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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-21
FcaR Rao KILLED.

Tn Isasinear an4 gaFae rfanss Lnae
 Their kises fa wreck.
 sr. IoV sas Ae9nl midnight last nish5 HafH Ao. e oa tha Wabash railt9ad anez kogaa ta=a miles west q JaHe are which ranl1el ia ditehiug tbe locomotive ma ta car aHd killing Engineer c. Melton of 1inoaFly, Mo, and tHres Haaps named Birch Miller. William Anfier and J Thompson. Fireman Ililan vas seriously injured. # brakeman aad sx othaH tramps also injured hat not dangerously. The rs- mains of the dead were conveyed to Jone5fura
 IN DANCER oF DESTRUCTION. Ere Eaeas . the Town of Cannes.
 lear NIee.
 EIef, Feaaae Aag The town of Cannes, situated f0 miles west q thia city. k reported fo ha ii danger of de- sauetioa Iy ire. The fire department of Nice has sent q detachment to tho endangered place l5 is reported that several hyes have been lost. Cannes ha5 Q population ot about 2ooo
 THREE GIRLS AND 4 BOY.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
Clothes Helped Her Recovery.

Zone of the things that helped my
recovery said woman recently who
has just regained her health after Sc
rious illness, was pretty bed jacket
which my sister brought me one day in
lieu of jellies and fruit. ltwas becom-
ing. and ! enjoyed it. The doctor,
when he first saw me in it, said l
looked twenty per cent. better than
the day before; man-lil<c. he didn't APP
preciate the reason, and my spirits,
and consequently my condition, bet
tered in proportion. Too often invalids
are wrapped in any old thing that
is handy: l remember laughing once
when friend in robust health showed
me dainty, lace-trimmed sick gown,
for me, she explained, if l ever need
it. The notion struck me as absurd,
when she was never i'll. but after my
experience with that bed jacket ! APP
preciate better the value of attractive
environment under depressing eircum-
stances. "-lIoston Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
HOW HE wEN1

How did the little fellow 60!
We heard the winds wall to and fro;
We heard the beating OF the rain
Upon the CHASTITY window pane;
Yet all the room seemed still, save where
We heard his heart-beats. quick and clearl
We knew that he must pass away,
But still the words we could not say
How did the little fellow 70?
We saw the falling OF the snow.
Wind-driven through the homeless night.
The awakened birds screamed with alright
The trees moaned in the dark; we stood,
Saying what soothing words we could;
We knew that he must pass away,
But still the words we could not sayi
How did the little fellow go?
We heard his heart-beats ebbing slow,
And as II conscious OF his rest,
He clasped his pale hands DER his breast;
But not until, with their last moan,
His lips leaned to his mothers ownl
We knew that he must pass away,
But still the words we could not sayl
How did the little fellow go?
His mother would not say, or know,
But though she felt his lips, grown still,
Sho elasped him TO her bosom still.
And paced the lonely room and said
(kissing his brow-hls curly head:
He is my own, from his first breath
My own In life, my own in DEATH"
That was the way Gods word was sent
The way the little fellow went
And when from out our garden dim
We laid the last white rose on him,
His mother, kneeling on the sod,
Sent her last kiss with 1t to God.
She knew that he had passed away.
And yet--the words she would not sayl
Frank l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
THE CHARACTER or MODS.
They Show the Bestial and Also the Pu
rila Side of MAdmen.

