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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-30

"Talkin' about war times" said the
old colonel, did any of you ever hear
the story o. Jim Adklns?"
mo"
"WelI Tn surprised. Everybody In
the settlement knew II. Jim was a no.
count sort of a fellow, and the old
man was anxious to get rid OF him: so,
when the wa broke out and they were
looking around for men. the old man
gave him away"
"'Gave him away?'"
yes; Jim was in the hay loft, and
they were about to leave without him
when the old man winked and pointed to
the barn.
'That was enough: and they got
him. and marched him 10 the front.
THE old man was sorry after Jim was
gone. and his conscience hurt him bad.
But he hoped for the best, until one dag
he got a message that told him Jim had
been killed and buried on the battle
field.
Then he packed his grip and started
right of to bring !Jim's body home. II
possible, for the grief-stricken mother
would have nothing else. and made life
miserable for him with her r%cproaches.
HE went to Virginia. and was there
informed that 1t would be impossible to
remove the body. So he stood over the
spot where It was buried and wept for
three days. Then he went sadly home.
And, 10 and behold! The first man
he met as he nearcd his gate. was Jim
safe. sound and right side up with
care!
ut was some time before the old man
could say a word; but when he found 1t
was really Jim-in flesh and blood-that
they had got him mixed up with some
other Adkins and he hadn't been kill
ed at all, the old man was hot! He
slowly Invested himself OF his coat; then
rolled up his sleeves, and made for him!
Il was the liveliest scrap you ever saw
the old nan on top. and the two OF
'em wallowins in the dust!
1t took the old lady and the three
ei.ls and two stout niggers to pull the
old maj OFF.
He never did. explain why he did II,
and Jim didn't ask any questions. But
the next morning he told his mother
that willie his furlough wasn't out, still
he knew his country needed him. and he
couldn't stand 1t to stay at home under
those circumstances. So he left his
blessing for the old man, and took the
first train for the front."-Atlanta Con-
stltutlon.
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EreInheh Erom ul. rlme.

Washington Post: Representative
.oehEan, of Missouri, was interfering
himself into the debate On dry docks
saturday In quest Of certain information
1rom Captain Boutelle. In charge OF the
naval bill. Captain Boutellc was rath-
or impatient OF these Inquiries, and re-
p!ied rather sharply that IL the MIssou-
ran would "hold his breath u minute
and a half" his question would be an
bwered. IaF3I
Representative Sherman, In the chair.
proceeded forthwith 10 thump steadily
WIN his gavel for, several minutes with
y view to securing order. In the midst
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has been done. Manufacturers have
good supplies on hand as rule and do
not appear inclined TO Increase their
holdings, while the present uncertain
conditions exist. Outside conditions are
lfirm. but al present no n appears DIS.
paced to buy and to force sales on the
present market a liberal concession IN,
values would have 10 be made. The
fact Is that no one cares 10 buy a. pres
cnt and Mt such a time It IN poor policy
to attempt to sell. Following are the
quotations OF the leading descriptions:
Ohio and Pennsylvania heeces x and
abnye crosse. SN 2ac: SS and above
soc; deiaine 3ofe3ic. No. I conbtng 500
3lc; No. : combins soa51hc.
NEW YoRK-wool dull.
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OF the humping Up rose Representative
Simpson. Of Kansns. who IVA born@in
New Brunswick, Just across the river
from Captain Boutelle's district, ana
made n point OF order.
Tho GENTLEMAN from Maine, said
Mr.. Simpson, elni Int%erriipting the gen.
tleman from Missouri. made IL a point
that he should hold his breath for a
minute and n half. EfLanghler)A Now.
l want!to know II he Is supposed 10 hold
his breath during tho time the chair ia
trying to get order?H lNaughter.)
owing 10 the lcniency OF the chair
replied Representative Sherman, "that
time would be excluded from the time
that the gentleman Is to hold his
breath" Renewed laughter.S
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BALTIMORE, Monday, March IS.
UNION STOCK YARDS,



