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Food Taxes Here and There,
New York World

New ork World
Much unconscious humor pervades the comment n
lean protectionist newspapers upon the new British
on the stuffs that bread is made from
1t is amusing to begin with to find them quite UNI
that the British people who eat the tariff taxed Al
breadstuifs-and not the Aemrican farmers who ~
export them-wll pay the tax THE fefeigna b
tariff duty is maxim good for campaign use al
here at home. 1t does not apply in Great Britain 4,
tanly it does not, The London bakers have ALREADY
on an extra cent to the retail price of the wo-pou
1t is still more amusing. however to note that cul
zionist brethren quite oblivious of the fact d
American people are at this moment being tariff Ia
their food much more severely than their BRITISH 3
Not only beef mutton and lamb but pork lard and I
ucts of the hog also poultry and butter have been y
in price to eXtravagantly high points.
The beef trust and the dairy trust could not ktr
tail prices Of meats and butter at their present e.
height if it we're not for the fencing in of the hon,
for them Ly the import duties So that in fact x
food of the American people is taxed much more
than that of the Pritish. The chief difference =
British food taxes will yield revenue that is ntedsl
government our food taxes yield next to nothing 7
eminent, and simply bleed the people to fatten tic Q
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EnoIand's Enormous Revenue.
Baltimore Sun.

bdlNlululc OuIl'
The revenue of Great Britain in the fiscal year ~
exhibits remarkable elasticity demonstrating ine g
financial resources OF the British people, It was
that the burden of the Boer war and OF the war 'oa'
tell in decrease of receipts from taxpayers py Nc
decreased consumption and OF other expedlens I.
overburdened people automatically resort But
show that the National income is larger than u y /
ing year by $4,000 900 and larger than the esh'a
chancellor OF the exchequer by S2,sooooo in. y, !
a surplus at time when France and Germany WE.
are having deficits The income tax brings 500
than in the year before $5,ooo,ooo more thah ae
the chancellor. There has been an increase d = !,
tax from shilling on the pound to | shining sD
10 "a per cent On this basis calculating n0g =, n
100000 received the year before the receipts ~, M
ended should have been $a2,5oo,ooo more, ~, n
actually nearly $4ooooooo more This inaleaD1
was an increase OF the income OF the neome ri n
munty of $32s,oooooo 1t means Prosperly. s ts
bear still heavier taxes The only item ~ WV
decline is wine beer and spirits on when US
from $r6s 900 to $IsS,oooooo but inc .,, ~
pie think this goqd thing as indicating . ''4''
ton Of alcohol.
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more effective because they are not labeled such.
N the books and in the papers contained continual
morals Of fact and of fable The spirit Of commercial
Of age is lesvened by the work of the writer's
the false political ideals of the leaders who are cor
rupt and who mistaken are exposed, right in gov
rnmental and social matters is pointed out and wrong
denounced by the work of the printing press angel
and minister Of grace OF almost supernatural power
And not only by direct teaching but by the powerful
means OF the diffusion of culture by the benign nfu
enee of art, which in many ways is efficient than
the most earnest ddaetcism and the strongest dia-
ectic, the seed of the Sewer is on the good
ground where 1t bears fruit, some an hundredfold
some sixtyfold, and some thrtyfod."
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TAMPERING WITH Tn's
Sooco1o<oooo,aa NrlGS
THE RRorHERHnnn 1,

