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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16

DEMONSTRATION CHoKED OFF
barcelona. March i5-After concert tn
nlsht the bulk OF the audience startaa
TO make demonstration before IN,
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This Is a rccentlv ndd
with us. and iudgim: frc
we must Ae rea.'ly right &
quality.
Ladies Chemise. ali full
made, at 26c, auo and Zoe
Ladies' Drawers at e5c. 8
Ladies' Gowns at 75c n
Ladies' Skirts at SOC. 75c
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A cuERo CANDIDATE.

Coupon EHitOr.
Cuero, Texas, March 14-Dear Sir: En-
closed please find thirty-one bicycle cou-
pons, which you will please place for me.
as l am In the race for II and am going
to work very hard to try to get IT, Yours
truly, Ben Salmon, Jr.
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PRIZE.

The choice Of any Stearns bicycle val
ued at N25 or less to the one gathering
the largest number OF coupons before IL
Q. c.ock. noon. APRIL /. 1896.
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"COUNTED YESTERDAY.'

Coupon IuIlOr.
Houston. Texas. March H--Dear Sir.
Yesterday / mailed you nineteen coupons.
Ii you did not receive them please let
me know. l now send hfty-one by mail.
Josie Ollre,
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This IL Diplomacy.

For grave speeches of Importance de-
hvered with weight Bismarck was. Of
course, most celebrated. When an
noyed he nearly always adopted a Jest
ing tone, which must have sounded 10
his frightened friends much as II tho
tiger In the menagerie had greeted
them with a cordial handshake before
devouring. do you mean to break the
convention Of Gastein?" bluntly de-
manded the Austrian ambassador.
Count Kurolyi. OF the Prussian minis
ter-presicent. NO" replied the lat
ter, with great directness. but even II
[ did so DO you think / should be such
a fool as 20 tell you?"
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
PRECIOUS METALS IN CHINA.

Purchasing Power OF Silver Has Not Do
cIIned but Gold Has Appreciated.
prepared for The American by Col
E. R. Jefferds, an American Engineer
now in Shanghai) Gold, in the
for Of money, is never seen
in China, neither are gold ingotl
In use In trade, but are used for hoard
ing only. Hoarded gold is generally
found in only two forms. One is in
ingots shaped like a boat about S.6
inches long, O.S inches wide, and weigh
ing 11.575 OF. Troy weight; the other
is in the form OF gold leaf, measuring
about eight inches square and weigh
ing abou thirty grammes. The relative
value Of gold to silver was in the be-
ginning Of the Ming Dynasty "a. ID.
1879, one to four; under the Emperor
Wan Ii $3.50 Of the same dynasty, one
to seven; at the end Of the Ming Dy-
nasty Q635), one to ten; under tho
Emperor Kung-hsi Q622) Of the pres
ent dynasty, one to twelve; under the
Emperor Kien-lung Q730, one to TWEEN
ty; in the middle OF the reign Of Toak-
wang QS40), one to eighteen; at the be-
ginning of the reign OF Hunting QS50).
one to fourteen; in 1882, one to sixteen
to eighteen. and at present one to thirty.
Gold not being used in China as money
but as a commodity, its only value is
for boarding and ornamental purposes,
thus the people can readily comprehend
that gold has advanced nearly one
hundred per cent since 1882. One ounce
Of silver will buy Just as much rice.
corn, cotton, silk or other commodity,
except gold, as ever 1t would, but gold
is too high for all but the very richest
people to indulge in. Precisely the
same conditions, as far as values are
concerned, prevail in the United States
only our people have been bulldozed
into the belief that all values, except
gold, have gone down, down, while the
value of gold remains stationary.
Mr. R. E. Bredon, commissioner OF
customs, in the Decennial reports Of
the custom house, Shanghi, says: 1T
would be impossible in the space at my
disposal to discuss the influences which
tell on the movements and value Of
the precious metals in China, even II.
writing with only the trade Of single |
port before me, am in position which |
qualities me to do so. / can only say |
that, in the general opinion, a tael OF
silver buys as much produce as 1t did
when 1t had a sterling value" This, /
believe, is fair general statement. An
intelligent native says that as regards
prices, a man who has an income OF
one hundred taels year, can now buy
4 greater quantity Of useful articles
han he could with the same money ten
Years ago.-The American.
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The emancipation Of woman is goins
on apace. Every day brings her new
liberties and wider fields Of labor. Even
that cesspool Of conservatism, the law,
has begun to recognize the rights and
liberties Of woman In q broad-gauge.
up-to-date sense Of the word. For in
stance. yesterday q Chicago Judge sit
ting In court Of ehancery to deter
mine the equities in suit for divorce
decreeo that a wife should pay her hus-
band $50 month alimony. II this is
what the champions Of higher woman
hood have been fighting for these many
years 1t Is certainly not the province of
any man to stand in their way.
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A CLEVER MAIDEN.
She Chooses Her CTonIes with an Eye to
BPcomingness-

