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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-24
HOUSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY "a, 1902.
y PAGES TO-DAY.
THE FARM WEALTH OF TIE UNITED STATES.

The United States census bureau has just issued a
bulletin giving the condition Of agriculture in the
United States for 1900.
In the number of farms Texas leads with 352l90,
and also with the highest acreage. 125SO7017. The
value OF the Texas farm lands is s962476273 Only a
little over per of the farm land in Texas is i'm
proved.
In the entire country there were in 1900 1893 657
farms. valued $l6673 694 ,2i7. OF this amount 49,.
56019519 over p per cent represented the value
Of the buildings and Sl41S o16 rs per cent
represented the value of lands and improvements
than buildings.
The value of farm implements and machinery was
s76l 261,55o and of live stock $3,o78O5O041. These
values, added to the value of the farms brings the
total value of farm property up TO S20,514 o01 SIS
The value of farm products for 1889 is given at
S4,739118752 OF which sl.71S,99o2 21 was for ANNA
products including live stock poultry and bee products
The number Of farms in the United States increases
very rapidly From 1890 to 1900 the increase In mum
her 25 per cent from 1850 to 1900 400 per cent
The live stock farms OF the country are put dowr
at S7505 2S4273 than SO per cent of the whole
The hay and grain lands S6S79 54S 543 per cen
OF the whole; dairy products. per cent cotton
over per cent. There 512 coffee farms in tn,
country, valued at 81 .9S2,915.
In the decade from 1889 to 1899 the number Of irr
gators and the number OF irrigated approximate
doubled
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THE PRESIDENTS ENDORSEMENT OF THE DEMO
CRATIC DECLARATIONS.

Nothing is more noteworthy in contemporary poll.
tics than the remarkable way in which the democrats
have been justified against the attacks their enc
mics.
The republicans have been repeating Mark Hanna s
set well enough alone" maxim and charging the dem.
ocras with disturbing business interests with their
antitrust agitation. The president, however in his
Ptsburg speech urges the adoption of new and special
antitrust legislation.
No charge against the democrats has been more fire..
quent than that of attacking the army The patriotism
OF The Post and of other democratic papers has been
called in question by the repetition OF this parrot
Attacking the army" In his review of General Smith
case the president characterized Major Walters action
IAN act which sullied the American name" Con
corning General Smiths orders the president says at
is impossible to tell exactly how much influence Ian.
like that used by General Smith may have had in
preparing the minds OF those under him for the com
mission of the deeds which we regret"
Now, the president does not stop with General
Smith and Major Waller but admits that there have
been instances OF the of and of improper
heartlessness in warfare the part OF individuals of
small detachments" What becomes OF these charges
of attacking the army" made against tho democrats
Has The Post or any other democratic paper ever said
anything more of the act of Major Waller than the
president says when he declares to have been AN
act which sulled the American name? The president
admits that there have been torture and improper
heartlessness in other instances The president does
not acquit General Smith. but accordance with the
Recommendation of the secretary of war retires him
from the active list for the good of the service"
Both to their position with regard to the trusts
and with regard to the Philippine atrocities the demo-
Gratis have been justified out of the mouth presi
dent himself The democratic positions can be justified
by other argument than the presidents Endorsement
but ready TO republican criticism is "Your
president and chief leader, by saying exactly what the
democrats have been saying. has admitted that the
democrats in the right"
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unaetstand ,h taple IS nov rom .ne psI m
sleet WniGh iuthsnes tne speGlal low Ples 70 a
ms s1ous 'e i enc IN Ply. oii = nid Show
elou l ~ oul II We eou'u 'i'! secure e SP - ~
'". iri ioWe e Pliues . 49,, ,. r.. f.;.d. :,
Inns information came 70 t,s etntelan rom td IN
ApuiU's Houses. lney lulu ". t W 20 %. 80 49,,
~ l,iOe s Ie LaS .s o' ] otstons
rL; -, t a. I.,a" So -. - 80. ,,a;r
t., - -; ~ t 49, nhoats+ he be.orgbt r,a1v
E'S ~ ootai., oIe VI w, ne $780, IL a..n ~
,! '!tu ovis wen 'elue t ~ !t d
o ol nm ~ =, possi g oe W ~ ,I e. ~ L @
o , ~. s,ee's. iie d'u aSa' "l0" ~ - 70
I ~ w. vs. eau sel !. ioi y ~ ~ ny ~ =, -
~, ; ytlns 'i h a." L; go; - ~, ~ aart had -
aun., Geleat 'nGusn ne oe'es uu sg' SUN, ~ t ~;
covered Poeal discount Shee IKE inc gun reporter VINO III
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ABOUT THAT DISCOUNT SHEET

