The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


exist should especially be looked after.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
The Cedar Hill Advocate. in level-headed
article on current happenings in Texas, says;
There is too little value placed on human
life In this country. Men who have commit
ted cold blooded murder are released on bond,
their cases continued from term to term OF
court, and finally acquitted or given short
term In prison. Such things as these lead to
mob violence and Illegal executions. Hang
the coId-blooded murderers and give tho
Texas press just libel law, and this state
will take n great step forward among .ae
States OF the Union.
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The Daily Enterprise announces that Beau
mont is the Chicago OF Texas, and If grit aud
public spirit count for anything the Queen
City of the Neches has some claim to the
title.
The Bay City Tribune is enthusiastic for
the enterprise OF its county commissioners III
their judcious expenditure Of public funds.
The beneficial results 1t so properly praises
might he realized IN other counties OF tas
State II county commissioners courts would
initiate the example of Wharton county. l.
says:
The two new road machines have now been
used In Wharton county ninety days, and nave
completed twenty-five miles OF road east OF
the river and twenty-oue on the west siue,
all sixty feet wide and well graded. The
total cost OF these forty-three miles OF graded
road, including hands. teams, feed, repairs,
etc Is $166 or little less than $40 a mlie'
-ho county judge has an offer of S16 day
Tor the use OF a machine when not being used
by the county
The Fort Worth Register asseryerates
solemn truth in the following paragraph
Texas potato patches this year have pro-
duced revenue ranging from $50 to 500 per
acre clear profit-and the cost OF production
ia much less than that Of cotton. Why Is IL
that North Texas doesn't snip thousands OF
carloads OF potatoes North every year, IN.
stead of raising cotton that produces about
81. so per acre. which goes largely to labor Tor
production and brings but small return 10
the farmer?
The potato crop is rapidly becoming main
stay of the farmer. and South Texas, as well
as North Texas, would proht by Its increased
cultivation. 1t pays wherever 1t is planted.
Tho antitrust convention called by Gov
ernor sayers to meet III st, Louis IS receiving
considerable attention from the press OF the
country. and in all quarters It's purpose is I'M
oquivocaly commended. BY way of parenthe-
els the Dallas Times Herald remarks:
When Governor Sayers governors assemble
at St Louis II Ia assumed that the governor
OF North Carolina win have something TO say
every now and then to the governor OF soutn
Yes, and the governors OF other States Will
see to It that the time between his susges-
lions VIII not be very long.
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The Brennan Banner dilates In no uncertain
tona n, the nrovinre AMI privileges Of ieeiti-
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mate Journalism ara ne Fost couhlenus I's
utterances. Here's how It sizes up thugs:
newsnaper which has no claim TO this
right Of existenee ana pr0speritv other than
its roasting qualities should rot exist. A
ncwsnaper is Intended to % a correct enron
an iccnoclasue destroyer; A newspaper OF the
snS aors Is ,W roS MINIS 70 SS ny
ci ia community. but IL Ia never wiling to be
used as a tool "a tear down private or public
character, toWyh should ne nlltroreu Ia tns
pnntnr,tso hpIa Ne Sosercd an
encnSraeea nv II, bnt wben II comes 10 ieaous
ensouIaSeu uy ~, NV Mnen u y1,ues 90 SSa'ous
priyatn ppoperiy or character, II ia then ready
to end Its existence and turn its toes to the
daisies IL ought TO-
The local page OF the sinton News bristles
with accounts OF carload watermelon ship
ments from San Particle county
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The Terrell Evening Index takes things
philosophically. and laconically remarks:
We sometimes put on a long face and look
as II we didn't have friend Just because sonld
person has found fault with our paper But
why feel badly over trihes? The merchant
doesn't please all his customers the post
master too. is kicked and oussed because no
makes Mistakes the railroad agent is fire.
quently chased back in the corner by some old
woman and given to understand this and that
and numerous ether things; the barber is cen
sured for his dull razor the butcher Is for
ever reminded of his tough meat and oven
the preacher finds It hard work to please his
congregation with his best sermon. And thus
the world ways on.
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our heisnpoIs across inc '.he nave tunny
way OF doing things. Speaking OF that great
State which is noted for its sccentricities an
exchange says;
A Kansas woman's petition for divorce
al nnA nj hnp htash a,