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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21

powder that had fallen on its tail. Now of course go men of 100 would have got a club or handful of rocks and killed the poor critter ri ght there. But that wasn't Jim. No sir. Jim gets ont his handkerchief and wipes his eyes and then rolls that powder off n that snakes tail just as gently as he knew how.
 Well, sir, that settled it. Talk of gratitude? You ought to seen the gratitude of that rattler. He couldn't make enough of Jim. Followed him from one end of the farm to the other jest like dog. Used to coil up under Jim's chair at meals and eat out of his hand. Every night when Jim went to bed the snake crawled up on the foot of the bed and slept there till morn ing. You bet they wasn't anybody go- ing to disturb Jim.
 "One night Jim woke up feeling kind of queer. He reached dowr, st the foot of the bed. No snake. Up he hoped and struck match No snake. Not on the bt d. nowhere in the room. We'll, sir. that minute Jim knew something was wrong. He slipped into his trousers. took his gun and went downstairs. What do you suppose he saw when he got down in the dining room? Window wide open. Snake coiled around burglar on the floor. and his tail out of the window rattlirg for the polee.''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21
Card of Thanks.

Pine Bluff. Ark. May l. 1901. MT Buck Bloom, Master Workman. A.
 O. U. w. Lodge, City.
 Dear Sir: l desire to thank this great fraternity for the promptness in which my insurance. left to me by virtue of my late husbands mem ber- ship in your order. was paid to me. Within two weeks after the proof of his death das made. was handed the two thousand dollars called for by his beneficiary certificate. l also desire to thank, with all my heart, each mem- Der of your lodge for the many acts of kindness. attention and sympathy shown me in this, the greatest be- reavement that can befall a wife and mother.
 Again thanking you fer myself and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21

.'I'ea il ar. .eH @al.t suatzc -Goties since lgc ap fa fae-e pag)e. s..il Goi. -.Hes5oH I9.t. ef Cor>ieana Tex. Ni15=i~ II Nlw York repress utiHe otl# #iH5af.s. to q san representative, ans ive seen q lot printed but never {, one have struck that .sfquaied in simple and touching beap12 th, thi"s that happened to my brotEer ,lin. down on our farm in Tex as. This is the way i' Happened;
 You see Jim was about he kindest- hearted chaP tlial tner lived. One day he was going along out on he farm when he seen a six-foot rattlesnake pinned down on the ground by big
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21
Mrs. Potter.s Handkerchief.

Mrs. James Brown Potter's latest claim to fame is as the inventor of a new pocket handkerchief. The idea is to have one small enough to tuch into the wrist of the new wrstbano sleeve. Mrs. Brown Potter's are Of the finest linen lawn five inches square. edged with very narrow lac. |. with Cora" embroidered in one cor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21
Kaiser Has Three TauorA,

The Kaiser has three tailors for his civil eostumes-one in Berlin and two in Vienna. He has also one in London for his uniforms, which are all made in that capital The cost of the Kaisers military garments runs well into four figures. The foreign uni- forms alone fiji two large roona.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-21
fatherless little children, I am very respectfully,
 MRS. AGNES PICKETT.
RATHER VAS GRATEFUL.

Col. Tut. Ertttt,rssf <, e-.s;1e. t..iIs 0: the ttes,aHf at t--s. f,.ls.i- -tsesifs-
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or Woii Nieio's'
 Kastor 6 ;,luthenthal. Puaaepn".'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
MR.. HANNA TESTED.
(RichmOnd Meas J

Almost any kind of man can
look strong while things are going
his way. 1t is always best to reserve
dnal judgment about popular hero
until ne has been tested by some
hard rowing against the tide. Sena
tor Hanna is not exactly popular
hero, but nearly everybody accepts
him as an intellectual giant and Il
master of the art of politics because
he won his fight for Mr.. McKinley's
nomination eight years ago and has
led the Republicans in two success
full campaigns.
Yet when Mr.. Hanna struck a
snag with his ship subsidy bill he
went to pieces. He had a bit Of
tough rowing against the tide to do
and he pnffed and fumed and failed
and finally fell to scolding as Rercely
and impotently as any Ill-bred old
woman-a sure sign of weakness.
The man who has purposes and
knows how to master a situation does
not lose his temper and the really
strong man accepts defeat. Mr..
Hanna has failed on the first test.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
SLIPSHOD LEGISLATION,
(Richmond Neaos.

NN-'NN--NN
The "private" bills printed in the
Rimond heaos with the Governor s
comments and endorsements thereon
illustrate dangerously slipshod
way of doing business for which there
is no excuse. The members of the
Legislature are sent here and paid to
watch legislation and to vote intel
ligently. They let measures slide
through any kind of way, paying no
attention to them, not even taking
the trouble to read them, surrender
ing ali kinds of privileges, commit
ting the State to all kinds of things.
We laugh at the careless farmer who
signs a negotiable note for lightning
rods, thinking it contract or receipt,
and yet the Virginia Legislature does
the same kind of thing nearly every
day of its session. Senators and rep
resentatives make themselves resron-
sible for "private" bills without read
ing them, and other Senators and
representatives use the power en-
trusted to them by the people to vote
for things of which they know moth.
ing.
Then the Governor signs these
bills, recording protests which can
not possibly have any legal effect
and which certainly do not relieve
him from responsibility. He is put
In office TO veto bad bills and approve
sood ones, and he cannot exempt
himself from responsibility by affix-
ing his signature along with an in.
effective statement that he sees the
danger aud evil of the legislation he
is helping to establish.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22

port, then | say for heavens sake let
us rise in our might and destroy this
business by our votes on April the
2nd. And church members particu-
larry, white and colored, you are ac-
cused, and justly, too, for these VIOLA
tions of the law, for if you did not
patronize these places there would
not be enough others in this county
to run two speak-easies. Shame,
shame, on you! Come out now and
get on the Lords side, let us "srnite
them hip and thigh" and bury them
so deep that they will never rise
again. God is with us, for he has
taken things in his own hands now,
aud if he does not do it through the
officers of the law he will do it by
the hand of death. AUNTY SPEC.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
SWANSON BELLICOSE.
(Richm0ad DtSpatch J

Hon. Claude Swanson is here to
look after his elevation to the guber-
material chair, and ne is prepared to
fight TO finish.
81 believe in dying with my boots
on" said he to an admiring coterie
of friends at Murphy's last night,
sand for my part, l say, darn the
man who dies between Sheets"
Upon the delivery of these en-
phatic remarks, the Fifth District
congressman snapped his black eyes
and gesticulated in Lis sprightly way.
Mr.. Swanson is young and ener-
getic; Furthermore, he is aggressive
and plucky. There is something of
the cavalier in him. If the other
fellows are good, he is willing to be
good, too; but he frankly declares
that he can hold his own in rough
and tumble as well as the next one.
In short, Mr.. Swanson believes in
giving tit for tat in politics. He
feels just now that he has been ag-
grieved, and that the fine Italian
hand has been stabbing him while he
was attending to official business in
Washington. Mr.. Swanson doesn't
pretend to specify who has been in
juring him, but he is none the less
of the opinion that the attempts
have been made. He does not say,
"See what a rent the cursed Casca
made" but he does say that some
body-possibly X, an unknown
quantity-has been hitting him in
the dark.
FThey have cried 'com binations,
corporations, ring-rule, and all that
until I'm sick of it," he declared,
''and / don't think / should be silent
forever. have been fair and honest
in this fight, and tried to harm no
man. You haven't heard me COM
planning because other candidate
have been praised, nor have | blubs
bered when various raps were made
at me. But Pm in to win and to
fight, and from all directions / hear
pleasing things"
Mr.. Swanson was asked to discuss
the action of the labor people, who
charge that he fought the employers
liability bill. He had much to saw
on this subject-vigorous, pointed,
unequivocal things, too-but he does
not care 10 unleash these dogs of
war just yet. They'll be turned
loose later, and tben-but that's
another story.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
"KETcR-AwLs" FROM EVERYWHERE