Washington July ao-Chsirman Griggs of the democratic
committee before going to New York TO the press inc
history back the advertisement which appeared IN some OF
the New York papers last week. offering reward OF Sioo
for the special discount sheet accompany Henry W. fes
body's export price list
Mr.. Grggs said "A gentleman in the employ OF the dem
ocrac congressional committee has for several months pee
engaged in effort of the special discount
of leading export houses By cooperation of sew
a friendly manufacturers he has succeeded in obtaining the
price list of about half dozen OF the two hunafeu
exporting houses OF New York Although these lists are not
the special discount sheets advertised for by the committee
and do quote bottom prices for export they do quote
prices far below any that be obtained in the United
States. will give you the two prices some articles:
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Chicago Daily News.
them. - ~ o'eak
ignorance, ~ stage Oh
If man finds that marriage failure he puts it all i,
his wifes name. P - al III
The wings of riches enable them to fy IN and roo,, 49,
the highest branch 800 '' o"
Exceptions prove the rule that's why the Golden Ru,. n
so FIRMLY established. '>N'e 10
An rshman says woman always the cork o. Of
bottle by pushing it in. ~ 0u' ot d
Give boy his choice of presents and b.it 81, ,
that turns out the noise Ssn0 ono
cold brick purchasers are born often enough 10 ke. b
manufacturers from going OF business 0P 'e
Life may be worth living and il NAV nett, u -,
on whether it's your life or the other fellows pus
A man talks knowingly OF the inconstancy &c 49,. ,
n proceeds to get mad It one OF them proves he rich,
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BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.

Philadelphia Times,
Thirty thousand Fipinos have been vaccnaed by Amer
leans.
American brewers have already invested 100000 in
and about Havana.
Quarantine was first established against infectious dis
in the Tenth century.
The soil OF the larger of Manchra and Mongolia is
OF sedmentay formation The winters very cold in
Manchuria the ground being to the depth Of several
feet
The volume of the worlds is two and half or
three times as great it thirty years ago
TIVE modern Touring mills. with American n,acnin.ry
nave recently been constructed at Harbin Manchurs
Seattle exports to Japan about $1,000 ooo ner
annum which is eleven times what they we're six wears AGO
The highest mountains in Cuba reach greater hephfs :
han any peak IN the Eastern of the United States
that the mortality 70 per 1000 with no epidemic 10 ao
for it, ~
Wordsworth would write or two sonnets every dav
200 lines day. ~ "
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A SCIENTIFIC MARES NEST.

Everybody likes laugh scientist Learned
of all sorts of learning make excellent figures Of
fun when 1t is possible to cast ridlcule upon them
That is why Molere sarized the doctors and why Dr.
Pangoss and Dominic Sampson are successful comic
characters. Laymen delight in that feeling OF superb
GRITTY which laughter affords just because of the
time they recognize that the learned are superior to
them.
While the scientists class make few mistakes
and the world is indebted to them for discoveries and
inventions of ncacuable value. together with mixed
bundle of theories of sound unsound theories
now and then of the unsound theories which many
scientists OF repute cherish ugly duckings which
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

