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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

War veterans and pensioners in
and around indianapolis, lndo are
growing still more greedy They
are agitating a scheme 60 have the
government pay of all pension debt
at once, by paying for twenty years
In a lump, and then let all pensions
stop, This would create debt Of
about three billions Of dollars, II
Is hardly necessary to add that II
will never be seriously considered by
Congress.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

This excellent piece Of advice we
take from the Prison Mirror OF
Saltwater Mlnuesota The fact
that about eighty per cent of all
crimes occur after darR=betweeu
sunset and sunrise should be a sui.
heIent warning to parents Of the
danger sure TO result from allowing
immature sons aud daughters to
roam the streets at pleasure after
the mantle of night throws cut Its
seductive shelter az well az tempta.
tlon,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

II seems that there Is a clash Of
authority In Tennessee, between
the state and the U,S,goyernment
A state law with reference to the
the railroads was declared mcon-
stltutlonal, by the u s. Circuit
court, aud an Injunction Issued to
prevent ts enforcement, Gov
Taylor has called the Legislature
In extra session, aud says the state
will enforce its laws, at the point Of
the bayonent, II necessary lie 10
right,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Uncle Sans clerks aud employees
around Washington City have tat
time, There are $4,000 OF them,
who receive an average Of Al 400 a
year each, They do not work on
any legal holiday, and there are
many Of them, Bach one IL on.
titled 20 (and, Of course takes iO a
30 days leave Of absence With full
pay Then Ia the hot summer The
departments often close down at
nooa, 20 give the poor oyetworbJd
~ elurhu a chance " euul on lle'
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
WHY GRIMES INCREASE.
Methods of Punishment Not Deter
rent, and Penalties Too Uncertain.

Methods of Punishment Not Deter
rent, and Penalties Too Uncertain,
Some unpleasant facts in regard
to the increase in crime in the
United States and some Of the
causes which have produced it
we're recently laid before the social
science department OF the Phila-
delphia Civic Club by Gen. Isaac u
Wistar, says the New York Post
Passing over the statistics, which
we're not new, Gen. Wistar's views
as to the causes of the increase of
crime may be briefly summarized.
One OF these causes, in his opinion,
is that the methods of punishment
are not deterrent lie asserted, on
the authority Of of the PennsyI-
vania Board of Charities, that
many Of the sixty,seven iails in
that state are nests Of crime, main
tanned Tor the pecunary benefit Of
county politicians where the
sheriff is the boss politician, In
some of these jails, he said, lnde-
cent pictures are hung on the walls
and the prisoners are supplied with
cards so that they may spend their
evenings pleasantly, . A prison,
Gen, Wistar continued should be
a place Of punishment, and above
all, a place where the prisoner can
not be further contaminated To
this end separate conhnement he
regards as necessary, and he is not
shaken in this view by the claim
that separate confinement largely
increases cases of insanity There
Is no more insanity inside a prison
than outside, among the same
classes, Gen, Wistal maintains, and
much Of it in the prisons is leigned
to furnish greater opportunities for
escape
Another cause Of the increase of
crime in Gen, Wistar's opinion, Is
the delay and the uncertainty In
punishment, For this criminal iur.
isprudence is at fault, The appel.
late courts, he says, appear to de-
vote themselves, not to the trial Of
the criminal, but to the trial Of the
Judge that convicted him. In the
hope that they can prove their as
tuteness by showing that he com
mitted some error, In some extreme
cases new trials have been granted
because Of misspelled words In the
legal documents, One way to re-
form this, suggested by Gen. Wis.,
tar, Is TO deny the right Of appeal
In criminal cases, This, he claims,
would not be a hardship inasmucb
as the criminal has four trials, the
FIRST before magistrate, the secs
oud before the grand jury the
third aud fourth "a retriaD before
the higher criminal court Other
remedies are suggested by the
causes that show their need, stu
another advance would be the re-
organization Of the prison system
on the English plan, by which in|
Great Britain the number Of Grim
lnals has been reduced 81 per cent
In twenty years, Gen Wlstar did
not believe the people here were
worse than In England, and there
was no reason TO believe that RENE
eIal measures which are meeesalul
In Great Britain would not be sue
ctasUl here
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
THURSDAY, DEC, 30, 1897
RATTnA.
ouGEspD

