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Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

If you need anything in my
line, | will be pleased to fill
your orders. All orders re-
ceive prompt attention. Eggs
packed SO they can be shipped
with perfect safety; nothing
sent c. O. d. The cash must
accompany all orders. No
fowls for sale until after July
Ist, 1898. Address all or
ders to
NyGiss Z. E.. Sharp,
Care A. 3. Blythe. Texarkana. Ark.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31
nny- BLACK. DRAuGHI tea cures Constipation.

The clergyman called on Mrs. Velox
"If your husband" he said, "would
only believe it, it really pays to be re
ligious." "WelI," replied Mrs. Velox
off you could give him proof of that
you couldn't keep him out of church
with a cannon"-[Drake's Magazine
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31
Mothers Recommendation.

We are acquainted with many
mothers in Centerville who would not
be without Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house for good many
times its cost, and are recommending
it every day. From personal exper-
fence we can say that it has broken up
bad colds for our children.-Center-
vile, South Dakota, Citizen so cent
bottles for sale by Smith Drug Co.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31
McEIrse's Wine of Cardui

and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
Texarkana:
Smith Drug Company,
w A Robinson.
s Lemly.
EN- Williams.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

An Episcopal clergyman who has
officiated twice at large political con-
ventions says the only office in the
prayer book for such occasions is the
forms of prayer to be used for those
at sea.-Christian Inquirer.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31
nnnEIent- Arnns NnIsp

The best salve in the worl for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price % cents per box. For sale
by Smith Drug Co.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

Tailor Shears: l lost a good GUS
toner last week by death. Tailor
Cutter: What was the matter with
him? Tailor Shears; Had a fit. Tail
or Cutter: Mercy! Died Of the shock,
| suppose?-Chicago Tribune
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

A.: Why have you thrashed your
son so unmercifullyI Peasant: Because
he dreamed last night that he won 800
marks in the lottery, and then went
and spent every cent Of II on bycicle.
-F'liegende Blaetter
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

Howos young and ambitious. "Ilave
you read my articler he inquired OF
the editor. eyes" "What do you
think of my style of writing" "There
is one point about It that is worthy OF
general imitation" "What Is thatT
at is lcgible.'-[Washington Star
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

With bran type, OHIO" improvements made the
DEMOCRAT is now second to no daily outside of the large
Clues, 1t is the newsest local paper in the city.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

Now is the time to supply
yourself with eggs for hatch
ing form the finest line of
Thoroughbred Poultry that can
be found anywhere:
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs, setting$l SO
White Plymouth Rock eggs, setting 2 0C
Single Comb Brown Leghorn, | setting ! sc
Rose Comb White Leghorn, setting on
Black Menorcas eggs, setting ..",. n
Silver Spangfed Hamburg eggs, set. | u
Bronze Turkey eggs, setting ,,..,,.. 3 0C
White Rabbits per pair.............. 2 80
Black Langshan eggs, ] setting ..... | n
Light Brahmas eggs / setting. ...,.. 2 0C
Red Caps eggs, setting .......,.... / "a
White Crested Black Polish eggs, !
SeJtlllg ''.'..'''','' '''''''' ,'','..'''' ! :.
Silver Laced Wyandott eggs, setting ] N
White Face Black Spanish eggs, | set ] 75
Pellin Duck eggs, setting 2 0C
Lop Ear Rabbits, per pair. 8 OC
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

Job Printing.
- me DEMOCRAT Job Office in connection is full and COM
ee and every description Of Job Printing done in the
'''' style and reasonable prices
Otice-1l2 and ia Clinton Street. Of Arkansas
''''onlce' Your patronage solicited.
] w. GARDNER, Proprietor.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31

In beginning the eighteenth year its successful with feeling
pride that the publisher
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-03-31
New York Family Story Paper

states that this great journal has double the circulation of
world. This claim, which its competitors are invited TO in
The pre-eminence thus acquired can be acl
leading public will buy that paper which best satisfies the
est literary merit and most interesting character And tn
New York Family Story proves that it has done this
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THE
General Laws Of 1898
IN NNwSPAPERS.

