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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

Cornish was taken to the California
street station, pending an investigation -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

the nothwest corner of Pine and Barraque streets, formerly occupied by Blum's Dry Goods Emporium.
 This is one of the largest and finest buildings in the city, and will make most excellent quarters for the display of Col. Mallory's mann moth stock of fine buggies, surreys, wagons and harness. The building will be remodeled and renovated at once suitable to Col. Mallory's needs. We congratulate Col. Mallory upon securing this excellent stand and cordially welcome him to West Rarralue street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
COL. FORDYCE IN TOWN. ARRIVED ON HIS SPECIAL CAR LAST
 NIGHT.
Took Drive Over Town This Morning and Talks Electric Street Cars
 This Afternoon.

Col. s. w. Fordyce, President of the Cotton Belt railroad and direc- tor of the St. Louis Trust Company, arrived in the city, accompanied by his son John and number of East ern bond holders in the Stuttgart and Arkansas River Railroad, on his special car @Arkansas Traveller, 7 about 10 o'clock last night This morning Col. Fordyce and his son and Mayor Goldsmith and Attorney s. M. Taylor took carriage drive over the city and reviewed the track, stables and property of the street car system, after which they ad- journed to the Citizens Bank where Col. Fordyce met and informally presented and discussed the situa- tion to a number of citizens. Col. Fordyce stated that his work was purely a labor of love and that he was "an accommodation man" rep resenting the St. Louis owners of the Pine Bluff Street Railway. These gentlemen, he explained, pro- pose to convert the street ear sys- tenn into an electric line provided the citizens of Pine Bluff will sub- scribe for one-fourth of the capital stock of the company.
 It is is proposed to organize a company with a capital stock of $1OO, 900 or $120, 900 to convert the street railway into an electric system, one.fourth of the capital stock of which must be taken by Pine Bluff capitalists. If this is not done, Col. Fordyce says, the owners will tear up the tracks and sell all their lands, cars and rails for just what they can get and totally with draw from Pine Bluff He argues, and correctly, too, that an electric line would pay at least 10 per cent. per annum on the money invested and that it would give new impe- Jus to affairs in this city.
 Only few gentlemen were pres ent this morning, and it was decided to adjourn the meeting until 1 o'clock this afternoon, at which time  a meeting will be held at the Bluff City Club Hall and Col. Fordyce will again present the views of the St. Louis owners of the street rail way and their proposition to change it into an electric line.
 Col. Fordyce and party will remain in the city until tomorrow morn ing, at which time they will leave for tour of inspection over the Stuttgart and Arkansas River Rail- way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
EUPION OIL

We are pleased to state that since letting the people know what Flu pion Coal Oil is we have increased our sales about fifty per cent. Eu- pion Oil is fast taking the lead. There is nothing on the market that will half equal it, and the important part is to know where it is sold. It is handled only by the following mer- chants:
 John H. Talbot & Co.,,
 Robinson & Go.
 H. F. 5eveke,
 c, Lumpkin,
 L. E. Goldsmith & Co.,,
 Thalheimer Bros,
 J. T. Lloyd,
 Houston & Roane.
 Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.,,
 Fox Bros.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
 A Good Time.

It is expected that large number of people will attend the straw berry festival given by the Girls Aid at the residence of Mrs. Smart tonight. Strawberries, ice cream and cake will be served and a good social time will be enjoyed. Everyone invited. Fee, 20 cents. It
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Order screen Doors and win- dows, shingles, lumber etc., from Hardin Lumber Co.,, old Rigging mill. Telephone Con necti0n. d&sw tf-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Our OF WEAKNESS comes strength when the blood has been purified, en- riched and vitalized, the appetite re- stored and the system built up by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Mir. George F. Burchard, the well known commercial tourist, is in the city today calling on his customers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
~HEAP OOLUnN.@
 Advertise Your Wants.

If you have House for Rent, or have anything for Sale advertise it in this Column.
 Rates: lines, one week, % cents, CASH IN ADVANCE.
 If charged, will be charged at the regular local rate of cents a line each insertion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
CITY ITEMS.

Mir. Fred Woodcock, the we'll known tobacco drummer of Malvern, is in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Capt. John N. Harbin, of the Mem phis and Arkansas River Packet Co.,, is registered at the Trulock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Mr. James Gould spent yesterday in Little Rock. He put in bid on the Wilson stock of groceries, but was out bid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Mir. J. A. Bain, the well-knOwn Redfield Merchant, was in the city last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Col. W. $. deter, of the Southern Grocery Co.,, spent yesterday in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

LosT-The greatest opportunity of your life if you don't talk building and loan to Alfred Hickman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

HooD's PILLS cure nauseaa, sick headache. indigestion, biliousness. All druggists. 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Rev. c. E. Cabahiss leaves this afternoon for Little Rock to attend the Grand Council of the Episcopal Church now in session in that city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Mir. W. Coughlin has succeeded Mir. F. ]. Connolly as Division Superin- tendent of the Cotton Beltroad with headquarters in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

