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THE HOUSTON POST
- BY THK
HOUSTON PRINTING COMPANY.
ROY Q. WATSON ....President-Publisher
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HOUSTON TEXAS WEDNESDAY.
..MAY 21 1919
The Salary Amendment
In wealth area populutlo n nnj general progrrsKivenpss Texas ranks among
the first Plates of the rnion but if one were to Judge Texas by the size of tho
salary tin? pays hor governor he would have to place her far down In the list
among the States with much rinnlli r . ifinln t ins much less wealth ami some of
them much less progressive.
1 ho amendment to tlie State ( otistit ution to he voted on next Saturday pro-
viding for mining the ;;ov ernoi 'a .salary to $ I 0 per year seeks to put Texus
in line In this respect with o'her Slates in her class ami to remove the disgrace
nf u people with lueremited uenljli of fifteen billion dollars paying their chler
executive a 'measly J0iiu per year the present Fftlnry.
If there he tnivoi..- vvii!i Pule Minn-ill pride tuul with a little enough finse of
justice to oppn-.- IM-- in-lease in tli' governor's salary he .should compare
Texas with sum" oil.i r Slates ami see where we stand. The Static paying $1000
per venr to their a-nvernoin are Texas Tennessee Wyoming Arizona Delaware
Island. South Ihikotn Smith Carolina New Hampshire and
while rvui l;hoi!
Vermon' pa. "nfi
Is 'I ex. as in I ! 1
equal to all of ti.
i lass w il li lie.-
m together. In r
Slate.- in any n ;;" I f r area is almost
poi'.lation is far l.iruer than any single one
of th "in nrd her w all a probably i ij mil In any I hree or four of I hem.
Then nil il.e oilier hand let Mini a:.ie:iai:i how many Slates are paving more
to their en . l iners llian Texas Is pining in In rs. OhhiheiTiin for instance pays
$l."nn. Who would think of comparing Oklahoma with Texas'.' Idaho Iowa Kan-
sas M is: i .Mi.-soiiri 'mini d k nt 1'iilorado New Mexico North Dakota and
a 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 r nf other-- pay $.'.oti". and not one of tln in i-i in Texas' class.
Tl.ir.i nf .M i s s ; ; i i. with In r treat negro poimlation. New Mexico with her
mull elnpeil i muiirv and f vv people and Kansas -Cod pave the marl; beating
Texas Il is etioimli to make the people of a Slate like Texas blush for shame to
think of sin li r i c iidil em of affuiis.
Tia n i eiisi.ii r a I v.- nf the S fates wiili which Texas docs compare favorably.
lUinni i :i - J'.'.1""! ami 'ulilot nia. Massachusetts New York. New ler .... .
I'eiinsv h imia Jl"noo each. Alabama pins $7".oil and North Carolina $i;.Mmi while
our ilex' dnor neighbor. Louisiana pays $7.Mi".
TI is clei.ilv .-'.ims tli.'it when the leui-lature submitted an amendment pro-
positi!: lo raise Hie salary of Hie governor of Texas to $iill'n) a year it was sim-
ply s tk.tii; to p".i Texas in the line with oilier Stales of our class.
Tin I lion.-a ml dollars a year is not at; excessive salary for the chief executive
of live million people and the present salary in comparison with that paid by
olhi r Siati s is ridii ulnus
!leli put Texas w here she belcwirs In this matter. I.efs not ask our gov-
ernor to se.no us for. less than tile governors ol some el the little commnnwealt lis
in'' ni'n !-. lars r than son e ni cur l.irs" ri li ounttex pin their governors.
Vote for the amcmltm r.t rai.-itfi ro'.rnior.s saiary. Let's be Tex.inic in
pay in.: o'ir governor as in oile r maiter.--.
Early Morning Observations
By George M. Bailey.
A Houston man thought he wan-pacing' $9 for a
quart of "Hooray-for-our-party" and found that
lie had merely purchased a quart of vinegar. It is
thought that the timely . arrival of the pulmoter
was what saved him together wijh oxygen strych-
nine digitalis and the intrtjduotion of salt solu
tions into his arterial systefn. Some disappoint
inrnis are a little too much for mm Who sre not
stronf.
Stand hack friends and give Champ Clark room
and see him lead.
The Federal reserve board reports that lower
price levels are not expected. I.vcn so wise a body
of business turn as the reserve hoard may have oc
casion to change their minds when F.uropc resumes
Irade and industry once again. I uropc will not
pay the American scale for what she ntfeds; she
will undersell the American selling list because she
will produce cheaper.
irrm.my and the republican party declare they
will never accept the peace trea'y. hut they will.
The Chicago Trihune through- McCutcheon al
hales In the optniiiK of the Sisly sixth cnngTess in
Ihese terms: "The nlTinsiv.- iias-se- to the (". O. P.
