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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09
rExAs ANp LIE cl4Ilp LAaoR ouEsrloM

The matter of the employment of children In the
cotton mills and other manufacturing establishments of
the South has again been taken in the North where
hysterical newspapers and individuals engaging in
all sorts Of verbal gymnastics in effort to make the
general public appreciate the hdeousnss Of the alleged
abuse"
Most of those who youble have not gone to
the trouble Of informing themselves regarding the
most superficial facts connected with the subject AL
ways the lookout for opportunities msrepresent
and Islander the South and It's people they upon
unsubsantated stories regarding the boys and girls Of
tender age who labor in the cotton mills and exploit them
to the limit Their only desire apparently is to make
point against the South and it matters little nothing
them how much truth is sacrificed in the operation.
Notwithstanding the fact that the cotton mills Of
Texas employ children to the number Of less than
hundred the dominant party in this State has taken the
matter up in such way as to practically insure the
passage OF Legislation calculated prevent the abuses
about which there has been much pratng, especially
during the past month two, The platform adopted
by the State democratic convention which met in Gal
last July contains plank demanding "a law pro
hibiting the employment children under - years Of
age in factories using machinery" Cogni2ance Of this
platform demand Will no doubt be taken by the next
legislature.
The necessity for such a law--assumlng that such a
necessity really axisshas been created by the esSb
shment Of cotton mills practically Of which have
been In existence in this State for than year
two it will be that far Texas Is
there can be application Of tho charge OF the New
York Journal and other papers that the South has not
done Its duty by Of failure to pass laws forbid
ding tho iniquty.'
ASIDE from all this study Of existing conditions
dscloses he fact that very large majority Of the com
paratiyey small number of children under 10 employed
in mills in The South to be found in the cotton
manufacturing establishments OF Georgia Alabama and
North and South Carolina to which states Northern
manufacturers have in the largest numbers and
where most Of the mills operated by Northern capt
tai This, Of course makes the poor taste exhibited by
the Northern critics all the marked,
According to statistics prepared by the Chattanooga
Tradesman the 293 larger mills of the South EN-
ploy only 1860 children of total OF 1888 opera
tves The compilation shows that all but 1856 of
these children at work in the mills four States
already referred to- These figures are said to be the
result Of actual and any can hardly
be far from right AS there only 797 cotton mills in
the entire South, and the Tradesman has secured
statistics from 2s3 Of them, competent authorities es
innate that OF the whole number Of operatives (abou
2OOooO) not more than 5000 children under 10 years
of According to the Trademarks figures the 1866
children employed in the 1913 larger mills are distributed
follows
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


Tom Johnson of Ohio could not manage
the machine even In his own county ana
Yet he was the fond hope and the white
headed boy OF the eSpectant democracy at
no long time In the DEMONSTRATING past
san Antonio Light
Haven't been watching Tom lately, have
.you2 or do you just say such things for
the same reason that llttle boy whistles
IN the dark?
The boarding officer Of the captain al the
port Is authority for the stltement thar he
saw tWcN2fout shark In the bay the
other day. They do not have very good
LIQUORS on the water front Manila Free
dom
It could Ht have been vino, Tor we have
heard that one swlg OF vino makes the
whole world spin and, that being The case
vino jag would scorp TO monkey With any
thing so small as shark.
~
Whisky got three hard iolts Inst Saturday
In Ellis, Smith ana Van zandt counties.
In these counties are tho important towns
Of Tyler. Ennis. WaXahhcnie and Wills
Point, besides numerous smaller places
me increasing regulnlty with which the
meuarr TO tho whlRRy business and MOI.
wiihHcnding the claim Chat nrnhihition
does not prohibit, the whisky dealers are
badly frightened Henrietta Independent
They Say" Il won't prohibit, hut they
are Ike the A'kall Eye man and the gold
cure he knows" it Wouldn't cure him,
but he's afraid to take It for fear It might
IL y said Roosevelt viii shortly announce
thai the Philippines are tn awe their 10.
dependence when they prove capable OF
selt'gorernment Glen Rose Herald
That won't cost him Anything SO long
as the republican party Is 70 be the Judge
II their capability.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09
Grouse Shooting in America,
eNNNN41eA1lyNNDy pweHr VI HuNTINaToNl tINNNNeNNNN1

