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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
THE COTTON WORM.
Col. 8. D. Williams Reports that It Has
 Made It's Appearance.

Col. B. D. Williams has returned from a visit to his plantation in Jef- ferson county. He was apprehan- siye that the recent rise in the Ar kansas river would prove disastrous but is feeling better now that the danger in that direction is past. Col Williams, says that the boil worm has not put in an appearance yet in the section where he has been, but says the cotton worm has material ized in some places and great fears are entertained that it's ravages may result in great damage. Ar kansas Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
A Reward,

Complaint is made by number of subscribers of their failure to receive the DAILY GRAPHIC, especially the Sunday issue. The GRAPHIC is de- livered regularly to all subscribers, and we are led to believe that after delivery the papers are stolen by non- subscribers for the purpose of clip ping the coupons therefrom. In view of this fact we hereby offer a reward of FIVE DOLLARS for the arrest and conviction of every person caught stealing the GRAPHIC from any sub- seriber or clipping the coupons with out the subscribers consent.
 dtf GRAPHIC PRINTING Co.
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A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Miss Bettie Austin Entertains Her Friends
 With Birthday Party.

Last evening the beautiful home of Mir. NJ. A. Austin was the scene of a happy gathering of little children, in eommemoration of the birthday
 of his little daughter. Miss Bettie. The spacious lawn was well lighted with Chinese lanterns. and the scene was eHlivened by strains of sweet
 music. The evening was spent by the children in dancing and playing
 games on the open lawn. The little hostess was on the alert, attending to the wants of her guests, and see ing that everyone had a good time. Refreshments were served, to the great delight of the little ones, and at Il season ble hour the guests de parted, each little lady being pre- srnted with a tastily dressed bisaue doll as q souvenir of the occasion. The following children were present:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
A REAL TRILBY
THRILLED PARIS AND THEN SUD-
 DENLY DISAPPEARED.
A Yelled songstress With Strong, Sweet Voice Captured the Cafe Loun.
 gers and Then Vanishes

Here is an interesting extract from a Paris letter:
 Once and once only, was it given to Paris to be puzzeled by a street singer. The apparitlon only lasted three months. but while it lasted it Was most perpleXing to us. One evening all the loungers on the boulevards, who were slipping their beer or "strangling q parrot" as the French phrase hath it to describe the procress of imhibing dose of that subtle poison, ahsinth were mildly bored bS ohservating the approach of three street musicians; one man trundled n piano. q second carried d violin, and third, a tall, slight woman in deep mourning, her crepe veil sweeping over her face, took np her station between them.
 They paused and prepared for ac- tion, whereupon many people, know ing the vileness and diseord of street music, made ready to leave, when, to the utter amaZement of all to the accompaniment of two fairly good instruments, arose in the night air an exquisitely modulated and very powerful female voice, singing with a heart break in every note, the wild vail of Traviata over her approach ing death. "Graw, bio, morir si giovance," Perhaps the voice gained by the surprise of the public, perhaps it was aided by the stiffness of the sultry air, but certainly it sounded most divine. Thunders of applause and a rain of coin, both gold and silver, rewarded the trio's efforts;but they never gave but two songs per evening and then disappeared. The adventurous men who followed the supple grace of the woman's tall fig ure ereturned ddiscomfitcd, scared away by the truculent aspect of her two companions.
 During that whole summer the strange band would reappear every night, and every night would reap q harvest; but when the summer de parted they, too, vanished and never again reappearcd. The Yelled Song stress, as she was called, came from the darkness and vanished into the night, and who she was or whereshe vanished is a mystery. Of course the police knew, but the archives of the Prefecture are sacred from the gaze of the profane; and IS thnt is the case and as Paris forgets as speedily as she adores wildly, we had the arith- metical puzzle, Inaude, the lightning calculator, to distract our attention that autumn in front of the cafes; sc the Yelled Songstress sank out oi sight and the waves of oblivion have closed over her now and forever
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MERRILL INSTITUTE.
The Coming Attractions for ThIs Seasons
 Engagements.

