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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-06
Residents of Pine,-..
 AND VICINITY.

The City Market will reopen Monday, October I, to retail ex- clusively a high grade of Nelson Morris & Companys western dressed fresh meats, fine sausages, canned meats, packing house deli cacies, Lard, Breakfast Bacon, Dried Beet and Sugar Cured Hams, A. C. L. Haase & Sons Smoked, Salted and Picked Fish, also Fine Fancy Fresh Fish from Lake, River and Ocean, Kalama- zoo Celery, New York Counts and Baltimore extra Select Cyst CTS, Dressed Poultry, Wild Ducks Quail and Rabbits in season. Pickles, Potatoes, Cabbage and CauliaoWer. And expect by courteous treatment, intelligent service, prompt delivery and charging reasonable prices, 10 merit a continuance of your valu. ed patronage.
 R. P. HOLMES, Prop
 2Io West 2d Ave
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An INtercstln@ vr-rn.s,

An interesting womaa has Just dieo in Russia. Irena tadcssova was oae ot the last ot those professional story, tellers ~do, before the spread of edu- cation. were very nulnefous In tue east. She was qCite illiterata, but her memory was So phenomenal thatt sac could rocitc ever 100,0 lines of heroic aud legendary poetry. She was ire. auently in st. Petersburg, and was often invited to the palaces of the Imperial samily and nobility to give recitaJions. In s1.-.ner she wandered from town te village, and had never been absent from the famous fjtir Of Nishni Novgorod for sixty years
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-06
English women Play Solitaire.

Ladies of u he royal court of England, rom the queen down, are playing tho old-time game of "patience," known as solitaire in this country. Every spare minute is taken up with one or .lfe other Of the hundred varieties of the game. Patience" boards. enabling one 10 play the game on the knees. are covered with colored satin, embroidered with various suits of the cards Pock- cts are arranged for the pack, and a book of directions accompanies each board. The board enables the player to stop game at any point and return 70 it later without losing her place But 1t is doubtful if the fad will take n this country. It requires a vivid }naglnation to conjure up such a spectacle as roomful of American women playing solitaire.
 Strange Case of Fasting.
 4 strange case Of fasting is puzzlinz the doctors of Ghent. At Nazareth. 6 suburb of that city. a young girl of IF SsH II in the beginning of November last, and has not since taken nourish- ment in any form. The illness devel- oped after a severe attack of dyspepsia and, although exceedingly weak, the patient has all her faculties, and ap- pears likely to continue her fast for a considerable neriod
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Pictures z Fire

Will be far from pleasant if you are haunted by the reflection that You paid full price for s' oft weight. indifferent coal.
 Buy the ne&t ton of us. You'll not only get full weight, but you'll get real coal---cIcan, satisfactory coal. Our delivery is prompt and careful and our prices are low.
 Brewster & HensIee,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
BRIGHT BITS

Well Satisfied.-Blifers- "Buncom is
q self-made man. isn't hep Wiffers-
Yes. What made you think so?" Differs
He seems to be so well satisfied with
the job."-New York Weekly.
Out of It.--Migs, Swansdown has
never listened to a sermon in her life.
Il thought she was regular attendant
at church" "She is. But she has al
ways belonged TO the choir"-Detroit
Free Press. 'Tt r'r
Tell me, dear, how the Wangtons
have furnished their new house" well,
didn't see thing in it that cost less
than hundred dollars. but 1t struck me
that if they had studied the matter coser
they might have got a good dead more
money into the same space. Life.
-She.-"How is it that you were not at
Symptoms Christmas party" He-"I
rtayed away for personal reason" She
May l know what it is?' He-"If
you will promise to maintain it pro-
found secret" Shelf give you my
promise" He-"WeT, r was not invited. -
Glasgow Evening Times. o
-Dunderhed.-"I say Barton, who was
that funny looking old lady I saw you
with at the concert last evening"" Bar
ton-"That FUNNY old lady was my
wife" Dunderhed-"Oh, l don't mean
the one with the brown bonnet on; but
that absurd creature with the snub nose
and the crooked eyes" Barton-"Oh,
you mean my Boston Trans
cript.
Husband (going to his rich uncles
funeraD Put couple of large hand
kerchiefs into my pocket dear. The old
gentleman promised to leave me 10000
and 1 shall want to shed some eppropri.
ate tears" Wife-"But suppose when
the will is read you find he hasn't left
you anything?" Husband-'In that case
you had better put in three. Tit Bits
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

