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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05
CAROLINE ISLANDS.
POSSESSIONS OF SPAIN WHERE PER.
 PETUAL SUMMER REIGNs.

They stretch About Q 900 Miles From East
 to West = Thermometer Rarely Goes
 Above 90 Degrees-zhe Natives Are seulf-
 sagages and syarliI;e.
 If the United States should obtain control of the Philippine Islands. 1t would then be only a= question of short while until the Caroline Islands pass into American rule. The Caroline Islands over =whieE Spain now holds sovereignty stretch about 1000 miles from east to west. and though near to the equator. and iu climate of per petaal summer. the thermometer ranges from 74 degrees #o= 87 degrees through the year Within tba group there are five islands, Of basa1tte form ation. some of them having high noun tains from 2,0g0 to GOO feet high. These are kusaie. PonaDe. Ruh Xap, and PeleW Kusaic and Ponape have been called the Gems of the Pacific For over thirty years the n5cronesfaA mission has #feurished in tae islands. island after Island having been =riaited by Christian teachers, and nc one ever visiting there. ever saw any sign or ever had the ren1otest thought that any European nation claimed sovereignty there. There were DO sDaniards on the islands, no Spanish vessels in the waters. The natives were absolutely independent and their chiefs were not even asked to recognize any authority outside of their islands The Caroline l Islanders are elaberateIy tato9ed, but their clothing is of the slightest The characteristics vary somewhat on the various islands but most Of the people are savage and warlike. While not noted for canntbauzm. icis said that on some of the islands there I8 not an adult who has not tasted human flesh. In 1888 more than thirty different fs- lands Were occupied by native Chris tan teachers trained under American missionaries; the people were Chris daaizedi liquor and tobacco were ban fshed from the isi3nds and e5Ae Ten Commandments became a code of laws There were established forty seven churches with 4,500 members 5ad fifteen native pastors. Such was tae condition of tho islands in 1888 un- til 2 question o9 territorial rights was disputed by the European powers be- cause of Spain's enforcement of her claim Of sovereignty. The matter in dispute was referred to the pope for ar bit2ation who in his discussion gave the Marshall Islands to Germany. the Caroline Islands to Spain, and the Cfl- bert Group to England After that Spanish governor. six Roman Catholic priests and fifty Spanish soldiers were sent to Ponape. Since then no Ameri- can missionary has been allowed to remain at PoHape. The Miar9nesian missionary boat has been forbidden to toueh al any point of the islands ey- cept at the Spanish harbor. Recently. after years of deIa@. the Spanish eov- eFnment has paid S17, 800 for the. Amer ican mission property destroyed. Spanish vessels seld dom appear fn rbe Rnk archipelago or. at Kusaie and ttev have DO difficulty on these islands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05
WILL MEET HERE.

The Woman's Home Mission So- eietg, of the M. 5. Church, South, will hold it's annual meeting in this city from the 27th to the 30th ot this month. The opening sermon will be preached bg Rey Wm. 2. Thompson, Pastor of the Eighth Street T. E. Church, South, at LIt- tle Rock. The meetings will all be held ia the Main Street Methods Chmeh South.
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BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

ODiaions cannot overthrow facts. A= bad a5aaas hate $ 9 g0ed mans reputation
 It takes 3 windy man to blow bis own trumpet.
 The root of all eFH fs the cause of much digging.
 Facts never blink under fbe sunlight of evidence.
 No man ever stEmbIes over an object in his rear.
 Hope is 9 staff in the morning and q couch at night.
 The last blow brings the crash, but all that went before were needed to fell the tree.
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". B. AIexander. aIaEor.

The municipal election of 1899 IS thing Of the past aad Hr. ". B. Al= =exmder will be our next Mayor. The Graphic supported ar. D. C. Bell for reelection because we thought he deserved 1t. but .tae re
 turns have come fa for Mr. Afexan. der and he wflEbe Pine Bluffs May. =or for the next two years. Wehope he will f0jfIGtae faI measure of ex- pectatioa Of bis friends and sup p9rsers. InaI Mir Alexander shall do for eae apou.ding of the o.ty and for the advancement of the vel fare and prosperity # Pine Buff and here.s.zans, be shall have tbe cordial co.oper4tion and supp 5rt of this paper The Grarhle will eas- uestly endeavor 10 deal with hls ad- miais5ration fairly add imparsialY, and if bis administration shall come up to the promise ofhis supporters, we are certain there wlfl be no grounds for criticism. That is our heartfelt wish and desire.
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POINTS ANe MOOT POINTS.

Our dreams of perfection are rId1cuI= ous exercises of fancy.
 What we call our virtues are merely inartistfc daubs of imagination en the canvas Of e0Rceit.
 Coneeit has not q leg 10 stand on it is T miracle of unfeasaa.
 We are equal Co siHeersties, not TO verities.
 Are you lazy? then you are lost.
 Men vary more tn energy thaa in virtue.
 Moderation fs beyond price and, con. sequentIy beyond euF means.
 The ghost that haunts Us most ls neglect
 Roses in June, thorns all the year round.
 A druge is the slave of Q fool, either himself or another.
 Action is salvation Tor passion was originally sin.
 If action had DO other fecommenda- ton than getting rid of passion it would De enough.
 The weak arrogate 10 themselves the gentle virtues very unjustly.
 We do not love one another long be- fore God credits # IS love to him.
 Self is 9 sincere sufferer from the cradle to the grave.
 Although heaven is without monev and without price not all the poor will win it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

The beef scandal may worry the friends of the administration, and it has good reason to. B4t one man s sorrow is another mans joy. It tickles the warm admirers of Roose- Yelt. AIger's rotten beef may make the Rough Rider a more formidable presidential candidate than the Ono IQaeimagine. Albany Times
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As TO HkCUE.ATION

The bad5 GRAPHBC has nearly dou6te the eizeulatioa 5f any other Pine Bluff daiiy newspaper. and Che Daily and semi-Weekly eRApHIg have q combined circulation larger than that 6f aHT otaar Pine Bluff daily or ekiy EeWsa4Bsr < AIFarttsements Rceept= q on 6hiE guarantee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

Every Democrat in the Nation should rejoice over the reelection Mayor Of Carter Harrison, in Chi cago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

Entered at the P0stoffiee at Pine Bluff. assec0ad-cIass maiImatter
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Identified.

"so you discovered that fema.v bur glar in your house?"
 "of course; she stepped on the ba- by's rubber doll, and thought it was a mouse
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

MT. R. H. Stearns left this morl- ing for Hot Springs. where he win reeuperate tor few weeks.
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El4

q asked her if she thought she could learn to love me.
 She said she couldn't because she was already studying Spanish and learning to swim
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

The city election ia Hot Springs passed of qai ty and the Demo. cratic municipal ticket was elected, as 1t deserved to be.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05

Now for the battle of the banquets in New York.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Oct. g.
WHEAT-The political situation was
again the paramount factor in wheat. At
the opening there was selling on moder-
ate scale by yesterdays buyers. Decem-
Der opened at sake lower at 74Aq747sc;
There was a good outside demand and
the price advanced to 7415c. Early sellers
covered. Northwest receipts were large.
Minneapolis and Duluth reporting 1.130
cars, compared with 929 last week and
1.2OS year ago. Chicago receipts were
CORN acted in sympathy with wheat.
Decomher opened 1sG14c under yesterday
at 3014II303sc, and advanced to 301z6305hc
later easing off with trade quiet. Re
ceipts were 1,4e2 cars
OATS were quiet and steady with a fair
demand. December opening a shade low
er at 231sc and advanced to 1914 d23ssc.
Receipts were 1852 cars.
PROVISIONS were dull but steady. Jan
uary pork opened unchanged at 50. IS and
eased off to 80 -S71a. January lard opened
a shade higher at "a. 671hd4.70 and held at
that price. January ribs opened unchang~
ed at S5.15.
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tee last night and proposed that their
plan of issuing an official programme
be endorsed.
Mr.. Ruggles stated that one-half the
returns from sales and advertising
would be allowed the committee pro-
vided it's aid was enlisted in securing
advertisements and the committee bear
half the expenses.
There was a general opposition to the
proposition. The committee hoped to
secure contributions from merchants
and did not desire fifty per cent of
contributions to a programme to be oil
verified to the Kansas City correspond
ents. There was a general feeling that
individual schemes for money making
should be left out of the plans for the
return of the regiment. In reference to
the matter, Mr.. MacLennan said:
These young men come in here and
want this committee to endorse their
scheme for making money I think it
would be hard to secure contributions
from merchants who advertised in this
souvenir, for they would feel they were
aiding the reception in advertising. 1
don't think it should be the province Of
this committee to make any such ar
rangement."
Mr.. Dell Keller also spoke against
the scheme. stating that it would be to
the injury of the Topeka papers, who
were always willing to aid in any pub
lie enterprise and asked nothing for
their space.
On motion of Major Anderson the
matter was referred to the executive
committee, Major Anderson stating
that the Kansas City papers had not
only tried to get our Twentieth Kansas
away from US, but were constantly
working against Topeka and We're now
trying a, scheme to work this commit
tee for fifty cents on the dollar of Ger
tain contributions.
On the return of the finance commit
tee from the council chamber, Mr.. E.
H. Crosby, chairman, reported that the
matter of appropriating $5.Gn0 would be
taken up by the ways and means COM
mittee. Mr.. Keller further stated that
Mayor Drew had assured the commit
tee that everything that could be done
would be done in the matter and Mr..
MacLennan said that the committee
told the council it would undertake to
raise another IS, 900 as $4,000 would be
needed to entertain the regiment. Be
fore adjournment it was suggested that
the entire committee visit the council
chamber, and the suggestion was car
ried out.
on motion of Mr.. P. I. Bonebrake,
the committee last night requested
General Hudson to make the presenta-
ton speech at the presentation of the
sword to General Funston.
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CITY COUNCIL NOTES.
Minor Matters Disposed of at Regular
Monthly Meeting.

The claim of Margaret F. Boyle for
81, 1000 for falling on a defective sidewalk
was reported unfavorably and the
claim was rejected.
The council ordered the trees trimmed
on West Tenth avenue from Lincoln
street to Arch street.
The city council rejected Councilman
Hughes plan to plant trees in the
middle of Fifth street from Monroe
street to the Santa Fe tracks. The
scheme has more merit than the council
seems to think.
The resolution for a foot bridge
across Shunganunga creek on Sixth
avenue at Chandler street was reported
unfavorably and the report was adopted.
City Engineer Barnes submitted an
estimate for excavating for the new
city hall. The total is 81, 1O2. The city
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids.
The city engineer was instructed to
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EASY FOR THE BUNCO MAN.

[F'rom the Philadelphia Inquirer.1
For the number of people in the
city during the week there were re-
markably few cases of pocket picking
and buncO games, even if I do say it
myself. There was one case reported
that must have made the slick rascals
concerned in it smile"
The speaker was a member of the
City Hall detective force.
Well continued the sIeuth 'fthe vic
tim was a resident of the rural regions
of Pennsylvania. AS the story came to
US he went into a saloon not a hun
dred miles from City Hall to purchase
glass of beer. While standing at the
bar Well-dressed stranger came up to
him
g I'm all alone the latter remarked.
ana want to take a drink. Will you
join me? I hate to drink by myself
Nothing 10th to get the drink with
out parting with any of his COIN the
farmer assented, and the drinks were
ordered. While the were being drunk
the farmer waxed confidential.
Had a piece of bad luck since
got here he said. Met a man at the
hotel where I'm staying and he told
me all about pickpOckets and thieves in
the big crowds and told me had better
get somebody to take care of my money
While was here. I said I didn't know
anyone, and he volunteered to take the
money for safe keeping. Said he was
around the hotel all the time and
whenever I wanted a dollar or so
could get it from him. Durn me, if I
didn't hand him over $50 That was
Yesterday, and I amt seen the rascal
since. Do you think will?'
The other man scratched his head
ref1ectively.
. I'm afraid not. but I'm a city de-
teetive, and III see what can do Meet
me at the Office of the superintendent
of police at 4 o'clock, and might have
the man and the money both By the
way, 1 see that you still have your
watch and chain
Yep responded the farmer. They
hain't got that yet
" But they might rejoined the stran-
ger. Better let me take it over to
City Hall for you. The jam on the
streets will be over by 4 o'clock and
there will be less danger from pick
pockets You can get it along with
your money then
" That's a good idea exclaimed the
farmer Glad you thought of it.
never would
Then he passed over the timepiece
and chain, worth altogether $50 to $40.
and after buying another drink the
stranger disappeared. Promptly at 4
O'Clock the farmer showed up at City
Hall, but, of course, the stranger didn't
and all the consolation the farmer got
was that if the bunco men were arrest
ed he would be notified. l can't help
smiling. though, when I think how easy
mark the old fellow proved"
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Raisin- Making In Californ ia.

IFrom the Contemporary Review.1
The gang moves in a bunch, clipping
off the translucent clusters of musca-
tells, arranging them upon the trays
to shrink and shrivel under the rays of
the sun into the concentrated delicacy
we know. Behind them the lines of
trays lie, a baking array of simmer
showing the clusters together, that the
tray shall be honestly filled, for the
workers are paid by the tray.
After two weeks exposure to the dry
heat the filed trays are ready to be
turned so that the grape may be cured
evenly. This is accomplished by two
men, one on either side, placing an
empty tray over the full one, dexter
ously reversing it, then carrying the
upper one with them, repeating the pro-
stage in the curing that the grape is
most delectable.
The amber is changing through ruddy
stages to amethyst, and the sun-warm-
ed balls are drops of honey-double
distilled, so sweet they make you long
with a great thirst for the red water
tank shimmering in the sunlight forty
acres away, but you must eat and eat,
and go on eating even while your pal
ate is cloying with the sweetness.
In another week the dried grapes are
ready for the sweat boxes. These wide,
open boxes contain from $50 to $50
pounds, and as the raisins become sufh-
GENTLY cured they are sorted from the
others and placed therein, the large,
perfect clusters and the inferior broken
pieces in separate boxes. These are US
ually carried to a sweating house, a
closed structure, in which they soften
and .nnoisten evenly, the drying having
made the stems exceedingly brittle; or
simply stacked in one corner of the
packing house to await the grading and
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth St. Topeka
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
Total clearances wheat and -four AS 900;
corn 490, 900
Estimated cars: Wheat 135; corn 625:
oats 200. Hogs IS, 900.
Minneapolis close: December wheat 700
70Ac; May 73c.
Duluth close: Wheat Dec. 71A071sse;
May 745sc.
Puts December wheat 735sM735kc. Calls
74%d745sc. Puts May corn 311sc bid; calls
S19sq3112c bid. Curb December wheat 741s
cents bid.
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Jointists Arrested.

The police polished up their pullers''
Monday and gathered in four jointfsts.
Those arrested were Fritz Durein, Geo.
Klauer, Larry Sheehan and d. A.
Creamer. The bars and liquors were
conf1scated at each place but only
rough pine bars were found and a small
stock of wet goods. The cases were set
for trial in police court for Oct. 10, II
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

1.-THE Hottest Coon in Dixie a new
colored show requiring the services of
35 people will be the attraction at the
Crawford theater Thursday and Friday
nights.
World, Ganella, and Mack in ''Town
Topics will be at the Crawford theater
Saturday night.
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New York nfonev nrarket.

New York. Oct. g.
MONEY-Money on call feVerish at SO
20 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5d5lz
per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 $50
"a. S515 for demand and at 81. sos 81 for
sixty days. Posted rates s4.S11aQ4. 50 and
81. S60t4. S615. Commercial bills 81. S0s4 a 81
silly ER-Silver certificates 59Q591zc.
B4r S11HVer pc. Mexican qolIars &c
registered 1OO1a; IS, registered 1O77z; cou-
pom 1851; new IS, registered 100; coupon
100; old As, registered III: coupon III; IS
registered 1117s; coupon 1117s.
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in the sanitary Arrangements at the

