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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-09
Window Shades.

window Shades, 7xS feet, Kings Scotch
Holland quality, heavy linen fringe,
spring roller, complete regular TX
price SOC, this week, each ....... ~
Window Shades, 7x3 feet, opaque quality,
heavy insertion and fringe, spring roller,
complete, regular price Csc. XXX
this week each ................... O1I
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Linens, Housefurnishings,
Etc, Etc.
Bring your list this week and
We will fill it cheaper than ever.


we will fill it cheaper than ever.
6s-inch White Table Damask, fancy pat
terms. the quality we sell at S5c, 1fr
on sale now at ...............,.''.
5s-ipch Cream Table Damask. neat pat
terms, cloth wears we'll and bleach In two
washings, our regular price is ave r.
yard, on sale now at ...........'..
72-inoh full bleached Irish Linen and ex-
ira heavy Cream German Dsmask, SQ~
soc value. on sale now at, yard.
Extra Speclal-l00 dozen full bieached
All Linen Napkins, BIS size, never 7S~
sold less than $500, now, dozen. ~
Towels. all Linen Hemmed Huck, size
lSxS6, Zoe value, d -
on sale at Observation-Disclosures. Il L
22-44 finest Linen Hemstitched Huck Tow
els, regular 35c each *
Monday ...,.",.......... ....".., ~
The largest Size Turkish Towels, extra
heavy the quality always sold for M
Soc on SAFE at neutrality-suspicious.. NV
s6-inch White India Linon, Check Main
socks and Dimties. Satin Stripe and
Check Lawns, special qualities for chill
loc to i5c values, Yard ......... &c
12-yord piece of the finest quality SUI
perior Lorg Cloth, worth $500 49
ia White Crochet ouilts, Marssilles pat
tern, hemmed, $3.50 quality, Or
each ''...''.. ......."..,,,........ ~
46-inch Pillow osso Linen, 800 2o-
quaiity, yhrd .......,....,.....'.,., ~
sO-inoh Linen sheetinss, H.% 90.
quality, yard Observation-Disclosures. /OC
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Linoleuns.

Ltnoleum feet wide. large assortment,
bright patterns, fresh new goods Just ar
T nsr :ou,r. ward - SOC
1000 bright new reversible Smyrna Rugs,
SoXG0 inches, 1S
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New Shoes.

~
the same money
it, IS doubtful if
you can get as
good elsewhere.
Our guar
antee goes with
every pair, and
that's worth a
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good deal--you feel safer when
buying. Be sure and see the new
shapes for ladies' street wear. Our
school shoes for the little ones
can't be beat-see them before
buying elsewhere,
Ladies' vloi Kid Shoes dixie euO. With
glove kid tops, extension soles; the swell
shoe to wear with walking skirts. 2 SO
per rfir NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. wv
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Curtains.

Nottingham Lacs Curtains, yards long,
60 inches wide. regular price $3.50, a few
pairs to close, on
per pair Observation-Disclosures. ~
Ecru Irish Point Lace Curtains, regular
price $500 per pair, a few pairs J TX
to close, per pair ..................%/ "
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American Beauty
Dinnerware.

Lovers of fin. Porcelain Wy y N
to know that we have secure II ri
in plain whit. and decorated y, y
like il has ever been shown An M,
with these; perfect msa sa.s Y ny, ma
tirely new decorations '' y ,.ss. ,
float, yet strong enough . ~
nary rough usage.
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LEE THEM ALL GO.

