The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 13, 1897 Page: 3 of 4
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MRS ELLEN BEACH
And Do Your Trading With
H. P. POTTS
ABSALOM Bankrupt Goods
"O, Absalom," said David, "O, my son Absalom, my son.'
Now, what bad Absalom and Solomon to do abont the difference ^between David and Goliath?
Nothing whatever. Their dispute had been settled tn (nil to the satisfaction of all parties when tne
other two came in. Yon see Absalom and Solomon were the sons of David; that's why we thought we
woold say something about th»m. Solomon was a very wise man, and Absalom resembled his daddy in
a thousand different ways. Both took part of the nature of the father. Absalom inherited the fighting
qualities and Solomon got the wisdom part of this inheritance. It was very well divided. If Absalom's
make up had come entirely from David he would have been all right, but there was bad blood in the
family. If he had only llsteued to the old man when he was raising him—It he bad obeyed him when he
used to tell him not to go into his neighbor's watermelon patch and eat watermelons, he would have been
a better boy. If he had paid attention tn him when he used to tell him to go to Sunday school and quit
going around with the bad boys, he would have grown to manhood and been a nsefnl citizen; but he
would not pay attention to his pa. The fact rf it was that he had inherited the fighting qualities of the
old man, and thonght he cou!d beat his daddy in skillful pursuits. He took a notion to whip his pa.
He got all the bad boys around town to help bim do so. He rode on a male at the head of tfie gang, and
—what next! His long hair got caught on a tree, just like the balloon fellow did last summer at Oak
Cliff. Joab, one of David's soldiers, noticed the accident and before Absalom could get away from the
tree, Joab thrust three daggers into him.
Now that's a big story aDout Absalom, but we thought you wanted to know about it. We thought
the bad boys ought to know what fate awaits those who pursue their evil ways. Mothers should let the
Itoys read this advertisement. The trouble with Abfalom was that he did not have music in his soul
and another trouble was be did not live in Gainesville. If he had lived in Gainesville and been here
during the period of Gainesville history, he woold have been a different person. He would have been a
contented and happy citizen. Absolom had to shell ont $5.00 every time he wanted a new pair of pants
—and he paid, no doubt, $4.00 for his hat and $4.00 for his shoes. It est him a fortune to clothe his
family, and his ccffee, sugar, rice, dried peaches, canned corn, and, in fact, his groceries and dry goods
kept him digging for a living, and he could not put away any money to boy a horse and buggy, so be had
to ride a mule. If Absalom had lived in Gainesville during the present day he woold have been In bet-
ter humor Or, say—he could come to our store and get all his clothing, shoes, dry goods and groceries
at half what be had to pay the regular merchant.
C. L. MISTROT WAS MOT THERE. That's what was the matter. He had to pay out his money all
the time—had none left for a little pleasure driving out. He didn't go to the theater, but the regular
merchant who sold him the goods weut all toe time. No wonder bis nature was cross, which is always
the result of one who feels like he is imposed ou.
► Here are the prices that would have made a better man of Absalom. The grocery merchants used
to think that they sold groceries cheap, but, you see, they don't think so any more:
Grocery Department.
Lion Coffee 15c
Crescent Coffee 15c
Dr. Price's Baking Powder, the
25c grade* 10c
Dr. Price's Baking Powder, 40c
grade i»5c
A large can Baking Powder, bank-
rupt price 8c
A large can Baking Powder, bank-
rupt price 10b'
20 pounds Muscatel Seedless Rais-
ins, bankrupt price $1.00
25 pounds large Pie Kaisins, bank-
rupt price *1.00
30 poends Chile Beans, bankrupt
price $i.00
25 pounds large Beans, bankrupt
price $1.00
Salt, per sack 3c, per package. .5c
Evaporated pears, 10c kind. ,7>io
Dried Apples, 8c grade 5c
Candies, 1 pound sack 5c, 10
pound sack 40c
Candies, 3poond sack 25c
(All bankrupt prices.)
