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HOUSTON SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 2 1901
TEN PAGES TODAY
THE SOCIAL EQUALITY LINE IN THE NAVY
Hoar Admiral William T Sampson must be either
a snob of tho snobs or else hn is singularly lacking
In both good Judgment and good senso HIh latest of-
ficial conduct of note In which lie takes thn position
that only those who have had superior social advan-
tages should bo mado commissioned officero of tho
navy Is calculated to put him still further from tho ro
gard of tho public or tho covotod confirmation as 1 vlco
admiral
It la proposed to rIvo tho secretary of tho navy au-
thority to appoint a few warrant or noncommissioned
officers in tho navy who correspond say to sergeants
in tho army to a commission grade such as ensigns
nnd up to lieutenants A bravo and capable gunner or
warrant officer named Morgan who was on Sampsons
flagship nt Santiago In view of this posslblo action by
the secretary of the navy addressed tho following let
ter to the rear admiral
Dear Sir The new bill whereby six gunners are to be
commissioned ensigns tempts me to write you trusting you
will pardon the liberty I take in so doing
rv21 ° lc l Kihip New York during your com
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mand of the fleet you wiU know wlicther my abilities what
en r they may be are of such merit is to warrant me in fill
ing the position of ensign I would say here that I never use
tobacco or liquor in any form
Jm 1 y ° r eMm ° n a worthy of this position I
lie g t0 you lf you wi commend > c to
the artn ie t
Without replying to Mr Morgan Sampson referred
tho letter to the navy department with tho following
Indorsements
which distinguishes V001 Passional ability He also has
hl11 from most other warrant officers a
gentlemanly hearing If he were to be commissioned as an
ensign lie would probably compare favorably hoth profes
sionally and m personal conduct and bciring with other offi
cers of that grade as far as his technical education would
1 It is cirnestly to be hoped however that the secretary
of the navy will not find it necessary to take advantage of the
authority which I understand is to be granted him to appoint
n certain number of warrant officers to the grade of ensigns
While it is true that these men are relccled from a large
class of men of very unusual ability which distinguishes
them as perhaps the professional equals of their officers as
far as their technical education stands it Is also true that
they arc recruited from a class of men who have not had the
social advantages that arc a requisite for a commissioned offi
cer
It is submitted that in time of peace the navys function
consists to a certain extent of representing the country
abroad and it is important that the navys representatives
should he men of at least refinement AVIiile there arc per
haps a certain few among the warrant officers who could ful
fill this requirement I am of the opinion that the vast ma-
jority of them could not
Once they are commissioned they will have the same so-
cial standing as other officers and no distinction properly
could be made In extending general invitations
Tho chlof function of tho naval officer In tlmo of
peaco is to shlno In ball rooms nnd becomo n potted
darling of society To recruit mon from tho
masses and put them Into socioty beforo they havo
gone through tho hazing and othor refining Influences
of tho Naval ncadomy Sampson thinks would bo n
dangerously vulgar proceeding They might have
nil tho technical knowledge necessary nil the bvavnry
tho manhood tho devotion to their profession nnd to
tholr country required they mny oven hnvo stood gal-
lantly In tho storm of battlo and porformed deeds
worthy of their countrys
recognition but they como
from tho common peoplo nnd havo novcr boon
anointed In tho tomplo of naval respectability at An
ftapolls For that misfortune tho snobs would fool con
tarolnatod should theso sons of tho people by nny pro-
cess of promotion happen to touch tho coattnlls of tho
Annapolis graduatol
It tils nilo had boon followod In tho army where
Would Chaffee bo today who Is representing us abroad
or Miles who Is at tho head of the nrmy
Tho naval offlcors can not hopo to maintain an ox
dustvo privileged class In tho navy based on tho acci
dent of an appointment to tho Naval academy it Is
Oiu 00300110 snobbishness In that arm of tho sorvlco
nettTEbp Inability to win
promotion on merit that have
kept so many hundreds of selfrespecting young Ameri-
cans from enlisting In tho navy and that has caused so
many hundreds of desertions almost annually
Congress should rebuko Snmpson and his selfcon
Btltuted aristocratic class In
more ways than one It
Bhould turn down hla own promotion and It should
make It obligatory upon the department to appoint n
cottain number of worthy warrant officers evory year
