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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-02
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A neat three or four room cot
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Must be cheap and in good
neiUhhorhOOd
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-02
Want Everybody

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sales. Those that need household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
die
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-02
Want our Customers

To know that we have the best
exchange and real estate con-
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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
uOn
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-02

Louis HeiIbron,
The Leading Jeweler,
..,. .Dsclalin Inducements In Fine Watch
Vi'i' Is and Diamonds.
watch Repairing, Engraving ana Dia'
.nssi Mounting specially
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

Since the institution OF the American
college. away back in the last century.
the freshman has been depied certain
privileges enjoyed by upper-class men.
As early as the beginning OF this cen
tury he was forbidden by the verbal
law OF college customs TO smoke "A pipe
or carry a cane. Recently. the innova-
tion of the cane-rush has determined
the question. on the sophomores de-
wolves the duty OF enforcing these laws,
and their naughty method OF making
their demands naturally causes ill-feel-
ing between the two classes. This cul-
inmates I'm the "cane rush" which takes
place every fall.
The hour set for the struggle having
arrived, the students pour from the
class-rooms and come streaming across
the campus TO the scene of contest.
Here the sophomores and the fresh
men are lined up facing each other.ten
yards apart. Between these two lines
three picked sophomores and three
picked freshmen are stationed, with
firm grasp on the coveted cane, pre-
sented them by the junior class. Lead
ers of the classes go along their respec-
tive lines exhortlng their men to fight
to the bitter end. All being i'm readiness
a senior steps into the ring with pistol
in hand. There is momentary silence,
and you can see the firm, eager express
sion on the faces OF both sides.
At this moment the pistol cracks. and
the opposing classes, which had been
straining forward poised on their toes.
launch themselves ahead to the assist
ance OF their classmates. There is ~
moment OF rushing and a crash. They
have met. Then follows a conglomera-
tion--a chaos of bodies. arms, and legs,
squirmng, kicking tearing and ripping
Unfortunately TO reach the cane.
Freshmen are pulled out from under
meath by the heels: sophomores are
dragged out from the pile: both re-
cover themselves. and with rush and
a jump have dived again into the mid
die of the mass. Men on the bottom be-
gin 10 smother. Some have to let go OF
the cane and struggle for air. Others
ground down into the earth, only cling
more desperately. Each man is strain
ing TO reach the cane at the bottom OF
the heap. Furious at resistance, some
become reckless and use violent means
of procedure, but are quickly with
drawn from the pile by upper-class
men and put outside the lines.
The struggle continues unabated for
five minutes, then the pistol cracks and
the upper-class men stream forward
and haul the entangled and loose men
off the heap in any way they can, until
the half-dead men below are brought
to the surface, all but those who unde-
niably have their hands on the cane be-
ing removed. The hands are counted,
and all are in suspense to hear the re-
suit. A wild cheer from the freshmen
announces them as victors.They march
iubilantly around the campus taunting
the sophomores at their defeat. But it
Is a hard-earned victory, as their
bloody faces and torn clothes testify.
THE freshmen win by q score of eleven
to ten." is the official announcement
and the students retire to their respec-
tive departments after as exciting a
five minutes as is ever given human
being to witness-Leslies Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

American nation need be guided by
spanish xperlence--should be, indeed
has any call to be? There are some
such Americans. 10 be sure, but they
arc very few. Lacking the enthusiasm
OF the young and vigorous. they also
lack the capacity for discrimination
that should come with age and knowl-
edge The Yankee Is no Spaniard. He
is an Englishman, Dutchman, Ger
man. an Irishman. anything you please
but Spaniard His nation was found
ed I'm warfare against about the strong
est race OF people that ever inhabited
the earth the American-Indian, 1t
waxcd strong by conquest OF the
strong, as rule. rather than OF
the wax. In the course OF his devel-
opmcnt, the Yankee has walloped his
big brother OF EnglanG-and that big
brother was the boss OF all the rest Of
the earth besides Where ne has gone
he has been builder The whole world
has shared IN the building up OF the
Yankee nation. IL he has not yet devel-
oped a tropical islander 90 state Of
passable civilization. he has never
theless conquered continent once more
wild and more forbidding than Africa
itself. beside which achievement the job
Of regenerating n parcel of Asiatic ISL
ands doesn't look to him SO very inn
posing. Besides. there are examples of
success at a job OF the sort to encour-
age him. Where Spain has failed others
have succeeded. England's Cape col
ony, not to mention grand Australia,
are instructive. while even India. with
all its troubles, has not bothered the
mother country half so much as little
Cuba, with it's comparatively intelli-
gent, industrious ana av-abiding pop
ulation has poor. weak, decrepit Spain.
What has been poison 10 spain may
not indeed be medicine to us. but we
guess, and we reckon. we can swallow
it without making much of a face over
the dose Meantime Spain may lie
back. relieved OF her terrific responsible
lities. and hope to enjoy the spectacle
of snoino- ne yyreStIp with her former
troubles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
It'd BITS.


