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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Dear Jasper You are great man.
sappoftin' a great cause, which fully
Identifies you with the agricultural
element, very much to the envy OF
those who failed to adopt SO profitable
a vocation You are hot i'll the s!nSu-
lar number as a fayorite with three
pronounced positions, chief among
them being ladies' man, based upon
ycqr good looks, persuasive manner
and adaptability. Next you are Jef-
felsonian Democrat of the died in the
wool kind. Last, buC
the foastin' ear type with q hankeilh
the roasting ear type viii ahankeiln
desire to covet the fieecy staple. les'
the king of all other southern products,
the broad fields of which now smile un-
der the bounteous burden OF record
breaking crop. You are the first to
leome to the front, and claim the Iatf-
els of the first new bale of cotton of
Southeast Arkansas for 1902. This
bale, as we understand, was raised, as
we understand, by one of the best lar
mers in Ashley county Ct. j. Murphy
and shipped by you to the Hammett
Grocery company, on the 9Th INST
Selectin Pine Bluff as your market
place, is very significant, and to us is
conclusive proof of the highest esteem,
and full confidence imposed IN the
commercial interest of our city. The
cotton factors fully appreciated your
preference, and secured a price for this
bale that might meet highest eXpecta-
tlons of those contending for premium
bales No other town in the state has
paid such premiums as you received,
which to Pine Bluff is a happy act,
and fully demonstrates that her merch-
ants in all lines are fully awake to the
interests of trade. AS the clock struck
u, quite crowd had assembled near
the two cotton exchanges. y our mutual
rfiend Uncle Jack, was selected as
auctioneer for the occasion. Standin
grade and premium. then, With a voice
loud and strong. said it was shipped
bv Jasper This brought a yell and
the ball began to roll Who'll start
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
Sold bv Uncle Jack For Fsi5 Friend
Jasper.
jasper

er?2 cried the auctiCneer. Quick as
flash, our ex-mayor, w, B. Alexander,
head of the firm OF Alexander Bros.
Lid i cents The crowd yelled and
grew anxious. The next bidder was
O. w. Taggart, buyer for Taggaft Bros.
& T1ulock, and he bid 10 cents. Think
of it, Just S. raise in five seconds
BY this time things We're gcttin' to a
y hite heat. Your Uncle Jack TALKED
for you, as never before, and | expect
said more good things about you than
YOU could have got at your own fun
eral, had you died away from home.
Al this time the boys were sparin' for
an opening, and a knockout price. w.
W Byrd. buyer for the old reliable
Speers company, led the second attack
By bidding IS ID cents. The crowd
ye'ioa, surged and thought this bid
| would claim the trophy. Not so. A
little hush talk, few croSs-eyed looks,
one to another. then came the Water
, loo. ]. A. Perdue, manager Of the Per
Que cotton exchange, with voice like
SIS steel gimlet, and eye keen as an
eagle, heart as big as a ckurn dash
or, fred the big shot The auctioneer
counted, 1890. ...-....z.3 and sold
J to J. A Perdue for 16 cents per pound.
! The crowd threw up their hats, and
rhc auctioneer felt too full for utter
;,nce. This was a dramatic seen and
signfied the openin OF the cotton sea
son for 1902. The boys had few
Here's to YOU" charged to you,
which you can call and settle the first
ti!ae you are in our city.
In conclusion, Jasper, let your old
! army friend give you a little fatherly
advice. You must not get "biggetty'
! because you have got yoHr name in
the town papers. You must not suffer
fattery., because you are ladies' man
o. pronounced envy. You must not
forget your friends, because you are
a prize winner as a farmer of South
/ cas- Arkansas. But be content to let
tne sun shine, and don't sop the gravy
with both sides of your bread but Just
saw wood and write often, to your
, fljend,
UNCLE JACK.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Probate Court.

