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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
Home Manufacture.

The completion of the partially con-
structed line of the Texarkana ~ Fort
Smith Ry. cannot fail to increase the
manufacturing interests of our city,
nor can it result otherwise than in
attracting local manufacturing enter
prises from abroad. by reason of the
greatly increased facilities for same,
which will necessarily follow its COM
pletion. That the great drawback to
this country is lack of manufacture
ing enterprises cannot be doubted.
As an evidence of the truth of this as
sertion we reproduce an extract from
an article by Mr.. Chas Gleed, con-
tanned in the last issue of the Forum,
which reads as follows; "The West
has been at disadvantage because 1t
has, necessarily or not, bought all its
manufactured articles in the East
The absolute degree to which the
West has been subjected to the East
in the matter of manufactures has
been rarely understood. The canned
corn and tomatoes, for example, used
in Kansas and Nebraska and beyond
come chiefly from Baltimore. Boston
baked beans all the way from Boston
are sold at every well regulated lunch
counter in the West. Until recent
years the flour from Rochester, N. Y,
held first place in all western markets;
and Pittsburg nails have, at least until
lately, been carried beyond the Pueblo
steel mills into the heart Of one Of the
greatest iron areas In the world, to
the exclusion of the Pueblo product.
Raw cotton goes--nobody knows
where il does not go--to be manufac-
tured, anywhere and everywhere
away from its native place, no matter
how much coal and timber may be
near il or how close II may be to the
sea-"
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
Reckless Shooting.

A pistol shot was fired by some
criminally reckless hand at or near
the old postofice corner, on State
Line avenue, at o'clock last evening.
At the moment Of firing, Mrs. Treher,
the estimable wife of City Recorder
Geo. w. Treher was crossing the
street. accompanied by her little
daughter, returning home from her
husbands store. or course 1t Is prob
able that the "shootist" was ignorant
of the close proximity of a defenseless
lady when he committed the foolhardy
act. This, however, is no justification
for the deed, as such an act IS wholly
inexcusable. The shot appears to
have been fred in the air, out OF sheer
wantonness. We trust that our officers
may succeed in their efforts to lay
hands on one or more of the willful
violators of the city's laws.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and act:
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys,
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug,
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIc SKRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, xE NEW YORK. nv
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
A MISTAKE.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Jan. 20, 1898.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT,
Tavartano Arl

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Jan. 20, 1898.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT,
Texarkana, Ark.
Dear Sir:-Your paper of 10th inst.
reports me us having introduced bill
to exempt all railways less than %
miles in length, from taxation, which
is all wrong. Have with reference to
railroads, introduced a bill to revive
and extend the charters of certain
ones, and none other. My opinion
about railroads is that they have their
share of the privileges, and should
bear their share of the burden.
Yours, ETC.,
w. +. KIRBY.
The above letter received by us
from Mr.. Kirby, this a. m., IS self ex-
planatory, We cheerfully make the
"amende honorable" by publishing
same, and assure Mr.. Kirby that the
error was purely an unintentional one
on our part as the bill, above alluded
to, was set forth clearly In the several
reports ofLegislative proceedings sent
out from Little Rock, and the intro
duction of same was duly accredited
to Mr.. Kirby. We, therefore, make
the desired correction with pleasure.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
THE LEGIsLATURE.
The Senate, After Transacting Con
siderable Business, Adjourns
Until Monday.
THE SENATE

THE SENATE.
Convened at $50 a. m. yesterday.
Roll call and prayer.
Mr.. PREsDENT-l have approved
and signed S. G. II. No. 6, authorizing
a committee of three members of the
House and two from the Senate 10
visit the Arkansas Industrial Uniyer-
sity.
Also S. C. r. No. 7, authorizing a
like committee to visit the Branch
Normal College at Pine Bluff.
w. Nj. FIsHBACK,
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE or
PANTS.

Our great slaughter sale Of pants,
which began Monday will be con-
tlnued throughout this week. 1t is
the greatest reduction sale ever
inauguratcd in Texarkana, Ark. 500
pair Of Drummers Sample Pants
worth $4.0O, $500, 5000, 800 and
$500, all go at 1920. No TWO PAIR
ALIKE. Remember we don't do any
thing by halves. Every pair worth
double tho money.
DO not neglect this great opportun-
ity, but call early.
Respectfully,
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21
Geo. w. Pickler Dead.

