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ANIMALS AND MUSIC.
The Familiar Stable Call Brought the
 stsmpedlng Horses Back.

The Familiar Stable Call Brought the
 stsmpeding Horses Back.
 Tho editor of Thierfreu relates the following story of his own personal OK perienco of the sagaoity of military horses. In tho year 1872, during skir- mish with the Sioux Indians, ttho Third cavalry regiment had formed an eneampment in q valley on tho southern border Of Dakota. At nightfall the horses were tethered by long line to the ground Toward daybreak violent storm of rain and hail burst over the valley The terrified animals broke loose from their fastening. and in their fright tore away up tho steep sides of the val Icy into tho territory of tho enemy. Witheu9 horses, at the mercy of the en- emy, wo should ba lost. Yet it was im- possible, in the half darkness, to go after them into an unknown country. probably full of Indians. The captain, as a sast resource, ordered the stable call to Do sounded In A few minutes every horse had returned to the enoamp- ment, and we were saved. y
 A gentleman who was finished mu- sieian resided some years ago at Darm- stadt and kept dog, which was the ter, TOT of All tAo singers and instrumental ists in tho plaee, for it had the fatal habit ef raising it's face to heaven and bowling whenever a false note was emitted. It never made a mistake, and well known singers were said to tremb1e whon they saw their unwolcomo judge, seated by his master s side, at concerts or ct tho opera, for Max was q regular first nightor and a great friend of the theater director He was never known to miss 6 new opera. Max was no re- specter of persons, and when the sing ing was but shade out he would at- tract tho attention of the whole audi enee to it with q terrific howl. One tenor went so far us to refuse to sing unless tho dog was removed, but Max was so great a favorite with tho Darmstadt public and such Q well known frequent CT that tho singer might as well have requested to havo the director himself removed from the stalls, and he was obliged to giye in with us good Q grace as possible. The dogs master stated that he had trained him when he was quito a puppy, and by tho time he was 3 years old the dog was aa good judge as his master of a false note. Boston Transcript.
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since the Turks took the island from her in 1869, desired to gain control of Crete, but each attempt has been futile.
 Crete was conquered by tLe Romans 68 B. c. In 823 A. D. the Saracens seized the island. IL was sold to the Venetians 1294, desolat. ed by q rebellion in 1864, and in 1G69 conquered by the Turks after a q years war, in which 200, 900 soldiers perished.
 Crete became an Egyptian de pendency in 1890, and from that year to 1889 was the scene of almost constant insurreetion, conquest aud bloodshed.
 Since 1889 there have been several outbreaks in Crete, all being of a re ligious nature. There were numer- ous skirmishes last year between the Christians and Mahometans, in which large number were killed on both sides. This present outbreak, whereby ,500 Christians were killed and the destruction by fire of two thirds of Canea, is but q result of the efforts Of the Christian popula- tion to be annexed to Greece.
 Canea is now the rendezvous of many war ships, and the unfortu- nate Island will be the scene of still more strife and carnage before peace is restored, assuming Chat such a condition is possible.-OWensboro, (Ky) haqaifer.
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ONE of the handsomest specimens of the "art preseryative' is the ele gant souvenir book issued by the MacKellar, Smith X Jordan Type Foundry, of Philadelphia, Pa, in honor of the Tooth anniversary of their firm. It is something exceed ingly handsome and artistic, aud al- together the prettiest volume we have ever seen turned out from a printing press. We acknowledge the receipt of copy and return our thanks for the same.
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A MEAN COUPLE.
They Make 8 Good Livelihood by Getting
 Married Often.

They Make Good Livelihood by Getting
 Married Often.
 Ono of the Inoanest confidence garqes OH record is that which was played by a well dressed man and woman upon clergymen of several towns along tho sound shore. The couple first appeared in Branford Conn. where they visited the town clerk and procured marriage license Then they went to the house of clergyman and wero married. The groom after the ceremony handed the parson q $20 bill and told him to take &5 for his services. The minister did so and gave tho newly welded husband $15 in change.
 The couple left on thenext east bound train, got of at Guilford and went through the same performance there. In ell they visited five towns between Clin ton and New London, wore married in each town and worked off five $20 coun. terfeit bills. Nov York Press.
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THERE is no general demand in this State for 2-cent railroad fare. The travelling public now enjoy first class accommodations and two pas senger trains each day over all the railroads in this State at rate of fare that is regarded as equitable and just, and they do not care to accept such ac- eommodations as q 2-cent rate would possibly place at their disposal.
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AFRAID OF VANDALISM.
The Objection to Having tho Inaugural
 Ball In the Library Building.

