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The evening times., 1899-03-18
EnRlikh HunlOH.

Nrom the Pittsburg Dispatch
In the midst of very adroit. able, and seri-
Gus speecl-it was on the question whether min
listers of the should retain their corpora
tion directorships-Mr Balfour completely
nonplussed by wild and universal shout of
laughter from all parts Of the house, says Lon
don NJ. A. p" MIR. Bafour has still a good deal
of the boy about him, and can, when he is taken
aback, look shy and sheepish as if he were
home on his holidays from a boarding school,
and that is how he looked when he was inter
rupted by this wild outburst of unexpected and
unintelligible laughter
He turned and leaned down to Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach to ask him for explanation. The
explanation given in the words stake
overdone,' but still Mr.. Balfour did not grasp
it, and it had to be repeated The origin of the
joke that, in dealing with the old cry that
a man must have "a stake in the country" he
had unluckily added that .'the cry had been over
done" The house, which is extremely quick to
catch joke, at once caught at the unintentional
pun and roared aloud
The evening times., 1899-03-18

dren cannot expect to be addressed in this
careful manner all their lives, and If these
terms of affection mean anything at all
it would seem that they ought not to be
tossed about too commonly. However this
is a small matter.
The real difficulty came in the nature
work and object lessons, and other
branches of study for which the children
had been prepared in the kindergarten.
The plan there followed had been, it ap-
pears, to stimulate the imagination and
, draw out the children's ideas, so as to
avoid repressing individuality. The re-
suit was that the children thought that
they knew all that was to be known, and
continually substituted their own notions
of the world in general for the statements
of the school room The only one in the
class who seemed to be able to make
simple statement, unadorned with imagi-
native frills, was a small Irish boy named
Pat, who had not been to the kindergarten.
This is what happened in the nature les
son:
Our curriculum included lessons plants and
minerals We gave out three leaves to each
child for a comparison OF shapes.
Children, what have you on your deSks?' we
| asked.
Il have three little boats cried Freddie.
81 have three FANS" said Agnes.
Il have papa and a mamma and baby, !"
II have three plates for the Three Bears I"
said Harold.
II amt got nothin' but three ole leaves" an
Derision from the kindergarten children. Pat
| subsidized in dismay.
Another time we gave out piece of flint for
lesson minerals.
'.Childrcn, what have you on .tour desks?' we
asked pleasantly.
Il have a SNOWFALL" said Freddie
Il have little white mouse" cried Agnes
81 have lump OF SALT" said Harold
II have lump OF sugar" declared Ethel
II 'ist got ole stone!' cried Pat.
How many OF you have Jumps of sugar?'
asked We
At the suggestion all of them had
Taste it, we commanded, and then, as it
sugar?' asked, severely.
! No. ma am replied the kindergarten chill
] dren feebly
'Ye ort knowed il wasn't sugar." retail
! ated Pat; and in estimation Pat stepped to
! the head Of the class.
/ Considering that primary children go to
school for the purpose of learning facts
and not fairy tales, and that facts are
about the only thing which it is necessary
! to know in order to earn a living it would
seem that training which destroys the
ability to tell the exact truth when required
is rather dangerous. The probability is
that in this case the kindergarten teacher
was unwise. The imagination of most chill
| dren does not need any stimulating; it does
need to be guided. There is no need of
! going to such an extreme in teaching the
! child TO express itself freely that il will
cling to the idea that a piece of stone is
! sugar or a white mouse: nevertheless the
power which children have of entering into
a story so that they fancy themselves chief
actors in it is one of the most valuable in
life. II work can be made pleasant and
easy, SO that children will learn without
knowing that they are accomplishing a
task. the kindergarten will be of exceeding
benefit, but in this case it was evidently
nothing more than grett playrOom.
The evening times., 1899-03-18

will be the gradual growth of indifference
and trust in the self interest of the hotel
proprietor and the inefficiency of the in
spection service.
1t is to the interest of the whole coun-
try that there should be thorough inves-
tigation into this horror and the prosecu-
tion of any city officials who have neg
lected their duty
The evening times., 1899-03-18

The grave anxiety concerning the Pope
is we'll founded While his recovery from
surgical operation following the drain
on his strength by an abscess is marvel
Gus, he is hardly likely to long survive an
other, although it is not painful. 1t would
be against all the probabilities if one at
his age should wholly recover.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
More Trouble for schIey.

