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Mr. Julius sehloss is in the city to- day and carries an electric-light cane along with him. In view of the darkness of our city at nights it might be well for cur city council to purchase several thousand of these canes for general use on our thor onghfares.
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DIVORCE GRANTED.
Chancellor Elliott Renders a Decision
 in the Case of Mason vs. Mason.

Fbe case of J. P Mason agains Ollie Mason tried in cAancery court today was settled by Chancellor EI liott rendering 8 decree declaring the marriage unlawful and null and void, and further stipulating that the defendant pay all costs relative to the suit for divorce.
 The plaintiff on the 8th day of March 1899 was compelled to marry the defendant, Ollie Mason, by her brother, James Jones meeting Ma. son aud taking him to his (Iones9 home and there compelling Mason, at the point of shot gun, to marry bis sister, Ollie Jones.
 James Jomes was tried some tune ago in the circuit court for restrain. ing Mason from bis liberty. He was tried by jury and found guilty, a full aceoun&of which appeared in the Graphic at the time.
 The decree rendered today is the conclusion of ttis unfortunate af- far.
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If you anticipate building, place your estimates with Frank J. Murray. He can furnish ev- erything from the foundation up. Good work and close mar gIns IS his motto. 45
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Tickets for the John Thomas Con- cert, which takes places ! onday night Nov. at S:3O. will be on sale at J. ?. Angell's jewelry establish ment, Merrill Institute building. Sat urday morning Nov l. q 10 o'clock.
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Better have a course dinner with a got q appetite than course dinner with dyspepsia. BRUNS0N'S LIVER PILLS
 Are made for sluggish liver. They bring about the normal healthy ac- tion of che liver and stomach and removes constipation. Small dose, small price g cents. and they go long way in relieving dyspepsia. HAIR BRUSHES
 Adams Brushes. We all know Adams makes the best brushes, but his price is usually little high. but we bought his entire line of samples at one third off of his price, an i'm mense lot of brushes, but we can sell them. We are giving you the advantage of the price HOT WATER BOTTLE
 For cold feet, crick in the back or stiff muscles hot water bottle is prompt and pleasant re lief, nice to sleep With too.
 NDERsON-IETER DRUG GO
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First class lumber, all sizes, kinds and quantities at bed rock prices. Frank J. Murray, cor. 4th and Main Sfs. 45
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A pleased customer k the best ad- vertisement. Ii you want good goods quick, buy them from Knox < Smart. l.
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MT. NJ. H. Johnson, of Little Rock. is en route 10 Dumas to attend the sale of lands at that place.
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Everything that can be made of wood, d,manuiactured by Frank J. Murray. 45
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For the best whiskey in the city visit M. Holland and ask for Brook hill, King Leo or !. ". Pal mer,s. )
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Mir. R. L, Byrd has rented his resi- dence on Lakeside and is now locat- ed at Mrs. Evans on West Fifth av- enue.
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Mir. J. D. Stone, Of Rison, was visitor to the city today.
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Mir. Will Benton can now he seen at the Golden Eagle. He has resign : ed his position with the Pine Bluff Cigar and News Company.
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Miss Mary Matthews anef Miss Me Gehee went south on the Valley this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Fresh Ruckwheat, Pan Cake and Graham Flour jast received at Knox & Smart's.
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Mrs. l, 4. Coles aaa Mrs. Vest brook left this afternoon for For dyce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Mir. Chambers, of the St. Louis Slave X Lumber Co, went south on the Valley this morning.
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Mir. A. W. Mum, the efficient man ager the Taylor Bros plantation returned home this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

ifyou want your goods at once telephone Knox < smart
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MT. Ben H. Taylar, who has been visiting relatives for the past two weeks, returned to his home at Hives this morning
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Nice Room MeuIdlngs, 2c. Sc and 4c per foot,
 X. Brewster X Son,
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Fresh Fish daily at l. J. Blooms meat market. Both phones. b
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Just received New Sugar Hons Molaeses at G0e per galon.-McCain Grocer Company. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Snow is reported at Amarillo. Texas, today, anG cold rain is said to be falling at Texarkana. Tenn perature Tn northwest IS above.
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Jndge [ NJ Rose, one of the best awyers in the south, was a visitor to onr city yesterday. His many friends were gIad to greet him.
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Mr. j. Q. Atkinson. of Star City, is in the city on business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Dr. Albert Collins. lf Tyro, is in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Mr. ", c. Lee, of Yorktown, is in the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Mrs. Nj. L. Gilmer left this after. noon for Little Rock. She will re- turn Sunday.
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SICK DOM GOODS.

