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Evening star., 1899-11-20

1t is to be hoped that the gentlemen who
arrive next month will bring some good
eplgrams and anecdotes, A little congress
sronal vaudeville will be a great relief after
the prolonged season of French farces.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

General Joubert is said to be a pains
taking press censor himself when occasion
arises. 1t would be a mistake to regard the
Transvaal Republic as cooperative col
ony Of ideal phiIanthropists.
Evening star., 1899-11-20
4 Dearth of Genius

There doesn't seem to be nearly as much
1ne poetry written as there once was -
said the young woman.
No answered the young man. mot
since all those big bicycle manufacturers
quit advertising"
Evening star., 1899-11-20

IL. Boston Traveller il an excellent paper
an shows good Judgment in selecting Star
matte f'r use in its columns. but it some
TIM rrnitS quotation marks, as in its re
pr.tiarfi"u "f The Stars cartoon. entitled
''Ths Er-~ W Longer at Bay
Evening star., 1899-11-20

Governor Roosevelt is to take boxing les
sons from New York parsonage named
Dwyer. The governor should be careful
to assure himself that Mr.. Dwyer is not an
old-ine Tammany democrat
Evening star., 1899-11-20

The emperor is very fond of owning
war machinery and will of course, en-
dt avor to impress the German taxpayers
with the idea that a country with Pacific
islands ought To have plenty of new battle
ships.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

The Chinese are too much accustomed
TO practical politics to let the contracts
Tor tearing down the great wall lead 10
any official Investigations.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

Mr- Reed has not offered any predictions
as to how lCng it will be before Mr. Hem
derson becomes willing to settle down to
the comforts and remunerations of private
life
Evening star., 1899-11-20

Senator Mason is Iecturing the English
about the Boer war. Mr. Mason should be
prudent. London sometimes takes its hu-
Nor very seriously.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

RUSSIA would doubtless be glad to have
the Emperor William inform the interview.
ers tnat his trip to London has no political
significance.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

So many prominent men have determined
to retire from public life that the coming
Congress will be weighted with great re-
sponsih'lities in producing new crop of
statesmen.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

Sir Thomas Upton might give Lord Dun
raven few lessons in how to behave
when YOU lose If he were not so busy
with plans for another yacht.
Evening star., 1899-11-20
W hat Schurz win Learn.
From the Indianapolis Journal.


When Mr. Schur2 has time to look over
the returns he Will be painfully impressed
with the fact that the German-Amcriran n
voters IN Ohio and Iowa do not recognize
his l-ddtrship.
Evening star., 1899-11-20

Agulnaldo can scarcely hope to remain in
hdlhg until the anti-expansionists get am
other chance next election
Evening star., 1899-11-20

II Is almost time for Aguins.ido To look
'r'gnd and see what AgoncllIo is doing to
earn mis- salary.
Evening star., 1899-11-20
SHOOTING STARS.
Immune.

Look out for that live wirer' shouted
the workman on the roof
Ills assistant looked at him calmly and
said
Don't you worry. I've been to see every
french farce that came to town little
thlng ike live wire couldn't shock me"
Evening star., 1899-11-20
Thanksgiving
turkey Roasters.

1o-lneh Double Turkey Roasters. Each. 25c
ll-inch Double Turkey Roasters Each roc
i2-lnch Double Turkey Roasters. Each. soc
Crown Double Turkey Roasters. small
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crown Double Turkey Iioasters medium a
A~AN''' e Observation-Disclosures. COS
'as..,s .atsg 9oc
large. Each. s. .'Ds.e.s extra SIIo
small Each, - i.'.n,s "o.S'ers SLoO
medium. Each. .'E 1iAy i"'s'rr. SIPS
large, Each. N', "oas'grs SI.5o
extra large Each turkey i'o..,efS $I65
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

The nominee in every case, therefore,
should be the retainer OF no private
power or interest. but an INDEPENDENT.
philosophical citizen, honest, brave. of
good judgment ana in sympathy With
the people lie is to represent: u man
who would qoathe Il lobbyist. or promo
tor. as he would u snake. and who viii
feel the Importance of keeping aii spe-
cial and private interests and enter
prices in their place, under full control
OF the State. But such man should've
OF the State But even such
q man should have definite I'M
derstanding ana agreement with
the people as to their Will
on important points: as that the lobby
must so; that state constitutional
convention is entirely too dangerous
and utterly unnecessary, and that con
stitutional amendments that are
thought necessary. or desirable. should
Mt once be prepared and passed by the
legislature and submitted to the great
referendum of the people; that the
State must retire from farming and all
other business Of Il private sort, where
it and its criminal labor comes in COM
petition with free honest labor. industry
and enterprise and tends to degrade
them; that our public roads are in ~
wretched and shameful condition, are
growing worse. and should be improv
ed under general State system, IN
which all the criminal labor OF the Com
monwealth should he utilized for COM
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

Mr.. Secretary Cages notion that
banks alone can furnish our currency
with what he considers necessary "elas-
ticity." is not only erroneous. but quite
beside the purpose; for We have wanted
expansion in our currency for. 10! these
many years, and the banks, so far from
contributing to it, have steadily done
all they could to contract our circulat-
ing medium, as they are still doing, in
their schemes of so-called reform" to
withdraw all Greenbacks and Treasury
notes and make all silver coin u mere
subsidiary to gold-gold itself, in fact,
being mere subsidiary to bank notes,
as il will not and cannot circulate
which was the reason that silver was
demonetizel instead of gold, as silver
will circulate.
Congress. according to the Secretary,
cannot supply this much vaunted "elas-
ticity;" but, If it means both expansion
as weil as contraction, it, demonstrated
by the act of 1873 how it can contract
and by repeating that act and others in
pursuance Of contraction, it will demon
strate how it can expand. Instead OF
withdrawing Greenbacks Cfor contrac-
tion). Congress can also direct The issue
of more GreenbaclSs. instead of permit
ting the increase OF the Standing Ma
tlonal Debt by the issue of interest
bearing bonds for the benefit of the
banks. But the Secretary remembers
only that he is a banker and the SER
v.int OF the Money Trust.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
KEEP WITHIN BOUNDS.

Every mans social rights and priv
ileges. including his domestic sancuties,
are his involabie mmunIties. no mat
ter what his grade in The social scale.
These. indeed, are the dearest parts
of our personal liberty, aud one may
well be excused if he guards and re-
CARDS them with proud Jealousy and
cxcluslveness. Ills domestic aud sociul
circle is every mans hallowed ground,
where none should dare lntvude Oh
any pretcXt.
But with all the zeal and vigor with
which ono would hold the boundaries
of this Kingdom against others. SO
with all good faith and scrupulousncss
he should observe them himself and
not extend them TO other things ana
matters beyond Ntheir proper limits
Yet nothing is more common than The
extension of this private ANA personal
dominion to all matters-to legal civh,
political ana religious Affairs IL not
to business itself, wherein Everybody
should be and is free and equal, and
should be so recognized hy everybody
else
This confoundine. or attempting to
confound. all Things. and 20 reduce
them to. or in accord with our social
ana domestic system, aticsts a spirit
utterly incompailhle with American
principles of seif-government; il eNalts
"society" and It's circles above the peo-
pie and their trades 4, apportons the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
ANPTLoE SUNDAY JANUARY %, 1s99-sIXTEEN PAGES

your own, but to he used for the COM
mon good, which includes your welfare.
Men sometimes sell these ballots, which
not only proves their unftness for the
trust but that the buyers should have
been in the penitentiary, so that the
infamy should not have occurred Yet,
whatever l. man may receive in return
for his vote and soul (Which always is
Included in the trade), it cannot com
pcnsate him for the loss of manhood.
character and self-respect incurred
thereby and the ignominy and contempt
accruing.
But, friend, who is this fellow who
would degrade YOU by bribery and cor
ruption- scduclng you to sell your
brth-rght and safeguard? What does
he want with IL? What will he do
With il? OF course. as 1t should occur
70 You, your free ana honest use of
your ballot would not be satisfactory
to this fellow, or his masters. or he
would not approach YOU. lie believes
You n knave or n fool, or he would not
risk insulting you by an infamous pro
posal. lie wants your vote for some
bad man. or measure. or he would not
be employed in such work. lie seeks
to use your sacred ballot against YOU.
against tho men ana measures YOU
would otherwise cast it freely for, and
in behalf Of men and measures that
mean public injury. common Injury,
your injury. All this should appear
manifest to YOU; ana you should resent
the insult, and at once swear out n
warrant against him for attempting the
crime of bribery and corruption at an
election.
Friend YOU may be poor, and will
probably never be millionaire; but
Won can DO IN honest man-'the
n7hlest work of God"-and you can
transmit good name and the blessings
Of liberty to your posteri,y. If you be
worthy Of the ballot entrusted to YOU.
ana show that You know how to pro-
tect and use it.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

