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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
promptly done
 Frank J. Murray.

Dr. Cupp received the sad intelli- gence this morRing of the serious ill., ness of his mother, of pneumonia, at her home in Missouri. and leaves this afternoon Oil the 4:45 train for her bedside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Bluff City Lumber Go. manufactnr5 CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors. birds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prizes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
Extinct Lie in Amber.

More than 200 kinds of extinct life, including insects, reptiles, plants, shell, fruit, etc, have bean found in amber. k one collection, Wnich is valued at $500, GOO, is perfecd. lizard, eight inch es long.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Miss Jennie Mccain left for her home in Pine Bluff y yesterday, after a visit of two weeks to her friend, Miss Edith Winfrey in this city.-Ouachi- ta Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
photnrrnnhn in the Dark.

One of OUT most eminent scientists has lately succeeded in taking no fewer than 1000 photographs entirely in darkness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
wEsF FaH aRfefBF Hill IHL UhgsQo@aa
. woodmen GaYe "swell'' En- tfrtainment and Banquet Last
Nght

At Ab
 Tho Pine Bluff Camp, No. 6, Moodmea of Che World, rendered it's nembers a h.gh-eIass entertainment abd banquet at their hall on West seeona Avenue Thursday night.
 The oreasioa was one of the most ep epiovahe events of ifs kind given
 any secret order in thts city.
 Tbe bal was handsomely decorat-
 with feta-=and fl7caI decorations s aanasG eYely S-sloty..
 Before the guests were oshered Before the banquet table the follow Fag toak place.
 Mir s. B Bumpas presided over 5he meeting and conducted the afairin most crpditabIe manner.
 Prof ]. H. Hinemon was down on be program for ae address of vel Ame, buJ owing 10 the absence of .f6is eloquent speaker. Mf. Bumpas 8delive9ed brief welcome address.
 The piano soio bY Mrs. Mahar was highly enjoyed bg Che audience
 The guitar and mandolin solo 5y Che two wei known musicians, Messrs. Will Benton and Inc. Hott,  was enthusiastically received and theg Herr forced ta ses4 oad to sey- eraf encores.
 The recitation rendered by Miss Reba Bewoody was alsa a most en- tertaining and enjoyable number and she wa5 heartily appIauded.
 The quaftett consisting of Messrs. Voss and Barlow, Mrs Maud Stan ley and Miss Yickie Harrei favored the audience with several excellent YoaaI selections ard responded to s vsrai encores
 Ibe vocal solo by Prof MeNefI lwas also a pleasing Epmber
 Mrs Ddey ae q soIoist needs no introduction to the public and her sweet ynice was as usual enthasias. ticaiIg applauded
 Miss Vichie Elarre was also fore cd to respond to several eacofes after the rendition of her first in- strumental solo.
 Mir Ross Bumpass. who was dressed as an aged Woodman, also rendered solo that was highly en- loyed by all present.
 After the above program was completed q basket supper was serY- ed Tne affairs were 4arge wooden baskets filled with fruits and can dies and in each was a large paper sack which Mir. Bumpass informed the guests was to be filed with deli cacies after they had finished their repast, and all took advantag of this generous offer
 IL was ! most enjoyable occasion and wis long be remembered by all fortunate enough to be present.
 Miss Jennie Mccain returned yes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

MT. Nat Allen left Thursday after noon for Tulip, Dallas county, where he will spend month with friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
In Grenf Rrffnin.

About 1,50O tons of iron and brass wire are yearly ma snufactured in Brit ain into ninS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Mir. Bradshaw Holc0mbe will not make visit to New York, as antici- pated, but will leave in Il few days for Mobile to visit relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Mr. Win Reeves and wife. of Cam den, arrived in the city Thursday and will visit relatives for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Mr. H. E. Welch, prominent lum- herman of Eagle Mills, was calling on Pine Bluff friends Thursday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Mrs. Chas. Fitzhugh is very sick with malarial fever at her home on West Second avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

MMrs. l.. A. Samuels entertained at euchre Thursday afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE TO
COTTON MARKET

New York, N. Y, January B. Oniet and steady; spots steady and unchanged; middling, ( l-i6. Sales 101E
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Ben Taylor, colored, was fine

Ben Taylor, colored, was fined $50 and costs in two cases, aggravated assault and carrying q pistol, in Juuge MeGaughy's court in Flnm BaNou township Tuesday, He is now Il guest Of the Jefferson county jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Misses Lucy Benton and Jamie Walker returned today from n visit to Mr. I W. Walker and family at Cprunreft.ne
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13
IL. FOWLER
-,ss BROKER

cotton. stooks. orsln proviaions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-13

Address bids to John Y. Jacobs. Willamette, Ark. 97
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
WHY he DIDN'T BID UP.
The unfortunate Plight of n Man Who
Had = Weakness for
Auction sales.

There was q red flag out in front Of a
farmhouse up In the Swift river region
In Oxford the other day when Burns
was driving past the place. He can
never get by an auction sale. THERE'S
something about a bargain at veudue
that strikes him Just where he lives,
30 Burns hitched his horse and stopped
on the outskirts Of the crowd. He re-
inembered that at the last auction he
attended he bought two pod auSers
and an OK yoke, and this time he
steeled himself lest he might commit
similar egreglousness. In fact, he con-
cluded that he wouldn't bid at all.
But when the crowd go: well walked
up over a Jersey heifer Burns chipped
in a bid or two, and finally got TO 10.
Ing hard against a red.whiskered nan
who carried a whip in his left hand
and expectorated violently after every
bid.
As the contest waxed somewhat en-.
ergetc Burns reached for his pocket
book. His fingers ran down and down
into his trousers pocket until they slid
into a good big hole. His pocketbook
was gone. You who have found boles
In your pockets where wallets ought
to be con In some measure appreciate
Burns feelings.
He stopped bidding, and while IN.
red-whiskered man, still ex~pectorat-
ing, was paying down an installment
on the heifer, Burns pushed forward
through the crowd and got the INC.
tioneer'a ear. That fuuctlonarv
listened ~intently. Then he arose erect
once more, and In his professional
drone commenced:
"Thls gentleman Informs me Tint Ia
has lost a pocketbook containing Tho
sum OF $500, He offers the sum OF ten
dollars for its return. Now
I'll give twenty" broke in a voice in
tho corner.
Thirty" cried another.
"Thirty-ive," came In determined
tones from the red.whlskered man
THAT was beyond what I could ~.
ford" says parns, "and so I came AVN
and left them bidding on it."-Lewi:.
ton Journal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
THE CAPTURE OF MANILA.
rangement with the Cow
ernor-GenernI.

Back OF the bombardment OF the city
there is a circumstance which has not
yet come to light. Soon after the re,
ductlon OF Cavlte, Gov. Gen. August
offered TO surrender the city, but the
offer, made on conditions, was not &c.
cepted by Admiral Dewey. After the
arrival OF our army OF occupation this
offer was again renewed. and finally
through the Belgian consul was made
unconditional. But the surrender oil
the city without n struggle would place
Gen. AuguSti In Ill favor with his gov,
eminent. Accordingly 1t was arranged
that u fleet should open up fire OH
the forts, and shortly the white Gag
would be holsted. So In the lombard.
ment only the forts were fred upon
qnd the destruction OF these batteries
attest to the perfect gunnery Of our
fee. Only the Olympia, Raleigh, Con,
cord, McCulloch and Calloa, the lat.
ter a gnnboat captured from the Span
iards, participated in the lombard.
ment. As the white flag was not run
up as agreed, a bout was sent In from
our feet 10 learn why the agreement
was not carried out, and It was found
that Gen. August, fearing his own sol.
diery, was awaiting the arrival of our
forces. The land attack was made al,
most simultaneously with that Of the
fleet, and Don our troops marched
into the city, Only Old Manila made
any show of resistance, and there we
sustained u only losses. In the pres.
ence Of our fleet the guns of the forts
dared not speak.
By evening the city was completely
In our control, aud for the first time In
9h months the people Of Manila had
o night Of rest and sleep. The occupa.
ton OF Manila by our army was unac.
~companied by any pomp or show.
Neither was there any molestation OF
private property. When Cavite fell
1t was looted by the insurgents and a
scene OF carnage ensued before our
marines could be landed. Hundreds OF
natives had enlisted in the insurgent
army and served without pay, with the
one hope of participating in the loot.
ing OF Manila. When the city fell they
were excluded unless unarmed, and
thus the scenes OF horror enacted at
CaVite were averted.-William Gilbert
Irwin, In Ch%autnunuan
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
"rHE R%osIcRUcIANS
Ls,aeuer Who spent Hts Lite SEEK
ing The philosophers stone
ard the Elixlr Of Life

