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De mocrats, Let's Be Honest.


 Democrats can't afford not to be honest with themselves.
 Democracy in the South is a synonym for good government, hon- esty and all that is best in our civil ization and society.
 This fact $ attested by northern Republicans, who, when they come and settle among us, aud become identified with the interests of the state, vote the Democratic ticket ia local and State affairs, although they vote the Republican Con gressional and National tickets.
 The South has been reclaimed from the rasealIy government of re- construction rule by honest and fearless Democratic voters.
 Since that time the State of Ar kansas has enjoyed peace aud pros perity, aud although burdened with the debts of a Republican recon struction rule, a lower rate of tax ation and greater individual liberty.
 Jefferson county was among the last to rid itself of Republican rule. Under a compromise system it for a period relieved itseI4 of race conflict and violence, until the excesses and outrages of the Republican party ir thIs county, the continuation of which was the Hancock riot, be- came intolerable Then it was the Democracy of the county rose up in their majesty and hurled the Re pubJicans from power by the elec- ton of a straight Democratic ticket. TheGRAPRIc was the only local paper that cbampioned the straight Dem ocratic movement, a service that was appreciated by the Democrats of the county, and which is a source of qualification to itself
 Since that time the county has ea. 3oyed prosperity and an unprece. dented period of peace, up to the unfortunate dissentions growing cut Of the late primary. In that primary frauds were perpetrate5 in the interest of a beneficiary of the straight ticket movement and to overcome the choice of the Deo- pie in the primary election. The straight ticket system was adopted by the votes of the Democrats of the county, and if the Democrats had a right to register their wilt in that contest they have a right to select their nominees now; aud a beneficiary of the straight ticket should be the last to att tempt to thwart the will of the people at this time. Yet that IS being done. Mr. Edgar Brewster was nominated for Sheriff by the legal and honest votes of the county, and just when be was ready to esfaolish bis right to be declared the legal ominer, the defeated ca1- dIdatts secured new primary Mr. Brewster accepts the new primary with full confidence in the tonesty and integrity of the people, and with the belief that the first selec- tion will be ratified at the polls on June 16, and fraud reBbked.
 Let the Democrats of tie county therefore be honest among them selves, Let the benefits of the straight ticket be immeasurably continued. Let there be fair play among the honest hearted Dem ocrass and yeomanry of the county, Let the party deal fairly with every
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IN the removal of Rev. John Class, of Christ's Church at Little Rock, to Atlanta, Ga, the City of Roses has lost one of its ablest and most dis. tinpnished divines.
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Those Depositiors.

The GRAPHIC on May 31 published dispositions from Messrs Rawles, HoHiuger, Davis and Stewart, of Bolivar township. The Press -Eag3e states that they were not depoatioas but qBidae Is. The GRAPHIC begs to advise that they were deposttions as alleged, taken in the case of Sor rells vs. Martin, aud bear the cer tifcate of Arch Niven, esq., Jus tice of the Peace for this township. In publishing the sworn testimony of the witnesses above mentioned the GRAPHIC took excerpts from the dispositions, publishing only that part which concerned the contest for SheriH. They were dcp2sitio s pure and simple, and are now in the hands of Mr. W. B. Sorrells at torneYs.
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ITHAs been well said, you can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
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Mnrnlnr- -nrlier

In the Jefferson Chancery court Park View Land Company, Plaintiff,
  A " 4ong and : A Long Defendants: The Defenaut A " Long is warned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint Of Plaintiff Park View Land Company. Given under my hand and the seal of stid Court this l2th day of May, 1SQs.
 II, A. MCCOY, Clerk
 5-i6-W4W E. B. BLOOM. D. C.
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MORE BUILDINGS
To Be Erected In This City

The Hammett Grocery Co. will in the near future erect a two story brick warehouse between End and .3rd avenues on Pine street. The building will be of good material of brick asd will be SO foot front with no foot length.
 The Citizens Bank will be re- modeIed at an early date and when completed, says PresidentL Langford, will be the prettiest bank building in the state.
 Mir. c. Voss will in a few weeks begin the erection of a new two story residence on his property at the coruer of Fifth and Walnut.
 The Valhalla club, of which Mr.. W D. Hearn is president, will and is now preparing the plans for the erection of a beautiful building in the business portion of the city. It will be used for the VaIhala Club Hal. This club includes some of the most prominent young and married people of the city as it's members.
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Worn Out Mothers
Are Requested to Read the Fol-
 lowing Letter
An Arkansas Woman Has sonne-
 thing important to Say.


