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Rough on the General.

A French actor named Hyaeinthe once illustrated the saying, "Discre- ion is the better part of vaIor, relates Fft-Bits. It was in the month of June and company of the National Guard, 9f which Hyaeinthe was a sergeant. vas engaging a body of insurgents ,ehind barrieade at the other end of 8 short street. One of the insurgents i1 particular, from a corner of the barri- .ade. was making remarkably effective practice on the assailants. At that mo- nent up oar7a a general. We must get him to expose himself, said the general "One of you must chamber up m top of the barrtcade; then, when our friend at the other end of the street ,hows himself to take aim, two or lhree of you fetch him down Up with ,ou. sergeant" Beg your pardon gen ral. but, perhaps. you see. an insig- aifcant on-eommissioned officer like myself may have no attraction for jim. But a handsome. distinguished nan like you. in that stylish and be- .oming uniform-he'd be more than mortal if he could resist the tempta- ionl I'll lend you a hand. general.
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Cricket as a rhermometer.

4 conscientious cricket is one of the best thermometers in the world. The temperature may be accurately told by observing the number of chirps in a minute. At 60 degrees Fahrenheit the rate is eighty chirps a minute, at 70 degrees Fahrenheit 120 per minute. and the rate increases four chirps to the minute with 8 change of one degree. Below temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit the cricket is not likely to make any sound
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Clever and Timothy Hay.-CIover unless cut before it reaches the blos- soming stage will have when dried from seven to ten per cent of al- buminoids. which makes it very nutritious ration Timothy, when in its ate, which is little before it has blossomed. has only about four to five per cent of albuminoids. If 1t stands until dead ripe most of these are changed to woody fibre, which is very hard to digest. The second growth of clover is much richer than the first IL is hard to cure it without discoloring from excessive ferments- ton. If secured in good order it should be saved for young stock and for poultry. to be fed to each in small amounts with other feed.-Ex
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That Alarms ssiIormsn Along the Coast


 The tolling of a spectral bell is one of the familiar superstitious of the sea. and especially is the illusion com mon along this section of the Gulf coast. What causes it nobody has ever learned, but there is hardly a 1uggerman from Mobile to the passes who has not, at one time or another, heard the sound They describe the note as extraordinarily sweet and clear, rising and falling in solemn ca dence and always seemingly close at hand. It is entirely different. they say. from any other noise of the ocean. and they scout the theory that it could possibly be produced by waves. Tt isn't water. said an old seafaring man the other night, and for that matter it's sometimes heard on land. l know, because I've listened to il my self. Back in TT, If you care to hear the story ] quit saiIorizing for a while and went out west and tried mining ] had partner named Whicher. and away up in the Sierra Madre range in e-- -'e 4'ANsAANO NE lDUuU all OQL- cropping of rotten quartz that showed gold. It looked so good that we start ed to sink 6 shaft, although it was the most God-forsaken spot you ever laid eyes on. 1t was in Q little canyon. a thousand miles from nowhere. ugly black peaks all around us and lonely, well, lonely is no name for it! One day, while Whieher was in the hole. and me al the windIess. he heard the bell It was clear as my voice. and seemed right over mountain spur. where we knew there was no livint being for three days travel. It rang while and then stopped. Next day il rang again, slow, solemn and plainer than ever. It was broad daylight. sn6 that made the thing all the wo.es. which sounds funny, but 1t is true. We stood ii four times. and then Whicher climbed out of the hole and said, Lets go. was willing. he lieVe we had a good thing but that bell!-it was too many for gsl II makes my flesh crawl to think aboDt it even now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24
TOMMY ATKINS AND oouRKHAs
Latter Called ''the Finest Hm Soldiers
 in the World"