rlle Side of Madmens
Instances in any number might be
cited to illustrate how an excited mul'
titude, even when the majority of IL
are persons of intelligence, has always
something in it partaking both of thc
puerile and che testial of the puerile In
the mobility of its humor, in its quick
passage from rage to outbursts OF
laughter; of the bestial in its brutality.
1t is cowardly, too, even when com.
posed of individuals OF average cour.
age. 1t is hard to conceive to what ex-
tent mobs, and unorganized, undisci.
plined collections OF men in general.
are more mobile, more forgetful, more
credulous, and more cruel than the
greater part of their elements; but the
proofs of the fact are abundant, In the
collective mind Images succeed one an.
other incoherently, as they do in the
brain of sleeping or a hypnotized
man, while most of the individual minds
which compose it, and which concur in
forming that great folly called opinion
are capable of consecutiveness and or
der in the arrangement of their ideas
NJ. Delboeuf tells of poor German,
Just arrived at Liege, who followed thd
crowd to the scene of a dynamite ex'
plosion. Some one, seeing him run q
little faster than the others, pointed
him out as the guilty person, and the
whole mob was ready to cut him to
| =, - hnk
of the best society of the place, at
tending concert; and gentlemen
could be heard calling for revop Z
with which to kin reclslessly an un-
happy man, of whose nationality. name
and crime they knew nothing.
When the cholera was raging II
Paris, in 1882, the report spread
through the city rapidly that the dis
ease was the work OF prisoners, who,
the people were brought to believe
were tampering with food, wells anc
wines Immense multitudes assembled
In the public places, and every man
who was seen carrying a bottle or q
vial or a small package was in immi.
nent danger of his life; the mere pos
session of a flask was sufficient evil
depce to convict, In the eyes OF the de.
lirious multitude; and many fell VIC
Tins to its rage. Two persons, flying
before thousands of madmen, accusing
them of having given a poisoned tart to
children, took refuge in guard house,
the post was surrounded in an instant,
and nothing could have prevented the
murder of the accused men II two off,
GERS had not conceived the happy
thought of eating one Of the tarts in
full view of the mob. The mob burst
into laughter, and the men were saved,
Popular Science Monthly.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
Association of Ideas.

To remember one thing, connect il
with another. That is a very good rule
in mnemonics, but it needs to be Oh,
served with caution. An exchange re-
ports school-room dialogue.
Teacher-With whom did Achiller
fight at the battle of Troy?
' Pupil-Pluto,
Wrong. Try again"
Nero"
Nero! How do you"
Then it must have been Hector. ]
knew it was one of our three dogs."-
Youths Companion.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
EnrIand's Poisonous snakes.

There are about one thousand five
hundred different species of snake
known to naturalists. and only four
kinds of snake or snalSe-lilSe creatures
are to be found in England OF these.
but one is poisonous, and it is very
rare. The ordinary snakes to be found
in countries inhabited by civilized man
are harmless, and but few of the poi
sonous snakes are deadly in their poi
son. even though the effects may be
serious. a study of snakes and their
ways would do much TO do away with
the educated fear the reptiles that
most people have ST. Louis Globe
Democrat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
A FILTRATION NiPPED.
they Had Seen Each Other Before, Bu
Had Forgot Where.

Had Forgot Where.
A well known young st. Louis man
Of family had rather interesting ex-
perience few evenings ago which he
will not forget for a long time. While
the outcome was not of a serious ma
ture, he went through brief period of
embarrassment over which he is still
shuddering. The gentleman let the
cat out of the bag by relating his add
venture to friend, and now other
friends know about it,, and he can
appreciate how it feels to have the
laugh on himself. A few evenings ago
the hero of this story took car at
Grand avenue on one of the principal
street car lines to ride downtown.
just as the car approached the corner
where he stood the gentleman noticed
a very pretty and stylishly dressed
young lady, also evidently waiting for
the car. The gentleman entered the
car ahead of the lady and sat on one
side of the car, while she took seat on
the other side. AS they sat they
looked at each other. The gentleman
was perplexed, as one moment be had
a dim idea that he knew the lady, but
could not fix her identity.
He began to read newspaper and
sat down in such a position that every
time he looked up he found that he
and the lady were looking at each
other, and the half smile on her face
seemed to indicate that she was ready
for Irritation. He raclSed his brain
to satisfy himself whether he knew
the lady or had simply made a mash
If the latter, here was a splendid
chance for an interesting bit of fun;
but if she was an acquaintance he
feared he would offend the lady by not
talk 1g to her. Then, again, if she
was stranger there might be some
risk in addressing her The gentle
man was in quandary. While he was
debating in his mind what course to
pursue he took out his pocket note
book to enter memorandum. At this
luncture the young lady crossed to the
same side of the car where the hero of
the adventure sat and took the seat
directly behind him and gazed out of
the window, ostensibly to look at some
person or some house. After mo-
ment their chances met again. This
decided the gentleman, who nerved
himself for the ordeal and addressed
the beauty, saying: II thought would
speak to you, as it seems to me know
you, but l."
'Sir?" came the dignified response
from the lady.
The gentleman repeated his remark,
adding that he had the idea fixed in
his mind that he knew her, yet could
not remember where he had met her.
You may know me or you may not,
Mr.. Blank" replied the pretty lady,
her bright eyes twinkling merrily,
but know you. l am nurse girl in
the family of Mr.. =, your next door
neighbor."
TO say that the gentleman almost
collapsed putting it mildly.-St Louis
| Reoblic
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
PARTY GLOVES.
Chicago Girls Give Them to Men for
Razor Strops.

