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Daily camera., 1900-11-21
SOUTH PACIFIC CHARTS.
Startling Discoveries Made by FlsA
Mission steamer
AlbatrOss.

The fish commission steamer Alba
tross. which returned the other day
after IA months cruise in the Pacific,
made some important discoveries dur
ing the voyage 1t was found that all
the charts of the South Pacific are in
accurate, and that most of the islands.
except Fiji and Tahiti. are placed
from two to twelve miles away from
their actual position. The Albatross
also discovered that the temperature
of the bottom of the sea at all depths
from 500 fathoms to the greatest
depths obtainable is the same-35 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Between the sur
face and 2 500 fathoms down they found
edible shrimp, varying in size from
half an inch to foot in length. The
Albatross broke the record for deep
sea dredging, dragging the bottom at
4.2OO fathoms. The greatest depth
ever dragged before was 1900 faith
oms. by the British ship Challenger,
in 1876 In the Behring sea the Alba
tross found at place where the charts
show 1000 fathoms that ,Ae depth is
only 200 fathoms.
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TO ESTABLISH A1RsH1p LINE.
Company In Texas Prepares 70
LauAch It's First Aerial Pas
senRer Craft.

The first airship to be built by the
Custard Airship company at its fac
tory at Elmott, Tex, will be com
pleted in few days and launched on
it's initial trip. This company was or
ganiZed several months ago with
capital stock of $1N0.GOJ. 1t is com
posed of W. d. Custard. the inventor,
and number of prominent business
men, who closely investigated the
working model~of the new aerial We
hicle and pronounced it practicable.
The company endeavored to manu-
facture machines in time to establish
line of them to ply between New
York and Paris during the progress
of the exposition at the French cap
ital, but their construction was de-
layed, and it will be several months
before regular lines of airships will
be established between the principal
cities of this country. should the one
which is to be launched next week
prove the success that is claimed for
it.
The complete machine weighs $50
pounds and it has capacity of from
three to five people. Its maximum
speed is expected to be 100 miles per
hour. The first trip will Le from FL
mott to Waco. distance of 20 miles.
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PALMER LOSES MODEL GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. seixaa Leave for
New York After a stay Of
Twenty-Five Years.

The other day for the first time in
% years and ten months room 35s of
the Palmer house. Chicago, was va
cant. The interesting part of it is
that during AL that time it has been
occupied by one couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Seixas. and in their departure
for New York, where they will make
their future home, the hotel lost its
star boarders. Mr. Seixas was a mem
ber of the firm of Cook, Lyman &
Seixas, which was for a number of
years engaged in the wholesale hat
business on Market street. About a
year ago the firm went out of bust
ness. 1t was on January 4. 1878, that
Mr.. and Mrs. SeiXas went to the
Palmer house. They selected room
35s, where they remained all during
their long stay. and every Sunday
morning promptly at eight o'clock
Mr.. Seixas appeared at the cashiers
window and settled his bill for the
week. He never missed a payment
and never varied more than minute
or two from exactly eight o'clock
The stay of Mr.. and Mrs. Seixas ex-
ceeds by several years that of any
other guest Of the house.
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GIRL SCARED TO DEATH.
Practical JOkers Have Fatal Fun
with q Manufactured
Skeleton.

The authorities Of Allegany county
are looking for persons who manufac-
tured skeleton out Of bones of domes-
tic animals, which frightened Mary
Oldfield, of Karrdale, near Rochester,
N. Y, to death the other night. Miss
Oldfield. accompanied by two friends,
was returning from Halloween party.
where they had listened to grewsome
stories until their hair stood on end
When about to enter the woods rat
tling of bones was heard overhead and
looking up the trio were overcome with
horror to see skeleton of gigantic pro-
portions sweeping down on them from
above. With cry of terror Mary
dropped in her tracks. A searching
party found a wire leading from the
ground to tree top to which the skel-
eton was attached by pulley.
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FASTEST BOAT EVER BUILT.
Launched at Nyack IN. W Ship Yard
lis Expected to Make Over
Forty Miles an Hour.

