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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-11

Don't fail t6 iittend the meeting of the Bryan and sewall Club at the Court House tonight
 Mir. C. E. Phlpot was a passenger on the outbound passenger train this afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs. ". D. Hearn returned this afternoon on the Cotton Belt from brief visit to relatives in Alabama.
 Mir. Morris Altschul has received 9 small alligator. measuring sixteen inches in length, as present from a friend in Florida.
 Mrs. k. H. Franklin entertained her friends last evening at progress sive euchre in honor of her guest, Miss Emily Nathan, of Memphis
 Mir. George II. Adams leaves for Clarendon tonight, where he goes in the interest of the GRAPnIc's forth coming bicycle races.
 Interest in the forthcoming bicycle races continues to increase, both among those who will participate and those who will be spectators.
 Mr. Charles sehellenberger, who went to Spokane, Wash, some time age, has returned and accepted a position with the Cotton Belt Rail- way.
 Mr. w. H. Langford and wife, Mrs. J. B. Speers and son, John, and Miss Emma Byrd left yesterday for Nir- ginia Beach, to spend the remainder of the summer.
 Messrs. Harry Olcott, John Hut, James Hing, George Thomas, Carl Hing. Benton and r. NJ. Kilroy will leave tonight for Clarendon, to at tend the bicycle meet at that place.
 ----
 Mr. J. Clip Taylor has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Kentucky. "Gip' says the "Blue Grass State" is sure to roll up big majority for Bryan and Sewall.
 The Bryan and Sewall Club meets Ut the court house tonight, and the meeting will be addressed by Hon. I. W. Crawford, ". B. Sorrells, H. k. c. Foster and others. There should be a large turn out.
 A party composed of Messrs. ". B. Greenfield, c. D. James, s. A. Levy, NJ. W. Boyett and others, left this morning for deer hunt in the Saline River bottom. They will be absent about four days.
 MT. r. M. kilroy, the pride of Pine Bluff bicycle riders, will leave to- night for Clarendon, where he will participate in the races to take place in that city tomorrow. We predict that he will capture several prizes.
 Mr. r. M. Kilrey has kindly lent the GRAPHIC his superb new racing tandem for the coming bicycle races. The tandem is of the famous Ram bler' make, for which he is heagent. The strength, durability and beauty of the Rambler wheel is well known to all bicycle riders.
 Houston X Roane have inaugu- rated a new system in keeping their accounts, which is of great conven- fence toj their customers. Special discounts are also allowed cash pur- chasers of their new tickets. Read full explanation of their new scheme in their advertisement on the first page in this issue.
 On yesterday MT. W. II. Langford purchased the Sulphur Springs hotel and land, consisting of 120 acres, at auction sale, for S2,l00. Mir. Lang ford expects to organize q new stock company for the improvement of the same. The Cotton Belt railroad will build spur from it's main track to the springs, distance of two and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-11

All kinds Of summer drinks at Mitchell's. ol7 dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-11

A party composed of Messrs. ". B. Greenfield, G. D. James, s. A. Levy, NJ. W. Boyett and others, left this morning for deer hunt in the Saline River bottom. They will be absent about four days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-11

Mr. r. M. Kilroy has kindly lent the GRAPHIC his superb new racing tandem for the coming bicycle races. The tandem is of the famous "Ram- bier" make, for which he is the agent. The strength, durability and beauty of the Rambler wheel is well known to all bicycle riders,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-11

MT. r. M. kilroy, the pride of Pine Bluff bicycle riders, will leave to- night for Clarendon, where he will participate in the races to take place in that city tomorrow. We predict that he will capture several prizes.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
A QUEER EXPERIMENT.
PhotogrsphinG thu. Splash of Drop
of Mercury.

