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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
DUTIES or ELECTORS.
How the Vote Is Counted and Transmits
!. ted to the Capitol.

ted to the Capitol
Just how or where or when the elec.
toral vote is cast seems to be some.
thing of q mystery to many voters who
are well-informed on all other sub
jects.
The votes are cast in, each state, on
the same day, in accordance with a
provision Of the United States which
reads:
''The electors for each state shall
meet and give their votes upon the first
Wednesday in December, in the year in
which they are appointed, at such place
in each state as the legislature of each
state may direct
In Ohio and in most of the other
states, there is special legislation pro-
yiding that the votes shall be cast at the
state capitol.
The federal statutes have provided FOR
any contingency that might arise.
Each state may, by law, provide for the
filing of any vacancies which may oc-
cur in its college of electors, when
such college meets to give it's electoral
vote.
In Ohio, should vacancy occur, the
Chic electoral college has power to elect
persons to fill such vacancies, and
should it happen that two persons re-
governor makes the choice by lot. It
will be seen, therefore, that no adverse
state administration could affect the
electoral vote.
After the votes are formally cast,
three certificates are made, in which
the votes for president and vice presi-
dent are given in separate lists.
The college then chooses person, not
necessarily member of its body, to
personally take one certificate to Wash
ington. This he must deliver to the
president of the senate before the first
week in January. In the event of that
officer not being in Washington when
the messenger arrives, the secretary OF
state is empowered to take charge of
the certificate.
The second certificate must be sent
to the president of the senate by mail,
so as to reach Washington before the
first week in January.
. The third certificate is delivered to
the federal judge of the district in
which the electoral college meets.
On the second Wednesday of Feb
ruary, congress is in session, and the
electoral vote is formally eanvassed.
Should it happen that neither of the
first two certificates reach Washington
by the second Wednesday in February,
the secretary of state at once sends a.
special messenger to the federal judge
who is in possession OF the third certif-
cate, and that is then taken to Wash
ington.
Each messenger is paid mileage upon
the surrender of the certificate, TO the
amountof 25 cents for each mile he has
Travelled BY the most Direct route. AS
ifs transportation does not usually ex-
ceed six cents per mile for the round
trip, he is few dollars to the good.
Messengers from the remote states are
thus quite well paid for their time.
The man who will carry the certificate
for California will be ahead about $500
on the trip.--Toledo Blade.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16

=
iy temperate person, when under hyp-
motto control, simulate or yield to
drunkenness; nor can truly modest
person be induced to do that which
would, in waking hours, ssaEer OF i'm
modesty. The man with true dignity
of soul keeps his dignity intact, and one
of real kindness of nature shows no
glimmer of harsh feeling.
And thus. as can readily be seen, one
more proof from an unexpected source
has been added to those already i. our.
possession going to show the value and
power of character, Of that which
man Inherently and intrinsicaliy is,
rather than. that which he appears 10
be. 1t makes out, too, even harder
e'ase against Adam, who need never have
yielded to Eve but for a weakness in
himself.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16

concluded charitable entertainments.
OF course. all of them, womanlike, were
longing to inquire after the little girl,
but felt that the query would sound
cold and formal If, according to eti-
quette, they gave the child all her titles.
But there is a wonderful freemasonry in
motherhood, and ene of the, ladies,
whose own sweet little girl was born on
the same day as Grand Duchess
olga fact well known to the empress
said, quite naturally: How is the
baby 2" The effect was magical. The
empress face no longer wore what we
may call the state smile. but was
radiant as she talked of her little net.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
TOOTH DRAWING.

Its Horrors Ameliorated Somewhat b,
the Use of Electricity.
If you like you can now hayea tooth
pulled painlessly and without gas By
electricity. Instantaneous? Why. OF
course; but the point is that there /,
no pain. You need not bother with
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
How the Bostonlan proposed.