The ~pre-FGraday school Of ehsm-
istrr. the chemistry otthe euNir otiue
and the philosophers stone n whose
strange nomenclature metals were
known by such uncouth namts as the
"Red Lion" the Green serpent me
"Blue Dragon" ard invested with mys-
terious, inexplicsble properties, has
recently lost one Of Its last, " moths
very last genuine disciple. His name
was George Knox, and he o'ed the
other day In London at the age OF
somewhere about % years. For the
last 80 year he had lived In the guar
ter OF the city known as ST. Johns
Wood. the las, place where n would
expect to find a philosopher.
The old gentleman, however, knew
nothing OF the ways Of bis nelghbors
and they knew as little ofhis. Though
a cheerful old man and exceedingly ac-
tive for his years, he lived the life Of
hermit, his whole energies being bent
on the task of resolving the chemical
problems OF the middle ages. Mr..
Knox used to call himself the last Of
the Rosicrucians," and the chief OBJ
tects 81 his pursuit were the elixir Of
life and the philosophers stone. Three
small fortunes he had had left TO him
at different periods of his life and the
whole Of two Of them and the greater
part OF the third wentinto the crucible
and the mortar. When a young man
he had travelled all over the east, camp
ing with Bedouins and hobnobbing
with Brahmins and Tartars, seeking
information concerning the reconcile
ard occult.
The latter half of his life was spent
in ~endeavoring to apply the informa-
tion thus gained. One fortune went
in the making Of few small rubies and
a commercially valueless diamond.
The elixir OF life swallowed up the sec
ond. Among other processes this lat
ter chimera involved the boiling OF q
liquid in o crucible for three years.
Up till the day Of his death he believed
that he had discovered II not the YER
liable elixir at least something ap-
proximatlng to It, and to the close he
attributed his health and longevity to
his c%oncoctlon. The results Of some Of
the experiments he made with the
elixir before he perfected It were curl
Gus, II killed his fayorite cat and tool
all the fabrication out Of his own
Joints, so that for several days he
went about creaking like a gate with
rusty hinges.-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between st. LOUIS and
Jacksonville.


Commencing December nth. 1898 the
Louisville Air Line will i%nauVurate for
me season the great Through Sleenino
Gar Route to Florida. Through s~leepinS
cars VIII leave st. Louis at 9:l5 D. M
daily. passing Louisville at 100 q, m
Lexington 1855 a. m, reaching Chatta'
nOoga az 0:55 p. M, Atlanta at IO.l0 n
N. and jacksonville at $40 a. M second
morningl. Stop-overs allowed. This
route IS through large cities and interest
ing country, and Is operated over most
superior and well established lines 90
railway. The schedules are fast and
most convenient. ' "'u
In addition TO the above schedule leav.
ing 81. Louis at night, train leaving 4,
LOUIS BUS q. M, will arrive AT ,Jaekson'
vile the next night at $3.50 n. m mai
lng only one night out from 81. LoniS 70
Jacksonville. 'ouis W
D line also affords Passengers for
Florida trip via Ashevllle, N. G. he
sort, '"uiu re-
correspondence solicited and Informa.
llon promptly furnished. RI. A. GAVE
BELL, General Passenger Agent, n
Louis, Missouri. Ah'"'' o.
llls Is also the best line 10 points IN
Aentucky, Tennessee, ~t;eorgia and
North and South Carolina. i2.Io-sm
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
FoaminR Sauce.

This 10 supposed by many to be dif.
hcult to make, but the secret Of the
foam" lies In not attempting the stir.
ring, with the hot water surrounding.
until Just before II isserved. Thisisoften
done at the table by the mistress, as II Is
an interesting process TO watch, and
me foam disappears II allowed 10 stand,
Make a quarter Of a cup Of butter
creamy, then add by degrees a Gun OF
powdered sugar; when smooth. stir in
the unbeaten white OF an egg, beat well
add another unbeaten white, then give
smother brisk beating until II look,
creamy and very light. All is now ready
Tor the finishing touches, which must
not be given until ready 10 serve. when
the bowl must be Set In a larger one OF
boiling water, and a gill Of boiling wa.
Ter, with vanilla favor to the taste. bs
stirred quickly I'M the water causes
the foam~Good Housekeeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

There are so many broken moments
In our lives that, II we could piece them
all together, they would round of quite
q period OF time. These odds and ends,
a. 1t were, Of cur existence generally
alp from US unused, and leave a num-
Ter Of petty blanks in our lives, gaps
that can neyermore be filled. We gem
orally regard them as the thoughtless
wage-earner does his pennies, which he
foolishly imagines may be spent with
out forethought, so long as the dollars
are put to good use. But 1t is the pen
MES which the thrifty nan boards that
usually swell into millions; and so like
wise those precious fragments of time,
which we so ~recklessly fling from us
day by day, are the golden sands Of life
that might be made to brighten and
embellish II, were we TO gather them to-
gether on the way, and turn them 10
profitable account.-Housewife.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
APPLE PACKING BY EXPERTS.
The WAY In which II 10 Dpns in Cal.
ifOFnia for the Eastern ana
EuTopean Markets.


