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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-20


Lumber Company, paid us visit
yesterday.
Eggs can be bought here for b
cents dozen. This makes cheap
food for our table.
The COW man will have to keep
his eyes open now or he will get his
COW in the pound, sure.
Everything in clothing from a
IS cent coat to $25 suit at
SHAEPE & BREWER.
For choice fruits, confectioneries,
cigars, ETC., drop in at Mrs. E. L.
Meek's postoffice confectionery. 422
The tickets to the Pleasant lake
picnic are being fast taken up.
The boys are bound to make the
affair success.
Joe Murphy handles all kinds OF
secondhand goods. Do not fail to
see him if you wish to either buy or
sell-he can save you money.
Spring chickens have commenced
to be put on the market, but they
are too high yet for apoor man to
have them oD his table often.
Manager Whitley wishes to nego-
tiate with some boat builder to put
six canoes in his park lake. See
him at the street car stables.
He who by his biz would rise must
everlastingly advertise keeping ever
lastingly at it brings success. The
TExARKANIAN is your medium. tt
Mr.. Baker superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
is expected here today. He has
been inspecting through Texas.
--x-s-g
Mrs. G. S. Mckee of Washington
City, D. c., returned to her home
after visiting her brother here, Mr..
O. K Wheeler, of the Cotton Belt
railroad.
Mrs, W. L. Stout, with her guest,
Miss Nettleton, of St. Louis, and
Misses Kathleen and Maud Taylor,
left this morning to visit friends at
Shreveport.
Mrs. John Buron is rep ported as
being quite sick and her life is al
most despaired of at this time. We
hope she may tax change for the
better and refain her health.
The Mercury Wheel Club have
their picnic tickets deposlfed IN the
hands of 83 agents and they ex-
pect every one to sell the tickets
entrusted to their charge.
LOST. Silk umbrella, white bone
crooked handle-long shaped head
of orev hound. Reward to one
returning it.
l5 Tat THos w. HUNTER.
The young people of the Fifth
Ward had nice dance last night
at Mr.. Melvin Anderson. The party
was given in honor of Miss Rosa
Anderson who is here on visit to
her brother.
The heavens opened up today and
we have been treated to a good
slow rain which will help the grow
| ing crops considerably. We did not
need the ram, but still it will doour
crops no harm.
FoUND-Saddle Il have a good
saddle evidently stolen. Owner can
get same by describing and proving
property, and paying for this no.
tice. H. q, HAYNES,
I5l94t Texarkana Ark.
BY attending the Moonlight Pic
mic Tuesday night, May rs, you will
assist the wheelman of Texarkana
in constructing a cycle path around
the entire city. The path will be
placed out side track of the street
car line.
Mr.. Frank Hughes, Manager OF
| the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany here, and Mr.. Ed Shut, I'm
dertaken for the Texas Livery COM
L l..
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-20

LOST. Silk umbrella, white bone
crooked handle-long shaped head
of grey hound. Reward to one
returning it.
5 II At THos w. HUNTER.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-20

The young people of the Fifth
Ward had a nice dance last night
at Mr.. Melvin Anderson. The party
was given in honor of Miss Rosa
Anderson who is here on visit to
her brother.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-20

railroad.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
EAST LAKE.
Boating, bathing and fishing
at East Lake. 4-28-F
One Family Did.

The Southern States Magazine of Bal
timore tells of four brothers-Abbott-
who moved from one of the western
states to Louisiana in 1888. They all had
families comprising over twenty chill
dren), and they had among them $500 in
money. They bought farm on credit
and planted it in rice. At such times as
they were not needed on the farm they
worked at day labor for $1.25 day. AT
the present time (March, 1896 these four
brothers own 5000 acres of land that has
an average value of $50 an acre. They
own forty mules, fifty yoke of oxen and
large equipment of reapers, separators,
threshers, engines, wagons and other ag-
ricultural implements. They have an ir-
rigating canal eleven miles long and Is
feet wide. They own and operate big
sawmill plant, and have rice ware
house of their own 400 feet long. They
own a telephone line twelve miles long,
connecting their farms. sawmill, ware
house. etc. They are part owners in a
rice mill and in the bank at Crowley.
They have some obligations, but they
have rice on hand and well-sec3ired
notes due them, enough to pay all they
owe, leaving their land and other prop
critics as a clear aggregate of the profits
of their farming operations during the
last eight years. They believe that If
they had remained in the west they
would have been fortunate-to have. made
living and saved the original $500.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
Brass fire sets--Mayberry & Watson
HE WAS THE CRIPPLE.
And 1t Was He Who Discovered Things at
the Creek.

Detroit Free Press.
Eyes, know all about Cripple Creek"
said the man with the stiff knee as he
went down for chew of navy plug. In
fact, the place was named after me. 1
fell down on the banks of the creek and
crippled myself. I was still limping
around when discovered the first NINE"
80 you discovered the first miner" was
asked.
II have that honor, sir. Yes, 1 dis
covered the first mine and sold 1t for a
gallon of whisky. Up to date over
$2,000,000 has been taken out of that
claim
Pretty dear whisky, eh?"
"Oh WELL I'm not kicking. 1t was good
whisky-the best I ever saw out west. l
made it last me two weeks. and after 1t
was gone l went out and discovered the
Princess mine. l had just staked my
claim when a critter came along with
four pounds of tobacco and we made an
even exchange The returns from the
Princess have been 100000 month for
several years past"
Wasn't that a pretty good price for
tobacco?" asked the interviewer.
well, rather high but couldn't chaw
roots, you know. l was on the last plug
when discovered the Little Daisy mine.
She was the richest of all, and l meant
to get a million dollars out of her or
bust. 1 held on for two or three weeks
and then a Teller came along on an old
boss and struck me for decker ] got
the boss and revolver and he got the
mine. She's estimated at $4,O00,O00 to-
day."
'But why didn't you hold on to it?"
"Couldn't do it, my friend, and keep
my place in society, All the bon-ton were
on hoss-back to chase Cinnamon around,
and 1 had to go with the swells or lose
my reputation"
'But you might have been worth mill
lions today"
Exactly; but I'm not kicking. I hev
a scalper's ticket to Denver, good legs to
walk the rest of the way to old Cripple,
and two hours after get there I'll STUN
BILE over the richest of the lot and hang
right on to her till make a good thing"
"And what would you call good
thing?" :
well. a fur-lined overcoat, a silver
handled umbrella, new suit of clothes,
and money enough to live in Chicago for
a month! Times up and I must go!''
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17

inducements to farmers and immigrants
who are lava biding citizens
The prevailing impression in the states
that this climate and locality Is impreg-
mated with disease germs and yellow fe-
Yer is the most erroneous idea ever con-
ceived. The city of Livingston, for ex-
ample, is in a better sanitary condition
than any city in America today. All ami
mails and fish used for food are cleaned
at the waters edge and the cat fish do
the rest. The drainage of the town is
natural and perfect, and the buzzards
don't give filth of any kind show This
mode of running the city scavenger de-
partment may be crude, but venture to
say there is no sewer system that could
do 1t as effectually. Yellow fever is not
epidemic in this country and the epidem-
les are not as numerous as in the states.
Guatemala has a quarantine system, but
no plant for fumigation and disinfection.
Such plant in Amatique bay and two
on the Pacific coast would be as effective
as the plant in Mobile bay. With the ex-
ception of two cases of smallpox, i'm
ported from New Orleans few months
ago, there has been no contagious dis
eases for several years. AT present the
country adjacent to Livingston Is per-
fectly healthy and the people are as fat
and healthy looking as any race on
earth. The only disease that is notice.
able is among Americans They fill up
on mean whisky and bananas work out
in the hot sun, battle once q month,
whether they need it or not, eat any
thing indigestible they can get, have fe-
yer, call it malaria, say that this is
HI of country and die or move to the
states. Money Is plentiful and everybody
prosperous, labor is at a premium and
any American workman wanting en-
ployment can get it here. Land Is cheap
and every kind of produce can find a
ready market AS for the amount of
iron, lead, coal oil, silver and gold hidden
in these mountains and hills, it can only
be matter of time before they are UNI
earthed. This letter conveys only a
faint idea of the business and reseurce ,1s
will ln give H'ssyy "a. ti1- tie near future
tr,e.1@1.s5sG "Details of the different indus
geies. 8, H. HODGSON, M. d.
- - :. ;
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17

