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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07
BADGER AND SUCKER.
The Way Illinois and Wisconsin Game to
 Get Tlseir Nicknames.


 ''lf there had been no badgers in Wisconsin, ' said native of that state, |. Wisconsin would not be known as the Badger State and yet it did not receive the name because badgers were there. There were very few white people in Wisconsin territory in its early days, tho population being confined to the military pests, the missionary and trad ing stations, and the lead mining re- gions ill the southwestern part of the territory The miners were of two classes, men who worked tho mines all the year round and men who came up from the Illinois country i'll the spring and worked until the fall. when they returned to their prairies and groves. The miners who were permanent dwell CTS in the region didn't bother to put up cabins or even huts In fact, material for such dwellings was not abundant. They simply dug holes in the sides of the hills large enough to give them room to sleep and cook i'll. Nowadays those burrows would perhaps be called dugouts, but as they closely resembled the subterranean homes of the badgers they were promptly called badger holes, and the miners who occupied them were called badgers.
 Any one who cares to tramp through that part of Wisconsin today will come upon deep excavations in the rocks regular quarry holes bearing every evi- denee of having been made long ago. And so they were Some of them were excavated 60 years ago and moro. They wore the work of the lead miners who went up from Illinois in the spring to the mining region They, being there only for short season, did not mine by dig ging shafts, as the permanent miners did. nor did they live in burrows. They blasted the surface rock, making large pits by their work, seeking what was { called the float lead and ore that was easily obtained near the top They oc- oupled the pits they made, as the other miners did their hillside burrows.
 Owing to the similarity of the mi grations of these quarry miners to those of that familiar fish which goes up stream in the spring and down again i'll tho fall. they soon became known as suckers, and their pits in the rocks were called sucker holes. In the course of years the names badger and sucker came to be applied to tho entire people of Wisconsin and Illinois. Many of the original badgers and suckers became the leading citizens of their respective To- oalities and helped make the country's history. When Wisconsin was admitted to the Union. the badger was placed on her coat of arms in recognition of this Tact, and it was from tho miners who quarrled in the rocks of Wisconsin that Illinois got her name of tke Sucker State. New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07
Equal to the Emergency.

An old admiral we'll known for his power of exaggeration was describing a voyage at supper one night. While cruising in the Pacific, , he said we passed an island which was positively red with Holsters. '
 But. said one of tho guests, smil- ing incredulously. Holsters are not red until boiled ''
 ''Of courso not. t.' replied the un- daunted admiral, ''but this was vol canic island with boiling springs. = Pearson's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07
Badness.

Men become bald more frequently chan women because of the cioseness of the hats they wear, which keep the head too hot, induce perspiration and weaken the hair The boys of the famous Blue Coat schools of London, who never wear hats. never become bald late in life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07

Robespierre had thin face. sharp nose. narrow forehead and small mouth, with thin lips He always dressed neat ly and was often mistaken for a depart lnent clerk or bookkeeper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07
Worth's Generosity.

An aneodote of tho great Worth 8 generosity has been going the rounds. Just where the generosity comes in, however, is what have failed to detect
 It was during the days of the empire
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07

Palm and Japanese decorated fans, one cent each. Coffee pots, one quart, Sc, two quart, He, three quart Be each. Dish pans, ten quart 14c, twelve quart 18e, fourteen quart, 2Oc each.
 Covered buckets, one quart 5c, two
 quarts Sc, three quarts Re each. Bread pans, 5, 6, ', 8, 9. 10 and He. Dairy pans, one quart Be, six quart 7c, eight quart Sc, ten quart 9c. Pie plates, eight and nine inch Sc,
 ten inch 9c
 Dippers, tin handle Be- larger 4c,
 one quart Sc, wooden handle 6c. Pepper boxes Pc. Paper pails 25c. Galvanized pails, twelve quarts BOG. Wash bowls, seven quart 6c, eight
 quart 7c Tin cups, pint, 2c. Tin water buckets, ten quart, 17c;
 fourteen quart, 20c, seventeen
 quart 24c.
 Muffin pans, six hole Sc, eight hole
 He, twelve hole Ice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07

