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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
us

They can't pull down Senator
Vest on the money question. He
makes some sledge hammer licks at
Hanna and his trust congress, now
about to take charge of the coun-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The U. S. Senate has confirmed
the nomination of Judge Rodgers,
of Fort Smith. They have not act
ed on Francis OF Missouri, for Sec
retary of the Interior yet, and he
may be left out IN the cold, cold
world
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Goods and necessaries of life are
going up daily, and wages going
down. We must-some of us
abandon the towns and work shops,
and 90 to farming. We can raise
enough tolive on if we work the
ground,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
RATES.

Daily, per month by carrier. 70
Daily, six months by mail, in advance 90
Daily. one year by mail, in advance. 30
Weekly. one year by mail. in advance 90
Weekly, six months, in adyance...... 80
All communications should be addressed
TO THE TEXARKANIAN.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
Shingles for Sale.

/ have the noted Peavy shingle
for sale, Enquire at the Railroad
Mems Store.
12-3- W. h. WELCOME,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The finest of all kinds of fresh
meats, fish and game, are to be
found at W. D, Hobgood's State
Line market, near postofice, and
Broad street market (Morrows's old
stan0 ll-l0.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

under treatment for
nervous troubles, and
changed climates FREE
quently without avail,
Last February | be.
gan taking Dr. Miles
Restorative Nervino
and Nerve and Liver
pie nnd aInco thon [
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The State Horticultural society
will meet at Rodgers, Arkansas, on
Dec. Goth.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Arkansas needs more thrifty far
mers, and we should make some
move to get them in our state.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Cotton has declined $3.50 a bale
since Mckinley has been elected
This is the prosperity (0 promised
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

harder than for years and the good effects
that have roeultod soom 10 bc permanent"
Dr. Miles Remedies are sold by all Drug
gists undor u positive guarantee, first bottle
bonolts or money refunded Book on
Heart aud Norvosscnt FREQ TO all appllcants.
DIR, MILES MEDICAL CO., ElShart Ind
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Oysters and celery, best quality
now constantly on hand at Huddle-
ston Bros, meat market. If,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

The best of everything the mark
ct affords, at Huddleston Bros,
meat market.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

NV ID ~ pNhNhit puSVoT W.
N church, Buchanan Ga, writes
Dec, 10, 1905 "ln childhood | was
afflicted with excessive nervousness, which,
almost developed into 81, VituG dance, |
partially recovered, but Ot college 10 gradu-
ally grew worse, Close study aggravated
the troubles any unusual eScrtlon caused
trembling all over. In 1900 had severe
attack Of La Grippe which brought on heart
weakness, / had been almost constantly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

For a nice JUICY steak and tine
meats of all kinds call on the enter
prising Huddleston Bros
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Every SOC purchase of fancy cam
dy and fruits entities you to a tick
ct of the drawing at the Handy
Kitchen, on Dec. 25, 1896. 1917
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Oscar Turner will have the larg-
est assortment of fruits, nuts, can
dies, oysters and celery of any house
in town, for Xmas. l2-18-6t.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Remember the "old reliable" NJ. n
Cry. Is Offering half fare rates, good
for thirty days, for the coming hol-
days If you wish to visit the old
home In Tennessee, Alabama Geor.
gla, or the Carolinas, now is your
time. See adv elsewhere, for full
nformatlon 1927
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
lib.

Prof. G. A. Tompson, of Illinois,
the well known piano tuner, writes
us from Denison, Tex, that he will
be in Texarkana in a few weeks, and
will call upon his old friends and
patrons, and the public generally,
to do all kinds of repairing, as well
as tuning pianos and organs. Wait
for him, if you desire frst-class
work. 1879
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Browns Iron Tonic cures head
ache. Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Place your property in the hands
of ], L. Whatley, the real estate
man-quick returns will be made.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Attention, LADIES' am prepar-
ed to do all kinds Of dress making,
and guarantee satisfaction; was
formerly with the noted Paris Cloak
and Suit Co., on Fifth Avenue, New
York City. Give me trial.
Mrs j, SPITzBERG,
lib. 309 Maple st.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
SUNDAY, DEC. 20, 1896.

The Daily and Weekly TExARKANIAN are
entered at the poStoiiice at TeXarkana as
second class mail matter.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20
Stomach

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. / had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe. 1
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from a trial Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that l
took several bottles and mean to always
keep it in the house. / am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
| have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fited by Hoods Sarsaparilla for pains in
the back, and after the grip. / gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
MRS. PETER BURBY, Leominster, Mass.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Fine boneless hams, Just received
at Huddleston Bros. meat market
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-20

Case
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
HISTORICAL EVIDENCE.

