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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
LITTLE FACTS
ABOUT
GREAT RULERS

1t is said that the Negus OF Abysslnla
is running Kaiser Wilhelm close IN the
variety Of his accomplishments. Menellk
recently showed to M. Lagarde, the
French envoy, says Tit-Bits, plans which
had been drawn up for the new royal
palace at Adds Ababa, the architect being
no less person than the negus himself
When the first sewing machine he had
seen arrived in Abyssinia out of order,
Menelik looked it over, found out What
the matter was, and repaired the macnlne
with his own hands.
Edward VII has settled the form OF his
new title in his majesty's own calmly de-
cisive way, says an English paper. which
should henceforth be recognized by those
fussy persons who are too fond OF oh-
a monarch wiser and more experienced
than themselves. Our sovereign's title
has been SO often modified to adapt 1t
to the changed circumstance OF the-tlme
that another alteration might have safely
been allowed with less remark and fool
ish criticism. Edward the Confessor
called himself simply "King Of the Eng
lish." The Conqueror added Patron OF
the Normans, - William Rufus tackled on
Duke Of the Normams' and Del Gratia,'
and Henry II. Duke Of Aquitaine." John
became king of England and Lord of Ire
land"
The treasurers of the Kremlin are said
on authority, to be worth over 100000,
900, and the gold on the walls of the
Palace Of Tsarskoye selo, with it's walls
and ceilings of amber, tortoise shell,
ivory, and mother-o pearl, has been val
ued at nearly quarter OF million
pounds.
But it is doubtful whether the cars
wonders of gold and Jewels can rival those
of the sultan, the accumulations OF CEN
turtles Of predecessors. The sultan is as
careless of his treasures, as the shah
and the room in which they are kept has
rather the appearance of lumber-room
than treasury of countless millions. But
no disorder can conceal the richness and
splendor Of gold vessels filled TO the br!n
with diamonds and sapphires, rubies ant
emeralds: OF suits of armour, crowns
sword scabbards. chains and rings blazing
with gems; although, as a traveller re-
Gently declared, Zone cannot fail to GRASP
with amaZement at the spectacle OF hun
dreds Of beautiful pearls worth probably
100000 contained in an old tobacco tim
King Edward has presented NJ. Paderew-
ski, the celebrated pianist, with six INT
specimens of the sheep bred on his males.
tvs own farms. The animals we're trans
ported to Morges, in the canton OF
Vaud, Switzerland where NJ. Paderewsk
has beautiful villa and farm. Here he
occupies his leisure time with sheep.
breeding. 81 ~
King Leopold IL. of Belgium is a clever
and studious man, and he has two OF
three particular hobbies. One is pretty
we'll known to mankind as the Kongc
-, hi o1,
tically due to his majesty; another, hi
! magnificent forty-horse$ power Panhari
! motor-car; yet another his horticulture
| and this he INDUCES to the full at hi
palace of I1aeken-whlch stands a few
miles out of the Belgian capital.
Scindia, Maharajah of Gwalior, the chic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

GATHERING WILD FRUIT IN THE IN
TERROR.
OF this trouble. On other occasions the
king, feeling jovial and generous after an
ample meal, would give away a few hun
dred miles Of territory in Cuba just to
prove that he was good fellow. This
generosity of the sovereign might not
have been so bothersome to posterity if
Cuba were about ten times larger SO that
every fellow could have gotten what was
coming to him. There has always been a
constant conflict Of claims. These dis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
TID-BITS FROM HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

many departments Of life. He has been
thoroughly we'll trained for the business
of governing great country by q series
of picked Englishmen, foremost of whom
was Sir Lepel Griffin, who ruled central
India when Scindia was mere child.
Later on came Colonel Donald Robertson,
the resident at Gwalior; the boys own
tutor, Mr. tombstone, and his medical at
tendant and guardian, Surgeon Colonel
Crofts, splendid specimen-mentally and
physically-of the best type Of Anglo
Indian.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

Scindia, Maharajah of Gwalior, the chief
Of the princes in central India, is one
Of the most enlightened rulers in the
world, young as he is. He is about %
years Of age, a. tall, we'll set-up, dark
skinned, handsome fellow He is fine
sportsman, and-rfor an oriental-he Is
singularly enthusiastic and energetic in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07
a Former Pret!icame MT.

