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WANTED-Traveling salesman to carry our
cigars as side line on commission we nave
a ane stock of high grade hand made 5-eent
csars that will be offered cheap; none pu'
men OF good standing need apply The IL
A. Kinney Tob Co, l9Qs Nance street. Flfth
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WANTEp-Collector Tor towns near Houston .
We furnish horse and buggy salary SIS per
wee. subject to advancement: Address.
with stamp, Ives Mfg. Co (hardwaro spe-
cialte9 st Louis Mo
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FOR SALE OR REN1--Som nice cottages in
Drummer. Call ON Il, Il Archer, 7. NJ:
Brunner ~ ~
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BEAUTIFUL celluloid photo button col
from any photo for 10 cents, for ?otssj
photo and buttons returned postpaid. Ris
Studio. 14l7 Congress avenue.
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BOARD AND Roo1s.

FIRsT-CLAss BOARD, e ,ss rwiisbils n +
: duced $500 week: couP''s esptisl le4''
would do well TO can travis ST.
hot and cold baths. VI --..,,5 dfss.t5
PLEASANT south front roo a,,ole Al % 81
board for gentlemen o. '0's ~
line street. --,o rfDi y
NICE second-story from yifs: private -
board: gentleman and WIS References
room for one gentlema" -
Louisiana street .cuplf 2 /
WzNTFD-To room and board i I ! dea'
locality ISa At Sis. i'll Capitol: ....;s a
BOARD YOUR HORSE Nv q icestel
newly renovated, cenusii i aBd y
and nrst-class sefsless isnaeof.
avenue. John Tnomsss
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LADY AGENTS--If you want the best money
makers you must have our Hygoia Electric
Corsets and Skirts: the standard for twenty
years. Address Woste-., Corset Co.. st.
Louis, Mo.
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YOU WILL find complete line o. piTs, WV
picture frames. moudlngs' etc., /" "'r|
1914 Prairie avenue.
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sP ,as AL INDUCEMENTS to s1,s:.: =;
wooS Tar nann tree presents tiS ~
Moouy bankrupt Stock. Ms.os1ys
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WE WANT good agent to sell New Century
Typewriters In Houston The New Century
bristles with points OF superiority In every
vital part, which makes Il the most perfect
typewriter In the world. Examine Il and
you will buy 1t. Write US about 1t. Dorsey
Printing Company. General Dealers. Dallas.
Texas. LII
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JUST ouT--Ncw Peerless gasoline lamp,
easiest lighted. most satisfactory; knocks
all compettion agents coinins money
Peerless Lamp Co. "a Railway Exchange
BLDG. ST, Louis Mo.
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WANTED-A man aud wife to work farm on
shares, must come recommended: artesan
we'll on place George w. stief, 500 Travis
street. 20
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FOE SALE-A gents bicycle;7 AL coudiii7
orieinal cost $500; only s2o.0. CarI n
me nc. 21l Main street. Is
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SITUATION WANTED MALE ];

WANTED--P by young man wao mas
had several years experience as stenographer
and clerk In Office and store. Address L. L.
NJ. this office 70
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y ~ ling Statesmen 10 open and operate
oIanch offices for the largest exclusive tail.
facilities given. including woolens In he
piece Tor display purposes. This is rare
opportunity TO engage in lucrative bisi
ness ness without investment or risk Hundreds
linus employed are making from sl50O To
SsOoO year. Our goods are absolutely
guaranteed. Now is the time to arrange
ior spring OF 1900 Write for terms and fnII
Information, Department f. Lock Box No
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WANTEp-A young man as assistant drug
clerk must have had several years city
experience. Address, stating age, refer
ences and salary expected, 1880, this office. %
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i si5s o., pa pairs 3 Of roller sk,ts :, y!
t Wlison are psI IN good shape Ne ~
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WANTED Young men and ladies no learn
telesraphy for railroad positions. situations
secured or money refunded. Dallas Tele-
graph College Dallas Texas
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WANTED-Energetic salesman for our com
plete line of lubricating oils speclaities
and Zanzibar roof paint. yearly salary con-
tract for right man; must mean business.
Garfield Oil Co., Cleveland o. -
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AGENTS on salary or commission; the great.
est agents seller ever produced; every user
OF pen and Ink buys 1t on sight 200 to 500
per cent pront; one agents sales amounted
to $500 In six days, another $50 In two hours
Monroe Mfg. Co. Mig La Crosae Wia %
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LIGHT spring wagon. cheap: perfect m;
snltahie single or douhls team. SIS o.,
tres street. corner Capitol.
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HELP WANTED.
CASH for acceptable ideas. state II patented
Address tbe Patent Record. Baltimore. Mo

