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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Table Linens,
Table Ware, and Kitchen Requisites
for THANKSGIVING Day.

Whatever is pleasing to good taste and cor.
rect in style in Dinner Sets, Luncheon Sets
Cloths, Napkins, Tray and Carving Cloths,
Damask by the yard, &C., is represented in
the handsome display of Housekeeping Lin
sns on our second floor A comparison OF like
qualities will bring the price decision in our
favor.
We make speciality of extra-sizc Cloths for
Receptions, Dinners, Banqusts, &c. Table
Cloths, Napkins, Damasks by the yard, &c.
Table Linens, Damask Cloths with Napkins
to match, Scotch Damask Cloths, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

D E. LEE CAMP.-R E. Lee Camp Cen
LIE federate Veterans, arc requested to
meet at the Columbia Engine House at p m.
on TUESDAY, November II, 1896, in uni.
form, to attend the oyster supper given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary. By order OF the Com
mander, J. C. MILBURN, Adit
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TWO CABS NEW YORK APPLES RE-
L ceived to-day aud for sale at low figures.
movie t j, T. & J. G. RECkHAM. =
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NANTED-An energetic young man for
w permanent position. Salary 5000 for
first year with increase according to ability:
500 cash required for samples. Address
Room 30, 100 w. Fayetto street, Baltimore.
nor1 e Orr
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LOCAL MATTERS.

-RER TRoBABTLITIEs.--For this
utnuei fair weather; slowly rising
he: sou;hwesterly winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16
Silks.

from Sc up.
Silks.
Dame Fashions eye is turned towards Silks,
in consequence we have a large and choice Sc
lection such as plaids, tsfieta in plaids, plain
shaded, striped and figured.
A SPECIAL-China Silk in all shades at
19c yard.
Oar Uolorcd and Black Silk Nelvets in rich
ness and elegance is Incompatible.
We have something interesting in CASHMERE
Silks at 12l2c.
Down Quilts with superior quality of down
and covering of most beautiful designs
a full line of Blankets at popular prices.
Teazel Plush in al the dainty and delicate
colors at 12iac. Charming material for dress.
ing sacques, lOunging robes and tea gowns.
Come and see our great collection of Cloaks
and Capes and notice how we lead in style.
quality and price.
Winter Underwear for men, women and
children in all the prevailing styles and
prices
IN Notions and Dressmakersi Supplies we
cali give you anything you ask for.
Our Garnet, Oilcloth, Rug, Mating, Por-
there's, Lace Curtain departments are being
continuously filled with the richest colorines
and choicest designs.
Having made mention of such numerous
articles prevents our adding prices TO some
space not permitting The surprise however,
will be so rauch greater when you come ana
see their littleness. Be sure and DO II anu
there will be profitable results for you.
Isaac Eichbergg & Son,
COR. KING AND ROYAL SITS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

Down Quilts with superior quality of down
and covering of most beautiful designs.
a full line of Blankets at popular prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual
~ meet of the stockholders of the ANGLO.
AMERICAN COMPANY, Limited. will be
held at u O'clock noon, on MONDAY, De.
cember 18th 1896, in the principal office of
the company No. PIG street, Alexandria,
Virgins, for the purpose of electing three di.
rectors for period of three years and such
other business as may be necessary, and prop.
erly brought before said meeting. BY order
Of the Executive Committee.
no16;23&3O = se trls,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-16

Teazel Plush in al the dainty and delicate
colors at 12lac. Charming material for dress.
ing sacques, lounging robes and tea gowns.
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lNAL.-Rey. Bergman Green,
Church, will leave for Nor
evening to attend the Episco-
ieress, which meets there TO-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

lions adopted the gold standard have
exceeded all previously known But
here is a simple test which tho farmer
can easily apply for himself:
Take the average Of prices in your
neighborhood for tho fi~e years ending
In 1875 (it is not fair TO take one year,
and the average gold or greenback value
Of ten ounce bar Of silver az that
time. Divide and sU wlSlt that silver
would have bought. Do the same for
the five years ending with 1875. and you
will find that the silver will buy more
Is it not arrogant and insulting nom
sense TO say that silver has DEPRECATED
when it will buy more of the products
of your labor? Here is table 10 help
you in the calculation:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