The cook in southern family was
fat black and sixty and a devoted
churchwoman \ "laboring brother
in the same church, widower With a
dozen children, was 50 aSSluuOuS in his
attentions that he could be seen haunt
ing the kitchen at all hours. The mis-
tress Of the house finally said to the
cook:
Il do hope you don't mean to marry
that old man. With all those children"
NO, ma am was the reply. 81 done
been kotched in dat predicament once
already which was the first intima-
ton that had been given in a long
service that she was entitled to wear
the weeds OF owhood.-Detroit Free
Press.
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OFFICE: 800 West Barraque Street
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For United States Senator.
lanes P. Clarke, of Pulaski county
For the State.

For Governor-Jefferson Davis.
Secretary of State-J. W. Crockett
If Dewitt.
Attorney-General-George W. Muc'
phy of Little Rock.
Treasurer-H C. Upton of Harrl'
son.
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
tion-J. H. Hinemon Of Pine Bluff.
Auditory. C. Monroe of Magnolla.
Associate Justice of Supreme Court
b. B Battle of Little Rock.
Land Commissioner-F.R K. Conway
of Little Rock.
Railroad Commissioners. W. Phil
lips of Newport, B. B. Hudgins OF Har-
rison and J. e. Hampton of Fordyce.
Commissioner of Mines, Manufac-
turers and Agricuture-H. T. Brad
ford of LonOke.
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which have no raliroads or other Fti-
uable corporate property. The direct
ors or controllers who are responsible
for the running of the schools should
have power up to fixed limit TO
specifv the amount of tax to be raise"
for school and building purposes. AT
guments should be addressed TO TAX
navers. designed to show that money
snent in the right education OF ire
neople is the best investment OF pup
lie funds eyer made. Money raiSe'
for municipal and educational paf-
noses should be expended honestly ana
wisely; otherwise limit Of taxation
NAV be reached beyond which 1t VIII
he impossible to raise money 1of lie
maintenance and Improvement OF our
svstem< of public instruction..
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Quotation Marks.

Speaking of the use OF quotation
marks. the London Chronicle says:
But why all these inverted coElmas,
"the silly trick OF peppcring pages with
these uncouth bacilli:' You will fad
none of these bacilli in the Bible Take
this passage. chosen at random:
Now Jesus knew that they We're
DESTROYS to ask him. and said unto
them DO ye inquire among yourselves
Of that said. \ little while, and y"
shal! not see ire: and again. a l.tt!"
while and ye shall Sc" me:
The modern compositor would set
passage between two brackets Of in
Vtited commas, FOR it is Il quote witEH
a quote. But il is beautifully clear ;ts
ii stands, and among all Biblical mis-
UNDERSTANDINGS no one we think, mas
been miSled by the absence OF an in
verted comma.
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one woman's way of fa4nt,nE.

The bright wife of a bright Philadel-
phia newspaper man has to do some OF
the housework herself. us her hus-
band's income does not justify the lux
ury of employing help. The other day,
finding out that the floor needed paint
ing. she procured the necessary mate
rails and early in the afternoon set to
work.
When her husband returned in the
early evening. be found her in tears in
the center of til" room. She had paint
ed the floor all around herself, and
there SHE was on a little dry island in
the middle afraid of crossing the wet
paint for fear of spelling all her work
Her husband, instead of initiating Sir
Walter Raleigh. procured 4 board and
released her from durance vile. Then
he meanly told the story.-Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
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A S.OrY Of Hrn1Y

browning himself couldn't always eX.
plain his meaning ut first reading. Dr
Furniyall. founder of the English
Browning society. frequently consulted
the poet rs to the meaning Of some
passage in his works Bless me"
browning would say, II really have
forgotten what did mean. and as |
haven't got a copy of my works by
me l really can't enliehten you. Just
lend me the book, there's a good tel-
low. III look it over a my leisure and
try to find out what was in my mind
at the time
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CUBA ASSERTS ITSELF.
Gives UcIe Sam Hint to Remove War
Department Supplies.

Washington, July 7.-Just after the
occupation of Havana by the United
States troops in 1898 the war depart
ment secured by lease a large ware
Aouse belonging to private persons and
located at Triscornia, across the bay
from the city of Havana. About 1000
tons of coal belonging to this govern
ment is still in this building. The war
department also built railroad from
the wharf at Triscornia connectfnS 5
with the existing interior railroad sys-
tenn a few miles from the bay. The
Cuban government naturally does not
care to see a manifestation Of foreign
presence near Havana and it has sig
nified a disposition to discuss with the
United States authorities the subject
of the removal Of the coal and the
abandonment Of the place as a coal
station Incidentally, the subject of
the transfer of the railroad is inVolv-
ed
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Pope's Aued Visitor.

Rome. July 7.-Among the thousands
of pilgrims who have recently visited
N0roni. who is within a few months OF
completing her Tooth ~ear. Anna Mo-
roni was a child when Gioacchino
Peco, the future head Of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy was baby. and
she was able to remind the pOntiff that
at Velletri she had the privilege OF
carrying him in her arms when nc
was about four years Of age. The
pope showed the greatest interest in
his visitor, recalling With her many OF
the incidents Of his childhood.
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THE STATE SHOOTERS
MEET IN PINE BLUFF TOMORROW
MORNING.
Trophy Event of the Day Be for a
Diamond Medal-Meeting Lasts
ThreeDays.

Tomorrow afternoon the twelfth an
nual tournament of the Arkansas
State Sportsmen's association will
commence at Jones park. The tourna-
ment will close Thursday, July 10.
A large number of sportsmen from
all sections of the state will be on
hand. Already a number have arriv-
ed, among whom are Mr.. c. E. DeLong,
the Hot Springs expert.
The members of the Pine Bluff Gun
club are at the park this afternoon in
dulging in practice shoot. The
program for Tuesdays shoot is as fol
lows:
First event, fifteen targets, puse $40.
Second event, fifteen targets, purse,
$40.
Third event. fifteen targets, $40.
Fourth event. twenty targets, purse
SIS.
First event. fifteen targets, purse
$40.
Sixth event fifteen targets. purse
$40.
Seventh, fifteen targets. purse $40
Eighth. twenty targets, purse SIS.
Ninth, fifteen targets, purse $40.
Tenth, fifteen targets. purse SO.
The trophy event Of the first day S
shoot will be the shoot for a diamond
medal. The contest is open only to
members of the association. 1t will
be a three men team race. twenty-five
targets to each man.
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IIugO'S Egotism.

Victor Hugo had Il very exalted opin-
ion of himself. one OF his iutimates
called Oh him once and found him
walking in his garden, apparently
thinking deeply. The visitor asked the
great French poet what he was medi-
tatins upon. Il was wondering," re-
piled the poet. what | should say
to the Creator when l meet him. Can
you imagine what l would say?"
Yes" answered the poets friend.
"You would say, My dear confrere' -
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TO END POLITICAL PULLS.
Mo Outside Influence Allowed in civil
Service Promotions.

washington. July 1.-THE president
has issued an order prohibiting the ex-
ercise of outside influence in secur-
iqg promotions in the classified CIVIL
service.
The order is an amendment to rule
II of the civil service code, and is as
follows:
mo recommendation fol the promo
ton of any employe in the CLASSIFIED
service shall be considered b. any Of
ficer concerned in making promotions,
except it be made by the officer or Of
ficers under whose supervision or con-
troll such employe is serving; and such
recommendation by any otker person,
with the knowledge and consent Of the
employe. shall be sufficient cause for
debarring him from the promotion pro.
posed, and repetition of the offense
shall be sufficient cause for removing
him from the service.
President Proctor Of the civil service
commission stated that while this rule
met with the hearty approval of the
commission. it did not originate with
them, but with members of congress
who had gone to the president and
urged the great necessity of such a
rule.
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july 7 In History.

1S01-Napoleon Honaparte and the car OF
Russia concluded the peace OF Tilslt.
After Napoleons victory a fredland
he met for the first time the Emperor
Alexander on a raft in the middle OF
the Niemau BY the treaty Prussia
lost half of her possessions.
-1SS2-C;tneral Michael Dimtrievitch Sko-
belief distinguished Russian COM
mandcr, died in Moscow, Russia, born
1$i3.
1s93-Justicc Samuel Eiatchford of the
United States supreme court died at
Newport. r. l.. horn lS2o
1SoI-lIon William Slocomb Groesbeck
DISTINGUISHED Ohioan died in Cincin-
natl: born lSi6.
1S99-(,e0rgc w Julian noted western
statesman. died at Irvington. Ind. /;
born 1871.
19o1-Pierre Lorllard. noted turfman and
millionaire manufacturer, died in New
York city. born lS'3
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Roosevelt Will Speak at Bryan's Home

Lincoln. Eeb., July 7.-President
Roosevelt will include Lincoln, Oma-
ha and other imuortant towns of East
ern Nebraska in the speechmaking
trip he has mapped out for the fail
Congressman Burkett. from the First
Nebraska district returned to his
home today and stated that he had n
solute promise of the chief executive
to visit Nebraska The president is
perhaps more interested in the cam
paign in Nebraska than any other sec
ton of the country. He looks for Ne
Draska to send solid Republican, dele
cation to congress this year
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SCHOOL TAXES.

In his address today before the ma
tional meeting of teachers at Minneap-
oils. Nathan c. Schaffer, superintend-
ent of public instruction of Pennsylva-
MIA, INDUCED in the following sensible
remarks on the sebject of "TaXation
as 1t Relates to School Maintenancc
and Teachers
"Taxation fog school purposes is
now the accepted policy of every evil
lied country. The nature and purposes
Of taxation should be taught IL COLI
nection with history and civil govern
ment. One of the highest tests of
patriotism is found in a Willingness to
pay just ahare Of tax for the support
of the g; yernment and the education
of the people the best method oi
state taxation for school purposes con
sistS in setting apart millage OF -:
which cannot be devoted to 9TH. lHf
poses. Taxation of railroads ant
other property to raise a tund for dis
tribution among the school district:
serves to aid the schools of township,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07
Onens at Stockholm.

Copenhagen. July THE interna-
tional supreme lodge Of the Independ-
ent Order Of Good Templars convene
here today More than 500 delegates
have arrived. among them representa-
tives from the United States. Canada,
England Ireland, Scotland, Norway
Denmark and India. The opening sea-
sion was devoted almost entirely TO the
reception of credentials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

In addition to direct ADVERTISING
which to be permanently beneficial
must be Systematically and constantiy
adopted he NAV avail himself of that
indirect mode of advertising which
the press can offer him in the 7haEe
of articles and notices.-Chas. Barlow,
London, in .How to Make Money by
Patents"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07
Jefferson County.
Toney,

Representatives-H. Kemp Toney,
I'd KerWin, Jesse D. Bush
Sheriff-James Gould.
County Clerk-Buck Bloom.
Circuit Clerk-Walter L. Goodwin.
Treasurer-Jesse R. Core.
Assessor-G. e. Lytle.
Probate Judge-Smith G. Martin.
Coroner-R. ID. McGaughy.
Surveyor-John ]. Martin.
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1t doesn't matter so much how many
mistakes Moses made If we only fol-
low up the advice he left US when he
did hit the nail on the heau.-American
Threshcrman
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

An advertiser ought to reap more
from a well-Written. plainly
f=eny WoideA advertisement than he
can ever hope to reap from a nee
pictuc=W. NJ Shirley. Swift q Co.,
Chicago.
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Realization.

We never realize the fun value of q
thin@ i.5l we lose it remarked the
MOf:..ss;t.
"T3.ass,- r@At" remarked the practi
ca ,sl,s:I Especially il the thing lost
vas i...s,s...,.;:. Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

In an advertisement ii is allowed to
every man to speak We'll of himself
hut | know not why he should assume
the privilege of censuring his neigh
bor.-Dr. Johnson in the ldler.
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'iiHclN.

Nuggt0s-N N0u,9tGo is going to have
his bs,by chris: ap,! 3ill.
Bu-gins- How strange.
Mr@.ins-Oh. ! don't know. He
came Oh the first of tie month.-PAila-
GelDh;a Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

The great successes of the world
have been affairs of second, third.
nay. a fiftieth trial-John Morley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

If YOU esNe the same slipshod attu"
ton TO yG9r hpyins and selling rs yos.
sometimes, do to y0ur advertising, Your
family would be on the Aathl
{. HoWler. II. Bostea.
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Laugh, and tho world laUghs with
you weep. and the world laughs at
yOu.-St. Louis Star.
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For Congress.

Sixth District-Joe T. Robinson. OF
Lonoke county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

The Graphic guarantees its adver'
<isers a daily circulation OF 1'7oo
papers, this being double the eircula'
tion of any other Pine Blum oa'y
newspaper.
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PUBLISHED BY THE
ADAMS PRINTING COMPANY.
=. w. ADAMS, General Manager.
FERNANDEZ MAY, Managing Editor
GEO. II. ADAMS, Business Manager.
Subscription Price.

