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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04
AN UNHOLY SCHEME TO TAN BACHE-
LORS.

AN UNHOLY SCHEME TO TAN BACHE.
LORS.
There's q low-down move on foot to
subject bachelors to special tax.
This unholy scheme is being worked
up by some fellows, who, metaphorically
speaking, have gotten their tails in
split sticks, and are jealous of the wild,
happy, careering freedom Of others.
Why don't these fellows keep still and
quietly eat the dish they have prepar-
ed for themselves without wanting to
force others to eat it? Dad blame it
it's getting so a man will hardly be
allowed to breath unless he has IL
cense or . stamp stuck on his nose, and
all because some fellows who get
caught in some trouble can't rest salts
fed unless they see somebody else in
trouble.
Representative Ensley, of Jackson
county, is the man who introduced q
bill last Monday to tax bachelors. Some
fellow has introduced a similar bill in
nearly every Legislature now in SEES
sion in the United States, and this is
evidence of the Widespread conspiracy
which is furthering this contributed
scheme Of "class" taxation. We war;
bachelors and free American citizen,
everywhere to keep keen watchout
Speaker Hileman is with US in thi,
State. He struck that bill black ey,
by requiring that it be reported to tn,
next session Of the General Assembly
Hurrah for Hileman!
These measures make no Giscrimi
nations whatever. They do not ex.
empt bachelors who have tried t,
marry every woman they ever met
There's no exception for the poor fel
low whose heart has been blasted an,
bursted by female wiles and charms
till there's barely enough of it left t.
perform its life-giving functions
There is no relief for the pitiful pa
riah who has heard the cold, heartles
mo many times for many years i,
response to his piteous pleading.
There's no rebate for the saddene,
soul whose first, fiery love consume,
all the heart he had to offer any ont
There's no hope for the woe-beson
wretch who can't get the girl h
wants. There's no "iet up for tn
AFFECT sucker who is engaged and j
waiting for raise Of salary. There.
no grace for the beau who can re
anybody and can't make a choic,
There's no mercy for the genius VIII
would go wild il he were assessed for til
price of q marriage license. There
no boon for the forlorn cagot-mad
such by seeing his rival walk off wit
the prize Of his souls eye. There's no r.
gard for the bloke who hesltstes abor
setting up little private poor hous
OF his own-no nothing for nobod,
These schemes take in all bachelors
long or short, thick or thin. bald
headed, and light-headed bow
legged aud knock-kneed, pigeon
toed and splay- footed, bandy
shanked and gor-bellied, hare.lippe
and squint-eyed-every sort of rick
ty-rackety construction in the shan
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04

That minority" will not find itself
numerous enough to build a wall
around themselves that will withstand
the vOlleys of criticism and condem-
nation which will be fired at it. They
may resolve never to surrender, but if
they do, they must 60 to destruction
with the blowing up of their fortifica-
tions.
And those boilers are still spoken
of as the minority" Bout next cleo
ton time they will know what that
word means.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04
Gods
Sarsaparilla

.,,,,,., IN the exclusion Of al others ~, u
rrrp.r-d only bye l. Hood q Co. Lowell Mas
arc The oriy Ialls % take
Hoods Pills With Hoods s.r>apAr'ilA-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04

NOW 10 TEE TINE TO sUs.CRfI
TEE CAUCASIAN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04

Faithlessness and treachery can
hardly ever be foreseen and
the record Of Populists generally
In this State, up to now, was
such 10 to make it impossible to inn
aglne that either could ever break out
among them. 1t need not longer be
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04

Now then, cooperation with Demo-
Gratis was failure. Cooperation with
Republicans is failure. What next?
More cooperation? Not if the people
can profit by experience. If they shall
have sense two and four years from now
cooperation will not be necessary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04
CO OPERATION A DISMAL FAILURE.

This growth of power alarmed the
old parties in nearly every State in
the union. They almost f,rgot their
old methods AID way nd turned
their attention to effUr.a 10 destroy
the young political giant either by
crushing it out, or absorbing its life
and leaving it impotent and powerless,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04
tekainjjt'

Will prevent thar --s
disease
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OUT SlO0.OO
MIR. E. E. ROSENBERG
SUFFERS A SE-
WE'RE Loss.
He is Robbed of One Hundred
Dollars in Cash and
ChecI5s-No Clue to
the RObber.

