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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-25
HUMAN ALARM CLOCKS
How Messenger Boys tre Utilized ~
AWak In NeIy ioris

At i O'clock the other morning Il we'll
dress~l taan stf'o)}efl into one OF the
uIftos;n Ut">S":t:-,l' offices. He had Ec, {!
d!4n- OH and oVj5."nj..;, from the rak
ish tit 10 his cpel'p hat. he dinner hat!
bc"n a SUCCESS
Il waaf i fl,'~~"',&cr tov - COME and
"&k'a lH4, iii 81" 'loruiuG.
"N'hHt l. -" Tho clerN WA, nll
h'l>jHa,> j.r ID" request w, @ot ull-
Nsts5i
- Il o'r3oeis. l,se -e, to catch i
trairl' L.. a.; }ai:.,1
MI III II. ~. f..ae -, assured II.
clerk
III r:tn 'r-.naI = An VS. going out
of the ai49t IL, - thn io., hamll4er
;de s,oe l.t"G - y, 54t'i; .o,aal @t,m I
'd@al o5e. WIN .es.s=t.. SID. 4H4 We
&ol 20 ratct }.est tva;1." IH.el H. vent
hosne ana 10 ,afaep with absolute
Con!jtence.
ille whistles We're bioWiag : O'clock;
A SuaIl oT=iu uniform hHmmerei
with Il cl!b, his "svak"nnr." on the
door of III" mar VITO h:t4 dinsd the
night hof5re. '.t;rt up in there ke
cried "f'et up. You e'd >leePJiiead"'
y lou 20 ;:way tr0fu my door" comes
in sleepy tones flUn: The room. It's q
mistake | don't want 10 get tp.
"0h. yes. yoa DO. mE doao bird is
the fresh reply. .thI he tattoo on the
door goes on With redonb!cd strength
al! rig!.t boy, Ia awake now"
bowls the man who ."s been sleeping,
"1ou Cat. 90 away hoW."
Not till you,1e s.4isod this receipt"
the 10y !.s>i: -
The mar has to crawl ont of bed ana
come to the door. The boy has paper
ready. ana rs he - a caretlN Ihau lie
reads bet6r" s9ehlhg II Ft't}teS that
he las te-l. thoroughly Walei4ta! bs.
Messenger \g a.! ;..JlI that lie Is not
gong Lack to '1ed :tgai:j tEat day.
is this q inkeF' i4e asks the boy
NAV 'tallitt 10 jpI" replied the
messenger ti.ou@ll his teeth If we So
didn', mako vGu So do this you'd be
down to de Office about Eo9n a-hoNIn'
dat We 1i0n'r wake you's Now, if
you,se goes Iaok to your bag Of feath.
ers, we'se 90 you ia black an white,
All no mistake = New York Tribune.
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COOKING iSr~ m ENGLANG .
The Hiethnl ts"b There Renders the
GsEe.n asla.l@ and Juicy.


John Ball eertalI.4, knows how to
CoGN Gsi. to z:o": which fact one has
only te notice ,hp juiciness and good
favor OF tie first hi' Of fish. served
perhaps al 9i1tic out of the way inn.
tl4st: one tastes IL England. We Amer
leans have at command many fine va
rieties Of fish. but too often find it sent
to table III Il "wooily," tasteleSs c0ndi.
ton.
An American cousin visiting in al
English family made DOld to ask what
method of cooking sea food WAS
prevalent in England and found tnat
there tie importance Of the thorough
cooking Of fish as a safeguard against
ptomanes is as much regarded as with
US Our old country friends, however.
assure US that there is not the slight
es; occasion to render fish dry and
tasteless in order to insure thorough
cooking if proper attention is given to
bastiGg One cannot We'll imag gine any
thing hotter than boiling fat and Law
lng p!entifuliy with 'His is to make use
Of the surcst ammunition possible for
the routing Of deadly bacteria.
Instead Of warning amateurs against
underdone fish. let copious basting with
sweet boiling fat be insisted on and in
place of q wOO!!y. tavorleSs result
there will be the opposite aakiress
and juiciness Overlooking will pro-
duce woo.!iness as surely as Overfrying
Or baking. To insure tender. solid
flakes in, for Instance boiled cod or
ha!ibut and to avoid dissipating the
i1avo make sure the water bOiiS when
the fish is put i'll: keep at gentle
boil; allow only ten minutes to the
pound and tie carefully in cheesecloth
that has icen washed and boiled be-
fore using. Cod we'll i,asted with hot
olive ~: or any good fat viii! he almost
gainy in favor rs will cod steaks
cook, q il. c.. :.t Washington Star.
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SASHES HAVE RETURNED.
Embroidery Ornaments the Sashes of
Today.