Ncas BY Secretary Of state-Ihis publicatica 70
made In accordance with section -. chapter 8,
of the General Statutes Of 1878. A. the appro-
priation is much less than the amount 70 which
the newspapers would be entitled under the law,
the secretary has been obliged to use discretion
n the selection of the acts for publication in full
useful form, the title of every general law is
given. and the is numbered by chapters as
they will appear in the official book publication;
is made whereby in many instances a better
knowledge of the law is obtained than II it had
been published In full.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
But ONE KANSAS.
From the Kansas City Gazette,

From the Kansas City Gazette.
The American who knows anything,
knows Kansas. II has blaZed before his
ewes since boyhood. II was battlefield
before the first call for troops. 1t was a
free state before emancipation. II was
a theater of heroism, 4 cloud Of splendor
forever in the thought and eye Of the
reader. says the Chicago Herald.
It's problems were never local: they
were ALWAYS national. News frcm that
state was ALWAYS acceptable. Conflicts
there were ALWAYS gigantic. Populations
were ALWAYS colossal thefts Affections
were never less than catastrophes. Pros
peritv was the boundless outpourlng of 4
gracious and rich omnipoteEca.
There never was middle ground IN
Kansas. II was ever the heights OF
ecstasy or the black abyss. We haze
shuddered at her horrors. We have
wept at ner suffering. We nave laugh
ed when prosperity blessed her. Bat
we never have known one day what
chapter she would unfold the next.
The air Of her prairies has a singular
quality. ii = man, having hved IT
I California seven years, meet another psi
grim from the golden state, a Jeaiou-
! spirit tempts each one 10 DOUBT las
others story. II two men, formerly
( Of Kansas. meet they ara brothers IN
stantlv-knit with a bond that Is cioS'
ana wonderful. To the end Of life tteI
are proud Of that residence, and watcl
as they watch old loyers-tle rise ans
; fail OF her fortunes.
The blood os her martyrs. The p.uaaei
al her thieves. the simmer % he
drought. the clouds OF her grasshoppers
the daring Of her poEiticians--these hav'
all exceeded Ike maryeis wherever els
discovered. There Is lut one hat,za=
and no man ulsy analy2e her.
And vet. ont q that ca.drcn wl'er
strange ingredients are IN solution som
gigantic figure mar come 10 stride acres
The nation wigh siupeEdous force aA'
write for ali the eavth-sud for al 9 nix
name that dare not Be forgotten.
was frsm such a cTUclp.e th.t Washing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
"REMINISCENCES OF THE BATTLE OF
NASHVILLE.


To tie Editor Of tie Eagle
That this was one Of the great battles
of the late war gees without saying,
especially with those who participated
in the two days struggle. 1t was indeed
a fight to tie death and TO finish. he
rebels had been led to believe that they
would have an easy victory, and IN their
almost destitute condition the prospect
Of winning such prize as the city OF
Nashville with its vast stores OF supplies
was an inducemcnt seldom offered 70
an army, and that they fought with a
desperation to the last the heaps OF our
slain comrades fully attested, The
writer had met these men on many
bloody fields in the struggle for Atlanta,
Ga. but had never seen them fight with
such persistency as here. But Old Zap
Thomas, as he was Familiarity called, had
for weeks been preparing for their re-
ception and that they were properly en-
tertained the result fully shows. The
generals commanding the Union
forces were Thomas, chief in command,
Schofield, Howard, Steadman, and last
but not least the hero of Red river, a. j.
Smith. who commanded the right on
the morning Of the nth of December.
1864, the bugles sounded the advance
and General Steadman with his division
Oh the left, composed largely Of colOred
troops. there being seventeen full regi-
ments, commenced the attack and | wish
to saw here for the benefit of those who
PnlnTaI
troops were not brave that for cCOlneSS,
discipline and military decorum under a
CALLING fire, | did not see them eXceiled.
Among the officers III this battle l wish
to speak of one, who is known by many
of your readers, for he was true then
and is true as steel today to his country 5
best interest, as his vote at every cleo
ton indicates. He was captain OF bat
terry |, under General \. j. Smith, and
from the way he handled his guns III
this fight and the terrible execution re-
suiiing. 1t was not the first time
he had met the foe. \ Drawer or
more loyal than he never sighted
cannon. | refer to neighbor and com
rade, Captain Julien. In this battle his
battery held the post of honor, which IL
battle in the post of danger. All honor
TO such men as the captain, who stood
in defense of our country in the hour OF
its need. Will their struggles be IN
vain: Hoods fine army made their last
struggle at Nashville for amidst the
roar Of 200 cannon, the rattle of a hun
bred thousand muskets, the clash of
swords, the screaming of shell, the cries
Of the wounded and dying-amidst the
SNAKE of battle could be seen steadily
advancing the glorious ensign of saved
country, supported by brave hearts,
who fought not for money but that our
country should be one country with one
flag.
The rebels fought nobly, worthy of
/ better cause, but on the third morning
! driven to their last ditch at the foot OF
| Brentwood hills, they gave up the con
test and the once pround army OF north
ern Georgia was no more.
A. J. O'NEIL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

