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An Unequal Bet.
lFrom the Courier journal.

(From the Courier-J ournal)
Senator William E. Mason offers to bet Gov
ernor Yates $4,000 that he can prove that ht
(the governor) has stolen $4,000 from the
State treasury AS an evidence Of good faith he
offers to prove this by the governor himself il
the latter will kindly take the witness stand j
is true that the money which the senator proposes
to bet is to be paid to charity, but that does
not alter the chances of winning or losing.
This being true Senator Mason should be
able to see at a glance that the chances arc
by no means equal and that consequently the BET
is not fair At the worst the senator will lose
only $4,000 On the other hand IL the governor
loses he will be proven in debt to the State IN
the sum of $4,000. But this will be but small
part Of the penalty he will incur. There is the
chance of an impeachment. or possibly criminal
prosecution or both. Then it must be considered
that there are some places where the stealing Of
$4,000 and getting caught in it would involve
some loss OF prestige, the extent Of which varies
in different communities Precisely what il
would amount 20 in Illinois Senator Mason may
know though outsider need not take the risk
of estimating it. But it is not at all necessary
to decide this point What has been said shows
plainly enough that Senator Mason is demand
ing odds too great to justify any sporting man
in accepting his offer.
1t is edifyng to note these amenities between
two distinguished republican statesmen and Of
fee holders. The attempt to make out that Sena
tor Mason is democrat is a very palpable dodge
The democratic party not stand everything
1t is quite true that opposition to appropriating
public money is a democratic Characteristic, but
one principle does not make democrat any more
than one swallow makes summer Mr. Mason
is republican. but his fellow republicans,
doubtless, think him too sensitive.
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As Of the MerrInao,s crew

Charlotte Observer.
In a village OF barely fifty people down in
Beaufort county, lives William r. Tetterton, the
last survivor Of the crew OF the famous Confed-
crate States warship, the Merrimac, formerly the
old Virginia. He is 81 years old, aud is in many
ways the same old unreconstructed rebel that he
was in the days from 1861 to 1865 In Richmond
Lieutenant Woods had recruiting station and
he was signing men for service on the Merrimac
The idea of naval life appealed to young letter
ton and he enlisted for service. The war vessel
had not been out as yet on any expeditions and
the new recruit found himself one of the FIRST
among rather scanty crew The boat was then
at Brooks station, and here he joined her. taking
a berth as landsman. He served on the boat
from the first day she went into service until the
order came from the secretary Of the Confederate
States navy to put her out of commission.
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republicans arc going TO support him, because
they bank on his sincerity and his good intent
toward the public. They do not believe that he
Is oharlstan or demagogue as q great many
Of the newspapers charge.
Besides bis captivating manner and undonbted
masnatisn he Is making an appeal to the voters
Of our city that touches them on the practical
side. for he is showing up the glaring inequalities
of local taxation in way Which can not be
rcfuted. He carries an expert in the tax bust
ness who unfolds the figures and demonstrates
beyond question that some OF our rich people
are paying very little taxes, while the middle
and poorer classes are bearing heavy burdens.
There is no doubt that his tent meetings have
been tremendous success, and that they have
made considerable number Of Johnson adher-
ents is equally certain
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Diverslfyine.

Lorslcana sun.
Texas has experienced two dry years and con.
sequent short crops together with vsitations
from green bugs, boil weevi etc, and no new
political party has sprung into existence nor
blatant demagogue been clamorinc for ofice
The people have learned that politicians can not
produce the seasons nor prevent the ravaees Of
destroying insects, and therefore they are work
ing out their own salvation instead OF listening
TO the syren song OF the man who wants an Office
The result is that drouths and insects are losing
their terror, because instead Of single crop
diversity Of crops are grown. and there ar,
easier times on the farm and in ali classes Of
business and more happiness and contentment
everywhere while the affairs of government are
being economically and honestly administered
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WITH TIE pAAAeRApHsRs.