kPorlcdgc
Prof. WOrthipgton has been studying a
curious phenomenon for twenty years The
splash Of drop occurs in the twinkling
of an eye, yet IL is an exclusively regulated
phenomenon and one that very happily IL
illustrates some OF the fundamental proper
ties of the fluid.
The problem that Prof WorthDgton has
succeeded in solving is TO let a drop Of
comparative darkness onto a surface and
to illuminate it by II flash OF exceedingly
short duration ~ any desired stage, SO as
to exclude all the stages previous and
subsequent to those thus selected. The many
illustrations in his volume testify to the
accuracy and beauty OF his work.
The curious results OF a splash of a drop
of mercury from a height Of three inches
upon a smooth glass plate are particularly
Interesting. Very soon after the first
minute rays are shot out in all directions
on the surface with marvellous Icgula rity.
From the ends of the rays droplcts ofliquid
split off. The liquid subsidies in the middle
and soon afterward flows into the ring.
The ring then divides in such a manner as to
join up the rays into pairs. Thereafterthc
whole contracts until the liquid rises in
the center, so as 10 form The beginning III
the rebound OF the drop from the piate.
Immediately the drops at the end OF the
arms break off. while the central mass rises
m column, which just falls, itself to
break into drops.
He photographed no fe wer ian thirty sue
cessive stages OF the splash within the
twentieth OF second, so that the average
interval between them was about the six
hundredth Of q second. Remarkable are
the splashes Of water drops falling about
sixteen inches into milk. but more beautiful
are the dome forms when the height is
fifty-two inches.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
SELF-SHOOTING GUN.
Weapon with Which the Army and
Navy Is to He Equipped.
NJ, y-o.I T,,..n,r

Weapon with Which the Army and
Navy IL to IL. Equipped.
NeU York Journal
The Navy Department AT Washington has
Just ordered fifty Of the most remarkable
guns in the world Each of them is able to
discharge 400 rifle bullets a minute, aud
continues at that rate until the nlarksman
wants to stop. More than that. 1t fires it.
self. only requiring to he aimed 1t is the
Colt automatic gunO
This wonderful gun weighs only forty
pounds. 1t is magazine rifle, with one
barrel, the caliter OF which is the same
as that Of the improved rifle newly adopted
by the navy, q little less than a quarter
OF an incn. This means that the bullet,
which is OF lead, with steel jacket, smu ch
less in diameter than an ordinary lead
pencil The bullet is about an inch long,
almost cylindrical in shape, tapcring some
what and rounded at the front end. The
gun discharges several OF these proiectiles
each second, and they leave the nuZ-
gle of the weapon with a velocity Of nearly
half n mile a second.
The rapidity OF discharges so tremendous
that there seems 10 he Il continuous stream
OF bullets II wing from the muzzlc Of the gun.
So great is their velocity, however, that
there is actually an interval of 300 feet
between each two. Cartridges are led u
tin. wea pVn--a automatically by iced belts.
which are coilcd In boxes and readily at
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
YOUNG OF WATERFOWL.
They Often Sleep All Night on
the Water.

Lo"""H 'pr't"f"
In the Irish Sea rock fowl OF all kinds
are very NUMEROUS, ana vessels going north
pass large numbers OF guillemots and ra lor
bills swimming far out at SEA. In August
these u re accompanied ytBeir young, often
less than half grown, and still covered
with down. The little guile IEots are
"launched'' very soon after they are
patched, and unless the old birds carry
them UP To The rocks GA which they rouSt
in the same way as they are said to carry
them DOWN, they must spend Their nights,
as well as their days, upon the sea. Young
wild ducks are 50 light and active that
they Seem able to run ON the surface or the
water. 1t is ha rdly credible that they
can do SO, as water hoatnan' does,
without breaking the surface film but
they certainly can make dash for short
distance with their feet on the water and
the whole OF their body out of il. In
catching insects on the water they rival
the dcNteri,y OF young partridge on an
anthiil. There is very little doubt, also,
that, ike young fish. they live largely
on the microscopic cntonustraca, which
come as "A kind OF mamma iii the WILDERNESS
10 all aquatic creatures
MIR. st. John once found a whole brood
imprisoned in water hole in the heather
The sides We're steep. AMI IT was evident
that they had fallen ia and had been uri-
able To get out. There Were signs that
they had been there FOR some time, but
they were all i'll good condition, and it
was surniised that they had lived on ill.,
ScCts which had fallen into the water from
the surrounding heather Probably they
had largely supplemented this 10y devour-
ing the water ileas and other entonrUstrica
bred III the pool itself. Young cOots, water
hens, water rails. gTebes aud swans are
almost as clever as the young wild ducks
when III their dOwny youth. Later. when
nearly fledg.ti, aud even when able to fly,
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20


tachaole TO the "reech' Inc poNes h"u
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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

