The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1898 Page: 12 of 16
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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY.
UNCLE SAM ENJOINED.
The post office department will,
within the next twelve months, prac-
tically double the number of money
order offices in the United States, add-
ing to the list at the rate of about a
thousand a month. This is the idea
of Postmaster General Gary:
The money order department of the
post office is the greatest institution of
its kind in the country. It handles
$4,000,000 in the course of a year, for
which it issues and redeems 33,000,000
pieces of paper. The business, in spite
of the small rate charged, is handled
at a profit, and at an infinetismal per-
centage of loss. In many instances,
people going from place to place, buy
orders payable to themselves, and use
them as drafts. This is done to a
large extent in the farming regions of
the West, where farm hands seek work
from place to place, and send their
money ahead of them by means of .the
money order, thus using the system as
a savings bank.
Just now the department is con-
fronted by an unusual and embarrass-
ing state o! affairs. The form in
which the money orders are issued is
the subject of litigation, and the
courts may at any moment decide that
the department has no right to use
this form. Some years ago the depart-
ment tried to find a form by which the
checking of the accounts could be fa-
cilitated. After much investigation it
adopted the present form, familiar to
all. It was said then that it had been
patented abroad, but the department
was under the impression that that
would not interfere with its use at all.
A short time ago the patentees of the
system began suit against the con-
tractors who furnish to the depart-
ment the blank form, for infringement
of patent, and applied for an injunc-
tion to prevent them from furnishing
any more to the department. The case
is now before the court, and there is
a probability that the contentions of
the plaintiif will be sustained. It is
to guard against this contingency that
the department is seeking to change
the form. Congress having prescribed
the form, it would be illegal for the de-
partment to change it, and if the con-
les t^^H
ite th^H
i« n1r\oo
tractors were
ing the blanks CI
have to violate thT
injunction, or close if§
other reason for changüí% ^
that it has been found that .
altogether satisfactory. It Is &ii
impossible to print the figures along
the edges so that they shall corre-
spond exactly on the back and front.
As a consequence mistakes are con-
stantly bccuring. The department is
anxious to return to the old system of
filling out orders by hand. Congress
will soon be asked to authorize this.
" A UUKAT feURPKlS*;. '
Just to show you what a large and interesting
paper we print, we will send our magazine to you on
trial for 10 cents, and will send you, free, at once, a
very beautiful Zipalla Diamond and Ruby ring, You
will be astonished and delighted. Send 10 cents
silv er or stamps to Iíubal Home PuBLrsuiNt; Co.
4f> Vcsey Street, New York, N. Y.
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A Great Price Overhauling.
Is the rule throughout half a hundred different departments in the Big Store. Thousands of figures have been
wofully reduced with a view to a speedy clearance. Many a man, many a woman will want to replenish the
winter wardrobe, to refurnish office or home and start in a happy New \ ear under brignt and prosperous envi-
ronments. You cannot act wiser than to come here. The price-reductions seem almost incredible. . . Printers'
ink to-day tells a partial story only of what you will find on shelves and counters.
¿fe.
Colored Dress Goods
This week's opportunities are many, livery yard of surplus stock must go. Goods
from the piece—Imported patterns—dress lengths o ef very kind, style and color. Tney
were positively unexcelled at the regular prices, but notC'Well these tremendous reduc-
tions-—
We olfcr a liniof All Wool Fancy Cheviots. K'ondlke Suitings and Tailoring
Checks, actual value 60c, reduced to
Two-toned Covert. Cloths, 56-inch Scotch Cheviots, Jauestown Suitings in a big
variety of popular colorings, value 50c and 05c, reduced to
All Wool Navy Blue Cheviot, 4i-ineti wide Fancy Mixtures and Two-toned
Bourettes large asortinent of choice styles and colorings, actual value 05c and 75c,
reduced to
All Wool Fancy Rough Cheviots, Scotch ) (Toots, 50-lncn wide Two-toned Bour-
ettes, excellent quality,-actual value 85c, reduced to
German Novelties In Worsted Bouvstto Suitings, Fancy Kn.ttnd Yarns, Velours and
Gran te Mixture, Fancy Checks, Curl Cloth, In a magnificent variety of styles and "J fin
colorings, values $1.00 and $1.25, reduced to I v)«
28c
39c
45c
50c
Ladies' Plush and Velour Capes.
$(i 50 Plush Cape, empire style collar and edge fur trimmed, cape very hand- OiJ |
somely embroidered in braid and beads, good black lining, special price O4!"''
$7.50 Plain Plush Cape,extra full sweep,satin Rliadame lined, full fur trimmed, <í> C |
special price Own
$15 00 Embroidered Plush Cap°s, colored satin lining, extra quality of plush (¡JIH |
and handsome design, only a lew left, sepucial $IUil
$2.00 and $2.23 Double Cloth Capes, top cape braid trimmed or embroidered, ijl <
full sweep and well finished, special sale price $ 811
$2.50 and $.'>.00 Melton and Kersey Capes, having a style not usually found in '
such cheap capes, special sale price 0'
$4.00 to $<> 00 Black Kersey Capes, either single or double, many of them fur 0Q 1
, trimmed, special sale price
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CLEARANCE HALE
Ladies9 Hosiery \
B'aok Cashmere Hose, British make, r^eu i
..60c
lar price
close
75c, worth 85c. to
Blaolc Cotton Hose, heavy fleece Ofln 5
lined, 25c quality, for cvv )
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Black Cotton Ilose. heavy fl*?e:e lined. OQa
85cquality, for ¿Ob
Ladies' Derby Ribbed Fast Black IE#
Cotton Hose, regular 20o, reduced to lull
Forty-gauge Fast Black Cotton Hose, full
regular made, double toes and heels, CHa
special 8 for JUu
Fancy Cotton Hose In stripes and boot cf-
feota, at specially low prices for the quali-
ties offered.