DickAnd how did you proceed?
Fred-Why,I just went up to her and
asked her If she would marry me.
{ without first telling her how much
you loved her and all that sort of
thing s''
"Of course; did not want TO preju-
dice her Judgment ?
My dear boy, don't you know that
when folks fall in love they don't have
any Judgment ?"--Bcston Transcript.
The cobra Is said to be the only ser.
Isept that euita cry, which resembles
the sqneak Of rat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
M,KlNLEY GOOD TIMES.

some of the FIRST Fruits OF Republican
Victory.
The much-talk ked-of and highly -vaunt-
saad1 Tm .r;.sinx las .,,aaa - - ~. 81
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
a prattx story.

o'ity
Here is a pretty story of the young
empress Of Russia. A number of ladies
had been invited to the palace, in order
that the empress might think them per-
sonally for their share in recently
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16

--The poisoned arrows in use among
some native tribes of the Upper ANA
Eon derive their venom from having been
dipped in the poison sacs of yenomous
serpents.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16

Betty was sitting suikily in The wait
ing-room at the Tucson station about
7:3o o'clock the same night. Her uncle
was seeing tothe checking Of her trunk
outside. When he came back, man
whom he. recognized even in the late
twilight as Carlos Franquelo ran past
him, toward a horse that stood in the
street a few yards away; and, going
hurriedly to where be had left his niece,
he fould her lying full length on the
floor and dead. Her yellow curls were
wet and dark with blood, and her face
WAS quite disfgured because the pistol
had been held close to it.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
WESTMORLAND,
1.-THE MIGHTY"
He PITCHED WEDNESDAYS
GAME LIKE A WIZARD.
Pine Bluff Defeats Little Rock by
Score Il to 3,

It often happens IN base ball. rs in
other things, that when one expects
the most he realizes the least
With Westmorland and Freeman,
the opposing pitchers Yesterday
afternoon in the first battle Of tie
series between the \ ~ c As Of
this city and the Dieldnson-Arms
team OF Little Rock. there was every
reason to expect Il hard, stubborn
battle, but it Wis nothing Of the
kind. 1t was easy money" for our
boys from the start. Westmorland
ont-pitched Freeman. both in cffec-
tiyeness and steadincsa Whenever
a Y. NJ G. a. man would get good
crack at the ball, his fellows wore in-
oculated with the power 10 10 like
wise, and some Of the prettest bat
ting OF the season was the result,
Both teams made errors hat We're
so costly, and so seemingly easy to
avoid that they took a great deol ol
4 life cut OF the contest for the speeta
tors, who had been led, as a rule, OF
fine ball-playiug All this season.
The short stop work Of botl
Murphy and Evans the catching o
Hartman and the holding down q
the initial bag BY Beaurie HUT all
deserve special mention
Freeman pitched in hi usual good
form, but proved no puzzle for thu
home boys, who had on theirhattine
clothes, especially jimmy Allen. who
knocked on home run and 3-hag-
ger, and Franklin who also Knocked
the bail through the race track aud
made a "homer.
Westmonand held the visitors
down to 10 hits while 10 hits were
made off OF Fireman.
The attendance was small, but he
game today promises 70 be good
one and a large crowd should turn
out.
In the sixth inning tie score stood
6 to 6. The Pine Bluff's went To bat
and made four runs; the Little Rocks
none. In the eighth the Pine Bluffs
scored three and the Little Rocks
one In the ninth the Pine Bluffs
scored one, and the Little Rocks
were unable to score more than one,
and this is what tells the tale:
y. NJ. G. A.. ii.
Dickinson Arms, S
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
"SCRAPPED.''
Morris Benson and Dave Lichtbach
Settle Their Differences by
Original Methods.


Morris Benson and Dave Licht-
bach. OF recent notoriety, decided to
settle theie differences today with
out further appeal to the courts or
newspaper notoriety. This case is
familiar to the public. Readers OF
the GRAPHIC will remember that Ben
son caused Lichtbachs arrest last
Saturday on the charge Of grand
larceny for stealing and exposing his
Benson 81 "old love letters, on
which charge Iiebtbach was, on
Tuesday, discharged.
This afternoon Lichtbach called on
Benson at the Globe store and de-
manded that he (Benson) pay him
(Liehtbach) $50 for loss OF time and
false arrest. benson refused TO COM
ply with the request and the two
young men engaged in a serimmage
without further delay. Blows
fell thick and fast, but friends inter-
ferred before any serious damage
was done and separated the bellig-
erents. Thus. it is thought, the diff
ferences between the young men have
been happily settled. So mote 1t be
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
CIGARETTES FOLLOW WHEAT
Coffin Tacks arc Now Worth
Double Money.