Thirty years ago rapchers from 100
miles TO the south journeyed TO Wat
sonvile to lay in, at fabulous prices,
their scanty winter supplies Of eastern
dried apples. To-day, to quote q local
paper. "tFpit buyers are thicker than
commercial tourists" The fruit they
have com TO buy Is apples-applss
mainly Of two varieties, the bellsfeur
(Americanized as ~bellnower) and the
yellow Nswtown pippln. Tho bellAow-
er, juicy, luscious. IL the standard fall
applsI the Nswtown, crisp and aro-
matte, u the winter apple OF the CIV
ilized world.
IN most localities theas peculiar sp-
pies cannot be probably grown. They
are shy bearers or unthHfty growers.
But In southern Santa crux and north
ern Monterey, where purls the pictured
Psjaro. nature has provided soil and
conditions snetly suited TO the special
needs. The sandy sediments, where
water il found q few feet from the sur-
face, 10 the home Of the belliower; the
heavier lands prove best for the New
town. In Santa Cruz county alone are
10000 apple trees, Of which $50, 900 are
now besringI while Monterey eountyjs
credited with 10000 acres IN orchard.
This seasons crop is estimated at 1900
carloads, which will End consumers not
only In nearly every state Of the union,
but also In Europe, Asia and Aus
tralaaa. All the civilized world appre-
ciates q good apple.
The picking, packing and shipping Of
this immense output have grown into =
special industry of large proportions.
Strange to say, II has fallen entirely
into the hands Of foreigners. The name
Of the owner Of almost every packing
house snds In 'ich." Lettunich, Pulivo-
vich. 0pudGh, Mioy1ch, ~etrszoyicb, Bcu.
rich, stollich, Wuyioh, BaloVioh, MARI
noHoh. etc., all evidently belonging 70
families Of slav origin, and these are
all snrnamss Of WatSopTills sppfs pack.
ers.
W~atsonyille claims the biggest thing
on earth In the shape Of an apple-paek.
ing house. II covers an area Of Al,O0O
superficial feet. One end Of the huge
shed sbuts on the Southern Pacific
track. while the other furnishes faolll.
ties for the rapid unloading Of the
eapaeious spring wagons specially built
for this trade, with long fat beds and
strong springs, to carry 100 boxes or
more Allied With fruit loosely packed 10
the orchard.
The plant" required in the businsss
Of sppls packing Il primitive and liner.
psnEvs. The sheds simply q aoorIess
shell, spacious and lofty. In this tracks
are ranged long4tudihAily 10 receive
smAH fonE>Mhsslsa FAT aAna- nhiah
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
LEROY FARMER, Special Agent,

make easy the work of unloading
wagons and loading car. The rest Of
the ground space is trayersed by piecea
Of scanthng. on which are ranged the
boxes Of apples, ten tiers high. Benches
for boxmAkers and tables fitted with
iron clamps, operated by foot pressure,
for gently pressing down the bottoms
Of the full-packed boxes ready for the
mailer, constitute the equipment inside
the shed. Outside are two huge "
shaped hoppers, built Of lumber, into
which the refuse apples are thrown, 10
yield up their Juice for cider vinegar.
A store Of this vinegar, sharpening in
the suns rays, hlls many barrels, whose
bungholes are stopped with wine bot
ties inverted.
The process Of packing calls for con.
siderable digital dexte1ty. In packing
for the California market one Of the
first things needful Is to put a good face
on things So the boxmaksr nails on
the top Of the box first, and this tenn.
porarily becomes the bottom. On this,
with their brightest colored cheek
downward, are ranged the showiest
fruit Of the grade that 10 being handled.
These must be selected and fitted with
not q little nicely so as. when gently
pressed, to exactly all the area Of the
box, but they must not be roughly
squeezed, for q few bruised apples spoil
the appearance and sale OF the box;
and the bellhower Is especially tender.
10 facilitate this arranging Of the fruit,
the packer Tits the box TO a consider.
able angle, 70 that each apple remains
where II IN placed, instead OF rolling
about. a. on q level surface. When this
first hyeris satisfactorily adjusted sub.
ssquent tiers Of the same size are added
until the box IL slightly overhlled. II
10 then passed TO the mailing table, the
bottom pieces laid on, the clamps ap-
piled so carefully as neither to brulse
by overpressure nor TO leave the fruit
20 loose as to rattle II the box be Jared,
and the nails are driven home. In pack
Ing for export the method Is quite dit
fsrent, each apple being wrapped In
separate paper. Another important
point IL the grading according to size.
The trade recognizes at least three
grades, three tier, four tier and Ave
tier. This sizing must DO rigidly ad.
Aered to, and no boxes packed with
mixed sizes. As a rule, the largest size
brings the highest price. although this
is not invariably so, the market for
three-tier fruit being limited.-san
Francisco Chronicle.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

