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Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident. of which Mr.. John
Oliver Of Philadelphia, was the subject, i.
narrated BY him as follows: II was in {
most dreadful condition. MY skin was
most yellow. eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides, no an
petite-g gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians bad given me up.
Fortunately, friend advised trying .EIeC-
trio Bitters; and TO my great joy and sur.
prise, the first bottle ma de decided I'M
proysment. continued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man. j know
they saved my life. and robbed the grave 81
smother victim No one should fail 10 try
them. Only 30 cts. per bottle at DR.. II.
Faughan's Drug Store.
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No open Dates,

'sYou have an elegant and spacious
home, /" said the pastor. "You have
books, piano, daughter who can
sing and play and everything to make
home alluring. Why dom 1 you throw
your house open some evening III the
week for the benefit Of the homeless
yonng men? You might save many q
one from the club and the saloon. =
Young men?' said the wealthy
member. There's one Of them who
comes to my house six evenings in the
week. What are you talking about,
dootor?o Chicago Tribune.
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Idon't know whether you were in the
army or not" said the street-car con-
ductor who had been instructed not to
collect fares from soldiers. sYou have-
MT your Uniform y "Thats's fact.
But taste this" ''It's qpinine.' y Yes.
Watch me swallow 1t. There, = be pro-
ceeded, as be smaeked his lips; ..that
oughtto be proof enough. When man
can eat q handful OF quinine without
making face the chances are about d
hundred TO one that be has been ID one
Of Uncle Sans camps FOR d while. -
Washington Star.
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RemarlxahIa Isascna.

Mrs. Michael Certain, Piainfield, I'LL,
makes the statement, that she caught cold
which settled on her lungs: she was treated
for month by her family physician, bul
glew worse. He fold her she was hope.
less victim of consumption and that no me.
dicine could cure hea Her d.agsist sug-
sested DR.. Kings New Discovery FOR Goa.
SUMPTION she bought bottle and to her
delight found herself benefited fsom first
dose. She continued lis use and after taking
six bottles found herself sound and well:
now does her own housework, and IS as
well as she ever was Free trial bottles ol
this Great Discovery at DR.. H. Vaughan
Drug Store. Large bottle 50 cents and 70 100
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Revised Geography.

A correspondent reports an occurrence
which took place at night school.
Williams" asked the instructor,
(which is the largest island in the
world?"
"It's either Asia or Africa, replied
the young man to whom the question
was addressed.
II am speaking Of islands, Williams
Those are continents"
II think not, SIR drawled Viii.
liams. "When the Suez canal was cut,
ii made islands of both of 'em, sir.
Come to think Of it, sir, the largest is
Asia and Europe. It's all one piece Of
ground. - Youths Companion.
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original ff Not Accurate.

This, says The Scottish Leader, is 9
genuine extract from a schoolboy's re.
cent ESSAY on Nelson"
"Ohi Harding, kiss me again, were
the butefull words of a heroik mortal
who won a CRATE battle with one eye
and wooden leg. Before the bloody
context this motto was uttered by him.
The queen expects every man to do his
duty" When be died the queen met
him in boat and ho went to st. Paul's
and was buried. This is marvellous
lesson to me and all schoolboys. Do
your duty to your parstors and masters
and then even with single leg You can
say, "with this simple thing ! will do
my duty" AS Nelson himself said,
Even though you are only man you
can do your duty.
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those .Little Arts In Ease. },

Once man was asked the reason for
his going to see certain girl so fre-
quently, as it was well known that be
was not in love with her. He replied
by saying that she had the most COM
Portable divan in town.
ssAnd as to being in love with her
well, / don't know Is those little arts
Id ease make man fall in love with a
woman, I believe, Y he said.
Now. nonladge Of .thOss little
arlsv is born 10 some women others do
not even know ll0R To Try for lhenss
But they ale worth cultiraling. Ii
Would seem New York Tribune.
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HIS First Client.

