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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
CURIOUS EFFECTS
paInfu,, but Not Serious, Accidents Have
Upon Some PeopIes

Upon Some People.
 ''It has been my i'll luck said Eor- ace Marston, of Portland, Me, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. several times to witness painful accidents, and they had once or twice q curious effect on the sufferer. Years ago I was stand ing beside a gun at a state muster at Augusta, when a salute to the gov ernor, who had just come on the field. was being fired. The cannon used was of the old-fashioned kind, and It was prematurely discharged, with the re- suit that the index finger of the right hand of the man ramming the load home was blown off. The shock, to- gether with the Judgement of flying particles of powder, had the effect of. driving the blood back from the wound, during which fragment of time the injured man calmly examined his mangled hand; but when the blood did come back tt came with rush, anc fairly bubbled out In torrent. The mans ealmness left him as If by magic at the sight of the blood, and with a loud scream he keeled over in dead faint. They used to tell a story there of two men who were working on op. posite sides of a buzz saw. The atten. ton of one becoming momentarily dis tracted, he ran his finger against the saw, and the severed piece dropped on the other side where his partner was working. That worthy picked it up, and with the casual remark, Bill, you've dropped something.' handed it back to its owner Bill didn't faint, but it is only owing to the superior burst of speed developed by his part ner that he is not doing time For homicide with extenuating eircum. stances at Thomaston today
 Kattrs Parrots.
 Patti has two wonderful parrots, one cf whom talks all day long, and imi- tates it's mistress trills and staccati in an amazing fashion, and who (believe me, for I have heard him) can even compose the most elaborate melodies, says correspondent. The other par r0t-JumDo by RaIne-ls dn oooAeJ 2 Patti bought him for $20e in New York, where he was reputad to be the finest talking parrot alive. Once in her possession he became dumb. lR vain they tried to coax him to con- verse. Months went by until one morning the prima donna woke with bad sore throat. Send for the doctor" she cried, flor have to sing tonight" The doctor duly arrived. As he entered the n9om the parrot uttered his first and last words. "Oh! doctor,o he ex- claimed, in a strong Yankee accent, "I'm so sicki" And since that day, now several years ago. he has not 1't' seyed q word. Baltimore Newa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15

Big Contract for all American Company
 After being carefully guarded for over two months it has leaked out that the tramWay committee of the Glas-- SOW (Scotland) corporation has award ed the contract for tne supply ard lay ing of the conduit for conveying the cable for Glasgow municipal tramways to the National Conduit and Cable company of America. The work of laying the pipe under American super vision has already begun, and some 500 nayies are being employed. This con- duit contract is reported to be by far She most important one ever placed outside of England. Already 2,000.000 feet of piping have been ordered, and 1t is said that the chances are that the entire requirements in this line will be tiled by the Americans. and that the cable-on the superior manufacture of which English manufacturers have long prided themselyes-will also be ordered from the United States. The curious part of the conduit contract Is that a lump sum has been agreed upon with the National company that will include the supply of pipes, the ex. caxation of the earth as we'll as the laying of the pipe,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
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 a company of gentlemen, one of whom he made the butt of his rldicule, with repeated sallies. At last the dean poured upon a piece of duck some gravy intended to be eaten Wlth roasted goose. The unfortunate gen. ueman, seeing this. immediately sa1d'
 My good dean, you surprise me-you eat duck like a goose" The company foared, and dean was so confused ana mortified that he flew into a rage ana left the table.
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23
A YOUNG NATURALIST.
Milwaukee Lad Who Got His lnforma
tion from Original Sources.

