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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
PLANTS THAT SLEEP.

Plants sleep as truly as do animals. The best-marked form of slumber in, the vegetable world is the wlrtar rest, when so many forms of vegetation re- tire to the soil together with the dor. mant animals-dormice, squirrels and bears. Ali trees and shrubs hibernate.
 Some plants go to sleep every night. The mimosa, ar sensitive plant. in day light opens it's fragile leaves. which are hard at work eating, absorbing ths earbonic acid of the air into plant food. At night the mimosa sleeps and digesta what it has eaten. and the leaves fold up double against each other, the stem troops and the leaf is limp and appar ently dead.
 The wood sorrel in daytime is wide open. The leaves are composed of three leaflets. each with midribs that suggest to the casual glance the possi- bility of folding. And that Is just what they do. Each leaf folds over on itself. If flowers kept open cold spring nights the frosts might nip them, rain might wash away the honey and pollen. so they are wise blossoms that cover up their hearts during the dark hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
EARNED BY DOCTORS.

The large personal estate, some $1,- 876000, left by the late Sir William Jenner of London, makes 1t interesting to recall the big fortunes left by other fashionable and successful medicos of recent times in England.
 Dr. Thomas Armitage left over S1,- 000000, but the bulk of this was eer- tainly not professional earnings; Dr. Paul of CamberweK amassed over $500O00, but he owned one, if not two, lucrative private lunatic asylums.
 The next largest personality to Sir w. Jenner's was that of Sir William Gull. He died in 1890, leaving s1,720,- 110 behind him. This, of course, was the result of professional fees, large proportion of which for a long series of years had been exce1lently invested.
 Then comes the late Sir Andrew Clark, though there is a large failing off in the amount. $1,O34, ,465. Sir An drew sank a good round sum in real estate. Another big fortune was Sir Oscar Clayton's, about $735 000,. and yet another of quite recent date, Sir Rich- ard Quain's, about s585,000.
 Sir William Bowman, the oculist, Sir Prescott Hewett, Sir George Paget and Sir Risdon Bennett left substantial for tunes, but all were well under the $500,000 mark. There has been specul- lation as to what incomes some of these successful doctors earned; $15,000 or $20,000 year is a big income for a professional man, but at one time Sir William Gull's professional fees most certainly averaged $1,OO0 week, if not more, while Sir Andrew Clark's talk ings at the zenith of his career must have amounted to an average of over s1,500 for every six working days. There are prizes in the medical pro fessiGn, without doubt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
SIGNAL LIGHTS.

Human nature in broadcloth Is no better than human nature in rags.
 A St. Louis girl is so modest that she bushes at the bare state of facts
 A man with an elastic imagination Is apt to mistake it for his conscience.
 A man who lives on hope will spend his old age at somebody's else ex- pense.
 Women weep audibly when they are angry; silent tears mark the deepest grief.
 The difference between repartee and impudence is in the size of the speaker.
 Sweeping changes are made under the head of appropriations for street cleaning.
 The man who knows but one thing feels capable of giving advice on all subjects.
 Some folks are kept in the dark in order to prevent them from bringing things to light
 Lots of men would never be reeog- nfzed as fools if they didn't fall in love and give themselves away.
 But few men ever make their way through the world on the strength of their chronological developments.
 Lots of men go where duty calls. then stand around with their hands in their pockets after they get there.
 The wise man turns up his sleeves and goes to work while the fool sits around and waits for work to come to him.
 An Irish philosopher says it's great blessing that night comes on late in the day when one is too tired to work longer.
 Half the people in the world are unhappy because they have too much and the other half are unhappy be- cause they haven't enough.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

