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The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.

The Philadelphia Times finds in the report of the cotton crop for the year just closed a statement which shows that remarkable rev olution in the cotton goods manu- featuring industry is going on. Of the II.ISo. .96o bales of cotton pro- duccd in the United States during 1897 t appears that 7,S56,oS5 bales were exported and that l,S56,ooo bales were consumed in northern andI ,227 763oin southern mills. The output of northern mills has deereas- ed 9.3 per cent during the past three years, while that of southern mills has increased A percent during the same period. in other words the increased consumption of cotton goods for the whole country with something to spare is being furnish ed by the southern mills.
 When it Is remembered that al ready the ratio of southern cotton manufacture to that of the entire country exceeds that of the ratio of the population of the south to that of the whole country some idea can be gained of the rapid increases of cotton mills in that section. In slavery days the coarsest cotton goods in which the slaves were dressed were purchased from the north or abroad, as were all the finer goods consumed in the south as d matter of course. From manu- facturing no cotton goods at all to manufacturing more than Its people consume Is long stride, all of which has been taken since the war, and most of it within the last decade.
 Unwelcome IS these figures may pt6ye to the cotton manufacturers of the north they point unerringly to q revolution that has come to stay, and it will be the part of wisdom to face and accept the facts. The south has the cotton, good water-power, cheap fuel and cheap labor, and its enterprising business men have seized their opportunity to take advantage of these favorable condi- tons They are conditions that will continue, and they constitute in combination an advantage to the southern cotton manufacturer which cannot be overcome. The southern cotton mills have come to stay, and they are going to increase in number and capacity rather than dininish.-Ark. Democrat.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
In Memoriam.

Bessie Robertson, youngest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. G. P. Roberts, was born Ian. 9th, I8- 8, and died Aug. 27th, 1898.
 Little Bessie has gone 10 live with God. Her illness was short. her sufferings intense; but, like a little lamb, she bore 1t all, patient ly Her last words were, imam. ma. ' Her sister, Eula, was very sick (not expected to live) and lit tie Bessie knew it, and expressed a desire that she might die first. God only, knows the anguish of the poor father and mother. But God, in his wisdom, spared Eula and took the sweet, little brown eyed Bessie.
 She was d lovely child-pretty as picture, and sweet in disposi- tion. Look up, father, mother, brothers and sisters, little Bessie is with the angels-the baby has gone to Heaven.
 Tenderly they laid her beneath the sod, beside her loved brother J. $. Dunn conducted the burial service.
 Mrs. N. Barr and Miss Irrna Roberts, sisters of the deceased were at Curtis, Ark. How their hearts did ache when they knew little Bessie was no more. and knew that they would never look into that sweet face again. Weep not, dear sisters, for her sweet spirit Is with God.
 Loved ones, prepare to meet your darling in that beautiful land, where sorrow never comes
 A FRIEND.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
$ 5a '!.!' 5 .!1I!|'|I
Dea-vine hay is being saved.

pea-vine hay is being saved.
 Health has been generally good, but q few cases of sickness have prevailed. Mr. N. \. Murry is just getting over l spell of sick ness. NIT John l. Gaddy, who has been sick for several weeks, Is st!Il very low.
 MT. James Mckinney, who has been d resident of Allis since last January, recently moved to Bax- ter. Mr. W 0. Owens and fami- ly, of Wilmar, have moved into the house vacated by Mir. McKin- ney.
 Mr, John Owens and family, of Fordyce, are visiting Mrs. Owens father, Rev. A. G. Horton.
 Mr. Dick Horton and family have moved to Missouri.
 The X. K. P. Church at Saline, near Allis, had their protraeted meeting about two weeks ago. The result of the meeting was the adding of two members by letter, and five by profession, and chris tians much revived. During the meeting congregational meeting was held for the purpose of mak- ing out q call for a pastor. A call was made for Rev. 5. J Putters son, who has been supplying the congregation with preaching this summer. We have learned that, to the regret of his many friends, MT. Patterson has declined to ac- cept the call.
 More anon. x.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
Ii MILESTONE ON THE NECK.

Perhaps one man III ten thOuS- and, certainly not more. can car " on business with borrowed capital without failure To the other nine thousand, nine hund- red and ninety-nine debt is a millstone about their necks, that IS certain, ultimately to pull them under, while the creditors reap all the profits of the toll and strife of the borrower
 Homes seekers are continually searching for bargains on easy payments, and the easier the payments the greater the temp tation to wade in beyond their depth. " They buy 200 acres, going in debt for 15o acres of it, while the entire 900 acres, is mortgaged for the debt. By the time the last note is due he be comes q renter, and the man he bought from has added to his bank account all the net earnings ot the purchases, and probably holds a judgement against him
 for the difference between the prices of the property at private
 and at sheriff sale. If the home
 seeker had bought fifty acres in- stead of POO, and paid for it in cash his conditions might bave been greatly improved. Or, if he had bought fifty acres and paid half cash, he would probably have been eontented home own- CT, and really i'll better condition
 than if he had bought and paid for POO acres. A farmer who cannot make a good living and
 moderate annual surplus on fifty-acre farm, ought to be in some other business. He is not competent to manage a farm He might succeed as a politician or lawyer. or i'll mercantile or other pursuits requiring less na- tive ability and narrower range of talent than farming The acquisition of home is the only purpose for which any farm CT should go in debt, but this must be done before the vigor of life is spent in working for the money lenders and building up
 the private fortunes of those who neither toll nor spin, but out dress Solemn in his glory. The great difficulty that confronts the average home-seeker Is greed for land. He wants all the land he can fence and as much out lying domain as he can get cred Il for and pay taxes on. He es-
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
THE SPANIARD AT HOME.

Setting aside the sentimental consideration of defeat, the Spanish people may yet come to d realiza- ton of the fact that the loss of their rebelious colonies is the best fortune that has befallen them for many years. If they can but save from the wreck of their colonial possess sions the freedom of commercial intercourse with the islanders who speak the language of Spain, the disasters of the war will have been more than offset.
 Itis useless to contend that Spain is helpless wreck, bereft of re- sources, beggared and hopelessly facilitated. The colonial resources of Spain have..not equaled the cost of her wars for years, yet the old monarchy has maintained in Cuba the largest and most costly army that ever crossed the Atlantic. It IS true that she has lost her fleet. but without colonies q navy is su- perflous. The United States have brought her ceaseless war expenses to an end, and it is plain that the same national virility which made her vast armies and costly expedi- tions possible will work better destiny for Spain, now that it may be directed into the peaceful chan nel of commercial interprise.
 The merchants and tradesmen of Barcelona, Cadiz, and other Span ish cities have already accepted this philosophic view They are not sorry to see the end of colonial wars, and the peasants of every section of the peninsula are glad to see their wandering brethren coming home to blow and sow and reap in the long neglected fields. The wall over lost honor" comes from the militarists, the idlers and the courtiers, whose business 1t has been to spend without earning. There is still nope for Spain if she will but listen to the voice of her own plain people.-R ennhlic
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
-~ ~-A-s

The Forrest City Times fayors a change in the election laws lengthing official terms to four years and making certian officials ineligi- ble to a second term. "The Demo crat has favored such measure for years, and we agree with the Times that the legislature should adopt a law lengthening the term of office to four years and making incumbents ineligible to reelection. This is one of the great reforms which are de- handed by the people, and one of the best. We hope to see the change. It would give the incum- bent some chance to play even with the heelers and make a living for his family. IL would lessen the number of elections and save much time and money to the people. It would settle the question of rotat- ing the offices. It would have a tendency to make the voter more careful in the selection of men to serve him four years. It would give independence to the office holder, and he would not always be bound to Heather his nest" and accomodate his friends. There are many reasons why such a law is d necessity, and no doubt it will re- ceive the attention of the legisla- ture, as il should.-Ark. Demo- crat.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

THE remains of Miss Winnie Davis, "the Daughter of the Gonlederaey' were laid to rest, with imposing honors, in the Richmond, Va, Cemetery on last Friday Miss Winnie was an ideal Southern woman and was the idol of the Southern people, and especially of the old Con federate soldiers. She was their true and sympathetic friend and every one of them was friend to her. In her death the country loses one of its noblest and pureSt women
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
AdministrntOr's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of aR order of the Probate Court, made at it's July term, 1898. l will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, on q credit of three months, at the Court Honse door in the town of Monticei- To, on Saturday the Sth day of october 1898. be- tween the hours of ten e dock in the forenoon and three o'clock in the afternoon. the follow ing land belonging to the estate of Willis Ddvis. deceased. fer the purpose of paying the debts legally probated against said estate to-wit;
 The N. E or of the NV qr of section %, in township f2. south, of range c. West contain ing 10 acres. more or less. The purchaser will be required to execute note for the purchase money with approved personal security. and < lien will also be retained on the land as addi- tional security for said purchase money.
 Sept. }, 'as B. BROOKS,
 Anm'r of Est. Willis Davis
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

SEAvIEw, Ya.-We have splen- did sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and our customers com ing from far and near, speak of it in highest terms. Many have said that their children would have died of eroup if Chamberlain $ Cough Remedy had not been giv- en.-KELLAM X OuRREEN. The 25 and 50 cent sizes tor fale by Brown X McQuiston.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
Application ta Change Pnblic Road.

Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the Drew County Court at it's 0cto- Der term ls1S for an order to make a change in Road District No 2i. changing the public road running Bv Mrs, Bettic Moore.s property and thence iu a west and south-westernly direction, entering the eastern side of Tifin prairie and running thence through John Simmons prop. erty to the northeastern corner of Geo. Ere win pasture and thence along the northern line of his fence to J. Y. Erwin's pasture gate, said change to be as follows towit: Beginning at the point where said road intorseets the boundary line between secs. r. and IS, in town ship r. south, Range i. west, and running thence west along said boundary line to the north west corner of said Section, and running thence in n south -westernly direction to said public road at.any point that the viewers to make said change may designate.
 JOHN SIMMONS.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

No friends had they here to
 whom they could go. Perhaps in the near future she will again appear at the state house, this time equipped with the necessary papers. And the next morning the papers ought to be able to announce "Gov Jones yester- day pardoned Dan Horton, of Benton county. n-L. K. Gazette.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

THerei i, man flying rn GoIaH- bia county whe vas once a prosper ous farmer and well to do citizen. He raised a plenty of corn Q supply his farm and paid considerable attention to hogs with the result that he had bacon to sell every summer He raised peas, potatos, sorghum, oats and wheat and gen. eraily sold his neighbors their seed wheat in the spring. He was not much of a cotton raiser but he lived well and was thought to have some money Bnt in an evil hour our friend changed ..51tiis methods of farming He planted his best lands in cotton and his old fields in corn. He left of his wheat and oats and neglected his hogs. fed his sorghum seed to the chickens and planted all his patches in q fine variety of cotton. Our hero was now d cotton farmer and his broad acres. culti- yated by hired labor, seemed to promise d fortune. A drouth and low prices rewarded his labors. The old land corn was a failure and his hogs starved to death. Next year he had to buy corn, meat, molasses and seed potatoes. The all cotton system was tried again and kept Up from year to year until now our friend is badly in debt and has nothing with which to pay except four cent cot ton. His condition is not d pleas ing one by any means yet it is a true one and represents the desper- ate straits in which many small cotton farmers find themselves. The only remedy is to cut loose
 from the ruinous system of raising cotton to buy the necessaries of life and try to make the farm selfsus
 taining.-Magnolia Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

NELSON, ARR.. Sept. e6, 98. NIR. EDITOR
 Me are having beautiful autumn weather, and nice seasons. Farm CTS are making good use of the time. gathering corn and cotton, and preparing to sow winter oats and wheat. The corn crop is good, and cotton is turning out a better yield than was expected at the beginning of the picking sea son. A large lot of crab-grass and
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

LET the iniquitous stamp-tax be wiped out. It is an infamous outrage upon civilization and humanity. If the Government needs more money in it's busi- ness to prosecute War meas ures let 1t coin the surplus silver bullion 1t has stored away, in stead of robbing the poor people by an odious stamp-tax.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

The celebrated suit of Melissa F. Skipper vs. Union Central Insur- anee Company, has been removed from the state to the United States circuit court. Deputy Marshal P. K. Savage served writ of certiorari upon Circuit Judge NJ. l.. flaw kins, of the 10th district, at Mon ticeilo, the case being in his court, :, with orders for the delivery of all documents and papers bearing up- on the case.-Ark. Democrat.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

The CommereialAppeal says :: It strikes lis that good deal of hypocritical nonsense is indulged in over the fashion of breaking a bottle of wine over the prov of a new ship at the launching. If it was proposed that the lady sponsor should drink d bottle of wine on that occasion instead of wasting il, :, we could understand the row. We would respectfully suggest in the interest of genuine temperance that when the Illinois is launched a whole basket of whiskey be broken over her prow. This will retire that much liquor from circulation.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

THE congressional election comes off on the Sth day of No vember, and every Democrat in the District should turn out and give Judge Little q rousing vote.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
WEES DEVOTION.

new about tl1e incident. \ WOnl- | an pleaded pathetically for the liberation of her husband. She
 had three little children with
 her. Her little family had come
 from the mountains, more than
 a hundred miles away, to i'm plore gubernatorial leniency.
 Similar scenes have been enact
 ed repeatedly in Gov. Jones of
 flee It is a part of the govern
 ors business to hear pleas for pardons. Generally speaking.
 the appeals are pitched i'll the same key. The petitioners fail very often to eomprenend why
 the governor can not see it as
 they do. Widowed mothers
 plead for their convict boys, and heart-broken wives pour forth pitiful prayers for the pardon
 which would restore happiness.
 The scratch of the pen and the
 work is done. Why isn't 1t al
 ways done? They cannot com
 prencnd.
 There was something out of the ordinary in the appeal of
 Mrs. Annie Horton, of Baxter county, to the governor yester-
 day for the restoration ot her
 husband to liberty and citizen
 ship. Dan Horton was sent to
 the penitentiary two years for manslaughter. At present he is
 at the Wrightsville convict
 camp. Mrs Horton Is q deli
 cate little woman whose troubled
 face Is an index to the suffering
 she endures She and her three
 little children made their appear
 ance at the governors office yes
 terday and were kindly received by the governor. She wassgiven an attentive hearing and her story would bring tears to the most phlegmatic individual ex- tant. She knew her husband was being wrongfully punished
 He had killed a man, but with no malice aforethought He had been a hard-worlling man and always provided for his family. More than a year ago the law took him away. throw ing her and the helpless children upon the cold world. She grew | heart-sore and weary and yearn- ed to be near her husband to comfort him and i'll turn be [ soothed i'll her trials by him. Mrs Horton contrived to reach the vicinity of Wrightsville with the children, but how to sustain themselves was problem of no small proportions She was without means. Yet she was buoyed up by the close proximi- ty of her husband She bravely | resolved to seek work in order that she and her children might keep the wolf from the door. She obtained employment as a cotton picker and worked as long as she could get the work to do. Meager though the com pensation was, she managed to feed and clothe the little ones and to save enough to pay her fare to Little Rock, The man. ner in which she described her battle against adversity was truly pathetic
 The devoted wife was doomed to disappointment, however She had no papers, no petition, nothing upon which executive clenency could be based The governor told her kindly what would be required She must write back to her home and se- cure letters and petitions setting forth the usual phraseology em- ployed i'll pardon papers. The governor did not commit him. self, but If he was like those who the scene he would have granted the poor woman's wishes instantly If the required papers had been forthcoming. Mrs Horton and the three tots gloomily out of the of fee, out into the world again.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

