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Special excursions to Colorado and Utah points. June, July and August, 1aO0 Rate of one fare plus S2, round trip. Sale June TO- 30 July 3-9 and F, Aug, and 2l. Return limit Oct 31
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Summer Teurists Rates, Season 1900. TO SEARCY SPRINGS Rate. s4.10 Date or sale. May 15 to Sept 15, 1900, inclusive. Return limit, Oct 3l, 1900.
 RAyENDEN SPRINGS-Rste, s7.75. Dates of sale. June to Sept. 30, 1900. Return lim- it. Oct. 31. 1900.
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Tesy4 eegrlar train No. 22e at 4:55 D. m IT. -, zt. ai, arrive at Hot springs 1t:25 , fGrlug train leaves Hot Springs 5 ;.'0 n iss tt, }; round orip s. This prom lses io 4 best excursion that has ever been ref ,.Hot Springs and parties desiring Il nice pleasant trip should await themselves of this
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Turks at French Universities.

Amongst the many foreign pupils who pursue their studies at French universities are number of young Turks, who are sent to Paris and Montpelier at the expense of the sul- tan. These Turkish students are un- der the care of one of the most emi- nent functionaries of Abdul Hamid, who. like many of the potentates Of medieval Italy, finds relaxation from ] his duties as Great Assassin in the patronage of the arts and sciences.
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BIBLE WITH ROMANTIC HISTORY
It Was Found on the Plains and Used
 on Many Ceremonial Occasions.


 on Many Ceremonial Occasions.
 The Bible which was used in the ceremonies beginning the celebration in this city of the fiftieth anniversary of the state of California has history that is very interesting. In 1849 a young man in coming across the plains found pile of books by the side of the road with stick stuck among them bearing note telling travellers to help themselves. The young man in searching through the old volumes found handsome Bible, which he con- sidered shame to be left upon the dreary desert. He placed it in his pack and carried it to Sacramento. He presented it to pr. R. H. Mcdonald. who at that time conducted drug store In that city. Some time after the advent of the Bible into Sacramento a meeting was called in that city for . the purpose of founding a lodge of ' Masons. That was on Jan. 8, 1S50 and the lodge was to be known as Connecticut Lodge, No. 75. It chancec that the meeting place was adjoining the premises occupied by pr. MeDon- aid. When it was convened it was found that there was no Bible at hand with which to conduct the ceremonies and Dr. Mcdonald presented the book that had been given to him by the young man for the lodges use. On the 18th of the following April the grand lodge of Masons was formed and the Bible again played an important part in the ceremonies. After the form ation of the grand lodge the name of Connecticut lodge was changed to Te- hama lodge, Mo- 3, but ever since it's establishment on Jan. 8, 1850, the Bi- ble has remained in the possession Of the lodge. R. o. Craven. prominent officer of the lodge, has been appointed to represent the lodge here during the jubilee exercises and serves as the GUS todian of the prized old book during l it's visit to this city.-San Jose (Cai.) Mercury.
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The Satire in whittier,s Slippers.

One evening as I sat with MT. Whit tier before his Franklin stove he hos pitably brought forward pair of slip pers and laughed as he pointed at the satirical device embroidered upon them. He said Gail Hampton worked them for him when his wartime poems were being published. They represent ed pair of belligerent American eagles, armed with the thunderbolts of love, and they were done in the sober est Quaker drab-thunderbolts and all!
 Thee sees," he said, 'sshe is as sharp With her needle as with her pen!"- samuel T. Pickard, in Ladies Home Journal.
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Hamburg. Ark, Aug 16 to 20 woman's Mis- sionary Association, Return from Montrose at ope-third fare on certificate plan. limit of certificate Aug. g.
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Forrest City August 14th to 18th. Gran, Lodge. Colored Freemans Of the State o
 Arkansas, Round trip tickets S4.95 iron Pine Bluff. Days af sale, Augast l3 and Il Return limit. August 20
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ROUTE,
The following special low rate ex- cursions have been offered by thu Choctaw Route:

Detroit. Mich Knights of Pythias Con- clave-Tickets Q on IS sale August 9, 26 and 27, at limited for return passage until September 5, with privilege of extension until Sept. IA.
 For "a tes and other information call on nearest railroad agent, or write J F. Holden, Ira fife Manager, Little Rock. Ark.
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Cotton Belt Bulletin.

