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DIea IN san Ansonio.

Cassie Sherry, a railroad man quite well
known In Houston, died IN the Southern
Pacific hospital AZ san tnioHlo yesterday,
He WAS n wrecker in The topn1 hpuse Of
The Southern Pacific II Beaumont aud hgd
gone to San Antonio to DO treated for an
attack of sickness. His hfather Dan
Sherry, q fireman Oh the Southern Pacific
in HoAstan Will receive the remains IN
This cftr for interfnont tOdeY
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More Enslnes Tor she Sam nc.

FhIlee lphlA Pa.l December /, .rNA
Baldwin locurnoiisc works have reoendd
~ order fer seventy-cne eevines ior me
Aatehison. ilnp'lSa nhd S5uta ia avsfcn.
Ihia y dne W tic lstsest arders mo
Saldwln works ever recsvcd iron. suse
gle railroad COMPANY Foffs two cne.fn,H
Mlh NJ ttliit ~ once snd the remninlng
twentS-uipn dH'ine 1891
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nn,aors q rsaIaln@ fhapEea.

late feleeraaa grent = siefltpi ca sAss'
ssnsa fionai si.sioFa sbnat CHANCES y 'sslr
road cirdlsz orc ilshss thick eng ~
round railroad rfiiees and son'f eseQsnes
Is hi:.nR rtfea fitesa REPORTS p1e y tNfsf
ii thst AIR A. ifeIast sffrf1s5Y
Southern Railway aud stftfaAHlp 49, , .s
ifan IL . ~ Iiilue tfAftie Wis.lh4s -
sfaifh K,io has heen toe n ~ ~ l1ss
inc duties OF hts noalioD ~ VI = 80
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a nRIrPE AaAIN

IS s s-sshee Of the srisH calls 10
L ~ sss !, q Jas. q. Jonos. pnb-
.sa'a {, ,e tx afexia ,rsxes a.
(: * iis ~ . .o sen days With ire nrin
: 3 ~ =. ,ti1nre 4 ySur 81 ~, y q
{. Ii. II, ,,li ~ had Z second MUCK
81 sssa Is W 'ei' case 1 used en- ~.
VS. q ,.sas,n'edy and with eonzlfl
~ Il, 4. s'..ilks only being IN MI
s 4I.... x 49, The second aftaess
{. ~ az, s'';A have been aueiIs'' a. &;
zl. W sof itle usa III tt,ts
Z = : II ~. 4. +, = 6orlIe Ia mind th8t
z'd *, " f;slls a. d ref, NJ
NlsA' ', ~, Precisely the same
siIsssss III II. We ~ e cure ii eiiisl
~. M - ~ Alfs this reaifds 8
1ssafs tef sale by
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ae.pENA can he visited by taking the
e { m. /. and q. N, train for Hariis-
iair where q carriage WIN be waiting
mitain. For further Information IN
selff 81 Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster 3loia
Ssin street KIT
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Denison. TEXAS. December The sher-
man branch % the Miaoufi. KapFag ana
Texas railway wan oiienel tsr bualrags In
0utobe@ 1850 since thai time "a (a9 round
ffjf, tickets have been sold rs tie office
Ii ililn city 7rie rVUs,u ffir flks.is are
ss.s.ii III 30 cenft eatlt sidsie sriH5 81 neafss
makinR the tofai receipts for Local ifayti
frnm perisen FOR fhs three Years q I'll.
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Gtinsfeni Te.tAss Deeapihar isrDsn fls
Nefnphen general nihreharf. made "a / e
elkHineat late tbig aft4faeon. uaeslsie i.
z crpAs nealsnye prsfefrea cqed,sofk
Y sesiRea. 4 arr ls, u. Antony, fe! faifzt
lepffenai haIiik 81 Cameron 424j1. Esi44
grgeefr ppsal plh6a j includes 81 s5ff.es.
~ gslt9ltpFs ~ thr Amount 81 about s99a
, l,a1 fishititizF. 5000. Htsris on hand.
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p''rsad Asscss,nen,.

