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An rngeniou. water Clock.

One q the relics Of "ye ancient
mariner, which is at Guam, one Of
this c0uEtry's new possessions, is
curious measurer Of time, called a
water clock IT is q very ingenious
continuance, which can measure time
both i'm rough weather and in calm.
It rs simply O bucket half filed with
water, In which floats tho half Of q
weil-serapel cocoauut shell. In the
bottom of this shell is very small
hole, so that when placed to float in
the bucket n fine thread of water
sluirts mp into IT, This gradually fills
the shell, and the size Of the holeis so
adjusted to the capacity of the vessel
that, exactly Of the end Of an hour.
Uilmp 1t goes 90 the bottom. The
imam ON watch used tJ cry ont the
number Of hours from sunrise, and
then set the shell aA0at again empty
10 ls very good measurer Of time. rs
when tested with q watch it hardly
varied at all. It's great advantage il
tunt it is easily uu lerstoOd by those
having 90 use Do. Gt is quite i'm evil
douce. being rather bulky. and atten-
ton is called To its running down"
by Toe buhbIi1g noise it makes rs 10
SINKS. New York Times
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Her luncheon Aboard the Raleigh.

Ayoung miss who visited the Raleigh
OH sunday became very much inter
estei in the galley, where the officers
dinner was being prepared There
were men o.; four uatioualties-
Swede a Frenchman, Jap and z
Chinamau engaged in the work. Cali
Ing the Swede 10 her side. she asked
him for small piece OF bread or some
thing Of the sort for a souvenir. The
man looked at her with surprise for r.
moment, and then went over aad CON
suited with the others Then all took
a turn at giauciug ut The girl. aud
finally the Swede, with an iuduIgent
smile, secured Il large plate aud heaued
1T full, with a big piece OF steak. %
generous lot of mashed potatoes and
some bread, which me brought Co her
with the remark i'm broken English To-
the effect that tine Raleigh sailor bows
would not see beautiful American
girl GO hungry. Tie young woman
was very much embarrassed aft this iu-
depreciation of her request. but she
ate a portion OF the dinner. and after
securing the bread as souvenir re-.
wardel the sailor In turn with coll
Iegs pin, which delighted the generous
Swcds beyond measure. Philadelphia
Record.
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PJTH AND POINT.