 "I wish to write few words for the benefit of weak and worn out mothers. Before began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla I weighed IF pounds and was so weak I could hardly do anything. had bad spells with my stomach, when it seemed as though could not live. l had hardly life enough to take care of my two months old child began taking Hoods Sarsa- parilla and after using three bottles weighed 145 pounds. l have now taken six bottles and I am so much better that even the doctor was surprised when he saw me. While there has been much sickness in this vicinity have escaped and I attribute my good health entirely to Hoods sarsaparilla." MRS, s, E. Os- BORN, Stone, Arkansas. Remember Hoods SaPsaparilla Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
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WILL the Democratic party of Jefferson county he lead around with a ring in it's nose?
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The great Mohammedan school at Cairo, Fl Azhar, meaning 'sThe Splen. did, has clear Records dating aa fay back as 975
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Mr. Milton Bum at the Pine Bluff

Mr. Milton Bum at the Pine Bluff Oratortral Association meeting Tuesday evening made motion that Miss Christina Scull should have the support Of the association in the state contest for the type writer given by the Arkansas Ga zette. The motion was unani- mouslv carried.
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Semi luleekIp Graphic.

SHALL the people or the ring rule in Jefferson county politics?
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The following gentlemen leave to- morrow on the John Harhin for Pendleton, where they will spend a few weeks hunting and fishing: Messrs. J. P Jordan V. 0. Alexan der, Jim Gould, Fred Fox, ". E.. Greenfield, (. Il. Triplett and W. J. Galhraith.
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Nearly two hundred people, fn- cludng men, women and children, left this morning for Big Lake to at tend tLe joint picnic, given by the various Methodist Sunday schools of this city and Little Rock.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08

arrived and his father had discovered none
of them, Pompey Caesar was in high giee.
The cd negro donned his ancient long.
tailed coat, put his rather brown tall hat
on his head adjusted his glasses, and went
to deliver his Easter sermon. The day had
brought out the entire congregation, and as
Rev. CORVALLIS mounted the pulpit, he
beamed with pleasure. AS he reached in
his coattail pocket for his bnndanna, which
he always deposited on his pulpit before
beginning his sermon, his hand struck some
thing round and cold 1t was one of Pom
pey Caesars eggs. He fumbled with it a
long while, wondering what it could be, and
as the congregation sang the hymn, he kept
his hand in the pocket. He could not
imagine what it was nor how it came there
lie turned it over and over, wrinkled his
brow and tried to remember having put
something in his pocket some time, but it
proiited him nothing. His memory could
not grasp the egg. Unfortunately his hand
could. Little Pompey Caesar on the front
seat grew somewhat excited. His daddy was
on the right track at last. As the old man
fumbled with the egg, the boy could scarcely
sit still. At length the hymn ended, and
the congregation sat waiting for the min
ister to begin. He gave the egg one last,
lingering touch. 1t was too firm, his grasp
too heavy, and the egg broke!
AS he hastily jerked his hand from his
pocket, and exposed his fingers, dripping
with the golden yolls, the congregation more
than smiled. And little Pompey Caesar
whispered, in a loud tone. audible to all:
Nanny, pappy's done found de Yeaster
egg! ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
AN EASTER EGG HUNT.
The Farson Found His Treasure In
Queer fidinQ Place.

