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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-31

Nature makes
after all. Y
Now and then 4
into a tight place =
helping out ,,di
Things get staf''''
wrong direction.
Something is
check disease ana e
system in ths right z
toward health. Il
SCOTS Enulsi0,'
liver Oil with
phites can do jas
It strengthens
feeds famished
makes rich bloc :
,es. and SEQ;
scorI ! BOVINE
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Difference 49,. 15I 66,555 b1I.g7S ......
Liverpool spots.
Spots closed with business good at 1-s2d
advance; sales. ii.000 of which 1900 were
American. imports $1,000, OF which rs 500
were American.
Today. Yesterday.
Ordinary ..................... . 2J-32 %,
Good ordinary. ........ 8 1918 2 1892
Low middling -. ........... 3 l-16 3 1889
Niddllng uplands ............ ~ 3 1852
GOOD IN iddlinx upland 3ss 3 1892
American mdjlng far... 3& 3 1882
New Orleans Futures.
Opened very dull and closed steady.
sales, 23,000.
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December wheat IL 10 cents of from the
highest point touched.
There is an Improvement in the demand
Dor sligars and molasses and the market
is fnming up,
All fecdstuffs are In good demand and
steady. There WIS short supply OF
chapped chops mp TO 4 day or two ago. but
recent arrivals have been ample,
ln buffers there rs a slight weaslneas IN
Elgins, lnt the cheaper grades are firm at
quotations.
Meats are steady and have not respond
ed to any of the fluctuations at specula-
tive centers.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Commodities.

Tnese quotations are revised daily ana
their correctness can lie relied upon The
prices are those ruling In the Houston
wholesale markets
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rod. May. o5is. Hides. wool and leather
quiet. Fig iron quiet. Copper quiet. Tin
quiet. Lead quiet, 3.70m3.75.
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COTTON ON ann.

Cotton on shipboard. ~ -;
weston today: - 4
FOR Great Britain. h,..,..|
Star, 1878; Wilderspccl nv
mdarritaga. 1926; Rochampias'
2ODS' Aldworth. 1000. To,sj NJ!
Tor France-St Steamship ~
Anthony Radcliffe, 6iS: ~
North Sands. 47S5. Total ~
For the Continent ~
forth. 5000; Lord Kelvin. =, r
Day break, OBS; Freshneld. III
SAY; Hiffel Tower, l7e. Toi1
For New York-Mal!ofy Il, +
Star line, 1900. Total. ION
Total on shipboard, H,W (,
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BAROMETER OF BUSINESS.
40 Isdex to the Condition Of Trade
GeoeralIv.
NECESSITY OF HAVING GOOD ROADS.
Recent had weather Has Affected
Trade-Receipts Of Produce In
Excess Of the Demand.
Office Of The Post,
Houston. THURSDAY, December 80.

