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CITY ITEMS.

MT. C. c. ogilve is visiting in Mem phis.
 Fresh boneless pig feet and canned beef at Joe c. Meyers. l.1s If
 Miss Rubie Alexander leaves today on a visit tn Memphis.
 Money to loan OF city property. See Roberts 6 Johnson. l-30 dtf
 Miss Lizzie Knox will visit friends in Little Rock this week.
 Miss Alma Dewoody leaves Tues day to visit friends in Little Rock Miss Bessie Atwood has returned from visit to friends at Little Rock. New shipment of fresh buck wheat and maple syrup atJoe C. Meyers If If you want q good home on the installment plan, see Roberts X Johnson. 1-30 dtf Mir. Giles C. Taylor. of the Central Female College. Conway, registered at the Arlington, Saturday.
 This week we will make a special low price on ail toilet soap. 213 MCCAIN GROCERY Co. 
 Mir Joe P Alexander's children left Saturday afternoon on short visit to relatives at Fordyce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-20

New shipment of fresh buck wheat and maple syrup at tJoe C. Meyer's If
The state herald., 1898-10-07

man OF extensive travel and OF wide
experience as nm organizer OF educa-
,ional system in Chill. Cuba. Venezuela
and other countries. believing that he
will be able to enlighten them. His
gompa,rio,s on the island. though they
have not seen him for many years.
cherish his name with high regard.
his fact will be greatly to his advan-
tage. for he will speak AS one having
authority and will be listened to with
respect.
The professor was born In Mayagucz,
Porto Rico. SO yoars ago. After some
private schooling his father sent him
to Madrid. where he studied literature
and law. lie made great progress and
when he was still n young man had
made n reputation for himself through
out the Spanish speaking world In two
distinct hclds-as n romance writer
and m an oasayist on international
law. He IL. by the way. a warm per-
tonal friend OF the famous Dr. Bctnn-
een. and. oddly enough. of Sagnsta al-
10. and In Madrid often discussed poiit-
loai questions with the present prime
minister OF Spain. especially with re-
gard 10 such m had relation to the
spnnirh-Amerloan colonies. when the
brilliant young student returned TO
Porto Rico he took sides with the LIB
ernl party. made up almost entirely OF
native Porto Rloanr, M against the
Conservative party. which comprised
the Spanish officials and the land own.
ers, nearly all Of whom were spanlardE
and the direct agents OF these two
classes. who were employed by them.
The whlsa or Liberals had hard time
of II In these days. and could say little
openly on account of the absolute
power of the governor general. who
was at tho head Of both the military
and the civil departments OF the island.
Every criticism and oyery complaint,
though II might be OF tho sort quite
within the so.eHlled constitutional
rights Of the citizens. was construed
as reasonable by whatever yioercsai
pilferer happened at the time to be
robbing the customs and bleeding
franchise holders, The result was ma
turat enough. There wnr vast disoon.
tent. most Of II hidden. though wher-
ever I, showed Itself death or exile
followed.
A man could not save himself by
declaring he was an Autonomint, Tho
safest course for him 10 pursue was 10
keep quiet and not even think, Young
Hos,os would think. however. and
would not keep quiet This persistent
rashneas sc, others 10 thinking, and
mads the ieso.romnntlc genius any
thing but a desirable citizen IN the
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eyes OF the governor general, who sus.
gested to him that a change Of scene.
SO long as 1t were permanent. would
be an excellent thing.
Hostos followed the suggestion. and
since his leaving he, like DR.. Betances.
has devoted his life to bringing about
the overthrow of Spanish rule in the
Antilles. He is as famous In educa-
tion and in law as Betances Is in medi-
cine and letters. Besides travelling In
Europe, he visited every country In
South America, and is the man who es-
tablished and built up the educational
systems OF Chill, Venezuela and East
ern Cuba. He founded also the Col
lege of Santa Domingo. AS soon as his
duties permitted. Prof. Hostos left
Venezuela and came to New York,
where he organized the Liwa de Patri-
| otas Puertorigunos.
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for the island of his birth on mis-
sion of the utmost Importance to his
countrymen; one, indeed. that may de-
termine their condition. both politi-
cally and economically, for many years
to come.
He goes as the delegate OF the Liga,
whose members have subscribed the
funds for his expenses. but the report
he Is to maks as soon as he has COL
lected his data will be not for the
members of the Liga only, but for the
United States government at Washing
ton, as well.
He is to do two things: He will
study the mind OF the Porto Ricans to
learn how the islanders look upon the
new order Of things to be brought
about by Spain ceding Porto Rico to
or to make clear to them the possibili-
ties for improving the condition OF
the island when the new order shall be
established. This will be the more
difficult part of the professors tasks.
as, when the first enthusiasm sprung
from the feeling OF liberation has sub
sided, the islanders will find them
selves at sea flguratiyely as well as lit
orally.
They do not know what the United
States government can do for them;
hey are far from comprehending the
situation, and equally far from know
Ing how to take advantage OF the new
conditions Prof Hostos who is a
profound student of international law
The state herald., 1898-10-07
Artlnr Cnmmlns's I.rnNerr.

