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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-05-11
he Misunderstood.
And Thereby Gave the Hotel ClerA
Good story.

And Thereby Gave the Hotel Clerk
Good story.
"A hotel is clearing house for all
sorts and conditions of men, said the
hotel clerk, as he readjusted his dis-
mond.
IAN odd character wandered in here
the other week. He was an old man,
carrying o carpetbag of the vintage OF
1640. He came mp to the desk in an
apologize sort Of way and cautiously
asked me if he could get place to
hang out for the night.
II assured him he could and, turn
ing the register around, requested him
to register.
What ferf' he asked suspiciously.
II infol med him that it was custom
airy for all guests to register upon their
arrival, and at last succeeded in con-
vincing him that was not trying to
get his name for any base purpose. He
took the pen gingerly in his fingers and
had laboriously succeeded in getting
half of his name down, when he sud
denly dropped the pen and demanded
what the tax would be. l answered
81 up
Putting his carpetbag on the floor,
and anchoring it there with one foot,
he drew out of his trousers pocket an
ancient looking wallet, extracted
greasy 81 bill and handed it over with
the remark that it wac pretty steep.
"After prevailing upon him to finish
writing his name on the register /
handed him over to the bellboy with
instructions to see that the old man
was made familiar with all the work
ings of q modern hotel before he left
him.
about noon the next day cham
bermaid sent down word that the old |
man was still in his room and refused |
to come ont until he had seen me. !
went up to see what the matter was
and found the old man sitting on his
SEQ here. mister, said he. 'Ye said
that yer rates was 81 upf'
yes, I answered
WAL, said he as he clutched his
pocketbook. how much is it ter como
lownH'
II assured him that we wouldn't
,harge him anything, seeing that it was
him, and he departed with the promise
hat he would look US up the next time
le came to town. Detroit Free Press
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Thus donesnd passed in my office, in
the City OF Natchitoches. Parish of
Natchitoches state of Louisiana, on the
day first above written, in the presence
of Phanor Bfoazpale and G. r. Jones,
competaut ILLNESSES. who subscribe
their names hcetber with said parties.
after readingthe same.
(Signodl SIMON ABRAMS,
Thirty shares, (3O).
s. NELKEN,
Sixty shares, [6O.
JOE KAFFIE,
Three shares, 90.
[Signed) PHAxoR BREAzEALE,
G.. R JONES.
(Signed) D. w. BREAzEALE,
Natary Public.
I. G. Y. Porter, District Attorney, l9th
Judicial District. Parish of NatchltoGnes
having examined the above and hndlng
nothing therein contrary to law or gooo
morals, hereby approve the same
(SiopadN C. V. PORTER,
Dist. Attorney.
certify the above and foregoing to
be true copy of the original charter on
file in my Office April 5th. 1899.
D. W. BREAZEALE.
April 6. Notary Public.
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Accepted the Amendment.

Joseph Jefferson, at dinner in New
York. said that when called upon for a
curtain speech in New Haven Billy
Florence once delivered himself thus:
cit is here and to you, ladies and gen.
tlemen, that j owe my present success
In my profession. We knew each other
when boys and girls We played mar
bles together under the shadow Of the
old church, and now TO receive this
warm welcome from old friends-what
can ! sayf Simply that / never can for
get the people Of Hartford. A man in
the front row said. This is New Ha-
ven, Mr.. Florence" 81 mean New
Haven, Of course" said Florence
ofaYelY.
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ARTICLE |.

TIE title of this corporation shall be
THE Nelken Mercantile Company, Linn
ited.'' Its domicile at Natchitoches, La.
Under its corporate name shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued; to
acquire property, zeal personal and
mixed. 10 pledge, mortgage, hypoth-
ecate or sell the same. To employ or
discharge clerks, and other persons ne
ressary to the conduct OF its business,
and to do and perform all actions es-
sentIal to the management of its bust
ness, not inconsistent with the Law, Ser
vice of all legal process shall be served
upon the president, or In mis- absence
upon the president.
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why He wa. rhrn.heh.

Father-You complain because you
have to work six hours day. When i
was your age, ! used to have to go to
work before daylight, and ! didn't leave
off at night until it was dark. What do
you think Of thatP
SOM think it very likely. when l
get as old as you are, shall be telling
something Of the same kind Of yarn to
my kid. -Boston Transcript.
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ARTICLE III.

The capital stock OF the said corpora
ton shall be Twenty Thousand (20.OU0-
O0) dollars. divided into Two Hundred
shares Of One Hundred Dollars each,
which snail he paid for IN cash or mer-
chandise at the time of subscription Its
business shall begin when Five TbouS-
and dollars capital stock shall have been
subscI ibed and paid for in cash or mer-
chandise. No. stakeholder shall sell,
assign or transfer his stock without first
rendering the same for ten days to the
other stockholders for sale, and in event
of refusal and failure to purchase, such
stock may be sold in open market or
otherwise, but not for less price than
that rendered by the stockholders or any
one Of them. No transfer of stock shall
be made except such transfer be entered
upon the books Of the corporation at its
office in the city of Natchitoches, La,
and on the surrender of the certificate
therefor. No transfer OF a fractional
part of share shall be made. Any
stockhOlder may pledge or pawn his in
diviuual stock.
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His Consolation.

II mighty glad. I" said the old colored
inhabitant. ''dat de worl' only turns
roun' once in a day, kaze eff ever hit
turned in de nighttime hit would er
kotched me at many henroos'. At
lanta Constitution.
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Queer.

Master of the House Cooking at Their
mometer outside the door -Only two
above zerol A pretty cold morning.
Cook-Shure an it's quare that such
q little thing can make so much differ
ence wild the weather I-Brooklyn Life
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IluFning Ifereii.-.
me- Hnve Ia 900.

A German tourist declares that what
principally Distinguishes Cinnamon
ffcm us il their utter freedom from
nervousness Nomatter how much they
exert themselves. they always remain
phlegmatic. and. they can, sleep any
Where. In any position and in. an,
amount Ct noise
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Show me what Q man eats and 7
win explain what he is /"
Humphl ! can tell what a man Il
without looking at what be eata Even
before Jon ordered that dish Of oats I
vas convinced that you were donkey. .
--s1aavaland Leader
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CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Parish of NatchitOcheS. {

STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Parish of NatchitOches. {
On this the Alb day of April. 1899. be-
fore me the undersigned Notary Public.
duly qualified and commissioned IN and
fer the Parish of NatchitOches. state of
Louisiana, personally appeared Samuel
NelEen. Simon Abrams and Joseph KAT
ne, who severalIy and collectively de-
clared. that avAiIing themselves of Act
No. 80 OF the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana, for the year 1888,
they do hereby form and organize them
selves into limited corporation for the
purpose Of doing a Wholesale and re-
tail general merchandise business IN the
City of NatchitOches, La, including the
purchase and sale of all kinds of dry
goods, groceries, notions. shoes and
general merchandise. hardware. live
stock, farming implement. ETC., etc. for
the term of twenty years, (20) dating
from the 4th day of April. 1899.
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He-Do you remember the night
proposed to youS
She-Yes, dear.
I'VE sst for one hour. and you never
opened your mouth. .
Eyes, / remember, dear. |"
believe me. that was the happiest
hour Of my life. - onkers Statesman
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Watts-Say, do You know anything
good for q coldi
Potts-No; I don't even know of any
thing good for the grip.-Indianapolis
Journal
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Very Rocky.

