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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
ALL WERE SELF-CONVICT
Georgia Lawyers Handed Over Their
 Guns With Singular UnanitnitY.

Georgia has a stringent law forbid ding it's citizens to carry pistols on pain of forfeiting the weapons and paying fine of $50 or being impris- oned for thirty days. Shortly after the passage of this enactment Judge Lester was holding court in little town, when suddenly he suspended the trial of case by ordering the sheriff to lock the doors of the courthouse "Gentlemen," said the judge when tho doors were closed, t1 have just Eeen pistol on man in this room, and ! cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty to let such violation of this law pass unnoticed I ,5lght perhaps to go be-
 fore the grand jury and indict him, but if that man will walk up to this stand and lay his pistol and fine Of $1 down here l will let him off this tlme." The judge paused, and a law yer sitting just before him got up. slipped his hand into hip pocket. drew out neat iyory-ha1dled six shooter. and laid it with dollar down upon the stand This is all right" said the judge, "but you are not the man l saw with the pistol" Upon this another lawyer arose and laid down a Colts revolver and dollar bill be- fore the judge, who repeated his for rner observation. The process went on until nineteen pistols of all kinds and sizes and shapes lay upon the stand, together with nineteen dollars by their side. The judge laughed as he com- plimented the nineteen delinquents upon being men of business, but add ed that the man whom he had seen with the pistol had not come up, and, glancing at the far side of the court. he continued: "I will give him one minute to accept my proposition, a2d if he fails I will hand him over to the sheriff Immediately two men from the back of the court rose and begaA to move toward the judges stand. Once they stopped to look at each other and then, coming slowly for. ward laid down their pistols and thelr dollars. As they turned their backs the judge said: 'tThis man with the black whiskers Is the one that ] originally saw "--New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
SABLE ISLAND PONIES,
aheir Msnes Arc In Some Instano~
 Three Yards Long.

The story of animal life on SaDle Island is strange. Roaming the sandy wastes are herds of wild ponies guard ed by p4c. farchal stallions, says Alns- lees Magazine. These ponies resemble the horses on the sculptures of Nlne- geh. and approach the beholder seem- lngly out of the framework of antqu-- .y. They are stocky and remarkable for their long manes, which in ln- stances have been known to grow to the length of three yards. These po- uies are the remnant of stock thought 10 have been left by some Por;uGuese dshermen--"Port gals the o'l rec ords auantly call them-who touehed at the islands on their fishing expedl~ tion at even an earlier late than tho Marquis de Ia Roche. At one time there ~are from 400 to 800 wild ponies on the island, but their number has been de- creased v eXportation, the severity or ti,~ winters and, aoD4e people thlnk, yy the importation. ot improved, do- sesticated stalllons, which have made the stock less hardy and consequently @0re SuSCeDtlDle to &t2atn lioiu eAPo0 are. There are now between eighty and 100 wild ponies and about thirty for domestic use Mounted on ponies, the life savers gallop over the dunes qnd among the hilioeks on their long patrols, and the life3oats are drawn to .he scenes of shipw:eck by teams ot five ponies, three at the shaft, and two leaders. Some of the ponies are sent to Halifax every year or two, and are sold at auction at an average price If from S15 to SIS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
Verse Eats It's Owners Money.

Jacob w. Whitehead, a storekeeper of Nes Paris, Ind, is short s65 in cur- rency assd his horse has risen in value Whitehead went home late and climbed the stairs of the barn to throw town hay to the family nag. In his pocket he had a pocketbook contain ing five ten-dollar bills, one five and ten ones. This dropped from his socket as he bent over to pick up the day. Whitehead did not miss the money until the next morning He then searches the barn, and found 9 few fragments of the pocketbook, to- gether with tiny bits of the bills. The faithful animal had devoured the hay and valorously tackled he pocket book and contents, leaving nothing with which Whitehead could make proof Of his loss at the treasury.-Ch1 eagn Inter Ocean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
BETTER EYES NOWADAYS.
Despite the Fact That spectacles Arc
 Far More Common.

Defective eyesight is certainly be- coming more and more common, and the way the use of glasses has increas- ed would be extremely startling 1T we had not grown accustomed to them by degrees" said one of group of New Orleans business men. When l was boy it was very unusual to see young person wearing 'specs;' now we en- counter them at every tur2. o'lr grandfathers used to be proud of their splendid vision, and in mal cases II was retained into advanced old age, but at present pair of perfectly sound eyes are the exception instead Of the rule am willing to bet that you can go up and down Canal street, from ont end of the retail district to the other, without finding half dozen business men of over 45 who can get along With out artificial aid to the sight. patd visit to a young ladies' seminary not long ago, and out of one class of 32 counted IS wearing glasses. That $ frightful percentage. If it doesn't indl- cate that the human eye is playing our under the strain of modern conditions would like to know w at it does mean?@ 'I think can reassure you,
 said d physician who had joined the party while the other was speaking. '"The human eye is not playing out, put Is merely receiving better care. The statistics on the subject do not extend back more than 20 or 40 years and are very imperfect, but they indicate thal there is less defective vision now than tbere used to be, especially among school children. I know that is con- trary to the general impression, hut 1t is fat, and is attributed to better lighted school rooms and better printed books. We have al. read how some or our great statesmen studied their les sons by the light of the fireplace, and if they ever did such thing, which l doubt, you may rest assured they paid for it with spectacles in after life. The reason why so many glasses are seen nowadays is that the slightest visual defect is at once corrected, while Tn former times it was either ignored or unnoticed, and, though there are pfoo- ebly more spectacles among very old peocle you will likewise find fewer very old people totally hlind."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
FAMOUS CONVICT SHIP
.The Chamber of Horrors" Which Wa
 Buiit a Hundred Years Ago,

AThe Chamber of Horrors" Which Wa
 Built a Hundred Years Ago.
 One of the curiosities in England at present is the old convict ship Success, which has recently been converted into B museum, or into what foreign jour nalist style "a chamber of horrors" She was built no years ago, and her first years were spent iI cruising be- tween the East Indies and England. In 1929 the British admiralty bought and stationed her in the waters of western Australia. Capt. Stirling was then in command, and from his Scottish birth place <he town of Perth in Australia takes it's same. From 1S47 to 1851 the Success piled between London and East Adelaide. On her last trip she lad on board several hundrad imml. grants who intended to seek tneir for. tunes In the newly discovered gold fields. During the voyage the captain, the other officers, and the entire crew ttcame seized with the same gold fever a1d the result was that when land was reached they, too, left the ship and went off to seek their fortunes. The Success was next used to transport criminals of the deepest dye to Van Diemen's Land, as Tasmania was ther called, and she also served as floating prison for especially dangerous crin- inals. The vessel then became popu- iarly know mas "The Heli of the Ocean, title which was evidently well deserved. Old records show that some awful scenes took place on her. The prisoners coils were in two tiers under the deck, and were so small that inmates could hardly move in them Moreover, they were so fashioned that they could be made light or dark, and she most insubordinate prisoners were always placed in the latter. These curious cells, many of the old instfu~ ments nf torture and number of WaE figures representing famous criminals are now being exhibited on the SHc, cess, and are attracting a crowd of sightseers. The old ship is at present in Leith Har1or, in Scotland, New York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
The Scent Curo,

Interesting experiments with che odors of herbs have from time to time been made, and it las been found that many species of microbes are easily destroyed by various smells. The odor of cloves has been Known to destroy microbes i'll thirty. i've minutes; cinnamon will kill some species in thirty-five minutes; thyme in thirty-fve. In forty-fiye minutes common wild verbena is found effective, while the odor of mint has destroyed various forms of microbes zs Saatty-fve minutes, and it is recorded a.s the most effective of all odors as ass asstiseptic. It is now be- lieyed that herbs which have been found Tn Egyptian mummies ~ere placed on the bodies more for their antiseptic properties than as mere or ranee.E or objects of sentiment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
kttting the B.tlikh eoIrisr.