VINO ma extreme beauty where Others
see only tameness or. al the utmost
mere prettineSS, inspire compassion Tor
an who live where nature Is i'll
favored or tedious, as on the plains,
for instance. The st johns Was here
q pretty winding stream. eurvin-
amid more or less dense grOwths of
oak, cypress and palmetto. spanish
moss hung its greenish-gray tails
upon many of the trees. aad aug
mented the strangencss of the seen
cry: for strange IL would seem
10 any American from beyond
the few states that border the
gulf of Mexico 1t got its pref
tiness from the fresh new green that
nature was lavishing upon the trees
and the underground. So narrow was
the stream that the boat was seen &c
push the water ahead of Il, and 20 suca
great billow along behind ia bill
! low that crashed upon the low bauks
( and hurried the cows ashore. the buzz
l yards to fight. and the turtles and alii-
/ gators off their resting places. The ex'
/ perience suggested stcamboatiug on
some crooked narrow route like Pearl
/ street i'm New York; but sometimes the
( loops in the stream were SO sharp that
/ steamers making the same course APP
( reared 10 be- and were. going in cppo-
/ site directions The turtles were anus
/ ing. Sometimes halfa dozen would droE
! from projecting log to fail upon their
! backs and scramble wildly into correct
po,itions. Lazy and beautiful cranes
were seen a times. and the boat passed
many buzzard Toosts, where the great
ugly birds were seen stalking awk-
/ wardlv on the earth or roostinR like
turkeys on the tree limbs. ] saw eleven
alligators, many 81 them very large,
/ One favored me with an exhibition -
/ his pcdestriauism by turning into the
woods instead Of the water II was
/ worth seeing He lifted his head aud
/ six-sevenths Of his tail above the ground
upon ungainly leg that stood on, from
his body almost like spiders limbs.
( Then he walked as IL he had not
/ learned how. The customary man
/ with a gun. and with general and
aIl-embracing ambition 20 murder some
thing. had come upon the boat 20
kill an alligator. This he was FORBID
den 10 do. and think I am right ia
saving that from no steamboat running
in lorida is shooting now permitted.
The captain explained why this was
when be said: IF passengers were Al
lowed to shoot. they would De apt 20
alarm or anger the people ashore, and
some Of the crackers would be sure to
into the boat Those who have fol-
lowed nv experiences in other parts ~
the south viii be interested in this fur
thcr proof Of the fact that steamboat
ing there is NOT unlike managing "A
travelling target for buckshot- j ulisn
Ralph. IN Iiarper's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
ALLIGATOR HUNTING.
How the Sport Is Carried on In the FLOR
ida >wamps.


The one apparent purpose Of all who
journey by boat in Florida is 10 see aili-
gators, and to keep account of the
number they have seen, as desperate
Indians in yellow-covered books tote
up the sum of the scalps they have
lifted At first the St Johns river Is
of the broad type of Floridian streams
"a wide expanse of fretted blue walled
in tamely with banks of low vcgeta-
ton. There are only two types, that
and the tortuoUs narrow Sort running
like leaiy lanes in cramped ribbons,
hedged close by trees. II Is when the
st. Johns is compressed and squeezed
until it wriggles like a landed eel
that the search for gators be
gins. ! had never seen a wild alligator
at large when ! mace the voyage, and,
to tell the truth. had seen so many
others like me, and such signs of a gem
eral slaughter Of the saurianS their ba-
bies. and even their eggs, that ! fan
cied might leave Florida with the luck
of one who goes TO Dakota 10 get shot
at buffalo. But ! was wrong Not
all the alligators are killed yet. though
.hat contamination ia not far off in tho
older parts of Florida. When we came
10 the narrow end of the river we saw
plenty of the amphibiaus, and discov-
cred also that they are apparently the
only things that induce the captain TO
raise his voice and TO bctray On inward
excitement.
Alligator on the left bank Quick
he shouted 10 al the passengers. al
ligator-big one-on the left bank,
close ahead"
Sure enough, there was the huge
Isard-lise animal upon the low bank,
between he water aud the trees. where
he had been baslsing until the approach
Of the boat aroused him. Already,
with a snalsish motion. he was moving
toward the river, his head sweeping in
one direction, and his thick. strong tail
in the other. There was time 70 zee
that be WAS ten feet long and 20 Won
der how the captain detected a thing 80
nearly the color Of the earth % rested
upon, when. with q graceful giant
wriggle. the beast slipped into the
river and showed us only 4 black snout
and tvo bump-ike eyes ripping the
surface ~ the stream.
There rTsre some persons among the
passengers who all bot rsTcd with DE-
Light over tne beauty II the scenery IN
the narrow part 81 thc river. Pretty
4 Is. but 10. cxt~cmc iv beautiful. and
the exrravaZant eyD-eysl0us q those
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
BAH