In an address delivered at Hartford
the Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale told
the story of James Russell Lowell's first
client as Lewell had told it to him.
Lowell had hardly opened his law Office
when stranger appeared. The young
lawyer deferentially offered him a
chair, took out his notebook, talked Of
the weather, and when he finally came
To- business found the stranger was a
bill collector.
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There was only an edition of 750 o'
Herbert Spencer's Social Statics. II
took IA years to sell. OF the Princi-
pies of Psychology. also brought ont
al the author cost, only $50 were sold
In iS55k years. The first series Of essays,
500 copies. took 105k years:
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you sl,ou1i1 KnoVv

What Hoods sarsapariIIa has power 10 dc
for those who have Impure and impoverish-
ed blood. t makes the blood rich and
pure, andcu esscrofnla, saltrheam, dsspep.
sia, catafrh, rheumatism. nervousness. Il
you are troubled with any aiIment caused
Or promoted By impure blood, lake Hoods
sarsaparifla at once
HOODS PILLS are prompt and efficient
easy 70 take, easy to ops9ase.
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Perish fhH Thnnrhfi

First Golfer-I believe I could make
some money getting out cheap golf
dictionary.
Second Golfer--Don't do it, man;
! don I do it. Do you want the sacred
language Of the game to become COM
| mon?- indianapolis journal.
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Tacking.

What do they mean by 'tacking?'" !"
asked young woman on her first sail
Of q young woman who was ON her sec
ond.
Why, " said the wise one in care.
ful -Ghisper, lacking is 5ast--j1stt salf-
ing on the bias, Helen. .''-Exchange.
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Human Nature.

"You know said the collector
rather plaintively, "you said that you
would pay me if came today. !"
"WelI, " answered Mr.. Bildew, ''you
must bear in mind that human nature
is human nature. The best of us some
times say things that we are sorry for. =
Washington Star.
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A werk Of the Imngination.

You are not looking at my face now
at ALL said the sitter.
No, observed the painter "I'm
putting in thu expression now. Chi.
caRo Tribune
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SHADOWS ON THE WALL.

When the room Is tidy,
Toys are put away,
Eyes are growing sleepy,
Skies are turning gray.
Comes the children's clamor
As they round me throng.
Fairy lore's exhausted,
Sung each nursery song.
In the mellow lamplight
flushed their voices all,
Whilst they watch me making
Shadows on the walli
Through the happy silence
Rings their laughter low
As upon the wall there
Shadows come and go.
Nurse, unseen, unheeded,
Watches from the door,
Whilst the children's voices
Plead for just one morel
One by one they leave me,
Till sit alone,
Seeing in the twilight
Shadows of my own,
Long forgotten fancies,
Dreams in olden guise.
Till from heart to eyelids
Tears, unbidden, rise.
Happy, happy childreni
Time has joys for all;
Only some are f1aafiu0
Shadows on the wall!
London Mail
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swell.

So in your last place you were valet
to count? When did you have to call
him in the morning?"
"At half past T."
''Call me at a quarter to 8ln-Flie-
gende Blatter.
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A teacher in the Cleveland public
schools recently asked for an imaginary
conversation bel ween a grocery man
and customer.
Among the compositions handed in
was the following by sweet little girl
who may some day grow up to be Sec
ond Octave Thanet or Mary E. Will
kins:
"What doyou want?" asked the mer-
chant.
The lady replied: "a pound of tea. "
screen or blackP'' asked the mer-
chant.
~ think I'll lake black,n she said;
sits for funeral. .''-Cleveland Lea
der.
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Muslin owes It's name to Mussoul, o
fortified town in Turkey. in Asia.
Tuile obtains its name from that Of d
oity ia the south of France.
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What win be the cost Of the warp
asked Queen Augusta when French and
Germans grew belligerent. "OnIy q
Napoleon, replied Bismarck.
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Green is the color most beneficial to
the eye in diffused light and reds and
pinks the most harmful. In a strong
direct light, however, blue and neutral
tints are the best for the eyes and pure
white the most harmful, as is proved by
the phenomenon snow blindness.
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FvtI.da,,ca

! A ine ostrich is calculated to yield
%, 600 worth of feathers.
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NEW CORN PRODUCE.
VALUABLE FOOD FOR CATTLE MADE
FROM CoRNSTALKs.

