The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


be permitted to stand between the city and
free delivery OF mail.
| Houston has the same cause OF complaint
There are wealthy property owners who arc
devoid OF public shirt or pride. But they
help along at election times and are of course
not disturbed Besides. they are "among our
wealthiest citizen" which covers multitude
OF shortcomings.
Says the Hamilton Herald:
Hamilton has at this term the heaviest
criminal docket that she has ever had In her
history. Crime seems TO have run riot during
the last eighteen months. II the Jurors are
faithful to the trust reDoscd In them ang
mete out to the violators OF the law merited
punishment. II will clear the moral atmos-
phere for the future.
That's the whole thing In n nutshell. II
jurors and court officers. even to our highest
courts. do their duty there will be fewer
murders and less lawlessness generally.
II man would stop every time nee
barked at him. he would not move an lnch
In lifetime. but, like Lots wife. stapu as
a salty reminder Of rubberneckng. DO not
notice small dogs until they try to ger IN
your path and then give them running
kick that will silence their sputters and barks
for all time to come. This applies to an
sorts of small dogs. no matter Wnetner tnos
nave four legs or tMO.-AuSJln
You've got II down right.
A young man who aspredt be news
paper reporter was given trial on the Chi-
cago Daily News. Following is the result
of bis first assignment:
A man killed dog belonging TO anotnel
man. The son of the man whose dog was
Killed proceeded to whip the man VINO hleu
the dog of the man he was the son OIL. ny ,
man who was the son OF tue man whose uot;,
tyl tod hp
the man whose dog the man who was as
sauted had killed.
The young man was simply training for a
lob in Texas. where the libel law or lack Oh
libel definition makes it hazardous to publish
n name in an arrest or other legal procedure
until the accused has been tried and CON
vlcted and the court of last resort has af-
hrmed the case. Even then, under late
IL the convict can establish case
ot mistaken identity. the newspaper will be
liable for damages in any sum a Jury may
see fit to sses.--Galveston Tribune.
The Texas railroad commission seems to be /,
thing OF beauty but not JOY forever. the I
Ohllas freight bureau has been getting after |
he cz6rs of Texas traffic. and publishing |
some facts that will be hard to explain to
he dear befuddled lovers of the commission /
n Texas, --Denison Herald.
If the chestuuts promulgated by Jack Far
ey and his Dallas bureau are all that can |
,e brought against the commission. it will .
,e In no danger at the hands of the Texas
,eople.
The following Is in the Gatasville Forum;
The best way to obtain more grace is to
i've ND 10 the little grace we already have.
That all depends. little Irish boy was
sked by his teacher the meaning of grace.
lis reply was: THE Juice of fat. ma am"
Cow If meat goes up much higher Wen not
70 able to obtain any grease at all. at all
~
AS long as the water problem remains
rohlematlcal. the future OF Greenville as n
center is not certain.-Green-
lille Herald,
Convert the water into beer and that will
uestion of cheap fuel that is difficult OF
outlon. Plenty of artesan water can be
ound nearly anywhere in Texas.
The Corsicana Sun says:
We notice that when some officer who does
Is work in the shade and draws fat salary,
lille the boys who whooped up his election
lst fall work In the sun at small pay,
oes OFF for few days of pleasure the papers
IL.
In some cases the rest should be made
arpetual. The work they do Injuries the
immunity much more than all the vacations
ley may take. OF course there are excep
ons.
The following words of wisdom are from
lie Austin Trlbune
Why not organize nobility in Texas? A
city little American girl married an Eng
81 nobleman, he was sent to India and
Nv she is the 'vlcerine of India" Now let
me Texas oil drummer. like John S. Bonner
the southwestern oil colnpany of Houston {
e OF course) and then she will be the
,ei osene OF Texas 1t is high time we were '
'adiug off tits rush of nobility. and II we
III only get in the game We, can have vicer-
es glyoerines. benzines and Easolines. Just I
20 England
Goal oil Johnny Bonner is lust the man
undertake the establishment of nobility
Texas. unless the inimitable James IL.
iarles should enter the lists.
The late advance In the price Of beef has
omed tho poultry business. as 1t is said G
Mt chickens are cheaper than beef AS
lg as we can get fried chicken: the ah.
nca of beefsteak viii not be felt.-FoTt /
orih Register. =
We're truly, glad to hear It. The price of
Of has been advanced to cents per pound
ely and tho outlook for three square meals
day is gloomy because other articles of n
ID are liable to stampede with the beeges. II
~ Il
rhe Rockwall sun announces that It will
t appear next week for the following rea-
rs; h
rs most OF our readers are aware, the Sun
all set up by two girls. and they have b
.de II rule to skip one or two issues o
ring the month OF August; They say the ;,
cir assistance for at least one week. and 81
~ are OFF again. ~
4 sons instead Of daughters had been .
unding up the type they might have gone III
hing, so what's the difference.
Jupiter Pluvius has evidently gone out to IN
I a drink. --Denison Herald.
And he never asked us 10 Join him. ~
~ =,
rhe Decatur News has the following; =,
rhe cheese factory is doing business right -
ing. They are making some nice cheese u
lich will be ready for market soon. Farm n,
who have more milk than they can use
II find ready sale at the factory for H. and o.
TX selling a regular part of the farm in
me.
There is no reason why other Texas towns la
ouid not have cheese factories. An enor- II
rus amount OF money goes out of the State IS
Oh year which could and should remain AZ
me,