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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17

The brewers are not satisfied with the reduction of 25 cents a barrel in the tax on beer, given them by the republican bill now before the house and will fight for greater reduction
 Representative De ArmonG of Mis- souri paid Mir Bfyan this high compli, ment HHe is n remarkably able man a man who combines more grelt~quali f3ea with fewer bad qualities than my Offer man m public life today.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
England Wants Pay Too.

CONSTA ANTINOPLE, Dec. 17.-Ow- ing to the success of the United States in pressing claims for compensation in connection with the Armenian disorders Great Britain is now urging the Otto- man government to pay similar claims put forward by British subjects. It is expected that energetic means will be taken to obtain a settlement.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
c,otbes ,t,.t He Labeled.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-On and after July l, 1901, all union labor men of this city will have to submit their clothing, hats and shoes to inspection to prove that they bear the imprint of having been union made-that is, if the present pro- gramme of the Central Federated union is carried out
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
Stabbed by Negroes,

CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 17.-John Ster- ling of this city was stabbed to death early Sunday morning by one of three negroes who held him up while he was walking along the street. Sterling was accompanied by his uncle, Isaac Mat thews, when the attack was made. The police arrested q large number of negroes on suspicion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
Thought to Have Frozen to Death.

MONTICELLO, N. Y, Dee. IT, James Dougherty was found dead at his home here He was lying on the floor partly undressed, and it is supposed he froze to death. He lived alone. Dough erty was a member of the Second New York Mounted rifles. He was about 6o years old and one of the best tailors in this section. He has two wealthy sons in Philadelphia
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
Child Accidentally Shot

LEROY, N. Y, Dec. 1T.-Lawrence Bryant, Il 5-year-old boy, was accidental ly shot and killed by his l0-year-old brother. The boys were playing with a loaded shotgun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
Diphtheria rn alRoyaI Hou.eho,d.

CHRISTIANI.A. Dec. IT, Prince Gustavus Adolphus, eldest son of the crown prince of Sweden and Norway, is i'll with diphtheria.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17

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The citizen., 1900-11-30

The late G. w. Stevens gives an ex-
ample Of "Bahoo" English in his book,
I'm India" 1t is an effort to express
admiration for the speech of Pundlt
MADAM NOLAN Malavayya at a native
congress:
Ills speech is as mellihuous as his
name. lie has sweet voice ana is
one Of the most enthusiastically wei
coined of men on the congress plat
form. Neither tall nor short nor stout,
but thin; not dark dressed in pure
white, with a white robe which goes
round his shoulders and ends down be
low the knees, Mr.. MADAM NOLAN
stands like Eiffel's tower when he adj
dresses his fellow congressman.
"He stands slanting forward, admira-
bly, preserving his center of gravity.
His speeches are full of pelucid and
sparkling statements, and his rolling
and interminable sentences travel out
of his mouth In quick succession pro
ducing thrilling impression on the au-
diencc There is music in his voice,
there is magic in his eye, and he is one
Of the sweet charmcrs Of the congress
cOmnany."
The citizen., 1900-11-30
stood on His Dignity.

A few years ago John Best. the emil
nent organist, very dignificd man,
was present Mt great public dinner at
Liverpool, and it was understood that
he would contribute short organ re-
cital to the harmony of the evening.
"The organ will now play" was the
curt style in which the mayor, who
was in the chair, chose to announce the
performance and Mr. Best sat still in
his place. taking no notice whatever Of
the observation. The mayor repeated
the words in a louder tone of voice,
and still the great musician made no
sign
waiter came and whispered to Mr.
Best: "Didn't you hear his worship,
sir? The organ will now play" Mr..
Best merely looked up with a surprised
and injured air. "Confound the or
gan" he said. Let it play
The message was duly conveyed to
the mayor, and then the mayor rose
again. "Our distinguished fellow
townsman, Mr.. Best" he said, will
now very kindly oblige us with a selec-
ton of music on the organ" rhen and
not before Mr.. Best arose and enter.
tanned the company.
The citizen., 1900-11-30
RAIsE Your owN Fruit.