I Fsals,:.. + DseeHber j. Tie ran.
mar u report to The COVER.
.szls K .s total amusement 8. Mi
- H = 'a &. Slate 70 be s57.slgsss ~
a'sn IA ~ OVER last year ana
s lfon AK pti over the yaiuatloi3
iisMssiisTf railroads by Tho com.
& a.,ssflns Inc Increased rnil4aas..
an elssiy e-hundreat;is
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~ '''as % llenn.slak nnlsra.

! 81 81. e npeember savannah
/. MA s..s ii'iae on Brunswlek To-,
4 *. 'p ''ssn - eNect since Sep.
!. ssst 50 % household Foods All,
'zafk'e =, ~ 4sdEe will De atIfntffsi,
& ~. X ~ es-s.'ieate oF Inc marine
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aas1s5r f,eIo Der4mher ~ 11Fet7
nor sofa, nyans has wor nv snls aeainst
~ ,1nian Hacifnl ana 4epsssr aud fsulf
..ssta aeIt;ass mr. II reet eef. 1ifise Haliesf
IL, fI,e itfistel states eourf tfia MORNING
traflfnd tiia arnlioati4t aatsFiii mi 20
,ssIl3t ems artll the fsfffitf &, fAe Aiii4
l3fAA4n ARGUMENTS ~ - t9e lst'sfs y 4
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A GANG OF FIRE BUGS.
AxoTulgR ONE or THEM CAR
i'unHD ~ GALVESTON.
cicyer Work Of Detective cosvic
Who Tracked schueck 10 Texas
Insurancc Companies Victim
isca ~ Professionals.


Galveston. Texas December 4. ,f'he sns.
pecied Chicago, IRE Hend Henry alias
Adslph srliueck alias Hugo Schiller was
arrested in this city today
Yesterday Afternoon smooth ahhvon
4 Eeatlempn visited Chief 81 paica Jerry
lI.otdans office and presented letter %
4 liitroduotIon from John d. shea, inepeut-
OF aud chief 81 detectives Of the t'hicasu
/ poliee department. ribs letter stated that
the bearer. MI 81 q cowia would statn
his business. He did md Chief ot r0liea
Jordan detailed Detective lordan 10 na-
stat Mr. ror;'c b every way possiblt %
nocompllsh tlte ond he wan seesltg.
Al an eaiis hupr this morning Detect
| I've ccMic ana paSe JefIan Of the f;als
weston deteesiTe fsrcr Visited ifoustos,
! liislsi: alAaiva Ylss IN important Que They
rftffnnd litfF fliif inosning and Watc,fd
MI the Incoming trnins,
s "a a g9 1s,lg ny. .bIas s Sss
phrey iIoYd vera at ttie depot and Je-
tectiYe GUWle NaE not fufy lar nway
eenllen,en Wsgblng about 800 pounds,
win coal Luck hRif and eyes amt i haaey
psnin aiisitea ffcih tte@tsg.ssl, t.fst iIaFst,
nAu 1p placed bis t3DI on lbs depot fi9t-
t form Wien he NaA appfoachesi by Deputy
,iiiet Boyd and Detective Jordan pfd
pnhtied INTO caftlage. Detective cawie
Wlis o1e " iiic patty and Jumped into isiA
u, Rslls 1tlsl aa !. stargna from ihe depot
flte uhietiife ppfnt wits the ROlice station
aud The party arrived there In sli6rf
Ting They walked into the Dffine Of nj.
s 81, o. police, and slia Chicago detective,
HE trail ar q well known rrimItiAi. tnld H.
et s,.y 81 MS ilnnl capture and arrest
ne party sought wae Henry Schuaek
elso ,llssHeied nliaes tne niHs 81 iilssn
SoAi black eyes mud beard Wfn Jumped i
.,,on n tpt tram this noi1iluk, Now for Tho +
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lyns.rsla 4 lsasEnfs.

