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Houaion Texaa Wednesday August 26 1908
JUDGE PARE EE'S GOOD WORK
After Jude Parker s nomination in ISO.
; his most active suiKirter was William J.
Bryan ilr Hran tritd hard to present the
Judge's nomination ai d probably said some
things before the nomir.a-ion that Qsade the
subsequent campaign rather difficult but he
went into the con'est heart and soul and
6tuinred the great West for the ticket. So
Impressed was Judge Parker with the effec-
tive work of Mr. Pran. he sent a telegram
expressive of his appreciation.
Jud.e Parker was a delegate at Denver
and labored assiduously to n-.dify some fea-
tures of tie platform bu his efforts were
unavailing When the work of the conven-
tion was ended the former candidate betook
himself to the Pacific coast- Since he has
been c it th re. he has responded to many
Invitations ;n s;eaU and has made some im
pre .-sire a;i;-e:.'s for the democratic ticket.
He has r...de more than a dozen speeches
In the larger cities of that section and thou-
sands hae heard t im. "I heard him in
Seat:l a fw nights ago." said Mr. T. A-
Bell of California who was temporary" chair-
man of the Ienver convention "and his
speech was a:i earnest sincere effective de-
liverance that txci'ed the greatest enlhusl
asm. Immense crowds have greeted Judge
Parker and they have r.ot hesitated to mani-
fest their appreciation of his efforts In be-
half of the National ticket."
Jule Parker is thus returning In good
faith and in all earnestness the consideration
which Mr Bryan showed him in 1904 and
there is no doubt that the large class) of
"conservative" democrats amor.g whom
Judge Parker is deservedly popular "will be
ready to give him serious attention
Judge Parker Is a noble type of democrat.
The fact that he was overwhelmingly de-
feated did not Bour his nature nor chill his
Interest In democratic success. He Is stead-
fast In his support of Mr. Bryan as he was
In 1896 and In 1300. Though he was the vic-
tim of untoward circumstances he is a ready
and eager soldier In the ranks and will prove
to thousands who were unfriendly to him
four years ago that he deserved the nomina-
tion he won and more than deserved the
Tjrtory which failed to perch on his banners.
The Po?t believes that Mr Bryan will find
Judge Parker the most effective orator of
the campalzn nei' to himself. Just as Judge
Parker found Mr Bryan to be his most stal-
wart champion af'er the convention of 1904.
STJIGNATTON IS ITEW ORLEAJfg.
The old saying 'hat "blood is thicker than
water" Is having a new manifestation over
In New Orle;ui3 and Incidentally 1t involves
racial fp'.rlt "1 the point tf aro-ising unusual
Indignation. Son.e months ago. a Epelling
bee was !.!'! in
the be-;' ! 1;. f
li ve and. Ohio in which
; number o parMci-
a white class from New
r was a Clew-land negro
u.ai'.t of her achievement
'. l. c;i'.i.-e the New Or
..' or l'-t indignant be-
I i . a' oil In ! he bee.
:i. 1 1.1 11" the New Or-
1 h'Ki authorities of the
II '.' ' tioit was made by
paled a
ng
tli.
Orleans. 'I ! 1
frlrl and :i v. -at
the tin..- !:.:- :
leans clas a-
cause negroes j.at:-
Imagine 'hi a; .
leans press and :!
city when ti e ami
the negro Young M- :i Christian Associa-
tion that It would hold ' . great shi lling !"
at a local church "In honor of Marie ".
Bold n. the H war-old ro.. re.j who won
the vic'ory In the recent n-.u- ; at Clove-
land. Ohio " The aunounci merit contained
the information Iha' the contest would be
"open to all pupils of the eW Orleans
' Bchools. public and prlva'e "
4 3 nerewwe naw 11 inai in :
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ADVERTISERS' GUARANTEE.
The Post accapts advertising on th i
guarantee that It baa more bona fide
paid circulation among the buying
classes in Houston and South Texas-
than any other paper. Books and rec-
ords are open to advertisers at any
time.
tTW" xwl keener pride In the achi.-w-v
DientS of a Cleveland nej.ro (till than In Hie
home public school sys'om. maintained for
fertile most part by taies paid by white peo
jj.'.' jpte. And the contest they arranged was de-
C algned to celebrate what they evidently re-
gard aa a negro victory over the whites.
