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MR MIKE DANAuER
Is Now a Full Pledged Lawyers
 Austin < Taylor's Stenograpaer.

Mr. Mike Danaher, who for the past six years has been the efficient and competent stenographer for the law firm of Austin & Taylor in ttis city, will embark or the law yer's license barge the first of the New Year.
 Ms. Danaher has been a stenog- rapher for the last twelve years. Previous to his utilization with Austin & Taylor he was in the en- ploy of the railroad attorneys, Messrs Dodge < Johnson, of Little Rock, and remai4ed with them for five years.
 Mr. Danaher during his twelve years of constant association with the best lawyers in the country has stored a knowledge of law away that now permits him to take ur this field for his future. The pro fession is honored by having ger ael' admitlance to the bar like Mr S
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COTTON BELT NOTES.
BY E. WALTER NoRDMAN

The shops will be closed Monday on account Of New Years day.
 General Master Mechanic R. H. Johnson has returned from a busi- Jess trip south.
 Mir. F. M. strader, chief dispatcher. has resumed his duties after a months leave of absence.
 MT. J. X. Stafford has been ap- pointed assistant passenger agent of this road with headquarters at Fort Worth. k|
 The Cotton Belt has placed a switch on Third avenue from the main line te the Gillespie Bros. warehouse.
 Division Superintendent R. H. Bowran has returned from Ghatta- nooga, Tenns where he spent the holidays with his family, Mr. W. [. Watrods, superintendent of transportation with headquarters at Tyler. was in the city last Friday enroute to St. Louis on important business.
 Mr. ". J. Williams, who spent Christmas at Waco fwe know not why). has returned and resumed his duties at the electric instruments in in the office.
 
 MT. Frank Smith, formerly a ma- chinist here but now foreman of the Shreveport shops for this company, spent the holidays in this city among friends.
 Our former hotel caterer, MT. Dick, recently the soie owner of the eating house at these shops but now at Jonesboro, was a visitor in our city last week.
 MT. Ernest Gabraith, recently from Kansas City, has accepted position as machinist in tie machine shops here. Ernest is an expert ma chinist and his return will prove valuable.
 Owing to the fact that this com pany could not secure the Wood dock ties to place under the floor in the paint department they have decided not to put concrete floor down, but will have fine hard wood. .feor 9@ia
 MT. H, E Eastnn, chief revising clerk at Tyler, Texas, for this com. pany, has accepted services with the Ft. Worth and Denver City roaG in the same capacity. effective Monday, January l, 1900.
 We notice in the Texas Railway News and Illustrator a fine portrait of Col. J. J. kieFs, formerly superin- tenGent of the car services of this company, and will become general superintendent of the Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Railway Go. on tomorrow, January l, 1900
 Our esteemed friend, Mr. I. E. Scott, an all round musician, base ball player and last but not least telegraph opera tor. has resumed his position in the telegraph department after working for the past month as dispatcher.
 General Manager and Vice Presi- dent Russell Harding arrived last night on his special car. Gladys. He Was accompanied by uperintendent R. H. Bowran and General Superin- tendent Britton in their private cars 03 and 04 respectively. The party will Sunday in our city.
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RODE THE GOAT.
Imperial Lodge Knights of Pythias
 Gave Their Degree.

Friday night the Imperial Lodge Knights of Pythias held their regu- lar meeting, at which time the third degree was given.
 The following members received the degree, and they voted it im- mense. The riding of the goat has become familiar to the boys. At least the following will attest their names to that goat: Messrs. Dll- lard Saunders, Wells and G. ". Byington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

saying that his law business will be as successful as has been his twelve years of stenographie work. We wish for MT, Danaher that success, which sobriety, industry and fru- gaIity ever bequeaths.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

Master Jerry Harrison. the lit- tie son of Judge Harrison. is spend ing a coub i week downin Monroe county, at Holly Grove, with his gran dia ther.
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Ja | lPRESENTATlVE OF THE
 aRAPHIC INTERVIEWS
 RMR. JNo M. GRAC1E.
h|,.I'!.Hl0UsAND DOLLARS
THOUSAND DOLLARS
 ,'sk as sss' E .soslk aask lkil Be the Deficit j " 10 y Farm at Least " sy0ndl sysa, lsting Talk, tain&
 algpot sm WI , a.... sulpEn a renresan ta-

