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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29

Tho first is Milton. When advanced
Ia years, blind and in misfortune. he en-
tered upon the composition OF an epic
which was TO determine his future glory
and hazard the glory Of his country in
competition with the classic ages OF an.
tiquity. The counterpart Of this picture
is Sir Walter Scott. With his private
affairs In ruin, he undertook. by intel
lectusl labor, to liquidate a debt Of El2O..
600. Glory pure and unsullied vas
Millions aim. Honor and integrity were
Scott's incentives. In six years Milton
had realized the object Of his hopes Ia
the completion Of paradise Lost" His
I work was accomplished, his triumph
complete; he held in his hand his pass.
port to immortality.
In six years Scott had almost reached
the goal Of his abitione; he had roamed
the wide field Of romano and the public
had literally rewarded him. 1t seemed
a. IL the maxim, "Fortune helps those
who help themselves" was being clearly
exemplitied. Az the world saw his sue
Gees they cheered HIM on but his exer.
ton was too much. he had spent his life
in the struggle and he sank exhausted
in his course. The iron will was sub.
dued. and honor and integrity bowed
their heads in submission, to terminate
in death.
"Persit tent effort is the price Of hon.
orable distinction No man ought to
= be convinced by anything short Of az
A.. siduous and long continued labors issu.
ing In absolute failure. that he is not
meant to do much for the glory Of God
, and the honor Of mankind. Let "
throw aside the doctrine that "Man il
Z the creature Of circumstances" anG
= adopt tho higher and grsnder one. MAR
10 tho architect Of his own fortune" In
stead OF complaining Of our few TALENT
and unfavorsble circumstances. let vi
make tho most Of what We do posses
and always strive To rise to the highes'
types OF manhood and womsnhood.
Fear not obstacles. What are you
stumbling stonesi Poverty, igporaucs
obscurity. II We will but listen to tina,
voice saying 80 encouragingly. calling %
clear and distinct. "Come up higher
come up higher" We can surmount then
: all. Many we'll known to fame have con
!. qusrej. Why not VET Life and tn,
world are full Of conflict and he VII,
wins wears the laurel.
A word Of friendly %admonition to m!
q classmates, I think. is opportuns. LIE
us start out on life's journey %ooncentrat
@ ing our energies on some grand an,
. noble aim, il We would succeed, 1t j
not meant that the talents we posses
shall henceforth lie dormant. This !
commencement. We are at the foot o.
v the great mountain, just starting h
a tread the hard and rugged road. Let u
. DO alive to the necessities OF life; rails
: the fallen, and show by our daily lifo al
example OF which we may ourselves b
proud; always endeayoring to attain tn
utmost round Of the great ladder an,
lot us each in our heart ever say,
a "Come up higher, come up higher.
And from the dregs OF earih's desire
Come up niger
q JEANETTE DILLEY.
,
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

MRs. WNsLow's SOOTHING Syrup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediateif Sold by DRUGGISTS in
every part of the world. 25c. bot
tie. Be sure and ask for ''Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind.
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NOTICE.
Office Of County Clerk of
Cameron County Texas
july 18th. "a. ID. 1896

Proposals for furnishing and supplying medicines
to county prisoners and paupers for and in the
county of Cameron Texas.
Sealed proposals for furnishing
and supplying medicines to county
prisoners and paupers for and in
said county for the year ending Aug
ust 3lst. 1897, and to other persons
in the interest of public justice when
so decreed by this court during said
period will be received at nay Office
on or before 9 o'clock a. IN. August
10Th. Il. ID. 1896. All bids should
be addressed to the Hon. county
commissioners court of Cameron
county Texas. The court reserves
the right to reject airy and all oitis
JOSEPH W eBB.
County Clerk.
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800 REWARD 800.

