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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
THE TEXAS PAPERS,

The Waxahachie Light. though burned
out few days ago. did not miss an Issue.
The La Porte Chronicle says OF the fish
industry In its section:
The fish industry is yet In It's infancy
al La Porte. II has already brought hun
dredS OF dollars to our city and given ON.
ployment to a score OF men. Tons OF fresh
FISH are shipped North from here every
week.
Tho Paris Advocate believes in the old
saying about the beginning of charity. 1t
says:
II you have any money to spend for
charity. don't waste It on the heather:
there are people in Paris today without a
stick OF wood or bite 10 cat.
Horsefesh seems to be cheap In Paris.
Tho News of that city makes the following
statement:
man brought horse to the city the
other day and sold him at auction, tho price
received being sl.25. The auctioneer
charged 81 for doing the selling and the
seller walked over to saloon and spent
the remaining 20 cents for liquor
The Navasota Examiner reaches this con-
cluson:
The United States senate has passed a
resolution to have Buffalo bayou examined
and Houston's serious case OF deep water
fever diagnosed, Well. granting that the
project was the verlest folly. isn't it about
time that the South was getting little
support from the National body? The bill
lions of dollars expended in the North on
pensions and other gigantic steals should
be stopped or hand dealt us, Then. again
the project is not an imposslbility at all
greater fcats OF civil engineering have been
done in many instances than deepening an
already their waterway. Better, by far. to
cNpend the money within our own borders
than he buncoed in Nicaragua.
The Livingston Local sums up the situa-
ton as follows:
Tho editor looks out the window and
writes: The hamy. rushing January
weather OF Texas makes our heart bleed
for the poor victims of the Billiards In the
-" shut that door you Internal IDIOT"
ho yolls at a fellow who has Just entered
tho north door and let in draught of brand
new weather, He tears up hts ode TO Texas
weather fills the office stove with eX-
changes wood and oil. and by the time It
gets under rood Roadway IT is raining. He
sits down to his writing again. but CON
cludes 10 leave the weather out. The mer-
curry never gets lower than 10 below zero
nor 100 above in Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
SOME POslsCHiPTs.

Charleston. s, G.. has q commission ~,
shade tre,s. In four years II has planted
more than 100 trees IN tho otv streets.
The Chicago board OF oiucAt,op has for
hdden ihslt any OF the city schools shnll
hertnfter be named FOR living person.
Mrs. ANNE Sanders of Hiobokerl. y. J.
rdn a rusty pin into her kuae SIX weeks
ago ana has Just died Of blood 20 sonins'
The remains q; an Indian village have
been discovered near Pomona, n. j. Hits
ana other thtlgs were Uncovered by the
npder.
Mathslie Barthoulot, a young woman NJ
Williamsburg. LoEg Island, hanged her.
self because her spine had been Injured
by rsh, isclng.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale says that the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
LEADING EDITORIALS,
I'm the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times
rur rx,,, Mr.. Francis must
poun feel relieved. He Is
really secretary OF
A-AAA Z. the interior at last.
by the grace Of senatorial confirmation.
His picture can now appear authoritativeiy
among tho portraits OF cabinet officers Ia
the art gallery set apart for that purpose
at the National seat OF government.
When the portrait shall have been hung
IL VIII probably be perceived by anyone who
mas the curiosity to examine 1t, that MT
FRANCIS mas chosen a counterfeit present
ment OF himself to u put on exhibition
tnat was painted more than year ago. or
even farther back than that. in the days
when he was democrat. Then his eye
was clear. his cheek rudy with health aud
ms conscience unclouded by the sins OF
political treachery and party apostasy.
should he have picture of Francis, the
democrat. hung to represent how Francis.
the fag-end of the Cleveland cabinet
looked. he VIII perpctrate a fraud upon the
puhlic To look like the latter person the
painting ought to have been executed since
the Chicago convention. The features
should wear mixed expression OF shame
and guilt over which frown OF bravado
ought to hover. like black clouds striving
10 Keep the moonlight from disclosing the
gravestones In churchyard. Across the
face the artists brush might trace the sew
eral different kinds OF shades OF worriment
and uncertainty Secretary Francis expert
enced every night and day during all the
six weeks the senate held up his cjnfrma-
ton.
To this ensemble touch might be added
to the lines about the mouth showing the
logged look appropriate TO the countenanee
or political migrate, and the crows feet
about the corners Of the eyes might be
deepened to indicate the self abasement
this once orthodox democrat must feel. de-
spite the afectation OF serenity with which
he affects to conceal 1t.
III helpless public Is to be compelled to
endure @ picture OF Mr. Cleyeland's last
secretary OF the interior, let 1t represent
him. not as he looked in the days of his
political integrity. but AZ he appears 10 his
latest role Of Francis, the cuckoo and
boltOcrat,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The Post ID delivered to any part OF the
c3ty BY carriers q; $40 per rnoneh: three
months, 500; six months. $50; ons year.
S110c.
M. Theodore Ber,ng has charge OF ths
City Calculation and Collecting.
Mcssrs. Theodore Berirg and Chsrles
Lott are the authorizes collectors o. sii
ton, and no money should lie paid 10 any
one other than thoso named. unless special
written authority signed by the business
Manager is shown. All accounts OF any
slze should be paid by check In favor OF
Tho Houston Printing Company
No ORDERS for goods" etc, are gwen py
the mana cement, and none w.ll be accept
ed in payment OF office bills.
Subscribers failing to receive the paper
regularly will please notify the ofHce
promptly. Every subscribers paper IS ex-
peaed 10 be delivered not later than CD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
Were Not heesF


