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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
HAVANA COW MUST GO.
Crusade Against the Housing of Cattle
in Dwellings.

The sanitary authorities have begun,
as predicted some weeks ago, the cru
SADIE against the housing of cattle in
dwelling places throughout the city
of Havana Several hundred head of
milk cows were driven from residences
along the Prado, the finest section of
the city, and the majority of these
were sold by their owners. The lowest
price paid was $3.50 per head, and the
highest $210. These figures will seem
enormous to American dairymen and
farmers, who are able to purchase good
milk cows for $40 each, but when the
cost of good beef is 81 cents per pound,
and the price Of milk $3.50 gallon, the
prices here are taken into considera-
ton, the rate is not excessive. Amer
leans who have been obliged to pay
IL centavos per glass for milk here
are still wondering how the poor live.
The latter do not drink sweet milk,
that is certain. The purchasers of
the cows removed from residences in
tend to take them into the country,
where there is abundant pasture. The
fodder formerly supplied them was the
coarsest kind of grass, more like young
cornstalks than anything else, and this
fodder was fed to the cattle in stalls.
They were not given beds to lie upon,
and from standing and lying on the
cold stone floors of their stables the
majority contracted sores on hoof and
body, and could scarcely walk when
taken by the attendants to the drink
ing place, generally at the rear of the
stable. The American authorities have
the blessing of the Cuban cattle, If
they haven't that of the Cuban senior.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
MRS. ROOSEVELT A DIPLOMAT.
The Secret OF Her Success In Kecplns
Herself from Publicity.

Herself from Publicity.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt's success In
avoiding public notice must be a mar
vel to the wives of other public men.
says Harper's Bazaar. 1t has been q
marvel to the reporters themselves.
especially when they have realized that
in spite of office orders from without
and the promptings of journalistic in
stinct from within they were aiding
and abetting Mrs. Roosevelt In her de-
sire for seclusion. From June until
January reporters were continually
making pilgrimages to Oyster bay to
secure interviews with Mrs. Roose-
welt After the election, moreover.
there were dozen reporters quartered
at the village hotel, making daily, al
most hourly, trips to Sycamore hill.
the colonel's place. Naturally, these
and the children so often that they
soon had material enough for exhaus-
tive studies of the whole family, indi-
vidually and collectively. Yet in spite
of the reportorial pilgrims, and IN
spite Of the corps which stayed on the
ground, the Roosevelt family has sell
dom been more than mentioned In the
papers. The secret of Mrs. Roosevelt's
success in keeping herself from I'M
pleasant publicity lies in her tact and
her sincerity. The two traits do not
always go together, but they are pow
erful allies when they do. The repor-
tiers who were obliged to visit Saga
more hill daily might easily have been
made by the mistress of the house to
feel that they were intrusive. Yet one
of them said that in all of those weeks.
In spite of their often inopportune
calls, Mrs. Roosevelt never once made
them feel that they were out of place,
even though their own common sense
told them they WERE AS the same man
said: There's honor even among re-
porters, or at least there's gratitude.
We knew Mrs. Roosevelt's wish to
keep herself and the children out OF
the papers, and after her courtesy to
us we were glad to respect that wish"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Omclal Kiss.

The official kiss is not exclusivelt
masculine prerogative. There are
times when court etiquette demands
that women, too, shall kiss. On the
occasion of the crown prince OF
Greece's wedding the bride, Princess
Sophie of Prussia, the kaiser's sister
was obliged to bestow no fewer thar
$50 kisses The king of Greece re-
ceived three kisses, so did the queen,
so did the Empress Frederick and the
king and queen of Denmark and Kais.
er Wilhelm and the empress. while ali
the princes and princesses present re-
ceived one kiss apiece A
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
ership-is Il a step DrwMS 81 s SIS.

