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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
"Will Expect You Christ
mas"

Nearly all have heard this, and i you In
tend visiting the old folks during the
Christmas holidays, you want TO 20 as
cheap and as comfortable as possible, On
December 7Oth, 1Ist and 72d, the Texas
& Pnclilc Railway Company will sell round
trip tickets to the following described ter
rlt0ry, Wis
All points east Of the Mississippi River
on and south Of line drawn from Mem
phts Via the Illinois Central Railroad &c. o
4 S. W. Division TO Central City, KY;
thence through Glasgow, Ky, Somerset
Ky., Corbln, KY, and Bristol, Tenn, ant
niong the northern state line OF NORTH
Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean, also to New
Orleans and Memphis.
Rate Will be one standard flrst-elnss fare
for the round trip and tickets will be gooe
for return thirty days from date OF sale.
The Texas x Pacific Is the only lin,
giving patrOus choice Of three different
routes tyla New Orleans, Memphis OF
shreveport 10 nearly all points In the
Southeastern States.
Write for full information regarding
rates. schedules, connections, sleeping
cars, and chair car accommodations, e
nearest ticket agent or Go II p. Hughes
travelling Passenger Agent, Ft. Worth
TexAs, or 4. p. Turner, General Passenger
and Ticket AgcDti Dullas, Texas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
Brought Him to Time.

well" remarked IKE fond but
bashtul young man, rising at a late
hour to 90, it seems hardly worth
while for me to stay any longer, We
are not going to see any meteors to-
night. 1t is a great disappoint-
ment, but have enjoyed the even
ing exceedingly, in spite of that.
And there won't be another great
shower like the one we have missed
seeing he added, lingering his
hat, for thirty-three years.
We'll, responded the maiden,
looking dreamily out at the dark
eued skies, if you'll come wen sit up
aud watch for that one, too"
Then he put down his hat.
Katie he gasped, do you think
I'll still be coming here as l am now,
thirty-three years from this timer
1T looks like it, she replied de-
murely.
On which hint he spake-and it
was still later when be finally did
go.-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
ARKANSAS CONGRESSMAN.
How They Fared in the Assignment of
Committee Memberships.

In the distribution of committee
memberships by Speaker Henderson
the Arkansas congressman Jared as
follows:
McCulloch-Rivers and har5ors
private land claims.
Little-Postoffices and post roads
Indian affairs; public buildings and
grounds.
neutrality-suspicious..
Terry-Judiciary; civil service re.
form; expenditures in the treasury
department.
Dinsmore-Forcign affairs; &C.
counts.
Brundidge-Public lands.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
FOR over rIIJy Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
mas been used for over fifty years
oy millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with per
feet success. 1t soothes the chic.
Softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colo and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. 1t is pleas
ant to the taste. Sold by druggist
in every part of the world. Twenty.
five cents a bottle. It's value is in
calCulable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind S-5-93-lv
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
Gaining a Wide Reputation.

AS d cure for rheumatism Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is gaining a
wide reputation. D. B. Johnston
of Richmond, Ind, has been troubled
with that ailment since 1862 In
speaking of it he says: II never
found anything that would relieve
me until | used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. 1t acts like magic with me
My foot was swollen and panied me
very much, but one good application
of Pain Balm relieved me" For
sale by Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

One of the telephone linemen who
spent yesterday on the high poles,
tell US that he detected snow falling
10 the upper air and once or twice a
snow fake rested on his arm for the
moment. We would not be sur
prised to,see a snow fall here before
Christmas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
Nav ia tha TimE.

In the interest Of your own welfare, now
Is the time TO enllghtcn yourself as to the
best place, and to begin providing for your
next summers comfort and pleasures
with this IN view, consider the mntchlcss
climate, the grandeur OF scenery ana the
numerous resorts Of Colorado.
Drop postal to w. 4. Sterley, A. q, p.
A., or A. A. ullsson, q, A. p. D., Of "The
Denver Road" at re. Worth, Texas, and
you will be provided with exhaustive aud
magnlileCntIy illustrated literature with.
out expense. ll-lU
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
TUITION HALF PRICE,

Having arranged to open colleges In
Shreveport and Little Rock, we will With
in the next six or ten months, discontinue
our Texarkana College. Students may en-.
ter from Bowie and Miller counties after
this date at half price for day or night
course Enter soon-yOu will have time
to complete the course Experienced
teachers will remain In charge up to the
last day. j. r. DRAUGH0N, Pres.
DraughOn's Practical Business Colleges
st. Louis, Nashville, Savannah, Fort
Worth, Galveston and Texarkana.
I2-IS-2m dew
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

In biliousness, Herbine, by expell
ing from the body the excess of bile
and acids, improves the asslmiative
processes, puri6es the blood, and
tones up and strengthens the entire
system. Price SOC. For sale by
Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
DECEMBER 40, Al, "a,

