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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-27
TWO LANGUAGES.
Learned by a smart Young Man While
 Teaching Another.

Brooklyn Citizen; l know young American in New York, who, some years ago, after saving enough money to pay his passage across the Atlantic, and studying French for short tina. went to Paris, hired a room, and put on Its door card bearing his name, with the legend, Teacher of the English Language" In few days he got a pupil at the rate of one franc a week.
 by the end of the week he had several pupils; his fame spread so that in a few months he had four classes, each class with 20 pupils, meeting in hIs room at different hours of the morn ing and the evening. His weekly in- come now was 80 francs, or $16, which was twice as much as he needed for hia support. All this time he was learning the French language by teaching the English and by talking with his pupils. At the end of the first year he could count dollars in his pocket by the hun- dred. Meanwhile, having managed to pick up some scraps of German. he de- termined to try his luck in one of tha university cities of Germany. He there put out a small sign bearing his nams and the words, Teacher of English and French" He got more pupils than he had in Paris. and meanwhile, not only perfected himself in the German tongue, but took lessons in Latin and Greek at a classical academy In less than three years from the time he lefe New York he came back to it, and now he is professor of ancient and modern languages, including the Sans crit and Persian, in famous American institution of learning. I would like to print his name in this place, but hs says Don't" as he himself is going to get out a book telling the whole story.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-27
Booker T. Washington Tells Ills Idea
 of It.

Booker T. Washington Tells His Idea
 of It.
 Booker T. Washington principal ot the Tuskegee (Ala.) Normal and h. dustrial institute, addressed the League for Political Education recently on the subject of Race Problems. says the New York Times. He said that the so- lution of the race problem might be summed up in the statement that iD proportion as the negroes were i'm proved along educational. industrial and moral lines in that same propor- ton would the evils affecting the race be eliminated
 You cannot, however said the speaker, bring about these necessary reforms in a day or by any short cut. It is a matter of time and patience. Bring proper influence to bear upon the negro, make his environments con- genial and uplifting. work on him not so much directly as unconsciously, and the matter will in time solve itself. For, let me say that we are not going to stay here in order to help you, our government and our country"
 The speaker then referred to the movement some years ago which sought to solve the race problem by transporting negroes to Liberia. But that won't solve it." the speaker add ed. Those people who thought that sending 500 black men to Liberia would be the beginning Of a satisfac- tory ending of the race problem for got that on the very morning that those negroes were transported 500 or more black babies were born. Nor will the problem be solved by putting the blacks in any territory in the west For first, you would have to put up a wall about the territory to keep the negroes in, and then you would have to put up another wall to keep the white men out. No, there is a better and a higher solution of the difficulty than that. The negroes ought to be taught to do as good work as the white man in agriculture and in all industrial lines. The conditions with which they are surrounded should be studied care- fully They should be taught the dig nifty, the beauty and the civilizing pow CT of labor, and that there is no dis grace in any kind of work Above all. they should be educated wherever and as fully as it is possible, and then their ignorance would not be made a pretext for keeping them down
 Let me remind you that there are nearly 10,0OO,OOO of us, and that wher- ever our life touches yours we either help or hurt you. There can be no separation of our destinies. Let us then settle the problem in a sensible and logical manner. Let us. in short, make the negro a man so that he can do as much work as a white man and meet him with full confidence in a business way. Make him useful and an important member of the commun- ity in which he lives. and then, bs- lieve me. he will work out his OWE salvation"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-27
A GREAT OCCASION.
when President Consulted with s
 Vice President.