again. 1t is one of the advantages of
long fields that the time occupied In turn
ing at the ends is much less than on
shorter stretches and smaller fields.
In blowing an acre 352 yards long, cutting
9-lnch furrow, the man goes twenty
seven and one-half times around and
turns on the headland fifty-three times.
II we allow one minute for turning, the
time thus occupied is fifty-five minutes,
or say, an hours work-the hardest of
the day. This would be equal to pad
dock or field sixteen chains long.
When field is chains or 176 yards
long, the number of turningS Is doubled,
and the amount of hard work and time
absorbed Is one hour and fifty minutes.
In a field 81 chains long-117 yards-a
not unusual length, the plowman turns
165 times in order to cut through an acre
with 9-nch furrow, and allowing min
ute for each turning two and three-quar-
ter hours are occupied in that operation
The pillow pace, to do good steady work,
varies from one and half to two miles
walked In blowing an acre, at the rate of
one and half miles an hour. Apply these
figures to the eleven miles walked in
blowing an acre, at the rate of one and a
half miles an hour, takes seven and one,
eighth hours. With a 10-inch furrow
there is one mile less of walking which
may be computed as half an hour to
three-quarters, according to the estimate
of travelling pace. With 10-inch furrow
on plgnt land where the burrows are 35Z
ya9ds long, from six to seven hours are
occupied to an acre, at the ordinary pace
of two miles an hour.
Thus in short fields a great amount Of
extra work becomes necessary, andsfinne
is lost in turning So an acrY 'mav re-
quire eight or nine hours -.'Plows cutting
a double furrow, or three or four or more
burrows at the same, time, may be esti-
mated on the Sine basis. Another adj
.s.a tss in the long field is found in irri
eating, as water once directed will usual
ly run it's course without further atten-
ton, especially where the furrow system
is employed. Add to the work of blowing
that of narrowing, planting and cultivat-
ing throughout the season, to say nothing
of the harvest and the toll of the hus-
bandman becomes something more than
ehilds play, and riding machinery does
not materially lessen the task of its irk-
some wearinpSS
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
Furniture polish-Mayberry & Watson
THE DEGRADATION OF SPAIN.
Two Names That Stand Foremost in Long
Record of Shame

Two Names That Stand Foremost in Long
Record of Shame.
The history of Spain had long been
record of shame. The despicable char
acter of their rulers had almost quench-
ed the innate nobility of the Spanish peo-
pie, while the aristocracy had sunk into
a proud lethargy. In the story of ma
tional degradation at its worst, two
names stand together as partners in
political crime-those of Godoy and
Escoiquiz, who sought to mask their own
base ambitions behind the acts of their
feeble creatures, the king and Ferdinand.
Throughout the whole vile oomplot moves
also a female figure-that of the queen
whose counterpart must besought in the
annals of witches, furies and hetaerae.
But there were still left uncontaminated
eleven millions of the Spanish people.
They were indolent by nature. had been
fettered both by tradition and by worm
out institutions, and had long groaned in
the bondage of corrupt administration.
With the removal of the Bourbons all
these servile paraphernalia were swept
away
The brothers Napoleon believed, and no
doubt honestly, that pure and capable
administration under q modern system
would soon produce order, industry pros
perity and peace, and that a grateful
nation would before long acclaim its pre-
servers and enroll itself as devoted ally
against the perfdious and tyrannical
government of England. 1t Is useless TO
speculate how far this dream would have
been realized but for the utter rottenness
of the instruments with which the re-
formers worked-the kings senility, the
queens lust, Godoy's greed, Escoiquiz's
self-seeking,, Ferdinands unreliability,
Murat's ambition, made a poor armory
of qualities wherewith to accomplish a
benefcent revolution. But the one vital
blunder was, after ali, not in the use Of
such tools; it was in the contempt for
nationality shown first in making the
treaty of Fontainebleau, then in its viola
ton by the subsequent seizure of Portu-
gal and finally blythe occupation of Spain
BY French troops. :. Declaring that more
had been lost than gained by the events
which occurred at Bayonfe,s Talleyrand
says that on one occasion he icily OBJ
served to Napoleon that society would
pardon much to q man OF the world, but
cheating at cards, never. If this be true,
1t was singing rehuke and one which
touched the heart of the whole matter.
Tile hearths. $2.75-Mayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17