The course for the coming season will consist of the following attrac- tions:
 October 25th-Madame Bailey Concert Go.
 November 29th-Mozart Sympho- ny Club.
 December 4th-Dr. A. A. Willitts. December 12th-Polk Miller, ne gro dialect.
 December 20th-Ariel Ladies Sextette.
 January l4th-Chas. T. Underhill, reader.
 January 21st-Dr P. s. Henson. March 2nd-Wilczek Concert Go. March 20th-Max O'Rell.
 April 9th and 7th-Prof. DeMotte. This makes a splendid course of entertainments of eleven numbers. The season tickets will be sold for $2.75, but in cace over 100 are sold the price will be only $2.50.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
WEATHER CROP REPORT.
CaterpiIlsrs and Boil Worms Reported in
 Jefferson County.
LITTLE ROCK. Aug. G.

LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 6, 1895.
 The temperature during the week has averaged about degrees per day below the normal, and less than the average amount of sunshine has prevailed.
 The precipitation has been exces- sive, except over the extreme eastern part of the State, and the extreme southwest, where less than the aver age amount is reported. Thefollo W- ing amount is reported at stations named during the week ending Aug ust ,, D. m.:
 Brinkley, 0.49; Forrest City, 0.33; Fort Smith, 6.66; Helena. 0.07; Little Rock, III; Malvern, 353; Newport, 1.S1; Pine Bluff, 1.21; Prescott. 2.46; Russellville, 1.64; Texarkana, 051; Warren, .39.
 The condition of cotton is slighly improved in some localities, while oyer the greater part of the State re- ports regarding this crop are very discouraging. The fields are gen. erally full of grass and weeds, the plant is very large and sappy, and not fruiting well, and in some local ities it is shedding it's forms. Rust is reported in localities, and cater pillars and boil worms in Jefferson county. Altogether the outlook for fair cotton crop is very poor. Corn continues to do well. All the early planting is made and big crop. The late planting is doing very well, but less rain and more sunshine would be beneficial. Grasses, clover sorghum, peas, late Irish potatoes and sweet petatoes, doing well. Dry weather and shnDshine needed fol all crops, and to favor fodder pull ing and hay making.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
10 PRETTY PRIZES.
l GIVEN TO THE READERS OF THE GRAPHIC.
Fwriter and Bicycle for Two of the \ FiPopuiar Ladies or Gentlemen.
Enday Morning Graphic, July 14l

Eahday Morning Graphic, July 14A
 GRAPHIC with this issue
 es two popular contests upon
 of public favor. The first
 N will be for a new No. , Smith
 f Typewriter to be given to the
 lady or gentleman who shall
 the largest vote as determined Eoupons cut from the DAILY ile and voted before September
 at which time the contest eclosed.
 @cond contest will be for a
 ch bicycle, which will be given young lady or gentleman re- s the largest vote in this con This prize will be u Monarch NO, 10, weight, twenty-two |'' 'iie pflce or Which IS SlO0. Fheel is the best possible model Pou flders, and is light and easy |s' but strong and serviceable. N thls contest be won by a lady, |'a give the fortunate winner a Feh Model No. II, weight, |s-lWo pounds, and price $100. Il most elegant wheel for ana Is guaranteed to stand up Paa a, to ride easy. It is very EE@,elght and as strong as a ,lia- .a, 1maine. This contest will also 'eladed September |.
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In Memory of Miss Angie rankersley

In Memory of Miss Angie TankersIey. "There is a Reaper whose name is Death,
 And, with his sickle keen.
 He reaps the bearded grain at d breath,
 And the flowers that grow betWeeD
 The Reaper has passed, and one of earth's fairest and sweetest flowers has fallen beneath his blade within the last few hours, leaving an earthly home desolate and many hearts full of sorrow over the loss of the beau tifal blossom that God has taken to bloom forever in a filter, lovelier home,-in the garden of Heaven.
 What can be more like a pure, fra grant flower just blossoming into full beauty, cheering and brightening and blessing the world than the Christian life of a young and noble girl?-and such one we knew and loved in Angie Tankersley.
 When in our grief we think of all that her sweet young life promised, of what q joy it was, and would have been to her dear ones, of the young w0manhood SO nobly begun, of the gentle influence that followed her on earth; and then of the blighted hopes and saddened hearts of those that are left to mourn; the question rises unbidden in our hearts-why was she taken from our midst? But we are answered and comforted by the thought that her influence still lives; the memory of her beautiful her presence had begun, and to aid all who knew and loved her to study "hoW to die, not how to oliye''-while her spirit waits on the other side of that portal we call Death, and binds earth and Heaven by a stronger tie.
 In the death of Angie Tankersley was the eldest child of devoted par ents, a fayorite in the Lakeside Meth odist church, of which she was a member, and where her musical tai ent enabled her to officiate as organ ist for several years, and her con- secrated life had endeared her to the pastor and congregation, in whose hearts her death leaves sorrow deep and sincere.
 She was from early childhood re- mark able for her quiet and unassum- ing, yet strong and beautiful char acter, and wherever she has been known,-in her home, at school, in nized her noble qualities, and loved her.
 She returned few weeks ago, from the Galloway Female College at Searcy, where she had been to pursue special studies since he graduation from the public schools of this city year ago. A close student, pos sessed of bright and comprehensive mind, her record was one of excep- tional success and she readily at tained q place of honor among her fellow students. Thus it seems that death is especially sad,-when one so young, so bright, and with every promise of n noble and useful life is chosen, and hearts that are almost broken over so great q loss, may only be comforted by the faith that "builds a bridge across the gulf of death" and the knowledge that their flower waits and blooms for them in a fairer and brighter world beyond. HH*
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
MISSES