Of our srandfathers produced p,..,
nothing. p'srna
Here is a Tip" for the sport,r.. +.
American cities and the farmer
Western States. The Ameficss
are especially adapted 10 sor. 81
city sportsmen, since the shoII;a
America is usually done from
and the shots are comparaHr.S N
Already there are places IN MI 8
where the entire taxes on far,.s oa'
BY sportsmen, and predict that
be long before the Shoots j. wv
English expression, bring mush
prices. q
The distance from the large c;,,..
shooting grounds is no Longer " (
problem. a day or two at III H.. ~
luxurious private car, OF jn X
of an express train, will put n
upon the finest grouse fields II ~ ~
and fortunately there are Sta,es
union besides Missouri--more bs..l'
Montana, for example provides ~.
residents who pay taxes In the ~.
not required to pas license 10 Az
others the license is SITS Der ars
birds SIS for all game. ''''v'
The dogs used Ia grouse shoo,:.
the pointers and settlers OF the f ,sss'.l
The Bonanza farms of the Wesp
place for the rapid feld-triai &.
which are lar too fast for ~. Wa
Eastern covers. The SHOOTING :
done, as ! have observed. from
wagon. the sportsmen descending 4
and the dogs range far and wids N
in advance OF the team. Thsi, N
cpats are seen easily at Great III
shining IN the sun. The birds NJ .S|
them and the graceful animals st,,la
statues until me wagon whisls up sn
fun begins. Already ;herc are b5Ssl
held annually in several prairie Stat,
IN Manitoba, and there is no bs.ts, &
III the world to ties, the speed IN
durance OF the thoroughbred shoot;s0 Il
The sagecock, or cock OF the p,s;ss I;
other grouse OF the open country "
largest yrouse in the world exc-n.i.,
cap roailzie of Norway and Swedss
range Is exclusively The deseu ssos
of the far West. A grouse preserSs
desert can be had for the asking IA n
the sage extends up TO the mo..l
where the woodland grouse abound n
is variety in the shooting whit
make the Shoot" in a very lew ".
valuable as some of the "shootsri 4 n
land, if am not much nistaken
men who pay $zs,c coo for a share Il \
club and invest thousands Of dol,sI
dogs, can afford TO pay for the XVII
IN places where the birds are prt,sl
There are four fine grouse which M
the woods and mountains and whid
usually mituamed pheasants or pantAl
but Of these in another paper
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09
russell SAGE ON TEXAS
Expects to See Texas One Of the q,
est States OF the Union,

Expects to See Texas One Of tho q,
est States Of the Union
New Orleans Times Democrat.
New York.-"The possibilities n
Southwest are something enormuus
Russell Sage at mis- nome in this cItr
Timoa Democrat correspondent
When Jay Gould was alive often h
him express the opinion that was
Southwest had been developed Nh,
would prove to be lne richest setti-f
country on the American coutlneot K
latcst hobby was development Of The =
Southwest and his heavy invesmegt
that country are matters of hist0y
prove his faith in the country.
His prophecies are rapidly being ID
ed; In fact, / may say, have been III
fulfilled. The industrial and railrok
velopments have been remarkable mI
oil fields OF Texas are bound 10 plan (
state in the front ranks of the UlA
The Southern Pacific railroad trzna
one of the most productive stresaa
American soil. That road has done =
toward the development 81 the countq
II cast its bread upon the waters We, +
today the Southwest Is rapidly mafl5
one OF the best paying railroad psupd
In America. expect to see IL 4
double in value in the course Of TIE Z
two years.
Texas oil is fast becoming praciu
all hut a very few Of the uses Ia y
coal has hitherto been considered inas
sable. II is successful in locomotives !,
all the conditions of steam genefaiiA1
stationary boilers, has lately cans
steamship across the Pacific is alu
In many metnllurgical uses, and, 81
vantage should appear from so aa4f
can le very well used to the exeiuSAs
coal rs n domestic fuel.
"'The change of appliances neces1
the substitution OF oil fof coal is ~
costly nor difficult. Such subshtune
already taken place where oil i ~
than coal, and It's gre. ter convenleaa
the economy Of handling. tose.nA
the absence of ash, will gradnaiy VI
It's area OF consumption into oistllcr =
IL VIII successfully meet the conHs1
OF coal even with little, II any, au''l
I'm a lower first cost. -
"How does the Southwest benfH
East? Read the daily papers ~
business transactions going on De,h7azl
East and the Southwest; the money =.
flowing Southwestward for N.Y.
New York City is visited daily py VI
of merchants to buy goods on ~
and Fasteners find good QaylgM ~
ments for their money in the 49,.
Financiers are watching the deys,.f
Of the Southwest closely and VIZ
more confidence than they NAYS
Northwest. -. N.
.sThe running OF special tram ~ ~
the state of Texas by the 1'fnaess.pus... n
for the purpose OF circulatins ~
trade edition Illustrates alike w ~,
tance OF the State in the cornrnezs'ys'se.. y
and the progressive enterprise QUE
paper. 80, ~,
III repeat a well known phrase ~ ~
nv. my longtime associate, jay
Keen your eye on Texas,
old MS I am. to live long en noEl.s
Texas one of the greatest n
Union, commercially, as u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09
rAE AAYrlEN lNclpeNr-