I iie peniic arc sure to regard it as ihe "offensive
1 1' ten- tie v cet an eiipeitniirv t-i time em out
a. I return n -pen-alnht y (.. :ln- ..in's pi a yet liv
mi; hat Mien t'i he n n'er i t-l- I'nuin r.'u y.
I hire were i;4 ilivnrc. no. ltd in Houston Fri
lay - 17 hy one loitrl in fur hours. The court
must have operan d with tii.n liite ry.
'I le ( ini iniiati l aijiarrr winN lo cross the hen
wiih an oyster Ihi.uj-'' tie- nv-1T prnduces 400000
KS anmt.illy. W e think '! e ystrr mtj-lit Improve
the hen. not s. tw.uh h. eaiin- et the greater egg
output but in "s-i''lc il-ncing M the cackle.
hut if tin Inn '.fpiak! cackle fur 400000 eggs an
n'ta 1 1 v ' ! i . lv " " I in ait .
Apartment Mouses for Women
!" V. li a! ore .i t
ii p 1 : i me- 1 s fot 1 '
be i;r. 1 11 s. r'oif --n -i
I'ro'i-'-.-irriial at .) t-i iv
a t ii n is tj.1 11. . :!n-ls
la i l city of 1 he 0 til 1
'I he pi-npo;-' I
lor l.S!ri:ilMS V a
1 nutii- ra. tl'n t
Would 1 eon-.! r
) .ii .1:1a t:i.o in. 11! in cities is the proposal to erect
1 ..h:.-i.e u . oi iaisnesss woiioi. Tlie ro position will
r.:ioii at the annual contention of the Federation ot
Worn ti to he h-'hl in St l.ouis in July. If favorable
ii be male to secure sin h buildlnts for women in every
t
.1
o :i
too i.:i
a'lei in in w. that such a part men t houses exclusively
! '.c!e ;i the natural homing instinct in women and
i-!i hiisines.: no ha ; to eliminate it. The buildings
1 in to proWde real homes for women and nt tho
same tur.e would r 'nr:i a i-'eod interest on the investment.
Vntiuestioiiahly. si. !i iiuihlines would fill a Ions felt need.. No one knows
better than tlie leismess or working woman how hard it is for her to secure : uit-
able ai-i'ommod.iiions at. n asonahle rates. There are a great many rooming and
boarding hous-s which df Inn- to admit women at all unless accompanied b
their husbands and fitiUe n are o.'len subj. i t to many annoyances even in
the best lesrulated put :' - livfnir .lacs
The idea of an ex- i-i-i.e building for women is not entirely new however.
In many cities the Yo'::-g W'o-ncn's Christian Asso'iation has buildings whirl)
furnish homes ! r wonn n mri there are other homes for women which throw
good infl'tences around tl cni and proto-t them from the annoyances and snares
of city life
The Yo in-r Worn- v-:-- 1 n op. ra'iv.. Home of Houston is a notable example of a
noble effort : !.' thu !ti:;-l- I y a r' Prions deiiominatiyn.
ll-.e pi..n propo.- ! by the h'.ine-s women for the exc lusive apartments it I
appears is not wrap; crl v.siii any philanthropic or social work and the (mild-
iiiKs wo.ild imt. he j.-.r-n ulariy for ynani; and inexperienced w omen but for all
women who !. .-ii. .1 to take advnntiife of their comforts. They would expect
to pay recih-.r ra'e an 1 be under no rc-straints other than those Imposed by in-
dividual ( hoii. e
As more an 1 nior-- women are comim: into tlie industrial commercial and pro-
fessional world vp may expe-t to see them working together more and more for
mutual advantage and benefits and th woman's apartment buildings would
really -.oho a problem that it is at times embarrassing to women who ore upon
their own resouf-es.
The woman iiuildii. .movement is a step in the right direction for it will
not ( -r.ly le- f ad-.ant-. to t:.e upatiarhed women but will help to solve the
honsm-; Piohl. m with v. hi' !: a.il progressive cities ane now wrestling. Houston
neids . .1 .a! sin h apartment houses right now. and local capital should find it
an at true he field of inwr-tr.it r.'
'lie fenieci I 1 -1 f T disturbs u.'bndy. A pokcr-
01ri' 111 1 . n.i'ieii hke ours can never he dis
1 1 1 to . I so ' u:' as 1! is lieldini; a royal flush.
'..! do n!in r (oinmi"ed bigamy while he was
.iritiK. arid h s hi 1 u yia n a senti rice of "from one
01 fa y.irs." It must be an awful brand they
li.r.e in Toledo when if makes a soldier's pay look
enough to support two wives when bacon is
lini it On rent s (a pound.
in Prazes county we are told people are al-
i iiing May p. ... n. . 'I hi j number inci-
showim; liit- n.. .' of a griaily improved public
1 s-tem.
