The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
GROWN UP BOYS AT PLAY.

The truth of the saying that men are put cnhulen :"
mature growth is being concusiyely demonstrated
lust now nv the military and naval in progress
on the upper Atlantic coast.
Boys playing at being soldiers and sailors could hardly
exhibit evidences of friyoty than are being dairy
manifested by the supposedly and dgnfed officers
who participating in the expensive war game tnat
has been in progress for some time past
Under the circumstances, with all the advantage dis
tncy on one side the maneuvers themselves are little
short ridiculous and the actions and utterances Oh
some the officers who figuring more or less promi
nenty In the opera boue lend additional element of
absurdty to the whole spectacle.
q" can not accept your sword, sir pompous Rear Ao'
miral Hggnson quoted saying to Commander Pis-
bury the latter board the formers nag snip
to surrender" Il can bring myself to deprive so
gallant an officer of his weapon"
Il could not possibly turn 1t over to Drawer officer
sir" Pillsbury is said to have replied
Was not that altogether touching2
II was not made plain that either Of the officers had
done aught to deserve hguratve bouquets thrown by
the other, that Of course is circumstance not at
all germane the subject We must believe that Hig
GIBSON at least sincere because the press reports
tell us that try as he might he could not prevent his
lin from trembling with emotion. The faithful war
correspondents neglected which lip but that Of
course is detail which but captious critics would
think Of commenting on
1T Is not fair the navy to be surveying the chan
nes protected by posts which will take part in the
manevers yet that is what they have been doing for
several weeks past" Had ne but added oh, fudge or
"psh tush" something Of that sort the army officer
perperaed this petuan remark might have had his
name handed down to fame posterity AS 1t is
simply told IAN army officer 1t is pity that
the rest Of his statement could have been embalmed in
cold type he probably went to declare that If
those bad navy boys continued their perfectly horrd
behavior he the other boys would take their
/ guns and tents and things and go home
Having been told that the territory in the vicinity OF
] Nov, yprlf haa hppn war
that all press dispatches rgidly censured gains
the impression that the at lunch or play
ing golf when the telegram from which the mo fair
statement vas extracted, was aled.
/ Seriously. the army and navy would doubt gair
materially in knowledge and experience a result o.
well handled maneuvers But after reading the reports
from the of war' naturally wonders If the
maneuvers being well handled and if any good car
possibly come from them
says that America in the Philippines the benef
Of the ftpnos. II it benefits Filipino to pat him wher
sickness sorrow, pan and the longer roubl
him great many have certainly been benefited
;. VIM 'he pistol toters trust come nesra
Tur Posr said sunday that there is good opening il
Houston or Several large dry goods houses What intende
say was that there an opening here Tor several larg
'"o''1a'' afy goods nouses
sHor while trying escape preferable the waite
cure
If SOME trust promoter would only corner the pistol tote
the people would be better pleased But shrew
enough not to corner anything which the people do not want
Il ENGLAND have conquered the Beers just about
IS effectively as Uncle Sam conquered the Moros
g ENotANps "capitulation $40 per head on 30,
1t adults it works we'll viii doubtless sorry
caused the death Of SO many
WE Will probably find today whether or not the hac
drivers are driving the city government as well as their hack
TIKI fact that ssoooooooo food can be organized
ID spite OF what Teddy and Phander doing
"a little short OF wonderful
al Irs NATURAL advantages due to geographical condition
ought Wholesale dry goods market of II
IT. whole Southwest