Farmers National Congress, Colorado Springs Colo. Aug. 2i-3l Rate: One far plus S2 for the round trip. Dates of sale August 18th and 18th, Return limit: Sept
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Biennial Meeting Conclave Knights of Py thias, Detroit, Mich, Aug. 27th to Sept. 1st 1900. Rate: One fare plus S2 for the roune trip. Dates of sale: August 9, 26 and 27 Return limit, September ,. 1900.
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tobacco by theft and is arresting all store
keepers who sell the brands it handles
The situation is complicated By the fact
that there is profit TO soldiers who draw
tobacco at Government prices ard sell it
to dealers.
Capt. Newhill, Bath Inf. reports from
BaieE the recapture of some Of the rifles
loat with GiimOrc's party, together with
cartridges. He also obtsined four brass
cannon. Two witnesses were found who
were present when Capt. Noyicio buried
one of GilmOre's men, Neville, alive The
Presidcnte of Baler is held as an Access
sGry.
The Humane Society is after the gentle
native who picks live poultry or tries to
carry more than four persons per horse
The Chinese have their instalment in q
warning not to carry pigs on poles.
CAPT. Roberts. 3;5th Inf, captured in
ambush near San Miguel recently. has
been allowed to come into the city on pa
role for the purpose of seeing his wife.
Gen Tecson has treated him in very
courteous fashion during his sojourn in
ihe mountains.
The native police ere holding mp pris-
eneIs again. The Chinos say il is unsafe
for Iicn under arrest to procure and at
tempt TO carry bail money themselves
Capt. MAR, 18th Iuf., ont with scout
ing party. has found ard destroyed about
IA tons of powder and ammunition.
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How Jim Watson Went to Congress.

Hon. Union b. Hunt, Secretary of
State of Indiana, tells in Success how
James Il. Watson performed his feat of
beating w. S. Holman, the great OBJ
Jector," in their race for Congress. The
following incident is a characteristic one,
and Mr.. Hunt relates it well:
Il have been asked whether it is true
that Mr.. Watson actually wore wooden
shoes during this first campaign, to cap
ture the German vote. This report has
been greatly exaggerated. The facts are
as follows: Watson made Il very vigor-
Gus and energetic campaign. A part of the
time he had bad weather. One rainy day
he started with medical friend to see a
number of voters. He had been up the
greater part of the night before, was tired
and sleepy. and had very bad cold. He
said to this friend, who was with him:
Doc. | don't want to campaign today; /
want to 70 back to your house and lie
down OH the aoor and sleep
IN the house Of the physician was an
Old-fashiOned fireplace. They drove back
Watson got a chair cushion, lay down be-
fore the fire, and slept for two or three
hours. When dinner time arrived he was
much refreshed. After dinner Watson
complained of cold feet, and his medical
friend said to him: why don't you wear
wooden shoes? Watson replied, Il haven't
any Il will lend you pair of NINE his
friend replied. So he brought out pair
Of heece-lincd shoes with wooden solcs
and leather uppers, shoes that are worn
quite generally by the Germans of that
Congressional district. These shoes were
put in the stove oven and warmed, and
Watson put them on; and, in company
with his friend, that afternoon he went to
sale.
HE stood around on the damp ground.
but his feet were warm the remainder of
the day. The Germans were very much
pleased with the fact that the candidate
had adopted their footwear, and he was
pleased with the footwear because it kent
his feet warm, and continued to wear it.
In making this explanation Watson laugh
ingly says: 1t did prove pretty popular,
though
when the votes were counted it was
found that the young man had plurality
of 400 votes over the supposedly inyincible
Holman"
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STREET, "

