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The record-union., 1896-09-05

or two ago the breaking up of an old
schooner near Sheerness brought to
light beneath the inner "skin" of the
hull quite an elaborate armament of
very old-fashioned kind, and a friend of
the writer's secured, from among the
many weapons included, a spIendidly
made bell-mouthed f:intlock musket,
the stock being marked with a repre-
sentat1on of arm and leg fetters, and
the name Philip Steyne, Boston, Lin
cclnshire." The most curious part Of
this find was a set of books-a priva-
teer'S books, MISUNDERSTANDING the
capture of various French vessels
Tied up in canvas bag, 100 guineas
in gold were found a year or two back
during the breaking up of an old yes
sci lying between Birkenhead and New
Brighton. With the money was found.
too, a most curious and unique set of
foreign playing cards, some loaded dice
and three magnificent pieces Of amber.
All these We're found in the false bot
tom of a wooden bunk.
But even during the breaking up of
quite modern vessels which have be-
come wrecks, remarkable finds, partic-
ularly relating to smuggling contriv-
oAiSS', al z NY liO rare. IN a DOR
ton of considerable wreck on the
southeast coast only the winter before
last the ship breakers found, hidden in
part of the engine room, a quantity
OF valuable jewelry and number of
newspaper clippings and published por-
traits relating to a murder and robbery
at st. Louis, in the United States. The
JeWelry found was that described in the
reports as missing. Two of the men
employed in the engine-room were
drowned in the wreck, but so far as all
inquiries made by the police could show
there was no clew to attach either the
drowned men or the other engine-room
hands with the published descriptions
ana portraits of the murderer. The
mystery was never cleared up The
manager of a ship breaker, a man who
mas been for forty years in the business
ana who was specially sought out by
the writer, told the latter that he could
CITE some hundreds of cases where hid
ing places for small articles smuggled
by officers and men had been found
these being in connection with nearly
every part Of the hulls broken up, and
he produced several articles that had
been found by himself or his men.
Many or these We're false or duplicate
ILLS of lading, and there were counter
felt foreign coins, pair of heavy gold
earrings with a turquoise in each
probably stolen by one foreign seaman
from another-a hand grenade with
cap to it, an old wig with three small
nuggets wrapped in it and many other
small trifles. "At Rotherhithe, some
years ago." said he, 'in the forepeak
OF very old wooden merchantmen,
we found the skeleton of a lad jammed
behind the skin Of the vessel The lad
had been stowaway in all probability
4 gentleman at Rorherhithe keeps the
skull now, or did till lately. y."-Cassell's
Saturday Journal
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SODA DRINKING is a HABIT.
1t Only Excites the Thirst and Com-
parative!y Few People Indulge.

Nearly all the soda water consumed
in the city goes to what may be regard
ed as a comparatively small number of
persons. Numerically the number is
large, but by far the greater part of
Chicago's population never, or at most
but seldom, INDUCES in "a soda" Drink
ing soda water is, in fact, habit, just
as much as the taste for alcoholic liq-
uors. One gets in the way Of dropping
into some convenient place, or several
convenient places, q number of times
day for a glass of Chocolate and vanil-
la" or "a cherry phosphate" until
finally a taste for the drink is formed.
On a warm afternoon the thought of ice
cream in the glass is enough to take one
in the first time, and after few trials
the number of glasses is limited only by
the number of times one gets thirsty.
AS q matter Of truth, however, soda
water does not quench thirst; it rather
excites it. For q moment or so after
drinking it one feels that there is yet
something to live for. and the whole
world is not all dust and heat, but this
lasts only for a short time, and then the
thirst is back again. This calls for an
other soda, and so on
The crowd about q. soda fountain,
though continually changing, is for any
given place always the same in char
acter. The same people come IN each
day, many Of them several times a day.
They are like the old topers who pick
out one saloon for 3'hang-out," or Sc
lect a route which takes in several liq-
uor stores in each of which they appear
in succession. One fountain will have
a trade almost entirely of men; an
other situated in the heart Of the shop
ping district, will have hardly any other
than women customers. Men are much
more likely than women to drop In any
where they may happen to be. They see
sign and stop, taking their chances on
getting a well-compounded drink.
Women generally have some favorite
place, some one of the candy and soft
drink stores on State street by prefer
ence, where they always go, many OF
them as often as they pass the place
during an afternoon.-Chicago Tri-
h1na
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WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
DISTINCT INCREASE IN CONFI.
DENCE,
Due Largely to the Continuing Heavy
Imports of Gold, Which Have Put
an End to Anxiety.

