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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
PoLLYs DANDER UP.
Hnfsxmed at sight of as 9fensivc BfrA e
 visitor Wore on Her Hat.

A bridal couple who put in several Bays recently taking in the sights ok the capital enjoyed themselves im- mensely until the day preceding theis departure. It then occurred to the bride that she had not called upon dear Fanny, who had been her chum dur ing her days at the seminary. Now, Fanny was still enjoying single blessed ness, and this may have had something to do with the anxiety of the bride to call upon her maiden chum. George de- murred feebly, but at last consented to pay formal call The bride dressed herself ill fetching gown and placed upon her saucy head 0 Parisian dream in tho way of hat. The hat was one of those yzdescribable creations of the milliner's art. mass of flowers with . bird CT two partially concealed in the foliage, s0 to speak
 The pair went gayly forth and in . hotel coupe were soon at the door of Fanny's residence. Their cards were taken and they were ushered into the drawing room. While awaiting the coming of her friend the brides atten- ] tion was attracted to Q large cage con- taining splendid parrot. She chirruped cooingly to the imprisoned bird and wished she might take him out of his cage and caress him. George remarked that he looked tame enough and sug- gested the opening of the door of the cage. Suiting action % the word, he opened the door and the released bird calmly walked forth and strutted about, blinking his beady eyes know ingly. The bride, with usual calls of "Pol1, pretty Polli' coaxed the bird to- ward her, and poll proceeded to climb up the rounds of the chair upon which the lady was sitting and perched herself upon the arm of the chair. The parrot uttered gnttural cries of Folly, Polly, "s this word seemingly comprising her en- tire vocabulary.
 The bird accepted the caresses, and apparently all was serene, but without au instant's warning she uttered 8 scream of rage and flew ct the lady's headgear, alighting fairly thereon, and then for few minutes the air was fill cd with flying feathers and bits of flow. CTS, while tho atmosphere was fractured 
 ant cries from the parrot. George ats tempted to come to the rescue and had his face badly scratched for his pains Tho lady finally shook the bird loose from the flower garden she was wear ing upon her hat and made one wild dash for the front door, followed close iy by the bridegroom. Once on the pave ment, they became somewhat composed and determined to return to their hotel to repair damages They did not tarry long enough to sec "dear Fanny"
 The sudden wrath of the bird was evidently caused, George thought upon reflection during calmer moments, by tho fact that amid tho flowers in his wife's hat there nestled stuffed Caro. fine parrakeet, which the parrot took to be real live rival and proceeded forthwith to demolish The bride Is now thorough convert to the teach ings of the Audubon society. ington Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
JUDIC CHOILET
Pipe Made of a Seals rust.

A pipe made out of q seals tusk was seen at the Weare office recently. The stem is nearly foot long and is quaintly illustrated with representa- tions of life under tho arctic circle
 The artist was an Indian, and the little sketches in India ink show up very well against the livery background.
 There is q reindeer about to fall un. der the arrow of an archer. There is q sledge drawn by dogs. Fir trees, tepees a fishing scene, where tho eaptiyes are being brought to shore iii net, are all true to life
 Another ornament of the same char aeter is a pair of walrus tuslxs, with de- lineations of other Alaskan scenes, witk the fox and tho white polar bear in evi- dence; also an Eskimo leveling gun at the latter
 It is said that to add to the terrors of overland travel in the long winter months the larger wild animals are of ten driven by hunger to attack the trails men, and packs of ferocious wolves will besiege camp for days. attacking the horses and reindeer as we'll as the dogs More than one caravan has been done to death ill this manner, as the whitened bones strewn along the tracks show. -- Chicago Iater Ocean
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
 uetrwyed by a Flower.

