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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
TO AVOID DROWNING.
It Is Safe Rule to Turn Upon tho
 Back.

A correspondent of the Jacksonville Metropolis says: X guest at my sum- mer place, a few miles from Pablo, while bathing, Was carried cut to sea, and when almost out of sight, and all hope had fled, to our surprise we sud- denly saw his body impelled forcibly toward us. Then we saw it recede a few feet, and then again, as it were, shoot twenty feet toward the shore This continued until my son and my self at last able to reach him, bore him insensible to the beach. After recov- cry his story was that after losing all hope, guided by some mysterious inn pulse, he had turned upon his back, when he felt himself carried rapidly forward. He had been turned over upon his face to get his bear lngs, when he Was carried out further from the land, and on again placing himself upon his back. The surface waves brought him rapidly to the shore, a rescued man. It is an error that the drowning man is attacked by cramp except in very cold weather. He drowns from heart failure, induced by the violent eXertion and the upward pressure of the water upon the ab
 domen diminishing the space and im
 pedlng the action of the heart By turning over on the back this pressure is removed, the back being almost en- tire1y a strong wall of bone and mus Gle. Also when on the back, the entire body is nearer the surface and the surface waves tend toward the shore, the under-current out to sea, even the legs, when upon the back, being less exposed to the current that tends to- ward the sea- By floating gently upon the back the heart, relieved of it's pres sure, becomes calm and quiet, and the swimmer can regain his strength and float for hours. The bather, whose heart is weak should always present, when standing erect, the right side of the body to the waves, and thus avoid the Sullivan-like blows of the incom- ing waves upon crippled heart. In every bathhouse should be posted the injunction: "In case of exhaustion or accident turn upon the back
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
YES SEL WENT DOWN.
Pilot Boat Was Wrecked by Calirorn.a a
 Gray Whale.


 The wreck of the pilot boat Bonita. on the night of July 20, off San Fran cisco Bay, was an incident, if not un- paralleled in maritime annals suffici- ently rare to make it worthy of record. The Bonita was one of the finest of her class, and since 1892 has been sta toned off the Golden Gate, intercept ing vessels bound for that difficult and fog-infected harbor.
 On the night of the wreck the off, cers and crew with theexception of the man at the 8Ez were just at supper The fog WGS s- nae that objects a cable len til t.o.ay were invisible. Suddenly :. =hee1s ef sufficient violence to knock tD5 3. off their seats was felt throughout tie ship. Supposing that 8 collision had occurred, the crew rushed to the deck, but no other yes sel was in sight. Sounding the pumps 1t was discovered that the Bonita was sinking, and at the same time one of those enormous gray whales loomed up on the side of the craft and disclos- ed the cause of the accident. The Bonita remained afloat long enough to allow the crew time to secure their effects and launch their boats They were subsequently, picked up by in coming vessels. The wreck occurred about six miles southeast of the Far allones, and now lies in six fathoms depth of water. She may be raised, though the operation will be difficult on account of the strong currents at this point. The California gray whale Is the largest of the species, and is seen on the California coast from No Vember until May. It's favorite haunt seems to be at the entrance of San Francisco bay, where it is observed often in large numbers. One caught in this vicinity forty years ago meas ured ninety-seVen feet in length. Their weight is prodigious. Their scientific designation is Sibbaldius sulfufeus. The Bonita was built in 1892 and was Of seVenty-five tons register. Her di- mensions were eighty feet over all, twenty-three feet breadth, and 9.8 depth. Her crew numbered five Four pilots We're aboard when the wreck oc- cured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Ordination of a Priest.

missionary in China thus des- eribes the ordination ceremony of a bonze fpriest) of which he was a wit ness: "On the appointed day the friends and invited guests of the can didates assemble in the pagoda where the ceremony is to take place. The act of consecration begins with the remoV- al of all the hair from tie head by close shave. Then, as the ceremony progresses, little balls made of sul- phur, grease and incense are placed upon the head and so fastened as not to roll off At the proper moment the superior completes the act of consecra- tion by setting fire to these balls. The candidates are forbidden either to move or touch their burning heads. Some of the poor wretches suffer this torture stoically, invoking Buddha, while the majority add their terrible shrieks of pain to the horrible smell of burning flesh"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
STREET CAR PROBLEM.
Sfamburg's Method of Dealing with Over
 crowded Street Cars.