News reached this city to-day from
Magnolia, Ark, Of the death of Geo.
w. Pickler, one of the prominent and
wealthy citizens Of Columbia county,
which occurred at the home Of the de-
ceased near Magnolia yesterday.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-01-21

WANTED--A few select boarders.
Nicely furnished rooms with good
board near business part of city.
Corner Clinton and Vine.
1-21-1mo Mrs. ALFRED MITCHELL.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
FLORIDIANA.


deed has been recorded in the
county clerks Office transferring the
South Florida Railroad and lis branches
to the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Compauy.-Ollando Reporter.
The machinery of the Madison Brick
Company was put in operation last Mon
day, making brick for one Or more of the
new stores which is to be erected here
this sumner Madison Record.
Already the machinery is arriving for
the use ol the Flagler hotel bui' ders.
Last week We noticed large steam rock
crusher, among other heavy machinery
being shipped in.--Jupiter Sun.
The Roynl Palm Nurseries received
last week $500 collection of exotic s
from Southern Cuba. and large ship
ment Of orchids from United S. tes off
Columbia.-Manatee River Journal.
The AL Xander Bros. have nine acres
in beets that are coming on nicely, and
they will commence shipping in a few
weeks. This is perhaps the largest beet
field in the State.-Oviedo Chronicle.
A milk COW of Mr.. Glenn Fox was
killed by lightning during the thunder
storm last Wednesday night. and one of
Mr.. Glenn Lamer's was struck by the
subtle fluid and severely injured. -Madi
son Recorderer.
Postmaster Crippen has formally re-
signed his position as postmaster of
Eusis, and will leave about June LIST.
with bis family, for New York city, where
he has accepted q lucrative position
Eustis Lake Region.
The orange rees are now making
healthy growth, which is great and
pleasing contrast wi h the condition Of
the trees at this time last year, when
most all the fruit dropped and the leaves
were badly curled.
The Oldest member Of the Florida Leg
slature is Mr.. Wheeler II. Bristol,
Senator from Volusia County, who is
now 70 years Of age. He is a native
of New York where he held the offices
of State Treasurer and State Engineer.
He has, however, been 8 resident of
Florida for about eight years Titusville
Star.
Mr.. E. Il. Bradley, Of Lake Worth,
arrived here yesterday morning with a
carload of tropical foliage, bound for
the Worlds Fair, consisting Of cocoanut
leaves, several palmetto stumps of gil
giant size to be utilized as peiestals. and
d few date trees. This part Of Dade's
exhibit is being loaded Ola car to dav
and Mr.. Bradley will start tomorrow
for Chicago. -Titusville Star.
\ The South Florida Foundry and Ma
chine Works has been awarded the con-
tract for furnishing all castings for the
South Florida Railroad heretofore this
work has all been done outside Of the
State, hereafter it will all be done at
home, which means good deal. 1t is
no small item, and is quite nice little
plum for our well known foundry to re-
ceive at this asOn.-Exchange.
The following Is a summary of the
work done by the Tampa Bay laundry:
"FOr the month Of March the laundry
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10

