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NEWS AND COMMENT.

Thei Little Rock Democrat says; "Hon. Wm. G. Whipple, register ot the United States land office in this city, has been officially notified that by recent ruling of the department of interior, section of act of March ?, 1889, is now so construed as to permit any one who has made entry at any time on less than 160 acres and has since made a final proof on same, to make an additional entry of such an amount of land, as when added to the original entry, will make 160 acres. There are many in this district who will be benefited by this ruling, and they should avail themselves of this opportunity to get the full 160 acres allowed them by the government, It is desired by Mir. Whipple that this statement be given wide publicity, to the end that those who are entitled to make additional entries may be appraised ot the fact.
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TIE Fort Smith Slta truly says Every day the newspaper man is reminded of the great responsibility resting upon him as the trustee of some news item, affecting the good name of an individual or the com mercial standing of good business house. The policy of prudence and protection forfeits many good news item. but while doing so it is pleasant to know that the opposite policy of enterprise and sensation wrecks many good house that might have been tided over the shoals but for the precipitation of troubles following upon an ill-advis- ed application. Just where the safety line may be drawn no one can tell, but it is better that many escape than that one innocent man be made to suffer"
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coon Caesar De Bazan.' 7

Mr. Wm. l.. Roberts and Miss Olive Martin can boast of one more success to add to q long line in the past. Don Caesar de Bazan" will be seen at the'opera house December
 Mir Roberts comes of q school of acting which has indelibly stamped his style IS original and virile, hay ing a f one time bven q member of the old Califarnia Stock Company, many of whose members have since risen to greatness in the history of the modern stage. He has also been connected with Mir. W. 2. Sheridan, Boston's greatest tragedian, Mir Edwin Booth, Madam Januscheck, i, Mr. Lawrence Barrett, Mir. John Mccullough, Mr. Lewis Morrison and many others too numerous to men tion in this limited space, but sum med-up in all, he has played every class of parts from 'buffoon comedy" to tragedy" covering a scope If no less than six hundred eharacteIiza- tions.
 Miss Martin has also served a rigorous dramatic schooling, from which she has come forth an actress of rare reserve and tremendous pas- sionate force.
 They will appear here in Mir. Roberts own version of D'Ennery's s celebrated play, "Don Caesar de Bazan." The company comes fully equipped in every detail. every act being carried in it's entirety, for the proper rendition of the masterpiece, requiring q car to carry heextensive paraphernalia necessary. It is promised as one of the treats of the season dramatically.
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precatinglY over his breast.

precatingly over his breast
 If he is a tyrant, he has some be- seeching, persuasive gestures not seen elsewhere but among the angels.
 That holy gesture seemed to mad den the group of Socialists, All at once they plunged over the barriers and up through the ministerial desks and benches. One in red eravat reached up and snatched the presi- dents papers. Another seized his bell.
 In moment they were fighting and struggling with uniformed ser wants of the house who elected them.
 At the same time others of their group stormed up the side of the tribune and drove out the president the viee-presidents, and then follow ed them across the floor, hammering the latter with their fists. But l saw no blow actually reach the pres ident. The Socialists came back, oc- cupied the presidents tribune and held it like a fort.
 The man wearing the red cravat gathered up an armful of the presi- dents papers and threw them oyer the front like snow storm.
 Meantime the house was bowling yelling and banking on the desks. A South African thunderstorm is solid silence compared to it.
 ''RascalsY' Scoundrels!' Those and less delicate epithets filled tho air
 All of sudden the distant door opened and down the floor of the brilliant and superb chamber came drifting the espeetaclea and flash of six ty spiked helmets.
 It was the most thrilling theatri- cal surprise I ever saw. I would not have missed it for the succession to the throne.
 Moreover, it was history, and be- longs among the worlds memorable days.
 
