The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-17

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Any invention that can bring pleasure to
the masses, or arouse to gladness the droop-
Ing spirits OF the people. ls thing Of beauty
and Joy forever" Hear what the Denison
Herald says.
Gale man has discovered n way to make
beer out OF sorghum. His popularity in the
lhdiau Territory is established.
The Galveston Journal grasps q very trying
problem as follows. aud there is a great deal
OF logic and truth In its conclusion
1t IS going TO tsFe tw9 sorts Of education
70 STOP the iynching OF reeroes one is the
work OF the court house IN giving speedy trials
and sure justice The othor is the work OF the
negro preachers. teachers. editors aud other
: leaders In Installing wholesome lessons OF
fohriety and morality
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The Palestine Daily Advocate makes nome
run In its pointed illusions to the advance
nlent OF It's entcrprisine little city. II says:
Closely within the range OF an hundred
thousand dollars worth OF improvements are
pelns made In the city or Palestine. This
klndef indicates that the good old town is on
the get up and get. And 1t is all being done
way 80
The Post ia gratihed to note our neighbours
prosperity. and cordially hopes the good work
will go merrily on.
The Corpus Christi Caller occasionally nnds
time to be facetious, probably because ITS edi
tcrial utterances arc inspired by Mei RI
man. In It's last issue this is how It's phil
osophlzes:
An exchange says science has discovered
that people live longer who keep their mouths
smut while they are asleep We don't know
ANYTHING about that remark brother ed
tor but che thing we do know. and that is
that great many people would live longer
If they would keep their mouths shut more
while they are awake
Without reference to politics now aud
then the average newspaper would fall IN that
peculiar frame OF mind which Grover Cleve-
land would call 'innocuous desuetude" To
guard against such a contingency they peg
away at the FIRST thing in sight. and already
some OF them scent from atar the coming
senatorial battle in Texas Anent this sub
jet tho Austin Statesman observes;
Senator Horace Chiffon Is swinging around
tho circle with extraordinary activity. It's
the early bird that catches the worm you
know. Then, there IL something else. that
you also know, ard that is that the horse
first away is frequently not the first at tho
wire.
And then the Lockhart REGISTER gets It's
finger in the sugar bowl and culls theretrom
the following sucrose morsel
Joe Bailey and Horace Chiffon will canvass
this State next year and immense crowds
will attend their debates Mr. Bailey may
we will come to such conclusion.
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Tho Texas sun hits the nail sduArefv on
the head when It says:
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| friends
| There is a volume of truth in this eoi-
grammatio and multum in parvo SYMPOSIUM.
Go at it again. John;
| The Terrell Evening Index rs smlnentiY
correct when It saws:
/ II Is said Helen Gould has the largest IN
come Of any woman In the United States
She spends very little money or herself. but
gives about 100000 a year 10 churches and
charities The world would be much better
on Il there were more such women az Helen
Gould.
Yes, the world would he better of II there
we're many more such noble women Apart
from her private charity. the country will
honor her for her practical patriotism in tho
recent war. and all men viii bless her for ner
exalted humanity in the windsor hotel holo-
caust as well as her tender benevolenco 10
numerous other instances.
The Austin Tribune humorously but truth.
fully remarks'
Editors should be thankful for small tavors
and at all times praise God from whom ali
blessings flow The laeal merchant may send
of TO St Louis TO have his lob work done
/ but II he ever gets into trouble he viii pa
/ rome the local printing ONCE and do his
level best TO help the editor keep II out of
| the paper.
The Vernon Call rises TO remind the VIII
harger county commissioners that under tho
law they are bound to publish the status OF
the county funds. and plainuNey adds,
There 10 not citizen Of the county that
knows tho condition OF our bonded indebted
ness and tho interest and expense paid out
on them.
Editors are invariably modest Their du-
ties to the public are at all times trying
Sometimes praised and often misiudged they
still plod the even tenor OF thei- way obivious
| to everything save the uphuiding OF tho'com-
munities in which they live and the main
tepaneo Of the principles which they espouse
They have been described and pictured Ia all
| shades and colors, but for novel and original
portrayal the following definition takes the
chrome;
An editor says an exchange. lis a mil
| licnare without money congressman with
| out a Job a king without a kingdom He
| constructs towns without a saw or hammer.
| builds railroad without rails. and farms with
out pillow. He Is preacher teacher and
| q lawyer and son -ot-a- gun on wheels.
The genius who got OF the foregoing had
better steer clear OF Colonel Bill sterrett and
Uncle Dan McGarv, To save him from the
rod they have in pickle for him, The Post
withholds his name.
The Wallis Weekly New Era has keen
eye for business, and this is how 1t talks:
| In the near future there will be n practical
man here 10 wake our ueope up on the sub
| ject Of truCkgrowtng Let them lend will
! ing ear 10 his suggestions as II is evident we
] have resources here as good the best
/ and why should We remain idle when others
are fairly coining money by sending away
| their produce thereby bringing money 10 the
| different towns from which the truck was
/ sent?
South Texas is an Ideal country for truck
farming, and all the roads from Houston load
10 tho Northern markets, where there is a
ready sale and liberal price for such pro-
ducts.
SOME POsTsCRIPrs.