to higher grades Tho poor boy should havo a chanco
In all ther branches pf the publics service It doesnt
tako a1 military or naval
academy to maktj elthor a hero
orja gentleman
It looks as If we can not get the sweet without the bitter
In this country Says the Philadelphia JReeord During the
past fiscal year the Imports of sugar IntojtheUnlted States
amounted to 4M4j tons O this ilnw ton wat du
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HOUSTOX DAILY POST SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 2 1901
liable at an average rate of 73 per cent on the value The
total value of the dutiable sugars was 77029745 and the
custom house revenues from it amounted to 57 7r J But
the American people paid n tax equivalent to the duty on all
the sugar dutiable and free foreign and domestic that they
consumed What did not go into the treasury was poured
into the coffers of the sugar trust f
ABOUT MR BAILEY AND INVESTIGATIONS
Hon Joseph V IJalley has made good his charges
of gross Irregularltlos In tho conduct of tho employes
of tho National house relating both to their Borvlco
nnd their pny and the committee created on Mr Bnt
loys motion to lnvcstlgato these matters has reported
that tho abuses are such that a statuto covering tho
case will have to be cnucted
Tho houso has been jobbed systematically and
shamefully by a number of men on Ub pay rolls Many
of these havo donfe no work whatever but have put
cheaper men In their places with whom tho salary
has been divided Others havo divided their pay with
thoso who had assisted them In obtaining position and
yet othor gross Irregularities lf not downright stealing
hnve bcon In vogue
Theso wore matters tbnt tho houso alono could In-
vestigate It was tho samo as If a directory of a com
pany should Undertake to look Into the conduct of tho
employes of tho company or the manner In which tho
companys affairs wero being managed ft was per-
fectly proper and perfectly natural indeed that Mr
Unlley as one of theso directors should bo mndo a mem-
ber of tho committee to overhaul the business methods
of tho concern
It is somewhat amusing thoreforo to find a paper
like tho Waco TimesHerald reinforced by Its Austin
correspondence professing to see nn analogy between
this investigation in the houso at Washington and tho
late Bailey or WatorsPiorce Oil company Investiga-
tion by tho legislature at Austin This Waco paper ex-
hibits Ub spleen or Itsignoranco as follows
The house at Washington adopted the resolution intro
duced by Mr Bailey to investigate the appointment and pay
ment of house employes Speaker Henderson made Mr Bai
ley a member of the committee on investigation This is con
trary to the Texas precedent Became Representative Mc
Fall introduced the resolution to investigate Mr Ilaileyi con-
nection with the WatersPierce transaction Speaker Prince
of the Texas house denied him a place on the investigating
committee It is inferred that Mr Ilailcy sanctioned Speaker
Princes action and therefore as a home rule man he will be
compelled to decline to serve on the committee as designated
by Speaker Henderson Having introduced the resolution he
becomes the prosecutor
As a matter of fact and as nny mnn of oven ordi-
nary intelligence can sue at a glance there is no analo-
gy or similarity whatever between thoso two Incidents
Both Speaker Henderson and Speaker Irlnco knew
what was right nnd proper In tho respective cases and
acted accordingly Only captious critics who wore hun-
gry for some Cheap John sensation would havo seen
any chance for a parallel in thp organization of tho two
committees The criticism indeed would not be worth
notice were it not for the poor attempt to do so fair nnd
excellent a presiding officer as Speaker Irlnco n potty
injustice
The WatorsPlorcrBullpy matter was something en-
tirely outside tho house nt Austin Mr MeFall hap-
pened to be a member of that house It la true but long
before tho house met ho became a prosecutor of Mr
Iiulley if indeed not a wouldbo persecutor He be-
gan by an open letter to Governor Sayers months ago
Then ho had himself Interviewed making charges
against Mr Bailey and gavo this intervlow lo tho As-
sociated Press scattering its bald accusations across
tho continent Not content with thlB he attempted tho
direct rolo of prosecutor In court by Booking to become
an amicus curiae This alouo would havo stamped him
as actively and personally
intorested Not satisfied or
discouraged by the action at Waco Mr McFnll per-
sisted In this porhecutlon nnd when tho legislature met
offered resolutions ngnin reflecting upon Mr Balloy
Under theso circumstances Mr Irlnco rightly regarded
Mr McFnll not only aB the Interested accuser or actlvo
prosecutor but one not without Intonse fooling or
projudlco In tho matter and therefore loft him oft tho
committee In order that ho might properly assume be
foro the committee tho nctlvo and Independent nttltudo