She Chooses Her CronIes with an Eye to
BeeomIngness-
why do you go SO little with Maud
d." asked a mother Of her daugh-
ter, a girl popular in society, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. 81 ind her
charming" You will laugh II / tell
you, nanny" said this up-to-date
young woman, but II is simply because
she is unbecoming to me; simply can
not afford it. like her immensely, but
an unbecoming intimate friend is really
great affliction. There are girls that
MAKE you look stumpy and others that
make You look fat A fair, fresh girl
will make dark, sallow one look yell
lower than ever, while the latter often
makes the former resemble a broad
faced milkmaid. Look at Ethel M
and Carrie s.. They have been de-
voted to each other since they were
babies, but the one grew like a beam
pole and the other stayed a roly-poly
little thing, and now they look posi-
lively ridiculous together when they
are walking on the avenue. Carrie
alone would be rather pretty, although
she is short and plump, but with Ethel
she seems positive dwarf. That is the
worst OF tall people, by the way; they
make every one else appear to be under
sized. or course, you cannot exactly
choose a friend as you would a gown.
because she sets you of to the best ad-
vantage: but, all the same, It is much
nicer to have some one who harmonizes
with your general appearance"
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more venom, In which lies tie greater
danger, England's aggressions on q
South American republic, or English
mastery OF American finances? A su-
premacy 30 potent that national esteem,
dignity and honor must tremble In as
serting itself II Is some comfort 10
know that the impoteney Of the Amer
lean financial system is at last about
to dawn upon the nation, and even to
penetrate the dense fog that has 50
long enveloped the white house. Were
II not for the magnitude, the serious
ness Of the situation, that plaintivs
cry for help by its blind habitant would
be amusing. Oh, Grover, how often
these silver cranks have told you so,
but you would not heed them. But in
the hour OF thy distress they will come
to thee with silver and greenbacks
galore.
God moves in a mysterious way-na-
lions are his instruments to work for
the good Of humanity. Whenever the
strument becomes useless 1t is cast
aside. The war cloud may be purposed
to serve that mysterious power that
moves all nations. all time to work for
the manifest destiny Of man, is awak-
ening the public conscience Of this peo-
pie from the lethargy. the supineness,
that so long has held them In the grasp
Of greed. II so, and the subtle chains
Of Shylock are broken, who can say
that Venezuela has not performed well
her allotted part in advancing the
tide Of humanity to broader and freer
field? Anything that will break the
bonds OF financial slavery that now
holds this country to Europe may be
accounted as a divine blessing. Turn
IN the dogs. Respectfully,
E. W. Taylor.
In Tacoma CWash) Ledger.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
The Senate Votes for Ere, co,n,v.

The senate Votes for Free CoIuaxa
On Saturday last the senate placed
itself on record as being in favor of the
complete restoration Of silver to its
former position in the monetary sys-
tenn of the United States By a vote OF
AZ to IS 1t passed the house bond bill
with an amendment providing for the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of
Is to 1. There were twelve pairs an
nounced Of which, of course, six were
for silver and six against. so the total
vote of the senate on the question Is
4S to Al. There are at least eight other
senators who are decidedly friendly to
silver. Their utterances show them
to be standing on the border line. as II
were, and that their votes are con-
trolled by other considerations than
the real merits Of the issue. There are
actually not less than fifty-six silver
men in the senate today, and IL Wall
street were to change front on the oues-
ton, free coinage would have a unani-
nous vote. A dead issue" that I'm the
face OF the most strenuous efforts Of a
hostile administration and all the mo-
tential influences that the ~monev
power" can bring to bear, carries the
United States senate by such 9 major
Ity. Is, to say the least a somevhat
thing. II looSs very much
u IL the goldites may have 10 .'kill' 4, |
'ome more--Ex
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WHERE DID You GET rHIs corr,
Had the Ladies' Aid Society Of !,
Church out for tea, forty Of than A.,
all pronounced the GermaI s,ssh,,,'
equal to Riol salzer's en- tI'
you all about itl IS packages Ea-l.-.
vegetable seeds i1.Oo post paid.
II you VIII cut this out and -,
with 15c. stamps to John A. salzer 81
Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get r.. +,
package Of above great coffee seed A..
our i4s page catalogue! Catalogue sloo,
&c. VI
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

