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The record-union., 1897-07-12

During an invasion panic which
spread through England when some
French Colonels addressed their En-
peror, Napoleon III, in very fiery
terms, a certain Yorkshire Colonel of
volunteers distinguished himself by the
following utterance at a local banquet:
Gentlemen, on behalf of my comrades,
[ can assure you that if Napoleons s
Colonels should land at Spurn, the First
East York Rifles will not be the last to
flee" a declaration that remained as a
joke against the regiment for many
wears
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Domestic Items.

Wash Goods always find ready
takers at our sales. Well place
before you each day a few new at
fractions, as space will not permit
of great list at once.
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Ginghans.

Checked Domestic Ginghams,
standard brands, for aprons, chill
drens dresses, sunbonnets, etc;
blue, brown, green, pink checks.
Sale price, &c yard.
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English PerCales.

Thirty-siX-inch English Per-
Gales in '97's newest patterns and
colors, for shirt waists, shirts,
boys blouses or wrappers. Clear
ance sale price, Ioc yard.
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Mexican Haciendas.

These profitable haciendas, where SUI
gar, coffee and cereals are grown, both
the old and the new, are really feuda
principalities in extent and authority
In the center of a tract of tens OF
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Fancy Neckwear.
75C instead of 81 IS.

Fancy Collars for women, made
from two-toned chiffon in delicate
shades, trimmed with lace and
ribbons; very attractive pieces.
Clearance sale price, 75c.
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45C instead of 75c.

20 pieces of Novelty Checked
Suitings, az to A inches wide,
very popular for separate skirts
and make stylish fall costumes.
These are imported fabrics and
pure wool. Clearance Sale Price,
45c yard.
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O5C instead of ST so.

Eight-button Mosquetaire style
Kid Glove, all ever dressy
style; splendid kid; colors, tan,
mode, gray and brown. Clearance
sale price, 05c.
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House Wrappers.

Women's Wrappers, in lawn,
dinity and percale, in light, me-
dium and dark shades; neat pat
tern, full cut; sell regular for
81 Is. Clearance sale price, 81 25.
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Crash Skirts.

Women's Crash Skirts, cut sew
en- gore, with fve-inch hem. Pop
ular garments for cycling or out
ing; S. value. Clearance sale
price, 81 05.
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Shirt Waists.

These were exceptional value
at their greater price; made OF
splendid quality percale and dim
ity; neat patterns OF the seasons
best colorings. They'll go rapid
ly at the clearance sale price, soc
each.
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WOmen'S
Tailored Suits.

All-Wool Serge Suits, in navy
and black, fly front or bolero style
coats, silk lined, latest cut skirt,
properly lined, bound and grace
full in hang; 81 50 values. Clear
ance sale price, 81 %.
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125c instead of 25c.

so pieces Fancy Printed Princess
Cashmere, a beautiful weave for
summer wear in Persian effects
and new colorings. 4 soft, clinging
fabric for evening or general wear
Sale Price, I2Ic yard.
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SIS so instead of SO.

This lot represents $40 values in
strictly stylish and well-made cos
tunes, all wool, bolero and fly
front coats, silk lined, some braid
ed. Your pick from many coiors
at clearance sale price, S. so.
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25C instead of SOC.

so pieces 38 and 4o-inch Cheviot
Mixtures in even or broken checks
and mixed effects, all wool and
popular fabrics. Clearance Sale
Price 25c yard.
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05C a yard.

Black Brocaded Silks for sepa-
rate skirts or dresses in new de
signs and excellent values at 81 80
yard. Clearance Sale Price,
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ST a yard.

Fancy Silks in stripes and hgur-
ed effects in soft finished Tafetas,
very desirable for waists, skirts or
Innings; splendid values. Clearance
Sale Price,
55c a yard.
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COlOred
Dress Goods.

Space only permits Of speaking
Of Our big dress goods stock in sec
tions. You'll find it interesting to
look into the following price at
fractions for Monday.
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Black
Dress Goods.
75C instead of ST 25.

10 pieces 48-inch Black Silk
Luster Mohair Grenadine in hand
some designs OF pattern suited for
full suit. One of the seasons most
popular fabrics. Clearance Sale
Price, 75c yard.
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SeaSOnable Silks.