4 woman's idea OF being cultured is
to look at terrapin rs indifferently
when invited out a. she looks at fried
bacon at home. -Atchison Globe.
Waiter" Would you like Spanish
cream with it?' Goodman Gonrong-
spanish cream? That's whippaI
cream, isn't it?"- Chicago Tribune. =
Frieni-''T presume you soon found
that ali was not gold that glittered."
Returned hlondiker (hoarsely)-
yep. Most of II was ice Judge.
Are the Christian powers OF Europe
Genuinely chummy2
Have they really buried tho hatchet.
or only dummy;
Detroit Journal
"Here's a case Of n mau who went
TO law in order to get the girl he loved
away from her parents. Took out
n writ of attachment, 1 suppose. -
Chicago Evening Post.
Browne" Waiter, bring me dozen
oysters on the half she'll" Waiter
Sorry. sab, but we's all out of she'll
fish, sab, ceptin' aigs. '-Roches
Union and Advertiser
Shines Here's n poor clap who
has lost his power of speech. " HikkoIl
well, that isn't 80 bad He'll
make a great naval officer '-Phila-
delphIa North American.
jimmy wonder why they al
ways put the preacher away back in
the hack end OF the church, Tommy
THAT was done IN the days when
they was lnjuns around aud the preach
er picked ont the safest place. In
dianapoiis Journal.
"Tain't only English people drops
their aitches, said little boy to the
new teacher. Il never heard no Amer
lean pronounce the aitch in my name"
What is your name?' asked the
teacher. johnny" said the little
boy. Harper Bazaar.
College Student-"How did you
come to lose the game?' CAPTAIN
varsity nine Why. their pitcher
and catcher had set of signals that
we couldn't possibly understand or
get on to-they kept calling out to
each other in Latin. Puck.
Tommy, SAID Il father to his pre-
cocicus -year-oId son and heir,
''your mother tells me she gives you
pennies TO be good Do you think
that Is right" "Of course it IS, -" re-
piled Tommy You certainly don't
want me to- grow mp and be good for
nothing, do Chicago News.
Parent WHO is the LATEST boy in
your class, Johuny?" Johnny-'I
dunno. Il should think you would
know. When all the others are in
dustriousIy studying their lessons, who
is he that sits idly iH his seat and
watches the rest, instead Of working
himself?' Why, the teacher Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
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never once stopping until I was safe
in my own lodgings. threw myself
on the bed, and slept peacefully until
daylight.
Il then decided to leave Pilborough
as far behind me as possible, and that
same night saw me in New York again.
L put up at a small hotel on the out.
skirts of the great city, feeling quite
rich with my five hundred. So, alto
gether, L was satisfied; but, alasl not
for long.
When [ took mp an evening paper,
the first thing that caught my eve was
paragraph headed, Daring Burg
larry at Pilborough Bank, and ran as
follows.
"A burglary Of most daring kind
was perpetrated at Pilborough Branch
Bank last night. The manager, Mr..
Alton, had, according to his custom.
gone 10 the principal bank at Dali
thorpe on business connected with
the bank, and during his absence his
own house, situated n mile or so ont
Of PilborOugh, was entered by means
Of the library window, the safe ran
sacked, and several valuable pieces Of
silver stolen. The burglary at the
bank was evidently committed an
hour or two later. How the thieves
gained access to the bank is mvs-
terry, for the keys are still in Mr.. AL
tons possession. However, several
thousand dollars are missing, together
with some valuable jewels. Unfor-
tunately, no one saw or heard any
thing unusual, so at present no clue
can be found.
i stared at the paper in surprise.
Robbery at the house! Why, the
wretched safe was empty The man
ager away! The keys still in his pos.
session! Truly, it was a problem /
couldn't understand. But no clue,
SO l was comparatively safe that was
comforting; but then, who was my ac-
complete if he was not the manager?
The following morning l got note
which explained all.
Dear Joe, it ran, thanks for
your help last night. Sorry YOU had
the trouble OF opening that safe Mt the
house, 1t was deuced awkward.
wasn't it? But you did scare me
when [ found you in the library.
However, a moustache made all the
difference, and played my part we'll
think. The silver was grand. Sorry
| couldn't afford to share it with you.
Never mind; you did well. Five
hundred dollars wasn't bad, either.
Better luck next time Keep quiet.
Your old chum, jim Kelly
i dropped the letter at last, com
pletely flabergasted. To think l had
been such fool! Still, the five hun
dred came in very handy for setting
me up in business of rather more
respectable kind So, after all, !
needn't complain of the net results OF
my visit to Pilborough Bank. Sat
urday Night.
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EXPOSING AN IMPosIE7.
Dread of an Electric Shock Made Him
Confess TO MaliugerIng.

Confess TO MalinZerIng.
In a great city like London there
are many impostors, who make a
business OF appealing to public sym
patny by shamming sickness. Not
only do they pretend to be crippled or
blind, but they also feign epilepsy and
other diseases, and are taken to public
hospitals in state Of assumed I'M
consciousness
One Of these impostors was carried
into hospital from police van and
laid on sofa in the cXamining-room.
The resident surgeon had keen eve.
and watched the patient closely. As
the apparent unconscious man was
deposited on the sofa few pennies
fell out of his pockets and rolled on
the floor. The patient opened his
eyes and made quick movement to
recover the coins. Then he bethoueht
himself aud drew back.
The doctor, accustomed 10 deal with
such Preteuders, turned to an atten-
dant and remarked:
1or notice, probably, how limp
the man is, and how heavily he Is
breathing. It is bad case aud needs
Immediate aud severe treatment.
Fetch the battery
There was suspicious trembling
of the patients hands, and the loud
breathing ceased. When the battery
was produced the doctor added
briskly:
lie scarcely breathes. You must
be quick Let him have the full
power Of the battery. Half a charge
viii not answer the purpose"
The patient by this time had opcne /
his eyes from sheer terror, aud before
the wires were well in hand he had
found ms voice Sitting bolt upright
on the sofa, he 4hriskeJ.
Let me go, I beg Of you. There is
nothing tGe matter with me. 7 am
only 70 poor sort Of humbug, that tries
to- make n few pennies by shamming.
Turn OF your batteries and let nue.
go.'
The patient was dismissed after he
had picked mp the coins which had
fallen under the sofa. YOUTHS Com
uauI1u.
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Lemons are the most popular fruit
this season. ii one may nudge by tue
demand Everybody knows that
lemons are always good for the
health, that their acid is cooling TO
the blood. whitening to the com.
plexion, removes stains from tue hands
and sottens the skin, and that the
fruit is used in hundred other WAYS
for as many purposes.
\ victim OF the grip told me she
was taking the Juice of lemon every
night and every morning. and would
continue TO do so for five days Then
she would take a lemon aud n half
for an equal length of time, ana then
two lemons for another five DAYS.
Then she intended TO stop for three
days and begin going down the scale
again. ending with half lemon.
where she began. If at the end Of
that time she did not have n fine com
pleXion she would rest for three days
and then do it over again.
II she had any aches or pains from
rheumatism or neuralgia she would
60 up the scale to five lemons aud
down again, half lemon being added
at time.
Even coffee in the morning aud tea
at luncheon are favored with lemon
juice. New York Herald.
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A DAY OFF.

