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u Is noticeable these days how chile
dren read newspapers n you can tell
this from their conversation. SOU have
etili palmer proof of DO Boo me a,t that
ao many children are fD ha spea rpld-
INK newspapers Youngsters who
formerly spent their time unun ihr
street cars suburban trains and ferries
in doing nothing. are now quite ls MP
90 their ears iu ueaspapar as are their
elders. Tho war d. nf course rnspnu
siblc Tor l' iu both young and old b.
las quickenpd an interest iu life aaI
in an that relates 20 life. ard both
young and old are eager for news of
g. II is curious thing to see little
fellow IN knickerhuckcrs spelling ult
words which De- barely knows thr
meaning o. hut which. Tor AN that.
have % new and vital signincance lu
that they have something 90 do with
war juat hearing the news "rrad
aloud" or being told about o. aeaJ
do. youngsters want 90 got o. for them.
solves at frs, hand 10 used to Doe that
when family party boarded "a ferry
boat one paper was considered ample
FOR the crowd To-day every chick aud
child Of them demands hls individual
paper. and what's more be- sits and
reads n with an the interest of the
grown-up.
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mules each carrying three hundred
pounds OF silver, a prize which he
seems TO have looked upon M a haga-
telle for he left Il behindl Morgan
won quite enough to enable him TO
brlbe the government (lnoludlng. there
u very little doubt. the Merry Monarch
hlmselD. and die a wealthy and re-
spected man. The cargo OF one OF
Captain Kldd's prizes. the Queda Mer-
chant, taken by the French. was be-
lieved by the authorities 10 be worth
10000. but he successfully hid the
treasure, and the mystery NJ 10 lts
wheroabouts and that Of his other al.
legged plratlcnl hauls remains unsoived
20 the present day After his execu-
tlon the government gave all his prop
erty they could lay hands on. TO the
amount Of $4,000. TO the Greenwich
Hospital
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and thus even were they otherwise Of
no consequence. their numerical
strength would render them objects Of
interest 10 the government.
The smart gayly dressed gypsy Of
the stage with HIS clevorness Of In
triguo. his blue brooches. white stock
ings and red embroidered jacket. with
his ability 10 solve tho problems which
puzzle al the rest OF the company and
untanglo the knotty plan Which The
dramatlst has contriyed. Is worry dif-
feront character from the wanderer
whose advent into nelghbupl God is
usually regarded with nppreheua'an by
every farmer and householder "a ;he
vicinity.
The Spanish gypsy Of real ilic Is a
dirty. lazy yngabond who. by prefer
ence, makes bis living by stealing. and
when the times are not favorable for
his thleylsh operations. that a. when
there Is nothing TO stoa he vlli con.
descend 20 do a little work which can
hardly be dlgnlfed with the name ~
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employment. for his industry seldom
rises above tinkorlng pots and pans.
mendlng wash tubs and water buckets.
grinding scissors and knives
lie rs certainly very curious speci-
men of humanity and not less 80 In his
past than IN his present. for whore he
came from. what was his origin under
what circumstances he became a wan
derer, he knows no more than other
people. The gypsy lack OF history
has caused many theories 20 be- ad-
yanced as TO their origin. but the most
satisfactory regards them as the de-
scendants Of low-clnss ilindoos who
IN the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Gene
turtles were driven from their native
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IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AMI CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Oid Time sen.Hovers Noted French
and Dutch Corsalrs of the seventeenth
Century aud the Queer Ideas that
Prevailed Among Them.
4 sim nay In autumn.

