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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A QUEER LITTLE HEN.

There was once little brown hen,
A dear little, queer little hen,
Her work was to lay
Just one egg every day;
And she did it, this good little hen.
ohe ny up in tree, and right then,
seated high on a branch, this queer hen,
Her egg she would lay,
Her one egg every day,
This good little, queer little hen.
Twas a strange thing to do I must say,
Lay an egg from tree every day.
And what good was the eggs?
Just tell that, l beg
That fell from the tree in that way?
But some people do things just as queer;
L know it; I've seen it, my dear
They have a good thought,
But it just comes to naught;
From the wrong place they drop it, my
dear.
There's a lesson for you and for me
From the hen that laid eggs in a tree.
If we do a right thing,
If good thought we bring,
Let's not choose a wrong place, you and me
-Gazelle S. Sharp, in N. Y. Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

willows waved and bent and out
bounced great She bear-a grizzly!
With a yell of dismay we all turned
and scattering like flock of sparrows
when a cat jumps into the midst of
them, fed for the nearest trees. Blink
ers, quite forgetting that he was the
general of the LITTLE expcditionary
force, made such use of his long legs
that he was safely up a tree before any
Of the rest of us had reached one.
AS for me, I never reached one at all.
In turning to run, | tripped over the
ak, and though l was up again in an in
slant, the check made me the last Of
the fugitives.
The chase was very soon over. In six
jumps, as it seemed, the great beast
caught me, and, with one blow of her
paw on the middle Of my back, sent me,
face downward, to the ground. with
every atom of breath driven out of my
body.
This last circumstance was good
thing for me; could not have moved
muscle if | had wished to. Consequent
ly the bear supposed that | was dead,
and instead of tearing me up into small
pieces, as expected, she began shifting
RE all over and turning Inc about with
her claws.
Suddenly, however, she ceased and By
gan to growl. and heard Blinkers up in
his tree call out: 60 back! You can't
do any good. You'll only get yourself
killed, too" From which l concluded
that Blinkers and the bear had one
thought in common; they both sup
posed me to be dead.
was beginning to recover my breath
a little by this time, and in my anxiety
70 see what was going forward, | made
, a slight movement with one arm, and
in an instant the bear had that arm be-
tween his teeth. 1t hurt me so horribly
that | tainted, and all that happened
afterwards | gathered from the other
boys.
Phil, when he saw me knocked down,
instead of climbing up tree like the
rest, ran back to where had dropped
the AK, and, picking it up, advanced to
my rescue.
1t was a mad thing to do, there is no
doubt about that; but Phil did it-and
without thought of his own danger.
1t was in vain that Blinkers calledto him
| to go back; he did not seem to hear, but
kept coming on slowly. with his eyes
fixed on the bear, and the AK held in
readiness to strike.
The bear dropped my arm and adj
vanced step, standing across my body.
growing and turning ur her lips until
all her great white teeth were eXposed;
but still Phil came on. At six feet dis
lance he stopped. The bear took a step
| forward, and then another, and then,
with all the strength of his body doubled
by the intense excitement of the mo-
J ment, Phil struck at her with such force
and precision that he split her skull
clean in two.
But, even in Aying, the bear sue
ceeded in doing some mischief.
With last convulsive effort she
| struck cut, and, with her great claws,
s0re away the front of Pills coat, vest
/ and shirt, and made three deep cuts all
across his chest from the left shoulder
| diagonally downward. Another inch
and Phil must certainly have been
| killed. AS it was, he stood for a moment
swaying to and fro, and then fell for
ward upon the dead body of the BEAR
| Sidford F. Hamp, in st, Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
DOG CATCHES FISH.
Has the Reputation of Having Never Lost
Victim.

