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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
TACK IN HIS LuNo.
For Seven Years It lad Been There
Untn He eoaghed Il Up.

A boy II years old, a driver by occu.
patton. writes DR.. Andrew Y. iowa Ct
Newburg and complained of having
had severe cough with expeetofation
for seven years. Last April he said
that the cough had been worse for
three weeks; he was unable to eat and
felt weak He had slight hemorr
hage a few days before. The tongue
was thiekly coated. Expectation
was profuse and fetid. Respiration, Al;
temperature, 104 degrees Fahrenheit;
pulse, 146 Physical examination of
the chest showed. on the left side,
percussion normal; there was an
exaggerated respiratory murmur over
the entire lung with slight rough
ness. On the upper side percussion
was normal. The respiratory muir
mur was slightly bronchial In the
lower part especially over the back
and side percussion was dull, and
there was almost complete absence Of
the respiratory mHrmur.Z Two or thret
nights LATER he eoughed up a tack
seven-eighths of an inch long, well
preserved except that It was covered
with rust and thick, dark mucus. On
the following morning the respiration
was 30; pulse, 100, and temperature
log degrees Fahrenheit. From over
the lower part Of the lung came a
gufgling sound and over a eircum
scribed space about two inches in d.
ameter caYernous breathing. Three
days later the respiration, pulse and
temperature were normal. The patient
rapidly recovered and soon was able
to resume his occupation, but he still
coughs a little, and there IS some dull
ness over the lower part of the lung
with OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES breathing. His
mother says that seven years ago,
when be was 10 years old, he swal-
lowed a tack while playing. He had
experienced a slight choking sensation
at the time, but It soon passed away.
He had eoughed ever since. however
and she consulted several physicians.
who ridica1ed the idea Of the tack aad
told her the boy had bronchitis.-NsU
York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
AMERICAN PULP.
England ) Dependent IN It for Hes
NeWsp perss

England : Dependent IN It for HeH
Newspapers.
Charles Phillips Of Lon66n. Eng
land. is IN St. Paul in tie interests OF q
Zip that is to be made to this country
dext summer by party Of British
newspaper proprietors and publishers,
says the st. Paul Pioneer Press. He ia
attending to the preliminaries and ar
ranging for the reception of the sixty
members Of the party that viii be IL
St Paul in June. There will be IN.
cluded the proprietors and representa-
tiYes of all of the largest newspaper
and publishing houses in the kingdom.
and they are coming to the United
States for the purpose Of investigating
our methods and with the intention Ct
arranging for the purchase OF paper
supplies IN this country. England il
at present dependent upon the CONT
nent for its supply of pulp from which
to make paper" said Mr.. Phillips. We
have not the quantity nor the quality
of wood necessary for the manufacture
Of the paper we need. We have Sc
cured the larger portion of our supply
of pulp for newspapers from Scandi-
nayia. Nearly all of the fine paper
came from Germany until recently.
when the United States entered the
market. Ten years ago not an ounce
of pulp was secured in the United
states by England. Today thousands
OF tons of it are being shipped over
each year The finer qualities of pulp
made in this country are the best IL
the market. It IS a fact that Ameri.
can factories are today shipping to the
German towns from which ten yeara
ago this country received its high.
grade paper material. It is the inten~
ton of the publishers that are to visit
this country next summer to inspect
The important paper factories in the
United States and Canada, with view
to securing an intelligent understand
ing of the situation, and making ar
rangements for securing their future
supplies"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
Something New in Spain.

Until year ago such thing as an
electric car was unknown in Spain.
The cars in few principal towns that
could boast If having tramways Of any
kind were drawn through the streets
at jog-trot pace by horses, or. more
frequently. mules Within the last few
months, however. foreign enterprise
has been the means Of inangurating
electric traction in the streets Of Ma
drid, Barcelona, Valencia. Bilbao and
san Sebastian, and the lead thus taken
by the principal tramway companies tn
the chief cities Of Spain Is likely to be
quickly followed by others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
Arkansas Midland Railroad Lauds

10000 acres of good timber
lands for sale. 1000 acres Of
cleared lands for sale, along the
line of the Arkansas Midland
Railroad. Free sites for factories
and mills.
For farms or timber lands, adj
dress,
G. T. UPDEGRAFF,
General Freight Agent,
Helena, Arkansas
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
A SnbconRcfnns Ihlaf.

A man in Corder, Lafayette county.
Missouri, missed things from his
smokehouse, and wishing to catch the
thief, set trap Then he went to bed
and awoke to find himself in the trap.
He had been walking in his sleep and
had Systematically robbed himself.
That day he began a search and IN an
old dry we'll on the premises he found
sixty-one cans Of his wife's Jam, sew
eral pairs of shoes, eleven bars Of soap.
two pairs Of spectacles, pumpkin
and other articles too numerous to
mention
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
The Good News Spreads

and our business
grows larger and The prices small
er, every day, People come here
from all parts Of the city. When
ever they need anything in our
line, they think of US. We have
furnished more coy homes than
we could possibly name. We
have done If to the owners salts
faction, and we can do the same
thing for you.
BLUFF CITY
FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
It is Impossible
to Get AWAY

from the fact that IN 1900
II bile other butchers changed their
shops,
And the name Of other meat firms
fi0ps.
Peddler9 haul their stuff thro' mud
aad sloD.
Stiil tie people know
That to the old reliable
They re always get to %,
To get the meat that is desira BILE
CITY NEAT MARKET
2l0 West Second,
r. P. Holmes, Prop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28

SixtT miles an hour IS the merest
commonplace to the mind Of the 9p-to=
date railroa5 man but Il means other
things besides those described that are
wonderful to the outside. It means d
steam pressure Of twenty tons On each
piston head every tenth of a second.
Ii means that mp IN the cab the fire.
man IS throwing into the furnace two
thirds of ton Of eoal every hour one
engine burns coal faster than ten men
can mine it. It means two quarts Of
oil every hour to keep her journal box
creased and everything running
smoothly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-28
rated.

The Reposeful One-"My dear,I wish
you would not be SO energetic. Will
you never rest?" The Pussy One
T 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.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
THE LAST CRICKET
GAME OF THE SEASON.
Makih's Field Will See High Sports
en- Next Saturday Af-er.
noon.

The local cricket season. which was
scheduled TO close today, has been ex-
tended until next Saturday. when a fare
well match win be played between Scot
land and The World or Married and Sin
gle. lsi the best opponents Of the game
will perform on that occasion at MakIki
and every effort will be made to bring
the season to a creditabIe termination.
There will be no cricket this afternoon.
owing to the end OF the month being at
hard and the difficulty experienced ny
the players In leaving their business on
acet mt OF the same.
At the head OF this page appear tl'e
portraits Of II. l.. Herbert and W. h.
stoniey. two OF Honolulu's staunchest
crscketers. The former has held Office IN
the Honolulu Cricket Club from time i'm
me mortal and filed the Office Of captain
until incapacitated by serious Illness sew
erai months ago. Mr. Herbert. as play
err, was a bulwark Of the club. exceling
In batting. bowling and fielding. Not less
valuable were his services in the mana
gcrial department. In which connection
his tact and indomitable perseverance,
lave been sadly missed since his enforced
absence from the cricket field.
Happily. Mr.. Herbert is convaiescins
rapidly and his numerous friends and
all lovers Of cricket win sincerely welcome
his return to health and. It Is to lie hoped
an active position in the government OF
the club which has OF late faflen upon -
plorably evil days.
4 Mr.. w. l.. Stanley. the president Of lie
: club, is a comparatively new acquisition
20 local cricket. formerly he was base
ball man but became converted 10 cricket
and has mace rapid progress towards e.h'
CLERGY. Mr.. Stanley Is energetic and q
sportsman. and his influence and support
have done much 20 keep tho club togeth-
or. Mr.. Stanley can get runs. but shine.
more particularly in the fielding depart
ncent.
I The photographs we're kindly furnishe-
ty Davey.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
NO ROCKING CHAIR
FOR WILLIE LUCAS
D. w. Anderson Won the September
Coli Stroke Competition at
Moanalua.