The readers Of this paper VIII 10
pleased to leurne,. thai there IL Ut
least one dreaded disease lat s.ierce
has been able to cure in Sfs its ages,
and that is Caiarrh. ,tIai-'s CetarEH
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraseSri:y. Jaiarfs
beiRg constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh CItre ic taken iitorr
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building upthe constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing iis
work The proprietors have so mrch
faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials. Adares5
IJ.d CHENEY & Co, Toledo, q.
~ Did BIZ Druggists, rs cents.
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w. F. bennett. agent for Wana
maker q Brown, Oak Hall, Phila-
delphia, has received fnil line
of spring and summer samples
for clothing made to order or
ready made; also gents furnishing
goods of all kinds. He can be found
Washington street in the building on
opposite Mrs. Sauder's ready for bus
mess every day from 10 to IL a. m.
and from 2 to 3 p. IN. 20 and take a
look at hissamples.
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Cyclone Davis

nominations Cyclone Davis
also spoke in the same line.
Davis asked dramatically
asked If want this young pop
ulist Samson to be thrown at
the democrats to be swallowed
or are the peoples party to
part the waves of the Red Sea
and allow the democrats to
walk through dry shod, while
the populists will be swallowed
up
Congressman Patterson, of
Colorado said principles were
greater than men and advocated
the endorsement Of Bryan.
Several delegates epoke at
once and there was great confu
sion. The minority report which
recommended the nomination
of vice president before pres
ident was adopted.
The chairman of the commit
tee on platform reports. His re
port was greeted with cheers.
The platform, which is a very
long document, demands that
national money be issued on
ly by the government and
of full legal tender value,
and demands free and
unlimited coinage at the rate
of 16 TO 1. 1t also advocates the
election of president and vice
president by direct vote Of the
people. The platform also de-
Inands the recognition of the
independence of Cuba. 1t also
recognizes the paramount i'm
portance Of the financial ques-
lion.
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J. II. Edwards, Esq, left for his
home at Hidalgo this morning.
Sir. R. A. arsh and lady arrivep
p. Corpus last night from Iiidalgo
on a visit to the Cluff City,-Cailer
s2l.
Miss Maude Woodhouse left for
Terrell on the one O'clock train yes
terday-Laredo News, 81.
Mrs. r. NJ. Miller of Matamoros
after a visit OF few weeks to New
Orleans, arrived on the ste.rer to-
day
Sheriff Shelly of Starr county left
Corpus Yesterday morning on the
Texas-Mexican train for the west
Caller, 81.
Mrs. Robert Staples, wife of Capt
Staples OF the Morgan steamship,
with her three children, we're pas
sengers on the steamer yesterday.
Fred W. Truwit arrived last even
ing from Roma, Mier, and other
border towns, fater supplying the
trade with crackers. He leaves for
Texas" in a few days.
3.dolpi Jagou left this morning
for Lafedci where he viii remain
several weeks. From Laredo he will
60 70 Europe to remain indefinitely.
fanlph's many Brownsville friends
viii sadly mss him.
DIR. A. J, Wolf, of Hartford, Con-
Z heeticut, arrived on the steamer this
morning. Or. Wolff is son Of DR.
( a $. Wolf Doctor Wolf, Junior,
physician of wide reputation
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ALL THE PEOPLE

Should keep themselves healthy and
especially care should be given to
this matter at this time. Health de-
ponds upon pure, rich blood, for
when the blood is impure and i'm
poverished diseases of various kinds
re almost certain to result. The onea
true blood purifier is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. BY its power to purify and
yitalize the blood it has proved it.
self to be the safeguard of health,
and the record Of remarkable cures
effected proves that it has wonderful
power over disease. 1t actually and
permanently cures when all other
preparations fail IL do any coed
whatever.
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The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
srnerfor to all others.

The steamship Morgan Is advertls-
cd to sail from Brazos on Sunday,
connecting train leaving here at .
o'clock Saturday afternoon, July 70.
parreda has Just received 1000
pounds of onions which he is selling
at Al cents per pound in large guam
titles, or cent per pound in lots less
than twenty pounds.
Mike Leahy, the enterprising
agent for the StempIe Fire Extin
guisher informs US that the extin-
guisher is gaining new laurels each
day. Mr.. Leahy, in order to satisfy
the doubling Thomasses as to what
this machine could do, few days
ago purchased a small building III
The outskirts Of town, thoroughly
saturated it with oil, and set fire to
it. After it had been almost consum-
ed by flames he turned on one of
the Stemple's, extinguishing the fire
in few minutes.
Last night while services were
being conducted at the Presbyterian
mission church, a large stone was
thrown against the blind Of an open
window with such force that the
congregation at firsi thought it was
a pistol report. Had the missile
entered the open window and struck
those sitting near it, the consequent
ces would doubtless have been Sc
rious. It is a disgrace to the city
that such outrages continue uncheck-
ed, as this is but one of many instan-
ees in which this church has been
stoned. The authorities should make
an example of one Of the miscresnts
Who are in the habit of perpetrating
such deeds by Furnishing him to the
fullest extent Of the law, and there
BY deter others from committing
the same offeuse again. Where are
our city policemen that people can
not worship in their churches I'M
disturbed by hoodlumsl
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A SUDDEN DEATH.