Llchens have been found growing on
the Himalayas at an elevation OF ~
600 feet.
IL took seven years To make a hand
kerohef for which the Empress of Rus
STA paid $4,000.
Ants have brains larger in proportion
60 the size of their bodies than any
other living creature.
Stockings were first used I'm the
eleventh century. Before that cloth
bandages We're used on the feet.
Among the Chinese a coffin is con-
sldered a neat and appropriate present
tnr an agsd person, especially If in bad
health.
The fellah prefers the ancient plow
he does like the modern steam pump
for lifting water.
Probably the Oldest operative treaty
is the Concordat OF Horns, which has
governed the relations OF the Catholic
church I'm Germany since 1922.
More than five hundred thousand
sewing machines are made i'm this
country annually. which is ninety per
The House of Capet has the longest
unbroken succession in the male line
from Hugh Capet. king Of France i'm 9S7,
TO Louis Philippe's abdication in lsis.
German university students have in
creased i'm number from about 10000 20
years ago to 32.2i1 last year. The in
crease is out of proportion TO the pop
ulation.
Queen Wilhelmina has withdrawn a
series OF stamps issued in honor OF her
coronation. The arrangement OF the
hair i'm the portrait is said TO be unsat-
isfactory to the young sovereign.
Prof. Martin. the Swedish savant, has
discovered i'm the kremlin at Moscow a
large portion OF the Swedish war booty
captured by Gustavus Adolphus. IL
appears that "a majority Of the silver
vessels and ornaments kept in the
treasury of the Kremlin are presents
nude a different times by various
Kings of Sweden To the CZars OF Rus
sia. These gifts over one hundred I'm
number. are of huge proportions and
very elaborately chased. Most OF them
were manufactured in the famous work
rooms of Augsburg and Nuremburg.
and there Is no doubt that they formed
part Of the spoils OF the Thirty Years
War.
OF Count Tolstoi's three daughters,
the youngest is only II years old. The
Oldest whose name is Tatjana, is said
TO have shown considerable talent i'm
painting. While the second daughter.
Maria Lwowna, has nearly completed a
drama, the hero Of which is young
apostle of her fathers ideas, who falls
I'm love with a woman of the world,
The counts wife has also written some
things, but has not cared to see them
i'm print. What figure would the coun-
tess cut as an author by the side Of the
count ?" she remarked TO "a recent visi-
tor. She has, however, kept a diary for
many years. which will prove of great
value to biographers. She says that
the letters written by and To the count
are not to- be printed for 80 years to
come.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

enough. Did you ever see such a hol-
low -chested. lean. lank fellow?"
But his face is handsome, and he
looks just the ascetic that the role
needs"
We'll, then, I've no use for ascetics.
He's too thin and gaunt for lover.
Now, If Faversham had his place
The teacher lost herself for a moment
in vain effort TO imagine the robust
and volatile Faversham in the role OF
John Storm. Then she said meekly:
you admire Sothern. don't you?"
"I don't know; he isn't a bit nice in
Lady Ursula's Adventure Virginia
Harmed is the whole play. Sothern's
getting sort Of old. too"
The teacher was discouraged: but she
thought that she had one trump card.
What about John Drew" she asked.
The girl shook her head Respondent
ly, He used to be perfectly lovely, but
ne always plays such frumpy, middle
aged parts now and goes around med
ding with other peoples love affairs
instead OF making love himself. No;
there isn't single nice hero In any OF
the plays this year. and it's no fun at
all to go to the theatre. | hope Ii isn't
going TO be this way all winter. Harry
Woodward's been here, but we aren't
allowed to go 10 those continuous per-
formance places.
The girl went sadly up TO her room
and consoled herself by looking at the
wall frieze OF Photographs Of Faver-
sham, Edeson, Richman and the other
good looking young fellows whom
boarding school girls adore. After all,
ones appreciation Of the drama depends
entirely upon ones point of view. The
managers should do something for the
matinee girls.--The Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
pI z D..

