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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
PLANTING MORE CORN.
teF,y.

Says tbe Sheridan Headlight: In q pr1vate letter from E W. Gartman, who is now located on the Arkansas river near Pine Bluff, he says, All farm work is at least twenty-five days behind, and we do notexpect a full crop this year. People have been planting on one side of the field and nicking cotton on the other. Thf re is more corn planted here than last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
4 SURPRISE MARRIAGE,
A Young Camden Couple Come to
 to This City to Get Married.

Sundays noon Cotton Belt train brought to this city party of five persons. They were Misses Cora Brummett and Eva Sherman and Messrs. W. H. Hall, T. L Brum- nett and W. P. Lockett. They did not repair to the Hotel Trulock, but entered carriages and were driven to Rev. J. F. Carr's residence on West Second avenue They made known the object of their visit to '.Pine Bluffs Grand Old Man and it was only the course of few min utes when MT. Hall and Miss Brum : nett were man and wife.
 The marriage was not the result of runaway. The couple preferred the little romantic way of joining hands in some other city and there by cause a surprise for their friends.
 The groom is court stenographer for the judicial district in which Camden is situated. The bride is prominently connected at Camden and has been for many years a lead CT of Camden society.
 We extend our congratulation s and best wishes to the happy pair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
THE OBsE CUES.

The funeral of little Genie Talbot took place from the Main Street Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Revs. J. F. Carr. ]. A. Anderson and J. L. Caldwell in a most impressive manner officiated The flowers were many and of beau tiful designs. The pail bearers were Messrs. D. c. Bell, Drew White, ". D. Hearn, Jim Allen, A. s. Trigg, Mason Pnilpot, AIphonso Brewster, Jr., and Will Nichols. The remains were lad to rest in Bellwood ceme- tery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

Roosevelt committee and X'raved all the police. Several defects were found and two preachers were made to fill the vacancies.
 Jonesboro IS now a perfectly nor al city and sincesthe reverend "cops" perambulate the thoroughtares all lodge meetings have been postpon- ed indefinitely and all the mascrlines of that town are in contest as 10 who is the best dishwasher, while their better halfs are preparing the next city election ticket
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

mentofI Hon Townsend position MT has felt that his rePons e position at Bs w1s o his S n ii
 flaw ofhs friends aetohyi he Townsend will sat hecaptd o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

pr. ". P. Grandy has moved hls office from Main street to 213A West Second avenue, over B. L. Owens es- tabllsSment. pr. Grandy is build ing up wide reputation by his painless method of extracting teeth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
III CONTINUE BUSINESS
Latter to Insurance Agents In
 This State.
Chicago, April 26, 1899.

Chicago, April l0, 1o59. 8 the Agents in Arkansas or the eonheeu- ,t Fire Insurance Go,
 '1lanti tiemen. On the Id of April s teleoraphed you that this com 's0g did not belong to any organi- ssion regulating insurance rates in s,Fansas. On the 8tk, in reply to ,s,oe inouiries, we wrote you to the 's,na effect, further advising, that 'sb Connecticut would continue ac- .sbtino business from Arkansas 'sbviding the moral and physical .s.ard was satisfactory and the rate |@quate.
 Relieving that we have fully com I.Ip3 with the law we feel justified with such agents as sBsose to submit their business to .s ior acceptance. It seems to us .Esremely improbable that the law ssspecting and law abiding people of A6br State concur in the Attorney EssberaPs construction of the law in sasstion. We are advised by our .l6nsel, and it is the opinion of the ESt eminent attorneys in and out s slhe State of Arkansas, that the kAorney Generals construction of E law will not be sustained by the
 ts.
 HA authorizing you to continue sness ia Arkansas for this com EAy you will understand that 1t is MRitb any intention of defying or
 ating the law, but for the pur- Esq of determining your rights and srigbts of the Connecticut ln the shises.
 is manifest that the legislature ksnded to put stop to eombina-
 @ for the purpose of making or ] lating rates of insurance in Ar
 sas. The authority to enactand
 #force such a law we do not
 tion, and we must act in strict aprmity herewith.
 I| bur own judgment and experi- with the advice and construc-
 of the company must therefore fmine the rate in future to be ained for this company. Our
 Experience in Arkansas which i AYe reason to believe is rela- .g exceptionally favorable, shows
 or no profit on the business Fng all the years we have been
 g Business in the State. As
 4sAat the profit in fire in-
 p( { Sness is not exofbitant
 statistics show the underwr' t.
 Fsalts of sixty companies, with
 million dollars capita. or up 'E for the ten years ending Jan st, 1898, to have been only j!I cent profit, The result of
 aSas business for the same pe- ch R S,lO of l per cent, being con.
 7e evidence tbst the profits of
 'sSufance companies are not to
 pe least, extravagant, and are
 'he average in Arkansas,
 surplus companies have accu- Tu nas come largely from in- ] and iudieious investment of riglaal capital and assets.
 0ng you will appreciate the
 Ra we have taken, which is ~h much in your interest as in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
4 ktDNAPPER.

