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PINE BLUFF. ARK. Oct. IS, lS97. We the undersigned, banks, mer- chants, business inen and all others interested in the welfare gf our city of Pine Bluff, desire that the Jeffer- son County Pair Association have our support and endorsement. Therefore. we agree t0 close our business houses at 12 m, Tuesday, October 1o, ls47, that we, our em- ployes and our patrons aud friends may attend the said Fair on it's opening day.
 Citizens Bunk ] B Speers Co Bank of PineBlnff. Ferguson& Russell SmithGo Alexander Bro A Brewster X Son X Perdue X Co Southern Gro Co r E Mercantile Co k II McFadden Chas T Abels X Co McGanghy Hdw Co Gillespie X Bro Go < H Zollcr The Grand Lea Ter F NJ Robinson Golden Eagle Co Chas Bnrns smith X Owen A Blum LE Goldsmith&Co Thalheimer X Co Bradford X Knox llanf f'urn Co J X < katzenstein Honnet Dry c Ca Joe c Meyer Schwartz < Bro Henry Marx K II Stearns X Co .lne II Talbot &co Arnold Bros Fox Bros C yoss X Bro E W Freeman&eo The k NJ Knox Co TaXlor X R0ane Kaufman Bazanr | tiottleib Breyfus X to \ F DreSius K . Adams < E Niven X Go CI Gresham Q ( Bnrford X Co McGain Gro to ! r Lloyd paddephatt r Co Geo NJ Wells X Co NJ Cans X Co I. X E Wertheimer Mills X sons Bell X Vernon |. Bowler The NJ x r Bank
 Isaac Dreyfus.
 Kastor X Blnthenthal Westbro0k Grain X Commission to.
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Gov. D ". Jones vii deliver an aa dress, followed by brief addresse from Col. John c. Fletcher. of Lilt Rock, and probably by Senator K. Jones, who is eNpeeied 10 arii, today
 The program in detail is as to lows:
 Opening prayer by tle Rev. ]. r. Carr.
 Address of welcome by presiden, " Il. Lanpford
 Opening address by Gov Dan ". Jones'
 Address, United States Senator James K. Jones.
 PROGRAM OF RACES.
 Races called for 2 o'clock D. m
 l-Free for all. pacing; purse s200 qst, $lo0 2nd, SG5; 3rd. $35
 ENTRIES Glllir Banks. owned by Wiley Jones' Pacific Slope, owned by Wiley Jones.
 2-Mlle running race; purse Sla0 (S75, $l5, $l09
 ENTRIEs: Bravo, nwntd hy W. R. Kirby Revenue, owned by R. k Rice Eddie Grace, owned by A. ] Barnett X Co.
 3.=-Gentlemeos Roadsters: purse &25.
 ENTRIES: Pick Gp, owned by c E. Philpol; Jim, owned by Y. D. Wilkins; Pat, owned by Jeff Hicks. 4.-2:4O Trotting Racei purse sloo f$50, $50, $20
 ENTRIES. Lexington, owned b4 E. E. Willetts; Jim T., owned by T: Il. clansop; Hargforves, owaed b3 ". r. Ferguson, EyedY, owned by ke!sie X Summers.
 Judges of Races: John NJ. Oracle. Walker Jones, J. B. Tfolock. Staftef, Ffank James.
 TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION.
 Tonight there will be q grand torch light procession, followed by public speaking in front of the Court House. The procession will form at the corner of State and Second promptly at 7:30 o'clock. The line of March will be as follows: From State on Second b Pine thence to Fifth; thence to Laurel, thence north to Barraque, east on Barraane to court house. Short ad- dresses will be made in front of the Court House by Gov. Jones, Prof. ]. Jordan, Hon. Clay Sloan, Hon. E. B. kasNo, thy, Senator J. K. Jones, Hon. $. NJ. Taylor, Hon. J. ". Adams, Gen. H. King White, Mayor Bell, and others. Everybody is invited to take paIt in the parade and hear the speaking.
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DIED.

