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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
TRAPPING CROWS.
1t Es Not an Easx Matter to Net the xvf1y
 Issfex

1t Ks Not an Easz Matter to Net tfae WBy
 Birds
 Crows are trapped and sold to sports. men for shooting matches, usually bring ing Sl0 per I00, but. like other things, when scarce they bring more.
 It is no simple matter to trap crows, for the cro1 is a wily bird, and to catch him in t nft set for that purpose re quires skill. =snd patience es well. but the hunger Of the crow is always tho srapper $ greatest aid One man alona woald maks but little headWay catching crows and would probably sit all day in his little boagh house ready to spring his aef, but the crows would give his bait wida berth because they would know tiIat he was there
 After placing the carcass of some ami. mal on q field the net is set elese to it by bending poles of saplings, on which the net $ hung fiat to the ground, where they are held down by triggerlike pegs. and line run 50 yards or more to 8 house built of boughs. where the trap. per is seereted.
 Another carcass is usualiy laid some hundreds of yards distant on the sana or another field, where there is no nes set. Ths trappers, usually two il num- Der. go into the bOugh house together before daylight, and wflen the crows be- gin to assemIae or the fields one of them goes out and walks away. The crows, seeing him leave. grow [ little boider and approach the bait in ones and tTos, but stop only Iang enough ta get beak- fuI Of the flesh and fl of again. The carcass where thare is TO net sgt is of course the best patronized. but the trap per .cn tie outside makes it his business to walk near enough to that to keep the crows from settling on 1t in numbers and thus satisfying their hunger with out going to the one where the net is After e hile fheix hunger gets the bet ter af their judgment CT their fear, and they gatlser on the carcass where the net is. This $ tAs opportunity of the usan ii the h0ugh house. who. with 9 vigorous pull on the line, springs tho net oyer them. Quick work must ba done then by the trappers. who rush up 10 the net, to keep the trapped crows from crawling cut at the ends and the front, where ft is net staked fast to The groana With their hands covered with stout baekskiB gloves. to keep the crows from biting and scratching them. tho captured birds are put in bags ready to be carried of the 6eId From 40 to 90 are frequently canglt at eae puII. but II is rare thing to gFt more than tvn springs Of tIss net ia orc day. .-PhiIa. lelphia Record.
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The End af gsacks.

What brings about tAse end oE bncEss Is it fire. water wormsz As every ship Iaanehei E bound t0 be wrecked. sTerT kheateT fe be burned. the fnis 0f ths book is it's rrsiuction to ashes. What bs- came Of fine AIexanEirszn Nb-ary. Did the Saxacens burn is in e40s There ts this question asked Ms fnere any + 6Eary as Alexandria eOnEairsing T0G. C00 b0okss Gibbcn iueliues to the opinion that shera was no such IihrafT- Canoa Taylor insists that f there had been Iibr4Es i5 was burned n khe time oE Ju- Eius Gaeszv- Tradition ITS E9 indicate. however. that there was 2 library ia fhe seyapsu1a. hy 10 means large cel. lection, bat whether des<oyed by The orbfIus aE TheaElassus E na< kno#n II looks as # tEse csaaxge hx0agas againsi ffa Arahs ras1asl ssn rsel fssaElsaafle.zs. R. cent explorations C Alszssssaszia. 1856. show no tra E She SeragssnEn. Tie seaport e Egsps was bnilr GU l damp foun1asion. ands granting that tsezr vas q liaEzys if noE destroyed fy fire. then fhe paryri might hsva suffered from deeay les ID w.ssez Books Gf to- day taken 10 India. . the southern states and to tie Nsss Indies pezisi. through Essldssx New Iork Tinzes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
A WEIG0NlEGIIIIlE

On receipt Of % cents will forward to any address, postpaid. q hand- some catalogue of = pages profnsely illustrated. giving full description of fruit trees, small fruit. ornamental trees, eyergreens, shrubs, vines. roses bulbs etc, also giving formulas io~ spraying, when to spray. plant etc. The descriptive catalogue $ 2 well come guide to all those iH need oi information, and should not be with out it. send for it, # will please sgH- From the first order you send ol one dollar or more the price of the eata logne can be deducted thereiron.
 Your spondenee kindly solicit cd. Yours very truly. Amhruse MartelI. proprietor Peoria Bannes Nurseries. office and sales grounds. Nos. III to IT $. Jefferson ave. Peoria. III. 2-23-d .9sw fl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
A STORY OF LoaGFE-LoW
Mrs. Fields Tells aa Interesting ansedots
 of the Author.


