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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

II tyou wish q driuN Of nice Ice cold
elder Grape, blackberry or ginger
drop 10 at Mrs, Meeks post office
confectionery She also keeps Ice
cold soda and milk shake 20 /
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

One dozen 8b cans OF tomatoes
for s5cat JOS, MeShane's,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

Peas, peas, for sale at w. II,
Wells u %.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

ELY BROSv
5G Warren ST., N Y, City
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

The finest case goods at the Owl
Saloon, GA
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-13

Those beautiful silver belt buck
les at f. h. Schdsters always please
the ladies', Call and see them, 1925
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
A Bad FISH.

There is bad fish found in the
Orinoco, and in the salt water off its
mouth, called the caribe. In shape it
resembles the northern pickerel and
has much the same color and mark
ings, only with that yellowness of tint
which almost every shipin Venezuelan
waters shows. The caribe is about
twelve inches long and goes about in
great SCHOOLS, attacking any creature,
alive or dead, which they find in the
water, devouring it piecemeal. Tho
caribe's mouth is fitted with sharp, cut
ting teeth, and, whatever victim it
fastens to, it comes away with bit OF
flesh. Let an alligator or manatee be
shot wherever the caribes abound, and
almost instantly the water around the
floating body will be alive with these
fish, crowding to seize upon it; they
even leap upon it from the water, so
thickly as literally to conceal their
prey from view. So suddenly and
fercely do they come that I have
known a horse, that had waded out in
to the water only up to his knees, to
be fatally injured by an attack OF
caribes. Seized at once by every leg
and by its nostrils, the fish clinging to
him in swarms, he got to the shore
only to fall helpless on the bank, hau-
strung in both forelegs. Painful
stories are told of human beings at
tackled and deyoured alive by caribes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Hostile Indians in Alaska.

A Klondike miner who recently Wis
tied w. w. Weare at the offices Of
the North American Transportation
and Trading Company in San Fran
cisco, CAL, said that there were noun
tains Of gold in Alaska, and that more
OF the yellow metal would remain in
the ground for years to come than
would be taken out, for the reason
that it was located in territories where
hostile Indians abounded. He said:
There are tribes in 4-laska which
have never seen a white man, have
never. been counted and never even
mentioned by name. The Innuits. or
Eskimos, live on the north and north
west coasts and up the lower Yukon,
Copper and Tanana rivers; they are
Identical in race with the Klamaths,
Apaches and Navajos of this country,
and are fierce and dangerous. The
Thlinkets live on the southern coasts,
and are the merchants, traders and
pack-carriers. On islands Off the
coast live the Eydas, who are often
practically white, and are supposed to
be Of some unknown race-possibly
the same as the Japanese"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Smallest Train in the World.

A "Tom Thumb" train, so-called be-
cause it is the smallest in the world, is
to be exhibited at the Transmississippi
Exposition at Omaha. The engine
weighs $50 pounds. The driving
wheels are eight inches in diameter
and yet the locomotive hauls six OBJ
servation cars, in each Of which two
children can be comfortably seated.
The entire train, consisting OF engine
tender, four observation cars, one box
car, and caboose, is but twenty-nine
feet in length. Six gallon 1f water in
the tender tank and five IN the boiler
will furnish steam to propel it for two
hours. Coal Is hauled and shoveled
out of the tender in the orthodox man
ner. In fact, the little engine is COM
plete in miniature in every detail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
prohnnllitles of 1IaIr,s Gro with.

"Did you ever stop to consider, " |.
remarked n talkative barber, "what
would happen to man if nature had
not put limit to the length of hair:
You have an inch cut off your hair.
In n month that inch has returned.
Twelve months make twelve inches
md ten years would make 12O inches
or ten feet. Mustaches and boards
would grow even faster than that if it
were not for this natural limit. The
facial hair shoots OF the rate of about
nm inch and quarter q month. In ten
wears man could adorn his face with
q growth that would feaze Chinese
typhoon. 1t would be nearly fifteen
feet long. There are probably dozen
men in the country whose boards
never cease growing, yet even these
do not keep up the ratio in the race
with the years. One man has not had
his beard trimmed in thirty years, yet
it is only twelve feet long. He tried
to raise crop of hair to match the
beard, but never got beyond four feet
and half. In the average man the
hair grows only few inches and stops.
When cut close to the skin it grows
again. Almost every man who has
used razor for ten years has lost
twelve feet of beard. His barber has
cut away fourteen or fifteen feet OF
hair from his head Itought to Weigh
between twenty-five and fifty pounds.
I wonder why somebody doesn't make
use of. this e?"-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
The rrott,nr Sire OF the Year.

