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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
4 New Word.

A New York correspondent in the Pittsburg Dispatch says that French waiter uptown walked out of q window ;n his sleep the other morning, and al- though he may die as consequence of his injuries, it might be some con- solation to hin to know that in giv- ng his life he has also given to the world new verb. to somnambulate." It is employed in description Of the ilsas1er in one of the evening papers # this city. Every enc must admit asae saHnambulate" is good. even if ' is uorsaa,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
 SAoe FulishInn Eeyies.

Shoes can be readily polished by a dew device. having 3 foot rest attached to the upper side of box, with paral- 'eA rods set on either side of the rest and adapted to guide long strip of cloth. ths latter running under the .ails and over the shoe, to be operated by the hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
Waited fer One Coat Change.

''l never felt 50 cheap in all my life.
 sald Short. "as I did one day in de- partment store. bought a book for 09 cents and wniie was waiting for il 3 young woman. whose good opinion valued, came up and we began to talk, The book was wrapped ap and handed to ne by the girl aG the counter and after a short w85l.a s1e young woman esked: Are you waiting for yous changer replied that WAS, but, il fact, ! hadn't been linking Of it. wanted to talk to hen and made thal an excuse 9or saying. After the usus. delay, when it had passed entirely out of my minds the girl at tic book coun
 soe stepped up and said Here's yeaf change, sir. And she held bright hsWz cert in her open hand 50 that the other girl saw t. 9elt 3 eas}l at once and just because =it appeared tq the ye8ag woman that had bees waiting ali thae=4lnza fer !. cent gat I repuesflaa for c.ezsfszedrsss faat < ati5i stiaeiGx @ ne -Pitss33li4z News
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
Guaraing tha rrans. Siberian Railro

Guarding thL Irana- siberian hai1fsAu'
 The Trans-siber1an railroad is very closely guarded, the management feel ing personally responsible for the peo- pie they carry on their trains. The road is divided into sections of one verst, or five-eighths of 9 mile, h a aeat little log house, usually in a gar den, live the guard and his people. The average family is a wife and five tow-headed children. The houses were built by the company and evidently with a view to meeting the demands of increasing families. The guard or a member Of his family must patrol h1s section night and day. He steps to the side of the track as the 1sain ap breaches and after it has passed stepa back into the middle of the track, holds a small green flag in the air, at night a lantern, and stands like & statue until the train has entered the next section. Several guards do duty in the heavy curves and frequently they are only a few hundred feet apart Much of the track patroling is done by women. who have proved fully as re- liable as the men. The women are nearly always barefooted, and as they stand cp the track holding the flag aloft. a Siberian breeze toying with their short skirts, they are fire sub- jects for sculptor after a unique model
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
Don t Flake Up Your FIind

that you can not have a pretty home because you haven't lots of money. You must not judge this store by the prices others charge. Don't think you must pay nigh prices tc get the best. Iii sn't always necessary. It isn't at all here just at present, We have lots of home-b e-brightness for some one.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
RusKlN.s ART TREASURES.
Thirty of Them Now at Btantweod
 Valued at S15o,ooo.