several young men IN town are trying
20 organize combination boat aud ath-
ictic club
While Lucas will get no rocking chair.
az the Labor Day celebration committee
tas decided tina. he was Ineligible 70 start
IN the race he won.
Jares Fiddes and George Common isft
q day for Nanakuli Gulch on a goat-hunt-
Ing expedition.
"Oid Sport Jimmy Hewson has gone
into business az Pearl City. lie was In
town yesterday issuing Invitations TO the
boys 10 run down and see him. Jimmy
says that there's always bread and
cheese and root beer at bis hosiery and
the the latch key IL ever hanging out
u. W. Anderson won the September gnli
stroke competition with n score Of 81. liz
vas scratch man. r.. Anderson was run.
ner up AID n. II. Sinclair third man. An
derson's score In a record for the course
the previous best having been ~. which
rec ord was also mada py Afr. Anderson
The record holder T. expected TO make
The circuit m better than 81 before long
"a be has shown Indications Of his ahiii
~ 10 do 30 I'm prac.ica.
Lishop CO. AM Ia sics e 30. Wi
shortly play golf match Of four men
side under handicap rules.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
I0LANI WILL NOT BE
BACKWARD IN THE FALL
College Principal Blaekmsn Tss Of
the Feeling Among
Boys

The three representatives who have
been chosen 90 uphold the honor OF
folani at the athletic sports organized
by the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton are getting to work In earnest and
looking forward To the approaching
contest.
folani enters the lists at a great dis
advantage to her rivals. both In respect
20 numbers and the age OF members.
This will not be allowed to discourage
the putting forth of her best effor.s
however. and she does not despise the
day % small things.
The annual sports which were held
AZ folani In July were by far the most
successful and attractive that have
been held and did much To arouse and
stimulate a spirit OF athleticism among
the boys. Much promise OF future deyel-
opment was shown In all the events.
but the age OF most OF the contestants
renders their success In open competi-
ton unlikely. Next year should see the
new material In position 10 assert it
self. but In the mean time little more
II expected than honorable defeat.
Much benefit. however, will have ac-
crued from the school taking itsNplace
In open competition with the larger in
stitutions OF the islands and a spirit of
emulation viii be awakened which will
not be allowed to flag. Athletes are
not produced In n day but with time
Iolani viii be well able TO hold her own.
The members OF the association foot
ball team are now practically decided
upon. The combination Is a moderately
light one but n not 20 be despised.
Some OF the members display really ex-
celient style but there will be many
weak points which only match practice
viii overcome. Among the forwards
too great desire TO "kicl<zand run A.
shown and drihbiIng Is but In It's early
stages OF development. The halves play
a plucky game but the kicking OF the
whole defense Is anything but accurate
sun thsre Is plenty OF ground for en-
couragement and hopes for the future
A practice match viii be held at Ma
kiki during the coming week-probabiy
on ssturday-if an opposing eleven car
BE- brought together. The team will b
as follows:
Forwards. Len Out. Manuel Ander'
son. John Anderson. r. Philip. Ar
sang halves. A. p. Edwards. $. An
drews. Wen Fook. backs. All Hun. l.
Biackman. goal. Chaw Chang.
LEOPOLD @. BLACKMAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29

10 tier earlier IN the year and the evenings
longer and therefore better adapted for
training purposes. This arrangement
VIII also be more favorable for the Re-
Satta Day races, as the men will have
a. opportunity to enter their boat in good
condition. whereas. according to the plan
now In vogue the majority of the rner,
btrs OF the crews break training after th..
f.ari Harbor races and are not at their
., 81 when they row In the harbor on ,he
following Saturday.
owing 10 the end OF the month there
IS little doing In yachting circles: next
saturday, however. gigantic expedition
sais 10 Pearl Harbor. every boat that can
POSSIBLY do so being pledged TO attend
Young Brothers are contemplating
oOosing OF Pearl Harbor and are figuring
on the cost. Gasoline tanks anchored
with cement mushroom anchors will be
placed OF all the bad points in the harbor
The yachtsmen are DESTROYS OF having the
plan carried out and win bear the ex-
penses. .nr
On bright day no difficulty is expert
enced In navigating. but on cloudy days
u ~ matter Of guess-work, the bearings
having TO be taken from the shore In
consequence. groundings are not infre-
auenf. The work will probably be com
menced as soon as Young Brothers get
through working on the Euterpe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
HOW MSS HOFFMAN
LOST TENNIS MATCH
San Francisco Bulletins Account of
the Games in That
City.

