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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-15
LOVE LAUGHS AT lOCKSMITHS
Hr. Julius Leitner Weds Miss Bettie
 Thalheimer.

Love, they say, find6 way and the many friends of MT. .IulIus Leitner and Miss Bettie Thaiheimer will be surprised to learn of their romantic marriage.
 Thursday night at the home of Mir. Alex Lazarus at III South Cherry street this city. they were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock by the Rev. ]. $. korufeld, the Jewish Rabbit.
 No one was present at the marri- age ceremony which occurred at l0:30 Thursday night, but the brother of the groom. Mr. Ike Leitner. Even he was surprised.
 The marriage is strictly one of love. They were in their joy and bliss last night, when seen at the Cotton Belt depot. 1.-two souls with but single thought, two hearts that beat as one" ]"
 They left Thursday night on the Cotton Belt passenger fur Memphis, Tenn, where they will speAd a honeymoon of one week. after which time they will return to Pine Bluff and be at home to their many iriepds at 1920 Lindell street.
 No reason was given hy Mir. Leitner for the se,ret marriage only t1at they thought 1t was best. The father of Miss Thalheimer is in St. Louis, aad was wired by the brother nf the groom early ohis morning notifying hun that his daughter. Miss Bettie married, Mir. Julius Iteitner.
 Miss Thalheilner is the charming, beautiful daughter of MT. and Mrs A. Thalheimer of this city. She is graduate of the High School and her many intellectual attachments have placed her among many and best society clubs in our city. She is Is years of age. She enjoys an ae- auaintanee of friends wlto will ever wish her well. Society in the marri- age of Miss TLalheimer loses one of it's most valuable and amiable queens.
 MT. Juli ls Leitner, the groom. is the competent and able bOokkeeper for Mr. Wm. Burke. who is in the real estate business in Pine Bluff Mir. Leitncr by his business sagacity and industry has made for himself a Lame in the commercial world that will become brighter by time. His excelSnt qualities and traits of head and heart have won for him the legion of friends he numbers among his acquaintance, <. and a.so his beautiful bride.
 Tbe Graphic wishes for Mir. and Mrs. Leitner a life that will be akin to their romantic carriage; one that will be filled with love and han piness and may they alwaysNbt able 10 laugh at the locksmiths of worry and care.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-15
REPORT REVIVED THAT COL. FORDYCE IS TO SUCCEED HENRY WOOD
 IN THE CHOCTAW. WOOD IN PHILADELPHIA
Col. Fordyce's Son Has no Infor nation on the Subject, But
 Hopes It Is True
| X rkansas Gazette. l

afkdHSAS udEettcsI
 A report that Col. 5. w. Fordyce will on January succeed Henry Wood as vice president and general manager of the Choctaw Route, from Memphis to Weatherford, has been in circulation for some time and yesterday it was revived with some show of strength. Mr. Wood could not be seen in regard to the 1umor, as be left Wednesday for Philadelphia and will be absent probably week.
 Mir. John R. Fordyce, of Pine Bluff, a son of Col. Fordyce, was in the city yesterday. He said to a Gazette representative that he had no Information on the subject, but smilingly added that he hoped the report was true. Of course, none of the subordinates of the Choetaw force were in position to talk concerning the report.
 At present Col. Fordyce is a CO., receiver of the Kansas City, Pitts burg and Gulf railroad and he has his hands full, which leads many to discredit the report of his change. On the other hand the rumor is given eredence by many persons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-15

Occasionally you will find a store. or other place of business SD far behind the times as to be without telephone.
 The telephone Facilitates the transastion of business and draws custom, as nothing else ean
 People like to deal with those wbo cons it7er no appliance too expensive. so long a s it adds to the comfort oi a patron,
 To which class do you belong2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-15

If you waat ypuc goods at ont telephone Knox < Smart. k
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-15

"Deeds Are Fruits. words arc bntleaves. The many wonderful cures effected by Hoods Sarsapanlla are the fraits by which it should be judged. These prove 1t to be the great reme- W for all blood diseases.
 Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-12-27
Origin Of Life Insurance.

