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Annnn1 neunlon cIo.ed.

Fort Worth. Texas. August So.--rhe an
nual meeting of the old settlers and
ITnitea Confederate Veterans closed to-
day. The attendance was large; Hon.
stump Ashby and Colonel II. G. Holloway
were the speakers today
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Wool Remnants.

We have about two hundred short
lcngths in Wool Dress Goods. both coll
orcd and black. which we will throw on
our center counters for Friday and Sat
urday for about oNE-roURTH their reg
uar price; some hnc skirt and Dress
lengths among them. YOU WILL FIND
THESE THE BiGGEsT BARGAINS YOU
EVER SAW.
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cleaners through the beautiful ozarks.
Writs us, room 1875, Century building.
G. louis for our new illustrated descrip-
sye pamphlets, entitled; The Top OF
m. ozarks," aud There is something to
See along the Frisco Line
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oTE-Ifilns leaving Houston at Hssp.
III iryiaR at Houston 3.4s .. m and
ylr, lso run into Grand Central depot,
wing hn minutes earlier ana arriving
isgtss later ,hln time given above.
gns arrive AMI depart rom the Grand
.seiuepi he Missouri Kansas ana Texas
slhhiei depot in tho Fin ward. the In
Ia md Great Northern and Columbia Tap.
" asftrshona and Great Northern depot
ms renue The Missouri. Kansas and
ri Galveston Houston and Henderson trains
Educational ard Great Northern depot
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n, s,,,l,i leaves Houston t;so p N.
Ai these uains leave tbs
N, S ~ Avenue Depot TO minutes
iilaft. tpovs
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Children's Hose.

Particular attention has been
paid to buying Children's Hosiery
for school wear. These are SIM
. ply matchless for the prices asked.
Don't buy until you have seen
these.
) Roye' and Girls Ribbed Fast Black Hose.
: me5ium weight no seams, sold every
where at 12Ifc pair, sizes TO ga, oLr
: price, special ......+.'.'''''s.''''''
Boys and girls heayywoight Ribbed Fast
Back Hose. seamless, good shape, sold
in most stores at ?jc. sizes, 70 1r
. 2R. price, special ...'..''t'''si;'''
, The celebrated Wayne Knit Ribbed
) l.iee Hose for bows and girls, the best
, wearing goods made, medium 16r
2 weight. the 35c grade. special for
The Last Call.
) SILK Waist Patterns OF our fine fancy
, silks. that sold at Si.Oo s1.25 and 81. 30
yard. oil neat pretty designs both for
street and evening wear, special for to-
, DAY and tomorrow cniy, 5D
) per pattern .............'.''.''''''.
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Notion Department Specials

IA 20 ne y Saving opportunities,
these.
. Wool Soap, the &c size 11c
D per cake .......s..........s.......
Rogers e. Gallet Imnortei Almond Meal
Soap, also Pinaud's Ivglenic Soap. mr.
worth Csc, special pei cake..'..'
. Boys windsor Ties, plaid silk.
worth regularly 25c. f6C
special at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
. 40 pleees Satin aud Taffeta Ribbons, as
) sorted coiors from 3la 20 inches wide.
worth regularly from zoe to Soc. ne
special to close. per yard.......''
% pieces colored Ribbons. s to s inches
) wide Taffetas and Liberty Satins. also
; Lace Taffetas. sold from 40c to Zoo 16c
per ward. special to close, yard
. Waterproof Skirt Facing, . inches wide.
in black. green. hello rcd. cerlse,
: worth regularly 26c. fDC
. Fpeciai At ....-..ss.....s'..."s''s'
Telegram Skirs Binding. in navy. green
: and brown. worth lOc. Sc
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This Will Wind EN- Up.

We propose to close out the re-
mainder of our Figured Lawns,
Batistes, ETC., today and tomorrow.
These figures will do it. Come
early and you will get some great
bargains.
Figured Lawns that sold at Sc. So d.
and Toe per yard, to close, yard. y
Figured Lawns, Bastistes and Dlmtles
that sold at 1880 aud 1bc. TO close. 5r
per YARD ..,-........-.s..'.....'
We will wind UP the season BY dispos-
ing OF all remnants OF Lawns and other
Wash Goods by Saturday night. THE
PRICES PLACED UPON THEM
AMOUNTS ALMOST TO A GIFT, SEE
FOR YOURSELF.
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| p,,oi b,i Of Congress Avenue.
Ivan 10 81, Louis and Chicago,
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Eelp SCHEDULE

3 ,nrleens Trains'
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Mr.. J. Y. Bedell Of the clerical forcs
OF the fremont hotel. Galveston, was In
the city yesterday. being en- route TO tho
Island City after weeks vacation spent
at Shreveport. Speaking about fat
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6. Q. q S. +. II. H.
Cnn. Central Depot
Main Line.
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a. & A. +. ny
enns Central Depot
!. ..... Arrive $50 p, 10
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
A Forward Look.

