The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-22
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one till she had smiled AZ the person hrst-
There now the gentleman concluded,
I've given you enough 70 keep your bug
occupied for some time to como. Whence
was derived these animal insunctsy You
heed not combine your attention to idiots
alone Whence come the savage snari, the
destructive disposition. the obscene Ian
guage the Wild howl the offensive habits,
displayed by the insane. and, alas, by many
who are not insaneY"
For ways that are dark ami tricks that
are vain the heather Chlnee has hitherto
held the record. but a certain H,uston
printer can give the pigtnlis cards and
spades and win the game hands down Re-
Gently the prints" held an election 70
choose delegates 10 fraternity convention.
/ Two Of the candidates worked IN the same
I office, one during the dav the other al
/ night Monday the "daylighter" begged Oh
defy, pleading Gn urgent and unayyldabie
/ eng@ cement and so eloquent was his spiel
| SO natural hts concern. that the uususpect
1 Ing foreman granted his request aud rs
/ signed the rival Tighter 70 Oh the tom.
/ porary vacancy The latter cheerfully as
aumed his colleagues duties The day
! lighters face beamed with satisfaction
liz chuckled softly as he made his deplrt.
u.e Notltng WIS suspected till lie extend
ca MS leave Of absence. when Il was dis.
eNFeted that ne was busily electioneerins
81 gay Nednesday, His rival, the mgIt
I man, went on With his work, but his min
gun look had given way TO a dark scoNl
Slu An IN eNpleSsio n OF worry and extreme
rms case recalls the mean trick that Davv
1lockfI played on Adam Huntsman tna
y, Ss-esge1 congressman, when they were
tIFAl Candidates ana were riding In a buggy
LIoiu town 70 town In the Tennessee hack
WOODS debating the Issues Jointly Dayy was
SEoII on loslc ana Adam had him foul. SO
rlan ~
hlBht they tethered the horse aud lay down
- SEP ny campfire In the heart OF a
TT,ouL'ain forest While Huntsmau sn0r.d
DaI| got up, removed Huntsman's peg log
anu placed 10 on the IRE watching In Itut7
a. was consumed. then hitchrd w th.
noIse, dECve TO towo and delivered IN un.
bs found. "'' "
Yesterday afternoon a reporter heard
squad Of Germans discussing something
which sounded Ike politics. as the words
Roosevelt "Frcdaricn." Kruger" and
Wilhelm" were freel. used. The scribe
knew he was missing q good thins" cn ac-
count Of his ignorance Of the language. but
ne understood gestlculatl1n well enough 70
realize that something mad seriously ais.
TURNED the temper Of this particular crowd
or Sernan-Americans. lie ventured 10 ask
one 0l them.
what do you think NJ Fmpero- Williams
grit to the United states Of a statue Of
Frederick the GrcatT and be made ready
20 nee When the gentleman smashed the
taole ~! the glasses ratified as ne *.
Claimed; 'Douuerwettcr nochmal, Bonner
una hltzen. Then Glar!ng at the startled
heNsEIthHrer he snyaEelv continued. lex
eGse sound spelling from shorthand notes.
vas Vol!en mchr NIT Kaiser Wilhelm
sacnal statue? Ar ist Elm chat kopf, Der
Kaiser Wilhelm veil uur nuf don ruto
staeta fon der gros United states stan Mea
p on, a., sJ Non. gsnus geneht fon dem char
Another removed his pipe and said
linen sAonen tag .viead Is hcrrunier gcri.
sen und khogel dafohn Eomarht"'
The bartender explained that tho gentle
man predicted that he statue would ono
DAY De pulled down, like tho one OF King
George the Third. and nodded into bullets I
Then, amid chorus Of strange .cnss
words one or the party said something
CONCERNING the Beers, smashed his glass
| on the hoor, evclaimlus Roosevelt es Elm
shvein.' and the reporter fed.
| Why Is yawuins contagious? Such Is the
question put to a reporter Yesterday by
gentleman whose tone Indicated that he
had the answer ready The reporter gave
II up and the gentleman continued "Why.
Il is caused 10y the lmitluye faculty. Try
IL some time IN hotel dining room Yawn
deeply and hail the people la the room viii
initiate you. In public gathering. II you
cough four times 10 succession YOU win SET
the whole audience a.ccnghing. and SO II
goes. II you see person ypWn and deter.
milne not 10 Initiate him YOU may succeed
IN smothcring II but YOU will feel constraiu.
ed 70 yawu. II child having ST. Vitus
dance Is placed In school and associated
constantly With the pupils threc-fourths ot
them viii become affected within a short
rme. II you meet friend who IS rosy
checked and fun OF health and ask him
why be looks so ill he Will disclalm the
illness but when half a dozen persons meet
him and tell him the same thing, nine times
out Of ten he viii 20 home and 90 10 ned
believing himself to be really H. whetner
this Is caused by the monkey iu our
nature OF not, II Is there, apparently TO
stay
The chief aim Of educators should be.
sontinued the gentleman. ito form character
and inculcate principles of morality and
integrity, rather than 70 teach children
knowledge from books. 4 teacher who does
not recognize this necessity has no place IN
the school room"
Houston mas entirely too many small
businesses located on the sidewalks or the !
prominent streets OF the city" said a we'll
known IIoustonian 10 a Post representative |
Yesterday. This, OF course, is m evidence !
that we need a larger business district and i
really think the end Of this sort Of thing /
Is now In sight. when the principal streets |
are paved the business district viii be /
twice as large as now. and then these eve
sores-for that Is what they are-Can be /
regulated by city ordinance OF course 1
there Is no excuse for such places monopo. |
uzing the sidewalks. These places belong |
TO the public In San Francisco there Is /
no such place on Market street. that Is on /
the sidewalk. II a fruit vendor wants to |
DO business on that thorouGhfare, which |
Is the wonder Of globe trotters generally, he |
has 10 rent q building just the same as |
other business men are compelled TO do |
Sidewalks belong TO the public"
There are going 10 be some Of the warm
est times in Texas republican circles within
the next eighteen months. that have ever
happened" said we'll known Houston ~
publican who did not wish 70 disclose his
Identity at this time 'The president in
ms strenuous way, is sldetracklng former
leaders and placing In their stead active
strenuous men. These Roosevelt appoIntees
are ali right In a way, but none OF them
know much about conventions and nractieoi |
poiltics. John Grant and his friends know
politics IN the dark OF the night Tbav !
nave declared war on RooseveIt-uar - |
the knite and knife 10 the hilt Whom !
delegates are being chosen 10 inc next "a |
publican convention, mark my words thera |
VIII certainly be 'fazahs In de air .
heai estate agents are. 10 great many |
cases said Prof II T. Attwater Of the
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