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male persuasion. Dey's too ole, anyway,
for sick men t chaw."
They'll do for him to start his flock
next year. I'm glad you left them. Now,
let's strike for camp. l wonder what
luck Shorty's had1 l expect he's got a
wagon-load. Let's pretend we coulon't t
find anything until we see what he has.
Uncle Ephraim. you and the rest keep
to the rear. Hello, what's thatT' con-
tinued ST, feeling the back of his head,
and looking around to see if the old man
had given him the benefit of load from
his shotgun.
Excuse me, Sergeant" said Bill Grim
shaw, in confusion. The pole wobbled
before l knew, and hit you. I'm awful
sorry"
That's all right, Bill" 81 answered
good-humoredly, as he jumped off to pick
up some OF the pumpkin half moons which
had been Jared to the ground. Here S
your pumpkins. That was a rattlsr you
gave me. Made me think somebody d
basted me with q brickbat. l don't be
lieve you can carry them things on that
pole"
Yes, can." persisted Grimshaw. 'T'rl
be careful in future"
Say. Bill, for goodness sake, look out, -
yelled Gid, as the other end of the pole
struck him alongside the head, knocked
his cap off and almost unseated him.
''Awfully sorry, Gid" Bill humbly apol-
osized. That was real careless in me. i
was thinking about the Sergeant, and for
got that anybody was behind me. l won't
do it again"
Some more pumpkins had fallen, which
Tom Radbone brushed off and replaced
on the pole.
For de Lawd's sake, Mr. Grimshaw,
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into them. An sich beggars. Every day
comes a gang of them out hyah to beg for
something to eat. They've done ct us
outen house and home. We've scarcely
got enough left to keep soul and body to-
gether till Spring. But yo'uns go right
away now. / done tell you that we haint
got nothing for you"
Madam" said 81 gravely, as soon as he
could get in a word, and not caring to dis
abuse her mind of the idea that they were
guards from the prison. were very anx-
ious to get some chickens or other poultry
for some very sick men down at the hos
pital, and we're willing to pay you good
prices for them"
He produced large roll of Confeder-
ate money. which someone had given him
back at Miledgeville.
PAY, in that stuff" she snapped.
Much account that is. We've done give
all our good vittles for that truck that
we're a-gwine to. Why, l done sold n
dozen aigs for $40, and when l went to
the store at AIillen they wouldn't give me
even a skein of black patent thread for
the whole $40. No; l don't want yer
money. Folks s got TO live by eatin' in
this world, an I'll not part with something
to cat for something that you can't eat,
nor do nothing else with. Go long, l tell
you."
well. if you won't sell them well take
them anyhow" said ST, turning away.
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GEORGIA is actually waking up to the
decency of erecting a monument TO Eli
Whitney, the inventor Of the cottOn-gin,
on the scene of his successful labor. Eli
certainly deserves TO be remembered, for
IL it had not been for him slavery would
havedied an easy death in the early part OF
the century, there would have been no slave
trade, no war, no JEFF Davis, and a whole
lot of other unpleasant things. Ireland
would have continued to produce wealth
fromher fax fields, the cotton mills Of New
England would never have been, and g
man could not buy a good shirt today fol
80 cents. Eli was responsible for more
good and bad things than almost any othel
man who ever lived. He certainly ought
to have a monument, and the South, which
robbed him of all profits on his invention
ought to build it
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J. PIERPoINT MoRGAN's purchase Of
the Leyland line Of steamers goes far TO-
ward undOing the ravages of the Alabama
and other rebel pirates, and restoring the
carrying trade of the world TO the Ameri-
can flag. The British are therefore very
naturally excited and fearful. The rebel
pirates were the best friends they ever
had. With the Leyland line combined
with the Atlantic Transport line, which it
viii be during the Summer, we shall have
transport feet Of over 100000 tons, or
the largest in the world. The next will
be the Hamburg American, with $50, 600
tons, the North German Lloyd third, with
| 100000 tons, while the British India
Steam Navigation Company will come in
fourth, with $4,000 tons, and the British
Peninsular & Oriental line fifth, with 3d..
GOO tons. On the other hand, by the pur.
chase of the Atlas line, the Germans have
got great start on us in the West In.
| dies and South American trade The
! Germans are making great headway in the
| Spanish-American countries, and it be
hooves our merchants to get hustle on
themselves to meet them in what should
| be our natural markets.
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Thus we have the enormous number OF
S45. $50 of the total Of 993, ,529 on the roll
getting but the beggarly stipend Of So a
week or less to support their old age.
That is, nearly eight out of every nine
who fought for long years through the
burning heat of Summer and the bitter
hardships of Winter to save this Nation s
existence get the munificent provision for
disabled old age Of less than So week.
More than half the entire number get but
81 week or less. Tens of thousands,
waiting for long years, cannot get even
this, and must wait still longer until some
body dies and makes a place for them.
Yet Mr.. Evans labors to produce the
impression that he is simply overwheim-
ing the veterans with liberal provisions for
their needy decrepitude.
Everybody who says the contrary is IAN
unscrupulous pension shark" who is wor-
rying the life of the purest, shrewdest,
brayest and most deserving man the cOun-
try has ever seen.
How much longer shall we have to
stand the falsehood. the calumny, and the
malice of Eyansismf
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GROVER CLEVELAND is writing alarm
fngly about the waste of public money
How about those millions he squandered
in fruitless attempt to make good his
famous proclamation about thousands OF
neighborhoods having their weil-known
pension frauds?
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No YANKEES TO BE INVITED.

