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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Tine Tarnon Fishing.

All ot the nimrods in Tampa ars much exercised over the tarpon fishing h the bay, at the very doors Of the city says the Florida Times-Union. Capt. Warner, who tends the buoys in the bay. reported that Monday he en- eountered a school of fifteen or twenty Of them, and lost every hook he had in an effort to land at least one. Yester- day he saw another large number playing in the bay, no further away than the third light This is something new in the tarpon line, for they have never before been so near the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Scotch Highlanders Have Money.

There is more money in circulation ip the Scotch highlands now than ever there was and for that the erofters have to thank the millionaire proprie- tor and sportsman. The advent Of the millionaire desirous of acquiring pleas ure grounds gave the old proprietors their golden opportunity and many of them sold out. Then came the time Of speculation as to the attitude of the newcomers toward the native popula- tion Pessimists predicted all sorts of harsh treatment on the part Of the landlords. But the milIionaires. as a rule, proved to be of quite another kind. They set themselves to the im- provement of their estates, employing lecal labor whenever possible; did what they could to establish local in- aEstries of permanent character;
 made roads; improved ground; built houses; planted trees and spent money lavtgE.g all the while. not only keep iEg the tenants in their old homes, but providing Jhe work which brought HAa4 2 better livelihood than they had every enjoyed before.-Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Ordination of a Priest.

missionary in China thus des- cribes the ordination ceremony of a bonze (priest1 of which he was 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 conservation begins with the remov- al of all the hair from the head by a close shave. Then. as the ceremony progresses, little balls made of sul- phur. grease and Incense are placed upon the head and 50 fastened as not to roll off. At the proper moment the superior completes the act Of e9nsec9a- ton by setting fire to these balls. The candidates are forbidden either to move or touch their burning heads. Some of the poor Wretehes suffer this torture stoically, invoking B4ddha, while the majority add their terrible shrfeks of pain to the horrible smell Of burning flesh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
CoRSETs SHOWN AT THE FAIR.
The Revolution in Woman's Shape Made
 Very Flain.

IR all tae pref.0us fairs Of all c0uD- tr4Fs raare nayer was such a show of ee.szes as gsere was aC the corset sec Lion. Diaeed next 10 the gowns. This : 3eezase there is a revolution in cor sses Fezy are now all made straight i a1 down in front sending the
 51 r1= ..2s and in the 53ck.an4
 zx----5zoe makes Q Do.2e Of ae-
 sazzzs e.ze particular cut mora - s aa-zz55- r one szowease @= ggs o5 C.= 9es.lE w7.n- ea= o-a-1.s-.oled corset
 E1s front 2-I De erral5 or
 rle 1=E a-r1. ae ,sl zzss a=gtsr because 5.7 looks z ease EE.=ssE women were ia 5a.zz.55 W.asn tightly .s3 U an old zz5.z1 .&oa, t1=E la1 s....e even alter : timer, a.. as e.. H-a aea .29 szza.st-- ID an. ...C5-l ID to the 133s. sa= does 1o l--.-a having n1 z4aEs where tas1a oazhc to pc. .zs .5z loe coezet5 55 the s.enlar w6m- easg dasiga a stra g.lC line Ju al 55zzs, ID -rd down down and aR. says ts.a s-s9sirn Easa. II is ;..e sesgI 10 conceal a5I ssmtn.at-v with oossets,aal, z5Faass 70 sag, when wo--aa is well s9#4-4 the style is graceful. for 1t gives { ssra=Tt.ne lae1ss to the woman. Eot long since an Amertean woman said b he at the opera: Tt i5 aston -sniag now 9 woman will shape her pAEs.q4a 70 suit the fashions. When l was ia Paris some ten years ago half Of the French women We're fl shy. Now Eoa eaa hardly perceive ez.e + all taea5 boxes. They must have cone 5at1leeiitl4s 10 Ha,e tbems4lv5# s ea- aer understand that fash: 7ns change but 10 not understand Jaat the body changes to suit the fashions Where there is a will there is z wav,' said l. Women abstain from dri.k- Ing during their meals. and they have themselves massaged every day They consult their doctors as to what tl.ey should refrain from eating so as to get or remain thin. do not think any take internal medicines, because the French we nan is too fond of her health. and it is not the fashion to look sickly."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Lelraaai IIlrit-.

