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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-30
House For Rent.

Three room house with ball, on
South Oak street, will be rented
cheap to good tenant. See L. A.
Lawson at Edwards Harness com
pany for particulars $3.50 4
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-30

Spring Tiredness is different from
the weariness caused by labor. The
last is cured by rest; the first re-
quires few bottles of Hoods Sar.
saparilla to cure it.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-30

Gentlemen-do not forget that
the reliable gents futnishers,
Sharpe & Brewer, give a ticket for
free shines, with every pair of their
shoes sold for cash. 3.l9
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-30

That distress after eating is cured
by Hoods Pills, They do not gripe.
25 cents. q
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-30
ECZEMA ON HANDS
Water Would Ooze Out and Drop on
the Floor. Doctor Could NOT Relieve.
FirstApplication CUTICURA Stopped
Itching and was Enabled to Sleep.
Cured in One Month.

l had eczema on my hands so bad that when l
shut them, the matter would ooze out and drop
on the floor. My hands were full of water blis-
ters. l was under the care of doctor for
month, but he did me no good. was advised
to try CUTICURA remedies, and it was wonderful
what effect they had. The first application
stopped that dreadf,A itching. slept at once,
and was cured in four aOeeks.
M. "A. COSGRIFF, Emerado, N. D.
CUrluURA REsoLvENT purifes the blood and circu-
lating fluids Of HUMoR GERMS, and thus removes the
cause while warm baths with CUTIoURA SOAR and gentle
anointngs with CUTIcURA (ontmen, greatest OF emol,
ent skin cures cleanse the skin and scalp OF crnsh and
scales aay itching burning, and infammaton ana
thus soohe and heal the most tortung, dshgurng hu-
mo ofthe skin scalp, and blood, with loss ofhar When
all else fails.
Sold throughout the world POTTER D; AND G. Corr,
Sole Props Boston. How to Cure All Humors,' free'
BABY HUM0RS f''TSRsSS Gg4f6uH4 aat sSass SSISe oy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
Concentrating the Manure.

Very few farmers have enough stable
anu TO fer;i,ize all their land as
they would like. The best thing for
such farmers to DO Is to apply this
stable manure mainly 10 the crops on
which they expect 10 put o Of their
labor. 1t does not pay to plant. Guilt
vate and hoe poor land. Every addi-
tion Of manure makes the labor more
effective. and therefore more pTotita-
be. With mineral fertilizers i : diff
fereEt. These are usually applied TO
grain crops, for which dressings OF $50
70 $50 pounds per acre are usually suf-
ficieEt for the crop. besides leaving
some TO be taken 10y the clover after il.
These mineral fertilizers 80 soon be-
come insoIu0Ie in the soil that it does
net pay % apply thesa in large amounts.
y small quantity each year. sufficient
to make the crop it i applied to. IS
much 5-ttcr.-American CuitivItOr.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
The Weanin- of Colts.

A spring colt ought to be weaned be,
tore the pastures become Scanty OF
heritage. At the anne time it should
be used TO taking Il little grain twice
a day while it is still running al pas
ture. The oat is. of curse. the best
grain for colts. as il ! also for the
horse. 1t does not take much oats or
meal to keep a young colt thriftily
growing during its first winter. If oats
and corn are ground together. with
out the cob. and some wheat bran is
added, it Will, n most eases, make a
better ration fed with cut hay than
could be got from feeding oats alone.
No corr and cob meal should be fed to
young colts, or, in fact. TO any young
animal. The cob is extremely hard TO
digest. and. at least for all young stock.
has not enough nutrition to compen-
safe for the danger from using It.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT.

feet deep. for >ows and Pigs TO 70 out
in nice weather. The outside doors
10 ne fitted closely to keep out cold. y
small window should be set high in
each inside pen to admit light and sun
shine.
At one end of barn. the end the cold
wind comes from. | have 4 corncrib. so
l can pass u of passageway n barn
into crib to get corn for feeding. VI
one end 4 hydrant with pipe laid from
elevated tank for watering. mixing
Stop. cleaning floors. etc.
Above the square in the barn make
a small loft and store some straw. when
the straw : fresh and dry, to use for
bedding brood sows. l also have one
pen AT one end made into i bin for
ground feed. TO mix for Sowsw with little
pigs. \ movable chute placed at end
Of Passageway, and hogs, many or few,
can be let into the pa=Sageway and
loaded with ease.-National Rural.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
\ MODEL 0 BARN.

