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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-06-24

d. W. GOODWIN,
The Star Shoemaker, Ocala, Fla.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
THE posT's CARTOONS.

Midland Gazette. The Houston Post
cartoon of the legislature assembling is
the best on record.
Yoakum Herald Tho cartoon in Thurs,
days HoCstgon Post contained the whole
story of the late war. If the "Alger relief
committee" sees this thing as The Post
does the country will think great deal
more of ii in future.
Taylor Tribune: The Houston Post in u
cartoon holds Alger and Eagan over the
murky abyss Of oblivion. and there, dan
gied before the scathing scorn of public
opinion. suspends the reprobates, unde-
cided what to do with them. Turn them
loose, Post.
Bonham News Last Tuesdays Hous-
ton Post contained cartoon taken from
the New York World that told the story
q the Philippine question in few words.
The picture represented a Philippine,
clothed in breech clout and stovepipc nat
and armed with spear. striding UP 10
Uncle Sam and asking Am l an Ameri-
can The old gentleman is evidently
vexed somewhat, and replies that he does
not know, but what he does know is that
said PHILIPPINE is going to become a
"darned nuisance" Your Uncle Samuel
doesn't know how great nuisance he
VIII grow to be, but he will find out soon
and keep finding out for years to come.
II ne attempts to retain possession of the
islands.
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disloyal, might prefer their claims to the
property and upon proof of their right TO
the property obtain the proceeds. 1t Is
for the purpose of extending this time
that the ILL of Judge Maddox has been in
troduced
The ideas of the judge and those who
think with him were very clearly set
forth in n report which he made on a
similar bill in the Fifty-second congress-
] his report was drawn up by Judge Gull
berson of Texas. In it the committee
stated that ii is true, as alleged. that the
bulk of this fund vet remaining in the
treasury belongs to persons who partici
pated III the rebellion, but in view of the
fact that under the constitution and laws
OF the United States MS declared by the
supreme court, the restoration of the pro-
ceeds of this property became the absolute
right of .hc persons pardoned, the former
political status OF the owner can afford no
just reason for withholding the money.
Many Of these claims were not aled
within the original time set for the reason
that 1t was then generally understood that
Notwithstanding the proclamations OF par
don and amnesty, the claimant would be
required to prove his loyalty before he
could have standing in court. In 1869
the supreme court decided that the me-
cesslty Of proving loyalty in order to re-
cover the proceeds of captured and aban-
doned property had been removed by the
proclamation of pardon and amnesty But
this decision came too late to benefit that
class of claimants. The original limita-
tion had expired, 1t is to again open the
way for these claims to money which is
now in the treasury that Judge Maddox
has introduced his bill.
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jobbery and thievef9 had been committed.
Fortunately there have been no such frauds
and crimes committed In connection with
our State Institutions but II is not the
fault Of the system governing their man
agement
} II the governors advice is adopted by
the Legislature It Will result not only In
wiring out salary list amounting to some
s57io annually. but will give the State all
the benefits of open competition in the
purchase Of supplies and afford the general
public a daylight view of how the money
OF the government appropriated for such
purpose is disposed Of.
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HorsTox, wEDNEsDAy, JAN. I'd.
corroN PLANT nY-raoDucrs.

a Less than twenty years ago the seed OF
the cotton plant we're considered as prac-
tically worthless.
Today the seed are used in manufacture
Ing several different varieties Of food prod
ucts. and the production of these articles
( a one OF the south's greatest industries.
I. Now II IL announced that other by-prod-
tioi.s aS this plant besides cotton seed oil.
w wn, cake ind meal for feed. and hulls for
aiyrtllizer Nre being developed. One Of these
ne the use Af the fiber OF the stalk for the
manufacture o. bagsing.
According TO the Scientific American, a
machine has actually been perfected for
workiug1Isc stalks into bagging. Some Of
this cotton stalk hagging has been tested
ana pronounced excellent for the purpose.
at is strong and clean aud does not
readily ignite. Five tons Of good stalks
viii yield about 1900 pounds of frst-class
4 Aber. AT this rate the annual crop will
y produce all of the bagging needed to wrap
Il the lint and leave surplus to be devoted
TO other purposes. It Is predicted chat ma
4 nhinery for making coarse mattings from
the nbcr will be produced shortly. The
Scfentinc American expresses the opinion
that II the experiments which are now
being made with the fiber are successful
II Win nqt he many Years before the In
Y dustry VII sas,ime gigantic proportions "
The Chattanooga Tradesmnn In COM
i venting upon this also mentions that 1.-THE
root Of the cotton plant is being export
Z mented with for Its chemical properties.
-rhe root Of the Egyptian cotton plant
yields drug that has the properties Of
ergot: and the root Of the American plant,
under chemical manipulation has yielded
4 similar product. This has not vet been
fully developed. A difference has been de-
tected In the properties OF the roots Of
different kinds OF cotton. long staple and
short staple, hence 1t is probable that
several drugs may he extracted from the
different varieties OF roots
With cotton stalk bagging and cotton
root drugs among the possibilities of the
future, It would seem that every portion
Sof this great Southern plant is OF value,
Il the staple itself only brought about .
cents more per pound the Southern farmer
would indeed be blessed.
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ny NJ. q. F q

