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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
SKILL SUPERIOR TO CAPITAL.

During the regular session OF the Twenty-seventh
legislature attempt made by Mr. Stolenwerck Of
Hill county to secure appropriation for the estab.
lishment OF school in which instruction in the textile
arts was to have been furnished by the State For
some reason Mr. Stolenwerck failed to impress his coll
leagues with the value of his proposition Possibly his
haps, there were too many things of comparatively
greater Importance to be taken of at the time
Anyhow he denied the pleasure of success for his
pet scheme. But 1t was good scheme nevertheless,
and II he not lost interest therein the following ex
tracts letter to the trustees of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical college from D. A. Thomp.
son OF Charlotte N c. who planned the textile school
building of the institution may help him in further
pushing it forward:
1--WE all hear how the South needs capital. Hence
forward this school will give you graduates each OF
whom will be worth to the State than 600 900
Of capital coming from outside the State Give fair
textile education to fifty Mississippi youths young men
and young women and the State with all its people win
be far more benefited than $6OO0o00O foreign capital
could be brought into the State. have no sympathy
with that creed which would make II appear that the
south is helpless until foreign capital be Induced
to come into the South. All the successful people Of
the world have succeeded for themselves
Indeed, It is not the help by capital other help
which contributes most TO the Of people It
is rather education and the hab Of industry acquired
By the,nselyes With ever much money coming into
the state Msassippans would get scan benefit if they
had no special knowledge or skill In the industry into
which norsey was being invested Il is knowledge and
skin which sell high all over thu world. That country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
rRuck EARMlNo PAVING.

The agricultural department is to publish
haustve report by Edward c. Warde Jr and Edwin
s. Holmes. Jr truck farming and the transportation
of fruits and vegetables in the United States.
The increasing population OF cities and consequent
demand for greater quantity and larger variety of
vegetables at all the surplus of labor in the
South after the close of the civil war the building
of many thousands of miles of railways have given
this industry impetus which has caused it to de
veloD with remarkable activity, and large
throughout the entire country devoted almost
exclusively to the growing of what is known garden
truck
This is especially true of all the Southern States
where from late winter until early autumn thousands
of under cultivation to supply Northern
kets with fruits and vegetables.
Many of the improved facilities which have been
adopted by the freight departments of the railroads
directly attributable to the handling perishabe agri
cultural products Routes have been shortened through
schedules adopted motive power increased by the
use of ventator refrigeration, speed and quick dev-
cry the railroads enabled to place the truck in the
Northern markets in good condition when it left
the Southern farm when it necessates journey
of many hundreds of miles.
Such thing particular season for any kind Of
vegetable in the principal at this time prac-
tcally unknown and it is now possible to draw upon
the different sections of the country and receive at any
OF the year nearly all the standard varieties of
vegetables In the late autumn and early spring the
Southern States furnish the supply for the Northern
northward at the rate of about fifteen miles day.
natures the crops through the Eastern and Central
States These States supply the midsummer and au.
tumn markets until the frosts of winter more com
pei return to the South where crop is at the
command of the market
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
OF SOUTHERN ORIGIN.

The Atlanta News, q matter of general interest,
publishes the following coming from gentleman in
position to speak advisedly the subject who
claims that Hon. Thomas p. Watson of Georgia was
the originator of rural free mail delivery In this
try:
I'm 1898 Mr.. Watson secured the first money, $40 900,
for the rural delivery of mails voted by
gress and the record will establish the correctness of
this statement.
"The postmaster general, Bissell, refused to obey
the law. At the instance Of Hon. Charles l.. Moses
when Mr. Watson was no longer in congress, another
appropriation of $4,000 voted at the next session
Again Bissel ignored tne law
1T was only after Hon. w. L. Wilson became post
master general that the system was inaugurated-wh
the success which is apparent.
"The credit for this benehcent system belongs tc
the South, to Georgia Is it not fair that should
have tho credt2
when Mr.. Watson advocated the rural free de
livery system and asked $4,000 for experiment he
Incurred much ridicule and the voted more
to prevent his blocking the huge postofhce appropra
on bill than because congress believed in rural free
delivery.
1T is little hard for Mr.. watson's friends to SEE
the system praised and many of the officials who ardi
ly to its support given all due credit when thu
author of the measure is ignored entirely.
"f 1t be good ethics to Give the devil his due, I
can't be wrong to apply the rule even to outcas
populist."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
rAg EMpREss FREDERICK.

