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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The Galveston aud little Rock
weather prognasticators are as
much alike as two black eyed peas in
the same pod. They both reported
yesterday as going to be a clear and
balmy day The government should
appoat a commission and learn by
what weather signs they forecast
the future doiugs Gf the elements.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

Uncle Sam will teach the Philip
pinos few lessons in war, like he
did the Indians. As they want TO
resist and fight, complete subjec-
ton should be the motto of this
country-racial destiny demands
this. We believe in the complete
power and domination of the eau
casian, wherever he gains foot
hold.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

1t is only necessary to go back a
few short years and dig up the
records in order to prove that BIZ
metallism is not a new issue, but
that it was very popular with the
people of all parties and that most
Of the big papers were for the free
coinage of siver-until the bosses
of the e, o. p. and the stuffed
prophet and bacchaualian brute OF
Buzzard's Bay sold out the people tC
the bond holders of Wall street
Why, even that, at present, frog
eating sheet, the Chicago Tribune
ia 1878, speaking on the silver ques
ton, said: "A labOIing man woult
infinitely prefer to be set at woIl
earning a silver dollar than sta W
while waiting for employment on
| gold basis. And this is the san I
condition that exists today, but tht
Tribune is singing another song.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The present winter has been no
usually severe, all over the country.
At Hannibal, Mo-, the Mississippi
river is frozen over, and wagons
cross ovec il on the ice. Thermem
eter has stood below zero there for
over a week.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
Take 1t Away.

This weather may suit you, it
may suit the wood man, the Goa
barron and the man who furnishes
gas for heating purposes, but we
want to place ourself before the
poor of this city as being diometri-
caljy and Systematically opposed tc
all such and now register our disap
probation.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

One great drawback to making
Cuba state would be the pensions
for Cubans, If it is ever annexed
matters of past concern of the ua-
tives should be let alone no pen.
sions allowed.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, with its
through sleeping car service Mem
phis to Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, via. Atlanta, is the
quickest and best line to the south
east. Reclining chair cars on all
trains for seats in which no charge
is made. For map and time tables
and sleeping car reservations, ad'
dress. e. SUTCLIFFE,
G.P,&T.A MemphisRoute
307 Main St.
Il 28. Memphis, Tenn
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

We carry all kinds of wheeled
gOOds-W Wagons, carriages, bug
gics, etc.-can suit one and all
in both style and price. Come
to headquarters.
II. TeXarkana Carriage Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The Hunter Transfer and Storage
Co.. have the only safe and conven-
lent rooms in the city, for storage
Of your furniture or piano. We
are prepared to store goods of any
kind
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The legislative Investigating com,
mittee is finding much rotteuucss
and corruption in the republican
municipal government Of St, LOUIS.
Republicans are noted for extrava-
gauce and misrule.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

Cure Scrotula promptly and per.
manently by a thorough course of
Hoods Sarsparjlla. All forms oil
this painful disease yield to the blood
purify power of this great medicine.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

At Belmond, Iowa, 1000 persons
we're rendered homeless by a fire
1t could not be stopped because of
frozen hydrants.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The wires report business inter-
rupted yesterday in all the states
except Florida. This is caused by
snow aud cold weather.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The Queen of Spain has couvoked
the Oortes of that country for Feb
20, to adopt the peace treaty, and
other purposes.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The peace treaty was cabled en-
tire to Gen, Otis at Manila, at a
cost OF $1,000. He will make use of
it as a proclamation.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
noEs rAIS STRIKE your

Muddy complexion, Nauseatlng breath
come from chronic constipation. Karls
Clover Root Toa is an absolute cure and
has been sold for fifty years on an absolute
guarantee, Prico 90 cts. and 80 cts s
Sold by Williams & williams.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle,
reliable, sure. 4.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
IS THE WAR OVER /?

We wouldn't think so, with Miles and
Eapan throwing beef at each other. There
is never any question as to whether our
meats are high gr de or not We handle
nothing but the best fed, primest and lat
test beef, lamb, mutton, pork and veal to
be procured, and we pride ourselves upon
being expert judges of what is the best
We will sell you a fine roast, steak OF
sausage at reasonable price.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
Women Sufferers

They Find Relief In the Great Blood
EnrIchIng Power Of Hoods sar-
saparIIIa : Better and Stronger
Than for Five Years.
asince the birth OF my little daughter
five years ago, 1 have suffered intensely
with female weakness. When she was
three months old / began taking med
icines and continued for over year, but
WAS not cured. / had weak, nervous
spells, when my whole body would trem-
bic. | had no appetite and my system was
completely run down. My sister-in-law
persuaded me to try Hoods Sarsaparilla'
and after taking one bottle l went back
and got five more. am now on my sl1th
bottle and can say that Hoods sarsapa-
rilla has done me more good than any
other medicine. / am now better ana
stronger than have been for five years"
MRS. WILLIAM HALL, Jenny Lind, Ark
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Puriher'
Sold by all druggist ST. six for So
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

The best OF everything the mark
ct affords, at Huddleston Bros
meat market
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

New line ladies' aud gentlemen
yold watches aud chains at r. /
Sthuster's the old reliable, 9 !
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
Ealf Rate to Mardi Gras.