AUSTIN--In Nantucket, Mass, 25th
inst. Catherine Austin, aged "a
years.
HARRISON-In this city, 26th inst,
at her late residence, a 1888 West
minister street Mrs. Agnes Harri-
son, aged so years.
HELME--In this city, 2sth inst, Ce-
linda f.. Helme. widow Of William
G. Helme, and daughter Of the late
Captain Joseph Gould, aged 90
years.
KENNEDY--In this city. 2Sth inst,
Jane. wife of John Kennedy, aged
AZ years.
M'CALL-In this city 2Sth inst, Capt.
William J. Mccall. son OF the late
George and Isabella Young Mccall,
aged So years.
O'BRIEN-At Riverpoint. 2sth inst,
Patrick O'Brien, aged 63 years.
POTTER-In this city, 28th inst.
Louella F., daughter of Mary +.
and the late Edward II. Potter, aged
II years.
ROBINSON--At Tiverton, Saturday.
of William T. and Sarah c. Our
fee) Robinson. aged AZ years.
WILLOUGHBY-In this city ,2sth inst,
Harry NJ, son OF James and Mary
A. willoughby. aged gear and 10
months.
wII.BUR-In CraHston, eth inst.
Emily s.. wife OF Reuben A. Will
bur- and daughter OF the late
George w. Whitehead, aged As
years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
GREAT DIAr1OND BUYERS.

The diamond trade is n very accurate
thermometer of financial prosperity.
When times are good the demands are
large. American people buy more dia-
monds than any nation on earth; but
when times are bad they practice econ
omy. and the market Ia dull. The re-
vival of prosperity is Indicated by the
Treasury statistics, which show that in
1895 we imported S6,9o5, $50 worth or dia-
monds and 80 i40.016 of pearls, while in
1897 we bought only Sl,9S5,Sl0 worth OF
diamonds and sl,573,7SS worth of pearls.
This. of course. does not include those
smuggled. Ii is probable that the val
lie of diamonds smuggled into the
United States is greater than that OF
any other article, because IT Is so easy
To conceal them. Maj. Williams, who
has charge of the special agents and
detectives which are kept by the gov
ernment i'm Europe TO prevent snug
Cling. SAYS the Illicit trade in jewels
had fallen off "A great deal since the
reduction of the duty. When the tariff
was 80 and GO per cent. the temptation
to smugglc was. of course, much great
er than IL is now. when the duty Is only
10 per cent: but at the same time, he
SAYS, competition is so active and
prices are so close that the 10 per cent.
nlahtS Ep'u fibht - 'h' e'NNH ~"
be imported without paying duty.
Consequently. according to his esti-
mate. fully half the diamonds sold In
the United states pay nothing toward
tho support OF the government
There are various ways OF smuggling
precious stones. They are concealed I'm
cheese. in pomade, In soap. in cigars.
trrruruttu handles. walking sticks, IN
the hollow handles OF silver and thu
ware. in preserved fruits and confec-
tiOnery. There is no comprehension of
the ingenuity OF the diamond trader
who wants 20 cheat the government.
and he generally succeeds. because he
has every advantage Ia his favor And
the manufacturers and merchants are
always willing TO assist him.-Chicago
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
troubles.

The storm is done. The tracks are be-
ing cleared. The trains are coming I'm
and going out. The highways are pas
sable 10 the foot passenger. The merry
jingle Of the sleigh bells is heard on the
roads up country. The average citizen
disturbed In his accustomed comfort is
freed once more. But now we are get
ting the story OF the tragedies of the
storm that burst so unexpectedly upon
our coast on Saturday night. The
tragedies are OF the sea, as they usually
are. There have been wrecks upon the
shore, even in harbor. wherever the
coasters failed to find plenty OF sea
room to run in before the gale. The
loss OF life is awful TO read about. 1t
was storm of destruction and of death
on New England's rugged shore. ever
inhospitable TO the seafarer from the
tiiue OF the little Mayfiower. The rec
ord OF disaster is not yet complete, but
1t is already appalling. Most likely ii
never will be complete. There are
doubtless some vessels that were out in
the storm that will never send bit Of
wreckage or n forlorn corpse ashore to
tell OF their fate. Not all the hard fare
that comes TO the sailor is confined TO
the fighting ships. The coaster and the
barge have their tragedies. too. and a
winter storm creates more disaster than
a battle of warships.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
nATINEE GIRLS SAD.