83c line at
50c line at 85e
75j lino at rtOc
Men's Underwear
Heavy Ribbed Cotton Shirts and OCp
Drawers, 50c line, reduced to OJu
Tan Colored Ribbed Cotton Shirts and
Drawers, regular 75c, reduced to, per Efln
garment dtlu
Heavy Wool Mix'd Shirts and Drawers, ¡
ers, our regular $1 leader, reduced "J fin (
to, per garment I JU j
Fatvral Gray Cashmeres and Scotch Wool j
Shirt and Drawers, popular sellers | ññ ¡
at $1.50, rcduced to, per garment... v 11 UU *
Childreti's Hosiery
l-l Ribbed Fast Black Cotton Hose, all
slz?s, 5 to 9K- regular 15c quality, |Qg
Wool Blankets
10 4 White Bound Blankets and 10 4 Gray
Blankets, the $2 50 qualities, to $2.00
11-4 White Blankets, slightly soil- (¡J*) Crt
ed, the $8.50 quality, to close V L i JU
11-4 and 10-4 White California Fine Wool
Blankets, value $1 50,.while they OQ QT
last
CLEARANCE SALE
Wash Goods
80 pieces English Flannelette, the 10 Tip
cent quality, on sale f 31#
35 pieces Amoslteag Teazle Down Ql«
Flannelette, worth 1254c, on sale U2u
81) pieces Eiderdown Flanneletts, French
Floral designs. Regular price 15c,
cn sale
I2ÍC
Cotton Comforts i CLEARANCE SALE
.75 and $1.85 quality Comforts
$1.50
at
$2.50 and $2.05 quality Comforts, j C
now 0 f- < > U
$8 25 quality Comforts
DOW
reduced to.
\
2 2 Ribbed Fast Black Corduroy Hose, sizes J
Gíá, 8(i and 10, only regular 25c, re- ICa 5
duoed to t I Ju ;
1-1 Ribbed Fa^t Black Seamless Cotton ;
Half Hose, regular 20c line, reduced I2ic i
$2,85
Sheets and Sheeting
81x90 Hemmed Sheets, good quality jlfln
Muslin fUli
15x30 Hemmed Pillow Case, ready (ftp
for use lUu
0-4 Pcpperell Bleached Shreting 16Kjc
10-1 Pepperell Bleached Sheetings. 18yjc
10c
Fall Percals
10c and 12J4c quality printed Percals,
on sale I u
15c quality, best Percals in Bias
Plaids and Stripes, on sale
Torchon Laces
In our elegant stock of Hand:made Tor-
chon Laces wa offered the following:
15c quality reduced to 10c
20c quality reduced to 15c
80c quality reduced to 20c
50c quality reduced to 35c
tiOc quality reduced to 40c
Fall Flannels
All Wool Skirting Flannels, 42 inches wide, actual value50c,
reduced to
All Wool Skirling Flannels, 48 inchcs wide, actual value50c. rcduced
to
We offer balance of our Fancy Eiderdown Flannels, that have sold all season
for 50c an 1 00c, at
Black All Wool Twill Flannels, actual value 40c, rcduced for this
sale to
Fancy German Flannels In stripes, checks and plaids, strictly all pure wool, ac-
tual value 85c, reduced to
We offer a line of flno Imported French Prlntel Flannels in choice color print-
ings. actual value 50c, rcouced to
Heavu Goods, such as Domestics, Blankets,
Prints, Garnets. Shades, Tous, Poles,
Qll Cloths, Mattings, Trunks, Valises andj
Furniture are Excluded irom this offer.
Pfeass note C. 0. D. Packages will net be sent Prepaid.
32ic
25c
35c
25c
25c
35c
TEXAS.
Carpet Department
These cuts are made regardless of the advance price in all grades of floor coverings.
Now is the opportunity to get cheaper Carpets than 'it will be possible to secure a
month or two htnee
A few patterns of double extra Tapestry Brussels, the test grade of Carpet and Bor-
d. r. at 00c
A ltns of cheaper goods without borders ar. 5~Wc
Extra good quality Tapestry, reduced from 75c a dS5c to 60c
A line of cheaper grade Tapestry reduced from 05c ^ nd 75c to 55c
A line of body Brussels Carpets rcduced from $1.15 and $1.25 to 85c
Extra Super Carpets reduced from (S5c and 75c to . goc
Three-ply all wool Carpets reduced from 85c to 65c
Hemp and Union Carpets reduced to 30c and ......"V.. 121ío
All wool Ingrain Carpets reduced from50e -to . . ,35c
$5.00 OR OVER FREE
to anu Express Office in
i Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1898, newspaper, January 6, 1898; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185738/m1/12/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .