The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-26

waner swayne CT New York says; when a
laiin goes beyond the reasonable limits OF
protection as our tarin has frequently done
and doubtless in some places does now. IT,
natural effect is 20 stimulate a manufacture
| In those places until overproduction results
When this happens. overproduction hegets
trusts for its suppression, and those things
that Mr. Havemeyer says become true to
some extent"
| Where. on where. was Henry wattersou
when that Kentucky platform was adopted?
| The alleged Count Castelans saws that es-
Premier Dupuy reminds him OF porter
dressed In his Sunday clothes. What would
he have thought OF jaw Gould his wife's
father. when he was surveying over New York
and made sun-dials to pay for his board?
Does this effcte piece OF alleged royalty ever
stop to think that he is now living in great
STYLE on the money made by this hard-workins
Young American?
| 1t may have been noted that John G. car
ils.e and Henry watterson arc not running
the Kentucky State convention
| 1t is wonderful how the children Of the
same parents. reared under the same roof
Will differ in their tastes. The Goulds. for in
stance George likes golf. Howard is fond
Of Yachting, while Frank is a great dog fan
oier. How vastly the two sisters dlffer. One
is philanthropist and delights to do good.
Tho other worships at the shrine OF an efete
French aristocracy.
1t IS impossible to get the truth from tins
PHILIPPINES because the government has the
press practically muzzled through tue press
censor.
There must be good deal OF treason In
the air when anti expansion meetings are be-
ing held in the presidents own state" says
the st. Louis Post-Dlspatch In the eyes
Of tina average republican such meetings are
treason. but TO bravo and manly Americans
who look to principles instead of pelt It Is
the assertion OF patriotism.
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when old Joe blackburn goes back to tho
United States senate. Tho Post will feel like
getting up a celebration and firing of an
anvil or two
Tho New orleans Times Democrat calls the
industrial commission THE Humbug" That
there is good deal OF bug" about the COM
/
several very large Insects OF that character
under tho tariff chip. and they are making
the people OF this country hum" too.
The Troy IN. W Press saws. This FIJI
pino war is not Spanish war at all. but one
tina. Mr.. Mckinley bought from Spain for
| 100000 coo. No wonder such a. nuancer be
came a bankrupt"
The Texas public school fund has lust haa
100000 added to 1t by tho sale of timber
from school lands in Newton county. And
the school system stll owns the land and Il
will grow moro timber Great Is Texas and
her public school system, and wonderful is
4 its endowment,
Chicago Is greatly disturbed over the erec-
lion of some nude figures of nymphs that
adorn now fountain recently erected in that
cltv Chicago growing modest! Surely the
world is getting better
General ]. J. Joubort, who is to command
the Bocr army OF the Transvaal In case of
war with England is a native OF America. He
served in the Federal army during our civil
war. but after twace was restored went to
Holland and has lived there aud in Africa
ever since.
Just as soon as General Wood left San
tiaEo yellow fever broke out " saws the To-
peka State Journal. Then, II General wood
would go back, tho presumption is yellow
fever would disapuear'
Old Kentucky will send the knightly Joe
Blackburn back to the United States senate,
back to position of which he was robbed by
the party treachorv OF the goldbugs and Han
nacrats OF his State, This viii be sweet re-
venEe to true democrats Of all sections of
the country.
The constitutional amendments recently
submitted to the people OF Massachusetts were
all defeated at tho polls. The people of the
Old BAY State are not much in favor of
changes and innovations.
The bicycle trust NAV have a good effect on
the price of Texas ponies. but The Post
doubts It. People sometimes talk OF getting
good out az evil but the good Is usually OF =
theoretical character and everybody knows
there Is nothing theoretical about Texas
broncho.
Mr.. Potter OF Kansas has quit the popullst
party and saws he prefers the republican to
the democratic party, although he does not
declare that he win vote with the republicans
in the future. The republicans are welcome
to you. Mr.. PETER
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THE LATE MAGAZINES.
The July Century Is story .teller's mum
Der and is novel in its mAke-up. not
only because II has large amount Of original
fiction by ten living story-wrte,s, but because
IL contains also articles on seven OF the
worlds most famous makers of fiction. two
only of whom are living. In only one or two
cases do these articles consist OF criticism,
In most cases they are new material con-
eVrnine the writers mentioned. For instance.
Two hitherto unpublished portraits OF Sir
Walter Scott accompanied by sketch OF
the artist who made them are followed by u
detailed and authentic account of the ro-