We have about evervthinQ tfat has 0eeh invented 10 lessen the suffer ing of the siek.
 :. Invalid cushions, Hot Water Rot ties: Bandaees, Lints, Fouatain ~ Tlnges and all sor s of hospital anu sick-foom supplies. If you can not ge what you want come to the Anderson Meyer Drug Co. though you would save yourself time. money and be better service | yon would get in the hahit of coming 10 Anderson Meyer Drug Go first.
 hemem her. If y0a gel at An 9gerson- Meyer Drug t'o. it.s good '' tlces Tor SICK room goJds are usu- ally eHtOrtionafely nigh. hu4 mrs are always reasonable ana " he use Vt sell SO many, bnying fn large quantities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

New Deslgns in Wall Paper just received.
 A. Brew Ster s& Son.
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Mir. John 2. Rutherford is building fiae residence on West Sixth ave Lue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01
CITY ITEMS.

Mr. J, T. Hp.co.n is in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Mir John Collins, merchant of Rockville, k visitor to our city to- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Ar. W. c. Williams. of Parkdale. passed through our city this morn ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01
WEATHER.

Fair and cool tonight and Thurs day; frost tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-01

Mrs. W, A. Lee left this afternoon for Althpimer.
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CUT. 8lu Il ana Nk d1D BIS. 41 MT. N. H. Johnson, of Little Rock is en route to Dumas to attend th, sale of lands Ut that place.
 Nice Room MouIdlngs, 2c. 3t and 4c per foot,
 A. Brewster X Son, MT. Chambers, of the St. Loui, Slave X Lumber Co, went south on the Valley his morning.
 Just received New Sugar Hons Molasses at G0e per eanon.-McCain Grocer Company. m
 Mir. A. W. Mum. the efficient man. ager f the Taylor Bros' plantation. returned home this morning.
 For the best whiskey in the city visit M. Holland and ask for Brook hill, King Leo or !. ". Pal mer's. , MT. k. l., Byrd has rented his resi- dence on Lakeside and is now Iocat- ed at Mrs. Evans on West Fi,th av- enue.
 A pleased customer k the best ad- vertisement. Ii you want good goods quick, buy them from Knox < Smart. Mir. Will BeLton can now be seen at the Golden Eagle. He has resign ed his position with the Pine Bluff Cigar and News Company.
 MT. Ben H. Taylor, who has been visiting relatives for the past two weeks, returned to his home at Hives this morning
 New Deslgns in Wall Paper just received.
 A. Brew Ster X Son.
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Christian Life Column.
"rHR TOUCH OF A VANISHED
HAND"

We sigh for the touch Of a vanished
hand
The hand of a friend most dear,
Who has passed from our side TO the
shaduWy land
But, what Of the hand that is nearf
To the liviug's touch is the soul inert
That Weeps DER b silent UrH8
For the love that lives Is oar hand
alert
To make some sweet return2
Do we answer back in a fretful tone,
When liie's duties prees us soreG
Is our praise as full as if they were
gone,
And could hear our praise no more7
As the days go by, are our hands more
swift
For q trife beyond their share,
Than to grasp-tor a kindly helpful
lift
The burden some one must bear9
We sigh for the touch Of a vanished
hand,
And we think ourselves sincere;
Bat, what of the friends that about Us
stand,
And the touch Of the hand that's
here's
John Troland, IN Youths Compan
ion.
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TRUTH ABOVE ALL THINGS.

The person who goes against his own
interests by the RICHNESS of his devo
ton to truth sometimes feds that he
has served his interest in that very
way. An English paper tells this
story:
a boy once applied at a store for
work.
1--WE don't like lazy boys here" said
the manager. Are you fond of work.
mo, sir," responded the boy, look.
ing the other straight in the face.
"Oh, you're not, are you3 Well, we
want a boy that Is"
There amt any, said the boy, de
cidedly.
"Oh yes, there are. We have had
over half a dcz9n Of that kind here
this morning. to take the place We
have"
"Hov do you know they are3" asked
the boy.
They told me SC"
so c1u,d |, but I'm not a liar"
And the lad said il with such an air
Of convincing energy that he was en-
gagged st once.
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in this act, amending the Oonstitu-
ton, shall go into effect on the first day
of July, 1902. if a majority OF the quail
fed voters Of the State so declare at
the next general election.
Section 10. This amendment shall be
submitted at the next general election
to the qualified voters of the State. in
the Same manner and under the ame
rules and regulations as is provided in
the law regulating general elections
in this State, and in force Mag 1st,
1899; and at said election those persons
desiring to vote for such amendment
shall cast q written or printed ballot
with the words For Suffrage Amend
ment" thereon: and those with a %
trary opinion shall cast a written or
printed ballot with the words Against
Suffrage Amendment" thereon.
Section II. The said election shall be
held and the votes returned, compared,
counted and caDvassed, and the result
announced, under the same rules and
regulations as are in force for return
ing, comparing. counting and canvass
ing the votes for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly, May 1st, 1899, and if q
majority Of the votes cast are in favor
of the said amendment, it shall be the
duty OF the Governor Of the State to
certify said amendment under the seal
Of the State to the Secretary of State,
who shall enroll the said amendment
80 certified among the permanent re-
cords of his Office.
Section IL. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
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Little Folks Column.
WHAT DID THRY TEACE7

