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NEW MILLINERY STORE.

To THE LADIES':
 We wish to announce that we will about May 1st or sooner, open up in the Ballentine Store, a fine and complete line of millinery and will also run in connection there with dress making and ladies tailoring department. Mrs. Lena Smith will leave in a few days for the East where she will purchase the very newest things in the millinery line. Wait for our stock. We will sell at very lowest possible profit. Soliciting your patronage we are
 Very Kept.
 MRS. LENA SMITH, MRS. E. s. BAILENrTNE
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plosion of the Maine any expres- sion by Spanish officers in relation to if, indicating their pleasure at the factg" asked Senator Frye.
 Gen. Lee responded: II heard two or three days afterwards from various persons who came i'll tha. there was good deal of rejoicing among some of the officers. All reports got said they were drink ing champaign, quite thing to do in honor of the event. and ill different portions of the city of ficcers were making merry. 1 at- tribute it to the fact that what they consideren almost an ene- my's battleship had been blown up and 1t was that much in theii favor"
 He said that he had not heard
 any threats Of or alluslOns to the destruction of the Maine previous to the explosion.
 Senator Lodge asked if he had heard of an attempt on the Mont gomery.
 Il heard responded Gen. l Lee "that kthere was something of that sort one evening, but I be- lieve upon investigation it was found that it did not amount to anything
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BLACKTON BLINKINGS.


 Ask Miss Pearl how she enjoys horseback riding.
 J. M.- Peterson visited Helena one day last week.
 Rev. Patterson of Barton, was in town the first of the week.
 We sympathize with Assessor Brown in the loss of one of his best COWS.
 Tim Cook and Dr.. Thompson, of Msrvell, were in town the first of |the week. A. J. Cannon left town Monday l to see and shake hands with the boys in varioue portions of the county.
 \ pr. Terry is having the room back of Peterson's store fitted up flor his office. Among the candidates seen on our streets last week were John Black, Billy Ferguson and Jake CAapliae.
 Will Oliphint, of Marvell, wis |ited relatives and friends in town Sunday. He remained till after church Sunday night.
 R. T. Kerr, of Holly Grove, was in toWn-on business of |course-Friday night. Rob pre- tends to be riding for Black, but we think his visits to Blackton are for his own interests alone. Bro. Hoover, 8 christian minis ter of Senatobia, Miss, is holding a pfbtracted meeting at this place. Among those who have joined arc Miss May Ferguson, Mrs. Bronte, Mrs. Malone, Rhet Oliphint and wife, Arthur Oll- phint, Dick Gideon and Stark Oli- phint.
 BLACKToNIAN.
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FEY l HAS

Over 5000 Inhabitants. Four competing lines ol railroads-more than any other city or town in Ark ansas.
 A large Cotton Oil mill railroad machine shops, cal works and big lumber mills
 Ice factory, two stave factories, a tannery, gins and other minor industries
 Beautiful streets lighted by Arc Electric lights.
 A Fine new Public school building.
 More good people to the square inch than any other city of the same size on earth.
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ARGUS Correspondents.

We have decided to offer 8 twenty Dollar Odell Type Writer as a premium to the correspon : dent who secures the greatest number of points, between Feb. l and Dec 29 '03, according to the following;
 Now, as to the manner of con- ducting the contest: Every com munication sent i'll for publication will count 4 points; every new yearly subscriber sent in will count s points every new subscri- Der for six months will. count 4 points, and every new subscriber for three months will count 2 points. At the end of the year the correspondent having the greatest number of points will be awarded the prize. The points for new subscribers is offered so that the correspondent who enters the contest late will have an op- portunity to "catch up'' with the others.
 The ARGUS desires a correspon- dent at all post-ofices in Monroe and surrounding coun ties where we are not already represented. We furnish the paper free, also stamps and envelopes, so that the correspondent is out absolutely nothing except a little time once each week. If you are not already
 correspondent and desire to become such, let us know at once so that we can furnish you with stationery and stamps.
 The following rules will govern the contest:
 No correspondent will be al- lowed to write more than one let ter each week, except in cases of important happenings occurring soon after the regular letter has been mailed. Then it may bo supplemented with another report and two letters will be credited.
 No letter will be credited if not received in time for publication the week it is written, unless we have evidence to show that it was delayed while enroute.
 No subscription will be counted unless accompanied by the cash. A true record of the work of each correspondent will be kept by us and the result published from time to time. Every cores pondent is urgently requested to also keep a record of his own work so as to compare with the published reports.
 The contest begins the first week in February and will close Thurs day, December 29. 1898. Our object in inaugurating this contest is to induce correspon- dents to write every week even if the letters are short. We want to. publish news while it is news. We will be pleased to furnish any information concerning the matter.
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Typewriter For Sale.

