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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-06

Receipts at porte, this day, 1SS6..3S, 149
Receipts a. ports, this day, 1882 1854
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
1856. 1855. 1884.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-06

La, stamps, As, 1874. Missouri 6s, 1toM.
Cent. Pac lists. l15%. Den. 4 re lists, 1874.
Den& raw .1sts,s0. Erie seconds, ll6.
NJ X "a I. Gsn IS, $50 North. Pac lists, ll5A.
North. Pac. 2ds, l0Oh. n Western con-, l42;
N West del, 5s. 1887. St.L.S.F Gen.M, 100
n. Paul con-, 1904 St.P. C &P lists, 1l6.
4. 7. land grants, $50. L. p. r.. G.ex cou, 6S.
U. p. lists, ll5A. West Shore, 1927.
Tenn. 6s, set mt, 106. Tenn .5s, TINT, 100.
Tenn. IS, set'mt, ia.
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PRICES AND WAGES.

During the past fifteen years the
prices of ali staple commodities,
measured in gold, have steadily
fallen. During tho same period
the wages of labor have not fallen,
but, on the contrary, have slightly
risen. While the workingman
earns as much money now Gs he
did fifteen years ago, and a little
more, he can buy with it one:half
more food, fuel and clothing than
he could then. Thus in effect his
wages have increased one-half.
The New York Sun, paper which
has always been on the side of the
workingmen asks, "Can this state
ofthings be maintained" 1t thinks
not, and that unless something un-
foreseen happens, tho present high
rate of wages will have to come
down, 1t certainly seems strange
that with the purchasing power of
money so greatly augmented and
wages higher than ever before
there should be SO much diBsatis-
faction existing among the labor
ing classes, who are to-day better
off in America than in any other
country in the world. History
invariably repeats itself and as the
population of the United States
grows more dense and the supply
of labor increase wages will con-
tinue TO fall, until ultimately there
will be but little if any difference
between the laborers in this coun-
try and In Europe, both IN respect
to wages paid and manner OF liv-
ing. The Sun thinks that much
can be accomplished by the union
OF workingmen against fall in
the money value of their labor,
and from the nature of tho case
they have every advantage on
their side. Employers hate to in
cur the risk Of strikes, and put off
provoking them as long as posi-
Bile. They would rather keep up
the prices of their goods, and thus
throw the burden of high wages
upon consumers. In time cOmpe-
titlon will break down prices and
wages will fall at the same time.
Economy should be the watchword
with workIngmeh who ought,
while getting high wages, to save
something for the rainy days that
will be sure to come in the future.
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COTTON,

The consumption of cotton by
mills IN the United States for the
nine months ended May 81, was l.
945,5O3 bales, against 1886, ITO
bales for the corresponding time
last year, showing an increase
of over 100000 bales. The
increase in Southern consump-
ton was $4,000 bales. This goes
to show that cotton manufacturing
Is increasing steadily in the South.
Texas is now the foremost IN cot
ton producing states and the hind
most in cotton manufacturing. In
time this will be changed. 1t
would seem that Texas with MexI-
co and the Pacific states within
easy reach by rail ought to offer
superior inducements for the es-
Enlistment of cotton mills on a
large scale. The cotton is produced
on the ground and we have unsur-
passed water power in several sec
lions, all that is needed is its utili-
cation. Cotton mills have proved
successful in Georgia and in time
will be equally as successful in
Texas.
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TaE GIRL OF TO-DAY.

The girl of to-day is generally
proficient in needle work. She Can
not only alter her own dresses, but
cut and make those and her under
clothing as well. She has a knack
at trimming her hats and furnishing
up her wardrobe. and does her
full share at helping the dress
maker, who comes to assume
charge of the spring and fall sew
ing. She understands the various
branches of mcnding. and takes
the division OF labor off her moth
er's hands. as we'll as the care Of
pariors and dining room, the ar
ranging of flowers, the supcrvis-
ion of the manners and apparel Of
the yourger children, and, some
times of their studies, too.
Let full Justice be done to the
girl of the period or, rather, let
there be clear comprehension Of
what should be really represented
by that much abused phrase. Ii
is not fair to take the weakest
specimens of the sex as types o.
a class comprising earnest workers
with strong conceptions Of life, it:
responsibilities and burdens, anc
steady purpose to bear them &C
cording to the best ofthcir ability
-Philadelpri ia Press.
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The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle
says that for twenty years past il
has joined other southern papers
in urging farmers to grow less cot
ton and more grain, grass, stock
and food crops; but the farmers
have gone right along in the appo,
site direction. 1t might have ad,
ded that IN all those same years
the farmers have been urging the
editors to print less CANNON, sIusb,
politics and patent medicine ads,
and more news, but the excellent
advice has in majority of cases
gone UNDECIDED. Obviously the
Georgia planters and editors should
exchange places for a season. They
would understand each other bet
ter.
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BIG-EYED GIRLS.