Entered at the Postoffice at Fine
6luff, Ark, as secand-class mali lna''
er.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-07

De Carry -.
Madgr-l. <ou'll take me there as
often as t.. III promise to be Sis
ter to you New York Times.
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Her GpnerOsity.

Madge-l hear YOU take your sister
to the matinee every week.
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SPECIAL
This Week at the Racket

Five pieces Japanese Straw Mating cotton warp,
sold everywhere at $50 yard, our price mas lQc
been 25c; special price for this Week. per ya'o
japanese four-fo,d screens 45C
Another shipment Of those Neg''gse Shirts SOC
for
Ladies Ribbed Vests ~
Ladies Summer corsets 25C
Boys Waists, Blue iOC
Boys Waists Mothers Friend Patent our DC
price
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-28

his history of North Carolina, and, final
ly, three months after the alleged adop-
ton of the resolutions, the Legislature
Of North Carolina, including the members
from Mecklenburg County, reported a
'test Of loyalty" which all the members
signed, and which began with these
words: eve, the subscribers, protesting
our allegiance to the King" etc. All of
Mecklenburg County's representatives in
the assembly signed this "test of loyalty
to George III, and four Of these repre-
sentatives were among the reputed sign
ers of the alleged paper Of May 20 Of
that year, two Of them being the leaders
in the pretended movement which that
imagined document was said to have
voiced.
AS a matter of fact no community
adopted declaration of independence in
advance Of the year of the momentous
announcement drawn up by Thomas JEFF
ferson and signed by himself and col
leagues Of the Continental Congress on
July 4, 1916. Protests against the pre-
tensions Of the British government were
made by resolutions in several communl-
ties. but no declaration of independence
of the colonies.
From all of which it appears that yell
low journalism in its incipient stage was
rather more of success i'll imposing
upon national credulity than is the finish
ed product of to-day. 1t also proves that
whilst fake journalism has been ampll-
fed, it is no new thing in the land.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-28
PRAYER OF THE REPUBLIC.

holdest n the of Thy hand
We native
and is old new,
of a banner, d
Tears children wives mothers waiting watching day and night
Washed the flag battle, white!
Country
Of
for white justice,
for faith andI virtue, tfromG
plain rackess
struggling
Thou God Of Hosts Thee make strength shield right!
built Republic oufung land
Hold Thy keeping, of the free!
Russell
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-28
THE MECkLENBURG MYTH.
No Declaration Adopted Prior to the
Great Declaration.

NO Declaration ADOPTED Prior to the
Great Declaration.
The Mecklenburg declaration of indie
pendence is one of the most persistent of
our myths; but the patient researches Of
the historian has uncovered it's fallacious
foundation, albeit the people of North
Carolina still religiously celebrate May
20 as the anniversary Of the alleged adop-
ton of the so-called declaration of indie
pendence" in 1115.
The Mecklenburg myth owes its origin
to one of the earliest attempts at yellow
journalism made by the American press.
In other words, it was an audacious
''fake," but as fakes were not so COM
mon in early days as now, the Mecklen-
burg fake was taken seriously and mas
become part of the accepted history OF
the country, surviving the lapse of nearly
a century and still retaining a tenacious
hold upon public belief.
The story of the Mecklenburg "declar-
alton of independence" delusion is this:
On April 80. 1919. the Raleigh IN. CD
Register published FIVE resolutions and an
accompanying statement purporting to
have been written at the time, which said
that the resolutions were adopted on May
90, 1875, by delegates from the different
parts of Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina. at a meeting in Charlotte, in
that county. The third of these resolu-
tions read thus: ''That we do hereby de-
clare ourselves a free and independent
people, and of right ought to be SOW
ereign and self-goyerning association, IN
der the control of no power other than
that of our God and the general govern
ment of the Congress; to the maintenance
of which independence we solemnly
pledge to each other our mutual co-opera-
tion, our lives. our fortunes and our most
sacred honor"
It was clever invention, cireumstan-
TALLY fortified forty-four years after Inc
alleged event. But unfortunately for the
inventors of the yarn, Thomas Jefferson,
John Adams and other prominent mem
hers of the Continental Congress declar-
ed in 1919 that they never heard of the
Mecklenburg resolutions. Furthermore,
DR.. Williamson made no mention OF 1t IN