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, 1899-12-02

We rather believe in learning by
heart, holding that we know nothing
IN after life so perfectly as we know
the multiplication table: but we are
certain that the power Of learning by
heart differs as greatly as the range of
sight. and that to require the same
amount of memory from each individ-
ual in a class of twenty is to harass ten
of them uselessly. and expose five to a
kind of torture. The slow ones can
learn If they give more time and
trouble to it. That is what is always
said. and it is simply not true. Mem
DRY is perhaps the only power of the
mind which is essentially physical. as
physical as eyesight, and there are .
great many boys, often boys with es
cellent powers, who simply cannot, So
to speak, develop the Photographic
plate. They may acquire the power
afterwards, as actors, for example,
often do; but they cannot do it as boys,
and they not only suffer miserably but
they lost much OF the total advantage
of their education. They hate their
work because one bit by bit harnesses
them so much. The memory can be
cultivated. and ought to be. Certainly,
and the way not to cultivate it is to
over-tax it when it is obviously feeble.
The writer is speaking in this instance
of what he personally knows. for he
has seen lads made seriously i'll by the
effort to learn Greek choruses which
he himself could learn as quickly as
English doggerel. and say of in an i'm
pressive manner without understand
ing half the words in them.-The Spec
tatOT.
, 1899-12-02

Washington Star: 'Shan't we lake a
little walk and enjoy some OF the beau
tiful clear moonshine?" inquired the
romantic young woman. Col. Still
well looked a little surprised, but he
felt in his vest pocket for a Glove and
then answered. Thanks, miss. l don't
care if do. l was just feeling a lit
tie thirsty when you spoke, and I'm
glad to find that Kentucky is not mon
opolizing American hospitality"
, 1899-12-02

One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy l ever used for coughs and
colds. 1t is unequaled for w~hocping
cough. Children all like it, writes II.
N. Williams, G~entryville, Ind. 1t never
fails. 1t is the only harmless remedy
that gives immediate results. Cures
coughs, colds, boarseness, Group, pneu-
bronchitis and all throat and
lung troubles. Its early use prevents
consumption. ASaII. Cordiner, druggist.
, 1899-12-02

Pro-. Alexander Agassiz, with a corps
of men Of science, and under the au-
spices OF the United States fish com
mission. set sail from San Francisco
recent in the steamship Albatross, on
one Of he most important ~scientlhc
expedir.uns of recent times. An I'M
a-aa of the Pacific ocean, includ-
ing I'll. paumota, the Friendly, the Ell
lice, the Gilbert and the Marshall Is
lands. I'D many unnamed groups OF
coral Isles, will be thoroughly explored
for the irst time. The voyage Will
cover about 10000 miles, and the eX-
ploratlrus will include the life and
phenomena of the sea from its surface
to its grea. est a~ttainable depths.
, 1899-12-02
What You Want to Know
When You Want to Know It


The ingenuity of edeNce deserves special expanto1f ort is pant system of in
eerTce. Thei induces of each map appear upon each maps border Thei information
a nutshell These wonderful plates compiled by experts and absolutely up to date, are
merely pictorial charts; they are: also biographies ad gamees combined The ruled border
the four sides ofe very mpS dvhed no. equ-dstats spaces designated upon the. sides by let
t5 a the top and botom BY numerals. Ii lines were projected from te marginal points mall
squares would Def ornedb by Their intersection. IN hem margin of each page appeasa classified list
ofan 1.-THE principal divisions cities and towns inscribed upon THAT special map where they are
classified alphabetically and acordngt to thGrc commercial importance and pominercea as enter CT
, 1899-12-02

Group is the terror of thousands Of
) Dung mothers because its outbreak is
agonizing and frequently fatal.
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
acts like magic in cases of Group. 1t
has never been known to fail. The
worst cases relieved Immediately, Price
20 cents, so cents and 81. Frank H.
Eggleston, druggist.
, 1899-12-02

