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Cost of English Fox Hunting.

The figures relating to fox hunting Tn Britain are interesting and chow that large amount of money is an- nually expended on what is considered by some as a barbarous practice and by it's followers as the finest form of sport. There are now 221 packs of fox hounds in the United Kingdom-1SO in England, twenty-six in Scotland and fifteen in Ireland, and these packs consist of 5000 couples of hounds, and they necessitate the employment of 100000 horses of the value of S35,000,- GOO, involving an outlay of S25,000,000 per annum for their maintenance.
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THE KING OF PALt.
Surrounded hy His Followers, Truly
 Medieval Picture Was Presented.

Surrounded hy His Followers, Truly
 Medieval Picture Was Presented.
 My frs, sight of the king of Pali was most imposing, says the Geographical Journal Having heard of the approach of my party, he came out to meet us' We had stopped the night before at the small village of Jepiroh, beautifully situated on high ground and chiefly re- markahle for the numbers of small green and red parrots that swarmed in the guinea cornfields all round 1t It was the only place where I saw them in any quantities. We started off about 6:30, while the heavy Jew was still the head of the Pali contingent. First came 150 bowmen carrying nothing but their weapons and wearing only the smallest of loin cloths. At regular in- teryais among them were mounted of icers. Next came bodyguard of twenty picked men dressed in red gowns with white plaits down the back and armed with every imaginable kind of gun, the locks of which were ineased tn leather. After passing these men l came on really beautiful sight. The king had drawn up under the trees on one side of the path, and some forty or fifty mounted followers had arranged themselves all around and behind him. They were dressed for the most part in white gowns, but generally with either q colored lining or another colored gown underneath. Voluminous white or blue turbans covered their heads, and some of them wore very handsome riding boots, though the majority were barefooted. The high-peaked saddles were covered with brightly colored saddle cloths and the horses heads were almost hidden by enormous bri- dies, covered with tin ornaments, which kept up a perpetual jingling as they tossed their heads about to keep off the flies. On my approach they waved thaE: spears over their heads with the butt to the front in token of friendship This, with the king in the center wear ing a cap of chain mail under his tur- ban. and lowing with courtly grace. male a truly medieval picture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
EMPHASIZED Hls LAST WILL.
How an Old Steamboat Captain Tried tc
 Prevent i. Contest


 Prevent p Contest
 From the New Orleans Times -Dem- ocrat: T an free to admit this story sounds triae fshy," said New Or leans lawyer, chatting over an after dinner cigar. but I happen to know it is absolutely true. Last summer a local business man, who il isn't neces- sary to name, made new will of rather an elaborate and peculiar char aeter. I am bound to say to you. re- marked his attorney, when the docu- ment was completed, that I think i. more than likely your children will make contest if this will is ever probated. I'm going to have a talk With them on that very subject re- foFted his client. Yes replied the at torney, but when your voice is stilled forever they may think differently about it.. That remark set the old nian to pondering, and he finally hit on very picturesque ex2edient. He had photograph at his onice, and. put. ting on fresh cylinder, he roared his last injHnctions into the receiver in his most impressive style. Then he carefully removed the record. swatbed It in cotton wool, and filed it away With the will. Next day he sent for the lawyer and gave him specific direc. tons what to do after the demise. i want you to call the family together, ae said, and read the will carefullv rom beginning to end. As soon AS you get through and before they have tune to talk about it, start the phono- sfapA going and let 'em hear my last message. Be sure to have a good big horn on the machine and see that everything is in first-elass working ofeer You had better keep tho thing n your office, he continued. and any tlme contest is mentioned just turn u loose. The old gentleman was Q steamboat captain in his early days ana he has a way of giving an order that makes one jump to hear it. lam inclined to believe that his scheme ia good one, and that his parting aa. 3ufa1lon, coming as it were from tba grave, will have highly diseours gin v effect on litigation
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zELAYA IS NOT DEsporlc.
His Bloody Rule Necessary to Restore
 Order.

