego their
usual work and occupation and assemble
in their accustomed places OF Worship let
| them with one accord render thanks to the
l Ruler Of the Universe for our preservation
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
AFTER THE BATTLE.

The election returns seem to indicate the
defeat Of Bryan and sewall and the eleya-
ton OF Mckinley and Hobart to The pred
dcncy aud vice presidency OF the United
States.
The Post has felt at all times that the
triumph OF republication would be in.
furious to the best interests OF the Nation g.
that republican success would moan cor-
tinuance OF system and policies under
which the business OF the country has
stagnated and general prosperity has dis.
appeared. and 1t has ardently desired to
see these policies changed. The voice nj,
the Nation has decided against the do
mocracy and In favor of rcpublicanism and
nothing remains, OF course, but 10 bow as
gracefully as possible to the will OF tho
majority. Immediately, the results will be
satisfactory, possibly, but continuation
OF the present order OF things must in
evitably result In continuation OF tho
dry rot from which the country is suffer.
Ing. Without low tariff and broader
basis OF circulation there can be no gem
eral activity In trade. nor prosperity
among the masses. and republican succcss
offers neither.
The democracy has fought gallant but
an uphill tight Without the millions OF
money back Of the republican organization.
abused and misrepresented. with the great
masses In the Eastern States practically
ignorant OF the leading issue. the power
( ef the press solidly arrayed against them,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05

preventing the education OF the people
| upon the issues at stake. it is remarkable
| that the Bryan forces accomplished the
successes which were theirs in SO rlany
Of the States Though temporarily defeated
the principles for which they fought SIN
live. and unless the vic:ors distinctly ap-
preach to their recognition in the forth
coming administration. there can be no
general Improvement IN conditions. nor
can the republicans hope 20 retain power
beyond the pending term
l. disaster shall come. or II siAgns;ioa
and wan, and unemployed thousands con-
.inus, the respons gbiliiy will rest upon the
people themselves. They had their crpor-
tanlty aad neglected II, ana will be en-
titled to hu; little sympathy. on the other
hand. II tina; widespread prosperity en-
sues which the republicans have promised
us. they viii deserve the fun measure OF
credit and The Post for ole will no, hest.
tate TO accord it.
AS Tor The Pest. !; has nothing to apollo
e.fe ,o-, no excuses to make. II has put
Up the best ashi u could for the National
as we'll as the State democracy. and Il;
can a, least rejoice with others in the be-
lief ihAt rs Efforts have 40; been without
beneficial efec, in Texas. IS field Of opera
tons. !, 81 has appeared % others as par
,is4a. il has had bitter pariisans 70 azht
and 1t has not hes.n,si TO throw itself
fully i1'n rae midst % The battle ANY
Other ktrf q IA nar.r is conteusrtibIe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
LA PATRIE ARMA ELL ARCO.

For The Post
| speak to you from an Overlooking heart
And pray the grace OF God upon my words
Words vain perchance as deeds, should
He not smile
In HIS omn-pctence upon the man
Whom lie has taught, American. be
free"
Greece, Carthage. Rome! How mighty
The misunderstanding wonders of your
tine,
Sunk, crushed and fallen meath the hand
OF change.
Greater than these have shone upon the
earth
And crumbled into nothingness, nor left n
name
For men TO dream on as their hearts beat
high
Greater than al We're we an hundred wears:
Md shah the httleness OF party spite
or following strange IDEAS prove our
DOOM
The laborer IS worthy of his hire"
Each life, ,God-given, should be sacred
AMI man should stand man before the
world,
Let be the petty struggle after gain;
Let be the lttleness which makes us see
Inc greatest IN the universe-ourselfi
Have we no God? Hold we no country
dear?
The Union may he wrecked for aught We
care
And unc!ean beasts despoil the eagles
nest.
So We be loft to do ms tackals do.
We neither see nor heed approaching
doom
fnt feed on dirty things. like other swine
Is this American? / ask OF all
VINO think the people should be damned
indeed.
TO everlasting misery and shame,
stand upon the summit of the mind
ana see, upon the bottom the deep
wreck more vast than Rome more sad
than Greece.
i there a man in broad America
tinolnnatus to the state VII he
And serve the hand for love, as we'll as
" such there he, be silent thou no more;
step forward to thy place and spe1k aloud;
ny country draws the bow-be thou tho
shaft.
SO shall example rouse thy fellow men:
So shall Amcicl avert her doom:
20 Gcd viii call thee IN the after time.
Jet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
ApIIORIsMs.

A man may be saved on wy
only to be lost on another Uni
All that most men need 10 v''
rants is power and oppor'uH' }
A great fortune often ser' ss ,dvls'
pregnable fortress TO resist Wv
conteniment. r,sssse9
Wit is. at best, hazaroVs spiEr
it is very apt to make enem''
dom secures a friend r,r a
1t is hard to believe thar aI ra,r.
flowing with humor can DC xIts o.,
sort of villainy is associates
end grimness. ,..ou, esj
When the average man ,, Know b. 4
thing is none Of his pus ,a,s 20 m
knowledge OF the fact pese''
tible interest in 1t. IA 49,
A struggle is wholesome some eoniias
only for a time. Too lons s,its ~
paralyzes enterprise ana J.. cssirn
Junius Henri Browne In 'pe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05
"TAusE MY MAMMA LOVES ME- So"

"Tause my mamma loves me So"
Said little maid OF three.
When ] asked her how II was
She was dressed so daintily.
"Tause my mamma loves fe So"
Sweetest thought child may know:
Dearest words she e'er could say
Tause my mamma loves me So"
Tause her mamma loves her so.
God-sent angel from the sky;
Bless her little. trustful heart,
Sweet and pure and frankly shy.
Philip Kaye.
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bidding; II Is sapping the lifeblood Of the
printing business. II is sincerely hoped
that the reckless and inconsideraie may lie
led TO reflection ana reform. luu thar
there may be a fuller and more extended
discussion OF the subject Then some pan
may be formulated TO bring about a bet
Ter understanding between customers and
employing printers Richard Ennis, in
american Bnokmuker New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05

Tho stock brokers and bondhol,iors
should lose no time In taking Mark Hanna
aside ami fixing him. These patriots"
We're very Indignant when Mr. Cleveland
issued the Venezuelan message and the
neinhecan platform fairly hristles with
q Vigorous foreign pol cy."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-05

What though he scare arc, en- N s.ssss,.s
md 10 the dulles, Boy iooks w
Him as q homeless 1907, , him
Has envied by them az, az, a ~,
For be It known inaa wing 49,
When It comes TO pa ievelsps