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then placed on the floor, resting against the easel. At this point boy crawls behind the mirror and lets down the wooden back of the easel, which serves for a shelf seat for the boy after the mirror has been restored to it's place. A cloth at the back of the easel behind the mirror space conceals the boy when he climbs to his perch on the shelf. The cloth is numbered and lettered in duplicate of the mirror, and the boy is armed with a powerful magnet. The fly is of cork, with an iron core, which is set flat against the glass in lowered corner of the mirror, where it is held by the magnet. It is evident from this arrangement that by moving the mag net to the square called for the fly will be seen to travel to exactly the same spot.
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JIM.

I bet if I was Jim I'd stay A lookin' jes that awful way
 That he does now. Cause everywhere the folks we meet Turn round to see him on the street,
 And smile and bow. An girls! Of course wouldn't care To have lem cry an smile an stare
 Like that at me. But s'long's Jim stands it, what's the
 diff? He lets 'em kiss him jes' as if
 He didn't see! One time I heard lady say We had a skelington hid way
 In closet dim. But I'd bet you she'd laugh to hear That what made her so scared was dear
 Old soldier Jim! His arm ain't half as big as mine, But he says he ain't got no whine
 Er kick to make. He listed cause he knew twas right; An licked the Spaniards out O sight.
 For freedoms sakeH' He said it awful loud an grand An father thinks he's got more sand
 Than any one. But Jim laughed: "Pshaw! this kid, l
 bet, Will make as brave a soldier. yet,
 As holds a gum" An then I cried; wasn't mad, Er wasn't urt, CT wasn't bad;
 But cause, you know, The war is done-Q say it's tough!)- Before feller's big enough
 To even go!
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Mir. Ed Levine has accepted a po- sition as travelling representative Tor the American Tobacco Co. Jeff Tuesday afternoon for Little Rock, on his first trip.
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THE EDUCATED FLY.

Manner in Which Two Boys Can Perform a
 Wonderful Feat of Magic.
 The educated fly travels across marked mirror to any number or let ter called for. The trick is explained by the illustrations. The mirror, which rests on an easel, is divided by the magician into twenty-eight squares, and number and letter are written in each. The mirror is first removed from the easel for inspection, and is
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wood for Golf sticks.

Scotch manufacturers consider beech and hornbeam as the best woods for golf clubheads, with ash the favorite for shafts. In the United States hick- ory is considered the best for shafts and dogwood and persimmon for heads.
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E GRAY HELPER.

ped by Nature, Yet He Doe' fis work Well.
 little gray helper who
 nor see, nor make any wears a little gray coat. a fn tiny caves which he l fDr himself. Our little
 has no feet, so he crawls. busily for us all day in the our feet, coming out
 to get his food. Then ke anything which any, M only fallen leaves and
 hieh no one cares about,
 best out of the way.
 much less fortunate than
 neither legs, nor feet, nor
 eyes, nor ears, he has all essary to the performance
 he has to do; and since our aelper has all he needs, and ofk and does it well, we ef him as being quite con .nas And since the work M for us is very necessary InE work, and since he does gTg well, we need not re- Eth less than respect.
 system of blood vessels, a stem, and-yes, a brain. one to consider him under De and in relation to the sto do, he is quite an inter- exauisite bit of mechanism.
 brain, and has wisdom to
 t0 eat and how to get it. has neither eyes nor hands, ng anything into his cave, s it carefully by means of nse (touch), and with his
 lip, which the scientists alum. This lip is very sen- ,udent and thrifty, always hto his little house enough |im against the coming day, nd deaf as he is, he knows ,se to be out in the daytime, Ils and their babies like him well.
 Knows that, being of Eure, he will need to be Aa pit when he goes to sleep sp ue makes nlS own lit blades of grass and bits of sh be has dragged in with lp That does so much. He Ike fresh air when he can Ee rests with his head near of his cave; and Mother Ma Ing that this might give pfeast an unfair advantage rovided him with a head aTker than the rest of his very nearly the color of
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Ar. ". E. Hemingway, member of the firm of Henringway & Co. of English, Ark, was visitor in our city last night.
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Mir. L. c. Matthews, the popular knight of the grip, "came in" Tues day afternoon from a successful trip down the Iron Mountain road.
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Ano other victim has fallen as a re- suit of that fearful malady menigitis. This time Sarah Gray, a colored girl 15 years of age, died after being ill with it several days.
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MT. L. Hirsch, the insurance agent who spent several days trapsacting business here, returned to Little Rock Tuesday afternoon.
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J. s. Gray. Atkins Ark, writes Have used Dr. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine 20 years 1t cured me of sour stomach, liver troubles, la grippe and several bilious at tacks. I consider one dose superior to a25c package of Black Draught.
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Ladies desiring contented and happily old age should use Dr. Simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets, commencing at 40 years and con tinue during "change of life"
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Misses Elizabeth Elliott and Agnes Roberts, of Noble Lake, are social callers in our midst today.
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6reat Nalnes.

uae gan be played by as many ake part.
 geF is provided with paper Z and at a given signal each fllte down on the paper all of Celebrated people that he
 beginning with the letter saans, artists, authors, Bible o any others-only the
 pe able to prove whether 2Vad and what he was. One slsnust time the game with gives, say, three min- ae ietter A." and by that ''la stop writing. Then go
 ne letters of the alphabet.
 saIne time for each. The
 the largest number of e winner.
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The Pine Bluff Gun Club will hold it's live pigeon shoot at it's grounds near the water works Thursday in stead of Jones park, as formerly agreed.
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Abe Rice, colored, was fined $1O and costs by Judge Vance Tuesday afternoon for gaming.
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The curative properties, strength and effect of Dr. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine are al ways the same. Itcannot be equalled.
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Flushed oneeks, throbbing temples nausea lassitude, lost appetite, sailow complexion pimples, blotches are warnings. Take Dr
 A. Simmons Liver Medicine
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MT. Leon Elliott of Altheimer, is calling on his Pine Bluff friends to- day.
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Bells '' of Cologne.

san to hear the "belles of 1ake a silver tablespoon,
 ol s1rlng around the slender nandle so as to have two s9sng. Wind an end of the a'o the first finger of each
 sn ]. the tops of each finger ,. . .s,, Allow the back of the the edge of a wooden
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MT. J. c. Wiley, the recent lessee of the Haywood plantation, is a visitor in our midst today.
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MT. J. W. Tucker, the big planter of Tucker Station, is calling on his Pine Bluff friends today.
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To restore the Clear Skin, the Bright Eye the Alert Gait and Sound Health. use Dr. NJ A. Simmons Liver Medicine,
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Mir. T. J. Collier, Jr. of Altheimer, is calling on Pine Bluff Merchants today.
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No other medicine builds up and fortihes the system against mlscarriages as well as Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
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Circuit Clerk Jas. A. Langford is among the Capital City visitors to- day.
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ILL AGAIN.

The many friends of Senator Smith c. Martin will regret to learn that he is again very sick in Little Rock Tuesday he was taken suddenly Ill while at his desk in the Senate cham Der, and was immediately con- veyed to bis room at the Capital Hotel, where a physician attended him. At last accounts he is resting very well.
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Warning Order.

In the Chan cry Court of Jefferson county, AfkaHsas.
 Thomas Brown defendant, vs Sarah Brown defendant. The defendant, Sarah Brown. is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plain- tiff. Thomas Brown. Given under my hsnd md the se8l Of sa court this. 9th day Of March, A. D., 1890.
 ! A. LANGFORD, Clerk, 7lw W. L. Goodwin, D. c.
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Ere POEM.

i, Us tarry, as we go the
 Id undaunted, let us a ITolIeh the strife. Fd to follow in the way
 ence shows,
 olants the seeding, still
 he flower he sows, God has given, into lrmpny, the coming harvest we never see,
 aeath soon o'ertakes us, Mission we fulfil, ! the world forgets us. ! sII remember still. o sxist and labor, close to athre's breast,
 bur tasks await us, and no time to rest,
 the way be dreary, God a5w that all is best.
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MT. A. <. Richardson, of New Gascony, is visiting friends in this city.
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Rob Childbirth ofits Terrors and Minimize the Pain and Dangers of Labof by using Sim mons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
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No buslnas was transacted in the police court this morning.
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The business mems gymnasium class will meet Thursday evening at the Institute.
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Shorten the time of fconfnementstr strengthen mother and supp.y breast milk for child by using Simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets
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MT. J. w. Bunch of English, is call ing on Pine Bluff friends today.
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Constipation of the bowels may be easily cured by a few doses of pr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
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Mir. Oak H. Rhodes, of Stuttgart, .s in the city today.
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(From Wednesday Daily.)

(From Wednesday Daily.)
 Mir. Ed Levine has accepted a po- sition as travelling representative for the American Tobacco Co. left Tuesday afternoon for Little Rock, on his first trip.
 MT. J. c. Wiley, the recent lessee Of the Haywood plantation, is visitor in our midst today.
 Misses Elizabeth Elliott and Agnes Roberts, of Noble Lake, are social callers in our midst today.
 Ar. ". E. Hemingway, d member of the firm of Heningway & Co. of English, Ark, was visitor in our city last night.
 Mir. L. c. Matthews, the popular knight of the grip, "came in" Tues day afternoon from a successful trip down the Iron Mountain road.
 The Pine Bluff Gun Club will hold it's live pigeon shoot at it's grounds near the water works Thursday in- stead of Jones park, as formerly agreed.
 Another victim has fallen as a re- suit of that fearful malady menigitis. This time Sarah Gray, colored girl 15 years of age, died after being ill with it several days.
 No business was transacted in the police court this morning.
 Constipation of the bowels may be easily cured by a few doses of Dr. M. A, Simmons Liver Medicine.
 Mir. J. w. Bunch of English, is call ing on Pine Bluff friends today.
 Shorten the time of feonfnement.s strengthen uIOluCI d1u SuppJ DISdsO lulAh lO1 Cul1u pJ using Simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets
 The business mems gymnasium class will meet Thursday evening at the Institute.
 Rob Childbirth ofits Terrors and Minimize the Pain and Dangers of Labof by using Sim mons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
 Circuit Clerk Jas. A. Langford is amoug the Capital City visitors to- day.
 To restore the Clear Skin, the Bright Eye the Alert Gait and Sound Health use Dr. NJ A. Simmons Liver Medicine,
 MT. Leon Elliott of Altheimer, is calling on his Pine Bluff friends to- day.
 Flushed cneeks, throbbing temples, nausea lassitude, lost appetite, sailow complexion pimples, blotehes, are warnings. Take Dr
 A. Simmons Liver Medicine
 -~a-s----
 Mir. T. j. Collier, Jr. of Altheimer, is calling on Pine Bluff Merchants today.
 J. s. Gray. Atkins. Ark, writes: Have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13

actual atmospheric data recorded Tor the
jubilee day, ingalls,, using this exact data,
placed the shot in the hole where the
shell struck. In other words, he proved
his work. "a
The achievement of ingalls, in plotting
so closely the jubilee shot gained for him
everlasting fame among the military men
Of Europe, and his method of work, even
to the facsimile Of the report he made,
Is exhibited in many Of the leading mill
tary universities of the old world. When
one considers the accuracy of ingalls,
work in connection with the jubilee shot
it borders on the preposterous to assume
that he has made a mistake in the calcu-
lations affecting the sixteen-inch gun. A
man of the exact scientific makeup Of
Ingalls, does not make mistakes when
dealing with higher mathematics. ingalls,
course established at Fort Monroe for
the education Of artillery officers Of the
army.
It Is an old rule of thumb in ordnance
that gun has mile range for every
inch of caliber. This statement applied,
particularly, to-the use of brown, or nom
smokeless powder in heavy guns. The
introduction of smokeless powder has,
however, disturbed greatly these former
figures. The sixteen-inch gun, instead
Of having range of only sixteen miles,
has range power of nearly twenty-one
miles.
Since the English fired their famous ju-
bilee shot the Germans have fired on the
Meppen range of the Krupps' establish
ment still longer range shot. In the
case of the German projectile the distance
attained was twelve and one-half miles.
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est mathematical deductions that the shot
of the 16-inch gun in ranging to POSTS
miles will reach a maximum elevation Of
30,516 feet, or more than five miles. This
enormous range and accompanying eleva-
ton, he declares, is attainable on a muz-
zle velocity of $500 foot-seconds with the
gun at an angle Of elevation of forty de-
grees. Firing the same gun with a muz-
zle velocity of only 1000 feet per second
and the range, he calculates, will be 1871
miles, with corresponding maximum ele-
walton of 1892 feet.
Maj. ingalls,, who makes the above cal
culations, is regarded as the most remark
able man in his nne-ordnance-in the
United States service. He is better known,
in fact, in Europe than in America. His
text books on gun firing are translated
into several languages and are used in
all the noted military schools Of Europe.
AT the time Of the queens jubilee, COM
memorating the fftieth anniversary Of
Victorias reign, the English military au-
thorities decided to fire a shot from q
piece of heavy ordnance with the object
of obtaing the greatest possible range.
The gun employed had q caliber of go
inches. 1t corresponded in general fea-
lures to the 10-inch guns of the United
States navy. Several months prior to the
firing the English authorities sent out
data to the officers of various foreign
armies with an invitation that a repres-
entative of each army calculate how far
the shot would travel The representa-
tive chosen by the United States was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13

Maj, then Capt, James M. Ingalls,, of the
Fifth regiment Of artillery. ingalls, care
fully worked out the problem. The data
furnished him by the English authorities
stated the weight Of the shell and the
weight of the powder charge, the angle
of elevation at which the gun would be
laid for firing, and, in addition, there was
furnished a table setting forth the at
mospheric conditions which had prevailed
at Shoeburyness, England (the firing
poinO for ten years back, on the cores
pondfng hour Of the day and year on
which the shot was to be fired. ingalls,
passed his calculations, sealed, through
the regular military channels.
The day for the firing came around. The
gun was discharged, and as elaborate
the fall Of the projectile, it was not long
before the actual range attained was
measured off. 1t was found to be
trifie over twelve miles.
Then came the opening Of the sealed en-
velopes 1t was curious to note how the
answers varied. Officers OF distinction
differed in their calculations by several
miles. One officer, and it must be remem-
bered he was the representative of his
army, plotted the fall of the shell at a
point nearly two miles IN rear of the ac-
tual range attained. Tho officer who
stood No. was an Italian artillerist, and
his calculation plotted the fall OF the
shell about 1900 yards In rear Of the actu-
al spot struck. But the honor Of making
the closest calculation was reserved for
the United States representative. Maj. In
gals calculated fall and actual fall DIFF
fered by only $50 yards. And after the
shot had been fred, working with the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13

The Germans fired their shot in the pres
ence of the German emperor. 1t was
shown by the plot of the track described
by the shell that If the German gun had
been placed in Pre- st. Didier, In the Alps,
Its shell would have fallen IN the vicin-
ity of Chamounix. The maximum eleva-
ton reached by the German shell was
slightly in excess Of 10000 feet The ele-
walton is nearly 5000 feet greater than
Mount Blanc. The German Meppen shot
holds the record.
Maj. Ingalls, has also worked out the
range tables for the new navy twelve
inch gun. He shows that the weapon,
when using projectile weighing $50
pounds, will have a maximum range
power Of Is, 935 miles. The muzzle veloc-
ity essential for such q range attainment
is 5000 foot-seconds. The maximum ele-
walton which will be reached by the
twelve-inch shots he places at 81, 515 feet.
The navy twelve-inch gun is the heavi-
est rifle which will hereafter be mounted
on any United States warship It has
been found that, owing to the introduce
ton Of the new smokeless powder the
power of the twelve-inch gun is the
equal, practically, Of the present enor-
nous thirteen-inch guns on the battle-
ships Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon.
The new twelve-inch gun weighs about
seven tons less than the thirteen-inch
gun. The substitution of the twelVe-inch
for the thirteen-inch gun insures a great
saving in weight of ammunition, and
still greater saving in weight Of turret
armor. The turret necessary for twelve
inch gun is considerable less Ia size than
O thirteen-inch gun turget,
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cancel his acceptance of the invitation to
Welbeck Abbey and to go, instead to
Tranby Croft, where Mrs. Arthur Wilson
expressed her readiness to welcome both
the prince and Lady Brooke, and where
the famous baccarat scandal then took
place
The lady whom the sturdy old Duke of
Richmond refused to receive beneath his
rooftree at Goodwood House is Mrs.
George Keppel, daughter of Sir William
Edmonstone. Her husband is a younger
brother of the Earl of Albemarle, who
was so badly besmirched in the Hooley
scandal last year. Mrs. Keppel is the
beauty of the hour. 1t is at her shrine
that England future king has been
worshipping throughout the season which
has just come to a close. In fact, the
Irritation may be said to have commenced
on the French Riviera last spring, where
the prince showed the strongest kind of
a prediction for the society of pretty
Mrs. Keppel who took advantage thereof
to make her friend, Mrs. Potter Palmer,
of Chicago, and the latter's niece, Miss
Julia Grant, acquainted with the future
emperor of India.
Mrs. Keppel has completely supplanted
the Countess of Warwick as the flame
of the prince, and the fair chatelaine of
Warwick castle has ceased to exercise the
jealousy of the Princess of Wales, and
has gone to join all that cohort of fair
ladies who in time have been the object
of admiration of the prince but who are
now merely his very good friends.
The Hon. George Keppel was former
ly an officer in the Highland regiment,
but is now in the wine business, the jun
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13