Hamburg's Method of Dealing with Over
 crowded Street Cars.
 The oyercrowded street ear nuisance is dealt with in a positive way in Ham, burg, according to the statement of an American who recently returned from abroad. He says that in that city a man has to think twice before giving uD his seat to woman, as he may be put off the car for his politeness. win seat, according to size, 20 or 29 persons-10 to II on each side. In addition. four persons are allowed on the front and five on the rear plat form. When the car is full the con dnetor hangs out sign 'Besetz," which means Occupied. The con ductor is forbidden to take on another passenger until some one leaves the car. Sometimes, while the conductor is in front collecting fares. a woman will step on ear which is already filled As there is no conductor on hand to prevent her, the woman goes inside, and any man who offers her seat steps out to the platform. When the conductor returns to his post on the rear platform he asks the man to leave the car, the reason being that, the car being occupied" he has for feited his seat. If the man refuses to leave he is put off. The policeman on the streets are instructed to watch the cars, and if they find that con- ductor carries even one more than the proper number the conductor is fined 72 cents, which amount goes to char ity fund of the street car company Argonaut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
WAITING TO EARTH.
Little Danger and Much Pleasure in a
 Parachute DrOp.

Parachute Drop.
 Coming down from the clouds in a parachute is like a dream" said circus balloon artist Ever dream of falling from high place? You come down, alight quietly and awake, and you're not hurt. Well, that's the par achute drop over again. No, there ls no danger. A parachute can be guided readily on the down trip, but you cant steer a balloon. To guide a par achute out of harms way practiced hand can tilt it one way or the other, spill out air. and thus work it to where you want to land, or to avoid water, trees. chimneys or church spires. Circus ascensions are gener- ally 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 bal loon is made of four-cent muslin. and weighs about 50a pounds. parachute IS made of eight-cent muslin. The rope that secures the parachute is cut
 
 ly 100 feet before the parachute begins to fill. It must fill, if you're up high enough There are several hundred parachute men in the business and the accidents are less in ratio than rail- road casualties. Our business is new at that After while the ratio will be less. A man cant shake out par achute if it doesn't open. A man in the air is simply powerless. Invariably the fall is head first. When the para chute begins to fill the descent is less rapid, and finally, when the parachute has finally filled. it bulges out with pop. Then the aeronaut climbs on to his trapeze and guides the parachute to safe landing. In seven cases out of ten you can land back on the lot where you started from
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
To ExpIore Paraguay River.

An exploration of the upper Para quay river and Lake Gaiba has been planned and it promises to be of ma- terial assistance in developing com merce with certain portions of Boli- via. Owing to the fact that the Para quay is unnavigable to Corrmba be- cause of low water, except for small portion of the year, the Bolivian town Of Puerto Suarez, opposite Corumba, is shut off from the outside world for the greater part of the year A new port at Gaiba will reduce the river route about fifty leagues and will great
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
A POLYCLOT BOY.
A Prodigy in Modern Languages at an
 English School.


 A prodigy in modern languages is to be found at Enfield Grammar school "a boy who can speak Russian, Ger man, Italian, Greek and a little Ar menian. He is the son of murdered Cretans, and at the age of II pos sessed a certificate of proficiency from the Italian admiral as police court in- terpreter and from the SeafoItn High flanders as general interpre ,er. It was while cruising in the Grecian archipel- ago during the present year that Sir Thomas Lipton was brought in con- tact with the lad, whose name is SteiIo Arghiri. He was but 14 years of age, his parents having been murdered during the sanguinary days of the in- surrection in Crete. There was noth- ing abnormal about the boy except his marvellous mastery of languages. Buff feted about, living as best he could, he had mixed with men ct many races, and when just on the verge of his teens he had managed to pick up more than smattering of German, French, Greek, Italian and Russian. in addi tion to tolerable acquaintance with Armenian. The presence of the allied forces in Crete accounted principally for thls development Cf linguistic ca pacity, and it was not lon before the leaders of the occupy .ug force realized that young Arghiri might be of serv- ice to then. Accordingly, the Italian admiral first utilized jim as interpre- ter on board his vessel. and subse- quently he was employed in a similar capacity with the Seaforth Highland CTS, a detachment of whom formed part of the British force. Eventually Sir Thomas resolved to adopt him. He was brought over to lnis country by Sir Thomas and placed under the tu- telage of the masters of Enfield Cram mar school, where he has been since the latter end of April. At present Aghiri is enjoying a cruise in the Med iterranean with Sir Thomas Lipton.- London Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
English Fraud on Japs.

It has been discovered that thou sands of Japanese have been fraudu- lenty converted into British subjects in Vancouver, through the connivance of greedy notaries. They have taken Up salmon fishing, and the fshermen's s union is urging action on the part of the authorities Just what the latter can do in regard to the matter is not very clear so far
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Not Like Other Women.