1 VALUABLE FOOD FOR CATTLE MADE
FROM CoRNsTALKs.
The new corn products, upon which
investigations have been conducted at
the Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station to determine its value as ock
food, has been given much considera-
tion by the farming community of the
State; in fact, many States have taken
up the subject and are conducting ex-
periments to acerta n its relative feed.
ing value. In the process of the ex-
traction of the pith. the blades and
husk are irst removed and the stalks
are cut up in small pieces. After the
extraction of the pith from the stalk
the balance is ground up into meal,
which in general appearance resembles
coarse bran. This ground material is
termed the ''new corn product The
new corn produt contains eleven pounds
per hundred more digestible matter and
two pounds per hundred more diges.i-
bic protein than the whole fodder shred
ded. During the past few years much
has been done in the way of testing
methods for preparing corn fodder for
feeding, swith most Of the results in fa-
vor of some method of shredding the
stalk. Shredding possesses many points
which makes it superior to the ordinary
or old way of cutting fodder, the prin-
cipal one of which is that the shredded
fodder is almost wholly eaten by ami
mails.
1t is found that the new corn product
contains within one pound as much
rotal digestible matter as wheat bran,
but less than one third as much diges-
tible protein; consequently the nutri-
i've ratio is wider. 1t was further
observed that animals fed with fatten-
ing ration with the new corn product
base made more gain in live weight
and upon less feed than with fatten-
ing ration of the same grain and corn
blades. The keeping qualities of the
new corn product are as good as linseed
meal, cotton seed meal or wheat bran,
and rations made up with this material
can be fed with less labor and less waste
of feed than when hay and fodder are
fed separately, as ordinarily practiced.
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Right ON the Head.

T-einer-Hit him like nail.
PugiIist-Like nail?
Trainer Yes; on the head. Syracuse
Herald.
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False Alarm.

Wife ttime, midnight)-HarkI Hus-
band, wake upl ] hear the rustling of
silk and the clang of chains.
Hnsband-You do? HorrorsI Then
the reports are true. I was told this
house was haunted
Wife (much relieved DOH, is that
all? was afraid that Fido had brokesi
loose and was tearing my new ball
dress. Ispnaan Fun.
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TIM TRANacaEpr, 400 Der year.
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THn TnANsCRIPr. sl.Oo per yer
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Refuse all bottles that do not bear the above
name and address.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19
THIRTY-SIx YEARS AGO.
An Old Paper. Owned by John s
 Seabrooks.

MT. John s. Seabrooks, of this city, is the possessor of an odd and old piece of paper. It is dated October 19, 1863, and is yellow with age. The paper purports to be a descriptive list and receipt of slaves hired from B. W. Seabrook, of Drew county. Arkansas. The amount of slaves sold by Mir. seabrook to Mr. J. D. Lstimore was nioe. They were-tkree mechanics; the rest were common laborers. The value of eaJh slave runs from $1, TOO to g, 300 The amount realized on thls sale, or what nine men amounted to was SIS 500.
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 LOST HIS SIGHT.

We learn from Dr. Loving, who is the physician for the Cotton Belt in the absence of pr. Troupe. that one of the men at the shops, by name Henry McGehee received fa- tai Injury this morning. McGehee while cutting off bolt and hitting it with hammer knocked some of the iron off, the same flying up and cutting his eye above and below the pupil; tie coloring of the eye was also cut. Dr. Loving took McGehee to pr. Scales where he was informed that he would lose the sight of one eye.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19

Specials, , winch have acquired some local celebrity. It seems that the cigar manufactory of E Baughman is now manufacturing a brand of ci- gars known as Specials with the union label in the place of Altschul's name. These cigars ara alleged to be all exact duplicate of "AltschuFs Special" therefore Altschul seeks an order from the court restraining Baughman from the manufacture of a cigar known as Specials ,
 Messrs. Austin < faYlor represent the complaint.
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WAR AMONG TIE JEWS
Two Main Street Merchants Engage
 in Fight.

Considerable merriment was ere ated on Main street about 9:30 this morning by fight between Mr, l.. A. Samuels and Mr. Joseph Kohn. Samuels and Kohn conduct rival and adjoining establishments and this morning became involved in a dispute oyer their respective busi- ness methods. Samuels struck Kohn and knocked him off of a chair when the latter picked up a brick to defend himself Seelng this Samuels sought safety from bodily harm by flight. The affray resulted in no bodily injury to neither of the belligerents, but afforded consider. able amusement to bystanders.
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THE JOHN THOMAS CONCERT.

The tickets f9r the John Thomas Concert Company. which will appear here under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.. will be on sale next Monday. These tickets can be exchanged for reserved seats at date to be an nounced later. Of John Thomas, the humorist of the company, the Boston Advertiser has the following
 .sMr. John Thomas is one of the best of the humorists at present up- on the stage. He was recalled sew eral times after his first selection. In his laughing song and mock ser mon MT. Thomas was very funny, and the audience laughed till they cried. The people laughed and ap- plauded again when MT. Thomas re- cited Hanging the Picture" and were not satisfied till he had favored them with three more selections
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UNDER CONTROL.