As iley would siy in the ( i7.irks we wouldn't
ritu ise ti..lii.i.ly ah uit n- thing nohow but anyway
e si .0 1. p wlirT1 ihe Co -e r "k ti t machinery
. .'thiii-;t-iM riiina s ..per iti'-ii in the old-f.ish-v
d way. GovrrmuMi! hy wire is not entirely
-.-l'.a-or.
A''aii-a i- .r-!-tr.g tie .-.lie i t' hard cider. It is
a mighty It thins t d". l i e ei i?en can buy
ptrti.tlv l.i-h.'iM-il ea!i r and 11 will become very
v rv n.ir.yhty v In n yn'i let it alone.
"lalnhi; a riterm d s.!h. r drunk is a poor way
r w"iir. hen ! t 'he s. r:re he has done ihe
r..ui:'ry." says the Toledo Poole. Men don't do it
in Ii":s-isn. Tin re is a stliisluuss alMHUtlie men
!ti have it tli.it protects cur returned soldiers.
This is liberty's last week in Ohio and we sus-
pect hy S.rur.hiy the only throb she will he able
" ic will he when l.uke Mcl.uke's heart indig-
nant breaks to !-ow (hat still she lives.
"kr
pew . r. says the old saw. A lot
of it isn't: i-' j-.i-t junk"- quoth Collier in the
( Hob. -I ) in 'cr.il. Are seine of the professional
freaks e-a an'iiii; in the vicinity of St. Louis? We
are wako-g 'em up in the sicinity of Houston.
Mr. Kuirk.
Tlie American Motor Truck
Maiin- America the fireatest exporter of motor trucks may be another un-
expected re.-tilt of the laie war. Trucks were in use' in a limited way before the
war. but according to an authority on the other industry motor trucks "could
not be di-r.it'ied as an article of world commerce."
Hut the war rave the motor truck an opportunity to demonstrate its relia-
blli'y its versatility and its power to reduce ttansportational costs. This was
the first war in wlih h the motor truck was used and while there was still need
for horses and mules the truck performed a multitude of services t'nder modern
conditions of war it v as found indispenslble and became one of the most Impor-
tant iterr.s n war sup;. Pes.
Soldie rs of more than a store of nations saw the motor truck in use in France
and in other war areas Haing become fapiiliar with' it they will return to their
homes lib evangelists of motor truck transportation. They will not be willing to
return to old me: bod.-.
Having served so . ili ionUy am extensively in war even more uses for it
can be found in peace time activities. The war zones were demonstrating
grounds it might be tail before the representatives of the World. Fortunate
was the manufacturer who l ad a good truck in the show.
Americans see this new fit id of export trade opening up. They are prepared
to produce trucks on a larger scale than is any other country and their aim
will be nothing short of motii iing the world.
With pudi an opportunity Yankee ingenuity and energy will soon see to it
that American trucks are In use upon the streets of every city and upon the roads
of every country of the world.
Dallas' Trade Campaign
; - Count tiiat day lost whose low descending nun finds no trtide excursion started
out of Dallas seems to be the slogan of the Dallas'Chamber of Tommerce. Delega-
: Uons havins visited Mexico and parts of Texas the alert purveyors of sundry
- products of the North Texas metropolis are now giving special attention to work-
lng the new oil fields of Texas and are planning a trip to Cuba. If going after
business brings business to a town then Dallas is bound to prosper for her busl-
ness men are not overlooking anything. Compaiaas are odious' but we can
not refrain from recalling la this connection thai Houston business men have
. 80 far kept out of Mexico as .trade evangelists and even the annual trade trip
through Houston's territory has not yet been announced. W hat happened to that
slogan we heard a few weeks ago of "Flouston Jet's GO"?
The question of housing seems to be an International one. The queen of
England has recently been making some ipvestigations In-the poorer districts of
London and her majesty was so shocked by what she found that she is leading
ihe movement in England for better housing facilities. Much of the discontent
and probably much of the crime among the "submerged tenth" of big cities Is'
" due In some measure to the squalor in which the people are compelled to
Jive. This Is a condition which the more prosperous element of society should
remedy for it is due to their negligence that insanitary tenement bouses have
been allowed to. be built and maintained. A better home movement all over the
world would help the goners! situation. -
l-.ie-.i :
Va-
w ;.uk
Iran
tuk. !
foolisi
1 k-r complains of highbrow men
d;s-'"-i l to he a little iconoclastical. The
l a- 1 tnd ab-o perhaps that sometimes
v- are inclined to he a little jassatktic.il.
larger chosen to congress from a Mil-di-'rict
in o ember is hailed at the en-
r -ixiec'ion and I hen he is going to he
Th- Victor Pergt-r sort of
for the dump.
