The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-18
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


The fruit season is now going out and
me cotton season is coming in We are al
porter.
Texas may we'll be proud of her poss bill
tiles in this line. As soon as one of her
many crops is out Of the way there are al
ways others TO take its place But few. il
any OF the other States in the Union cam
boast OF such a diversity OF interests.
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The Chinese declare that the British
poured poison into them at the battle OF
iang Isun. The use Of lyddite shells was
the cause OF this belief. The shells created
panic in the Chinese ranks.-Shlner Ca
zette
The use OF yddite shells Is generally TO be
deplored. but in the present Chinese cam
paign II would appear that many of the es-
tabhshed laws OF war arc being disregarded
by the allies on account OF the treacherous
nature of the enemy and of the fearful
atrocities committed by him in the past
Judging from all indications the Mosaic law
VIII probably have as thorough IN applica-
ton in this instance as it has ever had.
~
II Aguinaldo Is not dead he is evidently
doing but little jumping around lately. Ii
seems the las report CT him was from a de-
tachment OF the Thrty-thlrd regiment which
reported that they believed they succeeded In
putting MN hors du combat, and capturing
papers which seemed TO confirm them in the
belief that they had at last seriously wound
ed him.-Cleburno Chronicle,
Agunaldo would have to jump around
rather lively in order to gain attention Just
now The center Of attraction at present is
farther East.
III Paso will get that International dam,
M Ewf alta
croakings OF few local croakers--El PaSo
Times.
/ II the persistent efforts OF the Times count
for anything the dam will certainly be forth
coming.
Once more have. the courts refused 10
! grant requisition for Nicely What bless.
ing it would be for the rohher of Cuban
postal funds If this Mckinley campaign would
hold on foreyer.-Sherman Register.
The people have long ago made up the r
minds that tho perpetrators OF the Cuban
postal steals viii hot be shed according
to their deserts as long as the republican
party Is in power That threat to do the
Samson act might be made good you know
~
! 1t would make the merchants of Paris
smile to have from $1,000 to $4,000 paid out
/ to factory hands every Saturday night and a
! cotton factory and a knitting factory would
1 bring about that result.-Par.s Advocate
/ The persistent hammerlng OF the press In
other parts OF the State has been productive
I Of good results, and If the Advocate will
only continue its good work it will probably
! wake up some morning and find that the
factories 1t wants and the town needs have
been definitely planned for.
~
! In the opinion OF Russell Sage money is
! too cheap-too much OF II ana too low
/ rate OF .nterest This is true with reference
! TO capitalists only There are plenty Oh
places TOR tho investment of money IN this
country. ana the more money and cheaper
rate OF interest the better for the advance
ment and prosperity OF the countrywide
| RADIO Cluzeh
Exactly. Uncle Russell was not thinking
OF the people when he made that statement
you know,
An American war correspondent in the
| Phil pp.nes writes that the last week WA,
| being slaughtered by hundreds by American
| soldiers, IN punishment for individual crime.
OF native bolomen. -Brenham Banner.
And still some ardent republicans censur.
Emperor william for that mo quarter
speech OF hlsl Verify. this strenuous NJ,
has many possibilities.
~
The very tact that the STATE penitentHrl
can not keep up with Its orders for furni,
| ture, for farm wagons and huggies and fol
ron piping etc, shows what neld ther,
! Is in Texas for factories of various kind.
outside OF cotton mills. Whenever the HON,
| Industry people Of a Texas community I'm,
that Texas manufactures article OF 1000
quality and equal price they hunt up the
merchant who handles the article, even i
they have to go to another town to find II
They, are determined that home Industry
goods shall have q chance They prefer pri
waite manufacturers, but they had rather So,
tho profits drained into the State treasury
than to have them drained out OF Texas en-
treiy.-Dallas Times Herald
Here are many truths In few words, Their,
could be made no more powerful argument
in favor OF the establishment OF factories O
all kinds In Texas than that afforded by tn,
huslness dnne nv Tho State nenal ;ns,t,.