Practical Jokes some times -.
deal of laughter, when at cshsH !
painful annoyances. The y'aA
Nacogdoches are given TO srsn
Jokes on their friends, but ~
spirit of "deviltry" rather w
"cussedness."
Thursday afternoon Of last y
young gentlemen evolved ~
ing even with a friend OF y, !,
having so often disappolnIea u
time when he should take INV
helpmeet for life. The youns
was a devotee OF the charm. \,
Nacogaoehes young lady, ila n. n
had been so constant ana ~. ~
parent earnestness that they NJ n
gage his attention for even .,.,ru
Thin it about time to , aoai 4
VOWS by the nuptlal tie, se,s'ITl ia
tanned a license from coun!y III, ~
secured the services Of . y, ~ ~
divine and repaired to voc
homo. ..sv foc:i
Some of the boys say wy s.s,
joct of their joke on ~ ~. Il q
like a trooper, but he deus. nj b
admitted into the pariol .,rI,lss
seats. when the minister el a.dys
had been called there 70 III
riaee ceremony, and as s,,u. vs.
they were ready. The you ,a.s III
and looked at the young ~, ~. ~
a that seemed to indicate trI III
him responsible for t ins.m.,srsi
looked confused and sta a ~ u
he was not ready anu IA %
said she was not prepare ,lss
necessary avowal. The .. ~ y
amagement for a few sssss,sshias
ing around he saw M ~
playing upon the faces s,' ~ a,ss
and took in the situau osfully, =
bow bowed himself out grsuss q
others enjoyed a near"
5arrassed couple. !.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
From the Atlanta Constitution.


AMsIDExTRous. with one hand the
republican party
Is holding out its hat for increased revenue
to cover treasury deficit. and with the
other It is making huge additions to the
appropriation bills.
Its theory seems to be that wild ex-
trayagance and high taxation are the true
remedies for n deficit In the revenue OF
the treasury and II Is putting the theory
in practice with an air of confidence that
deserts It entirely when 1t comes to con
slider the pledges made in the ST. Louis
platform
As a remedy for deficits. economy Is old
fashioned, hackneyed. played out. What
need TO he old fashioned In this progressive
age? Why hesitate to loot the people when
a majority of the people themselves have
az much as said that looting would be
agreeable to them?
Tho appropriations made at the first SEES
sion of this congress footed mp more than
half a billion of dollars $50. 900 000 in
round numbers At this session thoro Is
an increase all around. so that when the
account is closed it Will he found that the
appropriations made by the present repuhli-
can congress VIII exceed the billion dollar
high water mark by nearly 100000 900.
This means that Mr.. Dingley. when he
provide for the collection OF half million
dollars annually In taxes. In other words
the people OF this country will he compelled
TO pay taxes in some form or other TO tho
amount OF 81 500 900 each business day in
tho year. n pretty comfortable sum to exact
from those who really pay the taxes, and
who. at present, are hardly able to scrapc
! together enough money to make buckle and
tongue meet.
Vet, such is the ayowed republican policy.
and that party should DO given all the
credit or dlscroiit that is involved in H.
At a moment when the business men of the
| country are on a strain to prevent their
afralrs from collapsing when the farmers
can hardly pay their State and county
taxes. whom the army OF tramps is growing
larger and larger every day when banks
are going down with crash because of the
lack OF money. the republicans in congress
are indulgng IN an orrie OF the widest ex-
travaeance the country mas ever witnessed
and whom that pals on their appstites they
turn their train hands to the work of pling
M the burdens Of taxation.
Nevertheless. /. prosperity lies in this
direction. nobody will complain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

