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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-02
Ther nonetcrs.

At times of severe frost many per sons not skilled in the use of thermom eters report remarkably low tempera. lures. These are often due to tho ther. mometrio liquid having partly evaporat ed from the main column and condensed at the end of the tube farthest from the bulb, the thermometer then reading just as many degrees too low as there are degrees of spirit at the top of the tube. Good thermometers are just as liable to this error as common ones, and there. fore every one using q spirit minimum thermometer must be on the alert. Gen. erally the owner can restore the ther. mometer without sending it back to the maker Grasp the thermometer firmly, resting q finger on the tube so that there be no vibration, and, holding the bulb downward, give several strong, pendu. lous swings This will usually send the spirits from the top and send the index into the bulb Stand the thermometer verse 1t and very gently shake the in dex out of tho bulb and let it slide to the end of the column, when the ther. mometef will be as good as new. New York Ledger
 Site Of Lincoln Memorial University
 The Lincoln Memorial university, Of which General 0. 0. Howard is presi. dent, will probably be situated at liar. rowgate, Tenn. as General Howard has just bought the Four Seasons hotel property there. The hotel and sani. tarium were started at Harrowgate. which Is four miles from Middles boro, in 1892 at cost for building furniture and grounds of $1, 250, 900. The furniture, which cost $250, GOO. was sold at auction last year for $27. 000 The company had failed soon after the Middlesboro boom collapsed. Nov she building and several hundred acres of land have been sold at price that b said not to exceed SIC oo0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-02
Source of Juvenile Income.

Some clever fellow has invented tasteless cod liver oil. .
 s.The wretch! Trying to beat lnne cent childrel. out of lot of dimes and nickels. '--Ghicago Record
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-02
Inc Humorous Bicycle Repairer.

Reabei. Rakestraw-W look therel fhere's sign that says Bicycle AsT lun. y What can that be for?
 Roxana Rakestraw-Ohl Why. .nat must be for folks that have this here bicycle craze that we've been rsadin about. Brooklyn Life
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-02
The Peacock at Home.

M eal home of the peacock or pea 5 s~ "a Isan India. There they were and mnted, and their flesh is used for As the birds live in the same re- sRhe tiger, peacock hunting is a ngerous sport. The long traia of ,aepek is not it's tail. as many SUD- ;n H IS composed of feathers which 1t ralroxhe tail coverfs. PeacocEs , El have ave 4own for many hundred years.
 mentioned in the Bible. Job
 them, and they are mentioned,
 Kings \. Hundreds of years
 Rone many thousand peacocks
 1eo for the great feasts which Fer made. The brains of the h k1 sfe considered q great treat, AnM ilad to be killed for single M Nicholas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
THE POST ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

Newton County Record; The Houston
Post contained forty pages last sunday. The
| Post Is the NEST enterprising daily in the
South.
Merkel MALL BY far the hondsomest pa
| per ever issued in Texas was that Of The
I ~ rs twelfth birthday II was a daisy,
| cons sting OF forty pages. and reflects great
credit on its managers and the enterprislng
business men of Houston.
| Refugio Register: The Houston Post Of
late has been surprising its readers ad
| llbitum Last Sundays issue was the
| twelfth anniversary edition. consisting OF
| forty pages filled with well selected read
ing matter and statistical information
relative to Houston. as well as u brief his
tory of The Post since its inception In 1895
The pictorial representation of the progress
OF the paper on the first page was a spleu-
did thought. happily illustrated and shows
at glance more than "A thousand words
could tell-that Tho Post has forged ahead
un'il 1t is now second to none in the State.
We wish it continued and greater success.
Lett Clarion: There seems to be no limit
TO the enterprise Of The Houston Daiiy
Post. and certainly there is no such thing
as failure in any Of its undertakings. ON
March 30 The Pest published a special Off
cial edition Of Texas State government,
which all agree was the most timely and
credtable efort ever made by a Texas
newspaper. But we had scarcely recovered
our breath from admiration OF that Won
derful feat OF journalistic energy and sue
cess until wa were overwhelmed by the
receipt of another more astonishing issue
OF The Post containing forty pages of as
interesting and well arranged matter as
over came from any printing press This
phenomenal issue WAS /. celebration of Tho
POSTS twelfth anniversary ON Sunday,
April .. We have filed 1t away also with the
issue of March 30. Space forbids further
comment at this time; but we feel it a
duty to say this much, for The Post is
Texas foremost and most servlceable in
sutntlon' ana to advertise The Post is only
to advertise Texas and help the public
veal. Texas Is proud OF The Post so are
we, and The Post is proud OF itself. and
luS1lN 50. -
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as few men can absolutely control the
various markets and offer dazzling speoula-
lions TO the people with ready cash In the
men,s to capital.
II isn't fear. however. nor want OF conf
dence. nor demand for security. that is
keeping the money OF tho Nation In the
banks OF the East, as The Post has often
corteuded. but rather the purpose TO keep
ready means in reach in order TO take a
hand in the big schemes which the bond
syndicates and great trust manipulators
are confidently expected to spring upon the
public from time to time. Money is sim
ply being held for the big speculations
which our present laws and trade condi-
lions render possible.
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The Mcrl,el Mail says.
soME rosTsOwIpTs.