The country will be interested to learn
from Sampson himself that he did not
write the 4th OF July dispatch claiming
the credit for Schleys victory of Santa
go. He simply signed it.
Up and at the Maryland Admiral again.
Mr. Long. If you get 10 work quick enough
perhaps you can prove that Schley not only
wrote the cablegram himself, but forged
Simpsons name 10 1t.
The Navy Ring will help you
The evening times., 1899-03-18

The bad conduct of the negro troops in
Georgia may explain the cause of the hor-
rible crime that has blackened the records
of that State but it cannot excuse or pal
late it. The State authorities should
make unceasing war on Whitecap and all
similar organizations, for no matter how
yirtuous may be their original purpose,
they invariably become criminal.
The evening times., 1899-03-18

The Court of Enquiry has had about as
unpleasant a time at Kansas City as at
Omaha in the matter of adverse testimony
Every days proceedings make it more ap-
parent that the evidence of commissary Of
fcers cannot refute the charges that are
sustained on so many sides.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
An Economical Princess.

An Englishman once told me this story: As
he was watching the magnificent pageant of the
entrance of the Prince of Wales into London with
his bride. some standing near said: ''Just
think: the decorations of the city alone cost
twelve thousand pounds!' 1t so happened that
the remark made TO the uncle Of the new
Princess. THAT must seem odd to Alexandria"
said he; 1.-THE most she has had for her
dress allowance has been seventy five"
The evening times., 1899-03-18

Besides the invention of new method
of fighting on land, by a flying brigade,
the Americans may claim credit for ex-
tending the use of gunboats or fighting
tugs 10 run up small streams to attack
batteries and a retreating foe.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Hair-Raising Insult.

From the indianapolis Journai)
''The weather. said the oldest inhabitant. ''is
not what il used to be when / a boy
For that matter" commented the smart
young man. ''the weather is not what il was
mcnths ago.
And the oldest inhabitant could not be rcr-
suaded to talk for more than an hour
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Finding His Place.
CFrom the Chicago Tribune J

(FrOm the Cnlcag0 iriDnne-1
''No, sir said the applicant for position il,
the department store. ''Pm not particular where
you put me- I'll work anywhere"
care you perfectly healthy?'
eyes, sir
.'Ryesght and hearing all right?'
eyes, sir To tell the truth, though l haven't
got any sense of SMELL
'sThat's all right" said the manager, ''Fll put
you at the cheese counter"
The evening times., 1899-03-18
CURRENT HUMOR.
Amusing the Boy,

(FTom the Chicago Record)
MY is taking exhaustive course in po-
htical economy"
What's that for?''
Il had to do something to keep him out of
my business
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Kindred Natures.

(From the Philadelphia North American.)
There's something fascinating about the cat-
ter of telegraph instrument to me-" said Bor-
=owe.
Because it always run on tick. / suppose, =
remarked Tyson, witheringly.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Awful DiscOrdS.

From the Philadelphia North American)
Superintendent necktie department will
have to be moved further away from the count
ing room.
Manager-Why.
uperntendent- spring styles make S,
much noise that the clerks can't work.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Temptation.

(From the indianapolis Journal)
Watts-I wish I had known sooner that little
whisky in the water pipes would keep them
from freezing. though | don't Just how.
Lushforth-YOu don't? That's easy They
would be kept running all the time by some one
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Too Rapid for Him.

(FrOm the chicago Tribunc.)
''If it wasn't that I've got my cnnstitcirIrrt.
to LOOK after" exclaimed Colonel PSsdIkorn.
the honorable member from the Mountaineer Dis
trict I'D resign and leave Congress. h'gnsh
Everything is railroaded through or else it il
tomreeded on to a sidetrack."
The evening times., 1899-03-18
A Very Clever Animal.
(From the Deirait Free Press

'.Is Dorothy's poodle so cleverT'
We'll, think so; whenever. they don't want
him to understand what they say they have to
snell it.p :.
The evening times., 1899-03-18
Nebraska's New Senator.-"Nv !

