Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-11-16


The ladies of the city and those OF
the West side, especially, deserve
great praise for their untiring efforts
in beautifying and adorning their "city
of the dead" on Rose Hill.
One week from next Monday is the
day set for the opening of the Miller
Circuit court at this place. Jurors,
witnesses and attorneys are all pre-
pairing for the approaching term.
j. T. Broghan, formerly engaged in
business at this place, is in the city to-
day greeting former associates Mr..
Broghsn is at present engaged as
clerk or manager of the mercantile
business at HoEian, Ark.
The Hot Springs Sentinel has been
changed from an afternoon to a morn
ing paper, and made its first appear
ance as such yesterday morning. The
Sentinel is an old and well established
paper
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist Church, of this city, will give
one of those delightful suppors, for
which they are already noted, at the
Donnelly building, on East Broad
Street, tonight. All are invited to
attend.
Superstition finds odd manifesto
IONS even in most civilized cities of
Europe. The authorities of Frank
fort on-the Main have yielded to the
entreaties of number of landlords
and omitted the number thirteen in
REMEMBERING several streets.
The vast mass Of Egypts inhabi-
tants live in the area actually under
cultivation, which does moi amount to
more than 1900 square miles, so that
on the whole the number of dwellers
to each square mile may be put down
as not far short of nine hundred.
A kodak fiend in Chicago has in
vented new terror for that instru-
ment of torture. lie goes to church
and takes snap suot pictures of people
who go to sleep during the sermon.
Unles this thing is stopped it will
make church-going questionable.
At funerals in the City of Mexico
no hearses are used. The street rail-
way company has monopoly of the
funeral business. 1t runs funeral cars,
white for children and black for adults
and mourners follow to the cemetery
in a richly upholstered special car.
1t has been computed that in sim
gle cubic foot of the ether, which fills
all space, there are locked up 10000
foot TOYS of energy which has hitherto
escaped notice. To unlock this bound
less stock and subdue it to the service
.of man is a task which awaits the cleo
trician of the future
Sportsmen, from a distance, who
hunt for spoil as well as sport, are
sharing the game of this section with
local nimrods. That there is profit in
marketing game Is evidenced by the
number of men who earn livlihood
with their guns. Ducks and squirrels
are the game most sought after and
easiest marketed when killed,
Misc Kate Field, who entered her
paper, Kate Fields Washington, for
competition at the Worlds Fair, sue
ceeded in winning Columbian med
al, and an honorable mention. The
verdict of the Judge declares the
iuouinal is an exponent of women's
ability, aud that it also represents
"unhucbing spirit of patriotism"
Once our city is provided with a
good and sufficient sewerage system
its officials will be at leisure to con-
ceive and carry out plans for other
needed and desired local improve
mruts. But, for the time being, the
sewerage project should take prece-
dence over all others, both because of
its importance and immediate neces-
Sly.
DR.. John Goode, all old and well
established merchant of Magnolia,
Ark, made an assignment, at that
place, yesterday. Ills liabilities are
estimated at $4,000 r. l.. Emmerson
has been appointed assignee. 1t is
thought the stock of goods which are
b, ing invoiced, together with back
accounts, will be sufficient to cover
the liabilities.
| senator Jas. X. Jones returned d TO
his home at Washington, Ark, ycster-
day morning, after brief visit to bis