eTSnlp-lS IL Step III ~Sf0 OF sto.
backward?
These are simply sample extracts
from the three outlines, but I think
all will agree with me when l say
that X the commission shall succeed
in conslusively answering even few
of these problems, 1t will have earned
its salary.
1t will be noted with qualification
that the inquiry to be made is to go
to the bottom of things. 1t is true
that statistics show that wages rise
from year to year in America; that
work days grow shorter; that tie ag-
gregate money invested or savings of
workers regularly increase. No one
can doubt these things. But it Is also
true that along with this travels the
hard condition that tens Of thousands
are always out of work; that tens Of
thousands of those at work receive
pay so scant as to make it impossible
for them to live decently, let alone lay
by anything for rainy day. And I
imagine a man who finds that ma
chine has killed his job, and who can
not get employment at anything else,
finds little satisfaction in the knowl-
edge that ION the whole" labor is
making progress. What he wants, and
must have, in fact, is job that will
yield things to eat and wear. That
labor has advanced is true; that 1t
has not advanced as far and as fast
as it should have, is even more true.
so to speak. read In the newspapers
that there is money in great abundance
in America. One editorial, written
few days ago. based some conclusions
on the statement that Gin the banks
Of 10 cities of the Union there is $372,-
100000 lying idle because money is
such drug on the market. In other
places of the same newspaper I read
that men are thrown out Of work, or
If already out OF work fail to get work.
l read that there is an oversupply of
calico, furniture and shoes, and that
production must be cut down, and fire.
quently in the same column find that
there are people to whom worn calico.
used furniture and old shoes must be
given, because they are in want, have
no money to buy, and get no work to
earn money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Tho Proper Thing.

"Your pants are bagged at both
knees" shrieked the valet, his eyes
starting from their sockets. The deep
pallor of the Person indicated that his
calmness was but superficial. Ger
tainly!" exclaimed the Person. "Why
not? Has not Wales recovered the
use of both legs?" With that he
strove to dismiss the terrible suspicion
that he had perhaps been deceived by
the newspapers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

va sAso &NAsSs
Whizzing DER the desert
My! what heaps o. sand!
Gracious, there's a camel!
See the Dervish band!
Isn't this delightful?
Glad we came so far
iScootin' down from Cairo
In a trolley car!
Here Is tn conductor
Looks first-rate in blue;
Glory, he's a Yankee
Sos the motor, too!
See that dirty Egyptian
With tn water jar;
Glad we came from Cairo
In q trolley car!
Think of poor Cle'patry,
Playin' her high links!
Don't forget tn transfer
Mustn't miss the Sphinx.
Guess that's Be-doo-an.
Smokin' his cigar.
Here we come from Cairo
In a trolley car!
Say. tn car is slowin'-
Wonder where 1t stops?
Yes, the. journeys over
There is old Chee-ops!
Makes you feel real creepy,
Thinkin' where you are!
Hustled down from Cairo
In q trolley car!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

In a certain class Of Russian schools
the highest reward given is the initial
letter of the Empress nams. It consists
of the initial in solid gold. an inch
and a quarter in height, on a blue
bow. Should its possessor ever be-
como a governess. 1t will entitle her
to a higher salary 'hns she could 9TH
orwise obtain
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
ON MOUNT VESUVIUS.

There are three things in Italy
every traveller aims to see-St Peters,
the Coliseum and Vesuvius. 1t takes
three hours to reach the observatory
on top of the mountain. 1t is solid,
handsome structure, some three stories
high and contains museum and
various instruments, the most impor-
tant of which is the electromagnetic
seismograph, which records the time,
extent and direction of every move
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Vain Coincidence.

Philanthropist-"So you say you've
been we'll off once. Well, well, this is
world of changes; it is indeed cold
world" Needy Gent Indignantly
"Cold! 1t hain't half cold enough;
that's what broke up my business"
"You don't say so! What business were
you in?" 81 was manufacturer Of
skates
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.

what the Federal Commission VIII Try
to Do-No Need for Any to Want If
Production aud Exchange Were Con-
dactcd ON Right Lines.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

The MN Who Blund"rs Ahead.
The man who thinks he knows 1t all
And makes absurd mistakes
Gets farther than the wise man who
Refrains from thirgs there are to do
For fear Of maxine breaks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Labor In New York.