"A great many hard things have been said about President Zelaya,s re- marked one who is well, acquainted with the masterful head of the Nica- raguan government at one of the downtown hotels the other night. Tn ttt. 55fintfy he is generally supposed to l. E.aodthirsty despot, ruling by sheel force of the terror he inspires, and the papers express surprise that he has not been wiped out long ago by revolution. Such conception of the man is altogether inaccurate. 1t is true that Zelaya is dictator, or at least more of dictator than any Of the other Central American presidents, but he is far from despot. At the time he took his seat the country was torn by conflicting factions and it was necessary for him to use an iron hand to restore order. Every department had its revolutionary iunta, headed by desperate adventurers who were sim ply out for the loot. aad under such conditions prosperity and progress weie absolutely impossible. To in- yoke the ordinary processes of the law would have been absurd, and zelaya adopted the only feasible means for suppressing the disturbing element He seized the malcontents wherever they could be found, stood them up against a wall and shot them. 1 dare say a good many innocent men were executed, but in such an emergency the rule is: When in doubt shoot the prisoner It seems hideously cruel here in the United States, but if there is any other way of dealing with the habitual Nicaraguan revolutfonist ex- perieneo has failed to discover it. DiaZ did exactly the same thing when he first took the reins in Mexico, and there is no denying the fact that Ze- iayass subsequent administration has been the nearest approach to civilized government that Nicaragua has ever enjoyed. Schools have been estab- lished, laws have been enforced, prop erty rights have been respected and a number of great commercial enter prises have been set on foot. The re- cent drastic measures that have been taken to tip a new revolt in the bud at Managua seem to me entirely justi- fable"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
An6nusnal Ineide ns.

An unusual incident happened on che homeward voyage Of the Castle liner Carisbreok Castle, from the Cap~. The English letters not having arrived before the Lismore Castle sailed from Cape Town for home, the captain of the Carisbrook Castle, which was to sail the following day, good-naturedly undertook to deliver the letters to the disappointed passengers of the Lis more Castle on the high seas. On overriding the Iismore Castle, the captain had the letters enclosed in a tin box and soldered up. This was put into a barrel, with a pole at tached flying red flag, and having passed the Lismore Castle and got we'll ahead of her, the barrel was dropped overheard, the captain Of the Caris- brook at the same time hoisting sig. nal which had been pre-arranged. The Lismere Castle, coming Up on her course in due time, picked up the bar rel, and so the passengers received their anxiously-waited news from home. They expressed their gratitude on their arrival in England by sending to the commander of the Carisbrook Castle a beautifully illuminated ad- dress, on which was depicted barrel floating on the high seas bearing a red flag, the barrel being supported by two pretty sea maidens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
DEATH RATE DECLINING.
Longevity of the Human Race Is I'm
 creasing Year by Year.

creasing Year by Year.
 From Leslie's Weekly: All who hope and believe that the conditions of hu- man life throughout the world arc gradually improving will find practical support for their hope and belief in an address recently delivered before the British Medical association by it's president, Dr. Ward Cousins. Among other things Dr. Cousins discussed the future progress of preventive medicine and predicted a steady and great de- cline in the death rate in the coming century. For the realization of this great object he looked, above all, and rightly looked, to an improvement in the conditions and in the dwellings of the working classes. And he was es- pecially right in pointing out that this improvement cannot come from mere legislation. The great mass of the people must become willing and active helpers" he said, and in equally true words he showed how largely the pre- vention of suffering and the preserya- ton of health are within the Teach Of the working classes in our great towns if they will only cultivate temperance and cleanliness. In this connection we are gratifed to observe the action of the New York health board in dis tributing among the people a circular setting forth in clear and simple lan- guage various easy methods to be ob- served for the prevention of disease, the spread of epidemics and some sound advice generally in regard to healthful living This is practical service for the public good and it will undoubtedly be successful to material degree in a further decrease of the mortality rates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
COUNT PEOPLE BY MACHINERY
Facts About Each Person win He Tabu. lated for inc Censns by Eiactr1cftr.