To guard against misfits the English army clothing stores make their uni, forms in no less than thirty-sfx differ ent sizes. The stores at present en- ploy over 1,600 women making khaki uniforms. Khaki is dyed cotton, bu, what it is dyed with the government officials themselves do not know. The firm that discovered it keeps the secrst very much to itself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
REPUBLICS ONLY IN NAME.
Aatln-A m erican Cou"t~fes Arc t9overnc'
 Upon " Ltne~

Aatln- i m erican Cou"t~ies Arc Governes
 Upon " Line-
 "U.. y n nau. ..ranism exist In the couI1,4tes of South Am. erica, says a southern business man who recently returned from a tour of $be Latin-American countries. "The Latin republics are the worst apologies for republics in the entire calendar oi free states. Affairs in these republict are becoming better of late, but it the simplest thing in the world to pro yoke revolution. We are all familiA with the changes of government that have taken place within the last de- cade, but few understanD how easy 1t has been, and still is in some of these republics. to precipitate rebellion, turn a ruler out of office, upset a gov 9rnment, and create general anarchy. l was in one of these republics some years ago, when a revolution, or rather an attempt at revolution, occurred, for ii was not a genuine success. was with friend, about to go to breakfast when party of about twenty men ap- peared in the street along which we were passing. About the same number Dt men came into sight from an op- posite direction and the fun began. Every man had cloak over his shoul- ders, though the weather was oppres- siveiy warm, ana when they sighted zach other the cloaks were thrown aside and more brass medals, rainbow tinted ribbons, red sashes and other gorgeous insignia of something or oth- CT l never saw. They began firing at each other, and soon the street was filled with a multitude of troops and about an equal number of revolution 1sts. The government troops dispersed fhe rebels on this occasion, and when we left in the afternoon for our respec. five locations, the same national flags ahat were flying at sunrise were stil: hanging at their s..affs. It was on this occasion | 5lOodless and futile reyolu. tlon, and people went about their busi. ness on the next day with the sami composure and contempt for one party or the other as they had on the day before the opera bouffe rebellion"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
Singular CoincIaenona

A double funeral took place at Ben enden, near Cranbrook Kent. England when well-knoWn hop-grower, Mf. Jesse Kemp, and his wife, who pre- deceased him a short time, were in- 1erred together in the same grave. A most singular coincidence is that the s2tAer and mother of MT Kemp also 1.ed within a short time of each other and were buried in one grave, ana the parents of Mrs. Kemp also died within sn hour Of each other and were inter. red in Che grave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
SINGING AT THEIR WORK.
DarkLes Accomplish Much Mof~ Whoa
 They Can Make Music.

DarlxLes Accomplish Much Mof~ Whsa
 They Can Make Music.
 Contractors In south Missouri em- ploy many negroes to load railroad ties on the cars of the Memphis rail- way. says the Kansas City Star The ties are cut in the woods, hauled to the railway in wagons and dumped in piles along the side of the roads Ths negroes then take them up, tie by tie. and run with them up the blanks to the cars, whore they drop them In regular order These negroes are paid price for each tie they carry. so they vie with one another to earn the most money in one day They become 50 expert at the work that an old hand gan throw heavy tie on his shoulder co that it will balance. and then. with out holding it. he will run, both hands pressed flat against his sides. up the gang plank to the car. The negroes are so accustomed to the whrk that they seldom drop tie and seem never 10 have sore shoulders. One may see gangs of dozen or more of them. all singing and whistnng. Each sings at &he top of his voice or whistles as loud as ae can, and every tune is different. The effect is amusing, but beyond de- scrption. The men carry their ties at I tr0t all day long. An inspector stands beside the plank that goes up The ear to examine the ties being load ad. IL is amusing to hear the inspec- sor call a negro halfway up the plank with tie on his shoulder to throw it away among the heap of bad ties. The negro gets no credit for his load and goes back swearing at his bad luck, while his companions stop their music and burst into loud, uncomfortable laughter. All these negro tie carriers have deep grooves in the right shoul- der, where the ties have pressed, but the flesh is cailoused and seldom sore. The men make goud wages, most ot them S3.50 a day. They spend all of 1t. Very few Of thexl save their money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
Tit so- Tat

It is characteristic that those who are severe on others that they cannot pear severity. Dean Swift, the seser- est satirist of his day, was one day dining with company of gentlemen. one of whom he made the butt of his ridicule, with repeated sallies. At last the dean poured upon piece of duck some gravy intended to be eaten with a roasted goose. The unfortunate gen. tleman, seeing this. immediately said; My good dean, you surprise me-you eat duck like a goose." The company roared, and dean was so confused and mortified that he flew into a rage and left the able
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
Operations of Rubbish Destrurtor.

