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TIE CHRISTMAS GRAPHIC
The south's Opportunity.

To the shrewd observer of the times, t is apparent that the pres entis the South's opportunity for material and industrial develop ment. Never were conditions more favorable than now. The people of the South have been welded 10 the idea Of agriculture and cotton. but the low price Of the deeev staple during the past few years has pro dueed evidence uumistakable that if the South is to prosper, he peo- pie Of the Southland must pay less attention to agriculture and mere attertion to manufactures and fnz dustriaE development Ie has be- come apparaat to the people o5 the South that they can raise cotton at , cents per pound and prosper They must turn their atteutio to some other lines f0 fad true pros perity. There are bat two ways open 10 them One is Q diversity their crops, raise their produce at home and make cotton 8 cash aud surplus product, and tbe other is to build up manufacturing industries. It is nothing short of absolute folly to produce the same material here and send it North to be converted into finished product and then eay t back again at an enhanced value, paying transportation both ways.
 The idea that the South could not successfully and proftably conduct manufacturing enterprises and com. pete with Northern factories has long since beenexploded, The action otthe Fall River, Mass. cotton manQtac turers in reducing the wages of tteir employees ten per rent because of the sharp competition from South ern mills in both the finer and coarsar cotton cloths furnishes a valuable object lesson. The raw ma terial and fuelare at our very doors, and the fact that new Alabama cotton factory a few days ago closed a contract for the entire output of their mil for the next five, years to Chinese dealers. shows couelusjvely that the Southern mills can find ready market for their product. The prospe1 ity attending the cotton mills of North and South Carolinia is also further evidence that cotton can be successfully and pvo6tably manufactured iu the South
 Not only is the cotton manufaetur- ing industry la the Sonth prosper ous. but in every other line of manu- featuring industries. The iron and steel mills of Alabama. and the Wa gon factories of Kentucky, Ala- bama and Tennessee are also meet ing with increased orders and phe- nominal success.
 Verify. this Is the South's oppor- tunity for material and indQstria. development and the time was never more opportune for the build ing of factories and manufactures.
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able one not only as concerns Pine Bluff, Jefferson
 and surrounding counties, but the United States as well Starting in with rain and floods aud over flows in the Spring gradually merging into e& cessiyely and op
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OWNERSHIP
 PUBLIC FRANCHISES.
This question has become themos

important factor in the municipal development of the present time. Broadly stated, any franchise the value of which depends directly on the people, and
 on the energy and
 push of a munich paHty is a quasi pu6licinstitutiOn
 in any case, and il. all eases the the people WhO
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WRECK AT GRAVEL pm
Cotton Belt Road Has Nine c...
 Ditched Saturday Morp;D.

Nine freight cars were ditcbos,
 wreck at Gravel Pit Saturdav U a ing. No personal iDiurirs resa,, g'l' but the ears and contents were h.sa damaged. The trainwas in cbas Conductor Fowler. The causa as s9 oi catastrophe is not known. 'ae
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DATE OF OUR sAvI0UR's BIRTH.