-s in this country is done for.
I'
s.ud that tests have shown that it takes
two ipiarts of 2.75 beer to produce a symptom ot
iiToxicate n. This is an important statement but
wc want to know who were the patients at the
. Itnic.
An I'astern newspaper asks us for whom the
people of Texas want to -vote for president. So
tar as we are able to form an opinion they are
not wanting to vote for anybody. They seem to he
anxious to vole acainst everybody.
H$R. Christian says there is plenty of work in
town and out. Put who wants to work? People
want fun amusements dancing good clothes por-
terhouse steaks juleps beer and plenty of money.
Not work.
It is Brigadier General Wilds Trcston Richard-
son a native Texan and protege of the late David
B. Culberson who is commanding thr United States
troops operating against Leninc's bolshcvists in the
Archangel sector.
The 172 divbrces granted in one Houston court
in live hours Saturday were at tlie rale of a divorce
Lcvery minute and fifty-six seconds for the five
nours. uc dare Dallas l-ort Worth -or Keno or
Chicago to try to top the record.
It is announced that food relief tor Uurope will
cease on June 30. There arc apt to he entreaties
for relief in the United States from that time
on and Milwaukee St. Louis and Cincinnati will
he ready to serve.
It is said there are ninety-eight Texans in Piiis
in an ofhcial capacity. That is the kind of capacity
that always reveals a Texas democrat at his best.
Lord give us more offices and perpetuate our tenure
therein thereon and thereof.
Some Postscripts
With one-third of the area of Brazil- Argentina
has more than 21000 miles of railroads to the other
nation's 16000. 1
German breweries are manufacturing a form of
yeast to be mixed with stock foods to increase their
nourishing cmalitics.-
Made by machinery from galvanized wire a new
clothes pin is said to be almost as cheap as a wooden
one and more durable.
When not serving its principle purpose a new
electrically driven sewing machine for homes re-
sembles a library table.
An inventor has patented a handle to permit a
wash cloth to be used as a brush with which it
user's back 'can be reached. . .
Rubber artificial eyes partially pneumatic that
have been invented in Europe are lighter and more
comfortable than glass ones. '
Two French physicians have invented' apparatus
to massage the lenses of the eyes to improve or en-
tirely remedy near-sightedness.
Invented by a New Y'ork man a swinging .cradle
for a baby also can be used as a ibath tub or a
shopping bag for an infant's mother.
A Chicago man has succeeded in building a rein-
forced concrete freight' car which railroad men pro-
nounce an cchieveinent 0 great value ...
Tampering With Trifles
By Judd Mortimer Lewis.
When the; days are long and sizzle them's the
sort of days for me I When my fat begins to frizzle
then 1 chortle in" my glee;-then there are no more
gooiepimples on my pinkish kewpie form bo I rip
pl into dimples when the days are long and warm
I nefcr had an inclination to go. 'seeking for the
Pjolefl I long to take my relation and to crawl Into
a' hole when the north wind comes a-sneaking for
fat men to blow about then my eager eyes g6 seek-
ing W a sienboarc! : "This way out." I want my
days long and torrid till the pavements start to melt
and there's sweat upon my forrid and I'm dalnp
around the belt and a long cold drink with straws
in It the gladdest thing what am with a drink to
cool my jaws in I'm as happy as a clam. I would
not care lo rub noses with the far off Eskimo and
the lady 1 skirnoses in their iidoos made of snow.
Give me rather tropic breezes and far islands in the
tea wliern palms mirror in the seases and bread
grws upon a tto-. When the nights are cold and
bleary wl.n the howling north wind blow's then
my ryi s 1.111 and lenry I get a purple nose and
I'm so diiid with goosrpimples 1 can't shuck my
b. v. d s vi I'm glad to keep my dimples where
there is a tropic breeze.
' iKAC!'.
. 'I v- -i- - bines 1 ti :t pc rfei t day.
I:-..-. b..o.:e Grace's eves are yray
V Ii. ; -ti s .ire nr;iy and clouds hang down
.'Vi .i i-..i'' a tray' clay lor tl-.e town.
I e . -io" wrry and repine
I:. oi-- I lhink the c! '.y is fine
li oa b.v.o sweethearts choose you two
(m i'h ijray eyes and one who blue.
o' ' a I tnr-.-in that Grace is mine -
No. ; . 1 I have to pen a line
!:.o .i-i that p-uning lines is what
1 !- : 1 p i meat in tlie pot :
A'vl -o. thouith Grace is not a flame
1 thick l.raee is a grateful name
A' .l 'i at she's Km- expressive eyes
lb !p t ie find beauty 'in gray t-kics.
