The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-12-18
NEW ERA.
What Changes the Reporter Has Oh
served in Few Short Years.

What Changes the Reporter Has Oh
served in Few Short Years.
If some Rip Van Winkle as an ob.
serving turn of mind could awaken
J and trudge along the streets after
twenty years nap, he would see
some novel changes old Time has
wrought in that time.
He could trace the safety pneu-
matte tire bicycle along the road by
I its wide, smooth track, as it zigzags
across the road, now here, now
there, and then lost entirely to view,
The bicycle of 20 years ago was a
toy to ride about towns. Now men
take journeys on them; crossing
States and even continents with as
little eXertion, as the trip on horse
back; covering the same distance
one day that it would take a horse
two days to do. 1t has come to
stay with US and is being constant
Iy improved,
Electric,motors were only thought
of 20 years ago, but now we see
their daily use as a propelling pow.
er. 1t pulls our street cars, sewing
machines, runs fans, and is even
used in lighting our streets. 1t has
also come to stay, and its powers
have just begun to be known.
Prizefghting was known perhaps
20 years ago; in fact, it has been
the custom for ages for man to find
his strength superior to other men,
and cope with him for superiority,
| but of late days they have gone in
to the hippodrome business for the
money that is in it, and fight with
all the viciousness of beasts, not for
plaudits, as of yore, but for money.
The base ball craze has come, and
it promised to take the country for
awhile, but it is gradually giving
way to foot ball, as means to di
vert the mind and furnish amuse.
ment for those engaged in the
sport, as well as those who wish to
be entertaiaed.
Changes are constantly taking
place in all things and theories,
When we we're a boy, and that has
not been so many years back, the
preachers were preaching "hellfre
and birthstone" sent on the sinner
for his misdeeds. Now they are
preaching Gods goodness to the sin
ner, and an abiding place in Para
disc and a final rest in the sweet
hereafter
In those days we did not have any
"Babs" to "Bab" about everything
and everybody; what they should OF
should not wear, but we had tht
old time mother to dress us in home
spun, and soothe our sorrows, real
or imaginary,
The doctors in those days bled
their patients, and used leches for
all pains; they'drew blood from the
veins but now they try by chemica
action to infuse blood into these
very same veins, that they once
emptied.
We had in those days women who
had eight widths of cloth in theil
dresses, but now it takes ten tt
make the sleeves.
We had quilting bees IN those
days, now we have pink teas, pro-
gressive euchre, and other diver
sions.
The bloomer craze threatened us
short time, recently, as it die
twenty years ago, but it does not
promise to take root and grow like
other crazes.
There are many other changes
: but these suffice for illustration
Who knows but that twenty more
years will find still greater changes
all around.
An equal divide is what we give
you on hats, furnishings and cloth
ing. SHARPE ~ BREWER
We do not buy in big quantities
but only as needing and do not let
our stock become shelf-worn anc
old, but are always able to sell the
best as cheap as anybody.
BEN WILLIAMS q SEEdAR.