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and tangible. II there is any serious ad-
vocacy Of such bill In the face OF GER
tain defeat in the senate and the possible
development OF conditions. presently. where
such financial policy would be wholly
Inadequate to meet the governments nee
essitics, then are tho republican leaders
a set Of the worst cracked brain rainbow
chascrs that were ever given the reins Of
power. II, on the other hand. there is
no sincerity of purpose Of financial reform
back OF the committees cotton, but only a
desire to create future campaign material
TO be used in tho Eastern States. then is
the party dishonest!
Let either explanation be given. or take
either horn OF tho dilemma. and the report
OF such a measure at such a time writes
down the dominant party in the house as
composed OF either fools or common trick
stcrs
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DON'T.

Chicago News.
Don't possess feet a size larger than the
shoes you wear.
Don't lose the thread of your story when
spinning a yarn.
Don't spend too much money In trying to
get something for nothing.
Don't heap Goals of fire on an enemys
head until you burn your fingers.
Don't think every woman who looks in
a mirror is hopelessly lost in admiration.
Don't imagine every man who figures
on marrying an heiress is a born mathe-
matician.
Don't add insult to injury by apologizing
TO a pretty girl after stealing kiss from
her.
Don't think girl regrets the loss of her
good name when IL is replaced with that
of a nice young man.
Don't get discouraged If you find you
are not a genius. scientist says genius
Is sort OF epilepsy.
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10 the STATE. Here u not only 1 Qualifi-
cation with an exception. which would be
in violation 1t least OF the Thirteenth
amendment and reduce tho States repre-
sentation, but violation In spirit Of the
Fifteenth amendment, and be therefore
wholly Unconstitutional and leave the State
Just whore 1t is now.
This Is very short-sighted stat@manship
to say tho least OF 1t. The two Federal
senators have told the convention that its
action would be void, but their warning
has been set aside by craftsmanship. The
Fifteenth amendment may have been a
crime against the South but 1t is there.
and 10 attempt to evade It by SO clumsy q
provision as that adopted by the constl-
waste OF time and money.
The white people of Louisiana Will have
to face the music" and IL they desire 10
get rid OF the illitcrate negro vote. dis
franchise. Theoretically at least, the white
vote also. This was tho plan In Mississippi
and South Carolina. and 1t will have to be
the plan In Louisiana. 1t is poor policy to
court trouble and eventually pile UP big
bill Of costs against the State. only to lose,
In an effort to discriminate. in granting
suffrage, between the two races. Ger
tainly the Acknowledgement OF illiterary In
Louisiana without reference to race would
not still lmperil white supremacy in that
State! II so, the sooner tho straight edu-
cational qualification Is adopted and the
whites are forced to learn TO read the bet
tor
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IousTON, SUNDAY, MARCH IT, 1898.
rKINLEY's vAcILLArlNG couRsE.

