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THE SENATE.

The senate began the day by passing the Hipp bill appropriating $50,o00 of the surplus convict hire fund for aid in build ing school houses. There was deal or comment by the senators, but no one sald a word against the merits of the bill. MT. Rogers and Mir. Thomas thought the time had come to go slow in making additional appropriations until the revenue bill passed and the money was in prospect. MT. Hogue expressed his pleasure at having endorsements in his work to guard the treasury. MT. Hipp, MT Sprag- gins, MT. Norman, MT. Powell, MT. Bull lock. MT. Long and MT. Bostwick all spoke favoring the bill, and it was passed by vote of 24 to 0. MT. Hipp explained it's provisions. The maximum to any school Is $200 and the minimum $50 The state will only give half as much as the community asking the aid. The money must be In hand in the community, and the state superintendent must so certify. The distribution will be on the principle of first come first served" The title to the property must first be vested in the state. It carries $50,000 year for the next four years.
 The senate then passed the bill creat- ing the fourteenth judicial circuit, to be composed of the counties of Walker and Winston. MT. Harrison and MT. Spraggns made strong but intellectual fight against the bill. Their position was that the joint committee on re-arranging the circuits was at work, and would soon bring in a bill giving all the relief sought by any body and without increasing the number of judges or the draft on the treasury MT. Spraggins said he was holding up the bill for special circuit to relieve the situation in Madison, and the bill to be proposed by that committee would be that. MT. Harrison made the interesting state ment that the bill being prepared would provide for eighteen circuit judges and abolish the chancellors. so that the total number of judges would be the same as now. The work would be so arranged that no one would have too much to do. The majority had made up It's mind on the subject, however, and the bill passed, g to 5.
 Houston going were reported favorably MT. Powell introduced by request an elaborate bill for reorganizing and main taning the public schools of the state, but it is not of importance as no sem ator is behind 1t.
 MT. Powell also introduced a bill to es- tablish a dispensary in Evergreen. indi- eating that the advocates of the measure will prefer to make their Initial fight in the senate. their bill having been ad- versed in the house committee.
 Afternoon Session.
 The senate disposed of a number of bills at the afternoon session. among them be- ing bills to establish dispensaries at Flor ence and Smith Hill (Blocton.
 The senate paid Senator Morrow Of Jef- ferson an unusual compliment by grant, ing him upon motion of Senator Hipp, authority to call up four bills consecu- lively The rule of the senate Is that but single bill upon one rol call is allowed.
 The following bills were passed
 s. 165-To provide for the election Of so- licitors. The bill seeks to have the stat
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cotbrar 4 Co.'s New Orleans Letter.

Birmingham, February H.-L1verpooI gave US another boost today. Spots up 4 points and contracts up B. We opened points up and at o'clock further ad- vance of 10 points had been scored, carry ing May to 9.63, the high point so far for this season. Receipts are moderate and estimates light. while the weather couldn't be worse. Photographic communi- cation is badly interrupted to all mar kets. and business is terribly restricted. Tomorrow Houston expects 1000 against 5s97 New Orleans 5000 against 15,39o. and Galveston 4OOO against 5iso.
 Chicago markets all close higher. Ar mour reported buying wheat.
 Stocks opened higher but with,the ex- ception of T. c. l., which shows marked strength, the gains were all lost.
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Fruit and Proeuec.

