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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-04
The Way to Force Plants to Branch


 There is only one way in which a plant can be forced to branch, and that is by cutting off the stalk The plant thus interferred with will make an effort to grow, and either new shoot will bo sent up to take the place Of the lost top or several shoots will be sent out along the stalk. If but one starts cut it back Keep up this cutting back process until you have obliged as many branches as you think are needed Persistency and patience will oblige the plant to do as you would like to have it do.- April Ladies Home Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-04
DOT CHINAMANS

Who comes across dot stormy sea, Nit eyes hung on slant skugee And face just like one Chimpanzee?
 Dot Chinamans. who has yon skin dots eoffee-hued, who dresses like one heather dude, Nit long pig tail init grease imbues?
 Dot Chinamans. wh" rents between zwei blocks pen here he sets upa laundry den, And eats rat soup like crazy man?
 Dot ChinamanS. Wto takes hees nonsense init grin. And never spends his hoarded tin, Whose name and nature was All Sin.
 Dot Chinamans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-04

Who sleeps upon musty rug And smokes dot nasty opium drug, Den sprays our clothes from out his mug
 Dot Chinamans. Who mixes up your underclothes, And for your so ks gives ladies hose. And ven you swear den nOtingS knows.
 Dot Chinamans Who should be sent across the seas. Unto the land rice and teas To be done up by dose Allied Forcees, Americans, British, German. French Russians and the Japanese,
 Dot Chinanan Take a tip and send your linen to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10

CHOICE of any remnant in stock
of S5c, $1.00 and $1.19 Silks, in
plains, novelties, Taffetas, Fou-
lards, Indias at the ridiculous
price of
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Club Notes.

Magazine Club-Thursday. At home with
Mrs. Charles E.. Busby.
Monday Afternoon Club-Hostess, Mrs.
Bertha'M. Paquette; art lecture, Mr.. Will
Lam Forsyth.
The Woman's Club-Friday. 1.-The Open
Mind" Mrs. May Wright Sewall; conversa-
tor by the club.
Irvington Fortnightly Club-Friday. With
Mrs. John r.. Tomlinson; wooden anniver-
sery: club social.
German Literary Club-Meets with Mrs.
Clemens Vonnegut; "A Review of the
Musical World OF Vienna paper by Miss
Wight.
The paper TO be read before the Indian
apolis Literary Club tomorrow evening
will be by Mr.. Charles w. Smith. The SUBJ
ject, The Law and the Prophets"
Philomathean Club-Friday. Hostess Mrs.
Simpson; Hawaii. Cuba, Porto Rico
conversation by the club MEMBERS; paper,
philippines" Mrs. Z. S. Ludlum.
Friday Afternoon Club-Mrs. Ella II.
Barrows, hostess; Sketches Of Short Story
Eriters," Mrs. Carrie E.. Halpin; MARY
K. Wilkins" Miss Lima NJ. Barrio; "Rud-
yard Kipling," Mrs. Ella Barrows: MY
Visit to Mammoth Cave" Mrs. Woodward.
Quotations from Riley.
Boys Club-Pleasant evenings. Friday;
memorial for the late Ex-Governor, James
a. Mount. Committee, Mrs. r. 0. Haw-
KRIS. Mrs. V. M. Backus. Mrs. T. G.. Day,
Miss Grace Alexander, Mrs. a. b. Leck,
Mrs. w. II. Hubbard, Mrs. Robert Geddes,
Rev. NJ. l.. Haines and Miss Emma King.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
For n VALENTINO Party.

A Valentine cake may be introduced
with good effect at a valentine party. says
an Eastern writer. This can be got up in
two ways; the first, a nicely iced cake,
decorated with candy hearts having senti-
mental notices on them. Let the cake be
divided into the requisite number of slices.
In the slices the young girls draw or make
a small slit with the sharp blade of a
knife, and insert into the opening a slip of
cardboard on which is written the name of
some young man who is present. First a
young lady chooses a slice of cake, then
the gentleman selects one. In those slices
the latter draw are such small articles
a. denote the sort of wife Fate has chosen
10 be zach young mans partner for life.
Thus. a silver coin signifies wealth, a scrap
of silk a fashionable wife, a penny poverty.
a tiny spoon a good housekeeper, a pen
a literary woman, a small silver heart a
marriage for love, a small brush an artistic
wife, a tiny mirror a vain woman, a piece
OF Grape a widow, etc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
Recreations of society

New York Evening Sun.
There are a great many people in New
York who are 'in society"-decidedly "in
society"-who do not go 10 Palm Beach,
Aiken st. Augustine or Jekyl island or
even do not sail for Europe as soon as the
festivities of the gay season are over ard
Lent begins. They continue on the even
tenor Of their ways and without the de-
lights Of travel manage 10 live and amuse
themselves not a little. There are number
less clubs and classes being formed just
now for the lentea season. Book clubs,
reading clubs. music classes, TO say moth
ing OF the sewing classes. mothers meet
ings, where young matrODS meet at eacn
others house and receive Instructions upOn
the proper care of infants ana have
luncheon together after the lesson. Topic
clubs, when the young girls meet and dis
CuSS the current events of the day anu
lunch together afterward, and so on
through an inhaustible list of what have
been called "lenten diversions The bridge
whist clubs are too numerous to mention.
cav that she had five mornings or after
Rooms OF every week engaged for bridge
from now on until she went out of Town
for the summer. In fact, at many OF the
summer watering places the bridge par
ties are continued on. One family In which
the mother and both daughters are bridge
fiends'' took a cottage last summer at a
very uninteresting place simply TO be near
their mariners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10

Chicago Evening Post.
"Be truthful" said the teacher.
Always asked the boy.
Always answered the teacher.
Never tell a lie?"
Never"
mot even a white lie?"
mot even a white lie."
"Huh!" CALCULATED the lad ~scornfully,
tits a mighty good thing for you that you
Amt a boy with my dad for a father"
"Why?" asked the teacher.
Because" replied the boy, IF you was
my dads little boy an you'd heard what
he said about Aunt Eliza comm TO visit us
with her children an Aunt Eliza had asked
you if we weren't all glad to see her an
you'd told the truth. like / did, you'd think
there was a place where your trousers was
mighty thin after dad got through with
you"
He went back to his desk, and as he sat
down with great care there was an express
sion on his face that showed the great les
son of truth had been, at least in a meas
ure, lost on him.. And I'm his Indignation
and innocence he did not appreciate the
humor associated with the fact that his
teacher did not belong to that division of
the human race that wears trousers.
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ters and Miss Carrie Holland. Among the
visitors were several from out Of town.
Irvington.

~IrvingtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery, Of Greenfield,
nade a short visit with their son last
week
Miss Elsie Hodges has spent a week at
her home in Worthington on account of
illness.
Miss Edna Hecker, of New Madison. Ind.
is the guest of Mrs. Edward Hecker, on
Butler avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Daley. of Green
field. were the guests OF Professor and Mrs.
Wilson last week.
Miss Anna Barrett. of Greencastle. Wis
tied Miss Maud Barrett at the college
residence yesterday.
Miss Anna Moore will go to Sheridan
this week to make a visit with her aunt,
Mrs. A. j.. Peterson.
Mrs. c. Z.aCofin entertained the Mission
airy Society of the NJ. Z. Church Friday
evening, at her home.
Miss Ethel Parks, of Martinsville, will
spend several weeks with Miss Madge Lay
man. on Central avenue.
Miss Blanche Woody, of Greencastle,
visited her cousin, Miss Ethel Woody, at
the college residence. yesterday.
Miss Virginia Rodefer. of Elwood. is the
guest OF her sister, Miss Velma Rodefer.
over Sunday. at the college residence.
Miss Kate Lucas, who has been spending
a week with Miss Retta Barnhill, returned
to her home in Frankfort yesterday.
Misses Edith and Mabel Mullendore. of
franklin Ind, are spending Sunday with
the Misses J%effries, on University avenue.
Miss Clara McGaughey will be the host
ess of a masquerade valentine party on
Wednesday evening. at her home on Dillon
avenue.
Mrs. F. H. Willis. who is the guest of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Barnhill, on Washington street, will re-
turn to her home in Enfield, ILL.,, to-mor-
row.
The young ladies of the Butler chapter of
Pi Beta Phi fraternity gave a progressive
luncheon for their visiting members, Fri
day. at the Hotel English. Mrs. A. +.
Potts acted as t0astmistress.
The Irvington auxiliary Of the Flower
Mission met Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Powell. Hereafter it will meet only on
the first Friday of every month at the
home of Mrs. Powell, on Central avenue.
The Irvington Tuesday Club will meet
on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Elizabeth
Powell. Papers will be read by Mrs. w.
S. Moffet on Morse History" Mrs. George
bury on Some Famous Swedes," Mrs. Will
liam Sweetman on Its Literature" Mrs.
Amos Butler on "Thelma."
The Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity, in
Guiding Misses Helen Downing, Elizabeth
Poulson, Charlotte Powell. Essie Hunter,
tin, Mary Wicker, Georgia Wicker, Ruth
Braden, j. ma Carpenter, Verna Richey,
Ethel Clelland, Anne Butler, Mary Deputy,
Edna Wallace, Blanche Noel, Edith Keoy,
Georgia Calvin. Emma Johnson. Carrie
Howe and Retta Barnhill, gave a luncheon
Friday evening at the home of Miss Char
lotte Powell, in honor of the visiting Kap-
pas. The guests of honor included Misses
Mary Sherfey, Mabel Bishop. Lottie Stoner.
Blanche Woody, Edith Gipe, Odessa Zeis.
Helen Hurst, Lucia Hurst. Ruth Ross. Lii
liam Hart, lone Harworth, Nellie Lands,
Agnes Moulden and Ethel Maxim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
Stars.

Through rifted clouds and from their azure bed
The heavenly beacons shine throughout tn
night.
While troubled cares mid slumber deep hay,
fed.
And fancies flood the mind with rapid fight.
When Morpheus. enchanter. weaves his spell
And sets the weary world OF troubles free,
While listening 10 the gilded tale they tell
\ soothing sense OF sweetness comes to me.
They sing TO me an anthem through the night
That Gains my spirit with its htful chime.
And while the years roll on in reckless flight
The strains re-echo from the hills of Time.
j. Samuel Bone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
Glad She Had a Husband.

Washington Post.
i met a newly married friend Of mine in
the book department the other day. She
looked like a snowdrop, for she is just re-
covering from the grip, which, between
you and me, ! think a far more danger
Gus ailment and vastly more serious in its
after effects than we have been led to
consider 1t. ] asked politely about her
husband.
oh" said she, with soulful ea~rnestness,
Il never realized what a comfort it is to
have a husband till L had the grip. L
really don't know how in the world L
should have got through it if l hadn't hal
Harry"
He's a good nurse, then, suppose
said /.
'Oh. it wasn't that" she said. 1.-THE
nursing didn't matter, but, Oh and her
face lit up with deep feeling, 'you can't
ir agine what a comfort mis- great big
hsndkerchiefs were to me-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
The city'sSOcIALL LIFE
Events. Gayeties and Personal Activities of the Week
To saint

Saint valentine. though Wild your fame,
You don't deserve your piOus name.
And this the reason OF ny paint
Your conduct misbehts a sairt.
From youthtfme up to middle age
I've catered for your patronage.
But ever since we've been acqualnt
You haven't acted Ike a saint.
For whsn comes round, as nNed az rate
The day which you appropriate
You give me cause fOr new complaint
In manner most unlike a saint
/ long have sued for Mabel's smiles
And yielded 10 her costly wiles.
But ardent lines or bauble quaint
Alike are spurned-ungrateful saint
Your hal0's trimmed with many a dart:
Your symbol il a wounded heart.
Fond SWANS you lure with artful feint;
Such actions don't become a saint.
Your name no longer should appear
In sanity calendar It's clear.
For ! affirm. without restraint,
You're more a sinner than a sam.
Betts Hartswicks IN February Ne
LippincOtt-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
Not Too Old.

Don't think you have had your last pic
ture taken because you have a few lines
or a wrinkle or two. The best pictures
shown this year are of elderly people AMI
the pictures were taken by Stewart NJ.
Pouder, 29 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
Eiopers Hastily Wed.

