Pine Bluff daily graphic., April 30, 1900, Image 4

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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Cni. tress.
We arc authorized to announce Hon. J.
tt. Wood, ol'Garland county. a> a candidate
for Congress from the Second District of Ar
kansas. subject to the act on of ’.the Demo
cratic party.
We ar~ authorized toanuounce Hon. John
N. Untie of Sebast lan county, as a candidate
for re-election to Congress from the Second
District of Arkansas, subject to the will of
the Democracy of the district.
COUflH DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Election September 4,1900
Forjudge iith Judicial Circuit,
A. B. GRACE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
W. B. SORRELLS.
For State Senator.
CREED CALDWELL.
For Representatives,
H. K. TONEY,
E. B. WADDELL,
J. D. BUSH.
i:(or County and Probate Judge,
SMITH C. MARTIN.
P'or Circuit Clerk,
J. A. LANGFORD.
For Count}7 Clerk,
E. B. BLOOM,
For Assessor,
C. W. HARRIS,
For Coroner,
N. L. COOK,
For Surveyor,
JOHN J. MARTIN.
For Constable, Vaugine T’w’p,
AL J. STEWART,
For Justices of the Peace, Vaugine
Township.
J, H. GARRETT,
W. D. VANCE,
ARCH’D NIVEN,
J. B. TALBOT,
NAT H ALLEN,
D M BLUTHENTHAL.
THE “ QUEER' IN POLITICS
Sometimes in the course of human
events, it becomes necessary to dis
cuss men and measures. A prerog
ative assured by the press for the
benefit of their readers and the
•world at large.
Iu our issue of the 29th ult , oc
casion was taken to comment ou the
conduct of the County Central Com
mittee in forcing Messrs. Gould aud
Alexander to abide by the returns
as tiled with that committee, not
withstanding the fact that they
stood ready to prove glaring frauds
committed against them.
At the convening of the March
teuu of the Jefferson Circuit Court
we are told that Judge G-ace gave
the Grand Jury a lengthy charge
upon the subject of election frauds,
aud it was expected something
would be done by them. But no;
they admitted Irregularities in the
■election, but found it inconvenient
to thoroughly investigate them at
the present, and shuffl-d the respon
sibility off on ihe next grand jury!
Pretty state of affairs this! Wonder
if they too a>e under the magnetic
power of ring ru'e?
We are reliably informed that evi
dence was in easy teach to have
Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa
tion and all liver Ills are cured by
Mood*® Pells
The non-lrrltatlng cathartic. Brice
25 cents of all druggists or by mail of
C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
indicted some of those dealing in
“queer” politics. Robbers of the
first water.
Messrs. Gould and Alexander
were ready to prove that in one
township—Bolivar—the judges re
turned 128 votes cast, when in fact
there were but 22 legal votes in the
township, and but 16 of these
actually voted. Besides this they
could have shown that one of these
123 votes was recorded as cast by a
gentleman that, lives in the Third
Ward of Pine Bluff and was never in
that township before the election.
This certainly is a healthy state of
affairs, and in the same political
family tou! It is as bad, if not
worse, than when we had to con
tend with Republican rule. Jeffei
son county is cot alone in this rep
rehensible business.
Patience may yet cease to be a
virtue with the good people of our
land Reaction is sure to come.—
Dumas News.
THRIFT OF A CLERGYMAN.
Letters Whose Hacks He Used for Copy
Made Ammlng Reading.
Habits of thrift are generally com
mendable, but sometimes they give
cause for amusement without the per
son practicing them being aware of it.
This was the case recently with a well
known clergyman, whose church is one
of the most flourishing of its denomi
nation in the city. This clergyman re
ceives a salary of $6,000 a year and has
in addition a comfortable income of
hi3 own. He is a liberal giver to
many charities, lives in a handsome
brown-stone house, and apparently has
less reason for economy than the
average citizen, yet he has one habit—
perhaps better, one idiosyncrasy—that
might well be taken as an indication
of poverty by those who did not know
the clergyman. With inborn Scotch
thrift the minister makes use of the
blank side of letters he receives when
they are written “on one side only.”
He was recently asked to prepare an
article for a magazine. In due time
the manuscript reached the editor,
each page of it written on the back
of an old letter, and it was only too
evident that he had paid no attention
to whether or not the letters were of
a personal character. The letters fur
nished a rather curious commentary
on the sort of letters a metropolitan
clergyman receive. Among them were:
A notice from an insurance company
that his policy had lapsed owing to
the non-payment of $156 premium.
A note from the general passenger
agent of a railway refusing his request
that a pass from New York to Chicago
be given to a poor brother in the min
istry. An appeal from a poor widow
for money to pay her rent and keep
her from being dispossessed. A letter
from a broker, who was one of his con
gregation, advising him to invest in a
certain stock, as it was certain to be
“a good thing.” A criticism of one of
his sermons from one of the pillars of
the church. A receipt showing that
he had paid for the license of his dog
—New York Herald.
Will Develop Japanese mines.
The Japanese government intends to
introduce in the nest session of the diet
a law freeing foreigners from all re
strictions in regard to the mining busi
ness in Japan. The existing law pro
hibits them from becoming sharehold
ers or partners in any mining com
pany. By the new law such provision
will be entirely done away -with. It is
evident that the government is begin
ning to realize that foreign capital will
not come into the country unless for
eign ownership privileges are first con
ceded. Mining enterprises requiring
especially large amounts of capital,
such privileges will now probably be
granted. And it is likely that they will
ultimately be extended to cover foreign
ownership of real estate and industrial
shares. It is quite evident that the min
ing resources of the empire are in an
undeveloped state, and that they are
arousing a growing interest and atten
tion.
