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The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25
School Board Meeting

The West Side school board met
yesterday afternoon to decide
whether to take up school on Mon
day, tomorrow or wait awhile
longer. Drs. Reed and Mcmahon
said they could see no danger in
taking up the school as there were
no new cases of small pox and all
would be discharged on Monday as
limit of time had expired, Mr.. Ayers
asked that another weeks time be
given aud this request prevailed. 1t
was determined to take up school
tomorrow week, and the board ad.
journed.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

The big ball given by the dancing
class of Prof. Nook on Friday night,
was not as we'll attended as it was
thought it would be, though some
twenty couples braved the storm of
rain and wind and were on hand and
report a joyful time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

The fireman on the passenger
train that was in a smash up yes
terday north of here, was brought
here yesterday with a much wound
ed hand. He will not be able to
shovel coal for quite time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25
Funeral Notice.

The friends and acquaintance Of
Mrs, Catherine Webster, are in
vited to attend her funeral from
the Christian Church, at 3 o'clock
this afternoon to State Line ceme-
terry.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

Advance Agent f. L. Mcconnell
of the Casey Troubles Co., returned
home several days since. Company
had to close season early, on ac-
count of "tropicus bulloso." Nc is
a genial gentleman, and is "up to
snuff" in the theatrical business.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25
Fourth Warders Attention.

The polling place tomorrow will
be held at the corner of 9th and
Laurel, instead of Jackson's store
house as advertised.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

Stylish ladies need stylish dresses
and to have them made up.to.date
they should call over the grocery
corner Third and Broad.
MADAM CAMILLE vrn6NrE.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25
The Fair a Go.

We learn that the Elks have
closed deal with Mr.. Johnson to
hold a street fair here in April,
perhaps the first week. We also
learn that W. A. Mccartney has
been elected as secretary general,
to look after detail work of the
same. If we have not been misin
formed, we wish to say that the
selection of Mr.. Mccartney was a
good one, and that under his guild
ance a successful fair will be held.
Particulars will be given later on.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

The Smith Drug Company re-
ceived a car load of barrel goods
yesterday, consisting of alum, salts,
sulphur, venetian red and resin.
This house is selling some fine
wholesale bills of late.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

Indigestion, nausea are cured by
Hoods Pills. 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

"a single fact is worth a shipload
of argument" ." Every cure by
Hoods Sarsaparlla is a fact, prov
ing its merit, and the thousands and
thousands of cures recorded GER
tainly should convince you that
Hoods will cure you.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25
State Line M. E. Church South.

Preaching at IL a. m, and 1880
p. IN.
All invited; strangers welcome.
D. F. G, TIMMoNs, Pastor
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-25

W. 7. Hudgins a prominent mer.
chant of Fouke, Arkansas, passed
away on Thursday evening" leaving
a wife and several children. Mr..
Hudgins has long been leading
citizen of the county, and his death
is to be deplored. To the widow and
orphaas, we offer our sympathy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
SNAKES IN COSTA RIGA.
The CuIobra de sanere In the Mo-

The CnIcbra de Sangre In the Most
Deadly of Them All.
Costa Rica means the Rich Coast.
aud in most respects II Is rich, partlcu-
larry In the snake family. the most
deadly Of which is the terrible Cuie.
bra Re sangre Tor blood snake).
This variety Of reptile does nos grow
to large size. and perhaps for that
Yery reason Is nlost TO be dreaded. rs
It is not SO easily seen. 1t is red and
resembles II large swollen vein. ready
10 burst with blood.
\ short time ago stepped on one OF
these snakes, and like flash he struck
at me, but as | had pair of leather
leggings no harm was done. though II
a poor day laborer who was bitten by
the same variety of snake. The man
was working for nelghbor of mine.
and | did NOT See MIN until the day
after he was bitten. The moment
heard about Il went over to see the
poor fellow. taking with me remedy
for snake bite, thinking 1t would do
no harm TO try II. anyway. When we
reached the mans camp the sight that
met our eyes was a slekening one.
The man was bleeding from his nose.
mouth, and ears. also from his finger
and toe nails. How man could bleed
as much as he had and stll live was
marvel. lie had been bitten In the
foot; only one fang of the serpent had
entered the flesh. The manager of the
estate had given him several doses of
curarlne. medicine made In Co4om-
bia, aud much used here In Central
America for poisonous bites We also
gave him the medicine which | had
brought with me. which made him
vomlt profusely.
In a few hours time the bleeding
stopped, and next day the poor fellow
was sent to the hospital. No one ex-
peeted that he would live, as the bite
is considered deadly; but, strange to
say. he did recover, and In month 5
time was at work once more. Ii both
fangs of the snake had entered the
foot instead OF one he would undoubt-
eddy have died. have known horse
TO die in few hours after being bit
ten by one of the snakes. In the last
three years two men In my district
have died from snake bite. and In hunt
ing In this country one must always
keep a sharp lookout for snakes.-For-
est and Stream.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
Toothbrush Caused Cancer.