Everybody likes fruit Fruit fresh
from your own garden or orchard is al
ways better than that obtained in the
market. \ few raise fruit the many DO
not This article is intended for all
farmers having plenty of ground and
for those city residents whose home
lot affords a few square rods of land
which may be utilized. No fruit is
easier to raise or more readily adaptS
itself to all conditions of soil and loca-
tion than the strawberry; none brings
In so rich return for the effort to
raise it. Two square rods of ground
will furnish all the berries a family
of four can eat during the season, and
you can have them three times a day.
-Four square rods will give enough for
summer use and 40 or 30 cans for use
during the winter. 4 dozen bushes Of
the Columbia raspberry given half a
chance will give you four bushels Of a
fruit which is hard to beat. A half
dozen De Soto, Hawkeye, Stoddard or
Wyant plum trees will give an abuu-
dance of fine fruit for fall use and for
canning Twenty White Grape and red
Victoria cuTants require little or no
care and will bring in a good return
each year. If there is room, set out by
the side of the fence or barn some
Worden, Niagara, Concord or Moore's
Early grapes. These will need pruning
and training and covering for winter,
but will give you lots of delicious fiuit
With more room, put out some apple
trees-Wealthy, Tetofsky, Duchess. No. 4
20, Northwestern Greening or Long
field for latitude AZ and north and 9th
er still better varieties, though more
tender, for the latitude south of If
Anyhow, quit buying fruit if you own
a piece of land upon which fruit will
grow. Any man with good farm who
comes to town and buys two boxes Of
strawberries for a quarter is not living
up to his opportunities.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

La Lucia of Havana in long edi-
toral giving fits" to American visitors
to Cuba generally comes out strong in
defense of Cuban trousers and of the
narrow streets of the Cuban capital. 1t
says:
zone frequently hears Americans
ridicule what they call Cuban trou-
sers,' thereby betraying their own Grass
ignorance. For instance, one of the
coolest materials for men to wear is
alpaca. TO make close fitting trousers
of it or Of any other thin material
would prove disastrous; consequently
in all tropical countries the loose trou-
sers are worn, and persons who visit
Mexico, Central and South America or
India grow rapidly accustomed to
them. Furthermore the shape affect
ed here so much is the height of fash
ion in France
"Again, the statement is frequently
made that the streets of Havana should
be 'widened and made MODERN Gross
ignorance is again displayed. All trop-
ical cities are built with narrow streets,
as that is the only way in which pcdes-
TRANS can be given shade during part
of the day. BY stepping out on to the
Prado at , p. m. from Obispo or Obra-
pia the difference in temperature on
wide ana narrow streets may he
noted"
The citizen., 1900-11-30
DANGER FROM OVEREATING
Insanity often Caused by Too Liber-
al Indulgence In Food.

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The citizen., 1900-11-30
HOW TO GET RID or 4 NEWSPA-
pIrR

Many a farmer is bothered by having
newspapers which he does not want
forced upon him by the publishers of
such papers. There is a simple way in
which to get rid Of this nuisance. Have
your postmaster notify such publisher
that the paper sent to your address is
refused and make record of such no.
tifcation. If the paper is sent there
after. the publisher cannot collect by
law from you. even if you do get his
paper in your mail. Should he sue to
recover the proof of the fact that he
was properly notified that the paper
was refused would defeat his claim. If
you have been a subscriber of the pub
liShCr'S and owe him, you should first
pay him what you owe him and then
proceed as above. We knew of one
publisher who was fixed in this way by
a granger who had had much trouble
of this sort The farmer wanted the
paper for a year and wanted it stopped
when the time was out. so in the re-
ccipt which the publisher gave him he
had inserted this clause: Received,
etc, - dollars for subscription to The
Leader to Dec. 81 1891, and for so long
a time thereafter as the publisher Of
said paper sees fit to send it to my adj
dress" The paper was sent to him for
five years after his subscription had
expired and when dunncd for payment
this old receipt almost caused the pub
Usher to have Il tit.
The citizen., 1900-11-30
THE rEN ACRE TIMBER LOT.