lnFee-qudfGer Q0meStlc 4c. Seven-eighths domestics, 5c. Four-quarter domestic, 6c. Challies 31c per yd., worth 43c Better grade, Dc Full line pink gingham etc. Cheapest line of ribbons, lace and
 embroidery in the city. Sun umbrellas, all prices. Ladies' straw sailor, trimmed and
 untrimmed from l0c up. Twenty pieces good mating, He
 per yard, worth 15e. Fifteen pieces extra goo6 mating
 16c per yard. worth 20c. Twenty pieces fancy mating, ac19
 per yard, worth 25c. Fifteen pieces best quality mating,
 25c per yard, worth 35c. One hundred pairs window shades
 all colors, 39c each, worth 65c. Table oil cloth, Il yards wide, all
 colors, 16c per yard. 100 dozen mems, boys and ehildren's
 straw hats, from 10c up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-07

Ask the stock of Jefferson Arkansas counties whether HOLMES buys stock because they cheap, whether he pays than they would bring St. Louis Chicago Kansas City if necessary the purpose of selecting the best
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
THOUGHT SHE WAS A HoRRlD BOY
That Is Why Albert Rides Out with An
other Girl Sunday.

| The park was almost deserted in the
dusk and their bicycle lamps made a
will-'o-the-wisp effect through the mist.
Both were young and both were pretty,
but one of them wore skirts while the
other displayed a boyish-looking cos
tune of shirt, jacket, and attenuated
bloomers.
"They say that Albert is perfectly de-
voted to you," remarked she of the
skirts, after short silence
'What an idea! To be sure he does
call rather frequently and we always 90
out for spin together Sunday after
Moons. o, Louise, what do you think
he will say to my bloomers?"
Him. I don't know-I don't care to
wear them myself"
'Of course not, dear; but you'll feel
differently about it when you gain flesh
from the fresh air and exercise"
thought you didn't like him; you said
that you could never really respect a
man whose necktie was always over his
collar in the back"
20, well, if one was married to him
she could tell him when his tie slipped.
Besides, Susie is awfully jealous"
Has he said anything definite yet?"
'Well, no-that is, nothing except to
ask me if l could make my own gowns p"
That shows he is thinking"
Yes. Somehow have an idea that
he will say something that settles it
when he sees me for the first time in
this costume"
IF he does you must tell me every
word he says"
Il viii. do believe that is him now
coming behind us; it sounds like the
tone of his bell"
''Well, you must like him if you even
recognize that"
''Sh-sh; don't speak so Ioud-if he
really loves me he will know it is l,
even if it is almost dark and he has
never seen me in bloomers. Here he
comes right behind us! o, I wonder
what he will say to my bloomers?"
Just then he came up with them and
what he did say was:
Hello there! Say, do you happen to
have light about you?"
And now she has returned to her
skirts, while he rides out with another
girl on Sundays.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
Sherman's Bounding Youth.

Bellamy Storer was one of a group OF
congressman who were talking over the
campaign the other day, says Kate
FIELDS Washington, when one of the
party said: 81 suppose this is liable to
be the last fight John Sherman will take
much interest IMP"
1T is, is itP" commented Mr. Storer
in tone which savored of satire.
why, yes. He's an old man. and
must be too feeble to exert or expose
himself much hereafter.
"Oh!" commented Mr.. Storer again,
in the same tone. $50 Senator Sher-
man is feeble, is he? l wish to my stars
l were sure of having as much youthful
endurance left to me today as he has!
Last week he suggested that we should
90 for a drive. 1t was nlpplng cold
day. l wrapped myself all up in a
heavy overcoat and slid down under the
robes, and even then the air was so raw
as to keep me on the edge of shiver.
But every time | looked around at Mr..
Sherman there he sat, unprotected by
| half the clothing l had on me-Im not
sure that he wore even an overcoat.
And while was heaping mental objur-
cations on the weather clerk who IN
vented such a climate the senator was
blandly remarking every little while on
what a delightful day it was for drivln
so brisk aud invigorating. Feeble, il
he? My friend John Sherman is az
good for 100 years of life as you are fol
seventy. And / hope he may gel
| them"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
..The Curse of the Country"