When the attack was made on Sidon,
during the war with Syria. IL became
necessary for the British troops to ad.
vance across n long, unprotected
bridge, In the face Of n battery of six
guns. which completely commanded
the approach. The men We're unwilling
10 expose themselves 10 certain death.
when Arthur Cumming. carefully
dressed In full uniform, stepped for
ward to the middle of the bridge. II
was Immediately swept 10y the fire OF
the battery. When the smoke had roll
cd away there stood Cumming intact,
carefully brushing the dust from his
boots, after which he stood erect, fixed
a single glass In his eye and looked
back at the men. This was too much.
and they captured that bridge and
battery with a whoop.-Argonaui
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JEWISH LONGEVITY.
statlstics show Hebrews Live Longe
Than Other Civilized Races.

st 0tistics Show Hebrews Live Longer
Than other Civilized Races.
Probably few persons outside statis-
teal circles are aware Of the fact that
the Jews are considerably longer-lived
than any other civilized race. OF 100.-
900 Hebrews born on the same day
there will bs 50.6s4 males and 1876
females. At the end Of the hrst year
the 1905 Jewish infants will have es-
tablished in a most remarkable way
their superiority in point Of vitality.
for only s,091 will have died. as COM
pared with 14,192 In the English ex-
perience and 1906 Americans. strik-
ing as this difference is. 1t will be
found to be practically maintained
throughout the later stages Of life. At
the end Of five years only 1884 Jewish
children out of the 100000 will have
died, while out Of a similar number OF
English children 24.679 will have Joined
the great majority. and America will
still keep her bad pre-eminence with
26.9l2 angels. Making leap TO mid
dle-age, the deaths at 30 years OF age
will have been 26.b19 Jews, as compared
with 49.079 English; and at the age OF
65 the mortality returns will stand at
37,442 and 66,l10. respectively. But
the full force OF the comparison Is
hardly seen until the point Of extreme
old age is reached. At IS years no few
er than 25.135 of our Jews will be still
living. while the survivors OF the Eng
lish band will be mcager 1855. Be
sides the curious reversal of the usual
proportion of males and females, there
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THE LONE WOMAN TRAVELLER.

The new woman" doesn't propose
to miss the delights OF travel simply
for lack u protector. She knows
how to take care OF herself. and when
she starts on on little journey nova
days II isn't with the nervous dread
that something's going to happen be-
fore she reaches her destinntion-if
ever she does. but she proceeds at once
TO make herself comfortable and TO
thoroughly enjoy her little rub up
against the outside world.
But although she rests secure In n
delightful feeling OF safety. II has
never occurred to the general woman
that making her 10 travel In safety
is business all In Itself.
She may have heard. for example.
that the grca: New York Central
Railroad Is the only route In the Unit
ed States that is completely equipped
with the world-famous lock and block
system OF signals, but that doesn't
mean anything to her until you ex-
plhin that by this system every foot
over which she travels is carefully and
increasingly watched and slgnaled day
and night. and that collision is prac-
teally impossible. because a train can
not enter given block or section un-
III the train ahead has passed out. and
that even N there should bo another
train following on the same track the
engineer knows all about II through
the electric telegraph, which is part
OF the system. thus making assurance
doubly sure.
IL tho lone woman happens 10 be
going TO New York City she need have
no dread OF landing alone In the con-
fusion OF u big. strange place II she
travels by the New York Central. All
she has to do IL TO speak to on. OF tho
red-cnpped attondanis-frec service
who viii carry her bag. answer her
questions and show her TO cab. car or
elevated train.
Another thing. she lands right In
the heart OF the city within 4 step Of
n dozen or more Of It's leading hotels
and she should bear In mind that this
n the only railroad depot In all New
York City.
The New York Cea,rai might np,iy
be called the lone womnn's route
Fashions.
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OUR NEW COLONIES.
PROBLEM OF THEIR GOVERNMENT
Being Other I,acos With Queer Ideas Il,
VIII Require Grca. Care to Control tn.
People Successfully.

