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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

All we ask is visit to our store to convince you that we are selling goods at lower prices than any other Pine Bluff house.
 NEW RACKET STORE, d&w1t No. 203 W. Second Ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

M EEP your blood pure, your appe> EA tite geoe.. yoto digestion perfect by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has power to keep vae WE'LL.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

It is said the Russian Admiral Skrydloff has been directed to land Prince George in Crete, and the Turk ish Military Commander has been di- rected to prevent the landing. The prospects for battle are good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

George Kennan at Merrill Institute tonight. Ii
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

visitor to this city yesterday.
 MT. Geo. k. Brown, editor of the ssCotton Belt" is in the city today.
 Mir. J. ". Ramsey, of English, is a visitor to this city today.
 Messrs. J. w Gambell and ". F. Bracy were guests of the Arlington today.
 MT. J. B. Canada, q leading mer- chant of Humphrey, is in the city today.
 Mir. J. $. Mcdonnell, tue Altheimer merchant and planter, is in the city today.
 Mir. John r. Marsh left this morn ing on a week s business visit to Monroe, La.
 Messrs. Tom Sparks and R. P Holmes went to Star City today to testify as witnesses in criminal case.
 The 0 o'clock Lenten services being held each morning at Trinity church are being we'll attended.
 New line of imported groceries just received at JoE c, MEYERS. dtf
 Mir. C. W. Smith. of Fordyce, is greeting his friends in this city to- day.
 MDesirahle homes for sale on East 9th avenue. Installment plan. See . Roberts X Johnson. l-30 tf
 Mr G L. Madang came in from his plantation at Madding's yester- day.
 New Horse Radish and all kinds Of Spring vegetables at Jog c. MEYERS
 Mir. H. W. Toothe. Philadelphia drummer, is registered at the Tru- lock today.
 Fresh fish, oysters and celery ev cry Thursday and Friday at Jog C. MEYERS dtf
 Mir. w I.svarner came up from his Warner plantation yesterday and is the guest of the Trulock.
 Gunther's famous chocolates and benbons at Aiitchell's, only, POS Main street. II F If
 Miss Mable Loda is visiting Miss Edna Tucker. at Tucker station.
 Try our lye hominy in 3-pound cans for ten cents. Better than gold. Mccain Grocery Co. dtf
 The Jefferson Feucihles met at the armory last night and drilled.
 Mothe~s Praise Hoods Sarsa parilIa. because, by it's great blood enriching qualities, it gives rosy checks and vigorous appetites to puny children.
 Hoods Pins are the favOrite family cathartic and liver medicine. Price 25c.
 We are now receiving every week fresh Jersey butter. MCCAIN GRo- CERY Co. dtf.
 Mir William Heinking, ofMemphis. is calling upon Pine Bluff insurance agents today.
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 You can get just what you want at BURNS. the Tailor. 3-S d6t.
 Mir. Ephram McClain will leave soon for California, where he will make his home in future.
 We have the finest canned corn on the market at 10c per can. MCCAIN GROCERY Co. dtf
 Mir. C. H. Beauchamp, a prominent Camden citizen. is visitor to this burg today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

Senator Walthall is convalescing from the grip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

I ADY wishhs position as cashier in store
 - can give reference. Address J. N. B. General delivery. City. 24-6
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