The great race horse Allerton, 2. O9!,
leads all sires of new standard per-
formers for the year, and it is likely
that he will continue to hold that posi-
tion to the end of the season. Last
season Allerton was tho leading sire,
and if he again finishes in that position
this season he will be the only horse
to have the honor of leading for two
wears in succession. Allerton's list OF
new performers now contains ten
names, as follows: Intact three years.,
2.19t; Frances Jane three years.,
o.229; Bonna Allerton, 2.22; Gaiva,
2.259; Imerino three years., 2;27; Al
lertine three years., 2.27s; Matt Al
lerton three years), 2.2s; Hodges,
2.2s,; Aida, 2.2S.; Alberto, 2.2S. Red
Wilkes stands next to Allerton with
seven new performers, while Patron
and Pilot Medium come next with i've
new ones cach.-Trotter and PAGER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
WOOD IN BICYCLES.
The Wheel Creates a Good Demand In
the Lumber Trade.

the Lumber Trade.
The continuing and growing demand
for cycles has its effect upon the hard
wood lumber trade. 1t is estimated
that there will be produced in Ameri-
can factories this year nearly 100000
bicycles. Practically all of these are
equipped with wood rims. Each wood
rim requires 21a feet board measure,
and allowing one-third for waste, that
would mean consumption Of 6,OOO,OOO
feet, almost exclusively rock elm. This
is for the rims alone, to say nothing
of the guards and handle bars, but
of the latter there is another story,
says the Lumberman.
The consumption OF 100000 feet or
thereabouts of rock elm does not look
very large in business which Is ac-
customed to deal with hundreds of MIL
lions, but when it is remembered that
only about Is per cent. Of hard maple
is available for rim purposes. and that
therefore 100000 600 feet Of one OF the
minor hard woods must be handled
over in order to obtain this material,
the importance Of the bicycle demand
in this special way will be recognized.
We spoke above Of wooden handle
bars. That is to be the next thing IN
BICYCLES, according to authorities on
the subject. Wood, principally hick-
pry, perhaps q little ash, is to be used
instead Of steel tubing, not because OF
any decrease in weight, but because OF
the superior elasticity OF the WOOD,
making1the wheels easier to ride and
less fatiguing to the hands and ms.
Furthermore, it will be an advantage
to the manufacturers, as bent tubing
is q difficult article to manufacture,
whereas hickory can be bent into any
desired shape, and then again, the new
bars will be cheaper. There is no
prospect of any less number OF BIZ
cycles being manufactured in the near
future than in the present or the past,
and perhaps 100000 bicycles next
year may be placed new upon the mar
ket.
A considerable portion Of them. 1t
IS said, perhaps the majority, will have
hickory bars made Of second growth
hickory. That is another thing for the
hardwood men to take note of. But
the consumption of lumber, due to the
bicycle trade, does not stop with this.
There is Grating. What that amounts
to no one seems to know, but about
every bicycle, sooner or later. is in
vested with crate Of its own, aud
this requirement must mean con-
siderable increase In consumption OF
coarse lumber, so, though the bicycle
is largely a thing of tubing, wire and
forging, it has some influence on the
lumber trade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
A STRANGE BIRD
The Stately Bustard Is Gradually 6ecom.
ing Extinct:

