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Courageous Business Men Wanted.

G"Moral Courage" was printed in
large letters as the heading of the fol:
lowing items, and placed in conspic-
uous place on the door Of systematic
merchant in New York, for constant
reference, and furnished by him for
publication
Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your
pocket. .,i-'
Have the courage to speak to a
friend in shabby coat, even though
you are in company with a rich one,
and richly attired. II -
Have the courage to- speak your
mind when 1t is necessary that you
should do 80, and hold your tongue
when it is prudent that you should
do so.
Have the courage to tell q man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have
when you are convinced that he lacks
principle-a friend should bear with
a friends infrmities, but not with his
vices.
Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty. in whatever guise it
appears, and your contempt for dis
honesty and duplicity, by whomsoev-
er exhibited.
Have the courage to wear old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance, rather than seek for
knowledge under false pretences-
Progress. a. 49,, !.
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Once in the heart of Africa a native
was dragged before Mr.. Stanly by his
men, for stealing a gun, and upon ex-
animation of the gun it was found to
belong to the exposition. The poor
man, frightened at the mention OF
Stanly's name, and in his presence al,
most beyond speech could hardly find
voice to say this wonderful thing
II am son of God; I would not
steal." He repeated it again land
again, but could say nothing else.
Mr.. stanly comprehended that be
must be convert of some missionaries
at work in that region, gave him the
gun allowing him to 60. At the next
Station they found the gun waiting
for them with the explanation that
the native had found it and was TAX
ing it to the missionary for instruct
ions when he was captured. What a
light has come to this darkened soul
and touched it with the divine Father
hood that enabled him to say, II am a
son of God"
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Crown of life for martyrs, for tempt
ed and tried. (Revelation Ii 10; James
i:12.)
Crown of righteousness, to those
who love His appearing. III. Timothy
v:8.)
Crown incorruptible, for those who
run the heavenly race. Il. Corinthians
tx: 25.)
Crown of rejoicing, saved ones by
our labor. Il. Tbessalonians ii :lO)
Crown of thorns. fellowship in his
sufferings. philippians iii 34.)
Crown for warriors, disentangled en-
during hardness. GI. Timothy ii:
34.)
Crown of glory, only for those who
win them. Revelation iv: -.
Crowning day-at resurrection of
the just. Luke xiv: 14.)-William
C. Carr, in Young Mems Era.
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criticism without Words.

A writer of plays was reading n new
work before company of the French
Society of Comedy, and presently was
disturbed by the sight of one of the
members, NJ. Got, fast as eep.
The author stopped and reproved the
sleeper. He was reading his play to
the committee in order to obtain their
opinion. How could man who was
asleep give an opinion ?
NJ. Got rubbed his eyes and remark
ed: "Sleep is an opinion"
There was no appeal from this sen.
tentious verdict, but it is to be hoped
that ministers who happen to read this
story will not lay it too much to heart.
Selected.
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Two cups horseradish grated fine
one teaspoonful of turmeric, two table
spoonfuls of tumeric, two tablespoon
fuls of celery seeds, four tablespoonful
of sugar, and two tablespoonfuls of
white mustard seed vinegar to cover
it. Some persons use the horseradish
without the addition of anything ex-
cept loaf sugar and vinegar enough to
acidulate it pleasantly. Packed in
very small wide-mouthed bottles and
well corked. it keeps we'll. November
is the proper month to make it. Then
new beds may be set from the small
roots that will not answer grating.
The tops cut closely, leaving few
eyes, will also answer for planting.
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The Mother Crowded Out.