The Objection to Having tho Inaugural
 Ball In the Library Building.
 An all absorbing controversy has arisen in Washington over tho question of whether the new library building shall be used for tho inaugural ball, and 1t may be necessary for Chairman Han m to return here and issue definite and peremptory orders for tho carrying out of his determination that tho ball take place in tho great rotunda of this beau. tiful building.
 The objection now raised is that van dalism will runeriot ill the elaborately decorated halls, and tho local papers arc devoting several columns day in dis oussing the question of whether or not tho American people will endeavor to carry away the library building piece meal It is fact that the most watch ful vigilance is necessary on the part of tho policemen i'll all the government buildings to keep them from being hacked to pieces by relic hunters, and as an inauguration crowd is tho worst of it's kind, perhaps the fear of those who take pride in preserving tho public build ings from destruction is justifiable.
 It is only year ago that a pastor of an intelligent congregation in a large sized town, while sightseeing in Wash ington, was arraigned in the police court for having deliberately hacked a piece off the Washington monument with hatchet. He was fined for the offense, after having said that he was tan,ntea into the deed by his bride.
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BoRReRIN SACK AN Fo'TH.

LIa an Mis- Hays he'd long ergrecd Ter borEor back m fo'th Them litti3 things et women need Were CaC 'ud lo for both. So ina she kop' q candle mold, Nlst Hays 6 coffee grinder An ma a Y eel, His Hays q reel, Flax hetchelsl brakes an Ulnder. An, oh, wub leaps my glad heart lope Wen Mafthy EIienid come An aat fer 2 piggin e aof' soap Er candles to take hum, Fer then I'd gee 'er baelz ergain An walk so good an slow Thot quarter mile 'ud las aw 'ile- An hour O bliss CT s3 She'd como fer pork. d go fer bread Er cmpt IS fer a r'isln, Er hanks O yarn CT spOol5 O thread, An wut wUz mos suepFisin Wu2 tho way she'd look so kind c peart Ven sine i sec me comm, too, A itg8 aay in Ter eunnin way
 J, iollo, ,Jiml That youP' #aal, Mhrthy' gone, m ma is dead. Hlad Gfe the happy years. A KenuGk i5 on the Hays humstead A-farmln it on sheers; But l an1s think Q tho good ole times Won ne an Marthy both He'd bliasful days an ma an Mis- Hays Wuz barrerin back an fo'th.
 -J l. Heaton in 'The Quilting Bee.
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The Acccntanee.

Mir. Atkinson's acceptance of the above call is as follows
 To my friends who make the call;-
 After advising andconsulting with many of my friends, considering the honor you do me. I have con cluded to accept, and if elected to the office of Mayor, trust you and all citizens of Pine Bluff will never have cause for regret. Very respectfully.
 dwtf THos. E. ATKINSON.
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TIE ISLAND OF CRETE.

The Island of Crete, which his re gently been the scene of bloody con fliets between Christians and Mus selmans, lies immediately south of Greece, between latitude 23. 30 to 26. 20.degrees east. Canea, the seat of government, residence of European Consals and scene of the present insurreetion, lies in the northeastern part of the Island.
 From time immemorial the Island of Crete has been revaged at inter vals by rapine and bloodshed. It is the unexpected which always hap pens there, and the massacre of last week is fully in keeping with the past history of that Island. Early in the first century Crete was seized by the Saracens. IL then be- came the stronghold of set of pirates, who spread terror over the waters of the Mediterranean. Time and again the Romans tried to gail control of the Island, but were un- successful
 The outbreak of last week opens the Turkish question again in a much more serious aspect than at any time during the massacre of Armenians in Turkey. Greece has,
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 A Call

PNE BLuFF, Ark, Feb ,, 1897 To Nh F. B. Atkinson
 We, the undersigned voters, eiti- zens and business men of this city, would respectfully ask that you sub init your name as a candidate for the office of Mayor at the April election. Believing you have d thorough knowledge of city affairs, and well qualified for discharging the duties, we pledge you our sup
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The above is self-explanatory, and having assumed charge of our new business entcr6rse, we solicit liberal share of your patronage, which will be greatly appreciated by the members of our firm Yours truly. w. RILEY,
 JEFF HICKS.
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WE acknowledge the receipt of the biennial report of the Secretary of State, Mr. Alex c. Hull, and re turn our thanks for the same.
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WE are indebted to State Super intendent Junius Jordan for a handsomely bound copy in cloth of his biennial report for the years 1895 -96.
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Lacrosse Tean Tor E,,rone.