The Stately Bustard Is Gradually 6ecom'
ing Extinct:
l The bustard has become extinct In
Great Britain and cannot be found IN
America. 1t is trie there is so-eallel
bustard in British America; but 1t Is
really the Canadian goose. Spain and
Africa are the chief strongholds OF the
family, many we'll marked species be-
ing found in these countries. India,
too, has at least three distinct species.
Australia possesses at least one large
species.
It was thought at one time that The
bustard was nearly allied to the os-
trich, but that is q mistaken view.
He would seem to be more nearly re,
lated to the cranes in one direction and
the plovers in another.
A male bustard measures from the
tip Of it's bill to the end Of its tail four
feet OF thereabouts, and its wings
have an expanse OF eight feet or more
double the length. If put 6fi the
scales; 1t would weigh from twenty
two to thirty-two pounds, according
to age. The female bird is smaller.
There is nothing ridiculous abott the
appearance of the bustard, although
when compared with other birds fire.
quenting open places Its legs are very
short. Indeed, it is qtite g stately
creature, and when on the.wing almost
as majestic as the eagle.
The bhstard's bill appears longer
than it really is On account of the
latness Of the head. The neck H the
male is thick, particularly in certain
seasons, and at such times he carries
his tail in an upright positieT' turning
it frequently forward, twisting fts
head and neck along his back in
most curious manner. 1t Is then, too,
he drops his wings and erects their
shorter feathers. The appearance Is
most strange-for tail, head and neck
are almost buried amid the outstanding
feathers, and the breast Is prstruded
oddly.
The bustard is Of a pale gray on
tic neck and rhite beneath, but the
back is beautifully barred %lth russct
and black, and a band Of deep tawHy
brown or claret color descends from
either shoulder over the breast. No
tice the tuft Of long, white, bristly
plumes springing iip iipon each side
of the head. These are only seen in
the male bird. The bustard loves tffe
open country and feeds on almost any
plant growing naturally IN the country.
In winter, when natural or wild plants
are scarce, he readily feeds on those
which are grown by man. He is by no
means a strict vegetarian, but adds to
his vegetable diet a fat worm Or liv-
ing mouse, or anything that lives and
moves and is small enough.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Bushmen Hunting the Ostrich.

The bushman divests himself OF all
his encumbrances; water vessels; food,
cloak, assegai and sandals are left be-
hind. Armed only with his bow, ar
rows and knife, he sets forth. The
nearest ostrich is feeding more than a
mile away and there is no covert but
the long, sun-dried, yellow grass, but
that ID enough for the bushma1
Worming himself over the ground
with the greatest caution, he crawls
fiat toward the bird. No serpent could
traverse the grass with less disturb
ance. In the space Of an hour and
half he has approached within hun
dred yards Of the tall bird. Nearer
he dare not creep on this bare plain,
and, at more than twenty-five PAGES, he
cannot trust his light reed arrows.
He lies patiently hidden in the grass
his bow and arrows ready in front OF
him, trusting that the OF -lch may
draw nearer.
1t Is a long walt under he blazing
sun, close on two hours, but his in
stinct serves him, and at last, as the
sun shifts little, the great ostrich
leeds that way. 1t is magnificent
male bird, jet black as to Its body
plumage and adorned with magnificent
white feathers upon the wings anil
tail. Kwaneet's eyes glisten, but he
moves not a muscle. Closer and closer
the ostrich approaches. Thirty PAGES
twenty-five, twenty. There is Sigh:
rausical twang upon the hot air, and
a tiny yellowish arrow sticks well into
the breast Of the gigantic bird. The
ostrich feels q sharp pang and turns
at once In that same instant a Sec
ond arrow is lodged in Its side just
under the wing feathers. Now the
stricken bird raises its wings from Its
body and speeds forth into the plain
But Kwaneet is quite content. The
poison of those two arrows will do MS
work effectually. He gets up, follow;
the ostrich, tracking it after it has dis
appeared from sight by its spoor, anc
in two hours the game lies here oeforf
him amid the grass, dead as stone
Longman's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10