Fruit and Procuec. tcorrected daily by P. Giacopazzi. Nos.
 202o-2022 Morris Avenue.) Poultry-Best flyers. 35c: Alabama, iSQ 25c; medium, 12Q16c: broilers. 10q12c; hens, 3S f-3Q35c; PeKin ducks. 4O445c; puddle ducks. 20925c.
 Butter-Best Elgn. 25c; Mississippi. best grade, 25c; Mississippi, second grade 2Sc; gocd country. |. 125c. cooking. I2zsc renovated 26 cents.
 Eggs-fresh, 1Sc to 20c.
 Game-Rabbits. Sl.25Q1.50 per dozen; squirrels, s1.25Q1.5O per dozen; quail. s2.0O per dozen.
 Oranges-Florda, per box, $3Q3.25; Cal ifornia. g. 50q3.OO.
 Lmes-Per 100, HOO
 Lemons-360-size, per box, 2.l5q3. Peanuts-Fancy per pound. 5a51sc. Brazil Nuts-Per poIind, l2h-c. Pecans-Per pound 10c. Almonds-Per pound lSc. English Walnuts-Per pound, l3c. Grapes-Malaga. neavy weights, per keg, $6 %; light weights. per keg. t5.O. Cocoanuts-Fresh, per 100. s2.5042.75. Celery-Per bunch, soc.
 Crarberries-Per box. g 0c. Bananas Ter buncn. 5culls, oOQIoc' strainhts. s1 .25Gl1 go.
 Apples-Fancy King. per barrel. sa.oo; Ben Davis. fancy. s3.00: Ban Davis, choice. 8 .25QD2 50; Baldwins. S3.0093.25. Dried Appes-California evaporated. 9c; sun dried. Gc.
 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. 75f1s0c. Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel, 70Q8oc. Cabbage-Northern. soc; Mobile green. s1.35 per crate.
 Onions Per round. Pc.
 Turnips-Rutabegas per pound, 16l1Hc. Peas-BIack-eyed. per bushel. s225. Lima Beans-Per pound. 6zc. Navy Beans--Per bushel. s2.6092.75 Raisins-Per box. sl.70.
 Carlic-Per pourd, loc.
 Give oiI-Per gallon. s2.o0Q2.25. Spa aghetti-Impor.ed per box. sz.0o: do- mestic. si-25.
 Macaroni = Imported. per pound, TAc; domestic. 6Ikc
 Consarra-Per dozen. 75c. Roman cheese-Pcr pound Jc
 Local Staple Groceries. Apples-western, evaporated. 7h0ahc
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Daily Statement.

alveston-Quiet: middling 91zc; sales 19sl. receipts Il, 4s1; stock 2l4,295.
 Mobile-Firm, middling 9Ac; sales lOo; receipts 1170 stock 2S,7S2.
 sayannah-Flrm; middling HUG; sales 7e. receipts 1915; stock 1oS5S4 'Oe cebar,eston-Firm; middling 9hc; re- ceipts sS stock 941s.
 Wilmington-Firm; mlodlins sAc' re- ceipts 6S6; stock Il, 7D Norfolk-Fsrm; middling 91ac; sales l2O; receipts 2363. stock 3O469.
 Raltimore--Nominal; middling 9Ac; re- ceipts 671; stock 1929.
 Boston-Qulet; middling e.sO; receipts 469 stock 5076.
 delpha-Holiday, stock 4sae.
 st I,ouis-Firm: middling 9 5-16c; sales $50: receipts 2459; stock 2S,1S9.
 Memphig-Firm; middling 93sc; sales HOO; receipts 1880; shipments 42l4; stock 7O 530.
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The Coffee Market.

New York February 17.-Rio firm No. invoice, oss; mild, quiet; Cordova, 7Ql1%. The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices, and follow ing the call improved slightly under buy ing by shorts and certain packing inter- ests, gaining a partial points. The in- terior receipts were heavier than expected, however and shortly after midday the market turned easier as a result of lioui- dation and fresh sales for short account. and closed barely steady, net unchanged to points lower Sales were 1s, 75O bags, including March at 455Q4 50, May 4.7O, July 4.S0, September 505.05, November 510, December 5.30
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cIearInos and Exchanges.

