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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-08
IN WARTIME.
Wherein a Bravo Ally Relieves a BeIat4d
Warrior.

" - oAoNS Any 1SeIIeteS u bSihtNu
Warrior.
A curly head was projected over the
window sill into the bright moonlight.
Hush, dad, is that you?"
The man fUmbling at the front door
looked up.
Eyes, Jimmie" he said i'll q hoarso
whisper. Come down an let me in"
"Sh-h-h," said the boy.
He drew i'll his head for "a moment.
Then it rCappcared
Ma is amDushln on the front stairs"
he whispered, ''an grandma has made
rifle pit Of the hatrack. If you try to
run the door, they'll do you sure. D."
What am l to do, Jimmie" groaEed
the man.
Sneak" said tho boy, IAN lie low.
Retreat an throw 'eIn off the scent. If
you don't, they'll double you up and
bushwhack you sure. Ma has got a
broom handle and grandma's got bed
slat."
Can't try the CELLAR asked the
man.
No." said the boy, "tho CELLARS
mined. You withdraw without confu-
sion and pretty soon III sneak down
and unlock the door under the back
steep. Then you mako u pussy footed
dash and storm the passage"
Capital" said the man. You're a
good boy, Jimmie. "
The man cautiously drew back from
the porch steps.
The boy S head was thrust still farther
into the moonlight.
Say, dad" he shriily whispered.
" What's the prize money for this?
What DO get?'
"You know what you wanted?" whis-
pered the man as he backed away.
"Do get it!''
eyes"
The man disappeared and the boy
drew in his head.
From the region below came gusty
murmurs CT baficd yeugcance.--Cloye-I
land Plain Dealer.
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doesn't your husbands rowing dis
position worry you?' inquired the wom-
an who takes great interest in the neigh
bOrs.
What do you mean?'
why, it was all people could do to
argue him out of starting for the Klon-
dixie, and now he talks Of nothing ex-
cept CubG and Hawaii and the Philip
pines.
"Oh, yes. Hes il there now with
lot Of maps and b 1t Ahow how
much outfits cost. Attt. ggffkAle hin in
1t. There will s5ncw - IL
ing fortsahcs Uncovered coHstant4esss.
l lyaever saw anything like en- for keep
ing man home nights. - Washingto.
Star.
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TIE SECRET OF BEAUTY.
One Can Never Be Pleasant to Look Upon
Unless In Good Health.

One Can Never Be Pleasant to Look Upon
Unless In Good Health.
1.-The gs1ost.a,nful aud agreeable bath /.
iS@that cf tep!d water, w4ises E-uTh
I Ashmore ~ The Ladies' Home Iaurnal
"Few people can stucd absolutely cold
baths, and, no matter how strong enc
may Ee, such a batA should not be i'll
dulSed III unless a thorough rubbing be
taken afterward. To speak plainly, it
must be remembered that while cold
bath may be more or leSs inYiGorating
it is not cleansing can easily Under
stand the desire Of every woman to have
a clear, beautiful skin. but | confess to
being provoked when thiuk Of the
amount Of money spent on lotions.
creams and powders to be applied ex-
ternally and which have nothing like as
good an effect upon the skin as tepid
bath with good soap taken at least once
a week
Tho condition of the skin depends al
most entirely upon the care given he
general health. The girl who is up late
at night, gives no cate to her diet, in
dulgeS in various stimulants, bathes but
seldom and exercises less is certain to
have either dull, muddy locking skin
or one covered with disagreeable look
ing black and red spots One Jhould
avoid many sweets and much pastry
and not allow herself to become a slave
either to tea or coffee any more than she
would to some vicious drug or strong
ok1 Sha ehA,,II
that unless she is in good condition in
tornally she will be anything but q
pleasant object to look upon externally. "
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A CHANGE CQM!NG,
Matters Cannot A!"ays CO On Tins. 20
Even she Worm VIII Turu,