SaSheS have returned to favor: not
only the long streamer of chiffon the
velvet and satin ribbon sashes of mar
row width but the sash ribbon Of from
nine to twelve inches in width is once
more the vogue. Such beautiful spec
lmenS are to be Seen--veritabl works
of art. There are the white brocaded
and embroidered sashes. the white tai
feta sashea printed in such exquisite
colorings that the flowers rival ma
lures own in their fresh bloom. But
the novelty par excellence is the
hand-painted sash. These Sashos are
to be found in the white panne satin
and gauZe effects, painted in flowers
Of all kinds and colors. from the bril-.
liant cOloring of the American beauty
rose to the springlike prettincss OF the
nafcissus, the grace of the lily Gf the
valley. the simplicity of the daisy or
the statelincss of the chrysanthemum
These sashes are not intended to be
tied or looped simply to be fastened
about the waist by a jeWeled pin or
buckle; the two long ends reaching to
the bottom of the skirt are richly
painted with large lunches of flowers,
while the rest of the length is powder
ed with petals or stray buds. In all, it
is a most artistic and charming idea
and one that is especially adaptable
for the bridesmaids use. and the rib
bons to tie the bouquets are painted
to correspond with the decorations of
the sash
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jerry SIMPSON IS CHAMPION.
Defeated Gov. Toole in Ping-Pong
Competition.

Helena. Mont, April 25.-Jerry
Simpson, formerly of Medicine Lodge,
Kas.. now of Oklahoma, is the cham
pion ping-pong player of Montana. He
won his spurs at the Montana club in
competition with Gov Toole, Sam
Scott the millionaire manager of the
Pioneer Cattle company: "Skew'
Johnson. the general agent of the
Northern Pacific railway: Conrad
Kohrs. cattle millionaire and ex-Sen-
atOr Tom Powers
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I" ,,octicnl Poets.

Poets 80 -, :..:.;..iys poetical. a tale
is tu.l Il. =, contemporary Of Aubrey de
t,nla =. ~ ~. ecStatil before Newman
ovr: H., net pealing Of the Oxford
r...l..rs' AL asked why they rang With
so inviting an !asistence "Oniy YOU :
men Keeping themselves warm -.
,3lieI \nul!l;414.
Iennyson gave se|erai unexpected
answers Of tie same character He
asked a young lady who had shown
herself more enthusiastic than intrl!i.
gent over the beauties Of Maud" what
birds she supposed they We're which
called Maud. Maud. Maud" Might
!ngales," sand the enthusiast. NO:
rocks YOU -" But the exact vOcative
Is still a matte: OF discussion.-London
Globe
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WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Faint prise will not obstruct a flow
of words.
1t is one thing to flatter and another
to praise.
Many a man uses his religion as
a sort of lightning rod.
A diplomat is man who knows
how to hold his job.
When man lends his influence he
rarely gets it back.
Money may not talk, but it cheers
man up wonderfully.
Women, like peaches, are sweetest
just before they decay.
The example Of today will rank as
a precedent tomorrow
\ genius is a man who knows when
to keep his mouth shut.
OF bad things. you own bad tenn
per should heed the list
A man is wise only when he makes
good use of his knowledge
Some men find that Friday is just
as unlucky as any other day,
Any man who is unable to bear mis-
fortune is truly unfortunate.
Nothing is SO uncertain as the
minds of certain class of politicians.
If you would make fool of man,
applaud rather than praise him.
Common sense extracts more solid
comfort from life than genius does
When man boasts of his ancestors
probaly he has nothing to look for
ward to.
There are fewer matter-of-fact men
in the world than matter-o -faleshood
men.
A hypocrite is man who thinks one
way and leads you to think that he
thinks another.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-25

Your local coupon ticket agent has
been supplied with illustrated and de-
scriptive literature showing the beau
ties of the scenery and resorts OF
Colorado and the Rocky mountains.
These books are free for the asking,
and "The Denver Road" will be glad
to give aooeu assistance by CORE.
spondence in your choice Of a place
to spend your vacation.
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Naming the Baby

"HAve you Eamed the baby" asked
tie admirirg aeighbor.
Not yet. said the proud young
mother We're going TO cLc:ste:. him
Sunday"
Dear me- What an odd namel "a
almost as soon call him after Robinson
Crusoe's man Friday and be done wiz.
lt."-Chicago Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-25
In the Justice Court.