The many friends of Philip Hesse,
o former resident of Brownsville,
will be panied to learn of his sud-
den death, which occurred in the
Indian Territory either LATE last
evening or this morning. A tele-
gram was received l 30 this after
noon by Frank Champion from Mrs.
Hesse at Austin, stating her hus-
band had died of sunstroke.
Mr.. lIesse only recently secured a
government position in surveying
party which was sent to the Indian
Territory, and presumably while at
work surveying was overcome by
heat.
TIE HERALD tenders its sincere
sympathy to Mrs. Hesse and other
relatives in their loss.
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ST. LOUIS CONVENTIONS
Two Factions Down to Busi-
ness.
SILVER CONVENTION.

st. Louis, July %. "A poll Of the
delegates to this convention shows
he following Interesting figures
stating the former political afiilia-
ton of its members: Republicans,
526; democrats, 1876; populists, AT /;
prohibitionists, 9; greenbacks, l; in
dependent, IS.
The convention adjourned until
10 a. M, tomorrow.
st. Louis, July 24-Judge Scott
concluded his address and the whole
convention rose and cheered him.
Gen. McIvor, of Louisiana, then
addressed the convention and at the
close of his speech he was given
three cheers and tiger
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, spoke
at considerable length. He was ac-
corded marked attention and his
speech was we'll received. lie adj
yised the support Of Bryan and Sc
wall.
The poll of the delegates showed
1876 federal soldiers, is confederates
and Mexican veterans. Convention
adjourned until l 80 p. m.
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NOTICE,

4 am determined to,close out my
entire stock Of goods at auction
prices. If you need anything in my
line, come and see me before going
to othef stores. You are sure to get
Bargain. l am not looking for
profits, big profits that other stores
are expecting. / am closing out and
will give the beneit of REDUCED
prices to all customers, for all goods
in my store. L.CowEN,
Agent and Manager.
June %, 1896.
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NOTICE.
Office of county Clerk of !
cameron county, Texas :
Inlu 18th A Ii 1909 \


July 18th. A. ID. 1896. }
Proposal and applications for Office of county ply
stefan.
Sealed proposals for medical and
surgical treatment Of and medical at
tendance on the county prisoners
and paupers for the year ending
August 81. 1897, embracing post
mortum examinations, and all other
medical and surgical services of
whatsoever Kind, whether to the
county prisoners and paupers or to
other persons in the interest Of pub
lie justice where so decreed by this
court, will be received at my Office
on or before O'clock a. III. August
10, A. D. 1895.
All bids should be addressed to
the Hon. county commissioners
court of Cameron county Texas and
endorsed Proposal and application
for office of county Physician.
The county reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Joseph Webb, !,
County Clerk.
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notice..

a called communication of Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81 a. F. and A
NJ. will be held at the Masonic hall
Saturday evening at 1880 p. m
Work in the second degree.
Visiting brethren are cordially
invited to attend.
By order of the W-M.,
WM. a NEALE,
Secretary.
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FOR az.

No. Ii Fairbanks piatforI.s scales
GOO pounds, as good as lew, cost s''s
U. S. currency Par Fairbanks ceun
ter scales, with so!il brass keoop,
cost SIG U. S. currency, both viii be
told for $50 U :. currency. apply
as Rio Grande railroad Off
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ABOUT TOWN.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powdef
Worlds Fair highest AWARD

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair highest AWARD
The Alice mail passed FL sauz at
9 10 this morning.
Two life saving station men ar
rived on the steamer Yesterday.
The passengers, mail and express
from the steamer arrived at eo'clock
this morning.
Remember the boat race between
the cripple" and "Trilby" at the
Point Sunday.
The steamer Morgan arrived of
the bar at 4 o'clock last evening"
with II cars of freight.
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NJ. Leahy, agent for the Stempel
Fire Extinguisllet will receive a
large consignment of these excellent
machines on the next steamer. Now
is your time to place orders and pro-
tect your property from tho Fire
fend.
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SALESMAN WANTED.

