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MAGNOLIA. Ark, Dee. 6, 1896.

MAGNOLIA, Ark, Dee. 6, lS90. ] <. Chapman, Manager for Texas and Arkansas Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association. 223 Main Street, Dallas, Texas.
 Dear Sir:--I beg to acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of your association check for S2,700, in full and satisfactory payment of my claim under policies Nos. l6655S and 9, held by my late husband, Walter ]. Wyrick, $500 having been adyan- eed immediately upon receipt of proofs of death. Kindly convey my thanks to the officers of the associa- ton for this prompt payment and courteous treatment.
 Wishing the Mutual Reserve much success in its good work in provid- ing reliable insurance at reasonable cost. l am,
 Very truly.
 FLORENCE c. WRECK. p S.-tf the late Walter J Wyriek had taken an ordinary life policy, in an ald system company, aud pnid the same amount in premiums as he paid the Mutual Reserve, his heirs would only have received &l JOS in- stead of $3,000. Gain by being in- sHred In Mutual Reseryer, %l ,592.
 N. K. Rodgers, agent for the above company, office, Main street, oppo- site Postoffice, Pine Bluff, Ark.
 12 % wit
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Sherins Sale

By virtue of an execution t0 me directed by the clerk of the circuit eonrt of Jefferson county, Arkansas, 1 will offer for sale Ut the court house door, in the city of Pine Bluff, on
 Saturday. the 9th day of January, 1897. between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, to the highest and best bidder, on a credit of three months with interest. purchaser giving bond to secure purchase money, all the right, title and interest of Stephen Gailigan in the following described property, towit;
 Lots one, two and three in block two in Atlas Snipe's addition to the town of Tucker, Ark with all improvements thereon levied gan to satisfy an execution against him in favor of Rose A. Galligan for seven hundred dollars, debt damages and costs.
 c. H. TRIPLETT,
 Sheriff of Jefferson county, Arl5. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dee. 10. 1S96. r l9W2w
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Commissioners Sale

Pursuant to a decree of Jefferson County lArk( Chancery Court rendered on January }, 1896, in the C. use of l., B. Sidway ct al, Ys. M B. Levey ct al, 1 will on January 12. 1897, sell to the highest bidder on 8 credit of three months, at the front door of the court house in Pine Bluff, Ark, all that partof the south east quarter of Section number seventeen, of township four, south Range seven west lying west of NabbaseRR Bayou, containing l24 acres of land more or less, in Jefferson county Purchaser will be required to give approved personal security and q lien will be retained on the land 10 secure purchase. D Is4w JNO. s. FELL. Commi ssIoner
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How,s Thisg

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case Of catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. Cheney & Go. Props, Toledo, 0. We. the undersigned lave known F. J, Cheney for tho last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac~ tions and financially able 10 carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 NALDfNG, KINNAN < MARVIN,
 Wholesale druggists, Toledo O.
 WEST S TRuAx,
 Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system. Price. 75c per bottle e@ Halls family pills are the best,
 s10q8.
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Wednesday,, December the 3Oth. 1896.
Sber,tF,s Sale.

By virtue of an execution to me directed by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. Arkansas, will offer for sale at the front door of the store house lately occupied by E. f. Dyson x Son in the town of Rediield, Arkansas.
 Saturday. December the 10th, 1S96 between the hours prescribed by law for jul dieial sales, to the highest and best bidder on a credit of three months, with interest purchaser giving bond to secure the purchase money-al the right. title and interest of E. F. Dyson and W. II, Dyson, composing the firm of F. r. Dyson X Son, in the following described property, t0-wit: The stock of goods wares. merchandise, fixtures, safe, and contents said stock fixtures, safe and contents to be sold in bulk, levied on by me IS the property of F r. Dyson X Son, to satisfy an execution against them in favor of Hammett Grocer Co.,. for One Hundred and SeTcntyTwo and 52-l00 Dllars; White X Street, for One Hundred and Seventy-siN S5-100 Dollars Beal X Doyle Grocer Co., for Two Hundred and Thirty-SiX 17-100 dollars: Geyer X Adams Co., for Three Hundred and Seventy Nine t3-100 dollars; Zones Bros. Hardware Co, for Ono Hundred and Forty Three 07-l00 dollars, debt, damages and costs.
 c. II. TRIPLETT,
 Sheriff of Jefferson County Arkansas. Piue Bluff. Arkansas. December 1th. lS06. , 2 W2W
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NotIee For rublIeation.-so1a.

