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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

LIFE IN9URANCE AGENTs-We are IN a
position 10 offer you a better contract than
ever: we ara sim taking notes. our, risk.
outline our latest proposition. "The change
Will do you good. Texas Department Hart
ford Life Insurance Co. (suecessors TO Har-
ris g. Patterson. Trust building. DalIas. "
AGENTS on salary or commission; the great
est agents seller ever produced; every user
OF pen and Ink buys It on sight; 200 10 5cl
per cent profit; one agents sales amounted
To $500 in six days: another 1872 In two hours.
Monroe Mfg. CO., x 1876, La Crosse via II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

ABOUT 200 graded and 2-year-old steer. in
good condition, at sli and $40 per head. L.
y Ward member OF Texas State Real Es-
tnte association Edna, Texas ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

WANTED--Position in general merchandise
business by Young man who can speak
English German and Bohemian; ten years
experience; can give all references required.
Address 1894 this office %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

SEEDS for fall planting; Just received new
crop turnip seed. winter barley. turf oats
beardless wheat Fultrs Imp. wheat, Mica
ragua wheat new rye, new crop alfalfa,
onion sets, Bermuda onion sets, fall garden
seed of every description. Holloway Seed,
Grain aud Com Co.. Dallas. Texas. u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
LIVESTOCK. POULTRY AND EGGS

FOR SALE--Tow choice Barred Plymouth
Rock coekerols 5oc each; eggs 81 per sitting
until September |. /. n. Palmer, Drummer.
Texas. Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

SITUATION wANTED--By an experienced.
sober horseman, gcntleman's roadsters pre-
ierred. References furnished Address 1855,
this office. 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

YOUNG MAN-Holdinr diploma wants posi-
ton as bookkeeper or accountant: can FUR
nish references Address eSs5 this office. u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
SITUATION WANTED MALE.

FiRsT-Cl.AsS bookkeeper would like TO keep
set OF books In the evenings. very best rot
erences given. Address 6S6S, this office. 20
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

JOB wANTED--Colored boy 10 years old:
would rather house. ward or carriage tend
er: ten years experience; Wells-Farso En-
press Co. stable. Caroline street. 20
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
AGENTS WANTED.

AOENTs--Set IN In paying business; SO outfit
free; all easy sellers; big profits continuous
business: exclusive territory; write quick.
Hunter Co., 25l Ann street, Racine Junction,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19


$4,000 TO LOAN on Houston business prop
cry In amounts to suit. one 70 ten years,
al lowest rates OF interest; can also supply
parties wanting 10 build or puy homes ~
any part Of the city with loans on the IN
stallment plan; those loans can be PAID N
full or any part OF them at any tlme; no
delay In gettiAg your money; can close loan
ON the same day application is made II ute
Is satisfactory: can supply parties wanting
TO buy lots or build with special bargains IN
choice blocks, quarter blocks. lots Or resi-
denees In all parts OF the city or additions
on easy terms or fer cash Apply at once 70
n L. Mills POE Main atreet y-l7
WE are prepared TO make any secure loans
on real estate. vendors lien notes or othsr
good collateral. at lowest rates Peter "
Rucker z Son. s06ls Main. q
MONEY TO LOAN on to 1O-year time on city
reai estate security; loan can be eaneeiea.
all or any part at sny time. Fidelity Saw
legs Association. Wilson building, corner
M..n and Congress. SO
MONEY TO LEND-From SO up chattel or
other security or real estate. Chas. II. Mum
ger, $40 kiam's. 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

l. large bay horse. 16 hands high. branded
inverted U; saddle marks $40 reward %
LOST OR MISPLACED. $40 reward: Record
OF acknowledgements OF ID. SIMMER. de-
ceased. from January, 1879. to August. 1870;
maybe In some law office in this. city.
Any one Ending same aud bring II TO my
office R:ll received $40 reward. Il, Frieden-
hars. i1lo4 Congress avenue. Houston. y
Losr-o One black mare mule about years
old also enc dark brown horse mule, same
nge. ten coliLrs reward II returned TO W.
n Wiseman. 1898 Chestnut street. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

POSITION wanted by experienced engineer.
either marine, compress or electric lights;
competent to do own repairing. Address
$3.50, this office u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