I'm sorry for the lonely chap
Who hasn't any boys;
Whose folks may stop and take nap
Without q fear OF noise;
Especially wAsu with tireless vim
The circus bard plays free,
And Willie says I'm taking him
When he Is taking me-
] sympathize with him, do,
with none TO tell him all
About the jumping kangaroo
And the giraffe, so tall.
To help him spell the words so long
Which curiously engage
His eyes, a. Ploddlng through the
throng.
H. locke from cage 10 cage.
No curly head bends DER the print
Spread out upon his knee.
To gather some pictorial hint
OF glorie- vet 10 be.
NJ treble notes OF laughter check
HI sueer at clowuish skin.
M iittle arms glide round his neck
When all Is dark and still.
I'm sorry Tor him. lis the truth.
For le has lost them all.
Those youthful joys which only youth
Hrs power To recall.
laugh at Times reminders grim,
trulCe the sights TO see.
Aut Willie says I'm taking him
W hen he IL taking me.
Washington Star.
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on arrival Of the Duke and Duchess
OF C1uuauRht in Khartum it was
Thought by the troops that the right
thing Goo do would De TO- decorate the
place rs much as possible. Accord
1ug'y with infinite pains and much
energy, triumphaI arch was erected
to the great satisfaction OF all con-
c.rnej a picture ot che queen and
the Prince of Wales graced the arch.
but mo- pictures of The duke on duchess
were OBJ b5 obtained for love or money.
Advice was therefore sought from one
of tlc English -ergeants there. and he
advised their placing notice between
tne two portraits referred to bearing
the inscription 'Let 'em AN comer'
This was accordingly done, and their
f'ya. highuesses were much amused
thereby, the duchess insisting on TAX
ing a snap shot Of the arch. 81 Egyptian
Gazette.
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When tine news about Admiral
Dewey grand victory Mt Manila be-
came known iu the Caroline Islands
tine Spanish were running 20 aud fro
like q Tot Of escaped luuatics What
little money they hal was carefully
hidden away There were some few
vessels in the anchorage. So large
number Of men were put To- work 90
make % channel deep enough to- tow
these vessels as FAR up into the bush
o. 1T was possible 90 get them. where
it was Thought they could be hidden
from the inraler. They then removed
all That was of value from the vessels
and carefully bid 10 away I'm order
to make 90 az difficult % possible TO
enter the horb1r all the bclcous. buovs
and other aids GO uavIgot ON were re-
moved from the onroi cc channel.
Bgeastworks four feet thisk and nine
feet high we're erected and cannon
were mounted i'm the most advanta-
geous positions 20 prevent the landing
of an armed force aud 90 make it Inn
possible for 10 to advance Into the i'm.
terror.
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WHOLE NO. S27.
sTRANcesT OF ACCIDENTS.
Pony Engine ENplodes and Miraculous
IL Leaves one to Tell the Tale.