Local retail tobacco dealers have
been notified that another increase
in price is soon to be made on the
most popular brands Of eastern
cigarettes. The cost TO The retailer
has already gone up soc per 1919, ana
an additional raise Of soc is antiei-
pated
Cigarettes that have more than
held their own for years at ten for &c
will soon be sold at lc straight or
two packages for 15c. The increase
will be made on all goods manuIDc-
tured by the trust It IS almost Ger
tain that prices on St Louis clgaret-
ties will not be raised, despite the
action Of the eastern people. Many
retailers have discontinued handling
the trust cigarettes since The first
raise was made There VAS no
money in them at the old price, and
when the SOC additional is tackled on
The present price. the majority Of
dealers will not renew their supply,
unless there Is a heavy demand for
the goods at twenty Tor l5c. -Arkan-
sas Democrat.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
AT PLUM CREEK THEY-ARE IN
BAD SHAPE AND THE OPE,
RATORs ARE GAINING.
Wages are Held Back, EvictiOns De
layed and the Men Given
Further Time-0rganizers
Active in Virginia
Today

P1TrsBURG, Aug 26.-No marching
was done by the striking miners in
the De Armit coal region this morn
ING. the roads being in bad shape
from recent rains, but the men
sauntered out in small groups and
continued their missionary work
among the miners. This is payday
at Oak Hill, and the campers believe
after the men have received their
money they will join the strikers. At
Plum Creek the strikers seem to be
losing ground every day. Today
the company told every man ii he
did not go to work at once heeonld
NOT do SO hereafter A few men who
had been prominent in trying TO IN
dnce the miners to strike applied Tor
work. but were refused. 1t is sald
that the De Armit company held
back in wages due their three mines
about $50, 900. There were no eYle-
tions to-day, DeArmit saying he
wonld give the men few days more
grace.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
Don'ts.
Don t forget August 81

Don forget August 81.
Don GET your dates mixed
non,+ foro.o+ 80 snl,sor,ha for no
ca,an,.
Ion 'ii,iiN ma, } oui Tue '''is
peOoie On tue oe"o".
Don 'nlilN your { SWEEP pecuuse
you are tue o''iS lump q se7"' ~
'ne slass
Do'l en- :, w -, '''9 o,.,' o,,
81 .. o'' : 9 ~ g '''' ~ ~ -
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D"'i ''i'hN '"''' '''s ''.7' - - ~ =
'e'''oe'.
Don remember eoffeetlS' Il you
40 You wont forget " MAJ you alah |
'i'''N -.
Don good 'hlhR heea pushing
along?
Don. everybody know that the
Parade on the 3lst is the best we II
have?
Don't think because You never see
our merchants on horseback that
they VOLT be at the head Of the big
parade ON the 3lst.
Don't Imagine yon will need
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28

NO 233
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Reported
in the South in a Week.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug %.
Among the most important new in
dustries for the week ending Au.
gust 2l, the Tladesmaa reports The
following The Decatur Compress
Company, capital $4,000 New Ee.
eatur, Ala; an electric power plant
TO be erected at Pensacola, Fla, by
a 300 600 company large Touring
mills at Crisman aud New Market,
Va, and Sedan, " Va; the Gulf
port Land aud Improvement Com.
panx, capital 500, 900, at Gulfport.
Miss; the G W. Mcdonald Com
panY, capital 81 000, 600, at Clarks-
burg, W. Va, to mine coal, manu-
faetnre coke, etc, and the Columbia
Gold Mining Company, capital $50,
600, at Richmond, Va, The Cogin
Cigarette and Tobacco Company,
capital 500 has been chartered
at Richmond, Va, and wood work
ing plants will be established at
Musgrove, Ca; Hartford, Ky +;
Shreveport, La, and at Nat
Moore and Wilmington, N. G.
All reports from Southern manu-
faeturers and business men continue
encouraging, and business pros
poets have not been SO favorable for
many years. A number of idle
manufacturing plants have resumed
work during the past week, and
Bessemer pig iron has been ad-
vaneed Prices for agricultural
products are advancing, and heavy
exports Of wheat and corn are re-
ported
III the South the iron and steel
trade is steadily improving and
business among the textile and lum-
Der mills is achye.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
Omen House.