Charles R. Flint's Arrow, under con
tract to be the fastest ship ever de.
signed, was launched the other day at
the ship yard in Nyack, N. Y. 1t has
been built under guarantee by its de.
signer of AZ miles an hour, and it is ex-
pected that under pressure it will be
able to make so. 1t has been generally
given out that the boat was con.
structed as yacht for Mr.. Fint's per.
sonal use, but rumors have been per-
sistent that it was built under con.
tract with one of the South American
governments for service as torpedo
boat.
The plans, so far as they have been
made public, show the vessel fully
equipped for torpedo service.
The Arrow will go in tow to New.
ark, N. j., where shafting and engines
will be put in. The yachts destina tion
after it has been fitted out at Newark
has not been pronounced
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mss MUNRO MAKES llIco o.
Drives rssr-aa-Eiaax Five Days
ygitAest.Fsetia4 slsxhtess
taSswxs.

With leaders gayly prancing, Miss
Norma L. Munro's four spirited bays
dashed into Norwood Park Al Long
Branch the otherafternoon. Titus end
ed the last stage of IA coachiig trip
which lasted five days. andswas unique
in the history of the sport.
Miss Munro moi only enjoys the good
fortune to be heiress to $4,000. 900, but
she is an accomplished portswoman.
Notwithstanding her devotion to art
and literature, she finds much Tim e. for
yachting and fed sports. Above all
she is an enthusiastic horsewoman. An
accident last spring resulted in frac-
ture of her left wrist. but the break
did not keep-her long away from her
favorite sports. Soon she was driving
as much ard as skill fully as ever.
Miss Munro began her last coaching
trip last Tuesday. Her guests were
her mother. Mrs. Norman L. Munro;
Mrs. Robert Osborne. Albert Twyford,
Charles E. Cushing and Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin F. Gocdspeed. Fresh horses
were put in at Hightown and Prince on
was reached at six O'Clock that evening.
There Henry H. Munro student. and
his friend, Mr.. Wageerman. son of a
Baltimore millionaire. were added to
the party. Next day the journey led as
far as Rernardsville. That night the
party was entertained by Mr.. B.air,
who is erecting house that is to cost
$1,000, 900.
Miss Munro tooled the coach to
Orange on Thursday through the most
picturesque part OF New Jersey.
Thence homeward the trip was made
by easy stages. Only three relays OF
horses were used. the last being put in
at Redbank. Miss Munro was congratu-
lated by all her friends. Not the slight
est accident marred the pleasure of the
trip. The weather was ideal and seem
cry delightful. The roads could not
have been better.
Miss Munro accomplished the feat OF
driving four-in-hand for five days
without feeling the slightest fatigue.
She will have several entries in the
Forthcoming horse show.
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ifoac1. Ms GIFT 70 ART.
Hsw York Banker Presents q Metre
Delitan Maseuia Valuable Cox
1ectfon- 0f 4 Gseek Ofnanents.

In the most informal manner. ].
PierpOnt Morgan made princely do
nation to III, metropolitan Museum Of
Art, of the New York city. the other
day 1t consist. of collection Of
ancient Greek ornaments. for which
he is said to have paid $2O0,000.
The collection was bought from .
London art dealer One of the Roths-
childs, II is said. was anxious TO OBJ
tain it. but MIR. Morgan anticipated
him
The articles were wrought princi-
pally in gold. some of the ornamental
ton being in silver. Inscriptions on
some of them show that they were
made about $50 b. c., in Abba, where
1onian Greeks from ,!iletus had es-
tablished a colony after that city had
been sacked by the Persians.
In the collection is a gold-embossed
mask of young woman. with q
Greek inscription of four lines in re-
pousse work The mask is in per-
feet condition There is a large gold
crown about four inches in length and
eight inches in diameter. A heavy
gold necklace of beautiful Greek
workmanship has ten golden am
phorae as pendants and large mask
as centerpiece. The necklace is in
fine granulated work.
The other articles are gold and
silver bridal wreath of unique design
and in perfect condition, large gold
wreath of ivy leaves, two gold-winged
statuettes representing. musicians
playing Pans pipes. and gold ram
of granulated workmanship.
/. The ornaments evidently had been
the property of a king, a prince, or a
wealthy nobeman
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FORTUNE HUNTER Baked.
Cousin Of Count CaStellane DeSpaArs
Of Getting American
HefFeAs.

Comte Ademar de Castellane, cousin
to Comte Boni, who was booked to sail
for America on the St. Paul. has decided
to remain at Paris. He was bent on
marrying an American heiress.
II may not go at all to the United
States" he said, certainly not for sew
eral months. There has bsen too much
talk about my cousin.
"Frenchmen Of standing will be slow
in future to marry American heiresses.
What is the good of their being heir
esses if the whole family and guard
ian to boot must be consulted before
one can touch cent Of ones wife's
money?
''The international marriage market
has received shock from which it will
be slow to recover"
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TOD SLOAN NETTLED.
Indignant Because the Prince Of
Wales Has Turned Him Down.
Declares He win Kfd4 IN BA6li11a
Aases, Observation-Disclosures; Field
DeDlefes Presence ~ Yankees
u Nswnarkst Track.