MARY NpNN, tlie infant daughtei. or Mir. and Mrs. Andrew Nnnn,af aiyes Arkansas, sunday morning, October 1Tth. 1897.
 The death of little. Mary brings sorrow into her fond mothers and fathers almost before she had established herself as.one ofg the fam iiy. She was bnt three months old, and is the fourth child to De lost by Mr. and Mrs. Nunn, which makes their loss more keenly felt.
 The remains were brought to this cIty and inferred in Redwood Gene tery Sunday afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs. Nnnn returned to their home It Riyes yesterday morn ing.
 Nt p II MeTIenrY. rpDrnsefftinn
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FAIR NOTES.

Look ont for piek-pockets,
 The city is well decorated with bunting.
 The patent race starter arrived yesterday.
 The crowd ut the Fair today promises to be immense.
 Buy your tickets down town and avoid tha rnsh it the gate,
 The Elks will hold n social session at their hall this evening.
 The State gun shoot will tnkp place at the Park Thursday
 Mike Foster and wife. of Little Rock. will arrive this morning to take in the fair.
 The ladies' exhibit on the second floor Of FloralHalI will he one of the most interesting features of the Fair
 
 Mr. I. I. Whitaker, Secretary of the Monticello Fair Association, ar- rived in the city last evening to see how q real live far Is run.
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RflEN

JouNsoN To Mr. and Mrs. R.. Lee Johnson, n Friday right, October f5i 1897, q son Mother and baby doing well.
 DAvlsTo Mr. and Mrs D. D. Davis, oil Monday morning 0et9b. er ls, 1897, q SOB.
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The Elks will hold n social session at their hall this evening.
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The crowd at the Fair today promises to he immense.
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Buy your tickets down town and avoid the rnsh it the gate,
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The State gun shoot will take place at the Park Thursday.
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EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR THE FORMAL OPENING
 OF THE FAIR
The Ceremonies Will Be Inaugu rated by President Langford, Followed by Speech by Gov. Jones. The Pro-
 gram.
FFGm Tuesday H DaiIy.

0DAY open. ing day al.the Jefferson Goun. ty Fair Every. thing is in read mess for the oc- casion. Yester- day exh Iii bitors and 2 m p oy . $ were busy as
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Mr. F. II. MeHenry, representing the Arkansas tiazette, is here to re port the Fair. Mir. McHenry is ae- companied by his wAe.
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Mike Foster and wife. of Little Rock, will arrive this morning to take in the fair
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The pntent race starter arrived yesterday
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The ladies exhibit on the sccone floor of FloralHalI will he one of thl most interesting features of the Fair
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Look ont for piekpockcts
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0u3 Of the cars behind him. Uncoupl
'S the rear car, IL was left ON the
,ck, with hope that tue pursuor.
Eould rush into it aud be wrecked by
I t!e collision. Luckily, for Fuller and
. his men they saw it in time, slowed up,
Ca,ght it, and pushed it onward. a
second car was dropped, but was
picked up in tho same fashion. Il ach.
~ 4 siding, Fuller switched oil these
! cars, aud ran on again, rec from their
obstruction. Not far ahead was a
fridge which the raiders had intend
% to destroy. But The chase vas too
. arp for the necessary delay, and
there was nothing 70 be done but to
push forward. The engines proveL
closely matched in speed, and for miles
hey rushed forward at rate that
rHrCatened ruin for both. Andrews
90" tried "a new eXpedient He
Knocked out the end Of the box car,
nd dropped the ties it held, one by
90, on the track. The delay caused
; II enabled him to stop end take on
it fresh fuel. His next plan was
to stop and lay Il loose rail- on the
track. 1T WAS just beyond curve,
ana tullcr's engine ran on il at full
speed Disaster was imminent: then
came terrific jolt; the engine lcapcd
luck IL alighted again on the track
and the chase went on.
The position OF the fugitivcs was
now desperate. They were nearly out
Of water. Only one hope remained.
A covered bridge lay some Distance
ahead If this could be fired safety
might still be had. Andrews bade his
mon to heap wood on the floor of the
remaining box car, kindled it with
live Goals from the engine, and the
men C'ambcrCd iuto the tonder. The
wind ot flight soon blew tho fire into
fierce lanes. The bridge was reached
by the blazing car Slowing up. the
car was uncoupled on the bridge and the
!u%it'vcs halted just beyond to gaze on
Lhe work OF the tlames. Unluckily the
bridge had been soaked by recent rains.
Ihc names we've uselessly licking the
vet timbcrs when Fullcr's engine
dashed up. With the quick decision OF
mokc, caught the blazing car, and
push I'd it forward into the open air
Ihe bridge was saved.
The fugitivcs had played their last
card and lost the game. Their steam
was running down. Flight by rail
was at an end. Springing from the
angine they rushed over tho fields,
hot!y pursued The story of this pur
suit may be told in word. Every
man OF them WAS captured. The |
aJteml ! had been SO daring and so
nearly successful that severe warn.
ing To future raiders seemed unneces-
5ary. Andrews and seven of mis- fol- |
lowers were condemned to death and |
hung. Tho others were imprisoned. |
And thus in disaster end I'd one Of tle |
most daring episodes of the war.
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NO. 40.

