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LIEUT.. HoBsoN bas been praised by the press and the people of this country aud won the applause of the civilized world for the heroism he displayed in the harbor Of Santi ago, but very graceful tribute, and ore that the young officer will appreciate, comes from a superior officer Speaking Of Lieut.. Hob. sons gallant conduct in sinking the Merrimac while under terrific fire from the forts and shore batteries, Commodore Sehley says:
 History does not record an act of finer heroism than that of the gallant men who are prisoners oyer there. l watched the Merr1mac as she made her way to the entrance of the harbor, and my heart sank as I saw the perfect hell of fire that fell upon those devoted men did not think it was possible that one of them could have gone through it alive. It was Balaklava over again without the means of defense which the Light Brigade bad. Hobson led folorn hope without the power to cut his way out. But fortune once more favored the brave, and hope he will have the recognition and promotion he deserves. His name will live as long as the heroes of the world are rememb bered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17
Yhr Painless Way.

Befoye tho days of chloroform thers waa D Quack in San Francisco who advertised booth drawing without pain. The patiers was placed in chair and Q wrench given, when he roared violently. "I thought you said there was no pain?' 'sSo there is not by my process. That is Cartwright'e way. That's the way he does it. It's very different from mine. Another tug, and still more violent howl. 'sThas's the way Dumerge pulls teeth, !" said ths unabashed practitioner. You don't like 1t, no doubt Who wouid9" Another twist was given, and the patient, as 2 rule, howled worse than ever. "That, " the dentist says. lis Parkinson's mode. " By this time the tooth was nearly out II will now," he said, display ny own method,e whereupon be triumphantly withdrew ths tooth and held it up for i2. speotion. "You observe that by my trui7 scientific process there Is really 80 EsEi9 yhat@ves. ."~~Asw York Tribune
 The man who invented the electric rat trap says he can make on the sa1ne plan trap large and strong enough tc catch wolves and bears.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17
PINE BLUFF. ARK. JUNE r. 1898.

Entered at the Post-office at Pine Bluff. Ark. .assecond-classm mailmattei
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17

THE Democrat" had hoped to see a regiment of colored troops organ ized in Arkansas. The negroes of the State appear anxious to distih- guish themselves as soldiers, aud under the law giving the war de- partment the right to enlist 10000 immunes, we had supposed the southern states would be called on to furnish colored troops on basis of colored population. In this SUD- position we appear to have been misled, for the latest information is that only one regiment of colored troops will be enlisted from three states Missouri, Tennesse and Arkansas. Missouri has been per. mitted to fill most of this regiment, notwithstanding it is north of the colored belt, and Arkansas is to be allowed only two companies. "The Democrat" is reliably informed that nine or ten colored companies in different parts of the state have or ganized and are clamoring for places. It is claimed that full regimentis now in waiting. These colored men ought to be given a chance. The discipline and the general course of army life would do them good. It would give them a higher appreciation of citizen ship and afford them an opportunity to prove their fitness to fight under the American flag.
 The leading colored men of f.-gnis city and other points In thr9 state appear to be very much <G Earnest in their desire to organize eolored companies, and they<should be en. couraged. Helenai Pine Bluff and several other towns in the state as well as the capital city, should be represented with companies in a colored regiment of immunes The plan is at present to place white officers over the colored troops. We believe they should have their owr officers as soon as they have demonstrated their ability to pro, duce men fit to serve in these ca pacities. Arkansas Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17
IN LONDON'S SLUMS.
A Rather Rough Experience That Taught
 an Artist Lesson.

An artist who is we'll known in a northern city used occasionally to put on his shabbiest clothes and penetrate to the slums in search of inspiration for his brush. On one of these excursions he stopped to watch the efforts of rag ged urchin who was disfiguring the pavement of squalid street with a piece of soft blue stone, and, although the figures which the lad drew were grotesque, the artist was struck with their originality and began to take an interest in their development.
 "That's right, my boy! Make your lines clear and never mind the details Championl What! You don t know how to sketch that old mans head? Then give mo the chalk. I'll show you.
 The next moment the enthusiastic artist was on his knees, and with the piece of stone had quickly drawn a clever picture. Before he could com. mence another sketch, however, he felt stunning blow on the head, and a shrill female voice cried:
 ''Take yer bloomin hook, ye great, good for nought hulk What q ye mean by messin up t'fiags at I've just wash. ed? 'Tain't no wonder at t kids do it when senseless old idiot likeyerself sets 'em t'example. Be of, or I'll SCOUT s'payement wi yer ugly carcass. "
 The artist hurriedly lodged another bootj sprang to his feet, and, without waping to argue the matter, sneaked ig3ominiously off. He vows that he wall mind his own business when next he goes stunning. London Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17

catch wolves and bears.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17
THAT FAMILY CLOSET.
And the yarious Kinds of Skeletons That
 Abide Therein.

