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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
Holding Us Up.

Trinity County Press.
In a leading editorial in The Houston Post OF
the s7th ul1. the editor comments on the economy
OF the municipal government of the city and
especially OF the unity OF the city council. This
shows what can be done under economical
administration, IN the mayors report he shows
that the debt has been reduced by more than
one-haf, besides the current expenses of the
city have been met. Now il Houston can make
such showing why can not any county do the
samei II our county officials will look TO the
public good and not the county to any extra
expense to favor any person or persons, but get
work done where 1t is the cheapest with all
things considered, it will be saving. Then
look at things in a practical way. Let out
jobs on public work only where it will be bene-
fetal TO the public good, and then, only for what
it IS really worth What a county needs Is
work done foy the good OF the county, regard.
less Of what benefit it may be to any single in.
dividual Economy but not policy, is what every
county official needs TO look after.
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A Big Texas Paper.
New York Journalist.

New York Journalist.
II is with pleasure print the following letter
from G. J. Palmer vice president of the Hous-
ton (TeNasl Printing company and business
manager Of The Houston Post. Its gentlemanly
tone is one 10 be admired, and I rejoice in the
wonderful progress OF the Texas press. where IL
holds the leading rank-EprroR JouRNLtsr.
M Allan Forman, Editor Journalist, New York
City, n. Y.
The Houston Post Houston, Texas February
&, ioos--D Dear Sir In the Journalist Of Janu.
airy ~ an article very complimentary 10 the
Montgomery Advertiser appears. and I do moi
know Of any paper IN the South more deserving
OF praise than the Montgomery Advertiser. The
record OF tina, paper is certainly one TO be proud
o. but We can not consistently ooneede them
the distinction OF having published a paper with
moro paid Advertising IN one regular issue thar
any othsr PAPER in the South.
Cur issue Of psssrhsF ., 1907, senuin.t
%sls szssss u paid adysrti,iHg sas eur ssu,
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SPECIAL PLEADING AGAINST The CHARTER

controversy full and fair hearing
More Ancient History IN po
the pending newH
Of 1870 1874 were ne
period large debt v contracted
faith to help discharge Inc
plea that the hvee IN
the E. j. Davis regime ana
substituted charter restricting the limits
o threem
This discount with all
Blu e 6 merits
radical council which
issued upon
property owners claim ex
deny exemption in equity
to limits
would be called reputation
1t much their bur
limits Of the city but BY adrot
within
twentyhyemhe area
changed
legislation
would Euesswork to say
charter but is par
while they themselves enjoy
the O growth utilities
it HI a 1874
own, II area
Ave miles thirty years
addition Of two or Eve
the city limits should not be e1
within the corporation
these thirty years Here is an
ON
the Of Hoar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
A Married Mans MUSINGS.

On the sea Of mstrimony wrecks are caused
by wives instead OF waves.
The very men who have never tried it have
the most to say against matrimony" writes an
indignant woman. Quite true. The others
daren't.
The kindest-hearted old bachelor can't help
eloatins little cold nights when he thinks
Of his many married friends who are walking
the floor.
Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived,
but fellow can't help wondering what he'd
have done II his wives mothers had all insisted
on being taken to the matinee the same after
noon.
When a woman who has played euchre for
three hours and quarter and quarreled with her
best friends over 3o-eent prize comes off vic.
torious she realizes for the first time just how
Joan Of Arc must have felt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
u PAGES TODAY.
OUTBREAK OF GAMBLING.

