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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
1,ren.nrv Stntaman.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Today's state
ment Of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund exclusive of the $50, 900, 900 golt
reserve, shows: Available cash balance
$2l4,596, 4S7; gold coin and bullion, IA, 49,,
S7S; gold certificates, $35, 302, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Fair Tuesday, with Temperature
Slowly Rising.

OMAHA, July %, 1908.
Within the last twentv-tour hours rains
have fallen in the southwest, the lower
Missouri and lower Mississippi valleys, the
southern states and lower lake region,
and showers continue in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley this morning. Shower were
quite general throughout southern Ne
braska Saturday night. The weather is
generally clear, and slightly warmer in
the upper valleys and throughout the west,
and will probably continue fair in this
vicinity tonight and Tuesday, with slowly
rising temperature.
Omaha record OF temperature and pre-
cipitation compared with the corresponding
day of the last three years:
1905 1907 1906 1905
Minimum temperature ... 81 "a So 60
Precipitation ......,........ GO 90 T 90
Normal temperature for today, u de-
grees.
Excess in precipitation since March /, 2sS
inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1907,
i.13 inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1906,
$50 inches. L. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
Liverpool Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL. July a@WHEAT-spot,
strong No. . red western, winter, Is Sd,
No. l California, 70 ilLd. Futures easy
July, Is "a; September, rs Skd; December,
A ia FH1P0.. HIm Assosh S'u'
FLOJR-Winter patents dun at Ss Sd
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Suwnr and MoInssea,

NEW YORK. July 2U-SUGAR-Raw,
test, 427c; molasses sugar, 3.52c; re-
fined steady; No. 6, o,00c; No, L 1850; No.
s, 4.9Oc; No. 8, 4S6c; No. 10, 4S6c; No. II,
4.7Oc; No. u, 465C; No. 10, 4,6Uc; No. IA, 4.55c
confectioneTs' a, 5.20c; mould A, 3, 70ci cut
loaf, 62Ocj crushed, 6,l0c; powdered, $500
cubes, b,65c,
MoLAssEs-Dul; New Orleans open ket-
tie, good to choice, 2SQ42c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
CHICAGO I've STOCK MARKET
Cattle Steady to strong-HOEs Ten to
Fifteen Cents Lower.

CHICAGO, July 2G-CATTLE-Receipts,
estimated about 1900 head; market, steady
to strong; steers, SS.25qS.00; cows, $S.46q6,JG
helfers, $3.50q6.9O bulls, $3.0OQ5.25 calves,
N,60q6, 20; stockers and feeders, S,O0QS.50.
HOGS-Recelpts, estimated about A., coo
head; market, 10ql5c lower; choice heavy
shipping, Sc. T5m685; butchers, IS. TUT6. So;
light mixed, s6.4OG66O; choice light, S6O5d
$50; packing, S5.7596,65; pigs, A.5Oa6 rs;
bulk, So. 40d6.6O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, esti-
mated about 5000 head; market, weak;
sheep, $3.50Q4.5O; lambs, A.75d6.s5; year
linRs, A.OOdS. rs,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21

PhfIadeIrhia Produee Market.

PHILADELPHIA, July O.-BUTTFR-
Steady and In fair demand: extra western
creamery, 24ihc; extra nearby prints, DC.
EGGS-Firm and. IN good demand Penn
sylvanis and other nearby firsts, free
cases, DOC At mark; Pennsylvania and other
nearby current T%eceipts. in returnable
cases. leC az mark: western firsts, lac at
mark; current receipts, free cases, l9c at
mark.
FCHFFSF-New York full creams, ll&6
l9c. New York fun creams, fair 10 good.
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Heavy rains occurred in the Kansas City
district within the last twenty-four hours
and fairly good showers were scattered
throughout the Omaha and st. Louis dis
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
nnwaukee Gr~in Marked,