Thirty of Them Now at B.antweod
 Valued at S15o,ooo.
 To speak of John Ruskin's art treas ures is to think of Turner. The ex- amples by this master at Brentwood are not now so many as they once were, in large part because of his gen. erous gifts to Oxford and Cambridge, to say nothing Of the famous Loire series which, complete, he gave to the Oxford galleries. To the university towns he gave, for instance, several beautiful water colors of Venice, of the junction of the Greta and the Tees. which he regarded as one of the very best of the Yorkshire series, the mag nificent Richmond, Yorks," now in the Fitzwilliam Museum, and others. Again, instead Of remaining in his possession, "The Slayer" given to him by his father about the time of his majority, is now in America. Even today however, the thirty or so Tur- ner water colors at Brentwood. be- side many sketches, each one. chosen with view to some particular beauty, pr characteristic, constitute one of the finest collections of the kind owned 0y an individual. They enable us 10 follow the development of the artist from 1792, when as a lad of IT he painted his own portrait, through his various significant phases, onward to 3he early forties, when he shaped somo of the most wonder-proyoKlng and e=- aHisite of his creations 4 value of aomething like f30, ,000 has been put upon the assemblage by one who has recently been at Brentwood, but, in truth, linked so closely as they are to Ruskin's 1ife-work, while they remain together they are invaluable. Twenty two years ago Mir. Ruskin exhibited his Turner's in Bond street. The epi- logue to this fascinating notes is dated Brantwoodi 10th May, 1878, and after ward comes this simple and beautiful tribute: Being my fathers birthday who, though as aforesaid, he sometimes would not give me this or that-yet gave me not only all these drawings. but Brantwood-and all else. "-Lone don Letter In New York Evening Post
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 Very many persons, in taking a seat, use the edge of it only. with the result that in very short tine they seem to be doubling up. tie head bending forward over the chest The easiest method of sitting erect. and in q grace 3al ,9asitiess. 2 : te e=aass2z zse9 4hazs sss saeh ~sy s!sst eae iaResz paF4 8f tAs spine or backbone touches the back Of the seat; then. by causing tie shoul- ders also to touch the back, the whole body is erect and maintains itself, not only without an effort. but with a feel ing of support, relief and rest and that, too, without any appreciable eff fort. Any position maintained by the aid of brace is forced, and is secured by an injury done to some other part, which not only has to support itself, hut aid in supporting parts not intend ed, hence must in tine itself need aid from other sources, ana thus the mie, chief goes on.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
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The City Marl,t
 Monday octobssr, r'' Q eiusively a high s,.l
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 oressed fresh meat. ts' 0 canned meats, pael''
 Gaeles' Lard, Brs'| E Dried Beer and
 Hams, A. C.I. H' el smoked s,1 n ssIted and N Ia' a5 also FIT e Fancy Fr,l ' Lake, River and oes 5. zoo Celery, New \
 9o1''iiiore extra D CTS, Dressed Poultr, E. 9ual and Rsbbis Pickles, Potatoes ? Caulifower. Az
 courteous treatnsat '. service prompt }, charging reasonabL ] merit a continuancs s ed patronage.
 R. P. HOLM 2
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
r.a 1.ow ea.-.he a.rsca.

During tornado an express tral.. on the Newfoundland railroad was lifted eff the track and deposited in < bog some distance away, only the en zine holding to the rails. The bag gage car took fire and was destroyed with it's contents. including the wholt colonial mail for Canada and ths UrHed States No one was injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
The Good News Spreads

and our business grows larger, and1he prices small- CT, every day. People come here from all parts of the city. When ever they need anything in our line, they think of us. We have furnished more cozy homes than we could possibly name. We have done it to the owners satis- faction, and we can do the same thing for you.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-08
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5o,o Goo acres of g5 lands =fotasale a,5a cleared lands for sat. line of the Arksassa Railroad. Free sites < and mills.
 For faasf ms or timber dress,
 C. T. UPDEGB
 General FreigH
 Helen
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
ETHICS OF GAMBLINGe
Hrs. ~Gooseling Heproves Her Hus- band for Expressing Desire to
 Bet on a Sure Thing.

"Woman." remarked Mr. Gooseling. of Georgetown. to d Washington Star reporter. lis heavens best gift to man, but whether il means q married woman or not I am nOt so certain.
 Now. there's my wife: I've known good many women in my time. and l don't think I'd be willing to change her for any woman 1 ever met, saw or heard of. We've been married 20 years and in all that time we've never had a cross word that We didn't get disposed of somehow before we had many more. Its the only way 10 get along with d woman. Id rath- CT yield q dozen times q day than to eat the kind of q meal my wife can have brought on the table when shes a mind to. I'm willing to make as many concessions as the next man,
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
AFRAID OF RIVER TUNNELS.
the Underground Pass
 ages.