NtNi UAN N Ahtumui
! love 20 wander through the woodlands
honry
~ the soft llaht of nm autumnal day.
when summer gathers up her robes Of
glory
ANA Ike dream Of beauty glldes away
How through each loved familiar path
she fingers.
seeanely smiling through the golden
Tlnilng the wild grape with her dewy
fingers
TN the cool emerald turns TO amethyst
Kindling the faint stars Of the hazel
shining
To lish, tho gloom Of Autumn's mold
with hoary plumca the clomatla entwin.
inH
where o'cr the rock her wlihercd gar
land falls
warm lights are on the sleepy uplanda
beneath soft clouds aionE the horizon
rolled.
TIN the slant sunbeama through their
fringcs raining
Bathc nll the hills in melancholy gold.
The moist winds breathe OF crlspcd leaves
and flowers
In the damp hollowa Of the woodland
fnwn.
Mineling the freshness Of autumnal show.
pra
WIN spicy airs from ccdarn alleys
blown
Reside the brook and on the umh"rcd
meadow
where yellow forn-tufis ncck the faded
ground
WIN folded lids beneath their paimy
The gontlan mods In dewy sumbors
bound.
Upon those soft. frlnRed lids the bee sits
broodlng,
Like a fond lover loath to say faro
we'll
~ with shut wings through sllkcn folds
iutrudinR
Crrcps neat her hcart his drowsy tale
90 tell.
Tto little birds upon the hillside lonely
Fit nolsclossly along from spray 20
spray.
silent as sweet wandering thought that
only
Shows l,s brls 1t wings and softly glldes
away.
Tho scentlcas flowers N the warm sun
llght dreaming
Forget 10 breathe their fulncns OF de-
light
And through the tranccd woods soft airs
are streaming.
SIN as the dcwfall OF the summer
night.
20. IN my heart sweet unwonted fcol-
ing.
stirs likh tho wind IN oceans hollow
shell
Through an lis secret chambers sadly
stealing.
Yet nnds no word its myatic charm 10
tell
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Vow cure for pranlsnns...

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer;
There are gold cures galore for tho
victim OF the habit OF drunkenness, but
II one wants TO see the latest cure he
must go to New Zealand. Nothing In
Europe or America approaches the an-
tipodean plan OF curing drunkenness.
The virtue OF this new cure u its de-
hghtful simplicity. The offender 10
neither hauled To jail nor soaked with
solutions OF gold. First OF all he Is
conducted TO studio and photograph
ed IN all his ,nebriate glory. Then ho
Is taken home. There II no trial IN
the police court next morning and no
account OF his lapse In the newspapers.
His punishment taxes more polite
form. Copies Of his likeness are
stricken on and sent 10 all the public
house Keepers IN the district, Wits
strict orders that the person portrayed
shall either not be served for certain
period OF time or that he shall be care
fully watched az the bar and be pre-
vented from taking any more drlnk
than a. good for him
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Lnte.t cen.n. sehsme.


a scheme Is now on foot in Europe
to make n careful census OF the eatire
population OF the earth early In the
year 1900 II Is the Intention OF the
people agltatlng the plan 20 have an
army OF censustakers start out on a
particular day In every quarter OF the
globe and complete the work In Nw
hours. The returns are TO be sent into
q central station at Berne. Swltzer-
land. Tho governments OF several
countries are reported to have already
expressed their willingness to aid the
work In every possible way.
The takers Of this great census Will
Of course have much important data TO
guide them In their work. The most
important results IN this direction are
those obtained by John Bartholomew.
r, H. q. s.. OF Edinburgh. According
10 his figures the present population OF
the entire globe IL In round numbers
i.iiO. CSC. 900. This Is divided up as fol-
lows: lndo-Germanic or Aryan. 5l5.'
100000; Mongolan or Turan'sa, GSO.-
100000; negro and Bant, i5O,OOO,OOO;
Hottentot and Bush. i5O.OOO Malay
and Polynesian. $4,000 900, and Amer
lean Indian. $4,000 600 II Is expected
that the most dificult part OF the un-
dertaking will be 10 count accurately
the population 0f China and the vast
hordes OF central Africa. Those who
propose 10 undertake this work claim
to have such influence back OF them
that the scheme Is sure TO be success
fuI
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Ola Time sea-Rovers.