N hinges. As they can then be slipped
out. laid up overhead and ven have !
good and convenient feeding floor.
Each VI the pe-s shou have . small
door . open into tie inside passage
way for convenience N chancin= brood
sowS or pi-> from one pen TO another.
- ! And = mere convenient 10 make
tnese changes on the inside than on
The outside, especially in bad weather;
also, The pa~sa@eway i always ready
for Use. and no tire lost in climbiu"
around o,t-,.. - Cncr and shut dcor~.
Eara pen should have . small out
side door with an outside pen. same
width - inside pen. and about e.ght
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
HOG BARN AID PEN.
Ihfs Plan, Furnised by J. \. Hilton.
an illinois Farmer. Recently
Won q Prize.

L raise a good many hogs. and I frd
the most convenient plan TO be as fol-
lows: Barn to De 10 feet wide and eight
feet high; length, as needed by the
builder. y pasSageway 3E feet through
the middle Of barn, between the pens.
Pens 10 be six feet long by five feet in
width Barn to be ioored throughout.
Partitions between pens TO be set in
grooves 50 they can be slipped out al
VIII when it is desired to have the pens
larger. or 10 make 4 floor large enough
10 iced a bunch of hogs on. # desired.
find i much more convenient 10 have
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Qualification fer the Posi-
ton of Cook.

The servant girl question is even mc-e
d.tlcul: IL small western cities than /.
Is n New York. There no lady ventures
to ask a reference, but contents herself
with 4 verbal examination Of her app.i.
cant's capabilities.
There was an avalanche OF Swedes
and tlnlanders in a Pacific slope town last
winter, and one wld-haired damsel pre-
scented herseit as a candidate for a SOFA
month position as cook. The prospective
mistress thus Interrogated her:
Can you make good bread"
"Brod? Nav"
Can You make SOUP"
Soup? Nav"
DO you understand roasting mea:s?"
Meat? Nav"
Can You bro..:'
"Naw.r
Can YOU clean brasses:"
"Naw."
"Can'you wash and iron:"
Nav"
"Scrub?'
Nav"
Vel, my goodness. girl. What can yo1
The Finlander reflected. Then she an
sweret proudly: Il can milk a reindeer"
y. \. Word.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
THIS AND THAT.

Melbourne, now the seventh city OF
the empire. consisted at the time at
Queen Victoria's accession of - huts-
There are IS canals of business lHe
portance within the limits Of the
United States. They vary in length
from one mile to 3S1. that OF the Erie,
and in cost from $4,000 to S~52'Oeo,OC
Birmingham turns out every week
800. OoO. 900 cut nails. 100. 100000 buttons,
4.OCo miles of wire of different sizes,
Eve tons of hairpius. 500 tons OF nuts
nc % 1000 tons Of spectacles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25

No man i TOO worthless for sons wom-
an to -et stuck on h.m.-Wash.aGcon la
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
De.t.o,iuc Canada Tht.tle..

". NJ. Duncan, a student OF the Ag
ricultural college, Pullman. Wash. has
been employed to follow up certain
railway lines in eastern Washington
for the purpose of destroying the Can
ada thistles. Where the patches are
small he hoes them out himself. and
where extensive plots of the weed are
found the proper officials of TIE rail-
way company are informed and men
dispatched 10 clear them out. This il
work in the right direction.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with
yourwater, and let it stand tw~enty-four
hours: Z sediment or settling indicates
AZ unhealthy condition Of the kidneys:
if it stains your linen 1t is evidence Of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire to
pass it or pain in the back is also con-
vincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out OF order.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
" hat to do.

