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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

Banker w. L. Conneyey of New
Lewisville, was a visitor in the city
yesterday.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

DIR, Dave Bright of New Lewis
vile, is a visitor in the city today.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

Have your visiting cards en-
graved at Us. Ragland's.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

Mr.. Jewell Johnson and his sister,
Miss Eta and her friend Miss Began
of Cleburn, Texas, are spending the
heated term on the famous Rich
Mountain in Polk county. Rev.
Johnson received letter from them
a day or so ago, stating that it was
cool and pleasant there, as the top
of the mountain is over $500 feet
above sea level; at night they have
to use blankets, By next summer,
after the railroad is built along the
foot of the mountain, many of our
citizens will build Summer cot
tages" there, and make that a ia
nous resort.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

Attorney W. NJ. Greene of Hope,
was here yesterday.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

Some of our upstairs dwellers are
having lock mail boxes put at the
foot of the stairs, in order to have
their mail delivered safely They
say when they are not in, the let
ters are pushed under the door and
papers are thrown in the hall, to be
picked up by the first passer on
the floor and otter carried off.
These boxes can be bought for 30
cents each and give satisfaction.
Aside from this it keeps the poor
overworked mail carrier from climb
ing the steps. Let US all get a
mail box.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

All the latest style writing paper,
at j. S. Ragland's.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

II you want good, warm fire,
with no SCOT or smoke, we have the
fuel, for you-frst-class coke. We
also keep charcoal. Call on or ad-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

FOR SALE-Two lots, 56xl65 #.
East Front. viii sell cheap FOL
cash, If sold at once. Apply to
G. G. BRAsHEAR,
cor Snruce and Broad st.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

TExARKANA GAS & e. LIT. Co.,
II "a 210 State Line Avenue.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Feather busters at ]. S. Ragland's.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

7-l5-1 wk.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

proud,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-15

715-3t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
Not for Carriage Wheels.

1t is not as generally understood as
it should be, perhaps, that bicycle
wheels seldom or never are subjected
to lateral strains. They need to resist
only those strains which pass through
their own plane, and in this plane only
have they any strength worth speaking
Of This is worth remembering when
the use of wheels of this type is being
considered for three or four-wheeled
vehicles, where the conditions are es-
sentially different, and where, in turn
ing corners rapidly, or in going over
ground that causes the vehicle to be
inclined sideways, very considerable
lateral strain may be brought upon the
wheels-a strain which the ordinary BIZ
cycle wheel is, very properly, entirely
untitled for. This is to be. considered
also in connection with devices for at
taching two wheels side by side to
make duplex or 'four-wheeled ma
chine of them. Neither the frame, the
bearings nor the wheels of a properly
constructed bicycle are adapted to such
use without injury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

For several months past sensational
reports have been coming from the
Alaskan gold fields, and the resultant
excitement has grown until now it is
SAID that the weeks departures for
Alaska from Sea tile will reach as high
as one thousand persons. The gold
fields of Alaska have long been known.
In 1883 their production was $S5O,O0O,
or slightly less than that Of Arizona.
In six years it had increased to some
thing over a million a year, but it is
only within the last few months that
the reports Of extraordinary rich wash
ings in the Yukon Valley have excited
cupidity to such pitch that hundreds
of gold-seekers are willing to risk all
the dangers of a wild region and an
arctic climate. If the excitement con-
tinues it will bring about what could
hardly be accomplished otherwise.
Alaska will soon have population
enough to entitle it to become Stare
of the Union.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