This has been a trying season for the
matinee girl She feels herself dis
tinctly abused. There are elderly per-
sons who think that the opening of the
dramatic season has been unusually in
teresting. Managers are chuci,ling over
box receipts and ticket sellers wax ag-
gressively naughty and independent.
"'rhose are very poor seats" says the
ticket buyer feebly.
You're i'm luck 10 get those" replies
the ticket seller curtly, for the new
plays have made decided hits. But the
matinee girl In unhappy, and in board
ing school circles there is no enthusi-
asm over the drama.
Not a thing worth seeing In the
town." sighs the boarding school girl.
~S'Nonsense," demonstrates n teacher
OF certain age. There's Cyrano.
The young Womans face expresses
lively disgust.
"Yes. l spent money on that.
Didn't you like it?'
81 shoue say not. It's perfectly hor-
rid. IA like To know how anybody
could be interested In man with "a
nose like that. | suppose Mansfeld's s
a good actor, but wouldn't give a cent
for play where the lover looked like
Cyrano."
There wasn't any use i'm arguing
against such a stand, so the teacher
made "A fresh start.
Well didn't YOU like The Chris
tian?
"Oh. it's sort of interesting, in spots;
) but IL isn't my kind of play"
whats wrong with its"
Morgan"
The teacher looked bewildered. But,
my dear. Morgan is superb. He's the
backbone Of the play. Everybody is
surprised by his splendid work"
Hes the bones OF the play, all right
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

'rhe war is over. a treaty OF peace
viii be signed. Peace jubllees are now
surelytin order While those that have
been indllgcd in are fully justified.
Spain accepts the terms offered by the
conqueror. She does not accept them
cheerfuly. No one would expect that
she would. II is hard blow to her. the
loss OF her colonies. There viii be sym
pathy for her in many an American
heart. There is bound TO be sympathy
for the under dog. And yet the under
dog is not always entitled to il. Spain
only is to blame for her Sownfall. and
that downfall began generations OF time
before the Maine was blown up in Ha-
vana harpor. Besides. il is "a generous
foe that has been the INSTRUMENT OF
finally stripping her colonial posses
sions from her. The American nation
has from the first been considerate both
in making war and in diplomacy 1t
has been brave. of course, and firm. of
course, and generous equally, Of course. 1t
has no apologies to make to the world. 1t
was brought against a nation that IL
could crush--and only just touched it.
The Spanish delusion crumbled at the
touch, and the conqueror gathered up
t,1ai igta al h,l
10 them, not alone as spoils of war, but
i'm the interests OF humanity and for
the better good OF mankind at large.
Freed from the wiclxedness and oppres-
sion OF Spanish control, who will say
that the Philippines, Porto Rico, Cuba
and little Guam will not be more com
Portable places for human habitation?
II was a war for humanity in the Phil
ippines as well as i'm Cuba. Dewey's
guns spoke for liberty and civilization
as truly as Skaters and Simpsons
and Schley's. Recalling how Germany
crushed France under its iron heel
twenty-eight years ago. how magnani-
nous are the American terms TO Spain!
Never was the vanquished so fortunate
i'm it's victor. Twenty millions OF dol
lars is tidy sum. Ii may not cicatrize
the gaping wound TO Spanish honor, but
1t viii relieve the scraped and polished
interior OF the treasury. There is both
hunor and pathos in the Spanish pro-
test against the terms she is compelled
to accept. Some day she may become
more practical minded and even re-
joice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

After all, however. To many placid
souls. the spectacle of the well bred and
the well fed i'm temporary discomfort
In always peculiarly distressing. Af-
fecting stories come from the territory
OF the Shore Line, where trains with
their particularly precious freights were
stalled I'm the storm. The freghts seem
to have suffered extremely. They
couldn't get through In eight or ten or
perhaps twenty hours, TO say nothing
of four or five hours. Worse. more hor-
rible. none OF the train men could tell
any of the precious freights when they
could get through. They positively
could give no assurance OF how soon
the storm would stop storming, or when
the drifts would melt. Imprisoned in
palace car and day coach. the passen-
gers. as we learn, endured untold dis
comfort--no. not untold, FOR they have
been telling il To the reporters. There
was awful anxiety I'm New Haven. in
New London, in Providence i'm Boston.
Meantime the cigars gave out In the
buffet. or nearly so. Strong men shut
their teeth on the railroad sandwich I'm
agony. The misery Of the situation
seemed limited only TO the amount of
human endurance necessary to with
stand Il. 1t was distressing expert
ence. indeed. The heart of a great peo-
pie goes out to the stalled passengers
on the Shore Line. suffering In silence
until they could reach the ear OF a
sympathetic newspaper reporter. II Is
even related that many OF the passen-
gers were without goloshes ana were
put 10 fresh torture ON reaching thelI
destination ~ reason Of the trolley ser.
vice being equally embarrassed with
the steam roads while all the hacks
we're in the barns. their motive power
hltched TO sleighs and of with merry
parties up country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29
CLEVER ADVERTISING.

