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Parties desirous of taking lessosn on the Piano at a small expense will do we'll to see Prof. Will Cannon, a most accomplished teacher, Call on or address Prof. Will Cannon, Eau cett House, 2l1 Georgia street.
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Bluff City Lumber Go. Manufactur CT and dealer in all kinds of Lumber. Also Sashes, Doors, Blinds and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
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Mr. F. B. sinnex, formerly engaged in the Y. M. c. A. work in this State, but now travelling representative of the Southwestern Texas Institute, of Georgetown, Texas, Is in the city to- day.
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Doors ana windows made from native lumber stand this climate better than northern made stock. The Bluff City Lumber Co. are large manufacturers of these goods, and guarantee every one sold to give perfect satisfaction. 270
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The proper thing for Xmas pres. ent for your wife is a drop head White Sewing Machine. See 1t sew on buttons, darn, embroider, and do all kinds of fancy work
 Bluff City Furniture Co.
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Bluff.City Lumber Co. manufactur CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Every thing at reasonable prices.
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A slight freight wreck happened at Hickory Ridge on the north end of the Cotton Belt road Monday and delayed the pay car which did not arrive until this morning. No one was hurt in the wreck.
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Bluff City Lumber Co. manufaetur- er and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
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Messrs Ashley and T. V. Dykes, of lingsland, were Pine Bluff visitors 1day. Mir. Asyley was enroute Iome from Fayetteville, to spend the holidays.
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Yon Say You Didn't

Know that we have the most ex- Quisite stock of Toys ln the city? Well, come and look them ever and be convinced.
 72 Joe s. Altschul.
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gIRON MOUNTAIN
Holiday EXcuTsiOns, tO the South eastern States, Dec. q and 9; one fare for the round trip.

eastern States, Dec. 21 and 9; one
 fare for the round trip.
 Christmas and New Year holiday rates 1S9S-1S99-Fo points on the Iron Mountain Railway with a 200 miles distance we sell round trip tickets for one fare Dates of sale Dec 24, 25 26 31st Jan. 1 and ?; final limit on all tickets as sold above will be Jan. f. 1899.
 Southern Educational Asociation, New Orleans, La, Dec 27 to 90, 1S98 For this
 occasion the Cotton Belt will sell round
 trip tickets at one fare, plus g.. Tickets
 on sale Dec. 25, 26, 27, 1898. Return limit
 January 9, 1896.
 Southern Educational Association meets at New Orleans, La, Dec. 2 to 30, 1s9s-- For the above occasion the Iron Mountain Ky. will sell tickets to New Orleans and return for S15.25. Tickets on sale Dee, 25 26 and 27. with 8 final return limit of Jan. O. This rate is open to all.
 Change in time table of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern By. effective Dec. 4th-Train 224 leaves Pine Bluff at6:55 a, mo direct connection at Little Rock for St, Louis Memphis and the east. Train 22l--for the South. Monroe, Alexandria and New Orleans, will leave at II a. m, Train 222 north bound, will leave at 1 ;55 p, m.; St. Louis. MemDhls and the East. Train 223, Little Rock accom- modation, will arrive at 5:30 D. m,
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Glazing promptly done
 Frank J. Murray.

Four more new chair cars arrived Saturday for this road. These cars were built by the Pullman Car Co.,. at Pullman, H., and are beauties.
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Pink Aiken. colored, was commit ted to iail this morning by a magis- trate of Plum Bayou township. Aiken is insane.
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Superintendent Mckee, of the Iron Mountain road, passed through the city this morning in a speeial.car, on a tour of inspection
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Wm, Burke, real estate agent, will sell you homeon payments of $100 per week. Come and see him at IF Pine street. b
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Miss Etta Simdn returned Monday from Little Rockswhere she has been visiting friends a,r the past sevaral weeks.
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That popular Cotton Belt Conduc- tor, Mir E. B. Lynch left today for Greencastle. Ind, to spend the holi- days with his family.
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Sheriff H. A. Mccoy returned this morning from Little Rock, where he went to attend the State Clerk 8 meeting.
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Mir. and Mrs. F. A. Jarvis returned to their home at Noble Lake this morning after spending several days shopping In this city.
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Mr. D. II. Rousseau has returned from Rison, where he has been at tending circuit court for the past week.
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Mr. Chas. Height, after a stay of several days with friends in thls city, departed yesterday for his home at Little Rock.
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e5emi lueekIp Orapbtc.
wHHTHHR FORECAST.

