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BIDDLE UNIVERSITY,
Charlotte, N. c.,

Consists Of -four SchOols-Theologi-
cal. Collegiate, Normal and Prepare
tory and Industrial. and offers eight
courses OF study, exclusively for males
Buildings heated by steam and well
lighted, aud as wei appointed for their
purposes as airy in the South Atlantic
States.
Community moral and intelligent
Location healthful. Faculty able and
experienced. Opportunities for stu
dents to aid themselves by work.
Scholarships available. Next term be-
gins October 9Th.
For information and catalogues, ad-
dress
Rev. ID SANDERS, d. ID.
Biddle University Charlotte, n. O..
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Democrats win I'm Detroit.


Detroit, Nov. 3.-Yesterday's munich
pal election resulted in a decisive vic
tory for the head OF the Democratic
ticket, Mayor Maybury. The official
returns, with but three precincts lack
ing, give Maybury 200 plurality over
Black, Republican. William 3. Thomp-
son, Democrat, is elected treasurer over
Grunow. Republican, by something like
1000 Robert w. Webb. Democrat. is
also elected justice Of the peace. The
Republicans elect John A. Schmid city
clerk by something over 10000. and also
elect Felix A. Lemkie as justice and
FIVE estimators-at-iarge. The Demo-
Gratis gain two aldermen, and the new
council win stand 81 Republicans to IS
Democrats. Mayor Maybury's ma
jority exceeds what he received in the
special election for mayor last spring
by 1000.
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n IN CheSa peake and
0sWVt Ohio Railway.

ROUTE.
EFFECTIVE SEPT. 20. 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
BROAD-STREET STATION.
s: so A. NJ, Daily, with chair-car, tor Norfolk
portsmouth. Old Point. Newport
News ana principle stations. Con
meets daily with Old Dominion
steamships for New York
$40 Z. M, Daily with Pullman for local
stations, Newport news, Ola Point
NortOlk and Portsmouth.
AV'VO A. NJ, Local train except Sunday
ior west Clifton Forge connects
SoTdonsvilie ior Orange, CuIpep
er. Caiverton, Manassas. Alexan-
dria, ana Washington, al Union
station, Charlottesville for Lynch
burg.at Basic for Hagerstown.
2:lo r NJ, Daily, with PulImans TO Cfncinaa-
u, Louisville and St. Louis stops
only AZ important stations Com
meets AZ CoviDgton for Va. Hot
Meals served on Dining cars
NO. Local Trains except sun
cay, following above tram from
Oordonsvtlle 10 stanton
Charlottesville.
10 80 p. m, Daily, for CINCINNATI. with phil.
man 10 Hinton w. Va, and Cor
oonsNille 70 Cincinnati ana. Lou
asVlle- Meals served on Dining
cara Connects at stanton LEI.
cept Sunday)for Winchester Ma
Sno AZ Covington, Va. daily for
virginia Hot SDriaRs.
AAs~AA~NO LIZA Il EErT
STATION.
II 80 A NJ, Daily, for Lynchburv
ana clifton Forge. Connects M Re-
mo- except Sunday, for Arvonia ~
oA4cOny except sunday for l.exlnU-
TON, and at ". Chiffon Forre NC.
.oo NO. l. for Cincinnati ~
INV +. NJ Except sunday. Local accon,o6..
non for Columbia,
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RTCuMOND
BROAD-STREET STATION
vile. ana Louis
LID - f Poi Dsily from Norfolk and Old
$50 p ~; S, RI,siiy from Cincinnati and 1ou,s
900 p NJ s,,L Daily, from Norfolk. and OLD
40 p NJ Except Sunday, from w Cu,,or
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH sTpEE1
STATION.
800 A. NJ, Except Sunday from Colpr,h,.
Wv r n, Daily from Lynchburg' and "a,
1on Forge and except sunday fron
Lexington and Arvonia avn
JOHN d. POTTS.
Asst General Pass enger AGENT
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RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC RAILROAD.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT Apr Is, 1897.
LEAVE YRD-sTREET STATION.
$40 M, sunday only H Tor washington and
Ashland, Glen Allen, boswell,
Ruther, Glen, Penola, Milford
Guinea, Fredericksburg, Brooke,
and Whitewater.
s AS A. NJ, Daily except Sunday, for WASH
ington' and points North. Stops
at Elba, Ashland, TaylOrsville.
boswell, Ruther Glen, Pen
ola, Milford, Woodslane, GUM
ca, Summit, fredericksburg
Brooke, Whitewater pullman car
IL: 100 M, Daily except Sunday, for Wash
lngton and points North. Stops
at Elba, Glen Allen, Ashland
boswell, Milford, Fredericks-
burg, Brooke, and Whitewater,
Parlar-car. Also connects with
Congressional Limited at Wash
tngtOn.
tbs D. M, Daily for Washington and pofot
North. Stops at Elba, Ashland,
boswell, Milford, Fredericks-
burg, Brooke, and Whitewater.
and other stations Sundays,
Sleeper. Richmond to New York
ARRIVE BYRD-STREET STATION.
$40 A. NJ, Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke. fredericksburg Milford
boswell Ashland Elba and other
stations Sundays. Sleeper, New
York to RichndOnd.
2:4b P. M, Daily, except Sunday. Stops at
Whitewater, Brooke, Fredericks-
burg. summit Guinea. Woods
lane. Milford, PenOla. Ruther-
Glen, boswell. Taylorsville. Ash
land, Glen Allen and Elba. Par
lorCar from Washington.
7:fO P. NJ, Daily. Stops only at Fredericks-
burg, boswell, and Ashland.
Pullman-Cars from New York
and Washington.
$3.50 p. M, Daily. stops at Whitewater
Brooke, fredericksburg, sum.
NIT, Guinea, Woodslane Milford
Penola, RutAer Glen. boswell
Ashland, Glen Allen, and Elba
Sleeping-Car.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION
DAILY, except Sunday.)
400 p. NJ, Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
$50 A. M, Arrives BYrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY, except Sunday.)
6s42 A. m, Leaves Elba.
10 y. m, Leaves klba.
$40 A. m, Arrives Elba.
900 p. m, Arrives Elba.
@. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
r, 7. D, MYERS, President. fe 1
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-06