''In novels" said the Legal Luminary,,
according to the Chicago Post, 81 some
times think the law is not given enough
prominence. When it comes to the strict
letter of the law there are many posi-
bilities that seem to me to have been over
looked. For instance, have the outline
of a scene around which believe a SPLEEN
did story could be constructed. Let me
explain it.
"A man is to be shot at sunrise, and
he is not shot according to schedule. The
sergeant in charge of the firing squad is
called up and asked to explain.
1" Everything was ready he explains
and the squad was drawn up, when the
prisoner called my attention to the fact
that he had five minutes leeway, and
proved it by an almanac. Law is law"
he said, land you can't shoot me before
sunrise without getting into trouble -
That seemed reasonable, and I ordered
a postponement; but when the time was
up he showed me another almanac that
proved the sun had risen five minutes be-
fore, and of course / could not legally
order him shot then. So 1 had to call il
all off,
Now, If YOU will take the sergeant
from that point on and put him before a
court-martial, on which the technical
point is properly sprung, you will have
some complications that would make some
of Capt. Charles Kings novels look very
pale by comparison"
And one can't help thinking that there
Is much of truth in what the Legal I,urrr-
mary says.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
yILDMAN,s PROPHECY.

Consul General Wildman, who was q
passenger or the Inflated Rio de Janeiro.
and who was among those who were
lost, expressed some views relative to
the Philippines and made a prophecy in
respect to China, while at Honolulu, on
his way home, that are interesting.
He said that the Philippine question
was practically at an end-that il our
soldiers could keep the insurgents in
check during the rainy season, and he be-
lieved they could, there would be moth
ing more heard about war in the islands
With regard to China he said: China
will be divided into five different king
doms. China was originally FIVE distinct
divisions, and to those it will again re-
vert. There is absolutely no sympthy be-
tween the northern ana southern por-
tions of the Flowery Kingdom. In the
north Caucasian's life is never safe; in
the south he may travel anywhere with
impunity."
Mr.. Wildman had the very best of OPP
portunities for forming an opinion of the
situation in the Philippines and in China
He was where ne came in contact with
those who understood what was going on
I'm the islands and the empire.
But. assuming that he was right
i'm respect to the Philippines, was
he not wrong in respect to China? No
doubt some of the powers are working
to bring about a division Of the empire,
but are they stronger than those who are
striving to hold the empire together? 1t
is certain that the United States are
doing their utmost to preserve the en-
pire. 1t would be unfortunate for them If
it were divided because then each OF
| the powers would, in all probability, ex
ercise some sort of jurisdiction over
one of the divisions, and would have the
trade of that division. What the United
States want is a chance to compete for
the trade of the whole empire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
rur CoMMoNER,s CIRCULArIoN

Mr.. Bryan has taken a very early OPP
portunity to tell his patrons about the
circulation of his paper It exceeds, he
says, $4,000, not including the sales at
news stands and sample copies
1t is probable that the great majority
of people who had given the matter con-
sIderation thought the circulation much
larger. Stin, that is very large circula-
ton. and il Mr.. Bryan can hold It he has
a valuable property. He has not yet be-
gun to accept advertisements, but when
he does he will be justified in asking
pretty high prices, not only because his
paper is a high-class publication, but also
because OF its large circulation.
There is one statement which Mr.. Bry-
an makes that Is rather interesting, and
that is that his paper is not the result of
any sudden determination. File decided
upon such a publication at least six years
ago and he fixed upon its name almost
as long ago. 1t seems therefore that he
intended to become a newspaper editor
and proprietor year or two before he
was nominated for President.
1t looks now as IL he would stay in The
newspaper business a good while-that is,
II he can keep up the circulation of his
paper. He ought to be able to do that.
In order TO do il, however, he will have
to make a little different paper. At pres
ent It is not exactly the kind of pub
LEGATION that gets and holds a large cir
culation
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

Jack Sullivan was soldier, and a good
fellow withal. says Tit-Bits, but in the
opinion of officers and men alike he was
certainly getting insane, for when on
duty or at drill he would suddenly break
from the ranks and run after an imagin-
airy bit of paper, visible to no one but
himself, shouting as he did so, There
It goes There's the paper!'
This at length became so frequent an
occurrence that on the matter being
brought before the medical authorities he
was by them declared to be suffering
from nonomania, and in consequence
given his discharge.
When leaving, however, he gave evident
proof that there was some method in his
madness, for as he quilted the service
forever he fourished his discharge, cry
ing:
Faith, boys, shure, I've got the bit of
paper I've been running after this long
time"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