sas .s- lzzs s=zzz-zgz :. which. H ' eazz=a = n5t le5Is zaeEz mzz zz4=r.s zE4sz sent savesza -al.5ses.s ea5 aeon rans..ag goe4 things . e44..es h. rsazoa to he..ar 54 arace.eazg alngey but f9e zaea ssss ssH7a the later I learned taat 0ae 0s these families 8 Femambasa4 by ne vas 90 iaFoEssisa- ed that the only Hzg n which as wife could cook that tlztiizzg was by catting slices from t and tsasting CT roas=.ae them over a fire of chips Had thought for 8 moment. t would have occurred to me that people So poor as to be unable to buy food would also be unable to obtain fuel Yet, never onca thought of that "-Washingto Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Why Minister Gave Up Preaching.

\ minister had his salary cut down one hundree dollars, a year or so ago Cand this was in western enureh), because his wife wore handsomer gown than some of the prominent women in the congregation The req son was given openly, and the matter found it's way into public print. The fact that the wife's wealthy aunt was the doacr seemed to be of no conse- quenee. and the poor woman herself, irritated and mortified at the publicity given to her private affairs, succeeded in persuading her husband to with draw from the ministry-@A Ministers Wife in the Ooetober Ladies Home Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
ENGLISH WOMEN IN POLITICS.
They Help Husbands and Relatives in
 Contest. for Parliament.

Contests for Parliament.
 Wives have taken entire charge of contests in some places where the hus- bands were in South Africa or were i'll; they have issued campaign ad- dresses in the name of the husbands; they have driven here and there as man would do, consulting and advis- ing, says writer in the London EX- press. They have waited until the votes were counted and at 1 and o'clock in the morning they have rid den in the carriage of the successful candidate, drawn by his enthusiastic supporters, to the party headquarters. An American woman at home who did one-tenth of this would risk being os- tracised socially. and she would expect inevitably t9 be consia ed bold and unwomanly. I have seen young daugh- ters Of some of the noblest houses in England beautiful and attractive girls, in nc sense strong minded" but des- tined primarily for society, eanVasstng ardently for their fathers or their brothers, and speaking repeatedly at public meetings. \ young girl in America, who valued tho admiration of her men friends. would no more jeopardize t by political work than she would jeoparaize it by donning trousers and waisteoat. Domestfeally it would not be allowed, however. and the Americz girl who tried 1t would soon feel the weight of pate1naI aa- thority and maternal discipline. The greater purity of English politics and the fact that So many members of par liament are men of position have had something to do with t, custom and ably been the greatest factors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Reviving tiia Call3i.zee

The practical and immediate effect of the recent ansi=Aiazza!Ea | azzeze5oa has been to eeas5zzz45a z4e position of the sultan aY ra lszz. D his z5l His Mossen saE. sez8 9z5 sz#=##5s tz1s ..aa- gushing fe4.az of E===z.z-zz.tz. a.s is tae tflz aazaz.5.z sultan jubilee af4 szs 5a==s =.=#==sz. z thosa WEo 2. sz==sz.s a5 rez =zz ,-s will relish fHs iz5sa #zzs brought home t9 mem. fnras=e z5s-ri=s op- presses Mss.em as F5 =s Christian. put iaasmzfea as ze:ozz 45=5# #5zea synonymous with zhs sweeping away of tha Turks as 2 nation. H3 fa prove non Ha lIzalllsey ca b hoped - - 9.tzl- oQ1 foreign intervention. a1z aFeey a. temp .a -s= direction ef Ezss=a Ril. be azseHaszs5y oaaszsz za sz5s-zsseasa hE ttzH Ei95zs afes5za population of Chicago Se#s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Butterflies ee9 7Iis es from Land.

Pa5teffies have Gffan Raen= pc far OIL az sea and tAa faaaila Ea5ngz will hover aboat slip for days 4 sci enlist recently saW butterfly. the menareh.. commonly known as milk weed bitterly. coo mics from land. It played aBo9t the ship f5r time and then disappeared. When asked if he thought it would reach land the scientist raplied that he started out expecting to and lie thought probably the butterfly had the same intention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
aourE. aTt,i 4soL e ol -rary,

One Paris grand dame is bound that France shall not be dcropulated The Vicomtesse De Rochematile is P years of age, has been married five years, and is the mother of elo ell boys, of whom the eldest is not quite years of age. She presented her hus- band with four pairs of twins in suc- eession and has just topped off with triplets. The children are all sound and healthy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Thousands Arrested as ..narchists.