The following extract Is taken from the
| San Francisco Bulletin and will be read
with interest by local tennis players, to
many Of whom Miss Hoffman Is wei
known. By defeating Miss Hoffman. Miss
Hall won the Pacific Coast tennis cham
plonship:
IL was thought by many that Miss Halls
tendency toward nervousness would prove
fatal in match with one so cool and
collected as Miss Hoffman. But as Is oft
en- the case. the circumstances We're re-
versed. From the start Miss Hall show red
her best form. Miss Hoffman throughout
appeared uncertain of herself, showing
traces of nervousness. Many times the
point was hers at the critical moment,
but. instead of clInching 1t with the superb
confidence which she displayed against
Miss Hunter. II was often lost through
o.er caution -
The match opened with Miss Hail sery-
ing. She played very effectively from the
from the back court With great accuracy.
Miss Hoffman took the net at every OPP
pCrtunity. but Hiss Hall passed her re-
. pestedly and broke up the volley game
by high loobing Five straight games
were rolled up to the credit OF Miss Hall
Her opponent placed the balls too short
when taking the net. Miss Hoffman use
clever headwork in the sixth game and
won IL hapdily. The seventh also went
u her, Miss Hall Melted two strokes ano
attic mpted to take the net. but Miss HoG-
man was there ahead apd outplayed her
The score then stood So. But the effort
vas too great. Miss Hall took the mel
through good lobbing. In the second and
last Miss Hoffman started off In mucf
better form, putting more speed into hei
strokes and using a fast drive. The frs
game was nip and tuck, Miss Hail win
nirg- She sent the balls very close TO this
top OF the net dropping them inside this
service line. (which ! appeared to bother
Miss Hoffman considerably. The latter
missed an easy lob. giving Miss Han
third game by fast. work at the net. II
each rally at the net she appeared TO th'
best advantage though rather INSTEAD,
at critical moments. Each depended to
great extent on the second service. sci
dom securing an ace on the first. Mis-!
Hoffman outplayed Miss Hall at the ne
and won the fifth game amid tumultuou
applause In spite of the high lobs ant
the difficulty OF handling them, she wa
pluCky and stuck 70 the net. But the bas'
lineKlay~swas tho steadiest, and Mis-
Eoffman's volleys were not sharp enough
Miss Hall ran the score up to SO by SOM
one-sided, Miss Hall winning fou
straight points and the match. Score. Go
Many congratulations were extended TIL
winner by her numerous friends, and tn
tournament for 1900 was a thing of tn
last
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
PARACHUTING IS A sssi5iisls s..
DANGEROUS PASTIME
Dropping From the Clouds Takes
Nerve in the Sports
man.

1t Is not given to everybody to ascend
In midair in balloons and descend 70
mother earth in the swaying para
chute; yet such Is human curiosity that
many of us would much like to know
what 1t feels like SO to do. To this end
an interviewer recently had an interest
ing chat with a parachutist.
Coming down from the clouds In a
parachute is like a dream" remarked
the artist In question. Did you ever
dream of falling from high place?
You come down. alight quietly, and
you're not hurt. Well, that's the para
chute drop over again.
mo, there Is no danger A parachute
can be guided readily on the down trip.
but you can't steer balloon. To guide
parachute out of harms way prac-
ticed hand can tilt it one way or the
other. spill out air. and thus work 1t to
where you want to land.
Circus ascensions are generally
made in the evening. When the sun
goes down the wind goes down. The
balloon then shoots into the air. and
the parachute drops back on the circus
lot, or not far away. A balloon is made
of muslin and weighs about 500 pounds.
IA parachute is also made of muslin.
THE aeronaut drops fully 100 feet before
the parachute begins to iii. 1t must
fill IL you're UP high enough.
There are several hundred para
chute men In the business and the ac-
cidents are less in ratio than railroad
casualties. Our business Is new at that
After while the ratio will be less. A
man can't shake out parachute II It
don't open. A man in the air Is power
| less. Invariably the fail is head first
When the parachute begins to fill
/ the descent is less rapid, and finally
when the parachute has filed. It bu'ges
out with a pop. Then the aeronaut
climbs on to his trapeze and guides tho
parachute to safe landing. In seven
cases out of ten you can land back ON
the place whence you started
| After this one is tempted 10 II I"lge
in mild speculation as to whether OK
mot "parachuting' VIII ever become 4
fashionable pastime.-Londcn Ex7rsss-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29

