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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
"The Settling Custom.

A curious old marriage custom, call
ed locally the settling survives in
county Donegal, Ireland, and is found,
we hear in the Scottish districts OF
Kintyre and Cowal. After pair OF
lovers are publiclJ betrothed their
friends from far and near gather to
celebrate the event and to have their
say as to the suitable date Of the mar
rage. The ce1emony-for it quite
amounts to that-takes place in the
house of the brides parents, and the
lbusines of the occasion is introduced
Ny the opening of bottle Of whisky.
Each guest. as he helps himself men
tiOns the date he considers the best
for the marriage, and then drinks to
the happiness of the young couple.
When all have had their say an aver
age is carefully struck, and the set.
tlng is complete. Neither bride nor
groom ever thinks of protesting the
date so curiously hit upon. 1t would
be the height or bad luck even 10
speak If alteration. Fate has spoken,
and the chosen day can. ii is believed,
scarcely fail to be propitious.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
When to Do Notl1inn.

EN-Speaker Reed has carefully
avoided expressing amy opinion as to
;1e his coal strike, hut tlle other
ay heard it remarked tuat certain
i.,lbic men had been maAin& some big
mistakes since the situation over the
coal strike had become so acute, Mr.
Reed said: Yes, | suppose that is so.
1t is hard for a man to know just What
10 do III crises of this sort. That re-
,ainds me of Tie method followed by
az old politician in Maine. once said
&c him: 'Wh"t would YOU do if You
We're in ticNlish position and didn't
know what you ought to do? I would
DO nothing. the old man replied, and
think his was the right brand Of
philosophy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
HOW DIAMONDS MAY EXPLODE
Cases in Which Only Ordinary Degree
of Heat Is Necessary,

1t has long been known that dia
monds, especially the class known as
rose diamonds are likely to eXplode
ii subjected only to what would seem a
very ordinary degree Of heat. such as
strong rays from the sun. etc. 1t is
low believed that the explosions are
the result of the rapid expansion OF
certain volatile liquids inclosed in cayi
ties near the center OF these precious
stones. great many diamonds. even
though cut. mounted and worn as gems
OF perfectlc. are still in an unfinished
condItion-that is. the liquid drop from
which the stone is being formed has
not as yet deposited all of its pure
crystals of carbon" These movable
drops may occasionally be seen with
the naked eye
When this is the case. strong mi
croscope will give the drop the aiyear.
ance OF a bubble in the fluid of a
carpenters level. 1t is also highly
probable that besides the liquid men.
toned these cavities may contain
gases under great tension This being
the case, one may readily comprehend
:ow very small amount Of heat
would cause the liquid and gas to ex-
1nond would give way with all the
characteristics of miniature eXplo.
sion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
Concerninu Names.

81 Apropos of the eternal domestic
question, an English woman relates
this experiences: II engaged maid
named Pearl, and as simply could
not ask Pearl 70 fill the coal scutHe
HAPPY woman 10 have one to fill
or to holystone the doorstep. said:
i would rather call you by some other
Name. Have you a second one" Yes,
leplied the damsei. brightly, my sec
cad name is Opal. SO | stuck to
fZearl. At one time all but engaged a
aid named Hermione but upon
e6kirg her. Have you black dress,
wfyte caps and aprons?' she replied,
A8dly: Yes, / have; but I'm not 60
- 70 wear en-. Ma didn't christen
W rrIione Tor to wear livery. "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
TRACE IN OLD CLOTHES.
Philadelphia Does Large Business in
Cast-Off Raiment.

Philadelphia is said to do bigger
business in old clothes, says the New
York Commercial that is of course,
in the cast-off or second and third
hand clothes of mcmillan any other
city on the American continent 1t
is the center of the trade in tne east
and the buyers OF New Nork-men
with bags from Canal, Hester and
Baxter str"ets-and from all over the
middle states work the City Of
Brotherly Love for cid clothes every
business day of the year These out
siders number nearly GOO on an aver
age. The capital invested in the old
clothes trade of Philadelphia aggre-
gates S33o0,000 There are about
600 tiOulishing retail stores, and the
average value OF their stocks is set
by experts in the trade at $4,000. Each
of half dozen stores carries goods
valued at $15 ,00o or $4,000 Each
store gives employment to three per.
sons on an averase-the proprietor,
his wife. and the "busheler,' or
mender In all there are fully 5000
in the retail shops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
THE CATACOMBS OF ROME.
important Historical Discoveries Be-
ing Made There.

ing WdUc mere.
Discoveries of the first importance
to the students of the evidences OF
Christianity and to archiaeologists are
confidently looked for from the con-
tinued exploration of the Catacombs
of Rome. OF the forty cemeteries
known TO have existed, only five have
been made accessible to visitors. The
principal catacombs those on the Ap-
pia. NeInentana. Salaria and Ardea-
tina. although open, are not yet thor.
oughly explored. The soil being of vol
csnic origin, is too soft to be utilized
for building purposes, but it is of suf-
ficient consistency to enable eXcaVa-
tions to be prosecuted without the aid
of supports. Until the ninth century
the catacombs were places OF pilgrim
age, but f. Dm then until the nine
teenth they were neglected. The en-
frances became blocked and almost
all the sites were lost sight OF. 1t is
computed that fully 5000 900 of bodies
lie buried in the Roman catacombs, or
more than double the number that are
inferred in the catacombs of Paris.
The most ancient of all known cata-
combs are those of the Theban kings,
which are over 5000 years old.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
Russell Saqes Saving.

A solicitor for Well street paper
had been trying for long time to
secure the signature of Russell Sage
Ito an advertising contract at cost OF
Esl00 per year, but to no purpose. To
lshow how diligently he had been
EM orking. hoping thereby to induce Mr.
Sage to sign the contract, he said:
i Il think, Mr.. Sage, you ought to
sfavor ne with this order. for | have
been after yon for three years.
The old financier leaned back in his
scEair, thought a moment. and then
asked: How long have YOU been try
Ing to get this contract did YOU say
n Three years" hopefully replied the
agent.
gg Then, YOU see. continued Mr.
Sage Il have saved just $500
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05

Sam Franklin wants your vote for
treasurer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
Has the Right Spirit.

A man in Pennsylvania whose left
hand was caught in a tnrashing ma
chine the other day saved himself
from death by throwing his right arm
around projection and holding on
while the machine tore the other arm
Off at the shoulder If he survives
the injury that good right arm will
manage to make living for him
somehow
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n
b e
Her Answer.

A young woman at lhe Normal
'ollege during a recent examination
y Supt. Skim er. being told to tell all
she knew about the gray matter of the
brain, medi;ated a long time on the
que; lion, and then wrote down:
Il do not know anything about this
question. but demand the full credit
for the answer. as have given all
kuow."-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
Not the Whole Truth,

At a hotel in Niagara an embryo
let wrote, in conspicuous place
some verses derogatory of the beau
ties OF the Falls, and signed the eff
fort with the initials a s. A lover
OF beauty saw the verses and added
baueath: "TWo-thirds Of The truth"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05

Takes the burn out; heals the
vound: cures the pain. DR.. Thomas
Ac!eeSrie on, the household rem msdy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-05
New Mica Refiecsors.

New thing in the way of reflectors
Tor electrical lamps is one made of
mica
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Removed a ChiId'S Heart.

st. Louis, August 9.-Miss Alma
Toomey, the pretty 13 year.old girl
who was stabbed by Thomas Barnes,
so year old, and whose heart was ex-
posed by city hospital physicians
and removed from the chest cavity
for fully two minutes yesterday, is
still alive and the hospital super
intendent thinks she has a splendid
chance for recovery. Although the
operation performed on Miss Toom.
ey has been attempted only eleven
times in the world and has resulted
successfully fewer than six times, it
is believed that her robust condition
will enable her to recover from the
supreme shock Of having her heart
manipulated with the forceps.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Why the Lobby Is Necessary.

st. Louis, Aug. 7-Col. William H
Phelps, king Of the railroad lobby
gave a brief exhortation on boodlinp
and lobbyism before the grand jury
In which he made some statmentt
which may become as famous as biz
celebrated egg sucking epigrsm.
81 have represented some very
great interests at Jefferson City,
said Col. Phelps, "and it would hard
ly be proper for me to place my per
sonal interests above their rights"
III It we're not for the sandbaggerf
who are sent to Jefferson City II
would not be necessary to maintain
a lobby there"
"The railroads are forced for their
own protection to keep a man on the
scene OF action. Without a lobby
the sandbagging system which has
been adopted at the state capital
would bankrupt every railroad in
terest in Missouri"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Hail two Feet Deep.

Denver, Aug. 6.-Details OF the hail
storm which prevailed along the east
ern slope Of the Rocky Mountains in
Colorado and Southern Wyoming
last night show it to have been much
more severe than first reported. In
some sections the hail fall was un-
precedented. In the neighborhood
of Greeley and Eaton, in the north
ern part OF Color ado, chunks of ice,
measuring in some instances ten inch
es in length, fell and the damage done
was immense.
Hail lay on the ground in many
places to depth Of two feet. The
damage in and around Lafayette is
estimated at 5000, 900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
INFURIATED NEGRO YOUTH
sLASHES FOUR PERSONS.
City Marshal Of Roanoke aud his Dep
uty Are Seriously Wounded
With q Razor.

Armstrong, Mo-, Aug. 9.-Four
persons were slashed and stabbed
with a razor in the hsnds OF an infuri-
ated negro at Roanoke, near here,
last night. City Marshal wickes Pat
terson and his deputy, Robert Hayes,
were seriously wounded.
Lindsey Pitts, a negro youth, resid-
ing west Of Roanoke, started the
melee because his sweetheart, Dealis
Hsrndon, had danced with another
negro. Pitts, without any words,
began cutting his swestheart with q
razor, and before assistance came to
her she had been mortally wounded.
Marshal Patterson was quickly call
ed and tried to arrest Pitts. The
negro then turned upon the officer
and began slashing him with the
razor, cutting his face and body sew.
eral times. Patterson fred 4 We shots
at the negro, but this did not stop
him.
Deputy Hayes ran to the assist
ance Of Patterson, but he fell q VIC
tim to Pitts, being cut about the
head and neck. Other citizens then
attemptedto to arrest Pitts, but he had
determined not to be taken alive.
His brother, William Pitts, then tried
to quell him, but he turned upon his
brother and seriously cut him in q
number Of places about the head and
body, which will result In bis death.
Pitts then made a break for the
woods, closely followed by posse Of
citizens, both white and black, who
would have lynched him had they
caught him. None Of the shots fred
at Pitts is supposed to have taken
effect because Patterson was partly
stunned by fall.
Every effort is being made to cap
ture the negro. but 1t is supposed
that his friends are closely concealing
his hiding place and no iniorma-
tion can be obtained from them as to
where he is.
Dealie Herndon cannot recover and
the condition Of Robert Hayes is in
doubt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
City Marshal Arrested for Murder.

City Marshal Arrested for Murder
Brunswick, Mo-, Aug. 9.-City Mar.
shal Vince Coleman, of Dalton, shot
and killed Rufus Cox late last night
at Dalton. Cox was shot three times
In the chest, one bullet passing
through the left lung and another
entering the heart.
Cox was selling fish on the street
when Coleman came along and Oh
dered him to take his box OF fish off
the sidewalk. A few words were ex.
changed and q fight ensued. Cole
man pulled his pistol and shot at
Cox four time.
Coleman was arrested and lodged
in jail at Keytesville. He is a brother
Of Charlie Coleman, who was killed
last April at Keytesville by William
White.
DR.. B. Hughes, county coroner held
an inquest and the jury rendered q
perfect that the killing was uDjusti.
fable.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

The Louisiana supreme court has
affirmed the constitutionality Of an
act passed by the legislature at its
last session which provides for the
punishment with imprisonment at
hard labor of men who desert their
wives and children. A number OF ar
rests were made shortly after the law
went into effect, but punishment Of
the culprits was suspended, as the act
was supposed to be unconstitutional.
The supreme courts decision now
settles the matter, and in the future
the Louisiana man who gets mar
ried must bear the consequences It
is to be hoped that the decision will
not have q tendency to discourage
matrimony and there is no likelihood
that it will
II it does, the ones who will permit
themselves to be frightened away
from marriage by it will be better off
single anyway. Louisiana has made
a good start in this matter and it
should now provide for the lmprion-
ment at hard labor OF wife beaters
That done, the state will have clear
lead in atleast one important respect.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
CYCLONE STRIKES MINING CAMPS.
Two Killed and Sixty Injured in an
Eight-Miles Sweep in Kansas.

Eight-Miles Sweep In Kansas.
Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. S.-About
l:3O O'Clock this morning tornado
passed through the thickly populat-
ed mining district north and east of
Pittsburg, destroying hundreds Of
houses, mine tipples and buildings Of
every description, leveling to mass
OF wreckage large portion OF every
camp between the Devlin Miller shaft
north OF Frontenac and the Morgan
shaft on the state line and convert
ing into ruin strip of thickly popu-
lated territory eight miles long and
two miles wide and leaving death and
desolation in it's wake.
At least two persons were killed
and fully 60 injured in the storm,
and perhaps many Others were iDiur-
ed whose names have not been pro
cured.
The tornado swept across the coun-
try from the northwest and whirled
in a southeasterly direction, doing
great damage in all Of the mining
camps, which are thickly clustered in
that section Of the country. The
destruction appeared to commence
at the Devlin-Miller camp, known as
the Millarton, and from there south
east through camps II and 81, Mel
son. Midway, Yale, Cornell, Litch.
field and the camps, nearly totally
destroying some Of them and doing
terrible damage to all.
Theproperty loss will not begreat,
for most of the homes destroyed were
the humble houses occupied by the
miners and in most cases belonged to
the coal companies.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Three Blown to Pieces.

Button, Ind, Aug. 10.-The maga-
zine OF the Emplre Nitro Giycerin
company, three miles from here, ex
ploded yesterday AFTERNOON, destroy.
ing the entire plant aud killing three
men. The report of the explosion
was heard fifty miles miles away. An
employe dropped can Of the explo
sive and caused the explosion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

st. Louis, Aug. 7.-Seven typhoid
patients we're received at the city
hospital yesterday. The hospital
physicians declare tina. all the cases
were caused by the germs in drinking
water. The city hospital now shell
ters twenty-one patients with typhoid
fever.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Virginia Items.
Ne heard 1t and iotted it down,

VIC n0aru IL anu lotteu IL GOWN,
What happened in and out Of town.
Miss Ruby McCann, of Butler, is
visiting the Misses McCann of yir-
ginia, this week.
Frank Ruble left this week for
Omaha, Neb., to visit his sister and
grandmother
The band will play for the picnic at
Amsterdam the Goth al Aug.
Judge Wolfe had his talking ma.
chine at the supper. He lent his ser.
vice wholly to the missionary cause.
The combination Of the band and the
talking machine furnished good
music.
Peter Denning has the stone haul.
ed Tor his new house.
Mr.. Gilbert has his house enclosed
and the dome up. 1t helps the looks
OF the town.
Corn is looking well and growing
last since the rain.
VIM. Smith and wife visited around
Virginia a few days. He lived many
years southwest of Virginia. He
used to feed cattle, but on account
Of bad health, moved to Texas
number OF years ago.
Will vogt threshed his last years
crop OF fax Monday.
We zee by the Kansas City Times,
that Will Hughes was arrested in
Kansas City last Saturday. He as.
sisted in whipping scrape, then left
to avoid arrest. Our sheriff's watch
ful eye is always on the lookout.
The ice cream festival at the church
on last Thursday night was well at
tended and q very enjoyable time
was had by all. The ladies who had
the affair In charge deserve much
credit. We learn that SCI were taken
In. Quite delegation Of ladies and
gentlemen from Butler.
The editor Of The TIMES and par
ty consisting of his better half Major
aud Mrs. Crowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Du.
vail. Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon attended
the supper at Virginia last week and
was looking for Aaron. He could
have found him at the tent looking
at the relics from China. Some OF
them were quite amusing. The bride
was shown that Coniucius used while
travelling in China instructing the
people in the ways Of well doing. The
axe bearing the marks OF time; the
China earthenware, all of interest to
the old as well young. Short lee
lures were given, which wer.
inst ructive.
The N. E. quarterly meeting will
be held at Mount Carmel, commenc.
ing Saturday night, Aug. 23rd. Bas-
ket dinner Sabbath. Preaching in
the afternoon. All are invited to
come.
Ciate Wolfe went to Passaic Tues
day of this week to look after lumber.
AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out OF order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that ii is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
Stcs too often, II the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

Mt. Gilead, O., August 7.-David
Nation. husband Of Carrie, has left
his daughters, where he has been
living, for Medicine Lodge, Kan. 1t
is said a reconciliation between David
and Carrie has taken place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age when II should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon ii. tn. cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these importsn, organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition OF the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women As well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty EE
cent and one dollar AHsrss a .:4EEE .4E: "a
sizes. You may have :.. !: = -;
sample bottle by mail 9ss@ sIs1ssssEts@ze :
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of swamp Root
ing all about it. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghan;on. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
SOAPS,
TOILET
ARTICLES
At Clearing Prices.

we are Closing Out the above lines, hence
prices are cut away below cost.
Kinks long bar CASTLE A.
Bison Brand Hard Water Soap. e
Clearing price, > cakes for .--.-.......OS
Big s Hss Toilet For Soap iOc
N5'e Cakes e' f0P SOAP. 1Oc
Our entire lire Of High-grade Toilet Soap
at Closing Out Prices
Florida Water, per o.
oolte = --.-..-.-'--.- .'.,--.-'-.---.--- -
rs sSti Bum per &c
A BS99is per ......................... lie
RS Tst Quality rl@s'e. &c
Talcum Powder. per Ac
box observation-disclosures ~
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handkefChiefs
At Clearing Prices.

CHILDREN'S Handkerchiefs, II
each ..-..-....--.,...-- --..'.------
LADIES Best Quality SC 7Lc
Handkerchiefs, each ----....-----.--%Z -
LADIES Best Quality 1Oc r.
Handkerchiefs. each -.----------.-----@S
LADIES. Best Quality 15c o.
Randkerehiefs, each -.---'--.------- "
LADIES Best Quality 2Oc 11c
Handkerchiefs, each ...........--. -
LADIES Best Quality sc fEc
Handkerchiefs, each -..--.....-.. ~
LADIES Best Quality S5c foC
Handkerchiefs, each .------------ -
LADIES Best Quality soc DOC
Handkerchiefs, each .------s----- < -
All Higher Grade Handkerchiefs not men
toned at Greatly Reduced Prices
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Kid Gloves
At Clearing Prices.

Our S1.OO Kid Glove, TThe
Excellent" best $1-00
value in America, all
colors and sizes; clear nSG
ing price, only, pair
THE CARLTON Kid Glove, best S1-75
value. all cOlOrs and sizes. CT d
Clearing price pair ------------ " 49,
THE MAJESTIC Kid Glove, best S2-25
value. All colOrs and sizes. CT ~
Clearing price. pair --------.-----V AsSt
THE ABOVE PRICES are unquestionaoiy
the best values TO be seen in this city
And ladies will find il to their advant-
age to lay in a good supply OF gloves at
these Unusually Low Prices
GOLF GLOVES.
LADIES GOLF GLOVES in cOlors, tan,
gray. white. RED. Worth soc. O0N
Clearing price. pair .---.....-.--.. ~
MISSES GOLF GLOVES in black, red.
gray. brown navy. Value SOC, O2C
for, pair -...-.,--.-.---.-----------
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
Children'S HcadWcar
at Clearing Prices.

LOT 1-chndren's Silk BOnnets $780, eqo
LOT 2-chidren's Silk BOnets, worth s1.5o, goo
clearing price VO1
LOT a-Children's Silk Bonnets $500, 7qH
clearing price =. - aVV
LOT 4-chidens Bonnets, % $780, 09c
LOT 5-chldren's Bonnets VI o $780, G1 20
.
LOT 6-Chidren's BOnnets $780, 81 90
clearing price = =. pAsOV