Mai. James NJ Ingalls,, the greatest
authority on ballistics in the United
States army, has just worked up a range
table for the new 16-inch gun building for
this government, says the New York
Journal, which shows that the range of
that weapon will be POSTS miles.
The new 16-inch gun is now nearing
completion at the Watervliet arsenal.
When finished it will not only be the
heaviest gun In the world and the largest
gun ever built, but 1t will be the most
powerful gun in existence.
Ever since the building Of the 16-inch
gun was commenced artillerists have
been engaged in calculating the various
points of efficacy of the great weapon.
The new gun. 1t must be borne in mind,
is no toy. It's weight will approximate
closely to 126 tons, while the projectile
designed for 1t will weigh 2,870 pounds or
one ton 100 pounds. Some time ago a
noted German artillery officer calculated
that the range of the new weapon would
be about sixteen miles.
This German officer expressed doubt,
however, of the conditions being obtain
able which were necessary to insure a 16-
mile range Maj. ingalls, now figures out
that the range will be nearly twenty-one
miles, which range he deems attainable
at much lower angle of elevation than
was declared necessary by the German
officer. Maj. Ingalls, shows by the clos
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her than the Orange Free State, and so
she bade farewell to Bloemfontein and
followed Lobangula. In due time that
dusky potentate appeared at the Ethio-
plan show and all London went to see
him. Miss Jewell went with the others
and her admiration for the Matabele
youth increased. There were other Afri-
cans in the show equally picturesque and
almost as stalwart and high born, but
for them she had no eyes, all her atten-
ton being concentrated on Lobengula.
Day after day, she went to see and adj
mire him, and, being a man, he. naturally.
soon saw what an impression he had
made on her. They talked to each other,
aud the young lady was surprised to dis
cover that her dusky Adonis could talk
f1uently both in English and Dutch. What
they talked about only they two know,
but every one can guess. Anyhow, they
soon came to an understanding and the
result was that all arrangements were
made for speedy wedding.
Meanwhile, however,. Miss JEWELS
friends had not been asleep. They saw
how the African has fascinated the
wealthy girl, and they were determined
that he should not profit by It. They
hoped that it was merely girls way
ward fancy, but they were undeceived
when the bitter news of the proposed
wedding reached them. Then they rose
up III arms Iney vowed tnat cultured
and wealthy English girl should not be-
come the wife of an uncouth savage.
But how could they prevent the we'd
ding? Miss Jewell Is % and can do as
she pleases. They knew that, and so, in
stead of demonstrating, they pleaded
with her not to ruin her young life in
this mad fashion. She listened patiently
to these pleas. and finally so much pres
sure was brought to bear on her that
she consented to postpone the wedding
No more extraordinary romance than
this has occurred in our day, and thou
sands who never saw Miss Jewell or
Lobengula will be- anxious to know how
it will end. That-Lobengula should have
spent so much Of his time in lovemaking
while in London is certainly surprising,
for the reason that other Matabeles who
have gone to the English capital have ap-
parently had no time to do anything ex-