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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
TEXAS POLITICS.

Conroe Courier: So far Joseph d. Say
ers Is the Courier's choice for governor
Port Lavacaen: Comptroller Finley has
also placed himself In the hands of his
friends and will want the office again.
Lockhart Register: Joe chyers is run
ming good race all over the State, and
the man who defeats HIN will be the
next governor OF Texas.
Sweetwater Review: The race is be-
tween Culberson and Reagan for the
United States senate. with the chances
slightly in favor Of the latter.
Ennis News: Senator Mills IL making
hay while the sun shines and II any Of
the younger tribe get his seat from him
1t VIII be at the end of a hot contest.
Lockbart Register: Albert Burleson viii,
hardly have any opposition for congress.
He Is true blue democrat, young and
capable. and is just the man to represent
this district,
Denison Herald As between Mr.. Rea.
gan and Mr.. Culberson, Mr. Hogg does not
know where he is at But he is moi
working himself into fever in behalf Of
Mills or Bailey.
Bridgeport Herald: Culberson seams 20
be far in the lead In the senatorial race
he has made an excellent governor ana
the people have confidence In his ability IN
make good senator. ~
Williamson County Sun: If seams =.
generally conceded that Jake Wolters l,te
OF the La Grange Journal. win he the
next democratic nominee for congress- 10
the Galveston district. II he "a he viii
be elected. sure, Hawley won't be sin n,
with Jake IA ~
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sOME POsTSCRIPTs,


Potatoes and apples have both rotted
so In parts OF Maine that not hat a crop
VIII BIO harvested.
There are more than 10000 Europeans
ana Americans resident in China. OF
these 1000 arc English
Hongkong is the capital OF foreign In :
dustry In the far East. More than 5000
Vessels touch there annually
The British colonial secretary has ap-
proved loan Of $4,000, 900 for the building
OF RAILWAYS In the Malay peninsula.
DIR. Hills of Manchester. KY. at 20 years
OF age, rode In n pacing race at Barbour
vile the other day and won It.
The export trade OF Siam with Europe
has increased rapidly within three years.
being mostly in rice and teak wood.
twenty-five ports OF China are opcn TO
foreign residence, where Europeans ara
allowed to own land on which they live.
At Wilmington. Del. where offenders
arc publicly whipped crowds OF pretty
girls look on and seem to enjoy the spec
taclc.
Beaver Falls. Pa. has three physicians
whose names are Grim. Ague and Coffin
In spite OF their names they enjoy lucra-
tive practices.
Mrs. Dorothy bamun OF Washington IN,
cane which was made for Abraham
Llncola from wood taken from Lookout
mountain
While the New York papers have bean
ASTONISHING why men do not marry. n So
ciefy woman OF that city eays that no
women can be really well dressed on less
than $4,000 year!
Even the Japs appreciate tho value or
printers ink The mikndos government
has appropriated $4,000 to he expended
IN advertising throughout the United
states the merits of Japanese tea.
widow OF 10 years. who married a
lad OF 20 In Chlllcothe. Ohio. one brief
week ago, has driven him from her home
and promises because he refused 10 give
~ BITS association with tho Salvation
Army.
Tho court OF appeals Of New York ma,
hoid that 1t was no ground for new
trial because the Jury in a murder case
attended church on Sunday in the custody
OF the sheriff and heard a sermon on the
prevalence OF crime.
Providence man OF lcorcclastic dis,
position has put an old fable to a destruc>
tive test by letting pet fox have the run
OF vineyard with grapes within his reach
The fox cares neither for ripe grapes nod
sour, but will eat chicken every time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
POINTS ABOUT People.