lawyer, has concluslvoly shown Tn; I
some 80, 900 men own or absolutely con.
troll one half the property OF the United
States; that 100, 600 men own half the
remainder, aud that the great mass Of
lui oring producers actually own very
little if any more than they did in
1860. The results are simply awfr'.
Ten men in New York city today hold
the credit Of the United States abso.
lutcly at their mercy. II IL were "a
their interest, they could tomorrow
sweep away the gold basis and precipi.
tate panic in Wall street. But the
farmer il told that all this is none Of hi-
business and is expected to be controlled
in his vote by the gold superstition.
The Gold Superstition.
How can there be u gold superstition
What do yoI mean by such phrase"
mean Just what the words imply
that II large portion of tho human race
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

change, chapter @, says. "ln respect TO
stoadincss Of value the metals are prob.
ably less satisfactory, regarded ms n
standard of value, than many other com.
noiitics, such ms corn.
BY corn Professor Jevons means
wheat and all other cereals
Ricartlu, in his paper on the High
Price oi Bullion SAWS. III we dinu-
ish the quantity Of currency. we give
an additional VNlao 10 IL.
BY currency Ricardo meant money
OF every character. including gold
Mr. Macleod. ia his nhlc work on
the Elemouts OF Banking, says, Tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

few. 1t must be ad
mittch-wero hon.
estly made by lcgit-
innate enterprises in
which the govern.
ment was not "a
partner, and many
by the advance in
real estate III our
great cities. Many
others have carried
t he investigation
much farth or.
Thomas q. Shear.
man. Esq, , the great
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

perhaps to one, and that H. las silver
depreuiated or gold appreciated since
1882 On their answer TO that depend
the votes OF million honest farmers.
MonomeIallists say gold has stood still
while all other things have chcaponed.
We say thai silver has stood almost mn
changed while gold has advanced enor-
mously in value, aud. what is more, we
prove it by every line of reasoning which
can be applied to the subject. That sill
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

years and has submitted to the robbery
and voted for more OF it. He is despised
because he has consented to his own
degradation.
His very virtues have been made the
means of his degradation. The farmers
and especially the men who till their
own acres, are our great conservative
class They dread revolution. They
love their country with an impassioned
ardor born If close contact with the soil
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

cause it does not At the arguments
of those who have selfish interests to
serve. They now maintain that all
forms of currency. including checks
and every other kind Of representative
money. must DO counted the Same rs the
coin basis. though every sound dnancier
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

n. Y. World. foundations of cred j I
throughout the British empire, and right,
now, according to DR. Eduard Sues
threatens rcdivision of the earth. In
short, contraction is very many tim@
more destructive than initiation.
''Bnt the monomctallists deny that
there has been any contraction or thai
gold cheapcncd in 1890, or that il
has really appreciated in value since
1870"
oh, yes, they'll deny anything now
Macaulay has well said that if prop.
crty interest were affected by il thou
sands of intelligent men would deny the
law of gravitation Only few years
ago some Of the greatest scholars in this
country denied that u man whose skin
was black and his hair woolly had nat
uraI right to the fruits Of his labor or
that a married woman had right 20
her own earnings
a Dangerous BASIS.
In no speech or book published before
1890 will You find it denied that the
volume of money and its proportion to
general trade are the main factors III de.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07
a Dangerous BASIS.

tcrmiDing / h o
general level Of
prices. 1t was
taken for granted
that the amount
of money of ulti-
mate redemption
determined the
price level. II
was the founda-
ton upon which
all disputants
built their argu-
Snen,s. But now
you can hear it
denied every day.
Aud why? Be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

actual alteration
III the quGl'ttftoS
of the precious
metals has ma
ter ally altered
their value AZ
different periods
of history
Professor Fran
chs A. Walker of
tho Massncllu
setts Institute OF
Technology, IN
his able work on
III onVy says;
"Gold and silver
do over long pc
riods undergo
great changes Of
value and become
in n high jegrVo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