sALESMEN--w want statesmen 70 represen,,
us on tho road and in country towns, SUI,
airy and commission. Write Tor partlcu IA
se iu' w. a
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GOVERNMENT HARNESS DRESSING-At
this time OF the year your harness needs
most protection: viii send you receipt for
making for 10 cents In stamps Address
Edward Mlcnjah. Postofice Box No. 626.
Il Houston, Texas. 20
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WANTED-To Dnd Joseph Wittrck. Contnr
with First National bank, Flatonia, Texas,
At once. 1-4-l9OO
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FOR SALE-one 4o-salIon ~. .s''''ss:ss,.
boiler. with ali connees,s ~ xstc ~
cheap. Apply j. n nns m r.
ayenue. We yeyvns ~ {
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FOR SALE-one phaeton; eoo1 = s ~
az Mosehart & Keller. N &
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WANTED-Three competent bookkeepers and
stenographers combined for large firms,
FIRE Insurance solicitor salary. The Texas
Business Bureau Dallas. Texas. -
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n. railroad In Montgomery county; will
sell for 81 so per acre during the next fifteen
days to close an estate; land is worth s.
per aero for tobacco and fruit. j. c. Ideson.
212 Fannn street. %
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FEMALE supPOs1TOR1ES--A good female
tonic and positive preventive; no harm:
no discomfort, any one can use them. for
fun particulars address with stamp NJ. d..
poatofilce box COS Momaton. TaNaa. 1-5-I9DO
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M1DDLE-AGED white man wants position
around house and yard; good man. can at
good references; small salary. Address +.
s.. this office. 20
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WISH you all Merry Christmas and q
Happy New Year. y. NJ Norfieet.
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CENSUS TAKERs-50 600 positions VIII be
filled for the government census full par
ticuars l0c. g. A. Sullivan, station g..
Chicago H. ~
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WANTED--Postion by a fireman aud en-
gineer; best references; will take any job
around machinery: steady and reliable
Address 1869, this Office. 20
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Or; q ", MsELRoy DENTIST s'7K Nal.
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FOR sALE--At Darlington plantation, near
Sandy Point, Brazoria county, Texas. 81
mules. lot of cane wagons, farming imple-
ments, pillow gear, etc, also about one mile
OF good railroad steel. Mr.. w. N. Figncr
on the place. will show the property. The
plantation, about, 1900 acres. for lease as a
whole or In detached portions j. =. Alvey,
r. V. Davidson, temporary administrators
of estate Narcissa Willis deceased %
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WANTED Statesmen by wholesale gTorery
house to sell coffee, spices and groceries 10
iail,mcrs' special Inducements Ford &
Cago In ="
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DRUNKENNESS CURED by the Gold Cure.
For particulars address Speciality Co., this
office
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WANTED-Men to sell best gasoline lamp
made; candle power 20 hours for cents;
big profits to agents; write quick. stude-
baker Lighting Co., Kansas City, Mo.
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YOU WILL ma " COiupiVto h.e = y Tn4
picture frames. mouldlngs, ETC.. !" "'''
1914 Prairie avenue.
FOR sALE-Ten R-I-P-A-N-s lot ss M1
druggists. One gives reliel. -
HEADQUARTERS for alfalfa clo o.s Z
seed wheat, Just received ,, eat J Tsji
Alfalfa Glover. Little May, F9!t ~, Phi
and Nicaragua Northern wheat s .vsfy
ley. rye. seed oats. fall seed q f s
scription. The Holloway Seeo .., "a
Commission Co.. 22l Ella sues~
Pacific avenue. Dallas. Texas.
SMALL DRUG sToRE-WN,eellr . ,0ss' n
thriving Shreveport. La. .9V ls.-. -
CHRISTMAS CARDS. Calenda.issv rrs,<
fancy box stationery and honaS ,ore'
OF all kinds at Purdy's BOOK -
Congress avenue. =
TOYS and games cheap ~ ~"
Store, I'LL Congress ayenue.------ = n
yam TAI 10y & Co-china im rap!oqss 4
silks, br,cabracs. toys ana ntr rome 81
kinds. 1864 Preston avenue. VT csf3
something never seen peiote !.
Water lilies. 1
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tilNEEN fromen. machinists and cleo
tricians, $40 10 cents for "a PAGE pamphlet
containing ylst of questions asked by ox-
amlning board Of engineers Geo. Teller.
bookseller. 20 S 9TH Str. st. Louis Mo
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ZOE alli,,.'

