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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-05

whatever our personal opinions may be about IT.
The patent and proprietary medicine business
OF this State Is an established thing IL has
come to stay, and in our judgment, The legisla-
ture had no thought OF taxing druggist for
engaging In il beyond the tax imposed upon
merchants The United States collects no in
ternal revenue for the sale Of these medicines
even though capable Of producing intoNication,
and the United States revenue laws on the sale
of liquor have always been considered the most
stringent, and the most rigidly enforced The
people believe in many Of these medicines, and
they have become staple articles Of trade and
the object Of the law was not to put them IN
saloons nor to force druggists into semi
saloon business, nor to deny 20 the people the
right to obtain we'll known remedy. nor to
make that right more difficult. The opinion Of
the attorney general, as quoted, sounds TO US
like the law 1t is certainly common sense what
the legislature intended. The assumption of the
State revenue agent is what causes the trouble
and his assumption We arc informed by reliable
and honorable druggists. is not supported by the
facts We can not believe that he foresaw the
evil results following this assumption and the
declaration that he would collect a tax, and we
do not believe, however Jealous revenue Of
hcer may be in the discharge of his duties, that
the law requires, or the people expect vim to
harass any citizen with litigation, civil or
criminal, for the sale of any medicine, any
other thing not clearly within the terms of the
law We are told by lawyers that all penal
statutes must be strictly construed, and that no
act, unless clearly within the prohibition is an
otense, and that the burden of proof is always
on the State to establish the offense The &C
ton of the State revenue agent reverses well
established rules, and assumes that every act
not clearly without the law is an ofense; that
all men are presumed to be guilty until their
innocence is established beyond reasonable
doubt, and that the burden Of proof is upon the
druggist, and not on the State. We not
subscribe to any such doctrine We believe the
attorney general stated the law We believe
that the druggists OF this State are entitled to
protection in the sale Of all medicines as such
including the articles inhibited by the State rev
enue agent We believe that drug stores should
not be made into saloons We believe that the
local option law should be enforced where it is
adopted, and that act should be done tending
TO make its enforcement more difficult We be-
lieve that the State revenue agent is in error,
and we believe that there are great number OF
people in this State who concur on this concu-
sion, and from whom he will probably hear.
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lFrom the Atlanta Iournal.l

regret somewhat the discussion ZIP In the
newspapers in reference to the pedigree, father
hood, and so on. Of Abraham Lincoln. II IS
no small matter TO reflect Upon the dead use
lcssly When | was in Shelbyville ILL.,, this
summer, attending the ehautauqua there, fell
in company with most courtly, splendid old
lawyer Of that town who had been associate JUS
tiee Of the supreme court OF Illinois for num-
Der Of years. and in conversation with him he
told me that he rode the circuit of courts with
Abraham Lincoln and the other lawyers OF the
circuit for twenty years. that he never knew
any man any more intimately than he knew
Lincoln, And then | began to quiz him. ! asked
him was Mr.. Lincoln a great lawyer. No
said he, I'VE had many better lawyers and more
able advocates at the bar than Mr.. Lincoln
! asked did Mr. Lincoln drink whisky. He said
NO, in my association with him for twenty
years never saw him take drink and never
smelled whisky upon his breath" asked him
was he profane NO" said he, 81 never heard
him swear an oath nor did | ever hear OF his
swearing an oath" / said, was he genial,
pleasant man. He said in reply Mr. Lincoln
was a very norose man except at times when he
was drawn out, with his fund of anecdotes at
the hotels after supper at night where we were
stopping. Then everybody enjoyed him, and he
enjoyed himself with the crowd and seemed 10
throw off the spirit of melancholy which char
aeterized him most every hour of his life
asked him did he compare with Douglas as an
orator (ahd by the way he said Douglas was
also an intimate friend OF both Lincoln and
himself, and associated with them for many
years in the practice of law. No he said,
few men would compare with Douglas an
orator or an advocate" Then asked him
what were the dominant characteristics Of Mr..
Lincoln that made him the man he was. The
Judge replied First, his sterling integrity his
downright honesty, for said he, Lincoln
would have died before he would have
told lie Once said he, when ! was
associated with him in case, client
was on the stand as witness, | was examining
the witness myself and the witness seemed to
edge and hide little in answering the aues-
tons. Mr.. Lincoln got up and interrupted, and
said May it please you honor judge, il this
witness does not testify in a straightforward
manner the truth Of this case I wish to
nounce my withdrawal from the case " He said
the other characteristic that made Mr.. Lincoln
great was his great big heart, for" said he,
"Iincolns heart had room for all mankind his
sympathies were profound, his love for man
was intense" ! asked him did Mr.. Lincoln get
large fees at law. The judge replied by say
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THE CITY COMMISSION IDEA.


