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pressivelY hot weather-in the Sum- mer one of the severest, longest con tinued, and exasperating droughts known in our local history; the streams and lakes absolutely dry and water, for any purpose, at a premium-sueh 8 favorable fall for gathering the most ouhtifulcrop of cotton known to our oldest inhabi- tants, was hardly dreamed of, and yet such it was. Our whole people of every calling and inclination are glad they still exist, and are a little astonished that the country general ly is in as good condition as it now shows. The hill and light lands have made comparatively nothing as compared to the heavier bottom and river lands, which have almost doubled their customary yield, es- pecially of cotton.
 Had the crop of cotton, been like the crop of grain of the world, short, except in the United States, and the cotton could have been sold at a price preportionate to that of grain, the cotton growers would today be the princes of the land, and the Southland would have received a fl. nancial prominence that would have made her independent for all time to come. However much we desir ed this state of affairs, the cottor growers are today, as heretofore suffering from decline in the prices of the staple; the decline due mainly to the fact that the spinning ant weaving power of the manufacture ing nations are for the present ahead of the consuming power of other parts of the world.
 Sc seral of the older Southern
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Mary went to Bethlehem.


 The DAY of our Savior's birth is almost a matter of tradition. An argument has been drawn from the fact that John was most probably born on June 24th, so Jesus, being six months younger, would he born about the same day in December. The traditions of the Church begin with Julius, Bishop of Rome, A. D. 337-352. His successor observed the same. date. Justin Martyr, Tertul- Han and Ghrysostom asserted that in the public archives at Rome a reg istry existed of the census under Au- gnstus, by which the Lords birth day was conclusiyely established. These records have never been un- earthed.
 Whatever may be the uncertainty about theexact date of the Nativity. Christmas is none the less a real fes- tival. This uncertainty takes it from the list of divinely appointed relig- ious institutions. But for 1500 years this festival has poured out it's wealth of love in the home, thereby sweetening and purifying human so- ciety. J. L. CALDWELL,
 Pastor 1st Presbyterian Church,
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HOBOS GALORE.
A Camp of About 15o Tramps 0u'
 Beyond the Cotton Belt shops,

large number Of tramps have taken mp temporary quarters in the open beyond heshops and are food ing the streets of this city. The GUS tomary schemes are being practiced to excite the sympathy of citizens. Generosity is sometimes misplaced end our people should use judgment in bestowing aid to back-door beg gars.
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THE CHRISTMAS GRAPHIC
The south,s Opportunity.

To the shrewd observer of the times, it is apparent that the pres ent is the Souths opportunity for material and industrial develop
 ment. Never were conditions more favorable than now. The people of the South have been welded to the idea of agriculture and cotton, but the low price of the feeey staple during the past few years has pro- duced evidence unmistakable that if the South is to prosper, the peo- pie Of the Southland must pay less attention to agriculture and mere alter tion to manufactures and in- dustrial development. I has be- come apparant to the people Of the South that they can t raise cotton at cents per pound and prosper They must turn their attentio to some other lines to find true pros perity. There are but two ways open to them One is to diversity their crops, raise their produce at home and make cotton cash aud surplus product, and the other is to build up manufacturing industries. 1t is nothing short of absolute folly to produce the same material here and send it North to be converted into a finished product and then buy it 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 of the Fall River, Mass, cotton manufac- turers in reducing the wages of their employees ten per cent because of the. e.sharp competition from South ern mills in both the finer and coarser cotton cloths furnishes a valuable object lesson. The raw ma terial and fuel are at our very doors, and the fact that a new Alabama cotton factory a few days ago closed a contract for the entire output of their mill for the next five, years to Chinese dealers, shows conelusiveiy that the Southern mills can find 8 ready market for their product. The prosperity attending the cotton mills of North and South Carolinia is also further evidence that cotton can be successfully and proftably manufactured in the South.
 Not only is the cotton manufactur- ing industry in 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 Kenuucky, 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 industrial ,and the time was never more opportune for the build- inc of factories and manufactories.
 V
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I19 West Second ave.