WANTED-Position by boy l6 years old. IN
office or store willing to work. Address
2QlS Common street. p
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ZEAL ESTATE ron sAx2

in. Ave blocks from Capitol hotel: good
business site; cheap. sl2So. Address 1854.
this Office q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

THE fact that the secondhand Premier is held
a. 500 90 shows what good value there is IN
the smith premier. If it had not been
worth SiO0. 90 when rurchosed our compeu.
tor would net be advertising u ior saie d,
$40 90 worth Of use out of It, =.
j. j. PASTORAL Printing and Litho' Co. u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

A WORTHY BOY Of 16 wishes position In
Will try plcase. Address 1870. this office ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

FOR sALE-Nice. clean stock OF groceries;
established trade; corner store and cheap
rent: will Invoice about 5000. price Ii per
cent discount. s. a, Thompson a. Co., busi-
building. Houston. Texas; telephone sis. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19
FOR SAIL.

and wagon. Gail at isl2 Congrsss avenue -
JUST RECEIvED--car leather trimmed top
buggies. with curtains aud storm apron,
wide or standard tread. yoir choice, sti.U 90.
Edw. clarendon. dealer In all kinds OF We
tcles. harness and rubber tired puggics.
Franklin and Caroline streets %
LATE MopEI---wiliams TYPEWRITER for sale
cheap. Address d. A. Ford. Bartlett. TEX.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

FOR SALF-Best country Store In Texhs
thick settlement OF good farmers. daily
mail; gin: school. $500. Country Store.
this office. 22
500 Invested secures 10 weekly income. Safe,
conservative proposition. Second successful
year Prospectus free. II. Griffin. 1850
Broadway, New York beg
FGR sALE--store house and stock OF mer-
cbandlse in rev town. For particulars
ADDRESS $40. this office Y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

DO YOU want rent houseY II go, I; VIII
control and show the most exclusive class
Of rent property In tho city, N. NJ. Nor
feet & Co.. phone G73 room 20l. Bipz
building. IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

SITUATION WANTED--Bv competent mar
ried man to manage warehouse or transfer
business. four wears In city; can furnish
horse and buggy. Address ESQ.,. this otiice.20
SITUATION WANTED--Bv a boy who is will
ing ~ work In store or any kind of work:
will work cheap. 5000 this office. 20
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

A YOUNG MAN of several years business
experience. who can furnish satisfactory
reference wants q position OF any kind.
fhis nfRce 20
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-19

WANTED--A position as night Waterman, in
town preferred eight years experience;
strictly sober; no bad habits; Ss years Of
age: good references. Address $685. this
office ~
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07
M>zf@oEs1zet11ze1x&
Lincoln, Nebraska.


were: Misses Crawford and Crawford,
Derr, Thomas and Thomas, BIakely,
Morrissey and Morrissey. Packard and
Packard, Meyers and Meyers, Cutchen,
Anderson; Messrs Bowen, Smith, Cole.
Packard, White. Bassas. Bsrky. Brown.
Boymton. Carter. Love, Hale.
Last Saturday evening DR.. and Mrs.
AL. Hoover gave an informal card
party for their daughter, Mrs. " o.
Stricken Of Omaha, at the Liudell hotel
Six-hsuded eucbre was the amusement
for the evening, and refreshments.
dainty and delicious. gave an added
pleasure. The guests were: Judge and
Mrs. Harrison. Messrs and Mesdames f.
w. Bsrtru6, A, A. Scott, 8. G.. Hoover.
Elias Baker. Mrs. Wittsr; Misc Mary
Hames, Frank and Arthur Hames. and
Edward Garrett Of Omaha.
One Of the most enjoyable parties
given Ia honor nj the birth OF 1859 was
that on Saturday night at tho homo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Sawyer. January
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

