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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
NJ SMOKING WILL HENUEFoRTH BE ALLOW ED IN THE HALL OF THE
 CITY DADS.
X Resolution to That Effect Passed by the City Council Proceedings Of Monday
 Nights Meeting.

City Council met in regular session last night with Mayor Bell and quo rum present.
 The minutes. of last meeting were read and approved, except clerical error in railway ordinance, which the clerk corrected.
 Regular monthly accounts allow led
 The water bill anuary, s663 90. was allowed in the sum of $550, by a vote of to ,. Alderman Owen reported the im- provements at cemetery progressing nicely.
 Alderman Boyce reported water secvice as usual. Alderman Hightower reported fire and domestic pressure not so good as usual.
 Board of Public Affairs reported that they had Monday opened bids for public printing. Only two bids were received, being from the Courier Printing Co. and the Press Eagle. the latter being so much lower. the Board unanimously awarded the contract to the press-Eagle, subject to the action of the Council, which l action off of the Board was approved and the Board ordered to enter into contract with the Press-Eagle.
 The Light and Water Company submitted 3 proposition to furnish the city with gas at places formerly used by city at $l50 per month, for mer contract being $2l7. The mat ter was referred to Board of Public Affairs, with authority to contract from mouth to month.
 Police report for February shows total cash, $703 40; committed, STA 90; Femitted, $40
 A resolution prohibiting smoking during CoUncil session Was adopted.
 Adjourned. ae a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
ROW ESCAPE.
|son ot Mir. Luther lnhaled Escaping creosote.

Monday afternoon
 ohe-year-old son of Mir.
 her Sullivan. was left at keepilig of a colored boy ne members of the fami-
 l ne negro boy left the
 on the floor while he I pay. The baby got R'e oI a mixturecontain-
 Mrs. Tread well, who Ellh Mr. and Mrs. Sulli- Esaortly and found the on the floor pale and
 odor Of the creosote pole room. Mrs. Tread | baby restoratives and pyslclan. The little fel- assed finally and is no " n'. It is supposed the only inhaled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

Racket stores have revolutionized prices. Call at the New Racket, No. 203 Second avenue, when you want dry goods, notions. shoes, carpets, mating or rugs. wit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
 NITHDRAWs nlDsrson the only
 ths Senate 5xas.

b Nils has with
 suatorial race in l in a card in the bich he says Gov.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
sTlAN CHURCH.

'ag at the Christian Monday night was well eF. $. ". Crutcher aole sermon on the text 'esus.' One accession was made.s
 ' breaches tonight on 'ses and Christ.o A song Fues the sermon, begin o'clock. The preaching ss are proving very pop Pu0lle is cordially invited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Of the C8unty Central Commit
 tee Has Reported.

The finance committee of the Jef- ferson County Democratic Central Committee met tnday. They assessed candidates for c0uuty officers to pay the expenses of campaign in the fol-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

Candidates whose nomination is subject to Democratic primaries must pay the amount assessed against them to Ghoirnan Triplett on or before April 7th.
 Messrs w. BGfeenfield and ". H.. Langford were appointed as com mittee to make Il contract for the printing of tickets, etc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

Therefore steps aside
 giug a broadside at his
 lent. |awal of Senator Mills } as ex Senator Reagan
 ? ago, leaves Gov. Gull | track for the Senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08

masqued german will be given at the Y. NJ. H. A. tonight.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
BREAD WINNERS OF AMERICA
There Are Nearly $4,000, 900 Person,
Engaged in Various Occupn-
tions In This Country.