disappearing The Post is the habit of
certain people and interests. They are un.
worthy of answer in detail upon every oc.
casion, but it is well now and then to state
the facts anew in order to exhibit the con.
trast between falsehood and truth
From time to time The Post has referred
to the commission features of the city gov.
ernments of Galveston and Dallas. by way
OF pointing out new and promising experi-
ments in municipal government The evils
OF the present system in Houston and else.
where are so manifest that only the blind
and the perverted do not see them. Stu.
dents OF the subject everywhere are study.
ing the question earnestly with the hope of
finding a way out of present unsatisfactory
methods, and when anything new offers they
watch 1t with an open mind.
City government has long since become a
grave problem--one not foreseen by the
founders of the Republic. and not compre-
hended, in It's present complexities, by the
fathers Of democracy AS we have been
compelled TO modify our theories in Ma
uonal way to meet monopolies and trusts.
so we may find 1t necessary to modify our
theories IN local way to meet the evils of
modern municipal affairs. For instance.
municipal ownership Of public utilities was
serious departure from original demo.
cratic philosophy. yet no democrat today
hesitates to approve municipal ownership as
expedient and practicable In fact, city gov.
eminent is more and moro appealing TO the
thoughtful mind as a matter apart from
political doctrine. 1t is an intensely prac.
teal affair which defies the ordinary rules
Of political economy.
The commission feature has It's complet
est exempllfcation in the administration of
Washington City and the District of Colum.
bia, which are governed absolutely by three
men appointed by the president. 1t is no.
tcriously true that the government Is en-.
tirely satisfactory to the residents of the
district and that 1t is efficient and econom-
Teal in the highest degree, But not even the
most enthusiastic advocates Of the commits.
sion idea have suggested the washington
plan for other cities. They have suggested
only modified forms.
The Galveston commission was created to
meet an emergency arising out of the great
storm Of 1900 and the resultant municipal
bankruptcy. But even the Galveston com.
mission is partly elective The Dallas com.
mission is only part OF the city govern.
ment 1t is coordinate with the city coun.
eli. upon which il exercises veto power
II some respects and in others acts indie.
pendently
Nov what are the facts? Simply that the
Galveston and the Dallas commissions are
satisfactory In the main 70 the voters Of
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those communities, and that both have re-
duced municipal expenses a fourth to third
Of ordinary expenditures under the old
regime.
The Post has not gone so far as to urge
the commission OF Galveston or Of Dallas
for adoption in Houston. But it has pointed
to both as experiments worth studying, and
has taken the position that some change
in method is necessary for this and for
other cities But If these experiments
prove to be satisfactory under further and
complete tests The Post will not hesitate to
advise their adoption in Houston For the
sake of economy and efficiency it will be
quite willing to waive some of the privileges
now enjoyed for between a privilege which
brings abuse and limited liberty which
brings universal success and comfort the
wise man will not hesitate to choose that
which makes for his prosperity and happi-
ness
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HOUSTON ENTERPRISE.