Times have been very lively lately
at Red Dogs camp on Wounded Knee
creek In South Dakota, where the ogaIl-
sla Indians have been holding q grand
powwow. There was a large attend
ance and these noble red men of the
forest Toasted on 200 stewed dogs. After
the repast they INDUCED in the Omaha
dance. You may not know how the
Omaha dance goes. but you likely have
an idea about steved dog.
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, A. WAS about & o'6ock IN ne
.,,s-noon,> and we did not!dine uhu IL. :,
Thrss houn before they 'Wouiu
miss mel tas, hour
SUI rea What a DEATH 10
must have come. = dark. horrible
be hanging in sucA , ona,r strength
place, and then to fes
gradually ebbing away. ., tina
How deep was IT. whaN .S. Toter
bottomf Should I fall into go.
and be drowned or be dashed Z
on the rock7 ara
seemed to have been hanging tn '
for hours and hours, though afterwarS
found that It was really about an hour
and q half, when my agonies were IN
tensifed by the certain knowledge that
my strength was rapidly falling me, and
that my support was now maintained
by sheer will power.
I began to count. would not let go
until I reached q thousand. AS l
counted the last fifty wondered
whether should ever be able to finish.
Why not end my pain at once?
A voiceI Impossiblei Was II help!
I shouted a despairing cry with all OF
my remaining strength. A light flashed
across my eyes. Help was too late. MY
fingers slipped from their hold. l felt
myself falling back into the depths BE-
low-and everything became blank
DO you feel better now, sir!
who are your" I said.
zoe Hunt, sir. One O. my kids told
me as how a gentleman had called for
me and gone into these ere quarrfes by |
hisself and hadn't come out sgain. 30 1
thought I would Just come In and see
II mayhap you had got lost"
But how did escape death? The
last remember had lost my hold"
wei. you see. sir" he replied,
when come in you was hanging on
there and your feet must have been
about here"
Good heavensr' I exclaimed. Then
spent hours Of unspeakable agony
at distance of only six inches
from the solid floor"
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ONE Tr.No AND ANOTHER