Interesting data about the oecupa-
tions of the American people is given in
the bulletin of the eleventh census re-
Gently made public. 1t shows that the
total number of people engaged in oc-
cupations of all kinds in 1890 was 22,-
1876, ,961. OF the whole number of work.
ing people the females form 1922 per
cent. Divided by classes the working
people of the country are as follows:
agriculture, fisheries and mining o.
013,336; professional, 044, 1893; domestic
and personal service, 4,360,577; trade
and transportation, 1926, 1872; manufac-
turing and mechanical industries, s.
091, ,203 Considerably more than four.
fifths of the illiterate male population
of the country and over one-fourth of
the illiterate female population are
working. Over SO per cent. of the work
ingmen are married, over 81 per cent.
single, over three per cent. widowed,
vorced. In manufactures and mechan-
les the carpenters and joiners, number
Ing GIL ASP, make up the greatest ele-
ment, with dressmakers and milliners
following with 400, 500. There are a little
over 100000 bookkeepers. clerks and
statesmen, 6o0,65s merchants and deal
ers, 5,2S4,55 farmers, planters and
overseers, and 3,O04,061 agricultural
laborers; 349 500 miners, and only
little over 10000 fishermen and oyster
men. Professors and teachers, aggre-
eating 347,344. form the most numerous
of the professional classes. Physicians
and surgeons, 104.s05, come next; then
lawyers, $1,000; clergymen, ss,2O3; gov
ernment officials, 1864; musicians,
etc, 62,155; engineers and surveyors,
1929; artists and art teachers, %, ,496;
journalists, 21,s49. and actors, 9,72s.-
Mines and Minerals.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
CUPID NONPLUSED.
Two Turtle Doves spied on Couple,
But Were Cheated Out of
Their Fun.

"Come along, come aleegt" ceoed
Mrs, Dove.
Bothered if | do" puffed her hus-
band "There's young couple gone
into the woods and I'm not going to
lose sight # en-" and off he flew in
the other direction.
And this is love- sighed Ma Dove,
but shortly afterward She, too, flew
in the direction her husband had
taken and soon took perch on the
bough beside him.
Underneath the young couple we're
strolling amid the green wood, hand III
hand.
Lets sit down here" said one.
"Oh, no, there's a snail near here,
cried the other, and so they went on
farther until they came to Il glade.
''Do let us sit here, sighed one; I'm
so tired" Pa Dove nudged Ma Dove.
"A bad excuse is better than none, y
he chortled. Him tired? lie amt
tired"
Hush! didn't hear what she said, >
whispered Ma Dove; but she won't
sit down, anyhow
wants to go further into the wood
where it's quieter," chuckled Pa Dove.
"Ain't it a game?" and the turtle
doves flew on.
The couple strolled on little far
ther and then the knickerbockered
one sat ON "a fallen tree trunk, and,
taking out a cigarette, began to
smoke, while the other looked for
ferns.
"She's kidding him, pretending she
don't care to sit on his knee, | know,
said Pa Dove.
Don't be so vulgar" said Ma Dove
"Shes very nicely behaved girl, can
see"
Doodle, doodle, do" chuekled Pa.
"What are you laughing at, old stu
pid?" snapped Mrs Dove.
"Oh, nothing, nothing he cooed.
Mrs. Dove looked over an interyen-
ing bunch of leaves and would have
whistled if it had been ladylike for
| Ma Doves to whistle.
But instead she flew to the entrance
of the wood, inspected two bicycles
| and returned.
81 thought So she said.
Thought what?" said Pa Dove, still
grinning.
They've both got ladies' machines
That creature in knickerboekers il
only another girl
"Well, I'm bowed" said Ia Dove
disconsolate.
"Just serves you right fer being I'M
charitable" said Ma Dove. Here
come along home. Pick Me Up.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
TAKING OUT STAINS.
The Proper Thing to Do when Lnun'
dering Fails to Remove
Them.