France. notably under Louie tho
Fourteenth. has produced some splen-
did sea-royers. Jean Bart and Duguay
Trouln proving In their particular lines
rs great aA any OF the corsalrs we
sent forth IN their day. says n writer
IN London Society. Both these heroes.
In an age when rank In the army or
navy was the exclusive privilege OF the
arlstocracy. won their commissions In
the kings navy by dlnt OF hard knocks
with the English and right we'll did
they deserve Louis grateful apprecia-
tIon. or many amusing stories about
bsrt, one OF the best Is that which re-
lntes how he was entrusted by the king
with the duty OF conveying the Prince
OF Cont 10 Denmark. On the voyage
they were attacked by an English
squadron. which the gallant old Dun
Kirk sea dog beat on. The Prince con-
graduated Bart on the fact that they
had escaped captivity whereupon tho
latter said. "Ohl there was never any
fear on that score. My son was ready
down by the powder magazine. sir"
After this II Is scarcely surprising to
hear that the Prince did not breathe
freely untl ne once more set foot on
terra hrma. Duguay Trouln was never
80 happy as when he was trying con-
illusions with John Bull,
Nor were the plucky Hollanders
backward IN the matter OF Erlyateer-
ing. aa witness the career of the brave
DE Ruyter, To quote only one example.
Born at Flushing. In 1907. he went 10
sea when only eleven and speedily Sc
10 ba captain Of a prlyateer. After
pretty stirring career against Alge-
rlnes and Dons. he took 20 the more
peaceful aud. as it proved. more pay
ing business OF trading between ireland
and Holland ON one of HIS trina
however, ho had a very narrow escape.
DE Ruyter was bringing home a car
90. which sounds very like taking Goals
to Newcastle. for Il consisted OF but
ter. Being hard pressed by Dunki.
prlyatcers. he resorled 90 comlcal.
but successful stratagem. greaaing tho
woodwork ana rigging OF his craft 80
elabOrately with butter that tho
Frenchmen were efiectually folled IN
their attempts 20 board. and the Hol-
ianders got away In aa slippery fash
ION ~ their native cells. Tie had al
ready retired from a seafaring lie 10
settle down comfortably on his means.
when our first war with the Dutch
again summoned him TO activity. and
he ended his adventurous career, like
his fellow-countrynan the heroic Van
Tromp. by a glorious death "a battle.
The wild life OF enterprise and ex.
citement which prlyateering involved.
made such a career almost irreslst-
ihly tempting 10 reckless spirits
whether Ia France or England. The
hope OF rich booty Was a yet stronger
attraction. aud that the traditions Of
hidden treasure which abound along
the American cCssts and IN the West
indies are not Stogether fairy tales.
Is proved by what has actually hap
pened Drake on one single occasion
captured one hundred aud seventy
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shl.lh nt mn,rr fnr rIrsmen.


From the Philadelphia Record' a
really valuable and unique patent hre
hose nozzle has been brought out by a
large Arm Of English fire engine build
ers. This nozzle Is so constructed thV
at moments notice the fireman can
shield himself from the heat behind a
continuous circle OF spray Very Oft
en- In large connagrations the heat Is
20 Intense as 20 make II impossible for
the firemen to advance 20 the positions
whore their hose would be most ef-
fectiye, and II Is In just such cases that
the nozzle would be most adyanta-
geous. The shield OF water can be
made as large In circumi, renee as de-
sired. or can be directed nj any angle
by a simple movement Of the milled
head near the extremity Of the nozzle.
When II ls required TO shut on the
spray 80 that the view may not be
obsrured the reverse motion OF tho
mllled head accomplishes the purpose.
The entire stream Of water can be con
yorted into spray or solid column of
water can be thrown with the spray
shield for protection as described
above. when the spray Is punched 10
the front In the form OF a torrent u
can be used for extinguiahlng fires
among light goods and materials which
would be scattered by a solid stream
Il IL useful on board ship for clean
ing decks. etc, and II also forms an
ideal auroadpr for fountains or A eau
be used as tree sprinkler.
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old Lady Don't you hnd this work
rather monotonous Little boy
No. indeed ma'am. It's very excit-
Ing. only yesterday man started 70
get out too soon. and got his head
cracked. and last week the machine
broke aud crippled everybody except
me. That there rope looks sort o.
weak. Hope she'll last till we're up.
The engine driver is IN today. too aud
that makes things interesting. TIT
Blss.
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DOCS USED IN THE KLoNpiKE.
usid seekers Tind "siwash- Canlnes 20
ns of Great vaiue.

he OF NfeAt Nnluoi
n you are golng 20 prospect In
Alaska and expect 10 travel much a
pair of good "slwaah" dogs are very
essential almost indispensable. These
dogs greatly differ from our domosti.
Gated dogs. taking 90 the harness like
duck 20 water They 90 not bark at
strangers They are kind and affoc-
tionate. showing the wolf In them only
among their Kind II seems to be-
against their principles 10 get on the
trail 10 let another team pass This
means a hght. nn exciting episode II
the teams number I've or six doga
each In an instant the widest con-
fusion takes place. Dogs. harness and
each driver with 70 club In his hand
form one grand tumble. from which
order can only be- restored by some Of
the dogs being Knocked senseloss. The
dogs are trained TO gee" and "haw'
like an OK, and stop at the word
"whoa'" "Mush" ls the word used gen.
orally by the whites to indicate go
ahead. q pervorslon OF the Indian word
Husch." The dogs prefer their mas
ter but n loaned for use thoy work
as faithfully 40 for their master
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sataa 10 Hssd I.uss.