Nebraska's New senntor.-"My new
colleague, Senator elect Hayward" said
Senator John NJ. Thurston OF Nebraska to-
day, will make his mark in the Senate.
He is very able man and his election
was the happiest solution of the long dead
lock at Lincoln possible. Hayward's cleo
tion was desired by the great majority OF
the Republican voters of Nebraska, and it
leaves the party in excellent shape | did
think some of resigning my seat but |
have decided to serve out my term.
will not, however. be a candidate for an
other term. / prefer to return to the prac-
tice of my profe5sion-the law. | hardly
think that there will be any occasion for
an extra session OF Congress this spring or
summer. Something may occur, OF course,
which will render an extra session neces-
sary but there is nothing in sight at
present that is likely to cause an extra
session.
The Presidential battle next year prom
ises TO be lively and exciting. Mckinley
will probably be renominated and pre-
sumo that Bryan will head the Democratic
ticket. | believe that the Republicans will
win. but our Democratic friends will un-
doubtably put up a stiff fight We must not
indulge ourselves with the delusion that
we are going TO have walkover"
The evening times., 1899-03-18
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asked by the ''Pittsburg Dispatch to nut ons
of the less electrical terms in nlain LIN
guage, said: II am frequently resoFted to ior
just such explanations. and nothing surprises me
more than tine hlzincss which still exists in tn.
minds Of even intelligent folks in regard 10
the simplest electrical terms saws the ..St.
LOUIS Giobe-Democrat-' '-To most people the
electrical units are still more Greek and com,
paratIvely few go to the trouble to take hold
OF the more common of them. such as VOLT
'ampere. resistance and 'electro-mOtivc force
and tix their meaning. for all. in the mind.
\ man who knows me only by reputation wrote
to me the other day that he had done this with
much satisfaction to himself 1s he has now 4
far more intelligent idea OF electrical dning5
than he had before. But still. he said from
time to time some electrical words creep into
the daily press which conveyed nothing to him.
He mentioned of these the term watt
hour Now. this is quite simple. The watt il
the Unit Of electrical power. II means the pow
or developed when H-25 foot-pounds Of work are
done per minute or .5315 ot-pOunds per second
\ foot Ot-pound Is the amount Of work rrd,,ired
to raise one pound vertically through dis
tanee OF one foot. When this is figured down
so as 10 be defined in 'hcrse-p0wpr which IS
understood By everyone IN whom the word watt
Is Puzzlins, will remember that a watt is tho
1-1i6th Of horsepower. he will have 10 more
uncertainty about it. Having gotten so far ir
i au easy sradation to the watt hour which
Is th" term employed TO indicate the expenti-
tuse Vi an electrical power Of one watt for an
h0Tr- In other words. the energy represented
by wrt hour i CORAL to tfIt expended in
raising FOUND II : height &C 3-G5l fect An even
easier way cf fixing il Is 10 rcnirrller thar two
watt hOsuS correspond a'mc,t rNactIy to raiS-
ing pnurd 20 hriSht cf oar mile. The IN
irr>t rnfIiug q s'Ic terms oprrs n;i; some very
ciIriauS iicts 70 thr initiated. Fer instance a
certain 'lry lIatsery, weighing Us pc;inss wa
known 20 yield l31 watt hours If this force
applied 20 raising the battery itself il
would lift ii to height ut over ten miles
Again III one hou: che energy translated in an
ordinary G-caadle power lamp. weighing about
an ounce. would raise that lamp to a height OF
400 miles. at a velocity Of nearly seven miles
per minute. Yes, it pays a man to expend a
little pains on mastering the ordinary electrical
terms"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Objected Q by a Great Number of
 Citizens.

