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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
soME rosrscnIprs.

Electric iauntng cars are run from
| Brighton, England to the nelghhorlng
! points Of interest
! Two witnesses from British Columbia in
an Ellcnsburg. Wash. law case Travelled
1904 miles and had Joint bill Of s36S.s0
Colonel p $ Rucker of Oklahoma
weighs i'7 mounds and has taken the pre-
MUM as the lat man at every Territorial
fair.
only pound OF maple sugar to tree
was the report of the manufacturers in
The Cambridge district OF Vermont this
wear.
Al Koniica in Herzegovina sanctuary
~ Mithra was recently discovered being
the first ever found in the Balkan PENN
sula.
miner came into Ellcnsburg. Wash.
one day recently with 800 rs the result
OF weeks labor on u claim located ON
Williams creek
According to the method which is now
adopted Tor reckoning leap wears Decem-
hcr January and February viii be the
summer months about 100000 years hence
Tho United States department of acri-
culture has contributed through the chief
Of the seed division. former student uf
the University cf Michigan, 500 species OF
heibao'oue plants 20 that Institution.
necularitv noticed by the keepers at
- ''",,u," 1ou IL mat nnu weather aHecis
rainy dav viii MAIN t, m1i ,i',, ue,i'Gs.
and a rlipnso ~ s,,nsbina nt,t ''1 go,
banrv - nr,,t,,,s 'i"Ne' 'ne'"
EHS'aha imported SPooop worth of hl-
Vsrts ana oNNor'ed $3;8o'ooo worth dur
INK the first three months OF this year. tho
m,n,,th a.. ~ "u'S" H', ,, mas nNen ,iktn
NJ ,,,n i raU''n w tue uAue III "hce's
'"'''."s MUST
l.a.' year 'S2 oNo persons visited the Ma
li'hal Gallery In London, daily average
OF -"i", dallY increase Of 80 over the
wear hAfore 29Go7 persons saw the pic
H., ,,Ior NV " 'u.naSS during "hieh
was ''l'' "P'"'
l0rkShlre farmer named Gibson has |
iust died at the ago Of lol years. He
shaved htmselt drank his glass OF beer
ara am, nus nishtoap OF whisky and smoked |
'"'"'' "l'' |" Dc w.
Professor Forbes the electrician. who
haS hren examining the cataracts of the
Nilr hnds that they can provide enough |
mower go nump the river water upon the
hcldS and to supply motive power TO the
RAILWAYS and TO factories at distance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
TIE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC PLANTS

as indicating tho growing strength and
prevalence u tho idea OF municipal owner
snip and operation OF plants for public
service such as water works for example
some figures recently published by the edit
or Of the Engineering News are pcculiarly
significant and Interesting.
u hppears that in 1915 there were on,v
i22 wafer works plants IN the United
States, while IN 1896 there were 3io6 or
tia latter number some 1880 or nore
ina" haf. are now owned and operated
by municipalities. 1889 by private com
panics and seventeen unaccoun,ed for In
tho statistics given. OF the twenty largest
cities IN The country all but two own their
water works. the exceptions being New
Orleans and san Francisco. or tho af,v
largest cities only nino are dependent
upon private companies for their water
supply In all cases OF public operation
rates have been greatly reduced. Tho
tendency TO municipal operation ia nocom.
ing more and more apparent year by year
the smaller towns and cities. whore abba
10 do so. following tho example OF thu
So ''NNH uhh putting IN city plnuts
at the first opportunity. In tho earlier
Gays OF the country the disposition was TO
give away franchises aud depend upon
private capital. Since then, as public
hnanoierng has become more lntelllpentjy
conducted, the possibilities OF profit TO
the community and saving to the indlyldna,
through municipal ownership. have boon
recognized
While the figures are not at hand az IN
tho gas aud electric light plants. IL ia N
well known fact that tho same tendency
Is sean in that branch OF public conyon.
fence and necessity as In The case OF water
works, Private companies have been too
grasping The majority OF them hayo
been over capitalized and over bonded aua
in consequence tho rates have been kent
high and the service poor In order TO NEE,
obligations. and possibly make dividend
Practically monopoies. they have been ar.
rogant. exacrlng and unaccommodaung |
and have naturally created q feeling o,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
Not Mostly Fools.