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most woD
lerful medical discovery of the age, pleas
mt and refreshing to the taste, act gently
md positively on kidneys, liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitUal constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
OF &. C.. G. to-day; 10, D, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure bY all druggists.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-06

Gives the names OF oeac ana livtny rrtenda
ssls VINO ana when you viii marry also "a
DuStness journeys. lawsuits, absent frlenda
health or any thing you Know n,, r,att.sr ~, =,
~ -. he can call up your spirit frlencs sna
e,',, mem 70 you Can LnaKe them rap All
dEOuno the ROOM he ask no Quesrlons eionst
ask you 10 write names tor hIui iJ,nsr' ~ -
pump you IN any way, but tells you rlxht on
ne Is thoroughly endorsed by leading st,lritnss.
lists every Where. received from Iasn, = co,d
medal and spec a. license ~ practlese f,s ,sor'
oerfu powers crede Llals ~, 49,. 49,, 49,
SAh give thOusano5 Ot references ~ DoLn ,Ehlta
ana cOlOreo patrons. 1wenty-nve wears mac
uee-seven IN brOOklyn-W IL snow you In~t
ne Gan 40 ali that ne can tell OI. Can tel vhSt
business Is best Tor you anu where now 4, ,-s,
speedy marriage Win the Ons you love No.
~ &c svceessAet IN All your aOlnE5 IN SNORT
wA1t As DSst " 90 he succeeds when All ,,tb.
eIs ial- POSITIVE satisfaction Or NO paw S.-1l
sno see lou VIII nno AZ lucky 10 coasult thts
SnristlAh gentleman he mas a lneolclne thsa
VIII cure drunkenness, can ue gwen n.r,-,,s
MOI knowing IL thousands through hlm Are
kICH. HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL
with ali their undertakings, while those who
ANeIeSe n-s ADVICE are SAN laDOrnx axainst
POFersy- through Ills per1ecL kuOvsl,s,s~ 20
chemistry, he can 1mpart ~ you a -e,,r.re S, y,
fr,sno v'ei f,, your enemies ana wan YOU
tttAenos- his AID ana aovIce nas often been -,
Llcleeo' TIE result has ways been TIE secu
"a sPeeuS ano happy marriages ana al yopf
m-enes- II love Affairs ne never fatln de
mas the secret OF winning tue anections ,,t ths
opposite sex. IL Is the curse. 81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tnAt IN All large cities there are A dr.. ~ -,
enu women VINO claim powers tney 40 no, nos-
sess. Ahey have neither gifts, osnti,.I. NV
leAsiehees- surrey the cOlOreu people are aos
~ slAs IN seiise as 10 throw their tine and
nOney away on such. Dr. shea r-I.r~ -, ,1.
non nnilam DenmOre, ArchI LecI a nei nur,,s~
ssI E,it., ~ aNS> sno ar. FRED Lampe, grocer
-. . street.. Brooklyn. All nave Enoxvn
nAAn AOi the Dast seven Year,. He xlves = 80
81 49,, As ponei 10 all Inc doctor mas Dracrio-
ee a I'VE years IN New Orleans, 81. LOui. MsrS
PMS ana Louisville, understands rboran.,h1
ne diseases, spells or lnnuences the r.c. ,ss.S
sronsEe from , how ana always hAo q large pa
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N S&vW NOTfuk%Western
s---@ Schedule in Effect
july 4, 1881.


