The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Thirteenth Year, No. 44, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 18, 1897 Page: 4 of 10
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atlcally lujgred tho Htatc by rriitlnc na
ImtirMtiton abroad o far an they wete
itblo that Inresttaenti cre not tale In
jJTcjtaj that communism wa rite here nd
that then u a diipMltlon to oppretu
orwration and aqutvtu fonlgn rapllal
tvlileh mtRht iunto Into the Stato Thl vl
cloiia and hurtful rotim > has had Its ifTecl
In certain qtiari r It has creatoU a quel
Ion of greater moment to T a tluu all
others Northern lupen naturally Jeal
10U of an Inimical tnwardu tho SouOi and
fl fflWest havo talcn their cu front the New
land abused us without stint Ctlzin o
Mhls Blato ho havo iono Ka t to place
bond or stock or lt
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J noro bitter rruiado
aKaln t cdiiltal and
f corporations mil displayed tuoro of tho
jtlallUo BDlrlt than wan ever dteautd ol
jln Texas
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I tbu difference In the treatmnt ot cipttM out
rit this time bctturn lho IrclUttM ct
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llllty lowardi capital was In Tva < ralber
< tbau lit thn Mast lias It iiiil tt Iikc
tdvaiitaRo or tbo ojiporlunlty tit undo totoe
of lla disreputable worl jf Ihtj oiorol
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Tho Post with an honest caro for thoto
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fata rtnioe m > k iy miiIec tfcs oppor
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WILL THKJIK I E TROrOLE
3r It prnatbte that at laft out relations
wit Spajo aa4 Tiba are to asuae aa
ot P cnaral ttiarafier Alter eettllng
dowa to the nrii in that co elath be
tswa Spain aod > Vaited Statu tu
IflieJj to oreor ov i Cubic ouwioa are
rli at Mr to be uth red lato tht
atiJat of MirriEK erenta acJ aa eiclUos
taJ daii eroua > ltuation
To altrmpt reJie of the Cuhaa sufleren
silt uoiiiM yooaMT offeod the hfjfhr
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tiij ot Je vj tte oiher woelt in p uli
rnn In viifur trnst wki It whi the re
frii tt tin of titlo Inotdents nun na
th < tlii Uroltir TnpmanK tn
pri in it Ili tttirty duy lint r on
n t iiow r will not look e > t rrltde so
It fK ho dii rtiUu tlltmla sthh ad thc o
neiatortal pluiwers
If tireece had at In vol nnd welbtramed a
tontinaent 13 ftilowa the Hon Tom IleeJ
tlie Turk would not > u nble to accnpllili
uiivii rg to biiB nlxiit
< > Iiaa fouiiht 8JKtt Spanish troops
for oer tn ytnr und yet no time of
i it > ta there It haa taken the
itek tflMiu two w < eka to bach out o
1t < h ily iil jll of rutopa rucogalitM
thi ti Mrtr of war We ouijlit to know
a fKht letter thun we em to do In Amor
kaThe
The Jon tcknowlodgea the receipt ot
an Invitation to ntttnd tho liBhteenln
Commencement ot thn K m lloj nti
Kutnsl Institute nt lluntsvllle Mny
The OltrtliUMin of th r ee l illow
on < by OoiiKreaumen lotho people In the
lloiil fiwret of the Mlsslaalppl dlley
will at l < M t iltfwrm crltloHin of the cl
scandal thu vi > r it u no often Una
oo ly ollownncn In put to so lgltlmita
and fortutnte use
Uovernot lVnareo of JI ilRnn takes no
nujek In iintlctsureito loajjiUtn tlov
trior llnitre h a evidently never bctt
neniKtil in clow quarter with one of thn
funds
Mr llcKsiley 9 at tti frtrni a u
cote KH1 erltval nhnew of tho Cut n que
t mi ursl If he incisure up to tho full
reiiulreinenta of the sivtMUon he will Im >
tnlltled to the reputation which he will
undoubtedly iwike i
lrlcthl of Hiulti aay that the Cutuiiu
are not nihl of tell fovcrtitnent lrou
ably the ubarw can maiuso to draif
oiik as we Uo under IndupviiOom Kiver
eUlityby iMvinit the joverntnent to ti >
loJate volltltfians
In the event of the
lKnlni ot tho in
her ance tax bill by Rovrrn0r n
Is mm twcntytlva 0f the i Iivm in r
In Ntw ork
will movo
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Aa a KOOd patty nun n msM he well
HOUSTON DAILY POST TUESDAY MORNING MAY IS 1S97
fr the FaxtmcT to kertin linw thise
ft t a l i us rnf n ontrbu
t < ir befar sflcnite the >
