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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
T0Ns0RIAL PALACE

VIII open up Saturday Jan. TO-,
Turkish, yapor and plain baths.
Tonsorial work done In 6rst-class
style, Hair cut 2bcj shampoo, 2bci
shave, lOcj sea ioam, lOc, Have
just put In a Arst-cIass line of tubs,
the largest in town, Our towels
are at all times fresh and clean
our perfumeries are not excelled In
any barber shop, Call and give us
a trial, 203 West Broad street,
TeHarRana, Texas Go to the Ton
sorIal Palace aud get a ticket for
Turkish and plain baths, All the
baths you want for $500 a month,
lid
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Mr., John y, Hunter, was iull Of
fun and song Saturday Several
times he caught himself singing
"Rock.a.bye.baby" and "close
them peppers" When the report
er found him, he was huggIng a bill
let Of wood, We asked him what
had happened and he said, "why, a
big baby at my house and all the
peighbors tell me 1t favors me to a
T." John, we feel for you this cold
weather aud hope, while you are
scorching around the room at 2 a,
N, your "tire" will not cone In con
tact with the tack ever ready for
the new made papa,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Last night It an early hour it be-
gan to sleet, and after keeping this
up until frozen coating was on
the ground, it began to snow, and
this morning the ground was car
peted with a beautiful white spread,
that delighted the hearts of the
little ones and caused a frown on
the face Of those who had to turn
out and do outside labor in It, and
It's attendant slush when the thaw
sets in, We are an antisnow and
anti-cold man, every time, and If
our 'ioaster" was of sufficient heat.
ing capacity we would turn it on
to the weather man and make him
give balmy weather at all seasons
Of the year,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

The sun came out on time today,
and the snow got on a move, and
soon all exposed places to the suns
rays were left bare Of It's white
covering, II Is 80 with some mems
characters, They may appearwhite
and clean but a'search light or an
X.ray turnedon to them, will reveal
black spots under their seemingly
coat Of whteness, We should so
live, aud conduct ourselves In a
way, that no amount Of heat or
light could change our outside COW
ering from the one we wear en-
grayed on our heart and mind,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY,

One small bottle Of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad'
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal emissions weak
aud lame backs, rheumatism and
all irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder In both men and women,
Regulates bladder trouble In chill
dren, If not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mall on receipt Of
Sl00 One small bottle Is two
months treatment, aud will cure
any case above mentioned, ~ W.,
llall, sole manufacturer, 7 o box
2ls, Waco, Texas, For sale by Q Q
Brengle, Texarkana, Texas,
Gainesville, TeSu Aug, 10, 1896
| certify that / am ~ years old
and have suffered twelve years with
kidney and bladder trouble, In Feb.
ruary 1896, began the use Of
Halls Great Discovery, and think
] am cured with less than two small
bottles, would not take 800 for
the cure, j, g. MOSS
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Parents wishing their children
taught music should send to teach
ers who are here to stay Prof,
and Mrs r. E, McCaun, teachers
Of VIOLIN mandolin, piano aud yo-
cal. For terms, etc. call on or ad'
dress \, E, MoCANN 4l3 Walnu
street. II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
Catch the Thief.

Stolen from my studio Jan. 2lst-
one view instrument, 4tx6i made by
Blair Camera Co, one Princes Wide
angle lenze, No, 2O9; one odell type
writer, and frames, etc, valued at
$3.50, win pay $25 reward for clue
that will lead to CONVICTION of thief,
or recovery Of goods
1-28- G, W, BURDIALn
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Patrouige push and enterprise
Huddlestou Bros, always keep the
best of fresh meats, etc. and
promptly deliver the same delivered
to all parts Of the city.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
Don't Hold Your olrln

Responsible for refusing you II you
give her a poof picture Of YOURSELF
but get some good ones taken al
Bnfdsal's Galley.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

