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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
KEEPER FACED Death
In a Huge Pythons Coils, but Vas
Rescued.

In a Huge Python's Coils but Vas
Rescued.
Either of the 1We big pythons just
brought here II ne steamer Afridi,
for the Bronx ParR zoo, would easily
crush the -1Ds OF horse in its terrible
embrace. One of the serpents is twen-
ty-seven feet six inches long, the other
is at least twenty-six feet long, and az
big around as water pail. Keeper
Koran on Wednesday afternoon had a
half minute of time which could easily
have ended his career. Around his
body wound coil of the twenty-six-
foot python. He was not hurt Tho
other keeper rushed in and as quick
as human hands could work released
him. But for one instant Koran, a.
most paralyzed by the situation, could
not know whether he would sleep that
night on his bed or en- his bier. There
were two pythons which Koran was
directed to measure. The female py-
tnon was stretched out at full length
and the tape was applied. Then Koran
applied the tape to the male python,
that also lay stretched oat motionless.
lie had measured off nearly half the
length when the huge reptile seemed
suddenly to awake. There was a shout
of warning from Keeper Snyder and
the others who were watching the
measurement but before Koran could
stand erect the whole huge body of
the python had suddenly taken lif..
Tie great head was suddenly raised,
the great mass of ringed muscle nad
swept around in a living coil, and
Koran, pale as death, stood transfxed
with terror. Snyder and his assistants
dashed into the cage. They knew that
the reptile vas still semitorpid VITA
cold. Fearlessly they caught hold OF
the great body and shouted to Koran
to jump out of the living circle. He
did So The men left the cage and the
python lazily stretched Tits full
length and sank again into the tofpor
OF cold.-New York Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
waited for One Cent Change.

81 never felt so cheap in all my life, .
said Short, sas Gid one day in de-
partment store | bought book. for
90 cents and while was waiting for It
a young woman, whose good opinion I
valued, came up and we began to talk.
The book was wrapped up and handed
to me by the girl at the counter and
after a short while the young woman
asked: Are you waiting for your
Change? replied that | was, but, IN
fact, hadn't been thinking of it.
wanted 10 talk to her and made that
an exeuse fer staying. After the usuas
delay, Ehen it had passed entirely ont
Of my fnind, the girl at the book eouI-
ter stepped up and said Here's your
change, sir And she held bright
new.5tent in her open hand SO that the
other girl saw it. I felt a chill at
once and just because it appeared to
t4e young woman that / had been
Waiting all that time for a cent I got
d reputation for closefstedness that is
SILL sticking to me- -Pittsburg News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
ON TRF ELEVATED.
An Incident with Complications just q
Little Out of the Usual.

Little Gut OF the Usual.
1T always disturbs me-" said Mr..
Ellington, ito see a man on the ele-
waited road offer his seat to a woman
when he is about to get off; he has
perhaps let her stand in front OF him
for blocks. and now when he is about
to give UP his seat anyway he makes
a show of giving it to her, curious
exhibition Of about three-quarters con-
ceit and the rest cheek. Usually the
woman pays no attention to this man;
she takes the seat without thanks,
without taking any notice of the man
Whatever. But occasionally there is a
variation OF this incident. Sitting In
an end corner seat, by the door, was
tired man. who, in crowded car had
kept his seat seemingly because he
thought it was right that he should
II he had thought it out at all-but
who now when he was about to leave.
wanted to have the right person ge:
the seat he was leaving. With this
idea in his mind and not with any con-
ceit of gallantry, he, when he had
risen, touched the sleeve OF a young
woman who had been standing by the
door on the other side of the car op-
posite to him, to indicate to her that
here was seat. He was slow about
this. with the slowness of one tired
or unaccustomed to asserting himself.
and while he was stepping forward a
small boy who had been standing by
the door slid in back of him with boy
ish celebrity and took the seat. And
he kept it."-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
ORIGIN OF THE SLED.
Seems TO Have Come from Country
Where Snow Is Unknown.