Senator William y. Allison OF iowa
viii be the principal speaker at the great
republican meeting to DO held In Clsve
land on October ia.
James Lane, who died In Chicago on
Thursday at the nge OF i0I was the Oldest
citizen of the city. He was once Arm
frioud OF Stephen A. Douglas.
Henry W. Sage tho millionaire phi,an,
thropist, who died in Ithaca. N. Y. few
days ago, was the founder OF the Sage
public library, IN Bay City Mich. where
he acquired much OF his wealth.
Miss Twlss, eldest daughter Of Hor.
ace Iwtss, married the editor OF the Times
and, on becoming widow, married his
successor. John Delanc. Her father thus
happily described tho double event, "She
TOOK the Times and supplement-"
Professor James A. Breasted OF the de,
partment cf Egyptology ut the University
ot Chicago. received recently direct from
neshasha. Egypt consignment OF antiqu,.
ues on unususn value. Among them is the
mummy OF Merry, priestess OF Hathor.
So long as there are writer's OF books
there Will be many who VIII never resort
20 ,ne painstaking labor OF Wordsworth.
as Indicated In thu Journal Of Dorothy
Wordsworth: william has come hack
tired he has spent all the lay in thinking
OF an adjective for the cuckoo"
TamaSno. the tenor, has lost 100. 900
francs In q real estate speculation at
Rome, according to the Figaro. He bought
q building and the adjoining land at
high price on a tip from an Italian deputy
that the government wanted the property
for new ministry Of commerce building
aud found that the deputy had unloaded
his own comparatively valueless land on
him.
Baltimore paper IL authority for the
statement than probably tho oldest station
agent In the country In point Of service
Is James A Gary the postmaster general
Of the United States. He was appointed
agent at Albertcn. Howard county. Mary-
land. on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
some forty-four years ago, and II says thai
thu ss,st,r,anv - $500 ~
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tonds over three years. Tuition is free
to residents of this State. while the
nlatr icuation and labratory fees for the
three years amount to about SO. The cost
of living varies. but good board can be
had at prices ranging from IS to Sc per
week, Fer further information write j.
l.. johnson, provost Galveston, Texas.
What king of Egypt had the old testa-
ment translated into Greek? FIJI.
1t was Ptolemy II. second Greek king
of r~vpt. For the benefit of the Jews
in his dominion. Ptolemy had the Old
Testament, tho only part of the Bible
that had been written. translated into
Greek. It is this translation that Is
known as the Septuagint, from the Latin
septnaginta. seventy. so called because it
was made by seventy men. -.
Allow me to state in reply to Harry
Davis query in the Letter Box of Sep
TENDER 49, that an aurora borealis was
visible In or about the year 1857, ait "a
parallel, namely, at Pass Christian, Miss.
OHM.
The Letter Box could find no record or
this phenomenon being Visible SO lar
South. and is under obligations to the
above correspondent for the information
furnished.
Where is Peach Point Is. F. AuNins
burial place.? OWN.
1t Is on the BRACES river, near Column
bsa, in Brazoria county.
What cffice did Albert Sidney Johnston
hold during the existence of the Republic
OF Texas? TO B
He was secretary OF war under Lamar.
In what States is the death penalty
forbidden by law? ROM.
In Rhode Island. Maine and Wisconsin
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II May he So, but
New Orleans States.

The treatment which New Orleans hs.
received from Galveston-in the past when
ever the slightest yellow fever scare Or.
eurreu, is not forgotten by our people. but
-, ~ spi.e OF THIS act tsey have never sought
quarantine OF that city. Nevertheless /,
mere - yellow fever prevailing there New
orieans should establish rigid quarantine
una let Galveston know what 1t ia 10 Re
smut out from the rest OF the world The
moment We declare quarantine every town
IA Texas will follow suit. and the peon,s
VI ua'Veston will he bottled up completely.
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sabine Lake Channel.

A channel through sablne lake is a
question of vital Importance to Orange
and all Southeast Texas. 1t is hoped that
before our National legislature again meets
Senators Mills and Chiffon and Congress.
man Cooper will pay us Il visit with a
view OF personally investigating the nee.
essity OF the proposed Improvement. The
idea is practicable and the inland harhor
mat would be created by this channel
would be one OF the best. II not the best
in the country. Orange would derive m
Immediate benefit, Dut the whole Of East
Iexas would soon be connected by railroads
mat are already proposed and the products
OF forests and fields would find safe and
airect outlet to foreign markets. We he.
neve the entire congressional district ia
,n'erested and should lend all aid possible
IN pushing forward this great work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

