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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25
THE TEXAS EXCHANGES.

]. W. Basseat OF Wylie will take charge
OF the Palmer Rustler
The orange Tribune claims that Santa
Claus has changed his style of dress 1t
says.
Santa Claus travels in his shirt sleeves
in Southeast Texas.
The Weathcrford Times makes this COM
ment or the hard times:
II is a fact worthy of note that all the
railroads dong business into and ont of
Weatherford are more crowded with
freight and passenger traffic than within
thesr history. Times are hard hut people
md money 10 travel about and pay freight
bills.
The Paris News rejoices In the selection
OF the pension building instead of the H.
brary building for the inaugural ball. 1t
remarks:
Inaugural ballers will not trip the light
fantastic In the library building. That was
built for those who wear their brains I'M
der their hats, and not in Their shoes.
Miss Marine Harrison. one of the ahlest
teachers In Texas. q now the editor and
publisher OF the Texas School Journal. one
OF the best educational periodicals. in the
country.
The Ennis Meteor groans under the bur-
dens of taxa ton. saying;
When adverse seasons come upon us
our taxes should he decreased but the
taxes of Fills county are y CHER ms year
the cause. Of course, but that doesn't help
the poor fellow who can't pay them.
The Yoakum Weekly Times enters its
seventh year with the current issue.
The Paris News puts ii this way;
Dallas has a gigantic scheme on paper
tn cansf.ze the rVtrs of the State so as
10 bring tho traffic of the gulf To Dallas
hy way OF the Trinity 10 Waoo by way OF
bay. The amount required would only he
the ;nsignifcant sum Of S6.O00co and thi,
uron the people Of the state.
The CorSicana CouTer-Light takes this
view of the recent financial crlShes
Three hank failures reported this morn.
ing do not Indicate than the confidence
that was promised rs a result of Mckin'
loy's election Is becoming much in cNi-
dence II begins to look Ike the voters or
the country have been made the victims
OF confidence game
The Greenvil'e Herald probably intended
this hint for young men.
Progressive chiramcn have stamed a
reform, 1t Is .sasd, TO quit sqcczine .wo-
a reform along similar lines among West
ern natious--thc waist however receiving
attention instead of the feet.
new daily to be edited by A. NJ. Ken
ncdy is talked OF for MexIa
The Grsenville Herald : willing TO go
into the hanging business II somebody will
furnish the proper subject for the opera
iiarper's Weekly wants more people
hanged in this country. II fisrpcr's Week
~ win agree 10 furnish the venomous
mallgning the South and Southern people
during the late campaign as proper sub
feet to begin on. hourly amen 10 the
suggestion VIII go up from tbs section.
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ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE.

gentleman writes The Post With refer
enee 70 remarks made recently In these
columns on the matter Of adopting civil
service regulations in the selection Of city
employees, aud asks The Post please 10 ex
pend and explain the proposition tina, civil
service rs not yei practicable IN this couu-
try"
The Posts observation was based On the
well known fact ,hst The doctrine that 10
The rirtors bciong the spoils. 5, yet a live
and controlling principle Of political con-
duo, ia this country--in the National. state
srd municipal spheres Of action In spite
OF The statutes that have been enacted AMI
regulations adopted to secure appointments
to Office under the merit system u is still
true No political service rather than merit
draw be most and tie best prizes. nut
comparatively few states have a civil scr.
vice isw. and in the National government.
while geue 5000 positions are now sun
posed 10 he filled under clyil service ex-
amln7icae there is no special guaranty OF
permar-1' service for the disrhareinr
Yo"ei 81 ttl practically unbridled. and as
matte. rs fact discharges for political r,a-
SONS s.c constantly occurring. only the
minor roGi'ions are covered by the law
those WIN have responsibility and the high
er authority. as heads Of bureaus and de-
rartmenia. are still moro political appo'n-
tees.
Why have the states been SO backward
Why have not cities adopted the merit
system. with pcrmancnoy OF employment
Evidently because public sentiment has not
demanded the reform. Until public opin-
ion backs reform and. In fact, demands IT
there can be no radical changes ia our sys-
TENS. Laws that are not supported hy pub
lie sentiment are dead letters When the
people shall demand rigid application OF
the civil service policy. With practical per-
manency Of tenure OF office, the reform
will come. but until then tho adoption CT
such system Is ''lmpraoticable. Is any
such general and popular demand heard in
this State? or in the cities OF Texas? Ia
not the reverse virtually the case?
The Post. be II understood. Is not on
posed to civil service policies. II feels that
IL they could be generally applied and
"risldly" enforced, 1t would. In tho cane O.
nun!eipai government particularly. b one
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HOUSTON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER ss
RAYou IMPROVEMENT.

The appropriation which Senator MIL.
will ask for the survey and general in
vestgst,on OF the proposed deepening aad
vilsung o. Buffalo bayou Is the beginning
OF movement locking 70 government; aid
which, from It's very inception. ought 10 en-
list the active assistance o. the citizens Of
Houston.
The report once favorable or the survey
satisfactory. our lsbor viii be lehtened in
one sense. for Il viii have a basis TO rest
upon in a non partisan statement from
united States officials. Senator Mills IL An
enthusiastic worker when b. becomes IN
teFesied in any given direction. and occu-
pies prominent posiilo1 In the senate
But he can not d. all that sill 70 necessary
10 impress congress with the necessity and
utility Of this great work He must ind
tho citizens o. Houston staading Loyalty
and Enthusiastically by his side so long
as the natter IS pending and 10 all its
stages It nay even he necessary occasion.
ally 70 spur on our o~n Texas representa-
lives IN the premises b.. 10 any event,
thee must. from the beginning Be infein-
gent help at hand 20 further the efforts
Of Senator Mills and others.
In what way his hair saould he given It
is M, FOR Tho Pos; 70 say. Tha, is mat
ter that ought 10 receive full attention BY
tie Business League md trsiness Interests
Of tAs city generally. and at once The
prize Is great one % work for and worth
the risk q Considerable sum Of money
and the expenditure OF a considerable
amount q labor and time. We can not oh
tain great benefits vithoG, eGor, and cx
pense. II the city of Houston really de-
sires 10 ser ibis bayou Improvement nm
deriAken and Is giliiuE 10 make some sacrl-
nee Of time and moayy Tor its accomplish
nert. ao~ is the tine TO begin tormuiat-
inz ~ flaa n operations Tho ToHas dele
gntion il congress is doubtless ready 20 10
~ paFt, bui Tho ci'y Of Houston mus, also
do something Mere publication and dis
,rieution % circulars and tiatcmen,s Of
fact vii not be sufficient what Will the
city do
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"DoN'T GO TO CUBA"
Advice to Young Americans hy Gem
crui Bradley Y. Johnson.

baltimore sun.
young men from tho United states
$500, 20 ,,... IT., a., 1t,
snou'a NOT 20 10 'up" 10 A'u tue ''Nolu-
tionists,' said General Bradley 7. john
son in n lecture last night at the Catholic
,,h II, 49,, ..,,. =, 80, a,t;..
''"o' -" ""'.'' Nv WV VT SUN VI Vt"
perlences ana observations durins his stay
on the war-torn island last summer
There is nat The s,irhtost sons, in The
,,o,,, l., III ,,, ,.-a -
Wu!iu IN ,nelu eolut l" u''' nc I'A-
t,nuoH. lhoy are nor needed or "aa'ea ny
.,s 'uNs , ~ ,he r,ApIstnsN "''h' are
-. ms an" u,FuW'n's. ne 'Np'hA car
'o,,' "" tuo' i..n ".l''e W. Eli'l.iN 10
80 "vIl 80 ~ 7u, ", lv''N 'l'l Oh
.", vtE ,ne rl,.nisn N.Y. " on rN'''"'ln .,
end NJ , U,i,,S W., S'np'' u'n '.I'
unu no "pPoItul''E 10 n1ltle a. 'ney might
no V"In,u 10 WIN u'iltnf t'nor"
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Frank
of tho
1oge OF
in
applicant
sested in that connection until he
him
himself OF
period
in
state Volunteer Guard His love for the military
of the
chard
he
In 1SS5 he was married in this city to Miss Katie
TO teal
of
held he \
and his control
bardbn
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LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