All stations on all railroads In Texas and
Indian Territory will sell Christmas Holt
day tickets via the Southern Railway to
ali Tennessee, Alabama, mississippi, deor-
pia Florida and Carolina points at hall
rate: Good for return 80 days from date OF
sale. Purchase tickets by the Southern
and for any information about your trip,
call on your nearest railway agent or write
to Nj, II. Bone, W. p. A., Dallas, Texas.
c. A. Benscoter, q. p, Az
i93 Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

1t you are IN need OF first class
type writer, it will pay you to call
at the Texarkanian Office and see
the Remington Sholes, which has
many improvements over any of the
other high grade machines, Price
on old machines as high as any 9TH
pr II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
WHAT to Gel For Christmas.

If You go and see the grand dis
play at Chas S. Erber's, you will
have no trouble to select a hand.
some present. Come early and
make your selections. Goods laid
aside now need not be paid for un.
til Christmas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
TELL YOUR SISTER

A beautiful complexion Is an ImpossIbllty
without good pure blood, the sort that
only exists In connection with good dIges-
tlon, a healthy liver and bowels. Karps
Clover Root Tea acts directly on the bow
els, liver and kidneys koeplng them In
perfect health Price 81 cts, and ~ cts,
Sud hv WhlLpm & williams.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Harry Enrich came in from
Shreveport last night and returned
this morning. He says he has sew
eral Christmas attractions billed al
the opera house, which will keep
him out of Texarkana for the holi-
DAYS.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Yesterday the stores which car
ried holiday goods were crowded to
their utmost, with shoppers. Three
more days yet remain, and we sup
pose it will be the same way.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
What to Get For Christmas.

Don't let a thing like this worry
you but go at once to Chas. S. Err
Oer's, where you will find the grand
est line in the city to select from,
Goods laid aside now need not be
paid for until Christmas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

No man can work with a torpid
liver or constipated bowels. A few
doses of Prickly Ash Bitters will
quickly remove this condition and
make work a pleasure. Sold by all
druppiStS,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

The Messrs. Davis, nephews of
Mr.. N. L. Davis, have rented the
brick building known as the Snow
White Market, and will open up a
department store the first of the
year. Success to them is our wish.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

1t is only the expected that hap.
pens under the mistletoe. If you
hang up such a sign, don't get
angry if you get "buss."
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
YOU TRY IT.

If Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
which is sold for the small price OF % cts,
50 cts. and $100, does not cure take the
bottle back and we will refund your mon
ey. Sod for over fifty years on this guar
antee. Price rs cts. and 50 cts.
Sold by Williams & Williams.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
DOES This STRIKE your

Muddy complexion, Nauseating breath
come from chronic constipation. Karl's
Glover Root T9a is an absolute cure and
has been sold for fifty years on an absolut
guarantee, Price IS cts. and 50 cts.
Sold by Williams e. Williams,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

IF the Cap Fits, wear it" Ifyou
have boils, pimpes, scrofula, salt
rheum, dyspepsia, rheumatism OF
catarrh, you are just the one that
should take Hoods Sarsaparilla, for
this medicine cures all these troubles
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Eupiou oil makes the best light
ask your dealer for it and take no
other kind. 1t makes a white
strong light. If
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Schuster, the old reliable jeweler,
has received the largest and pretti.
est stock Of Christmas goods In his
line, ever brought to Texark-
ana. 10 II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Beasley has two pianos in
stock-beautieS and Of high
tone which he offers at a
rare bargain-come quick
to his piano store, 2i3 East
Broad street. 12-20-4t
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Constipation leads to liver trouble
and torpid liver to Bright's disease.
Prickly Ash Bitters is . certain cure
at any stage of the disorder. Sold
by all druggists II 2w
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Have you a cold? A dose of Bal.
lard's Horehound Syrup at bed time
will remove it. Price 25c. and SOC.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Huddleston Brothers market is
always supplied with everything
usually found in an up-to-date
market. 43
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Man detest people who NEEDLES
with his affairs aud he also detest
who do not notice him at all.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
Christmas Cheer.

All kinds of whiskey, wines and
rum suitable for egguogg at John
W. Mayher's, the Palace. 1918
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

The choicest steaks, roasts and all
kinds of fresh meats at Huddleston
Brothers. 40
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Mr.. John Moore gave a party to
his young friends last night. A good
time is reported.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
Christmas Eggnogg.