Land Office at Little Rock. Ark. Nov. Ii. 1sge
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and thai said proof will be made before the County Clerk of Jefferson County. at Pine Bluff, Ark. on December 26, 1896, viz: Amos H, Robinson. H F. No. 1s554, for the x Is of N W la Sec. 26. T. 6 s RI1 ".
 lie names the following witnesses to prove bis continuous residence upon and cultiva- tiou of said land, viz.
 4, J. Afford. James H. Branch. William N. Bridges, Daniel l. Spires all of Double Wells Arkansas ] ! BEAVERS.
 ll-ls-w-4 Register
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Sherin's Sale.

By virtue of an execution to ne directed by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson county. Arkansas. will offer for sale at the court house door, in the city of Pine Bluff, on Wednesday,, December, 30, 1896, between the hours prescribed by law for judi eial sales. to the highest and best bidder, OH a credit of three months, with interest, pur- chaser giving bond to secure the purchase money. all the right, title and interest of |. F. Dyson and w. H. Dyson, composing the firm of E. r. Dyson x Soh in the follow ing described property, towit;
 South half of lot ii, biock2f, Reddeld, Ark, levied on by me as the property of F. |. Dyson X Son to satisfy au execution against them in favor of Gus Blass < Go, for S2s3-62, and Joe r. Quinn Dry Goods Co. for Si26.16, debt, damages and costs.
 c. H. TRTPLETF.
 Sheriff Jefferson county, Ark. Pine Bluff Dec. :. 1896 r 9w2w
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PINE BLUFF. ARK. DEC. g, 1896.

TIE Christmas Edition of our contemporary the GRAPHIC, was a very neat and creditable one, and we congratulate our neighbor on it's appearance and its patronage. foBlm.rciol.
 We sincerely thank our neighbor for his compliments and congratu- lations, and in return we extend him the compliments of the season and wish for him Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.
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Sherln,s Sale

By virtue of an execution to me directed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. Arkansas will offer for sale at the Court House door, in the city Of Pine Bluff, on
 Wednesday, December the 30th. 1896. between the hours prescribed hy law for judicial sales, to the highest and best bidder, on credit of three months, with interest," purchaser giving bond to secure purchase money-all the right. title and interest of E. r. Dyson and ". Fl. Dyson composing the firm of r. f, Dyson X Son, in the following described property, to-wit:. The North West Frl. Quarter Of Sec 30 Township 3 South Range 10 West, containing t63 02100 acres levied on by me as the property of E. r. Dyson X Son to satisfy an execution against them in favor of Beal X Doyle Grocer Go, for Two Hundred and Thirty six and l-l0O Dol lars and Tones Bros. Hardware co. for One Hundred and Forty Three 61-lO3 Dollars, debt. damages and costs.
 c. H. TRIPLETT,
 Sheriff of Jefferson County, Arkansas. Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Dee. 2. lS9d. F 9 w2w
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0UR oHRISrnaS EDITION