Chicago Girls Give Them to Men for
Razor strops.
did you ever wonder what becomes
of all the long party gloves that girls
adore and spend small fortunes for?"
asked the girl who occasionally knows
thing or two,
Powder. rags. of course" grunted
the moody girl.
Nothing of the sort. That shows
that you don't keep up with the fin de
steele procession" said the first
speaker. You want to give 'em to
your best young man for razor strops.
The idea is just too perfectly lovely.
"W hen the blessed angel wants to
sharpen his razor he fastens the top Of
the glove to hook on his dresser,
takes the frayed-out fingers in his left
hand and sharpens away. Aud all
the time he is thinking of various Incl
dents that happened when dear little
hand was inside that glove, and glove
and hand were sandwiched in between
his two hands, and he was saying
sweet things and she was trying to dig
hole in the floor with the toe of her
satin slipper, and, oh, think it's all
just too dear, and I'm going to send
all my white gloves off to Charlie
right away"
The moody girl looked disguised.
She said: well, I'm glad don't keep
up with your fin de steele procession.
1t needs good roofing out of idiotic
fads and big dose of common sense.
And between you and me and this
button hook don't believe that man
would use glove for razor strop
any more than he ever uses all those
silly necktie cases that you girls make
out of silk and ribbons and things. -
Chicago Record
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
THE LETTER CAME BACK.
A Warning to Lovers Who Write to The
Best Girls and Forget the Address.

A Warning to Lovers who Write to Their
Best Girls and Forget the Address.
''Do you know" said Mr.. Man to his
friend the other evening at the roof
garden, that the boys at the club have
"A merry and most distressing find ON
me. suppose it's one of the inevita-
BILE consequences of renouncing bache-
lorhood that man lays himself open
to attack from the most unsupported
quarters.
Now, loyal citizen as am, have
received bitter blow from the United
States government. 1t stabbed me-
using the dead letter Office as dagger.
1t was like this: Just month ago at
the club wrote q letter to the girl !
am going TO marry. had told only
one or two of my intimate friends of
the engagement, and we weren't going
to announce it until fall Well, as I
was saying, wrote to Alice Jevons
that day at the club, and told her how
fond was of her. | loved her very
hard that day, and used some strong
expressions. / suppose my heart ran
away with my pen, so to speak.
TO make short story little long
err, sat down by the window to direct
the envelope. got to gazing on the
deecy clouds floating across the blue
depths of the sky, and thinking about
her, as man does, you know. Well,
suppose l directed the letter wrong.
1t never reached her. Instead of that,
n month later, came nasty looking
official envelope addressed to Loving
Tom" in care OF the club. The post
Office people hadn't been able to find
the girl, so they tried to send the drivel
back to the one who wrote it, and their
only clew was the signature and the
engraved letter head
well, nobody at the club could
fancy who Loving Tom was, so the
house committee opened the envelope.
The first thing they saw was Dearest
Alice and the first sentence was abso-
lutte insanity. Then they recognized my
writing and forebore TO read further"
Mr.. Man stopped to wipe from his
brow the perspiration which sprang
forth at the thought of his mortifica-
ton. "Wcll, there's just one thing
about it, he added thoughtfully, "T'll
never again sign myself anything but
my full name, even if ] live to be a
regular Methuselah and write to Mrs.
Methuselah every day."-N. Y. Tri-
hume
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

