The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17

ucu Buitcrlts anu moor, cmpnaStZtu the greh
personal triumph which tho Texan achieved
The entire Texas delegation Joined in pra,s
ing tho effort OF their colleague, and to re
peat what they said, as well as member
from other States, would appear to be p.lin
II on thick. 1t was great occasion. AM
Texans of all shades OF political belief coul
easily feel pride that 1t was Texan VIII
was the central figure.
Texas Is in the cotton factory business q
stay.
A head of SNOWFALL caulnower that reachc,
the office of The Post yesterday from Mr.
]. W. Stubenrauch of Mexia, was a magnii.
cent specimen OF Texas product 1
weighed eight pounds and It's big cream,
head looked as pretty as n picture. Mr.
stubcnrauch states that he has grown this
season hundreds OF heads that weighed ovei
i've pounds each and no shipped some loti
to Houston that only took eighteen heads u
Hll barrel. The Central Texas country /,
undoubtedly most productive region. and
can very likely take the caulinower premium
California could not furnish better or
larger specimen OF this toothsome vegetable
than the one sent The Post from Mexa
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"Houston's err hummer" That's what they
oil say
President Kruger proposes to force Eng
land to recognize the Transvaal Republic
That's why the American consul was
snubbed. II England des.res information con-
corning British prisoners the English min
lister must apply direct for It, Dom Paul may
be said to be overlooking no bets these days
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After the Festival. what next? Houston is
too energetic to leave off rush tactics.
A London paper declares the British re-
verses In the Transvaal are due to the fact
that their advancing columns are not flung
forward under the direction of men Of abil-
ity' This same authority would not then
refuse the admission that they have been
hung back by Boer lenders of ability
Southwest Texas fair and exposition will
be the glorious product of the Festival sue
cess.
noteworthy incident OF the Fruit, Flower
and Vegetable Festival Just closed at Hous-
ton was the sale OF over 1000 season tickets
by the retail clerks OF the city Every in
terest has been identified with the great
midwinter festival this year, and all have
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Houston is an industrial convention center
because Houston is the type of material
progress for Texas.
Houston is big enough and grand enough
to throw a few garands about her own
matchless brow without authorizing any
rival town to declare that the Queen City OF
tho Southwest is at all stuck up
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Houston bows best Acknowledgment to gra-
cious Jupiter Pluvius and bids that worthy
10 FIRE again whenever ready
It's unanimity OF community sentiment that
spurs local progress forward to It's best
stride. This sort of sentiment was the great
underlying predicate upon which Houston's
Festival suecsss rested.
The Truck Growers association is but an
other substantial expression of state de-
reopmept along profitable lines,
Postum sop and taters are all right. and
we have no criticism unfavorable to the pea
nut. but corn beer a substitute for the
persimmon article is vicious makesh.n.
Texas ia pardonably proud of the brilliant
triumph OF the Junior senator before the
supreme court OF tho United States
Queen Victoria proposes TO drive polyg-
nmists out of Canada, Queen Vic only makes
a ten strike these days when she follows
the lead OF Uncle sam
worked to make It n success.
General Butler has delivered his first blow