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HOUSTON
stanoea. that the Nw Qrlua .gro
should hare arrayed loch a fu pot toe Th
spelling part f H ia unimportant b at Ua
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time of the Uct.IAM contest. It. rnua
people of New Orieaaa were lDdujojaBt that
their chUdrea thOBll hare been (oty Into
a spelling bee with ufne. ApjaresiUy. it
wu in retaliation tor too white radlcnatkm
expressed at the time that the negro Toupg
Men's ChrUtitn AaaooiaiJoa arranged the
function la honor of tha ClfTeland girl.
We Infer from the laneraae of the Times-
Democrat that the eplaosla has created much
bitter feeling In New Orleans and surely
the negroes who arranged It Ought te have
had sense enough to know that It would.
"It is a slam at the New Orleans public
schools." says our contemporary "which
were persuaded to enter the Cleveland con-
test." And "U Is none the leas oCenaive.
and was Intended to be. a. the language of
the advertisements and notices of the OvenL
clearly show. These are Impudent In tone
and are evidently Intended to fill the ne-
groes with an Idea of equality with the
whites anl are In line with similar negro
impertinence and demands for equality
which stirred up the white cltiiens of Spring-
field last week."
In view of the fmt that negro refugees
have recently arrived In New Orleans from
Springfield. It would seem that sensible ne-
groes would avoid everything calculated to
offend their white neighbors but negroes
usually rated as sensible have a knack of
doing very foolish things at times.
PHOSPECTIVE BATJJLOAD BUILDING
15 TEXAS.
The announcement that following the re-
cent purchase of the Teias Southern a road
seventy-two miles long connecting Marshall
with Winnsboro by the I'nlon Trust com-
pany of SL Louis which owns a controlling
Interest In the St. Louis. Brownsville and
Mexico is taken to mean that railroad build-
ing in Tuxas will soon be resumed by the
Frisco system on a large scale and that
Houston will In all likelihood get another
railroad In the near future penetrating en-
tirely new territory and opening up new op-
portunities for trade expansion.
The Post special from Marshall under
date of August 24 says: "It is an open secret
here that the Teiaa Southern which is
seventy-two miles long and connects Mar-
shall Its southern terminus with Winns-
boro on the north will be an Important link
in a railroad to be built south from Marshall
to connect with the St. Louis Brownsville
and Mexico railroad at or near Houtaon and
north from Winnsboro presumably to con-
nect with the Frisco at Paris for the time
being."
It Is further stated that the building of
this road and the building of the interna-
tional bridge at Brownsville will mean the
eventual completion of a great trunk line
between SL Louis and the Isthmus of Pan-
ama. Those persons who have kept close tab
on railway movements In this State have
foreseen for sometime that all of the great
trunk systems of the country would even-
tually seek a direct outlet to the gnlf in or-
der to enjoy their full share of the traffic
moving through the Panama canal and in
furtherance of hat purpose the State of
Texas would be grid ironed with feeders.
The purchase of the line mentioned and
its contemplated extension into Houston on
the south is but a part of the plans of the
Frisco system looking. It is generally be
lieved to an extension of Its several feeders
into various sections of the State not now
enjoying rail facilities.
Houston tad. Lb. State of Texas may count
thguvttlve. faitiwaie that (he Rrieco system
has at its head a Texan who loves his native
State and has a Just appreciation of the
marvelous resources that He undeveloped
within her borders.
ITEW YOEJ? EXCHANGE METHODS.
The recant panic together with Investiga-
tions by the National government tjas had
a tendency to open the eye. of the public
as to the methods that prevail in the trade
exchanges of New York; city for separating
the uowary from their coin
While exchange are necessary to facili-
tate the commercial and financial operations
of the country they may be made an engine
of destruction to National prosperity by a
perversion of their legitimate functions
through various abuse that creep In ea ac-
count of a lack of proper vigilance on the
part of the governing boards.