--Shc--"I know, Alfred, have my
faults" TTe--"O, certainly She IAN.
grily)-"Indeed? Perhaps you'll tell
me what they arc!"-Flicgende Blaet-
ter.
--Dickey--'I'd think Jimmy Rice
would feel just like an orphan" Ma
ma-"Why?" DiclSey-''Why, his papa
and mamma let him do everything he
wants to-"
AT the Last Day.-St. Peter-"Are
they all up?" Gabriel talking another
blow on his trumpet)-"Yes, everybody
except the Philadelphians. Detroit
Free Press.
-Briggs-While was on the piazza
with Miss Lingerly last night her little
brother threw firecracker right into
her lap. Griggs-lIe was aiming at you,
suppose.-N Y. World.
An Indignation Meeting
Barber-What do you think of people
who shave themselves? Second Bar
ber-They ought to be compelled to
cut their own hair.-Puck.
-Bangs-Nature has been very kind
to Mrs. Bluscher See the roses on her
cheeks? Miss b.. Riva. Yes, indeed.
One must have natural gift to paint
like that-Arkansaw Traveller.
Shrewd.-Mrs. Vokes-Mrs. Carson
knows how to manage her husband
Mrs. Crummer-How does she do it?
Mrs. Vokes-She gives him the impress
sion that he manages her Truth.
His Observation-Disclosures do
you think of the proposition to put the
United States flag on postage stamps?
Jenks-D Don't like it. why not?'
''Old Glory has never been licked."-
Detroit Free Press.
~ suppose you detectives become
so that you can tell mans character
from his face?" We'll, used to think so,
but ever since tried to arrest my own
reflection that | saw in dry goods
mirror | have had my doubts. In.
dianapolis Journal.
Another Kind. Nervous Stranger
lin the HARVEST mining camp)-"Its
not at all likely that you'll have tie
up out this way is it?" The president
of the Red Gulch Dunno,
stranger. II the public safety commit
tee has caught Three Card Pete wot
stole two horses out of this camp las
night, there mought be tie-up before
mornin'. Chicago News.
DO not keep the boxes of your love
and tenderness sealed up until your
friends are dead Speak approving,
cheering words while their ears can
hear them. The things you mean 10
say when they aFc gone, say before
they go. The flowers you mean to
send for their coff;ns, send TO brighten
and sweeten their homes before they
leave them. Appreciation when the
heart is stilled has no inspiration for
the spirit. Justice comes too late when
it is only pronounced in the funeral
eulogium. Flowers piled on the coffin
cast no fragrance backward over the
veal days Mission BulletiH-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
Mans Stupidjty.

Il wonder what that girl is working
her face around to one side all the time
for?" asked the fussy man on the North
indianapolis car. DO you reckon she's
got the toothache?"
Here you have been married fifteen
years and don't know any more about
girls than that" replied his wife in dis
gust. Don't you see she's got her
young man with her? She's twisting
her cheek that way to make her dimple
show. indianapolis journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
No Need to BE Ashamed.

With pardonable pride lady dis
played very ancient piece of house
linen to her servant, saying, as she
held it up for inspections: ''Le.ok.
Bridget, at this tablecloth; it has been
in our family for over 200 years. "
Bridget eyed the article in question
carefully, and then, stepping close up
to her mistress, remarked, in a most
confidential tone: "Sure, never mind.
Mrs. Arthur, dear. If you just kape
quiet about it, and don't let on to any
body, who would know but what it was
bought bran new out of the shop?'-
It'd Bits.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21

hardly Q called working day. Sure.
ly you are going to your niece's wed
ding?"
THAT depends entirely upon you,
parson. If you will make my daugh.
ter Mistress Wolcott, so that she can
keep her word to her aunt, we will
most gladly accompany you upon your
ride"
but where are the guests?"
'They will be here at the secondary
wedding tomorrow. Here are the bride
and groom"
"And as comely pair as ever stood
before parson to be married"
The ceremony having been per.
formed, the horses shoe was quickly
set and the horse led to the door,
How much shall l pay your" asked
the parson, who prided himself upon
never owing penny, even over night.
"Oh!' chuckled William Glazier, I'VE
will call it square in consideration of
the fact that | only nailed on the shoe
l pulled off, and that was following
your advice in doing that"
my request, you mean"
mo, parson. Do you remember
some weeks ago when was saying to
you at Mobiles tavern that times
were hard and you advised me to
carry my pincers in my pocket and
slyly pull shoe off every horse hitched
up in the tavern shed? The owners
would then be obliged to have the shoe
reset, and that would make my business
lively. followed your advice yester-
day, in order to make sure of your
stopping here this morning long
enough to marry my daughter, for
knew well enough unless you were
obliged to stop you would frame up
some excuse and gallop on your way"
81 am well caught in my own trap"
said the parson, joining heartily in the
laugh of the bride and groom. Come,
now, your purpose being accomplished,
let us be On our way. Ride you in
front as the master of ceremonies, vii.
liam Glazier. Next, Mistress Wolcott
on pillion behind her husband, and
/, If it be true that my good horse car
ries one unlucky foot, would best bring
up the rear"
So they started out, and finding re-
Inducements at almost every house, it
was quite cavalcade that drew up at
the Abbott Mansions little late, to
be sure. but Mistress Abbott was too
glad to see her brother-in-law riding
gallantly at the head of the company
to have her becoming serenity rutfied,
even when he said:
my daughter has not broken her
word to you, Sister Abbott. She is no
longer Mollie Glazier, but Mistress
Richard Wolcott, and you are all in
vited to my house to their secondary
wedding tomorrow.
Mi stress Abbott welcomed her niece
and nephew with the most affectionate
cordiality, but could not forbear say
ing with dignity:
II performed very unpleasant duty
in speaking to Niece Molly as did
but this happy event was the result.
She never would have married Richard
Wolcott had it not been for me-"
Perhaps it should be added that the
young couple never regretted their
hasty match, and that it is still a mat.
ter of pride to the living Glaciers tina,
one of their family married kinsman
of the famous Roger Wolcott, who laid
out the Wolcott road, as the ancient
thoroughfare is still called. Annie A.
Preston, in Springfield Mass Repub
| lican.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21
A TRAGEDY AT NIGHT.
The Man That Wanted to See the City by
Electric Light.