STEEL BEAMS
Neatly and Quickly Cut by the Use ot
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 During the reconstruction of an of fee building recently in Chicago an interesting use was made of the cleo trie current in cutting in two clus- ter of half a dozen heavy steel beams which 1t was necessary to remove These beams were of the ordinary | shape and 15 inches deep. Owing to the difficulty of getting at the beams at the places where they were to be cut, special saws would have been re- uuired had the beams been cut in the ordinary way, and it was estimated that the work would take two men about twelve days time and cost about S100. Instead of doing the work with hack saws. a method was adopted such as scientific burglars invented for get ting into safe and vault doors of steel. A current of electricity was brought in from the electric lighting wires in the street to do the work. The posi- tive terminal wire was attached to the steel framework of the building. to which the beams were riveted, and the negative wire was attached to a carbon point one and half inches in diameter. which was provided with wooden handle to enable the operator to direct it along the beams at the places where they were to be cut. An asbestos shield protected the operators body from the heat and black specta- eles protected his eyes. In twelve hours the beams were severed, with an expenditure of only about fve-horse power in electric current, and the work was done by an ordinary work man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Bluff City Lumber Go. mannfac turer and dealer in all kinds of Lum- Der. Also Sashes, Doors, Blinds, ,and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at Reasonable Prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

IfyOu are thinking of hay ing your pictures framed see my arge assort Ill ent Of mouIdings
 Frank J. Murray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Bluff City Lumber Co. manufactur er and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

IG0rs ana windows made from nMtsVe lumber stand this climate better than northern made stock Ghe Biuff City Lumber Co. are large manufacturers of these goods, and guarantee every one sold to give uecsect satisfaction. 279
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Tl9e Bluff City Lumber Co. manu
 actGres all kinds ofbank, store and Eiag 6xtures and can furnish any ching wanted in that line. Getq94Ii9 eattmate if you contemplate pur- et1aadHg. H-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

fiislaf City Lumber Co. manufaetur ar aR8 dealer in all kinds of lumber l4iaa s2shes, doors. blinds -- I all El0ds of interior and exterio- nnish tsverRthing at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

BertilIon, the renowned scientist, is likely to be disciplined for the ex- pert testimony he gave in the Drey ius case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

BIqtf City Lumber Co. manufaetur- &r aad dealer in all kinds of lumber AtSd sashes, doors, blinds and all ktnds of interior and exterior finish. Everything al reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Tesephone Brewster & Henslee for hus CT carriage to Emeet trains, 25e. Dgssage, b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
REGENT INVENTIONS.

In a newly designed baby carriage and rocker combined the body is sus- pended by horizontal springs carried by two vertical posts attached to the running gear, with a handle extending to the rear and pivoted on the frame by which the body can be rocked.
 The section of stovepipe which en- ters chimney is securely locked in position by an Illinois inventors de- vice, comprising clamp to engage the inner and outer surface of the chim- ney, split ring being carried by the clamp to surround the end of the pipe.
 An electric switch has been designed with hollow arm attached to its face, in which quantity of liquid is placed to submerge the terminals of the switch when 1t is in raised position, by allowing the liquid to flow into a casing In which the terminals are barred.
 Package wrappers will appreciate a newly patented twlne cutter. in ths shape of finger ring, with a projec- ton on the side having sharp cut. ting blade at the bottom, the device be- ing stamped out of one piece of flat metal, with one end bent to form the cutter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Eaave added to my large stock of Pants. Oils, Varnishes and Wall Paper, well selected stock Of Picture Moulding.
 Frank J. Murray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
Bob Taylor s
 Lectures
]. Mitchells.

sCgReA National l. iueatlonal Asso- c8attaa is tn session at Portland, OCe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Just received all kinds of Lan dreth onion sets and garden seeds q bulk or papers. III
 Mccain Grocery Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

The best cypress shingles in the State are handled by the Bluff City Lumber Co. All grades. 279
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Ptckets all styles. or picket fence mpiete. Bluff City Lumber Go. 267
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

BGaa City Lumber Co. Manufactur esr and dealer in all kinds of Lumber Mis0 Sashes. Doors, Blinds, and all Kds of Interior and Exterior finish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

I-umber, all kinds, free delivery in Stey, get our prices. Bluff City Lu,u her Cts- o7o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Percy W. Palmer, real estate man sf Chicago committed suicide.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BAc4ELo,