Three women served as judges at the ie.
cent election in wallace. Idaho.
The whipping post has been revived IN
Missouri after four years of disuse.
No Tower than 1850 patents on kitchen
utensils have been taken out at Washing
ton.
Lowell. Me. has a postmistress. wo-
| man physician. woman stage driver
and a woman Justice Of the peace.
/ officer George f. Osborne is the tallest
member OF Philadelphla's police force. lie
Is feet 9ia inches In height,
OF the 12 900 tons OF lee consumed daily
In Greater New York In the snmmer time
about ~ per cent is artificial
OF the $500. 900 900 worth of goods ex-
ported from the United States last year
$500 600 900 worth were agricultural pro-
duce.
II pays to have the clcanest streets in
the world The street bureau In Paris finds
Itself with surplus of $4,000 at the end
OF the year
a Kansas City girl who Is beginning to
ride a bicycle says the reason che Is look
ing thin Ia because she has fallen off so
much Of late
President Mckinley has alroad, distin-
guIshed himself by shaking the hanis OF
1925 callers at the White House In thirty
one minutes.
Rev. Mr.. Bnckus of Worth county, Mis-
souri,, believes firmly that the earth Is
flat, and he challenges the scientists to
prove him wrong.
Common pleas court No, +, in Phlladel-
phia is known as the court OF busy bees
because of It's hard working judges bid
die, Breezy and BETTER
The Chicago public school enrollmcn,
was at the end Of February 2i3 SO aud the
total membership in all departments was
ls9,97O, with an average attendance OF 49,
a0l
In Ireland n belt of woman's hair is
placed about n chIll to keep harm away.
and garlic, salt, bread and ctelk arc Put
into the cradle OF newborn baby in
Holland
There is an extensive trade carried on be-
tween Great Britain ana Belgium in old,
wornout horses, which are shipped in
most ntlful condition 10 Antwerp and
Client from English ports.
bill posting machine. which sticks bills
on walls, even as high as fifty feet with
out the use Of ladder or paste pot, is doing
successful work In Paris. theatrical pso-
pie are delighted with 1t,
Among the many new devices to assist
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

An eleven year-old hunchback girl has
had her back Strengthened at ST. Pol sur
Mer France, by the application OF Or.
| Calot's method.
| Prince Henry XX1v. OF Reusskostritz re-
Gently had a new symphony of his own
composition brought out at one of the con-
certs Of the Gewandhaus, in Leipsig, which
he conducted himself.
a statue OF Cathlineau. the Vendean
chief. set up In a Breton village on private
grounds, has been forcibly removed by the
project of Maine ct loire and stored In
the cellar OF the prefecture.
Several small Gainsboroughs, which had
never been out of the possession OF the
British national gallery by the Misses
Lane, the painters grand nieces.
Professor q. W. Gibbs, who holds the
chair of mathematical physics at Yale, has
been elected a member OF the Royal society
at London This is an honor given hereto
fore 10 only six Americans.
The Cabul Press has just brought out
the second book of the Ameer of Afghan
istan. Like its predecessor, 1t deals with
the question Of Jehad. and is called "Tur-
gib-ul-Jehad,' or Involvement for a Holy
War"
Marshal Lannes' divorce from his wife,
granted on Fructidor 5 OF the year VIII,
august %, 1900. has been declared valid
by the Perplgnan courts. Suit to set
it aside had been brought by descendants
of his divorced wife.
The departure of the Emperor Fran
els Joseph of Austria Tor St. Petersburg,
to return the visit OF the ear and czarina
is fixed for April rs. The visit will last
three or four days, and the emperor Will
be absent about n week in all.
At the celebration of the university Of
Breslau held last month, the faculty voted
to confer the honorary degree Of doctor OF
philosophy on the hereditary prince of
Sake Meiningen in recognition Of his ef-
forts 10 revive interest in the Greek drama.
1t is an interesting fact that Senator
Vest is the only member of the Confed-
crate congress now In the public service
at Washington. and more interesting still
that he is the father of the first bill passed
through the the senate at this session pro-
viding for a pension for Union veteran.
An equestrian statue of General Antonio
Jose de Sucre. modelled by Turin OF italy,
has been cast by the Gorham manufacture
ing company Of the Venezuelan govern
ment, and was last week shipped from
Providence to Caracas. where it will be
set up in the public square General Sucre
was the friend and ally of Bolivar, who
called him the soul Of the army"
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HOUSTON, sNrunoAN. ARM ~,
PREJUDICEp CRITICISM OF SOUTH
ERN INDUSTRIES.