in New York the industrial situation
is improving. Mr.. John McDonough,
commissioner of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, gives the following inter-
esting figures in his report for 1898:
Men in labor unions .......... .163, 515
Women in labor unions ....... 1906
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
THE OBSERVATORY.

ment of the earth's surface, however
faint. From the balcony of this build
ing is obtained the best view of the
awful crater into which Sara Bern
hardt came near falling the either day.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

Millions of money and the keen
est villains of the land are now
pIedged-and at work, to capture
the next national democratic con-
vention; in order that the dead
issue" the silver or money question
may be suitably doctored to meet
the approval of the gold clique,
The only way to beat these schem-
ers at their dastardly game is to be
ever on the alert. 1t is the duty of
every loyal birnetalist to be ever
vgilant. Commence thegreat bat
tie now by being eXacting in every
political move, and see to it that no
person be raised to a position OF
trust by your votes or your voices
who was not an ardent supporter Of
the Chicago platform in 1896 Let
no cry of distress from traitors in
the camp draw your attention or
sympathies from the just cause of
the people to the aid of the worst
enemy of maukind-the gold usur-
ers and national pawnbrokers.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

To the honest, loyal or conscien-
tious man a public Office is posi-
tion of trust and a sacrifice to any
ordinary business. That is, no man
who has a fair business or a good
situation can afford to assume the
duties of d public Office without
making d sacrifice. 1t must be then
that the country is not oyerhowins
with prosperity when there is such
a maddening rush for public teats
to suck as there is at the present
time. The president had the ap
pointing of 1O1 second lieutenants
under the new army bill, and nless
tnan three weeks time there were
over %, 600 applications for the lOl
"yobs." 1t was not patriotism, but
want, caused by the gold standard
prosperity, that was the cause OF
this great scramble for public pie.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

For Rent safe deposit boxes, at
the State Bank OF TeSarEaua-S5
per year Boxes accessible at all
hours uf the day rbey are a
great convenience, and every bust
uess man should have one In which
Go keep important papers 4 2
Mr. Whitley has taken mp several
rods of his Rose Hill track and
shortened the run that much He
sold the iron to some saw mill In
Arkansas, along with lot Of other
rails he had no use for Tie tells us
he viii buy new steel and penetrate
the Rose Hin section out as far as
MeShape's store, II he can arrange
60 get over the streets he has his
eye on,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
Mine Troubles,

Ozark, April 2O.-This morning a
number of miners attempted to 90
to work at the Dennicg mines, but
were prevented by number of
union miners who iutimidated, and
threatened them.
The manager of the mines called
upon the sheriff to assist to quell
the riot. He promptly responded,
sending a half dozen deputies, who
after considerable trouble, succeed.
ed in arresting eight of the union
miners and incarcerated them in
the county Jail.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
Crop Report.

The United States department
Of the agricultural bureau, Arkan-
sas section, has opened its Office
again at Little Rock and is sending
out weekly reports from the differ
ent sections of the state, regarding
the crop outlook for the season.
We have the first one issued this
season before us and give the re-
port for one section of the state as
clipped from the report
Arkadelphia, Clark County,
Vegetation has made rapid prog
ress; early planted corn coming up
to poor stand; much will have TO
BE- replanted; cotton being planted.
Columbus, Hampstead County
Good week for farming; cotton
planting general, and completed in
some localities; early planted corn
up to good stand
Cerinth, Howard County-Wheat
and oats backward; corn planting
about finished: some of the early
planted will have to be replantedj
no cotton planted yet, but, with
favorable weather. planting will
begin next week.
Kizer, Lafayette County,-Corn
coming up; land being prepared for
cotton, but none planted yet; oats
looking well.
Buena Vista, Ouachita County
Early corn coming up to good
stand; little or no cotton planted
Irish pototoes coming up to good
stand.
Dallas, Polk County. Corn about
all planted, but is slow in coming
up; but little preparation is being
made for cotton planting.
Smackover, Union County,-Very
little cotton has been planted; corn
coming up; farm work generally
behind.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
An Excellent Combination,