Iron rust, which is seldom account.
ed for, should be removed as soon as
seen. Lay on generous coating OF
salt and over this squeeze the juice OF
a lemon until wet. 1t is not necessary
to lay the rusty spots in the sun to eff
feet their obliteration. When the salt
is dry brush it off, and add more if the
stain is not quite gone. Mildewed
linen, unless of long standing, may be
restored by being dipped in a solution
of lime water made by adding spoon
full of chloride of lime to quart OF
water. Repeat two or three times, in
reality washing the spots in lime wa
ter. Rinse well or the lime water will
make the material tender. This same
solution will greatly aid in the bleach
ing of yellowed clothing. Soak the
garment in the water for three or four
hours, or a whole day if it is very yell
low; then rinse well and hang in the
sun. Tar and the black grease spots
now so likely to appear on the crash
skirt in bicycling may be taken of
with coating of lard, the spot being
rubbed precisely as if it were soaped
Wipe the lard off with a soft cloth and
then wash well.
When the stain is on garments that
cannot be washed spirits of turpentine
should be used. Coffee, tea and wine
stains on fine linen should be taken out
before the linen is again washed. If
boiling water passed through the
stain will not eradicate it, javelle wa
ter will surely do so. This water, a
very useful article to have always in
the laundry, may be bought of II drug
gist or may be made at home as fol-
lows: Place two pounds OF bicarbon-
ate of soda and two quarts of hot wa
ter in a porcelain-lined kettle and
when the soda is dissolved add half a
pound of chloride of lime, stirring
we'll with IA wood stick. Set the water
aside to settle and when clear strain
the liquid through cheese-cloth and
bottle tightly. When using allow half
a pint of water to each quart of clear
water, and soak the stained linen.
Several hours soaking will usually OBJ
literate all stain. Rinse in at least
three waters. White goods alone may
be so treated, as the water will take
the color from colored goods.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
NO CAUSE TO BLUSH.
Pretty Girl Was Rather Too Con-
fdcnt That She Deserved
Admiration.

She was very pretty girl, and she
knew it, two things which were GER
tainly all right, but she should not
have displayed her knowledge on that
particular point quite so plainly as
she did.
1t happened in Detroit street car
the other day. She climbed in down
at the square, accompaniedby friend
who was both older and palmer than
herself
1t happened to be one of the old
fashioned cars, with long seats run
ming along the sides, and right oppo.
site the girls sat handsome gentle
man, with big, wlde-open gray eyes, at
whom the pretty damsel cast a sweet
ly simpering smirk as she sat down
and arranged herself SO that he could
see just how pretty she was.
He did not smile, but he continued
to stare, and at first she seemed to
think things were all right, but be-
fore long she began to squirm and
shift in her seat, and finally calculated
to her friend in a tone that was au-
dible through the car: "Really, DEAR
it's dreadful the way that man over
there stares. It's all very well for a
man to admire you, but there really
are limits
One or two of the passengers moth
cred their smiles and looked to see
how the man took il. But he did not
seem to hear-just continued to stare
with the same steady, concentrated
gaze, and the passengers grew inter-
ested.
The girl made one or two more re-
marks and then suddenly the gentle
man sitting beside the offending one
leaned over and said clearly; Pardon
me. madam, but as you seem to be a
little put out with my friend I wish
TO explain that he is quite unaccount-
able. because-he is totally blind"
There was silence for n moment,
while the young lady's bushes lit up
the car with a lrrid light, and then.
amid ill-suppressed filters, she arose
aud got out without a word, followed
By her giggllng comrads.-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
A COLLEGE YELL.
The Fearful and Wonderful CRY
Evolved by Dozen Athletic
Noung Fellows.

