The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-13

New York newspaper IN ca,....,
upon the discrimination in salaries shown n,
the records OF the boards Of education as no,
tween male and female teachers In favor a,
tue former. mentions one city high snho,l n
which men receive almost twice "a much con,.
pensation as the women This dlscrenancv a.,
the wages paid men and women is NOT nccr .
liar to New York nor is il confined to teachers
IN the public schools. though 1t ia moro no.
tiecable with reference to these than in other
departments of public service. because n
greater proportion OF women are employe5 in
the schools than elsewhere. Even In tho pri
mary schools In city or country districts this
difference In salaries prevails. although the
women. besides being as rule MS well quail
He'd In point OF education as the moro for.
tunate male members of the profession, arc
usually moro palnstaking. patient and thor
ough and at least as laborious. why. there
fore. they should DO Disseminated agains,
In tho matter of salary would perhaps BIO dlf-
fcult to satisfactorily explain.
General Eagan can at least send General
Miles comic valentine with safety.
J. Sterling Morton. who was Mr.. Clsye-
lands secretary OF agriculture, has taken a
stand In opposition to the cutting OF Christ
straiEhtest and best trees In the woods are
cut annually for this purpose and he regards
the practice as very wicked Having been UNI
able for several wears to get the ear of the
public for discussion OF political quest ons
1t seems that nothing is left for Mr. Morton
but TO raise a controversy with Santa Claus.
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II begins to look Hike we are to expand from
billion dollar congresses to two billion dollar
congresses.
While graphing with the Philippine burden
which Spain unloaded upon us. II should not
be forgotten that the trusts are forming same
burdens right at home that need to be dealt
with decisively and without delay
Tho way for the house OF represents lives
TO get quorum next Thursday is to hold
session In Galveston.
The president and the members Of th-
cabinet examined some canned beef from, the
commissary department and pronounced 1t
pure and wholesome but II Is not shown
that any of them iunched on II,
The final adjournment OF the Fifty-hfth con-
gress next month VIII unload upon the coun.
try great number OF statesmen out of Jobs.
Tho apology for the trusts Is that they re-
duce the cost OF production and that thereby
commodities may be sold cheaper. The prin.
cipal fault with this theory is that It does not
pan out in practice.
The man who predicted a week ago that
the worst of the Winter was over Will have
nothing further to say until his tongue thaws
out.
tIrlcss Millionaire Tom johnson hurriss UP
his single tax movement and It's oratoricai
attachment no will not make sufficient
progress by next year to capture preslden-
tial nomination.
The PHILIPPINES having no navy for Ad-
niiral Dewey to amuse himself with. he Is
making the best OF his situation by practiclng
ON their villages.
II tho Now York practice OF shooting mon
who refuse to give up their seats TO ladies
on street cars becomes general, the volume
OF tho next census Will he greatly reduced.
II is fortunate for the Kentucky whlk ky
trust that It received notice sufficiently In al
vance 10 protect Its product from exposure 70
the late zero weather.
The Minnesota State board Of embalmers
which is about to begin It's annual cxanina.
lions, might gain some valuable pointers by
inducing General Miles to address a..
There will be an excellent opening Tor
Aguinaldo In the dime museum bnsires5 wncn