Take the whole sex together, and YOU
md those who have the strongest nos.
session Of mems hearts are not emil.
nent tor their beauty.
Some men," said a stonemason. che.
come useful citizens, and others become
vagabonds; just as some slabs OF mar
Die become useful doorsteps, and others
become lying tombstones."
Flowers with woody stems. sueh A
roses, ehrysanthemums, ETC., NAV he
kept In water a long time by notching
tie stalk from the bottom nearly 10 the
bloom at intervals Of about three-ouar-
tiers OF an inch They are thus enabled
70 suck up more water than they can
from the cut stalk alone. At this sen
son when flowers are getting scarce II
Is desirable to keep them as long "a
possible.
a gentleman sent a contemporary the
manuscript Of an address he was 10 de-
liver the following week, In order 10
facilitate the work Of the reporter
The speech contained forty-two pages
On reaching page q, the reporter de-
tailed to copy II found the foIlowins
passage: But I must close. Ono. nor
GO ont etc) Then II you win bear
with me few moments longer. 1 shaI:
proceed to invite your attention TO-" cts.
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FELL OVER THE EDGE.
all Idea Of location to start with. There
were several passages leading into the
large quarry where I stood, but the
question was not whether I could find
the right one but whether could grope
my way to either Of them without fall
Ing down one Of those bottomless pits
that were gaping in the darkness
around me.
/ crept along with the utmost eau
ton, feeling the ground In front of me
with one foot rnd reaching out In all
directions with my arms. All at once
a piece Of loose stone or something
slipped from under my left foot in the
slime and was thrown sideways 70
the ground. AS 1 rolled ever on INV
back I became conscious that I was
falling over the edge Of one Of those
terrible shafts.
BY miracle-I managed to retain INV
hold on the very edge as my body fell
completely over. and there i was hang
Ing by one hand over the awful abyss.
soon got hold with my other hand
on the edge, which was fortunately
nrm rock. But I found Il Impossible
to drag myself up In any way, and Il
was only after several moments OF
agony. during which / felt that INV
fingers must soon give way, that I found
In the smooth side q small crevice
for the support Of one foot
shouted for help until was hoarse
knew no living being could hear me
but instinct impels q man to can for
help. even when none can possibly be
Pain In my legs and feet began 10
threaten cramp. and my fingers were
aumbed with cold. for this awful place |
vas like an ice-house. though II was
,ariy autumn
Luckily. ! had told my friends where
was going. and had said I should GER
'ainiy b back TO dinner. AZ they knew
AZ nsthodissl and paustusl hsh.ts.
hey xonie b sure 70 eonslude TAI
'ss.ss :. aad hsersssd ane seng D
-
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are hundreds Of feet underground and
thought to be as old as the catacomos
Of Rome.
We'll, mister" went on the fisher
man. "it's terrible unearthly place, to
begin with. and it's that dark that q
lamp doesn't seem tc light you any more
than a foot ahead. Besides. it's full OF
pits and shafts and wells that you may
fall into any moment It's big place.
too. and II you should lose your way
you mightn't ever get out again alive.
Can I get guide?"
Yes; ask for Joe Hunt at tbs little
cottage close by. and he'll take you
around. Joe knows every inch Of the
place, and maybe you'd like him to show
you the cave where Rob Roy OF the
West use for to hide his smuggled
brandy and 'bacca."
Joe Hunt was away from home, they
told me. when I inquired at the cot
tnge. He had gone into the town and
would not be back for an hour. No other
guide was available, and decided that
I would explore the place alone.
The entrance lay back little from
the road. and was approached by
short, grass-grown lane.
I peered into its black depths, and
the prospect was not inviting. How
ever, I had no thought Of turning back!
co put light to my lamp and entered.
The floor was covered with a deep,
white slime, and though l picked my
way as well as could in against the
sides OF the passages, / had to walk
through mud several inches deep.
Being anxious not to get lost, took
careful note Of the various tunnels that
branched OF to right and left as ad-
vanced, and had no fear that should
not be able to find my way out.
I went on until I came to q large.
open space that appeared TO be one OF
the main workings. Terrace upon ter
race of white stone showed where huge
blocks had been removed from their
natural beds or strata
After examining with interest the
chisel marks Of men who had been dead
and buried hundreds of years and peer
ing down into shafts and caverns that
had no visibl" bottom, an idea suddenly |
occurred to me. would extinguish my |
lamp for a few minutes.
Never before had l realized what |
utter darkness meant. On the blacklist |
night or in the darkest room of a house
there are always some faint rays Of
light, however feeble. but here, in this
place. that had never seen the
light Of heaven since the creation Of the
world, got some conception Of dark
ness that could almost be felt.
! put my hand in the pocket In which
carried my matches Horror They
we're not there. l now remembered
hat my lamp had required some slight
on lighting IT, and that / had
aid the matches for a moment on a
'ocky ledge beside me-and forgotten
hem.
The worst Of It was that had lost
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

A corner on bibles is the latest. The
American Bible society Of New York
has secured control Of the publications
OF certain London houses and Chicago
pays tribute to Gotham amounting to
tens OF thousands Of dollars a year.
Chicago is organizing a company to
print her own bibles. They win be
issued in forty languages and the sup
ply will be independent Of London or
New York.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

By agreement between the govern
ment authorities Of the United States
and France, ex-Consul Waller will soon
be released from q French prison. He
receives a pardon on the condition that
the United States shall make no claim
for damages in behalf Of the prisoner
based upon his arrest, conviction or
imprisonment Waller may, however,
sue In the French courts for damages
for il-treatment.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
A BLOW IN FAVOR OF suvEp
struck BY England, but Evidently w,,s-
out Intention

struck BY England, but EvidentIv VIA.
cot Intention
To the Editor Of the Ledger. No mo-.
torcioie argument has been made %,
tne return by this country to a bimetaI.
lie standard than the threat Of the Fns-
nsn bankers to destroy the credit of
tnis nation IL it persits in the attemn,
70 MAINTAIN national honor. Our Eng
nsn masters can well afford TO nress
.ne cup OF humility, filed with the
oress OF dishonor, to the lips Of tboss
sno. self-seekingly. have made the
financial Affairs Of this nation depend
snt upon the whims and policies Of the
european bankers. Like sharks they
nave followed the ship of state. vait-
ing Tor the storm that. in the distress
might fatten and feast.
mere Is a nation first in resources
IN the genius Of application, first
N native powers. abashed by a coterie
=. Engiish Shylocks, who threaten 10
.lsit oire disaster upon It II the attemn.
~ nsae 70 uphold a long and estab-
hsnea national policy: and conxres.
YEA the wise 90 reB Of ths ;zrd are
to counsel over the displeas-
ares Of this cabai.
Is u not about time Tor soma madam
Monroe to ariss and announce : Az
lnctlys American poiIcy-ose thst viii
~ esanels itsslf n Eurorssr rresd
v se eze1eYfiest d ths niessurs ~
Asass aenl y vAisi lafss sss
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