A woman never forgives a mau for looking shabby himself so she can spend more.
 A woman will love anything that she is with long enough. The proof of this is cats.
 When woman puts her clothes m shs dresses; but when she takes them of, she "disrobes."
 wonder why girl always blusnes so after she has said that a thing was about the size of cigarette.
 Empty two quarts of dried peas in- to bass drum and trim up the outside with pink baby ribbon. and you have shs average mans idea of his wife's E o'clock teas.-Nsw York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Cat3an patriots may present a Moaae to Gomez.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Gen Wood is on his way back to ssaHtEago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

0a Edmund Rice. Third Infantry hkrS heen made colonel of Volunteers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Allen W. Thurman denies that he wants second place on the Bryan eleks.t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Ssceerman. of the Philippine Com nfissi7o, will return home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

ssir Alexander Armstrong, British navy is dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

British and French commanders have agreed on working plan to minimize friction over fisheries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

sflaaswaremen Of Pittsburg have eonshined.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

< detective has gone to Europe alteg A New York absconder who aeaeaweg with $500. GOO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

A New York policeman has been arrested for robbing a corpse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Miss Ida Hunter has returned to her home in Star City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

pvasninent Chicago Republicans have seat to President Mckinley a sstut0vlst crlticising his civil service revocation order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

EQuH City Lumber Co. manuiaetur- e4 and dealer in all kinds of lumber, sgs0 sashes, doors, blinds, and all kinds of interior and exterior finish t'Vesyehine at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
Perfect Content

is bound to be yours when yov get ieside of one of our faultlessly laundered collars, cuffs or shirt. The color and finish are exquisite. There are no frayed edges or torn button holes to annoy you from any work done at this up-to-date laundry.
 HMERICHN-EXCEnSIOR
 laundry Go.
 2ls msss narraeus St.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Ticket scalpers at Chicago who flocked in to deal in Christian En- deavor tickets have been enioined.
 
 Just received a large stock Of seed Triumph and N. I. Rose potatoes Mccain Grocery Co. n At the Mccain Grocery Co. corner thi and Main streets, you can buy cans lbs best corn, 25c, 3 cans best lb tomatoes, 25c. Beans best ID Boston baked beans 25c.
 ] quart bottle tomato eatsup. l5e, Fancy $. C.. Hams, 10c lb.
 Fancy Breakfast Bacon, 10c lb. Fifteen cents worthisof!schewing gum for five cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Gov. Sayers has wired Washing taH foe aid for Texas flood sufferers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

FOR RENT-My Sulphur springs cottage Tankersley Drug Store, s' @s "sS SsS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

Bluff City Lumber Co. Manufactnr CT and dealer in all kinds of Lumhar Also Sashes. Doors, Blinds and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish Everything at reasonable prices
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

FOR sALE-une upright piano. prlce re, sonable. Apply to No 5l3 West Second
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

FOR SALE-Two wheels sl5 each: A horse to exchange for COW. H. T. Olcott, 1il9 W Barraque street. " .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

FOR RENT-House No. 0O9 West 2nd ave
 nue; bath room, cistern. water works &c,. Apply to Mrs. L. Moore, BIO ". gth avenue; old phone 26S. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07
Cbe Daily Grapbic,
Railroad Time-T abIes