If -i . a group rif sweethc arts say
(in vch blue eyes am! one wi'h pray
t h" .eh black eves .md one with brown
Wi.'.wr skies arch over town
Tha . f the en.- whose spcakinc eyes
I! .. e . -t r-- seiithhtiH c to ihe skies )
Vet : i. on the card vmi'll v.-v :
" lias i morniiit.'-g'ory day!"
o 1 1 1 - line or two to (Irncr.
'' 'oay evis an! winsome face;
At1. 1 la re's a line or two to Sin
Y !i in .rnifo olory eyes of bine;
V 1 1 i rot n i.i - t yes of brow n -'
'ilao ; -a whole poems wri'i.n dov n
I'"- -t-'M put black eyes n the shelf.
I' tv'ai'ioc you'c Pad I lack eves vuiirself.
PATSY KILDARE OUTLAW
Being the Adventures of a Little Motherless
Girl With a Fine "Dad" and Inter-
esting Neighbors.
lorrf.v is Saturday and me and Rowdy don't
... i . rc vc will go and don't even know where
uM bk- to c. I co-.thl co to Alice's or the
n '. c-.a'r's or the buntl.i'-'s or h'ls of places.
a rv ;r. lots of p.l
r been ye! and n
To::
know
we w
W (lO'li
but t!i
ha 1- 1
one i i
Th
river !
and !'
Frol .y
knt A'
' S 111 tin world that I
and Kowdy minht go to
pi "I le in the hotwt on the hill across the
.0. not oot a bed w In re I eou'd lcep or me
....; miat co ther- and stay ai uioht sone-
f.icl : nial stay ail d..y Saturday. They never
hat I was romiitg lo mi- thtm or ihev would
COURAGE.
Nothing is a misery
Unless our weakness apprehend it so;
We can not be more faithful to ourselves
In anything that's manly than to make
Ill-fortune as contemptible to Us
As it makes us to others. -
Beaumont end Fletcher.
ha-.-- h.n! a lied I bet.
My l'ailii r says he is g.-itf-: lo have the best gar
den in the city and he is goim; to have someone
show if. how to cook peas and hi ans and tomatoes
and potatoes and a lot of other things and I should
hii k that would be a mess.
V. lieu we had ha l breakfast and I had washed
he dishes and me and Kowdy rambled my own true
Jdy was watering tlie garden villi the Ifsc and
me and Rowdy went arounel 10 Nellie Turner's
house and Mrs. Turner saw- who it was when me
ind Rowdy we-ni to the door and site told me to
ran ;m ahout mv ti-isiness she said she h.Tl
nt N'i Pie to the store for some things and Nellie
had spent a nickel without a-king In r and she said
that Nellie had been playing with the wrong kind
t little cliildn-n or she wind never have been
lishone't.
And that is lio-.v 1 know that it is eM -honest to
pend your mother's mom v. bu' I it-j -s it isn't
when vou spend vour father's inone-v for 1 have
spent lots of mine ami he- neer said a word and 1
just go to his pants pockets and j:et u am! when
me and Rowdy got to tlie 'corner we sit elown on
the little bridge across the gti'ter and tried to think
it over hut here came Neilie- and she was crving and
I told her nofto cry and the. more 1 told her not
o the more she cried nml ihrn I told her that I
used lo think she was a mutt hut that it must be
r mother that is the mutt and that if her mother
thought I had spoiled Nellie she was a mutt sure
uough.
lint Xellic kept richt on crvinu so then me and
Howdy went back for I had thought of something
and 1 went 111 ami told Mrs. turner that she micht
have one of the nickels I had broueht lo buv soup
for me and Row-ely and I told her a mother like
r oughtn't to have a little cirl ;mel that I wished
Nellie would go In heaven and leave her all alone
nd then she could keep all of lo r nickels hut she
put my nickel back into tny hand anil shut my
lingers on it ami pushed me nut of the door hut
he did not do it like she was mail hut like she
was kindn sorry and I would h ive been sorry if
she had tooken the nickel .si) I didn't ro back and I
pe od don t think 1 meant it about Nellie lo-
inc to heaven' because of course a cirl that tells
hings that are not so can't go to heave n and that
s what Nellie Turne r dots or anvhow she did till
I went with her awhile but I am not sure she is
cured.
I did not know it was dealing to take nickels
from1 your own mother or daddv and I don't believe
it is and if they hive you the riyiit way they will
want you to have nie-kcls.
Me and Kowdy went i:n to the ford in the river
when school let out ami I took off my shoes and
loc-Kings anu we went m and waded and 111 some
places it was up to my knees and in others it was
not over my feet and when I went to one- side of
the place where the bank goes llp kinela steep and I
was looking at m toes ia the water something
jumped up the bank and into the woods and Rowdy
wnt after it and so did I mid we never did see
what it was.