There are Cinnamon in New Zealand
and there, as in some other countries,
they are looked upon as intruders, espe-
cially by men who are themselves but
Indifferent citizens. Two gentlemen
were the only inside passengers of a
coach on a wet day, till at a roadside
hotel the landlord came out to accost
the driver.
"Bave you room in the coach for a
gentleman" he inquired, in tone of
some solicitude.
THAT depends" answered the driver.
ais your gentleman drunk?"
"Well, not exactly" said the land
lord. He's getting over it"
"All right" said the driver, "heave
him in. We can always make room
for an extra prodigal."
The prodigal turned out to be a
miner, whose condition fully justified
the drivers cautious inquiry. Soon he
fell into tipsy sleep, from which he
did not waken even when an unassum-
ing Chinaman entered and took seat
beside him.
By and by, however, he reused him.
self, looked round in drowsy way
and caught sight of the celestial. At
once he brought his horny palm down
upon the English gentleman's knee
and, in confidential, inebriated whis-
per, said, pointing to the Chinaman:
"The curse of the country!"
The Englishman thought it a comical
incident, and more comical still when,
at the end of the route. the Chinaman
"paid his fare like a Christian" while
the miner, having spent all his money
for drink, was obliged to leave his
"swag" with the driver in lieu of pay
ment = YOuth'S Companion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
Iu-AdVised.

In dealing with royalty it is necessary
to have "a pretty reason" ready for any
awkward situation, for kings and queens
can never be made responsible for fail
ure.
When Victoria was a very young SOW
ereign she sat down, one day, to play
chess with the queen of Belgium. She
had never played before and Lord Mel
bourne with Lord Palmerston stood be-
hind her chair and advised her.
Later, Lord John Hobhouse took their
place and became somewhat confused
by the difficulties of the situation. A
good deal of misunderstanding was oc-
casioned by the fact of having two
queens on the board and two queens at
the table.
Moreover Victoria was constantly
asking: "What must do?" so that the
adviser felt incapable of making a we'll
considered decision.
He lost the game but next night the
queen, undiscOuraged, played again.
When Sir John entered the room she
ran up to him, laughing and exclaim-
ing:
"I've won! How did I happen to lose
yesterday"
This was poser. Could the courtier
reply, Because your majesty had not
learned the game?" By no means.
Because, said he. your majesty had
such bad advisers!"-Y Youths COmpan-
ION
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
JIM AND MYRA WERE JUST TOO MEAN
As for Dan and Herself, That Was an En-
tirely Different Matter.

"The world is hollow" remarked the
girl in red
at is. gloomily assented the girl
whose new gown does not fit; "but l
don't see how you ever found it out"
by accident, dear. 1t happened the
day after the cards were sent out. I
had a note from Dan saying that he
must see me once more before I was
Jim's wife. OF course 1 didn't really
care for Dan, but it is soothing to ones
vanity to know that the best man is
dying of envy of the bridegroom, who
has no idea of it."
$50 you said you would see himP"
Il did. l felt that it would do Jim no
harm if Dan did tell me once more that
life was blank without me; and it was
really my last chance, too. Still I
didn't dare to let him come to the
house."
"But where else could you see himP"
"At Myra's. She is to be maid of
honor, you know. and Jim used to be
quite devoted to her, so l knew she'd
never dare to tell on me lest people
think her jealous"
when L want advice 1 shall know
where to come for it.
very well, do. Well, 1 didn't send
her word that was coming, for didn't
want anything down on paper. As
luck would have it, just as 1 was start
ing Jim sent up box of roses and a
melancholy note saying that business
engagement he couldn't shirk would
prevent him from coming up that even
ing"
You were in luck"
$50 l thought. Well, 1 just threw
myself on Myra's mercy. She wasn't
bit pleased as could see, but she
submitted with the best grace she could.
She said she would keep everybody out
of the library so we could have a long,
quiet evening, and not to worry about
her, as she would probably have COM
pany."
THAT was nice of her."
20, very nice. Dan came early, and
we had perfectly lovely time. He
begged me to elope the day before the
wedding, recited two poems about his
despair, and limited at suicide. o, it
was splendid! 1 cried myself almost to
a jelly. At about half-past 10 really
couldn't stand it any longer, so told
Dan that we must 60 in and speak to
Myra, for the front parlor was so quiet
that her caller had evidently failed to
come. So, after another eternal fare
well, we went in"
"WellP"
at wasn't well; it was ill! Myra's
caller was there; he was Jim; he was
holding her hand, and bidding her
good-by forever! o, was ever a poor
girl so cruelty deceived as I!"-C Chicago
Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
MICHIGAN CAT GOES TO CHURCH.
One of the Sources of Pride In Michi-
gan Village.