Y The dispatches from Washington within
us made no mistake in It's former esti-
/ atcs of the character OF President Me-
Finley. In crisis OF this kind 1t Il
lmlliating to see n man Mt the head OF
e government who is not only without
Z clearly defined policy, hut without any
lcision OF character-a weak and vacil-
ting politician.
The public sentiment OF the Nation is
ssoused and demanding positive action In
sse Cuban question; the business OF the
ssuntry Is suffering by reason of the In
! hpiteness of the situation; congress is
lady to drop party lines and sustain any
! gressive course the administration may
X opt: the world Is surprised at our con-
SSiued Indifference to the barbarities of the
! aniards; every day enables Spain to get
5lr torpedo boats nearer our shores--and
Mckinley not only does not act, but
isolutely is without policy. so far as the
tion knows!
We have not had a man In the presi-
initial chair since the war who would
We furnished. under these circumstances,
s{ch miserably weak and contemplate
4 'ctacle as this!
h 'he fact Is. that everything that has
* N said about the dominant Influences
Hanna and his constituencies and soul
.s gang OF money lords, at the White
Z use, Is true. These men who care no
Il re for humanity or National honor than
iog does for Sunday. are at the ear of
" president and holding him back, to his
III loss OF reputation and the disgrace
the Nation All this talk about the
Z, oil head" and the Splendid equipolse"
+, Mckinley, is the veriest bosh--ho is
III ply owned. body and soul. by men who
I'D submit to outrage and insult OF any
I. racter TO save dollar men who have
" more conception of u noble. chivalrous
Ii dlsinterested action than they have OF
4 nifty! These are the pusillanimous in
!, noes that are urging the president TO
" y with the situation and play for
e."
A he day after McKinleys nomination
Post commented on his want of de-
& IN Of character. In the light Of his
.slrd as governor of Ohio. He was al
* as putty In the hands of his hackers
campaign managers. He placed dis
{, table characters In Office In Ohio over
II liar protest and filled his administers
81 with scandal. aud no has outraged
(. nc opinion In several instances, at
x Hanna's command, since he became
n, ident.
y congress Is in no mood TO be triad
and while Mr.. Mckinley may play
ll time no can only postpone tho In
;Aible conflict with Spain. The country
tlys ats duty and the president and his
gambling intimates will eventually
compelled to throw themselves into the
NJ In the meantime however. this dllly |
!8sing is not only iniuring the prestige |
10 Nation, but II Is permitting Spain
oncentratc her heet and strengthen
;,slf in Cuba and Porto Rico where she
INV weak
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Territory Grnxinr Crour,x

Fort Worth, Texas, March 26,--Coloncl
$. u. Burnett has returned from Washing.
ton, where he went 10 confer with the gov
ernment Officials ccncernng the leasing al
lands In the Indian Territory for grazing
purposes. \ number of Territory ranca-
men came here yesterday 10 confer with
Colonel Burnett In regard to the matter,
Quite long conference way held between
these two gentlemen, hut what was done
was not made public. II is said. however.
that Colonel Burnett brought back a favor
able report from Washington. which may
slttle the much mooted question OF leats ne
in the Indian Territory.
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Eana ImnroYcments.

Edna. Texas, March 25.--The brick work
on Volkmer's store building is about
completed and it will be ready for occu-
pancy soon.
Mrs. j. NJ. CARROTS residence is nearing
completion and will be an ornament to
West Edna.
Mr.. NJ. T. Simons' residence in South
Edna Will be completed at an early date
The capital stock has been subscribed
and Edna Will soon have National bank.
A second petition is being circulated. and
another election, to determine whether or
not Edna will be incorporated, will soon
take place.
Waterworks and electric lights are being
discussed, and II Edna is Incorporated we
expect to have such improvements at an
early date.
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New Mexico, New Hampshire. Oklahoma,
Crtgon Tennessee. Utah, West Virginia and
Wyoming.
viii you kindly inform me how to test am
Der, TO tell the genuine from Imitation.
IA F. d. Hollingshead.
The chemical composition OF amber ia as
follows: Carbon. 1884, hydrogen, 1888; oxy-
gen, 1888 Its color and lustre are the chief
methods OF Identification, while It also de-
yeIops electrical phenomena by friction. 1t Is
sometimes perfectly transparent but more
usually OF varying degrees of translucency
and possessing a prevailing yellow color.
passing from pale straw tint to deem
orange.
Why Ia IL that the Oregon. Of 10.2sS tons.
has 1902 men less than the New York, which
is only $500 tons and has a crew oil Dzo ana
forty officers, while the Oregon's crew num-
Der only 424? S'CsD.
The tonnage of a ship has nothing to DO
with her complement OF men The reason Tor
the New York having larger crew is that
she carries more guns than the Oregon. which
have to be manned, and requires more men
in her engine rooms, etc.
What is the weight OF the famous diamond
known as the koh-i-noor, and what Is It's
value? h.I.t'
The Koh-i-noor is now preserved In the
treasury of Great Britain 1t weighed lSG
carats when confscated at the close OF the
great Indian mutiny and was reduced to l0e
cafats by recruiting. Though not of the very
finest water. having slightly grayish tinge,
it Is worth 100000.
What is the financial benefit England re.
ceives from Canada and Australia? Is 1t
through commerce. or is it a direct taxi
Thos. G.
1t Is mainly through commerce. There is
no direct tax levied.
What was the Palmer and Buckner vote OF
Texas? WLil: |
The Palmer Buckner ticket received bO4G
votes In this State,
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U. @. v. Encnmpment.