Messrs. s. A. Cooke, A. c. Barstow and J. c. Barstow, of Providence, k. l.. bondholders in the Stuttgart and Arkansas River Railway, accom- pany Col. Fordyce on his special car.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

FOR sALE-A CrandeI typewriter. Good II as new. Cost $50; will be sold for S25. Have no use for it. Apply at the GRAPHIC office dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

The D4ILY GRAPHICoccepts ad- nertssing on tue distinct and uaequivoca1 guaraatee that U has c duly circula- tson largey than any other datly meaos- s,,aper published in Pine Bluf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
MALLORY TO THE FRONT.
Leases the Blum Building at the Corner of Pine and Barra-
 que Streets.

Col. $. T. Mallory, of the Mallory Wagon and Harness Co.,, has leased the mammoth two story building on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

XNIANTED-To purchase a good second
 w hand Hallet x Davis piano. Apply at this office. 6 4 dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07
nONEY TOLOAN
ALFRED HOLMAN, Representing. Fidelity Trust & Loan Co.,.

OF MOBILE, ALA. This is the only Building and Loan Co. that gives borrowers q DEFINITE CONTRACT as to when a loan will he paid. NO ESTI- MATES. You pay SD much per month for a guaranteed number of months and then yonr loan will be cancelled.
 FOR INVESTORS. We issue three classes of stock WITHOUT ADMISSION FEE. A definite contract for each class is given. Before you enter you know exactly how many payments you have to make.
 Before borrowing or investing in any com pany examine our plan.
 ALFRED HOLZMAN. I. J. MOORE, State Agent. Local Agent. At Rosenberg's Bookstore
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

XAyANTED-Seve canyassers or agents w of good address. Good pay. Enquire at Commercial Hotel. 53 d6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

FOR RENT-A 4-room cottage and several r rooms for light housekeeping. Address B, care this office, 3 Ct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

XATANTED-Fou gentlemen boarders at
 w No. 802 Walnut street, Apply at that number. St
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-07

EOK RENT-My home place, near Citizens Park, consisting of Groom house with all eonyeniences and a block of ground.
 MRS. T. A. HILL, 22d1m 609 West Third avenue.
The oasis., 1896-02-22
ITEMS FROM CRITTENDEN

The Harshaw school has been closed temporarily.
 Three car loads of ore per week are being shipped from R. Farrell's Trench mine.
 ". c. Dumont will shortly com mence developing his mines on the west side.
 Notwithstanding the dull times, large amount of freight is handled at the depot.
 Arrangements are being made to ship few car loads of copper ore from Washington Camp.
 Messrs. Thomas Gardner and J. L. Young of Apache Springs moved into Crittenden to get the benefit of the school for their children.
 Owing to the illness of Captain ". II, Randall, superintendent of tue
The oasis., 1896-02-22

water service on N. NJ. X A., MT. Cal Stevens has been running the pumps.
 A pleasant social and dance was given at Brookline one day last week in honor of Miss Laura Manning, who was visiting Mrs. Roter An enjoyable timo was had.
 Last Monday a large boiler and other machinery was loaded on Mir Brash's freight wagons for the Trench mine. The load of machinery aggre- gated 2l 900 pounds
 The two Mexicans arrested here last week by the United States authori- ties for cutting scrub oak for frewood' were released on bonds pending the converting of the federal court.
 Rev. Mr Heald of Nogales, preached an able sermon at the school house in Crittenden one night la t week. It k hoped that Mir Heald will make this place in his regular circuit for the future.
 The school here was reopened on the 10th instant with Miss Ded Stevens as teacher. Miss Stevens is an exper- fenced preceptress and the young idea under her guidance is sure to shoot in the right direction.
 Captain John Smith, mot he of re- yOlutionary fame-but our John-is kept busy these days with his store, postoffice, restaurant, hotel and lodg- ing house. He Is a genial host and makes all welcome to his hostelry
 The Christian Endeayor Society wrestled with 5. L. Parks at his home last Sunday. It is noticed since then that Jack wears preoccupied mein | and cuts his beefsteaks with less bone and gristle in them than as of yore.
 W. T. Powers and R. R. Richardson have good showing for coal at their mine in the Milestone mountains. The vein is small yet, but carries a inequality of coking coal. These gen. tlemen are deserving success in their efforts to develop coal field.
 Several parties from Harshaw who visited Fl Paso to view the great fight returned home last Monday. All of them have joined the crusade against the prize ring, and are ready at mo- nent's notice to help Gov. Hughes, should the pugilists undertake to de- grade Arizona's sunny land by fighting n a ring
 Some time since Captain W. II. Ran lall gave this school district a small lag, and at the same time promised he trustees that if the district would rect a suitable flagstaff he would Ionate q large flag to raise over the chool house. The captain was taken t his word-a flagstaff forty feet high Vas erected and on last Monday, the 7th inst, Capt. Randalls' donation, handsome twelve foot flag was oated to the breeze, and all are en- over the captains patriot sm and his beautiful present. He has he best wishes of the proud boys and iris attending the school under the . mblem of our country-"the land of he free, the home of the brave"
 G. WHIz.
The oasis., 1896-02-22
C1rv AND COUNTY.