As usual the Texas Il Pacific
Railway Company will sell tickets
to New Orleans account Mardi GraS
carnival at rate of one fare foI
round trip. Tickets on sale Febru
ary 7, 8, 8, 10, II, 12 and l3, gooC
for return as late as February 28
See nearest ticket agent for further
information.
G. G. SwINDELL, e. p. TURNER,
Ticket Agt,, G. p. & 7. A,
Texarkana, Tex. Dallas, Tex,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10

Fine line of new gold and gold
plated cuff and collar buttons,
diamond studs etc. at Schuster's
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
RArmA-

Daily, pc, month hy carrier. er.......s g.
Daily, six xnonths by mail, In advance 4 O
Jaily, one year by mail, in advance. T 81
Weekly, one year by mail, in advance 0t
Weekly, six months, in ADVANCE, 81
All communications should be addressed
10 THE TEXARKANIAN.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
The Auditorium
SPRING LAKE PARK
FOR SALE.

The Texarkana Street Railways, Spring
Lake Park and Auditorium, are for sale at
cost to any individual or corporation, that
will enter Into contract to build an up-to-
date Electric Street Railway, The under
signed will gladly give bona fide purchas-
ers all information: This proposition Is
open until Texarkana gets new road:
FRANK WHITLEY:
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-10
THE TEXARKANTAN
J. W. GARDNER, Editor and Prop'r
FRIDAY, FEB 10, 1899

The Daily and Weekly TEXARKANIAN arr
entered at the poStollice at Texarkana ~
second class mall matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
The Peasant of Porto Rico.
Harper's Weekly.


The life Of the peasant, the peon. Of Porto
neither has he ever passed through the
nightmare OF wretched hunger and biting
cold which adds so vitality TO the hardshipS
OF the poverty-stricken of northern chimes.
In squalor and filth, in crudity and ig-
norance. the larger number of the inhabi-
tants go through their comparatively short
lives: for one does not see many aged peo-
contagious diseases, and troubles handed
down from Sickened fo~refathers, at a COM
paratively early age.
At no period of the poor mans existence
can he suffer the fortunes of starvation be-
cause his job of work has given out, for,
while during whole months of the year he
may not earn a single centavo, he still has
If worst comes to worst, or the landowner
turns him out, he may live on the profu-
sion of fruits and roots of the forest, or,
as is a common practice of the country,
upon the fruits flched from his more opu-
lent ~neighbor.
In the dry season he complains Of the
cold OF the early morning. yet he needs but
the merest rags to cover his nakedness, for
on no day In the year is ii colder than our
mildest of autumnal weather. Shoes are a
useless burden to his bare and sole-leather-
lined feet. which have trodden the rocky,
briery trails In their nakedness from in
fancy; and a hat. il he must have II. he
makes in his own house from the grass
grown around the doorway.
The house in which he is domiciled he
builds in a few short days from poles and
and a good house 1t is in spite of its primi-
tive appearance, for II screens him from the
colder winds OF night. and sheds the water
Of the driving rains like a ducks back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

The Washington Post says that the lady
who for some time past has had charge of
the Juvenile department Of the Boston Pub
lie Library is now in Washington and has
had a conference with Mr.. Putnam, IL
brarian of congress. presumably In regard
TO establishing such a department in the
National Library. 1t seems that the late
Librarian Young had already taken some
steps in that direction. having mapped out
plans for a room well stocked with juvenile
literature and set apart from the main read
ing room, for the special use Of children. He
had even gone so far as to provide furni-
ture suitable for children, which is now
stored in the basement of the library. Under
the circumstances ii is quite natural that
the visit to Washington Of the Boston lady
referred TO should be construed as having
relation to the establishment of a Juvenile
department in the Library OF Congress,
though no authoritative announcement has
been made to that effect. The proposition
will hardly strike the public favorably-at
least that considerable portion of the public
outside OF Washington. The Library OF
Congress is not a Washington. but an
American institution. IL belongs TO the
people of the Nation, not to those OF the ma
tional capital. Therefore. the people Of the
country at large have a right to expect that
the library will be carried on according to
its original plan and kept up TO a high
standard. The original plan contemplated
making it primarily a library of reference.
a storehouse OF literature and a place for
students and Investigators. 1t was never
contemplated that it should be a circulating
library. a popular library in the ordinary
sense, or a place OF resort and amusement
for children. 1t could not be made so with
out departing to some extent from its orig
inal purpose and interfering with the ac-
complishment of more important objects
than the entertainment of children. This
should be accomplished in some other way.
Washington has a public library of its own.
to which Andrew Carnegie has recently
made a liberal donation. and the residents
OF the city are able to give It liberal sup
port. That Is a circulating library. and Is
the proper place for 3 reading room for
washington children. Because the juvenile
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
One of Funston's Feats.

