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New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
Proposals.
NEW YORK STATE CANALS.
Notice to Contractors.
Office of the superintendent of
Public Works.
Albany, n. y, Friday, August 9Th, 1897.

Pursuant chapter 10 OF 1925 chapter 794 laws
Of 1896 and chapters ~ and 569 laws OF 1891 sealed
proposals for the
Western Division,
will be received by the Superintendent OF Public Works
at his Office in Albany. y. Y. until
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24

GlTlZEM'S llNE TROY R9ATs
for SARATOGA. LAKE GEORGE. ADIRONDACKS etc.
Send for LIST ROUTES and RATES TO SUMMER RE
SORTS Steamer city Of Troy or Saratoga leaves West
10Th ST daily except Saturday. +. NJ. CONNECT WITH
DELAWARE AND HUDSON and FITcHBCRG EX-
PRESS TRAINS. Sunday steamers touch at Albany
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
Q. NJ Office, Fort Ham-

" ton. ~ Y. H.. Aug 6. ls97.-sealed proposals. IN
rpllcae will be received here until II o'clock. A. NJ,
sept 1891 and then opened for construction or Ad-
mnisratlon Buildings Shops and Storehouse with nec
serv heating gas piping and plumbing. |. : reserves
right accept reject all bids or any part there
f informant application. Envelopes
- ming proposals should be marked Proposals FOR Public
luildings r.. Hamilton ani addressed capt j. NJ
carson A. q. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
II STIMATES for building platform at Ganse

II WORT Street North River. Contract No. COS and 10
repairing ;he platform at seventh Avenue Harlem river
Contract No 55 will be received by the Department o
Docks Pier "a" North River until ii 30 o'clock A. VI
August oTth 1897. For particulars city Record
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
[NMT@MER DHWW@E

AND COTTAGES. PAWLING, y. 7.
Superior family accommodations; 80 minutes from Grand
Contra. Station. Harlem Railroad. Terms reasonable
Send for CIRCULARS Address
~ c. " LANSING Manager.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24

vJ,HE URsrLlNE SEMINARY,
t"THE CasTIE.') NEW ROCHELLE " Y.
soloc, boarding and dav school for young and
girls Az course from the kindergarten TO the CO.!
,eqia.o Spccal attention and the languages
For particulars apply TO the MOTHER SiPhhioh'
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Don't think because you are sick
and nothing seems to give you re-
lief that you can't be cured.
There must be a cure for you
somwhere.
If your doctor can't cure you,
perhaps he has mistaken the cause.
Anybody is liable to make a mistake
sometimes.
One in three os us suffer from in
digestion, and one out of three
dyspeptics doesn't know it, That is
he may know he is sick, but he
blames it to something else,
Indigestion is the cause of half of
our dangerous diseases.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
from tonic medicinal roots and
herbs. 1t relieves the symptoms
and cures the disease gently, nat
urally efficiently giving fresh life,
strength and health to sick dyspep-
tics.
AT druggists, A trial bottle for
10 cents,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
Cotton nnlt SIN m the Lend.

Sleeping car service to aud from
Nashville on all trains, Commene-
Ing May 10, PulmanS finest sleep-
erB win be run ON tralus 3 and 4,
leaving Ft, Worth Oi5 a, M Tex
arkana 7il5 p, no arriving gat Nath'
vile $3.50 D. m, also on June ! I, leays
ing Waco $3.50 p, mo TeSarkanaGtl0
a, mo arriving at Nashville $3.50
4 mo- Tralus returning leave Nash
vile at 0il0 a. mi 0p, mo have
sleepers through to ut, Worth and
Waco respectfully, For further
information and sleeper reseryas
tiong see b. W. G0b1oLD,
or Ticket Agent
@, u, tlovry
General Agent, It,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
Drink Dalby.

Finest mineralwater ON earth tol
kidney or liver affections; sure cure
for dyspepsia. Leave orders with
S. M. Ragland or Smith Drug Co,
or send direct to j, w, Farrier,
proprietor and only shipper, | have
discovered four new springs; one OF
which is infalible in Brights disease,
aud a well that is the finest laXa-
tive on earth,
J. w. FARRIER,
3-1G-6w Daily Springs, Tex
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

For The Kansas CITY horse show
at Kansas City, the K, g., p, n G,
Ryo will sell round trip tickets to
Kansas City and return, one fare
for round trip, from Sept 3 to 10
inclusive good returning until
Sept, 10, 7, NJ, HARPER,
Ticket Aren't,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Parents Wishing their children
taught muslc should send TO leachs
era who are here to stay Prot
and Mre, Y, ID, MeGahl, teachers
of violin, mandolin, piano and y0'
cal For terms, ett1 call on or adj
dress T. 10, MCCAIN 4l5 Walhu
street. "
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
Sl3, 50 To Nashville and Return.