Hon. Clay Sloan, State Auditor. is in the city today He is attending the Humphrey trial in the interest of the State. Mir. Humphrey Is the man who is charged with violating the States insurance laws.
 Go to the New Racket Store at No. 203 west Second avenue for carpets. rugs and mating. d&w1t A new stock of spring goods at the New Racket Store, No. 203 Second avenue. d&w1t :. We invite the public to inspect our stock of goods which we are selling at very low prices. NEW RACKET STORE, 2O3 Second ave.
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 Drink Coca-colo for headache and exhaustion, at Mitchells, POS Main street. II
 When your suit needs cleaning, re- pairing, or altering, take it to BURNS, the Tailor. 3-S d6t. Dr. Pendleton was called to Sher- Till yesterday to attend Dr. A. R. Sherrill, who is quite sick.
 CASroRxA. : sss inf. fl. R uez-z .,a :.::, Mir. William McDaniels. of Sullivan S Co.,, English, is visitor to this city today.
 Misses Annie Hudson and Harriett Temple. two charming young Ten nossee belles, who visited Mrs. W. T. Young, in this city, have reached their home in Jackson, Tenn., after visiting several places enroute home. M EEF your blood pure, your appe> EA tite geoe.. yoto digestion perfect by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has power to keep vae WE'LL.
 All we ask is visit to our store to convince you that we are selling goods at lower prices than any other Pine Bluff house.
 NEW RACKET STORE, d&w1t No. 2O3 W. Second Ave. Lima beans, Scotch green peas. lady peas and navy beans at Mccain Grocery Co. dtf Buck wheat, plain and seIi-raising. and pa l cake flour at Mccain Gro cery Co. dtf
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
DETACHABLE TIRES
Men and Women Who Ride 1t an Easy
Gait Seem to Have a Prefer
ence Cor Them.

Detachable tires with inner tabes
have rather gone out Of favor in this
country. but they are used Amos. ex-
clusively in England. During this sea-
son sudden demand has sprung up
here for detachable tires, and dealers
have been at a loss to account for the
change in sentiment. The demand has
not come from racing men or the gen
eral run of riders, but from the men
and women who ride at an easy gait,
without caring anything about max
ing fast time, and only for the purpose
OF enjoyment. The only reason .hey
give for wanting detacha bic inner tube
tires is that they cannot master TIL art
of plugging single tube tires on he Dad
and they think they could manage better
the other kind in case of accident And
they also think there would be less
chance of accident with English style
tires. Dealers and ordinary riders de-
clarethat the single tire is much easier
to repair, but these people we are ak
ing about will not believe it, Neither
do they care for the fact that En- lish
tires are heavy and not resilient. They
are going to have comfort. as they un-
derstand it, at any cost. Here is a
new element which cycle makers must
consider. Perhaps they will finally by
their demands, bring out the perfect
saddle for which riders have been look
ing for so long.-Golden Days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
SCIENTIFIC CONSCIENCE
An Interesting Tale of Two GeoIo-
gfsts and an Exceedingly
Beautiful Fossil.

Happening to know two men who were
deeply interested in geology and who did not
know each other Detroit man brought the
two scientists together recently at the house
OF one OF them and then lett them TO enjoy
the occasion. A day or Two later he-met the
host in the case and heard this strange story
from him:
we ell, Mr.. Cooper, that was fine man YOU
brought out to see me the other night-a fire.
man. Why, he's as crazy about geology asI
am, if not trihe crazier- We sat up to-
gether until after midnight, looking over my
specimens and talking about them, and I'm
going down to see his cases. He tells me he
has almost bankrupted himself INDUCING
his taste for rare and beautiful fossils. 4
funny thing happened the other night, too;
he's great one-that man. On nv library
table had one remarkably beautiful fossil
too choice to be hidden away IN case and
yet too valuable to be left lying around. I
needn tell you what It was for you don't
know one from another Your friend does
however, and he returned again and again
to admire this particular specimen OF
course, L enjoyed his enthusiastic appreeia-
ton OF 1T, and when he was about to go said.
Mr.. Badger, you admired this fossil so much
I'm going to give myself the pleasure of part
ing with It to you. Please add it TO your COL
lection. SO saying, extended my hand for
the FOSSIL and behold it wasn't there
On the table and under the table I looked,
Dehlnd the lamp, and under papers-no fos-
sliTa mysterious disappearance felt nom
plussed and looked at my guest. He looked
sheepish, fumbled in the inside OF his sacdue
coat and said: Well, I'm glad you are going
to give me that fossil. I already had it IN
my pocket"
AS had often done the same trek nv
self couldn't utter word of protest.
well, WE'LL I said, take it along and
heartily welcome
I've annexed fossils myself. Art has no
conscience. Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
SUCH A TALE OF POVERTY.

