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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Love. like ice, is awfully slippery. and 1t soon thaws.
 Nothing makes man so sad as to have girl jolly him.
 Beauty is like cooking stove--no good when the fuel gives out.
 Leading a woman to the altar is usually mans last act of leadership.
 A woman's idea of hopeless fool is man who praises some other woman.
 Some men are so dignified that they never unbend until they are dead broke.
 The man who wears wig always puts a false construction upon his own thoughts
 No one has ever been able to explain why bald-headed men have their hair cut oftener than other men.
 A wife certainly has no cause for complaint if her husband doesn't love her any more-proyiding he doesn't love her any less.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

most hearty accord with the Presi- dent in his policy through the trying days in which he sought to avoid war and while as commander in chief be was conducting the war that came notwithstanding his efforts to prevent it. L 1 believe Tn the policy he is.nowspursuing for maintaining the honor of the country by secur- ing the just results of just war I shall leave my associates in the cabinet.and in the department and my many friends in Washington with great'regret, but private busi. ness makes my retirement neces- sity."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
New Words for Our Vocabulary.

One minor result of the Cuban in- surrection and our war with Spain is the aecretion of several new words to our vocabulary. "Incommunicado" is already acclimated and is frequently used in the newspapers in accounts of arrests for crime. "Reconcentrado" is term of more special meaning that can scarcely be introduced into our daily speech in an extended signifi- canoe. It has almost the infiexibility of a proper noun substantive. Dupuy de Lomes use of the term "politicas- tro" i'll his notorious letter has recalled the fact that in the English language there Is already a similar word, ''politi- caster," which Milton found service able to describe petty politician, just as we use "poetaster" to describe an inferior versifier. Doubtless when our army comes back from Cuba they will bring with them many words which will gradually be adopted into our vocabulary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
SECRETARY BLISS GIVES HIS REASON FOR RETIRING FROM THE
 CABINET. BUSINESS NECESSITIES.
Is in Full Accord With the Policy of the President in His Conduct
 And Conclusion of War

Washington, Dec. 22. Secretary Bliss, in an interview with the Associated Press yesterday said:
 sIt has been understood for some time that it would be my wish to retire from public life on the conelu- sion of the war. Now, that the peace treaty has been signed my request to be relieved will be granted, but I shall awai the ar rival Of my successor, MT. Hitch cec,z Ambassador to Russia, before seyering my connection with the in terior department. ] have been in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
IS NOW ALMOST OBSOLETE.
The HOecnlxe is Fast Disappearing
 From Southern Tables.

The HOecake is Fast Disappearing
 From Southern Tables.
 Most middle-aged persons remember we'll when corn bread was served upon nearly all tables In the south and west at least twice day. Sometimes it ap- peared in the form of 'hoeeake" or batter bread" and again in "pones." It was par excellence the bread of the negro and every man who served in the Confederate army was also full graduate in the use of it. Now the darkies eschew it where wheat bread is to be obtained, and upon the tables of thousands of southern and western whites it never appears at all, while others continue to use it only for din- ner.
 Now, why is this? Surely corn meal is as 1t ever was. Those who sincerely, but probably mistakenly. believe that "water-ground" meal is better than the product of mills turned by steam can always find supply of that in most cities, and it is common enough in the country. There is no trouble about the meal; but we doubt whether the art of cooking 1t has been preserved. The high-toned colored damsels who are turned out by our public schools are not the adopts that our old Aunt Di- nahs and Aunt Peggys were. No self respecting pan of dough would be con- jured into shape by such unskilled hands. And then. we may seriously doubt whether corn bread can be cook ed in stove as well as in an open tire- place.
 The Indians laid their doughcakes between layers of forest leaves or upon the hard ground, Und cooked them in the hot ashes. Henae lash cake" very luscious product, indeed, when one has whetted his appetite for it by long days hunting. The hoecake was so called because it was originally baked upon hoe-that ever-ready and useful instrument of agriculture which is to be found upon every plantation. But later on cooking utensils were manu- l factured which took the place of the humble hoe. So, too, shingles were | used whereupon to place the dough while it went through the process of l becoming a well-done ash cake.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
MARRIED.
CIegg Gee Nuptials solemnized at
 Greenville, Texas.