Before they had arithmetic,
Or telescopes, or chalk,
Or bIackboards, maps, ard copybooks,
When they could only talz:
Before Columbus came to show
The world, geography,
Why did they teach the little boys
Who went to school like me2
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell,
For books were not invented yet
think twas just as we'll.
There were not any rows Of dates,
Or laws, or wars, or kings,
Or generals, or victories,
Or any Of these things,
There couldn't have been much to learn ;
There wasn't much to know.
Twas nice to be @ little boy
Ten thousand years ago!
For history had not begun,
The world was very new.
And in the schools. | don't sac what
The children had to do.
Now, always there is more to learn
How history does grow!-
And every day they find new things
They think We ought to know.
And il it must go on like this,
I'm glad I live TO day,
For boys ten Thousand years from now
Will not have time to play
Selected.
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which make q speciality Of Horticulture.
This book is a thoroughly practical
treatise devoted mainly to the care and
culture OF the commoner kinds of
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Of plants to choose, how to care fer
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temperature, and how to guard against
injury by insects OF various kinds
There are chapters also on flowers for
che lawn, how to arrange them TO the
the best advantage. the laying out of
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Another book, "BOTANY The
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"What Our Advertisers Say"

Think The Progressive Farmer
the best medium through which to
reach the farming classes in North
CaroIiua.---W. 6. THOMAS. Poultry
Breeder, L~ouisburg, n. c., March 8,
1898.
I'VE recently run for a sh~ TT time
an advertisement in The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, and we run at the
same time the same advertisement
in four other leading papers IN the
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SELFISENESS.

There is q certain lesson which !
long to impress upon you all, one that
is more valuable than those which are
learned from the books over which
you pore day after dsy. IE is an i'm
portRnt lesson, and one not easily
learned; it is called "Unselfzhn s."
Few of you know when you yield to
the temptations which seldsbn S
places in your way, for l fear that many
of you are growing ehougntless aud
Evil is wrought oy want OF thought
As we'll as want CT hearT"
Yet many OF you, perhaps all, are
dreaming OF @ future, wherein you
may live Tor some purpose, you are
longing to make a mark in the
world, achieve something great; let
me say to each and all, TO be noble
one must necessarily be unseIfsh That
is the secret of the golden deeds" of
all ages, these which history records
and those which are and shall be VI
written for. The true metal Of a goI
ACA OCCO II ECAA NSGACAE OClAS-AES5
is the dross aGd alloy that gives the
uus-und ring TO many an acs tla5 has
been called glorious"
Before a child can read, it is com
PEELED to spslI out the letters, and thus
you must learn this great lesson Of TN
seldshness. Bsgin in the little things.
In the days Of Jour youth, you are
laying the foundation Of your chRrac
ter, and after years will make manifest
how well the corner store was laid.
Do not despise the little things; do net
call them mere tr.h .; they make or
mar cur lives. The iusignIf can't acts,
seemingly unworthy Of III notice,
leave their marx upon character.
and that mark is indelible. Remem-
Der, we ell must begin with the al
phabet; therefore, in the common
duties Of your school life, spell out the
first pages ot the lesson which you
must study ell through your life in
order to learn il we'll.
You will De insulted if any one
should call you mean" or accuse you
of cheating. and yet my heart is heavy
with the thought that some OF you
have been guilty of that very ~ofausP.
Ali cheating is prompted by selfish
ness; if one OF you should look upon
her neighbours slate and copy the an.
swer from it would be steGli-g. If
one girl is ambitious and is work
ing faithfully to Win the priZa, Tow
mean and selfsh it is for another TO
rob her CT the reward which she has
30 honestly gained Girls, l shall say
no more, but let each one question
her OWL heart; Have I been guilty -
Let conscience decide. | leave this
motto With you all, BE not SELFISH
Elk.
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sand other questions are answered in a
most fascinating way in this highly in
teresting volume.
We will send a copy Of either of these
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PROGRESSIVE FARMER; or 50 ia new
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in the future ID NJ. OSBORNE
q CO. Manufacturers of Harvest
ing Machinery, Phi adelphia, Pa.
J.. H Gil, Founder and Machin-
ist. Raleigh, Y. c., says:
I have been a constant advertiser
for the past 20 years in England ana
america. and and haze TeUer had as
good results from the same outlay as
have come from my advertisement
In HE PROGRESSIVE FARMER"
Enclosed find check for $3.50 IN
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I'VE think that the re suits from
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or we would not continue to adver-
tise with you 1T. w. WOOD q
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GREssIvE FARMER. A
careful study of this
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boy or girl will add
much to the enjoyment
Of farm lie. It is not
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RELIGION.

