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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-19
POLISHING TERRIFIED WOOD
Tons of y Are Shipped from Arizona
to a south Dakota Factory.


Tons of y Are Shipped from Arizona
to a south Dakota Factory.
The polishing works of this city is
now engaged on the stupendous job of
getting out $1,000,000 worth of polished
ehaleedony, or petrifed wood, to be
taken to the Paris exposition. This
petrified wood is hauled TO-, IT'S ma
tive heath in Arizona, distance of
sixty-five miles, to railroad, and then
shipped to this city to be cut and pol
ished. 1t is shipped here il great logs
and stumps, weighing many tons each,
just as they have lain for many ages
during the process required by nature
to turn the wood into beautiful and
vafiegated colors of stone. The pro-
cess of saving the stone up in shape
for polishing is most tedious, the huge
machinery used for the purpose being
able to saw only from an inch 90 three
inches day into it. After being cut
and polished the stone is worked up
into every conceivable shape, from cuff
buttons TO tops for center tables and
Rreat columns, which cost a small for
tune The great exhibit which is to
pc made in Paris will be a wonderful
advertisement for Sioux Falls, for the
reason tina: nowhere else on earth is
there machinery mammoth yet deli
cate enough to saw, polish and put into
shape the variety of articles that will
be on exhibitions Falls Jour
nal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-19
Ancient Astronomy.

When Nineveh and Babylon were in
the splendor of their might men in
China were predicting eclipses, MAX
ing catalogues and giving names to
the stars. But Nineveh and Babylon
were mere mounds of rubbish when
China was great, and to this date the
civilization and life of the empire ia
the wonder of the world.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-19
Changes


Thirty United States senators went
out of Office on March 4, 1899; thirty
more are to go out of office on March
4. 1901, and thirty more on March 1,
1903, the whole membership Of the
senate being ninety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-19
sARcEY's DOUBLE
Bias Great Many Troubles On Account
of the Resemblance.


A leather merchant named NJ. Bonier,
who is in business near the Place de
la kepublique, is the hero, or the vic
tim, as one likes, of most remarkable
resemblance to the eminent late dra>
matte critic, NJ. Francisque Sarcey
says the London Post. NJ Bonier has
lust been relating his woes to sym.
rathizing journalist. He cannot, he
says, pass along the street without OBJ
serving clean-shaEen individuals start
and turn pale when their eyes light on
him. But worse things befall III. Bon
Ter. In the Rue de Douai a few days
ago a Well-dressed young woman faint
ed on perceiving him. When she re-
covered she repeated in terror-strieken
accents, st is he. It is he!" and the
crowd, mistaking the reason of her
fright. impaired to NJ. Bonier the in
formation that he was an old rascal
and ought to be ashamed of himself
Equally amusing was the leather mer-
chants experience at the ambassadors
concert, where NJ. Sareey's former foe,
Yyette Guilbert, is now appearing The
singer noticing NJ Bonier. recited
some verses on the subject of NJ. sar-
cey, and by her gestures drew the at
tention of the audience to his double
The public were delighted, of course,
but not so NJ. Bonier, who got up and
left the concert. NJ. Bonier much re-
grets his resemblance to the late critic,
the results of which he declares to be
most annoying to a peaeable trades
man. He says that one day he was
asked in the street for letter of in
PRODUCTION to NJ Jules Claretie. which
SO vexed him that he almost came to
blows with the applicant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-19
yegetaria ns' Hearts.

The heart of a vegetarian beats on
an average of So to the minute, that
of the meat-eater rs. This represents
a difference of $1,000 beats in "a hours.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Until the speakers at the Smith meet ing last night set it forth that Col. Wilson and his supporters are acting tn bad faith and from corrupt motives, the fair minded people of Arizona sup posed that Wilson had been robbed in the Maricopa county convention of a nomination which he had earned as the leader of his party and which he had won in the Maricopa county primaries. But eloquence and gall will do wonders, and possibly last nights oratory will convince Col. Wilson himself that he is a political sandbagger" and corrup- tionist. Before he asks for a nomina- tlon again, Col. Wilson should make up his mind to disregard the importance and formality of a llstle thing like an endorsement at the Maricopa county primaries, and make terms with the bosses of his party in this county.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02
NAMING A CHINESE BABY.

