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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27

aback, at the sudden danger that he
dropped his pistol and his hands went
up with astonishing rapidity. a masked
man, covering him with an enormous
revolver and an ugly looking knife in
his left hand. advanced from behind
tree.
"Sheli out"'
Il haven't cent"
There was a disa greeoble click in the
threatening weapon. ''No foolin' or | II
let daylight into scu. Throw yer valy
bles on the grouNd..'
II have no yaluables''
A bullet whistIed within a few inches
Of Soners' ear
.Ifor heavens sake. hold cn there!''
Before the last word was out an
other bal was fired past the other ear
Somers. who a few moments before
was On the eve of suicide, was trem.
bling like a leaf at the prospect Of
death. His ass;.ilapt raised his knife
and Made Il step forward. then anoth
er step and another. There is nothing
more dreadful looking than cold steel
coming to be buried IN ones vitals
The snuzzles Of guns are not nearly so
terrifying Soniers tooked at the long
polished blade with 2bject terror
Don't Kill ne!'' h- pleaded.
'I'!l Kill you as suse as death il you
don't throw down what you've got''
Search me-"
ut found nothin', I'd kill you any
way. Turn yer back YoG needn't
see this blade afore it bores you"
Too terrified TO face death. Somers
turned his back There were a few mo-
ments Of silence, which seemed hours.
nj the end Of which the strain was too
great to be borne longer. and. turning.
he sank on his knees amd begged pite-
ously for his life.
The robber pulled Off his mask.
Noel Willard.'
thing must be done TO wresl your Gsind
from The. wise that held Il nd l.@
succeeded in doing it. Gone Tonor
row morning you are to 60 10 work 40
porter in the warehouse OF e friend ot
mine. AS soon as you have fully re-
covered your grip on yourself we VIII
find something better for you
I'm cured" said Somers.
II trust you are. but to guard against
a relapse will advance your salary
Take this home to your wife"
Handing Somers a ten dollar niH
Willard led the way from the wood
and toward the town.
When the husband and father enter
ed his home and his wife saw that
something had occurred to lift the
cloud she had been SO long dreading
there was great relief. and when the
oldest boy was sent out to buy a sup
per there was Joy unutterable.
The muscular work OF a porter was
for time great benefit to Somers
whose mind had been overstrained
Once started on rising course. he
soon found a position Of trust and
profit and is now well off. His wife
never knew the story Of how his friend
had rescued him from suicide and
turned bis brain into healthy chan.
mel! ALEE BELL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27
CA8ToFIA.
s:. Bear. the NV k,' You Hay! !!..y: Bought
Signature "a &WzZZzm

a great deal of advertising fails be-
cause the advertiser becomes discour-
aged before he has right to expect
returns.-Printers Ink.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27

ever heard of man who adver'
Isorouighly, CAREFULLY. persistent
regularly for 4 whole year, VII"
n afterwards an advocate q
ung.-London Mills, Ill. \ Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27
Another Thru Train to
kOOl kOlOradO.
Beginning July First We sh'

Beginning First
th y the
arrival OF all
For guests who wish retire carly sleeping will be ready each
a 9
en n
still "ONLY any
body who ApoeJzer
know
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27
THE DENVER ROAD"
PASSENGER Department

N BThe all
all
a OF road canofe too
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-27

Meen the seller and the public,
mapers act as agents.. A. Nc
M Jordan. Marsh &, Co., Boston.
rertising is the life-blood OF news
Nv as it is of business.-W. +.
vN. Y.
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METHUEN RELEASED.
He is Expected to Arrive at
KlerksdOrp Today.

London, March 1S--The war secretary,
Mr. Brodrfck. announced IN the house of
commons today that he understood that
Gen Methuen, who was captured severely
wounded, by Gen Delarey, March 10, had
been released and was expected to arrive
at KIerksdorp. Southwestern TransvaaI.
today. The generals condition was favor
able.
Mr.. Brodrick added that the exchange
of Gen Methuen for CoEmandant Kritzin-
ger had not been contemplated The trial
of the comrnandant had been postponed
because consideration Of the evidence to
be presented had not been completed
Timothy NJ. HeaIy, Qrish NationalisD
amid Nationalist cheers invited the gov
eminent to show equal magnanimity
and release CommanAant kritzinger-
Mr.. Brodrick said subsequently that
the telegram received did not specificaJ-
" say that Gen. Methuen had been re-
leased but from the fact that he was in
the hands of a British medical officer,
it was presumed that the general had
been released
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SETTLE III TOMORROW.
New Primary VIII Be Held in First
Commissioner District.