 Speaking ef Lgngfsiiow. in Ter yol- ame Of literary "reminiscences. MEz Jane J. Fields says:
 His kinf ness and lese ef hunsor ca Eied him through mary 3 tedio1s inte rupfIen. He generously overlooked r fact of the sEbterfuges to which sufI and women rezcrted H or6Eer te get aa interview. and. to i.elp them oues male as much of their excuses as possible. Speaking one day cf tne persons Wbo caIps to see him as EahaEt. he said :. s0ne mar. 2 perfeer stranger. came wiEh atl omniaas full os ladies. He descend ed. introduced himzelf then. returning Q the otnai Jus, to0k cut all the ladies, one. two. thres. four and five. with IitfIs girl. end brought them in. I en. textalEea them to tEe best of ny ability, and they staid an hour. They had scarce Iv gone when 6 forlorn woman in black came up to nss an the piazza and asked for q dipper Of water Certainly, replied, and went to fetch her 2 glass. When drought 1t. sha said There iz auofner woman just by the fence vino k tZYEks 11za eEdE-EF. VIII EdElN tUl1 Fn her. But she struck her head as sIle passed through inc window and spilled the water On the piazza .0h. what have ] Goneis she said. If I had 3 floor cloth. I would wipe t up .sOh. no matter about the water, I said, If you have not hurt yourself ' Then I went and brought mora water for them both and sent them on their way re- Erssaed and rejoicing.
 at wcHld lsa both an endless and m profitable task fo recall mere of the cu- rious experiences which popularity brought down upon him There is passage among Mr. Fields n0tez, hoz- eveE. In which he descrihes an incident during Longfelloyr ' last visit t0 Eng land which should nos be oTeEIooked Upon his arrival tho queen sent 2 grace ful message and invited him to Windg0i castle. vhere sic received him with all the honoEs. but hs told nss 10 foreign srihute t0aened him deeper than sIse words oE an Eagzish kc1 carrse< svEso same ID to the earriage dgox al Harrow and asz-ed permission to take the hand Of the man who Lad written fhe Voices Of the Night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
TREES IN THE STREETS.
A Society In New York City to Beaatify
 the Arenues

Society In New York City to Beaatify
 the Avenues.
 Without doubt the Tree Planting as. soeiatien ef New York has undertaken a most benefcent work. So far as it proves to be practicable, t will contrib. ute as much IS any other scheme that could be projected for the embeIIish- ment Of the city. The incorporators are to aeonsideHaale extent the same as tha Ineorporators ef tie Botanic garden men well known for public spirit ard intelligence. Inns the society begins under the most favorable possible aus plees, fer caution ana discrimination as well as for enterprise.
 Of course ita work wilI be largely ex. Eerimental 1As4e aTs streets, cveE resi-. dential streets, in New York in which it may not Ie wise to attempt tree plant. ing at all, Isr the reason that the space cannot be spared, either from the side walk CT the roadway, for the boxes that must protect the young trees or for the trunks of such as liya to maturity. Even in those streets n v aich there is room enough for trees there are many places in which no trees can thrive by reason Of the lack of sunshine, and. indeed. siiieTe aTe sGaroeiy any streets ill New York below tae park in which trees can be expected 10 do so well as in . place like Washington. where tho streets are SD wide and the buildings SO low as to give all trees that nay be planted fair chance for Life. Almost the only streets in New York that are as faverablv sit uated are the Broadway boulevard and the Riverside drive. The boulevard has been until within the past few months 6 dismal monument to municipal neg feet. Now t is kept in order. but tima Is required to replace the trees that hava been allowed to die, and the doubie row of trees that were meant high over arehed to em bower does not embowev at all. but presents upon the whole seraggy and dismal spectacle
 This. If course, comes mainly from neglect. for there is no reason why trees in this thofeughfare should not thrive # they can ns made to thrive anywhere in New York. The general introduction uf electric lighting wilI da much for the sEess HHlesz gas Is still ezzzlea thssrgH lhe ground fer fuel. Itisgiven out that uneontaininated earth will be used for the setting ef tha new trees. but, 5Rslg. ing from what VIC have experienced in the opening Of Fifth avenue Tor sewer and the previous openings af other ave nuas for laying cables, the peFcolation Of tho gas through tlls fresh soil would b matter of only weeks at the longest Inc new associakion is plainly destined ta encounter mary obstacles. If it suc- ceeds in gaining even g partial victory over them, ss will eneitIe itself to the gratitude of al Kew Yorkars. New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
Af u.a awn F.t.,ease.