Up on the East side lives a small
boy, who, [ suppose, is no more cruel
than most young savages Of six, but
whose experiments in vivisection are
slowly. driving his tender-hearted
mother to despair. Punishment has
so far proved futile. You can't do
much with an amateur scientist who,
being banished to the nursery for dis
secting a caterpillar in the back yard,
continues his biological investigation
by dismembering the flies on the win
dow pane. The time that that hap
pened, his mother attempted to ,ap-
peal to his sympathy. .--s,-~. -
|Just think, Teddy, for a minute
Of what you have done,'' she said.
pointing out the shattered remains
of an unfortunate insect. "That
probably was a mamma fly, and they
have such big, big families in Fyland
that expect there are hundred baby
flies without a mamma just now" ,.
h The devastator Of happy insect
homes looked up cheerfully. #
''Then they're orphans, amt
they?'' he remarked, sweetly, "and i
never saw the insides Of orphan flies.
Let's go and catch that hundred.
Milwaukee Sentinel. ss.s5
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23

BLONDIN AND NJ COLCORD CROSSING NIAGARA.
cago correspondent of the New York.
World. Now he is old, and his blood
is thin, and he suffers greater agonies
of fear than he did in the sensational
46 minutes with Blondin on the rope.
Every night he lives again through
every moment of that ordeal. Only
death. he says. can relieve him from
the haunting vision.
He was Blondin's business agent.
Light, athletic, daring, with taste fol
adventure and a knowledge of ropes
acquired in his youth, when he ran
away to sea, he won the Frenchman's
regard and learned to repose perfect
faith in the equilibristic genius of his
employer. But although he several
times allowed Blondin to carry him on
a tight rope under canvas he hesitated
at the stupendous proposal to ride
pickaback across Niagara until Blon'
din appealed to his faith and friend
ship and somebody else promised him
$1,000
The rope. although drawn as tight as
possible by windlass worked by 16
horses on the American side. sagged 50
feet in the middle. where it was only
q feet above the water. For'60 feet Of
it's length. too, across the rapids it
swayed in the wind and the draft from
the falls. with a play from side to side
of 50 feet. For the remainder of it's
length at both ends it was held fairly
steady at intervals Of 20 feet by guy
ropes weighted with bags Of sand to
keep them out Of the way Of Blondin's
balance pole. d ts5@sas 5s =. .tss@Ss :
4 1t was journey down hill and up
hill. When he was fairly over the wa
ter, Blondin had to pause for ! rest.
McColcord alighted and stood on the
rope, with his hands on the French
mans shoulders. After, Z minute he.
climbed up again and the perilous
march was continued until another halt
was made over the steamer Maid Of
the Mist, on which the renowned pistol
shot, Travis. was to exhibit his marks.
manship BY shooting hole through
Blondin's hat. Blank cartridges were
used. and at the third shot Blondin
deftly punched hole In his own hat.
\ The crowd was none the wiser. /.
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23
HAUNTED BY NIAGARA.
.Harru Nc(oicord5 Niohtlv Dream & |;
Of His Trip Across the GORGE on -
Bi0ndiii'S Back F0rtu Years AGO. \ >.

SSsSV V&SkSV WV VN1A6V wv WV INV
- Old Harry McColcord starts from his
sleep every night, shaking and sweat
ing, screaming to Blondin to save him
from Niagara.
Forty years ago he crossed the cata-
ract on the great ropewalker's back,
and the horror Of it is greater now than
it was then-greater and growing ev
cry year.
If you have a narrow escape from
being run over by car, you think
lightly of it as you skip nimbly out Of
danger, but half a minute later perhaps
your blood runs cold when the realiZa-
ton of what nearly happened comes
over you. So it is with Harry McCol-
cord.
He was young when he intrustel his
life to the nerve of fellow man strut
ting Oh a thread stretched across a
boiling gulf in the sight of many thou
sands of breathless people. says Chi.
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23
MEDDLAR AT THE 'PHONE.
Took Part in conversatien Already Go.
Ing on with Amusing Results. j