In order to prevent a recurrence Of the
disagreeable blunder made when the Presi-
dent of the United States, who happened
to have once been a Yankee soldier" was
invited to the Confederate ghost-dance at
Memphis, the National Encampment of
Confederate Veterans has amended its
Constitution so as to positively prohibit
such thing in the future. The new
clause reads that "in order TO adhere TO
the noble purposes OF the association. and
to prevent the discussion of political or
religious subjects, neither the General
Commanding nor the Department nor Di-
vision Commanders, nor any officers of the
association, nor our host shall have the
right 10 invite anyone to a L. c. V. re
union other than Confederates. This right
Of inviting others shall rest alone with the
delegates in convention assembled"
The wording Of this is funnily suggest.
i've OF several things. In order to avoid
discussions of political or religious sub
jects" all present must be Of one political
party and one religion. Religion" was
probably thrown in as blind. They only
meant one party.
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A WISCONSIN woman has applied for
divorce on the ground that her husband
concealed from her that he had a wooden
leg. He may expect a host of letters from
veterans asking for his receipt for con-
cealment.
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WHILE vociferousIy proclaiming himself
a Democrat, Senator Tillman is shrewdiy
aware that the law against Furnishing the
use of false and misleading trademarks
does not apply TO politics.
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NATURALLY the French and German
papers find much fault with the Supreme
Courts decision. They want the trade of
the islands themselves. France is afraid
that we will do as she did with Madagas-
car-driye every European trader out, and
shut in the islands with high tariff ex-
Guiding everything but our own products.
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THE MOST interested spectators of the
Tillman-AIcLaurin sluggipg are the pres,
ent Federal office-holders in South Caro-
lima, for if McLaurin wins their jobs Will
go to the Gold Democrats.
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SPAIN seems to be in earnest about
economy. She has recalled all those high
ly-ornalnental young men who are serving
at the different courts as Military At
taehes. Spain needs to improve her army
by vigorous reforms in the home admins
tration, and not by trying to catch on to
the fancy friIls that the Military Attaches
observe abroad,
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EVENTUALLY, some very brash young
sters will learn that the Constitution 1oi-
lows the Flag even to West Point, in It's
prohibition of cruel and unusual punish
IneDts "
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THE Cuban Convention has adopted the
Platt Amendment, but with so much ad-
denda, consisting of alleged statements OF
Secretary Root, and provisions and
emendations by all the legal sharps con-
nected with the Convention, that it is
hard TO know just what the Amendment
may mean, in its present shape. There
fore, the Administration has wisely de-
clined to accept it, and Gen. Wood has
been instructed to inform the Convention
that the Platt Amendment must be adopt
ed precisely as passed by Congress.
Really, there was no other course for the
President. Congress having spoken, and
in precise terms, he has no choice but
those terms. He can accept nothing else
IL he would. And it would be very i'm,
polite to do so. We know precisely what
we mean by the Plat Amendment. We
cannot know just what the Cuban emend
ations may mean now, nor what they may
be made to mean in the future, especially
as they are written in ornate Spanish
which is far less exact than straightfor
ward English. And we have had no end OF
trouble about the meaning of seemingly
very plain English words-"that all mel
are created equal" for example.
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aExTKAyaGaNr PENSIONS

We have said it before, but 1t cannot
be too often repeated, that the most crush
ing reply to the loose talk about ''extrav-
agant pensions" are the figures from the
Commissioner of Pensions report. That
for 1900 shows that June so, 1900, there
were $685. $40 pensioners on the rolls. OF
rboSa tharn
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once: $50 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.