Vioe-President.
 Vice President Stevenson used to tell story which John c. Breckenridge had told him to illustrate the tradi- tional relations between the president and the man whose principal business it is to wait for the possible death oe the president in order that he may take the presidents chair and the New York Mail and Express thus gives cur rency to it. Breckenridge said that Buchanan never consulted him about any important matter, although as Kentuekian, having the confidence of most of the southern leaders, he felt that his advice might at times have been valuable to the president In the aarly fall of 1860, when Buehanans term was nearing an end. amid the gathering clouds of war, Yiee-President Breckenridge received an urgent sum mons to the White House. He re- sponded at once, thinking that at last the president wanted his advice on the momentous questions then pending When he arrived he was shown into the presidents room, and Mr Buchal- an, who was alone, called his private secretary and instructed him to sec that they were not disturbed during the important conference which was to follow. When the private secretary dad withdrawn the president unlocked the private drawer in his desk. took out a manuscript, sat down with great solemnity and said to President Breckenridge in his most impressive manner: T want to read you the draft of my Thanksgiving day proclamation and to get your opinion of it." The Yice-president controlled his facial muscles, listened respectfully and se- riously, made some complimentary re- marks about the important document. and with his customary courtesy, bowed and smiled his way out from the only interview to which he was ever invited by President Buchanan.
 Why Cinnamon Eat Rats.
 The Lahore Qndia) Tribune quotes a Chinaman's explanation of the use of rats for food purposes as follows: What carrot is to a horses coat a rat is to the human hair. Neither fact can be explained, but every horseman knows that a regimen of carrots will make his stud smooth and lustrous as velvet and the Chinese, especially the women know that rats used as food will stop the falling out of hair and make the locks soft. silky and beauti- ful. I have seen it tried many times"
 Diver with Record.
 The greatest diving feat ever achieved was in moving the cargo of the ship Cape Horn, wrecked off the coast of South America, when a diver named Hooper made seven descents to depth of over 200 feet, remaining ar one time forty-two minutes under the water. An authority states that the greatest depth to which a man has been known to descend does not exceed 220 feet, which is equivalent to pres sure of eighty-eight and one-half pounds to the square inch
 New Test for Coal.
 A French experimenter suggests that the X-ray furnishes a ready means to detect stony impurities in coal. Carbon is very transparent to the Roentgen rays, while silica is opaque to them Consequently the silicates. which form slag when coal is burned. can be seen like skeleton when the shadow ot the coal is projected upon the auores- cent screen.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
THEY BURLEsQUED.'

The "Fats" and cleans" Showed How the
Game Should Not Be Played.
The. much-talked-of ball game be-
tween the cadaverous cranks and pursy
rooters has been played and, contrary
to expectations, the fats lasted nine in
inings and won by score of "a to 20.
Buck and Cordiner were the battery
for the fats while Patterson and
Cravens held the points for the leans.
II. G.. Danielson otficiated as empire
and his workSand the endurance he
displayed while the teams played foot
ball in the center of the diamond were
features Of the game. There was CON
siderable slugging on both sides and
several gymnastic performances,
tSchneider's double -barrelled cartwheel
at first being the star performance.
aBrogan and little Willie Pratt, who
held down the middle gardens, made
some good stops their feet-and
frequently won applause. Mark used
to be sprinter but his performances
when he ran bases convinced the spec
itators thatlhe had contracted spring
halt during the winter and was out of
it. Dugan in right stopped his flies
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
THE SALE COMPLETED.
There Was Warm Competition in Spots
During the Last Days.

There Was Warm Competition in Spots
During the Last Days.
The sale of lands of tax Judgment
and the forfeit sale was concluded
Thursday afternoon and the auditors
books are once more clear of delin-
quent taxes. The heaviest buyer was
the firm of S. & Q. Kipp, which took
everything that was offered which was
not wanted by anyone else--and some
which was. This. firm purchases tax
titles indiscriminately as an invest
n ment and while they may never be able
to get their money back on some of
their ventures, on others it returns
several fold, so their business on the
whole yields them an excellent profit.
Those in attendance made a sort of
agreement that they would not com
pete with each other and this worked
well for a time and, resulted in many
pieces being sold for the amount of the
State tax. There was one present,
however, who did the county good
turn by an unfortunate (for him) dis
play OF cupidity: During the progress
of the sale he broke his agreement and
in short time the others were max
ing it warm for him. Some of the
property he owned came up for sale
later and the price was lifted to
several times the original judgments
against the parcels. He could not let
go and was forced to bid until it was
knocked down to him and every oppos-
ing bid made him vince like a lab
from hat pin. The county is several
dollars better off on account of this
little scrap. -...
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
II | As FIELD i ], ]. DAY
The High School Team Won From the
Down River Students in
One- Sided Contest.
The Fats" Won From the t.Leans''
4. n. in . Ludicrous Parody on
=: the National Game.