~ AtaNcH phe to iell the
zone of the strangest accidents in
my experience, said boiler expert.
occurred few years ago at a small
sawmill town over in Texas. They
had narrow-Sauge road on which logs
were hauled by . pony locomotive.
One day the two forward wheels of the
little machine jumped the track and
the crew OF seven men went out to
jack 1t into place. As the engius
stood, il had a cant forward. which
threw all the water in the boiler to the
front end, and as there was lively
ire IN the box II soon got the other
end red-hOt. This triding circum-
stance was overlooked by the crew.
who proceeded calmly with the Jack
ing, six of them working at the sides
and one lying fiat on his stomach un-
der the rear trucks. As the engine
slowly assumed horizontal rositiou,
the water ran back to the rcd-hot por-
ton, and baug' the whole thing dis
appeared IN space. The six men also
disappeared. They were distributed
IN small sections over at least ten
acres, aud there wasn't enough left of
either engine or crew to make re
spectacle souvenir. While this disinte-
grafton was in progress the man who
had been lying nat on his stomach was
experiencing the surprise of his life.
He had heard hideous clap OF
thunder, and when he looked mp, 10
and behold! he was all by his lonely.
His comrades and the pony locomo-
tive, which was but just then standing
over his back, had vanished like
dream. All that was left was the land
scape. He was wholly unhurt. -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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There are three women i'm the world
who are masters OF the hounds" No
feminine word has been invented for
such q position. Lady Clifford. tie
Duchess oi Newcastle aud Mrs. Chear5
generally known as "tbe Squire
are tine three women. Oftbese three
Lady Clifford is tbe most accomplished
huutswomau. She owns pack of
barriers. with which She has hunted
for three seasons "a wild country iu
Northumberland Lady Clifford hunts
twice week, and all Corners, after the
true British fashion, are welcome to
join the chase with her This year
her barriers have killed t46 hares.
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To the ideal wife famous authors
have offered many tribute. Eme son
asserts that society really begins and
life becomes delicious when mau
meets his accurate mate. He would
change the old adage, "He lives twice
who lives we'll, TO read, "He lives
twice who loves we'll, aud wisely. ="
Michael DuntOn wrote OF the model
wife, 1T is virtue TO know her, wisdom
to converse with her, and Joy to be
hold her. Charles Dickens ideal
wife was woman who always speaks
la low tone, aud who does not speak
much; who Is patient, gentle, intel
lectual aud Industrious; who scolds
and rarely argues, but adjusts all diff
hcultlcs with a smile. Burns, the poet.
divided the scale of good wifeship into
ten parts: good nature, four; good
sense, two; wit, one; personal charms,
one. The remaining two degrees COW
cred fortune, education, family blood
and so on. divide the two degrees
among them as you please" he said !:
"only remember that all these minor
qualities must he expressed by frac-
tions, not one OF them beng entitled to
the dignity of an iuteger." Miss Ere
mer says that the ideally true wife
should be to the domestic life of a man
like a nightingale, like the sunbeams
between the trees, and should unite
herself inwardly to him; while Mrs.
jameson describes the true wife az n @
compound Of the bread Of life, which
IS love, the salt Of life, hich Is worl,
the sweetness of life, which is poesy,
and the water Of life, which is faith. -
Wayerley Magazine.
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Gnsrllns Tire E1encn President