New York, February IT, Exchanges $s1O, SIS, ,046; balances, $1O931,60S
 Boston, February 17.-Exchanges, $25,- 5S7, 05s; balances. $1.707,0o4.
 Baltimore, February H.-Clearings, S4'- IFS. 46S; balances, $429, 453.
 Cincinnati February 17.-Clearings, A,' 133, 700: money, 46D6 per cent; New York exchange, 200 discount.
 New Orleans, February 17.-Clearings &. .S9403S; New York exchange, $1 per 5000 premium; commercial, roc per S1OOC discount
 Memphis, February 17.-Clearings, s712,. 79O; balances, $90,4
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, February 17.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 5000; market steady. Good to prime steers, $4.40a5.55O poor to medium
 S.O044.25; stockers and feeders, S23O6D 45O; cows. s1.SOd4.3O; heifers, s2 50; canners, N.30@2.50: bulls. g. .O0I4OO; calves $SoO@S.O0; Texas fed steers, $3.50lJ425
 Hogs-Receipts, 21,000 head; market opened steady at 1Oa15c higher; half the, advance lost; mixed and butchers. SC. 9O61 7.25; good to choice neavy, s7.2567 50: rough heavy. $6.95@725; light, $s. 5O17. .O0, bulk, $700@7.30.
 Sheep-Receipts. 12,OOo head. Sheen and lambs strong and higher; good to choice wethers s5-Ooa5.75; fair to choice mixed. $S6oa415; western sheep. $5.0Oa5. 75; native lambs, So.ooa7oo; western lambs, s5.OOa
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Cotton Seed oiI

Memphis, Tenn, Februarv 17-cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon: prime crude S5a351kc; off crude. 3OQS41bc; prime summer yellow 39c; off summer yellow nominal; choice cooking summer yellow. less than car load lots. 42c. Meal. prime $20. 75q2100 cake s20.75.
 New Orleans. February 17.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined, in barrels. 4Olsc; off re- fined in barrels, 3s; prime crude loose, 35.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York. February 17.-Money on call steady at 2s4G3A per cent; closing at 21s93 per cent Time money: sixty days. AZ per cent; ninety days, A per cent. six months, 41a per cent. Prima mercan, tile paper, 4%@5h per cent; stcr'ing cx change firm, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S7. 60@4S7 .65 for demand and at ASA. .5004S4.5 55 for sixty days: posted rates. 4s5@4s5k and 4Ssa4SS1s; commercial bills, 4S3a4a4S4i4; bar silver, 4S1sc; Mexi- can dollars. STAG. Government bonds easy; railroad bonds irregular.
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included s700 American. Receipts 1900 bales, including 1o.20O American. Futures opened quiet and steady, and closed strong, American middling: February February-March. Mareh-April 509; April May 5.10; May-June, June-July 5.l2; July August 5.11dI5. .12; Acknowledgements 500. September October 4.69; October Novem- Der 4.h3.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, February 17.-Cotton, spot in fair demand; prices points higher; American midding fair 5.76; good mid ding 5.3e; mlddling SIS; low middling .0G: good ordinary 4.94; ordinary 4.S2. The sales of the day were 10000 bales of which 1500 were for speculation and export. and
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No. ? spring 77@79c; No. 3. 7sc; No. ? red 7I9s@75Bc.
 Corn-No. ?, 43c; No. yellow, 45c. Oats-No. 2, 941a@p345sc; No. white 341a@351zc.
 Rye-No. 9 4Ss4a40c.
 Barley Good feeding, 4e045c; fair to choic, malting, 47053c.
 Flax Se-c-No. 1, $1.14; No. 1 northwest ern T.19
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $3. .75 Mess Pork-Par barrel. ST. .5O@17 .6o1k. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9. 65997O. Short Rib Sides-Loose, S9. 30d9.51. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, $s.121hG1 S25
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $9 S71k@10.0c. Whisky-Basis of high wines, S1 30. Clover-Contract grade, $11 TO- On the produce exchange today, the butter market steady. creams 1S@2sc: dairy. 14q23c; cheese, steady 125h013c /: eggs. firm 1615@17Ac
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New York Cotton Futures.
Dry Goods.

New York, February 1.-The dry goods market continues to possess an upward tendency with further advances in brown goods The situation is satisfactory from the sellers standpoint the only difficulty heinz to make deliveries to satisfy buy ers. Buying has been freer in jobbing quarters, with large number of retailers in evidence despite the storm.
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COTTON MARKET
 SHOWS STRENGTH Bad Weather In South and Strong Liverpool Cables OPENED AT AN ADVANCE Market Was Dominated By Operations of the Bulls and Closed Steady
 Net fl to 21 Points
 Higher.

