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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
Investigation Of the War Department.

1t is now the common report that
persons who are not now charged
with negligence or incompetence
will be caught in the net of inquiry,
while Others who are openly accused
will be found blameless. If an in
quiry should be made into the cause
of so much sickness outside the
army it would be found that many
peoyle who think themselves in good
condition are really caught in the
net of disease, Many of them are
losing strength so slowly that they
do not know it, To build up strength
and enrich the blood use Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t is good for
any arrangement of stomach, liver
aud bowels, aud nothing equals it
for dyspepsia and Indigestion.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

The state of Texas has 'quaran-
tined against all of Louisiana, and
passengers from that state caught
on any Of the trains entering Texas
will be detained at the various
detention camps, We learn from
the quarantine officers here that
parties who may wish to pass
through from Louisiana to points
other than Texas will not be mo.
Tested by the Texas officers, but
that they will not be permitted to
get of the trains at this place.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10


Mr., Dewitt, of the Oyster Bay,
will soon moYe into his new place of
business. He has fitted up an up
stairs dining hall, in addition to the
one on the ground floor, and this
will be used for private parties al.
together. We learn be has several
lodge banquets on hand as soon as
he gets into his new quarters.
Texarkana has long needed first
class restaurant on Broad street,
and this is the kind of place Mr..
Dewitt promises to keep.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they canuot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Elstachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you haye a
rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and useless
the inflammation can be taken out
and this tuqe restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed concition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for case of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars;
free.
FIJI. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
DIED.

Yesterday Mr.. James Blanton,
father-in-law of A. A. Adams, died
after spending a long and useful
life.
His remains we're deposited in
the Edwards burial grounds today.
Many of our citizens living in the
city, and its immediate vicinity
were present at the burial. Under
taker Reeves officiated. Bereaved
have our sincere sympathy.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

The telephone company has put
to work in the city force of twelve
men to rebuild the lines and put
the same in good order all over the
city, When completed we will
have virtually a new line from one
end to the other of the city, Mr.
Farnsworth thinks there is nothing
too good for Texarkaua, and when
the work is done It will look as pret.
ty as a "dlmple' Miss of sixteen
sp:nmers.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Congress- Third District,
THOS. Z. MCRAE.

Meyer fight a cripple or argue
with a fool, Such practice will
bring you neither money or a repu-
tation for good Judgment, No
gentlemen will insult you inten-
tionally. Nobody except a gentle
man is worthy of notice when he
attempts to insult him,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
TO THE PUBLIC:

We have the oIeest and most reliable
repair shop In Texnrkana. DO upholstcr-
Ing, furnlture-mnklng, and repairing cane
chair bottoms and others. Repair trunks,
guns, locks & keys, mattresses; umbrella
making and repairing u speciality. Sam-
pies for upholsierlng and furniture sup
piles always on hand, Old trunks and fur
nltre bought and exchanged,
Call and see us, or drop postal card.
Place Of business No, 400 Vine So,
o.Sstf W, =, LOREN 4 co,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Among all the trusts the school
book trust is about the most exact
ing, The sugar trust will permit
the dealer to sell that article below
cost If he so desires, Not so with
school books-the trust fixes the re-
tail price and the dealer dare not
vary from it, tor agency will be ta-
ken from him, Our next legislature
should by all means pass a uniform
text book law and regulate prices
of such books,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Prof. A. S. Maddox announces
that Union Female College has been
removed from Oxford, Miss, to Lit
tie Rock, Ark, This was made ne
cessary by the appearance of yellow
fever at Oxford and other points in
Mississippi He has secured a fine
building and is prepared to accom-
modate large number of students.
We are glad to have this college To-
Gated in Arkansas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Il have been a Republican since
1860" SAYS the wealthy John Wana-
maker, of Philadelphia, but my
party stinks in the nostrils of de
cent men. If the people are willing
to uphold such corruption as many
of the leaders practice, and to con
done their dishonesty, God help this
country"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10
THE COTTON PROBLEM.

Not long ago the planters of
South Carolina and other states
held conventions to consider the
question of reducing the cotton
acreage. All agreed that it was
the proper thing to do, but few
made good their promises to each
other.
About the same number of acres
planted last year were planted this
year. The crop is a prodigious
one and of course the price is low,
The other day the October option
reached the lowest point on record,
which moved one of our exchanges
to remark that 'if the farmers of
the South would reflect upon the
fact that they receive no more
money for a crop of l1,OOO, 600
bales than for one of 1000, 900
bales, but that the big crop costs a
great deal more to produce and
market, they might see the wisdom
of reducing production. "
The truthfulness of this state.
ment has been thoroughly demou-
strated within the past two or three
years, but it seems to make little
impression upon those engaged in
cotton planting. They got to-
gether early in the season and
agreed to cooperate with each
other in the reduction of the acre.
age, and that is about all, About
the same number OF acres are
planted, surplus is left over in
the hands of the spinners, and the
price goes down below the cost of
production.
The Richmond Times, which has
given much thought to the cotton
situation, and which, like other
newspapers that haYe taken an in
terest in the matter, has come to
the conclusion that cotton acreage
cannot be reduced by holding con-
ventions and adopting resolutions,
"There are so many cotton plant
ers that it is next to impossible to
get them to agree upon any scheme
of this character, says the Times,
land it has been shown by expert
ence that even when they do come
to an agreement many of them do
not abide by it. Indeed all such
agreements usually result in the
production of a larger crop, for
the individual farmer reasons with
himself that if the cotton acreage
at large is to be reduced there will
be an increase in the price OF cot
ton, and that that is the time for
him to put in a large crop. The
lndiyiduals make up the organiza-
ton, and the result is more cotton.
So that we believe that the cotton
production is to be reduced and
will be reduced by the individual
action of farmers rather that by
any attempted cooperative EFFORT.
When the farmers of the South,
each for himself, come to the con-
clusion that the sensible thing to
to do is to produce their supplies at
home, to diversity their crops to
make the farm support the family
and to plant small acreage Of
cotton as a money crop, will the
acreage throughout the whole
South be reduced,
These are sensible words and
ought to be indorsed by every
Southern farmer. Many of them
have adopted this plan, and they
are among the most prosperous in
the South. They know that they
can produce their supplies much
cheaper than they can purchase
them from other farmers, and that
when they have their living secured
the surplus products of the farm
represents so much cash and profit,
Arkansas Gazette,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

According to an order issued by
Major Baker, at Fort Sheridan, a
fine of $l.00 will be imposed upou
every soldier for every button on
his coat that is left unbuttoned
There are seven buttons ON sol
dier's blouse, and if he is caught
with his coat open twice month he
will not only lose his monthly salary
-$13-but will owe Uncle Sam 81.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood.
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because it makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
To feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms Of
Impure blood.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

An opponent of the railroad COM
mission says the Legislature may
disregard the constitutional amend
ment just adopted, which is not
mandatory, and refuse to create a
commission. The people would not
have cast majority of 45, ISL for
that amendment, had they not
wanted it put Immediately into
effect.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Find a farmer whose fields are
full of weeds, whose gates are off
their hinges, whose apple trees bear
nothing but little sour seedlings,
whose cellar holds rank butter, and
who has more worthless dogs about
his place than anybody else in the
neighborhood, and you find a man
who doggedly insists that it is fool
ishness to haye a newspaper shed
its rays of Information weekly in his
household. -Denison Tex Dispatch,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

The brick masons have made a
good showing on the Lawson brick
in the last few days, and by the end
of the week the walls will be con-
siderabIy above the ground. The
Turner building on Front street is
alss going up rapidly.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

When wheat went up last year
Republican leaders claimed that
McKinley's being president was the
cause of it. Cotton is now selling
at to 8 cents a pound, and corn at
20 cents per bushel in the South
guess Mckinley caused these low
prices. We know that gold mono
metalism is responsible for 1t and
the billions of dollars depreciation
in all other values. Down with
Mckinley and his gold bug doctrine,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Sherman House, No. 3l5 East
Front street, Texarkana, Arkan-
sas, O'Donnell sisters proprietors,
Rate $1.OO per day; also nicely
furnished rooms for rent. 1876.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