Elder E. c. Browning, of Little Book, will preach at the Christian church Sunday at II a. m. and 7:30 D. m. His theme in the morning will be "The Church, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth; and in the evening will speak on the subject, .sThe Fundamental Principlessof the Gospel, and will also assist in an ordination service at the evening worship. All who can should hear this good man.
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THE YEAR 1897 AS APPLIED TO
 THIS VICINITY.
The year 1897 has been memo

able one, not only as concerns Pine Bluff, Jefferson
 and surrounding g count ties, but the United States as well. Starting in with raiu and
 floods aud over flows in the Spring, gradually merging in to ex- eessively and op-
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MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP O
 PUBLIC FRANCHISES.
This question has become the most

important factor in the municipal development of the present time. Broadly stated, any franchise the value of " hieh depends directly on the people, and
 on the energy and
 push of a munich pality, is a quasi public institution in any case and in all cases the the people who
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WRECK AT GRAVEL PIT.
Cotton Belt Road Has Nine Cars
 Ditched Saturday Morning.

Nine freight cars were ditched in wreck at Gravel Pit Saturday morn- ing. No personal injurirs resulted, but the cars andcontents were badly damaged. The trainwas in charge of Conductor Fowler. The cause of the catastrophe is not known.
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DATE OF OUR sAvIoUR's BIRTH.

DATE OF OUR SAVIOUR'S BIRTH. l Christmas was not observed in any part of the church, either East or Wset, until some time in the fourth century. Ghrysostom, writing from Antioch, 4. D. 396, states that it was only within ten years that the 25th of December had been made known to them by the Western Church as the date of nativity. From this tirne that is, about the end of the fourth century, this day has been commem- orated us the birthday of our Lord, both in the East and the Vest
 Christmas is therefore not a relig- ious 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- tiona] or unintentional failure to perpetuate any accurate record con- corning the date of His birth. Our only method of reaching even the 9p- proximate truth is by complicated argument woven together with frag- ments of dates from the Gospels and writings of the Fathers It is not surprising, therefore, that many diff ferent dates, ranging from October to April and from the years A. U. C. TAT to 750 have been contended for.
 It would be interesting to follow the threads of facts and traditions which have lead the world for 1900 years to leave the date of Christmas unchanged. In the midst of a great deal of doubt and no absolute cer- tainty Dec. 25th has the advantage of all other claimants.
 The YEAR of the Nativity can be determined from the death of Herod as one limit. He was in Jericho on March 12th, 750, because Kepler, has calculated the eclipse of the moon which took place while Herod was there executing two polical prison CTS. On April 12th Herod's s son Arch elous was in Jerusalem at the Pass over as King. Herod was then dead and had been dead at least 8 week previous, else his mourning family could not have gone into the Tenn pie. Again, Mary was in Bethlehem, to- attend the census taking under Cyrenius. Now Taeitus says Cyreni- us was first governor in 750. So this seems to be the year of the Ma tivity, for if Gyrenius did not rule BE FORE 750 and Herod did not live AF- TER 750, we are hemmed in at each end. 4 little margin could be allow ed between the Roman confirmation of the appointment of Cyrenius and his actual taxing of the people. That is, the latter part of the year T49, say Dec. 25th, would not be incon- sistent with the above limits.
 Now for the MoNTH.-The Temple was destroyed Aug. 9th, S23. At that time the Priestly course of Je- horarib, or the 1st 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 oy our Savior's tRrth Of 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 later rains,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-19

MR. w. H. OCEAN, a shoe manufac- turer of Battle Creek, Mich, is look inp to the South for the location of a shoe factory, with weekly payroll If &3. 900. present he is in cores nondence with Shreveport, La. Here's an opportunity for Pine Bluff to secure a new enterprise.
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Services will be held at the Episco- pal church on Christmas day, Tho Sunday school will have a tree Christmas eve.
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FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

For the holidays the City Meat Market will carry full assortmtnt of choice meats of all kind, fancy fish, dressed poultry, oysters in cans, in bulk or in shell, celery, etc. We are in daily communication with eastern markets and can get any delicacy customers may wish to order.
 R. P. HOLMES.
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ONLY FIVE OUT.
Will Harris, Jail Breaker, Cap
 tured at Dumas Friday.