So far as any practical results would
follow, the Government might as well let
all the men who are so dead anxious to get
into the South African war on one side or
the other, have free exit from the country.
Not one in 100 of that class of men has any
value as soldier. He gets tired before he
has been a month in camp, and begins
looking around for soft place, or else
deserts. War is awfully serious, hard, dirty
repugnant business, and is only carried on
and have the strongest possible motives
love of country, patriotic fire, thirst for
fame, reputation, etc.-to nerve them up
to persist TO the bitter end. The "hurrah"
boy usually goes to the rear about as
rapidly as he does to the 'front.' and leaves
the grim, determined men, who did not
want to get into the war, but now that they
are in are going to fight it through, to do
the real work. If every man in this coun-
try who expresses desire to go to South
Africa and fight were taken at his word
75 per cent. of them would be kicking about
their ratioas, grumbling at their officers
and their hardships, and pestering the State
Department TO get them out of the British
or Boer ranks. Part of the remaining %
per cent would be eagerly hunting the soft
snaps" about the army, or doing clerical
and other duty in the rear. How many
of the adventures who rushed to this
country from Europe at the beginning of
the rebellion proved to be even respectable
soldiers? One of the funniest Illustrations
of this idea was furnished by the Baltimore
toughs, who We're so eager for war that they
could not wait for the regular fighting to
begin, but attacked the 9th Mass. in its
passage through the city. Many Of them
Immediately struck out for Richmond, but
instead Of going into regiments at the
front they filed all the bomb-proof posi-
tons in the city. much to the disgust OF the
Virgimans, who wanted the safe places for
themselves. There was version of a
rebel song which was quite popular in
Richmond:
"We can not meet the Northern foe,
o. Maryland-my Maryland.
We might get killed or hurt you know.
O. Maryland. my Maryland.
SO we will keep far in the rear and blow
For Maryland, my Maryland"
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A creek with swamp on either side
crossed the railroad near the station and
flowed eastward. Along this were the
camps of the thousands of the Georgia
Reserves. who were guarding the prison.
They had some white tents which CLEANED
holly in the morning sun, but most of them
were sheltered under rude shacks, construct
ed with the least possible labor and skill from
branches of the pine trees. Many. too
lazy 10 build even these. simply lay around
the roots of the pine trees. On the crest of
the rising ground TO the left. as they faced
the prison, We're interminable rows of little
yellow mounds.
That's the Yankee buryin'-ground.'
wheeZed asthmatic Eph Perkins, who had
been there before with prisoners. as he
noticed the direction of Sis gaze. They're
plantin' the Yanks powerful fast out thar.
More n a thousand day, Eve hearn tell"
81 shuddcred, and turned his eyes on the
great forts which crowned the slopes rising
on either side from the creek. and the breast
work, facing from him, which connected
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PERSONAL.

Maj J. S. Clark. one of the gallant sth
KY. who planted their colors on the nose
Of Lookout Mountain on that memorable
November morning in 1853, died at Lex
ington. KY, Jan. 6. of heart disease, aged
IS. He was brevetted for gallantry at
Lookout. He was one of the leading
horse breeders Of Kentucky, and once
owned Cold Stream Farm, now Walnut
Hall Farm, the property of L. V. Harkness,
New York. While in the turf business he
bred Locohatchee, Sunburst, Jim Gore,
and other great horses.
Brig.-Gen. Wm. Glenny died in New
York City Jan. I, aged 50. He went out in
1861 as a Captain in the 64th n. Y. and
rose to be Colonel of the regiment, and a
brevet Brigadier-General. He was severely
wounded at FaiI Oaks.
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to the bunch over Shorty heart, he thouThs
he had discovered his quest at last, and
tore Shorty's shirt in the eagcrness with
which he jerked the package out. Ho
unroiitd the silk handkerchief. and let
Maria's picture. letters, and piece OF dress
fall or 10 the sand.
Only tamt lofe-lctters," said he. showing
the silk handkerchief into his own pocket,
and stepping forward TO search 81.
As Shorty picked up his treasures, care
fully brushed the dust from them, and re-
stored them TO his pocket. there was mUr-
der enough in his heart 10 have desoIated
the whole Southern Co.fcGerGcv. A wick
ef-looking old rebel, standing not 10 feet
from him. with a big blundcrbuss Of a gun,
haa .n restraining influence.
-. tam your oit bocket-boos." said Wirz
finally. Il know desc men djtu't ket id.
rd've wound id if dey hat. Dey're smard.
but Pm smartcr dan Gcy are. unit gan
beat dem efery day in de week. pellet YOU
laid your bocket-poo& down some Where's
unit orgotid. Anyhow, haf no more dino
to WOOL apoud id. I've got TO goun: desc
PRISONERS unit kct dem inside right afay,
before anodder drain kets in. I'll gif you
a receipt for de number off prisoners you
ilaf delivered to me. unit yoI gan seddle nit
de Provo Marshal as pest YOU gan. I
eggsbect he'll gil you Something's TO think
apout datH make YOU vorgot apout Your
ole bocket-pook. for you haf probably lost
half What you started oud nit. Sergeant
Smith, take des men to de moth gate, une
distribute dem TO fill up de attachments
nit"
But, Captain" protested Smoots. II
know that some o them must have my
pocket-book. Don't send them in till I
take another look"
Il tolt you. tam your olt bocket-pook.
I've vooled afay all de dime I'm KONG to.
You'd peter be thinking apout de Provo
Marshal. OATS more as $500 to you
Sergeant Smit. do as orter YOU"
ITO be continuedl \
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Diplomatic Dogs.