The fundamental mistake made Inv IN,
Npubllcans in framing tho Dlngloy bill,
ana ny tho finance committee OF the senate
~ doing It's patchwork has bcon the MS.
HuinNion that the American people ara
n"s'dy fools There arc various kinds OF
Iools, nut tho sort OF fool TIE average
NuNrlcnn has been taken TO he by tho tar
ltfsmNitha "a the one who win accep, word,
tor things indefinitely. Phrases have grs.t
power IN politics. assuredy. but wh-n
hey cmboty falsehood and are overwork
ca the gold plating of the verbal brick
wears Off aud the brass finally shows
through so distinctly that oyon the dullest
cyc can see H.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
Special sian Com,ntssioncrs.
TIE CITY.

The Post le delivered to any part OF The
cl:y by carriers at 81 - per month three
months. $500. six months. $500. one year.
fl2ep
Mr.. Thooccre Rering has charge OF the
Guy Circulate and Collecting.
MesSrs. Theodore Herring and Charles
Lott are thc authorized collectors OF all
city bills. hoth advertising ana suhscrip-
ton, anu uo money should be paid to aay
one other han those named. unless special
written authority signed by the Business
Manager Is shown. AL accounts nf any
szc should be paid by check in favor W
The Houston Printing Company.
No orders for goods" etc. are given By
thc management, nud none VIII DO accept
a. IN payment OF office bills
Subscribers failing 80 receive the paper
regularly wi! please notify the Office
rromptly Every subscriber paper IS eS-
ieo,ol 70 lie delivered not later than $50
:. m
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
MI, The Jones nh.
Fhlladelphia Times.

- certainly conceded that the t,rlf,
"'''n mas como out of tho senate c,mm,,
tee bears 50 little resembl,ncs ~ , NV,
,o,' ," went m that IT is not fair to Ding.
Ky x,r, 70 make II bear his namo, Evcn.Mc.
him Ia h us," 40 10 have tariff named after
that the WIS I'splted and many have held
eAlFd Tor Senator German In tn'ner .,
rue thers lppears little room for di s,S"n'
i, .aiiu now before the senatn ~ 'p p',
u SHOULD pass. will bear the name =, II ever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

poor passengers with bu, a single mean
OF exit from their close quarters was a
terrible oversight.
-
IL would have been a graceful rccoSnl-
ton OF She depressing effects of long -sus-
iained cnnul u the government had chart
cred some small steamer and sent our en-
tire regular army over to Greece for a
| little outing
! Conservative estimates from India place
the mortality from the plague at q. 900 ana
from famine at 9oop during the past
year Think OF 10000 people beng per-
m tied TO si0rvc IN the riches, empire OF
the world at the end Of the Nineteenth
| century!
Someone suggests that the invention of
the nav telegraphic instrument capoblc Of
transmitting 500 words per minute is de-
signed to meet the long felt want In re-
porting chess tournaments and whist club
meetings.
There appears to b. the same disposition
IN Boston 10 rebel agains, the proposed
AK on tea that was manifested a little
more than "A century ago up there not
w'thstandlng that we have more represen.
cation for taxation now than anything
else.
The king Of Siam. with his wives and
his rctinue will not wst us this year as
at first contemplated. Probably he has
learned that The Midway Pla sance and
the Egyptian village have become stale
shows even ,Nis far west.
Prince Bismarck sadly remarks now
mat he Is bankrupt in nerve The
young liohonzollcrn whom BlsmareI;
Helped to elevate has got enough of 1t
however, 10 reconcile even Bismarck to
the loss Of chat kind Of distinction.
The pres dent docs not like the senate |
tinkerns with the Dingley bill The |
president VIII have to join the great |
thfong who can not help themselves in
the presence Of the august senate-a bolv
which has as little regard for the pres!-
dent as 1t has for the people.
y revolution IN Greece now would add
to the misery and humiliation Of tho pco-
pie, but It might have its compensaimg
Eject in koepug such "a thoroughly in
'omretcw young man OK Constantine
frctn ever occupying the Greek throne.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
Holidays.
Montreal Herald.

Apropos of tho proposal 10 lcglslato the
dueon's birthday into a perpetual holiday
~ canada. II Is worth remarklng that IN
almost every state In the Union the birth.
DAY OF George Washington Is celebrated
as holiday. while almost every state
Keeps as statutory holidays the birthdays
OF several other OF the Nations great men.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Oh steerase passengers was truly n de.
pioraeie affair. The penDing w of these
poor passengers with bu, q single mean.
OF exit from their close quarters was a
terrible oversight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
THE UMPIRE.

uncultivated man. n"i'e--a rough,
TO agitaie 'a now. SO we'll as he,
-Detr1ot Journa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