of a prosecutor
In tho National houso It wns the directory Invest
gating Us own business nt Austin It was a jury trying
nn outsider Very proporly tho virulent prosecutor had
no placo on tho Jury
Such silly and meanly Inspired attempts to mako a
point ngulnst Speaker Prince or Mr llnlloy carry
their own condemnation with them in tho contempt
which they must oxclto among tho peoplo generally
who nro not fools nnd bellovo In only honest criticism
nnd fair play
Wiiun we see the National house of representatives rail
roading senate amendments to the army bill that make Mr
McKinlcy the czar of the Philippines and violate the nations
pledges to Cuba we may well stop long enough to ask if self
government has not virtually perished in the Great Republic
of the New World The
people do
no > ct seem tc pre
date cither the magnitude or the
monstrosity of this legisla
It is no longer bleeding but henpecked Kansas
ConnRicHHAsr Humirk big republican as he is wanted
to know why the navy Sooo
men short of Its complement
and why 000 desertions from the army have
occurred re
cently The
shoulderstrap had more to do In creating these
conditions than any thin el eAmcricais like to be treated
< cu
as men and free born citizens
it nlt topLT nnd ors bi > > fo many good things In
Tid Filipinos arc again becoming active The rainy sea
son will be on again soon and all the hard work of last year
and the year before will have to bo done over again And
this condition of affairs is likely to remain for the next ten
years
0 ITS hCRl 1 Vc he ariff Rn t each other
it is I
not difficult to see the tiimh of the protective system
Havko presumably brought China to the rack the powers
are now turning their attention to Russia and its Manchuria
concessions Its pretty fe to My lat Wuh
tion will need to be supported by a full hand
As AN evidence of how trade does n7t follow the flag our
exports to all Asia last year were only ouceighth of our ex
ports to Europe
TlB eXJ U e ° Cr1 for our POtoffl thieves in Cuba is
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that they didnt steal half as much as the Spaniard were
tunitiM ° WC aowance must lc mnJe for oppor
In Tiir last days o congress the activity only show what
either house could do in even a short session were it disposed
to put in an honest dayls work every day
W EK I7 S tM avc lcif l their nmlkidnaping
1 aws t willstll he necessary to catch Pat Crowe to produce
the proper moral effect ypon the lawbreakers
Advoe ened Kn0Wna a t Flush
Paris Advotc
The plea of Colonel Wntterwn
that he is lKnmm of h
texture and confluent clients l
of tlc l hall ii
eem to discredit hU boat that there i Scouh Wood mfi
EXCHANGE JNTERVIEWS
The Brenham Press says that girls should be sweet like
candy and candy pure like a girl And to think that the
Press editor who penned that item is baldheaded and 45
with thirteen kids Temple Haymaker
Whats the matter with you Do you think a man ever
grows so old on this terrestrial hemisphere that he can fail
to admire female purity and beauty There may be some-
where In the universe such people but the average editor is
not in that class at all
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Just to realize howfast the world is moving it is In or-
der to note that Afgust Brassart the silversmith who made
the plate on which Diguerre made the first successful photo-
graph is living in St Louis at the age of 81 Bryan Eagle
Things which were considered wonders of inventive in-
genuity and skill ten years ago arc now obsolete or have
dropped into the ordinary class A man to keep actively
in the public eye must progress with the times The life of
Thomas A Edison is proof of this As fast as he turns qut
one great invention he goes right to work on another
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A tannery would work well with the packery A hard-
wood plant would be worth a great deal to Paris Plenty of
material A cooperage too would be a good thing There
are numbers of industrial enterprises that Paris ought to have
that ought to be safe investments Paris News
A good idea There are hundreds of factories which
ought to prove a success In Texas The industrial crusade
for cotton mills is all right but cotton mills should not In-
terfere with other enterprises Some Texas towns are better
located for certain other factories than for cotton All should
he given a chance
+ TT +
Mr Nation has decided that the county jail is not an ap
propriate place for one of Gods chosen to dwell in Yoa
kum Herald
Maybe not but this strenuous lady can not prove that
such is the case either by the Bible or the history of Chris-
tianity The apostles were imprisoned many times the Sav-
ior was ridiculed persecuted and finally put to death in a
most ignominious manner John Bunyan was imprisoned and
even the Holy Mother is known throughout the world as
Our Lady of Sorrow
