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l should admire, sighed Aunt Cam.
Il should admire to have another cat
like Tom! He was jest the smartest cat
and the best cat, and the handsomest
cat l ever sot eyes on-clear Maltese
without white hair on him. the best
hunter you ever saw and the knowin'z
est Gait did beat ALI!
"Too bad he should be pigenedI"
said Mrs. Smith, sympathizingly. Aunt
Nabby Green has a cat that's the per-
feet moral of him, as far as locks goes.
and she says he's good as gold, but
she sets such store by him don't
s'pose she'd part with him, anyhow"
Benny Prince and Nan Hollawy.
who sat on Aunt Cams doorstep play-
ing checkers and eating peach apples,
heard the conversation, and both
wished they could find a cat to comfort
Aunt Cam. All the children loved the
dear old lady who was so sweet to
them, always had plate of apples on
the light stand from which you were
to help yourself, and apparently never
failed to have sugar plums in her pock-
ct. The next morning Nan came in
hugging bag that squirmed and some
times mewed a bit, softly.
"0h, Aunt CAM" she cried, "here's
two little Maltese kittens. told our
hired man last night about your los
ing Tom. and he went home and got
these for you. Amt they beauties!
And two kittens do play so cute to-
gether."
You dear child" said Aunt Cam,
fondling the kittens. Just like Tom,
for all the world-not a white hair
on 'em. Thank you, a thousand
times"
And with kiss and a handful Of
goodies, Nan hurried off to school.
Before Ave minutes, Benny came
along with q gentle old Maltese cat
purrlng in his arms,
Grandma says she'd jest as soon
spare you old Tab as not, for she has
three other cats. Run in, Tab! I'm
late to sechoDl."
And Benny ran off, without waiting
to hear Aunt Cams Thank you, Ben
ny, dear!"
That afternoon Aunt Cam put the
kittens down cellar. shut old Tab in
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

the woodshed, Eat on her thimble and
went to the sewing circle.
When she came home at dusk, she
found a squirming bag on her front
norch and note from Mrs. Smith
tucked under the door. It read: Aunt
Mainly SAYS she wouldn't spare Tim
othy to anybody but you, but she has
two kittens most as big, SO you may
have him."
She carried in the bag and emptied
ont Timothy He was, indeed, the
very moral Of Tom, and her heart
warmed to him at once. in spite of the
two kittens down celler and the old cat
in the woodshed.
Going on to the back porch later, she
found there a box with Stats nailed
over the top and peering in, saw two
half grown Maltese cats. A roughly
scrawled paper lay on the box.
I'm proper sorry your cat got killed
by my rat pizen. so I've brought you
two more Malties. l hope this will
make it all right.-John Wilson. -
Matte w. Baker in Youths Compan-
ion,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
Women and strong Language.


1t has often been asserted that wo-
man is deficient in humor and another
feminine shortening" is thus de-
scribed by writer of the sex: Women
it has been said cannot bear strong
language. There are certain words in
English that we have not yet learned
to use. We do shrink little when
we hear them. But give us time and
we will overcome this weakness. We
are getting hardened; modern liteFa
ture and modern tendencies of all sorts
are doing this for us. | heard the other
day of little domestic scene that
shows how we are improving in this
respect. A dignified and pious old man
was being harried by his energetic lit
tie wife. His evaporation became un-
Eeara6le at last, and, forgetting his
stiff joints, he sprang from his chair
and began to gesticulate wildly, too
angry to speak. AS soon as he could
he said Jane, I am going to swear!
Dol Mr.. Simpson, she said; it will
do you good She called to her sister
in the next room; Sarah! Mr.. Simp-
son says he's going to swear! The
sister dropped her work, exclaiming:
oh, co ask him to wait till l get
there!"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
"a Block Hole" in England.


The story of the Black Hole of Cal
cutta is familiar to all the world
writes Walter Besant. l wonder how
many people have heard of a Black
Hole, almost as tragic, which played
it's dreadful part great deal nearer
home. 1t was in the year 1908 that q
certain militia regiment, known as the
Somerset Fencibles, then stationed al
Jersey, was discharged. The men
naturally. were anxious to get home as
soon as possible The quartermaster
therefore, among other arrangements
agreed with the skipper of a small
craft o. SO tons, named the John an6
Elizabeth to convey 100 of the men tC
Southampton. The quartermaster ap.
pears 10 have made no kind of enquiry
as to the fitness of this small craft tc
carry 30 many passengers, nor as t,
possible contingencies in case of over.
crowding or bad weather. He only
stipuis ted that the boat should take on
board a supply of water sufficient fol
| the voyage, which, in those days OF
| sailing vessels, might possibly take
! severat days. The vessel received hes
/ passengers. Two small casks Of water
were put on deck for their use. Thest
were naturally finished in a few hours
| long before the vessel reached Guern
! sey. There they took in a little more
water, and set sail to cross the Chan
mel. But a gale arose. 1t was neces.
sary, at least the skipper said so, il
order to navigate the ship that thu
narrow decks should be kept free. Thel
therefore. forced the whole of the meI
-120 of chem!-down below into Thu
tiny hold, dark, and without ventila
| ton. They then nailed down the hatch
way. This done, they paid no heed t.
the stifled cries and the knockings o
| their miserable passengers but KEEP
them down below, in that crowded hole
without air, light or water the who'll
of that night. In the morning, wheI
the storm abated, they opened the
| hatchway and let out all who survived
Out of the 100 men who went down
alive into the hold, there were fifty
! seven dead. Of the rest some wert
delirious and faving, some were dying
OF this awful tragedy, this night Of
suffering unspeakable, not much no.
tice was taken; the captain was tried
for murder because one body showed
bruises, but the case broke down; the
! quartermaster, who was, as far as we
can understand the story, wholly re-
sponsible for the calamity, escaped
without so much as an inquiry or the
censure Of the jury, or a court martial
1t was noble time-that of the long
warrior the common soldier, the com.
mon sailor, the common workman, OF
anything that was common, mean, un.
protected, or poor.-Buffalo Bills
| Press.
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tinue, though the annual effort to in
troduce the princess will again be
made. Already some light cloth
dresses for fall wear are being sent
over, and these may be regarded as
straws showing the way the winter
wind of fashion is supposed to be max
ing its way.
One is a nobby street rig of very
light cloth. checked black and white,
and is made with bodice buttoning
double breasted. the entire front be-
ing a box plat bagging well over a
white belt. The double row Of buttons
are large cut .iet The belt is white
leather, rather wide. and buekled with
black. The bodice fits without a
wrinkle in the back. the cloth being
stretched to the figure without seams.
The skirt seems almost to be fitted in
the same manner at the hips. and
there are a great many rows of narrow
black braid at the hem.
Another of these forerunners is
sketched herewith. 1t was black eta
mine, barred with white and lined with
scarlet. The skirt was arranged in
double box plaits on either side of the
front, each plat held down by black
passementerie ornament. The jack
ct bodice had slashed tab-like fronts
and was trimmed with passementerie,
V of the same decorating the back.
The belt was black silk, and small or
naments similar to those on the skirt
trimmed the sleeves. The vest was
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
A HOUSE GOWN.
Fnahlons fnr ~ Dress.

Little in the announcements of fall
and winter fashions is marked by rad
ical changes. Little seems definitely
settled, but evidently distinct effort
is to be made to ward off the awful
dread of rulIles ahd tulies being eX-
tended from muslins Of summer to
woods Of winter. Fashion is capricious
and If she decided to make women
wear their sealskln capes ruffied from
hem to throat they'll all try to do it.
But it seems that distinct effort is to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
Quite a Monster.

A tortoise weighing $50 pounds is al
most large enough to satisfy any one in
search of curiosities.
This is the weight of the monster
tortoise which the Hon. Walter Roths-
child has imported from Mauritius and
placed in the London Zoo" The new
arrival is supposed to be about SOC
years old, though its history can be
traced for only $50 years. during which
period it was owned by branches OF
the same family. The tortoise is about
five feet six inches from head to tail
over the curve of its shell. It eats
cabbages and coarse vegetables and is
very fond of carrots. 1t is not posi-
BILE to say whether it has attained its
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
Becoming Dress for Tall Women.

becoming Dress Tor Tall women
When young woman has reached
the .6-foot height she is apt to regard
herself as particularly unfortunate in
the matter of stature. 1t is so very
difficult to find anything that truly be-
comes her. One of the most perfectly
dressed women in New York is a
daughter of Mrs. Elliott Shepard, who,
though she is over feet in height,
always looks graceful-the model'of
well-dressed woman.
A gown in which she recently ap-
| peared was a bright red and green
plaid. 1t was laid in full plaits all
around the skirt and trimmed with
! five broad bands of red velvet, put on
in blind stitch, in the old-fashioned
style. An unusual feature of this skirt
was short overskirt of black velvet,
which hung nearly to the knees. The
waist was tight fitting and strapped
across the front with narrow bands Of
| black velvet. The sleeves were coat
sleeves, wrinkled above the elbow and
pulled at the shoulder. A little vest
of white linen was worn with this
dress, and around the linen vest, to
give It womanly appearance, was a
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
why Women Are Preferred


The action OF the New England Tel
ephone Company in dispensing with
the services of men as night operators
in the central station in Boston and
substituting women in their place
points to curious fact in telephone
work. It is found that men are sin
gularly deficient in the courtesy which
is so essential in communication be-
tween the subscriber and the central
operator. This fault is made more con
spicuous by the almost invariable
roughness of voice of the male
operator. This he takes no trouble to
modify, and when, in addition, his
manner itself is offensive when, as it
has been put, he is "a surly, rtlsky and
growing bully" it is no wonder that
the night shifts on which men are put
in many cities, instead of women
bring out, even with their compare
lively small amount of business, a
much larger number of complaints of
discourtesy than those of the day,
when females are in charge of the
switchboards. The woman telephone
voice acquires a softness and clearness
which is grateful to the nerves of the
busy subscriber, but there is a further
fundamental reason why women oper-
atcTs are liked, while men are dislik-
ed-the women mean to be polite, the
men do not.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

ion imaginable. Two lengths Of lawn
are shaped the least bit at the top.
After they are sewed two rolls of
frilling and one ~ inserting are put
on simply. Over Zach shoulder two
strands OF wash ribbon tie in pretty
bows. But it is only the laees which
the busy woman stitches together on
rainy day while she rests and recreates.
To trim complete set Of garments in
the same style many yards of decora-
ton are required. Other tolls of lace
and lawn may be lengths of Hamburg
and Valenciennes inserting, and only
the narrowest edge frilled.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

full size. This is by no means thu
heaviest of these creatures known. Mr.
Rothschild imported one 80 years OLD
which weighed $40 pounds and was
still growing when it died. These
great tortoises were at one time very
numerous around the Aldabian group
but the number is now greatly re.
duced.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06

The finest opal of modern times be.
longed to the Empress Josephine II
was called "The Burning of Troy" It's
fate is unknown, as it disappeared
when the allies entered Paris.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-06
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME coon STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
ask for One," STORY for the Little
Ones-A Short sketch from Natural
History-A Poem on Grandfather's
ReVorIe.
Grandfather Reverie.

lookin' at 1t any
way
UGH the same old
naboFs passin',
sayin' hoWdy
ever day;
anne old hills in
sun an shadder,
same old road a
leadin' down
rost the creek an
by the meaders,
on'ard to the lit
tie town,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27
BASE DALt NOTES.