For Juicy stakes, roast, aud all
binds Of chIoee edibles in the way
of fresh meats, go to W. D. llop'
goods state Lane near posloiilee,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

wbas FaiY was slei We gave hef easi8fla
When she wa ehhd, she eiied fof taslofla'
When si,e teeame Niles, she eaas 10 tas,ef'al
whsA sbe had children, she ea,eihea eas,o'la
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Those beautiful silver belt buck
les at r. L, Sehusters always please
the ladies' Call and see them, 1926
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

u, y, Taylor at the Pratt House
bar will be ever ready TO serve the
public with the best whleGIes, wines,
etc. ILL,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

An. siass Of work YOU mag want
at priet 20 suit
1919 FnANK ]. 0nuNcn, Painter
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

The Telephone Exchange will sell
you Monogram whisky, 10 years old,
Tony DEGRAZIER
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

For good, healthy beer buy the
Lemp or Anheusersliuseh= take no
other, 10 10 VANDtwf0nr, Agt
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

One Of the fafest treats Of the
season will be the llemphlll Cons
cert, Wednesday night, Jan, 21th,
Benefit EpWarth League
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

For a nice luley steak and hne
meats Of all kinds call 0h the enter
prisinq iiuddlest0h Bros,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

The best whisky ever sold over
any bar In the Monogram, ~
years old at Telephone Exchange
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

House, sign and decorative paint
ing. All class OF work at CORES.
ponding prices,
1918 y, !, CuURou, Painter
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Have your watches aud clocks re.
paired BY the old reliable jewelerl y
l. aehustef, 10s2b
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
fnr aala

One sawmiIl complete, One Key.
stone planer fesaw, aud lillng ma
chine, all completes for sale or trade
Tor city property.
b 20tt W, II, WtLLa n 90
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Among The nne liquors on sale Al
the Pratt House bar, afe="old
Forester, and "0ld Bafbee" II
also dispeases Che best Of california
Rhiae aud sduppefaona wines,
Everything neat and fully upsto'
date, l'll
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Moth balls Al tue parlor Drug
store, l0c a pound
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

MIR, Ward l. Smith Of Fredef'
lekstowh, MOI was troubled with
chronic dIarrhWa for over thirty
years, He had become fully satlss
lied that II was only a question OF a
short time until he would have TO
give up, He had been treated by
some Of the best physicians In llu'
rope and America but got no per.
mAnent relief One day he picked
up a newspaper aud CHANGED 10
read an advertisement OF Chamber
laIna Collie, Cholera and DlaffhWa
Remedy, lie got a bottle Of vi the
6rat dose helped him and its eontlh'
ped use cured him For sale by 3
Lumly, druggist,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

DO not forget that Tm TEXAN
EANlAS IA the proper place TO get
your lob printing done,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Received a large shipment Of Gal.
IfornIa Fruits at Ragland's
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

All lovers Of good beer say that
AuheusefBuseh aud Lemp'sbesfafe
the best, Il g Vaadsweghe is agent
Tor them In 'fesafkand, 10
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

j, d. Whatley can give you point
erson real estate, See him,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Monogram whisky io years old,
will be served over Tony DedfarIefs
bar,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01
Smiles Irradlato the Countcnance


When those atroeIous bodily trou.
bles, chills and fever, dyspepsia,
kidney or rheumatic disorders,
Yield, as they Invariably do, to the
the beBign action ef Hostetter's
Stomach Bltters, a remedy OF com-
prehenslye use, pure In composition,
unobiectionable to q delicate palate,
and thorough In effects Sick head.
ache, loss Of appetite, 1esh and
sleep, nausea, heartburn are
among the physical annoYaneee ob-
Waited by the Bttera. They are In
the nature of signals Of distress
displayed by disordered stomach,
liver aud bowels, and they disap'
pear with the cause that produced
them, But these signals should be
needed ut once, Then the woebes
gone look of chronic III health will
speedily disappear and ylgor and
comfort restore cheerful aspect 30
the face, That faithful index 20
the condition Of The system never
fails 10 wear \ look OF sunshine
when the jItters ls used to dlepel
the cloud,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Joe Meshane, opposite the Bene-
field hotel, sells eonee i7e per pound
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