So then we went awav from there for if itmd
have been a big thine; to have made so much noise
and even if my mother which art in heaven docs
want me there with In r 1 don't ihinU hi wll
want anything to eat me up first and wc thought
n : wuuiii k.. i mc House on me hill and find out
what it was and the man and the woman were
both there in the field and 1 told them about it.
ine woman asKn the man what he ihrnmht- it
was and he said he- didn't know he said it coulj
hntdly be p deer dr a bear that close to the city
nil It It nad liecn a coon Howe v unnlrt hir. nlt
it and if it had been a ukunk it might have caught
him he said when work got a little slack he would
t;o down to the place and look around and 'he
might find the tracks and tell from them.
nc sam it was uoima to be some kind of a crit-
r and bis wife said she was thtnkinir mnvh it
was some kind of a varmint and then the.T both
mglied like it was a ioke so I lanuhe and tnui&
wagged his tail and while the man wag nlowinir
lie woman told me and Rowdy that they had only
ieen married since Christmas and ifcat 10 .
wonderful man and that they arc going t get rich
fanaing. i
I waited for a. Ion?. time anH then I l!m
when he thought work would get slack and he said
11 might slacken up along in the fall a. little but
he would always be able to find somethiiicr m .In
so me and Rowdy went away and we . went back
and looked for tracks and we- found- lot o thctn
and a hoy was .there fishing and he said they were
."- wo.iieu iu Know ii any oj my mends
were mining. a '
(Copyrighted by Judd Mortimer Lewis.)
1 1 . -.
Has Answered In a Pinch.
(From Ihe Lquijviltt Courier-Journal)
In othet1 words Mr. Root does 'not believe the'
proposed league'is perfect a drafted. The-Federal
cunstitution has . been regarded as imperfect but
u is ucuvr uau no consiuuiioa. -u
Twenty-five Years Ago
From Ths Houston Pott Files.
May 21 -1894 in Houston
Ned Winstead has returned from a short busi-
ness trip.
T. L. Rushmore and R. M. Williamson are back
from Austin where they enjoyed the regatta.
J.
Rev. Dr. Hamilton' of Grand Rapids Mich. a
talented Methodist divine is in the city the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. V.G. Van Vleck.
Rev. John E. Green of the Tabernacle church
h ft last night for Hillsboro whefe he will assist
Kev. M. S. llotchkiss in a protracted meeting.
Advertisement: "Beautiful women and handsome
men know the value of well dressed feet to set off
their other charms. See us." Krupp & TulHy.
Mr. R. B. Morris has received from New York
.1 neat pamphlet entitled "What Congress Has
Oone." It is of sixteen pages and the pages arc-
all blank.
The Spring Branch Scheutzenverein had a bar-
becue and dance at Spring Branch yesterday. A
large crowd attended including a number from the
city. Everything passed otf smoothly and every-
one enjoyed themselves.
A young nan well known in railroad circles of
the State am! who is at present connected with the
Car Service association will be married to a pop-
ular society young lady in Houston on the sixth
proximo. The cards will be out in a few days.
In the competitive examination for an appoint-
ment to the L'nilcd States Naval academy at An-
napolis the entries were Hen Joe Davis Curtis
CHiarlcs. M. J. Hujac (jnd Julian Franklin. The
papers were submitted without the examiners know-
ing who prepared them with the result that young
Davis secured the prize.
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Brazoria.--There is no talk about any kind of
opposition to "Did Man" John JM. Pinckncy the
present district attorney. The men as well as the
ladies all love "Captain John." He is a holy tcr-re-r
to all evildoers.
Galveston.- Congressman Waller Grcshatn ar-
rived home yesterday t'om Washington. During
llir entire day he was receiving his friends and
talking over social and political matters. He is
looking well .but shows evidence of hard work dur-
ing his stay in Washington.
.V. . IL
Georgetown. The graduating class of the uni-
versity celebrated their class day by a big picnic
do.vn on the San Gabriel river. Everything to eat
ami elrink was on hand and the class rcpeirtcd a
arand lime. This is the largest class that l he uni-
versity has ever turned out.
Sour Lake. Tin's famous health resort 'wonder-
ful for its various curative well with its beautiful
e-iivir..nujt nt. ample accommodations fine fishim:
ami hunting and every healthful recreation is
acain e jen to the public. J. V.. Newton and C. L.
Fitch are the managers. Amoniz the recent arri
vals are II. V. Howze R. M. Hail Mr. and Mrs. J
Little Stories for Bedtime
By Thornton W. Burgess.
"Speakintf of the Sparrow family did- you sec
anything of Whitctbroat this spring?" asked Jenny
Wren as she rested for. a moment in the doorway
of her new house and looked down at; Peter Rabbit.
