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HE'S ON TIE tutIi GANG
A Beautiful Pair of Trousers Caused
 a Negro "Dude" Trouble.

Arthur Neill, young negro Truock bell boy and would-be dude, was employed by clothing drum mer to carry some samples to Kas- tor $ Bluthenthal's large establish ment on Man street.
 While the samples were being shown the proprietors. the negro eisurely perambulated around to view the attractive line of gents furnishing goods carried by that firm. It was so attractive that Neil could not resist the tempta. tion of slipping pair of costly trousers under his shirt he thought all the clerks were busy. They were and one was especially busy watching him when be made the steal. The clerk quietly took Neill in charge. transferred him to 3 ''cop" who, to continue the endless chain, transferred him to Judge Brown. It was up 10 that gentle man and ne side tracked him to the chain gang to pay $50 fine.
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rates equally favorable. This means one fare, for we know that oyer 200 will attend
 Immediately on arriving in Pine Bluff teachers are requested to re. port at association headquarters that they may be registered and given badges which will entitle them to all the privileges and bene. fits of the association.
 For further information address J. H. Hlnemon, chairman of execu- tive committee. Pine Bluff, Arkan sas.
 The sessions will be held at Merrill Institute hall, which is conveniently located and sufficiently large to ena ble delegates and visitors to attend. This was decided on Saturday after noon when Mr. Hinemon received tue following communication signed by the board of trustees of the h. stitute, Messrs. W. L. Dewoody, George E. Valiant, F. M. Hudson, W. H. Langford and J. w. Craw- ford:
 Dear Sir-The board of trustees of the Merrill Institute respectfully tender you the use of the Merrill Ia stitute for the meetings of the Arl ]. ansas Teachers Association at tht annual session to be held in this city June 27 29, 1900.
 Secretary E. D. Russell on behalf of the commercial league is urging the citizens to subscribe money for the tertainment of the visitors and has been very successful.
 The merchants will decorate their places of business and during the meeting the city will be gaily at tired in dress of national eolors.
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GREAT MEETING.
Continued from page II

musical program. Concerts will be given each evening during the meet ing. It is thought the Main street Methodist church will be secured for that purpose, though arrange ments have not been completed. MT. MeNeill, wto is always success ful In hls musical undertakings. says he is meeting with great sue cess in his work. T have, , he said. tone Of the best programs that could have been selected. It is made up almost exclusively of fine local talent. One of the most at tractive aud patriotic features on it will be the chorus of sixty well trained voices. This chorus is com pete with school children, selected from the various schools of the city. Another feature will be the quar- tette which iscomposed of lrl Arm strong, first tenor; Seldon Wright, first bass; Mont Levy, second bass. I will sing second tenor. Still an- other feature is the double quartette which will be under the direction of that talented musician, Mrs. Addie T. Owen. This will be made up of both ladies and gentlemen. Misses Bessie Altheimer, Vicie Harrell ], Mrs. F. M. Hudson and Miss Alma Goza, who are also on the program, are star attractions alone. We hope to make she musical program one of the leading convention feat ures.
 The Trulock and Arlington hotels offer special rates of $1.50 and E. per day, according to the number in room.
 Excellent boarding houses can be had at $1 per day or less.
 All who wish to engage accommo. dations at private houses are re quested to write to MajorM. L. Bell, chairman of the committee on ho tells and accommodations, so that all matters of t&is kind may be ar. ranged in advance of the meeting.
 Railroad tickets will be sold on the certificate plan. If the attend ance amounts to 200 return tickets will be issued free of charge. If less than 200 return tickets will be sold Rt one third the regular fare. These
 ates have been ann2zAced by the ' E; g g
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Miss Lizzie Gerhardt. of Guthrie, Ok, will arrive in the city in few days and pc the guest of Miss Jennie Akin for few weeks. Miss Ger. hardt will be remembered as one Of the first teachers in the public schools In this city and her many friends will be glad to learn of her coming. She will attend the teach, CTS meeting.
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MASpHA TENT.
No. 3 Knights of the Maccabees Elect
 Officers for Ensuing Year.