MILWAUKEE, July N.-wHEAT-Firm:
No. ! northern, A1S4l.a0; No. 2 northern,
Sl6dl.l7; September, Shc.
$50 sANLEi-N'''s NO ~' sample $50
CoRN-Higher; No. 3. 761fc; September,
75Ac. bid.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
sioux City Live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY, Ia. July 2O.-(special Tele-
gram, )-CATTLE-Receipts, 1000 head; mar
ket steady to weak; beeves, S4.5O@7 so; cows
and heifers, A.OOq8.OO; feeders. s.. 2oa4. 20;
calves and yearlings, S3.7594.75.
HOGS-Receipts, 400 head; market SC
lower; range OF prices, S6,90G6,35; bulk of
sales, sc. 25d6. 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
Bank CIenrInRa.
Metal

OMAHA July 20,-Bank clearings for to-
day were 1895, 45s.a and for the cores
ponding date last year 81, 696, 7661S
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
Peoria Market

PEORIA, July 0-CoRN-Higher; No. ?
yellow, 76c; No. , yellow, 73c; No. 8 T6c; No.
4 Bc; no grade, DLLdT4c.
OATS-Quiet; No. I white. 5sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
Nrm Vol Monrr Mnrket.

prospective Brazilian loan. Home rails AMI
mexican rails yielded under selling pres
sure, but copper shares finished firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
London CIo.Inp StocLs

LONDON, July 20.-American securities
opened higher and at 1890 p. m. ruled
firm, with prices h4& above the New York
closing of Saturday.
~GOLD-Bar, us load; American Eagles,
76s Cd.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
81. Louis General Market.

ST. LOUIS. July N.-wHEAT-Weak;
trAek. No, red cash. slds2Ac; No. 2
hard, saeGS.Os; September. SsSasshc; De
cember, oslo.
TShe: No. : white, Shasac; September,
7bHc: December, @hc.
OATS-Steady; track, No. cash, old,
$50; new, Hc; No. 2 white. STAG; Septem-
Der. t1Ae; December, ukc.
FLOUR-steady; red winter patents tto
GAS; extra fancy and straight
clear. 0&dS60
sEED-Timothy. steady; t3.0Oas.bO.
CORNMEAL-Saeady; $50.
BRAN-Ffrm; sacked east track sLVq
10.
HAY-Steady; timothy, SO5Odlo.0'
prairie. A000Qul@.
IRON COTTON TIES-N.W.
BAGGING-TAc.
HEMP TWINE-Tc.
PROVISIONS-Pork lower; Jobbing,
N68. Lard, lower; prime steam. $500
1874 Dry salt meats. lower; boxed extra
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
mo. 2. aOld. bNeW,
Cash quotations were as follows

Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-SteRdy; spring patents. S5.25dS.50;
spring straights, A.OOd6.00; winter patents,
As0d47o; winter s~traights, S.90a4&;
bakers, t2.S0d4O0
-WHEAr-No. 2 spring, N,15a1.l7; No. 3,
d.09d1.l6.
-coRN-No, ?, 7s97Shc; No. 2 yellow, IsA
dT7c.
oATs-No. 2 Bsc; No. 3 white, 57l4a59lkc.
RYE-No. :, 74d15c.
BARLEl-Fair TO choice mating. e6d69c.
sEED-FlaN, No, l northwestern, Sissy.
PROVISlONS-Short ribs. sides Qoose).
AS7haS.n Mess pork, per Dbl, SIS. 45al5.5 IS.
Lard. per 100 lbs, S.l7l4. Short clear sides
(boxed), H76d9.O0
Following were the recsipts and shipments
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Duluth Gnin Marked.

DULUTH. MINI, July n-wHEAT-No. ]
northern N-lSA; No. 2 nortehem- nlSs:
july. nils. September. MA
OATS-To arrive. So on track. &c
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Articles OPEN High Low. Close sat'y.