T, A. Sims, Dentist, All work
guaranteed Office over Palace
Drug Store, corner Broad and State
Line Avenue.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

1t is stated that Gov, Bob Taylor
of Tennessee is now rapidly recover
ing, All patriots will rejoice to
hear this.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

The service at the Palace Drug
Store fountain is the very best,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10


The surprise OF all"
Dr. Miles Remedies
are sold by all Drug
gists undor a positive
guarantee, FIRST bottle
benefits or money re-
funded, Book on dis
eases Of tho heart and
norvoa free, Address,
DIR, MILES MEDICAL
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

MK RS JOHN WALLET OF Jefferson,
N Wis., than whom mono Is moro highly
- esteemed or WILDLY known, writes
I'm 1900 had a severe attack OF LaGrlppo
aud at tho end OF four months, IN spite ofOR
physicians, friends aud good nursing could
do, my lungs heart and nervous system were
so completely wrecked, my life was de-
spairedo my friends siying me up. could
only sleep by the use OF cdeses, My lungs
and heart pained me terribly and my cough
was most aggrayatlng ] could not lie in
one position but p short time and not ON my
left side at all, My husband brought me
Dr. Miles Norvino and Heart Cure and l be.
gan taking them When had taken u half
bottle Of each was much betternnd contln.
uing porslstently took about dozen bot
ties and was completely restored to health TO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-10

Tke Palace Drug Store fountain
is open the year round.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19
Bcrmuda onions From Seed.

Subscriber" Bayboro, Ga, asks the fol-
lowing
/. If Bermuda onion seeds are sown in
January, will they make onions fit for
market the same year?
2. Is il best to SOW the. seed where the
plants are to grow or should they be trans
planted?
3. Is cotton seed meal a suitable fer
tilizer, and if So what quantity should be
used?
4. How much seed of white Bermuda
onion is required per acre?
l. Yes; they will mature onions in June,
sometimes earlier-depending upon the ma
ture of the spring weather. The Italian
or Spanish onion will do the same.
2 The onions will mature right when
the seeds are sown, but you can thin out
when the plants are too thick and trans
plant elsewhere. The latter win grow TO
a larger size probably.
4. Cotton seed meal is a good fertilizer
when the soil needs nitrogen. 1t should
be lightly narrowed in at time Of plant
ing or soon after-50O to 900 pounds per
acre, but some mineral manure should be
used Also The ash of cotton seed hulls
applied as top dressing is an unequaIed
mineral fertilizer for onions. The onion
is a surface feeder and must be fertilized
accordingly.
A. If the seeds are fresh and frst-class,
three to five pounds should be used per
acre. It depends upon the width of the
rows and the richness of the soil whether
three or four pounds should be used. If
the soil is very rich five pounds should
be used. For market purposes an onion
..~of, !, I'm H., ~. ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19

The nut 1t viii sprout the following spring
To make speed in esta blshing a forest of
nut trees. the seed should be put in the
ground where the tree is TO remain. Cover
waluuts two inches. hickory one, acorn
one. The latter usually sends root down
into the earth in he fail and in the spring
starts up a shoot. I have seen them
sprout on the ground in wet weather. How
long a walnut Will remain dry and still
grow, I cannot say, but 1 have hickory
nuts that were put away in drawer for
three years. when put in the ground in the
fan sprout the next spring. Persmmon
seeds should not become quite dry, and
should be put in the ground in the fall 1t
is gratifying TO learn from so many TO
whom I sent seed of this fruit that they
have seen them growing. Pecans, hazel
nuts and chestnuts, treat the same as
hickory nuts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19
FcrtiIizinE the Ornnre-