TeterVface brightened. "I should say. I 'did"
be exclaimed.1 "He flopped for a few days ort bis
way nortlj. I vonty wish 'he would stay here all the
time. But he stems to think there- is no place like
the Great Woods of the North.'1 I crfuld listen all
day to his song. Do you know what he always
seems to be saying?"
"What?" demanded Jenny Wren.
"t live happ-l-ily happ-i-ly happ-i-ly" replied
Peter. "I guess he must too because he makes
other people so happy."
Jenny nodded in her usual emphatic way. "I
don't know him as well as I do some of the others"
said she "but when I hare seen him down south
he always has appeared to me to be a perfect gentle-
man. He is social too; he like to travel with
others."
"I've noticed that" said Peter "He almost al-
way has ecimponv when he passes through here.
ATvi Some of those spar-
Yi U V " V W WiWJ .
alike that it is hard
work for me to tell
them apart but 1
can always tell
Whitcthroat be-
cause he is one of
the largest of tin:
tribe and has such
a lovely white
throat. He really
is handsome with
his black and white
cap and that bright
yellow spot before
each eye. I am told
that he is very
dearly loved up
north where he
Thcv sav he sings all the time."
suppose Scratchc r the Fox Sparrow has been
along too" said Jn-niiy. "He also started some tune
before we did."
"Yes." replied ePtcr "he spent one night in the
dear Old Brier Patch. He is fine looking too
the biggest of all the Sparrow tribe and how he
can sing ! The only thing I've got against hiiri
is the color of his coat. It always reminds me of
Redely Fox and I don't like anything that reminds
me of that fellow. When he visited us I discov-
ered something about Scratcher which I don't be-
lieve you know."
"What?" demanded Jenny Wren rather sharply.
"That when he scratches among the leaves he
uses both feet at once" cried Peter triumphantly.
"It's funny to watch him.''
"Pooh! I knew that" retorted Jenny Wren.
"What do you suppose my ryes arc made for? I
thought you were going To tell me something I didn't
know : "
Peter looked disappointed.
(Copyright 1910 by T. W. Burgess.)
biV WO'li. . v NT 4
"I suppose Scratcher the
Fox Sparrow has been
along too" said Jenny.
makas nis nome.
" 1 si:
Next story:
Chippy.
Peter Rabbit Learns About
C. MeComb and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Howell of
Houston.
-K- "t
FuJshofir. Our section is attracting the atten-
tion of hoineseii ke rs and business men and almost
everv dav some strange taees can be seen making
I iiuptirics for land or warning business houses. We
have not a single vacant resilience and hall a dozen
I could be renteel at once at good prices.
The Outlook at the State Capital
' By Harry T. Warner Staff Correspondent.
AisTi. IWxas May jo. The tall girl who stands
on the top of the captol has just had a nice coat
of paint. She gets furbished up only once in about
three years for she has to await the time when
McCarthy comes to town and he ha! a route which
it takes him three years to get over.
McCarthy has these other "huma'h spiders"
bested in several ways. In the first place he uses
his ability to climb to ail sort's of diny heights to
commercial advantage and tie show is merely in-
cidental. He climbs up above 350 feet gets up on
top of the head of the statue and gives an exhibi-
tion for the benefit of the gapers in the avenue
below; but he next gets busy with paint brush and
eilding and as a result the lady looks much finer
than she did last week. He also fixed the wiring
so that the electric lights about the big gold star
may shine in future.
McCarthy travels all over the country climbing
flair poles and painting places which are inaccessible
to the ordinary mortal. And when he reaches Aus-
tin Bruce Bryant is glad to sec him.
Bryant is the superintendent of buildings and
grounds and he has a loft of troubles; hut at that
he is hopeful that he will be able to please every-
one that is his distinguishing trait that desire to
please everyone and his hope that some day he will
do it. He has succeeded in pleasing a few already
and is trying his level best wilh the others.
The trouble is that the capitol of Texas is just
about half big enough for the accommodation as
they think they should be accommodated of the
various departments bureaus commissions and offi-
cials of the State. A four-story office building
covering about a sixth of a block didn't gave the
answer to the problcyn though it houses the land
office the highway department the .agricultural de-
partment and the fire insurance bureau.
There are .258 rooms in the capitol and a de-
mand for .157 or thereabouts and- Bryant is en-
deavoring to spread 'them over so there will be
enough to go around. .
Some day he is going to see two big oflii-e build-
ings at the head of the avenue and then he hon'cs
that for a few months the space-desires will be
filled. The two buildings are already needed; one
of them for to house the appellate courts and the
library ard the. attorney general and the other for
general purposes.
On the side Bryant Is raising gold fish They
are not only ornamental but they make good bait
the bass preferring them to any ther sort of min-
nows. The fish go after them just like humans do
after the gold and get caught just as rapidly as
do humans when gold .is used as a lure.
