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party's final decree. Therefore, let
the State campaign in Arkansas and
every other State in the Union
where elections are held this year,
be conducted solely on State issues
and in the end it will greatly re-
dound to the success of the National
Democratic party.
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PINE BLUFF. ARK. FEB. 26, 1896
LEGALLzED PRInARIES.

The GRAPHIC published yesterday
the full text of the bill passed by the
last Legislature legalizing primary
elections. This was one of the
hardest fought aud most important
bills passed during the last sessions.
The representatives from the large
towns and thickly populated coun-
ties urged its passage with energy
and ability, while in the main it
was mostly opposed by the repre-
sentatives from the small and
sparsely populated counties. The
bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Wadley, of Garland county, and
its progress was earnestly opposed
at every point. Finally when it
reached the Senate it was found
that there the greatest opposition
existed and the fate of the bill was
in doubt A canvass of the Senate
by the writer revealed the fact that
in its original form it would be de-
feated on final passage, and there
fore it was amended so as to make
its provisions purely voluntary ON
the part of County Central Commit
tees and SO that its provisions could
be invoked in counties where de-
sired, and left inopperative where it
was not wanted. In this shape the
bill passed the Senate, and the Sen
ate amendment was concurred in by
the House Thus, with many mis-
givings on the part of some, the bill
became law, but already its useful
ness, desirability and utility have
been demonstrated. Sebastian
county was the first to invoke the
new law and under its provisions
the Democratic primaries of week
before last were held. The Fort
Smith Eieuator, in speaking of the
workings of the new bill, says:
Fl any doubt existed as to the wis
dom of legali2ing primary elections,
it has been removed The Sebas-
tian primaries were conducted under
the general election laws of the
State,sand legalized according to an
act of the last Legislature. The
scheme worked to perfection The
election was conducted in an order
ly and decent manner. The saloons
were closed, the polls we're free from
the presence of the heller and
rounder, and the voter went to the
polls without interference and cast
his vote for whom he choosed.
Since this primary election was
held the Attorney General has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that
it is unnecessary to close the sa-
looms on the days legalized primaries
are held, but while this enables the
saloons to keep open, it in no way
destroys the general efficiency of the
measure as a means OF preventing
fraud and insuring unmolested, hon
est and peaceful primaries.
We observe also that in every coun-
tyin the State in which primaries
have so far been called the provis-
ions of this law have been invoked.
In this regard we hope Jefferson
county will follow suit. It will in
sure an honest and incontestable
primary election and will make
fraud, counting out" or anything
of that kind utterly impossible. 1t
will also tend to discourage boiling
by defeated and disconnected candi-
dates, and will insure cheerful and
universal aequiescenee on the part
of all in the final result
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rnxes-ColIeotor,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that, for the purpose
of receiving Taxes for the year 1895, l will
attend at the voting preeints of the several
Townships of Jefferson county, Arkansas, at
the places and on the dates herein specified
respectively, to-wit:
On and after February LIST the Tax Books
will be open in my Office each day Sundays
excepted for the reception of taxes for 1895
without penalty until the 10th day of April
1896. G. II. TRIPLETT,
Sheriff and Ex-ohicio Collector. jefferson
county, Ark.
Pine Bluf, Deeember B. 1895. If
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THE GRAPHIC is reliably informed
that after due consideration and de-
liberation the Hon. NJ. J. Manning,
of Monroe comfy, has decided not
to become a candidate for Governor
this year. This will be deep disap-
pointment to his many friends
throughout the State.
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THE Cuban war has now been in
progress one year and the leaders of
the revolution have issued an adj
dress setting forth what has been ac-
complisLed in that time and declare
that the war will be prosecuted to
before the liberty
loving Cubans will give up.
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THE A. P. A. gained substan-
tial victory in the House Monday by
successfully eliminating the appro
priation for sectarian schools in the
Indian Appropriation bill.
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FITz says he will not fight Corbett
until the latter whips Maher and adj
vises the Champion ito go and get a
reputation. Corbett already has
the greatest reputation for being
the best fighter in the world and
holds the worlds championship,
therefore Fits advice does not
stand him in good stead. It is very
plain that the Aus tralian does not
want TO meet the Californian.
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The Helena World says Dan Jones
has read himself out of the Demo-
cratic party after having read nearly
everybody else out. That's just the
size of it. Dan Jones is no longer a
factor in the gubernatorial race.
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Saturday, March "a, 1896,