Friday, at Dumas, MT. D. E. Por- ter arrested Will Harris, one of the nine jail breakers. Harris is the ne- gro who attacked c. E. Philpot some time ago.
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Dr. J. L. Goree was called to Har- rison, Boone county, Saturday after noon. on account of the serious ill., ness of his sister, Mrs. J W. Story.
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THE CITY AND THE LIGHT &
 WATER co.
EDITOR GRAPHIC In as concise

a manner as pos sible l will give my idea of the relation of the City and Light & Water Go. The City is under con tract with the Light & Water Go. to pay for hydrants $663. 95 per month. It is
 claimed by the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-19

Rev. ]. 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.
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For lack of space we are forced to leave out most excellent article written by Judge w. D. Jones; also one by Prof. Witherspoon, which will be published Monday.
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Rev. A. 0. Evans being absent from the city, services at the Main Street church will be conducted by Brother J. r. Carr. Theevening ser vice will be conducted by Dr. Brown ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-19

N EEP your blood pure, your appes hA tite good, your digestion perfect by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has power to keep you WELL.
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We take pleasure in announcing tue recovery from spell of chicken pox of little lone. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Fl. c. Farrar.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-11
th-Western Line"- C.StP.M.SO.
Office
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RI.

&c IFIaFie Lear Route.
Ticket Office: Robert ST.. cor 5th st. Phone $50
Trains leave from St Paul Union DenOt
EDaily. + Except Sunday. Leave Arrive
DRnDISqne Chicago Waterloo, t7.sO am t..2S pm
St. Joseph and Kansas City. $40 pm *i.55 pm
MantOrVl':H o. - - IN; 30. 20 am
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-11

DEFAULT having been made in the condi-
lions of q certain mortgage bearing date OF
May ninth, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, made by Jakob Blickle and Au-
guste Blickle, his wife, mortgagors, to
Eleanor E. Brown, MORTGAGE and recorded in
the Office Of the Register of Deeds of Ramsey
County, Minnesota, on fifteenth day of May,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one
in Book ''2S4' of Mortgages, on page 1913,
upon which mortgage there is now due and
payable the sum Of one thousand six hundred
twenty-four and 90-100 dollars ($1, 49O;
Now, therefore, Notice, is hereby given,
that by virtue Of the power of sale in the
said mortgage contained and the statute in
gage will be foreclosed by a sale at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash. of tho
premises therein described, to be made by the
Sheriff Of said Ramsey County at the Cedar
House, in the City Of st. Paul. Ramsey Coun-
ty, Minnesota. on Thursday, the twelfth day
Of August, 1897, at ten o'clock In the fore
noon, to satisfy the amount which will then
be due upon the said mortgage, the costs and
disbursements of sale, and seventy-fYe dol
lars, attorneys fees, stipulated to be paid in
case of foreclos Ire of the said mortgage.
The premises described in the said mort
gage and so to be sold are all that tract or
parcel of land in the County of Ramsey and
wit: Lots numbered eleven QD and twelve
Q2) in Block thirteen QS), of Michel and
Robertson's Addition to St. Paul, according
to the plat thereof, on file and Of record In
the office Of the Register of Deeds in and for
said County of Ramsey.
Dated at st. Paul Minnesota, June 80 1897
ELEANOR E. BROWN,
Mortgage.
Stringer & Seymour.
Attorneys for Mortgage,
National German-American Bank B.dg,.
st. Paul, Minnesota.
june30-wednes-7t
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Mortgage Safe.

