The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-15


cheese last year. The butter was valued at
an average OF aoo pound or SO 900. and
he cheeso over l2o. or ss.Oooooo. The value
per pound may be overestimRted. but Il ap-
prohehes the total valuation. and likely tho
actual production exceeds the estimate
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The boycott and the injunction are couple
OF ill-favored halt brothers.
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Let us hope that the Tiiiplnos have not,
indeed, got the nerve to precipitate an upris-
ing in Manila. Such an attempt would re-
suit in a fearful slaughter, both OF foreigners
and OF natives. and could accomplish no other
end than to proong existing unsatisfactory
conditions and rivet the chains OF military
government tho tighter upon the city.
These labor troubles always put the poli-
ttcians in and out OF office TO sparring for
wind and points.
The death rate from the bubonlc plague in
Sydney, Australia, has been about 80 per
cent, and large as Is this figure It represents
the lowest mortality yet recorded where tho
plague has obtained foothold This loath-
some disease is indeed foe to be dreaded
under the best possible conditions.
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Between the devil OF militarism and the
deep sea OF politics Fighting Joe" seems
to be having some bad half hours.
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The frightful conditions in India where the
cholera is following famine and the plague
are undoubtedly largely intensified by the
institution of caste and the fanaticism of Mo-
hammedanism. 1t is rcassuring and COM
forting TO feel that no such conditions could
deyeop In Europe or America
The hallstone stories this season have
dropped tho hens egg as a mark OF compari-
son and adopted the baseball Oh, we are
expanding oil right.
1t Is quite likely that when Lord Roberts
SWEEPS over the Transvaal the majority of
the Beers win abandon the country and trek
TO the North. England will thus be unln-
tenticnally driving the wedge of white SUI
premacy and civilization further into the in
terror OF the dark continent
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Jeffries' comment on his victory over Cor
bett shows him to be Grant kind of fighter
-hammering away doggedly on one line in
the consciousness of his brute strength.
The only British officer of high rank except
'Bohs" who appears to be making much repu-
tatlon in South Africa is General Frel oh .
Fronch s undoubtedly a very brilliant cav
airy officer. OF the Skaters and otises, how
ever, England seems to have more than her
share.
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II is intiniated that the resemblance be-
tween Candidate Barker and Dom Paul. es-
pecially in the style of'the whisker, is one of
the middle-of-t the readers strongest cards
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The governor of Missouri has determined
to protect the rights OF the public" during
the tendency of the big strikes in his State
government that will not show It's value in
cases Of emergency and when the storms
come, is like fair-weather frlend--hardy
worth tying to-
The public does not seem to appreciate It's
own danger in hailing with such apparent
enthusiasm the revivihcaton and rejuvena-
ton Of the loquacious and spectacular Mr.
Corhett
Mexico wants TO require foreign profess
sional men to pass thorough examination he
fore being permitted to practice in that re-
public. AS this would be about the frst ex-
animation many Of them had ever passed II
would necessarily 70 pretty hard with them
It Is said Paderewsk will leave us about
quartec of million dollars better of than
when he came some months ago 1t is still
question, however, whether this record Is
an Indication OF American taste or American
curiosity.
In this glad season Of concerts and exhibit
tons everywhere by local talent in aid of
various good causes that Is very unklnd re-
mark by the Atchison Gohe-that the older
the girl the less applause It requires to in
duce her to sing again