louis Satan was prostrated by the
heat In New Jersey the other day. Aftsr
ME experience In New Jersey probably
Satan honceforih will never care 10
wander from hts own hroalde. "-Chi-
cagO Times Herald.
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TYPICAL SPANISH GYPSY GIRL.
land by the military oonquests OF hos
tile kings
The gypsy has no religion OF his
own; II he ever had one he has LOST Il
In bis wanderings The fact. however
does not worry him In the least. for
when he feels the need Of spiritual
comfort he somewhat reluctantly as
Stimulates that OF the people by whom
he 10 surrounded; whether Christian,
Pagan or Mohammedan. does not mat
Ter IN the least Generally however,
be makes little pretense of any re-
ligion. and most OF the gypsies regard
With apparent indifference the efforts
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Gentleman Injecting old negro who
81 much batieredl why what's the
matter. unclo7' 20. muffin. boss but
~ go eber got scan'lous tlngs Il say
about eh mule. so want ter say dem
Ger hees face Truth.
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The New Zealand local option bin
provides that every man convicted of
being a habitual drunkard shall Be
photographed at his own expense. ana
every publican In the district be sup.
piled with q copy.
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A peculiar Industry OF Kern county
California. IL the collection and ship
ment OF toads. They ore sold 10 tho
Chinese. who use them for medicinal
purposes They are considered espe-
ciaily valuable In the treatment OF
rheumatism.
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The fact thai skeleton remnants OF
elephants are 80 rarely found In any
portion OF Africa Is explained hy an
explorer. who states that as soon as
the bones become brittle from climatic
influences, they are eaten Ia lieu OF salt
By various rumlnant animals.
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Especial tcttcr)

y hW Niffillnl ~
spanish population
the gypsy Is by no
means unlmpor-
tant OF the 500.
900 gypsles who
wander to and fro
over Europe. more
than une-eighth
make themselves
at home within
the limits ~ Spain.
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During 1897 the number OF employees
In the factories mines. quarrles. nsh.
cries and railways OF Great Britain
who we're killed while az work we're
s,sls, The number Of lnjurod were
5s,ftb.
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Jack DO you like that pawnbrok-
erf" Tom-"No; but have 70 put
up with bin sometimes -NsW York
World.
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GYPSIES OF SPAIN.
MOVEMENT TO THE NORTH
PoRTEND8 REVOLUTION.

Political Power on the Peninsula ans
aud traces That Run ~ the Direction
"f naneins. stealing aud Wandering
WORK n Par Beneath Them.
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Later. when lhe baby was born. Flush
was at first extremely Jealous; but IN
a year or two the tables were turned.
and u was the little boy who roared
with Jealous wrath " his mother took
Flush up instead Of himself. while
Flush had learned 10 regard the child
with q kind Of lofty toleration. very
amusing 90 behold
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Flush died. after long llic. In Italy.
and was buried IN the vaults of Casa
Guidl. the dwelling made famous by
hia mistress poem and nov bearing a
tablet In her honor
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lic slept with hl- head against her
cheek az night. and In the daytime
when she was reading Greek. his long
ears dropped upon one page Of the hig
folio while Der eyes travelled down the
other When she was somewhat bet
ter, he would accompany her wheeled
chair. on leap into H.
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when he was brought home hc be.
gan 20 cry in his manner whine. "a,
N his heart was full II was just what
was Inclined 60 DO myself. but W.,
are both recovered now. thank you
ANA intend 10 bee very prudent for m,
future"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-26
ODD FELLOWS.
Competitive Membership Teams as Re
 vivihers-Triple Link Notes.


