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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-01
History in Knotted Cords.

Tying knots in the handkerchief to jog ones memory had it's origin in Ctina thousands of years ago. Be- fore writing was invented in that coun- try, which did not happen until 5000 B. C., memorable and important events were recorded hy long knotted cords. The most ancient history of China is still preserved as told by these knots. When Emperor Tschang Ri invented writing, the entire system of knotting was abandoned And today the mem ory knots made by us in handker- chiefs are the only surviving descend- ants of that ancient and curious cus- tom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-01
ln the Ahsence of rli,.

# the viii. which is the law of na- ture, were withdrawn from our mem ory, fancy. understanding and reason, no other hell could equal, for spirit ual being, what we should then feel from anarchy of our powers. It would he conscious madness-a horrid though ught.-Miltc~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-01
Bathing In Rnssln.

A family of father, mother and son have just returned from sojourn of several months in Southern Russia, and are now staying at the Grand hotel. In the old white town" of Baku there is new "black town" now. where petroleum is refned-they regis. tered at the Hotel de lEurope, and papa ordered a bath. After his ablu- tions he proposed bath for mamma and another for the boy, aged 10. The proprietor brusquely informed him that his wife, his son and himself were expected to use the same water. In the heart of the Caspian oil region they never thought of filling the tub sec ond time for a mere family wash. The water had to be carried upstairs in buckets, and he had not sufficient help to accomplish that task.-New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-01
FILLING UP SIBERIA.
By This Method Russia Cuts Down He
 Great Surplus.

Since the commencement of the Trans-Siberian railway immigration to Siberia has developed with enormous strides, says the London Leader. Be- tween 1882 and 1885 only 650,000 per- sons entered the country, viz, 50,90s every year. In 1896 the numbers sud- denly sprung up to 203 ,000; in 1898 they reached 205000 The immigra ton is conducted by committee of officials, whose members portion out the land through which the new rail- way runs. Up to the present moment t5,000, ,0Q0 acres have been occupied. and this comprises all the available agricultural land. But, notwithstan6r Ing, the Russian government allows thousands of immigrants still to swarm into Siberia, and to go to ruin in the barren and miserable marsh lands. The reason of the governments apathy is due to the fact that the officials wish thus. to get rid of the starving thou sands in European Russia. There is no clvilizing influence with these fresh immigrants. The majority are beg gars with scarcely more intelligence than the Asiatics already in Siberia The filling up of Siberia by the pres- ent-day process i is nothing less than the useless saerifce of thousands os hapless beings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-05
RE1FFs AT WICHITA.
The Noted Jockeys Will Build Home
For Their Parents.