If the pictures of Miss Ellen NJ Stone are aryttt Y
correct kenesses that lady could make an naspSs
cake -four Key,viHe Monntain Sun.
Or Mellin's food.
The democracy of Cleveland and Hill is entire, c. w.
yet they are both spoken 81 as suitable an'a''
Indeed it is two funny.
The editor of the Alks Eye by standing ID VIZ 4
publican customs officers has succeeded ~ panam.
feels natural n ones head unless there be quart n
undr- it.Shelby Democrat.
Well she feels natural on our head fer that very ''A7
.4ikah Eye
Alligators being captured in Chicago rvss . npi
seem willing to go long way after hlth'-D0"''
Herald 4.
And any one who will fish in the Chicago rivss NJ
hard up for agators.
It will soon be time vote against what you Y wv
demanding the last two years.-RoSenoerg o"Vs' N-
Must have local option election on hand Up y0u ~
\ + + -. u.4s
We haven't word of criticism to offer On ins
Post except TO suggest that it employ M0n'"
Cidrks1iHe Times Ia
The editor would have to work Sunday to Sc :.
Mondays issue, and then he never would gel eA'''
fishing.
4
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cash, on Tuesday ="
Terrell Times. Ia. a II, VI
This family has little cash hand in spileV '-
times.-Boafe Cross Tfmbers -, h
1t seems that even the stork insists on dong -
ness sometimes
1--WE will speak out we will be heard tnouSn nor si
systems crack. We will not bate single wo,. ve M
letter back. We speak the truth and what ca. 3. An u
ing and for seorn while faint gesmins' awards IA
Freedoms coming NORM Let liars fear e' AIRED 70 u
let traitors turn away Whatever we have \; me ss
that we have dared to say This, OF Lowell +, !, ~
leth OF the Texas press He who does not te 1tay n
can not meet us upon common ground.--Ora"s' III
uHe. Ia. a
We do we do indeed we do Now please ~ .., n
and please don't talk in language blue, or try 70 "
but tell us, do. collapse, or we are pu, ,al
in the of-well-perhaps. what is II az .h,sst
some one rod your pet corn2 Has some Guy rra
down May he regret that he born wen n''p AZ i
brown But please don't just stand up ana .od h
around and fuss we hate to hear fellow s".1.t u
wrong to just smile and keep the pes's, M y
let on you are Jared, and, sometime when ms ~
just swat him good and hard
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pear There more cattle from Fairfield county to
New York city sixty years than are consumed IN fa-
field county today and there is why it could not
raise all provided farmers had the assurance
OF fair and steady market The remark applies TO every
city and county in the South well to Stamford and
Fairfield county in Connecticut The farmers Of the sur
rounding country will supply all the beet that is needed by
for it.
Governor Hogg refused speak behalf OF Coerell for
state chairman in the Galveston convention. Nhe hogg
stu has many friends in the democratic party in Texas he
not sway the boys he could The scepter has
auybody-Hoado Herald
Governor Hoee knew very well that the selection OF
chairman of the State commee-where there nothing
involved more than choice between worthy menwas
too small matter 10 have ANYTHING like big over
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Aouston,s continuous Horror.

(From the Navasota Examiner.)
The wayayng and cowsrdy murder of deienseess old
by three men, armed with billiard and the
other with revover-a triAing provocation or
punishable in justice eoursis the latest outrage perpe
trated TO blot the fair OF Houston.
Both Housou newspapers have felt called upon con-
denim strongly the all too apparent disregard for law dan
gerous tendency of fanatcsl murder in
avengng personal affronts of all descriptions.
This shows reckless disregard of the value a human
life and the with which become plain muderers
when the laws country loosely enforced as to as
needless hulles immunity from punishment And that
fact demonstrated by the records OF Houston and
other cities in Texas
The majority OF men in this day. pleased believe
from conscientious of right and justice mea
their by the Golden Rule These the OF faint be
smrchne their name crush nomenary inenaons and mas
sons Jails penenaries and salows devised TO eub
the evil nenatons Of others the protection good Of
society in general and the gradual elevation of higher
planes OF morality.
Love leads some others must be driven by fear
And time the laws strong is allowed hang linn
and feess in the presence Of crime Is
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they vanly hope will change into swans puts its pos
SCISSORS into ahsurdly ridiculous position.
Then the world has It's laugh
In the latest instance the scientists went astray on
the Hopi picture writings In the northeastern corner
of Arizona lies the Hopi Moqui Indian reservation
They live in adobe houses and the walls were found
marks of mystery heroglyphics of antique appearance
that puzzled the archaeoogists and anthropoogists
The Moqui Hopi red could not explain Neither
could the men of science. But the latter tried to-
The writings photographed, rubbings were made
of them. They microscopicaly examined. They
supposed to contain much prehistoric history.
written in unknown tongue, which the scientists
proceeded to reconstruct Cuvier would draw com
plete figure of extinct animal upon the finding of
single of its bones.
The powwowing has gone on for years Now Prof.
George Dorsey OF the Field Columbian museum In Chi
cago has visited Arizona and this is what he reports,
after inducing the Hopi Indians to talk, feat which
his predecessors were unable accomplish: These in
scrptons that the anthropoogsts have been trying to
decipher and read for years are nothing more than
scratches made by mischevous Hopi children in the
mud of the adobe houses when they we're freshly built
1t will be remembered that Mr. Pickwick distin-
guished himself archaeoogist at Ipswich What
pity his fellow scientists have neglected to read or to
profit by the immortal "Pckwick Papers
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