A short time since, in Swtaer-
land, a surgeon completely remov.
ed a mans stomach, and, strange
to say the man got well and is now
In better health than for years be-
fore, Digestion and assimilation
take place without any trouble, Up
to this time most eminent physi.
clans considered such a thing an
impossibiity.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
Terrible Volooulc Eruption,

Mount popocatapct In Mexico, q
a volcano which was supposed to be
extinct, has broken out again with
tenfold violence, Villages In the
Vicinity have been utterly destroyed
aud thousands of lives annihIlated,
There have been no direct adyieee
from the city oG MeSico, butpryato
lclegramg intimate that the govern.
meut h taking active measures for
the realet of families made destia
tule by the appalling catastrophe,
Cataelysma Of this sort reminds ue
Of cruptions of that atrocioun cu-
demie, malarIal fever durable by
loatetter's stomach Bltttrs,
Though not lnHtantaneously desc
truetiye of human life, neyerthea
less malaria destroys the e0nstitua
tioH OF hosts OF people, For this
malHdy the llitlefs iv thorough
remedy and sure preventive, EX-
pedcnee has proven this wherever
malaria la most yiruItnt=in Mexico,
on the Pacific coast of Guatemala,
In the West Indies and South
America. Nor ls II less enitaeioua
In cases of constipation liver com
plant, dyspepsia, kidney and bRd-
der trouble, rheumatism, nervous.
ness and neuralgia
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Maharahs Minstrels played to
San Francisco audience Tor solid
week, TO crowded houses. The San
Francisco Examiner says the show
is a real GOOD one.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

New line ladies' and gentIcmeuS
gold watches and chains at r. H.,
Sthusters the old reliable 0-l8I
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

All kinds Of fancy brackets, pIes
mre eaaeIs, ladies' desks, rattan
rockers, leather bottom dining
f6om chairs, Ia fact furniture Of all
kinds at W, II. Booths Go and
look through the stock 2ltr
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

From Mike Kelly ir, you can buy
good family -four 1926 II bars
good laundry soap for 25ci 8 gallons
oil for GOe, 7 pounds Of BoydIstareh
lnr 2ht.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Parents Wishing their children
taught music should send to teach
cha who are here 60 stay Prot
hnd Mt, A. NJ McCann, ieltheta
of Wolin, mandolin, piano aud Voc
eaL For terms, ettu call on on ad
dress n ID MCCAIN, ana WaWu
street. tf
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Kentucky Club=eeyeb years old
whisky at MayhefB Palace bar for
only t3,bO per gallon II you want
a good article for medicinal use,
here II la O-lO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

FoR SAILS old newspapers at zoe
per hundred al the 'fskA6kAMAt
olnte,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

John Klines steam bread Is stiIl
the popular diet among 'FeSarhanas
best people,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Stop that Coughl Take warming,
II may lead TO consumption, A 20
cent bottle Of Shilohs Cure may
save your life, Sold by Smlt Drug
%, I'm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

lluddlcntun Bros nave lutl tcs
aaIyed "a line hHe of Hmobed meats,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

For a nee lucy steak and fine
meats Of all kinds call on the enter.
prisng Huddleston Bros,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
Catarrh Cannot be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as
they cannot reach the seat Of the
disease. Jatarrh is a blood or con
stitutional disease, and in order to
cure it you must take internal
remedies, Halls Catarrh Cure is
thaken internally, and acts directly
on the blood and mucus surfaces,
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine, 1t was prescribed by one
of the best physicians in this coun-
try for years, and is regular pre-
scription, 1t is composed of the
best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surface
The perfect combination Of the two
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in ncuriug Catarrh,
Send tor testimonials, free,
r. j, CHENNEY q CO., Props
Toledo, o,
Sold by druggists, price 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

