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STILL RISING
But Hopes Are Entertained That HiN-
 CT Will Subsiae Today.

Notwithstanding the rapid rise III the Arkansas river during the past two days. the people who have farm ing interests along the stream were very honeful that no overflow would occur on account of the news re- ceived in this city Saturday that the river was falling at Fort Smith.
 The heavy rain which fell Saturday night. however, will have a tendency 10 still further swell the stream, especially if the rain was general. and it is yet possible that the pres ent rise may continue until disastr- ous results follow.
 Saturday morning at o'clock the stage of the river at Pine Bluff was 20.8. rise of five feet for the pre- cedinp twentv-feur hours. and of f0.3 for fortv-eight hours. The rise con tinued throughout the day, but was not so marked as on the two previous days, ant thlS, cGHPled Wlln 1He I7 port that rise Of only 2.4 had oe- cured at Little Rock, while a fall of II had occurred at Fort Smith re- feved the aniety of the people Of this section.
 The danger line at Pine Bluff is 3 feet, and but little more water would prove disastrous to the bot. toms. It was impossible Saturday night to determine whether the heavy rain was general. and only today will determine whether this section is to be ravaged by the waters of 1T Arkansas. as it has been many times in the past
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TIE A. 0. U. W. EXcG7sIo,
Hot Springs Aa.<. 1r,,

Editor Graphtc:-N 8ais5.,' and myself arrived -hs a.-=rsoo, have the most pcsif = ,sr,r., feom Mr Thomas, gene 3Ssa,1 and ticket agent of the F.ae gIn1, ! Western reilwas. rIa ae M. ba,.1 position 5arur lay evening Nav } an ample number Of coaches -o II comfortably every person lei tri,, eeme on the \. 9. r W. =xcBrs,] May f3. even if he ha# D r1n .l train in two sections Ez vtlI bs Eand in person, and Vt4 a.tend , perfecting all arrangen246-s to ls,, promptly it S:39 a. n.
 This important arrangement has so been made: These vh5 5nv o. ron tickets will be adm.c-=d to :, rear coaches, thus avoiding fl trouble of having them sxchansed depot and they will be 5z4a m conductor the same Is ra;lpo, tickets.
 Provide yourselves 7-a cn, tickets. s1.50 each, and 8aen yoy rive at depot these M admit V without further trouble. DIV the tickets and avoid the rasa. Coach will be opened as ear.T $ o'clo and those with coupon t.ckecs can orce get comfortable seats.
 This truly vondertal city is ! usually attractive now. and the stre car company promised ta aat on tra cars to handle cur par-g pronp and comfortably. The parl,s will ha have extra attractions aad ple ant nine or ten hours is youchsa all who avail themselves of [ splendid opportunity. Officers will on train n preserve order and a ple ant trip is ia store for
 Yours trzT.
 THOMAS GREEN.
 THOMAS GREEN. ST,
 For the Committee
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Salna-u n df.

Ha,liweil iu l.> "DictieHary or AT chaislns and Provincialisms descrloe
 salmonSundy to be q mixture ol ap pies. onions. veal or chicken ana pic
 klel herrings. minced fine and ea'en with oil and vinegar; hence T nicNhane for ii cook.
 Haliwell-FhiIlpps' "pictianary ol Archaisns and Pro='-se.ali>tuS has' "S:lmou-c;,eiy iy-apa.es 7a'a:'s veal ., ., c,s.eNpn aud picked herrt-s e!'neeu tiut- aal eaten v'5.h o.l ss;:. saesa' hence Il nickname for T 60 'E !, ai'0 G:.o,es "Class.cal Iiietioa".ry ol u. Vulgar Tol-7le. Bailey's "lhtt.2aa'!
 has ailningondin.
 Sal.Mag.u1.i. of eour>e. mace oi p'N l.led herring minced up raw WILL pep per. vinegar. etc. From sea " o.u. .s and Sea Phrases Used Along tue eI, ,, folk Coast" by Edward Fltzsefa'u communicated by him to the East a 1An glian News.-London Notes ana eu' rieS.
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FRUSTRATED
 BY HEAT
cr. 4. C. Jordan suffers Collapse While Assisting n Performing
 Surgical Operation Friday.

Dr. 4. C. Jordan became prostrat- ad Friday afternoon while engaged in performing a surgical operation with Dr. Jenkins. and his condition was serious for a time. IT was at first reported that Dr. Jordan had suffer ad an attack of heart failure. and his friends were genuinely alarmed, until they learned later that ir was GnIy q case of prostration. caused by the warm weather and the effects of the ether. Dr. Jordan was at his on co Saturday morning. apparently entire " recovered from the trouble.
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POsy Rings.