AprSf C. s'1p representa- tive of the asFgfb5hig 1alssFfgafbhig net Mir. John Nj. Oracle and notwithstanding the fact that he was ina hurry to leave for Little Rock to spend New Years with his family, he was not so busy but that be gave his views on the I purchasing of County farm, and \ the burden that such a purchase, in
 his estimation, would impose apon 4 the people of Jefferson county. a The following is the Igist of the H interview had with Mr. Graele
 What nave you to say, anyway,
 Mir. Oracle, about the purchase of a
 ,ounty farm?9
 T do not wish to have anything N to say. l work county prisoners N and should I make statement one # way or the other, my motives
 might be qisconstru,d. am a
 friend to hr. Pbilpe5 and, petson- laiIy, would not like to make any
 Etatement that would in any way Y ..sgfere with any trade he might
 desire to make"
 Are you not willing, however,
 to state whether the farm proposed
 tobe purchased is worth the price
 agreed to be paid by the commis-
 siOners?,
 T do not know what the place Proposed to be purchased by the
 pmmlssioners is worth. I read in bur paper that there are only 260 < S[cres of it in cultivation, some
 res dsAdened, and the rest ias the. Moods. If this be true, knowing khe location of the land and the general. character of lands around ft, I think the farm is too high, as other lands of a similar character dand in tbe same portion of the Bounty Were offered to the commis vtsloners at four dollars per acre. %Moreover, the place is too small.- There is not enough cleared land on Ne place to employ more than ten [ twelve men during the coming fear, and if the county should have 2 sthe number of prisoners it had 8when 1 worked the county farm,
 the entire GAO acres would not be enough to glve ttem employment, Iii 1t was all cleared. The price
 proposed to be paid for the Philpot place is greater than improved
 farms have sold for on the river. 1
 would be willing to sell my Lake
 place containing 5000 acres, with 82,500 acres in cultivation, we'll
 Improved, with gin houses, cabins, < barns, stockale, and every hing necessary to the proper cultivation Hof.the place for a less price per
 acre for the entire place than is
 proposed to be paid Cor the Philpot
 place. Ny Lake place, as you will see, hayi a greater proportion of cleared land than the Philpot place. linen, you do not think that the purchase of county farm is good thing for tue taxpayers O. the l cnt,,,tv2 2i
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

s.If the Gap Fits, wear it." If you have boils, pimples, scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, rheumatism or catarrh, you are just the one that Hoods sarsaparilla, for this medicine cures all these troubles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

Rev. J M. Hawley, pastor of the
 Lakeside church. arrived home yes- ferday afternoon. Services will be held at the Lakeside church at the usual hours. Preaching morning and evening service by Rev. Hawley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

Miss Ruby Armstrong, niece of Hon. sam Taylor and sister to Mr. AArIpstrong. who has been visit
 8s city for a week or more,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Non- irritating.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

NANTED-By the Central Hotel, at Bearden, Ark, 2 good white
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

Mabel W. Gray. colored, died Fri- day afternoon, after a short illness. She was 27 years of age. She was a young woman of many accomplish ments and was well liked by all- The funeral will take place this af- ternoon at o'clock from St. Johns A. NJ. E. Church.
 ---------- Mir. Sam Kaufman returned yester- day evening from a business trip to Iowa and Missouri.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
VI. IOubf [ and Garlic.

From the Pittsburg News.
1t happened just five years ago. NJ.
Loubet who had been Minister resigned
with his colleagues, and thought he would
seek his fortune at the Paris bar Many
of his fellow Ministers had done so with
success and why not he? Wei, one day
NJ Loubet donned his gown and sailed
into the second chamber TO defend an ap-
peal from the tribunal Of commerce His
rich Southern brogue and high-souled.
open-breasted Indifference 10 the functions
OF buttons drew the attention Of the Par
isian "rlaitres" to the beginner The law
yeTs were literally astOunded at the spec
UaCle. Soon afJerWard Maitre Loubet rose
70 address the court. Scarcely had ne
opened his lips when the President NJ
Manuel. bounced upon pretty little bot
tie Of toilet vinegar and, ciutching his
handkerchief. conVulsively poured out
half Of the fragrant liquid, and smelled il
long and TaVenously, says a London pa
Der. OF course. II. Loubet Is Southern
or. and as such has right 10 prefer his
saYoTy meridional dishes 70 those OF
employ garlic Still. Christian charity
for the weaker vessels In a court Of ius-
tice. and he might have pleaded first and
dined afterWard. Anyhow the smelling
bottle did not help for long Very soon
President Manuel had 10 call upon the
usher 10 open all the windows Of the
court That was VI. Loubets first and
last experience al the bar OF Paris And
now he represents all France for even
years. and for his menu has carte bianChe
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
DANGERS OF ALCOHOL.
Most Diseases Caused or Aggravated by
Its Use.