In speaking about good roads th
other day Colonel Albert A. Pope
said "It is estimated that in New
York City there are twelve thousand
trucks, carrying on an average load
OF a ton and half for three miles on
each OF the business days of the year,
and with an average daily cost of $4
for each truck. This means sixty five
million tons transpc -ed one mile IN
every year for $l4, 200, 900, or about
twenty-five cents'a ton mile. This
transportation can bedone by rail at
six-teuths Of a cent mile. When
our highways have been so constructed
that draught animals can haul the
maximum load at the minimum price,
when the lowest freight rate and
greatest freight convenience have
been combined, or, in short, when we
have secured a tree interchange Of
commodities throughout the civilized
world, we shall have insured peace
and good will among the nations. u"
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
The Losses We snner.

"It mnst be plain to any one who
gives the matter thought that we suf-
fer enormous losses each year as the
result of bad roads" says Otto
Dorner, chairman of the League Of
American Wheelmen High way Im
provement Committee. "But what do
these losses really amount to, and how
much would be saved, if we had uni
formly good roads? We may say that
it doesn't cost the farmer anything to
market his crops, because ne does all
the hauling himself True, but isn't
his time worth something? Suppose
that in place of every ton of whent or
hay or potatoes loaded on lis wagon
he was able, as q result of good roads.
to load up two tons aud to market the
entire crop of his farm with just half
the labor and in just half the time
which is required at present, wouldn's
the amount of time he could save bo
worth something and wouldn't it be
worth saving? Labor is the farmers
working capital, which he is continu'
ally seeking to make as productive as
possible"
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
A BUSINESS POINTER.

Several Washington merchants are
Afraid to invite the trade of suburban
people for fear it might offend some
lf their city customers who don't con-
Jider it "the proper thing" to be seen
n a store with country people. They
want the cash of country people when
the same can be secured without any
outward sign of a desire to reach out
Tor 1t. One of the largest hardware
Arms in the city recently refused to
advertise in the columns of the CITI-
ZEN and gave the following reason;
"We're not out after suburban buai-
ness for the reason that we consider
the trade of the people of Virginia and
Maryland not particularly desirable. "
Gustave Hariig, the hardware man Of
500 and 511 H Street, N. E., is of a
different opinion. Hewants the trade
Of country people and he is getting it.
When you deal with him you are deal.
Ing with a square business man and a
friend. Dec. 10-4t
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
A SONG EoR rHE oLp YEAR.

Yes, sing n song for him, my friends,
The year is lonely nowl
The frost and rlme OF winter-tlme,
Lie thicl, on beard and brow
40 had his faults, his folbles too,
His follles, doubts, and fears;
Yet, take him Rll In all it's true
lIe brought more smiles than tears.
So we will speak him fair, my friends,
We loved him we'll, you know,
And Sing the good old year song
Before we lot him 20.
Oh, shall we sing how blltho he seemed
The night when first he came
When bells were rung, and songs were sung,
To usher in his name?
How spring-time met him In her bowers
Festooned with garlnuds gay,
And su MINER strewed his puth with flowers,
And lured him on his way2
And though among the Joys he brought
There lurked some dregs OF woe,
Well sing the good old year a song
Before we let him 20!
Oh, when the bearded grain grew ripo
And harvest songs went round,
He swung his blade In sun and shade
Till nil the wheat was bound.
He led us through the golden sheaves,
Aud through the rlpening shocks,
And twued the first bright autumn leaves
hluOnB lAb Ahublbh lODhss
Oh, then the year was IN his primo,
But now his step is slow,
And we will sing a song for him
Before we let him go
'Tis true he robbed us in his flight,
And took from form or face
Some touch Of color or Of light,
Somo trick OF air or grace
And in their stead, perchance, he dropped
wrinkle here and there,
Or traced upon the once smooth brow
Some lines Of grief or care.
But still we'll cherish in our hearts
The year we've learned to know,
And sing song for him, my friends,
Before we let him gol
What though he left some folded pago
No eye may r'er divine?
Or in the heRrt, some barbed dart
or which wO make no sign?
Though some sweet chord, whose numbers
thrilled
Our being to the core,
Is hushed and mute its music stlled,
TO throb for us no more?
The memory of that silent voice
Olings to the year we know,
And we will sing n song for him
Before We lot him gol
-Holen Whitney Clark.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
Book Publishing and Book Selling