At an election held Thursday, June 21, 1900, at Maspha Tent No. 3. Knights of the Maccabees, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
 Sir Knight Commander-J. k. Sanders.
 Sir Knight Lieutenant Comman- der John Wilbourn.
 Sir Knight Record Keeper-Carl Hing.
 Sir Knight ylEinance Keeper-L. ID Saut
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Sir Knight Chaplalr-R. Lee Johnston.
 Sir Knight sargeant-T. ". Wy att.
 Sir Knight Master at Arms-M. L Culpepper.
 Sir Knight First Master of Guards 70. ". K. Tomersz veski.
 Sir Knight Seeord Master of Guards-Claude CIegg
 Sir Knight Senunel-George F. Hestand.
 Sir Knight Picket. A. Ware.
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Ef9n
 R & Kinds i

Of suits in th.s sale are such high grade goods as those of Strauss Bros,
 Hart, schaffner & Marks,
 Hamburger Bros. and other we'll known manufacturers. Cassi- meres. Cheviots an Worsteds, in stripes, checks, plaids and mixtures, and all shapes and sizes from B to 44..The ft and style of these suits are we'll worth from s to $5 more than any other.
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Superior Values

is the powerful advantage through which this store has attained supremacy The secret aside from upright policy of fair dealing lies the vast vol
 ume of business done which enables us to move stocks so rapidly that the percentage of expense on each sale is at minimum. Also in the fact that We can underbuy and consequently undesel in any and all lines of clothing The
 items today quoted substantae the claim that our values are superior We lose sight of quality or
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All members of Lafayette Lodge 101 Knights of Pythias are request ed to meet in Imperial ball at $50 SundasS morning June 24 to arrange for the fa2eral of our deceased broth CT, J. 3. ".
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The Strikes

All over the country have
 hit the Retail Clothing
 Houses hard blows, and many of them have been obliged to cancel or ers. This has caused unr ce'fented hustling among the n.a4 uiacturers to unload, and they've naturally turned to houses like ours which never knows dull times, and always have the cash to invest in something good. That's why we got loaded with the good things now offered.
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 800 Mems Suits in Cut Price Classes '

HkTE MEET The demand of all classes and equal value
 " to all The best possible to buy are passed 10 our patrons at the lowest prices possible to quote We invite you to present marvellous offering to judge them in connection with the extremely moderate figures we make then for only in this way the full merit of these values be understood Whether your purpose be pur- chase simply gratfy curiosity few moments obser- Yation in the various departments of this great establish men will be interesting you and appreciated by us
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SHELL-DQDGING.
Fine Art Practfced by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.

zine Art Praetieed by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.
 Frequent mention is made in the dis. patches of war correspondents os 'shell-dodging," and the average read- CT is at first at loss to understand the precise meaning of the words, un- til their constant repetition leads one to believe that probably it is possible to see shells in their aerial flight, and consequently the soldiers are able to dodge them. A sergeant major of ar- tillery, who has seen some active sery- ice all over the world, gives us some information about the true art. In all his long experience he said he had only seen three or four shells actually in the air, and they came from the gun he himself fred He explained that there are few guns with somewhat slow muzzle velocity, and the men fir ing these can sometimes catch a glimpse of the shells in their flight; but it would be impossible for any man to see shot coming toward himself Dodging shells is done by getting un- der cover immediately before a gun is actually fred For instance" said the sergeant major, eff I were climbing 8 hill, at the top of which a gun vas di- rected against me, I could te9. o,sactly when a shell was likely to com 5and> ing along. Before the order is sven to fire the men in charge Of the piece stand clear and that is the warning uote, so to speak. Keep your weather eye on the gun directed against you, md when the gnnners stand cls IT you dodge the shot"
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ORIGIN OF THE WIG.
History ol Every Nation Mentions wigs
 Very Early.