Wichita, Jan. 5.-The Eagle says: To
see Lester and Johnny Reiff, the two
great American jockeys, at home on
North Main street, one would not recog-
nize them as the boys who have paled
Tod Sloans star in England and driven
the English riders almost out of bust
ness.
Their little home at Cygnet, a little
town of about six hundred people, is
about the most unpretentious in the viii
lage. It is hat-roofed, one-story
frame affair, and resembles the training
sheds at the big race tracks to some ex-
tent. It was not selected for this rea-
son, however, as neither of the boys
ever had any particular love for the
town in which 1t is located or for the
building itself They like it because
father and their only sister. The place
is modestly furnished, and is in keeping
with the plain ways of the father and
mother.
Their father, J. H. Reiff, is a hard
ware merchant and timer in the town
where he lives. He hands out the nails
over the counter, uses his soldering
iron between times, and makes a dollar
and a half a day, while his 14-year-old
boy is making five hundred or a thou
sand dollars a day for the time he
works. This sort of thing does not suit
Lester and Johnny Reiff, and they have
persuaded the father to close out his
store at once and live in ease the rest
of his days. Lester has visited Findlay,
Ohio, where the family lived for two
years before going to Cygnet a little
over a year ago, and picked out one of
the finest homes in the city for his
parents. He will furnish this through
out with everything that money can
buy and have the parents live there. He
wants his sister Mamie, who is 16 years
of age, to be where she can attend col
lege.
IT never had much schooling myself"
said Lester, in speaking about his sis
ter, and you can bet I feel the loss
Of it. I want my only sister to be as
smart as the smartest. There is no
place at Cygnet which is just the thing
for her and I am going to have them
move away as soon as they can I was
at Cygnet five days and it is the worst
old town ever saw. There's nothing
about there but a lot of greasy old oil
wells and plugs of horses.
Give US two years Of good luck and
that is all 1 want" said Lester. with
what I can earn, and all that Johnny,
the king of them all. will be able to
get this season and next season, you
can rest assured that none of my folks
will have to work any more unless they
want to-
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SPEAKS WELL OF MooY.
Tommy Ryan Says the "Kid" Is the
Coming Champion.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Tommy Ryan, of
Syracuse, the star 154-pound boxer of
the world, asserts that, if Kid Mccoy
can fight at 40 pounds and hold that
weight, the clever Indianian stands
good chance of becoming heavyweight
champion of the world.
Coming, as it does, from one who has
hitherto been an enemy of McCoy's, this
opinion will astonish many of the ad-
mirers of both men. But Ryan is ap-
parently sincere in what he says, and is
loud in praise Of McCOy'S clever work
during the latter's recent fight with
Peter Maher.
Ryan arrived in this city Wednesday
night He came direct from West Baden
where he had been spending a couple
of weeks recuperating. The man whose
timely advice and instruction helped to
win the heavyweight championship of
the world for Jim Jeffries looked we'll
and appeared to be in the best of health
and spirits. Ryan weighs about 1855
pounds at present, a rather heavy
weight for him, but in the course of
two or three weeks he expects to tip
the scales at 1852 pounds, and will then
be ready to tackle any middleweight in
the business.
Ryan claims the championship of the
middleweight class at 1853 pounds, ring
side, and is ready to defend the title
against all corners. The clever SYRIA
cusan does not believe that there are
many of the so-called middle weights
that can make 1853 pounds, and will in
sist upon all his future opponents max
ing that weight
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YES OR NO.
Topeka People Are Respectfully
Asked to Answer These
Questions.

Is there anything in the evidence of
ones senses?
Is there anything in the testimony of
ones friends?
Can reliance be placed upon state
ments from people we know?
Are the opinions of local citizens of
any greater moment than those of
strangers?
Would you sooner believe people liv-
ing in some PARKWAY place than citi-
zens of your own city?
We think not. For home proof can
easily be Investigated.
Mr.. F. T. Yale, No. 7o7 Quincy ST.,
photographer at No. GIT Kansas avenue,
says: Kidney complaint bothered me
for about two years. At first paid lite
tie attention to a slight pain across the
small OF my back, but finally it grew
so bad I could scarcely attend to my
work. When I stopped it was with the
greatest difficulty that I could straight
en- and the kidney secretions were I'M
natural, distressing and annoying, and
also disturbed my rest nights. was
in pretty bad shape when I got a box
Shows drug store, corner of Sixth St
and kansas Ave. I noticed a decided
relief after the third dose, and on finish
ing the treatment the backache disap-
peared and the action of the kidney
secretions was corrected
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, price soc. Mailed on receipt of
price by Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N z, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no substitute.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Date OF the Jeffries-COrbett
Match Moved Up.
POmpadOur Jim and Champion
to Meet March Is.
CORBETT IN TRAINING
Sharkey and Jeffries to Battle
25 Rounds in Nay.
Fight on the Same Lines as En-
counter Last November.

New York, Jan. 5.-Jefries and Cor
bett have agreed to meet in the ring
within three months and not wait until
next September. This conclusion was
the outcome of an off-hand meeting be-
tween Billy Brady and Tom O'Rourke
Thursday. Corbett and the champion
are to fight on March Is, and both
Brady and Corbett say there will not be
any further changes. The selection OF
an early date came about in a peculiar
way. Brady agreed to match Jeffr1es
with Sharkey for a battle early in
March, providing Corbett, who had been
matched to fight the champion in Sep
TENDER, did not protest. Articles to this
effect were drawn up. but before Brady
signed them ne went to see Corbett.
When informed Of what it was proposed
to do Corbett became excited at once.
mo, Mol" he shouted. "Jeffrtes sign
ed to fight me first, and he has got to
keep his word If he does not want
his forfeit. I have been training hard
for five weeks and am in good trim.
''Well, we don't want to wait until
September, you known
TN go ahead with the battle next
March and fight him then, said Corbett-
How does that suit you? This is no
bluff on my part I mean business.
Take me on first, and if you care to let
Jeffries face Sharkey ninety days later,
why, all right"
Brady agreed, and the articles, which
were signed a few months ago, were
produced, and the date changed to
March Is Regarding the affair, Cor
bett said:
Il will commence to work in a SER
ious way at once. I am in good health
and feel as strong and frisky as 1 did
when I took the championship from
Sullivan in 1892. I will spend a few
weeks at Hot Springs, and then ship
my paraphernaHa to far Rockaway,
where 1 expect to train I will have
train me- You can gamble that will
be in first-class shape"
The Sharkey-Je ffries encounter will
be fought on the same lines as when
the pair met at Coney Island last No
vember. 1t will be for twenty-five
rounds under Marquis Of Queensberry
rules. The battle will likely take place
in Nav.
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Maher "set 'Em Up.D

