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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
A Remarkable Discovery.

4 remarkable discovery has beer made by Dr. Peters, who has Tecentl, been excavating at Nippur. an ancient city of Babylonia. While the workmen. were clearing away the debris from the walls of the temple Bel they dis. covered in hole which had been clos ed up with sundried bricks large goose egg on mat of reeds. Why the egg was placed there is mystery. as 1t has no connection with any known Babyionian custom. Dr. Pet. CTS thinks that it may be looked upon as a joke on the part of one or mora of the ancient workmen, the object of which will probably never be known. The temple was built at very re- mote time. probably in the reign of Akus-gal (B. c 22o0), or even earlier, so that the egg is over 1000 years old.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
ENGLAND's BORROWED ARMIES
Has Secured All Over Europe to Hire
 Soldiers.

Soldiers.
 This is the first war Great Britain has fought against white enemies with out buying foreigners to fight for us, says q London paper Until less than oo years ago, when we had a war on nand. we sent ofh to Germany and all Over Europe, gage men to fight Tor Us The men engaged were most iy old soldiers, and were hired to fight until the war was fnished. In 1756 an invasion of Engl.,d WAS feared. so o,oo0 Hessians were hired to come and seIend these shores against the ex- peeted attack. These hirelings were paid at the British rate of pay, and for every man of them killed their king was paid so much per head. Even against the American eolonists Hes sian troops were employed. No won oef our fellow-E -Englishmen were en- ragged at this shameless action. The iandgraYe of Hesse was paid 2,355,- o10 III Der cent stock for the Hes slans lost in the war of independence. This was the amount of $50 per man.
 AoAt .CDC4AAO-- Cl llJo vas put doWh chiefly by Hessian hirelings. Tn the long struggle with Napoleon we freely hired foreigners, but the bulk of the work was done by British sol diers. Wellington found that he could not rely op his mereenary gangs too much. In 1894 the Kings German le- zion of 10000 men was formed. Two years later the force was increased by 6,000 men. Besides Germans from all the petty states, there were also en- listed French royalists expelled by Ma peleen, Gorsicans, Greeks, Italians Turks, Portuguese, Belgians, Haagari- ans and Swiss. At Waterloo, Wellins. tons army of 1000 was made up of only 2a,000 British, and the rest were Dutch, Brunswickers, Hanoverians and Nassaumen. When peace came in 1874 there were no less than 29.0oo hired foreigners forming corps in the British army The Crimean war was the last time Britain had to go a-hifing sol diers. Thirty thousand men had been sent to the Crimea and more were wanted. So the government went to parliament with bill authorizing the enlistment of 10000 Germans, 5000 Swiss and 5000 Italians, at British rates af pay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
When They Rise.

The kaiser rises at , o'clock, swal lows cup of coffee and then begins work The Emperor Francis Joseph is about at o'clock. and breakfasts on coffee and buttered toast. The king of Italy, the king of Sweden, the king Of the Belgians, the king of Denmark the sultan and the prince of Bulgaria rise at the same hour as ordinary mortals. The record for indolence is he'd by ex> King Milan. He retires to rest T. peep of day, rises at midday and takes q long time over hls breakfast.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
FINE COFFEE CROP.
Peculiar Way in Which the Natives
 Prepare the Bean.


 Coffee is exported from Puerto Rico In larger quantities than is any other native product and while but little of it finds it's way into the American mar ket under the brand Puerto Hlean, an immense quantity, according to Gen. Roy Stone, is sold here as genuine Mocha and Java. The average Puerto Rican eeantryman, even though his childfsn have neither shoes for their feet, nor clothing for their backs, owns his private coffee patel. from which by occasional pickings, he secures enough of tue little round berries to keep the family supplied. The exporting, how ever, is done by large growers--men who have plantations which cover hun dreds of acres, mostly upon the well drained mountain sides The plants, ar trees, as they are sometimes call- ed, are grown at intervals of from six to eight feet, and after reaching 8 night of about five feet are trimmed off that no strength may be wasted in surplus foliage The flowers, which are pure White Ill color, have rich fra grance Each berry contains two seeds or beans, and as these are gathered before fully ripened, they are dried in the sun. It is a common sight to see coffee drying on burlaps. or mats. iD the city streets. The average Puerto Riean has little or no use for a coffee mill. He bakes his coffee until it is black, and then grinds it to powder ill huge mortar. When ready for use 1t closely resembles gunpoWder, the beverage made from it looking very much like ink. Some of the natives since the close of the Spanish regime have learned to. prepare a cup of coffee on the American plan, but these belong to very small minority of the popula, sion.-Leslie's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
 Henry Clay and tho Hunter.