In the rural district prisoner was
brought before justice who had been
his chum in boyhood. The prisoner
being on familiar terms with him. ad
dressed him as Bill" and contradicted
him several times.
"Ill have to fine you for contempt
of court" said the justice
That's all right, Bill, old boy" was
the reply. DO what you like now. but
Lord have mercy on, you when | Git
you outside, ,'-Atlanta Constitution.
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That advertising pays is a foregone
conclusion.-Edwin Rose, VIM. Hen
gerer Co., Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1902-06-22

home made article, but the American
housewife has for years exercised her
ingenuity in the composition of the dis
tinctivcly American product, pie, and
the results evidence genius not one whit
less than that of man.
Not orly has every fruit that grows
been raised to the high estate of pie
filling, but the vegetable garden has
been called upon. Sweet potato pie is
a comparatively common one. One less
frequently met Is composed of Irish po-
tatoes, used In about the same way that
sweet potatoes and pumpkins are. Green
tomatoes in season are utilized and make
pie that one must be educated up to
in order to eat Even then he feels In
clined to shut his eyes az he eats it.
Almost any old man or woman who
was in this country before it was SO
bountifully supplied with PIE filters will
tell you that sour grass. or sheep sorrel
was frequently used for spring pies. And
they will usually add that ''it made an
awful nne pie" which remark one is
privileged to believe with such allow
ance as one feels necessary for the lapse
OF years. Vinegar and molasses pies
have not altogether lost prestige, and
rai,in pie is considered great delicacy
IN rural homes.
The frying pan was n potent factor in
the development of this country. and
sill holds high place In the estimation
of those who arc unconscious Of the ex-
ercise Of that necessary function called
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THE EVER EXTENDING DOMAIN OF THE PIE

digestion. frying pan can turn out Z.
good square meal. Given a good fire and
plenty of grease and it will stop at moth
ing. Cucumbers, green tomatoes. sauer-
kraut, watermelon rinds with the green
pared Off. and lettuce. have gone
through the baptism Of flrc and lard and
emerged as edibles.
Some of them require a batter OF -four
and egg to enable the skillet to do its
best work. The write. once knew white
gourds 10 be so treated and fried. the
cook being under the impression that
they were egg plants. Sac had never
seen egg plants. and from the size and
shape Of the sourds reached her natural,
but erroneous conclusion. The general
.upposition is hat sourds are poisonous,
but the family suffered no III effects and
continued to use the gourds until warn
ed by neighbors to whom they offered
some. If gourds are really poisonous
the incident illustrates the remarkable
potency OF the fryins-pan in rendering
them innocuous.
Greens" in springtlme and early
summer are a favorite dish with many,
but kale. spinach. and dandelion arc
about all the plants that are used. The
list could be extended to include the
tops of beets, radishes. and turnips, all
of which are as good, II not better. than
the common green's. Eating dandeiion
green's In the spring Is usually an act
o. faith. anyhow. Still. some say they
like them. Sour dock was once n popu-
lar basis for mess OF green's, but 1t is
seldom heard OF now. 1t resembles
sheep sorrel. and must not be confused
with burdock.
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TINE average man gives no thought
to what he will eat until his
L meal is set before him. The av-
erage woman. II she does the
cooking or supervises it. is chronically
at her wits ends concerning what she
shall have for the next meal. But the
prevailing high prices are bringing a
change in the mans attitude on the sub
tect CT food supplies. while womans
perplexity increases. The question seems
to be working around from What do
We like?" to what can We afford?"
Should 1t ever get to be What can
we get?" there arc possibilities in the
answer that are undreamed OF by those
fried potatoes, with an occasional can
of tomatoes and with pie at least twice
day. This limited range of foods is
the diet of many more than one would
suspect without investigation. The pos
sibilities DO not lie so much In the dis
covery Of new things as In the novel ap-
plication OF common ones.
Pie. IN it. three phases, "open-face.
cross-bar, and kiver." has probably
reached the highest development for di-
vcr.ity in contents. Reference Is
not made particularly to the mince
pic + commerce. which, reduced TO It's
ultinrte elemt nts. is seldom possessed
Of N &c variety in its liiing than is the
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eral others. worked away at his trade,
and his was the wit that kept his COM
panions in good cheer while his aptitude
for other things was always a source
OF wonder to his friends.
| Until he was ffty-eight years old it
never occurred to him to turn his tai
ents to account and now when the
SHOWS Of many winters glisten through
| his silvery white hair he has begun to
make u:e of his gifts with astounding
results.
The work which appeals most directly
to those who have known him all his
life in his remarkable success in sculp
ture. With hammer and chisel he
seems capable OF doing almost anything
His first piece was a statue OF Venus
in marble. graceful, symmetrical, and
with all the beautiful lines OF the far
famed work of art. His success with
| this first venture led him TO attempt
others. and his cozy little home is now
| filled with the results OF his labor. IN
one corner is daintily conceived, beau
| tifully executed marble vase. while on
table picturing all the reluctance and
! childish perveIsity which has made
its prototype a conspicuous feature at
the Corcoran Art Gallery, is an excel
lent reproduction of THE Forced
Prayer" The little figure is clearly cut
and the head bowed in apparent devo-
tion, but the pouting lips almost seem
to tremble In their determination not
| to be religious. especially when downy
couch is waiting after hard day at
play The expression of the little face
is reproduced so perfectly and its lines
SO distinctly and artistically drawn that
one is doubly surprised when told that
for this pieoe of work there was no
model. For weeks the sculptor searched
for a model. but 1t was impossible to
secure one and the statue was finally
made from memory. another proof OF
the genius of its maker and of a mind
whose breadth and depth are almost in
conceivable.
The last piece completed is bust OF
Apollo and deserves TO take rank with
many Of those fashioned by artists
whose names are familiar in the art
world. The bust has all the regal bear
ing. beauty OF contour. and statuesque-
ness OF the god OF poetry and music, and
the wonder is that the man whose tools
have been for years the hammer and
anvil. could so dcftly chisel tho fine
lines and bring cut the inrost concep-
tion and true characteristics OF his sub
iect
The ability of the artist is not con-
fined to workings in stone and marble.
Iron is as pliablc in his hands and in
the pretty little garden at the back Of
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JCATF ART WORK OF A BRAWNY BLACKSMITH