Tod Sloan's temper is seriously ruf-
hed by the loss Of his engagement
with the prince of Wales, says Lon
don dispatch to the New York World.
Have you been notified that you
will not be retained by the prince. of
Wales?" the jockey was asked.
mo. but l guess it's true, all the
same" /" was Sloan's reply. 1.-THE feel
ing that has been stirred up against
American jockeys here by some of the
swells and sporting papers is the
worst | ever knew. The prince could
not stand against it, suppose, and
say nothing. against him."
DO you intend to give up racing
here?"
II don't intend to do anything of
the kind. have still as many Of
fers to ride from the best owners as
l want. 1 ride fair, do my best every
time and am not beaten yet. You
can tell them that in New York.
Marsh. the prince of Wales trainer.
furnished information before it was
communicated to Sloan. and the
prince it is said, has rebuked him for
it,, Despite Sloan's confidence in him
self, this canceling of the prince of
Wales engagement is considered the
worst blow he has received. a. other
owners will surely follow suit.
The London Field gives prominence
to letter dealing with Lord Dur
hams charges against American jock
eys. in which the writer regretfully
chronicles the complete Americana
ing of Newmarket. After saying that
he agrees with Lord Durham. the
writer adds:
1.-The rank and nle OF American visitors
are an unmitigated nuisance. Visit New
market any morning and what do you see? ?
Buckboards and buggles In place of Eng
lish traps American women with two
colored hair and the complexion of a
French clown. the American jockey and
his encourage of hangers-on; and worse
than all, huge sprinkling Of unattached
American loafers, who claim they are
friends Of the trainers and jockeys, but
who In reality are gamblers and limberers
of the worst type, who have merely sought
to find on the English race course Tom
Tiddler's ground where they will not be in
terfered with by police to whom they are
not known-in fact, Americans during the
present season have almost dominated
Newmarket. 1t Is English money they have
come after, and many of them are not very
scrupulous how they get 1t.
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THRONE OR WEDDING.
n4Il N Enable Wilhelmina 70 Marry
and Yet Remain
Queen.

In order to hold the throne the Dutch
sovereign cannot marry without the
consent of her parliament. She may
marry otherwise, but in that case
would inexorably have to renounce the
throne. Therefore two bills are about
to be put before the states general, the
first giving the parliamentary consent
to Queen Wilhelmina's marriage to
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwe
and the second granting full naturali-
zation to the duke, as well as deciding
upon his future title. Temporarily
this title is that of prince consort.
Preparations for the wedding are be-
ing hurried along.
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DISPUTE OVER UNIFORMS.
the 0aaFtsRmastefs OF the
Army.

There is q controversy going on at
the war department over the adoption
of uniforms for the enlisted men. Some
time ago Gen. Miles, commanding the
army, submitted recommendations af-
fecting the apparel of the soldiers.
Among other things he suggested the
campaign hat, with broad brim, one
side Of which was turned up and
fastened with cockade. The effect
was somewhat striking. and the design
was adopted from British design.
The army quartermasters resented the
interference with their work by Gen.
Miles. They have shelved the sugges-
tions from Gen. Miles. and there 10 =
good deal of i'll feeling on the subject.
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where position IL wealth.

The Atlanta Constitution is of the
opinion that the position of cashier in
q New York bank beats klondike find.
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Hope to Get Some of 1t.

There are good reasons for believing,
says the Chicago Times-Herald, that
the lawyers all over our broad land are
glad the man who stole 500, 600 was
caught and will be tried.
Daily camera., 1900-11-21
Pointed picture.uu.ne...

A Missouri editor thinks it quite sad
to see young husband supporting =
sealskin wife on a muskrat salary. For
pointed picturesqueness of expression,
says the Denver Post. the Missouri
rural editor takes the corn pone.
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Chinese BicycIists.