Chas. Mosby, q negro, was com- mitted to jail this morning by jns- tiee Vance upon charge Of kidnap- ping He, it is alleged. stole young colored boy from his parents in this cith and took him to work on his plantation in this vicinity. Be will have hearing one day this week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

Misses Mcintyre and Butler, who have had charge of the dress making department at the Grand Leader, left Sunday for their homes in New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

There will he a meeting of the I a. dies Hospital Association at tho Merrill Institute at o'clock Tuesday afternoon. All members are request ed to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01
CAN YOU TALK BUSINESS /
 H

Can you talk it to those who might become your customers7 If you can, we can put you in a way of doing a larger amount of business than ever before. A postal card ad- dressed to local manager of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-01

that of the Connecticut, we remain, yours faithfully,
 J. J. MCDONALD, Manager. In accordance with the above the Bell-Yernon Co. have this day re- sumed business for said company. See their ad. elsewhere.
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
In Society In Russia.

Russian society is an oasis in the will
derness of the world You take to it
from the first as naturally as bees to
the bloom of the heather and never
wish to be weaned from il again. for
the charm it wields is unique. 1t is not
what the institution is in so many 9th
er cOuntries-a general clearing house
where social debts and duties are dis
charged and little love lost among the
members. Society exists in Russia for
its own sake. and not merely as a
means to an end.
In fact, it is an earthly paradise,
wherein you can daily with your life,
dreamily watch it glide away through
asphOdel meadows. and enjoy its pleas
ures Needless of time and tide. And.
like paradise, it is reserved for the
very elect; only those predestined from
their birth may enter on the joys of
the place. The uniform of an officer of
the imperial guards, for instance. is an
open sesame to the bliss it bestOws,
and to follow a trade IS to have com
mitted the objectionable sin. 1t is con-
ceivable that prince or count should
be driven from the precincts of this
Eden. but heaven and earth will pass
away before a merchant will be allow,
ed to cross its threshold.
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
An UncomtortnDIe rrace.

A we'll known admiral has asserted
that. even with a. moderate gale and
sea, an armor plated cruiser. if GO
ing against the wind. will find herself
in conditions similar to those of
storm--at least, the crew will have
that impression. The movements of
the stern of the ship are violent and
very disagreeable. The waves. pushed
by the advancing PROV. sweep con-
tinually over the ship from bow to
stern. All windows and portfolios must
be closed. and air reaches the lower
decks, when the heat increases un-
bearably, only through artificial ven
tilators. With the exception of the
specially protected command bridge
all the uncovered portions of the ship
are impossible. Thus the whole crew
must bear as well as they can the in
fernO of the closed decks.
In such a ship no one can feel COM
Portable, and when there is a storm,
in which sailing ship would feel COM
paratively at ease, the crew of an
armor plated ship imagines itself to be
in heavy hurricane. which threatens
destruction every minute. The long,
narrow fore part of the ship. which is
not borne lightly by the water and is
rendered extremely heavy by the ram
and armored deck and the cannon and
torpedoes. forces the ship in a high sea
to pitching and rolling which are of Z
kind that cannot be described.-Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
Philadelphia, Wilmington I Baltimore Railroad
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after Nov. 20, Is! 9, trains will l,a,e
as follows:
SOUTHWARK
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
nIrecfnrx Fiendn.

A man with IA grip entered down
town drug store and asked permission
to look at the city directory. He was
so long about his search that one of
the clerks got to watching MIN, and
not without results. The man was app
parently looking through the business
indexes at the back of the book, and
whenever he came to a page he fancied
he cut it out with a deft movement,
barely detectible. The clerk called the
proprietor, and between them they saw
him cut no less than five pages from
the book.
Then the proprietor beckoned to a
policeman just outside the window and
went up to his customer.
"Got through with the bookT he
asked.
"Yes, quite" was the reply. "Much
obliged. Is there any charger
"Yes; the usual charge" said the
drug store man. Eight dollars
please"
The man looked at the proprietor
took In the policeman and without q
word produced his wad and settled.
This is not the first time people
have mutilated my directory" sait
the druggist in relating the incident
''but it's the first vandal | caught at 1t
Instead of copying the few names h'
wants he preferred to cut out whole
leaves. Well, he paid for his fun
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13

I Daily. Daily except sunday.
"a Stops 10 leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar
"f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or signal.
81" Stops TO leave passengers from Middletown
and pcintR SOUTH
NEW CASTLE ACC0NNoDATI0N TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmington S.l3 a. m, 2.55, 42T and .5S p m
week days. Leave New Castle S3l, $50 IL 04
m, 81 m We ek-days
Express trains leaving Harrington S.f5 a. m.
aud arriving at 6.33 p. m. week days, Iun
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
BRANCH ROADS.

Leave darlington for Franklin City, and way
stations, (Milford Georgetown Berlin Lewes &c)
10 3S a. m. and 63 p. m. weekdays. Return.
ing, train leaves Fran kiln City 90 a. m. and
l.45 p. m. week days.
Leave franklin City for Chincoteague (via
teamer) 2lp m. weekdays. Returning, leave
ChincOteague 50 a. m. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, and Lewes
at 10 3s a. m, 81 p. m. weekdays Returning
leave Lewes A. a m, and 03 p. m. week days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1898 a. m. snd
8 81 p. m. weekdays. Returning leave Berlin
L.O2 m. and 81 D. m. week days
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta.
at 9.2l a. m and 5.3l p. m week days; leave
Centreville &c a m. ana 2 81 M, week days
Leave Clayton for oxford at 9.3s a m. and 547
p. M: leave Oxford 6.45 a. n. ana 1.4S p. m
week days
Leave Seaford for Cambridge at l1.l7 a m
and 7.l5 p. M week days Returning, leave Cam
bridge at 100 a m. and 230 p m. weekdays,
Train leaves Clayton for ChestertOwn10 Is q. m.
returning leaves ChestertOwn. $50 a. m.
CONNECrIONs.- Porter. with Newark & Della
ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queer
Anne's& KentRailroad AtClayton, with Delaware
NChesapeake Railroad and Baltimore & Delaware
Bay Railroad At Harrington with Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford, with
Cambridge & Seaford Railroad At Delmar will
New York, Philadelphia Il Norfolk, Wieemico a
Pocomoke and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manage
}. X. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
Smyrna times., 1899-12-13
Crushed Him.

At children's charity entertainment
a collection was being taken up. and a
little girl of 6 offered the plate to
wealthy man well known for his parsi-
mony. II have nothing to give" was
his surly response.
"Then take out something" said the
little miss. 1--WE are collecting for the
poor."-Kansas City Star.
Feeding Their Dead.
Twice year, in the first week OF
April and October, the Chinese feed
their dead. They think, very sensibly,
that once their friends and relatives
leave this mortal coil they ought to
stay away from this world. and to pre-
vent their return they faithfully trans
NIT to them all the necessaries of life.
1t has been discovered by oriental wis
dom that the way to transmit serv-
ants, songs. plays. books and money is
to manufacture them in paper and
burn them. But actual eatables must
be carried to the grave.
The Chinese are not stingy, and wag
on loads of roasted chickens. pigs,
ducks. various sweetmeats and fruits
are taken to the cemeteries. The food
is piled before each grave amid burn
ing red. carrot shaped candles and joss
sticks. Then the living PROSTATE them
selves before the dead and beg them
to rise up and enjoy themselves Chi.
nese wines are then sprinkled literally
over the graves. while some graves re-
ceive boxes of cigars and packages of
cigarettes.
But you must not suppose that the
eatables are left on the graves. Oh
no. That would be throwing too much
temptation in the way of heather
tramps. In about two hours it is be
lieved that the ghosts got the essence
of the eatables conveyed to them. an(
then the devOtees gather up the offer
ings and carry them home again t.
feed to their own material bodies. Blu
the cigars and cigarettes are burne'
on the graves.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
THE WHITE MANS BuRpEN.

Ihe following poem by Rudyard Kip
ing appeared in McClure's Magazine
Tor February. 1t has attracted a grea
deal of attention and several parodie
upon 1t have appeared in various pub
ilcations:
Take up the White Mans burden
Send forth the best We breed
20: bind your sons to exile
~ 10 serve your captives need:
10 wait in heavy harness.
:, On huttered folk and wild
f9nr new-caught sullen peoples.
Half devil and half child.
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
;, And check the show of pride;
by open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
10 seek another's profit
And work another's gain.
Fake up the White Mans burden
The savage wars of peace
Fiji full the mouth of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
time end for others soughO
Watch sloth and heathen folly
Bring all your hope to nought.
Take up the White Mans burden
No iron rule of kings.
But toll of serf and sweeper
-, The tale of common things.
The ports ye shall not enter,
Go, make them with your living
And mark them with your dead
Take up the White Mans burden,
And reap his old reward
The blame of those ye better,
The hate of those we guard
The cry of hosts ye humor
(Ah. slowlyD toward the light
Why brought ye us from bondage
Our loved Egyptian nfght?'
Take up the White Mans burden
fe dare not stoop to less
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloke yodr weariness.
BY all ye will or whisper,
BY all ye leave do.
I he silent sullen peoples
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take up the White Mans burden,
Have done with childish days
The iightly-proffered laurel.
The easy ungrudged praise:
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all the thankless years,
Cold. edged with dear-bought wisdom,
The judgment of your peers.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

Hon. Thomas C. Fletcher, the noted
war Governor of the State Of Missouri.
is a great friend of Pe-ru-na. He
writes:
The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Gentlemen-For years l have been
afflicted with chronic catarrh, which
has gone through my whole system.
and no one knows the torture and
misery l have passed through. My
doctor has prescribed various rene
dies, and have never found any relief
until l was persuaded by a friend to
use DIR. Hartman's Pe-ru-na After the
use of one bottle l feel like a new
man. 1t also cured me OF dropping
l had in my throat, and built my sys-
TEN up generally. To those who are
suffering with catarrh I take pleasure
in recommending your great medicine.
Very respectfully.
Thomas c. Fletcher.
Everything that affects the welfare
of the people is a legitimate subject
OF comment to the real statesman.
The statesman is not a narrow man.
1t is the politician who is narrow The
true statesman looks out on the world
as it is, and seeks, as far as is in his
power. to remedy evils and encourage
the good.
Catarrh in it's various forms is rap
idly becoming a national curse. An
undoubted remedy has been discov-
cred by DR.. Hartman. This remedy
has been thoroughly tested during the
past forty years. Prominent men have
come to know of its virtues, and are
making public utterances on the sub
ject To save the country we must
save the people. To save the people
we must protect them from disease.
The disease that is at once the most
prevalent and stubborn of cure is ca
tarrh.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
A Substitute for Chimney

Mechanical engineers look with favor
on the proposed substitution of me
chanical draught in place of chimney
draught for furnaces. The former can
be accomplished either by forcing the
air into a closed ash pit and maintain
ing therein pressure in excess of the
atmosphere, or by exhausting the air
and gases from the fue or uptake.
thereby creating partial vacuum,
causing a constant onward air flow to
the combustion chamber the first
method being a forced, the latter an
induced draught, centrifugal fans be
ing used in both cases.. Two main ad-
vantages are claimed-independ
of weather conditions and adaptability.
Economically there is also something
to be said in favor of the proposition.
and from health point Of view-the
suppression of smoke--the advantage
is manifest. The chimney is an an
cient device that in large plants to be
built will begin to disappear.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
Tencmsnt--tt use Libraries.

Home libraries of from ten to fifteen
volumes each are now sent out to New
York tenements. One of the children Of
the family acts as librarian. and once "A
week the children of the neighborhoqd
who have taken the books bring them in
and exchange them. On this day visitor
Is present to tell the children about books
and to try to interest them in better read
ing. Only six of these libraries have been
sent out as yet. the great difficulty being
to ind suitable volunteers for the work
of visiting. The children were allowed to
name the six libraries. and they promptly
called them after Dewey Hobson. Samp-
son. Washington. Lincoln and Longfellow.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
A. y MIR ni SKELETON.