In Italy the persons arrested as an- arehists after the assassination Of the king numbered nearly 2,250 In addi- tion to these scores of persons were thrown into prison for speaking in apology of Bresci's deed. Arrests for this offense continue to be made daily all over Italy. following in due course by trial and sentence. During the month of August the tribunal of An coma alone tried 132 persons for speak ing apol9goticallg of Bresci,s crime, and passed sentences aggrdgating IA to the total amount of 163.e0o francs. And Aacona is only a small town of 35,000 inhabitants, one per cent of the population of Italy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Passion Plays Financial Re.nlta.

Oberammergau has been casting up the accounts of this years Passion Play. There were forty-eight perform ances and 100000 visitors who paid $500 .00o for admission. The profits of the village from lodgers, the sale of trinkets, etc. were between s750,000 and s1 LOGO GOO. Munich and Bavarian railroads have also profted, the latter showing a surplus of g 500,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Animals living MIthont Food.

\ horse will live twenty-five days without solid food, merely drinking water. A bear will go for six months. while a viper can exist for ten months without food ! serpent in confne- mant has been known to refuse food for tWenty-0ne months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
French Admiral Eluded British.

French papers are chuekling over an alleged feat of Admiral Gervais during recent manoeuvres of the French fleet. He is said to have slipped through the straits of Gibraltar at night without being noticed by British observers on the rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Not Like Other Women

The empress dowager of Chin. one of the few woman in the wo.1 who would run away from the ona. unity to meet all those distinguisss] \ military men.-Washington Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
STREET CARS IN ENGLAND.
london Decision That Would Cause As
 tontshment in This Country.

A London magistrate has just made from the bench statement which. if It is ever duplicated by competent court in this city, would or might have consequences terrible even to imagine. l. seems that on one of the urban rail- ways there had been a crowded train. A woman had tried to force her way into compartment already fully oc- eupied and her efforts had excited a mild proeest from one of the pas sen&efs alfeady seated. The protest iHs remarks were taken amiss by ths Woman's husband, a fight followed and then an arrest of tile pugnaeious hus- haad. It is not a matter of any cons sequence whether he or the other man Nas at fault for the scrinImage; what is Ut least interesting is the fact that tAe magistrate before whom the case cane formally announced that nobody aas i right to enter railway carriage which is already full Those who take tickets at the starting point
 he said, are entitled to seats Nnd tickets taken at intermediate sta- liens arc subject 10 there being room fer tie holders. If the company issues tiChc1s ill excess of the number of seats provided tie holders may bring an ace tion for damages, wit for tho next trajn or demand the return of their money. Persons in d carriage which Is full have 3 legal. as well as moral ,risht to prevent others from en- doaTor:~g to enter 1t and the sooner the public understands th's the bet ter, as no one has risht to incon. fenienee passengers already in their places. Such is the English law, aceord- ing to this Interpreter of it. Patrons of our own elevated and surface cars ara not likely even to ask if there is any
 sQch law in this country. They are so
 well habituated to travelling in cruel
 discomfort that U 9 impulse to make et.
 tectisr protest against it has been lost
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
Londoa'l strange Tountaiu.

fountain of mercury is the most Interesting sight in big exhibition NOW being held in London, and it at- tracts large crowds every day Mer- cury, or quicksilver, is nearly fourteen times heavier than water. and 1t must seem strange to see flat irons and large chunks of rock floating around upon it's surface in the lower basin. The mer- cury falls in a constant shower of sl- Yer spray from basin seven feet above the one in which these heavy objects are floating, and it is raised back up Into this upper basin by an endless chain" upon which are fastened tWen- Weight tiny buckets, which dip into the mercury and carry it up, one after tae other. The entire fountain is paint ed black, and when it is lit up at night the silver rain sparkling in the electric light against a black background is very pretty. Two and a half tons of mercury, costing s2,970, Is the amount used in this remarkable fountaiu.- Plttsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
RARE WIRE TELEPHONE LINE
cwo Indiana Towns. Fifteen Miles
 Apart. Successfully Connected.