MISSES
 Anhie Martin, Mary Geisreiter, Louise Bridges, Mary Kate Riley, Carrie Greenfield. Gertie Guggenheim Nina Byington, Mabel Voss, Esther Triplett, Lourine Hart, Nellie Voss, Josie Hart. Irma Grace, Matte Orto. Alma Taggart, Mamie E. White, Jessie Whitcomb, Annie May Cross. Willie J. Atkinson Bessie Atkinson. Josie Withers, Josie Haizlip, Hilda Honnett, Nina Smart, May Bluthenthal, Bessie AtW ood, Nit Knox, Maggie Taylor, Nettie Grace, Emma Miller. Ellie Howell, Mamie Evans.
 .Bettie Austin.
 MASTERS.
 Farrar Martin, Roy Gould, Tom Hill, Freeman Owens, Allen Orto. Lonis Kaufman, K. T. Roberts, Porter Grace, Clifton Murphy, Gny Taggart, Arthur Brewster, Chester Taylor, Henry Jordan, Don Atkinson, Clifton Brewster, Ray Atkinson, Gerald Triplett, Burt Strickland, Ray Osborn. Clifton Howell, Neel Hell, Sam Knox, Warren Osborn, Van Knox, Henry Haizlip, Alphonse Honnett Guy Lehar, Hunter Knox,
 Henry Withers.
 The following "old folks dropped in in the course of the evening to watch the children play: Capt. and Mrs. W. ]. Galbraith, Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Atkinson, Gen. and Mrs. H. K White, MT. and Mrs. Oscar f. Brews- ter, MT. and Mrs. P. Lester Austin Mir. and Mrs. c. H. Owens, Mir. and Mrs. Gill Martin, Mr. and Mrs. G. N Hart, Mir. and Mrs. k. c. Atkinson Rev. and Mrs. A. o. Evans, MT. and Mrs. Milton Miller; Misses Bettie Keeler, Sarah Stokes, Sarah Samu. els, Dovie Samuels, Florence Miller Lillie Miller, Mary McNally, May Hudson, Ella Galbraith, Lillian At kinson; Messrs. Doc Thompson, Rob. ert Treadwell, J. F. Simmons, T. B Atkinson, Jr., w. F. Coleman, Chas j. Higginbotham, of Kansas, and Ernest Stubblefield.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
NUMBER 272.
 NEWS IN BRIEF.