/ IE-] CHnbSt a. t~R On TINS. For
Even she Worm VIII TQru.
lie was farmer locking nan, and he
tiptoed into police headquarters the
other day to say:
Il called to say t8at I'm afraid NV
son Jake will turn Eoose some day and
hurt somebody in the town dreadfuIly
bad"
whats the matter with Jake?"
asked the sergeant.
"Waal, Jake comes to town three or
four times a week. As he gifts along to
the first house a feller is waitin to call
him names and abuse him. Jake gifts
down off'n the wagon to lick him, but
his grit peters out aud the feller runs
him around fur half an hour and makes
him eat dirt. "
"How long la his II going on?'
"Pnrty nigh gear, less. "
to fight?''
''He hasn't So fur. and that's what
called to see you about. You know the
worm will turn.
"Yes."
Jake is the worm He's been licked
about 200 times, bpt the day is comm
when he'll turn Yes, sir, L, IL turn
and when he does
Look out!'
"That's it. When he turns, he'll
light into that feller and make him
wish that he'd never been born.
Shouldn't wonder if be killed him out
right"
Eyes, and what do you want US to
do:" asked the sergeant.
"Nothin. except to put the feller en-
his guard and save his life. Better go
up and tell him that his time is short,
and that the worm is gittin ready to
turn and that if he is hammered to
death the jury will bring in o verdict
of Stayed by worm, and, gaul darn
his pictur, we are glad on t. "-Sagi.
nav Courier-He1ald
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Crusty Old Uncle-Well, William,
I've decided that you needn't pay back
the $50 you got from me last summer
I'm going to make you present of it.
Reckless Nephew-TkanksI
Crusty Old UncIe-Well, that's not
very enthusiastic way you have Of ac-
knowledging my generosity l thoughG
you'd be overjoyed at getting this debt
off your mind.
Reckless Nephew-Oh, it hasn t been
bothering mel | had no intention of
paying you anyway. Cleveland Leader
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seasonsbI Advice.

''See heah, RaSus," said the, good
old colored deacSn to his eldest son,
"yo' all am gwine out inter de wicked
worl' ter make er livin, is yo'Y"
"Yes, sub" replied the youngster.
"I'se done gwine ter try gittin long on
NAH own hook. .
"Den erbout all Use got ter say, Ras-
tus, am dis heah," continued the cid
man: Don't try ter break de record
BLOWN froth often beer; don't start ter
raisin poultry in de light OBJ de moon
an don't loaf round in front of de him
part OF er mule. An may de good Lawd
hab mercy on youh soul. Chicago
NewA
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Flight of the Tsutteraiaa.

One of the most beautiful sights in
the world is the annual migration Of
butterflies across the isthmus of Pana-
ma. Where they come from or whittier
they go no one knows, and though
many distinguished naturaIists have at
tempted to solve the problem it is still
as strange mystery as it was to the
first European traveller who observed
it Toward the end of June few scat.
tered specimens are discovered fitting
out to sea andfas the days go by the
number increase, until about July IL
or 10 the sky is occasionally almost OBJ.
scured by myriad of these frail insects
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A Wonderful Tina EIriGer.

The new pendulum chronoscope /.
said to be the most wonderful timinl
instrument in the world 1t measure
accurately down to the ore-thousandtl
part of a second. 1t can be used wit
tho quickness Of a stop watch, and nei
ther electrician nor mathematician j
needed to operate the instrument, which
is mechanical, with simple electrical
attachments The speed of a cannon
ball can be determined by the new
timer, and it will tell the lapse Of time
between the firing Of q revolver and the
starting Of a runner, or determine how
long it takes q boxer to deliver 4 blow.
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Time to Hurrv

"That baby Of ours" he said dcci-
sively, "is to be christened tomorrow if
I have to go to law to have it done.
You see, his mother is something Of a
hero worshiper, and while it was all
right at the start now that it has reached
point where he is to be known as
Dewey BagIey Eobson Shafter Schley
Sampson Roosevelt Smith | think it is
time to put an end to it. "-Chicago
Post
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Where She Got Them.