kAAS Ine Reputation OF having Never LOSt
Victim.
William Clawson, fisherman of
South Piainfield, n. j., is the owner Of il
dog of which he may we'll be proud.
The animal, which looks like an ordi-
nary cur, is possessed of an intelligence
far above that of other animals of his
species. The dog has become one of
the most expert fishermen in the vicin-
ity, and has the reputation of having
never lost a fish. Mr.. Clawson and the
dog work in company. Arriving at the
stream, his owner will get the lines
ready, she dog watching with more than
ordinary interest, and when everything
has been arranged to the mutual salts
faction Of the two the dog will watch
the wat until he sees that a fish has
taken hold of the line, and then he will
assist 10 landing it But it is when his
master goes gigging that the dog is in
his element. Nearby Mr.. Clawson' 5
place is bridge ever a small stream
III which are a number of carp. 1t is
Mr.. Clawson's habit to stand IN the
bridge and let down a line into the
water, which is so arranged that fish
in passing will run his head into the
loop prepared to receive him, and so
get caught. The moment that the fish
is caught the dog does his work. Leap
ing into the water, he grabs the strug-
Cling Ash and brings it in safety to the
shore, and he has never been known to
lose fish caught by him in this man
ner.--Cincinnuti Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

A MISUNDERSTANDING man sat in
thePoolroom at the Mansion house in
Bufalo the other evening. He had
bee watching game for time, but
fin.h lily he had dozed off to sleep He
w runk. Now and then he opened
hrs eyes when good shot was made.
He was not too far gone to show his APP
probation of a good player. He had
been doing in his chair for half an
hour, when suddenly he woke up,
stretched himself and said to man
standing near: Say, my friend, what
hotel is this?" 1.-THE Mansion house"
"1sit?" he answered, in surprise. Eyes,
sir, this is the Mansion house" 'Well,
great Scott! I've been wondering for
the last two days where was, and I've
always been too lazy to ask. was in
this same hotel ten years ago. Funny
thing should drift into the same place.
This is Buffalo, amt it?" Again the
man passed off into the land of dreams.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Wren quite agreed with her. So they
brought straw and strings and built a
house in one of the pockets, making
It as coy little fat as anyone could
desire When the wind blew the old
GOAT would swing gently and rock Mr..
and Mrs. Wren to sleep.
But chilly weather came and the
tarmer wanted his coat. lie went to
take ii down and he found the nest.
OF course, he hung it right back again,
and now there are little wrens pceping
out of the ragged old pocket.-Chicago
Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
NEST IN A POCKET.
Wrens Establish Cozy Habitation in a
Queer Place.

After reading about the English spar
lows that set up housekeeping on the
elevated railroad structure, one of our
girls Mabel Taylor, of Greenfield, Ill.
writes about the doings of two funny
little wrens. One day they spied an old
coat hanging in the corner of the back
porch. 1t belonged to one of the farm
laborers who wore it only when the
weather was chilly. Mrs. Wren thought
it would be a good place to live, and Mr..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

good We were practicing with our guns at
my country-place the other day, and he hit
the bulls eye the first time" every clever"
''Yes; but he had to pay for the bull."-
Harper'S Weekly,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

REPIRTEE.-Servant from the door,
would you please shoot your dog, as it
won't let him go to sleep" Neghbor-
GGive my respect to Herr Mayer and tell
him 1 shalt be much obliged if he will poison
his daughter and burn her piano. Lyndon
Union,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

IF thou desire to raise thy fortunes by the
casts of fortune, be wise betimes, lest thou
repent too late. What thou winnest is prod
igally spent What thou losest is prodigally
lost.-QuarleS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

THE human soul is like bird that is born
In the cage. Nothing can deprive it of its
natural longings or obliterate the mysteri-
Gus remembrance of its heritage.-Epes
Sargent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
FARM FLOOD GATE.