purins the last few1 weeks there has been
sn outbreak of gambling, especially on turf
events. which has swept over the entire
country.
OF ali human tolles gambling is the most |
senoralizing and in the end the most bitter
N truitage yet It is4 a passion so nearly uni |
versal and so virile4 that in one form or an
other II infects every race and nearly every
individual II grows partly out of the con
eeit Of human knd--the daring TO back one
Judgment, partly out Of the love OF excite
nent and partly tout OF the desire 10 get
something for nothing II is very close kin
20 speculation, bslt there is fine line OF
cleavage which the wise will observe. Yet,
speculation along the most conservative
liues Is apt to carry the unwary into dan
gerOIs ventures
And of all the forms Of gambling that
which counts wpon deceivtng the other fel'
low or upon the secret Tip" is the most fool
lsh. because II ignores in others the very
dishonesty It practices The professional
gambler works on the adage that "a sucker
is born every minute" and 1t is his business
To entrap the sucker" who may be de.
scribed as the man who expects to outwt
OYOfesElOnAi.
by the trick of employing professional to
beat a professional for II the professionals
be not In league to fleece the outsider the
one who is employed to flank his Antagonist
VIII not hesitate for a larger gain to victim
Ire his patron.
AS to games OF pure chance, the playe
should always remember that the game Il
fixed against him. II may be conducted hon
estly-ss honesty Is understood in sport
ing ethics--hut obviously it must on the
average yield a profit to the proprietor O.
he will soon be out Of business. The who'll
gambling fraternity is maintained by thu
outsiders who play the games, and it SHOULD
be apparent to the simplest minded that h
Is feeding the tiger
The immediate loss is the least of tn
evils of gambling. The passion is 40 pow
erful that the slightest exercise soon give
It mastery OF mind and soul
And the greater the winnings the create
the enslavement.
Not one man in million can bring hin
self to quit when he is ahead of the game.
He must venture again and again, in HI
insane confidence In his luck, until ii
wheel turns against him and all his wi
nings are gone.
1t need not be argued that a wager c
ones judgment or hazard on chance
It is demoralzing in It's effect on charact
and ruinous to bushes or industry, and tn
simple fact is sufficient for the wise.
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The following figures show the number Of
directory since the FIRST publication in 1876
sDecrease.

giving The paion by 't. oa4. the
rb.u popu
o population OF
the spring Of m thus showing an in
According the h-n publishers the county,! three TO- each
population ei az583 This Is sTtn meel !"
Chased ratio names ana &C.
on the basso 8 the rule
1880 during
probably 10000
Now by the same ratio it hasn nearly ii no quiteeo
population 10000 by the
mrea
less than onerd of that
to it
a insist
legislature
taxation and
TO health 90 miles
mouth the friends
o and
Finally. e
unnorpora and
his
TO
Ii all
|
4 a
=. 1t e policy a an n
and they experienced the sensation
a feel better GO his donet
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Made His Mark.
win, Point Chronicle.

Wills Point Chronicle.
Honors even--our office devil" whom we
have ehfstened Rats" for short engaged in
friendly dispute with grocery boy named Nib
sey the other day. During the progress Of
this affair Of honor Nibsey managed 10 chew
on our DEVILS cars In afhxins both severed
members the physician managed TO sew them
on the wrong side of the head, and now orr
faithful boy is left-handed in his hearing. II
is source Of much joy TO us, however that
our devil managed to secure goodly portion of
Nibsey.s right thumb.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Of November 49, 1909, contained 64o9 inches
Of advertising, against 1904 inches 'ne hisn'
MATER mark Of the Montgomery Advertiser
Ns;,b., az the issues named we're special edi-
lions, and every advertisement contained therein
was secured BY our regular force OF solicitors
ven,s tr,,iy G J. PALMER,
Business Manager.
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FIXED IT.