| little station with much interest, but ST
lently wondered where his customers
came from, unless they We're the bears,
I 'possums and coons that inhabited the
| gloomy forest all about him.
Yet he was a thriving gentleman, and
sold goods to n few farmers a mile or two
| away to the east, by "cat paths" but his
principal and best customers were the
! timbergetters around about in the swamp,
| to whom he furnished bread, meat molaS-
Ses and apple brandy, the latter commod-
| ity predominating. Amateur hunters from
Norfolk and Portsmouth also left their
+, quarters, bits and levies there in ex-
change for crackers, cheese and the invig
| Grating apple jack, and the runaway dar-
| kies, who had 'lef' ole Marse for good.
| sure" also spent their savings there, while
waiting to get safe transport to The free
| North by the underground" railroad
| which passed through Portsmouth and
| Norfolk and connected with fast-sailing
vessels, which lay to off and On near the
| Ripraps Fort at suitable periods to make
connection with the underground railroad
from Suffolk and the Swamp. The con-
ductor failed to call out publicly the sta
| tons on this route, ana there was no TAX
| ing up of tickets, or yelling out to change
cars for the Ripraps; they changed
though, nevertheless, at the right time
| and the right spot.
OF course, after the occupation Of Nor
folk by Gen. Butler the runaway negroes.
who had been in hiding i'll various parts
of the swamp came in to the picket lines
in front of Portsmouth by the score and
by the hundred, for the Great Dismal cX-
tended south into the State of North Car
miles i'll length and some A miles wide
afforded ample facilities for Il safe retreat
for the runaways.
(To be cOntinued)
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PHILIPPINE ITEMS.