Senator II. a. Tillett. elected to ill The
unexpired term OF Senator Gage in the
T~en;y-eighth district. promises to be one
OF the leaders among the new members of
the Texas house of lords
7. s. Garrison. the member Of the lower
house from Shelby. scouts the idea that
there is a combination among the old mem
hers Of the house to leave the new contin-
gent out 10 the cold.
Senator Lawhon will not be in his old
place at this session. having resigned ,ome
time ago. but his successor. John g. Linn
of Wharton is mace of good. sound sena-
torial timber
". II. Graham from the Fif,y-ninth flo
torial district, had walk over this year
in his district which two years ago was
the hotbed Of populism.
r b. Beard the member of the lower
house from Smith. has been prominent in
political circles in his section for years
and he is said to be looking to higher
things.
Judge Edgar II. Rogan OF Caldwell an
rounces that he will support Hon. L. 7.
nashiell for the speakership. Judge Rogan
is an old member and will take very ac-
tive part in the deliberations OF the coming
session.
Senator Perry J. Lewis will be on hand,
ready TO look into anything that appears
to be in the least suspicious.
Senator E. \. Atlee OF Webb was re-
elected and will follow his old style Of
making things lively unless they so his
way.
Sam P. Jones. the member from Medina,
isn't the noted divine but like him, be-
iie,es that the people have no use for a
dead man, and he won't play the part of a
corpse during the coming session.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Verdi Is at work on an oratorio TO keeI
himself busy. He denies that he has any
intention Of writing an opera.
Marion Crawford has returned from Italy
and is settled down In New York for an
other winter Of hard literary work.
The Hungarian carcaturist Jarko, who
died few weeks ago. made more than
10000 drawings in the sixty three years OF
bis life.
For the twelfth time In succession the
Prince OF Wales has been nominated for
the ofnce of grand master of English Mark
Masons.
Rev. pr. Conaty, the new rector Of the
catholic university in Washington. re-
ceived his training in the Sulpician semln-
AIRY at Montreal.
Archbishop Martlnelli will 80 10 Worcos-
ter Mass. on December &c. after which he
VIII visit the Augustnian convent in Law
renee. Mass. lie will then go to Boston
as the guest Of Archbishop Williams.
Robert Collyer, the octogonarian Unitari-
an preacher OF New York has practically
r,ured from active ministerial duties al
though he is numnally still The senior ras-
tor CT the Church OF the Messiah
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria. who
mas ncen visiting the Arohduke Franz SAL
vator al Wells. has gone on to Biarri,z and
Marse!lles. and thence VIII take a steam
yacht to visit some of the Spanish maritime
cltles. After her stay there ;hc empress
VINO Is travelling lncognito as Countess Ho-
honcmhS. VIII 20 to Corfu aud then e back
TO Vienna.
captain c. II Blood of Tennessee who act
ca Tor year AZ drillmaster Cor ne raw
ihSNfEent troops under Gomez, has juat rc-
'nlRcd I" his home lie brings heck the
startlNg Information that General Weyier
r. native OF Ohio and son of parents
OF German origin. His father is at present
farmer in The Buckeye State.
There are few men in New York who
nre directors OF so many corporations ttat
'her ices for Attending beard meetings
guone constitute good living income,
Samuo' II. Bobcock has the reputation of
helng in moro directoratcs than any other
one man. Russell sage is very close Soc
ond ard ri one time Samuel Sloan was q
good third.
cornelius Vanderbilt has a hobby Which
nc INSISTS upon riding even while restrained
from hrsncss by sickness lie lakes q
personal interest in the dairy and he poul.
IIF Nard or his model farm neaE Newport.
lfelse OF the gilt-edge butter Produced On
lhai lafm is sweeter to his ear than the
most enthusiastic COMMUNICATION Of his
eost'y and artistic mansions,
1hfro Is movement in COLORADO to cree.
monument to the memory az ,gbulon
J ne, m" arst explorer OF Pixies Peak. The
peuVer Times, in commenting favorably on
lhn movement. says that "courc gsous Old
1eon!on' with his loyal band Of Surveyors.
feaohSd the noted mountain and It's more
no.ed crest ninety years ago, IT'S Scars
oe'ore the pioneers came alto The STATE.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Of the erea.ees ara most eeneficen; ro,it.
cal reforms o. the age When the rro.' ic
uranifest Al honest desire to insusurA,e
such reform The Rrss viii Re With ihsra.
and has repeatedly SPOKEN in nehai. OF tia
reform. But under the present status OF
o. parties. the general scheme Is sarily
rrsetioahlc-and II is Case where the
system must be general and thorough TO
prove really effective The civil service
system is one necessarily o, slow growth
in a country like this. o; frequent elections,
bitter rsr,isanship and snpcraoGndsnes
ot politics, 4 start has been made, how
e, er-;he future may give US the complete
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

