The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

twentieth century. but our mind will be set
az rest as soon as We learn the decision Of
tho judges In debate at Canton. Van Zandt
county in which this much-veSed question
will be ably and fearlessly discussed. The
returns are not in yet but as soon as they
arrive we will be prepared to tell our readers
exactly which century they are living ill.,
Forney Messenger.
The Post has answered the question
number OF times. II seems that the scien-
lists mathematicians and chronoiogists who
percolated around on this old earth ninety
nine years ago were not the least bit doubt
full as to when was the beginning OF the nine
teenth century. There are several tributes
in existence today to the departing eighteenth
century which died December 81. at mid
night 1901. Theodore Dwight wrote the fol-
lowing on New Years Day, iSoli
Precisely ~ o'clock last night.
The eighteenth century took it's fight
Full many a calculating head
Has racked its brains. its Ink has shed
To nrove by metaphysics hne
\ hundred means but ninety niue.
While at their wisdom others wondered,
But took one more to make hundred.
Strange at the eighteenth century's close
While light In beams effulgent CLOVIS
When brKht illumination ray
Has chased the darkness far away.
Heads illed with mathematics lore
Dispute II two and two make four.
Go on, We scientific sages,
Collect your lights few more ages
Perhaps as svellS the vast amount
century hence you'll learn TO count
The United states senate has decided to let
the Argentiue reciprocity treaty 20 bv de
Mt the last election, There ara not yerv
many left and the odds are that they Wall
an be broken before March, 1901. Grand
Saline sun.
tn, bistoru ,f 49, rar,k,;.an ..,,, l.; :
history OF broken promises, and It will be 70
markable II that party is able to hoodoo the
American people again to plaSus It high upon
a pedestal
Zion's Herald, referring to the Topeka OK
pertinent OF a Christian daily says, 'wo
DENY emphatcally the imnutatiou that there
are now no oloan and excellent daily pAners.
/ There are many that are practically Chris
| tiau They stand for the higher moral ideas,
| pure literature pure politics pure homes,
| honest business They are the bulwarks OF
Righteousness. and condemn all forms Of
wrong and evil unsparnglN. In looking for
an inpracticuhle and visionary IDEAL We
must not FORGET tho excellent daily press
which we now possess.
There is much good sound argument IN
the above excerpt from zions Herald From
all tho history We have at hand CONCERNING
the life Of The Christ one would expect that
If lie were 10 control daily paper at the
present day, lie would writc most likely from
the viewpoint OF othello when that dark com
nleoted individual said; Speak OF me as
am. nothing extenuate, nor write down aught
| In malice Chrlsts sermons were concise.
clear and coudemnatory against the evils ot
| His day as lie saw them, and It is our opin-
| Ion that He would publish the news as He
found it, and that His editorial rase would
boil and broil by turns. An lnano. milky.
mushy. red lemonade sort OF paper would
probably offend the Lord. and the interview
between the Savior and the goody goody.
editor Of said paper would probably result
In the aforementioned editor going off and
hanging himsolf-llks another historical In.
dividusl did once upon time.
~
Henderson. Texas, Is going TO have a cot
| ton mill Here Is their plan and good one
The organization has been capitalized for
SiVo,uoo the shares being made S2S each. ON
the hrst call 10 per cent Is 10 be paid and
the balance Sc per share each month Under
this plan most everybody can own threo or
four shares. and the farmers are owning a
H S asSi OF inc s'Ssk They win soon let
the mill In operation for next seasons crop.
Already they have received orders for their
OUTPUT for some time after they get In opera
!
gresslve and euterprising people Limeetone
county could easily build q good cotton mill
by adopting this plan.--Mexia News-Ledger.
And nearly every town the size of Hender-
son, and larger, in the cotton belt OF Texas
could build factory on the above co-opera-
tive plan. and Il is our opinion that the
town whose citizens overlook good thing
like cotton factory. will In a few years be
far. far behind the procession and mourning
for the mistakes they made when they had
the opportunity. And the cotton factory Is
not the only kind of Industry we need. This
is greater fruit and vegetable state than
any other. Tomato, fruit and pickle fac
TORIES dot California; and even pay 100 Der
cent M In bleak old Nebraska. Get cotton
factories. but II We had a few hundred OF
them. we are not more than started Yes
factories, al kinds OF factories. As Colonel
Mulberry Sellers would say, there's million,
In t."
| The eagles which are TO deck the towers n,
the court house have arrived. They are eared
| IN the crates. and Il Is safe ia say no denre.
be fastened 10 the roof When the bald eagle
OF the Rocky mountains utters It's piercns
| SQUAT, the eagles Of the court house will ri,
sropd With an ear-splitting scream for IN,
Dorcr OF Delta county However their out,
cries msy disturb the sumbers OF the dyln.
nopulist party. Cooper Courier.
II tskes more than ths souneint Of bras,
ssslsu aud the tnkling OF bells to attract n,