 This force was received with a tempest of generations from the one party and with victory notes fro n the other side, yet it was heavy defeat for all concerned.
 The handsome officer in command cared nothing for the reception. He went up into the tribune and re- quested the Socialist garrison to re- tire. They declined.
 Then he stepped aside and his men pulled, hauled and dragged the fight ing, struggling garrison down and out of their fort and out of the deor--and the amazing drama was finished
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alfaon's Vt ives and Dauvbfar..

or Nilton's three wives and his rels, dons with them enough has been writ. ten. It was a hard thing to be Milton's wife or Milton's daughter. He was stern, he was austeFe, he was self cen. tered; his impecoable strength was pur. chased by sublime and monotonoDa egolsm, which is the name they give to selfishness in poets Very chili mnst have been the life of his girls in that Puritan house, reading to the inwranned Puritan father from languages thev did not understand and taking down from his lips poetry they understood still less Milton found them undutiful. Poor liz tie "undutifui" daughtersl Fathers had terrible conceptions of duty in those days Did any one ever, want to know MlltonY Did any one ever not want to know Shakespeare9 Doubtless there aro readers of the Exeter Hall class who would have yearned for the godJv com pany of the great Christian meet :, But, on tho whole, how thankful ona should be that Shakespeare was nos .
 Christian poeti" i"-Aeademy
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SEEBACH AND THE AGENT.
A German Story of an American AttemV'
 to Doom a Sewing Machine.

A German Story of an American Attemgs
 to Doom a Sewing Machine.
 The following story. which was pub. lished in German in connection with the death of Marie seebach, the noted German actress, shows very woll the conception of American affairs which still prevails in Germany to q certain extent. Soebach was here more than 2G years 4g6, en1 it ie scarcely possible that sucn an incident as is described would hayo taken place then, but many such stories arc told in Germany today as illustrative of American enterprise,
 According to this reminiscenee Marie Seebach one day received a message that a gentleman wished to see her. She told the servant to send him to her drawing room in the hotel, and when he arrived he introduced himself as 6 certain Colonel Smith. Thcn ho plunged at the object of his visit and said that he represented a certain well known make of sewing machines.
 .I have already heard, " he said, "that you are a great artist. want to find out if you are 8 good business wo- man as well. Do you want to make some lnoneyT
 "Oh, I've no objections to make to that, she said, If it is possible in 8 perfectly correct and dignifed way.
 "Oh, it's in the most correct way possible that propose, the visitor continued. "and offer you 810, GOO for doing it.
 What have to do in return?a ask. ed Seebach
 Nothing in the world ' the colonel replied, and as he noticed the expres- sion of astonishnent on her face he went on: ] told you that l came from a sewing machine company-ono of the largest in the world All that demand of you in return for the 510, GOO is that as Marguerite in the spinning wheel scene from Faust you will gse one d our sewing machines instead of tks wheel, and just keep it in motion for 8 few seconds Then we would let hand. bills drop from the gallery, saying thai the machine used by Marie Seebach was made ty our firm. ''
 The actress is said to havo hesitated for a second, but, in the end, her re- spect for Goethe's tragedy is described as the feeling which saved her artistic reputation
 This story is of 8 type that disap. peared from general use 40 years ago It is of the kind told about P. T. Bar nun in the earlier days of his career, but stories of the kind still pass muster in Europe, although a press agent whC attempted anything of the kind in this country would soon lose his job. New York Sun.
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A LOST ALASKAN MINE.
Searching For Hidden Millions In the
 Droary Yukon Country.