yer is by natural
law far more sta
BILE in value than
gold has been
proved from ge-
ology, from min
eralogy. fro IN
netallurgy and
still more by
comparing the
fluctuations Of
prices III differ
ont oun trie =
having the diff
fercnt standards
or in tho same
country at differ
eut times. Every
one of these tests
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

hao peoon'' ~
''''''eu WIN "m
NOTION una, Roiu
~ ihi"''ip'" q
,i'' ~" q" :" - W.
hiB III w. why az
Va"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

on seven:h nase.l
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

Of the farm averaged 81 PER
cent greater during tln tv"
ycnra ending with 1870 ilau
now THIS Is especially tue
ns respects the i've staples
corn. wheat, oats, hay aud rli-
ton which employ Tvs. O1J,o1i
ont ~ 1gG.N,isO1 acres now d"'
voted go si,pio crops.
The following table show
In lvr year averages The goic
value per acre Gin thu local
farm iuarkotsl ~ the product
Of the fiv, staples named Tor
qmnquenninl periods since
lsN aud an estimate of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

breadstuGs than
they can eat and
more cotton than
they can wear
and more pork
aud beef than
they want OF
moro shoes than
they needi Why,
the largest wheat
crop ever raised
only amounted 70
three bushels per
capita for the
people of the
civilized world,
and, Dc Quoting
seed and that
made into whls-
ky, little over
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

contrary. En-
pircs of land and
hundreds Of mil
lions of money
were given to
great corpora
tons. Credit Mo-
bilior, tne Indian
ring, the whisky
ring, the star
route ring and
scores Of others
followed in rapid
succession, but
though the farm
CrS M u r III urcd
they did not re-
volt. They over
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

An ardor of pa
Uiotlsin which
S o IN @ writers
nave tnOuGAt I'M
possible III men
reared in cities.
Naturally, there
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

great" We laugh nt the poor hcn.
then, but the argument is on their side.
for IT never has boon mathennntic ally
proved, and II cannot I've proved, that
Mumbo Jumbo hns not great power In
the unseen: but It has repeatedly been
proved in every way open to the human
intellect TINT gold is shifting and un.
stable standard Of value. far more un-
stable than silver, and that twice with.
i'll the memory Of men not very old it
has changed In value so suddenly us 10
vitiate all long time contracts and dis.
locate all industrial conditions
The Fact About Gold.
Every economist worthy of the name
bad said again and again that gold fluc.
tuatos in value. No economic writer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

the farmer COM
plain that prices
go down as the
size of the crop
goes mp? And
how can you
prove that elcvat-
ing the condition
of the farmer
will elevate that
of other labor
ers?''
1t is impossible
to raise the aSri-
cultural class OF
any count y
without raising
all the other
classes who de-
nend ON Labor for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

Islm and nm estimate OF the n, y. World
value with average yields " an aero under
each such staple IN 1858 at present prices;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

a living. 1t is not absolutely I'm
possible TO press down the agricui'
~ laborer and vet leave the city Ia
horor unaffected, but it is very unlikeiy'
INC farmer. however, does not com
plain that he gets less per iou n,, " ,,,hen
bushel when the crop is big 'han wiien
il is small. What he does complain o.
end what he has u rieat to complain Oh
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haps III one or
two whore the
process has boon
gong on fot
/, GOO years, but
Ill no country,
ancient or MOD
ern, hils the proc
tSS Dtfn 50 filDll
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

crops, the coun'
try rings with
frantic cries OF
rage and denun-
citation. The
fnrlner has sub
,nitted too long,
He has lost the
respect of thos
who have robbed
him, and it l.
nuch be feared
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