Electric Light.
us the judge herc?' asked man
with very decided hump to his back
and great scarcity of front teeth as
he entered police headquarters at II
o'clock the other night
"of course not, !" replied the sergeant.
This is no courthouse"
~ dunno anything about that, but ]
wanted to see the judge"
What judge?"
wall, any judge who'll try the
case"
What case?"
Mine. want to give myself up
and pay fine Of about twenty-five dol
lars and have it over with. could
have run away, but that amt my
style
What has happened?" asked the SER
geant, beginning to bctray passing
interest in the matter.
Almost killed Teller up here on 3
Gratiot avenue car, but II was his own
fault. was standin' on the platform
to see the city by electric light when a
great big hulk of a Teller jumps on and
steps on my feet. was riled, but I'm
no man to begin fight. hadn't said
a word when he puts his elbow into
my side. | waited about two minutes
for him to take it out, but he wouldn't
do it. Then says to him, says /;
tsGt ,.,l,affc ,l,ia.f -
that?"
TO rest my elbow says he.
but what have | got to do with
your elbow?'
Nothing, except to hold it up,
Mebbe you'd druther have it in the
neclsY
"Mebbe I'd druther and mebbe j
wouldn't. hain't no platform to hold
up peoples elbows
AVAIL, we jawed for a few minits
and kept gcttin' riled and rilered.
never fight unless I'm driv into it, and
then ] leave my man helpless Grip
pie"
Yes, know. but what happened?
asked the sergeant
WALL | waited awhile and then told
him was gentleman and asked him
to remove his elbow. Instead of doing
it he says to me-:
I'm going to sit on your shoulders
ard rest my weary legs. Git down and
hump over!
~ can't be rid like boss by nc
man, says /.
Bet you two to one you kim says
he.
Don't fool with me, for I'm six
foot buzz-saw in moshun" says /.
I'm catin' buzz-saws fur dinner
every day of my life. Come over with
you!' says he.
wall, when he took ne by the cal
to haul me over l went for him. Tn
sorry did, but couldn't control my
self"
Did you hurt him much!" asked the
sergeant.
Hurt him much! AT the very first
move | tore one leg of his trousers
| Iiloob "a w VIZ hilcC. hCu NlChCt
ut him! Then | tore his coat on tn
shouldersl Then ripped two buttons
off his vestr'
And theu?"
II jumped offn the car and spit OF
my hands dared him to come for me
Great CATS but how billed over! wa
that mad that cried, and felt tina
strong that | could have s-h-o-o-k tn,
life out of himr'
But he didn't get Off"
NO. lie was SO badly manglcd h,
couldn't. He'll know bettcrn to picl
a fuss with another stranger! | won
der what the fine will be?'
The sergeant informed him that ow
ing to the extreme provocation he hat
suffered there would be no fine, ant
that he was at liberty to go and HI
bumped up his humpbac!S and replied
Wall, that's all right, and mucl
obleeSed. I'll now start for home, an,
if have to kill another man or two Oh
the way I'll come down in the mornin,
like gentleman and square up witt
the Judge" Free Press.
NJ. H.. Al,