The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25

SER on inc CROWN Oh ltS populatloni anu tHls
is how tho incorrigible II Paso Times deals
with the questions
Galveston claims that n census Of that city
Just taken by the publishers of the city III
roctory gives that place a population of SO, $50
Must have counted the "hddlers' OH tue
beach
You arc too hard on Galveston, dear Times
and therefore we feel no conjunction in
turning you over to the tender mercles of
Uncle Bill stcrrett
This is the Find of talk The Post Ikea to
hear and I: comes from tho Texas Real Estate
journal.
Texas has ITO cotton seed oil mills and more
luilding, but Texas raises more cotton AMI
more cattle than any other State. She is feed
ing her own cattle with her own cotton seed
meal and hills In FIVE years she will be
spinning n great deal of her own cotton out
OF tho gin lint rooms and weaving more Of IL
than now. movement is on foot TO make
boxes water buckets and ceiling out Of cotton
stalk pulp.
Texas is the greatest State in tho Union,
and tho fellow who wants to be in the swim
would better pack his grip and move right
Pway into tho commonwealth of magnificent
distances and boundless possibilities.
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In recent issue of tho Austin Tribune that
"Jeffres knocked six thousand gallons of
selt-conceit out OF Fit2simmons," and adds:
NOW let some one accidentally kill Jeffrles
and SAFE the public from long siege of
round hole wind jamming."
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The following from an exchange has a Pc
cullar application to Houston and Harris
county:
There is no doubt that now is the time 10
l nrODertin9 nj md nd
especially lands. as at present prices OF land
man can almost double his money in the
next Ave years.
This has the correct ring to It. and investors
everywhere would better listen to the music.
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That dear cid girl, tho Austin Statesman
rises to inform the vox popul that:
Texan takes to politics naturally as a
duck TO water and begins TO swim early In
HE The number of beardless boys in tna
Twenty-sixth legislature evidences this fact
and that every mothers son of them is
scheming for reelection or looking with long
| ing eyes toward the National capital. making
the veteran heads that now wear the crownse
| rest most UNEASY
Sweet thing don't you lose any sleep on &C
count OF the Veterans. The kids had their
inning last election. but the old Romans are
coming to the front next time
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tue iohoWlns from an exchange Is true as
gospel, and The Post banks upon it's every
syllable;
Texas has a pine and hardwood forest n,
large a. lie chtire State of New York ana Is
now manufacturing a great deal of IL for "a
port as well az for home consumptiou AS tho
timber IS removed. the soil Is being planted
N TOBACCO. rice and sugar, as well as in cot
ton. corn and early fruits and vegetables. ain
Of which DO well in the same field.
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The Ennis Weekly Local s guilty OF any /
thing and everything short of high treason
Just lis,en to It,
Tyler has shipped slxty-six carloads OF Irish
potatoes 30 tar this season, The balance OF
the state will be glad to learn OF thts, as
Tyler has heretofore been supposed 10 pro (
duce notEing but pot-house politicians Tha /
| change to potatoes is indicative of reforma- /
There is world OF good sense in the follow |
ing from the st. Edwards College Journal Of
Austin;
i takes cyclone to make some men feel
religious. II often takes a sheriI's kew To
convince convince man that he knows nothing about
can not skate. Many are the bumps on
precious baby's head before n learns To no
Gar.iui. NO fool VIII pick up hot horseshoe
more than once We must all attend natures
| school, some do not progress very RAPIDLY
even here, but severe discipline does wonders
for dun pupil.
You bet your life; discpiin, Is the open
sesame to success every time and all tho
time.
49,
The Boerno Post gets itself into hornets
nsst Ia the following screed:
The Roman Catholic and IN. Irish Ameri-
can are about the only Americans that object
70 the Angle American alliance. and there is
far moro selhsAness than patriotism in the Oh.
lection.
Now. don't you know that nines like ,bis
bring taelr ewn condemnation Don't YOU
know there Ia no truth whatever In the posl.
tIon you assume or in the assertions YOU
maker II you would only read the papers
or inform yourself on passing events Won
would leasn that the German American nonu.
lation and Whooplng majority OF the Ameri-
can peopiv are unalterably opposed TO Nhat
is called al Anslo-American alliance. To saw
that the Irish and the Catholics alone are on.
posed TO 1t would be ridiculous nonsense be-
cause It would argue that their influence
would or eould offset the much talked of
union, # such union were desirable.
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The Voice OF Kemp. IN its last issue. de-
olares that;
Expansion is the watchword in Texas today
Corn, oats, wheat, barley. fruits melons ard
potatoes, ana even cotton. are all expanding
The Pest is an anti-expansonist on the co.
lonial principle. but when 1t comes down 10
home business matters It is in favor OF all the
expansion possible.
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The mountains OF iron in Llano and Mason
counties may In the near future hRy, efe.t
deal to do In liking the PRICE OF pig iron and
railroad rails, Our hne granite IN that local
lily has already found market as far nor,n
as Kansas ciiy In government buildings. and
ir Sout aern ports. We have granite and iron
ore equal to the best.
In the forssoing which We copy from thu