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TIE St. Louis Republic says that
 Arkansas could not give a better proof of progress than is offered in
 the good roads law which has been passed by both Houses of the State Legislature and signed by the Gov ernor. Provision is made in the law for the appointment by county courts Of road and bridge commis-
 sions whose duty it shall be to di- vide the counties into road districts and appoint oyerseers. All male persons over IS and under 45 shall be subject to road duty for five days in the year, but the number of days may be increased by the courts to ten. Exemption may be obtained by the payment of sl per day. County courts are empowered to levy taxes not to exceed 3 mills on all taxable property for road purposes. convicts may be worked on the soads Of the counties at the rate of E cents per day. Good roads are sentIel to the growth and pros
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Sleeping Car Service to Nashville.

On May l6 through sleeping car SC vice will be inauguarated bet ween
 Fort Worth and Nashville. Tenn.
 rrian No. 1 leaving Fort Worth 9:45 a. m.. arriving Pine Bluff l;3T .. m. ar. at Nashville a:30 p, m. carres- bonding service on train No. 3 leav- ing Nashville 9:40 n. m, ar. Pine Bluff 2:20 a. m, ar Fort Worth -. Also on June l, in addition to the above, through sleeping ear service will he inaugurnted between Waco and Nashville via Cotton Belt Route and NJ. C. X St l.. Rvs, train No. , leaving Waco at 6.30 D. m. ar. at Pine Bluff l2..20 D. m. ar. Nashville 6.30 q. m, corresponding service un train No. l leaving Nashville 2 D. m, ar. Pine 2:50 D. m. ar. Waco S:25 D. m. J. w FARLEY, Agent.
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The Motion Oyerruled.

In the Jefferson Circuit Court this morning the Attorney for Gloss Smith, the negro convicted at the present term Of court for murder committed in July, 1872, argued a motion asking | new trial for his client The motion was overruled hV Jndge NlIiotf.
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Gov. BRADLEY has vetoed the ap- propriation for the Chaplain's salary who prayed daily for the late Ken lucky legislature. Gov. Bradley is wrong, for if there was ever a legis- lature that needed the prayers of q chaplain it was the late Kentucky legislature that elected the country doctor, Deboe, to the United States Senate.
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THE downfall of the Gaoovas ministry in Spain is regarded as Il very hopeful sign for Cuban inde- pendence. It is said that Canovas will be succeeded by a Liberal min istry who viii be willing to sell Cuba to the insurgents if the United States will guarantee the payment of the purchase bonds.
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THE GRAPHIC publishes elsewhere in this issue a petition signed by citizens of this city to the members from Jeffel son county in the House to vote for the Smith bill. This pc tition is signed by the business men and property holders of Pine Bluff, linen of intelligence, thought and progress-men whose opinions are worthy of respect and the serious consideration of the members of the General Assembly. The Smith bill is along the lines of progress and improvement, and if the Legis- lature recognizes and appreciates the crying want and needs of the State in this hour of stagnation, the House will follow the example of the Senate and pass the bill. Ark ansas needs to be lifted out of the slough of despondn into which the State has fallen, and given real hard push along the road of prog ress.
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THE Sheridan Headlight gives the following sensible advice to the Legislature:
 Party teaching and precedent must yield to necessity. The Smith bill is necessity to Arkansas. Pass it, gentlemen of the General Assembly and let's see if we can't help ourselves out of the great depression into which we are fallen.
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Every legislator who votes for the Smith bill votes for the development of the resources of Arkansas. The bill gives us competing lines Of rail way Without railroads we can never induce capitalists to establish factories in the state Arkansas Gazette.
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THE Arkansas Democrat of yester- day makes the startling declaration that ''Both Houses Work. This is, indeed, surprise, for it is the first time this session that the General Assembly has got down to Work "
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In the above list are free silver. sound money, Republican, Democrat ic, farm and household publications. and every one can find a paper to suit him. The Farm News. Farm Journal and Womankind are pub lished monthly; the Home and Farm twice n month: Commercial Appeal, Farm and Ranch, Gourer-Jonrnql, and Atlanta Constitution, Weekly: New York World, three times q week: and the New York Advertiser daily including Sunday.
 Parties should avail themselves of these prices at once. as they are sub- iect to change at any time.
 Select your paper. send the amount stated above, and your will receive the paper selected and the twiee-a- week GRAPHIC for one year.
 wtf SEMI- WEEKLY GRAPHIC.
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TEN car loads Of Dayies county (Ky.) sour mash were recently shipped to Athens. Perhaps the Greeks hope to knock out the Turks in the last round by the use of John Barleycorn.
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TnE favoritism Of the Powers for the Slltan in the late war with Greece can be taken as an indica- tion, perhaps, that the Powers are more fond of turkey than grease.
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THE life insurance companies re- fuse to pay the policies taken out by Hermann, the magician. They seem to think that his death was only trick, after all; and that the magician may resurrect himself.
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A YOUNG man in London the other day thought himself to death, whereupon and exchange suggests that's better than talking other people to death.
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HEAVY FAILURE.
The rsaIs,n Store Company. of Washington
 Goes Under