to deter him. and to them he has proved
what was known TO him all time.
With the modesty that one finds In
great minds. and reticence to come be-
fore the public, this wonderful man de-
clares that he will always be a black
smith. and that what he does in other
ways cannot amount to much-not suf-
flcient to compensate him, and so he
prefers TO follow hi. humble trade to
the end OF his days.
So in one of the little streets of old
southeast Washington, where society
treads not. but where the people are
good, honest, work. day folks. there is
real genius. and one whom the world
may only know through his afnliation
with the hundreds whose hand. serve to
supply cur country with the implements
of war. but whose heart. are ., sturdy
and as true as the metal they mold.
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d d AMUSING LETTERS TO UNCLE SAM D. D.

atty for private use $780," One con-
scientious writer sent his reply in q
plain envelope, On the left hand corner
CT which he has printed IN Tx tie same
formula and then took the extra pre-
caution OF adding a two-cent stamp. 1t
was evident that he proposed running
no risk OF losing s299eS.
Many Of the letters received are pa
thetlc. One said: II am al ole man,
eighty-ive years old. My wife and boy
have gene before. and l don't think I'll
be here long; so it won't be worth while
TO send me a letter next year
Many OF the letters sent out by the
department are returned unopened, the
postmaster writing across the face of
ness" or removed elsewhere An
elderly iewelcr wal recently murdered
in Rochester, n. Y. His name. OF
course. was upon the list of the depart
ment. and a circular was sent him. In
reply to this some one who had received
the circular wrote as follows:
Mr.. B died December 4. 1901, and
has been out OF business ever since
In some cases the department is ad-
dressed as Gentlemen of the Mint"
and one wound up his letter with Very
obligingly yours respectfully. one
jeweler whose business did not seem
to be very large estimates that in the
past year he has melted one dime. three
pennies. and two nickels. also twenty
five Canadian coins. Another reply
speaks for itself:
Yours at hand I must say we died
two years ago so that ends that up"
Another writes: Sincerely regret to
inform you that We are not in the jew
elry business" Another adds a post
script to his long letter informing the
department that there IS but one IS in
his name and that in future when COM
munications are addressed to him he
will be pleased to have his name spelled
correctly.
An enterprising youth replies. saying
that he has worked at mending jewelry,
etc. but is not pleased with the busi-
ness, and asks the Bureau of the Mint
II il is not possible to get him q job as
q detective, ard II so he will come on
Immediately.
One writer has apparently mistaken
the Bureau OF the Mint for a matrimo-
NAL bureau. who instcad of giving the
Information the department requires.
wishes 10 knc- y the bureau cannot
fu, nish him with Wife. that he has lost
two wives and has heard there are many
girls in the Treasury Department who
are unmarried and no doubt would like
to have husbands.
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| his cozy home he has erected a unique
arbor of Intricate design and perfect
workmanship. All sorts OF stands.
candelabra and flower .urns have been
among the things he has made In iron
and his crowning effort seems to have
been IN the fsshioning and making of
carriage for the convenience of his
family. Everything from the first wheel
spoke to the last strap was designed
and made b. the man himself and the
carriage Is Is perfect and complete as
anything that ever came out OF a fac
tory.
1t has all been a happy pnstime to
him, but one. nevertheless, which If he
had developed and followed in his early
youth, would hive placed him among the
great men of the age. The friendly in
credulity Of hiR friends. and the doubt
full smiles OF hi. good wife did not serve
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HE Capital OF the United States
stands pre-eminent among its
sister cities for many things.