And the yarious Kinds of Skeletons That
 Abide Therein.
 Every family has it's skeleton. We know that, of course, anatomical speci- mems, neatly put together and stored away ill secure cupboard, of which only family members have the key-a skeleton key, probably. Only when the family is alone, with no visitors about. does 1t go to the door cautiously and unlock it and bring the bony occupant forth. The family knows it's own skele. ton, but outsiders are supposed to be in total ignorance of its existence, and if they are wiser than people think them and of course they always are-it is only point of politeness to pretend to be blind and deaf.
 Of how many kinds are family skele- tons? The Joneses possessed an uncle who died insane. You can't go near the Jones cupboard. or, in other words, even hint at the subject of hereditary insanity in their presence, without the skeleton audibly knocking it's bones to- gether and all the Joneses turning ;. pale You can't mention Turkish bonds to the Browns without their jaws suddenly falling you can t think why. And when drink statistics form the cheerful sub. ject of conversation at the Robinsons' table you observe with wonder that all the family grow uncomfortable and writhe in their chairs. You haven't tho faintest notion why, but the skeleton has
 met a man once at a dinner party who was perfectly sane upon every point on earth but one, and OH that he was the opposite He could talk about politics, science art, Shakespeare and the musical glasses, but if by any chance the conversation touGhed on dueling he went straight of his head then and there.
 Dueling was the skeleton in his cup. board, and the reason was enc that can not be enlarged upon here On one day i'll every year te shut himself up i'll his house and was aot seen by moftal eye. That was the one day whsn his skele. ton came out and stalksd about.
 Many people hfSef what seems to the general public .4t harmless enough skele. ton, bnt it .is real and ghastly to them selves. I.t is of humble origin. It is sur. prising the pains people will take to cce1ceal that their grandfathers were i poor, but honest, the lies they will tell (which only proves that the grandpar- ent's qualities have not descended i'll the direct line) and the meannesses they will indulge in, in the pitiable effort to hide the fact that two generations ago they kept small greengrocer's shop or wore plush and powder After all, the longer the line the more certain 1t is to contain ancestors who won their bread by the sweat of tbeir face.
 If all the world were not descended from the same grand old gardener, !" there might be more common sense in trying to forget honest toil.-English Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17
AS TO CIRCULATION.

The Daily GRAPHIC has nearly double the circulation of any other Pine Bluff daily newspaper. and the Daily and Semiweekly GRAPHIC have combined circulation larger than that of any other Pine Bluff daily or weekly newspaper. Advertisements accept- ed on this guarantee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17

Annual Sunday school Convention Helena, Ark, June 2l, to 26th. For this occasion the Iron Mountain will sell tickets to Helena end return at one and ohe-thir2 iare on the cer- tificate plan. Limit June 29.
 H. B. MIzEIL, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-17

The Russian Is an unexcelled diplo- mat on his own ground. The greates, objection to the Russian diplomat is shat he is sunh liar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
TALKED ABOUT.

Various encounters by riders of the
silent stsed have bscn ohronicled, hut 10
remained for Mr.. Glare q. Nichol, the
assistant secretary OF the Y. M. 9. A.,
to find his path INSTRUCTED and disputed
by the usually timid muskrat. AS he
was proceeding isisurely along the rosd
from Darlington to Warren the other
day, two large muskrats ran directly In
the path n he shouted, expecting, OF
oourss that they would lice. On the con-
trary, however, they refused to bulge
aud ~ he attempted to run them down
the largest made a vicious grab ut his
foot barely missing 10 rs Mr.. Nichols
threw both legs over the handle bars,
narrowly escaping q header.
AT the session Of the sixth district
court this morning John Spaulding
pleaded not guilty To the charge Of max
ing nm assault upon Kilian Schneider,
N was held until Friday for trial.
Arthur Hesk plsaded GU ilty to assault
ing Ernest Walker and was fined y3 and
costs.
Edward Mccarthy OF 81 North Allen
street was bitten en- the hand by n dog
owned at 20 Lexington avenue last even
ins. HE wound was dressed by DIR.
Farrell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
DEATH NOTICES.

