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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03
A Blessing For Che Ladies.

Thousands of ladies are using Brazil ian Balm. For soreness, pain, bearing down and many kinds of trouble, it acts like charm. A 50 cent or dollar bottle often does more good in one week than any other remedy does in months. It goes right to the spot, removing all in fammation. Mrs. Geo. W. Roberts, of Wilmington, Del, says, "A strong solu- ton of Brazilian Balm and warm water used as an injection has done me more good than all the remedies and prescrip- tions ever tried"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

ppplalJgConference A. M. E. !,lT;ph !!,lT;p h, Columbia, $. C., May 4th |EthlS9S.
 rthe above occasion the Cotton KIll sell tickets at rate of one Ibr the round trip. Tickets on aDrll SOth, May 1st and 2nd, re- limit May 22nd.
 H. BRINGMAN, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03
,.,t excursions.

" .s,on Pine Bluff to Tex Nay 18th, 1885, ,.- = 's' 'ss Pine Bluff 6 a. m. May io' ''s Belt will run special ex- 'oa ssaiD to Texarkana arriving
 ''a al 30 for the round trip
 fs.s .soin will leave Texarkana Ds arriving at Pine Bluff K. May 10th.
 ] ;. parsonage and Home Mis- o'.Isty Meeting, Hot Springs, .Yoril 2S to May l.
 < above occasion the Cotton !, Y ..ll tickets to Malvern at ], oas and one-third fare for the ,,lD. Tickets on sale April z |.ainstve; ' return limit May 4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

necessary for the sinking of the
 l1 .14
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

Hing of the Imperial Council No
 k Of the Mystic Shrine, Dallas, |zas, June l4 and 15, 1898,
 |r this occasion the Iron Noun Ky. will sell tickets to Dallas return at one fare, $10.20, and
 lets to Fort Worth and return at |oi S1O.9O. Dates of sale June 12
 IlS. Limit for return June 9.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

], D.otist Church Meeting, Lit
 E,.s Anril A to May z, 1898,
 .so shove occasion the Cotton ,lI coll tickets at rate of $1.70 ,ound trip. Tickets on sale |a to a, return limit May 10th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03
Mountain Excursion Rates

kral Conference M. E. Church Eutb, Baltimore, Md. May 4, '9s. brthis occasion the Iron Noun < Ky. will sell tickets to Balti- Ie and return at one fare $28.60. Is of sale, May 1st, 2nd and 3d; limit for return, June 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

eNd Lodge Knigh ts of Pythias,
 Eureka Springs, Ark, May Is to 21. |Or this occasion the Iron Noun f Ky. will sell tickets to Eureka |ngs and return at one fare for |Found trip, $10.15. Dates of sale,
 N b, l6 and r; return limit, May
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

kton Sale of Lots and Lands, Du-
 |as, May 10, 1898.
 I or thls occasion the Iron Noun Ry..will sell tickets to Dumas
 return for fare of$1.60. Dates of
 F May 9 and 10; limit for return,
 vth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

K, |Sl0red Baptist Convention at ('e Rock, Ark, April 24th and N 'th. For this occasion the eu Mountain By will sell tickets 'Ittie Rock and return at one and 's'nird fare on the certificate plan, 2" oi certificate May 11th.
 B. MIzELL, Agt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

Reetlng of the General Assembly
 'le Presbyterian Church at New ''sans, La, May 19. For this oc- SIOn '. the Iron Mountain By will, laay F, IS and 19 sell tickets to
 7 Orleans and return at one fare 20; final limit return June 4th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

Ehedicalsociety, Eureka Springs, Erk, May 11th to 13.
 |Qf this occasion the Iron Moun- \ Ky will sell tickets to Eurek a |Hngs and return at one fare for
 round trip, $10.15. Dates ofsale, IVY and 10; return limit, May 18th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

Plsnd Lodge of Knights and |aes of Honor, at Batesville Ark, N Sd to 7th. For this occasion ! Iron Mountain By. will sell
 aets to Batesville and return at Eand one-third fare cn the certifi- Rplan, limit of certificate May H..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03
 He Got It.

