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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

Mr.. Horace Newman, manager of
the "A Poor Relation company which
visited Pine Bluff last Friday is a
brOtherin-laW of the late Sol Smith
Russell, the beloved actor who made
the play, "A Poor Relation" and him.
self as we'll famous Mr.. Newman's
home is at Anderson. Indiana, where
James Whitcomb Riley did his first
literary work. Jim Riley, as we all
knew him." said Mr.. Newman, in tell
ing Of the great poets early life at
Anderson. was a second-class paint
He did odd but interesting repertorial
work on one of our little weekly papers
and his writings We're always sought
after by the readers of that journal.
remember a little incident that hap
pened at Anderson in which jim
Riley and a pal of his named Hooli-
han. played the leading and only
roles. Jim Riley. had q clever and
rapid way of painting signs and color
ing them most attractively The little
town Of Anderson was well filed with
visitors on special occasion and Ril-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
james Whitcomb Riiey's
Prank as a Blind Painter

ey and Hoolihan devised the little
scheme whereby they could make a
few dimes. They were an amusing
pair and every resident knew them
familiarly and would always assist
them in any practical joke. They
advertised that n blind painter was in
town and their game worked to per-
fection. Riley wore blue spectacles
and seated himself on platform.
Hoolihan did the spelling and his talk
soon brought up a crowd Of curious
spectators. HoOlihan took up a col
lection and then instructed Riley to
proceed to paint the sign. The work
was soon accomplished and Hoolihan
led the blind painter rom the plat
form, to a saloon around the corner
and there they had few smiles and
hearty laugh together They realized
IS or $40 out of their performance
while the people pronounced the feat
OF the blind painter to be wonderful
great, etc. Riley and HoOAihan's
friends never gave them away. They
enjoyed the joke as well as Riley and
Hoolihan enjoyed the drinks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
GREEN-CROoM
Announcement Coming Wedding Pine
Bluff Lady to Georgia Gentleman.

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Green have
announced the coming marriage of
their daughter, Miss Mary E. Green,
and Mr., VIM. p. Groom The wedding
will occur at the First Baptist
church, Of this city, on January IA.
1903, at O'Clock p. m. Printed invita-
tions have been mailed only to those
invited outside the city and the friends
OF the family in Pine Bluff are invited
to be present without further notice.
Rev. Ross Moore will officiate.
Miss Green is one of the most popu.
lar young ladies Of the city, and the
announcement of her coming marriage
will be an agreeable surprise to them.
Mr.. Groom resides at Waycross, Ca.
and met Miss Green at Hot Springs
year ago and again at the same place
the past summer. He is prominent
member of and an active worker in
the Baptist church at Waycross, and
to this fact is largely due the acouaint-
ance OF the couple which ripened into
love affair and is to culminate in
marriage Mr. Groom is a sober and
energetic gentleman, and is employed
as local freight conductor on the At
lantic Coast Line railroad of Georgia.
His father has been a passenger con-
ductor for thirty-two consecutive years
on the same line, a position which he
is filling today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Successful Hunt.

Messrs. A. s. Trigg and w. l.. Good
win left Christmas morning for Jeffer-
son Springs, where they were met by
party from Redfleld and Jefferson
The deer. quail and fox were the OBJ
jects of the hunt. The weather was
hunting, but notwithstanding the game
bags were well filled, and a good time
was had. Messrs Goodwin and Trigg
have returned home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Hon. w. II. Langford's Views
on Textile School

tion swivel silk at 81 per pound, 500
100000; total, $1,424 100000.
Startling as these figures may ap-
pear, they represent the worth of the
cotton crop when converted into fancy
weaves.
The object Of textile department
is to fit students for such work, and to
Introduce cotton mills into the stale.
There is no reason why cotton mills
should not be immensely profitable in
Arkansas. There is very large coal
area from which coal may be trans
ported to the mills at about one-half
of the cost that the states on the Az
lantic seaboard have to pay. Cotton
is abundant. and if labor conditions
are satisfactory, cotton mill business
will be more profitable than in the
east
makers of textile machinery have
heretofore offered the state their ma
CilllCI ttSJ tlldL Olll ptbDlt' ull$o III
make beginning in the manufacture
Of textiles
1T is the intention of our cotton
growers to ask our legislature to pass
a bill similar to the one introduced by
Congressman Little to appropriate our
state lands for the purpose of main
tanning a textile school, that is, in a
similar way to push forward such a
measure, and it is greatly desired that
this action be taken, as the passage
of either bill will insure the establish
ment Of such a school. Arkansas lands
are becoming more and more valuable
each year and could not be put to
more deserved and proper use than to
the education of the youth Of the
state"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Christmas Pardons.

