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Legal Equality.

The women are again moving in the state of Illinois in the interest of equal. ity before the law. God bless them and God speed them in their righteous questl The shame is that it is left for the women to lead. Let the men inaugurate the movement that will make for justice. This cause has lost its newness. It has had to pay full price for the crudities and extravagances that gather around every reform, but at the core the de, mand is righteous one, and it must be heard and ultimately 1t must triumph. Let no one lose heart and let no one de. lay any legitimate effort Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho have fully enfranchised their women Eastward the star of (this) empire takes it's way , Chicago New Unity
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giioar.'@ ysornan's Temple.

Mrs. Matilda B Carse, who planned the Temple ill Chicago which is used for headquarters of the National Wom- an Christian Temperance union, 'ffha -nion Signal and many other importani offices. has taken 10 the platform in order to raise money to liqnidate the debt of the Temple Miss Shentz, all able elo cntionist, accompanies her. Any one de siring to perpetaate the memory of 5 temperance worker can, by she paymen, of $l00 10 the buiissins fund, have suck name inscrii,si on inc saDiat in " W iiiiaIs hall iu th5 T1mpla.
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Commencing Sunday. July K, and continuing until further notice. The St. l.. l. NJ. X S. Ky. will on Sundays sell tickets to Little Rock and return at one fare. $l.25, for round trip. Tickets good for return not Inter than day following date of sale.
 +. B. Mizell
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LET,S PLUCK UP COUR4 GE.

United States Ambassador White, this Governments srepresen tative at. Berlin, should vigorously prosecute his movement for the release of Al fred Wessling from the German army. Young Mr. Wessling is the son of naturalized American citi- zen, but, chaneing to visit Germany, was drafted for military service, and is LOW an unwilling soldier of the Kaiser.
 There need be no jingoism in de claring that Uncle sam should not submit to such action on the part of Germany or any other foreign na- tion. It ism t exactly right, to draw it mildly, that American citizens or their sons traveling through the dominions of the warlike William of Hohenzollern should bo subject to sudden arrest and enrolment in that monarchs army. 1t is all right, of course, for William to be filled with desire to maintain his army at the highest possible top notch, numerically, but he should not try to accomplish this by insti- tating press.gang methods, the vic tims of which hail from the United States.
 ! The case of Alfred Wessling is not the first instance, by any means. of Americans of German birth having been thus seized and drafted into the Kaiser's service. Owing, it is said, to the timidity of American Consuls in Germany, this line of procedure has heretofore proven entirely safe and free from diplomatic complica tions. The complications were avoided by American Consuls virtu- ally shutting their eyes to the out rages in question. But this makes il rough on the American citizen pulled neck and heels into a German uniform and subjected to the con temptnous bullying of German mili- tary martinets.
 Were Germany to lay recruiting hands on q subject of Great Britain in this manner the chances arc that young Billy Hohenzollern would be yanked back from that British sub ject with q vigorous jerk that would put a crick in his royal neck for some time to come. True, Great Britain is a bnmptious, auarrelsome sort Of nation, but somehow the whole world admires her for the grit with which she guards the rights of British subjects. Should not Uncle sam pluck up little spirit concern ing American subjeets?-R Republic.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
HE people of this country have q

HE people of this country have 2 greater reason than our forefather to cry taxation without represen- tation is tyrany.7 Never in the his tory of the Nation have there been such high rate of taxtation laid upon the people as proposed by the new Republican tariff bill. Why the poor man with a large family should contribute more to the sup port of the government than any one else, and that too to foster and feed trusts, combines and corpora tion. Malvern Times -Jonynal.
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Plants From Buds.

There are certain varieties of noun tain plants which have a singular pro. vision of nature for perpetuating their species. The duration of summer ill those elevated regions is too short to permit of the fipening of seeds. and the top buds fallof and take root as would lhe seeds.
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MAKERS THE MAGNETISM THAT THERE IS IN
 THE PROFESSION.