Shedd and Mr.. Nudge. The members
Of the little club are: Mesdames Lew
Marshall, Mallalieu, john Dorgsn, Geo.
Woods, Otto Mohrenstscher, C.L. Burr,
Fred Howe, Ross Curtice, Ode Rector:
Misses Nay Burr and Fay Marshall.
The Womans club OF Lincoln threw
open it's doors on New Years day to
many callers. The rooms were suitably
decorated and the bright, pretty CO.'S
tunes Of the ladies made a picture
pleasant to look upon. The mandolin
orchestra furnished music during the
afternoon. Tho music OF tho mandolin
is particularly adapted to reception az
a fitting background for general CONVEX
satiou. The president Of the clut, Mrs.
A. w. Field. was assisted in receiving
the guests by the officers OF the club
Mesdsmes N. NJ. Bushnell, o. NJ. Stone
brster, #. ]. O'Connell, F. w. Bsrtrufi
and Milton Scott. Invitations had been
sent out to the presidents OF all the
literary clubs in the city. Mrs. Tobias
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

OF the Omaha members OF the Delta
Gamma fraternity OF the etate university
OF Nebraska. A lovely basket Of parcie-
sus graced the center OF the table, tied
with satin ribbons in the pale blue.
At each girls plate was the fraternity
colors of pink and green, and q buEch
OF violets tied with the same colors.
Covers were laid for Mrs. Hosgland,
Misses James, Turkey, Jsynes, johnson,
Cole, Jackson; Messrs McCleary. Sum.
ner, Welshans. Sherman. Turkey and
Hosgland. After dinner the guests oc.
cupied two boxes at Boyle theatre.
chaperoned by Mrs. Hosglsnd.
The old year was farewe led and the
new year welcomed by merry party at
the home OF Miss Carrie Packard last
Saturday night Cards and crokinole
furnished amusements to make the
hours until midnight but short ones and
dainty refreshments added much to the
pleasure Of the evening. Those who
took part in the evenings enjoyment
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

Castor presided at one table and Mrs.
Ackerman at another from which ices
we're served to the guests by Mesdames
F. E. Lair, Gleason, King and Miss
Young. The cake for the occasion was
furnished by the household economics
department, and it's perfection was I'M
animously admitted. These social
gatherings OF the Womans club are q
pleasant feature and fully as important
az the regular club meetings. Club
work should not be taken 90 seriously
as to crowd out the social element. The
members of this large club are becoming
so we'll acquainted that the social meet.
ings are no longer stiff, but permeated
with a social informally chat makes
them pleasant and profitable.
The World Herald OF last Sunday had
the following bit In its society column
concerning some young ladies we'll
known in the smart set at the university
"A handsome dinner was given last
evening by Mr.. Paul Hoaglau&, in honor
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07
UNDERWEAR.

Ladies' extra heavy, ribbed fleece
lined Vests and Pants, csc
grade; clearing sale price, per
garment ............... $500. .16c
Ladies' extra weight Egyptian
cotton Vests and Pants. SOC val
ne; clearing sale price, per gar
Ladies' fleece lined Union Suits,
open half down front, 81 value;
clearing sale price, each. .......6 Csc
Ladies' 80 per cent wool Union
Suits, in natural gray, open
across shoulder or down front,
$3.50 grade; clearing sale price..$l
Ladies' 75c Wool Vests and Pants,
clearing sale price, per gar
ment ........... .............o os
"A limited quantity of Ladies'
very fine full fashioned, all
wool Union Suits. in natural
and black, $3.50 grade; clear
ing sale price, each. 1922
Boys heavy fleece lined Shirts
and Drawers, all sizes, SOC val
ues; clearing sale .............3l'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07
GROCERIES.

10 lbs. California Granulated Su-
gar for ..............'...... ...1'
&c Our Celebrated Silk Flour,
per sack ....................
Best Soda Crackers, fresh by the
g box, per Id .................... &C.
y Shredded Wheat Biscuit, 3
packages for -.................2 Sc
Rolled Oats, per package. ..4c
MEATS-No. Sugar Cured Hams,
~ per lib ................... SC
No. 1 California Ham, per lb. Sc
No. Breakfast Bacon, per lb. BE
'c No. Dry Salt Pork, per lb.......6c
LARD-Kettle Rendered.
Bib pail .................. .21c
5-lb pail .................... .35c
1O-lb pail .................. Csc
~ Bulk, per Id .6Hc
10 Bars Fairbanks Soap for. csc
IA Bars Satin Soap, for. .25c
2-Sewed Brooms, each sc
&c II Cup Gem or Muffin Irons, IL
kinds to select from. ....... .15c
Waffle Irons .......... 47C
&c Incandescent Gas Lamps, COM
plete, guaranteed, at..........6 800
Nut Crackers, plated fancy ham
dies ............ .1O(
&c Can Openers, each ...............1 IL
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07
,CHINAWARE.