Following is a copy of circular letter
just recently issued;
Dear Sir: We have about completed the
largest wood working factory in the South.
The more business we get the more men we
will work, and the more men we are able to
give steady employment the better it is for ali
concerned IN the growth of our city.
We want you to let us make you price on
everything you need in the lumber or mill work
line, no matter how large or small the order
And If you are contemplating building, ask your
contractor to figure with us
We carry the best and most complete stock
of lumber in the city, and promise you that we
will not be undersold
ED H. HARREI LuMBER Co.
Now this is not printed here as an adver-
tisement. No one requested any publicity
for it in these columns, and The Post has
no interest in the concern further than the
interest it feels in every institution which
makes for the building of a greater Hous.
ton.
1t is indeed encouraging to know that
there is about completed in Houston the
largest wood working factory in the South
1t means a great deal for this community
and ought to and doubtless will bring sharp.
ly to public attention the fact that shrewd
capitalists are at last beginning to appre-
ciate the many and varied advantages pos
sessed by Houston as a manufacturing city.
We have here an abundance of the cheap.
est fuel in the world, building sites to be
had almost for the asking, transportation
facilities, including switching arrangements,
almost unrivaled anywhere the raw ma
terial at our doors and with a climate abso-
lutely unexcelled.
All of these things must count in the
makeup of a manufacturing city, and no
doubt they account for the establishment
here of what is claimed to be the largest
wood working factory in the South.
Another doubiy important thing about this
new enterprise is that it is the product of
home capital, and, such being the case, the
large investment will prove a guarantee of
good faith to outside capital seeking invest
ment, If we want outsiders to come and
plant their money here and help make
Houston great city, home people will have
to show the way. The Harrell company has
set an example to home capitalists.
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SOME PosTscRlPTs

North American reindeer usually select an ole
doe for their leader
The putin is the most punctual Of birds in the
matter OF its annual migration.
Thousands of caribou, or North American rein.
deer, are to be found in Newfoundland
Newfoundland caribou make two annual mi
gations-south in the fall and north in the
spring.
The most familiar examples Of migrant birds
are swallows, swifts, white-ears, plovers snd
ourlews.
The growth and prosperity Of Minnesota are
well indicated by the number of new banks or
ganzed this year.
Warm feet have much to do with white hands
When feet are habitually cold the hands are al
ways red or blue
The coast OF Newfoundland is indented by
deep and narrow bays, back of which rise steep
and rugged hills.
Some few birds, notably the blue throat accom-
plish the whole of their migratory journey in one
stupendous effort
The district Of St. Etienne, France. has pro.
duced annually for the past FIVE years over
$4,000 900 worth of ribbons
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Sam Jones Talks Il: F,d AS,sh'@ LIMO.

ing: "No, none of us got i.,.. Wv
times / have known Mr.. Lincols i'a
to get fee Of twenty-five dollar, y y
cases paid him from three n a's
1incoln," said he, made but III. aye
he lived cheaply, his clothes wero = 4
was one of rigid economy. ne p,'lr
means, small as they were" tt
Mr.. Lineoln's home life was hapnv 1'sS
~ think Mr.. Lincoln endowed f;t nsa
from homea that was the General . ''a
said, "of his closest friends" Vpl'is
asked the judge, Did YOU eve,
idea when you were riding ~ \. s0's
Lincoln that he would ever be n-,. ss'ae
country No" said he, that auo
entered my mind" lie said q .Vosa
self were Of different politics Il wynn 1
and then a republican, while | hay. w
in-the-wool democrat all my life M
il he thought Lincolns cabinet A.. ''a
Yes" he said, Il think so. Mr. I;ssa,
a good mother yielding frequently 's,' !,
dren against her judgment, but s.;s 4
Mr.. Lincoln did set his head wLjst
often do then nothing could NOV. !.
said Il never saw Mr.. Lincoln a.
elected president never wrote S;S XIV
letters, and that was at the reopes, !,
who asked favors at his lands d.
both of these requests He said Sa
coin never forgot the kindnesses sb.. N
human being. he was a great bis-bes-..
full man, who knew nothing about NJ II
Of schools, and while his mind was n.,..
ing in brilliancy, his logic was Clear K;
of illustration tremendous"
| don't know when | have spent A. /.
pleasantly than with this courtly Old NJ.
is now in his eighy-eiRhth year str,..
Indian, bright and cheerful Of dsnoss.
is now lawyer in full practice Al 4, n
vile, ILL.,, bar.
look with a feeling Of reverepo. IA I
respect upon the character and life i n
He was from the common people and 4 n
mon people, and his life, while Il NAV
its human faults, yet that loving E.r
pathetic nature, and deep integrity wmI
more than ten thousand times the fapl, Il
may have had. don't care who his ma.,|
he was typical American, and one ri,
upon us as history is making its way \.
| would to God il could be said Of evan
can citizen that he was as honest Il III
coin and loved his fellow man as v,v
did The heartaches would soon -.
criminal courts, with their exposurss K
would soon be a thing of the past. LEI n
with the mantel OF charity whatever NAV
seemly and unlovely with such life Il
acter Yours truly. SAN p N
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GOLDEN RULES.

