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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

General Manager Freeman and
owner of the Little River telephone
line and branches, was over yester.
day looking into the business here,
The general manager is getting
rich off his line and he is deserving
to be, for he started his work I'M
aided and is now living on easy
street with a fat bank roll and nc
poor kin to bother him
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26
Santa Claus Makes No
Mistake

When he chooses for the Xmas
feast from our choice stock of fancy
and staple groceries. Our -four for
your Xmas baking, our superior
and exquisitely favored coffees and
teas, our plum buildings, relishes,
crystalized fruits and ginger, for
eign and domestic cheese, meet with
the favor of the conoisseur.
Meriwether 81 TaylOr's,
2I0 East Broad st. phone 100
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Mr.. Charles Moores, a brother of
Mrs. f. G. Wootten, had his house
and contents destroyed by fire yes
terday at Atlanta, Texas. He, had
no insurance. We certainly sym
pathize with him 10 his loss and at
tending Inconvenience, such dis
aster means for HIM and his fam
ily
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

There were several Christmas
trees in the city last night at some
of our places of worship, One at
the Olive street Baptist Church,
one at Fairview Methodist Church,
besides a half dozen private ones at
various residences in the city. All
report nice time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

1t is safe to say that Gen, Butler
did not dine at Pretoria on Christ
mas day, as was his aim when he
left London for South Africa. It
is always best to keep your business
intentions to yourself, and if they
should gang gIee," no one will
be disappointed but yourself,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Druggist Ben Williams had the
misfortune to badly burn his hand
last evening-while shooting large
roman candle it bursted and fired
back into the palm of his right
hand. However, his father DR.. D.
S. Williams, soon had it easy; he will
now have to avoid using it for a few
days.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

The Mother Goose entertainment
will take place on Wednesday night
Dec. 9th, at the West Side assem-
bly, hall, for the benefit of furnish.
ing the railroad Y. M, G. A. hall,
The low admission Of rs cents will
be charged. Let every one attend
who can. IL "a 81
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

We never saw as much Cele
brating in the way of fireworks as
was displayed last night upon our
streets. About 8 p. IN. look any
way you might and roman candles,
and sky rockets, could be seen
lighting up the skies.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26
What To Get For Christmas.

1t would take this entire page to
describe Chas. S. Erber's grand line
of Holiday goods, Call early and
make your selection; goods laid aside
now need not be paid for until
Christmas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

SELF Preservation is the first luw
o Nature" and to take Hoods Sar-
aparilIa on the first appearance of
IMPURE blood is an important step
toward self preservation. 1t makes
rich, red blood and insures good
health.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Those cases of Christmas mischief
will be tried in the morning, Four
arrests have thus far been made.
We learn some Of the merchants
who had signs destroyed will prose-
cute if the guilty party can be
found.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26
NS TO TENDOLARS incest Assortment the City DRUG CO.
A House Warmer.

Last night there was a dance
given at the residence of Mr., and
Mrs. ]. Y. Graves on Maple street.
About 8 O'Clock the crowd began to
gather to "trip the light fantastic,
which they kept up to late hour
when refreshments we're served,
after which the merrymakers de-
parted for their homes. Every one
present enjoyed himself to his heart
content, and saying it was the
"warmest" dance they had been to
for some time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Hoods Pills are non-irritating,
mild, effective z
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

The future cotton market in New
York, got dog trot on itself this
morning and went up some ten or a
dozen points. The Spectator looks
more admiringly on the board
now, than he did several days ago,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

An earthquake in California Of
particular severity visited part Of
the state on Christmas eve night
and many chmneys were shaken
down. Four Indian squaws we're
killed by falling walls.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Mr., John Bender, who is running
a wagon factory at Alexander, La.
is here with his brother, Gus Ben
der, to spend the holidays He
reports business good with him at
his Louisiana home.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Deputy Constable Prince caught
colored man named r. C. Crump,
with a pistol yesterday and pulled
him. This morning be plead guilty
before Justice Hudgins apd was
fined $50 and costs. He said he
could pay it and went off NTH an
officer to get the money. 4 looks
like these pistol toters would learn
after awhile that it was 4 costly
luxury to tote a pistol around
especially if they get caught Bet
ter take a shotgun around on your
shoulder if want to go armed
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-26