r. N1a
Crop diyersifcation has been the CRY
In Texas for the last twenty years IL
has served as constant theme for news
papers and for the public generally. lne
! farmer has had It continually dinned INTO
his ears, and spread before his eyes anu
showed under his nose and cramped into
his brain.
! The necessity of diversity OF crops mas
been told him by every country newspaper
and even the city dailies have harped upon
the subject for months at n time. Editorial
writer's have their ''crop diversifcation
articles on hand at all times, and whenever
ideas for other subjects are used up tney
fall back upon the diversity topic, ana pc
gin to tell the farmers how to escape from
the 'thraildom OF crop which holds us
| votaries as serfs," etc.
| We all pity the farmer and talk OF the
senselcss way in which he sticks to ola
crops. and wonder why he doesn't follow
the advice to diversity that is so freely ana
constantly given. It is indeed pitlabie 10
see men content to exc out bare exist
| ence as cotton raisers. but do you Know
| that in many instances the farmer is acting
wisely when he sticks to cotton In prefer-
ence to following some OF the will o the
| wisp diversity crop" placed before his
eyes by land boomers and city sharpers!
~
| Did you ever stop to think that before
| there can be any real Investigation OF crops
| in Texas there must be diversihcation OF
fpct pf
needing our pity for neglecting his oppor-
tunities, the business men OF cities IKE
Houston need to BIZ pitied for failing to see
wherein lies true prosperity?
| How can you conscientiously ADVISE
n farmer to stop raising cotton and 10
give his attention to other crops betor'
vou give him a market for other agricui-
| tural products? Here in Houston for IN
stance, we have built up one OF the great
| est cotton markets in the world. ihere
are large cotton congresses and ware
| houses here immense cotton seed OIL miiis'
and nearly everything in this line except
cotton mills The business men OF houston
have evidently had but the one-crop idea
in mind. so why should they expect Tue
farmer to show greater wisdom
| ,.-..,., 1880.
There are thousahds 81 aeres Of rice
lands in this section. Haye any o. ne
business men Of Houston encouraged 'hs
farmer to plant rice? Is there rice m'u
in Houston?
The finest tobacco grown In the world
can be and is raised in Harris county ana
all throughout South and Southeast Texas
Have the men with money and the men
with brains--there are plenty of them In
Houston-built tobacco warehouses here,
or erected large factories for making plug
tobacco or cigars?
You are constantly telling the farmers
of the beauties OF truck gardening in and
around Houston. Did you know that the
amount of vegetables thrown away for the
want OF market here each summer would
make thousands upon thousands of cases
of canned goods? And can you point the
farmer to even one little canning factory
in Houston?
Nearly every variety of fruit can be
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ton as fair, II the management displayed
the proper spirit, and 1t would certainly
divide the honors with any other attrac-
ton, when cheap railroad rates brought
large numbers OF people to the city from
the surrounding country.
1t is impossible to make goods popular
If they are not of good quality, and it is
just as impossible for them to be popular
if they are not brought properly to the
attention of not only the jobber and re-
taller, but the consumer as well.
Some retailers actually refuse to give
any article, no matter what its merits,
consideration until demand is made for
1t. While this policy is not good one
and is not generally followed, 1t shows the
dcsirability of publicity. and any manufac-
turer who advertises his goods extensive
ly. in all ways, Will find the retailer friend
ly to them, and ready to push they TO the
front, as he feels the manufacturer is
with him.
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A Permanent EXHIBIT.