Wlel pcsies insis.e Wes!d!ng ring were h-st introduced I9es not seem u be knowu. Time haS cogerei that al he t.oes So t..s1... L... W=i.- the moss es e oblivion. 5;it ZION ,Aat fsoa| the sixteenth century us-il the niddl| Of t..e eighteenth ' Has cuscomary n| have them eH-fITet. oa TITS. TheS| pO&ie> CT n.ttoeS l.e Sel.osl to hI found with .4ore thsn two lines d| verse and often Eitl o.ly one bull there are a few instances known wher three lines are use,I. Some Of these 10 sies are very quaint and curious, andi few reach a high standard of poetic beauty In 1642 a small collection ot rhymes was published with the title ct Loves Garland: or, Posies For Rings Handkerchiefs and Gloves. and Sua Pretty Tokens That Lovers Send Ihel Loves" It contains some posies thai are not to be met with elsewhere an' is very interesting work, though pu few people seem to have heard of II The South kensington museum has good collection of posy rings, an among them we find the following United hearts, death only parts; Let us share in joy and care, "LoV and live happily" There is a stor to the effect that pr. John Ihoma who was bishop of Lincoln in l'a caused to be inscribed inside bis four' wife's wedding ring:
 If survive.
 I'll make them five.
 London Graphic.
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NEW UNIFORMS.

The summer uniforms for the mem bers of the Pine Bluff police depart ments were received in this city
 Saturday and the cops may be ex- rected to he on dress parade today. The uniforms are of the regulation blue, and are handsomely made and Pine Bluffs finest" may be expected to present a swell appearance when they have donned their glad rags.
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RELEASED FROM FARM.

Comfy J8dea Kernin on Saturday morning ordeee} the release from the e15atg faem f Tas McDaniel upon fhe Fac0aaae enad+ian of Contractor Or aia #aI ha e8aa physician. Me naH.e pH1oe4v blind and m shlA to aAltaHa manual labor, and the ord r of release u9s is8ned with the condition that f Mcdaniel should re- sain his eyesiaht bc will be required to pay his fine. otherwise it is re- mitted.
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Decoration Postponed

Owing to conflict in dates, of witch the interested parties were unaware until recently, the Ladies Cemetery association has postponed the date for holding their decoration exercises from Sunday, May 13, until some future date to be announced later.
 It was found that the date named was the time set for the Woodmen Of the World 10 hold their decoration ex- ercises.
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Some R elections
Written for the Daily Graphi-

5ur his one is the nucleus about hich others formed. II $ a-so the secret of our citys marvellous growth
 How is -aato" I inquired.
 The steHv is quickly told.' he re- Hid. .'F:f-9 years ago a title band af earnest ani conscientious work -rs-bnsinasz men of the little city ii -har time-4ot togerher 10 decide upon ? plan for saving their city. fer heir commercial interests were ieenasdized 3v ne ancro cAments ID on their trade territory made possible bv he building of new lines of rail uay surrounding them on all hands. The country was just entering upon it's wonderful growth then, but that growth. by a peculiar circumstance of fate. threatened TO injure Pine B1uf. The city had no competition in frei at rst-s. and our wise forehears readily saw that so long as this was tlue he could nope for no relief. The Gonlds owned the town. 50 far as rat as were concerned.
 ..EyeI =nstaad 6f losing heart, they set about the gigantic task of building q competing line of railway. running north and south of the city, to con- meet with line competing with the Goulds. The obstacles looked fnsur- n!ountable for time but fortunately the county levying court-that an cient body which no longer exists under our new consJituti6n-was com posed of-progressive men for the most rart, and this body agreed 10 help the project to the extent of commit ting the county TO the building of free bridge. permitting the company 70 use it for q fair price. lhns r-tleV- ing the little band of men from the necessity of building a bridge across he riYer-a thing they could not rave done. owing to the short mileage of the new railway, as the cost would be entirely too great.
 Well. after some delay he bridge was built; the railway followed, and about the two enterprises clustered the growth Of Pine Bluff. After short e:ne the city took on a prosperity un- eaquaIed in the annals Of the munich pal affairs of this country. Strange that some of our ancestors could not f6rasee this, for W had the basis for great city, and the only thing We lacked was opportunity. This came with the building of fhat bridge. Other railways came. River corpe- tition helped. Factorymen saw the natural advantages We had to offer ard came without asking bonuses. Such, in brief, sir. is the history of this city's progress.
 I stood lost in reflection for mo- nent. then my thoughts turned back ward over me DfOad eApdhaS ol H1Cy years when all these things were hap pening. This brought me back to my office desk again, and awakened fiom my day dream with last thought of Ju!oe Kerwin.
 And wondered if he and his com n1issioners would seize this oppor- unity of engraving their names on the scroll of everlasting honor by pushing the work through to an early completion.
 Mere anon, as the country contrib nor writes
 gtor writes. FL OBlSPO.
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CONDITION IMPROVING.