eli! Hi, Vi! Hi, vi, vi! Booma-
laclla. bow-wow Hullabaloo! Yah,
wah Chicll-a-go-runk go-runk! siss
boom 'rah! Hey-ip! hey-ip! Sieeum!
'Rah-zoo! Wah-hoo! Bang! Ki-yi,
moekali-on! Buzz-sawl Boom 'rahi
IIobbe-gobble, ra2zle-dazzle! Breke-
kek-ex, ko-ax, ko-ax! Sliookum, shook
UNI"
This marvellous language was not the
small talk of the debating society of an
insane asylum, nor was it a kennel of
mad dogs broken loose. 1t was the
Joint efforts of 12 solemn young gen.
tlemen to decide upona club yell. Each
man had his own howl, and insisted on
singing out with it while all the rest
were rehearsing their own. 1t is re-
ported that when this grand combina-
tion broke loose all the small boys in
town thought IA circus was coming
along with its ealliope (Which, of
course, they pronounced "eallie-opeo,
while the two small policemen that pre-
tended to protect the town of Lakerim
are reported to have thought that
gang of outlaws was attacking the
place, and to have crawled into the
deepest ditch in town, and pulled the
ditch in after them.
After every one had yelled himself
hoarse, each of the IL began yelling
again to quiet the others, and the noise
was almost greater than before. At
length, however, they quieted down
enough to listen to the various candi-
dates for the yell. History proposed
long Latin quotation, and insisted on
at least having some big words in the
yell. He and Bobbles joined forces,
and compromised on the following
gem:
"Doodleum! Diddle-um! Dandle-um!
The duodecimal Dozen!"
! Punk, however, said that this was be-
meath the dignity Of such great men,
and proposed one which he persuaded
them to try over. 1t could hardly be
called short, but it was certainly com
plste, and consisted not only in SPELL
ing out the full name of the club, but
surrounding this with most of the we'll
known yells of all the colleges. Invent
something like this:
"Brekekek-ex, ko-ax, ko-axl Siss
boom 'rah! Hullabaloo, ha! lake
rim Athletic Club! 'Rah, 'rah,
'rah! 'Rah 'rah. 'rah! 'Rah, rah, 'rah!"
The dozen started vigorously to yell
this out, and kept together fairly well
until they came to the spelling of the
long name, but there they began to
fall by the wayside; they dropped to
the ground, exhausted, one by one, SO
fast that by the time they reached the
last "Rah!" only one man survived, and
that was the long-winged Punk, and
even he gasped it out like a sick rooster.
After this they all sat still on the
ground where they had fallen, and
thought hard for some time, and de-
bated in whispers. The result of this
debate was the final selection of brisk
yell that left some breath in the body
of the yellers, though it threatened to
break all the windows for miles
around. The word 'Lakerim" was
given three times, with long a and a
short j. and the yell went out in
burst of glory, all the voices keeping
together until halfway through the last
long Hoo" when the boys divided and
took different vowels. This gave the
yell blood-curdling sound that re-
minded b. j. of the tribes of indians
he had never seen.-Rupert Hughes, in
st. Nicholas.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
Cucumber Catsup.

Use large, rather ripe cucumbers;
pare and CRATE and drain on a sieve.
To each pint Of grated pulp allow one
red pepper chopped fine, half tea
spoonful of paprica, one tablespoon
full of salt. four tabiespoonfuls of
grated horseradish and half cup Of
vinegar. Half a cup of nasturtiums,
chopped fine, is an improyement.-N.
Y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
Mushroom stew.

Put a tablespoonful of butter into
saucepan, add the mushrooms, cover
and cook for ten minutes; then add
half a teaspoonful of salt and a dash OF
pepper. Rub into a smooth paste
three hard-boiled eggs, and add, grad
ually a gill of cream. Strain into a
saucepan, bring to a boiling point and
serve either in pate shells or with
garnish of toasted bread-N. Y. Trib-
uup
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
Pace of CnmeIs.

Seven miles an hour is the eamel's
best pace. Nor can it maintain this
rate over two hours. It's usual speed
is about five miles an hour-a slow,
lounging pace, beyond which it is
dangerous. with nine camels ont OF
ten, to urge them. or else. as Asiatics
say, they break their hearts" andlit.
orally die on the spot.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
A Innr-I.lNed Eish.