NOTICE is hereby given that CharleE D.
Elicit, bachelor, OF st. Paul, Minnesota. did
duly execute and deliver to the Interstate
investment Company, corporation duly or
ganized and existing under and by virtue Of
the laws Of Minnesota his mortgage deed
dated the first day of September in the year
and Ninety three $685., and duly recorded at
st. Paul, Minnesota. in the Office of the
Register of Deeds in and for Ramsey County.
Minnesota, at 10:45 o'clock \. NJ, on the
24th day of October, A d. 1898, IN Book 2i7
of Mortgages, on page 22S, and that default
has been made in the conditions Of said
mortgage by non-payment of interest and
by non-pRyment of the sum secured there
by, and the amount now due and now de-
clared to be due thereon is the sum of Five
Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen and
10-1O0 Dollars Cs59l9.10). and the said inter-
state Investment Company is now the holder
and owner OF said mortgage and the debt
secured thereby, and no action al law c.
otherwise has been instituted to recover the
said debt or any part thereof. The premises
described in and conveyed by said mortgage
deed are situated within said Ramsey County.
Minnesota, and are known and described in
quarter IN. w. ~ OF the North East
Quarter IN. E. ~ Of Section Fifteen (Sec. 49,
Township Twenty-eght ZIP. 2S) Range Twen-
Block Forty-nine a9) of Rice 6
Two-Thirds IN. E. 2-0 OF Lot Eleven QD
in Block forty-six !46), of Rice Irvines Ad-
recorded plat thereof on iile and OF record
in the Office Of the Register of Deeds IN and
for said Ramsey County; and pursuant 20
the power of sale contained in said mortgage
and the statute in such case made and provid-
ed the premises above described Will be cold
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash at the Cedar Street Main entrance to The
Court House, in the City OF st. Paul. IN
said Ramsey County. on Friday, the 10th day
Of August, A. D. 1897. at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day. by the sheriff of said
county to satisfy the amount due on said
mortgage and seventy-f1ve dollars $4,000 at
torney's fees stipulated for in said mortga &c
and the cost and charge or notice and sale
Dated st. Paul. Minnesota, July /. A. D.
1897.
THE INTERSTATE INVESTMENT com,
PANY, Mortgages
Herman Oppenheim.
615 New York Life Bldg,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-11

ST. PAUL WIRE WORKS-Wire signs bank
and Office ratings, window guards. wire and
iron fences. etc. 276 Jackson st.
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TICKET AGENCIES.

rates; best accommodations; agents wanted.
300 1St. aY. so.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & s.. Paul RaIlral1.

Daily. b Except Sunday.
For full Information call at Ticket Office.
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WIRE FENCING.

PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE-For sale
by G. J. Schindeldecker Write for catalogue.
1900 4th st. south, Minneapolis.
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TRUNK MANUFACTURERS.

BIJoU TRUNK FACToRY-Trunks, travel
ing bags. Trunks made to order, covered
repar d. Is Wa hing on av. n, MIN apol s
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-27
That Investigation.

The Detroit Sunday Sun, one oil the
leading weeklies in Michigan, determined
some time ago to thoroughly investigate
the professional standing reputation
and abilities OF every physician, medical
concern, institute, sanitarium, etc. They
had not proceeded far in their invest'ga
ton when they discovered the irrespon'
sbility of a number of physicians, some
of whom we're compelled TO leave Detroit
after being exposed; so enthusiastic have
they become in their work, that they
have decided to continue their investiga-
t,on until the State has been cleaned
IRON quacks, imposi ors, fakirs, etc.
We append the published repore OF DR..
Goldberg 4 Co., which appeared in that
paper Sunday, August %, 1892.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-27
something 20 Depend On.

Mr.. James Jones' OF the drug firm o
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking o
DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that last
winter his wife was attacked with la
grippe, and her case grew 80 serious that
physicians at CSwden and Rama could do
nothing for her! 1t seemed to develope
into hasty consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store, and sell
ling lots OF it, he took a bottle home,
and to the surprise OF all she began to
get better from first dose, and half dozen
dollar bottles cured her sound and well.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump
ton, coughs and COLDS is guaranteed to
do this good work. Try IL. Free trial
bottles at ID. #. Macdonald's drug store
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-27
sRRoRs OF AUTHORS.
Som had Musical Breaks That Have Becn
Made by Writers.