Between the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales, at the Courthouse door in
the city of Pine Blur, proceed to sell to the
highest and best bidder on credit of three
months, purchaser to give bond with APP
proved security for the purchase money, the
following described real estate t0-wit
Southwest quarter of the Northeast quar-
ter, section twelve, township seven, south
range seven west The sale will be made to
satisfy the decree of said court for the sum
day of March, 1888, at the rate of 6per cent
per annum. f.. III. PLUMBER,
2 l2W4W Commissioner.
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DAN STUART in pulling off the
er-Fitzsimmons fight on Mexi-
can soil in spite of Mexican Gov
ernors, Generals and soldiers, mani
tested more generalship than all the
Mexican authorities combined.
There was never any reason why
Mexico should have objected to the
fight at all; any country that can
tolerate the brutal bull fights should
be able to stand tame prize fight.
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Commissioners SnIe.
vi ET"1V.l71. . '5tsEE7'
Margaret Keith. ct al.

:
VS..
Fred Fox, Administrator,
Under and by virtue Of decree of the
Jefferson Chaneery court, entered in the
above entitled cause, will, on
Saturday, 7th Day OF March, 1896.
Before the door of the Courthouse in the
city of Pine Buff Ark, expose to sale on Il
credit of three months the property de-
scribed as commencing at the II e corner of
block A, in old town of Pine Bluff, Ark,
running thence west go feet, thence south
1874 feet, thence east 60 feet, thence north l54
feet to point of beginning. The purchaser
will be required to give approved security
to guarantee his bid. The sale will be made
to satisfy the provisions of said decree.
Nj. DANAHER,
Comm issiOner.
February. Is, 1896. 2l93W
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ST. VITUS DANCE.
A Physician Prescfibes DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine.

DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind:
MY daughter Matte. aged II, was afflicted
last spring with St. Vitus dance and ner-
vousness, her entire right side was numb
and nearly paraIyzed. We consulted a ply
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Mr.. J. H. HARRoD has shown
himself more of a Democrat and a
statesman than many at first be-
lieved. He is a Democrat, a patriot
and "all wool and yard wide" Har
rod is better man than he first got
credit for
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The consensus of opinion is that
Col. Dan W. Jones, by his declara-
ton that he would not support the
National Democratic ticket on a
sound money platform, has practic-
ally eliminated himself from the
gubernatorial race. Col. Dan
seems to be one of those fellows of
the "rule or ruin" variety-he is
satisfied to be a Democrat If he can
dictate that party's policy, but if he
can't, he will kick clear out of the
traces. Dan Jones has already
shown himself possessed of such mar
row and illiberal views as to make
him totally unfit to be Governor OF
the great State of Arkansas.
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Masters sale.

Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of the decree of the United States
circuit court for the western division of the
eastern district of Arkansas, entered at Octo-
Der term thereof ,1S95,in a certain cause there
in in chancerv pending wherein theNew York
Pine Bluff Water, Gas and Electric Light
Company are defendants, the undersigned
Master named in the said decree will proceed
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The Fitzsimmons-Mahe "mill'
turned out to be great fasco.
From this distance it appears to
have been a very big "much ado
about nothing.
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BILL NYE, the great humorist,
lecturer and author died at his home
near Ashville, N. c., last Saturday
afternoon.
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GLAD TIDINGS
OF CERTAIN AND LASTING RELIEF
TO YOUNG MEN,