Mrs. Goodsoul (sympathetically)-I
suppose that you've had a pretty hard
life.
Taking Freddie-Yes, indeed, muml
Fer tree years wuz de ossified man in
a dime museum. New York Journal
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He-A penny for your thoughts.
She--It's bargain. but I'm afraid
You win not get full value for your
money.
He-Well. here's the penny. Now.
what were you thinking off
She-You.-Nuggets
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Palanquin Is certainly man to-
avoid People have told me, stories.
about him which are not edieying.''
Really You do well 10 tsll ma, for
! need not now give him back the
money he lcanedime. ''--Figar6
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''Tompkins says he has q clear con-
science"
PITY his wife's complexion isn't
more like his conscience. "-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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suealxinx x.i1erayIx

"And on what grounds did you re-
fuse Mr.. Shocks, Maryf''
ION Lord Percy's grounds, ma, dear,
where we went for the skating. Pick
Ne Up.
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SHREVEPORT La,

DR.. CADY's CONDITION POWDERS, ARE
oral e",
dition. Tonic, blood purifier ami ,"r
mifuge. They are not food but mediriue
and the best in use to put q horse in prime
condition. Price 25ctS. per package. For
sale by G. l.. chel & Co., Ltd.
juLe 9-IY.
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Exceeainrlr sn.

Jones-And is he 80 very popularf
Johnson-Populari Why, that man
has been the preferred creditor in five
failures. New York Journal
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A Groan From B,IYv,IIa.

They have just collected $40 for the
church steeple. Oh. II we were only a
nrst class church steeple Atlanta
Constitution.
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Tie best watchmakEs' oil comes from
the jaw Of the shark. Abort l1alf - ri,,t.
i found IN each shark
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only Hermit. should rry =.

Eating an onion every other day is
the latest remedy for improving the
complexion and injuring the breath
Atchison Globe.
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''The troubls with him. 8 said the
young man who had been trying to 1T
tingly describe an acquaintance, sis
that when he dipped into the sea of
knowledge he thought he brought up 90
much that the blamed thing went dry. !"
Chicago Post
nurntng EfeFsttS-.
The following items, copied from the
municipal records Of Canterbury by
The Windsor Magazine. show that the
burning Of heretica in 1888 1.-THE time
q the genial King Henry WIZ was an
inexpensive amusement:
70 bringing q hereto from London 49,, Ids Cd
Eoe wood 90 burn him. % Od
49, s.......s..s.s...s..s...s.. ID
a STAKE ana staple. .....ss..s. .......... Cd
4Osei...'......... .,.a.a.~.s.....,.... lis ID
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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
LOUISVILLE. KT. NEW YORK. nv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19
HEART SICKE:NIN(,
 ---- WINDSOR HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY IS IN
 ASHES.
FORTY PEOPLE MISSING.
Indiscribable Scenes Of Horror Intense Excitement
 Prevailed.

New York, March 18,-In a fire at Forty-seventh street ard Fifth avenue at three o'clock yesterday, the Windsor Hotel was destroyed, entailing property loss of $1, O00, GOO, and eleven or more persons per- ished.
 The fire originated from the igni- tion of lace curtain on the second floor of the hotel. Ten minutes lat CT the flames were roaring through the interior of the hotel, and all es- cape by means of stairways and ele- vato"s was cut off. There was the widest scene of excitemeet within and without the building. Hun dreds of guests and employees were in the hotel when tbe fire broke out, and for many Of them escape with safety was impossible. Probably from ten to fifteen lives were lost within half an hour, and from thirty to forty persons were injured in jumping from the windows and in rushing through the roaring flames in the corridors and on the stair ways. Many who were injured died later at near-oy residences and at hospitals, and others who made wild leaps to the stone sidewalk were so badly injured that they are still lowering between life aud death.
 The flames could not be checked and in two hours from the time the fire broke out the entire structure was in ruins and the streets on three sides of the building were filled with debris from fallen walls anu chimneys, while the streams of water beirg poured upon the inter- for of the ruins had DO other effect than to fill the air with sca!ding steam, making 1t impossible for anyone to approach near enough to
 
 search for The bodies of those who perished.
 The door steps aud iron fences in front of the houses on the opposite side Of the street from the hotel were wrecked and amount of debris riled in the street was so great that travel will be impeded for several days.
 The heart sickening scenes, unex- anpled confusion. miraculous es- eapes, heroic rescues and thrilling experiences would fiji volume.
 Mrs. Alice Price, sister-in-la law of Gov. Chandler, of Georgia, who is at Bellevue Hospital with broken leg is reported as doing well.
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STORMAT ROB ROY ONLY ONE BUILDING LEFT STANDING IN THE
 TOWN. ONE PERSON KILLED. The Walker Place is Also Visited by The Winds-A Miraculous
 Escape.
KILLED.