"The Card-Flaying Ducliess."
A queer story has reached London
about the "card-playing duchess,”
whose fondness for the card table has
earned her that appellation. It comes
from a seaside resort, where the duke
and duchess have a family mansion.
Card parties on the lawn on Sunday
afternoons are said to hsNre been made
a feature of the present country sea
son, and as the lawn is visible from the
high read, shocked churchgoers wit
nessing the spectacle have been moved
to protestation.—Eastern Daily Press
MATTING
SLAUGHTERSALE
We have received a large consignment of matting wMch was
slightly damaged. So the consignment was rejected and afterwards
bought by us at a great reduction. So in order to close out this
shipment at once we have decided to place this matting upon t$ie
market at a Great Slaughter Sale, at the following prices:
20 cent flatting at 122 cents.
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The above prices are for cash only and will last until we have
disposed of this consignment.
We are crowded for room, even our cellars are crowded; so in
order to reduce our stock we have made a great reduction on our
entire line. Cash or upon easy payments. A call is all we ask:
THE DAYS OF QUiLL PENS
An Accomplished Schoolmaster's Won
derful Effects In Flourishes.
The art of cutting a quill by adept
“quill-drivers” was dying when I first
began schooling, says Notes and Quer
ies. Steel pens had been known for
some time, but wrere not in general
use. The goose quill pen died a hard
death as a commonly-used writing
tool. My first schoolmaster was a
first-rate hand at cutting a quill, and
he could use it with wonderfulveffects
in flourishes. It was his boast that he
could fill the first page of a lad’s
school book w'ith name, age, date and
flourishes—in which were depicted
wonderful swans and other birds—in
such a fashion that none but experts
like himself could tell w'here the quill
pen wras taken from the paper for a
fresh dip. My last master could
neither cut a quill nor use one with ad
vantage. Quills as pens remained in
use in some houses as the only writ
ing tool up to a dozen or twrenty years
ago. Those who can cut a decent
writing quill are now' few. People
used to ask for “a quill pen,” or “a
quill,” when they wanted a pen, and
both steel and quill were always called
“pens,” buyers asking for fine or other
“nibs” or ‘nebs.” Nowadays nearly all
ask for "nibs” when they require pens.
The w’ord “pen” has almost dropped
out of usage, except to express the pen
and holder combined. Persons in
variably ask for a box of ‘nibs,” ap
pearing to lose sight cf the fact that
“nib” or “neb” is a point and that the
points of pens alone are not to be had.
One would think that in these days of
much schooling teacers w'ould define
“pen” from “point” or “nib,” but,
they, too, ask for “nibs” when they
mean “pens.” Children only know a
pen as a holder and pen combined.
They ask for “nibs” or “pen nibs,” and
asked if they do not mean “pens,” the
reply is: “No, nibs!”
iron ucarer Than ('.old.
Machines in a watch factory will cut
screws with 5S9 threads to an inch.
These threads are invisible to the
naked eye, and it takes 144,000 screws
to make a pound. A pound of them
Is worth six pounds of pure gold.
EVIL DOERS TRAPPED.
They Are All Anxious to Hear from the
Woman They Love.
From the Indianapolis News: “It is
queer what risks some men will take
to get a letter from a woman they
love,’’ said John Edmunds of the gen
eral delivery department of the post
office. “Criminals who can be found in
no other way are often arrested when
I they call for mail at the general de
livery window. Generally, the men
call for letters written by some wom
an. Along close to the holidays last
year a Pinkerton detective came to the
office and waited for three days and
nights for a man wanted in the East,
who was supposed to be in this city.
The detective knew that before the
murder he was accused of committing
' the man had corresponded with a wom
| an in the East. The detective had been
w'aiting three days, when he received
word to go to Columbus, Ohio, as there
was a letter at that office for the man.
He went, and had not been there long
when the man made his appearance.
The detective arrested him .at once
and proceeded to Cleveland, where the
prisoner was tried and- sentenced to
death. Another instance was where
not long ago the authorities were look
ing for a man accused of committing
some big crime and had no clew at all
as to where he was; so every office in
the country was sent word to look out
for a letter for that man. Some time
after one came to our office and we at
once notified the authorities. A detec
tive ■nme on immediately, and when
the man asked for his mail he was at
once arrested.”
Trance I9 Extravagant.
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu comments on
the French budget for 1900 with a tone
of alarm. If the future of French
finance consists, he says, in spending
each year 35,000,000 francs more than
in the preceding year French prosper
ity is bound to succumb. AH nations,
it is said, are constantly doing the
same thing—increasing expenditure.
But whatever other nations do,
b ranee, Mr. Leroy-Beaulieu argues,
cannot afford it. Her budget is 800,
000,000 francs more than England’s
though England has 2,000,000 more of
population and is probably 15 to 20 per
cent richer.
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Newlv Opened.
The Commercial Cafe
Sunday’s Dinner.
sour.
Macaroni.
MEATS.
Roast Beef. Brown Gravy.
Baked Trout. Cream Sauce.
VEGETABLES.
Cream Mashed Potatoes,
Green Peas.
Stewed Onions, Butter Sauce.
Kidney Beans with Macaroni, jf
Corn Bread.
DESERT EXT RE.
Ice Cream.
FULTON & POTTER,
Proprietors.
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Fire,
Life,
Accident
osoiaoce
Also
Money to Loan
Farms and City Property,
on 5 or io } ears’ time,
Call on
L. B* AUSTIN,
\y. M CRUTCHER M. D
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
Residence 727 Pine St.
Office over Marn-Tankersley
Drug Co.