Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-05-23

Hon. Josiah Patterson, of Teunes7
see is called the Bardwell Slote of the
house. He has all the qualities of the
stage hero. He is loud and large and
stout His voice is shrill and te1e-
phonic. He is declamatory and de-
lights in Fourth of July eloquence and
spreaG-eagle expressions.
Mrs. Clara Doty Bates was recently
given a reception by the Chicago
Woma MS club The president was so
anxious that every one should know
when the guest of honor arrived that
as sooh as Mrs. Bates was noticed en-
tering the crowded room she an
nounced: Ladies, this is Mrs. Clara
Doty Bates"
Miss M. E. Grover is the treasurer
and general manager of the Peruvian
Mining Co, Cripple Creek district, Col.
The company controls forty acres of
ground. An extensive system of de-
velopment which was undertaken some
time since is being carried on with
energy and intelligence, Miss Grover
attending to all the details.
Henry w. Ogden, of B)ssier Parish,
La. who has been elected to congress
to fiji the vacancy caused by the APP
point ment of Newton C. Blanchard as
United States senator, is a native of
Missouri He enlisted in the confeder-
ate service at the age of Is, and came
out captain After its close he settled
in Louisiana and engaged in cotton
planting
"A man living ia Hastings, B. c.,
taught a pet monkey to drink a gin
and beer half-and-half every morning
, before breakfast Strange as it may
seem, the anthropoid acquired liking
for this beverage, and when it was
stopped the monkey took revenge on
the man by biting off one of his ears
One thing led to another until the
monkey was dead and the man so badly
off that two doctors were called in.
Mrs. John Kelley is vice president
of a bank at Atlanta, Ga. 1t is fam
lily bank and represents an estate Mrs.
Keeleys husband was vice president,
but at his death. which occurred six
years ago, his wife was elected to fill
the position. Mrs. Kelley says: IL
think there are many positions in
banks which could be filed as we'll by
women as by men, and / wonder that
they have not been employed in that
way long before
The members of the Royal Welsh
Ladies' choir exhibited they extreme
loyalty the other day by some curious
behavior. They were on board the
royal yacht Alberta. Some of their
number found hand basin in which
they were told the princess of Wales
had just washed her hands and face
So what did they all do but one after
another perform their own ab1utions
in the self-same water which had been
used by her royal highness.
The late Ottowell Wood, one of the
leading characters of New England,
was once summoned as a witness in
court When he was called and sworn
the Judge not catching his name
asked him to spell it, whereupon Mr..
u, e, double l, double u double o, d.
The judge was too thick-witted to grasp.
the meaning of this string of words,
and letters, and, throwing down his
pen in despair, exclaimed: Most ex-
traordinary name | ever heard; will
you write it for me, Mr.-Mr. Mr..
Witnesses
Mr. Wobbly-"My dear Miss Blim-
Der. have an idea" Miss Blimber
Tim SO impatient to hear it ex-
pressed" Mr.. Woboly-"Ah, you think
YOU can guess what it is?" Miss Blim-
ber-"No; only whose it is."-Inter
Ocean.
-Tottie tagged fve)-"I wonder why
babies is always born in de night
timer" ''Lottie tagged seven, little
! wiser1-"Don't you know? It's cos
they wants to male sure of findin'
their mothers at home. "-Pearson's
! Weekly
What time was it when you saw
this affair?" asked the justice. We'll,
SIR" said the rural witness, .'ef don't
! disremember. hit war long erbout
eane-grindin time. . Il mean what
hour was it?" s'Well. sir, it war about
two hours by sun. Atlanta Constitu-