New York, Jan. 5.-Maher and Nc
Coy have received their money from
Jimmy Wakely, the stakeholder Of
the match. Mccoy received $4,000 and
Maher "a 900, $4,000 being the total
amount of money taken in at the club
house. The Kid and Peter shook hands
after receiving their money, and the
Irishman asked Mccoy if he would give
him another match, to which the Kid
replied: Certainly, within six months"
Peter was so happy over this prom
Use that he threw a hundred dollar bill
on the bar and invited everybody to
join him in a drink. There were about
80 persons standing around and they
promptly accepted the invitation. The
popping of champagne corks was heard
for some time afterward.
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aEERs SELLS A COLT.
G. J. Hamlin Pays the Trainer $4,000
For Direct Hal

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Hamlin stable
will have a good young PAGER this year.
Trainer GeerS had a son of Bessie Hal,
sired by Direct, which he brought along
in the hope to have a Star Pointer of
his own. The Hamlin family never let
a good thing go astray for want of an
owner, and as GeerS was inclined to sell
negotiations begain which terminated
in Geers accepting HamlinS check for
$4,000 for Direct Hal as the colt is
named. For a 3 year old untried PAGER
this is a record price.
Direct Hal is a black colt and was
bred by Ed Geers. The winter Geers
shipped the Village farm stable to Cal
ifornia Bessie Hal was taken along,
and while there she was bred to Direct,
2;05A, horse GeerS greatly admired
from the time of his great races with
Hal Pointer. Direct Hal was broken
and trained a little as a year old and
when the Village farm stable reached
Louisville this fall the colt joined the
Geers forces and with a few weeks
training stepped a mile in 2:17. Ow-
ing to the shipment of the stable to the
home farm his training was discontin-
ued, but Geers believed that the colt
would have paced in 2:12 the week fol-
lowing had his training been contin-
ued.
When the stable reached the covered
track at Jewettville stories of the great
speed shown by the youngster began to
circulate. c. J. Hamlin was greatly
pleased with the youngster and for sew
eral weeks has been trying to obtain
price on him Finally he went there the
Saturday before Christmas day with a
check for $4,000 in his pocket. The
colt was driven on the covered track
and when he was brought back to his
stable Mr.. Hamlin offered to swap the
check for the colt and Geers took the
piece of paper.
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Tiger Baseball Captain is I'll.

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 5.-Arthur r.
T. Hillebrand, captain of the Prince
ton university baseball team, has been
taken to the infirmary with an attack
of malarial fever. Hillebrand spent the
Christmas vacation at the home of ex-
Captain Edwards of the football team
in Lisle, n. Y, and returned to Prince
ton last Saturday, apparently in good
health. Although the fact was not
generally known at the time, Hille-
brand was just recovering from a sim
liar attack of fever when he played in
the Yale game. and his poor physical
condition is attributed for the most
part to that. Last spring he was oblig-
ed to give up baseball for a time on
account of malaria, and it is feared the
complaint may seriously impair his
work in the box this sea son.
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SMITH DROPS $4,000.
'Pittsburg Philip Backs the Defeated
Naher and is a Heavy Loser.

New York, Jan. 5.-The heaviest loser
on the McCoy-Maher fight was George
E. Smith, better known as "Pittsburg
Phil" the famous turf plunger. Smith
liked Makers chances from the start
his opinion to the limit, and when Pc
ter entered the ring he carried about
500 900 of Smiths money.
The race track people were the
strongest hackers of Maher and all of
them lost considerable money on the
result of the fight. Louis Wormser, the
banker, was the heaviest winner on
McCoys victory, he winning about $15,-
600. Other winners were: Jim Cor
bett, $4,000; John Considine, So, 500; Jim
Wakely, $4,000, and Honest John
Kelly, $1,000.
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LEASE A BOSTON PARK.
Backers of the N W Ball Club Make
an Important Move.