Capt. Charles L. Newberry. Co. l.. 30tf
L. S. has made 23O-miIe trip through
TayabaS, breaking up many bands Of Fr
lisanes and effecting the capture of Maj
Maxine. After the lattcr's arrest. his
family was raided 10y neighycring Tul
sancs. his father-in-law, wife, four chill
dren aud nephew being tortured ana
killed, ana S12,aOq stolen. Capt. New
berry and five men pursued the robbers
taking Maj. Maxine as guide. killed
nine Of them and captured Is more, recOy
pring also Sl,2G0.
Lieut.. O'Conncil. 18th L. s.. captured
a lot of ammunition at Cayupa.
Lieut.. White. S9th L. s., surprised 4
body of insurgents near San Pablo, killing
three and wouud:nS four.
Capt. John Newton, Capt. William c.
Bennett, Lieut.. Chas. NJ Gordon, Lieut.
e. G. Ovenshine. Lieut.. T.. s. u. Rucker
with c and f companies. 18th u. s., made
4 roundup of inSurrcctos near APART.
Lieut.. Gordon was wounded in the knee.
Lieut.. Williams and Capt. Lang, 18th
{. =, have been capturing insurgents at
A!aminos and Santo Tomas.
Col. Birkhimer. with detachment of
The 2Sth L. s., has burned q storehouse
# rice at >Bancore, near Lake 1aal.
Cart. Green, 33d L. s.. with a detach-
1ent of scouts, captured three Lieuten-
-nts end IL FoloInen near Nueva Cor
eta, ilocos Sur, Iuly H.
Col. Burt, 18th L. S. reports that Ca
'agan WIS attacked July IS, end two
Amcricans and On. Filipino killed Lieut.
)eiss went out after the raiders, who
are believed to he iadroncS.
Gen. Funston reports. from the NOUN
aims of Buiacsn that he took and de-
'troyed 'Lacunas Camp, together with
4 buildings used as barracks, but could
Jet no fight oct Of the insurgents. He is
GLOWING them.
Lieut. Vaughan, 9th u. s.. followed
ip force Of rebels attacking corps of
ignal men under Lieut.. McKelvay, 18th
J. s. Cav. near Magdalena. on July Is.
nd caught them between his party and
ne sent out from the 18th Cav. under
onmaRd OF Carts. Sturgis and Glaseo,
Si!iing Il and capturing @ large number
( prisoners.
Lieut. Fisk. 35th L. s. commanding
t Angst, struck and smashed a gang OF
sdrores July 10.
The Secret Service has put Cart
lawrence. an ex-B,itish subject and Fill
yino exMajor, aboard n Hong Kong
tfamer for deportation.
The Commissary Department is losing
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Mostly he is not particularly brave. but
occasionally he. puts up good fight.
saw one boloman who was hidden in the
tall grass till onr advance passed him, go
ing into the battle of Balangtang, come
at our men alone lie hacked two OF them
badly and continued to fight after recciv-
ing II shots and after the side of his head
had been crushed in with a rifle-butt.
Still. the detachments which are chas-
ing the bandits over the hills and noun
tains, night and day, week in and week
out, frequently capture or destroy parts
of bands, and in the course of time will
no doubt completely stop this style OF war
fare. But the thing is sustained longer
than it would be if the conditions were
less adverse to us.-YoLUSTEER LIEU
TENANT.
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folk; the other extends from the upper
waters of the Elizabeth River out to Al
bemarle Sound, On the North Carolina
Coast.
POWERS HILL"
AS. many curious and mysterious scenes
and incidents are connected with this OBJ
scure little place, especially after the oc-
cupation of Portsmouth and Norfolk by
the Federal forces in 1862, brief sketch
of it may not be out of place. Bowers
Hill' is situated nearly midway between
Portsmouth and SuGol... 1t is To-
Gated on the railroad, and consists OF
hill and i curious and uniquc-looking
country store. 1t is the next station after
passing the five-mile tank, AUD was owned
by "Old Jim Bow ers," as he was called;
and he had wife and two sons. Old
Bowers, when talking TO you, rarely
opened his eyes farther than to see you
toierably well; ard:the reason of this pro
ceedins was, as he affirmed, that most
folks was so ''orncry" he ''shunted 'uIn, 81
cz they mig't'n see the whites of his eyes;
fer he said, yer mought teu all er-
bout or man OF you seed de whites of de
eye" That was Dismal Swamp phisos-
ophy, pure and simple. When he said
''Shuntpd' he meant Stunned.
Now, when the conductor yelled ont
Bowers HILL lou scanned the romantic
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Tie Situation In Panay.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: There
Sls Il comparatively strong army in the
sland last ijai, and after it was routed
" the Americans Il number OF bands 81
suerriiias were organized from the frag
icuts. For the most part the members
represented the worst element of the eX
army, since the best officers and mel
anne in, surrendered and went to work
these bandits operate i'll groups OF 40 &c
- each. Ordinarily each such group will
gave about IL rifles of different types, the
est of the men being armed with Spears
rharpcned baubOos, and occasionally bows
and arrQws-thcse last being frequently
soisoncd. They have a habit of building
traps across the mountain trails to dis
courage pursuit; holes about four feet
!cep and three feet wide, filled with shari
bamboo rods and water, and covered with
,ticks and trash. Once in a while. TO add.
tariety, Il few snakes are included.
One Of the bandit leaders who has
caused much trouble is man named
Monitor. He operates with only about
even men as a rule and stays in the ter
~itory northwest of Iloilo, where the range
is high and rugged. Horses cannot b,
used, and the country can be watched fOi
miles by men following the ridges. | was
after him for two weeks, during which
time he burnt three towns. captured
natives to work for him, and cattle foi
food, stole gold and silver, weapons, and
whatever else he could lay his hands on
before | discovered how he was Guiding
me. 1t was his custom to form his men
1T given point toward niGhtfall and
then march for some place to be looted.
four or five miles away. After the raid
was made the raiders separated, each car
lying his share and ready to drop it on The
alarm being given. Once separated, they
were safe from arrest, because there is No
outward sign To- distir gUish Il hostile from
IL peaceful native, and the latter are too
much in fear of their lives to bctray or
IDENTIFY their spoilers. Even when caught
in the act they can usually bluff their way
through.
The American soldier is at a diSadvan-
tagc, for several reasons. One is, his
wearing shoes and stockings. There are
many rivers, and in crossing these the
fine. gritty sand gets into the shoes and
chafes the feet beyond endurance. In
one march recently we made river cross
ings 1G times in the same day. Then. the
native wears only shirt and breecll-cloth.
while if the soldier tries to initiate him
his legs get poisoned, bitten and infected
with Dolby itch. The native carries no ra-
tons and lives on the country. We have
done the same-often-bu it makes poor
living. We carry no blankets or shelter
halves, but what we do have makes Il load,
and the native Outruns us. He is usually
a lightweight man and very muscular.
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-. IOH.HD s,, ~
VIRGINIA p,
| Ja3a DAMS . . 3 ~
The Great Dismal Swamp Region.
By PREF. WIN. ]. DEWES.