stature to bury very heavy coffin with
ease. 1t is meant to do away with the
grewsome association of scenes Of
burial as far as possible.
The apparatus consists of a wooden
frame about six inches square, which
fits exactly on the head of the grave.
Inside this framework is an ingenious
piece of mechanism with an arrange
ment Of cogs and pulleys which are
worked by hydraulic power. The ma
chine is operated by means of by
draulic cylinder, filed with chemically
pure glycerine, a non-freezing COM
pound, and requires no refilling for q
number of years. All the active parts
are within the frame, and are made
either of steel or of bronze. This in-
sures lightness and durability
At burial the framework is placed
by the edge of the grave. The casket
is placed in the waterproof hempen
straps, which run transversely across
the framework. These straps will pear
a weight of 1000 pounds, so that no
accident from breakage can possibly
occur. At a given signal the operator
places his foot on a treadle, as shown in
the illustrat ton, and the coffin is low
cred into the grave, without jar or
stoppage.
The speed can be regulated at will,
and while it's descent can be made in
twenty-five seconds, it may be regu-
lated SO as to take a minute or more
When the coffin has settled at the bot
tom, pull at the cords attached to the
strap hooks releases them, and the
straps are worked back on their rollers
by means of a lever. During all this
time the frame remains closed. No
machinery is seen in operation. The
frame is removed after the grave has
been closed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

Kruger, of the Transvaal seems to
be a coquettish person. 1t is hard to
tell when you have him. Now you see
him and again you don't Although he
was invited to London to talk over the
situation with Mr. Chamberlain, and
it was reported that he would come,
everything is now in a state of dis
ident does not seem to know his own
mind, and the British Colonial Secre-
tary has again telegraphed to Pretoria
complaining Of the delay. Kruger
ought to consult with the members of
his family in regard to this thing.
Neither they nor his Dutch subjects
would care to spare him for very long,
but somebody might be secured to keep
his bench warm until he came back. II
he needs a new hat or a pair Of boots,
the English foreign office would sup
ply him, doubtless, if he would be good
enough to take the rest of the world
into his confidence. However, he gives
no definite replies Of any kind, and the
impending visit still impends. There is
no way to force potentate of this
kind. and it would be improper to send
a ship after him; but there must be
some machinery which could be set in
motion that in the end would start a
movement in the inner chambers of this
great Dutch intellect. Kruger was
spry enough when Jameson made his
raid, and he was also very prompt and
polite when the German Emperor tete-
graphed his sympathy. He perhaps
thinks that Mr.. Chamberlain should
visit the Transvaal, which is another
way out of the difficulty that may not
have earlier occurred to the Colonial
Secretary. Anything would be prefer
able to this unpleasant condition of
doubt and uncertainty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

generate and communicate the greatest
amount of heat with a given quantity
of fuel, without producing any change
in the breathing property of the air. A
common fault is that the water pan is
allowed to become empty, SO that the
heated air has that dry and stuffy quail
ity of which many people justly COM
plain. But with water constantly evap-
Grating in the furnace, with cold air
drawn from outdoors, and with such
an arrangement of pipes that every
room will receive it's due proportion of
heat, there is no system more satisfact-
DRY for ordinary houses, nor is it any
more economical-an important consid-
GRAFTON.
Many householders urge objections
to the hot-air system that at first glance
seem to be we'll founded. They, them
selves, have these furnaces and they
never tire of recounting their tribula-
tons with them. They say that there
are certain rooms in their houses that
never get particle of heat, although
they force the furnace SO that it eats up
coal by the ton and makes the rest of
the house unbeara BILE: and often an i'm
preston exists that certain pipes and
registers will always be favored, and
that one or more generally the one to
the north) is bound to go without heat.
Such people will at once dispute the as
sertion that each pipe can be made to
draw as we'll as it's fellows, and that
every register, properly managed, will
throw out it's quota Of heat.
The one prime fault with most hot
air heaters is that the cold air box is
very much too small. The size of this
is generally left to the Judgment of
the carpenter and builder, and is made
small so as not to be in the way. 1t is
simply physical fact that no more
hot air can be sent out of the furnace
than cold air goes in. If the cold box
has an aperture of five square feet,
and the hot air pipes aggregate ten
square feet, it stands to reason that
half of the hot air pipes will be starved.
An easy test of the matter is this:
Wait until you have hot fire in your
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

