The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-12-24
WELCOME CHRIs.CRINGLE.
The Gates of Our City Open and
Every Latch String on the
Outside.

AS IllS Will UC Oul ldSI loouC uhIA
after Santa Claus has made his Wis
it here, we must take this opportu-
nifty to extend him welcome to our
city and turn the keys over to him.
He will find us a whole -souled peo-
pie, a people who are ever ready to
receive as we'll as give.
In behalf of the youngster
of our city, we invite
him to get down from his sledge,
hitch his reindeers to any of our
hitching posts, and come right in
with his pack.
He will find us a hospitable peO
pie, from the sand flats on the north
to Swampoodle on the south and
west and the boundaries of cat al
ley.
He will find many palaces and
shanties in this city of ours, willing
to tighten his pack of tin soldiers,
cat guns, dolls, and jumping jacks.
AS our town has grown up to be
quite city since he was last here,
it will not be amiss to give him a
few pointers.
Our people here are peaceful, al
though they can trace their lineage
back to the warriors of old, and if
you come to give, and not to take,
you will find the shoe string on the
outside of the door.
We have made history for our
city, 'and frequently great men have
passed through here and some have
been known to stop,
Jay Gould honored our cityln sew
eral ways while in life.
Theodore Tilton came here once
and visited our school. He gave
away several halt dollars on that
occasion to the pupils, to remem
Der him by.
Barnum has been here, and Sc
has James X. Emmett. General
Grant had his trunks robbed here
once on a time, but he did not lay
it on our citizens.
Stump Ashby came here, and SC
did "Cyclone" Davis, and they got
away with whole skins, we believe
James j. Corbett honored our city
with a visit and so did Fitzsimmons
They did not get into scrap with
any of our people, though we art
down on the map as a rather tough
set.
We are a prohibition town ant
you can not get your usual egg
nog, but hop ale, rice extract, OF
Hostetter's Bitters will do instead
If you stop with us you will be in
formed that you will not be the first
beetle that bumped its head against
our election light, or scorched its
wings in the fare of our glory.
Here you willfn city with two
National banks and the smell OF
where several others have been. In
addition, we have two coal banks, a
sand bank, and faro bank.
We have gas works 1--WE will not
speak on this further), and water
works Silent on this, too), and soda
water works.
We have oil mills, saw mills, coffee
mills, and 20 mills (taxes).
We have bonded Indebtedness and
registered and unregistered scrip
by the barrelful.
We have two Mayors, two sets of
aldermen, and town full of police
men and constables,
We have two sherifls, two court
houses, and two of almost every.
thing else,
While here, go over to the "a G
Mil, and take a ride on that 60.
foot band saw, Then dump yourself
down at DeMarse's and see him cast
a monkey
Take a street car ride on the
"Cannon Ball"-You can find a pass
In our vest pocket, but be sure you
return it.
Take a walk up Broad Street and
gaze on the fine brick store houses
and elegant stocks of goods.
From Broad Street pass on to
Quality Hill" and see this "gabed
city," and get Whit of the flow.
ers,
Go from there to Kirby Beach,
and take a bath In the pool, and re.
turn and stroll over to where they
make gas, and tell them that nine
knots have long aco ~