The empress dowager of China :. one of the few woman in the wo.,s who would run away from the opno, unity to meet all those distinguish. military men.-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Butterflies GOO Mics from Iopd.

Butterflies have often been met far out at sea and the fragile things will hover about a ship for days A sci enlist recently saw a butterfly. the monarch, commonly known as milk weed butterfly GOO miles from land. It played about the ship for a time and then disappeared. When asked if he thought it would reach land the scientist replied that he started out expecting to and he thought probably the butterfly had the same intention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
DIR. HARPER'S EXPERIMENT.
Am Onion There fs Strength for Univer-
 sity President.


 President Harper of the University of Chicago has entered upon a most Interesting experiment in food. He has given the odoriferous onion the leading place on his daily bill of fare. His physician having advised him that onions are omnipotent in the elimina- tion of lime from the human system, the worthy PreX is applying himself with great zeal to the consumption of the most fragrant of all the fruits of the earth. The students of the uni Versity, as an evidence of sympathy and to sonle extent perhaps as mat ter of self-defense, have nearly all be- come disciples of the onion cult. The unlVersitys daily menu has thus be- come a pleasing and pungent pano- rama of onions-onions fried and fric- asseed, baked and boiled onions, onion fritters, pies and tartlets. The New York World, commenting on this Chi cago University experiment. says that If there is any truth in the theory that the lilaceous vegetable is specific against lime, the faculty and students of the Chicago University will soon be thoroughly limeless body of men. And if the old proverb, "In onion there is strength holds good, that institu- tlon will soon take rank-of the rank est kind, too--as one of our strongest seats of learning.-Illinois State Reg ister.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
To Wash Hair Brushes.

Hair brushes should be washed in hot or tepid water, to which scda or ammonia has been added. The brushes should be ,pped in and out of the water till clean, taking care that the backs and handles do not get wet. After rinsing in clear cold water put them in the air to dry; they should never be dried close to the fire or the bristles will become diseolored.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Friends Are Discovered.

Friends are discovered rather than made; there are people who are in their own nature friends, only they do not know each other; but certain things, like poetry, music and paint ing, are like the Freemasons' signs they reveal the initiated to each other. Mrs. Stowe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Cat That Never Tasted Meat

4 kitten has been brought up on an exclusively vegetable diet by a family of vegetarians. The result is that it will not touch animal food and it pays no attention to rats or mice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-21
Shipbuilding Around Great Lakes.

Shipbui'ding around the great lakes bids fair to be as brisk for 1900 as for the two years previous. In addition to the new ton .ge on the lakes, the government has under construction, or authorized, the greatest number of ships in it's history Some D vessels of all classes, giving employment to more than 10000 mechanics of differ- ent grades, are under construction.
 Priest Narries Couples Free.
 To lessen the number of elopements in his parish, a Catholic clergyman of St. Louis announced that he would marry couples without charge.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