The best OF everything the mark'
ct affords, at Huddeston Bros
meat market,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

ShIloh'a Consumption Cure cures
where others fall II Is the leading
Cough Cure, aud 30 home should
be without It, Pleasant TO take
and goes right 10 the spot Sold
by Smith Drug Go, I'm,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

For high grade real estate, resi-.
dence or business property call on
W, q, Cook, No, 2Ol, East Broad
street, $40
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

The Hunter Transfer and Stors
age Co, have the only safe andeons
vcnient rooms In the city, for store
age of your furniture on piano. We
are prepared toalore goods Of any
Kind lsl-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Joe MtSbaoe's is the place 10 get
zero prices. 1919
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Clothing mndo 90 order
agents Rr NiuOll, The 'rnllur,
Sharpe \ brewer,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

You can buy hams for Dc per III,
at Joe MeShaneH, l2sl
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Remember the rBXAbEAElAN iob
office can supply your every want
thu very best class of work Bl bots
tom prices.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

KarB Glover Root Tea tor CON
stipation it's the best and If after
using II You don't say go, return
Che package and get your money
Sold 10y Smith Drug Go, I'm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

New stool, scarf pins, and thllda
dressed In sets, at SehuslerH o II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.

DUllDlNu ANU uUhN hDDUUlhllON'
If you really want a first
class investment for your
small savings, take some
stoekin the Gate City Build
ing and Loan Association.
Subscribe now, payments
begin in January. The as
sociation will be paying
out its first series Of stock
this month. For further
particulars see
f. w. 0FFENHAUSER,
12.17-2w See'y.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
old newspapers at TtXABEANiAN
ohlte 20 cents per hundred

90 to NJ, Kelly irs for Cape
Cod tfanherries
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30
Wont You Try One?

WOllI Iuu Try Vlltg
Lending Counsel Cigars
uru mBdpul pure Havana, tho finest To bp
had, nrp sweet aud fruEbnt As r0sps, and
the Untiielt kind 0r smokers
An Institutions smokers prefer them 10
every other brand hut II yUU smukp 10
plppWu hnyu thum Of ull kinds mud to-
hnppuH VI the llnuuL and there's Unu
thing you can ulWUya be- sure Of when yuu
call un y, NJ liuglund, You gut the very
best 40 the very lowest price,
S. M. RAGLAND
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Catarrh cured, Aclcar head and
sweet breath secured with Shlloh's
Caatrrh Remedy sold on a guaran-
tee, Nasal injector free Sold
by Smith Drug Co, In
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-30

Four gallons Of oil and can for
Zoe at Joe McShane's, l21,
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prately treated, but it must seem natur-
al and rot appear as "tacked on" orna-
ment.
This plan has been well studied with
. view to getting convenient and
roomy house, with an artistic and well
proportional exterior effect, Mt a mod
crate cost. There is neatness about it
that renders it a very attractive cottage.
I: has four main rooms on the first floor
and four bedrooms on the second, with
plenty of good closet room. The con-
venience of the interior is apparent on
examination of the floor plans. The en-
trance is from the front through a
small vestibule into either the parlor or
dining-room. For the sake of economy
the stair hall is located to the rear of
the living and dining-rooms. This might
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS feature to some at
first glance, but it Is something easy to
become accustomed to and well-liked
after trial. II allows the location of
H. stairs to be such that it serves q
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The houses more than the people
give the general aspect to locality.
The buildings are the larger inhab-
itants, and they impress you more.
They possess great individuality and
strong physiognomy. How striking is
the expression of gloom or gayety, bold
ness or bashfulness, which they givel
Wherever you may live you are on good
terms with some of the houses you have
to face daily, and with others You are
on i'll terms. Certain houses you like at
first sight, while others never gain your
favor or friendship.
The improved taste displayed in
house building during the past few
years has served to educate the people
to appreciate better work. No matter
how small the structure may be, the
owner will strive to embellish the de-
sign as much as his pocketbook will al
low, and will sometimes even sacrifice
space for the sake of appearances. On
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A Word to Farmers.