Sir Thomas Upton will come over with Sham.
rock III. But IN order TO lift that cup he may
perhaps, IL he lives long enough and sticks to his
honorable ambition, be compelled TO challenge
with Shamrock NIll.--N050 York World
North Africa, as we'll as South Africa, now
proves that it might have been well for Great
Britain to have the Mad Muah at the head Of
its war Office for four years past.--Netg Yoyk
Mail and Express.
The republicans have quit specializing about
the speakership OF the next house Whether they
will have the majority to elect a speaker at
all is what is worrying them now.--Poriland
argus
Colonel Bryan charges nothing for his political
advice to the Missourians Like everything else
that is free, the advice is being squandered-SL
Louis Giobc-Demoeyot.
A Chicago clergyman has invented bullet
proof vest In view OF the gentleman's calling
it would have been more in line had he invented
hre-proof vest--Atiania Journal.
The crown prince Of Siam is lavishing enough
compliments on the American women to make
Minister WI tremble for his laurels--PhHddel-
bhia Enquirer
Joint ice cream cadaver cold storage may he
popular in the West, but the South is a little
backward in that respect.-Birmngham 4ge-
Herald
President Mitchell preserves cool head and
an even temper in every emergency. Few men
grow in public esteem as rapidly as he has-In-
dtdH1PoiiS Sentinel
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Characteristics Of Feet.
Chicago Journal.

Chicago Journal.
Scientists are always discovering new things
in which we differ from the people Of Europe.
The latest of these is feet,
The French foot is narrow and long The
Spanish foot is small and elegantly curved
thanks to it's Moorish blood--corrssponding to
the Castllisns pride OF being high in the in
step" The Arabs foot is proverbial for its high
arch The Koran says that stream OF water
can run under the true Arabs foot without touch
that of the Irish dat and square; the English
short and heshy
When Athens was in her zenith the Grecian
foot was the most perfectly formed and exactly
proportioned OF that Of any Of the human race.
Swedes, Norwegians and Germans have the
largest feet Americans the smallest Russian
toes are all the same length.
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(BY J. NJ. LEwrs)

AUTUMN.
Oh seem ter hear rustic on the breezes come
ter me,
OF the leaves saying "bye-bye" ter the spreadin
maple tree,
An all ROBBED in gold an glory sort a-dancin'
down the wind,
In an airy dances mazes never planned by
mortal mind
AS they tip an twist an hutter they're all green
an gold an brown;
They're all famin' red an yeller as they come
a-twistin' down,
An they're hllin' all the holleis an a-oarpetin
the ways
An they fare agin' the hillside like the world
was all ablaze.
An the oaks are sheddin akerns an pecans are
shakin free,
Softly droppin', droppin', droppin maxim music
sweet fer me;
An Pm goin in my memry down a windin'
country road
With bag fer nuts, an totin' of the club
useter th'owed
An I'm ohunkin' of the branches like l used ter
chunk EN- then,
An lfes rag-time JOY has got me by the heart,
strings once again;
When hear the leaves a-rusuin lumber brown
an yeer gold,
jest laugh do, an ehuckle at the thought I'm
gittn old
Fer amt; it's jest my garment-jest my coat
ats getting worm
Jest the husk at keeps my soul in ats so
frazzled out an torn,
While I'm jest as young as everl Let the frost
bedeck my hairs,
Like the snow bedecks the maples-let 1T
tn amt nobody cares
Let my coat be torn an frazzed got laugh
fer all o that
Let my hair git thin an grizzly like rasgedy
This OIL shanty I was born ms gittin frazzed an
ferlorn
But I'm jest the same OF sixpence, youne's the
day when was born
Fall is purifier an spring time they's more color
the trees;
Iheys more music in the whisper of the beavv-
laden breeze,
Iotin green an saffron glory I'm the forest, load
An a-dumpin rainbow oolors ali ,,o.u =.
Iheys more music in the chatter Of the squirrel
in the fall
An the droppin', droppin droppin' of the nuts
an over all N1''
There's oontensment in the restin that the
winters bound ter bring,
When we gether round at evenin' with our b,r,r
books an we sing.
\ y
FILLUP FILLIPS.
In onion there is strength.
he woman with a past is all rigb+ 70 :. :;
good one e"' II Is
When woman reads novel the las, shall J..
hrst and the first shall be last. %
In quarrel between deaf and d,,r,b ..-,-
Is difficult to decide which has The IaS, apS
The prettiest pictures in the world 90. 40 %oIu'
FIRST baby. woman with her
That Justice Is blind goddess I. 49,.
the fact that she sometimes nerrr;,s p.osen oy
thief "4'u on chicken
That English aeronaut whose ,;r.b;, -
eoiilued with an express train, must bs,,, 10y
Prety close 10 the ground or the engi,eAr - .
train was flying high. s''eer Of the
= 4 =
Terry MeGoveru is now plsyipg ., arL.
10 KUN His sParrins partner Is on IN. N road
Chowta of Siam has fallen IN ,o,. -,
Philadelphia girl Her repose ., 10y. WIN
doubtless what captured him. manner Is
Inc burglars Ia New York s,.,. ..st.,
,sle factory Of seventeen HUNDRED .s.'"S :
1870 snesse Such an amount Of I;rah.....
N 'AS nave been sahdued after 4 severe
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over the politicians will lose interest in the
whole AFFAIR and the operators will have
full opportunity to resist and obstruct.
Aided by public opinion. the miners won
the striko--the operators did not yield to
the presidents overture until after the full
military force Of Pennsylvania had been
called out and It was discovered that the
miners would stili not work-and the same
public opinion will insist upon the execution
of the work Of the commission in the full
spirit of it's creation
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"A Man May Smile"
Laredo Times.