1909 MAIN. Houston. =. =. ~ !:
land Tor sale cheap ~ - y
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oIIUM. MORPHINE. WIiISKY-If interested
IN the curs of these habits write for my
noci; on these diseases. mailed free. B. NJ
Noolley. NJ D.. Atlanta. Ga.
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FOR EALE-Ten R-I-P-A-N-S io3 M
druggists. One gives reliel. -
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SAVE MONEY-Bny your jewelry. etc. from
Wilton 90S Prairie avenue. Now and COM
plete stock. II
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
Expanding Our Language.

Sotle new words have necessarily
been added to the English language
since the introduction Of the horseless
carriage, and the vocabularies of other
tongues have also materially beer sim
ilarly enriched in all countries where
such carriages have become popular.
With few exceptions all these words
are technical. and their true signifi-
cance is only understood by the elec-
trician and the machinist. The MEM
bers of the Flemish academy. CT An
vers. recently determined to frame a
word which would be readily intelligi-
BILE to oil who understand the language
of Flanders and who had ever seen a
horseless carriage, and the result was
that after much deep thought they
framed the following word: Snelpa-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ard delo
This euphonious word signifies 'a car
riage which is worked by means Of pc
sroleum. which travels fast, which has
no horses and which is not run on
rails" This is. from one point of view,
o fine example of multum in parvo. but
II may be questioned whether one en-
traordinarily long word is preferable
10 half dozen short words. The Flem-
1sh people, however, think differently
and the academicians of Anvers have
been highly eomplimentcd by them on
their linguistic skill as seen in this
unique word.-N. Y. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
Reprov,ng nm Archbishop.

An English paper tells how the arch
bishop of Canterbury some time ago
entered n East end London) church
during a week-night service. and talk
ing back seat, Joined in singing one
of Moody and Sankey's hymns. Next
to him was a workingman who was
singing Justify in tune. The primate
was wretchedly out of tune. and his
singing evidently upset the working
man. who patiently endured the dis
cord as long as he could. ard then
nudging the archbishop. whispered in
his ear: Ere, dry up. mister. You're
sp'iling the show!"-Chicago Chron-
icle,
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
"ALICE, THE SAILOR"
\ Chicago Girl Who Has Served
in the Gar0 Of a Man for
Five Years.