At its last meeting Pine Bluff
Lodge of Elks decided to keep open
house" during the days OF the Trade
Parde and Labor Day The beauti-
ful and elegantly furnished hall will
be kept open, and here visitors and
the public generally invited to rest
themselves and enjoy ice water and
lemonade, etc, and read late papers.
The hall is on the southwest corner
Of Main street and Second avenue,
over Kastor & Rluthenthal's cloth
clothing establishment. A commit
tee of Elks, with Judge Jones as
chairman, viii be present TO vel
come visitors.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
A BIG CAMP MEETING.
1t Is an Old Fashioned Methodist
Gathering, and DR. Dye
Presiding

WARREN, Ark, August "a DIR.
John Il Dye opened On last Satur-
day, at ParnclI Speings, camp
meeting. This meeting promises to
be one Of the largest ever held in
the State Through the Doctors
personal Influence this delightful
spot was selected with three Of the
grandest springs in Arkansas
Speaking Of the springs. they are
simply wonderful In a space Of
fifteen feet three distinct kinds Of
water runs from the earth. One is
a perfect iron spring, while the
Others are white and black sulphur
The people in Bradley, Drew and
Lincoln counties certainly appre
ciate the greatness Of these waters
The property is owned by r. T..
Wells, who also runs good sub
stantial hotel
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
COTTON IS OPENING.
WEATHER HAS BEEN REMARK
ABLY COOL AND DRY FOR
THE SEASON,
Apples Being Shipped in the North
west and Are Bringing
Good Prices.

LITTLE Rock, August II The
temperature for the week has aver
aged "A degrees per day below the
normal, and the precipitation has
averaged SO inch less than the nor
NAL amount.
Following are the total rainfalls
for the week ending a. M, Mon
day, August %, reported by teIe-
graph from selected stations For.
rest City, trace; Helena, II inch;
Little Rock, trace Malvern, Ii
inch; Newport, .23 inch; Prescott,
2 inch, Texarkana, 04 inch, War
rem, trace, and none at Brinkley,
Fort Smith, Pine Bluff and Russell
vile.
The weather has been remarkably
cool and dry for the season.
While in a few localities crops are
improved over last week, yet gen
orally there has been a falling off IN
the condition Gmost crops.
Cotton is maturing rapidly and
beginning to open, and some little
picked. First bales are reported
from several localities. There is
much complaint Of blight and rust,
and some complaint Of shedding
generally, however, the crop prom.
ises to be a fair one
Corn has matured rapidly, and
fodder pulling has been general
Fall crops, such as potatoes, tur-
nips, sorghum and late gardens are
not doing well generally on account
of lack of moisture.
Apples are being shipped in the
northwest section and are bringing
good prices.
Where condition Of the soil will
permit fathers are busy blowing
and preparing the land for fall seed.
Worms are reported in Crawford,
Jefferson and Miller counties, but
have done but little damage as yet.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
THE FAIR,
CONTRACT LET FOR THE RRE0-
TION OF A FLORAL HALL.
The Park Being Improved and
Every Arrangement Being
Made For the Great
Fair.

.fhe Board Of Directors of the JEFF
ferson County Fair Association held
a meeting this morning at which
contract was let for the erection of
two exhibit buildings for the fair
this fall. Mr.. W. S. Helton is the
One contract was for
the erection Of a floral hall to be 10
by 50 feet in dimensions and Two
stories high This will be the main
exhibit building with a court in the
center. The other building is to be
80 by so feet and will be used as a
chicken house for the exhibition of
all kinds ef poultry.
Mr.. Helton, the contractor Will
begin work at once and have the
buildings completed by the first OF
October, at the latest
President g1angford today APP
pointed Prof. j c. Corbin, of the
Branch Normal College, manager OF
the colored department.
It was also decided this morning
to have the Park lighted by cleo
tricity every night during the fair.
For this purpose a small engine and
boiler from the Branch Normal Col
lege will be used.
Reports were received at the
Directors meeting from oil parts of
the country relative to the attend
anee at the coming fair, and the in
dications are that Pine Bluff will be
thronged with visitors during fair
week. from October 10 to 23rd
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
THE PHARMACISTS
President Dowdy Announces
His standing Committees.