In order to prove the great merit OF
Elys Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, So Warren St, n. Y. City
IsuTerei from cltarrh of the worst kind
ever since n boz, and 1 never hoped foI
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to dc
even that. May ncGuaiIa ,nces have used
it with excellent results. oscar Ostrum
45J lrren Ave, Chicago, III.
~ Cream Balm is the acknowledged
for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
ry nor any injurious drug. Price,
= At druggists Or by mail
, 1899-12-02
MANY A LOVER

Has turned with disgust from an 9TH
erwise lovable girl with an offensive
Karl's Glover Root Tea puri-
fes the breath by It's action on the bow
els, etc.. as nothing else will. Sold for
years on absolute guarantee. Price 25
cts, and so cts. Frank H. Eggleston.
, 1899-12-02

He-I see they are discussing the
question in England, Shall Women
Smoker" Shelf they don't want to
get into trouble they'd better change it
to "Will Women Smoke ~?"-Chicaso
tribune.
, 1899-12-02

DcWItt's Little Early Risers purify
the blood, clean the liver, i~nvigorate
the system. Famous little pills for
constipation and liver trubles. A. H.
C%Ordincr, the druggist.
, 1899-12-02
THRIFTY FILIPIN0S.
CURIOUS SAVINGS BANKS IN
PHILIPPINES.

Nearly Every Person in the I-lnnds Il
the Tn-,c,snr Of u secret Strong TDS
~ Which lie Keeps His Medium OF
Exchange. >
, 1899-12-02

All kinds of legal blanks at The Re.
publican Office.
, 1899-12-02
You Ought to Have This Atlas
YOU GAN HAVE 1T
YOU WILL HAVE 1T
If you wish to see the Atlas call at
THE REPUBLICAN, OFFICE.
q OFFER.

We will donate this wonderful Atlas to every subscriber OF
the Republican, new or old, who will pay us 49, 90 in advance for a
six months subscription to The Daily Republican, or we will furnish
copies to anyone for SO cents each.
The Republican has exclusive control Of the sale in Laramie.
The Atlas cannot be bought at any of the store.
, 1899-12-02


The statement on the part of the
Cheyenne Sun-Leader that the football
game on the university campus Thanks
giving day was most c~onsicuous for
foul, brutal slugging, in comparison
~ which prize fighting is a gentle
nEort," Is not borne out Of the
+ fiiefe was any smuggling in
it escaped the somewhat Wig
ce OF the writer, who was an
4 spectator of the entire game.
rangling occurred at different
n the game, and n great deal
Vas lost thereby, but there was
that could be compared with
that was kicked up by Lieu
ishie and his team, which was
ported by the people of
E@eyennsY years ago.
, 1899-12-02

Although The newspaper men of Wy
oming are pleased to see their genial
frater Nj. ], A. Breckons ascending the
ladder of anie and fortune, they regret
exceedingly to lose him from the state.
Mr. .BreckOns has the newspaper in
stinct to a remarkable degree. and by
his genial manner, sterling character
and indOmitable energy he has endeared
himself to the people of the entire
state. At Washington, as newspaper
correspondent and Journalist, he will
have an opportunity to do Wyoming
much good, and it is safe to say that
he will never let the opportunity es-
cape him.
, 1899-12-02

Daily Republican only SOC a month.
, 1899-12-02
PERENNIAL HUMBUG.

