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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25
ANOTHER CInimant.


10 the Editor OF The Post.
Port Lavaca, Texas. May 2o.--In your
issue of May 10 and 1s. under head OF
Points About People," there is an item
as to the youngest Confederate soldier
living, which honor Is claimed for G. r.
Robertson Of Chattanooga, who enlisted
at the age OF Is years and n months 1t
Is secondly claimed for l.. II. Parish OF
Calvert, Texas. who entered at Calves
ton, Texas. on the 9th day OF September,
1851, in company 70. Second Texas infantry.
age IL years and IL months, who served
the entire remaining portion OF the war
and received his discharge May 8, 1865.
Brave and honorable he surely can wear
the Confederate badge but not for the
Youngest Confederate soldier, for we now
place on the stand Or. c. d. W. Mcneil
Of Port Lavaca. Texas, who was known IN
he Tennessee army as Campaign Charley.
Mcneil was born at Griffin, Ga, May O..
1913. and enlisted In company n, Fourth
Georgia, October &c. 1861, age IS years and
months and FL days. He was transferred
from company II, Fourth Georgia, to Fan-
Minis battalion. Georgia sharpshooters,
company D. March ,. 1862. lie remained
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AN INTERESTING WAGER.

correspondent writing TO the st.
Louis Republic from New York City tells
an interesting story Of which Jim Keene,
the Magician Of wall street, is the central
figure.
II appears that little while before Mr..
Keene sailed for England he and party
Of friends were at dinner a. Delmonico's.
An enthusiastic partisan of President Nc
Knley, who does not look as far into
future prospects as the king of the Now
York bourse. growing trine clipper pro-
posed a bet in the thousands OF 2 TO
that the man from Canton would win the
presidential race against Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Keene retorted that he did not
think the prospects warranted such long
odds on the republican candidate, and
volunteered TO take bet OF $4,000 to
$500. The bet was made, but not until
after the proposer had split his bet
equally between himself and two other
| friends In evidence OF his disposition to
back out of his extravagant wager.
| 1t is not the bet, however, within st.
self so much as the reasons given by the
great Spectator for his making It that
are important. This Is what he says, and
nothing better has been said by states
man or publicist on the subiect-n'othing
which puts the vital issue of the presi-
Dental campaign of 1900 so forcefully to
the heart and conscience of the Nation
"Thc people OF this country must arouse
themselves The coming election ia OF more
Importance, from the standpoint OF pure and
true AmercaniHm, than any that has trans
PRED since the second election of Lincoln
Money "a in the saddle; It is riding down Tho
institutions of this country with n confident
msolence that tells OF its firm belief in ITS
own iEyincibility. It Us running the govern
mont today In its every branch and arm. l
money's power IN moldlng public affairs zoe
forward for four years more, ms II has fo
the four years past, the name of American
liberty will only be worth q recollection n
a matter Of history. Money is pressing tn
people backward step by step. What IL Il
be tho end? II It goes on there arc, as mat
ters trend, hut two solutions. ono Is social
Ism and the other is revolution. Tho Ameri
can people must defend themselves from
money Just as they once guarded their forcs
. frontiers from the savage Unless they com
soldly, shoulder to shoulder, for their rights
And come az once, Bunker Hin will have beo
u bunder; Yorktown a mistake"
"Money is in the saddle" declares NIL
llohalre heehe, VINO lot twenty-five year
; has endured the fierce conflicts OF Wal
: street and fought his way to fortune.
= Who knows better than he whereof h
= speaks? Money Is on the throne of Amer
> lean public life and from 1t now dictate
the policies of government. he almos
= said, and almost as well had said. A
: any rate. he is right in tho suggestion
{ that If it be not pushed from the saddl
and the public conscience mounted in
stead, the devil of greed must soon rul
= with none TO dispute his reign but anarch
:, and revolution.
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San Angelo, Texas, May n. Y
.,nnaa rs,ns have teen keeping m mt 4
Concho in a dangerous ....svelers u
enough TO tempt s3me ne loss
10 ford 1t. This resulted :. nd 4 n
span of mules by drownlnssn ~ Tell n
belonging TO NJ. B. Pullian, sss,e srts1
stoeirman. The mules peesA dros|
IN the harness and were SOC. scrsl
The driver luckily managing
out. AZ and Mrs y
An us ElSorado. had a nar,s, a
s nalSip a,rownine They sttefnpssa "a
, h. river in wagon drawn ,, rers
small and poor horses, W. and with
OF their feet by the earren., rsau,. "
Load were carried down sanIllbriup!
the wagon maintained US e4ss sst. rs1
after drifting few hnndress ~ snd a
a higher ridge in the river wags1|
Sra whence the occupants, All II
hnrses were rescued With Toe AZ rnoxh
'io Iohn N Williams, a wen tsst
,,iaSI- n rernaeted citizen. diea IN n III
hisniS re3 ~ funeral following y X1
.a ~, Mr. Williams came nv
county. He leaves = iAlss sirieV . 81
A citizens meeting aps ,sserlptioi1
ing committee to secure 49, lock
the purpose OF holdins here tbss
ron,ne contest and races in-S,uehbrt5
A very large number OF Nv shipped
N;gh Grade cattle have resn yesr1
MS Section IA the last N.Y. y are N
a numerous repreSenta''V
A..
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The beers and the Fnipino,.