During the widespread period of business
depression from which the country Is now
slowly recovering the suspicion obtained a
firm hold on the public mind that reckless
and collusive operations on the New York
s'ock exchange which close vigilance on the
part of ofiofals ought to have prevented
had much to do with aggravating the causes
that finally precipitated a general panic upon
the country. With this suspicion once
aroused it was easily foreseen that the ex-
change had sustained a loss of prestige that
would result In a serious falling off of 'busi-
ness In the future.
The developments on the floor of this ex
change on Saturday last have tended to eon-
firm the suspicion of ulterior practices to arti-
ficially Inflate T.lnes already aroused In the
public mind and particularly in the minds
of those whose business is of such char-
acter as makes it necessary for them to en
gage In operations through the exchange.
On the date named more than a million
hliares of stock were bought and sold during
the brief two hours' session. Those transac-
tions were in enormous blocks but despite
'heir huge volume the market prices were
not greatly affected as under ordinary cir-
cumstances they would have been follow-
ing these transactions tha belief became
I general mat ui sales was purely inaBlpnla-
DAItY POSTi WEMESDAT MOUHmo; AUGUST
mm mmtmt
trra. and aome of the consrvaUTw pmUn
I'tfuad 14 oaept the order- What) Uq w-
ojm conTlnced that the Mlf JrW
m . . H . 1 1 Wluk A
lassvsejneje B oruer 10 sett a uayi VVOs
being followed by an order to broj'gtvea
through different broker a ' '
' The purpose seems to have been tq create
a rtcttMoua Impression of aotlvlty wit the
new of Urge gain. In subsequent tnuuac
Uooa In which Innocent investor. w4ttU be
tbe sufferera.
Alarmed over the situation the gomlng
oomailttee has authorized the president of
the exchange to appoint a commltte to In-
vestigate the matter. Whether tha tnreati
gaUons to be made by this commltta will
reault in a movement looking to tha laatltu
Lion of substantial reforms governing future
operation on the exchange remain to be
aeen. The Inauguration of such apparently
necessary reforms ta about the wisest course
the exchange could pursue even If such re-
forms should extend to a drastic purging of
the membership.
The public is tired of being buncoed and
the overworked explanation of "Bxeuse us.
gentlemen; we were unaware of the hold-
up and will take measures to prevent a re-
currence." will no longer serve to allay
popular Indignation against methods that
would disgrace a bucket shop.
Aa Evansville Ind. girl was fined $5 for wear-
ing a directoire skirt on tbe street. And the
throng of rascally men whose excitement over the
affair led to her arrest were not generous enough
to pay the tine. Ladies arrested in Houston for
wearing the directoire will always find the men
chivalrous enough to defray such expenses.
Considering the unexpectedness of it all Can-
didate Kara was marvelously composed and self-
contained. "Taft Will Call an F.tra Session of Congress."
announces a Knoxville paper's headline. Taft
will do no such thing. The next extra session
of congress will be called by Bryan and Mr. Tarr
will have nothing whatever to do with it. Why
can't newspapers be accurate ?
The cartoonists have so far found it impossible
to picture Mr. Taft wit'.iout giving him a beer-
signijerous appearance.
Stinginess appears to be somewhat contagious.
South Carolina is bounded by North Carolina
and Georgia. North Carolina has contributed $5
to the campaign fund and we have yet to hear
that Georgia has contributed a cent
The doom of the broad-brimmed hat is due to
the fact that Houston's fashionable beauties de-
clined to endure it longer.
The Washington Herald informs us that 1000-
000 Hisgcn and Graves campaign buttons have
been ordered at a cost of a cent apiece. It will
cost several dollars apiece to get 1000000 but-
tonholes to place these buttons in.
Tbe presence of Houston in the country is al-
ways a sufficient reason for the president to ap-
point a day of thaaksgiving.
The Houston baseball team has gallantly saved
the city from the shame of a flapping fluttering
pennant. The highball team however has be-
cause of the fine batting qualities of its members
won every contest of the season.
A number of the Houston hotels are putting
in extra bridal suites in order to handle the
great autumn movement of jasmine-scented brides.
U will no donbt interest all well behaved pa-
triots ih the country to.be reminded that in just
sixty-nine days the people w ill' at the ballot box
declare for a far reaching reorganization oi the
postal and consular servue.