Facts About Each Person Will He Tabus
 lated for the Census by Electricity.
 Our first census. made in 1795, showed the population of the United States to be 5,oo0,o00. and the count cost Uncle Sam, who was eompara- lively poor then, cent for each per- son. It is estimated that the twelfth census, to be made in June, 1900, will show that our people number 75. .000,
 GOO, and that the item Of clerk hire in the census bureau alone will exceed S5,000, 900. Clifford Howard. writing of How the Next Census Will Be Taken" in the Ladies Home Journal, says that although the work of enumeration will be completed by the 1st of July. it will probably be two or even three months later before the last of the schedules are received at the census office; for not only must they all be first examined by the supervisors, but in many cases they will probably re, quire revision because of some error or informaIity. The actual counting Of the people will not be done until the schedules are turned into the een- sus office. The enumerators simply gather the facts, and the office force in Washington does the counting and the compiling, which is done by electricity, In loo days all the facts relating ts 75090 .fQ0 people will be tabulated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
Grorn welI.s Watch.

A relic especially interesting to Eng fish Free Churchmen is at present in England in the shape of Oliver Crom- wells watch. It is the shape and size of small hens egg, with an engrav~ ing Of Worcester on the dial. No man can work well with 8 torpid liver or constipated bowels. A few doses of Prickly Ash Bitters will quickly remove this condition and make work a pleasure. Sold by Walker Drug Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
Many Uses for the Cactus.

The cactus is an extraordinary use- full plant. The Arab finds in it food, drink and also fodder for his cattle and eamels. The figs he eats and drinks the abundant supply Of juice found In the fleshy leaves, while the cameis chew up what remains.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11

Nothing equal to Prickly Ash Bit ters for removing that sluggish bil ious feeling. SD common in hot wea- ther. It creates strength, yigor, ap- petite and cheerful spirits. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
I1onhtfess Remembered.

The Advocate of 1ndia'' tells of a curious way of rejoicing. The Nawab of Rampore being blessed with daughter, rejoicings were taking place in his state. and weeks pay was de- dacted from every state official in eommemoration Of the event.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
.-i4~--a
 Fatetf.

The Reposeful one-"My dear,1 wish you would not be so energetic. Will yoG never rest % The Pussy One .I never expect to be able to rest till I get to my grave, and then it will be just my luck that the next day will be the resurrection. Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
Uncertainty of the Horse.

Horse 0wner-Suppose the motor of your automobile gives out when you are halfway between two towns. What then? Horseless Carriage Owner Well, wouldn't be any worse off than If l were halfway between two towns with a horse and buggy and the horse should die.
 NOOD NEWS comes from those A who take Hoods Sarsaparilla for scrofula, dyspepsia and rheumatism. Reports agree that HOODS CURES
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11

.Boaton,s nrItish-American Residents.
 There are in Boston 4,207 persons born in British America, including On- tario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward island and Newfound- land.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
HOOD NEWS comes from those
New Austrian Premier.

Ii is sellom the minister Of agricul- ture is premier of cabinet, as is now the case in Austria. Count Clary Ald- ringen, however, is one of the best posted men on agriculture in the mon- archy, and agriculture is the most im- portant industry of the nation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11

For driving out dull bilious feeling, strengthening the appetite and in creasing the eapaci5v of the body for work, Prickly Ash Bitters is a gol- den remedy, Sold by Walker Drug Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-11
c A 9 TT o TA. Bears the /, Iba Kind You Have Always Bought signature sf &HZN1Z<x
A Small NfarrIara Fee.

Squire Durham of Anderson, Ind, lays claim to receiving the smallest marriage fee on record in Indiana. A couple in poor financial condition called on him to be married. The groom said he was in bad straits, but he wanted to pay something, so he gave the justice cent, all the money he had.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
DECISION OF GLASS WORKERS.
Trouble Likely to Result at Penn
sylvanin Factory.