evening slipped on dark cloak and
ran down the quiet street to a little
white house. I opened the door softly
and peeped in.
There was fire in the CRATE, and be-
fore it in the armchair with the patch.
work cushion sat middle-aged man
Miss Peckitt sat on his knee and her
arm was around his neck. In her cheeks
was the ''fresh color" I had never seen
there, and in her eyes the light oil
youth and hope.
1T is my Willie," she cried; "he's
come back! O, miss, dear, to think OF
it-he was coming home to me, with his
fortune made, and the ship was
wrecked, and him and the others has
been living like Robinson Crusoe, and
only fetched away by ship the other
day."
am sure they were both persons of
sentiment, because they bought back
the old farm, with it's south wall where
the apricots ''fruited so Free" and
when they went to church Miss Peckitt
wore gown of faded silk with rosy
sprig. The cousin in Maidstone had
been faithful 10 his trust, and there was
enough of the silk that the bride
groom's mother had worn at he1 mar
riage to .clothe the little bride on her
wedding day.-Longman's Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

planter and his wife-she sets out the
clippings and he does the waiting.
Some time during the year, if he is not
too tired, he may rebuild his residence.
This is done by tying native rope
around four suitable trees and laying
cane stalks crossways over the top.
Other cane stalks are now and then
used for sides, but they are really un-
necessary. as the Honduranian conc ep-
ton Of privacy is very vague. and there
is never anything to steal. So, as a
matter of fact. the hurricane was much
less calamitous than it appeared to
those who are unfamiliar with native
conditions. The principal loss which it
entailed was in damage to the present
banana crop. and the fruit grows with
such -apidity that three months ought
to completely repair it. Meantime, the
planter does quantities of resting and
is happy
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
RESTORING ANCIENT METHODS
The Dowager Empress of China AboI
1shes Some Modern
Reforms.

Recent edicts of the dowager en-
press of China, copies of which have
been received by Mr.. WI, the Chinese
minister here, show with what strong
hand the empress is directing the af-
fairs of the government and overcom-
ing some of the ultra-reform tendencies
OF the young emperor which cropped
out just before the empress assumed
the reins of Office. One of these recent
edlcts restores the ancient depart
ments of Picking and the governor
ships of the outlying country, which
had been abolished not many weeks
ago, by an edict of the emperor. These
places had been presided over by some
of the most prominent men of China,
who had grown gray in the country's
services. They were handed down
from father to son, and great dignity
as well as considerable profit attached
to the Offices. There was little work
for them, however, and, following the
reform tendencies of the western world
against sinecures, the emperor by edict
abolished all the offices, bureaus and
6'SAOA SAAPS "A1SA AS icSdIucu Us
supernumerary. While this made q
considerable saving in the Chinese
finances, it stripped nIauy of the ven
cradle officials of China of all their dig
nifty and emoluments. This came so
suddenly that much sympathy was
aroused for the officials, who had been
enjoying life tenures up to that time.
The empress dowager now restores the
old regime, and in a recent edict the
departments at Picking and the govern
orships throughout the country are
placed on the same basis they had been
before the emperor's edict.
Another edict by the empress dow
ager directs that the temples be used
exclusively for religious rites, and not
as schools. The emperor had previous
ly inaugurated a marked reform in d.
recting that many of the old temples
throughout the empire be turned into
school houses, in order that education
might be fostered.
In each case the action of the en-
press dowager is return to the ancient
methods of the country, and is &C.
cepted with favor by the conservative
element, as well as by those who de-
sire reforms, SO long as they can be
brought about without doing violence
to the traditions of centuries.-St.
Louis Republic. =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

sire to visit this mysterious country,
and to discover for myself. if possible,
some of its terrible hidden secrets.
1T has been my good fortune, on two
recent occasions, to crafty this way
ward ambition; and from what l saw
and experienced can assure my youth
fui reader that his general gloomy ro-
ton about the land of snow and exiles'
is, in the main, incorrect-that there is
another and very bright side to the
Siberian picture.
mot raising the question of the de-
plorable Siberian exile system. would
impress upon the reader that Siberia
itself, in it's southern portion at least.
is a region where the vegetation is as
varied and luxuriant, where the birds
MARBLE just as sweetly where the chill
dren play and the people laugh and
sing just as cheerfully, as in our own
country. In fact, that portion of ST.
IBERIA which is now reached by the new
Trans-Siberian railway might very just
~ be called the northern promised land
of milk and honey for in it's teeming
soil, genial summer climate, and TAB
u1ous mineral wealth it is second to
none in the world"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

