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The Monticellonian., 1899-03-31
The House.

Little Rock, March 25.-The senate was not in session today.
 After the transaction of business of minor importance, the house went Into committee of the whole to consider the general appropria- tion bill.
 On motion of Mir. Short the item of s1 800 for repair Of the state house and grounds was cut to s1 250
 On motion of Mir Moss BOO for Keeping up time locks and $50 for police alarm at the state treasuFers office added to the bill.
 The item for sl b00 for travelling expenses. purchasing and distribution Of seeds, station cry and incidental expenses Of the bureau Of mines, manufactures and agriculture elieited prolonged discussion. Mir. Head moved to reduce the Item to s 900. Lost.
 Mr. Humphreys offered an amendment auth orizing the commissioner Of mines, manufact- ures and agriculture to accept railroad passes. Adopted.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the house failed to change the rules so that recon sideration of motions may be tabled the same day was called up A motion to lay on the table prevailed.
 H. B 2l2 Henderson,, authorizing school di- rectors to supply their districts with county maps was read third time and failed to pass. The vote by which II. E. 242, regulating
 moyal Of county seats was defeated. was re considered.
 NIT. Speer's bill requiring dams in streams to be provided with chute or passage way for fish, was read third time and passed. H B. 3i4 (Winield), providing that if any person entitled to bring any action be at the time Of the cause of action under 2l yerrs Of age, or insane. or imprisoned beyond the limits Of the state, such person shall be at liberty to bring such action within three years next after full age or such disabilities be removed. was read third time and passed Il. B. PSI trreel. regulating the collection Of | Judgments upon bail bonds and requiring judgments when collected to be paid Into the treasury Of the county in which the indictment
 was found, passed. H, E. 28 (Weaver), authorizing cities of the first and second class to prevent the running
 at large of stock and to provide for impound- ing stock, passed
 II. B. 240 CTappan1, changing the manner of
 assessing property in improvement districts Of cities Of the first class, passed. H. D. TT Green. limiting terms of grand and petit jurors. read third time and passed
 II. E POI (Mears1. to protect well makers and ctstern constructors passed
 Il. B. 352 (Blalock) to compel railroads to establish stations Tt certain shipping points.
 was read third time and passed
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The House.

II. E 2l9 (NeilD, providing for the mainten- anee of gates across public highways subject to overflow, was read third time and passed.
 MT Brooks amendment to the bill re0rgau- izng the state board of charities to prohibit the board from employing as teachers or other wise persons kin to them. was adopted
 Mir. Heads resolution, changing the rules so a motion to reconsider be voted on the same day the motion Is made, was taken up.
 Messrs. Colquitt, Nixon, Foster, Caldwell and Herrn spoke against the resolution.
 MT Rector Of Garland said the adoption Of the resolution would prevent a minority from tying up important measures by dilatury tac- tics Messrs Brooks and head also spoke Tn favor Of the change
 The resolution was finally tabled by a vote of 57 to 25
 MT Head then gave notice that he would on tomorrow propose another amendment to the rules.
 H. E 9l8 Poole), to make 1t unlawful to manufacture import, sell or give away cigar cites or cigarette papers. declaring the o1ense q misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than $500 nor more than & GOO, was read third time and passed It is a copy of the Ten nessee law
 II. B 222 G}lalock), exempting the following counties from the general fish law Of is97 was passed Miller. Lafayette Stone, Johnson. Jefferson Lee. Faulkner, Phillips Poinsett, St Francis, Yell. Clark, Ghieot and Perry
 II. B 323 tHumphreysl. to better inform claimants Of delinquent lands that the same have been forfeited for taxes passed.
 Mir. Tatum's bill requiring the weighing Of coal before it is screened. and for further pro- lection of miners passed with no dissenting votes.
 II. B. 102 Civilians Of Washington to re- fund money enormously paid on forfeited land hereafter, passed
 MT. Stanfelds bill. providing that sureties q a n st tra t9r u4aV Ia t- tons to be relieved from responsibility under section 4l62 Of Sandels & Hills digest. passed
 H. B s8 (Reetor Of Izardl. making it the duty of county clerks to keep in their office n book for the registration of school warrants. was read third time and passed.
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BRIEF MENTION.

The terms of 3l convicts expere in June.
 A Little Rock negro ate 30 bananas in ten minutes on wager.
 Benjamin Palmer died at his home in Eureka Springs March goth, aged 92.
 Sharp county girls 16 years of age weighs 3G0 pounds and is still growing.
 Prof. D. F. Withers, principal of the Brinkley high school, died last week after short illness.
 The annual meeting of the Arkansas Eclectic Medical association will be held in Little Rock April 1921
 The regular annual meeting of the State Teachers association will be held at Newport June goth to 22nd.
 The contract for the Choctaw X Mem phis bridge across the Arkansas river at Little Rock has been awarded.
 T. J. Ormsby, lawyer, shot and fatally wounded Fred RaH at Pine Bluff. The trouble was about woman.
 Attorney B. ] Martin died at Black Rock of meningitis only twelve hours after his partner J. K. Gibson, died of the same disease.
 James Williford, aged 80 years, died last week at his home near Jackson vile, Pulaski county. He was the father of 36 children.
 The store-house of s. L. Leslie, at Dewitt, was demolished by the explos- ion of keg of gunpowder, and two of children fatally injured.
 The Iron Mountain main line from Texarkana to St Louis has been equipped with ao-pound steel rails, and the road-bed greatly improved.
 Gov. Jones appointed Prof. John c. Mitchell, of Fayetteville, and Hon. C. c. Hamby, of Prescott, members of the board of trustees of the state univer- sity.
 Powhatan Vim, living ten miles east of Fl Dorado, was shot and killed from ambush by negro named General" | Washington, who surrendered and con- l fessed the killing.
 In personal letter to Little Rock Rock friend, James K. Jones, Jr., states that his father may be able to leave Washington for some quiet sea shore resort in a few weeks.
 The legislature will be asked to amend the Rector antitrust law as to insurance companies. It is claimed by many insurance companies that if the law as it now stands is enforced they will be compelled to withdraw from the state.
 Gov. Jones recently received the fol- lowing letter from citizen of Waldo: II enclose you picture of triplet boys, l the children of Mir. and Mrs. R. R, Wat lxins. These children were born Octo- Der 6, 1898, and weighed at birth pound ounces, ? pounds ounces, and pounds 41& ounces. They now weigh i r, IA ond IS pounds respectively"
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senafe ProcpetIln pa.

Little Rock March %. = Senator Quarles called up H B. 853 (rappanl, increasing the salary of the county and probate judge of Phillips county to Sl,oo0 and secured it's pas sage.
 $ E. 245, to authorize school districts to condemn land sites for school purpose, was passed.
 s. J. k. No. 8, by Senator Butler. proposing an amendment to the constitution, giving wo- men right of suffrage in school elections, was made special order for March 29th.
 s B. i52 (McMullin), requiring farmers to list crop statistics with the assessor to better enable the bureau Of mines manufacture and agriculture to obtain statistical information was taken from the calendar under suspension Of the rules and passed
 Senator Collins bill to place county officers on salary and to fix the amount thereof was placed on its final reading
 Senator Shaekeford spoke in support Of the bill, which was finally killed
 The senate went into committee of the whole to consider the university appropriation bill passing on the following paragraphs
 For student labor, B. GOO
 For compensation of trustees and expenses Of the board Of trustees 900
 For fuel to heat the building and for the use Of the shops S2. .500
 For stationery and printing Sl 200
 For postage, S400,
 For Sllaries and wages of ianitors Sl. 500 For supplying water. Sl 200
 For plumbing and water filters S4O0
 For books, furniture and repairs for the H. bfary 9750
 For salary Of presidents secretary, s500
 For maintenance Of the agricultural depart ment Fl 000
 For maintenance of the military department. s600
 For maintenance Of the department Of me- chanieal and engineering E. 500
 For the maintenance of the department of chemistry and physics Sl 500
 For the maintenance of the department Of geology and the museum, Sl 300.
 For the maintenance of the department of biology, sl GOO
 For the department of mathematics 82oo
 For the maintenance Of the department of horticulture, s 600.
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senate Proceedinr,.