Southwestern Manufacturer.
The mention made in our last issue O
the Exhibition hall which Houston, Texas
Is soon to have ought to stimulate the
construction of a building for that pur.
pose in Kansas City.
When city the size OF Houston can see
the benefit 10 be derived from building
OF this kind. and can figure out a daily
attendance averaging 1000, It should be ar
easy matter to see the benefit to be de,
rived from a similar enterprise in Kansas
City, where the average attendance could
safely be placed at many times the figure
expected in Houston.
The organization OF the manufacturers
and opening of permanent exhibition. in
a building leased for the purpose, Ii II Il
suitably located, would soon show the ad-
visibility OF the formation OF stock CON-
pany for the purpose OF erecting large
building. especially constructed for ex-
hibition purposes, where not only the prod
ucts OF Kansas City manufacturers could
be displayed. but also complete collec-
lions OF the raw material to be found
throughout the surrounding territory.
A building OF this kind would not only
be grand drawing card for-the city, and
something every citizen could take pride
in, as much as they now do In the Con-
yention hall, but II would also be profit
able investment.
Results to be obtained from any display
mace In building not especially con-
strneted for that purpose where the booths
DO NOT have that solid anu permanent ap
pearance which Is SO pleasing, aud where
a great many OF the conveniences are
lacking, can not be expected to be a.
prohfahle as would be the case II every
thought Of the architect who planned the
building had been turned toward making
perfect display, and making the public
feel ~ home In IL
\ permanent exhibition OF the manu-
featured products OF this part oil the com.
Try would BE- simest q good 90 stuas.
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The Leading Paper of the state.
Denison Herald.

The stockholders Of The Houston Post
voted an expression OF thanks TO r NJ.
johnston, the editor, and G. ]. Palmer.
the business manager. at q meeting held
this week, in recognition OF the success
lui year just closed. No paper in the
Southwest has made such great strides IA
the front as has The Post durirs the year
1898. II is today pre-eminently the load
ing paper Of the State In point OF general
excellence and merit IT Is a great na,vs.
paper and does, indeed. reflect credit upon
its management
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
SENATOR cULBERsoN.

Responsive to the voice OF an over
wholming majority OF the people OF this
great commonwealth Charles A.. Culber-
son yesterday received the browning honor
OF his political career--au election that
insofar as the will OF The people was ex-
pressed was practically unanimous--a seat
in the United State senate.
Having already, with rare fidelity and
uneuestioned ability. served mis- State in
two of the most responsible and important
positions OF trust to which citizen could
be elevated. first as attorney general and
next AS governor, and having demonstrated
beyond Il possibility Of controversy his
faithfnlneas to every public duty and his
loyalty and devotion to his people. the
honor awarded him yesterday was not only
distinguished illustration of the appre
citation with which the people of Texas
regard such services, but has furnished an
example OF the fruits OF political and Of
fetal virtue that must prove OF incaicula-
BILE value to ali aspiring young men OF the
State.
The political career of Senator Culber-
son began at go early period in his
life that, save as student Of the history
OF his State, he had not enjoyed opportuni-
ties. either by experience or observation
to become acquainted with the details or
difficulties of the positions to which he
was successfully promoted. Yet his record
either as the chief law officer or as the
chief executive OF the State will lose moth
Ing OF credit in a comparison with those
OF his illustrious predecessors Never has
The governor Of any State been able to re-
| tire from office with cleaner hands, fresr
conscience or more unsullted fame than
he did, and never one who could in after
years turn the leaves of the history that
he made with clearer consciousness Of
having been guided in all that he did al
all times By high sense of his duty to
the people who had honored him.
| He has made enemies. What public
man worthy of respect or esteem has not?
But in the light of yesterdays Illus
tration Of how ne stands with tho srsa'
mass of the people of his State he can at
ford this enmity.
AS Charles A. Culberson has been faith
full and able in every station of life that
he has heretofore occupied, so may he. Be
depended upon to reflect credit pson Texas
when serving her as mehiber OF the
United States senate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
ONE OF GOV. SAVERS REFoRMs.

Had the late message 81 Governor ss,,a,.
besn dsiiyered upon his reiiremens ,ron,
oftlce at the close OF second f.rn, III
stead Of upon the threshold I, h,s ors,
term as governor, it il dout,fu, wne,ho,
ire suggestions ii contains c,,nerr,ns
needed reforms In isaltsv With ~ a,ss'
,i,osynary institutions ~ M s,s,s co,,a
hive been more rfactics, ~ MI raen,,,.
nsendattshs moro ra,uahld th., M sro
rrascEtee n lilo. sinner usn,sa -
fii1se vyho have had ,occa ian I, !, ,nves,,.a,s
eperations connectod Win thsss tns,,,,,
efoSstantly deye,oned 5Ioosa ,,,a,hods !, ,,,sr
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Don't Fool with Kentucks
New York Journal.