The following we'll chosen and weigh
ty words from an atter-dinner speech
by James Russell Lowell have been
given us by q friend. They should be
read and pondered, not only by Chris
tians but by those vino Withhold their
aid and il fl lence from religious insti-
buttons:
II fear that when we indulge our
selves in the amusement Of going With
out a religion, we are not, perhaps,
aware how much we are sus Iained at
present by an enormous mass all about
US of religious feeling and religious
convictions, so that, whatever il may
be safe for US TO think, for us who
have had great advantages, and have
been brought up in such g way that g
certain moral direction has been given
to our character, I do not know what
would become OF the less favored
classes OF mankind if they undertook
to play the anne game.
Whatever defects end imperfec
tons may attach to a few points Of tie
dcctrinal system Of Calvin,-she bulk
OF which was eimply what all Chris
tians believe,-is will be found tina
Calvinism, or any other ism which
claims an open Bible and proclaims a
crucitied and risen Christ, Ia indefinitely
preferable to any form OF polite and
polished s~kepsicism, which gathers as
it's votaries the degenerate sons Of
heroic ancestors who having been
trained in society and educated in
schools, the found atoms Of which were
laid by men Of faith and piety, now
turnRnd kick downtae ladder by which
they have climaed, and persuade men
TO live without Ga and leave them to
die WiGhcu nope.
The wo,sU kani Of religion is no re
lig,on at ell; aud -aese mn, living IL
eese ana luxury, IudulglDg themseiyes
IN the amusement Of going without re-
Iigion, may Oe thankful they live IN
lands where the gospel sDey ucElec has
tanned the beas5lIne 8 and tae-city OF
the men who, but for ari:tia1i. might
long ego have eaten their ~carcasees
like the Sou5h Sea Is anders, or car off
their heands and tanned tLei- hides
like the monsters of the F.eLca Revo.
When the microscopic search OF
skepticism, which has hunted the
heavens and sounded the seas to dis
prove the existence Of q Creator, has
turned les attention TO human society,
and has found a place on this planet
ten miles square where a decent man
can live in deceDCy, c)mfort, and sc
supporting and educating his
children unsp lied and uIpoljuted; a
place where age is ~revereace3, Infancy
protected, manhood respected, woman.
hood holored. and human life held in
due regard when skep5ics can fcd
such 6 place ten miles square on this
globe, where the gospel Of Christ has
not gone aGd cleared the way, aud laid
the foundation s AID made deeency
and security possible, IL viii then be
in order for the skeptical Iiterati to
move saither AMI there ventilaJe their
vie vs.. Bat 50 long as these very
men are dependent upon the religion
they discard Ior every privilege they
eEjoy, they may well hesitate e little
before they seek to ROB the Christian
OF his hope, and humanity OF its Sa
viour, who alone has given to man
that hope of life eternal which makes
life tolerabl and s2ciety possible, aud
robs death of is terrors and the grave
Of lis gloom
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lite doubtful ifthere

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jty on the subject Of
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Can you tell what
causes day and night
seasons and years.
tides and eclipses9
Why is the sky blue,
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PERTAINING book and will prove a source
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Prayer Is so mighty an instrument
tnas NJ 4 has tho1 ughIy mastered
all it's keys They sweep along the
infinite scale of mans wants and Gods
goodness. Hugh Miller.
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Any man can sng by day but only
he whose heart has been tuned by the
gracious hand Of Jehovah can sing in
the darkness William NJ. Taylor.
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