"But," said the inquisitire bachelor
after the baby had been carefully
placed in his arms, "where does she get
her blue eyes? Yours are dark and SO
are her papa's."
"Oh. !" the fond young mother e1-
planned, "she inherits them from MY
side Of the family. My brother Wills
wife has just such eyes exactly. -
Cleveland Leader.
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Mr.. Hambus--Did you see my son 5
picture i'll the papers this morning?
Mr.. Gobang-No, l haven't had a
chance to look at the papers today. |
didn't know that your son had gono to
war. What has he done? Cut cable or
sunk collier Or
Mr.. Hambus-No, ho hasn't gone to
war, but in the big college baseball
game yesterday he lined cut two three
baggers and home run.-Chicago
News.
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81 observe that you announce an
attraction that will be wholly out Of
the ordinary" remarked one theatrical
manager.
Yes" replied the other confidently
I'm going to put cut a melodrama
which will not make the slightest al
lusion to the Spanish American war.
Wash incton Star.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-08
Those Long Na.nAR

The physician had told him the name
of bis malady, but he could not spell
or pronounce it ten minutes later.
Have you any idea," his friend in
quired, "how your doctor makes up his
schedule Of charges?"
"No," was the answer. "Brt have
an idea it is at the rate of about $50 a
syllable. "-W Washington Star.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-08

Diamonds are cut i'll three different
forms-the rose, the brilliant and the
table, Of which the second is the prettl
est. 1t is double pyramid or cone, Of
which the top is cut off to form large
plane, and at the bottom. directly oppo-
site to small plane
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FOreWarncd.

First Tramp-Don't go near that
house.
Second Tramp-Why not?
First Tramp-The owner is no friend
of ours. The last time | was there l
heard him tell his wife that his motto
was "Say nothing and saw wood. -
New York World.
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JournaIissIc Amenities.

''Our wart Of a contemporary, the
current issue Of the Jazeville Gazette
says, ''claims, as far as the war is con-
cerned, to have the earliest intelligence.
That is the kind # intelligence they al
ways had at that Office 1t is more than
early, it is primitive. "-Cincinnati En-
ouirer.
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The Policeman What's your trade?
Tho Suspect-An iroaworker
.ls that so? Ill see what you know
about it. used to b. in the trade my
self .
Il mean in a landry Indian
af6l3z@ @J5.saaRfta4AsslAt E-------e.s.- ~--> -~ I
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"But Won onaht to reioice. y
OF No Consenuance.

The Doubling Citizen--I would not
mind giving you something if were
sure that your blindness were not as
sumed
The Mendicant-Youn needn't let that
worry you. You can pat yourself on the
back for your charitable action just the
same. e.-Indiarapolis Journal
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"That man is a great political lie

"That mtsn is great political lead
er, {" said Mr.. Corntossel's neighbor.
We'll, was the answer, she isn't
exactly what I'd call leader. But he
certainly has a great knack of fndin
out which way the procession is goin
an then gettin out in front an hollerin
come cn, fellers "-Washington Star.
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SmokeIess Powder.

It is curious fact that with all Of
the improvements and notifications SO
notable in our navy we are still usint
the old fashioned smoky. smelly powder
that envelops everything in gray pail.
obscures the view and confuses the gun
ners. Only one Of our ships has been
using cordite, the wonderful smokeless
powder which the English navy has
adopted. The results with this ship, the
New Orleans, were truly amazing. The
rapidity, accuracy and precision of her
fire were the admiration of all observers
Smokeless powder has several advan-
tages There is no obscuring of the
view, the explosion producing the merest
haze, which lasts but an instant. 1t
leaves but little residuum in the gun,
has much more power and is every way
more desirable Higher muzzle velocity
is obtained with projectile. as the
powder burns much more slowly than
the ordinary sort, and, therefore, gen
crates mere gas as the ball travels up to
the mouth Of the gun. The demand for
smokeless powder seems to be one of the
imperatives of the immediate future.
EIOw to Sentiment.
dearest, do you sit up late at night
reading over and over my love letters
to your"
Il would, Henry, but the truth
they put nue. to sleep. Detroit FL
Press.
=. RASH ;reaz:
"Out upon you" he hissed through
clipched teeth.
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The Whole Story.

"When man is angry, he tells you
what he thinks of you"
Eyes, and when a woman is angry
she tells you what she thinks Of you
and what everybody else thinks of
you. "-Chicago Record.
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The finest opal of modern times be-
longed to the Empress Josephine. 1t
was called the Burning of Troy
Its fate is unknown, as it disappeared
when the allies entered Paris
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Parsing.

Examiner-What part of speech is
the word "am?"
Smart Youth-What, the am"
what you eat, sir, or the "am" what
You is?-Fun.
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conIdn,t Re Halned.

"Yes,' remarked the press agent to
the reporter. "there was only one dry
eye in the audieace, and that was a
glass one. New York Journal.
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After the Ball.

