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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mir. William Levy will leave Satur- day for Mt. Nebo, where he will so- fourn for several weeks.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

WEATHER FORECAST.
 Fair and warmer tonight and Friday.
 CITY ITEMS.
 4 swell card party will be given at the Valhalla Club tonight.
 Willie, the little son of Mir. and Mrs. W. $. McCord, is quite sick.
 Mir. Clay Falrcloth, of Memphis. is calling on his Pine Bluff trade today.
 Mr. Floyd Jarvis and son Pitts are in the city today visiting their friends.
 Mr. J. ". ferguson. an enterpris- ing citizen of Texarkana, is in the city today.
 Miss Minnie Baer Of Little Rock, is the gnett Of Miss Edna Lyons on east Second Avenue.
 Mir. Dick Bird has returned from a brief visit to his family, who are so- iourning at Hot Springs.
 .
 Miss Owen Hogg has returned from Denver. where she spent the early part of the summer.
 Mir. W. c. Foster, a prominent Lit 1le Rockian, is shaking hands with bis many Pine Bluff friends today.
 Wise men so for blocks, passing many stores. to buy a bottle of aNollmer' whisky, seInR absolutely pure, makes itsafe for home and family use.
 Misses Helen Rosenberg and Her tha Miller returned today from a brief sojaurn at Mountain Valley Springs
 Mir. Bradshaw Holeombe has re- turned from a several weeks sa- iourn in Hot Springs He is much improved in health.
 Itis q pleasure to call for whisky and get a brand that Is not doetared or eolored- something pure. 'VeIlmers whisky is guar aHteea pure.
 Miss Mabel Brady, who has been quite sick for the past few days. is reported to be much improved to- day.
 Miss Mamie Dodd, the pretty soci- ety kelle, came in from the country today and will visit her sister, Mrs. J. P. Jordan, for Il few weeks.
 There are other whtskIes, but there is only one Jesse Moore the old. standard Jesse Moore whisky, which is pure rich and mel low All drst-ciass places serve Jesse Moore
 Jim Moore and John Murry. both eolored, were transferred from the Jefferson county jail today to Aa- ans convict farm to serve out their respective terms.
 WANTED-Whfte female help, 8 to s4 per week, for general laundry work. Apply to Ameriean=Excelsior Laundry Go, 2lS W. Bsrraque st. 70.
 Mir. Will Alden has returned from q three months visit to Shreveport. Will says Shreveport is q business town right, and in the course Of time 1t will be the leading city of the south.
 Five attempted assaults occurred in Little Rock Wednesday and four arrests have been made. One of the brutes has been identified as che right man by his would-be victim and excitement runs high in the capital city.
 Mir. W. ;. La 1b. of Lamb X Co.,, pf Freeport, who has been in the city for the past few days consult ing with the Commercial League rel atlYe to moving hi- mammoth plant from Freeport to Pine Blaff, has returned home.
 Messrs Tatlor aua Austin of Pine Bluff, tame down last tuesday to represent the Iron Mountain rall. road in big damage suIt brought by parties from Ashley eounty. Fine case was continued until the next term of court-Warren Sentinel
 4 funny sight was witnessed iu
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Dr. ". r. Thompson and son of Warren, was in our city last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Your teeth can be 9fidged, repair ed. reset rmadeoverby Dr. Grandy. All work guaranteed. Office 2llh west Second avenue. old Phone 262 Ef
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Miss Mamie Dodd, the pretty soci- ety kelle, came in from the country today and will visit her sister, Mrs. J. P. Jordan. for Il few weeks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mir Elmo Marsh and wife let Wednesday afternoon for French Lick Springs, Ind. where they Wil sojourn for a few weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mir. Will Alden has returned from q three months visit to Shreveport. Will says Shreveport is q business town right, and in the course of time 1t will be the leading city of the south.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

You bet take the Graphic, said Gen. E. NJ. Knox this morning. Il found out that l could not de with outit and just had to take it. It is newsv and that is what take a pa- per for, the news.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

There are other whtskles, but there is only one Jesse Moore, the old. standard Jesse Moore whisky, which is pure, rich and mel low All Hrst-ciass places serve Jesse Moore
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Delicious Ice Jream Soda , cents at BaileYas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Frank Gray. with the Pine Bluff Courier. attended court in Warren last week. Whether or not he did any private eoufting while here is not definitely known, but as Frank k quite ladies man, we presume that he did.-Harren Sentinel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

WANTED.-White female help, 6 to e4 per week, for general laundry work. Apply to Ameriean=Excelsior Laundry Go. 2lS W. Bsrraque st. 20.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mrs. M. J. Panther. ofLittle Rock, will arrive in the city in few days and he the guest nf Mir. and Mrs H. D. Brady, on Lakeside
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mir. W. Mccoy Of Helena, is regis tered at the Trulock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Father Ryan. q celebrated preache9 Of the passionist order, will lecture at the Catholic church Monday night the Dist inst. on aDoes the Catholic Church Impair a Nation $ Vitality Admission 50 cents. 76
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Jim Moore and John Murry. both eolored, were transferred from the Jefferson county jail today to Ad- ans convict farm to serve out their respective terms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Leuis Rose, q well known and prominent cuiOred man of this city died in Hot Springs Wednesday, His remains were brought here this morning and will be inferred this af- ternoon. He was a member of a number of prominent fr2ternal orders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Fresh oysters and fish received daily at Merchants Exchange Res. taurant. Served any style. And every thing else good to eat,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Whats this-Dewey, you cah have him at your home. We are sending every body one of the beautiful Htho- graphs for 10 cents. Fill out the coupon on page , in this issue and get one before we run short. In 10 eolors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

esNever Burn a Gandle at Beth End Don't go on drawing vitality from the blood without doing some thing to replace it. Hoods Sarsapa- rilla gives nerve, mental and digestive strength by enriehing and yitalizing the blood.
 Hood Is Pills are non-irritating, mild, effective.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-17

Mrs Thomas E. Burrows, the cnl- tured wife of Mir. Thomas E. Bur rows, the popular travelling man who makes Pine Bluff very frequent ly, died at her home in Little Rock Wednesday Mir Burrows many Pine Bluff frields extend their sym pathy aud confidence to him in his sad bereavement.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-12-06
Hints on Cacti.

We find the following very interest
inc notes on Cacti in the "Cactus
Guide.'' a magazine formerly publish.
ed in Pennsylvania, but now extinct:
IF many persons but knew the singu-
lar and grotesque forms that this por-
ton of the vegetable world contained.
more people would engage in their
cultivation. Happily some are awake
to the fact as the increasing demand
for these beauties of natures handi-
work clearly show To the botaniSt
they present some of the most gOr-
oeOus and delicate flowers known.
Then. too. their forms are so diStinc-
tive and wonderfully striking. There
are some 500 species Of cacti known.
and still others are being discovered,
so that the real number is probably
much greater than this. The multiplic-
itv of forms exceeds imagination. In
many species the stem SWells out into
a column with many angles in others
il divides in leaf-like articulatiOns. in
others it assumes a creeping form,
trailing along like a serpent; while
some develop into all kinds of distort-
cd forms. The spines in some genera
show in splendOr all the dazzling col
ors of the rainbow One of the pref
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Cacti.


Several weeks ago we devoted all our
space to Cacti and stated that the sul-
jeCt would be continued in a future
number We make no apology for Oc
cupying 50 much space. 1t is Il large
family and all the members are inter
esting, if not always beautiful. We are
Very anxious to awaken a more gen
elal interest in cacti and also in All
plants which require the same general
treatment, such as Stapelias, Euphor>
bias, etc, etc. With them we might
also include the various succulents
such as Sedums, observation-disclosures
Crassulas and others. All make very
desira bic house plants, requiring very
much less care than most other spe
c!es.
Ii you are busy and forget to water
them for two or three days they will
be very little the worse; in fact, more
Of them die i'll cultivation from drown
ing than drouth. They stand the dry
hot air Of ordinary living rooms, and
While the dust OF sweeping is no adj
vantage, it is not nearly so injurious to
cacti as it is to ordinary plants.
Many OF them are very easily grown
from seed, one little berry of Mann
millaria viVipara, sent by a friend,
near Boston. was opened and the seed
planted Oct. 18th in a cigar box and
covered with glass. They begin to
come up in a few days and now we
have fifty little plants, none over one,
fourth of an inch high, but promising
to give fine lot with another years
growth.
IN the last cactus number we made
one mistake We said. Amy cactus
with broad, flat, nearly smooth stems
may be known at once as a Phyllocac-
tus.'
That depends on the length of the
joints. EpiphyllumS all have fiat,
smooth stems. but the joints are very
short. seldom exceeding two inches in
length, while the stems of Phyll0-
cacti are seldom less than six inches
in length and often are from eighteen
inches to two or three feet long.
Again, lack of space compels us to
stop; and again, we say that we hope
to continue it soon
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"a 1850 al yyIiY 81 OR
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. 2
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. use 81
nS in time. Sold by druggists.
Observation-Disclosures

ANYTHING else at that time in cultiva-
ton. This species is sometimes in
Guided in the genus Phyllocactus, and
between them numerous hybrids have
perb raised The following are SUI
perb varieties: Delicatus eight satiny
pink, Brilliant Vivid scarlet), Agatha
(rose, shaded red), Crenatus Creamy
white), Romeo Qight red and purple).
Vesta (white), JesSica eight pink,
RoWena (crimson), and Plato very
bright scarlet.
All of these cacti are of very easy
prOpa CATION and culture, and they
have much to commend them, for the
more they are neglected the more sat
isfactory they will often prove to be;
that is to say, they must not be put
into larger pots directly they appear
to need a shift, nor must the water
pot be too freely used among them.
The soil best suited for these cacti is
loan. with an admiXture of brick rub
bic, well decayed COW manure, and sill
yer sand Thorough drainage must
also be given. A shelf in spot fully
exposed to the sun will suit them we'll,
though. of course. when actually in
bloom they should be removed to the
shaded part of the greenhouse, as the
flowers will last much longer. The
amount of water required will depend
to Il certain extent upon the season of
the year, as in spring the plants push
forth their new growth, when the soil
must he Just kept moist, and this will
bold good throughout the summer
months. At that time an occasional
Syringing Will be of service. Towards
autumn. as the growth is finished. the
soil should be kept drer than hitherto,
and throughout the winter very little
water will be required. \ light. airy
greenhouse just free from frost is the
best place for them. Their prOpaga-
ton is equally simple as if a piece is
broken off it may be ported in much
the same compost as that recommend
ed for established plants, except that
the manure is omitted and an addition
III amount Of sand added. On no ac-
count shift into larger pots unless it is
absolutely necessary. for even though
the plant may appear to be too much
confined at the roots. an occasional
stimulant in the shape of weak liquid
manure will often yield far more sat
iSfactOry results than if shifted. In
speaking of the gorgeous flowers and
the almost indeScribable hues of some
Of them. | omitted to mention the fact
that the individual blooms are of but
short duratiOn--a couple of days or
so; but they succeed one another so
quickly that continuous display is
kept up sometimes for weeks. When
the size and brilliant cOloring of the
flowers of Cereus speciosissimus are
taken into account, the effect produc-
ed by the plant may be readily
understood.-T in The Garden.
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. Handsome Flowered Cacti.

Cereus speciosissimus was many
years ago very popular plant in gar
dens, as it's large, brilliantly
blossoms were so very distinct from
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Cactus Blossoms.


of California, gives her experience in
Parks Floral Magazine as follows:
I'VE keep our cactus plants growing
all the time, watering them regularly
throughout the year The last winter
was a mile one md was followed by
extremely warm weather during
April, which fairly hustled the cacti
into bloom; still, no matter at what
time they bloom there is something
Just suggestion-in the satiny gor-
geousness of cactus blossoms, fragile
though they are, which seems to mark
them of all flowers as especial chill
dren of caloric.
Our display Of dozen or more kinds
cups Of an Opuntia, Il nanelesS slip re-
ceiYed in an exchange package. Ce-
reuS cOccineus followed with a mass
of scarlet flames, we'll guarded by
long white banners of a tall C. cOlubri-
nus: beside them the purple scarlet of
{. speciosissimus, and below them in
the border modest Echinopsis lifted
long trumpetS of white or pink next
neighbOr to +. {. Pectinatus in pink
ish-pu1ple, and Rattails in. rose cOlors.
Nearer the edge were Mammillaria
Applanta's red berries, and Stapela
variegata spraWled over the rocky
curbing. dottin@ it with thick leathery
stars of yellow. marked with maroon.
Several other cacti having scarlet
flowers are scattered about. but they
are nameleSS exchanges. In II shady
corner on the porch phyllocactuS lati-
irons. "I'he Quepn." sent up a dozen
long funnel shaped buds Of brown that
open after sunset into deep cups of
row on row OF white petals \ good
foil to it was the long Wavy pointed
petals of vivid Scarlet-the blooms Of
L. .Ackermanni or king Cactus =
Above them hung Il basket of Rhip-
sails that adorned its mistlet0e APP
pearance with wee white tassels
"'The Epiphyllums have ceased to
bloom. and many have not budded yet.
but the plant that really tried our pa
tience is a four-inch cutting a year-old.
of Stapelia grandifiOra. 1t begun with
nine tiny buds. but was OVerfed. and
all except two dropped off. Then puS-
sy curling herself down in the warm
sunshine in the corner knocked off an
other. Oh dear. only one bud left and
we had never seen an open flower
We grew alarmed. and took extra care
Of the plant. and were rewarded by
being kept waiting one long month";
while that bud grew round and
plump: larger and larger. until we
thought of Esop's fable of the toad
and OK, wondering if the Stapela had
an invisible eye fixed on the Magnolia
buds by the gate. At last it opened
II five-petalled star. fully four inches
across, of OX-blOOd red and covered
with fine long red hairs that shaded
to pale flesh color on the rim of the
petals a blossom so peculiar looking
it we'll repays us for the long delay"
Tour readers should remember that
the climate of California is much drier
than that of Florida. Therefore, cac,
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purports to have them; but to our dis
comtiture after ordering and receiving
them they proved to be Astrophytum
Myriostigma.
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Indies and adjacent land, where they
grow in large numbers in barren and
rocky positions. They are globular in
form, and bear large numbers Of small
tubuar-formed, red and rose cOlored
flowers. i'll a peculiar crown on the
summit Of the plant. The spines are
amber-colored, and about one inch
long growing in nests of II or Is,
along the Well-defined ridges which
run vertically from summit to base,
They grow to be three feet in diane.
ter, and live to be several hundred
years old. Their growth is slow,
painfully so, but this only increases
the interest in their study.
Some twoyears ago friend of ours
engaged in coffee culture in Central
America, knowing our love for the Gu
rious and beautiful of these neglected
children of natures realm, brought US
some seeds Of this wonderful plant.
They were small and looked like
grains of fine rifle powder, when tax
en- out of the little conical shells that
contained them and the pulp. Seeds
of cacti should always be kept in the
pulp and packed in air-tight tin boxes,
40 that they may not dry out. for i'll
case they do, they lose much of their
vitality, so that the chances of germi-
nation are much lessened The seeds
were sown in an ordinary earthen
flower pot filed to within two inches
Of the top With finely Sifted sand and
loam of about equal parts They
were covered about One-eighth of an
inch with pure washed sand. The pot
was placed in another one of larger
size, which was partly filled with wa
ter: the whole tightly covered with
the soil was firmly pressed down be-
fore sowing the seeds. and water
kept in supply all the time The
whole was kept in the bright sunlight
at Il temperature of 80 degrees. In
about six weeks the seeds began to
terminate. and for long time the
young plants very much resembled
small bird shot in size, and had the
appearance Of green fungi For the
first year they remained in their origi-
nal home. and grew to be about the
size of cherry pitts. The second year
they We're transplanted into small pots
containing richer soil: but with an eX-
cess Of sand and now at the end of
little over two years they are about as
large as flherts, and doing nicely. The
cultivation Of cacti from seed is in
tensely interesting: but the work is
very slow.
"Tobe successful with this cactus. it
must he kept in a high temperature all
the time, and in the growing season
an abundance of moisture with little
or none in the winter season. 1t is i'm
ed. as no water must be allowed to
stand on the plant or it's roots; also
necessary. In its habitat it has all of
these, and the more nearly we ap-
proach that condition, the greater will
be our success. The pleasure that we
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to the
editor, W. G. Steele. Switzerland, Fla.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
As to Jury Service.