A good. thrifty farmer is most always
known by the looks of his farm. There
are large number of farmers in this
county who always keep their fences
up, and keep all the bushes on the farm
trimmed up, who pick all the stones off
the land and haul them away; keep
their fence corners free from briars,
brush and weeds; take care of their
crops as needed all through the season,
and take good care of their stock as
well. These are the farmers who al
ways prosper, who generally have good
crops aud take into market all kinds of
produce, which is always in good shape
and finds ready sale. We suggest TO
those owning land and are always COM
planning of s'hard times to try the inn
provement plan. as above, and instead
of sitting around the grocery stores,
ETC., to make every foot of the farm
available to proiucc some kind of q
crop, that we would hear less COM
plant Of people lacking food; and then
be temperate in all things. for if the
money paid each year for tobacco.
snuff, opium and all kinds of intoxicat-
ing drinks were divided among the
formers there would be no occasion for
hard times. but instead prosperity
would flourish US the rose. Try it for
two years and see If l am not right
w. Norris, in Epitomist.
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better Than Steel bullets.

IT has been found that the ordinary
leaden cartridges when used in Krag-
j ,rgensen rifle are too soft, the lead
clinging to the barrel of the rifle until
it is finally clogged. Steel cartridges
sometimes tear the barrel. C. w. Bates.
a chemist, and Il. Jerry, surveyor.
of Springfield, ILL.,, have discovered So
luton with which they coat lead cart
ridges and render them superior to
steel. With smokeless powder and a
Krag-Jorgensen rife they have. at dis
lance of 30 yards, bored hole through
an ak handle and also through fat
iron. In the latter case the bullet PEN
etrated tree six inches. Bullets coat
eo with their preparation would costthe
government, to whom they offer to sell
their secret. 90 cents per pound less than
the steel bullets now used.
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every side we see in the picturesque
homes that dot the landscape the result
of this education in architecture. Ex-
perience has proven that good substan-
tial materials and work are less expen-
sive than aashy, meaningless and per-
ishable ornaments, which quickly de-
cay. The exterior of the house should
have the appearance of the welcome
and comfort within. 1t has been said
that ut costs no more to build beau
tiful home than an ugly one" This can
hardly hold true in every case, as every
thing depends upon the standard of
beauty by which it is judged. 1t is an
undisputed fact that simple and even
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side is very similar to nice sideboard.
Opposite this in the kitchen is located
the sink and drain table, with locker
under for pots, kettles, etc. From the
kitchen and beneath the stairs 10 the
second story are stairs to the cellar,
according TO the requirements of such
a dwelling. The kitchen is provided with
a range, hot water boiler and sink. The
bath room contains porcelain tub and
a water closet, while a wash bowl is
located in the hall. The stairs from this
hall land in a small hall above, from
which are accessible the four bedrooms
and the stairs to the attic. The size of
the building is 35x3s feet. not including
the projection Of the front porch and
steps. There is cellar under the whole
house six and one-ha.f feet deep. The
first story is nine feet in height and the
second story eight and one-half feet.
Tbs materials and workmanship are of
the best throughout. The foundation
Is of stone up to the grade line, thence
a frame un6erpinning 20 inches high of
two by six studs, sheathed and papered
outside and covered with sheet steel
brick. The outside walls above the
foundation are studded, sheathed, pa
pered and finished with pine siding for
first story, and with shingles for the
second story and roof. The walls OUT
side are painted three coats and inside
are finished with hard plaster. The
interior trim is of natural finished
woods throughout the house. sycamore
being used in the first story and pine
iu the second.
For compact. convenient cottage.
with every facility for doing the work
of the household with the least number
of steps, in which all the modern con-
veniences are introduced; for an at
tractive and picturesque dwelling. with
moderate prices attached. we do not
know of any plan more appropriate
than this.
The cost of the dwelling illustrated
in this article, including modern inn
provements, is from 81. 800 to $4,000. In
some places it might be built for less.
T.. ALLEN PAYNE.
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ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
= .
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR TINS PAPER.