In China girls are called. instead of -.4ary Ann or Marguerite, Spring Peach" Cloudy MOon," Celestial Happiness" or what may not bo con sidered so nice, -Along-a-little- Brother" or "Lead-Everlasting oung er-BrCrher." The latter means that a son would have been more welcome than little "go-away'' child as they call the girls. They belong to the fam fly of the husbands-to-be, and not to the family of their birth, SO that when Chinaman is asked "how many child ren have yOu?" he makes no count of the girls. though he may have 10. The boys only he counts, and his reply will indicate only the number of boys.
 He gives his sons such names as Am cestral Piety.' Ancestral Knowledge" Practice Industry" Able to sing" Second God of Learning" Excite the Clouds" Beginning of Joy All Vir- tue Complete" The little slaves who begin life as household drudges before they graduate lower, answer to such names as "As You Please" "Sparrows'a Crumbs Joy to Serve,'' Your Hap piness,' " Not For Me-"-Kansas City Journal.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Marcus Aurelius Smith added the needed comedy clement to the demo-
 cratic solemnities last
 MARK night when he eslsayed
 AS A the role of calamity HUMORIST. howler. In the face of
 the humnling prosperity which pervades this broad land from ocean to ocean-in the face of ithe fact that never in the history of this nation were the opportunities for material ad- vancement of the individual so abun- dari--in the face of the fact that never in the history of Arizona was business so good and the future so bright with promise, it called for all of Mark Smiths supera bundant cheek and sense of humor to tell his audience of intelli- gent Arizona citizens that he was in clined to weep at the contemplation of their direful state. Marcus. the people of Arizona are not afraid of the octo- pus. Every industrious citizen of the territory is in the octopus business himself
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The Grand Army of tle Republic has had life of nearly thirty five years. It now contains abou> 1000 members. The origin of the order is number of veterans in Springfield, H., during the winter of 1Sj5-66 when Dr. B. F. Stephenson, formerly surgeon of the 14th Illinois infantry, took the ini- tiative. The first post was formed at Decatur, H., on the evening of April 6, 1866. and this adopted the principles which have been the cardinal doctrines of the organization.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The proceedings of the lale demo- cratic county convention, wherein
 Judge Baker by shrewd manipulation and brutal disregard of the will of the democracy at tie primaries, converted a majority for Wilson into a majority for Smith. sufficiently set forth the audacity of tha, talented and smooth gentleman. But when he shouted him self hoarse last night in denunciation of the Wilson democracy, and when he accused Col. Wilson and his supporters of having formed a conspiracy ro aid the republicans, his nerve never ap-
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Why blame Bryan for being straight forward. for refusing to play the
 sneak? Would he cut
 THEY any more attractive role
 ARE before the American
 DAFT. people if he were to con-
 sent ko do what Messrs. SchuTz and Cochran and Moorfield Storey try to do for him, that is, pre- tend that he will not be a dangerous president because congress will tie his the common sense of the American people cn a candidate of that aVowed character? MT. Storey gave the final touch of absurdity, took the supreme liberty" when he said that the senate would not only keep Bryan from mis- chief in the financial field, but would not allow him to put bad men on the supreme court bench. In how many this candidate around with .he senate fn order that ''conscience men, may feel safe in giving him their votes? If he cannot be trusted with the standard of value or with the supreme court
 can he be trusted to make good domes- tic and foreign appointments? Will the senate be relied upon to save us from disgrace in those directions also?
 Surely this imperialism disease affects the minds of its victims. Never before in the history of this or any other country have intelligent men ad- vocated the election of the candidate of one party to the presidency on the ground that the members of the Oppo- site party in congress would keep him from the mischief that he is pledged to commit as soon as he gets into office. And this while arguing all the time that the party which is to be depended upon to keep h;In out of mischief is icseIr un- worthy of power! Somebody is un- questionably crazy. Bryan is not such a fool whatever else he may be, to consent to be passive even in the hands of such extraordinary sup porters" as these. He thrusts them aside and declares that not only will
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The British promise. not to deport Boers who voluntarily surrender, and
 to assist them in look
 THE ing after their property,
 BOER is well calculated 6o SITUATION. temper the severity of
 the proclamation against guerrilla warfare. In this connection the interesting correspondence of the London Spectator throws a new light on the question of reconstruction. The process of amalgamation of the two races that was slowly going on in South Africa before the war has been ire quently referred to, but it was not known that the Dutch were getting the best of it. This, is seems, has been the case outside the towns, and the only prospect of checking it is sufficiently large British immigration. The scheme of soldier settlement is admittedly inn practicable. As the prospect is now, reconstruction starts on the basis of a numerically superior Dutch population of proven vitality in conserving it's ra- ClaI CndTdGIerlSVlCS. ne only onset 10 this, from a political point of view. is the tendency of many intelligent Dutch to discard their hatred for the English under the latter's liberal and constitu- tional rule. Where they won't allow the English to absorb them they will allow them to teach a more enterpris- ing life and larger politics. Still, the British must confront a situation com plicated by a contest between the viz or of two races, both of the same stock and with no choice of tenacity between them. The French of Quebec practic- ally constitute i.he whole of the popu- latiOn of that province, and could with greater fitness be treated on dis tinct basis. That precedent breaks down to this extent when applied to the Dutch in South Africa, that the lat- ter will require dual language laws in each colony, too. and racial struggle, even in peace, will be more doubtful for the very reason that it's opposing factors are not so sharply contrasted as in the case of French and Eng fish.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