Cancer of the lip a physician stated
the other day, lis caused more fire.
quently than one would think by the
toothbrush. Let me illustrate this by
typical case which am treating now
John Blank smoked good deal, and to
keep his teeth white he cleaned them
hard three times day with brush
whose bristles were like wire. He
brushed little patch of skin from his
lower lip. Afterward he was careful,
and the sore spot healed. But then he
forgot, and the spot became sore again.
This went on year or 50. Two days
out of the seven this one place In
Blanks lip was sore. Finally it began
20 pain him; it hurt all the time; 1t
smarted even when apparently healed.
He would awake in the night with the
sharp, pinching pain there, and the
pain was like the clutch of crab
claw, for he had cancer now-cancel
due to the irritation which he had APP
piled thrice daily for year to that one
spot with his -bristled brush. No
wonder he had cancer. and no wonder
there are many such cases. People
won't learn that tooth-cleaning may dc
harm. They are proud of 1t, as of bath
ing. and they can't believe that any lit
tie pain or irritation due to 1t can he
other than OF benefit. "-Philadelphia
Record.
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Nritl,nr snrnr Nor salt.

4 story Is told of the energy aud
vigor of the Archbishop Of Canterbury
1T the last church congress his grace
had taken part IN an absorbing discus
sion, followed by vigorous speech 10
a mems meetings und an address TO an
overflow meeting. and was about 10
wind up the days activity by walk
10 the railway station and late jour
ney back to town to he ready for the
ordination of two bishops on the NOR
row.
MAY | call cab for your graceN
anxiously inquired clergyman. who
feared the effects of exposure after so
much exertlon. but the archbishop gave
gave him briefly, yet firmly, to under
stand that his sympathy was mis-
placed.
\ few yards farther on another
Clergyman. recognizing that the head
of the church of England Is no longer
young. In spite of his air of leonlne ro-
business, stepped across and begged
his grace TO allow him to hail cab.
what fori" asked the archbishop
with some abruptness.
why, your grace rain Is coming
on
We'll. If you are made of sugar.
am not reioined the archbishop. as he
sturdily strobe forward.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19