Why Crusoe Didn't Print paper-E Edwin
 Arnold's Love of the Calling chauncey
 Depew and His "JollIess i Tired Let
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-05
 Woodeock Eggs.

Owing to the inhabitants of Sweden being very partial to the eggs of the woodcock, it is more than probable that the breeti viii be greatly diminished, if not At last totally extirpated. The eggs of the above species are to be seen for sale ill large numbers ill the various markets ill Stockholm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-05

There are more than 200 lakes within the boundaries of Venezuela, one of tho largest being l,G00 feet above the level oI the sea. fine Orinoco river, the largest tn Venezuela. is l, l60 miles long.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-05

Caps of linen, wool. straw, bark of trees and leather were extensively worn i'll Egypt and Arabia in early times and were usually of | pointed or peaked shape. The variety of headdresses used by the Egyptian ladies was very great.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-05

A fine specimen of the white footed antelope of northern India, the mother of two fine youngsters, is 1t present ss:es i.s England .lsAie A .a.;;is tremely rare.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-05
Mineral Wool.

She-What is this mineral wool one reads so much about?
 He-Mineral wool? Why, that's the wool they shear from hydraulic rams. = New York Times.
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HUMAN HEARTS. :"
Presented at the opera House Lust Night to a Small but Enthusiastic
 Audience.

Humorous, pathetic, noble and grand was the play of Human Hearts" presented at the opera house last evening. It is a story of the Arkansas hills-of the plain, honest common folks, who are made the victims of villain and shrewd advent turess.
 The play abounds with noble and lofty sentiments, and the pathetic scenes bring tears to the eyes of a most hard-hearted audience.
 There was only a small audience present last night-more' the pity and the loss is that of the Pine Bluff theater-going public. The play and players were first-class and a more enjoyable and ennobl- ing play was never presented on the local stage. The cast and company are first-class, and there was not an inferior member of it. Never was more enjoyable evening spent at the opera house, and the audience was enthusiastic throughout and liberal in their applause.
 Mr. Hal. Reid, in the dual charac- ter of aTom Logan and the Gov ernor of Arkansas, was superb. His "make up" was good and his re- semblance to Gov. Clarke, striking.
 He displayed wonderful pres ence of mind in the beginning of the third act, when by accident all of the scenery on the left wing fell to the floor. The accident caused considerable commotion, but Mir. Reid soon oalmned the fears of the audience while he caused the cur tain to drop so that the scenery could be restored to it's position, meanwhile keeping his audience in constant laughter and good humor by reciting stories and telling jokes and annecdotes.
 It was the universal opinion of all who were present that it was one of the best plays and companies that ever came to Pine Bluff, and should "Human Hearts visit this city again next season, it can be  assured a large audience.
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A RESIDENCE BURNED.
Pans Blun Suffered Fire This Morning for shs First Time In
 Many Days.

This season Pine Bluff has been re- markably free from fires, In fact the fire Doys say they are getting lazy they have so little to do. This morn Ing at two o'clock, however, they were called from their comfortable beds to respond to an alarm caused by the burning of the residence of Afr. ". NJ. Murphy, at No. 106 Ken lucky street. The ''boys" respond ed, quickly, but, owing to the great distance and the delay in sending in the alarm the house was gutted and the roof burned of before the depart ment arrived. and thus only the shell of the building was saved. The loss is about 5000. Mir. Murphy was insured in companies repre- sented by the Bell X Vernon agency. He had insurance to the amount of $500 on the building and $425 on the household goods, Most of the household effects were saved. A de- fective fiue is thought to have caused the fire
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AFRAID OF VANDALISM.
The Objection to Having the Inaugural
 Ball In the Library Building.