1t develops that eighteen of the
Christmas pardons granted by Cover
nor Davis were to boys under eighteen
years of age. so that now there is not
one white boy under that age in the
penitentiary, says the Little Rock Ga.
zette. Several days before Christmas
the governor requested a list of the
white boys in the penitentiary under
eighteen and used this as a guide in
granting pardons. He also requested
list of the white women incarcerated.
but there We're none. The governor,
is said to have expressed his inten-
ton OF pardoning them not APPROX.
ing Of the surroundings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Quiet Sunday in Police Circles.

Sunday was decided exception to
the usual Sunday in police circles.
There were no arrests made by the
police on Sunday. Usually on Mon
day morning there are lot of drunks,
saloon sleeps, and peace disturbers
but this morning there was nothing
except poor, measley "nigger" that
the boys brought in to keep from be
ink skunked, but he don't count. Chas.
Davis was the "coon, and he was fin
ed S. in police court for trespassing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
THREATENS TO RESIGN
Collector at New Orleans Says He
Won't Stand for Negro Deputy

New Orleans La. Dec. 29.=lt is re.
'rted that ". E. Howell, United
at"s collector of internal revenue,
I'd recognized as the brains and head
the Lilly White or Mixed Mulat-
action OF The Republican party,
= en- the point of sending his resig-
.jI@n = Washington. when the 9th
raiXed h1ulatto leaders responding
d !ef.'1 call, prevailed upon him
Mtat,r;,& OF delay it,
!hls L., gnaiton is said to nave
ca W .u2n ont by Mr.. Howell when
: iefti.t' that the negro. johnson.
1"t5 L. tfrccd down his throat as
$ e'#tt> MI. Howell las alway :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

The following interesting interview
was with Hon. w. II. Langford, mem
ber Of the state university board. on
the subject OF Hon John S. Little S
bill before congress for textile school
for Arkansas:
Congressman John S. Little has
introduced a bill in congress to do
nate 100 900 acres of land of the
United States situated in Arkansas for
the purpose of establishing a textile
school. Arkansas is located in the
very heart Of the cotton growing coun-
try and produces as much and more
cotton in proportion to the land plant
ed than any other state. The quality
of the cotton is that kind that took
first prize at the Worlds fair in Chica-
go. The soil especially along the Ar
kansas, Red, White Ouachita and Mis-
sissippi rivers is the most aluvial
and productive to be found anywhere.
"Textile schools are productive of
the greatest and most progressive
growth of anything that could be es-
taDlishel in the southern country. The
worlds fair management at st. Louis.
trealizing this fact, decided that the
second and most productive exhibit at
at worlds fair would be the manufac-
ture of textiles. Acting upon this
principle, they laid out a building that
will cover over seven acres of ground
for the purpose of manufacturing cot
ton goods and other textiles and eX-
hibiting machinery for the manufac-
ture of the same.
In my opinion, this branch of manu-
facturers will be the most sought aft
er and the most productive of any of
the various industries that will be on
exhibition at the Worlds fair. This
state being essentially one included in
the Louisiana purchase should be most
benefited by such an exhibition.
I'VE can no longer remain behind in
this stride for southern development
and southern progress. We must be
prepared tc furnish educated and skill
ed laLcl. and when this is once done.
OF immense cotton lands and coal
lands Will furnish the material for cot
tnr oil ho {oto
''rhe board of trustees of the state
university speak as follows upon this
sui ett:
1T may be we'll to call your atten-
ton to the economic importance Of tex
tile schools. The states of North
Carolina. South Carolina Georgia. Ala
bana ail'' Mississippi have all estab-
lsned textile schools and they are do.
,Eg great and good work.
In round numbers Arkansas pro-
duced last year 100000 bales of cotton,
these bales averaging 500 pounds was
equivalent to $50, ,000, 900 pounds of cot-
ton. Sold in the market in the raw
at eight cents per pound, the cotton
ercp of Arkansas would bring $2S,-
940 coo The value of an Arkansas
crop of cotton, if manufactured would
be as follows:
Twills at 30 cents per pound, S112,.
100000: sateen weaves at IS cents per
pound, s262, 900; mercerized checks
at 81 per pound, $3.50 O,ooO imita-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

EpUE q, knowlcdged as TIE one man
the recognition of negroes in the once
'"llly white" faction, and the compui-
sery acee ptancse of the coal black
II, ", is said to have been the bitter
Isl Oil of Mr.. HoWell's political career,
and to have deeply chagrined and NOR
tilted him.
The regular Republicans are LOUD
in their denunciations of the lilly
Whites, apparently despising them
;,s much as the regulars are them
selves dcspised by the "lilly whites"
At a meeting Of the regulars the whole
lilly white" machine was denounced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Spencer-OWyer.