Rev. CORVALLIS Washington Smith sat on
the bench in front of his cabin, sore per-
picked. Easter was at hand, and his only
child, woolly-headed little pickaninny, had
set his heart on having Easter eggs, Ike de
white boys ilah" Az for eggs, he was not
worried. His hens would attend to all that.
They were reliable hens, and would not
fail a minister of the Gospel on SO impor.
tant an occasion. 1t was the dye that both.
cred the old man. He ran his hands through
his pockets repeatedly. Through" is the
proper word, for most of his pockets were
open at both ends. Naturally it was vain
to hope for niclels or even pennies in such.
In fact, collections were bad that spring.
II dunno" he said, "how gwnc to git dat
stuff nohow. De ole man he ain got nary
cent, for suah but it do brek he heart not
to glib dat Pompey Ceasah Sniff he Yeaster
eggs, it dot
He scratched his head tliougLtfully.
Pears like dat boy got he heart set on
eggs dis yeah. but | ain see" he broke
off abruptly "lsho now!" he calculated,
81 wonner why de ole man ain think OBJ
dat afore. Oats right good logic, stluh Sar-
tinly it am. Whyfoh de white boys hab
cullud eggs, like know? Jest cause SO
dey git EN- de opposite, dat why Darfoh
eff de white hoy hab cu!!cd eggs, den de
cullud boy he titled to white eggs. Dat
sartinly am propaE.
1t took some time to make Pcmpey Caesar
see it in this light. but at length the Old man
succeeded, and when Easter morning ar
rived the boy was well satisfied to hunt
the white eggs that had been hidden about
the cabin the night before While the hunt
lasted he was content. Then he undertook
some hiding on his own account. In the
hcnhouse he found three newly laid eggs,
white enough to lie the Logical Faster eggs
for his very back father. These he hid in
out of thc-wny places in the cabin, ana set
the old aalky huntin. them Rev Smith
made great p,ctcnse OF trying To find them,
and the little negro was nightly amused
at his fathers lack of success. 1t was great
fun while it lasted, and when church time
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08

house was full of unfinished machines be-
fore moving out"
| Rosalba flushed 'fIshmael Moon said
that, did he? Well, folks can generally hear
what pleases 'em Tell Mis- Salt to look for
me on Sunday"
Going into the cabin, she took from a
hole in the wall stocking, the contents of
which ratified merrily. She emptied it into
her lap.
| 'Three dollars an sixty cents" she said,
"and Jefferson going to town tomorrow.
| I'll show Islmael Moon if Pm SO poor an
miserable!"
She replaced the hoard, saying nothing
more until Jefferson was ready to depart for
town early on the following morning. Then
/ she produced it, much to his surprise.
cts three dollars an sixty cents" she
said, grandly. "You take it an bring me
hat from town. A real gay one, jefferson.
don't care if it takes every cent. No black
about it an lots of purple flowers an guess
some pink; yes, q few pink flowers, too! I
i want it t look real happy. you know!"
While he slowed the money away she deft-
ly retied his necktie and adjusted his cordu-
roy cap at better angle.
"All right" he said, as he removed his
hat and replaced it as before "Where'd
you get all that money!"
MADE it berrying last summer. I'd meant
to keep it till had enough t buy sewing
machine or parlor organ, maybe, but I
need tn hat to wear tomorrow. Now,
don't forget it, JEFF"
II won't; won't" He moved hastily to
the door, fearful of some wifely reminder OF
past forgetfulness.
When he reached the bend in the road her
fresh young voice followed him: Purple
flowers, JEFF; no black, an a little" but he
was plainly out of hearing.
She went indoors and freshened up her
best dress as well as she could; she must
look her best tomorrow.
1t was late when Jefferson returned, and
Rosalba had been to the door and even to
the bend in the road several times When he
finally came, she had gone to the spring
1t was some time before the momentous
question of the hat was mentioned Rosalba
dreaded lest he had forgotten it, and dared
not put her fears and hopes to the test of
direct question. Jefferson ate his supper,
telling of his talk with the man who could
help him to patent his new machine, if he
would. Finally he said:
eyer hats on tn bed, in n bundle, Rosal-
ba. was in sech hurry to get home m
tell yo about tn machine that forgot all
about it till got mile out of town. / went
back, though, n got the very thing; the
woman in the store said So"
Rosalba lighted another lamp and slow.
ly unwrapped her treasure. When it ap.
peared, she screamed and dropped it on the
bed. 1t was black with few. sparse purple
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
OLDEST NATIVE 1owAN.
The New Landlord of the Park Hotel
in Audubon Has n Claim ON
This Distincti0n.

