The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

| mss man. a companion Tor tnc 6cnnIhrIy
thinker. and welcome guest In the family.
i | And IL lis the best advertising medium In
, Houston"
Il haven't got anything to advertise Just
, now said Joshua Miggs. But III sub
scribe"
DcpOxitinR at the Bank.
Now" said Joshua Miggs. after he had
seen his family settled, you'd better all
stay here TIL ] go To the bank. ] won't
lie easy till | get this stuff into safe
place
Accordingly he sailed forth with tho
satchel which he had not once laid down
since leaving the train, and meeting u
substantial looking citizen on the street,
he stopped him and inquired the way 10
the bank.
which bank do you mean ~ asked the
citizen, looking very much amused.
| well, now, I don't know. II there's
| more than one in town ! want the hest
tne. One whore | can leave lot o. money
and rot lay awake o. nights. ihpkin about
It,"
well, If It Is large sum" said the
| citizen, II should recomenl you TO 20 %
| r. w. Houses hank. there is no possible
doubt of that being perfectly solvent The
officials are all men OF undoubted char
actcr and standing in the community, and
the bank is good, perfectly good for any
0DnEatlOn tncy may assume.
That suited Joshua MIggs. and in few
| moments more he was in the bank inQuir-
rg for the boss
"Is 1t Mr., House, the president or Mr..
| Dunn, the cashier, You want to seo'" asked
one OF the clerks politely.
II reckon I'd better see 'om both" he
said. THE cashier will have 10 handle
The cash l s'rosc, but | want 10 sea tho
| toss too
AS u happened both were at leisure at
tho time and being a little curious, they
| saw him together.
"This is all safe In here. isn't ~" asked
Joshua Miggs, when he entered the prcsi'
dents ROOM Being assured that 1t was.
be laid his satchel on the table aud opened
1t.
There was a million dollars In govern
nont bonds inside. and quite n respectable
bundle of thousand dollar bills besides
| II the bankers were astonished they
didn't say So Tho transaction was II large
one. but they We're used to larger ones.
and within brief time Joshua Miggs' NC
| count was opened his securities and money
wure passed to his credit and lie was fmr
| nshed With n check book. having become
depostor in the leading bank OF Hous-
| ton
| They See the Houston Winter Works.
| Now. then" said Joshua Mggs. after
and had ,otS Mo avneri.nns ~ h,s only
! who were patiently waiting for him. we
| have got fairly started and all we've got
/ to do in the world from this time on, NO
| fas ar can see Is to enjoy the luxury OF
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m na,,a tn ,r,n, n,,rsa,,,sa ga a., ~,
sa,, ,,n,o ,,os, o,,y ,noJ hca,Ih Al,
| this there was chorus OF shouts. Each
| had n proposition to make aud I'LL talked
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around ana eNp'hinihy All ntout the sSs-
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one-nait TO hiteon inches III diameter aud
M. ,nnsihs ,,oih lsp 10 lsoo '.el IN oeplh'
am mese mni,s na aw an averase now OF rooo,-
WV ka,'oms u""s ne ne na'lS consumption
at present Is eoooooo gallons, Az tho
wehs are under one large manifold sue
.,'n PIPE ~ oroer 70 STORE ,ne surplus water
wmen u me overflow from mat numped
,nm ,h ny ma,ns aneue Me lwo s'annpipee,
9 10 ,a n ,a NV ~ .,s s anu s.ana'ns
~ W., n,s"' .ne o,ner twenty ieat IN
ulameier ana eish'y one feet hish. There
are s,M'y miles OF meins IN Houston which
l1ohs,sN ., p'pn ~, rom SIN 70 twenty inches
~ a,hn's.s,. .n'ss MAINS are All tapped
b ny m'c so myur@nss, ,ne ,otai number IN use
nu.ns ~ me houston water suunly for
purity and excellence can not be excelied
ss nv .ppo nhar'n :" me country ena the