M h. 4-ASGFOhDt
 DATE OF OUR s4vIoUR's BIRTH. Christmas was notobserYed in any part of the church, either East or Wset. until some time in the fourth century. Chrysostom, writing from Antioch, 4. .3S6, states that twas only within ten years that the 25th of December had been made known to them by the Western Church 6s the date of nativity. From this time. thatts, about the end of the fourth century, this day has been eommem= orated as the birthday of our Lord, both in the East and che West.
 Christmas is therefore not a relig- i0us feast, in the sense that it has either divine or apostolic authority. The fact that Jesus Himself selected His death day as His Memorial seems to have resulted in either an inten- tional or unfntentional failure to perpetuate any accurate record con corning the date of His birth. Our only method of reaching even the op- proximate truth is by complicated argument woven together with irag- ments of dates from the Gospels and writings of the Fathers It is not surprising, therefore, that many dif- ferent dates, ranging from October to April and from the years 4. T.. C., TT to 55e have been eontended for.
 It would be interesting to follow the threads of facts and traditions which kaye lead the world for 1500 years to leave the date of Christmas unchanged. In the midst of a great deal of doubt and no absolute cer- tain.y Dec, 18th has the advantage of all other claimants.
 The YEAR of the Nativity can be determined from the death of EIerod as one limit. He was in Jericho on March 12th, 750. because Eepler. has calculated the eclipse of the moon which took place while Herod was there executing two polieal prison CTS, On April 12th Herud's son Arch elous was in Jerusalem at the Pass over as King. Herod was then dead and had been dead at least a week previous, else his mourning family could not have gone into the Tem- pie. Again, Mary was in Bethlehem, to- attend the census taking under Cyrenias Now Taeitus says Cyreni- Us was first governor in 750. So this seems to be the year of the Ma tivitv, for if Cyrenfus did not ruleBE- FORE 750 and Herod did not live AT TER 750, we are hemmed in at each end. \ little margin could be allow ed between the Roman confirmation of the appointment of Cyrenius and bis actual taxing of thepeople. That is. the latter part of the year 749, say Dee. 18th, would not be inc0n- sistent with the above limits.
 Now for the MoNrH.-The Temple was destroyed Aug. 5th, S23. At that time the Priestly course of Je- horarib, or the lst class, was on du- ty. Now, counting back we can tell exactly when the Course of Abia, or the Sth class, was on duty. This fixes the birth of John the Baptist in June. Now John was six months older than Jesus. So that would point to December as the month oJ our Sayior's birth 0f course these calculations are not infallible.
 An argument has also been drawn from the habits of the Shepherds about Bethlehem, which points to December, the one month of inter val between the early and Iaterrafns, as the month in which Joseph and
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H0BOS GALORE
A Camp of About l5O Tramps Out
 Beyond the Cotton Belt shops.

\ large number of tramps have taken up temporary quarters in the open beyond theshops and are fiood- ing the streets of this city. The GUS tomary schemes are being praetieed to excite the sympathy of citizens. Generosity is sometimes misplaced end our people should use judgment in bestowing aid to baek-door beg gars.
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FOR THE HOLIDAYS

For the holidays the Cftg Ma. Market will carry a full assortmtat of choice meats of all kind. ianas fish, dressed poultry, oystersin cane in bulk or in shell, celery, etc. We a,o in daily communication with eastora markets and can get any delicaor customers may wish to order.
 R. P. HOLMES.
 d3t Il9 West Second 8va
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ONLY FIVE OUT.
Will Harris, q Jail Breaker. e.
 tured at Dumas Friday

Friday, at Dumas, Mr. D. D.. ter arrested Will Harris, one of 45 9l- nine jail breakers. Harris is tbo gro who attacked c. E. pbiIa5 some time ago. Pos
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MR. ". H. OaAN, Q shoe manufae- turer of Battle Greek, Mich, is look ing to the South for the loea ton of 6 shoe factory, with a weekly payroll of s. 900. At present he is in cores pondenee with Shreveport, La. Here's an opportunity for Pine Bluff to secure new enterprise.
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Dr. J. b. Goree was called to Har- rison. Boone county. Saturday after noon, on account of the serious fll- ness of his sister. Mrs. J ". Story.
 Services will be held at the Episco- pal church on Christmas day, Th9 Sunday school will have n tree Christmas eve.
 Rev.J. R. Gas on, the new pastor of Lakeside church, has arrived in the city. and will preach at that church sunday at II o'clock and at night.
 For lack of space we are forced to leave out a most excellent article written by Judge ". D. Jones; also one by Prof. Witherspoon, which will be published Monday.
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THE CITY AND THE LIGHT X
 WATER co.
EDITOR GRAPHIC :-In as concil

q manner as pos : #sible I will give
 my idea of the
 relation of the City and Light & Water Go. The City is under ontraet with the Light & Water Go. to pay for hydrants $663. .95 per month It is claimed by the
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THE YEAR 1897 AS APPLIED TO
 THIS VICINITY.

The year 1897 has been a memor-
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We take pleasure in announcing tqe recovery from a spell of chicken pox of little lone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H. c. Farrar.
 Rev. A. 0. Evans being absent from the city. services at the Main Street church will be conducted by Brother J. F. Carr. Theevening ser vice will be conducted by Dr. Brown ing.
 K EEP yoW blood pure, your appe- hA tite good, yoU digestion perfect by taking Hoods Sar>aparilla. which has power to keep you WELL.
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Alderman from the 1st Ward.
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Center Doinps.