There are half a dozen ornamental ponds scat-
tered nbout the capitol grounds and each of them
is filled wfth gold fisb but they arc the orna-
ments; the fish bait is kept in another pond which
is not advertised; for half the population of the
capitol is giving to fishing.
The fishing about Austin is punk. If the aver-
age catch is one fish to half a dozen going-fishings
the anglers of the capitol are emrottrnged and
pleased and enthusiastic. They talk of fish they
have cancrht and fish they hope to catch ; but they
show mighty .few. A morning's catch on the ship
channel would set some of them crazy in all probr
ability.
' Maybe the politicians tee something in common
between their favorite sport and their problem of
securing votes. Both occupations require patience
and persistence and a disposition which doesn't get
peevish too easily; philosophy is one of the prime
requisites of the politician and the fisherman and
there is god practice in going fishing for the man
who is within a few months to be called upon to
get his county or district in line and to insure de-
livery of th(5 promises hie makes.
...However tli goldfish bait isn't so popular in
Texas politics ss it was s few 'months since.. There
has been a change snd with the adoption f the
suffrage amendment there will be further change
in the situation and the politician must figure out
some new systems for the safeguarding of his politi-
cal interests.: f
Vou can't catch white perch snd catfish on- the
same bait. ' And while you tine the same sort of
bait for b snd perch the system of landing them
is dilTcrnut. And 'thc carp hug the bottom and
have to have not only a different sort of bait but
different methods of handling in order to bring
them to the: surface.
Without doubt the politician may learn a lot
from going fishing.
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Prohibition has made a lot of difference in the
fishing it is said. Just as many people go fishing;
but they don't stay so long. The- size of the fish
told about is juct as great ; but there is more at-
tention to' detail in the description of the fishing
ground and where they were biting good yester-
day. Those who go fishing now really are intent upon
catching fish and devote their time to that pur-
suit. In other days there was complaint that in
every fishing party there was always some darn
fool wfio insisted upon fishing and now most of
the party get a hook into the water ifistead of mere-
ly taking the water on the side.
The State fisheries arc more popular than they
formerly were and Commissioner Sterett has given
away this year more than a million'small bass ami
perch. He is figuring on making it two million
in another year and he is advertising already that
every farmer can have a fish pond if he really
wishes one. The bass and the perch will prosper
with very little care njnl Ihe value of Ihe State
fish department can be made considerable if the
farmers will merely take the trouble to get fn touch
with the fish commissioner and then take the
further trouble of slocking the ponds and streams
which abound in ncarlvcvcry section of the State.
Colonel Sterett is very hopeful that the people
of Texas will finally realize that they have at the
gulf doors a soiTrce of health which is equal to
that of the oil fielels of the State if the same at-
tention and enterprise lie given to its development.
He has preached this for years but with small suc-
cess so far.' His experience in the newspaper busi-
ness has made him a patient man and he knows
that it requires iteration and reiteration.
He is figuring now that the best way lo wake
tip these coast people is to forbid them planting
fish and oysters c That will make them mud and
they will do It just to spite him. He has tried
coaxing and it has not succeeded. If he can get
the legislature to forbid e planting of an oyster
or the encouragement of the fishing along the coast
he estimates that they will go to it with a will
just to- show that they know their rights snd are
determined to have them.Houston may as well figure on something to re
places petroleum and fishing offers the opportunity.
Just look what Baltimore and Sitka hare done with
their oysters and terrapins and fish.' The petroleum
is bound to play out some day ; some say within the
next few years others within the next few decades;
but there will certainly be an end to it. But with
the fish and oysters there need he no end and just
ss long as people live they must cat and they will
like fish and oysters and shrimp.
The petroleum finds in Texas have invariably
brought about the destruction of - good fishintj
grounds. Not a field can be named which has not
resulted in the slaughter of fish because the salt
Water has been permitted to flow into the streams
so polluting them that ihe fish just naturally died
or moved away if it was possible for them to
do so.
It is therefore fair that some of the capital ac-
cumulated from the petroleum should be used in
replacing those fish with others and with building
up an industry that can be made to yield just as
any billions as oil is yielding now.
" To a Dog
' (John Jay Chapman.)
Past happiness dissolves. It fades sway.
Ghostlike in that dim attio of the mind
To which the dreams of childhood are consigned
Here .withered garlands hang in jdow decay J
And trophies glimmer in the -dying ray .' ':'
Of stars that once with heavenly glory .'shinei.
But you old friend are you still left behind
To tell the nearness of life's yesterday?
Ah boon companion of my vanished boy ' .
For you he lives; in. every sylvan walk
He waits; and you expect him everywhere
How would you stir what cries what bounds of lov
If but his voire were .heard in casual talk '
If but his footstep sounded on the stairl'
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