Account Tennessee Centennial
Cotton Belt will sell tickets, COM
mencing April 20, and every Tues
day and Thursday thereafter, to
and including Oct 26, good return
ing ten days from date of sale, We
will also have on sale every day
tickets limited twenty days, rate
$3.50, and tickets limited to Nov
Z rate $500, Remember we run
sleepers to and from Memphis on all
trains, For further information
see E, w, GoDDoLD,
G, p. HovEY, Ticket Agent,
General Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

The management Of Ghlo Park,
wish to announce that on every
Tuesday and Friday night there
will be a dance at the park, Good
music will be furnished on the occa-
sions, For the next ten days there
will be music in the afternoon and
at night, Refreshments can be
found on the grounds at all times,
Good order will be preserved, Par
ties who have no transportation
can get same by leaving order at
Palace Drug Store for 25 cents
round trip, so
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

The Hunter Transfer and Stor-
age Co., have the only safe and con
venient rooms In the city, for stor-
age Of your furniture or piano, We
are prepared to store goods Of any
kind, d'l-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Bring your Job work to the Tx
AREANIAN job Office, Remember we
have the largest aud best equipped
Office here, and turn OUT nothing
but the best class Of work. and at
bottom prices.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
On to NasAylllel

Through sleeping ear service
every night leaving feSafbaha at
7bb d, HI, over the Iron Mountain
route to Nashville, Tenn Call and
reserve your berths aud got all lna
formation from G, NJ SWlNnbLhi
Ticket Agent
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Attention, Ladies' am prepar.
ed to do all kinds Of dress maRiug,
and guarantee satisfaction; was
formerly with thenoted Paris Cloak
and Suit Co., on Fifth Avenue, New
York City, Give me trial
MRs. j, Splr2BERa,
l1-l3. 300 Maple ST,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
Cotton Belt speoiaI Rates.

5000 to Buffalo and return, ac-
count G, A. r. meeting, tickets
tickets on sale Aug, q and %,
limited to Aug, 81, with privilege
Of depositing tickets with joint
agent and have time extended to
Sept 20.
IA fare for round trip to Kansas
City, st, Louis, Memphis and Gin.
cinnati, tickets on sale Aug. il
and Is, Sept, 4 and 6, good fifteen
days from date of sale.
For further information and
sleeper reservations see
n. W. GoDBoLD,
or Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

We operate the Interstate Bot
llInv Wofkp aud can furnish the
trade with the best of eafb0nated
drinks at lowest prices,
If 'fBXAakANA l6E Co,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

For incest fresh meats, 20 to w,
ID, llobpood's Snow White market.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

PatronZe push and enterprise,
Huddleston Bros, always keep the
best Of fresh meats, etc, and
promptly deliver the same delivered
TO all parts of the city,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

The Kirby Beach has been great
ly improved suce last season and a
plunge In the fresh water just from
the spring is quite inyiRoratjug and
refreshing, Go out and try Que
plunge and It will call for others
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
To Kansas City and Return via X.
G., P, & g. r. K.

For the free meeting Of the Kan
sas City Merchants Association, the
round trip rate will be from TeXar-
kama $40 55, Tickets on sale Aug,
IA and l6 and Sept, 4 and l6, good
70; continuous passage in each di-
rection. Limit 10 days from date
Of sale Call on
RUSH II, BARNES,
j, M, HARPER, G, S, W, p, A,
Ticket Agent,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
G. p, IIoyEY,
General Agent,

Kid lines shoes fall '07 Toes cali
yici enamel and tam
9.2 SHARPE q BREWER,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

We alwayB give our euatomelB
the best the market affords, full
weights and prompt attention
llubBLfa10N BRoa
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Pure leaf lara only pc per pound
at JOS. McShanes opposite Bene.
Geld Hotel 8lO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Buy your groceries, shoes, etc.
from w. IT, Wells n 90, Every.
thing at rock bottom prices S-3-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Remember Joseph McShane OPP
posite Benefited Hotel, sells Afbuck
lie coffee at li4c per pound 3lO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Go TO Hobg0ods "Snow White
Market 81 East Broad street, for
the incest fresh meats Gsb, game,
etc, 2-7
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03
One dozen BIB cans OF tomatoes
for SOC at Jos, McShanes.