History Oi Every Nation Mentions W2gf
 Very Early.
 The first wig mentioned in history was made out of a goats skin and was worn by the daughter of Saul, king ot Israel. The first artistic wigs were made in the south of Italy for Sas Gapiniens, who lived in Apulia, ana were known for the luxuries of their toilet These people were, they say, the first who painted their faces; this they did with the juice of strawberries. Xenophon relates that little Cyrus. when he visited Astyages, his grand father. whose eyes were framed iii blue paint and who wore an enormous wig, threw himself on his knees and Gried: 70, mother, what beautlfai grandfather I have!" The Phoenleian women. who were proud of their hair, having ben ordered by their priests to offer it up on the altars dedicated to Venus after the death of Adonis, obeyed but with murmurlng. soon they were eonsoled by Greek merchant who told them that he would give them the means of hiding their bald pates under luxuriant curls. In his eharlot he had hundreds of wigs Of all cofors. Wigs were in vogue in Rome toward the end of the republic, and so well made that, says Ovid, "No man could know if his wife had any hair at all before she had given him an oppor- tunity of seizing her by the tresses. Teutonic peasants were the providers of blond hair for rich Roman pr1n eesses. who loved the contrast of its uaxen hue with their black eyes. They even had morning wigs, small and tightly eurled. of any color, and kept the beautiful fair ones to receive thel1 admirers at night. Messalina had loe wigs to disguise herself.-Exchange.
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Apti-Atcoholic Serum.

Anti-alcohollc serum, says Paris rorrespondent, is now an accomplished fact. Dr. Sappelier and pr. Thebault announced recently to the Academy or Medicine that their experiments, chief. W unon horses, had been efficaeious, and asked for committee to examine tre practical results of their researches in producing invineible disgust. not only for spirituous liquors, but TOT wine and other beverages containing lesser proportions of alcohol.
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WHERE GOLD GROWS.
n esh Deposits of the Precious Meta,
 Every Year,

There are localities where gol1 may De sad to grow every year. or, in other words, where fresh deposits of the precious metal are to be found annu- ally, says tAnswors." Que such dis tf1et is in the Edmonton country. ia the Canadian northwest. where. after the spring floods from the same banks and benches" of the Saskatchewan river, there are taken every year con. siderable quantities of gold by few dlggers, who make their living out O; the business. But the most conspicu- ous and Interesting case of this sort IS to be seen near Iehang, in the pro vince of Hupek, in China. For many centuries past each year gold has been washed from the banks of coarse gray el on both sides of the River Han. and tn the midst of the auriferous district there is an ancient town called Uiku- ten, which means Gold Diggers' Inn." It's inhabitants subdivide the gold bearing ground among themselves an- nuaIly, stalking out their claims with partitions. They pay no royalty and appear to earn no more than a bare subsistence, but this may be doubted, as John Ghinaman is an adept at Hay. in low and gayin' noffin'. 2 The an- nua1 river floods bring down millions of tons of mud and sand, which is charged with gold, both fine" and in flakes, is deposited to depth of six Inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and il is said that seven men work about twenty tons of the "pay dirt" in a day.
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A DANGEROUS GAME.
A Roman Past,me That Not Infrs-
 quently Ends in Tragedy

quently Ends In Tragedy.
 Italians in Rome have a delightful little game, which is called the Pas satella." It Is played mostly nowadays in low drink shops, and as it leads fre- quently to murder, the police are anx- ious to stop 1t. Round table some men are smoking. At the head sits a man with a flask Of wine and a glass before him. He is the president OK the party. All the company, inciud- ing the president, have paid for that flask of one, but not one of them can drink a drop of it unless the president gives permission. He, however, may drink as often as he likes. When he passes the glass to another that other may drink until the president cries "Stop!" and the glass is passed to the next. Sometimes the "Stop!' comes before single drop is drunk. This is the fun for the others who are allow ed to drink. A good-natured president rarely repeats this joke, but it some- times happens that he has grudge against one of the men, and then the unfortunate victim sits the whole ev- ening, smoking and frowning, while he sees al. the others drink but himself This is making an "Olmo' of him! And woe to a president who would make an "Olmo" of the same mar twice, for he would soon have a knife run across his throat. It Is the fires. quency of such tragic end that causes the police to try to prevent the game sben possible.
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2 ODD REASONS
for Advising People to sts Stamps on Straight.