LITTLE RocK Ark, June 1.-The sakin Store Company, Tt Washing ton, Ark, one of the largest planta- ton supply firms in Arkansas, has gone Into the hands Of D. G. Hart, as receiver. on application of W. r. Eakin, president of the company. The liabilities will largely exceed the assets. Heavy loss in cotton for the past five years caused the. failure Owing 10 the shrinkage in property values the firm well hardly be able to pay 50 cents on the dollar, it is said.
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LLOYD, the Democratic Congress- ional nominee in the First Missouri District. was electedl by majority of 5000 over his Republican oppo- nent, Tuesday.
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The Globe Democrat thinks Prince Constantine an amiable and hand some young man, but perhaps lit tie too retiring in disposition
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HOG < POULTRY REMEDY
ls YrARs srccrssA

tls YEARS sUccFss.1 Thousands testify as follows. Prevents Disease-H. c. Sydnor, c
 der. Mo. Arrests Disease-scott Fisher, Holden,
 Mo. Stops cough-R. $. Cook, Wichita,
 Kan. Destroys Worms-C H. Searle, Edgar, Neh. Hastens maturity-G. ". Berry,. Der ryte'n, Kan Increases Flesh-C. NJ. Hubert, Craig, New. Saves Feed-J c. Flippen, Claremore, l. T. Does all it Claims-A. Mccormick Elizaville, KY Beware of Substitutes and Imita- lions For sale by
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OUR CLUBBING RATES. Leading Newspapers at Rednee Prices when Taken with the Semi
 Weekly Graphic.

The Hice-a-weelS GRAPHIC has made arrangements with the leading newspapers of the country whereby it can secure them for it's subscribers at greatly reduced prices. The list appears below, the price named be ing for the hetwiee-a-week GRAPHIC and the newspaper mentioned both for one year.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK. JUNE 5. 1897

SIX Graduates were turned out by the law department at Little Rock of the A. L U, Wednesday.
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Loose clothes and downy cushions bring only a mega. tive sort of comfort to the woman who is suffering with some disease or dc engagement of the organs distinctly feminine. Some clothes and some positions make the pain and discomfort seem less. Nothing will ever completely waf.s.xsss hut n 4-..fiss.aI
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THE Denver papers are advocating sugar convention, at that place. The Denverites want little sugar in theirn.
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BOEto QEO PER wEEk--can b

S25 $50 PER mBao MnmK5,o9a " 5s65,s ,a ,a,s be orders for the Earth Girdled." by Rev. F
 Dewitt Talmage. Rare radiant and charm ing hundreds of new photos--lands, scenes. people and places, The worlds wonders aa seen hnu described by the greatest living preacher and orator Over 800 massive ouarto pages Agents reapiug a golden harvest of orders; one reports 20 sales in hours IJber- al terms, No experience needed, Write for agency, quick Address "peppleiS," 39ft Market St.. Philadelphia y4,y
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IT CANNOT se.
dying lips of e dear friend

The dying lips of e dear friend At parting spoke to me, Saying; .Wheresee' Ter your path may trend There ever l shall be. "Go walk where over Egypt's sand The burning simooms blow, Or in Alaska sunless land. Your wake my wing shall know. ''When winters nights are long and dark, I'll lead you by the hand, And when the waves bent on your bark Win beacon you to land. He died l watched his spirit go Across death darkening sea. He came not back and now 1 know Of things that cannot be.
 -Cy WarmRn in New York Sun.
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(. NOSS X BRO,
 Pine Rfuff. Ark

pRIGES-2s 10, cans, sI250; ss50. sl. 5 and 5o, A package. Largest arc Cheapest. Mail orders receive prompt attention.
 end stamp for sHogology, '..a 94 page paper on swine. Mention this paper.l Jos HAAS. Y S., Indianapolis Ind. 6m wit
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old Time DIince Plos-

old Time HIince Plos- Christmas minee pies in tho seven- teenth and eighteenth centuries were made with coffin shaped crust, to.rep- resent the manager.
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Wanted An Idea Sss ! :sss ssa .issI' ssls1