There is no end TO the complications
of the ex-territoriality idea. Some time
ago we were threatened with international
complications because the family of an
attache to a foreign legation persisted in
having the washing dried on the "reServa-
tion'-as the grass plot in front of the
houses i'll Washington is called. The
aristocratic ncighborS were ScandaliZed,
the police were invoked, and finally, after
much diplomatic pow-wow, ex-territoriality
had to give way, and the family line be
exposed to the sun and air in more retired
place. Now the question is over the licens-
ing, tagging, and muzZling OF dogs. The
rabies scare in Washington has produced
a stringent order from the Com miSSone
that all dogs must be licensed, tagged, and
muzZled, or else be liable TO capture and
summary death by the vigilant patrols,
who are abroad all the time with dog
slaying in their hearts and entangiing nets
in their hands. But the authorities on
international law have decided that the
dogs belonging to the legations are entitled
to the same lmmunltleS as their owners.
The 50 license can not be assessed upon
them. nor need they wear tags and muzZles
unless they want to. But the nimble-footed
young negroes employed as dOg-catchers
can not be expected to distinguish between a
diplomatic dog and one belonging to plain
American citizen. In fact, the latter is
quite likely to be the better looking and
more valuable dog. So the Commissioners
have sent to each legation bunch of tags
with courteous request that they be at
tached to the dogs, and the animals mlIZ-
Zled. The British Embassy, in which. by
the way, the scare started, by Lady Paun-
cefote's pet collie going mad, has risen to
the eXigency by having a wire fence in
closure in the rear of the Embassy, in which
are kept all the dogs belonging TO the
various members, without the necessity
of tagging and muzZling.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

N spite of all Italy's pretensions to prog
ress in civilization, the Malta secret society
isstill the governing power in the southern
part of the kingdom. 1t is composed of two
branches-the lower, which murders. steals
and rohs, either for its own benefit or to
carry out the orders of the society, and the
higher, composed of men of education,
wealth and social position, who do the so
ciety's work by dark intriguing. 1t hesi-
tates at nothing to accomplish its ends
seduction and abduction of women, muir
der of men, slandering their character, etc.
The strongest men in the Kingdom
Ministers, Judges, Projects, etc.-are con-
trolled in one way or another. Prominent
officials in Sicily are known to be members
of the Malta, which also sends its members
to the Parliament. Two or three brave and
energetic Ministers of the Interior, who
have courageously attacked the Malta,
have been driven from office and ruined
in wealth and reputation. Men and
women will rather incur Imprisonment for
contempt of court or even perjury rather
than testify adainst the society, and thereby
be marked for murder, disgrace, or loss
Of property by the vengeful society.
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If there was areal desire 10 codify the
pension laws clearly, intelligenliy, and
promptly, there could be no better instrli-
mentality found for this purpose than the
Board Of Pension Appeals OF the Interior
Department, of which Col. IL. H. Bruce
is the Chairman. This Board is made
up Of thoroughly skilled lawyers, many OF
them veterans, and some of whom have sat
upon the bench with entire credit before
their appointment to the Board. They
have all been earnestly studying the pen
sion laws for years, and are beyond question
much better Informed on the subject than
any other body of men to he found in the
United States. They not only know the
law accurately, but are familiar with the
practice of it by the Pension Bureau They
would do the work in a few weeks at little
or no extra cost to the Government, they
would do it better than any Commission
will do it, and their doing it would save the
Treasury the $4,000 year for an in.
definite period, which the commission will
cost.
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came out of the sally-port of the fort with a
blank book in his hands. He had scanty
black whiskers around his rat-like face
and sharp. ferret-likc eyes. \ perpetual
scowl wrinkled his narrow. low forehead
In holster hanging 10 the telt around
his waist was a preposterously large re-
volver. with n cylinder containing IL
chambers and beside n second barrel. with
the bore of a muSket. under the main barrel
He saluteG The Colonel with a jaTky, i'm,
patient motion, and said in Il harsh. rasp-
ing voice:
"Vell, Gurnel. you kot ofer here at lasd
I dought 20 ncfer vas coming. haf pee!l
Waiting for you all de mornings. Nhat
made you so lade."
Il come as soon's | could get the pri5
oners off the train" answered Col. Tate
surlily. MY men wuz tired and sleepy
from their ali-night's ride. and want rs
Sprv rs they mout've bin
Dose tamt Gcorchy Rcserfes." sneered
the Captain. "Dcy amt as sochcTs worth
de gorn-meal dey cat in DER rations. cfeH
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THE NEW DEVICE.