IS o. hNo
: : g ss.1lVef1tiOn

German army authorities are now eX-
perimentlng on cotton stuff as ma
terial for balloons. IL is treated with
rubber before being used. The fabric
is said to have great strength. and Is
better than silk, which is apt to sener-
ate electricity.
NJ. Mercadier. a French inventor,
states that he has solved the problem
of sending a number of dispatches sim
ultaneously on a single wire. Messages
have been transmitted between Paris
aud Pau. Twelve independent message
currents were sent on the circuit ut
once in either direction. making total
of twenty four kilograms.
new light-ship of novel design Is
soon to be moored in the stormy waters
of the dreaded Diamond Shoals off
Cape Hatteras. Ii has been found I'M
possible TO place lighthouse there,
and the light-shlps moored GA the spot
have, one after another. been torn from
their fastenlngs. The new ship is to De
propelled by steam, and furnished with
electric flashlights TO be displayed
from ner masts, fifty feet above water.
She will be anchored on the shoals with
strong mooring tackle, and in case she
is torn loose by gale can take care OF
herself with the aid of her powerful
engine
l.. NJ. LOOMS, the California ornithol-
ogist, who has been studying the ques-
ton of bird migration on the Pacific
coast concludes that those which he
has observed shape their course by
landmarks, and possess no mysterious
superhuman faculty for determining
direction, such as some persons have
imagined that birds are endowed with.
When a fog prevails the birds are be-
wildered and lose their way In brief,
Mr. Loomis thinks that bird migration
is habit evolved by education and in
heritance, and owing its origin to the
failure of food in winter.
An ingenious arrangement to prevent
overcrowding of both elevators or
stairways Is in use in Scranton, Pa.
The time Of entering and leaving GER
tain building Is regulated by clocks on
each of the FIVE floors. On the lower
floors the clocks are set correctly, but
on the upper floors they are few min
utes slow, SO that the employees on the
lower floors are at their work before
those on the upper floors are due, and
of course those on the upper floors do
not leave their desks until several min
utes later, thus avoiding all confusion.
A bridge In the form of an aerial
ferry has been opened at Rouen on the
River Seine. In order to avoid inter
ference with shipping, 1t was deter
mined to place no structure In the
stream, or near its surface. Instead of
bridge in any Of the ordinary forms,
a horizontal flooring. sustained by steel
towers and suspension cables, was
stretched across the river at an eleva-
ton of 1877 feet. On this flooring run
electrically driven rollers, from which
is suspended by means of steel ropes,
car which moves at the level of the
wharves on the river banks. The car
is thirty-six feet wide and forty-two
feet long and is furnished, like ferry
boat, with accommodations for car
riages and foot-passengers The ropes
that carry the hanging-car are inter
laced diagonally In such manner that
the support is rigid, and swinging
motion Is avoided.
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Easy Enough.

AT certain murder trial policeman
was in the witness-box.
How many minutes after the shot
was fired did the man der said the
defendants counsel.
Two, sir" answered the witness,
without the least hesitation.
You seem positive about the time, "
remarked counsel, with truculent air.
Now I'm going to test your ability
to Judge time. | will hold my watch
here for two minutes. When you think
the time is up. say Now
The lawyer looked very serious. but
the policeman seemed perfectly at his
ease. He sat staring yacantly about
the room, and at the exact second when
the two minutes had expired he said,
"Now"'-smillng defiantly. Counsel
was staggered, and the prosecuting
counsel proportionately delighted. At
the adjournment for luncheon he slap
ped the constable on the back.
Constable said he. you were n
wonder! How did you do it?'
9Do itT' replied the constable. point
ing to big clock on the opposite wall
why, that was dead easy"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
The Blood on the Knife.

"For the last ten years. said Gu
rio dealer In the Old Quarter, "a broad
bladed dagger with an imitation bronze
handle has been lying among lot Of
odds and ends In that corner showcase.
| don't know where 1t came from, but
| probably got 1t when buying some
collection. At any rate, the other day,
while looking over my dead stock, it
occurred to me 1t might be FURNISHED
up and used as paper knife. ! took
1t out, scraped the handle little to see
what 1t was made of and then laid 1t
ON my desk to attend to a customer.
when picked 1t up again, was as
founded to find the blade dripping with
blood. 1t seems a childish thing TO tell,
but the incident was so grewsome and
apparently inexplicaple that 1t set me
trembling like a leaf. In a moment.
however, my common sense came to
the rescue, and what proved to be the
correct explanation flashed into my
mind
at was a trick dagger, for use either
ON the stage or In some secret society
mummery, and the hilt contained a
hidden reservoir for artificial blood.
In scraping the side l had pressed a
spring which opened little valve, and
out came the gore still fluid, after all
these years. | afterward found that
the top unscrewed for replenishing the
supply."-New Orleans Times Demo
crat
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
LEWIS YETI THE STRONG MAN OF TEXAS

