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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Our young aud handsome friend
Emmett Wilson, who Is away up at
Fort Smith, Arkansas, wording for
for the Western Union, will return
to this place aud accept his old pos
ltIou as operator here, Emmett Ia
a good operator, and Manager
Hughes will be glad to have him
back,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18
Beware
OF the Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, Of Marshfeld, Mo-,
writes: "For six years have been a
sufferer from a scrofulous affection OF
the glands OF my neck, and all efforts
of physicians In Washington, D. Cu
Springfield, ILL.,, and St. Louis failed 70
reduce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to a re
inoval Of the gland. Atthis critical mo-
ment friend recommended S.S.S,
and laying aside a deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, be-
gan It's use. Before had used one bot
lie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now il Is entirely gone, though lam
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your S.S.S. long ago,
would have escaped years of misery
and saved over $I5o."
This experience is like that OF all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruitless or fatal. S.S.S. is the only
real blood remedy; II gets at the root OF
the disease and forces II out perma-
nently. u>
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Every chill suffered who has tried
Allans Tasteless Chill Cure Is sing
ing It's praise. Kept only by O. O,
Bsngle. See his advertisement,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Miss NolIa Anderson, Mrs Al
Smith and Mr. Jake Bigger lett
this afternoon to take In the anni-
versary celebration at Mena,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Miss Lulu Johnson has returned
from her visit to friends and rela'
tlyes In Milan, Texas,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Sharpe a. Brewer have changed
their advertisement consult your
interest by reading IL,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Watermeons are getting a little
scarce and the price has conse'
Quently gone up considerably,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Manager Brown, Of the telephone
company, strung his wires to
Spring Lake Park today and you
can now hello with those you know
are at this resort, This will prove
a great convenience TO our people,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

The Texarhana Rifles will meet
and drill on Friday night at the city
ball grounds.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Kirby Beach is still a popular
place Of resort, and many of our
best people go there,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Go out to the indignation meet
ing, East Side city hall, tomorrow
afternoon at 4 p. m.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Catarrh Cured A clear head
and sweet breath secured with Shl-
lohs Catarrh Remedyj sold ON a
guarantee, Nasal injector free,
Sold by Smith Drug Co, I'm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

Mrs. T. p. Curtis, Of Prescott, is
visiting his son here, Mr.. j. S. Cur
lis,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18
M others Friend

80 assists Nature that the change
goes forward IN m easy manner,
without the violent protest OF
Nausea, Headache, etc, Gloomy
ioreb0dihgs yield 10 hopeful ahtieipa.
llohs, she passes through the ordeal
quickly and with little pain, IL left
strong 10 joyoualy peftormihe hlfh aud
holy dutOe nov devolyed Upon her, and
The Time VI recovery shortened
ssNei Nts gs ugiir N wiss q 3 ttR hutfir. h.et
tsluaeis lhieiHsueh Aha seiaai.ii ,lssnehlsh
tnt HHABfitlb REGULATOR CO., kflkHfk,e "a
scth nt At eRv6osis
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

The time for high prices
is over, and Oscar Turner
realizes 1t.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18

II Oscar Turner hasn't
got what you want, it Is
hard to spell.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18
DAN GER! S;s S:;:;:!: ';; s;,: &:

ger TO which the liNpooiont Moth
or N exposed and the lorebodlng
with which she locks forward 20
the hour of woman's seyefest trial,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-18
THE TEXARKANIAN
F. @, woOTTEN. City Editor,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Sorry to learn that Mr.. Raymond
Chappell is on the sick list,

Hon. o. D, Scott is oyer at Lew
lsville today on legal business.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

upon as divine-a life of unsel>
fishness, oil selfsacrihce, of tend>
erness of goodness and of purity.
We family initiate that life
when we heal a sorrow, max
one heart happier or Tighten the
burden borne by some tired and
weary wanderer.
1t may be true that after we
have Toasted and frolicked We so
back to the old lives again. But
We can take the spirit of Christ>
mas with us, even if the bells
are not ringing and there IS no
holly cleaning from the wall.
That spirit will have It's IN
Ruence for good The more 1t IS
cultivated by young and old the
nearer is the world drawing to
the golden year. and as The
Christmas bells, from hill 10
hill, answer each other i'll the
mist, we can say:
Ring in the valiant man aud free,
The eager heart, the kindllcr hand
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring i'll the Christ that Is 10 he.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
CHRISTMAS GIVING.
1t Has Upon It the Stamp of
the Divine and the Spiritual