The man who is able to bottle his
wrath is orker.-Truth.
s'I suppose you were much surprised
when accepted you?" mo; why?"
"Well, everybody else was. Stan
dard.
"Did Slumpy make much OF suc-
Cess as d singer?'' ''No; the same old
Story; oil his notes were protested: -
Detroit Free Press:
Phiiantiropist-''W ''What was the i'm;
Mediate cause of your fall, my good
man?" The Good Mau-"My sweet:
heart dropped ."=Beston Tran:
script:
she='f0b; what q lovely monkey
that organ-grinder has! I wish I had
one like that. He-"Say that you
will acceptme, dearest, aud the mon
key is yours" "-Yonkers Gazette.
She-'I didn't expect to see you.
Somebody told me you had met with
On accident the other day" He
'tOh; no; that was my brother" She
'4'm SO sorry. "-London Pick up.
"What Kind of language was that
you were talking to baby just now,
mamma?' said little Ethel. "That
was baby talk, my deur," replied the
mother. "And did I once understand
that, mammal"
Girl Gokingly)-"Td like place
where I'll have everything I want,
nothing to do and no one to order me
about" Clerk-''This, Miss, is m
employment Office, not matrimonial
agency. ."-Standard.
Mr.: Cawker-"You and were born
too soon, old mans Mr.: Cumso-
'What makes you say that?" Mr..
Cawker-"What pudding horseless
carriage would have been when We
went courting. Judge.
'Those conductors are always ex-
pecting q man to perform impossibili-
ties" said the Philadelphian, step
ping off new York cable car. "Why,
what did he say to you?" "He asked
me to look alive' "-Yonhers States
man:
Weary lin disgust)="Dere must be
6omethin' erboit ME dat e1cites sym:
pathy." Ruggles-"W'y2" Weary
"Cause it don't matter how menny
people is out NV a job, wherever goes
somebody allus offers me work. -
Judge:
Perry Pattetic-''H ''Here is story on
the paper about q guy drownin' his
self in bath-tub." Wayworn Wat
son-sI don't see what he done that
fer: Suicide is enough of disgrace;
any way you do it. cincinnati En-
quirer.
"Just look at that kitten, will you?"
said Mr.. Lushforth. "What satisfac-
tior DO you opose it gets in chasing
imaginary n 2" "I don't see why
you should me-" said his wife.
"You know ,re about that sort of
thing than indianapolis Jour-
hal
'T assure gu, madam" said he,
'sthat I wo;ld not be begging if I
could but procure employment at my
profession. "Poor mani" replied the
good woman, as she handed out pie;
hwhat is your profession?' II am
an airship pilot; madam. "--Detroit
Free Press:
Mrs: De Temper am not happy
with my husband. Shall I drive him
away?" Lawyer-"His life is insured
in your favor, isn't it?" eyes; Z
made him do that before we were
married" "Well, don't drive him
off. He'll die quicker where he is. "
New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
A Rcvengcful Horse.

Felix Denewith, living two miles
from Mount Clemens, Mich, is the
reputed owner Of q young horse which
resented so strongly having most OF
the work thrown upon it, to the favor
of horse which Mr.. Denewish had
owned for thirty,eight years and was
disposed to favor, that it not only
kicked at the old one ut every oppor-
tunity, but finally, when one day the
old one got swamped in c pond, re-
fused to pull it out after tbe owner
had fastened rope to it. The young
one was made to pull only after being
blindfolded and then it had to pail out
the old horses body.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
THE JINGLE OF MONEY.

MY honey, my honey,
it's the Jingle o. tho money
The jingl T. the money every day
That makes the weather. brighter~
=. The step little lishtef=
It's the Jingle O. the money every day! -
My honey, my honey,
%. There's somethin' In the money
That makes the winter blossom like the
Mdy;
The sighini turns to singin'
.. When you hear the dollars ringin'-
It's the jingle O. the money every dayl
Ny honey, my honey;
You mustn't live for money
It amt the only flower on the way;
But the brightest light Is glancin' -
Where the merry world Is dancin
TO jingle o. the money every dayl
IF. L. Stanton, In Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Skin and Eyea Yellow.

This disorder fndsits direct cause tn some
dorancoacnt in tho liver and fto closely
Efika Glands. Tho bile, instead Of peosin9
outthfoHgh the bowels. has been oDssTneS.Su, S,
ncis. hns accdfntlated and been taken qI
by the absorbents and distributed over ths
eyateni, poisoning tho blood and diseuTDin2
nii tho {snctions Of the body: In the treat.
ncnt Of this disease, Dr.. M; q. Sim. simmons s
r1orning nom until tho Complexion becones
cloar. -,, ,o- 1or,,.
money The limitations thnt try 70 sako inc
place Of the Original DR.. III. a. Siin%0ns Tos
Liver Medicine, while by interestea g. ueaner gns
cold as "thc same," arc aoVsrtiseu nr4oa anS
deceived {or your money at the expense o.
your hcaish, Bcwarci
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
WORDS OF WISDOM.