Charley McCune is working for VIM
Stephens.
Moses Peacock is herding cattle fo,
HI. S. Stricken
WILDER Benson is listing in corn fo,
Ed BeaSOn this week
L. G. johnson has planted 30 bushels
OF SEED potatoes this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hobbick were
trading in Wa-Keeney Tuesday.
William d. Stephens has lost $50
worth OF young cattle this spring from
black leg. ''
Mrs. George Stephens. of near Ellis
was visiting in this vicinity the first
Allen Stephens started to Dodge
City the first of the week after a herd
OF cattle which will number about 500
head.
A little girl of A. z. Hinshaw's had
very narrow escape from burning to
death last Monday Mr.. Hinshaw
was burning some rubbish on a tract
OF ground some distance from the house
and had taken his little daughter to
the field with him; and while PLAYING
near the fire the child's clothes caught
and MIR. Hinshaw burned his hands
very severely before he succeeded i'm ey-
the flames
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the cell house. The question very
naturally arises, why was an unarmed
prisoner ordered by an armed officer
to tackle fighting prisoner. The
question is respectfully referred to
the State Journal, which seems to be
the official organ and minister peni-
Tertiary to Warden Landis.-Arkansas
City Traveller.
when the spring time comes, .'sentle
ANNIE" like all other sensible persons.
will cleanse the liver and renovate
the system with DeWitt's Little Early
hisers, famous little pills for the liver
and stomach all the year round. Jones
& Gibson.
A Topeka subscriber writes us not
TO fail to boom Senator John E. Hes
SIN for Governor in due time. We do
not know that Senator Hessin desires
TO be Governor, but we do know that he
would NIL and grace that office as few
men have in the past. Men of his hard
working business ability, tact and good
level headed Judgment are hard to
IND in Kansas and are not often met
up with. He may have to run for Gov
enor whether he desires it or not. and
II he runs, he will be elected.-Alma
Enterprise.
Thirty years is long time to fight
SO painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob
mitchell, OF UnionvIlle, Pa, struggled |
that long before he tried DeWitt's
witch Hazel .Salve, which quickly and
permanently cured him. 1t is equally |
in eczema and all skin affec |
tions. Jones & Gibson.
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Big Creek Items,

Beautiful weather for spring crops.
Spring crops of all kinds are LOOKING
line in this vicinity
| Mr.. BalcOm purchased a good younp
COW of @. r. Wheeler a few DAYS ago
Fruit trees are in full bloom now
which beauties the looks of several
farms in this valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt will move to
Ogallah until they remove their build
ihgs from Wa-keeney to their farm.
George Tunnel and wife put in
Gnelr membership to the Christian
church at Ogallah last Sunday a week
frank Bach is visiting at Ogallah
inns week. Frank, when very Young
lived in this county. but now lives
WlGn ms parents twelve miles north
west OF Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
We notice an item in last weeks
paper that's Rev. Goodwin preached
his farewell sermon at Silver Greek
school house last Sunday This is a
mistake, He will preach there the
!ourth Sunday in the month the com
ing year. All are cordially Invited To
attend Services at III a. M. and at
Ogallah at p. m. "'
MIS- Hunt closed very successful
term of school i'm this district last
FRIDAY week and gave an entertain
ment the following Saturday evening
wnlch was a grand success despite the
RAIN The house was full and all had
the pleasure of listening to a good
program consisting of songs. declama
tlonS, dialogues and music. ali of
winch were we'll rendered. Mrs. Hunt
deserves high honor and credit for her
marc labor and careful teaching of the
pupils of our school which has made
rapid strides in their studies. Plenty
or Ice cream and cake were served
Tree and ALI went home feeling we'll
pleased with the evenings entertain
ment, being the best one ever given
in cur district.
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Pedagogue Paired.