Y'oung Ham Bee who sings the campaign songs
written by Governor H.Kkell is a native of Texas.
Nearly all of Oklahoma's singers came from
Texas.
Colonel Franklin Pierce Morgan of Washing-
ton claims to be one of the original Bryan men
but that tort of grigmality is not kntehigh to the
sort that is manifested in contributions to the
campaign fund.
The transcontinental railroads are finding trou-
ble .arranging for the California winter excur-
sions because so many of the tourists prefer to
stop in Houston.
Because the major of Guthrie was convicted of
gambling the Milwaukee Sentinel thinks he must
have held four aces- Four aces is not gambling
as a general thing but a copper-riveted cinch.
T
kfr. Fiake claims to have all the moral rights
of the plai "The Devil." If there is anything
moral about it it will scarcely be agreeable to the
people oi New York.
If Dr. Wu's plan to prolong the life of man
to 200 years has any efficacy the negro octoge-
narian who was lynched in Springfield made a
great mistake in not getting on to it in time.
We hereby notify the paragrapheri that after
this week we shall turn the John W. Gates busi-
ness over to Komeike so it's the last call for
Gates in this office.
T)ie theft of $50000 worth of gems from a
New York mansion will entitle New York to
rank with Houston as soon as the alleged owner
of the gems proves they have been stolen.
The local authorities should de all in their
power to convince the trrggcrologists that the im-
pression that this is the open season for Houston
policemen is a mistake.
Captain Hobson says the great Merrimac vic-
tory was won by prayer. Perhaps then we can
protect ourselves agamst Japan that way and save
the expense of a billion-dollar navy.
The Cleveland Leader thinks the Texas demo-
crats are stingy but if the National committee
would just take off that fio.eoo limit we would
show iht country a Uw things.
A stranger in Galveaton was arrested on a
charge of lunacy because he gave away money.
A man who gives .way anything is usually i
garded as craty by Galvestonianx
A).l"Mla Question.
Fromt't IM Advtrluit )
U i very
confronts the
"l agd simple question which
..CSSW of New York They
'lCSyjtr hey can incur cer-
f kf the nomination. There
W It il reasonably certain
ran renominate
tain defeat by
it no ether cot
that the people I
democrats as wl
vgiiurK. mciuaing many
klioans will be glad of
raot Hughes in office
the chance te eof
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Fence Rldara In Taxaa
Tcaas has her fence ryiers m less reaowntd
than the night titjjer. of Kentucky. Brum Pilot-
Stern DlMlUa Na4aV
Stern discipline is Deeded in many households
if the boy. are to sees out of trouble .Csr
Record '
T imp son's Pamaua Mayar. 1
The editor is still narsina his appendix and
the madam greatly fears there will be a "cutting 4
scrape7 yet. He gaye us and went borne a 00m a
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o'clock. Madt
iam Editor Tim sou Ttmti.
What the Antla Claim.
The anti eubmiaeiorustt) new claim to have thir-
teen senators who w'O stand hitched fsom soda to
hock during the entire session of the Thirty-
first legislature. Thirteen is a bad omen except
under the single rule of there being luck in odd
numbers. Fort Wort TtUgram.
The Editor". Kick. '
The editor of the Oklahoma City Timet it reg-
istering a strenuous lick. He says Governor
Haskell called him a liar by telegraph recently
and on the first of the month a telegraph com-
pany presented him a bill for the dispatch. That's
enough to make even the editor of the Eunice
News kick Oroage Leader.
Fewer Lawmakers. '
We like the latest elaboration of the slogan of
"Fewer laws and better laws" which is "Fewer
lawmakers and better pay for them." It is we
think a more practical idea than the original and
it is more potent because it suggests how the for-
mer end may be accomplished. Corf Ciruti
Cuir.
A Favorite Town 'With Drummers
The hotel registers of Lufkin will evidence tbe
fact that Lufkin is the favorite place for the
traveling men to make and spend Sunday. Added
to the fine hotel accommodations is the splendid
railway facilities and then the drummeri like to
imbibe the salubrious air of an up-to date town.
Lufkm .eivs.