II you want a good warm hre,
with no SCOT or smoke, we have the
fuel, for you=hfstselaas coke We
also keep charcoal Call on or ad'
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

"Wherc are you going, my pretty
maldYo ITO Burdsal'a Gallery,
sir, " she said,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Browns Iron Tonic tones up the
nerves, Smith Drug %,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

TExARRANA GAS n w. In Co..
ll24 2l0 State Line Avenue,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-01

Joe Meshane sells 20 lbs. granh.
ated sugar for tl-22 lbs, yell ~
clarified 1919
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n Unexpected Gift From Santa Claus.

hundred dollars was paid by the museum
for the bent and broken one of Arhstan,
Bishop of Sherburne.
"Iconogra pbie'' rings hold figures or por-
traits of saints in the Russian style. 9th
ers are reliquaries for bits of the true
cross or fragments of sanity toe-bones,
while one represents Mary Magdalene be-
ing carried to heaven by four angels. One,
formed to fifteen small crosses, was found
on the fingers of a skeletons it had no pow
er to stay the hand Of death
OF great antiquity are the Roman key
rings, used to keep the keys of precious
chests or casks ever at hand, and which in
middle ages secured the cumbrous iron
Virtue lock- that husbands fastened on
their wives before going to battle.
OF mystic rings there are many-the me-
diaeval circlet of Incarnation" the
charmed 'toad-stone,' and the South Ger
man silVet set with VOLTS teeth.
A long coffin-shaped ring with three cam
eos, the center one representing Cleopatra
holding the asp to her heart is almost
identical with one always worn by Cheiro,
of palmist fame,
An ancient Venetian of three chains,
holding revolving turquoise brown with
age & is sngrayS Ssasssseysssss de with
with a Gnostic eyDher. Anx ost ly
gems the turquoise holds z@Aath
strange PERSISTENCE One greS&gurquoise
cameo of the Rape of Proscrpine in this
collection is almost large enough to cover
the back of the hand, and there are some
beautiful examples Of those inlaid with
Persian inscriptions.
In thumb rings the most splendid are
those given by the popes to cardinals
though they did not always accompany
the scarlet hat, and Wolsey's great anx-
iety lest a ring should not be sent with
his precious head-coverbng stands record
ed. OF heroic size, they stand up several
inches from the hand, and, of course,
would be good in effect only when worn
with massive vesture. Usually they are
set in brass or bronze, with great caboch-
ons, or uncut stones. One with the lion
of ST. Mark i'm alto is crested with green
ish chalcedony; those most priced hold
rough emerald or cabochon ruby. Thumb
rings of a more painful sort are the
''thumbkins," or thumbcuffs, used to hold
the thumbs of prisoners while their clothes
were being cut from them. The example
of South Kensington was found behind
the panelling of an old sixteenth century
house
The puzzle rings LORD Lytton used to
characterize as ingenious stupidity" The
baroque pearls OF the Virgin del Pillar and
the grotesdues of little jeweled men and
animals are uningenious stupidity
The collection is rich in superb cameo
heads Of those whom art has immortalized
in Greek and Roman intaglii, that in
finest lines picture the loves and the woes
of the gods; but before the wealth of
precious stones the pen falls helpless, as
we have no adequate words for these daz-
zling harmonies.
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her daughter raised objections. She would
not have her mother sent to the asylum
at all, and declared that she would devote
her life to taking care of her.
When she made that vow Mary Jones
was IS year old, bright, intelligent young
" oman, handsome and talented. In adj
dition to thaS she was engaged to be mar
ried to one Of he best young men in the
county-a young man of wealth and re-
finement, to whom she had made a solemn
promise Her father owned a large tract
of land and fine house. He was simply
able to employ a nurse for the demented
woman as long as she might live, and to
his mind there was no reason why his
daughter should not marry after a rea-
sonable length of time.
There was a reason hoWever-the strong
sense of duty the daughter had and her
resolve that she would never leave her
mother while she lived. She triumphed
over the arguments of her friends. and
settled down to a life in which there ap-
peared to be little hope. except the reward
for tilial duty. She put aside all thoughts
of the life she had contemplated, and
from that day she has been her mother 8
loving and devoted attendant. The moth
er's mind is a total wreck TWENTY-FIVE
years have passed since she became de
mented, and during that time her daugh-
ter has not been away from her a single
day.
Twenty-Five years ago John Smith used
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busy helping poor Winter get away. An
hour later, I rang the ColoneTs front door
bell He opened the door himself.
Come right in" said he. Il guess you
are a wizard tonight! Just after we had
got the Christmas tree set up and while
we were up stairs getting our presents to-
gether to hang on the tree, the thief came
back and left the Christmas presents.
Everything there?' I asked.
"Everything," said he. down to the last
teaspoon. We have counted them all. Poor
fellow, he must have had a guilty con-
science, and when it came Christmas eve
he squared it with himself by sending back
all he had stolen"
Stranger" said I.
VERY strange" said the Colonel. I'D
like if 1 knew who the thief was, to send
him something for a Christmas present,
just as a reward for his conscience. AS it
is ask you, detective. not to look him up
He has evidently turned over new leaf
this Christmas eve"
Evidently" said l.
Now. detective" said the Colonel, at
am going to ask you to stay with us over
Christmas and enjoy nice holiday. And so
that we can all. have an extra fine day,
am going TO send one of the boys over to
Winters house tonight with these things
so that he can have a merry Christmas as
well as the rest of us"
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THE LAST OF HIS LINE.
The Romance of Jim" Baker, "a
widely known Tramp Printer.