He planned for church on Sunday
But it rained;
He planned to pillow on Monday
But II rainedi
Oh. he planned thing or TWO
Fv'rv dav. the whole week through
Something great that he would DO;
But it rained
Then his mind evolved scheme
And it rained;
He evolved it in dream,
And it rained
He got him a big umbrel,
And some rubber boots as well
Since that time no rain has fell
Then it stopped
Tohn D. Rockefeller offers mii, ,Sa rilloH
for a healthy stomach. II we nae ssonusch,--
we wouldn't care so much about the 'V''N'
Lockhdyt Post. 3. viii
take US as an encunbrance.
The Houston school board Is eo cons V.ns, ds
propriety of draping statue OF " me city h
Milo presented to the high sehS9 Gi ~ .u.,. p:lss
the local art league. Now II 'i'' .nrnrise Ii u
school board there would be no su.I;nsd 10 k
Houston, heretofore, has not been I 1nI.,n
foolish and fnicky.--Fort worm :, hnE
Tn. propriety Of draping Venus IS ~. ~.
81
considered through any hnieEy foonsuH' AVN ri,
been having some mighty cold weather 80
way of late.
How does this last spell Of weather H.. i--flr'
new spring suit and patent leather
ence Videtie. &c oasson,is
II didn't strike no such mess o. :. hlv,
buds in our wardrobe. You must 'ni"A
fairy godmother.
With two railroads, all Mexia w,s a, I
boId her own and regain her past ,ipaS;ns 10 be-
trading point is good public To .Srsy
from all direotions.-MeFla h''e ..ry direesioD
Good roads leading to it from e' w,,o
would bring prosperity to--er--e'
A recent geological survey rere s;ty Of The 2,
Lake. In Oregon, proclaims tne ,hjs rsnaEksa.l.'
seTtion commonly made that ,tnniler IofS Hr'
body OF water is bottomless'--W''''' .'
aid. ,.,,a Rentlsns1
1t is to be hoped that the leainfl a,tie boz
will now investigate the average ~. w. orsyais
pants concerning which the same f'''' \.
/ When a woman has to splt doe oH Of the s'''
very carefully walks to inc M Rssitir.
/ walk and splits over.--Ga'HfsR'''1 shs bal
/ How does she have to do wh'"
spit on the sidewalk
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Notes Expedite Business.

'77I'HT1 IFNFItsH'
The other day it took the house Of rep+.-
sen'anvss several hours to reject war claim Of
$500 On Friday s34 pension bills were nassed
~ less than three hours. The explanation Of his
aineienss y Of course, that the war claim had
fEei,s ou, eng supporter while all the mem
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

" you went to see the men-o'war az Calves
ton you were no sasoubt surprised and delighted
at the wonderful celebrity and dexterity OF the
sailors in keelhauling the espstau and taking a
reef in the port bunsehead, podgast their lee
.etnnersl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

III. Houston Post, with its we'll known en-.
terprise, will from now on set out an eui pN.,
al midnight. This edition will place ne r o..
on the breakfast table in the homes siops III,
t.seb here. ~, miles from Houston, about $50
a. m.--Rfesel Rnttier.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

THOMAS A. EpIsov says that despite his
numerous inventions he does not yet know what
electricity IS. We desire to say for Mr. Edisons
enlightenment that electricity is hot stuff
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
9amperiHg Wth grifls,
Nv Z M I.L
NOT sUpposFD n v,,a,..

Where the olisterins sun Of nooaday
Prieks the shade of tropic tree
Clear limned on the quiverins roaan.
Or dark on the gliddering It'd.
Where the dead from the sultan. ,...,
Stare back at US open eyed Hsa'd
For the eholera's up above us,
And the ehoera's down below.
And the buzzards ride the eorses
Where the turgid waters Aow
And were blasting US out roadw,,
That our wagons may draw supnli.,
From cholera-struck Iligan,
To the fort where the Moro die.
And the Moro dead drift silent
Where white men build their road
And cotse grins bitter greeting
And goes with its eroakins load,
But another and yet another,
Bobs down to the open sea-
And we're blasting a highway
Where white men should not be.
And Smith, of the tenth, thir:tehokinr
Drank deep from the Argos tide
And still do the dead ride by US,
All blackened and fester-eyed;
But Smith, Of the tenth cares nothing.
For he sleeps in the tropic shade.
In a restful sleep and dreamess
With his soul in the grim parade
When the road we are hastings buiid.d
And we with our war spplies
Have won to the forts up yoncer,
Where the unbreeched Moro dies.
And our Krags bark rapid greeting
And some of us gasp and fall,
We will storm each wall, and take il,
But what is the good at ALI
We--true we have taught lesson
But where can it be applied
And what does the prestige WIN us
OF maneling a NANCY hidei
| IT'S true we have won by conquest
The isles of the Southern seas,
From a foe whose greatest weakness
| Was the holding OF such these,
But why should a soldier question:
| And why should he whisper "Whyf"
On the banks of the turgid ArgoS;
Grim erinning the dead go BY,
| And cholera waits above us,
And cholera waits below,
But why should a soldier question:
He isn't supposed to know.
Eight habitues OF Chicago saloon we're roS
bed and locked up in the refrigerator over night
They showed great presence Of mind all through
the ordeal and kept perfectly cool
Within two hours the other morning N, Regis
the French editor, fought three duels to D..
death no one was injured.
It is said that burglars who robbed New
York woman of her diamonds missed purse
containing $500; they ought to have her ar
rested on suspicion.
After his first meal in New York bcssaihs
house man leaped in frenzy from ioutf
story window; he probably wasn't used z
prunes
The price of diamonds has gone Up per eeHs
A few more raises in price will result IN ~
diamond being classed with anthracite as PFC
t cious stone.
Susan B. Anthony is So years Of ags
! don't like to hurry her but il she doesn't nrf,
we'll have to begin referring to her as an ol
maid.
Mary Rooney tried to commit suicide ressau
by jumping from a Long Island ferry boat ~
lie Annie Rooney never thought OF comman
I so rash a deed, though she drove others to y
d A New York letter carrier recently turned
$ black and then died He was evidently 4
Il deavoring to make himself eligible Tor s0u'
ern postmastership.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