Several of our merchants were
hot yesterday when they came
down and found their signs gone
aud still hotter when they recover
ed them and found them dsanaged,
We do not know whether tbs was
the work of men or boys, but we. do
know that the ones guilty 4 dam
aging property should NAH resti
tuition, aud premise never 70 do so
again. 1t is all right we suppose
for youth to feel frisky in his
young days, but he should bput on
the curb and not go beyond reason
bounds in a frQlic
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31

in losing a daughter. Her remarks were
distinctively geographical, particularly
impersonal and somewhat descriptive,
and as follows-in the chorus
She was bred in old Kentucky, where
the meadow grass is blue,
There's the sunshine of the country In
her face and manner, too.
She was bred in old Kentucky. take her,
boy, you're mighty lucky
When you marry girl IKE sue.
For some reason, which IT is difficult
to explain there has been considerable
popular approval of the dominant sem
timent I'm the song of old Kentucky,
Notwithstanding the fact that there is
no allusion i'm IL To the merits of Bour-
hon as "a beverage or the wholesome
advantage of rye. taken internally.
Heretofore Kentucky has been chieny
noted in the affairs OF the stage py reH-
son of the horses bred and reared there,
and Kentucky thoroughoreus nuNe
gained marked distinction on many
race courses. but the popular merit OF
Young women with Kentucky as place
of education has not heretofore Deeil
very clearly made known. The second
verse OF the sentimental song She
WAS Bred i'm Old Kentucky IL or
sone1vhat mournful character, as II de-
scribes the emotions of the young hus-
hand after being left widower and
Contains too a somewhat curt refer
| onca ON his part to the place we've
| long called home He Is represented
| as solilouuiZing. not as rs usual IN sucn
| nathetic pictures, in group OF ms
! friends and relatives win; usually' nus
| children i'm the foreground of the pic
| urp hut sitting alone. absolutely
] ,Ione and disconsolate. and recalling
| tbe language Of his mother-in-law.
! ,rh.,c are the words OF the second
| Verse; t...
| MANY wears have passed away since
] that well remembered day
| When TO that dear olu heh'uChS
| home | came;
| ,,a ,,,,, bnupiness thro' life was my
sweetheart. friend and wire
rsor tho sunshine in her heart re-
| nained the same;
am sitting all alone In place we've
| long called home,
r,r we vestSrday my darling passed
away; -.
dav when. but boy,
Tbat 4 took her hand and heard hei
mother say
! obyiouslv the essential point IN the
| popularity of a song - the eNcclenc.
of the music, but the theme nas u,. uluvi
| TO do with II. and the words of descrip'
! tion. TOO. For number OF years mat
| tc,e connected with Kentucky have de-
| r,arded nublic attention. The play 1T
| Old Kentucky" has becn presented u
/ ou parts of the country and FOR tina
reason. perhaps. the patrons OF theatre'
have ret themselves more familiar
with the song on that subject than on'
bosed upon "Rred in Kansas" or "Brc'
a, peinwpra" " for instance. The paro
diefs have not been slow TO utilize tn
d,antages offered by she Was Bre'
i'm old Kentucky ne subject for ira
vogty. There is the tramps' brea'
from old Kentucky" there "a the rae
track "nlcd in ola kentuckN.' there D
! the humorous Fun oi ''d keniu'kN'
| aud $50 on The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
JUST THE sArlE "OLD" WOMAN

zone hears q good deal about the
new woman said Washington wom-
an who has had long and varied social
experience in England and America,
"but it seems TO me that the women
meet today are very much like the
women / knew fifty years ago. There
may be more who are highly educated,
or self-supporting; but the well-bred
woman doesn't talk entomology or
Greek roots or shop in society, and
can't tell a pretty girl who knows
about bugs from the one who doesn't.
But | do notice in society one sign
that women are changed, and I'm de-
lighted with the change. When | was
girl the half hour or whole hour after
dinner was the abomination of desola-
tion. The men stayed with their wines
and cigars. The women adjourned 70
the drawing rooms and manlfestly ala
penance for their sins. Some or them
tried TO be amiable and kept up an m
vertebrate conversation. some We're
openly, frankly bored. and the advent
of the men was hailed with undisguis-
ed 10y and relief. Now Things are alto
gether different in this day and gener-
alton. To be sure, the men often leave
the table with the women, but even
when they don't there Is no dull hour
for the women. Women are more inter-
ested in each other than they used 10
be. or else they are more Interested IN
themselves. whichever 1T Is, the result
is the same-increased animation ana
fluent conversation. When a number OF
women are together nowadays they
seem TO have most hilarious time.and
| conversation never flags for moment
| / suppose IT is because there are more
| interests in the lives OF women than
there were in old days. one doesn
! need TO talk jam or servants or chil
| dren or clothes-though those staple
| topics are still hard worked, notice,
| I'VE often seen look OF actuai rcgre'
! ON the women's faces when the doors
| onened and men came in. 1t is whole
| some sign. Philadelphia Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31