Lexington, Texas, March 25.--Camp Ton,
Douglass No. s55, United Confederate Vet
eisns, met here last Saturday to decide
as to time and place OF their next an
nual reunion. The camp agreed to hold
the reunion April IL and 10 at Wimberly
Lake, near Lexington
Committees On speakers, badges, priv.
ileges and music We're appointed.
No deaths reported during last year. j.
w. Radford was elected chaplain, vice NJ.
ID. Sealey, resigned. Adjourned TO meet
again April 2, 1898. f. s. Douglass,
+. s. Laurentz' Captain Commander.
Sccretary
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BATTLE OF FLOWERS.
san Antonio Also to Have . bass
Contest.

San Antonio. Texas, March al
Ladies' Battle of Flowers association =
this city will celebrate San Jacinto IN,
April 81. this year with a battle Of noWe.s
and will have "band contest ioI -
Texas bands, and will offer the toiiom w,
prizes: First prize, $50; second prize, y. y.
third prize, $40: also several nanusv s..
prizes for best leader. Conditions uns-
which bands may enter are as foliows.s
l. Bands must be in existence SIX n'0uss
prior to April 81. -
2 Bands must consist Of six Or ns'
men in uniform. .r,.,
8. Bands must arrive here on rss-
trains April 20. ..,A,a
4. Bands must assist as far as p.S...
in working up an interest In the ce'S~,
ton. ~
8. Bands must appear in the parade 8
April 81. ~.
We will furnish transportation 70 ,.'ss
Antonio and return to all banas IN. M n.
notice prior to April 10 that they, vm n,sc1
tend and we will send to each band w
of music which they may practice - "A
contest. W
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Glcn Ro.c Imprnvrmcn,s.

Glen Rose, Texas, March %. Glen Rosa
is looking IN. Lumber for large taher-
haeie is now on the ground, The spirit-
mslistir see has purchased ten acres
cleared off and fcrced preparatory 10
building large. co;amoaions ,h-ee-sIory
ouiioinS aa'atoiinm and various other
improvements, two new dry goods stores
bakery, shos and harness shop have BEEN
added during the last sixty days Several
new houses IRE being built, and there Il
inquiry for Inors.
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Wharton. Texas, March a5.-nessrs
wili kincholoe, nr. b. r. Walls, Dr. BIT
Smith. r. l. liardman, W. L. Hall. w
l.. Linn and Theodore Ahles are prarar,,,.
an address to call mass melting az ivhar9
toni,es to meet In the county seat AnriI .
for the purpose Of organizing m,Iitarv
company, Good material exists in ,his
vicinity aud the perfecting OF a thoro,,sh
organization viii be IN easy matter.
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Now we can get at the bottom Of the hest.
fancy OF the administration to go to war. A
Spanish cablegram to the Globe-Democrat
says the Standard Oil company and several
large American insurance companies have big
interests and business In Spain. II must be
admitted that this looks very much like
peace!
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General Lee still remains cool. u would
be objectionable in this government not to
notify General Leo that he was wanted i'm
medaiely at Key West before 1t took any
decisive action. To allow him to remain in
Havana after some overt act meaning war
would he to have him butchered by mob.
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DEMONS COLLEGE.
A New Plan by which II May nc
tntued. .