Protect your ideas; they may hrfnr Vnsr .vaal4h Write JOHN WEDDERBORN & CO., Patent Affor. neys Washington D. C.. for thelr sSn prize olfes and list Of two hundred inventions " anfec
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Entered at the Post-office at Pine Buff. Ark. as second class mall matter
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Call and see our samples and get our prices before plaeing Your orders
 ADAMS WILSON Pro Go.,
 dtf 2l6 " Barraque St.
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MEDICAL DEAR TMEaT,
Tulane University of
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It's advantages for practical instruction. both Tn ample laboratories and abundant hospital materials are unequalled Free access is given to the great Charity Hospital with i00 beds and 30000 patients annually. Special instruction is given daily at the bed side of the sick The next session begins October I4th, 1897, For catalogue and infor- nation address
 PRoF. s. E. GHAILLE, NJ. D.. DEAN. P. 0. Drawer 26i. NEW ORLEANS. LA
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n r.o oVIa7nc DON'T SEND ABROAD G1F= FOR Fr-Fha Adams A Wilson Printing Co. is
 prepared to do all Kinds
 of Job Printing in quail H ity and quantity as good and cheap as any nrintinn net-n ahntn1f l,na .,nrtl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

Profitable to the Contractor, But
Cheap to the Government.

rhe contract for the United States postal
contract. which will probably go to Mr.
Albert Dageert. Of this city, represents
thelargest paper cmtractev ever enteredinto
by any government. The manufacture OF
postal cards is in reality paper con-
tract, for the printing is but mere Incl.
dent Thereto. 1t requires between eight
and nine tons Of paper a day The low
bid OF the Washington man-23. 80 cents
thousapd-is a good illustration of the fall
III the price OF paper stock in recent years.
Prior to 1889 the contractor received 40
cents and a fraction per thousand for the
cards, but in 1889 Mr.. Daggett received
the contract at 35 cents. After holding
it four years c. c. woolworth, of Castle
ton, N Y, rnderbid him, and the Govern
ment secured its cards at 1928 cents
thousand. Now Mr.. Daggett underbids
his old rival and the successful bid has
fallen to 23.ao cents, a gain to the Gov
eminent in four years of 8 IS cents on the
Thousand cards, and reduction in the
cost TO the Government in eight years of
26.O5 cents a thousand, OF more than so
per cent.
The department estimates that there
win Ice required during the four years of
the contract 500 100000 OF the single
cards. large size; 10000, 900 of the double
or reply cards, large size; and 5000 900 OF
he single cards, small size. This viii
make a contract of large proportions, and,
small as the price per thousand is ii Is
understood that there is money In 1t for
the contractors. The work will pToba-
bly, be done in Maine.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19
DIR. IsPPA COUMBE'S FUNERAL.
The Remains Brought Here Today
and to BE Buried Tomorrow.

The body of DR. Eppa Counbe, the young
dentist who was drowned in the Chesapeake
Il week ago, was brought to his late resi-
dence in this city, No 1912 Ninth street,
this morning 1t arrived from Baltimore
at 800, in charge of DR.. Oscar Coumbe,
"a brother of the deceased, who has been
constantly at the scene of the unfortunate
accident since it occurred The body,
which had been prepared for burial at
Cambridge, Mo, Immediately after It's
recovery, was taken to the family resi-
dence
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock at the fam
lily residence Rev. DR.. Miican, of Fair
fax Courthouse, Va, an old friend Of the
family, will conduct the ceremonies. The
pallbearers are: Sewall Warner, Hammett
DelapIane, Richard Magruder, william
wodfotd, Or Binkard and Paris Bringle.
The interrient will he / n the family bury
ing lot at Congressional Cemetery.
The Arlington Wheelmen, OF which the
deceased was member, will hold meet
ing tonight, 70 perfect arrangements for
attending the services n body 1t Is
expected that President william Fettinger
will have the club ride to the cemetery after
the services; or, in case the entire club does
not 20, delegation viii be named tonight
for that purpose
DR.. Oscar Coumhe left Cambridge, Md /.
at 6 O'Clock last night with the body. He
said this morning that 1t had been recovered
at IL O'Clock Tuesday by Alexander Ora
ham, off Chlor's Point, four miles from
where the drowning occurred
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

