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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-05
Commandments Sale

In obedience to decree of the Jefferson
day of june. 1900. in the case of the American
Building s. Loan Association of Little Rock
ct al plaintiffs, against William T, Stanley Ell
al. defendants. will on the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20
Cowboy Blacksmithing.

"Up at my camp near the -Four
Peaks" told Jim Bark, the well known
cattleman, "the boys are all handy
with a rife. We've a lot of guns up
there. Most Of the new guns were
bought during the Spanish war, when
we would experiment all day with tree
trunks and rough trenches, learning
the art Of war at home. We found
that bullet from one of the new Win
chesters, driven by smokeless powder,
was good for four feet and more Of
pine timber and for more than an inch
Of iron
81 thought the boys had done about
everything in the shooting line that
could be done long ago, but was mis-
taken. I sent them up wagon. In
hauling down some frewood they
broke the holsters all to flinders. The
holsters hold up the wagon bed, you
know. Well, the boys figured out all
right the rebuilding Of the wood parts,
but came near being stumped on the
iron fxings. They got some old iron
wagon tires and cut them in proper
lengths, but hadn't way that they
could see to punch the necessary bolt
holes. Finally the question was solT-
ed. One Of the boys carefully marked
the places for the bolts, stood the piece
Of tire against a tree and put bullet,
30 caliber, through the tire at each
place marked. 1t was novel sort Of
blacksmithing, but it worked. ."-Ari-
zona Grapevine.
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Garland md the EirEinian.

Cleveland's first attorney general,
Garland-a specimen Of what Lincoln
called the plain people-was born in
Arkansas and raised" in blue jeans.
One day, at the department Of justice,
he received 4 visit from Virginia gen.
tleman Of aristocratic manner, who
bored him horribly with talk about
FIRST families"
at seems to me, suh," said the visit
or at last, that there are Gyarlands in
Moth Ca'lina. l once met gentle
man named Henry Gyarland, from
that state. May l ask, sub, if he was
q relative Of yours:"
"First cousin" replied Mr.. Garland
shortly. lie was hanged for horse
stealing"
A look Of i'll conceived horror and dis
gust came over the visitors counte-
nance. Then, drawing on his gloves, be
rose to his feet, took up his hat, and,
waving a hand toward the walls Of the
room, said: "a fine collection Of por-
traits you have here, Mr.. Gyarland.
Your predecessors in Office, I pre-
sumo?
'Yes," grunted Mr.. Garland. The
Virginian stalked out, evidently glad
to make his escape, and the attorney
general, turning to his chief clerk,
grinned and remarked:
He'll never bother me any more."-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20
Legend of the Violin.

An ancient legend tells US that one
day as Orpheus, son Of Apollo and the
muse Calliope, was walking by the sea,
trilling in soft cadence song taught
him by the celebrated teacher Limos,
he was attracted by the sound Of sweet
music, which seemed but the echo Of
his own glorious voice. He walked
along, singing, and the sound ap-
preached, as If to meet him, till finally
it sang at his very feet.
Glancing down, he saw the shell Of
turtle, which had been cast high and
dry upon the beach and left there by
the receding waves. The little thing
had died and dried up so that only the
sinews, shriveled to strings, and the
shell remained. The dried up sineWs
were tightly stretched across the hoi-
low shell, and the wind, as it listed,
touched the strings, causing them to
vibrate over the shell sounding board
and give forth the sweet, sad tones.
Enchanted, he bore his treasure home
and from it fashioned the viol shell,
with which he ever after accompanied
bis voice, and the nymph Eurydice, en-
ctanted by its magic, became his bride.
National Magazine.
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An Inimitab1e Feat.

