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The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
MEALS COST TOO MuoH
Railroads to Substitute the "Pay-for-
 What You-Eato Plan.

According to r. W. Buskirk, assist ant general passenger agent of the Erie. railroads soon will have to drop the Sl fat price for a meal in the din ing-car. He bases this prediction on his experience when he exhibited one of the new trains of the Erie. which are to run between Cleveland and New York. One of the features of the new equip 1 ment is PariSian cafe service, sort of a compromise between the table dhote served for dollar bill on din lng-carS, and the canned goods delivery found in buffet service. He also cited the success which attends the a la carte service recently put on diuing cars by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. and other Western roads.
 People want to pay for what they eat," said Mir. Buskirk. They do not want to pay an even dollar for q bowl of soup and a slice of rhubarb pie, but they are willing to pay $2, if the sun of their order amounts to that much. Some of the roads are beginning to recognize that little fact, and before long you will see the dining-car meth Ods changed considerably. When din- ing-carS were novelties it was all well enough to charge $1 for full meal or a snack; but dining-cars to-day are es- Sential parts Of the equipment of every well-regulated railroad. The dining cars have lost the charm of novelty, and passengers are becoming critical. The Erie, think, has struck a happy medium in it's cafe service. Such ser vice, of course, is unsuited for long trips, but is admirable for such runs as the Cleyeland-New York run on OUT line
 "ThiS cafe service Is elastic. One can get a full meal or one can get sandwich and bottle of beer, and pays for just what he gets. The luncheon or meal Is served on little tables which are movable, and one end of the car is reserved for men who want to smoke after eating. If young man or wom- an wants to give a chafing-diSh party at the rate of fifty miles an hour, the chafing-dish and ingredients required are at hand, and the young person can try his hand at a Welsh rarebit, lob ster a la Newburg, or what not. But the feature ill the service which meets the requirements of the travelling pub lie is found in the pay-for-what-yOu get plan, and this plan will be adopted by all first-class lines before long, for the American people have never taken kindly to the table d'hote scheme Rail roads will be gathers, because hun dreds of passengers are deterred from entering dining-car from the fact that it means S1 if only a sandwich and cup of coffee are ordered"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

There is no need of employing special men to see that the precautionary rules are observed, as every workman Is spy upon his neighbors, for he knows that his safety depends quite as much upon the others as upon him. self.
 Dynamite Is principally mixture of sulphuric acid, chili saltpeter and box wood sawdust. There are good many other things which enter into its con- position, and before it takes the shape of the finished cartridge 1t passes through a variety of hands. There is one thing that the dynamite worker is thankful for, and that is that his job will never be usurped by machinery
 Nearly a dozen of the shanties are chemical houses. They are called safety buildings" and are. used for the storage of the many acids which help to make dynamite what it is.
 One of the initiatOry stages of the cartridge is cooking" of the dynamite geIatine. The product of the cook Is nitro -glycerine. Many acids are poured into a big leaden tub, the most con- spicuous feature of which is a ther momenter. One man watches the ther- mOmeter like a hawk and adds chilled water from time to time to keep the temperature of the mixture down. Should it evince sudden desire to rise there is nothing for all hands to do but run.
 After all the acids have been added the mixture is allowed to stand, and then the nitro-glycerine comes to the top like cream In milk. It is skinned off and carried to another house, where
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

Pursuant to resolution of the last Congress the Philadelphia mint is to make experiments with new metals and combinations of metals to deter mine whether any improvement can be made in our present copper and nickel coinage. It may give us aluminium cents in place of the copper pieces now In use, and possibly new species of 5-cent pieces, made entirely of nickel, or perhaps half of nickel and half of copper. There Is so slight a sugges- ton of copper in the present 5-cent piece that it is surprise to read that 75 per cent. of it is copper and only 25 per cent. nickel. The present cent con- tains % per cent. of copper. ? per cent. Of tin, and 8 per cent. of zine. The ob- jection is made to it that it is hard to distinguish by feeling between a cent and a silver 10-cent piece
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