It Is Simple and ServiceabIe and Does Not
Cost Much.
The best and cheapest flood gate
have ever used or seen is represented
in the illustration. 1t is my own in
vention and is constructed as follows:
Twist four, six or eight strands of good,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

''LET's see," said the teacher. "Your
name is Peter Marmaduke Jones?" eyes
sum-" said Peter. But that amt my fault.
Poppy and mOmmie did it."-Harper'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

''MAY have word with you, sir2' said
Boreley to Cynicus. "Wes, that all depends
on the word said Cynicus. 'If it's good
by, I'll join in with you with pleasure. -
Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

BLoDDs-"Here's a rather clever little
book-'Don'ts for Club Mem" Slobbs-''It
isn't the 'don'ts' that worry me; it's the
dues. "-Philadephia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

WIFE-"Iow are you pleased with on
new maid?" Husband every much =
Wife-'I thought so; l have discharged
her. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

Nor in Government Employ.-"Arey or
an office-holder?" said one man to another
mo; 1 work for living ."-Pittsburgt
Chronicle Telegraph
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

EASILY Rectifed.-"Marie, thought youl
physician told you that you were not strong
enough to ride a wheel7" eyes, but then
went to another doctor" -Chicago Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

LET me take the blamed thing home,'i
said the patient, as the dentist relieved him
of his aching molar; 81 want to take il
home and poke sugar in it to see it ache r'-
Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23

"What number shoe does she wear?"
"a full size toe small!"-Chicago Rec
ord.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
SPECIAL BlCYCL ch liar

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27
CONNIE MACK
AND THE PITTSBURG "PIR- ATES" WILLS BE WITH
 US APRIL |.
A List of the Players and Who
 and What They Are.

The people of Pine Bluff will, on Wednesday, April l, have 8 chance for the first time to see the Pitts burg National League Club play here. They are without doubt one of the strongest teams in the League and have been strengthened this year more than ever. They have Wenty-One play CTS with them and out of this number Manager Mack will pick two teams that will put up fine game here. Among the num- Der Manager Mack has some players well known to the people of Pine Bluff. Pink Hawley will be remem- bered, as before starting out in the big League he pitched for Fort Smith; Kilten, who will pitch for one team, led the pitchers of the League in 1893, and Jake Stenzel, the center fielder, was the leading batter in 1891; Big Jake Beckley, the first baseman, is known to all lovers of the National game; Ely, the short stop, was bought from St. Louis in exchange for another player and a big money consideration; Foreman, thesmallestplayerin in the League who weighs ony 120 pounds and is called the boy wonder, will also play on one of these teams. All these players have been at Hot Springs for nearly q month and are in fine condition to start their regular season and ought To put up the best game ever seen here.
 The game will start at ? o'clock so as to permit the players to catch the 4:30 train to Little Rock.
 Chairs will be reserved for the ladies and everything has been ar ranged in good shape. as workmen have been at work on the grounds.
 Following are the two teams that will play:
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schedule offered by the railroads to be present on that occasion.
 The programme for Saturday, the inaugural day, will consist of five splendid races, including the Derby The opening event will be the Pol lock X Son purse, $25O for all ages, at five furlongs. The second race is the Athletic Association pnrse of $25O for two years old, at four fur longs, in which will be seen some of the promising youngsters who have been attracting so much attention at the track. The next race on the programme is the fifth Arkansas Derby, a sweepstake for three-year- olds, with q guaranteed value of $2,000, at one mile. Then follows the Tones Brothers purse of $250 for four-year olds and upward at one mile. The first days sport will end with the Dickinson Arms Company purse of $250 for three -year-olds at six fnrlongs.
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NO NEWS OF RYAN.
His Friends Think His Mind Has Become UnbaI-
 anced.