For all that vast territory included in
the prairie region Of the great west and
northwcst-thc upper Mississippi val
ley-thcre should be planted ON each
quarter section farm not less than ten
acres of timber for use as fuel, as pro-
lection from storms ana billiards. as a
very important factor in modifying ex-
tremCS of climate. In a general way
this timber tract should be planted
around the homestead and should not
contain a single cottonwood, LON
hardy poplar, silver poplar or box elder
tree, but should be made up of maple,
white ash, black walnut. red elm,
larch, with a good belt of conifers
red cedar, Scotch pine ana white pine
running clear round the grove. Such
ten acre timber tract will cost 5000 to
plant in the first place and will be
worth to any prairie farm the interest
annually on an investment of $1,000 SO
long as it is cared for. There is moth
ing the owner of Il prairie farm can do
which will so enhance the real value
of his farm and contribute to his own
pleasure and comfort as to 20 intelli-
gently to work next spring and plant
this ten acre timber lot as indicated
above. Enough men have done this to
prove the truth of the assertion.
The citizen., 1900-11-30
ODD INSURANCE SCHEMES.
Novel Risks Granted hy Up to Date
English Companies.

1t was stated recently as a fact of
novel ana material interest that it was
now possible to insure for the contin-
gcncy Of being the father of twins.
And SO it is. You cam also insure pro-
spectlye trplots. But .hat is Il small
matter compared to the queer risks in
surancc companies are taking every
day, Anything, from the yicssitudcs
Of playing a fast bowler on a kicking
wicket to the chance Of au heir chang
Ing his religious tcnrts, is now a sub
ject for an insurance policy.
"Wc insure people against the posi-
bility Of any calamity whatever it mA.
be" said Mr. Armstrong of the Ocean
Accident Insurance company to a Mail
Representatives.
'Frcqucntly we are asked to insure
against a man changing his name. Say
somebody leaves property to John
Smith on condition that he takes the
name and style of Howard Montmo-
rency Nandelcur lie wants to borrow
money on his property. The lender de-
clines to advance the money on the
ground that he has no guarantee that
Nandelcur won't return to being call
ed Smith. We insure the lender
against that contingency, and Nande-
leur mce SMITH gets his money.
another type of case is an Insurance
against the discovery Of a missing man.
A prodigal son leaves home for his
country's good, and nobody knows
where he is. His father, years later,
leaves his property to be divided equal
ly among his children. The trustee Of
the will finds himself in n difficulty.
The prodigal may return from his
husks, and then the other heirs will
have had more than their share. We
insure the trustee against the prodi-
gals return.
Not long ago we insured a mort
gagec against the mortgagcors marry
ing outside the faith, because such
marriage would have cost the mort
gageor his property. Mail.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

not been Il happy nome before Cyrilla
died But he could not tell Miss Rich
ards that No nor any one else. only
he had meant had honorably meant
to ask Elyra to marry him before the
pretty, painted, tlippant little city girl
had come down to tile country town
and taken his tickle heart captive.
Here's the receipt, an here's the
jar. Yes, You must take the big one,
an-why BarStow"
For there was a look in his eyes she
had not seen since those happy days
before Cyrilla aired her city graces on
Turkey creek.
I'm q good deal Of a failure, Elvi-
ry," said EarStow Brown. Il don't
know but youll turr me out when you
hear what | been wantin to say ever
since it would hc right an proper to
talk that way But the farms a good
one. an the house could be made the
best hcroabouts if twas fixed up right.
an the children
"They'rc dear chin en-" declared
Miss Elvira, and she meant it.
well, they like you awful we'll You
allus was "A one to git around young
sters. IT" he dropped his eyes 4
guess YOU know what mean. Elviry-
what want"
"Of course do" She cried cordially.
You want the receipt an the chilli
sauce"
"Now, Elviry, You know want
The citizen., 1900-11-30
LOVE AND NATURE.

Dear Love, when spring has come, all nature
wakes
And from her languid lids the bandage takes
Te look with wondering eyes upon the world
The trees unfold their robes Of silyery green,
And thrifty insects from the blossoms CLEAN;
Each birding finds a mate both fond and true,
And l. dear Love- have you.
Dear Love, in summer time each heightened day
To harvest fields tribute rich must pay
" sunshine packed in grams Of yellow corn.
The earth is weighted with the seasons store;
NO creature. tree nor vine can ask for more.
Nature has satisfied each bird and bee,
Has given you to me.
Dear Love, chill fall doth paint in colors rare
The forests and the fields that soon grow bare
AS winter clasps them to her icy breast .,
Nature must wake and work and rest awhile,
Must sleep and cry, perchsnee, as well as smile;
And nature. life and love arc one. know,
Because ! love you SO.
Anne c. Steele in Harper's Bazar
The citizen., 1900-11-30
The Highest Art.

