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A RECORD BREAKER.
This Is New Style Fish story, and It's n
 Good One.

 This Is B New style Fish story, and It's
 Good One.
 Lew Emmet, proprietor of Q grocery store and fish market in Greensburg, Ind, while angling in a creek Saturday caught three peculiar fish the like of which he had never before seen, but which resembled the piokerel. He hur- ried with them to his store, where he has in his show window an aquarium, and launched them again in watery home. Previous to their occupancy of the glass tank a school of goldfish and silver sinners were ill undisputed sway. The following morning, however, all the old inhabitants were dead, and the surface of the water was covered with small bubbles But the newcomers were as lively as ever.
 MT. Emmet took the dead fish from the aquarium, and, believing that their dead bodies had caused the impurity of the water, he drained the tank and again filled 1t from the oistern. But bubbles came to the surface again, and the puzzled man was forced to the be- lief that it was the unusual nature of the new fish that caused them. During Monday he was by the side of the tank much of his spare time, and finally reached into the water to catch one of his new pets. The moment one of them came in contact with his hand he felt 8 shock, as if from an electric battery. When he had recovered from his sur prise, if occurred to him that he had ex- perieneed no such sensation when he took the fish from his hook on the bank of the creek. One of the many ueighbor ing tradesmen suggested that the electric tish-by common consent they were so oalled-exercised the faculty of shocking people only when under water To prove this theory a pair of tongs which did service in the days of grate wood fires were brought out and between the points one of the fish was brought into the open air. Mir. Emmet touched the soaly side of the fish, but there was no sensation like the one he had before ex- perienoed
 The merchant was not slow in put ting his discovery to practical use. He coiled a wire around the tank and made a connection to the electric light wires in his store. The current from the city plant was disconnected, and it was found that the fish served the purpose as we'll In addition to being his cleo trio lighting plant Mir. Emmet's electric fish arc also great attraction, for peo- pie from miles around come to see the wonders s-GleveIaHd isiain Deai1--
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rvUI Bux ron MY LADY.
One of the Latest Toilet Accessories 4s
 For Care of the Feet.

One of the Latest Toilet Accessories 4s
 For Care of the Feet.
 The latest addition to tho osnart wom. ans belongings is her foot box. This, ike the perfect manicure case, IS of American coatrivanca, and is one of the gifts brides of this season usually re- oeive from thair mothers. To all ap- pearaIces the Iaot box is much like a large English dispatch box, only made of leather, and a most elegant affair where the brides mother is rich and in- dulgont. lis stout trunk shaped frame on the outsde i9 mounted in polished yellow pi2-kin, bearing a silver lnltlal disk on tbo lid, silver hinges, locks and re-enforcamoat5 about the corners.
 Within tho lining is done ill fine quality Of brown French kid, and a woman net initiated in the revived art of caring for her feet would be puzzled at first to know just what to do with tho amazing array of dainty articles disclosed to view Looking to the fine well being of the foot is custom re- viyed from the time of sandaled Greeks and Romans.
 They rightly required that these ex- tremiries shoald be not only correct ill shape and without eorns or big joints, but plump, white, with rosy soles, gleaming nails and altogether as invit- ing monitors to touch and show as are the best kept hands. Since tho rational round toed ahces and flat heels have come into fashion again the foot is to get it's ancient due of attention, and she who owns 2 fcot boE puts it's contents to use once or twice every day.
 Inside the lid she finds, slipped under straps, an ivory hoga 8 couple of big hooks and littIo oaa, to button fragile evening slippers wilh, and then tho in- terioT body of tine boz is divided up into series of trGys Everything her feet or shoes could need are contained here. First, | complete set of ebony backed brushes fer removing dust, putting on lacqner and blRcking polish, and some of them in the fuTm of flannel OF cham ois covered finishers.
 Into appropriate roel,s fit a series of glass boxes. to hold the various pomades for treating French kid, ealfslsin and fine Russia leather slippers, and these are accompanied bF & ro~ of silver top ped crystal bottles. fall af liquid dress,
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IN SOCIETY
Granl ncenslnn-