When Henry Clay was stumping Kentucky for reelection, at one of his mass meetings an old hunter of wide political influence said: Well, Harry. I've always been for you, but because of that vote (which he named) I'm go- In agin you" Let me see your rifie," said Clay. It was handed to him. Is she good rifle?" Yes Did she ever miss fire?' Well. yes, once" Why didn't you throw her away?" The old hunter thought moment and then said: Harry, I'll try you again. And Harry was elected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
po.tna,, rogp,.,aer sv scottish law

The cuIiS $ may dig fr5.a sne sat ute book some strange relics of the middle ages. Sir Thomas Thornton, the town clerk of Dundee, speaking the other day at the foot sll club ba- gaar. reminded his audience that foot ball is to this day forbidden by Scot tish law, and that there is still unre- healed an act of parliament dating from the reign Of James l (of Scot land1 enacting that mo man shall play football hereafter. under penalty of Cts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
smoke sn.ns Suggested.

The great loss of life incurred by the English troops is mainly attributable to the charges they have had to make across open spaces in order to dislodge the enemy from the sheltering kopje. Tn order to minimize the death roll it has been suggested that just before a charge takes place smoke shells should be fired, which would temporarily hide the English soldiers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-02
6, Girls, What a Noise.

Musical industries in the United States report the largest sales last year ever known in the business. Over 10000 pianos were made and sold. going beyond the previous year, 1892, hs 20o0e
 Municipal Lodging Houses.
 Manchester, England, has opened lodging houses under control Of the city to accommodate 360 men,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
County Bills Allowed,

Henry Bixler. hay for infirmary.
$3.50.
Henry Zellers. refunding dog tax, 81.
Jonathan Myers. land appraiser, post
age, S14.50.
]. A. Reddy. land appraiser, postage.
$14.50.
w. P. Cook. oats for children's home.
$5461.
J.. F. Mock, soft soap. children's home,
1850.
Leo Dannemiller. work on Kocher
ditch. 310.0S.
J. M. Sarver, school examiner, $24.
News-Democrat, notice, 50.
Pay roll court house janitors, $16O.
H. p. Heller. decorating sheriff's Of
fee, $40.
Della Schrader, witness fee, 81.
Jennie Remoehl, witness fee, 81.
VIM. Reed. salary as auditor one
month. $468O5.
Hahn Bros, stone arch. Pike tp..
3s40.36.
kilograms for prosecutor, $1.42.
I. b. Culp, dry goods children's home,
321.04.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
BOARD ORGANIZED.
Decennial Equalization Board
Now Ready to Pass on the
Land Appraisers Work.

The decennial board Of equalization
for the county outside Of the city was
organized Monday forenoon in the
county commissioners office. The three
commissioners. the county surveyor and
the county auditor constitute the board.
The organization was effected with the
election Of l.. w. johnson as president
and w. M. Reed as secretary. The
board will commence its duties next
Monday. 1t will go over all the books
Of the lend appraisers in the county
outside OF the three cities of Canton,
Massillon and Alliance, and will equal
ize the values fixed by the appraisers.
1t Is expected that the values will be
very materially raised.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20

port says the money has been located
with which to build the road. The indi-
cations are that within the coming
year a most valuable district will be
reached by electric cars. The construc-
tion of this line win be the closing gap
between Uhrichsville and Cleveland.
1t is said the line between Massillon and
Barberton Is assured. The line be-
tween Akron, of which city Barberton
is suburb, and Cleveland, has been
in operation several years. Hence, when
Canal Dover and Barberton are linked,
one may ride from here to Cleveland on
the electric cars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
FOREIGNERS SAFE
ON JULY NINTH.
Minister WI Receives an Au-
thenticated Dispatch.
TWO DAYS AFTER MASSACRE
Was Reported to Have Occurred Minister
Lays the Message Before Secretary
Hay-Foreigners Receiving
Protection.

Washington, July 1s.-The Chinese
minister has received a dispatch from
the minister at London, authenticated
by Sheng, the imperial inspector Of
posts and telegraphs at Shanghai, and
by two viceroys, declaring that the
foreigners in Pekng were safe on July
Q, and were receiving the protection Of
the government. This Is two days
after the reported massacre.
Minister WI has laid the message be-
fore Secretary Hay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
The GAP CLOSED.
Right Of Way Secured Between
MassillOn and Canal
Dover.