Concluding his prediction that the crop Of 1902 will
he record breaker Paul Morton has this say about the
farmers
There no eainsayns the fact that farmers as class
are fast growing rich and the time will come, in my iudg
taken class Furthermore the coming when the
farmers OF the Mississippi valley, and use this term
Commenting which the Chicago Chronicle says This
Used to be of the farmers OF the stony hy and
sterile lands of the East Coveousness of the wealth the
American farmer what furnished the energy with which the
protective tariff conspiracy against him pushed He fell
into the trap that set for him. and from his toll
ngs have been amassed many OF the stupendou
which the monopoly tariff has rolled up Acuaed politically
they are, the farmers of the West likely
nue easy prey the exactions OF the cormorans
which will keep pace with wealth which they covet
4
1t was not democratic campaisrer but a Western re-
Schwab OF the steel trust has made public estimate
100000 for mines s3oooooooo for steel plants $780,
Dqssd that Gr m gsS%aB wS M s B am
s fail f. ngg S,, one Of he 9yaah Of all the
which shuts out all foreign competition scheme which
compels foreign manufacturers Of steel and iron who
sell goods in the american market TO stand handicap 20
per cent before they can do So How much this asset is
e to e f and for ba orf on G an out
President Schwabs figures venture the assertion that he
the TACT that this asset is on the Federal statute books @nd
ne name OF the Dngey law led Mr. Sehwab to leave it
his corporation "
The above appears in the Washington correspondence of
y
Mr. Hawley of Texas paid $500 for special train that he
might keep lunch date with the president AS he also
brought alone the electoral OF the big breezy Lone Star
State and presented to the president slight token OF
his esteem will he that the was worthy OF
the special train and that the price reasonable Mean
while the democrats well wonder what be left for
them II Texas is 70 republican and where they are going
10 get the electoral votes with which to elect D. B. Hill Are
the sacred rights OF property not 10 be respected? the
democrats do not Texas where there spot in this
Chicago Meas.
The democrats losing sleep over the electoral
vote of their State but there republicans this State be-
sides Mr. Hawey who carry the electoral OF Texas in
their pockets just like Mr. Hawey carries it, II constitutes
sort Of letter head under which all applications for Office
presented whether for self friends These
politicians multiply that by then IL appears
the Texas delegation in convention and that is what the
president is interested in lie is botherns about the
electoral vote He knows he get that but the dele
cation to the republican convention is Tte
phone.
Connecticut paper the Stamford Advocate goes 10 the
root of the beef trust question with practical ss
gestion II says Let the fact but be established on ea
sonaby secure basis that there market in every
city for beef cattle supply for the same would soon an
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+ = \
PARADOXICAL
"Sweltering weather, isn't it?
"Whew l should say so I'm reekins wet and \
swear was never dry in my life"
= 4
CLICKED.
Yes" hummed the gay mosquito, Fs
AS he scanned the maidens socks.
Some people dote on watches,
But I'm very fond of clocks" "a
4 \ ;Aql
THE RESULT OF FAME.
The papers say that Tracy hasn't been fcr ivA
He has doubtless gone into secluson to write hl ts
for the magazines
PROVISIONAL.
Well" said the missionary. ~ hope that you Y
like me-" 1870.
IF we do not" replied the chief eharitabiy T Na Y
that it will be the cooks fault"
= \ Il.
EFT beats the band" said Johnny Jones' ~
When in the preserves caught; 4
Il caught don things
'Cept what hadn't ought" VA
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: THURSDAY MORNING, JULY "a 1902

that has doggedy fought civilization inch by inch
since the early days OF mans entrance into the world
Each time the ends OF rc,rbutive justice is thwarted is
invitation for its repetition times in many places
Today in this country there is no other one thing thar
leads directly up awlessness and murder than the
prevalent habit Of pistol carrying As il naturally leads to
handy familiarity with It's methods OF and confidence IN
ability thus cutvatng greater reliability in the pistol
than the law for ones protection setting one to ne pun
shmen personal enemies according notion and inena
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BITS OF SENTIMENT.
Chicago Journal.