"a 1rani OceAsl0nt
 Friday evening Mir. and Mrs. W. II. Langford gave q New Year enter tainment at their handsome home, corner of Fifth avenue and Walnut complimentary to their guests, Miss Fannie Moore, of Camden. and Miss May Craig, ol Elp0rad0
 This occasion proved the Rrandest social event of this merry socini sca- son, and for magnifieence and elabo- rateness of detail has probably no parallel ia the seeial history 6f Pine Bluff.
 The palatial home of the host and hostess was eXquisitely and elegant ly decorated for the occasion The broad veranda, on the West and South boundry of the house, was en- closed with heavy canvass and beau- tifully decorated with holly, palms and ferns, artistieally arranged in such a manner as to give an appear ance to the scene of a broad prone made through beautifully lighted gardens.
 The parlors were eXquisitely dee orated with La France roses, smilaX, palms and pink carnations, and the large folding doors to the spacious rooms were throwh open, making the entire interior in one large room of hrilliancy and beauty.
 Several hours were pleasantly whiled away in social conversation, games and music, after W hich the fortunate guests were invited into the spacious dining hall, where a sumptuous feast was served in ten courses.
 An orchestra was in attendance and throughout the evening dis coursed the sweetest music.
 At midnight the happy guests re luctantly took their leave for their respective homes, feeling that the memory of that event would be a icy forever.
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Arennd .he world 1n rhlrtr par..

Perhaps you've never read Jules Yegne's thrilling story "Around the World In Eighty Days. y When it was written, the author thought he was tell ing very big story, indeed, and so did every one else. The idea, said his read CTS, of travelling 90. 1000 miles in so daysl Preposterousl
 But since then many travellers have made tho trip in less time, and within the next four years any boy or girl will be able to make it in 80 days. For in the year 1900 tho Russians will com plete their famous Tcanssiberian rail- road, which connects Europe with the Pacific coast of Asia. Starting from New York; the trlveler may then cross tho Atlantic ocean to the coast of France. Here he may take train which will whlrl him over Europe and Asia and put him down at Pacific port. From thls point he may ship to San Francisco and catch train for New York. It is calculated that the fare for the trip will not be more than $500 or s4Oo.
 II this railroad building keeps on, there will soon be no parts of the world left for our boys to explore. --Chioago Record.
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A MEXICAN NEW WOMAN.
She Is a Thoroughly Capable and Careful
 Railroad station Agent.