Chicago Journal.
The true rule in business is to guard and do
by the things of others as they do by their
own.-Hindoo
He sought for others the good he desired for
himself Let him pass on.-Egyptian
Do as you would be done by.-Persian
One should seek for others the happiness one
desires for oneself.--Buddhst
What you would not wish done to yourself do
not unto others.--Chinese.
Let none of you treat his brother in a way
he himself would dislike to be treated.-Mo-
hammedansm.
Do not that TO neighbor which you would
take i'll from hm.--Grecian.
The law imprinted on the hearts Of all men
is 10 love the members of society as themselves
Roman.
Whatsoever you do not wish your neighbor
to do to you do not unto him. This is the whole
law the rest is a exposition of it,
Jewish.
All things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them
Christian.
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ABOUT THE POST.

The Houston Post has let the contract for the
erection Of an $4,000 building for its home
Basfrop Ytdette.
The Houston Post says that negro and white
murderers should be hanged from the same scat
fold. The Post views are very radical on many
points of late.--Rockd0is Reporter
II Houston's entire population has not regis
tered for the coming election, The Post is not
to blame II the people are so hard to coax out
now, what will be the result if that amendment
is tackled on ?--McGregor Herald
The Houston Post is as sure of Gamers cleo
ton in 1909 as it was sure of Bryan's election
in 1900 Which is much ENCOURAGEMENT 10
Scott. Il is not likely that so much money will
be lost by bettors who rely on The Posts pre-.
dietions in 1902 as was lost by bettors who
banked on it in 1000. The sports have learned
it pays to copper The Post.--CorPns CroMy.
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(BY ]. NJ. LEw1s.)


" "'''
PPrrrY WIT
Spatter, spatter' spatter,
Mother ones ahead
An though rains a-comin',
Soasin' street an lane,
Drummin', drumnn, drummin'
On the winder pane,
Ralnoo~s waitn fer it
Hits daisy wet old world!
An it's pritty VII.
,o5 @ Hi+n- eIH 81 h aiIa' Han On me Cnicago
being so high that it lifted the wheels off the
track.
Kansas has asked for . Stat. &C., b...,.-,..
and here we thought that it was Of Kansss tbat
someone once SAID sucker is born every
minute
+ =
A New York woman who is STING for g, d.
vorce says that during the twelve wears Of her
h., tbs ie e ss nusosnu Puea hsr out OF 6ed
escb L.ir co 10 -,.';eI l!ei Is ABOUT once Tor
'"' e'' fanny ought TO WIN hrsute'
An Indiana hrm has purchased big ranch
an iaea that beef has been raised too much al
ready
=
EXCELSIOR.
The orchestra was playing fast
When down the middle aisle there passed,
youth VINO whispered with dsdain
Inc "nue the chorus pranced amain'
Excelsior"
0c. 49,.
~ VA snsI sHape an ola man sald'
p,,,.s, sLe ole tna' gSroea IN reg
~. p. Day, uon sne qeisht the eye
'0"'s ma" answered win a sigh
Excelsior !!
Then that on. m the other .,dt
Those curves "a sinuo,si tb.+ bIaad
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'1@mpe"i~q Httk 11ikt