The following telegram has been received in this city by D. A. Clark from Dr. T. J. Walker, of Dyersburg, Tenn. "Small pox under control. Can let Sherrill in.' Sherrill is the Methodist preacher who escaped from the infected dietrict in Overs burg, Tenn, and is the man with three others, of whom the city marshall of that place addressed communication to the Chief of Police of this city last Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19
Southwestern
 Telegraph and Telepf1 oneCo.
IRON ORE NEAR BISON
A Lumber Company Makes Large
 Purchase of Land.

R1soN. Oct. 19.-On Tuesday the J. 1. Porter Lumber Company pur- chased 2, ,160 acres of agricultural and timber land from c. B. Atwood for the purpose of locating it's large milling and planlng plant at this place. These lands are near Rison and when the timber is cut and re moved will be valuable for farming purposes.
 Surveyors are strongly of the opinion that at or near here there are large and rich deposits of iron ore. Ia 1844, when that section. covering an area of three or four miles, was originally surveyed the work had to be done with Solon compass, as the ordinary needle compass was so attracted that it was rendered useless. These att fractions of the needle still exist as strongly now as then, and investi- gation will DO doubt prove that the cause is due to paying quantities of iron ore.
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NOW KICk.
And Prepare Yourselves to See
 Others Do the Same Thing.

Captain Earl K. Braly of this city is very busy at present. He is en. deavoring to get up football game between the Baton Rouge, La, team and the Arkansas University team, to take place here during the Fair.
 It will be hot time if the Cap tain is successful in securing the two teams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19
COLUMBIA CHALLENSED
America's Cup Defender up Against
 it Again.

Our reporter while in conyersa- tionCthis morning with Ex-Mayor John Ryan, of Rob Roy, the famous watering resort of Arkaosas, equal ed only by Newport, informed us that he had challenged the Colum oia for race. It will take place at Rob Roy. The yacht MT. Ryan has secured to run the race is the Mud Hen, of the Arkansas River. The famous characters of Pine Bluff, (of many years ago) will be the shippers, add Mr. Ryan says: What we'll do to the Columbia will be worse than what the Shamrock did.o We all know what the Sham rock did,
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COUNTY FARM
Committee Appointed by Judge
 Jones.

Wednesday evening County Judge W. D. Jones appointed the eommfs- sioners to purchase the county farm to be owned by Jefferson county, as follows: 6. H. Trfplett, ". Tucker, oflTucker, and M. A. aud- son.
 It will be remembered that during the meeting of the Levying Board, forty-two ia nun Der, it was decided by resolution that the judge appoint this committee to act ia= the pur= chasing of a county farm and re- port at the next meeting of the LeYying Board, which will take place at Pine Bluff December 1.
 Any person or persons entertain. ing an idea of selling their lands, or knowing people who have land to sell, would do well to address the commissioners with view to aiding them in the work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19

At 7;30 D. III. the Synod met and engaged in devotional exercises.
 Rev. x. c. Miller, preached.
 The Holy Spirit in Christian work.
 The sacrament of the Lords Sup. per, Conducted by Dr. Davis and Dr. Alexander.
 The Synod then adio urned, to meet tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. concluded with prayer.
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cHANceRY COURT.

This morning in Chancery Court Mir. F. N. Altschul instituted pro- ceedines against E. Baughman. a local cigar manufacturer, for in- fringement oi trade mark. For sev- tral years Nr. F. N. Altschul has had on the market a special brand of cigars known as "Altsehul's
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SUN DID NOT SHINE.
On Tuesday Night When Marcus
 sonnenscheiu Was Robbed.

Our reporter learned this morning from Marcus Sonnensebein that on Tuesday night of the present week he was robbed of something like $2O.
 MT. So1nenschein relates his mis- fortune as follows: T noticed a fellow, white of course, lounging around my place here for some time and had about made up my mind to ask him what he wanted 'hangina 2roundY ] did not do it, however, and the consequences are that l am out $20. He is not here now nor in the city, and 1 believe he is the man who broke open p1y back window and took the cash register, prized it open, pressed the $10 key Of the register and took out a ten dollar bill and a five dollar one and some thing like five or seven dollars ID change"
 This is the first time Mr. Sonnen- schein has ever been robbed, and he says he hopes it will be the last.
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KING COTTON
Sold on the Streets Wednesday for
 1014 Cents.