MT. Booth Clegg and Miss Lucy Gee were married at the home of the brides parents in Greenville, Texas, Wednesday.
 After short bridal tour they will be "at homen to their friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Jordan in this city.
 The groom is popular stenog- rapher at the Cotton Belt shops. Mrs. Clegg was leader in Green vile social circles and will be well comed to this city.
 To the sewly welded pair we ex- tend our best wishes and congratu- lations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
A Novelty in Bells.

Herr Appunn of Hanau has invented bell of new shape, which is said to have very deep tone and to be as powerful as considerably heavier bells of the form at present in vogue. The shape is peculiar, being hemispherical. while the metal is uniform in thick ness except near the "sound bow" tor the thickened tip which the clapper strikes}. From the edge to some little distance above the sound bow the metal is very thick, and then alters suddenly to the uniform thickness which 1t has for the rest of the bell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
ARRIVING DAILY.
Messrs. Paulette & Jeannin Receiv.
 ing a Stock of Electrical Goods.

Messrs. Paulette < Jeannin inform us that they are receiving a stock of electrical goods and are prepared to fill all orders in that lire. They also state that shortly they will be able to furnish electric motors, ,,dyna- mos, fans. etc. They expect to do q general electric supply business in addition to their machinery and brass business. There is a field here for this class of goods and work and we wish them success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
WANTED.

Wanted Locks for the Florida Keys.
 Wanted-A crown for the brow of a hill.
 Wanted-A skillful dentist to fill the teeth of gale.
 Wanted--A cook to prepare dinner on the mountain range.
 Wanted-A set of artificial teeth for the mouth of the Mississippi
 Wanted--A well-ftting shoe for the foot of the mountain.
 Wanted Several hundred women to SCOUT the country.
 Wanted-A lady fo wear the Cape of Good Hope.
 Wanted--A wise man to teach the Scilly Islands. M. Wanted An energetic barber fo shave the face Of the earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
Buying Godship in China.

It is possible for any Chinaman, or even any Chinese woman, to become deity by paying for the honor. A few years ago a rich and deyout Chinese lady died in Soochoo. Her friends thought that an apotheosls was no with the priests, who interviewed the gods on the subject and discovered that the God of the Left Little Toe Nall had no wife. The old lady was accordingly married to his godship and Is now enrolled as the Goddess of the Left Little Toe-Nail." The honor cost the old lady's estate over $5. 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

That was very Valiant apology made by our down-the-street "blow- hard" Wednesday, for publishing false "coon" item few days pre- vious. We have not only caught you in that, but have beea success. ful in catching you in number of squirms in the past. If you are no t careful in printing items on porter's information, we are liable to throw our Searehlight's sneyer-fail' and brilliant rays upon your hole-in-the- wall office and set you to raving, worse than if you were at an ordi. nary performance of Richard III. See!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
REVOLVING ACT !. A NEGRO BRUTE OUTRAGES A WHITE WOMAN
 NEAR MALVERN. CITIZENS IN PURSUIT.
If the Guilty Party is Caught He Will Be Lynched By the
 Enraged Citizens.