MINES OF SPAIN AND GREECE,
AND AS If PROVIDENCE HAD
INTENDED TO REVEAL IN THE
CLEAREST MANNER THE IN
FLUENCE OF THIS MIGHTY
AGENT on HUMAN AFFAIRS.
THE RESURRECTION or MAN.
KIND FROM THE RUIN WHICH
THOSE CAUSES HAD PRODUCED
WAS OWING TO A DIRECT
LY OPPOSITE SET or AGENCIES
BEING PUT IN OPERATION. co.
LUMntls LED THE WAY IN THE
CAREER OF RENOVATION. WHEN
HE SpRleAD MS SAILS ACROSS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

wh,sker' bat looks like wisp of weathe,
beaten hay.
This is the farmer of TODAY as tho
people of the. cities are taught to con.
slider him
And why this change? 1t is becanse
nc has been Systematically robbed for 30
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

ago value per ton has declined from
$l3.S2 to $3.50. This last is the farm
prico as reported by the agricultural
department for July; nevertheless, on
the day write this hay Is selling in
New York city by retail AT Sis per
ton, which is hoautiful illustration
of how your city consumer ''piofits' by
the loss of the farmer Wheat is suppose /
to be an exception because our rivals IN
other countries nre producing SO much,
and yc, the figures are significant. In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

two bushels per capita was Ieft ior
bread. 1t has been repeatedly shown
that the worlds cotton crop is sui
s 600. coo bales short of the worlds
consump,iye demand. Cur own agricui'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

TO SLAYER y,
EGOTISM AND
MORAL COR
RuPTION. WAS
IN REALITY
II Il O u q II T
ABOUT BY A
DECLINE IN
THE SILVER
A n ID GO I'D
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NJ FARMER.
Is He Mas and
| as He Is.
M HE IS ROBBED.
k,psndous Decline in
| Farm Products.
,epylCIOUS FINANCIAL POLICY.

:, osutrsctlon The Concentration
and Fall OF Gold--The
=, the Free Coinage OF Silver.
-. Gold Mouometaiiisn Stands For.
u,..st Payment of Debts-The Help
|,srd BY the Ballot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07
Price OF Price "


''Many cite the concentration OF
wealth in few bands ~ one cause of the
farmer poverty. but is not that worse in
other countries with diIlornt systemsg"
There is 40 country of high civiliza
ton in which il IL 10 bad. oxccpt per
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

from an unwilling witness Early in
1892 Hon. Roswon O. Hon. tariff obi
tor Of the New York Tribune. started
out to prove thu, protection did not Gro
ate millionairos
Under his direction very careful
census was taken III every part of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

sila h0,' a long, lean, lank monstrosity,
tso.rb ~ showing horribly prominent
NGo,hin Vio'!es. Il face like a point
agul,, V"'' u noso that describes an
neatha VIC 'rcm the lowest point be-
esAs ,h,ysdown over the mouth, and
n what is supposed to be q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

has ever denied II. In his
" Wealth OF Nations"
Adam Smith says: Cold
and silver. like every other
commodity, vary in their
value. Tho discovery of
the abundant mines Of
America reduced in the
fifteenth century the value
of gold and silver in Eu.
rope to about a third Of
what IT had been before,
This revolution IN their
vnlue, though perhaps the
greatest, is by no means
the only ono Of which his
tory gives some account. "
Professor Jcvous. III his
work upon Money and
the Mechanism of lex.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

United states by
T he T-i' mes
agents. Tho lists
Were Published
weekly IN Tho
Tribune for cor
rcction and then
compiled in u
pamphlet. The
number exceeded
j, 900 and was
soon proved TO
be entirely too
small. Nh. Iiurr
succeeded in
proving to his
own satisfaction
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

again, therefore, the great majority Of
farmers credited all good things to that
party They could not believe that the
party Of Lincoln and Sumner and other
friends of humanity would do aught Of
injustice.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

the brief time
between tins and
the clectlon?'
Not at all. In
its present shape
indeed it j. sim
gularly simple.
1t can be reduced
to two or three
plain questions,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

tural department has shown ttat the
American people are eating consider
ably less wheat per capita than they did
few years ago. and il you will take
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