The fact that Christmas giving
is an exchange of things often
no needed, and that it tends to
mutual loss rather than mutual
gain-which is the law OF bart
er-elevates it far above trade.
The perennial benevo,ence
which finds its expression in
Christmas giving has the stamp
of the devine and the spiritual
upon it, and 1t argues that there
is something more i'll man than
the mere materialist sees there.
From the youngest up, all of
us can see something III Christ
mas, above aud beyond its out
ward manifestations. 1t CONS
memOrates the beginning of
life, which countless millions of
the human race have looked
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Magic In the Name Of Christ.

Christmas time Thai .
must be q misanthrQpc H..
III whose breast somcthta2
a jovial feeling is not rou,.
whose mind some piles
associations are not aWai,..
by the recurrence Of Christ.
There seems magic in The .
name Of Christmas. Petty
ouSies are forgotten, 5GcilI
ings are awakened ~ bo,,m
which they have long o.
strangers, Kindly hearts n
have yearned toward each o'3
but have been withheld h, la
notions of pride and self Dig.
are again reunited, and all
Kindness ard bencNo,o.
Would that Christuu.* la-t,d 4
whole year through - Char
Dickens.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
DISTRIBUTING GIFTS.
The Spider Party Will Furnish
Much Amusement For
Christmas.

a spider party" is novel
method of giving presents at
Christmas 10 children and may
be thus arranged The guests.
on arrival, are greeted by an
enormous spider in the center
of huge web spun across the
entire room, and from all possi-
BILE nails and projections should
be a maze of white cotton
threads, each attached at one
end to large, brightly Colored
spider, at the end of which must
be hung a little wooden winder.
Each guest, III turn, chooses one
of the spiders, and, winding up
the thread, following all its in
tricacies, reaches at last a special
insect, inside of which has been
placed the small present.
Great amusement is produced
by these unexpected finds, which
may be varied according to the
wishes of the hostess from bon
bons and knickknacks or
small toys to little articles Of
ewelry, neckties, etc. OF course,
if wished, the name Of each guest
may be written Oh the little
winders, SO as to insure the
right Gift going to right child
or grown up persons. Any one
can make the large colcred
spider at home, Or procure them
from any large toyshop. and
when sending ont her invitations
they should be so worded as to
invite her friends to "spider at
at home" party, which viii cause
much wonder and interest to be
taken i'll the approaching party
by her intended little visitors.-
Exchange.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
1t is Important In Plle Training
Of Children to MAKE Them
Bear Their Own burdens

The real sufferers from war
are i'll large part the innocent
nOn-Cembatants who remain at
home to suffer from want and
distress of mind. The real suffer
ers from drink and crime are not
the victims of the one or the
perpetrators Of the other, but
their wives and relatives, de-
prived of support and dlsgraced.
They have to bear the burdens
Of others, and many Of them do
it chee1fully, or at least with out
complaining. as matter CT duty,
There are other kinds of burdens,
however,. that are imposed upon
people not responsible for them.
The wild young man incurs debts
which he cannot pay, but they
10 not worry him; he coolly
that burden to some
ndulgent relative, a mother,
perhaps, who mistakenly helps
i'm out of his difficulties, 1eav<
ng hiH, to 60 scot free Of punish
nent. Or. another man without
being wild is careless and extrav.
.gant and, lives. beyond his
means. Heis greeted everywhere
is a'geuerous fellow who does
lot begrudge money in the en>
of his friends, and he
sleeps without a care, though
with debt.
How does he manage itP He
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
THE IDEAL HOME,

The ideal home is the one thai
ministers to the needs of ali those
who make it. 1t IS the place
wher sympathy, interest, II,
te!li9ent understanding of even
the moods of its circle, inspira
ton, and, above all, repose, are
found The ideal home ministers
intelligently to the needs of the
spiritual and intelligent nature
as well as the physical. It's de-
velopment unto perfection de-
pends OH the combined efforts of
ITS responsible members. The
ideal home was never attained
by the efforts Of one, but by the
co operation of all. This does
not mean that each shall fit him
self into Il mold. A perfect home
is like a perfect mosaic, where
each part, with its individual
difference fits in its place to.
make the perfect design. The
CONVERSIONS Of the ideal home
is love it is love that is its life i
love is its inspiration its defense,
its crown of victory. Sorrow, de-
feat, shame itself, are vanished
where love has its perfect work.
'Oh world, where is thy stingp
y poverty, where is thy victory"
is the pecan of him who is shelf
cred in the love that makes the
IDEAL home.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
SANTA CLAUS IS REAL.
Though Many People
Speak of Him as a Myth.
In England st Nicholas
Was IScrogniZCd "a
the Guardian OF
Youth.
Legend Of the Wicked Butcher
In Germany Ilc Puts
Good Things i'll Lucky
Bags.