Iaftuo Iifnes.
J. Pierpont Morgan is said TO have smiled the
other day when the New Jersey court OF appeals
handed down a decision that iegalized his sbin.
ping trust and which also meant two HUNDRED mil
lion dollars in J. Pierpont's own strong box. IL
is the first time he has been known TO smile
since he went into the millionaire business, and
it Is said his levity had a startling effect upon
Wall street and all the other financial eenters OF
the world. That smile was flashed over the
ocean cables TO the remotest corners OF the earth
and posted on bulletin boards from South Az
ricA to Greenlands icy mountains. Strong men
trsmhled In their boots and kinss and emaercrs
anAiously inquired the price Of their national
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'1@mPe';~q Nttk 1"ikte4.

struggle. Officers who were on their trail seem
to have lost the scent completely
4 4 4
Chicago girl was sold for eight dollars ard
a canary. Some people don't seem to realize DE
value Of money and canary birds
MIGHTY HARD
Fall time down in Texas.
Weeds dried an dead.
But oh the winter roses
Are pink an white an redi
An, oh, the morn's are misty,
An girls an moons are sweet.
An any time in Texas
Is mighty hard ter beatl
= y 4
Barnum's famous bearded lady" has lust died
in Williamsburg, N, Y, of consumption. He ws
SO years OF age.
RAINBOWS. ~
Doan 20 be a grumblin'
Rain agin de pane;
Wouldn't be no rainbow
Ef dey want no rain.
If yo' got de rheumatic,
Doan 20 growl ner keer;
Wouldn't keer To- hebben
IF tuz hebben here.
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We'll Taken.
Alvarado Bulletin.

AIvarado Bulletin
The Houston Post is urging that city to es.
tablish more great wholesale houses The Posts
position is we'll taken. Millions OF dollars %
to cities outside OF Texas every year for mer-
chandise that ought to be handled by Texas iob-
bling houses. Houston should have four or 6ve
large wholesale dry goods houses, nearly as many
shoe houses, hats and clothing should be handled
in the same way, and hardware should not he
overlooked. II is not creditable to our State for
her merchants to go far to market when deem
water is at her doors. There is capital enerov
and business ability enough in the State to hanTe
this trade at home and it ough, to be done.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Carrie Nation, of insalubrious fame, recently
visited Houston, where she exhibited her anatomy
as usual. That woman is bald nuisance and
should be ahated, with a club II necessary
Thornton Times.
You're quite wrong, we assure you. Carrie
is not bald.
Roosevelt is again being accredited with SET
ting the coal strike. II VIC read Alright THIS Is
the third time he has accomplished this feat
Sulphur Springs NeuS
The other two times, however, he had not
received authority from Morgan.
The Daily Visitor was four years old ysst-
day-a tolerably strong youngster, for It's ass
don't you think so?-Pai6stine Visitor.
We do indeed. That is one baby that isn't
being spoiled.
corn to feed upon.-NaOasota Weekly Rfgfsg-
Certainly not we've seen hogs sit right up 70
a table and eat pork.
An exchange heads its birth, marriage sn aa
death column thusly; "Hatches, matches an'
dispatches. Leonard Graphic
In order to be consistent it should head y
divorces Scratches"
What with the circus, the executions the ~
curson and the mammoth special edition g ~.
Sentinel, Nacogdoches hasn't lacked ioI 49,
ment for some days past.-NGeoga0eAes Ss'''s.
Somehow, we missed that special edition. $
we've heard rumor of the good times s0u's
been having
The Austin Statesman comments upon tIs i hor
that some people do not like poetry h,tm
will pass up dish of angel food tot y us' IA
OF slop any old time It's the nature
brute.-Pdiestine Herald.
That let's US out, because we live on ''s
food and poetry.
A fellow that won't pay his bills whs sn
has the money ought to be ostracizea'-
Yes, he had ought to but who'd DO ~
The editor of this paper, who IS sens' asf-
known under the melodious, euphoniouss a. The
feetly appropriate title of wild Bill W. H.
pleasure last Saturday of meeting rss
tinguished compeer Buffalo Bill, VINO vs.
Bryan with his wild west show The nles Me- te
immediate vicinity knew not that az Wy .s,sastiaf
OF the ordinary was happening IN
Meteor. -
Bur Bison William was still looking
when he got TO Houston.
man named Tsehaepe arSfz fg..so .:
named Maresche were married at g,rgk 4
other day Both are furriners-Den''oA "
She must have been terribly ssusA
Tsehaepe,
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The Millennium In sIOht.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
We violate no confidence when we rise 10 r..
mark that there won't be a tidal wave Of ,ro.
test against the suggestion that there shall n,
no more tips for Pullman porters nor for hell
boys, nor walters, nor BARRIERS, nor bootblacks no.
all the rest who come within the tip range now
Inc average american IS generous to fault.
some others, too. But as that eloouep, T;sL
Engishman, Edmund Burke, once ob,.r r,,s !.
There Is limit at which forbearanee ceases 70
be a virtue" 70
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Tom Johnson's Personality.
Washington Post.