ANTHONY-In this city, on the 2lst inst,
Earl Carpenter Anthony,. Oldest son Of
Sarah q and the late David T. Anth ony,
nged 10 years.
pAyIs-In this city, on the 2ist inst, Daniel
Bates Davis. aged oS years.
HILL-In Cranston, II ], 2lst inst, Rev
Emerson Strong Hill, agod II years.
BAMILTON-In this city. 10th inst. Mr.
garet J, wife OF William Hamilton, Jr,
aged ~ years.
BOxIE-In Victor, Col. 18th inst, Rosa u
Hoxic, wife Of Edward Horie, aged Is
years.
sAUNDERs-At Pontiac, 1th inst, Mrs
Ann X A Saunders. wife OF the late Isaac
Saunders. aged "a years.
TANNER In Elrewood. Goth inst. Tamsin
4. widow of George w Tanner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
ST. xAyIHR's
Forty Sixth Annual tommenc ment Ex-
ercIsss Held Yesterday Afternoon.

sfSiSSS n-io ISStSfuay A~iiefhoon'
The 18th annual commencement exer-
cises Of 30. Xavier's young ladies acad
envy were held yesterday sftsrnoon. Ina
Academy hall. with "a very large attend.
anos OF relatives ana friends Of the grad
mates and Of the school,. Bishop Har-
kins and several ~olergymen occupied
seats near tho platform.
III program wal rs follows: Greet
ing Chorus" Rubjnstsin; "Czardas. "
or. g Michiels; ''Ths Starists," little
ones; piano solo. cascade du Char
dron." Bsndal; scene from 1T. Margaret,
Queen Of Scotland: plano quartet.
"Adsgio und Rondo," q. NJ. '. Weber
chorus, "kow Us, Row Us Swift, -
Campana; recitation, (s) "The Minstrel's
msnSss Her sI 2.l "sas:s .t sasS,s S S1m;
piano solo. (s) "kigolstto' lVeIdi)
tistz. (D) clark Aark the Lark -
Schubert Liszt: comforting RI high school
diplomas: q brisf word from the gradu.
ating clnss: awarding Of grammar school
diplomas; distribution Of premiums 10
the young ladies OF the senior depart.
Jordan. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises Bishop Harkins briefly addressed
the school.
Honors and diplomas were conferred
by the bishoo on the following: Miss
Elizabeth Holden, Miss jennie Rich,
Miss Clara MCCARTHY. Miss Margaret
shannon. Miss denevieve Kelly, Miss
Esther Mccarthy. Miss Nora Coakley.
Miss Susie Reilly. Miss Margaret
Murphy, Miss Mary Cunningham.
Grammar school diplomas; Minnie
Sheuren. Teresa Lawlor. Tsenie Hop
kins. Katie German. Susie Lyons, An
ME Fountain. Jennie Donakue. Prsmi-
ums: Christian Doctrine medal 60 Es-
Their MCCARTHY; scholarship medals, Jsn.
ME Rich and Clara Mccarthy; in stru-
mental music. Mary Ketns; composition,
Esther MCCARTHY and Clara MCCARTHY ;
attendance. Jennie hich and Carrie Led
dy; ~elocution, Nora Coakiev.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

sEASHoRE 10 ALL SERENE.
Last vostige OF the ''Scurev Has Passed
and Hotel Men are Happy.