William A. Moore. the man who caused
the raid on the Seeley dinner in New
York is dead. Moore will be remembered
IN Houston as tho manager of the opera
company engaged for two weeks Is. the
Auditorium summer before last. Most OF
the participants in the dinner wouli be
dead also. In a way outside Of New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The baltimore American thinks that
Senator Sherman is man In whom the
people OF this country have implicit con-
fhence." To some people "this country"
means simply as far as they Individually
can see No words IN the English Ian
guase are more slandered or lied about
than ''thls COUNTRY"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
whofs in the Name of A.,or,

one .Asfor s worIin.. as a ch,,,-,,,..,,
IL Mlssouri hotel and another is danci
WE IN lhe ante-chamher OF English ~
sibilitissn ms 10 world oil lar-reaching pos
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
From the New York World.
THE TRUST
INQUIRY"

| nrxr, rDrsm The trust resolution
,,,No,,n,, introduced into this
legislature by the re-
publican machine through little Lexow OF
Nyack has no element or intent OF sim
certify in 1t. because
l. 1t pretends that there must first be a
careful inquiry to find out whether these
notorious, vast, unlawful aggregations Of
capital exist.
4 1t ignores the Investigation and re-
port made by a republican committee OF the
state senate in 1885, In which no less than
eleven trusts were described and denounced.
II Ignores the evidence which coutronts
the citizen every time he gets his coal or
gas bill.
). The organs of the Boss are ridiculins
the investigation and laughing at the idea
that there are any such things as trusts
!. The trusts are the sources OF the oil"
supply which the Boss needs for the ma
chine, and in exchange for this oil they
are guaranteed protection. If the trusts
went out OF business the Boss would have
TO so into bankruptcy. For IL there were
no big. rich. unlawful enterprises to pro
tect' where would the Campaign contri-
buttons" come from?
.. The Boss is himself the head OF a mo-
rdpoly. All his friends and business asso-
ciates are monopolists. All his sympathes
are with monopoly.
Why then was this resolution introduced
Because the Boss has been studying the
election returns and has learned some OF
the reasons why Mr.. Bryan got six and a
half million votes
Because an investigation skilfully CON
Quoted will brighten the trusts into giving
more liberal supplies OF "oil" for the ma
chine. and may fool the people into think
Ing that the trusts are not such a great
evil. and that the Boss is doing all that
he can to lessen what little evil there H.
Is not this scheme Of the Boss foolish
AS foolish as little Lexow himself, and GER
tain to come to naught.
Why then does the Boss try Il? He must
do something, and this is the best that he
can do
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

"Rssi estate Is the foundation OF all
wealth" is saying generally credited to a
uedaEn naAaciar. but Il v both true and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

1t appears to be no lole job TO find
an acceptable Sir Joseph Porter. X. C. b.,
for Mr.. McKinley's cabinet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

Senator Wolcott is hobnobbing with tho
Rothschilds while in England This may
advance the cause OF bimetallism in Col
orado. however
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
woico'cs Face Does Not nctray Him

Iersons who are Inclined 10 underesti.
nosr ,h hH,N value Of long training at the
SSno,o avg W Snould take notice of tho way
n,le ,S oRis about his International mon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