\ The widelyspread reports Of profitable
\ activity In Southern industries. particu-
j larly IN Southern cotton manufacturing not
4 only alarmed the Massachusetts manufac-
turers. but rendered IT necessary. II seems.
! that the latter should take some stems 10
4 discredit tho rumored industrial boom in
the sonth. In order 20 uuiet tho restless
+, ness both OF labor and capital in the East
/ ern mills.
I 1t is sought to accomplish this latter
: necessity now by publishing the report Of
: come Kind Of commits !ou that visited the
4 Southern establishments and made couiou-
. notes and compagisoas. The commits ion
profess TO have found no occasion fof East
\ ern alarm IN the Industrial condition in the
! South. They declare thar Southern oper-
( atiyes work 50 and = hours per week
( whore the Massachusetts, hands work a.
that the increase IN cotton manufacturing
4 III not rapid and competition Is not dan
gefuus 70 The Northern mills. They found
/ the field, they declared. by 10 means IN
I wiling eiiher to labor or eau.tal This IS
! ali very well as = means % allaylug East
err fears. bar !. does not disturb the fact
, thai the cotton Industry 40 tar as developed
III the sorth "a IN most prosperous con
Ing iarge diyidsaas and the repos, iais,-
! flies the situation - ncl i, declares ,ha, cot.
toa manufacturing is not rapidly .acfeahinx
! in the soath
The reputable and ea.crprsiag trade
Journals ia tue south arc osoiahiag from
week 70 weeA s,a,.sues q, southern isaus.
. tries tnat prove bcyold question the FAC,
/ that Embellishments arc alia,r oaiareiug or
multiplying. tAat they a5e almost uni
! iorEaly PROSPEROUS. mat labor is ven paid
/ and haa abundance Of v9rs. SAD taat the
4 competition o. these u.ils snd en.erurlssy
! Is being kaepiy fei, 30 lae East OF coa,ss
n Eastern manufacturers vsn. 10 close
Their Eyes 70 such facts, or nat!y DENY
( them. taey are at Liberty h. 10 go. The
aFesllt Is 10. likely 70 hgr ae South. g,
4t"oH al Southern cso.4! can te hroaeG,
/, inteliieentiy 20 appreciate ,no situation
}and Hoas'lisncz and that time is Bo, dis
4 ani' It 7iA be- mater 81 .aiiaerauee 10
the South whether Eastern maHufae.ufers
9or investors Soc or not. al inviting field
here. Tie south has 20 far been iafesIy
l"oFk'ns out "a oHH salvation and wlu
tfoAlians doubtless ~ do - In the future.
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the blind one OF the best is typewriter
In which the keys have raised letters an !
which punctuates the paper with either
raised letters or dots contained In one OF
the blind alphshets.
Having summoned his friends and neigh
bors TO an outdoor beef roast. Green's
bury Point, Nd, doctor, after his beef had
been praised informed his guests that he
had fed them on ait S-months- old colt 10
dispel prejudice.
or the siAty-two men who have served
as mayors OF New York since 1865 William
l.. Strong is the only one TO celebrate his
SEVENTEEN birthday In office. He looks
ten wears younger, and but for his govt
would he one of the most active men in
tho CITY
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.pLEsTY OF MoNEY ron srGcuLArIoy