BpEtpa fiasea faoeonihat 'i'hc isafhtr
MN Of EdwAfas 3 DafrsF fasisa fodaSa
" q result Of tlla ailnmrS % Asf4x tn
nrm Of Abr stein 4 Cd, N0sf york a,a.js
tempeK;i 81 the firm 9efe epnei pat ,4fz
ints: the isuRlTpFH II nfd hlfnNaI Is tthSx
akteut tie eesloa hanne h af Afe.ifis n95f
eeFch k1DUn0D -
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Loseea. Deeeptsr Il Il SellesNn 70
be 9fslfttrnils eesifei That piiiiaas phfa
rfsfk sfefF Hlil 4ifit rHfihUa III 5sa{ The
st0itEa AT Ira ieefst " aiep E<pt4ta3 to
sszif laeae shores nskf assnpsss
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essfofia. Ufe Deeembef 1. 1esin H1i1e1
was hanged today % az murder of rie.
tn h1ellynsn On Ausasf Iefi On fio
seafzai4 Re.1et eflsli9Rifised .Ais rpiif and
Fsiu re titaef7fed riifIkA.nf
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r,Erlnniae na9l aIohHaf nj p E'oFtF
tso,,sson and St4iAefa Viii paFe reg
mar se,alca On int llie Is far a. SON,
pleiea. ms itain WY eo''pest WIN ~
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Two RaIIrous,s t:o..so,,aatc.

Denver Colo. December Ii. The old
Aspen Short Limo has consolidated WITH
.hn Colorado Mldlend ro2d with u capi-
taiization 81 sS,o0oeG0
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.As ornEns sMn us.a
The Deadiy rrrsliei- TAKE Your
ohoine ustween "up 10 Dnsep
proEresu ana Ante Duo
"siossbacisism.y
81 Louis Democrat. GlobePHntins
Co. Pahllshers

So Louis Giobe-pemocrat Globeprintins
co, Publishers,
ST Louis, November ), 1899
John Howard, OF ana For rexa:
Dear Sir; Your work win bsrewarded
with success There are few cies with
better people ana greater possibilities thru
Houston a good nre. more nowolood rnd
plenty Of CHEAP money is all shs,eeds.
Yours. etc, TOBIAS Mi1iIIlEI.Is
Houston Texas November.s. 1sps
Mr.. John Howard. city;
notice letter In The POST tIs morn.
ine sent you from Fort won. which
says.
we congratulate you on infung North
Texas blood INTO the stsal wayaud mar.
hers Of South Texas, snd wish ii success
il your new enterDrIsa. Now,dh How
nrd, il that u what you are he Tor ana
IL what you arc giving as pIesp ist %
and pulI out South Texas aoeSot want
its ways and nannera' adultatca, ana
Is not thirsllpg for thai kind sferiad
sofrm'isxAa. /
The above speaks FOR stself
Yours truly
e
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xoycmber cotton nusiness.