Denison Herald a
When Houston pe'' "A "
port, and the Trln''' :. t,s ,
navigable streams. NV, We = rs
good things WIN eolae ouulA
millennium will be discOu- 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
rnm the WashIngton Post.
BARKIN
AT ME. PLATT.

murwumps and opposition organs strikes us
as being very duh stuff. 1t does Mr. Plat
no harIh and II distresses people o, good
feeling and common sense. To read these
stupid and rancorous assaults on Mr., Plat.
person knowing nothing Of the man him
self and tho real facts Of the care would
conclude that he is one of the worst OF men
--disreputahle. unscrupulous, OF evil life
and disgracelnl antocedcpts. The object of
the articles u 70 convey tho impression
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The great transcontinental railway lines
90 not want the Nicaragua canal built
you can see that by the developments in
the senate and house at Washington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

Inc Castellane baby has taken UP big
lot OF space IN the metropolitan papers
II has been a pleasant relief. however,
from the usual grewsome features
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The house should not have tried to stop
ball tossing on Sunday without making
adequate provisions for the Sunday school
instruction of the ball tossers and the
spectators. An idle mind. you know. Is
the devils work shop.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The Post has received a copy Of the
Chicago Daily News Almanac for 1897. Il.
is one of the most handsomely bound. as
well as one OF the most exhaustive and
valuable OF the annual publications OF the
hind
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

II was Greater Chicago"
talk has come and people on the borders
OF Cook county. Illinois. are preparing to
move across the line to escape metropol-
ftan taya.inn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

The last Quarterly dividends OF the Fall
River mills In Massachusetts, averaged
over per cent. or at the ryite of more
IMAM 20 per cent per annum. These are
some of the mills that want more pro.
lection"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

AT AUSr1N--LA A. Pet;t Once IN sns
rate Capitol Building.
AT DAfi4As-JaInes HayS ouaries.
Windsor Hotel.
AT GiALVESTON-J. h SnInveA etnes
In fhs Eyeping Tribune Building.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Edkorial Isl Business lsA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

Let us hope that any tendency towards
1'eah legislation will he promptly
SN"'ched ut Austin. Let people do as they
pleasi and eat and wear what they choose.
20 long as they let other people alone.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

In holding up the arbitration treaty tho
opposition senators seem 20 feel that thew
have the administration just where they
want n, 1t looks like cruelty to animals
to play Ike thar with Mr.. Olney's net
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

While New York was enjoying the
French ball the other night Boston was
enjoying Moody and Sam Jones. Both
ATTRACTIONS furnished sensational pictures
of mans depravitv
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
RESOLUTIONS Adopted.

The state board of charitable
institutions has adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That we express
our high appreciation Of the long
and faithful services of Hon.
Ransom Gulley as president OF
this board. We have ever found
him courteous and accommodating
and we will remember with pleas
ure our association with him on
the board.
Resolved, That we have
found in Secretary Thornburg a
most efficient discreet and salts
factory officer, His practice as
a lawyer is helpful to him in
making and writing contracts,
taking bonds, ETC., and his ex-
perience as a general merchant
is valuable to him as purchasing
agent, enabling him to judge OF
quality and prices. We do not
believe the incoming board OF
trustees can find more honor
able or efficient secretary than he
has proven himself to be-"
The old board will not meet
again. The new board will con-
vene the first Monday in April
Democrat.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
One Hours Work.

The Chicago Chronicle says
that a delicate woman on the
witness stand, being requested
by a lawyer to please state to
the court exactly what you did
between s and 8 o'clock on
Wednesday morning." after a
moments pause she replied:
''Well / washed my two children
and got them ready for school
and aewed a button on Johnny 8
coat and mended a rent in Nell
lies dress. Then | tidied up my
sitting-room and made two beds
and watered my house plants and
glanced over the morning paper.
Then / busted my parlor and set
things to rights in it, and washed
some lamp chimneys, and comb
cd my baby's hair and sewed a
button on one of her little shoes;
and then | swept out my front
entry and brushed and put away
the children's Sunday clothes,
and wrote q note to Johnny $
teacher asking her to excuse him
for not being at school on Fri
day. Then | fed my canary and
gave the grooeryman an order
and swept off the back porch,
and then | sat down and rested
for a few minutes before the
clock struck nine, That's all, "
"Alll" said the dazed lawyer,
Excuse me, Judge; must get
my breath before I call the next
Witness"
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12