Houoton, THURSDAY, december ~.
The recent bad spell of weather has
demonstrated not only to merchants, but
to farmers. the necessity OF having good
Mads,
Continuous rains made It impossible
for farmers to reach their market centcrs.
either to purchase supplies or to dispose
OF their products, Trade was thus in
terfered with and THE producer lost many
collars by not being able TO get his stuff
ON the market while there was good de-
nsand.
Now that the weather conditions have
cleared up and the roads are drying out
farmers are oversuppiydvg the market, be-
cause the demand has slackened.
The rapid development OF the country
contiguous to Houston makes good roads
q necessity. The wagon trade Is well
worth fostering and business men are all
anxious TO have the good road question
pushed.
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The receipts OF turkeys, chickens and
eggs have been greatly in excess OF the
demand the past few days. and prices
have necessarily been reduced. Commits
,Jbon men are anxious to get the top prices
for their conslgmors but have been uu-
able to do so In the face of adverse cir
uumstances.
Turkeys are weak and compared with n
week ago are much lower. Chickens arc
also stino weaker In tone. but not quota
biy lower In price.
Eggs are slow sale at quotations. Prices
are nominal ana may be shaded.
There lis not much demand for fruits.
but prices remain steady Stocks arc not
heavy. and there Is no disposition 10 push
sales
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TO-DAY the sellers OF snot cotton took in
ie,r shCrt contracts. New York commits
sl9n houses advised buying, and the people
hcHGit. Hentz, Weld and Price led The,
ht.ehag. and houses with Southern con-
nections bought liberahy, supposedly for
New Orleans. All of this, with a point
adv aHce n Liverpool for contracts and
l~'i22t. ON the spot, gave us decidedly BET
70: market tn" movement is in Keeping
witt only moderate oi5p Views, arl e
injres9icn prevails among stIccesstli ope-
f2tohS that, barring Il series of heavy re-
uei4is some time next month, SIC nave
feet bottom for the season. so may it
be New York closed SAT- up: Nsw Or
leans 4M6 up. Spots quoted unbalanced.
bu. with a better tone. All cotton mar
kets will adjourn over from the close FRI
day 70 the opening TuesdaN.
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Clorr-4No. 2 a.
oatsrNo: >, 23iS; No. . white, {. O. b.,
1900 80. NJ $whlte, {. o b., ailp.5.
narlev- No. 2, T. o. b.. s7mss
FtXseed--No. l. 1,iSikGI gis,,
Timothy seed--Prlme, aS,i,
Mess pork-Per barre. Z S0a7. 90
lari-Per 100 pounds. ;.Gaib.
Snort ribs sdes-L Dose, t3,51I7o
,,ry silted shoulders Boxed. nS5,ts;
Shor, clear stles-Boxel, l.7oN4-so
WHISKY D's'iNers' finished goods. per
RS. a MT
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IMpORTs-COAsru,Isr
VESSELS IN PORT

VESSELS IN PORT.
IS Aldworth. w. w Wilson
@ anthony Radcliffe, WIN. Parr q "a
g. Blue Star Saver & Sons. =" ~
s. EMP HgarsE9r T Fowler & Neville.
IS lreSAheld Fowler a McvitIc
,ioralio, VIM. Parr & Co.
,aishoerg, Nm. Parr 4 co.
3 roru Kelvin. Fowler Il Neville.
Aatteawan. ID. Ripley.
Ss nofth Sands. II. Ripley.
Nitie. s.a. Fowier 4 Nc
s. iR;oshAnpton, Fowler 8 ncv,,,.
Sc S''ssr more, Orthwein & Co.
g Sybil. Fowler & McVitie
g uurIop.c. j. Mol,er {. CO.
SSh Sc.iuef poo, Fowler e. Mcyit,a
o'ar OF the Sea, McRae Coal Co.
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
s. ianSdale. Hurst. Rouen. october 81.
s. Rsi,n,n, swansea. December II.
q Peor, al Tosanrog. October Is.
> benecsa, Hawiey Newnnrt w ..
IS Breckfield. Mc(;eorge ro,'i,c croS, 70;
Vana October 20. N"itiih wa la
s. nass,lnos. Gibraltar. November II.
S. Da,sIrh. Jones. ct Odessa. Oct. Ia.
e i,sI..nston. Barry. Decemhar *
g elizabeth Ricismcrs. Hrenoas r. Ia, n
sssnber Is a. huehos Ayres. NO
s. GIraphlc. at Cardih. October y
vember q moor Monai. at London. NO
g g lord Kelvin. Barry. November -
yeniber4 SP'~A'a VIA Suiina. NO
e. e s M3rl,,me, SWANSEA. December II
s. Sea-. s,arnos; New York. December ..
pleo. Nos.mbrsrra ssrsen, Havana Via Fam
oetc5ess r ID Sross. Partridge. passed Penart,,
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Month of delivery. ing ing. Closed CT i

a asked: b bid; II nominal.
New York Futures.
Opened quiet; at noon barely steady, |
and closed steady; sales. 1lO.S0G
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COTT0N.
Houston Daily statement.


Houston gross receipts OF cotton Inv tna v.rto
MISUNDERSTANDING tue city were as foiows: "''o"s
Houston n sn San and Texas 2,Gs6
Internationnl ana Groat 3,733
san Antonio and Ar.n..s IN "''''..,... l,I5I
CUR. Colorado and santa Fe ~.
Houston Eust ana Ve.t ~ "a" antonio. l75
Texas ana New orlr,,es 'eAaS ''''''.......-. 207
Wa ION .......,,.,'. ''''''..-.-. "a
''''''''
Taf al
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(By private wire to +. w. Hunter & Col
New York. December 3o.--Coffee-Cioscd
steady, January 57Ji5.So March, seen
6.1o; MAY, s. t0d6,i5: July, 6.201i6. 20: Septem-
Der, 6.3Dn6.S5: October. GiOSt6.i5.
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OLD YEAR, 1907

r. nearly closed. and az II closes
We reel grateful for the patronare
extended US by our friends, and
trust we have merlted a cont;nu-
ance Of their favors during the.
comanS year We shall try % do
~ we would be- donc by.a"S Wntc,
tlt's ~j,ace for changes and YOU win
be inteyested. y
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Chicago December so.-Cattle wore
steady today for the greater part OF the
supply and strong to Toe higher for the
better grades. Sales We're largely at AIS
migo, common steers being purchased by
dressed beef concerns at 2.S0iti 90 white
choice to prime shipping ana export cattle
were IN coed demand AZ l01Ti5, 40. Stock
ers and feeders S,a'di lo cows ana bulls
active ut steady prices. calves scarce, b. 10
Gffo, Texas cattle are arriving IN fair
numbers ard saughterars are rcos,ylng
trains Of these cattle from other murilets
lcgs We're strong early, gathering
strtNSth later. Late sales were largely al
an advance OF 2isc ami the market closed
strong, The DAVIS sales were largely al
Y Wua.So, prime butcher Weights selling an
TO s,Ss while heavy backing lots brought
Prices for sheep and lambs were .dy
As rule. Sheer We're saieable az s.,pfr
a'h for inferior 10 prime lots, with slles
mostly AZ 3,7aaiiO. Westerns. which com.
piEed The great bulk of the offerings
SOU NJ that range. Lambs were in good
demand at S,75M5,00 for inferior Ia extra
Hooks. with most of the sales n, s. oott5 20:
Mea wear, solo AZ s7Sai.95; heavy sheep
1900 'N' '"S''
s. Louis, December so.-cat,le-Re.
iepcN shipping steers 4 ,2Sitl, ~, dre,s.1
nee and butchers 3.756tl..N, Steers nnrler
iVsn bounds S'iVn3. IA stockers and feeds ~
s.S0nt %: cows AMI heifcrs ,s04Ii, ". 'roxe,
ana Indian steers 4. i0ii 10. COWS In,
METERS 2.5olrS.s5 Hogs -Rceelpts S,,,,
shinments lIA. active; light a sof,s ,n.
mlNea S.eonS.SS; heavy S,iodS.5o Sheep
kef vnts il0O, shipments none. steady. IA
i've muttons 3,h0iii, 50; culls and hnrks ~,
"S'oo stockers s.oo1i2 "a; lambs 3. OSIs. III,
hensas City December S0.-Cattie-Kc.
Selpis 900; steady to strong: Texas steers
S.b'iLi. 10, TtNas cows. ensfa 80, 49,
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WIRE AND NAILS

Quotations are for less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads.
BARBEp W1RE-Ghdden. gal, s2.25 per
100 lbs; Waukcgan SC higher than G,idden.
WIRE NAILS-Rate, $500 per keg adj
vances, 10d I'D and led, DC: sd and Sd. Zoe:
sd and ID, 2oc; I'd and sd. Soc Sd. i5c ID.
T5c
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cs s. s1y d,n. Long, c.,,v]
IS Volga. st. v,nceot :
sen Charles X. ScfI NJ r.
November IA. t
Sch Mabel Hooper. n. Y;
December 6.
G. GALVESTON coT7oS 4,
BY Gulf, Colorado and \, :.
loo bales; Internatiorsi IN 4
ern. i5C O; Galveston, Housts y
son. le2S: Missouri, Kansss 4!
galveston, La Porte AN IS =
Cumberland, 1872. Total 4 ~ \, !,
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q asked: b bid; II nominal.
Liverpool Futures.
FUTURES opened quiet and steady. with
moderate demand; at p. M, quiet and
closed steady.
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.rn'n and ProVisiohS Elsewhere.

1890 ''NfNtO t.tsew
karsas, CITY, December so Wheat slow.
No; :, 81; Nc, spring 50. Corn Arm ana
active; No. , mixed eiWslA. oats nm.
Choice timothy S,5oaS.7s: ohoics n nr.pr,s
:, ,1H' 10. Receipts-.Wheat $500. corn a. :
w; cats 5000. shipments Wheat a4tD core
al.AN, oats none.
New orlaaas, Decembt'r 3O.-fior nrou.
w. steady; pork. standard mess sSs lard
renhed tierces S&Qj; boxed meats. dry
r IN shoulders ~. SIDES A.: bacon. clear
rln sides sss5I5ie; hams. choice sugar cure,
Visa; Fssnr, extra fancy s,iOsii 60: pat-
on,s s's so Corn meal quiet, Leo bran
us,v,, os..v, Hay easy: prime IL .0OStia. ID,
chciee ltceul5.o,. Corn steady. No :
wf'te and mixed S5Gs6: yellow @;fiS7. onts
NO. mixed 29Ms0. Rice quiet. oru,nar,,
to good %safi,s. '"'''s
Chicago adyices by private wire 10 !,
w hunter \ Co. gave puts ON MAY xna,s
~ W. anu slis and caas at asi4 ana y,iI
Ine nun chaue took fresh hold today hs,
iow W. anu i1e impressloH is Thai anotho,.
enors VIII be made tomorrow Ia hons
Dill, pr,ses DIT bni any advance will be oni,
teTporary and above % the seiing ~,
be heavy. II Is fs.t that The he's NJ, Mi
nionl from now on. Pnts on Msy MI
so'c u' ~9s"sst and cnlls al s9s,
new Ncls,. December -Wh,,,-p,
eelptN. iiveQ bushels: cxparfs q ~, -
~. spot weak: No. . rel lint. n,, ,uSn-
,.rn 10y. declined nndcrl lluuldat,nn
~ Sor'nwes!ern receipts aid POOR SIM.
pt".N Tt.ei hier on heay1 -, s,.a,, S',p-
- "'oAe second time uneer renewed |
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HOUSTON BANK CLEARrNcs

The following are the ciearngs of IN.
HouSton banks fer tho week thus far ana
Tor the corresponding time hast year. TO-
Gc'her with the Increase or decreaae:
RMS Last In.
Year. Year. srelse
Wednesday 80. NS,iT lV6l,3n E2Ig ia
Thursday 973 A4 9s5, il5 sooo
S'N-'
Decrease,
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Enst Indin Increment,
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Galveston. December 3d.
ARRIVED.
IS Maria, Arospe, Porto Rico.
CLEARED.
IS Heronspool Smith. Bremen.
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SAILED.
Tug Echo. Flynn, Pensacola.
Esrge Regulator, Rowe, Pensacola.
rs Heronspool, Smith. Bremen.
ENPORTS-F'OREIGN
tor Bremen-Per S. Heronspool son,
bales cotton. t.2Si sos pounds, yaIle Ss5s s,lS.
~ ~ SACKS cotton seed meal. pa 1890 pounds
lMPORTS-COASTWIS
from New York-Per Steamship Matte,
ws''' "Ooo packages OF meroha ndiss va
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots. job cars. from mills: deal
ers charge from store 5nl0c more per 100
lbs on bran, 2u3c per bushel on oats and
corn, and iOnI5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN--7snItc; corn bran soc per 100 lbs.
ChUPPED CORN --7SuSVc per 100 lbs.
CORNING. 2 sacked, 4044lc; of corn,
3sc.
OATS--Texas. 7isc per bushel; Kansas
DC
WHEAT SHO R'rS-si.0o per 100 lbs.
WHEAT SCREENf NCiS-70c per bushel
HAf-Alfalfa, Ml5opl2oo per ton; tim
4.E0N5.50; North Texas. s900ni0.0).
CUTTONSEED PRODUCTS-Meal and
cake. S17.W per ton; hulls, A5oa5.oo per
ton
SORGHUM SlcED--s51soc per bushel.
RYE SEGD-S5c per bushel
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THE WOOL MARkEr.

rrises ps.d by houston dealers-
Twsivs soS Seths. rs nasd'un ,..-.....is o.
six months. t03~ LEA ~ -
sne leading futures raagea a. foll,v..
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-13
LOVERS CURIOUS oArHs.
Revenge fo~ Their disappointment in
Novel Ways.

Revenge fo~ Their disappointment in
Novel Ways.
Apart altogether from the breach-of-
promise question there is always an
element of danger in putting a pro-
posal of marriage on paper, as young
mechanic who was enamored of pref
ty maiden discovered some time ago,
says Golfers Weekly.
He wrote a letter expressive of his
undying love for the girl of his choice
and asking her in honeyed terms to
become his wife, but, unfortunately,
he neglected to fasten it securely and
the envelope opened out in the post.
When the maiden got the letter it
was marked: Found open and Of
ficially sealed and she was so con
WINGED that the postoffce clerks had
been reading tho proposal that she
cried for very shame and at once wpote
an indignant reply saying that she
could not marry man who was care
less enough to expose a billet douX to
the prying eyes of government Of
ficials.
This sincere rebuff cut the mechanic
to the heart, and fastening to the res
idence of the fair one he eloquently
pleaded forgiveness. But the maiden
wouldn't listen, and forbade him to
come near her or to speak to her again.
Whereupon the poor mechanic, almost
beside himself with rage and disap-
pointment, swore he would never
again make use of the postoffice, either
directly or indirectly. This vow he
has stubbornly kept, and for the last
four years he has never bought a post
age stamp or used sheet of writing
paper.
Deserted by his lady love, middle
aged doctor procured a testament
tragically kissed it and affirmed in SOL
emn tones that he would not again
speak to a woman, whether young or
old. 1t was a foolish OATH but to his
loveess condition he felt equal to any
thing and from that moment rigidly
carried out his determination Heed
less of the harm which he did to his
practice, he fatty refused to see any
female patients and even went so far
as to advertise in the local papers that
he once and forever adjured woman
kind. His headstrong action, besides
damaging his medical reputation to a
serious extent, landed him in, endless
difficulties and complications, but he
never wavered in his purpose and be-
came one of the most confirmed mis-
ogynists in the country.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-13
MAJORS BIG STORY.
idea of His Wife Giving Him So wor
Him Prize.

Idea of His Wife Giving Him SO Won
Him a Prize.
There were five or six of them sit
ting about the stove in the drug store,
and they had been telling some pretty
tall stories, says the Detroit Free Press.
The druggist was a man Of some hui
mor and invention, and he concocted
a mixture Of great potency and fine
flavor, composed of sp. frumenti, sac
charum alba, corteX limonis, carophyl-
lus aromaticus and aqua pura O. S.
This mixture he proposed to admin
lister to whomsoever should tell the
biggest story, and the party at once be-
gan to stretch their inventive powers
to the fullest extent. A toilet-soap
drummer was appointed Judge, and the
prize mixture, steaming hot, sat in an
eight-ounce graduated measure upon
edge of the stove.
The colonel told war story of the
Munchausen variety, the squire related
4 hunting adventure that evinced
decided genius for evading the truth
and the postmaster made strong bid
for the prize with a snake story big
enough to make a sea serpent jealous.
The others followed in turn, and the
last man, the major, entered the COM
petition. The major had in his mind
a remarkable narrative about a dog
that he owned that did some wonder
full things, and he began his story in
this way,
Last Wednesday morning got up
little later than usual and went down
to breakfast. Most of you have seen
that brown setter of mine-he's good
deal smarter than most men. Well,
that dog was in the dining-room when
went in. AS 1 came in the door my
wife, who was waiting for me, said:
John, when went in to wake you
up this morning found this S. bill on
the floor. You must have dropped it
from your pocket when you undressed
last night Then she handed me the
bill. Now, that dog of mine was
wait minute said the toilet-soap
drummer, "you needn't go any further
with your story. The prize is yours
I'm married man myself, and that
lie you've just told is one that you'll
never improve on. ] hereby render a
decision in your favor"
AS there were no single men in the
crowd not a voice was raised in pro
test against the judges verdict.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-13
CHICAGO A ROARING RIVER.
BOientlsts Predict That state of Affair
For AY9T.