The Duchess DAlencon
horror she was the sister the Empress
OF the royal family France She
bous s,.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
7iatN per cent To

u VIII be seen that This b.. positive con.
hscatIon and mliionalres would be foolish
not to leave tho State ana take up their
residence where they could at least die
without being robbed OF course. thore
Is much 10 be said against the blc tnx-
dndseF and only BY an inheritance fax
does II seem possible 10 reach personal
property. but This does not change tbo
main point Of interest to us that this
extreme measure Of taxation has bccn
proposed in New York and passed by The
legislature q New York in the homo state
Of the multi millionalrcs, where the abuse
81 Western socialism, and Southern
hostility toward capital has been the
'oudest and most persistent.
II Is che of those picturesque INSTANCES
OF chickens going home to roost. The rc.
markable, and In some respects. rcollv
beautiful feature about the whole matter
Is that the measure was backed by n
powerful aud enthusiastic popular demand
southern ond Western sympathy must
go out to these poor down trodden ANA
fuihlessly robbed milliouaircs. who are nm
fortunate enough to reside in such So
'lAiistic community MS New York. They
should conn Wost and grow up with
ilheral and hroad-m!nded environment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

The burning OF the Leona o. the Nal
cry line and the loss OF q large number
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Senator Plat has rope I'M, a.,
oua'"sss win an assiduity bearing o., \
assertion of his opponents tina, y, y" y
are numbered, Since he owns ., ~. ,l'I
owned {, The bulk of the territory con,s.
II is highly appropriate that hs s .sSno,r'l
cove from Governor Black tho 's .o n
wh'eh the great charter wa, sivI W VIZ
otn ,er souvenir he has lust oh,,is M AiI
volume foot thick in which wsrs
MESSAGES OF congratulation on his ts.' vsia
the senate. "'' ie'aF7 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

IL would have been a graceful rccoSnl-
ron OF She depressing effects of long-sus-
tanned onnul u the government had chart
cred some small steamer and sent our en-
tire regular army over to Greece for a
littlc outing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

y revolution IN Greece now would add
to the misery and humiliation Of tho pco-
pie. bat It might have it's compensatmg
effect in kocpug such thoroughly in
competout young man OK Constantine
fretn over oacupNing thn Greek throne.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12


The New York legislature LETT 500 bills
on toNcrnor Rlacks hands ana he must
~ IN uiom bY May % or they fan. Ho ia
said to be- managing TO get throush with
about three u day by proper industry
Everything passed 10y the New York leg
lsa'urt, however, Is supposed 10 have Il,
mg conceded somewhere about H. bcnco
re- enforced caution upon tic govprn,r's
rare.
'Nar Reed si!ll seems To hc able 70 com
mend the same obcdent action from tho
alleged popular assembly that most c2ars
obtain.
-
NOW that the business men IN New YORK
have begun 20 fcci the effects commer,l,i
~ Of the Cuban rebellion, the alnlnistrn.
ION Is 10 N petitioued 20 Intervene star
walton. tho torch ana tho sword ,oui, a.
their frikh fui WORK fer years WI bout nro-
vok.ug protest from these business IN
forests 50 long ms trade was not serlouslv
Affected.
m" threatened revolution IN Greece sur
Ees,s tho reflection that when Greek
'oco's Crock there may be the tug of war
over there al,or all,
Now the reports como from the ras,
20 INC ototi thot a Holy War ia impcnd
ms IN Whlrh Inc Mohammedan fnnaticis,n
WIZ once mare Try conclusions with In,
halNd 'lniide.s.' 1t needs something A,
that Kind 10 got the Christians togethe,
IN tho Eas'-snd 10 blot opa The eros
cent.
judging by the rate OF progress on tho
arbitration treaty and the other dehatable
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