vas, but, by deliberate and we'll
! timed series OF processes, withdraws
all Of the substances from the leaf
! which may be useful to IL back into its
| body before IT discards the empty
| sheets OF cells and woody iibrcs Of the
| pctiolo and laminu,
IL may be we'll to call attention to
the popular and erroneous idea that
the coiOring and casting of autumnal
leaves are due to the action of frost.
1t is true that the phenomena OF
autumnal lcaf-faIl are due to low tom
DCraturcs, but, us may be seen from
the above, the defOliation OF the plant
Is not reaction to the cold, but is an
adjustment to the limited water supply
furnished by the chilled roots. The
reduction OF the watcr-supply and the
beg inning of the processes leading to
deioilatlon occur long time before
the temperature OF the air is depressed
to the freezing. point or the formation
OF frost. The influence of low tenn
peraturcs upon the plant is illustrated
Oy the manner in which leaves of to-
bacco and melon plants Olacken and
die as the result OF cool nights before
the occurrence Of frost. These plant
transpire relatively large amount o
w&tcr from the broad leaves, and if
tho temperature of the soil desCcnds
to forty degrees Fahreuheit, the roots
are unable to take up the necessary
supply OF water, and the leaves are
literally dried out, though they are in.
correctly described as frozen or frosteQ
by gardnCrS.
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meu "to nave to work during the day
J ana can uuly devote some time in the
! evenings TO study. Many OF the En-.
( EtlcG manufacturing centres have esta b.
! lShcd similar schools. Some of the
! textile machine builders in England
| nave founded SCHOOLS OF instruction in
| their works. II is astonishing to learn
/ now much money has been spent on
even these schools which are practi-
caily departments OF the business of
private firms As TO the value of MI
THIS expenditure, It is sufficient to say,
nobody ia Elgiand doubts the wisdom
OF the expenditures, button the contrary.
the disposition is to stlll further in
crease and cheaper the facilities for
technical, and especially textile cJu-
CatiCn.
In the United States tho New Eng.
land and the PhiladGlphia textile dis.
tricts have both made splendid pro
gress in providing for the collection and
dissemination Of Knowledge in textile
subjects. The first textile school Of
importance in the United States was
established IN Philadelphia some years
ago. Th.s school has been doing eX-
ccllent work and promises to be OF
great advantage TO the Philadelphia
district. AaLOwCll, textile sChoOihas
city aid This school has been well
equipped and is doing well.
With facilities already at Clemson.
think that ten to fifteen thousand
dollars would be sufficient To make a
very good start. Some OF the machine
men would willingly loan much Of the
necessary equipment. One teacher or
professor would. be enough to start
with, but if Il technical man could be
employed as professor and practical
ssisfant provided for ALSO it would be
better
Such department would undoubted-
~ contribute to diversity the manu-
lactnrc OF cotton goods in the State,
and would probably at an early date
bring about the establishments Of one
or more bleachcries and fnishinc
works. Besides being of advantage TO
the youth Of the State in uualifyinc
them FOR profitable employment, il
should be of great value in Stimulating
the development Of the resources of
the State in the line OF textile manu-
lacturcs.
Education to be Of value must not be
entirely pedagOgic. II an educational
system is applicable and successful in
one section, an imitation uf that svs.
tom Is not necessarily the best or even
suitable Tor another section. What |
say relates, OF course, to technical cGu- |
catlon IN relation to its application to |
manu' aturcrs Thcrctorc, in the |
ligAt oi South CarOiina's interests, | |
should pUi the study Of cotton manu-. |
facturc ahead OF that OF electric cngi. |
ncering, for example. Both arc i'm. |
portant and neither should be neglect |
ed, but # the study OF one must be |
omitted, I should sAv teach t1vtfIns !
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28
THE WEATHER. AND CROPS.
'aluablc Information to Those Inter
csted in Farming Operations.