0UR GHRTS7'NdS EDITION.
 We thank our friends for their many complimentary expressions and congratulations upon our Christmas edition issued last Sun- day morning.
 We believe we can say without the fear of contradiction, that the Christmas GRAPHIC this year was the finest exponent of the Cart preservatiye" ever turled out of Pine Bluff newspaper office. It was essentially | literary and an artistic production, and altogether pleasing novelty in local journal ism. 1t was something new, and entirely outside of the ordinary. Ii differed in all of it's essential and prominent features from any special or Christmas edition ever issued here or elseWhere-so far as our knowledge extends. It possessed at least one yictue-the virtue of originality. It was newspaper and magazine, and the articles contributed thereto by home talent are equal in merit to anything that will be found in the magazines cur rent for this month. The number of questions of vital importance to the people of this city and county discussed in that issue will also bear good fruit for the public veal.
 Another gratifying feature in connection with it all is that the entire edition was home product.
 The beautiful colored-eover pages which excited so much admiration and comment were executed by the Adams Wilson Printing Company, of this city, and were turned out from our regular newspaper press under the personal supervision of Mir. T. J. Wilson. When it is re- membered that the entire edition was gotten up by the joint forces of the GRAPHIC office and the Adams Wilson Printing Company after the issuance of the DAILY GRAPHIC Fri day afternoon, we believe the her culean efforts required in the pro duction of our Christmas edition issued Sunday morning, will be deeply appreciated by the general, and we hope, generous public.
 The GRAPHIC takes this method of thanking the joint forces of the two separate offices for their indus trious, constant aud continuous serv ces from Saturday morning at ' o'clock 10 Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. Our employees worked with energy and enthusiasm for twenty straight hours in the pro duction of the handsome edition, and when the finishing touches were being put on the work Sunday morning while the morning sun was purpling OCT the Eastern sky, there vas not one who was not proud of his work and the GRAPHIC.
 We also beg to take this occasion to thank our merchants and busi- ness men for their liberal patronage of ttfat edition, which we hope has proven satisfactory to them and creditable to Pine Bluff.
 We also desire to thank those who contributed articles to that edition and aided so materially in its success and popularity.
 And now, to one and all, the GRAPHIC wishes . Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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THILD S7'EDY.

At a time when so much thought and attention has been given to the study of children, and so much has been written on the subject by scientific men-men who are devot- ing their lives to the science of edu-
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Warning Order.

Elizabeth Walker. plaintiff. ys. William of Jefferson county. Ark. The defendant. Wm. Walker. is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the com -tsfIfsffys 12oiyffatlIs N dn ssk1isHers tue
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XXTANTED QUICK Statesmen to visit trade w and supply canvassers for greatest selling bicycle Speciality of thea SiO0,000 . behind the guarantee. Dun's, Bradstreef} }s oY. Bank reference. Fine chance; square treat ment
 BUFFALO SPECIALITY MF'G co. 10 sm ! n Buffalo N. Y
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Master's Aaie.


 Notice1s hereby given that under and by virtue of a decree in the United States Circuit court for the Western Division Of the East therein in Chancery pending, wherein Equit- able Securities Company is plaintiff and Yir. glnia A. Needon, John Weedon and Nj. II. Johnson are defendants. the undersigned Master in ChancerY directed to execute said decree will proceed on
 Wednesday,, December 23d 1896, at the hour of 12 o'clock. noon, at the front door of the Court House at Pine Bluff Jeiier- son County, Arkansas, to offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder the fol- lowing described real estate:
 The South half of the North West quarter and the South half of Section nurA9r t20 twenty-siX, and the South East quarter and Guartcr, and the North East quarter of the South West quarter, and the South half of the South West quarter of Section number l27 twenty-seven, and the South half of the South Feast quarter of section number (2Sl twenty-eight. and the North half of the North East quarter of section number (33 thirty three. and the .[orth half of the North West quarter of Section number (3A thirty-four in Township No. l3 three South of Range No. Isl elght West Of the lIh principal Meridian containing in all 960 acres according to the United States survey thereof be the same more or less all in jefor3on county, Ar- kansas,
 TERMS OF SALE: One credit of three month, purchaser 10 give good personal security for the purchase money.
 CHARLES C. " ATER,
 Master in Chancery
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Notice for Bids for Jefferson countv
 Prisoners