The sailors Of three men-of-war,
American, French and British, while
IN the same harbor, were competing
with each other for the best display Of
seamanship. a Yankee went to the
top Of the mainmast and stood there
with an arm extended. a Frenchman
then went aloft and extended both
arms.
An Irishman on board the British
ship thought if he could stand there
with a leg and an arm extended he
would be declared the most daring
sailor. Nimbly he mounted to the high
est point and attempted to do so, but
at the last moment lost his balance and
fell through the rigging toward the
deck.
The various ropes against which he
came in contact broke his fall, and
when near the deck he succeeded in
grasping q rope. To this he hung for
a couple Of seconds and then dropped
lightly on the deck, landing safely on
his feet
Folding his arms triumphantly, as If
it were all in the programme, he glanc-
ed toward the rival ships and joyously
exclaimed:
There, you frog eating and pig: stick
ing foreigners, beat that if you CAM
Golfers Weekly.
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Stole Watch to Get Square.

"Great Scott, but that's fine Watch!
came from the chorus. "Where'd you
ever get it?' "Stole It," answered It's
possessor calmly. "You don't believe
me, do you?" he went on. "Well, III
tell you how it happened. l was on
western district which enjoyed the rep
utation of being the toughest one COW
cred by the house. I had some time to
kill and so went into one Of the gam
bling joints. 1t isn't necessary to go
into details as to what happened. AS
luck would have it, there were a half
dozen others in the place besides my
self who might be considered as posi-
Bile victims.
"When the time came, the lights were
put out suddenly, and then we had
rough house for about ten minutes.
In the middle Of it felt somebody
grab my watch and reached after him.
I caught some one and felt that he was
Just putting a watch in his trousers
pocket. gave his wrist hard wrench
and got the timepiece. Then 1 broke
away. When got to the light, I found
the watch was this one. And as new
er heard from the owner have kept
it to compensate for the loss Of mine"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Not a "Pompous prelate.v

Bishop Gailor, at a banquet at which
the bishop Of Kentucky was present,
told this story on the latter gentleman:
"In one of the backwoods towns Of
Kentucky" said Bishop Gailor, 1.-The
pastor Of the Baptist church gave out
this notice before the sermon one Sun
day morning:
"T am told and have been partially
convinced he said, that it is my Chris
tian duty to give the following notice
to wit: That man who styles himself
bishop Of Kentucky" is about to visit
this town and will hold forth In the
courthouse on Wednesday evening. l
desire to add, however, my brethren,
that, in the humble opinion Of your
pastor, the place for members Of this
congregation on Wednesday night will
be in this place listening to your own
pastor rather than listening to the
words Of that pompous prelate at the
courthouse
"On the following Thursday morning
the Baptist went out upon the street
seeking for &some Of his congregation
who had not been at the Wednesday
evening meeting. The. first one he
found was a deacon.
"'Well, Deacon he asked, were you
to the courthouse last night?
eyes said the deacon.
"I trust said the parson, with some
irony in his tone, you were edited by
the words Of the pompous prelate.'
Now, looky here, parson,' said the
deacon, that man amt no pompous
prelate; no such thing. He's just as
common as there is. What do you reck-
on he did? He preached il his shirt
sleevesv indianapolis Sentinel.
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Look Before You Leap.

Once upon time there was a young
man who believed what the books said.
He left the farm and came to the
great city to make his fortune and to
climb the ladder Of fame. The books
said a great deal about the ladder Of
fame, so the young man exercised him
self on copybook morals and poor Rich
ards almanac in order to be able to
chin himself up round at time.
He was especially strong on run
away horses, and one day, to his grati-
fcation, be saw a mad steed plunging
down the crowded street He could
not sec any fainting maiden attached,
but still he knew this was his oppor-
tunIty. He sprang for the bride, but
hit the front wheel instead and was
projected with violence into the gut
ter. Six months later, when he came
out Of the hospital, he was sent to the
Home For the Predetermined for try
ing to stop a fire marshal in the per-
formance Of his duty.
Moral-Get your opportunities label
ed.-Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
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The RuIIet and the Mark.

General Lawton," said an officer
who served with that fearless COM
mander, "once said to me that the
right bullet would always find it's
mark no matter how small the latter
might be, and then he related an Incl
dent which occurred during the civil
war. In one Of the engagements Of
his commando can't remember now
whether or not he mentioned the place
"a piece of shell hit the ground near
where q soldier was standing and
scared him so badly that he jumped
straight up in the air like a rabbit. AS
he did so MIME ball knocked off the
crown Of his head.
"'That was the one particular bullet
intended to kill him. said General
Lawton, and he actually had to jump
after it.
'He spoke in a light, offhand fash
ion, but there was an undertone Of
seriousness in his voice, and I inferred
from the story that he was, like most
veteran soldiers, q pronounced fatal
ist."-Collier's Weekly.
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Origin Of the Boat.