Little Rock, Ark, December 2O.- Fair tonight and Wednesday. Sta tionary temperature.
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Mrs. Joe Rosso, formerly of this city, but now of Pittsburg. Pa, Is in the city visiting relatives.
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Mrs. Henry Cook and son, Jerome, arrived in the city from Cincinnati Monday and will spend several weeks with relatives.
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Take your prescriptions to J, M Bailey. He saves you money. e
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High grade perfumeries in bottles suitable for holiday gifts at J. Nj. Bailey's.
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Wm. Burke, real estate agent, will sell you q home op payments of Sl % per week. Come and see him at IT Pine street. b
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A marriage license was issued yes terday to Mir. J. W. Graves and Mrs. Della Glister, both of Grant county.
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Rev. A. 0. Wade passed through the city this morning enroute to his home at Magnolia from Little Rock.
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FoR.SALE-The Chinese Rest au rant, at No. 1l5 East Third avenue. Apply to Qnong Wah. 77
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Imported Japanese Ware cheaper than eyer before known at MitcheII's.

A photograph will make a nice Christmas present. Call on Perrings, the photographer y
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Take your prescriptions to J. M Bailey. He saves you money.

Bluff City Lumber O. manufactur- CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes doors, blinds, and all kinds of interior and exterior finish Eyerything at reasonable prices.
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For Rent.

The store house now occupied by Ralph Robinson, the under taker, adjoining my store. Ap- ply to E. M. KNOX. k
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Fine line of tooth. hair and clothes brushes at J M, Bailey's. z
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Mir. and Mrs. c. W. Butts, of Lin wood, are in the city today,
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Mir. W. M. Price, of Stuttgart, is 8 guest at the Trulock today.
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One offender was fined $5 in the police court this morning.
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CITY ITEMS.

Mir. J, B. Kelly. of Brinkley. is in the city today.
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DIRECT pP1vHTH wIRH TO
COTTON MARKET

New York, N. Y, December 2O.- Steady spots steady and unchanged p,i,45li,,,y K 1Q-1c.
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Imported Japanese Ware cheaper than ever known before at Mitchell's.
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ss .gs g- cgs
 sl.lft nome from @ place dignlheo by the name of aundry, which looked as though 1t had washed itself?-- which was of varying colors--the predominating tints being blue and yellow poorly iroued, with crease here and wrinkle there by way of ornament? It was provoking, wasn't it2 We know just how to avoid all these things, and what's more, we do avoid them We will please the most fastidious taste. AMERIC EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY
 FRANKLIN AND1.IsT Proprietors, s12-16 ". Rarra ue
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To any other mef1hants' one in Southeast Arkansas.
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record of the expedition. After reach
ing MaTgarita channel, Capt Dayton
wrote under date of Feb. 2, 1875
Anchor off the island of Coche.
proposed that Follingsby get a boat
and locate the wreck while we were
building the scow. He procured a boat
and several men and started. He was
gone about one and one-half hours;
came back and reported that he had
been successful, but, instead of find
ing wreck and placing a buoy on it,
he merely threw the buoy overheard
and allowed It to drift away to cover
up his ignorance. He is an inveterate
liar, as every one on board found out
to his sorrow after leaving New York
In beating up to Coche, 1 told him If
he would give the ranges I would place
the buoys. He gave me kind of COW
and haystack range but the COW had
eaten the hay and shifted its berth
since the respective berths were taken,
so that the value Of the ranges may be
inferred"
CAPT. DAYTON'S LOGBOOK.
How matters progressed and how the
rainbow finally faded away, may be
judged from the following extracts
from Capt. Dayton's log:
Feb. II, 1S7S.-Follingsby knows no
more about the wreck than a Coche
goat We searched all day and at
night came 10 anchor under the lee Of
Coche
Feb. p. 1S7S.-Hsve swept, dredged
and grsppled, and found nothing but
sand and shells-not a particle Of iron,
copper or a piece OF timber or any
particle supposed TO belong to a wreck
in fact. nothing to convince us that
we are on the ground. But Follingsby
guarantees that II We work the large
n doc fn win h,-r-
fore next Saturday night. II is my
opinion that for Mr. Lorillard's in. err
eSts we had better give il up Follings-
by was very angry when same was
suggested to him.
March I, 1Sz&-Being now fully sat
isfied beyond the possibility of a doubt
that the expedition is a failure. and
that Fcllingsby is fraud. and that
he misrepresented everything in New
York and told the gross st falsehoods;
also being short of provisions, we have
decided 10 bid adieu TO the old San
Pedro, wherever she lies. May her old
bones rest in peace
So the golden hued rainbow OF the
San Pedro faded away. The Peter
Mitchell came back 10 New York. and
Jacob Lorillard was a wiser man.
DIR. PANCOASTS RAINBOW.
DR.. Pencoasts experience in rainbow
chasing was in connection with the
De BrSak. In The social life of Phila-
delphia the good doctor-he is dead
now, rest his soul.-was regarded as
man OF eccentric tastes. but a 5 holar
and gentleman. Above all else he
was visionary, otherwise he would
never have lost so much of his money.
and incidentally that OF his friends. in
such wild schemes as that OF recover
ins fabulous millions from the VIZ ok
of the De Braak
In the churchyard of old ST. Peters.
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MINES OF THE SEA.
fol Famous
Have Golden Dreams a 80