Seems to Have Come from a Country
Where Snow Is Unknown.
DR.. Karutz, an original scholar OF
Lubbock, has just completed some val
liable Investigations relative to the in
yention ef the sled. After long study
he comes to the conclusion that prim-
tive man probably arrived at the idea
of the Sled from seeing trees slip and
slide down the mountains. In Madeira,
for instance, where there is never any
snow, sleds drawn by oxen are used
Just as they are in the Philippines. 1t
is development from the idea of
man dragging burden along the
ground. when it was too heavy for him
to lift it up and carry it. He at first
hitched his dog to the deer that he had
just killed and both dragged it toward
the cave or hut in which they lived.
When he saw logs slide down the
mountain side the idea OF using
smooth loss that would slide over the
ground easily when drawn by hfmsel.
or ore ef his animals was the next
step in the development of the sled
Primitive peoples like the Malays OF
the Philippines, and the unprogres-
sive peasants Of Madeira, still use the
sleds invented by their ancestors thoa-
sands of years ago. In countries where
ice and snow are found it is probable
that the very fact of man slipping
en- the ice showed some inventive per-
son that there was an easy way to
carry what he wanted to transfer from
one place to another. and so first pull
ing branch along over the frozen
snow instead of carrying it, he thought
OF putting other things on the branch,
he trimmed off the twigs and leaves
that caught in the stumps and other
trees, AMI the beginning of the sled
had come. The joining together of two
logs, and shaping them were only steps
IN the perfection of the earliest method
OF transportation which antedated the
1nF ention Of wheeled vehicles by many
&c. turies.-Detroit Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
THE SPORT OF KINGS.
whey We're TOO Much for the shippers
Sentative Of the tradition.


Sentative OF the Tradition.
Hunting used to be called the sport
of kings. but not many of the mi ern
crowned heads keep up the old tradi-
ton. The Gar of Russia occasionally
assists at a battue, but the thing bores
him and he goes only out Of poitenes5.
The prince of Wales is a very good
shot and is fond of shooting, but his
big-game days are over. The emperor
of Germany hunts and shoots a e cd
deal but those who know him best say
he does not much care for the sport.
With him it is a matter Of tradition
the right thing for a royal parsonage
co do. The king of Portugal, who holds
the record for fairness among all the
royalties, is physically disabled from
such violent exercise. The king of
Sweden never touches 2 gun. The sui
tan of Turl. ~ cannot bear to see one.
says the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. Tie king Of the Belgians has
shot only once IN his whole life. and
then in very unkingly fashion He
wanted to have the sensation of killing
without the trouble Of going in search
Of the game. So he sat in his arm chair
and potted at a lot Of rabbits let lose
from bag in front of him. When the
smoke cleared away and his majesty
called for his bag he had to be told that
all that had been found was one tail
and a certain small quantity of fluff.
He never went shooting again. The
king of Italy is the only real represen-
tative of the old kingly tradition. He
is mighty hunter and frequently
throws up all the routine work without
Il word Of warning, and goes off with
one officer Col. Pazzimbolini, to spend
several weeks in pursuit OF the game
Of all kinds with which the mountains
abound. Formerly he established no
means of communication with Rome.
Neither Queen Margherita nor any OF
his ministers ever knew where to find
him for. weeks at a lime. He might
have lost his throne in a sudden up
heaval and known nothing of 1t till
he descended to the plains. Of late,
however, he has become wiser. Now a
carrier leaves Rome every second day
during his expeditions, bringing re-
ports of all that happens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
Playing Cards.

The amount of playing cards used
in the world is something won
eeTful. The United States manufac-
lures great quantities, and also imports
many for use. Germany possesses
thirty-four playing-card factories.
which last year produced $780, 900
packs. OF this quantity 1887 900 went
into circulation, paying duty of l.
100000 marks. No duty is paid on
those exported, of which large part
come to this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
sAPPHlREs ARE NOT ALL BLUE

Other Tints Are Sometimes Found
Among Ceylon Gems.
1t is commonly believed that the
sapphire is known only as a gem of a
1ich velvety blue in color, +" observed
am experienced dealer in precious
stones to the writer the other day. AS
matter of fact, the sapphire occurs
in various hues. In Ceyion, for in
stance, where the finest specimens of
this gem are found, it ranges from the
soft velvety blue to the peacock blue,
graduated in the latter to an almost
faultless white. 1t also occurs in
whites, green's and yellows, the latter
shade being known as the oriental to-
paz and the green the oriental emerald.
clouded or streaked with blue, so that
many specimens are cut which are
white when looked at transversely,
but having bit of fine blue tint on the
under point. Then there is the red
sapphire. or Ceylon ruby 1t is valued
as highly as the finest Burmese rubies.
These most highly priced are of rich
pigeon blood or rose-red color. Some
very fine sapphires have been found
In Montana during the past ten years
The American gems are light blue,
blue-green, green and pink, but the
deep blue and red stones, which are
chiefly in demand as jewels, have SO
far never been discovered in any part
OF this country. Washington Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
Gounod's Lost Opera.