An Anderson, IaI., correspondent writes: One Of tn1 most novel tele- phone systems in the world is the .batbWi e" line. which conneets the towns or Anderson, pana}agan aad In- gals i < assaaa n.le5 tn length. It's inve4.er, builder 1 s9le oHr.r. Cas- sins .sz.sv oI Iaaa Ie.41. Ind E.,-, has six subscribers at %so 3 year each. The lIme b ae1 iar 6la,4nt when tAere aiIl be ten=fol.i this nHnbeF Ons rotmag eeHgs.Hg at Anderson with branch stores 1t Pepdietoa, aed the Ea.HaT Glass Works, With o4lces at Anderson ard factory at lngalis, are using this bar0-wire system iO their l5isines af 5iFs eXcMsiFely They uaa the line frequently They can convert t into private line 5y plugs so al- ra teed that when one party is using she line fe can cut out all others ezeop! in MT Alleys residence. which is usea as q central station. r is no eSag~ geration to say that this barb wire telephone system is quite as satisfac- tory as the copper circuit Of the Bell. Ordinary phones are used with no special strength of battery and there k very little trouble with the lines. in constructing the line MT. Alley Jsed the top strand of the barb-wire fence of the Big Four railway, mak- tng the connections with the offices of his subscribers with ordinary tele- phone wire. In some instances where the posts had routed 1t was necessary @ paint the wire and posts With rub- Der paint to insulate the wire. The whole lins of fifteen miles was built at cost of about $100, and the Outfit for each house, consisting of receiver, transmittef, battery, call, etc., costs not over $10 The line has been in operation since December P, and has not been out of order except for a few hours vshen fast train on the rail, way track struck COW, threw her body against the fence and broke the wirs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
FEEL EARTHQUAKE COMING
Animals Seem to Have a Sixth Senss
 Few People Possess.

When, in December, woman refus. ed to remain more than one night at Amal6, saying she was sure that the earth was moving, and when next day the landslip occurred. it was said, Here, at all events, one human being with the premonitory sense of earth. qaakes, with which most animals ap- pear to be endued." I have been told of instance after instance of horses, dogs, a monkey, and even ducks, who showed unmistakable signs of panic for q day, two days, and even longer be- fore the last great earthquake in the Riviera. Only to name few: \ wom~ an at Nice remarked the miserable con- dftion Of the horse she usually drove, and told her coachman to take him home and order brougham from the livery stables for her. The hired horse was as timid, and seemed as weak, as her own. The driver said all the an, unals were "off their feet" A mons key, two tame ducks and other nets, at a villa near Villefranche. on the bhrove Tuesday--the day before &be Shock which destroyed so much life dnd property-refused to enter the house, where they were generally very happy. They were all spiritless, dull and scared. \ little white lap dog, who sat on the wide arm of his mas- ter's chair at meals, and was the most soeiable of pets at all other times, re- fused also to "eome home to roost." Other dogs also evinced an unwonted terror of being under roof. Cattle belonging to the dairies supplying the winter resorts sickeped and seemed terror r-stricken-the quantity and quail ity of the milk suffering considerably. The woman of Amalfi is thought to owe her presentiment to hypersensi- tiveness of nerves, which gave her 8 share of this sixth sense" which the animals possess.-London News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
Honey Sta bpee the Clock.

church clock in Harborn6. near Birmingham, England. was found to have stopped on account of bees swarming in it and filling the works with honey. It took two days to get the honey out. Another Yorkshire clock was stopped by a bird, which made practice cf roosting on one of lh hands
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
oae of the Woes of woman,

What is the matter with her?" Nervous prostration." What caused lt?Y Why, she found herself in the shopping district yesterday afternoon With just half dollar, ] quarter, a dime, two nickels and four pennies ia her parse, and there was not a soo bargain to be had" Chicago Pass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
+ae.. fr,. n a : fI fe>sIon

9.ns.s-I Rnew that fellow storms, ne comedian, would come to the front. #elle4-AEd ne has, has he? Yes. You remember he used to play tho part # the hind legs of the elephant in lhc pantomime?" Yes" Well, now he's playing the front legs. Stray Stories.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
I'VE t.u2L L.B3T9s ROuTz..
5 Gre at T ! rains.