Malvern, Dec. 22.-The evidence brought to light today establishes the fact that one of the most fiend- ish cases of rape that ever occurred in this section Of the country was that perpetrated upon the person of Mrs. Price Bulard at lonely spot in the densely wooded road about three miles west of this city Mon day evening at o'clock by an un- known negro man.
 The bess information obtainable at thls time is that at dinner time Monday MT. Bullard and his wife were talking of buying 8 milch COW from a neighbor and he told his wife that she had better go over about mile distant and milk the COW and if she proved satisfactory that he would buy her. Bullard then went about his work. Shortly afterward Mrs. Bullard went to the neighbours house and W the COW, and on re turning home was aaeostrd by a big burly negro who choked her into insensibility and carried her to Q point about enc hundred yards from the road into the thick underbrush, where he assaulted her. H. then Waited tor her to regain her senses and proceeded to question her in a mean way, telling her that unless she answered he would kill her, The first thing he asked her was, if he did not kill her, would she know hlm if she should see him again. She told him that she did not think she would He also asked if she knew of any school girls in that neigh borhood that he could assault.
 He kept up his stioning for over an hour and finally Mrs. Bull- ard asked him If she could not go home, as she had young baby there that needed her attention. He then made her get down on her knees and pray to him not to kill her. Finally he asked her for lock of her hair and she told him he could take it all if he would not kill her. He then made his escape through the dense woods, leaving the poor unfortunate woman to get home in her weak and injured con- dition as best she could. With sup erhuman effort she managed to reach home, where her usband, who was about to institute search for her, awaited her. He immediately came to this city and informed Sheriff Moorehead of the affair, who with a posse of men started in pur- suit of the rapist.
 Bloodhounds were dispatched from Little Rock and reached here at 80 o'clock this morning. They were at once taken to the scene of crime but owing to the long delay they failed to run down the criminal. Men are securing the country in every direction, but so frr the guilty party has made good his escape. Two arrests have been made, but they proved to be innocent parties.
 The last repeat is that negro answering his description was seen at Il o'clock today about six miles from town, The blood hounds were taken to the point, but so far no news has has been obtained.
 Excitement is running high here and if the right party is captured he will be burned at the stake.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22
AT THE

"A Boy Wanted, which was the so-ealled attraction. at the opera house last evening, got what it de serve la small audience, There was no rlot to the play and the only Imaginable feature of the perform ance was the "Bowery9 dance, which the company presented to perfection and which truly indicated that they were direct from that vicinity. The rest of the show was "strickIy" on the bum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Mrs. Ellen Kerwin left today for Little Rock from whence she will go to Memphis. where she will spend the holidays with her daughter, Miss Annie May, who is attending school in that city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Miss Jeannette McGehee arrived in Hthe city today from Wards Semina- |ry at Nashville, where she has been |attendil school. She left on the
 6morning train for her home at Me |Gehee to sppad the holidays with
 Relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

The steamer Dardanelle came down from Little Rock this morn ing with an unusually large amount of freight, which was billed to mer- chants at this place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Wm. Burke. real estate agent, vii sell yon q home on payments of $1.00 per week. Come and see him at 1f7 Pine street. b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

CATARRH in the he is ciired iy Hoods Sarsaparilla which eradica- tes from the blood the scrofulous taints that causeit. soothing and re- building the delicate and diseased tissues.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Miss .Setta Bloom leaves Friday for Memphis, where she will be the guest of relatives for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Mi.s Frankie Kronenberg, Of Plain Dealing. La., will he the guest of Miss Marcia Lew inc during the holi- days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Nm l u r,.atal slate agent, wil |seIl 1oa Il home Un payments of $1 .00 per week. Come and see him at IF Pine street. b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

MT. J. B. York left today for Birm- ingham. Ala, where he will transact very important business for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Miss Artie Dreyfus Is confined to her room with illness today. May we soon note her convalescence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

Ira, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Bloom, is reported quite sick today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

.Mr. Roht York arrived in the city
 today from Terra Haate, Ind, where he has been attending school. He will spend the holidays with his fam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

HOODS PILLS are the only pills to take with Hood Sarsaparilla uestion. liver ills.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

| A quantity of old papers for sale at this office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