One fine Hammond Typewriter, good as new Will sell dirt chea-ss Address Mrs.John Decker, Hunter, Ark. or inquire at the ARGUS office.
 Mrs. A. J. Gum has been in the Bluff City some time attending the bedside of her sick mother, Mrs. Mary Jones.
 FouND. A purse con. taining money. Owner can have same by proving pro- perty to w. K. Sims.
 Mrs. James A. Ettman and baby of St. Louis, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. J. 6. Mayer on North Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. John Deck. CT, of Hunter, were recent callers on the ARGUS. They recently moved in from the north and bought land near Hunter. Of course they are well pleased wilh the coun- try, and are regular readers of the ARGUS.
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ZENT REQUISITES.

D. W. Holder went to Brinkley Saturday.
 J. NJ. Lovejoy's school closed Wednesday
 J. N. Berry was in Brinkley Friday.
 The fears arc the frost has kill cd the fruit.
 D.W. Holder is improving after a serious illness.
 Regret to say that two of A. J. Moore's children are sick. The children enjoyed an Easter Hunt Sunday given by Miss Elma Berry.
 The corn which was up was damaged very much by the frost. soms are going to replant. The trans have done great deal of damage this week by kill ing horses and cattle.
 The waters are abating in the bayou, but the reports are the bridge was damaged considerable } Success to the ARGUS.
 ToLMA.
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Washington, April l4.-The testimony taken before the Senate
 Committee on Foreign Relations ill connection with the investiga- tion into the relations between the United States and Cuba was made public today. It constitutes a hook of about $50 pages and in jcludes not only the testimony
 taken since the disaster to the
 Maine, but also much that was taken before and running back for ! a year or more,
 The statement which contains [ the greatest interest is that made |by Consul General Lee on'the 18th instant. In this statement Gen. Lee said that he was informed on very good authority that the
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SIGNIFICANT CGLLOQUY.


 The following colloquy between Senator Foraker and Gen. Lee brought out some further opin- ions of the General in regard to the destruction of the Maine.
 Senator Foraker-You think that no novice could have destroy ed the Maine7
 Consul General Lee-Oh, no, sir. The man who did that work was an officer thoroughly acquaint- ed with explosives of all sorts and who knew all about 1t. It was very well done.
 Senator Foraker-A man who had expert knowledge, necessari- Fly?
 Consul General Lee-Yes, sir. Senator Clark--And Iwho must have had knowledge of the loca- i tion of the torpedof
 Consul General Lee-Yes. I never have been certain that the submarine explosive was placed there prior to the entrance of the Maine into the harbor. It mig ht have been done afterwards. The Maine was anchored to a buoy by some little chain. A vessel swing ting around that way sometimes gets at various places all around the Acircle. When she would sym that way, with the bow
 ~t tosthe buoy, and these boats
 1 about the hasber all the aody oould go pretty svslE n nont ofSe br 5dsFk |nieh eht m ll1 .bnA of these sub nsrine mn 100 pounds. They have fingers, asEit were, and as the boat goes around it would touch the finger which makes con tact and explodes the mine. That might have been done after the Maine got in there and not dis covered. One or two men row ing quietly in boat could drop in of the stern of the boat a dark night, though Sigsbee had This patrols out. A boat would not have been noticed, because boats go there always to a late hour of the night The harbor is full of these little boats. A mine weighs about 800 ponnds, and I suppose it would take two or three men one to row and probably three or four to handle the mine.
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LATEST WAR NEWS.
THE LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS PASSES THE ARMED
 INTERVENTION RESOLUTIN-THE SENATE NOT so EASY.
Gen. Lee the Blowing up of the Naneotler War News