The horseless carriage seems to be coming along fast to join the bicycle and drive the horse out of business. The number of horses driven out of work by electric trolleys, etc, will be small compared to the hauling of the country by the carriages without horses. There have been several sue ceSsful trials of horseless carriages in the last three months that are said to have fully demonstrated their prac- ticability. The carriage and the bi- cycle should compel good roads. The National League for roads should en- roll the L. A. w. and other bikers and the motor men in great concerted effort for good roads at once.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

ing torpedoes under water. Its motive power under water will be electricity furnished by storage dynamo, and on the surface an oil engine will be the means of propulsion. Its speed under water will be eight knots an hour anG on the surface ten knots. The boat is constructed of the finest steel plate, capable of sustaining an immense pres sure, so that a descent can be made to almost any depth. The supply of aiI will be twOfold-a storage or compress ed air emitted gradually during a de scent, and a fresh supply produced by chemical action. It is expected to move eight or ten miles an hour under the surface of the water and to dive deeper than the draft of any battleship-say forty or fifty feet-and to discharge a projectile filled with dynamite, which will rend such a hole in the ship under water as to quickly sink it with all on board. If Hollands diabolical craft can do what he claims no more battle ships will be built by any nation.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

H ECENTLY the Cuban Junta,
 Tx located in New York, placed a
 A Nlarge order for dynamite, vari- ously estimated at from 50,000 to 500,- 900 pounds. It was probably nearer the former than the latter figure, but even if 1t were the minimum amount, it would be sufficient to tear some pretty big holes in the Spanish ranks if prop erly applied.
 The concern that secured this order has made lots of dynamite for the Cubans; it also supplies the needs of Uncle Sam whenever he Is in want of anything in this line. For long time 1t was kept busy turning out 10000 pounds of the stuff day for the con- tractors at the work on the Chicago Canal. In a year it turns out enough of the explosive to almost blow the earth into smithereens.
 It would seem that concern which does all this would be an imposing af- fair, with a factory or series of fac tories, with numberleSs acres of floor space. But it is just the reverse, and q stranger could stand in the very cen ter of the dynamite factory and not recognize 1t as such.
 Dynamite is a peculiar commodity and 1t is manufactured under peculiar conditions. Uncertainty is the ruling thlrc about dynamite, and this domi- mating feature permeates the whole es- tablishment The factory Is located at Gibbstown, N. J., place so small and in section of the State so sparsely set tied that the outside world would never have heard of its existence, perhaps, were it not for the dynamite.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

Extract from a letter from French Congo: A man threw a stone at his wife and broke her back. She died the next day. Her brother called a jury, consisting of six influential men, the King among them. They ordered the man to appear before them, and told him he must drink the SaxywOod mix ture, and if he was innocent it would not hurt him. He dropped dead as soon as he swallowed it, as they we'll knew he would. They threw the body away, and this was the end. Only a few persons knew what had become of him until months had elapsed.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

The Holland submarine boat is rapid iy nearing completion in the Crescent shipyards at EliZabethport, N. J. It was begun about six months ago. John Holland, the inventor, has been in con- stant attendance at the shipyards since its inception. He believes 1t will full fill all his expectations. The curious looking craft is fifty feet long and ten feet three inches in diameter at the center, shaped like a cigar, sharp at
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

The latest device for the promotion of education is the travelling library that is. a library that stops at one place for six months and then is moved to another town or neighborhood. Two philanthropists i'll Michigan and Wis consin have fitted out number of such enterprises, and they are said to be very helpful and popular. The libraries consist mainly of standard works and first-class periodicals, and nothing is charged for the use of them.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
Ahsorntion of Odors.

4 physician who has experimented upon oranges declares that they have a power rarely possessed by other fruits, that of absorbing odors from the atmosphere. Blood oranges are es- pecially liable to do this, and if placed in the same room with onions for sev- eral days will acquire decided onion flavor.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
Content with What He Had.