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
SYEUp OF FIds, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co., Illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laXa-
tive principles OF plants known TO be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them In the form most refreshing TO the
taste and acceptable TO the system lt
Is the one perfect strengthening laNa'
tive, cleansing the system cifectualy,
dispollng colds, headaches and fcyers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
TO overcome habitual constipation per.
maneutly It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting ON the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make IL the ideal
laxative
In the process OF manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant TO the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known TO the CAtdFonNtA Fro SYRur
Co only, In order 10 get It's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front OF every package
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
eAN FRANCISCO CAL
IOUfsVfrLR, ky. NEW YORK, NJ "
ror sale by al Druggists Price soc. per bottle
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

AS it now looks like the Texar-
kama, Shreveport & Natchez road
means business, and at no distant
day will be a trunk line penetrating
the sugar fields of Louisiana as well
as the long leaf pine forest of the
same state, and its hauling capacity
will be immense. This road must
have headquarters somewhere, also
machine shops, and it behooves US
to find out just how TeXarkana
stands relative to having them es-
tablished in our city, The officers
of the road all live here, but a
money consideration from other
places will be offered them and hui
man nature is the same the world
over go where the best induce
ments are offered, We have a Board
of Trade here, or at least did have
at one time, and we believe the
fragments are scattered around
sufficiently to be raked together, to
make a respectable body to visit the
officials of the road and get a pledge
from them on this subject before
they are scheduled to place their
headquarters and machine shops
elsewhere In doing this, we wish
to use a stereotyped phrase which
fits the case to a nicetN "a word to
the wise is sufficient"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
Killed By a Constable.

New LewisviIle, Ark, April 20
Constable Bob Lester shot and
killed a strange negro named Tom
last night. He had a warrant for
the ueFro's arrest on the charge of
grand larceny. He attempted to
shoot Lester, and the sequel was
the negro died.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

The Texas legislature telegraph
Ell governor Jones, asking him if
it was true that the antitrust law
in Arkansas was paralyzing busi-
ness as stated by the press. The
governor answered and said it was
true that 63 companies have with
drawn from the state, and he had
heard that business was deranged,
how much, he could not say
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

The telephone Office here has a
time register 1t is a clock with a
die stamp, When the wires are
turned over to parties at a distance
to talk, a slip Of paper, such as is
used for reports, is slipped in a
slide and a key is touched, which
prints the dial Of a clock and hands
on the paper thus giving the time
to a second, and when the conver-
saton is flashed another impress
sion is made, thus showing the act
ual time the wires were used and
the operator can collect and is not
bothered with looking at a clock at
all times, The contriyance is quite
a piece of mechanism ana does its
work well.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

A large hoop plant was destroyed
at Helena the.other day, with not a
dollar insurance, because of the
antitrust law. Somebody IS thus
ruined financially, and quite mum
Der of laborers will be permanently
thrown out of employment If the
Arkansas legislature had amended
the law this might not have oc.
Cured.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

The poisoned candy fad is becom'
ing too dangerous for ordinry conve-
nience. Once It was considered the
proper thing for an anarchist to
send an Internal machiue through
the mails Go the object Of his hatred
but the anarchist has been put TO
shame by women who use candy
as a medium through which 70 rid
themselves Of hated rivals. Candy by
mail Is certainly not so desirable as
II once was EX
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

The late Arkansas legislature was
in session longer and cost the state
more than any previous one in the
history Of the state, Coed it did is
not commensurate with this heavy
expenditure, II illustrates the
greed of men, when a chance is at
fordedto get at public funds, is it a
fact that the race is degenerating
into set of lazy and greedy mis-
fits, who want the government to
provide for them2 Ii seems so
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
To Meet At Texarkana.