F. L. Cobb was appointed admins.
traitor of the estate of l. Z. Holden,
deceased.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

The Travellers Insurance company
up to January 1902, had paid policy.
holders claims amounting to SAC 6,083.-
ses.O5, and will pay policy holders
this year between four and five. million
dollars.
The Travellers ranks first for prompt
payment of claims. as an Illustration
Of this. the late John W. Sullivan
formerly Of Pine Bluff held Trav-
elers life policy for $4,000. On Decem.
Der 1, 1901, he died at Newport, Ark,
on December 13 Mrs. Sullivan notified
the company Of his death; on Decem
ber %. just ten days after, Mrs. Sulli'
van received a draft for the policy.
The Travellers issues all the stand
ard forms of guaranteed policies, and
issues them for about 20 per cent less
premium than is charged by other
standard companies writing business
u Pine Bluff The Travellers write
afteen payment policy for the same
rate IS the mutual companies (suoh
7s the New York Life, Mutual Life.
Equitable and Massachusetts,
charge for a mutual twenty
payment life policy, the saving
>f five full years premiums and
getting through paying premiums to
the company in fifteen years instead
Of twenty years means great deal TO
q policy-holder.
The line of policies written by the
Travellers include ten, fifteen and
.wenty premium policies, per cent
gold bonds and endowment policies.
The endowment policies Of the
Travellers operate in the same way as
putting money in a savings bank. the
pOlicy holder is insured all the time
ee is depositing> premiums with the
company and in addition to the insur
ance, he receives interest on every
dollar he pays them.
Supposing a man is thirty years OF
age and takes twenty year $4,000
In the Travellers, if he dies before he
Is fifty years old the company pays
his family $4,000 in cash, but if he
lives to be fifty years old he himself
draws the $4,000 in cash. Should he
not want it all in cash the company
will pay him cash dividend OF $4,-
a20, ans then at his death pay A:s
family $4,000, making a total CT +a4,.
800.
All policies of the Travellers are
written with the latest non-forfeitable
features. and if On account of inabil.
ity to pay premium the insured does
not lose what he has already paid the
company. To illustrate this on the
above twenty year endowment, should
Insured pay, say, ten of the premiums,
the company would loan MIN without
any security, except the policy, 1910,
or the company will keep him insur
ed free for ten more years, when the
company will return in cash to the in
sured $780, rnearly the entire pre-
miums paid the frs ten years, in fact
the net cost of the insurance under
this option is less than $40 year for
the twenty years on a $4,000 endow.
ment policy.
If, however, the insured pays all the
twenty premiums and lives to be fifty
years of age when he collects the
policy he he's had the benefit Of twen-
ty years insurance for $4,000 at a net
profit to himself Of $65.3S year more
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
of Pine Bluffs Progressive Business 1ouses
Earth Gels Little Heat.

As a matter Of fact, We get very
little heat ct the hottest season of
bc year and i'll the hottest places. We
get but pitifUi proportion of the
solar heaJ-o ore tWo-billiontA Part of
it. The sun is pretty warm, to be
sure. but il is 92,500,QQ0 miles away
from us and what little heat We man
age 10 Get comes to us through a
vast and empty refrigerator whose
temperature IS eco degrees below
LNrn.-NrM York Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

ero, Hall and kenward are on the sick
list.
I NJ. Guy Chestnut, Who was hart
: il the mill department last week, is
back at work
Engine 157 is now on the Altheimer
branch run.
Nj. Ernest Cox has accepted a posi-
tioA as sagd clerk.
Engine 154 is at the round house for
.epails.
Engine ll2 is in the round house
awaiting fenairs.
Bids Will be received for the next
ten days for one conductor on local
rua between Maiden and Birds Point.
Mr.. ". E. Green, general superin-
tendent, is in the city in his special
car, the Texas Ranger"
MI G. T. Long has accepted. posi-
ton as sWitchman in the yards
Firemen Schneider, Dillon, Dilday
Fuller, Fisher, Burke, Washington and
Pippin are on the sick list.
Switch engine 50 has gone to Jones'
boro after general overhauling.
Several employees of the yards are
laying off on account OF the intense
heat.
Business has been rushing for the
last week on the Cotton Belt.
Trainmaster F. S. StoEson has re-
turned from JonesbOro.
The foundation for the addition to
- iouhd uouse is DelnS la1d.
superintendent E. A. Peck has re-
TUNED t!om business trip to Texar-
Faua
Geo. Mcdowell, night yard master,
IS sick at his home in Texarkana.
Local run between Jonesboro and
Fair Ooaks is vacant for fireman and
engineer.
The two local runs between Pine
Bluff and Fair Oaks are vacant for
firemen and engineers. One has the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
SNAKE IN a kEG OF Beer
Nunbel CT C!crenao1a Imhiloe e
Freely end Discover Snake.