Il The base ball season n may now be con-
sidered open. Saturday was 'sfeld
day with the Princeton high school
and Blk River was on the program for
a settos with sticks and leather. AL
though the down river boys were ap-
parently ontclassed they put up "a very
pretty game for five innings. 80 -
PRINCETON came first to bat and al
though but one hit was made in this
inning min the.boys managed to score once.
Elk River sent three men to bat in
1thei half and went back into the field.
In thessecond a base on balls, two hits
and felder's choice netted two runs
for the home team, while the Elks
scored.once on a hit, base on balls
and muffed fly Princeton got one
man to first in the third and he died
there,Sbut:the students from the juno
:tion took a reef in their belts and man
aged to score thrice on three base
hit, as two-bagger, sacrifice and an
error IN the fourth a passed ball on
the third strike followed by two hits
yieldsd one run for Princeton, and
:CraVsls struck out the first two Elks
and fflnished the inning by assisting
the third out at first. Princeton got
two i1the next on a pass to first, two
errors and a hit and Elk River drew a
blank, Then the fireworks commenced
and sixth, seventh and eighth innings
gave the home team total of Is runs
whileSElk River got only one and that
in the first half Of the ninth. ..
= The features Of the game were the
batting and box work OF Cravens, who
secured FIVE hits out of six chances and
struck str out Il men, and the pitching OF
Traskswho had IS strikeouts credited
ohm. "
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
FROM ALASKA.
Herb. Gates Denies Some of the Rumors
>,-,-.e.~ We Have Heard.

Herb. Gates Denies Some of the Rumors
>,-,,.~.~ We Have Heard.
VALDEZ, Alaska, April. 20, 1885,
The horrible tales which are told in
the newspapers about the suffering and
hardship on the Copper River are to
great extent untrue. At Twelve Mile
Camp, Saw Mill, Klutena Rapids and
Copper Centre there were a few cases
of scurvy and it is estimated that 20 or
25 have died at those points.
Forty men wintered on Quartz Creek
and there were no cases of scurvy
among them. A few have been frozen
in this country this winter, seven men
losing their lives on the Glacier March
Is. They were caught in storm.
The weather has not been so awfully
cold here this winter, so degrees below
zero being the coldest I have seen.
You must take care of yourself.thougl,
in this mans country. Gold Twill say
nothing about-will see you later
Regards to all the good people of
Princeton. ....
H. T. GATES.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Hans Ecklund's S Skull Was Crushed by
Blow From Horses Hoof
Last Tuesday Noon. &.
He Has Never Regained Consciousness
But His Condition To-Day
r Gives Some Hope.

/ Just how Hans Ecklund received his
injuries Tuesday is known to no one
except himself. He had taken his
team to the barn and embarrassed
them but no one was present at the
time. The first intimation that any
thing was wrong in his stable came
when Mr.. Anderson, neighbor, passed
the building and heard a horse kick
ing. Looking in at window he dis
covered Mr.. Ecklund lying behind the
horse and running around the building
he entered the stable and grasping the
unconscious man by the feet pulled
him away from the danger. 1t was
evident to Mr.. Anderson that Ecklund
had been kicked once at least after he
was knocked down, for there were in
dications that his head had been
moved over a foot from it's former
position, Summoning aid he carried
the injured man to his house and Drs.
Tarbox and Armitage were sent for.
Ecklund was unconscious ane his
breathing denoted serious injury. His
nose was broken, wound extended
from above the eye to the cheek and
his body was bruised. For three hours
the physicians endeavored to restore
him to consciousness without avail and
there was no time to spend in making
minute examination. After this an
examination was made and there we're
evidences of one fracture of the skull
and possibly two. One of the physi-
clans said that the conclusion was as
dangerous as the skull fractures and it
was doubtful if the victim could re-
cover.
Dr.. Tarbox stated that there was
only slender thread of hope. He
might recover consciousness at any
time, but yesterday morning, although
resting somewhat easier, there were
no other favorable symptoms
Mr.. Ecklund's condition remained
the same this morning there being no
signs. OF returning consciousness. His
strong constitution is helping greatly
in the fight and there are now slight
hopes for his recovery. A slight par
alysis has developed in the left side
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11

with his stomach and frequently called
for the protector.
Capt. Patterson's curves came from
crooking his elbow and tying knot or
two in his pillars Of support. Buck
and Cordiner groaned frequently when
they had occasion to wrinkle their
fronts and stoop for low balls and Ole
has not quit groaning yet. The rules
under which the game was played
have never. been published but Mr..
Danielson will probably get them out
in pamphlet form in time for adoption
by the National league next season.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11