After a mother is fifty years old
there is no longer any room for her In
the world, and she ought to die" The
words were bitter but they were not
bitterly spoken. Rather, the intona-
tions Of the patient voice were plain
tive, and the care-lined face of the
elderly woman who uttered the senti-
ment wore no look of protest. Instead,
there was in it an expression of resig-
nation, Of acquiescence in something
which must he accepted and endured.
Thinking of the many aged mothers
loved to idolatry by the men and wom-
ell who are their "bairns" still, albeit
some of them have silver hair and
bent shoulders, thinking of the middle
aged who bear as unquestioned q scep-
ire as when their babies were in the
nursery, though these are now "young
people," with the hopes and aspira-
tions and work of the young, I won-
dered whether my friend were not a
solitary sufferer. Observation has con-
vinced me to the contrary and it is
my conviction that somebody should
unlift note of warning in the ears of
thoughtless, not heartless, daughters.
'"The wind is in the east, this morn
ing," said girl at the breakfast table,
with significant glance around at
her brothers and sisters, and little
pucker of the mouth in the direction
of the matron, whose hand trembled
a little as she poured out the coffee.
"Your mother Is very tired and evil
IDENTIFY not we'll" ventuied an acquain-
tance, later, when Mothers irrita-
bility" was freely discussed in her
hearing by these young people.
"That may be-" saida one of them,
lightly, "but she needn't be so cross.
We are all willing to do our share in
helping her, but she does not know
day."
Neither did the young daughter
realize that, however far the world
may have moved since the mothers
day" it never has moved, and never
will, from the shadow of the fifth
commandment. I have a standing
quarrel, too. with the statement that q
PERSONS day. is pre-eminentiy her
day of youth. There is a "day" tor
forty, for sixty, for eighty, and each
"day" is as important and as honor
able, if well spent, as the other-the
later as glory-full as the earlier.
There is one beauty of the rosebuds
and another beauty of the ripened
wheat, and another, again, of the
snowflakes.
But, of course I know what girls
mean when they talk of old people
who have had their day. And I am
always greatly perplexed and troubled
when I see that the effect of education,
in a wider sense than the mother
knew, has been to make the younger
look down upon, or patronize the
elder woman. The plain mother has
made sacrifices, some of them very
heavy, to obtain for her children the
opportunities and advantages of the
best school. She had toiled early and
late, spent lonely hours, felt in her
soul at times humiliating depression
because she could rot keep pace with
her children, and it is, pardon me for
saying it. simply low. and mean for
her daughters ever to snub her, or to
be impatient with her, or to manoeu-
vre to keep her in the background.
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Character will Show.

Character will show itself in the
outer man. Ifthe character be deteri.
Grating, it will gradually give signs of
this in the expression and features.
If the character be making progress
Christward, it will steadily suffuse the
face, and glow in the very form and
bearing. A man may deceive himself
as TO the direction of his moral move
ment, but God has so ordered Nature,
that a man cannot permanently de-
ceive his fellows on that point. The
light or the shade of his inner charae-
ter will, sooner or later, be manifest in
q mans exterior.-S. S. Times.
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Chicken on Toast.-When you have
some cold chicken, but not enough for
meal, free from skin and bones,
chop fine. Put in the spider or basin
a cup of cream, and mix together one
tablespoon of butter and half a table
spoon of flour until smooth when
the cream comes to boil, stir in the
mixture and add little salt and the
chopped chicken. Have ready six or
eight slices of crisped toast arranged
on platter, pour the cream and
chicken over it, and serve immedi-
atelY.
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1t is stated that discoveries have been
made in Cleveland, Ohio, that the elec-
tricity discharged from the electric
street railroad cars there is running the
pipes of the water works department.
Lead pipes have been taken up from
where they were placed three years
ago, six feet below the surface, that
are wholly ruined. The lead has the
appearance Of having been eaten or
burned by powerful acid and may be
crushed to dust between the thumb
and finger.
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Mrs. A. to her friend Mrs. B.: I"

Mrs. A. to her friend Mrs. B.: 20
dear lust listen to my last expert
'ence. AT the last ball my Alice made
the acquaintance of a young man,
who appeared to take great fancy to
her. AS considered him very de-
sirable suitor, invited him often to
dinner, and as he moreover appeared
to be considerable of gourmand, L
hired very accomplished cook. Now
do you suppose he married my daugh'
ter? Not bit of it-he married my
cook W
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Beautiful Things.