The little town of Rob Roy, situ- ated on the north bank of the Ar kansas river and ten miles north east of this city on the Cotton Belt railroad, was swept by a cyclone at 1150 o'clock Saturday morning and the entire town was completely demolished. The Cotton Belt depot was the only building left standing in the town.
 Ten cars belonging to the Pine Bluff & Arkansas River railroad, standing on a sidetrack, were blown over and some of them are com plete wrecks.
 Oae man Twas killed but his nam could not be learned.
 The large seed house at that place filled with cotton seed was blown down and the seed scattered with the winds.
 The telegraph companies were al. 50 severe sufferers. A number of telegraph poies were blown down and all wires north of Pine Bluff were temporarily disabled.
 The surrounding plantations were severely damaged, bus the full ex tent is not known at thls writing.
 At the hour of the storm at Rot Roy dark and threatening clouds overhang thls city and the rain came down in torrents. Many peo pie then predicted that cyclone was n progress somewhere near us, and when the news of the disaster to Roo Roy was received, there was not much surprise.
 The direction of the cyclone was northeast and it's path was not very wide.
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Walker Place Visited.

A colored man came to the city Saturday afternoon from the Walk ker place on the river five miles above this city with the information that the cyclone had visited that plan tation. Five houses were de- moished, the ginhouse was blown into the river and the fences car. ried away. He related that negro woman and seven children were in one of the cabins when it callapsed but saved their lives by lying down fiat on the floor and after the storm had blown over, crawled out from the demolished building unhurt.
 Rumors were current last night of much damage done to other plan tations north of this city, but no definite information could be ob- tained.
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HON. \. K, TONEY
Proves an Able Advocate of the Eel
 low Servants Bill.

The following is from the Gazette's $ account of Fridays House proceed ings:
 Mir. Toney moved to request the committee on corporations to rt = turn Senate 123 (Airby), the fellow servants bill. Mir. Toney regarded 1t as one of the most just measures before the general assembly. He said that on the previous night the com mittee met and deferred action on the bill because one of the railroad attorneys could not be present. He continued by saying that the rail- roads were able to keep their attor- neys here to lobby for the bill, but the toilers, the employees of the rail- roads, who wanted the bill passed, were not rich enough to remain here to look after their interests. Mir. Toney made a strong appeal to tbe House to recall the bill and pass it SO that the railroad workingm en could go home widh smiles on theiL faces and joy in their hearts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19

Spring Tiredness is different from the weariness caused by labor. The last is, cured by rest; the first requires few bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla to cure it.
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

