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In Society.

MT. Penn Watson, of Martinsville, Va, spent Sunday and yesterday in Birming- ham. MT. Watson is one of the most prominent of Virginians and is well known all over the south. His charming wife was formerly Miss Atdie Martin, of Eufaula, a poted belle and beauty. They have always lived at Martfnsville. Va, where they have a very charming home, and where Mrs. Watson is regarded as one of the beautiful and brilliant women. Their only child, Mir Edwin Watson is a student at one of the Virginia colleges, and Is a magnificent specimen of young manhood.
 Miss Ferry Nabb has returned from Nashville where she has been the guest of Miss Estelie Shook.
 Mr. Walter Fowlkes and MT. A. Maben Hobson gave a breakfaet at the Country club yesterday for Miss Dabney. Miss Le- Roux and the Misses Dunlap.
 The Jefferson Volunteers will give a CO., tfllon Thursday evening.
 The usual Friday evening cotillon at the
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feet It fastened above the waistIife in points that were stitched with braid and trimmed with fancy buttons. sl
 The jacket. which was at Eton. had t6S front laid in pointed bands which 6v&x, lapped each other. and were tytpmea aN4 with braid. Under this was Jpfh { waisS ss front tan tn rssass ssess .a 'aas1 sta
 peared like a corded thinning. 1bS nsSH was finished with a bow of chifoA w4]Sb had ends of Point de Paris lace adding fhX requisite touch of feminine elegance to tN8 gown. l. NssyfYy2S;
 The costume was completed by t6qd& of velvet trimmed with aigrettes and fol@ of the same material. E
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CUSTOMS EXPENSES
The Port at Mobile Cost Government
 $l5,4321S

Washington, January 22.-(Speclai )-Sec- retary Gage today sent congress estimates for appropriations for defraying expenses for collecting customs for the next fiscal year. Following items contained estimates:
 Alabama-Port, Mobile; district, Mobile: Collector, s3,O34.1s; deputy collector and clerk, s1,eOo; same 1,4Oo; csssaiier, 12OO; clerk and inspector, 5000; same. GAP; thre1 inspec- tors, s2.7S75O; inspector clerk and store- keeper. $500; two night Inspectors. 2, 400; clerk and messenger, s6oo; noatman, s4SO. Total, $15 432.1S.
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Southern club will be danced this week on Thursday evening
 MT. and Mrs. Tunstall B. Perry are in Montgomery.
 Miss Emma Reid win entertain this even ing in honor of a number of the visiting belles.
 Mrs. Cole will entertain the Edgewood Literary club Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at ,l.e Morris
 Among the recent social functiins in Washington was a dance given by Mrs. w. F. AGdrich.
 The dining-room of the splendid family residence in New Hampshire avenue was fiorally beautiful with masses of roses and fern that banked tine mantels and tall, graceful palms.
 The hostess welcomed Ger guests in a toilette of white satin, yelled with black lace. Her young daughter, Mrs. Pratt, was prottfly gowned in delicate blue taffeta and lace MT. and Mrs. Aldr.ch entertained at dir.ner an evening or two ago, when their guests were official friends of Alabama.
 
 A notably pretty event in Mobile recently was a luncheon given by Miss Batre in lsonor of Miss Fletcher of Detroit, wClo has recently been the guest of Miss EFlza- beth Shelley. Mss Fletcher Is being feted quite good deal in this famous center of southern arlstocracy.
 Mrs. John w. Sibley. Miss Kettle Sibley, Mrs. Edward stollenwerck and her child ren will leave tomorrow afternoon Tn q private car for Florida. From Montgom-
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Series of Entertainments.

The ladies of the Mite society of the First Methodist church will give a series of en- tertainments. the first of which will take place Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. N. s. Bonner, in Sixth ave- nue. The series will be in the nature of informal social gatherings for the purpose of bringing together both old and new members of the congreg ations. Each member of the congregation is cordially an- vtted to be present at the first of the se- rdes Friday evening.
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Latest zm Fashaoms.
A Pretty Tuile Garn,ture

It Is said that fashions. like history. re- peat themselves. This is true, to a great extent, but not wholly so. There may be a revival of the old ideas. but they return modified and made better.
 One very pretty foulard design, develop ed in pale dust-colored foulard sprnkled with iTvegular figures of bright orange had a skirt of marrow dimensions over the hips
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PROF. WEISSNER, TERPSICHOREAN COLLEGE.

Scflool of Dancing, Elks Hall, Fourth ave- nue and Twentieth street. Class for ladies and gentlemen Monday and Thursday evenings, 8 to 9:30 p. m. Children's class Monday and Friday, 3:30 to p. m. Young ladies and gertlemen's afternoon classes, Tuesday and Thursday. 3:30 to 5:30 D. m.
 thur-sun-tues
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TO FLORIDA OR CUBA.

If you are contemplating trip to FIoriaa
 Cuba or Porto Rico you will find it to vo,,, interest and advantage to cortespond t vtt,, the undersigned regarding schedules. rates and sailing dates or steamers. The Plant change or transfer. Address R, [. Todd division passenger agent, 16 Commsrcs stxeet, Montgomery, Ala
The age-herald., 1900-01-23
Little Pinples Turn to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an im- purity in the blood, inherited from generations back. Few people are en- tirely free from some taint in the blood, and it is impossible to tell when it will break out in the form of dreaded Can- cer. What has appeared to be a mere pimple or scratch has developed into the most malignant Cancer.
 .sI had a severe Cancer which was at first only O few blotches, that thought would
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Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- FECT SUCCESS. It sOOTHES the CHILD. sOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAfS all PAIN: CURE WIND COLO. and is the best rem. edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty five cents q bottlo
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Purely Vegetable.

All others contain potash and mer- .ury, the most dangerous of minerals. Books on Cancer and blood diseases nailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The age-herald., 1900-01-23
HOTEL EMPIRE,

 of A ACCOMMODATION REAsONABLH  for h of It's Bands  o and
  IL" the  aM In EMgIRE oRCHEsT R Ieadqu arters In ami of he
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Gillsburg, Miss. It is dangerous to experiment. with Cancer. The disease is beyond the skill of physicians, s. s. S. is the only cure, because it is the only remedy which goes deep enough to reach Cancer. s: $, s. (Swift's Specific) is the only blood remedy guarnnteed
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Soon pass away. l was treated by several able physicians, but in spite of their efforts the Cam cer spread until my con- dition became alarming. After many months of treatment and growing steadily wors e, l de- ci ded to try s. s. S. which was so strongly recommended. The first bottle produced an im- provement. I continued the medicine, an d in four months the last lit- tie sea b dropped o fl, Ten years have elapsed, |iCnq ca h n rafnrnad
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MlAM1Em1s,ue :

is invaluable to nursing mothers, feeble children, the aged and infirm. Its merit is assured, being prepared by the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Assn.
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which spread out gradually into graceful folds below the knees. The back was laid in two box plaits which were fastened with patent device to prevent gaping.
 The bodice was close fitting at every point except at the front where it fell slightly over belt of orange velvet ribbon clasped with a buckle composed of two miniatures. A very pretty garniture of dust-colored tulle emerged from the under- arm and was brought to the front where it was caught in folds and fastened over the bust. Here it was joined by a fichu trim ming which finished a yoke outlined with the velvet ribbon. The termination of the whole drapery was fashionably concealed beneath large bow of the tulle lined with thin silk to keep it in place.
 A Corsage Ribbon Arrangement
 The thought that all important social functions must be crowded into few weeks between this and the beginning of
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Important Meetipu,

The board of managers of the Mercy Home will meet at the home this morning at 10 o'clock MRS. G. L. THOMAS,
 Secretary.
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"Better live well than live long," YoQ may experience both if you take Hood1 6arsaparilla. &IH
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Lent has turned Dame Fashions eye to- ward the evening corsage. which in it's latest form is giorffed by many delightful touches.
 Modistes have special fancy for intro- ducing new ideas in ,drapery this season and the simplest bodices are converted in-
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Texie Cigars cost more tG produce than other 5c cigarks
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and not sign of the disease has returned"
 R. F. WILLIAMS. Gillshurp Miss
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Announcement.