s"aIuobIc Inflammation, 20 ,T,>.,,.
''''
csted in Farming Operations.
The following is the weekly b,lIo,ir
issued bv the wrathnr bnr"ayy 0H,'IG,n IN IN
| lum mbia.as to the condition Of tha cro,,s
| in this State:
COrr,,u,, < y ca, y, ,oo-
Evcos,i,,y,I,,ii ii,.i' ~ ~, ~ 'u, ..i' lo'''
vailed dnrinS thS rntirn wa"t, go ~ Rtu.
~ Wy tnvirc week eh9ins
n t,.,on v On ,'Y"! W,S'i TnG 'n"Nahiui,'S "' -
snrca..in,, I,,o,, n,, ,,',,',ti a. ""S III
| Stats ThC n,oxir'nS5,, ~, v,W1 ~ Cilc
! IOI nj IIn6,ros ON ttn Xxx .Iu , "as %
minimnn, 20 nn ~ liz liz ~, Gnu .nG
on ti,n KIN M w,,Gl,'nn "' Tali' 'uc ,' anu
0m Uca,, .i,o '%on ~ WA Wnn@,,a me Weekly
! stat md thr n~rn,"I rnr ~ ~ @ noa VIC W
rinG - s,m,rnyin,,,rI,, WY "''i'' pc
| Over tbn ornntr,, ,;,,tion of r,o c.o,o
no rain Cri Th"rc r,o.' yno = C,,.G @
irenrraIiv liyht sNo"o,.I ~, ~ ~ w ,5,E %un
and IStS ovHr ma yStotn n,,raI,,. Tm 'b,,, b,,,
| thry wrrs Cv,rn,,,oj', ~ ~
| rh1rartnr onL ny,n1+ 10 ~, o"GI'
stancrs ala nv o,rmrn,iobin oc,,S 49,
IievinW ,hn .ovSrn Irn,'n,s, ~ ~. - ,,i,,,.
| nrrvaiIs Two,,y-rnr, i,,,', ',,','.,1 ~
some rain INT MI, fvn po, vHu
axcrcTrJ bnlf an i,,cb uiIi, - 80; 10
mum IoII ofo .lOat I;ilIis"n,,iIi' NJ
AVERAGE of II,"asn,.nr,o,ts 'w No. q ~ ~
"sSS'HS' VI ~ llc"suremchtS was w
- 'iN '0' "'"i ''' '"o "crh Is aoouI
Thusunshino was ,ligh,1, !, o,oo.,,
ot ,to ro IuuaIilt' H WAS sl'ghtiy In excess
different mentions 0f ~, ST. 80
Hail foI1 i'm Mainland md Eoubo,,
coun,ios and lrc.i ,yinG stn,,n,. n,a,So
rpportrd from 81 rnnLar ~ riooac
hat no material iniurv to cron. ro1
suited.
o1'it,,I ,t',,,',lS, NV, m ~ l"lh mas
rrnr. s| Tnr"d ,.a,. U"s - y "'T a. En""ihs
Xxx, r',,,,,,,, VI c'S. no y sun
i"I,S ";'."'' ""' WY IhNoF"pAv lor
i,mns tn,t7 "u" S"'iGilnS III H'aCureu
c,UP'' o". =. " 'Gmvyu !i,, d"ii pto"ihg eN-
~ ,.I,n,. :" ",io =, "UM r".s'ns uiSUricIs
v,ininr ln|,lt "''' ""' f'op"rou ior
p1,.,e 2 S'G,3 ;,,
arn "9T"! r"r" % n"'.Iu rip'olS anu streams
"noI S,SSo,, nv, o.. onG - S .n1"S ioc"'lO!cs
Tho Ln, 80 ''odpaI'. 80 STn' vi
oontnd om,tno ''Vv ~ ona,,S r",,S ury WcaIuer
n,o,,,I.t,T,. H"CTU" ~ opon MY laat, some
Ion - nN,y T,,t ~ "it ~
crnn ninkn6 Tbis ",,ii, tijou M ~ .iio
| C,tt' ~, ~ ,tp 80 "tp,iSo ~ '',N " ilolo
portion yp.Ced and picked is some.
what grcutcr. Full rcuorts from every
county Indicate that there has been =
steady decline in condition since the
first Of this month. and that durinn the
past week the decline was due to cx-
| cessive hCatard drought, which caused
| the plaut TO shed young, immature
| bolls. The reports also Indicate that
! there VIII be practically no top crop.
! That is TO SAY, that cotton has either
stopped taking on fruit since the mid.
| Ole OF August, on that where it, did
fruit the bOlls and squares drOpped
OF.
| No blooms vcrG seen during the
! week except on moist bottom lands.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28