Rf the Republicans of Menoken sue
coed in inducing the county central
committee to declare irregularities IN
the vote in that township at the meet
ing to be held tomorrow, it is probable
that a new primary for the entire First
commissioner district may be called.
There were no Irregularities except at
Menoken, where the ballots were not
received until Is minutes before o
O'Clock, but the primaries could not be
declared Irregular in but one precinct
of the district S. H Haines, the COM
missioner, who was perhaps defeated
because of the irregularities, is not
making any strong fight for a new pri-
mary, but the voters of Menoken pre-
cinct are Mr.. Haines said this morn
ing that Il the primaries were to be
held again that he thought the fair way
would be to hold another primary in the
entire district, and not in Menoken
alone.
There is something of an instruction
in the Thirty-seventh representative
district, and an effort is being made to
have the voters of the district elect
committee to have charge of the pri-
maries to select a representative The
district is the same as the commissioner
district, and If that is done another pri-
mary for both representative and COM
missioner may be held.
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DOSTER IN KANSAS CITY.
Says He Hasn't Made Up Mind About
Future Course.

Chief Justice Doster attended the bar
banquet in Kansas City Tuesday night.
and a Kansas City paper publishes the
following about him:
Judge Frank Doster, chief justice of the
Kansas supreme court, was at the Hotel
Baltimore this morning. He is a Socialist,
elected on the PopuIist ticket, but is re-
garded as such an able jurfst. that many
Republicans have volunteered to support
him If he enters the race again
7 Will not make any announcement con-
corning my future plans until later, said
Judge Doster. 1T may be all right to say
a PopuliSt could be elected in Kansas,
Notwithstanding the fact that the Repub-
Iican party is the dominant one, but it has
been my experience that the party in con-
troll very rarely makes concessions to the
OpDOSitiOu
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HEREFORD BREEDERS.
Cattlemen of Marshall Form an As
ISOLATION.

Blue Rapids, Kas., March ia meet
ing of the Hereford cattle breeders of
Marshall county was held in the opera
house here for the purpose of organic
ing a Hereford Cattle Breeders assocfa-
ton. They elected the following off,
GERS: President, VIM BONNER Mari
eta; vice president, Wm- Alderman.
Vermillion; secretary, E. E. Woodman
Vermillion; treasurer, f. J. Faulkner,
Cottage Hill. Board of directors. the
president and secretary, Fred Colville
of Irving, Charles brennan, l. D.
Yaricle of Blue Rapids, John H. Whit
ing Of~Erankfort, J. NJ. Winter of IrV-
ing
The Hereford business is assuming
large proportions, and the breeders feel
that they need cooperation and closer
union. They will arrange for frequent
meetings, exhibitions, sales and other
matters of general public interest
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TO MEET ON MARCH PA.
Next Move of the National League
Ball Magnates.

New York, March 13.-Whether Jus
tice Truax decides that A. G. SpaIding
is legally president of the National
league or not the league will hold a
meeting in this city. probably on March
Pa and carry out an agreement that ex-
lists between the SpaIding four and the
Freedman faction, the World says to-
day.
Owing to the approach Of the base
ball season the magnates want to get
together to fix up a schedule and begin
their season as usual
Following is the plan that has been
agreed upon between the factions: In
Spalding the clubs that have support
ed him VIII again place him in nomi-
nation for president of the league The
Freedman Brush four will name Nick
Young Then the league will begin bal
lOting just where it was left off at
midnight. December Is last-four votes
for SpaIding and four votes for Young
GENTLY demonstrated their loyalty. the
plan is 10 have each side name a man,
who with Nick Young viii comprise a
schedule and managing committee. The
election of a president will be put
aside and the cennfttee will prepare a
schedule and take complete charge of
the mana cement Of the affairs of the
league for the playing season.
In case Justice Truax decides in
Spalding's favor. the suggestion made
by John 7. Brush in a recent interview
will be carried out Brush remarked
that even If Spalding was sustained IN
as contention he would not have any
power over the league. the position of
1resident-secretary- treasurer being pure
y clerical The magnates can still ap-
point their committees. get up their
schedules and go on and play ball.
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ENGLISH WEAYERS.
VIII Send Delegation to Inspect
Northrop Loom.