Little Rock, March PA bill by Mir Witt. requiring local freight trains coming into a station to stop caooose or passenger coach at regular passenger depot platform for the re- ceptfon and discharge Of passengers passed.
 H. B. 3l9, for an act changing the name of the Arkansas state lunatic asylum, and to author ize the building, furnishing and completion of one annex and an iniirmary, and to appropriate @4,7 for that purpose, was taken up. By an amendment the senate refused to change the name of the institution, and also reduced the appropriation to s24 650 The bill was made special order for March 2Sth.
 A batch of house bills were read first time and referred
 MT Colquitt's bill. providing for the county uniformity of text books was placed on final reading and passed.
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and placing her on the seat beside her, where with her little fat legs stuck straight ouh she would sit, quiet as a mouse, continually rolling her eyes, precisely as if she could see, and join ing in the singing with her shrill, child ish treble. And she caught words here and there in "Brudder Smallwood's dis courses" which she remembered, and often fired unexpected questions at her mother, much to the poor woman's dis comfiture.
 'Who was it dat opened blind folkses' eyes?" she asked suddenly one Monday morning.
 Mrs. Simpson took her steaming arms out of the tub and wiped them on her apron. Why, de Baud, to be suah, honey" she answered.
 "IIe said a man, done it, Brudder Smallwood did," Easter Lily went on.
 Mrs. Simpson wiped her face; theo- logical discussions brought the sweat to her brow. De Eaud was de Laud, and a man, too," she said. II cant take de time to 'splain it to yer now, and you couldn' understand no how"
 "I knows" said the child evidently satisfied. De Goldman did it. There was pause and then she added T done wish He'd come again. Specs He'd make me see.'
 Things were getting beyond her mother She went to the door and called Arabella Maud, who was hanging clothes on the line. Get a move on yer, gal, and come in and muse yer sister"
 But the child didn't forget. Her mind was active and she had remarkable memory for a child of six. She was often heard telling wonderful stories to her brothers and sisters, about the Goldman who made blind folkses see.
 There was unusual excitement at the big stone church just round the corner. "the church of the Epiphany The chil- dren of the neighborhood, among whom were the little Simpsons, were intensely interested, and spentm most of the morn ing watching the flowers that were carried ins and trying to get a peep in- side. Every item of interest was care fully repeated to Easter Lily.
 "De bishops a-eomin' tonight" the eoIored sexton told them, Abraham Lincoln being appointed acommittee of investigation.
 "What's he comin' fur?" asked the boy. The sexton was family friend.
 "Heaps ob folks is gwine 10 jine de church. = answered Uncle Jake. And de bishop he dresses all in white like de angel Gabriel, and he puts his hands on dere heads and dat makes 'em 'Pisco- pals
 All this made an impression on Eas-
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yer Cleveland, in shrill, excited whis- per, and they passed into the chancel. sHere he is-coteh hold of his gownd -eotch hold quick"
 "What is the meaning of this?' The rector spoke very sternly as he saw the white robe of the bishop firmly e}utched by pair of little black hands. What are you doing here?"
 But Easter Lily was too much in ear nest 10 be driven off in that way She only clutched the harder, and looking up into the bishops face with her poor sightess eyes said, fearlessly: "Oh Goldman, won't you make me see?"
 Grover Cleveland now thought it time for an explanation. "She's stone blind. yer highness." he said thinking that the proper way to address bishop, and ducking his head as well as he could. surrounded as it was by the col lar. And we thought yer highness could cure her"
 Like de Goldman dat Brudder Small wood preached about" chimed in Easter Lily.
 Don't wait for me-" said the bishop to the rector, who was absolutely speeches.. His voice trembIed, and there were tears in his eyes; those eyes that never failed to look kindly upon all who needed his help Taking a seat lie lifted the little girl in his lap, and in few simple words told her the story of the Goldman as she had never heard it before, and explained that he had no power to restore her sight.
 The children listened with intense interest. Then, gently putting her down, he told her brother to take her home, asking their names and address. Then carriage came for him, and in 6 few minutes he was gone. The children stood there hand in hand in dazed sort of way til the sexton made his appearance to turn out the lights.
 "Clar out. clar out, chillens. Does ye 'spose we 'Piscopals never wants to git to bed?.
 Then they slowly started for home The nature of the expedition was pro found secret, they having got Permts- | sion to go to "Uncle Jake's church"
 "We won't tell nobody" said Easter Lily, as they reached the house. "Dey'd all poke fun at us.a Then. with 2 .gE that was full of pathos. she added. sost- ly: q thought mebbe I'd come home seein'."
 The Simpson family. or their neigh. bors, will never forget the excitement caused the next morning by earr5aee stopping at the door of the Simpson dwelling. from which a tall fHe=tooL- ing man stepped, briskly and knocked
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The House.

The house concurred in senate amendment to Ii. B. 57, providing for the teaching Of a summer normal by the faculty of the state uni yersity
 s. B. 25s (Haynie), authorizing the Arkansas and Northwestern railroad to amend it's char ter, was read third time and passed
 $ E 25O tkingl, authorizing the enclosing of certain lands along White river in Independ- ence county. passed.
 s E. l06 smith, to regulate the sale of na- tive wine was read third time and passed ayes 42 noes 36
 The bill provides that the people shall have the right to petition the county court to pro- hibit the sale of native wine as now provided by law, but native wine shall not be included inder section 4s77 of Sandels & Hill's digest. un ess by special petition against wine pro- vided, further. that the growers of wine shall have the right to sell the same in original packages of not less than five gallons, as IS now granted to manufacturers and distillers Of whisky and brandy
 MT Foster called up the motion to recon sider the vote by which the mill amend ment to the fellow servant bill failed to pass
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April Weather In the Past.

The following data, covering per iod of 19 years, compiled from the weather bureau records at Little Rock for the month of April, will be found of interest to meteorological students:
 Temperature-Mea or normal temperature. 63 degrees; the warmest month was that of 1896, with an average of 6s degrees; the coldest month was that Of 1898 with an average of So degrees; the highest temperature was 9i de- grees on April 5th, 1890; the lowest temperature was 28 degrees on April lst, 1898 average date on which last killing frost occurred in spring March 22nd
 Precipitation-Ave for the month 461 inches; average number of days with I Of an inch or more. 10; the greatest monthly precipi- tation was l0 24 inches In 1884 the least monthly precipitation was 49 inches in 1887; the greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 75 inches on April 5-6 1893
 Clouds and Weather-Average number of clear days, II; partly cloudy days, lO cloudy days 9
 Wnd-The prevailing winds have been from the south, the highest velocity Of the wind was A miles from the south on April l3. 1893
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Womb Never Dn.

Here is a paper" he said, that ad- yocates movement to compel women to take off their hats in church as well as in the theater." "In chnrch!" she exclaimed. That's what it says ' Might as we'll abolish Easter entirely '' she said, in1ignantly.-Chicago Even ing Post
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Six Days Proceedings of the Thirty-Second General
 Assembly.
FELLOW SERVANT BILL GOES TlROUGH.
Amended by Exempting All Railroads Not Engaged in Carrying Freight and Pas sengers for Hire-Bll Regulating Pri- vate Banks Defeated.

Below is given the actual business transacted by the legislature the past week. Such proceedings as reading of bills, defeated amendments, etc, are eliminated. This report will enable the reader to keep up with the business done and laws enacted without wading through detailed and voluminous ac- count of the proceedings.
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VOL. XXX.-NO. IA.