They make dish equal in every respect
to any berry grown, and hundreds oil
bushels are gathered yearly old in fel Is
surrounding the capital. The manu-
facture of wine is no small industry,
and in many instances it is preferable to
claret for table use. -Floridian.
Miss Fanny L. Kelley, who has just
resigned as postmaster at Carrabelle,
has had charge of the office for four
teen years. During this time but four
inspectors have visited this office, and
they did so by special request of the
postmaster.-E
There is a movement in opperation by
several of our business men toward es-
tablisking an institute in our city for the
cure of liquor, tobacco, morphine, etc..
and morphine diseases. An institution
OF this kind should be encouraged, as it
will be great advertisement for Orlan-
do. Some city in Florida will have this
institution, and why not Orland0?-Or-
lando Sentenel.
The Consumers Electric Light and
Power Company are looking Eor their ele-
giant new cars in every day and are eX-
tending their lines as rapidly us possible
The work on their new power house is
progressing rapidly and ere long they
will have the Hilisborough river prop
erly harnessed up for busioess.-Tampa
Tribune.
There are a great many ambitious
cities and towns in Florida. Jackson
vile wants to be paved; Gainesville
wants big hotel; Ocala wants the cap
ital, ITALIA hassee wants to keep it; Bron-
son wants great, big, new courthouse
Orlando wants canning factories and is
talking "Crabbedly" for them; Tampa
wants to become a gulf city; Kew West.
modest little darling, wants to be q
whole State; Green Cove Spring wants
to annex Hawaii ana Melrose; Starke
wants-well, the earth, and the full ness
thereof, might crafty her ambitious soul
--Starke Telegraph.
In the rear of J. 3. TOgui's store al
Jacksonville, says an exchange, is one
Of the oldest grape vines in Duval
county. The Colonel planted this vine
thirty-two years ago, having received il
in the shape OF little cutting from Eu,
rope sent him by a friend, calling il
"Togni's Choice" which name it has
borne ever since. He has wine in his
establishment made from the grapes
gathered from this vine that is oven
twenty years old. 1t covers an area Of
about thirty feet square, and yields q
number Of bushels OF fine grapes every
season. 1t is ''full" now and after feed,
ing all the birds in the community the
Colonel expects to gather large guam
tity of grapes from the vine, which he
will make up into wine for his friends.
The pineapple crop inthe Lake Worth
region viii be something handsome
Those who have bearing fields are
greatly pleased with the outlook. and
the acreage around the lake will prob
ably be nearly doubled during the sum
mer. Recent rains have greatly bene
fitted the pines, and the fruits, now rap
idly approaching maturity, promise tc
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10


1na1W he
G. D. GEN PAssENG AGENT,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-03
MIDWAY PLAISANCE"

Tho Correct Pronunciation of This Tleio
~ AdoPted-by General Usage.
Since the opening of the fair. it has
been matter. to observe with regret
that the name of that strange thorough
fare wherein many nations are repre-
sented has been regularly and auda-
ciously mispronounced by large pro-
portion of the general public.
1t has been charged that in selecting
the title, midway Plaisance," the park
commissioners made an unwarranted
incursion upon foreign tongue, but
when one considers the inadeqnacy of
the word street." the effeminacy OF
'avenue," and the total impossibility
of boulevard" it is not hard to SEE
what led them to the choice. The real.
ly woeful consequence of their selec.
ton is to be found in the weirdly varied
pronunciation which some people give
it. ''Plezzunts' is common, SO is '.plav.
zance." ''Playzahants," with the accent
on the ultimate, is favorite. FIRE.
quently speaker, doubtful of his &C.
curacy, makes q sweeping contraction
anc elision of the word, with the evil
dent hope OF escaping observation, and
says: midway Plez'ns'." 49,. -,
The more popular photographers Of
fer little help, and it remains with the
speaker to choose whether he shall
consider the word as English-it is an
obsolete form of the archaic English
word ''pleasaunce"- or as modern
French. The spelling of the older Eng
~ y
teal. If it is old English it is '.play-
zance," with the accent weightiest on
the first syllable. If it is French it is
''playzongs" las nearly as may be indi.
Gated in English letters) with no &C.
cent at all, or with very little accent on
the final syllable. "
Judging from the general usage here,
it would seem that the latter pronuu-
citation is the one destined, to rule
Chicago Record. ~
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in the Plaisance. This village recalls,
to use the words Of John c. Eastman,
in an article in the Chautauquan, the
stories Of Stanley, Livingstone, and
Paul du Chaillu. 1t is inclosed by
asfence made of bark with platform
running along the top and the entire
distance of the Midway front. There
are also signal towers near the entrance
and into these matched boxes black
and savage sentinels are to be seen
every day dancing madly when they
.sre not singing and shaking long loops
of goats hoofs There is no doubt that
the Dahomeyans are more closely allied
with the cruel and s,psrstitions prac-
tees Of savagery than any other coun-
try represented in Midway. The wom-
en- are as fierce II not fiercer than the
mem and llof them have 70 be watched
day and night for fear they may use
heir:spears for other purposes than .
barbaric ellishment Of their danceA
These make up 8 great part Of the
list Of attractions Of Midway Plaisance,
without which the worlds fair would
be incomplete. inasmuch o they afford
the people Of the western world On ol,.
pOrtunity Of studying the lives and
habits q those far-on racea with watch
fhe hases hsen acquainted thrpn2h re.
mort only. ~:
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Sounds Of summer.