Yn spite of the fact that Dec.
"A. 8 was St. Nicholas day.
thousands of people talk OF Santa
Claus as myth. St. Nicholas
was very real parsonage. He
was archbishop Of Myra in 342.
and the name under which he
enjoys an annual popularity i'll
this country is the German form
that came with the German GUS
tom of the Christmas tree and
all the rest of it.
St. Nicholas is a great saint
with all the Teutonic and Scan
dinavian peoples. 1t was his
prcrogative, says the New York
Recorder, to manifest his piety
when at his mothers breast, for
even then he is said to have
tasted Wednesdays and Fridays.
AS a matter Of course he soon
became famous i'll working mir
acles, and here again he appeared
to seek favor with the young
DeODle.
An innkeeper, having killed
two young gentlemen and put
them III the pickle tub, intends
ing to sell them as picked pork,
the saint, who, III a vision, had
seen the deed done, declared he
would put a stop to the business,
and therenron he transformed
himself from LyCia to Athc!rs
and stood before the astonisled
inrkceper and said, "Whqt hast
thou done?"
The man trembled, confessed
and implored forgiveness. Hav-
ing patted the man OIL the back
and said, "Don't do it any more,
the holy man turned to The
pickle tub, when the imitation
sides, legs and hands Of pork be-
gan to stir, and in quick sticks
there came forth not two boys
merely, but three, as may be
proved by refereuce to the Sal
i5bury missal of 1884, wherein
there is picture of the event,
and ore of its pcculiaritics is
that, as the three boys rise com
plete out Of the pickle, the bar
barous butcher is still busy in
one of them up.
St. Nicholas established yet
another claim to be regarded as
The friend OF youth, for he was
partial to boxing aud employed
his skill i'll the "manly art
upon the heads Of bishops.
The guardianship Of the young
BY Santa Claus was of old rec
'gnized in England by the Gus
ON of choir boys i'll cathcdrals
'hoosing a boy bishop on the
lay of st. Nicholas, Dec. 6.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
RING OUT. We BELLS
w ING OUT. yc bells,
~ We Christm ma
AA bells.

Your glad and happy story,
Ring ont, with peals of molly nirth.
Your song to all the listening earth
Now far and wide your echoes fling,
Aud wake each laggard heart tossing
Hosanna to the little child
The Lord of Life and Glory.
Oh, sweet the sound of Christmas bells,
And sweet the music of their swells,
Which tell this happy story
Coils SYNONYMOUS gift to us is this
Dear Babe, SO pure and holy,
Long years ago, on Bethlehem's plains,
The shepherds heard angelic strains,
Proclaiuing Jesus Christ was born /;
Their blessed song is ours this morn.
HoSanna TO the little child
The Lo:d of Life and Glory
Oh, sweet the sound of Christmas bells,
And sweet the music of their swcllS,
Which tell this happy story!
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

has loving sister, who, though
she has little means, devotes
what she car save TO keeping
him afoat. She bears his burden.
She does more than that she
creates it. 1t is because he is
satisfied that when creditors
press him he can borrow from
her money that he never returns
that he is careless about incur
ring debt, aid plays the part of
the prodigal, cantent to be call.
ed generous, though he is, in
fact. mean dependent. There
are times and occasions when
we should bear or help to bear
the burdens of others. When
near relative or friend suffers
without fault Of his own it is
the part Of Christian character
to relieve him as far as possible
OF his burden; but there is no
such duty imposed when the
burden itself is created by the
selhshness Of those upon whom
it fails. The duty then is to stand
aloof and allow the punishment
to fall where it belongs.
In one of Gilbert's comic ope1
as there is song recounting
how the Emperor of Japan
hopes in time "to make the
pquish ,ne1its 'hts the crime" and
describing the method Of meet
ing various social ofenses. There
is an undercurrent of sound sense
in the humorous verser. The
punishment ought to fit the
crime, and theh there would be
less crime Social usage is such.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
The True Spirit.