BALTIMORE, Monday, March IS.
Swine.-The receipts this week were
11,13S head. The arrivals are some 100
head less than last weeks number, but
ample for the very slow demand pre-
vailing, there being but little, IL any.
improvement In that respect over last
week. Far western hogs show but little
or 10 change since then. Others are a
shade easier. Far western sell at 5 400
4 so: those from other points 81 1904 26;
light pigs, Weighing 100 20 lie pounds.
81 00G4 10; under 100 lbs, SO S044 90 per
100 lbs. gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-A fairly active
trade prevails for both sheep and lambs.
which are chiefly western Sheep. weigh
ing co to 20 Tbs. 3G4c: 70 to ITO pounds.
4k94%c, and extra Sc: most sales at
4Isc. Lambs 5k16c and extra SIC. as
to weight and quality.
Calves.-Yeals, weighing 80 to $50 lbs.
seil.at SAGE and extra at 6Kc, with 4
fair trade: rough nominallS So 0047 90
per head.
CHICAGO-Cattlc steady at Mon
days quotations. Hogs active: market
nc higher than yesterdays. Hogs sold
all the way from So 1908 92iLs. the bulk
Of the sales at 50 SOFAS 90, while pigs
sold largely at 50 1908 90. Sheep and
lambs active. Lambs sold ut 81 35G5 90
for shorn and at S. 25GG 90 for unshorn.
Sheep were In good demand at 50 f59
1 so. with sales chiefly at 81 25G4 20 for
fed westerns and shorn lots brought
50 1904 20. YearlinG sheep sold at 81 50I
s 10. Receipts-Cattle $500 head; hogs
1900 head; sheep 1900 head.
EAST BUFFALo-Cattle, prime to
extra steers IS 0OI5 %: prime to choice
shipping 81 9006 Is; fat hclfers 81 ESQ
1 80; fair 20 good mixed butchers 81 500
4 10; butchers 50 00@3 i5: common cows
Sc 0002 rs. Hogs. Workers., gnod to
choice SO 90D3 95; roushs. common 10
choice 81 dO@3 20; pigs, common TO choice
81 G5Gf3 20. Lambs, choice TO extra IS 90
66 90; culls to common IS G0G5 So. Sheen
choice to selected wethers 81 9Ol5 co.;
culls to common 81 J0G4 %.
EAST LIBERTY = Cattle steady:
prime So O5Q5 Is; common 50 SOai Is:
bulls, stays and cows 81 ooN4 10. Hogs
fairly active; prices lower: prime me-
dun 81, 951i 90: heavy Workers. 81 300
3 95: good light Workers. 50 S5G3 90:
heavy hogs So 95@4 90; pigs 81 GOG3 75;
.roughs 81 60G3 So. Sheep steady; choice
sheep stNS505 co.; common 50 5014 90:
choice lambs Sc 90GG 90; common to
good 81 1905 SO. Veal calves Sc 00G6 so,
c1NC1NNATT-Hogs duh at 50 100
8 %.
GaFa -H#N rxfooy haE. Ir- t-4
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fafIW1lfN ~ AEfNrOk 1890
hours was III! sympathy With the wheat
break Support was not lacking here
and caused a slight recuvery. a good
export demand was of some help In sis.
tainIrg prices, May ranged from ESQ
e5Hs TO 2iAc and closed sc lower al
INC. 81
Provisions were Irregular, though In
the muln wehk. Lard was steadied BY
The purchase OF prominent packers but
other products suffered from llduida.
ton through commission houses. Wash
Ington news caused n good deal OF I'M.
easlness among holders and this and
the depression In grain prices We're the
features OF the selling. At the close
May pork was 10c lower Rt 80 I0.i May
lard 2Mc higher ut 81 9liti; May ribs smc
lower ut IS co..
Estimated receipts Wednesday:
Wheat so cars. corr ILL cars; oats 1iS
cars: hogs $1,000 head.
The Leading futures ranged rs follows:
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Metals.