In their illusions 10 the musical art our
noyelists commit the most amazing blum
ders with the most serene conscience,
punders of which any schoolgirl would te
ashamed, and from which no more trouble
than Is necessary TO turn over the leaves OF
a dictionary of music might have saved
them One novelist, for example. makes
his hero soprano Another pictures n
Scottish highlander sitting IN the roadside
singing a .Jacobite song and accompany
ing himself on the hagpipe, Mr.. Marion
Crawford has ascribed LA Favortn" &c
Verdi feat paralleled by Mr.. Black in
setting "a lady down 10 a piano 10 play
BcethOvcn's Farewell" composition
unknown 10 that musicians many admir-
ers. Mr.. Black has again distinguished
himself by describing one of his heroines
ms playing an unhCard of and impossible
sonata of Aozart's In A sharp major, One
of the early popes stigmatizcd the inno-
sent scale of { major as lascivious and
banished it from the music or the church
One can understand Mr. Black S key of A
sharp major being placed on the index ex-
purgatOrius of the musician, for the ten
sharps which would be required TO make
up its signature would frighten Diabolus
among piano players. Even Charles Roade
who really did know something about
music at any rate about old violins, was
On dangerous ground when he venturcd
on details OF musical tcchnc
In "Peg Wellington, for example, he
makes the famous actress whistle quick
movement upon n huge paste ring and
then tells how Mr.. Cibber was COMPOUNDED
by "this sparkling adagio" No wonder
Mr.. Cibber was COMPOUNDED. A quick
movement which is at the same time an
ndagio Is enough to confound nybody.
Nor are Englishmen the only offenders.
Victor Hugo in Lies Miserables" has
three violins and flute playing some of
Haydn's quartets at wedding The COM
bination Is curious enough in all con-
science, and certainly Haydn never wrote
for any such quartet of in.truments. Arts
totle held that the moral effect of flute Is
bad and exciting. What 1t might be when
combined with three yiolins we can only
guess Macmillan's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-27
IT HURT HER DIGNITY
The Elevator Mans Trick Offended the
Falling Girl.

The Elevator Mans Trick Offended the
Failing Girl.
"You fellows have got your business
down TO quite an exact science, the
eighth floor passenger remarked, observing
that the elevator had been stopped with
its floor on an exact level with the floor of
the hallway
Eyes" the elevator man assented ga
person gets go used to that sort of thing
that he doesn't notice it much. A rather
neat piece of work was done in that next
shaft the other day." he continued.
Probably nobody except me would have
paid any attention to it, but 1t struck me
as very good illustration of the skill that
can be developed in this profession.
"Yes?"
Eyes. 1t was this way: The twenty
second floor door of this here shaft where
| the thing occurred had been left open and
| a stenographer girl gets absentminded and
steps in. The car was then at the twelfth,
| coming up, and the elevator man sees the
stenographer just as she starts. Here,
this'll never do, says he, and with that he
reverses and starts his car down.
| "The girl passes me at the seventeenth,
and 1 throws everything open to keep
| alongside of her, and watch what happens
| At the rate she was going judged she'd
hit the roof of the car under her with ar
awful bump, but she didn't. The elevator
man KEEP his eye on her and gagged the
speed of his car SOS to fall just le-e-etlt
bit slower than she did. She'd almost
caught him at the seventh, and they was
going like fun. II it hadn't been pretty
high building his calculations would have
been upset of course. AS it was, though
he had time TO jolly her for floor or two
kept just out of her reach, you know, SOL
to keep her guessing. When he sees he'i
getting pretty close to bottom, he pulls thu
lever over just the le-east bit, sir, and sh'
lights on the roof of that car just as easy a
If she was sitting down on an easy chair
He stops with his roof flush with the secon'
floor, and the stenographer opens the doc
and steps out. she'd never speak to tina
man again, she vowed, because he'd joshe'
her that little bit on the way down. Funn
how touchy these women are, amt itY'-
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