It's Coming.
The legisiaturea of twenty-seven States have
requested congress to submit an amendment for
the popular election of United States senators
ind onlv four more States need to act to have
two thirds of them appealing for thit reform.
This is a ulank in the democratic National plat-
firm and it's coming sure as sate. -Terrell I ran-
.ri."(. A Timely Thing to Do.
It is freely predicted in certain quarters that
are almost authoritative in such matters that
there will be an overhauling by the next legisla
Hire of the Terrell election law that will be in
tended to simplify some of its confusing and al-
most impossible of correct construction provi-
sions. A timely thing it seems to us to do.
Austin Statesman.
New York's Sneers.
"New York sneers it the South because the
South i .10 longer compelled to borrow its money
i t moving the cotton crop" remarks the Pitts-
I irg Post. New Yo k sneered at Canada a short
i' me ago and is now whining because Montreal
II exjjoryng all the wheat. New York's day is
r.ist for dominating the country. Build up the
gulf ports. Beaumont Enterprise.
Old Time Democracy.
Mr. Bryan's tariff speech is the old-time de-
mocracy. It was good enough for Jackson for
Tilden for Thurman for Hendricks for Cleve-
land for Carlisle for Coke for Mills for Hogg;
we are glad to know it is good enough for Bryan.
If that were the distinct issue divorced from all
other considerations. Taft wouldn't come in sight
of the wire: he would lie left as was Parker four
years ago W aco Tttuet-Herald.
Grass for Gum Chewers.
Another cenius has come to tbe surface in
Texas. In the Southwest one Killett has discov-
ered a perennial grass that produces chewing
sum of tin- finest sort and he has organised a
company t ' manufacture gum not oniy lor the
peach ami cream dark eyed and olive com-
plexioned maidens of Texas but for the goo-goo-eyed
tpr's i Arkansaw and demure evsy-going
lassie of t "klahoma. If there is any left some
may be sent to Illeeding Kansas Cool Colorado
Proud Kentucky Poor Old Missouri and every-
where else trom Hath Maine to Hidalgo county
from gay Kalamazoo to Key VVt.- Sherman
Democrat.
Don't Be Overconfident.
It would be a grievous mistake for the demo-
crats to become overconfident and nctt exert
themselves in the coming election campaign be-
cause they arc so sure of winning- Times are
changing in Texas. Thefc is no doubt that the
result oi the free silver campaign caused quite a
number of democrats in -the State to join the in-
dependent ranks while a few even openly joined
the republican ranks. Moreover thereat move-
ment of homesctkers to this State during the
past two years has brought a large number of
men from other States a considerable percentage
of whom are republicans and who will natural-
ly vote with that party in the coming election.
It therefore behooves all true democrats to exert
themselves in behalf of the party not only to
win back the independent element but to con-
vince the new republican voters of the State of
their faith in democratic principles and fealty te
the great party of Jefferson and Jackson.
Broumsvtile Herald.
Democrats Not Scared. v
The democrat! are confident that there has
been no serious inroads made on the party strength
in Texas by recent events in the political arena;
on the other band the republicans feel quite
jubilant and are making claims that they will
carry the State this year. Roth of those state-
ments are like a boy whistling in the dark to
scare the bogies away. All sensible people know
that there is always an element of weak kneed
lukewarm people who can be driven away from
any political party and no one of any political
foresight can fail to foresee that there has been
such an upheaval n the democratic party in
Texas recently as to mater'illy iffect it in that
manner. As to there Ixing a large enough ele-
ment of 4ncecte(l democrats in Texas to make
it possible for the republicans to elect a governor
of Texas that is too ridiculous to merit a mo-
ment's consideration. The leaders oi the repub-
lican organisation in the Sle are men of too
much intelligence to seriously contemplate even
an attempt to do such a thing. Kerrille Sun.
Tbe Mssquita Tree.
While the government it taking so much inter-
est in the preservation of the forests 1n this
country why not lank a little into the vilue of
our metquitc tree and its rapid disappearance
especially from the soil of Southwest Texaa.
