Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-13
Not an Introduction.

s'I have shaken hands with
 your presidents" said an EnglS
 recently, chatting with youn
 ican on her travels. My sist \ were in Washington, and that one could simply go to tt House, with no formalities, an
 and shake hands with the pr and we thought we would -n- There was a crowd of people passed in in line, and shook
 and passed out again. It was
 odd. Of course, we knew it V
 an introduction Our friends
 quite angry. We are very
 known" (this was said with esy simplicity, merely as mentioning an undoubted faet) "and they said we should have procured a presentation through our embassy. Indeed, they did not like it at all But why2" inquired the American girl, rather puzzled. "Ohl7 rejoined the English woman, laughing, "it was certainly mira dig; and then it was not real introduction, don't you know. We en- joyed it--but it's surely very odd custom of yours, eh2" Her tone, as she narrated the little incident. was exactly that of lively schoolgirl, re- Iating some harmlessly audacious eseapade for which she can feel as sured of the family forgiveness, though scarcely of the family approval. Our hand-shaking habits are sometimes o,ft;oieod fvo,V, ,vitbin og xrau q 6 from without. Much promiscuous hand shaking is certainly an infictioT to which it seems rather aSSurd and un fair to subject man with so many duties of high importance to attend to as the head of our nation. Neither is such a reception of the general public particularly graceful or impressive function. Nevertheless, it stands for some things in our national ideals neither paltry nor undignified, and woe unto the political party under whose auspices the custom should happen to be discontinued.
 Samoan GentIeness in War.
 War is savage in its yery nature. and one looks for war among savages to be peculiarly barbarous. That such is not always the case among the peo- pie of Samoa is attested by z letter sent from Samoa by an American gen. tleman who recently visited Apla, and who gives description of Mataafa's army in camp after battle between the rival claimants to the throne:
 We went all about among the huts where the savages were resting after the battle and making preparations for the next fight. It was very peaceful scene, for their arms were all conceal ed under the mats, where the men sat, and many of the soldiers were accom- panied by their wives and children. They were amusing themselves by smoking and beating tom-toms.
 "The Samoans are most amIable race of savages, and white people are always perfectly safe among them. Everywhere we are greeted with smiles and friendly mods and the salutatiou 'Talofa,' which means Love to you from men, women and children.
 "One instance Of their friendly feet- ing occurred during the big battle. A white man, who lived In the street where they were fighting, saw shat. two of his horses had strayed out be- tween the hostile lines. He did not want to lose them, and he did not want to venture out in the line of fire. So he stuck a white flag out of his win dow. Upon seeing it, both chiefs or dered their men to stop firing and hos tilities were suspended while the white man went out and drove his horses to a place of shelter. Then the combat ants went at it again"
 Four Famous Statues.
 The most famous statues in history are the Colossus of Rhodes, the Sphinx and the vocal statue of Memnon at