NEW YoRK-whiie little change Is
noted in quotations and business has
not materially improved, n better feel
Ing prevails In the local market for
metals. At the close to-day the metal
exchange reported pig iron warrants as
quiet, with SO 20 bid and SO IS asked.
Lake copper unchanged at sll S7h bid
and So 90 asked. Tin quiet but flrmer.
with sli rs bid and sii 81 asked. Spelter
steady, with "a, % bid and 81 IS asked.
Lead steady at 80 72js bid and 50 i77h
asked. The firm fixing the settling price
for miners and smelters In the west.
quotes lead at 50 80.
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THIRTY-FTvE years makes a gener.
alton. That is how long Adolph Fisher,
OF GAINESVILLE. o.. suffered front piles.
He was cured by using three boxes OF
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Charles
r, Goethe. Market and Twelfth streets:
Chatham Sinclair. Forty-slxth and Ja-
cob streets: A. e. Scheehle.N No. GOT Main
street; Exley Bros, Penn and Zane
streets; Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport. .
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Dry GOola.

NEW YoRK-Dry goods are stu
quiet In all lines. Print cloths are
quoted at about 2 1-16c, though there
arc not many buyers OF extras at this
figure, Odd goods are quiet and with
out feature. Il
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OIL CITY-Crcdit balances &c. Ger
tlncates opened with 77tsc bid for cash.
Tho first and highest sale was 1000 bat-
reis cash delivery at 'Sc. During the
day there were sales OF 10000 barrels
cash delivery at TIC, No bids or offers
at the close. Shipments l05,o66 barrels;
runs IL, l6l barrels.
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THE farmer, the mechanic and the
bicycle rider are liable to unexpected
cuts and bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve Is the best thing to keep or hand.
It heals quickly, and Is a we'll known
cure for piles. Charles r. Goethe,
Market aud Twelfth streets: Chatham
A. E. Scheehle, No. COT Main street: Ex-
ley Bros. Penn and Zane streets:
Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport. 3
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| 81 w.
Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour-Duii.
wheat-No. 3 spring s5c; No. ? red
81. ok 1 OK.
Corn-No. 2, 2S% 02S%c.
oats-No. Q. 24M@25c:-N No. 2 white 2Sh
029Hc; No. 3 white 26N12Skc.
Rye-No. ., 49kc.
BarleyI-No.S 2, 32G40hc.
Faxseed-No. l., 81 II; northwestern
81 IS.
Pork-Mess per barrel 80 37h99 42is.
Lard-Per 100 Tbs 81 95I4 97h.
Short ribs-Sidesl (ioose) 81 S21t35 10:
dry saIted shoulders (boxed) 4E94Hc;
short clear sides tboxed) IS 25G5 4o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods per
gallon 81 19k.
ted 5.32G5.5Sc. =.
Butter-Market firm; creamerles 800
1Sc: dairies 10h@16c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh &c.
NEW YoRK-Flour. receipts 24.239
barrels; exports 1929 barrels: market
affected by further weakness In wheat
and closed lower.
Wheat, receipts 4S,1oo bushels; ex-
ports $4,000 bushels; spot weak; No. 2
red 81 COS afloat: options opened weak
and closed S@1Tc net lower; March
closed at sSyc; May closed,a at sShc.
Corn, receipts 1853 bushels; exports
| 1885, bushels: spot weak; No. 2, 35Sc:
| options opened easy and closed &c net
ltE .r; May closed at 33Sc.
Oats. receipts $500 bushels; exports
| 9,sl5 bushels; spot weak: No. :, 29kc
asked; No. 9 white SIC; options closed
hc lower; May closed at 2S7sc.
Hay dull. Hops steady. Hides steady.
Leather steady.
Beef, steady. Cutmeats steady. Lard
firm: western steamed s. 22hG5 %; re-
fined steady. =
Pork steady. Tallow easy. Cotton
seed oil quiet. Petroleum dull. Rosin
| steady. Turpentine steady. Rice
| steady. Molaeses steady.
Coffee, options steady, closed irregular
| at SOILS points net advance. Sales 2o.20o
bags, including March 5.0oc; May 5.l5c.
Sugar, raw quiet and firm; fair refin-
Ing SIC; centrifugal 96 test 4c: refined
tirmer.
BALTIMoRE-Flour dull and I'M
changed: receipts 1886 barrels. Wheat
| dull and easy; spot. month and April
9TH 97hc; May 9S@9SBc: receipts 81
Si5 bushels. Corn dull and easy; spot
| and month 33Q33hc; May 33A43SEc;
| receipts 127, 149 bushels: exports 1Ol.196
bushels. Oats easier; No. 2 white 800
| a4c: No. . mixed 3oh431c; receipts 32.l60
bushels; exports GO. 900 bushels. Rye
dull and easier; No. . nearby 55Ac; No.
2 western 56Ac; receipts $4,000 bushels.
Hay quiet; choice timothy sl2 5oGla 90.
| Grain freights very quiet. Buster
steady and unchanged. EGGS quiet and
unchanged. Cheese steady and un-
changed.
| CINCTNNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat
nominal: No. . red 96c.. Corn dull; No. 2
mixed SIC Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed 3ec.
Oats quiet; No. . mixed 2SEc. Rye
| quiet; No. ., sc. Lard steady at 81 50.
| Rulkmeats steady at S. 10. Bacon
| steady at IS 30. Whiskey firm at 81 20.
| Butter steady: Elgin creamery 20lec;
| Ohio l3G1Sc; dairy 10@12c. Sugar easy.
Eggs dull and lower at Sc. Cheese
steady.
Observation-Disclosures dull and
! &c lower; contract grade. March and
April. STSd971kc. Corn firm and options
&c higher: March 33EGS4c; April and
May 335s@34Mc. Oats quiet and quota
| tons uominal. Butter steady; fancy
western creamery zoe; do prints &c.
Eggs steady; fresh nearby 10c: do west
ern 1OIkc: do duck 10000; do goose soc.
| Cheese easier.
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BONDS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS..