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to law 2ist. 1896. receive sealed bids for working inc county prisoners of Jefferson county for tho ensuing two years, beginning January 1sr ale at present 6S prisoners who are in pood work condition, and many Of them are ex-
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 The twice-a-weelI GRAPHIC and the: Thrice-a-week New York World. 200 Weekly Commercial Appeal......-$l.75 Fafm .........,.......,..,.......-.. l.oV Home and Farm rma...........,......... l.7J | faf'n Journal ....,............... ...... l.OU Texas Farm and Ranch.............. 200 Weekly Courier Journal.............. 2.25 New York Daily Adyertisero..... 300 Womankind .......,...............,..... l.60 Atlanta Constitution"............... 2.OO
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 Parties should avail themselves of these prices at once, as they are sub iect to change at any time.
 Select yourpaper, send the amount stated above, and your will receive the paper selected and the twice-a- week GRAPHIC for one year
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SharIna Sale

JNO. s. BELL, Comml ssloner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28

-Teacher-"JohDnie, can YOU men
zion an instance OF capillary attrno
tion?" Johnnis-''Yes'm N; Paderewski
~. Y. Herald.
Mrs. Brownlow-''Now, Tommy
20 and kiss your uncle. or mamma vii
cane you" ToInmy latter long loos
at his s1rly old uncleJ-''Ca1e me. ma"
-Tit-BitS.
-Sensitive-1rMiss Prettygirl is very
sensitive" I'm what way ~WheT
Jorkins compared her feet % little mice
at the dance the other night She
tainted. Free Press.
Had Some Idea of It.-"And have
you never learned 20 dance? Then yoE
know nothing of the poetry Of motion Sc
Poetry Of motion? Great Scott. ]
walked the floor with that boy Of Ilins
last night and recited Mother Coooe
20 him for four whole bOurs-'-Noon-
shine.
-BeIlefeld--A cynical writer ~
marks that q wedding always bring1
happiness 20 two. the forist aid the
cLergvmau." Bloomfieio-"He foTRsx
the father Of the bride, especially - tEs
poor MAJ has half = dorm Other dsugh-
ters OF his is-"-PltlsbusEh ChrOai-
ele-TelecTaph-
NY boy sid he pass~nge- via
+he fur-liDed coat sEd The g-8oo< b
shAven. square Esee. 1T was Tie sgc-
Co.'S OF tie sezsou- Tlsere ,EaE--' : rta-d.
ing room" TIE conductor arriIed .
sour smile. ~ / didn't have -.
sz-oe exps-ie1cs every day rz.id Be e
tie ISot orrsan--Ciaclns2f EnqaiT~=-.
willie" sad Lhe boarding horse
mistress 70 h>- wang Sou. 7 w.
ashamed Of you - dinner. Yen ksp;
your sEr1S CT tie tzois during The cr.-
tire Eeali" Yes. MAMMA ~raa tie
hope1urE reply; 4 dsdH'i want % give
The b-oGrte-s q chance - sAy theTe Wa
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28
REPLIES TO CARLISLE
CONTINUED from Sixth Page3