If Gov McSweeny is not careful some
body will be booming him for Democratic
candidate for the Presidency
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IT does not break on us with starting
unexpectedness that Mr.. Bryan sides Win
the minority of the Supreme Court.
The National tribune., 1901-06-06

SEATTLE. Wash. is doing the Chicago
act in great shape. 1t now claims the
largest saw-mill in the world, the finest
harbor on the Pacific Coast, 500 miles
nearer the Orient, and 1000 miles nearer
Alaska than any other; population of
10000, with 100000 in sight in few
years; to be the center of the finest timber
region in the world, with Ia 900, 900, 600
feet still standing. and which will renew
itself inside of 30 years; to be the center
of the most productive agricultural region
in the world, where the soil will produce
130 bushels OF oats to the acre, and aa
high as 10 bushels of wheat, or from
1,5O0 to 5000 pounds of hops, or apples,
peaches, plums, cherries, prunes, and apri-
cots superior to anything in the United
States; 80 varieties Of food fish in Puget
Sound, with Goldfish banks whose wealth
is beyond anything but conjecture: mines
which produce already 81 600. 900 month
in gold, and are only beginning, etc. etc
In fact there isn't anything desirable,
from climate to shell oysters, that the
Seattleans do not think they beat the
world In.
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Thus we have much more than half the
entire number getting the poor little stl-
pend of less than 50 a week to aid them
to support their old age and decrepitude.
This is the generosity" of which Mr..
Evans has so much to say.
When we go on farther we find
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Total under Old Law at
SO a month or less. .2S,661
Act of June q, 1890:
Inyalids al SO a month. 81 $50
Widows at $40 a month.
Total .......... 1850
War with Spain:
Invalids at SO n month. so
Thus We have 60,6O7 more, who only
yet $3.50 a week or less.
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MURDER WILL OUT Julius Shipp, CoIored, Arr rested on Murder
 Charge. SHIPP FIRED INTO A PARTY OF WHITE MEN WHO WERE
 HUNTING For a Negro Rape Ffend, and Web MoseIey Received q Mortal
 Wound.
Wound.
SHlPP BEEN AT LARGE SINCE

The trite old saying that murder Will out nevor had q more complete i eXemplIfcation than Tn an occurrence of Tuesday, when al the instigation of MT. fafnclI, Of this city, Julius Shipp. 2 negro fiVing at Noble Lake. was arrested by Constable Cheek. Ills guilt has not been fully established, but 1t is firmly beloved by Mir. ParnelI and others familiar with the crime that Shipp Is the guilty one.
 The crime for which he was arrest cd was the murder Of a white man, Web Mosetgy, in Cleveland county ta fS96. fhs eiseaHstances of the tras- eay are related ef follows
 Ill lN96. n Cleveland county, a crime had been committee upon tha person of an aged white woman by ,t negro o!Gte. see.inG was high and I posse Has organized for tho purpose Of catching the 4earo. Shipp was at that time living thcZ9leinity of where the crim- Has committed. fhe posse afeW neaf his house for the purpose of stare tfipG lt for the negro they Were after. Shirp, however, thought that thS9 were after him and 1aeating his house. he seereted h1m- self in an adjoining barn. The posse searched the hease. and iindmS no one thcrc, went to the barn As they ap. preached Shlqp opened tire,and after ] exchanging several shots, MoseIy waa mortallN wounded and '5hipp made his escape. tie Was nev"r heard of mtd recently, ~Eoa Ea was located at i Noble Lave l.. l.. PdaaeIl. who E q relative cf t..e a9zs5lercd man.
 Shipp has 5=ta fhegc several years. and il k strange that he should es. cape tHe &cate1tia1 of the officers ali of this time
 Officers of Gfe4etand county have been cofnmUnieat",i with and the DTS oner will bc he'd until theIr arrival. The column 0f the newspaper is the i merchants rost EHm.- Robt C. Ogden, John Wanamaker's partner
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
BASKET BALL Y. N. c. 4. TEAMS ARE CHOSE
 AND NAMED.
Trophy a Loving Cup to Be Presented to Winners at a Turkey
 Dinner