WHEAT-No. 2 hard, old, ssiAassc; new,
@@96Lc; No. 3 hard, old, 96996hc new,
SOC; No. 4 hard, old, 9lqo4c; new, SSq92c;
CoRNGNo' 8, TN@74c; No. 1. 72hq7Sc;
No. 3 yellow, Tao; No. 3 white, 79hqSOc.
OATs-No. ) mixed. SIC; No. 8 white, SIC
RYE~No' 2, TcaT2c; No. 5. ssa7oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21

shorts, $50; clear ribs, ts.S7ik. short clears
1915. Bacon, lower, boxed extra shorts,
4le3l1f. clear ribs, 10.25i short clears,
&lO.63lk.
POILTRY-Firm; chickens. 10c. springs.
l5dlsc, turkeys, l2d14c; ducks, &C; geese. Sc.
BUTTER-Steady; creamery, 1Sd22c.
~EGGS-Steady. llc case count.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21

on the Produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creaneries, lsqIc;
daires, Ifd2Oc. Eggs. steady; AZ mark, cases
included, IEkdi6c; firsts. l1Ac; prime firsts,
is1kc. cheese, steady, l0ltal9c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Largest Run Of Cattle Since October
with Prices Lower.
HOGS CONTINUE ON DOWN GRADE
sheep and Lambs In Liberal supply,
Most of Them RanEers-Trade
L. slow and steady to
Easier.

The toIIoWing tabIe SHOWS Ihe IsCtIpIt ~
cattle, hogs and sheep at South .Omahe
for the year to date, compared with last
year. 1905. 1891. Inc. Dec.
IISos, 1. sS Ss,Sa 1.SSsO,SSS iiS,52i -.
Sheep .... 7t6, i94 86s, 4S9 ....... 1850
The following table SHOWS the sveragt
price of hogs at South Omaha for the lSst
several days. with comparisons;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
Corn nnd Wheat ReEIon Ru1Ietin.

For the twenty-four hours ending at s
a. m, 18th meridian time. Monday, July 20,
dnAa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
EIEin butter Market.
SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.

ELGIN, ILL.,, July 20.-Butter was firm
22c. Sales for the week were l,O0s, coo ID
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closing stocks

SiLN Eit-baI steaoy at 2A19d per ounce,
MONEY-hq% per cent.
The, rate of discount In the open market
for short bills is 1E per cent; for three
months bills, lk41,5-1Gfper cent.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
LONG-LIvED FAMILY.
Mother of Dr. Woodford Hammond Died
 Recently at 103 Years.

A short time ago Mrs. Tasy Hammond, the mother of Dr. Woodford Hammond of this city, died in Miama county, Ohio, at the advanced age of 103 years.
 Mrs. Hammond was born where now stands the city of Dayton, O., and at that early age, the old barracks stood, where only troops were quartered to guard the then sparsely settled country from the depredations of Indians. She was the daughter of John Stoker who was the supply master to Anthony's army of American patriots that rendered such vali- ant service in the war of lude pendence. Dr. Hammond's father died seven years ago at the age of 97 years.
 Dr. Hammond is the youngest son and he is in his 73rd year aud gives promise of keeping up the family's record for longevity.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
NEW MENA ENTERPRISE
J. M. Nichols and C. W. Petty Put in Equipment for Manufacture of
 Cotton Gloves.

The Mena Glove Company is a new enterprise launched on the financial sea of Mena business and the enterprise has every as- surance of becoming not only a success from the start, but of ex- banding until it will be recogniz- ed as one of the most substantial in the Southwest. The company is composed of such we'll known business men as J. M. Nichols and G. w. Petty, men who stand high in business circles.
 The factory is located on Pick ering Avenue, and this morning the company, under the supervis- ion of J. M. Nichols, commenced cutting patterns. The material used Is Canton flannels of the best make. Approved and up-to- date machinery has been installed and none but experienced and competent workmen are engaged. A large consignment of material has been received and has been stored in the factory.
 Mena has large surrounding territory that can be supplied and and the company expects to do a good business in Oklahoma and Texas as we'll as in Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
CONVICT CAMP POISONED
Twenty eight Severe Cases Resulting From Dead Hog it Drinking
 Water Supply.