~ II fniS increase bringing
Houhi" To the hearts OF the republicans
OF ONO II Is part OF the political history
OF the Buckeye State that revolution has
Followed every effort TO curtail what tbs
"orman citizens OF that State are in the
hhht Of calling their personal liberties. :"
hNerEthing that has savorcd of undue re.
s'Plotloh has met prompt rcbuke at tho
polls, and as the efforts at reform have
uSualN been made by tho republicans
'h'y are the ones who have suffered when
the retrihution comes,
lhry fear something like this from
ne.r increase, Although they are busy
Trying to Persuade themselves that 1t win
~ inc brewer who will pay the tax and not
,he consumer, they know better, They
Know mat the brewer will add the amount
OF me 'aA 10 the selling price and that the
d'aler, big or small. will tako the burden
rom the shoulders OF the brewer. hut the
leaier they say. when confronted with
ihat proposition. Will not be able TO take
II from the consumer and the people are
'ot therefore reached. That is the argu-
intnts OF drowning men who seek TO make
sifaws bear their weights. The dealer can
not wen Increase tho price OF his glass of
neer' but he can very readily decrease the
$40 OF his glass. And he VIII. YOU may be
sure OF that.
The result will be that the brewer. the
dealer and the small dealer will each take
out not only the amount of the tax. but
each VIII mako tho increased tax an eN-
euse TO take a little bigger rake off for
himself-always at the expense OF the
consumer
The beer drinkers OF Ohio are legion. !
mention Ohio particularly. because fram
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Those who have heard TIM ,,,
e gwen to the first offenders BY Ms, wv
cornell in sympathetic tone. ~. %,s''ai
,on'shed to learn that he /, - e
he e'' re wnen asked to marry a younr ..'
ne relusou. saving. Il don't c csr souf(
bonrh YOU but in my esysrisne e % 9
i,," ! see too much trouble IN %
m NOR !, never VIII perform nar n aails
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Someone suggests tina, the invention OF
the nav telegraphic instrument capable OF
transmitting 500 words per minute is de-
signed TO meet the long felt want In re-
porting chess tournaments and whist club
M ~ 49,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Kentucky IL now facing The aulct hui,
painful reelection that IT spent its last,
dollar to get n sccond-class ropubli-ln
senator Tho only consolation is tina.
consolation IL always near In Kentucky
ana kcntuoklans prompt 10 offcr N.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

Judging by the rate OF progress on tho
Arbitration treaty and the other dehatable
measures, II is thought the senate may set
day for q vote on the farm bill some.
t.ne hefore MI. MoK nley's term eNpireA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-22
THE HARD TIMES.
They Do Not Seem 10 Affect the Whisky and
Tobacco Industries.

New York liquor paper assures us
that the whisky trade is bearing it's share
of trouble. caused by the stringency of
the money market. and that consumption
has decreased to a degree quite alarming
to those dealers who have an oversupply
on hand. While we are making the most
of this drop of comfort. amid the general
depression caused by the "hard times a
Chicago liquor organ comes our way and
under the caption: Chicago saloons
hold their own" states that the ''antici-
pated reduction in the number of saloons
failed to materialiZe to any appreciable
extent" While other business firms are
going down every day under the financial
strain. the liquor firms are prospering,
and the new saloons that follow the su-
burban electric lines secure the most de-
sirabe corners and are fitted up with
luxurious furnishings-for which the
poor man pays.
The tobacco Industry" also seems to
be unaffected by the prevailing stagna-
ton. Tobacco, a journal that describes
itself as the only paper exclusively for
wholesale and retail dealers in cigars and
manufactured tobacco. publishes statis-
tics which show that the hard times have
not lessened the quantity of tobacco used
in the United States. The increase in the
consumption of manufactured tobacco for
chewing and smoking for the last fiscal
year was 5.397. eco pounds; of cigars, 73. 49,
5O4: and of cigarettes. 722,3o6.543. These
last figures especially are appalling! What
an outlook for the next generation. How
long before Christian civilization will
bestow as much attention upon the i'm
provement of humanity as it does upon
it's cattle and horses? What the world
women-men and women of sound bodies.
sound minds. sound morals-instead of
the "degenerates" produced by the use of
tobacco and other poisons.-unfon Signal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-22
A Saloon Keepers Fears.

There are your Y. NJ. c. A. and your
W. {. T. o.. and your l. o. G. T.; and ii
there are any more letters I've skipped. l
suppose they've got them in some kind of
a soclety-or something; and every one
or them is doing it's level best to draw
the rising generation away from us. The
boys used to like to come into my saloon.
They said it was pleasanter than the
church. 1t was SO bright, and fixed up
nice. you know; but the folks in these
societies have learned the trick, and |
declare if they aren't trimming UP most
as fine as We do. So don't see the boys
as much as I did. I have few left yet
who stand by me. but I'm afraid they
hold out.
This is where the trouble is to come
from, these persisting women. You may
vote high-license or low-license, Sunday
law or no Sunday law; you may stand at
the polls from sunrise to sunset and pass
your little papers in as fast as you can
count: you may raise your temperance
platforms as high as meeting house
and plant your temperance lecturers up
on them as thick as they can stand; they
may raise their voices till the tones reach
the top of the Eiffel tower and mark off
their figures and statistics on their eio-
Quent fingers as long as they can add and
subtract. We will still hold up our heads
and keep up our spirits. This skirmish-
ing doesn't affect us much but so long as
there is one woman left to wave her
white handkerchief as the blue-ribbon,
cold water boys march along the streets,
depend upon it, she'll do more damage to
our trade than all the other things put
together. Then the children, when they
shall grow up. rooted and grounded in
temperance,-they'r taught the effect of
alcohol on their little systems-alOng this
line. l say. is where the trouble is going
to come in for us saloon-keepers
But l am bound not to give up, if can
ha1 T
but if l have to surrender. you may know
twas one of those little women that
stole march on me; and when that day
comes. l hope you'll paint over my sa-
loon door. just to make me feel mean and
sneaking on account of deserting my
colors:
Left camp! Driven Out by Woman
The Golden Rule.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-22
WELCOME IN: DAY.
Let the OId.time Spirit be Revived in the
Thanksgiving Feat.