4 story has leaked out hat a few
days ago a number of men bought a
Peg of beer. says the Claredon Sun
They cooled it and proceeded to i'm
hihe its contents. the rendezvous being,
he story goes, unde Werdman's old
mill. The crowd began getting sick
and their peculiar illness resulted in
an investigation being made of the keg.
a dead snake was found in it!
No names were given, but reliable
gentleman told us last night that such
thing happened.
Snakes are bing found in kegs of
beer in various parts of the country
at frequent intervals. Recently the
dispatches told of several men dying
from drinking beer from a keg in
which there was g snake. Several
years ago the section men on the Cot
ton Belt discovered a snake in a keg
from which they had been drinking
beer
If you will think, it is not strange.
When keg is emptied at a saloon
it is thrown into the back yard or alley
where it remains several weeks
Snakes, toads, rats, bugs, lizzards,
scorpions and all other Imaginable
creeping things crawl in through the
bung and die or are shipped back to
the brewery and are drowned when
the keg is refilled with new beer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
he Eiiff erence.

Archbishop Ryan and Bishop Glen
non were in attendance al church
Jubilee in st louis on one occasion.
The archbishop is of portly build,
while the bishop is a slight man of
rather ascofic appearance. As they
stood together chatting with some
friends the archbishop said, with
comfortable look at his own generous
proportions III one case think
it may be said that the difference be-
tween a bishop and an archbishop
lies in the arch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

hlVasside Methodist church-Rev.
7. II. Scott vii! preach at II a. m. and
p. n. The pastor. Rev Beardslee. is
&"s'5ling in q protracted meeting al
"Hattsvillc on the Sheridan circuit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

First Methodist church-Rev. T. H
Ware, of Little Rock. will occupy the
pulpit this morning at 1880. Sunday
school $50 Union services by Rev
Mr.. Shimmon. native OF Persia. All
are invited To attend
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
sIayerY in German Africa.

The Reichssanzeiger publishes a de-
cree with regard to slavery in the Ca
meroons and Togoland, whereby chill
dren born of domestic slaves become
half free and the children of half free
men becme free. The sale of slaves is
voluntary or otherwise, but the ex-
change of slaves is forbidden.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Sunday layover at Pine Bluff and the
other at Fair Oaks.
Freman ]. y Cunningham has been
assigned to through freight run on
middle division With l.. Dixon.
Engineers Il. T. Frcnch has been as
on the extra board.
Fr9m man r. Z. French hsa been as
signed 10 through freight run Oh the
south end, with Engineer y Smith.
Eugineet G. Dixon has reported for
work after being off for a few days.
Firemen Ripley, Jacobs, Elmore and
Elder are On the extra board.
Filemon Mckcd9on and b. E.Freneh
have reported for work after being Oft
fur a few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Rev khoshaba Shimmon, a native
CT Persia, a graduate OF the Presby-
terian theological Seminary, of Colum-
! bia, S. c.. end lcentiate of the Pres
byterian church, will preach this morn
| ing at / / a. M, at the first Presbyterian
church This evening he will lecture
on the religions Of Persia at the First
Methodist church. This will be a
union meeting and all the denomina-
nations are cordially invited by the
pastor
| On Monday night, August is, he
will give stercopticOn exhibition at
the Y NJ. c. A auditorium on the So
cial, religious, and political life Of Per-
| sia and its people. While Mr. Shimmon
throws on the canvass the beautiful
pictures through a fine instrument
he stands hv the canvass and explains
! every picture as it comes on He
| dresses in Persian costume sings in
| four different languages and shows
handiwork of his people.
Mr.. Shimmol has spent seven years
at Oroomiah. Persia, college, and four
years in this country, studying one
year at tie Bible school and three at
the seminary. He speaks five lang
uages reads and writes we'll in six
different languages. He has educated
| himself to return the coming October
to engage in the great work in which
he is SO intensely interested. He has
letters from all Presbyterian ministers
through the southern states, and the
ministry of other denominations whose
churches he has visited All speak
very highly of him as being a pious,
spiritual minded and pleasant speaker
They say that he speaks English we'll,
and that his lectures are edifying, in.
structive and interesting. All his lee
lures will be free, except on Monday
night small admission will be charg-
ed to defray his expenses while he is
in this country and his way back to
Persia. He has no salary and has to
depend on his lectures altogether.
He lectures at Lakeside Methodist
. .church Tuesday night.
| First Methodist church-Rev. T. H.
Ware, of Little Rock, will occupy the
pulpit this morning at 1890. Sunday
school $50. Union services by Rev.
Mr.. Shimmon. a native Of Persia. All
arc invited To attend.
hlVasside Methodist church-Rev.
7. II. Scott vii! preach at II a. m. and
y. n. The pastor, Rev. Beardslee is
S"s'siiI9g in q protracted meeting at
"rattsvillc Oh the Sheridan circuit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
LOCAL COTTON BELT DOTS

Engineers L. E. Kumero Garfield,
Hope, W. B. Williams, Boone, Cargill,
Mcdowell, Graves, Anderson, c. Kun
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So j ARE PIANOS
VAN TED.
Complete Destruction Of Our Factory at Brook
lyn---250 Square Pianos Burned.
30 Square Pianos Needed at Once to Supply the
Demand From the Smaller Towns.

AS previously stated in The Star one Of the
largest factories of the Bradbury Piano Co.. To-
cated at Brooklyn, was completely destroyed by
IRE on May ". This factory contained over $50
square pianos which were undergoing repairs and
not one Of these pianos saved from the fire,
which practically destroyed everything except the
foundations of the building.
The loss of these pianos, particularly at this
season, when there is such demand for square
pianos from the smaller towns renders 1t impos-
slbe for the company to Gil Its orders. Te meet
this emergency the Bradbury Factory must have
nfty square pianos at ence-and are willing to
make an unusually liberal allowance for any square
plano sent In to them during the next few days.
Full value will be given for your square piano in
exchange for new upright-or a due bill-equiva-
lent to cash-will be given which may be used at
any time-and which may be transferred or sold
to some friend who wishes to secure new upright
piano. If you are paying storage your square
piano 1t would be wise plan to have the Brad
bury Piano Co. send for 1t and you the stor-
age-gving you a due bill in exchange as stated
above. Their dray will move it without cost to
you. All owners of square pianos should either
call or write to the local warerooms at 1925 Pa.
ave-, phone TAT main-as this misfortune of
the Bradbury Co. offers opportunity to dis
pose Of your square piano to good advantage 1t
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CLAIMS AGAINST RUSSIA.
Assistant Secretary Peirce to Close the
Case for United States.

Assistant secretary Felrce TO Close the
Case for United States.
Assistant Secretary of State H. H. D.
for Europe to present at The Hague the
closing chapters of the case Of the United
States in the Russian sealing claims The
arbitrator, DR.. Asser distinguished Dutch
publicist will begin the final hearing on the
9th instant. Mr.. PIERCE will be accompa-
MED by Mr.. c. H. Townsend, formerly of
the fishery commission, and now in the
employ Of the Museum of Natural History
in New York, to give expert evidence re-
specting seal life in the Arctic. Another
expert in the person of a whaling captain,
at present not selected, will also accom-
pany Mr.. Peirce. These experts are called
at the request Of the arbiter, who desires
special information in certain lines The
Russian government will be represented
also by two experts. The arbitrator is ex-
pected to render his final decision very soon
after the hearing begins.
The amount involved claimed by the own
ers of United States sealing vessels seized
by the Russians off the Siberian coast is
$5OO.OOO. There are some novel points in
this arbitration. The United States claims
compensation for the owners of the seized
ships varying in amount where the ships
were absolutely confScated or were ulti-
mately released. 1t also claims compensa-
ton on account of the enforced service on a
crew of the Cape Horn Pigeon, and for the
indignity thus put upon them. One of the
most interesting points in the controversy
Is the expected definition of the exact ex-
tent of the jurisdiction of a country such as
Russia over the adjacent waters.
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WAR ON THE TRUSTS.
Bill introduced by Representative
Richardson Of Tennessee.