1t is interesting to note that one of
the arguments of St. Cloud man be-
fore the railroad officials and State
commission, in attempting to convince
them that his city was entitled to
lower freight rate, was to the effect
that Princeton merchants were crowd
ing st. Cloud merchants out of their
rightful territory, because our mer-
chants secure a through rate from the
east. This is a public confession that
our merchants give their customers
better bargains than the merchants Of
St. Cloud. Little Falls also entered as
warm a complaint as st. Cloud but the
commission has so far refused to grant
their request. It was "a 3 modest de-
mand for sixty per cent. reduction Of
the present rates.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
H. T. GATES.
RODE THE GOAT.
Ten knights and One Sister Were Initiated
NV, +v,, po%hh... n.

Ten knights and One Sister Were Initiated
by the Rathbones. =
Last night was a red letter date for
for Gala Temple No. s, Rathbone Sis
ters. Eleven candidates were received
and enlightened, the officers conduct
ing the ceremonies in most excellent
manner. About fifteen members of
the order came down from Milaca to
participate in the festivities, returning
on the o'clock train.
At the close of the work the ladies
served lemonade, cake and ice cream
and the guest enjoyed an hour or more
OF social intercourse before dispensing.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
WHAT THEY'LL ASSESS.
The Schedule Adopted by the Assessors of
Mile LacS County,

= When the assessors of Mile Lacs
county came to the village to obtain
their books and blanks. they held. a
meeting at the auditors office and
adopted a schedule of valuations on
horses, cattle, hogs, and whatever else
would be of uniform value in the diff
ferent parts of the county. This
schedule is as follows:
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11

Score by innings
Elk River. 0 3 0 o 0 0 l. 5
Earned runs, Princeton l. s-base hits Holt
1: 3-baSe hits, White 1, Wagner 1: bases stolen
Nicely l, Soule I, Slayback 2. Wagner l: bases
on balls, off Cravens g. off Trask s.: hit by
pitched ball, Burrell; struck out. by Cravens
ID, by Trask 13; time 2:15; umpire, Dewing;
scorer. Caswell.j
After the ball game came the field
day sports of the high school. The
program consisted of a. 60 yard dash:
hurdle race; potato race; hop, skip and
jump; standing broad jump; running g
high jump; throwing the hammer and
putting the shot. Roy Soule and
Adelbert Slayback had an equal num-
ber OF victories in the different con-
tests, but Soule was credited with one
more second than his competitor and
consequently was entitled to the
honors. His name. will be engraved
on the cup presented to the high
school three years ago. In this con-
nection it is interesting to note that
each year this honor has fallen to the
Soule family. In 1897 it was carried
off by Llew, 1898 by Will and this
year by Roy. ...
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11
From Harry Donovan.

Rev. D. Donovan has received a let
ter from Harry, written in hospital
three days after he was wounded. The
wound was rather worse than first re-
ports Indicated. A good sized brass
tipped bullet entered the left arm at
the elbow, struck the head of the
radius glancingly, and ran around the
arm, lodging in the other side from
where it entered. It.was soon cut out
by Surgeon Hoyt of Gen. MacArthur's
staff, and Harry sent back to hospital
at Manila, where he now is, and at
last reports was doing we'll. No fever
or serious Inflammation had set in up
to the time he wrote, he wrote, and
his general good health and temperate
habits will no doubt be helpful. He
was wounded March 26. His horse
was shot through and killed a few
minutes before Harry was hit. s..-
He says the wounded are being care
fully attended at the hospital and
everything possible done for their
health and comfort. For some DAYS
they are fed on rice, milk, corn. starch
or other light cooling food. His
friends anxiously wait the next letter
as a few days additional will Indicate
whether blood poisoning will ensue or
not. = : ''s', ~,
A new confidence game is being
played on the farmers in some parts of
the State and bur farmers ii ap-
preached by one Of the villains, should
be prepared to accord him warm re-
ception. The scheme is to secure per-
mission to tack a few advertising signs
in prominent places about the prem
ises and after this is done an innocent
looking document is produced which
appears to be q statement that the
signs were so placed. If the farmer is
foolish enough tosign it he will find it
presented to him later as "a note for
5000 or $500.
The Princeton union., 1899-05-11