The best OF everything the mark
ct affords, at Huddleston Bros,
meat market
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Moth balls at the Parlor Drug
store l0c a pound,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Remember the rFXARNAElAN Job
Office can supply your every want-
the very best class Of work nc bot~
tom prices,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Huddleston Bros nave lust re-
ceived fine line ofsmoked meats.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Parties who wish conveyance lQ
Klthy llpath telephone ur hohQ
word 10 llIythee stable Round
trip 10 cents va'
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

For high grade real estate, resi-
denee OF business property, call on
W, q, Cook, No 2Ol, East llroOd
sireet $40
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Now thas Kirby Beach Is opened,
many Of our aquatic friends will
take a plunge after business hours,
these hot evenings, 02l
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

When you need job printing bring
or telephone your orders To hp
frxAaltAViAN omee which has the
lareest and best equipped printing
establishment Ia Tue city, aud ear
ties the best quality Of stosh
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

FIrst,elass set o drugstore lurni
ture fof sale cheap. See
4 i01f w, II, WELLS
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Ask at ticket office Of II, ca =, "
q, railway about excursion on Sep
tember 18th to Kansas City and
return Fare only % Tor round
tUu
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Don't pass us dh shirts, Jhst re-
eelyed a new lot SHARPE "
BHEwEp w.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-03

Remember that W. H. Wells N
Go, will not be under sold, B'5
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
A Good Story of Bruce.

Two members from Mississippi
were swapping stories during the in
tervals between REFRESHMENTS, when,
in an incidental way, the name of
Senator Blanche X. Bruce was men
toned. "That reminds me-" said
one, of a story told me long time
ago by bar-keeper at the Ebbit. /
was in there one day when Bruce
came in, went into one of the side
rooms, and, having been served,
walked out without saying anything
to any one.
You don't draw the color line
here 1 remarked to the bar-keeper.
Not on that man, sir, l DON'T
was the reply. I have had a pretty
good opinion of him since little
thing that happened soon after he
first came here.
Bruce was in his seat at the capi-
tol one day when card was handed
to him. He read it and at once went
out to the waiting.room. There he
met the woman who owned him
when he was slave. With her
was her daughter. Both were in
tears. She had lost all Of her prop
erty during the war and was abso-
lutely penniless. The negro once
her slave was the only man she knew
in Washington. She appealed to
him. Bruce listened to her story
He got his hat and went outside with
her. His carriage, drawn by hand
some pair of bays, was waiting there.
He called the carriage. assisted the
mother and daughter to enter it with
as much Difference as he could possi-
bly, have shown them IN the old
plantation days, closed the door, and
told the coachman to drive to the
treasury. Then he called a public
cab and followed. The three en-
tered the treasury together, and be-
fore Bruce came out he had placed
in the hands of the woman he had
once called Missus" an appoint
ment to good clerkship in the treas
ury department.
That" added the Mississippi men,
ber, was the reason why the bar
keeper didn't draw the color line at
Blanche X. Bruce, and it seems to
mo the reason was a mighty good
one, too"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
Logs VS.. "MeaIers."

A summer visitor at Mt. Desert
fell into conversation with a native
who was busily engaged in doing
nothing.
"How IN the world do you man
age to make living here ?" in
quired the summer visitor, when the
conversation had become somewhat
confidential.
Waal, stranger" said the native,
slowly. "there amt anything to
make hereabouts, true to say. But,
ye see, i'm winter haul logs, and in
summer / haul mealers, an 'twixt
them two manage to scrape along"
Mealers ?" repea ted the visitor,
doubtfully.
Cottage folks that take their
meals at the hotels, and amt got
strength to walk half rod" ex.
planned the native.
"Ah! And which do you enjoy
better, summer or winter 2" inquired
the summer visitor.
Weather don't trouble me one
way nor MOTHER" replied the native
but when you come to haulin'-
well, dunno. Logs Is harder tC
hi'st. there amt any two ways about
that, but when you get 'em histed
there they be. An there's no high
heeled shoes nor trailin' skirts to 6
log to ketch. reckon, on the whole
logs is just about as payin' an con
siderable less precarlsome than meal
ers.n ..
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
Lived Three Years. in the Grave.