She Is a Thoroughly Capable anu @lseAu-
 Railroad station Agent.
 There are many things of interest along the line of railroad between Fu- ebla and Oaxaoa, Mexico, but few att tract the northern traveller more than fbo station agent at Etla. This is Con- cha Blanca, Il young woman with hon. est brown eyes and great mass ot .wayy black hair. Etla, her post or dnty. is the place where the Indians flock from the mountains for l0O miles around for their annual feasts, and also the shipping point for the big hac1endas in the fertile valleys among these same mountains. When the train stops a5 Etla in the dark, q young woman III white. for Senorita Concha dresses to match her surname, stands at the door of the express ear, lantern Ill hand' checking the packages on the big receipt hook. When the freight train stops, she fits in and out of the long line of cars, telling the brakemen what to take and what to leave. She goes from one end of the train to the other, seeing that no m1s- takes are made. The bareheaded girl III a white dress is full of business. She wastes no time on empty words. The trainnen respect her. She does every thing about the station but handle the baggage. There are plenty of stout Mexieans of the other sex hanging about for that work.
 Concha Blanca is so well esteemed by the management of the road that she has been twice promoted, until now she has one of the most important stations under her care. She does all the tele. graphing, besides attending to the re- oeiving and shipping of freight. 1t was her knowledge of telegraphing that got the young woman her first recognition. Her father and two brothers were Oper- ators. She learned to use the key. A station was given to her where there was not much to do besides the tele. graphing. Her aptitude for railroad work attracted the attention of General Manager Morcom, and the promotion followed. Coneha Blanca lives in the station Her mother keeps house for her, and @ younger sister sits at the tele- graph table learning the vocation of the new woman in Mexico The conductors have got ill the way of pointing out to travellers Senorita Coucha along with the ruins f the ancient city on the mountain top, the site where the battle of Tehuacan was fought, the hieroglyph- ics on the cliff at the entrance to Rio Salada canyon and other objects of in- terest. Chicago Chronicle.
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ing, yalnisa6s and special finds for talk iug stains eat of s5tiu shoes and fine skins If which baraa J5o5 are made Down in ono coruor is eoiled small rope, loosely woven If every type, color and material Of Isoes a box of assorted buttons, spools of silk and Waxed shoe threads aud 4 cobbleI needle, thimble and scissors but the lower tray con tains the articles of particular interest
 First u Caso lifts eut and uurolls, to display q gi9anfng array of silver han dled steel instruments, cunningIy con Higed for every sort of amateur surgical treatment il well cared for foot might need -deiieate, long handled scissors, files, uipper5, i.niEes, leyeli0g sandpa- per and fhst not. Oa5 with tbe case comes a anaN easel miwor, meant, when one treats one's own ten toes, to rest on inc floor and rayeal points diff cult to see otherN isa without great gymnastic efforts.
 Besides the instruments are cases of foot soaps, salyes, soothing plastors, a box aaa down puff holding talcum DOW der, and not least, though last, an array of supports and bandages for the heal ing of all injured foot or the helping of one disigured by many years use of ill fitting shoes.
 Now the way to derive genuine bane- fit from foot box is to use it every day, and the result will be not only addi- tional beauty of person, but physical comfort. Every morning the feet ought to be slipped iu a basin of warm suds, dried with crash towel and then, after tho soIes have a bit of cold cream or Gsterino rubbed into them and the mails manicured, lightly use 9 puff full of violet talcum powder. At night very nearly the same process ought to be re. peated and theIf if the feet have been really driven out If shape by two small. short or pointed shoes, take hint from the contents of the bottom tray of the foot box and put them in correc tive bandages for the hours in ed.-AIilli- cent Alrowpoint in Chicago Record.
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Tab Trimmings.

Among trimmings square tabs ara much affected. Revers and basques arc finished with them; the hems of dress skirts arc battlemented. and outstanding tabs are attached to straight collars and wrist frills Most of these tabs are about 215 inches long and not more than 2 inches wide. They are detached as 8 rule and are secured to moderately wide band which slips inside the collar of the bodice. Sets of these decorations Tn white linen are made for the neck and sleeves, and when of this material narrow lace insertion is let in about . quarter of an inch from the edge of the tab' and for dressy wear tiny lace frill IS added, but the plainer sets with tho insertion alone is considered the most stylish.
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The Old NTan,s Deoiaion.

T dunno what to dowith him, " said the old gentleman, He won t work. he won t study, spends half the day flshin and the other half loafn, smaahes the erookery ware if the breakfast don t suit him and walks and talks in his sleep I've had seven doctors to examine him, and they re all at sea about him. So I've just arrived at the conclusion that ho's one of these darned long haired genIuses that's built to write books and have monuments on the installment plan when they die of starvationp p'-Atlanta Constitution.
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m RIlniatnre crnre-

The miniature craze has taken the artistic woman by storm, for she has always loved portraits, and this year may go around like walking photo. graph album. Her bel5 buckles, her brooch, the back of her chatelaine watch. even her glove buttons and lorgnon handle, may Do set each with q minia- ture. It may bo a likeness of her father, her mother, Ter husband or lover, or her dearest girl fdeRd, or it may be merely the picture Of some old beauty dead and gone. As rule, the girl who wears it doesn't much care So long as she is keeping up with the fashionable procession she feels that she is perfectly all right and the rest doesn't matter.
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Ehinase IsoYaItv.

