The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-09

Wood County Democrat Texas Is all
right any time you take her. in time OF
war on in time OF peace.
The Voice of Kemp: Don't. because you
are physically disqualified, imagine that
You are The only patriot In town.
Orange Leader; In addition to Gemolish-
Ing the Spanish fleet Dewey deserves our
sincere thanks for staying in one place.
lei Paso Daily Herald; What splendid
warrior Wesley Merritt must be, TO &, into
war and matrimony at the same time
Greenville Morning Herald; We are sur
prised that Hanna has not been made an
admiral. a cooked hat would sit well on
him.
Sherman Daily Register: The wheat
crop In Texas this year viii make l.. tier
green with envy-provided he can not cor
ncr il.
Denison Herald, The wife OF Admiral
sampson was II professor In Vassar before
marriage. Now we understand why Samp-
! son don't open that bottle.
Honey Grove Citizen; A correspondent
wants to know II gun cotton grows ON
the shoots Of last years crop No; gun cot
ton produces the shoots tha, land Spaniards
In country that is much warmer than
Cuba and has no rainy season"
Denison Herald Texns wheat fields may
wv u iiNtit wei Just NOW, nut III inc MT an
time the grass Is growing and the cattle
are fattoning, and the cotton ana corn are
getting ready for great squirt through
any dry time that may be ahead Of them.
Denison Herald. Congressman Jerry
simpson wants to get M q regiment ard
lead II 10 Cuba or any old place. There Il
but one incentive. and that is the ALTER
ativeness OF the name he would probably
give his regiment, simpsons Sockless
Sockdolagers.
Batesvile Echo: The friendly tone which
me French press has assumed toward the
United States of late shows that the threat
OF American women to boycott French
merchants and look to other sources for
their fashions and fashionable ro,ds
touched tender chord in the French
anatomy
Texan Press-Leader: w ]. Bryan has
raised aMregiment OF volunteers for Cub,
end has been appointed colonel This 4,
Just Hike Bryan, He Is with the rcople
1iu natural leader In every noble move.
II he is IA cool and his Judgment Is IA
good under fire as 1t was during the irving
tunes OF 'e6 and in that terrible railroad
accident we may expect great things Of
our great colonel
Gonzales Inquirer, Though never the
idol OF the hour"--after all. tho nrIvate
volunteer soldier is a true hero. I, ia MT
IVY NPauiets, nor stripes, nor nay, nor
glory that he cnlists; but II is for IA
triotism. pure and simple. All these he
sacrifices to the officers aud endures priya-
tons and hardshlps for loyalty 10 his nag
an inhorn love OF country. All honor ia the
private volunteer soldier!
Forney Messenger: Whenever Won berin
70 mink that Texas isn't the greatest state
N 'he Union, and are becoming dissnti,-
hed with the situation, Just take n run into
\ one OF our nelghboring States. and Won win
coon be convinced that YOU nre In ths
garden spot OF the world and have n eo-d
thlng, and as matter OF course will T. 81
more like pushing II along. 7, is the hest
cure ior discontent You ever tried.
III i'aso Graphic. II Is gratifying 70 see
a spirit OF patriotism deyolopinr In n,
raso' The nag raising on the Fourth az
July should be made an event IN the his,
tory OF this city and Il Is to be hoped that
nag pole ninety feet high viii he e-e,ted
IN the city plaza from which .'Old GLORY
/ VIII Heat on all natriotlc occasions. Hons.
ton Is a veritahle mass Of fiars ana all
cities throughout the country are railv NJ.
Tired In the National colors. Why SHOULD
not metropolitan. energetic growing nj
1850 be iikcwises Let the flag 20 up
| Dallas Democrat; Houston has improved
much IN the past year or two. The Ho.a.
ton Post, one Of the hest papers In The
world occupies adequate and commodioms
! euArtsrs, and Also The Western Nsvspapss