The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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TEMPLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1897. Regular Subscription 81.00 per Year,
If it’s here it’s worthy,
If it’s worthy it’s here.
Clothing selling here
grows brisker
r-' - ‘ 1
$
as the days grow shorter and cooler. Assortment was nev-
er completer—selection never better—prices never lower.
No matter what are your Clothing needs we can satisfv
them—at prices, too, that will win your trade and influence.
A nice brown mixed wool O KA
Cheviott sack suit O. W
A nearly all wool sack K AA
suit, nice gray, -
Lot 3802 black clay wors- K rtf'v
ted sack suit, - -
Lot 5134 nice black wool Ct AA
cheviot sack suit, - w,VA/
Lot 6969 brown mixture A KA
in good wool sack suit. v.WV/
Lot 8936 uice tan Tricot KA
sabk suit, - * UKJ
Lot 7196 good dark brown invis-
ible plaid, wool cheviot KA
sack suit, - - *
Lot 7575 best black 20 ounce clay
worsted cutaways and saks g gQ
Lot 9688 fine dark plaid d» 1 A
cheviot sack - - <pj.V/
Lot 7208 fine all wool
brown and red mixture, 1 p KA
cheviott sacks -
Lot 5, fine black fancy 1 p KA
cheviot sacks, - -
Lot 9728, splendid tan
and brown mixed cheviot 10 Kf)
sack suits, - -
Lot 7262, very fine green and
brown, invisible plaid cheviot—
satin lined and piped—1 nj /V"}
yery fancy. AU,W
Lot 6872, fine imported black
granite sacks & cutaways pO CQ
—very swell
* '
For the Boy.
Children’s mixed cheviots
age 4 to 11, - -
Child’s blue Jersey suits 1 OK
always $1.50, for - A
Child’s braided gay mixed 1 pK
cheviot Reefers - - 1
Child’s brown mixed chev-1
iocs, ages 5 to 14, * A v
Boy’s nice gray
suits, ages 8 to 14,
Full line of boys
Reefers.
Overcoats
OVERCOATS.
Good heavy dark Ulster g QQ
Lot 8007, good heavy 1 Ct KQ
black Melton dress coat ■‘■'■'.vv/
Lot 7997, nice heav tan 1 A K O
Melton dress coat, -
Lot 5788, extra good Q KA
black and taD Melton
Lot 8455, very fine seal brown,
genuine beaver dress 1 CK Kf\
coat $18.50, same in black
Something entirely new in fancy
lined seal brown imported 1 O KC)
cheviot dress coat
No matter whether you come in “a trading” or just “a looking”—you’ll find a warm welcome."1®#
12&14 Main Street,
Temple, Texas.
BENTLEY, IASS & C0„
From OenavOle.
MONEY.
$3,000,000 to loan on improved
black land in Bell, McLennan and
Falls counties at 8 per cent straight
pei annum on fiye years time with
privilege of paying 1-5 of principal
§ each year during first two years and
|j all or any portion thereafter at pro
rata rates. Also with privilege, of
£ renewing loan at expiration of five
t. years. See J. W. Alexander over
Miller, Hall & Co., Temple, Texas
Mud! Mud! Nothing but mud.
Since my letter last week we have
had a siege of rain and cold weather,
the roads are almost impassable
with a wagon or buggv, which has
injured Temple’s Christmas trade to
a great extent.
'Miss Ora Williams of Coleman
county, daughter of Marion M. Wil-
liams is visiting her old friends at
Oenaville. May you have a pleas-
ant stay with us Mis Ora.
D, L. McKibbins took advantage
of the excursion rates and has gone
to visit his sister at Grand Rapids,
Mich. They have not seen one
another since they were small chil-
dren,
J. H. Houkins left Tuesday morn-
ing for Lee county, Mississippi, to
spend the holidays with relatives
1
SPECIAL
DISCOUNT
OF 25
PER CENT
§,ALL
SUITS
FOR CASH
EN’S FURNISHINGS
$
Our Fall and Winter stock contains
everything that is bright and new
—not an odd shape or stale style in
the lot. Superb novelties in neck-
wear. The goods tell the story of
colors, etc., better ‘than words. A rj
personal inspection will afford
your eyes a feast. You will find
colars and cuffs, dress shirts and un-
derwear, hosiery and gloves, suspen-
ders and handkerchiefs. All at
money saving prices.
As a matter of fact there is locked
up in New York and eastern banks
fully one-half of this sum put down
as iucirculation—not deposited be-
cause there is no use for it, or no
avenues for its profitable develop-
ment, but for safe-keeping, and for
all practical purposes out of circula
tion. The money that is actually
availab.e for business purposes is
unquestionably below a thousand
millions—or below $14 per capita!