The destruction Of the eunboat CreteaPerrot in the
service Of the Haytien rebels by the German runboat
Panther Is a fine large news item but scarcely more
than that IN an International sense
The rebel boat had attempted 10 roaintair ,,.,
ads Of the Hayten port and failed but nevertheless
seized war ammunitions board German merchant
man The German government regarded the seizure a.
~ act OF piracy and proceeded to realae Whether the
res = 50 grave an offence as piracy, matter open to
debate, but the main paint IS that the atoc 49, ~
ps railing or an mpotent rebel faction and the GOVERN
mea' q hayt Is naturally reIoiced at the CONSEQUENCE
y an interesting question whether HaytI Is IN apy
sense responsible tqr the seizure II would appear ha,
naa been punished and that perhaps Is tho only
government should succeed in apprehsna,ns
pirates, ~ punishment as
However that may be, II is interesting to Amer,,.r.
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Thinks Democracy WIN WIN

W hHAluEANh 4 N0As
Hon. Jefferson NJ. Levy, the wei ~ Y
financier and former Tammany n
man. was chatting with frienu, ,s
lobby Of the New Willard yestei. ~,
Levy was clad In suft Of niue vi
n broad brimmed Panama came I. !,
oyer his forehead. He looked ~
did health and was as couisss Nv
fun Of information as In me ~, ny y.
ne used to give pointers on M5d,s
and confide inside tips about tne II a
congress To his circle OF frienuA =
berlin's. .sr,tt|
you can set II down as 9 en-
be remarked to n Post reportel ~
democrats are going 70 carry ~ ~, y,
at the coming elections. ! anu .,. w
for effect nor because Of my ~
In that party. The people ~ Z.
the republican regime, Doth q "a 4
House and IN congress. Iney ~, n
10 make q change next Novclla'' rhsu.
atory to a stili more important asrs
1904. We will also elect .s.rf.i
governor Of New York State, ,.,.ssk'
candidate has not yet been ssl'rs,,itJ
What Of the general proeF
ayes. the country is ont, r.,
hut Il Is IN spite Of the repuggotHe n
mot because OF their merits. ~
secretary OF the treasury essae
laundering methods Of MS ~
Mr.. Gage. IN regard TO refunains IN
n Mr.. Gage had rescinded ny ~ q
country would hive been ssvs 4
financial status, as II woniu n |
the banks basis for the ISSUE
amount Of money"
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WHEN the people place democracy in the saddle the party
OF the people may succeed routing the trust but the
world will be in position the kind of scrap the Maine
prayed he teaching for his knife give Thy help that
may this feroeious beast bit OH Lord can't
help don't help the and III show You the go
biggest fight you secu in all Your born daysl'
Tia manner in which the anthracite miners hold out for
their rights is very striking.
ROOSEVELT won't tell what he thinks about the sinking Of
the perro Perhaps he wishes to wait Until he inspects
his Weapons. However whatever his intentions be- it will
him and the nation better squech the trusts than to
fitting at wndmls.
KErrivG after the gun be having its effect
Very few killings these days.
MAssAcHusrrrs IS proud OF the fact that she
would be good place for those who are
looking for soft thing
FoR pum,Nrrys sake it hoped that the Frnnist
Of Hay will invade and sack for the
sinking of the Crete a Pierrot
Mn Roosrvr1r thinks that organization Of lahorers
good thing il il isn't carried too far BY too far he doubt
less the point where would have break
with organized capital
rHAr yncbing in Illinois shows that the color line
still being drawn up that In ibis instance it was
drawn right under the eolored mans ears
the other day maoked thieves broke into
the office of tho Boston Ice company and dubbed its
into insensibli How would you like to he the ice man.
n rs rumored now that Big Glory, the balloon which the
Denver Post recently up wrecked in the higher at
tudcs by being driven against the price of coal
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Crumbs From Kansas.
Atehison Globe.