Brother" said the minister, '.you should try to be content with what you have"
 T am," said the brother, who had been grumbling. Tt is what I ain't got that am dissatisfied about."-Cin- cinnati Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

It was unreasonable in Spain to ex- pect any great military achievement from Gen. Weyler. He was sent to Cuba as merciless executioner, and has not failed in that respect. But he is not built for a soldier, and the Mad rid authorities must have desired to get rid of him when they ordered him to the front.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

An interesting experiment in reform work among criminals is to be tried in the Tombs prison in New York City, where q school for the boys is to be started in charge of a teacher from the university settlement. An hour and a half day will be given to the school
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

A deserter from the army declares that he was hypnotized This is an im- portant matter. In the next war we shall have only to employ an expert hypnotizer to enter the camp of the enemy and disperse the invaders with out firing a shot
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
HE WEIGHS 5e5 POUNDS.
An Oklahoma Contractor Who Has an
 Immense ANOirduDOis

All kIahoma NOntraCtOr W ho Has m
 Immense Avoirdupois.
 The town of Perry, O. T., has one of the fatteSt men in the world in the person of Philip S;las Rucker MT. Rucker weighs 595 pounds and is the picture of good health. He doesn't seem to worry much about the weight his muscles have to carry around, and his tremendous avoirdupoiS does not interfere with the transaction of his business. He is just 36 years old, and for many years he has conducted a rail road contracting business with profit
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

Louisville Times: A couple of suicides, 40 years old, have been found locked in each others arms in a North Dakota hotel. They died for love, and left note saying: Though separated in life, we are one in death" If the couple had been un- der 20 years of age the suicide would have been romantic; at 10 it Is more or less ridiculous.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

The Englishman who has been tell ing that England is unpopular de serves especial mention as the first Englishman who has grasped an i'm pOrtant fact.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

It is probably true, as Gen. Weyler says, that 'the Cuban insurgents have nothing to confscate." The tyranny of Spain has impoverished them, and now 1t Is assaSsinating them.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

A shower of worms IS reported from Burlington, N. J. The early bird should promptly put that town down in his route book.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

MT. Rucker is well known among poli- ticians, and be has no small influence with his party. He is a native of Ot- tumwa, la, and one of the foremost citizens of the territory. MT. Fuckers wife, formerly Miss Esther Schoonover, weighs 100 pounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

If the Lord is as good as our mothers, He will put the blame for all our wrong doing on the boys and girls we have
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

After man becomes old and worth less there is no place for him to sit
The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26

What use has a man with whiskers
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

The Shreveport Journal acknowl-
edges that the two "bikers" who
came here TO chase down our boys
on the Sth kept mum as to the way
they Jared while here and says;
"We don't blame them for keeping
still after being beaten by TeXar-
kama Scrubs" We want to ask
the Journal what he thinks of Col
Inns Gaines as a Scrub since he
went down and captured three races
out of four and would have made
the fourth one to his credit had the
riders not put him in the pocket"
and kept him there, Say, Journal,
ask Lowe about the l6yearold kid
who cleaned him up in square
race during the meet here. This
don't look "scrubby" much We
have others just as swift and
three riders here who can make 100
miles IN six hours without dismount-
ing and they don't have to have
"squirters' either, stationed along
the track to squirt water in their
face TO keep them cooled Off Come
over some time and see our boys
real of 30 and 40 miles an hour
lust to show their endurance,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

Senator South objects, in oren
senate, TO the following language
which he read from the OWona
Messenger rolcruup 10 the said
eeOaturas a "bIh bombdstle, bulls
do0h from Baxter" Senator wills
liams arose aud asked TO hear that
again uluehteD, Senator Nles
Mullen said move II be read The
second tine QbauphtcD At this
writing the laugh seems tobc on
Senator South at his own motion,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

The great Empire of Rome,
which Ia ia day gave a measure of
uaappfoaehabIe magnitude 10 the
minds Of men, covered a vast exs
pinse ot the earths surface hut
within the limits Of the reign OF
Victoria, the slXtIeth OF which is
tommemofated Ia 1897 the aldls
li0Hs TO the empire over which she
rules have been greater In extent
than the whole dominion ot ancient
Rome In the days of the Caesars,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
$3.50 10 Nashville and Rotnm,