lew York Tribune: Did you eve pen to think" said A. V. Rawdon Kansas City, at the Gilsey house, #how much better it would be if pie would affix stamps neatly. and an upright position upon their let, instead of in the helter-skeltei Rner which is generally prevalent? aQes, is it treating in fitting manner memory of those great ones in the pry of the republic whose features held in living memory by means of post? The father of his country snot come down to us historically sne likely to enter the presence of py on his nose, or, even when car g you notification that your bank 'aht Is oyerdrawn, to do so while Ang along on his left eyebrow. DC |tnink that he who wrote the say |of Poor Richard and drew up thc eles of Confederation for the Af convention would stand on his even were he conscious that lt his lot to carry around patent Pclne advertisements and book no' F Would the conqueror of Appo. Eox, after his wonderful trip around world, rest easy if he knew he was atlng that triumphal progress \ day and entering the uttermos' efs Of tSe earth on his ear, hlf or nat on his back? Or, again, ls Fhttlng that the stern and rugged |ueror of New Orleans and uncom' Plslng opponent of the United Fs bank should enter your pres- upon his right or left side? 'aer even to think of him as stand on his head, on account of the " thls position would cause him.
 to his spike-like hair. By all as, stick your stamps on straig1e 'oKs better and, besides, pays a neting tribute to the pattons
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 Rad Year for Horses.

Horses are suffering everywhere this year. Pink eye is prevalent in ireland, horse sickness in South Africa and in America. Some disease is kill .ng off horses in the northwest at an alarming rate. A veterinary surgeon says the disease is rare, and is caused by eating oats which have been dam- aged hy rust
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Electricity a Century Ago

ectricity as we know it is just Tears old. In 1799 the Italian sci r Volta gave definite form to the lod Of producing the current, and
 rom his name that we have the
 Voltmeter to describe the instru- Which measures the force of the snt, and volt as the unit of that 'urement.
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Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.

Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.
 The Denver & Rio Grande Rail- road, "The scenic Line ofthe World, ," has prepared an Illustrated book up. OH the above subject, which will be sont free to farmers desiring to change tn eir location. This publiea- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural, horticul- tural and live stock interests of this section, and should be in the hands ofevery one who desires to become acquainted with the methods Of of farming by irr, ation. Write S. K. Hooker, c. P. x. T. A., Denver, Colo.s If
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THE BURLINGTON ROUTE

New Through Trains to Port land, Puget Sound, "The Rnr- lingtOn-Northern Pacific Ex press" No. Il, from St. Louis, at 800 a, m, for Cansas City, St. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, W Washington, sTa- coma. Seattle, Puget Sound, and port land, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To the Puget Sound in - Hours. Through coaches, chair cars fseats free), stand ard sleepers and dining cars with through tourist sleepers from kansas City. This is the main travelled route St. Louis to the Northwest.
 Numbea "Nt braska Colorado Ex- press" midday train from St. Louis flor Nebraska. Colorado, Utah. Pacific Ceast one night to Denver. Also for St. Paul. Minneapolis and beyond
 No 10. at s. 45 D. m. St. Louis to Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas, Nebraska Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast, via Denver also to the Northwest Montana, Washing ton, Oregon, via Lincoln and Billings
 Write.
 FM RUGG, " WAKELY T 4, GOA Pine St.. Gen. Passenger Ag't
 St Louis, Mo. St Louis, Mo-
 HOWARD ELLIOTT, Gen1 Manager.
 St. Louis, Mo.
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Sure Footed Eoer Horses.