The general passenger agent of
ono OF the Chicago trunk lines received
letter from Kansas man the other
day requesting u pass for himself to
Chicago and return. There was moth
ing about the letter to indicate that
the writer had any aim to the cour-
tesy he requested, but the railway
man thought perhaps the Kansas had
some connection with the road, posi-
Bile as a local freight agent. So he
wrote back: "Please state explicitly
on what account you request transpor.
tation." BY return mail came this
reply. "PVe got to go to Chicag some
way, and don't want to walk"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28

ABBEVILLE, s. c., Sept. 2lst, 1897.
The writer OF the lettor below Is John
Gabriel Christopher kruse, who was
born Aug. 25th, 1921, in the city OF Wis
mar, in Mecklenburg-Sch werin, in Ger
many. He came to America in lSt3, End
lived at Walhalla until 1861, and from
that date until 1865 he WAS in the Confed-
crate army. After that he lived in
Charleston until 1878, and then in Sa-
vannah for u number Of years. He is
now interprete; for the Spanish consu.
late in Hamburg, Germany, After the
surrender, he was lost to the sight Of
his old comrades, who had the impress
sion that he died thirty years ago
Some months ago the editor of the
Medium wrote an incident about the
Second Manassas, and brought in the
name OF Prof. Kruse. That issue Of
the paper was mailed to him by his
friend, Maj. Franz Melchers, Of
Charleston. Upon this Prof. Kruse
sent us message, and We wrcte an
other article about the Second Manas-
sas incident Then came the letter he
wrote us. We have read it to several
veterans who were so much pleased
with it that we give 1T to the public.
Prof. Kruse is man of learning and
his old comrades were delighted to
hear about him. When we told, at the
Greenville Confederate reunion q few
weeks ago, that he was still living,
scores of the survivors, including officers
and men, expressed the greatest de-
light to hear Of his good health and
prosperity.
Prof. Kruse has a remarkable mem
ory rs will appear from the letter
The parties named are well known to
many Of our people. Rythschild at
Second Manassas told the boys that he
would show them that he was not afraid
and then ent into the battle and came
out mortally wounded. He was known
all over this section as a great musi
clan and his death was much regretted.
Every old soldier will enjoy this let
ter. 1t is written in eXceIicnt style,
and shows that the men ard events OF
war times are fresh in his mind.
Prof. Kruse has an elder brother who
lives in Kiel, in Schleswig Holstein, o.
which place he is an honorary citizen.
A younger brother, aged II years, lives
in Australia. His only sister lives in
Hamburg, at the age OF II years. The
combined age of the four amounts to
300 years. and no one of them has ever
been sick.
ROBEKT II HEMPHILL,
Eiitor Abbeville Medium.
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The surgeon general OF the Unitsd
States army lays claim TO having been
the first discoverer OF the yellow fevnr
germ. The famous South American
bacteriologist, Sanarclli, also claims
the discovery, and has been awarded a
prize Of $4,000. The surgeon general
alleges that several years ago he found
the germ, which he called the baccil-
lus X. He was then in Havaan during
a yellow fever plague.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28
A CONFEDERATE'S STORY
How a German Musician Was Honored by His
Comrades
WRITES "REMINISCENCES FROM FATHERIAND.
Seventy-SN Years Old and His Penmanshp is
FaultleSS.
How a German
lis Pennanship is

following
o.
musician
from this His
o the eGnestw wr mase OF is
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28

The following is the weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau in Co
lum bia.as to the condition of the crops
In 1his SSintn.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-08-13
Armed for Emereencies.

