The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-16

| ana cotton. Inc farmers are LOOK
ing anxiously for rain, which l
trust they may soon realize.
Ye scribe took a trip over in Sui
phur township last Thursday. The
first place l halted was at Mr.. P. A.
Browns, where | was most Hospital
bly, welcomed and pleasantly enter
tanned by his estimable family. Mr.
Mr.. Brown owns and cultlvates a
fine farm, the crop upon which is in
an excellent and promising condi-
tion, particularly the cotton, which
is now coming into bloom. By the
way Mr.. B. is the proprietor of the
Black Diamond Coal mines and Min
eral water, Notwithstanding other
claiments to the contrary. For the
information of the public, who have
been misled in regard to this min
eral water, ] will state the true
status of the water. 1t is not a
spring as is generally believed, but
a dry mineral, which was accident
ally discovered overlying the coal
deposit, of which the gentleman
showed me a sample. 1t has the
appearance of wood ashes mixed
with sand, and when dissolved in
water, produces very strong solu-
tion of several minerals, being so
strong that a teaspoontul is dose,
1t undoubtedly possesses great
medical and curative qualities
which, when put up for the trade,
is known as P. A. Browns Mineral
water After enjoying very
pleasant visit of one day and night
with this excellent family, Mr. B.
gave me years subscription to the
popular TExARKANIAN aud furnished
me mount and sent me on my way
rejoicing. My route led me past
many fine farms with fine and well
cultivated crops upon them. l
halted at Mr. j. E Evert's commo.
dious farm house and enjoyed a
very pleasant interchange of ideas
with that gentleman. During our
conversation the TExARKANFAN was
discussed as a reliable news disemi-
nate and resulted in an order for it
for one year. Bidding Mr.. E. good.
by, ! journied on until arrived at
the hospitable mansion of Doctor
Dodd. Although | had never met
the Doctor, | never received more
genuine or hearty welcome in the
whole course of my life. l found
him the most affable, pleasant and
iovial old gentleman ever had the
good fortune to meet, and the boys,
with whom was already acquaint-
ed, contributed toward making my
visit more than ordinarily pleasant.
The Doctor owns and lives in the
midst of a several hundred acre
homestead over 250 acres are under
a high state of cultivation, with ex-
cellent crops IN prospect, William
Dodd, better known to the readers
of the TEXARKANIAN as Home Spun,
dropped his work and accompanied
me to Bright Star and around the
settlement generally, found the
people more than ordinarily iutelli-
gent, brim full of sociabiity and hos
pitality, After spending day and
night with the good Doctor and his
family, bade them goodbye, and
amid pressing invitations to repeat
my visit at any time could make
it convenient, took my departure
for home under the full conviction
that | never spent three days more
pleasantly than the three days in
Sulphur township,
Now a word about the Fourth of
July barbecue and celebration,
!
(The music of Hail Columbia is still
gaining in volume daily) The prep
aratious for which are moving along
smoothly without hitch, and all
with whom have come in contact
are entering into it with the true
spirit of patriotism, We have
reason to expect very large gath
ering on that day, Preparations
are being made tC barbecue from
1000 to 1900 pounds of meat for the
occasion, including beef, mutton
and pork, and in addition, TO make
sure of having enough to feed the
thousand who may attend, every
one who can make it convenient lis
asked to bring box or basket of
such ea'ables as suit them, mostly
of bread, pastry pickles, etc, What
comes by train the management
will see to transporting II to the
grounds, The management will
spare no pains to furnish all popu.
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