LEAVE RICHMOND, Byrd STREET STATION
ssOO A. NJ, paily-Richmond and Norfolk Yes
ubule limited Second class tickets
not accepted for passage on this
s;os A. NJ, Daily, The Chicago Ex press for
Lynchborg. Roanoke, Colum bus
and Chicago. Pullman Sleeper Roam
Qke 10 Colum bus also for Radford
BRISTOL. Knoxville. Chattanooga
aud intermediate points
d'so p NJ Daily Tor Norfolk, suffolk and In
termediate stations.
IL 90 r. M, Daily, Tor Lynch ourg and Roanoke
Connects at Roanoke with Wash
lngton and Chattanooga Limited
SleeDers Roanoke to Mem
phis and New Orleans. Pullman
Sleeper between Richmond and
Lynchburg, and berths ready for
occupancy atq;O0 p. NJ. Also PULL
man Sleeper Petersburgto Roanoke.
Nrains arrive al Richmond from Lynchbure
and the west daily, S:l6a. m. and SO 10 m
from Norfolk and the east II :0s 81 m and v lsa'
tibnled Limited 100 p. H. ONCE SIS Main
Street.
R.W. COURTNEY,
District Passenger Agent
w. B. BENILL.
General Passenger Agent
General Ofnces: Roanoke Va
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WANTED For United STATES Army
wv abled bodied, unmarried men, be-
tween ages OF 81 and 30, Citizens of
the United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can speak,
read and write English. For informa-
ton apply to Recruiting Office, 624
East Broad St.. Richmond, Va.
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York River Line,vrA WEST POINT
THE FAvORITE RO0TE NORTH.

LEAVE RICHMOND
Train No. 10, $50 p. n.
BALTIMORE LIMITED, Daily, except Sun
Gay, Tor West POINT, there making close con-
nectiOn- Mondays, Wednesdays ana FRIDAYS
with steamer for Bal timore alsO with stage a I.
Lester Manor for waIkerton on Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Train No. 10, 2:SO p. N.
LOCAL ExPREss, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays FOR West ONT and intermediate sta
uons, eoDnectswtth stage at Lester q amor for
Nalkerton; also at I appahannock with steam
ers for Baltimore stops at all stations.
Train No. A, 90 A. n.
LOCAL MIXED, leaves daily, except Sunday
from N1rglnia-Street Station for West oln:
and intermediate stations. connecting with
stage at Lester Manor for WaIkerton and Tap
pahannOck-
TRAINS A RIVE AT RICHMOND
s:17 a.. IN. Daily, except Monday
10 40 a. m, a ondays, Wednesdays, and FRIDAYS
100 p. NJ, Daily, except sunday from West
toint and intermediate sta tons
h. Steamers leave West Point at 600 n m
rondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and Bal
umore at 6:Oo y. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Ticket-ofice at staten, foot Of Virginia st.
Open from A NJ, TO p. n. and from ! 80 P N
TO A. NJ.
City ticket Office, sOS east Main street.
j. N: GULF, w. A Turk,
lame AanaeeI. cen. Pass. Agt.
q. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
W" h. Main ST. Richmond. Va
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BAY LINE JAf1ES-RiVER ROUTE.
REDUCED RATES.
BEST p ASSENGER AND FREIGHT
RNU1E BETWEEN RICHMOND
AND THE NORTH VIA THE
STEAMER VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SAT-
URDAY.