The people are, of course, grumbling
and the odious law is being denounced.
Its passage and enforcement, however,,
Will have some good results. People
are learning the Importance of paying
their taxes, and the Legislature will
frame law which, whilst not so severe
upon the taxpayer as the existing
statute. Will just as cffectually compel
him to pay his taxes. A law of this
Kind can be easily framed. Many sug-
gestions looking to this end have ap-
peared in the public prints"
In some counties of the State friendly
local organizations have forestalled the
undergraduates" The result there will
be that the State will get her money,
but the "land-g rabbers' will make
nothing. In some of the counties mem
berS of the Legislature who voted for
the law in question~not realizing the
hardships that it would impose upon
poor tax payerS-went to work, upon
their return home, to form organiza-
tons to avert the severity of the
statute
That the law has been the means of
putting large sum of money in the
state treasury there can be no Ques-
tion. That it has been very profitable
to the land grabbers, also, is incon-
testable. That it has been extremely
marsh upon many taxpayers must
likewise be admitted. In not Il few
tiSthhctS t'lN-pdyerS nave been made
TO suffer because of the errors or de-
fault of the officers Of the Common
wealth.
The law has caused tho fact to be
disclosed that many collecting officers
nave been in the habit of returning as
'delnquents." taxpayers who were rs
good for the amounts charged against
them as the Bank of England is for
the notes it has issued. \ reform in
That direction is undoubtedly demand
ed, and, If effected. it should be put to
the credit of the present law.
According to the information received
by the Dispatch, the demand is general
that the law shall be thoroughly over
hauled and cleared OF its cxtortinate
provisions. The So redemption fee ex-
acted. whether the amount involved is
small or great is very odious. and has
few defenders.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
oPiaioNs oW rJIE pKE ss.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
TROSton Transcript.1

The pruesOme details given in medi-
cal journals of the death III the cleo
tric chair indicate chat execution by
chat process is hardly more humane
than that by hanging with n rope. II
only needs a glance at pictures Of
han-ings in America and England in
The good OLD days wlion they We're at
tended by thronEs of people, many of
whom iourneying from far TO attend. to
see what - difference in the public mo-
live and purpose Of the death penalty
has come to pass. Now we hide the
performance in deuth chamber, and
permit only medical and official wit
pesscs to be present, denying entrance
20 the press lest even tho descrip ion
Of the affair may shock public deceucy.
In the January number OF the Green
Bag is u brief article on hangings in
the Golden Tlmes.' with an old wood
cut showing the public holiday OF
curious spectators made for the eXecu-
zion of Lord Fcrrcrs in 1850. AT that
time the hanging was rs regular an en-
tertainment as the circus that comes
I'm the spring or the county fair that
comes in the fall. Even that was Il
great advance on the days when crmi-
nails were roasted in the fire. or boiled
in caldrons or when, previous to the
legal killing Of murdsrers, melted lead
was poured into their mouths. which
were forced open by partial strangula-
ton.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
BE a MAN.

Friend this IS representative gov
ernment. ana YOU and all the people
have to depend on the integrity and
vigilance of your representatives for
any public good received. or any pub
lie evil prevented. 1t is very import
ant 10 you and to your fcllow-citzens
that you should honestly help. yourself,
in the selection of these representatives,
OF all government. from city Council
and Mayor, to Congress and President
1t is for that reason that You are
invested with a vote-a free ballot--of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

to this effect, before we began the war.
because our principles, institutions and
past record required it; and it is all the
more required in the case of the Phil
ippinos because the existing misunder-
standing dr it be one) between them
ana us may preolpitate bloody and la
mentable difficulties that the Bacon
resolution will honorably avert.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

representatives have harnessed, sad
died and bridled them for the service Of
special interests that use whip and spur
and insolence over them without stint.
to the general dotriment, humiliation
and subsection.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
THE DELINQUENT TAN-LAw.
no; I,....., ri.