The word artistic" has been so mis-
applied that the majority of people sup
pose it means something rather disor-
derly and hapha2ard. How often liter
nture gives us the prim, precise maiden
aunt, with her narrow, intense love of
exact outline, and the art loving niece,
all on fire with raptures over color
harmonies' and contempt for every
thing which is not picturesque! Let us
give our sympathy, however, to the de-
rided aunt. Craze for color is a lower
degree of the sense of beauty than ap-
probation of symmetrical arrangement.
Sculpture is finer achievement of the
intellect than painting Savages and
ignorant children can take pleasure in
color display, but only an educated
mind is moved through effects of form.
Florence Hull Winterburn in Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

During the Anglo-Boer war Il smart,
good looking married woman of about
80 years of age acted as a Bocr SPY.
She was married to a Russian civil en-
gineer resident at Johannesburg, ana
at the outbreak Of war the slim
Transvaalcrs sent her over the border
labeled dangerous" She established
herself at cape Town and soon man
aged to extract information from i'm
presSionablc English officers. a corre-
spondcnt who met this clever woman
in cape Town said:
"Whcn Lord Kitchener Of Khartum
arrived in Africa, she went to meet
him, for She knew that if she could get
inside his secrets she could learn all
things. She made it 10 business to
come casually in contact with the
Egyptian sphinx. She ran her eyes
over the tall gaunt figure, the rugged,
ugly face. She looked into the promi-
nent, all seeing eyes and knew mt
glance that She was face to face with
magnetism stronger than her own, and
nothing would induce her to go near
him again. That is the most danger
Gus man in Britain She said. i feel
as if | Were within the shadow Of
death when | am near him lie is a
man for men TO conquer. No woman
can reach him to use him He would
read me like an open book in an hour,
and believe he would shoot me as he
would shoot a Kallir if he caught me
red handed. | will try all other men,
but not that living deaths head No
wonder he conquered in Egypt.
think he would conquer in hades.'"
The citizen., 1900-11-30

Just as the contents Of a vessel or
water exposed to the action of the sun
and the wind upon a hot summer day
will nviSihly evaporate, just SO are
there little leaks on the farm which rob
ii Of its profits things done or left un'
done, as the case may be, individually
insignificant, but in the aggregate
making during the year sum alto
gether too large to be wasted and lost.
We mention few of these leaks. First
we place weeds weeds galore by road
side, in fence corners, in doOryard, in
cornfield. in pasture-an army of Stal-
wart and aggressive brigandS. soil rob
bers and crop reducerS. Weeds are the
legitimate outcome of the effort to
work too much land. of careleSSness in
the selection of seed, of lack of proper
rotation of crops, of slipshod tenant
farming A few have clean farms,
enough to prove that weeds are not
necessary evil The remedy for weeds
on the roadside is to so smooth down
that portion of the highway which bor-
ders the farm as to be able to run Il
mower over it two or three times dur
ing the summer; for weeds in the door
yard. the fencing of it in and turning
three or four sheep into it, which will
keep it like park all summer long
without any work: for weeds in the
corn ard grain fields. a clover and tim
othy rotation every fourth year and a
flock of sheep to pasture the field and,
what is of almost equal Importance,
absolutely clean seed grain; for weeds
in the pastures, a July and a late Au-
gust running of the mower over the
field Fewer acres to work and bigger
crops is Il weed killing policy. as well
as Il July ploWing of Stubble ground.
A flock of 10 sheep on a quarter sec
tion farm will perhaps more than any
other thing aid in making a clean
farm.
Leak No. may be designated as
poor seed. We have seen hundreds,
we might say thousands, of acres Of
corn this year of great corn crop
which will yield only half crop for
the sole reason that poor seed was
used. other acres have been limited
in their product because an inferior
variety of seed was planted. Awful
big leak right here. Leak No. ,. keep
ing poorly bred stock, trying to make
beef out of scrub steers and running Il
dairy with 10 pound COWS. stop this
leak by buying a registered sire for the
herd ana testing the cows. Leak No. /
The citizen., 1900-11-30
Snft.