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. kilmers
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy.
fulfiIIs every wish in curing rheuma-
tism. pain in the back, kidneys, liver.
bladder, and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t corrects inability 10 hold
water and scalding pain in passing it, or
bad effects following use OF liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need 4 medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in ffty-cent and ~one-do..ar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery and 4 book that
tells mere about it, both sen absolutely
free by mail. Address Dr.. kiImer & Co.
Binghamton. y. Y. When writing be
sure and mention that you read this
generous offer in this paper.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
CLEANSING THE SYSTEM EFFECT
COLDS AND HEADACHES, PREVE1
OVERCOMING HABTUAL CONSTR

Its perfect freedom from every Objectionable quality and substance
liver and bowels, gently yet promptly, without weakening or irritating t
In the process Of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25
WHOLESALER.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb, 6, 1899.
PARIS MEDICINE Co., City.
GentIemen:-we wish to congratulate you
on the increased sales we are having on your
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. On exam
lining our record of inventory under date Of
Jan. LIST. we find that we sold during the Chill
season of 1898. $3.50 dozen Groves Tonic. We
also find that our s les on your Laxative
EromO-Qufnine Tablets have been some
thing enormous: having sold during the late
Cold and Grip season 1 200 dozen.
Please rush down order enclosed herewith,
and oblige, Yours truly.
MEYER BROS. DRUG CO..
Per Schall.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-25

During the winter. when the ground
is frozen. the hens are often unable 70
pick uD sufficient gravel and the safe
plan IS 10 keep 4 supply where they
can help themselves
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20
REGULARLY ORGANIZED.

Many of those interested
met at the Barber Shop last
Tuesday evening and regulars
ly organized a gun club. Mr.
Grover was made Chairman
Of the temporary organization
and Mr.. Oslin, Secretary.
On motion Nh. S. w. Thom>
as. was duly elected President
and Mr.. H. S. Wakeman,
Secretary and Treasurer, 1t
was also decided that the
membership fee be $1.00, and
that the Secretary fix a mems
bership roll and present to
those Wishing to join for their
signatures.
Moved and carried that
new members. be admitted
only upon a majority vote of
those present at any regular
meeting.
The following committee to
draw up a set of rules and by :
laws was appointed by the
chair: C. S. Wainwright,
C. Mcqueen, E. d. OsIin.
It was voted that the club
be known as the Southern
Pines Gun Club and that
Friday be regular day for
shooting.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20

WILL the officers of South~
ern Pines please put a notice
III liz d,CoIlspiCuous place in
forming the public generally,
on what part Of the street are
pedestrians to travel as the
sides of the streets are bicy~
Gle paths and the middle of
the street devoted to horses
and carriages.
ONE Who Has NEITHER
HORSE OR BICYCLE.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20

DR.. Chas A. Briggs, who
has taken almost as much
space in the newspapers res
Gently as Admiral Dewey, and
who was excluded from the
Presbyterian church as being
4 hereto, has been ordained
to the Priesthood of the Pros
testant Episcopal Church by
Bishop Potter, the ordination
taking place in New York
last Monday morning. Few
of the clergy witnessed the
ceremony, and none of the
high church men, who are
fighting DR., Briggs, were
there. Itmustreal be look
ed upon as a striking incident
when the choir entered the
church singing: Glorious
Things of Thee are Spoken.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20

Nurse-'LittIe Elsie has a stom-
ach ache, but she won't take the
ginger I've mixed for herr
Eisie's -"Why don't amaica?
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20

"Cucumbers and Collie are
in our midst, " says the Phil~
adelphia Record. Where else
would you expect them?
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20
The Summer Season Should be Ia
ken with a Grain Of Salt.

The way to the seaside is by the
Seaboard Air Line. Saturday and
Sunday excursions from May Goth
to September Oath, to Virginia
Beach, Ocean View and Old Point
Comfort, Eound-trip $3.50 via the
Seaboard Air Line. Tickets will
be on sale Saturdays and Sundays,
good to retah following Monday,
from RaleN, Boykins, Durham,
Lewiston and intermediate points.
The June Number Of The Delin
Gator is called the Aarly Summer
Number, and combines an i'm
mense amount Of authoritative and
applicable advice as to what is
newest and most beautiful in the
world Of Misunderstanding spec
ial illustrations of Bridal Costumes
with a profusion of sparkling
Literary features, Social, Household
and Departmental hints and suS
gestions and Fancy W ork detail.
The story, A Box of Oranges, by
Anna Robson Brown, recounts III
sprightly fashion the exciting in
cidents attending the solution OF
an enigmatical gift. A graphic
picture Of Eastern conditions is
presented in Marriage in the ORR
ent, by Laura B. Starr.
The Delineator is the Woman's
Favorite Magazine, and is issued
by the Famous Fashion Publishers,
The Butterick Publishing Co.,
(Limited,) at ! to II West 1hir-
teenth Street, New York, at the
remarkably low rate Of 800 for a
Years Subscription, or Is Gents
per Copy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20
*Daily. tDaily Elk. Sunday.