New York, February 1.-The cotton market opened firm at en advance of to 10 points, and following the call exhibited further strength under the untayorable weather in the south and surprisingly strong Liverpool cables. Before the open ing of the local market prices there were to points higher instead of net un- changed as had been figured on our close of yesterday, and before the close of the English market this advance had been increased to matter of to points.
 The hrmness at Liverpool was. attrib- uted by private cables to the unfavorable weather in the belt and to large buying orders from this side, presumably eman- ating from the bull clique. Commission house business was interferred with to considerable extent by the poor wire service, and as a matter of fact very little of the demand today seemed to come from outside sources, the best buyers be- ing brokers usually supposed to represent various of the interests who are con- cerned in the bull pool and shorts who had sold yesterday on the ground the present advance is above that justified by actual changes, and is therefore an affair of manipulation. Aside from a brief setback in the mid-forenoon as result of profit-taking, the market worked steadily upward throughout the entire session. The movement gave indication of falling off as a result of the unfavor- able weather, tomorrow's estimates for leading points falling in the aggregate coco bales below last years actual, though today's receipts exceeded expectations, amounting to 33,17G bales against 27,673 last year.
 The market was dominated by the op- erations of the bull pool however, and closed steady, net II to 21 points higher. Sales estimated at 30O,OOO bales.
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,lour-raney paLent. M.lo. half patent.

Flour-Fancy patent, a.40 half patent, s3.S5.
 sugar-aranulated. 5c: Y. C.. 41se. Coffee--Green. 7hdsikc. Arbhckle's. packages $t0.S0; Lion packages, s10.s0; Cordova packages. s10.s0i Porto Rico. s10 so.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 10lsc; clear bel lies, 1Slse; dry salted rib bellies, 1olsc; hams fancy, t4e; medium, 1Sc; Call fornia. 10c: breakfast bacon. lie. Cheese-New York full cream, 14lzq15e. Lard-Leaf. 10Bc.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift, s1kc. Molasses = Centrifugal 15Qs5c; sugar. house, 40e Georgia cane. sec.
 Corn-Mixed. 6715c; white, 6sc.
 Meal-Bolted s1.15 water ground. 1.15. Hay-Per ton, timothy No. l. s22.00. clo- yer, mixed. s2i.oo; prairie. SIS; Johnston grass. S15.50
 Oats-Mixed, 50e; white, 52e.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. $2400
 Pearl Grits-92 lbs. $l.65.
 Bran-Pure wheat. $23.0 .00; shorts, s24; hominy feed $21.0O.
 Beans--Navy, S2.75 per bushel; Lima, GO 6l:c per pound
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Chicaoo 'chanoe,

Chicago February 17-Trading in the grain pits was rather dull today and after a weak session, wheat closed firm, May being ssc higher. May corn was up 1s6Ac: but oats were 1sQAc lower. Pro- visions closed irregular, the May products being from 21ec lower to 10919hc higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Established March i2. lsoo. SMITE, MAY 00MpaMY,

0DeLL CoNmlsslo go. O. clACIAskTi, 0. Rooms Nos. 1 and ? Elyton building, up- stars-Corner goth st. and Morris ave. Stocks, Cotton, Grain, Provisions Quickest SsrVlGs in th, S)El.
 WE INVITE COMPARISON. PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTEN- TON GIVEN TO ORDERS OVER TEL EPHONE O.. BY TELEGRAPH Orders by telegraph may be sent c. o. D., and we will prepay notice of execution
 Telephone sH.
 Our Daily Market Report mailed on ap- plication-
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New Orleans Cotton Market.