Robbers attempted to force an en- trance into the home of Mir. Conner on East Eight avenue, Friday night, MT. Conner was awakened by the noise they made at the window and slipping quietly out of bed he en- deavored to secure his revolver, but the men heard him as he crossed the room and quickly took to their heels.
 Constable Stewart was summoned and brought his bloodhounds. Ow- ing to the heavy rains the dogs could find no track.
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oppose Belding. First, Chas. H. Weaver was asked to head the Citizens ticket but declined. c. M. Fry, a bath house manager, was next decided on, and nay head the Citizens ticket, although Nm. L.. Gordon, the present Mayor was insisted on.
 Until two weeks ago Sheriff Will Hams and Chief Toler were warm friends, but the birth of the Citiz- eus' ticket is credited to Toler anI Police Department, and they were branded as traitors to the Demo- cratic party by Williams and his friends. Yesterday forenoon the Sheriff met Sergt. Gaslee; of the Police Department, near the City Hall and accused him, with Toler and others, of being traitors, and that they had conducted meetiug that morning. The argument tkat followed resulted in several shots being exchanged but no one was injured by the lead. It is claimed that Williams had DO weapon when G3slee shot at him, but Eis son, John Williams, passed revolver to him, the son taking few shots with another revolver. Later Chief Toler caused a meeting between young Williams and Goslee, when they shook hands and buried the hatchet. Three hours later Lotus Hinkle. a lbrotherin-,aw of Capt. Lee Haley, met Ed. Spears, a deputy sheriff. and the two men had d controversy about the pevious shooting Hinkle pulled knife and staooed Spears in the neck. ssTha latter at once pulled his gun and shot Hinklo dead.
 Unfortunately, Gofeey Williams, a brother of the Sheriff, and John Williams, "a son, arrived upon the scene just as Chief Toler md Sergt. Goslee were interfering as officers, the two latter men having just ak- preached going to the depot. Tke Williams boys at once concluded tha0 it was three to one against the deputy sheriff, at the same time re- membering the previous trouble, and began to shoot.
 The funerals cf the five dead men take place today.
 Spears, whose throat was cut, will recover, he being out of danger.
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Later, 5 p. m. Saturday

The most complete list of casual ties at the Windsor Hotel fire shows fourteen persons killed, possibly fifteen, without attempting 10 spec uiate on the bodies in the ruins. Forty persons are missing Fifty two names are in the list Of injured, whose whereabouts are known. Three fire engines and hundreds of policemen remained all night about the burning building. Those en- zines poured in six large streams of water on the flames, which would start up at intervals in spite of the Bremen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19

That distress after eating is cured by Hoods Pills. They do not gripe. 25 cents.
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w WasteDOllarS
 to Save Pennies.

ms describes the so-called seconomi- cal policy of the man who wastes dollars of time to save pennies, hy gettlng along without a telephone in his home or place of business
 NO one wants to belong to this class, but everyone is thus classad Who fails to keep abreast of tic times.
 Whv not f,.s5 fhlA telarl Ia1a1l..o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19
SOME OF THE MEN WHO WISH TO SERVE THE CITY
 IN AN OFFICIAL ROLE.
ASK FOR REELECTION
Mayor Bell, City Treasurer West brook and Police Judge Brown
 Interviewed.

Being detailed by the Graphic to go out and spend a day with the men who wish to serve the city of Pine Bluff in an official role, 1 seiz d my pencil and notebook, wreathed my physiognomy with the blandest of smiles, aud stalked forth, eonf- dent that my labors in this respect would prove most pleasant indeed. Such was the case. Only few of the candidates could be seen, but by each of these 1 was accorded a respectful hearing and interview. Each was iovial ard confident of success. Each had on his working clothes, so to speak, and from his expression and general demeanor you could readily discern that he was sin the field to remain until the set ting of Old Sol on Tuesday, the 4th day of April, 1899, when tue die will have been sast-when the lucky ones can rejoice together in sladness, and the defeated can soothe their feelings with the balm drawn from tie thought thst they have fought good fight, and that the future lies before them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19

We have made a success of the fair, and we have made a success of our city. or course, ia all things of great moment and lasting benefit fl takes time to place them on u sure and lasting foundation. but as the old saving goes, the constant drip ping of water will wear the hardest stone. so 1 shall continue to do every little can to do away with the barriers that impede onr pro- gress both as a people and city, and to further the interest of both. If the people of Pine Bluff think I can serve them a good turn in this respect as city treasurer, and see it to re-elect me to that position, I shall deem it an honor and appre- ciate most highly their support.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-19
A sl5,OOO SUIT
Filed By Mrs. Flora Weston Against
 the Cotton Belt,

Saturday,, Mrs. Flora Weston, widow of the late J. D. Weston, and adninistratrix of his estate, brought suit against the St. Louis South western for s15,O00 as damages for the loss of ner husband, who was run over and killed January 30, while performing his duties as con ductor. It was 6led in the circuit court by Attorneys Bridges & Woodbridge.