. :,
Took Part in conversatien Already Go.
inE on with Amusing Results. j
When Mr.. Meddlar tried to use his
telephone few days ago the girl at
the exchange, probably dreaming of
her social triumphs, instead Of giving
him the number he called for, con-
nected him with line over which a
conversation already ragged. Mr.. Med
dlar had listened for only moment
before he discovered that the line had
very irascible female at one end of
it and a not overnight grocer's as
sistant at the other, and that the
lady's order was being given some
what tempestuously. He therefore
decided to facilitate the proceedings,
and the wires began to heat up in
about this fashion:
Woman's Voice-And [ want a
dozen eggs, a dozen eggs-unaer-
stand?
Mr.. Meddlar-Yes, mum. Do YOU
want them fresh, mum?
Woman's Voice-Of course, STU
pid! Do you take us for cheap folks:
Clerks Voice-Yes, mum: a doz-
en- eggs.
Mr.. Meddlar-Did you say dozen
or a bushel, mum?
Woman's Voice-A dozen-a dcz-
en-a dozen, idiot! And l want a
bottle Of pickles. Got that?
Mr.. Meddlar-Yes, mum; barrel
Of olives.
Clerks Voice-Yes, mum: . all
right, mum.
Woman's Voice-No, no, no! Oh.
bother! A bottle Of pickles, said.
Mr.: MedQ Qlar-Oh, yes. mum. Ex-
cuse me, mum. A barrel Of sugar,
you said? All right, mum.
Woman's Voice - No-o-o-o~o..
Can't you hear, you BOBBY: | say {;
bottle Of pickles.
Mr.. Meddlar-You said sugar.
mum.
Woman's Voice-I didn't. Ard
Clerks Voice-What did you say
that last was. mum?
Woman's Voice-A bott]e-|ott!
bottle Of pickles pickles-p pickles
Mr.. Meddlar-All right, niul;:
, three bottles Of pickles.
Woman's Voice-Oh, you foe:
i Well, let it 90 at that. And l Wal
two quarts Of vinegar.
Mr.. Medd]ar-You don need it.
mum.
Woman's Voice-What's that?
Mr.. Medd]ar-Sugar's what yov
need, mum, and lots of it.
Woman's Voice-Oh, if only hac
You here, vou-you-you-
Mr.. Meddlar-That's right, mum
U-u-u-se lots Of it.
Woman's Voice-Gurgle! Gasp
Choke! Choke! Gasp! Gurgle!
Clerks Voice-Beg pardon, mum
but I didn't catch that last. Please
repeat it, mum.
Woman's Voice-You impuden1
imp! You tadpole! You shrimp!
Mr.. Meddlar-Fresh or canned
mum?
Woman's Voice-Oh, wait till I gel
my hands on you! Pm coming round
there this instant. You just wait!
Mr.. Meddlar- All right, mum
How are all the folks?
Then the telephone was furiousiy
rung oft sounded to Mr.. Meddla1
as if it had been wrung off entirely
and with a beatifc smile gamboling
/ over his countenance he resumed hi$
seat at his desk and began work again
But you should have seen his face
when no less parsonage than Mrs
| Meddlar herself arrived upon the
scene! Meddlar's face will take an,
other fortnight to heal. It is illus.
trated with "cuts." - London Tit.
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23
Medical.

Men and Women Nitalized---VIRTCA ANA is
French treatment that is positively guar
viGor. restoring the desires, a M bitions and as
liratinns OF youth ana health $2per package
or:iorS5 ASK your druggist but re use substi-
tutes. Sent on receipt Of price and guarau-
teed by The Kidd Drug Co.. Elgin. Ill., Re-
!aii and wholesale by l.. D. Browns Pioneer
Drug store. Lift Falls. Johnson's Pharm-
arv Erainerd Martin Molitor's St Cloud,
Or: Holden's. Sauk Rapids, Churchill &
Scheldrup, Minneapolis.
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23

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Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23