THE U. S. soldiers will soon begin to land on Cuban soil, for garrison duty.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

HoN. T. C. McRae is making a public canvass of his Congress ional District.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

Throw away your old cotton sweep and get a cultivator and go to growing grain.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
snGl ES Y

SMALLPOX is prevailing in portions of Lonokc county
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

Fox SALE My house and lot on Cemetery Street. near Public School Building. J. T. HALL.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

eNIIIsVs-.-'-J TUT V'I s'. NIIV VIIsVsI757 7I4i frmer hold than ever. l tried number of blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients settled ln my bones and gave me rheumatism I was in g lamentable condition, and after ex. hausting all treatment, was deolaredin incurable Seeing s. $. s. advertised as cure for blood diseases, decided to try it. AS soon as my system was under the effect of the medicine began to improve. and after taking it for two months I was cured completely, the dreadful disease was eradieated from my sys- tenn, and have had no return of it."
 Many have been taking local treat ment for years, and find themselves worse now than ever A trial of
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

or M Ontpeller, ono, writes; q was af. aicted from infancy with Catarrh, and no on e can know the suffering 1t produces better than I. The sprays and was hes prescribed by the doc. tors relieved mo only te III porartly,a an d though I used them
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1898.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30
It Saves The Croupy Children.

lOre anon.
The Monticellonian., 1898-09-30

s0RW00D p. GOTHAM, Publisher.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-09
MADRID's vENAL PRESS.
False Reports Printed In order to
Incife PcOpIe TO DisOrIer.

False Reports Printed In order to
Incitc People 10 Disorder.
Madrid, April s.--The political barome-
ter has taken another upward turn. The
hourse today showed an advance o. . points
In response to the London and Paris buy
ing. and the general talk OF the town Is
peaceful.
Upon receipt OF the dispatch from Senior
Polo Bsrnabe refuting the report that
the Spanish legation at Washington had
been attacked, an official denial was issued
to the public. Much indignation was ex-
pressed even among spanlards at this GEN.
saiionsl attempt to excite the. crowd. II
was deliberate attempi- Press ctpscr-
ship has now almost reached prohibition.
Impartial news sent TO the Associated
Press. nows also obtained In some instances
from the Spanish government meets With
the same fate as the met rabid lingo
dispatches.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-09
norr FOR PEACE GONE.
ConsuI ut Porto Rico Ordered Home.
poxxers to DO NOtbipg More.

Powers To 40 NO'S'"S
Washington. April S.-The spanish-
American situation IS regarded TO-DAY as
even more grave than at any time here
tofore. The hopeful views of peace her2to-
fore entertained have given way to the
conviction that the issue between th}
United States and Spain has become well
nigh irreconcIlable. Preparations for all
eyentuallties are proceeding actively.
one significant evidence in this direction
eeyeloped today when II was learned tina.
the United States consul at Porto Rico IS
about TO leave his post The determination
10 have the United States consul at Porto
Rico leave indicates that the goyernmlnt
Is not alone turning its attention TO Cuba,
but 10 SPANS other colonies OF the West
Indies. There Is no insurrection In Foao
Rlco known here Nor has The future
tbat island figured prominently OF late.
hui its future naturally to large extent
would follow that Of Cuba. The probability
that the Spanish torpedo fleet VIII rem
devious at Porto Rico may have con-
,r,buted to The determination TO withdraw
mo United states consul there.
Inauiries al foreign embassies and
legations today made It plain that the ac-
ion of the great powers Yesterday IN
Joint note 10 President Nc
kipley urging peace constituted all these
,owerg will do.