U. s. new As reg.l21
do coupon......121
U. S. As ..........l09
do ~coupon......l1l
do seconds -. rs
U. S. IS reg......ll1L
do Is coupon...lll9
Pacific Gs of rs. .lD3H
Atchison ......... III
do preferred. PSI
Bal. & OhIo...... 1G
Can. Pacliic...... ST..
Can. Southern. II
Central Pacific. y
Ches. & Ohio.... 49,!
Chi. & Alton....lji
Chi. Blu. & O.. 9l74
c. C. C. & St. l.. 2Gh
do Preferred. IS
Del. & Hudson. 1eS
Del, Lack. Il WIS
Den. & Rio Gu. 10
do preferred. l3lG
Erie new go. III.
do first pre-. 333,
Fort Wayne.....16i
Illinois Central. 99k
Lake Erie & w. 13i,
do preferred. GS
Lake Shore......lsli
Lou. & Nash.... 49,,
Mich. Central. lOil
Mo. Pacific. I'll
n. ]. Central. 99tL
n. Y. .l0g+%
Northwestern Ills
do preferred. liz
Northern Pac.... 227
do preferred. 6l7
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DR.. Miles'P dfs, Fills are guaranteed to stop
Headdche.ao 90 ...!autoa. "Oce cent n dose.M
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lore. r. & Nav. As
Pittsburgh .....l6s
Reading ......... 1914
Rock ~Island..... S5is
ISt. Paul. ex. d.. SS5s
do pre-, ex. dill
ISt. P. & Omaha. 20
do preferred. las
Southern Pac... 1871
x Pac... 1914
Union Pacltlc... SIS
Wabash ......... "a
do preferred. la
Wheel'g & L. E. IL
do preferred. 81
adams ES.......l00
American EX...l2j
~. S. Express. IS
Wells F~argo....1l5
lam. Spirits...... 65
do preferred. 10
lam. Tobacco. 96A
do preferred. III
Peoples Cas-. 9lit
(Col. +. & Iron.. 1874
do preferred. 50
Gen. Electrlc... 32Ia
Illinois Steel.... 10
............. 2SH
do prefsrred..l LOG
Pacific MALL. -
Pullman Pal....l7O
Silver Cer....... 5iis
Sugar ............llj3s
do preferred. log
Tenn. Coal & |. 20
III. S. Leather. 5X
do preferred. 5Gl!
Western Union. S5E
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Wool.