It is generally admitted in London according to the
newspaper correspondents that the late Empress Fred
erick had but enemy Prince Bismarck never for
gave her for being English and it is open secret
that state papers from the German foreign Office dur
ing his chanceorshp contained the grossest and most
insulting illusions to her.
The Empress Frederick did not have a happy life in
Germany. She went there from England with notion
that the Germans trine uncvilized, that they
needed to be improved, and that it was her duty to
apply to them curative dose of English civilization.
AS matter of the German and particu-
ary the Berlin women, did not that they needed
to be reformed according to the English model The
Empress Frederick, however, certain that she
could not be mistaken, and she took her sefimposed
duty in all seriousness. 1t is probable that she did
large somewhat the sphere of activity of the Berlin
women got them to doing things they had not done
before made them understand the functions of pres
ident secretary and treasurer But the process was
pleasant for her Bismarck believed, too, that she
mixed serious politics too much for Germanys good
Then her husband died, and she left without a
foothold.
BY not uncommon twist OF the conscientious femi
nine mind decided from the first to regard herself
missionary soiotrner in Germany; and this is the
position she always held among the German people
down to her last days of illness and pain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

General French has proved be the successful Of
all English division commanders in South Africa for he
only mistakes hut has done effective work
from the very beginning of his campaign in the eastern
Transvaa
Sir Edwin Arnold in writing friend in this country
Of his epic poem said that though he quite
blind broken in health he did by any intend
even II life was spared that this work should be his
lie would, he said work long he able to do
work that satisfied him.
Emma Calve said in interview in Paris that she
had now only ambition and that was to become an
actress II have made grand opera singer
she is reported saying. 81 rich But what now
want be able do is people by acting as have
already done by my singing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

An American from Louisiana visiting in Mexico has as
ionsnSd me natives OF the Aztec capital BY aeeas Meeo
show such peculiar taste That country in aft IS more
err although Of course admitting that water superior
ticle for bathing purposes Brownsville Herald
That's nothing against Louisiana Even some Kentuck-
ians have fondness for wateN-on the the side.
well dressed and pretty miss makes hit in nearly any
But when the right fellow comes the miss usually
Mrs.
This is just remind you fact that Bracket has
the pretties girls world Even preer than
the Uvade giris-Brackett News.
You wouldn't dare say that il your wife hadn't gone away
Captain Alfred Dreyfus possessed of mystifying char
man materially aided by Iabouri he has turned Ills back
that gentleman befrended by the Jews he has cut them
Jew the Jews demanded justice for him Tha!
ended and NOW that ys has the TGe oil an
Yea, the Dreyfus is looked upon as dead and
dry fuss.
cothers who advertising and 80 cent off are
little late Most Of us have already taken off about so per
This reminds us of the case of the Cleveland (ohio)
cother who recently advertised box letters Every
pair of trousers in store half off"
The prize fighter striking appearance especially when
he is striking attitude--Hopkins County Echo.
But not when he is in talking attitude.
Despite the drouh Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson continues good prospect in the big
States The secretary is evidently an optimis
Beaumont Journal.
As the secretary does his farming in his mind he can
very easily be optimist.--San Jacinto Sentinel.
Perhaps his optimism is due in large to the
fertilizer he
Aguinaido is described getting suy Due probably
to the hot weather--Port Lavacaen
Perhaps he is Just getting naughty because of the
sion of large wad of wealth acquired from the commissions
de surrendio.
We have just received the special old settlers edition
the Athens Review 1t is we'll printed good and
shows panstang effort the part of the publishers Messs
r. f, and R. A. Yants 1t is repete with halftone and
is instructive and deal interesting than
history
There is said be young lady in Palestine who actually
refuses to chalk her face and curl her harPaestnc
! Press.
We guess that she is "cuud"
self he docs his neghoor he would be ashamed
look in a mirror Greenville Banner.
Yes, many his neighbors know about him.
lola threatens to write some novels pretty soon
and yet the French board OF health is quiescenl Pasc
Herald.
Well they very well disinfect them before they
written.
res habuay the word "iorecased2" Would they sa,
a boy casted a stone Fort Worth Register,
They probably would if they didn't say "he chunkedec
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