One of the foremost professional men of Chicago is afflicted with strange Authorization. He is afraid of the river tunnels. In 30 years he has never gone through one of them reports the Chronicle. He lives on the North side, and rides downtown on the Clark street cable. When the car turns off Clark street he gets off and walks across the river to his office, several blocks downtown. The ear runs to within a block of his office. but rather than go through a tunnel he walks six blocks to ana from his office. If his business takes him to the West side, he walks over the bridge and catches q car on the other side of he river.
 T believe | would die of fright if I ever got into one of those tunnels" he confided to a friend. II have dread that the top of the tunnel will cave in and that will Ee' drowned iu the flood from the river. Of course, 1 know it is perfectly safe. yet l can not shake off that fear. The impress sion came upon me shortly after the big fire. I made several trips under the tunnel. and each time the oDprcS-
 
 time l must have Swcored, for I diI not realize my whereabouts until inc car emerged into daylight on the other side.
 ''Thc Influence has srch control of me that I cannot shake it of. | have consulted phN&icians, and they lave laughed at my fears. They have ad- viSed mo to brave the efFcrt. and have assured me that could hreal, loose from thC ovc"poWcriag dread. Sever al times l have mustered up courage | for thc atte mpt, but whenever the car has drawn near the tunnel the cold sweat has broken out over inc, my courage has oozcd away. and like q | frightened animal have dashed from | the car. Once l had gone half way | down lie incline. l began to t"c1nbie my heart seemed to stop heating and 1 felt a suffocation at my throat. I ! leaped from the ear.
 "l have decided several times 10 | move to he south side and avoid the | constant menace of the tunnel and the long walks across hA river, but my family prefers the North side My 1 relatives live on that side of the town and my folks are absorbed in social circles and 1 hate to disrupt their
 mode of life. My wife and children are aware of my haIlucination, and they have long since given up the at tempt to cure me of it. l would jus [ as soon face a firing line on battle field as go down into q tunnel. The older l. grow the more deeply rooted becomes this fear. Scientists say it is q form of mental Arrangement, that some brain cell has got out of har- mony Ni<h it's fellows. l wish I could locate it and reach it with some cura- tive agency"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14

cate them. The leaders. of Spanish thought have from time immemorial believed in keeping the masses in ignorance, believing it the best way to perpetuate the rule of a greedy and overbearing aristocracy. Before the outbrealt of the last irsurrectiOn, which led to our war with Spain, there were nearly 100000 plantations, farms. orchards and cattle ranges on the island. valued at $200, GOO. In the course of the war thousands of plantat ation houses and farm buildings were destroyed by Spaniards and rev olutionists, and entire districts, once prosperous and peopled by happy peasants. were reduced to ab lect poN- erty. From this condition the people have not yet recovered, although un- der the administration of United States army officers great progress has been made in the matter of rees- tablishing plantations and securing work for the half-starved laboring men in rural districts.
 Under Spanish rule Cuba had no manufacturing enterprises, excepting some cigar factories in Havana and sugar mills, producing raw sugar. mo- lasses and rum, in the country. Since the Americans have secured control
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
OF ECCLESIASTICAL INTEREST.

According to the Lombardia, the pope's receipts during the "holy year, have amounted to CG00C0 francs. or three times as much as had been pre- dicted by the Jesuits.
 A great stir has been caused among the spiritualists by decision of the District of Columbia holding that q spiritualistic seance is an exhibition and not religious exercise. All me diums are now required to take out licenses just like ordinary .theatriGal performers. i1e
 The New York Evening Post, in commenting on the decision of the missionary boards to demand indem- nifty of China only for property de- stroyed and not for missionaries mur- dered, justly says that this course will show the Chinese that Protest ant Christians of America went to China for their good and not for their money"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
GOSSIP OF EUROPEAN COURTS.