The trip ~ this steamer Affords most en-
loyable sail on the James liver and Chesar AXE
Bay, passing Dutch Gap, Bermuda Hundred
Clty folnt, Newport News. Hampton and Old
folht, and through Hampton ROades- The SER
vice ouered Is unsurpassed In every particular.
large and luxurisntly furnished saloons and
electricity. -
Tickets sold 10 all points North, East and
west, ana baggage checked TO destination.
otate-rOoms reserved upon application in per
son az The company's Office No. S33 east Main
street, or on board steamer. For further In
formation apply 70
II. NJ. BOYKIN,
General gent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-06

OF virginia, at Richmond.
$50 10000.
AS $50, 900 90 are to be raised be-
tween now and the LIST of March 1898
and as the Colored people of Virginia
are Immediately interested parties in
raising as much OF this money as pos
sible. it is exp cteG and hoped that
your zeal for the erection of the Re-
formatory buildings, and the opening
of the Reformatory, in 1895 will cause
you to act promptly. and at once in
this matter. Our white fellow citizens
are actively Interesting themselves in
our behalf, alive as they are to the inn
portaRce and duty of every citizen con-
tributing toward the decrease OF crime
among the young of our race, and the
saving of them to good and worthy liv-
ing.
Feeling that you are not Indifferent
to your interest as a member of the
race, it is the earnest wish of the Ne
gro Reformatory Association of Virgin
ia. and the Pre- sident and officers of
the Woman's Department OF the Ne
gro Reformatory Association of Vir-
ginia, that you set to work now to CO.
operate with them In first organizing
yourselves by the election of Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer in
your county: in POUR city and proceed
ITO collect all moneys you can for this
worthy object and pressing need, and
forward the same to the Secretary OF
President of the Woman's Depart
ment.
President-MRs. Rosa D. BowsRR,
5l3 N. Adams St, Richmond, Va
Vice-President-MRs E. V. RAMSEY.
1O2 West Leigh St., Richmond, Va
Secretary-M 8. ALICE KEMP,
9l2 Turpin St., Richmond, Va.
rreasurer-MRs. FANNIE MURRAY,
West Leigh st., Richmond. Va
Supervisor-Dr. p. b. RAMSEY OF Ex-
ecutive Committee. 1O2 West Leigh
Street, Richmond, Va.
: Done by order of the Executive Con
, mittee of the Negro Reformatory AT.
? sociation.
GEoRoR W. BRAGG,
Act. Chairman of Executive Com.
94-3m.
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NO-,EO- f..4o lor .lIUy Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure soc. al All druggists
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-06

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
lOc Pc II n q q fail druggists refund money.
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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING.

1reoklyh; Aug. Is, lSo1.-Th1s Is to certtfx th..,
1919 s,t.ss 70 new YORK from ALBANY. vas
~ ~ 1nkeI IN strange city, out OF WORK and o.,
~ sna money. HAD NO luck IN anything under.
sVOA. WAT 10 do d1d not Know Afr,sno -
slSeo me 10 90 ana see Dr. Shea go 49, -
so '. ne the cause 81 my trou bles he tooS ma ,o
enu sIeaseo me as n brother. Throu IN 49,,
81 oaerS posi tion that very week nad been
" os"ets, they took my money ana d,a me ~.
sO0o- bless the day 4 FIRST met DS $500 ~
woulo ADVISE All Ia bao luck sicK or in tror,lss
70 go 70 him ~ once. SfncersI- ~ AVeAs
Albert Ayers, 2os7 Allan r,c Ava.
Aug 10, iSslThis letter Is 20 cert,s-
sIes ny husband had gone away and h.G t' 10y
s. eNO years, moUrned Tor him nigh, -
s Jay. gave him up, dead Hearins- -, ,sa
wonoertul things Or. shea was dolng res y. sAS
S ~ MIN he told me that my hushsnd
Ses alive ana well, ana where he WAS S-aiS -
ne would come home and when ~, 80 20 IN
h 80 Ot I, ~ came true He Is home now cams
nack IKE one from the dead also vrSsn -, - .
Ia 'nls month lost $3.50. am Door voma1
@n1 - vas almost insane. L went 20 Dr 49,.
ana ne told me woulo nno NV mons1 80 80 -
~ intense Joy dio and tE as he tois. ne
suank goa there 10 man 30 gifted in ON NJ. "a
'A~' can nelp people and tell them what 10 do
SINCERELY Mrs Barrett
l2l-1NrrT 49,.
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MEMBERSHIP.