the banks of the United States This
was all OF the available gold in the
country. There was about 500. 900, coo
in the treasury at that time, but this is
not available. Mr.. Carlisle did not re-
fer 10 these figures. which are known
10 be accurate. But instead. he cited
the figures given out by the director or
the mint, also one OF his assistants. In
which IL is claimed that there IS about
$500, 900 900 of gold in this country. Mr..
Carlisle must know that these figures
are incorrect, and that the tables given
out by the direcor OF the mint on this
point are worthless. because il appears
from mis- report for 1892 that he assumes
that every dollar put in circulation
since 1872 in this country is stiI IN cir
culation, except where record was made
of its expectation, and that he has made
no allowance for the money that was
carried over the northern boundary and
our southern boundary for twenty-four
years, nor for the money carried back
by Chinese during that time. nor Tor
gold coin used n the arts and not re-
ported during that time, nor for al
that was lost, nor for all that was car
ried across the ocean in the pockets OF
our people during all those years Yet
the director says in his report OF 1881
that during the Paris exposition the To-
tai sum spent by our people abroad IN
one year was over $50, 600, 600 Why
does Mr.. Carlisle use figures that he
knows are incorrect and are manifestly
given out only for the purpose OF mis-
leading the American people on the
question as 10 the amount OF money
they have in circulation?
IL A year ago Mr.. Cleveland sent for
his former law partner and close friend.
and through him Cleveland and Car
Isle together made a secret contract
with another friend who was a former
client of Cleveland, by which that friend
and his associate spectators were en-
abled TO make nine or ten million dol
lars out of the government in a few
weeks on a small bond transaction.
And the reason given for this eXtraor-
binary and even criminal procedure
was that the spectators and sharks OF
Wall street had agreed to protect the
government against the gold raids I'M
til the following November. hat is. the
wealthiest, the most enterprising, the
powerful. most Industrious. and thrifty
nation on the globe paid tribute to a
small band of spectators for protec-
ton And when the month Of Novem-
Der arrived these spectators withdrew
their protection, and then the govern
ment proceeded to issue another $780,
900. 600 of bonds, thus increasing the
burdens of our people.
Now, Mr.. Carlisle might have ex-
plated on this and pointed out TO the
American people the lofty character of
the craftsmanship involved in these
transactions; for, strange to say, many
of our intelligent people are utterly I'M
able to comprehend it. While Mr.. Car
Isle does not seem even to have been a
success in the capacity of buncko-
steerer among the laboring men OF Chi
cago, there are many points unon which
he could be very interesting, and
would suggest that they bring him
back and let him talk about matters IN
which he is at home.
JOHN P, ALTGELD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28

instead OF attempting 10 describe the
scene which followed in the language
Of an ordinary chronicle. let US get its
picturesque flavor-the local color" as
ii were-from the lips of Mr.. Playford
himself, as he made his statement 10
the police:
after singing and prayer" said he,
''the chaplain beckoned 10 me 10 get
up. / got up and said: Boys, don I
you wish you were me| I was going
to say, as I retire tomorrow night,
but before I could utter these words
the warden jumped up and grabbed me
by the left arm and said: Sit down!
l replied: Warden, have the permits
sion of the chaplain TO make a few re-
marks for the benefit of the service
Again he said. sit down! and beckoned
to Stackhouse.
''Stackhouse jumped to his feet and
grabbed me by the left arm, with htS
club raised, and jerked me around in
presence Of the visitors, hurting me by
wrenching my side He dragged me
over the feet Of several lady visitors
when l said: Stackhouse, let go of me.
You are hurting me- He raised his
cane in the air. and being much larger
than i, weighing about 80 pounds and
built, feared he would nrI me with his
cane. 1 then let go my right, and
caught him below the right eye in the
angle of the nose, knocking him over
against the annex prisoners, who sat
on the platform. He recovered himself
and raised his club TO hit me. when 1
clinched him to save myself. and we fell
down three steps of the platform to the
floor He fell partly on me. I grabbed
him and twisted him till his back was
towards me.
"'By that time the new deputy, five
guards, and the warden's son. Curry,
rushed around US. Curry shouted to
Stackhouse, Give il to him. I jumped
TO my feet and exclaimed: IF any of
you come at me 1 will do you as Ibid
Stackhouse.' i would not hit Curry,
as he is not worth hitting"
All this in a chapel devoted to divine
worship, on the day consecrated to the
Prince of Peace, and in the presence
of some hundreds of convicts, kept I'M
der lock and key and branded for life
because they have raised violent hands
against their neighbors!
Warden James's version of the affair
and that given by other participants
and witnesses. did not differ materially
from Playford's, though lacking some
of the rare moral aroma which pervad-
ed his. The press, irrespective of par
ty, denounced the whole business as a
public shame and disgrace. And yet
it was only typical of the management
of the penal institutions of Ohio during
McKinley's administration as governor.
Is it wonderful that the conditions be-
came so intolerable at last that. even in
this politics-ridden state, project was
sOberly preached and discussed of put
ting the penitentiary system under a
non-partisan board of managers, in
the hone of fumigating il?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28

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