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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-31

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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27

BRAVE MEN RESPONDING.

Governor Jones sent out nis no
tices a few days ago TO feel the
pulse OF his State troops 10 see how
many he could depend upon He
has received the following replies:
ParagouId-Can furnish G5 today,
100 in forty eight hours. p W.
Moss, captain.
Forrest City-WiI furnish at
least 40. Will need entire new
equipment John T. Brady.
Helena-Heleua can report with
q men aud % recruits, a total of %
men, officers and priyates. Thirty
two serviceable guns; accoutre-
ments for 40 men. d. T. Har-
graves.
Hot Spriugs-Cau furnish 20 men
or more. w. E, Wooten, captain.
Batesyille-Company will report
with 100 men, ready aud able for
service. r. H. Reed, captain.
Pine Blun-Can report 30 men
now. Can have 100 Friday. f. X.
Braley, captain,
Jacksonville have 60 men en-
rolled. Have 40 sound serviceable
men who will come to the front. l
await orders. James Wood, cap
tain.
Newport-We can furnish 100
good fighting men from Jackson
county. No dress parade soldiers.
NJ. M. Stuckey.
Harrison-Fifty men at least are
ready for the first call,
Fort Smith Battery B volunteers
enrolment will reach full battery
by Wednesday. Don't forget us.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
NO. 248.
Q. y Byers. eaptaIn

Arkade.phh-Whl you accept a
iull company TO be recruited here
Tor the Second regimentg viii
Garland and N. A. Elliott.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27

Hong Kong, April 27.-Orders
to attact Manila. The sh
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
Special to The Daily Texarkanian.

Special The Daily Texarkanian
Madrid, April 272 m.The Spanish Aotia Cape
lands sailed this morning the United
The Spanish commander says blockade
at will.
pubics
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27

Rev. Freeman, pastor of the
First Baptist church, had his ,bicy-
Gle stolen a few evenings ago. He
rode up to Mrs. Lizzie O'Donners
aud while chatting the ladies, some
one mounted his silent steed and
stole away. The number of the
wheel is 32l, 2O4. If you know of
such a wheel report it to the Off
GERS,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27

gVG Styles IN JE8ELRY
foui5 Hsilbron,
s, Reliable JowoloT
.-.-.I display uI h..r
-.anI sterling SITE
rrA.
,.-lr.nn .0- now 3'.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27

The anomalous spectacle Of
large gang Of penitentiary conyicts
working iu the open with no officers
OF armed force 10 guard them is
presented every day at Yuma, Arlz.
They are camped on the Colorado
River, a little above Yuma, to be
exact, and they are engaged in
cutting wood for the territory.
None Of them escape. None try to
escape Why do they stay2 Be-
cause each man guards the other.
Each man lis a "short termer,"
none Of them having more than a
year vet to serve. All are allowed
a rebate for the work they do.
When a convict has cut two cords
Of woods he has earned a days re.
bate on his term, but should one OF
the gang escape then every man in
the gang loses all rebates. Thus
each man becomes his brothers
keeper in more practical sense
than the beautiful theory is often
carried out among freemen.-
[Globe Democrat.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
Want Everybody

Towait for ourSaturday auction
sales. Those that need household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
Whatley & Wakefeld'S
WANT COLUMN.
Wanted to Purchase

A neat three or four room cot
tage house, for cash at once
Must be cheap and in good
neighborhood.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
VI ant to Exchange

Ten acres OF land, with seven
room house and in frst-class
condition, good improvements
and all under fence, adjoining
the city of Texarkana, for some
timbered lands in Little River
county, Arkansas. Will give
you bargain.
TeXarkana Exchange,
WHATLEY & WAKEFIELD, PrOp'rS.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
Want our Customers

To know that we have the best
exchange and real estate con-
nection of any concern in the
southern states, receiving and
sending out more mail than
any similar concern south of
the Ohio river. Consign your
stuff to US if you want it sold,
and we will realize on same tor
Won
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
Special to The Daily TeIarkanian.