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Yoakum needs a general cleaning up which can not be
accomplished unless every property owner and itizcu does
his part Will you do your part Yoakum Times
If not why Surely every resident be he white or Mack
rich or poor is interested in his town being sanitary and his
neighbors being sane and healthful If the same solitary
regulations were enforced in South Texas that are enforced
in many other States no country on the face of the globe
would surpass this portion of Texas as a health resorr lhis
is a serious question concerning the very lives of the people
and the person who treats it lightly injures himself his own
family and his neighbors
+ + + +
It is now a settled fact that the farmers around Terrelt
will liwc free rural delivery in a few weeks The routes are
five in number radiating from Terrell and take in a popula
tion of 6000 people who will be served with a daily delivery
of mails at their homes Terrell TimesStar
This rural free delivery of mail is intended to help the
farmer and Is one of the remarkably few advantages that
has been given to that great class of individuals who pay the
bulk of taxes produce the hulk of the foodstuffs and the
clothing materials for the human race and are ever ready to
offer up their very lives for their country when grim visaged
war shakes his gory locks The Post is always glad and
has always been glad to record matters pertaining to the bet-
terment of the farmer
+ 4 + +
Lockhart is to have a cotton compress The contract was
closed last Saturday and work will begin on same at once
The ticket thing we expect to hear is that she will have a cot
ton factory Lockhart is filled up with enterprising men
nn they don t propose to let anything go by that will help to
build up their town Martmdale Rustler
The town that is filled with an enterprising wide awake
citizenship is the one that gets there eventually To stand
still is to retrograde and the alert business and professional
man recognizes that fact When a good start has been made
in the industrial race every one feels more confident and
vigorous and the race for supremacy is halt won Several
other good things will probably follow Lockharts new com
pres company and the hum of industry wilt make music for
the frugal happy and prosperous citizens of that town
NATIONAL OAPITAL NOTES
Representative Cy Sulloway of New Hampshire is the
tallest man in congress He Is 6 feet 8 inches and a yard
and a half across the shoulders Representative Berry of
Kentucky is the second tallest man lit Congress He is about
5 feet s inches but he constantly labored under the delusion
that he was taller than Sulloway and there were almost dally
measuring matches between the two men Yesterday Berry
was convinced that he is shorter than Sulloway but bet Sul
loway a hat that his son Berry Jr Is taller than the New
Hampshire giant Sulloway took the het and young Berry
has been sent for to make good his fathers claim
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A newspaper sent instructions to Its correspondent here
the other day to ask leading members of congress this ques-
tion What would you do if you had 75000000
Senator Masons reply was Build insane asylums for
editors that originate such questions
Senator Kcarns said Young man that Is too much
money to spend in two minutes conversation
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Senator Teller has been given one of the best committee
rooms in the Capitol He had his pick of the fourteen new
rooms fitted up last summer in the space formerly occupied
by the congressional library Everybody wondered at this as
Senator Teller constantly opposes the republicans and causes
them much trouble A member of the steering committee
explained it The republicans hope to reclaim Teller he
said and for that reason they are petting him They know
his reclamation can not be accomplished In a day but they
hope to get him by kindness in time
+ + + +
Representative Brick of Indiana has a constituent who
thinks he should have a pension because he sent a substitute
to the civil war
I am old and feehle he wrote to Mr Brick and I
dont suppose I shall live a great while but I need money
while I do live I think the government owes me something
I paid a man joo to take my place in the war when I was
drafted nnd he was killed in action Now I think I am en-
titled to a pension or should get the 300 back Will you
please see that I do
Mr Brick hasnt promised yet
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Ever day Senator Tillman says something that the other
senators quote In discussing the chances of having Grover
Cleveland lead the democratic party again Mr Tillman said
It wont do Grover Cleveland isnt the tail of the demo-
cratic party now to say nothing of being Its head Why he
isn t the tail feathers
of the democratic party even