The greatest wonder Of the Fitz-
simnons-Maher fight was the fact that
the knockout blow was planted on Ma
hers jaw. It takes marvellous dexter
fly and quickness to catch the jaw Of
prize fighter.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

A Cincinnati grocer, while unpack-
ing case Of eggs, discovered this mes
cage delicately penciled on a fine speci-
men: ANY young lady who gets this
egg and wishes to marry, please ad-
dress box 43. Murphysville, KY" The
good grocer kindly placed the egg in 3
fundamentally inclined maiden's bas-
ket and is now patiently awaiting re-
suits.
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LOST IN A QUARRY.

rs q terrible IN
earthly place TO
venture IN, sir.
The speaker was a
fisherman at 4 little
vatering-place on
the south Devon
coast. The old man
was referring to
the Quarries. some
ancient workings
on the coast. They
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

During the run on bank at Rome.
\. Il. the mayor Of the city, in order
. restore confidence. squeezed through
the crowd and made deposit Of 81. 600
The run vas checked. the bank was
saved, and the mayor insured his re-
election It is a wise man who knows
his opportunities.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
Free To sComrade..r

The latest photograph of the Ho. u
". Walker, commander-In-chief Of q
Grand Army Of the Republic. Write b
2. Fl. Lord, Quincy Building. Chicas
and you will receive one free.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

II is probably with an eye to business
that dealers in lumber are holding
convention Just when the politicians
are looking around for material for q
platform.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

The bold efforts Of the gold press "a
beilttle the Washington convention ara
highly Indicative Of the ureasiness In
the money esnters ct the rapid sroxsh
q tee American hinstallic sentiment
s snsi t . % business failures sse
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

When hundreds Of women answer
one advertisement for a wife, there are
evidently not enough new women yet
10 much affect the '2stitution OF matri-
mony.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

A Chicago man is bringing sui,
against Z railrosG because he was
thrown into a snow bank by a eon-
deceor On q suburban train People
who are familiar with the habits AZ
suburban conductors think this o.
more than usually humane In sele.t,..
anything 50 soft as snow bank ..os
which TO throw passenger.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

A septuagenarian Of Joliet has Just
married a girl Of eighteen This Is not
only spring and winter; II Is an early
spring and a February blizzard
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

Now comes the news Of a social war
between the Vanderhilts and the As
tors. II those two houses haven't had
ADVANCE agents In their ancestral halls
the ability Of the present scions 10 sa-
cure free advertising Is phenomenal
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

The Brooklyn widow who Is to bury
her poodle by the side Of her husband
would scarcely be overwhelmed with
offers II she were to decide to wed once
more.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
The Girls of 'o6

Thrice welcome, leap year,
We're glad you are here
And you will not catch us doing;
Our lovers well catch
And each make a match,
When we do our own proposing.
Detroit Free Press.
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Best Of All

q. L.. nse the system in q gentl. m,
-, 7efcial manner, when N.
snL., comes, use the true and ns,'
-. 7y-up OF Figs. One bo,,I.
Iect remedT, ali the family and oo..'
will answer for 49, ny, ana eoss
only 50 cents; Tn sactSrsd =, q: By
the genuine. Mann '9mnanv oni,' "a:
Hornla Fig Syrup G 70 OAA'' aa
for sale By all drugsiA,
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

area. sriiais owns l.s7O.ooo square
niles Of sesrisosy Ia Africa, an sFts n.
nesi SPA % saai q - ral.sa sIa.sk
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

Mulatto women are DOMINIC male u1ifon
n Cuba and entering the army. IN Oh,
words, the Cuban women are THROWN; lAsa
selves into the oTeeches.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

A Loveland girl has WRITTEN to secr.,,-
Of Agriculture Morton, asking him 10 ~,
her q package OF pansy seeds, and two p,st
ages OF Mourning Bride seeds, and 10 nI...-
cept her thanks In advance.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

The courts Of Missouri decide thst
tsacher has control over ehild frc,
tie tins 4 lssyes re psr,nt Il ~ s,,..
g Y returning, saelstsss tire . 80
The broad ax., 1896-03-28
BANKER OF TO-DAY.
SELFISH, UNPATRIoTic AND
SOcIETY'S ENEMY.

n There Are Exceptions land There Arsl
They should Come Gut and Re Heard
In Behalf of the Suffering Peo-
plA
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

Elsie-My husband Is VeTT cons P,e5e
Louisville must have shaDsA
since be married you.
The broad ax., 1896-03-28

JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor