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The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
19 es,' A Y taSa ieS ri a2 ] a

A vote for (. D. Wood means vote for peace and good gov ernneu5
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
C0inlnisSi0ner's Sale.

Pursuant toa decree of the Drew chancery Court rendered on the I6lh day of December. l55s, in tHe suitofG W. Cay1uess against John Nelson and Lucy T. Nelson, the undersigned Commissioner of said Court in sad cause will offer, at public sale. on the
 goth day ot February, 1904. atthe eouet House doorin the town of Monti- cello, between tae hours for Judicial sales, tEe following described real estate in Drew county Arkansas, to-wit TheN-W qr Of NV qr of of section 3. Township F, south Range s. West said sale will be on credit of three months and purchaser required to give note with approved security and lien will he retain ed on the property as additional security until payment is made,
 J. C. WILLIAMSON. Jauv l5 lg0i -ksh-it Com,r.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Who Has IL:

Ticket No. 2I65 drew the china closet at
 If Chesuutt,s Store.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17

For sale b5 D. T. Hyatt.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17

Jary. lG, Ig0l -kSh-it Com'r
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-01
MORPHINE HABIT
Is Contagious, and Victims are Nearly
All Cultivated Persons.

Is Contagious, and Victims are Nearly
All Cultivated Persons.
The contagious character of the
morphine habit Is beyond question.
How often one encounters It; and
not only among the poor. On the
contrary, it develops, above all, among
cultivated minds, which take a pride
in success. Most Of the physicians
who are addicted to 1t derive such a
plentitude of happiness from it that
they ardently desire to share 1t with
their wives, and, sad to say, succeed
in persuading them to the extent OF
20 or 25 per cent Of cases. Their
propaganda extends to hospital at
tendants and nurses, but 1t stops
there. A feeling Of respect for hu-
manity and a fear Of lessening the
confidence of their patients prevent
doctors from speaking to them Of the
practice.
Authors or literary men addicted
to the morphine habit are less re-
served in regard to their propaganda.
AS soon as they hear Of any one suf-
fering, or hear any one complain OF
suffering in their presence, these ia
natics produce their precious tails
man, the precious jewel from which
they never part, and propose to make
a consolatory "piqure" on the spot.
On occasion, in order to attract and
convince a new votary, they practice
an injection on themselves, at the
same time painting, in the most bril-
liant colors, a picture Of the we'll
being that will ensue. 1t Is a fact
to be recorded that "femmes du
monde" are even more Jealous prop
agandists than men.
The poisoning, that Is to say. the
morphinomania, Is an accomplished
fact within a very short time. At the
end Of two or three months the habit
is confirmed. The need Of injection
becomes irresistible, otherwise the
intellect remains sluggish, the apathy
is extreme. One Is no longer good
for anything. Unfortunately, the ton
ic or exciting effects can only be
maintained by constantly increasing
the doses until, sooner or later, the
victim arrives at one gramme, Two,
three and five grammes, for the "hab-
itude toxique," otherwise known as
intimidation" sets up at the end Of
two or three years.
1t Is easy to understand what a Sc.
ductive charmer morphine Is until
the moment when, after honeymoon
more or less prolonged, 1t returns,
an inexorable devilfish, which carries
off its victim to the tomb, after having
caused him a thousand tortures. The
victim, in fact, quickly becomes an
egotist, a liar, uncleanly, dreamer
and thief II necessary to procure
his stupefying poison; a murderer
sometimes. and more frequently still
a madman.-New York Herald.
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and cotton from the Holy Land may
be obtained once more.

and cotton from the Holy Land may
be obtained once more.
Finally, there are countries still fur
ther away where, IL difficulties can be
overcome, cotton should be a staple
crop. Paraguay !s admirably fitted
for cotton-growing, and 1t has been
cultivated there foI years, though new
er exported. But samples sent to this
country have been favorably received
and should be able to compete with
American cotton. The chief difficulty
in the way Of the crop proceeds from
the scarcity Of labor. The natives are
not industrious and 50 long as their
necessities are provided for they will
not work even for higher wages. Qua
temala is another cotton region which
may yet be source Of supply to COM
merce. Indeed, there Is no scarcity
of cotton lands. all that Is needed is
their development and Great Britain
on this point seems to have induced
many to follow her example.-London
Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-01
CHAPTER XII.

ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.
-T was ten o'clock in the morn
ing. Every available English
Il soldier had been landed on
the Quebec side and had scram-
bled up the cliffs to the Plains Of
Abraham. The hours intervening
since the first attack had not been
idle ones. French batteries erect
ed at Samos and Sillery, not far dis
tant, and on either side Of the cove,
had been gallantly taken by assault,
and scouting parties had cleared the
adjacent country Of stragglers. The
sailors under Grafton by herculean en-
deavor had drawn two six-pounders to
the crest of the plateau. Since eight
o'clock in the morning these two guns,
excellently served by the seamen, had
been replying to heavy fire from the
three larger guns of the French, who
had begun assembling as early as six
o'clock on the hill beyond the English
position.
From the covert afforded by the
trees and underbrush on the side OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-01
REMARKABLE FEAT.
Of Negro, Who Threw a Powerful
... Steer With His Teeth.

The great event at Cheyenne this
year was the remarkable feat OF VIII
Pickett, a negro, hailing from Taylor.
Texas. who gave his exhibition while
20, 900 people watched with wonder and
admiration a-mere man, unarmed and
without a device or appliance Of any
kind, attack a fiery, wild-eyed and
powerful steer and throw 1t by his
teeth. With the aid Of q helper, Pick
ett chased the steer until he was In
front of the or nd stand. Then ne
jumped from tn saddle and LANDED on
the back of the animal, grasped It's
horns, and brou mt It to stop within
a dozen feet. B. a remarkable display
of strength he twisted the steers head
until its nose pointed traight into the
air, the animal bellowii. With pain and
it's tongue protruding Il Its effort TO
secure air. Again and again the negro
was jerked from his feet and tossed
into the air, but his grip on the horns
never once loosened, and the steer fall
ed in its effort to gore him. Cowboys
with their lariats rushed to Pfcketts
assistance, but the action Of the com
bat was too rapid for them. Before help
could be given, Pickett, who had fore
ed the steers nose into the mud and
shut off it's wind, slipped, and was
tossed aside like piece OF paper.
There was a scattering Of cowboys as
he jumped to his feet and ran for his
horse. Taking the saddle without
touching the stirrups, he ran the steer
to a point opposite the judges stand,
again Jumped on its back, and threw
1t. Twice was the negro lifted from
his feet, but he held on with the tenac-
ity Of a bulldog. Suddenly Pickett
dropped the steers head and grasped
the upper lip OF the animal with his
teeth, threw his arms wide apart, to
show that he wss not using his hands,
and sank slowly upon his back. The
steer lost its footing and rolled upon
its back, completely covering the ne
gro's body with his own. The crowd
was speechless with horror. many be-
lieving that the negro had been crush
ed but a second later the steer rolled
to its other side, and Pickett arose un-
injured, bowling and smiling.-Harpers
Weekly. ......
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-01

and covered with smoke. The rattle
Of arms crashed over the field. Bull
let's rang through the morning air.
Men were dropping here and there
among the ranks Of the stolid British;
some moaned and shrieked in the an
guish of shattered limb or torn body,
and some lay still and quiet in the
grass, recking little, minding nothing
Of the roar Of battle about them. The
French, after the first volley, began
firing continuously and irregularly.
still advancing.
Suddenly, when the cheering and
yelling whitecoats had reached poin:
perhaps 100 yards away, sharp COM
mand rang out in English. The Of
ficers repeated Wolfe's signal.
STEADY! Ready! Aim!"
Be quiet all, for now was the time!
The muskets Of the waiting red ranks
came smartly down.
"Fire!"
The first rank delivered volley
which crashed over the plateau like
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A PERSIAN TRAGEDY.
Sublime Courage by Which Princess
SaIome ESCAPED Her Master.