Axe Handles, good one* 10c
Toilet Soap 5(*
Toilet Soap, 1 box, 3 cakes, fine
Soap 10c
Toilet Soap, I box nix cakes. . 10c
2 lb can Corn 5c, 10 cans Corn.40c
2 lb Pan Peas 5c, 10 cans Beans
50c
3 lb Can Peaches 10c, 5 cans..50c
W ashboards 15c, 2 for 25c
Good Broomy, 4 ply, 30 kind.. 10c
8 lbs best Starch 2">c
1 big Bottle Bluing 10c
1 qt. Bottle Ink 10c; 1 big cake
Toilet Soap 5c
Best Oats 8c, Arm and Hammer
Soda r>c
Good Snuff 18c; Flour, 50 lb
sacks ? 1.00
California Fruit 15c; Corn Meal,
40 lb sacks -20<»
25 lbs yellow clarified Sugar $1.00
20 lbs Rice 1.00
Mixed Tea, per lb 15c
Men's and Boy*' Suits.
Friedlander's Fine Snits, be got
$15 00 for them, we get. . $7 50
Men's Fine Suits, Friedlander
got $10.00, we get $5.00
Men's Good Suits, Friedlander
got $7.50, we get $3 75
Men's Odd Coats and Vests, be
got $10.00, we get $5.00
Men s Odd Coats and Vests, he
got $8.00, we get $1.00
Boys' Knee Suits, $2.00 grade,
bankrupt 90c
Boy's Knee Suits, $3 00 grade,
bankrupt $1.50
Boye' Knee Suits, $1.50 grade,
bankrupt 75c
Boys' Knee Suits, $1.00 grade.
bankrnpt 50c
Bojs' Knee Pants, 30c class,
bankrupt 15c
Boys' Knee Pants, 75c class,
bankrnpt 50c
Boys' 3-piece Suits, bankrupt
$2.50
\ Percale Shirts.
We bought 275 dozens of these
goods from a New York firm—
odds and ends. We paid $1200
for the lot. Some are 75c
grade, some are 80c grades,
some are $1 .00 grades, some
are $1.25 grads. We gi7e
choice of entire lot 50c
120 Percale 8birts, the 50c grade.
choice of lot 25c
Trunks and Valises.
Friedlander's Goods.
A gaod 24-inch Trunk, $2.25
grade, bankrupt price. .. .$1.25
A 26-inch Trunk, $2.50 grade
$1.50
A 28-inch Trunk, $3.00 grade
•........ ....$1 75
A Black Valise, 75c kind 50c
A Black Valise, $1.00 kind.. .75c
Motions and Fancy Goods.
Ladies' Handkerchiefs, 10 H'k'fs
for.... 10c
Ladies' Handkerchiefs, the £c
grade, 3 for 15c
Ladies' Handksrchiefs, the 10c
grade, 3 for 25c
Notions and Fancy Goods.
Men's Handkerchiefs, mixed lot,
5 for 32c, 10 for 63c, or per
dozen 75c
Ladies' Fine Handkerchiefs, the
25c grade 123*c
Ladies' Finq Handkerchiefs, the
35c grade 18c
Ladies' Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs
the 20c grade 10c
Ladies' Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs
the 35c grade 18c
Ladies' New Bows, Silk ones, 25c
grade 19c
Gents' Silk Four-in-Hands, 20c
grade 10c
Gents' Silk Four-in-Hands, 25c
grade 19c
One lot Men's Unlaundered White
Shirts, 50c and 60c kind, bank-
rupt 38c
Men's White Shirts, 75c and $1.00
class, bankrupt price 53c
Here are a few shots from Da-
vid's sling:
Skirts and Wraps.
All our $1.00 Black Capes. .. .69c i
$3.50 Black Capes, bankrupt price I
$2,501
$5.00 Black Capes, bankrupt price
$3.50 |
$7.50 Black Capes, bankrupt price |
$4.25
Ladies' Black Figured Skirts, $2 j
grade, take them at $1.29 j
Ladies' Black Figured Skirts,
$3.50 grade, bankrnpt price
$1 98
Ladies' Biack Figured Skirts,
. $3 50 and $4.50
A l.eathcr Valise, $5.00 kind
$2 75
A part Leather Valise, $2.50
kind $1 50
Men's and Boys' Hats.