The Presidents message was completed and went to Congress Monday. It was referred to the proper committeesin both branch es, which reported on Tuesday and resulted in a Joint resolution pass ing the Lower House favoring armed intervention but not recog- milton, just as the President had suggested in his message.
 The Senate was not so easy and up until this (Friday) morning had not passed the resolution, but were still debating, being in favor of recognition of Cuban indepen- dence along with armed interven- ton.
 Washington, April 14,@The Senators who are anxious fss early action on the Cuban r1s0futions have determined to hold contin- uous sessions, if there lis any dis position to delay action by debate.
 The conservative Senators have decided to make fight for the House Cuban resolutions, and will act in concert to that end. An effort is being { made to have the Senators of different views unite upon the majority report, in order to secure early action. Conferences looking to this end have been held during the day. Senator Davis ssys he will press the Cuban resolutions with dili- gence. He hopes that some ar engagement can be made looking to early action.
 The more radical Senators say there are votes enough to adopt the Turpie aphendment recognizing tho present { Cuban government. Those who think this is possible seem to think the House and Senate wiAl then compromise on substantially Nhe majority resolu- tions of the Senalse committee.
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HOUSE WILL HAVE ITS WAN

Washington, April l4.sne Republican Senators have a.e<ys to vote for the Turpie amendmen for recognizing the indepe aqn6S of the present Cuban aovsxn aeslt The conservative Senatox6 s 8 the House will stand firm for its resolution, and if the Senate adopts the Davis resolutions, with or without the recognition amend ment, the conservatives believe |the Senate will in the end have to yield.
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NOTICE.

Any teacher or mother desiring original song gems for the fazni1Y Circle, cute illustrated songs 1or the children, we take pleasuro in recommending the "Melodias school and house melodies, price 4Octs. The Melodia Company, Toledo on -the-M Manmee. Ohio. Alt school teachers shoLfl uso it. Something in it appropriate fos all occasions.
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SEAL l
NOTICE.

Wanted 2 or 3 good working white or colorcd families to make crop. Will rent or sell stock and supplies to good workers. Ap- ply to D. c. YoRK & Co.,, 5 miles west of Cotton Plant, Ark, Feb. 24, 1898.
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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. HI. D. Kennedy, Pasto, Sunday school at 9:45 A. Preaching II o'clock .. m. 7:3O o'clock p. m.
 Christian EndcavOr Sr afternoon at c:@. Como.
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THE SPANISH FLoTILLA.

St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, April 14.-The Spanish armored cruisers Cristobal Colon and Maria Teresa have arrived here. The Spanish torpedo fotilla is still in these waters.
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METHODIST.

1st Sunday, filled by Rev. T. H. Howard.
 End and 4th Sundays by the Pastor, Rev. Graham.
 3rd filled by Rev. T. J. Brickeu.
 Regular ssrvlces of Sunday School and Epworth League Sun day at usual hours. Como.
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BAPTIST.

Services 1st and Ard Sundays
 by Pastor, Rev. 5, l.. Holloway. Sunday School every Sunday
 morning, A. Flora, Supt. Union prayer meeting on Wse
 nesday nights.
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NO MORE NAVAL NEWS.

Washington, April IA. Score
 tary Long gave notice today that Inc news whatever respecting
 naval movements would be made public.
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CHURCH NOTES.

ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
 Regular services by Rector Will Hams of St. Lukes Episcopal church every 3rd Sunday. Sun day school every Sunday morning.
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PICTURE FRAMES

Largest Stock, LOWEST PRICES. Embroidery frames mounted for a trifle.
 Fancy Moulding for home decoration delivered to read CTS of this ad at wholesale prices.
 LADAvEzE $ Go. 236 Main St.
 Memphis, Tenn.
 FINE LANDINoR RENT. One hundred atseS he land. ls miles south of Brin y, in rood settlement, foray$ or on tht shares. Appsy to- F. HauEH. 1 Say you sax the .Ane0s.
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POLO READY TO LEAVE.