For 4S97.
Prof. Spencers address before the
members of the American Association
for the advancement of science at De-
troit last week attracted great COM
ment at that assembly. He made a
prediction, based on figures which he
presented, that the course OF the lakes
was being changed and that in time
Detroit would be good fishing where
the city hall now stands and shortly
after the waters of the lakes would be
pouring over Chicago toward the Mis-
Bissippi, and Niagara Falls would cease
to exist. Prof. Spencer said that he
agreed with Prof. Gilbert that there
was a gradual upward fitting of the
earths crust at the northwest, and this
discovery showed it was the cause of
the closing of the Ontario basin. BY
data showing that the shore line of the
lakes was changing and the waters
were gradually rising at the rate of
about an inch in ten years. to the south
west, he demonstrated that the whole
lake region was being tilted in that d.
TeCllOu. he Sasu tnlS WOulu seem OF
trifling importance, but it was really
serious matter for Chicago, because
that city stands on low plain. The
work Of cutting the Chicago drainage
canal, he said, was mere anticipation
of nature, for the fitting of the lake
basin would have produced the same
result in less than thousand years.
Prof. Spencer demonstrated by figures
that at one time the Erie basin emp
tied, not by the NIAGARA river, but by
buried valley, directly into the head
of Lake Ontario, and that Niagara
river and falls were modern features.
lie also showed that the gorge near the
falls was eating its way backward at
a rate of over a foot year, and that
in the course of few lifetimes it
would wipe itself out. He and Prof
Gilbert agree that the calamity which
will bury all lower Michigan and make
a broad river through Illinois will not
occur until 1897.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-13
IDEAS IN FASHIONS.

A lady of title recently appeared at
a London race in silver gray alpaca,
with wide velvet revers framing a
tucked vest of white chiffon; the fold
ed belt of black satin ribbon came from
under the arms. The bonnet worn
with this costume was Of black fancy
straw and lovely shaded crimson
roses.
A beautiful French product was a
sun-ray skirt of gray canvas, over
silk foundation; the corselet bodice
had a circular basque, with a V-shaped
opening in the back, and double
crossed draperies in the front. caught
on the shoulders with bright buckles.
The epaulets were petal like in form,
and, like the crossed bands on the bo-
dice, were edged with narrow lace ruff
hes. The high rolled collar was en-
circled with twist of primrose vel
vet, corresponding with the folded
belt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-13
REMARKABLE CURE FOR
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA.

In 1862, when served my country as
Il private in Company A, 10th Penn
sylvania Volunteers, 1 contracted
chronic diarrhoea. 1t has given me a
great deal Of trouble ever since 1
have tried a dozen different medicines
and several prominent doctors without
any permanent relief. Not long ago n
friend sent me a sample bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy, and after that l
bought and took a 50-cent bottle; and
[ can say that l am entirely cured.
| cannot betliankful enough to you for
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Nearly Always Gets What She Wants.
All the literature of the past tends to
prove that women ought to live in
subsection to men-because literature
has always been in the hands of men.
Literature tells us that man was
created first and that woman was made
as an afterthought, in order to be a
companion to him. But science knows
nothing Of this tale.
Now, the strength of women lies in
the fact that men cannot do without
them. If they could have, then women
would have become extinct long ago.
Neither sex can do without the other.
But women having been rendered timid
by centuries of subsection, have never
found out where their strength lies.
speak of women in general, for it is a
very remarkable fact that, though
women in general have always been
governed by the laws laid down by
men, individual women very often find
that they can do just as they please A
woman can nearly always get what
she wants if she makes enough fuss
about it; and so it happens that in pri-
waite life it is very often the woman
who governs.-West Review.