It is said that the ordinary carp, 81
got interfered with, would live about
500 years.
The sun., 1898-02-06

h prtsed and remembered. Thoss
spssohes recall tho readers. and surely
readers are tho standard Of humanity
today. It 10 the padding that fills what
they conceive to bs their souls, the
cheaply sentimental that conquers their
hearts,
II q violin virtuoso wears diamond
on his finger st . concert, the average
womau's attention is drawn from his
magic tones to the jewel. "Who gave
It to himE' "JS he married to herr"
That train Of thought started, muaic en-
po more enchsin. ~ 49, -
Mans criticism may be criticism. ard
woman's, too frequently. But what d
the bulk Of tho average woman's oFiti:
cis,n, in all candor. except gossip. title
tattle, nonsense. impertinence?
JUNlUs HENRI BROWNE.
The sun., 1898-02-06

Women il France have just been uc
corded the right to be legal witnesses to
the registration Of births, marriages and
deaths and to the signature on legal
documents.
/ 1t has recently been claimed that iron
ships fitted with electric plants suffer
rapid deterioration of their pipes hav-
ing direct connection with the sea due
to electrolytic action
There il y tobacco store in the Hay.
market. l.oli(,Un which has been con-
Quoted iu the n.tne building without
change and by The same family. son
succeeding father. since the reign Of
/ Charles IL
The bills If payment Gf the Gre VS.
who composed the caravels of Christie
/ pher Columbus on his expedition for
the discovery Of America were recently
discovered in the archives Of the Span.
ish navy
Every public school in Paris has a
"canteen' on the premises, where the
children are provided with warm meals
free to those who are too poor to pay.
The cost Of the food which is thus fur
nished is about penny a head.
Spain is the home Of 1906 mining
companies among which are represent
ed the following products Iron. 3,027;
coal, 46l: lead and silver, 81 In these
are employed 62,96s men, women and
children in the proportion Of IS pei
, cent, TX per cent and 81 per cent
The decking Of churches, houses and
shops with evergreens at Christmas
springs from period far anterior to the
revelation Of Christianity and seems ap
proximately to be derived from the Gus
tom prevalent during the saturnalia o.
, the inhabitants Of Rome ornamentinf
their temples and dwellings with greer
: boughs.
8 III the immediate future China pro
poses to construct trunk line from
Peking to Canton. 1900 miles; . lin'
r from Shanghai to the Yangtse valley
, 2. 800 miles, aud another. $500 mile
. iu length. extending west from Canton
i. Uuiess money can be borrowed outsid'
I. Of China for their construction the.
~ill nat In b0,lt.
The sun., 1898-02-06
The PincushiOn's New Turn.

The pincushion has taken new turn.
Every one must have a pincushion. and
The Sun says that il one desires really
swell one it must be at least u yard
long. six inches high and not quite 50
wide as it is high. The new cushion,
before it is dressed up in net laces and
ribbons, reminds one more Of long
loaf Of French bread than anything
else, but once set of with the proper
frills and furbelows it looks beautiful
Oh dressing table-far too pretty to
stick pins into. The longest size, cover
ed with satin, can be bought ready
made for from Is cents to ~, and 1t Ii
easy enough to dress them at home.
Football pincusbions, made in the col
ors Of the big colleges, Art very popular
with young women, aud Judging from
the large sales many one found II
way into the quarters Of Yale, Prince
i,n, Harvard and Cornell st1dsuts b.
ire the year ended,
The sun., 1898-02-06
MRS VIRGINIA l. DUNBAR.