New York, March 13.-Lancashire,
Eng, is anxious for more information
about the Northrop loom 1t is believ-
ed, says the Tribune's London CORES
pondent, that deputation fully repre-
sentative of the weaving industry Of
that county will shortly proceed to the
United States for the purpose of seeing
this loom at work and thoroughly in
specting other improvements in Aneri-
can textile machinery
In order to curtaiI the cotton output,
the master cotton spinners federation,
which has a paying membership of a
million spindles, passed a resolution
strongly recommending the members to
stop factories spinning American cotton
two DAYS a week.
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March Il. at the home of Mrs. J. E. B.
Johnston, at 1925 Lincoln street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Grice and lit
tie son have returned from a three
weeks visit in Guthrie and Kingfisher,
O. T.
Mrs. Inez Wagner, Of 220 West Sixth
avenue. has gone to Kansas City for a
few days
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller will en-
terrain the Owl club this evening at
their home at 205 East Eighth avenue.
Mr.. Terrence Ewart is up from Okla
homa for a visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs A ]. EWart
A cablegram received in Topeka
Wednesday announced that Miss Dor
othy Tuckerman had reached Manila
and was married Tuesday. March II, to
Mr. c. Everett Conant She sailed for
Manila early in January
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs C ". Snyder have re-
turned from a visit with relatives IN
L.eavenwOrth-
Mrs A. B. Woolverton will entertain
the E o. w whist club next Tuesday
afternoon at her home at 1880 van
Buren, street.
sold their home west of town, and are
moving to 700 Western avenue
Mrs. Lille Stevenson returned
Wednesday from Hutchinson, where sne
Miss Lulu Ewart and Miss Edith
Crawford will hear Paderewsk in kan
sas City Monday.
for her home in Hamilton, Mo. after
spending the winter in the city with
her son. Mr. NJ A Low and family.
Miss Margaret Weiss will return Fri
day from a three weeks visit in KAN
sas City with Miss Isidore Mertsheimer-
The Young Matrons' club will meet
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
MrS- William Macferran-
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church is to meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs Gardiner, at 900
Buchanan street
Mrs. C. W. Kouns is planning to leave
Monday for Tyler, Tex, to join Mr..
and Mrs L L Jester, and March Y
they will sail for Cuba from Galveston.
with a party composed of some of the
Texas bankers and their wives They
Mr. C. w. Kouns leaves Monday for
a business trip to Houston. Tex
Mrs Bernard Kelly of Fort Crook
Neb., is in Topeka for an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. George
Crawford, during Rev Mr. kelly's alb
sence in the Philippines.
Miss Helen Smith and Miss Hazel
Fassler will go to Lawrence Friday to
attend a fraternity party
Mr. and Mrs J. w Going left today
for a three weeks trip to New York.
Washington and Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith re-
turned today from a few days visit in
Kansas City.
MIR c. G. Willett has arrived from
the western part Of the state for a
weeks visit with his wife.
Miss Eta Hunter goes to Kansas
City Friday for a short visit.
TIE Iolahthe club met Tuesday after
noon with Mrs Robert Merrick. instead
CT with Mrs W O. Rigby. as was an
EoErced-
The Golden Rule club viii hold its
regular meeting Friday afternoon.
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SUSAN b. ANTHONY ILL.
Plans in Rochester to Celebrate Her
Sand Birthday Are Cancelled.

Rochester, March bit was decided at
a meeting of those most interested held at
the Anthony homestead here that owing
to the Illness of Miss Susan b Anthony,
at the home of her niece in Philadelphia,
the banquet in honor of her eighty-second
birthday, preparations for which have
been deliberately planned, be Cancelled.
Miss Anthony went to Philadelphia last
week with her niece, Mrs. Louise Mosher
James. and Saturday went to bed threat
today by Miss Mary Anthony announce
Improvement but say that the physicians
in attendance say Miss Anthony must not
return to Rochesters changeabIe climate
before the first of May.
Besides the pOStponement of the birthday
banquet. exercises scheduled for tomorrow
at Bryn Mawr are given up and several
affairs planned for later this month in
New
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REyOLUTIONISTS WIN.
Hold the Interior Provinces of the
Isthmus.