They will bear watching, but the
man is an ass who watches them,
for his peace OF mind is gone from
the moment he begins. In a pub,
lie place the big-eyed girl will
sparkle, but her escort won't. II
there is one feeling in the world
more thoroughly exasperating than
another it is that which a man OK,
perIenccs who is sitting beside a
girl In the theater and suddenly
surprises her in the act of beariInc
upon another man. Blg-oy ed girls
throw moro meaning into their
glances than Trey perhaps imagine.
A great many of them do not in
tend to be fiirtatious oven in the
smallest degree, but 1T is difficult
TO resist the unspoken fattery OF
the return glances which q pair OF
big, bright eyes challenge, even
when they express nothing but
happiness. Tho girl finds the
power of her eyes wonderfully in
creased by the lights and excite
ment of the theater, and she is apt
to use them with utmost freedom,
without for an instant intending to
insult her escort or render him
miserable. He secs it and suffers
no end of ehagrin and mortifca-
ton, but his pride prevents him
from showing it.
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A DAKOTA MANS MISTAKE

Estellina (Dak } Iell.
A man from Illinois got on the
train at EstellIna the other day and
met an old friend now living in
Dakota.
"How's Jim Stamford prosper.
ing ont here p asked the Illinois
man.
"Jim's gettin' along poorly. You
see jim made u mistake and it sill
him back"
How'd he make n mistaken"
"Sit his house on the ground with
no under pinnin' under It,"
well what hurt did it dol"
"Why, hang it pardncr, this Da
kota sile is so darned fertile that
the house took root and growed.' y
at did? Well, admitting IT'S
so, 1 should think it would have
been better; he'd had a bigger
house"
ayes, that's what Jim lowed at
first. He had nice two story,
then Il three story one, and pretty
soon a five story one"
Don't see any thing bad about
that"
"Of course not; but when it got
up there, instead of headin' out
with Il French roof and lightning
rod, the blamed house took to
branchin' out with bay windows
and piazzers, and pretty soon the
whole thing blowed over and killed
a yoke of brindle oxen for Jim.
tell you, you can't build houses IN
Dakota without underpinnin'."
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IT is announced that the trials OF
the seven anarchists, indicted by
the grand jury of Chicago for hav-
ing murdered officers during the
Haymarket riots on May 4, were
set for Monday the 2lst inst. Their
names ere Spies, Schwab, Fielder,
Fischer, Engsl, Lingg and Neibe.
Parsons, who was Indicted seems
70 have eluded arrest. 4 motion
for severance IN the cases OF Spies,
FIeIden and Nelbe will be made,
but It's believed will be overruled.
1t is supposed that great deal of
time will be consumed in obtaining
a jury that will be acceptable to
both parties. Every man of any
intelligence knowssomething about
the riots and has well defined opin-
ions. Public sentiment is IN favor
of hanging them. but it is thought
TO be doubtful If the evidence will
DO sufficient, under the law, to JUS
tify the extreme penalty of the
law. The trial will last from seven
to ten weeks and the newspaper
readers will get q surfelt of it be-
fore it is completed.
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TIE BALL OPENS.