Frieelander's Hats have sold very
fast. Why not, when they are
sold at half prioet 200 of these
Hats are placed on the counter,
and we give you pick of this lot
at $1.00
200 are placed in another lot.
This lot consists of all of Fried-
lander's $?.50, $3.00 and $4.00
Soft Hats. Take your pick
at $1.50
100 Boys' Hats. We sell them at
half value. We sell the 50c
grade at 25c
We sell the 75c grade at 38c
Mens' Sample Hats, Men's and
Boys' 65c Black Stiff Hats.
Take them at 25c
Men's $1.00 Stiff Hats 50c
Men's $1.50 Stiff Hats $1.00
Men's $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 Stiff
Hats $1.50
Men's $1.50 Gray Wool Cloth
Hats $1.00
Shoes.
Goodbar & Co. Shoe,
Table Linens and Towels.
Bleached Table Linens, 54 in. .38c
Bleached Table Linens, 54 in. ,25c
Bleached Snper Satin, 56 in.. .47c
Bleached Superfine Double Bleach
Damask 97c
Unbleached Double Damasks, 70
in. wide 55c
Bath Turkish Towels, $2 kind,
bankrupt price per dozen.$1 50
Bath Turkish Towels, $1.50 kind,
bankrupt price per dozen.. 98c
Honey Comb Towels. $1 00 kind,
bankrupt price per dozen.. ,50c
Honey Comb Towels, $1.50 kind,
bankrupt price per dozen. ..98c
Honey Comb Towels, 1.00 kind,
bankrupt price per dozen.. .68c
Honey Comb Towels, 1.25 kinds,
bankrupt price per dozen.. ,88c
White Spreads:
10 doz White Spreads, 8-4 each,
go at 50c
20 doz White Spreads, 9-4 each,
go at 69c
Unbleached Double Damasks, 72
in. wide 58c
Turkey Red Damask, fast colors,
25c grado 19c
Bath Turkish Towels, $3 kind,
bankrnpt price per dozen.$1.98
Men's Underwear.
Friedlander's Fine Men's Under
wear, 75c and $1 grades 50c
Friedlander's ' Fine Underwear,
60c and 65c class 38c
Terry & Co.'s 45c, 50c and 55c
grades, in wool and cotton. .25c
Terry & Co.'s 25c and 35c clasa
go at 19c
Pants.
Men's $2.00 Pants, fire sale.$1.00
Men's $3.00 Pants, fire sale.$1.50
Men's $4.00 Pants, tire sale.$1.98
Men's 50c Pants, fire sale 25c
Men's $1.00 Pants, fire sale.. .50c
samples
I from Memphis, Tenn. We paid
Goodbar & Co. 60c on the dollar
for 10(H) pairs; what Goodbar cus-
tomers paid $2800 for we got at
$1400. Who will buv>from Good
bar's customers or from ust
Goodbar $2 Men's Shoes, M
off $1.00
Goodbar $2.50 Men's Shoes, %
off ... .$1.25
Goodbar $3.00 Men's Shoes, >2
off $1.50
Goodbar $4.00 Men's Shoes, %
off $2.00
Terry & Co.:
Goodbar Samples Ladies' Shoes:
The $1.50 grade, off 75c
The $2.00 grade, }■» off $1.00
The $2.50 grade, XA off $1.25
The 3.00 grade, }£ off $1.50
The $3.50 grade, ^ off.... .$1.75
The $4.00 grade, >£ off $2.00
Goodbar Misses' Sample Shoes:
The 75c grade, XA off 38c
The $1.00 grade, % off 50c
The $1.50 grade,
The $2.00 grade,
H off.
It off.
...75c
.$1.00
Supported by Miss Geergiella La/,
Pianiste, and Mr. Maximilian
Diek, Violin Virtuoso.
Concert To-Night
AT OPERA HOUSE.
Postponed from last evening. Ticket* on
•ale at Xd wards' drag store,
LOCAL SHORT STOPS
Pavement Paragraphs Gathered
in the Rounds.