Light shades in Brocaded India
Silks in shades of lavender, red,
gray and corn; pretty for fancy ev-
ening waists or dresses; "a inches
wide. Clearance Sale Price,
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5 pieces, 46-inch Black Silk Lus-
ter Grenadine, handsome illumi-
mated floral designs, mingled with
the lace effect, makes up beautiful
" over silk or colored Innings.
Clearance Sale Price, 55c yard.
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CAUSE FOR CONGRATULATIONS.
ALL THE SAME 16 TO 1.

Vacaville Reporter: Quite a number
of our contemporaries are running COL
umns devoted to the single tax We
wonder how many of them represent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30

composed of six iudges-three from the
United States supreme court and three
from the high courts OF Great Britain. To
be final. the award OF lhis tribunal must
be made By majority of five to one. An
award made by less than the prescr bed
majority shall also stand as final unless
protest shall be made thereat within three
months by the power affected. so that no
fnal decision upon matters OF this nature
can be given without tine approval Of two
OF our three members Of the tribunal or
the consent of our government. and it is
folly to suppose that our own representa-
lives would consent to a surrender of the
Monroe doctrine. With disputes OF this
class King Oscar has nothing to do. He
is not arbitrator nor does he appoint an ar
bitter for this tribunal. His services end
In dealing with disputes over claims itll-
ing within the first and second classes. 1t
is absurd therefore, TO talk Of suDnlttng
the Monroe doctrine to adjudication before
n foreign monarch. The purpose Of this
tribunal Is to insure an attempted settle
ment by pcaceable means first It is not a
guaranty against war, though II would lie
Il deterrinE influence OF great value. The
purpose of the treaty Is we'll suggested In
these closing words of the section lrovid
ing for the tribunal: 'ln The event CT an
award made by less than the prescribed
majority. and protested as above provided.
or II the members of the arbitral tribunal
snail ne equally divided, there snail ne no
recourse to hostile measures of any de-
scrptinn until the mediation of one or
more friendly powers has been invited by
enc or both of the high contracting par
ties"
There is nothing In all this involving a
surrender Of the Monroe doctrine. unless it
be thought the United states and Tvs own
representatives will surrender g. In fact
1t looks rather as If the treaty were drawn
particularly with desire to avoid the sur
render OF the Monroe doctrine or the nd
Indication of its application by a foreign
arbiter alone. Il supposition that is given
color by the recollection OF Secretary OIL
ney's championship OF that doctrine in the
Venezuelan disnute
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TIE TEXAS PAPERS.

The Corpus Christi Caller thus accounts
for the avalanche OF bills which descended
on the Twenty fifth legislature:
Every new member naturally thinks that
be must Introduce two or three bills Ia
make reputation. or his constituents will
not think much Of him. Hence the great
food Of new bills.
The Ennis Meteor submits this recipe for
overcoming the hard times:
Instead OF preaching hard times why
don't you try to help your town in some
way, and times will not be so hard to you
The times are what the people make them
but some seem to forget this fact
The Mineola Monitor is anxious to see
the end OF the cold snap for obvious rea-
sons
II the weather clerk doesn't want a
mighty good man to lose his Job he had bet
ter send us some warmer weather as our
clothes are altogether too light for this
sort Of weather. and our income is not as
large as some people we know, therefore the
purchase of suitable apparel Is impossible
n the clerk ever saw a printer we know he
Will act on this right away soon and
save our job.
The conhdlng editor OF the Monitor may
have been lately touched for Aye. That
paper remarks.
There is little or no difference in the
man that will gain the confidence OF his
fellow men and get all he can on II credit
from them and leave town, thereby settling
the claim, and the one who presents re-
volver at your head and asks for all loose
change you might have In your possession
There are entirely too many Of the first
kind going over the country rot bling the
people and 1t should be stopped There
Is law prohibiting the latter but no way
to get AT the other.
The Texas Sun is not afraid OF arsenic
poisoning; in fact IT thrlvcs best on that
kind Of diet. as indicated by the follow
ing:
Tho government has had bad luck with
it's money orders, The first ones were bad
Of color, and the new ones are so iflpreg-
mated with arsenic they are said to he UNI
safe for handling An exchange says some
people are refusing 10 receive them How
ever, VIC like the money orders. We are
proof against arsenical poisoning. Send on
your money orders. II any man has A
money order for 81 he does not want, let
him send 1t TO our address by next mail
We want all we can get and will charge
nothing to accept them. Send on your
money orders. We adore arsenic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30
SOME POsTsCRiPTs.