Saturday night, Mr.. Ed F. Roseu-
berg. the cigar and news dealer,
suffered a severe loss, and today
feels very sore.
Saturday night, just before clos
ing his place of business, he took
what money and checks he had,
amounting to about $100, and placed
it in his pocket book, and the book
he placed in his pocket. He then
repaired to his room at Hotel Tru-
lock and retired,
Sunday morning, after dressing,
he discovered that his pocket book
and its contents were gone. and as
vet have not been heard Of.
Mr.. Rosenberg does not know
whether he was robbed before he
reached the hotel or whether the
thief entered his room and filehed
his cash.
The loss, considering the times, is
a severe one.
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LABOR DAY.
TT RESTS WITH OUR CITIZENS
WHETHER IT SHALL BE
CELEBRATED HERE,
The Labor Committees and Citizens
to Meet Tuesday.

1t is now matter that rests with
the citizens of Pine Bluff as to
whether or not Labor Day shall be
celebrated in this city, which means
that if such a celebration does occur
here, hundreds of people will Gene
10 Pine Bluff to spend the day and
night, and that the 400 members Of
the labor organizations, with their
friends, will not leave our town on
chat day, carrying away thousands
Of dollars.
The committees from the several
labor organizations recently held a
conference to discuss and decide the
matter, but It was decided to hold a
conference with the citizens com
mittee next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, over the Citizens Bank, be-
fore the matter is finally decided.
This is a very important matter,
and we trust that the citizens com
mittee will be on hand TO do what
they can to secure for Pine Bluff d
Labor Day celebration-wich will
be the first of its kiud in her history.
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THE TRADES PARADE!
A BIG DAY FOR PINE BLUFF
WILL SOON BE HERE.
The Railroads Have Given Half
Rates to Visitors On the
3lst of August.

Final preparations far the hig
Trades Parade, which is to take
place in Pine Bluff on August 81, un-
der the auspices OF the Pine Bluff
Athletic Association, are being com
pleted. Ncarlv every business firm
in the city will be represented in the
parade by IA float of some novel DE-
sign, OF by some other equally as at
traetive design. over forty floats
have been promised Tor the parade
The parade will not he The only
feature of the day, by any means.
In the afternoon there VIII bea game
of ball at the Parl, between two
crack teams. aud at night an enter
tainment Of merit will be given at
the opera house.
A cordial welcome will he extend
ed to visitors, and those who take
advantage Of the half fare rates on
the railroads ON this occasion topaY
Pine Bluff a visit may be assured Of
n good time.
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A FREE SCHOLARSHIP FOR
THEN ALSO,
It Is In the Pine Bluff Industrial
Institute, Of Which Father
Lueey IS at the
Head.

Through an arrangement made
with Father Iucey, the Gazette
offers free scholarship in the Color
ed Industrial Institute, OF Pine Bluff,
conducted by the Sisters OF Charity
OF Nazareth. to the colored person.
male or female who receives the
highest number of votes on ballots
clipped from this paper. The first
ballot will be printed tomorrow.
The scholarship is good for two
sessions of five months each, board
and lodging, and tuition in any
branch, including literary course,
with bookkeeping and drawing, in
strumental music, cooking and
housekeeping, and sewing. Other
privileges go with the scholarship
which cannot be fully explained in
this announcements. The cash price
Of the scholarship is $155.
The Colored Industrial Inststute is
now the largest and finest college Of
the Kind in the State The enroll
ment is over 200 each year Two
medals and two diplomas were
awarded the school by the national
commission Of the educational de-
partment OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, Chicago One was given
Tor superior literary work. This
was the highest award given to any
home or foreign school at the great
exposition. Every teacher Of the in
stituts received diploma.
The Colored Industrial Institute
offers the highest and most practical
by the very hest teachers.
The following are the board OF
OF the institution:
d. c. Bell, w. d. Jones, f. NJ Lucey
Ferd HaYis, Wiley Jone, W. p. Grace
and ! NJ Oracle.
A more liberal or better offer was
never made to the colored people OF
Arkansas, and The Gazette expects a
large humble OF the colored people to
subscribe for the paper in order to
obtain the coupons, Ark. Gazette
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WANTED TO DROWN.
a Demented State Mrs. Floyd
Sought to Take Plunge
In the River.

