Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-01

Of the national products of the coun-
try, coffee forming the main feature.
According to the commissioner Lii
berian coffee is fast becoming popular
with merchants who handle it, and
the product is said to equal that of
any other country in its excellence.
The crop this season will exceed
100000 pounds.
The population of Liberia exclusive
of the few white settlers, is divided
into twelve tribes or classes. They
are the Mandingoes, Vey, Boatswain,
Pesseh, Liberia, Deg, Gedibo, Golah,
Congo, Queah, Barline and Bassa.
The exhibit of the Mandingoes is the
most complete, and includes sample
of every class of work done by the
tribe. Curiously beaded needle cases,
sandals and war caps, with a number
of unsheathed dirks and daggers,
form one part of the exhibit. In the
same section are the old-time war
bows with quivers of arrows. Then
there are inkstands with pointed
sticks for pens, states, dresses and a
native loom. All of the other tribes
have made exhibits though not as ex-
tensive as that of the Mandingoes.
Stony Island avenue is quiet these
days. You can go along the row of
cheap houses fringing the grounds at
the west and pick out hundred booths
and little stores where some man
with meteoric notions sunk his small
capital. The places are deserted now,
and some of the places which remain
stubbornly hoping for better things,
are almost the same as deserted.
These spectators did not realize that
people would come to the fair
and then go away each day with
out stopping to pour dollars along
Stony Island avenue, Some of the
stands and lunch counters close to the
gates are making money, but the
thought comes to any man glancing
down the mile of "World's fair"
schemes: "How did all of them ex-
pect to become richT
A funny thing happened Thursday
in the Midway Plaisance. Because
the grocer failed to deliver the sugar
ordered by Manager Rowddy in time
for the MONDAY meal, forty of the
redskins walked out on strike. That
night they slept in Washington Park.
Old Blackhawk led the strike and the
big Injun was full of guile and fire.
water. Early in the forenoon he had
taken trip outside the park gates,
and over in the prohibition district
had run against one of the protected
gin mills in the neighborhood of 9th
street and Stony Island avenue. Mr..
Blackhawk filled his copper colored
body full of whiskey, spent his last
coin for big bottle of the corked
disorderly conduct and then took q
zig-zag trail for the village. Black
hawk had a personal grievance against
Manager Rowddy. In the jaw of the
Pottawatomie chief there is tooth
which bankers etcrnally for blueberry
pie. This particular tooth gets up
early in the morning to begin its daily
cravings for this particular bit of pas
try. Blackberry, gooseberry, apple
and rhubarb pies are all right eleven
months in the year, but when the sea-
son of blueberries is here Blackhawk
will taste but one tart. Mr.. Rowddy
had moved the earth almost to secure
the dainty craved by the red man. He
had been able to secure but limited
quantity of the fruit, and the old chief
was wroth tbereat. AS soon as he
had fallen into the village he called
Green Cloud, Crazy Horse and Chief
Young into council. lie laid the case
before them and dwelt long upon the
fact that the manager was away "shy"
in the sugar pot. Then he entered
upon the impassioned harrangue, fin
ally putting the question whether
they should walk out or not. The de-
cision was in the affirmative, and soon
the news was spread to every tepee
in the inolosure. In vain did Manager
Rowddy argue. In vain did he prom
Use double portions Of sugar at the
evening meal. The Indians had
donned the war paint and nothing
could stay the uprising. Then they
wrapped their blankets about them
and slowly sacked out Of the Midway.
The roof promenades which were
barred by The council of administra-
tion shortly after the cold storage
fire, are to be re-opened to tho public.
In nine days more the elevators will
be running again from the floor to the
roof Of the manufactures building.
These elevators were ordered stopped
until iron stairways should be built
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