No thoroughly occupied man was
ever yet very miscrable:-Landon.
Happiness is like the statue Isis,
whose veil no mortal ever raised
Landon.
The man who lives in vain, lives
worse than in vain. He who lives to
no purpose, lives to d bad purpose:
Defect in manners is usually the
defect of fine perceptions. Elegance
comes of no breeding but of BIRTH
Emerson.
Modern education too often covers
the fingers with rings, and at the same
time cuts the sinews ut the wrists
Sterling.
Sense shines with q double luster
when it is set in humility. An able
yet humble man is o jewel worth a
kingdom.-Penn.
The reason why so few marriages
are happy is because young ladies
spend their time in making nets, not
in making cages.-Swlft.
By struggling with misfortune We
are sure to receive some wounds in
the conflict; but sure method to
come off victorious is by running away.
Goldsmith.
The roses of pleasure seldom last
long enough to adorn the brow of him
who pluck them, and they are the only
roses which do not retain their sweet
ness after they have lost their beauty.
Blair.
Home can never be transferred
neverrepsated In the experience OF an
individual. The place consecrated by
paternal love; by the innocence OF
sports of childhood; and by the first ac-
quaintance Of the heart with nature,
is the only true home.-Wolfe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENEY &
Co, doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of CATARRH that can
not be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
(~0 presence, this 9Th day of December,
lsEAL A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEASON.
lN- Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, Tree.
F.. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Ealps Family Pills are the best.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
T last Scott we're and trying to determine its

T last, Scott, we're
on 81 o m e r i c
ground. I suppose
Clytemnestra su-
perintended til g
family washing for
the lerdly house Of
Aganienhon down
yondnr Mt that
brook. y
Thus spoke one
of the two stalwart
aud sun-browned
young men who
were seated be-
meath an olive tree
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
uorse Racing Without Jockeys

Horse racing without jockeys is in
dulged in at Rome during the summer.
The horses are started by gun, which
is discharged behind them. They carry
little spiked balls on cords which
swing rouno their bodies, and which
act as spurs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
A COTTON BUYERS
READY RECKONER.

james F. Meegan, Of Atlanta, has Issued O
Ready Rcckoner for tho use of cotton buyers at
tho low price of s1OO. 1t gives the rates from
70 10 cents for from 800 10 749 pounds, and is In
euch shape that 1t can be carried In the pocket
II will prove valuable book for cotton men.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
A Prose Poem.

EE-M. Medicatcd Smoking Tobacco
And Cigarettes
Are absolute remedies for Catarrh,
Hay Fever. Asthma and Colds;
Besides delightful smoke.
Ladies rs well as men, use these goods.
No opium or other harmful drug
Used in their manufacture.
EE-M. is used and recommended
By some of the best citizens
or this country.
II your dealer does not keep EE-M.
Send l3c. for package of tobacco
And &c. for package Of cigarettes,
Direct to the EE-Nf. Company,
Atlanta, Ga,
And you will receive goods by mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
FACES.

that smiles to
Are the Of be the impress OF the pas
And flushed
outline Of its beauty as 1t fades away at last
dimpe the traces
mniden beauty and of mahhoods brow OF care;
shadow the Sadness
To gsh they lurking over there;
But and the faces that are dearest
that trust and loving win;
shading when the shall be fadng
Like tmined, shall see the soul within
~ " - Anna Ocot Commeln
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Left Destitutc!

Not of worldly goods, but of all earthly COM
forts, is the poor wretch tormentcd by mala-
ria. The fell scourge is, however, shorn of its
thong in advance by Hostetter's Stomach Bit
Dyspepsia. biliousness, constipation, rheuma-
tism, nervousness and kidney complaints are
also among the bodily Affections which this
beneficent medicine overcomes with GER
tainty Use it Systematically.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Reeo on Scratching.

Dig clear into the bone and the letter Will
only be the worse. There's only one way to
treat an irritated diseased skin, ,Soothe it;
Kill the germs that cause the trouble and heal
it up sound and strong. Only one thing In the
world will do ths-Tetterine. It's 50 cents a
box at drug stores or postpaid for 50 cents in
stamps by J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
A man seldom wears his trousers out at the
knees praying for work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
Trains STONED by Wind.

The violence of the wind on the
Grampian Hills, Scotland, is so great
that on several occasions it has brought
to standstill. trains travelling from
Perth to the north,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-11-10
fnsufEoians Menstruation

Is sometimes caused BY non. .dcyelopme1;s az
Of the parts ss:imes by GDs.TqcsiooS S1 co1sti.
% Dated boWeis, but usually results from do
vonts naturc from overcoming any unusual
eSposrro, such as fright or gstsin isSt wei;
DR. s!hrn,ons squaW vine ans G;snrder u TI While
Dr i5c sss'a II 4. sffniSSias Liver Medicine cures
tho constipation, m iBdigrstion, loss OF Ape Ape
lite, pains In back, titiS, bead ana nn0ss
which ere usually prcaons