In dononjtnir the l > eji rurt of Orefve
rtd t Aut > > to t x > t Tutfcer J doubtt
Urtac o elKw the rowers that there Is
nnthtc Knott otiout h < r
TUKTIVVAS l fflll
Tho Calvert Courier ta rrosre c aad
Tlf to rraiarV
Calrert 1 a ellj of < ihabitaut > and
that he ahoald hare raore than on oora
aien carrier no o c doabtf Then too
Qiresttoa betoro rxrilaeatt Why doat
ho ret aother Ye and ea nl ea
hv doat the
The Mtlord Oourltr 1 eeaductlns > vol
Ins coatret th prile for which Is a busi-
ness ccllfce rcaolanthlp
Texaa Is not fuch a bed place after all
The Wilis rolat Chronlelo uys
Pan Antoalo haa jtrock natural ta aDd
Corslcana has found oil and real deep d > n
In tho lo ol of st earth There Is plenty
of eterythlng In Tei if only her people
III ttke the trouble to look for t
The Cleborne Herald his enttrrd Its
fifth jeer of existence It ts an tlsht
p Ke new j iup la isaaujcJai the
birthday the editor caplatnl
The piper has had rourh salliai and at
time his been aearly swamped ry tdvirse
a es but h bids fair to teep her tails
fl > Ine The suhecrlplcn ol a lhrso num-
ber explrta with this lsau Will J on
kindly conip up and renew > a < not to
ml s an lstruc We are la fcr the var
and at all tlmea you will and us toady
for the fray Kersard usrcb
Tho editor of the Grveavtlle TJiaacr 1
evidently ao w < lthr and his lack of
rl < hj has caablod him to discover that
there is an advantage in being poor Th
toor man roj out and cathers bis own
Kr < vas arid has them Ireeb The rich man
bu a lot of wilted stuff which hla Ira
ported cook mr
The 1arl Advocate offers a suggestion
for tbo e who lne In dry towns
The Mad < 11 tcrase bill has become
a law Ieovlo ho llvo In xal option
vrr > mcta wli now havo to drlak at tho
lu c store or frwn a bootleg
This lb a proper move on the partol the
lrcrsii > A newspaper is publlshnl In
the Interest of the people and when a now
iatv ts es the n > pper mutt tell the
tieople tho full effect of It
The lienison Herald offers this criticism
it art officer of Tort Worth
in i > > ri runlsbment upon a culprit
> irn tlornina In tho rlty court the
I i litf rimatkfl I tine > ou 2 and had
It h > i u ro vou Insulted I would have
i > > rrctly strong lauguugo for
i in > < on tho uiuch
1 > Einla SemiWeekly News 1m
n hi1 it amond issue and perpetratiw
tl fdlr > ina upon an unsuspecting public
Will w all bo mlht when wu are
<
The Tybr Courier discovers the benent
f fruit farmfnit and submits llgurea to
iu nhni EaBt Texas ran do-
A small farmer near Tylrr on about cne
aire In strawberriin ban alretily subl Jpi
woith of lHrrnK ami will take In fiom
this iwtich about SIOO more lie has t
nntll I iu li orcbanl and evrcv R lo Ret
l > l for the fruit that Is alremly In slRht
Thin Klven him jrso and be has tiniple
tlino In libit to uuko other money uther
nr uukitiK cotton aud trjdlns m
lime
ltrcnham Press Some of the xt > ei < are
maklnn a reat ado about Huatell Srue
wvarlnc a > 7i eult ot clothes iuessi Pa
run nffoid IL and has na much rl bi to
nr elntlwa to unit him as Mill > the
Icadi r of the lemopratlc consreanmcn If
Uluseli nin stult to 5tiJ5 tlotlios bli Uelrs
mil Hear dtamonila
Yts but will tboso heirs FtlcK to J175
clothes to their heirs can wetr dUmoids
StlMI lMISTsCllllTs
nelRlum l lho first country to mako
liypnoiieitie un offonco OKaiast the law ot
the land
In three years tho progeny of a pair of
rats tindor faorabln conditions will num
ber 1010
Tho London markets have been flooded
wlli pearls slnro tbo ouLbreak of tho
plnituo nt Humility
The snow In part of Wyoming is even
with tho top ot tho Jack pities cIrIu and
ten feM high
A rrenrlt chemist bea Inventrd n bluo
sonp which rend era unnecessary tho use of
bluinc In liitimlry work
In Asia lho avernKo nitmlHr of Inhabi-
tants > r aiiunrn mlln Is IS In Africa 15
In Ainortca S In Australia 1
Molea ore so ilmtruetive In llloontltiBdale
township Mich that it Bouniv of 5 cents
a liend bait btwn ntferol for them
A bill to compel railroads to carry blry
cIch as baiT iKe ban jKiHaed II Fecund ntd
Inic in tho Canadian house without opposi-
tion
Tall persons llvo longer than short ones
and tluwa born In the sptlni havo sounder