*DAl1y. TDHIIy Tx. oUHuHy.
Nos 403 and 402,---'The Atlanta Special"
Solid Y, stibuled Train of Pullman Sleepers
and Coaches between washington
and Atlanta, also Pullman Sleepers between
Portsmouth and Chester. s. 9.
Nos. Al and 3S.-"The S. A. L. Express"
Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers
between Portsmouth and Atlanta. Company
sleepers between Columbia and Atlanta.
Both trains make immediate connection at
Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Or
leans, Texas, California, Mexico, Chattanoo-
ga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon and Florida.
For tickets, sleepers, ETC., apply to agents
or Fl. s. Leard, s. P. A., Raleigh, N. G..
EStJo ohm, Vice Pres. and Gent Manager,
We McBee, General Supt
H, w b. Glover, Traffic Manager.
- L. S. Allen, General Passenger Agent 8
General Offices, Portsmouth, W.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-20
The Affairs
of Europe

are faithfully portrayed in the original and
exclusive cable dispatches which THE CHI
CAG0 RECORD prints daily from the leading
capitals Of the old world. This magnificent
special service is in process of being greatly
extended so as to include every important
city in Europe; and it is supplemented by
the full regular cable service Of The Asso"
ciated Press
The Chicago Record, alone of all American
outside New York city,
now prints original and exclusive
cable dispatches daily from
he leading capitals of Europe.
Evening journal., 1899-11-14

themselves by uprOOtiug hundreds OF
poles with their trunks apparently for
no other purpose than 10 get rid Of
their superhuous energy.
Ants are feeble folk as compared to
elephants. yet they are far more de-
structive of the telegraph. In tropical
countries the white ants. or tormites,
devour wooden poles i'm a short time
and it has been found eXpedient to
employ poles impregnated with oil Of
cresote, or. better still, posts Of iron
where these tiny marauders are known
to swarm. Wasps and otter insects
also build their nests between the
wires or about the insulators, and In
wet or dewy weather produce leak
age of the messages. 1t goes without
saying that vegetation. growing over
the poles and wires has the like effect.
and in tine neighborhoOd of Rio Janeiro
the lines are infested with a parasite
plant resembling mistletoe.
After all. however man Is the worst
enemy of the telegraph line. Not only
do boys and thOughtless adults fire at
the insulators as a mark with stones
ana guns but they ding up rags or fly
their kites against the wires, and 50
cause a loss Of the electric current. In
Belgium. for example. il pays 10 use IN
isulators Of an unconspicuous gray color
| instead OF white ones, that offer a
tempting mark 10 aim at. In savage
or barbarious countries the natives are
prone to destroy the lines. II the chiefs
are not satisfied with ''backsheesh
or frightened by some superstition
about the wonderful virtues Of the
white mans talking "fetish."
When Sir Garnet Wolselcy advanced
upon Coomassie. his field telegraph
line. on bamboo poles through the jun
gle. was not molested by the enemy
but to be even with him in point magi,
they ran n line of their own. consisting
Of a thread tied TO the trees. IN the
Macdonald range of Western Australia
the hostile blacks were imbued with q
wholesome dread Of the telegraph by
letting them touch the wire when Il
was highly charged with electricity anf
/ giving them a pretty strong electric
lshock. This dodge" has proved very
effective in many parts Of the world.
Submarine lines would appear TO bl
snugly placed out OF harms way, hu
they, too. have their pests. Tie lin
norla worm and xylo phaga shellhsl
devour both the hemp and quit;
percha which protect the wire, ari per
NIT the electric turernt TO escape int
the sea. a single repast OF the linn
noria maggot has cost the shareholder
of a cable company many thousands o
I pounds. because it is highly expensive
to send n cable ship to grapple cor tn
cable and cut ont the fault. especial.
If the weather is wlfavorable 70 tn
operators.
Evening journal., 1899-11-14
AT THE WONDERLAND.