inquire what am yo' Predictions on de
great political questions OBJ de day.
'Suttenly, Mr.. Buluwater l is a gold
bug. What am yu' GeriictiOEs in De wurr
OLD politics."
II is a silver bug We suttenly hab a
great political difference OF sentiment on
de question da is agitatin an shasin' de
country from de center to circumference.
What does you base yo' opinions on, sah?"
Huh? l Ease my 'pinion on sound
money, sab. You silber men hab yo' own
way, an you'll go roun' whitewashin' fer
mighty little pay, mighty little pay
How dat, Mr. johnson? ] white wa sh IS
fer six bits day. Wont ] get dat same
as ebber:''
''SutteDly; but when 20 got yo' six bits,
it am wuff only about six or seben niciiies
on count ob de depreciation oh silbcr."
"YOu deal in chickens, Mr.. Johnson"
Yes sab. l am in de trade Oh chickens to
a limited extent on a gold basis
How much 20 pa y fer good spring chick
ems, Mr.. Johnsen?"
Two bits for good springs and fifteen
cents fer ole hens"
cents fer ole hens" ..-
Huh! How yo' goiD' to pay TWO bits
fer chicken eff de TWO bits is wuff only
bout nickel? l axes yo dat"
You doesn't seem TO grasp de great
financial pint in de transaction, Brudder
Boldwatcr. If de Silber question wins and
am victorious at de polls, de depreciation
follows as er pat'rel cose: chickens goes
up and SLIDER goes down, an instead OBJ
payin' two bits fer mighty pore chickens,
an ole hens at dat, I'd hab ter pay erbout
To- times as much-'bout n dollar apiece,
sab. OATS one reason Use a gold bug,
sab. 1 am in de chicken business, sab.
an I'm satisfied wifi de present prices
under de single gold Standard
An L would get bout TO- times as
much fer white washin' as does now, Mr.
Jonsen, if de SLIDER wave sweeps de country;
sides Use got bout fifty head of chickens
CROWN an at dollah apiece, MI Jonsen,
think 1 sees my way clar, an dat's
lie reason Use er silber bug, sah."
"You don't take into account de de-
probation oh siber, sab. When yo' treats
yo'Self to de luxury OBJ a watermillion,
an had to pay TO bits fer 1t, when dey goes
begin under de present gold standard
at dime, axes yo', as a citizen oh this
great republican, how am yo' benefited
by yo' free silver? Yo' doesn't seem to
grasp the situation. my frien'.''
''Do yo' see dis heah SLIDER dollah Brudder
Jonsen:"
Yes. sab. 1t represents JUS one chicken,
or bout two watermilli0ns under bimetal-
lism."
''Huh! I see my way cl'ar Brudder Jon.
son. III raise my own millions an sell
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

tering is put around it. This looks dull
until lighted Then 1t bursts forth like
u torchlight procession.
great change was made in banner
PORTRAIT painting during the third
Cleveland campaign four years ago. Mr.!
Cleveland was booked to make one OF Ills
rare speeches. Over tile platform where
he WAS tn speak hung an immense picture
OF him. When Mr.. Cleveland rose 10 speak
the people looked wonGcrinely at him and
at the banner. Where did you get that
flag clian,cd a row CT Toys in tie rea IT of
the house. The black hair the rosy cheeks
and the Roman nose on the banrer contra sted
so strongly with the era yish hair and the
fat rugged features of the man who was
speaking. 1t was like the Germans shock
when viewing portrait Of Bisma rex ON
cougti-drop box. How lie half changer
calculated the German.
Neither OF the candidates would con-
sent to smile this year. An affability was
the most they could lie coaxed into. Per
hapS both recalled Garfield's campaign
smile, winch gazcd down upon the street
crowds as though enjoying vaudeville per
Torrance. Garfield coHfiSCated the ban
ncrs fast as Lc could, and the candidates
took care this year to make their commit
tees no such extra expense.
ALBERT CAMERON.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

they are much less adroit. They lose their
ClevrrnesS together with the beauty Of
babyho,d and pass through n stupid hslf-
fledgrG period as .1appers" Even their
nerves go aniiss. In all parts o: Iceland
the line OF flight Of the young swans is
marked by the natives who assemble. and
when the nOcks pass over yell. shout and
scream at the birds The young swans he
come perfectly muddled. and many Of
them simply close their wings leave off
lyiag and drop to the ground, when they
are caught
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

my own chickens. What yo' got to say To
dat: III sell, but I won't buy nOthn',
Brudder Jonscn."
Oats de berry pint Use tryin' to beat
into you, niegah. oars bout forty billion
OBJ JUS SIGH fools as you is dat Fclate on
selling ebcryt'ing and buyin' muffin, and
dar's VIVA you's foolishin' yOself.'
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
Railroad News,