Inasmuch as there may be, and no
doubt are, persons who regard the
order ofKnights of Pythias as found
ed upon a myth. Il is OF eminent
Importance to disabuse the minds of
such persons, by reference to an
cient history. Rollin, whose history
is one of the most reliable in exist
ence, says:
damon and Pyth;as had both
been educated in the principles of
the Pythagorean PHILOSOPHY, ard
were united to each other in the
strictest ties of friendship, which
they had mutually sworn to observe
with inviolable fidelity. Their faith
was put to severe trial; one of them
being condemned to die by the ty-
rant Dionysius, petitioned for per-
mission to make journey into his
own country to settle his affairs,
promising to return at fixed time,
the other generously offering TO be
his security. The courtiers, and
Dionvsius in particular, expected
with lmpatience the event of so deli
cate and extra ordinary an adyen-
ture. The day fixed for his drawing
nigh, and he not appearing, every
body began to blame the rash and
imprudent zeal of his friend, who
had bound himself in such a manner.
But he, far from expressing any fear
or concern, replied with a tranquil
air, and confident tone, that be was
sure that his friend would return
as he accordingly did on the day
and hour agreed. The tyrant, struck
with admiration at SO uncommon an
instance of fidelity, and softened at
so amiable union, granted him bis
life, and desired to be admitted as q
third person into their friendship"
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MoKinieyisms.


No one suffers so much from
cheap money as the farmers and la
borers.
1t is not more money that we
want; what we want is to put the
money we already have at work.
Ifthere is any one thing which
should be free from speculation it is
the money of a country.
1t is mere pretense to attribute
the hard times to the fact that all
our currency is on a gold basis.
Good money never made times hard.
We are not nation of classes, but
sturdy, free, independent and hon
orable people, despising the dema-
gogue and never captivating to dis
honor.
The peril of free silver is a men,
ace to be feared we are already ex-
periencing the effect of partial free
trade. The one must be averted, the
other corrected.
Government by law must first be
assured everything else can wait.
The spirit of lawlessness must be ex-
tinguished by the fires of an unself-
ISL and lofty patriotism.
When We part with our labor, our
products or our property, we should
receive in return money which is as
stable and unchanging in value as
the ingenuity of honest men can
make it.
We cannot inspire confidence by
advocating reputation or practic-
ing dishonesty. We cannot restore
confidence, either to the Treasury OF
to the people, without a change in
our present tariff legislation.
If our labor was we'll employed,
and employed at as remunerative
wages as in 1892, in few months
every farmer in the land would feel
the glad change in the increased de-
mand for his products and the bet
ter price which he would receive.
Every attack upon the public
faith and every suggestion of the re-
pudiation of debts, public or pri-
vate, must be rebuked by all men
who love their country and would
preserve unsullied its national honor.
We never had greater prosperity
in this country, in every field OF EN-.
ployment and industry, than in the
busy years from 1880 to 1892, dur
ing all of which time this country
was on gold basis, and employed
more gold money in its fiscal and
business operations than ever b.
fore.
We are not committed to any
special schedules of rates of duties.
Our duties should always be high
enough to measure the difference be-
tween the wages paid labor at home,
and in competing countries, and to
adequately protect American invest
ments and American enterprises.
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JOB Work
of every description. plain or colocrs
promptly done at lowest prices
POSTERS,
PAMPHLETS,
BlLLHEADs,
CIRCULARS,
LETTERHEADs,
SALE BILLS, &C
"NAAsNEss, TASTE AND DESPATCH"
our motto. Call and ascertain
our rates.

WEEKLY CRoP BuLLETrN.-The
week opened with temperature be-
low the normal. On the 9th q warm
spell set in until the close of the
week. The week was unusually
dry. Light showers occurred on the
llth and 18th but were local in
character and unevenly distributed.
In many sections no rainfall was re.
ceiyed. More than the usual amount
OF sunshine was received. The ex-
cessively warm weather has FASTENED
the ripenirg of corn and nearly the
whole OF the crop is now ready to
cut. The prevailing dry weather
has afforded excellent opportunity
for this work. Most of the early
planting is in the shock, but great
deal is yet standing. Taking the
crop as whole it is better than the
average and very heavy. Even in
the sections damaged by floods, ex-
cept where total destruction occur
red the crop is now safe from frost.
Buekwheat harvest continues and a
heavy crop is reported. The potato
crop is said to be unusually good
and the tubers large and of fiue
quality. Fall seeding has begun
put as yet very little has been done
the ground being rather too dry. 1t
is said that the acreage sown this
year will be larger than the average.
Fall pastures are in splendid condi.
tion and stock is reported as doing
well. Late gardens, except turnips,
and fruit are doing well and vegeta-
bles and fruit are plentiful. Turnips
are reported as failure in some Sec
tions, but full reports of this crop
have not been received.
Note: This will be the last week
ly bulletin of the season. A bulle-
tin summarizing the seasons climate
and crop conditions will be issued
about the first OF October. Core
spondents will please continue re-
porting until that time.
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ANEcDoTsL LITERATURE.
Gathered and Complied by w. G.
FREE OF HABIT.

