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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-19

4 VALENTINE PARTY-The de Alightful entertainment given the arried Peoples Euchre Club by Mrs. VIII Riley on last Tuesday evening was one of those charming affairs that that gentle lady Is In the habit of giving, and it was en- ioyed all the way through by those present. Her beautiful home was prettily decorated, being picture of pink, white and red. The score cards which were given each guest were handsome hand-painted affairs, heart-s 3aped, the gentlemen receiY ing the flowers and the ladies me- dallions. Mir. Frank ROane carried away the lone hand prize. a hand some valentine. A costly shaving mug was won by Mr. H. c. Rather The lady's prize was won by Mrs. J. W. Withers, and was aD exquisite hand painted plate. Miss Ella Gal braith was awarded the consolation prize, which was a heart-shaped tray with forget-me-not painting, The guests were treated to a most re- freshing lunch before their departure. It was lovely affair and the many sweet courtesies extended the guests by the charming hostess, made an everlasting impression upon all those present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-19

Why Shiver from cold when YOU can prevent it with Weather Stri ps. Frank J. Murray. 1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-19
SOCIETY,"
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FOCAL S0CIETY-Owing to Lent,
 Y which is being observed hy the
 Neiety folks, we have little to note
 the society whirl as happening
 hAt week The coming week, how Ter, will be a bit liveier. Several Eportant affairs are booked and are Eing looked forward to with much Reasure. Tuesday evening we have Eoyts "A Day and a Night" at the kPera house, and judging from the Nceuragement the company is re. sgEsAg at the haLds of the critics, we Ngun say 1t is a good one. And
 een there ls HOyt, he never puts EFher than good companies on the Had. That well-known and effi- gent hostess, Miss Grace York, an Nclpates receiving the Bachelor #alds one day during the coming #eek. The members of the Methon- #s Literary Club have been rendered #Ntat1ons to be present at the SOme of Miss Ella Galbraith on East #0th avenue Wednesday afternoon. Rle regular weekly euchre and ger Han at the Bluff City Club on Thurs Fay evening may be mentioned E@ong those ito be. <" The book re- Eption and dedicatory exercises to Y given at the new and elegantly Ffnlshed Elks Hall on East Barra- |le street Wednesday afternoon and 'ening can be placed among the 8eek' s attractions.
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 FHE BLUFF CITY MYSTERIES A high class minstrel will be lRen for the enjoyment of the mem ers of the Bluff City Club at their ail at a ne ar date. The ,combina- Ion Is known as the Bluff City Min uel company. and is now under the Judgement of Mir. Will H. Benton, Ino bears a fine reputation in this y as a minstrel artist. On this oc- sion the members will, for the first me in this city, see the Big Four medians, Messrs. Will H. Benton, n Franklin, Eugene Miller and eyer Solmson. The auartette, imposed of the following well own singers, will also be an en- yable feature together with several her speciaities: Mir. Will Benton Tenof; Mir. $. Barlow, 2nd Tenor. ,. c. H. Huntley, 1st Bass, and T ldon Wright, 2nd Bass Tho putting on' of this amateur to. ether with the Campmeeting Caono 7alque, are being anxiously await i by the clubs members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-19

EUCHRE AND GERMAN The k Bluff City Club gave its members its first affair since it's consolidation with the l. N. H X. on last Thurs day evening. The occasion was a full dress euchre and german, and it was a success in every way. The euehre party filled fourteen tables and to say the games were enthusi- astiee ones would be putting 1t lightly. The prizes were captured by Miss Helen Rosenberg and Mrs. Milton Miller. After the euchre german was indulged in and lasted for several hours. The supper was served In courses by the Clubs ca terer.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
LAwTON UNDER FIRE.
Some Incidents of His Career Down
in Cuba.
Down