"Did you dance with Br. Brown last
night?''
eyes. How did you knoW?"
"Saw him buyiHg pair Of slippers
and a crutch this looming. "-Boston
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Bobby-Pa, what grows if a man
plants the seeds of discomfort?
Pa-one can only raise rumpua-
Up to Date
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settled the spanish.

u~AEdmiral Dewey is not an American
any longer" ga
''He is too. What you mean?"
Wasn't he a Sc tier in the Philip
pines?''-Vim.
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rapa's business.

"What does your father do. little
grip asked the new teacher.
"He isa confaeration ejector," said
the little girl from Boston.
"a what?''
"He puts fires cut. ."-Philadelphia
Nerth American.
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A Roston Mammals Tenrs.

why are you weeping, my dear?'
"It's b-because Of the f-falI of Santi-
ago."
"But you ought to rejoice"
"Y- yes, know. IL would rejoice if
our little Edward Everett hadn t rush
ed in and cried, Mamma, mamma,
Santiago has felIP "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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= RASH Breax.
"Out upon your he hissed through
clipched teeth.
"What?" asked the other startled.
Measles" was the reply. New
York Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28
UNCLE SAM ON DIPLOMACY.

S. f. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
A lot of talk is goin' on at present DER the
ConCernin' how the diplomats shall get us
to agree:
They seem to think in Europe that HOSTILE
ties should cease,
And want n congress at Berlin to name the
terms of peace;
They've got some fancy notions as to what
should now ensue.
And propose to fix the limits for the old red.
white and blue
There's a call for c~ompromisin' from the
Teller on the run,
But I'm tired of diplomacy-we'n settle with
the gun!
I'm not much good at sayin' things which
may mean this or that,
When l have any talk to make I jist come
right out fiat;
I never took no lessons in the lynn bizness,
and
Prefer to stick to matters that I fully UNI
So let the oily diplomats take notice that
I've done
With Europe's way of doin' things-we'n
settle with the gun!
I've had enough diplomacy to last me for
If Europe wants the diplomats to run
things, very we'll,
But let them list confne themselves to
Europe'S own affairs,
And not attempt to mix me up in diplomatic
snares!
And l reckon that I'll go ahead and finish
with the gun!
I've picked out what I'm after, and propose
to have 1t, too, f.
And they may as well take notice now that
nothin' else will do;
So let them hold their congresses, but I'm
not goin' in:
My fghtin' isn't bcin' done at Paris or Ber-
lin
Just let their diplomats go on and get us to
agree,
DIT hot, enttIn,,o,,t ,o,,t .,t,In a. 4 q Al a.,
%terferes with me,
For I'll stand no slick undoin' of the work
that ] have done,
And ! guess I'll blunder right ahead and
finish with the gun!
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28

who have voted constantly to cut the
Threats of manufacturing industry
under q democratic system of free trade.
These are all serious matters affecting
the growth of any state. Capital is not
easily attracted where debts have been
cancelled without payment. Men accus-
toned to freedom of political action and
fair elections hesitate long before going
to n state where these are denied. Manu-
featuring Industries are not built where
there is no direct or indirect encourage
ment for industry In general. The cry
for 40 New Arkansas" means taking
the back track on all these political
blunders.
The state of Arkansas ought to be one
of the best states of the transmississippi
region, cross marked with railways and
dotted with factories, and it will be If
the spirit which inspires the republican
campaign in the state can be made the
basis of a state policy. 1t is the right
spirit for "a New Arkansas" as well as
for other states and other communities
east and west of the great river.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28
Courtesy to a Fallen Enemy.
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin,

-
Complaint is made that poor old Cervera
Is receiving too good treatment at An
napolis. Tut! Tut! The old man fought
like a good sailor, and has behaved since
like a gentleman. Who is it that would
begrudge him the civility and the decent
comfort which we can afford to offer a fallen
enemy who has suffered the adversely that
has overtaken him? And yet there seem to
be some dissatisfied persons who are in
clined to think the Spanish admiral ought
to be chained in a dungeon and fed on bread
and water! Fortunately for the good name
Of the country, there are not many of them.
Indeed, our decency in dealing with all the
Spanish prisoners has been a surprise to
Madrid, and is not without it's good effects.
A dispatch from the Spanish capital this
morning reports that 1.-The courtesy the
Americans show the Spanish prisoners has
made a profound impression in Spain, and
Is materially assisting the prospects of
peace.'
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