Uhrichsville Chronicle: During the
past year 1t Ii said, electric railway
promoters, headed by w. A. Carver, Of
Canal Dover. have been energetically at
between Canal Dover and Massillon,
and It is said. have at last been sue
cessful. Last week Mr.. Carver sue
ceded In securing franchises which
close the gap and makes possible the
construction Of the road. The same re-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20

An itinerant optician is visiting towns
In this section showing samples of
klondike gold which he is attempting
to sell at fabulous prices This so-call- 4
cd Klondike gold is probably anotheff
name for the genuine gold brick" with
which 20 many well-meaning people ara
familiar.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
THE GREAT BREAD TRUST.
(From the Persian of All Motassen
Assad.)

lfTOm tne TeTSlan Oh All MOtaSSen
Assad)
There was moaning and groaning in
Ispahan,
From famished woman and hungry
man,
And the beggar begged in vain for a
crust;
All the bakers had Joined the Great
Bread Trust,
And the trust had doubled the price OF
bread,
And how should the hungry ones be
fed?
The Trust is right-all the lawyers
said;
Let the people pay. If they want the
bread"
But the streets were filled with starv-
ing crowd.
And it cursed the bakers with curses
loud,
And the people gathered from near and
far
Before the throne of the shrahan Shah.
The monarch came with the morning
sun,
And the people told what the trust had
done,
How the master bakers had formed a
trust
And ground the people into the dust;
And the king sent forth by his couriers
fleet,
For the trust to come to his judgment
seat.
The bakers TODD. in excited rings,
At the judgment seat Of the king Of
kings,
And the Shah looked down on the throng
before,
On the pampered trust, on the starving
poor,
And the sound Of the voice was stern
that said,
why is it you doubled the price of
bread?"
The bakers hemmed and the bakers
lied;
But the truth was plain, and 1t would
not hide;
"'Twas the will Of God" SO the bread
trust swore;
""Twas a public good"-they should
rob the poor;
afar
AS he tried to lie to the shahan Shah.
II think see," said the king Of kings,
What the trouble is, what will cure
these things"
And then he ordered his guards arrest
The eighteen bakers who led the rest,
And he bade them led through the gaz-
ing town
Each baker home and to bake him
"And tomorrow morning." the monarch
said,
you shall bring me word what's the
price Of bread"
The bakers prayed, but was waste of
breath;
The soldiers dragged them away to
death;
They led each one to his oven door,
And they showed him in and made all
While the people shout till the city
With their joyous praise of the king
of kings.
The bread that was baked that day, /
ween,
Was the finest bread that the town had
seen;
And the bakers needed the shah's ad-
vice,
And sold 1t all at the same old price;
And even the beggars could gnaw a
crust,
For that was the end Of the Great
Bread Trust.
The eighteen bakers the monarch sent
Are In business now-where Dives went.
And the only trouble they have, tits
said,
Is in getting water to mix their bread,
They're cornered there Gas is only just),
BY Beelzebub and the Water Trust.
There's nothing to settle disputed
things.
Like gentle hint from the king Of
kings;
Though twas done in the days of
Khonti Khan,
There are no more bread trusts In Is
pahan;
And this were better land by far
II we had Judge like the shahan
! HENRY H. HARRISON.
Morris tribune., 1900-01-20
The Practice of Mercerizing.

The ingenious practice of merceriz-
ing yarn material, though of recent in
PRODUCTION, is said to be largely on
the increase, and, as now perfected
can be used successfully on either
bleached or unbleached goods. It's ap-
plication to yarn enables manufac-
turers to produce very satisfactory i'm
itations of silk fabrics, combining as
they do, the lustre of that material
with the strength of the cotton.
Briefly stated, this result is obtained
by subJectlng the fibre. either IN the
raw or the manufactured state, to the
action of caustic soda or caustic pot
ash. and afterward to that of dilute
sulphuric acid. or chlofate of zinc, of
the proper strength and temperature.
The result Of the process is to change
the relation Of the fibres and cells of
which the fabric is composed in such
way that the rays of light falling on
the fabric are reflected instead of alb
sorbed, thus producing lustre which
is said to be permanent. 1t may be
said, perhaps, that technically the
yarn is neither bleached nor colored,
but is made translucent: this makes
the fibre appear darker in shade than
it was before.
Morris tribune., 1900-01-20

