The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-23
STORIES OF rHB STREET.


tho world and remembers what he has
seen. while sitting with party Of con.
vlvial friends yesterday became reminiscent
and his thoughts ran to stage lore. 81
! remember having seen the late John Nc.
Cullough." said he. during the days Of
his novitiate, when he was playing IN the
| Walnut street theater In Philadelphia in q
member the story told Of him then that
in Macbeth he. then a mere lad, was taking
the part OF a cousin who had to rush In and
announce to Macbeth tForrest) the NOV
ing OF the Birnam woods. II was at
rehearsal MCCULLOUGH came on and
drawled out the words. Forrest looked at
him and said: MY boy, II you were to
really see a woods get up and move
would you announce 1t in such way as
that2" Forrest then repeated the lines
with all his fiery spirit, There. said he,
cant you do 1t like that
ITO which young Mccullough replied: III
could. do you think would De getting
only Sc Il week.
/" Well, them replied Forrest, say the
lines lust as you please You can't say
them any worse than you are paid For
reat after that seemed 10 take a special
interest in young Mccullough, and pushed
him along In that profession which he
afterward adorned"
Il understand the population Of Hous-
ton is estimated at 10000, and that makes |
the city the largest In the State" re-
marked 70. A. Pace Of BRENNAN at the |
Bristol.
"That Houston and Texas Central cx-
cursion from Austin is hummer. p" said |
CAPTAIN Curry. depot master at the Grand |
Central when the train arrived ut 10 a. m.
yesterday Mine hundred and seventy \
two crowded In those ears. A big haul |
and no mistake"
"Glad to return to Houston again. said |
John +. Lay. Jr., OF Richmond. Va, in
the corridor OF the Capitol, after two
months absence Mr.. Lay is well and
favoraby known in the city.
81 have heard 40 many encouraging re-
ports about the rapid business growth OF
your city that am tempted to stop over
md take 1t in said Alex. Henderson of
Austin. who was travelling with the big eX-
'urson on tho Houston and Texas Cen
raj.
Prospects are better for n good top crop
II cotton this season than two years ago,
when the rains came later and we made
air crop" said O.. N. Cock Of Clappoll
HI to tho storey teller OF The Post.
"Of course you silver men are a little |
'uzzled to explain the high price of wheat
ind low price Of silver. but we farmers
viii not stop to argue tho question 80 long
Is the price is going up" exclaimed Mejor
]rnhan OF Sugarland Now, II tbs late
otton turns out we'll. we will be sulutly
n 1t this year."
where am ] going? am taking II
ittlo trip to Rosenberg" said Captain
lanes Lawlor as he boarded train ot the
irand Central yesterday.
Il have a kindly feeling 'or tue Saliva
Ion Army people, they are doing II ,ood
work remarked a well known cl,i,ca OF
Houston last night as he stopped % listen
o the services on Main street
Wo ought TO organize company of
naval reserves In Houston" said a lead
ne business man, III we are going to
have II deep water port and II highway TO
The sea. We ought to be prepared TO cele-
brate the event In true nautical style when
unclos Same makes the appropriation.
Please request the dog catcher to visit
POLK avenue some night. and l Will guar
antce that he can I'LL his wagon" said
lady living on that street to the reporter.
II did not know the government per-
nitted man To advertise his business
through the postofficc," said gentleman
yesterday. II bought some stamps at the
Houston office and they were handed me
II small folder, ON which was the ad-
'erllsement OF druggist. who claims to
10 the only one who keeps open all night"