Little Rock, April 9.-Dr. Robert l.. Russell, state p eniten- tiary physician, returned Wednes- day from Tinsman, on the line of the new Rock Island railroad to the south, where he was called early in the week, on account of considerable illness among the convicts in the camp there. Dr.. Russell reports that he found twenty-eight cases of severe poisoning at this camp, due to the presence of dead hog in the brook from which the water supply of the camp was obtained.
 He remained two days with them, doing all necessary for their comfort and well being and left Wednesday feeling that no deaths would result from the trouble. He declared that the presence of the hog in the branch was the entire and sole cause of the trouble, and that the wonder is that the men did not die. He reports the health of the other convicts in excellent condition.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
A RARE OLD DOCUMENT.
Pole McPhetrige of This City Has a Document Signed by Presi-
 dent Tyler in 1883.

A representative of The Star was recently shown rare and curious legal instrument, the property of Pole McPhetrige of this city. The instrument is a deed made out on parchment, da- ted March 24th 1892, conveying from Tar-ho- ble, one of the Creek Tribe of Indians, 322 acres of land, to Micajah B. Casey.
 To show how long it required to reach Washington in the early days, the document was over year in reaching the Land Office at the the capital. John Tyler, the President of the United States at this time, approved the trans fer on the 24th day of April 1832. The Great Seal of the United States is affixed to the document and attested to by J. Williamson. Recorder of the General Land Of- fee.
 The parchment remains intact and the writing on the face of the document is in a bold running hand, while the signature of John Tyler is a fac simile of all we have seen in manuscript handed down to this day. MT. McPhet- rige prizes this parchment very highly and no doubt the instru- ment would be of pecuniary value as rare document,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
SHARED BY A SWINDLER
Daniels Brothers Purchase Team From Nice Looking Young Man
 Another Owner Appears.

About three weeks ago smooth shaven, we'll dressed young man, about 30 years of age, drove into Mena and registered at the Hotel Antlers under the name of c. M. Gates. He was a smooth talker and was not long in becoming acquainted with Justice of the Peace Chester Woodruff. To MT. Woodruff he represented himself at travelling representa- tive of the Colonial Mercantile Company of St. Louis, and bad many documents to support his claim.
 He stated that he had a team of horses in Legate Brothers barn and wished to employ good agent for the company who would buy the team and use them in the work. He wanted SIPS for the horses, buggy and harness, Sl00 cash and the rest on time, provided MT. Woodruff would en- gage to work for the firm. The proposition was not accepted.
 Later Gates went to Daniels Brothers to sell the team and after some parleyiug the Daniels paid $150 cash for the outfit and on an order signed by Gates got the team from Legate's barn.
 This was the last heard of the mau, and this is the sequel:
 Last Thursday c. l.. Kilgore of Atoka appeared at the Daniels barn on Sherwood avenue and claimed the outfit purchased from Gates, saying that they had been stolen. It is said that MT. Kill gore made good proof to the team and they are to be turned over to him.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
Republican Mass Meeting.

A call for mass meeting of Republicans of Polk county to meet at the court house April Is Saturday. at II a. n., to select delegates to the State Couvention to be held in Hot Springs, Ark, April 2S; also elect committee men from each township and to transact any other business which may properly come before it. Every Republican is earnestly re- quested to be present, as matters of great importance will come before this meeting. K. B. Board,
 s. M. Riding, Chairman.
 Secretary. Is 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
BIG EYELESS FISH IS FOUND.
Carp in the Arkansas Supposed to Have
 Come From Subterranean Water.