II ALL SopAhdl VI lHt States
stands pre-eminent among its
L sister cities for many things
Through its association with the
early struggles OF the country it is his
toric and its beauty of design is said to
have given 1t second place among the
picturesque cities of the world. By rea-
son of its being the seat Of Congress.
the official residence OF the President of
the United States and diplomatic repre-
sentative Of all foreign governments f,
occupies a most important position
while its atmosphere OF cosmopolitan
culture is distinctly unique.
One is not surprised to meet poets.
artists, musicians, and writer's under
the Capitol dome, and 1t occurs not in
frequently that a real genius is counted
among the artistic coterie OF Washing
ton. If so, he is lionized, made a So
cial pet dined. lunched, and tead exten-
sively. He is shown to admiring
friends much as one would do with a
rare bit of china. and altogether he is
kept pretty generally busy with his
popularity.
However, the genius is not always
brought TO light He sometimes goes
on and on. never discovering himself,
and it may be left for some unsuspect-
ing person to come along and suddenly
realize that wonderful gifts have not
yet been exhausted and that genius
thriyes among the lowly as well as
these who are born TO purple and fine
linen.
In Washington there is a man whose
wonderful adaptahility permits him TO
DO many things, each in such COM
plete way that he may be truly classed
among the gcniuses of the age. 1t is
hardly probable that the leaders Of the
ultra -fashicrabie set VIII inaugurate n
course of entertainments in his honor.
and even though they should he would
be the first to dcrlur. His way lies with
the teller a2d within the confines OF
the Washington navy yard where he
may be found any day from Q TO 4. ply
irg his t-ade-that OF the plcbeia black
sia.th.
F:is herds SHOW plainly the marks OF
wears cf toil-honest, big, strong hands
that have supplied his family with bread
and a roof 10 cover them All his life
,e has been a blacks mith. Before the
outbreak OF the civil war he, with sew
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this state of affairs more than those
sent out from the Bureau of the Mint
of the Treasury Department to the Jew
elers OF tho country seeking information
as to the amount OF the various precious
metals consumed by them
Some have en- idea that the whole
United States Government has focused
Its interests upon their little shops and
being so flattered at this make prompt
replies. One man wrote to the Mint
Bureau saying that he had probably
consumed as much as $3.50 worth of old
material In his business during the year.
Many replies are received apparently
conveying the idea to the Department
that the writer Is In fear lest he has
violated some Law of which he is ig-
norant, and believes perhaps the Treas
ury Department 4, surrerti:iously at
tempting to bring about punishment for
the same. The majority of these. how
ever, write unnecessary explanations
and many find it an ausEicicus occasion
to grind ;heir own particular axes.
One writer said: Would reply We
have consumed $4,000 Spanish silver
coins taken from the Spanish cruiser
Cristobal Colon sunk by the American
fleet under Admiral schley. and It is
at the present time being melted into a
dinner service for the brave COM
mander."
The words under and "Schley" are
heavily underscored with red and blue
ink. Tho writer no doubt desired to i'm
press the Treasury Department that it
must understand that he had opinions
upon this subject which he desired the
Government to be informed Of
Another writer replied by saying: 81
will state you promptly the truth" and
then continued in a long letter to relate
the fact that he has melted a few pounds
of both gold and silver, but OF the old
variety.
Still anothe wrcte long letter. using
his individus cuisine ? letter head in
stead of the 5ri7sel t.alf. Upon this
letter head W. lHHre -tu-e evidently
of the writer .urot man write,
from his plaoe 1t rusi rhich Is To-
Gated en- the aJws = - " Ycrk, and
addressed tn Trs.r tartment IN
real Dowery style 81 r., gents
On the righ -I eat of se envelope
inclosed for i0s.- TO L.. Treasury
Department l. pril.-t .le ords Pen