A salesman in this county, to sell
the trade a line OF staple. goods
Handls1 by every store. send. Re-
ferehces as goods are s.s.ti on time
Address, G. L. w, 20, Greensboro,
n. T..
Drawer B.
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Just now everybody is beginning
to take a Spring Medicine. And it
is good thing thing to do provided
you take Simmons Liver Regulator
the best Spring Medicine. It's a
sluggish liver that clogs t6e system
and makes bad blood. A dose day
of Simmons Liver Regulator will
make a new man out of you, and a
new woman too. Look for the r e
4 on the package. 1t is Simmons
Liver Resulator you want.
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FOR RENT.

The Miller's Hotel building hay
ing been completely repaired is o.
fered for rent for hotel purpose Il
Reasonable rates. Apply to Frar :
cisco Yturria.
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4 CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action,
and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs,
when in need of a laxative, and if
the father or mother be costiye Or
bilious, the Incst gratifying results
follow lis use so that il is tie best
fafaiiv ransaan Fnnrrr. assl1 n-,rn..
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fofuL1sr CONVENTION.

much confusion in the convention
this morning over seating contesting
delegations, especially the Wiscon-
sin delegates. A majority and min
GRITTY report even ufesonted from the
credentials committee AMI there was
a lengthy wrangle over which should
be adopted. Finally the majority
was adopted and the contest was
seated by vote of Go to 642. This
is considered a victory for the "mid-
die of the road" people.
Both factions of the Illinois DEL
egation were seated, each to have
half vote.
Hon. w. B. Allen, of Nebraska, was
elected permanent chairman, and
John W. Hays, OF New Jersey per
manent secretary.
Allen in his speech as chairman
gave it to wall street hot and heavy
and to tie republican party in parti-
cular. He said there would be no
bolt in this convention, as they were
ell populists.
lie said the republicans we're anx-
ious to have the populists nominate
"a presidential candidate, knowing
that his defeat would be inevitable.
St. Louis, July 24.-1he
weather Is cool after a light
rain. Most of the delegates were
in their seats at the Opening of
the session. The initiative aud
referendum plank, copied from
the law of the Swiss republic
was inserted in the platform
Mrs. Marion Todd, Of Michigan
addressed the convention in
favor Of woman suffrage
An Ohio delegate presented
the chairman with a gavel COM
posed of forty eight different
kinds Of wood; representing
each state and territory.
The consideration of the
platform was postponed until
$50 p. m. Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas made the speech of the
day in favor of the majority re-
port.
The Texas delegation refused
10 vote for a committee to con
fer with the free silverites. The
minority report of committee
on order of business recon-
mend that The nomination Of
vice president he made before
that for president. This was
manifestly in favor of Bryan
and provoked intense oppo
sition.
lghatirts Donnelly spoke,
and in the course of his remarks
said there would be little left
of the populist party after No
vember, except its national
committee.
DonneIly opposed allowing
the nominee to name the chair
man Of the national committee.
Judge Green. of Nebraska,
replied to BonneIly and said
the convention was there to
save the life Of the peoples
party.
Howard, OF Alabama, address
ed the convention claiming that
the convention itself should
select the national committee.
Rarnoff GikhSF IF rTavac ~,
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SPECIAL SALE.

300 dozen ladies' coiored border,
hem-stitched rhsndkerchiefs, Slip
per dozen; worth $500.
BLooMBERG& RAEPHALE
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For Sale.