The horses which the Boers ride are very much like the Welsh or Scotch ponies, being very sure-footed, and with a power of leaping from rock to rock that is phenomenal.
The sun., 1900-07-11
COUNT EEPPKLTN'S AIRsHIP.
Its Reoent Trip Encouraging. but Many I'M
pr0vements Must BE Made.
Special Gable Dtspateh TO THR SUN.


BERLIN. July ioIThe first authorta-
tive report on Count Zeppelin's airship
was made to- day at a meeting OF the
Society for the Promotion Of Aerial Navi-
CATION by experts who either shared
in or watched the recent experiment. They
declared that improvements in the steering
apparatus were necessary. the ono at present
used having been thrown out Of gear
on one side of the balloon. rendering
It's proper guidance and return to the
starting point impossible. The steering
rods running upward from the car were too
weak and became bent The screw blades con-
seauently did not respond properly. The air
pressure motors failed, but It was difficult to
say this was caused by defect or by bad hand
ling.
The method Of transmitting power to tn
screws will probably need great Improvement
to enable the airship to contend aeainst even
light wind. During the recent ascent the wind
had velocity OF three metres a second to
height OF 100 metres. and against this the
vessel sailed well. but at height Of
from one hundred and nifty to two hundred
metres the balloon was evidently driven before
the wind 1t must be remembered. however.
that this was when one Of the rudders was out
oil gear. II Nnt spccu VI sctcWs CanbOt oo
increased, the blades must be enlarged.
Another defect was the continual escape Of
gas. necessltstinG constant filling OF the
receptacle up to the moment OF starting.
This defect alone will prevent the
achievement OF the idea OF remaining
IN the air for eight consecutive DAYS. as a single
filing costs 10000 marks, 1t Is imperative for
financial as we'll an scientific reasons that this
defect be overcome
The King and Queen OF Wurtemburg viii
visit Friedrichshaven on July u. whom second
ascent will be tried in their presence. On
the result will depend whether the
vessel shall be improved on It's orisi-
nal lines or fundamental alterations be made.
Tho problem will certainly not be abandoned
even II there 10 another failure Count Zeppe-
lin Is far too enthusiastic to give up his at
tempts Moreover. large financial inter-
ests are at stake Already moro than
900. 600 marks have been spent on the machine
and experiments. OF which amount Count Zep-
pein furnished about 100000 marks.
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WILL TRY ARBITRATION AGAIN.
Citizsas' Cemmittee TO Renew Efforts % Settle
the 81. Louis strike.


ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July i0.-At Q meeting OF
the Executive Committee OF the local street rail-
way union this afternoon a new Grievance
COMMITTEES was selected, which Immediately
prepared and gave out this preliminary state
ment
we expect to give out q statement to-mor~
row which will explain our position fully. We
have proof in abundance OF the wiful and
fragrant violation by the Transit company OF
the agreement Of July 2. We made that agree
ment in good faith, but IL is now certain that
the Transit company was not in good faith.
In acceding TO the agreement OF July we
were influenced largely by our desire to benefit
the public and bring an end TO the controversy
on an honorable basis for the good OF all. Ii
is not our fault that the Transit company did
not keep the agreement. We will give such
convincing proofs Of the bad faith OF the COM
pany in a statement to be Issued tomorrow
that no one can doubt its unworthiness as .
public servant
Early In the morning the wagons Of the strik-
ers were competing with street cars for the
passenger uafflc OF the city. About half as
day the strike was declared Of. Travel on
the cars has been reduced 80 per cent. Tran
sit officials say they have all the men required
to man their cars. They deny that they have
violated the agreement
Chairman John 7. Wilson Of the Citizens
Committee, which began the circulation Of a
petition for arbltratins the street oar strike
to-day that the work Of the committee would
be resumed at once, He said call bad been
would Be resumed.