Washington, April IA Spanish Minister Polo has made final arrangements for departure, inn Imediately Madrid instructs him to leave.
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Services iniths Catholic church every Sunday in the year except the second Sunday in each month by Father A. Demurger.
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 of the officers who had charge e1 the mines and electrical wires and torpedoes In the arsenal there, who thoroughly understood their business, for it was done remar- kably we'll.
 Continuing his testimony Gen. Lee said that ten minutes after the explosion he was at the palace talking to Gen. Blanco, and that the latter gave him an order for a boat to take him out into the harbor. Senator Morgan asked if, when he got to the waters edge, he saw any lights burning
 II did not notice that" said Gen. Lee, "but l have made in- quiries since and have ascertained that no electric lights went out. Il sent for electric light men and gas men. Some gas jets went out in one or two places, caused by the shock or something, but could not ascertain from these men that a single electric light went out. One of the. electric light men whom I called I'D is a friend of mine. and he sent for the man who has direct charge of the lights, who came to my office. This man said he had not iieard of any such thing. said l wanted to know with certaint The man then mado an explo alion of an hour or two and retu, red, say. ing that with the except ,n of one electric light for the ] .rbor and one at another place n, very fal distant, where he Il. ,ught per. haps the light might have gone out by the shock, nc other cleo. tric lights went out"
 Gen. Lee also said shat he haG not felt the shock of tie explosion at his hotel.
 "Haye you heard s.ace the OK
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TO STOCK OWNER'

Have 25 years experie' will castrate your stock per head. Address.
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Spaniards had placed two rows of torpedoes just at the mouth of Havana harbor, by~ Morro Castle, within the past two months, or subsequ ent to the Maine disaster, and that the switchboard is i'll q room i'll the castle. He said, however, that he had no informa tion of the placing of any tor pedoes before the Maine was des- troyed, and none in regard to the purchase abroad by the Spanish authorities.
 "Have you<any reason to SUD- pose tbat the harbor was mined et all before the blowing up of the Maine?" asked Senator Frye.
 No, sir; I had no reason to suspect anything of that sort up to that time"
 lie then went on to say that Gen. Weyler's letter to Santos Guzman had led him to believe that mines might have been placed there previous to the Maine incl dent, and he said that thls sup position was strengthened by a telegram from Gen. Weyler, of which he had cognizance. Upon the whole he thought the Weyler letter (the Laine letter) was a correct copy of a genuine letter. The telegram to which he referred was addressed to Eva Camel, a noted Spanish woman and an admirer of Weyler's, and to Senor Guzman, and it read as follows
 "Grave circumstances cause me to ask you to destroy the last let ter of February 18."
 Gen. Lee said that this telegram had never before been published, and he found in itstrong confirms .atory evidence of the genuineness of the Weyler letter.
 With reference to the respon- sibility for the destructlon of the Noi@e, Gen. Lee said:
 am satished shes explosion gss from F [ ohblel Aha s
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-11

All tnese years.
Adolph put the percussion cap in its
place and started the mechanism. For q
few moments its quiet tick tick was tho
only sound heard in the room, tno two
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-11
HER SIMPLE EPlTAPU.

81 saw a rude, roughly hcwn stone
o the grave on an eastern Ken.
lucky hillside Il few weeks Since,n said
Mr.. Walter Wade, Il state insurance
solicitor, "that was placed there before
monument makers ilourishcd in that
part of Kentucky. There were but
two graves in The little unfcnced SPOT
and they were in the enter of a sassa-
fras thickct.
his old stone, over which the ivy
had clcpt, well nigh blotting out the
inscription, bore these words, which
seemed to have l,ccn chi >clcd by a
Trembling fingered novice Jane
Law!c:, dcd Agus, 1919. She wuz allus
kline to evrybuddle.' | thought as |
stood there by The weed-crcsted mound
OF what a void 6f mcaniny there was
III those lew simple words. 'Shc wuz
allus kline To eVrybuddic.' When |
shall have composed my weary limbs
Tor the last sleep l would ask no greater
boon than that,such compliment might
truthfully be placed on The tomb above
my silent form. 1t was so different
from any of the chisclcd platitudcs one
sees III large cemeteries. | wondered
what loving heart could have inspired
1t, and stopped to ask about The woman
whose gentle life could merit so tender
a tribute.
"Noboby on either the Kentucky or
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-11