1t cannot be to we'll known that
more than one-half the diseases are
brought on by disobedience to the
laws of nature, by imprudenee and
excess, and more especially by those
demoralizing and debasing habits of
youth practiced i'm ignorance of the
evil consequences and terrible results
that surely follow sooner or latter
In life. There are thousands of young
men in our midst who suffer in some
way from the result, and yet go ON
SHINING till they become unfit FOR the
duties of life-with manly powers
impaired or lost, and a constitution
undermined and breaking down with
some chronic, nervous or orsanis
disease. Nervous Debility may arise
from other causes than early indis-
cretions; for instance, sedentary
occupation, excessive mental or
physical work, malarious influence,
indulgence. irritated condition OF
the system or n loss of seminal fluid
at night.
Doctors book containing valuable
information about various condi-
tions and diseases of men, for
private realing Price IL cents
sealed: but viii be sent to readers OF
this paper free, by mail, in plain
wrapper. misunderstanding pamphlet
describes the various conditions Of
young and middle-aged men-com-
plants, diseases, symptoms, treat
ment and cure.
At this Institute, and by mail,
we cure thousands OF cases yearly.
Don't delay. Send Il description OF
your case today and You will re-
eeive advice, question list and
free, sealed. Address i
N. Y. MEDICAL. INSTITUTE,
oaa Net o1.t G. .o<xe krarv Uo.s.
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THE Good Roads convention meets
in Little Rock today and its proceed
ings will be watched with interest
throughout the State.
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stefan and he prescribed DIR. Miles Restora-
tive Nervine. She took three bottles before
We saw any certain signs of Improvement.
but after that she began to improve very
fast and l now think she Is entirely cured
She has taken nine bottles OF the Nervine.
but no other medicine of any kind.
Knox, Ind. Jan. S. '95. II. w. HosTETTER
Physicians prescribe DIR. Miles Remedies
because they are known to be the result OF
the long practice and experience OF one of
the brightest. members of their profession.
and are carefully compounded by expert
enced chemists, In exact accordance with DR..
Miles prescriptions. as used Ia his practice.
On sale at all druggists. Write for DR..
Miles Book on the Heart and Nerves. DIR.
Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind.
IA ns.r n =. ~ -
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Annunciation Academy,
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
A Day School for
Young Ladies.
Under the Direction OF the
Sisters of Charity
or Nazarafb Nv

boys VIII De received up 10 TO years
of age.
The Scolastic Year consists of two
sessions: The first commencing the
first Monday in September, and the
second on the first Monday in Feb
ruarY.
Pupils are admitted at any time OF
the year, and charged from date of
entrance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-14
Hy1nenial.

Francis L.. :Winesbury, of Dakota,
and Mable PEBBLES, Of: Illinois, were
happily united in matrimony at the
Methodist parsonage last Tuesday
e~ening while the gentle showers OF
rain we're defending to gladden. the
earth. b.. ,1s2- -. - t..:
May showers Of blessings ever at
tend them in their new relations.
Rev, Putnam offciated.
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$4,000 In Gold Given

For selling book of great interest
and popularity. ''Story of Turkey
aud Armenia with a full and gra-
phic Account of the massacres.
R. H Woodward Company, Balti-
more, Md. are offering $4,000 to
anyone selling 200 copies of their
new book, "Story of Turkey and Ar
menia" This is work of great in
terest and popularity. Many agents
sell Is copies day. A graphic and
thrilling account is given of the mas
sacres of the Armenians which have
aroused the civilized world. Agents
are offered the most liberal terms and
premiums. Freight paid and credit
given. Write them Immediately.
Outfit IS cts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-14
G. S. ABELL,
u. .. ABEL,
Mgr. Hotel Orleans.
4O-8) Orleans P. o. Dickinson Go. Ia
A Farm Paper.