Some people are easily caught by
profered chances to get rich quickly
and the traps work all the better if
surrounded with mystery. The failure
of one scheme. with a full knowledge
of the loszes entailed, may postpone its
repetition for a time, but in the end the
game Is n'ayed again with exactly the
same resnls. the investors finding that
they have exchanged their money for
expericrso There is a great futter
lust nly ,monp the "get-rich-quick"
operators IN New York city. The most
notoriOus ave gathered their spoils,
closed their doors and vanished. One
caught 1aposjtors by an offer to pay
Interest at he rate of $40 per cent a
~ year, or 10 ,er cent a week. He was
" doing an o,ormous business in his
toffce in Bro ,klyp. but heard that he
tvas to lc indicted, and disappeared,
\ leaving behind at their desks forty
Awe clerks and stenographers. In one
days mail addressed to the fugitive
was $4,000. and It is estimated that his
deposits for he last two months had
averaged $4,000 a day. In sixty days,
though ahs0'nfeI irresponsible, he had
\been intrustoT with nearly $4,000, 600
Snging to other people.
gould not he easy to fix the origin
form of swindling A search
Luld cad back into the an
INCENTIVE banking. An old
ut high interest means
such frauds as have
in New York the
Iply astounding.
comes out Of
pt dividends
the prin-
passed.
nm give
DIS and
on all
|Oney
, 1899-12-02

Neople enjoyed their
20 the fullest extent.
happiness reigns in ev-
OF the nation.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Free Use of Granite Quarries to the
State Limited 10 Two
Years.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A RICH PLANTER
Pulaski, County Juege Takes 3 Hand In
the Fight Against Sunday saloons IN
Little Rock and Says He VIII Revoke
the License of All Who Violate inc
Law-Brisf Mention.
Wife Murderer to lang.

VI. B. Lane was convicted OF murder
in the first degree by jury in Pulaski
circuit court and the death penalty
assessed. The crime for which Lane
will forfeit his life unless some higher
power intervenes was the murder oil
his wife in North Little Rock early one
morning last fall Lane was employed
as a section foreman on the Iron Noun
tain. He was addicted to the excessive
use of liquor, and as he spent most OF
his money for drink. Mrs. Lane was
compelled to make her own living by
keeping borders. The couple had sep
arated, but on the night preceding the
tragedy Lane went to his wife's board
ing house and begged her TO make up
with him. Mrs. Lane promised to DO
so if he would quit drinking. Lane
went away but returned the next morn
ing considerably under the influence OF
liauor, and when Mrs. Lane began re-
monstrating with him he picked up
shotgun standing in the corner OF the
room and fred, the load almost taking
off the woman's head. Lanes only de-
fense was that he was crazed from
drink The jury arrived at the above
verdict in less than ten minutes after
the case closed.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
cattnn ALL Planted.

Following is the general summary oi
the crop report issued by the depart
ment of agriculture. Arkansas section'
for the week ending May 80, lss''
HEAVY rains greatly damaged farm
ing operations. Cotton IS nearly al
plauted. except in overfowed districts'
where replanting is delayed by wet
condition of the ground. In the south
ern tier of counties. where the weather
has been more fayora BILE for the gro" III
and cultivation of cotton, the early
planted is beginning to limb anu
squares are farming. Corn nearly all
planted and up. The stand IN some
sections is good. in others it is only
fair. being very grassy. Wheat and
oats are generally good, but rust has
set in in some localities. Some wheat
oats and clover about ready TO harvest
Only few reports relative to fruit re-
ceived and they were not favorable 10
that crop Apples continue to drop on
the trees. Cut-worms are disappearing
in many sections. Irish potatoes as d
rule, are doing fairly well They are
too far advanced TO be damaged TO any
very great extent BY the bugs, still
there are some complaints of damage
by these insects.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
Offers With Strings to Them.

Il now transpires that the offer made
by Col Thomas Fletcher and Col. John
S. Braddock to allow the state toquarry
granite from their lands for the new
capitol free of charge, cannot be ae-
cepted by the commissioners. as the
owners of the quarries limited the free
use thereof to two years. With the
small amount Of money available, it
would be impossible to get out suffi-
cent granite to complete the building
in two years time. There is an abun-
dance of granite, however. near Little
Rock, and the commissioners will have
no trouble in securing the material, pro-
baby without cost, except the cost of
quarrying. Mr. William Dabbs, who
owns granite lands in Pulaski county
as easy to get at as these of Messrs.
Braddock and Fletcher, offers the COM
missioners all the granite they want,
without limit to the time in which to
get it out.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
FORTY PASSENGERS INJURED.
Dtsnstrous Rear-End Collision OF
the Lake-street Elevated Road
In Chicago.