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug S1,-TroubIe is
threatened at the jeanette works of the
American Window Glass Company when
an attempt is made to start the plant next
week. The blowers and gatherers, who
are members of the Window Glass Work
ers' Association. L a 500, Knights Of La
Dor, held q meeting yesterday and decided
to go to work as provided by the scale
signed by President Simon Burns, but TO
strike On the second day if competent
fatteners are not furnished In this way,
the scale will not be broken and the strik-
ing fiatteners will be aided.
wage conference was held between the
officials of the company and the snappers
at the Chambers and Mckee plant yes
terday on the wage scale fol boys. The
company offered snappers certain prices on
piece work, but the offer was refused.
The snappers demanded SO a week on sin
gle and double strength, S12 a week on
third place $3.50 on second place and SIG
on first p!4ss. The company had intended
to start the liant next Tuesday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-James J. Corbett,
who defeated kid Mccoy at Madison
Square Garden last night in one of the
most interesting heavyweight contests
ever seen il this CITY declares today that
he viii fight any man in the world Cham
pion Jim Jenries preferred He says he
prefers to fight Jeffries first because he
wishes TO win back the championship, al
though if Jeffries will not accommodate
him he will gladly undertake TO defeat
Robert Fitzsimmons, if the Ianky Austria
Ian should recede from his most recent
determination never TO fight again.
Corbett said that his manager would
post the necessary forfeit for fight with
Jefries first. I do not wish TO interfere
with Jetfries' theatrical plans If he thinks
that he can make some money on the road
for little while" he said.
AS The Horton law expires today" con-
tinued Cor3ett there will be little chance
10 fight in the city until after the next
Legislature makes pugiiistic contests 1e-
gal. But if JeffrieS will take me on be-
fore that time anywhere else outside of
the State I viii gladly go into training fol-
the encounter. l firmly believe that / can
whip Jeffries / know that l can whip
rience With both men who defeated me.
The next time / meet either one of them
he VIII think he is up against a new man.
Il is conceded By everybody that it TOOK
Jeffries twice as long TO reach me as 1t did
for him to defeat Fitzsimmons. And in
my fights with both men it is conceded
that until / went down I had the best OF
it Jefries has promised 10 fight me and
I shall hold him TO his promise
W 4 Brady manager for JeffTies. said
today ;hat he would Immediately post a
forfeit to bind match between Jeffries
and Corbett. He said he admitted that
Corbett was still the cleyerest fighter In
the ring, but he believed that Jeffries was
too hard a proposition for any heavy
weight. Jeffries himself, in commenting
upon last nights fight, said that Corbett's
showing was a revelation to him But"
said he If Corbett had gone at NE as
fast as he did at the Kid l would have
whipped him sooner
Norman Selby, better known as Charles
Kid Mccoy was apparently in no dis
tress today from the effects of last nights
beating He said that he had never been
hit so hard in his life before and that a
punch which he got in the stomach took all
of the steam out of him.
I was fairly whipped" said Mccoy
"COrbett is certainly the fastest man
ever tackled, and I am now willing 10 take
back all I ever said about his inability
TO punch hard. I was trying for good
stiff punch. If I could have landed once
good and hard on Corbett l could have
finished him. But he was too shifty TOR
me- l still think that if I had x2ether
chance at him 1 might get in that lucky
punch first At any rate. l am willing
TO try it, and, if neither Jeffries nor Fitz-
simmons will take Corbett on Will
tackle him again
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The Stock Market
today opened fairly active and with very
irregular price changes resulting from the
dealings The London market had more
cheerful tone consols advancing and d
fairly firm tone being reported in the re-
mainder of the market.
The chief influence there seemed to be
the lettering prospects for an early soIu-
ton of the difficulties in China Foreign
houses were scarcely more active here up
on the opening of business than they have
been throughout the week. Broadly speak
ing, the approaching protracted suspension
OF business induced the closing out OF con-
tracts on both sides OF the account AID ex-
planned the Irregular tendency OF the mar
ket.
Active features of the early dealings
were Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Sugar Re-
fning, Peoples Gas, Ontario and Western
and Pennsylvania. The last named stock
declined rather rapidly. while New York
Central advanced fair amount of pres
sure appeared in Peoples Gas and Brock
lyn Rapid Transit and Sugar Refining wera
also depressed.
Very little was done in the anger
stocks or elsewhere in the railway list.
Burlington and Quincy, Union Pacific d
the Atchison shares were, however, fai- ly
steady.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
New York COTTON starke
THE DoUBLE-TRAcK QUESTION.
Hearing Before the commissioners
on Capital Traction Extension.