which surrounds the Dismal Swamp
proper, near Hargrove's Tavern. the farm
of Capt Cahnon, and the Carney farm.
the latter being owned at the period of
my youth by my uncle. John CLARK, and
passed into the hands of the Carncys, and
was sold not many years before the war
OF the rebellion to make division to the
heirs, my cousins.
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This VIII Interest MANY.

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that if any one WHO'S afflicted with rheumatism
in any form, or neuralgia, will seNd their ad-
dress to him at box 1901, Boston, Mass, he will
direct them to perfect cure. He has nothing
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This or any other pattern
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NOTHING LIZ NOT REALISTIC.
what che Psessnt school of writer,
Appear to BE TryIng 10
Achieve.

The russell sparrow sat on the roof and
blinked at the setting sun. Altar down the
alley lone ragman drove his chariot slow
ly along and ehanted his plaintiye lay. The
wind moaned through the chimney pots,
the red sun looked dimly down through the
smoke and the russell sparrow sat on the
roof and blinked at the setting sun, says
London Answers
The russell sparrow sat on the roof and
blinked at the setting sun. Sadly the
stray policeman in the gray distance
swiped an orange from the barrow of
passing eoster and peeled it with a griny
hand, lie was thinking, thinking. And
the dead leaves sti.l ehoked the tin spout
above the rainwater barrel in the back
yard.
The russell sparrow sat on the roof and
1linked at the setting sun. Adown the gut
tiers IN The lonely street ran murky pnd.
dies on their long. long journey toward the
distant sea. Borne on the wings OF the
sluggish breeze came a far-oH Enurmur OF
yagrant dogs in fierce contention and life
was hollow noekery to the homeless cat
And the russell sparrow sat on the roof
and blinked at the setting sun
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TAKING THE CENSUS.
Woman Who Dldn'f withhold
Any of the Details.

ooh, yes, I know you are the census man.
Warm day, take seat. I've gotten all the
facts for you. My husband, John Moore, is
40; | am 81; we have seven children; they
are all well now.
But" put in the census man, relates
the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
eyes, yes; you needn't ask me any ques-
tons. I'm telling you fast as can. Tommy,
our oldest boy, had the measles when he was
three. He first began to walk when he was
eight months old and the day after he was
ten months old he could walk clear around
the room without holding on to anything
He fell down the stairs when he was four
years three months and thirteen days old.
but IL didn't hurt him any, and he liked ice
cream from the first time he ever tasted It.
can't get him to eat gravy, but he had his
arst piece OF steak when he was Is months
old: Johnnie, the next to the Oldest"
Madam, stop, stop" cried the enumera-
tor, answer my questions. / don't want
to know. any more about your children"
And then the woman got angry and the
census taker also lost his temper and left.
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IT'S ALL IN A NAME.
Negro Whitewater Lost His
Occupation.

"What's in a manner" asked Shakes.
peare. Everything, may be answered, and
no one has made the answer more plain to
the ordinary mortal than Booker T. Wash.
ington, the noted colored orator, says the
Chicago Times Herald. While lecturing in
Omaha last winter he paused in the midst
VI his remarks and asked:
How many negro boys in Omaha are
learning a mechanical tradez"
And from the vast audience came the re-
mot one"
Then Mr.. Washington proceeded to tell
he negro boys what they should do. The
I'D colored man with his brush and pail of
Hhitewash once made good living. But
he was a Whitewater" The first thing
ne knew white man came along with an
assortment Of brushes and several colors Of
wash under fancy names. The white man
called himself an interior decorator"
ind the old colored mans job was gone for
ever.
you negro boys" continued Mr.. Wash
ington, must become interior decorators,
for the withdrawing Job is done"