The startling resemblance of Char i's K. lianford to William Jennings SefYhh. has been a subject offrequent F"nment. Not long ago in Indian aapeils, 1t is called rather lddicrous- In' An elderly mbn stepped up and |eWiained: How-do-yOu-do Col |ohel! Anow you don't remember |'ne.but l have heard you speak once, |ahd couldn't refrain from making Ihyself known" II am glad to see |you again. was the diplomatic answer, 'l suppose you refer to the |''me when l recited the Star Span IRied Banner here" "No I did not E''eaf that. when l heard you, you E"e'e giving 1t to the trusts. You E"efe letting them have it in a way lhat did my heart good. Keep itup. Zpoh stop the good work" You
 ueah Reep on abusing the trusts?" E VI course.' Well Pm sorry but you spoke just too late. Mir. R. D.
 naeLean, and Miss Odette T Ter, and
 nave just formed an actor-trust.
 'au It wouldn't be professional sourtesy to say anything against
 'ucl thing just now" Before expIa-
 pations could proceed the visitor had
 u'ried away with another idea
 ua.'ered. This combination will
 ppear at the opear house next Mon-
 ny afternoon and night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

The funny New England comedy,
 'Unele Josh Spruceby." will be the next big event at the opera house, on Friday night, December 23d. This charming comedy drama is a series of pictures of New England tam life, ard the troubles of Uncle Josh in making 9l visit to New York are incidentally touched upor. The characters are all taken from Yer mont rural life and are true to na- .tnre, the play consisting of a mix lure of humor and pathos. Special scenery is used to mount the differ ent scehes, and the great saw mill scene in use in this production IS the most realistic piece of stage mechan- Ism ever presented. A solo oper- atlc orchestra and two big bands are the musical features. A big parade ls given at noon daily and the con cert of popular music rendered by the combined bands is very popular and attracts large crowds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-22

MT. H. Coleman. of Dewitt, is in the city today OH legal business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02
the APRIL COSMOPOLITAN

The Cosmopolitan for April has a
hundred illustrations and u very ut.
tracttve table Of contents. Speaker
Thomas Il. Reed contributes the most
noteworthy article. entitled ''The Con.
quest Of Fear" The article Ia a study
Of the times, conditions and circum.
stances through which aboriginal man
passed from the animal fear Of the ele.
ments 20 the mastery Of steam and Of
the lightning Of this nineteenth cen.
fury. A reproduction OF late photo.
graph OF the Speaker accompanies the
article. Other attractions Of the mum.
Der are "Aiine Sailing" by Charles NJ.
Dotlson; Successful Tea Growing In
America" by La Fayette !. Parks;
with the Japanese Court at New
Years." by Florence b. Hayes; "rhc
Great Drainage Canal Of Mexico" by
Blanche Gray Hunt; "rhe Romance Of
Theodore KOrner," by Il. II. Mason;
studies OF Our Government" by John
Brisben Walker; 1.-THE Harp" by Thco.
dore Dresser; .rhe Flight Of the Car.
iter Pigeon" by William J. Lautx; "A
Creole Courtship," by Wingrove
BathOn; "Nian.Hunting In india" Ivy
Charles Johnston; Danny Nowlau's
Experiment In Coats" by Gerald Bren.
an, and '-rhe DeliberatiOn Of Mr.. Dun.
kim" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02
SCRiRNER'S ron APRIL.

The April Scribner's IL n spring mum.
her, with a beautiful cover In eight
cOlOrs-One of four prize designs by
Albert Herter. which are to be used on
special numbers this year.
Each number Of Scribner's for 1898
has marked the beginning Of new
feature. In January Senator Lodges
'StOry Of the Revolution" and Pages
Red Rock" began; In February, Cap
tain Mahan's first paper on naval cpl
sOies OF the Revolution; In March, Mr..
Wyck0frs new series Of his experiences
among 1.-THE Workers." and In the cur.
rent issue for April, the feature Ia the
first part Of Richard Harding Davis
short serial. 1.-THE Kings Jackal." This
IL the dramatic tale of an exiled king.
and rhe action takes place at Tangicr
In the space Of thirty-six hours. 1t
contains some very good comedy
scenes, and the characters are OF that
cosmopolitan cleverness that Mr.. Davis
delights to depict. A beautiful Amer-
lean heiress Is the heroine. and a news
paper correspondent Il the real hero.
Mr.. Gibson will make a full-page draw
ing for each Of the four parts Of the
story.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02