An~son crop vsIl ~ iasss oas.
whskAsr \ viii BE- nearer nine than ten
miIiious y yet unknown, but the preseuf
price IL undoubtedly based on belief
IN / yieSd In the nelshborhocd Of ten MIL
lion bales. Should . decrease In recefps
or an carly frost convince cotton msnufac-
turev ana spectators that the total VIII
be considerably less than that. the price
Of the suuth's staple will show . material
ADVANCE
Az IL i. the worlds visible supply 10 en-
tirely too small to justify any further de-
cline, except such az may DO orougm
about temporarily by trade depression or
unusually heavy receipts.
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HoueroN,s COMING FESTIVAL.

/ n q dffncuIt to realize and almost Inn
possible 90 exaggerate the wisdom ana I'M
portance OF the Fruits. Flow FRA and vese-
tables. FESTIVAL, announced to take Place
IN this city December to II. inclusive.
IL sucoess means the exhibition for the
INST time. and In systematic FORM. OF
those countless floral gems pe.:nl'arly IN
discnous to the Texas coast country. and
will also enable the people Of this section
to show to the astonished gaze OF our
Northern visitors display Of fruits ana
vegetables which at once demonstrate the
extreme baiminess Of our climate as wen
an the wonderful fertility Of our soil.
Az a simple, business proposition no
movements could be inaugurated at this
time which deserves and will command
more universal cooperation from the
whole State than the one suggested. II
carried out on the scope contemplated It
will do more to advertise Texas to the out
side world than any similar agency sub
mitted TO the public in long period. As
such, therefore. 1t will naturally COM
mend itself to all sections. and inasmuch
as II conflicts with no kindred enterprise
in the commonwealth. but, on the con-
trary, aids and stimulates them all, The
Post feels assured the coming Festival
will be welcomed with enthusiasm by the
whole press and people
Can the coast country but show our
friends from the ice hound North the
boundless products which beautlfy and en-
rich this region. even In midwinter. and
home OF plenty. thrifty immigration will
necessarily follow. the price Of our lands
will speedily enhance In value. business
OF every character Will flourish. capital
will flow 10 Texas In Increased volume. the
vacant places will soon become peopled
with happy and prosperous husbandmen.
and the whole section will blossom as q
smiling garden.
1t is especially to this end that the pro-
sressive men of Houston propose holding
tho Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables Fes-
tiyal. and In their patriotic and practical
undertaking they should have the unquall-
fed support not only OF the people OF tho
Immediate coast country. who will BIO
particularly benefited, but OF all tho cit
liens OF Texas as well.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
sub.t,tus,on by saicsmcn.

II Is the habit among some statesmen to
sndeavor TO persuade customers into buy
ing something else than things asked Tor
as the result OF the advertising Of speciai-
tics. the advantages OF which are presented
IN the advertising columns OF the news
papers. Very frequently something Is oner-
ed, guaranteed to be Just as good" II
very often happens that the store indulging
IN this imposition makes more money from
''just as good" preparation, but the GUS
toner is the loser. Reputable dealers should
not try to substitute and customers should
be careful to protect themselves by insist
ing upon being given what they ask for or
going elsewhere to get Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
COTTON CROP ESTIMATES.