rELErBcNE NUMBERS.
Editorial. Gl. b


The Fost Is delivered 10 any rari OF the
city BY carriers at s. o. per rncoih, three
months. A.0. SIX months, s. o.. one year,
Mr. Theodore Re-ine has charge OF the
CRY Circulation ana Collecting.
Messrs. Theodore Berng and ChsFles
Io,t are the authorized collectors OF al
city bills. both adVertis M ana snoscf'T-
ton. ard 10 money should be pad 10 any
one other than these naued. unless speciAl
written authority signei ny The Business
Manage. IS Shown All accounts % any
slze should II pad by check IL favor o.
The Houston pr ni.ng Company
No orders FOR goods" eie-. are g.Ven oy
the rr1gaT sger1tni and none will b. accept
cd 10 payment Of office biils
sDhacrherS fai ng 10 rece We the paper
-, 80. MI p.'"~ 1919 - e -
pscted 20 be delivered no; later than 80
n.
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that there is no revolutionary COVE, nment
IN Cuba TO recognize. differ With him
There is government in Cuba which gov e
erns. 1t is not essential that the ic,ciu-
tionists should have president. They
have laws which govern and control the
people everywhere save in Havana and a
few ,Qf the large cities, The American col
onisw had no president when France came
to their aid
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

The various reports % the state officials
as they are made puhitc continue 10 show
a rccori OF efficiency. economy and good
government generally tliNi can not he
beaten ia any State o. the Union
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Msesr< Cleveland and oi,>ey sheaii no;
allow the scAwecs and the harnacles to
&c; zoo thick or the halls OF our wsrships
under the theory ,hss congress can not
take iadepesdcn; action with reference 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25
Our Impartial MaicSactors.


The burglars OF ST. Louis are no respect
ofs OF persons or institutions The Home
brewery was looted In broad daylight: a
train was held UP inside the city limits and
now comss tho report OF the robbery c,
church.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

The friends Of Hon. EdwSri NJ. House
hsve suggested ;hs, he . good suberrator-
M timber. Ana b. IS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

the Standard Is OF great value TO shese
interested in Montana.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

liannihal Mo, December e. Ex- Con
gresham Hatch died At O'Clock trnght
OF complication of troubles resulting
from Brights diteale.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

rceoeres ;pst row. II ought 10 result In
considerable fatality among the robbers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

]. would give just ii1le more sub
stance to those ovcr,ures for 4 fight be-
tween Fitx snd Jim II they were made a.;
some other time than when the .heairica al
season Is at its height.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