A peculiar feature Tuesday in the selection of the Knight jury was the great numbe of men opposed tc capital punishment.
 Hby4his sen timent should pre-. dominate in the minds of men, where the law and evidence in a Case warrants a conviction IS some thing to be wondered at.
 This was one of the great ob- stacles that both the prosecution and defense labored under Mol day in selecting Jury.
 Conscientious scruples was an ex, cuse in many case where the par tY was sought to be a juror,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
ANY KIN ID MR2. SORRELLS ?
Pi hy Prologue Precedes the Knight
 Murder Case.

1t is not very often that wo either gel tAe opportunity or time to read q spicy preface to book. Again, the same Is applicable to eases being sFied in court when applied to the public generally.
 Ne cannot notwithstanding the iHREopriaty of ft-t that some may gefeaaQee advance, retram from re- viewing tht incidents. incident to Che selection of the jury. The char aeters that figured conspicuouslg throughout the prologue to the case were Judge Grace, Attorneys Martin and $. NJ Taylor for the de- feHse and Prosecuting Attorney Sor- falIs for tHe state. Many of tBe iu- rers were disqualified for divers req sons. A lew on the ground of con sauguia#tF as applied to the prose outing attorney. The questions Pe8pouaded 1u this line and those who were related t5 Mf Sorrells happened Q come all together, which made them very annoying to the court as evidenced by his +ca1t down ta the attorneys.
 Late Monday afternoon when the shades 6feEealas were beginning Co Eaa and the last venire was issued for four jurors seemed that the habit 0i asking are you kia to Che defendant or tae deceased2" Are you kin Co Mr SorreIs, ]" etc, had befome con ntagtCus. for the judge who was asking oHe of the men the regular questions concluded with "are you any kin to Mir. Sorrells2" Happily ft was received as meant all in good faith and humor. Wbereupon one of the attorneys for che defense asked 9and are you any kin to the judge, MT. Sorrens or any officer of the court2a The finale of Che pithY prologue was the pro- pounding of like question, but in reference t8 the defense by the pros eeutiug attorney. The case will most i6ei4 consume all the week IL will be an interesting one from start to finish. Ii savers of no au- tipathv 8a eJther siee and will there fore be doubiy interesting both 10 Ghe spectators and tue jar3.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15

citizens of Jefferson county savored of some salt and pepper parts.
 Monday from the opening of court until 5:30 h the afternoon was oc- cupied in the selection of a jury. The regular Yenire of jurors was passed through Then five special yenires were issued by tue court; the first being for II, second 10, third 12 fourth 8 and the hfth and last for 1. Out of this number sag- gregating 72, twelve were chosen. They were placed in charge of Dep uty Sheriff Pleas CulpepDer by the court.
 The personnel of the jury that will try the Knight murder ease IS as follows:
 Wm Lemons, s. H. Ragsdale, H. H, Phillips, s. D. Kelley, J. H. King, Creed Caldwell, Jessie Smith, J. W. Gibson. NJ Lesinsky, w. F. Jones, ]. SeIden Wright and Mo. Levine.
 Judge Grace saw fit, for the req son that something might occur in the mean time, not to swear the twelve as jurors until the opening of ths case which began this morn 
 ing.
 When the case was tried at Du- mas, during the Iast serm of court at that place it took four days to get a jury and SIX hours to tsy. the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
'. M. C. A. NEWS.

Don't forget the wargraph pie lures at Merrill Institute tomorrow night at S:30. There will be con tinuous exhibition, lasting one hour and a half. Ike pictures will be frst-class in every respect. Tickets now on sale at J. P. Angen's. Ad- mission 9 ceLts.
 The union prayer meeting of the Young Mems Christian Association will be held tonight at o'clock. This meeting will be for both sexes, anu all are invited to be present. Rev. c. W. Daniel will speak on work for yonng men
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
SOUGHT DEATH. BY HIS OWN HANDS WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND
 FRIENDS.
J. ". SEGARs, GENTLEMAN,
Attempts Suicide While in St Louis-IIas a Family Living
 Near This City.