All women are eligible to member
ship in this department by paying a
joining fee of 81 KY (6O) cents, and en-
titled to certificate of membershi-
for one year.
Each member shall be collecting
agent in her county, city and neigh
borhood. All money collected shall
be paid by the member making the
collection to the Treasurer of the
county or city, reported TO the Vice
President of the county or city, and by
that officer sent to the Secretary or
President of the Woman's Department
of the Negro Reformatory Association
of Virginia, at Richmond.
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Southern Railway
SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT Der. 3, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA.
400 A. M.No IL S0UTHERNExPREsS daily for
Atlanta. Augusta ana points 80.
sleeper Richmond, 70 Danville q re...e.o-.
boro. Salisbury, and Charlotte. SieerS
er open $50 y. N. Connects AZ Danvflle
salisbury and Charlotte win she " ASH
inBtOn and southwestern Linz
tteo (NO SD carrying sleeDers
New York 20 Ashville. Hot Springs.
ChattanOOga and Nashville; New YORK
10 Memphis, New YORK To New Orleans
New YORK 10 Tampa, and drst-ciass
day coach between wa.ninxton and
memphis. Connections are mace for all
points IN Texas and California sleeper
open Tor occupancy aty.SU A. n.
H;VO noon, No y, sOild tram ualiy for Char
!otse, n. - Connects 81 hOseley with
granville aud fowhatan railroad az
heysVlle for Clarksyllle. Oxford, Men,
oersOn ana DURHAM and al Greens bOrO
Tor Durham. Raleigh. and Winston
Salem; at Danviile with No. 80 Unlted
States Fast a. All, solid train, daily for
New orleans ana pOlr u south, which
carries 5leeDers New lOrk 10 New Or
leans and NeW York 70 Jacksonville;
through sleeper Salisbury, Nashville.
Via Ch1ttanOOga also, Tourist sleeper
every Wednesday ashlngtOn 10 san
FRANCISCO without change.
. w p. NJ, No IL, LOCAL, ually except SUNDAY,
kOt keysSllle ana IN te rnleoIate DOlnJ 70.
TRAINS ARRIVE Ar RICHMOND.
. 90 A. N.
. 10 P. NJ, from Atlanta Augusta, Asheyille
and Nashville.
8 40 A. NJ, from keysville.
LOCAL fkkIGHT TRAINS.
NOS Of ana o. between manchester and Ne
apolls, Va
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SENSATION IN BRoOKLYN--A Asrnsrs
TER'S STATEMENT. "ANAS-

- 1AA46M6NI.
v~ss ~ s,s 70 state that one OF nv partsho,.-.
Rro,s So % ana In trouble for a long time NJ
derSrar, %, Gay street. No one seemed L. -.
1eIseano her case. she had several dsec,< ~ IN.
$1,000 % them seemed TO know WAL 80 49, ~,
my duty as b.T 1oe,u 90 her any good. Il was
- .. the wonderful work being done ~ .S 81
and 80. L tass lev years, thought would Iii
PAeheuc gentleman. He gave me- = na.o , syn
ssst OF MS powers; TOLD me 10 send 49,
He tolo a. -aa. which did by her daughter
sh,r, V es a. once what was the latter an5 ~ .
snort time GU ed her sound ano vra,1 1 1no In q
ts.hs au ngly been under q cloud No. N
20 SnankSo- Ala are well and prosneron. VOW AL
truly and heartily recommepd N SSa can
s 10 sickness or distress or arv ts-S 70 AL
R Ra1ltSn1m Johnson, Pastor Lebanon Chnrchs'
bove. socn as the =
DR. sHEA
mas been carefully educated in the tTo,.~..,-.-
is N nS5ecHe schools of Medicine HIS sSceas
a wohoeIiut In curing paralysis r hen,ostt $3.50
asthma, Sore Eyes, Tnmors Cancers TH..s'
~ Asu dyspepsia, Tape " orms liver S 60 ). ~
paints Deafness, Catarrh Dronsv p1i 81 N SoM-
Gus Debility, Heart Disease Cons y 10, Nerx-
1850 $3.50 % women and children Fits Kidnev IA
SShiss, ofnars al strange mysterious diseases
no matter what they be- Nothing - II, NnseAses
pie treatment he can and will honsst9 , III
and new sS SSr - 'u5ea- Has all new remedies
10. IN. pubic hospital and private cl1n1cs NJ
no ~, VIZ" Iti human life. Cal. at once
10 not delay Diplomas hang in na rlora
registered physician. A new ren1..sSSr 800
natlsm Just discovered. not \ llnament ~
49,, eSsss anu Snose that Others cannot cure
ncleea 70 caii Fat folks thin the chiIdless m go
parents All lette If must contain sS az ~ t tsss
stan ps, age lock Ga hair For consultation, ad-
vice ana diagnose 80 postal caroa
charges for meoical treatment only Nan
e5I FULTON STREET,
open Sundays. BROOKLYN ny.
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VIRGINIA NAVIGATION