Special to The Daily TeIarkanisn.-
Hong Kong April 27-ord the American
squadron attac Manila The ships getting ready
Notwithstanding report that sailed to at
tack Manila the ships are in these waters
dispatch from Manila Spanish squadron will resist
attempt insurgents are
ncampd outside Manila ready upon Spanad as
the American fleet appears.
All Americans except of Manila many taking ref
aboard English merchant ships All American ships except
Great Admiral have got away She 1876
and ownedby E. B Sterling, of Newport RI
Special Daily Te1arkanan
Washington April 27-23O p mat military this
morning the Cuban army
uthoatuey able
bodied drilled ammunition cine was need
ed for their equipment.
Special The Daily Texarkanan
Washington April 262p m-Poruga has been notified that she
will be considered ally of Spain and treated accordingly the Spanish
feet Cape Verde Islands today nuetay proca-
nation.
reported here that the destination Spanish
lean coast cities which expects lombard baeshps
will them warmly if given an opportunity
Information received at the department
southern waters have captured three Spanish vessels The
department declaration war made
by this country yesterday
The President has given all Spanish ships coming
them the 2stof this
unload depart undisturbed
The Governor of Louisiana has offered for field service Cuba
regiment yellow fever immun and asking that they
the first and hardest fighting in Cuba
The department has received report from the baeshp
egon The the Magaen the South
America The Oregon reports Spanish torpedo boat
Temerario
Special 10 HI Daily Texarkanan
York April 2The United States this morning bought from
the Hamburg Steamship Company the fast American liners the
Bismarck Columbia.
London April 27The Daily Mails Queenstown correspondent
wires that the Majestic which had arrived reports that
Saturday night when 200 miles West Queenstown she Spanish
Cruiser and four torpedo boats seauhg high rate Of speed
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-27
The Spanish Fleet Leave Cape Verde Islands
for America.
A HOT TIME in THE PHILIPPINES.
Conference Between General Miles and
Representatives of the Cuban Army.
Special to The Daily Texarkanian.

Kingston Jamaica, April 2-1 mThe first of
the between the United States Spain this morning
naval boats The Spanish gun boat zea the Amer.
torpedo boat Cushing of Captain Simpsons feet exhang
ed compliments Both vessels Cushing
fairly ded the Lzera Both badly damaged but the
Spanish gun got much the Number of killed or niur
ed known
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
The Mirror Prehistoric,

From the New York Mail and Elk.
press: An ingenious archaeologtst
says that the oldest evidence of civil.
lization is the mirror. The japanese
and Coreans discovered the art Of max.
ing one from iron at least $500 wears
ago. This long period is dwarfed by
the Chinese record, which shows that
mirrors, large and small, made OF
brass, copper, or silver, have been in
use in that land over 1000 years. De
Morgan found a mirror that seemed
to date from the second dynasty in
Egypt about 5000 years ago and the
latest Investigations in the civiliza-
lions of Akkad and Nippur show that
the bellies of those half-forgotten ooun-
tries used to admire themselves in
glasses of seme sort or in FURNISHED
metal, at least fifty centuries before
the Christian era.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09

an who depends upon her daily labor
for food and shelter has worked more
Rrduously than she in carrying out the
plan to which she has devoted her en-
ergies and resources.
1t is the hope Of Mother Katherine
that the time shall come when there
will be not a colored mol Indian child
throughout the country that may not
have the education and training which
Will enable him to be a respected and
useful member of society. The order
OF Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament,
which Mother Katherine founded, and
of which she is the head, is unique
among American s%isterhoods. Miss
Drexel planned it and now as Mother
Katherine is executing it's plans.
Mother Katherine spends much time
among her pupils. She studied their
necessities carefully and trained her
assistants. Never was there a woman
for whom the altruistic ideal burned
more steadily and brilliantly. While
her cousins and other members of her
family have been prominent in social
affairs, the church was always first
with Miss Katherine Drexel.
Her father was a deeply religions
nan Francis A. Drexel was the eld-
est of the three brothers of whom A.. T.
DreXel was the best known. On his
way to his office each morning he al
ways passed a few minutes in church.
Katherine was a devotee from her
childhood. Her sister Elizabeth. who
was her senior, and Louise were also
very devout. AS a little girl she sought
out people to aid them. The young
women did not neglect their social du-
ties. The town house at 1903 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, was magnifcently
furnished. Katherine Drexel's own
room was in marked contrast to the
splendor of the house. 1t was like a
clustered cell. The walls and floor
were bare.
Miss Drexel entered the mother
house of the Sisters of Mercy as a nos
tulant. In the convent of the Sisters
of Mercy Miss DreXel performed the
most arduous duties. Before she left
Pittsburg Sister Katherine had estab-
lished seven missions for Indians in
the northwest. 1t is well known that
Miss Drexel Joined the sisterhood that
she might herself expend the money
she long ago decided to give to the
church for charitable purposes. Tt
still remains in her name, and every
cent given for charity is by order of her
personal check.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
OUT OF THE VEST POCKET.

