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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-13

W. j. Chase, receiver OF the Mem
phis Appeal-Avalanche, threw up the
sponge yesterday. Y. b. Hatchett
was appointed in his stead
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-13

The Brazilian war is over. Da
CANA has surrendered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-13

The new road from Springfield, Mo,
to Little Rock is now an assured
fact.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-13

Billie Edwards, a well known
sporting man. died yesterday at Hot
Springs from the effects of injuries
sustained in runaway accident.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-13

Dir. William Worcester, First AS
sistant Physician at the Arkansas
State Lunatic Asylum, has rendered
his resignation to the State Board to
take effect March 10.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
ON THE EVE OF HIS WEDDING.
The Frightful Difficulty Which Confront
ed a Philadelphian In Delaware.

To get married seems an easy thing
to the young man whose fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love. But when
it comes to the actual ceremony there
are thousand and one terrors which
surround and threaten to overcome
him. Marriage in some states is easy;
in others it is as difficult as obtaining
a divorce. A well-known Philadel-
phian, says the Press, was about to
be married to beautiful young wom-
an who lived in the State of Delaware.
He had no idea that the marriage laws
of that state were of an appalling
nature He had secured his license and
thought that was all that was neces-
sary.
Have you filed your bond YETI" said
someone to him the day before the we'd
ding.
"WhatP" gasped he.
"Your bond, >" repeated the questioner.
"You know every man who is married
in this state has to file a bond for the
protection of the state"
The bridegroom was rather dubious,
but was finally persuaded that this was
fact.
"I'n see lawyer about it in the morn
ing" said he. So he went to friend,
who was legal light, and said:
"See here. They tell me I have to
give bond to the state when get mar
RED"
Certainly. Haven't you done SOP"
in surprised way.
'No, [ never heard of such thing
before. What kind of bond is it?"
"Oh, any real estate will do"
0Rut haven't any real estate"
The lawyer looked at him a moment.
Then he solemnly said:
Haven't you any friends who own
propertyp"
"None that care to ask to bind it up
that way. 1 can't ask my BRIDES rel
atives, you know"
His friend looked at him pityingly.
"You can't postpone the wedding, can
you?"
'What?" fairly shrieked the unfortun-
ate.
"Of course, of course not" said the
legal light soothingly. But the poor
bridegroom looked stricken.
"I'lI tell you what I'll do, old man.
| Tll tend to the matter for you. Don't
give yourself any more concern about
| It."
The young-man-about-to- to-be-married
| grasped his hand. He could not speak
| for moment, and then he poured forth
his thanks He picked up his hat in a
relieved sort of way and walked to the
door, Then he turned.
"By the way, I forgot to ask you how
large is the amount of the bond re-
quired?"
Fifty cents" said the lawyer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
OBITUARY.
MRS. REBEccA HART.

MRS. REBECCA HART.
The ladies of the Missionary society
held memorial service Friday afternoon,
Oct. IL, 1894, and adopted the following
tribute to the memory of Mrs. Rebecca
Hart:
WHEREAS, our Heavenly Father hath
been pleased to take from our midst, unto
Himself, our beloved sister, Mrs. Rebecca
Hart, with a sorrow and sense of be-
reavement and loss which words fail to
express, we put on the records of our So
ciety this simple tribute to her sacred
memory:
Inasmuch as it hath pleased our Heav-
emily Father to remove, by death, from
our church and society our beloved sister,
Mrs. Rebecca Hart, we do sincerely mourn
her loss and feel that her Christian life
and example were well worthy of imita-
ton. Always kind and charitable, she
had loving smile and kind word for all.
Mrs. Hart came to Ravenna in 1854
| with her husband, who was pastor of the
Congregational church from that time
until 1861. She was the first president of
| the Ladies' Benevolent society and has
always felt much interested in it, also in
| both home and foreign missions; she was
also one of the first members of our mis-
sionary society and has been greatly in
terested in it, being very particular to
send in her yearly Offering, notwithstand-
ing the fact she has not been able to
attend the meetings regularly. She al
ways looked forward to the meetings
that were held, as they sometimes were,
in her own home. She was loving and
faithful servant of Christ; interested in all
branches of Christian work and was a
person in all respects that one felt the
better for coming in contact with.
Her loss is one that will be felt as g
personal loss to the members of our church
and society, but we believe that ''Our loss
is her eternal happiness" and we submit
to the will of an allwise Father, who
"doeth all things well' and rest in the
assurance that ''all things work together
for good, to those who love Him."
That in further testimony of our re-
spect, we tender our heartfelt sympathy
to her bereaved family, assuring then
that we will cherish pleasant memories o1
her life and labors. That copy of thii
tribute of love be recorded with the min
utes of the society, presented to he
family and furnished the village pres
for publication.
Mrs. A. F. WAIT,
MRS. s. J. Posi-.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
Failed to Make a Point.