For many weeks Mrs. Floyd, the
wife of John NJ. Floyd, the grocer
man at No. 1904 West Fifth ave
nue., has been in poor health,
and her misery and suffering it is
thought, has unbalanced her
mind. Thursday morning she left
the house saying she was going for
a snort walk. She was gone for
some time and her husband, who
had returned home during her
absence, became alarmed, and in
company with Mr.. Newton Boyd,
started out to search for her.
The gentlemen reached the river
bank and saw the lady stand
ing on log at the waters edge,
evidently preparing to jump into
the river. She was taken home,
since which time she has shown
no desire for self destruction.
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ACTUAL WORK ON THE ARKAE-
SAS CENTRAL UNDER
WAY.
Strong Indications That the Line
VIII Ultimately Be Elk.
tended 20 Little Rock
and Probably 10
Hot Springs,

Actual construction work is pro-
crossing on the Arkansas Central
railroad and if the promises are
made good the line will be completed
into Paris from Fort Smith by No
vember. That this road will ulti
mately be extended to Little Rock
is we'll known to be the plan Of the
projectors. A line to Hot Springs
is also on the tapis.
Yesterdays Fort Smith Times
Democrat says:
"Work on the new railroad pro-
crossed satisfactorily yesterday. BY
Monday they will have twenty teams
at work at this place and fifty at a
point near Darling. Five thousand
ties have already been gotten out
near Charleston, and they are need.
ed this side of there When thir-
teen miles have been graded, which
takes the road just beyond Central,
the construction train will be put
on and the rails laid to that point.
Col. and Mrs. Goodman drove down
to Barring yesterday and were
caught in a hard ram, and though
it gave them good wetting, it III
sures the cotton crop, which the
road expects to haul this fall.
The Fort Smith Elevator has this
to say Of the new road: The deal
between the people Of Fort Smith
and the promoters OF the Arkansas
Central Railroad was closed Mon
day night at meeting held in the
rooms of the Commercial League.
Col. Goodman and Judge Larimer
accepted the donations, amounting
to about $40, 900, on condition that
right CT way over certain tracts of
land be secured. The latter was a
very important question, for near
the city and several miles beyond
are numbers of tracts, over which it
has been almost impossible to secure
the right of way. Two committees
were appointed to secure these i'm
nortant concessions. One consist
ed of Wharton Carnall, T. J. Wright,
T. J. Smith and George Sengel, and
the other Of George IT. Sparks, Will
liam Blair, A. J. Grier and Pat
O'shea. The committees have been
diligently at work and have removed
several obstacles and will doubtless
succeed in effecting their object.
aWork has already begun on tht
line. There will be no sub contract
ing. Operations will be conducted
under the supervision of Col Good
man and Judge Larimer, and will b.
pushed rapidly from different points
on the line. It is confidently eX
pected that Charleston will b
reached by October |, and Paris b.
October 10.
eve think all who have been ae
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The Challenge Accepted.

Recently Mr.. George Clements,
of this city, issued a challenge
to Mr.. H. Connors, of Little Rock,
who at the state shoot held in this
city, won the individual gold medal
offered to the best shot at the
tournament. Yesterday Mr.. Con
nors visited Pine Bluff and while
here accepted Mr.. Clements
challenge. The shooting contest
between these gentlemen for the
beautiful gold medal and the
championship Of the State will take
place at Little Rock on September
18th.
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tive in furthering this enterprise
are entitled to congratulations. Col.
Goodman aud Judge La liner haye
been more liberal than our people
had d right to expect them TO be,
and they have shown more than an
ordinary degree Of patience during
the delays to which they have been
subjected. The committees both in
the city and IN the country along
the entire line Of the road baye
labored ardously and INCREASINGLY,
and now that the desired object is
in sight, they have right to con-
graduate each other and them
selves.
"But the counties of Franklin and
Logan have done better than Sebas.
tian. Had Sebastian shown as
much zeal as her sisters dirt would
have been flying long ago. In
Franklin county Col, J. z. F'alconer,
Hon. 7. A, Pettigrew, Col. V. v.
Beavers and Major a. S. Cabell
were especially active, and their
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UNDER A LUMBER PILE
Were Found the Two Typewriters
Stolen From R In. Mills.