Parker Row, one of the best pro-
perties in Brownsville, centrally
located on the corner of Washington
and 18th. streets, for 5000, Z. 5
currency.
Also ec6 acres of land, at 1000
U. S. currency. JOIN W He5F.
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Get old newspapers at this Office
rs cents hundred.
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The genuine Horse Shoe chewing
tobacco at Jagou's.
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PURELY PERSONAL.

jill. Edwards, Esq, left for his
home at Hidalgo this morning.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-09-24

as to the value, in the case OF gold coins
and 5-franc silver pieces, and to the
amount of 100 francs in the case OF other
silver pieces in any one payment. 1t was
further stipulated that the latter should
be legal tender in the country that issued
them, to the amount Of so francs, between
private parties in any one payment, and
that they should be taken back by such
country and exchanged for gold or 5.franc
silver pieces, this obligation to be pro-
longed during the two years beginning
with the expiration Of the convention.
The first convention OF the Latin Union,
to which Greece became party in 1867,
was concluded for Il period of fifteen
years, with provision for tacit renewal.
1t maintained the fineness of O.9OO for
the 5.franc silver piece, and provided for
the free coinage OF both metals, thus
putting the Latin Union under the BIZ
metallic system.
1.-THE depreciation Of silver, which be.
gan in 1872, forced the contracting powers
first to limit then to suspend the coinage
Of the 5-franc silver piece. These meas.
ures were taken in fulfllmcnt OF special
conventions dated January 81, 1874;
April 26, 1875, and February 3, 1876.
"The convention OF 1865 expired on the
1st of January, 1880. A new convention
Of the 9Th of November, 1873, prolonged
the duration OF the Latin Union for five
years. The convention now in force is
dated November 6, 1885. b. it's terms
the suspension of the coinage Of the
5-franc silver piece is maintained in the
countries of the Union. 1t was likewise
stipulated in the convention Of 1855 that
the coins of each of the contracting
powers should he received by the treas.
uries Of the others as we'll as by the
banks of France and Belgium, and that
the Union might be terminated any time
after January l, 1891, by giving ore
years notice.
During the year following the term.
nation of the convention the several gov
ernments are to proceed to the exchange
and return to the country that issued them
OF the 5-franc silver pieces, any balance
remaining after the exchange having to
be settled in gold or bills OF exchange on
the debtor state.
Gin brief, therefore, the Latin Union
has now the single gold standard-the
coinage OF gold being unlimited and that
Of silver suspended. The ratio Of gold to
silver is l to 1873; 800 francs being
coined out of the kilogram OF standard
gold, and 200 francs out OF the k,logram
of standard silver; 3,444 40 francs out
OF the kilogram Of pure gold, and 222 30
francs out OF the kilogram OF pure silver.
The coinage charge is 40 francs per
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THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Out Of His-Own- Mouth is He Con-
demned.

O"I VI iis--S'Nu-AouIH~ - ne OOn-
demned.
The great apostle and advocate Of gold.
bug ism and a. +. a. ism who publishes
the Cosmopolis Enterprise devotes two
columns trying to dispiove the statement
in the HERALD that the nations compos-
ing the Latin Union maintained the par
ity between gold and silver at the ratio
Of l5ia to for 20 years prior to 1873, and
in the effort breaks his own neck by
challenging us ''io publish ALL that
pamphlet says about the Latin Union on
page 7 and page down to the table Of
coins" Here is the extract:
previous to the formation of the Latin
Union there had existed a de fafo none
tary union between France, Belgium,
Italy and Switzerland, the three latter
countries having adopted the system
established by the French law Of the
18th OF Germinal, year NJ. (April 6, 1909,
the basis and monetary unit Of which
was the silver franc, and which granted
legal currency to gold ut the ratio in coin
age of gold to silver OF to 49,.
THE change, however, in the COM
mercial ratio OF the value of the precious
metals, consequent on the enormous pro-
duction OF gold in California and Aus
tralia, caused an ever increasing substitu-
ton of gold for silver in the monetary
systems OF these great countries. In the
years 1S5O-lS65 silver began to be ex-
ported from them, and great dearth OF
silver coins to be felt. by the monetary
convention OF December %, 1865, and
the formation Of the Latin Union, the
contracting states maintained the double
standard and the existing ratio of value
of TO 1873, but limited the standard
(full legal tender) silver coins to be
stamped to the 5-franc piece.
"By the convention OF 1865 each OF the
contracting states obligated itself to re-
ceive into its treasures the coins manu-
factu,cd by the others, without limitation