1t looks as IL we will need new
Cabinet minister and new executive
department to take care of the col
onies. We are going to have II lot of
trouble and scandal over the orsaniZa-
ton of governments In Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines, un-
less the President is careful to appoint
men of experience and rare discretion,
and 1t Is exceedingly important that
they understand the peculiar character
Of the people they are to govern.
At present all these colonies are in
charge Of the War Department. If
they are made territories they will
come under the Interior Department
Although Secretary Bliss is the best
man In the Cabinet to undertake the
responsibility, he is now overloaded
with responsibilities and should be re-
lieved of some Of them. Every new
bureau that Ia organized Is attached to
the Interior Department, and 1t should
be divided Mt least by two. An effort
has been made for a long time to per-
suade Congress to organize depart
ment Of. commerce md industry to re-
lieve the 'secretary of the treasury
from everything that does not relate
to the finances, and the secretary Of
the interior from the census, the labor
bureau, the patent office and lot of
other things that relate to commerce
and industry. The responsibility of
governing five or six colonies Will
make such reorganization still more
important and necessary.
Our troubles in the government of
colonies, RS In the organization of an
army, will come from inexperience.
The Inhabitants OF all our new terri
tory belong to different races and have
different languages. different customs.
different habits, different modes of
thought, different standards of morals
and are In every way diverse from us
and from each other. Certain native
usages which are inconsistent with on;
western ideas and notions of propriety
must be Openely permitted, and others
must be suppressed with relentless sc.
verify.
Forms Of punishment that are in
vogue in America and Europe would
be of no avail in the Philippine and
Hawaiian islands and other colonies
in the Pacific, because amopg the Ma
lays death at the hands of Christian
Is sure passport TO eternal salvation.
Every form OF punishment to he efrec.
tive must be attended by a loss of
caste.
Many other Illustrations might b,
used 10 show the impossibility Of gov
erning an Asiatic people on American
lines. and in u great measure II will be
equally difficult to handle the Span,
iards. Both the SpaninrdS and the Ma
lays are inherently dishonest Their
standard of morals. like those of the
Chinese, does not include official pecu'
h lation in the catalogue of sins. and
this has got 10 be taken into consldera,
tion In all the new colonies.
The state herald., 1898-10-07

In France, where The nutfiiiva hnd nal.
hiahln qualities of The mushroom nrn fiiiiy
appreciated, large ltantltirH are grown Va
private houses, " Il strange that the
cultivation of this excellent fungus has
been ~ much neglected W other counties
especially when " u Considered how easily
u tnn y. undertaken Any family can
have fresh mushrooms hii tho ysnf
around. Al that IL needed fnr the initial
eIuipmsn, u the platnn N tho kitchen ~
anywhere else around the house of an
old bureau nf rhrHt N drawers, which can
be used az ruititalinr bed. I'm Tho
drawers 10 the depth ~ six nf eight
Inches With An iniinaie mixture Of good.
fish soil and Old. drY hpfaa uf COW ina
nure. IN equal pafta Having done this.
procure from your seed dealer s1inH fresh
mushroom spawn iihr French h the hostl
ana lnhati " az various points an the SUR
face nf the Hnii, sprinkle the surface
lightly With water and tho beds ara ready.
" the drawers rinsf tightly N front the
back of the Htnnd should be- removed and
9 curtain tackled ~ 80 nH To shut out the
llHht. in q few days the mushrooms will
begin 10 show ~ plrnilfuiiy hut II will be
q fortnight before any NJ 10 eat can be-
gathered, Thr bed WI iaEi with an oc.
caslanal watering f1r many months. and
VIII furnish almost even DAY good
Yield af phhmpinnnnn
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A Land of MANY Thirata.