'Locomotives, they say. are very long
lived"
Yes. They always boil their drinking
water.'-Chicago Record.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20

portrait painter He made a journey to
New York 10 see Mr.. Johnson, and put up
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for u week while
sitting for his oil painting. 1t is only
the iatcr-day prophets who are so hon
orfd i'll their own country a to hc sought
out by the painters and have painting
done at their residences.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
A POLITICAL DEBATE.
The Gentlemen of Color Argue on q
Chicken aud Watermelon Basis.

The following story is told by visitor
who attended one Of the national Conyen.
tions at St Ions. Colored resident of
the city met COlored acquaintance on a
street corner. and the following culluquy
TRANSFERRED:
MIR Jonscn. may | hab de holiness to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05
QUICK PROFITS.

A Boys Improvement on the Usual Pro-
gramme In Fairy Stories
Business" is the watchword of the
day, and the small boy is developing on
that line with rapidity which aston
ishes the previous generation. But the
practical side of his nature has not OBJ
scured the poetry Of childhood. The
fairy tale is as potent as ever, and there
was a smile of pleasure on the face of
the lad who remarked at breakfast:
81 had beautiful dream last night. "
"Wbat was it?" his father asked.
''I thought was out in the woods,
and saw a most gorgeously dressed
lady coming toward me. "
''That is "a go- -. -o.ne of the
stories thai yuu have been reading.
YES; 1t doesn't get very different un-
til the end. l knew by her looks that
she was the fairy queen, and made up
my mind that l wasn't going to lose
chances like some of the boys in story
books who didn't know a good chance
when they saw it. -
Ibid she offer you three wishes?'
eyes, and called to mind how she
sometimes took advantage of a mortal'i
being excited and nervous when he
wished in order 60 make him waste hi
opportunities and have a good laugh a
him. So when she said, Little boy, I'll
give you three wishes, 1 didn't jump a
the chance. 1 said. viii you give me-
whatever I ask for?' She answered
Yes; you may have three wishes. -
"What did you do?''
81 wished for four. Washington
Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05
A NIussulman,s Ides..

A respectable and honest Mussulman
and of course there are millions Of
Mussulmans entitled to that description
will not swallow alcohol if he knows
it, even for the good of his health; will
not lift 'the harem VEIL even if lift
ing it is essential to the life of his wife
or daughter; will not take out an insur-
ance, even when failure to do so is ruin
Gus to him in a business competition,
and will not in a country ruled by Mus
sulmans from any motive whatever
short of a necessity such as DESTROYS
freedom of will accord equality to men
Of any other faith. In these respects he
is a ''fanatic"-that is, he will act
upon the precepts of his creed, as inter
preted by its doctors, without reference
TO any other consideration, and espe-
cially without reference to convenience
or to the opinions, moral or otherwise.
Of men of any other faith.
A Mussulman's creed is for him the
operative law, as custom is for China
man, or n caste rule for Hindoo, or duty
for a good Englishman, or that which is
covenant for respectable Frenchman,
and though there are points upon which
be will break the law, especially for
gain, there are also points, especially
those we have mentioned, upon which
be will nOt-rather will be chopped In
pieces or chop you and take ali conse-
quences serenely. London Spectator.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05
nardshin. OF rclerraph Pole..

eyes" said Joseph Bonner, superin-
tendent of telegraph for the Southern
Pacific railroad, telegraph poles along
the line have hard time. Particularly
is this so out west, where the poles are
costly and stations are few and far be-
tween. Now, out in the Arizona desert
the poles are played the deuce with gen
orally. There is a sort of woodpecker
that picks the posts absolutely TO pieces,
thinking there may be- insects inside of
the wood. They hear the humming and
haven't sense enough to know what
causes it. Then near the hills the black
bears imagine that each pole contains a
swarm Of bees and they climb TO the top
and chew the glass insulators TO pieces /;
but the sandstorms are the things that
create the most havoc. When the winds
blow strongly, the sand is drifted at a
rapid rate and the grains cut away the
wood at a fearful rate. 1t was a common
thing to have an oak pole worn to a
shaving IN days time, while / have
seen poles inst ground TO the surface of
the earth during a single storm. Things
got so bad out there that the company
decided to substitute steel poles for the
oak and CEDAR but that didn't remedy
the evil at all. The sand just wore away
the metal on each side of the pole until
the center was as sharp as razor, and
all the Indians used to shave themselves
on the edge We finally managed to fix
things-just painted the poles with soft
pitch. The pitch caught the sand, and
now every pole is about two feet thick
and as solid as a rock. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05