A Representative Farm Paper
The "Northwestern Farmer: of St.
Paul is a 20 page semi-monthly journ'
al now in its 18th year; published
continuously by the present manage
ment since 1856. The April LIST
number contains many valuable con
tributions, among W ich we name
"Native Plums,'' ''Three Garden
Crops in one Season." Horses, Cattle,
Sheep and Swine Notes, "A Treatise
on Fowls" ''Cheese Making," The
Dairy, Liye Stock, Questions and
Answers, Veterinary Department,
Horticultural Department, Etc. The
"Northwestern Farmer" is a thorough
~ representative farm journal, pub
lished at St. Paul, MINI. Subscrip-
ton price SO cents a year. Sample
copy free. = &"' p
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Cheap Rates.

N orthern Wisconsin and Duluth
On April 9TH and 21st. and May
9Th, excursions tickets will be sent at
low ratesat G. St. p: Ms O Ry.
stations to certain points on their
line in Wisconsin aud to Duluth
Mimi, also to points on O. & N. W.
Ry. in Northern Michigan. :
On same dates Special Excursions
tickets will be on sale to certain
points in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. 4
Now is good time to visit Hot
Springs. S. D., and the Black Hills
Country. For full particulars call
on g. MORRISON. Agent, G. St. P. NJ.
80. Ry. Worthington a,.s =
1876. &...1: 800. ?
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New Crossings.

49,. New Crossings.
Plans have been formed for the
laying Of tho expected new stone
crossings on 10th street on the cor
.ners of the court house grounds to
P. Thompson's corner, and to the
corner of Bigelow's vacant lot. 1t
is considered to be of more service
and benefit, by some of our most
influential citizens, to the public,
if the crossings were put in direct
" opposite the court house en-
frances. The objections raised are,
that it would establish precedent
of putting crossing in the middle
of block, and that it would be
difficult, if not impossible, to put
them in passable condition over
the cutters along side the side
walks. This objection will be
hard to overcome, while the for
mer objection can be overcome by
the fact that nowhere in the city
is crossing required nor will be
used as much as at these entrances.
It looks very reasonable that the
council or street committee ut least
should give these crossings due
consideration before laying them /.
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Hotel Orleans

At Spirit Lake, the great Iowa sum-
mer resort, will be opened for the
fishing season May 18th, and for the
regular summer season June 18th.
The hotel and surroundings have
been greatly improved and many
new attractions have been added to
this popular resort. A beautiful
half-toned circular descriptive OF
Spirit Lake and Hotel Orleans will
be sent to any address by the under
signed.
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COUNCIL. PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting of the council
held Friday May 9Th, Pres Forbes
in the chair, all the members present.
The salray of H. V. Gerretson, fire.
man raised from $1,000 to $500 per
month. The safray of P. l.. Utley,
Supt. raised from $1,000 to 1000 per
month. Water service for lawns,
shall be from six to eight p. H., per-
nits to be issued for not longer than.
hirty days at seyenty-tive cents per
month. Moved to make the rent for
Esode fountains six doIlArs per season.
Moved to charge billiard halls ten
dollars per season for water service.
&c. O'Donnell,. of Sheldon pre-
scented proposition to the council,
Friday evening, for the, extension of
the power house chimney. The pro
position submitted, was to place Oh
top of the brick stack "a fifty foot
steel stack, which would last about
eight to ten years. In veiw of an ex. =
tension being an actual necessity
eventually the council deemed it best
to inquire into the feasibility of
building and all brick tower, which
was represented, would cost about
four times as much as the extension
of the steel stack. A committee con-
sisting of Glasgow, Grundstein and
Utley were appointed to investigate
the cost of a brick chimney and
other matters related to it's. construc-&
.tion, and to report as soon as possible.
Moved to lay the telephone ordin-
ance on the table. :..az ID
C.. w .Hildreth, justice of the peace,
reported fines collected for the. year
$13. ..;~..; ~. = NH ~
: Bill of G.. w., Hildreth for blanks
furnished for the past seven years $40,
allowed. = =,
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The Telephone.