Chicago. May 31.-forty persons
wtr, injured yesterday afternoon in
rear-end collision between a Harlem
race track special and a torty-eighth-
street train on the Lake-street Elevated
read. Ii is not believed that aLy OF
the injured will die. the most seriou.
injuries 50 far reported being broker
limbs.
The motorman on the Harlem spe
cial lost control of his train as he was
nearing the Oakley avenue station. ano
the motor car, with its two trailers
crashed into the rear end of the Forty.
eighth-street train which had stopped
at the station platform. Several of the
cars were badly splintered. but none
of them was thrown from the elevated
structure.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Memorial day was duly observed
throughout the state.
Gov. Jones is a candidate for United
States senator against Hon. ]. H. Berry.
The patato and berry growers of Pu-
laski county have organized an asso-
citation.
w. L. Seawel has been appointed
deputy United States mineral surveyor
for Arkansas
At the closing exercises of Galloway
College diplomas were awarded to nine
teen young ladies.
James Elliott, a street-car conductor
was seriously injured in street-car
collision at Little Rock.
John Mullin and jim Brown are in
Jail at Fort Smith, charged with blow
ing open a safe al Bloomer.
Henry Bryant's wife, of Fullerton,
Logan county, presented him with twin
boys, weighing 10 and IL pounds.
VIM. Shelby, an employe at the Para
gould ice plant, was badly injured by
the explosion of a bottle of ammonia
A skiff capsized in the Ouachita river
near Malvern, resulting in the drown
ing of Mark Calhoun and Jane Mcbride.
colored.
VIM Wilkerson was shot to death by
Ed Bosinger at Bonneville. Wilkerson
was drinking, and attempted to kill
Bosinger.
Chas. B. Moore, of New Lewisville.
won in the competitive examination
held at Prescott fof appointment to
West Point
Prof. Hinemon, on account Of i'll
health, declined the presidency of Gal
loway College and DIR. C. c. Golden was
reelected.
VIM. R. Lester, sent up from Greene
county in 1898 for five years for grand
larceny, was pardoned on condition
ludL lie ItdNt the SbdIt.
A rain and hail storm did untold
damage to crops, railroad tracks and
telegraph and telephone poles in the
vicinity of Pine Bluff on the night of
May 2sth.
Present indications are that the Irish
potato crop will not be as large as pre.
dicted six weeks ago, still potato grow.
ers will handle more money than cot.
ton rnisers.
Priscilla Huff, colored, was shot and
killed in negro restaurant at Pine
Bluff. She was dying when the off.
GERS reached her and was unable to tell
who shot her.
Guy Powell, son of Judge R. II. Pow.
ell, OF Batesville, was drowned in White
river near Buffalo Shoals. Young Pow.
ell was member of Company B, See.
end Arkansas Volunteers.
1t is possible 6ov. Jones will call nm
extra session Of the legislature TO con.
slider the subject of trusts.
Wesley Willis and James Nabons
colored, were drowned in the Arkansas
river at Little Rock. They were hauling
sand from bar In the river when the
barge capsized with them.
Mrs. ~ |. Stevens, aged IS years, who
conducted boarding house at Pine
Bluf, committed suicide by taking
strychnine. The woman told a frisnd
her creditors were worrying her 70
death and that she took " poison to
end her troubles.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
THE FATE OF CAPT. TILLEY.
Body Found, Taken TO I1oilo and
Huried-The Grave Bestrewn
With Flowers.

Manila. May 31.-Brig. .-Gen. South.
who was sent with a detachment of
troops on a gunboat in search of Capt
George H. Tilley. of the signal corps,
reported missing at fsealante. on the
Island of Negros. sent the body of
Capt. Tilley 10 noilo yesterday on
beard a launch. The body of Capt
Tiiley was buried later in the day
with notable ceremony. English
friends of the captain joined with his
comrades of the signal corps in ar
ranging for the funeral. and heaped
wreaths of flowers upon the coffin OF
the dead soldier. Gen. South remains
al Escalante with HIS soldiers to search
for the missing men who were with
Capt. Tilley when he met his death.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
big FIrs .t CurtIs. Neb.