Few people are aware that Gounod
once. in moment Of anger, tore up
the manuscript of an opera he had
composed, and, though he afterwards
repented of his action, he was quite
unable to recall its melodies Gounod' S
opera Faust" was nearly lost to the
world by the religious scruples of the
great composer. About the time he
wrote 1t he determined henceforth only
TO write sacred music, but, happily for
posterity, he thought better OF his reso-
luton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-08-06
A Great Place for Longevity.

To all appearance Ardnamurchan, on
the west coast of Scotland, is great
place for longevity. Whether 1t is be-
cause of the soft salubrious climate, or
the remoteness OF the place from the
eenters and sins of population, or
something Indigenous to the Ardnam-
urchan nature. it would be rash to
ray; but certain it is that an Ardna-
murchan seems to have a good chance
70 become patriarch. Within thirty
years many of The inhabitants have
been cut up at varying ripe ages be-
tween 100 and 112 There was a Miss
Ann Macdonald, friend of Macleod,
the high priest of Morven, who leisure
ly laid down her life at the extreme
age of 112. An Alexander Mcpherson
vanished from the present vista"
when he had attained to 109. A third
Donald Cameron, not only saw the
five score comfortably out, but left "a
hundred individual offsprings to
mourn his DEATH And a fourth, Mrs.
Mary Stewart, has reached 103, is
hale and hearty, rises daily, and
moves about the house.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
Druggists Meet Here

A meeting of the Rock County Drug
gists association was held in this city
Tuesday, and nearly two dozen pill ven-
ders were present. The business meet
ing was held at Wilson Bros Pharmacy
after which dinner was given the Wis
itors at The Carlton by this firm. Those
in attendance from out of town were:
Beloit-C. A. Smith, j. M. Farnsworth.
Fort Atkinson-H. J. Dexheimer, J..
w. Gates.
Janesville-H. E. Ranous Mr.. Sarasy,
Ed. Smith, Kirk White, Geo. King,
Milton-W. P. Clark.
Stoughton-A. F. Scheldrup.
Edgerton- w. Doty.
Committees for the ensuing year were
appointed as follows:
Executive Committed. Van Wart,
Evansville: B. G. Wilson, Edgerton; D.
Ell. Pollock, Beloit.
General Committee M. Farnsworth,
Beloit; F. M. Crow, Evansville; D. G.
Griswold, Clinton; J. P. Baker, James
vile; Geo. w. Doty, Edgerton; W. Fl.
Gates, Milton Junction.
Discussions of the program followed.
The aim of this association is to put
down the substitution of worthless drugs
and patent medicines, and establish a
uniformity of prices. The Carlton did
itself justice in serving the banquet, and
certainly led our out of town people to
see that we have got strictly first-class
hotel. Next meeting is to be held at
Beloit September %.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
High School Graduating Exercises.

The commencement exercises of the
High School Glass of 1900 are being held
this week. On Sunday evening Rev.
Frank L. Moore preached baccala-
ureate sermon before the graduating
class at the M. E. church. The sermon
was helpful one to the. young people
| just completing the instruction given in
the course by the public schools, urging
the graduates if possible to obtain still
further education. Wednesday evening
Prof. and Mrs. Rosa pleasantly enter
tanned the graduates at reception given
at their home. This paper goes to press
too early to give an account of the class
day exercises to take place at Royal hall
Thursday evening. The program will
consist of presidents address, by Min
ME Brown, class history by Harry Pome-
roy and class play entitled 'The We
neered Savage" The graduating exer-
cises proper take place Friday evening,
when commencement address will be
delivered by DR.. Updyke of Madison.
DR.. Upkike is man celebrated through
out the state as an entertaining speaker
and man who always says pertinent
things. He will doubtless give an en-
joyable address we'll worth listening to
by every citizen of Edgerton. The SEN
ior class extend hearty invitation to all
to be present.
The graduates this year number eight.
and are as follows:
Minnie X. Brown, Mae E. Marsden,
Alyce Morrissey, Stella L. Ogden, Edith
NJ. Maltpress. Mabelle Westlake, Harry
R. Pomeroy and James I. McGiffin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
Has the City a Public Park?

The common council has had an OPP
portunity of late of graphing with the
question of whether the city has park
or has forfeited it's rights to the same.
Along back in the early 80 Mathew
Croft in his goodness of heart decided a
piece Of land to the supervisors of the
town of Fulton to be set aside as pub
lie park with the proviso that if the vii
lage of Edgerton became incorporated
the officers that correspondent to the SUI
pervisors should take the property in
trust for the people.
The heirs of Mathew Croft now come
to the common council and ask that the
property be reconveyed to them on the
grounds that the city has violated the
conditions of the grant by failing to i'm
prove the same. Mr. Croft dedicated
that tract of LAID as an everlasting
monument of his citizenship in the city
of Edgerton, and it seems to US that his
wishes il the matter should be respected
and not the wishes of a few who con-
slider the proper care as a burden.
It must be conceded that the city has
been Indifferent and negligent in the
matter of this charge and little or any
improvements have ever been made to-
wards adding to the attractiveness of
the place. The city ought, years ago.
to have commenced to make judicious
expenditure in improvement and pos
sibly it is not yet too late. 1t ought
surely show it's intentions to accept the
gift and make it what the donor uu-
questeonably desired it to be-a pleas
ure ground and place of beauty-or
grant the request of the heirs and turn
the property back. Hauling away num-
| berless loads of gravel from the park
each year does not accomplish com
| mendable intent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
WE WILL CELEBRATE.
Edgerton VIII Observe July 4th in Grand

Edgerton win Observe July 4th in Grand
Style.
Preparation such as have never been
made before are now going forward for
the celebration of the 4th of July in Ed
gerton. Money enough has already been
subscribed to put on program that
will occupy the day from sunrise till ten
o'clock at night, and the various COM
mittees appointed are busy in arranging
for the grandest time ever had in Ed
gerton. Mayor Jensen has been elected
president of the day and r. j. Maltpress
marshal. Under this management all
details will be carefully looked after.
The events are not yet complete, but
enough has already been schedule to in
sure success of the undertaking. One
of the principal features is the horse races,
four in number, and they will all be
good ones, as liberal purses are hung up.
A grand parade will leave the city at 9
o'clock i'll the morning and march to the
bl1f1AS ain WuOI0 UuO VI. VIC
day will be held. Henry S. Sloan will
deliver the Grafton and the Edgerton
Cornet Band will furnish the music. The
committee on entertainment have Sc
cured frst-class vaudeville company to
give entertainments at stated intervals
from stage erected for that purpose.
Games and sports of various kinds will
be given throughout the day, and every
thing will be free to all. The enter
tainments and the Park are yours for the
day, and in the evening you will be
treated to an extraordinary spectacle in
the way of fireworks. Come and bring
your dinner and stay to enjoy the full
program from start to finish, and when
it's all over you'll be glad you did so.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
ANOTHER DIVIDEND FOR DEPOSITORS
Twenty Per Cent. More to be Paid Soon
On Claims Against Bank of Edgerton

Twenty Per Cent. More to be Paid Soon
On Claims Against Bank of Edgerton
Commencing Monday, June %, 1900, |
will pay dividend of 20 per cent on all
claims allowed against Bank of Edger-
ton. Such dividend payable at my Office
from 8 to II a. m. and l 80 to o M. of
each day in alphabetical order as follows:
Monday, to claimants whose last names com
mence with and B.
Tuesday. G to Einclusive.
Wednesday, T to J inclusive.
Thursday K to o inclusive.
Friday, to S inclusive.
Saturday, T to inclusive.
Dividends not called for during the
week can be obtained at any time there
after during above mentioned hours If
any other person than claimant calls for
dividend, written authority from claim
ant must be produced. When desired
dividends may be sent by mail
L. FL. TowNE, Receiver.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-15
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. 0. at Edgertou. for the week ending
June ID, 1900.
Mrs. J. w. Highland.
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised"
Fl. S. McGIFFIN. p. M.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-24
"Jack the Rippcro Couldn't Lnpd.

Halifax, Aug. 2l.-On board the steam
rr Assyrian in this harbor is Swede
named Johann Hannu, who was verit-
able Jack the Ripper" in his own coun-
try. He is an cX-convict who was sery-
ing life Imprisonment for nine murders
on the other side and was released
through influence and permitted to leave
Sweden. passage was paid for him to
Winnipeg, but the Canadian govern
ments agent in Stockholm apprised the
department of agriculture Mt Ottawa, and
Ilannu was traced to Glasgow and found
to have taken passage for Halifax en-
route for his destination in the north
west. The Canadian government in
structed the immigration officials here to
prevent the man landing. Immigrant
Agent Clay engaged special detectives.
but no trouble was experienced in sin
Cling out Hannu among the Assyrian's
passengers when that steamer arrived
last night from Glasgow. The captain
of the steamer was served with an or
der forbidding him landing Hamu and
placing him under bonds to take the mur-
derer away from this port. Hannu was
at once put in confinement in strong
room on the ship, The Assyrian sailed
this morning for Philadelphia. The pris-
oner is u big, powerful man.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-24
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

The population OF the city of Omaha,
according to the official count of the re.
turns of the twelfth census, is 1O2, ,555
against 140,452 in 1890.
Nathaniel Harris, a brigadier general
on General Lees staff and formerly Of
Mississippi is dead at Malvern. Eng.
land. Mrs John Hays Hammond is his
niece.
The population of Jersey City and Ho.
boken, N, j., has been made public by
the census Office. Jersey City has a
population of 206,433, against 163. .OO3
for 1890, an increase of 43 .430, or 26.64
per cent. Hobokcn's population is so.
1854, against 43,64S for 1890, an increase
of 15,716, or 36.01 per cent.
Anna Smith of Albany has filed against
the state claim of $4,000. On NAV
"a, 1899, she fell down the steps of the
southern entrance to the state capitol
and sustained severe personal injuries.
In her claim she alleges that the capitol
has been "negligently and carelessIy
built by the state Of New York"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-24

Bend wooden match in the middle,
which will, of course, almost break,
being held together only by a few
fibers.
Now place 1t at an acute angle across
the mouth of an empty bottle, with u
penny on top of the match.
The problem is to cause the penny to
fall into the bottle without touching
either the bottle, match or penny.
Unless you know how to do 1t, it
would no doubt seem impossible, yet it
Is so simple as to cause one to say
"Oh, that's nothing to dor
Dip your finger in n glass of water,
and, holding it above the angle of the
bent match, allow few drops of water
to fall upon 1t, and 10, swollen by the
water, the fbers of the wood will
straighten themselves, and you will
gradually see the angle of the match
grow larger and larger until 1t opens
so far as to permit the coin to drop in
side the bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-24
Card Playing In q urch.

Frequent cases of card playing oc-
cured in churches in olden days In the
high or curtained family pews that
were to be found in several parts of
this country. A case of card playing
was mentioned by the poet Crabbe as
having occurred in one of those pews
in Trowbridge parish church. Mr.. Ber-
esford Hope stated that card playing
was not uncommon in churches having
curtained pews, where those occupying
them were screened from the observa-
tion of the rest of the congregation,
and that one of the Georges is credited
with taking part at game of whist in
the church he attended. The church at
Little Stanmore, in Middesex, has q
luxurious room pew which Is approach
ed by special door and staircase. The
old st. Paul's cathedral before the
great fire of London was used by busi-
ness men as a sort of exchange. The
portico was let out to hucksters, and in
those days gambling and cards are
both said to have been indulged in
without let or hindrance within the
cathedral.-London Standard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-24

When 1t comes to a battle a horse
shows no fear of death, no sign of be-
Ing overcome by panic, In all the wild
tumult of the battles roar. A horse
In one of our batteries In the Murfrees-
boro fight was hit by piece of shell,
which split his skull so that one side
was loosened. The driver turned him
loose, but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his old place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have
another horse put In, he gazed at the
new one with n most sorrowful ex-
preston in his eyes. Then he seemed
to realize that the battle was no more
for him, and he walked away and lay
down and died. The officer declared
that 1t was broken heart that killed
him.-Our Dumb Animals