w. G.. Nicholas. in Chicago Post
General Funston. of Kansas. the star hero
or the Philippine war, Is well known IN
Washington. He was here a great deal while
his father, Farmer" Funston. was in Con-
gress, and while in the city acquired quite a
standing as a sport. He never had much
money. but during the infrequent periods
when he was flush he was very free with his
dollars. 1t is related of him that on one &C.
casion. after quite a season Of financial
famine, he went across the Potomac river
and brought back 81. 200, which he deposited
in a hotel safe. 1t was the result of an after
Moons campaign on the race track. The par
ticular race track at which he made the
winning is described by horsy people as the
toughest proposition in a gambling line ever
heard Of, and those who recall the circum-
stances of Funston's. big winning at ST.
Asaph's say his attack on the pool box on
that occasion was more heroic than his
swim across the River Bagbag in the face
of Filipino sharpshooters. For a man TO
come away from st. Asaph's track with
81. 200 and bring ii safely TO Washington
beats any exploit on record. 1t shows the
stuff General Funston is made of. 1t also
goes to confirm General MacArthur's state
ment that he is a born leader of men. He
led the Virginia brigands on that eventful
afternoon all the way across the. long
bridge, although heavily handicapped by the
weight of a far roll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05


Up in the northeastern part of the State
OF Kansas was once a famous and flourish
Ing town which has entirely disappeared.
Its name no longer appears upon even the
county map every vestige OF Its existence
has been efaced, and the soil upon which
wheat. corn and potatoes.
II was Intended TO be the worlds metropo-
lis. Many cities have been founded with
that ambition. but / do not know of one that
was founded in 1866 by New England colo
nists and was named in honor of Charles
Summer IL was the object of prayer and
praise In the heart of many a pious Adolf
ZIONIST and humanitarian, and churches,
Sunday schools, sewing societies, literary
clubs. Dorcas circles and other gatherings in
New England sent boxes OF clothing and
food regularly to its residents II there were
any who could not provide for themselves.
Al. one time there a population Of 2,5o0.
Ineir homes were perhaps superior to any
others that could be found at that time west
OF the Mississippi river, and certainly sur
passed any west of the Missouri.
They had a notable coat of arms, and its
motto was appropriate. 1t was Pro Lege
ct Grege-"For the Law and the People
and they sent over the country innumerable
autographs to advertise the place. copies Of
wnich preserve a glimpse Of the classic ar
chitecture and the landscape gardening that
vas the source of so much pride. Albert
u. Richardson, the correspondent Of the
New York Tribunte in the West. was one
or the founders, and Owen Lovejoy preached
and prayed in the Congregations Church.
John ]. ingalls, stopped at Summer when ne
came West from Williams College TO grow
up with the country. but decided to move
on to Atchison. Not only is the city Of
sumner extinct but its memory has almost
questioned a dozen prominent citizens who
never heard of Ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

Engineering Magazine.

Engineering Magazine.
The severance of the American isthmus
seems assured. and with the completion of
an adequate and easily n~ayigable ship
canal from the Atlantic TO the Pacific will
come changes and expansions in the com
merce OF the world which can as yet scarce
proved that increased facilities create new
traffic. greater as the gain In time and
safety in facility becomes more consider
able. In a case where the change is so
great and far reaching as that which will
be made by the completion OF a trans
isthmian water route data of existing ton
mage carried are of little value as a guide
to an estimation OF the raffic or the fnan-
cial profit. of the undertaking. Some sug-
gestions, however. may be found by the
study OF other works OF similar character.
bearing always in mind that ocean freight
carrying is not much benefited by small
savings in time of transit. especially when
effected at the cost Of more difficult naviga-
ton. while the gain from a large saving
rises In rapid ratio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

General Merritt is now receiving the criti-
cisms of the Aguinaldo press. not more for
his recent declaration regarding the secre-
tary of war than for what those papers
claim he did not do In Manila. His failure
not consult the natives, meaning A~guinaldo.
General Merritt was sent to Manila to
fight the Spanish. He put his small army
in excellent condition before he left San
Francisco and did the work assigned him
Up to the time Spain sued for peace, when
he returned, with orders to report to the
peace commissioners at Paris. which he did.
He had no orders to consult the natives.
but he sized up Aguinaldo with mathemati-
cal accuracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
Gold Deposits in the Philippines.
D. 7. DaY. in Engineering Magazine.