Since the exposure in the National En-
campment of the outrageous catechism
under oath of veterans widows, new de-
vice has been adopted. There has lately been
inserted in the printed forms of quarterly
pension vouchers for widow-pensioners a
(printed) clause requiring them to swear
that they have mot violated any of the laws
of the United States" Now this is very
cute in the Commissioner, as the only law
of the United States that could by any
possibility affect the widows right to PEN
sion Gn the absence of remarriage) is the
act of Aug. Z, 1882, which provides that
open and notorious adulterous cohabita-
ton of widow-pensioner shall operate to
terminate her pension. This is virtually
putting the question in an indirect way,
and if widow-pensioners are required to
answer it and swear to it four times year,
or oftener if the Commissioner gets SUSPECT
Gus, it would be strange if special eXamina-
ers were not instructed to PROFOUND the
question in their investigations and perhaps
look up evidence on that point.
This, like the clause with regard to
vicious habits, in the second section of the
Act of June 81, 1890. is distinct perversion
OF the spirit of the law. The law intends
that no man or woman of openly disreput-
able lives shall receive pension, but it is
tortured from its obvious purport to make
an obnoxious inquisition into the private
lives of claimants and pensioners to discover
some prextext for denying them pensions,
and the worst of it is that they are not
allowed to rebut any anonymous slander
against them.
We have seen humorous reply from an
honored and venerable Chaplain 20 years old
who applied for a pension OF account of age.
but was required TO prove that his disability
was not the result Of vicious habits. The
old gentleman replied that his disability had
been coming on him ever since he was born,
and nothing that he had ever been able to
do had any effect in staying its progress.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

CHAIRMAN TAYLER worked in fine
legal point on MIR. Roberts Of Utah, which
threatens TO trouble that gentleman. II is
that married mans status or condition Of
marriage accompanies him wherever lac
goes, no matter what the laws there may
be. The stringent Edmunds law is in full
force in the District Of Columbia, Roberts
brings his condition of triplicate marriage
with him into the District, and no matter
how the laws Of Utah may regard those
marriages the Edmunds law prevails while
he is in the District. and any attempt to
exercise official functions will expose him
- ugly consequences.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11
GUESSING CONTEST

On the first page this week is set forth
the full particulars Of guessing contest
No one should be out of it. It is what cur
Western friends call "cinch." To aid
publish the receipts of the U. S. Treasury
for the last week, which is a fair example,
Monday of last week was New Years, and
hence the Treasury was closed.
Thereceipts for Tuesday were 50, 124 ,645
for Wednesday were 81 ,039, ,0S9; THURSDAY,
81, ,3s1, ,s12; Friday, 81, 200, 751; Saturday,
81 ,996,21s.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

TIE Pension laws of the United States
are relatively few in number, and not one of
them is at all long or intricate On the
other hand; they are very brief and ex-
plcit. All Of them passed since the founda-
ton of the Government only make a mod
crate sized pamphlet of 100 pages of large,
clear type. 1t is going to be hard work for
five men TO stretch out this meager material
into many years Of consideration, but when
men get $1,000 year they can make a
little job last Il long time.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11
A NATIONAL MILITARY HOME.

The Sons Of Veterans have decided to
found a National Military College as their
memorial to the soldiers and sailors of the
war of the rebellion, and the brethren are
actively at work soliciting subscriptions for
this purpose. 1t is most credtable en-.
terprise. and deserves the liberal support
Of the loyal people of the country.
proposition has been made. and is
being favorabiy considered. TO locate such
college at Washington. on the grounds OF
the American University. This, it is felt,
would greatly simplify and promote the
enterprise. The Trustees of the Uni
versity would donate the site, and the stu
dents OF the college would have the benefit
Of the instruction to be obtained in the
other colleges OF the University. Those
who wanted 10 study engineering, fol
example, could attend the engineering
courses; those who wanted to study medi
cine the medical college, and 50 on.
Hon. Robert Lincoln has offered. in case
the college is so located, 10 embeIlish the
grounds with fine bronze bust of his
father Bishop McCabe will present the
matter TO the next meeting of the Sons
Of Veterans Commandery-in-C
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