The Egyptian never travels without his
Toolah. He Nils 1t with filtered water and
~ the morning can command "A pint or
more OF water cooled by evaporation
through the unglazed clay. This precious
luid he does not waste ON unsatisiied
ihirst. Taking off the long white wrap
ma the piece OF cloth that covers his
head during sleep, the native pours the
khter over his head. neck and hands. The
european. with all his instinct for clean
.ering thirst. There are in Egypt ns
many thirsts ms plaques. but the dust
thirst IL the worst Every pore is sealed
feels what II must be to be a mummy
London Standard
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years previous. He went away happy,
healthy farmer boy in the first flush Of Wig
orous manhood; he came back ghost OF
the self that answered to President Lin.
coins call for 900, 900 more"
To-day he is an alert, active man and
tells the story Of his recovery as follows:
~ was great sufferer from sciatic rhcu-
mntism almost from the time of my dis
charge from the army. Most of the time
was untitled for manual labor of any kind,
and my suTerings were at all times intense.
At times wns bent almost double, md got
around only with the greatest difficulty.
Nothing seemed to give me permanent re-
lief until three years ago, when my ntten.
tion was called 10 some OF the wonderful
cures effected by DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People ! had not taken more than
bali box when noticed an Improvement
in my condition, and kept on Improving
steadily. took three boxes of the pills.
and at the end of TINT time was in better
condition than nj any time since the close
Of my army service. Since then | have new
er been bothered with rheumatism br.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Is III.
only remedy that ever did me any good
and TO them owe my restoration To com.
parative health. They arc grand remedy"
The state herald., 1898-10-07
A RUSSIAN TRAIN.
Convsniencss That surpass American En-
terpriae.

terprise.
The new Siberian train which has lust
been sent to St. Petersburg for inspection
by tho czar contains some luxurious feat
ures which might astonish even the Amer
lean traveller, accustomed to all the COM
forts and improvements afforded by the
latest style of Pullman and Wagner
two coaches for second-class and one for
first-class passengers, with dining and
baggage cars. There are the comforts of
bathroom, with gymnnstic apparatus,
n library In several languages, n piano
and selection of music maps, guide books.
arrangement for boiling water In three
minutes by steam. The train is fitted
with plates indicating the next stopping
station and the length of the stop II over
i've minutes.
A barber, who is also qualified to give
medical assistance and superintendent
who speaks Russian. French, German and
provided. The train is lighted inside and
out by electricity, and electric cigar
lighters are found in the dining car. A
photographers dark room has been fltted
up in the second-class car In which plates
can be changed and developed during the
journey. Electric b ellis and portable
electric reading lamps are in each COM
nish n hot dinner for a maximum of sixty
people. Paper and envelopes will be sup
piled free at the buffet, where hot and
cold drinks OF all kinds can be had
There is no charge for the barber's ser
vices. but the price of n bath Is about 81. 80
be given. From Moscow to Irkutsk is six
days journey. and the charges for the
trip under such luxurious circumstances
are very moderate.
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Exprnalvs Steamers.

Last Saturday the treasurer Of the
United States sent check for u AZ, 900
to the International Navigation Company
At Philadelphia In payment for the use Of
the auxiliary cruisers ST. Paul, 81. Louis
New York and Paris for an average per-
iod of 40 days each. The amount paid
day for each vessel The terms Of the
contract were that the government should
restore the ships to the condition In
which 1t found them. but the officers Of
the American line. desiring to make some
changes in the interior arrangement and
TO refurnish the vessels In part, arranged
Tor II compromise under which the ex-
pense OF necessary repairs was appraised
and settled In cash.
The state herald., 1898-10-07

is another unique feature In the Jewish
statistics. The general experience Is
that the average duration OF life IL
higher with the female than with the
male. The opposite is the case with
the Jews, or the 5.i35 Jewish surviv-
ors at the age OF So there Will be 1926
men and only s.si0 women. a percent
age Of 6i.eo males and 35io females.
The English experience shows that at
that age $500 per cent Of the suryiyals
will be females and 1910 males. Lon
don Daily Mail.
The state herald., 1898-10-07
wnlea HI. Teeth to a ohurcn.

George A. Ward, who died some
time ago, left n will with the provision
that his false teeth, which he had
worn for II number of years, should go
TO the Congregational church. These
teeth being highly inset with the pre-
clous yellow metal, and Mr.. Ward be-
Ing of n somewhat saving turn of
mind, he resolved that the gold which
had Ornamented his molars should not
be buried deep in the earth. but should
be brought into use The set of teeth
was sent to Chicago, and the gold
weighed and sold. A short time ago
the church received S27 as the price of
the gold. The money was turned over
to apply on the pastors salary. Tomb
stone Prospector.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this papor.will bo pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure In all Its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity Catarrh being constitu-
uonai disease. requires constitutional treat
mcnt Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing Its work The pro-
pri-tors have NO much faith In Its curative
powers thnt they orer on. Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t fails To cure send, for list Of
Testimonials
Address y. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. q
Sold by druggists 7ic.
Halls Family Pills are the bosl
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clad in tatters and
rags, broken in body
but Of d aA,ntlsss
spirit, swung into
line for the last
grand review, and
then quietly march
ed away to begin
life's fray anew
amid the hills and
valleys Of the Key
stone State. Among
the number Asa
Robinson came back
to the old home in
Mt. Sterling, ILL.,,
back to the freside
that he had left at
The state herald., 1898-10-07
An Abalon~ Fleet.