noUed che strange acuons OF rne1r
principal, but could not account fol
it, and at last Walter, with a side
swipe, as the boys say in these days
fetched the Frenchman a terrific
whack in the neck with the fiat of his
sword. very much as if he had hit
him with a fence rail, and knocked
him out SO completely that he could
not respond, and for some time the
surgeons thought he had been killed.
When he recovered consciousness,
Walter stood by, and on him the
Frenchman first opened his eyes He
attempted to rise, but Walter gently
waved him back with the greatest
magnanimity, and assured the sec
onds that he was perfectly satisfied if
Monsieur We're, and Monsieur said he
was and shook hands.
"Five miutes later we were in our
carriage on our way back to Paris,
when Walter collapsed and fell over
in my arms in dead faint. When he
had recovered and pulled himself to-
gether he laughed almost hystericallv.
"'By George, old man. he said, I
wouldn't again go through what I
have gone through in the last forty
eight hours for a million dollars
iWhew! 1 never was so badly scared
in my life and then he drew long
breath. But 1 say, old boy, he con-
cluded, 'mesmerism beats swords all
hollow 30 fight a duel with
"That last sentence explained every
thing. Walter had put his mesmerism
against the sword of the Frenchman
and vanquished him in the open field.
''But we never boasted af our vic
tory-at least not in France."-W. J.
Hampton. NJ
Morris tribune., 1900-01-20

North Kerr West, who has just died
at Franklin, N. Y, at the age of 81
years, was one of John Browns lieu
tenants in the fight at Ossawatomie.
He came into prominence by obtaining
some OF the type stolen from the office
OF the Lawrence (Kas.) Journal and
melting It into bullets for Browns
1orcaa.
Morris tribune., 1900-01-20

Princess Pauline Metternich, the fa-
nous wife of the Austrian ambassa-
dor to Paris under the Second Empire,
is about to publish her memoirs. Wha:
she could tell would make the liveliest
book OF the century, but the Princess
has taken to charitable works, and her
memoirs will probably be colorless.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
AN AUTOMOBILE CAMPAIGN.
HRYAN's SPEAKING tour N MS
HOME SECTION.

Made Three Speeches Before Return
ing 60 HI. Home Last NiEht-spoIse
Principally ON imperialism and
the Holland
Dutch Rt Firth-HuntinE for Coal
an the rhiiippines-Lack of SYM
patty for south African Republics.
Lincoln. Ncb.. Sept civilian J. Bry-
an to-day continued his canvass OF the
First Congressional District IN this state.
he started out early In an an,emoeiie.
intending 10 make three speeches before
returning 20 Lincoln late tonight. The
FIRST stop was made az the little town
of Waverly. tn Lancaster county. whore
he spoke az II 30 O'Clock In his speech
az that point which Is only twelve miles
from Lincoln. the presidential candidate
talked In "a familiar strain as 20 old neigh
bore lie was greeted by a large number
OF people. Mr. Bryan did not attempt TO
deliver formal speech. but he talked 90
the people for hnlf an hour or more con-
corning the issues. dwelling especially on
Imperialism and militarism.
AZ Firth Mr.. Bryan addressed a crowd
composed largely Of Holland Dutch. aud
he WIS introduced by q speaker In the
Dutch language. His speech was In the
main, an argument against the policy Of
IN" administrator IN the Philippines lie
said that after travelling more or less
over the United States. he wae satisfied
that the country was big enough without
taking IN the Philippine Islands. He de-
clared tina the Republican policy was
% "a character calculated 70 strike at the
very principles OF government. aud he con-
tended that n we were 10 have imperial
ism we must have a large standing army.
and tina, the Republican party meant TO
maintain q large army was made manifest
by Inc Increase already established.
Mr.. Bryan said that the Filipinos had
always stood ready 10 give Us coaling
station at Manila but" he said. "the
trouble a. that we have wanted TO holn
all the land 10 see whether there was any
coal there" ana Ia the language OF a
member OF Congress. Il was he said. sig
nihcant that one OF the first acts OF the
government after Dewey's victory was 20
give Instructions 70 ascertain whether
there was coal In the archipelago.
Mr.. Bryan closed with n reference to
the situation IN South Africa. giving a
graphic picture OF Il and strongly con-
demning the administrators want Of
sympathy" lie declared the indifference
80 great as 10 the fate OF South African
republic might be Justly regarded as an
index 10 the state OF mind concerning our
own republic.
After his speech az Firth Mr. Bryan
drove 10 Haitian. a distance OF nine miles
and there made the last speech OF the
DAY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
TRAGEDY COST TWO LIVES.
Husband Murdered Alleged wife anu
KILLED Himself Rather Than
Eaee Exnosure