The Housssa ina texas Central It'd not
bfing IL as nueh cotton 10 Houston The
paas mohil as Il nd in November. issg
nor even ~ lRuen .s Il aia dnfins October
III This year
The tofat number Of haleF FOR last
mbnth was a.iQ0; Tor petoher lga,a6l; tor
NayRulper OF TIE year previous i09aqg
fhls Il wli he observed thai the Nayeul-
Der receipts 81 tilia year fall behiud those
Of last year Jlssf5 bHies. This falling Off
however. is mostly due 20 The fact thas@A3
this time last year the Central Hes Sc
curing al the cotton th.i the Katy Is re-
ceivinf noe. TlIat is rart 0f the bpslncss
TINT served 70 sweil the reqrlpts last year
IS this year secured By tie Katy over ils
own lines direct ana Fiiieunts g fuzzy Tie
difference noted IN the receiists Of No
yember. 1872 and November. 1858
The total lapililar q bales q cotton re-
celyed bF the Ceutral to date is "a, Qea. Al
thiE time lugi year 52s,asi tales had been.
received. sbrwlnB q decTeoae Of 9i,blZ a34
far this year.
The Sortherp PaolHes receipts amounted
10 42CkI bales during November. rs aEaiii4t
1875 the same month last year. sll0wlug
a gain Of SIR Inc same Toau'a receipts
Tor fnuatan tiafriDg October cf thia year
we're a2S1f hahn
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~ Z ~ 1---~sis 9. Mct;trley, Prop.
4 Fielding, Chicago, Ioseph Mendel.
seN YORK, Mrs. w, H. Willahcr.
zssp,efg,H Y Russ. New Orleans;
/ - = II ~ Ieuntess. 81. Louis, 9. 81. Cor
Il 4 ss ss.asLili Charles Shield, st. I.onis.
- aflng hiiu Wiie. New Orleans. NJ
ssnsh Eort WORTH 20. 9tadman. IioUs-
.ni p, Scsiwartz. New y5rlS. q Is
1919 Y, y, toni, AZ 3 .Aliehaei, New
ss-s =. Oakley, NEW Haven. rs u.
N pfleais, W III. Dean, hos :
r. strauss, New Work. y. a, .Nttafs
y aeSslRi z. NJ. Agar. New Ynsls r
~ YORK. II Il. Dawson ST
- g.. = n henapail, New Oileans n
II. " LINEAGE; NJ Newman. Kew
IN ~ g, ninolig, New Drleanss q. IL
e. "a, si l.l am, Ala; IL =. Free
~. ..ssi,iagton Missouri, Kansas MA
i 'al.Msy r q Hodges. galveston
M, sts g1iunhia s. O.; w la
! .. Powell. c. BioelS st.
49, ~ Johnson, Conneettc,lff ii, n
! i isI;,fta CIT; ". A. Bonner DaiiaH.
sss5i II Louis, James Stumble Tsotit
4 W., Estiil, iluntsvlile. Texas.
,aaraofs. " Snipnia q A. Rosaington,
ars = Harrell, city, q. W.
"a Arthur Flake. New yosls.
y = fiakei Navasota sal I,raais,,.,9f
I'm p 81 = Actor Baltimore W III
's1hs .i'AliAuhiphia: l.. G. Stacy. n
ss,ic,,tf 'as ~ =. ]. palne, Miss q,
..is,sslssd. ss.Neft Miss NJ. G. Petty.
~, H. Mss Y L. Pugh, Dr. ..
z asas1, = e !, teSas. 7. S, Minfcr. s. ri
szss Winsted. Bryan, a
ssa. ~ n, Stella Shepherd.
Dino. a. Mrillngtons isaltimores s.
X ''Asso; frank r Kidd, New
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ABROAD TIME TABLE.