General onioes: Planters Bank Building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-24
Eopion, Eupionii ieupionifi

No doubt many people arc awar that Enpion Oil makes a much bet ter light than the lower grades of coal oil, but we doubt if there are any thet know that gallon of Eupion lasts longer than cheap oil. Then, why not have the best light when the differencein cost Is scarcely nothing. Eupion is sold at the fol owing places;
 Mccain Grocery Co John II. Talbot S Go Robinson & Greenfield, ]. L. Lloyd. Ma an- Tankersley Go, Bros,l W l.. Dewoody $ Go Houston & Roane, L E. oldsmith Cs. rhalhelmer Bros, Ferguson Russell, P. E. Mercantile Go H. F. Seveke, c. Lumpkfn, ]. E. Simmons. Buff City Lumber Go. q N. Hart Drug Co. W. s. Beard oedtf Elf Hearin < Alexander.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-24
AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAINER.

Mir. r. Hopkinson Smith, the we'll known author, artist and architect. was the attraction at the Merrill In- stitute Thursday night. The audi ence was not as large as customary, largely on account of the nearness to Christmas and the damp night.
 MT. Smith reads selections from his own writings. Among the sto- ries read from last night were .Col. Carter Of Gartersville." "Tom Gro gan. "Gondola Days in Venice" ," His ability as an author is nnques- toned and his reading was highly entertaining.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-24
CHRISTMAS WANTS.
What Some of Our Local Citi- zens Want Santa Claus to Put Into Their
 Stockings.

Jim Saunders. Alex Perdue, Ferd Hayis, ct al, would like to find Il postoffice plum in their stockings in the morning.
 Toney Grace would like to find the nearest route to the Klondike. Also R. w. Lane.
 Mayor Bell is looking for water works and an electric light plant.
 A. Blum, s. A. Rosenberg and others too numerous to mention, are looking for houses that won't leak
 Charles Moore is looking for a man that will pay fancy price for three crops of cotton.
 T. J. Wilson wants a big contract for job printing.
 Editor Newman is looking for a well-filled demiiohn.
 Sheriff Triplett expects to find the remainder of his escaped jail birds.
 Editor Murray is looking for the man who can ''squelch' the recom- mendation of the State Republican Executive Committee.
 Manager Senyard is looking for the theatrical combination that can pull the opera house out of the hole.
 The GRAPHIC is looking for remit tances from a few delinquent sub scribers.
 The Courier is looking for fat tur- key with cranberry sauce, but will take "any old thing" that comes along.
 A number Of politicians, too nu- merous to mention, would like to get a corner" on the voters of the county.
 Rev. J. l.. Caldwell wants q map of the Holy Lands with all way stations noted.
 Hon. W. H. Langford wants col lege professor who can make ac- counts balance on the credit side of the ledger.
 Capt. R. NJ. Galbraith wants To- comotive engine that runs by cleo tricity and carries it's own battery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-24
A SONG SERVICE
At First Presbyterian Church Sum-
 day Night.

The First Presby terian Church has prepared a special song service for Sunday night. The choir, under the direction of Mrs, W. H. Langford, has been praeticing the music for sometime. The following is the pro- gram.
 Posthide......... by J, L. Battman.
 Mrs. Langford. 2 DoXology. Praise God. 3 Invocation.....Dr. J. l.. Caldwell. Anthem-The New Born King, by A. l. Ashford Mesdames Dilley and Fowler, Miss Johnson, Messrs Armstrong, Fox, ] A. Bnngford. 5 Hymn 467-Star of Bethichrrn...
 
 6 Scripture.........Dr .Dr. J. l.. Caldwell. ' Solo-Hail the Inearnate Deity, by Edwardo Marzo-Mrs. Dilley. 8 Hymn 163-Joy to the World..... ......................,....... Congregation 9 Solo-Angels so Fair, by Albert J :. Holden-Miss Blanche Altheimer. 10 Offertory-Charity, by J. Faure- Mrs. Dilley and Mr. Armstrong. II Prayer............Dr Dr. J. L. Caldwell. 12 Solo-Jerusalem .. MT. Armstrong. 13 Anthem-Calm in the Night, by ]. A. Parks-Ghoir. Mesdames Diliey, and Fowler, Miss Johnson. Messrs. Armstrong, Fox, J. A.. Langford.
 14 Hymn 535-All Hail.................... ............................. Congregation, 15 Benediction..D Dr. J. L. Caldwell 16 March Marathon, by J. H...... ...,............W allie-Mrs. Langford.