We take the following paragraph
from the editorial columns Of tho Fe-
tersburg lndeX-Appeal:
An over the State the land -grabbers
are at work and are forcing the delin-
quent taxpayers 10 pay their taxes and
lhe heavy renalt.es allowed by the law.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

The man or men to be nominated
must be chosen by the people to repre-
sent the people. But. ah," it Will be
suggested, If not insisted. "the people
have no great interests. Here are great
interests. on the other hand, that should
have special representations" &C, &C.
1t is a mistake. All interests in legis-
latiye charge are the interests OF the
people; and everybody capable of OBJ
seryation has seen how the rights, lib
critics and interests OF the public in
great franchises have been squander-
ed. lost, sacrificed through employing
representatives of special interests as
trustees of general and public interests.
In town and country this day, the peo-
pie of every grade feed keenly, both in
public and private affairs. how these
special, able, influential and eloquent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
NOiiCs to Shippers Of PeriShahIe Freight.

There will he no steamer of the Clyde
Itne sailing for Philadelphia tomorrow
JAS ~. MoCARRICK.
ja92-1t Gcul Southern Agent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22

Yes. thank heaven! IT is in men. first.
that this remedy is to be found by the
people. They must discard as impossi-
BILE. intolerable and inimical candidates
or nominees. all men heretofore tried
and found incompetent or untrustwor-
thy,-lncluding (new or Old oil profcs
sional legislators, all agents or promo
tiers of special interests, AZ men so sit
uated as not 10 be free ana independent
agents OF the public and the pcoplc
and all men whose character ana record
show that they love money better than
honor and honesty. or are too ambitions
TO care for any but themselves.
Next: the people must DO their own
nominating, either dlrectly.-or by care
fully chosen committees or delegations
from their own ranks. every Individual
known to the voters as intelligent. firm
and honest,-neither to be bulldozcd.
fiattered, persuaded, or otherwise Sc
duced, misled. or cheated. The object
being to secure real nomination for
the people. by the people, this must be
Kept in view all the time. ana nothing
must be allowed that viii enable the
most acute or suspicious on-looker. or
participant, to found any doubts Of the
fairness OF the proceedings in
the evil repute of the managers. or
counters. or in the manner of doing
anything.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
SIXTEEN PAGES
SUNDAY. JANUARY 90. 1879.
OUR NEXT LEGISLATURE.

We are disguised with Congress, both
in what it doesn't do and what 1t does
do; but we reflect that that is u body
constituted by the action of the people
md legislatures OF many different
States, in which Virginia has only her
comparatively small share, and we sub
NIT with what patience we may. Be
sides, Congress is Republican; and we
cannot expect any better of it. as
each branch is afflicted with n mon
strous goitre,--a hideous excresccnce.
filled with putrescent matter. ever
swelling and Growing,-called Lob
by.
We have our own State Legislature.
however, or should have it. wholly and
exclusively to ourselves If 1t fail in any
respect we cannot lay the blame on
another State and people, nor on Re-
publicans; for our legislature is Virgin
ian and Democratic. YET IT ALSO
HAS A LOBBY! Are these hateful
and revolving tumors necessary evils?
Are they n natural development of the
legislative body? No, They always de-
note Il diseased condition of the bodies
to which they are attached. or upon
which they grow. Their tendency is To
pervcrt and vitiate all legislation, and
to degrade every legislator to II "tip"-
seeking waiter on the lobby. The lcgs-
nature, in fact, becomes the obscuuious
attendant OF the lobby, and remembers
the State and people no morcl
This is sad pass for n Virginin Cen
eral Assembly TO come to; but still sad
der is the case OF n people dependent
on the lackeys of lobbyists in all OF
their public affairs and in much of
their private and personal rights and
interests. Is there no remedy?
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
Has Made it Possible.

Mr.. ]. S. Ragland the old relia-
BILE stationer and book dealer, has
made it possible for every boy and
girl in the land, or at least one
member in each family to secure a
valuable set Of encyclopedias by
paying small monthly payment.
He has contracted with the Wern.
er Publishing house for as many
sets of the Encyclopedia Britanni
ca as he can dispose of, and now
has several sets on hand which he
can and will dispose of on most ad
vantageous terms
We are carrying an advertise
ment for the publishing house
which you will find in this paper
and we ask you to peruse it -ant
then call on Mr.. Ragland for terms
Every household with children who
love books should have a set o.
these works.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
Miller Circuit Court.