The German press is urging ~
Der Of the reichstag to challens;e 49, 49, I
man Albert S. Berry TO avg. e ~ T.
speech In the house IN wnicn ,rss1lr 4
would not be hurried by an M &
earth, "evcn II 1t involved ~ ~ Co.
1t would be necessary TO "n'F
rs We did. Spain. .,ltAs ~
Evidently the German ,s,sS ~
know Berry. He is a kenMsy,ssfa0 4
who won his title on the Us' T.
is six feet four inches high, ~ r. 4
200 pounds, has muscles o. ss9 H 81
eye like an eagle He can wnip ,s7ilcl Z
In buzz saws. His princips osiSs y
his old Kentucky home Is su y ~,
rels out OF Iieaven-kissing OAK w., NJ NJ
single barreled pistol. ne nas ~
10 write his name with buiiep r a 4.
Ing card at hundred PAGES. N.
II will be no German stuus ~ ~ 4
Colonel Berry is called out. 49, \
scribe his monogram on me w ~
antagonist before he mas si q q.
his tracks. r~k>1 u
When the members o. ,ne 1Irr
better acquainted With cciors' NJ "
will be a Wild rush TO docIIp ~, ~ I
ing invitation of the Gerns n
drink his gore. 81
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INDUSTRIAL INVESTIGATION.
What Must Be Upon Which Dvers"cat.on " Ups ~
$3.50 ~ - - - the system Isl Be Successful

grown in Texas, and well managed
orchards have netted excellent financial re-
suits IN this State. But we buy enough
canned fruits from the North and East
every winter to keep twenty factories busy
IN Texas. How can you expect more farm
ers TO Quit cotton and raise fruit until
cities like Houston encourage them with
factories for canning these products?
~
These are only few OF the instances In
which the business men of Houston have
neglected their opportunities. The ne
cessity of Industrial diversincation is seen
on all sides.
Every factory placed In Houston not
only means market In many instances
for a certain line of produce to be manu-
featured, but It means that anywhere from
500 to 1000 people have been added to the
city's population, and this In Itself Gre
ates a greater demand for everything
raised BY the farmer.
Make Houston city Of 100000 to 2OO,-
900 people and every acre of land IN mar
ris and adjoining counties not otherwise
used will be devoted to truck farming
Give the farmers a market for deversi'!
of crops and they can be relied upon 10
drop cotton and to diversity.
AS long as the cities pander to this
trade and bow down before the cotton
juggernaut you can not hope for anything
else from the farmers.
AS long as banks are ready to loan thou'
sands upon cotton accounts and to retuse
loans upon other collateral you can not
expect any escape from the cotton thrali-
dom.
AS long as merchants are ready to ad-
vance to farmers upon the next cotton
crops months ahead and are unwilling to
help them market any other crop, you can
hardly expect the agriculturist to get out
of the groove.
Industrial expansion is needed in Texas
cities. The future Of Houston depends
upon the building up and the expansion OF
manufacturing.
The future of all Texas depends upon
this The future of the farmer depends
upon o. hc PoOPiS h"'N SS~''
face 10 ACE with question that will not
down
Home capital must be invested in indus,
.rie. that VIII make money for those who
venture and make city where we now
see an overgrown village OF 75,ooo Souls.
Manufacturing enterprises are necessary
for the future greatness of Houston. The
city has practically reached its limit OF
advancement as cotton and railroad CEN
ter. We can not hope for any further N.
crease of population until the city's in
dustries are diversified and multiplied, and
other avenues of employment opened up.
Houston is especially adapted to manu-
featuring and the citizens can not affoid
to longer ignore the possibilities of indus
trial expansion that are seen on all sides.
~
Crop Investigation is needed in Texas.
but before that can be made clear to the
farming element there must be an indus
tria, awakening in the cities. Let the di-
versity cry continue but let the city man
OF affairs take it to heart for awhile.
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H. . a Inn.
~ Is soar,yH ~ DlIespee.su w.. 'ns =,
suase usea oy ". s'verno. IN '"a. pS,ue' ,ho
ms hiessaeS w ~ 'es,s'".o's se"sn"e s"
crime Oh Wn'ssSsp'shi WI, p,ouuse W., y,
ue'' VI "e..s anu sar upon Wv soa' =, !, =,
Wv 'oNaiNy cri'niu".s WY
-. nsss''ae'sss' iho'' unios a.N ~, s' ~, ga
snuu's inaNe ueep mn 'ea1l ~. -.
the state Mt heart, whether they be members
Of the legislature or not. The governor de-
nounccs the crime In fitting terms and urges
the legislature to take prompt action to pro-
vide LOT Jus suppi'ns'on 'Ns ''
lose no ti'he ~ eomp'y.ue,
American beef is oil right; but spoiled meat
Ia ppoied meat
80,
ing Nossh iyNas """ WV
,u'eu a su'. 80. ua" .as, w. ,,,,,,',, s.sn,
train TO escape from the officers custody
has opened up new field for litigation. and II
h., obtains a favorable verdict We may expect
10 and sooner or later that all obstreperous
. f
prisoners VIII De proViaeo WIN pniie' PROOF
ciuaks along Win tholr henueuns
Does Aguinaldo represent public sentiment
In the Philippines. or does he only run the
caucuses?
~ = 49,. ,,1.
.F p'n .a.o NV WV, po,ss .' aa"'sss
fag as 1t goes. but It might be more effective
M d valuable as u promoter of public morals
II made to apply also to those members who
engage in the most Objectionable practices OF
Wy 80 ,l $500 ,,,s', 49, Wy W.
~ - ''s''''@S ' .. s'S
Truth Of the matter Is, there would not be
much fun in the legislature II there we're not
q i5t OF useless bills introduced for the COM
r,ittees TO hammer the life out Of
s. mai, ~. :, ~ - -
EtHutpI ilpIiiiit ous VI Tue muot rDnipeteWt
lawyers in the legislature rsises the const.
tutlpnnl question OH the hill 10 reduce interest
rates In Texas. Aud 50 it will be found In
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Al Texas Proud OF The Past.
3astrOp Advertiser