The Objection to Having the Inaugural
 Ball In the Library Building.
 An all absorbing controversy has arisen in Washington over the question of whether the new library building shall be used for the inaugural ball, and it may be necessary for Chairman Han na to return here and issue definite and peremptory orders for the carrying out of his determination that the ball take place in the great rotunda of this beau tiful building.
 The objection now raised is that van dalism will run riot in the elaborately decorated halls, and the local papers are devoting several columns day in dis cussing the question of whether or not the American people will endeayor to carry away the library building piece meal. It is fact that the most watch ful vigilance is necessary on the part of the policemen in all the government buildings to keep them from being hacked to pieces by relic hunters, and ss.ss an inauguration crowd is the worst of it's kind, perhaps the fear of those who take pride in preserving the public build ings from destruction is justifable.
 It is only year ago that a pastor of an intelligent congregation in large sized town, while sightseeing in Wash. ington, was arraigned i'll the police court for having deliberately hacked 9 piece off the Washington monument with hatchet. He was fined for the
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OFF FOR CUBA.
Sixteen Railroad Meu Passed Through the City Last Night EnrOute
 to the Island.

to the Island.
 Sixteen railroad men from Kan. sas City passed through the city last night enroute to Cuba to take up arms in the cause of "Cuba fibre.
 The men were in charge of Col. Ed King and arrived here Tuesday. They had contracts with the Cuban Junta and also letters of introduc- tion to men prominent in the Cuban cause.
 They left last night over the Cot ton Belt for New Orleans and will probably go to some point in Flori- da to embark for the Island of Cuba.
 The men had successfully eluded the Federal officers in Missouri, and Col. King requested a GRAPHIC re- porter to return his compliments to U. S. Marshall Joe Shelby, of that State.
 The contracts they held provided for pensions in the event of injury in the cause and the success of the insurgent forces, but made no pro vision for reward in the event oi Cuban success without personal in jury.
 Col. King says that his sixteen men are only the advance guard ot number of other railroad men who will take up arms for the Cuban patriots.
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THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION,
The Citizens of MechnaIcsvnie Hold n Meeting and Discuss an I'm
 portant Issue.

Last evening at 2 o'clock a num- Der of influential citizens and prop erty owners of Mechaniesville held a meeting at Cooks grocery store to discuss the question of having that part of the city admitted into the corporate limits of Pine Bluff.
 Alderman Boyce read a petition of citizens living in Mechanisville who desired annexation, and he also explained what the city would do for the people in the way of lights, street improvement and police pro. tection in case the annexation is made.
 There is a movement on foot by some of the people living in the vicinity to oppose annexation, on the grounds that it would increase taxation at least5O per cent, with out equivalent returns, and it is claimed that the Cotton Belt rail- road officials have made the people of Meehanicsville an offer agreeing to furnish electric lights for lighting purposes, water from the artesian well, and will also purchase 1000 feet of fire hose and establish fire company if the people would assess themselves a nominal sum for the payment of the same. This faction claims that the railroad company would give them more for their money than the city could give.
 Another meeting to discuss the matter will be held at an early date.
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THE HELLO GIRLS"
Subscribers 10 the Phones Handsomely Remember the Exchange
 Operators.

Subscribers to the two telephone companies of this city remembered the exchange girls today with hand some New Year presents.
 The presents were raised by popu- lar subscription among local sub scribers for phones, and were pre- sented this morning, at which time each of the operators was presented with a s gold piece, and a lot of fruits and confections.
 The exchange operators were gratiied beyond expression and were as follows: For the Pine Bluff Telephone Company, Mrs. Me- Kenzie and Misses Minnie Shaw, Alma Jennings and May Colston; for the Southwestern Telephone Company, Mrs. E. Craig, and Misses Laura Tanney and Birdie Larkins.
 The above ladies have requested the GRAPHIC to return their sincere thanks to the patrons of the tele- phone companies for their generous gifts and kind remembrances.
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THE NEW YEAR.
Pine Blun Halls the Arrival In Noisy
 Yet Jubilant Manner.