Gilt giving at Christmas time
is, or ought to be, nothing more
than a manifestation Of the
Christmas spirit, which is un-
selfish, seeking only to make
others happy. Every one who
has been moved by this spirit
has realized the truth of the
saying: ut is more blessed to
give than to receive"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

Tins was a very imp"''
as may be seen rs 4.
EVERY Day Booh g..
there IS ~ c!hg1 ofa 0"
from Salisbury cAth,G'
custom was i'll full ...
from carly times m.-.
when 1t was aboi,A..
proclamation Of Nc"rl \..
According to the g..
German custom, ln> D.
Tor the children Is I'll.
ST, Nicholas, the uraa..
5. Then It is that j..
about, putting good thing.
lucky bags any sP>ius Co.,.
merits and demcrits OF be-,
girls and sometimes uu,;4,.
pralsing or rcbuN!ng Ih,u
The North German a..
requires the saint to r4,a
to the house where Tie y.
are assembled in fc.tiyir, ..
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
THE DAY FOR YOUNG
BARBARIANS.
ladies Homo Journal.

r 4T1ENE ID OI4N ""J 80
4. the year which rightly be
longs to the young it is Christ
mas Day. 1t should be gwen
over to them, therefore, without
stint or reservation. A nd l
think sometimes that parents
do not always understand this.
1t IS right and all-essentlal that
restrictions upon the amuse-
mcnts of the young should pre-
vail in every home. But Chrlst>
mas Day is the one day when
these barriers ought to be lifted,
and the young given free play.
No wholesome liberty nor IN
dulpence should be withheld
from boy or girl on that day.
What of it, my dear friend, II
such liberties do mean a tear
here, a broken chair there, or
slight damage somewhere else?
Suppose the boy is particularly
noisy on Christmas. What of 1t?
Tell me, if you can, a better sign
OF strong young health than the
noise from a boys lungs! Sup
pose he does throw himself, or
even Jump or stand, OH your
best lounge, and soil or rumple
your pet tidy! Bless your soul,
what real harm is there III 1t :
What is an insignificant little
tidy in comparison to the heals
thy exuberance Of a boys spirits
in full play2 Pass over it, don't
notice it, but let the boy have
his Christmas Day. And if the
little girl does insist upon puts
ting her sticky candy fingers on
your dress, what of it? Wear a
dress on Christmas day which
those little fingers will not soil.
Let her bang the piano II she
likes let her slam the door IT
it is part of her fun. 1t won't
seriously hurt the piano or the
door, and if it anroys you some,
close your cars to the din for a
day. Better that you have a
headache, perhaps, than that
your chiid's fun should be sup
pressed. Let her romp and tear
all over the house. Give her
the Joy of feeling that for one
day the house is hers IN every
nook and corner of it. 1t you
have care of certain things re-
move them before the day comes,
but do not let them spoil your
child's healthy fun. Let her
put her smutchy little hands OH
the white paint of door or wall.
1 know home, my dear woman,
where the marks of foui little
smutchy fingers may be seen any
dav on the white paint Of door,
and they are treasured above the
costliest ornaments IN that house.
Nothing could induce the mother
of that home 10 wipe off those
finger marks. and gayly would
her heart sing if the little fingers
that put them there could make
others all over the doors and
windows of that house. There
are men and women, my friend,
who would give all they possess
IN this world, and all they hope
for in the world to come, tor the
JOY of having some little fingers
smutch their doors and walls.
Realize your blessings, and let
the impress of your children rest
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

EMPTYSTOCkiNG S.

->
Nh mothers in honlestthat are happy
" Where Chris,nias comes laden
with cheer,
Where the children are dreaming
-alrsddy
OF the mcrriest day in the year.
AS you gather your darllngs around you
And 'e4i them the story of old, "
Remember the homes that areIdreary I,
Remember the Hearts that are cold !,
Oh, go where the stockings hang empty,
Where Christm's is naught but a name
And sive-for the love of the Christ
child
Twas to seek such as these that he
came.
ELLEN MANLY in Christmas Ladfes'
Home Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
The Next Want