BoSToN-me wool market continues
dull this week and very little business
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Tho co,onel,. War story.

"Talkin' about war times" said the
old colonel, "dld any OF you ever hear
The story o. Jim Adkins?"
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time CARD.

Airtyai and departure d trains O ana
ssnss Assis. Daily. fpsiiy. sss q Sun.
Gay; tDaily. except Saturday. tbaiiy. :
isept Monday. Sundays only. Saturdays
only. Eastern Standard Time.
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Grain - New wheat S5c. Corn
35G3sc per bushel. Oats ont OF store,
western crop. 3S@4Oc per bushel; home
oats 35I3Sc per. bushel.
Feed-Bran ST 90 per ton; mlddlings
SIS 90 per ton. Hay (baled) s11 100: hay
Coose) 81 WGSl co. Al Straw, loose and
haled. S. 90 per ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-23
The Old Time stagecoach.

In 1762 there were, strange as il seems. only six stagecoaches running in all England, and of course these were the only public vehicles for travellers. Even these were a novelty, and per son named John Crosset thought they were such dangerous innovation that he wrote a pamphlet against them.
 These coaches, " he wrote, make gen. tlemen come to London upon every small occasion, which otherwise they would not do except upon urgent neees- sity. Nay, the conveniency of the pass age makes their wives come often up, who rather than come such long jour- neys on horseback would stay at home. Then when they come to town they must be in the wade, get fine clothes, go to plays and treats, and by these means get such habit of idleness and love of pleasure that they are uneasy after. .' Even people who come to the city on steam cars are sometimes sim ilarly affected by the visit, even unto this day. Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-23
SC Hccl EXERCISES.
The final examinations of the pl

The final examinations of the pub lie schools have been in progress for several days and will be con- cluded next Tuesday at noon. On the afternoon of that day the pupils of the highest grade of the grammar school will have a special program and those members of the class who have satisfactorily completed the Tcourse will be given certificates of admission to the high school. These exercises will be held at Sixth Ave nue school and will begin promptly at three o'clock, Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock Junior Day will be celebrated at the high school on Pine street, and on that night at 8:30 the senior class will be graduated at the opera house. To all these exercises the parents and friends of the public schools are cordially invited.
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women's Clubs and Societies.

A work of great interest and value has been undertaken by United States Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright thorough report upon the subject of women clubs and societies in the Unit ed States. He has made public appeal to the presidents of every organization to forward him full statement as to the purpose, programme and record of each body, with full statement as to the division and distribution of duties, the classifcations and the functions and all other details that may be of value in the matter
 This is bold venture, as it involves an enormous amount of original work Since the compilation of the last census at least 10, 900 women's clubs and so- cieties have sprung into being in the United States. No one knows the exact number of their organization, but in- complete lists kept by those interested in the movement show that more than 100 clubs each have been formed upon the following bases: Church work, church extension, home mission work, foreign mission work, the national council, woman suffrage, motherhood, domestic economy, public schools, rag ged schools, technical schools, kin dergarteLs, fruit and flower missions.
 An Undeveloped Idea.
 Some years ago, according to the Bos. ton Transcript, an inventor who had de- yised new sleeping car took his plans Go Mir. Pullman. The latter, after look ing over them, said: There is an idea there. will give you $100, 900 cash for your patents'' J The inventor was poor man, and he would not accept the terms. He said that if the idea was worth S100, 900 to Pullman it was worth millions to him. The car was built and proved a financial failure, and it is believed that even to this day the inventor does not know where the Aidea', was whose presence MT. PuD- man discerned in the working plans
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The merohantman and the Pearl.