The BROTHERHOOD OF Locoyo-.
II we nave any doubt what MAJ. I'VE EEn,.
Chmb INTO the cab with the s,u l0therhood ~.
ana plunge into the night, in The ~ enginssr
NOW TINS and now that wav 80 s's $50 that cs,.,..
whose strength hurls you on,nsrd, 'lst to the ~.
Like feather the hurricane sno... "a on d..
man-nade creation steel Frantsa as toy;
whose s'news OF steel often rend .aa
win MS hand on the throttle he 80.
as lar down the track as his yisoS 'saes and Dem
EVry nerve at tension, his eyes Ana ' I 3d.
=, NIe strained 70 point that no o,hs. us ear,
snI Stee' rams from point "a y knos;
Leap swift from the night and 80 'ar ahead
Then down. and beneath. and Ilp:tead wide IN.
And the demon speeds on win =, hey 1t, ~
And what of the man in the ;,,n,
The man on whose nerve banaiP harp, ana capt
his to carry and guard from alarm "a yves in b, ID
IN they've reached their own bor n. mlshap
again. hume and their H..
Well what of him, then1 The n,t;o.
Aye, thousands-who leave tbs;r ,as more
,,.., speed ''" own loved ss
With their freightage of lives down fr.-
ana latter not Nay cen though dsa,h mountain y II
usa'n Dc ilss d
They are many indeed, but their heat.
ney are mixed IN brotherhood sronas, Oas-
When one goes to his rest with his dn, @ '1ar ss
hey can feel as the brave for the ~. aeu 400.
They can feel for the widow and az. s sse Vny i
Whose husband and father died ,r,,. !, J. sae ehi
Who looked in the face of grim dean ~ ~ ns trust;
And who hath his reward since hiob Sa 's VINO s7i
Then, if you've a doubt what mans h.o.t..
Climb into the cab with the swar ensirs.' n'i9
ana watch his brave smile as the engine co..
With his brotherhood there he has notb aa,ssnsi
He is backed up by hearts full as brave = "a % i
Hearts trusting and trusted he know. = D ~ own
hey will care for the loved ones his dssh .' SOU
When he's pulled his last throttle and nss.I as
Despite the increased cost OF beef n, u.
vender sticks doggedly to his business '''''''
The subjects of Queen Wilhelmina A., 49,.
queens recovery, and their prayers are said n 4 !.
same-in Dutch '''u % |
Kaiser Wilhelm will undergo an oper,dor /. (
mova OF small cyst beneath one OF his ewes n. u
removes it will be sort OF a oyster to him
Miss Stone says she desires to lecture II ..i
her rescuers 1t is to be hoped that thew wil N
don't mention it." =" NI
Now that the baseball season has commenced J..
the office boys family will come regularly and of.r
well" said the centenarian,
I'll be vegetarian;
Though meat is nice,
I've not the price,
And, as for teeth I've nary one
I'M In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-23
THE WORK OF THE WRITERS.

In no age of the world, in country in the world
has there been such marked and rapid increase in
the number of readers in America at the present
day The spread of education through the great
growth of schools, colleges and universities and the
enormous number Of free libraries established in
our midst has added yearly the number of readers
of America thousands and the good work is still
going on
When It is considered that over $6OOOOOOO was
given to the cause OF education in the United States
during the year 1901 and that this country was al,
ready well equipped with institutions of learning of all
sorts. when the vast benofactions of Mr. Andrew Car.
negie TO found and endow American public Libraries
all over the country counted up when the vast and
widespread success of enterprises like the Bookoyers'
Library which delivers new books ut the homes of the
people and exchanges them when read at a nominal
cost is noted the growth of culture among the peope
Is accounted for and the reason is found why the Amer
lean people the most intelligent people in the world
today
There is still another mighty intellectual force that
Is doing gigantic work among the American people
In its newspapers in many other things America
leads the world Never anywhere else have there been
many newspapers, daily weekly and semiweekly
in city and country read by so large a public From
Maine 10 Mexico the great army of journalists has
in appreciation of the obligations of their high
calling and the work of editor and reporter which has
already reached high standard is daily improving in
quality.
The advance of the American people under these
happy conditions is, and has been very rapid While
there is pernicous literature while newspapers
printed which disseminate moral and political evil
such literature and such journalism are in a small mi
nory. The influence OF by far the greater number OF
books and of newspapers produced by the busy presses
of country is good influence. Slowly but surely
the world is made better; slowly, because IL was
pretty bad world which the work had to be done:
surely because the force of right in the long run is
The public as rule does not recognize that writer's
books and the newspaper men OF the country are
preachers. The sermons they preach all the
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Taking several reneating csrbires ard stsnd, co., -.
from piano, he plays, speak strictly he shoots in
very brilliant style complicated selection Cavaera
Rustcana The piano "armored for its novel experience
John Quincy Adams Butts has just completed his half
century OF service town clerk Of Canaan Maine and his
friends there claim that in fifty years he has missed
tending the annual and special meetings that no
hand but his has recorded the proceedings the official
records.
Herr krupp the cannon king spending
improvements island OF Capri In addition to Law
ing out beautiful park and tennis ground he has among
other things made fine road during the building Of which
Fra Felice.
Sir William Mcdonald who has been generous bene-
factor OF McG has just given the university fer
the purchase OF books needed for the work of stu
dents III arts and has also presented to the physics build
ing liquid air plant and the geological department
equipment for the teaching of embryoogy
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Kansas editor views with alarm the boring for n,
lie thinks the oil there grease the axle as The
earth eyolves and if it is all removed the axle viii rnst
the earth stop and calamity folow--La Porte Herald
Well what in the world would Kansas editor do WITH
out caamiyi
The railway systems of the country are slowly hut
being merged into trusts which will begin 10 out the
screws on the pcope.-IcrrcH Tmes7Siar.
Unless the people put the brakes on them.
They after The Houston Post for saving that 6r tree.
bloom Wonder what they will do with the Iuling man fo
saying the wild geese were lighting in the treesSLae
Transcript ''''
Pass that up to the Beaumont Enterprise
The Commercial Appeal has been printing series Of ,
Giles on he Passing OF the Country Editor" Whl wba.
are you kicking aboutf The country editor is entitled 70 III
the passes he can get long he publishes the railroad
sc9edues and announcements free OF charge-yaeksoa
(Miss) ClGrion-Ledgcy '''"SV"
We pass.
scientific sharp writing in Eveybodys is amazed that
hIst born children excel later born children in heigbt al
weight OF course they do. What would be The use ~
being big brother otherwise S--EI Paso Herald 80 -
What indeedl
am 50 dryl am dTy II things RIO dry in AItsu
where will go 10 set skate and where Oh where 10
gatel fd Like ter go to fly ais ind some baIroo door
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SOME PoSTscRIPTs