While speaking of royalty am re-
minded of an incident that occurred
recently at Windsor. An association
of which Princess Christian is President
met in the royal borough, and by an
invitation of the Queen, visited the
mausoleum at Frogmore, the third time
only that the tomb of the Prince Con-
sort has been thrown open to the pub
lie. When the members were being re-
ceived in the mausoleum by the Princess
one of them a woman, undertook to
make a remark fraught with tact so that
she might ingratiate herself with roy
atty. Pointing to the objects which she
named she said:
"There's where your father lies;
there's your sister, the Princess Alice.
and there's the place where they'll lay
the Queen, but where are they going
to put youP"
There was an impressive and icy still
ness, broken after an embarrassed pause
by an observation from the Princess
which was not an answer to the ques-
ton propounded. ed.-Lo'adoa Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
EMULATED RIP VAN WINKLE.
Fow n Maine Man Disappeared from So
ciety and Reappeared After Ten Years.

A faint suggestion of the story of Rip
Van Winkle attaches to that told of Jim
Hayes. a one-time resident of a village
in western Maine, located near the
boundary line between that state and
New Hampshire.
While digging out his we'll one morn
ing the walls caved in, burying him be-
meath the debris, in such a manner
however, that the stones, instead of
crushing him, formed an arch over his
PROSTATE body.
The brilliant idea occurred to Jim,
whose aversion to work, by the way,
was neighborhood proverb that rather
than subject himself to tie labor of dig
ging his way to the surface it would be
a shrewd dodge to remain quietly where
he was and let the neighbors dig HIM
self and incidentally his well out for
him.
What followed only goes to show that
a man may reckon without his neigh
bors.
The latter arriving upon the scene
after due deliberation and discussion
of ways and means expressed their
unanimous opinion in the following un-
sentimental but practical syllogism:
That Jim was at once dead and bur-
led.
That dead man ought to be buried.
Conclusion-that the best thing to be
done was to do dothing-to-wit, leave
the well and Jim in such condition as
found.
The general consensus of opinion was
that the late Jim had been lazy, good
for nothing, shiftless dog, who had con-
ferred greater benefit upon the village
by thus quietly dropping out of society
without putting his neighbors to the
trouble of burying him, than he had
ever done while living.
Remarks to this effect, and others
even less complimentary, being borne
vaguely to the ears of the entombed
Jim, apprising him of the worth i'm
puted to him by his fellow townsmen,
he then and there resolved to reform
and mend his ways.
Realizing that return to his old as
sociate and associations would be a Sc
rious bar to these good resolutions, the
now-reformed Jim set industriously to
work to dig his way out; but instead of
making his way straight upward he
pursued, for rod or two, a lateral
course, which eventually brought him
out few feet the other side of the state
boundary line into the state of New
Hampshire.
Here, it is averred, a steady adher-
ence to his subterranean resolutions
made new man of him, so that he be-
came of sufficient Importance and prom
inence to be made chairman of the
selectmen and a member of the school
committee in a little New Hampshire
| town.
Upon returning 10 his native village
after lapse of ten years he was greeted
with amazement by his old cronies, who
had supposed him buried by an act of
providence. Such. however, was the
position he had acquired for himself in
society that any feelings of incredulity
which the story he told may have had
aroused in their bosoms were suffered
to lie dormant and were given no out
ward expression.
Finally. it may be said to those who
have doubts concerning the truthfulness
of the narrative that the foundation for
| it, lying, as it does, at the bottom of a
we'll, should of itself serve to repel all
rsuch unfavorable suspicion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
Who's to
Blame !?