Notwithstanding such confident predic-
tons, IL must be said that the situation
around Pittsnurg has anyt ming but favor
able look for the strikers. The injunctions
against assemblage and marching having
been made permanent, the strike camps
have beeu nearly abandoned, and the
breakup has been accompanied with much
discomfort and depression among the rank
and file OF the unemployed. The district
operators are oorrespondingly encouraged.
They have formed a combination, under the
term OF which few OF the idlemines are to
be reopened under protection OF the civil
authorities, the expense Of protection, and
any damage that may be sustained, to be
borne pro rata among the lot. De Arndtt
is said to be determined upon the i'm
mediate opening OF some OF his mines, ana
the chances for trouble seem TO be mul.
tiplytng. 1t is hardly worth while to add.
tirat there does NOT now seem To be any
visible hope for an an,ioablc and salts
factory adjustment Of the differences be
tween operators and miners. The new ma
tional policy OF government by injunction
would be, likely to preclude such . hope,
il otherwise 1t had ground for existence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

Irish Bendvolent Unien and Total
At,Sf;nance, yYnt,n M Scranton

Abstinence Union at scranton.
Scranton, Pa. Aug. 19.-The national
convention OF, the Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union vas opened yesterday after the 200
delegates had atsended mass at st. Pat
rick's Church West Scranton, where Rev.
Thomas BIehony, of Eckley, addressed
them upon the principles OF their order.
Daniel puffv, or st. Clair, Pa, national
president. called the convention to order.
Fraternal greetings We're exchanged With
the Catholic Abstinence Union, also IN ses-
Sou here, and comElittec reported that
the venerable Bishop O'Hara would receive
the delegation in a body at noon today.
BY the adoption OF an amendment to
the constitution 1t was provided that no
officer shall be elected for more than two
consecutive terms except by unanimous
consent. The proposition TO pay expenses
of national Officers out of the general
fund was rejected. The report of Secre-
tary Boyle showed 14,259 members; S62,-
3o5.76 paid out during the year for sick
and funeral benefits, and assets of $125,-
900. The total disbursements for benefits
since the order was found ed, in S74, have
been Sf,941 ,25z.76.
Three hundred delegates, representing
ohe-half OF the United states, were present
at the opening session OF the national
convention Of the Catholic Abstinence
Union, at st. Thomas College Hall. Bishop
O'Hara occupied the Episcopal throne, and
many visiting clergy We're in the sanctuary.
after the mass Rev. N. j. McManus, for
the bishop, delivered an address OF wei
come. The bishop bestowed the apostolic
benediction- The afternoon was taken up
with the reading of the letters from pre-
lates who were unable to be present.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

days ago. sentenced the entire community
10 death by starvation. All the provision
stores CT every description have been closed
and are guarded by troops. A close Gordon
has been established around the place, and
the miserable residents are dying by hun
dreds of hunger, suicide or madness Other
hundreds have been butchered in cold
blood, as they have attempted to break
through the linesin search of food. Crowds
OF starving mothers with their dying little
ones bcseech the Spanish troopers Oh their
knees FOR mouthful of bread, but it Is
death for a soldier to heed their cries and
prayers what does Mr.. Mckinley say 70
this? He and his fisi-blooded Admins.
tration have been piling up a mountain
OF divine wrath against our country. viii
he and the men who control him, always
dare to defy COD, as well as the comm onest
instincts OF humanity? The American peo-
pie want e. know, and know quickly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19
Circulation Statement
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1897.

In less.than two weeks autumn with it's
cool breezes and polychromatie umbrage-
BUSINESS viii be upon us; but that prospect
does not seem yet to exercise any re-
frigerating effect upon the ambitions
the oonspiracies, the prosecutions and evil
passions Of tine creature Man, who, accord
ing TO tie declaration OF the missionary
hymn is the only vile thing in the bunch.
"There s blood On the face of the moon,"
or as IN enthusiastic reporter once wrote
m describing 4 row in a barroom, 1.-THE
pale air is strcaked with gore. One can.
not glance over the conditions of the day.
as they unfold themselves 70 the mind Of
the myrads who read the daily papers.
without serious apprehension that Europe
and Asia, If not the whole civilized world,
are on the threshold OF Il sanguinary period
Murder, assassination and the menace OF
international hostiIiues, stalk gloornny
over two OF the old continents, while OPP
precision, torture and butchery hiGeous and
hellish, hold high carnival under the awful
auspices Of tie Spanish hyena, Weyler
in cur OWL hemisphere. II is not pleasant
picture to contemplate. Perhaps though,
we ought not Co shut our eyes 10 it. Some
people can, and enjoy their summer out
ing on lake shore or steam yacht with
out caring profane adjective what may
be coming.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