chain OF bonhres upon the highest peaks OF Great Brit
am VIII be one method OF celebrating the coronation.
The largest egg is that OF the ostrich 1t weighs three
pounds and considered equal in twenty four
hens eggs.
1t is no unusual thing for plying between japan
item Of its cargo.
The owls wise look is the result of physiological oddi-
N ms eyes being fixed mmovaby in their sockets so when
ever ne passes his eyes from object another he must
move his head,
The Russian photographers have strange way of pun
shng those who having received their photo not pay
their bills They hang the pictures of the delinouen unsid
down at the entrance to their studios.
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Whole Truth About the War.

Now YORK Journal.
II General Smith Major Waller or any other American
oheer IN the Philippines has been guilty of crime there Is
for it. " "P0'0e'%'ng
On the contrary intelligent pride of country-and tina,
he only kind deserving responsibilities that the whole
be made known and that II conviction shall follow raj
be visited upon the guilty officers no matter how
II IS not question between expansionists and anti
panSons imperialists and anti-imperias but sraih.
matter OF fact involving the honor Of the American
ana the good name OF the United States
Let MS hope that the senate which has forced s.o..
Root to give up to Major Gardeners report will bring ,
from the darkness OF the war department ali ~
of the war in the Philippines 49, ''"uD''
me american people entitled to know the truth
"hee TINS war has been conducted with marked sev,r
as General Miles with marked humanity ana Nc
nammity as Secretary Root affirmed before the .enss
Wrenehed from him the appalling reports of the
OF Batangas and Tayabas. S''''"0's
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Has Civilization Complications

Ohlcdgo tribune.
nay there should be time in the tide of physicians
IH IKE Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson they should be n
not to be wondered Neither is it matter of Is
a IN me spring time womau's fancy should lightly t
e moan blanket ideal OF dress And in the double ca
pom where disease does corrupt and thoughts ~ d
"I o seaI away ones joy, is altogether natural W.
; ~ stevenson gets on the subject of grandmobers sb
'oHI%u'ctoy Tor after deporing the physical de-
OF inc race, she expresses regret for The de-
$50 ot me oid-iaShioned grandmother who used 70 he
J MIh her knitting in chimney corners whereas now
nh,s;.i sec" running Tor office. 1t takes much more
strength and endurance to run for Office tb -
20 n SOCKS for those OF the other sex of whom ONCE
70 DC inc exclusive prerogative and the fact that
6ositi aYe emerged from their passive il picturesque
rI ; IA enlney corners IS proof OF physical as well %
re,n This old but natural longing op
symptom OF the general liver complaint r. 49, one more
soslu',on the wilderness is we'll enough for o"J
OF vacation but not for habit of life" MOOD
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Senate Missed a Fine Speech.