Nhleago Journal
he sublmity Of great silence is taught Nv CA
Our hearts and arms are never so strong :. -
is behind us s 90 "Hen justice
Some believe what they see Those are thew vho 49,.
very weak vision NY VINO nave
who is afraid Of an honest criticism is shrk and ,..
would have done good work N ana never
~ those who know most least until there Il ,,..,
very slippery. "' u them are
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SOUTHERN PRESS OPINION.

Chattanooga Times South Caronians inclined to be
nnduly boastfu of their anti pistoot law They
have right TO be- however We have the kind Of
law in Tennessee, although don't TO know it. South
Carolina will have the kind OF experience little later
on. As general thing the who carries concealed
weapon is the fellow who has influence in his ward dis
triet and he has powerful pull with the 'fooenee
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Memphis scimitar; The president has retired General
Jacob Smith punishment Tor his kill and burn order
iii Samar Major Walters will probably and
in the OF time perhaps every officer the Philippines
who has fought the native devil with and conquered r
will he disciplined molify tuning constituents of
Theodore Rooevet dear friend Lodge There is cleo
ton ahead and the politicians he cared for
how much soldiers of long and distinguished service may be
hurt the proceeding General Smith will with him
into retirement the satisfaction OF knowing that he succeeded
in doing in Samar what he there do He crushed
the instruction which he could have done by treating
the cacherous bolo-carryns natives honorable foes.
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How to BREAK the Trusts.

Philadelphia Record. ,.,ms
The republican managers evidently eoneeiss q y
method of dealing with the is 70 despo pu
as possible in the extortion of funds for Camps
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I'll build shack jest big enough
Fer me ter crawl into O nights,
Up top o some big mountain bluff
FIN where TIL eagles takes their soh,,
An will own tn hull blamed thing
Tn mountains an tn plains, b'-seel
An I'll swing in grapevine swing,
An be an alb
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Charleston News and Courier Who is that
would have believed that the general would have
spent so many millions deepening the water in harbor
Who there that FIVE years could oresee that there
would even be such military establishment Sullivan
island havei Who would have believed, three
that could get $4,000 of the government
Tor Charleston exposition Let think Of these things and
not be respondent.
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THE railway is in fair for satisfac-
tory settlement The Watkins substitute and the proposition
which City Attorney Stone is preparing will form basis Of
negotiation which will doubt reach speedy conclusion
The delay which The Post urged has saved the city
thousands of dollars and consideration Of the subject should
have all the necessary for complete mastery Of all the
details The railway company should receive liberal treat
but the eitys future be sacrificed
in the smallest degree.
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An when feel like II I'll swim
An when school opens won't be tb...
An "Pop?" Huh won't be scared - ~, .
An won't have ter comb my hair ''n
An when I've done wore out nv cIa,s..
'Twon't cut no figure much with M
For won't be a-wearn' those.
I'll be an alb
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New Orleans Picayune 1t impossible not to that
the negroes rapidly learning read and write and that
the time is not far distant when they will no longer he
cuded from the ballot by the barrier OF teraoy The vgor
athered by Northern and assisted by
thusastic Southern educators IN progress promote
the education of the and the lerae whites in the
South Is going bear abundant fruits and in few years
there will be few who will be excluded from the polls
by inability TO read and write
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FOREIGN OFFICES Eastern business Office. A. a. 4i,
Special Agency Westera s1o-st1-si2 Tribune building
Chicago (The S c. Beckwith Special Agency once OF
c street. ".
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TFAHELfNG AGENTS-C S e Holland, Auditor !;
A. w Palmer B B. Throop J. H. Barton and S NJ GIBSON
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
PRINTING COMPANY.

NJ 5oftNSIoN...... .Presiaeh.
j. PALMER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vice President
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An Z git lonesome, whut yeh s'pose,
III come a-sneakin' back again,
Kidnap May Tompkins an some eioes.
An carry EN- off te- my den
An, my! | bet at she'll be glad
Glad o til grapevine swings an trees
An glad at we amt got no dad,
An at we're alb