Tho poor quality OF jury service. esne-
cially in large cities is often a subject OF
criticism, and there are consequently
many plans and methods for removing
this very serious defect in the admins
tratlon Of law. But, while the good citl-
zen" is mostly to blame for lodging jury
service. leaving it in the hands of the
willing or professional jurymen who haunt
the courthouse halls and can always be
counted on by an energetic deputy wV
has secured the town and failed to Sct
a panel, yet there is complaint also in the
manner of the administration OF law It.
self The Richmond Dispatch takes up
this phase Of the matter and reads the
courts lecture The Dispatch tells the
Richmond Bar Association, which has
Jeen moved to take steps to secure better
jury material, that "the delays and post
DOnements OK cases are exceedingly pro-
voking 10 jurymen. who have been called
away from their business pursuits" and
L recommends that the law be changed
so as not to require one jury TO serve
for the whole term, since many men
would sacrifice their personal interests
to serve for two or three days who would
not do so for a whole term. 1t further
suggests that "the courts and the lawyers
and all others in authority ought to CO.
operate, as far as practicable, to expedite
jury cases and to put a stop to YeXatiouS
delays and postponements" and IL tells
the lawyers that 1.-The general kick
against jury service is chargeabie, in
large part, to the time uselessly consumed
by jurors in going TO court only 10 hear
that there is a postponement.
Every man who has ever had occasion
to serve on a jury or be called as a
witness in a lawsuit will bear testimony
to the fact that there is much truth in
what the Dispatch says.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04


4 silken muslin. was showered over with
May-blossom. and was bordered with a
| trellis of the flowers.
Lady Calthorpe's was singularly sue
cessful black court costume. II was OF
silk, yelled entirely with soft net,
wrought with a raised design In let
studded with steel seQuins. There was a
frill Of lace on the bodice, edged with a
miniature ruche of black tulle. studded
with brlliants. A sash OF tullo was
gracefully knotted at one side, and edged
with lace. The train was gauze. with a
design outlined in chenille, and the chlf-
fon frills with which IL was bordered
were edged with chenille.
A very deicatey-lovely dress, in q pale
shade Of pink satin. was worn by Lady
Edith Villiers. Theie was a berthe of
chiffon. edged with line OF pearls. and
the creamy-hued lace sleeves were caught
up with bows OF pearls. The skirt was
finished with fiounce OF satin, headed
and edged with putting OF chiffon. The
train was OF soft, pale pink chiffon, over
mousseline de sole. and IT. as well as the
bodice, was charrngly trimmed with
trails OF shaded roses.
But enough OF these beautiful creations,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

pears to fasten or finish OF anything. is
out OF place; II should always have a
raison d'etre. Catching up fchue on
tho bodice. or ending of the ceinture. or
at the throat, II is a welcome addition,
but. attached TO the back Of Princesse
robe. or meandering about skirt, ii is
meaningless. A cunning and effective
French touch Is given TO evening dresses
Ia the form OF a large chou, and ends OF
black tuile on the left side Of the cor
sage. fastened with knot. and chains
OF turquoises or diamonds. This on
light gown Is a daring finish.
Red Is the color which Parisiennes are
delghtins 70 honor. and, II softened by
cream lace. Is cheerfully and usually be-
coming. Automobile-rcd IS its correct
designation. and II is considered very
teuf-teuf, which, being translated. is the
bouleyardier French for smart. There
Is Mephistophelean suggestion about
IL which Is unique, and mysterious sug-
xsstiyeness is a powerful feminine wea-
pom chavannes-sreen and paille bru-
Ice are two OF the newest shades In Paris
81 present, both Of the delicate softness
eno the pastel class. There Is strife be-
swsen these softened pastel tones and the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

assertive properties of the unabashed old
fashioned rich colors. The latter. II
they give way. will die hard. but rather
doubt it. There is an ''unctuous recti-
tude," TO adopt Mr.. Cecil Rhodes's his
toric phrase, about the royal blues and
puppies and crirnsons which has hold
on the public taste.