Only lately has the original boat oeen
found in use and among the sayages
CT the south sea islands. There the
natives take the stump Of a tree whose
roots offer a good seat, ana, launching
this primitive craft, they paddle around
as contentedly as if there was no such
thing as European steamer, and, TO
tell the truth, they do not suspect its
existence.
There can be no doubt whatever that
in this stump boat we have the original
method Of transportation by water.
Accident certainly contributed to this
discovery.
a tired swimming savage found log
floating near him. He grasped it and
found that it held him above water.
He mounted his log and used floating
branch to propel the log.
It was but step from the log to the
more comfortable root Of tree and
another step from the branch propeller
to a shaped paddle.
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SOLDIERS IN BATTLE.
The Peculiar Way Some Men Act
When They Are Wounded.

The Peculiar Way Some Men Act
When They are Wounded.
If you take dozen soldiers as like
each other as peas so far as height,
weight, strength, age, courage and
general appearance 90 andwound them
all in precisely the same way, you will
find that scarcely any two Of them are
affected alike.
One man on receiving bullet in his
leg will go on fighting as If nothing
had happened. He does not know, in
fact, that he now contains bullet.
But perhaps in two or three minutes
he will grow faint and. fall.
Another man, without feeling the
slightest pain, will tremble all over,
totter and fall at once, even though
the wound is really very slight.
A third will cry out in way to
frighte1 his comrades and will forget
everything in his agony. a fourth will
grow stupid and look like an idiot.
Some soldiers wounded in the slight
est manner will have to be carried off
the field. Others, although perhaps
fatally injured, can easily walk to the
ambulance. Many die quickly from
the shock to the nervous system.
A very curious case is recorded IN
the surgical history Of the American
civil war, in which three officers were
hit lust at the same time. One had
his leg from the knee down carried
away, but he rode ten miles to the
hospital. Another lost his little finger,
and he became q raving maniac, While
a third was shot through the body
and, though he did not shed drop OF
blood externally, he dropped dead from
the shock.-NeW York Telegram.
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Roth Told the Truth /.

Truth compels me to state" said
the presiding officer Of medical con-
gress, "that upon the list Of physicians
present just read there is one that is no
gentleman"
\ stir Of surprise passed over the as
sembIage at this, and one man upon
whose foot, as the presiding officer said
afterward, the shoe seemed to be per-
feet fit half rose from his seat. But IN
another moment woman's voice from
the back part Of the hall made itself
heard.
81 quite agree with DR.. Blank" said
the voice, for am that physician. In
my turn l must say. however, that Or.
Blank is no lady,"
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Easily Settled.

They fell into conversation on the
avenue street car, as men will to pass
away the time, and when one Of them
happened to mention he was from
Pittsburg the other turned to him with:
"Pittsburg, eh? Dear me, but how
singular!"
GLOW do you mean, sir?" was asked.
"Why, I was in Pittsburg p years
ago and lost 10 cents in a street car. l
was thinking of the incident just be-
fore you spoke to me. I suppose you
couldn't inform me whether the money
was ever found, could you"
"Why, yes; believe I can. I found
a dime in a street car about q years
ago and have been looking for the OWL
er ever since. Here it is. 1t must be-
long to you"
'Thanks. You are an honest man.
Here's cents to reward you"
The Pittsburg man pocketed the re-
ward as the other pocketed the dime,
and then they closed the Incident
Washington Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20
Cannihaligtic.

Oliver Wendell Holmes enjoyed that
humor best which was Of his own pro-
duction. On one occasion he was hold
ing forth at great length on the SUBJ
ject Of cannibalism, and, having
wound himself up to the proper pitch,
he turned suddenly to Thomas Bailey
Aldrich, who was sitting near him,
and asked: Imagine! What would
you do if you were to meet a canni-
bal?"
81 think" Mr.. Aldrich sweetly re-
piled, "that l should stop to pick an
acquaintance with him."
This rejoinder cast such gloom over
DR.. Holmes that during the rest Of the
dinner his conversation was limited to
monosyllables.-San Francisco Argo-
naut,
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George Gou1d,s Ready wit.