The American liner Paris, which ar
rived recently, brought from South
ampton as a second-class passenger a
young woman CT Chicago, who is
known as 'Alice, the Sailor" She says
she has spent number Of years on the
sea. all the time concealing her sex
by dressing like man. When she ar
rived here she was expecting to be met
at the pier by representatives of the
Young Women's Christian union. AS
none Of these were present, she was
taken in charge by the customs au-
thorities.
Her real name, she says, is Alice
Ameli; Mckinley About five years
ago, she says, she left the United
States, shipping for Cardiff Wales.
as q sailor boy. At Cardiff she went
10 work on collier, and made trips TO
Portland, England. where she helped
to coal the British warsbips Repulse
and Resolute. Afterward she shipped
on he collier Glenavon. and made a
voyage to Caraglio, in Sardinia. Dur
ing the Spanish war the Glenavon was
chartered to take 4 load of coal to Las
Palnas in the Canary islands for the
:. .3aniards.
On her arrival there her sex was dis
covered by the Spanish, and they fur
nished her with woman's clothing and
sent her to London on the steamer
Rhynland Castle. At London she APP
piled for help to the American consul,
l,,1t ne she had been away from this
country for so long he would not send
her home. Her story became known
in London, and some of the Americans
there paid her passage home.-Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
ALMOST WENT TO CUBA.
The Interesting Adventure That Be
fell e. Small New York Mes-
senSer BOY.

There was a certain small boy in New
York who did not enlist, but who came
very near going to Cuba with the sol
diers. He was district messenger boy
and was sent with telegram to one OF
the transports bound for Cuba.
AS he did not know how much it
would cost to send a reply, he ran to the
office to ask. When he came back all
was hurry and confusion On board the
transport. If he had been little bet
ter acquainted with the ways Of boats
he would have known that the trans
port was about to sail, but he did not
know, and he ran unsuspiciously up the
plank and began searching for the
sender of that telegram.
He was still searching when he felt
strange movement of the boat, that
sent him hurrying on deck to see what
was the matter A big stretch of water
lay between himself and the dock, and
he realized that he had started for Cuba.
Visions Of Cuba and glory mingled with
thoughts of home and the company
waiting for his services. He wanted 10
go to Cuba, but it was imperative that
he should get ashore with that tele-
gram. He caught sight of the officer
who had sent the message.
Il must have that money and get
ashore" said the little fellow, bravely
But how to Go it was not quite clear.
The officer looked puzzled for mo-
ment, and then hurried away, and the
boy waited and wondered how he was
going to get back to the office. Then
he heard voices calling and answering,
and big boat came alongside. The of
fcer gave him the money and instruc-
tions how to get over the side of the
boat. and in due time the boy was at
the deck, and Cuba and glory had
faded.
Two hours behind time he found him
self at the office, and met a scolding
from the superintendent, which
changed, however, to something like
admiration as that officer heard the
lads story A boy who could get out
Of such difficulty, and was sufficiently
in earnest in his work to resist visions
of glory and adventure, would make
good messenger boy. So he was
started On another errand, in which it
is to be presumed he had no such un-
usual temptation to resist.-Youth's S
COmpanion
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
BUSHELS OF PEARLS
Many Rich Gems Discovered il
Mississippi Valley.
Supposed to Have Deen Eariea
the Ancients in the EESs.ss.e-.sS
EarthvoEks To-
in Ohio.