fails to give satisfaction, and is of a
reliable make and in good condition,
investigate your cold air supply first
pipes is taken only from the crown of
the furnace; that each pipe has a dis
tinct pitch (the greater the better and
finally it may be well to cover the
pipes with abestos in order to prevent
them from losing heat by radiation.
If you have good furnace to begin
with, do not give up until you have
mastered the problem and obtained the
results you should obtain.
The accompanying plan is for a
house with hot air heating.
The width of this house including
veranda is 46 feet inches; it's depth,
including front veranda, 46 feet 6 inch
es. It's foundation is Of stone and
brick. The first story, clapboards; the
second story, gable, dormers, roofs,
and veranda enclosure, shingles. The
cellar measures Z feet 6 inches in
height; the first story, 8 feet; second
story, 8 feet inches, and the attic, 8
feet. 1t is finished throughout with
three-coat plaster. The flooring is of
North Carolina pine; the trim, white
wood main staircase, ash; kitchen and
bath room, wainscoted. The laundry
is in cellar under kitchen, and the kit
chen has a portable range.
The first impression of this house is.
if built in the northern part of the
Tinted States some noOnIa might cav
that, the chimney being on the out
side Of the house instead of being run
up through the center, the open fire.
place in the parlor would not give
heat it is not so. If the house faces
the north the furnace should be about
under the center of the parlor, draw
ing through the chimney nearest it:
if the house faces the south it should
be about under the kitchen where the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

A young Massachusetts wife was de.
serted the other day by her husband
on the fifth anniversary of their mar
riage. He ran away with a pretty
and silly girl of IS who worked IN the
same shop with him. The deserted wife
treated the matter almost philosoph-
ically," according to the report Of tho
Boston Herald. She said there had
been no difficulty between her husband
and herself, and that they were Every
agreeable to each other up to the last
But she added: eff he is crazy for the
girl, all right; want nobody who
does not want me-" 1t strikes us that
this is not almost" but altogether
philosophical. Why should any self
respecting woman, or man either, want
anybody who does not want them
and not only want them, but prefer
them to everybody else in the world ?
In the savage state, or wherever wom-
en- are regarded as property or as toys
and men as necessary protectors, 4
different feeling is natural. But civil
lied men, and women too, are fire.
quently less sensitive and unsellsh
than the noblest brutes 1t may have
been philosophy, or it may have been
only pride, but the young Massach
sets wife spoke with unusual tincDess
of feeling.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
A Rare Postage Stamp.

A postage stamp which is pronounc-
ed the rarest in the world has just been
brought to light in Louisville. A col
lector there asked permission to rum
mage among the correspondence Of an
old lawyer, with the result that he
found one Baltimore postmaster's
stamp 40 cents on original cover; five
New York Scent stamps, $50 United
States 5-cent stamps Of 1847, ITO Unit
ed States 10-cent stamps of 1S47. The
first of these is said to be worth $4,000,
the value of the others in the aggre-
gate is $500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
chicago physicians have discovered

Chicago physicians have discovered
fellow who delights to feed on strych-
nine, arsenic, phosphorus and rough on
rats. He likes nothing better than a
light luncheon of match heads, broken
glass and paris green, with aconite.
coal, bluing, paint, indigo and printers
ink on the side. All of which NAV or
may not be very interesting, according
to the point of view. If the gentleman
with the abnormal appetite likes sucn
things, we have no desire to interpose
the slightest obstacle in the way of the
gratlhcation of his gustatory desires.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
young man who thinks he can lead

A young man who thinks he can lead
a reckless and profligate existence until
he reaches the middle term of life. and
then repent and make a good steady
citizen, is deluded. He thinks that peo-
pie are fools. destitute of memory. He
concludes that if he repents everybody
will forget that he was dissipated
fellow. This is not the case, people are
apt to remember the bad deeds and
forget the good ones. Besides it is no
easy thing to break off in middle life
bad habits that have been formed in
youth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
HEATING BY HOT AIR.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS METH.
Cd OF WARMING HOUSES.
Furnaces Offer Convenient Means of
Communicating Warmth to a DWELL
ing of Almost Any Dimensions-No
System Is More Satisfactory.
How to Heat a House.