Boston, Jan. 5.-The Charles River
park at Cambridge was leased today
for a term of five years to parties who
intend to run baseball, with Thomas
F. Mccarthy as the promoter Of the
scheme.
Whitcomb and Reed, two reliable real
estate brokers, made the deal, but will
not give out the party's name who has
secured the property. Thomas f. Law
son, the wealthy Boston banker. is said
to be back of the move, while Philadel-
phia CAPITALISTS are also named as
hackers of the new club Tt will take
from $1,000 to 900 to put the park in
shape for baseball. 1t was formerly a
bicycle track, located about half mile
across the Charles river in Cambridge,
quite easy of access for Boston people.
Last season the New England league
made a frost at the same grounds, and
nothing short of grand ball playing can
attract the public to the new park.
Thomas Mccarthy is the old Boston
player, and took up the idea first as a
good joke, then was advised by the
American Association people to get an
option, which was no difficult matter,
as the owners were anxious to get
something out of the property. The idea
is to place a club in the American As
ISOLATION and bid for the best league
men. As the moneyed men have as yet
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Pugilestic Notes.

Jack Mccormick, the Philadelphia
heavyweight, is training for his fight
with Joe Choynski which is scheduled
to take place at Milwaukee on January
10. Ed Dunfass, the eastern 150-pounder,
is working with Mccormick.
Oscar Gardner is getting busy again.
January the Omaha kid and Eddie
Lenny go fifteen rounds at Cincinnati,
and on January Il he meets Tommy
Dixon at Wheeling, Va. In February
McGovern will clash with Gardner
Il am not going to fight Bob Fitz-
simmons in Philadelphia the GOTH"
Jack Mccormick said, in spec king of
the report that the heavyweights had
been matched for a six-round battle.
THE reason could not make any such
match is that I have already agreed to
meet Joe ChOynski in Milwaukee the
18th. I did receive an offer of a match
with Fitzsimmons, but refused to ac-
cept it"
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SULLIVAN TO FIGHT GAN s.
PugiIists Booked by the Broadway
Athletic Club for February 8.


New York, Jan. 5-e'Spike" Sullivan
and George McFadden will fight twen-
ty-five rounds at the Broadway Athletic
club Friday night, and an event of
more than ordinary interest is looked
forward to. Spike has not fought in
New York in a year, although in the
last month he has won eight victories
in various parts of the country. He has
Joined the ranks of aspirants for
championship honors and is confident
that he will yet hold the title.
Sullivan has planned to defeat Nc
Fadden, Joe Cans, Jack O'Brien and
Frank Erne in turn. He has been
matched to fight Joe Cans. the colored
wonder from Baltimore, at the Broad
way Athletic club February 9. The
men will fight for a guaranteed purse
of $4,000, or so per cent of the gross
receipts. The winner is to take rs per
cent of the prize money and the loser
rs.
The men are to weigh in at 1873 pounds
at p. m. on the day of the fight. The
arrangements were completed this af-
ternoon by Jim Buckley, who acted for
Sullivan, and Al Herford, the manager
of Joe Cans. The men will also make
a. side bet of 81 000
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BALL PLAYERS SIGNED.
Manager Manning Signs q Number of
Players.

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 5.-The following
list of players signed. released and
claimed was given out today by Presi-
dent Johnson of the American league:
Detroit-Claimed, Tom Murphy; re-
moved from claim list, Second Baseman
Quinn.
Bufalo-Signed, c. z. Radcliffe. ].
Jameson, w J. Milligan and E j.
Hooger; accepted terms, D. Williams.
ST. Paul-Claimed, Charles Egan.
nneapolis-Claimed, John Grim.
dianapolis-Claimed, r. G. Carna-
han, ]. A. Gardner, H. Stultz, George
Chambers.
Kansas City-signed. P. C. Nagle.
Wyatt Lee, William Simmons. A. j.
Hamilton, Otto Thiel, John Green and
w. H. Sparger; claimed, Matt Stanley
and John Taft; removed from claim list,
A. Anderson and Jake Shaffer.
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failed to show up it will be only a
guess as to what the promoters expect
to do in Boston suburb.
President Soden was amused when
he heard of the lease, and said he knew
of no better place to drop money if the
parties had the stuff to put up.
The best the new club can expect to
have is a minor league said he, land
that will never pay in Cambridge"
From this on you may expect to hear
some live news from this center of the
universe, as the parties here have work
ed with a keen sense of secrecy.
Tom Mccarthy is not strong but no
doubt is clever enough to jolly a few
good ones into the new search for base
ball gold
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HALF AND HALF.
Volunteers and Regulars About Equs
In Philippines