Sir George Staunton visited man
in India who had committed a MUIR
der, and, in order, not only to save
his life, but. what was of much more
Importance and consequence. his
caste, be submitted to the penalty
imposed this was to sleep seven
years on a bedstead without any
mattress, the whole surface of which
was studded with points of iron, re-
sembling nails, but not so sharp as
to penetrate the flesh. Sir George
saw him in the fifth year of his pro-
baton, and his skin was then like
the hide of a rhinocerous, but more
callous. He could then sleep COM
fortably on his "bed of thorns,n and
remarked that at the expiration of
the term of his sentance, he should
most probably continue that system
from choice which he had been
obliged to adopt from necessity.
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MANNED, NOT MARRIED.

At the session of the Supreme
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in New
York, Ito which convention | was a
representative from West Virginia,)
the following was adopted "That
maimed persons should not be ad-
mitted to the order, except in spec
ial cases of peculiar merit, etc."
A telling typographical error oc.
Cured in some of the Illinois papers
in publishing this item, which made
it read thus: "That married per-
sons should not be admitted, except
in special cases of peculiar merit,
etc.
This caused a vast amount of in
quiry, and the office Of the then
Grand Chancellor of Illinois, Hon.
II. c. Berry, was flooded with let
tiers of denunciation, causing that
grand officer an amount of annoy
ance until the error was corrected.
It would not do for the Supreme
Lodge to establish celibacy in the
order of Knights of Pythias, else
there would be row in the unmar-
ried female camp also.
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MIDDLEwAY.
.ll corn is about harvested

All corn is about harvested.
Mr.. T. j. Homer was in Martins.
burg last Saturday.
The Democrats of this place have
organized BryaE Club.
Morgan's Grove Fair was well at
tended by the people of this COM
munity.
Mr.. Bert Brining and Miss Matte
Mercer were united in marriage, last
Thursday.
The colored voters of this precinct
organized a Mckinley club, last Sat
urday night.
Messrs. A. L. and r. G. Ander-
son attended thes Winchester Fair
last Thursday.
The protracted drouth has forced
the farmer to discontinue their prep
aration for seeding.
The Sabbath School Of the M. P.
Church gave yard party in the
parsonage yard last Saturday even
ing.
The several Sabbath Schools com.
prising the old Brucetown Circuit Of
the Nj. e. Church, South, picniced
at Inwood last Saturday.
If intelligent men were as enthu-
siastic in business and in religion as
they are in politics, how much good
might be accomplished for the relief
OF suffering humanity.
Mrs. Geo. w. Anderson and Miss
Maggie, her grand daughter spent
pleasant time as guests OF Mrs. BE.
Bevers, near Daley, this county,
several days last week.
ALPHA.
Saturday, September 10, 1896.
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Couldn't Watch Both.


The directors of an Australian
bank had engaged the services of a
Waterman who came well recon.
mended, but did not seem over ex-
perienced. The chairman, therefore
sent for him to post him up bit and
began:
"James, this is your first job Of
this kind, isn't it Z"
"Yes, sir.'
"Your duty must be 10 exercise
vigilance
ayes, SIR"
BE careful how strangers ap.
proach you.'
II will, sir
No stranger must be allowed to
enter The bank at night under any
pretext whatever"
"No, sir"
"And our mauager-he is good,
honest, reliable and trustworthy
man; but it will be your duty to
keep your eye on him.
"But it will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same time"
@Two men-how 7"
"Why, sir, it was only Yesterday
that the manager called me in for q
talk, and he said you were one Of the
best men in the city, but it would be
just as well to keep both eyes on
you and let the directors know if
you hung about after hours. Lon
don Answers.
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DEBIT AND CREDIT.