NEW YORK, Sept Ar. G. Dun &
review of trade: Failures have been for
the week 334 in the United States,
against 1856 least year, and 81 in Can
ada, against 3S last year. There is
distinct increase of confidence, due
largely to the continuing heavy imports
of gold, which have put an end to mon
etary anxiety, and also to political
events, which are closely watched.
While it does not start more mills and
factories than are closing for want OF
work, it crops out in heavy speculative
purchases of pig iron, wool and some
other materials by experienced men,.
who believe that a revival of business is
not far off, and for the first time in
nearly two months a slight upward turn
appears in prices of manufactured prod
ucts. The same spirit appears in spec
ulation. Stocks rose on an average or
81 OS for railways and $3 Ol for trusts,
with considerable covering of shorts.
Wheat had suddenly risen week ago,
but reacted with better crop news until
Thursday, when an advance came or
one cent, making the net decline for the
week 13s per cent. Western receipts
continue large. Atlantic exports are
also large O1our included), 2,O32, ,953
bushels, against 1,347 ,152 last year, a
gain of 60 per cent. Gloomy stories find
little support in such returns.
Corn has reached at Chicago the low
est point ever touched, 20 cents in 1861,
and has again broken all records here,
decling to 253s cents, at which it closed.
fol h1,f
vival of confidence rose to $50, al
though the prospect is clearly more fa-
vorable than some weeks ago. Esti-
mates are still very wide apart.
After many weeks of decline, so that
the average of prices for iron and prod
ucts was the lowest since early last
year, prices have started up a shade.
The starting Of some wooden mills
which have been idle, and accumulat-
| ing orders for short run, is still bal
anced by the stopping of others, and
| the volume of orders does not increase.
No gain as yet appears in demand or
prices. But marked speculative buy
| ing of wool shows belief that prices will
| improve, and sales for the week were
4,3I1 600 pounds, of which only 555, roc
were foreign, much over half the do
| mestic sales being of Texas and far
Western States, at prices ranging from
to S13.
| Cotton goods are growing stronger,
more grades having advanced, and
| though sales are moderate, there are
more buyers, indicating exhaustion Of
| dealers stocks.
| The volume of trade indicated by
| clearings was for the week 107 per cent.
| less than last year Exports of mer-
| chandise for the week were 40 per cent,
and for the past month 1853 per cent
| larger than last year, while imports
We're for the week 10 smaller, and for
the month Is per cent. smaller than last
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sECRETED HOARDS.
Curious Things Found in Breaking
Up Old Ships.

The utilization Of apparent waste is
well exemplified in the breaking up of
ships of various kinds, for every nail
and every chip are put aside for sale;
but in the case of vessels of considera
ble tonnage, and especially of very old
craft, finds both curious and valuable
are by no means rare. To give re-
cent instance an old wooden vessel that
was broken up near Greenwich only a
few months back revealed a very curl
Gus sight when some old planking in
the forecastle had been torn down.
Here nailed up, were two mummified
hands of a negro, and in the palm of
each hand, and transfixed by the same
nails that held the hands, were two
counterfeit silver dollars The hands
had been hacked off roughly. A year
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STOP IT

You can't go on being forever dis
couraged, disconsolate, disheartened
and disgusted with yourself. Put your
foot down with the firm determination
to cease that which is depicting, de-
vitalizing, disheartening, discouraging,
and you will behold the light of day;
you will be glad and glad; you will
shake yourself in delight and be brave
and strong and vigorous. If you can't
put your foot down stronger power
will help you; it is THE GREAT
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An Electric Car Wrecked.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 3.-This morn
ing an electric car bound for the State
Fair grounds was run into by a Min
neapolis and ST. Louis train at st. An
thony Park. The car was thrown from
the track and smashed. Nobody was
killed. but six were injured. The motor
man is blamed.
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Terrible Deed OF an Insane Man.