From the Springfield Republican.
The Second Regiment served through the
Santiago campaign in the division com
manded by Gen. Lawton and many of its
members, especially Col. Clark, have some
very pleasant and interesting reminis-
cences of him.
Col. Clark was with him constantly dur
ing the week after landing on Cuban soil
at Daquiri on June %.
He found Lawton a free, frank, fearless
man, capable of bearing great fatigue, and
with bulldog tenacity, which accounted
for his success. He was good deal of a
diplomat as well.
When the troops first came ashore, Clark
was called by Lawton and given command
OF the First Brigade. He was with him
constantly the first day. 1t was extremely
hot, and the general, in common with all
the remainder of the army, had to ad-
vance on foot to siboney. Lawton was
tall heavy-boned man, with a frame
strongly muscular and almost entirely
free from fat
The heat of the day told on him, how
ever, and he was covered with dust and
went into Siboney, and as they entered the
general encountered Castillo in charge of
the division Of Garcia's army.
The Cuban was on horseback. and cloth
ed in a spotless white suit, made strik-
ing contrast TO The hot, weary, grimy
American general, who stood beside him.
iSefore the Cuban general came up to
tnem Lawton said that he intended to
make him compliment, and this he did
IN a very easy manner, congratulaung him
on the way which his men had driven the
Spaniards out of Siboney, although, as
matter of fact they had practically moth
ing to do with it, The Cuban took the COM
plim mt in earnest and was extremely
pleased. This incident, Clark thinks is IL
lus'r 'rative of Lawton's disposition. His
tact was wonderful, and as soon as he
succeeded Shafter in command of the de-
par lment he Immediately resumed frieneo-
ly relations with Garcia, where his pre-
decessor had had nothing but disagree
ment.
On the day Of the San Juan fight Mai.
Whipple was seated leaning up against
tree during a comparatively quiet time,
ana Lawton came up and sat down beslue
him. The men began a discussion of the
question of nervousness under fire. Law
ton said that he never was i'm such posi-
ton without feeling considerable OF IT,
Whirp'e would not admit that he was
troubled at all. Suddenly a bullet struck
Just beside them on the tree agalnss
winch they were leaning, scattering palN
ABOUT in most alarming manner Whp
p e, VINO tells this story on himself, Juhip
ed about two feet into the air. Lawton' on
the contrary, remained, gave not the leasSS
sign OF alarm. Yes" he said, dryiy
hotlce you are not nervous"
The morning news., 1899-12-31

Lynch, Emma Blomquist, Louise Conlip
Angela and Frances Donnelly. Masters
Albert Blomquist, WIlfred Gress. CIetus
Bergen and Alonzo D. Bergen, Jr.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
Call Him by His Right Name.

In this country the Italian is the typ ical ''dagO" because he is the only familiar representative of the dark skinned nations of Latin Europe, says the Cleveland Leader. It is the Span iard, however, whose language fur niShed this name for the men of the Mediterranean countries who come to the United States. One of the most familiar names borne by Spaniards is Diego" It serves nearly as we'll as John in this country as a typical name for boy or man. English sailors long ago came to know Spaniards as "da- gOes," because "dago" was about as near as they could handiIy come to Diego" 1t was not for jolly seamen to discriminate too closely between Spaniards and Portuguese, or even be- tween the Spanish and the Italians. So they were all ''dagoes," for scafaring purposes, and from the coast the nick name followed the immigrants from Mediterranean countries to whatever pat of the United States they made their way. The Spaniard is not often thought of when men hear the name "dago," but it fits him more accurately than 1t does any one else.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
Slow Trains.

Slow railroad trains are probably not peculiar to any locality. The story of the conductor Who waited for the hen to complete the dozen of eggs for the market is a part of the folklore of widely diverse regions.
 There useG to run over a Vermont road-and also, it may be remarked, over Wisconsin road-what was known as the "huckleberry train," the jest being that it was so slow that passengers could jump off at the front end of the train and pick huckleberries for awhile and then get on at the rear end as it came up.
 The engineer of the Vermont train of this title is imaginativeIy declared to have shot two cartridges one day from his cab, which the fireman ''ra- trieved" without any additional slow ing uD.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
Reecber.. Witty Retort.