 The good results attendant upon the for nation of competitive membership teams in lodge work is well demonstrated in the experience of Philadelphia National lodge, No. 228. For some time this lodge, al- though ono of the best in the city, has been doing little or no work, and petitions of candidates for admission were rarely pre- sented. Recently two membership teams were organized, with the usual penalty of supper to be paid for by the losing side At once the work of the lodge received a healthy stimulus, tho attendance of mem- bers increased and the meetings grew more interesting. g.-Philadelphia Press.
 There are many encouraging signs of in- creasing interest in the proposed turn out of the encampmont members in uniform at Boston next September.
 The local committee of the Rebekah lodges met last Wednesday afternoon to make arrangements to entertain the state assembly ill Louisville in August.
 The Long Island I. o. o. F. Home asso- oiation reports balance of s6, 559 in the treasury after paying all expenses for the past year.
 Ariooh lodge of Long Branch in the 30 / and expended for relief S27, 100
 Massachusetts Odd Fellows are to insti- tute several subordinate bodies in the near future, thus showing that the order is keeping up it's steady growth in the state. Notwithstanding the claim of all other organizations the I. o. o. F. leads most of them in numerical and financial strength and in fidelity to the principles which un- derlie the institution.
 There will be no joint celebration of the seventy ninSn anniversary of the order in Montreal. Most, if not all, of the lodges will hold entertainments in their respect i've lodgerooms on that occasion.
 JohDa Dessalet, secretary of Heneosis lodge of Philadelphia, has been in good standing as an Odd Fellow for 67 years. He is 89 years old.
 Putnam eneampment has about the best degree staff of any of tho encampments of Chicago, and it does good work.
 The Odd Fellows of East St. Louis are making extensive preparations to celebrate the seventy ninth anniversary of the order on April 26.
 Ontario has 274 subordinate lodges with total membership of 22,757; total assets, $934, 634
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-26
And He Did.

A woman's club that invested in s clubhouse not long ago was much against it's will obliged to employ male labor. The architect was woman, huf it was found impossible to procure women carpenters and masons and plaa~ terers and the rest. One day shortly bs
 fore the completion of the edifice 4 workman who was employed upon tiAs roof made a misstep and thrust his foat through the beautiful but not yet drird ceiling of the auditorium Just at this time, too, number of club members chanced to be in the building and fheix emotions at sight of the pedal extremity pendant from the ceiling may be better imagined than described. The man was eventually rescued and the hole mended. but the patch still shows upon the ceii- ing As the first vice president put 1t, Well, l knew that if man had any thing to do with this club he'd be srrs to put his foot in it. New York Sun
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-26
moreen For Underskirts.

Common sense has brought US a new and excellent moreen for underskirt fab rication that is as thick and soft as saith and is charmingly decorated in all the best plaid combinations. For walking its advantages are manifold, and as # comes double width 1t can be cut i'll tiaa new pattern-that is, with but two seams running down either hip. The shape of this skirt demands that 1t Id cut crosswise of the material, and ba- cause of it's peculiar shape it fits as snug as yoke about the hips. but flares com fortably and gracefully At the foot. Sucas a moreen skirt stands the hardest wear and is trimmed usually with hounces of its own goods or plaid silk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-26
One woman,s Good Work.

A good true story is told of a ;sss Francisco woman and doctor with conscience. The doctor performed a sue
 cessful operation for rich woman aud when asked for his bill presented one for $50 The lady smiled and said, Do you consider that reasonable charge, considering my cireumstances? Tho doctor replied: That is my charge for that operation. Your circumstances have nothing to do with it. The lady drew a check for $500 and presented 1t to him. He handed 1t back, saying: "a cannot accept this. My charge for that operation is $50. - Very we'll. tha lady replied. Keep the check and pot the balance to my credit. Some months after she received lengthy itemized bill, upon which were entered charges for treatment of various kinds, rendered. to all sorts of odds and ends of humas
 ity, male and female, black and whitss who had been mended at her expense- She was so delighted at it that she i'm mediately placed another check for 250G to her credit on the same terms, and it is now being earned in the same way
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-26
UNITED WORKMEN.
The Classified Plan Is Growing In Favor.
 Bench Shavings.

Kansas is the first large Jurisdiction with low rate of assessment to adopt the classified plan. Its influence will go far toward bringing other of the low rate ju- risdietions into line, and we believe in a short time the entire number of the grand lodges will be upon this plan. The total number of jurisdictions now on the classi- fled plan is IS. Several other grand lodges will soon adopt the plan.-Keystone Work man.
 Past Grand Master of New York A. C.. Harwicl1 has been chosen as the editor of The Empire State Workman, 16 page paper, 30, 900 copies of which are printed and sent to every member in the state.
 There are many men who are only wait ing for some one to ask them to join the A. o. U. ". Don't let them wait any longer.
 Looking over the report of tho relief board of the supreme lodge we notice that in the list of deaths of the jurisdictions asking relief 78 cases of suicide are report ed, which means an expenditure of $l70,- 000-which is more than one e.half of the relief call.
 Kentucky only lacks 38O members to se- cure the prize of s2, GOO offered by the su- preme lodge It will have gained the req. uisite increase long before the expiration of the limit of time.