Omaha. Neb.. May si.-A special &c
the Bee from Curtis, Neb., says: The
whole east side Of Main street is an
ruins from fire which started at fouI
a. Ia. Two entire blocks of business
houses were destroyed, together with
tltir contents. The firms burned out
are. +. Hickman, meat market, \. j
WasL burn. harness and Saddlery;
Jolnson& Co. farm implements; State
banl; Of Curtis: Stoll q Rumbaugh
hardware: W. +. Palmer. general mer.
chpEdise; J. W. Adams, general mer.
chandise. The loss will reach $4,000:
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
RATHER IMPROBABLE STORY.
A soldier, Writing 10 His Brother
Tells of a Massacre of American
Soldiers in Cuba.

Quincy. H.. May 3l.-Capt. J. A.
Hoefer. late of the United States vol
unteer cavalry, has received "A letter
from his brother. who is stationed in
Santa Clara province. Cuba. with the
Second United States cavalry.
The letter says that i massacre OF
United States soldiers by Cubans oc-
CURED last week. no account Of which
heretofore has been published. Hoefer
tells OF il in his letter with 4 soldiers
Dreyity. He says that more soldiers
were killed in the affair than in any
battle fought during the war. with the
one single exception of that at Santi.
ago.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
Cheyenne Honors schIey.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. May 31.-Cheyenne
turned out. in gay attire to greet Ad-
miral Schley. who arrived over the
Union Pacific from Ogden yesterday
afternoon. A large procession of car
riages and people on foot escorted the
distinguished visitors TO the City park
amid the booming of cannon and pa
triotic airs of the brass bands. An in
formal reception was held at the park,
Admiral Schley responding by a brief
speech TO the cheers Of the multitude.
The party left the city at 3:15 o'clock
for Omaha.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
The Longest Parade in Years.

Chicago. May 31.-Goy. Tanner,
Mayor Harrison. Gen. Thomas Ander-
son and other military and executive
officer yesterday reviewed the longest
Memorial Day parade that has turned
cut in this city in years. The weather
was perfect. and the city was filled
with oui-of-town visitors. \ most en-
thusiastie greeting was given 1000 sol
diers Of the Spanish war, a continued
ovation marking their progress along
the line of march. There were no spe-
eial features attending the decoration
Of graves al the various cemeteries.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
DECIDED IN THE COURTS

The disputed question OF the rlgD
Of a railroad to give one hacknan y
exclusive privilege of soliciting Pass'r
gers within its station grounds Is ~
swered in state VS.. Reed (Miss'h !"
L. r. A. 1874, in the negative, alter "
viewing the other decisions.
An action of mandamus 70 comPel,Is'
reinstatement of a pupil IL senOuis "
held proper in Jackson VS.. state MaIO'i
(Neb.), 42 L. r. A. 792, il the aetOl~
the officer or officers by whom 'heP
pill was refused admission TO or coneA.
ance in the school was an arDitra!
capricious exercise of authority
A sheriff levying on a growing elvr r
of peaches and failing TO gather 'n'~ S,r
or permit the owner TO do so untli w.
have become rotten and worthie.1, 'e,,
held, in state, Wilson VS.. Fowler "1s'
AZ L. r. A. $40, to act in doing SO ~ :, :,
officer and thereby create liaoih9 v
his official bond.
The general rule that note wiz,
amounts to q mere gift is ln'anu 'a',
want OF consideration, but is enfof'is' \.
after money has been expended =, IT,, !"
bilities have been incurred in re,ne-, m'..,.
upon it, is applied in Miller vs., vi "
ern college of Toledo Qll), A. L. ~. ~,
7s7, in case of promissory note
TO a college. -.
Apromissory note given by the mn m.
to the payee, who is a relative 70 ep@ ,,,
the latter to cease work, though u - -,
be without consideration and suog
to reputation at first, is held, IN "a "a
etts VS.. Scothorn (Neb.), ~ L. k' a n,
to be valid and enforcible, WheL
payee, in reliance upon il, has s''
tered a lucrative position.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
A NEW WILL HAS TURNED UP.
Consideration Created Among the
Heirs OF John ID. Airport. at
Butte. Mont.