A man of this city who thoroughly
loves a good cigar was indulging in
smoke after dinner, when friend who
is given to moralizing touched him on
the arm and said:
''I'm sorry that you still have that
habitf'
''I'm not" was the emphatic reply.
81 was examined for life insurance yes
terday, and the doctor says my health is
first rate. So there is no use in telling
me that it is hurrying me into my
grave, for the facts don't bear out the
assertion.
But it's very expensive habit"
az find the satisfaction such as to
make me content to foot the bill"
''How long have you been smoking?"
Fifteen or 20 years.
''Do you realize that with the money
you have spent in that way you might
have laid the foundation for fortune2
Why, you might have been the owner
of that block of houses over there. f"
IT have heard that kind of an argu
ment before, and it does not impress me.
If had bought them with money saved
in that way I'd be miserable thinking
of the good times might have had
smoking if / hadn't wasted my money
on blocks Of houses. "-Detroit Free
Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05
FULTON JOTTIEGs.
Church Esws-Other Items.


Notwithstanding the weather, the
Sunday were good.
Rev. Frederick Williams. OF the The
s'orical Seminary delivered a fine ad-
dress to the Rising Mount Zion Bap-
list Sunday last Scndsy. II ne
had prepared an GRAFTON, we don't
think he could have done better.
At IL :45 m, Rev Dixon, pastor of
the st. James Baptist Church, of Han
over County filled the pulpit at the
Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church.
His subject was There goes the ship"
He compared the Christian life with a
ship sailing, sometimes through calm
and sometimes through turbulent
seas.
At 4pm. Rev Burrell Higgins, pas
tor of Rising Mt, Zion Baptist Church,
Henrico County. preached a sermon
worthy OF note,
Rev. M L. Harvey, of the Theologi-
cal Seminary filled the pulpit at s D
m. All who fsiled to hear him missed
a rare treat. The young man is GER
tainly eloquent as a pulpit orator.
Rev. Archer Ferguson has been in
disposed, but is now much better.
A little white child was burned to
death on the 26th ult., between 8 and
p m by the explosion of lamp The
child was with its grandmother, no
else being present at the time of the
explosion.
The N. o. Spoke and Hub Factory
firm has deducted ten cents from each
employees wages per day, which the
employees no doubt regret, bit owing
to circumstances have to withstand it.
The sudden illness of little Robert
l.. Whiting at an early hour last Sat-
urday morning created great excite
ment, Owing TO the swelling of his
tonsils and the rising of phelm in his
throat he was unable to draw breath
or speak for a short while. He has
has long spell of sickness, but is irn-
proving nicely now.
A good programme is anticipated at
tue Sunday school next Sunday. So
los, essays ETC., by the gentlemen and
ladies will be attractive.
Mrs. Mayo, of Manchester called or
Mr.. r. w. Whiting and family lasi
week.
A grand entertainment will be given
at the Rising Mt Zion Baptist Church
Tuesday night, December 9Th, by Mrs.
Virginia Brown and others for the ben
eft of the Sunday school. The ladies
will furnish hats and the trimmings
and the young men will turn the hats
The young men say that the ladies
must wear the hats after they are
trimmed. Young men. beware that
you don't bring in some new styles.
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Made a Difference.

lie had just dotted his hat as a re-
markably pretty woman passed. and his
companion enviously congratulated him
upon his acquaintance.
"Oh." he replied carelessly, that is
Belle Gotrocks. Pretty, isn't she?''
''Bet your life. Know her well?''
swell, ] should sayl Why, she's an
old flame of mine. "
''Old flame of yours?"
THAT'S what / said. F"
"You may be an old fame of hers,
but she is not an OLD flame of yours. Z"
Whats the diff?''
''If you are an old flame Of hers, her
father must have put you out?'
Guess your right, old man That's
just what he did. ''-Chicago Times
Herald