Whose fault is it if you've
been buying Shoes at stores
where they don't care whether
they fit you or not, as long as
they sell you something ? 1t
isn't our fault-that's certain.
We don't pretend to fit every
pair of feet-that would be a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
Mans Stupidity.

II 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. ."-Indianapoli Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

An inch of rainfall represents 100 tons
Of water to an acre.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
Not Necessary.
Mrs. A. F. WAIT,
MRS. s. J. Posi-.

"My dear SIR" asked an English lady
of the member from Shutdown, at Al
bany, "why do you not have screen
gratings in front of the ladies' gallery,
as we do in parliament at home?"
"Oh, l don't think it necessary,
madam, he replied.
Necessary? Whatever do you
mean?"
"Why, I think we have quite fine
looking women here" and then he hur-
ried into his committee-room. judge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

ridiculous cambut show fit in about forty nine Of
fifty have the chances Shoes will
them
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

has been sorrow, but ALL has come from the
Fathers hand, who knows our weakness, who
remembers that we are but dust, who has said
" My grace is sufficient for thee.'' my grace
shall supply all your needs" L am strengthened
at times when remember your prayers for me.
viii you not continue to pray that the Lord s
strength may be made perfect in my Weakness -
that My meat may be to do His will
LYDIA LORD DAVIS.
TIENTsEIN, CHINA.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
The Lost Page.

Upon the kitchen table with her work un-
Sat Sarah Ann, intent upon thrilling
novelette,.
The baker and the grocer's man knocked
loudly, but in vain;
They kicked the paint all Off the door, ana
went away again.
The fire went out, the light grew dim, but
Sarah Ann read on,
Intent upon the fortunes of Lord Algernon
Fitzjohn,
Whose proud and wealthy father designed
his son and heir
For the beauty of the season, the Lady Maud
de We're.
She loved him, but Lord Algernon, much to
his pa IS distress,
Disliked the Lady Maud, and loved modest
governeSs.
She came to where the beauty accidentally
o'erhears
The wilIful Lord proposing to the governess,
who fears
She's unworthy of the honor. but she loves
him as her life.
And will do her very best to make true and
worthy wife.
She still reads on, and as she neared the bot
tom of the page,
She learned how Lady Maud became con-
vulsed with jealous rage,
Forgot herself and, maddened by the sounds
of rapturous kissing,
Sprang forward-Sarah turned the leaf-the
other page was missing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

His was the fierceness of desperation.
"You must take me just as am" he ex-
claimed, cor not at ALL" For an instant
only she contemplated him. AS you
like" she observed, not without tlnct-
ure of regret in her manner, but am
sure you will be sorry She
reached for her kodak. THAT you
didn't look pleasanter and hold your:
chin just a trifie higher" - Detroa'
Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

"I was just engaged. And her peo-
pie would not let her marry blind
man. They were quite right, weren't
thew"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
POOI NEN GTTE BiIL.
A HEor1slTroV FOR IRWIN NOT HoNoRED BY
GOVERNOR FLOWER

A nEot1slTiov FOR IRWIN NOT HoNoRED BY
GOVERNOR FLOWER.
Pl;,sburg Penn. Nov 2s.-Thc hearing IN the case
u the seven officials OF the Fidelity Building. Loan
and Investment Association and the Columbia Build
Ing and Loan Association. charged with conspiracy
to lcfrauI va. called at tn Central Police sta
ton at 10 O'Clock this morning. Meyer before was
there such ;hrong OF Witnesses. spectators and at
,orneys At poice-ccur; hearing In Pi;ts5urS Prcs
dent Harrison Dlngman and william Henry waived
a hearing. each giving bail IN & Jl0 county Recorder
Won Honhorst becoming their bondsman
The hearing IN the case brought against the same
Officials Lefor. Alderman NcMastcrs took place AT
o'clock this aftcrneo bingham and Henry again
waived hearings and gave SlcO bail each for court
and were released The other defendants. not being
able to secure bal. were again renamed TO the
ceatrtl Police Station
Walter T. Frazier. proprietor OF the Pennsylvani
Cofnmis son Company. was this morning arrested on
a warrant ISSUED by Prosecuting Attorney Waite,
OF Huntington County FrLsier was taken TO Ali,r-
man McMastcrs's office and gave bail FOR a hearing
AT HUNTINGTON on December d. He * charged with
obtaining money under false preiences. and the
amount involved In the suit Ia about fe. Frazier
Is th- man who was arrested some TIM" ago by TWO
PHILADELPHIA detectives for a Ike offence.
Albany. NtN. 2S.-A rrduisition from Pennsylvania
for CcOrg. II. Irwin thu discretionary pool opera
tor of Pltfqhurg held under arrest In New-Nork
civ was presented ~ the Executive Chamber this
afternoon. but the Governor declined to issue his
warrant on the ground that the papers were insult
hccnt. Further papers viii probably be presented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
4 UTNDRID PHYSICIANS HIS VICTIMS