During the investigation of the mounds
in Pokagon township. Cass county. Mich
igan. the bones Of perhaps 100 persons
were found in the center Of one mound.
and under these and separated from his
compa mons. were the bones of man who
in life must have been fully nine feet tai
occupying sitting position with his feet
under him. number Of copper bodkins
pins. from two to three inches In
length. were found, and also pins made
from the bones of q wolf.
There were numerous hatehetS, two
edged and sharp, without sockets for ham
dies, one of which was wrapped In linen
cloth resembling in texture those of to-
day.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
High Lights.

Borrowed trouble is never as satis-
factory as the real thing.
When woman gets no valentines
she thinks they -are.silly.
The womars Wits "a. Madonna face
generally sits pigeen-toed.
The !individrIal who takes life easy
frequently has.to borrow coal.
"a woman WHO tells man that she
hates men always means other men.
The military spirit makes some men
want to fight after the war is over.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
Our Policy of Territorial Expa sion.

AnneXationists are advocating the
addition OF Canada to this country. and
think II can be accomplished i'll n
peaceful manner without exciting II
quarrel with England. Such questions
call for the wisest craftsmanship, just
as dyspepsia. constipation, liver and
kidney diseases call for reliable rem
edy like Hostetters stomach Bitters
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
A Ranch Tn At Pas ur.s 100000 Cattle.

A Ranch Tn At Pas ur.s 100000 Cattle. .
The X L. T. ranch. in the extreme
northwest corner of the Panhandle of
Texas. the largest ranch in the world,
has an area of five thousand square
miles. Its herds of cattle aggregate
10000 head besides l 800 horses, and
the calf crop branded in 1897 exceeded
81 900. Surprising as it may seem, all
the work on the ranch is done by 12J
men, one man to every 24,O00 acres
February Ladies' Home Journal
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

Baltimore. Feb. 13.-The story sent
out from Chicago that General Pas
senger Agent Austin Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. had reported rate
cutting on the part of rival lines. -
the Receivers, is strenuously denied at
B. & o. headquarters. Mr. Austin, in
a letter, absolutely denies that any
such cases have come under his notice
and denounced the report as fake"
pure and simple.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
beware Of Osntmsnts for Catarrh Thai
Contain Mercury, y

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely defAnge the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do is tenfold TO the good you
cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheney q Co,
Toledo, O., contains NO mercury and sa Is taken en-
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Hails Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
II Is taken internally, and made IN Toledo. ONO
nv r j. Cheney q Co Testimonials FREQ Sold
81 Drurofsts. price 75c per bottle
Hairs Family Pills are the best
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
Suggestions for Women to the Care
of DAINTY UnderMear.

1t is one thing to have pretty belong
ings and another to keep them so. OF
nothing can this be more truly said than
ruined in washing with strong.. impure
soap, and by hard rubbing. Silk and
on a cleudy day. when ready to do the
work, half fill a tub with warm water,
in which dissolve a fourth of a bar OF
Ivory soap. and wash the articles
through. it WITH the bands. rinse In warm
Hang on the line and press with hot
ELIZA r. PARKER.
The silver lance., 1899-03-03
$4,000 for . New Corn.

That's what this new corn cost. Yields
ns bushels per acre. Big Four Oats $50
sns cnttis ~, 2,c par aps scre xptaIa. o tans
potatoes $40 per Dbl. Bromus lnermis
the greatest grass on earth; Beardless
Barley 60 bushels per acre: 10 kinds
grasses and clovers. etc.
Send this notice to JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO, LA CROSSE. WIS. with 10c
stamps and receive free great Catalogue:
u. 900 Corn and 10 Farm Seed Sam
pies. (W.n.l
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

when my typewriter girl went away.
what do you think?'' "Well-what2" She
left note for the new girl telling her |
was mighty shaky on the use of shall
and will "
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

Don't you hate to have man tell you
the same story twice.? Yes: especially
IL 1t Is one that told him"
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

What did little Jim do with the quarter
he got for having his tooth pulled?' He
spent 1t all on comic valentines to send
the dentist"
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

"Jumkins never laughs unless there =
money In Ii. 'l' We seen him laugh at the
theater. ''Of course he has to laug h
there to get his money back
The silver lance., 1899-03-03

"our landlady has taken down Home,
Sweet Home" what did she put up in
its stead?" "' No Quarreling About the
Thermometer.