Steps are being taken to organize
 chamber of commerce at Tucson.
 At Fairbanks Tuesday of the pre- sent week, Jerry Briggs, the well
 known conductor of the Bisbee road was run over and killed while making a running switch"
 Mir. Thomas from Tucson has ar ranged to plant sixty acres in fruit for the joint account of himself and MT. R. R. Richardson, on the ranch of the latter, near Crittenden.
 The new boiler recently received at the Trench mine at Harshaw. was bought by MT. Farrel in San Francisco, and came via Guaymas, over the new freight route established by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.,, and the Sonora and N. M. X A. railways.
 Mir. A. L. Bernard who is in Tucson from the Montana camp reports things fiourishing in that direction. The new cyanide plant will soon be in operation, the iron tanks having ar~ rived on the ground just as Mr. Der hard was leaving. As soon as these are put in place everything will be in readiness to resume operations.
 Citizen: Two weeks since MT. Sam Hughes, while returning from his stock ranch northwest Of town, came across dead mesquite tree upon which honey-bees had built their combs. They had appropriated three limbs; the center one had evidently been the commencement and the other two embraced in the enlargement of the comb. In breaking the limbs with a view to bringing same to town as a curiosity, the two outer ones, with comb, became detached and were left behind. The central limb was brought in and can now be seen at the office of Dr. Felner. It contains five heart shaped combs, twenty inches wide by eighteen inches deep, and is truly an interesting feature in bee life.
 The Citizen says: Judge Scott and Dr. Spencer returned last Friday even- ing from Olive Camp, where they went to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of two small | children af Mr. and Mrs. Layerres, who died very suddenly on Wednesday and Thursday. Water for drinking purposes has to be hauled some eight miles to the camp and the father of the children carried a few pails of water from the mine, which is deadly poison, to the house for washing pur- poses, and the verdict of the jury, at the inquest, was that the children had come to their death from of this water. The water is so poisonous that even the horses used by the gentlemen, refused to drink it after their long drive from here to the camp. Dr. Spencer brought sample ID with him which he will analyze.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

not to be wondered at when 1t is remem-
bered that for thirty years Miss Barton
has been in the midst Of death and sur
fering by battle, food. earthquake, fire
and cyclone-always Fastening to help
when the cry for aid was raised.
There is stirring romance in the MS
tory of the red cross, the emblem OF
the Crusa ders. Of the Knights of Malta,
who fought for their faith and risked
life for sentiment Within recent years
the red cross has come to bear broad
er significance, since the time thirty
years ago. when at congress OF ma
tons in Geneva. it was made interna-
tional law that the red cross should be
the badge OF neutrality on every battle
field. and that only the red cross would
be thus respected.
Since 1864 the red cross has cleaned
like a star of home on the battlefield
Of every important conflict in Europe,
and for the last fourteen years upon
the scene of every great catastrophe to
mankind in America.
The evolution of the altruistic feeling
which prompts such charity is OF this
century and really Of the past forty
years. The two great forces in the
spreading of the Red Cross and its doc
trines of mercy through the world
were the mission of Florence Nightin-
gale to the Crimea and the work or
the sanitary and Christian commits
sions In the American civil war; In the
few years interval between the Cri-
mean war and the rebellion the growth
of this spirit was shown in the power
full organization formed in Austria for
Temporary relief in the Franco-ltalian
war of 1850.
To-day i'm more than thirty countries
there are Red Cross organizations,
equipped and ready for any emcrgen-
cy. In the continental nations the Red
Cross is closely allied to the military
department of the government. and is
almost a branch ef the service In war
times. II is not easy to realize that
when only forty years ago Florence
Nightingale. at the head of band OF
brave English women, volunteered to
nurse the English soldiers who were
dying like sheep In the trenches of Sc
DnStODOl. the ScuSutlOu dTOuScu WIS
tremendous. Florence Nightingale is
living to-day, in London, a very aged
lady, of whom the world hears moth
Ing. The fruits of her work in the
Crimea were seen throughout the civil
lied world. Her example was an in
SEPARATION to the good men and women
who organized the sanitary and Chris
ton commissions in the United States,
which brought about the Geneva con-
yention and the establishment of an
international Red Cross.
Before Florence Nightingale took up
the work OF her life the art Of sick
nursing can hardly have been said to
exist. Miss Nightingale spent nearly
ten years in studying nursing before
she considered herself 46ahfed to I'M
dertake the sanitary direQtiongof even
small hospital. She way the daugh-
ter and heiress OF wealthy country
gentleman of .Derbyshire. The work
with which her name will always be as
ISOLATED. and~for which she will always
be loved and honored, began during
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30