on Capital Traction Extension
The District Commissioners granted a
hearing today at II o'clock to parties in
terested in the extension of the tracks of
the CapitaI Traction Company in the Vi
entity Of the Baltimore and Ohio Station.
As is well known il is the purpose OF the
company. in accordance with law, to lay
tracks on c Street and First Street north
east 10 form a loop which will do away
with the parking Of cars on c Street be-
low New Jersey Avenue
The point in dispute between the Off
Gals of the company and the residents on
the streets mentioned is the laying of a
double track on c Street The company
claims that these tracks are needed at
certain times, particularly on inauguration
days for the purpose of temporarily park
ing the cars while waiting for the crowds
to dispense after the exercises at the
Capitol.
The residents on Street claim that the
doubling of the tracks is not necessary and
would greatly injure the street as d thor
oughfare
The Commissioners stated at the close
OF the hearing that they would take the
matter under Amusement and render a de-
cision later.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31

Clay NJ Green wrote It for me, and he has
done some of his cleverest work IN It,
am told. Brady says the show would be a
go, even without me in 1t, on its merits as
q play. They call 1t The Man from the
West I am the man. / am Sam King
the Sheriff Of WollOper county. Montana.
I am six feet two, just my size. and I am a
fighter. They don't give me a chance to
do much work with my fists, though,
which looks like a mistake I go up
against four men with guns in their hands
and win out. The way I do it is a secret
Clay Green is a wise lad He can write
plays all right.
We open with the show on September
20 in Pennsylvania. We get 10 New York
later in the season, and I hope to be in
Washington with the play before we
close
Despite JeEries' modest protest of 10.
being in condition he looks f enough 10
fight anybody. He is brown and his mus
eles are as hard as al oak ak heIve. AS
he lay IN his berth this morning his head
touched one partition and his feet the
other, and PRECAUTIONARY he filled Il
probably as well as any man ever had be-
fore. His face is a good face for a fighter
full CT grit and determination. His hand
needs a glove several sizes larger than a
Iady's
y am just trile off color" he com
mented, after the Sullivan benefit the
other night, 1t was an immense affair and
I couldn't tear myself away from them
for two days. When I broke through the
lines l was little shaky and the effects
are not yet all gone. That's the reason
| didn't get my breakfast uD town
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
CHAMPION JEFFRIEs HERE.
Says He Is Not in Training, But
Looks Very Strong.

Champion Jim Jeffries. heavyweight
was in the city for a few hours this morn
ing on his way to Petersburg, Va, where
he will have an exhibition fve-round go
with Jack Mccormick Jeffries will go to
Richmond tomorrow, and will then return
to this city, where he will have another
boxing match with Mccormick, and will
umpire a ball game at the National ball
park on Monday.
The big fellow did not leave his sleeper
while In the city this morning. He saw
the fight between Corbett and Kid Nc
Coy last night in New York, and was
wake until late, so that he wanted all
thV sleep ne could get before his exhibi-
ton this afternoon at Petersburg. He was
seen by a reporter for The Times, who
woke him up to ask him what he thought
of last nights mill.
Mccoy was outcIassed entirely he
said He is too small a man to fight
Corbett lie ought never to have attempt
ed to fight in the heavyweight class In
my opinion Jimmy Ryan could whip him
easily. He could give him a much better
licking than Corbett did. Another fact
about Mccoy is that he cant take much
punishment He is not built that way
Jeffries processes to be willing and anx-
iOuS 10 HSHl fitZalLninouS. ana 10 DeiieYe
that Fitz doesn't care for the mill
AS for fighting him on twenty-four
hours or two DAYS notice, of course that
is out of the question: he said .'Fitzsim-
mons IS in the best Of condition. His two
little recent fights caused him no trouble
whatever and damaged him not a bit. On
the other hand l am much overweight and
not in training. I hope The match can be
arranged, bus it looks now as if it would
not be F1tz is talking of retiring from
the ring
The champion is much interested and
entirely confident over his coming debut
on the stage We have fine play he
said, and 1t is fitted to me like glove