It has been definitely decided by the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn to send q team of lacrosse players on a tour through England next spring The mat. ter had been under advisement for so long time that a majority of the mem. hers thought the scheme had fallen through All doubts have been set at rest, however, and the date of 1tarting has been fixed for March 1G
 Fla dc Steele ChivaIry.
 The Boston Advertiser says; Two thousand two hundred and thirty seven members oG the Cambridge university senate ir England have signed doo- ument whose purport, stripped of all verbiage, is that women may he permit ted to study at tho university, provided they pass entrance examinations as rigid as those required of men, keep up during their course of study as high q standard of scholarship as tho men do, pay tho same fees that the men pay and receive none of the degrees. none of the honors md none of the privileges which arc accorded to men i'll consequence of connection with the university. And this document emanates from what ia known as the liberal party in the university senate The other party wants the women excluded absolutely. The terms upon which tho 'hberal'i party is willing to admit them eonsti- ute q very faithful sample, stripped of Ill glitter and tinsel and other false pretense. of about nine-tenths of what passes in the world for chivalrv.
 The most fashionable hat now is the one that does not resemble any other.
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Ip the people of Pine Bluff expect to hold Fair this Fall, il is time some movement should be made toward that end.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11

The GRAPHIC Is authorized to announce MR. l. B. JOHNSON as q candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Pine Bluff, at the ensuing municipal elec- ion.
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For Mayor.

Tho GRApn1o is authorized to announce MR. l.. E. GoLDLMtFH, as candidate for recollection to the office of Mayor of the city of Pine Bluff, at the ensuing municipal olec- ton.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK, FEB. Il 1897
ANNOUNCEM ENTS.
For Police Judge.

We are authorized to announce MT. T. HrrE BROWN as n candidate for recollection to the office of Police Judge of the city of Pine Bluff subject to the action Of tho voters in the Municipal Election. Tuesday, April6 ., 1907
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The GnApnlc is authorized toannounce Mir. T E. Atkinson as Il candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Pine Blun ut the en- suing municipal election.
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We are authorized to announce MT. HUGH F. WESTBROoK, as Il candidate for re- election to the office of Clty Treasurer at the ensuing municipal election. April the 7th.
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Entered at the Post-ofiiee at Pine Bluff, Ark, as seeend-class m'1il matter.
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Having disposed of our Agency to Messrs. Riley < Co.,, together with our good will, we would ask a continuance of the patronage here. tofore bestowed on us Very truly,
 w. +. PARKER & Go.
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Enr City rreasnrer.

We are authorized to annonnc MIR. WAD. NJ ToNEY. as Il candidate for City Treas= urer at the ensuing city election. April tha TIh
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A BUSINESS CHANGE
w. Riley eo. Succeed " Il. Parker (
 Co. in the Insurance Bualuess.
"a THE INerHANcE nURLLe

 Co. in the Insurance Bualuess.
 TO THE INSURANCE PUBLIC This is to certify that the affairs of W. II. Parker < Co.,, as loeal agents, have been satisfactorily ad- justed for all companies in their agency and the policies issued by them as such local agents are all valid and binding on the companles, Mcssss ". H. Parker < Co having sold their good will and Che cotnpa- nies having transferred their ageu- ciea 10 Eessrs Wiltshire Riley and f liicEs. la gfii sofa tac a2cue5 under lho stYle of isliag < Go
 We bespeak for the new agency the same libcaal patronage that has been accorded Messrs Parker < @. with whom We sever our business relations with the llindest feelings Very respectfully,
 J. T. MURPHY,
 Special Agent of Ph@nix, of Broltlyni
 ED. ANTICIPATE, Special Apt Fire Assn s. U. and N.Merchants,
 w. E. KLEIN,
 speial Agent Patatine and Sun Mutual;
 c. P. PoPE,
 Special Agent Greenwich.
 B. A. KILLoUdH Special \ gent New York Undefwriters.
 G. |. MEYERS & Go. Gen Agts for Southern, Glens Falls Tentonia. February 9, 1897.
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