and the mud that spattered and stopped
as he wendell his devious and uncertain
way through streets whose broad side
walks and well-built crossings were yet In
the future. Bitter thoughts of the apa-
thy of the people he had come to en-
tighten surged through his mind and at
times he felt an almost irresistible inn
pulse to let them slide on to their ruin
without making any further effort to
save them.
Finding himself at last opposite the
village hotel where he had engaged
lodgings for the night, he went in
Climbing the stairs softly in order not to
disturb the slumbers of the other guests,
he proceeded to his room.
Through the partly opened door he saw
a man slipping quietly about with dim
lantern in his hand.
Webster Shukks grasped his heavy
cane firmly, slipped noiselessly inside,
shut the door behind him and spoke in
low tone:
stop right where you are! If you
make a. single movement I'll brain your
Taken by surprise, the intruder threw
up his hands.
Now, you scoundrel," said the states
man of cambridge township, with the
same low, tense utterance, II don't know
who you are or where you come from, but
l know what you're prowling about my
room for. You are here to steal some
thing! 4-5a.
Up began the baffled burglar.
There is nothing you need say" inter-
rupted Webster Shukks, with a CLEAN of
vengeance in his eye. "Open your head
again and I'll drive you down through
the floor! Listen to me. We have met
this evening, my fellow citizens, to con-
slider as calmly as we can the great
crime committed against the people of
this country in 1873 at the bidding of an
organization composed of few London
and New York bankers--a crime - ..ea a-r
cnnca,,.. Love ssen, sso-1nonstrous in It's
,,ss, fyption and heartless in its exception
that humanity may well stand appalled,
at the mere contemplation of it! Let us
go back to the beginning! In 1892, my
fellow citizens, congress passed mint
and coinage law by which gold and sill
yer, when coined, were declared to be.
the primary money of the republic. The.
unit of value was the silver dollar of 317%
grains of pure, or 416 grains of standard
silver. The legal ratio was declared in
this act to be until otherwise provided
for Is to 1. 1t was enacted that any PERI
son could take either of the two metals
to the mint and have them coined into
money free of charge. In its sovereign
capacity, fellow citizens, the founders of
this great country laid down the broad
principle of the free coinage of silver
There was a hoarse, gurgling sound
and the helpless villain who. had been
standing in corner of the room with
his hands above his head sank in heap
on the floor.
Nature had come to his relief. He had
tainted.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
A CHEAP "TRIP.
inventor Edison Amused at His Fathers
Economy. 20

inventor GClSOu AIuube0 al his tfdbQ6f
Economy. ID
Mr.. Edison was very fond of hts old
father, who was physically giant and.
at 65 could outrun, outjump and Guido
any soldier at Fort Citation, near where
he lived. The elder Edison was very
economical in his habits, and dislilxed
anything that looked like extravaganza
or waste of money! He had an old crony
at Port Huron who was just the opposite.
They differed in political belief, also. and
would often argue through an entire
night on some point OF political differ
ence. They were great friends, however,
and constantly together. A few years ago,
says the Cleveland Plaindealer. Mr.. Edi-
son decided to send his father TO Europe,
and concluded to send his old crony along
with him. Mr. Edison secured their pas
sage On one of the best Cunard steamers,
gave his father a handsome letter of
credit, and started them off. A few weeks
passed and Edison got no news of the
two travellers. He had ample faith in
their ability to take care of themselves,
and thought, We'll, they will soon want
some more money, and then I will hear
from them" month or more passed.
but still no letter.
bnelday he was sitting In his laboratory
at Menlo Park, when who should walk in
s why when did you get back, and
why didn't you write me for some more
smoney?" demanded the son.
Didn't need it," replied his father.
my friend here would have spent 1t all
in month. but kept the bag I made
him walk" ,s5s
And so he had. with letter Of credit
for $500 in his pocket, the elder Edison
had made his companion scour Great
Britain on foot. When they got to a city
they put up at the cheapest hotel. and to
crown It all, they came home in the steer
are NTH 500 Poles t-73esNet
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
The Statesman Was Too Much for the
Burglar.