On Wednesday evening two bales of cotton were purchased by Rag land & Co.,, of Mr. Alex Strauss. It was of the extra fancy long staple and was raised oy Pleas Pleasant, coIored, of Lindwood south on tte Iron Mountain. The price paid was 104 cents per pound.
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TAMO WEDDING

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dyer, Miss Millie, was married We'd nesday night the 18th, inst at 8 o'clock to Afr. Massey W. Galloway, Rev. T. ". NeWsom offici- ating. Miss Dyer is one of the sweet girl gradua tes of th Q PiEe Bluff High School. MT. Galloway is the efficient salesman for R. A. Ware.
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ARKANSAS SYNOD IN IT'S FORTY-ElGHTH AN NUAL SESSION AT PRES
 BYTERlAN CHURCH
A LARGE CONGREGATION
Wednesday Night to Listen to the Eloquent Sermon Deliv-
 cred by Rev. Miller.


 Wednesday night the Presby terian Synod held an interesting meeting being the conclusion of the day s work. The lust number on the pro- gram was 'sThe Holy Spirit in Chris tian Work ; At 7:30 the church was filled and the undivided attention of the audience was given Rev. Miller, V ho treated his subject In 6 master ful way. lie exhorted men to be God-like, good, noble. pure Christian men, and that breathing in such qualities they were bound to make first class business men pleasure and light to their homes. His in- cidents cited were true to nature. His example of the young man who whozwent to church with no appar- ent object in view in his going, and who during the services sat alone, as if, in the words of the poet, a crea- ture of God, forsaken, unknown, ; N as truly an interesting story, Rev. Miller said last night, "that by a kindness sometimes we may perform great act in life, and the benefits we will receive we cannot enumerate.'
 The organ was presided over by Mrs. W. H. Langford.
 The meeting of the Home Mission eon mittee, is not, so we were in- formed this morniDgs9for publica- ton. The committee, however, ap- pr6pria ted $50 for the building of the church at Dermott, Ark. The object of the meeting was to consider the advisability af securing an evangel- ist for the church at Pine Bluff.
 The proceedings of Wednesday af- ternoon were as follows:
 At o'clock ?. m. Synod resumed devotional exercises, under direc- ton of the chairman. Rev. s. c. Miller.
 One hour was spent in short talks, singing and praying.
 At o'clock Rev. J. F. Lawson ad- dressed on the following subject: The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles.
 Talks were m ade by our evangel- .ist Rev. Xenophen Kyland and Rev. Robr. Latham, evangelist of the Presby tery of Ouachita.
 Dr. 5. c. Alexander and Dr. $. W Dawes were appointed to conduct the Synodical Com nunion after the devotional exercises.
 Tue following standing (tempora- ry) committees were announced ey the Moderator:
 Devotional Exereiees-J. l.. Cald- well, D. D., R. H. McFadden.
 Bills and Oyertures-M. McN. Me K ay, D. D., L. R. Simpson, J. Leigh ton Green, J. E. Williamson, W. A. Tarpley.
 Narrative-J. H. Green, I. Nj. Quinn. J N. Reynolds.
 Finence-J. F. Hampton, T. B. Lunsford, J. Y. Cameron.
 Minutes of General Assembly-S. W. Davies, D. D., J ;. Nj. Brown, D. b., U. Il. W ooley.
 Leave of absen ee:-J. W. Mosely, 1 k. H. Latham, J. E. Wylie, J. D. Reinhart.
 Records of synod:-s. c. Alexan- der, D. D., R. M. Hammock, D. .. Roggs.
 Records of Presby yteries:-Arkan- sas-L. H. Richards, Dr ". M Mo- Gully.
 Ouac hita:-B. E. Wellaee, N. Al Clark.
 Pine Bluf-Dr. John F. Allen, M. L. Watcher.
 Washbourne-xenophor Ryland. James Beattie.
 Arkansas College:-J. F. Lawson, L. H. Richardson, D. (. Lauderdale, J. z, Williams.
 Recess as taken until s:80 o'clock D. n.
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TALKED TO STUDENTS.

Rev. $. c. Miller. who is here at-- tending the Arkansas Synod being held at the First Presby terian church in this city, delivered an address this. morning to the pupils of the high school. 1t lasted 90 minutes. It was interesting and instructive.
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POSTPONED.

The sharkey-Jeffries fight has been postponed until November 3rd 1899 and will not therefore. take place on October 27th, Mir. Mickey Holland received the above information yes terday afternoon direct from New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19

Messrs. Bennie Franklin and R. ". Burks had hot timn in the country the other day hunting goober peas. They Low have nuts to crack.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19

For the best whiskey in the city visit NJ. Holland and ask for Brook bill, King Le1 or J. ". Palmer's. 25
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-19

Dr. and Mrs. $. ". Goodwin, of Union City, Tenn, are in the city the guests of Prof, and Mrs. J. II. Hine- mon.