Searching Tor Hidden Millions In the
 Dreary Yukon Country.
 Five million dollars in nuggets and an lnexhaustlblo mine of fabulous richness will be the reward of the prospector who oan find the lost Golden mountain in north. ern Alaska Such at least is the report current among the miners along the Yukon and it's tributaries, says a Sioux City cor respondent. The story may be a myth or 1t may be literally true No one seems tG know for q certainty, and so many lived have been lost in the effort to establish it's truth or falsity that investigators are grow ing somewhat ohary of entering on the search Mark Hamilton, Yukon miner in 1891 and 1899, thus told the legend:
 Away back, before Alaska passed out of Russian hands, he says, sta party start ed up the Koyokuk river, tributary of tho Yukon. The members wanted to learn all they could concerning the topography of the country, it's mineral resources and the various tribes by which it was inhabit- ed. They were picking up furs, too, and looking for any little snaps on which they might stumble in the way of Indian trad Ing. Alaska was not known then, as it is now, as a gold country; still it was under stood that gold was occasionally found, and the explorers kept their eyes open for any chance sight of the precious metal. About half way up tho north fork of the Yukon they branohed off to the west and some where between the north fork and the Arc tic ocean, no one knows just whore, came to 0 small mountain, the base of which was literally honeycombed with veins of rich gold bearing ore
 Such at least is the story. don tYouch for it's truth. It is said that S5,000, 000 worth of nuggets were picked up in few weeks almost on the surface of the ground By this time the winter season was begin. ming to set in, and the prospectors con- cluded they had better strike for the south ern settlements. Travelling was so difficult and the party so small-it numbered only six or seven-that the greater part of the treasure was cached near the camp and only enough packed for transportation to convince settlers in the south of the rich ness of the deposits. It was expected to return the next summer with a stronger party and work the lead for all 1t was worth.
 What became of that party after it left the mountain no one knows. It was never seen again. Inquiry made by the Russian authorities when the explorers failed to re turn on schedule time developed from the Indians the story given above"
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els either plain or covered with embroid- cry or applications. Sometimes the panels arc of plaited silk, but this is in gowns of comparatively light weight.
 Skirts plaited or gathered at tho top should bo avoided except by slender wom- en unless the skirt is made of very thin goods. In the heavy materials for faii and winter wear such fullness Is too ouE1- brous for a robust figure.
 The illustration given shows costume of silver gray cloth. The skirt is trimmed around the foot with three clusters of nnr- row bands of silver galloon. The close bodice which has a slight basque, is em- broiderod with steel and bordered with steel gallooB. It opens over Q plaited vest of pink mousseline dc soio having oorsa- let of black satin. The close sleeves have two small puffs at the top and are border ed with steel at the wrists, the steel em- broidered opaulets being edged in the same way The neck and wrist frills arc of pale pink mousseline de sole.
 JUDIC CHOLABE.
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Women in the Postal Depart
 0enf

First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Heath has transmitted to the Postal Department of the German Government, a comprehensive re- port on the employment of women in the government servlce.
 Women, the report says, are em- ployed in all branches of the postal service, except as letter carriers, clerks in the railway mail service and postoffice inspectors. They are not debarred by rule or regula- tion from entering any branch of the service. In fact, there are post offices in the United States at which there are none but women employ ed. The same salary is paid them as to men for tho same character of work. h tue Postofice Depart ment salaries now paid to women vary from $24O to $500 per annum, according to service performed, though there is no rule proven ting them from receiving more than that; and as .postmasters or assist ants they sometimes receive much larger salaries.
 Continuing, the report says it has been a mooted question for many years with the heads of the execu- tive departments whether women can render as good general service as men, because the latter may be confronted with duties in a sense indelicate or which require too much manual labor But it is sell dom that duties devolve on any clerk or officer which can not be properly performed by women. The conclusion of the department is that altogether the services of women have proven almost, if not equally satisfactory with those of men. The report is based on a request by the German Government as to what has been the general ex perience Of the government with women employees.
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ONE of our Arkansas exchanges says that a preacher, while an
 nouncing that a collection would be taken, closed with the following remark "A sermon that isn't worth nickel isn't worth coming to hear; and the person that will beat the Lord, the preacher or the printer, is a goat of the most odoriferous kind.n He must believe ir the trinity of the Lord, the preacher and the printer. Mena Star
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COLONY OF WIDOWS.
At heast There Was Ono, but Now All
 Are Married.