in the World"
 Well, in my opinion, the only bloomfn' beggars in this bloomin' divi- sion wot ave earned their bloomin' pay in this ere campaign are them there Gurkhy seoutsi" The above comment overheard by an officer of one of the Br.ti=h ,egiments in the Tirah-and joyfulv reported to the commandant of tie scouts-was undoubtedly a grieyous libel on many gallant fellows who had fought and suffered and en- dured to an extent for which even the luxurious pay of the British private can hardly be deemed extravagant, says BIackwood's Magazine. The pes simistic Tommy who gave utterance to the islander would have been the first to resent any such calumny from an outsider. Yet two points are there by made clear-the marvellous amount of finished work put in and the admira- ble manner in which most difficult and hazardous duties were performed by them there Gurkhy scouts" In B re- cent speech before the Military Society of Ireland. Lord Roberts emphasized his appreciation of the utility of these skirmishers, and advocated the exten- sion of the system for future operations on the frontier. That this new de- parture was the most successful and most striking feature Of the expedition, and that the innovation was more than justified. have been generally conceded, and on the Gourkha scouts has been ungrudgingly conferred the title Of "The finest hill soldiers in the world"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

On Oct 16 1913. the French army, under Napoleon l., numbering 100000 men, was attacked at Leipstc by 20o. GOO of the allied forces under Prince Schwartzenberg, Butcher and Berna- dotte. The battle was renewed on the 18th and 18th, and in the end the French were obliged to retreat, leaving 25000 prisoners in the hands of the allies. The total French loss was up ward of 60,o00 men, and that of the al lies 46,000. After this tremendous con tiict. called the battle of the nations, :. the allies entered Leipsic. and Napo- leon commenced his retreat toward the Rhine. The fftieth anniversary of this battle was celebrated with much en- thusiasm throughout Germany, Oct. IS 1863.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24
PASTE DIAMONDS.
Worn Dv Owners of Valuable Gems for
 Various Reasons

Various Reasons
 New Orleans Times-Democrat; Ac' .ording to an expert goldsmith, the practice of wearing fake replicas ot valuable diamonds is considerably more common than one would sup pose. It is usually done by people who are in temporary straits and wish to borrow a little money on their jew elrv without exciting suspicion by its absence Of course, such a thing as paste diamond that would stand even the briefest scrutiny of an expert does not exist outside the pages or romance. but those who are known as the owners of handsome gems can wear an imitation with a good deal Of impunity. It never occurs to any Of their friends that the familiar stone may be a substitute, and it is passed with at most casual glance. It is said that a number of these doubles exist in New Orleans. They must be specially mounted to pass muster, and the job. when properly done. is far from easy. Some years ago local
 
 jeWeler was commissioned 10 make a paste duplicate of lady's b. jet. It was a narrow hoop of gold set with 10 perfectly matched brilliants weigh ing about two carats each, and alter mated with similar number of very handsome emeralds. There was no telling exactly wbat the trinket was worth, for the value of such things is largely arbitrary when they are titled to be e1assed as unique, but it ran some distance Into the thousands. The setting of the stones, which was of the style known technically as gypsy that is to say, flush the metal-made them rather easy to initiate, but when the work was partly done, the jeweler grew suspicious that it was intended for some improper purpose and refused to proceed without an explanation. The man who gave the order, who was q stranger in the city, pocketed the ori- ginal and disappeared in some agita- tion. He was never seen again. and there is doubtless a queer story behind the episode. The half finished brace- let is still in the jewellers safe.
 SPECTRAL BELL.
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How Fijian clo.s.

The Fipian cloc k "a ity; it is made fl a trunk, something after canoe. This is placed a in the center of the tsS o'clock a few sharp strd| hollow trunk with a wi tract the attention, then loud strokes are given, place every hour, the rig strokes being given. n be heard from one side to another.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24
Explain with Mallet and chlsel.

Fweddy-Is that your eat, Miss Gwacie? She - Yes; we call him Boomerang. Isn't that a funny name for him? Fweddy-Yes. Flaw! haw! Er-aw-why do you call him that, Miss Gwaeie?-Chicago Tribune.
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HRnnIneaa.