b .
''The windows are open for the sea-
son now,' said man who lives in q
boarding house block, land we hear
once more the -la-loo of the
lady who is learning to sing; her voice
appears to have gained strength during
the winter. We have again the inces-
SAINT piano; we hear the shrek OF the
shrill canary. The boy who whistles
has come again. The man who plays
the cornet practices as perseveringly as
ever; he is still trying to reach the high
note. Hello, there! Somebody started
. thunder factory in the next block:
No, it's the man who plays the from
bone throwing out Of the windows the
winters accumulation Of broken notes
and notes too big to 60 through the
trombone. We hear the crying Of in.s
fants and the giddy laughter Of the
young; all the many and varied sounds
that are denied 10 rs in winter, whom
windows and doors are closed, burst
Enpon ms now ii fnll volume. One might
Sc quite insensible To- hest and cold
md yet know BY tho sense Of hearing
.lone that summer had come aga.lin.
y. y. Sum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-03
IN THE GERMAN VILLAGE.

There appears not to b. . largo at.
tendance at the mosque; yet q few of
the faithful may be seen vending their
way thither as the muezzin's call
ceases 1t is a plain, square, white
structure, erected on red foundation,
having dome, and three diamond
PANIED windows ON three sides, with the
entrance in the rear. Small crescents
surmount the dome and cornices, as
also the pinnacle of the minaret.
The interior is very simply furnished.
Six or eight smooth white pillars sup
port groined ceiling, which is also
white, There is carved brown dado,
a. shrine or altar, hung with yellow
tapestry; and on tho floor lie numerous
soft rugs upon which the worshipers
may kneel, bow and PROSTATE them
selves at their prayers,
There is q low black fender about
the threshold at the entrance, where
all who go in remove their shoes. An
usher, or rather custodian, stands here,
not to seat strangers. but to keep them
ont, by force, II necessary; for this is
not a church hospitable to the ''Sunday
hummer. Christians, indeed, are not
permitted to enter the mosque at all
until they turn Mohammedans.
The novelty Of Moslem worship at
tracts considerable crowd, which
fingers about the black fender, peeping
curiously in; and the opinion held by
the Moslems of these inquisitive Wis
itors is eloquently expressed by the
studious assiduity with which they
hide their shoes after removing them.
Further along are the villages of the
Indians and Dahomeyans, the latter be-
ing among the most attractive features
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q -
of those tempests of rain and storm set
in that we sometimes have in mid
August-a tempest that lasted three
days. No one could stir out, and all
that time Barbara lay at deaths door,
unconscious and silent.
But in the thunder and lightning
and driving rain of the third night
sense and reason came back to- poor
Barbara, and she started up among her
"'Where is Miss Arkwright" said she.
"'She's not at the hotel, dear, says l,
soothingly. And Wedderburn thinks
she must have made up her mind at the
last minute to 20 down to New York
with Mr.. Warden 49,
~ know where she is. said Barbara,
with shudder, She is mp at the pow
der house. =, -.
I'VE thought she was dreaming, until
she told us all ....-s.-,,,.s-.s,..*
Three days and three nights! she
walled out. oh. go. some one, and see
after herr ;
+ ''And in all the storm my husband and
two men climbed the steep mountain
sides with lanterns and approached the
powder house. And of all eerie places,
my husband says the powder house. in
q thunderstorm at midnight, is the
eeriest!
''Well, ma'am, they opened the door,
and there lay Miss Arkwright on the
floor, dead, herteeth nearly meeting in
her own arm and her face all distorted
= = VIZ
died in q convulsion or starved to death
no one knew and no one ever will know.
"And all the time my husband and
the men were gone Barbara was telling
me the story. IN. Y. Ledger
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scraps of conversation relating to the
wonders Of It's many attractions. The
..'Playzauuce'' is upon every tongue,
and deplorable indeed is the condition
OF. the person who has not paid it :
visit and become acquainted with its
mosques, theaters, panoramas, villages,
etc. Even the gamin on. the DOWN
town street corner can direct you to
the several abodes Of the Turks, Jaw
anese. Dahomeyans or any Of the
strange races, and he regards with
commiserating air the poor unfor-
tunate frater who has not done" the
whole blooming show from one end
to the other ."
The exposition, proper must needs
first claim the attention Of the visitor,
and until he has viewed the wonders
DER contained, in the great white build
ings, and made himself familiar with
the multitudinous wonders Of the arts,
manufactures and other, departments,
he cannot conscientiously say he has
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-03
HOME COMFORTS.

