The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-05
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


The Times Herald does not complain. But
it certainly must lilson The Houston Post
to one OF these barnyard fowls that mites
like II is pure game and suddenly runs away
to avoid a night. On several occasions the
Times Herald has called The Posts bluts,
only to md II up and gone when the spee-
tators were looking to see tue lealhers NY
Great IS The Post.-Waco Times-Herald.
oh. well, Tho Post doesn't want any en-
gagoments with bantams.
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The Houston Post is still wanting con-
stituuonal convention 10 get rid OF the home
stead law The dear Post will be wanting to
hgt rid OF that beneheont law for many long
years. but IL will have Its wants for It's pains.
The homestead law Ia in Texas to stAy.-John-
son County Review
That is a demagogic squeal unworthy the
Review. Tho Post is not and has never been
opposed to the homestead exemption law,
but, on tho contrary. has always and at all
times spoken out In favor OF this wise pro-
vision.
Wonder II the Dallas News and the Dallas
Times-llerald will succeed In carrying the
city OF Dallas for Mckinley again this year
Bells News.
No: the Dallas democrats have their fight
ing toys on this year.
An Ice factory steam laundry compress,
cotton mill and n few other industries may
drop into Whitewrghts lap before n great
while. The Commercial club VIII have plenty
to do right from the start but IT Will so to
work with a Will and do something. White
wright sun.
Only by working hard and INCREASINGLY can
such things as the Sun mentions be secured.
Factories and mills aud things OF that sort
are not going to drop into the lap of any town
without any effort being made to secure them.
The soouer the people OF Texas discover this
the better.
Ranchmon who have been using wire fences
for telephone lines are not pleased with the
results In wet weather the service is far
from satisfactory, and fences are SO often
broken that such lines are continual source
Of annoyance. West Texas Stockman.
This information will be a source OF much
regret to the many who have been watching
the experiment with so much interest Could
tho lines be properly maintained they would
undoubtedly BIO OF much benefit TO the ranch
men.
Sam Jones thinks a hrst-eiass preacher
should be a mixture between a billy goat and
a mule-he could butt with ono eud and kick
with the other.-Marshall Messenger,
In Texas tho people want their "lrst-eiass
preachers" 10 hayo some brains. OF which
neither billy goats nor mules are popularity
supposed TO have an ogerabundance,
49,
John X. Hairless has resigned as editor Of
the Rlesel Rustler and viii go to Gatssvllo,
senger. The Rustler will be conducted by
W. A. Mclaughlin.
W. NJ Furey proprietor Of the Paris Advo-
cate. has temporarily accepted q position
with one of the banks Of his town and during
the cotton season the paper will be CON
Quoted by A. W Neville, who has had editor
ial control for the past four years. Fred II
Gaines wiz be city editor,
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The republican fight in Texas is one OF tn.
most ridiculous exhibitions OF tomfoolery
ever seen In any State. The republicans meet
lget into INST fights, some OF them are elected
and others are put Ia jail, and ali tho tue
there Is not even principle being quarrelec
nbout--Denison Herald.
No, but there's pie. That's worth some.
thing, is it notl
There were not enough dewberrles, black.
berries and strawberries around Jacksonville
the present year to supply the canning fac,
tories. The land Ia this county will proauc,
almost anything. and more attention should
be paid 70 the cultivation OF berries-Chero-
kee County Banner,
large quantity OF different varieties Of
berries were raised In South Texas this yea,
and until the markets became overloaded
with them they commanded an excellent price
few canning factories in this par, Of tn.