Come, little Paul, and let me tell about
this thing which l have done
This net Of debt which round my life for
your dear baby sake I've spun;
Sit on my knee and hearken well, for you,
/ know, are worldly wise,
And I'm prepared to follow out what
course OF conduct you advise.
First, there's mortgage, full of terms
and clauses ponderous and grim
But likewise there's giant tree with one
particular, long limb
Which reaches out to bockon us-to beck
on you and beckon me
To come and build swing and play te-
meath the grandly spreading tree.
Then there are notes, a bunch of them. l
pledge my purpose and intent
To pay them off at sundry dates at rather
vigorous per cent;
But also, Paul, there is house whose
roomy attic was designed
Fer rainy days, and little boys and blocks
and toys of divers kind.
Anu, Edul-yOu iOilOW me, VI cOuTSe-
there is an abstract and a deed
Which are the driest documents ever had
the woe to read.
think l signed them, but perhaps did
not sign, but only sealed.
Then there's a great, green lawn which
slopes westward to a stubble field.
A great, green lawn where you will play;
I'll buy comrade dog for you;
And there'll be plenty romping-room, and
hide-and-seek locations, too;
And in the evening I'll come fast hasting
on the choo-choo car,
And Wen explore that stubble field,
where pretty summer flowers are.
Then there are bonds of rigid sort; Ipledge
and swear myself to these,
But, on the other, credit side, there is
wealth of cherry trees;
Moreover there are legal forms filed out
with words most monstrous big,
But, also, there's a corner where you'll
take your wooden spade to dig.
So, come, my boy, imprisoned in this city
fiat from day to day,
And in the wisdom of your years proceed
with what you have to say.
A chuckle for my answer All, you don't
believe my bargain bad.
Then prove your glad approval. Kiss
your jolly, debt-encumberedd dad.
Chicago Record.
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The old man who looks out at
the world with clear and healthy
eyes cannot help feeling great graft
fication at the thought that his
children have Inherited from him
no weakness nor tendency to dis
ease. The healthy man is the man
who has throughout his life kept his
diges ion good and his blood pure.
Not one in a thousand does do it.
Germs 60 through the healthy body
without effect. Let them once find
lodgment or let them find a weak
spot, they will develop by the mil
lion and the blood will be full of
them. Instead OF giving strength
to the tissues, it will force upon
them nutritious matter, and the
man viii loose flesh and the more
susceptible be is TO disease. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is the only medicine that absolutely
and infallibly cures all blood dis
eases, and almost all diseases are
blood diseases. 1t isn't a medicine
for some one particular so-called dis
ease. 1t is q medicine for the
whole body. 1t forces out all the
germs ofdisease, and replaces impur-
tiles with rich, red blood.
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A Real Estate Boom

attracts the attention of every prop
erty holder in this city. But when
DR.. Franklin Miles, the eminent In
diana specialists, claims that Heart
Disease is durable and proves it by
thousands of testimonials of wonder
full cures by his New Heart Cure: it
attracts the attention of the millions
suffering with Short Breath, Palpi-
tation, Irregular Pulse, Wind In
Stomach, Pain in Side or Shoulder,
Smothering Spells, Painting, Drop
sy, etc. A. F. Davis, Silver Greek,
Neb., by using four bottles OF DR..
Miles New Heart Cure, was complet-
ly cured after twelve years suffering
from Heart Disease. This new rem
edy is sold BY A. NJ. Gilbert. Books
free.
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THE REFINEMENT OF CRUELTY.

In 1549 there was dangerous re-
bellion in the west of England, on
account of the Reformation. The
Cornish rebels besiegedExeter, where
the famine was SO great that the in
habltants were obliged to eat horse
flesh. At last the Lords Grey and
Russell relieved the place, and the
rebels were defeated. Many were
taken and executed by martial law,
and the person employed in this ser
vice was the provost, Sir William
Kingston, OF whose wanton cruelty
Sir Richard Baker relates two cur
ious Instances. One Boyer, mayor
Of Bodim, had been amongst the
rebels, but not willingly. To him
the provost sent @ord he would come
and dine with him. Accordingly
the mayor made a plentiful provi-
sion for his guest; but little before
dinner Kingston took the mayor
aside and said that there must be an
execution in the afternoon and there
fore required him 10 have gallows
erected. The mayor saw the order
executed (; and presently after din
ner the provost, taking him by the
hand, desired that he might be con-
Quoted to the place where the gall
lows stood. He asked the mayor if
he thought it was strong enough.
"Yes," said the mayor. swell
then," said the provost, ''get up and
try, for it is for you" Il hope"
said the mayor, "you don't mean it,"
ain faith,' said the provost, "there
is no remedy for you as a REBEL"
And so be was put to death without
respite or trial.