"Mister, said Meandering Mike, "would you like to have all the money you wanted?"
 "Of course I would. was the natural reply.
 "Well, then, kin approach you as man to man an tell you me own feelinks' It's good deal to be able to depend on sympathy an cooperation in advance. All the money wants fur the present IS 10 cents, which is somethin you could help me to without missin. "-- Wash ington Star.
 The new Spanish minister, Senor Luis Polo y Bernabe, Is not so handsome as De Lome. but he probably has more sense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-03

conference NJ. E. Church, \ '. poItimore, Md, May 4th.I N |,s. oboye oecation the Cotton ,n' s' .slI tickets at rate of one ', .ss round trip. Tickets on 1st 2nd and 3d, return lim-
 1.f
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Costly Mistake.

After the fall Of Khartoum in 1855
an enormous quantity of stores had to
be destroyed, owing to the want of
transport. Among them were about
100000 rounds of ammunition, which
was ordered to be thrown into the
Nile. The duty of experimenting its
destruction fell to Gen. Sir Herbert
Kitchener, and when it was finished he
found, to his dismay, that the contents
Of two Of the boxes thrown into the
river were not ammunition, but O,OOO
gold sovereigns apiece, about $1OO, 900.
1t is hardly probable that any attempt
will be made to recover the lost treas
ure when the expeditionary forces
reach the spot, for after lapse of 13
years it must be buried beyond all hope
Of recovery in the mud Of which the
bed of the Nile is composed.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
AN ODD NESTING PLACE.
A Pair of Fish Hawks Make Thei,
Home In a Wreck ON the Coast
of New Jersey.

seven-Mile Beach, on the Cape May
county coast of New Jersey, has al
ways been the nesting place of many
ospreys or fish hawke. They never fail
to come back to their island home
every spring, and they usually make
their appearance about the first week
in May. They are all rather eccentric
in their choice Of nesting places, but
the oldest Of al places has been
chosen by pair of these birds at Stone
Harbor.
A few days ago had occasion to
visit that resort, and, while there, I
went down to the beach to take look
at the wreck of vessel that was
driven ashore during the gale of De-
cember, 1895. AS I approached the
wreck, which lies several hundred
yards from shore, right in the midst
of long line of white-capped break
ers, was surprised to see huge mass
of sticks and seaweed fastened in the
crosstrees of the mizzenmast.
Pretty soon an osprey made its ap-
pearance and fixed itself snugly away
on the nest, for such it proved to be. AS
watched the mate of the bird on the
nest came flying in from the sea, car
rying fish in its talons. 1t perched
on the crosstrees of the foremost, and
proceeded to enjoy its dinner.
Why the birds should have chosen so
unusual place for their nest is be-
yond my comprehension, for only q
short distance away are many large
trees suitable for nesting sites. OF
late years, however, the ospreys have
been greatly molested by man, and it
may be that this has taught one pair,
at least, to build their nest in an inac-
cessible place.-Philadelphia Times.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Massachusetts, employs more than
as. 900 people in its manufactures.
Cape Colony diamond production
during 1895 smounted to ~, ,3ss. 900.
Coal 10 mined ia Is counties in Iowa,
and; the total coal area includes %, 600
square miles.
The London q Northwestern Rail-
way company issues yearly 80 tons Of
railway ticketA
When the sparrowhawk is swooping
down on its prey it cleaves space at the
rate Of $50 miles an hour.
In the United States 81 per cent. of
the children under. three years Of age
die from gastro-intestinal disorders.
The production Of soap in England
IL about Is, 900 tons per week, of which
between 5000 add 1000 tons are made
In London.
Aprocess has been recently perfect
ed by which thin sheets of absolutely
transparent celluloid are. silvered by
similar process to that used on glass.
One hundred and nine thousand 10
comotives are at present running in va
rious countries. Europe has 60, 600
America 10000, Asia $500, Australia
1000 and Africa 700.
DIR. sharphill says: The elephant
aoes not smell with his trunk. His oil.
factory nerves are contained in sin
gle nostril, which is in the roof of the
mouth, near the front.
Prof. Lemstrum, of the University OF
Helsingfors, in cooperation with Prof
Bailey, Of Cornell, is conducting ex.
periments with u view to determining
the influence of electricity on plant
life.
An excellent clay for china has re.
Gently been discovered near Cape
Town, and firm has been organized
for china manufacture. According to
ppresent indications the undertaking
will be successful.
A French scientist argues that the
earth is top-shaped. the protuberance
corresponding to the point of the tor
being at the south pole. He bases his
belief on the discovery by Nansen OF
the great depth Of the Arctic ocean
It is thought that his theory would ex.
plain the different results arrived al
by the various measurements OF
astronomers and geologsts.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
DYNAMITE GUNS.
Fifteen Men, In Relays. Are Reouire,l
to Work Thcm-Hovv They
Are Discharged.