Never before, except on holiday oc-
iaslons. were there such crowds as
gathered at yesterday afternoons and
evenings performances at Dockstader's 8
wonderland Theatre to greet the open-
ing OF the eighth week Of the season at
the pretty little playhouse. Long be-
fore the performances began seats were
all taken, and it was necessary to place
chairs in the aisles to accommodate the
audience, and the performance was we'll
worth witnessing. In fact, taken as q
whole, it is the best that Manager
Dockstader has produced this season
The bill opens with the Whites. Ed. B..
and Rolla, scientific boxers and bag
lpunchers, and their maneuvers with the
bag would do credit to Corbett. Surely
Sharkey never gave "Jen" harder raps
than Rolla received at the hands of
| her masculine opponent Dot Daven-
port, a pretty and graceful soubrette.
/ follows with a number Of uD-to-date
songs. Collins and Collins. in clever
lrepartee and comic songs, entertain the
audience for fifteen minutes. Jeneatte
harrington and Miriam Marteil present
a clever sketch. Society and the
Stage in which several charming
solos and duets are rendered James
II. Bingham. the well-known ventrilo-
quist, introduces some new features
this year. among which is his walk
ling Hebrew Tommy Mack needs no
description. He was here last year. and
Manager Dockstader was kept very
busy gathering up buttons that had
parted from clothing as result of the
lmerriment his sayings produced. The
act of Mile Bonita assisted by Little
BLACK Me-" and Martinetti and Grossi
lcreated much amusement Martinetti's
limpcrsonation Of Sousa leading his IA
nous band was especially good. The
4 Hebrew cakewalk introduced by Harry
} land Sadie Fields brought down the
| house. The performance concludes with
the cineograph, reproducing the pre
! liminaries and five rounds OF the JEFF
.ries-Sharkey contest, including the sec
ond round. in which JEFF fOored his
I opponent, and he was nearly counted
out. and the twenty-iifth round, whei
Jenries lost his glove. The show is al
lenjoyable one throughout.
Evening journal., 1899-11-14
PESTS OF THE WIRES
RAIDS ON THEM BY WILD BEASTS
AND FISH.

Queer Diet for Bruin-Maire Bears
Like Porcelain Insulators- Wicked
Fish Cut All the Submarine Gables
They Come Across.
Telegraph wires, whether strung on
poles or laid along the bottom Of the
sea, are harmless, inoffensiye things,
ana by no means attractive In appear
ance. Yet they have numerous enc
mics, in the animal world as we'll as
the vegetable world, writes John Nun.
roe in the New Illustrated Magazine.
The other day, for instance. an Ameri-
can journal reported that a newly
erected line, which runs through the
forests of ArOOstook, I'm Northern
Maine, has been damaged by black
bears who persist IN climbing the poles
and breaking Off the porcelain cups or
insulatOrs that support the wires.
What singular fancy bruin has takn
for these knobs OF earthenware can
only be conjecturcd. as bears do not
carry their hearts ON their sleeves for
savnnts to publish. IL is supposed that
he mistakes the insulatOrs for IFS fav-
Orite crabapples. and there Is little
doubt that he regards them as some
thing good TO eat. Perhaps he thinks
them bees nests. Al all events there
is large woodpeckor in Norway which
Is deluded by the hummlng OF the
wires In the wind like an AeOllan harp,
and fancies that there is a nest of in
sects inside the pole. To reach them
he tolls for days ana pecks great holes
into the wooden posts. or even through
and through them. only 10 discover
that his promised feast of delights was
phantom Of his own creation, and his
labors all In vain
Wiser in his generation Is the green
woodpecker OF California, which makes
larder Of the red cedar telegraph
poles. II riddles the top OF the post
with small pits ana fills them with
acorns-a nut in each cavity-thus pro.
vlding against n winter famine Sure
| ly the bird displays an ingenuity a
genius. IN fact. that is worthy OF rs
nation. Is there any other woodpeckci
/ but n Yankee one that would make q
pantry out Of n telegraph post? Indian
crows and Australian magpies have
been known to pick up the snippets OF
wire left by the telegraph engineers
in putting mp the lines and build theil
! llt>lS Wllh lhtn OH tut puieN nhA ih -
doing they only follow their instinct
They did not invent
/ The American bison when he roam'
the prairies also shows an unsuspectet
! Intelligence in adapting the telegraph
poles as rubbing posts. and sometimes
threw down miles of the wire. Al
\ American. thinking 10 cure him Of his
passion. studded the lower part OF the
poles with spikes. bnt the hirsuie buf
!, falo required no ordinary currycomb
and ever after preferred the spikes
4 poles. Elephants have also amused