i you can't do thing good nauredy don't do il at all
Some people think that their oreheads bulge more than
II you calf that bawls ali night what do vop sun
saying nice things about your
Wnen man dies who has buried wife there always
curiosity to know il his wife will bury him beside his 6rt
wife or him for herself
one OF The mistakes wife makes which proves so fatal
e husbands love Is to she sick after he has claimed
the privilege for himself FIRST
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

The newspapers of those sections In which cotton mills
are most numerous say that operators are decided
ly opposed to the employment of children One state
at least-Texes taken steps toward prohbitiye leg
Station In view Of all the circumstances then It would
appear that the excited criticism of part of the press
and people Of the North is based on nothing more than
desire njure the South
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only as an item OF news. Germany was clearly within
hor rights and unless she command Of Hayt some
territorial indemnity excessive payment and at
tempt collect by force the AFFAIR s entirely beyond
the utmost reach OF the Monroe principle After all 1t 10
perhaps good thing these peetfeous West Indian
revouonots have been punished The lesson will teach
them not to interfere with commerce and to behave
themselves in respect to the shipping of Civilized conn
ty
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Tampvine Win 9tIt7es.

There's way to lure reluctant plunks I'll
tty are IN your reach,
Alcn have often Flushed beacon on
Wild and rocksirewn beach;
And some mems sole religion Is to simply
find and take.
\ sauabag's mighty auietng and elsy too,
90 make.
But Nsd Barry. ont OF Boston Just per
haps y yenr on loss
Would have scorhcd TO wreck schooner
o. 60 give thugs carcss;
But he would sanlbag his country; that's
considered quite the thing.
And, in The best society, Is worth all Il
win bring.
Lord. I've seen q 7hrowneyed damsel
Come across the Rio Gronde,
AMI declare che little satchci
THAT SIR carried In her hnnd:
But the yards on yards pf drawnscrk
In her hustle She forgot
some viii think that this IS wing.
But you'ye CROSSED ind You will not.
Ned and lactlaagel lawyer Matched the
scheme, and Barry went
Through tbe Golden Gctc at shutdown on
the steamship orient
And her PROV plunged in the pillows,
throwing spume across her decks
while her passengers got scaslck, or the
wei ones crnued th,ir noeks
Out ncross thc tumh,ng b!lows whore the
whitc.chps seemed to dec.
And some vcpe weighed TO silence BY the
mysi'ry Of the sen.
Ana sone were broke at POKER ava soine
hoFton V'H.as
Noulu nave nluHhou 10 u'"l ~ A'oi'eS'
luo ne uioh uieh'ion n""'ss
Now cargo OF 1.-Two plrtnils
brought across the western pond,
Tf Won work them south from FRISCO
Into Mexico IN bond
Aou can S'uusEie mem ',sN ''H9"
ln'o uhe'' S1n' = uoi''a,u
ana OF course lsh P'op''
But-"Nein Gracious VAT gam
And Barry fetched cargo. fetched a
bunch from Ngan-loo;
From uonsn. ana, from Hoonan; there
were also one or two
From Shanghai and. chcukiang; and he
brought ont from Hong Kong
snptcyed pocl.marked heather BY the
nopia Of Oh 60 Long;
Ana thev worried uhrn south from IRIS o
o.c,. ~ hordsr Il, d brnch
Ana Their money leaked 80 easy that it
,to,st ese,ned , h,irch
Ana tbor e,mpad them in chihuahua ana
nrennretl To- work chem of
o'er tho border into Texas for-well-ali
tbnf they conll cough.
but the pagan Oh 30 Long
slipped carver "ea'n ms blouse
And muttered IN MS llngo
The equivalent 81 'Rouss
But the man IRON bostoh saw IT.
And TO save himself from hurt
Met him half way with a bullet
And the heather hlt The dirt
! rbcr mo rrrales toot tbe YANKEE and
they bound MS lucklfss shape
And they shot him; and reported he was
trying to escape" 81
| While the iackleg shyster lawyeE when
weeks to months had ran,
swore he'd never, never. never. trust an
! other Boston mani
! And no man knows his scpuichre; the man
/ who thought that he
Might Increase his country's census and
I prt no hlnsb neeA never mantle the cold
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san They Win Absorb \

Atlanta Journal Dem)- .-,esl
II Is rather a rude shock ~ 40 5st 4
pubiieans to learn from Prespss lIak'
something .else than spolla.
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A pead.HOrse Laugh.

y louis Sunday Globe Democrat
,.. There u + Laugh coming St. LOUIS sort Of horse
WINE she has been 'ndustfousiy gathering up scraps
paper and banana peelnss dead horse has been WING On
SCUM Seventh street since Tuesday
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a man who had fed Martinique,
When rested up so he could spique,
Said, I've left Il for good
AS most any man wood;
The man who stays there is frlque!"
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY

ND Fresldent
q. J. PALMER IN. NM .........yice President
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Entered The Posiohcc Houston Texas, SeeondCas
Mail Matter
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OFFICE or PUBLICATION,
Mes lot 11os, tio5, 1907 and noe Frankllr Avenue
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

Iiia manner IN which The anthracite miners hold out Tor
heir rights IS very striking
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

Kreriya after the gun be having its effect
cry few killings these days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

FoR HuMASrys sake to hoped that the Frmnist party
IF Hay will invade sack Germany for th
sinking Of the Cretea-Pierrot
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MAssAcHusrrrs proud the fact that she more
quashes than any other States in the Union Masaehu
would be good place for those who are
cooking for soft thing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

Ten years ago had no hesitation in
predicting the determination OF the grouse
OF the prairies. They had already dis
appeared from Ohio and Kentucky. and
when ] went 70 shoot in Indiana and n
linois and Kansas ! observed that the
birds were shot as early as Iulv and sold
openly and served at hotels and restau-
rants. AS the weather became colder the
birds were shipped not by the dozen. but
by the barrel and tons upon tons OF these
magnificent birds were sent TO the Eastern
markets. There is a record Of one con
sgnment Of twenty tons. The game stores
81 the Western cities and tnwns were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

good thing il isn't carried far BY too ~ he doubt
es the point where it would have breal
With organized capital.
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THAr ynching Illinois shows that the color line
is still being drawn up that In ibis instance it was
drawn right under the colored mans
Smyrna times., 1902-12-10
OAK HALL
Noted for Dependable Clot1ino for
Nearly Half a Century

he right commercial spirit means that
every store ought to show better stv1es anJ and
better goods each season. There's no stond rr'lp
ing still in business-holding ones own rrlli IS
rea5ly gong backward. Comp petition is sbarn
abreast OF the times must have abundant ~
sources, and his business down to q Science
You wouldn't send your boy to back nnr1
Der School-don't trade in back number
store iil00I
O nan stocks for fall and winter are distinct al
vance lover over anything we've ever had before @0
d. thousands OF winter Overcoats-S6 90 to S15
r BLACK and Oxford Friezes black and bIna T2 G22;+ 49,,
mes @ ures black and blue Kerseys imported and do
Mems Suits-$8 50 to $3o
~ DIdcN hlDet sales have jumped all boundaries Wbots
more Sausylng than black Thibet? The mill that e.
Bos GSt c OF what we sell the best mill the country
IL DoyS 9uits-Nortok Suits, Sailor Blouse Snite Do
ble,breasted Sack Suits-$35o to $50 'U'''' LOU
velvet collars 0 Will ana without
Mos cne way have you seen the Venetian lining?
loS o! our goods have it. It's been bio success and b
FeVoutonlzed the lining business W -A
Smyrna times., 1902-12-10
The Man Who stnreh

For one woman who dominates he,
husband in China there are doubtless
nine of the approved oriental strine nj
humility. Nevertheless Chinese humor.
GUS literature abounds in references tc
henpecked husbands. Professor Her.
bert Allen Giles of the University of
Cambridge told one of these stories:
Ten henpecked husbands resolved IN
form a society to resist the imposition
OF their wives. The ten wives heard of
the plan and while the meeting for or
ganization was in progress entered the
room in a body. Nine of the rebellious
husbands fled, but the tenth one re-
tanned his place, apparently unmoved
by the unexpected visitation.
The ten wives, after smiling con-
temptuously on the one man who re-
malned' went back to their homes. well
content with the success of their raid
The nine husbands thereupon 70.
turned to their meeting, resolved IN
make the heroic tenth man the presi.
dent of the society.
when they entered the room. bovv.
ever to inform him of the honor II
was found that he was dead. He had
died Of fright.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-10
A General Invitation.

The old story of the man who saw
on the rail Of the organ gallery in q
ntue western church a placard bear,
ing the words: Don't shoot the organ.
Isl. He's doing the best he cam has
lately been matched by another some
what like it.
A man recently returned from a min
ing region where one Sunday he at
tended a service in the only church for
miles around. AS he entered the strains
VI ar organ, apparently in great dis
ress' reached his ears. and when he
was seated he looked up to discover
who the player was.
Un the back Of the parlor organ.
winch stood on the platform. was
neatly lettered square Of pasteboard
aIl',i which read, Come up and try it vour-