Embroideries and Laces.
1 piece Torchon Lace, 10 yards
colored and white, per piece .5c
1 piece Torchon Lace, 12 yards
col'd and white, per piece. .10c
1 piece Torchon Lace, 12 yards
colored and white, go at per
piece 123^c
1 piece Torchon Lace, 12 yards
colored and white, per piece 15c
Embroideries bought at 40 per
cent discount.
The 5c grade, 40 per cent off, take
them at 3c
The 6c grade, 40 per cent off, take
them at 3'sc
The 8c grade, 40 per cent off, take
them at..................4c
The 9c grade, 40 per cent off, take
them at ..5c
The 10c grade, 40 per tent off, take
them at 6c
The 12c grade, 40 per cent off,
take them at 7c
The 15c grade, 40 per cent off.
take them at 8%e
The 17c grade, 40 per cent dis-
count, take them at 10c
The 20c grade, 40 per cent off,
take them at 12He
Linen Torchons, bonght at 40 per
cent discount discount, the 9c
quality, 40 per cent off 5c
The 10c quality, 40 per cent dis
count 6c
The 12c quality, 40 per cent dis
count 7c
The 15c qnality, 40 per cent dis-
count 8»
The 17c quality, 40 per cent dis
count 10-
Mrs. Downard continues to im-
prove.
S. Parks & Co., harness dealers
at Denison, have failed.
Mrs. S. Selton has suffered a
relapse of the grippe and is very
sick.
The Knights of Pythias school
of instruction is in session in
Sherman.
Ed Seegar was down town yes-
terday, the first time since he was
taken sick.
Smith, the man of wheels, pre-
dicts a big bicycle rush for the
summer months.
J. E. Murphy was fined by Re-
corder Stone yesterday for ped-
dling without a license.
A few days of nice weather and
the streets will be dry, gardens
plowed and general preparations
made for the reception of spring.
A. H. Ross & Son's grocery
store is now one of the very neat-
est places of business in the city.
It has recently been painted inside
and out and new shelving and
counters placed.
The blowing of the big whistle
at the pumping station early yes-
terday morning [caused many to
think a fire had broken out. Some-
thing was wroDg with the wires,
causing a false alarm.
The meeting of national agents
and permit collectors of the
Chickasaw nation that was to have
been held at Ardmore Wednesday
afternoon failed to materialize, as
some of the parties interested tail-
od to show up.
The Whitesboro Christian En-
deavor Society will give a "Chro-
nothanatoletron" dramatic enter-
tainment next week in which Miss
Aria Bush takes the part of
"Fenius of Nineteenth Century"
and Miss Louise Deitreich per-
forms as "Mother Bickerdick"
C. L. Mistrot, that buyer of
bankrupt stocks and samples, is
advertising from day to day a list
of bargains truly surprising. The
people flock to his store in
crowds, the only comparison be-
ing a circus. The goods are all
first class, bought cheap and be-
ing sold cheap. Read the list in
this morning's Hesperian.
A few morning's since Dr. Gil-
creast had a very narrow escape.
He had just come in from making
a visit and after unhitching his
horse it kicked him in the left
side, knocking him in the stall
where another horse was tied. He
is able to be around but looks all
broke up. Had the kick been an
inch and a half higher it would
have killed him.
Attention Is called this morning
to S. Lapowski & Bro.'s special
sale advertisement. The sale is
on today and will continue for
four days. Especial attention will
be paid to spring goods by this
enterprising firm in this sale. The
firm's past record as up-to-date
merchants and low prices on the
latest effects will be upheld in this
instance. Their stock is complete
and embraces the latest fads in
spring styles, npon which the old
order of high prices for new fea-
tures has been reversed. Lapowski
& Bro. put them on sale at cut
prices to begin with, thereby do-
ing away with the necessity on the
part of the careful buyers of wait-
ing until the new has become old
to make their Dnrchases.
The Leading CASH House.
to Find Just What You
AT LESS THAN YOU WOULD GLADLY PAY.