Manufacturers have found that any
alteration in the mechanism of the
wheel is deterioration rather than an
advance, and consequently this year
the trend is toward multiplicity of or
namentation. For instance, this sea-
son black frames are the exception
rather than the rule, and not only the
frames, but the bells, tires and handle
bars are shown in almost every color
OF the rainbow. The handle grips. in
stead of being tipped with hard rub
Der, have their ends mounted in silver
fret work. and the lamps are repousse
in varied patterns; while the bells are
enameled in red. blue and green Bells
that will be sure to find favor with Miss
Laziness ring continuously by the rev.
olution Of the front wheel. by simply
holding the thumbs against a lever.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

2 Gold coins are in circulation twice as
long as copper ones. @
Most of the phosphorus used in the
world is produced from bones.
Pins have been made for 43O years,
but needles have been used for 40 CEN
turtles. ,
Only one out of every thousand mar
rled couples live to celebrate their
golden weddings.
Texas recently bought 1000 acres to
be used as convict farm, where cotton
and sugar-cane will be grown.
Some one has figured out that no few
er than 100000 love letters are an
nually dispatched and received in this
country.
The smallest man who ever lived was
the dwarf Bebe, born in France in 174o.
He was just 20 inches high and eight
pounds in weight when full grown.
The bank checks passing through
the clearinghouse in London and New
York in one month would exceed the
value of all the gold and silver coin in
the world.
A hunting party in Florida recently
Eilled 700 alligators, and the Jackson
vile Metropolis calls for game law to
protect "this attractive saurian, which
affords the northern tourist so much
enjoyment"
To enable high explosives to be used
as the bursting charge in explosive
shells the material is frozen and sur
rounded with wet guncotton, and is
thawed by the heat of impact of the
projectile or by time or percussion
fuse.
Prior to 1889 Virginia was the great
est tobacco producing state, the annual
yield being 122,ooo,ooo pounds. The
present yield of Virginia is approx
imately only 100000 pounds per an
mum. Succeeding the civil war, Ken
lucky took first place in tobacco, and
holds it with an annual yield of upward
OF 225,ooo,ooo pounds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
USE OF BALL BEARINGS.
1t Has Developed Wonderfully Since
the Bicycle Has Been Intro
duced Everywhere.

The recent great developments in the
use of ball bearings can undoubtedly
be credited to the widespread use of
the bicycle us the one machine in which
this bearing has come into general use
OF course, ball bearings were invent
ed long before the bicycle came into
prominence, but it is hardly probable
that they would have been found APP
plicable for SO many uses, had not the
bicycle become a familiar object in
every home, thus prompting expert
| ments.
Although the ball bearing is still
comparatively in it's infancy, it is find
ing it's way into nearly every branch of
mechanics in manner truly surpris-
ing. Every day brings forth new posi-
bilities, and hardly week passes but
there is an announcement that certain
work is being made easier through
these wonderful reducers of friction.
The use of the clothes wringer is be-
ing made much less laborious than for
merly because the bearings have been
fitted with balls. Farm houses will
have much easier times in the future
than in the past, for ball bearings are
being applied to up-to-date farm ma
chinery wherever possible. In num-
Der of modern factories in some of the
leading manufacturing centers of the
country. the power shafting is being
put up with ball bearings, thereby saw
ing much power and expense. Heavy
sliding doors are now made to move
freely with the slightest touch, type
writer's run easier, various kinds of
pumps work more freely, up-to-date
cabs, motor carriages. mining cars,
and, in fact, almost all vehicles have
been successfully equipped with ball
bearings.
In machinery of all kinds the princi-
pie is fast being worked to perfection
and the possibilities in this direction
are almost without limit.
Although on account of the great
weight to be carried, the ball bearing
has not been successfully applied to
locomotives or railway cars, it is prob
able that practical bearing will soon
er or later be arrived at. In one of our
leading cities ball bearings for street
cars have been successfully tried and it
seems only question of time when
they will come into general use.
A few years ago the bicycle manu-
facturers furnished practically the
only support of the steel ball makers,
but at present the demand for bicycle
balls is only factor in this rapidly
growing industry.-Cleveland Cycling
Gazette,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
Cycling in the Netherlands