 Justin Mccarthy. in his ''Reminis- cences," tells this story of Henry Ward Beecher:
 ''I met Beecher during my first visit to America, and 1 heard him preach ia the temple of his miniStratiOns. the Plymouth church, in Brooklyn. Beech CTS style as q preacher was more like that of the pulpit orators who flourish ed a century or two ago than like the style of our own more refined or more conventional days. He never thought 1t beneath himself or his calling to say an amusing thing in one of his sermons if the thought came up appropriately in his mind. He had a way when he entered his church on the Sunday Of taking up any letters which might be addressed 10 him there, and he some times opened one of these and read it out to the congregation and made it . text on which to hang a discourse.
 "One day he opened such a letter, and he found that it contained the single word Fool He mentioned the fact to his congregation and then quietly added, Now I have known many an instance of a man writing a letter and forgetting to sign his name. but this is the only instance I have ever known of a man signing his name and forgetting to write the letter.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

Again we are confronted by the old
 question as to whether women should
 propose. This time it has been raised
 by lecturer in New York and dis cussed by such authorities as Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake and Mrs. Eliza beth Cady stanton, both of whom hold to the view that she should Mrs. Blake asserts that many girls are too shy for their own good; that they do not give a man sufficient encourage ment, and consequently fail to get the proposal that they might as well have as not. Possibly this is true, but if girl Is too shy to encourage a nan to propose, is it likely that she will have the boldness to propose herself? Mrs. Stanton admits that girls do substan- tially propose with their eyes and in many other coy ways" but she thinks they should have the right to do it in words. Here, however, she touches upon the point that Is the strongest argument in favor of the present GUS tom. A girl can propose with her eyes, oAd do d 6ChOAdi bhlhE Uldu Cdu uOl. A girl has the intuition and tact that a man lacks. She Is quick to discover his feelings toward her, and, having discerned them, she can do with him about as she pleases. In nine cases out of ten the proposal rests with her now, and probably comes quicker than 1t would if either could ask the all-important question and each was waiting on the other. The little arts by which a woman attains her ends. matrimonlally or otherwise, are what endear her to man ln T large measure. and to replace those by mans direct ness and bluntness would be to take away one of her chief charms A man In her position would be helpless. but she is not. The subtle influences which she employs in directing the course of her love affairs are natura, 10 her. pleasing to man, and exceptionally ef- fective. Why make any change?
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

The owner of an unfinished building Is held in Foley vs. Manufacturers & B. F. Insurance Company CN. Y.), 4 l.. R. A. 664, to have an inSurable in terest to the extent of it's value, al though under the building contract the loss, if there were no insurance, would fall on the builder.
 The contract of a member of a mu. tual benefit association is held in Leh man vs. Clark Qll.), 43 l.. R. A. GAS, to be a purely unilateral one which en- titles him at any time to discontinue his payments without subjecting him to any liability for unpaid assessments, but only to the forfeiture of his inter est.
 A suit for the cancellation and sur render of a receipt renewing lapsed life insurance policy on the ground that 1t was obtained by fraud, is held in John Hancock Mutual Loan Insur- ance Company vs Dick (Mich.), 43 L. R. l.. 566, to be maintainable in equity, although the fraud might be defense to a pending action at law on the pol icy.
 State taxation of the average number of refrigerator cars used by railroads within the state, but owned by for eign corporation which has no office upheld in American Refrigerator Tran sit Company vs. Hall, U. s. Advance sheets G30, although the cars are em- ployed as vehicles of transportation in the interchange of interstate com- merce.
 An insurance policy containing no stipulation as to suicide, taken out in good faith by the insured, is held in Seller vs. Economic Life Association Qowa), 43 L. k. A. 537, distinguishing Ritter vs. Mutual Loan Insurance Company, 169 U. S. 39, 42 L. ed. 693, not to be avoided as against the bene- ficiary named therein by the fact that the assured deliberately committed sui- eide while sane.
 A statute changing the time for cleo ton of township trustees, whereby those holding over until the next cleo tion will hold for a period longer than the constitutional limit of tenure, Is sustained in State, ex rel. Harrison vs. Menaugh Qnd) 43 l.. R. A. 4OS, on the ground that the statute does not extend the term of office. but that the extension of the term is made by re- quiring officers to hold over until their successors qualify.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