Hoax-"Why do the Beers wear
such big boots?' Joax-"To keep
DeWet from defeat 1 suppose"
Spain lined the Filipinos up and
shot them. The United States lines
them up and hangs them. In which
we see the progress of "civilization." I"
|-Richmond Dispatch.
A man that'd expict to thraiu lob
sters to fly in year is called a
loonytic, but man that thinks men
can be TURNED into angels be an
iliction is called ray former an re-
mains at large.-Mr. Dooley.
Young John ID. Rockefeller, jr., in
an address the other day said that
success was simply doing the COM
mon duty of each day uncommonly y
WELL" which is uncommonly well
said.-Richmond Ne,cs.
The gentleman who stole freight
train in Illinois the other day came
to grief. His methods are crude; he
should have gobbled the whole road
and then he would have been re-
spected by all.-RichmOnd Times.
A good story is told of Miss Ruth
Bryan, daughter of the erstwhile
great William Jennings Bryan. She
started to school one morning not
long ago, and after a desperate run
for street car, finally succeeded in
catching it. AS she took her seat she
gasped, swell Pm glad one of the
family can run for something and
get it".-Ihe Revie,c.
1t is an old saw that the world owes
every man living. There are many
maxims to the effect that the right
eous shall be fed, that the wise shall
be honored, that the dlIigent shall
prosper, and the innocent lead a
peaceful life. But there is no accept
ed principle that the idle and indif-
ferent shall be provided for. On the
contrary we are told that the idle
soul shall suffer hunger, and that if
man will not work, neither shall
he eat.-Richm0nd NeUs.
1t is high time to revise the old
saying concerning Washington that
he was ''6rst In war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of his country
men," Repetition of the remark at
tais time is rank treason and the ne
plus ultra of oopperheadism. 1t is q
direct affront to William, of Canton,
and Marcus, of Cleveland. From
now on let it be revised to read as
follows: "First in war, first in peace.
but bad third in the hearts of the
truly loyal patriots. ."-Omaha Her
cid.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
LEARN TELEGRAPHY Tss 1ssa 's5'i saa

eial service. Typewriting Course Free.
Paying positions guaranteed. Cats
iogue free: Fisk Telegraph School,
Lebanon, Pa.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22

ness, and pray God that such will
see their error, for l fear the awful
vengeance of God against them.
vengeance is mine and l will repay,
saith the Lord;" and again he says II
will laugh at your calamity and mock
when your fear cometb." There
never was but one man who never
made any mistakes, aud that was the
blessed Master. / feel certain that
many of my brethren and friends are
aware that they have made mis-
take imsigning the petition, and now
regret that they did SO. Is it not
true that many were fooled into ii?
Now, let me say to all such that God
never rejected true penitent; there
fore come up like men and vindicate
yourselves before God and mar on the
day of election. Take the stand for
right. God has never been on the
side of the whiskey traffic. There
fore get on the side with God and
the right, at all hazards. None
of us will be judged by results
but by our motives. Results are
with God. BE not ashamed to
confess you have been in the wrong;
that you now have more light than
you had before to see your error, more
humility to ack nowledge it, and more
grace to correct it.
This subject has been a great
burden upon my heart for long
time, and daily have ] asked God if
| could do anything on this line for his
glory. have asked him often, and
| believe that this is one of the duties
that he has desired me to perform.
My dear friends, one and all, of all
classes, colors and creeds, | beg you
to stop and consider your course and
ask yourself "where shall ! spend
eternity?" am persuaded aud believe
that there are numbers who sigued
that petition that have regretted
heartily their action aud will be
found on the side of right on the
day of election. May God grant it,
And to those that still cling to this
sinful course let one beg you again
to stop; | send this out as herald
of love and warning to all, praying
Gods blessing upon it for your good
and his glory. l have dear friends
on the opposite side of this question
who are hound to me by ties of
friendship and brotherly love, and
to these especially do ] appeal. /
would not harm you knowingly for
anything in the world; have a great
sympathy for you, lest some day
terrible judgment may come upon
you unless there is halt. Remem-
Der "God is not Knocked, for whatso-
ever man soweth that shall he also
reap" | have one consolation. If
you will not heed the call and waru-
ing You cannot stop me from pray
ing for you and against this evil as
long as there is life.
And now, in conclusion, there
is another sad thought: there are
some names OH that petition who
are now in deaths cold embrace
in the grave. Oh how sad! There are
some !here also whose fathers and
mothers have passed away and /
believe are with the Lord in glory to-
day. Again there are some who
were boys in my Sunday school class.
In my feeble way / have ever tried
to counsel and advise them III various
ways for their good. Oh how my
heart goes out for them! May God
bless and have mercy upon them, aud
all, is the prayer of yours in sorrow
and love Il. j. HAYDoN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
LOCAL OPTION DOTS.
In a north of England church
yard this epitaph was found:

yard this epitaph was found:
Beneath this stone repose the bones
OF Obadiah Grim;
He took his beer from year to wear:
AT last the bier took him.
1t may be stated on good authority
that at the next regular session of
the Legislature a bill will be pre-
sented providing dispensary system
for the sale of intoxicating liquors
in Virginia. Sentiment is undoubt-
edly growing in favor Of some refoi m
in this line, and there are many who
believe that this is the best solution
of the problem.
Justice j. w. Payne, of Stafford
county, said: "There is no necessity
for an election Of Justices in our
county this spring, as there is perfect
quiet since the departure of
"Schnapps and Ginger" and their
vocation is gone."-Ihe Free Lance.
BUcHAN, VA, March 7.-The
election here to-day resulted in the
adoption of local option by majority
of 36. The district went "dry" by
144 majority.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
As Jesse James Would Have Run 1t.

"Next week." announces a Mis-
souri, editor, who has the Sheldon
episode still fresh in mind, 1--WE will
be running this paper as Jesse James
would have run it. Delinquent sub
scribers may expect call from us
with their accounts stuck in the
muzzle of six-shooter. Otherwise
this paper will have to be run as the
Sheriff would run it."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22
NUMBER PA.

Pre- YeF1tiOn
better than cure. TUFTS Liver
Pills will not only cure, but if
taf"i in time will prevent
Sick Headache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUFTS Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-03-22

A new post-ofiice ruling has gone
into effect, imposing a fine of 5000 or
one years Imprisonment on any one
who carelessly or otherwise takes mail
not belonging to him from the office
and fails to return it Immediately.
This applies to newspapers as well
as letters and ether valuable mail.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-14
School Report.

Report Of the Battle Mountain public
school for the month Of October. No.
Of boys enrolled L. No. Of girls enrolled
IS. Per cent of attendance 96.
Honor Roll-Lena Uren 96. Maggie
Hinman 95, Lizzie Norris So, Nellie Con-
way 93, Estella Weaver 96, Lulu Wea-
yer SO, George Norris 95, Stanley Wool
cock 94, Eddie George 95, Dan Conway
81, Fred Uren SO, Irma Egoff 96. Nellie
Langford "a, Viva Wilson 96, Ida Wea-
yer 30, Mary Egof 95, Irene Egoff "a
Mary Bidart "a, Ralph Hagar 95, Ernest
Ursn 95, Edwin Buck 90, Mary McCar-
thy 96.
III. Z. RANDALL. Principal.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
No. OF boys enrolled IT. No. OF girls
enrolled 9. Total no. enrolled 90. Per
cent of attendance 96.
Honor Roll-Tommie Kendrick 90,
James Langford 90 Helen Willis 80,
Herbert Uren 81, Clifton Ganser 93,
Henry Hood 90, Enrol Licking 95, Juan
ita Bidart "a, Edith Kendrick 93, Rae
Hancock 80, Clay Willis 81, Dean Willis
91, Ernest Wise 80, Alfred Uren 92, Liz
zie Starrett 90, Arthur Hood 81, Harry
Norris "a, Lenore Miles 81, John Lynch
90, Henry Cooper 95
CLARA NJ. McGoNAGLE, Teacher.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-14
A Composition on People.