Fred Abbott, Of Cairo, Ill., will
pitch for the Little Rock team this
afternoon,
Weatmorland of st, Louis, has
secured a pitchers place with the
Hot Springs club,
The grand stand at the park will
be one hundred leet IN length and
will hold all the people who will at
tend the ball games
Tomorrow afternoon the home
mines win playa game of ball at The
park under the club names Of Rose
Buds and Sports, No admission
will be charged,
The managers of the Little Rock
and Hot Springs teams were each
arrested and fined ~ aud cost for
giving an exhibition game on Sum
day at the capital
The grand stand and fence will
be completed by Thursday and
those who want TO see the game
eau no longer stand ON The outside,
but must come IN aud pay their
quarter
Texarkana has forwarded tickets
today 20 Coraieana TO bring IN the
following ball toaacra who will play
In the club games, commencing
Thursday afternoon at Spring Lake
Park Douglass, lbI Stephens, 3bI
tiarter, ss, and Thurman #, Fefs
nandeg, who Is already here will
play second base, The club will
then be made up with members OF
the club now playing,
The "rootefs" aud "beeehefs
held a meeting this morning IN the
rotunda Of the Cosmopolitan Hotel
aud passed resolutions Of eondolencc
for the TeSarkana nine at Fort
Smith, They also passed relolua
tions that II was the sense Of the
meeting that when the base ball
was open ladies should be admitted
free ana that the grand stand
charges should be init +" After
voting a glass Of lemonade to Tom
iSfess for the seal he has shown In
getting the first news Of All the
pamea ON the streets here, oloon
hours ahead Of all other parties,
the meeting adjourned until toner.
row evening when they will be cali
together again TO e0hd0he,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

.,ood mounting a speciality.
Dlaulott' stock OF Watches and Dla-
LargCOS1Cs eyer shown in the city.
monu, orders solicited. All goods
UVoId VsoId With a guarantee
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

Both Hot Spring and Tcxakana
put up rotten games yesterday If
we can prge by the score, We
hope, however, that the expert
ence we are garneriug will be a
good schooling to our boys aud in
the near future they will yet be
able to stop a daisy cutie" or
pull down "hy" from the skies,
We hope they will not let the In
diaus DO 'em up 50 badly today
We shall not give tips for today's
game as manager Williams may
pick up some ball players and give
those Indians a sealpjng yet,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27
THE RIFLES HAVE RETURNED

The Texarkana Rifles did not get
back yesterday at $3.50 as we re-
ported they would, but returned
this morning at di2O over the 7, "
=. road from Longyiew
10 say they were jaded looking
set would be putting the right eon-
struetion on the way they looked as
they showed up on the streets dur
Ing the day
The reporter had talk with sew
eral Of the boys and they said they
Stacked up "lmmensely" on lnepee'
ton, the only chance they had on
the drill ground to show what kind
Of stun they were made Of They
were marked up ~ on inspection,
and had the tailor, who made the
uniforms, sew on the buttons
stronger and the man who made
the caps had fastened on the brass
"croas arms" the inspector would
have marked up the company per-
feet 400, for II was the absence OF
the above mentioned articles that
the boys were given their demeflt
marks,
one of the soldiers said to the re-
porter, "you can say we all came
home aat broke, but we ehewed all
the same,
We learn that the provisions on
the home trip were captured AT
Jacksonville, (three boxes OF
poaehea) and a three gallon can Of
hot tamalee at Palestine, while q
raid was made on watermelon
stand at Longyiew,
One soldier aaldi ''Mayor Hardin
was a father TO ua, aud had he moi
been along we wonld have been
compelled several times to tighten
our belts to keep the fear void from
yawning Tor something to eat"
The boys deny the report that
they were taken up for rowdylau
while In San Antonio, aud tell W
they would have won a prise had
they been allowed to compete on
The drill ground,
They are back now and we hope
they will keep up their orRanlsa'
tIon and make something Of The
company,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27
uaII on NatIonnI DAM Ia.