 New York, February 17.-Cotton quiet; middling, 9SOc; net receipts. 2O9; gross re- ceipts, 1887; stock, 12S,S40; exports to Great Britain, S4O1.
 Total today: Net receipts, 33,176; ex- ports to Great Britain, 11,O19 exports to France, 5SS3; exports to the continent, 2542; stock, 9l0,097.
 Consolidated: Net receipts. S0,699; ex- ports to Great Britain, 46, 4S5 exports to France, 5997; exports to the continent, S,79S.
 Total since September i: Net receipts, 6,S56,971; exports to Great Britain, 1904. 249 exports to France, 6171S2; exports to the continent, 2,149,941.
 New Orleans February 17.-Basing their action upon the advance in Liver pool, cotton factors were a unit in de- manding higher prices for their holdings As a rule buyers showed very little dis position to combat the pretensions of holders and their was a fairly large amount of business transacted. Sales, 6200 bales including 1850 to arrive. Quo- tations lsc higher on all grades
 The contract market in response to the advance of to points in Liverpool opened 2 to points up; declined l to points on proft-taking by room traders, advanced 6 to points on renewed buy ing. again fell away to points and then worked up again some to points, thereafter fuetuating over narrow range until the close when the board showed net gains of to Il points on all positions.
 New Orleans. February 1I-Cotton firm: sales, 6200 Ordinary, Sc; good ordi- nary, S1hc low midding, 8 15-l6c; mid ding, 91kc good rniddling. 15-loc; mid ding fair, 105sc. Receipts s4oe; stocK' S56,515.
 New Orleans, February H.-Cotton fu- tnres very steady. February, 943 bid; March g. 1909 50: April, 9.5S99 .55; May, q bSd19, ,59; June, 9.G2@9.64; July, 9.6S@9.69; August, s.94d9. .a5; September, s.6sqS.7O; october, S.So@8.33.
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vIruinIa-caroIina Go
S>aboard Air Line.

. New York, February T.-VirginiaC Caro-
 lima Chemical company, 64sz; do pfd. 125
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Baltimore, February 17.-Seaboard Air Line common unchanged; do pfd. 421a; bonds 4s, S3B.
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Hides and Tallow. Hides-Dry flint, He; dry salted. SEC; green. 6c.
 Wool-Burry unwashed. sq12c; free un- washed, 15c; tub washed, 21d24c.
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$2,25s,512.os
s5.s1o,5o9.ps

 J WOODWARD, vce-President. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier. R. oREcToRs-T Hlman E. Tnter B. F. Moore D. Nabers Rob- T. William Walker w w. H. Hassnser Walker N. Barker P. G., Harding J. H.
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Continued from First Pase)
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RESOURCES.

RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. .$3, 3,11o,447.S3 Overdrafs. 454.49 U. S. bonds and premiums 374,ooo.oo Other stocks and bonds.. 16,094.6S Bank building. .. ...... 51,ooo.oo
 CASH In vault. ...S 674,394.42 With banks :. 1,569, 10I.89 With U. S.
 Treasurer :. 15,0o9.78
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Birmingham City Bonds. Birmingham city bonds can pc bought on about a per cent basis.
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local coftcn Martes.

Corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt, M
 ager for Inman & Co)
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OTTO MARX & co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS.

Mortgage Loans at and 6 Per Cent Rooms 211-212 Woodward Building.
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Local Staple Groceries. Apples-western, evaporated. 7hGshc.
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LIABILITIES. Capital stock. ........$ 3oo,0oo.o0 Surplus and profits. ...... 340, ,692.73 Reserved for taxes. s... 954.oo Circulation .... ..... 3oo,00o.o0 DEPOSITS Individual ... $4,145,54179 Bank. =. ... 675,320.5I United States. 50,000o0
 S4,s6s, ,se2.sa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-12
Motor Cars In Switzerland.

Should me experiments in progress
In the ne ghborhood of Berne prove as
successful as is anticipated travellers
10 Switzerland in the summer of this
year will be able to cross the noun
i.ains by motor car instead of the
usual post diligence: The actual trials
will be made in the spring, and the
result, if successful, will be not only
to allow travellers to make the differ
ent journeys in half the time, but to
open the mountain roads, which are At
present closed to them on account OF
the horses
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-12
sAD0LER SIDE OF THE RUNAWAY
Living ogetb3ee