Jack is the name of a Maltese cat of
the Sir Thomas variety, whose home is
in the little town of Milan, sort of sub
urb TO the city of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jacks mistress is at present in Chi
cago, the wife of newspaper man.
Jacks penchant is going to church
every Sunday. He is good Presby-
terian, and turns up his aristocIatic
Thomas nose if any of the family tries
to tempt him into any other than the
Presbyterian church.
Jacks church-going proclivities date
fronIAa period about three years ago.
His mistress started to church one Sum
day morning, and not until she was at
the door of the edifice did she observe
that Jack was trotting along at her
heels. 1t was late, and the organ was
pealing out the first hymn of the serv-
ice, so to turn back was out of the ques-
ton.
"Will you be good boy, Jack, if !
take you in church with meP" and Jack
nodded his head as though he under
stood.
He was picked up and concealed un-
der his mistress cloak and carried into
the church and deposited on a seat in
the pew. There he sat quietly and de-
murely throughout the entire service,
purring to himself in a perfectly happy
and contented manner and as if he en-
joyed the novelty. Unlike many of the
deacons Jack did not once go to sleep.
either. but remained awake and alert
| until the benediction was said.
The services over Jack was again
| hidden away under his mistress wrap
| and carried out of church and no one
knew that he had been present.
Long before the hour for going to
church came around, the following
Sunday, Jack washed himself, licked
| his feet in a more than usually careful
manner, and strutted around his mis-
tress, brushing against her skirts and
purring.
When she left the house to go to
church Jack followed at her heels, and,
as on the Sunday before he was carried
to his place in the pew under the pro-
| tecting wing of his mistress cape.
From that Sunday until the present
day Jack, every Sunday, has gone to
church and taken his accustomed place
in the family pew. Nor does he have
to be carried in any more. He walks
in now just like any regular attendant,
| jumps into his seat, and settles himself
| down in a comfortable position and
purrs the sermon out, blinking his eyes
wisely whenever the pastor makes q
| hit-ChicdQO Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
LAZY EBEN JIBLETZ.
An Old Friend of Col. CaIIiper Who Lived
at StorkvilIe Center, VT.

about the LATEST man ever knew, :"
said Col. Calliper, "was my old friend
Eben Jibletz, of Storkville Center, Vt.
Eben was always an ardent sportsman
and as he grew older his love of sport
increased, but his fondness for physical
eXertion did not. Still, he managed to
do considerable cunning without going
very far.
"Mr. Jibletz was literary man and
he used to do the greater part of his
work at home. He had his study in a
corner room on the second floor of his
house; this room had window on each
side. He always kept lying across one
end of his desk a shotgun ready for use
This was great duck country in the
season and Eben often got a good mess
of ducks without leaving his room.
When they were flying Mrs. Jibletz
would come in and say:
"Eben! Ducks!'
"Then Eben would lay down his pen,
swing around in his revolving chair,
and pick up his gun. AS the ducks
came near Mrs. Jibletz would open the
window on the side they were flying
on. opening the upper or lower sash ac-
cording as they were flying high or
low, and as they went by Eben would
blaze away. He was an excellent shot
and he seldom failed to bring down a
good number. Then he would put
down the gun and take up his pen once
more and go on with his literary work,
while Mrs. Jibletz would open the other
window for two or three minutes so as
to make draught through to clear the
room of smoke.
Convenient and comfortable as this
method was it had its drawbacks, as,
for instance, one day when the ducks
happened to be flying low Mrs. Jibletz,
coming in little late, and so in a
hurry, pulled down the upper sash in
stead of raising the lower one; but Eben
was not deferred by that; as the ducks
went by he fired as usual, and carried
away both sashes. On another occa-
sion, firing with something less than his
usual accuracy, he lodged wad in the
window casing and set the house afire.
They didn't live exactly at the center of
the Center, but rather on the outskirts,
and before the fire engines could get
there the house had burned down; but
this last mishap was not without its les
son. In the new house Eben had the
windows in his study made larger. >
N Y SIM
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
WASN'T UP TO SNUFF.
Swipsey Didn t Know Any Better Than
to Steal a Lady's Pocketbook.