As a matter of course Judge Baker, in spite of his voiuble promises in his opening remarks last might that he would be fair and courteous, could not refrain frcn abuse of Governor Murphy and misrepresentation of his record. But the Intelligence and full understanding of his audience was manifest when the conclusion of his excursion fin that direction did not evoke Q single hand-clap.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The Michigan Republican state com mittee has been making a canvass of that state by precincts. A large num- Der of them have already made their returns and thus far not a single pre- cinct shows any changes of gold demo- crats who voted four years ago for Me Kinley. The returns, however, show many democratic votes for Mckinley. Michigan's majority will be larger for Mckinley than in 1896.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The mere knowledge by the people and the business interests that an ad
 ministration, hostile to a sound curren- cy and a safe financial and fiscal sys- government with the avowed purpose and determination to wreck that sys- tenn. would cause disaster. Bryan's election is regarded as an impossibility
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

he do his worst, if he is elected, but he
 believes he will have a free hand soon
 after his term begins. If after this avowal Messrs. Schurz. Cochran, Storey and company go on taking liberties" with him they will do so only to their own injury.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

If the Filipinos are half wild, half barbaI.ans," as the former chief justice of Arizona says they are, where's the harm in trying to civiIize them? We are surprised that such a noted evan gelist as, Judge Baker should take the unregenerate side of this argument.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

We stop the press 70 remark that the Mark Smith three ring show which eX- hibited in this town last night gave a first-class GemoncLration of the fact that this is a republican year.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

As the former chief justice of this territory and as a resident of the terri tory for twenty-one years Mir A. c. Baker ought to be en- tirely familiar with the Yava- pal bond question. In his speech last night MT. Baker made an entirely erroneous statement concerning those bonds. He knows, or ought to know, that N. O. Murphy, when a delegate to congress, acted in the bond matter in response to a memoria, of The citizens of Yavapai county. He knows, or ougkl to know, that the bonds in question were county subsidy bonds MT. Baker poses as the cham pion of fairness, but his utter ances last night attest to the. fact that he doesn't know the meaning of the word. And yet they say that Baker was a wonder as an evangelist in the good old days.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

peared to better advantage. But it "sl,op, thief" has been raised to divert attention from the invader of other peoples hen roosts.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02
TRANSPORT SERVICES WORK.