A cyclist just returned from cycling
tour in Holland does not speak in high
terms of the Dutch roads. They are
universally paved with bricks or blocks
OF stone, which makes riding a w.ari-
ness to the flesh. 1t is true. however.
that there is usually narrow, sandy.
path on either side of the road which
in many places affords fair track.
The roads in the vicinity OF The Hague
are excellent, but over the greater part
OF Holland they leave much to be de-
sired. He was struck by the skIIfuI-
ness and intelligence of the repairers,
who are to be found in every town.
and who speedily put TO rights any
damage that befell the machines on
these trying roads. In Belgium the au-
thorities are laying down paths by the
side of most of the principal roads. spe-
cially for the use of cyclists. which will
prove an immense boon in that land of
bricks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
THE BANANA PLANTER.
In Honduras He Ii a Creature Who,
Philosophic Calm Is Never
5 Disturbed -SF.S -

49, - - tt
"The small banana planter Of Hon.
duras IS the happiest creature on
EARTH said local shipper, reports the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, land
nothing ever removes him from his
philosophic calm. The frightful hur-
ricane which ragged along the Hondu-
rian coast on the LIST of the month alb
solute!y destroyed scores of planta-
tons. The trees were plucked out of
the earth like blades of grass, the
fragile buildings were blown into kind
ling wood, and nothing whatever left
to tell the tale. Happening anywhere
else. such a disaster would have keen
a tragedy of the first order, and meant
incalcuiable suffering, but nature is
very kind to her children on the banana
coast. All that is necessary to rehabili-
tate the ravaged plantations is to stick
few clippings in the ground and wait
for them to take root and bear. The
work is usually divided between the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
SUNNY SIBERIA.
All Of the Land II Not Bleak and Desc
late ar Generally Supposed
Vegetation Is Luxuriant.

Thomas G. Allen. Jr., who, some
years ago made a~tour of the world
awheel, has written an article on '.The
Boys of Siberia" for St. Nicholas. Mr..
Allen says: LAS dreary and cold as
Siberia is an expression that has come
to be almost proyerb. The very name
has always conjured up scene of desc
lation and perpetual winter, enlivened,
perhaps, by a band of criminal exiles
plodding along some lonely highway or
practically buried alive in some gloomy
mine pit. In imagination we have even
heard the clanking of prison chains,
the moaning Of suffering men, and the
sobs of distressed women. And yet,
however displeasing the picture which
the name of Siberia never fails to con-
vey, its mysterious and melancholy as
sociations have ever exerted a strange
fascination. must confess that have
been no exception to the general rule.
At very early age developed the de-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
Berlin's Wheeling Population,

According to a report of the roya, po-
lice authorities at Berlin, there were
in 1896, 20.129 cards issued tc bicyc:ists
in that city and 1922 more in 1897. The
law requires every bicycle rider to have
card, but as many people ride with
out one, the police authorities estimate
tie actual number of bicyclists a: co.
900 in 1897. The increase since then is
estimated at sufficient number to
make the present total $4,000. In the
large suburbs there are about 10000
wheelmen, which brings the grand total
CT Berlin riders up to 10000. In Vienna.
where there is no police control, the
bicyclists are estimated at $4,000. In
the large cities of Germany the riders
are calculated at about seventy or
eighty to the thousand inha bitants. and
for the whole country about sixty per
thousand This makes an army Of
100000 bicyclists in Germany. accord
ing to the best figures obtainable.