The practice of insuring human lives
first came into use two hundred years
ago-to be exact, on October q, 1879
and credit for being the first TO give
real life to the movement Is due to
the Rev DR. William Assheton, OF Lon
don. On the date above mentioned the
insuranCe Society for the Benefit oil
Widows and Orphans was incorporat.
ed In London, It's statutes and bylaws
being framed in accordance with the
views set forth in a book, which was
published In 1861, and which was en-
titled Natural and Political lnvestiga
lions In Regard to the Current Lasts
of Births and Deaths.
John Graunt, a wealthy Iondoner
was the author of this book. and As
shelton was so impressed when he read
II that he at once took steps to form a
life insurance company. He succeeded
but not without much difficulty, and
among the provisions of this first conf
pany were the following: A married
man, not more than thirty years old,
could be insured for C 900, one not
more than forty for C 500, and one not
more than sixty for G300. Sailors and
persons travelling to distant countries
would not be insured. and suicides. as
well as those condemned to death, lost
the benefits of their insurance.
The company flourished during the
first year, but soon af,erward the di-
rectors learned to their cost that tho
expenditure was much In excess OF the
receipts, and consequently they raised
the rate considerably. This did not
help them much, however, and the re-
suit was that Parliament finally came
to their relief by granting the company
an annual subsidy of $4,000. From this
time forward the company did a good
business and 1t was not long before
similar companies were started
throughout Europe, as well as In this
country.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-12-27

Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk sa3
1920 am, 1877, 5.07 and S.23 m. Sunday, 1923
m. For Phillipsburg and Easton only 6.2s
p weekdays.
Leave Frenehtown LOS, 10.4 m, 90, $50 and
$40 m weekdays $40 p m Sundays. For Phil
lipsburg and Easton only, 7,02 m.
Arrive at Phillipsburg $40 and i1.22 a. M. 2.42,
SO, 1886 and $40 p. m. Sunday $50 p. IN.
Goa and 9.25 m. Sunday, s.25 p M
Arrive Belvidere 1853, 1922 and 1883 m, 10
C.32, s5i p m. Sunday, 9.5l m.
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos. 1890 and IL SO a m,
3.25, 6.38 and 9.bs p IN. Sunday, 95S p m.
Additional trains leave Bevdere for Manunka
chunk 700 and $50 IN, and 2.20 p m. Sunday,
100 m. Returning, leave Manunka Chunk for
belvidere s25, 1O.4s m, 40, $40 and 1000 p. m.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at 800 a m, Beividere 6.i5 m, Martins
Creek 6 S6 M. arriving Lehigh Junction 6.53 m,
will carry passengers and make stops at flag sta
Passengers for Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia, by trains leaving Manunka Chunk 7.22 m
daily and 1927, $40 p m weekdays, and leaving
Phiiipsburg SEQ m daily,l.00 and 5.55 Up IN week
ton. through car for Manunka Chunk is at
taehed to trains leaving Broad Street Station at
sos, BOG m, 1900 noon, 1 0S and 1852, pm. By
All other trains passengers to or from Broad Sc.
station change cars at Trenton.
Connection is made at Manunka ChanE with
Delaware, Laekawanna a Western Railroad: La
hsh junction with Lekigh Valley ,Lehigh a suS
suehanns Morris Essex, and New j. rsey Csptra
Railroads.. At Lambertville with Fleming on RaiA
rosd AtTrenton with trains TO and froa Ne,
For further Information go timetable, vAsoa
can b sb<sined At the ticket e1kess.
J. r. WOOD
j. b. HUTCHINSON,
General Manager
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TRUTH AND A TRUNK.
Look Out For Baggage IL Woman
Tells You II Isn't Heavy.

LOOK Out FOr buBEuBe AZ n woman
Tells YOu IL Isn't Heavy.
l know woman who travels around
the country with trunk as big as a
house. Protests of husband and friends
are of no avail, and 1t seems to me the
case is a perfectly proper one for the
Anticruelty society. When | mention
ed this to the lady with the trunk, she
said, "But they are only to look after
children and animals"
Perhaps they can twist their con-
stitution to get the baggageman under
the head of animals and prosecute
YOU"
She did not appear at all dlscom-
posed. The last time she went away
/ groaned for the expressman. The
house was in an awful turmoil, and
the trunk was on the third floor
ITS not very heavy" heard her
say. At the remark the expressman
Immediately called his helper from
the wagon. II always know what that
means" he said, with a knowing nod
to the maid. When he got up stairs
he could hardly lift one end. Never
failed" he said. "When they say it's
light. it's dead sure to be heavy. They
don't mean 1t, but they can't tell the
truth about trunk. don't know
whether they think we don't know
about weight. or We'll charge them less
II they say it's light, or what, but we
/ always look out for the trunk that's
called light" Then he and his helper
tugged and pulled and jammed holes
In the wall as they went down stairs
Philadelphia Press.
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"OIL PAINTINGS"
Those That Cost 90 Cents Apiece an
Sell For 81.