The new organ of the Church of st. Ig-
natlua San Franc SEQ. weighs more shan
10000 pounds and has more than 5etS
pipes.
the Once Of q. u SIMPSON and tho post
office at East Sullivan. Ny" for more than
a wear,
Last years output of American built
and registered vessels was the greatest
known m the last fourteen years, with
two exceptions.
AueeraNa had las, vosl. 97oN Miles of rail-.
way open The capltoI expended on them
has heen 1881 zoo .OlA, the net revenue over
working expenses Is %. per cont,
An en,erpr!sing young physician OF
Warsaw. ILL.,, has butt a private telc-
phone I've connecting his office with the
houses of all his country patients
In Rulgana the proprietors OF a meii-
cine hv which they clam To curs n speed.
pod d'sNas". are liable TO imprisonment
Il the medicine fails to produce the de-
s4ltu "ncct
At a metting the other DAY a Belgian
company declared It's inability TO pay
dividend because Of the hard times and
the severe oompetytion OF gamb lE IN
Belgium"
The annual report OF the Sheffield cham
h"r OF cnmmocc states that % per cent
OF the razors used IN the Australian colo
MES are supplied by Germany ana the
United States
While the population OF France remai4s
nearly stationary, the consumption of to
hscco increases by leups ani bounds. Dur.
ing 1896 the French consumed over 20 0p
tons of tobacco.
\ citizen of Moscow, Mr., Ploli sen has
paut,oned the municipal council 60 limit
the charges OF undertakers. lie says that
a descent funeral costs ~, while the actual
cost ~ only sic.
In Europe the number of Inhabitants to
the square mile Is Is, In Assn Il 3 49, in
Africa II IL Is: IN America a l. \. In
occguca AMI the polar regions II Is 8; N
Aus,ra,,a only !.
In twenty-five wears the Haptis.s OF
Boston have Increased In number no per
cent. the Mcthodis,s lG7 per cont, me
Episcopahans TO por cent and tho Pres.
byter ans s,S per cent
Kindling wood r'accd IN the stove nj
the hoan.tal OF the Sold css Orphans
Home ri Atchison. when the home was
opened sin wears ago Is there yet, no oc.
casiop 20 usu the hospital having arisen.
In German schools French - taught to
groSicr extent tina English In the
II Cher class schools English Is an option.
nj subject In the commercial schools more
, me = devoted 20 French than English.
People in Australia are grolt tea drink
ers. In New South Walcs the average
annual consumption Us over eghl pounds
per head. Sugar IS also largely consumed
the an3Nal quantity per head beng owe.
nine rounds,
a ninnE nrosp.etor. whose experience
IL said to cover almost every min ne re-
gion OF the Northwest has heen Lately
WAXING enthusias tic over the future Of
tho Cascade range in Oregon a. q gold
producing seeuoA
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