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But the exciting part Of the trip was
to come. This is how McCOlcord de-
scribes it:
''The rope was comparatively steady
until we reached the center, where
there were no guy lines. We had made
about 10 feet Of this 90 feet of distance
when suddenly Blondin tottered in all
effort to walk straight, the pole going
furiously up and down. He had lost
Lis balance.
"In that awfu! moment his advice
most forcibly impressed itself upon
me, and strictly followed it, resting
passively an.l nimbly upon his shout
ders, to stay or fall with him, as might
happen. Discipline rose superior to in
stinct
''Unable to regain his balance he ran
along the rope, the impetus keeping us
up, the pole thrash!ng madly up and
down for 80 feet, when we reached the
first guy line from the New York side.
On this line he stopped. when it imme
ditely broke. and the main rope.
pulled by the corresponding guy line,
was violently jcrked sideways. With
his wonderful agility he recovered him
self just in time and won equilibrium
enough to run to the next brace Of guy
lines 20 feet away. where he halted
Get down. Quick' he said, and 1
obeyed
He was like Il piece OF marble. Ey-
cry muscle was tense and rigid. and
Low oS 4,,;1 11.1<
from him. 1t was then | most admired
his grit and coolness. Neither by word
nor sign did he manifest his knowledge
that & Gastardly attempt had BEEN
made to kill us by gang of murderous
gamblers. who adopted this method of
trying to save their Wretched bets that
Blonuin could never do the trick.
"Again got on his back. and by and
by we toiled up the incline Of the rope
toward the American shore, confront
ing a great sea of faces fixed and in-
tent with interest and fear. Some
shaded their eyes as if dreading to s"e
US fall; some held out their arms as IL
to grasp us and save us from falling.
A band was trying to play. but the
wrought up musicians could evoke only
discordant notes.
"'Look out Blondinr l said. Here
comes our danger. These people will
rush at us and crowd us and them
selves over the bank
"'What shall | dog he asked.
"'Make q rush and drive through
them And this he successfully did.
1.-THE scene that followed our arrival
on terra firna was indescr1bable.
Cheers rose louder than Niagara. and
everybody seemed crazy.
"Tle Journey to me an age-had Oc-
cupied 46 minutes
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23

CHINESE FISHERMEN ATTACK ED BY a DEVIL
FISH.
fishermen in the bay. The Chinese are
inclined to believe that the creature
was inspired to make the attack owing
to the evil influences of some of their
rival fishermen. with whom they have
been out for many months
Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23

Fierce ittac.> =. Devilf3sh.
Chinese fishermen were recently at
tackled by Il dnvilfish off California
City. The monster was of unusual
SIZE and this is probably the first time
that one has been known to attack
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18

tain, 1910 feet: Lituya mountainv-
1852 feet; Mount Mckinley. 2o.4e<
feet; st. Elias mountain, 1s.O24 ieetyl
Sanford mountain, $4,000 feet; Seattle
mountain. 10000 feet; Tilman moun-
tain, 1890 feet; WraDgle mountain
1880. The mountain which is now
known by the name of Mckinley was,
formerly known as Mount Allen. It is
visible, from the coast of Cook inlet ;!
about 200 miles away. and the inhabit-
ants of that region call it Bertsheys,:
which is'the corrupted Russian version
OF THE Big Mountain" The real ma
tive Indian name for IL Is Tragela. Mr..
Dick. prospector. named this noun
tain after President Mckinley in the
year 1896. and it has been thus de-
scribed on the new maps OF Alaska Is
sued by the geological survey.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18

inducements TO colored women to Join
with them, and apparently did not want
their company. They also set up the
statement that their own federation
was doing as comprehensive and far
reaching work among the colored worn-
en- as the white women were doing
among their kind. Mrs. Ruffin retorted
that 1T was not social intercourse she
was seeking, but the vindication of the
broad and high principles upon which
the general federation based it's right
to existence.
"Womanhood is the gentler aspect of
Efe,' she contended, land should not
be prostituted TO the baser motives of
society. What is to become of the race
If woman disregards the sacredness of
motherhood and sisterhood? The gen
eral federation must rest its head upon
the breast of the Mother of Tears or
else go out into the shadows of the
night and die"
During her brief stay in Chicago Mrs.
KUHN was graciously received and en-
tertained by the women Of both races.
She is determined to carry her fiSht to
the next biennial OF the general fedora
ton, and is said to have received SUBJ
stantial assurances that she will be sun
ported in her contention by the most
influential women in the north and
west.-Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18