held in Jackson to elect dslsp,,..
to the county convention, vb;.,
was to choose delagates for The !.
Louis convention, the First ~,
only..gave Hill one vote, the Ss,,.1
ward giving x-MayorMcGi.I. HIM.
man, six votes, against Kernipb,n,.
hundred, and the Third v,,s
were Hills pretended to rs.;3.
going SO Overwhelmingly ap,in..
the Hillites that they bolted a.
convention.
Now Mr., Postmaster General %
exclaimed Capt. Kernighan, poiD,
ing at jim Hill, "he claims J,.k
son as his town. l asked Won
whose town is jackson?
Don't issue that order" con.
tinued the indignant Kernignan !,
the postmaster general. "Dont
ask me to dlshonor myself. Dop4
ask me to betray all the best peo.
pie Of my State, who for this of6e.
Endorsed my duplication and gav.
their appreciation to your recon.
mendalion and the presidents an,
pointment. If you do issue tbj,
order, be il known that | am ION
good citizen and Republican 10
obey it, for | am a poor man but ,
proud man. Before | would con.
sent to follow this disreputatle Do.
f litical leadership Of these two mar
, plots, would voluntarily resign
. my Office and spare the presiden
1 the humiliation of Withdrawing an
r other nomination made for III
, State ofMississippi." F"
T When this the Confederate veter
an turned on Albert Lea, and with
; out deigniug a look toward JimHlI
f indignantly exclaimed;
r "Sir, outside Of this office yo
y would not have dared make such
d proposition to me-"
: AS Capt Kernighan walked t
: ward the door he was accompanis
by the postmaster general, wht
patting him all the while on II
back, was heard TO say;
c Capt Kernighan, l have mae
q 70 mistake"
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

10 aecep. allowance made to him AZ
the sep,snber meeting Of IheBoard
as the right and proper value OF
said property, having made h's
COMPLAIN before the Board this day,
therefore il is ordered that said
.HN Street be summoned TO appear
before this Board al lis next meek
ing. to wit: the First Monday II
November next, TO show cause, u
any be can, why the account OF
.Theo McKnigbtmay not be amend
ed so as TO increase the value Of one
item. to wit: One Brussels Carpet
Accounts allowed;
s. T c Parker, building
bridge in dist. 4, 80 "
SIS Alex Stewart, repairing
MaryWallbriigr, dist 5, IS O
! SO J Williams, repairing
little bridge near Gi..5-
burg, dist. 5, 81 u
! 90 J B Ardrews, moving
IN courtyard square, / q
/ 81 H N Bates, for freight,
bsuling and express
charges, . U
! 81 JB Turnipsced per diem
on Board this OA, term, b Y
% II N Bates, pr diem on
Board this Oct term, > .
"a A D Drummoud, erect
ng4mile boardsin dist . : .
IS & A Porter, erecting one
mile board in dist. 3, 3
Board adjourned.
+ Y STRATroN, President.
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

f,rsrs touchiog them IS re7erenuy
asvo,se would the bones Of a
saint.
Blu. that voice Of nsF,.
"n nry be because Of the as
soeia,ion of nv own early life l
can still rememberths broad arm.
and c,pseious lullaby rest Of the old
black nanny who brought me
through from babyhood ra boyh'od
or it NAV be because those and
succeeding days accustomed my
ears 10 The cadence ofliquid voices
of,bs south, but certain it is that
,o.jsv there is no sound that es-
canes human lips SO grateful as The
soft tones Of the Southern woman
This sweet soul with her velvet
read andtuuch, had doubtless a sad
history of her own-a shattered
pas,-nothing left bat a few graves
tbe whrreab, uts Of some, perhaps
unknown to her.
"Sincs those cruel days there
had come privation and bite
poverty, and the dread lOnlines
which sometimes takes possession
Of the helpless. And yet nothinI
i, HAD disturbed her exquisite pa
thence or robbed her Of the marvel
Ilous resiiulness Of manner and re
fnement which distinguishes III
4, Southern woman Of to-day.
this gentle lady had suffered non
l., Of these things. am all the NOR
glad for her sake. Ana yeh Al"
the same, think | have read ht
signs aright--the indications are a
ways so plain, and so many Of he
sisters have trod the wine pres
too, and still do. Yet nothing ha
ever embittered the sweetness
their natures or cramped the
: generous hospitality. What the
had they gave--gave cheerfully an
graciously-so they do to-day -
F. Hopkinson Smith in Scrlbne
Magazine.
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

The Audubon Society has reach
ed the conscinesS ofleading Chicago
milliners, and at their fall opening
this year no songbirds were perch.
ed upon the hats displayed. The
place Of the lovely little humming
bind, the blue bird and OF the other
fsalhered songsters was occupied by
the plumes of owls, pheasants' ca
giles, birds Of Paradise, rifle binds,
ostriches and chicken heads. The
chemists, too, has come to the res
cue Of the songsters and has invent.
ed a method oftrsa,ing the feathers
OF the birds above named which
will make them as beautiful as
those Of the most delicate soDgsters
and an excellent imitation Of tht
aigrolte Of the Florida heron has al
10 been made.
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15
Republican Factions Getting
Together.