Of climbing among the trees
would listen TO mis- cheerful sror-
les.
| Coming to see him one day in
he ca rIy fall, they found him
sad and instead Of telling them
the usual amusing stories, Old
Tommy gave the story of his
life-how he once had a COM
Portable home in England with a
wife and little daughter Annie !;
how the dread Plague had caused
the death Of his beloved daugh-
ter, and the Great Fire following
in destroying his home had
caught his faithful wife in the
flames; Of his loneliness among
men and of his coming to this
new country to spend his few
more years in solitude. He
talked with the tears streaming
down his face. The children
left that day and with heavy
hearts.
The next morning feeling un-
easy about their friend, they
went back to his hut, Every
thing was quiet. They knocked
and, receiving no answer, push
ed the door open. Old Tommy
was dead, sleeping peacefully as
he had lived.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
FROM CRIPPLE CREEK.

After the big fire IN Cripple Creek
I took very severe cod aud tried
many remedies without hep, the
cold only becoming more settled
After using three small bottles Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, both
the cough and cold left me, and IN
this high altitude 1t takes a meritOr-
ions cough remedy To do any good.
e, B. Henderson, editor Daily
Advertiser. For sale by all meGl-
cine dealers.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
recess until T::3O D. m.

Z ANSN~7' AA41A- . 't@O = IL
Senator Smith as a substitute
moved to adjourn until $50 this
morning. Lost.
The motion to take a recess
was lost.
Senator Manning moved the
previous question, Carried.
Senator South moved to ad-
journ.
Senator McMuIlin, as a sub
stituta, moved to toxic a recess
until 1870 p. m. Lost.
The motion to adjourn was
lost.
Senator HiIIhouse offered an
amendment to exempt Jackson,
POinsett and Mississippi eoun-
ties.
Senator Manning called for a
vote on the motion to postpone
indefinitely the amendments to
exempt certain counties. The
motion was lost by a vote Of Is TO
II.
Those voting in the affirmative
were Senator'S Blackburn, Caz0cy
Collins, Council, Grace, Hayes,
lizard, Kimbeu, Lambert, Mann
ing, Morton, Williams, William
son, Wilson, Mr.. President.
Those voting in the negative
were Senators Douglass, Gran
berry, Gray, Hall, Hadley, Ha h
cock, HilIhouse, King, McGehee,
McMuIlin, Pink, QuarLos, Rains
Smith, South, Witt, Worthen--
Arkansas Democrat.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
From the Poplar !slufi' N0.
Citizen.

The nnst DbNuioh did moro In the present
campaign lHr TIE euuse OF the mrrehant.
mrrAuniU, ftrmpr nnd lbhOring man tlmn nay
other uunrr IN the state, II VIII nWurs be- .
valuable acquisition lu thla clual OF men, unl
win be rppuId u thousand tlmr7 Cur me gnod
DOM, ~ WIS through lhr tpgt tml muny
hUudt We're exposed within would otherwise
have gone pnnutlGrb hy Wp American press,
aud II iline siundB without ID peer IN Anprlrh
toduy fha p1st-Dmpatch Is the paper for
the people,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12

Gov. Jones has appointed Cen,
r. O.. Shaver Of Center Point,
major-goneral commanding the
Arkansas state militia, succeed
ing Gen. II. G. Newton.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12

Everyone who retls mn down
tired out, full OF malaria, or any
blood trouble, to cal, and get a hot
tie Of Brown. Iroa Tonic, the king
" all Tonnes For nle by W. H.
Oorty s. Go, Calamlne Ark,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1897-03-12
Rheumatism Quickly
4 urcd.

After having confined to the
house for eleven DAYS and paying
ont 825 in doctor burs without ben,
eft, Nlr. Frank DoIson Of SAINT Ste,
Marie, Mich. was cured by one bot.
tie Of Chamberams Pam Balm
co-ting % cents and has not since
been troubled with that complaint.
For sale by all medicine dealers,