this sum to. the permanent endowment
of schools for the training OF nurses
in st. Thomas and Kings College hos
pitfalls. Since the Crimea no European
war has taken place without calling
forth the services of trained hands and
skilled nurses.
Miss Barton held position In the
pateLS Office at Washington at the open
ing of the war. Her brother was cap
tured, and she determined to go South
and make an effort to liberate him. just
before the battle of Bull Run she adver-
tiscd in the Worcester (MassD papers
that she would receive stores and mon
cy for the wounded soldiers at the
front. which she would personally dis
tribute. The appeal was so literally
answered that she filed a building in
Washington. Miss Barton went to the
front, and after the death Of her broth
er continued to nurse and relieve suffer
ing until nearly the end of the war.
On returning to Washington she petit
toned Congress for $4,000 in payment
for her services i'm endeavoring to dis
cover missing soldiers of the army of
the United States, and in communicate
ing intelligence to their relatives" A
bill was finally passed giving her $751;
900 for expenses already incurred and
for services to be rendered, the appro-
priation having reference to her pro-
posed search for the graves of soldiers,
unknown, missing, and unrecorded. The
path to this work opened for Miss Bar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
BEAUTIES OF "REMINISCENCES,
The Most Natural Years Of Our Lives
Are Those of Childhood.

Are Those of Childhood.
In the Ladies' Home Journal Rev.
Charles III. .Parkhurst. ID. d., in an
admirable article on The Memories Ve
Our Childhood Homes" writes that,
"Reminiscences makes us little even
when we are old, and helps to keep us
pure and fresh with the springtime
that was in us score or generation
of years ago. A boy can never become
utterly bad so long as there remains
with him memory of his father and
mother In the act and attitude of pray
err. The time may come with the hard
ening and chilling process Of the years
when he will himself cease to pray,
but from the canvas long ago painted
there will never fade the figures Of
those, now asleep, whose heads were
seen day by day bent in humble, confid-
ing worship, and who in inspired priest
illness laid the morning sacrifice upon
the family altar; and the memory Of
fathers and mothers prayer helps, Mt
any rate, to keep alive in us our own
possibilities Of prayer.
1.-The most natural years of our lives
we live while we are children, and
there is always rest and publication IN
getting back into touch with them.
When the burdens press little heavi-
ly, and the future is thick with uncer-
tainties, the wish will sometimes shape
itself that we might be back again
among our free, fresh, childish days.
We do not understand IL very well, but
there is something gone that we would
dearly love to have back. Those may
seem to have been rather unproductive
afternoons that we used to spend up in
the garrett, listening. in the pauses Of
our merrymaklng, to the rain pattering
OH the roof, and we so dry and shell
tered underneath, but our life means
more even to-day because Of them and
because of our memory Of them"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-30
He Ran tho Wrong Way.

"IT wager dollar to a quart Of sun
shine" says ex-Umplre George W..
Burnham, ''that saw the funniest play
ever made on the diamond. In 1888 I
was umpiring for Watkins ut Port HUI
ron. Dan O'Leary came up there with
the Pittsburg Browns.
"'By the four-tongue forks Of Dante's
lightning, George, but I'm glad to see
you. What are you doing here? was
Dams preliminary.
"'Umpiring.'
"'Thank heaven for that! The fates
are at last upon nay side!
"Well, we went UP to the park after
dinner. Mountjoy was pitching for Port
Huron. O'Leary had heard Of the then
celebrated pitcher, but had not met
him. Dan headed the batting order.
$50 this is Dumjoy, is 1t not? quoth
Dan, as he took his position at the bat
"'One strike!' shouted.
"'What's that, George? YOu forget
we are from the same municipality.
Let me have one crack at the ball. and
III make q Canadian citizen out of it,
"'Strike twor
"O'Leary was frenzied. T'll lose tse
ball in spite Of YOU Dan bats left
handed. Mountjoy pitched him an In
shot. Dan stepped out Of the lines and
Knocked 1t away over Morrison into the
left
"'Well what do you think Of me,
George, you great mountain of obesity
go back On'a fellow-townsman, Ell?
Well, Just tell the scorers to mark a
home rum dan had made the circuit.)
"'I cannot do that, Dan,' said.
"'Why not!'
YOU'RE out
"'welfx~iiht am out forT O'Leary
demanded in amazement.
"'For running the bases in the wrong
way
"O'Leary was so excited that he actu-
ally made the circuit by way of third
instead of first."-New York Evening
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