 J. W. Segars, a prominent cattle man of this city, endeavored 1o. shake of the mortal coil of life by killing himself in St. Louis Monday. The cause assigned is drink. He ias at present in precarious cond5- bion.
 Segars went to St. Louis seyeraB ! days ago to dispose Of car load oE cattle. He disposed of them anE sent the returns to James DreyEnsz of this city.
 Segars has a wife and four cbis- who live about two miles south og here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
OF THE STATE OF ARKAN- SAS AGAINST w. r.
 KNIGHT.
SUCCIkCT STATEMENTS
Of the Killing Made s5 the Jury }by Sorrells for State and
 Rodgers for Defense,

At the oreaiag of the Jefferson circuit court today began the ia nous murder case, the scene of which was in Besha county fa #6he year Of 1897 It Is the State of Arkansas against ". T. Knight.
 The statement of the ease to Che jury was made by Prosecuting AL toruey SorreHs this morning and was eouehed ie words containing alleged facts which, if prove. wiI. cause Knight some annoyance.
 The statement of alleged facts for the defence was offered to ghe jury by Attorney M. Rodgers. of Arkansas City. Mr. Rodgers has been in the case since tfs foeeD tion and is familiar with lbe facts end tae place of tbe 6Hling.Hjs statement to the jury of whaa the defense expected to show and prove, it materiattzes, will redoun6 greatly6o securing Knight bis tib- ertyj on the other hand f the state ment of Prosecuting Attorney Sor- feiIs undertakes it witt be very dark for Knight
 After the statement of the case by counsel for boeh sides the hear ID of testimony began.
 Mir. Yates Van VaIkenburg was introduced as tha first witness for the state It was shown by Mr. Van Na.kenbufg that be was the stenographer who took the testi- mouy os the several witnesses at the examining trial held in the mag. 5strate's court at Dumas, in Desha eou1oty. It vas further shown by Mr Van Ealkenburg that the type written copy of bis short hand notes vas a true, correct and com. pared copy.
 The next testimony offered by the state attorney vas shatof 0r. # s. ]. Peoples and Mr. ". N. Car 8ter, both of whom are no dead. aThe sum and substance of Carter $ testimony was chat the wounds in. ficted killed King. Quite 8 discus sion arose as to the admissibiIiJy of euch testimony.
 The most interesting feature of Ahe case this morniug e-as @ tllt be- tween one of 1hs attorneys for tbe 1efense and the judge of the court. The judge IS impartial in his rul- ipgs. The misunderstanding arose Ever the testimony of c. B. High
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15

Hoods Pills are gentle, yet etfectiyeA D cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT
A Workman Falls From the Top of
 no Foot Smokestack.
Special to the Graphic:

Special to the Graphic:
 THORNTON, ARK Nov. 14-Today y a shocking accident occurred at the ". R. Pearson saw mill at this place. A workman who was en- gagged in the erection of mammoth smokestack, fell from the top Of it to the ground. a distance of 110 feet. At tRis writing the extent of his injuries have not been ascer. tained, but thought by physicians to be fatal, although the victim is still conscious.
 The unfortunate man came here a few days ago from Iowa, and is a stranger
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15
NOW'S TIE TIdE
To Plug the Slot Machines n he
 Grand Jury in Session.

With=the reconveniag of the grand jury, and their going fnto session caused the slot machines to go out of session. While the cat is away the mice will play. This is true Of the slot machine business. All the kickers against the slot ma chine method Of getting your moneys worth" should not go around now, while the grand jury is in session, with their eyes closed or covered with glasses.
 The complaints and kicks insti- tuted against the slot machine pee bIe by those who believe they are a menace to the community should not wait and watch until the grand ju- ry adj5uras aud then write up a complaint that would cry for sym pathy and aid.
 Some time ago Chief of Police Philpot issued mandate to the ef feet that no one under the age of 21 should be allowed to play the slot machines. The penalty of the act, if doLe. was to be the loss of the machine to the man having it in his establishment and fine also of a nominal sum.
 Now let the grand jury issue its proclamation. It will satisfy and cause the quelling of many a com plaint in Pine Bluff. While doing this t would not be amiss for the grand jury to use it's search light in few otber channels in Pine Bluff, for they might discover more than liquid air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-15

Mir. Cans is soioHrnlng in New York.