Sell For 81.
Most of the cheap oil paintings"
said the picture dealer, ARE done by
Italians on the east side In New York.
They work In their living rooms, and
most of the paintings have several
half grown children as assistants. The
wholesale dealers have a number of
such artists on their books aud agree
TO take all they can do, the firm sup
plying the canvas, but not the paints.
OF course the pictures are done rapid
ly.
IAN expert will range six or eight
canvases on shelf that is used in
stead of an easel and generally has
colored print tackled up above as copy.
Then he proceeds to rapidly block in
the subject. A favorite scene Is a
mountain lake with a ruined temple In
the foreground. He will indicate the
lake, the sky and the mountains with
out attempting any details and pass on
to the next canvas. BY the time he Is
through with the last one the paint on
the first Is dry, and he proceeds in the
same order with the trees. clouds and
temple. Meanwhile his helper Is put
ting In all the small accessories, and
by the time daylight wanes the row
will be done. BY this system of work.
Ing the artist does not have to be con-
tlnually changing his brushes, and he
loses no time In waiting on the drying
of pigment.
I'VE sell such picture as he would
turn out at about So, including frame.
the net cost of the canvas to the deal
er being in the neighborhood of 90
cents. The workman gets 40 cents
apiece for his paintings. and most of
them average $3.50 day year In and
year out. know one man who makes
Just double that amount, but he has
two clever children. As you may see,
some of the pictures are by no means
devoid of merit In spite of their slap
dash handling. In fact, a good many
OF the 40 cent artists occupy their
leisure In doing artistic things which
they may or may not be able to sell.
The others bring in a steady income
and keep the pot boiling. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
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New Yenr,s GIftn In snain.

In Spain, as well as In Portugal, the
luxury to which a pretty woman de-
votes the most care and attention is
the lace used In the fashioning of her
fan and, above all, of her mantilla.
Few men have any idea until they at
tempt to make New Years Offering
of this kind of the amount of money
that can be lavished on even the tint
est piece of lace, particularly II 1t hap
pens to be old italian or Spanish
point dating from the sixteenth or
seventeenth century. Ignorant as the
Spanish woman Is on most subjects,
she is conspicuous for her profound
and extensive knowledge of the diff
ferent kinds of lace, and her talent
for distinguishing point d'alencon from
point d'argentan, and point de venise
from that old italian point known by
the name of Greek lace, is only equal
ed by the grace with which she wears
the national mantilla and maneuyers
her fan.-Chicago Times Herald.
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jack Not Always Victim.

A shipping master named Millet put
sailor aboard the British freight
steamship Beltor, just before she left
her Brooklyn pier for Fernandina.
Millet had received an advance note
from the agents of the ship for SIS
the amount of the sailors wages for
one month The note was payable
after the ship sailed, provided, of
course, that the sailor should be
aboard Feeling sure of his man, Mil
let paid him So. his share of the ad-
vance money. The other SO represent
Ing Jacks expenses for board and other
things, the shipping master retained.
Jacks baggage was put aboard and
he appeared to be ready for the yoy-
age. A moment after he got the
money, however. he climbed over the
ships side and went running up the
pier. Millet saw him and started after
him. After leaving the pier Jack ran
into a saloon. Millet came in painting
and saw Jack standing placidly up
against the bar drinking n schooner of
beer A throng of longshoremen We're
doing likewise at Jacks expense. Mil
let said sRCome, man, hurry with your
drink y Ship is going to pull out in
moment"
Jack stared hard at Millet and said:
"What ship are you talking aboutT
Mlllet asked Jack to quit fooling and
come along. Jack looked indignant,
declared that he was an honest British
sailor, and had no recollection of hav-
ing seen the shipping master before.
Then he grew warm and said he sus-
pected that Millet intended to ''shang-
hair him, but with the help of the
honest laboring men present he hoped
to prevent any such high-handed pro-
ceeding. The longshoremen growled
approvingly of Jacks sentiment. Mil
let began to get nervous. Jack invited
the bartender to fill 'em up again for
all hands. Millet saw there was not
much hope of getting Jack to retnrn
to the ship. so appealed to him to at
least give back the So. Jack said that
nasmuch as he had never seen the
shipping master before, he did not see
how ii was possible for him to have
any of the shipping masters money.
The longshOremen growled again in
chorus and moved toward the shipping
master, who got out in hurry. The
honest sailor was still setting 'em up
several hours later, and the longshore-
men were swearing that they would
see that nobody interferred with his
rights.
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Finger Nail rancie..

