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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
IN NAVIGATE PRISON.
The Prison Was Noisome Place In Queen
 Elizabeth's Day.


 Elizabeth's Day.
 In St. Nicholas there is an interest ing story, Master Skylark, narra- tive of Shakespeare's time, written by John Bennett One of the leading char acters, Gaston Carew, ruffling player, has been put ill Newgate for killing companion at cards. The hero, Nick Atwood. the skylark, visits him there. It was a foul, dark place and full of evil smells. Drops of water stood on the cold stone walls, and green mold crept along the floor. The air was heavy and dank, and it began to be hard for Nick to breathe.
 up with thee, said the turnkey gruff1y, unlocking the door to the stairs. The common room above was packed with miserable wretehes. The strongest kept the window lodges near light and air by sheer main force and were dicing on the dirty sill. The turnkey pushed and banged his way through them, Nick clinging desperately to his jerkin.
 In the cell at the end of the corridor there was Spanish renegade who rail ed at the light when the door was open ed and railed at the darkness when it closed. "Cesare el Moro, Cesare el Mo- TO, 2" he was saying over and over again to himself, as if he feared he might for get his own name.
 Carew was i'll the middle cell, ironed hand and foot. He had torn his sleeves and tucked the lace under the rough edges of the metal to keep them from chafng the skin He sat on a pile of dirty straw, with his face in his folded arms upon his knees. By his side were a broken biscuit and an empty stone jug. He had his fingers in his cars to shu out the tolling of the knell for the men who had gone to be hanged
 The turnkey shook the bars. Here, wake gPi fa said.
 Garew locked up. His eyes were swollen, and his face was covered with two days beard He had slept in his clothes, and they were full of broken straw and creases. But his haggard face lit up when he saw the boy. and he came to the grating with an eager ex- clamation: And thou hast truly come to the man thou dost hate so bitterly, but will not hate any more? Come, Nick. thou will not hate me any more. Twill not be worth thy while, Nick. The night is coming fast J
 "Why, sir, " said Nick, it is not so dark outside-'tis scarcely noon, and thou wilt soon be out. y
 'Out? Ay, on Tyburn hill, ;" said the master player quietly. live spent my whole life for bit of hempen cord. I've taken my last cue Last night, at 1s o'clock heard the bellman under the prison walls call my name with those of the already condemned. The play is nearly out, Nick, and the people will be going home. It has been wild play, Nick, and ill played.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
 SONNET.

Our yesterdays inthran our morrows still By chains no rust of time can wear away, That with their iron and persistent sway Serve purposes undreamed of to fulfill And wake up echoes of the good and i'll In mournful cadence or a rhythm gay. Ofttimes what fateful sequences are they Which follow trifling acts of sudden will Small streams grow broader as they onward
 wind
 To reach at last the ever rolling sea. Harz back through memory's labyrinth and
 we find
 Small accidents-if accidents there be- Had power our future years to free or bind And be the factors of our destiny Camilla Crossland in Chambers Journal
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THE BEST KNOWN FACE.

One Hundred Likenesses of Queen Vioto.
 ria For Every Living Person.
 No man or woman who ever lived has had his or her features reproduced of tener than her majesty the queen, says the Boston Herald The number of ac- tua1 photographs of her majesty in ex- istence cannot be recorded, and there are besides millions of reproductions. Take the number of stamps sold in the United Kingdom during the queens reign. The number of articles passing through Eng fish, Scotch, Welsh and Irish postoffices in a recent year was nearly 5000, 900, and, though, of course, that figure need not be taken as an average, it is not go- ing beyond the mark to say that since the accession of the queen over 60, 000,- GOO, 900 postal dispatches have passed through the postoffices of Great Britain. Every one of these would bear at least one stamp and many of them two or three, and every stamp bears the image of the queen. Eighty thousand million images of her majesty must have gone through the post during her record reign.
 Then the record of the mint is by no means small one since the coronation. It is estimated that about 5000, GOO, 900 coins in gold, silver and bronze have passed through the hands of her majes- tvs subjects, each coin bearing the fea. lures of the sovereign. Her image has been reproduced often enough to present 100 likenesses to every man, woman and child on the globe Without doubt the queen's is the best known face in the world
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
Held His Audie0oa.