Last yostige OF the ''Scarev Has Passed
and Hotel Men are Happy.
After all tho missivings indulgsd in by
hotel proprietors and owners OF senHhore
tho New England beaches would be- in no
way different from any OF its predocessors,
unless 10 be moro successful than many OF
them.
The little scare, following the suggestion
that the Spanish fleet might pay q nving
a trihine midsummer excitement to some OF
the popular resorts, died away ALMOST before
IL took we'll defined shape. Jt was like the
general trepidation that filled the public
heart about the time the war itself was do
clared, and which. has givon way to . feeling
Since ~ has become apparent 10 even the
most timid that tho time whom Spain could
have sent an armada gails the New Eng
land coast long since went by. ana that the
SCAT Of war must now be confined TO q point
oven svuth OF Americas winter resorts, the
courage Of those who like to enjoy their sum
mcr vacation by the seaside has wholly re-
turned. 40 pronounced has been she change
~ feeling that very few people. indeed, are
likcly 10 remain away from the beaches this
y Tho hotel people, who we're naturally very
much depressed ut tho outset. are now look.
ing forward 10 an excellent season, ana the
only enemy they have TO fear now Is un-
seaFonable weather. Most OF tho big houses
have booked their usual quota OF guests NJ
Maine Railroads. passenger and tickss de-
partment, who arc tho most infnllible sufhor'
itics ON such questions. report that the out
look for an average senson IL very encoursg'
ing u... ,o,.,., .A,
90 any one ON recent of two-cent stamp. are
unusually numerous this month.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

1t is commonly understood that
June III is the longest day of the
year, but as a matter OF astronomi-
cal record there are four longest
days, beginning with June 70.
Today is the last of the quartet.
'Twixt sunrise and sunset there
will have been IS hours and "a
minutes as there we're Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. But to-
morrow, although the sun goes
down no earlier, it will rise a min
ute later and then every day will
be progressively shorter until the
shortest days" OF December,
which number five.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

1t is decided at last that the
dome Of our new State House is to
be Of solid marble. 1t will be the
only marble dome in the country,
we believe, and that 1t will pay all
It costs in advertising Little Rhody
there a be no doubt. But there
Is value, too, aside from mere
money. in the possession Of such a
building as our Capitol will be,
complete in its substantial beauty
and elegance from foundation to
The tip top OF its dome, one of
the worlds finest architectural
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
Lost flesh latelyi
Does your brain tirei
Losing control over you

yON
nerves
Are your muscles bccom.
ing exhausted
You certainly know tn,
remedy. 1t is nothing new
just the same remedy tina,
has been curing these cases
of thinness and paleness for
twenty-five years. SCOTS
Emulsion. The cod-liver
oil in it is the food that
makes the flesh, and the ny
pophosphites give tone to
the nerves.
500. and e,oo. eli ~drsgsisfa
SCOTT q BOVINE ch>usth Nee Yok
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

The Seventh Regiment OF New
York will not be ordered to the
front, but retained at home to
defend the city" This onerous
duty, 1t is sadly feared, will make
Il impracticable for the valiant SOL
diers to get away to seashore,
mountain and country for the sum-
mex.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

49, w.
to sketch the forlorn history oi
Spanish loss of empire suggested
blythe string of kingly titles which
still hangs to the name of the oc-
cupant of the throne. In much
the same way the names of Span
ish warships, many of which are
being made familiar to US, are often
reminders of disaster to the Span
ish arms although they may honor
individual heroes.
In the days of SPANS suprem-
acy, they had a fashion OF naming
their warships after saints, bat this
practice has been quite generally
abandoned, possibly because after
some years Of casualties Spain de-
cided that she wasn't owing much
to them, or at least, that the saints
didn't sufficiently appreciate the
honor by exerting themselves in
behalf of the crumbling empire.
Meanwhile, a crop of martyrs had
been developed, many of whom
were distinctly worthy of being
remembered by the best of nations.
The Almirante Oquendo, one Of
SPANS finest cruisers, just now
locked up in Santiago harbor, re-
calls one of SPANS most valiant
sailors and sea fighters. a family
of them. indeed. There was one
Oquendo who was successful
against both Dutch and English
ships, and another who was in
command of a part of the irwin
chile Armada and who is credit
ed with having protested vigor-
cusly against running away after
the drubbing the English ships
gave them. Perhaps, if the Ar
mada had turned back it might
have reached Spain in a somewhat
more complete condition than 1t
did after the experience on the
Irish coast. Viycaz, the sister
ship to the Oquendo, is, of course,
named for the province of the
same name which is the Spanish
for Biscay,
We suppose the armored cruiser
cardinal Cisneros" is not named
in honor of the Spanish general
and administrator who was wound
ed at Trafalgar, or after a friar,
Cisneros, who was a confessor of
Maria Luisa, and a man of emf
hence in matters educational
rather than as a fighter. Before
the time of either of them there
was a Cisneros who, under Ferdi-
nand and Isabella, is said to have
made it highly disagreeable for
such of the conquered Moors who
were disinclined to conversion,
and we take it that the title Car
dinal', Identifies the cruiser with
his memory. The Carlos W."
armored cruiser, is, of course,
named after the great Emperor OF
the Holy Roman Empire who, by
the way, was rather more of a
German than a Spaniard, and was
compelled to abdicate his throne
after some years of war and con-
siderable Spanish sacrifice. Pc
layo, after whom SPANS one big
battleship is named, is said to
have been the original Spanish
Don. Perhaps he never really
existed, but the Spaniards believe
in him and credit him with be-
ginning the conquest Of the Moors,
winning for himself the title OF
'Restorer" and Don" the latter
of which, til, then, had only been
accredited to saints.
Everybody knows that Cristobal
Colon is Spanish for Christopher
Columbus. And to have a cruiser
named after him, which will likely
be sunk or captured by the bosses
o. the continent that he discovered,
is about all the reward that Spain
ever gave to the Italian sailor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