city prison.
r. H. Wade, secretary of the official
board of the African NJ. E. church
asked the council to relieve the church
from the special taxes against the
church amounting to S445.S4. The com
munication went to the committee on
ways and means.
The cost of lighting the city in Sep
TENDER was $3.88 per light.
J. T. Clark submitted a communica
ton denying the right of the city to
assess his Potwin property for the paw
ing of Greenwood avenue.
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Texans. Market about steady. Native
steers 81. 6066.25; Texas steers s.. O0Q4. 10;
Texas cows 81 .75Q3.15; native cows and
heifers s.. 0O03 go; stockers and feeders.
81. 4Od14. 90; bulls 81. 75G4.10
HOGS-Receipts i, 900; light steady to
strong; others steady to weaker: bulk Of
ers 81. 45q4. SIS; mixed 81. 4219Q4 so; light.
81. 1904 S.; workers 81. COCA. s.; pigs s.. Dog
ass.
SHEEP Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Lambs "a O005 90: muttons S. 5oll4. o.
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Kansas City Produce Market


KANSAS City OCT. 3
,WHEAT5-ID December 67Ac; May 7o5se.
No. 2 red zoe; No. 8, 651zG69c.
CORN-December 261sc: May 271zc. Cash
No. 2 mixed 29Q291hc; No. 2 white 291zc;
No g. 29d29Ac.
OATS-NO 2 white 23J5c.
RYE-No. 2, Sc
HAY-Choice timothy IS; choice prairie.
BTTTER-Creamery 19q21c; dairy 1sc.
EGGS-Fresh 15c.
RECEIPTS=Wheat 107 cars.
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Chicago Llvestock 1rarke..

CHICAGO. Oct. 3.
HOGS-Estfmated receipts of hogs to-
day %, 900: tomorrow 80, 600; left over 4, 729.
Market steady. Mixed and butchers 81. 35
d4.7719; good heavy $4.30d4.70; rough
heavy "a .15d4 Is; light 81 50G14. 871h.
CATTLE-Receipts 6 500. Market steady.
Beeves 81. 40Q6.50; COWS and heifers 81 .75Q
80; Texas steers s. 356D4. Is; stOckerS and
feeders s.. 0014. SIS.
SHEEP Receipts Il. 900. Market steady.
Lambs $500; westerns 81 SOFAS. 20.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
HOGS132, 97S; shipments 1853
CATTLE-Receipts Il 6S7 shipments {, GAG.
SHEEP-Receipts 25,13S; shipments 1,291.
Kansas City Livestock Market
Kansas City Oct. g.
CATTLE-Receipts u, GOO natives. 1000
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Canned Vegetables.

Look out for higher price on all
kinds of Laundry Soap. Now is the
time to buy by the box.
White Russian, Lenox, Silk, Clair
cite and Diamond Go bars % cents.
Special low price by the box.
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Little Elmer-"Pa, what is fame?" Prof
BroadheadI7''5t consists in having great
many people find out that you have done
something they don't care anything
about. "-Harper's Bazar.
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The Star Grocery
j. s. SPROAT, Prop.
Telephone $50. 112 East Sixth Street.
WHOLESALE
Groceries, Fresh Meat, QueensWare, and TinWaro.

People passing in front of store often wonder
why we always have a crowd of customers. 1t is no
secret with the people who buy here They will tell you
that they from 25 cents to $OO order they
give always depend upon getting full weight
and measure and the and freshest goods the
ket affords
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New York Oct 3
BUTTER-Receipts II 259 packa ges. Mar
ket firb; western creamery 18Q2- 8. June
creamery 19Q227zc; factory 14q16~
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Sugar Market.

New York, Oct. 3.
SUGAR-Raw dull; refined quiet.
COFF'EE-Steady; No. z, SIC.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct 3.-For Kansas: Partly
cloudy and cooler tonight; Wednesday
fair, northerly winds.
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Why pay the high price you save to 10
the brands here
MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY
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Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East 5th St. Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain
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Ranges of Prices on Stock

Furnished by J. c. Goings. Conn, 'ssioA
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka.
Kan. receiver ard shipper Of grain
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Kanaaa Citv L1veatoc- nrarkat

Kansas City, Oct. g.
CATTLE-Receipts 1.ooo natives. 1000