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That Kentucky chivalry Is becominkg extinct is shown
by the applications of five men for the postoffice at Center
ville Bourbon county Kentucky The office is now held by
a woman who lost both legs in a railway accident There is
no claim that she is not administering the affairs of the of
fice proVrly
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Colonel Urey Woodson democratic National committee-
man from Kentucky spent a few hours in the city yesterday
Kentucky for the future is safely democratic he said It
will be no trouble for the party to remain in control of the
State That it ever was found In the republican ranks was
an accident a fluke of 1
which see no chance of a recur
rence The democracy of the State is more united than
ever
now invincible
full of inspiration to the young men of the present classes
He has taught them that life is ever young the body may
bend to the storm of time but the mind looks upward and is
always in the present
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To Anglicize South Africa
New York Times
It certainly can not be complained that the British public
Is not now quite aware of the serious and formidable nature
of the task it has undertaken to establish British supremacy
in South Africa as the London Times proclaimed at the
outset of the war to be its purpose We have not seen a
clearer evidence of the fact than that furnished by an article
In the Saturday Review on English Immigration into South
Africa
The Review estimates the European population as 900
000 of whom 450000 are Dutch and 400000 British The
Dutch hold virtually all the rural parts of the country even
in Cape Colony the British being mainly confined to the
towns and the coast The natural increase of the Dutch is
greater than that of the British and their preponderance
threatens to increase in proportion unless systematic meas-
ures are adopted to check it This whole population is im-
placably hostile to the British and to British rule and now
of course even more so than before The Review frankly
admits that henceforth we must depend upon British colo-
nists alone to make and hold South Africa and that at
present they are not numerous enough to do so
The Saturday Review therefore suggests that assisted
emigration on a great scale shall be applied to the ease Put
ting the cost of the war at 500000000 if remarks that this
sum indicates what parliament can afford to spend by way
of insurance against a recurrence of such a conflict It is
plain that the project is one of monstrous difficulty
A CORNER FOR WOMEN
Mrs Mills Ball Gown
New York Journal
Mrs Ogden Mills latest ball gown is of ciel blue liberty
satin trimmed with lace of wondrbus beauty The lace is
real point DAlencon and the pattern instead of being picked
out with gold threads of tiny jewels is outlined with wee pink
rosebuds The long train of this lovely gown is veiled with
rose scattered lace and
another original feature
of the dress is that the
back of the bodice is
made entirely of the
lace which is gathered
slightly at the neck and
again at the waist line and
then falls in two lopg ends
to the bottom of the skirt
Just a gleam of gold is in-
troduced on this gown by
two gauze ruffles which
trim the front of the skirt
and are scattered with tiny
gold sequins
IM
and is
Goosebone Versus Groundhog
Terrell TimesStar
The ground hog Is plajcd put Not oply has he delibcn
ately falsified this wjnterbut his official rival the weather
burfau has come out with a declaration that he has been
right 9nly twice in ten yer Wc shall have to depend on
the sowebene hereafter
The dress represented
In the illustration is of Par-
ma violet muslin finely
pleated with application de-
signs of ecru guipure The
lapels of the corsage are of
the same guipure edged
Muslin EvcnmsDrcss with a drapery of pink vel
vet The draped waistband isof the same velvet and the
sleeves are of muslin
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Culinary Novelties
To add a few slices of orange in a cream of tomato soup
just before serving will it is said improve its flavor
If you have a chafing dish then try an oyster curry made
in this wise Put an ounce of table butter in the dish when
it foams add a tcaspoonful of dry curry powder When in
danger of burning add a gill of oyster liquid Dissolve
a
tcaspoonful of flour in a gill of cold water add this to the
dish and stir with a spoon until thick Put out one of the
burners Add a dozen large oysters to the sauce and a salt
spoonful of salt mix the oysters well with the sauce for two
minutes put out one more burner cover and move the dish
slightly then serve
Perhaps grilled almonds may prove tempting to the lover
of these nuts Blanch and dry one cupful of shelled almonds
and toss them Into a syrup made by boiling one cupful of
granulited sugar and a quarter cupful of water until it will