Washington, July 20 The comp.
troler Of currency has Issued a can
on national bauks for a report Of
their condition at the close of their
business Friday July 81,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

The Helena World wants to know
whether II Ia l(londyko or liloodIGe,
We can only eay that the most
comprehensive way TO find out Ia
for editor Neal to purchase ticket
and 90 there aud spend winter
aud investigate,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27
THE DIAMOND FIELD.
The Texarkana Team Still Playing a
Loosing Hand,

Our tip Yesterday as to the base
ball game at Ft Smith between the
"Indans" and the "Nobes" was
well given, We said our club would
play as good a game as the ST.
Louis Browns were putting up else
where and our prediction was veri-
fed.
The following is the score;
Ft. smith 402 6 / 8 0 0-l9
Texarkana 020111O0 0 o. 3
Batteries -TeXarkana; Moncado
and Quinless, Fort Smith Lipsey
and Weckbecker,
While this league game was being
played at Fort Smith there was an
other one being played at Little
Rock between the Senators and
the "Iuyalids, " the former of Little
Rock and the later of Hot Springs
The following is the score for
these two teams
Little Rock 6 6 90 3 2 o 3 90
Hot Springs 2 lOO2O1O3 B Q
Bate, les Little Rock Hodge
and SteurnagIe, Hot Springs Par
tin and Holland
The following IS the standing Of
tha clnhq,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27
Tariff NH ia Effect

Washington, July 20 The treas
ufy department has decided that
the tariff blll went into effect after
midnight Friday, July "a,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

For hlrh grade rctl estate, real
deuce 0r buHluUal property eAll 0u
W. q, Cook, No aOl, llast Broad
street. BlO.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

A branch Of the National Railway
building aud Loan Association Of
Atlanta, 0au has been organized In
the city with the following citizens
as onieefsi j,J, kfess, PRESIDENT
VIM, baing, vice presidents Q. n,
SwIndell, secretary treasurer This
association has for lls president the
eS.maYof OF Atlanta, Ga, The
other officers and directors are
prominent railway officials IN the
south, aud was organised TO occupy
a field not heretofore covered iol
railway telegraph aud express met
OF the country We wish them sue
cess IA our city
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-27

We operate the Interstate hot
thing Works, and can furnish The
trade With the best of earb0naled
dflnhp AZ lowest prices,
U 'fhAAhkANA ieH Co
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-08
PEN POINTS,.

The man who fools with cravats or
matrimonial ties is bound to get 1t in
the neck.
The fond lover presses the buttons
on his best girls waist-and her papa
does the rest. -
More things will come to the man
who labors than to the one who sits
down and waits.
Some men are like monographs;
they talk great deal. but never say
anything original.
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast. That's why the pool of disap-
pointment is always stopping over.
Don't expect your ulster to look clean
and fresh this fall, just because you
have had it in soak all summer.
An optimist is man who is happy
when he is miserable; pessimist is a
man who is miserable when he is hap
py.
Glory seldom troubles . man while
he lives. but after the funeral It comes
around and keeps the flies of his mem
DRY.
1t Is said that half the people born
die before reaching the age Of 16. Some
others we know wouldn't be missed
very much.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-10-08

volunteer corps Of a hundred cow
boys chased the band until their horses
dropped under them. Others took up
the hunt, and ultimately pressed the
Indians so closely that they had to
scatter. Most of them drifted back to
the reservation. but Kid never came
in. =
Two years after his break he swooped
down on the outskirts of the reserva-
ton and carried off a young squaw. He
kept her in the mountain with him,
and she saw the awful wreaking of hate
for two years, when she escaped and
returned to the reservation.
Since that time he has stolen several
women, sometimes killing the bucks
to whom they belonged; but no other
squaw has ever returned. Whenever
the Kid wanted new woman he killed
the one he had with him.