To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in ap- plying liquids iuto the nasal passag- es for catarrhal troubles. the pro- prietors prepare Cream Balm in liquid form. which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price in- eluding the spraying tube is 75 cts. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medicinal proper ties of the solid preparation. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the membrane and does not dry up the seeretions but changes them to a natural and healthy character. Fly Brothers, 56 Warren St., N. '.
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Thre. Po.so..s in Tobacco Smoke.

c. Binz. in the Deutsche Aerzte-zei
 tung. says there are three kinds of poi son in tobacco smoke: nicotine; that which is obtained by the slow ash for nation, pryridin, etc, and carbonic OK ide. Carbonie oxide is always easily shown to be present in tobacco smoke. It's percentage depending upon the vol ume of the smoke gas, varies between 06 and 7.6. The variations depend upon the rapidity of the ash formation and the quantity of the atmospheric air drawn in or the lung air blown out. A never-so-slight acute poisoning from earbonic acid of tobacco smoke is, un- der ordinary conditions, scarcely to ba expected. Whether the daily taking in of the small quantity of carbpnic oxide which, through many years of smoking, gets into the blood of smok- ers. cannot set up a chronic injury. Is question still to be settled.
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TIE RED MEN.
Held an Enthusiastic Meeting--iIany
 Initiated and Applications Filed |

The Improved Order of Rsd Men held an important and enthusiastic meeting in this city last Monday evening,
 Messrs. John J. Hooker, ". H, Robinson, H F. N estbrook and Dr. B. A. Patton were initiated into the Adoption Degree. Messrs. HI. Hart and J. E. White were initiated into the Chief Degree. Eight were elected to degrees. They were as follows: Messrs. A. H. Reeves, T. A. Payne, John Gady, J. s Barra que, P. T. Culpepper, Smith C. Martin, ". H. Lindsay aud Jim Lenthron The applications of c F. Pierson, Fleet Jones, " E Mahar, c. B. Richter and Toss Fowler were filed for membership.
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REDFfELD REVIEW.
special Correspondence to the Graphic.

Special Correspondence to the Graphic.
 REDFIELD, ARK. Sept. 10. Mrs. Lula Payer and sister. Mrs. Jamie Busby, of Altheimer, are visit ing their mother, Mrs. Hamilton.
 Mir. w. c. DaTI ough, of Sheridan. was a visitor in Redfield Saturday. Mrs. Duncan left Sunday morning for Louisiana, where she will spend several weeks visiting her son, Mr. Henry runcan.
 MT. l., D. Hamilton. Of Little Rock, came down Sunday and at tended church.
 Miss Pearle Atkinson, after spend ing a pleasant week with Miss Nellie Hawk returned to her home in Pine Bluff Thursday.
 Mir. Walter Henry, of South Bend, Ark. came up Sunday to visit his parents. Mir. Henry is one of our boys and is an estimabIe young man.
 Miss Vela Matthews returned from Benton Sunday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. H. NcNew, Of Pine Bluff are visiting Mrs. McNew 8
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THE #EMPIRES DOCTOR BILL

1.HE EMPZRE'S D0GT0R BILL
 II costs the United States govern meDt the enormous sum of $720, 900 a year to keep surgeons and other medical officers in the Philippines. This does not include nurses hos pital attendants aud medicines.
 The official records show that there are 400 medical officers in the Phil ippines at an average salary of $500.
 The War Department bulletinea recently statement that the sick ness in the Philippine army was slightly over 8 per cent of 50, 900 men. or a total sick list of 5000. Tbis, It is alleged. is the average normal sick ness.
 If this statement of numbers, which the War Department says was cabed by Gen. Macarthur, was true, then the United States gov ernment spends $720, 900 for the care of 5000 sick men, or $1s4 per man, exclusive of the cost of medicines, nurses and hospital attendants.
 Another astonishing fact is that it requires 400 surge 5ns aud other medical officers to take care of 5000 neD, if the official records state the truth. In other words, it requires one contract surgeon at $1 800 a year to take care of about twelve men.
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", z. rAKNHRse IN T ROBERT
 E. LEE JOHNSON TiNETRSLEY,
 ROBERTS 4 { 60 Fire and Tornado
 Insurance.
 No. i27 Main Street, A share of your patronage so. licited.
 