The reports from Little Rock of the condition of L. 0. Knox of this city, ~ao underwent an operation the first of last week, are very satisfactory and his condition was considered So nnoh improved Saturday morning that his father, Gen, R. NJ. Knox abandoned the idea of returning to I5t5fe Rock. If is now hoped that Mir. Knox Will soon be able to return ha,ne
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GOES TO BIRMINGHAM.

Rev. w C. Watson, pastor of Lake side Methodist church, will leave next Tuesday for Birmingham, Ala, to at- tend the quadrennial session of the general conference of the Methodist church, south.
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ARRIVES IN CHICAGO.

H. C. Hieginbot1am received a telegram Saturday morning from Chicago announcing the arrival in that city of Mrs Higginbotham, who vas summoned on account Of the Illness of their son, Dr Chas Iria. ainbothan1. and the message als) con tained the gratifying information that the sick man was very rnucf i'm proved.
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PRISONERS VACCINATED.

All the prisoners in the county jail were vaccinated Saturday afternoon, as a precaution against smallpox. under orders from the county board If health, Dr. o. W. Clark vaceinating the prisoners.
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ICE CREAM SUPPER.

Everybody invited to the ice cream supper at the Hawley Memorial church, Tuesday, May 8, to II D m Benefit of parsonage.
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Getting Ready
 for May Term

The court of7ctals were quite busy Saturday. making the final prepara- tiens for the opening of he crimina docket in the circuit court Monday which is heavy one.
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RECOMMEND PEACE
 PROPOSITION.

It was unoffcially announced at Scranton, Pa, Saturday morning that the scale committee of the miners will recommend a peace proposition to the convention
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RESIGNS PosI-oN

Hunter Knox resigned his no., with the Southern Gcocery co1sY Saturday, and has acaea--4 ton with Gillespie brothers salesman, effective M0nGsv
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

County Ticket. County judge-James Gould. Sheriff-Mason Philpot. County Clerk-Jesse R. Core. Circuit clerk-Edgar Brewster. County treasurer-John H. Shelby. Asse ssor-L. T. Sallee. Coroner-R. D. McGaughy. Surveyor-Joe B. White. Representatives. J. Hunt, W. B. pinney, Alex Powell.
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WAR STORIES.
Ranks Thinning Out.