The manager OF a great cotton seed oil
plant INFORMS us that this seasons cotton
crop Will fall about 100000 bales short
o. current estimates. He gets his irfor-
matlon from his cotton seed buyers, who
60 into every part OF the cotton country
ana ne Is confident that his figures aro
accurate. II he Is right there Is an over
estimate o. the crop which threatens Sc
price OF cotton Is determined by hi, crn,,
estimates, apd II this Is greatly too high
the price will remain corrcspondihrIv too
low until the error becomes apparent ny
~ u me e'h h uhe ceiton viii have passed out
crease in the price will inurc to The bene,it
World lott
The above extract from an edItorla, IN
the New York World appeared In The
Posts commercial reports Saturday morn.
Ing. Such statements are. OF course, non.
sensical and are Of no benent whatever
N maintaining the price Of cotton. The
highest estimate OF the crop thus Tar
given out places tho prospective yield 4,
io6oo.oOo bales. To say that the aetna,
outturn viii fall 100000 bales short Q,
tnis u to predict crop Of only $500 900
oaies. Or quarter OF million lees than
last years production. This Is ridicuyous
on its fsce and Il as great an underestI.
mate a. Mr.. Henry, Noill's predicted 10
100000 bales IL an oyercstimate.
It y this tendency to exaggerato the
sctual conditions that causes the foreign
buyer Of cotton 10 lcse all faith in esti-
mates. no matter from what source they
Come. The Southern ntartnr Az, ~~t
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Mr. and
She Denver her grhood was
East Since the completion OF
called beautiful She quite
and
beautiful indeed Although
ladies select
consented
the
turis AXE -DenyprP Post
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How Democrats Get Together.
ouisYille Disnnfch


There is very simple plan by which
the democrats get together-and that is to
get into the democratic party aud to sub
NIT to the Judgment OF The majority on
all Questions Of principle and pol,c,. that
is the only hope for the democratic party
or any other party, and those who VIII NOT
become democrats upon these como, lions
VIII not become democrats a. all 1bera
nave been at various times In tha hi,ior,
OF the party questions n have M
ana nave created disselsioas and al, ,sscns
wv .ne party mas gone steadily forward
material faster than I has los, on a..so,,,
@ assertions. The democratic party wi,i
oe ne winning party In 1900. Tcs ,,ct.
s sosm upon which Il WITH make the lsht -
Ivy Esu % framed By the dumocr. IL M =
usaA eeAysauaa vhlch viz ssss n.i,a 7 =
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rnLnPHoNE NUMBERED
Ullterial. -. Runansn. ~


- - = deliysfed 70 any part q ~
~ - cSrf4efs Il 1i00 per monens sns Ur
mSntka. 400; SIX months. W.@' ons s'''
~. Tneodors Bering has charge OF tns
CITY Circulate and Cellecttng. rs.-,.s
He1Drs. Theodore Bef1ng sno cs nj
c3{y bills. both advertising and ovescs,r
tion, and no money should be paIo t " y
ons othse than fhose named, unless s 5,nass
3anSser Il shown. All accounts OF any
oiro a6ould be ptid by check IN 1Avor VI
The Housfon Printing Company.
w 0rds s,,s s0r so nd none Win b: accept
"a in payment Of office bills
BubscyiberS falling to reseive the p3Rss
regularly will please notify the oincc
promptly Every subscribers paper 10 ~.
bsciad 10 b delivered not later than NV
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Philosophical Uncle Daa.

Walliavilie Age.
The Age Is usually Jour pagcs, but two
o. the pnses are printed on the paper when
we buy It.
This week II 10 only two names hu, 4,
y all printed here. aud d ali; fresh ~
quarantine got u cut Of roaly print. ana
w ma to Yet supply OF white psrer
from 6Aiveeton. Our readers lose poth;rs
~ sne chAnRe, Thsy Got 1upt g mu1a
seeaa matter And homs aswe e ususI X
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

Uncle Dan Smith has been granted q
reprIeve by President Mckinley. Although
hs term as postmaster expired on the
18Th Of last month he IL stu at work. and
has no objection to remaining in office
until 1900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

New Orleans Telegram.

mayor Harrison of Chicago, who could
not get pass over the Pennsylvania rail-.
road says that he had right as public
queer 70 demand one. Assuming this "a 81
, .nu case what would the Pennsylvani,,
for ~" es,sse r,ent 20 Demand In return
1t, u noe official favoss. why
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

In order to raise more money. Kaise
BIZ has decided TO increase the tax o.
beer threefold. First thing he knows he'l
stir up a revolution.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

A st. Louis editor Is credited with alb
sorbng "thirty-two bottles of beer at
sitting" Did he quit just because tn
beer gave out?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

Cleveland must be failure as col.
iege professor. Judging by the way they
are trying to drag him back into politics
In order to get rid OF him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

what General Miles saw" is the head
ing Of an editorial in the Topeka State
Journal. One would infer from this that
poker had supplanted whist in Europe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