John, dear, said the wife. that last sonnet of yours will get me a hair of shoes, the love lyric will buy my hat, the quatrain will get my gloves, and your obituary lines on old links will enable us to get carriage and attend his funeral How happy we ought to be?'-Atlanta Constitution.
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TELL-TALE CLAY PIPES.
Prove That People Smoked Long Before
 Raieigh's Day.

Prove That People Smoked Long Before
 Raleigh's Day.
 A vast number of clay pipes have been found under conditions which seem to prove that they were deposited E long before Raleigh's birth; and a pipe of early date is so utterly unlike the modern form that these could not have been dropped by laborers of the present day. At an antiquarian meet ing many years ago an old gentleman told how Als grandfather used to give him coppers for wading the Pool Dam at Newcastle-under-Ly to gather buck -bane, which the veteran smok- ed to relieve asthma. That reminis- cenee carries us back a century and 8 half, and it is probable that buckbane had been used for asthma time out of mind. If people were already Ia miliar with the practice of smoking herbs we should have an explanation of the astonishing rapidity with which they took to tobacco. It may be noted that Cartier found the Indians of lHochelaga, on the St. Lawrence. smok- Ing an herb which we recognize from his description as lobelia, as well as tobacco. His sailors did not care for the latter. but the former met with their approval from the first; for it was "as good as drink" to them. The medicine men smoked lobelia before 2rophesying, and under it's effect they l,aved. Has this property of the weed been tested by the savants 2-London l Standard
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erfect Content

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 AMERICAN N-EXCEnSIOR
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BIonn cuI

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 Mitchell Street
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aIs uest BaFraQue St.

Ruff City Lumber Go. manufactur- eI and dealer in all kinds of lumber. also sashes, doors, blinds, and all kinds of iDterior and exterior finish Everything at reasonable prices.
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iS;s;TNTIFlc JoTT'

N ,tor of the Amer,I aI
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 oae cabin to ,s9os a9os riasry Iopk out for s'iaes. 55s .sef's s' 5s1e . an5 took din ieslls ] N fs 1 the clos' h1Ih eo ts :, pIaa 5qsrv ous and stal n; Tel5 4ossing the eaz a,l the cabin " } -==,ssf ,.n fe were stand
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Professio

nK. A. ". TROUPE. Pine U Office n0urs,2 2 to D. ID. Tel
 efhee with l Anderson Meyer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

TOR RENp-New Re ngton typewriter Four dollars per month. Address A. ..isa Ia
 are Gr~puie. 7E9
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REMIT WITH ORDER.
Rules or AIeasareme ent.

Rules or Measurement. Breast measure over vest close up under arms.
 Waist measure over pants at waist
 Inside leg measure from@Aroteh to heel
 Send these measurements with your order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

VKyhNTED-.T To rent thtee or four sunfur= w nished rooms for light h0usekeepmg- Small family: no hildren. Must be good l.- cat on Address A. b Q, care Graphic. 4o
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aa,;c,t any buslness yuu nlqJ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

FOR sALE--Two good mileh cows with
 young calves. Apply to l. J. Bloom. 53
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

The tolling of a spectral bell is one of the familiar superstitious of the sea. and especially is the illusion com
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-24

xYIAVI. the best remedy on earth for womb v complaints. can be had of Mrs. Comet, fine agent 3l4 West Fourth avenue, Also the star Recurrent Syringe acknowledged by physicians to be the best in use. 26o
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
LINE UP AT PIE COUNTER
Democrats Meet ut Lincoln to Discuss
the Question of Dividing
the Spoils.