Together.
Washington, Oct. "a dramatic
scene was enacted a day or two ago
in the office of the postmaster gem
eral. The actors were Jim Hill,
the Mississippi negro national
committeeman ; Albert Lea recently
appointed United Statee district
attorney for the southern district;
Capt. Henry Kernigham, lately ap-
pointed portmasler at Jackson, and
Postmaster General Gary.
/ The meeting was in pursuance of
! a call by the postmaster general.
The object of this conference was,
first, to bring the warning Republi-
can factions OF Mississippi together
| for a truce, and, second, not to give
Capt Aernighan an opportunity TO
show why the president should not
| be advised to withdraw his nomina-
| ton as postmaster for Jack son, to
/ bring about which Hill and his fol-
lowers have been scheming since
Kernighan's appointment,
Hill, the first to be called upon
for statement by the postmaster
general said that while he had no
charges to prefer agail Kernighan
personally, since Kernighan had
been appointed postmaster al Jack
son over HIPS protest, Jackson be-
lug the home town Of the national
committeeman and rightful dispos-
er Of the patronage Of the whUle
State, he earnestly desired that an
order he issued to Postmaster Ker-
Inighan that he affiliate hereafter
with the regular, or Hill organiza-
| ton.
If this order be issued and Ker.
righan should then and there refuse
compliance herewith, then Hill
would insist that the postmaster
genera should request the presi-
dent Of the United States to with.
draw the nomination Of Kernighan.
Albert Lea was next called upon
for his statement, and he followed
thesame line, adding that Mr.. Hills
embarrassment would be greatly
lessened if Kernighan were given
a less important position than the
one which overshadowed the place
bestowed upon National Commit
leeman Hill, who was recently ap-
pointed register ofthe land office at
the same time.
Capt. Kernighan's answer 10 his
enemies was dramatic. He com.
pelIed them, in the presence of the
postmaater general TO hear such a
denunciation as MarkAnthony had
delivered over the death of Cesar
; and roundly denounced Lea and
Hill, and in scratching tones point.
ed to them as arch conspirators who
: had brought much of the existing
alshonor upon the Republican par.
~ In the State Of Mississippi, and
upon the national administration
so lar as the people OF the State
was concerned Resenting Hill's
: plant that Jackson was the na,ion.
al committeeman's home, he relat.
I ed the history of The last Republi.
E oan primaries held in that town.
3 when the strength ofthe rival wings
of the party was tested.
Hill WINGED under Kprnighan's :
declaration that at the primaries
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

Car Nicholas, before leaving ST.
Petersburg for Darmstadt, where
be is now staying with his consort
on a visit to his brother-in-law, the
Grand Duke Of Hesse, gave orders
for drafting Of a decree, which he
expresses his intention of signing
Immediately on his return toRussia,
and which provides for the introduc-
tion Of compulsory education, free
ofcost for all classes Of population.
This move on bis part lie encounter
ing an immense amount Of opposi-
tion, especially government circles,
where il is argued that the princi.
pal source and cause of Nihillism
is the overeducation Of the lower
classes OF population, for whom no
occupation in keeping with their
intellectual attainments can be pro-
vidsd or found, and who are there.
fore 90 dissatisfied with their lo'
that their discomfort takes the form
Of Anarchy and NikilliEn.
The Southern herald., 1897-10-15

Il is unof6cially stated tha! the
board OF naval officers, charged
with the duty Of investigating and
recommending to the Secretary OF
the Navy the best place, all hing
considered, 70 locate govern
ment plant for making OF armor
for naval vessels, has practically
decided that the best place for the
plant is in the south and that their
choice is between Alabama and Ten
nessee, with the chances eighty
in favor Of their recommending the
latter. This recommendation vii.
90 to Congress, which will dcidt
whether the plant shall be es'ab
Nshed.