Value of CornstaiIra.

Cornstalks continue to increase in value. They yield cellulose, worth S4Oo 3 ton, for stopping holes in battleships. for fine cardboard and paper, the best foundation for dynamite. a patent cat tie food and superior glue. But it is said that 25o, 1000, ,00O tons of corn stalks will go to waste every year in England.
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Gen. Joe Wheeler, retired army officer, was given a tremendous ova- tiol at Florence, Ala, Tuesday.

The South was never confronted with more encouraging prospects of prosperity and plenty than today. The products of the planter, north and south, east and west, con tinue to bring good aud profitable prices.
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You Ought to Make Up
your mind right

your mind right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your fr tends in the same old chairs, at the same old table, and on the same old carpets7 Why not have things fresh and new1 Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and piece little lat CT. If you buy here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
 BLUFF CITY
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mother, who has been quite siek.

mother. who has been quite siek.
 Miss Gene Henry returned Monday evening from Sulphur Springs. where she has been attending the camp meeting.
 Mrs. Bateman died at the home of her son. John Bateman, on tha 3rd, after lingering illness. Mrs. Bate man was an estimable lady and has many friends, who sympathize with the bereaged relatives. She leaves two daughters and one son to mourn her sad demise.
 Mr. Joe Mathews of this place was ordained to preach the gospel on the night of September 10 by Bro.. Miller Of Little Rock and Bro. Hobart, pastor of tbis church. We wish him well.
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New Milchner herring. Herrisg in wine sauce. Hamburg rolled herring, Russian sardines and other delicac ies just arrived.-strauss & Miller. s
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HIS EDITORIAL
From the Times, Hillstflle, Va.

From the Times, Hillstitle, Va.
 I suffered with diarrhoea for a long time and thought I was past being cured. I had spent much time and money and suffered so much misery that I had almost decided to give up all hopes of recovery and await the result, but noticing the advertisement of Chamberlain s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy decided to try it. After taking a ew doses I was entirely we'll of that trouble, and 1 wish to say further to my readers and fellow-sufferers that am hale and hearty man today and feel as we'll as I ever did in my life.-O. R. Moore. Sold by ". L.. DewoodY X Co.
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AwoNDERFUL CURE OF 5DIARRH0EA.

A PROMINENT VIRGINIA EDITOR Had Almost Given up, But Was Brought Back to Perfect Health by Chamber Iain's Colie, Cholera and Diarhoer
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Democratic prospects for glo- rious victory in November are brightening each day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
CARS TELESCOPED.
Twelve Killed and Forty Injured in
the Railway Accident
Near Rome.

Rome, Aug. 13.-The railroad accident
not far from this city last night turns
out to have been more serious than an
ticipated. 1t now appears that twelve
persons were killed and forty wounded,
CT whom fifteen are seriously injured.
The disaster was caused by the tele-
scoping of two sections of train on the
railroad from Rome to Florence, bear
ing notable persons who had been at
tending the recent ceremonies here. The
engine of the first section became dis
abled and stopped and was almost imme-
diately afterwards struck by the second
section The Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Peter of Russia and the mem
bers of the Turkish mission, who had at
tended the funeral of King Humbert,
were among the passengers, but they
were uninjured. The accident occurred
about midnight and at a point about
twelve miles from this city.
The grand duchess is a sister of the
new Queen of Italy.
When informed Of the accident King
Victor Emanuel and Queen Helene has
tened to the scene. The Queen and her
sister returned to the Quirinal, while the
King and the grand duke remained on
the spot giving orders to assist in clear
ing the wreck and saving the injured.
They re-entered the Quirinal at 6 o'clock
in the morning.
Later in the day it was announced that
fifteen persons had been killed. Among
the injured were Gen. Buffin, head of
the Belgian mission to the late King S
funeral He had a leg broken,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
The Apostle of Despair.