Chinese bicycle riders are frequently
seen in the streets of Hong Kong and
Shanghai carrying an open umbrella
and u fan. and in some instances with
the handle bars removed.
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 PIPES OF PEACE.
Those Ma de of Biood-Red Stone Most
 Esteemed by Indians


 Nearly every Indian tribe has some interesting legend connected with the blood-red stone of the Pfpestone quar- ries of Minnesota One tale is that long ago two fierce bands of Winnebagoes and Sioux, the bravest of their respec- tive tribes, met in conflict here. They fought all day, from early morn until set of sun, until the chieftain of one band was slain. Some of the warriors escaped, and some were made eaptives Among the eaptiyes was the chieftain's daughter. Being very brave and fair. she was chosen by one chief as his share of the spoiis. Refusing, how ever, to become his bride, she was doomed to the stake. h dying she predicted that the Great Spirit would throw her blood upon the sun s rays to her people far away, and that the stone under her feet would be forever tinted with her blood. Catlin, the famed ex- plorer of Indian country, was the first white man to visit this locality. Att traeted by the Indian tales he had heard in the summer of 1f896, in com pany with a young English gentleman and his trusty Indian guide, he started on horseback from St. Anthony's Falls to explore the region. It appears that the Indian tribes have long held the place In superstitious estimation, and also that it has been the resort of diff ferent tribes, who have made their regular pilgrimage there to renew their pipes. It is also evident that these people set an extraordinary value on the red stone, independent of the fact that it is more easily carved and makes better pipes than any other stone. Whenever an Indian presents a pipe of 1t, he gives 1t as something from the Great Spirit, and some of the tribes have tradi ion that the red men were all created from the red stone and that 1t Is thereby a part of their flesh Such was the superstition of the Sioux on this subject that we had great diff feulty in approaching it, being stopped by several hundred of them, who or. defed IS back and threatened us very hard, saying that no white man had ever seen 1t and that none should.
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KoREA,s CLOSED DOORS
Afford No Field for American Enter.

Afford No Field for American Enter
 prise.
 In pursuance of the policy now =p1lr- Eued by the consular service of aseer- taining the state of foreign fields as opportunities for American labor, cap ftal and =eEterpt ise, Horace ". Allen. eonsnl general to Seoul, Korea. writes for the consular reports under date of January 28 that Korea now employs no foreign military officers as advisers or instructors in it's army, and is not likely to do so, ewing to an agreement made with Russia when large staff Of Russian officers were allowed to leave. By this agreement Korea an nounced her ability and intention to dispense with further assistance of that kind. The many requests from young men who have recently left the service of the United States asking for posi- tions in connection with the Korean army are futile There is no demand for their services in Korea. There ii ho demand for foreign advisers to the Korean government. Although two Americans who held such positions have recently died. their places have been filed, and there is no further de- mand for assistance of that kind. The newspaper report that one of these advisers had been receiving a salary of s1o0.000 gold per annum is entirely misleading; such positions pay from s150 to. S250 per month. There is no demand for employees on the railroads in Korea. Japanese control and op- crate the stem railroad. and Koreans and Americans are employed on the electric railroads. I believe the posi- tons are all filed Employment with the mines would have to be secured be- fore coming to Korea. The agent of the mines in America is Fl. A. Noble, representative of the Oriental Consol- dated Mining company. San Francisco. Prospeetors cannot operate in Korea. and there is no employment with tho mines other than on wages. am told the mining company has no lack of ap- plieants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
WOMEN IN MARTINIQUE
Sleep Seems 10 Be the Chief 1adustr.

 Sleep Seems eo Be the Chief Industry
 That the woman who was Napoleon.s s first empress. the unhappy Josephine. was born in Martinique, and lived there till she was fifteen, is remember ed perhaps, by very few who have read of the current disorders among the people of that French West Indian is land, but by the residents thereof it is never lost sight of for moment. It was in Martinique that Josephine ae- quired thusa qualities which later made her so much troHble-passion indo- lenee and indulgence. The conditions that nodded Josephine's character sill exist, unchanged aad apparently un= changeabte. If there has been any change in recent years the movement has been retfagressive rather than forward Everything tends toward al- most continuous slumber in the French West Indies, from tie climate to the rum, and, to speak truth, no one seems in the least to strive against the slumberous influence. To the out sider sleep seems to be the chief in
 dustry If the islands; the people ap- pear to sleep. sleep, sleep, from morn
 ing till night. Of course there are times of the day when the sleeping is more nearly general than at other times, just after the midday breakfast, for instance, and again just after din, her; then no one remains awake. The attempt to Christianize the harmless and peaceful sayages who originally peopled the islands, now French West Indian. began 400 years ago, resulted in practical extermination, and the place Of the earibs was taken by the negroes Little by little since ther the influence of tie negro blood has increased; since emancipation in 184S the white population has decreased, the influence and interest of the whites have grown less year by year, home and social life has grown nar- foWer, prejudices have grown stronger and more numerous, and there is little likelihood of lasting improvement in any direction. Washerwomen in Mar tlnique are made, not born. The strength, health and constitution re- quired for their calling is not neces- sary in any other A habit of standing Tor days in the cold river is cultivated rom ehildhood.-Chieago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
 Tit for Tat