If the assessors will follow this
schedule there will be little work left
for the town boards of review or the
county board of equalization.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29

~ compels the employers 10 hshr ~
may interest both the employers and the
employed i'm America 20 learn the causes
which. unless the men re'fact the4F de-
mands. will have brought another great
Industrial struggle upon this country. 1
will give few examples. Recently an
employer decided to construct certain
partitions Of plasters blocks. Both the
plasterers and the bricklayers claimed
that this work rightly belonged TO them.
Both their unions informed the employer
that whichever men he employed the
others would strike lie offered to ar
bftrate. but the offer was refused.
Thereupon he closed his work while the
unions settled the matter. As they tal-
ed to do so he gave the job to the plas-
terers. Whercupon the bricklayers
struck. and for nine months he could
not get a brick laid. Then the brick
layers gave way. Again the brickiayers
struck because one good workman was
laying more bricks than the union per-
mitted. Union rules now allow man TO
lay only 400 bricks daily. whereas the
employers state that ten years ago loo
daily was the rate The union publishes
regularly a blacklist of employers for
whom all their men are forbidden 10
work. II n unionst assist 10 procure
work for non-unionist he Is fined IS.
for the first offense and los. Afterwards
in one instance the council Of union
Issued instructions that on no account
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29

Of workingmen was put In the bill box OF
The New York Assembly last week. IL
provides that every railroad corpora
ton organized or doing business in this
State shall be liable for all damages sus-
tanned By any person. including employees
OF such corporations, in consequence OF
any negligence of any Of its agents or
any mismanagement of its engineers or
other employees when such negligence or
wrongs are I'm any manner connected
with the use and operation Of any road
on which they shall be employed, and no
contract which restricts shall be legal
or binding" Mr.. Redington introduced
the bill
/ informed you last week, says the
London correspondent OF the New York
Times. Of the creation Of federation
OF employees, including the greatest firms
In all branches of industry. with the in
teniiOn 10 fight the intolerable and
growing demands Of the trade unions.
The confirmation OF this news has not
been long in coming. Two Of the strong
est and most aggressive unions are the
boiler makers and the plasterers.' The
latter has apparently decided 10 bring
conflict upon itself. During the past
year the building trade enjoyed remark
able prosperity. every man connected
with 1t being in fun employ al high
wages. This state OF affairs has led
the plasterers step by step to increase
their demands TO the point which nnal-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29

must the men accept the Introduction OF
words skilled" superior inferior,
or "hon-unionist' into the rules agreed
up0n with their employers. So power
ful has the Plasterers' Union become
that il positively fines employers VINO
infringe the trade union rules. For eN-
ample. the Coventry branch reported
we have withdrawn our members
from the firm OF c. Gray Hall, owing to
the bricklayers doing the plastering,
and had the firm fined IS. the plas-
terers' union. moreover. limits the num-
Der Of apprentices to one apprentice TO
seven workmen. The immediate cause
of the pending struggle Is that on the
premises Of a firm Of London builders
named Higss x Hlll delegate OF the
union called and gave notice 10 the
fcremen that unless they Joined the
union by certain date all the employees
Of that firm would be called out. The
foremen. / must explain. were previous
Is members OF the union and even II
they rejoined II now they would not be
admitted To the union deliberations The
foremen refused. and every plasterer
was called out by the union, and thus
the present situation has been precipitat-
ed The plasterers wages have never
been 50 high. probably averaging now
~ cents an hour. while many men who
have struck In obedience 20 the union
orders are skilled workmen who have
served the same irm twenty years and