Nearly a year ago a thief entered
the Office OF L. II. NJ. Mills & Sons
and stole two new Smith-Premier
typewriters. The police authorities
were notified OF the theft, and they
worried faithfully for clew to the
thief or machines, but without sue
cess. Friday afternoon ". S. Har-
ris, OF the Normal Institute, tele-
phoned Mr.. Mills that he had found
the typewriters. a negro who
works at the home Of Mr.. Harris dis
covered the machines hidden under q
lumber pile IN the Citizens PARK, and
had informed Mr.. Harris Of the fact.
The machines were slightly damaged
by rust.
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Thoughts Suggested by the
Eclipse.
BY MRS X e. HILL

The following poem, taken from
the Waco tTexasl Times, was writ
ten by Mrs. X. Z. Hill. formerly OF
Star City, Ark She, at one time,
was a correspondent of the GRAPHIC,
and was known TO cur readers Us
Miss Kittie Ellis. The subject is
quite out OF the ordinary, and the
composition is excellent:
Bright the sun rose yestermornI
Glorious Bing Of earthly day.
Not Il mist or cloud approached him
To obscure his smallest ray.
But in silence, without warning,
Came the moon, SO swift along,
Cast her shadow on his pathway.
She, the weak, obscnred the strong
Until hall his light was hidden
BY sweet Luna's darkened face.
So it is with wife and husband
OF our own frail human race.
Here's ah.animbued witlikno Wedge
Leads a noble, useful life,
Shines SO brilliant for his virtues
Takes unto himself wife.
She reflects Gust as tine moon does
All his gifts of heart and mind.
Where he leads in great attachments
She doth follow close behind.
All is concord-all is union
And his life doth brighter grow;
And, like the moon, his lies great
light,
She reflects with softened glow.
Sun and moon unite in making
Something grand Of this old earth.
Everything that grows upon it,
lis the sunlight that giyesit birth.
But the tides that sway it's oceans,
Playing such important part.
In the commerce Of the nations,
In the great worlds busy mart,
are the outcome OF the power
In sweet Luna's silver rays
So the tides in each mans life
Some weak woman gently sways.
And their lives and hopes united
Working TO common end,
Their success can be but glorious,
When the two ambitions blend.
But If dlscord comes between them
'Twixt thesouls that should be one,
Then the moon becomes all darkened
Casts a shadow on the sun.
And the sun S great face is elouded
BY his comrade SO bowed down,
Half his brilliancy departed
When he turned on her, his frown.
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The County Exposition.

The GRAPHIC desires to call the
attention Of its readers to the
County Exposition. 1t may not be
generally known, but this ex-
position is the finest thing of the
kind in the South, and the display
therein can be excelled byno county
or State in the Union. The finest
vegetables, the finest fruits, are
there; cereais which are surpass-
ingly fine; luxuriant grasses, grain,
nuts, etc, all Of which were grown
in Jefferson county, are there, and
as whole, or in part, theiexhibit is
the peer Of anything Of the kind in
the South. 1t has done great good,
and many strangers daily visit the
building and wonder greatly at the
mammoth vegetables, j fruits, etc,
which they see; but our home peo-
pie do not properly appreciate the
exhibit, or at least, like they are
about nearly every other home affair,
they do not show their appreciation
by their acts.
Judge Bocage has labored faith
fully to get the exhibits up to the
present high state, aud has sue
ceeded wonderfully well, and it gives
him great pleasure TO have people
calland view his selections of the
products of the fertile county of
Jefferson. Give the Exposition
Building a call II will repay you
for lost time.
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Raidad a Melon Patch.

Last night six couples Of young
ladies and gentlemen mounted their
wheels and rode out to tire home Of
Mr.. Asmond, on the Sulphur
Springs road, and there they raided
his melon patch. The crowd was
there, however, by the invitation of
the owner. They greatly enjoyed the
ride aud feast.
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\ Tennessee Republican who had
been dead two months, was APP
pointed To poafmastership the
other day. will be news to many
te learn TINT the president is extend
ing the postal system 70 warm
climate. Mark Hanna ought to have
been dispatched with the commits
siou-Texarkauian,
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The following we clip from the
Texarkana Courier, headed I'm Bad
Company: In the late dispatches
we regret to see the name OF Senator
James X. Jones, of Arkansas, men
toned in connection with the organ
ization of another trust. II the SEN
ator has any political aspirations it
viii be wise in him to steer clear of
the company Of Secretary searles OF
the sugar trust. .
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OIL IN TEXAS.
Wells to Be Sunk on the Mills Prop
erty Near Gorsieana.