lhiN .-----------------
sousroN AND TEM ,,,.:s CENTRAL i,!lS !. !,
LAYS li;lO y. m. AtriVe..:. t'do p. m.
Dsis .'s;biiIaHi5itN PACIFIC.
.rsSvs aud depart from III. and 4.
iAips {. Depot.
san Antonio Trains,
.ifti5 y. m.lArGive. 5lyQ a. m.
rsfe T.3y d. ui.iArtlNe. u'lV y. m.
lssss ..'Ss,g orleans Trains.
5i,O a. m.l Arrive. f;Ot a. IN.
paw tnlf1 %, m, Arrive. j. .lUsaU y. IN.
Lave iipi KANSAS AND TkNAS.
ilssvs nd Kansas City and St Louis
pNssV Trains.
,,,v, 80. $40 a. MI AIllve'''' wy wy a. m
lsA.ser sic,ot,ORADO AND SANTA F'E.
1phf' Main Line.
g.5O a. ni.lArglve. IL 90 p. m,
lfA" Galveston Trains.
-. 1:55 Il. fn.iArriNc... $40 q m.
issse 20, p m,la ,iN,s e Siiv q,
i< ~, rains 10 and from Galveston leave
atsasrsl depot 10 minutes earlier or ar-
" Ns'tshat depot Ia MINUTES later. The
w w, rains leave and arrive AT TING santa
y w S,oct alone nj the lime suited;
Y M. g,l,s n lTIONAb & CT NORTHERN. 4
lslhi'SN 81, Louis Trains,
1880 u. M Arrive.... $50 a. m.
~ III 90 p m. iArrlye,... BIO D. IN.
~ Galveston Trains.
49,, 20 n. M Arrive. 49,. b.23 a. m.
~ ~ 'li9O1 q. m.lArrive. -. lu:BS a. M.
49, 49, 5.25 y. m. Arrive. -. & 20 n. m.
ls.'e Arrive. lO.4S p. IN |
N Trains arrive and depart from Union
hot n. 80 va,,,o,, rrat,s
:, \ ssys daily except Sunday 1910 n. m. |
!. Y srr,ye daily except Sunday sos p. N.
,,hf,s'rON EAST AND WEST TENlAS. I
w tfrll 7,95 i. mdArrlye dl,tl 80 p. m.
,.s iltyl. x On h. y. ARRIVE tItX)S.OV %. n.
ss's TEXAS WESTERN.
unnday W'sday, Nrldny. 1000 A. m.
/. fsexiay, Tuesday, Sapdav,, 200 b. m.
~ AN'FoNIO AND ARKANSAS PASS.
,eye daily ..............,... Nsi5 n. m.
irsye (tallyl -. -. ,,.... . 10 =. m.
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qhe t;apitoI uotcI.

Capitol Hotel, the
only frst-c,ass ho-
tel In the city.
Tatcs: $3.50, $500.
$3.50 a day, accord
ing 10 rooms. 81
Electric cars TO
and from u depotr
@. hictsililnV. Prhu.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
MASK BALL
HOLIDAY RACES.

The San Antonio Jockey club
has decided to have a two-days'
race meeting during the holidays,
beginning on Dec. 26. The follow
ing is the program:
FIRST DAY.
2:3j class trot and pace, half-mile
heats, 3 in ); purse 500.
$3.50 class, in ), half-mile heats,
trOt and pace; purse 500.
Roadster race, purse $50. Horses
must be driven by owners who are
members of the Jockey club in
good standing. Horses must have
been owned prior to Dec. 10, 1898,
in BeXar county, and have no
records or bars better than $3.50,
and have been used for roadsters
exclusively. Track horses barred.
Cow pony race, / mile; purse $40.
SECOND DAY.
2.27 class. trOtting, in ), mile
heats; purse 500.
Gearling race, pace and trot
purse $50, 2 in 3 half mile heats.
l-4-mile dash, purse 500.
Mile dash for army commits
stoned officers. Premium fine
saddle and bride. Horses must be
owned and used by the officers.
In all trOtting and pacing races
1Oper cent entrance will be charged,
which sum must accompany the
entry. Five to fill and three to
start. Horses distancing the field
only entitled to first money, except
in the roadster race, where no flag
will be used.
All entries close at the secretary's
Office Saturday. Dec. %, at p. m
II. d. KAMPMANN, Pres.
J. r. HOOPER, Sec. I2-I3-2t
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AN ACTIVE OLD MAN.

A LIVELY Missouri Negro Who
Claims To Be 1913 Years Old.
New York Herald
One of the oldest, if not the very
oldest, men in America lives in a
little shanty on the banks of the
Usage river at Usage City, Mo.
He is a negro and his name is
Richard Hoops. According to the
statement of Hoops, which are well
supported by accessible records, he
was born in Chatham county, n.
c., December 20, 177O, and thus
lacks less than a month of the
completion of his 1913 year. Born
a slave, he was taken to Missouri
by his owner, John p. Haden,
while a mere boy. A few years
later he was sold to the man whose
name he now bears and lived with
him near Vienna, Maries county,
until the emancipation of the
slaves. Since that time he has
lived at Westphalia, but for the
past twenty-five years has made
his home at Usage City.
Hoops is remarkably we'll pre-
served and lives alone in his shan
ty. He fishes a great deal for the
big catfish that frequent the waters
OF the Usage and is never happier
than when he can catch big one
and make soup Of his head. He is
still able to do some work, and it
was only a few years since that he
contracted with farmer in the vi.
cinity of his home to remove the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
,"RICKEY" PHILOSOPHY.
How a Summer Drink was Invented
and Why it Became Popular.