INSENSfBLY WORE OFF UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THAT PRO
DlGIOUS INCREASE "
The Wages of Labor.
He might have added. md this point
seems TO worry our monomotallist
friends. that the wages Of laborers rose
considerably faster than the prices Of
pcccssaries Even so did they in lSaS-
So Aud why not agans In truth the
wages Of more than half our lahorers
have got to rise before there can be a
rise in neccssarics Monomcrallists have
conveniently overlooked the fact that 90
per cent Of the laborers in the Unite,a
States do not work for nxed money
wages thoy produce. and what they sell
the products for constitutee their wages.
Ii Ia self evident therefore, that u rise
in tho price Of the product is itself
rise in wages This class includes all
the farmers, cotton, sugar and tobac-
co growers. vegetable gardeners, fisher
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

you say, but divide the bushels by the
population each year, and you will find
that rcr capita the increase was quito
small, and in such years as 1890 and
1894. when the crop was very short and
the number of bushels per capita very
much less than the average Of several
years ago, the price per bushel was still
low
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

|'B,vsoail', .he stale old practical jokes.
n. XIV ana "WayLack" and ",Iay'
h., n, regular titles, even among cult
Il cno fsope' and III the slums farmer"
hsps, tnc vie epithots which provoke
|sn;n' lie figures in the illustrated
|,sD,',. as half savage. Look at the
|tm w. VI the typical farmer in the
'osA papers and see something
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

spotted brecclos.
He is the butt of
vile jokes in the
city saloons. lie
shares with the
mule and the
mother in law,
t h @ plantation
dark, the rusty
stovepipe and the
tram p as the
stock uatorial for
cheap paragraph
crs. He is brought
on the stage Of
every low thcater
as the stock vic
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

| might qrote ell tn ccclomic writ
crs from Adam Smith down, 90 the
effect that the volumc of money is tho
maui factor ia tixue the general price
lcvcl You will find the doctrine ably
ret forth in the works Of Adam Smith.
,luhu Lcclso, David Hume. John Stuart
hiil, David Kicardo. William Stanley
Jcyons and Ivy all the French and Amori-
can economists Thr appalling effects of
long continued contraction and tho al
most marvellous benefits result ny from
liberal increase III the coin supply are
thus beautifully ret forth by Sir Archi-
bald Alison in his history of Europe:
THE TWO GREATEST EVENTS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN TIE
HISTORY or NJ NNNIND HAVE
BEEN DIRECTLY BROUGHT
ABOUT By A CONTRACTION AND,
ON TIE OTHER RAND. AN EN-.
FANSION OF THE CIRCULATING
MEDIUM OF SOCIETY THE FALL
OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE so
LONG ASCRIBED IN IGNORANCE
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

knows that BY the method Of the ~.
ministration In constituting the laws 'sil.
yer now perfoanis no function TINT
grcenbacks would not, and that silver,
silver certificates ana gfeenbacks inte
mere token money. AL resting on the
dangerously narrow basis Of that metal
which is the money Of ultimate redenp-
ton.
'Ycu admit, however. that the FREQ
coinage Of silver would produce some
imitation. suppose it were but 10 or 10
per. cent, rs senator Jones thinks.
Would not even TINT much initiation do
great harm in dislocating existing bust.
ness conditions9'
History has answered thit question
80 ccnclusively that ,rWument is un-
necessary IN IS49-JG the specie infla.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

cannot he explained by that handy
phrase "overprcdoction.
Has there been any overproduction Of
fat hogs: Every farmer knows that there
is just now great scarcity, almost
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

ton throughout
the world is III.
legged to have
been some 90 per
cent. and IN this
country there
was u general
currency intla
ton Of 40 per
cont WINS any.
body badly nurtf
Look over thn pa.
Nors nj that tiillo
aud SEQ if you
can fluid any conf
plants from the
farming rey'ops.
Do not ccN,o-
nists Of all
schools agree
that ;ho l2 years
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

the annual re-
ports for 90 years
and deduct that
used for export
and seed from
the crop of each
year and that fed
to stock in late
years you VIII
find that 20, 600,
900 people are
eating only about
the same amount
Of wheat flour
that $4,000, 600
people did. In
Europe also il has
been shown that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

vote and lobby TO raise the price OF what
they own and be good Christians, but
at the bare hint that the farmtf
is to vote for restoring silver 10
get a little better price for ms
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07

THAT Mumbo Commercial Advertiser.
Jumbo is ugly and we believe that he Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-07
By JOHN H. BEADLE.

|.hs accompanying illustra-
,as are from New York
rspapers of recent date.
ky are published to show
popular idea of the per-
kslity of the American far
n in the gold stronghold of
keountry.
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