The four basket ball teams of th2 Young Mems Christian assoclatlon are known as the l.s, M. s C. S and IS. The captains met at tho assoc1a- ton rooms Tuesday eyenlng and chose their respective teams. There Will be a series of ten games each Tho games will be played every Thursday night Tn trophy will be a silver iov- night. The trophy will be a silver lov- turkey supper The lineup of the teams is as follows:
 Y.s-S. J. AltschuI, captain: Leo Michasels. Gus Reeves. nr T. F, Ea gar. Harry llankins. & C. Corley Ser trand Altschul.
 M 's-MiIls Hammott, captain; Me- ccr Sligh, Hunter Knox, Oscar Moore. Horace Rome, IL G. Hfginbothan, !. Armstrong.
 C.'s-trank Ezan captain; Camp bell Fox. Gussoan Moore. Ehn Richard cen. Bert Strickland, Will lonea. sam Smith
 <. s-Gtmore Pony. captain: r;d HawEins. Dave Kaufman 2. |. NaH Jo,ln sf!ler, Percy Mcye-.
 Tie nrst game will be Thursday night. the Ii s ys. the As
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CANA. TREATY Official Negotiations Begun and Completed in Twen-
 ty Minutes. CHAIRMAN CANAL COMMISSION CALLS FOR MEETING FOR
 NOVEMBER 12.
Government to Close Up the Convention.
ONLY NEEDS SIGNATURES NOW

Washington, November 6.-Ohiclal negotiation of the new ishmian canal by Secretary Hay and Lord Paucefote. the British ambassador, at a confer ence winch lasted twenty minutes Only the formal signatures of the con vention remains to make 1t a fat accOmpli.
 At the same time this important dip lomatic discussion was in progress Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the isthmlan canal commission, called & meeting of the commission for Noyena- ber 3 to place the last touches on lts final report which Will recommend the construction Of the Nicaraguan canal
 Lord pauncefote assured Mr. Hay that he is provided With such exten= sire authority that 1t will not even De necessary to cable to London the text of the treaty CODY of the convention winch fs now being prepared by the state department from the protocols hitherto agreed upon.
 Both governments are agreed upon every detail; in fact, of every word ef the new treaty. The only question re- maining to De determined is that of ratification. and while the authorities are hopeful that it will be given, in view Of the activity of the opposition. there Is naturally some uncertainty
 Administration officials positively assert that there is no foundation for the reports from London that the united States has given a qui pro quo for the consent Of Great Britain to the abrosatien of the GIayton-BuIwer treaty
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06

honor of Ma. w. II. Davls. of Althal mer, whose numerous contributions to the Hospital association are Well knoWn in this community.
 A charity ward Will also be estab= lished to be known as the Rafe Hicks ward. and which will be supported by his bequest to the association.
 The Ladies Hospital association has about S5.0Go in money and proper ty. but more contributions are needed. and a committee consisting of Mes danes J. W Crawford, A. W. Troupe and Sue Iaiplett was appointed Tues day to solicit popular subscriptions and donations to the enterprise.
 The Ladies Hospital association ,s one of the most deserving institutions in the city, and in their efforts they should have the assistance of all char itably inclined people. Let the people be ready to respond when he commit tee calls on them for subscriptions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
 BRAVE LITTLE GIRL
Saves Her Little Brother from Being
 Burned.

Little Louise Hargrave, the rlle- yearold daughter of MT. George lar= grave. 910 West Eighth avenue, was the heroine in a very exciting ln'1- dent at the Hargrave home Monday. She was alone in the house win her little infant brother. The coverings over the baby on couch were dls- covered on fire by the little girl. She gathered the burning covering from the bed and ran out doors With them, dropped them on the ground and screamed to her mother to go get baby brother, as the couch was on lire The baby was moved from he couch beore it had sustained any burns, but the right hand of the httIe Girl was burned considerably while removing the burning coverings from the couch to the yard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
1t Must Be a Joke.

It is said thaS Powell Clayton VIII not ask to be appointed to his present ambassadorship to Mexico when hls tine has expired and that John l.. Bit tingor, of St Joseph. Mo, is slated for the place as soon as Powell is out at the way This report is not believed in Washington -eity.at least not that part of it where Clayton is to Gten town and o9t at his own raqnest The o.ifce is enc of the hest foreign embas- e:cs sven oHt and Powell Clayton wifi 5ala cn to it with tae seme oia Negtl- 4ec1sg he did on ta the aaetsel of tins sta12 duliag reconstruction days. Never fes, that Nil Clayton H.ill tu9a anything aGtr,tt t-feSarHanian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
NINE TO THREE Is the Ratio In Which the Democrats Got Left
 Tuesday IN THE ELECTIONS HELD IN TWELVE OF THE
 STATES. Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi Are Still Loyal to the
 Rooster.
Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi
TAMMANY GETS A LICKING

