The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-10
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pour which will coax the plants 10 stand
erect and put out their green leaves 10
give the thirsty grass drink, aud TO In.
sure our prosperity through great crops
word ATTY snoken Is like apples Of gold
In pictures of silver. Proverbs. XIV, II.
seiiricnl gentleman who goes into 80.
ciety" good deal detests the absurd bah
BILE of thoughtess men aud women and
for one month he quietly noted the number
OF adiectives employed by the persons with
w i.o he came In contact. The favorite
great, which he heard pronounced, within
the month, 1857 times. Awful and ''sp,en.
did ranked second and third, respectively.
times Fearful followed 10 10 t isaesr and md
,trightful'' l4o times. Fine" he heard
lag times lines "s Isg ms 1875 times grand"
word lovely" was applied to everythi.r
from the pug dog to the aurora borealis
IT, II teil on MS ears from lovely lips los
times ana IL was often used by men.
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new style Of brick building is becoin.
ing popular In Houston. 1t is called brick
veneer, and consists Of a one.br.ck wall
against the framing in place Of weather.
shcathing one Inch thick and the CHIEF
| beauty of the novelty lcs In the cheap
ness ~ construction. Taree such walls eau
be built for the price Of one Of solid brick
nnd, to all appearances, they are equally
as safe and durable MS the thicker, heavier
wall. The new EplscopalIan parsonage at
cinto is conspicuous model Of the new
architecture, and there IS another IN pro-
cess of construction In the Third ward.
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| A citizen said yesterday; 'I hear It
| reported that Houston is to have a cre,na-
| tory. Good enough! l hope it's true. Those
| who don't indulge the same hope should
| glance would suffice TO make them second
| the motion. The conditions are simply
horrible and will not bear description"
4 listening wag said "Them's my senti.
ments, too. and we shall have the crema-
tory. Then. The Post paragraphist will
! write such items as this: A strong wind
Mrs. BIS ,crematory jar yesterday after
noon and her husbands urnings were
swept away In a twlnkling"
certain Houston newspaper poet Is
often requested to suggest word that win
At into rhyme. He always does his best
to oblige. but his difficulties may be
| imagined when the words orange" and
| month" are considered Another poet
I
IF thweet pretty maid
! Thould have poutingly thaid,
Hlcathe give me rhyme for month,
Don't tcathe me, pray!
Yeth! Thweet onel Now kith me at onth.' "
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At the police station the other night
crowd of cops" were discussing the best
means of resusctating drowned persons
Various methods were recommended and
finally an Irish member of the force re-
marked
fallibe for rcsusctatng the body of the
average man, whether he be drowned,
ashlape, or dead from any cause"
comrade
'Jlst search the pockets" said Pat.
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little boys trousers always At II the
pockets are deep enough This recalls the
noted DR.. Waldens story of his little son
who had received his first pants. He ran
all around the neiChborhood exhibiting
them and upon returning home asked
Ma. do angels wear pGnts?" Why. no.
my child was the reply. well. then.
said the young enthusiast, 81 don't want
to go to heaven"
man stopped Post reporter yesterday
and whispered Here's something that Is
simply diabolical l dug it up for your
TRIES man. Listen An enraged West.
ern man chopped his son in two, that is,
I'm twain. When Constant Reader perused
the account of the crime and the lynch.ng
which followed he remarked that he didn't
think they ought 10 lynch man for sim
ply parting his heir in the middle
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party of gentlemen were discussing the
merits of Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles In the Lobby of hotel last night
and one of them remarked; miles has. a
right to be vain. His natural vanity Is
his principal merit. For how In the world
would n peacock look If he didn't strut?
, A meek peacock Is an absurdity Whit
kind OF an air would his tail feathers have
II he didn't spread them?"
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When the appointment Of dog catcher
5 was under discussion recently a city Of
fetal remarked 1T is a good thing to
get rid of stray dogs But we Kill prowl.
: ing ours and disregard unlicensed loafers
who are the most intolerable nuisance IN
Houston. | am In favor Of requiring them
all to go TO work or take out license as
city buns
But" said the editor to a local re-
porter. you are too late with your copy.
You must improve at once
: Yes. YOU do" replied the boss you
move fast enough, but YOU do not start
: soon enough
e An inquiring stranger asked the town
e philosopher who were considered the best
I nhysiclnns In the place. The sage re-
. piled: DIR. Diet, Dr. Quiet and Dr.. Mer-
- / lyman