No. Al, at 9 a. n., from St Louis for Kansas City and entire North west to Pugent sonnd and Portland. The Burlington-Nortbeln Pacific Ezprass, solid through train, St. Louis to Portland of chair cars 6stata faae) standard sleepers; through tourist sleepefs from Kansas City to st. Joseph.
 No. 5, at 2:o5 ?. n. from St Louis, "The Nebraska Colorado Express, for Denver and the Pacific Coast. &One night train to Denver;;9 also for St. Paul and Minneapolis
 No. 15, at 9 p. na., from St. Louis for Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Nebraska, Kansas, Col orado, Utah, Pacific Coast California excursions in tourist sleepers, personally conducted, from St. Louis Wednesdays at D. m; the most successful overland excursions. The route is via Denver, scenic Colo rado, Salt Lake City.
 Through trains arc wide vestibuled, Pintsch-lighted, and comprise the high standard Burlington coaches, chair ears (seats free), Pullman mod ern sleepers, dining care service.
 Write for matter descriptive of any contemplated journey West.
 FM UGG, l. W WsKELY T P \, 6o4 Pine St. Gen. Passenger Ag't St Louis, 70. St Ionis Mo HOWARD ELLIOTT, GenI Manager. St souts, No.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-14
i Y0Q Don't Know This
YOu Should.

For some years it has been our aim to bring our service, time and equip ment up to the highest possible per fection The result is that have in the trains we now run, luxurious cafe cars and handsime Pullmans, just ground for claiming superiority.
 If you are going to Colorado, Utah, California, or any portion of the Northwest, remember that You don't have to apologize for riding on the Denver Road."
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-27
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed condi-
tion of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is infamed you
have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result. and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an infamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness. caused by catarrh.
that cannot sbe cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. J CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-27

discomfort to it's crew, and
above all and greatest Of all,
an electric spark directed
across the Atlantic Ocean a
distance of 100 miles.
What grand results may
accrue to the world from this
little spark time alone will
tell. Who knows but what
a decade may see electric mo-
tors discarded and electricity
gathered from the air as we
pluck the ripe fruits in their
season. Meanwhile let us
possess our souls in patience
and be thankful that we live
in an age Of wonderful pro-
yress in all that contributes
to the comfort and welfare OF
mankind. The Free Press,
modest in its promises, as
sures it's readers, while wish
ing them a Happy New Year.
that it will do all in it's pow
er to give it's numerous pat
rons, briefly but pointedly,
the worlds news, foreign, do
nestle and local and withal a
clean, wholesome, we'll print
ed and independent paper.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-27
P1R1GRAPHIC POINTS.
9O2::.

FREE PRESS the first year OF
the goth Century will have
passed and the young century
will enter upon it's second
epoch. The passing year
has witnessed two most i'm
portant events in the history
of the world. The rulers of
two of the greatest nations
of the earth have passed away.
One, an honored and be-
loved Queen, after a long
and happy reign has resigned
her temporal crown and scep-
tire to her son, the rightful
heir TO the throne of Eng
land. The cruel hand of an
assassin has again struck
down a beloved President Of
the United States, and a be-
reaved country mOurns his
loss; while his mantle has
fallen upon one in whom we
hope the country may find
confidence.
When the 10Th Cen
fury went out the people
believed the day Of great sur
prises in science had passed.
The last century had pro-
duCed the steamboat the loo
omotive, telegra phi, the ocean
cable, telephone, photograph
gas and electric lights, the
cotton gin, the sewing ma
chine, the automobile, the
bicycle and a hundred other
minor matters that have
changed methods in trade,
communication, industry,
and added to the comforts of
social and domestic life. 10
these must be added the great
advance in physics and sur
gerry as witnessed in the dis
coyery of ether and the Roent-
gen rays.
But the young century
which is now rounding out it's
first year promises already re-
suits at least as startling if
not as valuable. 1t has al
ready seen an air ship steered
around the Eiffel Tower in
Paris, a submarine boat sub
merged for a night without