oojistltutlona than thORO born at ntiy other
usison
lrlses to tho vnluo of 55115 francs are
offered thU yenr by tho 1arla Academy of
Pclehco or lho Bolutlon of varloua scientific
prolilrim
Olio Iiunilr < s1 nnd thirty horneti aro liplnR
tralnrsl at tho royal mews at Buckingham
palso to take part lit thu roynhprocosslot
on Jtihllco day
The loni tails of tho Shalt of Persias
hortMM aro iloil rrlinson for six Inches at
tbolr loalontdyKimrded prlvllCRO of
lho ruler and his coih
Acconllni to report from formers in
Wisconsin not ono itcro In ten of winter
wheat will 1h > httrvmled lractleilly nil of
lbo wbwil In that Klate U winter killed
A cork lea without a ItnorJniiit ilnw
noc co > t as much us ono includliiK the
kino and If tin artificial hip roclet la in
Ixi tusilu lho cost la rcireJiionillnKlv in-
creased
Aluminum may bo etched wllh treat
rvuttincMi by iimnintiin provided tho latter
Is sufficiently diluted One drop of am-
monia to ciKht ouncce ot water Is said lo-
be tiftlclotit
A law syndicate has been formed In
London to buyut nil the poultry eomlna
Into thn market In aullelpttlou uf an enor-
mous demand during Jublleo week Tho
birds tiro belm kept In cold atotngc
A number of employes of n Denver court
litre tried to Intlmlilsto a Judte by shoot-
ing tbo panel on which his head usually
rrts When court convened tho other day
tho panel was found to bo full ot htillet
holes
Tho onnrmous ciowllt of lho blryclims
craio In Imllanapolia can be tivn from lho
fact that up to dato 10115 licenses havo
been Issued for this year and that during
tint rnllro year ot lSlHi thiro wcro only
about 1000 more
A German hloloj Ut ca > a that tho two
sldt of lbo faco aro never alike In two
out of vo tho eyco aro out ol line nn eye
Is HtroiiRer than thn other In seven > eriotis
out uf ten und thn right oar U generally
higher thin tho left
FROM THE CAPITAL
Washlneton May If Ono of the artlsla
who wa Intrusted with tbo palatine of tbo
rrost of tho new library of consre In
which lho work of the most celebrated of
American masters I to bo eeca ts Carl
ambers Mr Gutheri iiccame a resident ot
Washington about a year aco eoralng hert >
from Tarls whllher he had gone from hla
former homo Memphis Tenn and for
some years pursued the study of hla att
wlnalng many honors frota etaintnt com
pelltors He 11 was who painted la tho
house reading room ot the new library the
seven coiling panels representing Tho
Dawn of Ilsht a work which has been
much admires bv visitors to the interior
of tbo marntilocat building
Mr Outherz has undertaken another work
of coaeldrrahle pretension upon which he
Is Just now putting the finishing touches
and which even In Its incomplete form
promises to prove ono ot tho moit noted cf
historical palntlags
Tho subject Is TwIllRht Alter Apporaat
to It present a very strlklas picture ot
the grand central figure ot lho Confederate
armle General llobcrt K Leo
It Is evening of tho day Generals Grant
and av affixed their slgnatutw to the
articles of surrender at Appomattox The
lust vrurda of parting had been spoken to
the remnant ot the army of Northern Vir
ginia by tta beloved chletun He had
turned his faco homeward Most of his
staff together with hla bagRaae wagon atxl
servants had precotip1 him With a small
body ot Virginians ho had reeibcl a place
of bivouac and halted tar the night He
had been Invited to take a bed la a small
farm house near by but Instate upon re-
maining with his companions It Is a pic-
ture founded upon actual occurrence do-
s ritwd to tho artist with fidelity of detail
by a Confederate officer who witnessed It
Study of the palatini recal < fascinating
and lmpri slo features The sun has bare-
ly gone down after nn April stotm which
has felled many tree in tho wocils The
misty dome of tbo lieuvcni as well Ra tho
horizon Is aglow with roseate reflection
of tho departing day great tender itirhl
comos from above and there Is no shadow
on tbo sccno Among the prostrate mon
orch < of the forest Is a hune oak on the
trunk of which It heated tletirral l Ho
Is in a slightly recumbent isition leaning
against a twisted gnarled brunch ot the
fallen trro The left arm rets upon this