mustang and upon approaching
bridge the animal 'sulked," and though
the cowboys applied quirts and ropes
to his hide with great violence he re-
fused to move out of his tracks. Lewis
was In a hurry to catch up with the
herd, and 10 the amazement of his com
rades he dismounted, and coolly pick
Ing up the surprised mustang in his
giant arms lie threw him across his
shoulder and carried him over the
bridge.
Having been told that bear had
been tracked into a cave In the noun
tains of tie Colorado near n cattle
camp where Lewis was employed, tue
venturesome negro, accompanied by
several wboys, all lovers of Bruins
flesh, went to the place to investigate
the story. With flaming torch in one
hand and revolver In the other Lewis
boldly entered the bears den, and he
did not go very far before he found
Just what he was looking for. Bruln
had composed himself In his favorite
position, with one paw In his mouth,
for a long nap, and when the negro
stole In so unceremonlously upon him
he slept on unconscious of danger.
Lewis gazed at his fat, oily ribs and
his mouth began to water. Never did
bear hunter determine upon greater
risk. Lewis placed the pistol close to
Bruins head and touched the trigger.
He did not have time to turn before
the bear struck him with one paw and
knocked him sprawllng upon the floor
Of the cave. The light was extingulsh-
ed and the pistol lost. Lewis grappled
with his antagonist, and by some
means in the darkness he managed TO
get on the bears back, and the amazed
cowboys saw this strange combination
,f man and beast emerge from the cave
as II they had been elected from the
mouth of a cannon. Fortunately, the
bear was fatally wounded, and with
blood and brains oozing from his head
he rolled down the side of the noun
tain dead. 1t Is doubtful whether just
such another feat has ever been accred-
tied to bear hunter In all the litera-
ture of the world embraced under the
fascinating title of bear stories
Lewis can take common dining
room table In his teeth, and, while an
ordinary man is seated upon 1t, he can
raise it several feet above the floor.
Not long since, at the Austin and
Northwestern depot at Marble Falls,
he picked up bar of railroad iron In
each hand and walked five steps for
ward and then backward to the place
Of starting.
An excursion boat with a party of
tQuristS on board ran aground at the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19

bicycles, and went riding" said the
doctor. "One of them. while coastlng
dOwn-hill, ran over IA man. They
promptly arrested him, and he was
taken before a magistrate.
I'VE all went up from the transport
to see how things went with him. The
magistrate heard the case, and fined
him five dollars for running over IA
blind man.
what! said the soldier was the
man blind? Here, give him twenty dol
lars, and he pulled out twenty-dollar
gold piece, aud handed it over to the
magistrate
And what do you think they did?
They were so pleased that they remit
ted the fine, or would have done so,
only the soldier would not take II back,
but insisted on its being given to the
blind man, and then they gave him a
diploma, setting forth what he had
done"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
STRONG AS SAND0W.
LEWIS YETI. BLACK GAIT OF
TEXAS.
Rides a Wounded aud Enrageh Fear
Out of a Cave, Floats Grounded Tx
cursion Boat, and Carries BaikS
Pony Across a Bridge.

Lewis Yeti, jct-black African
about 80 years of age. frequently as
tonishes the people Of the frontier OF
Texas by exhibitions of his wonderlal
strength. lie can at any moment eas-
f lily demonstrate that he deserves 10
rank with Sandow aud other giants Of
modern times, but lie has done things
)n the farms and out in the com camps
which created greater surprise win
those who witnessed such feats thah
one experiences over seeing him raise
some great weight In the streets. lie
is an uneducated. common laborer, anu
very modest and timid about making
any display of his strength. Lewis
spent most OF the years Of his bo}hooa
ia cattle camp on the frontier, anu
long before he was fully grown he had
become famous as an expert roper, Il
daring rider aud the very best all
iround vaquero in the Southwest, lie
never boosted of his accomplishments
Is an equestrian, but up TO the lime
teat lie was % years Of age he had
never been thrown from the back OF a
mustang. lie won a gold medal aud
prize Of $500 at Eagle Pass when Ire
WAS but Il years old, hy sticking 10
the back of famous bucking hroneho
known as Blanco Diablo. This cele-
brated horse had thrown the hest rid
ers in Old Mexico and many OF the
most fearless Texan cowboys. Lewis
stayed on his back for more than an
hour. though the enraged animal buck
ell and beloved until he was covered
with foam and ready TO fall from ex-
haustion.
Old-time cattlemen-the boys who
rode the plains before the days OF l0eo-
motives and barbed Whenever tire
of telling stories Of this giant negro's
nrowess. No long horn ever grew too
big for Lewis. Whenever he cot his
rope on the steer. that animal had IN
20 his way. He could catch bis
Mexican steer by the horns AMI drag
him about in corral rs another man
would have handled calf, Upon one
occasion Lewis was riding an unruly
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
MISTAKE OF A SMART LAWYER.
Muicted His Partners in a Deal, but
They Afterward Got Even.