Beautiful faces are those that wear,
1t matters little ir dark or fair,
Whole.souled honesty printed there.
Beautiful bps are those whose words
Leap from ,hc heart like songs "f birds,
Yet whose utterance prudence si'ds.
Beautiful hands are those that do,
Work that Is earnest brave and true.
Moment by moment the whole day through.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries 10 snd lro--
Down lowlirst ways, If God will so.
Beautiful lives are those that bless,
Silent rivers Of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few may guess.
Beautiful twiiisht, at set of sun;
Beautiful goal with race we'll won;
Beautiful rest, with work we'll done;
Beautiful graves, where grasses creep.
Where brown leaves fall, where d ITS lie deep
Over wOri.out hsnds.--O, beautiful sleep!
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Young Woman: I want you TO draw
plans for nice, cozy home. My hus,,
bands mother will live with US, anu
~ Architect Madam, it is impos,
sible." Young Woman "Why, don't
YOU do such work ?" Architect mo,
madam no architect has yet been able
to draw plans for a house that is large
enough for two women. Judge.
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Steamed Pie.

The following makes a very nice
dessert: Use any kind of sour fruit,
such as plums, cherries, etc. Cook,
whether fresh or dried. Make very
juicy. Sweeten, season with cinna-
mon, add q piece Of butter size of a
walnut. Sprinkle the top with flour.
Do not have your pan more than half
full. Cover with the following: One
and one-half cupfuls buttermilk, two
thirds cup sour cream, one heaping
teaspoon soda, pinch of salt, and flour
dough and place over the fruit.
Cover with a pan and steam until
done. 1t takes from twenty to thirty
minutes to cook. Cook slowly on the
top of the stove.
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We do not often hear of better
turned compliment than the follow
ing from the Paris Gaulois: Wife,
See, my dear, l am actually beginning
to get wrinkles. Observation-Disclosures,
NV love! Those are not wrinkles, but
smiles which have become petrified,
so to speak.
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How THE DIVINE INFLATUs
WoRKs.-"Can you tell when your
husband is inspired ?" asked Mrs.
Bunker of the poets wife.
"Oh, my, yes" returned the little
woman. "He's as cross as bear with
a sore head when his mind is cluttered
up with poetry."-Harper's Bazaar.
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Mixing OF Watermel0ns and Canta.
lOupes. =.

Is it good practice to have water
melon and canteloupe patches along
side of each other? Will either cor
rupt the other Pr. B. G., Charlotte,
NC. ....-.
answered by w. F. Massey, Horti-
culturist of Experiment Station A
1t was formerly supposed that all
cucusbitaceous plants would mix II
planted close to each other, but inves-
tigatio:s of late years show that there
is really very little crossing, even of
those near akin. The muskmelon and
the watermelon will not cross at ALL,
and you may plant them together
freely.
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How APPROPRIATE course It's
a healthy, we'll formed baby, Lucy
said the young fatherto his wife, as he
stood over the cradle, critically inspect
ing his first born, land will be credit
to the family when it grows older
But it's awfuIly ugly just now" "Deal
little thingW cooed neighbor who
happened to drop in few moments
later. "It's the very image OF it
papa" ."-Exchange.
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For Righteousness and truth and
goodness and love and human helpful
ness-these are the things, my friends,
out of which heaven is made.
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"Dear me-" cried mamma. "What
is the baby crying for ?' Hes mad
at me, mamma" said Mollle. II was
trying to make him smile with the
glove stretcher."
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the act, yet the great public heart may
think that such assaults are prompted ny
personal interest and that the hope OF per-
sonal gain furnishes the true motive.
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COMPETITION IS NEEDED.

COMPETITION IS NEEDED.
AS rule. all men need competition In
their business and that honorable compet-
ton which may be furnished by local con-
tenn porary Is best and between these con-
porares there should exist the most cor
dial relations, and II such condition exists
they will, instead OF injurlng each other, be
mutually beneficial in u thousand ways.
II jealousy must exist In the mind OF
any country editor, 1t should be OF the
newspapers which are made up from
the distant offices Of the daily newspapers.
and which are sent out at nominal cost, and
which must poorly satisfy the public demand
for a local newspaper. 49,
The country paper cannot compete with
such papers in the amount OF reading matter,
local news which can be had nowhere else.
There is In every county demand for local
news and that demand, II answered, Will be
sufficient TO pay the man who prints the pa
per, at least some compensation for his Ia
Dor and capital.
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Until he can be convinced of its correctness
IL would be fatal error In any brother to &C
cept any suggestion which have made. The
fact Is, reduced to the last analysis, every
man must be law unto himself.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
Notice to Tax Payers.