The American people are not in the
humor to elect as their President man
whose gospel is that of despair. They
look on the bright and not on the dark
side Of life. They make up a nation
that is fair and generous and has faith
and hope and courage. And just at this
time, when there is growing content
ment on all sides and the future is so
full Of promise, they are not going to
bestoW their highest gift upon profess
sional preacher of discomfort who for
four long years has done nothing but
talk misfortune, howl ah.ut mistakes
and whine for new administration
with himself at the head Of it. The peo-
pie are heartily sick of Mr. Bryan and
his chronic growing. They have wear
led of his TRADES and fault finding.
With his WORKOUT tale of woe he has
become little better than nuisance.
His personality has little attraction for
the people who elect Presidents t.
tie Post-Intelligencer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
HOMESTEAD ENTRY UPHELD.
Valuable Land Within Corporate
Limits of Kansas City, Mo.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 13-Commis-
sioner Hermann of the general land of
fice in the homestead-entry contest of
John NJ. Mensing for valuable land now
within the corporate limits of Kansas
City, Mo-, but formerly an island in the
Missouri river, has decided in favor OF
the Mensing heirs, permitting their entry
for all land within the old meander boun-
Diary lines of the island. The land
is ordered to be reallotted for this
purpose. The remainder of the is
land, as it now exists, consisting of the
accretions. will be reoffered for public
entry. The land has an appraised value
of $1,000 an acre and 131 acres were III
dispute. The former island is not shown
in the plats of a survey made of the
land on the Missouri side of the river in
1929, but a survey made thirty years
later showed the island to consist of al
most ffty-twO acres. The island was
for nine years a military reservation and
was turned over to the interior depart
ment in 1884 In 1895 it was discov-
cred that the island, as such, existed no
longer, but accretion has been consid-
erably enlarged and attached to the
mainland. Mensing settled on and cuI-
tivated the island in 1858 and for years
had sought to secure the island as
bona fide actual settler under the general
land laws
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
A Rank Record.

Did you ever think that the Demo
Gratis have only elected one Governor
Of Illinois and one President of the
United States in forty years, and that
the State treasury was left several
millions of dollars worse than empty,
and that the national administration
had to issue interest-bearing bonds for
$500, 100000 in time of peace to pay the
actual running expenses of the Govern
ment? This is the record the party
goes to the voters with. Isn't it rank
Benton Qll.) Republican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
FIFTY SAILORS DROWN.
French Battleship Sinks Torpedo
boat Destroyer - MiSunder-
standing of Signals.

Paris, Aug. 13.-During maneuvers of
the French fleet off Cape st. Vincent
collision occurred between the irst-class
battleship Brennus and the torpedoboat
destroyer France.
1t is feared that at least fifty officers
and sailors lost their lives in the disas
ter, which is unparalleled in the recent
history Of the French navy.
The crew Of the France consisted Of
four officers and fifty-eight men. Only
a few are known to have been saved.
The loss of the torpedo-boat destroyer
was due to a misunderstanding of the
signals set on the flagship.
Admiral Fourier, who is one of the
ablest commanders in the French navy,
had issued orders for the execution of a
complicated evolution in which the de-
stroyer was to turn to the left. Instead
the France turned to the right, passing
almost directly in the course of the bat
tleship Brennus.
The mistake was discovered too late
The battleship crashed into the Trailer
craft before the course of either warship
could be changed.
The destroyer was literally crushed
into snapeless mass and sank almost
Immediately.
A few of the men were picked up by
the boats hurriedly lowered from the
blehHuS, oul the ueolIoyel SdHh So SUI
denly that the boats were unable to pick
up all the survivors.
The Brennus is Admiral Fournier's
flagship and is one of the giants of the
French navy. 1t is a frst-class steel ar
mor-plated battleship of 10,9S3 tons dis
placement its length being 374 feet 10
inches and beam 81 feet. 1t has a nat
ural indicated horsepower of 1000 It
can steaming normally, accomplish four
teen knots an hour. The crew numbers
606 officers and men.
The France was a torpedo-boat de-
stroyer of 313 tons displacement and was
having only been laid down in 1897. It's
maximum length was 1856 feet, beam 90
feet 6 inches. The indicated natural
horsepower was 1900 to 57OO-that is to
say. it was an extremely fast steaming
little vessel, being able to easily accom-
plish from 26 to q knots per hour.