The returns rom the elections held in twelve states Tuesday show that the Dmocrats won in three and the Republicans ill nine.
 The rooster can crow in Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi while the coon grins complacently in New York, Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland. Pennsylya- nia and Rhode Island
 Tammany was routed in Greater New York. Seth Low being elected mayor over Shepard, Democrat, by from 30.000 to 10000
 Ohio goes Republican by an inereas- ed majority probably 6o,000.
 Nebraska is Republican by about G,Qoa Iowa by at least 5o.oaa. New Jersey by fo.eoo or more, uassachu= eetts by 70,0o9, Maryland hy 5.oo0 t9 14.aao Pennsylvania bH reduced majority and Rhode Island 5y the usual margin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
0SOH V - V OVE6O Ladies Hospital Association Have an Interesting
 Meeting SITE ORDERED CLEARED AND GRADED PREPARATORY TO
 BUILDING.
Will Re Christened "Davis RospitaIs in Honor of Maj. w. H. Davis,
 Liberal Contributor.
PLANS ARE ORDERED MADE

The Ladies Hospital association held it3 regular meeting in the parlors of the Merrill Institute Tuesday after- noon, at which much important busl- ness was transacted.
 It is the purpose of the association to proceed with the work of erecting Q hosrital building on their lot on South Cherry street as carly as pos slbie. With that end in view. the committee appointed some time ago va instructed to h9fe the let cleared end aEadet. and 2 New committee con. s5Stlag ci Hesdames X W Troupe and N.=h. Azzln vas appointed to have plaas submitted ieH 3 building.
 2 resolution was passed to name the building the Davis hospital, :n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-06
l WARM REPORT , ,ds by the County Com n,jssioners of Ac-
 counts b AFTER JUSTICES OF THE ,rAcE FOR MANY
 ABUSES. l,o Take a Fall Out With Pr0secut, inn Attorney w. B. Sor-
 reIlS.
,o,,MTy OFFICERS ALL RIGHT

rho commissioners of accounts )f .xorson county. after being in ses- lion for several weeks have completed ,o;r abors and made their report, rbicb was filed with the grand Jury
 ,sf before noon today.
 The report begins with the county IerEs office and reports that the rec ras in mat office are accurately and eatlv kept. containing complete |ecord of the eounty's business. The report on the offices ot the |hpHtf and cireGit cler! were also favorable. and similar to the report on he county clerk office. The sheriff as settled with the state. county and kity The amount ot taxes collected |or 1g00 IS 5Ias.5at2l. being $3.9sS.t9 h excess of the collections for 1Sa9. The board reports the county Ill eX- ] client financial circumstance, scrip
 It par. tax rate meeting all reqaHa- bents, and sholIl4 be maIntassed aa- Diminished. \ reduction of one m1ll h the levy would reduce the income .Qoo and send scrip to discount. The sehool 8a4Hanss redeemed last lear amounted te S95.329.4l being brgely ia excess Of the total Of all lther county expenses.
 The board tia6s that in some la- Fanees warrants from the country listriets are written in pencil, and one tireetor signs the names of all the lireetors They should be written n hk and each director sign his own lame. The board recommends that the feasurer pay no warrant not properly hade out
 The board reports that there arc fhools in the county with only three
 four pupils and in some cases
 lese are all in one family. The board
 Fcommends that these be assigned to
 ther schools Larg sums have been Eepnded for costly maps. etc. which
 Delng used, and recommends the
 leeklng of such useless eXtrava-
 ahcles. Supt. ] H. hinemon IS hlgh-
 praised for his management of the
 me Bluff free schools. Other schools
 e also ptaised.
 They find the county treasurer s
 pokS to be in good shape and the ac-
 punts accurately kept.
 ihey call the attention of the county
 luge to the manner in which scrip IS
 'me'lmes issued. They say they find
 equently number of pieces of scrip
 Suea to the same party on the same
 rs' payable at the same time. winch
 i'dlls upon the county useless ey- ehse Tn the way of fees. For ex-
 np'e' on June ,, 1901, eight pieces
 ere issued to one payee. the fees
 nooheing to s5.60, when the total
 Hoaiit could have been embraced m
 pieee and issued at cost of only cents Many cases of that kind are (ted '''> ''.' '''
 He board reports that they lnvest1- - e''e ooclets in the offices of w. aiiee and ]. H. Garrett. justices
 saagine township: !. Il. Baldwin. ssninston township. and C. G. Byrd, ani m Bayou township, and found IT, Fsui@fites in all of them aud also k us' the board constdere gross |sS s9es Board alleges that the counSy |hias peea eeafifea of large suns 70 bst, tn u Is entitled from iuos in Inc naes Of the peaeo coa45s by fae r4- bst. '9a oi fines on taa payment of Il 1h2a g4anmclatas 72 gan3lng