100 Piece Dinner Sets, English
Porcelain, filed in decorations,
gold traced handles and knobs,
regular $15 values, at. 500
100 Piece Dinner Sets. beautiful
shapes, lightest weight Eng
hsh Porcelain on the market;
set ........... ............'.. '@o.'
12 Piece Toilet Sets, underglaze
decorations in assorted colOrs,
elaborate shapes, regular $3.50
, values, at ................... ..$5.9
12 Piece Toilet Sets, new shape,
pure white with gold tracing
or underglaze decorations. 49,. 20
, 10 Piece Sets white Porcelain,
beautiful new shapes. ...$1.5
Banquet Lamps, center draught
burners, delicately tinted in
c green, pink, and cream, all
hand decorated, complete. $50
Reception Lamp, center draught
burner, hand decorated in
green and pink. ...............$2. s
, Every other department in the stor
offers the same remarkable induce
ments. All stocks must be cleared fo
inventory, no matter what the sacr
c flee.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07
HOSIERY.

Children's heavy cotton school hose,
double knee. heel and toe. 15c
grade, a pair $3.50. ......l
Misses 19c all wool hose, seam
less. double heel and toe;
pair ........... ........ ...''.l@i
, Misses fine Cashmere hose, full
" regular made, double knee, high
spliced heel and toe, CSC grade,
pair ................... x
97Ladies' black hose, seamless, extra
length, high spliced heel, worth
1Oc and 12hc; pair............
97Ladies' black feeced Maco cotton
hose, white foot or black with
50 white sole, extra high spliced heel,
double toe and sole, worth 35c;
pair ...............
Ladies' black Cashmere hose, high
90 spliced heel and toe, double sole,
worth SOC to Coo; Il pair. ......a
Mems Merino Socks, natural color,
80 double heel and toe, seamless,
-. 15c to 1sc values; a pair. .......
,e-Men's black or natural Cashmere
or Socks, high spliced heel, double
RI sole and toe. worth 35c to 45c;
pair ..................
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

Dress Innings at I-5 Off.
Our entire stock of dress Innings, Lincons most
complete assortments, at discount of 20 per CENT
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

CLOAK AND SUIT DEtEoAFSTMEtNTe
Dressing sacques, chncha searfs, cloth and plush
capes $1,000. Tea gowns, ETC.. etc, go during this
sale at discount of ONE-HALF OFF.
Childrens dresses ladies' muffs, skirts SUITS silk
waists, cloth jackets, monkey fur capes children s
and misses Jackets wrappers upward from 81
rnackintoshes, ETC.. ETC., at discount of ONE
FOURTH OFF. This bona hde disc unit
from the original selling price.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
Gke Messengw.
THE STATUS OFs,FHE RECENT
ARMY BILL

The Hull army bill provides for a
regular army Of 100000 men. Some
paper noting its purpose said the army
would be so i-creased unless Ameri-
cans should become impressed with
the notion that thirteen dollaps a
month for killing comes mighty cheap
for murder" and SO hesitate to enlist
in an army, not of defense, not of lib
erty but of subjugation. The demo-
cratic substitute did not reduce the
size as contemplated in the Hull bill,
but it had a vital difference in this
it was temporary and not permanent
as was the Hull BILL The Hull bill
could not pass the senate without
amendment. A compromise followed.
The Cockrell democratic bilD author
ICES the president to raise the regular
force to 65, 900 men until LIST July 1901.
In a~ddition35OOO to be recruited at home
or in "the acquired territory" to be
disbanded LIST July 1900. Then there
is a provision to increase the artillery
branch permanently in connection
with the extensive coast defences, to
the amount of II, 900 men. So there is
a chance for the present of 111,OO0
men. Unless the believers for a great
standing army can have there way and
secure additional legislation, after two
years from 1st July 1899, the army
must be reduced to $4,000 men. 1t is
scarcely probable that tne Mckinley
gang of imperialists will abandon the
plans of conquest, and so the next con-
gress that comes in next December will
have another war bill to make a larger
increase, possibly $4,000 men perma-
nent. The republicans are in such
force they can. have their own way, and
their way is a very bad, a very wicked,
a very wasteful and anti-republic way.
The Philadelphia American says a
permanent increase means a perma-
nent increase in expenditures, a con-
tinuance of war taxes. Indeed as
Worthington C. Ford, late chief of the
bureau of statistics, treasury depart
ment, remarks, the annual appropria-
atoms will in the future be 5000, 10000
in excess of those for the fiscal year
1898, assuming that the war department
has asked sufficient for the mere occu-
patton of the islands and the enlarged
ro;I;+o-1, tab1;eh-oo for Do1ioo nyr
poses and IAN annual increased expen-
diture of 5000, 900, 100 means a continu-
ance of war taxation, and an addition
of new taxes, or borrowing by the gov
m to meet current expenses of
government"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

