The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
The Texas Coast Promoter urges Houston
| to get out It's prize list for the Fruit, Flowef
and Vegetable Festival earl as possible. 80
that all sections may have ample time to
| prepare exhibits. In conclusion 1t adds
BY all means offer good cash prizes. then
the people will work better for the Festival.
Tho Promoter thinks substantial money
prizes will prompt and justify many coun-
ties who would not otherwise be interested
in the enterprise to go to the expense and
trouble of making hrst-class displays.
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The Corscana Daily Sun, in pithy articl',
regretfully solquizes:
Corsicana will buy $4,000 bales of cotton
next season yet not a pound OF II VIII pc
manufactured here, although every person IN
the city will wear manufactured cotton goods,
and manufactured cotton goods Will be used
IN every household every day in the year.
The only way to remedy this condition OF
affairs--n condition that exists in all parts OF
Texae--is to establish cotton mills. That is
the solution and we should all pull for its
success.
Tho Gonzales Inquirer publishes the follow
Ing interesting gossip:
The wife of william ]. Bryan is an eloquent
! speaker a we'll as woman OF good homely
sense. In recent address to members OF her
sex Mrs. Bryan said When man finds in
woman II thorough appreciation OF his work
and aims, when the mind of woman becomes
the perfect supplement OF the mind of man,
as the Creator intended it to be, and gives
| over trying to be superior, then VIII all the
| discussions to womans rights and priVi-
| leges cease
| with such noble woman for wife, 1t Is
/ NJ wonder that Bryan is the great statesman
and citizen the country willingly credits
I him with being.
| The Alvarado Bulletin takes shot Mt a
prevailing vice as follows:
Judge Clint of Dallas has instituted a vigo-
rous war against the pistol toter. He can
not make the campaign against this species
| of lawhreakers too severe.
The same paper truthfully refers to another
matter of paramount interest, and deals with
1t in this way:
Why not keep the fact in mind that Texas
schools are rs good as those OF any other
section of the country. Distance may lend
enchantment but Il is nothing of real value
to the schools outside of the state.
with all the educational facilities Texas
holds out to the rising youth. 1t is singular
the custom of sending our children to outside
schools should he so general. Here Mt homo
there are ample means within the reach OF all
| for acquiring .he highest and most varied
| knowledge ana training and those who seek
| d superior article In outside States will learl
| when too late the serious mistake they make,
~
The Corsicana Democrat thinks the whole
| jury system In Texas is sadly out OF joint
and is In favor OF abolishlng II root and
| branch. substituting in its stead court OF
| three Judges in each district. II then adds:
The juries of Texas courts should raise tue
price of human life. II is a shame to send
man to the pen for two years for stealing
few head OF razor back hogs and then give
n vtrcict ~ two years against n man far
Killing another. II he Is guilty at all, mans
life ought 10 be worth more than $50. Raise
the price and stop the indscrimnate murder
of men to satisfy imaginary grievances
There is entirely too much quibbling with
Justice In the average trial OF criminals, and
as long as nimsy teehnicalities are allowed
to outweigh law ard facts, Just SO long will
the present unfortunate conditions continue
~
The Texas State Democrat has timely ar
tiele on very important subject. and this IS
tho gist OF what II says:
The State Democrat earnestly hopes the
regents OF the State university viii not again
80 out OF the State for president, or any
member OF the faculty. for that matter. Texas
+ casts OF able aud scholarly men, many of
them fully capable OF filling any posltioa
within the gift OF her people.
Texas is not lacking In hrst-class material
for the positions referred to. and as long as
home men who are thoroughly qualified can
be found they should have the preference.
~
The Waco Times Herald commends the re-
cent action OF Dick Bowling Confederate camp |
pnd appropriately remarks:
Houstons local Confederate camp recently |
determined to erect a small monument or |
tablet over the grave of Richard Bowling, |
who. with force OF forty-two IrsshmenN - |
1 en,l ,nr great invauing force OF iarge
fleet with 1900 men. This army attempted |
10 effect landing at Sabine Pass. Dowinv
and his forty-two Irishmen sank two OF their |
vessels and captured over 400 prisoners The
army OF $1,000 became panic stricken and
abandoned their intention OF oYerrunnins
Texas, The Houston Post well says that
more glorious hght Is not recorded In the /
annals OF history and surely the hero of IT |
deserves recognition.
The Tyler Daily Courier throws out the
following pointed allusion.
The Jacksonville canning factory Is advcr-
using Tor full ripe tomatoes There Is not a
canning factory OF any kind In Smith county, |
but there ought 10 be at least iifty OF them.
There Is similar lack In Harris county. |
where canning factories are especially need
ed. We have room for many OF thom. and