The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-12

that when silver Is NJ diHcount rs coulparcu
with gold everything that the artisan or the
farmer produces Is at like discount When
We ace a man In the United States exult that
his dollar is worth twice as much as Mex
lean dollar and stu has not sense enough to
know that he gave twice as much for II as
the Mexican does for his then VIC are sorry.
and think what fools these mortals be.
including editors who put out such squibs as
the above.
BY Jiminez. Uncle SAM has been buncoed
In letter dated April 80. 1888. General
Grant informed General Badeau from per-
sonal inspection that the forts and armament
Of Havana were formidable, and. with nddi-
tions that could easily be made before any
country could attack them. impregnable from
direct attack" But General Grant In 1873
had hardly dreamed OF the mighty guns In
service today.
That husband is peculiarly blessed whose
wife can make good bread.
The fact that n mnn has held office in the
ms, is no good argument against his election
nj the present time. especially II his record
be a good one. All things being equal othet-
III
has had the experience in the duties to be
assumed.
Now is the time for Ccryera to write n
book entitled "The First Bottle"
This Is the season OF the year when the
successful business man silently folds ms
tent and goes TO some hummer resort 10
rest.--Yonkum Daily Herald.
The huccossful business man may. but tho
wise business mnn--nit He lots the wife DO
the Arab act, while he remains in town If he
Is hankorng after rest.
Yesterdays primaries are q tolerably sure
indication OF final results Ia Texas.
Mr. Wanamaker says he Is going to continue
TO fight the election of improper persons to
office Good for John. There is only one
way TO do that in Pennsylvania. and that is to
come over to the democratic party and stay
there.
The Cadlz squadron Is ready.-Washingto
dispatch Ready for what? To be bottled up?
The goldbug organs are tckled to death
over the fact thet Oregon. certain repub
llcan State, elected republican ticket few
days ago. Aud 1t is a notable fact that the
democratic godbugs are yelling the loudest.
More American soldiers have been killed so
far on the way to the front than have been
killed In battle.
Instructions have been issued by the war
department to I'LL up the regiments. Wash
ington dispatch. What n howl the temperance
and prohibition people will make over this
new departure of the war authorities.
Houston Ii in better sanitary condition than
IT has been for some time past. hut there Is
stu room for Improvement.
II the liars OF the Madrid press want to
know what real lying Is, they have only to
rend the remarks that tho American godbug
organs are making on Mr. Bryan and his pa
triotlc desire to serve bis country.
News Of tho blowing up Of the Maine has
Just reached Klondike, and the miners are
nearly unanimous In the opinion that It was
no accident.
The populists are instructing for Barney
Gibbs for governor Possibly that accounts
for tho silence of the great mud-s lllerhe is
waiting for the applause to die out.
The Colorado ex-governor who wanted 10
wade in blood to the horses brides ought
TO be given front seat with Teddy Roose-
velt's Rough Riders.
The song OF the present war has not yet
been ten,--Tyler Democrat Reporter We
arc working at 1t now and will let you know
when 1t is finished.
The resolution Of CONGRATULATIONS that ia,
SPANISH cortcs adopted In honor of the splon.
did victory over tho Mcrrmae VIII be alowe.
a sad but glorious rest In the hands OF the on
rolling clerk.
PuNGENr TEXAS THOUGHTS.
l'llrllnl Ala.Alaal M.