To the monastery of the Grand ChaR- treuse women, as rule, are ine7orably refused admittance, only a very few having had the privilege of seeing the Carthusians (monks of the order) at home. A story is told of French daughter of Eve, blessed with even a greater share of curiosity than that pos sessed by tho generality of her sex, who, having heard from her husband and brother of their late interesting visit to the monastery, tried by every means in her power to effect an entrance there, but all to no avail. Determined. however, by hook or crook, to succeed, I she at last hit upon the happy idea of presenting herself there dressed as a man, managing to persuade her husband to allow her to do so, and to take her with him on his next visit
 On arriving at the gates of the mon- astery she entered unehallenged with the remainder of tho party, but while in the garden the conducting monk, leaving her side, gathered an exquisite rose, which he brought and presented to her with courtly bow, proving that he at least was not deceived by her dis guise. She too, foolishly betrayed her self by her ready grace and charm of manner in accepting the rose, which she did most willingly. Needless to say that after this incident she never pene- trated into the interior of tho building nor saw what she was dying to see, but returned unsatisfed, sadder and Q wiser woman, with high appreciation. however, of tine keen disoernment of ths oloistered ones.
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Wrong Conclusion.

The Canadian Gazette tells an amus- ing story of one who was too quick at drawing an inference. It happened that a Glasgow professor who was visiting Canada with the British association in 1884 was desirous of seeing something of northwestern life, and for this pur- pose repaired to an Alberta ranch.
 fixed him up as well as I could, the ranoher says, but he complained that he did not like sleeping with his clothes on. So after the first night I stretched a cowskin across the shack and told him he might undress if he liked. He took off most of his garments and put on long white nightdress. In the morning my foreman came i'll while the gentleman was still sleeping. Observ- ing the white nightdress, he said in a whisper:
 "Rather sudden, ehP''
 "WhatY" asked.
 "The death of the old man. |"
 He's not dead; he's asleep" ex plained.
 Then what's he wearin them billed clothes for?" was the reply. "Neyer saw chap laid out in billed clothes afore 'cept he were dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
The search For Truth.

Tn the search for truth no aid is so effective as the ever ready spirit of ao- tiyity. He who postpones putting what be knows into practice until he knows more will find his journey long and discouraging one. Carlyle well says: "Conyiotion, were 1t never so excellent, is worthless till 1t converts itself into conduct. Nay, properly conviction is not possible till then. inasmuch as all speculation is by nature endless and formless. Most true is it, as @ wise man teaches us that, Doubt of any sort can not be removed except by action On which ground, too, lot him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other pre- cept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service, Do the duty which lies nearest to thee, which thou know est to be duty. The second duty will already have become clearer. '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27

WE acknowledge the receipt oi the Christmas edition of the Knox. yille Sentinel, issued by Hal David and devoted to the interests of Knoxville and surrounding territo- ry. The edition consists of forty pages and is handsomely Illustrated. Mir. David is we'll and favorably known to our readers, having issued special edition Of the GRAPHIC in August 1896.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
A MARKET DAY.

Twas market day In Dublin town,
 end the boys and girls were going down With their wares to sell-flne ducks and geSsA Lambs and mutton without their fleece, Onions, cabbages boets, what not, Culled from many n garden spot, And there, on top of her market cart, Eat Maggie Moran, the pride of my heaJ& Says to her, "It Is time, guess, That you were buying your wedding dress, For my heart you arc using rather rough And have kept on stiing quite long
 enough"
 Ste laughed and, shaking her frowsy head, "T'm not quite ready to marry, sho said, "And if you're in haste the better plan Es 70 turn year back on Maggie Moran. ssMaggie Moran is tho girl I'll wed, And nobody else in this world" I said. And jumped ia her cart as she turned abonl And held her fast so she wouldn't fall out, For she drove us home at a rattling pace, With a roguish smile on her hlushing face And the nimbie pony soon set us down Far and away from Dublin town. Said Maggie's mother. My girl. what iuek Did you have in selling your garden trueka'' And Maggie said, with hearty laugh, Fl sold my geese and brought home Q calfir Oh. the very next morn we both went down To the parish priest in Dublin town, And he made us one with lttls delay. And it's out of the market we are todsyi
 Josephine Pollard in New York LeispsR
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
Rnorn ous Lifting Power.