I heard story about George Gould
which goes to show that the possession
Of great wealth doesn't necessarily
preclude the possession Of passing
ready wit. 1t was several or even
more years ago, while the elder Gould
was still alive, that woman I know
met George Gould at dinner. he was
presented to her quite casually, and
she did not catch his name. Conver-
sation turned on operations in Wall
street, and the woman I am speaking
Of launched out into q perfect torrent
Of ladylike abuse Of Jay Gould. ET-
erybody tried to stop her, but she per-
ceiyed nothing except that people were
looking at the young man. Turning to
him, she asked:
"Do you know Jay Gould?"
"Well, yes" he said; 'I'Ve hac some
business dealings with him."-Wash-
ington Post.
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WlLES OF THE FOX.
Some Clever Tricks by Which Rey-
nard Battles His Pursuers.

Some Clever Tricks by which Rey-
nard Battles His Pursuers.
A fox is entitled to all that is said
for its wisdom and sagacity. Not long
ago the Washington hunt Of Valley
Forge started young fox in the North
valley hills, and the hounds were run
ming it across the open field when the
hunters were surprised to see much
larger fox come from the woods and
run diagonally across the track Of the
young fox ahead of the hounds, and
when they struck the stronger track
Of the bigger fox they took it up, young
Reynard thereby being saved from be-
ing run down and killed by the hounds.
Old hunters say they have frequently
witnessed this trick when young foxes
were being closely pressed and in dan
ger of being run down and killed by
the hounds. Another and an even
sharper trick was played by an old fox
some weeks ago while being hotly
chased by hounds. The fox had run
some 20 miles, and while crossing an
open stretch Of country was in danger
Of being run down and killed. In a
field through which the fox was run
ming with the hounds close to its heels
was the cellar of an old house, with a
portion Of the walls still standing. The
fox made straight for the old cellar,
leaped into it and made its escape
through narrow opening in the walls.
The hounds, supposing the fox was
trapped, dashed into the cellar pell-
nell, only to find Reynard gone and
themselves in trap, as the hole in the
wall through which the fox had es
capped was too small to permit them to
get through.
When the hunters rode up, they
found the pack in trap, with one of
the hounds wedged fast in the hole
through which the fox had made its
escape. By the time the hounds We're
got out Of the cellar the fox was safe
in its hole.-Philadelphia Times.
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DO NOT BAND TOGETHER.
There Are No Such Things as
"GanSs" OF Criminals.

"GanSs" OF Criminals.
"The gang idea as applied to Grim
inals is ridiculous blunder," said an
experienced detective There are no
such things except in story books.
There seems to be something about the
inner nature of confirmed crooks that
forbids them to band together Honest
folks instinctively drift toward each
other and form societies and combina-
tions for self protection and mutual
interest, but criminals are exactly the
reverse.
"Safe burglars generally work in
parties Of three, but that is because
three men are necessary to the average
'job'-two to manipulate the drill and
other tools and one to pipe or watch
the outside Whenever it is possible
for burglar to turn trick as they
call it, single handed he is certain to
90 alone. 1t is the same with all other
thieves.
You read Of q gang of pickpockets'
descending on some country fair. They
do their work in pairs, so in that case
it would simply mean that six or eight
Of the crooked couples happened to
strike the place at the same time. The
detective novel theory is that criminals
are organized into great societies with
regular heads and cast iron laws and
bylaws, to violate which means sud-
den and mysterious death
"That is ell rubbish. If such an Or
ganization was formed, the police
would know it ten minutes after the
first meeting adjourned. One Of the
things that keep thieves apart is their
horrible treachery have been de-
tective for over quarter Of century,
and I never knew a single crook who
would not betray any other crook
merely to curry favor with the officers.
They are we'll aware Of that little pecul-
iarity themselves and dread one an
other good deal more than they dread
the authorities. New Orleans Times
nornnorat
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RusEin's Collars.