AhO Soiu hcSciNe IN liInplng around the $l04 ,000.0 .000 mark.
 Secretary of the Navy Herbert k visiting President Cleveland at Gray Gables.
 Daniel Webster, of Wisconsin, has been appointed Chief Examiner of Land claims.
 The Dawes Commission will not appear in the Indian Territory dur ing the tribal elections.
 A Board of Engineers has been ap pointed to examine the injuries to the cruiser Columbia.
 The State Department has been in formed that France desires to make an international arbitration treaty.
 Reports 10 the Treasury show the National banks of Arkansas to be carrying reserve of 40.6l lier cent
 The story of the organlzation of q Hawaiian filibustering expedition at San Francisco is not believed at Washington.
 Since no Americans were hurt in the massacre of missionaries at ku- Gheng. China, no warships will be sent to that port.
 Some sinister joker sent fake bomb to Theo. Roosevelt.
 The Duestrow case may go to the jury Saturday evening.
 c. D. Marshall has been appointed Chief Justice of Wisconsin.
 Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage died in sanitarium at Dansville, N Y, Tues day.
 Whitecaps caused a stampede among negroes In Delta county, Texas.
 Iowa Democrats will hold their State Convention at Marshalltown, today.
 Postmaster Sullivan, ofCoyington, Ga., committed suicide over his sis ter's grave.
 \ new line of steamers has been es- tablished between New York and Colima.
 A long petition has been sent from Illinois to Governor Morton to par don Maria Barberi. Mob law prevails at Spring Valley, III and Damppaa baVa naa,, ,..lana,i to leave by the Italians.
 The bond syndicate deposited gold with the Government to cover the heavy withdrawals of Saturday.
 Registration books which figure in the Denny-Owens Congressional con- test in Kentucky were stolen.
 Mrs. Samuels, of Kearney, Mo, is making inquiry as to the where 1 abonts of her son, Frank James, the noted ex-bandit.
 Manager Rodeubaug, of the Wood ford Hotel at Versailles, Ky, was mortally wounded and his son killed by Wm. Newton Lane.
 The King of Denmark is seriously ill.
 Senor Videle has been elected Presi- dent of Brazil.
 Brabeze, Persia, has been the scene of a bloody bread riot.
 Emperor William has arrived at Cowes to see the yact races.
 Mexico is contemplating extensive canal and harbor construction.
 A Brussels, (Belgium) bank was robbed of 1Ss, ,000 francs since Satur- day.
 China has offered to make repara- tion for property of American mis- sionaries destroyed in the recent Ku- Cheng riots.
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The Same Thing.

night have seen this before. '' are proud of our success, es- ' n the prescription line, and .',onte it tn pure drugs, cor aa s. careful compromising and s'ness and We will always be say- Visit us.
 ANnEpsaN NIEvpp
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07
EA Baby Again.

Yes. but this time it is a nice, cool, healthy, smiling baby, all it says, "I dot my powder and toilet water and every ything 1 use from
 28tf ANDERsoN-MEYER.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-07

By Chance.
 We might servey you once, but when a person is once our customer they alwas stay with us; that is our rec ord. There is something in that. Look intoit. ANDERsoN-M MEYER. if
The herald., 1895-06-01
7. 7. STEWARD

RETTERING THE BUSINESS in all departments Look at
the great Royal Worcester line of American made corses
We don't want any to think for moment these corsets
made in Europe. They American made They cannot
be equaed in all points with forsign corses Once in while
you will imported corset that has all the good points
possessed by Royal Worcester Usually these foreign made
cosets are deficient the very qualities that make the Royal
Worcester SO popular by the best dressed ladies' We do not
make the claim that the Royal Worcester good corset We
make the claim that they are the best corset sold in America
They have the largest sale all the best houses of this country
They fit better They are made better Better materials
used The style of the corset better than any other Amer
can made corset. More ladies wearing the Royal
Worcester corset in this city than any other one make.
There for it. No lady expect to have good
fitting dress when she has poor fitting corset he corset
the first point consider The Royal Worcester IS made for
all kinds of figures. lady will step into store and ask tor
corset. Nine out of ten will sell anything that comes handy
We don't We size up the adyS figure. We show her
corset suited to her FORM This the corset we recommend.
We say frankly would prefer to miss sale than have
lady take corset unsued to her figure hat has been the
great corset selling The largest by tar in this
city, Take look today through the store Note the great
Improvements in the stocks New goods everywhere All the
old has gone the way they should Out of the house Better
stocks Better trade More enthusiasm Take look at the
big wash goods department. More than three times the stock
carried carried year ago. Hardly piece IN the house
three months DID, uning the stock and putting IN new
goods almost every day. Always something new to show you
there is lower price toward the end OF the season you get
it. The trade of this house is growing In few days we will
make very important Improvements Improvements that
will tell for the benefit of the business Now doing the largest
business in three years.
The herald., 1895-06-01
KNOWLEDGE

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tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being. will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste. the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
,ling them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactrred by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed. you will not
Ecept any substitute if offered. -.
The herald., 1895-06-01
Want But Little