The enthusiastic reception which has
oeen g'yen to the Boer commissioners in
New York is a proof of how much sas,ar
II is to adversely criticise the action :,
others than 1t is to find fault with or..s
own actions Does any one suppose thar
aeputation Of three Filipino leaders !,
me, ,h arrived at Hoboken and apnou,osa
,neir intention OF endeayorinr ~ ulSsa
'as PUBLIC opinion OF the people Of 0 tss
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The dissenson in the republican camp over
tho ADMINISTRATIONS Colonial" policies would
indicate an overwhelming triumph of the
conservative sentiment of the Nation this fall
| IL tho republicans did not VIGOROUSLY put
party above principle at tho pols-we can
never augur anything in the way of reform
! from the talk OF even their biggest men,
| Trade may not always follow tho dag but
It is very evident that corruption has lock-
step with IT,.
| Some Of tho Dallas people have invited the
Roer ENJOYS TO make tour OF Texas, These
cnvoya should never return to Europe or
Africa without seeing Texas The remem-
brance of our fine climate and OF the fer
uuty and comparative eheapness of our lands,
might come to them later with valuable OPP
portuneness.
This is the season hereabouts when the
Ihoo and the bucket of lime offer the safest
Investments wo can make.
We can begin, though family. 10 imagine
what tho condition OF our troops in tho
Philippines must be when we remember what
even our homo camps were In 1s9s-the same
old barnOolcs are sticking TO the desks Of
tine departments IN NuhnlhEtohi
Noero census takers at Anderson resigned
by request. He who resigns aud runs away
may live to resign some other day
And It still looks as n we had "sent hoy
Ito mill' in the Philippines Excellent milf
tary talent said It would require 100000 men
to "paeify" ana hold the islands and all the
latest reports indicate that the estimate was
low rather than high.
Colonel Baden-Poweil's long endurance on
llocusts and mule meat fuzzy entities him to
all tho rich banqucts LendOu may desire to
tender him.
Speaking of Corbett running for congress
in Greater New York. II looks like the Ten
derloIn district OF tho big city might mud
even tougher man to make the race against
him.
We could better sfford to pull down the
nag where II has once been raised than TO
leave II floating as the symbol OF power Of
a gang CT thieves.
II Mr.. Mckinley imagnes that there exists
any widespread popular demand in this coun-
try for brush with Turkey over an inflated
claim for damages for old clothes of the mis-
aionRries, he was never more misled by his
solicitude for canpaisn capital in his life.
Senator Tiilman prefers not going to heaven
II he Is to find any carpetbaggers there. The
senator should feel no nneaslness whatever
10 arranging for his through ticket.
| Now Lady sai.ic Wilson will have to tell
/ II ali OYER again about her experiences with
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wlth coarage of Conviction.
Arble Falls Messenger