There it no tree or shrub that will Uv SBcJ thrive
under the direst corfrlitions of our Vlimate better
than thit one. and there it no better stock food
knqwn than the bean that it bears which pfttn
produces three crops a year. Beside its fattening
qualities there il nothing that will put all kinds
of stock in better condition when their blood is
from any cause in bad condition than will this
bean. As a timber there is none that is 'mare
durable and decays lets when placed in the ground
than the mesuuitc wood and when used for fence
post will ordirtarily last a century pvtry one
who has ever had occasion to ut it knows that
there it no better firewood than this. In sddi-
tion to these valuable qualities it has been sug-
gested by those who are potted in the rqaking
of different kinds of beer that i it highly PM-
tible that the mesquite bean if properly treated
could be 'made te produce one ef the finest and
healthiest of M tk. whig tnsaafatftjrt injo.
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Texas' glorious Collection ef ' ma fork met at
Mineral Well for a powwqf recently.' The
Houston Poet should sow be able tj ohtaip a fias
testimonial as to Mineral Wells water as chaser.
Warhington HcroM.
The Hquaton Post declare that a Wisconsin
preached declined to accept a call to Atlantic
City because he did not hke the moral atmos
phere of the alas. One would really like te' que
Hon that minister as to what he thinks minister.
I SM for VU yfMfnmiy) f.1... r .
ers lox.Sun Antonio Eatress.
"Every time an inimigxaal teaches Grand Old
Texas righteousness takes a spun upward" glee-
fully exclaim. Th Houston Post tyo difference
Whether he killed a man purloined a h.ltty with
a horse on the end of . or merely .loped with .
neighbor's young and pretty spouse be increase
the moral average of Texas. Nashville American.
The Houston Post claims that in Texaa one
recovers from a vacation in' half the time that it
required in other States. But that it natural
since the state of the average Texans' finance
will only permit hi 111 to take half at long a vaca-
tion at do the people of other States. Augusta
Herald
"The Texas peach is far superior to the Cali-
fornia peach" shouts The Houston Boast. Yes
far superior in sourneM dryness toughness and
everything else that makes lh Texas peach fit
only for fertilizing the ground on which it falls.
Los Angeles Exfrtss
In its issue dated August J4 The Houston Post
has a mean fling at us which we would answer
in a manner that would teach Yhc Post a lesson
but for the fact that the flint; contains a split
infinitive. We refuse to notice an antagonist
that descends to split infinitives. Will The Post
apologize--so that we may proceed to flay it?
Chariest .m .V?ti j and C ourier.
The Houston Post says that when it takes
charge of South Caroline next year the editor of
the Observer "will he appointed official press cen-
sor of the State." There is no State which
stands in greater need of such an official and the
InTospeotive appointee rivcs notice in advance of
his acceptance and t the fact that his first act
will he to censor the sheriff of South Carolina
the Columbia State. Charlotte Observer.
HANDING THINGS TO TEXAS.
With Peeler. Garlick and Onion all three In
the Texas legislature we hope they will be care-
ful to keep the lid on tipht. Washington Htrald.
Texas has the first statue of President Roose-
veltof course in cowboy costume. It's a long
distance away from George Washington in cocked
hat and knee breeches. Boston Glob.
Talk about strong candidates I Ed Garlick and
State Senator Onion Texas democrats have of-
fered their services to the cause of democracy in
the l one Star State. Weep brethren 1 Los An-
geles Express.
. .
A Texas man swallowed a silver dollars and is
having all sorts ot trouble. All of which how-
ever he could have easily avoided had he con-
tributed that dollar to the democratic campaign
fund. Columbus Enquirer Sun.
A beautiful convincing and soul poem contain-
ing a world of sentiment has been written by a
returned prodigal as follows :
Texas
Vexes.
Chitrleston News and Courier.
The rrn-iblicans of Tennessee ar no more like
the republicans of Texas than the democrats of
Texas are like the predominating democrats of
Tennessee so we need hear nothing of the wet-
ness of Texas republicans. Knoxville Journal
an J Tribune.
John Wesley 'Gaines and MFron.M Cooper both
defeated in the primaries will deprive congress
of the finest shocks nf cray hair seen on the
floor since Santa ( laus Orosvenor joined the mul-
titude who perforce consider the post of honor
the private station. Nashiillc American.