From the Philadelphia Press.
At a meeting of the Paris Hospitals
Medical Society NJ. Legendre, alarmed by
the ever-increasing amount of drunken
ness. asked If it would not be possible to
Withstand this by means of meetings.
insistence on the dangers Of alcohol, and
by what he considered even better meth
Cd, that of getting up for the instruction
of patients lantern shows, with exhibit
tions of automatic preparations 10 show
the dangers of alcohol. NJ. Legendre has
had printed for the use of all his patients
a little leafiet, the text Of which runs as
follows.
Most OF the diseases treated in the hos
pitfalls arise from alcoholic drinks-that is
10 say they are either caused or aSgra-
waited by the abuse of alcohol. All aicO-
holic drinks are dangerous, and the mes;
harmful are those which contain aromat-
les in addition 10 alcoholics, for instance,
absinthe and the so-called aperents, call
ed aineTs.
Alcoholic drinks are more dangerous
when taken on an empty stomach or be
tween meals. A man necessarily becomes
an alcoholic. e., slowly poisoned by al
cohOl-eYen If he never gets drunk, when
every day he drinks alcohol in the form
of liqueur or too much wine, more than
one liter per diem.
alcohol Is a poison. the habitual use
Of which destroys more or less quickly,
but none the less certainly all the organs
most necessary 10 life-the stomach, the
liver, the kidneys, the blood vessels, the
heart. and the brain. Alcohol eXcites man,
but does not strengthen him. II is 40
substitute for food, but takes away the
taste for it. Those who often drink alec
hol or too much wine tmOre than one IL
ter a day) are much more liable 20 illness,
and when i'll are much worse. for the dis
ease is often complicated with fatal deli
rum
alcohol Is a frequent cause of con-
sumption by its power of weakening the
lungs Every year we see patients who
attend hospitals for alcoholism come back
some months later suffering from con-
sumption Fathers and mothers who drink
often have children who are deI0rmed or
idiots OF who die from hts
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
KING or JACK RABBITS.
California Man Who Makes a Good Living
Catching Them.

