The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-02

that has every hope OF success.
The South wants immigrants Of the right
sort and will eagerly welcome them. but
II In just as well 10 say to Mr.. Thompson
and those disposed 20 act with him that
the South Is hardly In need OF an addition
to her supply OF common labor. She has an
abundance OF that now aud 1t is rather
poorly paid. What we want Is an incomer
with enough money TO purchase his home.
To such we can assure not only living
but big profits, after the possibilities Of the
section are learned This Is an agricultural
section with money in It.
Uncle Jimmie Ianc, who died IN Chicago
the other day at the ago of los. had It
TO his credit that he never failed to vote
after the franchise was conferred upon
him. There Is no duty more obligatory |
upon a citizen or mora Important than |
this duty OF exercising the franchise. |
Thousands OF presumably good men annu- |
ally neglect this duty and permit bad men |
70 grasp the reins OF government.
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Greece wants to be beaten until II Ia out
OF shape.
Experts now say that the bones found
In tho I.uetgert sausage vat were those
of hog The right to designate the
head OF the house "a a hog belongs 10 tina
wife. and on this testimony I4uetserts at.
torneys should have no difficulty In prov
ing that his wife Is on trial and he is
missing, that Is II the jury Is composed
OF married mem
General weyler has resigned There
comes time when even butchers arm
grows weary.
Charles J. Devlin. q big mine operator
In Illinois, has the courage to say that
the price which the mtuers were forced
20 accept last May ana at which they re-
fused to continue work. lis not enough to
keep body and soul together" Perhaps
the main body OF employers do not think
the miners have any souls--it looks that
way.
| what will the ''ultimatum' correspond
onts do. now that Spain has shown the
| white feather?
| All this "ultimatum' talk seems 10 have
been tommyrot. All that was necessary
TO cause a yellow fever stampede In the
| Spanish cabinet was a mere 'fntimatlon"
that Uncle Sam meant husiucss The uI
tlmatum Is stlll corked up and will be
tapped fer bigger game than Spain.
Tho death rate from the Southern epl-
dcmic indicates that we have a new fever
this year. about which there need be no
fear whatever.
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Mo- H..
: attend the twelfth annual entertainment
OF the Texas State Fair and Dallas Ex.
| position Association to be held In the
, city Of Dallas from October IS TO October
, 81. The nsanagers promise greater attrac.
tsens this year than ever.
The next mall from the Rlordike VIII
: pr hably contain tho information tina,
Professor Andrea has arrived there and
staked out tho North Pole claim.
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II Europe now wants Egypt to be governed
: by the sultan, When II comes to the ex
ercise OF Christianity the sultan Is not .
whit worse than the other powers. spa.n
: for Instance; OF even John Bull whs,
: there's a dollar m sight
4 Now Yet work on that air line road from
= Houston TO sabsre Pass be resumed. Re
= cent events have demonstrated that Hous
! ton needs more outlets 20 the gulf.
nj Chile IL having trouble with Arrrns,n
le and Peru. The next thing we viii he.
= Of VIII be that Argentine ana per, vi,
y BE- having TIM most serious trouble a
. their existence with chile, The latter I,
e nttlc. but so loud.