The telephone question has beer
considerably agitated during the
past week and like other enterprises
has its promoters and opposers..
The city is not at present in need
of luxury Of this kind, yet if ma.
jority of the business men desire it,
it does not seem as though the coun.
Gil should withhold their permit.
From the outlook the. most Of ON
neighboring towns of any size will bt
connected in short time. II such
should take place and circuit be
made around Worthington, this town
would be somewhat isolated.
The company that has been en-.
deavoring to put in an exchange
here does not ask for any remunera'
ton except for the service rendered
for it's patrons and guarantees tc
transmit business over other lines at
no additional expense other than. the
regular toll line charges and the SER
vice they promise cannot be surpas-
sed. In granting this company the
permission asked for, no loss to the
city can be seen, while it is under.
stood their property is taxable. The
manner and location of construction
should be very specific as the com:
pany claims that it can use the alleys
and not disfgure the trees and to
this they should be held. ... ...- s..
ss The use Of a telephone would be
invaluable for fire alarm purposes, &C
cidents or disturbances Of any kind in
remote portions Of the city. 1t is un-
derstood thatsthe council is now. fav-
orably, disposed to. grant the Spirit
Lake Go. the privilege Of putting in
an exchange but the question of the
legality of such privilege has risen
and tie matter is being Delayed. 1t
is claimed that in order to make a
privilege of this nature legal an at
firmative expression ola majority OF
the voters must be secured. AS we
go to press inform alton as to what
the company will do has not been re-
ceived, and it is understood that par
ties are in communication with the
Northwestern people, of St. Paul, as
to what they contemplate doing here.
They at one time wrote a party here
that they would put in an exchange
if enough subscribers could be Sc
cured and requested information as
to date of council meeting that they
might send a representative. AS they
were not informed, nothing later has
been heard. .55. r~ -, s~ :
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DO YOU NEED WOODEN G0ODS1
:. OF COURSE YOU DO. +.

:. s OF COURSE YOU DO, =:
and we can furnish you with Blank
cts, Cassimeres, Flannels, and Yarns,
of our own manufacture in exchange
for wool. Send for samples and
prices. 49,.
We pay II to Is cents per pound
for unwashed and 20 to Is cents for
washed wool in exchange for goods.
We also do custom work -rol!
carding, spinning and weaving. II
Litchfield Wooden Mills,
Z 4, T. r .tt H. KIAusER, Prop.
Litch6eld, MINI. (40-3m)
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The following letter was received
by the Sibley Gazette.last week from
H. E. Stellar, of the Spirit Lake tel
ephone company: We commenced
constructing our telephone line from
here west Monday, and are pushing
it along at the rate of two miles per
day, and will get very near to Lake
Park this week. We have the mater
ial at hand for the line from here to
Sibley and Sheldon,and will soon put
on another gang of men. We receiv-
ed word that the large poles for Sib-
ley exchange would be shipped from
Minneapolis yesterday and will doubt
less be in Sibley by the last of the
week. We hope to put our men at
work on the exchange there the first
part of the week without fail.
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The Mankato Daily Review of
May 9TH, says:
"Work will soon be commenced on
the wire which is to run from Man
kato via Lake Crystal to Sioux Falls,
and the company has all right-of-
way privileges in hand. 1t will fol-
low tue Omaha road to Sioux Falls
junction, then go to Luverne and
Sioux Falls and Sioux City. On this
wire will be Fort Dodge and Des
Moines, and the entire Iowa system,
as joined by the Iowa Union Com
pany.
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R. H. Woodward Company, Balti-
more, Md, announce new p, blica-
ton, "Story of Turkey and Armenia"
This book will be beautifully illus
trated with 100 halt engravings, and
will contain a number of articles by
men of International reputation.
A full sccount of the recent massacres
will also be given. The publishers
offer $4,000 to anyone who will sell
200 copies in 8 months. 354
Mr.. Lewis Wall left for Duluth,
Mimi, last Monday to look up suita-
BILE place to start up some kind of
business. Mr.. Wall is we'll and fav-
orably known in Worthington, being
at one time in partnership with Hans
berger in the meat market business
and lately employed by the Swedish
Mercantile Co. at the elevator.