4 small hamlet across the river from Ooalburg, ", Va. is known as Shrews- bury. It's only distinguishing feature has been the multiplicity of it's widows. Some were old and some were buxom. There was Q 16-year-old and one of 50
 Most of them were childless, but sev. eral had one OF more remembranees of the one dead. Two grass widows were in tho group, and one other had a glass eye. Several had money, two or three a tarn, one owned a grocery store and five or six had a pension
 There weao others who only had ex- perieneo and hope, but today there ia not widow in Shrewsbury. One died of old age Another went away to ao- cept position as second cook on a Big Sandy pushboat, and of the others every ono is married.
 There was one elopement A girlish widow of 60, with bangs, went doWB the river with n boy coal miner, but she was determined not to be left. Squirea caught eight or ten couples, and minis ters had 8 few who gave 25 cents for ths ceremony.
 A lot of rooms with board for eligible widows can be had cheap at Shrews. bury, and number of unincumbered men, weary of single life, are willing to exchange their forlorn condition for the smiles of not too old or exactina widow.
 The trains carry all widows for hah fare, fer good luck. New York Record eT.
 Ehe E5iah02ss DiscomnturA.
 There is an aneodote of London bishop who. having read that story of John Wesley cutting out every word of his discourse that his servantmaid 9sd not understand, determined to preach to Q country congregation the simplest sermon he could write He chose an elementary subject and took as his text, The fool hath said in his heart there is no God. l" On leaving the church he asked the parish clerk what he thought sf the sermon. "Oh, my lord. " said he, it was very fine--yery fine and grand I've been talking it over with Mr Beard, and we sad how fine it was Bnt, after alA, we can't help thinking that there is God Chambers Jour aal
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THE Pine Bluff Weekly Courier by Messrs. Earnest Hummer and M. s. Treadwell, made it's first appear ance yesterday. Itis a neatly printed sixcolumn quarto and was well filled with advertisement and the week s local news. 1t will henceforth be published every Saturday evening. We wish the young gentlemen suc- cess iH their new undertaking.
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ooI's Restore full regular action wE:a g@E of the bowels, do not irri- B8 N9 tate or infiame, but leave SA all the delicate digestive
 ganism in perfect condition. Try them. 9 cents Prepared only by c. I. Hood & Co.,, Lowell. Mass
Prosneritx for Pcnstoners.

The Nashville Sun is of the opin- ion that Secretary Bliss report con- firms the worst fears excited by MT McKinley's call for more liberal pensions. The best guide to what is coming is to be found in what we have had in che past.
 The last year of Cleveland's
 first term the pension
 appropriation was $ 89,000, GOO Harrison's first year 106, 800, GOO Harrison's second year $500, 900 Harrison's third year Al, 100000 Harrison's fourth year 158, 900, 900 Increase under the last
 Republican admins
 traitor 8 69, 900, GOO The New York World, in comment ing epon the Bliss report, gives some interesting data. It declares that e'the net decrease in Cleve- lands second term was SIS, 250, GOO. There was a slight increase in the last fiscal year, all of it in the four months after the inauguration oi Mckinley.
 "The number now on the pension rolls is 976, OLA, and even Mr. Bliss owns up to a certain increase ol about 100000. He takese the rosy view that this addition will add only 7,000,0 900 to the annual appropria. tion. But a conservative calcula- tion shows that the increase will be nearer $2O,00O, GOO.
 'Unlessi there is an entire change of policy the pension appropriation for McKinley's last year will be about $160, 000,O ,OO0.
 In 1866 the pension appropria tion was $13, 300, GOO; in 1876, $28, 250, GOO; in 1880, $64, 300, 900; in 1896, $138, 250, GOO. That is, it has more than doubled in each decade since the close of the war
 A million pensioners-one in every seventy of our population And all the people taxed at least $15 apiece by the protected trusts and monopoIies in order to raise the money by tariffs to pay these pensions!
 And we dream of prosperityl
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PINE BLUFF, ARK. DEC. l, 1897
Notlce to Weekly Subscribers

Statements have been mailed this week to all subscribers, rendering q statement of individual indebtedness to the Semi-Weekly GRAPHIC for sub- scriptions. These are sent out an nually in pursuance of a regular bus mess policy, and we hope all state ments will receive prompt answer and remittance. Should any error occur the same will be reetifled upon application to the business office. Prompt attention to these state ments will save time and trouble.
 Address all communications to the
 SEMI-WEEKLY GRAPHIC,
 Pine Bluff, Ark
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TIE CIarksville Herald says: Lets try less cotton and more grain, fruits, vegetables and stock for few years. There can't be any thing lest by such an experiment. and possibly we may be benefitted. '"
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WINTER HINTS
The Seasons skirts White Woolen ooe9a
 Trimmed With Lace.