washington Post.
"The personality Of Mayor Tom L. Johnson il
the dominating political influence In Cleveland
today" said Mr. Arthur E, Merkel OF tina, eity.
in conversation with Post reporter at The
Raleigh
Il do not know what ne will do in other parts
Of the State, but his ticket will sweep cuyahoea
county overwhelmingly. ! am not partisan,
but in common with thousands Of men who are
inclined 70 Independence Ia politics / believe
thoroughly Ia Tom Johnson Hundreds OF stroas
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IHptANAroLrs SENTINEL: Anarchy comes from
two Greek words ANA" meaning without and
archia' meaning rule" or law Literally then
it means without law" and applies to the CON
dtons created by the coal barons combination
which is operating. and has been for years, not
only without law but in open and oontemptuous
violation Of law
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Hanna on Prosperity S sss. 8f9' pa. Fl p5 The s.

market, where they have no protec,
can do the same in the domestic nal
protection and without fedticink ~
their employees. q Senator Hanna Il Ht
will never consent to sec the tafiHal
that 1t will not protect the working &.
knows that the tariff is new hjeb - MM
cover the wages paid sasefs times ~. WI
the fact that we export Who're r,.,.s
goods than we import shoSSst That Il L %.
tariff which keeps up wages.
For all that, shrewd politicians win con.,.
to use the prosperity argument as lone + "A
can get votes by it. By implieatio, a.
tend that it IS republican legislation ~,
times good and they even claim crsdi, .d
good crops. y ct the panic OF f8oy 49,. Il
fore a single republican law had been 80
and the first that was repealed was swent
with the aid OF republicans who adr;tta, a "
its repeal bettered the situation Tbs %
had spent much Of lis force before any cb pa,
was made in fhe'tarif, aud from that .;s
there was a gradual improyeniSnt. The h., Az" :. 2
OF 1903 began Under republican leoislst". :, Il,
as did the bad times Of 1873. In the latter ",
there was a republican president Will ~
former there was a democratic president s
both cases the panic broke out while repnhI;S.a
legislation which the democrats had M p
chance to change was in full force ~
While affirmative legislation can NOT .-,.,.
prosperity, the repeal Of bad laws can inctss.'
it, Senator Hanna boasts of Our export ,,.s.
but the senate refused to increase our tr,do a..s
France by adopting the French treaty ,s;.n
would have lowered the tariff on some ar,;sIs.
It refused to extend our export trade n rs.
by lowering a few rates of duty. which Az.
ton, in the opinion OF prominent republican, 3
Guiding the president would not have cost 49,. =
in the United States employment for .i ,d.
day. AT no time has republican senate n.y.
willing to extend our foreign trade when srs
powerful monopoly chose to put its veto ,no. s
the methods to be employed ~"
Meanwhile, it is we'll to put on record g,
present and future use the admission of Senator
Hanna that prosperity is Our normal condison
We do not therefore owe it to the repubIics.
party, but to Divine Providence
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Descriptive.
Texas Farmer.