Sublime Courage by Which Princess
saIome Escaped Her Master.
James Baker, well known traveller
and writer tells a curious story OF a
war 100 years ago. The Persian shah
was beseiging Tifiis, and the husband
Of the Princess Selome had been slain
in the siege. When the Persians en-
tered and sacked the town Salome
tried to save her young son, but he
was torn from her arms and hacked In
pieces before her eyes. Her own life
was spared and she was borne to the
camp outside the walls Of Tiiis to
the shah. He sold her to Djafar Bek.
who shut her up In castle-a part Of
which still remains-near where now
is the lovely tropical botanical garden
Of Tifis. Charmed by her beauty, he
asked her to become his wife. She
refused and begged her purchaser to
slay her. The Persian gave her q
night to reconsider the matter and on
the next day he lay reclining on q
great cushion under a tree on that
hot, sunny hillside and awaited her
answer. Presently she appeared be-
fore him, yelled in a long, pure white
robe, calm and stately. her face DEATH
ly pale. She advanced, her armed
jailers following her. The Persian
waved his followers aside and asked
the princess, "You consent to be my
wife?" EYES," was the solemn an
swer. 'T consent to love you, for af-
ter the death Of my husband and son
1t is my destiny; there is no other fate
for me.
"In Georgia" said the princess.
there are certain families that pos
sess strange powers and dark secrets.
My mother foretold I should be the
wife of Djafar, and from my moth
er I, too. received these powers to read
the future" The Persian was I'M
pressed by her manner and her pres
ence. She saw her power. "Give me
your hand" she said. Let me read
there II shall have long years Of hap
piness with you" He held forth his
hand. She held 1t until 1t slightly
trembled in her fingers. Then she
burst forth with cry Of horror, "Oh.
my master, knowest thou that death
awaits thee, perchance this very
night% Djafar Bek trembled now.
Thou wilt die by the hand Of man
thou hast this day offended" Us It
by ASA Dhoulla l3ek?" he asked. I'VE
quarreled today, and about you. He
would have bought you" "oh, my
MASTER" exclaimed Salome, ito save
thee !. must have some object upon
which he has looked today, then lean
avert this evil and make his arms
useless against thee"
What! You can do this?" exclaim-
ed Djafar incredulously. Most GER
tainly. Give me your dagger" He
drew it and handed 1t to her.. She
held 1t up and looking up to the blue
heavens above, Tnurmured prayer;
then, handing ie back to him said:
Now 1t is useless. It can slay no
one" He looked at her unbelievingly.
"Try IT." she exclaimed. Strike
here!" He struck the blow where her
finger rested full upon her heart. The
keen blade went swiftly home, and she
fell at his feet, exclaiming, 20 God,
receive my SOUL" Then she lay dead.
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and as his captor reached the st. Louis
gate of the city a bullet struck him
in the back. His strength finally gave
way at that, and he tainted. He was
small man, and the big trooper lifted
him to the front Of the saddle by some
unexplained impulse, laid him across
the horse and held him there as he
forced his way into the painting, terri
fed mass Of retreating soldiery.
Ahead of them was an officer on q
big black horse. He was deadly pale,
and blood was trickling over the white
lace of his shirt and staining his open
waistcoat. He would have fallen from
his horse had not two soldiers on
either side supported him. He sat
with his hands on the pommel Of the
saddle, leaning forward. His Iace
wore a stricken look. Tears were
trickling down his cheeks-not on ac-
count of his wounds, however, but
from deeper hurt. It was Mont
calm.
The gate was open now, and the
fugitives were pouring through. In
side the walls a crowd of women, chill
dren and old men were congregated
in the Rue st. Louis. There was weep
ing and wailing and wringing Of hands
as the wounded, battered, shattered,
terrified mass Of fugitives swept
through the gate. The deadly rattle
Of small arms, which since early morn
ing had kept up without the walls,
had nearly died away. The bugles Of
England were calling halt, the red
coats were assembling on their col
ors. They were too weak to assault
the ramparts yet, and therefore al
lowed the shattered French army to
enter the city. Presently the marquis,
still on his horse, was drawn within
the gate by the eddying crowd.
"Oh, mon Dieu! mon Dieu! lie mar
quis est tue!" cried woman.
Her words were taken up by the
crowd, who loved the great and gen.
tie soldier with a passionate devotion
which they withheld from the thiev-
ing scoundrels who made up the civil
government. Even then his first
thought was for the people. AS he
heard the cries of the multitude he
lifted his head and said:
"Ce nest rien, ce nest rien; ne
vous afligez pas pour moi, mes bonnes
amies." Ut is nothing, 1t is nothing;
do not be troubled for me, my good
friends.)
Meanwhile the dragon, with Graf
ton lying limp across his saddle, rode
a few rods down the street until he
escaped from the thick Of the crowd.
Then he turned his attention to his
prisoner. The Englishman was lying
pale and apparently lifeless before
him.
Nom de chien!" cried the French
man. "Have I been carrying dead
man all this time"
With an expression Of disgust he
lifted him from his saddle and let him
slide to the ground. He was riding
near the pavement at the time and the
street was narrow. The soldier had
not thrown him roughly, and Philip
slipped gently down upon the side
walk, his head falling rather heavily
against the open doorstep. A woman
standing gazing from the door
screamed and shrank back. The shock
and the pain of his wounds caused him
to open his eyes. He was dimly con-
scious of face as beautiful as an
angels bending over him. He heard .
sweet, startled voice, filed with mu-
sic, murmuring in exquisite French:
"Mon Dieu! He is living, then!"
He knew no more.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
STOCKS ARE IRREGULAR
Desire TO REALIZE PROFITS tx
cEEDs DESIRE TO BUY
Dealings Are Very Large and Demand
Shows Great variety-Leaders suffer
Most In the Profit Taking