80ME POSTSCRIPTS.
Electricity excelt all other methods of trans-
mission for convenience.
Geologists savs that New York city is as un-
likely to be disturbed by an earthquake as any
place on the globe.
"Continually eating apples and other fruit"
heliicd Mrs. Ann Hulsizer of Ohio well along to
ward 107 before she died.
Austria's interstate cgK laying competitions have
just been concluded ami in each competition
South Australian hens laid the greater number of
CKRS.
Last year New York city spent $.tj 000000 on
its public schools; Chicago $.'3000000; Boston
more than $10000000; Philadelphia a little more'
than $6000000. j
It costs the Methodist Episcopal church about
$a8oooooo annually for its preaching ami super-
intendence this including about $600000 that is
paid to superannuated ministers.
An ingenious Japanese small fruit grower id
California has rigged up an aerial railway in his
strawberry fields on which trays of fruit av car-
ried to the little packing house.
King Edward exchanges his attire about thlree
time a day and he orders about thirty sulits
every year and at Buckingham pakice Windsor
castle and Sandringham he keeps a stock 1 of
about aoo.
Mrs. John A. Logan hat begun the
e work if
ics of hit
iioiial h a( 1 1
tupervisiiiK the installation of the relics
husband General l-ogan. in the mem
prepared for them in the Slate house at Sprinffc-
jrinfr-
for A
canel
tield. ill.
Application has been made for a patent fi
process of extracting wax from the sugar c;
It seems that the rind ot the cane contains a cer-
tain proportion oi wax which has hitherto been
lost with the refuse.
Light from Tex...
(Prom the M iluatkee Senttn.'!.)
Things are looking up in a financial way at
the democratic headquarters in viicaKO. Colonel
Mose Wetmoro the bustling aid persuasive chair-
man of Mr. Bryan's dough coniooUet has jqtt
proclaimed tha glad tidings that the mayor of
Timpson Texas has agreed to contribute to the
National campaign fund his entire official salary
for one year.
It it not often that a patriotic and admiring
press has occasion to hold up to piaiae and emula-
tion to shining an example of public spirit and
self denying loyalty to party at that of this Texat
mayor. Republicans we think will not withhold
their meed of honest admiration because this
cheerful giver whom the Lord loveth ancj Mr.
Bryan will approve of happent to be a democrat.
There are occasion! whofi the narrow and carp-
ing spirit of partisanship must be laid aside; and
Colonel Wetmore's touching announcement should
appeal to .11 generous minds irrespective of par-
ty differences.
Such examples breed emulation. May one not
hope that thit Wight light from Texaa will inspire
a republican mayor or two to . similar act; pf
devotion? Mr. Becker being out of office we
turn avith hopeful expectancy to Mayor Butte.
But a" sll eventt let ut rejois. In thi. edifying
and remarkable instance of a spirit that tn.ke.
gfeat sacrifice. for an ideal n4 put. principle
above self.
We forgot to mention that TJmBson Texas h
foe $ow Ut-PV M. W9f m I
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wywV'srvtwaw'ir' 'Vlwwait'ja'' 1.
nsiitwvtMsjyy n m ftetft'frfi
sW-ub iifii(m Lag-fa.
0fcGOaP
What on aartg i'aae '
When g baby atari is swear I -Cloudless
are th. skjfp and. blue
Bird gjre singing afsyirha
But the .hock has to upset yen
That ertrea the bird! apngt ret yea;
It's more than an even bet you
' Don't ouite know wbfi up te you.
She was sitting with s book '
Picture book across her knee;
Now sad then she gaye a look!
Or she spoke or smiled at me
Or .he ashed . question of gte
Of eheTsaid "Pad don'l 00 'ove me?"
Love her I By the skies above roe
She's sweej as s pahs can be I
Then she .tapped her talk and sat
With her book across her knees
Just a picture of a cat
Makes her happy as you please
She hgd found a pictured cat there
Pouncing on a pictured rat there.
And dbsorbed iB that she sat there
Cnrls a' stirring ih the breeze.
Then the volume gave a slip
And went tumbling then she twore I
Catching as jt went (o tip
She grasped one leaf sad it tore!