branch the hand tightly claiplug a gautit
lt tho left hand lice across the lap He
la attltvd In a lundsome new uniform nt
the Konrral of the Confederate armies the
same he had worn In tbo morning when
ho met and parted with General Grant
The head of tho groat Vlrcuiian Is bared
and erect the nearlr while curling locks
falling about tho temple In tho deepset
e > ea is a fatnway look of stent sitncss
that roiivojs a something of majestic
pathos Th ruddy Uvlltglit aiiIs a halo on
the sivtio An orderly In the bu k round ban
Just Ktrlpiiel of his saddle and rapping
he famous old white horse Traveler It
ia camp tradition that IlK general uoially
carried in his < orket for Traveler an ap-
ple which ho gave lilm at riicg pltcos
and aa though expeoUnt of the i iisiontary
kindly attention tlio home tins lotno to
the side of his maatcr and Uintet bis fino
boad with dark Imiulrlng eye close to
tlM genomlK right Itattd A few mldlcra
in the near perspitlt aro gnihrred about
a camp fiiv prepirliiK the evening inoll
while others sliiinlliii in front nt a tent are
engaged In earnest conversation
Ib painting has been view id by only a
fow of tho artists fiieuilr but ill pro
noiinop it a masterful proiluetloii The
whole seeno thn twilight glow bringing
Into hold relief tho handsome fact nobly
poind bevid and eoiuiuanditig fuuio of
General Leo shovvlng with wonderful faith
ftilnivis lho lotia RrJco and dignity char
iicurlstle of the man the gran alf ctlon
ato old war homo th prosirute giant oak
with torn roots red with broken mnl > > t
irth as thotiRh wet with thn blood of thu
hoi I the glory of the dvlug day ou the
vernal l > aullm of the woi > K all contribute
to tnnko a a profoundly plctslng and Im-
pressive picture
Iluvitig himself been n Cnufeditato o
dier Mr Gulherr has ptiraued his present
work with onthusiasm and rare apprecia-
tion of tbo magiiPud of his taik The
subject was suggiswl by Senator Mor
giin who was familiar with the Incident
of lho departure of Generall Ia0 from Ap
Appomattox
Tho painting a coon as completed and
framed will > shipped to Nashville where
it will l > o exhibited i ari gillery of
tho Tennessee Centennial exposition
Tho fourth volmnn of mowage nnd pa-
pers ot tbo presidents is l > clng Issued from
tho government printing office This book
rover eight yearn ot history that is the
HarrlHMiTyler term of four years and
thn four years term of lame K Polk
Tho preface to this volume clearly defines
its scopoond contents und I glvo it lu full
In historic valito tbl volumo la espial to
If it dot not surpass any ono of the
setleu which has preceded It II comprises
the eight year of our history from March
4 1S1I to March 1 IS 19 and Includes tin
four yoirs term of IltirrifoiiTylcr and
also the term of lnmtn K Iolk During
tho first half of this period tbo death of
Piesldetit 15iritsou occurred when for the
first Unto under the constitution tho vlro
president miertodtxl to the ofllco of presi-
dent A n nut tor of public Interest sev
eral papers rtdatliig to the death of Presi
dent Harrison are Inserted A iiumbir ot
highly lutenwtlug vetoes of President Ty-
ler appear among which aro two vetoing
bills rharieMiug n IniuM Stales bnnk and
two vol due tm Iff iiiexisiiixw During 1rpal
dent Tylers administration tho protective
act of ISI2 wn paaeil tho eubtrcisury
law was repealed tbo treaty with Griut
lliltnlti of August IKIJ was negollati l
eeilllnR tho Northeastern boundary con-
troversy and providing for lbo final sup-
pression of the Afrkan slavo Irado nnd for
tho surrender of fugitive criminal nnd
acts establishing a uniform system of
bankruptcy nod providing for tbo distribu-
tion of the sales of the public lands were
pawed Tbo treaty of annexation between
ui liiliil State and lho Republic of
Texan was negotiated but was rejected by
lho senate
Dining lho administration ofPresident
Polk Texas was finally annexed to the
rolled Slim Texas Iowa and Wisconsin
wore admitted into the Union the Oregon
boundary was settled lho Independent
treeiRiiry system was recnactcd lho Naval
Aiidfiiiy was ottubllshixl acta were > assed
evstnbllshlug tho Smithsonian Institution