AT a recent meeting of the Lake County
Horticultural Society OF Florida, the fol-
lowing thoughts were contributes
1t is generally conceded that strong.
healthy, quickly grown trees will give the
best results. Budded trees, if so grown I'M
til seven or eight years old, should pro-
duce fruit in paying quantities.
lAmmoniated fertilizers from organic
sources as blood and bone, cotton seed
meal. stable compost, etc, should be, and
generally are, used most probably up to
this stage of growth, when the trees have
reached an age and size that they should
bear fruit, then 1t becomes necessary to
change the kind Of fertilizer to obtain best
results
Fertilizers that contain an excess of am
monia, ana especially If that is desired
from the organic sources win tend 10
wood formation rather than to producing
fruit and the fruit will be rough, coarse.
thick-skinned with too much rag. while
on the other hand, IL a fertilizer is used
that contains high percentage of pot
ash, and phosphoric acid, with enough
ammonia from Inorganic sources, such as
sulphate Of ammonia or nitrate OF soda,
the tendency viii be 10 rIpon the wood
and favor fruit production. The fruit win
be smoother, smaller, brighter, hrmer and
ships better.
! fancy that an orange grove. the same
as an apple orchard, should have healthy
uniform groWlh. never be- allowed 20 60
long hungry Or b. oyer-fod. ana especially
NOT he allowed 10 bear 20 excess. The
ground should be- kept ln "a loose friahle
condition. especially while ihe trees are
sma1 Without Il possible imp0Yerlshing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19

Improvement of plants is the underlying
principle of agriculture.
Plants are improved in quality and guam
tity of their products by surrounding them
with conditions most favorable to their
growth and development. This may mean
simple tillage of the soil, liberal feeding
with fertilizers or other manures, or pro-
lection from injurious diseases and the at
tacks of insects. In measure, all of
these methods of improvements are de
pendent upon one another Liberal ma
nuring of itself cannot make good the
damage caused by improper or insufficient
cultivation. Plants cultivated or scan
tily fed, fall an easy prey to the various
plant diseases.
Plants grow, therefore, by giving them
soil conditions of the right kind and at the
right time in this is comprised practical
ly the whole art of successful agriculture.
The soil must be thoroughly broken, and
kept in a high state of filth by frequent
cultivation. Heavy soils should be plow-
cd in the fall, or very early in the spring;
light soils are not improved by fail plow-
ing. The seed bed must consist of open,
porous soil, and this means a deep soil
in most cases. No Two soils are precisely
alike so that the farmer must exercise
judgment for this individual conditions.
1t will never do to let well enough alone
crop an Improvement on its predecessor.
Each years work should be studied c.ose-
ly, or nothing is gained from experience.
The feeding of plants is perhaps the
most important feature in modern farm
ing, because il involves the use of mate
rails in a more or less blind manner Ma
nures or fertilizers are applied, and once
applied are no longer under the appar-
ent control of the farmer. AS a matter
of fact, the action of manures is very
much under the control of the farmer
throughout the whole stage of plant
growth. If the soil is kept thoroughly tin
ed and a surface layer from one to two
inches in thickness maintained constantly
in a dry, pulverized condition, either fer
tilizers or farm manures are much more
effective.
In large measure, the profits in farm
ing depend on the amount of sales made
off the farm; and, consequently it is i'm
possible 60 keep returning to the soil all
that is taken off. No farm can be main
tanned in normal condition by the sole use
of the manures made by feeding the rough
age as in such cases more plant food is
taken from the soil each year than is re-
turned. As a result, chemical fertilizers
must be used sooner or later and it is a
wise farmer who does not wait until his
soil is nearly exhausted before making use
of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19

Douglas, Ca, Dec. 1S.-Hon Riley
Wright of this city has leased his large
saw mill and fixture for a term of two
wears 10 Smith Bros, who win at once To-
cate il on the Ocmulgee river in the north
ern edge Of Coffee county, and saw tim
Der for the DaIien market.
Solicitor General and Mrs. ]. NJ Denton
moved to-day to their country mansion.
sixteen miles out. Zene Kirkland and
family will come in from the country and
occupy their city residence to get ad-
vantages offered by the Douglas Normal
Institute.
II A. Denmark. a Savannah capitalist
In company with Capt. L. johnson aud
/ S. Bailey, came in on special over
me Waycross Air Line Railroad yester-
day on business.
Cleon A. Baker Of this city has been
elected cashier OF the Union Bank OF
Douglas. The building win be complete
and The bank ready for business by Jan.
10. 1899
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19
CUT OUT HER TONGUE.
A Young Man of Han County Grand
Rather of Twenty-0ne Children.