1sr. BlGA--I4ggk hsfe. young man you ra always going aboat with my aaughts7. and want to kIsow what y5ur intentions arc regarding herG
 Xoung Man--I really have uo intel- tiers. sir.
 aIr. Blnf fsBgrily)-Thsn, what dc you mean by amusing yourself at my daughters ezpenaes
 Y0ung Man (airilyl-I'a net anus ing laysaif at yenr daaghter's s expense, sir, hut ait my own expense 1 always pay for the theafef tickets and refresh. rslerltg PeaIson's 5 Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
ON ThE PRAIRIE.

 Bare. lov, tasvay hills.
 With biaer heights beyond And the ai is sweet with snring. BuS when will the earth respandi Prairie that rolls fer leagues.
 DgslKy and golden Yale, Like stirless sea e waves.
 Unbroken by ship or sail. The hollows ara dark with brush And black with the wash of showers And ragged with bleaching wreck O5 the rsnks Of the tall sunflowerz- No cloud in the blue, no stir
 Save the shrill of the wind fn the grsss. And the meadow lark 5 note. and the call SI the wind borne crows thas pass Bare. iog. tawny hills.
 Nith hlHer heights beyond. And the AT is sweet with spring. Bat when will the earth respcnds -7herbert Boles ia New York Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21

Commencing sunday July IS. and continuing until further notice. The St L. [ NJ. < s. Ky. will on Sundays sell tickets to Little Rock and return af one fare, S1.25. for round trip. Tickets good for return not later than day following date of sale
 II. F. aIizell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21

There arc cEeat many spiders, esps- cialIy asnoag tEe tkopleal Faflcfses sssszvs s..rsa -as. es1s o1i a5iI ssti Of the head and the third exactly n fne center of khe 'fcrehe4d. This middle a1 fhir1 ays 1s always tfo largest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-21
Kxesaaglug ca.splI.aents.

T see that yca are yenr own washer woman, s said AIrs. spitely. who was leading her poodle past the place.
 s.Yes. reEorted Aszs. snaply. But shank geodaess. I'm not reeaeed to playing nnrAgirl for d91. --i1ebrois Fxee Press.
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AZ 1aa1..s.1.sa flrga.s.

Tie nev organ ef fise Church Of st. IQ4atius. San Francisco 1eiglas more thau l0g. 000 pounds and lsas more thai 5. g99 rssEzsg.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE.
Some Requirements Brought to the At
tention of the Senate.

Some Requirements Brought to the At
tention of the Senate
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Another
brief discussion of the civil service oc-
Cured during the open sess ion Of the
Senate yesterday. Mr.. Gal liDger, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire, presented
several forms issued by the civil serv-
ice commission to su bstantiate his re-
cent statement that certain ap-
plicants for office were required
to hop on one foot for twelve
feet. He said his statement had
been challenged by several penny-a-
liners and by one member of the civil
service commission. The senator read
the hopping provision" and several
other sections as to the weight and
height of the typesetters, which he
characterized as absurd. Referring to
the size and weight requirement, Mr..
Gallinger said: Phil Sheridan could
not have served the government If the
civil service commission had got at
him" The matter was referred to the
civil service committee. a resolution
was adopted asking the President for
information as to the death OF
two American sailors at Santiago
de Cuba: also resolutions asking
the attorney general for information
of any proposition to sell the Union
Pacific railroad. Owing to the public
demand for copies of a recent decision
of the supreme court sustaining the
antitrust laws applicable to railroads,
it was determined to print the major
ity and minority opinions as a Senate
document A memorial from the
Michigan Legislature was presented
by Mr.. McMillin, Republican, of Mich
gan, protesting against the executive
order at the close of the last admins
tration consolidating pension agencies,
and, in effect, abolishing the agency
at Detroit
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
BY SAILORS.
ACCUSED BY OAKES CREW.
Kept on Half RatIons Most of the $50
Days Out From Hong Kong, While
Captain Reed Was Living on
Chickens and other Good
Things-He Is to BE
Prosecuted.