:, NEW YORK. Nov. 12-wfth no change
r1p the hopeful and cheerful tenor az the
news and with no abatement OF the gem
eral confidence in general conditions the
desire to realize profits SO far overbore
the eaSernesS to secure new ownership
IN stocks as 70 cause a decidedly irreg-
price changes compared with last night;
onered very mixed result at the end
OF the trading. The dealings lwere very
ris5v 5sEe anT Trd Ine demand showed great va
uted and dealings were not greatly con-
gested In few stocks. The favorite
speculative stocks. which usually lead the
whole market in point of activity. suf-
Tered most from realizing and GENERALLY
lost ground during the day Conspicuous
cams were made by the less prominent.
railroad stocks and by many industriaIs
and speciaifies which are rarely heard
of in the market
Such gains Were striking. extending TO
many points IN some cases. but this fact
was never so feassuring to the general
speculative sentiment as the uplifting
demand Tor standard stocks The Wa.
cific were the most elective sustainjne
Iorces In the days market and United
states Steel preferred showed revived
tendency was downward. The hank
statement showed a larger decline In cash
tnan Was expected hsff it's effect on the
sSIp'Is sbII Ies was as, modiiied by the consider
loan contraction Is Supposed to be dIIe
to the fact that several of the large trust
funds during ehe week, thus relieyiner the
demand upon the banks The iisuidatfon
OF loans from the pxefit taking in stock
than Offset by the 1ew tleusa nd fer sy,ae,,e
lative purposes. Sterling exchange was
strong again today. and the Likelihood
oI iurtner gold exports to Paris next week
value. 81. 2s5. .eoe. e'1S' par
CLOSING Sales
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
DULUTH