The present emperor of China is HHang Hsu, who succeeded to the throne Jan. 12, 1875. Hewas one of theyoung est monarchs who eyer ascended the throne, being at the date of accession only 3 years old There have been p dynasties in China, the royal history of this country being better aseertained than that of any other which reaches back to ancient times. With some few breaks, the Chinese have had q regular succession of soyereigns since Fuhbi, who, the Chinese say, reigned from B.
 C. 2852 to 2f37. According to Chinese tradition, Fuhhi was no less Q person. age than the Noah of the Scriptures, who, after leaving his ark on Mount AraTat, travelled east and founded the Chinese empire. Chinese history asserts that several of their early monarch 3 ruled for over a century each; one reign ing over China for 115 years, another for 102, another for 100, and so on. It is considered probable by historians that those figures represent rather dynasties than the reigns of individual sovereigns. China has had in almost direct descent, with no more than two or three breaks in the history of the royal family, 38 soyereigns, 92 emperors, 2 Tartar rulers, 6 Mo8ul emperors and 3 expresses.
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THE NEXT 6PEAKERsHIP.
There Wnl Probably Re Four Nominees
 For the Ofiice.

There Will Probably Re Four Nominees
 For the Ofiee.
 It is the intention of the silver Re- publicans in the house to keep distinct organization in the future. Unless it is decided to change their tactics the silver Republicans intend to hold a caucus when the next congress meets and to vote for nominee for speaker The Populists will do the same thing, and the outlook is that there will be four full dedged nominees for speaker of the next house Several silver men in the house said to 2 reporter that either Rep resentatiye Eewlands of Nevada or Rep 1esentative Hartman of Montana will be selected as the nominee Of course they understand that the vote will be simply complimentary, but they intend 10 cast it.
 Representative Bell of Colorado was referred to in the house the other day as the Populist nominee for speaker The Populists will decide this in caucus. Mir. Bell and MT. skinner are the men now spoken of, The Populists will not meet often in caucus with their late allies They will caucus by themselves. The talk about the silver Republicans is significant as showing that they will not tie themselves to either the Demo- cratic or Populist party.
 The Republicans will nominate Reed for speaker, aRd the Democrats will have a hot little contest to decide who shall be honoIed by complimentary vote for the same position. Washing ton Sfar.
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bones, barltones and euphoniums, by the tenor and bass voices. With the aid oi the zObo cornet the voice can reach notes that would make grand opera prima donna turn faint with envy, and with the bass instruments bass singer can defy all vocal traditions by going seg. eral notes lower than the lowest voice note recorded.
 The possibilities 0s ,..o zobo as means of adding attractiveness to class celebrations became apparent recently to Principal David D. Gaddis, the enter. prising superintendent of Grammar school No 54, on Ono Hundred aud Fourth street, New York A set of ill., gtruments was obtained and band of boys and girls was formed under the ii. rection of Miss Lodge, who had made 4 study of tho zobo It was found that aft. CT four rehcarsals the band made cred itable showing, and at the next exercises in connection with the school the zo5o band was a feature that won delighted plaudits. There are 22 members of tie band, including two drummers and a drum major.
 The novel band so pleased tho leaders of the Kedron mission at One Hundred and Twenty third street and First ave me that they decided to get up a zobo entertainment, and this was done, the performance proving q great success.
 The bieyelists, being always on the lookout for anything that will add bright features to wheelman parade. seized the zobo idea with ayidity. The Century Wheelmen of Philadelphia ar' becoming famous in the Quaker City for the clever zobo performances giyef at their celebrations.
 While it requires little practice to en able band to play selections fairll well, it is possible to make really in pressiva music when the zobos ar played" by fine singers. As the Cen tury Wheelmen picked their player from among tho best vooalists in tn organization the result has been partic ularly satisfactory. New York Press.
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An allowance Of l5 per cent dis count will be made on every suit ordered during the month of Ianu- ary 1897 Remember we give entire satisfaction. All wool suits former ly made to order for SIP %. now Sl0.60; suits formerly made to order for $l500, now $1275; suits formerly made to order for &17 now $l490: suits formerly made to order for $20. now $17. HENRY MaRx & Go.
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Caps Are Retnrnlnr.