They Are to He Found Among the State
Buildings 1t the Fair.
A stroll throug n the northern part of
the worlds fair grounds, along the
streets devoted to state buildings, gives
the visitor feeling of home comforts
and also of patriotism. On one side
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana
and other broad western states open
the doors of their large and hospitable
houses. On the other, Virginia, in an
exact reproduction of Mount Vernon,
the home of Washington. or Vermont,
with its Pompeiian building. invites the
citizen Of any state to take seat in .
piazza easy chair, rest in comfortable
tparlor, read the home papers or look
over the register and see where friends
are staying 1t must be said, however,
that register privileges are grossly
abused, and that the great books are
filled with names Of people who like to
record themselves whenever q chance
is offered. Massachusetts, has a noble
representation of the old John Hancock
house in Boston. which looks SO partic-
ularly home-like and comfortable and
has 50 many interesting relics that one
is sorry to leave it's pleasant rooms.
New York is magnificent, as becomes
the Empire state, and the great Penn
sylvania house is . palace of comfort to
many sightseerA The territories have
their little house in COMMON, Is be-
comes applicants ut the door Of the
nation: the fine new. state Of Washing
ton Is roughly elegant in its solid, un-
painted timber and stone, and Ken
lucky has taken the Henry Clay home
steas Tor It's fine model.
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seen the fair, but if he departs without
having turned his steps westward
through that wonderful avenue of mys-
teries and dropped in on the queer peo-
pie of all lands, he will find himself
sadly deficient in information when
his friends in his distant home inquire
about the sights of the Plaisance of
which they have read so much.
While embraced in the general plan
of the fair and considered part and
parcel thereof. the enterprises of the
Plaisance are private, and partake
somewhat of the nature of side-shows.
Each one has fixed price of admission,
which of itself is but mere tribe, but
when once within the gates the cost of
entering is apt to be largely increased
if check is not placed upon ones APP
petite for viands and drinks of all
kinds, and if this desire to possess the
curious and beautiful souvenirs ON sale
is not promptly ourbed. A.
The first thing that strikes the eve on
the left on entering the Plaisance from
the fair ground is the picturesque Blar-
ney castle and its surrounding cottages,
which compose the interesting Irish in.
dustrial exhibit, presided over by Lady
Aberdeen. This is the only enterprise
in the Midway Plaisance not operated
and promoted for private gain. The
profits accrulng from this exhibit 20
into fund created for the purpose of
making the people of Ireland self-sus-
tanning and for removing the faint Of
poverty from the Emerald isle. 1t is a
worthy enterprise, and presents some
very interesting and entertaining fea-
lures, among them being the celebrated
Blarney. stone, which is set in an ex-
act reproduction of the historic castle.
The entrance to the village is q gem
of early Celtic architecture, bearing over
the portal the words: s:Cead Mile
Failte," which, translated, bids the Wis
itor hundred Thousand welcomes
Once within the mimic city, the
stranger finds much to. instruct and
amuse. Here the process of dairying,
lace-making aud other Irish industries
are faithfully represented, and the time
may be pleasantly passed in listening
to genuine Irish songs, dances, etc.
The funds to sustain this enterprise
were subscribed by people of every po-
litical and religious faith in Irelani
and by public-spirited citizens of this