When a man starts out to build q
house, after having settled the ques-
ton of location, size price and general
style. the most important matter that
remains to be decided is the method of
heating. The larger proportion of dwell
ings make use Of the hot air system, and,
all things considered, there is none that
is more satisfactory. Hot air furnaces
offer very convenient means of commu-
nicating warmth to a dwelling of al
most any dimensions-its special advan-
tage being that if it is properly man
aged it constantly brings into the house
a large body of fresh air, and so con-
tributes most materially to the ventila-
ton Of the building.
This is effected by furnace placed
in the lower portion of the house, which
being duly provided with fues and
registers, heats and distributes through
all parts of the establishment guam
tity Of fresh air in proportion to the di-
mansions and capacity of the air cham
Der in which it is placed. A fundamen-
tai point Of this system is the supply Of
pure air to this air chamber, which
should be provided by g duct or air
passage from that side Of the house on
which the air is likely to be the most
pure. But the objections cited against
stoves when made with thin plates Of
metal without any lining to protect
them from becoming red-hot apply with
equal force to a vast majority of hot
air furnaces now in USE Air delivered
from furnace should never exceed the
temperature indicated by 12O degrees
Fahrenheit; where the heat reaches $50
degrees to $50 degrees at the point of
delivery, the effects are undoubtedly
perniciOus.
The principle to be attended to in con-
struction of all hot-air furnaces is to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

word down is shown in the floor
plan, drawing principally through the
chimney shown in the floor plan run
ming through the kitchen and the bed
room in the second floor, and if the
cold air duct is as large in the aggre-
gate as in the hot air pipes every room
should be sufficiently warm enough to
heat the house seventy degrees in zero
weather.
This house would cost about $500
including the heating apparatus,
range and mantel-built within 100
miles Of New York City, although in
many sections of the country the cost
should be much less where labor or
materials are cheaper
Copyright 1896.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
WOnderf ul Catalpa Tree.

In Nevada, Mo-, a young captalpa
tree, about twenty feet tall, is grow
ing with a section of coal stove crate
firmly attached near it's roots. The tree
has grown through the bars of the
in diameter, the wood Tapped over and
under the bars, holding it as in a vise
The crate was lifted off the ground sew
eral inches as the growth of the tree
progressed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
MRS. ALBERT HERTER.
Beautiful American Lady VIII
Winning Fame in Paris.


Winning Fame in Paris.
Mrs. Albert Herter, the beau
American artist and wife of the al
Albert Herter, was the recipient
Gently of very high encomiums
brilliant reception in Paris, which
given in honor of the Spanish infa
Eulalia. Among the many distingt
ed people, Parisians and Others
paid their compliments to the hos
and the guest were the artist and
wife. The Herter carriage was Cd
while the princess was waiting
hers. When Eulalia's eyes fell
Mrs. Herter the princess quickly asl
"Who is that beautiful woman!
shall never forget her face" The
fanta was told that her beautiful
was the wife of Albert Herter.
how lovely she is" cried Eulalia,
spirit. among all the people
saw she is the most charming-the
perfect" A recent number of
lies Weekly published a portrait
Mrs. Herter. Husband and wife
sharing honors in their art as wei
in their social life in Paris. Il
home life is as ideal as their as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
BURN AND LIVED IN a y
His Satanic Majesty Called NJ,
Man Who HADN'T T;ra