il is a graphic one The work 10 not
unfsithful picture Of the frightful con.
ditions which prevail in Cuba and
shows some knowledge Of the topogrs-
ply of the country and the character Of
the Spanish and Cuban inhabitants of
the island. 1t is melodramatic, painted
in somewhat too lavish colors, but writ
ten for the most part in good English.
II is not little curious that one of the
incidents related in the book-the un.
successful attempt by Fred Burke. the
English newspaper correspondent, to
rescue Evangeliha from the Carcel Real
des Renardios-was short time after
successfully effected by the newspaper
correspondent Karl Decker, whose cx
ploit has now passed into the ilnperish-
able annals OF history.
Mrs. Dunbar ia woman Of some So
cial consequence in Cincinnati. and her
husband, Horace Dunbar, is the well
known proprietor Of the Gibson House.
She is descendant on the maternal sid
OF Benjamin Cave, member Of the Nir-
ginia house of burgesses. She is fir.t
cousin to the famous Tom johnson and
second cousin to Hon. Harvey johnson
of Atlanta, whom President Cleveland
appointed consul to Belgium.
Her own account Of how "A Cuban
Amazon" came to he written is as fol
lows: Through her husband she became
acquainted with Captain Harry Earle
of New Orleans, who had come to Gin
cinnati to solicit aid for Cuba. Captain
Earle had been connected with the
headquarters of President Cisncros, and
he read to Mrs Dunbar the notes he had
made while III Cuba relating to the fate
of the unfortunate Evangclina. These
notes. Mrs. Dunbar says, amounted to
10, 900 or 10000 words. She thought
she saw the possibility Of a striking
novel iu these incidents and SO informed
her husband. The purchase Of these
notes from Captain Earle was soon after
effected and the novel founded upon
them soon appeared. Its success was i'm.
mediate, and it passed quickly through
three editions. 1t remains to be noted
that full credit was given to Captain
Earle for having furnished the notes
which serve as the basis Of the romance.
But now comes the denouemeut. Mrs.
Lucy Scott Earle, wife Of Captain Earle.
writes to = Cincinnati paper saying
that Mrs Dunbar never wrote "A Cuban
Amazon" that the book was written
by herself and husband and was sold t
Mrs Dunbar for publication at the lat
t,r's suggestion. simultaneously with
this charge Of plagiarism brought b,
Mrs. Earle somebody has resurrccted ;
number Of stories from the old Peter
sous Magazine which bear . striking
likeness to some OF Mrs. Dunbar u storie
contributed to q Cincinnati paper. Mrs
Dunbar says this likeness may be ex
planned perhaps by the fact that he
mother used to read these stories il
{ Peterson to her when she was gir
, and that she absorbed them to such
t degree as to reproduce both languag
( and incident. Such cases Of unconsciOu
memory are, as il well known, not un
common. J. d. MILLER.
The sun., 1898-02-06
LAKE. POPULAR JHOfJ

There il running stram in the cellar
Of POS East Fourth street, which as been
running for some time past. A drain
pipe has been carving it to the sewer,
but uW ing to the las, freeze it became
frozen and filled the cellar 50 full that it
made it very difficult for the wnrkmtn
to throw it out.
Miss Jennie Dobson, Of Newark. is
visiting Mrs. +. X. Hammer on Nonre
street.
Mrs. Jacob Zimmerman who has been
visiting her parents in Newark has IT,
turned to her home in this city.
The Stringham Social Club gave 4
calico ball on Friday evening
The PrOvidtm Slritty furnished 4W.
ing fer six,y-fuur women during the
month nf January.
Charles NJ. Curtis conducts services to-
day in Christ Church, Delaware City.
Letters nf administration have been
granted on the estate of Michael Murphy
t" Mary Murphy. by Register m MilIs
trossan.
The new textile factory. III lhl7ehth
and Lombard streets, will probably ic
competed ~ March lst.
John May, nf South Wilmington. +
the candida 4 i"r Legislature from tl.'
First district. subject t" the Democratic
ticket
Frank j. Quinn was apln inted garhag'
contractor tor tkr Second ward, First
district.
Harvey Ba dwin, Of Milltown, was in
the city yest rday
The r. mains Of Mrs. Alice +. Tatum,
who ,lh d ~, Clifton Springs, N. y, were
hrmgl, tn this city for interment.
The sun., 1898-02-06
"a CUBAN AMAZON."

Semsthing Absst Its Author ssd ths
Clainns Of Another.
"A Cuban Amazon" by Mrs. Vir.
Rinia Lyndall Dunbar. 10 the title Of .
novel detailing, with many romantic
and narrowing additions, the unfortu.
nate incidents in the life OF Evangelina
Cisnsros. Il 10 not pleasant story. but