"Ex- Representative George D. Wise of Richmond, said Colonel Sinnott, one of the capitol detectives, lis one of the best campaigners in the south. He can hold almost any kind of an audi enoe with his oratory, but I saw him badly stumped a few years ago. MT Wise had been addressing for about ten minutes monster crowd in front of Hanover courthouse on the issues of the day when he noticed a craning of neeks on the part of his rustic audience and finally the departure of Q dozen or more men in the direction of fakir who was making speech in front of dirty looking circus tent. As the fakir told about the marvellous freaks to be seen inside-the rubber neck man, the bearded woman, the living skeleton, etc. his voice swelled and swelled un- til Mir. Wise could hardly be heard. Seeing that he was about to lose his audience, MT. Wise fairly yelled Look over wonder, boys. There's circus. Come with me. It's my treat He led the way, aud every one ill the crowd followed him. After the performance Mr Wise resumed his speech under the tent. .a-Washington Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

THAT duel between Prince Henri of Orleans and the Count of Turin proves nothing after all further than the fact of the superior skill of the latter over the former in the use of the sword. The conduct of the Italian troops is by no means vindi. cated ands,PrinceIHenri's charges stand unrefuted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

For the meeting Of the North western Teachers Association to be held at Forrest CityAugust 26 and 2 the Cotton Belt route will sell tickets to Brinkley at one and one
 third fare on the certificate plan. Passengers can re-buy at BrinkIey over the Little Rock & Memphis rail- way on same basis. Tickets on sale August 24, 25 and 26. Return limit August 30 1897. H. Bringman. Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
FROM | LOWELL, MAS s.
The Home of neod's sarsaparilla =
 A Wonderful Cure.

GA swelling as big as a large marble came under my tongue. Physicians said it was a semi-transparent tumor and must be operated upon. felt could not stand it., and as spring came began to take nay favorite spring tonic, Hoods sarsapariIla. The bunch gradually decreased and finally disappeared. l have had no sign of its re- turn. am glad to praise Hood s Sarsapa- rilla.n MRS. H. M. CoBURN, Union St., Lowell. Mass. Get HOODS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Hot Springs District NJ. E. Church Conference. Little Bay, Ark, August IS to 12. For this occasion the Cot ton Belt Route has authorized an open rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. From Pine Bluff $1 30. Tickets on sale August IT to 9, inclusive Return limit August a. H. Bringman, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

WITH wheat advancing, corn going up and cotton commanding q good price, the farmer who has planted wisely and been industrious is strictly in it this year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

IF Pine Bluff has really any re- gard for it's future welfare and prosperity, our local capitalists should agitate the subject of rail- road from Pine Bluff to Malvern. That road would be worth more to Pine Bluff than any other one thing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

BUFFALO, N. Y. August g to 2S. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to Buffalo. and return, $23. b; tickets on sale August q and 9; return limit August 3l. An extension of return limit may he secured until September 20, by depositing tickets with joint agent at Buffalo on or be- fore August 27.
 II D,,;,,,eo,, A ,.t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Rice is the most important of all Japanese crops. The cultivation takes up more than half of the country s total surface of arabic land
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

THE report of Southern industries for the past week by theChattanooga Tradesnaan shows that the South IS still in the van of progress
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Until further notice you can get a round trip ticket to Little Rock and return for $1.25, one fare. Tickets on sale every Sunday; limited for re- turn one day, Monday.
 H. Bringman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

For the regular meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Associa- tion at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., Aug. B to Sep 6, the Cotton Belt route will sell round trip tickets for one fare. Tickets on sale Aug. 20, and 2l. Return limit Sep. 9, 1897.
 H. Bringman, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Now the faculty of the Brown University threatens to resign be- cause of the treatment by the cor poration of President Andrews.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

A GOOD, crop of wheat is more valuable now than an interest in a Klondyke gold mine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
The Other Way.

Moss-It drives me frantic to see wo- men standing in a street car.
 Fern-I'ye noticed that it turns your head.-fhiiadelphia North American
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

A monk named Riyalto, ln sermon preached at Florence in 13o5, said that spectacles were first used ill the year 1885.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

The first drug store was opened for business by Al Mansur, the Arabian, 745 A. D.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

The best teacher of duties that still lie dim to It's is tho practice of those ws see and have at hand. Thomas Carlyle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
The Modem Term.

Willie-Papa, is the congregation the people who sit i'll church?
 It used to be, my son, but now it's an audience. Brooklyn Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Ne give advice. hut we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.---La Roche foucauld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18

Porcelain coins were for long time current ill Siam.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-18
A WELCOME GUIDE.

II. Bringman, Agt.
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

This Zebehr incident is a curious one. Had II
gone differently Gordon might have been saved
Some years before he had himself ordered the
execution Of Zebehr's father. and he had every
reason To regard him enemy. But having
found that affairs around Khartoum We're worse
than n had thought. il occurred To Gordon that
Zebehr might provide better rallying point
than himself for strengthening the opposition To
the Mahdl. and n had the courage to say SO He
asked that Zcbehr might be sent Khartpim.
Lord Cromer referred the matter 10 Downing
Street. Ultimately the project feH through. and
soon after matters in the Soudan drew 10
crisis. But Mr.. Trail points out that in this
matter. as in others. il the Government
that erred and not the Consul General. Lord
Cromer was a little doubtful at first of the ad-
Visibility Of associating Gordon with man liIs,.
Zebchr. an aVowed enemy. but h- recognized the
expediency Of the plan and seconded IL 10 the
best of his power. Il believe he wrote To Lord
Granville. that Zebehr Pacha may be made a
bulwaTk against the Mahdi. OF course there is
risk that he viii constitute danger 10 Egvpt
but the risk is. think small one. and IL is in
any case preferable 10 incur il rather than to
face the certain Disadvantages Of Withdrawing
without making any provision for the future
government Of the country. which would then b.
sure TO fall under the power Of the Mahd"
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27
lCRD CROMER.
DULwAEjl OF ENGLISH POWER IN
EGYPT

'F. nMlH al5S,ea EoI2GBAfpr oSla15 Pr vii, ny m B
wal Arnold = ''''' '''' iu-
This book resolves itself into y s,,ry,, Of
bnEilsh policy in Egypt and especially in the
e""u2n' put the disappointment Of the reader
Vac So expected to get at the personality Of
LAM Croner is soon ctoned for. Behind the
comrlicated mannuvres which Mr. Trail de-
Scrlbes and analyses the influence of the now
'elebrated Consul-General is Enthusiastically felt.
and he is recognized for what he is. for an
embodiment OF diplomatic astuteness and in
1eE'ltN We are not sorry to be spared elabo-
rate accounts of the mans daily habit his
tastes. his humor. 1t is better To realize him
for the sake OF those things by which he will
lie longest remembered. for the sake OF his ex-
Il'ltS as an adminiSt trator of one of the most
troublesome countries in the world This biog
raphY. too. is deeply interesting in its careful
statement of the things which Lord Cromer has
not done. Of the things which he is not Ever
since the dismal campaign which eliminated in
Gordoas death at Khartourl there has been
much discussion of the responsibility of this
person or that one in the matter. and though
Lord Crorner has been pretty generally admitted
to be free OF reproach there has been lacking
until now a Circumstantial vindication of his
course during the lamentable months of General
Gordons expedition. Mr. Trail is explicit on
this subject. and he is convincing. He has not
hositated to devote considerable proportion Of
y
II is the most interesting passage in his narra-
tive.
puF author would faia he urbanc. but his Crit-
cISn of Mr. Glad?toncs Egyptian policy is
the less effective because it is couched in inor-
itrSiNc terms. To the second Gladstone ad-
II inistration,' he observes. no advice about
Egypt commended could commend itself un-
less in some form or other it spelt scuttle"
1t was left to Lord Cromer-to Sir Evelyn Bar
inS as he was at that time-to facilitate the
scGtt.ng as well he could At this point
Mr. Trail is good TO his subject He shows
plainly that even with his hands tied Lord
CroIner used to good purpose his insight
into the situation: his arguments were weighty
in divertinS Mr.. GladStone's Cabinet. and es-
pecialy Lord Granville. from their wiilingne~-
10 make an gnominious retreat u as pre-
pared - work out the - VI ''"P''e
evacuation. but ''Vu 10 accomplish
81, a.: q reasonable manner and hence
= -: inpathy with Gordon in the plan for
making Zebehr Pacha Governor of the Soudan
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