His Satanic Majesty Called No,
Man Who Hadn't Time.
A certain man was born in .
was rushed through childhood
crammed through school and a
and was whirled madly into q
of business, and through the al
OF this he sprinted daily at spea
altogether extraordinarily this
but, nevertheless, dizzying.
At his office a sign thrust itsel|
ones countenance, reading: W
day was my busy day; but tod
worse"
Once, to a woman, he shot Cd
words:
MARRY me tomorrow"
"But-this is-oh!-why not
a"
Haven't time"
Later he blurted out to her:
Marriage, failure! Divorce
afternoon! All fixedw
"Oh! oh!' said she; cant you !,
try again-just for "a"
Haven't time"
An agent got into the office b,
the orders to the contrary.
A consulting physician said to h
"You are all run down. The
for years has been too much for
Rest Of the faculties is what your
stitution demands. Let me beg O
to leave everything and go dow
Beachside for a"
Haven't time, sir! Haven't I
Eventually two forms stood b
his lonely bed. One, with bowed
hoary head, watched the last Q
of sand gliding silently throug
hour-glass, and he made ready W
keen and ready scythe. The
merely leered and grinned and ri
his claws, as II washing at the
on them. And this last was a hal
low, who meets many another ha
low, being III. l.. Satan, himself.
alone spoke. Touching the man
was on the bed. he remarked:
II say, old man, death is abo
carry you off-and 1 desire your
Unable company. Kindly take
arm and"
Here the man jerked himself up
the last electrical ampere in
Scowling, he cut out two W
'Haven't time"
III. l.. Satan winked his mouth
digiously: ooh, yes, you have"
he, dryly; you've time to bur
Truth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

The latest rainmaker fires his chem
icals into the clouds from long-range
gun, and says that by this plan he can
furnish showers to order at So apiece.
Probably there is a meter connected
with the process, so that a good soak
ing rain would come to about $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
| great future is expected for ii

A great future is expected for the
Alaska candledsh which runs in vast
schools along the coast Of the terri
tory. 1t is about ten inches in length,
and serves the natives for oil as well
as food. The oil is said to be equal to
taken from cod livers. There are vast
natural riches in the waters of Alaska
but they will not last long if all are to
be wasted like the seals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

That celebrated hostelry for million
aires, the Richelieu Hotel, of Chicago,
has been sold, costly furniture and all,
for the benefit of the bondholders. 1T
has been a palace of splendor for the
past ten years, but in a short time
nothing will be left of it but a mem
DRY. ''Thus passeth away the glory
of the world"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

If report speaks truly Tesla talked
five miles through a mountain recently,
and expects soon to be able to send Il
message by way of the interior of the
earth. The idea of such achievements
is no longer received with skepti:ism.
If they come they excite curiosity, but
not surprise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

Thereare chords in the human heart
strange varying strings-which are
struck only by accident, which will re-
main mute and senseless to appeals the
most passionate and earnest, and re-
spond at last to the slightest casual
fOIIah
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

Various patriotic societies in New
York City, composed of descendants of
soldiers who took part in the wars of
the United States, are about to erect
a building for joint use one of the fea-
lures of which will be a common mu-
scum of historical relics. An idea 50
practical and sensible will not be con-
fined to one city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
BEFORE Meeting Queen Vic''r 10,

The names of ladies who ha.e dra,
been presented at the Queen .so ID
ing-room must be sent 10 ~ aunb
c 81 mherlain's office a certain nui III
Of days previous to the cerehio ,r 10 /
that Of the person undertaking snce.
troduce them to the royal present.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

popularity and wealth can maze
and their work with brush ana era.
subtle, trained, intelligent-"iu
differing in kind, holds almost ea
rank in salon exhibitions. Ihey ]
pronounced everywhere the nappi|
most idyllic couple in Paris.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

But If he poses as a freak and boldly
advertises that his stomach is proof
against anything which may be taken
into it, we would like to see him try
the Chicago drinking water for awhile,
that's all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07
BURIAL MACHINE.

An Invention Intended to Prevent Ac-
cidents at Funerals.
A contrivance for lowering collins in
to graves is being experimental with
in New Aork at present, and for which
a patent has been granted. The inven-
tor is a woman, who was led to design
the affair on account of an accident
that happened at the death of dear
friend Many undertakers throughout
the country have placed orders for the
machine The device works automat-
ically, and enables a man of very slight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-07

The Iowa Legislature has passed
bill which explicitly states that "a
chicken is an animal" Farmers who
have believed that the chicken was a
vegetable or mineral probably will
be very grateful for this information.