Indra belonged to "Pittsburg Phil
Smith as three year old. When five
years old Frank Van Ness owned him,
Later on he was purchased by w. NJ.
Rodgers.
After a hard and successful cam
paign round the Chicago tracks Indra
was shipped to San Francisco. where,
owing TO acknowledgement, he did not
score the brilliant success which was
confidently expected OF him.
Among good horses Indra has beaten
may be mentioned lola, Speculation
Longbrook. Sutton, Sunburst, Pepper
Newsgatherer, David Tenny, Cab Day
Charley Christy and Hohenzollern.
Indra has run six furlongs in Ills
carrying 107 pounds over a slow track
at Milwaukee, Wis; one mile and sew.
enty yards in 1:4i1k. carrying 10.
pounds. at Washington Park; six and
half furlongs in 1s22A. carrying 10'
pounds, at Ideal Park, Wis; one mills
in 1:421e. carrying 1o5 pounds. at Shelf
ffeld, Ind. July /. 1897; one mile and
sixteenth in 1:4s. carrying 1o2 pounds
at Harlem, July go. 1897; second to En-
chanter at six furlongs In 1:13A, a
Lakeside, Ind, and second. beaten ;
length, at seven and half furlongs il
i1:34A, at Washington Park.
\ Indra viii be a valuable acquisition
to the Islands. for such a horse pos
sesses every qualification for making
great name as a sire. Mr.. Cunning
ham is to be congratulated or his ju
dicious purchase.
Cunningham has also coming down
large number of harness horses witt
records ranging from 2:13 to 2;29 AM
upwards, and which will de- ai@ch I
enliven racing matters here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
CURED OF CHRONIC DIARRHOEA
AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF
SUFFERING

ct suffered for thirty years With
diarrhoea, and thought I was past be-
ling cured" says John s. Holloway OF
French Camp, Miss. Il had spent SO
much time and money and suffered so
much that / had given up all hopes
of recovery. 1 was so feeble from the
effects OF the diarrhoea that !
could do no kind of labor, could not
even travel, but by accident I was per-
mitted TO find bottle OF Chamerlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
and after taking several bottle I am
entirely cured OF that trouble. am so
pleased with the result that am anx-
lious that It be in reach OF all who suffer
as I have" For sale by Benson. Smith
& Co, Ltd. wholesale agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
WITH the MEN WHO
SAIL AND ROW BOATS
Regatta May Be Held In the Summer
Hereafter on Account Of the
Weather.

The Myrtle men are going to institute
a series OF rowing practices which viii
comm~sce next week. The idea Is 70
break In new men and u Is expected nat
two boats VIII be out every night Later
on some club races VII DO held.
a meeting Of the Myrtle Boat Club Will
b. held at the boat house next Monday
evening at 7.so O'Clock and members are
requested to be present.
There n a possibility that the champion
ship races win IN future take place IN
July instead Of September and that they
win Be rowed In tho forenoon. thus In
surfing smooth water. The weather =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29

There are some who praise the Joys of
horseback riding,
And who swear the sweetest moments
that they pass
Are those when they're a thoroughbred
and cantering Ger the dewy morning
grass:
But there's still game can beat all 9th
ers hollow
VIII give them weight and leave them
far bshind-
as bending DER your handie-bars and
Scorcfbng on the coat-talls of the
wind.
THEN hit the pedals hard and make her
go. boys:
Let the cripples and the clergy .tay
behind
We IL give the lie to those who say were
slow, boys
Searching on the coat-tails of the
wind.
With hearts as light and free as e'er. wero
beating
Ger city street and country road we
The tabled flight of time is not more feet
We ride as though the devil set the
pace:
The people stop and cape and swear and
wonder
| But we leave them and their comments
I - far behind
We've got our work cut out to mind oui
l.. business, q ~
scorching on the coat-tails 81 the
wind.
Then nit the pedals hard and make hel
go. boys.
The sneers and jeers and curses nevei
| mind
It's a step beyond a sin is riding slow
boys
So crowd her on the coat-tans of the
! wind.
] II. NJ. AYREs