The letter Of Street, Wykes & Co. TO
the council reads as follows:
Gentlemen have doubtless been
fully informed by your city attorney
concerning the legal questions involved
as to the validity OF the S306,000 refund
ing bonds.
We are adviseds by Jddge Dillon that
the questions are sutfi ficiently serious to re-
quire a decision by the supreme court OF
your state before it would be safe to take
the bonds. The unfavorable opinion OF
Messrs. Storey tS Thorndyke of Boston
as to their validity closes the market for
them in all of the New England states
until decision by .he supreme court
can be obtained.
We regret exceedingly that any
question as to their legality should have
arisen, as we were anxious to take them
in accordance with the terms of our con-
tract and still wish to purchase the bonds,
but in view of the delay in securing a
decision on the question involves the
loss of the present market demand and
on account of another issue of bonds
by the government, unavoidable because
of the income tax decision which Will
seriously affect prices OF all grades OF
municipal securities, we should expect
for these reasons a commission to COM
pensate US.
We are willing to deposit not to exceed
$4,000 pending a favorable decision by
your supreme co Irt.
Your credit IS good and the undoubted
growth of your city within the next few
years willscompel you to sell other bonds.
1t is extremely important to you that
they should be handled properly IN the
east. and that no questions should ever
be raised regarding any issue
The above was received here yesterday
morning.
In answer to questions the city at
torney informed the council that the pro-
per way to cancel the Street-Wyckes con-
tract was by resolution of the council or
dering the cancellation and empowering
the repayment to the New York bond
buyers of their deposit of $1,000 OH file
with the city. The city attorney thought
a:decision from the supreme court might
be secured in two months. and not later
than four months. Regarding the ex-
pense of the litigation, however, he could
say nothing.
Councilman Munson moved that Street,
Wykes & Co. be asked at once to adv ance
the money fer the refunding bonds or
else cancel their contract. This was car
ried.
The council then adjourned until this
morning at 10 O'Clock, various bills hay
ing first been ordered paid.
Pursuant to the orders of the city coun-
Gil City Clerk Luckenbach yesterday for
warded telegram to Street, Wykes IL
Co. reading as follows:
Do you intend taking funding bonds as
per contract? Must have answer, yes or
no, by 10 a. m. June 1st or contract will
be cancelled.
This wire, signed "By order OF the
council, was answered late in the after
noon. in which Street, Wykes & Co. re-
ferred the city clerk to their letter ad-
dressed tt the council, a copy of which
Will be found above. In reply to that
answer. City Attorney Dunn has wired
for specific and explicit offer, which
must be in Los Angeles today.
The herald., 1895-06-01
City Hall FIotsam

On motion of President Teed, the coun-
Gil yesterday declined to abandon the
present proceedings to open Flower street
from Adams Twentieth, and ordered
new proceedings to be instituted to open
Flower street from Washington to Jeffer-
son.
f. I. Bicknell and James Entwistle
have offered to sell the city certain real
estate located on the corner of Twenty
third street and Norwood avenue for a
school site.
J. Sunderland and others have requested
of the council that an electric light be
placed on Flower street between Eight
eentn and Washington.
The board of supervisors has written
the city clerk, informing the council that
the county will pay $1,000 toward building
the proposed county hospital sewer, and
no more. This is a raise Of $500 upon the
county's original allowance for its share
of the proposed work.
The herald., 1895-06-01

In the matter of the construction of the
proposed sewer ON Soto street. from First
to Folsom, it is recommended that new
bids be advertised for. as the lowest bid
der upon the work discovered a clerical
error in the price bid per foot, which was
so cents and should have been $l.0S.
In the matter of the proposed sewers
on Chestnut and other streets, in sewer
district A. it was recommended that the
bid of A. S. Heltchew, at II cents per
front foot complete. be accepted.
In the matter of tn. construction of
sewers on Hamilton place and other
streets. in sewer district b, it was recon-
mended that the bid OF A. s. Heitchew, to
do the work at "A cents per lineal foot
com plete. be accepted.
1t was recommended that the petition
of Mrs. ID. Jones and others for sewer
on Sixteenth street. Union avenue and
other streets be referred to the city en-
gineer with instructions to present the
proper ordinances OF intention.
1t was recommended that the protest of
Y. Clifford and others in regard to the
proposed sewer OIL Ohio street be filed, as
the work is already under way.