Dynamite guns, such as are used
upon the Vesuvius, are operated upon
an entirely different principle from
the ordinary powder guns. They have
engines and boilers and air compress
sors and coolers. and all sorts of in
tricate machinery, in a house not far
away, by which the projectiles are
fired. The dynamite or gun cotton, or
explosive gelatin, or whatever the ex-
plosive material may be, is contained
in the projectile only. This projectile
is called an "aerial torpedo" by the
manufacturers, and is exploded by
means of fuse, similar to any powder
guns.
Dynamite or any other high explo-
sive cannot be used in an ordinary can
non because the powder would explode
the dynamite before it left the gun.
therefore, the system of using COM
pressed air came into vogue as the
only method of throwing dynamite to
any distance. The system is popularity
known as Zalinski's, although that
naval officer is not connected with the
manufacture of the projectiles or the
guns. The air is compressed and
passed along through various tubes
before reaching the gun, and is used to
about 1000 pounds pressure to the
square inch, which is much less than
the power of powder. Dynamite will
be exploded at about 5000 pounds
pressure to the square inch. These
guns are enormous affairs, smooth
bore, so feet in length, made of the best
iron, in three sections, fanged and
bolted together, and supported on q
steel carriage. The carriage is mount
ed upon steel racing ring, so-called,
and the system of handling is by means
of an electric motor. AS these guns
are covered by large number of
patents, they are very expensive, cost
ing the government many thousands
of dollars each. Fifteen men, in re-
lays, are required to work them.
The gunner stands upon platform
on the left side of the carriage, uses
fine telescope sight, and when all is
steady he pulls lever which allows
the compressed air to enter the gun,
and the discharge takes place. These
guns are all loaded at the breech, and
the projectile is handled by separate
carriage. The projectile is about ten
feet in length for the 15-inch gun, and
when charged with 500 pounds of dyna-
mite or gun cotton weighs fully 1000
pounds. 1t is steel tube composed of
walls sthree-sixteenthso of an inch thick,
and has spiral vane at the rear. The
fuse is foot in length and weighs 20
pounds. This fuse contains 21A pounds
of dry gun cotton and a few grains of
illuminate of mercury as a detonator.
1t is set to explode at impact, or as the
gunner may desire as to time.-Leslie's
Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

Aoolored barber was brought befose
Q New York Judge for hitting - tAs
ness Of Gabe Johnsing. another negro,
In hght the night before.
"Are You guilty o. not guiltyr
asked the judge.
BOSS. lie plum inherent, I %. ES
you II gwine to ax questiops, jess ax
dat jaller moka whut ho wux 0oinswtd
his nose In my mouf at two osclock n
de mawnin'."-Tammany Times.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

Dudeson-1'm sure hope the boat
won't get upset or anything. I can't
swim, don't you know, and I'd 20 to
The bottom. I'm afraid.
Miss Julia-Dont be too much
afraid. Mr.. Dudeson. Sticks float, you
|lnow.-Harlem Life.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

George and Geraldine had been ber-
rying. Geraldins's pail was full;
Georgia's was not.
''Why." said their mother, 'my girl
has beaten my boyl. She has . nice lot
Of berries. while he Is empty-handed!"
Eyes, I'm empty-hAnded." admitted
George, "but Geraldine Il empty-stom-
ached. and I'm mot. Judge.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Of Course Mot.

Yeast-I see the women are wearing
military buttons, pins, etc.
Crimsonbeak-But that isn't really
what makes them fghters.-Yonkers
| Statesman.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

WO0la No In0Onven1ont.
Raynor-Old fellow, I wish my mem-
ory was a. good as yours.
a6hyne-It wosaldn' I do at al, old man.
If-is wers ~ good @ mine you would
remember distinctly that you borrowed
dollar and . half from me six months
ago, and that you haven't paid it yet
Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Agricultural.

The happy farmer murmured: "When to
politics you turn
There is something which. with profit. you
might come to me and learn.
Remember. II you wouldn't be Q lonely
derelict.
That booms which sprout early run to seed
before they're picked.
-Washington Star.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

The angel ofdsath had bsen there,
Leaving mis'ry. tears and despair:
They wept and they walled and they sobbed.
Az women all do when they're robbed.
6ttll each one must have new gown.
Though the blinds Cn 'front.' were all down.
80 morn. noon and night, and between.
They were working their sewing machine.
And thus when they laid him to rest.
Each woman was dressed In her best.
ALLY 9l0per.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
AT n Venture.