It is we'll known fact that most OF
the circulars sent TO the busy men now
adays are consigned Immediately to the
waste basket, without so much as a
hasty perusal. An English firm. real
izing this, got around the difficulty by
printing the following envelope: eau
ton. Remove the envelope carefully
and exercise still greater care i'm hand
ling the inclosed circular. Don't throw
it in the waste paper basket or give it
to the servant to light the fires with,
as the most disastrous results will fol-
low, inasmuch as the circular Is dipped
in a solution OF dynamite, the most
powerful explosive known. Hang 1t
up in a cool. dry place. and after a few
days exposure it's dangerous properties
will disappear, and IL will be burned
like any other circular" Then, at the
lower edge of the envelope was printed:
IN. B.-Most firms do their heavy lyins
i'm the circulars; we alone do all Of ours
on the envelopes"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-29

do you think William Penn endeav-
ored TO convert the Indians?"
why, certainly. Didn't he make
friends of them m?"-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Pericles-Why do you wear those fear
fully old-fashioned collars?
Plato-Because when the washerwom-
en- send them to anybody else, they
send them back.-Roxbury Gazette.
II went down on my knees to Miss
Jinks when / proposed to her."
How did she take it?'
"She asked me not to move until she
got her kodak. Chicago RECORD.
Reporter-Mr. and Mrs. Chatterton
at the Park Slope Hotel, are the proud
parents Of "A son.
city Editor-That can go i'm under
the heading of Recent Hotel Arrivals" !"
Puck.
Yeast--I saw n man throw a banana
skin on the sidewalk today.
Crimsonbeak-Wel that evens things
up. saw banana skin throw man
on the sidewalk yesterday.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Justifabe Homicide.-"What was the
cause OF Rousem's death?"
He held four aces against three
kings, and when called jocularly in
formed his opponent that he had two
pair. r."-Philadelphia North American.
Dix--I once knew a young man who
smoked fifty cigarettes daily without
any particular harm resulting there
from.
Hix-Is II possible!
Dix--Yes and the only noticeable ef-
feet was the death of the smoker.-Chi-
cago News.
Mrs. Dorcas How is II. my poor man,
you have no Thanksgiving dinner this
year?
Tattered Toni follered yer advice.
mum. wuz good dis year, an didn't
do nuthin' to git committed to de ISL
and.--Judge.
She searched through the lexicon once
and again.
And her face wore sad lines OF misgiv-
ing
II was seeking" she said. with an ac-
cent OF pain.
giving Washington Star.
Mr.. Hardhead (crazy mad)-Ah, ha'
Caught you at last, have ]? 1 under
stand sir. that YOU have been calling
me a liar and thief. and a bor scoun
drel. wife-beater and "A bigamist and
a drunkard.
Mr.. Gpathead-Really. you surprise
me. | have no recollection Of
MIR. Hardhead (hotly)-T know it's
true. Mr.. Goodheart said he heard
you.
Mr.. Greathead-Go re-
member now what YOU refer TO. But
that. my friend. was during the election
campaign.
Mr.. Hardhead-Oh' The campaignp
Reg pardon. Whatll you take7-New
York Weekly.
Don't you get tired Of so much
Shakespeare at your club?"
well. we always have teas."-De-
trcit Free Pres.
Are the Indians near your ranch
troublesome?
Nav. They haint got nuthln' we
want. t.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
IIe-what We want is n senator who
cen talk.
ghe-Cettainly: and yet YOU are op-
posed TO women holding Office --YonkeTs
statesman.
why did Josephine dismiss her suit
for damages
The man proved that he ran into
her bicycle because he was looking az
her Chicago Record.