The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
Some Vie9vs ~ ~
- ~ and ReUiequS.

The proposed memorial to Margaret |
Fuller at Point OF Woods Long Island, re- |
calls the brilliant but all too brief career
OF this gifted couutrywomsn of ours, II
there Is any especial class OF Americans |
who should contribute TO her monument II
IS that to which the American husband be
longs, Miss Fuller paid him an immlral
tribute when she placed him nrst Of all
competitors IN those qualities whi,h cntrr
into the composition OF marital perfection.
That she did not enjoy a personal eipcri
cnce with our native nrodl't but gre
fcrred a ttled European specimen. does
not impair the value 81 her testimony; w.
deed Il is the more lmpary Al aui UMPIRE
judlccd for that verS reason. wouiaa
may realize that her partnor for hfc Is
not a prize winner at tho same tine that
she would refuse 20 exchange him for Ne
/ best man living rais Is of coarse net con.
| sisteucy, hut simply human nature Win
| the best Of which consistency nas neeessa'
ry no part nor lot.
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The provoking manner In which a quota
ton and Its author may elude us was u
Illustrated recently In the Now York Even
ing Post A clever writer therein aNudes
to taking on ones flesh and sitting In
ones bones" attiributlng It 20 Lamb or
Swift. when In reality It Is OF later date.
and belongs rightfuuy TO sydney smith
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Joseph Jenersou's advice TO his new
daughteriulaw on her wedding day ITO get
all OF beauty that there was In the green
Of the grass the hlue Of the sky ana the
perfume Of the flowers was really . ut
OF the sunshine he has garnered thus
through bis long aud happy litc The
Young prma donna soubrette who has been
So fortunate as to draw this delightful!
faherin.law IN the matrimonial lottery,
along with the regular prize. will p''ha'
bly, never receive wiser recipe for nap.
piness Its author has practccd aud proved
II for noarly threeQuartcrs Of century,
ana Illustrated It In his hghes profess
slonnl work, for the best actor is he Whc
? truly holds tho mirror mp to nature and
who Is over her loyins student
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b when Edward Bcllamy predicted tho
] evcntunl elimination Of chur g"rr from
the weekly routine OF NE, because tbs
services and the se,moas W"Wl he rune
aad m az p'easpso IN or lenos. II y
y safe To say rcw Of his rcnders did more
than smile and pass on To the next tri
G umnh Of his inventive imacmnlcl. Fr
ALREADY this prediction has bepr q" "a meas
" use ful6llcd The 'telcphou" newspaper
ot Budapest nov supplies news NJ 'ta'c'
y intervals by telephone 60 GOO subscribers
&c The company owns its own plant and
B reader who is called 'ttcntor talk
d TITO double receiver. complete pre-
gam is Furnished to each subscriber an
", lac knows exactly whnt variety OF new
cycrt hom cf the day VIII bring him. IN
~ issue begins at 1870 a. m, an
, eud- a. 1880 y, m. The news
ii rapcr not only furnishes news 10 MS su,
ID scribers. but rcealcs them with music
J, we'll II Is said the enterprise is olrcad
beyond the risk Of failure and has achieve
d. pronounce success
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Il Mrs Mary Wright Sewalls comparison
50 American women with those Of other rou
,o tries 10 the detriment of the former
interesting. especially since She specifies
le telcctual training ns the chief cause q
those unsatisfactory conditions, WI
mental development should tend 70 low
ny the standard ana weaken the Judgment
the American woman Oh the vital question
Of home making aud caretakinR Us g
nundrum for which Mrs Sewnll provides
- ADEQUATE solution We nrc inhneuced mo
on o less by environments, and it may he ia
a., the locality offering these decadeni e
nnples Of which Mrs Scwall Uritos Is
he a measure responsible for her Swccpll
'' chorgcs Perhaps II she would cnlar
nil her borders and extend ber horizon u
Size might md there are more things
Heaven and earth than are dreamt Of
ON iel philosophy
/; Mr. Edward BOX long since halted I
ga. South as the "heart Of America and spe
!, hei Southern women as essentially tho
tpirauon and the architects Of that Der
uni home life which Is component
ate our social system Since Mr. BOX is
'ss foreigner who has lived always In
ne! North, his testimony may be accepted
JOY being free from prejudice and broad In
Gs gauge Mrs, sewal may be surprised
wv earn that in this part OF our country y
ap' men do not "look with contempt W
rug hougeNorE" = entertain contempt
~ the work they hire others 20 do II
'"'' doubtful " the average woman the NO
Y. over dnds the same pleasure In sweep
and busting and dshwashing as She d
n uftcDlng 70 good music or IN going
rlati ce But the average southern
>" man ~ aonc the less lnlthiul 70 heI y
ihi' ~ duty. While the trivial round. the IL
'2'V work nay not furnish all she most
'l'n toy.. she accepts the vicssitudcs of
az, daily conflict I'm the domestic arena aga'
ai,t ana disorder and incompetent b
~, with cheerful forbearance and an
feliiecnt comprehension Of her respo
.,s, biNrss for worse ~ well as for net
~ wt,nh ondures unto her lhe's end
M. which Is truly worthy Of admiration.
~ n Mrs scwall viii turn her telese'
-, y, glance southN ard she will discover d
rom. ans representative body OF American
nv men such as these. Brave. loving Int
gun gent wives ana lngtnsrs, 49, ',.,n, -,
I de daily duties AMY none - ,''.'''
hlen q 'ldieu rise up ana eau lhep $780,
! ~ Nh,sc tl.hands likewise praise them
r. NJ. Pollar