The death rate of the sailors in the
mercantile marine is ~ per 1,000-low-
er than on land.
There are several counties in the
great western states considerably larg-
er than Massachusetts.
A new monthly magazine devoted en-
tirely to sculpture has just been start
ed in London. 1t is entitled the Sculp-
tor.
You can not enter or leave a city
or town in Russia without reporting
yourself to the police like a ticket-of
leave man.
h empire Of the Spaniards founded
In this country just after the discovery,
comprised about 1900, COO square milea
of territory.
The voice of a woman is audible In
a balloon at the height of about two
miles, while that of a man never
reaches higher than a mile.
The shipments of apples from Tas-
mania to London this year will not be
SO heavy as they were last season. 1t
is expected that about lie, 900 cases will
be sent.
The old Guion line steamer Arizona,
which once held the Atlantic record,
has been refitted and will be Used In
the north Pacific. She is an iron shin
and is 10 years old.
The Japanese are very much alike
physically. Recent measurements TAX
en- of an infantry regiment showed no
variation except two inches in height
or pounds in weight.
Lord Charles Beresford, NJ. P, was
summoned before a police court lately
for not mugzling his dog. He pleaded
that he was sorry and that the dog
had died since, but was fined 10 skill
lings.
"~Casanova's Memoirs, Illustrated"
has been a~djudged by a Berlin criminal
court not to be an indecent pubiica-
ton, so that the pus:iic sale of the book
in Prussia will moi lie ilt-rfered with
by the police.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
FOR OFFICE.
(Anderson- Ind Lottery

(Anderson, Ind, letter.
Mrs. Flora Hays of Frankton has the
honor to be the first m in Indiana
whose name has been officially placed
upon an election ballot. She has been
nominated by the citizens party of
Frankton for the Office of city clerk
and this year that office heads the tick
ct. The campaign consequently will
be fought out under her lame. She is
conducting an earnest campaign.
Mrs. Hays also has the honor of be-
ing the first woman to hold a city Office
in Indiana. Two years ago her hus-
band was elected city clerk, but short
ly after his election he died. She cir
culated a petition asking to be permit
ted to fill his place. The governor and
attorney general decided that there
was no statute covering the case. She
was qualified and proved to be the best
officer the city has ever had. Her
nomination by the citizens party was
unanimous. Mrs. Hays is 26 years of
age. Though not masculine in any way
her system in the Office Is as broad
and her knowledge of business as thor
ough as any man who has held the
office. Indiana ome are forging to
the front. Miss Belle Berry is asking
for the nomination for mayor of JEFF
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09

The government weighs the mails
every four years. For convenience the
country is divided into districts and the
mails are weighed at different times.
All mail is weighed on entering the car
and weighed on being u%nloaded. The
work is performed on the mail cars
when practicable and at offices and sta
tons when conditions are not favor
able for the former plan. The con-
tracts with the general government are
upon a basis of a certain amount of
money per mile, according to weight Of
mail carried. Padding of the mails
during the quadrennial weighing is
prohibited and severely punished when
discovered. The government pays for
the weight of the sacks and pouches,
as well as for the weight of mail mat
ter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
THE COLISEUM.
A Little Talk About the Great Roman
Amphitheatre.