From the Dallas CTex.) News.
James Baker died on Saturday night.
His body, cold and stark and stiff, was
found at u o'clock yesterday by Harry
Casey in a rear room of the Thompson
building, at Main and Martin streets.
Jim" Baker was one of the oldest and
best-known printers in the south. In
fact, he was the last of his line" as
one of the craft expressed it when told
that Jim" was dead. He was what is
known in newspaper and printing circles
as a tramp printer''-a happy-o-lucky
Bohemian, whose motto was Eat
drink and be merry, for tomorrow we
may die" Like the Indian and the buff
falo, the tramp printer is doomed TO ex-
tinction. Jim" was 50 years old It's said.
although he never told his age. Tradi-
ton says that he had a wife once. years
ago; that they drifted apart and that
Jim became wanderer. For a num-
Der of years past he had made Dallas his
home. All the men about town know
Jim all the night hawks knew him:
all the drummers knew him; all the bar
keepers knew him. He was a singular
character and very democratic in his ten
denotes. He was hail fellow well met
with the banker as well as the bootblack.
and all contributed to "Jims" exchequer
when he requested a small loan. He had
a melodious and well-trained voice, elo-
cuuonary powers of a high order and
considerable histrionic ability.
Oftentimes during state conventions. ex-
confederate reunions and other gatherings
where democrats and Old soldiers of the
south We're in the majority, Jim" lived
on Easy street and "things came his
way"
Charles Martin, who met Baker more
than twenty-five years ago for the first
time, said of him last night:
James Baker was a native of Philadel-
phia, where he has relatives now living
When "A small child. before he was ola
enough 10 remember any of his family ne
was adopted by a German named Hirscb-
berg, who, emigrating to Texas. settled in
Austin where the boy was raised. When
Hirschberg died he left quite a property.
estimated at $4,000 or $4,000 in value,
which he bequeathed to his protoge.
Baker had been given a fair English
education, which he supplemented with
a cast and diversified reading, and, be-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
A WATCH IS A WONDER.
Some Things About 1t That Are Not
Generally known.
From the jewelers. Review.