policy. If General Gordon had known writes
the latter's brother chow much in unison Sir
Evelyn Barincs advice had been with his own.
and what support ne had received at Sir Evelyn's
hands. he would have been eager had his life
been spared To acknowledge that co-operation"
But the ConSul-General had extraordinarily
fatuous Ministry TO deal with. There is some
thing magnificent in the PremerS memorable
distinction between a town that is hemmed in by
the enemy and a ''neiEhborhood'' that includes
the town. 1t was as though Khartoum being
free within radius Of i've miles. could snap its
fingers at 4 Gordon drawn round il at a distance
OF. say ten miles from the city walls Argument
was hopeless. Lord Cromer might have saved
his dispa tches. The upShot of it all was as
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

really understanding the other. and that Sancho
was unusually stupid. Mr. Gladstone and his
colleagues never seemed to realize that they
were dealing with n man OF peculiarly spiritual
ana even mystical nature. They were at cross
purposes with him from beginning to end. and
he. forornly gallant knight. was utterly unable
to make them see his true character or the init
mate connection between that character and the
position in which he found himself within the
walls of Khartoum The Government would
have had him desert his charge. They did not
understand that for Gordon that would have
been impossible. though they had come to res
cue him with n balloon and given him the Order
of the Bath for accepting the aid.
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

These are the words of shrewd administrator.
OF ono who has the wit to perceive that there
ls'no resource 50 sure as that OF employing wise
iy the tools that come Immediately to your hand.
Downing Street thought differently. however. and
history will never be quite sure that in think
ing the Gladstone Ministry did not bring upon
Gordon the fate which marks a shameful page
in British annals.
The point at any rate not very important.
1t is perfectly plain that, try as he might. Lord
Crcmer was hardly less helpless than q prdon
himself in dealing with the Government. He
supported the beeaguered General uncea singly
and his reports to Lord Granville gave his ad-
hcsion to all that essential in his friends
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

everybody knows that the relief expedition
preposterously delayed. and Gordon fell II is
refreshing to any admircr Of Lord Cromcr's
vigorous character and high administrative
abilities To have unfolied for him in this book
a con.Ilete demonstration OF his freedom from
blame in this sordid cntanglement In putting
the blame where il belongs Mr. Trails most
original observations relate to the tempera-
mental questions issue He sees Sancho
Panza in the Ministry and Quixote In Gordon
he points out that neither was capable of
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

Egyptian influence and promises to owe much
more Reaching his last pages Mr.. Trail dis
plays some contrition at having said so little
about Lord Cromer the man. But he may resi-,
content with what ne has done. for he has drawn
in highly interesting manner the official por-
trait OF his hero and IL is in his Official capacity
that the latter is most impressive II may be
noted in closing that in the little he has to say
about Lord Rosebery our author gives a delight
full impression of that gentleman's mingled tact
and forcefulnesA
New-York tribune., 1897-06-27

Turning from the Soudanese episode Mr.. Traill
traverses rapidly Lord Cromer's skilful handling
Of the Egyptian finances his invaluable audacity
in carrying the loan through-when it seemed
suicidal-which put the irrigation of the coun-
try on tirmer basis than it had ever had be-
fore, and his taCtful but unfinching parrying of
every blow offered by the Khedivate at British
power and prestige To outsider il may
seem that he has not altogether removed the
impression of territorial greed which is left by
Englands Egyptian policy. But he has made
Lord Cromer's position clear. he has shown the
wisdom and fruitfulnesS OF his rule he has made
manifest once more the fact that to this self
contained and patient iinancicr and diplomat
England owes to-day three-fourths OF her
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