Marble FAILS Messenger.
The Houston Post and Austin Statesman
are the only dailies in the State that have
the courage 20 let the people know how
they stand politically. They are both GOOD
staunch democratic papers aud don't hesi-
tate 10 aet the people know IL
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United States to so favor Filipino inde
pendence as to force the government at
Washington to take action to bring that
end about, would be met with ELUSIVE well
come? Now the Fllipinos have sacrificed
more for the catee of political independ-
ence than have the Beers The latter have
been admirably armed, have stood behind
houlders or In we'll made trenches, and
have caused the loss OF two or three OF
their enemy TO each life that they have
had to sacrifice. The Filipinos, on the
contrary, have been poorly armed, badly
led, and yet on many occasions have
fought with a bravery wholly dispropor-
tionate 10 their chances of success, and
have suffered loss Of life twenty times
lucster than the probable mortality of
the Beers Both parties are apparently
fighting for the same object, political in
dependence, and yet, because the English
are the opponents In one instance and our
own people the opponents in the other, a
great many citizens OF the United states
contrive TO find an enormous difference be-
tween the two conditions.
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II rs anything with the administration now
70 divert attention from the conditions ID
Cuba and the Pbilpplnes-even war with
Turkey and a growi from Europe would
sound like sweetest music
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in said battalion until July ~ =, 20 rs VII
he was promoted to sergeant ., 81 u' 1.
c. Tyler's staff, which POSITION IA
nntii April 2s. 1885, when q Ell
his parols as a prisoner Of war .,l,r|
~ h,s cp pn ToanS Of the confedsrats ssl;A
q, ars at ot Vest POINT, Ga. April ls ~, {,
with nine sharpshooters' ns.. ..rts I'd
for two hours against the s ''ant IA
states Kentucky cavalry, ne ,m"t T
many engagements from saa as av,r
Atlanta, Ga. He says be hls ss NH
rounds Of cartridges. KY nv ~ yaa,I
claim that honor belongs 70 ' glasIy
soldier. for any boy would a., s's ssI,pd
soldier II he could. The nehO IA sAa|
the man who left his VIE ,.S any, q
ana volunteered for the coni e, I,nses}
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

The health departments Of our gulf coast
towns and cities ought to be up early aud
working late just about this season Of the
year. And all people who are too indiffcr-
ent or ignorant to clean up ought TO he made
do so
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

mule tail soup These glorious events"
make their drafts upon the patience Of the
public as well as OF the besieged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Mondays: American Poiitics, ., ~
Tuesdays: Recent Scientific pis'S "
Wednesdays: Twenty Lessons - - y
Conversation. THURSDAYS p ~ss, ~,
studies for Girls. Fridays; , raU''s n
for Amateurs. Sundays: Goideu .
Literature.
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The Posts Popular Reading Cours
E IN PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AMATEIm,,,1

Copyright 1900. by Seymour Eaton) ~
THE HOME STUDY CIRCLE; DIRECTED
'iiD HoNNN EATON. tNVr. 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Now Lady sailic Wilson will have to tell
II ali OYER again about her experiences with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Senator Tiilman prefers not going to heaven
IL he is to find any carpetbasgers there The
senator should feel no pneasiness whatever
"a arranging for his through ticket.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

II Mr.. Mckinley imagInes that there exists
any widespread popular demand In this eoun-
try fof brush with Turkey over an inflated
claim for damages for old clothes of the mis-
aionRries, he was never more misled by his
solcitude for campaign capital in his life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Trade may not always follow tho hag but
It is very evident that corruption has a lock-
step with II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

We could better afford to pull down the
Dag where II has once been raised than to
leave II floating as the symbol OF power of
a gang CT thieves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Since time 'mmemorial people have
written home that the trees In Paris are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

This is the season hereabouts when the
hoo and the bucket Of lime offer the safest
Investments wo can make.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

Speaking of Corbett running for congress
in Greater New York. 1t looks like the Ten
derloIn district OF tho big city might mud
even tougher man to make the race against
him
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

r. H. JOHNSTON ------ PRESIDENT.
&. j. PALMER. 80 PRESIDENT.
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Colonel Baden-Powells long endurance on
locusts and mule meat fully entities him to
all tho rich banquets Lcndou may desire te
tender him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25