TINS IaIHcI'
The four doctors who opened that abii.n g..
Roosevelt agree in the statement that the troubI,
was uaunausm' supefindaeive to circun,.
middle third Of the left anterior tihisI ,.. .se
sac containing about two ounces No,v ~ aae
lie can net only rest easy. but will herenf,s-
hew to describe ''hila- SNOW
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cupA certainly feels her independence.

President BAER and other representatives Of
the coal trust Immediately objected to having
an expert so through the books OF the COM
paries. Nj, Baer didn't explain why but doubt
less they had their reasons.
ToDAys your last chance, Go and register
DURING carnival week next month Houston
will improve on its former efforts in the way Of
improvements for yisitors--and that is saying a
good deal It is because everybody will be here.
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We MUST have a rousing democratic victory in
Harris county this year
THAT commission would do well to watch Baer
and see that he doesn't pull up the bucket when
he gets them down in O mine.
L,rrLE Colombia six hundred thousand a
year, What win you eiye2'
The Beaumont Houston trolley road Is as-
sured Houston is geuer in closer touch with
her suburbs every day
JuperNe from her demands, Colombia must
suspect that we've got money
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THE Posr sticks to Houston IS fine field
for several additional wholesale houses
ENGLAND has got not only the Mad Mullah but
the mad Irish TO contend with.
VIZ REALLY feel sorry for Lock. He will be
about last in the also ran" class
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bonds No wonder these things happened, for is
not J p. Morgan the Foremost man Of all this
WORLD?
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Houston is preparing to have big three days
roping contest during the carnival next month.
open only TO contestants from the coast counties.
] II. r. Davis, Of this place has been selected
one OF the judges.--TeraS Coaster
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TALKING ABOUT HOUSTON.

Houston was a little slow about catching il
but the golf craze struck the town Saturday and
the natives are just naturally golf mad-DaAas
Thmss-HsreiS,
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1t is said that the women of Georgia are doing
more towards the abolition of pistol totng in
that State than any other agency, and their
plan is very simple. They either refuse to
make hip pockets In their husbands trousers or
sew up those made by the clothing houses, and
Southern gentlemen would not think OF toting
a pistol in a holster or in his coat pocket, that
kind OF suasion aecomplishes more than moral
suasion The women Of Texas ought to adopt
the same plan II would at least do away with
that 'hump" which The Houston Post has com
planned of,---TrraS Coaster.
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Mrs. Nation was given four hours in which to
leave Houston. The authorities would not have
allowed her SO much time but there was no
train out Of the city going in her direction
sooner. What contrast between her treatment
in Houston and in Orange. but over here we Just
can't help being kind TO the stranger within our
gates.--O,ahge Daily Tribune.
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REMARKS Aaour TIE sosr.

The Sunday Houston Post is equal to many
large anniversary editions impSon Bniietin,
Sundays issue of The Houston Daily Post
consisted Of forty-two pages or ao4 columns, 100
columns Of advertising and I34 of good reading
matter. 1t was no special, bat the regular run.
No paper in the South equals The Post.--Iialy
Ne5eS-Herald
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The editor OF The Houston Post predicts 400
900 people for Houston within the next few wears
If he lived up here he would predict 100000 for
Fort Worth In other words, Fort Worths nat
ural advantages and prospects for growth are
two and one-half times as good as those Of
Houston.---Foyi Worth Teiegrom
1t takes away our breath just to think OF what
The Posts prognostieator's figures would be il
he lived In FL Paso I'll Paso having more
natural advantages and resources than any other
three cities in Texas combined The Post man.
after watching us grow for one week. would place
our population at 100000 in ten years hence.
Ell Pdso Times
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A man named Tsehaepe arfez 49, .asso
named Maresche were married at Jay ,ss
other day Both are furriners.-Dsn''0" {. 4 /
She must have been terribly ssusN =
Tsehaepe,
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EsfsSsd % the Pestoffes al HoastoB, Texas, az
SecondCi5ss Mall Matter.
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OFFICE on PUBLICATION.
Nos fiois 1908. nos. IIo7 and Iioe Franhln Ave.