It Is characteristic that those who are severe on others that they cannot bear severity. Dean Swift, the sever est satirist of his day, was one day dining with company of gentlemen, one Of whom he made the butt of his ridicule, with repeated sallies. At last the dean poured upon piece of duck some gravy intended to be eaten with a roasted goose. The unfortunate gen tleman, seeing this, immediately said; My good dean, you surprise me-you eat duck like goose The company roared, and dean was so confused and mortified that he flew into rage and left the table.
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4 1non.t Speak Exir. Society.

Springfield fMo.) women have organ ized a don't speak evil9 society, each member signing this agreement: q do hereby solemnly pledge my word to speak nc evil of any woman, wheth- CT such report be true or not Any violation of this pledge, however, does not release me from it's subsequent obligations, which are to continue for all time to come. j" This Is interpreted to mean: If at first you don't sue. eeed, try, try again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
solldified Alcohol.

The solidifed alcohol which Berlin firm has been sending out in tin Yes- gel intended to serve as a pocket lamp and stove, is reported to consist essen- tially of g per cent Of alcohol, 20 Of soap and IS of water. 4 similar prod act is ready made by dissoiying Scrapad tsllaw soap in warm alcohol.
 Forest for Tea Chest-.
 A large Glasgow (Scotland) tea chest company has purchased 10000 acres of forest land in North Carolina, with 75 900 o00 feet of stumpage, to use the lumber for yeneering Of tea chests. A factory to prepare It will be built at xVflnai Qtnn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
erookedest River sn America.

From it's four heads in the Boston mountains to Batesyille, where it leaves the Ozarks and enters the Ar kansas lowlands, White river is a sue. eession of astonishing curves. No other river on the continent so often and so nearly doubles upon itself. from the source to the flat country is . distance on a straight line of per naps 150 miles. White river between saese points has course of over 606 Miies; some estimates make it 1,00C miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
Iron M fountain Rate s.

Beebe, Ark. Sept It to 24. Camp Meeting Return at one third fare on certificate plan. return limit Sept. 2s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
Bee.Hea Of

.desx 99a ST stuI
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The Good News Spreads

and our business grows larger, and the prices small CT, every day. People come here from all parts of the city When ever they need anything ia our line, they think of us. We have furnished more cozy homes than we could possibly nane. We have done 1t to the owners satis- faction, and we can do. the same thing for you.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-10
Summer Tourists Rates. $ ason

Summer Tourists Rates. $ ason 1900.
 TO sEARgY sPRINGs-Rafe. 84. 10. Date or sale. May 15 to Sept l5 ie0o, inclusive. Return lmit Oct 3l. 1900.
 RAyENDFH sPRINGs-Rate. s7.45. Dates of safe. June 10 Sept. 30, 19eo Return lim- 1t, Oct. 31. 1.00.
 St. Louis Fair. St. Louis. Mo-. Oct, If. 1900 inclusive. Rate, ore fare f r fhe round tr.p, Dat s of sale, Sept. B to Qef. ;, ifeu- sive and for trains arriving in St Louis be- fore II Oh of Oct. 6, Return lfIaie Oct, S6h 1900.
 st. Louis Exposition, sf. Lnuis, Mo Sent | to Get, 20. 1900. Rate, open rate of enc and ope-third fare for the round trip. nates I sale, Sept. 1t. ls 20, 9. 27; Oct z 2. II it. fs 1eeo. Return init five days from date of sale.
 oaaehita Valley Fair. Camden, Al k, Get. 15-20. 1900, Open rate of the and or e-tfrd fare for the round tripl Dates of saie Oct I 70, Return limit Oct q. 1900.
 Sovereign Grand Lodge T. O. O P, Rieh- mend, va, sept H2z. 1a00 Kate, oue fare plus B for the round tfEp Dates of sale. Sept f4.I6 Retnrn limit sept25