both front and back stairs, thus reduc-
ing the cost of good house. The stairs
starts up between the walls, but above
the first landing it is open and prettily
designed. with turned ballusters and
neat newell posts. In easy commune
cation with the hall and with each
other are good sized sitting or living
room, dining-room and bedroom, being
connected by wide sliding doors. The
dining-room communicates with the
kitchen through pantry by doors
which are hung with spring hinges to
swing both ways. Also through large
china closet built between the rooms.
The lower or base shelf of the china
closet is two feet six inches high and
above this are five shelves, with two
pairs of doors opening on each side.
thus allowing free passage between the
rooms. Below tbissbas shelf is built
a case of drawers for the dining-room.
In all, the finish on the dining-room
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plain house of good proportions and
outlines will look better than an ornate
building of improper proportions and
incongruous ornamentation.
The plan here offered is that of well
arranged and neatly designed frame
house in an attractive style of archi-
lecture. The style of the house de-
ponds much on the location and the
nature of the surrounding landscape.
The first necessity in making house
beautiful is stability. To have the true
meaning of the word home-rest, quiet
and simplicity-the house should be so
designed. The house need not be bare
and simple in every part. Certain parts
both inside and out can be more elab-
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GREEN FEED.
Che Value of Miiiet as u Forage Crop Not
Fully Understood.

The Value of Miiiet u Forage Crop Not
Fully Understood.
If the value of milIet, either German
or hungarian. were better understood,
no doubt it would be used to mucn
greater extent, especially in those
regions where hay is not a regular
crop. No doubt one cause of the lack
of proper appreciation is the fact that
many people who try it once or twice
do not manage it properly. Upon the
time of cutting and manner of curing
largely depends the quality of miliet
hay. If allowed TO get little too ripe,
or il not properly cured. its quality
as feed may be materially les
sened. Eut at the right stage and
nicely cured, it makes hay of the very
best quality, standing next to clover
as feed for the milk cows and sheep.
1t should be cut when the seed be-
gins to form; not later than this, for
as the seed begins to ripen the stalk or
stem turns to woody fiber. and there is
loss of nutriment. There is certainly
no advantage in delay. So far as can
be done, all necessary preparation
should be made, SO that when the
proper stage has been reached the
work can be pushed along as rapidly MS
possible. Millet can be managed in
much the same way as clover, with this
advantage that the weather is usually
much warmer and there is a less risk
of showers with millet harvest than
with the first crop of clover.
Generally it can be cut down in the
morning, and late in the evening be
ralSed up and put in small shocks and
be allowed to stand over night; by the
afternoon of the second day it will be
ready to haul in. Or, if there is no risk
of a shower, it can be left in the swath
until the next day after cutting, when
it can be raked up and hauled. 1t
should be well cured. but there is no
advantage in allowing it TO become too
dry before hauling in.
Like clover. when it can be done, it
will be best to store miIlet hay under
shelter, as it is harder TO stack so as to
keep in good condition than either tim
othy or red top. journal of Agricul-
turc.
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"And you say" said the Sympathetic Per
con, looking down from the elevation of the
doorstep upon the latest applicant for sub
urban charity, that you have honestly
done your best to find employment"
Il have, madam"
You have a regular vocation?"
II was formerly an expressman."
..In what city?"
"In Boston,"
"But, surely, at this season of the year
you ought to find work enough as an ex-
pressman in a large city like Boston,"
Madam, you do not know Boston. You
have heard of the Bacchante? Yes? Then
it is only necessary to tell you that am one
Of the expressmen who carried her to the
station"
But do not see"
The fact became generally known,
r. he resnaciahls Thera : M 1 or" IL Ros.
ton who win now employ me."-Boston
Budget.
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ssWhati What"
The irate old man choled with indigns.
ton
"You want to steal my child from me, to
rob me of my daughter? Why sir!-"
His rage got the upper hand of him, and
be gasped some mere
Rascal is no name for you!''
The young man was perfectly calm:
you bet it isn't" he said, slowly; "and il
anybody says otherwise there's liable to Be
trouble"
the old man do?-Puck.