For all the extraordinary opposition
that developed to the ratification OF the
treaty unless there should be tied 10 IL
a string of provisions and qualitca-
tions that threatened 20 make the upper
branch OF Congress ridiculous, If not
ignoble institution as deliberative
body. for all the feverish activity OF
the noisy. If few, chaps who denounce
the instrument in root and branch, and
for all the partisan and factional hair
splitting. the country at large has never
had any real fear that the treaty would
fail of ratification. There has been an
implicit confidence in Senators Frye and
Gray, both associated with the treaty
from its beginning, loyal TO the admin
istration in its purpose with regard to
IL, patriotic and, besides, expert at
handling measures of Importance in a
legislative body where TO successfully
(. engineer a bill from introduction TO
adoption is recognized as feat re-
quiring experience and ability beyond
what would be called for in any parlia-
ment in the world. There has been. all
along, confident feeling that these
leaders on behalf of the treaty had a
following that could not be overcome
and that would be increased rather
than reduced by the sitting processes
OF debate and conference. So the coun-
try has been at ease despite the symp-
toms Of hazard for the treaty, and only
now. on the eve of the decisive action
feeling the suspense due to the pos.
sibility of failure ever existing unit
the thing is cllnched.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31

barking on colonial policy. IL is As
hard to talk against destiny as K is 40
expectorate against a noi'east gale.
The American flag flies over the Phil
ippines. 5ver Porto Rico, over cuba.
and there Is imperative business TO pe
done in all OF those places. 1t cannot
wait FOR senators TO get through talk
ing. Whatever the legislation may be
ike. affecting national policy In con-
nection with these islands, they are at
present on the nations hands and they
present important business requiring
immediate attention. The new respon-
sibilities require new measure of gov
ernment policy. The Presidents Phil
ippine commission seems To indicate a
government for the islands OF nature
intermediate between the present mill
tary rule and the prospective civil ad-
ministration IL is composed OF three
civilians and Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Otis will, OF course, be joined TO 1t. The
commission Will study conditions out
in the Philippines with a view TO Offer
ing plan OF government just as the
Hawaiian commissioners have done in
the case of the territory they were sent
TO take over in the name OF the United
states and inspect. Such commissions
temporarily perform the duties that
will some day, in all probability, be
assigned TO a new Cabinet office, a sec'
retary for the Colonies, as perhaps il
will be named.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
DIE z D.

ppENNAN-In this city. 29th inst,
MARY NJ. daughter of Catherine and
Patrick Brennan. aged IL years,
months and days.
CARRTNGTON-In this city. 3Oth inst,
John Darlington, aged as years
CHADwICK-In this city. 2sth inst,
Richard Chadwick, aged 90 years.
cRANAM-SOth inst. James A. Gra-
ham of Pawtucke1.
UEARNEY-In Berkeley, II. l., 18th
inst Margaret A., daughter of Mary
and the late Edward Hearney.
1ovE-In this city. SOth inst. Emily
A.. second daughter OF Mary Il. and
the late Richard Lowe.
LANDER-In this city .2eth inst, Sarah
A.. wife Of j. Warren Lander. aged
"A years
NNEAI,-In this city. Goth inst, Brid-
get. wife of owen McNeaL
NICuOLs-In East Greenwich. S0th
inst, Benjamin Nichols, aged 81
years.
.SHANLEY-In this city. 29rh inst''
Patrick Shanley, aged 20 years.
STACKPOLE-In East Providence, 2sth
inst, Francis l.. Stackpole, aged 81
years, | month and ~ days.
sNYDER--In Woonsocket. r. J., 2sth
inst. Jennie Trescott sherman, wife
OF David ]. Snyder, aged 81 years.
rERpRIGGEN- this city, 30th inst.
James w. Terbrtggen. aged 81
years.
ytI1TNIAN-Iu this city. 2sth inst.
George :. whitman, son of the lat,
BENJAMIN ". and Cynthia =. j.
whitman. aged Ga years.
YoIrNG-In this city, 2sth inst. Dan.
forth l.. Il. Young. aged 30 years,
months and 20 days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
'TWIxT YOU AND We.