Teacher-Can you tell me, Robert,
what it was Commodore Perry said
sitter he had defeated the British ON
Lake Erie?
Robert (errand boy at Lacy & Rib
bon's)--Yes, MN; he said: SIS there
anything else to-day?"-Puck.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Highly Aocompllshed. A

"Does your husband speak more than
one language, Mrs. Parvenue?"
20, yes, he talks war, horse, baseball
and bicycle, one just az well as the 9TH
er."-Detroit Free Press.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Put Hi. root In II.

Miss Basseo tgiving dinner)-This
wine is over 40 years old.
Idiot (thoughtlexsly) = Bottle it
yourself?-Tit-Bit
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Explained.

Jack-You didn't seem offended
when she laughed in your face.
Mack-No. had just told her q joke.
Up to Date.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
rae Natural Increaee,

Waggles-He expects business to
pick up az soon a. the war il over.
Jaggles-What business is he in?
Waggles Manufacturing bicycles
for one-legged men.-Judpe.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Romance.

Romance.
All. the romance there 10 in married life.
Our happiness enhancing!
Why not, forsooth with both
The husband the wife romaEcinsf
Detroit Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Strategy,

The Nurse-she says she doesn't
want any broth and won't eat 1t.
The Doctor--Take it back and tell
her that it isn't good for her, and she
mustn't eat it.-N. Y. Evening Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

Not q Possible Feat.
Mrs. P.-I told that girl just what to
do and she hasn't done it at all.
Mr.P.-1 suppose your orders went in
one ear and out of the other.
Mrs. P.-Oh, no, indeed! She never
gets anything through her head as
easily as that.-Philadelphi Bulletin.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
wealth ON It's Travels.

Miss Ollabrod - There's clever
sculptress down this way. You ought
to see what she can make out of but
ter.
Miss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a good
one If she can make as much out Off
as my pa makes out of oleomargarine.
Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Plover Eggs for the Table.

Plover eggs, which are at present
esteemed q great delicacy by German
epicures, Bismarck included, were
only eaten by peasants two centuries
ago.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

A. q Special Concession.
you'll be sorry for thisg' the horsethief
cried,
"I'm a man Of the highest pedisree!"
''Well, that's all right" the leader replied.
we'll hang you on your family tree.''
CHICAGO Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

Foreign Lord Gust refused)-YoS
hardly make allowances for my title
I venture to think.
American Girl-No, don't want to
marry any man for whom have to
make allowances!-1llust Ameri.
can.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
A Histrionic Triumph

"What did the stage manager say to
you?"
HE said he wished would act as emo
tional on the stage as / do when strike
him for more salary Chicago Record.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
she saw the Ki.. Cominr.

Ella-Fred kissed me last night when
I wasn't looking.
Stella-Shut your eyes. did you?-N.
Y. Evening Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
At Sunset.

The sun went down-the sea burned red,
The western sky was splashed with
gold
Upon her occidental bed
The day lies down to rest" he said.
She answered: I'm catching cold.''
m Y Herald.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

sister-I am going to get divorce
Brother-Can't you get along with
your husband?
Sister-1 can, but the cook can't
Philadelphia Press.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
War Again.

Minnie-This weather is so trying. 1
must get something for my complex
ion.
Mamie-1 didn't know you had any.
indianapolis Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

They Don't Have To

Griggs-Why is it that young women
with fifty thousand or more dollars
year seldom marry?
Manifestations! They don't have
to.-Town, Topics.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
Had to Have 1t.

He-How will you have this kiss
with or without?
She-With or without what?
He-Astruggle.-N. Y. Evening Jour.
nal
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

Chimmy-Ah, wot heart NV iron dat
goll's got! Dis makes seven fellers I've
licked right in front Nv her, but still
she spurns me love!-N. Y. Evening
Journal. *{4
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

The tenor made a bet.
And he did not fail to win It,
One Of his long-drawn notes
He could hold for half a minute.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
A Renection.

