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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Just received q large stock of seed Triumph and \. Y. Rose potatoes Mccain Grocery Co. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Just received all kinds of Lan dreth onion sets and garden seeds in bulk OF papers. ID
 Mccain Grocery Gu.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

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, Everything at reasonableBriees
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

BronoIine will cure Ia grippe or cold in the head. Sold by ]. NJ. Bai- lev, Druggist, 421 Main street. D
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Bluff City Lumber Co. Manufaet0r CT and dealer in all kinds of Lumber. Also sashes, Doors, Blinds and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Lumber, all kinds. free delivery in city, get oar prices. Bluff City BuAn- Der Go. Zf5
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

For sour stomach Use Rex by 5spep
 ia Tablets, De. q box. Sold by J. H. Bailey, Druggist, 42l Main st. b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Bluff city Lumber Go. manufactur- ar and dealer in all kinds of hmber Also sashes, doors, blinds - all kinds of interior and eXterio lnish. Egefything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17
Pupil of the Eye.

The-pupil of the eye is so called be- cause when looking in it a very small image of the observer may be seen, hence the term from the Latin, pupil lus." or little pupil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17

Tickets all styles, or picket fence complete. Bluff City Lumber Co. 219
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17
Ebe Daily Graphic.

IF
 you want some bargains patronize the following Advertis- CTS and you will get good, honest treatment.
 Tickets all styles, or picket fence complete. Bluff City Lumber Co. 219 Lumber. all kinds. free delivery in sity, get onr prices. Bluff City LuAn- Der Go. 2I9
 Just received q large stock of seed Triumph and N. Y. Rose potatoes.- Mccain Grocery Co. m
 The best cypress shingles in the State are handled hy the Bluff City Lumber Go All grades. 219
 Bronoline will cure Ia grippe or cold in the head. Sold by NJ. Bai. Icy. Druggist, 421 Main street. D
 For sour stomach Use Rex Dyspep la Tablets, 25c. box. Sold by J. H Bailey, Druggist, 42l Main st. b
 FOR SALE-Two good delivery wagons for sale cheap For further information apply at sthe Graphie's business office.
 Just received all kinds of Lan dreth onion sets and garden seeds in bulk or papers m
 Mccain Grocery Go.
 Bluff City Lumber Co Manufaetur CT and dealer in all kinds of Lumber. Also Sashes, Doors. Blinds, and all nds of Interior and Exterior fnish.C Everything at reasonable prices. l Puff City Lumber Co. manufaetur- e and dealer in all kinds of lumber, aIss gashes, doors, blinds, and all kiads of iDtelior and exterior finish Everything at reasonable prices
 BluTeity Humber e. manufaetQr  CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes doors. blinds, and all Kinds of interior and exterit finish Everything at reasonable prices.
 Bluff City Lumber Co. Manufaetur er and dealer in all kinds of Lumber. Also sashes, Doors, Blinds and al kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Every thing at reasonable prices.
 Bluff city Lumber Go. manufactur- er and dealer in all kinds of lnmbeT Also sashes. doors, blinds -sI all kinds of interior and eXterio 4nish. Everything at reasonable prices.
 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 at reasonableDriees.
 Bluff City Lumber Go. manufaetnr tr and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
 Bluff City Lumber Co. manufac- furer and dealer in all kinds of Lum- Der. Also Sashes, Doors, Blinds,an all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at Reasonable Prices.
 The Bluff City Lumber Co. manu actures ali klnds ofbank, store and bar fixtures and can furnish any thing wanted in that line. Getqa4Ii9 estimate if you contemplate pur- chasing. 27- Doors and 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
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-17
THE NEW REPORTER.
HIS GRAPHIC DIES sRlPTloN OF THE
 STEAMER CRUSADER.

He Was from the Country and Was Eager to Distinguish HinseIf-The Aecommo- dating Captain Gives Him Some Y .aEy Inn ,orfant Information.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

One day little son of the Rev.
+. V. Gardiner was playing with
some boys who had cart. and they
wanted dog to draw it. Papa
says we must pray for what we
want" said the minister's son, and
he knelt down and said, go Lord,
send us a dog to draw our Cart
along that frightened them, and
they began to cry. A second time
the boy knelt, but this time he
prayed, 80 Lord, we don't want a
bulldog!"- Record.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
Police Jury Ordinances.

The petition of the property taxpayers of
the parish of Lafayette, La, praying that a
Special election be ordered for the purpose
or ascertaining and determining whether or
not it is the sense aud desire of the property
taxpayers of the parish of Lafayette, that a
special tax of two mills on every dollar of
the assessed valuation of parish property, be
levied for the purpose of securing the loca-
ton of the State Industrial Institute in the
parish of Lafayette, was received, ane the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
One Worth n Dozen.

]. Q. Collier, Hubbard, Ark. &.
writes: Ramon's Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets are special remedy
for Sick Headache. l have been
engaged in the mercantile business
and confined in doors a great deal,
and consequently suffer with De-
ranged Liver. I have Deen using
your medicines for this and the sick
headache, and find much relief.
had tried many Curealls for said
disorde: but they always failed
One of your red pills is worth more
to me than dozen Of any other
remedy l have ever taken. l shall
always be glad that l obtained a
supply Of your remedies. For sale
by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

WANTED-SEvERAI. BRIGHT AND HONEST
persons to represent managers in this
and close by counties. Salary 5000 year
and expenses. Straight, bona-fid no more
no less salary. Position permanent. Our
references, any bank in any town. 1t is MAIN
" Office work conducted at home. Reference.
Enclose self addressed stamped envelope.
THE DOMINION COMPANY, Dept. 3,
Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

Mrs. Addie Smith, Washington,
La, writes: I was nearly always
sick and never knew what health
was until S years ago commenced
using DR.. M. a. Simmons Liver
Medicine, which cured me. keep
we'll by taking a dose now and then.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou-
bles. removes gravel, cures diabetes, Semina
emission, weak and lame back, rheumatism
and all irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and women. Regu-
lates trouble in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of 81. One small bottle is two months
treatment, and will cure any above
mentioned. EW. HALL,
Sole Manufacturer. St. Louis, Mo-, form
erly Waco, Texas.
For sale by VIM. Clegg, Lafayette La.
READ THIS.
NEW IBERIA, March II, 1900
E. w. HALL, Waco, Texas.
This is to certify that am 81 years old,
and have used n number of preparations for
kidney and liver irrub,eS, but can truthful
say that nothing has proved effective as
YOUR great discovery whi@h can cheerfully
recommend.
Jos. 0. CABIN.
Rayne, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
DR.. j. l.. Duhart,

A practitioner in the State rs years and
in Lafayette parish IS years. SpecialtieS:
Chronic Bronchites, Catarrh, Liver and Kid
ney diseases. New treatment for Consump-
tives external and INTERNALLY also for deaf
Consultations from to IL II. III.
and from 2 to ; d. m.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

+ASSeSSoE l~aIayStte IarlSn, La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained by
SAID election shall be held under the general
election laws Of the State of La, and at
the polling places established in said parish
and the ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed or written according to law.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the board of supervisors of election for
the parish Of Lafayette, La, are hereby
thorized to appoint commissioners and clerks
to serve at said polling places give due
notice of said appointment AMI the time
and place of the holding of said election,
to the Police Jury according to law.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the assessor of the parish of Lafayette,
La, shall furnish to the commissioners of
election as hereinbefore authorized. a COM
plete list of the taxpayers with the amount
OF their assessment respectively in the cor
porate limits of said parish duly certified,
and shall also furnish a duly certified list of
the electors of said parish to the commission
erS of election.
Section s. Be it further ordained, etc. :;
That the commissioners of election shall re-
ceive the ballots of ali property taxpayers
! of the parish of Lafayette, entitled to vote
said election under the laws of the State
of Louisiana and before depositing the same
| in the ballot box shall endorse thereon in
the presence of elector, unless the ballot
shall have been SO endorsed, the Of
the voter and the amount of his assessed
property, ana commissioner snail make
| returns of the number of votes and the
amounts of the assessed value of the prop
erty voted for and against the levy of said
special tax.
Section 6. Be it further ordained by the
said Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette,
La, That this ordinance and the said petit
tons of taxpayers be published in the La
fayette Advertiser and the Lafayette Ga
zette, official newspapers of said parish of
Lafayette, La. for thirty days prior to said
election, in the sarLe manner provided by
law for judicial advertisements, and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and after it's
passage.
Yeas: II. c. Landry, G. c. Brown Ben
Avant, NJ. Billeaud, Jr., ]. E. Primeaux, Jno
Wilmington, Jr., Alonzo Lacy, Alfred He
bert, Nays: None.
X. c. LANDRY, President.
II. G. GREIG Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
I Take Any Case

Of morphine, opium, cocaine,
choral, whisky or tobacco habi,
cure it in from "a hours t.. five days
Guarantee cure. No i'll after
effects. Booklet free.
A. N. PIERCE, NJ. D..
Lake Charles, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

The unhappy morta, whose Liver
is inactive is miserable without ap.
parent cause. DR.. M. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine makes life worth
living.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

FOR RENT-A dwelling house
in about the center of the corpora
ton Of Lafayette. Apply to Mrs.
G.. P. Alpha.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23

When merchant has good
honest article to sell, he likes
critical customers particular people,
for whom only the best is good
enough That's the way we feel.
The BUCKSkIN BREECHES are
SO good, SO strong at every point,
that we like to sell them to people
who appreciate good pair Of
pants. We make these pants with
the idea of pleasing the most
particular buyers, then we please
every body. We guarantee the fit
and stitching.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
A Good WhiteWash for Poultry
Houses.

Herald.
The Washington or government
whitewash is made as follows: Take
half bushel of unsiaked linn,
slake it with boiling water. cover
during the process to- keep in steam.
strain the liquid through fine
sieve or strainer. and add to it a
peck Of salt, previously 'iissolvei
in warm water, three pounds "f
ground rice boiled to a thin paste
and stirred in while hot; half a
pound of Spanish whiting and one
pound Of glue, previously dissolved
by soaking in cold water. and then
hanging over Il small fire in small
pot hung in a larger one filed with
water. Add five gallons Of hot
water to the mixture, stir well, and
let it stand few days covered from
dirt. 1t should be applied hot, for
which purpose it can be kept IN
portable furnace.
The east end Of the presidents
house in Washington is embelished
BY this brilliant whitewash. 1t is
used by the government to white
wash lighthouses. A pine Of this
wash mixture. if properly applied,
will cover a square yard. and will
be almost as serviceable as paint
for wood, brick or stone, and is
much cheaper than the cheapest
paint.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.
Berlin has 11S music schools.

The statue of Schumann will be dedi-
Gated at Zwickau, June s, 1900, the
nineteenth anniversary of his birth,
Patti, the famous 'ceilist, is living in
retirement at his villa at Bergamo, his
birthplace. He is now 76 years old
Verdi is busy with new opera King
Lear" Before it is published, few
of his intimate friends will have the
privilege of hearing it.
The vocal craze of the season bids
fair to be in a Persian Garden"
musical setting of the "Rubaiyat" of
Omar Khayyam, by Liza Lehman.
a new opera house in ST. Petersburg,
to be built under the patronage of the
car, is to cost about $4000,0OO. Like
the Bayrcuth theater, 1t Will have a
concealed orchestra.
That the Boston Symphony orches-
ira has strong hold on the people of
that city is shown by the fact that 1925
was bid for certain seat. This with
$l2 for season ticket. makes $337.
Cesar Thompson, the famous violin
list, is great advocate of the value of
calisthenics and special exercise for de-
veloping the muscles used in playing,
and insists upon such practice by all
his new pupils.
Edward Lloyd, the well-known Eng
lish oratorio and concert tenor, who
has sung in this country, announces a
series of farewell concerts prior to his
retirement from public work. He is So
years old
Mr.. Edward Baxter Perry, the blind
pianist. is making an extensive tour Of
the United States. lie has just re-
turned from abroad, where his series
of recitals in Paris, Berlin, Munich and
other capitals earned him a batch of
most favorable press notices.-Ladies'
Illustrated Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

About $4,000 miles of electric tram
ways have now been built in this coun-
try, giving employment to about 100,-
900 persons.
The Swiss telegraph business is q
branch of the post, telegraph and rail-
way department, and any post office
will receive or deliver prepaid tele-
grams.
a very useful attachment for clocks
is an electric battery with q push
button which can be fastened to the
bedstead. If desirous of knowing the
time in a dark room, pressure on the
button will illuminate the dial.
All cable lines in Kansas City are to
be made into electric lines. This is the
avowed policy of the Chicago stock
holders of the Metropolitan street rail
way P. d. Armour and Norman b.
Ream, the directors of the Metropoli-
tan company, have instructed the OPP
Grating department to draw plans and
estimates for this rebuilding.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
V"'s'
K Viennese mcterologist has proved
CASUALTIES OF LAST YEAR.

The loss Of life by railroad accidents
OF various kinds was $500 in 1898, as
compared with 2,764 in 1897,
The loss Of life from various disasters
in this country between January and
the morning of December 81, 1898, was
7343.
The list Of marine disasters shows
that 1865 lives were lost upon the ocean
and rs upon inland waters, total OF
$3.50, as compared with 2,426 in 1897.
The total number of persons who
committed suicide in the United States
during 1898 as reported by mail and
telegraph is $500, as compared with
6G0O in 1897,
Notwithstanding the war between
the United States and Spain, u e loss
Of life upon the battlefield of the world
in 1898 was smaller than for several
years past, The total roughly esti-
mated, was but about $4,000, ss COM
pared with lU3.54 in 1897.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
USEFUL INVENTIONS.

A Te%an has patented u billiard cue
which is chambered at the end and
fil0l with chalk, to be discharged
through a small opening TO the face of
the cue as each shot is made.
A handy hitching post has spring
drum inserted in the top, on which is
wound a cord with snap hook at the
outer end for attachment to the bride,
tie spring pulling the rope into the
post when not in use.
A westerner has designed wagon
which will improve the roads instead
of cutting them up as it passes along,
the front pair of wheels running on
wider track than the rear cnes and all
four wheels having broad, fiat tires
An Ohio man has patented an animal
trap which sets itself automatically
and kills the animals as fast rs caught,
a fitting platform being arranged over
water receptacle, with bait attached
to the platform, the rodent tipping the
cover and falling into the water when
ne reach es thN bait
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
FACTS FOR A SCIENTIST.

At its present rate of combustion it
is thought the sun will last from I co.,
600 TO 15,OOOOOO years before burning it.
self out.
Heretofore it has been possible TO dis
solve gold only in a mixture of strong
acids. In Liebig's Annalen der Chemie
Frof. Zsigmondy now describes a way
lie has discovered of dissolving gold in
distilled water.
The poison of bees has heretofore
been supposed to bc formic acid. The
German chemist LANCER has found,
however, by gathering the poison of
10000 bees and subjecting it to analy-
sis and experiments that though formic
acid is present, the poisonous principle
is an alkaloid.
ii. heSSIer uus I,t-----i"vu IudI tuC
best results in Aashlight photography
are obtained by using mixture of two
parts of persulphate OF potash to one
part of magnesium, in this case the
combustion occupying one-thirtieth of
a second. and the amount of light and
smoke being about the same as the per-
manganate mixture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
ENGLISH FOOTBALL NOTES.

At it's annual meeting in 1874 the
ance of e2 lis. 3D.; on April 30 last that
balance had grown to es,153 IS, 1Od
There are 1871 clubs and associations
affiliated to the London Football asso-
citation, which has thus many more
members than any other local assucia-
ton.
The original challenge cup of the
Football association was stolen in 1895
while in the possession of the Aston
Villa Football club. The present cup
is faithful reproduction of the orig
inal.
Playing at home is great advan-
tage, though some people profess that
II should make no difference. On re-
cent Saturday out of 81 leading matches
81 were won by home teams, IA were
drawn and the visiting clubs won in
only 13 cases. The home teams scored
$50 goals, the visitors 119 only.
Lord Kinnaird, who has been presi-
dent of the Football association since
1890. has been president of the Lon
don Football association ever since it's
formation, is years ago. His lordship
used to play for the celebrated Wan
derers and the Old Etonians, and was
frequently seen assisting the Polytech-
mic club. He was most vigorous half
back, and always, even quite recently,
ia an "Old Crooks" match, played in
white flannel trousers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
UNLUCKY FRIDAY.

In many country districts, especially
In the north of England, no wedding
takes place on Friday because it is
thought 10 be unlucky.
The superstition of sa iors, whose an
tipathy to undertake voyage, or, in
fact to commence any work of i'm.
portance on Friday, is everywhere NO
torious.
That peculiar phase of superstition
which has regard to lucky or un,ucky,
good or evil days, is to be found in all
ages and climes wherever the mystery
man of tribe of the sacerdotal caste of
a nation has acquired RUE or authority
over the minds of the people. Through
out the east, among the populations of
antiquity, are to be found traces Of this
almost universal worship of "luck."
Byron had a great dread Of Friday
t'e was struck with terror when he re-
nlembered that he had embarked for
Greece, at Genes, on a Friday, and he
once dismissed tailor at Geneva who
brought him home new habit on that
day. At Pisa he went to call upon a
iady Of distinction for the first time,
but immediately tlraaS away from the
door when he rersWssSed II was Fri
lay
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
WORK DOES NOT KILL.

Not work, but worry, that kills.
some one has we'll said, and the necro-
logical list for the last year or two OF
men prominent in scientific medical
circles is an interesting commentary.
When Huxley died, June 30. he was
past 10, and his had been life typically
tull of patient, arduous investigation.
solid, rational, scientific teaching and
brilliant, if not always orthodox and
original writing.
Karl Thiersch, to whom the world
owes so much for his improveme in
the technique of skin grating, died
April rs in I.epsic, where he had been
80 long a professor of surgery, at the
age of 70.
Louis Florentin Galmeil, NJ. d., the
distinguished French snpciaIis+ 10
psychological medicine, died March IL,
1898, at the ripe age of 81. For IS years
he had been doing work in medicine
and the allied sciences that has kept
his name prominently before his con.
temporaries-.at least in Franse.
Pasteur was 70, and worked on till
the end. From the time in the early
sos, when, drunk with the wine of the
JOY of discovery, he staggered ur
against n fellow student in the Rue
d'Ulm, with the words: "Je vlens de
faire une grande decouverte" Il have
lust made great discovery)-hc was
coming from his laboratory, where he
had just demonstrated the right and
left polarizing properties of the two
varieties of tartaric acid crystals-up
almost to the day of his death, few lives
have been filled with more persistent or
more arduous work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS BOX.

1t isn't Christmasy to spend any
money for presents except what ia
your very own and when it represents
sacrificed Paris hats and bonbons dn
added spirit goes with the remem-
brance on the holiday.
There is one Chicago woman who
two years ago on January / started Il
pennybox into which went all her
small coins and to which her husband
was badgered into contributing. Tha;
penny-boX grew so heavy it could not
be lifted by one hand and then, No
vember 30, burglars ransacked the fiat
and stole it.
~ saved on lunches all year" said
business girl, dolefully, land had he
neatest sum of Christmas money you
ever saw. December / my cousin. he
longing to the most poverty stricken
branch of the family, broke his leg and
we all had to feed his wife and babies
of course was glad to be able to help,
but"
One Chicago woman was put to d
pretty hard test last week. She is
widow and had drawn some interest
money due her amounting to SIC.
which she intended to spend making
other people happy. Her two small
boys emptied their banks and added
some five dollars apiece, and the trio
started downtown full of peace and
goodwill only to run into bold, bad
pickpocket.