A 6-year-old schoolgirl submitted the
following composition on "People."
"People are composed of girls and boys;
also men and women. Boys are no good
till they grow up and get married. Men
who don't get married are no good either.
Girls are young women who will be
ladies when they graduate. Woman
was made after man. and my Uncle Bob
says she has beer after him ever SINCE
"The Lord looked disappointed after
he had made Adam, and he said to him
self, If at first you don't succeed, try,
try again. So he tried again and made
Eve. Then be was satisfied. Boys are
an awful bother. They want everything
they see, except soap. II | had my way
half the boys in the world would be girls
and the other half dolls.
my ma is woman and my pa is a
man. A woman Is grown up girl with
children. Ny pa is such nice man that
l guess he must have. been girl when
he was a little boy. That's all l know
about people at the present writing."-
Chicago News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-14

Tuesday at Winncmucca William
Woclcock and Josie Phillips bonded the
Sheba and ten other claims situated in
Star canyon. near Mill City to Judge
Bartch, the representative of a company
Salt Lake City mining men and capital
lists. The bond is for the total sum of
$S1 600, which is to be paid within two
years. Deeds for the claims have been
made out and placed in escrow, to be
delivered to the purchasers when the
final payment is made. Under the terms
of the bond Messrs. Woolcock and Phil
lips are to receive 20 per cent royalty
from tho smelter returns of ore shipped
from the mines between present time
and the taking over OF the mines by the
purchasing company.
The Silver State says this is one of the
largest mining deals which has been
made in this county for some time and
it means great deal for southwestern
Humboldt, where the rich mines Of
UnionviIle and Star have laid idle for 50
many years. Mr.. Joseph Organ appear
ed as the representative of the Salt Lake
parties and made the first payment Of
$500 on their behalf.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-14
A Good Suggestion.

Miss julia Wilson, school teacher in
White county, Indiana, has introduced
a new method by which to prevent tard-
mess among the pupils. She announced
before the school that she would kiss the
first arrival every morning. Miss Wilson
is handsome lass Of eighteen summers,
and the boys declare she is 'sweet as a
peach" The first morning after her an
nouncement as early as o'clock num-
Der of the eldest schoolboys were roost-
ing on the fence awaiting their pretty
school teachers arrival At o'clock
the entire school was there. The town.
ship trustees also put in an appearance.
Miss Wilson kept her promise.
1t is safe wager at ten to one that II
the above teacher was employed in the
Battle Mountain school the three trustees
of this district would camp right at the
schoolhouse the entire night and all
would claim in the morning that each
was the first on the ground. The
trustees of this district will bear watch
ing.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-14
UpbuiIding Of Town and State

A newspaper whose columns overflow
with ads. of business men has more in
auence in attracting attention to and
building up "a city or town than any other
agency that can be employed. People go
where there is business. Capital and
Labor will locate where there is an en-
terprisiug community. No power on
earth is so strong to build up a town as
newspaper well patronized, and its
power should be appreciated. The Cen
TRIAL NEvADAN has already thribbled its
circulation under its new management
and is considered one of the oest weekly
papers in the State. With its increasing
circulation its columns are valuable for
advertising. II you wish your town to
build up-advertise and patronize the
paper. Do not think that by placing an
ad. in one or two issues OF the paper
and because you do not derive any ben
eft you should discontinue. To adver-
tise right you should always keep your
name before the people and then in due
time you will be well rewarded and COM
pensated for the money spent in adver-
tising.
We submit to ask you few ques-
tions which we doubt il ever you thought
much of, yet which means lots to the
newspapers of the State.
Are you interested in the welfare and
future prosperity of the State?
Who are the ones that advertise and
build up the State?
II newspaper is not patronized as il
should be do you think that it can take
the same interest in advertising and up
building the State for your benefit as
it onght to?
If a newspaper is not patronized can
yol expect them to take much interest
in advertising the resources Of the differ
ent counties of the State?
Are you a subscriber? II not why notf
You surely ought to be, SO do not delay
any longer but send in your subscription
at once.