DULUTH. MINI, Nov. E.-The East
ern demand does not improve much. The
reported sale OF 100000 bu yesterday 1t
said g have been low grade wheat large
~ sof1e Of it wheat affea az do6T1s the
lakes, which was resold-- The market was
Gull o. December opened unchanged at
Sl-l11A. fell to- 81. III. advanced to
81 l7S and closed at sir. loss Of &c.
May NAY declined Ac Flax was very active
December and May &c. Oats advanced
1sc,, The close, Wheat. 10 arrive. No. i
northern. 81. 1S, No. 2 northern, 81 10; ON
track, No. northern lis; No north
e1n- 10; No durun. 81: No. 2 durHm.
99e, December. 81 IL; May 81 -165S. Flax,
TO arrive. 81. 18: November. Sis: De-
cember, 81 -16; May. 81 10. Oats. to ar
rive, zS5sc; on track, 2sssc- Rye TO ar
rive, soc; on track, soc. Barley, feed 3e5<
gS1 5kc; mailing. Ss@4zc, choice mating
45q4!c; fair to coed mailing. 42g44c:
strictly fancy. 4SG5oc- Cars inspected:
Wheat 107. last year 3es: oats. AZ; barley
26: rye. IL. fax. 131, last year HI Re-
ceipts-Wheat i54.e39 bu; oats. g.. .Is9 bu;
barley. 53.sII bu; rye. 16,5es bu; fax, 223. :
1D5 bu. Shipments-Wheat. 466. $50 bu;
fax, 2o7. CSC bu.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
rOnered,
New York mloIna ssesks.


NEW YORK. Nov 12-The statement
Of averages OF the clearing house banks OF
this city for the i've days OF this week
shows:
Loans s1.Ie5.ess. 600. decrease s14.7ss.-
Deposits s1.17s. o45. 600. decrease sso. .1ez.-
Circulation s4s.s1s. 500. decrease ss71.-
Legal tenders s7s.s47.1oo. decrease e.
500 co.,
Reserves sS02. sos, 500. decrease $6.244,-
200.
Reserve required. s2ss on $50, decrease
$5.026.S5o.
Ex-United States Deposits $14.744.575,
decrease 81 2I2e09
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis the big Chicago
trader, who handles the grain interests
OF the Armour company. threw a damper
upon the market in an interview extreme
ly bearish. Just what IT means the trade
could not make out. Some took 1t to in
dicate' that the big house is wrong on the
UP. Other thought it meant nothing more
than that Valentine is ready to take on
May wheat and would Ike to get II lower
down Not man could be found who
really believed that Armour Is sincere in
his statement that the. market is too high
but the prevalent opinion was rather that
the wish fathered the thought and that
wheat Is too high because Armour wants
it lower Mr. Valentine said: "A break of
10c to zoe from the present level of prices
would not surprise me- The Southwest
miiiers are unable to sell any -four and
are closing down in consequence. and the
situation in Minneapolis is even more
beaTish." Late reports scarcely bear this
out Receipts. 47s cars. Following was the
la' Open High. Low. sat mi.
Dec. ase si.is si.i7 siiss iiss sfis &. s1.y gsz
May 1-173s i-17& lit 1-l7% LIS
On Track-No. / hard. s1.aiS: No.
northern. 81 1-1Sss; to arrive. 81 .1SE; No.
2 northern. 81 ls% al .14%; to arrive.
l durum. 95c No. white. oats. ,2Szc;
No. 3 oats, 277sc. Rye, .771z @7SIzc Bar
ley. s5@4ec- Flax. 81. II.
F1our-The situation shows general i'm
provement and all milIers report better
inquiry and the promise OF heavier BUSH
ness OF the three larger companies one
makes the situation about the same to a
trifie better, the other two finding inn
provement enough to make It decidedly
better. Ne export business can be done
except In very small way in special
brands hut domestic trade is improving
Millers do not quite agree in the matter
of first clears and some variation is not
ed. but the contention is that this grade
has been too low. compared with the 9TH
ers, and should be 15c To 25c closer to-
first patents than has been the case Sec
menfs, 42.S1o bbls. First patents. &c 20<7
s.5e; second patents, 50. .e566 Is: f1rst
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13

NEW YORK. Nov 12.-Close ON money
nominal. no loans. Time leans steady,
six months. az per cent. Prime mercantile.
paper. 3% 64h per cent Sterling ex-
change strong. with actual business In
bankers bills at 81. Sc. 606l4 So for de-
mand and at "a. SO. .S0G4. So. 90 for sixty
day bills; posted rates 81 .S41s al. sly:
commercial bills, 81. s3@4- -S31k. Bar sill
YER. 5SHc- Mexican dollars. 465<c. Gov
firm.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
clears. a. Hz5@4 SIS woods second clears,
y -so@Ss Ia wood. T. o. = IN Minneapolis.
MInneauoffa Elrh
Puts on December wheat, 11sK-
Calls on December wheat. $117X
s<zfs Grain Inspeefion
Totals az ss' $50 1l6 11R