Il Just swiped a leather, jim" said a
pickpocket to another of his profession,
as he came across him sitting on a bench
in Union square, reports the N. Y. Her.
aid.
"Wuz it one O. them purity ones what
the women carries round de street in
der handsP"
"Yes. swiped it up on Fift' avener
when she was lookin' inter er windy"
"If yer'd been in de bizniz as long as
1 hev yer wouldn't ef took it."
"Why?"
"Taint wuth it"
"a feller might strike er big haul tho
that way some time"
"Not on yer life, he wouldn't. I've
swiped load on 'em an 1 never got
one yit that could git a beer out on.
Dey don't carry money in dem leath-
ers. Dey's only er bluff. Try dat
one yer've got and see if it's emmy
good"
Glancing about him warily to make
sure that no one was watching him, the
pickpocket opened the purse. He found
three samples of stlkoline, patent
glove buttoner, a card advertising a
lotion for removing blackheads from the
face, a sheet of tlesh-colored court plas
ter, some samples of scrim and Madras
list of prices of carpets, a circular
showing an illustration of patent hose
supporter, card of small safety pins
two slabs of chewing gum warranted tc
cure dyspepsia and card bearing hel
address and instructions to take he1
there if she met with an accident.
That's all dere is in it," said the maj
who had ''swiped" the pocketbook, as ht
turned it upside down and shook it
with a look of disgust upon his face.
didn't l tell yer" remarked the 9th
er. 1--WE 'swiped' dem tings till In
tired. Dey's all de the same. D.
women don't carry nothin' but trash il
'em. De money amt dere, never!"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-30
A WIFE FOR A QUARTER.
Remarkable Matrimonial Transaction
Made in Wayne County.

The transfer of his wife by "Kike"
Culliford to Ambrose Draft at Butler
Center few days ago for the princely
sum of % cents turns out to be one of
the most note worthy commercial
transactions that the township has ever
witnessed, says the Rochester Democrat
Chronicle. The fact that the wife was
an interested observer of the transaction
and by no means the least willing party
thereto, adds interest if not moral
flavor to the affair. The Cullifords are
young people, aged respectively % and
%. Mrs. Culliford, as it turns out, had
been married once before her promise
to love, cherish. and obey Culliford was
made. The name of the first husband
was David Lobel, from whom she con-
sidered herself legally separated when
year ago she was married to Culliford.
Lobel was imprisoned for petit larceny
and his conviction, she thought was
sufficient separation.
Early in the spring they moved to But
| ler, and Culliford worked by the day
among the farmers to support his young
| wife
Early in August Culliford came home
unexpectedly and found Draft and his
wife under circumstances which made
him suspicious.
| as that what you have been coming
to my house for every night for week,
bring ging your old fddle?" he demand
ed of Draft. Then followed a war of
words, and Draft left the house, to be
followed by Mrs. Culliford little later.
| The separation lasted several weeks,
and then friends succeeded in getting
the couple together again. Then came
the season for drying apples, and Mrs.
Culliford expressed desire 10 earn
some money. She went to work in the
evaporators at Loren Gould's. Culli-
ford heard rumors that caused him to
make a trip to the evaporators. His
wife was not in the factory. Inquiry
revealed the fact that she was in the
house with "Ammy" Draft. To the
house he went. There he found Draft
and his wife. Motioning Draft into an
adjoining room, the wife following, he
turned on his heels and said:
"Do you want this woman more than
1 doP"
"Yes, replied the ready Draft.
"Well, what will you give for herg"
Draft paused a moment, then he said
firmly, but slowly, "25 cents"
She's yours, said Culliford. Fork
over"
The quarter changed hands. The
woman spoke for the first time. "Well
don't care" said she between sobs
"If you buy me you have got to sup
port me-"
81 WILL" said Draft. and that CLOSED
the transaction. The transfer of prop
erty took place that afternoon, Drat
calling for his purchase with a hors'
and buggy.
CulIiford has been busy exhibiting hi
piece of silver to his friends, and seem
pleased at the outcome.