A. C. Thomas. the new landlord of the
Park hotel in Audubon, is one of the
oldest living persons born in what is
now Iowa. He was born in Cascade, Du-
buque county, in 1896, consequently will
be 81 years old his next birthday. He
was one of the first white children born
in what is now Dubuque county. At
that time Iowa was a part of Wisconsin
territory. In 1888 it was separated from
Wisconsin territory and made Iowa ter
ritory and in 1916 Iowa was made a
state. Mr.. Thomas recollections go
back to those early times with much
clearness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
yer HATS ON TIL BED

flowers, and might have been suitable for
her mother, though more so for her grand
mother.
What's tn matter?" Jefferson asked in
nocently. You said black, with purple
flowers, didn't ye?"
When Rosalba arose the next morning,
after sleepless night, her mind was made
up; she would leave Jefferson. If he could
not remember little thing to please her, she
would be better off at home, she reasoned. i
Jefferson was plainly uneasy; he brought
in wood and kindling and went to the spring
for water unasked. When he came back,
he could hear Rosalba moving about, col
lecting her belongings, and his heart was
very heavy within him. Rosalba's tears
were falling fast. She could hear Ishmael
Moons queries as to her absence and his
wife's remark that she probably had no
clothes to wear. That stung her as il she had
actually heard it. When her neat bundle
was ready she stood looking about the room
where she had been SO happy. Across her
mind came the memory of the day when
Jefferson had brought her home bride.
and expected to be SO happy" she muir
INJURED, Now"
A voice broke on her ear; it belonged to
Mr.. Salt. II jest stopped to tell We the
news" he said. There won't be no preach
ing on Bear Creek t'-day Ishmael Moon
was asked t preach over Davis way an his
wife made him go there. They say she hem
peeks him some. She amt like Rosalba."
"She amt" Jefferson, said, sadly. "I
wish Rosalba had better husband. Seems
like Pm no account"
Rosalba dropped her bundle and listened.
"Oh, well, things are comm BETTER" Mr..
Salt replied. THAT man We spoke to yes
terday is coming t see that machine. lie
thinks there's money in il"
"'Twon't be worth nothing to me if I've
drove Rosalba away first" Jefferson said,
dejectedly.
Rosalba heard no more. When Mr. Salt
had gone Jefferson heard her moving about,
replacing the articles she had taken from
the chest of drawers. She was not going
away after all! He reached for his fiddle
and there, in the Easter sunshine, he PLAYED
the gayest music that he knew, while Rosal
ba wrapped up the bonnet she could not
wear and laid it away on the topmost shelf
of the cupboard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
An unaallant Philosopher.

81 suppose" said the man whose hobby
is economy, that as people advance in years
they increase in wisdom. But have my
doubts"
I'm sure that have more practical
views of life than | had some years ago."
replied his wife.
II won't dispute it. But the unaltcrable
fact remains that seven-year-old girl will
be perfectly happy on Easter with a few,
hard-boiled eggs, which are inexpensive and
good to eat, while 27-year-old girl cannot
exist without high-priced hat, whose only
function is to make some woman jealous in
church or some man miserable in the thea.
Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
Farms for Sale.

l have large number of very fine
farms for sale IN Howard county.
Some at special bargains. If you
wish to purchase it will pay you to
visit me. Prices are very reasonable
and terms to snit purchaser. also
have farms in Minnesota and Dakota
for sale on installment plan. WHY
pay high cash rent when the money
may be applied toward a home OF
your OWN Respectfully.
JOHN NJ. CANNON, Cresco. La.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08

I learned dot when dher milliner shops
Vas NIT new bonnets gay,
Und eggs vas getting high in price.
Dot not a hen will lay.
But When dher Easter morning comes.
Und While dher choirs sing,
Dose poys run in NIT eggs enough
To fill circus ring;
Plue eggs. prown eggs, and red. and green.
Dher like neffer see.
''Dher hens vas laid diem all lasdt night
Obey cry, und yinks by me.
Dot teaching of dher Christian church
Has saved dher world, know.
Und 1t vas beautiful to see
Dher violet auf dher snow.
Dher Resurrection vot you call,
Dot makes dher future sure.
like dot ferry much myself
Auf all dhe world vas pure.
I like to hear dose organs boom,
Und peoples sing und sing,
Till all de town vas like der woods
OF Germany in spring.
But We must hat religions more
To keep my poys away
From hens nests all dher weak before
Dot holy Easter day.
CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
IN HONOR OF EASTER.
Curious Customs Relative to the
Celebration of tho Dav

Celebration of the Day.
In France, during the middle ages, there
were many curious customs, relative to
Easter eggs. Before Eastcrtide began the
priests paid round of visits, blessing and
receiving eggs. The largest eggs were
picked out and sent to the king as tribute.
After high mass IN the chapel of the Louvre
on Easter day huge gayly decorated baskets
of gilded eggs were carried in to the royal
presence: the attendant chaplain blessed
and distributed them to these present. Then
came the substitution Of the artificial egg
OF sugar. pasteboard, ivory, and SO forth, the
cover or case for some daintier Gift.
1t is little curious that as far as the custom
OF egg-roiling is practiccd in the United
States it has national reputation only in
Washington. How or where it started
there no one now living in Washington can
tell; but that the enchanting slopes of the
white house grounds give it inviting epcour.
agement no one will dispute. With every
year the crowd of children engaged in the
sport has increased, and the egg-rolling has
finally grown to the Importance of festival.
The public schools are closed on Easter
Monday, and thousands of children swarm
about the white house. The grounds are
prettily diversified with little hills and in.
termediate valleys. and on the knoll above
the steepest of these grassy slopes the chill.
dren gather. Baskets and boxes are quickly
emptied, and the sport of rolling the colored
eggs begins. 1t has no apparent object.
unless it is to test the strength Of the egg.
shell and see how many times it will 90
humping over rough places without break.
ing. Some of the little ones try to roll their
eggs against Others, to see which will break:
others run after their eggs as they roll down.
to catch them before they reach the bottom.
80 that they may not break. But they are not
long lived. Even the hardboi egg has a
unit OF endurance. Before long the first
corners have seen the last of their colored
treasures broken and scattered over the
grass. But the newcomers constantly ar
living bring fresh supply. The children
come and go from nine o'clock till shutdown.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. Ma
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
TIC clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm.
R Pun;1e from the body; Begin to-day to
and that siclly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. Ali drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, soc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
More Chances

to travel cheaply on the Chicago Great
Western Railways Homesceker's Ex-
curslons to points in the. south, west
and northwest on Tuesdays, April 9Th
and 10Th. Only two dollars more than
one fare for the round trip. j. e..
Hammer. Chicago Great Western
Agent at Riceville, will be glad to
answer personal or mail inquiries re-
garding rates, routes or train service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
MAGIC EGGS FOR EASTER.
Any Boy OF Girl Gan Make Them
with Little Trouble.

Easter Is not quite complete unless
there are some magic eggs on the
breakfast table. From the outside Q
magic egg looks exactly like any other kind
of egg-there is where the joke comes in
but when II is served it at once begins to
play the most astonishing pranks. It will
stand quite calmly on its end and balance
itself on the edge of the sugar bowl or sup.
port itself on the head of another egg.
Any boy or girl can make magic egg
with very little trouble.
First. the egg to be used must be blown.
Make small holes in each end of the egg,
and, holding it over cup or saucer, apply
your lips quickly to one of the holes, and
with your breath force the contents out
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
From Baby in the High Char

to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is
good for the whole family. 1t is the
long-desired substitute for coffee.
Never upsets the nerves or Injuries
the digestion. Made from pure grains
it is food in itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at I
the price. 1t is genuine and scien-
tito article and 10 come to stay. 1t
makes for health and strength. Ask
your grocer for Grain.O.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
The Point of View.

The Brute-Well, l see that Mrs. Jones
has got the best of you again. Her Easter
bonnet is much finer one than yours.
The Wife-Well, hers isn't paid for and
never will be, while mine is.
The Brute-Great Scott! Then Jones has
got the best of MEN,. Y. Truth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-08
RosALBA's EASTER HAT.
a Story of Life in the Mountains
of West Virginia.

HEN Abe Con-
ners, the wag of
the county, met
any of the Little
Backbone people
he always asked:
III a s Rosalba
White left her
husband We t."
I o TIL e assur-
ance that 8 h Q
still remained
with him, Abe
was wont to say:
"Then, I guess