In a dingy office in the heart of San Francisco Col.Oscar F. Long, U. s. A, general superintendent of the United States transport service, dispatches business, while regiments after regi- ments have marched by in the adjacent streets, and he without the spur and Zest which has accompanied others to win promotion and glory in the fight ing line. He has seen colonels come back with the two stars of a major general and a commodore with the four stars of an admiral. One hundred and ten thousand men go and come across the Pacific and not a life lost from q nautical error of this new navy. Ger tafnly a record for any navy.-Har- per's Weekly.
 A man who is deceived by good for tune is crushed by ill fortune.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The boy orator says the poor men will furnish sons for the army" They will. So Will the rich men; so will all good American families, each in its pro- portion.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

No recognized government in the world thinks the United sl-ates wrong in it's Philippine policy. Aguinaldo and the Bryanfte party are it's only oppo- nents.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Judge Baker may yet change his mind as to the personal honesty of Col. Will son and his supporters. He has revised his former belief that Bryan is G "cow~ boy" and silver fanatic''
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

You all know that prices have gone up,' trebled Judge Baker. They have indezd. judge. Wheat, for instance. Also wool. Also hay. Also retainers.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Do you want it to be did?" shrieked Judge baker in his peroration anent the Philippines. It's already did, judge. Where have you been at?
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

read the declaration of independence to a south Carolina audience.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02
BRYAN AT HIS MORST=

BRYAN AT HIS WORST.-1t is not pleasant to find
 candidate for president of the United States talking as fooishlv or dishonesty Mir. Bryan talked Monett Mo-: "The republicans boasting that have reached point where loan money people in oth CT countries. Why would any send his money to Flu rope for nvetmnet if he could find place in this country to invest it Money sent abroad for investment must be sent for of two reasons either because the who sends the money there thinks of the people there than he does of the people here and does it for love and devotion, because is matter of business that is because he invest to better advantage European country than he in this country. Mr. Bryan either knows does not know that the country has accumulated much money under that financial system which he try ing to break down that it has money to lend at low of interest to the rest of the world He either knows does not know that low of interest good for the country in general especially for that debor class for which he shows much He either knows does not know that country which Is able to lend must be
 prosperous. He either knows does not know that the big slice of the German loan taken by life insurance pany represents large the savings of many moderate circumstances. If he does know these things he Is big fool to be president If he doe and
 vet talks he talked at Monet he dishonest to be president.--N. Y. Sun.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

A POLITICAL STRAW.-For the purpose of tanng the political makeup of their house, of the employees of Marshall Field Cos wholesale department in Chicago had paper circulated the other day asking for signatures to the membership of Mckinley Commercial Mems Club There approximately 1000 voters in the department The paper passed around with the sent of the management of the house. but with coercion whatever sign not to sgn the test being purely affair of the employes, who wished to only voun ary expressions from among their number As result of this test vote the poll showed; For Mckinley S5l votes; for Bryan, 149 Mckinleys majority, 1O2 votes. Per cent of total yote For Mckinley S5 1O for Bryan, II 9-l0
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Drafts issued on all of the important cities of the United States and Europe. Discount Commercial Paper and do a
 General Banking Business.
 Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

FIGURES THAT COUNT.-In June, 1893, the bank clearngs of fftyve of the principal cities of the United States aggregated decrease of 2 per cent from Jme 1892 In June, 1S99 the bank cearngs of the country showed increase of 2 per cent June S9S
 and for this June, of the year o the Proudest Era of the Republic the vast aggregate of the bank clearing of the United States %662l 06S 701. It will be the most in ieesting feature of the campaign when the democratic free silver popusc calamity hOwers tackle these figures
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

The British promise. not to deport Boers who voluntarily surrender, and
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

PHMNIx, OCTOBER 9, 1900
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02
THE VALLEY BANK
 OF PHOENIX. ARIZONA.

