The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-17
The Passing Throng.

CHIEF OF POLICE ELLIS yesterday
said TO a Post man: II hope that peo-
pie, especially during Carnival week VIII
not leave their homes unlocked unless some
one, is on guard. As long as the town
stands there will be thieves here, and the
police can NOT possibly guard each house
In town Individuality. The police will do
all they can to keep down crime, but the
people must also do their part.
49,
JUDGE ]. III. p. DAVIS accompanied the
hegira of Carnival visitors from Richmond
last evening When asked by a Post re-
porter II anything OF particular interest
had transpired In hts community OF late,
the Judge replied that he knew OF nothing
besides the heavy rain Of yesterday. which,
he said, he believed would Interfere TO a
great extent with harvesting the large per
cent OF the rice crop stu on the stalk
Judge Davis stated that en- route TO Hous-
ton he noticed the prairie fairly covered
with water. He is very much Interested IN
Carnival matters, and trusts that the
weather bureau viii be kind to Houston
people this week
Mr.. ]. S. Henderson is an enterprising
publisher, and through his paper, the
Corpus Crony, he has for the past year OF
SO been preaching the benefits OF dlversin-
cation he is this week a visitor TO Hous-
toms big annual show. and to Post re-
porter who met him at the Bristol Mr..
Henderson expressed himself as delighted
with the progress made by his people in
the diversidcatlon of crops during the past
few months. owing to the six months
drouth, which was only broken In Septem.
ber," said Mr.. Henderson. 1.-THE cabbage
crop viii not be marketed before February
or March. Truck farmers, until 1--WE years
ago almost an unknown quantity In Nueces
county, have put 5000 acres Of our rich
land In oabbages, and at the present mar
ket price for that vegetable our prospective
crop will net the growers Just about $500,
GOO In cold cash of the ream-and the
weather 80 far has been made TO order fol-
acreage Of this vegetable, fully 500 acres
have been put into peas and beans. and
many acres into other products oh, VIC
have truck country, and you need MOI
4 doubt that statement Mr.. Henderson
/ viii spend several days here as a spectator
| Of the Carnival's numerous attractions be
fore returning home.
CAPTAIN RICHARD' A. scuRRy-rb,
I election Is over. The defeated candidates
have been defeated and that is all there I,
10 the matter. No matter how much in
/ tercst R man may have manifested in the
election Of any candidate It Is his duty I,
! forget all bitterness engendered by the cam
paiGn and to turn in and do his best to all
/ In building Greater Houston. That's al
/ have for The Post today.
~
MR. W. r. TINSLEY OF this city wa,
asked question yesterday by Post report
er looking for an item. what do know,
said Mr. TInsley, about local affairs7 Well
! Just look Mt that car" indicating a passinl
| street car 'if You want an Item. don
/ know why 1t IL, hut there are any numbe
/ of ladies In this town who when they boarC
| a street car will choose a rear seat, no mat
! ter how many front seats may be vacant
! and that despite the fact that the tw'
/ rear seats on every open car are reserves
! for smokers That makes II pretty tougl
| on MS poor men whose principal chance 10
smoking is when we are aboard car ol
our way to or from work, and no gentle
man will smoke on car while n lady !
beside him. ! have often wondered what
womans reason could be for taking rea
seat, aud have finally decided that 1t /
their curiosity TO see all going on in tn
| car"
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Mr.. ALEXANDER PRIMROSE, tn,
well known Galveston representative o
Thomas Goggan & Bro, was a Houston
visitor Saturday evening, coming TO tn
Bayou City by special request of the Nep
tune club to referee their contest glvel
that evening at the club rooms.