The old comfortable idea about q
S1,50 book was that it was made for
about seventy.fve cents, sold to a job.
Der for about 81, passed on by him to
Il retailer for about 81. 10, and then,
neatly wrapped by itself, with pleas.
ant remark about the weather thrown
in, sold to a waiting customer for
$lj0, and he took it home under his
arm. To-Day the same book is made
for about dftY cents; but it is sold to
the customer for ninety cents or q
dollar, aud it is handled by the thou.
sand, delivered to the purchaser, and
its sale is only an incident of vast
traffic. More books are sold Where
5000 copies were a giddy success, no
one begins TO talk sales now much
under 100, 600; but the percentage of
success is no bigger and the original
risk on the new book is equally big
for success or failure The practical
result is that more books have to be
sold for the old profit, and the chance
OF publisher getting a good book is
no better. The STANDARD classics"
have to be sold by the carload to
make profit There are no stocks
which sell year after year. No one
can afford to carry them. The fag
ends OF editions are cleared out as
"remNinders. The $3.50 book that
makes failure, which was once de.
corousy allowed to die out through
the slow sale Of 900 copies over a de.
cGde, IS cleared ont in fifteen or
twenty months, and the able book
which the reviewer assured you was
worth buying aud reading at $3.50
stares you in the face after a year or
50 in pile labeled twenty
cents. "--Philadelphia Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
Drifiwood in Alaska.

One Of the greatest curiosities no.
ted by travellers in Alaska is the won.
deriul haven of driftwood on the coast
between YAkatag and Kyak Islands,
some 1900 or 1900 miles northwest from
Seattle. The constant deposit of logs
aud driftwood in this particular spot,
which has been going on fer hundreds,
nay, perhaps thousands of years, is
due to the phenomena of the tides,
the Pacific Gulf Stream, the mysteri
Gus ocean currents and the peculiar
formation of the shore lines at that
point. Logs and timbers are readily
identified there as having come from
Japan, China, India and other parts
of Asia, as well as from California,
Washington and other parts OF the
American continent.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
/. GOOD ROADS NOTES
elae99lelokSelee eWselehetelo,oee
Naw York,a Rond hInterlnl.

The State OF New York sAjoys ono
decided advantage in tie work of con.
structing improved roads in the fact
that it contains, within it's owu limits
and pretty well distributed through.
out its area, an ample supply OF first
rate raw material, There are doubt.
less other States as fully blest in this
respect, and there are certainly many
others not thus blest On the whole,
it is doubtful If any other State with
so great a proportiouate extent OF
level and arabic latd has so abundant
and we'll distributed a supply OF road
making material.
There are few counties in the State
in which quarries of good road stono
are not now in operation, aud there
are still fewer in which such quarries
might not proftably be opened. On
Long Island there is, we believe, no
quarry, strictly speaking, but there
are numerous deposits OF gravel and
powders, which may be utilized for
roadmaIing with admirable results.
The Hudson River region is thickly
dotted with Quarries OF limestone,
granite aud trap. In the Catskill and
Shawangunk mountains and along the
Delaware and Susquehannarivers and
their tributaries bluestoneis plentiful,
with liberal admixture OF sandstone
and limestone. Along the Mohawk
Valley and tho liuo of the Erie Canal,
clear to Lake Erie, sandstone and
limestone abound, as they do north
ward, on Lake Ontario and the ST.
Lawrence River. In the lake region
and the Southern Tier sandstone is
the chief material, with hero aud
there an Outcropping of bluestone.
We are not sure that there is more
than one county in the State outside
of Long Island in which there is not
a quarry of one Of these kinds of
stone in operation. And wherever
such quarry exists nothing is needed
but stone crusher to enable the out
putting of first rate material for i'm
proved roads.
The value Of these different stones
for roadmaking varies, of course, but
they are all good. Trap and granite
are, no doubt, tue best, the former
because of its unrivaed binding OF.
self.cementing qualities, and the lat
ter because Of its hardness and dura.
bility Limestone has fine binding
properties, but is too soft to with
stand heavy traffic. Bluestono and
other varieties of sandstone are not
particularly hard, and have almost
no binding qualities. 1t il evident,
however, that these less desirable
stones may proiitably be combined
with other kinds, aud that thus a road
may be made which will be better
than any of any single kind of stone
while of course the poorest OF them,
used alone, will make an incompara.
bly, better road than mere clay and
loan. New York Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06