When looking around for your
spirits to make your eggnogg, re-
member John Mayer at the Palace.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Eupion oil is the best on the
market.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

You will get your moneys worth
by trading at the Globe Dry Goods
store. 43
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Insure your health In Prickly Ash
Bitters. II regulates the system,
promotes good appetite, sound sleep
and cheerful spirits, Sold by all
druggists.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Everything in silverware at Schus.
tiers, Prices very low. IL II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non.
irritating. Z
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21

Call on the Artist Supply Co., for
your kodak supplies, They handle
the Eastman Film, 1914
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-21
A Poor Judge of Meat

Should always be sure to buy his supplies
from the butcher who is an expert Judge,
and who knows how to cut II up scientific
cally, so that 1t will be tender, juicy and
nOurishing Our knowledge Of meats and
their dissection guarantees you the primest
and the choicest to be procured, and we
are not pigs--we only want a reasonable
profit on our goods
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28
RACE BATTLE in ALABAMA.
rhree Negro Miners Killed and One
Mortally wounded,

rhrse Negro Miners Killed and One
Mortally Wounded.
Birmingham. Ala, June 2e-Fhree
negroes are dead and one is not ex-
pected to liyve as a result Of riot
between whites and negroes at the ore
mines near Cardiff, in Jefferson coun-
ty. The dead are Ed Ellis, Jim Dill
and Adams Samuels. while George
Thomas is mortally wounded.
The two races came to a clash late
yesterday afternoon in Glasgow Hollow.
where the negroes had congrsgated,
armed with Winchester rifles. A white
man passing along the road was held
up, and besides being abused was
roughly handled. This news soon
spread, and body of armed white
miners moved toward the hollow, COM
ing upon the negroes Unexpectedly.
Ed Ellis, the ringleader Of the negroes,
fell at the first volley. There was an
other volley and four more negroes
fell. Jim Dill and Adams Samuels
died a few minutes later. and George
Thomas was shot through the abdo-
men. Rudolph Williams will live.
The trouble started on Monday,
when it was thought that John Shop
ard, who on last Wednesday after
noon assaulted Mrs. Monroe Jones,
near Corona, was in that community.
The negroes armed themselves to pre-
vent his capture. Yesterday the negro
miners held a mass meeting and re-
fused to 60 to work. 1t was In the af-
ternoon that they gathered in Glasgow
hollow.
Influential citizens say that the ring
leaders are now out OF the way, and
they hope to manage the other negroes
Sheriff O'Brien now has the situation
in hand for the time being, although
the situation is extremely critical.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28
ANTIQUITY OF GuNPoWDER.
Il was KnOwn In Europe ~ early
A. the Year $50.

Il Was Kn0wn In Europe ~ Early
A. the Year ESQ.
We have evidence necessary to convict
Dur Judgment that gunpowder must have
been known to European adventures
long before We had any authentic record
of it having been put to use in Europe.
As early as the year $50 it Is said that
the Emperor Cali:ula had war machines
which initiated thunder and lightning
and threw stones from their mouths. 1t
is probable that gunpowder was original
ly used by the Chinese, not for hurting
projectiles, but to produce q great noise
and sputtering and smoke for the pnr-
pose Of frightening rather than of in
juring an enemy, the same as they are
now known to employ masks and drag
Ons.
The original gunpowder mixtures were
very crude indeed. being saltpeter, char
coal and sulphur, or bitumen, mixed in
varying proportions.
The idea of employing gunpowder as
propelling agent for projectiles probably
originated from the use of the material
in rockets for the purpose of projecting
the substance itself, coupled with the ex-
pedient of placing the rockets in stone
mortar or bronze pipe to give them direc-
ton.
The first projectiles other than rockets
were of stone, cast iron projectiles not
having been invented until about the be-
ginning Of the fifteenth century. Mo
manned III, In the siege of Constantine
pie, employed large bronze cannon for
throwing balls of stone to breach the
walls of that city. There Is at Woolwich
arsenal, in England, bronze cannon
which was used by Mohammed ii at
that siege. The gun is made in two parts,
screwed together. The powder chamber
proper, carrying the projectic, in order
to provide sufficient thickness of wall to
Withstand the high initial pressure of an
explosive probably used in the form of
fine powder.
Roger Bacon, who died III the year
1884 has often been considered as the
original inventor Of gunpowder. While
he may have been an independent invent
or of that material he certainly was not
the first to produce it.
Gunpowder, as originally made, con-
sisted of n fine powder, being simple
mechanical mixture Of its separate ingre-
dents, probably saltpcter, charcoal and
sulphur. The idea of making powder in
cakes and then breaking the cakes into
grains probably originated from the mix
ture of bitumen with gunpowder or from
moistening and ramming hard to slow its
combustion and better adapt the material
for use in rockets. we have, however, no
account of methodical granulation Of
gunpowder until 1925 in France.-Hiram
Maxim in Anglo American Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28
COLUMBIA AGAIN WINS,
But Defender Held Her Closely in a
Ten Nj le Race,