CLARENCE HALL DESrOII.ED THEN OF THEIR
oVERCoATs- HE'S UNDER ARREST
Clarence Hall. alias Bud Holmes. twenty-three
wears old OF No ~ East Ninety -seventh-st.. the
bright young negro whom Policeman William ;.
Fraser OF the East Fifyhrst-st station, arraigned
I'm the Yorllvle Court on Tuesday as a suspicious
character. turns out To be one OF the most sue
cessful sneak thieves that the police nave run
across for "A long time. He has been operating
among wealthy physicians since October = Han
is known TO have taken more than one hunhreh
overcoats most OF them valuable garments
MANY complaints about stolen overcoats have been
received at several police stations.
Among the garments stolen was an overcoat
worth sl2o belonging to the Japanese Minister
ON Saturday evening the Minister dined with Ut
Fritz schwyzcr of No 100 East F'fty-eighth-st.
On taking his leave he found his overcoat missing
One belonging to the host. worth $G3 was also
gone The butler then remembered that YOUNG
coIor.d man had called To see the doctor, ana was
told that he was at dinner. The caller lnsisteh on
sending In a card. and when the butler returnen
ne was gone. sometimes he pretended 10 want
IN nav n bill While the servant would go ior tne
nhysicIan Hall would slip OF with an oVercoat
Among his victims are Drs. Edward Rogue OF No
~ West Forty-clgh ;h-st: Il. Elliott Hams. or NO
40 West Ninety hrd-st.: Mortmore. or NO al
Wcst hundred and twenty second ST. anu
O. Brien of No. 269 West e-hundredahd-twehy-
eeconl-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
SIR CHARLES RIDERS WILSON HERE.

He REQUIREMENTS FOREIGN HOLDERS OF CEN
TRAI. PACIFIC STOCK.
The White Star Line steamship Majestic aiter
vov,re of unusual severity. arrived here yesterday
af,ernoon from Liverpool. Among the passengers
on her was Sir charles Rivers Wilson. VINO mas
been deputized by the English stockholders oi 'ne
central Pacific Railroad to represent them III a
sories Of conferences with the directors OF that
,ool In this city Sir Charles was courteous, but
,ncom,nunicative and In answer to questions re-
,,,rd,ng suggestions that he would make 10 the
CONSERVATIVES of tine railroad replied that he
could say nothing definite as he had not as yet
mt himself I'm possession OF all the facts which
would shape such recommendations
He said that he had no appointment Win T. r.
Huntington for the purpose OF discussing the re-
orgap,zation of the Central Pacific. but would
after a short rest proceed In quest OF the proper
officials OF the system. He represents on per cent
NJ the s 600 5000 OF stock held In England Hoiiahd
and the limited States. lie will stay at the Bruns-
,ck Hotel for the present. but will visit Sir Julian
pauncefote's home In Washington ana II posslo,e
have an Interview with Government omclais regard
ING the action Of the Government In January neNt.
He will also go to San Francisco, ana investiga.e
the condition of the Central taciilc anu "s 'e'"-
lions with the Southern Pacific a., -
III" S'r Charles was one OF the victims or the new
Treasury Departments ruling that no phssaSc
should be examined or passed from lncomink vs. ,
seis after shutdown. unless the steamship compans,
has a night permit. As result OF the iaiiure o.
the White Star people TO get such permit hail 0i
NJ NJ Wilson'S baggage was not passed. and ne VIII
have to go the pier for the purpose q s'ssoo0s
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
TO EXTEND THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE

Washington. Nov 2s-The Secretary of the In
terror has requested the civil Service Commission to
prepare an order for the Presidents signature to IN
cluIe the scientific and technical force OF the Geo
Logical Survey in the classified service.
The clerical force OF the survey. like that OF other
bureaus ~ the Interior Department. Is subject TO
the provisions of tc civil Service law but there still
remain number Of other places paying good salaries
which can hardly he included under the head Of
scientific or technical"
Secretary Smith said the extension had been de-
cilei upon after consultation with the President.
He said he would probably recommend that every
branch 81 tho Interior Department not now In be
pui within the cia sslied service
The tweif,h annual rerori Of the civil Service
Commission vii be handed 10 the President In a
d,v or two hu' VIII not be made pubic before next
Monday morning Tire commission will recommend
the extension % the civil service to practically all
~ tho nos,tons under tn" Government that are not
now IN the Est and tho Commissioners believe their
recommendations Will be approved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
FISHERMEN CHARGED WITH FRAUD.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-The question whether her
ring caught or the coast of Newfoundland and
brought into United States ports entitled to free
entry as the product of American fisheries has been
the occasion of correspondence and contention for
many years Under the Tariff act OF 1890 all fish
were exempt from duty If they were the product
OF American fisheries caught with nets or other
devices owned by citizens Of the United States
Every fall immense fleet OF fishing vessels has
started out from Gloucester. Mass and other East
porte. and has IN due time returned with fun
cargoes Of fresh and sailed herring. 1t has been
represented that the fish were caught by the crews
Of the vessels and free entry has been generally
accorded on the evidence OF the captains oath The
present tariff permits the free entry OF fish for
bait" and OF the products OF American fisheries
Special Treasury Employe Byrne a year ago
was detailed to examine into this business His re-
port has Just reached the Treasury II charges that
the Treasury has been frluduently deprived OF a
large amount OF duties fish admitted under these
circumstances. Mr.. Bvrne says that over % per
cent Of the frozen and sailed herring coming from
Newfound' and have been openly purchased In that
country in inland waters the southern coast out
side tho limits where under the treaty Of 1878, fish
might b. dried ard cured He further charges that
the fishing vessels sailing from this country carry
caryoas Of merchandise. which are barterc1 for fish
caught by Newfoundland fishermen. Az the fish
which thus procured not the product OF
American nshoriae and. being used for food. are not
FISH for bait" they are dutable under our laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29

MUNICIPAL and domestic affairs OF the inhabitants Of
ne most important development: ia the attitude
y. tie united states to-day was the action of the
uuI,eSideht IN communicating to Rear Admiral
walker an intimation that in Of the necessity
Ior mobilizing an American fleet on the Central
american coast he should hold himself In readi-
aadmral Meade will be ordered to transfer his
nag from the New-York I'm the aspect of
affairs becomes more threatening and that Ad-
miral Walker will join the ship at Key West. The
Gulf squadron. according to this plan, would be-
come separate and distinct from the North At
lantic station, which Admiral Meade would con-
tnue to corrmand.
The ships that could be assembled within ten
days under Admiral Walker In the West Indies
are the New York. Columbia. San Francisco. Mar
blehead, Castine and Montgomery. leaving the
Minneapolis. Miantonomoh Raleigh. Atlanta and
Cincinnati. with the Maine and Texas. monitors
and torpedo boats, under Admiral Meade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.

Uasbineton Nov 2s-The report OF Joseph D.
Miller Of Yves, Virginia. Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue though almost exclusively made up OF
tables and devoid of specific recommendations eN-
cent as TO some routine matters connected win 'he
enforcement OF the Oleomarsarine ia"' presents
some figures of general interest
rha commissioner estimates that there are now
over 1871 10000 gallons OF distilled spirits In bona or
,n Tho hands of wholesale and retail dealers.
speakng OF the now repealed sugar bounty 'he
Commissioner states that there was an Increase OF
over 5000 acres In the lands devoted to the cut-
walton OF cane sugar last year There was an IN
100. ~ over 65 per cent In the production Of beet
.,yar M aorghum sugar which IA produced only
~ sKcnsas the output was 8S2672 pounds In 1881
and maple sugar produced by registered s'0"s's