me Houston Daily Post OF the ISM was
aaisyI's2 naEes, eishty-one OF which
, ,,n, The delinquent tax roll, pub
ilshed under the colquitt law ne nasse All ~
The Texas legislature In Aprtl. isS7 Ths
,nemaining eleven pages are brimiui Of "a !
"oriai local and general news matter fro,,,
~ parts OF the world, including a spl.nd,d
,epoti Of the inauguration 81 Goyernor
ssyers As governor OF Texas, The ina.,g,,r,i
PAL ~. Tho Fost is always up 10 daiq.i
~ > ssAs esSsS ~ Teas v pysud Of
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rne two speakes

Palestine Adyocatr' 4, u y
jim Browning and Jim shea a,.,,ls n,
Two OF the ;iblest aad mos p, .s,t ~ {
ing officers the Texas ,s9f ard n b,
had. They are level -headsu' AT Fo' ltp;.
driving Fellows and WIZ 80 h:
honor. "a 4 n
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A Mcnninslc.s Gntchs,''

Texas sun CORPUS chfis'''' 80 q
who viii haul she nag tSra
nihs ninglaas ratsh phrase % an IN e.
honorable Auinriss1's. Wy xf
clio ihsnsrises 70 r ~, nqss n 2
uudsr The stssp - se a
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The Indianapolis Sentinel thinks that II we
are going to build Up our merchant mar ne We
should begin by repeating our stupid and
modlne,al navigation laws. They are nnachro-
nsiis aud ought to be wiped Off the statute
books before shs rev century onens
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According to the St. Louis Republic. Bos-
ton paper has concocted a scheme for Staying
all tho walters In the beaneries without using
dynamite or sending them poison through the
mails. IT urges that all the men OF that cut
tuitd community shall 10 out to lunch regu-
larry and simultaneously.
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4 ~ sosr' T''a rs s; q p. ~ c POST
6 v1aktv POST. ~ Coils. per Week.
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- - ~ 81 MALL Daily ana Sunday Post one
s1 S5S1. tosooj TX months, $4,000 three months.
N3Si6j o8e month. ot.oO.
III SUNDAY poxf, one year, SLIGO.
IN S6Ml- VenSelY PosT Mondays and Thursdays)
a. yoar. St.oo, ak months, 80 cents; three
4 W6t(ks. - cents.
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1t is worthy OF note that Pennsylvania and
California. the two States In which the pend
Ink contests for tho election OF United States
senator's are Involved IN scandals almost as
nauseating as was Engan's "embalmed beef
have decisive republican majoritics in their
.lcglslaturaa N. 80 ..ss..ss