LINCOLN, Nov. 20.-(Special. "A meet
! ing OF prominent democrats was held here
this evening in the interests of, Lee Herd
| man of Omaha, candidate for the appoint
ment of clerk Of the supreme court and
state librarian. There is a growing feeling
among the democrats that the populist can
didate for the position should be defeated
at any cost and the meeting tonight was for
the purpose OF discussing the best means
to bring about this result. Edmisten has
been growing in favor among certain class
of fusonists during the past few days and
the fight promises to be a warm one. The
democrats are after all the positions they
can get and the populists are determined
to defeat them IL possible
Benton Maret came down from Omaha
this morning to take hand in the scrlm-
mage and 1t now transpires that he has
been promised the position of secretary to
the University Board of Regents in order to
give Herdman a clear track for the clerk
ship. This has also caused the populists to
rise up in Indignation. for it means that
another very important position will fall as
a reward to democrat j. Stuart Dales, the
present secretary OF the board Of regents is
one OF the most popular officials in the in
stitution. He has been in his present posi-
tion since the earliest days of the university
and has better knowledge OF the details
OF the business Of the institution than any
other man.
Friends of the newly elected regents OF the
university tonight emphatically denied the
report that Benton Maret had been promised
the position of secretary OF the board, but
it is generally believed that demand will
be made upon them to have him appointed
to that position.
Among the prominent democrats who met
tonight were l. ]. Dunn of Omaha, F. j.
Morgan OF Plattsmouth, e. G. Thomas of
Seward, G. j. Smyth and e. P. Smith of
Omaha and w. d. Oldham OF Kearney.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Park improvements at Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN, s. D., Nov. 2O.-(Special y
The park committee of the city council has
decided to recommend the improving of the
forty acre tract in the Dayton quarter, which
was set aside for park purposes when the
city acquired title to the land. An artificial
lagoon, lake, bridges and trees will be
among the improvements. 1t is quite likely
an artesian well will be sunk in the park
Judge Garland has granted temporary
injunction against the Building and Loan
Association of Dakota, located here, restrain
ing the officers from disposing of the re-
naming assets for a nominal sum, as 1t was
reported they intended doing. A receiver
will also be appointed by the court. Many
Of the stockholders have not been satisfied
with the way the affairs OF the association
were being conducted.
A term OF United States court will open
In Aberdeen next week when several i'm
portant cases will be tried. The most i'm
portant one of the docket is the somewhat
famous cattle case, known as The United
States against Nine Hundred and Forty one
Head OF Cattle. Captain l.. p. Howell and
partner. Mr.. Hineman OF Illinois, are the de-
PENDANTS in the case The charge Is made
that the cattle were greatly undervalued
when they passed through the customhouse
on being driven into this country from the
British provinces.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
GET PLEDGES FOR HoLcoMB ONLY.
One scheme by Which Popocrats
Shared Republican Voters.

NOteTs.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., Nov. 20.-(Special.)
One of the means by which the popocrats
carried the state at the last election was
revealed by one of their henchmen in this
township, who has more zeal than discre-
ton. The township of North Loup. which
for years has given a republican majority of
from six to twenty votes, at the late cleo
tion gave nine majority for Holcomb. The
popocratic authorities obtained a list OF re-
publicans who it was supposed might be
influenced into supporting the head OF the
ticket first. Thirty republicans in this town
ship were listed and then a committee of
six was appointed and each man of the COM
mittee was given five names, with instruc-
tions to win over at least one of them to
vote for Holcomb. No effox was to be made
to get votes for any other candidate and the
result shows that the scheme worked to
charm. and that Holcomb was elected by
republican votes.
The committeeman who gave the informa-
tion Says that every township in the state
was worked in the same manner and as he
showed the list in his possession, fully one
half Of the names were marked with a cross
to indicate those who had pledged them
selves to vote for the head OF the popocratic
ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Spreads like wiIdnre.

You can't keep good thing down. News
Of 1t travels fast. When things are 'the
best" they become "the best selling" Abra-
o., writes: Electric Bitters are the best
selling bitters have yet handled in my 20
years experience" You know why? Most
diseases begin in disorders of stomach. liver
kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Electric
Bitters tones up the stomach, regu-
lates the liver, kidneys and bowels, purifies
the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence
cures multitudes of maiadies. 1t builds up
the entire system. Puts new life and vigor
into any weak, sickiy, run down man or
woman. Only so cents Sold by Kuhn G.
Co. druggists; guaranteed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
JAY TRIAL WILL BEGIN TODAY.
November Session of the District
Court begins at AinsMorth

