The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27
THE TEXAS PAPERS.

| The Texas Pick and Pan News comes out
with we'll gotten up holiday edition, print
ed in magazine form on book paper, and
containing and extensive wrlte-up of Hub
bard City and Hin county, with illus'ra-
tons OF principal buildings. The pages are
filled with A liberal amount of advertising
matter and altogether the edition reflects
credit on the publishers of the News.
| The Eros, Enterprise proposes 10 help
build UP its town or get out 1t says:
| The presenting OF Frost to the outside
world in proper light is our aim. We are
here to help build up the town and not
to tear IL down. If We can't be advantage
Gus to Frost and surrounding territory aud
live agreeably with the people We will move
on.
The Mexia Ledger has this to say in re-
gard to the criminal code reforms
The technical advantages which the Grim
inal enjoys in this State under present
! codes ought TO be among the first abuses
to so when the incoming legislature meets.
1t is society and not the criminal that
should hold the upper hand.
The Wylie Rustler has been offered for
sale, as Editor Perkins intends to devote
all his time TO the practice of law
Editor Pierce Colquitt of the Corsicana
Democrat is a bachelor but that paper
makes this observation;
Women are coy ducks, and many mans
heart is taken before be is well aware
Of It.
The Sherman Democrat thus appeals to
Santa Claus Hanna
Mr.. Mark Hanna: Please see that a gen.
erous chunk OF your best prosperity gets
into Texas Christmas stocking.
The Karnes County News, published at
Runge, has entered its tenth year In very
prosperous condition. 1t promises soon to
be equipped with an improved cylinder
press and to enlarge its size.
The Mineola Monitor restricts Its Christ
mas greetings
The Monitor wishes those subscribers
who have paid up merry Christmas,
The Monitor offers some suggest ons for
the making up of McKineys cabinet. 1t
asks:
In discussing material for McKinlev's
cabinet. what is the matter with Cyclone
Davis of Texas and Tom Watson of Geor-
Sia? Both of these gentlemen certainly de-
earve recognition from the Mckinley admin
istration.
The Cuero Bulletin. edited by Miss L.
c. Kyle, makes Its appearance in a new
dress and vastly improved in appearance
The Calhoun County News drops into
rhyme:
Eddie Green will cut Federal pie,
Or Eddie Green will know the reason why.
Miss Lucy May Baker won in the Crockett
Enterprises diamond ring contest for the
most popular young lady in Houston coun-
ty.
The Huntsville Enterprise is now all
home print and has made some other very
creditable improvements.
The Dickens Doings seems to be having
a hard time. 1t says:
To the People of Dickens County:
We have several times called your at.
tention TO the fact that we must have your
united support, else we can not continue
our paper The paper has not paid ex-
penses since we came here and the outlook
is very gloomy at present. We have tried
10 give you paper that will compare fay-
orably with any in Northwestern Texas and
meant to enlarge 1t II business justified
Surely you would like to have n paner
and certainly everyone in the county "a n
afford to nay for the paper six months.
II you can't or won't put your shoulder to
the wheel and give us pull we will be
compelled 10 quit-and that soon.