James A. Gary Of Baltimore has been
chosen president of the Enoch Pratt IL
brarY. IA place Of the late Mr.. Pratt.
A medalI nm -ahtet In porrnrv Of tho
late Judge Aj'tron If Phlladnlnhi9 Ni,l be
soo,, nIa.ai -, , 1nr,,,, NJ ~,
house OF PhllIclnhia
Joso Eehegartv Spain,s rreat inlay.
with. . 81 60, - iF"ii, b -. plas
and a r,athcn,atic,on ITc w., o,,,s min
iStrr a, st,tn IL 70 ~ "'i, nh
nlnvs VI ''N'' - i' "'-''o'' '''-' 'eV4'
King llumhert Of Italy Is the mos, hcav-
Of insurc 10 ~ ~ " ~. t M 1g
The Into car Aleyn,1Inr mi ya T;,V9 ,',i
for S. 100 OO) "N' -'''"'o"
There lis M fo,,rda,io, ,or ,ho ro,,.,
.ha.. e IL - ~ iu r lot tne report
ilaL 'hc bIke OF Conhaught WILL on an
.rtdN uH''; % ril-ei 70 me rank of field
~ S S,'ii. ~ 10y ~ hlshhnss mas no wish
10 opIa-h pb'oh at present
Ex-Sccretary John W. Foster IL teaching
u D. ntol. c.ass IN the New York Avenue
a. rspSISr al, chlrch OF Washington, which
Inr. sSvsroi nv aoou. 5'N'y people includ-
't- sSN''d' pu"Ic fn"h
The oN-emprcss of Russia has quite n
weakness for da.r es AT PavlOvsk wharf,
she eStab, l. he'd her first she has buiit J,
farm to instruct the neighblr!ng peasants
IN approved methods OF work, and how 10
improve what stocks they 20 scess. 10 the
su@cesslui workers she stfl bestows pres.
e",s ot curves
Pllsburv. the great American chase
player, maimta ms his wonderful co,,rol q,
his nervous system by great care in his
habits. He eats meat but once a dav
never drinks anyth NJ stronger ,han Min
aod always sleeps at least seven hours
out of the twcnty-four. He smokai many
strong cigars day. however.
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| she did. She soon learned to feed them and
/ they grew finely. Butter became quite
1 tame and loved to have Helen caress him,
/ but Biscuit was always shy and liked TO
stay In some dark corner, and seemed al
ways looking for chance to 90 back to
his playmates.
| one day Butter fell sick; the next day he
was worse. He would not eat or drink,
though Helen supplied him with every
dainty she could think of. and he grew so
thin and weak he could hardly drag his
poor little body about
Helen dreaded to look into the basket in
the mornings for fear she should find her
| little pet dead. But at last he began to
I get better and soon he was plump and spry
like Biscuit--then one day shy little Bis
| cult ran away and Helen never saw him
any more
Butter was such a playful little fellow
and seemed to love Helen all the more
since his brother was gone. Helen would
hold her hand down near the floor and
Butter would rush up, thrust his head into
her hand, give a squirm and little dig
with his paws then away he would scam
per to the other side of the room and look
laughingly at her with his round. bright
eyes. Sometimes he would climb upon
Helens shoulder. rub his little whlskered
face against her neck climb upon the
top of her head. look saucily around. then
down again he would scampcr TO hide I'M
would forget to play and go to sleep.
When any one called Butter" he would
sit UP Ike a squirrel. raise his chin and
answer "sque-eek" as often as he was
called.
He delighted to dig in the cellar. He
would paw and kick the dirt out OF the
hole, look comlcally around at Helen. with
particles of dirt clingpg to his whiskers
and eyebrows. then back to his work he
would hustle, clawing and kicking away the
loosened dirt with tremendous abandon.
He liked TO carry pieces of cloth to some
dim corner for nest. II given a long strip
he would sit up. open his mouth and push
the cloth in till sometimes his mouth was
so full he couldn't close it. and his cheeks
looked as If badly swollen.
But Butter did mischief. too. He was too
/ fond OF gnawing the leaves OF books, the
door sils and WINDOW castings and one
day, alas when no one was at homo he
tore up silk umbrella in his eagerness to
do something. Then Helens mother said
she couldn't have him around any more
So the next morning Helen put Butter in :
TO small box -and-she and her mother
drove to the nearest dog to'.n. Helen car
ried the box to a burrow and let Butter
out. He shifted about a little. then ran
down into the hole.
"Gooaby' Butter" called Helen. striving
to keep back her tears
"Sque -eek!' he answered, down In the
ground.
Come out, Butter. Just once"
"sque-eek," and out he came. Helen
took him up. rubbed herAearful face on his
sleek little head, smoothed him tenderly
then put him down.
"Goodby. Butter."
"Sque-eek.' and he vas gone into the
buTrow. whiie- Helen Went away, wondering
what strange stories Butter would tell his
fellow doggics about his life with little
gri. Ellen NJ Kerr
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In the course OF a lengthy editorial arti-
Gle, designed. no doubt. TO arouse the peo-
pie OF Galveston to Individual as we'll az
community action. the Evening Tribune
utters this significant statement:
Galveston ls ~, tho mos, critical IeTioi
of her history All has been accomplished
that could have BEEN done since deep
water was obtained but 80 are now Just
at the beginning NJ d"fp Wai"r develop
fEsnf. The clements Of greatness axe ~
our hands. ready to lee fasn.oned into use
ful forms. bat with 10 SPONTANEOUS e.
ergy to fashion themeelVas
The National govrrnup gi has done prar-
tica4ly all D. W d do Tor the port. except TO
ma ntaiL. for SIS own Interests. the uriity
Of the splendid work 3 has buiit ne
West has given frosi.s Sos moral and ma
ser.al support IN the ruoyemeui 20 bring
busa.ess th4E way. md may be depended
upon - continue That Sork as long a. iie
interest 50 appears, But the Wet is al
ready saying IL Z. irnmat.r al yshe.her rs
producgs move va GALVESTON or via New
YORK. 20 long ~ the Galveston or gus
Galveston must hereafter depend upon
herself SOt only mu4s, she depend upon
he-ssf. hBt She must take cogd' Naace OF
riyai interests ina; threaten her COM
fns--e
a movement - fairly under way. with
Reasonable proSDsrt NJ success. Tor aevei-
op.ng . twenty 100, channel from Gniycs
ton 10 Houston Expert engineers declare
II can he done for halt Il million dollars.
an y - eitpgciner likely thai sl.'hc.eat
srnue rsr.- VIII b. brought 70 bear on con.
srss- TO secure the ap5ropr alton Aiready
bill has passed Tor "A prshni. aary survey.
and the rivers ANA lssrbora comm ti.s.
now en route 80 Texas VII make a care.
slI !nvf-s satioi ~ the project
The chicf argument FOR such channel
~ 1nat - wib pet The country nftY fGlcH
nearer TO Deep water ard there +. much
reason in the ooatcnr %. uut Galye.ta.,
- more conorruei ln the enec; of such a
wstefwAy tua,n IN ne method ~ It's a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30
1771177-7 -
BUILD Up THE UNIVERSITY