Tore and slipped and It was gone it
Went a-tumbling to the lawn it
Did and she exclaimed "pone-gone ill
Oply that and nothing more I
You may talk about surprise I
Wat I sleeping or awake I
My two-year-old I Had your eyes
Seen me they'd have seen me take
My book up so as to bide me
From the little lass betide me
I-augh if you will deride me
You'd have seen my shoulders shake.
THAT'S WHY.
"WhV" asked a correspondent "do writer all
praise the face of the Southern girl to the exclu-
sion of her figure?" Sh-h-h h-h don't tell judd
Lewis or John Reese or George Bailey or Grant-
land Rice that we said it but all girls south oi
the Ohio river toe in I Buffalo News.
They do not toe inl We would have described
the Southern girl's figure long ago in all its won-
derful perfection were it not that Roosevelt would
have hranded us as a nature faker and then of
course we should have to fight for we don't stand
for the short ugly word in Texas.
TO STOP MURDER.
They killed their mln
Did Messrs. Hains
Already lawyers
Count the gains
That will accrue
To them while they
Proceed the old
Accustomed way
By habeas corpus.
And appeal.
To clog and bold
Each clumsy wheel
Of modern justice
Till the two
Have been made turn
Loose every sou
That they in any
Way can raise ;
Oh beigh-oh!
What happy days
For lawyers I If
These poet-guys
Had only been
One-half as wise
As full of
Sentiment they now
Would all hav rolls
To choke a cow.
I aw makes men tell
Of every sou
That they expend
In trying to
Get voted in- -.
T o tiffiee. Why.
f
Vhen men shoot others
Till they die.
Our laws should make them
Seems to me.
Tell what it cost them
To get free ;
It would stop murder
Quite a lot;
That's something our
l-awa. qo do pat ;
Now watch the Ham
Case how 'tis sped
Till both the culprits.
Bankrupted
Can spend no more
Have nanj'ht to spend -Then
watch how soon
The case will end.
CHAMPION HARDLUCKERS.
"This morning's paper tells of a man who fell
into a creek was cut by a scythe stepped into a
nest of yeliow jackets and had a fight with .
pole cat all in one day."
"That was going some; but this fellow Ch.firt
was nearly drowned wat nominated for presi-
dent on the prohibition ticket and was hit in the
head with a brick all in one week."
THE DAY'S MAIL.
Edwin Oliver papa of the conversational joke
and Willie Lampton. able humorist on their way
to Denver to be present at the sixth annual meet-
ing of the American Press Humorists' associa-
tion which it now in session send a post card
from "Charming Chiroiitimi." Canada; the picture
on the card shows that hot team of humorists
seated on a mow bank eric telling the other
"Charming Chicoutimi has Hot Old Houston
beaten to a frappe." We are waiting for Roose-
veVto put them 'in the Ananias club.
Henf-v Stude tendt a beautiful view of Lu-
terue. trt-e scene of the plot of the novel entitled.
"Thre vt'eeke." Had we known Stude would
visit such nlaces we should not have permitted
him to go.
Margie NeSal of Carthage tends a card from
St. Paul whery she is sttcndipg the meeting of
the National flitorial association laying: "W.
are having a gllirioin timet Will H. Mayes of
Brownwood (11 Wobably be elected president of
the association tohnocrow. Wish you were with
us.
C.l-J - .L. 1 .1 . ...
.nu mi me gioriouia time. 1 see oy the paper
that Mr. Maye. was. With I were I
JustV. Good.
(From the Sehhharie Standard.)
It is said that the republican State committee
is going to try to work the old ttorckeeper'.
dodge. Instetd of givhuA the people what (hey
want Charlet E. Hughs-thy propote to give
them lomething "just as (good." But It wop
work. The people like the buyers want the gen-
uine article. They will hcVatitfied with nothing
u. ?
1 ne 'Jn.ie of Hurepe.
(From t She f Held A4d.ndn.)
The uncle of Europe who ii also th. lr of
race ha.
tour nunorsd aw
been tbe gre.tf
than .ny one 1
He may even I
brtweei fftti
that can not yf
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