THE political pot is beginning 10
boil at lively rate several coun-
ty conventions were held. In Red
River county there was a split, the
convention being broken up by boil
tiers. It is difficult 10 tell WHICH
convention was the Simon pure
Democratic one. As the case now
stands it is claimed that Rod River
is for Charles Demorse for govern
or, and it is also claimed by the
Swain men that it is for Swain.
The question will come on for set
Element by the state coaseRtlaR.
Colorado county instructed for
Ross for governor, Upton for comp
troller, Miller for Congress and
Delanv for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court.
Dallas county had very stormy
convention in which the
country members far outnumbered
the city. The only instructions
were for Clint for Attorney-Gener-
al it is understood that the delega-
ton is for Ross.
Travis county InstructS for
Breckenridge for governor, Terrell
for United States Senator, Mccall
for Comptroller and Walsh for
Commissioner of the Land Office.
So far there has not been enough
county conventions held 10 form
any opinion as to the general out
come.
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TOBACCO NDNEss.--TobaccC
blindness is becoming a common
atfliction. At present there are
several persons under treatment
for it at one London hospital. II
first takes the form of color blind.
ness, the sufferers who have smok,
ed themselves into this condition
being quite unable TO distinguish
into the color of a piece of red
cloth held up before them. Some
times the victim loses his sight
altogether, Although smoking Is
to large extent the cause of the
malady, heavy drinking is partly
responsible
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R1cH GIRLS DYING AS sPINsTEEs

"Rich girls really. do not stand
in Chicago first rate chance of
getting tirsi-rate husbands" says
the Mail. E'Thero are not enough
rich manageable young men to
go round, even it the rich girls pc.
them all and they do not. Old
Waiter Nowbee..lry, at his death,
set'lN" on his three daughters
wholesome, good-looking and SEN
sible girls, all of tho them-s5OO,-
600 apiece, which should go to them
and their husbands absolutely
whenever they married, providing
the husband would take the name
OF Newberry. All of th>,m died
sP'nsters. There vas not in all all
chicago selfrespectlng man,
.,y of the girls, who would sell
himself out for 100000. A man
who is considerate does not often
venture to ask girl to become his
wife when the station of the girl is
financially better than his. That
is why rich girls very often get
very mediocre husbands. Rich
girls are not fought ever by the
desirable men. The scrambling is
all done by ne'er-do-wells."
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DR.. Sundel is a young man with
new girl, and the other evening
in bit of enthusiasm he made u
dive at hor and kissed her on the
forehead.
"What do you mean, sir?" she
said, Indignantly"
81 beg your pardon-I-I-" he
hesitated.
Excuses are useless, sir. Apol-
Ogies are in VAIN. | could never
forgive a man for kissing a girl on
the forehead when her lips were in
easy reach and entirely unengaged
at the time. Go! ST."
But he dikn't get gone. Not
hardly.
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DON'T RORROK HONEY.


The farmer who mortgages his
farm to borrow money does thing
which he is very apt TO regret to
the last day OF his life; by doing
so he incurs !, debt which he may
never be able to pay and which if
finally paid can only be done by
tho closest economy and perhaps
privations for himself and family.
Interest never sleeps, the seasons
have no effect on It;It continues
TO run on and accumulate at every
stroke OF the pedulum. The far
mer who borrows money in the
south or west is compelled TO pay
a high rate of interest, varying
from to II per cent. according to
location of farm and the local
value of money. In addition to
Inc lHleTeS6 INC DOilONSA 10 SOh-
PEELED to pay for having his title
examined, for having the deed of
trust drawn up and also a-commis-
sion to the party negotiating the
loan, and in addition to all this he
is often required to pay the first
years interest in advance. For
example: A. borrows $1,000 for
five years at 10 per cent, interest
payable annually, he pays $40 for
examination of title, SIS for draw
ing up deed OF trust, 2 IL per cent.
or s25 for negotiating loan and 500
in advance for the first years in
terest, receiving for his note for
$1,000 amply secured by deed of
trust, the sum of $500 in cash, and
for the use of this sum which is
all that he gets, he pays an annual
interest of 500 or within in small
fraction OF y per cent per annum.
at the expiration of five years If
he pays the note be will have paid
out the sum of $3.50 for the use OF
ofSS6O, having paid $3.50 for inter-
est and expenses or within a trac-
tion of 80 per cent. interest IN five
years, or an average rate oils per
cent. per year for the money he ac-
tually used. 1t will thus be seen
that interest in not only deceptive
but exceedingly expensive. When
a man contemplates borrowing
money he should take his slate
and pencil and mako very care
full calculation of the cost, and then
ask himself if he can afford TO pay
the expense, or will the probable
profit repay the outlay? 1t is a
very profitable business that can
afford to pay Is OF Is per cent pei
wear for the interest on money In
vested In it. Farmers who Dor
row money to run their farms and
mortgage their crops, yet to be
grown, for supplies need not be
surprised to find that times arc
hard and money is scarce. Prices
of all commodities are now low
and it takes nearly twice as much
farm produce 10 bring a given
amount as it did five or ten years
ago, Farmers borrowing money
should take this fact in account
Evidently there is big money il
farming If the farmer has the casf
to pay as he goes, if there was moi
large profit in it the improvident
farmers , who own no land anc
year after year mortgage theil
crops, would never be able to pay
and would long since have beer
compelled to cease cultiyatin2
land on their own account and hire
lou for low wages to the men who
own the lads.
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THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
Undcrwoods Bank Reporter.