Valdosta, Ca. sept. IA terrible trag-
edy was reported her this evening from
Rays Miil. twenty miles above here. and
juss over the Berrien county line. The
tragedy occurred last night. a white man
killing his elleged wife and moment la
ter ending his own life
The mans name was Merritt. and ne
lived on Mr. Marion shaw's place. HIS
wife has been III for seveSal days. but was
convaleseinE. Mrs. Shaw went to see her
late yesterday evening and as she re-
turned to her home Mrs Merritt went part
Of che way with her. When only short
distance from the house Merit, rose up
out Of the bushes on the road side and said
TO his wife:
"Oh. yes YOU have ben telling lies on
me" then shot her through the head with
a Winchester rifle. killing her Instantly.
Mrs. Shaw fed from the scene
and Merrist yelled 30 her 10 tell
her husband 90 come down there. as ne
was going to XIII himself Then she heard
another shot fired. ana when Mr. Shaw
and Others Eearhed the scene few min
utes later they found Merritt On the thro.s
OF death. He lived about an hour after
The fatal shot was nred
The tragedy caused intense excitement
throughout that section. and there were
several theories advanced. one % them
was that Merritt and his wife had been
quarreiing ereat deal lately. aud In q
81 OF anger he decided 20 put an end 20
II. Another Is that they were not man
ana wife. but living together unlawfuily.
and the authorities were after ,he alleged
husband This theory e. that Merritt ,sn
away from Coffee county with the wife
Of a citizen two years ago. She was ac-
companied b. her Ave children. and had
been living with Merritt since then. al
ieging that they were married. They had
kept their secret until recently but tho
skeleton IN the closet was about 20 he re-
vealed and Merritt preferred 60 draw the
curtain o. death over tho scene
A coroner's jury rendered verdict N
accordance with the facts stated above.
- far ~ they relate 10 the tragedy. and
both bodies were buried this morning at
Beaver Dam Burial Ground.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
DEATH FOR BASE BETRAYAL.
BOSE INGRAM COMMITTED HEM
Gus CRIME AFTER Trust

Took Advantage of the Confidence
OF Iris Employer 90 Attempt the
FouIest Outrage In the Catalogue.
speedy Death the Consequence Of
nl~ wronE-Even His wife Admit.
That He Met His just Deserts.
Albany. Ca. sept 22.-About 3 O'Clock
this morning Nose Ingram nero ~
years OF axe. was called TO che door OF
his dwelling in this city and shot 10 death
b. Mr.. " s. Tarver, a member OF one
Of the most influential families In Dough-
erty county.
Two charges OF bird shot, fred at close
range. literally tore the upper portion Of
Inaram's body TO ribbons.
The lSslling has been a subject OF general
discussion in Albany to-day aud an those
who have become acquainted with the
oveuis leading up 20 che tragedy give their
1on approval 10 ar. Tarvers course in the
matter
For nearly. or quite fifteen years. Nose
Ingram had been a trusted servant IN Mr
Tarvers household, being allowed such
privileges ara Enjoying such confidence
"a are accorded 70 few negroes.
For some time past MIR Tarver had been
on hts plantation. ia Baker county. about
eighteen miles from Albany. his wife and
three children occupying their home on
Tiff street
Nose Ingram was about tho place all
day. spending the nights with his wife
al the house IN which he met his tragic
end this morning.
A DAY OF two sgo Mr. Tarver's eldest
daughter who IL - years Of age, ac-
duainted her mother with the details OF
an experience through which she had
passed. the most horrible which pure wo-
men may know.
She named Nose Ingram as the guilty
party. who had betrayed the trust re-
posed In him for nearly a score OF years
by attempting 70 commit the most das-
tardly crime Ia all the category OF wrong
doing.
Frightened by the negro's dire threats.
the child had kept her terrible secret for
a day.
When Mr. Tarver returned from the
plantation about 1850 O'Clock last night
and heard the story for the first time.
his feelings may better be imagined than
described
he hurried from his home conferred
with friends and relatives and deter
mined on a course OF action.
insram's death, as above described, was
the result
No coroneris inquest was held over In
grams body, and MIR. Tarver has not
been arrested.
AN Glasses Of people here approve his
course In the matter. Ingram's wife states
that her husband deserved 20 die. and
she will not prosecute his slayer.