The Wichita papers have devoted great
deal OF space to ridiculing the Kansas eX-
hibit at the worlds fair. The board OF
trade of that city has declined to send any
display 10 the exposition. II Wichita
sends anything it VIII be small hort
tural exhibit later III the season; Ii IS OUT
Of place for Wichita to find fault witt tie
Kansas display when she has not spent a
dollar on il herself Topeka Journal.
Wichita papers have not ridiculed the
states exhibit at the fair-they have mad
no occasion to do so, for the reason that
it has Lad little there To exhibit OF crit
else, except the building, until within
The past few days. The private collec-
ton OF wild animals that in no sense
represents the slate but which has been
given prominence in the building in the
absence Of anything else has been re-
ferred to as ii deserved, but that was IN
defense Of the state against the lmposl-
ton attempted 10 be practiced upon the
uniformed and credulous public as tc
Kansas. As to Wichita'S connection OF
failure TO connect with the states eX-
liibit, this city's previous record, wherein
she has single handed and unaided rep
resented the state in national exhibits
and contests, gees for naught and size IS
ordered to silence if perchance she pre-
fers to have the state make its exhibit
without her assistance 1t would be I'M
pertinent'to ask what the capital city has
contributed 10 the states exhibit there
fore it viii not be done-by Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The FL Reno Eagle is contemplating
starting a daily.
Arapahoe is building a Congregational
parsonage.
Taloga thinks that she will get land
Office when the strip IS opened.
The Democratic ticket was defeated in
the city election AT Norman on Monday.
A PAYNE county newspaper offers to do
the county printing for ) cents per square
J. D. McLain o. Cleveland county has
been appointed Indian farmer at Darling
ton.
The assessors valuation of the personal
and real property in the city OF Guthrie IS
81, S5I,516.
Department Commander Wyatt has is
sued his order for the proper observance
Of Memorial Day.
Secretary Martin is acting governor
during Governor Seay's absence in Chicago
attending the worlds fair.
One Of the men who served on the grand
jury in Payne county WAS not citizen Of
the United States says the Hawk.
Ardmore has colored preacher named
Sin Killer Griffin Il is said that he tries
bis best to live up to his cognomen.
The Hawk says that Spinning, mem
Der Of the last jury that tried Ira y,
Terrill, has been indicted for perjury.
There is an oak post on exhibition in
Norman that has a pine silver driven
through il. It was picked up in the path
of the storm.
The Rock Island surveying corps is at
Chickasha and will commence surveying
the route of that road from Chickasha TO
| FL Paso 1T an early date.
The work of assessing the property of
the Indians has commenced 1t is now a
case of root hog or die says the Gazette,
with the allotted noble red men.
Payne county, says the Hawk, will raise
enough peaches this year to supply the
home market. Our orchards are enough
to bedeck a much older state with gilded
honors.
Ex-Treasurer Ross of the Cherokee
nation has return d from his trip to Wash
ington and gives it as his opinion that the
strip will be opened about the first OF July
He saws that the lottery plan will be
abandoned.
Chickasha Express: Quannah Parker
says that the white man and the Great
Spirit keep about even generally, but h'
never knew until last summer that The
white man sometimes gets ahead. When
! asked t. explain he said he saw some white
men making ice in July and he never saw
the Great Spirit do that.
The Commercial club Of FL Reno and thu
] aI,o E of nl'fh
! have made arrangements for the running
of a special train from the latter place t.
| FL Reno on the Fourth of July for The
purpose of giving the people of Fort Worth
/ an opportunity TO participate in the larg'
| celebration to be held in FL Reno on thai
day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
a NIntnai snrprisr.