'"The h--l that once broke loose in Georgia" was not a circumstance to the pandemonium that reigne q in Pine Bluff last night just on the arri- val of 12 o'clock. The big clock in the court house was just striking the hour of l2 when the most unearthly and appalling,noises sprang up from all parts of the city. The steam whistles shrieked out blasts after blasts; guns. pistols, anvils, cannon crackers and pop guns fired volley after yolley; cheers after cheers went up from the throats of those who sat up to witness the death of the old year, and mingled with the terrible din could faintly be heard the sweet chimes of the church bells. The old year has gone, and we pre- sume that every person in Arkansas is glad of the fact, for it brought with it more sorrow and distress than 1t did gladness and prosperity. The joyous greeting given by our people to the New Year, on it's ar rival, was but feeling that the year would deal more kindly by them than did the last. There are many good things that can come to us during the year, and thesGRAPHIC re- porter trusts that the hopes of one and all will be fully realized, and that the New Year may bring our people happiness, peace and pros DerltY.
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THE RACKET STORE CHANGES.

Mir. J. R. Britain. proprietor of a Racket Store at Van Buren, Ark, on yesterday purchased of s. A. HammOns & Co.,, the Racket Store of this city. Mir. Britain returned yes terday afternoon to Van Buren, but will remove his family and stock of goods at Van Buren to this city next week, and consolidate the latter with the present stock of the Racket Store on West Second Avenue. The GRAPHIC cordially welcomes Mir. Britain to Pine Bluff,and wishes him q very prosperous New Year.
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A LAMP DID T.
TEE GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT OF J. B. TALBOT & Co.
 SUFFERS A FIRE.
Prompt Work of the Department Prevents 8 Serious Loss.... the Office Badly
 Damaged.

Last afternoon about 5 o'clock Pine Bluff narrowly escaped a ser ious confagration, which, had the flames not been discovered so soon, they would have licked up one of the largest grocery establishments in Pine Bluff, and perhaps, one of our finest business blocks.
 About 5 o'clock in the afternoon the large coal oil lamp used in light ing up the office of the establish ment of ). B. Talbot & Co.,, from early dusk until closing hour, fell from the bracket in which it was suspended and scattered oil all over the office and office furniture. The oil at once took fire and the office, in a second, was roaring mass ot fire. At the time of the accident no one was in the office, Mir. Finn Hutt having just left it and how the ac- cident happened is unknown. A gentleman standing on the outside of the store, on Second avenue, saw the flames and gave the alarm, which brought out the fire depart ment from the opposite side of the street. A large stream of water was soon being poured on the fierce fire and in short time the flames were extinguished, but not until the office was nearly gutted and much damage done by water to the groceries in the rear part of the store.
 The office furniture, together with many valuable books, were destroy ed. h one of the desks was a sum of money, in paper and silver, as well as number of drafts and netes. The paper was burned to1a crisp, and the silver barely escaped being melted.
 The loss to the establishment, which is fully covered by insurance, will be several hundred dollars.
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yearly hundreds of bales of cotton and thousands of bushels of corn, to say nothing of vegetables, etc. He garnered enough hay from his fields to more than feed his cattle, and now every year he sells alarge mum Der of surplus sheep and cattle. Col. Coreoran, of the few large planters, has the correct conception of farm ing, and our people are proud of him and his efforts.
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A TAX ON BACHELORS.

Argentina Seeks to Drive Her Young Men
 Into Matrimony.
 The news reaches us by way of Eng land that law has been passed by the parliament of Argentina putting tax on oeli bacy. The text of the enactment has not yet arrived at the Argentina consulate, but it's general features are given in London dispatch.
 Every unmarried male between the ages of 30 and 80 years falls under the provisions of the law He must pay to the state q monthly tax, the amount of which ig determined by circumstances over which he may or may not have control. In particularly heinous in- stances of single blessedness the mulct is heavy. Ordinary misdemeanants in celibacy escape more easily. There are few conditions which may be pleaded in mitigation or complete abatement of damages. Priests are not taxed.
 The law is aimed directly at men, but both sexes may be made to feel it. Of course the men are considered the chief offenders, since in negotiations leading to matrimony they are supposed to take the initiative. Moreover, they have all the money. But there are cir cumstanoes in which the women may be considered particeps oriminis, acces- sories before or after the fact
 Thus the maid or widow who, hay ing received the tender of heart and hand, promises the suppliant to be 6 sis ter to him, must give to competent court good and sufficient reason or else pay a fine of $500, South American silver. What is worse, the fine money goes to the rejected suitor who makes norn r,l airt
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-.s Watch Night Services.