tained.
Denton, Texas. March 24.--ln connsy 49,.
with the disposition of the Norm No.
Normal College. full report Of !,
has been published in The Post oe'o's NJ q
unexpected way out OF the dlfncu' scma =
way. however. net very pleasing 20 s
has been devised. and is as foiicws',ae ~
company--to be incorporated or ~. ,trl
as stockholders see fills TO be ,rhIes
With capital Of s11.50O, WIN Mild,
amount the company is to erect ~.
ing for college purposes and 70 MANN y ~.
as such at some convenient point y con.
ton. The stock In the company y - - al
sist Of 1i5 shares, the par vaiue
OF which is to be 500. q ~
Ten thousand five hundred dollars ~
stock has already been taken. an s.nra
promoters Of the plan say they az
that the other $1,000 can be raiseu
Confederate Memorial AssociA 's,,.
Fort Worth. Texas, March 2S--l = 81
ter for the Confederate Memorial ,s,S
ton viii lie applied for in few as,' .. II,
list Of charter members beinx almcst. c 4,
pletc. II q proposed by TIE aseocssssc
be- dedicated TO the Cunfedsrats
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INFANTILE WISDOM.

little boy whose newborn sister set up
a tremendous cry on getting her BATH ex-
claimed: well, i don't wonder they
sent you down here IL you made such
noise as that ir hsaven!"
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Texas politics continues to heat UP as the
season advances II is truly cold day when
We are not politically warm down this way
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II is worth good round price OF admission
to aco country like tho United States get
mlnYo ON IL.
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ENTERED Al rAn posrofrfcH At HOUSTON. TEXAS.
X AS SECOND CLASS NATTER.
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III IL Y 3 fON DAILY POST,
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q !! p sxHISHsTcs. v;e.. PRESIDENT Bss:SssT
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France says there must be no conflict DO
tween two nations to whom she 10 so strongly
attached as to Spain anil the United states.
The bonds of attachment In this casc. are
the 500, COO. 900 bonds oased on Cuban reve.
nres which France holds. The bondholder
beats the Quaker as man OF peace.
The stories OF bribery and corruption In the
city council OF Philadelphia also add to the
evidence of unusual gaiety in that slow town
jus. at present,
Mrs. Frances Ilodgson Burnett Is suing for
divorce from DR. Swami NJ. Burnett. but no
court can ever rob tho doctor Of the distirc-
ton of having pcon Frances husband lie
eau continue to practice dentistry on that dis
| tnotion in spite of petitions and DEGREES,
All the big powers have troubles Of their
own and don't care to hear of ours. by the
time we are engaged with Spain there Is likely
to be war in the Far East.
Tho neutral Nag protects tho cargo, ana
British bottoms will be at greater premium
than ever in case VIC commence our mill with
Spain There arc times when it Is possible to
contemplate tho loss of our merchant marine
with some degree of coniplnccncy.
Another exposure of rotten banking In siaid
old Philadelphia! She Is not so SLOW as might
lie supposed The Mckinley regime continues.
It will be seen. to give stability to business
conditions!
While VIC arc feeding the starving Cubans,
tho Sphniards in Cuba are paying $3.50 each for
thenter seats to aid Spain In the purchase OF
n cruiser! And this Is tho condition of AFFAIRS
that Mr.. Mckinley would advise US to toler-
ate awhile longer!"
The war between wanamaker and Quay in
Pennsylvania must be n kind of Central
American struggle. 1t is attracting so iittle
attention. Mr.. Wanamaker continues. how
ever. to rush his preparations.
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The Tammany government IN Greater New |
York is said TO BIO deriving no little comfort |
from republican Governor Blacks diluted olvil |
service law Tho governor wasn't counting on |
n Thmmany victory when he took 1.-THE starch |
out of the old law.
Over LOCO 900 pieces Of print cloths are snid
to be In the haads of Fail River manufnc.
tuiors awaiting market. This is bad news
for the strikers who are so manfuily holding
out In certain Massachusetts towns.
----------------
The governments wholesale purchase of a
lot of old yachts and TUGS that can not make
eighteen knots an hour looks like throwing
away money These vessels could not catch
4 modern torpedo boat or get AWAY from a
modern cruiser
Whenever the c2ar OF the house attempts to
abridgc the liberty of political speechmaklng
N congress- then We may always anticipate
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Vlsitor-Well, Johnny. suppose your
father thinks the twins are something