LA AAAAPR4AS0
Washington, Jan. 5.-With the arrival
at Manila of the transport Grant, which
left San Francisco on the 21st ultimo with
the Forty eighth infantry. colored, Cen
eraI Otis will have command of an effec-
tive force of about 5000 men. The army
now in the Philippines aggregates $500
men of which 81, 600 are regular troops and
81 500 volunteers. With the arrival OF the
Grant the entire volunteer strength OF
"a, 600 men will be In the Philippines. This
includes the Forty-eighth infantry, as
already stated and the Forty-first vol
unteer infantry, which left New York on
the transport Logan, November ~ ano
week. The authorized strength Of the
volunteer army is 5000 men, divided into
regiments are short of their complement
Of 1903 men, and the actual strength, 10 OF
only volunteer cavalry regiment in the
service--the Eleventh cavalry-is in the
The regular organizations in the Phil
ippines companies A and B. United States
E, F. K. I. and and NJ, Third cavalry; the
Fourth cavalry: E, First artillery; 9. II,
tillery; F. Fifth artillery; headquarters
4. p, g, p. p F e. Z. M and 9. Sixth
try; Sixth infantry: Ninth infantry;
Twelfth infantry. Thirteenth infantry,
sevenfeenth infantry, Eighteenth infafn.
try, Nineteenth infantry, Twentieth in
1antry, TWenty-HrSt infantry. twenty
second infantry, Twenty-third infantry
headquarters A. c. 2. F. G, n. I and K,
E. +. H I, K, L, and NJ. Twenty-f1fth
infantry. 1t is expected that General Otis
viii utilize his forces as far as possible
in garrisoning the principal cities of the
archipelago, in the Preservation Of peace
of free and full commercial intercourse
with the islands, pending the establish
ment of a permanent form Of govern
ment in the Philippines.
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GOING DRAMATIC EYENTs

Beach and Bowers Ministries will be the
attraction at the Grand opera house to-
night The San Antonio Times said of
the organization: Beach and Bowers.
Ministries made their first appearance Of
the season at the opera house last even
The company is strong in specialties and
the musical specialties are really super
aor- The singing IS excellent and this
company possesses one of the best quar-
tettes in any minstrel organization In the
country"
Hoyt's "a Bunch of Keys" will be given
Crawford theater Saturday. Gus Bothner
IS stu managing the company which 1t
IS said includes several new people this
season. A number of specialtieS are in
eluded in the performance
Edwin Mayo and his company will ap-
pear at the Grand opera house
q Mark Twain's famous - story story,
-'Fudd'n Wilson" The stage has
made known no more interesting
people than the folk from Dawson's
Landing, Missouri, and they tell a very
Interesting story throughout which laugh
ter and tears succeed each other as sun
Enlne succeeds shower on an April day.
It Is a novel play with odd characters and
thoroughly enjoyable The sale Of seats
Is now open.
'sThe AfrshIp.' a farce by the author
Of "a Railroad Ticket" will be at the
Crawford theater Tuesday night It Will
be followed at that house by "Yon Yon-
SON" Wednesday night. At the Grand
day viii be devoted to hypnotism and
mind reading.
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w. e. BROWN PROMOTED.
Is Made General Roadmaster of the
Leavenworth, Kansas & Western.

Leavenworth, Jan. 5.-w- Z. Brown,
roadmaster of the division of the Leav-
enworth Kansas and Western railway,
has been promoted to the position of gem
eral roadmaster and will have super
vision of the roadbed of the entire line.
Brown came from the Union Pacific,
where he had served as roadmaSter at
the time J. H. Brinkerhoff was made
superintendent and was placed in charge
of the first division, extending from
Leavenworth to Holton. He located his
family at Ho1ton where they will remain
for the present No one has been ap-
pointed to I'LL the vacancy caused by Mr..
Browns promotion. for in addition to his
other duties, he will have charge of this
division of the road.