From the san Francisco Can
Jack rabbits are a great blessing. So
says W. J. Browning. OF California But
then, Mr.. Browning Is not a rancher. He
is jack rabbit catcher. and can sell aII
that he can catch. And at good prices.
too.
Mr.. Browning claims to be the only pro
| fessiOEal jack rabbit catcher In the coun-
try. His unique business keeps him Occu-
pied all the year around and his custom
ers can be found in every part OF the
Union.
Who wants to buy Jack rabbits? ls a
natural question. Principally the cOursing
parks; but there are others
, Mr. BTOwning's occupation suggests
Natty Bumpo. with his leather stockings.
his long rifle and other attributes Of the
deer-slayer. TO those not personally aC-
| quainted with him. When be vas intro
dUced 10 F, 3. Black. proprietor Of the
eoursing park of Los Angeles. the latter,
| having known him by reputation evincel
much surprise. and said why, / ex-
pected TO see In Browning a man m over
ais, with motley countenance. singed hair
and with baling ropes for susDenders"
Browning is typical son OF the great
San Joaquin Valley. He was born on the
MERGED River. in MERGED County. forty
TWO years ago He might BIZ taken for
any one Of d thousand young men about
the cities and towns OF the valley He r.
sues no" IN the town Of Upton. TulaTs
County
The first Jack rabbit or hare drive Of
any hIhd IN TINS State was made in Kern
1CuHty Ia 1919 Dy manager Of Carr g.
assn Iahch' VINO had been much an
Hoyed by the ravages OF these pests.
A large number of vanaueros and other
-a,'Oi minus were gathered together ami
surrounded Il large territory. Gradually
closing their lines they drove III r,FfI-s
INTO large cattle corral. MANY Of them
escaped. but the result OF tbis driy. a..
1he capture OF twelve hundred hares and
t~O coyotes.
me modern method Of driving rabbits
vas originated by Mr. HroUni,s, 49,
been engaged previously I'm burti,,, 49,
and geese for the markets
Ia 1881, John Dugan. OF Nsu,,-L I'll
offered $500 for 1903 live baTes - -
Tor Enclosed cOursinK purDoses
simulated BY this offer. Mr. RroUrfo,
undertook 10 capture the 81 81.
lows by driving them into -. co.r.l -.
by stretching fish nets befwaao r,.rs
drlVen az Intervals into tn. ,rourJ s.ra-
-" III, ne mas shipped many Thousands.
aiiEe' 10 all parts Of the country Tor III
el'Stu e9Hrsing purposes. besides many
s'''uSahds OF dead ones, which, p-rasD-.
round their way ultimately 70 the breast
OF me serene but deceptive checker IA
II Is astonishing 10 learn how many
dead mares a-e sold In the markets u
some Of the cities wee CT the Mississippi
RIVER 10 one year. During ta.s PERIOD a
IL" years ago the sales iu Los Angeles
amounted to 500, San Francisco sou.
Denver, 1900 and NiuueaD0I.s -.ryass-I
her old rival, ST Paul. consuming L.E".
10 the idtteTs 1900 mares The prices "
the dead haro range from 10 cents 10 :
per dozen
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS.
Economic Education as Praeiiced in Some
Public schools.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Economic education is claiming each
year the more thoughtful attention of
learned and philanthropic people, says
Mrs. 5. l.. OberholtZer of this city.
School banking. the simplest way OF in
culcating self-denial and thrift, has full
approval wherever instituted. and as the
news goes abroad, its sphere is broaden
ing Statistics OF the savings in some Of
the public schools of the United States
have Just been printed by Mr. J. II.
Thirty, who founded the system. They
show that the school childTens savings
deposited In savings Institutions through
this system, have amounted 10 $3.50. 3lg. IS
These savings are in $40 schools. and the
depositors number H. So. There are half
as many more schools using this system
OF which We have 10 statistical report
and many others using the Penny Proyi-
dent and stamp plan of saving
All systems and means OF the svste-
matte saving OF money for the self-re-
sponslble development OF The child and
70 apply 10 uses apart from frivolous
waste are OF value. ar IL is the principle
involved ia her than specific method We
aim TO instill, the independence. iudlvid-
uality, and equality OF means that viii
make thrift general. But the simple sys-
TEN OF school savings, where We credit
lltN pennies AtlcGl, anu not stamps. j.
more educatiye and helpful. because il
gives our boys and our girls regular bank
ing business habits. and they carry their
accounts right over into manhood and
womanhO0d II every boy and girl who
has graduated or come out OF our public
schools for the past ten years had left
school with slO0 or AJ0 of a bank account
L. his OF her credit. a. do our BOYS and
girls to-day. where they have school saw
lngs banks. We would be much nearer the
equality the s0briety. and the single
standard Of morality for which we labor
man We nov are. We need TO under
stand how 10 handle and appropriate
money, that IL may give 20 US and 10
others the greatest degree OF comfort.
Poverty and extravaganza are the result
Of the lack OF systematic training In
thrift
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
TIE Pri~ and His Cane.
Ron tse GsntIsnss,. MaEa.Ia-.

From the GenileneHs Magazis-.
In the number Of The Taller for October
6. 1909. Il Is observed that a cane Is part
OF the dress Of prig" fthis, b. the way.
shows the erroneous notion prevalent that
''priggishness" Is modern wCfdB "and
always wora upon button. for fear he
should be thought 10 nave an coca sion for
II or be esteem'd really and net genteelly
a cripple" IN the number for November
J. a rural squire IN town Is skefcaed who
Is the prototype OF one Of the pavement
nuisances. His arms naturally swaHg at
an unreasonable distance from his sides
which with the advantage % d cane thai
ne bgandished IN great variety Of irregi-
lar motions. made Il unsafe for any one IN
walk within several yards Of him. And
under date Of December there IS an
amusing sketch OF "a lively. fresh-cOlored
young mar" who was among the apDll-
canis to Isaac Bickerstaf1's Court Of Cen
sCrSnip for license 10 use canes. persosc-
tive glasses. suu1b0xes. Orsuge-fiower
waters, and the Ike ornaments Of life"
This young man had his cane hanging on
has hfth button, and was an oxford
scholar who was just enterd al The TEN
ME -
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
Latest Literary Disease.