Ihere is regular crusade going or
In the different countries of Europe
against hasty burials of those sup
posed to be dead. Scientific men
and women Of high standing are
studying every phase of the subject
OF suspending animation and making
the results of their Investigations
known to the people. 1t appears
from the expressions of those en-.
gagged in this laudable effort that
there is only one sure and posi-
tive test of death, and that is de-
composition of the tissues of the flesh.
All other tests it is claimed prove
nothing, and are, therefore, abso-
lutely useless.
Seven or eight years ago Mr.. Tan.
ner, Ian investigator and expert
menter of highest rank, although
known to people in general only as
Tanner the faster,") attempted to
inaugurate crusade in this country
similar to that which is now on in
Europe. He first made the matter a
serious study during the first four
months of 1889, and found that dur
ing those seventeen weeks thcre
were not less than twenty-five cases
in the United States of suspended
animation. Tanner argued that the
stoppage of heart pulsations and of
the breath were of themselves
no indication that actual death had
taken place. He declared that it was
impossible to tell when persons are
so constituted as to be liable to fall
into trance and remain in that state
for weeks or even months. One of
the most remarkable stories related
by the doctor was this:
81 have case in my mind where
the body Of a young man was buried
in vault. After three years had
elapsed it became necessary to re-
move the remains in order TO make
some repairs. The body was found
perfectly fresh and natural and not In
the least decomposed. The physician
who was called pronounced it
strange case and proceeded to inves-
tigate. He laid the body out
properly and made a slight incision
with his scalpel. To the DOCTORS
surprise and to the horror of those
who had gathered around the sup-
posed corpse-the body which had been
dead and buried for over three years
instantly arose to sitting posture
and within very few moments was
thoroughly resuscitated.
The young man lived for more than
thirty years after this strange expert
ence."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07

DISCOVERED THE SECRET.-They
had only been married two weeks,
and had just commenced their life of
love in cottage.
"I'm going to bake some biscuits,
DEAR" she announced; won't you
help me?"
Certainly, love-" he replied.
They kissed and took down the
bread-pan.
"Now, let me see dear I take a
little baking powder. There-a
spoonful and half"
He kissed her rapturously.
"Now little salt, dear. There,
think that will do. Now, a little
pepper-no, how silly of mel"
They both laughed and kissed
again.
"Now, some water dear )" and
she poured cupful in the pan and
stirred it up.
"Oh, dear; now I've forgotten
what else must put in, !" she sighed.
Wouldn't little-er-flour help
it out, lover"
"Oh, yes, -four )" and they kissed
again.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
What Provoked Her So.

"What is the matter? Are you
angry ?" inquired the blonde.
No, Pm not angry. Pm mad, ,"
exclaimed the brunette.
80, my! What is the matter ?"
1t was that horrid Charley Chap
perton."
What has he done"
Why he came in awhile ago, and
| was lying down on the lounge.
thought 1 would pretend to be
asleep, just to see if-if-what he
would do, you know"
"And he didn't ?"
But he did, though"
"Gracious, you are not mad at
him for that, are you?"
"No, although l pretended to be
terribly provoked. 1 reproached
him for taking advantage of me and
pretended to be awfully shocked
He tried to change the subject, but
I-D
"He didn't say he was sorry, did
he?n
Hardly that. You see it was the
first time he had ever kissed me, and
I wanted to keep him from talking
about it. pretended to be so
much in earnest that really scared
him. Then I told him that had
not been asleep at all, and that was
only pretending"
"Then what did he say w
Why, the mean, hateful, horri-
BILE thing said that he knew it all the
time, and that the game had been
worked on him before. That's why
Pm mad"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07

A READY REToRT..-The Ciucin-
natl Ifmes-iStar says that when Ad-
miral Stephen B. Luce was a young
lieutenant on the old ship Constella.
ton he was known equally for his
capabilities as an officer and for his
registering tendencies. His readiness
to wit was also marked quality, as
is shown by the following story, that
is favorite in the wardrooms of the
navy to this day. The ship was at
Newport, and the lieutenant entered
fully into the social pleasures of that
gay city. AS he went aboard one
evening, after an afternoon out, the
officer of the deck noticed that his
step was not IA steady as it might be,
and, in his sternest tones, said:
" Mr.. Luce, you're tight, sir !"
Quick as flash came the answer :
If Stephen B. Luce, how can he be
tight, sir ?'
The future admiral heard no more
of the matter.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07