Immense quantities OF p el1--l0Elc
pearls have been discovered du1t4s the
last few years in the ancient Inoun,
erected by forgotten race IL TIE .4-
sissippi valley, especially at c.
points in Ohio, and the evioehe,
obtained proves that some O. Il,
whose people formerly inha5it4o
region did actually possess trl--
this form which far exceeded IT,
those owned by the richest cFo,.-.
heads to-day. In fact, thera aTe ~ e.
lections OF pearls in existence At tt
present time that would compal
all with those gathered by the Sos.
inal connoisseurs referred te. Il soEl
OF the mound pearls have been fou~d
not by the hundreds or thousands, bu'
by bushels-large nun hers CT them
approaching or even exceeding in size
hazel nut,
How such enormous stores of them
were gathered is problem not &,
, solved. The pearls were eertsi 80
tanned from q species of 13lISat :sd
the "unio, which is still found l. ga!
abundance in many OF the stre,,E-s of
this country; but in these days the
sheilfish in question must have been far
more plentiful than now. No more
beautiful pearls exist in nature than
those yielded by the unio. and TIE coli
lections described must have been meg
nidcent indeed in the period OF their
! glory. Unfortunately all Of them have
been ruined by decay due to- long
burial, though an occasional specimen
! reveals something Of its pristine beau
! ~ when its outer layers are T ed oef
IN the famous EtTry mound. ncar
! Chi3iicothe, O., v;1s found more than
4 gallon of pearls with Two 3 aletons
All had been drilled with ho'es made
with heated copper wire lis drill
ing was undoubtedly for TIE pur0ose of
attaching them to clothing CT belts. as
illustrated by the fact that or 50Q
I had been sewed criginal'v rron a shirt
worn by one of the skeletons. In eth
er places in the same rcricn more t}an
40 bears teeth with pearls set il them
/ were discovered. From a mound in the
Little Mama valley Prof. f. ". Put
nam obtained over G0,000 rearls near
! ly two bushels, drilled ard undrifled
Two other deposits yielded upwards OF
10oC0o pearls.
Plenty CT evidence as TO The posses
sion Of great stores of pearls by the
carly ohorigines Of this country is af-
forded by the writings Of the first ex-
plorers of tie new world The atten-
ton of Columbus and other SnaQisl dis
coverers was attracted to the matter
and story having a bearing On the
same subject is told of the followers
Of De Soto who came uron on Indian
town near what is now Tampa bay. =,
one end cf the town was teIof le. c.
the top Of which was perched a 7soode7
fow! with eilded eyes. In these e~es
+ were pearls Of huge size. -Whc~ theIa--
dian queen whose name Was Ucita wei-
coined the strangers she drew frc,o
over head long string of rearls an
/ threw it around The neck CT Leader
CT the eynetition. The SIR ords re-
turned this courtesy by ruhbing tAe
/ tombs Of the neighborhood. obtaining
from them about $50 pounds Of eerls,
Boston Tranescipt.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
CALENDAR OF OlScON1ENr.

SPRING.
Too well know you. Spring. and so re-
strain
Ny foolish muse from AL such gatherings
vain
As mild" and "gen;le"-les, ! be repaid
Ever as Marsyas OF Old and fayed.
This time by ICY hail and cutting sleet.
,nstead-i pray your going may be feet.
That soon may forget and browse away
My weariness beneath dear Summers
sway.
SUMNER.
tnsufferable season of the sun.
When will your endless reign Of fire be
When will your noisy insect court take
flight?
Your orchestra that rests not-day or
night:
.-'our armies with uncomfortable stings;
When vii! they hee-what for do they have
wings?
How long before brave Autumn with a
shout
VIII succor me and put them all to rout?
AUTUMN.
You dismal mourner wailing by the bier
OF Summer dead, with lamentations drear
Driving me frantic ever and anon,
With "reminiscences of Summer gone.
Now mimicing her tenderest airs nd tones
Now narrowing me With horrid shrieks and
groanS.
Were good old jolly Winter only here,
I'd soon forget you and your evil cheer!
WINTER.
HOary imposter! with mock jovial air,
You took the green earth prisoner unaware
A nd pinioned the trees that moan and call
To spring 10 free them from your icy thrall
You nanacled the stream who tugs in vain
To loose himself from your relentless chain
And my heart is sad, my Tyre is dumb,
Mid. gentle Spring-oh! will you never
come?
Oliver Herfcrd. in Scrbner's
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
The Fighting Machinist.

One lesson which the Spanish-Amer-
lean war has thoroughly taught is the
vital importance 10 nation which
would have an efficient navy. of the fos-
tering of the mechanical instinct.
Americans may be proud OF being ma
ton of mechanics, and 1 attribute the
overwhelming victories over the Span
iards largely to this fact and the abso-
lutte lack of any mechanical aptitude
on the part of the opponents. The ut
ter failure of Cervera's fast armored
cruisers, which had trial speeds OF 20
knots, to escape from the United States
vessels at Santiago. none of which were
making II. shows the disastrous results
of discouragement of the mechanic. AS
we now know. the condition of the two
fastest ships at Santiago. the New York
and Brooklyn. was such that only half
power could be used Immediately, and
1T seems almost certain that, had Ger
vera's ships been able TO make their
maximum speeds. they would have
escaped.-Engineer in Chief G. w. Mel
ril!e, U. s. ~, in Engineering Magazine.