bill, drawn along the lines of the anti
trust bill passed by the House in the Fifty
sixth Congress, was introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative Rich
ardson of Tennessee. It amends the Sher-
man act by making more stringent restric-
lions against contracts and combinations in
restraint Of trade gives civil right Of
action to any one. Injured in business by
such a combination, forhids the use Of the
mails in furtherance ofstbe bussness Of a
combination and provides for prosecuting
to state. 1t is understood that tile reintro-
duction of this bill is ID pursuaiSce Of the
recent action Of the democratis congress
sionai committee in naming special COM
for making the trust question one OF the
foremost issues In the coming campaign.
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TO PROTECT PRESIDENT.
The House Takes Up Anti-Anarchy
Bill for Amendment.

At the conclusion of Mr.. Littleield's argu-
ment in the House yesterday on the anti
anarchy bill, the reading Of the measure for
amendment under the fve-minute rule was
begun. The text Of the Senate bill was
first considered. Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.)
moved to strike out tho seventh section,
which provided for boayguard from the
regular army for the protection Of the
President, and the motion was carried with
out division.
The House substitute then was read for
amendment. Mr.. ParkersfN. j. moved to
strike from the first section the words MAX
ing 1t crime punishable with death to kill
the President while he is engaged in the
performance Of his official duties, or be-
cause of his official character, or because
of his acts or omissions
Mr. Ray and Mr. Alexander IN. W
warned the House that k the words in the
amendment were stricken out the bill would
not stand the constitutional test. The
Parker amendment was lost So to 49,
Having disposed of the first section Of
the substitute the House, at sos pm, ad-
journed.
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A Gillion Pies.

"A few years ago we were
baking a few pies on a gas
stove. Now we bake a million
pies year. This growth is due
to the merits of our pies and the
merit of The Star advertising"
says the manager of Holmes
Homemade Pie Bakery. s
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Marine CORPS Orders.

Maj. c. A. Doyen has been detached from
the marine barracks at Washington and
ordered to take command OF the marine
barracks at Annapolis, relieving Capt L. e.
Lucas, who Is ordered to the Naval War
College at Newport, r. I.
Col p. C. Pope has been ordered to New
York to consult with Paymaster E. B.
Rogers, u. s. N, in charge of the naval
clothing factory, in The matter of furnish
ing uniforms for general court-martial pris-
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Scantily Clad.

From the Little Chronicle
Little Augusta was at the window.
"Oh. come quick, or You won't see ftr'
she called. excitediy. hes running away -
What is It. DEAR" asked her mother
why, there's a horse going down the
street with nothing ON but his tall"
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Proximity.
From the Philadelphia Press
-Ou dislike

UrOm the Phllauefpnla fTess
% Daughter-'I don't see why you dislike
Mr.. Spooner.
Father-"Well, for one thing, he's too
Nose and
Daaghter-"Oh, Pa Were You mean
enough to spy on US last EVENING"
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Observing Child.

From the Chicago Tribune.
where does the electricity come from
that lights our houses asked the teacher.
: 1T comes from the wall" answered the
little girl who resided IA an apartment
house. THE janitor goes and unbuttons
it."
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on WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

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S1S.5o0-Elegant 1l-room house baths on Col
road.
So. 5o0-Large double house. lot 80 f. front
S15.o00-A desirable corner, l. rooms . baths hot
water heat
sll.50o-A beautiful home. - rooms. 2 baths,
hot-water heat.
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Sl0.000-A wide outlook, ii rooms. baths
S9500-Stone and brick, 10-roon dwelling lot Ok
100; alley; Col. road
IS 250-0ne of the best at the price; II rooms
baths. hot-water heat
S. Just reduced: IL rooms. hoi-water heat.
SS5oO-West Conn. ave-, IL rooms. . baths hot
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S1.50o-l0 rooms modern. well located.
s6,200-The hest for the price; 10 rooms stone
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