sBsi: Bss sRa9 .essasfos sss Gotten
ding Upland d Esssipfa siu4e 200 o1.d AeTics9
advance closed very steady SRsnea S STEADY Seady sid
4i4lsf
ny sS 4sss August September. 4$8v: septembeT
4lsss ii3 Mane6esey TsFn
ha Et43TR 4o AND MEA1-There was very dull trade IN
tone oH fGpF % ,tS and
strasR s S%eG Ees 5 5sring patents
sea5 % $2 a3dss %ne rs sas2 IS S. 'esl4s eE93s
?Rafs fe sc rass SIS Sssss 5SSsI9 FPsf sr and
aGafea SU5ee to R fangZ dried S? y 52gS s =
FI: sII {; IB5ASSMEALsteady I5SM Quoted: Fine
g9ted @ ed sPEng spot s5asI5 90 sacks to arrive
ba4 Ps c9 R5on sra6 6u Sic sS@SS S6rSBs 81
cbo :d oil Gaks s7 25 corn oil cake, S19; hominy
most Foht IA corn spesS!a;ys Sa & activity
"a e& SHaFs OF the trading and generally
t9T Pet 6 he PeT2d at 5ei
oTah and snde % o f @ P1I5s hs 9f3e of the e
Ga'9n IN which was feature Of the days trade especially
Ts4t 5taE Iy fell Of ,a, ss qseq@nt S 06
IN 9 the .1 bush IN ,A, aside from little foreign trade
y Paris M asa Ga0f S.ran ne%s showed considerable
Berlin Closed al mark hSbeE whe ahd deR24 Zn
Of sl p @ 6s b5s y.6e supply against Increase last
az @ md9ay but was soon overcome by other coneidera
-four and and SCI 0o3 bush wheat Of which
bush agains 100000 bush last week and the amount
on passage increased 10000 bush. Of
"heat decreased 2I2 200 bush decrease of
4Vg push in the supply of and an increase of
rntouG oGsh IN the local stock of Northern The
EnEllsh visible increased S3001 OF
Tieati i , afioat basis were follows:
1|uiGtn: '5@4c 70 arrive No l New-Yo-k nd
10 H@r5hern chicago both 73c prompt No Q New
1'Th i17sc prompt scarce. and No . hard Nev-York
sec 10 arTlye' .CoRN-An extraordinary advance
ok place IN the corn market with excitement prevailing
thoGShout the first half hour. result of heavy
erls ~ shorts q buish crop reports the corn
Sate Where extreme hot weather had 10
adionai reports of damage Our up almost
- bush on This demand. but fell back again later
lHe GAY "len W estern
ooier weather had come TO the relief of the
lions Almost the entire ost
ports and last prices showed orlv &Ga.c advance
me loFnler on JuIF. EXnort business out by
the advance 50 that only loads reported the
rlous points. An advance in Liverpool IGi asd was
good response TO the American strength. Worlds ship
I.rfts We're anout 6eDofO bush last week
r2 corn closed 50c; No white. ~ asc yellow
"Otsc. All o b ahoat The local stock OF corn de-.
Sreased lsoo bush and the visible supply decreased
the West ana early strength in sympathy with corn
was fooWed by subsequent reaction The export bust
ness amounted to l1eco0 bush Visible supply figures
showed an increase of 179 900 bush and the local stock
SSeecreased 10000 bush No closed S2lsc: No g.
329i33c track white 32i9 d37c. and No white Gins
5512c. and No Western SOC. both . b afost. Stea
rye 52G53c- BARLEY-Market duh: fee5ine use
quoted 4Sc, and mailing 5sGG2c both c New WI
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. COUNTY

or NEW YoRK.-The Equitable Life Assurance
Society Of the United States Plaintiff Edward
Raymond n. Mead and Thomas Taft individually
composing the firm OF Mead and Taft Defendants
Trial d-si;od tie County Of New York summons
Action No
the named defendants and each OF them: You
hereby summoned TO answer the complaint in this
action a copy Of the plain
tls attorneys twenty 2O after the
of this summons the day Of service and
Of your failure appear answer, judgment will
by default for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Dated. New York June 3D. 1901.
AI.EX AMBER & COLBY. Plaintiffs Attorneys. Office and
Office Address No 100 Broadway. Borough OF
Manhattan. New York City.
To the above named defendant. Edward Raymond: The
foregoing summons is hereby served upon you by publ
cation pursuant order OF the Hon. James a.
blanchard Justice the supreme Court Of the State
York the oath day Of June. 1871 and fled
with the complaint the County Court House. IN the
City County and State Of New York. on the Gath day OF
June 1901
ALEX AMBER & COLBY Plaintiffs Attorneys. Once and
Post Office Address No. 40 Broadway. Borough OF
Manhattan. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

@S2 do per bush basket 81 259s1 so: onions. Kentucky
DOL 81 5O9S2 49, do Jersey. white per basket T5c
:! 20; GO yellow. per bush crate T5cTSi do MARYLAND
shd DeIaware potato, basket slG$l II; Eastern
potato. per basket. 15c@Sl, do white 75c6SI;
NewOresns. b5i So do per half bh bag 81 25:
40 Long lsant per bag eOaT5e; peppers Jersey per
e9sh COX, 81 50dS2; do Savannah, per carrier son
q 80 sulng Deans Jersey. per half bbl basket 50
TO- 40 Maryland and Delaware 500 75c Norfolk
tuAd green per half bbl basket. 5O 55c; wax per
Satset 4onsOc squash Southern marrow per Dbl T5c6
White 100 bunehes 81 tomatoes south Jersey
push box 81 25 50 I5 90 Mississippi per case
Sesi lO do Savannah, per 81 1882 25:
iancy per carrier, 81 I59s2; Go fair 81 ESQ
HAT AND sTRAw-HAY--As with all business re-
neglected in the yesterday reference
70 prices 1t can be emphacay said that the
loses not the least advancing tendency. Receipts
inue tul, and the crop Is evidently going lap
Ipoh mere farm reserve than time expected.
~ wlI be difficult to prices all local
rlns large bales 100 10. SOC; No l. S2 as5c No 9
.9GIlsc; No 8. 65GT0c; clover. mixed 6oG65c clover
Sl.o! 15c; small bales 81 100 than large.
SIRAW-Weak at late prices for long rye. Oat straw
nas no commercial movement Receipts Of hay and
straw in tons reported the Produce Exchange at
Eania So Iehigh Valley 60; Baltimore and Ohio CO.
l4O total LAP tons. Receipts of straw: BY rail- so
tons; by river. 20: total. l20 tens.
Elgtn. Ill. July There plenty of would-Se
buyers of butter the Elgn Board of Trade to-day
pushed fill their contracts but the official market was
declared the last week. firm at 19c The cream
cry from the Elgn district for the week aggregated sO
O00 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