wonderful
Der) | could lick 'em both. easy
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I'M 4 os a.' cost T'a sg \! p. s scsr'
|semiswHHkLY posr. ~ cois. ~ week.
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The governments wholesale purchase of
lot of old yachts and TUGS that can not make
eighteen knots an hour looks like throwing
away money. These vessels could not catch
modern torpedo boat or get away from
modern cruiser.
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While we arc feeding the starving Cubans.
the Sphnards in Cuba are paying $3.50 each for
thenter seats to aid Spain in the purchase OF
cruiser! And this Is tho condition of affairs
that Mr. Mckinley would advise US to tolcr-
ata "hWhilo longerl"
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over 1000 600 pieces of prirt cloths are snid
to be In the haads OF Fail River manufnc-
tniers awaiting market This is bad news
for the strikers who are so manfuly holding
out In certain Massachusetts, towns.
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Another exposure of rotten banking In sia'd
old Philadelphia, She Is not so SLOW as might
lie srppcNcd. The Mckinley regime continues.
1t will be seen. to give stability to business
conditions!
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Eeabscfiptlon BY MalI--Dally and Sunday Post. one
d yeaf. $500; six months, 5000; three months.
31.o6, one month, $500.
4 HB SUNDAY Posi-, one year, $3.50.
{JHB SEMf-WnEKLr PosT MONDAYS and Thursdays)
one year. 3t.oc; six months, so cents; three
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Whenever the ozar OF the house attempts 10
abrIdgc the liberty of political speechmnklng
In congress. then We may always anticipate
squalls. Patriotism is rampant until 1t Is
Jei.ied the right of spread easlesm!
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The Tammany government IN Greater New
York is said to be deriving no little comfort
from republican Governor Blacks diluted olvil
service law. The governor wasn't counting on
n 1hmmany victory when he took the starch
out of tho old law.
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France says there must be conflict DO
tween two nations to whom she 10 so strongly
attached as to Spain anil the United states.
The bonds of attachment in this casc. are
the s4Oc.coo.ooo bonds based on Cuban reve-
nres which France holds The bondholder
beats the Quaker as a man Of peace.
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Mamma said 4 certain little man.
when you so to town buy me O whistle
and let 1t be a religious whistle, so that /
can play with 1t on Sunday"
little girl of years on being shown
a photograph of English choir boys, with
their surplices on exclaimed: ooh, NAM
ma, look at all these gentlemen waiting to
be shaved!''
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The war between Wanamaker and Quay in
Pennsylvana must be kind of Central
American struggle. It is attracting SO little
attention. Mr.. Wanamaker continues. how
ever. to rush his preparations.
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The neutral Nag protects tho cargo, ana
British bottoms will be at greater premium
than eyer In case We commence our mill with
Spain. There are times when 1t Is possible to
contemplate tho loss OF our merchant marina
WITH snma dea,rnn of connlncrncY
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There is no use bothering any more about
Municipal politics for awhile. The democratic
city ticket Will be elected. and we might Ms
well begin to talk .san Jaclnto Day. cele-
brai'on as the next important event ON tho
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Foreign Offces--Eastern business Office IS Tribune
h building. New York (The S. c. yeci,vith Spe-
"a cial Agency; Western 40 The Rookery) CHI
n cago. THE $. c. Bsckwith Special Agency
Il travelling AKents--C, S. e Holland. Travelling
'E AUDITOR E. K. Holland and B. B. Throop, Trav-
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All the big powers have troubles of their
own and don't care to hear of ours. by the
time we are engaged with Spain there Is likely
TO be u war in the Far East.
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The stories of bribery and corruption in the
city council Of Philadelphia also add to the
evidence of unusual gaiety in that slow town
JUS. al present.
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Mrs. Frances IioGgson Burnett Is suing for
divorce from Or. Swami NJ. Burnett but no
court can ever rob tho doctor Of the dstirc-
t!on of having neon Frances husband. He
eau continue to practice dentistry on that dis
tin. lion In snlio of nnLliinna and decrons.