spin a thread from the spoon lqt theni cook a few minutes
then remove them from the fire stirring them until the syrup
becomes iug r Some of it will cling to the
outs after thry
t ve cooled f 1
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SOME LEADING EDITORIALS
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Kaiser a Great Orator
If he had not been emperor says a German writer
William II might have become a popular tribune capable of
moving the masses by the effect of his word alone He is a
brilliant orator He knows it too Ideas crowd in his mind
and phrases to express them abound in his mouth His voice
appears sharp it is not that really but simply what one
might call decisive He speaks in abrupt sentences wliich he
punctuates regularly with a gesture of his right arm a ges-
ture without grace or elegance but jerky and energetic His
left hand invariably remains riveted on the hilt of his sword
and his arm not fully developed is closely pressed to Jus
side When the emperor is going to speak his physiognomy
reflects a succession of impressions curious to watch His
features immobile and even rigid at first relax as soon as he
opens his mouth Lightnin as it were plays over his ener-
getic face his eyes sparkle with a fascinating radiancy and
his upper lip so beautifully formed reveals every other mo-
ment two rows of dazzling white teeth Everything he says
has such a profound sense of conviction and breathes such
zeal that his listeners are Worked upon completely taken
possession of and no longer dream of being critical
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Rich Garments of the Pope
The wardrobe of the pope is one of simple magnificencev
For ordinary wear he has a plain white robe made in winter
of fine cloth and in summer of moire silk When he goes
into the garden he throws over this a long mantle of red
cloth which has a border of gold embroidery When dressed
for private ceremonies he wears a surplice made of costly
lace and a red pelerine of cloth in winter and satin in sum-
mer For great festivals he first puts on the Faida a wide
seamless coat of white satin round which is tied a broadi
striped sash of gold red and white Above this is 1 beautiful
garment covered with jewels and last a mantle of gold em-
broidered velvet On his feet the pope always wears red vel-
vet shoes In addition to his episcopal ring tne pope is fond
of wearing other costly rings often composed of single stones
of much beauty He seldom dons his tiara a threefold gold-
en crown lined with red blue and green velvet and covered
with priceless jewels For great ceremonies his costume is
so heavy that it is impossible for him at his age to walk any
distance and he is carried in a chair the often mentioned
sedia gestatoria
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An Eminent Student
Atlanta Constitution
The presence of former Chief Justice Logan E Bleckley
at the University of Georgia as a student has a meaning deep
enough to attract thought
An old man young at 73 full of honors and distinctions
holding his place among the learned of his day brave enough
to acknowledge that there arc some things which he docs not
know goes to a fountain head in search of knowledge True
he might tower above professor and fellowpupil equally but
he was not too old to learn and they were not too young to
lend instruction to age It was a happy blending of condi-
tions the man who would have made a creditable chancellor
taking his place with the bovs and the professors strongly In-
clined to call the distinguished pupil to the chair But in the
stern realism of life the pupil held himself within his place
and the professors could do no less
Wonderful man is Judge Bleckley full of the surprises
TAMPERING WltH TRIFLES
memor
That man who calletl Mernr gaunt
Hath had a Wofuinast
And Memry walkingjby his side
Gflised as Rcmorsl doth flaunt
Hij youths misdeed btfore his eyes
Nor letteth conscience test
And present joy and pleasure flies
At Memry behest
But there are those who walk beside
A rotund little elf
One who all sorrow doth deride
And pointing to himself v
Saith Look on me 1 Say canst thou not
In all my varied dress
Find one sweet thought n or one bright spot
To banish thy distress
Im Memory ypur own you know
And by the deeds > e do
In kindly guise or garb ofj woe
Shall I appear to you j
The present is a fleeting thing
Lo I while we speak tis flown
Twas here tis gone on glancing wins
And now tis mine alone
But I will bring it back to rou I
Aye spite of each endeavor
And I will let the light shine khro
Your deeds misdeeds forever
Ah strive to make the presenl bright
Let past and future blend
And striving upward to the Icht
Make Memory your frieiidl
+ + +
An exchange says that the proprietor of an artesian well
in New York has found two strange subterranean fish in th
wells the
output description goes on to state that the strange