Yesterday Miller Circuit court
tried two minor criminal cases.
In case of the State VS. Jerry
Dowd for killing dog (misdemeanor)
jury brought in verdict of guilty
aud assessed fine at $l,0O aud
COSTS
In case of the State VS. E, L. But
ler, for removing property upon
which there was a lien-verdict of
not guilty.
This morning court was engaged
in trying civil suits Most of time
taken up in motions.
This afternoon, scrip case-Thos
Orr VS.. the Sheriff is to be tried.
Thursday case of State VS. old
man Mcknight for killing Easley,
comes up.
The grand jury returned five Sc.
cret indictments into court this
morning,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

The dispatches from the Phillip
pines shows that we are stil fight
ing the uncivilized () Filipinos and
.ot course we are killing whole
trenches full Of them at every fight.
When we come to sum it all up.
Our army of $4,000 men, have not
gotten more than 20 miles from
Manila daring the six or eight
months campaign. In our war with
the north, our generals would fire.
quently march twenty miles in a
day and fight over every foot of
ground and kill more men than com
poses the entire army of Fillipinos.
What Mckinley needs is southern
soldiers and a few laughed at south
ern brigadiers and the war will then
be brought to speedy close,
Those gold braided generals they
have now are nothing but tin sol
diers know nothing of strategy of
war or have they courage to face
shot aud shell at critical moments.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
Ho For Kirby Beach.

Mr.Kirby has made the following
prices for natatorium bathing priv
iIeges this season.
For men with suits and towels l5c,
For ladies who furnish their own
suits and towels, 10 cents; where
suits aud towels are furnished l5c,
For boys, without towels, 10 ;ents.
Bus charges will be Is cents
ound trip. . IA.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
Invest Your Small Saving

Series number Four, Gate City
Building & loan Association, starts
this month, Don't fail to subscribe
for a few shares, Its good invest
ment for small monthly saw ags.
6.6 i. w OFFENnAUsER, Secy.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives on good food aud sunshine,
with plenty OF exercise in the open
air, Her form glows with health
and her face blooms with It's beauty,
If her system needs the cleansing
action of a laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup
of Figs, made by the California Fly
Syrup Co. only.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

Warwick, Moore 20, are sole
agents for Ferndale pack canned
goods Tomatoes 81 lbs cans, 3 for
SOC; corn, 2 lbs cans lbc; Superhne
Peas, 2 lbs cans zoe; Salmon, 10
2bc, half pound cans two for25c,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

For Rent-Sdte deposit boxes, at
the State Bank of Texarkaua-$ So
per year, Boxes accessible at all
hours of the day They are a
great convenience, and every busi
ness man should have one in which
to keep important papers, AZ
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

Get your money S worth, we don't
know Of any better advice to give
the buyer of a bicycle, And there's
no doubt you do it, wnen you buy a
Crescent Bicycle" It's price al
ways reminds you, that you've got
your moneys worth, Sold on
monthly payments by the Edwards
Harness Company. 81
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

Yesterday J, Reynolds, James
WyIie, Hugh Wylie and William
Casey, were all carried to the Bos-
ton Jail to lay out fines which they
could not pay These are the men
who shot holes through Pearl Rus.
slams Swamroodle villa out of re.
venge for the assault she made on
one of their brother plumbers a
few nights before. 1t is hoped that
the trip will do them good and that
when they get out they will not try
to cut such dido's again with their
pistols,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20
Trunks Trunks Trunks

Hardin Brothers have in stock
one of the finest line of trunks ever
put on the Texarkana market.
You can get one on the install.
ment plan. 6.l
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

There were some handsome cos
tunes out at the Offenhauser- For
shee wedding today
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

We would like to hear some one
say that 18th street on the west
side is to be opened soon,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

The Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, with It's
through sleeping car service Men,
phis to Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, via Atlanta, is the
quickest aud 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. SUTcLlFFE,
G.P,&TA, MemphisRoute,
307 Main st.
II 2S. Memphis, Tenn,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-20

Two hundred bathing suits just
received for the use Of the patrons
of Kirby beach. IA