Since the last rcnnion many of the
veterans have answered the last roll
call, and they will be greatly missed.
Their places cannot be filed by snb-
stitutcs. even though their sops rep.
resent them and cherish aud yepcrate
the mcmorics Of the lamcntcd dead.
These valiant men OF the sixties are
rapidly passing from among those
who are dear to them, and each re-
union tells Of voices tha: are silent; it
tells OF names on the roll which will
never be answered on this earth
again; it tells Of courageous sons of
the South who escaped the pestilence
Of war and the deadly bullet, and re-
spending to the inevitable fate which
awaits oil mankind. The sons of
these true, brave men are taking their
place in measure, but they can new
or be as close to the 'hesrts of the peo.
pie and the land 80 the old veterans
themselves. The object of these re.
unions is not to villify the North and
oensure harshly those who were enc
mics of the South at Gettysburg, the
Wilderness, Chickamaugs, Franklin,
Bentonville, Appomattox and on the
countless other fields Of battle. A
brave man honors courage and ad.
mires the valiant even those these
exalted traits Of manliuess mas
be brought against him to bring about
his own destruction. The Southern
soldiers fought for a principle involv
ing their very existence and the pro
lection of their 6resides, but when tbt
end came on April 8, 1866, and Le'
surrendered his 5000 half staryet
aud tattered little army, strong ant
resolute manhood asserted itself aut
these veterans of scores Of battl,
fields accepted the inevitable ant
turned their faces homeward with
resolve to gather up the remains ant
the ashes Of desolated homes and be
gin life anew under the folds of on
flag, pledging themselves to protect i
with their honor and their lives
They have kept the faith, and nov
there is united country
the greatest and best the world ha
ever seen.-N. O. Item, April 25
1906.
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unteers, District Of Columbia Volun. ,
teers, Colonel Alexander; tho Ninth
regiment, Veteran reserve oorps. also
captain Gibbs Ohio battery and CsDt,
bradbury's Maine battery, with
force OF government clerks who were
armed for the protection Of the city Of
Washington.
These two forces of blue and gray
confronted each other at FIRST on the
piney Branch, midway between Wash.
iugton and Fort Stephens.
Ewelrs old corps encamped on the
farm Of f. p. Blair, Sr.
The battle that followed and the
assault on Fort Stevens is q matter Of
history. 1t is we'll known that Presi
dent Lincoln stood upon the ramparts
OF Fort Stephens until he was ordered
back BY the cry of the Union soldiers,
'Liucoln to the rear! Lincoln to the
rear!'
When the famous Sixth army corps
appeared on the scene Early began hi g
retreat on the night of July IL and
the morning Of July 13. The rear of
his tetreating army was protected by
cloud OF Confederate sharpshooters.
most Misaissippiaus. They lodged
from bush to bush and tree TO tree
aud fred with unceriug aim iato the
advancing columns Of blue.
The last Of thsse sharpshooters to
lose his life during chat famous cpl.
code in history was a boyish Missis.
sippian, wEo had clambered into @
great tree near the famous Blair man.
sion, and was picking off the Union
officers. He remained too long en-.
gagged in his game Of death and q vol.
ley from one of the advancing Union
companies brought him to the sward.
| His body remained there until the
echoes of battle had died away in the
distance. Then it was that the re.
mains OF this fair-haired Missiseipp
boy were discovered by members Of
the Blair family. There was nothing
about him to indicate his name o,
place Of residence.
| He was buried by tender hands be.
meath the tree which had been hiE
covert retreat while protecting the
rear OF his commanders army. There
ls not the remotest trace Of HE name
or from whence he came, except in o
general way that he was Mississip
plan, and perhaps for long years this
unknown soldier in gray has beer
mourned By loving mother, father and
relatives, who do not know upor
what battlefield of the South he Der
ished. -.
The lonely grave on the outskirts
Of Washington has not, however, beer
; forgotten by loving hands.
A little monument Of white marble
marks the last resting place Of thil
boy sharpshooter of the Southland
sad en- every recurring Memorial day
garlands of beautiful flowers ar,
placed upon the mound by the mem
bers of one Of che most distinguish
ed families Of the State of Mary
land. ''-.. ....-:... :
| Today members OF the Confederate
society OF Washington will add ,heii
tribute to the unknown marksman, iu
common with the grand family which
has provided him with sueh q pictur
esque resting place and such 1 beau
tiful tribute in msrble. Washington
Post, May:3O. ;, :, !. :
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Arkansas, Third and Fifth Confcder-
ate, and Calvert's Arkansas battery.
l was kept pri soner Of war most of the
time ct Atlanta, Ca, and on the 18th
OF February, 1864, was included in &
special exchange of prisoners (twenty-
eight 1anks for twenty-eight John
nlesD all badly wounded. would be
glad to hear from some of the boys
who treated me so kindly Oh the occa.
sion referred to-.
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How ConfederateB Treated a Federal.