Chicago Tribune.
1t was an Indictment night, but the
gloomy looking man who stood in the
doorway of the little town hall and looked
out at the pelting rain did not blame 1t
entirely on the weather.
The gloomy looking man was Webster
Shukks, leading citizen and prominent
debater of cambridge township. He
had come to Spiketown, pursuant to an
nouncement, to deliver an address on
THE Crime of 49," and only three per,
sons had turned out. one of them being
the janitor of the building.
The other two had heard the orator
once or twice already
1t was decided to postpone the meeting
The lights were put out and Mr.. Shukks
butoning his overcoat about him, turned
up his collar, and pulling his hat brim
down all around. went forth into the
storm.
Oppressed by the burden OF an I'M
spoken speech, he wandered uimlessly
about the little town for hours. regard
less OF the rain that soaked his garments
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17
A DESPERATE REVENGE.

and tile set-Mayberry & Watson.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17

taken and the sRerGI expended, Is mat
ter about whic1r<le'~ pUrid BIT large knoWp
very little. Wflile cutting Q furrow 3
inches Wide tte n1ow man r2alks eleven:
miles whaeshAas burning OYER; IN acre
that Is. WItNQut reckoning the journey
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-17

Tile hearths. sa.75-May6erry q watson
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-23

q ceilings. but tis b ~ only ono I Asye
warmed lQe you.'
!" sWou't Do. ehf saSs L
'Ne' he saya, 'rvelNpt % have higher
eeilinSs.'
".All right" says /, come on, and be
picked up his grip and came down stslrs
after me. We stopped In the OlIce until i
could send the only Lady who came Ia "a
that train up TO the War.u room. Then.
says /, come on and the fdlo1 followed
me up to the street door.
'.What do you meanr he asked.
'Oh, that's al right says !; Just you
come on, andtwe went into The streot, where
/ aOpped. Thsre the. fellQN aays - me I.
gain, he says:
Whist d. You mean By tn isr"
well says /, pointing -. the sky.
there's ceiling that God made md hone
thatll be high enough for y0g.
What he says, you wou Mint turn
man out your house. would X1ai'
well, he says, trying to huff It off
braveiy, how much ore you g0in6SO charge
me for the trouble I've put you taIreadyP'
III you'll promise me not to tell any
body 1 says, and never conoxAoek here
again, / won't charge you snythlnk'
!. n But , wnsrs can get OeoniEht''
"'Oh.' SAYS i. .there4l be t.s,n aiSng
pretty soon, and you can 60 on where
they've got higher ceilings nChicago
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-23

ousssgsu seeaings. inOse. gse.s nsnu
ssissd him for second By. the dainty white
throat, and flung him back N an4G.
Montague hewitt fell hesvily on thick
sssp; then bis head ioiled senssiss. ne
Was very much hurt; thse at least Mas
certain. The barrisser stood over him ter
Q minute. still purple in the iace. Mon.
tague hewitt was white-very white ana
dssshlike. All at once It occurred 70 the
big, strong man that his hands-
those great hands-were very , nsEcs
hewitt by the throat, halfuncon-
sciously, With Ill his ,siRht, just 70 give
him purchase ~ he flung the man from
him. He looked at him again. Great
Heavens! Whist was this? II burst over him
at once. He woke to IL with wild start.
The fellow was dead; and this was clearly
granddaughter! :,
Justifiable homicide, II the jury knew oil;
but no jury now could ever know all. And
he had killed him unawares! A great
horror came over him. The man wss dead
the man was dead; and he, Gilbert Gil
dersleeve, had unconsciously choked him.
He had no time TO think; He had no
time to calculate. His wrath was stiil not,
though rapidly cooling down y; ,,,6 before r.
That was all he could think. He lifted the
body in his arms as easily as most men
would lift q baby Then he laid it down
among the brambles close beside the stream.
Something heavy fell out OF the pocket IS
he carried it, The barrSter took no heed.
Little matter for that. He laid it down in
fear and trembling. As soon as it was
hidden he fed for his lite. BY trackless
ways he walked over the moor, and return
ed to Ivybridge unseen very late in the
evening. Ten minutes after he left the
spot Guy Waring passed by and picked
mp the pocket-boOk
fco h. continued