OF water, carrying down nearly all of
her crew.
the first effort to raise her was in
1924, fourteen years later. The British
government made the attempt, but be-
fore any results had been attained
Uncle Sam interfered and sent the
Britons off about their business. In
all the years since then a great many
companies have been organized to re-
cover the treasure, but the finds have
consisted of a few golden sovereigns
and several war relics.
In the last eight years there have
been several companies of rainbow
seekers at work on the Hussar. In
August, 1892, the Little Giant Wreck
ing company, composed of citizens OF
Leominster, Mass, started to work. the
operations being in charge of Capt.
Simonds. The stock went away up
and then came down with a crash
The Hackett Wrecking company
with offices in South street, made an
effort to get at the sunken Hussar in
November Of the same year, but work
was abandoned in a few weeks.
Francis NJ. Eppley rather dashed any
further hopes on the part of the gold
hunters in 1894. Mr.. Eppley was him
self a rainbow chaser, but he was a
logical one, If the paradox may be par
dOned. He was a New York lawyer,
who lived out in the Oranges. He OBJ
tanned a contract from the secretary
Of the treasury to make a systematic
search for the buried treasure, and by
the terms of the agreement he was to
turn over to the government all the
war relics and 10 per cent of the treas
ure trove.
But Mr.. Eppley first decided to pro-
cure all the documentary evidence pos
sible as a means of help in locating the
gold. He haunted the libraries. pored
over dusty tones and placed himself
in correspondence with antiquarians il
England. He convinced himself that
the Hussar's reputed wealth was large
~ a myth. There was a sum amount
ing 10 f20, 600 on board, but on the very
morning of the fateful day the money
was landed and delivered into the Gus
tody of Commissioner General Delaney.
A Baltimore syndicate had previously
sent out an expedition in search of the
San Pedro, and 1T was even said that
some of the gold had been recovered.
But the Venezuelan government put
a stop to It, and after disposing of the
Baltimore expedition, which had been
most elaborated fitted out at great ex-
pense. work was resumed by the Ven
eZuelan authorities. They lacked both
brains and the necessary appliances,
and their efforts came to naught.
THE PETER MITCHELL'S MISSION.
Jacob Lorillard knew Of this, and he
fell an easy prey TO the wiles Of Fol
lirgsby on Dec. 2S 1877, the schooner
Peter Mitchell cleared Sandy Hook,
bound for the end of the rainbow
Capt. Serene T. Dayton was in COM
m2nd. and Follingsby went along. The
expedition was fitted out by Mr.. Loril-
lard.
Capt. Dayton's log is now in the pos
session Of Capt Howard Patterson, OF
this city, and is a decidedly interesting
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IN A FEW WORDS.
Sufferers From Piles May Learn of
Harmless, Lasting Cure.

There are plenty Of pile cures which
give relief and sometimes cure mild
case of piles. but there is only one
which can be depended upon with Ger
tainty to cure obstinate, long standing
cases, and that is the Pyramid Pile
Cure.
Endorsements and testimonials are
received daily from men and women
whose integrity and reliability are
above question, and in this connection
a letter received from the Rev. JAS.
H. Wesbrook, of Bovine, Mich, may be
of interest to pile sufferers who have
sought in vain for a cure He saws:
l have used the Pyramid Pile Cure
and 1 know that it is all that is claim
ed for it. 1 had been troubled with
piles more or less for about eighteen
years and ] had tried other remedies.
but the piles grew worse until about
ten months ago L used the Pyramid
Pile Cure. 1t gave almost instant 70
lief and I have been free from plies
ever since.-Rev. Jas. II. Wesbrook
Mr.. Frank Smith. the well known
ard popular druggist OF Yps!ianti,
Mich, in speaking Of the Pyramid Pile
Cure, says: "A year ago 1 sold c. c.
Potter, 119 Hamilton St, Ypsiland.
Mich, box Of the Pyramid Pile Cure.
He made the following statement to me
today: 1 have been troubled for twen-
ty years with itching piles. Have fried
nearly everything that promised re-
lief. but got very little help until orc
year ago 1 called on my druggist
Frank Smith, and got box of thc
Pyramid Pile Cure. The one box used
according TO directions was. in nav
case. a perfect cure, as a year spent
without any symptoms or the trouble
has convinced me-
Although comparatively new rem
edy, its popularity Is such that ali
druggists now sell it; il your druggist
hasn't 1t in stock, he VIII get it for YOU
Il you ask him at 80 cents and 100 per
package.
A pamphlet describing the cause and
cure of piles sent free by addressing
the Pyramid Drug Co, Marshall. Mich.
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From the New York Herald.
There has ever been something r
resistibly alluring in the search for hid,
den treasures. The fever has gotten
into the blood of Sir George Newnes, a
wealthy London baronet, who has come
under the spell of one Louis de Rouge
mont, who is being acclaimed the mod
ern Robinson Crusoe. Sir George
Newnes is the publisher of several
periodicals in London, in one of which
is running a startling yarn purporting
to be the actual experiences of De
ROugemOnt.
The stories have been widely quoted
and commented upon. In the Herald,
a few Sundays ago. appeared an article
dealing with this glib tongued adven-
turer, who might have stepped from the
pages OF one of Robert Louis Steven
sons remarkable tales. He appeared In
London. Denniless and unknown. But
he told a story wilder than the widest
flights of fiction. Sir George Newnes
listened. From listening he grew en-
thusiastic. He engaged De Rougemont
to write his story for one of his mag
azines.
But that wasn't enough The bar
onet's dreams were disturbed by visions
Of fabulous reasureS-treasures spoken
of lightly by his new-found protege-
On the desert island, vaguely located az
"off the northwest coast of Australia, ."
where De Rougemont had been cast
away after the wreck of the pearl fish
ing vessel on which he had shipped,
were treasures Of untold worth. De
Rougemont was the sole survivor. and
when he finally escaped from his isl,
and he didn't think it worth while to
take his treasures with him.
There are pearls-black pearls, each
worth a kings ransom; white pearls
such as no man ever saw before, and
pink pearls Of great value. And Sir
George Newnes IS fitting out an expedi-
ton to go and fetch them to London.
Many persons there be who do not hest
tate to say openly that De Rougemont
is a picturesque disciple Of Ananias
He has been hailed as the modern Rob
insOn CruSoe. but there are some who
say he Is a fin de steele Munchausen
De Rougemont says he is willing to
go with the expedition, and that is re.
garded as something in his favor. But
there have been other De Rougemonts.
not as widely exploited perhaps as this
one, but De Rougemonts just the same,
who have gone on other expeditions. I
have one in mind now, a fellow named
Follingsby, who cast his spell over
Jacob Lorillard several years ago and
cost that gentleman pretty penny be-
fore he got through. We do not have
to go to London for our De Rouge.
monts, or our Sir George Newneses
either. We have had them at home, a
plenty Of them
Which brings me back to the some
what trite observation that there has
ever been something irresistibly allur-