Van Bureu, April S.-There was on exhibition at Merrill's meat market the greater part of toiay curiousity in way of a fish taken from the Arkansas river. It was viewed and ex- amined by all of the local fisher men, as we'll as the patrons of the store who called during the day.
 The fish was a German carp, weig hing five pounds, and was taken in a barrel net by Jack Cotton, whose fishing grounds are just above the Frisco bridg e under the mountains between the city and Lees creek. The fish was entirely blind, and a careful examination of the fish showed that 1t had always been blind, there being no trace of sockets from which the eyes might have been torn.
 That this eyeless fish managed to escape the net or the aliuriug bait of the angler was shown in its size. That it was also able to take care of itself on the feed ing grounds which it haunted was demonstrated when the fish was dressed, 1t being unusually fat and tender. A man wei. posted on matters piscatorial ex- pressed the belief that the carp had found its way into the Ar kansas river from some subter- rauean stream where only eyeless fish are found, and as partial proof of his contention pointed ont the peculiarly shaped head.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
GOT A BROKEN TOE.
A Farmer Slipped Off Log and Struck
 Against Rock.

A Mir. McEwIng, who lives on the Fisher farm out on the Ouach- ita, met with peculiar accident Thursday morning, breaking the bone of the great toe of his left foot. The accident happened while Mir. McEwing was in the act of crossing a foot log and los ing his balance fell into the creek, striking his foot against large rock.
 He at once drove into Mena and went to the office of Dr. P. R. Watkins, who assisted by Dr. A. J. Pool, reduced the fracture and bandaged mp the injured foot. As a result of the injury Mir. McEwing will be compelled to go on crutches for several weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
A NEW BANK FOR JANSEN.
Capitalization of $5,000 and Backed by
 Substantial Men.

Attorney II. A. King has just completed articles of incorpora. tion for new bank to be estab- lished at Jansen. The enterprise is backed by well known and en- terprising capitalists of that thriving town. The capitaliza- tion is $5,000, all subscribed and paid in, with the following board of directors: Dr. J. N. Porter, G. H. Barnes, M. o. Cecil, J. F. Garrett, P. G. Garrett, all of Janssen and WIG. Green of Indo- pendence, Kans.
 Dr. J. N. Porter was elected president and G, H. Barnes vice. president.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
THE SPANISH
 CHAPTERS GAME
Offers One Third of $250,000 to Mena Citizen if He Will Come to Madrid and Help Him Get the Smooth
 One" Out of Trouble.

There is no disgusting the fact that grating in some manner or another is pretty much in vogue all over civilization, and Span is no exception. They have grafters galore in the land of Columbus and Alphonso, and scheme was recently exposed which proves that Mena is on the map and is known in the country that boasts of so many pretty dark-eyed senoritas.
 A short time ago Herman n Segal, one of our prominent business men, received the follow ing letter bearing the post mark of Madrid, Spain, enclosed in a blue envelope:
 Dear Sir:
 A highly important matter obliges me to write to you although 1 only know your name by references.
 l need the cooperation of an honest man for recovering S250,0 ,000 that I have within trunk deposited in a railway station of England and also for check for S12,000 payable to bearer, being this check together with the railroad receipt for the re- covering of said trunk, hidden in a secret compartment of a hand valise forming part of a baggage of mine seized in Spain. 1 am into prison for bankruptcy and shall be necces- sary at all that you come to Spain to leave free said seizure paying the Tribunal the necessary charges.
 In recompcnse you will be re- warded with the third part of the total amount
 Should you be disposed to aid me, the matter being a pressing one, please cable the single word Del anna" to a faithful servant of mine, be:ause 1 cannot receive cores pondence at prison. will send you uil Pdl tiSuldlo.
 Then I shall sign full name, but in the meantime fearing this letter not reaches you, 1 only sign, A. de R.
 Address for cablegram: Daniel W. Contes, Palma les principal cen tro, Madrid, Spain.
 Mir. Segal has been too busy to make answer and at present is not very seriously in need of a third of the $250, 900 so neatly packed in the aforesaid trunk. He doesn't speak the Spanish language fuently enough to make trip to this unfortunate prisoned bankrupt and cablegram tolls are too expensive to answer. When Senior Daniel w. Contes, Palma les principal centro, Mad rid, Spain, finds it convenient to visit Mena, MT. Segal says he will show him some splendid and choice property in which he could proftably invest his $250,0O0.
 An article in the Arkansas Gazette shows that two letters like the above were received by business men in that city.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Iron Mountain Officials Convinced That Miscreants Have Twice Tried to
 Cause Disaster Near Van Buren.