We can begin, though family. 10 imagine
what tho condition OF our troops in the
Philippines must be when we remember what
even our home camps were in 1S9s-the same
old barnOoies are sticking to the desks Of
the departments in Washington
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ticed to dressmakers In order TO under
stand fully the equally difficult prob
lens OF cores and gathers? Even Henry
James, usually so careful student OF
detail, has been guilty Of describing a
gown as being trimmed with "knots OF
pale.colored ribbon" Naturally a fem
mime reader would ask, What color. Mr..
Jamesf And Tolstors immortal Anna
karenina wears velvet robe, adorned
with Venetian guipure;" no mention Is
made OF where the gulpure Is placed. 1t
would be well for novelists to recognize
the fact that Indebtedness on this sub
ject will no longer be accepted and that
heroines arrayed In soft stuffs" with
impossible knots OF color at the throat,
or Indies dressed In Indefinite shades OF
gray, with CLEANS OF white" at the
neck and wrists, win meet with but a
cold reception at the hands OF critical
feminine readers.
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A FAITHFUL DOG.
How He Saved the Lives of Party Of
PrOspcctors.

How He Saved the Lives of a Party Of
PrOspcctOrs.
Last winter party OF prOspectcrs
were camped on the Valdes, one OF
Alaska's great glaciers. Day after day
they had worked their way forward.
death dlsputing every foot with them,
until It was decided that the main party
should remain In camp. and two Of
their number, accompanied only by
dog, should endeavor to find a trail
which would lead away from the gla-
cier.
For days the two men wandered, until
nature succumbed and they lay down,
weary and exhausted. Their faithful
companion chung to them and the
warmth Of his body was grateful as
they crouched low with the bitter Ice
laden wind bowling about them.
Their scanty stock of provisions was
well-nlgh exhausted. when one Of them
suggested sending the dog back to
camp. This was a forlorn hope. but
their only one. Quickly writing a few
words on a leaf torn from a book, they
made 1t fast around the dogs neck and
encouraged him to start back on the
trail.
The sagaciOus animal did not appear
to understand. but after repeated eff
forts they persuaded him to start, and
he was soon swallowed up In the snow,
the mist and the storm.
Two days and nights passed, during
which the men suffered untold agonies.
On the evening of the third day. when
all hope had gone and they were be-
coming resigned to their fate, out OF
the binding and drifting snow bounded
the faithful dog, and close behind him
came ready hands to minister to their
Wnnfg
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Of Cheviot, OF 10000 ncres. which, I'M
der the old regime, supported a single
family. The estate was entirely devot'
ed to the grazing OF sheep, but New
Zealand craftsmanship thinks that a
man Is better than a sheep. This es'
tate has now been divided into hun
dred or more prosperous little FARMS
and where there was once only one
family there Is now population Of
1000.
New Zealand's latest experiment Is
not It's least important 1t now treats
its WORKOUT workiDgmen and women
not as paupers. but as pensioners. Ev-
cry one who has been IN the colony
twenty-five years. and Is a citizen, and
has an income Of less than $40 a year,
is entitled to a pension OF a shilling
a quarter-a day. This Is not merely a
tenderer form OF charity than that
which obtains in other countries; It is
distinct recognition OF the honest toll
er's right to a share In the wealth he
has created. "-Ainslee's
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We hear a good deal about units" Of
the British army, and It Is not always
easy to know what It means.
When an army-that is, several army
corps-is fighting. the unit means an
army corps.
When an army corps Is fighting, the
unit is the division. or one-third OF the
corps.
When division Is fighting. the unit
means brigade. or one-half OF the
division
When brigade Is fighting. the mi,
means a battalion, or one fourth OF the
brigade.
Usually. however. a unit Is used 70
mean one OF the following:
A battalion Of infantry 900 men
A squadron OF cavalry-16O men.
A battery OF artillery-six guns
A company Of mounted infantrv-11e
men.
A company OF engineers, OF the arrov
service corps, and OF other accessorv
troops
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TAXING eAeY.s PICTURE
Darling Was Nearly the Death of the
Photographer.