FosEIeE merchants will be forced to pay for
eign claims against Venezuela There may be
smarter men than Castro but II there arc they
are not engaged in the same line of business.
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TIE Florida fruit crop is all right, and it is
too early for the annual failure OF the Delaware
peach crop TO scare US. Things nigh, be worse,
but in this neck of the woods they could not
be much wetfer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

HousfoE's gun-toters should join the navy
where they can tote gun right.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

The German cruiser Panther seems determined
TO enter Lake Marseaibo, even If she has to beg
ternaithien.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
HOUSTON AND THE POST.

Strong has been reappointed postmaster at
Houston, and this despite the opposition 81 Ma.
tionAl Committeeman Hawley.-Yodtnm Tip,tt.
Booker I. Washington has written card Of
thanks to the white people Of Houston thanking
them for the reception given him az Houston.
We don't know which would attract the most
attention in Houston Booker or Teddy--Amdtr-
son Enterprise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

II won't be Balls fault If Houston is lett
'siteless.p
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Victoria, Texas February is.-The enterprise
Of The Post in isuins a nidnish, edition il high
" appreciated by It's host OF Victoria patrons.
Il reaches here on the Owl at $50 a. M. and
Is distributed promptly so that most OF It's read
ers receive it before breakfast
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

PosT~Asrrr srnoso /, confirmed office
holder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

- ,ss sss,s, J,wu Hsyss, lssas the s.utA,rn
rssss IA samesigs 81 vw and assolstsn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Hesrne Texas, February Under the new
time card recently nauguratcd By the Houston
and Texas Central The Post now reaches IFS
many readers here before breakfast. and many OF
its admirers were very complimentary yesterday
in their remarks about the great Texas daily.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

80 tbs nssssyills NssssnTsF EivsI ssvh ~
10 .rssdsI ssFAisHaH 10 asaa u HsS subr
serihsf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

HY mud we're asphalt. Houstons paverents
would be the talk Of the whole country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

HENDERSON is afraid that II he doesn't look
OF for the interests OF the tobacco trus, il
might spit his lie away
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

as.iu,, the whites II will doubles. be by absent
treatment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

A Man frozen 10 death in Texas Such an
occurrence is as unusual as case of chiblaius
in the tropics.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

WoNprR f Editor Charley Mooney has any
thing to do with the Hearst presidential hooml
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

II San Domingo doesn't settle that Clyde mat
ter we may be able to get the allied powers to
loan us that peaceful blockade they used so re-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

IA for daily paper Of til. magnitude Of The
Post to be read here,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

NosopY in Houston sings the Good Old Sum
mer Time now except the Left-Hand Fishing
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Marlin, Texas, February THE Post arrived
at an early hour this morning and was read by
mAny for srsshfsN The trails hslnF ists, a wa,
sCesk hefsrs Il FslsAsa here, sut tia, va,
earlier than ever kaevH u the ks,sSy 81 Mar
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6n.srsa al the Pesfof6es al Hoattos, TsraS o.
Second. Class Nod Matter.
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OFFICE OF PUBLICATION,
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THs smooth manner adopted by Mr., Slayden
In calling Mr.. Hull liar was politely worded
| as 70 seem almost a compliment
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HAVE you been to see the war.hipsl
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THE HOUSTON DAILY POST.
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.

y OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Vie: Frssid.s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Eight habitues OF Chicago saloon we're ROB
bed and locked up in the refrigerator over nigh,
They showed great presence Of mind all throusi
the ordeal and kept perfectly cool.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Within two hours the other morning N, Regis
the French editor, fought three duels to b.
death no one was injured.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

It is said that burglars who robbed New
York woman of her diamonds missed pafs.
containing $500 they ought to have her ar
rested on suspicion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

Susan B. Anthony is s. years Of ag'' We
don't like to hurry her, bat if she doesn't NUT,
we'll have to begin referring to her as an on
maid.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20

TRAVELLING AcsNys---c. s z. HsEsnd Audi
te4 A 81 Palmer, B. b Ihfoop' }. H'seaf'on any
s. ~ Gibson.
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Hcuston, Texas Friday February 20, 1908
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13

In a touch Of harmony match the eyes has
always a becoming effect. Some, indeed,
have gone so far as to say that woman
should wear only two colors, those OF her
hair and eyes. Many women. however.
have brown hair and eyes. and these would
by this rule be doomed to great monotony.
THE choice Of colors reveals traits Of
character. Persons fond OF red have the
animal traits predominating; those prefer
ring the violet the spiritual.
with regard to lines the eye should not
be offended in putting on trimming. Lines
following the construction of the garment
are always pleasing-that is, parallel to the
seams or foot of the skirt Any useless or
nament also is inartistic; bow, simply put
on as a bow, without any meaning, is false
art in Dress In the two opposing styles of
dress each has its value; the tailormade is
trim, trig and neat; the flowing loose pic
ture dress beautiful in its own way 1t Is
for the wearer to use her own judgment
which is most BETTING her own distinctive
style.
"Underclothing is the most important part
Of clothing to be considered with regard to
hygiene There are four kinds of material
of which underclothing Is constructed
WOOL silk, cotton and linen. The most val
liable Of these hygienically is wool, for the
reason that it does not evaporate moisture
SO rapidly as the others. Our frames are
continually sending off moisture. A full
grown person on warm day Will SEND
forth a quart. Now, wool is very absorb
emit If you place four pieces of material,
respectively of wool, silk. cotton and linen,
in four glasses Of water you Will find that
the wool will become charged with water
faster than the others. In underclothing
wool Is valuable on this account. and be-
cause it dries less quickly than the others.
for rapid evaporation produces chill
which Is unhealthful.
But not only the question of material is
important. That Of weave is also Of weight.
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Brownlow Bill Endorsed.
Pilfering London Clubwomen.
From the Gentlewoman.

from Inc GentleWOnHn.
The club epidemic which is sweeping
through the world of women has developed
some extraordinary propensities. When the
various clubs for women in London could
be counted on the fingers of one hand, each
with a very moderate members list, the
fact that petty larcenies were now and then
committed-a handkerchief here, an UNI
brella there-was matter of comparative
ly small Importance. Now that fashionable
quarters abound in womens clubs, that
more than one of these clubs rejoices In a
members list Of close upon two thousand
women, and that another will occupy a
clubhouse which contains three hundred
bed rooms, the quality and quantity of wo-
men belonging to them can no longer be
regarded as negligible.
1t is an open secret-although 1t Is of
course in the interest of each club to avoid
an open scandal within its own gates-that
no day passes without the disappearance of
articles varying in value from a few pence
to few pounds, the loss of which, from
the time and manner of their disappear
ance, can in no single instance be ascribed
to venality of the staff. They are adroitly
lifted" in the ebb and flow Of members and
their visitors.
In some clubs so complete Is the under
standing that findings are keepings," that
tempting sable cape, an engaging muff or a
particularly smart umbrella under the en-
vtous gaze of Communicating eyes. A new
version of the house-carrying snail Is sug-
gested In the spectacle of wrap-laden mem
bers who prefer the certainty of their prop
erty in their own hands to the chance Of
seeing 1t multiplied in their neighbors'.