After the Holidays Houston business men
ought 20 feel In sufficiently good humor to
pus their united Shoulders TO the wheel
for the general progress ana improvement,
of she ,sstN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

very soon. the Bryan democrats will turn
them out in 1895 Just as sure as fate Rut
If they do make good times evident. then
the Bryan democrats viii have no ground
to stand on, and you Palmer and Buckner
men will be no better off No, my friend,
repeat the Palmer and Buckner democrats
who voted for Mckinley, and most of them
did that very thing. must stay With the re-
pubicans or come humhly back to thc R.y-
an democrats. They can not sustain them
selves alone. The hand Of the republican
party will be raised against them on ac-
count of their tariff heresies. and the Chi
cago platform will smte them on account
OF their financial ground. You have no
middle ground to stand upon. This call Of
the Indianapolis convention has served its
first and last cause for being. II will die
of sheer abuse in the house OF its repuhli
can friends of 1896, YOU will die there in
1897 -9S"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

In the bright outlook for Houston mex;
year, by the way. you m;slE as well IN
cloie another pennaa; winning baseball
aes--es-s-,n,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Singular to relate no special outbreak of
The Sgue has been noted among our An
slomaDsaos since the recent big shakc-up
IN England
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Sra:n aisd the Washington adm!nistra-
ton are gradually getting close together
ana II IS now thought that a new treaty
and some other important agreements
may soon take ahan- The administration
ought 70 got some reward from Spain for
the valuable service It has rendered the
Mnhrld goNernmnnt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Much more like this followed, with many
personal alluso.s to Marcus Hanna. neith-
err man seeming to know that gentleman.
but both believing that he was worth some
SIS 600 900 and was bound to run the adj
ministration. body and soul. After putting
Marcus in the cabinet and gravely shaking
their heads over the future. the old poll
teal and army veterans retired for the
uipht
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

There IS new talk OF the powers taking
hold OF Turkey. THIS is the season, how
ever. when there IS more talk than usual
about Turkey
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

III" Christmas number Of the Anacon-
da, Montana. standard. which has iust
reached The Poss. Is an unusually attrac-
tive aud interesting edition OF one of TN,
live papers OF the West The colored cover
Ia one OF tho psettiest seen around any
OF tbs CHRISTMAS numbers. The ua,tsr IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Don't forget today that 1t IS more blessed
to give than TO recelvc--but dons set 'em
up too often.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

prominent Texas gentleman. who 1,
also veteran eN-nenspaper man. sent
THIS message last night: "Today's issue OF
The Houston Post lr the finest weekday
newspaper ever put forth IN Texas. II caps
tho climax In Texas Journalism
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

Christmas comes hut once year. Re.
member. however that there is tho day
after
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Hen. John NJ. Duncan o. ~, ,'i ss.'
few hours in the city en- l'a y ~ ~
Fort Worth. He had nus ~. : i,
on n,', the question OF the pf''''' !
s" 'T1xss p' is being Injured e v no
present ,yn"' law is IN FL, eiisf !; II u srsts
a bankrupt should NC Va wi, viii hahs y
,hs, is The csse a cloia wi, XII slsA
s shas Is It is unfortunate "a, ma b
elton exists, and J asa ~ b.ssgk
oritntion is neins inaa. ., 10 rik: !
t. so,r pet time ago to large l Il ~ ~
the passage of a nes Il IN tns r's' .
Judge .ge,i pn " The Post. an i. ls'Ss
T re 'a' IN the late m pasaasd; ~
moi be D iGty0i Is inasbisd, , y I'll
many ,. ,n,nl he Opportunity, ,l,Iss ~
y ,1,,cspt in IN he lac ,ssrs ~ y
na-,;on Of the sta'f n" ,,s ipilu,ptsf' \
l''' .i-culairs tnR' ,rils ! n
flsrtoa III IN haven't ,SY ~, p,r..r q Y
n ncatt part Of Teas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25

". H. Graham, from the Fit,y-ninth flo
torial district. had a walk over this year
in hiss district, which two years ago was
the hotbed Of pcpulsm.