THE treatment Of widows by the Pen
sion Bureau is simply indefensible. Nc
matter how long the dead husband may
have been pensioner, no matter how vel
all the facts Of his service and disabilities
may be known, the widow must prove them
all up again, and must also prove no previ
Gus marriage by either party, though theil
marriage may have taken place hal
century before. Then comes the merciless
inquisition into her character, and the
money she may have received from any
other source.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

A LITTLE while ago we said that if the
British allowed the volunteers to handle the
Beers they would probably have much bet
ter success than the regulars. This has
already been demonstrated. Last week
force mainly made up of 100 Canadians ard
200 Queenslanders scored the first success
thus far, in capturing Boer laager, with
about 40 prisoners, and much war ma
terials. The Colonials did not go hunting
ducks with brass band. but proved slier
than the Beers, and caught them by sur-
prise
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once: 339 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.
Club=Raisers, Notice!

Owing to an advance in the price Of
china, We are Obliged to ask Sl.75 in-
stead of 81 added money on future or,
ders for the 56-piece tea set, and S2.15
in place of 81 added money on all fu-
ture orders for the S4-piece dinner set.
The size of the club remains the same
namely, 10.
See complete premium list, page 5.
In this connection we may add that
watches are also going up, and we
may be obliged soon to increase the size
of clubs for watches.
Club raisers are thus warned in time.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

THE Boer war has popularized another
American idea in Euopean armies-that
and Russia are going in strong for this
feature OF an army. They had better
send down to Johnsonville, Tenn, for Gea,
John T. Wilder to give them some points
out of his abundant ideas and experience
None of them will probably get up anything
to approach his old Lightning Brigade"
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'lF necessary" said Mr.. Roberts. of
Utah, q could call attention to 10000
evils which threaten the country more
than polygamy in Utah" Very likely.
We shall take them up, one by one, as they
become fagrantly obtrusiye Just now.
sowever, Utah polygamy is flagrantly
obtrusiye, and we propose TO sette it.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11
Oft in the chilly night,

Oft in the chilly night,
When slumber's chains have bound me,
My wife routs me out to strike light.
And with but scanty garments round me-
The cat eject,
The spoons collect,
The fire correct,
The doors inspect.
Wind up the clock,
The baby rock,
The saShes lock,
And other jobs she's found me.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

THE Panama Commission was shrewd
device of the Pacific Railroads lobby tostave
of action on the Nicaragua Canal Bor-
rowing the idea, Mr.. Evans devised the
Pension Coiification Commission to stave
of the Grand Army until after the Presi-
Dental election.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

THE Spanish immigration to Cuba is
Increasing. We should prefer to hear that
Germans, Irish, Dutch, or Scandinayians
were recognizing the islands great posi-
bilities, and fiocking thither to develop
them. Spaniards are very poor country
builders.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

ONE sterling virtue of the English-speak-
ing race comes out strongly in the South
African war. The British Generals tell the
truth every time. When they are whipped
they say so, and Just how badly they are
whipped. Imagine with what a string of
high-sounding phrases French, Spanish or
Italian Generals would try 10 conceal tbs
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

The Beers killed off the "niggers" and
grabbed their lands, and now they com
plain that the British are trying to kill
taen off and grab their gold fields.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

AFTER all the talking, tie British officers
have not exposed themselves more than
American officers habitually do A very
much larger proportion of American officers
and Tagal wars.
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TO INVESTIGATE THE COMMISSIONERS.
On Monday Representative Curtis, of
Kansas, introduced a resolution to appoint
a select committee-all to be Union veter-
ans-"to investigate the methods of trans
acting business in the Pension Bur eau, and
for other purposes" 1t was referred to the
Committee on Rules.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

CoMMANDER-N-CHIE ALBERT ID.
SHAW and the GAR. National Pension
Committee will meet in Washington Jan.
%.
The National tribune., 1900-01-11

THERE is naturally good deal of
eager curiosity to know who has been
picked out for the five rich, juicy plums on
the Pension Codiiication Commission,
where the salary will be $1,000 a year,
with little to do but enjoy the pleasures of
Washington society.