South Bend, Ind, Dec. 25.-
George l. Cassaday, the 1S-year
old son of Millionaire G. Burr
Cassaday, vice president Of the
South Bend Chilled Plow Company
and grandson of Millionaire W
i. Cassaday,, has caused a sensa-
ton and great family complica.
ton by eloping with and marrying
Miss Carrie Horein, who until re-
Gently was chambermaid at one
of the hotels.
Failing to find anyone to marry
them OF to secure a license at home
they went to Niles, Mich, where
they were followed by members of
his family. They We're overtaken
Just as the last word of the mar
riage ceremony was spoken and a
stormy scene followed.
Cassaday's parents regard the
marriage as family disgrace, and
the father announced that he will
have it amullcd, no matter how
much it takes. He claims that
the lads youthful years will afford
ample grounds for such a pro-
ceeding. He has taken charge of
the young man and holds him pris-
oner at home.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
Buys Her Brothers Legacy.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-"Tom''
Wallace, brother of Edna Wallace
Hopper, the actress, enacted the
role of Esau last night. He sold
to his sister his title to a $4,000
legacy to get money enough to
celebrate Christmas. To please
the brother, Edna Wallace Hop
per, accompanied by maid, and
her attorney, stopped here Ell
route from California. They az
rived at the Auditorium Annex
yesterday and after Il meeting with
the brother in the evening, at
which the papers were drawn up,
Edna Wallace Hopper left for New
York.
To prevent the public from learn
ing the facts of the agreement
Miss Hopper registered under an
assumed name Mrs. "Dunsmier,
Miss Howe and w. L. Haskins are
the names which the three persons
placed on the register. A few min
utes after her arrival a private
detective was summoned. He was
told to find Tom Wallace, who has
been known on the levee for many
years. His reputation is that of a
good fellow.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
SQuatters Had To Move

Tho life Of the squatters OF the Neck
was an idyi. They livod In tiny hou es
by the river side. close up to League Is.
land Navy Yard, with their families
counting thoir wealth. in the patr,archal
manner. by the number OF their dogs
chickens. boats, guns and h.hing.rods
At sunrise they set forth to shoot. accord.
Ing to the ssason, duck, reedbirds, sntps.
plover and rail. They lay out upon the
broad water on quiet sum mer afternoons
and an9led for catfish perch carp aud eel
Their tables, covered with oilcloth rather
than damask, groaued beuea,n good food
In the win'er evenings they exchanged
visits. playing BY the kitchen fire dolni-
noes and checkers, drinking older and
reading aloud to one another extrac
from the more edifylng portions OF the
news Of the day. They paid no rent, for
they were squatters. Their lits was an
idyl.
All that is changed now, for the Govern
mont. which owns the squa, ters' land,
has ordered them away, and all are gone.
Thomas Copeland was the last to go. He
went slowly. dragging along with him
his house, which wss ON rollers, q few
feet u day. Nothing 10 left Of the squat
tors tiny settlement but u memory. q
couple OF dilapldated hor.e cara . wreck
Cd hut aad innumsrable tomato cans.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
The best He had.
Marriage License Bureau Busy

Dover, Del, Dec. 24.-This was
a record-breaking day at the Mar
riage License Bureau, presided
over by Clerk of Peace Robert S.
Downs. Clerk Downs deputy,
Miss Virdie Gooden, a young
stenographer, was awakened early
this morning at her home in Cam
den to prepare marriage license
for John L. Noll, of New York,
who desired to lead to the altar
Mrs. Bosiah Z. Christopher, f
Camden, and have the thing all
over with in time to take the early
morning northbound train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noll were accom-
modated and had no difficulty in
securing minister. The deputy
clerk of the peace had little time
for Christmas preparations after
that, and the Office will be kept
open until noon tomorrow to
accommodate the Christmas groom
elect.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
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ADJUSTMENTS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,
THOMAS II. SHEA.

Mr.. Thomas L., Shea will pre-
sent ..Or. Jekyll aud Mr.. Hyde this
evening at the Grard Opera House.
The play is in tour acts Of wierd
and absorbing interest. The dual
role Of Dr. Jekyll aud Mr.. Hyde, Is
exceptionally eXact,ng aud exhaust
ing. There is much ,n-Mr. Shea 5
impersonaton Of the philanthropic
Jekyll aud demon Hyde, to justify
his playing il. AT all times he
rises above the general conception
OF the part. as in the second act,
when by the working of his feat
urcs, nervous clutches at his sleeve
and steaithy glanccs downward, he
de!tly suggests the fear o! Jekyll,
the-hyde is about to supercede him
in the very presence Of his friend.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
Whnt Ituly Desires.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26--The Ital.
ian government has been renewing its
efforts Of late with the authorities In
Washington to have our federal stat
utes so extended as to protect foreign
ers in cases arising within the jurisdic
ton Of states, thus giving a federal
remedy for lynchings and like affrays
directed against Italians. such as have
occurred in Louisiana. Colorado and
Mississippi. 1t Is the exchange of
views in this connection which recent
ly brought on the discussion in the
Italian senate when Baron Fava inter
pellated the Italian premier as to the
progress of an adjustment Immediate
ly On the arrival Of the new embassa-
DOR Signor Mayor des Planches, he
took up this question, which had arisen
in connection with the lynching of sew
eral Italian citizens at Erwin, Miss.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
TO REPAY CHINA
Indemnify Of s25.O0O,OOO Exceeds
Our Loss by Sls.OOO,OOO.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-China will
be relieved Of the payment Of SIS, 900.
900 of the sc5 900, 900 demanded by the
United States as indemnity for the out.
RACES perpetrated upon American citi.
zens during the Boxer revolt of 1900.
| The administration. after considera.
tion of all the claims filed by Ameri-
cans who suffered injury or whose
property was damaged and the ex.
penses incurred by the army and navy,
has come to the conclusion that 81 ,0OO,-
900 will cover the American bill. Pres
ident Roosevelt submitted to congress
few days ago recommendation that
an appropriation of $1,000. 900 be made
to enable tie satisfaction of claims re-
ceived from Americans.
The naval and military expenses
We're less than $5,o00,OO0.
In justice to China therefore. the ad-
ministration believes she should be re.
lieved Of the payment of the remain.
der or that 1t should be restored after
the United States receives it's share Of
the bonds to be issued to the powers
At the same time the authorities have
no intention OF permitting the other
powers to grab the sum the United
States will refuse to accept. China,
and not they. is to be the beneficiary.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
GOVERNOR SHAW'S POSITION,
Has Not Been Officially rendered the
Ohice, hut VIII Not Refuse.

Has Not Been Officially rendered the
Office, hut VIII Not Refuse.
DIES MOlNES. Ia, Dec. 26.-Gov-
ernor Shaw when seen last evening
with regard to his appointment as sec
retary of the United States treasury
declined to talk at length about the
matter. merely reilelating that the
president had conlilrntially asked him
by wire If he would accept the position
il it should be rendered to him. He
replied that he would accept, but up
to the present time 10 formal tender Of
the position has been made Ivy the pres
ident. However. from the tone of the
dispatches from Washington he as
sumcd the president will appoint him
and that to all intents and purposes the
matter has been fully settled.
The governors term as chief expcu-
tive Of Iowa will not expire until Jan.
16, when Governor Eliot Cummins will
be inaugurated. The legislature will
convene Jan. IL. and Governor Shaw
will be very busy in the interim with
the preparation of his annual message,
SO that II the appointment by the presi-
dent shall be made Governor Shaw will
hardly be able to take up the duties
before Jan. 20 and possibly later The
pee ,.e of Iowa are greatly elated mt
Governor Shaw's prospective entry into
the presidents cabinet. but would re-
greet very much to have Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson retire in cOnse-
quence. and no one would regret this
more than would Governor Shaw. All
Iowa people feel that Mr. Wilson Is the
right man in the right place In this and
other administrations. With Allison as
senate leader Henderson as speaker of
the house and with the prospect now
of two members Of the cabinet. the
state is undoubtedly greatly honored
and largely influential in national af-
fairs
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
Fatal Mississippi steamer Fire.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec 26.-The
stern wheel steamer Sun. plying be-
tween this port and Fulton. Tenn.
burned to the waters edge at 5 o'clock
yesterday at her moorings at the wharf
on the city front The boat arrived
from Fulton about midnight with tif-
teen passengers, all of whom were
asleep on board when the fire broke
out. OF these, three are known to be
lost-D. II. Rainey and wife of Old
River, Tenn. and Mrs. q. NJ. Tins Of
Richardson Landing, Ark. Their char
red remains have been recovered from
the wreck. The three-months-old child
Of Mrs. Tins Is missing. 1t is believed
that all the other persons on board es-
capped. The fire originated in a pile of
seed cotton on the boiler deck and
probably was started by spark from
the furnace. The boat was valued at
$4,000 and was about half insured.
The cargo was totally destroyed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-26
Christmas Exercises,

The Sunday School Of Mt. Leba-
non NJ. L. Church, Rockland. Del,
will hold its regular annual Christ
mas exercise for the children Fri
day evening. December 9th. at
I30 o':lock. The program will
contain interesting features. The
entire community is invited 10 be
present. A small offering will be
takeu to defray expenses.
The Sunday School ol Scott NJ. e.
Church will give their Christmas
entertainment on Friday evening at
Z. 30 clock. This school under the
leadership Of j. d. Aldred. has
prepared some excellent music and
a pleas ant evening is expected.
Everybody is invited.