In early times it was considered that
bad luck would certainly attend any
person who neglected to either burn or
bury the parings of his finger nails.
Among the Hebrews it was the custom
to pare the nails ON Friday. and the
operation had to be conducted in GER
tain manner. The little finger on the
left hand had first to be operated on,
then the middle finger, followed by the
fourth finger, thumb and forefinger.
The nail of the middle finger Of the
right hand had next to be cut. Then
came the thumb. then the forefinger
and afterward the fourth and little An
ger.
When fortune telling was more in
vogue than at present. the shape and
appearance of the finger nails were
looked on as having reference to ones
destiny. The nails were first rubbed
over with mixture of wax and SCOT,
and after being thus prepared were held
so that the sunlight fell full upon them.
On the horny, transparent substance
were supposed to appear signs and char
acters from which the future could be
interpreted. -Woman's Life.
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OverdipIonntic.

Mr.. Meekton was gazing at his wife
with that inane and amiable fixety
which comes into man face when he
has been mapping and Is ashamed of
the fact.
''Leonidas, she said sternly
"What Is it, my dear9" he inquired
as he Strengthened himself up in his
sleepy hollow chair.
"What is the matterf'
Nothing is the matter" he said,
growing red in the face. 81 haven't in
timated that there was thing wrong.
have IT.
mo But you have been behaving
rather queerly. Just now you gave a
little start and exclaimed. Yes, Hen
rietta. | agree with you perfectly. >"
'Well, answered he, apprehensive-
ly, "there ism anything in that to take
exception to. is there 7"
"Are you sure you meant it2'
Every word of it. -
''Ycu had given the matter due con
sideration before you spoke "
Certainly. Do you doubt me, Hen
rietta p
ooh, no. But can't help attaching
some significance to the fact that
hadn't uttered word during the ten
minutes previous to your enthusiastic
Endorsement of my sentiments.
well. to tell the truth, Henrietta, ]
had been asleep, and something awoke
me, and naturally supposed that is to
say. took it for granted And then
he gave it up. Washington Star.
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Wa. His own Doctor.

For towering nerve" said chief Of
division In one Of the departments, "a
young sun down doctor. attached to my
force here. is the limit He took three
days leave last week. and when he re-
turned to the office he brought with
him doctors certificate. TWAS signed
by himself: This 4 to certify that
Umptara Jones Chere he inserted his
name) has been under my professional
care for the past three days. etc. He
submitted 1t to me without batting an
eye, and he looked real hurt and down
at the mouth when | told him he
couldn't make than kind of game
stick. Post.
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Tom Hood to His Children.

l wish there were such nice green
hills here as there are at Sandgate.
They must be very nice to roll down,
especially II there are no furze bushes
to prickle one at the bottom! Do you
remember how the thorns stuck In us
like penn orth OF mixed pins at Wan
stead? | have been sery i'll. and am so
thin now | could stick myself into a
prickle. My legs. In particular, arc SO
wasted away that somebody says my
pins are only needles; and | am so
weak ] dare say you could push me
down on the floor and right through
the carpet, unless 1t was a strong pat
tern. am sure. II | were at Sand
gate you could carry me to the Post
Office and fetch my letters.-The Fort
nightly Review
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How He Wa. Cured.

Mrs. Mcpherson was attracted by
the following advertisement the other
day:
ITO the Public-A gentleman who
was cured of drinking, smoking, talk
Ing too loud. going out at nights. going
to the races and gambling and who
also gained 20 pounds of flesh In three
years and was completely restored to
health, will sell the secret to any re-
spectacle person for half n crown. IL
no cure, money Observation-Disclosures In
confidence" etc.
Mrs. Mcpherson sent for the remedy
and received the following reply:
81 was cured of all the bad habits
mentioned by three years enforced
residence In her majesty's prisons.
London Tit-Bits
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Footprints In the Ashes.