The robins will defer their nesting
ror the present.
According to the census, the wealth
er always does something when the
General Assembly meets.
Some folks dread the coming to-
gether of General Assembly.
But it really can do no harm, go
long as YOU take care OF your health.
And that reminds me that I'm glad
| don't have 10 be chipping marble on
top of the Capitol dome. this day.
-squantum Is going TO have a new
club house but the same old bake can't
be improved on by any human archi-
lecture.
Neither can Bro. G.'s miniature
milk punches.
Il understand the moths have got
into the proposed now city charter.
The tired out school teachers and
their weary young charges are having
another vacation.
Much needed
If | have counted correctly this is
only the fourth on at most the firth, or
sixth vacation they have had this win
ter.
And the last one was surely four on
J Eve weary weeks ago.
Happy school days.
! Especially I'm vacation time
THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
BLIND MASSEURS IN JAPAN.

At an early age all the poor little
blind boys and girls In Japan are ini-
tiated into the mysteries of shampoo
ing and massage. Every one knows
that the sense OF touch i'm the blind is
very fully developed by habit ana nee
essity. and the Japanese have taken
advantage of this fact, rightly conclud-
ing that the blind are fitted by ma
ture to become gentle and delicate mas
seurs. The trade is, therefore. reserved
entirely for them. no other people be-
ing allowed to pursue II.
In spite OF the inevitable pathos or
the situation. says writer in the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, these shampoOerS
are one of the picturesque features OF
"a Japanese village. In the hrst place,
unlike most of our unfortunates, they
make themselves as attractive as pos
sible doing their best to hide their de-
feet from the eyes Of the world by
wearing neat and pretty dresses. ar
ranging their hair with the utmost
care. and cultivating generally cheer
ful apnearauce. They are usually dress-
ed i'm some ight-coored kimono spot
lesslv clean with pretty obi or sash
around the waist They are all pro-
1 W
rlointiye sound. which may be heard
| njebt and day. as they slowly grope
| theit. wav about. tapping with their
| long walking sticks, seeking employ
ment. -
| This Is rarely hard to find. as they
are i'm great demand hy the natives VINO
| suffer from rheumatism the cnnste
| of japan is damp. and the httle Japs
! dress almost entirely IN cotton, So tha'
| The wet penetrates 10 their very bones
| and cripples them with rheumatism
in uh ~, ORC yst very young. The
| drausbtv paper houses do not tend to
| inuroyc matters, and fre-places oi
| even stoves as we know them are uh-
| heard OF. It Is a popular superslltlui
| there that if the wrists are Kept warm
| one need fear no .evil effects from the
| cold. but ID evidently does not holo
! GOOD and the shampooer ana masseul
! drives a nourishing trade. You car
! Geo bipn-or her-at work bN d0N IN any
pf Tho poorpr houses OF the village. SIT
ting patiently before lttl" jap tup
hing him gently and, by dint oi plhche'
| and kneadines seeking lo 'harii "W .!
! the wearing pain. In some places lh'!
-. ipstruments uf wood for their mas
sage. 49,.
.Tbere IS at least one that l know
| which has "A very soothing fleet on m
nuscIcs after fatiguug walk, Tor
! have had it uitd on mNSth. cNp'all,
! tb, traveI.r 1T A. simply a handle
With four round wooden balls attached
which ~ run over the body Anoth"
instrument that seems to he taNorit
! with the natives is n round woode
hall. with an adjustable handle.
Many Europeans are nnssared reeii
lerv whom hey taFc the baths % IN
different hot springs which abound
I.psu. hut. generally speaking thcS
.hampoocrs ere employed by the Jau
arpss themselves. IN this waY IN
blind of Japan are rendered indcnend
ont and earn an honest livelihood if
! I stead 81 feeling themselves hurde
I 4 % their families With the CONSTANT
J Increasing demand for massage IN tn
! country it would seem that q cours
in this speciality ought Go bc introduce
wherever The blind are taught.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
PECULIAR ENGLISH SPELLING.
Most Difficult Of All Systems 10 Acquire tIcep
Chinese, Sg Those Who Know.