NEW GOODS, fresh and bright, are now daily received and we shall
strive in the future, as we have done in the past, to merit your confidence by
strictly fair dealing, good goods and low prices.
WHITE GOODS.
This department shows an un-
usually large line of plain and
checked Nainsooks, Dimities and
Piques.
WASH GOODS.
All the newest designs, from
the cheapest printed Lawns to the
finest and daintiest of French Or-
gandies.
TOWELS.
The very best, and big and com-
fortable in size. No worse after a
number of visits to the laundry.
TABLE LINENS.
We keep the all linen kind—
that doesn't mean "except what's
cotton." We have the sort that
any prudent housekeeper will be
pleased to add to her linen closet.
SHOES.
The best line in the city. Don't
take our word for, bnt come and
see and you'll agree with us. We
carry special strong line of school
shoes.
FURNISHINGS—CLOTH1NO.
We still continue our great
slanghter sale on Clothing. The
goods in this department mnst be
moved, no matter at what sacri-
fice prices.
l\
if
til
We show manv good values in Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery, Gloves, Haad*
kerehiefs, Embroideries; in fact, every department is full of good and sea*
sonable bargains. Money gladly refunded if trade is not satisfactory.
H. F. POTTS,
Leading Dry Goods, Shoo, Hat and Clothing House,
North Side Squara, Gainose ilia, To Ma*
Lake T rout
White Perch,
Salmon,
Sun Perch,
Sea Trout,
Red Fish,
Sheepshead,
Dressed Buffalo
Received by last night's
and this morning's trains.
Guaranteed
- - Fresh.
We call the attention of
all gourmands to the ex-
cellency of our lake trout.
Sainesvllle
Supply Go.
306 East California Street.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
MONDAY, FEW. tfr
Clement Bainbridge and His Metropolitan
Company Presenting
This advertisement is written to tell the story of onr Bankrupt Sales which take place at our store
every day. We don't sell an article for a purpose cheap one special day to make people believe. Wt
buy bankrupt goods and sample shoes at 50 percent discount—that's one-half price—and we let them go
with a small per cent for our commission.
C. L.
The Cash Merchant.
MISTROT.
East Side Square. Gainesville, Texas
A mess of greens is a good
spring medicine. At A. H. Boss
& Son's.
PbRSONAL.
Lewis W. Andrews, manager of
ths Taw Company, called on the
Hespxbiax last night.
W. R. Ballard of Cust*r City,
one of the Hbpebun'i stand*
by's, called Friday nod renewed
for another year.
Fresh vegetables of all kinds at
A. H. Boot & Son's.
Charley R. Johnson,
PHYSICIAN AND SUBGfiON.
RESIDENCE corner Grand av-
enue and Pecan streets. Tele
phone No. 119—ring 3.
OFFICE over Backet Store.
Office hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 4.
ALABAMA
Augustus Thomas' Beautiful Home Story
of the South.
EVERY LINE A SENTIMENT.
EYERT TYPE A CHARACTER.
ORIGINAL SCENIC EFFECTS.
Alabama Quartette In Plantation Melodies.
There it but ono Alabama and but ono company playing H.
Profits - -
No Longer a Consideration!
200 pairs Ladies' Fine Shoes, good value at $4 and
$5, reduced to
$2.95.
How It Works.
In his address Defore the Ohio
Editorial Association at its an-
nual meeting recently Mr. tieorge
P. Bo well of New York said:
"Advertising will Improve snv
business, but it will change it. It
will plow ont new channels, and
the advertiser must learn to deal
Intelligently with the strange ma-
terial brought to his hand or he
will not make a success of his
venture." It is the strange faces
that make business. The store or
the town in which the unfamiliar
faces are rare is apt to be a very
doll plaee.
▲ fresh lot of soup bunches,
lettuee. spinnage. oelery,
and carrots roeelved at A.
Boss & Son's.-
100 pairs Misses' Fine Shoes, sood values at $2
and $2.50, broken sizes, to close,
$1.00
100
pairs Misses' School Shoes,'good values at
$1.50 and $2, must be closed, price
REPAIRING—We do it right Try us.
Norton Shoe Store.
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