Sweetened ale or egg Flip is the pre-
scrlbed beverage for the drinking of
healths on New Years. In Scotland
the housewife takes care before retIr-
Ing the last night of the year to spread
the ashes smoothly on the hearth. II
In the morning the print of a foot can
be detected, with the toe pointing to-
ward the door, 1t Is thought to fore
tell death In the family during the
year. but IL the toe points In an oppo-
site direction there will be n marriage
soon.-Atlanta Constitution.
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An EnpIIsh Cu.tom

Carrying branches of eyergreens
hung with apples, oranges and gayly
colored ribbons, the children still pa
rade the streets of some old English
towns, "agganowing," as 1t Is called,
from the words of the dltty they sing:
We're come to give you warming
It's New Years day a.mornng.
With hey and a how
And an aggan agganow.
Atlanta Constitution.
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George Herbert Is the author or COM
piler OF many shrcwo sayings. such as;
"Wouldst thou have the cake and
keep it, too?"
plnches.
Little pitchers have wide ears"
ut is n poor sport that is not worth
the candle"
Gods mills grind slow bat sure"
Half the world knows not how tho
other half lives"
His bark is wuIse than his bite"
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Write for Prices, &c.
HUNTERDON COV~rY OR
PHANS' COURT of No, AN ber 6,
1899, Septemb Der Term, 1899.


In the matter of the application of psi,
James L. Petrie, Administrator of n.ie
the estate of John Welsh, deceased, GU ~
for order to sell Real Estate to pay S CHOW
debts. Nause'
James I. Petrie, Administrator of the estate
OF John Welsh, deceased, having made and
exhibited to this Court, under oath, a Just and
true account of the personal estate and debts
Of the said decedent as far as he can discover
the same, by which il appears that the per-
sonal estate of the said decedent is insufficient
to pay his debts; whereupon on application of
the. said Administrator of the said John
Welsh, deceased, setting forth that the said
John Welsh died seized of Real Estate situate
in the City of Lambertville in the County Of
y1ylng, who hath an estate in dover in said
lands, and praying the aid of this Court in the
premises, it is ordered by the Court that all
persons interested in the lands tenements
Entertainments and real estate whereof the
said John Welsh died seized, do appear be-
fore this Court on Tuesday, the ninth day of
January, 1900, in the term of December, 1872
to show canse, il any they have, why so much
of the Real Estate whereof the said John
Welsh died seized as aforesaid, should not be
sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts or
the residue thereof as the case may require
and It is further ordered that this notice be
published in the LAMBERTvIIIE RECORD for
six weeks successfully, and also true copies
thereof set up as the law directs.
Done in open Court and dated Surrogate,s
Office, Nov. 9Th, 1899.
Oh sPRoUL,
Clerk Of the Hunterdon Co. Orphans Court.
7t-novS
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 81. 1899.
Aristocrats In Trade.

The Duke of Northumberland. the
heir of all the Percys, with a direct de
scent from one of William Is favor
ites. has reputation for excellent but
ter saws Tit-Bits, and the ducal brand
is in great demand within a radius of
many miles from Lyon House, Brent
ford
The most noble the Marquis of Ripon
has an Ideal dairy at his seat, Studley
Royal; and It's products, yellow butter
and delicious cream, are sold In two
dairy shops, one in Leeds and the other
In RlDon.
Another marquis still better known
in the world of trade Is Lord London
derry, whose coal is as unImpeaehable
as his family escutclnon. Time was
when the Earl of Hardwicke, as Wis
count Royston, was cigar merchant.
lie has now transferred his energies
TO Capel Court, and Is half stock brok-
er and half newspaper owner
The Earl of Harrington supplements
his income from 1900 acres by the
profits OF n green grocery shop at Char
ing Cross, to which the fruits and veg
etables grown nj his Derby seat, FL
yaston Castle, find their way.
The Earl of Ran furly has for many
years been an active and successful
fruit grower mt Moldura, Victoria. His
farm there is the envy and pride of
the fruit colony, and its condition Is
due very largely to the EarPs own per
sonal work on It.
The seventeenth Earl of Caithness
has been literally nursed as farmer,
and is prouder of his American ranch,
covering over twenty square miles, the
fruit of his years Of hard work, than
of his EarPs coronet.
The last Earl of Seafield was n bailif
md small farmer In New Zealand, and
his successor, the young Earl of today,
Is also engaged In industrial pursuits
mt Oamaru.
The lnte Viscount Hampden, when
he was released from the exacting post
of Speaker of the House of Commons,
turned his attention TO milk and butter,
md his Glynde dairy was noted for its
excellence.