Mr- George Sadder. whose daughter
left the city over week ago with
Pearl Johnson. young woman ab@et
twenty years of age SAYS that the
Johnson girl is held Al spifo. / T,
on thee hargr of living with a man as
his wife. without having procured Il
eensc and going through the required
ceremony, and that the man
is held ON a similar charge
Miss Saddler says that the couple
We're so living together and that she
was represented as the married Wo-
mans sister Miss Saddler also says
that she left the city With the John
sen girl on the representation by the
latter that they could get employment
1with theatrical troupe then playing
in the Indian Territory, but that
when they reached Little Rock they
NNlt JoiIltu Dy t ptt'ti'i dliN ttittt Tilt
Johnson girl tried to induce her TO
enter upon a life of shame and when
she refused her life was threatened
by the man and the Johnson girl if she
dlvulg9d to any one the propo~
sltIon made to her. They
would not permit her to leave their
presence and she could find no way
in which she could get a message to
her father. She says she WAS j@ged
al the meeting with her father and of
the opportunity to return to her home
and get away from the evil company
into which she had fallen.
MI Saddler was rejOiced at finding
his daughter before She had been
forced into life of degradation. He
says that the man was placed in Jail at
Spiro, and the Johnson girl kept un-
der guard t. await trial on the charge
Of Illegally living with the peddler.
OF illegally living together.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-12

Poisoned Bullets.

The microbes of lockjaw or of other
diseases, the venom OF snakes. the
virus OF smallpox or the vegetable
polSons may be successfully conveyed
Hpon bullets from muskets or revolv
ers. Neither the hat nor the fric-
ton in firing destroys them, whether
they are on the ball, in the powder,
IN the wad, or smeared within the
gun barrel. In the powder they are
carried on unburnt grains, which
make up 40 per cent in every charge
OF powder exploded
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Here's a New "Drink" Cure.

A novel remedy for the drink hab
tor, rather, for enabling those
who have .sWorn Off to remain
"on the water =cart'--consists of ice
water drunk through raw potato
Take a bowl of ice water and a pota
to. Peel the potato and c,u down one
end of ii until it can be easily insert
ed in the mouth Dip the potato in
the ice water and suck it every time
a craving for strong drink comes on.
1t is claimed that this treatment Will
effect All absolute cure. The why and
the wherefore are rot stated, but the
process is such ,imple one that
there can be no harm in trying it if
any ore is afflicted with thirst
which they really and truly desire to
lose
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-12
CONTRACTS Be LET TONIGHT

The board Of directors CT the Con
suMers Ice company held lengthy
session last night in considering bids
for the erection of the plant of the
company, but have not let the en-
tract Another meeting will be held
tonight at o'clack when the revised
figures viii be submitted and The c. II
tract let. The board considered bids
from five machine companies last
night and had about decided on a
choice between two f the bids Their
decision will be reached tonight.
Representatives from the York Ma
chine company. the Arctic company
the Frick and the De La Verne
were in the city and met with the
boerd in submitting bids for their
houses. A choice will be made be-
tween two of these houses but the
beard is not ready to announce which
house.
Work will be commenced on the
building OF the plant just as soon as
the contract for the machinery is
signed
All the arrangements have been
made for a compltion Of the work and
it is expected that the new ice plant
will be in operation and ready to
supply its customers next summer.
The work # soliciting subscribers
for the stock is still being carried on
and several hundred business men
in Pine Bluff and vicinity are members
Of the company
AT meeting held on Tuesday night
O. r. Shaffer was elected to be s,l-
perintendent of the new plant and
last night notified the board of his ac-
| ceptance. Mr. Shaffer is at present
chief engineer of the Arkansas and
|. Texas lee and Coal company of this
city, and has had a long experience in
the ice business. Members Of the
! company express themselves as being
thoroughly satisfied with the board S
! choice for a superintendent. Mr.. Shat
fer will resign his present position s.
soon as his successor can be ch0sen.
and devote his time % the erection of
the building and the insta la ion of the
new machinery for the Hart The
| ccaltract for the new machinery viii
! be signed tonight
1t is expected that the ve;k ii IN
struction will Re comm .te1f in a. !
| TWO weeks.