From the time the world began
there has probably never been any race
characteristics more intensely vital
than those resulting from the founding
Of Plymouth colony" writes Ella Nor
ris Kretschmar in the November
Woman's Home Companion. To-day
there is not nook or corner in our
land that does not in some degree re-
fleet the influence.
New England household customs
were an addenda to New England re-
ligion, and once established were OBJ
served with great preciseness. The
celebration of Thanksgiving, instituted
in true thankfulness, and therefore in
tensely significant, was studied in its
every detail with a degree of earnest
ness and interest which we today can
scarcely understand. The best the new
land afforded was of course in evidence
"a grateful display made in honest
pride. What wonder. after comforts
had multiplied, limitations given way
to luxuries, that the features of the
original feast should be reproduced.
the customs of the day re-enacted in
the spirit half reverential. half fcs-
tive. that now marks the occasion?
I'VE Americans are not given to
sentiment. AS a people we have been
forced to be altogether practical: but
alas! that the practical should have
crowded the picturesque out Of our
lives. Recognizing that this is the fact.
let us. when occasion warrants, do our
utmost to encourage the growth of that
tender young plant, American tradi-
ton. Thanks to the descendants of the
New Englander every village has it's
quota of enthusiasts. But why should
we not all celebrate our various ma
tional days? Such things give color.
warmth. interest. to life, detract from
our national nervousness, and break
the awful monotony of business. do
mestic and ordinary social routine.
We really are patriots. all of us. as
a call to arms to defend our land would
quickly prove. But why wait for an
invading foe to remember that we are
loyal Americans? Why regard the
Fourth of July as a bore? Why. if we
do celebrate to please the children, do
we do it perfunctorily, without enthu-
siasm? 1t is not undignifed to be in
terested in such matter. The heart
that does not swell to an occasional
jubilate, that is not sometimes stirred
by sentiments involving no personal or
material interest, is but a dull, sapless
organ.
Let us try to give real welcome to
this end-of- the century Thanksgiving:
though we skip the long service and
sermon of our forefathers' day. let us
H.
old feast, the old spirit, with all the
enthusiasm we can muster. Let us
gather the kim to share our cheer, nor
forget the homeless friend who might
otherwise find the day sad and irk-
some. One cannot force hilarity,
but given the occasion and con-
dition for making merry, it needs but
willing spirit to fall into line"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two more victims are reported OF the
explosion of the artillery wagons
loaded with gun cotton which occurred
close to the Waters Pierce Oil Cos.
Works, at Mexico City.
Mrs. T. L. Nicholson. wife OF Bishop
Nicholson, of Milwaukee. is dead OF
consumption after an illness OF two
wears She was considered the best au-
thority in the country on church vest
ment embroidery.
The earthquake of Friday. at Mexico
City was only slightly felt but al
Tehuantepec the shock was sharp, De-
ing preceded by a rising ciouo OF hne
dust from the tarth. No damage IS re-
ported from interior points.
The widow of Cabctt. lynched IN
En,mons county, North Dakota, last
Saturday, will sue the county for soo. :
600 for the lynching of her husband.
Emmons county is already most pank-
r,ut on account of the trial OF the SELL
confessed murderers. of which Cadott
was one.
A masked negro attempted to hoio
m a street ear at the end OF the
Eiobteenth street Cable Line at Kan
sas CITY. Mo-, Saturday night. Ine
pr;nnan threw a griphook at the hlgh-
way,nan who instantly shot MN IN
the groin. Conductor Churcn VINO
came 70 his comrades assistance, was
shot in the breast, BENG seriousis
wounded. The negro escaped.