As n preliminary step TO n treaty OF
peace an armistice has been requested
by the government of Spain through
the ambassador of the French republic.
Before this concession shall be granted
it will devolve upon President McKin-
ley and his cabinet to formulate condi-
lions precedent TO the temporary or per-
manent cessation of hostllities.
1t goes without saying these condi-
lions must necessarily be such as to
leave the American military and naval
forces in as favorable a position for re.
suming the offensive as they are at this
time. 1t is equally imperative that the
condition precedent to any armistice
shall not be such as would enable the
Spanish armies and navies to recuperate
their strength or to strengthen the de-
lenses of Spain or the colonies at any
point. 1t is obvious also that President
Mckinley cannot under existing circum-
stances when the victorious armies OF
the United States are in splendid trim
for vigorously prosecuting the war
agree to an armist1ce unless Spain win
give such guarantees as to final terms
Of the treaty of peace for which 1t is
now suing as will render a resumption
of hostilities at the expiration of the
armistice needless on our part.
With the conditions precedent once
settled the United States is in honor
bound to adhere to the main object for
which the war has been inaugurated
and live up as neal as possible to the
declaration enunciated by congress as
the fundamental reason for proclaiming
war. That proclamation expressly
limited the scope of the wal against
Spain to the restoration of law and
order in Cuba and the establishment of
an independent republican form of gov
eminent on the island. Disclaiming all
ideas of conquest or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at
the outset of the war the United States
is now in honor bound to adhere as far
as possible to the given to
the world when the liberation of Cuba
from Spanish misrule vas officially or.
dained by the national legislature and
chief executive.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-28
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Does Aguinaldo read Tom Moore? If so,
he should remember that King Malachi did
not wear his collar of gold until it was
won from the proud invader"
Ex-Secretary John Sherman and Mrs.
Sherman did not sail for Europe, as was
announced recently. The mistake arose over
the fact that John Sherman of Tennessee
sailed.
The Boston Board of Police has forbidden
liquor dealers to put alluring signs in their
windows setting forth the prices of their
bottled goods. The board says they are liza
BILE to tempt the wavering wayfarer.
John Y. McKane, who was the king of
Coney Island" before he went to Sing Sins
prison, and who when he came out was sup
posed to be a pauper, has just sold some
real estate at Sheepshead Bay for $140, 900.
Old people in Galesburg, ILL.,, remember
when General Shafter was a hustling en-
ploye of the Burlington road at that place.
He is as a manly, ambitious
young fellow, the leader in spelling and
wrestling.
Some Chicago men have announced tteir
intention to open a big department store in
Havana just as soon as the stars and stripes
wave over it. They have taken the name OF
the Cuban Trading and Improvement COM
pany, and their project includes the estab-
lishment Of a real estate business and a
bank.
The dilapidated conditions of Longfellow's
birthplace in Portland, Me-, has excited
much m among travellers, and it has
been suggested that the house should be
purchased by the city, repaired and con-
verified into a Longfellow museum. At pres
ent 1t Is occupied as a tenement house and
bears a tablet with an inscription saying
that /. it Longfellow was born.
DR.. Eastman, the Sioux Indian who has
been to Washington in the interest of his
nation, declares his people will cheerfulIy
fight against Spain If called upon, and in
explanation of the reason, says: 1--WE have
a grudge against Spain. 1t was she who
discovered the American continent and en-
abled the whites to dispossess US of our
most valuable lands and push us out on the
bleak and barren lands of the far west"
The cornerstone of the monument 10
Frederick Douglass In Rochester has Just
been laid with appropriate ceremonies and
the monument itself will be unveiled on
September 20, when 1t is shoped that Presi-
dent Mckinley and other government Off
Gals, Ex-Governor p. Il. S. Pinchback OF
Louisiana, and John r. Lynch, well known
colored men, will be present, as well as q
representative from Hayti, who once en-
tertained Douglass as the United States
representative to that country. Hayti has
| already given $1,000 to the monument fund,
and President Heureaux has sent a picture
of himself and staff, which will probably be
| deposited in the corner-tone.