Married by Rev. w. E. Greene at
the residence of the brides parents,
eight miles west of Palco, Wednes-
day, May 5. 1897, Miss Hattie NJ.
Adams, of Graham county. to Mr.. 1.
B. Gray, of Ness county, where the
happy couple will make their home
this summer.
Mr.. Gray is one of our successful
teachers and well known in Trego
county.
May success and happiness attend
them through a long life together
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Senator Jones of Nevada wishes il
understood that his case is not hope.
less one. He insists that he is still fol
rotection.-Emporia Republican.
| Group and whooping cough are child.
hoods terrors; but like pneumonia,
bronchitis, and other throat and lung
troubles, can be quickly cured by using
One Minute Cough Cure. Jones &
Gibson
1t is scientific fact that goose
never takes water, j. e. drinks it, while
swimming, but always goes ashore
when thirst is to be quenched. The
habits of men are not so exacting when
1t comes to ng.-Leavenworth
Standard.
Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in a few days, but
old chronic coughs and throat troubles
may receive immediate relief and be
permanently cured by One Minute
Cough Cure. Jones & Gibson
Mr. Jerry Simprons hilarity over
the way he was going to worry Tom
Reed was timely. Like the man who
at the way he was going to
grab Texas steer by the horns and
throw it down, it was a good thing he
laughed before he tried it, for he didn't
laugh Observation-Disclosures News.
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Common School Examination.

The examination for common school
diplomas, held March 20, and April 3,
was quite difficult and made two long
days work for pupils of average abili-
ty- The questions were proposed by
committee of county superintend-
entS, selected by the state association.
who recommend a minimum of go and
an average of 80 per cent for passing
grades. On account of the length
ana character of the list some of the
questions were omitted in some coun-
Ties and the averages lowered to IS in
others. For the same reasons / shall
grant diplomas to all pupils at the
late examination making grades of 60
and 20. This is still 10 and points
higher than required for third grade
teachers certificates and the same
branches except that pupils pass in
civil government" instead of
theory for teachers. 1 wish it I'M
derstood that L do not establish IS as
the average to be required next year. |
Six pupils wrote only part of the |
and forty wrote all of it. |
Of the latter, sixteen wrote for grades
only and twenty-one of the remaining
twenty-fOur passed as follows.
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Wa-keeney Schools.

Inc Following named pupils were
neither tardy nor absent during the
month ending April %, 1897:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Emma Courtney, Roy Cross,
Ella Ford, Daisy Hoar
Hattie Moe James RhoadaS
M Rs Lucy BEST. Principal.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
EIIleI Hoar, ROxie McA tee.
Willis Sims. Chase Wilson
MATTE BEACH, Teacher.
INTERMEDIATES DEPARTMENT.
Cosy Jones, Glen Jones.
Willie Lord. James Moe
Nora Rinker. Mary Wilson
HATTIE j. KIRBY. Teacher.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
guy Zones, Ellsworth McAt tee.
j eSSe McAtee, ROIIo Moe
George Stokesberry.
MRS. MAY GREENWOOD, Teacher.
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Figures at the right show fractional
points or "mirths." Several of the
pupils have the same grades. For ex-
ample; Nos. 3 and 4, and 8, Is, II
Is, 10 and 20. OF those who fail one
or two are above the average Is but
below the limit 80 which shows that
their study has been uneven. A few
are above the limit and below the
average. Another years work will
pass them. Several have some grades
of so or better which will excuse them
from examination in those branches
next year if they wish to claim the
advantage. Fifteen of those who
pass this year wrote and failed in
1896. This should encourage those
failing now.
Graduating exercises will be held at
Wa-Keeney, Collyer and Ogallah. 1
trust that teachers, pupils and pa
irons in general will take part in
these exercises and make them both
pleasant and profitable.
A. S. PEACOCK,
County SuperintendeDt
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Banner Briefs.

Il. w, Hawkes. has been breaking
prairie lately.
Nj. L: Redmond has fenced about 20
acres of his farm.
Mrs. Jas Tague is improving now
from long siege of illness.
Mrs. Mcknight is now visiting her
friends and relatives in Denver.
M. j.. Harvey and family were
guests OF a. b. Redmond last Sunday.
A. Il. Redmond came home from
wax eeney last week but returned
Monday
Chas Carder, of Quinter. has been
visiting in the neighborhood but re-
turned home last Sunday.
Chas Riggs is hard at work on his
claim In Cove county making prepa-
rauionS TO move on it in the future.
Most OF the neighbors attended the
olrthday dinner given at S. B. North's
ast tuesday 1t was Mrs. North's
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0AsToEIA
Ths fac
dmils ~ IN IN
dsaasurs/ ~N every
Of Z0ZI LL[(E<Z\ vSappo4