Mir. Brooks moved to table the motion. Lost The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the amendment was adopted
 The bill was then read third time and passed, ayes @ noes II.
 MT Buckners bill, to provide mode of set tlement of certain indebtedness due from De- sha county to Chieot county, passed
 The bill regulating salaries Of chancellors Of the Third and Ffth districts, was read third time and passed It gives the chancellors Of the districts named s2 300 per annuu1.
 $ E. s1 (Ferguson). requiring railroads to keep waiting rooms properly heated and yen- tiated. and supplied with wholesome drinking water. passed.
 s. B. 16 CHardyl, to prohibit school directors from hiring relatives as teaching, after con- siderable sparring. was tabled
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 Simpsons heart was set upon Lily, the name of a former mistress of whom she was very fond "LiIy.s all right, nah, . said Arabella Maud, the eldest daugh fer But 'taiu't enuiT All stylish folks tack on two or three names"
 "Ef she was a boy reckon we'd call her Mckinley" put in Benjamin Harri- son. Then, as a bright thought struck him: What's de name ob de presi- deutsI55dy, Arabella Maud?'
 "I,| promptly answered that young person. who was authority in her own particular circle even in matters per taiuiug to the white house. But, you see, we've got an Idy; Idly Elizabeth"
 Green Simpson. the head of the fam fly (whese name couldn't have been more approprate), sat smoking his pipe in the warmest corner of the chimneys. No one ever thought of consulting him about family matters. Do as yer nah says, chillens;' he'd say sometimes with show of authority, "I'se mo 'portant mattahs 10 tend to-" though what they were no one ever dis covered. Therefore, an explosion of chimney. No one ever thought of caused greater consternation than he did, when, taking his pipe out of his mouth, he said: Name the kid Eastah Lily"
 For q moment there was silence; then his better half rolled her eyes in his direction till nothing but the whites were visible, and said, with grin: "Whahd yer get such an ideah in yer pate, ole man?"
 Cause to-day's Eastah, 10 be suah," answered Green, chuckling at his own brightness.
 Strange to say, all were favorably im- pressed, Sounds like 'ristoeratie white folks" said Arabella Maud.
 Grover Cleveland had gone over to the clothes basket where little No. ' was peacefully sleeping, and stood gag ing at her for a few moments. Then he said, in deep bass voice, which I was going to say came from his boots. only he was barefooted: 'Lilies is white."
 This seemed a poser, but Arabella Maud proved equal to the occasion. Yer granmah's named Rose" she said, sharply, "and she's the blackest niggah you ever seen. I reckon there's black roses and lilies, too, nowadays. I've seen 'em in bunnits."
 Grover was quenched, and the baby's name was settled
 Poor little Easter Lilyl It wasn't long before they discovered that some thing was the matter with her sight She can't see the leastest thing" com plained Abraham Lincoln, who was try ing to amuse her one day. 'I done b'ieve she's blind as bat" And so 1t proved.
 \ happier, healthier little darky never lived. and with six brothers and sisters tosee for her, she didn't miss her eyes for awhile. But it was a great gricfta Mrs. Simpson, Her chief com fort was in the child's name. "Eastah fily's so sort O religious like" she'd say. "'Pears like it's jest the name for pore blind lamb."
 Mrs. Simpson was a devout member of the "Zion Baptist church." and Eas- fer Lily was very fond of going with her and listening to the singing. l think in spite of Mrs. Simpsons sorrow over inc child's misfortune, she felt that it somehow conferred a certain distinc- tion upon her to be the mother of a blind child, and she took particular pride in leading Easter Lily mp the aisle,
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SherfieIfls Acquitted.

The trial of Win and Hardy Sher- field at Benton. charged with the mur- der of Mrs. N. J. Horne, resulted in their acquittal. The trial lasted six days, and over 75 witnesses were ex- amined. The whereabouts of Mrs. Horne still remains a myster', as no one has heard from her since she dis appeared from Hot Springs last fall.
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Two Rewards.

Gov. Jones has offered rewards of s10O for arrest and conviction in the following cases: Unknown murderer of ". P. Pike. on Irons creek, in Yell county; J. R. Merryman, who on March Is, 1899, killed Dennis Barns, on Gull. pepper Mountain, Van Buren county.
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Sweet Enough for You.

A little dream of white,
 And little stream of blue, And that's the Easter bonnet
 That is sweet enough for you! A kiss beneath that bonnet
 Is as sweet as honey-dew And the ribbon blue upon 1t
 Tangles all the heart of you! A little dream of white.
 And little stream of blue And that's the Easter bonnet
 Our dear old sweethearts knewi A kiss beneath that bonnet
 Made your glad lips wish for two. And that's the Easter bonnet
 That Is sweet enough for you! -F. l.. Stanton. In Atlanta Constitution