The undersigned as tax collector
of the revenues of Miller county Ark,
will be at the following places, and
dates, for the purpose Of collecting
the taxes on the personal and real es-
tate property assessed for the year
1892, as charged upon the Tax Books.
Garland City, Red River Township,
Wednesday, Feb. /, 1898.
West Track, Cut of Township,
Thursday, Feb. ?, 1898.
Hervy's, Lost Prarie Township,
Friday, Feb. 3, 1898.
Sand Hill, Sulphur Township, Mon
day, Feb. 6, 1898.
Era, Sulphur Township, Tuesday,
Feb. 7, 1898.
Bright Star, sulphur Township,
Feb. s, 9, 10 and H.
Homan. H0man Township, Monday,
Feb. IS, 1898.
Collins Mill, Cleveland township,
Tuesday, Feb. IA.
Genoa, Cleveland township, Wed
nesday, Feb. 10.
Roberts, Beech township, Thursday,
Feb. 16.
Boggy, Beech township, Friday,
Feb. II.
Pleasant Hill, Days Creek township,
Saturday, Feb. Is.
Texarkana from Feb. 20 until April
10. 1898. A. S. BLYTHE,
Sheriff, and Ex-Ofiicio Collector of
Miller county, Arkansas.
This December 30, 1892
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

FIND all the excuses we may for
the convict lease business and still
the fact remains that it is a blot upon
the fair name of our State. AS long
as human beings, who are unfortu-
nate enough to be convicts, are farm
ed out to the highest bidder in order
that the State may make few dol
lars, just so long men will be found
who will avail themselves of the op-
portunity to make some money on
their side. This bargain and sale Of
our convicts is perfectly legal, but it
is none the less a disgrace, The
State could make murder legal, but
it would be none the less horrible and
revolving to the majority Of citizens
on that account People should not
make the mistake Of blaming the
lessees for this vile system, but should
place the blame on the State where
it rightly belongs Helena World.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
Business Change.

Having purchased the confectionery
and cigar store of Claude Fouke, the
well known East side confectioner,
contained in the Byrne Block on State
Line Avenue, | am prepared to meet
the demands of the city trade in this
line. and shall endeayOr to keep con-
stantly in stock a full line of domestic
and imported candies, California
fruits, fine cigars and tobaccos, to-
gether with a full line of smokers
articles and other goods in my line.
The many customers of Mr.. Fouke's
are cordially invited to extend the
favors of their patronage to the under
signed, who also solicits a liberal
share or public patronage generally.
Respectfully,
THOMAS II. EsTes.
No 21s, State Line Avenue, Byrne
Block, Texarkana, Ark. 1-2-tf
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
THE OUTLOOK.

1t now seems clearer that Cleve-
land will bend every effort to secure
real and genuine tariff reform, II he
secures this relief the nation can new.
er sufficiently thank and honor him
and Democracy.
II also seems clear that lie will
"turn the rascals out" An intelli-
gent, posted writer from Washington,
says on this point "There is one
more thing | am sure of in Mr..
Cleveland's administration and that
is that he intends to give the offices
to the Democrats. Those who have
ambition to hold Office can rely on it..
From the highest TO the lowest the
Republicans must go. Here and
there one may be left, but If left he
will remind me Of lone buffalo bull
j once saw standing on a mound in
tbs prairies Of the Wichita river-all
his breed done to death and he stand
ing only to keep the recollection
alive as TO what has been"
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