tnelr arms mixed IN MS, and no Stun.
bled helplessly among the wreckage,
seeming to have lost control over his
limbs. He saw that the whole front OF
the shop was zone and noticed through
the wide opening that n crowd stood in
the street, kept back by the police. He
wondered why he had not seen all these
people When he had looked out of tho
shattered window. When they brought
him to the ambulance, he resisted
slightly, saying he wanted to go to his
brothers. assistance, who was sleeping
in tho shop, but with gentle force they
placed him in the vehicle, and he was
driven away to the hospital.
For several days Adolph fanoied that
he was dreaming, that he would soon
awake and take up again the old pleas
ant, industrious life. 1t was the nurse
who told him no would never SEQ his
brother again, adding by way of conso.
lation that death had been painless and
instant, that the funeral had been one
of the grandest that quarter of Paris had
ever seen, naming many high and i'm
portant officials who had attended it..
Adolph turned his face to tho wall and
groancd. His frightful dream was to
last him his life.
When he trod tho streets of Paris q
week later, no was but tho shadow Of
his former portly self. He was gaunt
and haggard, his cloth hanging on
him as if they had bee made for some
other man., u fortnirlt's stubby beard
on the face which had always hereto
fore been smoothly shaven. Ho sat ST.
lently at the cafe, and few of his friends
recognized him at first. They heard be
had received ample compensation from
tho government and now would have
money enough to suffice him all his life
without tho necessity Of working for it,
and they looked on him as a fortunate
man. But he sat there listlessly, rcceiv.
ing their congratulations or condolences
! with equnl -rrcthv Once he "a!kG3. past
tho shop. Tho front was boarded up,
and glass had been put in the upper
windows.
Ho wandered aimlessly through the
streets of Paris, some saying he was in
sane and that he was looking for hit
brother. others that he was searching
for tho murderer. One day no entered
the police Office where 20 had first made
his unlucky complaint.
"Have you arrested him YETI" III
asked the officer in charge.
"Whom?" inquired the officer, no
recognizing his visitor.
picard. l am Adolph Deloro."
cit was not Picard who committee
tho crime. He was in London at tn,
time and is there still"
"Perhaps | could helm. I am going (,
London. Will you give me Picard's ad
dress?"
"Here is his address, but l think Yo,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-11

TASTE THAT WILL KEEp.-Dis
solve a teaspoouful of alum in a quart
OF warm water. When cold, stir in
iiour enough TO give it the consistcnce
OF thlck cream, being careful to beat
up all the lumrs. Throw in half a
dc zen cloves, and stir in us much rosln
as VIII stand on a penny. Pour into
ne n.lNturc a ~tcaCuprul of boiling
water, stirring well all the time. Let
II remain on the stove a few minutes
and 1t will be of the consistcnce OF
muSh. Pour it into an carthen OF
china vessel, let it it cool, cover it, an,
put IN a cool place. When needed for
use, soften a portion with wmm water
1T VIII last a year, and is better thai
gum, as 1t does not gloss the paper
ana can be written upon.-Unjtct
Presbyterian.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-11

ont.
bound men staring with wide open eyes
at tho dial Of the clock, while tho whole
horror of their position slowly broke
upon them.
Tick tick, tick tick, tick tick, tick
tick, tick tick, tick tick! Each mans
face was paled and rivulets of sweat
ran down from their brows. Suddenly
Picard raised his voice i'll an unearthly
shrek.
81 expected that" said Adolph quiet
ly. 81 don't think any one can hear,
but 1 will gag you both, SO that wo may
run no risks" When this was done, no
said: 81 have set the clockwork at GO
minutes. Seven Of those are already
spent. There is still timo enough left
for meditation and repentance. ] place
the candle hero so that it's rays will
shine upon the dial. When you havo
made your own peace, pray for the souls
Of any you have sent into eternity with
out time for preparation"
Dolore left the room as softly as ho
had entered it, and tho doomed men
tried Intellectually to cry out as they
heard the key turning in tho door.
The authorities knew that some one
had persisted in that explosion, but
whether it was one mar or two they
could not tell.
THE UNn