The kingdom of heaven is strictly business. It is significant that Christ's kingdom is not likened to warrior, or poet or philosopher, or slave, but to a business man. Gods saving man is not turning him into righteous ma chine, but developing him into right eous son. Jesus view of his work was ss of a business. At the start he said. T must be about my father business;" -t the close, Tt is finished y The ba- mana peddler handles personally his goods. Mir. Armour sits in his office surrounded by papers and clerks while his trains and ships are at the other end of the earth. So the little man lives by sight, the big man by faith. and reli- gious faith is simply business sense car ried to perfection, reaching to eternity. Enterprise and boldness not caution and fear, are the foundations of reli- gion.-Rev. Frank Crane, Methodist, Chicago.
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UNDERWRITERS MEET.

The state board of fire underwrit- CTS will hold their annual meeting in Little Rock, beginning tomorrow A number of Pine Bluffians will at tend, among whom are Messrs. k. II. NJ. Mills. D. c. Bell, Arthur Yer non, Vim. Wells and N. T. Roberts.
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The services at the Main Street Methodist church yesterday were largely attended, both morning and evening. Rev. Evans had for his morning subject Conversion" and the evening subject was "Separa- tion from the World" There were several accessions and the evening was taken up with an excellent Ep- worth League service.
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Judge Brown this mornin 2 fined the following vlolators: Will Abner. cruelty to animals, $5 and fast driv- ing $3; Hector Watson, for disturb ing the peace two cases S. and S10 respectively.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-23

SAN FRANCISCO, May g [5:3o D. m.l-First California Volunteers left Preedo this morning and marched to the Pacific mail block embark the City Pekn the Philippines All along the march the troops received with enthusiasm ard y literally covered with flowers They will probably sail Manila Wednesday,
 The Monterey being rapidly prepared for trip Manila and may leave Thursday.
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Deauty Is Hood Deen.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar- tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by. stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn purities from the body Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotehes, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-b beauty for ten cents All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, 50c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-23
NONE BUT YOUNG WIDOWS
 NEED APPLY.
An Ouachita County Widower Writes To A Pine Bluff Friend to Secure For
 Him a Wife.

f<' %Ns MY Pi0t1 ittto hN1NifCo tf very breezy and interesting lotter from young widowed in the south 'ern part of the state, who wants young widow for his wife. The GRAPHIC, being q sincere advocate of matrimony, takes pleasure i'll repro ducing the letter for the benefit of Pine Bluffs young widows who may desire to again embark on another sea of matriInony. The name is withheld for obvious reasons. The letter is as follows
 May 16, 1898.
 Are there any young widows in your city whose ages range from 9 10 2S years of age? 1 prefer one whose weight is from 125 to 140 pounds, fair skin, nice figure, very pretty blue eyes. auburn hair and has children of both sexes. My wife was a widow and as husband and step-father l can bring a reputation from the three following countless: Columbia, Ouaehita and Union. have no children and prefer q widow whos has children of both sexes in order to bestow upon them an ae- complished education. l am of a noble family ot Columbia county, moral and sober In my habits, teacher, and have a wide reputa- tion as kind step-father, and have devoted great deal of time to the study of law, though I have never practiced. Now take this method of introducing myself to the young widows of your city. prefer one having no home of her own. If you know of one of the above description please get my name and proposition before her and notify me at once. l became acquainted with my wife in 1 this way. There are widows here but their ages range from 50 to 60 years. I am 8 years of age, have black hair, fair skin and weigh 40 pounds. l would ba more than l likely to find a widow of my choice in city the size of Pine Bluff than in l the country. Please attend to this matter for me promptly and you will never regret the favor. Any number of references she may desire can send her. feel quite proud that I can send her references from the most prominent families of the aforesaid counties. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain forever yours. ;