Prom To h0okHsn
Apropos Of the imputatlon % eg0'isr
placed upon Mr. ZsnKwil Dy people E.ia
less "it than se4f-impOrtance. 81 ams--
Ing story is told OF him In a W-s-sEl
town. Az luncheon given him b. some
people who were stranger 10 MIN. D. "a
treated a. the Great Man. ana his mos
Indifferent or fiiDpdnt remaFk gas fser-'-
% with grave interest and tossed a57al
the table 10 The death o. any genera coz
yersatiOn- After the luncheon MS hostess
asked him 10 write something in her ~.
tie boys diary. 20 that the Little A-L
might always remember the Cay N---
ne saw the great writer Ar. Ia.sN.
termed over the leaves Of the h.ary. REQ
ing here and there under their reps
tive dates. Got a reward gf mett
Had a birthday party" "Tous-llts. @i.4
50 forth. and then he wrote. 'DstsI-
ber-. Zsngsi!iltis."
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04

fict with an enemy more dangerous even
than the Mauser bullets Of the Spanish
Soldiery. but over which this brave sol
der gained signal victory. II forms IN
apt illustration OF the stun our boys at
the front were made 81 and the nerve
ard pluck and daring which characterized
their every movement in times OF the IT.
most perfI
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
When Travelling.

Whether on pleasure bent or business
take on every trip a bottle OF Syrup OF
Figs. as IL acts most pleasantly and ef-
fectually on the kidneys, liver, and bow
els preventing levers headaches ana
other forms Of sickness. For sale IN 90
cent bottles by all leading DRUGGISTS. aaa-
ufactured By the California Fig Syrup
Company only.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
ONE DOLLAR
Farm and Home.
Handy Atlas of the World.
The Weekly Post.
Gentlew0man IN. ~,
The Weekly Post will send all three papers and the Alas
to old and new subscribers tor si0o. postage paid

Is a which
a ana
and a
a
interested agricultural
sndy nearly Coorsl
AIapsa Views with a
Posts and 5cr
Weekly Post, Farm and
the Genewoman alone.
price o
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
THE CAMERA IN COURT
Remarkable Testimony Intro
duced i'm a Murder Trial.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TRAGEDY

Initiated in Every Detail Except the Ae-
fual Killing, the Scene of the Murder
Was Placed Before the Jary So Effective
ly as TO Dispose of the Theory of self-de-
fense-Lawyers for the Defense Tough,
Against Their Admission as Evidence.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
KNOW THYsELF MANUAL.

niaeiy four page pamphlet by h-"~'
s@rian aud eminent Medical A ulsOs. ,,.,...,
This is unique Wade Mecum o.
>eieuee Tor Sea Only, whetagf H-ii.s., -
or old. Prize. - cent. BIZ mall srslrd, -es' ~
for sixty days. Addrrrn. The PeASsldt W -
Institute. No. Ballnch 81. Boston hA.a-
saltasios in person OF ~ letter. cenHiebpAi.
The Peabody Medical Institute ms p'AA3
tore but TO equals. - B0si0A Agald
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
BATTLE WITH A BOA
District VOlunteer'sEnc0unte
with a Constructor.
Trophy OF THE CUBAN JUNGLE

Member of Company ID, First District OF
Columbia Volunteers, Broaght Home
from Cuba a Handsome snake skin as
a souvenir of Lively Plight with Its
Pierce owner-Broke Its spine with
Machete aud Dragged 1t Lotto Camp.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04

Tie b@si regulator q digestive as<sfs ana IT,
ssst sePe;izss knosh IL ASGOsTUpt RITTERp
Ffy - ezi s~~sre u iEiisisoas Or. M genuine
zSE2.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04

Scrofula salt rheum. and all diseases
caused by impure blood are cured By
Hoods Sarsaps rilia. which is Americas
Greatest AscielGs.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
Fake F,rsproof buildings.

Il Is an old story that nearly all So
calIel freproof buildings are not fireproof
al all Often the body OF them is steel
and brick, but the trimmings are OF wood.
and they are filled with wooden furniture.
20 that when they happen TO catch fire
they are quickly transformed into roaring
furnaces. Floors are laid upon iron cir
ders which are supported only at the ends.
and which are capable under ordinary cir
cumstalces Of carrying a great load. But
Ere breaks out beneath them. and pres
entity they sag, drop. and actually run
away. What - aosgrdity IL Is that such
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-09-14

G r. Walters, the handsome and
talented editor of the Rich Hill Re-
view, was in the city Tuesday and
compIimented Us with a fraternsl
call Mr. Walters stands high with
the newspaper men of the state and
runs a successful daily and weekly.
A. w Thurman left yesterday for
Joplin, where he expects to locate
in the practice Of law. He has Sc
cured desirable Office rooms in the
new Cleveland building, which is
centrally located. Mr.. Thurman is a
lawyer of ability and has enjoyed a
lucrative practice at our bar for
several years, in which he has been
very successful He is a very agree
able gentleman of good address and
possesses many friends here who
regret to see him leave. We hope
he will realizs his full expectations
In his new location.