Ensenda, Lower California. now boasts
II an abalonc fleet. quite number Of
small boats being employed In gathering
he festive mollusk. The shells are read
ly saleable In the United States while
he meat is sun-dried and resembles very
much piece OF India rubber. being
ibout us palatable. However, II has its
'otaries. and the occupation Is found fair
~ profitable. Around Punta Banda and
o the southward endless numbers of aba
ones are found. and at low tide the fish
srmen, provided with u sort of ohisel, re-
move their tenacious grip from the rocks.
Thcy become very expert nt the work and
q bontlond OF the shells ana meat is Sc
sur-d In "a few days.
The state herald., 1898-10-07
Proposed Alliance with England.

III the United States and England
should form an alliance there would
he little chance for enemies to over
come us. When men and women keep
up their health with lIostettcrs Stom-
nch Bitters, there is little chance of Mt
tacks from disease, as 1t steadics the
nerves and increases the appetite. Try
IT
The state herald., 1898-10-07
THE PITCHER PLANT.

A specimen, of the nepenthcs ven
trieosa has been sent TO the botanical
gardens at Kew. England. says the
Scientific American. This In Amorl.
ca's latest fowor-lt Ia found In the
Philippines. The pitcher plant" i
The state herald., 1898-10-07
Beauty IL BLOOD Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
bsnuty withoutit Cascnrets, Candy Cnthnr-
tic cleans your blood and keeps II clean. by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples. hollis blotches, ,blackheads,
and thatsiclly bilious conplexionb by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
xists. satisfaction guaranteed. inc. &c. 5oo.
The state herald., 1898-10-07
IS A GRAND MISSION.
Tc TEACH PORTO RicANS HOW
TO BE AMERICANS.
Professor Hostos Was Exiled from His
Native Isiand for Preaching the
Liberty He Now Goes to Expound-
The President Favors HIS Mission.
New York letter.

ROF. Il. Nj. HOS-
TOS, an exiled Por-
to Rican, and fam
GUS educator. re-
Gently from Chill
and Venezuela, and
the founder Of the
Liga de Patriotas
Puertorigunos. or
Association of Pa
triotic Porto Ric-
ans. sails this week
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A SOLDIERS ESCAPE,

From the Democrat Massage, Nj. Sterling, M.
When Richmond had fallen and the grea.
commanders had met beneath the historic
apple tree At Appomattox. the SD Penn.
sylvania Volunteers, premnturely aged.
The state herald., 1898-10-07

To Snun n candle out accidentally is "a
SIGN OF marriage" YES and to turn
lown 2 lamp Intentionally is sign Of
The state herald., 1898-10-07

Madam. you've already nv-rdrawn
your account" whats thatT' You
haven't any more money In the bank.
The idea nnc bank ! think to be
out OF money because OF the little Nv.
drawn, Mell. .lll 20 nnmnMhnfn nlan.n
The state herald., 1898-10-07

According to the Pharmaceutical jour
nal. "A Norwegian engineer has invented "a
process for producing paper glue, dressing
gum and n soap from s.nweed.
The state herald., 1898-10-07
Msuninn Of in~a Nsi.r.as.

The twentieth annual reunion Of the
ilenton County Uowa) Veteran asso.
citation will be held at vln,on. Bept
IA and 10. one OF the features will be
a peace Jubilee parade.
The state herald., 1898-10-07

Two bottles Of i'iso's Cure for Consump.
ilon cured rs OF a bad lung trouble -Mrs j
Nichols, Princeton. Ind. March ~, is,6
The state herald., 1898-10-07

II gave my husband "A dose of sulphur
and molnsses for his blood" WAS ho
wasn't half NJ good as that his mother
used TO make"
The state herald., 1898-10-07

'whs Josephine popular at your sum.
mer resortI .P0pulnrl The landlord