Paid Up Capital ...... ..........$1OO,OOO Surplus ............ 0U,UUo VIM. CHRISTY, President.
 J. c. KIRKPATRICK, Vice-President. w. D. FULWILER, Cashier.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY, Asst Cashier.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

A man who is deceived by good for tune is crushed by ill fortune.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-02

Washington bureau, 800 Fourteenth street, N. W.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-17

chin. says that h. hhs the pleasfu .
10 report thai ne shin nnaisi M NJ
1890 O'Clock that morning while Wshi.
enins she was anchored in ssyent ~
and one-half faihDms " water tt8
ana a quarter miles south ~ Hov I'D
liEht aud the pumps we're contfoliiut
The water wrocklha steamers were
with her but the capiaih was able IN
report that no additional holes had
been found by he divers since Tolna
ashore the frst time
The ship efterWard went. NJ T. n.
ready known, to kure dock. where shs
vas temporarily repaired
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-17
ON SATURDAYS RACES

~ Nhe builellh report OF the rae
saturday, the events up To time fli
luncheon were given. Immediately at.
ter this important event the loo yards
swimming race was called. The only
starters were kuaiwa and Kimokeo.
the champion Of the last two years who
defeated Dan Renear Kimokeo won In
! minute ~ seconds
Next came the siN-Oared sliding seat
barge race for members of clubs who
had not rowed in any race outside Of a
club. Prize, s25 trophy. Course. spar-
buoy course. The Healanis and Myr-
ties entered crews. The start was
good one, the Healanls slightly In tn.
lead. The Healanis were about two
lengths ahead at the last channel buoy
At the spar buoy. the Abbie NJ, return
ing. made the boats go slightly out NJ
their course. The Healanis rounded the
spar first The Myrtles made a poor
turn but, nevertheless. caught the He.
alanis and then forged ahead. At the
lighthouse they were five lengths
ahead. This they kept to the finish.
Time. ~ minutes and 6 seconds.
The six paddle canoe race was Cor
two prizes OF $50 and SO. the course
being from the judges stand to and
around the first can buoy makai OF the
quarantine wharf and back to start.
Alabama entered by A. NJ. Brown. Wal
xiki by l.. 2. Scott, Kakaako by Moke
and Puakelani by Kuhio were the only
boats entered. The Alabama won east
ly in s minute sand is seconds.
boat from the william Olsen. cap.
tanned by Kalama. won from Nc
Chesney boat captained by Starkey In
the tug-of-war between steamer SER
vice boats In actual use. The prize was
s25 and the distance Is yards.
There were four starters In the two
cared shore race. The first and second
boats to finish were disqualified as the
judges decided they were not the regu-
lar shore boats. Mahuka won first
place and and Sharkey. second. The
prizes were $50 and SIS and the course
was around the knuckle buoy.
The diving contest for distance was
won by Kuaiwa. who covered almost
rs yards under water. The prize was
SIS.
As there were no starters In the
steamer boat event, this race was de-
clared of.
Just at this point. A. G. NJ. Robert
son, father Of Regatta Day In the
Legislature. and Daniel Logan OF the
Bulletin rowed a friendly race. FOR a
leather medal as the former propos-
ed The course was from the judges
float to the Wilder wharf straight
away. It was a close race all the way,
and an agreed draw at the finish.
The sailing canoe race was one Of the
prettiest events of the day. Several
boats were entered. The Takatoa AM
Teominatun, made and sailed by South
Sea Islanders, got away from the Hd-
waiians at the start and fairly flew.
The course was to the entrance of the
harbor and return. The prizes were
500, SIS and $40. The Takatoa took
first prize and the Teoninatun. second.
Kealoha, entered by Moke. finished
third.
Kuiwa, the champion Hawaiian long
distance swimmer. won the half mile
swimming race. The prize was IL.
The distance was made In . minutes.
A boat from the f. b. Sutton won the
race for four-oared' merchant ships
boats In 10 minutes and 20 seconds. A
boat from the VIM. Olsen was second.
The prizes were $50 and 30.