KEW ANEE Qlll. Sept. 3.-Lewis
Wilson, wealthy farmer here, killed
his wife and infant child this afternoon,
and then shot himself. Insanity was
the cause.
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Your Time
May Be T0-Morrow

XyOU HAVE EXCEEDED THE LIMIT Al
i lowed by Nature in the enjoyment of world
IL pleasures. You have at some time over
taxed your nervous system, and there is a
weakness lurking there, ready to break forth
in all its pitiable, destructive effects upon you
DO not disregard these little symptoms which
you feel from day to day; they are messages,
telling of the suffering of your nerves and
warning you that a break down is near II
may come tomorrow. and then it will be too
late to mend
Mend now. What energy is left you put it
forth and save yourself. Call on or write to
Dr. Sanden and study his plan; study how so
many unfortunates have been saved Don't
wait; act to-day. 1t is Of vital Importance
to you.
Have you read heard Of the wonderful
cures which are being accomplished by Dr.
Sanden's Electric Belt? There is not a hamlet
on the Pacific Coast but has one or more who
owe their happiness to it. This Is the record
of five years good work.
Hurry my belt back; can a cure in
sight" writes Richard Holmes, Soldiers
Home, Cal.
What a record this paper could show If people
cured Of such troubles would allow their
names to be used! Every day some grateful
restored man give thanks to DR.. Sanden' q
Electric Belt So will you il you will try it.
send for the book, ''Three Glasses OF Men. %
free, sealed closely, by mail. Address
SANDEN ELECTRIC CO.,
62z Market St, opposite Palace Hotel, San Fran
CISCO Office hours, a. m. to 80 p. m; Sum-
day, 10 to 1. Los Angeles Office, 204 South
Broadway. Portland office. 25o Washington st.
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Fancywork, 1014 Sth. Open until $3.50
D. M: saturday, g.. Miss L. Schubert
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All lovers of the delicacies of the ta-
BILE use DR.. Siegerts Angostura BitterS
to secure a good digestion.
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Have your tin roofs repaired at Miller
Bros, 1116 j street.
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Alex. Holmes. Photo Studio. 1908 10th
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RESTAURANT.
ART NEEDLE WORK

MISS L. SCHUBERT, 1O14 EIGHTH ST.
All kinds of embroidery stamped and com
meEced pieces with material to hnlsh.
Prices moderate.
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CISCO Office hours, a. m. to $3.50 p. m. Sum-
day 10 to 1. Los Angeles Office. 2o4 South
Broadway. Portland Office. 255 Washington st.
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WHO KNOWS?

OrCus fellow you once We're. The spark
or life in you that hutters UP into fire
ever and anon is the very stuff that
may be nourished into true
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IRON WORKS. .

ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITEC-
tural Iron Works. Estimates on iron work
of any kind. CHARLES A. PALM, lib j
street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-15
PoPuL1sm AND PRINCIPLE.