I'm. /, mixed, u: Western. 43; No corn,
3 No corn, 2; No. oats. 8: No. 8 oats,
81; No northern oats. p No. 2 rye, 8:
NO re, 3; no grade rye. I; No. 4 bar
barley. 2; No 1 fax, AZ; No. northern
nag, 10; rejected fax. 10; no grade fax, 1.
Cars Inspected 0ut-No. northern
wheat IS; No. northern. Is: No. 3. So;
No, 4. 70; rejected Il: NO grade, 2: mixed
2 No. corn 1: No. 3 oats. Z: no grade
cats 1. No rye. 10. No. barley. s; No.
! feed barley, 90: No. 1 FAX g. -
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13

heavy packing. which sold but sc down.
Price range. 81. 45 to "a 80. Bulk. 81 SIS
70 $50. Average quality fairly good.
able from 81. SIS to 1850. Fair TO GOOD
light and mixed from 81. 80 to "a "a Fair
10 cnoice heavy. $4.45 to "a 80 Rough
days receipts the heaviest In several
months. Representative sales:
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
HOGS ARE AGAIN LOWER
REcEfPTs ARE kteERAL AND Val.
uEs GENERALLY. 1oc DOWN
Weeks Cattle Run Eiaht-1utcher stock
and Good 5eeves Higher-Eamb High,
er Than Week Ago-sheep Active and
Firm

ST. Paul. NesssS1 Al Esfizaat-s
ed receipts at the Union stock yards to-
day: Cattle 1885, calves. 35; hogs, 6-a25;
sheep. Loo: cars. 90. ..S
The following table shows the receipts
tron1 Jan- ]. 1904. to date. as compared
with the SAME period In fS93s sS =
year Cattle Calves Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1904 .s2S2. 625 3s .657 719. 1853 GAG. Cos %. SCI
5s05 : .2S5. .1S0- 40,eS6 SIS. .5SS 697. .o97 20,sS9
Inc. & 47.fss slsli225 S5s2
Dec 6049 -. 5a.3H ....
Inc foilowing table shows the receipts
thus far in November. 1895 as compared
win the same period in 1908:
Year. Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep. Cars.
1908 =. 1919 1928 81. SCI so.251 1.5zs
nc nc. l.sss -: te1 -. 49,.
Dee; S;,,,,., 1s 34.142 "a
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-13
Coffee and SUGAR

NEW YORK, Nov 12--The market for
conee futures opened steady at un-
changed prices to decline OF five points
IN response to disappointing European ca
bles. but WAS quickly rallied by con-
tinaed demand from Wall street forces,
and as the market steadied, some fresh
buying was attracted by commission
houses Brazilian markets Were firm and
higher. and local sentiment buliish on the
average. The close was steady with a net
advance of to 10 points, with sales of
$500 bags including December at 1850
z -l0c; January, Z .15c; March. 7.35@7 40c;
May. 7.55G7 .60c; July. 7.75c; August
soc; September. 1907 soc; October.
1.s5c- Spot Rio steady; No. invoice,
sac; mild firm: Cordova, 10G13c
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining 15-16c;
centrifugal 96-test. 47-16c; molasses su-
gar, 3 11-16c; refined, firm; No. 6, s. .05c;
No Z. s. OOc; No S. 4 9Oc; No. 8. 4. .S5c;
No 10, 4.Soc; No. II. 4.7oc; No II, 4.65c:
No. 13, 4 eac; No. IA. Gee. confectione :
A, 5.30c; mold A, 5. SOC; cut loaf, 6.lN
crushed, 6 .15c; powdered, 5.55c; granu-
lated. 5.45c; cubes, SOC.