GoRsIcASA, Tex, Aug. IA com
Baay Of local capitalists have made
arrangements with Senator Roger
Q. Mills to sink oil wells on the thod-
sand acre tract owned by him in the
heart af the oil region near this city.
The company feels confident Of find
oil in paying quantities..
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The Little Rock Gazette has been
greatly improved within the past
three months and is now among the
best OF southern up-to-date journals.
all Of which the News is pleased to
note.-Hot Springs News.
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\ eontortionist Is working some Of
the railroads. lie falls on the road
or platform, throws his hip out OF
Joint, passes an examination and
with the company
Reporter.
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1t is strange that men become
afflicted with the big head 80
much as to feel themselves above
their neighbors. Poor worms of the
dust YOU will soon be dead, buried
and forgotten-Ex.
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Printers Tender Their Thanks.

The GRAPHIC force has cause to
wish Miss Future, the sweet little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. e.
Bloom many returns Of her birthday
the sixth of which she celebrated
Saturday.
Saturday night, Miss Futures
parents, in her name sent the
GRAPHIo's employees freezer OF de-
licious ice cream and a bountiful
supply of cake and fruits. The re-
freshments were greatly enjoyed,
and the GRAPHIC in behalf of it's
printers, reporters, etc, return their
thanks.
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A Fox Chase.

Early Saturday morning Messas.
Hightower, Harding and Shelby en-
joyed fox chase, with pack Of
hounds. Renyard was captured after
q chaselasting over two hours.
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LIE Sloan Springs Democrat says
Good times are coming, there is no
question about that, but they are
coming out Of the around from nat
ures bountiful supply. Good crops
of all kinds over the entire county
means prosperity no matter who
sits in the presidential chair or who
makes the laws Of the United states.
Political tariff tinkering may
make good times for a few trusts,
but good crops make good times for
the greae mass Of people.
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ASSESSORS BOOKS
Those who Failed to Assess Will
Have to Pay Penalty.

Saturday afternoon, after holding
his books open in this city one
week longer than the law requires,
County Assessor John H. Shelby
closed his books, and those Of our
citizens who are taxpayers and
voters who have failed to assess
their property or poll will be forced
TO pay penalty of20 per cent
Marriage Licenses.
Saturday the County Clerk issued
The following marriage licenses:
Isaac Ross to Laura Harris, Henry
brooks to Fannie Black, Henry
Harper to Callie Gaines.
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A FIRE IN KENTUCKY.
The Town of Wilmore Wiped from
the Face of the Earth.

NIcnoLsyLLE. KY Aug. THE
town OF Wilmore, near here, was
nearly wiped out by fire this morn
ing.
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DIED.

CLEMAIoNs-At Fordyce, Friday,
6, 1887, the infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Clemmons. The
remains were carried TO Riyes,
Tenn, for interment.
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BORN.

HEARIN-In Pine Plnfi, Ark,
Saturday morning at O'Clock
August Z, 1897, to Mr.. and Mrs. Feno
j. Hearin--a son.
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The News is after the Hot Springs
city authorities, in order to have
them enforce the law in regard to
closing the saloons in that city on
Sunday. Col Wodley OF the News is
making n game fight; but he mustn't
lose his temper. lie will ultimately
succeed in having the saloon men OF
his city MS obedient to law as are the
saloon men Of Texarkana. On Sun
day this city is as dry as chip, and
the saloon keepers themselves see
that the law is enforced. -Texakana
Courier.
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The people OF America are spend
ing millions Of money annually to
educate negroes, because they be-
lieye education will improve him and
make him a better citizen. II. there
fore, It is worth while to go to this
outlay, it is certainly worth while
to do it well, and bring the colored
ehllds moral and intellectual forces
up right along together. Therefore
place moral teachers In charge OF the
children in the public schools Lit
tie Rock Tribune
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Almost every community contains
one or more individuals who think
themselves smarter than the Presl-
dent.-kingsland News.
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Miss Sallie Richie is the guest Of
Mrs. Fannie White.
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NEWS AND CONNIE NT.

England wants 1000 tons Of alu-
minam. Arkansas has the aluminium
and only needs capitalize deyelope it.
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A RAILROAD WRECK.
An Engine Demolished and an En-
gineer Killed.

INpIANAPoLIs, Aug. IA collision
occurred ON the Monon tracks, near
this city, this morning. The engines
were demolished and an engineer
was Killed.
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Mr.. R. A. Ware and family are
now at Parnell Springs.
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Mr.. Percy Meyer leaves in few
days for Dardanelle, Ark, where he
will attend the shoot.
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A BIG EXPLOSION.
Forty People Killed by an Explo-
sion at a Cartridge Depot.

RUsTCHuK, Bulgaria, Aug.-An ex-
plosion in "A cartridge depot mere to-
day Killed forty people and wounded
sixty others.