Helena, April 2O.-The Arkansas
Federation of Women's Club held
another interesting session today
aud reports from the club extension
educational and household econ
omics committees we're read. Mrs.
Frederick Hanger of Little Rock
read most enteresting paper upon
the Evolution of the American
Home Mrs. Hanger is one of the
most intellectual women of the
state and her paper was voted one
of the best of the meeting, The
officers elected for the ensuing
year were; Mrs. Frederick Hanger,
Little Rock, president; Mrs. w. H.,
McHenry, Lonoke, vice.president;
Mrs. John R, Dale, Arkadelphia,
recording secretary; Mrs. W. M.
Neal, Helena, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. David Beitler, Hot
Springs, treasurer; Mrs. N B
Barnett, Conway auditor. A ris-
ing vote of thanks was rendered to
the retiring president, Mrs. j. b.
Pillow, Helena, Texarkana and
Conway were candidates for the
honor of entertaining the FEEDER
alton at its next meeting and Tex
arkana won the honor with votes to
spare.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

David W, Palmer, an Alabama
negro who votes the democratic
ticket, says: | am a democrat be-
cause the democrats Of the South
paid out Of theirpockets $40, 600 600
Of the $50, 100000 expended
for public school and education Of
my race, Lincoln, Sumner and
Blaine are dead; SO Is therepubican
party of the past The party of
Mark Hanna is a political machine
to make rich richer and poor poor
er -
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
SO ARTISTS.
THIN
PAL
DELICATE.

People get vigorous and in
crease in weight by making a
trip to Colorado-"The Human
Repair Shop Of America. THE
change in climate, freedom
from care, educational sur
roundings complete change in
the human body.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
The Morphine Habit Increasing.

1t is stated by prominent physi
clans that the number of morphine
fends is increasing, Owing to their
delicate nervous organization, the
habit finds the greatest number Of
its victims among women, although
men too are not exempt, They
take the deadly stuff whenever they
feel depressed or have a slight all
ment, and before they realize find
themselves in the grasp of a prac-
tice which can but end IN the grave.
This morbid craving comes from a
run down condition Of the nervous
system and blood, Hostetter 5
Stomach Bitters taken faithfully
will tone up the system, strengthen
the stomach aud make the blood
pure, and it will help the liver and
Kidneys to do their work. 1t is good
for everyone, especially at this time
of the year
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

If you are in need of first class
type writer, it will pay you to call
at the Texarkanian Office and see
the Remington Sholes, which has
many improvements over any of the
other high grade machines. Price
on old machines as high as any 9TH
sr, All
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Contractors are invited to sub
mt competitive bias on the erec-
tion of a three story brick Club
House for the railroad Y. M. c. A,
at Texarkaua. Plans and specid-
cations can be seen at the union
depot ticket Office, TeXarkana.
Bids should be addressed to the un-
dersigned and must be handed in
by three p. m Monday, April 24th.
r b. AYERS,
Aft. Sec. Bid. Com.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
Still Protesting.

Fort Smith, April 2O-The com
mercial league of Fort Smith is
still firing documentary evidence
over the wires 70 Austin, warning
the legislature against ruHning
upon the anti-insurance rock,
which they claim has paralyzed
business in this state.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

The BrokpoIt Republic tells a
story of an enterprising merchant
who gilded a lump of coal, and La
beled it: "a Nugget from Kloudike;
value; SO, 900" He failed to remove
this valuable nugget from the win
dow one night, and IN the morning
found the window broken and the
gilded coal gone. 1t cost him 500
to replace the broken plate glass
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21

In our opinion the Arkansas legis-
lature made a grave mistake in not
slightly amending the antitrust
law, so as to fix the time for it to
60 into effect few months in the
future, thereby giving business men
notice so as to secure other FIRE in-
surance Law is too harsh and
hard on the business man, Fire in
surance is now an absolute essen.
tial.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-21
d. b. keller,
Traffic Manager, TT. Worth
& Denver City Ry, Ft. Worth
Texas.
NEW FIRM.

Mr., J. B. Nix, the well known and relia-
bic blacksmith, wishes 10 inform his Gus.
toners and the public generally, that he
has as partner, J p. Young, a first class
blacksmith and an
Up-t0-Date Horse ShOer,
and asks for liberal share Of work IN their
line. All kinds OF repair work In iron or
wood will be done neatly and promptly,
Tire work and Horse ShOeing n
Speciality.
Give us a trial and we viii do the rest
Shop saA East Broad Street, CNlN's Old
Stand.)
Respectfully
4ig NIX & YOUNG.