at 81 80 'N . ~
o,ss Judd 4 Co s4a Virginia lambs. 10 70 a, 80 Is:
10 az % %; 1886 Ohio sheep os 10 So s0 IS Ken
~ snia 5T 90 81 10 at 50 So q Indiana do. 50 ~
a. So ll5 Kentucky do Is 10. at s2 80; bucks l25
fb, at 81 25 'eS' 00
Harrington CO.. 21O Virginia lambs 20 n at Sc Is
80 hentgeky do Ss 10 at Sc 2i4 do 81 fo $ co:
80 do oS fb at s. % 81 DO 62 10 SIS 25; 2s Vir
sinia DO y 10 at s. co. % Kentucky sheep 10 at
S4 10 do lo4 10 So; 1T0 do 10 at s3
TSein shsnnon' 2Ss Virginia lambs Gs 10 at Sc liz
40 ~ 70 at 50 ST1=; POI Go. 63 T5 90 DO ca m
az 50 90 l5 state DO 6S 70 s5: culs A. ~ AZ
100 gho sheep twethersl IS 70 state sheen
10 10 at S3 IS; 81 90. 9S 10 So Ohio yearInss
) bucks. i48 10 at s.. " - w.
y HalTington % state yearlings. 81 n. at 81 u
bucks. III 70, AZ So so. - S -
J. H Hume Bro: a3 sheep. 1I3 ro at s3 81
>. sanders: state lambs 20 70 at SIS . State
sheep. los -. at S9 so bucks III 10 at Sc
aOGS-Receipts for the two days ie1s cars OF
.4S@ head including 425 head for the market The
ss seeeLns was weak in sympathy with Buffalo market.
sellers quote Western and Ohio So 3OsS 81 per
100 fo State hogs at Sc f5Gs6 55: few choice state
hogs went TO outside buyers rather high figures
saies-H II Hollister: state hogs i49 n average
az 50 81 lO0 70. DO. 50; 1 do 100 n af
80 5O 1 do. 20 10. at So 20. -
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Com Coni1ent &C. Brazil kegs lo75c. Compound quiet:
city lard steariae. 1o+c.
FICE-A moderate joobing demand noted meet
vel e aenned @ wants but aside from this the market
Guet ana unchanged Quotations follow Domestic
mon 70 low fair 3z941sc fair Az a5c: prime
choce, o45ssc; head. 5a46Ac; Patna. 4&G53c Japan,
2izc. " ~ -''~
SCGAFt-!nportant developments in refined sugar to-
DAY were lacking. and the market ruled quiet
sut STEADY ct unchanged list prices. Quotations fol-
Cui 2af crushed and domnoes. &c; mould a. $3.50;
cOoes D foci AXXE powdered, 565c; powdered
powdered and fruit powdered 5eoc; Eagle confectioners
grehuIeted aiIc; Eagle
o-"oc; Eagle 70 cartons. - and 10 fine
granulated o65c Eagle fine granulated ganu-
Eted and diamond A 5.50c: confeconers' A. $500;
2.assc Nos and 5Ioc; No 4. 505c; No 8 5c No 6.
4Soc NO = s5c No 9. Abe; No g. 4.70c; No 10.
10 H. 49Gci Nos II and H. 455c; Nos H. Is and 16.
7c RODGERS are now asking T-32c for centrifugal
Telhers display no disposition buy figure and
tne market assumed quiet attitude, though
hdeHtone was current throughout the Values
quoted at the close 73oc for centrifugal
con indicated lower point
closg Win July quoted at 9s 3d and August 9s 3d.
tEA.Ihe tea market ruled duh and feetureless the
efe session, without sales. Quotations follow:
iSoe I2c august 1190Q 12c: September 13G1310 Octo-
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