Account Tennessee Centennial,
Cotton Belt will sell tickets, com,
mcneIug April 20, aud every Tues.
day and Thursday thereafter to
aud including oct 20, good return.
Ing ten days from date OF SALE We
will also have ON sale every day
tickets limited twenty days, rate
tls3O, aud tickets limited to Nov
Z rate $1,000, Remember we run
eleepes to aud from MomphIH on alI
trains, For further information
see n w Guunuln,
{, T., lloyEN Ticket Agent
General Agent
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
For oyer WlftY Yoarn

AN Old AND WELL.TRED REMEDY
Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over 6lly years
by millions of mothers for their
children while tecthing, with per
feet success, 1t aoothes the child,
soltena the gums, alays all pain
cures wind cole and Ia the best
remedy for diarrhWa II ls pleas
ant to the taste, Sold by druggBtB
In every part Of theworId Twenty
five cents a bottle, lts value Is In.
ealeuablc, Be sure and ask for
Mrs, Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind, 9sba03-ly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

Tive years ago Il, j Warren, "A
druggist at Pleasant brook N, Yu
bought d small supply Of Chamber.
lainH tdugh liemeddN lle sums
up the result bs follows "At that
time The goods were unknown lH
la this seullun To-Day ChamberlaIn'H
Cough Remedy Is a household
word it is the same iu hundreds
of communities. Where ever the
good qualities of Chambvtlains
Cough Ncmtdy brtomu buown lhr
people Will have nothing eHp, tut
sale by ., LemlN druggist
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

Pine lilut papers are eompIaiHp
Of the business mun Of chat town
running from one onitp 90 another
when they want to get a little job
printing inufdifto save a cents
Printing 8iiees should have an es-
tablished rate and adhere toit n
there ls anything that luoks little
IA a business man, h lor hlm 10 ty.
TO slarye hls county paper by low
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
De6~Sold by druggists, 75c,

Parents wishing their children
taught music should send to teach
ers who are here to stay, Prof
and Mrs, n, E, McCann, teachers
of violin, mandolin, piano and yo-
cal For terms, etc, call on or ad'
dress r. n, MCCAIN, ll3 Walnu
street. II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

After having given away 100000
acres Of the peoples lands, worth
three or four millions Of dollars, TO
a railroad corporation, the Arkan-
sas Legislature can now retire into
everlasting disgrace,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

prices, and jf there is anything that
ls smaller than this, il is for hun-
CRY newspaper man to do work at
cut-throat prices, Such fellows as
this are certainly hardup Warren
Sentinel.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
S1OO Reward, S100,

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that sci
ence has been able to cure in all It's
stages and that is catarrh, Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity, Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a coDstlt1-
tional treatment, Halls Catarrh
Cure is takeu internally acting di'
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surface ol,the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constl'
tuition as assisting nature in doing
It's work The proprletors have so
much faith in IFS curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Doll
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials,
Address,
H. j. CHENEY n co.,
Toledo, D..
p.,AnG,,lI la, 1,.,,.,figt1 7hs
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

II han been acmIonltlally an.
uouueed that the Republicans will
begin work ON a sosealled "eurreu
ey reform measure, as soon as the
robber taHlI Ia disposed of. This
means that the GrccnbatW Uc TO
be- retired, ana their policy OF con.
traction Of the money volume ear
ried out If this Is done We may
look Tor still harder times and fur
thrr depreciation of all values aud
wares.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

Ex-Goy A, H. Garland has sold
his residence In Washington City,
and permanently moved back to
his Arkansas home, ll"ominy lIill, VI
some fifteen miles from Little
llncI.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

The Arkansas Legislature has
cost the State nearly 100000 No
wonder taxes continue high, when
they ought to be reduced along
with everything else,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

We learn that the track will be
completed on the south end of the
Port Arthur Route, to Lake
Charles, by next Sunday, June GOTH
And it is estimated that the gap
between Many La and Port AR
thur will be closed by Aug. LIST.
This will then become one of the
great trunk lines of the West and
South.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
I3LY UROFlINRS,
Od Warren sL New York {

bd Warren St New York city
A friend advised me lo Try Elyp
Cream Balm aud after using II aIN
weeks | believe myself cured of ca
tarrh II rs a most valuable rene
DIV Joseph Stewart U2l Grand
Avenue, Urooblyn, ~ "
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