When Fridtjof Manson was young
student he attended bali and danced
with many partners. Returning long
after midnight through the streets Of
his lodgings, he heard Loud outcries
from a woman who was struggling
with two rufflans. In another moment
the woman broke away from them and
ran toward the spot where Nansen was
standing. The two men were close be-
hind her in hot pursuit.
hansen was am athlete full of cour-
age and vigor, and put himself on
guard as the men approached. He al
lowed the woman to pass, but called
upon the Infatuated pursuers to halt,
standing directly In their way, and
hitting out first at ONE and then at the
other. The ruffians, angered by this
unexpected attack, turned resentfully
upon the rescuer, and would have over
powered him, and possibly have MUIR
dered him. If he had not shown
presence Of mind. Drawing himself
up to his full height and throwing back
his coat collar so as to expose the
cotillion favors which he had worn
during the ball, he sternly asked them
If they knew who he was.
The two assailants, awed by his
manner and supposing him to be a
royal officer, were at once cowed. They
apologized roughly for not recognizing
him, dropped their arms, and sneaked
off in the opposite direction from that
which the woman had taken.
This incident of Nansen's youth Illus
trated at once the fearless courage and
the readiness of resource which were
to characterize his career as an i'll
trepid explorer.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-08-13
Camphor for His Wife.

'sThere was a farmer up home" he
said. ''wlho used to have his occasional
spree. Every one knew his failing.
and neither Of the druggists in town
would sell him drop. One day he
brought quart bottle into one Of the
apothecary shops, with two or three big
Jumps Of gum camphor in the bottom.
He told the druggist that his wife
wanted her camphor bottle filled with
alcohol. The druggist filed it without
.suspecting anything. In week the old
man came again, and in little while
the third time. Finally the druggist
discovered that the gum camphor' was
milky quartz, picked up in the fields,
and that the farmer had poured cam
phor over the outside of the bottle
until enough had crystaniZed there to
look natural and smell right. The
quartz didn't hurt the alcohol for drink
Ing purposes. "-Tilne and the Hour.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-08-13
Tn EVERYTHING Give Thanks.


A clerk and his country father enter
ed restaurant on Saturday evening
and took seats at table where sat a
telegraph operator and reporter. The
old man bowed his head and was about
to give thanks when a waiter flew up,
saying:
II have beefsteak, Goldfish balls, and
hullheads."
Father and son gave their orders and
the former again bowed his head. The
Young man turned the color Of blood
red beet, and touching his arm exclaim-
ed in a low, nervous tone:
"Father, it isn't customary to do that
in restaurants"
sIt's customary with me to return
thanks to God wherever am" said the
old man.
For the third time he bowed his head,
and the telegraph operator paused in
the act Of carving his beefsteak and
bowed his head, and there wasn't a
man who heard the short and simple
prayer that didn't feel profounder re-
spect for the old father than If he had
been the President Of the United
States
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-08-13
The "Palmetto State"

The Charleston News and Courier
thus explains the origin Of South Car
olina's sobriQuet, ''the Palmetto States"
"On June %, 1776, force Of less than
100 Carolinians, under command OF
Moultrie, protected by the rude for
LITIGATION ON Sullivan's Island, In
Charleston harbor, made Of the trunks
Of the palmetto, repulsed the attacks OF
a British feet under command of Sir
Peter Parker, and when the State OF
South Carolina was organized, the
State seal, which was first used in
May, 1777, was made to commemorate
this victory A palm tree, growing
erect ON the seashore, represents the
strength of the fort, while at Its base
an oak tree, torn from the ground and
deprived Of its branches, recalls the
British fleet, built of oak timber, over
come by the palmetto"