No tidings have been received of Sam c. Ryan, President of the Wal ker Printing Company, who disap- peared Monday morning. His son, E. s. Ryan, has distributed eireu- lars containing a description Of the missing man, and the police are looking for him. It is the opinion of his friends that he is wandering around the country. Twelve years ago bis mind became unbalanced and he disappeared for some time.
 MT Ryan, who had been formerly connected with the Mekeel Printing Company, took charge of the Walker concern only last Friday. The office was running as usual yesterday and the employees in charge said that there was plenty of work on hand and some good accounts outstand- ing. In view of Mr. Ryan's prosper ous financial condition, the theory that his mind is unbalanced, and that he is wandering about seems
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27

A conference between Reed and Allison ended in a row. They tried to combine against Mckinley and could not.
 Judge Nicholas E. Worthington, of Peoria, H., may be candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
 Five men fought out fued in churchyard in Jones County, Georgia. All were wounded and two will die.
 Prayers for police to protect the buffalo of the National Yellowstone Park from poaehers are being presented to Congress.
 The Columbia Typographical Union is after the Silver Knight, Senator Stewards paper, for alleged employment of scab labor.
 The House is in revolt against the iron rule of Reed, and a large num- Der of members are said to have formed a combine against him.
 General Butler's war record was attacked during d discussion of u proposition to place a statne of him in the Massachusetts State House.
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PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS. FRIDAY EVENING" MARCH 27 1896

the most reasonale that has been offered. Louis Republic.
 About twelve years ago Sam c. Ryan lived in Pine Bluff and owned the Press Eagle His mind became deranged and he wandered about the country for several weeks. He finally came home in a demented condition and soon after was carried to St. Louis for treatment. He re covered and since that time has re- sided in St. Louis. Ryan was shot in the head during the civil war and it is believed that the wound at times causes him to become insane. He and his family have many friends in this section of Arkansas.
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A SUDDEN DEATH.
A Grant County Farmer Dies In His
 Wagon While En Route Home.

John West, well-known Grant county farmer who lives just over the border of Jefferson county, was in the city yesterday purchasing supplies.
 He had just recovered from an at tack of measles before starting to town to make his purchases. On yesterday in the forenoon he loaded up his wagon at the k. NJ Knox Company's store with goods and merchandise, and about noon started for his home in Grant county accompanied by his son.
 While loading his wagon Mir. West, complained that he had a chill, but nothing was thought of it until this morning when it was learned that while en route home about o'clock yesterday afternron, Mr. West became suddenly very i'll and died
 The scene of his death was near the Caldwell place. Mr. West took a big drink of water from the stream just this side of Caldwell's house, re turned to his wagon and soon after became unconscious and expired.
 The deceased was well known in this and Grant county and leaves a family and a large number Of friends. 10 mourn his demise.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

General T. L. Casey, the recently retired Chief of Engineers, is dead.
 The Conference Committee on the Cuban Resolutions met again. but did nothing.
 Prof. Fessenden has succeeded in perfecting meter to measure the force of X rays.
 Charlotte Behrens, leading lady oi Robert Mantell's company, secured a divorce in Chicago
 Senator Platt has introduced a joint resolution for Congress to ad- journ on or before May ?.
 Nicola Tesla believes that he will soon be able to send messages by atmospheric electric waves.
 Mrs. Mary Davidson was acquit- ted of the charge of fblaekmailing Rev. c. o. Brown, of San Francisco.
 The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Colonel J. ]. Brice as National Fish Commissioner.
 Congressman Joy has been elected a member of the Congressional Campaign Committee for Mis- souri,
 Miss Willard says that the W. c. T. U. National Convention will be held in St. Louis, almost without doubt.
 Ethel Mathews, of Lexington, Ky, eloped with J. T. McCauley, oi Morganfield. She left home via q window.
 Two white boys blackened their faces and robbed the station agent at Ramer, Alabama. They were captured.
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To Whom It May Concern.