deeply hurt. There seemed to be no
reason, no excuse, for such neglect.
To think that this, their first separa-
tion in so many years, should be un-
abridged by world
1t was the way of men, aud he, it
seems, was no better than the rest Of
them. Once out of her sight he for
got-forgot all the love aud daily de-
votion Of forty-two years.
BY Saturday morning Mrs. Allies
tree was ill--ill enough to &c to bed.
Jimmy had to fetch both posts, and
after delivering in person the first
one, which consisted of papers only,
he vowed to Molly that he would not
approach Mrs. Allestree again whilo
Mr.. Allestree was away.
All day Sunday Mrs. Allestree lay
silent in dark chamber Molly could
not get q word from her, nor would
she eat.
But by Monday morning she was
suffering torments once more. She
felt that if Jimmy returned without
either Joseph or a letter she would
SURELY die, and indeed she nearly died
as it was.
When the wheels sounded again up.
on the gravel Mrs Allestree sat up in
bed. She was winter than her hair.
No voices were heard below. She
clutched her heart and gasped. But
presently door opened and a step
came up the stairs. 1t was the step
of Joseph, As he entered the room
she fell back among the pillows.
My dear Henrietta, what's all
this?" lie looked around almost ac.
cusingy upon the two frightened
women, as if he had caught them in
the act of assassinating their mistress
Joseph, you might have sent me
one little liner
Henrietta, I wrote to you every
day, and sometimes twice a day"
They stared at each other.
"But / never got solitary letter,
she said, presently. 'I sent to every
leliyery-went myself until ! became
i'll. Mr.. Tr0mwel said there was
nothing from you. Ii nearly killed
me, Joseph.
However, he muttered, "they
couldn't have all miscanied L
Henriettal have i'll Wait I'll be
back in twenty minutes," AID the
gentleman fairly ran out OF the room
He laughed all the way downstairs
and she heard his hah-hahs between
his shouts for Jimmy to bring back
the trap. In few minutes they
ratified out Of the grounds, and within
the time he mentioned they ratified
back again. Mr. Allestree tore breath
less up the stairs, bursting boy fash.
ion into his wife's room. He carried
package of letters, which he spread
out in circle on the bed. There
were fourteen of them, aud every
one was addressed to miss Henrietta
Shower"
For a short space nothing was said,
and then the two aged lovers began
to laugh, and they laughed until they
cried.
Joseph" she said, "iRs very
funny, very, but it was almost the
death of me. How did you come to
do it?"
"Why, Henrietta, love, when
once got out Of your dear, familiar
presence the old days came back com.
pletely. You were little Retta Shower,
and"
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
Whnt Mirht Re snved.

The Office of road inquiry in tha
Department of Agriculture has esti
mated that over 5000, 000,0 might
be saved annually in the United States
by the construction Of good roads.
The statistics of the Department OF
Agriculture show the total amount OF
all kinds of grain raised in the United
States. The amount consumed on the
farms was estimated as being Offset by
large amount of other articles
hauled by farmerson the public roads.
By reducing this all to tons aud using
their inquiries into the cost Of haul.
ing one ton as a basis, it was found
that the total cost of haulage amount
ed to $946, 414,665, and that two,
thirds of this enormous amouutmight
be saved each year.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
THE SUBURBAN CITIZEN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900.
InatruetIonst suhserIbe,s.

PosrAeE-The postage to all parts Of the
united states and Canada is paid by the
publishers.
kfMurTASGEs of small sums may be made
With comparative safety I'm ordinary letters
Sums Of one dollar or more must be Sent by
registered letter or post-offlce monty order
ptherwise, we cannot be responsible for same
CHANCE OF ADDREss-S Subscribers wishing
their address changed must invariably give
their former as well ns new address.
MIS- .INa NUMBERs--I It occasionally happens
that numbers Of our paper sent to subscribers
are lost or stolen in the mails. In case you
Ae not receive any number when due, write
cs postal curd, and we will cheerfully fur
assS a duplicate Of the missing number.
MaS IMPORTANT OF ArL--In every letter
that yaS write US, never fail TO give your full
address Slainly written, name, poSt-oftlOe.
sounty az i State.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06