Buttons are to figure largely among winter trimmings and are to be employed fin all sizes and styles, Buttons covered
 with cloth and velvet or made of passe- menterie, enamel, pearl, ivory, gold, sil- yer and cut steel will all be used, the sort chosen being decided by the material of the gown to bo adorned and the style ID which it is conceived. On cloth they will be particularly used, with many new of fleets. Skirts open at one or both sides will be held together by buttonsand cords, ehe space between being filled by flat pan.
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A PARTY of Kentucky Colonels D are out hunting in the wilds of Ash ley county. They have their own horses and other paraphernalia, in cluding liberal quantity of Ken tueky's celebrated cure for snake hites n
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SOME of our exchanges are sug- gesting Bryan and Van Wyck as the Democratic Presidential ticket in 1900. We'll, Van Wyck is known at least outside of his state, which could not be said of Mir. Sewell prior to his nomination for Vice President in 1896.
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PRESIDENT Mckinley is putting the finishing touches on his message to Congress. The President will have good deal to explain.
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MARK HANNA hasn't much to be thankful for, but he ought to be thankful that he has even lighting chance" for the Ohio Senatorship.
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The serpent's sight

There is tradition in many parts of Europe that when serpent's sight grows dim with age he eats fennel and thus regains his vision.
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TIE Kentucky whiskey truit has collapsed to the delight of all Ken tuckians except the distillers.
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W. H. WESTBROOK.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-14

TRUSTEES SALE-ON THE 9TH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1897, 1897, at 10
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-14
a Seat on the Platform.

During tho ten years he was in Aus
tralia as bishop of Melbourne DR..
Moorhouse, tho present bishop of Man
chester, made himself very popular by
his geniality, tolerance and common
sense. One night the bishop was about
to lecture in "a little township perched
on plateau i'll the Australian Alps.
The hall was packed. but u young
bushman, attired in striped shirt and
moleskin trousers and wearing FAM
ing red comforter, was determined to
push his way to the front. He thought
he saw vacant seat on the platform
and made for it.
Would you mind showing up q bit,
MISUSE" he said to quiet. pleasant
looking lady.
"No. no, you mustn't sit there" in
terposed local clergyman. "That's the
bishops wife,
Nonsense, said the bishop, who
had overheard the remark. Squeeze
up bit, Mary"
Mrs. Moorhouse laughingly obeyed,
and the young bushman in many color
ed attire sat by the side of the bishops
wife throughout the lecture. Youths
Companion.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-14
Unfulfilled Prophecies.

An interesting thing in Mr.. Glad
stones speech at the opening of the
Victoria bridge over the Dec was his
recollection of an unfulfilled prophecy
rs to the future of railways. A "shrewd
man" of his acquaintance had worked
out the probabilities in this way Com
mon people will travel by tho railway,
but the rich will never use it. The lat
ter will, therefore, be left alone and
unprotected OH the highroad, and there
will be Il great increase of highway
men, who will cut all their Threats.
When will somebody write history
of unfulfilled prophecies i'll politics and
social life? 1t is the great want of the
time. The venerable Colonel Sibthorp
denounced the great exhibition of 1861
as an enterprise that would prove to BIO
the wooden horse of English independ-
ence. The tyrants of the continent he
said, would send over their soldiers dis
guised as tourists, and one fine morning
we should all wake up to find them i'll
possession of the Tower of London.
There is often more rash prophecy in
parliament i'll single session than in
Zadkiel, Old Moore and all the rest of
them Ill decade. -London Bits.