New YORK, March 99.-The survivors
of the crew of the clipper ship L. F..
Oakes, which was towed here 259 days
out from Hong Kong, allege that Cap
tain Reed is directly responsible for
the illness of all but two of the crew;
that they were kept on half rations
during the greater part of the trip and
that the vessel could have made New
York much sooner if the captain had
taken advantage of favorable con-
ditions which prevailed much of the
nine months they were on the water.
I'VE have not decided just what
charges we shall prefer against Cap
tain Reed" said James H. Williams,
secretary of the Seaman's union, but
we shall make the most serious charge
against him that we can sustain by the
evidence"
Joseph Robinson made the statement
which will be used by the Seamen's
union and the eleven other survivors
who are with him in the Marine hos
pital will subscribe to it. Several were
able to sign their names with difficulty
and one is still so. weak that it is a
question whether he will recover.
1--WE were forced to complain about
our food before we had been
week out from Hong Kong"
said Robinson, land the entire crew
went to Captain Reed July only to
be refused better provisions. Our
condition became such that by the end
of July we determined to make an
other demand and again the entire
crew complained. From July 81 to
September 81 there was an improve
ment, but on the latter date we were
all placed on half rations and so con-
tinued to the end. The captain did
not supply the ship with enough pro-
visions before leaving Hong Kong.
While the men in the crew were
growing weak from lack of proper
food, the captain was living on chick
ems and other good things. He had
two crates we'll filed with chickens
when we left port, and when the
Oakes got into New York several
chickens were still left. If the cap
tain had killed them and made soup
for the crew, even giving it to us but
once a week, the men would have been
able to retain their strength instead of
coming in i'll and helpless. We were
so weak from hunger that often mem
ners Of the crew had to grab hold of
the ratings to keep from falling"
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
RYAN WILL BE SELECTED.
Kansas Almost Certain to Get the First
Interior Assistant Secretaryship.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-President
Mckinley has practically agreed 10
appoint Thomas Ryan of Kansas first
assistant secretary of the Interior de-
partment. He arrived at this eoncln-
sion last night and some surprise was
manifest when the Kansan's name was
not found in the list of new nomina-
tions sent to the Senate after it met
to-day.
As first assistant secretary Of the in
terror it viii be Ryan's duty To exam
inc charges against officials and em-
ployes, instruct Indian inspectors and
mines inspectors, supervise open mar
ket purchases of Indian supplies and
generally matters pertaining to the
Indians, supervise business relating
to the distribution of certain
public documents and matters re-
lating to the government hospital
for the insane, Columbia institu-
ton for the deaf and dumb. su-
pervise the Arkansas Hot Springs, the
Yellowstone mineral park Of Wyoni-
ing. the Yosemite, SequOia and Cen
eral Grant parks of California, and
supervise the disbursement of the fund
for q more complete endowment of ag-
ricultural colleges in states and terri
tories. In the absence of the secre-
tary, he acts in that c1rrcitV.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Four Democrats for 1t.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Four Dem
ocratic members of the House, it is
understood, will vote for the Dingley
tariff bill. Three of the four are in
the Louisiana delegation and the other
is from Texas. The Louisiana men are
induced to vote for protection mainly
on account of the sugar schedule
of the bill, which meets their approval.
while<Ahe wool schedule has won the
member from Texas. There are six
members of the Louisiana delegat ton,
ali of whom are in favor of protection
on sugar. In order that they may put
themselves on record on this policy
they may offer an amendment to the
sugar schedule, or substitute for it,
embodying the rates which they de-
sire
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02

DIES MONIES, March 19.-Henry
Principal, of Des Moines, has been
granted copyright for the Principal
Tailor System of Dress Cutting"
j. Cundiff, of Union. Iowa, las been
allowed patent for simple. strong
and durable portable machine adapted
to be advanced along wire fence to
weave stay wires on the fence wires.
In the list of patents issued last
week Iowa is represented by 6.
Nebraska has ., Minnesota 6, Kansas
3, Missouri IS. New York 20.
Ten thousand two hundred and eight.
applications are awaiting action at
Washington. The examiners of 80
divisions are less than two months in.
arrears with their work and in onlv
one division is the work in arrears
over two months.
Printed copies OF the drawings and
specifications OF any United States
patent sent upon receipt of % cents.
THOMAS G. AND j. RALPH ORgIe.
Solicitors of Patents
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
BUSINESS THE PAST WEEK
Gradual Improvement in Different In.
Gustries. Saws Dun

New YORK, March 2o.-R. G. Dun &
Co. S weekly review of trade says:
with confidence that better times
and larger business are coming, men
are less disposed every day to throw
away good investments, and the very
fact that prices of products are low is
regarded as a guarantee against fur
ther decline in all industrials. The
number of mills and shops and hands
at work gradually increases.
The grain markets have lost with
out reason the gain they made the
previous week. Wheat supplies are
running out but nobody believes there
is coming famine before June, when
the harvesting Of Southern wheat will
begin. Western receipts were over a
third smaller than last year.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
JOIN, ,na...- oASE.
Attorney General Mckenna Orders II
Appeal to the Supreme Court.