White-I understand young Green
lest all the money his father left him
On the races, and he's now looking for
job. He won't have so soft a thing
us he has had
Brown-Oh, don't know. He'll have
u soft thing as long as he doesn't lose
his head.-Chicago News.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

The increase in live stock in this
country is not keeping pace with the
increase in population. This fact set
ties the question of whether the raising
Of beef animals is likely to be proiita-
BILE in the future.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

If farmer wants to buy $50 range
of stove peddler when he can get the
same article for SIG of his local hard
ware man, he should be allowed to do
so without being criticised. 1t is strict
ly his business.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

The inmates of the North Carolina
penitentiary are largely employed in
raising peanuts, and they raise so many
of the COOLERS that the farmers of that
state are protesting against their being
thus employed.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

The high bred Angora goat Lazarus
was sold for 500 at Kansas City late
ly. If men generally understood what
goats will do in clearing up brush
lands, there would be thousands more
of them kept.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

There are great possibilities connect
ed with agriculture in the south, cspe-
cially in the line of fruit culture and
the production of early vegetables for
the northern markets. We note a re-
turn this year from 125 acres of land
in the state Of Mississippi planted to
early vegetables of $4,000. and in ad-
tition to this after the vegetable crop
was disposed of the land was planted
to cotton and produced over a bale to
che acre. OF course land thus drawn
upon must be extensively fertilized.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

Every boy in Germany from the
crown prince to the meanest subject is
obliged to learn some useful trade.
The citizen., 1900-11-30

When a fellow has money to burn,
the mother of marrageable daughters
Is ready to supply him with a match.-
Philadelphia Record.
The citizen., 1900-11-30
CHINA, LAMPS, ETC.
We call your attention to our stock
OF China, consisting of
DINNER, TEA AND TOILET
WARE.

plain white and many pretty desora-
tions. These goods.come from the best
factories and are new and desirable
Shapes. we VIII be receiving new
goods from now on each week, and if
you need any house furnishing goods
call and we will be sure to please you.
We show a splendid assortment of
LAMPS. Remember the Studedt
Lamp and the American Centre
Draught Lamp are the best reading
Lamps made. We sell them.
We carry complete stock of choice
Family Groceries. "White Star, Cot
fee is the best that grows. and Ko MI
Tea is the best tea to drink. We are
sole agents for these goods and know
they will please you.
Ask for something nice. We don't
keep it, We sell It.
F. B. SAPPINGTON.
n'lel9Oou. ~ North Market 81
The citizen., 1900-11-30

Ell us supply your wants for the HOLIDAYS.
IL Our goods are the best obtainaLle for the
money.
dec. l5-tf FRANK v. Stair
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oFaedl and Operated
by Local Capital.
First Class Service at Living
Rates Only.
Pine Bluff
Telephone Co.
Office and Exchange.ft7
Pine. Street.
MUCH RIVALRY EXISTS
Between Local and Little Rock Ball
Players.

The series of three games of base
ball to be played by the 7, NJ. c. A.
team, of Little Rock, and the Bud
weisers, of this city, in Little Rock,
July 4, 5 and 6, are attracting much
attention and great interest is be-
ing manifested in the result of each
game. There has always been a
great rivalry existing between Lit
tie Rock and Pine Bluff ball players
and especially is that noticeable on
this occasion. The Little Rock
team is composed of clever ball
tossers, all of whom are quite well
known to the lovers OF the diamond
here.
The Budweisers have bad very
little practice but Captain Vowel is
confident that his aggregation will
return with the two game honors.
The lne,nu of the teams are as fol
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27

wound of like nature GA the back OF
her neck.
There are conflicting stories
about the fight. Some say May
Smith was trying to seperate Sallie
Logan and Cora Morgan, who met
in the road aud began fighting.
Mary Smith was with Sallie Logan
when the fight begun, bus says that
she hand no hand 10 it.
All the women were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Stalnaker aud the
case was TO have been tried in JUS.
tice Rockers court in that town.
ship today "Wednesday. Sallie
Logan was unable to attend. She
is badly cut, but nay recover. The
weapon used was razor and Cora
Morgan is charged with the cutting.
Prosecuting Attorney W. B.
Sorrells IS on the scene today look
ing after the states interest in the
case.