They Afterward Got Even,
This is so true that it is interesting
very much so. A well-known Maine
attorney Is especially noted for his
keenness in looking out for the best
end of every bargain-and for his abll-
ity in getting hold of that end 1t has
made him unpopular In some circles
has that trait of his!
One deal not long ago he was in with
a couple of friends-men of wealth and
standing. Business was good the first
year. There was a generous division
Of profits. But the lawyer wasn't sat.
isfed with what was coming to him,
share and share alike with the others.
After receiving his proper whack as a
partner, he exacted $500 more for
Counsel fees" He said that as law
yer he was worth that much more to
the deal. This was a new way of look
ing at the matter, but the bill was re.
signedly allowed by the friends.
They were pretty good business men.
understand. In little while they saw
that the venture wasn't panning out
very well. So the shrewd men of af
fairs quietly unlsaded without saying
anything TO their partner. Then a lit
tie later came the crash.
The lawyer hurried around to hold
consolation meeting with the other
two.
Gracious, isn't this too bad" moan
ed he. II lost so-and-so. How much
did you fellows drop? You must have
been hit pretty hard"
You're wrong. old boy" came the
cheerful duet. 1--WE never lost a dollar;
no, we never lost cent. Ira la"
"What-t-tw
Never lost a dollar. We saw 1t COM
Ing two months ago. Had tip. I'm
loaded. All outr'
We'll, then, why in the name of all
that's square and above board. didn't
you tell me?"
well, We could have, had YOU al
lowed us $500 counsel fees when you
took yours. See?'-LeHiston { Me.
Journal.
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White Pine News.
ELY, NEVADA.
STEEL WOOL.
A Curious Material Used ns n sub
.tfsufc For SnndDnDer.

A Curious Material Used ns n sub
stitute For Snndpaper.
Steel wool is n machine produced ma
terial that is used as a substitute for
sandpaper. 1t is composed of sharp
edged threads OF steel. which curl up
together like wool. or somewhat as the
wood iibers OF the familiar material
known as excelsior curl up together,
though the steel wool Is very much
finer the finest of 1t being not much
eoarser than the coarsest of natural
woods. The steel wool Is put up In
packages containing one pound each.
These are something like rolls of cot
ton batting. but smaller. a pound OF
steel wool. loosely packed, making,
rolled In paper and open at the ends,
q package perhaps ID inches long ana
two or three inches in diameter.
Made In various degrees of coarse
ness, steel wool is put to variety OF
uses, the finer woods for polishing wood
and metal, and the coarser for rub
bling down paint and varnish. 1t Is
often used on special parts OF work,
while, for example, ON the fat surfaces
of a door n man would use sandpaper
with O block back of It; for the mold
ings he would use steel wool, which fits
into the crevlces and conforms itself
TO irregular shapes. Such work can
be done with steel wool far more readi-
ly and quickly than with sandpaper,
and 1t is used with like advantage on
irregular and small surfaces and on
carved work.
Besides the steel wool there Is q
coarser material of the same kind call
ed steel shavIngs, which Is put to vari-
Gus uses, as In taking off old paint or
varnish and in polishing wood before
painting, and it is used on bowling al
leys and on floors for smoothing and
cleaning them.
Sandpaper clogs In use, steel wool
breaks down. The wool Is commonly
used with gloves to keep the ends from
sticking into the fingers.-New York
Sun.
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Rough on HI. Lordship.

A carpenter in an English town hay-
ing neglected to make a gibbet that
had been ordered by the hangman on
the ground that he had not been paid
for the last one he had erected gave so
much offense that the next time the
judge came to the circuit he was sent
for.
.'Fellow," said the judge in stern
tone, how came you to neglect max
ing the gibbet that was ordered on my
account"
81 humbly beg your pardon" replied
the carpenter. Had l known 1t had
been for your lordship 1t would have
been done Immediately"