Ten years ago in a speech IN the
House, Gep, Garfield said that the
pension expenditures, which were
then less than $3O;OOO,0OO per an
mum, we're "swollen beyond all ac
count, and that "more frauds are
being perpretrated on the Govern
meut by claim agents in different
portions of the country than from al
most any other single source. 1t
would have made Garfed's hair turn
gray could he have foreseen the pres
ent expenditure Of $lS5,O0O,OO0 per
annum and claim agents rioting in i'll
cotton wealth.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

AN exchange thus defines a moss
back: "b mossback, gentle reades,
is a cross between the first century
and the fifteenth. He is found in
fossilized form in every city in the
United States and stilll lives. He
raises his rents, defeats a boom,
loves to have others bear the taxes,
hates new enterprise, desplses any
thing that has marks of progress and
won't help paper boom his own
town. They are as drones in the
hives of industrious bees. The live
business men should avoid these
drones and patronize those VINO are
an advantage to the place they re-
side in.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
HOW TO Become FIcsny.

DIR. Miles Neryine not only cures
all nervous disases, headache, blues,
nervous prostration, seeplessness,
neuralgia, st. Vitus dance, fits and
hysteria. but also builds up the body.
al am pleased to say that after years
of intense suffering with nervous dis
ease, headache and prostration, tried
DR.. Miles Restorative Neryine, and in
two weeks gained eight pounds in
weight. | could not lie down to
sleep, but now sleep perfectly easy
and am still improving wonderfully
Cannot say enough for the nerylne
Mrs. L. b. Millard, Dunkirk, N. "
zone customer used Nervine and
gained fifteen pounds in flesh, says
Brown & Maybury, Cortland, N. "
Trial bottles and elegant book free at
Smith Drug Co.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

The Pine Bluff Commercial thus
speaks OF the street car system of that
city: "The street cars on West Sec
ond avenue no longer run; or at least,
have not been running for some time.
1t would make but little difference if
the cars were stopped on the entire
line, we are told, for they run with
such irregularity that they are no lon
ger a blessing or a comfort, and
cannot be depended upon with any
thing like a certainty. 1t seems that
the patronage of the road does not
justify better system. OF course,
we do not know this, but from APP
pearances it does not seem that the
line pays"
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
How's Thls2

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
belive him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

Newspaper editors have to be very
careful in opening their columns for
statements. But aware that the DR.,
Miles Medical Co. are responsible, we
make room for the following testimo-
NAL from II. McDougall, Auburn, Ind.
who for two years noticed stoppage
or skipping of the pulse, his left side
got so tender he could not lie on it,
his heart fluttered he was alarmed,
went to different doctors, found no
relief, but one bottle of Dr. Miles
New Heart Cure cured him. The
elegant book, "New and Startling
Facts" free at Smith Drug Company
1t tells all about heart and nervous
diseases and many wonderful cures.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12

j. w. Stuart Il Son will make a
present of hat to any child, four
years old or upwards, or to any man
whose chest measures 10 inches or less,
that they cannot fit in suit of ready
made clothing. Come along ye stout
men. ye slim men, ye little men, and
get that hat. It's ready for you. If
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
ARKANSAS Presidential electors

ARKANSAS Presidential electors
met at Little Rock Monday, and cast
her eight votes for Cleveland and
Stevenson. Mr.. W. NJ Kavenaugh,
of the Gazette was elected as messen-
ger to carry the electoral vote to
Washington. The law requires that
vote be delivered by the fourth Mon
sy in January, and Mr., X. will go
to Washington next week, in compll-
ance with the pleasant and honorable
duty assigned him.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
An Invaluable Remedy for Colds

Sheriff Hardman, of Tyler county,
w. Va, was almost prostrated with a
cold when he began using Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. In speaking Of
it he says: at gave me almost instant
relief | finu it to be an invaluable
remedy for colds" For sale by Smith
Drug Co,
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-12
To the Public.

| desire to inform my patrons and
the public generally that the tailoring
establishment heretofore conducted by
me viii be continued at the old stand
have an elegant line of spring sam
pies, which will be opened for display
tomorrow at my place of business. A
liberal share of public patronage is So
licited. Respectfully,
E. GREENRoOs,
If Merchapt Tailor,
State Line Ave-, Texarkana, Texas.