Attorney General Mckenna Orders Its
Appeal to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-AttorIey
General McKenna yesterday sent in
structions to District Attorney Mac
Farland at New York to take an APP
peal to the United States supreme
court from the decision of the circuit
court of appeals in the case OF the
United States against the Joint Traffic
association. AS soon as the papers
reach the department of justice mo-
ton will be made in the supreme court
to advance the case on the docket, so
that a speedy determination of the
question involved may be had
1t is stated that the decision of the
Supreme court iE the case of the
Trans Missouri Freight association
covers all of the main points in the
decision of Judges Wallace and Las
combe in the case of the Joint Traffic
association. 1t also is their opinion
that the passenger associations come
as clearly within the prohi bitions of
the law as do the freight associations.
It is believed that the appeal will be
argued and decided before the summer
recess of the court
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Three Men Blown to Atoms by Nitro
Giycerine-Ten Others Hurt.

Giycerine-Ten Others Hurt.
PHILADELPHIA, March 90. - Three
men were blown to atoms and ten
other people injured by an explosion
of nitro glycerine at the Repauno
dead are: James Hamilton, aged 80
years; Charles Wright, aged 25, and
j. Z. Stiles. aged rs. All were mar
ried
The explosion occurred at 1924
o'clock, when the workmen were re-
turning from dinner. Most of them
had not reached their posts, or the loss
of life would probably have been
greater. The conclusion was felt for
miles around, and plasterer at work
on a scaffolding three-quarters of a
mile away was thrown. Meanwhile a
corps of men was put to work among
the ruins and, after much search, the
mutilated remains of the three vic
Tins were gathered into two buckets.
Wright was identified by a ring on one
of the fingers, and Stiles by his
shoulders, from which the head as
well as the lower part of the body had
been torn.
The explosion was of such terrific
force that. beside totally destroying
the two houses. it tore d hole fully
eighty feet long and twenty-five feet
wide in the ground upon which they
had stood.
The cause is assigned to excessively
high temperature in one of the houses
quantities of the explosives being il
both at times.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
CIVIL SERVICE DEFENDED.
President Proctor Welcomes the Fullest
Kind of an Investigation.

President Proctor Welcomes the Fullest
Kind of an Inves tigation.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-Mr Proc
tor. president of the civil service COM
mission, speaking to-day of the pro-
posed investigation of its methods,
said: 1--WE will welcome the investi-
CATION, for it is not facts but misstate-
ments regarding the methods of the
commission that tend to hold it up to
ridicule before the public. When the
facts are known, it will be found that
the commission's methods have been
such as are calculated to promote the
good of the service. Take the criti-
cisms OF the commission that were
made in the Senate the other day, when
the Allen resolution was under consid
Grafton. One thing is fortunate, and
that is every act of the commission is
matter of record. Senator Allen
wanted an investigation of the alleged
political removals from the govern
ment service at South Omaha. Here
is our minute book and it shows that
seven days before the introduction of
that resolution the commission ordered
an investigation of those charges. One
after another of the charges made
about the management of the commits
sion can be readily answered by a
reference to the records. and an in
vestigation will tend, think, to do
the commission much good. 1t will be
found that our system of examinations
is practical. and calculated to discover
the fitness of the applicant for the
place sought, and not inclined to call
for the mere literary ability"
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Fort Scott Order Revoked.

TOPEKA, Kan, March Ex-Governor
Leedy has changed his mind regarding
the police affairs at Fort Scott. Last
night he announced the appointment
of a board of metropolitan police COM
missioners for that city. They are J.
p. Robey, a silver Republican, for
chairman: J. w. Bowlus, a Populist,
for secretary, and w. d. Lowery, a
Democrat, for the third member.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Lowndes Against German.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 29.-Gover-
nor Lloyd W. Lowndes, Republican,
has formally declared his intention to
become candidate for the United
States Senatorship to succeed Arthur
Pue German, whose term will expire
March 4, 1899. The legislature which
will fill this important position will be
elected next November and will meet
in January, 1898.