NoNemDer session OF the District
Court BeHins at Ainsworth.
AINSWORTH, Neb., Nov. 20.-(Special
Telegram.)-The November session of the
district court for Brown county opened this
morning, Judge w. II. Westover presiding
There is light docket. Today was taken
up in civil cases, but tomorrow morning the
celebrated Jay case will come up for trial.
This is the case Of Ed Jay, charged with
stealing span of horses from the Bell Cat
tie company. Witnesses are here from VAL
ley and Custer counties and everything is in
readiness. 1t will be hotly contested, the
prosecution being represented by NJ. F. Har-
rington of O'Neill and the defense by G. C.
McNish of Fremont
Following this trial will come the cases
Of several persons indicted for gambling and
whisky selling at the June term of the
district court, which had grand jury at
tachment Altogether this promises to be
the most interesting term held in Brown
county for several years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
MONUMENT TO SLEEPY EYES.
Indian Chiefs Remains HOnOrcd by
the Town Named for Him.

Indian Chiefs Remains HOnOrcd by
the Town Named for Him.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 20.-(Specal.)
-Advices from Moody county are that the
remains Of Ishtokohaba, or Sleepy Eyes, a
sub chief OF the Sioux have been discovered
and removed to Sleepy Eye, Mimi, for in
terment. The city received its name from
the chief. An aged Ssseton Indian, Red
Eagle, who is known to be 80 years of age,
rendered valuable assistance in finding the
burying place of the chief, taking the
searchers to the very spot, some distance
northeast of Wilmot S. D. Affidavits of wit
nesses OF the disinterment were procured.
The people there will erect a monument over
the last resting place Of the Indian chief
on the site where his band had village.
Sleepy Eyes died in May, 1859. During his
lifetime he was at all times loyal and
friendly to the whites and in the early his
tory OF Minnesota performed many deeds of
friendly and helpful nature for the set
tiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
SIX VICTIMS OF The WRECK
half Dozen Dead as the Result Of Sunday
smashup,
SAD SCENES AROUND THE oHARNtL HOUSE
Aged Father Spends the Day BemoHn-
ing His Sons sad Fnte-Cor-
oncr's Inquest TO lie
Held Today.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Nov. 20,-(Special
Telegram)- OF the four Italians injured
in the terrible accident Yesterday on the
Omaha railroad near Humboldt, now In the
hospital here, is very low and not expected
to recover Another will recover II unlocked
for complications do not set in. The other
two will recover. The list Of dead just OBJ
tained is as follows:
EDWARD HOWARD.
ANToNlA ANDREA.
ANTONIO ALIELLO.
JOSEPH MENoNE.
FRED DARKRELL.
WERTEL GARELL.
The first named is an American and the
remainder Italians.
Sad scenes have been witnessed today
around the undertaking rooms in this city
where the manged bodies lie. An old man,
whose 15-year old son was one Of the killed,
Notwithstanding the vigils OF the night,
spent the greater part OF the day at the
undertaking rooms. His grief was incon-
solable. Not until completely exhausted
was 1t possible to lead him away
Search OF the bodies by officers for money
and valuables resulted in discovering wal
let containing s1OO in cash. 1t was in a
leather pocketbook beneath the underwear.
On the body OF another was found $50, while
on a third was $50 Much interest centers
around the coroner's inquest tomorrow
1t is difficult to see how Engineer Germer
of the construction train can be blamed for
the accident. Upon rounding the curve
Brakeman j.. w. Harris saw the handcar
with the men on 1t and signaled Engineer
Germer to stop. The engineer Immediately
applied the brakes, but could not prevent the
train striking the handcar then abandoned
and left on the track. The construction
train was going only about six or eight miles
an hour. Had the cars which turned over
and crushed the workmen been loaded in
stead of empty they would not, in the opin-
ion of railroad men, have left the track at
all.
The four more seriously wounded in the
hospital here are alive this evening.