New London is happy again
with her boat race restored to her
on the matchless Thames-only,
Of course. it isn't exactly match
less today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
o Y Blue Jaue.

ft . 10 Warrington and return rom
other points IN New England will he made
ny the ROYAL Blue Limo Tor ficke,s good going
July lth, 9Th. 9th and I'm. with return. hmit,
Jolly SIS ON pay psnt OF 20 cents. Side trirs
To Luray, Getty shurg, Richmond, etc, 81 half
rat -. CONGRESS IL In session, the volunteers
tional Association will be In session. These
are but n few a The attractions ~ the
national capital ~ this time For further IN
dress A. Simmons. n Z A. sn Washington
street, Boeton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

What with the Rhode Island
Yacht Clubs anniversary, the
opening of the horse show, the
departure of our troops to the front
and the boat race on the Thames,
this would be a pretty lively day
for news interest, even without
Cuba.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

If we interpret its observations
sDrrectly we should say that, on
the whole, the esteemed Journal
is fairly we'll satisfied with the pro-
gress of the war to date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

The Maine will be remembered
in a battleship OF twice the size
and power of the ship the dons
blew up. That's the kind of a
giant Antaus your Uncle Sam is.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

II Col. Bill Bryan handles his
sword the way he talks speeches
he'll be gripping it by the blade
and lunging with the grip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

Sampson, Schley, Skater, San
tiago-it does seem odd the way
the alphabet groups itself here and
there in the war proceedings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

My, myl just see the Grays
play ball. When they come home
they'll discover that not all the
base ball lovers have gone to the
war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

Admiral Canara's feet has re-
turned to Cadiz after a very pleas
ant outside excursion. None of
the ships sank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

We shall miss Prexy Andrews,
Of course, but there is compensa-
ton in the reflection that DR..
Garvin we shall have always with
us.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

Sumner resort news Gen.
Skater and a party of other gen.
tlemen are expected to take a sum-
mer residence in Cuba.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

If the Vesuvius doesn't take care
she seems likely to blow Cuba off
the map before we've captured it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

The troops are reported "off
Santiago" Pretty soon, though,
they'll be on.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
SWAN POINT CEMETERY,

Omcc, 81 North Nam street.
Omnibus 70 the cemsserv runs from conner o.
South Anfsii street and wayiand avenue daily
avery % min utss from 10 A. NJ. 10 . p. NJ, and
SUNDAYS every 30 minutes until further notice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22
Can Our Coast BE EGsctualIy Block
AIDED?

n confidence can be felt in tho opinion OF
military and naval officers In high places at
the seat Of government, such a. the vast en-
tent Of our sea coast 10 blockade N effect.
usily, even N ou- navy and sea cosst de.
fences could offer NO adequate resistance.
seems 10 be impossible. When n blockade Of
the bowels exists. relieve constipation with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitter which conquers
dyspepsia. '~nslsris, rhsumstism snd kidney
trouble
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-22

Today we enter upon the third
month of war.