The shelless limpet pulls 1,984 times its own weight when in the air and about double when measured in the wa ter. Pleas pull 1,493 times their own dead weight. The Mediterranean cookie, Venus verrucosa, can exert pulling power equal to 3,071 times the weight of It's own body. So great Is the power possessed by the oyster that to open it a force equal to 1,319. times the weight of its shelless body is required. If the human being possessed strength as great in proportion as that of these shellfsh, the average man would be able to lift the enormous weight of 2,076, COG pounds, pulling in the same degree ns the limpet. And if the man pulled in the same proporttonate degree as the cookie he would sustain a weight of no less than BLOC, 900 pounds Worthing- toms Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27

TIE Little Rock Go3ette has been sued for libel to the amount of $50, GOO. The Gazette published dis patch sent out by the Associated Press charging the managers of the Union Associated Press with tap ping its wires and stealing its ser vice. Over fifty newspapers that published the dispatch have been sued for libel, among the number being the New York World and the Chattanooga Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
YouNG GIRLls GowN.

they have been bathed they sh oUld he dried with powdered starch, and gloves should always be worn out of doors.
 The jackets most favored for general use are close fitting at tho back and arc some times without seam in the middle be- hind, sometimes with it. They are straight in front, having revers and two rows of buttons. Jackets are rather short, but larger than during tho summer
 1t is always necessary to wear gloves when bicycling, even in tho summer How much moro in tho winter, when hands chap as well as discolor from lack of proteetioIs Heavy ehameis gloves arc the warmest and most serviceable.
 A picture is given of young girls gown of white yoile. Tho skirt is plain. The blouse bodice has yoke of whitc lace The close sleeves arc wrinllled cross14 ise and have slight bouffancy at tho top, with epaulets composed of plaitings of white moussellne dc sole. Tho belt and collar are of turquoise velvet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
Ut seems says the New Orlean

''It seems" says the New Orleans s afes, "that Senator Wolcott of Colorado will after the Christmas holidays stick high feather in his hair and go on the silver warpath with Chandler of New Hampshire. According to the programme which has beed outlined, MT. Wolcott will make dramatic speech in the Sen ate in which he will sever his con nection with the Republican party and announce his intention of CO., operating with those who propose to secure the restoration of silver by the independent action of this coutry. It is said that other Republican Senators from the West will play the Tom Platt role of Me too" and follow Mir. Wolcott and his coat tails out of the Republican par ty in a style equally as dramatic as that of their eloquent leader. The Senators reported as preparing to fly the coop are Carter of Montana, Shoup of Idaho, Clark and Warren of Wyoming. and Wilson of Wash ington. This is the play put down on the political bills, but as Senator Wolcott, the s attraction, refus- es to talk for publication, it is not a sure thing that the performance will take place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
Pine BIuG,s Opportunity.

The present is Pine Bluffs oppor- tunity for manufacturing industries and industrial development.
 Never were the industries of the South more prosperous than ROW. and sharp competition from the Southern mills is drying Northern and Eastern manufacturers from the markets of the world.
 This is especially true in the man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27

Women comprise moro than tl,ree- quarters of the church members and less than one-tenlh of tho criminals. ," says Henry B. Blackwell.
 Walked Right Over Them.
 So your wife won that suit abous her real estate?''
 ''Of course. You didn t suppose that such little obstacles as q judge, law. vers and I2 jurymen could throw her CT the track, did you?'-Detroit Fres presa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27


 SouTH CAROLINA has adopted a constitution which disfranchises the ignorant clement of the State, both white and black. The constitution provides Any person who shall apply for registration after January l, 1898, if otherwise qualified, shall be registered Provided, That he can both read and write any section of this constitution submitted to him by the registration officer, or can show that he owns and has paid all taxes collectable during the pre- vious year on property in this State assessed at $310 or more.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
xne fsfsnev.x x,Iscommur~.

There Is an anecdote of London bishop who. having read that story of John Wesley cutting out every word of his discourse that his servantmaid did not understand. determined to preach to country congregation tho simplest sermon he could write Ee chose an elementary subject and took as his text, "The fool hath said in his heart there is no God. On leaving the church he asked the parish clerk what he thought of the sermon. .Oh. my lord. said he, ''it was very fine-very fine and grand. I've been talking 1t over with Mir
 Beard, and we sa;d how fine it was But, after all, we can't help thinking Chat there is a God "-Chambers' Jonr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27

H. CLAY EVANS, Pension Com missioner, is out in an interview in which he favors the publication of the entire pension list in the news papers of the United States. His idea is to publish the list of pension CTS in the newspapers published in the community in which the pen sioners reside. with their postoffice address and the amount of money drawn annually. phis publication, Mir. Evans thinks, would "stir the neighborhoods and set the gossips to work, who will detect the fraud and notify the pension department" " This is an excellent idea for purging the pension list, and would ao doubt save the people of this country many millions of dollars annually.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
FASHION NOTES.
Children's Goats - oare of the Hands.
 Jackets and Gloves.