strongest popular opposition when
they produced, IN their respective
lands, the first steamboats,. The lit
tie vessel launched in the Hudson in
lSO7 was popularity called 4" Fulton's
Folly" Its inventor has left us his
written testimony that not a single
person ever made an encouraging re-
mark to him about it while he was
constructing it. Hargreaves, who
invented the first spinning.jenny in
1903, saw his machine smashed by
his fellow-workmen for his trouble,
and had to fly for his life from his
native town. The introduction of
railroads and steam locomotives fur
nishes another chapter of the same
kind. The great Chancellor Living
ston, of New York, wrote letter
demonstrating the impossibility of
building practicable railroad in the
United States. Daniel Webster also
went on record as strongly doubling
whether railroad could be be built
that would work. In his opinion,
the frost on the rails would either
prevent the train from moving or
from being stopped if it did move.
When Murdock discovered the se-
cret Of illuminating gas he was mer-
cilessly guyed Dy another inventor,
Sir Humphrey Davy, and also by
Sir Walter Scott, who, nevertheless,
lived to light his own house with
gas. The starting of the first steam
printing press in the office of the
London Times came near causing a
riot. There are still many people
who believe that Machinery, by su-
perceding certain forms of hand la
Dor, has been injurious to the mass
of working people. The sewing
m chine was fervently prayed
against in hundreds of American
homes.
A more melancholy chapter might
be written of the inventions that
might have blessed mankind, but
were suppressed for one reason or
another. Their number is unknown
but it is unquestionably very large.
Thirty years ago or more it was
that locomotive had been
built for use on railroads which
would consume its own smoke and
throw Off no cinders. 1t was said to
have been tested and found all right.
1t was also declared to be applicable
to factory chimneys. Yet we are
still going along with our railroad
locomotives and our factory CHIN
neys throwing off smoke, wasting
fuel, damaging properly, fouling the
air we breathe, and annoying every
body. Verify, the way of the in
ventor, equally with that of the
transgressor, is hard.--Bdltinaore
iStll.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
Henry Grady's Advice to Young Men.

Never gamble. OF all the vices
that enthrall men this is the worst,
the strongest and most insidious.-
outside of the morality of it, it is
the poorest business and tho poorest
fun. No man is safe that plays at
all. 1t is easier never to play.
never knew man, gentleman, or
II man of business, who did not re-
gret the time and money he had
wasted in it. A man who plays pO-
ker is unfit for any other business on
earth.
Never drink. love liquor, and
l love the fellowship involved in
drinking. My safety has been that
never drank at all. 1t is much
easier not to drink at all than to
drink a little. If l had to attribute
what / have done in life to any one
thing should attribute it to the fact
that am a teetotaler. AS sure as
you are born it is the best and safest
way.
If you never drink and never gam
bic and marry early, there is no
limit to the useful and distinguished
life you may live. You will be the
pride of your fathers neart and the
joy of your mothers. Idon't know
if there Is any happiness on earth
worth having outside of the happi-
ness of knowing that you have done
your duty and tried to do good
You try to build up. There are al
ways plenty of others who will do
the tearing down that is necessary
You try to live in the sunshine
Men who stay in the shade always
get mildewed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
A Clever RetOrt.

Did you ever hear the story of the
best retort that Murat Halstead ever
received? asks the Cincinnati Tl'i6.
tuae. No one ever enjoyed telling
the story more than he did, and it is
good enough to print anywhere
The old law firm of Goldsmith, Col
ston, Hoadly & Johnson was one of
MIR. Halstead's pet subjects for sar-
casm, politically and otherwise. He
caught up phrase which was at
tributed to the junior partner of the
firm, Mr.. Johnson, and after calling
him "shining ornament of the
Cincinnati bar" for some time, the
brilliant Mr.. Halstead went further.
and publicly dubbed Mr.. johnson
"the brass ornament of the Cincin-
natl bar" This phrase was so at
tractive to Mr.. Halstead that he
never hesitated to use it in every
possible way. Halstead's day of
reckoning came, however.
AT an evening gathering Mr.. Hal
stead, who was very susceptible to
the charms of the fair sex, saw a
handsome woman in the crowd su-
perbly dressed, and with diamonds
on her bosom and in her hair that
would at once attract attention. He
begged to be presented, and was-to
Mrs. Johnson. 1t did not present
itself to Mr.. Halstead's mind, per-
haps little less steady at the time
than usual, who the lady might be.
He was curious about her.
johnson, Johpson?" he repeated.
81 have never had the pleasure of
meeting you before, Mrs. Johnson.
Do you live in Ohio ?n
"Oh, yes" replied the lady, brim-
ming oyer with smiles; 81 live in
Cincinnati"
"Indeed !" said Mr.. Halstead,
quite astonished. May / inquire
of what family of Johnsons you
are?"
The smiles were more merry this
time.
Mr.. Halstead," she replied, "for
fifteen years L have been trying to
polish up the brass ornament of the
Cincinnati bar -