At this distance and with the slight ex-
ploratory work which has been carried on
in the Philippine islands, the minerals that
can be profitably exported are best known.
Mr.. George T. Becker in his recent investi-
cation has given a very clear view of the
present mineral exploration In the Philip
pines, and has shown that gold is found
in a great number of localities in the arch
ipelago, from northern Luzon to central
Mindanao. In most cases the gold is de-
trial. and is found either in existing water
courses or In deposits now deserted by the
current. 1t is said that in Mindanao some
of the gravels are in an elevated position
and adapted to hydraulic mining. There are
no data at hand which indicate decisively
the value of any of the placers, but the
fact that they are washed largely with
cocoanut shells for pans by the natives is
an indication Of either rich deposits or quite
coarse gold. In the province of Abra. at
the northern end of LuZon, there are plac-
ers. and the river Abra itself yields aurif-
erous gravel. In lie Planto there are gold
quartz veins as we'll as gravels, and here
also Is the best developed deposit of copper
ores. although these are also reported from
a great number of localities in the islands
of Luzon, Mindoro. Capul,. Masbate, Panay
and Mindanao. This last island is practical
ly UNEMPLOYED and full of possibilities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

LeSlle 5 weekly.
While our Democratic friends in New
York have been competing with each other
in the art of dinner-giving. and questioning
whether Jefferson would have favored a one
or a ten-dollar-a-plate entertainment, the
student of early American politics will be
inclined TO believe that IL Jefferson had
been living he would have been in favor of
both dinners. Much as Jefferson has been
written and talked about, he was, perhaps,
the most inconsistent of all American
statesmen. He constantly said one thing
and did another. He was called an infidel,
yet he responded to every call in behalf of
Christianity. He wrote the Declaration of
Independence, and declared that govern
ment must rest upon the. consent of the
governed. yet he closed the Constitution a
few years later. when it was necessary to
purchase Louisiana, and made the purchase
without consulting or considering the wishes
of its people. He has been quoted botn for
and against free trade and protection. He
wrote on every subject, personal and polit-
ical. and his writings are so volum'nous.
and cover such a range of thought. that
nearly every one can find something in them
with which to agree or disagree. as oc-
casion may seem to require.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
Plenty of Gold Bricks.
Washington Special.

washington Speclal.
Not a month passes that the United
States treasurer and superintendent of the
minis do not hear of a gold-brick game
having been successfully played. The vic
tins almost invariably make their appear
ance at the minis or assay offices with their
metallic bars carefully wrapped in canton
flannel and slowed away in. a capacious
gripsack. The experts are able to detect
the fraudulent character of the bars at a
glance, although in many cases they are
cleverly plated with the genuine metal. The
weight always gives them away, however.
a week or two ago the purchaser of a no.
BILE gold brick about a yard long turned
up at the Philadelphia mint. and the off,
Gals of that institution had a hard time
convincing him that he had been swindled.
To satisfy him a number OF gold bars were
brought in which, combined, were about the
size of the fictitious chunk of plated iron.
The fraudulent brick weighed about eighty
pounds, while the real gold occupying the
same space weighed over two hundred
pounds. To still further convince the VIC
tim the bar was broken up and a portion
Of it pulverized. 1t was not until then that
he would acknowledge that he had bought
a bunch Of experience for 5000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

The Memphis Appeal makes Mr.. Edward
Atkinson. of Boston, a member of the Home
Market Club of New England and the
statistician Of the tariff barons." In fact,
Mr.. Atkinson has been an out ard out free
trader thirty years and has been a thorn
in the flesh of the manufacturers who con-
stitute the Home Market Club ever since
1t was organized. Mr.. Atkinson's invention
of the coal oil stove and the recipes for
meals for six or seven persons costing Is
cents were discovered in the interest of
free trade to the end that by cheap living
the United States could compete with Eu-
rope without a protective tariff. AS pro-
charged to us now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
Celebrities.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

NeW 1OrK OOmf1erCldI AuVertlser-
Mrs. George is going to write a book, and
Grover Cleveland is about 10 enter the fac
ulty of Princeton. There is nothing like be-
coming thoroughly we'll known TO give A
person business chances. A woman may
hardly go on the stage now without divorce
or some specious scandal. and for the sa-
loon business bridge jumping or pugilism or
some such preparation Is almost essential
for a man II he would make a brilliant sue
cess. Mr.. Cleveland managed TO get his
name pretty prominently before the public
at one time, and he would doubtless be a
good advertisement for Princeton. A priori
he would not seem very well suited TO pro-
censorship. He is strong but not intellectual;
still, perhaps, his knowledge of affairs will
really be more useful to the students under
him than mere scholarship. 1t has been the
reproach of colleges that they are too theo-
retical and not practical enough. Mr.. Cleve-
land will certainly be practical, whether his
views agree with the majority of his fellow