Darling Was Nearly the Death of the
Photographer.
MOther-Now sit up straight
Aunt Jane-There, that's a dearE
Neighbor-0h, isn't he TOO sweet
Baby-Goo!
PLotographer-Jus a little farther
forward-here.
Mother Come, baby, comet
Aunt Jane-Yes, baby must.
Baby-Ya-ya-a!
Sister-Dont cry, old tootsy-toot. and
get all scowly-OwIy-owl!
Neighbor-Well not let naughty
strange man shoot.
Mother (irmly(-He never set up such
a howl
Aunt Jane-See, baby, see!
Sister-Bow-wow
Neighbor-Ba-ba-a!
Mother-Oh, what a pity picture
book!
Photographer dingling keys)-Herer
baby!
Sister-What darling!
Baby-Ya-a!
Aunt Jane-Does baby want the
birdie? Look!
Mother triumphantly)-He's all right
now.
Neighbor-The little mani
Photographer (wiping his forehead
Please place him as he was before You
want him laughing?
Mother-If we can.
Ct.+o- DbfoIr ohipkl
Baby-GOO-goO!
Photographer-We try once more.
Aunt e-Hi-diddle-diddle!
Photographer (ratt.ing keys)-Baoys
see Clink, clink!
Neighbor-Toot, foot!
Aunt ane-Hi-diddle-day!
Sister-He looks as solemn as can be-
Mother-How queer! He neverb that
way!
Sister-The precious dear!
Neighbor-The little judged
Baby-GoO-goo!
Aunt Jane-He knows!
Neighbor-Of course.
Baby-GoO-goo!
Mother Well, take him sober. Hen
not nudge. He's like his faith (Baby
laughs. photographer snaps the shut
teri
All the Women Observation-Disclosures
Baby knew Photographer YEARLY ous
thankfully wipes his forehead)-Cen-
fury.
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Our history Is yet young. and II we
act out TO make an annual holiday for
every great deed OF every great son OF
the republic we should soon exhaust
the calendar. The proposal to name
May ] as Dewey Day by legislative
sanction and give II celebration Tor all
time 10 come. like the Fourth Of July
and Washington's birthday. ought not
20 be considered for moment The
State and the country have abundantly
shown that they can md other ways
IN plenty 10 do honor 20 the Admiral,
and there Is no danger that his glorious
May day exploit IN Manila bay will
ever be forgotten. We have already as
many legal holidays as we ought 70
have and II new ones are 10 be con
stantly proposed under inspiration Of
enthusiasm rather than Of wisdom, il
may become necessary 10 bar them out
with a constitutional amendment
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THE UNEMPLOYED.
New Zealand Leads the World In Sol,
Ing the Problem.

New Zealand Leads the World In SoIv-
ing the Problem.
New Zealand is far ahead OF the 9th
er colonies OF Australasia, and. In fact,
Of any other country in the world with
which am acquainted. In It's treatment
OF the unemployed II has well-con-
sldered plan In actual operation, by
which the unemployed are gathered up
In cities. at Government labor bureaus,
and are forwarded to one point or an
other, where they are wanted on Gov
eminent railroads or other public
works. At these points they are not
kept in camps to be scattered again
when the work is through. but they are
assigned farms, and their work Is so
arranged that they work alternately
for the Government and on their own
land. The Government advances them
funds to clear their land and 10 build
themselves homes. In all parts OF the
colony the pennlless-out-of-wo Is by
this system being converted into a
thrifty land owner.
at Is not to the unemployed alone
that the Government gives land. II
has entered upon deliberate policy OF
breaking up the large estates which
were formed In the early days. II pur-
chases these estates, n the owners are
willing TO sell; II not, II condemns
them. The land Is then improved with
roads. properly surveyed. and is resOld
IN small farms
"a specimen case Is that OF the estate
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Should the Japanese recognize the
equality OF all religions, as now seems
probable, they would take the final step
nations Of the earth. A few years ago
there was some doubt among the lead
ing powers as to the advlsablity OF
withdrawing the right OF exercising
extraterritorial Jurisdiction In Japan.
but II was found that the imperial gov
eminent WIS capable OF administering
the laws OF the land satisfactorily.
With religious equality accorded TO all
permanent or temporary residents
there no further evidence OF Japan's
prOgressiyeness and enlightenment
could be demanded by the most exact
ing