 The editor of the GRAPHIC ac- knowledges the following, for which We take this occasion to express our appreciation and return our thanks for the same:
 PINE BLUFF, MARCH B, 1896. HoN. JAMES w. ADAMS, Pine Bluff. My DEAR SIR-You must allow.me to thank and commend tte Pine Bluff GRAPHIC for the handsome and nnselfish editorial which appeared in it's columns referring to my candi- dacy for the State Senate. You have filled that position for the last four years yourself and it has been currently reported and talked on the streets that you desired re-elec- tion. Under like circumstances but few men would have been so fair and complementary I am delighted to see this spirit of fairness among the young and rising men of the country. It argues well for the future of our great country.
 Yours truly,
 W. P. GRACE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27

Well, they won't do a thing but pack the Opera House to the doors For if is the
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Iuther Henson,

The great temperance lecturer, will be in the city next Sabbath and will deliver lecture in the Merrill Institute under the auspices of the Y :. NJ. c. A, at 3 o'clock in the after noon. Everyone is invited to be present. Admission will be free. Mr. Benson has been good many years one of the foremost, if not the fore most. temperance lecturer in the country He is the author of Eff teen Years in Hell, which gives an account of fifteen years of his life given up to strong drink 1t is ex- pected that the Institute hall will be filled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27
The Worlds Fair Tesfy showed no baking powesess so pure or so greaf iI1 TeaV ening power as the Royal
The Fox Hmnters Return

Yesterday the fox hunters who have been spending several days at Lees Springs chasing Renyard, re- turned to this city. They caught two foxes and report having had a grand time generally. The follow ing gentlemen composed the party: Messrs. T. NJ. Phillips, W. D. Win ston, Fred Martin, B. E. Barbee. R. D. Treadwcll, J. NJ. Hightower and A. s. 1riggg.
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Key to Perplexlng Situation.


 The Presidential campaign upon which the country has already en- tered, presents the most complex political situation which has been witnessed in the United States since the Civil Var. The Republican and Democratic parties are shaken to their centers by clashing opinions on the silver question. The Pop ulist party. and the possibility ifnot probability of a distinct free coinage party with a Presidential ticket of it's own, serves to increase the con- fusion and perplexity in which even intelligent and candid observers find themselves It is at such time that the reader of Public Opinion appreciates the value of a paper that gives him a fair, unbiased, well-pro- portioned statement from week to week of the facts and of the drift of discussion. Public Opinion gives it's readers great deal more than this, but this is the thing for which it will be especially sought during the next eight months. Send a postal card to the Public Opinion Company, New York City, for q sample copy and premium offers, or call at this office for information.
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THE LITTLE ROCK RACES.
Saturday Will Be Derby Day Many Pine Bluffians Will Be Present on
 that Occasion.

Next Saturday will be Derby Day at the Little Rock races and many of our citizens will take advantage of the cheap rates and convenient
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 MEAA OIL FIELDS.
It Is Well Known Fact That oil Oozes
 From the Ground In Polk.

It Isa Well Known Fact That oil oozes
 From the Ground In Polk.
 The Mena Demoerat says: Mr. B, F. Kennedy, of Magazine, Logan county, has been in the city a part of this week with view of devel- oping some oil fields, which he claims lay close to Mena. He says he can find rock within six miles of Mena so completely saturated with oil that they will burn. He has exs plored the whole country time and again. and knows where the veins runs. He is connected with com pany over It Magazine that have a complete outfit for the work that they can bring over here and put to work. They have been at work for sometime putting down well. They have struck some oil and gas at vari- ous depths, but they do not ex pect to strike a sufficient volumn of oil until they reach a depth of 5000. They are now down about l,50O feet, and will continue the work for aqout thirty days, when they ex- pect to make the strike.
 It is well-known fact, or at least has been for a number of years to Arkansas people, that oil oozed out of the ground in Polk county, and if such is the case, there must be a considerable volume of it some dis tance below the surface. The mat ter is worth taking up and inves- tigating thoroughly. Every person in Mena and surrounding country should assist Mir. Kennedy in every way to accomplish his purpose in Investigating what lies beneath the surface. If there is nothing, we should know it, and if we lie in the midst of great oil fields, the fact should be known, and then Mena will indeed have a great future be- fore her. There is only one way to demonstrate this fact, and that is to take hold of the matter when the opportunity offers and see for your selves.