Children's Goats - Care of the Hands.
 Jackets and Gloves.
 Fashion is not always practical, but this wintor she has devised useful and pretty jacket for children and young girls which will be apt to please mothers because it Is warm as well as becoming. It is some- what loose both at the back and in front, is fastened by two rows of buttons and has large eapuehon lined with silk.
 Persons who use tho hands much, even for such comparatively easy labor as writ ing, sowing or painting cannot expect them to appear as white and fragile as hands that are kept absolutely idle Bran water whitens the hands, howeYer, if 1t is used regularly. Gold water should not be employed for washing the hands Attez
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
Helrs Afraid of 3 pomN.

Ky way of illustrating the nervous ness which tho recent explosions hays revived here. queer adventure which hss just bcfalIen the heirs of a house owner may be mentioned. They had met at tho dwelling of their departed uncle for the purpose of drawing up an inventory Of his effects in company with lawyer and had nearly completed their task when ono of them pulled out of cupboard a metal box. which was laid on the table and which the man of business was about to open, when one of his nieces cried out in horror: Don't touch itl Look, that is fuse. D Sure enough, there was a little something popping out of the cover "It is a bombl" exclaimed the panic stricken heirs in chorus, and then they proceed ed to remark that their deceased rela- tive had been moody silent and rs- served sort of individual and thencO they inferred that he mirht possibly have been an anarchist. Two of the nephews had had put on their hats and were on the point of rushing off to the office of tho nearest police oommissary. when the lawyer, who had been quietly inspecting the box. calmly suggested that it might simply contain some pre- served fruit This theory somewhat TO. assured the men, but the ladies would have their way The commissary waA sent for, and the mysterious box wss soon on its way to the municipal laboro, tory. It was found to contain a pine apple, the stalk of which had been mis taken for fuse. So the good old uncle who had been so ungratefully maligned, had not been an anarchist after all. easis Cor. Lendon Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27

THE MoaticeHoaiaa has closed it's 18th year. We extend to it the compliments of the season and hope the New Year will be the most pros porous one in it's history.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-27
2z PLUFF. ARK. DEC. 72, 1897.

THE cannon cracker is an abomi- nable and dangerous nuisance. Its sale and manufacture should be pro- hibited by law.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
SKETCH OF BISHOP HURST.

John II. Hurst was horn in Dorches-
ter county, Md, on August 18th, 1884.
lie wis graduated at Dickinson Col
lego in 1854, aud. after teaching for two
years. pursued theological studies at
the Universities of Halle and Heidel-
berg, Germany. He returned home in
ministry in the Newark Conference of
the Msthodist Episcopal Church In
1866 he again went to Germany, to be,
come Theological instructor in the
Methodist Mission Institute, at Bremen.
There he remained for three years,
serving both as teacher and director of
the institution. He also travelled ex-
tensively in Europe. Syria and Egypt
In 1871 he returned to the United
States, having been elected professor
of historical theology in Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary, Madison. N. j., and in
1873 he was chosen president of that
institution. There he continued till
1880, when, at the General Conference
in Cincinnati. he was elected and or
dained bishop. In the performance of
his episcopal duties he has not only
visited every part of the United States,
but has spent much time abroad among
the mission stations and conferences in
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Nurway,
Bulgaria and Italy, and also in India.
He has been extensively occupied
with literary lahors, especially in the
reproduction of the works of the best
German authors in English transla-
tions. Dickinson College has given
him the degree of d. D., aud Indiana
Asbury University that of LII. ID.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
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TIL n RUIZ Emit Elm.
The Harlan e. HoiliDEswnrth Gu. Maxi
Repairs to the Unfortunate Boat.