Shoreditch Vestry (London) has fur aished some interesting particulars of She 0te,~ll as of its rubbish c tor During the past twelve months 26,o00 tons of rubbish were burned. of which 92 per cent was domestic ref .se, and from the process was Ge- veloped 1.031.34S board of trade units or electricity for sale to consumers 4or lighting purposes. In addition to this there ' Us sufficient electricity de- Yeloped to work tue electric fans, lifts and truck of the destructive house and eo light it. The clinkers from the fur naces were sold to make concrete, aad the surplus steam was used at tke pub lie wash houses, and also tc heat the baths ard free library.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
One of the Woes or Woman.

What is the matter with her?. Nervous prostration." What caused it?' Why, she found herself in the shopping district yesterday afternoon with just half a dollar. quarter, q dime, two nickels and four pennies ia her purse, and there was not see bargain to be had. Chicago Pos&.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-11
F. WAYLAND PRESTON. .Auctioneer
IMPORTANT PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Personal Property of the late Marquis A.
Smith will be sold at Public Auction, at the
old S1bley homestead, on Tuesday, April is, at
10 O'Clock, a. m. Parties desiring Household
Furniture, Carriages or Farming Implements
will do well to be present.
JAMES r SHELLEY, Administrator
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-11
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

LOCAL NOTICES.
slMatter under this head 10 cents per ine.l
ladies Suits at e. L. Burr's.
"A. L. Howard has Just received fine
lipe Of Spring Hosiery In fancy and plain
c0lors.
"A. w. Walker is showing good line
Of Ladies' Kid Gloves In the spring colors.
A new arrival Of Ribbons and Neck
wear at A. L. Howar's.
"A. w. Walker offers this week nice
line of Ladies' Waists in Silk, Cotton,
Fine Flannel, Challie and Albatros, which
It will pay you to call and examine.
"A. w. Walker has received a large
assortment of Muslin Curtains in all
prices, from 40 cts. to 90 per pair, also
white poles and fixtures to go with them.
"A. w. Walker Is showing good line
OF Ladies' and Misses Dress Skirts and
Walking Skirts, also the colored petit
coats to 60 with the walking skirts.
: A good assortment of Walking Skirts
ut A. E. Howard's. Ill.
Spring Dress Goods at E. l.. Burr's.
silk Waists In black and colors at
Z. L. Burr's. :
-Corsets! Ladies' say they are fine.
Try them, at e. L. Burr's.
For Sale.-A Hammond typewriter,
practically new. Typewriter, desk and
shuttles cost $131.O0. The outfit will be
sold for just half-price, $685. The
Hammond Is the best machine on the
market In many respects. F. E. Cady,
Press Office.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-11
E. J. Leach Of Hartford was the guest

E. J. Leach Of Hartford was the guest
OF friends here over Sunday.
The Sunday school was reorganized
March 31st, and the following officers
elected Superintendent, NJ. A. Geld !;
assistant superintendent, C. P. Broadway !;
secretary and treasurer Josephine e.
Newell librarians, Norman A. Gold and
Henry ]. Greaves organist, Nora M.
Patten. The following teachers were al
so chosen: Miss Alice Graves, N. IS. Tup-
per, 9. p. Broadway, Mrs. f. q. Fairfield,
Mrs. o. L. Fletcher, Josephine Newell !;
superintendent Of primary department,
Miss May Broadway assistant, Mrs. Bel
va Wilbur.
Easter services at the Congregational
church were attractive and uplifting, the
floral display being beautiful. Gerani-
ums and begonias were banked very ef-
fectively, while carnations and roses were
In profusion among the cut flowers. Al
though the weather was very unfavor-
able, both services were largely attended,
especially vesper service, which was held
at O'Clock. The music rendered, under
the leadership of Mrs. Fl. T. Barnard. is
spoken of In the highest of terms by all
who were in attendance. The duet, "He
Chose the Cross" by Rev. and Mrs. Bar
nard being especially pleasing. It is
hoped by the people In general that this
may not be the last of these song services.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-26

the surreul'r Of the fugitive anar-
chist and assistant assassin to the
authorities of Kentucky. But the
Governors Of Indiana and New
York, both being Republicans, re-
fused to give him up. The Gov.
ernor of New York who protected
the fugitive, Taylor, was Theodore
Roosevelt, now President Of the
United States.
At the Republican national con-
ycntion at Philadelphia, the same
convention that nominated Roose-
Welt for vice President, the fugi-
tive anarchist and assistant assas-
sin, Taylor, was made lion of.
He was called to the platform
where all could see him, and cheer
ed to the echo.
Why do the Republicans defend
or excuse the anar.histi, assassin
alton of Goebel, and protect the
authors of his murder? Why are
not the Republicans consistent?
Why does not the Republican Gov
ernor of Indiana surrender Taylor
to the Kentucky authorities?
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-26
Stood Death OF.