Undcrwoods Bank Reporter.
The disturbing influence of the
labor agitation are gradually dis,
appearing all over tho country,
and as q consequence the exhibi.
ton of distrust and hesitation that
restricted trado and curtailed the
normal volume OF business, is CIV.
ing place to the display of greater
confidence as well as moro hope.
full feeling, and the growth of O
healthy sentiment is the first ster
towards tho development of i'm,
provemcnt in every department Of
business activity. The industrial
situation is certainly working into
better shape than it has been fol
several months past, the disturb,
ing clements are being gradually
eliminated with the prospect that
the settlements now being effected
between employer and employC
will be of a more permanent char
acter than heretofore, and hence
give greater stability to the devel.
opment of new enterprise.
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About PROHIBIIION.

The ProhIbltionists of Texas are
working steadily TO make prohibi-
ton n political issue; at the present
time they have not the numerical
strength to accomplish anything
by putting ticket ofthcir own in
the field, but it is safe TO say that
the very moment they think they
have the requisite strength they
will certainly cndcavor TO make
it a political issue. The Democratic
party has time and again in its plat
forms repudlatod prohibition by
declaring that 1t is opposed TO
sumptuary laws. The Prohibition
lists as Il rule arc men of only one
idea, and that idea is: The passage of
a prohibitory amendment TO the con
stitutIon that will at once do away
with all the evils of intcmperance
in whiskey drinking; the cxccs-
sIvc use of opium and morphine
gives them no concern whatever.
The Prohlbitionists are oblivious
to facts and figures; they propose
by legislation to make men tenn
perate. The State of Maine has
enjoyed a prohibitory liquor law
for more than a generation. Liquor
legislation ofaddltional strlngency
has been put upon the statute book
from time to time and the princi-
pie of prohibition has been incor-
porated into the State constitution.
Yet there has never been any great
difficulty in obtaining liquor in
Maine, except in the small rural
communities, and in the larger
towns liquor shops flourish as II
the traffic were free and not forbid
den. Instead of recognizing the
fact that prohibition is failure,
and must necessarily be such until
human nature is very much chang
ed, the Maine ProhIbItIonIsts go on
clamorlng for more law and more
enforcement, although they ought
to know that law which Imper.
tinently interferes with n mans
personal and private concerns can
not be enforced, and must defeat
itself. For more than thirty years
prohibition has been failure In
Maine. In that State the Republi'
cans have been virtually solid fol
prohibition in theory, and yet since
1880 there has been separate Pro-
hibition party and this party has
lately held State convention and
nominated a State ticket. The
straight Frohibltiopists denounce
the Republican party for its non
enforcement of thc.prohibitory law
and they contend that simon pure
prohibltionists cannot be a Repub'
llcan on Democrat, bHt must be
Prohlbitionist, a member of the
party tho purpose of whose being
is prohibition. The Texas Prohi
bitionists might learn lesson from
their Name brethren and go to
work to organize an out and Out
Prohibition party. Politics and
prohibition won't work to gether.
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A special committee on railroad
axles has reported that iron axIes
are safer than steel axIes; that all
craLkS should have the webs hoop
ed; that as iron cranks appear to
fail after running some 100000
miles, and steel after 10000, it is
highly desirable that they should
be taken off and not again used on
passenger engines; and that crank
axles, properly constructed, are as
strong as straight aXleS.
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GRAIN growers and other tlllers
of the soil are reminded that prices
are not so low as they have been
and that manufactured articles are
much cheaper. The Milling World
has had a table compiled showing
prices IN 1916 and 1886. in the
former year wheat was worth A
cents, oats Is and corn 20. At
present wheat is worth so cents,
oats Al, and corn 46. In 1916 nails
were worth II cents, broadcloth
SIG. blankets SIS, calico rs cents,
and salt from 81 to 81 per bushel.
at present nails are worth 4 cents,
broadcIoath 81, blankets 81, calico
6 cents and salt from Is to 20 Cents.
A comparison of prices seems to be
largely IN favor of the present
times.
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Harrison Fox, of Reno, Cal.
says that he once saw a miner in
a California camp give a bucket Of
gold dust for q drink of whiskey,
The supply of liquor had run out
two days before and that was the
last drink in the whole camp,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-24

