The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-11
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Overheard IN q barber shop:
Bsrber--wil you have a hair cut?
Irish. Patrcn-Naw, be jabcrs. I'll have
Barber dster)-will you have bay rum7
Pat (wakiug up)-Naw, gimme mixed ale.
A sepoyter who visits down town lunch
counter regularly In order TO study the
appetite problem has several times observed
certain professional man Of Houston, who
always gravcly orders: Fetch me pork
and beans, and-chocolate," and the waiter
always backs his esrs' TO suppress a
smile.
The stately swan may now fnd voice
and chant its Victory. The New York Gus.
toms house appraisers have hitherto ciassi-
ned him as poetry and collected import
duty % hlm as such, Recently. however,
the grave ard reverend seiguiofs OF tue
treasury department decided chat swans are
birds and placed them on the free list. re.
marking that II was shame that 80 6 ntie
- graceful and beautiful IA d should
be slaudered by being described as plcDian
poultry.
I'VE shall soou have snleudid streets. -
remarked Deputy Chlef Howard recently,
''but some blanked bad sidewalks he
added. SIS be surveyed a dozen yards OF
pavement In which the bricks are loose aud
uneven and impsrll the ankles of those who
step upon them without due caution.
Many citlzens have been heard TO depiure
the condition OF Houston sidewalks and II
Is a matter OF wonder to visitors that
property owners do not realize the necessity
Tor and the probt In having good, smooth
That's not the least Of Houston's needs
nor yet the greatest remarked city
official when he was asked for an opinion.
The sidewalk question has already been
considered and steps may be tnken In tho
near future TO remedy this serious defect Of
ne city. There are thousand aud one
reforms and improvements to hc made.
however, and Rome wasn't built In day,
you know
There is never a limit to Yankee 10
senuity. A drummer visited thriving
town In Louisiana which had but one
potel. and whom be applied for accommoda-
ion every room was occupied. except
lInsll enc over the kitchen, witch was
sever used ny guests account Of the
nyriads u fes, whose pe>tiferous activity
@ oom ssSEE @pG sa5 The dumm aSG
e., 10 sleep somewhere Tho proprietor
Protested but the drummer took The Fonm.
Whea be opened tho docg the huzzlng
Iuounted almost 10 roar, hut did not In
hmldate him Next morning he cnmo trip
ping down q hreaktast sinilinrly blight
md asked. well, sir how did You sleepl"
Like q TOP, never had more com
Portable rest IN my NE replied the g.esi
but how In the world did you stand the
nlssr, queried tho host,
~ didn' stand them, S8id tho traveller
~ hived EN-. You see my house deals In
~ paper, ] merely spread he paper on
the 'noor and when the flies bad al gath
cred on II | turned the washhowl over en-
and not fly bothered me"
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in front NJ Congress street restaurant
may be seen fourteen bull frogs in glass
cage returning trs stares Of the passing
throns. They are fat and "pesrt' and in
wiling. They are obtained from a frog
raiser in East Texas and cost about 10
cents each wholesale Frog raising has
become an industry Of Importance In that
section Of the state and also IN Louisiana,
nj Rayne and other places The appetite
OF the public for he topthsumc delicacy
gives the smail boy an exceptional oppor.
They catch the hoursc voiced cronkcrs and
sell them 10 dealers nj : and 10 cents
apiece, md II Is never n hard matter fot
the lads 10 exchange frog FOR candy and
things which the juvenile palate Graves
Speaking az appctites. normal and ohnor
NAL, the reporter recently observed an old
negro man m the street corner CoddlinE n
huge land torrapln The negro seemed Inn
mcusely pleased with his prize while Tho
tCrrapin had IT'S head and neck wholly re.
tracted Within the cprnpucc and was feisn'
ing death 10 the best of It's ability Whrn
asked whEt he intended doing With the
IepulsiNc Thing the unclc replied: Doc
Why l,sc gWine to cat him. Make soup
our OF him aud cat him IN. Hes mo lgs'
rlous than fried chicken amy time an he
knows II, too. Look at him"
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An experienced te,egrapher Of Houston
Yesterday called reporters attention 70
su article published In the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat 10 the effect that the telegraph
operators are organizing Tor the purpose
Of protection under the American Fedora
ton of Labor There are a thousand and
one abuses which have been tolerated IN
silence ly rho telegraph employees since the
great strike OF 1855 said be. "but the
men ure beginning to realize that unes.
they organize. the tyranny of the corpora
tcns will make their burden unbearablc
First of all graded schedule Is needed
ana the substitution OF merit system In
The place OF the fnvortc system. which oh
t9ins In the largest offices. The companies
should also be forced TO pay their men
Wyteky. as y required In New York. sinct
president Eekcrt's retirement the Western
Union men have suffered a reduction OF Il
cents an hour IN large Offices like St Louis
new raeelElng 10 cents. whereas they have
never received less than 40 cents for first
ciHss work This Wholesale reduction wa,
made at time when The business OF til,
company Was largest The company 1,
enabled to do this Because Junior operators
incompetent for the hrst class wires. cnn b,
easily hired 81 small salaries for the inter
incuiatc wires and they have enough
heroes OF 81 left to maintain the fas
wires, II necessary. Conditions have gon,
from bad TO worse and something must II,
doue, II Is astounding to think OF WIN
tue operators could do In tho way OF or
ganization and then to consider thnt tho,
nsve been suplnely Indifferent to their owl
interests The policy OF reduction and on
preston is sure to cause trouble"
certain Houston journalist who ha,
Travelled extensively 10 foreign countric,
said Yesterday that a Fronchman would b,
astopishcd TO see the number Of nags per
mitted TO labor under heavy burdens unit
they fall dead IN Texas towns. when, az
ccrding TO the humane customs of France
they would be az once condemned aud Soh
to the butchers for whatever they woult
bring.
During the siege Of Paris, he said, til,
people acquired many tastes which the,
have not yet discarded. because they founc
them TO be economical aud agreeable. on
Of these is the taste for horse flesh, which
Is today Immensely popular There ar,
dozens Of .hippbphogues, horse flesh mar
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