Simon w. Srnus. the young banker
who II NJ the head Of the Republican
South Town ticket, received a fiattpr-
ing welcome when he rose to address a
meeting In Bethel African Methodist
Episcopal Church. While che audi.
ence was composed chiefly OF colOred
voters there was fair sprinkllng Of
white men and women. The paxsOr Of
the church, the Rev. II. q. Ransom,
presided and delivered spirited nd
dress In favor q the Republican ticket.
Mr.. SIRIUS snid In part:
II am not politician or a public
speaker: osily a plain business man. II
elected will work In the interest Of all
the taxpayers. win see that justice
IL done to all. An honest and an equal
tax shall b. levied on the rich and the
poor. The owners q large buildings
and the large store.kecpers In the So
called downtown district should stand
their Just proportion Of taxation. be.
lieve che small householder should not
h. taxed as heavily as he Is now, and
the small stOrckeeiRrs In the outlying
districts should also Ike relieved. II I
get into the Assessors Office every de-
cent man shall have a hearing and
shall liz fairly treated"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02
HON. JOHN M'0iiiEN.

MIR. McGillen was born in Chicago in
November. 1861. His business Is that
Of builder, being u member Of the firm
VI Agnew X Co.. who were the con-
structors of the Manufactures Build
ing at the Worlds Fair.
In 1850 Mr.. McGillen was elected to
the City Council and served sin years
In that body. being elected for three
successive terms. His nomination now
Is a recognition Of his past services, and
his election. which seems assured, will
return to the Council one of the ablest
members IL ever had.
He is again a candidate for the office
he honored.
As for the policies he will advocate in
the Council. speaking for himself. Mr..
McGillen says:
The city should he compensated for
its franchises. If elected to the Coun-
ell. I. for one, should demand that the
street car companies pay just amount
for every franchise extended or grant
cd. The city should he fully paid for
the privileges It transfers to corpora
tons that are supposed to profit there
by. More than this, I believe the
money received therefrom should DO
given to that section of the city where
the railway in question operates. the
money SO received to he expended In
improvements on streets. electric light.
ing. cleaning and general repairs. etc.
Such Is the case with the ordinance
passed April 30. 1894, giving the North
Chicago Street Railway Company the
right to operate certain trolley lines on
the North side. by that ordinance the
company assumed debt Of $4,000.
which was against the city in the form
Of damages. Besides, the company
agreed to pay to the city for the tirs;
year $4,000. for the second $4,000. for
the third $4,000, for the fourth S25, 900.
and $4,000 for each succeeding year
thereafter. This sum was to Ike used In
developing the electric light system In
the district where the lines operated.
did what was In my power to secure
the passage Of that ordinance and do
not regret 1t. The company, am In
formed. has complied with the terms Of
the contract. although this district has
not received any direct benefit from
the money 10 collected. A. to the fifty.
year clause In franchises cannot com.
INIT myself irrevOcably to any opinion.
1t Is a long period and new conditions
may arise which we cannot now fore.
see. What I can say Is this: am In
favor Of making such terms with the
street railway companies as will be to
the city's best advantage. can see
that In many cases the companies would
he willing TO pay more for a thirty-year
franchise than for a twenty.year grant.
I am In favor Of looking after the city's
interests first and demanding from
street car companies equitable and fair
compensation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02

The increasing demand for reliable
detective agencies will to u large eX-
tent he met by the recent incOrpora-
ton of the Metropolitan Detective
Agency, Rooms 3OS. 300, $40 United
States Express Building, $3.50 WASH
ingtOn street, with Alex. =. Ross, eX-
Assistant Chief OF Police, and j. u.
Fitzpatrick, ex-Chlef Inspector, as prin-
cipals.
Both AIessrs. Ross ana Fitzpatrick
have had many years practical eXpe-
rlence In the detection ana deduction OF
crime In all Its various phases, and the
aim of the Metropolitan Detective
Agency will he to furnish expert, ca
pable and trustworthy operatives for
every branch OF the service.
The naw agency has already received
many assurances OF patronage from the
railroad and large mercantile corpora
lions, and the high personal standing
Of Its principals guarantees an envia-
bic success to the new establishment.