There is q story current in Paris that Emperor William twice visited the Paris exposition incognito.
 There is q movement on foot to bestow on Queen Victoria the addi- tional title of queen of Australia.
 During the short period that King Victor Emmanuel 1T. has reigned over Italy he has received a million beg ging-letters.
 The queen wrought four scarfS with her own hands, 10 be given to the four "best all-around men, in the South African wars.
 Emperor William has purchased the Villa konig, at Bonn, for 4j0.0 marks, as a residence for the crown prince, who will probably enter the university there next summer.
 Physically many of the sovereigns of Europe would come under the gen eral classification of ''squatty.' The new king of Italy is five feet three inches tall. but still he is not the short est sovereign. The czar of all the Russias is only five feet two. inches. The prince of Wales is five feet four inches.
 King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has announced that for the future the palace of Capodimento is to be the country residence of the Italian royal family, instead of NIonza, which is HOW associated with the tragic death of the late king. Capodimento is beautifully situated, and is in many respects superior to Afonza
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14

ger was placed at the head of the cen s>Is bureau. with Victor il. Olmstead, an experienced official of he United States census. as chief of staff. Six Cuban supervisors, appointed by the military governor completed the aX- ecutive board. That these officials per formed their duties hon0rably and faithfully is evidenced not only by the completeness of their reports. but also by the fact that of the appropriation granted for the taking of the census q balance of $33. LOCO remained uneNpend- ed at the close of the work.
 The great majority of Cuba's popu, lation is of Spanish and African de- scent, and the social conditions in the country districts bear q close resem- blance to feudaliss q. The colOred and half-breed clements are held in eco nomical bondage by the landowners and planters. and nothing was done under Spanish rule to elevate or edu-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
THE CUBAN CENSUS.
Taken Under the Supervision of the F.. ,-sa War Department.
Gen. SaRGer's Work Furnishes Food for Thought-PeopIe of the Is- land Net Fit for Absa-
 Iute Independence.
Especial Correspondence.l

THAT American occupation has
 benefited Cuba is cheerfully ad
 1nitted by even those islanders who clan0red for absolute inde- penGence as soon as the treaty of peace between Spain and the United States had been signed. With the exception of a coterie of rabid revolutionists all the leaders cf Cuban politics have learned to appreciate the sincerity of America's friendship and the people at large want nothing more than an autonomous government under the protection of the United States.
 Under the able administration of Gen. !. ?. SaEyer. l.. $. A.. acting for the war department, censuS of the islands has just been completed, in ac- cordance with a proclamation issued by President Mckinley in August. 1899. The actual work of enumeration was begun two months later. r.and within the incredibly short time of one year the entire work was completed. When first issued the presidential proclama- ? ti0n struck terror to the hearts of many good Cuban patriots who feared that the taking Of the census might be the first step toward annexation. especially as it was proposed that the work should be done under the super vision of the military governor of the island. assisted by officers and enlisted men of the tinted States army.
 Gen. Sanger notified the secretary of war of he steadily growing Gissatis- faction Ct the natives and at the elev- enth hour il Was decided that the off ces of supervisors and enumerators should be filled by Cnbans, and that the field wor}, should be performed by them. nnder the supervision of an eX- perienced officer of the United States census. SO that when the enume ration should be completed il would be q cen s,rs of Cubans by Cubans. Gen. san
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14

but I really think there is a limit that any reasonable woman ought 10 observe. Not that my wife is not as reasonable as any other married woman, mind you. for she is. But there are times when she makes me do:bt the strict accuracy of the time- horored maxim I have quoted. Now. for instance. the other day 1 was do- ing something or other around the house. like a man has right to do on his own premises, and, just as men sometimes do, 1 put my finger where l had no business to put it, and hit it lick with the hammer.
 "'Wen,' said I to myself, though my wife was sewing by the window on the other side of the room, I'll bet I'm the biggest darn fool in ten states
 Al of which I had q perfect right to say, but my wife looks up from her work, and says she:
 'William.' says she, don't you know that you have no right to bet on a certainty?'
 That's what she said, and under the circumstances what on earth could I say but nothing, and that's what I said But i hit that nail { lick with the hammer that drove ii clear in over it's head and broke { pane of glass that cost dollar tt I.eDlace"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14