creatures are exactly alike on each end and have neither eyes
nor mouth They may be fish but from the description one
would imagine the man had found a couple of tamales
+ + +
Dispatches say that two Boxers were pubtfdy beheaded re 1
cently and it is believed that executions will now proceed
rapidly as the Chinese seem to have selected those who are
to suffer for the evil deeds of their superiors
+ + r +
The transport Solace has just arrived ia San Francisco <
but that is solace for the
wreck of the Rio Janeiro
+ + +
The queen of Holland has made generous provision for
the support of her newmade husband but this is only ac S
cording to the precedent established by those who marry W
titles
+ + + +
Dispatches say that in Paris recently W K Vanderbilt St
vigorously caned two English mashers who forced their atten >
tions on Mrs Vanderbilt It is refreshing to learn that Mr
Vanderbilt has sand as well as dust
f + + +
As King Edwards yacht entered Flushing it was greeted
by a chorus of proBoer songs and though the police dis
of life and leading one to look for son e unexpected cvolu1 Persed the singers to the tune of their own music which was
tion into the future His time spent on the campus should be ragtime the royal traveler is certainly not to be envied the
reception he is getting all along the line
+ + +
Rome now sits on her seven hills and howls because of the
nude figures which adorn a fountain recently unveiled It is
a long cry from the licentiousness of Neros time to the pru-
dery of the present but who will say that of the two ex-
tremes prudery is not best
+ 4 + h
It is universally conceded abroad
twit
tures the best automobiles But then
chanical ingenuity of the Yankee she aj o
+ + + +
There is a movement on foot to get
various Statci to impose a severe pena
The Mr Henpeck of the future fron
America manufac
tonsidering the rae
s legislatures of the
7 for wife desertion
his place of refuge
under the house or up a tree will be healrd to murmur To be
or not to be whether tis better to bear1 the ills wc have or fly
to others that we know not of Then he will give one long
lingering look at the ills he hath and proceed to fly
+ + + +
Now his nibs Kwang Su of China
Ruler of the yellow horde
Bends his ear to foreign devils
Tho hes feeling somewhat bored
And replies with smile so childlike
As thou sayest it shall be
Well decapitate the Boxers
Just you leave the thing to me
It might be hard for you to do
We do it by edicts
We say Dear cousin heres to you
Please die at half past six
And they die unhesitating
For our edict meaneth bir
Its no trouble were delighted I
Please consider it a vhizz
+ + +
Judge Stimson of Indiana says that divorces should not bt
so easily obtained The judge evidently believes that when
people sign articles it should be for a fight to a finish
+ + + +
It is to be hoped that the illness of President Diaz of our
sister republic will not prove serious Without the strong
guiding hand of this true patriot Mexico would probably don
the habit of other LatinAmerican nations and indulge in the
usual triweekly revolution that make those nations famous
or otherwise
+ + +
The sweet maiden wrote in her diary
This boarding school life aint so fiery
Its quite barren of chaps
And gives me the gapes
And makes me feel very retirey
J M Lewis
Tremendous Power of the Press
Comanche Chief
ne editor of the Chief had the first two fingers of his
right hand crushed in the power press Thursday evening
while trying to assist in adjusting the grippers but with Mrs
Thomas acting as amanuensis the great religious weekly ap-
pears promptly on time and with its usual quota of news The
loss of a finger or two is had but it might have been worse
The accident shows the power of the press and when a
weak human being comes in contact with a big Potter press
in operation it shows also that he is but clay in the hands
of the Potter
Will Stay Up a Tree
Sherman Democrat
Houston will get a ship cartal and Dallas deep water to
the sea perhaps but will the Texas legislature enact a libel
law that can be guessed at The newspapers and the people
who are lawabiding would like to know where they are at
They are now up a tree The legislators at Austin are sup-
posed to be just men but they can prove it by doing the right
thing
It Makes Others Follow
Paris News
The typographical appearance of The Houston Post
since it donned its new dress is a great Improvement Tns
Post has been a good live well edited paper for a number
of years and its mechanical makeup has been a pattern for
others to effect f
Certainly Raw Enough
Fort Worth Register
A Kansas congressman proposes a bill increasing the cabi-
net to fortyfive members This is one for each State The
territories are not provided for but tht number could easily
be Increased as new States are creafedr The raw material
to bebid in abundance and yery raw
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