B That sheop-like disposition In human
Kind to ioloe where The bell. we,ber lead.
il shown in noshiag SO much az In invest.
nent aud speculation in spite Of me state.
snent that money !s cautious aud caleuiat.
eng Tho sinpia fsGt Is that there f, mare
l;feec than caution about money. or rather
IN those who have II aul want more.
4 a conspicuous Illustration Of thu truth
~ this statement was furnished By furry
!, nd jump In the STANDARD on stook th,.
other day. There was no basis 70, t,e
Use other than the utseFt runor ma
seciarstion VIA made by somebody tina,
he STANDARD company raj effected son,c
ind oil combination With Russian oil
ings. No authoritative announcement IN
such effect was made 20 one who INDUCED
n the speeuisucn knew whether there va,
.be least truth about the report. So gres,
l,fas the confidence. however. Ia the abilit,
u this beilwether Of The trustH ana cor.
'orations TO easily clear any character
4 barrier and 70 active vac this cupidity
Y the Investors and speeulators. that Ia
'Jur days the stock jumped $4,000. 900
,dded value created out Of the thin air
a runor' according 10 one comment This
ssme commenter. by the way. rsmarka
s1st "tneh things can happen IN concern
tast. II published statements are 10 be
'rec'ted. paid las, year n per cent in diyi.
9endz on capitalization Of go. 0DO, 900 +"
, he small fry need but dream Of a new
So,e BY standard Oh kings TO r,sh fran.
. caiIy Tor the Etoch
There IL plenty Of money syaiisbIe when
l>eeplstion 10 stocks IL the order. There IA
y want OF "eonhdenee" nor demand FOR
spsctscsion" in sach cases. When solid
Investments promise only legitimate re.
}2rns then the money hides ana pu,s 10 a
sez Of fsiar. But lei II be undersiood thai
~ Eoek&sliess Or the Haysmeyers or
PINE 81 the trust kings airs eontsmplat.
~ Sons new coup and fears are overcome
II greed speedily enough. And 10 long
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
THE CITY.

The Post 10 delivered TO any part OF tha
city by carriers at NO per month, thFee
months. 800. six months. 36.U. one year.
eao0
Mr.. Theodore Boring has charge OF ths
City Circulation and Collecting.
Messrs. Theodore Boring and Char!ei,
Lott are the authorized collectors o. az
city bills both advertising and sunscrlp-
tion, and no money should be paid 10 any
one other than thoAe named unless special
Manager Is Shown All accounts OF any
sze should be p,,d by check IN favor VI
Tho Houston Printing Company.
No '.orders for goods etc. are given e7
the management, and none Will DO accep:-
ed In payment OF office bills.
Subscri ..,rs faNug 10 receive the paper
regularly will please notify tho office
promptly. Every subscribers paper IS cN-
pecsed to be Delivered not later than 81
g. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Mayor Strong wants the police COM
mission of Greater New York TO he zone.
headed" and objects to a division OF au-
,horiiy. Even then, however. there would
be the possible disappointment often ex-
periencei elsewhere ny getting leather
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

BY the way. IL repeated reports be true.
there are two or three prisoners in Next
can dungeons who ore entitled to some
consideration by the American govern
meat while q vigorous American policy IS
supposedly on top.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Colorado Is giving TO women In tina.
state every opportunity enjoyed by men.
even 10 becoming members OF the militia,
Tho shrewd fellows IN Colorado have evil
GENTLY learned that II they only put the
proposition IN the shape OF a new privil-
ege the womca Will tote" the whole load.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

"eyisr and The Spanish government can
Issue all the tobacco edicts they can
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Two enslsns OF the United States ,o,,..
went TO soa the Man '-wnrs-,non, -, a.,
"rahd opera house the other night nm,
they seemed TO have n whole lot -, ,,,,a,
run when Captain Jack Conway tba ,na,
ing character OF the molodrama nal AZ
appearance in fun dress unirnrn, His
captain IN the United States navy In
play, he is supposed to be ahout o. :" 'iie
years OF age, and a dashlng chan oa,o, ", So
having risen 10 his high rank frone e.'ii'''Hly'
OF blejacket. The Two enstrns - ~ rue
MS uniform the moment he cam ooneu az
stage ana began to grin. and thev pa m 'ne
their merrlment till the end NJ H. WI up
II such things could only no ." act'
OF them in the lobby as they cam sun one
yer the curtain dropped, "a four.str Sut NJ
Tue age OF so' AZ that rate I'd be od npr az
OF me Mediterranean station in "a'n t
years, AS matter OF fact. hou,a,a rev
probably reach the age limi, ,or 81, ! II
ment by the time I'm a comma, le'ire-
lts long jump from commandar and
tain In the United States navy 10 cap
plays that attempt TO depict naya, IN the
,nslr youthful heroes these louv me give
why, there's not a four-s,ri,Dy ranks,
United states navy who isn't XII, IN the
headed or toothless In Other @ bald-
Ism so bad, as promotion Is s,o, naNies 1t
ehlted states navy than In anv ~, IN the
IN me world. There are plenty V,sep navy
captains not much over 81: h,,, VI british
lean captain only Is years old an Amer
Chimmie Fadden would call n nat what
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spec,a, stun Commissioners.