ing in the search for hidden treasure
Who. as a child, has not gazed longing
ly at the rainbow, knowing that at It's
end was pot of gold? All, if we could
only get there before 1t faded away
And how we have run painting through
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the wet grass Of the fields, only to see
our hopes grow DINNER and DINNER
and finally fade away into nothingness
Men are but children of a larger
growth" We still have our rainbow
chasers.
Capt. Kidd. the pirate, has furnished
inspiration for more disillusioned for
tune seekers than can well be enumer-
ated.
Some of the rainbow chasers who
have been victimized by smooth
tongued De RougemOnts are men who
would laugh at Capt. Kidd's hidden
wealth. They have sought for more
tangible sources and have been in sight
OF them-as the child faneies he is in
sight of the rainbow's end. Wildly they
have chased over the wet fields Of the
world, only to see their rainbows fad
ing away before their eyes.
Jacob Lorillard would not naturally
impress one as a rainbow chaser. and
yet even he, hard-headed man of the
world as he is. has had the experience
He was after S67. 500 GOO worth Of Spau-
ish treasure, which went down with
the Spanish galleon San Pedro when
she sank in the Margarita channel in
1872. The late DR.. Seth PancOast. Of
Philadelphia, fitted out an expedition
TO recover the 81, SOC. 600 900 which was
sunk with the British sloOp-of- war De
Braak when she went 10 Davy Jones
locker off the Delaware capes in 1898.
Numerous efforts have been made to
recover 81. 500 600 in gold which was
buried beneath the waves off Port Nor
ris when the British frigate Hussar
sank, on Nov. %, 1880. And these are
only a few.
Think of the waste OF it all 1t has
+ been estimated that 81. G0o .00G has been
( expended in various efforts To recover
r-lx
/ have been lost with the HusSar. And
/ II subsequently developed that the gold
/ mad been safely removed before the
/ vessel sank
me HuSsar was r thirty-two gun
J ship, one Of old England's ffth-class
! var vessels, and was commanded by
/ SIR CHARLES Maurice Porle. ACCORDING
! To popular legend she sailed from Eng
! land In company with the British SHIN
/ Mercury. loaded with sold with which
/ 10 pay of the British army and navy.
( no payments having been made TO the
/ rec coats in nearly three years The
/ HuSsar carried 1850 zoe in gold. and on
the Mercury was an additional fSS0 GOO.
Both vessels reached New York in
, satisfy, and at the Battery the treas
/ ure on beard the Mercury was. by pap
/ ular belief. transferred TO the Russar.
The latter was then ordered 10 New
( port r. J.. al that time q British rem
'-S@N Jus Oh hef way UP the East river
/ toward the sound she struck on Pot
] Rock nearly opposite the upper ex-
tremity Of RandalIs island
THE HUSSAR WENT DOWN.
! The extent Of her injury could MOI
have heen fully comprehenGed, for she
/ kept or her way. But she was taking
water rapidly and of PORT Morris an
effort vas made 10 land ! e. Less than
hundred yards from the rapidly
shsiving shore she sank IN seventy feet
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Manchester Canal

The Manchester ship canal was designed
for ships Of not over 3,ooo tons and rawfng
twenty-five feet OF water. The steady in
crease in the capacity and draft OF ocean
steamers is now giving trouble for the canal
owners. the present channel Will not ac-
commodate even the latter class OF ocean
[anPs. As alFeet eaoe "a cotton with
of the original promoters OF the canal the
deficient depth of channel presents a grave
problem for solution. More docks and ware
ing the cotton. ard the want Of these taken
with the comparatively shallow channel. are
hindering the growth OF the canal business
In the first half Of 1885 the increase in canal
revenue was about $500 as compared with
an increase OF $4,000 81 the corresponding
half of 1897 and $4,000 In 1896.
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RetrnthnIs In snain.

curious custom obtains IN some portions
OF Spain in regard 10 betrothsls A young
man who looks witt farbr upon a handsome
senorita and wishes 70 gain her hand calls
on the parents for three successive days at
the same hour OF the day. At the last call
he leaves his walking stock. and If he Is TO
win tia desired bride the cane is handed to
him when he calls again. But il he Is not re-
earded with favor the cane is thrown into
lie street, ard in this way the young man IS
made 70 understand that further calls will be