mous-sang for the first time in public
|, the part of Lucia in that fine old opera
THE Bride of Lammermoor." to a New
York audience. As the Scottish hero
inc, of course, Adelina was compelled
to cover up her ebon braids with a wig
of daxen hair. Later on abe reached
New Orleans In that city Patti. with
her sister Carlotts and her brother
Carlo, had spent her early childhood
and she knew and loved nearly all OF
those who came TO greet her as an OBJ
cratic star az the French opera house.
Just before the curtain rose on the
opening night Mr.. Strakosch, who was
to conduct the opera, appeared in the
greenroom and was amazed to find the
bride of Lammermoor waiting to 90
on the stage with her own black tresses
waving down her back, instead of the
pale, corn-colored looks of the Scottish
lassie.
why, Addie, what does this mean?n
excitedly inquired the great impresa-
rio.
That 1 am going to wear my own
hair tonight" answered the budding
prima donna.
But you must not. It is inartistic.
inaccurate, absurd"
"Oh, no, it is not absurd" calmly
responded Patti. MY old friends in
New Orleans only know me as a black
haired, skinny little Italian, and not as
golden-crowned Scotch girl. Besides,
will not disguise myself tonight to
please anyone"
The distracted manager argued, pro-
tested, threatened and cajo,ed. but
Addie" stood firmly to her purpose.
A tremendous welcome was accorded
the youthful diva, but the audience
greeted Lucia not as fair-polled bride.
but as their own "black-haired. skinny
little Italian."-Chicago Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18
VEAL A LA MARENGo.
How q Dish, Now Famed the World
over, Got Its Hixh-sosndinE,
Historical Name.

All dishes of meat cooked a la Maren-
so recall the famous victory when Ma
poleon, flushed with success, came to
his evening meal hungry man. The
cook, so goes the tale, had found the
supply of butter short. and fried the
tender chickens he had selected for the
emperor's table in the best olive oil.
Was 1T the success or hunger OF the
chef's supreme skill? The chickens
were declared the most perfect that
ever were cooked to a turn. The news
OF the great victory went to France.
and with it travelled humbly, but not
unmentioned, the story of the triumph
OF the cook. All France was discuss
ing the victory and eating chickens a
la Marengo. Fashionable restaurants
served chickens a la Marengo. 1t was
new name for an old dish. The only
change made was to fry the chickens
or veal in oil instead of butter. The
delicate brown meat was then SLOWLY
stewed in rich white broth seasoned
with vegetables for one hour. 1t was
the ideahzed dish of the peasant made
OF superior ingredients and given
fashionable name, and France went
wild over it, as if it were really a new
dish the chef had discovered.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-08-18
MRS. JOSEPHINE RUFFIN.
Sea what Fred Douglass Was 10
the Race at Large.

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, whose APP
phcstion for membership was rejected
by the board Of the General Fedora
ton of Women at its recent convention
in Milwaukee, is one of the most nota-
bic colored women in the country. For
many years she has been a conspicu-
Gus figure in the life and public move
ments of the people in the city of Bos-
ton. She is native of the American
Athens, and is close to IS years old.
The st. Pierres have been well-to-do
colored people in Massachusetts, for
nearly 200 years, the original stock
coming from Martinique, in the French
West Indies. Mrs. Ruffin was reared
in home of refinement, culture and
comparative luxury. Her education
was received in the best schools of Bos-
ton; her social intercourse has been
with the gentlest and most thoroughly
genuine of both races who make the
Hub" of American culture their abid-
ing place, Beacon Hill regards her as
one of the city's remarkable women,
and there is scarcely a public move
nent started among women that JoI
sepbine Ruffin is not consulted and
made chief spirit in the project. She
is the mother of the club movement
among the colored women Of the coun-
try, the National Association of Colored
Women being the direct outcome OF her
zeal and individual effort. She is ag1
'gressive, resourceful, farsighted and
possessed of a gift of tact. 1t is said
that she went to the Milwaukee conven-
ton with distinct notion of placing
the colored women in new light be-
fore the people of the country. 1t is
fact that the more prominent colored
women in the various sections of the
land did not think the game worth the
candle, and attempted to dissuade her
from the course she had decided TO pur-
sue. They argued that the General
Federation of Women offered no special