How a Summer Drink was Invented
and Why it Became Popular.
New York Herald.
"What is the philosophy of the
'Rickey"" repeated Colonel "Joe"
Hickey, of Missouri, the other night
in the lobby of the st. James. "Pll
tell you.
"As you are aware, l have the
doubtful honor of being the author
of the 'Rickey,' a drink composed
of cracked ice, lime juice, whisky
and settler water. But | am not
the author; | was merely it's intro
ducer to the east.
"My business takes me to Wash
ingtOn frequently, and Washington
summers are as hot as TOphGt.
Cooling drinks are in demand dur
ing the heated term, and soon the
merits Of the combination l have
described became generally known
in Congressional circles.
"At first, after around or two had
been ordered at any bar and there
was a demand to set 'em up
again the customer disliked to
make the extended explanation of
what he wanted and usually said ::
That thing Hickey drinks AS it
happens l am known in one or two
bars in Washington, and soon the
order was contracted to Gimme a
Joe Hickey
ain the course of several years this
was abbreviated to "Rickey." AS
the bar trade in Washington is
confined chiefly to periodical WISH
tors from other parts of the country
| the drink and the name it received
in Washington was carried east,
west, north and south"
"At least it went west" added
Colonel Hickey. 81 was once in the
bar of the Palace hotel, in San
Francisco, drinking ginger ale
when a gentleman came in and
asked for a 'Rickey.| Yes, it was a
proud moment for me.
"But you want the philosophy OF
the drink? Many years ago in st
Louis, which has a beer drinking
population, l knew doctor, and
German at that, who did not wor'
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ship at the shrine of Gambrinus.
His friends drank beer, but he
would call for a glass of cracked
ice, lime juice, whisky and settler
and mix them for himself.
ale was always in splendid
health, and when | asked him why
he always drank that and nothing
else, he entered into an analysis of
the hygiene involved. He took
the ice to cool, the whisky to slim
ulate, the lime juice to correct the
acidity of the stomach, and the
settler to prevent biliousness. His
explanation made a profound i'm
preston upon me, and l have been
a practitioner of his theory in a
moderate way ever since"
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CITY NEWS.

For Sale: A new phaetOn, and
gentle driving horse, suitable for
lady. Price of horse, buggy and
harness, 1925. Address 3d." this
Office. II Ii st
Our cloaks are selling fast.
Call today and make your selec-
ton.
70 st l.. WOLFsoN.
Ladies, if you want a nice
handkerchief or pair of nice kid
gloves to match a suit, come and
see our line. MOKE MILLINERY
Co. II Ii If
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe, of
Columbus Grove, Ohio, have arriv-
ed in the city on visit to Bert V.
Wolfe and his relatives. Mr.. Wolfe
is making his first visit to this
state and is quite astOnished at
the revelations made.
Pattern hats! Pattern hats
reduced to prices that are astOund-
ing. See them today.
y - st L. WOLFsON.
The best and cheapest bread at
Bailie's Branch Bakery, 119 Ave. c.
l. ID I'm
Remnants at WolfsOn's Friday.
II I3 81
F. Neumann & Co. filed a suit
for debt against j. V. Brady in the
FOrty-fifth District court last
evening.
Dolls, dolls, at special low
prices this week. MoKE MILL
NEYR Co. II IL If
Call at our remnant counter
Friday, we will have an elegant as
Sortment of remnants on display.
II Ii st l.. WOLFsON.
Fine fruit cakes at Babies, I19
Ave. C. II ID I'm
We have received new lot Of
clOaks that we are offering at I'M
usually low figures. See them.
II 13 st l.. WOLFsON.
-Children's cloaks and Jackets,
ladies' tea gowns, opera capes and
house wrappers, at MOKE MILL
merry Co. II IL tt
Visit our millinery department
today. You know we have made
big reductions in Pattern hats.
u 10 3t l.. WOLFSON.
Try Babies home made mince
meat pies, 1l9 Ave c. II 10 I'm
-Rememb Der remnant day at
l2l3 st l.. WOLFSON'S.
Ladies', if you want a nice hat
cheap, come and see us us. We de-
fly all competition. MOLE MILL,
merry Co. 12-13-ti
See the new Elton Suits at
II 133t WOLFSON'S.
L. WoIfson received a new LOT
of Elton Suits today. Il Ii 81
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A Ball of the Cowboys.