"Thcre - she said, with a sigh
ofrelief. I've got locomotive,
a wagon, a mechanical acrobat,
and hose real. That ought to
satisfy the dear little angel -
1t ought to, but it won't" said
her husband. "The little villain
will want a hammer to smash
them with.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Yellow Fever Germs

breed i'll the bowels. Kill them
you are safe from the awful disco
: ascarets destroy til germ, throa
out the system and make It imI,.,
for new ones to form. CascuIo;s
the only reliable safc-%Larcd for q
and old against yellow jack. zoe.
SOC, all druggists
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Loving sister, though hoveyer III

however, th9t many ofenses go
unpushed or the innocent ale
made to act as shields protecting
the guilty frorl such wholesome
adnonition as their offenses
would bring to them if they
were lett to themselves. The
child whose parents protect him
from all natural pun shments
which should follow transgres>
sions Of social law "never seems
to learn anything abont his
obligations to society. But this
same child learns by one lesson
to keep his hands out OF the fire.
simply because his parents cans
not take to themselves his
blisters. 1t is an important part
Of the training of the young to
make them bear their own self
burdens In that way
they will be taught not to create
such burdens. Then when they
suffer from some cause beyond
their contrut it is just as much
our duty and privilege TO share
their burden or help them to
bear it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
where it may on Christmas day.
Wy UN IS natural with a
Az child-wTo is, after all

Wy I \ Is natural with d
Az child-wIo is, after all,
nothing but a little barbarian,
bursting full Of spirits which
must have sway and play. Thank
God that your child is blessed
with health, so that it can fill
your home with glec even if it
is a bit noisy. Suppose there
comes tears i'll the little clothes.
Are they not easier to mend than
a chiId's disappointment of the
pleasures of day which belong
to it, Suppose the new toy IS
banged around and perhaps bro
ken. Better a broken toy than
one moments lull i'll the play Of
a child ! Sacrifice the dainty
order OF your house for a day
and rejoice in the vigor Of that
strong young body as it races
over your best carpets and tum
bles into your choicest chairs.
A days fun won't irretrievably
damage either the carpets or the
chairs. Forget the inanimate
and rejoice in the animate which
is Gods own and yours. Let
them bring snow and dust and
general disorder into the house
if that is their idea of fun-and
it generally is with children
Let the Christmas Day be what
it is: day for young barba~
rians. Adjust yourself and.your
home to their fro!ics, if need be.
But whatever you do, don't inter
fere with them don't curb their
fun don't fret about their pleas
ures. 1t may be trying, but it
is only for a day. Take them
as they are. We are not chil>
dren long. A life offers plenty
Of time for decorum. 1t has no
place i'll a child's nature on
Christmas day. Throw restric>
tons to the winds for a day, no.
matter what it may cost you.
1t is the children day, and they
have right to it IL every re-
specl. And in their fun your
own heart will grow young
again even though the head
may be tired by night. But you
will have the satisfaction OF
knowing that you have given
your child a Christmas after its
own heart a Christmas which
years afterWard will linger in its
memory and strike the keynote
for the Christmas spirit in its
own home. To-day S child must !
pass along the merry Christmas
tide. The day must be kept |
alive, for we cannot afford to let
it die. 1t should be a day of UNI
restricted glee for the young,
and that means a day for young
barbarians. Yet, after all, are
their barbaric romps aught but
innocent Gun? Filled with
noise, you say, Yes, but also
filled with young, strong health.
Children enjoy themselves best
when they are noisiest. But
at their noisiest they are always
at their healthiest. So, this
Christmas let the innocent noise
of children ring through our
homes ; let their fresh laughter
be heard all over this land let the /
feet travel over miles of ground
let sticky fingers rest where
they may, and almost breathless
bodies tumble where they may.
Forget these things for a day,
and let each one OF us who CAM.
give freedom and zest to the
dearest treasures of the Christ
lnastide: the young barbarians
of our homes. God bless them,
l say. May each child i'll this
land OF ours have a Christmas
Day this wear fashioned after its
own heart
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Don't make a Mistake.

Just because your wife tells
you to buy her something use
full, don't think she will be salts
fed if you send her home a bar
rel of flour.-N. Y. Truth.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
SHINE STARS. TONIGHT.

Shine, stars, Tonight, Shine clear and
bright
Make earth aud heaven to glow;
Shine as YOU did that Christmas night
Long centuries ago.
Light hill and valley as the dawn,
Make all the darkness bright,
For Christ, the Saviour, has been born
And is with us tonight.