The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06

eighth wonder OF the world that this golden
opportunity for investors has 50 Iona been
overlooked. The day Is soon coming when red
throsted factories Of nearly every kind will
beich forth nsmes and cause the wbir and
burx OF machinery.
Don't ride free horse 10 Death" no, nor
= good natured newspaper either, There IL
such thing as iiriit.--Navasota Review.
Very true. The average country paper does
more than its share In the upbuliding of It's
town and county and II should receive proper
recosnhon by It's nairons-a recognition that
does not assume that newspaper men do not
eat and drink-pure spring'water, OF course
as do other people
I The State Editorial association Of Penn
syiysnia calls upon congress 70 pu, printing
paper upon the free ist because trust has
advanced the price q paper Peunsyiysnis
tenths Of the papers In that State have taught
nat the basis Of prosperity is protective
arm They now leel the pinch o. The tariff,
and roar for relief.--Boerne Chronicle.
The poor man in any business who now ad
yocates protection is. according to tho Bible,
worse than an iphdel, because he robs his
own family. It has always been one Of the
profoundest OF wonders 10 political econo-
nists Why any protectonsts existed. outside
Of monopolists. Now the protection brethren
up in the land Of the blue laws are in agony
because Of their own folly. This is a hopeful
sign This paper trust outrage will have
done one good thing II II reforms these
Eastern feilows who have heretofore seriously
doubted II free trader ever went 10 heaven
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wave OF enterprise seems to be sweeping
mil lie ann
oil mills are being projected in a number Of
Texas towns and the town that Is not alive
to its interest is going to be left. viii Crockett
be outryaed by all Of its neighbors? Nacog-
doches has gone to work and secured a new
railroad Henderson cotton MILL Palestine
pork packery. Huntsville has a system Of
water works. and Crockett should by all means
build a Touring mill and a cotton mill and
system OF water works would follow. Crock
EFT Courier,
That's right Mr.. Courier, 20 for them, and
bear IN mind that the winning card is the
one that has for its motto; Keep everlast-
ngy at itv'
II. V. Hamilton. the veteran publisher and
printer. who for forty-nve years past has
labored necessarily for Tyler in the columns
OF the Democrat Reporter Of that town. has
laid by the shooting stick, hung the shears
on a rack, and pitched his pencil into the
paste pot Mr.. Hamilton has retired, having
sold the paper, plant and good will to his
sons His rivIdercl was chromatlo caress
a reeolent rainbow OF rhetoric shining through
tears Mr.. Hamilton has earned his vacation
and we trust his remaining days may be fair
and balmy md that when he gets $50" all will
he we'll.
Tramps nre reported more numerous than
has as few Of them as any town OF its size
nevertheless tho officers ought to stay on
guard. and run out all that do show up.-Tyler
Democrat Reporter.
How about corral;ng them and putting them
TO work. giving them plenty to eat and a
decent. clean place to sleep. Fix your roads,
your streets, and in many instances not only
help yourselves, but by paying the men some
thing for their work. whom their time is up,
you may enable them to change their mode of
existence and become good citizens. This is
a practical as we'll as a charitable view and
"the grentest OF all" Christianity is charity |
Because man is tramping from one place to
another Is not always a sign that he is totally |
bad.
Two books could he written by President
Mckinley-one containing what no said about |
pet government banks, in 1885 and the other
now.-Grand Saline Sun,
Tho one with his sayings In 1883 would
contain several hundred pages. much OF 1t |
patriotic honest and fair The other could
easily DO nut in your vest pocket, Mckinley |
was never brilliant nor pretty nut a great
many neoplc back in stark Kcounty Ohio
hum-and elsewhere, onco thought he was
honest in EXPRESSING his views.
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Most folks don't know that there are thirty |
| two brick stores and three wooden ones here |
besides blacksmith and barber shops, two
newspapers four physicians, nine lawyers a !
| threo-story school building with eight teach |
era, two brand new modern churches aud an
other being COMPLETED two hotels. two livery
| stables, one bank local option, no blind |
tigers, and a cotton factory in sght--Mount
Vernon optic
| iurrah for you! Keep your optics open
aud mako a united chrillade on the ropes and
We Will stake all our chile change that youlI
win in the long run,
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| Houstons agitation for factories has re-
suited ~ tho establishment OF an oleomarga |
rino factory, built by local capital Jasper |
| Newsboy.
And this is only the beginning OF the end
That stalwart democratic Observation-Disclosures
the Henderson Times is forty-one years old
and never felt better In its life. II has been
under the MANAGEMENT OF its present pub.
liShr5 Mr., r, r. Miner. for more than TWEEN.
~ years. Success to it till time grows tired
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From our exchanges we see that In every
town and city in this neck Of the woods some
thing Is being done in tho way OF improve
mentF. These are healthy indications aud
mean that Eastern Texas is fully aroused from
the long slumher she has been taking Pales
tine Press
on with the good work and soon South and
East Texas will he fatrer than the famous
rose OF Sharon.
The next meeting OF the South and Yves,
Texas Press association win 10 held at Yoa-
KUN in April, Editor W l.. Johnston OF the
Times assures the boys he viii he ready for
them with keg O. nails on tap aud plenty Of
parched corn on the side
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