&@hA N80O0t NhO oAC6t AL9ulho
Amphitheatre.
The coliseum at Rome was the
grandest of all ancient amphitheaters,
and Is of the most magnificent
ruins in the world. 1t was built by
the Emperor Vespasian and his son
Titus, in a valley in the midst of the
seven hills of Rome, and was finished
about 80 A. D. When in a perfect state
five acres of ground were inclosed with
in the oval Of it's outer wall, and it
had seats for eighty thousand specta-
tors, and standing room for twenty
thousand more. The exterior was
adorned with three row of columns,
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The cap
tive Jews were compelled to work on
the great structure, and the materials
used-granite outside and a softer stone
within-were so solid, and so we'll put
together, that it survived the era of
barbarism; even as late as the thir-
teenth century it was in condition for
games to be held in it. The principal
parts of the Coliseum were the arena,
or place where the gladiators and the
wild beasts fought; the avea, or place
where the beasts were kept; the podi-
um, or projection at the top of the wall
that surrounded the arena and was as
signed to the senator's; the gradus, Oh
benches rising all around above the
podium; the aditus, or entrance, and
the v~omitorial, or gates that terminated
the aditus. 1t had no roof; but when
there was rain, or if the suns rays
were too scorching, awnings of silk
and gold tissue were unfurled, forming
a gorgeous covering over the whole.
Purple was the favorite color for the
awnings; because, when the suns rays
shone through it, beautiful rosy tints
were cast on the snowy arena and
on the purple-edged togas worn by the
spectators. This immense amphithea-
ter was built for sports of various
kinds, but chiefly for g~ladiatorial COM
bats. Gladiators were %captives, slaves,
criminals, or even free citizens. They
were trained with great care, and
were, as a rule, tall, we'll built men
in the very prime Of life. The emper-
or, after seating himself in the place
always reserved for him in the Coli
scum, gave the signal for the sport
to begin. Sometimes it was a combat
between ferocious beasts; in that case
the cavea was thrown open at the
emperor's signal, and the beasts were
turned into the arena, where they
fought to a finish" When it was a
g~ladiatorial combat the gladiators
marched in, made their obeisance to
the emperor, and in chorus said:
Hail, mighty one; those about to die
salute thee!" When a gladiator wound
ed his adversary he shouted to the
spectators: "He has it," and looked
up to know whether he should kill or
spare. If the people held up their
thumbs, it was the signal to spare the
conquered one; if they turned their
thumbs down, he must die. Thus the
life of a vanquished gladiator was Of
ten taken just to make a Roman holt
day. Finally Christianity prevailed
and such cruel sport became abhorrent.
D. V. F.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
GOULD RUSSIA TAKE INprA7
Expert Says No European Power Could
DO So ~glehan

Expert Says No European Power Could
Do So singiehanded.
Incidental to the question of Russia's
possessions, present and prospective, in
China, and the outcome of which may
be war between Russia and England,
he question looms up, Gould Russia
take 1ndia?" 1t is discussed by Col
onel Won Bieberstein, a German officer
OF ability, who has made a special ex-
animation of the subject. Promising
tina Afghanistan is the buffer state
that separates the areas of British and
Russian influence in Asia, Colonel Won
Bieberstein tells us that Russia has
about 10000 troops Immediately north
OF Afghanistan in Turkestan, which is
Russian territory to all intents. She
a rail communication with the Cas-
plan sea which extends to within 24e
miles of the Afghan fortress of Herat.
Russia. therefore, he thinks, could seize
the fortress long before the British
could reach it, and could mass 150, 900
troops in and about it within two
a But then would begin the 700
mile march through A~fghanistan over
high mountains, which would occupy
approximately three months. An i'm
mense amount of stores and ammuni-
ton must be carried with the army and
large cannon could not be taken at all.
Moreover, the line of march must be
protected, and the army in consequence
diminished, and, in short, Russia could
not reach the borders Of India with
more than two-thirds of her original
army. To oppose this army the Brit
ish could bring UP a nearly equal num-
Der OF Indian troops and still leave $780,
geo for the maintenance of British SUI
premaey in India. In addition their
fleet, carrying $4,000 troops, could
twice make the Journey to India and
back before the Russians could reach
the border. Besides all this they could
be drilling the warlike tribes of India
and thus increasing their forces. Then,
too, they would have several lines Of
defense, even after the Indian border
had been crossed, and the Russians
would be fighting far from their base
of supplies. Unquestionably, however,
there are various eventualities that
must be taken into consideration, as
for instance, France and Russia might
be united, and in that case the French
fleet would interfere somewhat with
the sending of troops from England to
India. Again, Colonel Won Bieberstein
suggests the Afghans, numbering a
population Of 1000, 900 bitter and war
like Mohammedans, might be induced
by hopes of plumber to join the Rus
SLAMS in an invasion of India. Still,
again, there might be a revolt in India
stirred up by Russia's friends in that
empire. The Mohammedan population
of India is discontented and encourag-
ed by Turkeys success in Greece is
inclined to a religious war, which
would be naturally against British
power in India.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
HOW TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
In Selecting Her Always Go by tho
Mother of the Girl.