Before England replies to the collective
note OF the powers asking her to evacuate
England. she should consult the Canucks
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

New Orleans papers are all advocating
National quarantine; IN fact they are WILL
Ing TO put up with any old thing II they
can get rid OF the guarantees now in
effect.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

would accept commission AZ butcher for
the insurgents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

Of an epidemic In New Orleans Is the
closing up OF all saloons on Sunday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

The Mexican Herald says the New Or
Jeans mail u smelly. Some poet can now
make IL rhyme with yelly.
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Hobson's Che'

Sinton sighAi: .ss;
II We were compelled g
either Waco or New Or9e1
rather hard 70 make :
COW.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

II Professor Foster will just send along
good. soaking rain. wen overlook the
non-arrivai Of that promised frost.
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The reports from Galveston anent some
supposed cases of yellow fever, while sur
prisinS and even sensational. are not sur
hcient cause for any undue alarm. Even
though 1t should be demonstrated beyond
cavil that the disease has crcpt into that
city. which Tho Post very seriously
doubts, there would bo little or no danger
to Houston and other interior points. 1t
will be impossible for It to take hold and
spread at this latc day. and tho indlca-
lions point strongly to rain and cool
weather within the next twenty-four
hours. Houston placed strict quarantine
on last night. and In Wow of the generally
healthy conditions here sensible and
thoughtful people will not become fright
oned. Let everybody keep cool. There AZ
no sense in getting excited nor In run
ming away, because, to say the least the
danger IL very remote.
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People who think hot tamales would
sell well In the Klondike country might
try their luck by introducing walrus blub.
Der into Mexico.
When mans house burns down and
he is uninsured, you can safely bet that
when he rcbuilds he will carry an In
surance policy. Now. that's Just the way
to look at yellow fever Experience
proves that 1t can be kept out OF n com-
munity by the enforcement OF modern
sanitary regulations. We have tho laws
on the statute books and the author,tia,
OF cities In Texas should not ret
caught a second time waliowing IN Al,h
and weeds. 1t means extra expense
10 keep city clean. but the people
VIII cheerfully foot tho bills when they
come to sum up the losses sustained dur
Ing the recent quarantine.
Now that Houston is clean, let II be
kept clean.
IN celebrating today the anniversary OF
tne founding OF the first German COLONY
IN the United States, the German Amer.
'can citizens Of Houston can point with
pr'oe 20 tho great achievements of A
sturdy race In all the arts, sciences ana
industries The Americanixed German
mas contributed along with the nat,va
American TO the greatness and rranderr
81 .nis country, and It is mets and proper
.net ne should celebrate the first land
ins OF mis- ancestors in the New World.
General weyler has resigned. You're
another. he hasn't resigned.
me New Orleans States calls the litt,a
oAcilius which Is creating SO much COM
motion "obsr dere'' little dude germ,
The old he-bacilius of 1873 and 1s7s n 40.
scriees ~ royal old devil. Somehow ~
other people seem to be moro afraid 81 :
ouae nowadays than the old-timers were
Of the devil. "s's
General Miles says he has seen al the
sre.t armies IL Europe. except hat Of
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seen Il. All not engaged IN slaushtsrins
women and children in Cuba and the
Philippines arc doing guard duty In Ma
drid
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

The American corn crop this year is es.
timated at 17de.oOO.0oo bushels. Hog and
hominy.
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The third brand new pie
,engtbens the list Of breezy snd b,
offerings. In 1.-THE Proper
adaptation from the French &c
(which Manager FrohmAn
Hoyt's. one detects the tran 9
in spite of the efforts Of - ~
proved rather slow. the secogsa
and the audience laughed ~
the burlesque OF Camille III
ended. The third act. as usns,,
to STRENGTHENING out comSI
OF course. everything ~
Whether the piece will prosyS
be seen. but 1t needs iitue 1
vision. What Happened y Nj
over TO the Bijou last nign. .;icr 4
the second heat OF us po