AT AUSTIN-L. A. Petit. office In the
State Capitol Building. 90
\ AT C;ALVESTON-J. II. Sullivan. office
- the Evening Tribune Bu!IdiHg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Ex-stste Senator w. NJ Imboaen has n,
nounood TO his friends the intention IN no
candidate for congress next wear for ~
seat now warmed by Mr., Cooper. '@' '"e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

A large number of special agents of the
general land office. most OF them Southern
democrats, were recently dismissed by the
secretary of the interior. The dsmissals
are said to be due to want of funds.
The next appropriation will become avail
able July /. when agents will be re-em-
ployed' but whether those who were dis
charged will be restored to duty is an
entirely different question.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Representative Harris of Galvo,ton win
not be In the arena for the trelsurcrshi,,
or for any other State office !, 49,
seems that The fight for Treasurer v,or,h
am honors and emoluments will he I'm
bins. S'u anu ROD
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-14
NO. l29.
We Are Dissatisfied with The Results
OF Our Advertisements.

best qualities at the very oNcst
prices,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-14
THEY DANCED GRACEFULLY

The reporter was at the opera
house last night, and witnessed the
training Of two classes, who are to
take part In the Ben llur Pan
tomime, and must say our home
girls danced admirabley well, under
the instructions Of Prof Morrss,
Mrs, II, Q, llyneon, presided at the
plano, aud for two hours played
Intricate waits music while sixteen
or twenty young ladies IN their
adoeseent age, went through
cyomtlons, with their feet swaymg
their bodies and keeping time with
their outetretehed arms TO The
rythmetIeal sounds of the piano,
The young ladies' who are to take
part In the entertainment, have
been aelected from almost every
family Ia the city, thus securing
types of eomelIHess hard 10 find on
any stage in the world,
'llen tlur" promises TO be Que Of
the most refined entertainments
ever put ON the stage here, In
silent beauty the story Of ben llur
will pass In lovely breathing pictures
on the stare What experts can
do with amateurs Ia the line Of
delsarle dancIng aud stage eyos
mlions, will be seen Ia The produces
ton Of llen llur
It Ia the intention Of the man
agement 10 introduce between the
acts OF Hen lluf the daelng girls,
nNladsl nymphe, etc
over Que hundred people Will take
part Ia this entertainment, aud
from what We saw last night, we
believe the entertainment will be
the hit Of amateur tflumphs IA this
CITY,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-12-14
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER A. 1897
A BAD SHOWING.

Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
a business meeting was to have
been had of the business men Of
this city, for the discussion of the
question of bridging Sulphur at or
near Wilson's Ferry, The meeting
was thoroughly advertised in the
city papers, and those men who
usually contribute literally toward
such enterprises were served with
notices Of this meeting,
Now, how many of our business
men do you suppose showed up at
yesterdays meeting? Only three
-Messrs, Hays, Tilson and the edi-
tor of this paper, with telephone
message from Mr. O. o. Turner,
that he would abide the meetings
action and 90 the full tether in con.
tributiug to any enterprise looking
to the upbuilding Of our city,
The three gentlemen Of course
did not take any action on the mat
ter of the bridge, and they left
with the idea that the Texarkana
business men did not deem it nee
esSary to extend trade relations to
outsiders, or else more Of them
would have been present,
We know that a committee
could go over the city and canvass
our business men and make up
reasonable amount for the above
purpose, but what gentlemen are
there In this city who are going to
self appoint themselves to this
work, and spend a day from their
business, not knowing the senti-
ments of the people IN regard to
extending our relations with peo-
pie from a dstanee2 Not one, we
think,
If we expect to amount to city
of any Importance, we must work
to get trade coming our way and
then all lines Of business will pick
up New men will come In here,
our merchants will sell more goods,
there will be a better demand for
houses, the real estate agent can
advertise, knowing that a buyer
will be on hand to gobble up any.
thing offered, On the other hand,
If we sit In our Offices and counting
rooms, spinning yarns, aud are sat
is0ed with the sales Of the day that
many cross road stores can dis
we need look no further
ahead, or expect our city to grow
as It should, under an active and
method Of push and get
there,
We must keep moving, pushing,
or else give up the ghost,