which gives most Of these to the youth always leads
the world
in the Industrial arts 1t is knowledge and skill only
which brings the high price repeat that each gradu-
ate OF your textile department ought to be valua-
BILE to your State than s1,0U0O0O of money would be
coming into the State from the outside.
One million bales of cotton, when sold in raw
condition. would bring to the State SsOoOoOOO in cash
THE same cotton, when put into the kind of cloth
being made in your textile department, would be
worth s1000OO,0OO.
This latter value is capable of being increased by
further knowledge and skill to $3OO6ooOOO and even
more. This, however would put the Mississippi crop
alone into shape to be worth than the entire crop
of the South is now worth.
Foreign capital can do the people of your State
scant good as long your youth have opportunity
to acquire knowledge and skill necessary direct the
operations OF industry into which capital goes With
knowledge and skill any people will redeem themselves
and prosper without foreign capital"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
SOME PosrscRlprs.

Dispatches from Siberia say that the crops, owing the
months drouth almost total loss. Measures have
been taken to famine.
Punch, that solid embodiment of British humor has
given up its experiment of printing short stories The public
firmly fixed in its habit of looking the pictures
but not reading the text
The total of land in the Philippine islands is APP
proximaely 7s34s4Is OF this amount is estimat
ed that about 100000 owned by individuals eav
ing in public lands 6s4os4Is The religious orders
about 100000
The majority of ladies would he surprised If they
informed that bottle of lavender water contains but about
thimbefu of pure OIL for larger proportion would
only render the water for but would burn
through the handkerchief wherever the touched it.
When the twentieth century dawned the world the
number of minutes which had elapsed since the beginning of
the year A. D. ooS64oooo and shall celebrate the
100000 minute the end of April Or if you
prefer have the domni clock will tick for the
sixty thousand mlionth time at the morning of
April 80, 1909.
At the nAmericsn exposition the daily average
tendance far has been a637s This gives income Of
sI5s7 day of $9s3o9 week It is not sufficient
But the expectation entertained that August will
visitors daily and September The daily
Chicago rsSa But then the Chicago exposition
extensive although perhaps not attractive than
the Pan Amercan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
TAMPERING WITH TPIEI =
MAUD MULLER


Maud Muller, In her youths hevdav
Walked out with youth in puerile VA.
For Maud was In love, the youth was. to-
And they Jared abroad for chance 10 20,
Mauds feet we're splay, and her hair was
Like wisp OF hay on her egg-shaped head =
And the eyes through which Maud looked ~,
We're as bias as ever a Mongols are
Her hands we're large and her ample hue,
Was size that the cautious would take on ~.
And freckles hid Maud's turned-up ro,.
And her smile was wide, like laugh MI j.
And the youth askance sized up her fst
And whispered soft Now, look at thatl
"From midas strands to Norway's fire
There's never girl with shape like her'sp
And the palm in which Maud's big fist lay
Was nearly as large bale of hay.
And the youth with whom Maud went 8 y,
Had great big lump in his long, lean nect.
And his Adams apple down would slid.
For every sigh that the yoNng man sighed
He was somewhat stopped, and his legs w.r. ~.
And his tracks in the dust looked pigeontoed
And he never laughed or talked bit
But what he scattered deal of spit
But through nights and days Maud thought q IL
And he looked to her like seraphim
And the sweetest fact in life you'll find
Is the fact that Love was created blind
The engagement between Miss Jones and M ro.,. :,
in their marriage last night. The young aay e,iS.,
Fowe.
A Long Island man recently died while on y,c,,;. /.
it will take more than this to brighten newspaper n,s I.
of his holiday.
According to the New York Herald an attenOt v,l :,
be made to discover route to the north pole WIKI
of Theoretically sealed barrels. If politician were M
attempt to so anywhere he would open his barrel
*
Frenchman says that the French laugh too much NJ
should eschew the Of mirrors But then they could 4
help seeing one another
James Whitcomb Riley, while visiting Atlanta h M
took out to Iithia Springs There is ruuor tur
that tge Hoosier poet while there drank elias, q M
though of course, nobody believes that.
tried to say his prayers in front Of large pah
building in New York last week and was very prOnri
rested If left at large he might attempt to say M
a New York church.
A youth who wrote Or" for debtor
Once proposed to a maiden by lr.
And when she replied she
His honey would be-
He started right down there to gr. /
NJ ltrs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
soME rEM1NINE FRILLs