A prophet indeed has no honor In his
own country. An English gentleman
who had gone to Brentwood on an out
ing tour, finding himself in need OF
books in order to beguile a heavy hour
or two, stepped into q bookstore of
Ruskin's village and asked the lady at
tendant If she had any Of the thinker S
books. "Yes," she replied. There
We're some, but they were not often
asked for"
Having obtained the book he desired,
he asked her what she thought Of the
great critic and teacher. Her ideas of
Ruskin's personality were very vague,
however, and she excused her igno-
rance on the ground that the people
about there did not seem to trouble
much about him. AS for herself, she
only knew him as "the old gentleman
who only had a clean collar once q
week"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20
Salutinr the Deck.

The poop or raised after deck Of a
shin over which foated the national
flag was considered to be always per-
vaded by the presence Of the sovereign.
AS the worshiper Of whatever rank re-
moves his hat upon entering the church
so from the admiral to the powder
monkey every member Of the ships
company as he set foot upon the poop
"saluted the deck" the invisible pres
ence. But since in steamers there IS
often no lee side the custom in them
has completely died out.-St. LOUIS
Dispatch.
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R6COMPE PENSE.

What IS the price OF manhood?
What sale docs honor bring?
Does pure. untarnished character
Count naught in li:etime's ring?
Do bauble scions rule US?
Does riot, ruin reign,
The purest soul 10 trample down,
To crush, destroy. rcnd twain?
Is there no truth or honor
To cause mankind 10 stay
The all consuming thirst for lust
That lures them far away?
Docs honest labor cheaper
The mold wherein we're castr
Is black, corrupt impuritv
The flag flung from life's mast?
Forget not One IS watching
Our actions day b. day,
And riches gained at such cost
He surely will repay;
For though mankind is judging
Appearances, POOR art,
The God, the just. the righteous Judge,
Inspects our inmost heart.
Condemn not, then, pray thee,
For thou, thyself, some day
May seek fer mercy from thy Judge,
Whose verdict none can sway.
And temper all thy judgments
With love and common sense.
The end we'll merits all twill bring;
1t serves full recompense.
Edwin N. Abbott in Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Found.

"Put this in your lost and found
column" he said, handing q slip OF
paper to the clerk The latter read:
"a purse containing q considerable
sum Of money and valuable papers.
Finder will keep money and return
papers"
Don't you think" suggested the
clerk, that it would be we'll to say,
no questions asked?"
NO" replied the other. But you
might say, No questions answered
I'm the finder" r."-Philadelphia Press.
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ADreary Thorouch9are.

OF all dreary roads few have such
desolate surroundings as that leading
from Jerusalem. The road winds
among rocky hills which for miles
seem destitute Of every living thing
save occasional focks Of long black
haired goats and sheep, apparently
eating pebbles and attended by q youth
full shepherd. The steep hillsides are
dotted with numerous holes and caves
cut in the rock.-Indianapolis News.
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Moro POlyElmy.

Polygamy is the Moro's by religion
and divine right. 4 Moro must give a
separate house to each wife, IN which
she is supposed to set up housekeeping,
with q sufficient number Of women
slaves to wait upon her. She may own
them in her own right, but more often
her Moro husband must purchase them
for her. AS women slaves bring a
higher price in the market than men,
the drain on the husbands exchequer
Is mmense.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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Adams and Sculpture.

President John Quincy Adams once
asserted that he would not give so
cents for all the works Of Phidias and
Praxiteles, adding, 81 hope America
will not think Of sculpture for two Gen.
turies to come.'
When some one quoted this to Will
liam Morris Hunt, he asked dryly.
"Does that sum Of money really repre-
sent Mr.. Adams estimate Of the sculp-
ture Of those artists or the value which
he places upon 30 cents2"
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Because ones parents and grand
parents lived to be nearly 100 does not
make it certain that their descendants
will do likewise, for the Inheritance Of
vitality may all be dissipated in 20
years Of high living. 4 small stock OF
vital force we'll taken care Of may last
twice as long.