And it was noU sent to soften wrinkles
either, She wore as many of these
ornaments as it is legitimate to weal
a. forty eight and no moro. Oh, she
was certainly wonderful woman for
her age. was Mrs, Joseph Allestree
Her husband had been in town,
ari was late to dinnor.
Nj. Allestroe, after embracing his
wife, as it he had just returned from
2 years Journey, went III with her to
diuner. aud Mr.. Allestree was but l
will cot describe him; simply he was
everything that the husband Of Mrs.
Allestree should have been. Forty
two years had gone by since their
marriage. and in all that time they had
never been separated q single day.
Dearest" said Mr.. Allestree, as
they sat down. ~ owe you an apology
for my tnrdiness, but it couldn't be
helped 1 got letter calling mo
away on an important matter, and J
had to stop to attend to some things
at the village. l must so Immediately
tomorrow"
"Oh, that Perley affair." she said,
gloncing over the page
I cannot, Henrietta. It's got to
be attended to at once. "
But, Joseph you can't go without
me. Eou know you never did such a
thing
ct am afrai! 7 must do it this
time, he replied mournfulIy.
They sat in silence for some mo.
ments, Twice Mrs. Allestree wiped
away a sly tear with her napkin. At
length, bravely assuming cheerful
aspect, che asked;
"How long will you be gomez"
II can't possibly reach London,
accomplish all want to aud get home
again in less than ten days"
"Joseph, it will kill us both"
'Ah, no, my DEAR" he laughed;
'i5 won't do quite that---at least, l
hope not. It will be hard, very hard.
But think, my love, we were apart for
five long years once on time"
"Ah Joseph" with sob in her
voice, "thnt was before we had ever
lived together. We only knew each
other by letter, you know"
"And mighty comfort we did take
out of those same letters. Isn't it
strange that in two and forty years we
should never have occasion to write TO
one another? Not since you were
Henrietta Shower"
Mr.. Allestreo had gone away early
on Saturday. Now it was Tuesday.
She had managed to bo patient over
the Sabbath, but on Monday morning
when Jimmy came up from Stoneton
empty handed she refused to believe
that he had not dropped the letter or
that the postmaster had not over
looked it.
There were only two deliveries in
the twenty-four hours, and at the
evening the same performance was re-
peated.
On Tuesday Mrs. Allestree went
herself to Stoueton aud delivered
sovero lecture to the postmaster upon
the general indifference Of govern
ment officials, thereby greatly annoy
ing the poor man.
BY the middle of the weel, her
whole mood changed. She felt kurt,
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
IyhIte NTenIn AInsl,o.

Not counting the floating popula-
lion Of miners and fishermen andlum-
bermen, which stays in Alaska only
from spring till early fall, or the vari-
ous tribes Of Indians, which are osti-
mated TO aggregate between 10000
aud 80, 900, the actual white residents
probably 90 not exceed ten thousand
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
! LOVE IS EVER YOUNG.

He had not the
least shame about
telling her age.
On the contrary,
she was rather
proud TO do so.
1t was something
to be proud of.
Not that she was
sixty -four, hut that
at sixty-four she
looked not Q day
over forty eight,
and q blooming
forty eight at that.
True, her hair
WOO ailyar lint
what a waving
wealth Of silver!
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
Wanted.

Tho City Mission of Washington,
D, c., is in need OF cast off clothing
and other articles helpful to the poor
and suffering. Careful distribution
TO worthy applicants, regardless of
creed or color, insured.
Please address,
The Cry MISSIONARY,
II llS Florida Ave, N. w.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
Conselention. Mindrender.

Charlie Saphedde 'I went 10 u
mind weader the other day"
Wigwag-"What did he tell you?'
Charlie Saphedde -"He said he
could tell me nothing, and gave me
back my money Those fellahs are
not what they are cwacked mp to be,
bah Jove." Philadelphia Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
AMONG THE DAIBIES.
Items of Interest to All Legitimate
Dealers.

Complaint reaches us that certain
cattle dealers are supplying neighbor.
ing customers with milk at reduced
price, aud thus injuring the regular
trade. We hope the practice will be
stopped.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
To stnrt the Oonversntion.

"Dearl Dear! exclaimed the per-
picked hostess. 'Iyo got whole
roomful of guests who don't seem in
clined to notice each other. Can't
you suggest something to start a gen.
oral conversationY
Yes, responded the cynical friend,
"get somebody to sing, Philadel-
phia Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-01-06
MIN she Mlssed nIm.

lie found her weeping bitterly.
"Oh, Harold!" she cried. II have
missed you SO muchp
Hitherto, understand, she had
thrown tea-cups at his head, for tho
most part. Perhapsit was small won.
der, after ALL that she missed him.
But now she threw herself ct his
feet, and all was well once more
Detroit Journal