From New York Papers. s,,la,
The pret.iest thing in the variations = IA
beads are necklaces with the beads OF ri II, ,Ri
tween each long bead small, round one =. olBs
deep yellow There is nothing better my u. nsas
beads, but there is certain elegance apou' "
lace that is very fetching. j. nav hus
The woman who INDUCES in sailor SUM &. ii, Ious
sigma worked not only on the deKey y
the upper part of the sleeves -;.s pspIra
Well dressed women abroad are wesi' lS i rsfs
the finest straw, trimmed with simple ul' h,ek ~
the crown, and short loops and ends N ny
of the hat Is the qualify and simplicity y
Peculiar drapery on the bodice Of = ANN ssip'
tueks. These are nearly half an men - ,s,rs be- Y
center, which is just above the ous'' sis,d by
appearance of being held with g0'p 81 ~ q
tucks run from the lower part OF the IA. s.s ceuts
down and from the side in and up 70 'n'S ,,rss Il
Ing of the gown is in the back "n''s
width run lengthwise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

THE underlying question in the fuel oil matter is not
who the wells but how much petroleum be
transported for yield fair revenue to the railroads and
the time enable the get the full benefit
of its cheapness 1t matters whether the seed
mlmen who the oil reduced are making enough
miners could successfully compete with oil if the rate for its
transportation reduced No fair settlement the
ter be arrived at without refusing consider anything
the interests of all consumers and prospective
in fixing the basis therefor along with the rail
roads of moving the freight
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
RErLEcrloNs OF a sAcHes's

New York Press. Ill.
Jealousy Is the salt in loves dless,' I. how q =
What bachelor can't understand :
man can want to be Mormon u eite ,ti Y
II man finds fault with the way e. s,ss N.Y.
men she gets mad and if he doesn -. - sbe ~
When woman wants TO marry % ~ hss s'
crs how happy she could be with DiH'' ~
would be without him. -. after np, -.
A lucky thing for women y w.. asstty ard y 4, y
for them is that after he gets useo =
she ian't ugly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
Europe Has Enough Trouble.

baItIfnoTc sun.
II one should believe all that he reads even IN on,
lated Sat-. !, mssslnes about the relation Of the
sion that European statesmen devote ali Of bsr
TO plotting the destruction of this country spare pme
fact L would seem thar Europe has troubles mater o.
own deer % engage the attention Of s sovernrs " us
S'iA'H' 'sasns upon srusads against this country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
A0w 70 stop stoek waterIna.

Washington Post.
There is kind Of antitrust legislation which Is entire
" practicable. No exists and no apology can be
framed for tariff schedule required for revenue and
useful only vereaptalizaon that is dependen,
tariff protection TO make pay dividends vicious Th.t
Kind Of ssoekwsering wherever exists be reached bv
indirions amendments Of ths Dnglsy schsdliss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

The queen of Roumana is successt' i,
learned as eloquent but she goes on the pla'iVlS M
privacy of her palace, where the young women I
families are her audiences ,,-sOnu
Mrs. Pitman, who lives at Trinity pay ,,.,.T,
was born on the same day the late Queen Il,
women were married on the same day, eaen ,-a
hrst name was Albert and the two men a''u 4. ssI
same hour Mrs. Pitman has son Aleer' = !. ma
as King Edward and the old lady treasuis, .y N
letter she received from Queen Victoria ~ ~
atng these curious condolences.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
no TraveIIna Texans.