President j f. Dowdy, of the
Arkansas Association Of Pharma-
eists, which will hold its next an
nuaI session in May, 1898, has an
nouneed the following standing
committees for the ensuing year
Legislation-W L. Dewoody,
Pine Bluff; J. B. Bond, Sr., and ].
IT, Brown, Little Rock
Trade lnteres ts-W. II. Skinner,
Poeahontas, John Schapp, Fort
Smith, u J Hunt, Hot Springs.
Pharmacopoeia W. w. Kerr,
Russellville, J W Beidelman, Lit
tie Rock Bordeaux Vance, Monti-
cello.
Pharmacy and Queries A.
Ginocchio, Little Rock; ]. NJ. Sharp
Fort Smith; NJ. Anderson Pine
Buff.
Membership r. FL Lusby, Little
Rock; W. r. Blocker, Fort Smith;
e. n Merrlman, o. Halliburton, w.
D. Hanna, Little Rock
Original Research and investiga-
tion-F G. Schachleiter, ]. A.
Ginocehio, Little Rock; r. b. King.
Helena II. Weimer, Hot Springs;
J M. Anderson, Pine Bluff.
Pharmaceutal Display e. f.
Klein, NJ e Eisele, dot Springs, j
Fl. Mann, Pine Bluff; J. b. Airhart,
Lonoke; A. i. Morgan, Camden.
Publlcations-J. B. Bond, Jr, ].
A. Jungkind, J. +. Dowdy, Little
Rock.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
A Hay Ride

A party of young people enjoyed
a ,slay ride" to sulphur Springs and
back last night. The party left the
city at $50 in wagons filled with
hay and drawn by spirited horses;
drove to Sulphur Spring where they
enjoyed themselves for a time and
then returned to the city arriving
at the bewitching hnnr OF midnight,
The party consisted Of Misses Minnie
Cook. Mildred Van Yalkenburgh,
Pearl Garrett Mary Vim and Bes-
sic smith. Messrs. Alex. Rowell'
Lynn BrinkIey, John Wilbourn, d.
] Miller and DR. Land.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
QUIET AT RISON,
NO DISTURBANCE AT THAT
PLACE.
The Wild Rumor About the Burn
ing of the Jail Untrue.

All is quiet at Rison, Cleveland
county, reports 70 the contrary not
aithstandiug.
A wild report was current on the
streets late last night, and this
"wednesday morning, to the effect
that the Cleveland county jail at
Rison had been burned by a mob
and five negroes, charged with the
murder foT. T. Johnson, lynehed. BE
II said to the credit of the good
people Of Cleveland county that the
report was entirely unfounded.
This fact was fully established by
telephone communication between
the GRAPHIC office and Rfson this
morning There was no disturb
aaee at Rison last night whatever:
on the contrary all was quiet and
orderly.
Five negroes have been arrested
and are now confined in the Cleve-
and county jail charged with com
plteity in the murder Of T. I. John
son near Kendail5s mill asst Satur-
day night, but there are no indica-
tons whatever that the prisoners
will be molested. The people OF
Cleveland county are a law abiding
people, opposed to mob violence,
and will accord the prisoners the
right Of trial fer the crime with
which they are charged.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28

Cecilia Burghan, a negress,
was fined 5000 in the Police Court
this morning for using obscene lam
guage and disturbing the neighbour
hood in which she lives. She has
been before the Court several times
on this charge, but as long as a GER
tain white man continues to pay her
fines she will continue her infamous
conduct. Such men are no credit to
the community.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28
A Runaway.

This morning the horse hitched
10 the delivery wagon Of Mr.. Felix
smart. aud driven by mir. Moore
Knox. became frightened at train
On the Valley road aud ran away
The vehicle was overturned ana
smashed 10 pieces. Mr.. Knox es-
oaned being injured.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-28

The above is from newspaper
published at Spokane Falls, Wash
ington, where Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Parker now reside Mr., and Mrs.
Parker were formerly citizens OF
Pine Bluff, and their many friends
here will be grieved to learn OF their
misfortune in losing their child,