The Messenger suggested that per-
haps the conduct of southern negro SOL
diers would awaken proper attention
in the north, and cause the scales to
fall from the eyes Of the people with
ordinary intelligence, and possibly from
the blinded eyes of negrphilists and ia
natics generally. The conduct Of the
negroes was every way so absolutely
,~disgraceful and outrageous, as we'll as
beastly and cruel that no decent news
paper can shut out the the facts or fail
to understand it's meaning. 1t shows
that negroes are unfit for soldiers and
are not orderly and rational. Every
negro regiment enrolled after HOSTILE
ties began with Spain has behaved very
badly and brought great reproach upon
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
HOME FOLKS

The newspapers continue to report
dreadful country roads. What a great
loss farmers and towns sustain in i'm
passable mud roads. One strong horse
can pull more pounds on a good mac
adam road than foul horses can pull
upon a winter mud road. The Lum-
berton Robesonian says:
parties from nearly every section Of
the country were here Monday and all
of them declare that the roads and
bridges are in the worst condition ever
seen before. 1t was not unusual to
hear a man say that while he lived only
- or Is miles from town he was COM
PEELED to travel 20 or 25 miles on &C
count of washouts and Overfiows."
So good bridges go with good roads.
Wake county has now three fine steel
bridges and is to build a fourth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

The coast lines of the United States
are of great length and the defences re-
quired are numerous and costly. It
has been apparent for years hat addi-
tional defences were highly necessary.
From 1884 to 1896, the congress voted
for the purpose all told $24.730, 900. An
average Of So 900 a year, which was
a very insufficient, paltry sum. But in
the last three years the sum has been
nearly doubled, most of it being be-
cause of threatened war and subse-
quently of actual war. The amount de-
voted to Notifications in the three
years ending next June has been as fol-
lows:
Appropriation fiscal year, 1897, $7,37T-
SSS; appropriation, fiscal year 1898, So
517,141; appropriation, fiscal year 1899,
So 377, 494; national defense fund, $12.-
S65, $40; war deficiencies, $S,674, 1898.
Total, S+l,8-3,161.
We would suppose that the work had
o been completed by a great deal.
We suppose when the foreign conquests
are ended for a season that the de-
fences will be extended and strength
ened.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
The Spring Season Is Hero

With its pleasant sunshine n flow
ers. We are as busy as can be max
ing preparations for the early trade.
Dur Milliner, Miss Alma Brown, who
has been with US for the past 10 years,
is now in the northern cities buying
u Fine, Stylish Millinery n learn
ing all the new styles of he season.
Our buyer, Mr.. Geo. Q. Gaylord, will
leave for Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York n Boston in a few days to COM
plete his large stock Of Dress, Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, Mattings, and every
thing that is kept in a first class large
Dry Goods Store.
Our trade is today much larger than
it was last season.
We have just received quite a large
stock of Fancy Goods, Ornaments Belt
Buckets, Pins, Buttons and Watches.
Quite a lot of nice New Jewelry at bot
tom prices.
We have a lot of Silks we are rum
ming at 23c per yard. A big lot of
Changeable Silks at 19c per yard.
A lot of fine Percals from 5 to 12hc.
A big lot of New Ribbons for Dress
Trimmings from 2 to loo per yard.
A beautiful line of Fine Early Spring
Hats for Ladies and Children.
All cplors n shades in Ribbons for