The Post will be found on sale at the following places;
New Orleans-Si Charles Hotel stand; T. F. Cess.
ner St Charles and H. j. Hole 81 Commercial
street
New York Cty-Brentano's, Union square.
Washington D. C.-Metropolitan hotel and Washington
News Exchange
Buffalo NJ Y-Buffalo Circulation Bureau.
st Louis. Mo.-Plautcrs' motel and Union station.
Los Angeles Ca--OlIver Harris 100 South Spring
Denver, colo-The Stationery company and Hamilton &
Kendrick zo6 Seventeenth street
Omaha Neb.-Mergerth Stationery company 3oS Far
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orators Who Differ Widely.
Dubuque Times.

Dubuque Times.
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon is complaining that Americans
spend much money for liquor and tobacco feathers
and kid gloves and enough for missions the other
hand Minister WI and Sir Robert Hart the English director
OF the Chinese empire express the opinion that
Americans spending altogether much sustain mis-
sionaes in China who themselves and government
into trouble by making themselves needessy offensive to the
people
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

THE legislature will make serious mistake II il fails to
authorize the peuenay board the erection
Of mill the Clemens farm, for besides placing the
State position realize limit upon the labor of its
conviets such mill would stimulate cultivation OF cane
by free labor the lower Brazos.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

Born sides of the steel question are apparently of the
same temper,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

CONGRESSMAN BARcocKs catch phrase protection for the
consumer has nothing il if the which he uses it
is considered How free trade commodities the man
ufacers of which have become strong competition
of kind touch them, help the consumer That's all
Babcock proposes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
THE Nicely witnesses seem properly fixed

THE legislature will make serious mistake IL il fails to
authorize the peuenay board the erection
of mill the Clemens farm besides placing the
State position realize limit upon the labor of its
convicts such mill would stimulate cultivation OF cane
by free labor the lower Brazos.
Born sides of the steel question are apparently of the
temper.
CONGRESSMAN BARcocKs catch phrase protection for the
consumer has nothing it if the in which uses it
considered How free trade in commodities the man
ufactucrs of which have become strong competition
OF kind touch them, help the consumer. That's all
Babcock proposes
getting plenty of rain and without ever hav
ing prayed for it
Tur Boston board of health will not allow live chickens
kept inside the city limits and yet would not think live
chickens deleterous to health dead would be-
Hor air does not appear to be OF much use in pushing the
BOSTON yacht along.
THr Northern press will probably have whole lot more
against lynchng after that Tennessee republican intro
duees his ant-whisky plank.
Ir CARNEGIE doesn, die rich he might remove his
wealth to San Francisco
THIS United States has pareheesi champion. A
Denver doctor time since advocated sneersnee for
all the mentally weak
THE main trouble with the dirsble balloon the uabi
ty of the operator to steer it.
THE chief of police the Fosburg case did his duty as
he IL The only sad thing about however is the fact
chat he didh'tsee it
lF TINE women in Massachusetts really outnumber the
men why do not the men come on awayi
AN Ono man named Jones had his head split open by
Ratchet This item will be interest as everybody
knows Jones
II IS to be hoped that the coming winter won't catch the
Brooklyn bridge with its s'spenders down.
WE snoulp think that the newspaper remarks anent her
separation would Aunt Carrie to exclaim Darn
l Nationl@
McLAuRtN reply the request for his resignation
TO be even sharpsr than the TiIlman pitehIork
" MORGAN succeeds in purchasing Iaisyettes sword
there those who wouldn't care il he got stuck on the
weapon
PorAFoEs are IS barrel in Boston; but the only way to
make Boston squrm is TO raise the price Of beans.
l X
NEW YoRK has served notice the mosquito New York
may be reasonably pleasant place TO live IN some day
FRoM the number Of american locomotives being said 70
France that republic Is getting moye On herself
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getting plenty of rain and without ever hav
ing prayed for IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

PoTAFoEs are IS barrel in Boston, but the only way to
make Boston squirm Is 70 raise the price Of beans.
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New YosK has served notice the mosquito New York
may be reasonably pleasant place live in some day