Ruskin says always live in the
springtime: One wiser than Rus
kin said "reioico overmore." The
heart may he full OF sunshine
whilst clouds and storms environ
the path. Both philosophy and
religion teaches the value of q ioy.
GUS and happy spirit,
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The WEEKLY BANNER
Thursday, June "a. 1856.

In Wisconsin the knights OF
Labor have called a state conven-
ton at Fort Howard to nominate
a full state ticket. A Labor con-
vention had previously been called
to>mcet at La Crosse for the same
purpose. There seems to be split
IN the labor ranks that Is not OK
nlained.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-24

JEo. T. RANKIN, the nOwly ap-
pointed United States marshal ar
rived in San Antonio on Sunday.
Chief deputy Duval, who was an
applicant for the position, has tele-
graphed that he would resign as
soon as he returns from Washing,
ton. There will be no dearth OF
applicants for position under the
new marshal.
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JUDGE DIvID DAVIS Is very i'll at
his homo in Bloomington, Ill; it
is stated that he ia slowly but sure
ly sinking to death. He was taken
i'll with carbuncle on the shoulder
at Chicago, May 2. Two weeks
ago erysipeias set in and Is grow-
ing worse; heIs also suffering from
a complication of BrIght's disease
Of the Kidneys.
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ATMOSPHERIC perturbations are
becoming of alarming frequence.
Since the exaggerated zephyr Wis
tied Galveston more than half a
dozen points in the State have been
VISITED by severe winds and in
some instances cyclones. A good
deal af damage has been done, but
likely there has been but little loss
oflife, only one death being re-
ported from this eause.
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CHAIRMAN BARRY of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
is of the opinion that only known
Democrats should participate in
the primary meetings. He says
the Democratic household is always
open, but that new converts can
hardly expect to be seated at the
head Of the table. Mr.. Barry is
about right.
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THE BANNER learns from ole who
was in Austin on Friday, thatthe
celebration of the bridge opening
was not as pleasant an affair as it
might have been. Four or five
negro men were stabbed and a
white man had his head "pretty
middling half knocked off NIT q
beer glass;" There was a barbecue
and whole quarters of beef were
yanked off bodily. Good order
seems not to have been the order
of the day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-24

Mrs. Jennie Wight, Of Indian
aPolls; las brought suit to recover
me value of her sewing machine,
which her worthless husband car
rled to a liquor saloon and ratified
off,
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IT transpires that merchants in
Santa Fe and others towns IN New
Mexico are sending drummers to
Ell Paso and selling goods to re-
tailers at lower prices than the
Ell Paso merchants can stand. 1t
is surmlsed that the territorial
merchants get rebates on freight
which enable them to undersell
Ell Paso. There is a railroad pool
IN that section of the country and
the lines operatlngl IN New Mexico
are not "toting fair"
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A DALLAS special to the News
says, a singular change in the trade
system Of the country is aimed at
by the Farmers alliance which
seems to have deep seated aver
sion against the cities and towns"
They aim to kill of some of the
towns completely; they are SO
much opposed to monopoly that
they would ruin a large majority OF
tho country storekeepers who have
for years credited them.