The Harlan g. HniliDgswnrth Co. Making
Repairs to the Unfortunate Bnat.
The steamship Rubenstein, Capt.
Gibson is now in dry dock at the ship
yards OF this Harlan e. Hollingsworth
Co. for repairs.
The steamer had terrible experience
on the sea. On October l7th the tail
shaft broke while heavy sea was run
ming and the propeller turned only with
tho motion of the waves The accident
occurred of ST. Georges and the vessel
lay helpless in the trough of the sea for
several days
She was picked up off the capes by
the steamship Aggie, which lost her
on account of the breaking of hawser.
The vessel continued to drift about for
several days, while the crew was en-,
gagged in making sails, tho original out
fit having been blown away. Tho new
sails were scarcely set when they too
were blown away. The awnings which
covered the small boats and the tunnels
ana most everything movable were car
ried off. Finally the vesssl was picked
up by pilotboat Philadelphia and towed
to the BreakwHter, where she was taken
in tow by the tug Juno and brought to
this city.
The vessel at the time of the accident
was bound to Baltimore to load grain.
The steamer when completed will
proceed to Philadelphia to load grain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04

The Atlantic and New Jersey Whist
Associations played whist tournament
on Saturday night at ths Jersey City
Athletic Club for the association tro-
phy. Atlantic won at l3 and New Jer-
sey at seven tables and the total score
was &C to 81 in favor OF the Atlantic.
Capt Otis of the New Jersey team has
entered protest on the ground of an
error in playing one of the boards.
which if allowed the game will stand at
a tie. Wilmington was represented in
the tournament by six players. paired
as follows: Joseph Swift and Frederic
Pyle, II. L. Fulenwider and j. Il.
Smith, Fred j. Kurtz and Clifford
Pyle. Mcsars. Kurtz and Pyle made
the best record with 1877 points standing
third and being only three puints below
the highest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
no RE.uors BURsED srE4NAE.
Bids Opened Io-day at the, ONCE of United
States Engineer W. 4. Smith.

Bids Opened lo-tiay AT the Office of United
states Engineer w. L. Smith.
Proposals were opaned last Monday
at the Office OF United States Engineer
Smith for removing thu bulk OF the
burned steamer Delaware, which is an
obstruction to navigation. near the b.
a. o. railroad bridge in the Christiana.
The proposals were IS folluws +. q.
Arthur Of Philadelphia, $3.50, to begin
the work in 10 days and complete in 80
days; Charles Smedley OF New York,
81, 800, TO begin in 10 days and com
plete In 40; Atlas Dredging CO. Of this
city, S575. to begin in 10 days and com
pIets in 30; j. u. Mill of Camden, N.
j., S797, to begin in three days and
complete in 80; j.. G. Ross of Lewes
s7i1, to begin in 10 days and complete
in 30; Charles w. Johnston of Phila-
delphia, $3.50, to begin in 10 days and
complete in 60; John j. Williams OF
South Chester, Pa, SG1S, to begin in
10 days and complete in 10.
The bids we're Hent TO Washington
this afternoon by Gen. Smith, with his
recommendation. They will be re-
turned in about week or 10 days,
with instructions as to awarding the
contract. +. @. Arthur of Philadel.
phia is the lowest bidder, and in all
probability will receive the contract.
lie PROPOSES to remove the hulk intact
il possible. Some OF the other bidders
also announced that they would remove
the hulk intact il possible. Others
proposed to blow it up with dynamite
and others stated that they would do
the work with diving apparatus and
lighters
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04

The following building lines were
marked by the city engineering depart
ment last month: Cam Brothers, nd
iition to store at northwest corner Sixth
and Lombard streets; Harry Yerger,
four houses on the north side of Thirty
first street between Tatnall and West;
}. Parke Postles. apartment house on
the weat side Of Jefferson street between
Eighth and Ninth; Andrew j. Travis,
carriage house on tho north side of
Front street between Monroe and
Adams; Alfred p. Stevenson, house on
the north side of Gilpin avenue between
Rodney and Clayton streets; st. Mat
thew's Mission Church, on the west
side of Chippey street betwecn Twelfth
and Thirteenth.