Under the light of this showing,
the absurdity of the goldbug claim
that there is enough money in the
country already, is at once appar-
ent. The business of the United
States, foreign and domestic,
amounts to many thousand millions
in value annually and requires for
active and prosperous operations a
far larger sum of money than is now
in sight in the country. Scarcity of
money, means dear money, and dear
i money means ordinarily poor trade,
and friends. We wish Uncle Jim
and Me. a most enjoyable and pleas-
ant trip.
W. L. Tucker from Waco was
mud bound in our town from Friday
until Monday. I am afraid he got
stuck in the mud somewhere after
he left here.
Mr. Frank Dodson, one of our old
Oenaville friends but now of Santa
Anna, was down last week looking
after business matters and shaking
hands with friends.
The bad weather has caused our
school to drop off about seventy-five
per cent in attendance.
U. B. SLY.
The Country’* Money.
The Boston Herald points out the
confusing, manner in which the
official treasury statements are
made up from time to time and
rightly declares that it. is impossible
for the ordinary reader to get a cor-
rect idea of the amount and location j jew exchanges and low prices of all
ot our different kinds of money by
looking oyer the department state-
ments. The Herald then proceeds
to tabulate the money in circulation
the treasury holdings and the grand
totals intelligently, as follows:
Money in circulation Nov. 1, 1897:
Gold.............................$676,088,062
Greenbacks .......................... 807,281,908
Treaanay notes ...................... 101,759,9.16
Silver dollars........................ 60,198,778
Silver cernlttcstes................... 872,838,918
National bank notes ................. 225,181 268
Subsidiary silver ................... 68,432,929
Hatthews B
ros<
TotaTs........,..............$1,706,782 904
Money In the treaanry:
Gold .................................$153,673,148
Greenbacks......... 39.399,018
Treaanry notes...................... 7,553,325
Silver dollars ....................... 16,218,067
sHver‘certificates .............................
National bank notes................. 4,998,012
Subsidiary (silver .................... if 1381,078
Totals........................."$282,723,248
Totals 1 n the oonntry:
Gold..... ...........................$729,661,210
Greenbacks.......................... 346,681,018
Treaanry notes ..................... 109.818,280
Silver dollar*................. 75,416,446
Silver certiaoatea ................... 872,888,819
National bank note*................ 280,182,275
Subsidiary allver.................... 75,414,007
other products except money.
It is possible, therefore, to see in
this money statement the cause of
the general depression for some
years past. The bankers and fortu-
nate depositors in the east may con-
tinue to talk of a plethora of money,
but until more than $14 per capita
is in actual circulation for the busi-
ness purposes of the nation we may
continue to expect low exchanges
and unsatisfactory trade. Even of
the money in circulation, tbe bulk
is found in eastern centers and is
largely held for speculative uses in
bonds and stocks.
Grand totals..................$1,989,456,152
From this table it wil be seen that
the amount apparently in circula-
tion is a little over $24 per capita,
assuming a population of 70,000,000.
Local Holiday Excursion Bates*
From and to all points on South-
ern Pacific, Dec. 23rd, 24th and
25th, 30th and 31st and Jan. 1st,
good for return Jan. 3rd, 1898, at
rate of one and one- third fare for
the roupd trip. Yours truly,
L. J. PARKS,
A. G. P. & T. A.
Read The Times
Christmas!
&
| Goods,
For Wholesale Cost
And Some for Less.
% and M off
Our Mark:
COMEANDBUY
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Sale to Close January let, 1898.
Sucli Bargains were never placed on
sale before. Our purpose is to close out
all our Christmas Goods before the New
Year, as we will not handle Christinas
Goods next year, and therefore we are
cutting prices all to pieces to accomplish
oar purpose.
No reasonable offer refused for any-
t
thing with Christmas tinge.
Silverware, Table Cutlery,
Carving Sets, Celluloid Cases,
Albums, Pictures, Vases,
China Fancy Baskets,
Leather Goods, Toys,
Fine Purses, Bibles,
Prayer Books, Chamber Sets,
China Dinner Sets, Tea Sets,
Wall Pockets, Dolls,
Doll Carriages,
Fine Lamps,
Christmas Books
And many other goods loo numer-
ous to mention
Go in this
Slaughter Sale.
WE WANT to change our lines and
drop Christmas Goods, therefore this
PROFIT OFF SALE. Only one thing
will prevent your buying when you call
—NO MONEY—nothing else can stop
you from buying. ALL FIREWORKS
for wholesale prices.
The Fair
Cut Price Buyers and
Cut Price Sellers.
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Crow, J. D. The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1897, newspaper, December 24, 1897; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth585634/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.