But Defender Held Her Closely in a
Ten Mile Race.
Newport, r. l., June 28.-The yachts
men who saw the brushes between the
new sloop yacht Columbia and the De-
fender, the champion of 1895, yester
day are not SO enthusiastic over the
speed of the new boat as they were
after the short skirmish off James
town on Sunday forenoon. Yesterday
the two great racers met under diff
ferent conditions from those which pre-
vailed in the first trying out. Instead
of light air, which scarcely heeled
the two boats, the wind yesterday was
good whole sail breeze from the
southwest. which compelled the crews
Of the racers to lie out windward In
real racing fashion, and under these
conditions the Defender made most
excellent showing. Both boats sailed
dead to windward for ten miles from
Breton's Reef lightship, and, allow
ing for the lead which the Columbia
had for the start, the new sloop gained
about one and one-half minutes in
fully one and a quarter hours Of steady
sailing under equal conditions. The
trial developed the fact that the Co
lumbia in her present rig is not going
to have an easy time with the older
boat when they get together over the
measured course and with stiff
breeze blowing. Yachtsmen and others,
however, need not worry about the Co.
lumbia's speed, for she is very fast
craft and the tuning up that she will
get between now and October will GER
tainly make her fit boat to meet the
Shamrock under any conditions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28

II Is well known that malaria Is gener-
ated in swampy places. Such places are
VIGOROUSLY the haunts Of mosquitoes. The
spot Of evil omen may be puddle under
the bedroom window or mile Of swamp
mile away When the germs, introduced
through the proboscis of the mosquito,
have made their way into the human
blood, they find there all they require for
their subsistence and II nursery favorable
for reproduction. The various stages Of
their life history are found to be synchro-
nous with the various stages of ague and
fever on the part of the patient, and it ia
highly probable that the various types Of
lnalarial disease may yet be traced to diff
ferent species Of parasite each demanding
Its special variety Of mosquito.
kpanth Centllry
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Mrs. Neil Morrison and Miss Alice
william were thrown from carriage
at Nelsville, Wis, and killed.
Arthur Tennyson, youngest brother
Of the celebrated poet, Alfred Tenny-
ron, died yesterday in London.
Louis Otto, postmaster at Key West,
Fla, is under arrest, charged with &C.
cepting tips from his clerks.
Alabama coal miners have again
failed to reach an agreement on the
wage scale with their employers.
l.. H. Shields, formerly collector OF
customs at Norfolk, and prominent Ii,
Virginia politics, suicided by shooting
at Old Point.
Two Bavarian officers, Baron Bounei
and Baron Godin, were killed Monday
while attempting to ascend the Ackerl-
Spite, in the Tyrolese Alps.
James johnson and William Boyd
fought street duel in Galveston.
Johnson was killed and Boyd and
three innocent bystanders wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28
A GREAT TREE.
Largest In the Country Outside o
the California Monsters.

the California Monsters.
Cook county has tree almost within
the limits of Chicago that is trying in a
modest way to keep pace with the city
in growth. 1t rears its majestic height
in n field on the farm of Charles Eotz,
~ miles west of Crosse Point.
1t is the biggest known tree in the
United States. the great sequoias of Cal
ifornia alone being excepted. Three
feet from the ground its Srth is Al feet;
the diameter is 10 feet q inches. The
height is $50 feet.
Yet this marvel, which hundreds Of
years ago may have been worshipins u
savage race, has gone on year by year
producing its foliage and in the order Of
nature casting it off, all unnoticed by
Chicago. About its only admirer has
been the owner, Charles Kotz. He
guards it as jealousy as he does his own
children.
Aside from the great height and
girth of the trunk is remarkable hol-
low or room at its foot. This hollow is
% feet in circumference, 50 feet in di,
ameter and 20 feet in height. A natural
doorway . feet high and 4 feet wide is
rider can easily pass through to The in
terror. Three horses can easily be shell.
tered inside the mammoth trunk. The hol.
low is big enough to permit dining Ia.
Bile to be spread in its bounds, and there
is room enough to spare for chairs, about
the table.
The height to the first limb is 10 feet.
A man of average size must take "a
PAGES to complete the circuit of the big
trunk.
A competent authority on forestry has
estimated that the tree, which, by the
way, is of the cottonwood family, is no
less than GOO years old. In the days Of
King John and Magma Charta this tree
was hourishng. When Columbus dis
covered America, it was as large as its
companions in the forest. 1t is known
that even half century ago it was as
big and majestic as it is today.-Chicagc
Inter Ocean.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28

Chicago, June 2S-The unskilled la
borers at the stock yards have won
their strike, and yesterday nearly 900
men who have been idle for three or
four days returned to work at an in
crease of rs cents day This brings
the wages of unskilled labor to the
standard of 1893. Now a more serious
problem confronts the packers. The
skilled workmen, who draw from 50 50
to $3.50 day, demand an increase,
which the packing companies say they
will not grant.