'There is one crop that never fails
In this world Of ours." said Bumpus:
''From the seeds Of discomfort
We can always raise a rumpus."
IN. Y. Evening Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
7 nave dome better ain

I have done better still,
And without a bet to cheer: !.
One Of his long-drawn notes y.
i have held now for a year. 1SA
Judge.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15


learned the manner of my escape.
My absence, it appears. was not no.
ticed TOR the first three,days, and wa,
supposed to be in the country.
Then Peel got alarmed, and he and
the others held consultation. Two
more days passed, and at last Dora's
suspicious were aroused by strange
ness in Kovno's manner-something
furtive, but at the same time triumph.
ant. A chance oversetting of port
folio confirmed their suspicious, as
among the sketches were those Of me
as lay bound in the darkness.
A search was organized, and at last
I was found behind whole pile of
lumber and studio refuse in an old cc!-
lar under the building in which the
sculptor, the original tenant. used to
keep his store Of modelling clay.
Poor Kovno became dangerously vio-
lent on his return. for he had been alb.
sent when the search was made. He
was taken to an infirmary, and thence
to an asylum. The doctors say. that it
is only temporary insanity; but then
they never have seen his eyes gleam-
ing through the darkness as I saw
them in that loathsome hole, and as /
sometimes fancy ! see them still
Answers. -.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-15
why amt you at school to-day,
A MON Of Mote.

Teacher give us holiday, COS she
was goin' to q funeral!"-St. Pauls.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-29

according to the New York Sun, "wom-
ans is a dust cloth. There can be no
doubt which is the better, but each
clings to his own. But l think l see
signs of change. l saw a boy walk
out of a store uptown the other morn
ing and walk across the sidewalk to
the curb and stand there and shake a
dust cloth, just as a woman would
shake one out of the window. l don't
know where the boy got this notion,
whether he made the discovery him
self that, except under favorable con-
ditions. with doors and windows open
at both ends and wind blowing
through, stirring up dust with buster
only serves to redistribute it, or
whether there is a woman in this store
who insists on dust cloths and has
taught the boy the use of them.
Maybe as the boy grows up ard be-
comes confirmed in this way he wiz
teach the use of the dust cloth to
others, and to his children, and they
viii teach it to their children, and SO
il may finally come about IL this sim
pie manner that all men will come TO
use l.. aud that the feather buster will
20"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-29

to age co; therefore, we may say the
chance of man aged so living to 60
is represented by odds of II to %, or
about seven to two in favor of the man
aged so living ten years more. This
chance, favorable as it is, is of course
not nearly so great as the sixteen to
one chance in favor of a man aged 20
living to age 30. CHANGING at men aged
20 we see that only 335 per 1000 live ten
years more, i. E., to age so; this means
that "a per 100 live the ten years and
&c per 100 do not, so the chance at age
20 of a man living to age so is repre-
scented by the odds of two to one
against him. AS for men aged 90, of
1000 men alive at age 90, only four live
to age 100. Thus at age 90, the chance
of living ten years is very small. it
being represented by the long odds of
two hundred and forty-nine to one
against the man-quite an outside
chance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-29

Many delightful summer resorts are sit.
uated on and reached via the Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the seaside OF
the mountains, the fashionable hotels OF
country homes, they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel.
Asheville, n. c., Roam Mountain, Tenn,
and the mountain resorts of east Tennessee
and western North Carolina-"The Land Of
the Sky'-Tate Springs, Tenn, Lookout
Mountain, Tenn, Lithia Springs, Ga, and
various Virginia Springs, also the seashore
resorts, are reached by the southern Rail
low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued a hand
some folder, entitled Summer Homes and
Resorts, descriptive of nearly one thousand
summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses
including information regarding rates foI
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them.
Write to G. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen.
eTal Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
Chattanooga, Tenn, for copy of this folder
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-29
NWsY WyI

ence. Itrelieves the condition that pro-
duces so much discomfort and robs men
situation of its terrors. Here is proof:
, DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-How can 1
thank you enough for what you have
done for me {? When / wrote to YOU /
was suffering untold pain at time of
menstruation; was nervous, had head
ache all the time, no appetite, that tired
feeling; and did not care for anything.
have taken three bottles of Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, ono
of Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver
Pills, and to-day l am awen person.
would like to have those who suffer
know that am one of the many who
have been cured of female complaints
by your wonderful medicine and advice.
MISS JENNIE Il. MILES, Leon, Wis.
Ifyou arc suffering in this way, write
rs Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinlzham at
Lynn, Mass, for the advice which she
offers fvea of charge to all women.