New York, March 13.-The revolu-
tionists now hold all interior provinces
of the isthmus outside of Panama and
Colon, cables the correspondent of the
Herald
The Ecuadorian government, the dis
patch says, has sent special orders to
the local authorities in Guayaquil to
make the visit of the United States
cruiser Philadelphia as pleasant as pos
sible.
Formal protest has been made by
the Colombian minister to Quito against
the Ecuadorian exposition on the east
eFn frontier. The protest is based on
the tripartite convention signed in
Lima. Peru. in 1894.
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Good Land is All Taken.

washington, March 13.-Davfd P.Bar-
rows was again before the senate COM
mittee on Philippines today and was
subjected to a series of interrogatories
by the members In answer to a ques-
ton by Mr. Carmack, Mr. Barrows said
that a majority of the adult Christian
lied element in the islands could read
and write In the provinces he had
visited he said that the arabic land
that could be brought under rice or SUI
gar culture is very generally occupied
and claim ed His observation had been
that the Filipino is the only agricuI-
turaI element the Chinese not working
much in the sun
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SCHOOL BOARD MOTION.
Attorneys Ask to Have Billiards. Case
Thrown Out.

Gleed. Ware & Gleed, representing the
board of education, have filed a motion
to quash the petition brought by J. B.
Billiard to contest the action of the
board in making religious exercises
compulsory at the opening OF the
schools
The motion to quash is made on the
grounds that an individual has no right
to bring such an action against the
board and that it should be brought by
the public. The motion will be called
with the rest of the motion docket by
Judge Hazen Monday and will be dis
posed of or set for hearing.
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After Nova Scotia Coal.

New York, March IA l. Meyer,
T. L McKenna and r. J. Campbell of
New York and E Guerin of Montreal
are applying to the legislature of Nova
Scotia for a charter Incorporating the
North American Coal anu Development
company, according to special to the
Herald from Halifax, N. S. These men
have obtained control of the large coal
areas in Cape Breton The capital IS
S., COO, 600 The incorporators are prac-
ticalIy the same people who, associated
with DR.. Seward Webb, are building
the Cape Breton railway from Louis
burg to the Strait of Canso-
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Robbed While at Mass.

New York, March 13.-Monsignore Robert
Seton. formerly rector of St Joseph's Ro-
man Catholic church, Jersey City, who is
now living permanently in Rome, has
rishioners telling how he had been robbed
of 1926. While he was saying mass at a
chapel a thief entered his room at the Ho-
tel de la Minerve. broke open a trunk and
stole the money. 1t was gold and is part
of a purse of 81 so presented to MonSfgnore
Seton by his former pariShionerS
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WAS STRUCK DUMB.
Blasphemer of His Wife Loses
Power of Speech.

Baltimore. Nd, March 13.-John Kelly,
"A years old, was stricken dumb last night
while disappearing and cursing his wife
His wife today made this statement to
the police. and her husband, who was ar
rested for threatening her life, subStan-
tfated it in writing.
Mrs. Kelly says her husband, while
drunk. struck at her with razor. but
their oldest son. a cripple. warded off the
blow~with his crutch- Then her husband,
she says, began to blaspheme in blood
curdlfng manner. Suddenly he choked,
and, trembling, tried to speak. but could
only gasp He Sobered Instantly and be-
lieves with his wife that he had been
stricken for his blasphemy. He is still
dumb todav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
Made Valuable bv Drainage.

Laporte, Ind, March 13.-Deeds have
been recorded here showing a transfer
of 1000 acres of Kanlakee marsh land
in Laporte county by James Long of
Laporte to R f. Napp and c. NJ Keller
of Pontiac, ILL., The purchasers are
members of the Illinois syndicate which
during the past two years has invested
nearly 81 ,0G0 coo in Laporte county land
and is negotiating for the purchase of
several thousand additional acres. All
of this land was practically worthless
a decade ago, but by construction of
drainage canals it has become exceed
ingIy valuable
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WON'T MOVE NOW.
United States Weather Bureau viii
Stay Where It is Till June.