A Chicago man had his wife arrested for insanity because she punctdred the tires of his bicycle with a hat pin. In extenuation the wife said that her husband loved his wheel better than his wife and she wished to destroy it's fascinating influence over him. He probably did not have more affection for the machine than for the woman whom he had promised to lore. cherish and honor, but she probably had req son for believing so, basing her belief upon the attention bestowed. Men will refuse to give attention 10 their wives because their bicycle needs special con- Sideration. They will neglect the one for the other. If the inanimate, unre- sponsive bicycle were an animated, responsive woman who robbed tie wife of the attention that by right was hers, there would be grounds for jealousy and reason for the use of that hat pin. To be jealous of bicycle is unreasona- ble-tO a man. Not so to q woman. Mans love is of mans life a thing apart; 'Tis woman's whole existence.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

The idea of roof garden church for hot weather, advanced by New York clergyman, Is along the line of the dictum that the devil shouldn't have a monopoly of good music. and this proposition has long ago received the assent of most of the churches. We no longer hear objections to church organs nor is there any protest against the rendition of music that is purely secular, so long as it is good. Hence it is not improbable that the roof gar den church will shortly be a realiza- tion rather than a project. There is nothing unregenerate in physical com fort and there is no reason why a church congregation should not enjoy the same privileges accorded to the pa irons of resorts where the wine is red within the cup and the vaudeville art ist earns his bread in the sweat of his brow.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

The 'honor" of the French army has received another vindication by the snl- eide of Capt. Cassagnade, at Toulouse. He had submitted to the local academy a poem of unusual merit, and a crown of amaranth was decreed to the sup posed author. who had plagiarized all but the opening and closing stanZas. Being detected and exposed, he con cluded that life was no longer worth living. If all who strain after praise or credit that does not belong to them should take themselves out of the world who could estimate the possible reduc- ton of the population!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

The determining influence of accu- rate gun fire demonstrated by the work of our squadrons has been recognized by the British admiralty. The per centage of hits made by English ships in target practice, both at moving and at stationary practice, was of late so inexplicably low that no reason could be advanced for 1t save the want of sufficient exercise with the battery. AS a remedy the quarterly allowances of expenditures with ammunition have been doubled and the resultant prof. ciency ought to be greatly increased.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
A Case In Which the COincidences
 Were Remarkable.

I CO1nCldRnRRH Were Remarkable.
 1 On an occasion during the civil war
 dreamed that I was standing beside ! road when there came marching
 along it a strong column of prisoners,
 with guards at intervals on the Hanks. I asked one of these guards who the prisoners were and where they had been captured. He informed
 me that they had been taken in an en- gagement with the enemy on the day before and that there were 1900 of
 them. I then asked some bystander
 what day of the month it was and was told that it was such a day of certain month, some six weeks later than the date of the dream. The whole dream was extremely distinct, and it made a strong impression on me. I related It to a number of my comrades within the next few days and then thought of it no more.
 Six weeks later, on the morning of the very day that had been mentioned in the dream as the date when the column of prisoners had passed before me, l was on picket two miles distant from the point where 1 had seemed to be when l saw them. It was soon aft CT breakfast, ana I was standing by the side of the road at the fire talking to the officer of the picket when an aid to the commanding general came riding down the road. He had been schoolfellOw of our officers at West Point and reined up when he recog- nized his friend. He told us that he | had good news, that there had been a | sharp engagement with the enemy the l day before and that our people had captured 1900 prisoners, who had | just passed the headquarters that | morning on their way to the rear.-St. l Louis Globe-DemOcrat
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
BroLe Hi. H.ort ana Hi. Pur...