At present Its chief phenomenon is the
native rising in Northern India, which is
rapidly assuming the proportions of wide
spread war. Our mornings news columns
powerful tribes, the Afridis and the Orak-
zais, who inhaht the Peshawur frontier be-
tween the Khokat and Khyber passes. Re
ports to the vioeroyal authorities in India
Indicate that this whole frontier, involving
practically the only avenues of approach
from Afghanistan, will be in a blaze Of
war within a few days. 1t appears to be
tie intention of the rebels, OF whom the
Afridis alone are able 20 put 90 900 men
In the field. TO attack the towns of Kohat
and JamroOd, and later to assault the city
of Peshawur. Re-enforcements are being
hurried forward, and the greatest anxiety
exists both In Simla and London. The
often threatened Jehad, or "holy war, -
seerns at length at hand. As the Afrilis are
represented by large number of their
tribesnen in the British native Indian regi,
ments, there is good reason TO fear that
Mohammedan fanatacism quickly may
turn these soldiers into bIoodthirsty mutt
Deers. Nothing ar serious for England has
happened in Asia, since the Sepoy rebel
lion of 1857. II seems highly probable
that the British government is to have
Its hands fun for some time, and possibly
may be destined to experience the terrors
OF religious war.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19
PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN.

Judge and Mrs. Walter Davidge VIII
leave tCday for Atlantic City.
Miss Grace Baker, of Washington, Is
visiting her father and sister at Williams
port.
MI. A. Hudson and Mr.. Sherman Rollins
are spending "a portion of their vacation ut
Colonial Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cline, of Washington,
have been recent guests of Mr.. David Cline
of Catonsville, Md.
Rev. DR.. Stuart is the guest of Senator
and Mrs William j. Barden, at their hoiue
Ia New London, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Watkins and
Miss Josephine Watkins are spending Au-
gIst at R-hoboth Beach.
Mrs. Nora Johnson and Miss Annie John
son are visiting Miss Harriet Smithson,
who is spending The season at Herndon, Va
Mrs. Mary Lawyer Foote. of this city,
is visiting her sister. Mrs Asa s. Boyd, of
Baltimore, at Peaks Island, Casco Bay,
Me
Miss Nellie Bishop, of this city, is visiting
the Misses Browning, of Baltimore Miss
Luinsden, also of Washington, is a guest
of her friend, Miss Marion Custis, of the
same c1ty.
Miss Grace Waters was among the Wash
ingtonians IN attendance at the garden
fete and dance given by Mrs. M. H. Car
rington at her summer home atAtantic City
Monday night.
Neutrality-suspicious. at Harper's Ferry just
now are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Stewart,
the Misses Irene and Bslle Stewart, Mr..
and Mrs. Massey Walker, Mrs. F. B. Ora
ham and her SCI, Walter. Miss Kate Rogers
and Nessrs. John T. and Ira B. Bartlett,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

One of Mr. Gladstone's 1.-TWO youthful
despo:s" il at it again, and in manner
to excite rllicnle from the continental
press. Emperor william has wired his
congratulations &" King Humbert, over the
result &C TURNS duel with Henri dor
leans He telegrapbed: II all highly
pleased at the result of youl nephe W s duel
since it was fought for the honor OF my
close ally, the Italian army" Even Ger
men journals are bold enough to com
plain that this grandiloquent mes sage is
considerably out o. place, in connection
with an event w ch they do not hesitate
to call IAN opera bouffe affair" The
"subcutaneous cellular tissues of Prince
Henri's abdominal bay window are heai-
ing nicely. He is all right. Williams
partner, the other youthful despot," is
all right too. although il is reported that
"A plot against his life has been discovered,
as alleged, among the Polish students
in the University OF st. Petersburgb A
number OF these youth were found ''dis-
cusSing politics" in a private house. This
was very wrong OF them. 1t is had tine
for tie people to discuss politics anywhere
in Europe, whether in private or public
houses They know 1t now, because the
whole party were arrested and immediately
packed off to Siberia, where they will be
reminded of the Klondike craze, as they
probably will be put to work in the mines
in chains, for good many years, IL not
for life