The European residents here I'm
Manila complain Of a tendency TO
scrufi, which develops after a short
stay In this climate. but they are gen.
orally 10th TO adopt the national pre-.
Vsnti's. In the forests Of Luzon are a
great many monkeys, ard there IL a
belief among the natives that atewed
monkey is an unfaillng cure for all
cutansous diseases. To the stranger
IN these Islands the idea OF eating mon.
key flesh may DO very revolving, but
there are few dikhea more delicate
than the young monkey stuffed and
baked, though II does look very much
In a small brown baby,-N. Y. Manila
News.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
FARM FLOATS IN A RIVER.
Arsenal Island, in the Mississippi, IL
Constantly Changing Its
Positfon.

~ ~ AZ Wv AlulA1uAPpl
river are known 10 be constantly
ohanging their positions, but the most
rsstless Of them, and perhaps the most
remarkable island In the world, Is
Arsenal island, now Of Illinois, but
sometimes OF Missouri, Besides It's
Journeys up and down the river, the
idand occasionally takes o trip across
the deep water channel, consequently
shifting from the Missouri 10 the Mi.
npis shore,
MAJ. Thomas Il. Handbury, OF the
corps Of United States engineers, be-
hsvss that Arsenal island will oventu.
ally become q part Of Missouri terri
tory, and says Its constant movement
10 easily explained. The dirt on its
upper end washes away under the
forrs Of the river current and accre-
lions form at the lower end.
Arsenal ihand has also been known
~ Quarantine island. Both names IN
dioats tho use TO which II was put be-
tween 1850 and 1857, when quarantine
station and the United States arsenal
we're maintained there. But Arsenal
islAnd 10 the Official name and Is used
In all land grants and deeds that have
been made with reference TO II.
The island q the property Of j. s.
Httsheld, OF Illinois, but IL leased by
Joseph R. John, who lives upon II. His
house IL In the midst OF a pretty grove
OF wilowA elms, sycamores and cot.
ton woods Of tho upper end Of the
Island. It IL Q modest little one.
story building with Ave rooms, which
are very clean and comfortable. II IL
surrounded by storage houses and
poultry yards. Stretching away from
the grove are many acres Of fertile
land. which 10 in an excellent state OF
cultivation. The proprietor told a re-
porter Of the Post-D Dispatch that his
hope s 10 convert the place into a
stock ranch. eince he landed there, in
H0s, he says that more than so acres
have been washed from its upper end
y fully az many acres have been
ADDED 10 its lower end.
Since 1858 Arsenal island has moved
southwark 5000 feet-st. Louis Post.
Dispatch,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
FOR
JOPLIN, PlTTSDyRG GAlENA
AND WEBB CITY.

The Memphis Route kansas City.
II. Scott & Memphis R. r. has two
trains daily from Kansas C~ity-both
trains have through reclining chair cars
seats free to holders Of 1rst class tickets.
Night train leaving Kansas City at $3.50
has wagner palace sleeping car to Jop-
In via pittsburg and Galena. The
memphis is the only line from Kansas
CITY 70 MI the great lead and zinc min
ING camps Of Missouri and Kansas
1alena. Joplin. Webb City. Centeryille
For map and time table folder address
j.. I. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Ag't.
s-o-om Kansas City, Missouri
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

The Missouri. kansas a Texas Railway
Go. will sell low rate round trlp tickets
on November let and 18th, December 9th
and 10th. with noaI limit OF return 10
t~wenty-one days from date OF sale. An
sAoslieat opportunity for bome, seekers.
tourists aud Investors to vIew for them.
selves The great resources Of the state.
For further information address
A. @. MISKn, T. p. A.,
sedalia, Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment ia ,bo
only remedy for blind, bleeding or nro.
truding piles, Endorsed by physicians,
cures the most obstinate cases. Price ~
cents 10 bottles. Tubes, 10 cents. Por
sale BY crsnshSw q Young. lin
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

ooeEh' and colds come unlimited, bu,
you can quickly get rid Of them w,,h :
Few doses Of Billiards. H~orehound syrun.
rrloe 70 and 80 cents. For sale BY crea.
shaw a Young.