An i'em iS going the rounds taken from
a correspondent of the Altoona Times in
which the correspondent proceeds to tell
the origin of the name of the town of Fru-
gality. in this county. lie says: This
writer was engaged in ls41 cutting timber
and making RATS in that wild region for
Holiday X Bingham. One day Mr. Hol-
iday said to this individual that we will
give the place a name. Now" ," said A lee.
I'VE are frugal people and we know the
boys are frugal, then why not name this
place 'FrugaIity p" We all thought that
Alexander was very mean, but we consent
ed, and the new place was named Frugal
ity''
The fact OF the matter is that the tract
of land upon which Frugality stands was
called "FrugaIity" in the original patent
from the Commonwealth, i'll accordance
with custom prevailing of giving names
To tracts of land, long before elther the
Times cOrresI Undent or Alec. Holiday had
set foot in that wild region. If the cor
respondent of the Times and A lee Holli-
day were there in Isis, which we do not
doubt. they may have agreed Ito make il
unanimous" but the name had originated
and got there long before either of them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
4 Wonderful InyeutIon.

The most wonderful of the great Edi-
sons many inventions is the marvellous
projectoScope, machine that produces
on a screen. pictures of different scenes in
which the characters more exactly appear
aS in real life. In one the Black Diamond
express dasheS up the track in so realistic
a manner that one almost expects to see il
clash of the screen into the audience; the
surf at Atlantic City break against the
pier, the spray lcaping into the air and the
waves receding in the most natural way
Nearly a score of views are shown, all of
them most interesting and many very
amusing. The proicctOscope will be shown
at the Ebensburg opera house on Wedmes-
day evening, May 18th, under the auspices
of the Presbyterian church. Reserved
seats are on sale at James drug store.
Tickets - and 81 cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
OH Wells in Centre Cou,,,

An Associated Press dispatch from Belle
fonte says: big oil excitement has been
created in MIlesburg. three miles west of
EeIIefonte, and drilling will be begun in
the Bald Eagle valley. About - years
ago a company drilled a well on David
Carr'S farm. At the depth of 200 feet oil
was struck, but the next day the tools
stuck fast in the well and as the company
had reached the end OF its finances opera %
tionS were suspended. y few weeks ago
practical oil man looked over the ground
in the vicinity of MileSburg. He thinks
oil can be found in good paving quantities
at reasonable depth. He offered to put
down well at his own expense if a com
pany would be organized and the lease Of
2",on acres OF the land secured. the owner
of the land TO receive one-eighth of all the
money accruing from the sale of oil. A
company i being organized and leases Sc
cured.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
SatI s.ase of Ne.IacI.

One of tide most shocking cases of neglect
comes from Cherrytree. Indiana county.
Charles King. an aged and dependent citi-
zen of that place, i dying. For several
months he has been suffering from dropsy
and recently his left foot Swelled To such
immense proportions that it actually burst
the flesh. Decomposition followed and
several of his toes have literally rotted
off. The poor OverSeerS OF the borough
learned ofhis horrible condition only few
davs ago and have now employed Dr. Ern-
est Erhard to look after the case. When
the physician made an examination of the
decnmpOSed member he found Squirming
maggOtS in the foot eating the human
flesh. Amputation of the member was
considered the only chance of saving the
old mans life, but his condition would not
warrant such a measure. Death is certain
and will soon come. He is being aided
by the borough during his last days, and
death alone will pot an end to his horrible
suffering.
The patient was married to Mrs Tillfa
SylvanuS, a character who formerly re-
sided in Indiana, a little over year ago.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

y knOwlege of the art Of housekeeping
is necessary to everv woman, and it i
never too early to begin to acquire it.
When there are two or three girls in the
family, ii Is an excellent plan to allow each
one IN turn to assume the responsibility of
housekeeping for a certain time. 1t does
not hurt the girls To take a measure of re-
SpOnSibIlity concerning household tasks
for otherwise it does them a world of
good and lifts much of the burden from an
overwOrked mothers shoulders. Let them
in succession have, week at time,
charge of the chambrrwork the mcnding.
the cooking. the buying. even for the
family, all, Of course. under proper super
vision, and their faculties of reason. per
ception. judgment. discrimination and con-
tinuity will be more developed in one
month Of Snch training than six months of
common schooling. San Francisco Erd3n-
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