Van Buren, April S.-What is believed to have been the second attempt in the last AS hours to wreck south bound Iron Mountain Passenger train No. 105 at a dangerous point three miles south of Braggs, Ok, was made last night by the burning out of the wooden approach to an iron bridge e over Greenleaf, a small stream that is crossed ny single iron span.
 There is no doubt in the minds of the officials and iralnmeu as to the origin of the fire hat was dis covered and reported iu time to save the company disastrous wreck that must haue been follow ed by more or less fatalities.
 The approach was practically consumed, and when the work train that was hurried out of Van Buren at midnight arrived, there was nothing to be done but to rebuild it.
 The bridge IS known as No. 86, and owing to the sharp reverse curve on which it is approached from the north an extremely dangerous place, and already has more disastrous wrecks to its credit than any point on the divi- sion.
 On Sunday night an attempt was made to wreck No. lQ5 by placing lot of heavy bridge irons on the approach, and 1t would have been successful had not a rth-bound ireigh that was running very slow ly encountered the obstruction and stepped after the engine had been derailed and its pilot torn of.
 It is believed that these attempt at train wrecking are being made by some one resididg in the vicin- ity to gratify some spite felt to- ward the com pauy or some of its employees.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
For Violating Revenue Laws.

Deputy United States Marsha ]. l.. Holt returned home Wednes- day from Fort Smith, where he had been to place John Galloway oi North Howard county Tn the Federal jail at that place. Gal loway was arrested several days ago by Marshal Holt on a charge of violating the revenue laws and was taken before Commissioner Sommervell at Texarkana who bound him over to the Federal grand jury.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
CLEANING DAY
 AT PINE BLUFF
Women and Children Lend Aid to City Government and Excellent Results Have Been
 Obtained.

Pine Bluff, April, 7.-Monday, April 6, was cleaning day and the day was observed to the letter in every section of the city. The work of the ladies of the city, who have been making ar engagements for the .clean up" campaign for many weeks, was iu evidence in every part of the city and the cleaning will con tinue for many days, until Pine Bluff will be free from debris and filth that is now an eye sore on many streets and in the alleys.
 Mayor Toney stated fast night that five teams and wagons were kept busy yesterday from morn ing till night carrying away the rubbish from the streets and all leys. The Fourth ward had the attention of the garDage men yesterday. Today the Second ward will come in tor share of the good work. Hundreds of tin cans and other trash have been dumped into the alleys ia the rear of various homes aud are to be carted away by the city wagons. This work has been most effective thus far. Mayor Toney gave the work his personal attention yesterday and the ladies who have so willingly consented to uo their part toward the "city beautiful" have outlined the work for the city wagons and others 10 perfection.
 Last year more than $50 wag- ouloads of trash were carted away from the streets and alleys in the city. Mayor Toney be- lieves that more than 2,500 trips will have to be made by the city wagons this year. He says property owners have been very liberal in dumping trash from their yards into the streets and ai'cys anu that It will require some days before the city is cleaned thoroughly. Mayor Toney asked the council last night, at its regular meeting, 10 authorize him to engage five more wagons for the ''clean up" work. He also recommended the purchase of another cart and horse to care for the trash in the gutters over the paved districts.
 The public schools had half holiday Monday and many of the children spent the afternoon cleaning the yards in front of their homes and the little ones proved good workers. When the work is completed Pine Bluff will be one of the cleauest cities iu the South.