When cold is contracted, cure if
at once. One Minute Cough Cure will
set you on the road to recovery in q
minute. 1t will cure pneumonia, bron-
chitis, Group and all forms of lung and
! throat troubles. Jones & Gibson.
| Newton is working hard for a mighty
boom. and it looks as though she is
going to have it. Not satisfied with
the shops and round houses of the
Santa Fe, the town is now boasting
that 1.-The county does not owe dollar,
and neither the city nor county ever
elected POpulist to office" If that
doesn't prove prosperity and bring
people, then nothing will.-Lawrence
Journal
1t should be made matter of public
knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve will speedily cure piles of the
longest standing. 1t is the household
favorite for burns, scalds. cuts, bruises
and sores of all kinds. Jones & Gibson.
There is good deal of talk of a ma
tional flower, but the real subject of
interest these days is the national
disease: rheumatism. There are hun
dredS of cases of it in Atchison. and a
Rheumatic club will be formed to dis
cusS measures of relief. In one family |
of four in town. three are hobblinv |
with it, and it is proposed, unless
measures of relief can be found. to
turn the Rheumatic club into Sui
eide club.-Atchison Globe
PERsONAL.-The gentleman who an
noyed the congregation last Sunday
by continually coughing will find in
slant relief by using One Minute
Cough Cure, a speedy and harmless
for throat and lung troubles.
Jones & Gibson
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Business Locals and Exchange Items

1t has never been published. but it
IS no less fact, that the wife of one
OF the Kansas free silver congressman
once took the gold cure for alcoholism.
unconditional surrender, is the only
terms those famous little pills known
as Wits Little Early Risers will
make with constipation. sick headache
ana stomach troubles. Jones < Gibson.
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Governor Leedy has pardoned Leav-
enworth convict, who was spending
time for burglary. because the convict
upon orders from an officer. ..caught
and bound refractory prisoner i'm
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Program of Memorial Day at Collyer

The following is the program for
Memorial Day services at Collyer,
Monday, May 81, 1897:
Collyer Post Grand Army of the Republic
No. 101, will meet at their hall at 9 O'Clock a
m. sharp.
General orders will be read.
Music by the choir.
Ritualistic services.
Music by the choir
Memorial address.
Music by the choir.
The procession Will then form and march
to the cemetery.
Column will be formed as follows:
Sons of Veterans.
Veterans.
School children carrying flowers
Woman's Relief Corps.
Citizens.
March to the cemetery for the purpose of
paying tribute to the deceased soldiers and
the programme will be according to G. A. r.
Ritual.
Music by the choir while graves are being
decorated. America"
Firing squad will then salute the dead
Return to the hall for dinner.
cordial invitation is extended to all to be
with us on that day and take part in the ex-
ercises.
All are requested to bring flowers
Memorial services will also be held on sun
day. May 3Oth, in the G. A. r. hall at III a. m |
By order of the committee
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THE DREADED CONSUMPTION GAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocnn, II. c., the Great Chemist and
Scientist, Will Send Free, to the Afiict
ed, Three Bottles of His Newly Dis
covered Remedies to Cure Con-
sumption and All Lung
Troubles

Confident that he has discovered 4
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases.
general decline and weakness. loss OF
flesh and all conditions of wasting. and
to make its great merits known. he
Will send. free. three bottles to any
reader of THE WORLD who may be
suffering.
Already this ''new scientific course
OF medicine" has permanently cured
thousands of apparently hopeless
cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to hui
manity-tO denote his infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded con
sumption to be durable disease be-
yond any doubt. and has on file in his
American and European labratories
testimonials of experience from those.
benefited and cured, in all parts OF
the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means
speedy and certain death. Address
+ A. Slocum. NJ. c.. % Pine street.
New York, and when writing the
Doctor. please give express and post
Office address. and also mention read
ing this article in THE WORLD
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civilized people of the earth, except
ing the kings. emperors and money
lenders. would be overwhelmingly in
favor of wiping Turkey from the map.
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Greece unaided is wholly incompe.

Greece unaided is wholly incompe-
tent to stand up against Turkey. and
in the reyerses of her arms in the
field this week, coupled with the grow
ing home discomfort against the gov
eminent, it looks as if the beginning
of the end had already come. But
there is no doubt that a vote of the