From the jewelers. Review.
Open your watch and look at the little
wheels, springs and screws, each an in
dispensable part of the whole wonderful
machine Notice the busy little balance
wheel as it flies to and fro increasingly,
day and night year in and year out. This
wonderful little machine is the result of
hundreds of years of study and expert
ment
The watch carried by the average man
is composed of SO pieces, and its manu-
facture embraces more than 1000 distinct
and separate operations. Some of the
smallest screws are so minute that the I'M
aided eyes cannot distinguish them from
steel filings or specks of dirt. Under a
powerful magnifying glass a perfect
screw is revealed. The slit in the head is
2-1O0 of an inch wide. 1t takes sos, 900 of
these screws to weigh a pound, and a
pound is worth $1,5S5.
The hairspring is a strip of the finest
Steel about 91a inches long, LOO inch wide,
27-100OO inch thick. II is coiled up in spi-
raj form and finely tempered. The pro-
Co.'S of tempering these springs was long
held as secret by the few fortunate ones
possessing it, and even now is not gen.
orally known. Their manufacture re-
Quire great skill and care. The strip IS
SHuSeQ TO ZU-lUD OIL an men, Dut no meas
uring instrument has as yet been devised
capable of fine enough gauging to de-
termine beforehand by the size of the strip
what the strength of the finished spring
viii be. A 20-1,000 part of an inch differ
ence in the thickness of the strip makes
a difference in the running of a watch
of about six minutes per hour.
The value of these springs when finish
ed and placed in watches is enormous in
proportion to the material from which
they are made. A comparison will give a
good idea. A ton of steel made up into
hairsprings when in watches is worth
more than twelve and one-half times tho
value of the same weight in pure gold
Hairspring wire weighs 1-20 of a grain
to the inch. One mile of wire weighs less
than hatf a pound.
The balance gives five vibrations every
second, 800 every minute, 1900 every hour.
432, 900 every day and 7,6S000O every year
At each vibration it rotates about one and
one-fOurth times, which makes 1877 100 900
revolutions every year Take, for illus
traton, a locomotive with six-foot driv
ing wheels Let its wheels be run until
they have given the same number of revo-
lutons that a watch does in one year. and
they will have covered distance equal
TO twenty-eight complete circuits of the
earth.
All this a watch does without other at
tention than winding once every twenty
four hours.
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to call every Sunday night at the home Of
Mary Jones. They sat on the cool front
porch during the summer, and by the fire.
side in winter. Then they planned their
future-the happy life they were to live
after they were married
John Smith still makes the Sunday night
visits as regularly as in the olden time II
ne should miss one Sunday night 1t would
be understood at once that he was Ill, or
that some other good and sufficient cause
had prevented him from being there on
Tune. His hair is gray, and there are
wrinkles in his face. The girl he expect
ca TO claim as his bride is an old maid
now, ana her once bright eyes are begin
ming TO lose the luster of youth, but she
is sun firm in her determination to re-
main with her mother as long as her
mother lives. The engagement has never
peen broken. The young man said ne
would wait until her task at home was
over and he has waited. The years seem
long to him, but he is true. If he ever
grows impatient, the patient face of the
woman whose devotion is more than re-
markabe is enough to make him ashamed
of his impatience. 1t is said TO his credit
that he has never made the slightest ell
Tort to persuade the daughter to leave her
mother.
Stories like this are often told is hacks,
but this is one in real life.
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NOT IN FICTION BUT IN REAL LIFE.
The Story of a Daughters Devotion
and "A Lovers FaithfuIness.
From the ST. Joseph New

from the 81. Joseph News.
Twenty-Five years ago there was a ro-
nance at Maysville-a love story in which
there was nothing out of the ordinary 1t
was like hundreds of others, and there did
not then appear to be a possibility that
it would become remarkable. 1t became
known there that two young people. who
will be called John Smith and Mary
Jones, were engaged to be married. John
Smith had been paying attentions to the
young lady about two years, and the an
nouncement of their engagement did not
cause any surprise.
The wedding day was set, and nearly all
the preparations had been made, when
the mother of the bride-to-be became in
On account of her illness the marriage
had to be postponed. In a short time If
became apparent that her mind was i'm
paired. and still a little later the terrible
truth forced itself on the minds of her
triends-the mother of Mary Jones was in
sane. Arrangements We're made to seno
her to the asylum, and it was then that