It Is stated that the Japanese are
preparing to land troops in Hawaii
If they do Uncle Sam won't do u
thinp TO them
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

Remember the TEXAW(ANlAN Job
Office can supply your every want
the very best class Of work at bots
tom prices
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

The man who has had two coats
under the Wilson bill may as well
prepare to get along with one under
the Dnglcy tarin,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

The Arkansas Legislature doub-
led the rate Of taxation for eX Con-
lederate penions, Four years
smee 1t was said ooh, the present
tax will be ample" etc, In two or
four years we expect to see It fur
ther Increased We have all along
been against all this pension rob
bpFV.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15

0, II, Pennock, Jr has opened a
news stand in the Chic block near
the opera house, where he can be
found day and night with all the
latest papers and magazines, novels
etc, Of the day. Give him a call
and leave your name for any Of the
leading metropolitan daily papers,
and he will serve you, ~
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
Firemen's Picnic.

Program of the exercises OF the
Texarkana Hose and Ladder Com
pany, at Spring Lake park, July q,
1897:
MORNING.
Flrst-Three legged race, prize,
one necktie,
Second Boat race, prize, ooX OF
Chancellor cigar.
Understanding race, prize,
bath suit,
Fourth-Greasy poll, prize, dol
lar bill,
Fifth-Greasy pig, prize the hog
AFTERNOON,
First-Two-mIle bicycle race, LIST
bicycle suit, 2nd bicycle shoes,
Second-One-mile bicycle race,
lst pneumatic bicycle seat, End
sweater
Third-Novelty bicycle race, lst
bicycle lamp, 2nd bicycle cap
Fourth-Foot race, prize, pair OF
pants.
Fifth-Base ball game between
Texarkana aud visiting team.
NIGHT
First-Dancing-Pro McCanns
Orchestra-Best lady dancer silk
umbreIla-best gentleman dancer,
patent leather pumps,
Second-Fire works and balloon
ascension by G. G. BrengIe,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
Browns Iron Tonic natures own
remedy Smith Drug Co.

90 TO lIobgoods "Snow White
Market, 81 East Broad street, for
the incest fresh meats Gsh, game,
etc, 2"1
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-15
A VERY LARGE FAMILY.
A Tennessee Man Who Has
Sixty-six Children.
MARRIED ONLY FIVE TIMES,
His Record One to be Handed Down
in History,

Old Brigham Young, the Mormon
leader had a record to boast Of,
and it is possible that some OF the
old classical theological characters
who passed as phenomenal progen-
itors placed their progeny at figures
that deserve to be handed down in
history.
But there Is man named Car
ter, of Shelby county Tennessee,
who undoubtedly bears away the
palm of success for these degenera-
ted modern days, and his record
stands forth as one of the best tes-
timonials that could possibly be
placed in the Tennessee building at
the Centennial Exposition to induce
that class Of immigration to Ten
nessee who are interested in "baby
farming"
Five wives aud siSty-siX children
is the record Of Carter, so far as he
can remember them He feels a
pardonabIe pride in the manner in
which he has complied with the
Biblical injunction so often refer.
red to; and a greatlul country has
rewarded him with high Office and
with more substantial evidence Of
appreciation, for he not only poses
as a pension agent, but he also
draws a pension on his own account,
This should convince enyious per-
sons that republics are notungratc-
full although the pension Office
that this man enjoys did not come
to him directly on account OF his
family
Cartcr, alias Henderson, says
the Memphis Scimltar, was
brought to the surface by the trial
Of jeff Smith, In tbecrimnal courts,
He was put forward as a witness to
prove the age Of the girl in this
case He swore that not only
could he remember the ages OF all
his own siSty-siS olive branches,
but that he had kept a record of
the ages Of all the oGsprngs of his
nelghbors He testified to having
b zen married FIVE times, and he
said that he had (orty-eight sons
and eighteen daughters, He Is
10 years Of age and his Oldest son Is
IS, The Oldest son was In the late
unpleasantness and Is himself In
the enjoyment Of pension for
deeds Of yalor then performed.
The old man Is stIll hale and hearty
and looks to be good for another
quarleror half century of Ife,-llX,