T.. b. Munday lawyer OF Henrietta,
Tex, once fooled a gravediRger. lie
says my brother was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice. persuad.
ed him to try Electric Bitters. and he
was soon much better, but continued
their use until he was wholly cured.
am sure Electric Bitters s sved his life.
This remedy expels malaria, kills die
ease germs and pnrities the blood aids
digestion, regulates liver, Kidneys and
bowels, cures constipation. dyspepsia,
nervous diseases, kidney troubles, fe.
male complaints; gives perfect health.
Only Doc Mt L. Zeckendorf & Co whole
sale, and Geo. Martin, druggist, retail.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-26
HE WAS MISTAKEN.
But For Time He Thought q CaIam-
Ity Had Happened.

But For a Time He Thought q CaIam-
ity Had Happened.
/ A man on Myrtle avenue car which
was rolling down Washington street
the other day on It's way to New York
suddenly stood up aud waved his HAND
aud called out:
Conductor, calamity has happen
I'd"
What is III" was asked as the Off
Iial came forward,
"When ! got on this ear way back
there. handed you half dollar"
Yes | know"
And you didn't give me any change
back"
Yes, did. ! gave you IS cents. and
you put II IN your vest pocket"
But never carry money In my vest
pocket. and I've looked BY George,
but here she Is. How could have
been so careless
Don't hoiler again before you are
hurt" sarnstically advised the con
ductor.
I'm sorry. mighty sorry" replied the
man rs he sat down. and hope you
won't bear any hard feelings. ] don't
usually make mistakes, but when !
conldn't flnd that n cents, when ! real
ized that | was dead broke In Il big
town and custard pies was 10 cents
apiece. such Il clIIl calloped up and
down my back that ! made n fool Of
myself before | could get hold OF any
thing TO PREVENT Brooklyn Citizen.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-26
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that an adj
burned stockholders meeting will be
h Id in the City Hall, September 25th.
at 80 o'clock p. m. of the Citizens
Building and Loan Association, to CON
slider and vote upon certain amendments
offered to the Articles OF Incorporation
and to transact such other business as
may legally come before the meeting.
j. NJ. ORMsBY,
CTS lloFF, President
Secretary. l29-l32
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-26
IltItNIfflINiklf lfkMMl lh

won't be thrown off. In time he finds
he hasn't the ambition he formerly had.
Exercise wearies him. He is losing
weight. 1t is not very long before
he finds himself weak and emaciated,
stretched out in chair knowing that he
is wasting away day by day and hour by
hour. 1t seems q long way from that
chair to the gridiron and the diamond, a
great change from that dripping athlete
ia the boat house to this weak and
wasted invalid. But the way Is indeed
very short. 1t ID way which thousands
tread every year and the beginning OF the
way which leads to such q sad ending is
A TROUBLESOME COUGH.
No man or woman Ii 90 strong as to
be able to treat lightly an ailment which
IL the beginning of such serious dis
ease. There Is cure for coughs how
ever stubbof =, and that cure Is Doctor
Herce's Golden Medical Discovery.
III am feeling quite we'll" writes Miss
Dorcas A. Lewis, of No. II2o 24th ST.,
Washington, d. c., eand I owe It all to
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
! cannot say too much In praise of the
medicine. had been quite a sufferer
for long time, and after reading DIR.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser
thought would try his Golden Med
ical Discovery commenced taking it
In May. 1899. Had not been sleeping
well for log time. Took one tea.
spoonful of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and slept nearly all night
without coughing, 80 continued taking
1t, am in great sympathy with every.
body who suffers with cough. / had
been sufferer for more than ten years.
tried lots of different medicines and
different doctors, but did not feel much
better. ] coughed until commenced
splitting blood, bat now | feel much
stronger and am entirely we'll. DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery 10 the
best medicine have ever taken.o