The Topeka Office of the United States
weather bureau will probably not move
into the new quarters in the postoffice
building until after the ending of the
fiscal year June 80
The weather bureau is to have two
rooms on the south side of the second
floor. A stairway to the roof and a
platform on the roof for the instruments
will have to be built Bids for the work
were recently received and the lowest
was 81 500. That exceeds the amount of
money available for the work this year
so the weather bureau will have to wait
until the next appropriation is made.
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ralmage Comes Back Sick.

San Antonio. Tex, March 1T. Dewitt
Talmage, confined to his berth on account
of illness, has passed through this city ON
his way to Washington Mr. Talmage is
returning from Mexico where he went
several weeks ago Upon his arrival in
the Mexican capital he contracted cold,
and later influenza developed. While IN
the City of Mexico he was under the care
of DR.. Fields of the American hospital.
Mr. Ta1mage will stop one day at New
Orleans to rest Mrs. TaImage expresses
no fear over his condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
Fife Trial Adjourned.

Savannah, Mo, March 13-Charles F.
Rooher, who is conducting the prosecu-
ton in the trial of Stewart Fife. Charged
with the murder of Frank w Richard
son, was today still too i'll to attend
court and the case was adjourned till
tomorrow. Attorney Rcoher was at
tackled suddenly yesterday while exam
lining a witness.
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Children Like It.

My little boy took the Group one
night says F. D. Reynolds of Mansfield.
o. land grew so bad you could hear
him breathe all over the house.
Thought he would die, but a few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure relieved and
sent him to sleep That's the last we
heard of the Group" One Minute Cough
Cure is absolutely safe and acts at cnce.
For coughs. colds, Group. grip asthma
and bronchitis
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Kyankari DESTROYED by Earthquake

Vienna. March ia dispatch to the
Neu Freie Presse from Constantinople
today announces that the town of XIV
ankari, northeast of Angora. in Asia Mi
nor was destroyed by an earthquake
March p No details of the disaster
had been received Kyankari had 10
600 inhabitants
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Fxtortionate Taxes.


Canton, 8f4rch 13--There is great dissat-
isfaction here at the exto-tionate taxes
which the naudarinS are IevyIng under
the pretext of meeting the instaIlments of
the Chinese Indemnify. The merchants
have petitz0ned the vfceroy for redress.
asserting that they fear the action of the
uantaarinS will lead to an uprising.
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TO Work Dan Patch.

New York, March 13-Dan Patch, the
2:041z PAGER, recently purchased in Ken
lucky for W. H. Sturgis of this city,
reached here in good condition He will
be worked on the Empire track prior to
his Grand circuit campaign
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Death of Gen. Martin.

Boston. March E--Gen- Augustus 2.
Martin. former mayor and also former
police commissioner of Boston died today
at his home in Dorchester. aged 81 years.
At the time of his death he was water
commissioner for the city. He served in
the civil war with great distinction.
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In THE AIR.
The Germs of La Grippe Are Con-
veyed Through the Atmosphere.

No one can escape the Ia grippe germ
because when an epidemic of the disease is
Prevailing the air is laden with it
The reason that everyone does not have
the disease at the same time is because
the persons. who are enjoying perfect
health are able to successfully resist and
throw on the infection. while those who
for many reasons are not in the best of
health. fan ready victims
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English Boat Race.

New York. March Accommodating on
the coming Oxford-Cambridg boat race
the London correspondent of the Tri-
bune says The presence of two Mil
burns on the Oxford crew impressed
university men as a startling sign of
the characterization of England. The
practice Of the two crews leaves ex-
perts uncertain respecting the result.
Cambridge continues to show superior
leg drive. but Oxford has more scfen-
tific coaching and better rowing form.
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AshevfIIe, N. c., March 13-Lord Paunce-
fote is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George
K Vanderbilt at their BiItmore home.
having arrived late last night Lord
Pauneefote Is suffering from an attack of
asthma and it IS thought his visit will be
benefit TO his health
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VIII of z. D. Tannen.

New York. March 13-Under the will
of the late Frederick d. Tappen, presi-
dent of the Gallatin National bank,
which has been filed for probate, the
entire estate is left in trust for life to
his widow. The value of the estate is
not disclosed