(By ". G. Brown, Winchester. Ind. J
I was q member of the Ninety Third
regiment Of the Ohio volunteer in.
fanty. In the battle Of Chiokamauga,
just at dark on Saturday, the 10Th Of
September, 1868, my leg Was broken
5y musket ball sent out By the John.
nies In our front. This occurred in
the woods about q half mile to the
west Of jays Mill, and We were falling
back at the time. Soon after our
lines had fallen back. the Confeder-
stes established their picksts for the
night. A squad (dve, if T remember
correctly were passing to the front
about fifty yards from where had
fallen. I called to them: They
halted. and asked WHO I was and what
I wanted. I replied that was q
wounded federal soldier, and wanted
to be. helped into an easier position,
as / was suffering from a broken leg.
They came to me promptly and assis:.
ed me as gently as If I had been one
OF theis cwn men or a brothe., to q
large tree where I could be protected
from the d7s Of our own men, 6rst
taking off my woolen blanket and
spreading it down for me to lie on,
placing my cartridge box under my
head for a pillow and spreading my
oilcloth over me. :
The tenderness with which they had
lifted me touched me, aud said:
Boys, an hour or two ago We we're
engaged ir shooting each other, aud
now you are treating me. with the
greatest kindness. I hardly know
how to thank you for it in return,
They only replied, "Well, old fellow,
ve are only doing to you ss we would
like to be done by. It may come our
turn next" and they passed on to the
front picket line for the night. r.
Was suffering so at the time chat I did
not notice all Of the little details con !.
neoted with this visit Of the john;
MES that night; but the next morn.
ing, whom I awoke from . half fever.
ish, dreamy sleep, found that one Of
them had spread half Of homemade
calico quilt over nae, saying nothing
about IL, and doubtless keeping the
other half 10 shelter him in bis night.
long watsh ) onf picket: post. was
there. ever . more beautiful type Of
ohiyalry or Christian charity than
this? !! Thi. :teeiasnt:, grows brighter:
TO- me IS the years 60 BY. God bless
20: ssss wi hs.esAs y,es.: ..a.s .halglIl
would love TO have syon for. my y 4 neigh. !
bors. 8 /; :e.,;s:t St3 e
nv command was the Ninety ytThi,dI
Ohio infan.ry.s MeC 5 q, CORPS, & batl |
~ that time attacked q ;Thomssss 1
corps. on out 4 lsss your 9rtishs.
Cenfed derates near our a ap,art III SStha
liqe;w were ef Clear ournis,'' 's disision.sii II
Fhish wsres ths Assosid
ass EsE y:Sis hsh s.s!I
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North Carolina border whes he found
out that his march through the Tar
nee' state was going to be anything
but picnic. ".,.
Ihe news Of the British invasion |
spread far and wide and the patriotic
oackwoodsmen began to assemble
from every point Of the compass.
From Virginia, from Tennessee.
from North Carolina, the farmers,
huntera and trappers gathered to har-
rass the lieutenant of the hated
CORVALLIS.
fretty soon Ferguson made up his
mind that he would be mighty lucky
If he got back to CORVALLIS alive.
Hard pressed by the patriots, WHO,
without order or suggestion from any
source, had gathered for the fight.
Ferguson threw his force upon the
top of Kings Mountain, ridge about
half mile long, approached on three
sides by rising ground, the other be.
iIrg an unbroken preoipice, too steep
for assent.
Finding himself fairly fixed upon
this mountain stronghold, the British
commander Dried out in. great gles to
his men, "Boysi there ain't enough
rebels outside Of hell 60 drive ,us from
:his place. 20 /. ;: : :. ! :,
In the meantime the rebels were
preparing to do what he said they
could not do.
II was about 3 o'clock Of The after
moon Of October 2, $780,, when tho
Americans reached the rsvine below
the mountain. Tying their horses
and dividing their force Of one thous.
andmen into three equal parts, they be-
gan ascending the three sides Of the
mountain simultaneously.
There was no shouting or yelling.
1t was quiet. resolute, determined
band that wes marching up those
rocky slopes. They were there not
to make q great noise, but to kill
br'tishers-as coon as they should
get the sight Of them.
And presently they did get sight
Of them-and the rifles OF the patrio.
hunters and farmers seldom cracked
in vain. ..
The British charged again and
again, but the baokwoodsmen took to
the trunks Of the trees until the enc.
ny's ranks were broken by the irTegu.
larities Of the groundwhen they would
begin picking them off agsin.
Fired on from all Sides, by men
who seldom fred amiss, their leade,
killed, their discipline Of no avail
against the strange tactics Of the
rebels, the British hoisted the white
flag. -.... - -. -. -. z: ri
! Of the British 3s9 were killed Q,
wounded and the remaining 716 sur
rendered, with 1900 stand Of arms.
| The American loss was only e
killed saa So wounded. IN Z { q
This battle, for which TOO little
mention is made in our. histories, wat
the beginning Of the end ~ tho Brit,
;ah misrnle in America. y. :>.. =; :,
It inspired patriots everywhere with
che spirit Of confidence and paved the
way for the series of Victories, tha,
led to the browning triumph at York.
flown. -
The whole naticn should !. Join, il
buildings mighty monument upot, The
tgranits summit Of the Carolina noun, 81 Il
tains, for there, op that brown Qsto.
!ber day, one hundred and tfaass:sia
years 'ago, the Southern b farmett
won the victory without which {. .ns d,
United States might never haiviesiS;sx.. iisi;e
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