Tho ropulis' PARTY % Texas s'ard. rroa
precipice this gear ana q falls. sap ail
hurl It TO cor piete aefrrl~'ion Men ,,h,
are populisfs for principle m40 slana~t
principle ~ io,e.er cease 60 c,aIu pop.
niar respect fo- rhcir organization
The rot ullvt National cnuyoailon ,ir,r-
ally indolsed democracy IN tha oamYsisn
and urged fhe cleo,.or ~ Nr Br.er The
National populs' parry JIG biueHy opposed
80 FcggA,irsr.s;a. 'Thp ariiou s' g.Duis
we IS fo'emE an onort a. could have
been made 70 dcfcs' Mr Mckinley aud $50.
care The triumph % FREQ roirs7c % SILVER.
rsica !. tbs leading 'enet o. popuust fai,h
II addition 10 'ht ihe poruhSi Sauoaal
executive canwiifce nos aprea. 90 honest
populis,s o, the Nation 20 leave 10 --ero
nzsufred 70 defeat FepubMcauisr s.f the
ro,d standard Tie aid,rrs iusf sslei
hreAlhe % its every iiue aieiiiy 20 ST.
Bran AID he silver eagse il spacais %
,he rsnk ard sla 70 r-' tte silver eauso
aboFe party. country above mea True IL
critlcises the democracy ln same SECTIONS
for fall.rg 70 fuse with the popglsts 90
the electoral ticket. bu, }, part -uIariy De-
oiares thsi When our devotion 10 'ho vel.
fare q the pNopl. faliers because of any
failure o. thc part q the dsnoerary o-
any oiher party then indeed nill ao have
Covered our standard ard proven ourselves
false to our own teathlrgs'
what rehuke 70 those populis, leaders
In Texas who have been Offering votes .or
McKinley electors In exchange for repab-
jican votes for Kesrby'
Here is the National popullst ronyentIoa
and the National popclls, executive com.
nittee appealing to populistu In the NOS,
soienn manner to ropudiate Mckinley.
Nd yet these populis- politicians 10 Texas.
sor IRE sake Of a pititul plece Of Pic. are
jtrlviHg TO give Mckinley the electoral
Sotc Of Texas.
Are they not eoascioaceloss boilers from
re Nailerai organization;
"Tvhen cur deyo,ion 20 the welfare OF
he people falters." say the committee
then indeed VIII we hive lowe-el our
,anGard. and proven ourselves false to
gur own teachings and rcpudlated our own
Potto OF country first and nen ard pa;-
fss necond.'"
The National committee know that sucA
: false step as Kearby and HIS assocla.es
re seeking 10 take in this state VIII carry
lie ropulst party over the preeipice.
They call to the party to halt before II
} too late
The honest populists must rebuke such
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70 plumber the public treasury Al of
those lUmrntahc condit'0n3 nave been
perpctuatcl by the men who dictated tho
fiuanoia policy, held the c.7trat,s am
bought he bonds OF our govSnmcnt du.-
ing tlcSC terrible wears, when Oh. twin
oaiaml'ics. evil war and America 'lat
m.IcNalrc, were inflicted mon ms Ma
ton ! repeal that the cOn1. ions .trlN n
ou' Of the war and bccomlng more oopi =
s.Ne AS the wears rolled by. have ruinI-
:nted IN rivei * the chains hat were
stricken from the limbs Of fcnr wli'uu
blacks, upon the limbs Of ION mill n
white American c tizcus, American sovcr-
clgns condemned 20 poverty. sufferiu; N.
panes of huugC-, and begging ~" worH
as II The priv lcgc to bend their backs IN
to was a boon 10 hc asked from Heaven
T-ey ask 3aly 10 become the servants Of
mon ana they are answered wi,N re So
phsrY. that We have too much corn ana
ipccn therefore they must Suftc- ~
Pr IT'S Of hupgor. that We have tna much
cotton and wool. therefore ;hcv rust
dress IN rags An Il would he laughaa,a
II the condition Of the poor was rui s.
nitlahle. And my party--the party OF
Lincoln, he party OF emancipation
ing tne!r suffering and hearing Their ci'es
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GOLD IN TENAs.


Discovery Of Mine IN Lamar County
Causes rNeitemcu'
Paris. Texas October p There Is "A
great deal Of excitement oy'r the d.,ov-
cry Of gold in the suHrar rri ~ orhcol.
ten miles northwest " his r,t5. shaft
was sunk some time ,so on nc 'erIl of
Sam Wynn and sample of he o,e sent to
New York The assay showed to - re one
ounce OF gold to siN Qua US oi -illrr.
mining company win a capital ~
500 600 has been organized and wal 3eein
operations In about Two W"ars. Three i.igc
supply houses Will bc -ges-, | ar or c abb
tne place is taking on he appearance OF a
live mining camp. hoN 'i'rucut IS ijn-
ming high and land 1an hot be- purchased
AZ any price number ~ shafts arr e
ing sunk and nearly 'N"r' lull m the
county is engaged in digging .lr the l?,-
clrMn mnilla
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bali tho fifiserr OF tho United states. Mr..
Cleveland after EXPIRE sing his sympathy
with the leagues efforts TO maiatdin the
gold standard writes:
The work OF advancing sound financial
IDEAS and the labor OF enforcing the les
morality. feel must be prosecuted with
out such participation on my part as YOU
suggest
The fat complacency and dull .nsolence
Of that are eminenuy characteristic of
Grover Cleveland. He believes IN the gold
standard. therefore everybody who does
not share his belief is dishonest. immoral
l. docs rot shake his o7sfSeDea In his OK.
clrs Ne possession Of truth and virtue to
know that most ~ the senators Of the
Cni-.d States many other public men
OF ali political parties. most students Of
monetary science on both sides OF tho Al
the party which has twice made him pres
dent hold tina, the restoration Of silver
to lis historical place in cur currency is
required alike by honesty ard good pol
icy.
Matt Quay's first bulletin after taking
charge Of the republican campaign IL The
East indicates thai he has engaged The
New York Worlds circulation liai 10 pro
pare election estimates.
Tho popular impression has been that
the silver mine owners were all for the
Chicago nominee and the platform there
adopted. 1t appears tina, this ,npresiNon
IS erroneous Major CALVIN Hood, one
of the largest silver mtnc owners ~ kan
saS. former partner Of Senat = Plumb
has come out squarely a2al st The BRYAN
party ard the free silver fallacy. Calves
ion Tr.bure.
Popular impression" is good You have
haen charging daV after dav .h4t there
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desperate boilers rs Ees-hy and his crowd
% heir old orssnizatlos vii, never again
asgna and respect as 4 gfSat party O; prin-
cIple The future Of popuiism In Texas
depends upon the humiliation and defeat
OF the defiant boilers and selfish place
hunters whom Jerome Kearby is leading
out OF the populis: party and in'c the Nc
Kinley ranks. Kearby Is unworthy OF hon
est populst votes.
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ARMY APpOINTMENTS