of the government various corpora tions who have attempted to develop the mineral resources of the island have met with some measure of suc- cess. In whatever Americans under take, however, they are hampered by the prejudices of the uneducated Gu bans who persist in looking upon them as invaders instead of benefac- tors.
 Gen. Sanger's report, although non- committal and scrupulously fair. is calculated to strengthen the belief that the Cubans should not he grant ed absolute independence. The great mass of the people is unfit to eNer else the right of franchise, and even the better educated classes do not seem to have an adequate conception of the responsibilities of an inde- pendent government. Under our treaty with Spain we are more or less responsiblc to the civilized world for | the futu of Cuba. and aS yet there are no evidences that life and prop erty would be safe under native ad- ministration Nations. like individ- uals. should be just before they are | generous; and therefore the United 1 States must always exercise para, mount power over Cuba, even should 1 it be granted autonomy.
 | Of the 1..54O OG0 CuDans hardly more 1 i han @5 per cent. are qualified for 1 citizenship. ard this minority is d;, | vided into so many factions that the 1 withdrawal of American troops would ! he followed almost immediately by in | ternational complications and Gomes' ic violence, quite as bitter as those which characterized the uprising
 against Spain.
 Naturally, the Cubans ere an intel i ligent people. Education will make
 them an euterprising one. too. But
 not until the American schO0lmastel has completed his missionary work
 should they be invested with inde 1 pendent power.
 The leaders of progressive though'
 in Havana. and the merchants in otheI
 trade centers of the island. are 1T
 complete accord with this sentiment They realize. perhaps more than Wt
 do. that the prosperity and future
 gr"atness of Cuba depend on tIl,
 commercial and industrial develop
 ment of the country and the educa
 tion of its ignorant negro and miNet
 population, and they know that un der a native partisan administration
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
USELESS INFORMATION.

Britain makes aoo,ooo,oOo yards ot linen a year
 An ordinary piano contains mile Of wire string
 The insurance upon St. Paul's ca thedral is said to be about { 95,GG0.
 Scales for weighing diamonds are so accurately poised that an eyelash will turn the balance.
 Nearly 75,ooo tons of corlls are needed for the bottled beer and aerated waters consumed annually in Britain.
 Lancashire is the next richest coun- tv to London. It is rated at 24, 4,000,- GOO. against London's { 43. .50O. oo0. <Uf GOO men who marry. 1t is found that 3s2 marry women younger than themselves; 57a marry women of the Szme age. and s9 marry women old. - than themselyea4
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
ACCIDENTS
 WILL HAPPEN

rheumatism Is reIieved.-It is remedy that ought to be in every family medicine chest
 Expected to Die.-'T cheerfully add my testimony of Dr. Thomas l2clectric Oil. We use 1t for many things. Was run over by team of horses and lumber wagon; did not expect 1 would live; badly bloated; my friends bathed me nearly all over with Eclectric Oil; bloat grad ual1y went down. We have more faith in Eclectric Oil than any other medicine, and always keep it i'll the housc"--AIrs. W1n. F. Bahcock, Norvel1, Jackson Co.,, Mich.
 Cured the Sprain.-Mr- Chas. N. Barnarn, wholesale jeweler, No. Q Pleasant Street. Rochester, N. N., writes: "Ihave used your Eclec- tric Oil and can recommend 1t as the best general medicine I have ever tried. I fell of: my bicycle and spraiucd ny ankle badly. I$clcctric Oil gave immediate relief and cured thc sprain. If my testimonial IS of any use to you, you c2n use ny name. I shall always carry q bot tie Of Eclectric Oil il my bicycle tool-bag- as rart of ;lly equiprne11t, and will recommend 1t to my friends"