4 Young Man of Han County Grand
Father of Tventy-One Children.
Gainesville, Fla. Dec. ia curious idea
Of an insane woman was witnessed in this
county several days ago, when Mrs Hold
on Hutchins, who has been quite i'll, Sc
c,red a knife and cut out her tongue at
Inc roots. She cannot now talk at all,
but Il is believed she win recover her mind
and health.
A Mr.. w. NJ. Potts of Hall county Is
the grandfather of twenty-one children
and is quite a young man. Seven of these
children were born during the past week.
Gainesville will soon build large and
stately city hall. The citizens have just
ratified this act of their Council and the
structure will be finished as soon as pos
sible.
Miss Georgia CASTOR, daughter of Mayor
James B. CASTOR of Gainesville, leaves to-
dav for Savannah, to act as maid of
honor at the coming marriage of Miss FL
len Cutter of cambridge to Mr.. II. A.
uoplxins Of Atlanta. This ceremony will
be solemnized in Savannah on Dec. IS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19
FLORIDA.

There is deal on foot which will place
in Sumter county a large saw-mill to use
up fine lot of timber in the neighborhood
of Bushnell. The firm is a Tampa con-
Germ, and II has recently purchased about
1900 acres of pine land.
The City Council of Gainesville win
plant $50 oak and magnolia trees along
the principal streets of that city this win
ter. The trees will be selected carefully
and will not be paid for until they have
showed signs of life in the spring.
Architect Parslow of Tampa is busy at
work drawing the plans for the new fac
tory building that will be occupied by the
El Modelo cigar factory of Jacksonville.
The committee is hopeful of beginning
work on the foundation before the first
of the year.
A compromise has been effected between
the Railroad Commission and the Florida
East Coast Railroad on the passenger fare
order Unless some untoward event hap
pens, the East Coast Railroad will adopt
the 3-cent rate for round trip tickets lmi-
ted to ten days
The voters of the town OF Clear Water
will elect a number of municipal officers
on Jan. 10 There are two tickets in the
field. One, that of the self-named Citi-
GEMS Reform party, and the other ticket
is the product of public Democratic mass
meeting The nominees of this meeting
are the nominees Of the Democratic party.
The outside effects of the destruction of
the Consumers dam at Tampa are now
being felt. An order came Friday from
Receiver c. w. Chaplin of the street rail-
road to the effect that every man be laid
off unless there was actual work for him
to do This placed at least one hundred
men on the list and they do not know
how long they win be out of work.
The Jacksonville Division of the Flor
ida Naval Militia viii be in shape for
their first practice cruise on the gunboat
Wasp in few days. The 3-pound Hotch-
kiss gun belonging to the division will bt
mounted on the Wasp, and other guns will
be sent from Norfolk to be also placed or
her. The cruise will last for several days
and the Wasp will probably go as fan
south as Cape Canaveral
The Florida East Coast Railway Ia.
sent out circulars announcing a reduction
OF 8 cents per crate on vegetables from
Miami to Jacksonville. The action Of IN,
railroad company IN voluntarily reducini
the rate on vegetables Is very commenda
BILE Ia IS fact that che Florida Eass
Coast Railway from It's infancy has glvei
the vegetable grower every advantage, th
grower taking the Hons share
The tail Irishman from Volusia. Mr.
Patrick Higgins. who owns the besutifu
DiAard groves, has resolved returns fo
~ boxes 81 oranees amounting 30 owe
sshD he was ~ De- Land a. make
n ~ Pelh.hi, ne last ou another grove
y hia present grove. fis grove has 49,
'fihaihobsf m he recovery from the ffoez