and creating tho department of lho Interior
tho war with Mexico was successfully
fought ami the territory known a N > w
Mexico and Upper California wa acquir-
ed The oiqtiisitlon of territory by Mr
Polk administration added to Hie Inlteel
Stalm California and New Mexico nnd
porilotin of Colorado Italt and Nevada a
Territory containing In nil 1103001 square
tulles or over 7GiUlK > 00o acre and con-
stituting n country more than half as large
s nil Hint hedd by tho Republic before he
bevniro president Tbl addition to our
domain was lho next largest In area ever
liwiilo It was exceeded only by the pur
chuso by President Jefferson of lho iouls
laiii territory In which was laid so deep
tho foundation of lbo country growth nnd
grandeur If our country had not already
mtalticd Uvit ntnk by acquUdilon of he
lwilslatia territory the lurthir addltlens
ntado by Mr Polks administration idvaue
esl ll at once m a continent power of as-
sured strcngih and boundless promise
lroni a eaiefttl esatniintlon of this vol-
ume t say wilhottt hesitation It will provo
as Interesting to the general public as
well a to the student of history a > any
vt av
MARQUIS ITO WHO Ulll SOON VISIT THR US1TUD STAT15S
Washington May 10 Marquis lto lho dlstlngnlshell Japanese statesman who
will visit Washington this month on his way to England rose to tbo zenith of bis
power In Japanese politics duritiR the bl war with fhlnt Ho had a most difficult
bath to tnad however for his polltlotl inenties were many nnd povverlttl Theso
had formesl themselves Into a rlnpic under the leadership of Satstima and this
cllniie did all It coul to embarrass lto whose dutlis as prime minister were suf-
ficiently tbdlrate without the additlonil burden of having to light tho work of
nite enemies The Satattma elliUo in order to further harass lto used Its in
fluence with tho emperor to make him a marnuis and confer upon him tbo Order of
Merit and Order of the Chrysanthemum decorations that wcro never before ilven
to anv but members of the imperial tamilv Of course lto whilo accepting the
title of marquis was forced to decline tho other honors In fact he did not once
steak during the audience In whlrh tlt emnetor decorated him but a few daja
afterward sent his majoty a letter declining the favors Meanwhile tho ptess
so abused him that ho was unable to ttutid un under lho lire ami resigned his
portfolio When the details ot the plot were discovered tho emperor tent for the
marquis and the result was his acceptaire of tho Imperial orders
one of tho preceding volumes which is
saying a great deil No recent publication
of any character has proven to popular
or is half so much In demand as this com-
pilation Tho firth volume Is In the print
ten hands nnd will bring tho history
down to March 1 mil the beginning of
tho lato war between the Stntes The com-
piler HopivsciiUtlve Jantett tl Klchardton
of ronnosseo is roeelvlng tho warmest
congratulations for the highly sitisfnctorv
manner in which this groit work is being
iicooiupllshol lie Is devoting much time
and labor ti it mid t rearing a monument
to hi namo mill memory which will bo
more lasting than mat bio or briss The
sundry civil bill which has Just passed
cniiitrvss provides rr thn prlnllng ot a
now edition of 16000 copies of the com
pilation which In some degree shows the
appreciation of tbo woik by that body
A IOITUK CONTINtiENT
Tho Tress llullelln
Doubtless tho present legislature con-
tains more newspaper men among Its
numbers and officers than any previous
legislative body over assembled in Texas
This fact lias frequently bcem remarked
upon by tho press and public and your
correspondent feels as If he wa thrashing
over old straw when ho attempts to write
about It here Nevertheless I am proud of
tho llulletin and can not sen my way clear
to refuse anything and when rcquotleii A
few days since by tho accomplished editor
of our Statu nidation organ for some
dots from tbo lives of the numerous news
paper men at tho capital I find myself
insiinetlvely trying to formulate somo
nrilliaiu epics on thu members of the frn
ntlty now In tho service of tho Stain in
Ibis city Doing prewwd for time 1 trust