The colonel occasionally broke forth in
language not exactly suited to the draw
ingroom, says the New York Evening Sun.
The colonel was well on in the sos and
had not married. Not that he couldn't, he
was wont to explain, but because so few
women struck his fancy.
One evening the colonel attended a lit
tie lat home" and taking the hostess,
very dear friend of his. aside, poured
into her ear the story of his rejection
by charming young woman whom he
had asked to be his wife. The hostess
thought the colonel needed sympathy, and,
reckoning a charming dinner companion
to her, said:
Colonel - has been telling me that
he has not been fortunate in winning the
hand of Miss -. Now / think the
colonel ought 10 remember the Old adage:
There are Just as good fish in the sea
as ever were caught"
yes, madam, dots of fish, but there are
so-few mermaids," interrupted the colo
mel.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

That extremely partisan paper of which
the Postmaster General is the editor, the
Philadelphia Press, is at last convinced,
apparently. that the lynehing of negroes
Is not confined to the South, and that a
negro stands no better chance for his life
at the hands of Northern mob than he
does at the hands of a Southern mob.
Commenting on the lynching by fire of
a negro at Terre Haute, Ind the other
day, that paper says: ut is useless to
moralize on such affairs. They have be-
come so common as to excite little COM
ment. Public opinion is evidently hard
ening to this method of furnishing crime,
and is no longer shocked at the horrible
details From a Southern and frontier
affair the mob is being adopted by the
older and more settled communities of the
North" Further along in its article the
Press says: THE spread of the mob
spirit is too evident to be mistaken. I'm
less it is checked 1t may not be long be-
fore Philadelphia sees an exhibition of
it that will make this city hang it's head
I'm shame"
This tone OF the Press 1t quite different
from that in which it discussed the lynch
ing of Sam Hose at Palmetto, i'm this
| state. Then it was almost certain that
such barbarity could be witnessed now here
in this country except in the South. Now
it thinks there is danger of lynchings oc-
curing in Philadelphia.
AS a matter of fact the Press does not
quite understand the situation yet. The
horrible lynchings i'm nearly all cases are
of negroes accused of assaultlng women.
We have said all along and we have
seen no reason to change our opinion,
that the Northern people are just as
ready to lynch negroes for this crime as
| the people of the South are, and have
| been all along. The only reason there
have been so few lynchlngs of negroes In
the North is that there are comparatively
| few Of them there. and the crime in
question is seldom committed in that Sec
ton. As the negro population in the
| North increases the crime win become
more frequent. and then lynchings with
horrible details. viii occur oftener. The
Press ought to study the question more
| closely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

From the Philadelphia Sunday School
Times.
One held unwritten in his heart through
years
A song for which his earthly llpes were
mute,
Wherein were blended prayer, and peace.
and tears.
Regret and hope which heaven shall
bring to fruit,
A song unsung to mortal harp or Lutte.
Yet in his life the rhythmic fall of DAYS
Love-tuned. the cadenced years Of min
istry
Wrought out before the Lord chant of
praise
Which now his choirs are singing by that
sea
Where many mansions be.
one prayed in vain to paint the vision
blest
Which shone upon his heart by night and
day.
For homely duties in his dwelling pressed.
And hungry hearts which would not turn
away,
And cares which stln his eager hands
babe stay.
The canvas never knew the pictured
Face,
But year by year, while yet the vision
shone.
An angel near him wondering bent TO
trace
on his own life the Masters image grown
And unto men made known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02


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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

A defender of Admiral Sampson in the
controversy that has arisen because of
his letter respecting Gunner Morgan has
dug up an old letter attributed to John
Paul Jones' in which Jones indorses So
cial accomplishments in the navy The
Jones letter goes on to say that an Off
Ger of the navy should be a capable mari
ner and much more than that. HE
should be as well gentleman OF
liberal education, refined manners, pune
tilious courtesy and the incest sense Of
personal honor. He should be not only
able to express himself clearly and with
force in his own language, both with
tongue and pen, but he should be versed
in Spanish and French. The naval Off
Ger should be familiar with international
law and the general practice of admiralty
Jurisprudence. He should be conversant
with the usages of diplomacy and capa-
BILE. If called upon, to maintain digniied
and judicious diplomatic correspondence"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
PERSON

Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema, best
known as painter Of pictures, decorated
recently a set of china which the Dutch
colony in London gave as a wedding
present to Queen Victoria. Tadema was
born in The Netherlands.
The recent conservation of DR. Herbert
f. Ryle as Bishop of Exeter, which took
place in Westminster Abbey, was unique
in that the services of two sovereigns
were invoked in the procedure. Victoria
had signed the mandate and the new pre-
late took the oath of allegiance to Ed
ward VII
Gov. Mclean Of Connecticut has been
arranging to attend the inauguration OF
President Mckinley as a private citizen,
being reluctant to ask the Legislature
for an appropriation to pay the expenses
Of an escort But the senators from the
state are telegraphfng to Connecticut Tor
an appropriation and a military display.
Prof. Henry Thatcher Fowler of
Knox College, Illinois, has been elected to
the chair Of Biblical literature and his
tory in Brown University, to succeed
Prof Charles Kent. Prof. Fowler grad
uated from Yale University in 1890, and
took his PHI D. there IN 1895. He was as
sistant in Biblical literature at Yale in
1856
Mr.. David Saul Margoliouth, the
Laudian professor of Arabic at Oxford,
is a young Anglican clergyman of Jewish
parentage, with a European reputation
for phenomenal erudition As an under
graduate at Oxford he carried off almost
every possible distinction in classics or
Hebrew, and it is tabled that when he
took his first class in "Greats" the I'M
happy examiners were compelled to YER
fly his reconcile quotations in the Bod
leian Library.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

a London newspaper gives this pen and
ink sketch of the Rev. John MCNEIL. the
famous preacher of London: MANY
would like him to remember that he was
educated at a university and forget that
he once worked on the railway. But John
does not forget il. He is still, now that
he is famous throughout the world. the
same homely, hearty, charmingly blunt
and perilously frank John Mcneil, who
sold railway tickets behind the little win
dow in Greenock railway station nearly
thirty years ago. He began life as a gate
boy at railway crossing, and the story
is told that one day, after he had ap-
piled for a better place, an official put
his head out of the train and shouted:
" Are you the young man who con-
siders himself too good for his situa-
tion?"
John said he was, and he was pro-
NOTED to the booking office at Greenock
He has preached on every continent. He
has held an audience of 10000 nightly for
weeks at the Agricultural Hail, in Lon
don and he has preached to a shivering
little group of forty on the top of the OBJ
servatory on Ben Nevis. He preached
then as near to heaven as any man can
get in Britain, but there are good people
in the world who are not at all sure that
heaven will be his home. One of them
was travelling in a Glasgow train with
him the other day and. after asking him
if he was John MCNEIL said:
" DO you think you are going to heav-
en?"
II do said John. but would rather
go to Greenock first"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

It seems that the oft-repeated asser-
ton that saloon property and the per-
sons of saloon keepers in Kansas are
beyond the protection of the law, be-
cause the state constitution and the
statutes forbid the sale OF liquor, IS an
error. In Cloud county several years
ago some women broke into a saloon and
smashed the fixtures They were indict-
ed. Upon their trial counsel FOR the de-
Tense asked the court 10 charge that tho
liquor saloon was outside the protection
Of the law The court declined TO DO
eny such thing, saying that "the mere
fact 'hat some are engaged Ia unlawful
business does not give others any law
fuI right 10 destroy the property or IN
jurc the person Of those 20 engaged With
out Intervention OF law" This c1so
vent 10 the Supreme Court where che
Tuling Of the lower courts NOS affirmed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02

Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan was the engi-
neer OF the gigantic steel trust. 1t took
him only a few months, at most, to ac-
compiish the consolidation. His commits
sion on the huge deal. II is announced by
abe Herald, will be $7.5OO.0OO. This does
not take into account whatever profits
Mr.. Morgans firm may make in handling
the money OF the underwriters of the
scheme or the advantages which may ac-
crue to il as shareholder in some OF the
merged companies by reason of the econ
omies of the Consolidation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
puILApELPHIA AND THE South.

Philadelphia is making a big effort TO
strengthen her trade relations with the
South. Her trade with the Southern
states prior to the Civil War was very
great, but that conflict destroyed it as
completely as the Confederate cruisers
destroyed the American merchant marine.
She wants to get some of this trade back.
She has secured a line of steamers to
Savannah line that has paid from the
start-and she is booking about to see If
there are not other means of reaching
tho Southern people.
The Southern Industrial Association,
which recently, ct New Orleans. became
permanent organization, has issued a
call for convention in Philadelphia TO
be held on June Z. and subsequent days.
1t Is stated that the purpose of the con-
vention is to advance the development
Of the South and the promotion of South
ern business Interests. Invitations will be
sent out within a very few days. and they
will include prominent men in the states
of the South and East.
There is no doubt that the convention
will he beneficial to the South, because
1t will help to make known her resources.
The Southern people claim, and rightful-
ly, too, that it is only necessary to have
the South's resources known to make her
the richest section of the Union. Phila-
delphia feels kindly towards the South and
II is certain that the proposed convention
will meet with a cordial reception. The
South cannot be over advertised She
has all the resources claimed for her. and
they ought to be made known.