Washington, October IS. Tho president
has made the following appointments in
the army TO I'll vacancies: To We captain
and assistant auartermastar. Licutenan,
Arthur Murray. Lieutenant Daniel /, Me.
Carihy; 10 be captain and clmmisSl,y OF
subsistence. Lieutepanis William II. Bald
win and David l.. McBraincrl
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TO RESUME WORK

Waltham Mass, october lS.--The Wa
than Watch company has posted n,lica
announcing that on Friday next tue fAoicry
viii run ilfty-four hours per week instead
OF on half time. Two thousand hands are
benefited.
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DRAKE For nEMornAnN

Dallas. Texas, october 10. e. :. Drake
OF Fort Worth, who Two yelrs ago was
t,vPupncan nominee sor congress ia the
Eighth district. was mere today. lie sa-s
nc is going to take tns stun,o for ;hs
democratic State ticket
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SECOND TO NONE.

Athens Review.
The Houston Dolly Pest Is owe of w w
ah'es' ard hos' advocates the mon.
Marty of The South has u fight us nt"ii,s
IN the pending great and just cause II
reports of current events are fn.r "a "a
mpar ial AMI It's ed t1rlai columns ,sy
would he glad to see every democrat tass
The Post and read il.
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REPLY TO THE ARCHBISHOP.

It all as
by purpose priest Of
the Office of The Post and s4
archbishop of the @
said he Archbishop ne a. IL.
Father enneasy refii to H Interviewed politics but aaa
Bryan and silver Judgment great masses S
the of foremost
have received Mckinley Hobart business n
PHILADELPHIA address PRIEST,
The zeal OF these business the grail
flying and "'eNocted The implication the
parties addressed need instruction the principles Of morality
an a.
of the ca'hole clergy as it has 'f its own ability
morality theological noraon ' r s
'aas pyo 4 S,
sspesI serious Sharae nf @ Sc cy PoSe lam moral " s
way or
providing
he observes the proper time place and manner We put in this
New yorE ,y Of iat@ :, E % thnt % oIri pupe II
M S d Franz b p ,a % t 1o orators are act
did is bloomins that direction the letter
country the
pending campaign especially character involving
y T h 4,t l perry , th,, n' AerDan people
importance continues
"A Ssiion in the selection of president that w commit the executive
9a fae poSoa Of 1, debts R bo To h n s
hd ncra c mn2 % l ea e1 and would F' a" ethical
Of which candidate would about the dire
believe
aroused the people white heat Of Indignation and protest viii continue and in
candidate pcisonaiy tho platform on which he stands puts it ont Of his power to
candidate We take issue win and deny that his election would 0noa,e any
Will Fcpaa'e National debt violate the Christian that
advantage Gich ne debtor
] On % 1 aaa '5s F 9 ' a9 longer ' usS a s