A hunter and wolf had an inter
esting mutual surprise party 90 them
selves IN the hills near Helena. Mont,
a few days ago. The hunter. ar
Tavcd in "A heavy wolf-skin or~rcoat,
fur side outward. was examining some
traps set the previous night. he was
s,oopiug over one, rearranging The bast,
when there was the sound - a fierce
crow and a heavy weight fell suddenly
on his back. bearing him 70 the ground.
50 that be barely missed being caught
in his own trap. Ne managed % shake
himself free. and recovering his feey
found facing him a full-grown buffalo
wolf. The vol seemed quite a. much
SURPRISED as the hunter. and thev looked
a. each other for some seconds before
The fight which ended in The death %
The wolf. began The brute evidently
was fooled by the overooat ard Tho
hunters sfooping position. and rulstoos
him for smother wolf
A. tbs Proper Tt.s.-
Tsaeaer-Do you always tel 'hs
truth
small BOY fsaVelyi--I ID II 80
abou. sozeb-sslY SET ruth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
GOING TO MISSOURI

The Pop regents Of the state university
have given the contract for drawing the
plans of the new library building. which
is TO cost $92. 600, TO Van Brunt & Howe
of Kansas City, Mo. The announcement
of the regents choice created some sur
prise in the board Of public works. The
act of the legislature did not provide
who the architect should be, but in the
natural order of events it would 80 10 a
Kansas architect.
BY this action Of the regents not only
State Architect Davis, but all Kansas
architectural talent is ignored aud the
contract is given to a Missouri firm.
Surprising that Van Brunt & Howe will
Get the usual fee per cent-they viii
make the neat sum of 5000 out OF the
contract. The plans Tor the Spoonei
library, prepared by the state architect,
lana given little attention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

Excavations at different times IN tins
garden have shown that SIX or more
feet below the surface Of the ground
there exist interesting ruins, and IN the
rock itself there IS an remarkable tomb
which has recently attracted much at
tention An effort has been made the
last year 10 purchase the garden, with
its appurtenances. place II IN the hands
Of 4 general committee. 50 that II should
not be in the contr.l of any particular
religious sect, have excavations made
and everything that might be
found preserved and exposed for the
benefit OF ali who take an interest in
sach matters The negotiations, were.
i. was thorght, successful and the
money ready 20 be paid. but very re
Gently there has come hitch Of some
kind, so that after ali the project may
fail
In one American cemetery on Mount
Zion was overseeing the digging of a
certain grave. and at the depth Of four
feet we came upon large blocks of stone.
l tried TO dig in two places near the
first. but with similar results At last
we dug the grave elsewhere and sub>c-
quently / employed men to remove the
earth from the stones referred 10, and
at that point and at two others where
made examinations | found the re
mains of a large building, which,
Judge was a church These founda-
tions of pillars were on a pavement OF
six or seven feet below the surface o
the ground, and it Is curious fact tina
wherever we attempt to dig grave II
/ that ward we come at the depth men
/ toned upon human bones and skulls
| 1t seems shocking, but as the ground Il
/ full of such remains there Is nothing Il
/ be done This filling in must have beer
/ done long ago, for this ground ha
/ been American property since abou
/ 1880. ! hoped to have walled in theS
/ finds. so that they might always be eN
/ posed. but this was too expensive 70
my private means. and have PARTIAL,
covered them and marked the places
so that they can be avoided wheneve
it is necessary hereafter to dig graves.
| Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

Wall street was tolerably adroit in Sc
curing an interview with Secretary Car
Isle on the occasion of his visit to that
CITY last week. Their scheme had been
frustrated by the treasury department
when it followed up the announcement
that bonds would be issued only as last
resort, with the continued payment OF
treasury obligations in gold, regardless
of the $10O,00 600 reserve limit. The
circumstance that the street had seen the
secretary served to let them down a
trife easier, and that is ali there was TO
st. Gold is now rapidly accommodating
in the treasury.