One night the patron gave a
bale. The vaqueros all came with
their girls, and a string band rem
dered music with a very dancy
swing. | sat in corner and OBJ
served the man who wears the big
hat and who throws the rawhide
as he cavorted about with his girl,
and the way they dug up the dust
out of the dirt floor soon set me
to coughing. candles shed their
soft lustre and tallaw" down the
backs of our necks, and the band
thummed and scraped way in
most serious manner. One man
had harp, two had primitive fid-
dies, and one a guitar. One old
fiddler was the leader, and as he
bowed his head on his instrument
l could not keep my eyes off him.
He had come from SONORA, and
was very old he looked as though
he had had his share of a very
rough life; he was never hand
some az a boy, / am sure, but the
weather and starvation and time
had blown him and crumbled him
into a ruin which resembled the
pre-existing ape from which the
races sprung. If he had never
committed murder, it was for lack
of opportunity; and Sonora is a
long travel from Plymouth Rock.
Tom Bailey, the foreman, came
round to me, his eyes dancing, and
his shock of hair standing up like
Circassian beauty's and point
ing, he said, "Thar's a woman
who's prettier than speckled pup;
put your Irvine on her." Then, as
master of ceremonies, he straight
ened up and sang out over the
fiddles and noise: "Dance thar, you
fellers, or you'll git the govt"
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stumps and roots off newly
cleared tract of land. He fulfilled
his contract, doing all the work
himself. His mind is still clear
on any of the events that hap
pened toward the close of the last
century, and he recalls with great
pride that he once held the horse
of Gen. Greene, of Revolutionary
fame. In appearance Hoops resem-
bles mummy; his skin looks like
parchment and he is tOOthless and
hairless, but his step is remarka-
bly, firm and his eye bright and
clear.
AS stated, he lives alone having
no relatives as far as known He
is a member and regular attendant
of the African Methodist EpisCO-
pal church. His neighbOrs take
a great interest in him and do him
many acts of kindness, and he
would not have to work, as they
would supply his simple wants
gladly, but he is independent, and
says that he proposes to earn his
own living for many years yet.
His house stands under the ap-
proach to the Missouri Pacific
railroad bridge across the Usage,
and except when absent on his
fishing trips "Uncle Hoops" as he
is called, can be found at home.
He has the record of his birth, and
there is but little doubt that he is
the oldest person in the country.
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In an adjoining room there was
a very heavy jug Of strong-water,
and thither the men repaired to
pick up, so that as the night wore
on their brains began to whirl
after their legs, and they whooped
at times in way to put ones
nerves on edge. The band scraped
the harder and the dance waxed
fast, the spurs clinked, and bang,
bang, bang went the Winchester
rifles in the patio, while the chorus
"Viva ell patron" rang around the
room-the Old Guard was in ac-
tion.-From can Outpost of Civil
izatiOn," by Frederick Remington,
in Harper's Magazine for Deem
Der.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. R. w. Siddall, of Bastrop,
accompanied by Mrs. Bessie Nc
Clanahan, of San Marcos, is in the
city. They are stopping at the
Maverick.
H. 7. Keenan, and wife, of Gal
weston, arrived in the city last
night. They are guests at the
Maverick.