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 ALTHEMER BRANCH. D Little Rock Ace0m.--10.40 III 6 Little Rock Accom-. 2:35 D m
 Plne BiuT Arkansas River Ky. Heg5saar Passenger. 1o:10a nj BOO nj
 ArIsaDsas River Packet Go. ssGeanaers Thursdays. .l2;O0 Ill
 Fridays-----.--- n.OO a m .-----.--------------- ----------------------= Gen Wood is on his way back to Santiago,
 Tl2e Bluff City Lumber Co. manu actGres all kinds ofbank, store and Elag Gxtures and can furnish any ching wanted in that line. Getq94Ii9 aattmate if you contemplate pur- e.fYaaaAg. 27- Sfla8swaremen Of Pittsburg have eonshined.
 Bgaf City Lumber Co. Manuiactur er and dealer in all kinds of Lumber Also Sashes. Doors, Blinds, and all Elde gf Interior and Exterior finish. Ssir Alexander Armstrong, British navy is dead.
 have added to my large stock of Palntss Oils, Varnishes and Wall Paper, a well selected stock Of Picture Moulding.
 Frank J. Murray. Catsan patriots may present hoase to Gomez.
 Tesephone Brewster & Henslee for hus CT carriage to Emeet trains, 25e' passage, b ssca.9rman. of the Philippine Com HHfssi80. will return home
 EfjaG City Lumber Co. manufactur ssr a&2 dealer in all kinds of lumber l4lao s2shes, doors. blinds -- 1 all Est0ds of interior and exterio nnish. Everything at reasonable prices. A New York policeman has been arrested for robbing a corpse. Bgqff City Lumber Co. manuiaetur- ar Sad dealer in all kinds of lumber AtS1 sashes, doors, blinds and all ktnds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices. Percy w. Palmer, real estate man Df Chicago committed suicide. kHun City Lumber Co. manufactur- eg and dealer in all kinds of lumber, sgs0 sashes, doors, blinds, and all kinds of interior and exterior finish EVesgshing at reasonable prices. G2v. Sayers has wired Washing tSaH fof aid for Texas flood sufferers.
 Bob Taylor's
 Lectures
 A.
 J. Mitchells.
 gCgae National E lucatlonal Asso-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

oST-A small diamond stud. Finder wuI return to Willie Miller and receive re1 242
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

FOB sALE-A frst-class Surrey and donhie
 harness by Mrs. Katie Curry, No 2ins oouth Olive street. Will sell at bargain u3
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-07

ReSSs sraytux's Teceures at <. {. Mttcheil's.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
TO Minimize KILLINGS.
I prohibitory License Tax on Fire
arm Dealers is Proposed

The many killings in Ell Paso and
elsew here in Texas have led the state
tax commission to discuss the subject
with the view of lessening killings.
An Austin dispstchs to the Globe
Democrat says:
A plan to suppress the custom, COM
mon in Texas, of carrying concealed
weapons, was proposed at a meeting of
the state tax commission today. This
proposition is incident to the crusade
against firearms, oocasioned by the
unusual number of killings which have
taken place recently in Texas.
The tax commission drafted a bill
imposing a license tax of $500 per an
mum on each dealer in revolvers or
other firearms that may be concealed
on the person. This bill will be sub
mitted to the special session of the
legislature on November 9. The tax is
prOhibitory one, and it's enforcement
is expected to abate the custom of car
rying pistols.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
RIO GRANDE FULL
From Bank to Bdnk---Water Reach
ed FL pdSo This Morning..

The much wished for water reached
Ell PasO with a rush at 1870 this morn.
ing and rs q result the Rio Grande is a
river, not only in name but also in
reality.
The river bed has been so dry and
parched for so many months that it
was thought that it would absorb a
consid cradle amount of the water be-
fore it could reach this point.
On the contrary large volume has
reached here and judging by present
indications the water is still rising
above at rapid rate.
The irrigation canal and the large
acequia across the river are also full.
A great deal of drift wood is being
brought down and the Mexicans are
endeavOring to secure as much of it as
possible. VIII ether this rise will help
the farmers down the valley much Is q
question.
Undoubtedly it has come too late to
be of any material benefit to the large
fruit growers, though it may possibly
help the vegetable gardeners.
At two o'clock this afternoon the
river was still rising at a rapid rate
with no prospects of falling soon. 1t
has raiaed for thirteen consecutive
days up around Albuquerque and this
freshet is most likely q result of those
rains.
Anyway, if it does not last long, it
will be of some value to the long suf-
ferinP farmers in the valley below US.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22