the Indulgent reader will pardon the laid
and prosy stylo which must ot necessity
Pernnle this article
H Is not sin prising that so many news
paper men should be serving their couu
iiy when It ts renientnered that the ntiws
paper man above nil otheis is the one to
lead the assault on thu enemys lino when
a political campaign Is In piogress
lth this brief witmduotlon I will pro
cecd to unfold a few leave from the llvc3
of tho member of the craft now tempo
rarily sojourning under the dome of tho
big Texas Slate house
Among those tho
State honors none
stands higher with his associates than O
II Colfmitt from tho Ninth district Tho
llfo of Mr Colquitt
furnishes
a good ex-
ample of what Industry
und thrift
may ac-
complish in the field of Journalism lrom
an Intimate lifetime uivmaltuauco with him
tbo writer can attest to he being preemi-
nently a selfmade man Coming from the
ranks of the great common people poor In
purse hut endowed with Indefatigable en
ergy he has made his way up tho laddeir
until ho now poisossew tho entire confi
dence of the people of Texas Mr Colquitt
has bevn in the newspaper business ever
since ho was old enough to engage in any
business being at p revs en t tbo proprietor of
the Terrell TimesStar
Senator Thomas 11 Ilotvn of tho Eighth
district Is what you might tenn a re
formed newspaper man He wa for yearn
the presiding genius of the Panola Watch
man ono of tho oldest weekly psoets In
Texas In tho halcyon dto when tho
limed Hill Gosling was rresblcut of IV
association Pcnaior linren wus un nctl vs
membi r lie retired from Journalism a few
lours ago but Is credited with an umultloa
tu reenter the harms
Senator K D Linn of Victoria was for
merly editor of the Victoria Advocate and
Cuero llulletin In years isl he was a
prominent member of the Stale ussoeli
I on ng chosen nl imp tlino to deliver
tho annual oration Ho still has a weak
neis for newspaper work utid takes an In
IcftUtV cver > lhinB bat tonceros the Ira
Among lho many efficient officers of lho
Stale senate none nre more beloved ban
Will Lambert tho secretary An cxCot
federate eoldlcr slnccredy devotrd to the
tacrej memories which cluster around the
old Southland his brad no show uor
Ibrems among the gold Lmibert J
iiei VlPT un nnd Is thoroughly
wedded uhi >
to his profession
A vn 1n1 xbv d nocrailc war horso
aad Is one of the most psP110P officii
contiretrtl with the house of lord He
tctemn newspaper a b
Slate aMwlatlon and also a member of
o
Northwest
Texaa association
The carolling office
of the senate I
pre
sided over by John I SteMunson ito
Sii ii hf clm r ana mBe1
found J K o Hlanl will he
t > New a vvtcran In Texas journalism
nnd Nat W Kloytl another of The Posts
clever repjrler Sid J Thomas of that
reliable Journal tho Comanche Chief is
clerk o tho education tommltteo of the
senate
Stepping over to tho house of representa-
tives about tho first man who attracts
jour attention Is Leo J llountree tho
Ilcau Hrumine ot tho Twentyfifth legls
laluie Ho is tho editor of the Kyle Star
Vlndleator and Is a member ot the State
assoiiatlin 1 n was elected to hi pres-
ent position without opposition which was
a merited tribute to a good man
A C Stuart of the Kaufman County
Nevvo Is aKststant chief clerk In the house
of commons At the assistant Journal
clerks desk you will find that physical
giant James Robertson ot tho Jovvett Mes-
senger
Among the members of the lower house
none are helte > r known In Texas than Hvron
Drew of the Kaufman Sun Mr Drew I
now serving his second term and I promi-
nently spoken or for lieutenant governor
Another influential man In thu lower
hoiuio I It W Martin lie is presiding
genius nt tho Gntesvllle McsseiiKer and no
man understands tbo sign of lho political
zodiac better than he
T C Mcrarland Is lho editor of the
Victoria Times unit Is always on the look
nut for the legislation thit affects iievvs
pil > ordom
Sam T Jones of Hondo Is another Jour-
nalist who has tecently broke Into the leg
islature Ho his been to congress as
the private secretary to his congriHsmnn
and Is onto all kinds of legislative work
A W Ewlng of the Palestlno Advocate