There Is maintained 10y the Govern
ment of France a special police de-
partment, called tue Agents lie Ia
SUrete, whose duty it is to guard the
President. Waking or sleeping. walk
ing OF driving. the President Of the
French Republic is supposed always
to be surrounded by his guard OF I'M
seen detectives. Felix Faure used to
like this, hut President Loubet does
not, or rather did not at first. The
assassination of man vho resembleG
him iii appearance has reconciled him
10 the necessity of being guarded. As
soon as he became President he began
to keep the Agents de IL Sureto in
a state OF nervous proslratiou hvtaking
his walks abroad without their kuowl-
edge. lie would slip ont of the side
door OF the EIysee, aud consider it a
good Joke If he could outwit his
guards 1t was his reputation for
doing such things that probably caused
the death OF the unfortunate man who
was shot in his stead. The murderer
knew that he was likely at any time
to meet the President roaming about
unattended, aud, meeting his double.
promptly jumped al conclusions and
fired NJ lie President has given up
the Harouu Al Rachil habit now. 49,
New York Press.
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1t promises to be an authoritative test
Of the plan. 1t will at least result in
forming the largest artificial lake IL
the nation. New York Sun.
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II stammered out reply. but he
continued sit down, pointing to
leather-covered arm chair.
81 obeyed mechanically. Never
had l met with such cool, collected
sort OF chap, and never had [ been
so neatly caught 1 stared at him in
amazement as he quietly seated him
self opposite to me, placing the re-
volver on the table, well out Of my
reach, and then, fixing his eyes firm
ly upon me began:
Now, look here, my man. OF
course, you know perfectly we'll that
II | choose | could call the police ia
stantly, and give You in charge for at
tempting 10 rob my house-in fact
have telephone here that communi-
Gates directly with the chief office at
PilborOugh; but instead of that [ aln
going to make use of you. To be
frank, ] am in n bit OF mess with the
accounts through some unfortunate
betting transactions, and am also very
heavily in debt. Now listen. I want
some money Immediately TWEEN
ty-tive thousand dollars or so. must
have it, and the only chance have of
obtaining 1T is from out of the large
safe in the bank, the key of which is
In the possession of the head manager
at Dalthrope. In a month I could re-
turn it, and all would be right. So.
In plain English, I can't open the safe
you can; therefore, if yOu go with
me to the bank and do all [ tell YOU.
well aud good. I'll bet you go scot
free, and give You one hundred dol
lars fer your trouble. If not, [ tele-
phone instantly for an officer, and
give you up
Tine manager sat back in his chair
and toyed comPlacently with his re-
volver.
81 was completely dumbfounded
with the turn of affairs. Still, the
offer was fair one; but [ resolved an
a bold stroke.
"'lll do it, boss [ exclaimed.
But five hundred not a cent less.
And amt afraid of You sending for
the police, because if you do | can tell
EN- what you propose, and how them?
nodded triumphautly.
His face darkeued angrilv for n
moment, but he replied quite coolly:
And you imagine the officials
would take the word of n common
burglar-a thief-iu preference to
mine? No, no, my friend; you're
wrong there. But wen say five hun
dred; but, now, mind you mention
this to no one
Certainly not l returned.
Ais fair; but how s it to be done?'"
All you've got to do is TO obey
me, and ask no questions, he answered.
sharply, and left the room, locking
the door behind him
II gathered up my tools and that
confounded lantern, and awaited my
captor uneasily.
WAS it all trap TO catch me?' [
wondered. But no; he returned
directly, dressed in thick, long over
coat, and hat well pulled down, to
partly cover his features, with small
black leather bag in his hand.
Ready? lie inquired, in Q low
tone.
Quite, I replied, aud we started
ut was a wretched night, pitch
dark, with a nasty, drizzling rain.
The roads were badly lighted. and
somewhat uneven, which made the
distance seem even longer than it
was. My companion seemed q trihe
nervous as we drew nearer Our destina-
ton; but this disappeared entirely
when we reached the bank. u large
stone building. We passed the front.
and turned down side street TO the
private entrance. After hurriedlv
.IrV. 1
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THE BURGLARS ACCOMPLICE.

L is not necessary
TO state how 1 first
became acquainted
with Joe Ellison,
reformed burglar
and criminal gen
orally, but suffice
IL 10 sayJ did oud
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-07
KEYS BOYS
Defeated the Lou E. Owen Team
 Monday Afternoon.

The Lou E. Owen aggregation of baseball players of this city met de : feat at the hands of Keys Institute aggregation of players of Little Rock, at Jones park Monday after noon At the end of the ninth in- ming the score stood 20 to 13.
 The Pine Bluff boys put up a fair. ly good game and rank plays were not the cause of their defeat. The Little Rock boys played excellent ball. The batteries were Campbell, HuAter and Vowell for the Owen team, and Briggs and Carroll for the Keys.
 A large crowd attended. Mir. Ben Franklin. one of the profession- als of the old Pine City's, umpired the game with much judgment and fairness. Another game will be played this afternoon.
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TOM MULLIGAN DEAD.
A Well Known and Popular Pine
 BluRan Ia No More.

Tom Mulligan, one Of the best known men about town, died Mon day night after weeks illness.
 He was kind to every one and pos sessed heart as big as the earth it. self. He had many friends but no relatives. For 12 years he made Pine Bluff his home. He would have been 46 years of age at his next birthday.
 A large concourse of friends fol- lowed the remains to their last rest ing place this afternoon. The funer al occurred from Robinson's under taking establishment. Rev. J. M. Lucy oficiated.