domain but the doctor says he is quite
likely to return.
Mrs. Townsand, merchant. post
master, and notary public, from Organ
City, was in town this week.
A. 1. Seymour. of Kansas City, was
in town yesterday, also s.. 81. Light
body, of Chicago, H.. and S. I. Jones,
of Mesilla,
Mrs. A. NJ. Dougher, of the Grand
Central, came up this week to look
after her interest in the Bennett-Stev
enson mine.
Robert Boulware, q stockman from
Silver City, was in town this week and
bought a carload of fine bulls and
horses from Cox for his ranch.
We still continue to have good rains
and better still the river is reported to
be full OF water; We have not seen it
but have seen the ditch here in town
full.
There is one man that surely feels
like rejoicing and that is Theodore
Rouault. For the past three years he
has been enlargiug the capacity OF his
canning factory; planting more and
more tomatoes and chile, while be has
lake in the center of one of his fields
from which he pumps when he cannot
get water from the ditch.
From here he could not cover
all his crops. His lake was
getting low and all needed water at the
time of the first rain. The rain has
revived his crops, put them to growing
vigorously, and now with plenty of wa
ter in the ditch I suppose he will in
addition to irrigating also fill his lake
again so as to be fixed for the best of
the season should the river go dry
again in week.
Two dead men were brought from
the mines in the Jarillas to town We'd
nesdsy night. From some of the stories
on the street as to the circumstances of
the death it looks as though there
might be fault somewhere. Il is
matter that shoald be thoroughly sift-
ed and if anyone is blame worthy it
should be placed. If not then all should
know that it was one of thoseaaccidents
that may befell one in the mines at
any time. CHAFFEE.
Las Cruces, July 81.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
WILD WEST SHOW.
Will be Given for the Benefit of Flood
Sufferers Next Month.

Quite little interest is being man
ifested in the proposed Wild West
show to be given at Washington Park
next month, for the benefit of the food
sufferers in east Texas. Buck Hica
of San Antonio, who has organized
these shows before. and who has had
consid cradle experience in this line of
entertainment, has been engaged to
manage the show to be given here.
The First National bank has agreed
to act as depository for all subscrip-
tions and will also manage the financial
end of the entertainment
Prizes will be given for horsemau-
ship feats of all kinds, and large whole
sale harness houses in this part of tn e
state will donate saddles as prizes.
All the prizes will be placed on ex-
hibition as they are received.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
Vegetables Scarce.

II have never seen Ell Faso so
destitute of vegetables of any kind as
it is this season. remarked a citizen
this morning..
"There is more of the native produce
to any extent to be found in any of the
markets and that which is received
here from California and New Mexico
can not compare in size and flavor with
that which is grown in this vicinity.
"Now that water has reached here it
Is to be hoped that this state of affairs
will be remedied and that Ell Paso will
soon be enjoying the produce of her
own gardeners"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
CONkLIN TIN MINE
Reported That a Company With a
Heavy capitalization Is To BE Or
gdniZed To Work the Claim.

Some months ago the HERALD stated
that there was probability that 8 big
stock company would be organized to
work the celebrated Conklin tin mine,
near this city, out beyond mount
Franklin. and now 1t seems that the
rumor is bout to be verified.
Recently Captain Charles Davis and
7. II. Conklin returned from New
York, where their mission is supposed
to have been to put the new mining
com pany on it's feet and secure enough
money to work the mine for all it is
worth. They remained some weeks in
New York, but the amount of success
met with by them could not be learned
today.
Captain Davis was seen this morning
and when asked about tie new stock
company reported to be forming to
work the mine said:
''Just you hold on few days and L
may tell you something about it. We
aren't quite ready yet to give out any
thing"
Will it be good piece of news? ask
ed the reporter.
"Well, hope so; but 1 can't say
yet," replied the captain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF the FL paso School of E1oCutiOn
and Oratory.

The pupils of the Ell Paso School of
Elocution and Oratory will give an ex-
hibitior at the opera house next Tues
day night to fittingly celebrate the
close of the fret term of the institu-
ton.
The elocution school is conducted by
Miss Ice, who Is graduate of the Bos-
ton school of oratory aud young wo-
m an of many attachments.
The class next Tuesoa y night will
present a farce comedy, entitled "Stage
Struck" and also several recitations
and songs. An admission fee of 25c
will be charged.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
Stdqndnt Pools.

A great many stagnsnt pools of wa
ter are still to be seen in thai part OF
town across the Texas & Pacific tracks.
The condition of the streets there is so
bad that water remains stagnant in
pools several weeks after large rain.
The odor arising from these holes is
very offensive and the street commits
siOner should see that they are filed
up at once as they are a serious menace
to the health of that section.