Butte. Mont. May 3i.-Consterna-
ton has been created among q number
If heirs OF the late John d. Airport 10y
tie finding of "A new will. by the terms
OF which the entire estate. valued az
slOO.O00. is left to a sister. Mrs. Caro-
line VI. Kelly, of Denver. 4 contest
ever another will has just been con
Guided, both parties To it admitting
that il had been proven TO be for
gerry, and steps have been in progress
for a distribution of the estate among
heirs in Chicago. Colorado. Montana
and Michigan. but is now stopped by
the discovery Of the new will.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
Mysterious Death,

Geo. T. Parsons, wealthy Greene
county planter, died at Gainesville un-
der peculiar circumstances. Parsons
took dinner with his wife, from whom
he had been separated several years,
and shortly thereafter was taken with
convulsions and died within a short
time. 1t is supposed his death was
caused from arsenic poisoning and his
stomach was taken out and sent to st.
Louis for chemical analysis.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
Tragedy Near Morrilton.

A man named Edmonds shot and
killed one Thompson near Morrilton.
Edmonds and his wife separated some
time ago, and from reports Thompson
had been paying her attentions The
two were driving toward town in a
buggy. Edmonds met them, and with
the remark, Il told you l would kill
you if caught you with my wife any
more" fred the contents of a shotgun
into Thompson's breast.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
County Judge Takes n Hand.

The authorities at Little Rock have
been wrestling with the Sunday saloon
evil There are in that city about fifty
saloons. and about dozen have been
in the habit of keeping back doors
open on the Sabbath. The city author
tiles having failed to keep them closed,
complaint was made to County Judge
Anderson Mills, who says that he will
revoke the license of any saloon pro-
prietor convicted of keeping open in
the future on Sunday.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
In Georgia and south Carolina.

Atlanta. Ga. May 3l.-National
Memorial day WAS tittingly observed IN
Georgia and South Carolina. The de-
partment of Georgia G.. \. r.. embrace
in@ the states of Georgia and South
Carolina. contains four cemeteries, at
all OF Which appropriate services We're
held. At Marietta. Ca. there are TO-
20l graves; al Anderson,ille. Ga. a.
40: at Beaufort. :. C.. $3.50. and at
Florence. $. C.. 800.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
The Day Mt 81. Louis.

ST. Louis. May 31.-Flowers were
strewn on the graves of the 5000
AmeIi lean soldiers whose remains rest
IL the National eemtery at Je-,,rson
barracks by members OF the local 6.
\. L.. posts. as has been the custom i'Jr
year. past. This tribute to the soldier
dead Was preceded by a parade.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
Murdered His Employer,

A terrible affair occurred near De-
View. Woodruff county. Win Barnett.
eolored. had hand hired to help make
a crop, the hand being a boy about IS
years OF age. Some weeks ago the
boy ran away. Being indebted to
Barnett, heswent after him and gave
him thrashing. The next morning
the boy got up before Barnett, went
out and got an AK, came in on Barnett
asleep and struck him three times and
killed him.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-03
The New Union.

Davenport. Ia. May 3l.-The Grand
and Moline, H., joined yesterday after
noon in the memorial exercises at the
national cemetery ON Government ISL
anG. For the first time the graves of
over 800 confederatfs. who died while
imprisoned on the island during tbs
war. we're decorated with flags by
granc army men in common with 400
Union soldiers sleeping in the national
cemetery.