FROM Washington Letter.
Senator Moses Edwin Clapp of Minnesota locally known
as The Black Eagle of the Northwest can see point
as well as make speech and this faculty was amusingly
illustrated in the chamber Wednesday afternoon
The senate proceeding under the fvc-mnue debate rule
dispose OF the Chinese exclusion bill and proposed amend
ments Senator Deliver the Silver Tongued Hawkcyc"
mad Just pped clarion note and down. when Mr. Clam
arose to do little vocal soaring himself
Senator Quay had introduced two amendments one 10
allow the immigration of Christianized Chinese under
tam restrictions OF ecclesiastical and consular authority
Whatever hat may mean and the other permitting the ads
SION OF Chinese citizens who assisted in the defense Of m
legations and Of the PeTang cathedral during the Boxer
war ana these amendments formed the subject Of the BLACK
Eagles scream
senator Clapp favored the second amendment and was
larry started on eloquent denuncaton of the first when
interrupted by Senator Quay who with his soft voice and
modest way begged permission state to the senator that
MS amendment admitting Christians had already been voted
on by the senate and defeated ~ u
he Black Eagle seemed disconnected for a moment He
ooked ABOUT nm as II say Can this be true and then
waving MS right arm comprehensivey and with good na
upea expansive smile oveEspreading his swarthy black
Well Mr. President under these circumstances all I've
10 say IS that the Unite States senate has missed tb
hneSt speech ever delivered in this BODY and sat d 49,,
anna uproarious applause from floor and galleries
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A REPUBLICAN PAPER ON SHIP SUBSIDY.

One of the most significant signs of the decline OF
the republican party in its hold upon the people Of
this country is shown by the dsapproval Of its policies
expressed by prominent republican papers Many re-
publican papers have deprecated the gag rule of the
republican majority in the house of representatives
The disregard Of the sugar interests of the country
shown by the president and by the senate has alien
ated the papers and the people of the beet sugar
try of the West The Boston Herald and other papers
that have been supporting the new policy of imperial
ism have announced that account of Philippine NAL
administration and the atrocities perpetrated by our
army in the islands that policy has proven failure
The Chicago Tribune and other republican papers have
called spade spade and steal steal in the matter
Of the republicans ship subsidy bill.
The International Navigation company the Chicago
Tribune points out will be the chief beneficiary of the
Increase in rates paid for carrying the mails on Amer
can vessels provided for by the ship subsidy bill
Under this bill this company would receive about 73
cent OF the postal subsidies on the Atlantic ocean
This company has a contract now which does not ex-
pre until 1905 which pays it at a rate about three
times MS high as that paid to other steamship compa
MES doing tho same kind of work. Railroads are paid
for carrying the mails the basis of the service actu
ally rendered, according to the weight of the mail
Foreign steamships carrying the mail under foreign
flag are paid in the way. Forty-four cents
mound, for instance, is the paid the Cunard line
for letters hut the American line is paid not for SER
vice rendered but according to the speed and
OF the vessels in which the mail is carried The New
York which is twentyknot vessel receives 81 mile
no matter how small the mail may he. 1t is proposed
to raise this rate to $40 per mile Under the pro-
visions of the bill the st. Louis or the St Paul will
receive Sl9,SS1 for trip to Southampton where the
sum now paid is S14564-that is s5S17 extra per trip
TO encourage American shipping"
Last year, the Tribune points out the American
line was paid $4,000; it the ship subsidy bill be-
comes law this favored line would receive accord
ing to some authorities about $1414OOO per year in
postal mail subsidies alone" This is the kind of
legislation the Tribune adds which the advocates Of
the ship subsidy bill pleased call legislation for
the benefit of the people"
With the knowledge that a ship subsidy bill of
similar iniquy before the last congress and that
bill like the present would be presented to this
congress the president in his message favors the ship
subsidy project urging that lit would result in benefit
TO all who interested in the permanent establish.
ment of wider market for American products Sure
ly the president knows that the ship subsidy bill will
not widen American markets at all, but is nothing
more nor less than a raid on the treasury and the
pockets of the people
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Quay as an Evansel.
Evening Bulletin.