 Mrs. White told the following story on her husband: Some years ago Fred Harvey gave MT. White pass, good at the Harvey eating houses along the Santa Fe, and MT. and Mrs. White started on a trip to Colorado to take advantage of Mir. Harvey's generOsi- ty. At every eating station MT. White ate enormously and then proudly pro duced his fl Ie ticket. He had had it a year and never before found OppOrtu- nifty to use it. Mrs. White, who was compelled to pay for her meals, ate very sparingly, and some of the other passengers remarked how much the husband ate and how daintily his wife nibbled.
 When they reached the last station where the free ticket was good, Mr. White ordered everything in sight and simply stuffed himself Mrs. White re- mained in the car and nibbled a little lunch she had brought along. When MT. White returned to the ear, his wife noticed that he looked mighty unhap- py considering that he had previously been enormously enjoying the Fred Harvey free ticket. He continued looking unhappy, aud his wife feared that possibly he had fOundered him self and pressed him for an explana- tion.
 ''Well, Sallie," he finally said. q might as we'll make a clean breast of it. That last one wasn't Fred liar vey eating house, and was compelled to pay $2.75 for my breakfast -"-Ateh- iSOn Globe.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
KNOWS ALL THAT'S GOING ON.
President Kruger of the Transvaa:
 Has a Perfect Spy System.

2 n
 Has a Perfect Spy System. l No one ever denied that Com Paul, president of the South African Repub- | lie, was an astute old statesman. Time and again he has beaten our British cousins in diplomacy and has proved his worth as diplomatist.
 1 At the time of the Jameson raid it caused pr. Jameson and his associates considerable surprise that their plans were known to the Boers almost as soon as they were conceived. The British were met, fought and defeated by an ambushed body of men almost at the very beginning of their attack, and it was believed at the time that one of their number had turned traitor and given the plans to the Boers, but now the secret is known.
 The old warrior enlisted the services of the barmaids at Johannesburg in the political secret service. Through them he learned that new men were being enlisted in the Cape police and that new guns were being shipped, week after week, from England. Through the same source he was informed of the attempts that were being made by English politicians to force the hands of the Government of the Orange Free State in case war should be declared by the British Government against his country. The Englishmen babbled all this over their cups and the barmaids' winning smiles and bright eyes never gave them the suspicion that they were telling secrets of vital importance. No sooner had the pretty barmaids enticed from the sturdy colonists their important secrets than Dom Paul was informed. The old statesman knew how to parry blow with blow. To the amazement of the British, no sooner had they increased their force of avail able fighters by means of secret enlist ment than they were informed that Dom Paul had enlisted a still larger number of men. No sooner had their guns arrived from England than they found out that the Boers also had ob- tained, from a firm in Germany, a larger number of weapons of still bet ter manufacture. By means of always being forewarned Kruger warded off war.-New York Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

BlaZ Patric is a strange-looking name to American eyes. but heroism like his is understood in any tongue. This poor Slav, recent imm. grant from Hun land railway. saw a woman, a few weeks ago, endangered by an approach ing train. Springing to save her, he gave his life in the vain endeavor. The evils of immigration are evident enough, and our country wisely rejects many applicants to our shore; but in accepting this necessary duty let us pause, now and then, to take off our hats to such brave and worthy immi- grants as poor Blaz Patric.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07
Legends of the Apple.

The apple enters more largely into folklore and legend than almost any other fruit. In England there was of old a peculiar dance in honor of the apple tree. and various songs were sung and bowls of cider emptied to Se- cure a good apple harvest from the fates. In Germany the girls ''snap ap- pie seeds on New Years eve to see from which direction a lover is com Ing. In Austria a girl cuts an apple in two at one blow and counts the seeds. If there are as many in one half as in the other. she will marry. If they are odd, she will be an old maid. If a seed is cut in two, she will quarrel with her husband and be separated from him.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

The passing of the Indian Is attribut- able to the fact that he resolutely re- fused to submit to the domination of a superior race. He died, weapon in hand. This was more than a negative service to us. It has sharpened the edge of American courage. Only he roes dared to face the perils of Ameri- can pioneer life. We needed no Castle Garden inspection in the early days; the fear of the Indians sifted emlSra- ton for us. It Is owing in TO small part to him that America was settled with the choicest pioneer material that ever opened up new country.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-10-07

All our ideas of wealth are changing in the United States. There are so many rich people in different parts of our country that unless a man leaves $5O0,000 he Is considered as approxi- mating poverty. These large figures about property are exerting a bad ef- feet upon the youth of the country They are not content with labor and small fortunes, but are apt to regard themselves or their relatives as no- bodies unless they accumulate large fortune.