Is one of the hardworking members of
the lower house as is also II C Shropshire
of the Wcothorford Courier
All members ot the Slate association
know good old Dr Manson of tho Rockwell
Success Tills Is his first offense at office
holding but ho makes a good conscientious
member Captain W A lVlds of llllls
boro in a confirmed legislator having
strvel several terms He i a veteran ed
itor and an cbl tlmn member of tho Travel-
ers Protective association
Grayson county furnishes two men la the
legislature Messrs J c Keubell nnd S P
J yuns Tho former has retired frwn tho
tripod but old association members will
remember him Mr Evans Is the editor
of the Van Alstyne News otie of the lead
ing papers of his section He Is a member
of the Travelers Proteolvo association
Now dear llulletin these aro not the
only pebbles on the beach there ate
others among them your unworthy
scribe Any way should tho legislature
adjourn In time and
it doubtless will wn
will be at tireeinvllle to renew old ac
quaintance that neer shall bo forsot I
am fraternally yours T N Napier
All tip boy know T II thenwhom
there Is not n more modest or pleasant
little member in the arnociation and all
reader will give him a vote of thanks for
the spicy communication from tho Capital
roivr AimtT lMititiit
Lotta says that tho thought of going
her mlT UK ° IR1Cr fcCrlousl > cm < ri
A Worcester Mass railroad man is scrl
ouslv considering an offer ho has Just re
ceived to go to china and lake rharso or
n railroad trnln there
Verdi has picked out the place at Sant
1Pr
> ie proposes to bo burled
Th V 1 lma Red to have
tbo tomb
btitlt at once
In Ilelglunt a railway carriage has boon
filltl up as a hospital It contain twenty
four bed with wire
springs and a com
Pleto outfit of medical and surgical nppll
A movement Is on foot to erect a mou
ebiV0 fn ri l > the famous
i
Ilelgian vloluilst i
The monument will be
musician 1 Vcrvlm 0 Placo ot the
Tho Empress of Japan dlslingulshcd
for her musical taste and abl t
particular rlsys the koloa Japaneie n
ho >
Krc t
lr0 cllcf ho ls
t a commander
m h
n tho royal
navy was married recently
I stylea procession of 100 firemen i
nil uniform and a llco band
Ing him and hi brldo to the church accompany
Chaplain Couldcn in
hi opening
In be house of representative ast prayer
day gave thank for the good
of cur Iowa brother g
referring to th
ro
dw
Sritt
Ilarniics IlurdcltCoiilts
who tin her
nii mikcu of in
lnn and umi i i
>
Era Srguy and Quenlssrt of Paris who
rajr dvbTa 1 8Ull >
>
a 1l > alt
persons with w lt
ncan lo keep away fo rmThWh
L qotham
New York M y i5Tw
> led that the laiort1nin7 h Ict
orange decorations at the im v U
mark the dawn of the nm lr j1
dicaled Tho rivaWr >
m Ibis city whYthVa V111
tho lnet n
thlrlrca year f J
cementing an oatai
alliance
tt <
Three of tho x icpc
fined on North liroth
r h 4
escaped Tho
latest one l
Wost Indian negro H IT t
hi bed borrowed bo f tear U
to parts unknown Th fw el US
Itndent of the board MerVttl Z
o nervous folk that It < liUja
to havo a leper at la i m a S ta w2
consumption ta It advanloJiu 3
Sylvia Thome bcm7
an fir t
boamong tho last per t 1
take things at their face value 1S U
that tbey aro always hal U4
she Isnt Sho went to tnZ a
tho Ruoat of the lleefjtJJu ik0ttl1
c ub
night Tho members act a i ik w
Sho didnt know it Whra I
sought to engage In frll Boa
she mado vorv audible blt
manners of tho servants emptovS U P
naAurally showed some wniSSjtbta 11
situation was explained to her ta
fov
frosty
smoke
w
was elCLt
iUK was t
this mcrnfiig
le stid
II It Ilillyer
Ut
Hapld though thc s7r cad ot thou
iver has been here Pennsylvania
vMonottheLag0rtri
men threatens to oust the Xc yCrx su
d vision from tho position It ha
0 y
at tho head of tho list The IntreiL h
teJ5
irked 12k
present dm >
membership to much more nurW
1 ho KcyMone riders Just at
ho Empire State rcicvva lffi
in the former havtu ihJ f
g Meertrt
tie latter last week by TearW m
I cmisylvanla
division
ow numbcrlM U
ofliKmbvt M H rcl to NewYwtt
Any one desirous ot purchasing flw
of Southdown sheep can obtain the
from Superintendent Smith of tho Ctatnl
Park menagerie by bidding high caouji