English spelling is the most unsys-
tematic and therefore the. most diihcult
of all systems TO acquire, except the
Chinese. The Freench has not conf
plete alphabet to represent all its sound
i'm a simple and systematic manner, but
the French use the incomplete ana ue-
fective Roman alphabet much more
consistently than we, says Self culture.
The object of writing Is To convey
thought. An ideal system would allow
of the conveyance OF thought with the
least expenditure of energy on the part
OF both writer and reader the souhos
OF the spoken language should be rep
resented by the simplest, most complete
and most logical system. There are III
English 40 distinct sounds. Forty DIS
tinct letters are needed TO represent
them. with such system the inter-
minable difficulty of learning TO spell
would disappear. the time spent IN
printing and writing unnecessary let
ters would he saved and the learning
of the language by children ana lot
egners would be greatly faclitateu'
There Is no valid objection 10 phonetic
spelling except the difficulty OF intro
ducing il. The chronological objection
is unworthy of serious consideration.
The etymology, for example, or
'sophism which, by the way, does not
import n wise saying-resides in the
real word not i'm it's spelling. Any one
who knows the history OF the word
would associate that history with II,
however il might be spelled. The Phil
ological association favors phonetlc
| spelling. 1t is OF course impossible tc
make so radical a change at once. Bul
| II does not follow that the benefits OF
| phonetic spelling. the metric system, oi
T! any other great Improvement VIII come
| 10 us in the surest and best way SpS
| simply leaving the matter to chance
| There is a tendency TO shorten spell
| ing: but the benefits To be derived from
| Improvement are so great that dehnit'
| action should be taken 10 secure then
| early, and TO make the changes In TN,
| way that will be most beneficial
4 Changes for better ard for worse vii
| continue to- come by chance as the!
| have come i'm the past, but chance
| change i'm so important matter a.
4 the language OF the most enlightene'
| and most progressive people OF tn
world should not be satisfactory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31

Nothing more shameful or ridiculous
than such failure to ratify the Treaty
OF Paris i'm its entirety and without
qualification or amendment of the
smallest kind could be conceived. And
for all the earlier signs 10 the con-
trary, it is not 60 be seriously feared
for a moment that the Senate Of the
United States I'm its sober senses will
do otherwise than vote safely for rati-
fication. Already the way out Of what
seemed To be dubious controversy Is
discernible as that suggested by an
agreement to take a vote on the resolu-
tion 10 the effect that the ratification
OF the treaty carries no pledge upon
the government to take up colonial
policy. The treaty, itself. carries no
such pledge. of course. II Is n treaty
and nothing more. Whatever the un-
derstood policy Of the government and
the very evident purpose ~ the Ameri-
can people may be- in the matter. there
II no statement bearing upon colonial
policy or purpose in the historic docu'
mcnt framed by the high commission
ers at Paris. II any Senator thinks
that the treaty by implication propose
something that It's language does no
express. IL is well enough to calm th'
fears of the suspicious party by takinI
a vote on whatever proposition he ma
choose to offer. And n the opponent
of the treaty will be- satisfied with tha
no one viii complain. 80 long as IN
chief work In hand. already too Ion
delayed. r. now pushed TO . sp-r1y con
cIusion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31
"BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY"

In The periodical literature ana occa-
sioual poetry OF the United States Ken"
tucky. the dark and bloody ground,
has been more genorally identified in
the popular mind with the production
and consumption of superior grade
of whiskey than with sentimental mat
ters taking musical form IN BALLADS.
The author OF the song, Bred IN Ola
Kentucky bread from old Ken
tucky. as the parodits already have It
touched, however. upon"a sympathetic
vein In the first verse of his song as
follows:
When "a lad, stood one day by a cot
tage far away.
And 10 me that day all nature seem d
more grand.
For my Sue. with bushes red, had just
promised we should we'd.
And I'd come 60 ask her mother Tor
her hand.
As told the old. old tale Of a love that
ue'er would fail,
The gray haired mother stroked her
daughters head.
And / fancied | could trace just a tear
on her kind face
AS she placed my sweetheerts hand
I'm mine and said
What the mother said 10 the young
man differed materially from what, IN
like cases, according To all human OBJ
servation and experience, H. generally
said She did not refer to her daughter
or To her future son-in-law. She did
I not say that matrimonial alliances were
made In heaven; she did not add that
| she had always expected that he would
propose, She did not grieve at the
/ prospective loss of her daughter on dry
| her tears in contemplation of the gooo
| husband the daughter would secure
| She did not say that she hated TO part
| with her child, but would gain sor