In Selecting Her Always Go by tho
Mother of the Girl.
II have great faith said the old
married man who was telling a young
err companion just how to choose a wife,
according to the Boston Journal, "in
the old saying which calls the mothers
of fair young daughters Warnings In
selecting a wife always go by the moth
er of the girl. It's a good rule. and
I've never known it to fail. There's
a good long stretch of future before
most people who make up their minds
to get married, and for a considerable
proportion of that stretch the girl will
be much more like her mother than
herself.
Its easy enough to choose a wife
so far as the present is concerned, but
if you want to know something of your
wife for the future you should take
her mother into account. When you
see a truly charming mother you may
be pretty sure hat her daughter is to
be depended upon when she reaches the
same age. Long before l was more
than aware of the existence of my wife
l thought her mother was one of the
loveliest ome in the world. | was
only a little chap, and she, a brilliant
young matron, was, of course, I'M
ware of my devotion, but my allegiance
never lost its hold, and when / grew
up l promptly fell in love with the
daughter Of the woman whom | had so
long admired"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
GREATEST BOOK THIEF OF ALL
s!f&nge and Interesting History of Count
Libri's Acquired Library.

Stf&nge and Interesting History of Count
Libri's Acquired Library.
Probably the most audacious n
successful book thief that ever lived
was Count Libri Of Florence, who, emf
grating to France, became in 1912 Sec
rotary of a government commission to
examine and catalogue the books and
manuscripts in the many communal IL
braries of the country. Awaiting him
self of his opportunities, of the care
lessness and ignorance of the custodi-
ans, and a consummate knowledge of
the treasures unveiled to him, he quiet
ly and leisurely despoiled the libraries
of hundreds of their choicest manu-
scripts and most precious heirlooms,
carefully o~bliterating afterward all
signs that might lead to their identiti-
cation.
How the collection thus acquired
anne into the possession of the late
Lord Ashburnham; by what means Lii
bri's robberies were afterward discov-
cred and traced back to him; together
with the recent sale of the library at a
stupendous increase of price, and the
methods by which the French govern
ment finally recovered a portion of
their long-lost treasures, form a most
remarkable and romantic chapter in
literary history.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
THE GRAVE.

archway, is a heavy wooden gate, much
worn by the lapse of time, thickly stud
ded with fantastic nails and provided
with a prodigiOus knocker. The latter,
however, is not needed, for the gate
yields to an energetic push, and you
find yourself in a large, walled inclos-
ure, half garden, half graveyard, where
an Italian woman is hanging out
clothes among the gaunt white tombs.
1t is twelve years since any one was
buried here and the place is beginning
to look neglected. The modern ceme-
terry is now outside the walls, and its
guardian says that many people come
to him to inquire for the monument of
"an American poet or IAN American
consul" and he has to send them to the
old graveyard. Payne's remains were
buried there thirty years before beine
disinterred and taken to WASHINGTON.
where they now are.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-09
Late War.

southland as an orator. He was born
in Culloden, Monroe county, Georgia,
Sept. 8, 184S, and m from good
old American stock. His ancestors
were pro-revolutionists with devotion
to American liberty. His grandfather,
Alexander Speer, was a prominent ex"
ponent Of the union cause in South
Carolina in the days of notification.
His father was for years a clergyman,
whose reputation for ~eloquence was
proverbial in the south. Judge Speer
enlisted with the famous First Ken
lucky brigade and served through the
war. AS soldier, jurist and statesman
he has achieved distinction. In COL
lege he was at the head of his class,
and as a debater he had no peers in the
University of Georgia. He began the
practice of law in Athens, and subse-
quently became district attorney, with
a GROWING glory on the federal bench
OF the southern district of Georgia,
a position he has occupied for thirteen
years. In 1878 he was elected to con-