They will bo placed on sale next taoalb
flock of shorthorn DorseU being sutililt
ted as preferable for exhibition
punn e
The superintendent sav there are no bet
tor woolgrowing sheep in tho worH litj
those ho has hut he Is not la that kti
nctK aud the new tariff schedule has noH
Ing to do with the change
One of tho many matters to which th
nitration ot Assistant Secretary Itoowtrif
will be called when he reaches the Brool
lyn Navy Yard for his proposed Inspectioi
is that 150 men brought from PeniuvImV
were favored nt the expense ol ciKrleace
employes and war veterans whoa the force
was cut down after ihe completion or work
on lho Massachusi its The disharpedan
urge that some of the new employes in
not even American citizens There ere
any number of ttorlcs alleging crooked-
ness and favorltlnt in the navy yard but
there is no doubt any foundation they tsaj
havo will be discovered by Mr Ilooieitll
Window gardening is growing Into t pop
ulirity hero that is worthy or every cs <
cour igetncnt far it adih sreatly ta Hi
pleasutcs of the passing wayfarer si well
n to tho enjoyment of the proprietor o tt
plants There Is everything lo cneourest
the window box habit for flowers nuy K
obtained at ildlrulously low prices la let
oral of tho public markets as well u
from the pushcart peddlers The pric
tieo hero except in comparatively U
cast has not reached tho artificial boa
don stage where florisis aro engaged by
contract for the ioisin lo keep the bloon
In trim and replace them as often it w
bo needed
Tho law has Just shown that it bust
any chivalrous compunction about pol-
ishing women who feel aggrieved and i
a remedy outside lho courts Durlos tit
heat or tho political campaign last fill I
wellknown brokers wife chipped into a
discussion at the table ot a suagger up-
town tHiirding hous Tho man getttn
the worst of the argument told her he
didnt want to talk to her She dldal
liko that and later in tho evening ccr
hub called the other man to hit r o
nnd held him while the woman horse-
whipped him till she Rot tired Ho
cured photograph demonstrating th
fectlvcncHi of hr blows and sho vu
J O thn other day Her hub acccied cl
abetting her was released ca bli o
recognIince
Of course It is not the perversity of wo-
men it must all bo duo la same octal
fashion to mans Iaelt of chivalry Dot
here aro the facts let who can find the
planattou Last summer for tie m
time opin cars were put oa the
cable Hue They were labeled as smoKil
labels The wiwi
cms with distinct
would rldo on ems of no other kkid af
practically crowded man ofT
stray specimen of his sex did biFI
get on with a lighted
scowled
cigar he J
b
at ns an fnirferablo
glances extinguished the firen
This en were rdeE a >
year men
the four back teats ad
anen notices PfJ ll
here and there only would v
than an
permitted No sooner said
men preferred th > four twt t JJJ
ruvJ
l
>
oihrrs in the cars They
for them
Mine llmllriilliiriil j
Helton Texas May 35 The f
WW
Horticultural
g of tho Stato
will meet In convention at Helton Jal > j
tW T
through whose iusirumenta llty net
tent as tl
ly
oceti by
Thf t A
mhuslar deTot
The
uc
the oldest and mo
of horticulitito and
t enthu l tw
lloricullure la
rr
State ami aro mostly men mil
< i
their own expcnus giro our
money and experience to educat w
people along these coilectlo 1 V In
largo and heautitu tt
llcwni and vegetables S muIMH
great object lesson < ° f rociW
Stale I t
ties of this great M
fers promlum upon f kFor three
and Interest to these meet i Kj
days and nights they bold n Mttu
various
llsoussins
lug papers
pettalulng to those itus te to
D pr
lg questions In 0 knoslrfJ
sarco
struct any ono In
Ihfso lines orju
along of the
Tho purposes and lritxtlt
an
ization I to oncourage su
great fruit growing
our people
Wherever
these rn
cetlnss
hire t1
held i undrels of f tfU
be awakeneu n
has ti a loi
much valuable Information
these who end m
1 Ie fiTi l >
r
Onlneavllle Texas flricatr >
this W <
estate transfer Je0f
fcrs of different Pftlw
Hume of all Inlrw J tUf
ofirenh
Tom Hca ue
1277 which will thfVcaiW V
ihlictWaMsuitW0
Wrt
estate at ono time
worth Jl5000v0
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