The old Methodist custom of hold ing "Watch Night Services" was followed at the Main Street Metho- dist Church last night, and a large audience was present, participated in the exercises and witnessed the closing oi the old year and the birth of the new. The program, as pub- nshed in yesterdays GRAPHIC, was carried out in full. and proved ex- ceediagly interesting and entertain ing. The sermon by the Rev. pr.
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A NEW ARKANSAS INDUSTRY.
Col. J. ". Corooran as Cattle and sheep
 Raiser.

Raiser.
 That Arkansas can compete with the other States in the successful raising of sheep and cattle has long been established, and that Jefferson county is one of the best loctions in the grand State for this bushes, $ as all who have given the experiment a trial, will agree.
 Col. James ". Corcoran, who lives, about five miles, east of the city, ln the last two years, in con- nection with his planting interests, has given cattle and sheep raising a trial, and has found the industry most profitable. On last Tuesday Col. Corcoran sold to MT. Louis Reinman, cattle dealer of Little Rock, 206 head of fine cattle and 100 head of sheep. He says that for these he got good price and that the raising of the cattle and sheep cost him very little. By his farm ing Col. Corcoran is yearly showing our people what can be done on Q farm in Arkansas. On his planta- ton is an orchard, in which is grown 1
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BUSINESS CHANGES.
The New Year Inangurated With Several
 Changes In Local Duslness
Firms.

The New Year was inaugurated this morning with several changes in local business firms, as follows:
 PHILPoT & FEES DISSOLVE.
 Last night Messrs. Clarence E. Phupot and Samuel Fies, engaged in the livery and transfer business. on East Barraque street, dissolved partnership. By the terms of dissol- ution, Mir. Phiipot retires with the transfer business and Mir. Fies re tains the livery business.
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PINE BLUFF NEWS & CIGAR co.

Mir. Ed r. Rosenberg on yesterday the 3lst resigned his position with MT. Selig A. Rosenberg, and during the present month will open up a news and cigar stand on West Sec ond avenue, next to Bell & Vernon's. The style of his business will be the Pine Bluff News 6 Cigar Co. Mir. Rosenberg Is very popular and de- serving young man, and will no doubt conduct q very prosperous business. We wish him success in hIs new venture.
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HOLLAND < poRrTs DISSOLVE.

Holland & Portis, owners of the Hotel Trulock bar and the Third avenue saloon, near the Cotton Belt depot, this morning dissolved CO., partnership by mutual consent. By the terms of dissolution, MT. John PortIs takes the Hotel Trulock bar and Mfr. Holland the Third avenue saloon.
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THE OLD YEAR OUT. THE NEW IN.
A Big Time at The Main Street Methodist
 Church Tomorrow Night.

A Big Time at The Main Street Methodist
 Church Tomorrow Night.
 Tomorrow night, what is known as Watch Night Service'' will be held at the Main Street Methodist Church. These services will be both entertaining and instructive, for a most excellent program has been announced.
 The services will begin at o'clock and continue uutil F o'clock. The first part of the evening will mostly be for the Sunday School children's amusement. There will be recita- tions, reading and music by the chill dren, followed by an intermission during which the little ones will "fish" for presents from fish pond. At the conclusion of this feature the Epworth League will hold a session at which there will be recitations by Miss Lucy Hearn, and other elocu- tionists and readers, music; to be followed by a debate between mem- bers of the League on the I"Curfew' question. An intermission will fol low during which those present will be served with q dainty lunch. At II o'clock the Rev. Dr. Brown 1 ing will preach the Watch Night sermon. The public is cordially in-
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Julius Rothchild, member of the great St. Louis hat firm of Rothchild Bros, is here on business visit.
A Household NecessIty

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age, pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, clens- ing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual consti- patton and biliousness. Please buy and try box of c. c. c. to-day; 10, 9. 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. 12-30eod