,o,, mere was beautiful exhibition of Christian
the Cbres ooI Of the United States senate yesterday bs
tb,, u. I r. quay in the shape an amendment zane
and in VINO are Christians might enter this contrv
esson 10 % ~ n .ne senator from Pennsylvania tooL o.
ela'on 1t is true that there were some 'ne oass
amendment in Ss enough to intimate that with such az
shis country would find it eay to "an.ed 70 come TO
Of w'. and the worldly and rreyerent Mr. were
animation even suggested that they would declare on
10, On wa, wey mad become Christians lust Iites g
Gusy' but the evaneel from pennsyysni h Ae 9ena-
Som 81 S senate thaI those who acknowledge cbrs as
profession 'a ~oGd be essed Christians and thai b s
p'AS.se the preeepts OF Chrstisny Jan lives and
msnt was the fact that Senator ouays amend
ate wihou EVEN rejected BY an unpshee
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Austin and Houston.

In printing the address Of Mrs J. R. Dibreil AZ N.
daughters OF the Republic Monday The Post inadveTrt
used the headline Austin Houston Fund as if the collie
poh now neihg made designed for both statues Mrs.
uelS address was perfectly plain, and those who READ
could not possibly misunderstood the situation bur ~
correct any error caused BY the eadn part OF Mrs Dibr
address Is here reproduced: ~"
ahs JwsnyIssysnth legislature appropriated an suovD,
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Net de6cier


nus whe the expenditure is estimated $4,000 600
presented to parliament this week provide for raising
IMAM SIoooooooo to the years deficit As
large part OF the governments income not collected ntI
the last quarter OF the however the actual income dur
ing the nine months TO the end of December will fall nearly
S5ooooooo snort OF receipts. Ordinarily the perio dol
shortage pending the collection OF revenue is bridged %
with the issue OF treasury bills exchequer bonds b 50
many OF these outstanding that Sir Michael Hl
Beach will desire TO avoid disturbing the money market h
adding to their volume and will probably ask for ner,a
full years actual deficit ' 80 Tue
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nae PeI!tIcaI Le0pard u $50 siDls

Philadelphia Record. ,..,sbt q n.
Ii Senator Quay had the remotesI y '"G parhan.
better government in Pennsyvania' q have bsp \ I.
and the other political gamcsters nsoicion 90 Y
turn their backs on Elkin had any TX X wsaksa'.
rupting control of the machine "ss S;dste lheR
ssas' occasion CT new OF gS' a@oos DC
voters OF the State But in spite o. ,,aay .,.,
contrary, there are people who are M isasap'
the Ethiopian pay change his skin sn' -
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The rinao policy and the Naming q =

From Answers.
Shortly after the famous phrase had I oSSsIt I
familiar speech, the term lingo q ser. RS
teal party, came into vogue. In the a., s,r,itsi
S %s5i 1877 po aut dS S Ref struggle with %
was greatly excited, for the reserves asp yo assl
and Indian troops were ordered to Msi'a ..,S. 4
to bed without feeling that he msl' ,ss Nonh 7
country at grips with the Colossus o. 'I musk ta
midst of the excitement there aIose .n,husissai Z
known as the Great Macdermott' ana .niritns gS'
nightly thronged to hear him sing the in'pl''-'
familiar to all:
We don't want to hghti
But, by jngo if we DO ~. men
We've got the ships, we've 81
We've got the money TOO
The war party got the name OF l'' p he Lars
which title was first applied 70 them ,s-s
News, some time in March OF fhe ys"
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4

The Texas Press association will at Gainesville
May H. IS and 10 The Gainesville people making eab
crate preparations for their entertainment
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GLOVER FLINT OF Cambridge Mass, confessed drunk
ard who believed in and superintendent the giving OF the
water cure in instances says that our Philippine
tactics are borrowed from WeyIer. We can't believe that
Weyler quite brutal. but il so he should be
ashnmrd nf himself
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EDITORIAL plckuPs.

big drouth is towering over Alkal The Eye says that
the brkeep has taken down the chalk board and called for
dividends (which" it says. lets the Eye out Prohbish
will probably supersedc Paddys Eye-water in Akai-Pars
4dTOcdte.
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aar where could join drinkn bout an advertise til
blame stuff out--dikdh Eye
Nil desperandum
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as poetic that "Tamperer With Trihes" Lewis of
The Houston Post He (the hm( heads recent dispatch
the negotiations for peace between the British and
Beers, Doves Fluering Put vutures for doves and it
will destroy the poetic idea but tell the truthGoidd
Guard
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.
by THE

n NJ JOHNSTON.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. President
q. J. PALMER. .....................Vi Vice President