to every small potato that desires TO max
at us. We are not possessed Of polecst n
! When he said it he probably remafks.
his breath, Now, will you he goodT
/ NcuS.
Polecat aroma is good---Meria Neus
Lord Houx, where was you bflng d
you consider polecat aroma goadi
That a new style of wearing nerkia
vogue among the young men OF Nacosdx
NGcOgdoeheS Sentinel.
You don't mean the kind worn 50 lid
and so recently by Buchanan
An Iowa preacher predicts that the RsV
VIII lapse into barbarsm and soon betosl
tinct If the good father could see 81
ranging down to infancy he would We
change his mind.-CHero Star.
About their becoming extinct.
Is courtesy an obsoIescent arti-51I
Darned if we know.
A New York farmer LETT home ten y'rl
with $25o to clear a mortgage on his PIi.slI
returned last week, but refused to exp
absence. His family gave him a waIa
tion.--AnStiH Statesman
They should have given him hot ops
The Mad Mullah is very humpHols
he has secured supply of American III
he has no American mules, and no one 81
war safely without the latter.-BrmMss' il
Herald
And no one can safely go to war
latter.
Governor Odell continues TO urge asiTl
Hon. David B. Hill that he has ness
the love of woman. But so long as Y.
40 not seem to be conscious OF any. "
why should it disturb the governof!-ss
Plan Dealer.
Then, too, in saying that he had nsvs
woman perhaps Hill was merely II
himself like gentleman
Admiral Dewey being satisfied that Il + i
dog that bit two of his neighbor en.s
provided his hired man with rue
issued his famous order: Iou may Y
ready. Boston Globe
Spain doubtless wishes he had tired
dog in the first place.
The coming of the king OF the Bes
revive the Belgian hare S~aze among
shippers of royalty DeHUer Post.
Unless New York's chappies Wy
Leopod's whiskers, when it will be a ses
craze.
The epidemic of sudden deaths Is i a'
phasized by that OF the distingu ~
Josiah II. Drummond of Portland, 9a
He was in Boston the day betoie y NJ
on the street and was apparently -
health while here.--BoStoh Herald
Still one would hardly call that suoo
since he lived twenty-four hours a'S
been there.
Great Carrienations Houston IS
100000 inhabitants within the mex.
That feat would not be an lnP ~ IN
progressive Houston. but where W. W.,
ton Post put them 7--Lorkhdrf f0s
On the subscription list Of the 3"
the South, Of course.
Despite the fact that an associsu,o.a9,
clans has resoluted against osepis s..s,
newspapers will continue to receive ~
Tiption-Honsfon Post ~ ~
Doctors may resolute all they .;re
OSCILLATION, but that delightful pss.,or,
dulged in hefor there were any uVtaa,N
and Eve started the habit IN thas VIZ. ,s 4
garden on the banks OF the tuPh1le asn
long ago, and II has been handed . s
al the long ages as priceless az
Morning NetyS.
Gee How nice you say thst
regular kissin' bug. you bald-headsd e
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.


New York Press.
To women pain endured for love is pleas
ure.
More men are nagged into deviltry than are
tempted into mischief.
II takes a woman TO sanction fashion that
makes rain coat fit and look like night
gown,
A woman loves to hear her husband swear
when she can pretend she doesn't know what
he is doing
So queer is the sentiment of women that
though il brings them the misery Of their life
they will hold their wedding day in sacred rever.
cnce.
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it is apt to be severed It IS better therefore
for all to accept the hard seasons in congenia
spirit and wait for better results Here IS the
trouble. Most people are willing to make hay
while the sun shines, but they use awfuliy poor
judgment in dsposing Of Il after Il is made
Economy will furnish you a lifetime of study.
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The Confederate pension system the States
paying pensions to ex-soldiers is subjected to
the same abuses that are noticed in the United
States pension system. There is a loud call in
all the States for pension reform, to defeat I'm
worthy claims and to protect the genuine vet
Grams. The Charleston News says: The peo-
pie OF South Carolina, and more especially the
Confederate veterans, whose glory was not tar
nished 10y mercenary service, owed it to them
selves to guard their State against such con-
dition OF affairs and, while doing justice to the
needy and deserving in their ranks, be careful
that the State shall not be imposed upon by the
unworthY.n
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PhIIosophIeaI.

Denton County News.
You will find that it furnishes no relief 10
your feelings TO worry about hard times. When
IT'S hard Tor one. it's hard for sil This mer-
chant need not blame the farmer and fall out
with him, neither should the farmer blame the
merchant Il involves both. II the farm il
tied up by mortgage, remember tbs old prin-
eipe OF the razor and the cord The cord mas
be binding the faEor's edge, bur the eard Il ~
no means out ct danger. II Il binds 100 hard
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chloaso's Proud Boast.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
After ali the biggest difference between New
York and Chicago is dirt, We have the slsv.
serapers the palatial retail stores the maenih.
cent library building. the Art institute, the i'm.
posing and ornate postcfiee building. the
crowded streets, the tremendous business activity
sad eusts--aad we siAn have the din