Elderly ladies are slowly and perhaps reluctantly, but surely, returning to the dainty ll2se cap headdresses that were once so uniform and becoming. Many Of the leading milliners have pretty lit tle cap headdresses, mostly in lace and mostly with q shade of petunia, which ranges from peach 10 plum and is al- ways so becoming against gray hair or any complexion, And little girls-not the babies, bat the toddlers-are taking to elese fitting lace caps tied under their ehins.
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Wedding Bells.

On Tuesday the 10th inst, the wedding bells of the First Methodist Church will ring at 1 o'clock p. m., on which occasion Mr NJ. r. Russell and Miss Bab NeGehee, both of this city, will be joined in the holy bonds of wedloek. Both of the contract ing parties are welI-Rnown in this city, where they have a multitude of friends No cards. In advance the GRAPHIC extends it's congratulations and good wishes.
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A MEAN COUPLE.
They Make g Good Livelihood by Getting
 Married often.


 Married Often,
 Ono of the meanest confidence games on record is that which was played by a well dressed man and woman upon clergymen of several towns along the sound shore. The couple first appeared in Brauford, Conn, where they visited the town clerk and procured marriage license Then they went to the house of clergyman and were married. The groom after the ceremony handed the parson q $20 bill and told him to take $5 for his services. The minister did so and gave the newly welded husband $15 in change.
 The couple left on the next east bound train, got of at GuiIford and went through the same performance there. In ell they visited five towns between Clin ton and New London, were married ill each town and worked off five $20 eoun- terfeit bills. New York Press.
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Marie Antolnette Colnure.

The Marie Antoinette coiffure is one Of the most charming for general wear The hair is rolled softly back from the 1aee' making a light puff all about the temples and behind the ears Beautiful, long, round shell, ivory or filigree combs almost encircle the head and push the halr well toward the face The teeth of these combs turn to the front and are longer where they fit behind the ears, The ends of the hair are loosely coiled at the back of the head.
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She'd Go Through It.

How 1 would love, said the oldest and much the heaviest of the Snigsby girls, to sit on wonder snowy cloud and float across the azure empyrean Nouidn [ 1t be a daring experience tc ride on cloud?'
 Yes, " said young Mir. Mallow as ne looked at the cloud in question, ''but I'm sure you'd go through it all right. 'i Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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1norosas Team For Europe.

It has been definitely decided by the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn to send a team of lacrosse players on tour through England next spring The mat ter had been under adYisement for so long a time that majority of the mem bers thought the scheme had fallen through. All doubts havo been set at rest, however, and the date of starting has been fixed for March 16.
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superlar Som l.nl,l,,ra.

The strongest possible fluid for pro. duelng bubbles is made in this way
 Take the fourth of an ounce If white cas- tie soap, cut 1t up into snall pieces and bell 3 CT 1 minutes in three-fauYth. oT plnt ef water When the soap is melted and the water has cooled, add three-fourths of an ounce of gIyeerin. Fms makes enough of the mixture fc. q bubble party It is better made the day before 1t is used and kept corked.
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The Dwarf Elenhants of nra,ta.

The island of Malta is the onlyknoyn spot where the remains Of dwarf eie- siS plants are found. There are Several places on the island where the bones, of these miniature paohyderms have Been unearthed, and hundreds of skeletons have been secured, ill whole or in part One of these, whose teeth and bones showed was full grown specimen, was less than 2is feet in height aud could not have weighed over 600 pounds SEfen in the flesh. St Louis Republic.
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Tonight.

All men are invited to attend the meeting at Merrill Institute tc- night Rev, J Fl. Green will give an address and Prof. and Mrs Luce will furnish music.
 Let the hall be filled with men. Tomorrow night Rev l | Carr will give the address and the glee club assist in the music.
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Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Goree entertain ed a number of friends with Pro gressive Art" party last Wednesday afternoon. The parlors were dee, orated with luNuriant palms, white hyacinths and holiday holly. The first prize-a gold bon bon spoon was won by Mrs. <. M TayloS the second prize-a cut glass vase was won by Mrs. T. l.. Anderson, while the consolation prize-a silver ph,,- tograph case-was awarded Miss Alberrson.
 Alter the conclusion of theprogram delicious refreshments were served in i've courses.