me constitution OF the state instructs IN,
legislature TO establish. organize and pro.
vide FOR the maintenance. support and Al.
rection OF university OF the first class
good beginning has been made in ,hi.
direction, but only beginning. and Il ia
fun time to move forwar,.
IL any state in the Union is entitled t,t,,
university OF tho first class Il is Texas. III,
population IL now over three millions o,
people, our property valuation Is nearly n
billion. our area is larger than the German
empire. We have 1900 children at aehool
In tho State, demanding annually 1900
teachers for their instruction. Our re.
sources are developing with a rapidity TINT
u aimost marvellous. Our young men and
women need the best training that q, Is
possible 10 obtain, and they need to get IL
In Texas. There are now probably one
thousand Texas boys aud girls at school
or college outside the State. spending an
nually from one-half to a million dollars.
which liz thus drained from the wealth OF
tho State One half or one fourth OF this
amount appropriated TO the State university
would enable Il to offer such facilities for
instruction as would keep our boys Nond
girls at home
The legislature must provide the univcr-
sity with an equipment somewhat compar-
ehis y that q other stats universities. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30
LEADING EDITORIALS.
From Harper's Bazaar.
A WKAcK AT cnaThy na ~.
CHARITY FAIRS. ,,,ras

fiohi ; BaZdT.
a WHAcx AT .naln, u ~
CHARITY FAIRS 80 ., ,hings
That as soon as A is in trouble p begins
to consider what ought TO do Tor him.
All Charitable fairs. for instance. are based
on this principle. You go aud buy some
thing which you probably do not want in
ORDER that the profit may go to some good
cause. In case you had really wanted what
you bought you would have perhaps bought
" somewhere else. and the regular trade
mus surefs from the loss Of your Gus
TOM In case OF very large fairs, like the
sanitary fairs in war time, the ordinary
local trade unquestionahly suffers. perhaps
III "hoie year, and the community Is
'hus impoverished to a degree In one way
so mat it may be helped In other ways
for great National object this can easily
pc endured although. to be sure, We never
nave known just what the regular dealers
thought about it. But when we consider
that the same thing is done. to some e1-
tent. In behalf OF every local or sectarian
enterprise. 1t is evident that the principle
OF the anair IL not quite satisfactory. sup
pose Tor instance, that we were all to
agree Tor single year TO have all our
shocs and hats made by amateurs for
sweet charity's sake" and to have a single
church or hospital take the value OF them
all. Then sweet charity would make an
apparent gain no doubt. but all the ordi-
nary hatmakers and shoemakers woIli
starye. Or II they did not starve. they
would be supported by their kindred. who
perhaps are not far above the starvation
point themselves or they would be sup
ported by sweet charity and tho las, cond
ton OF things would be worse than the first.
II Is not really the fact that the Wis of
society can be greatly helped by dressing
up young girls proLtily and having them
take money and give rather Inaccurate
chanse at bazaar table. one day perhaps,
when the laws of trade are better under
stood. We shall look at charity LARS as We
already look at lotteries, which we're once
regarded as one of the highest forms OF
sweet charity, but which are now prohibit
ed BY law.