Marriage license was issued to Geo.
F. Spencer, age twenty-one, and Miss
Maggie Dwyer, age twenty Mr..
Spencer is from Dermott and is a
barber Of that place. Miss Dwyer is
from Dallas, Texas. Mr.. Spencer's
mother came from Louisiana to be
place this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Will Have a Treat.

The members Of the Philharmonic
society may expect treat tonight at
the regular meeting. Mr.. Hugh Peck
will sing several songs. Mr.. Peck
has a beautiful baritone voice and
his solo work at two of the churches
yesterday was appreciated by all who
heard him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29
Wants a New Trial.

A motion was filed in chancery court
this morning for a new trial in the
case of Frank Deidrich against J. B.
Simmons. 1t is a suit for the posses
sion of a lot which has been sold by
parties who did not own it and has
been transferred several times. Sim.
mons won in the trial of the suit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

There are twenty names on the com
mutation list of state convicts to be
released during the month of January.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

Richard Metcalf is here today from
Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

Mr.. M. E. Bloom is i'll at his home
of appendicitis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-29

Ben w. Eddy. of Hot Springs, is in
the city today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
BLOOD WRITTEN PACT.
Methods of Filipino insurgents
Revealed in GreWsOme Paper.

A gTewsome paper which reveals
some of the methods resorted to by
insurgent leaders in the Philippines
has reached Adjutant General COrbin,
says Il Washington dispatch to the
Chicago Inter GJGan. 1t is the record
of the trial of Pascual Pasis. an in
surgent officer, and four others for the
murder OF a native who refused to
submit to the branding" operation
and sign the secret pact with his
blood The pact translated reads:
We, understanding all that the regula-
tions of the X X x explain, swear in the
name of God and on our lives that we
viii comply cheerfully till the last drop
Of our blood to defend this our native
country: also that in any case we COM
nit things contrary to the regulations of
the K we shall expect cheeriuily to be
punished as we deserve, even should 1t be
by death and in order to give faith to
these statements we sign this with our
blood which flows from our breast.
Busilac April 27, 1900
1t was shown at the trial that Pasis,
with his comrades, went about the
country seeking members for the Kati-
punan. the dreaded secret order of the
insurgents. Natives were forced to
sign the document after first being
branded on the right breast with the
mouth of a hot bottle The blood for
the signature was drawn from the
left breast by cross cut with dagger
belonging to Pasis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
CANDY AN ENEMY OF BEAUTY
Doctor Says Women Must Give
Up Compilations or BOnbOns.

"You must either lose your appetite
for ice cream and bonbOns or lose your
ccmDleyion." This advice, which
brought terror to the minds of the
members OF the South Side club, i'll
Chicago. WIS laid down by DR.. Ralph
Grace of Battle Greek, Mich, in his lee
cure the other morning on THE Proper
Diet" says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
IAN overfondnesS for sweets and pas
try is ruinous to the complexion" said
Dr. Grace, las well as great injury
o the physical health. Most of the COM
non ailments are simply due to indi-
;estjon. A great many people imagine
hcy are troubled with heart failure,
when il reality the trouble comes mere
" frorI indigestion"
DR.. Grace is an authority on health
foods, and the luncheon to the mem
bers following the lecture was pre-
pared under his direction. 1t included
all sorts Of dishes specially prepared
from a scientific standpoint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, Eczema,
CarburClsS, Etc. Medicine Free

Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ca, says; 81
suffered from bload poison, my head,
face and shoulders were one mass OF
corruption, aches in bones and joints,
burning, itching. scabby skin, was all
run down and discouraged, but Botanic
Blood Balm cured me perfectly, heal
ed all the sores and gave my skin the
rich glow of health. Btcod Balm put
uew life into my blood and new ambi-
tion into my brain Geo. A. Will
Iiams, Roxburv, face covered with
pimples. chronic sore on back OF head,
sLpperating swelling on neck, eating
ulcer on leg, bone pains, Itching skin
cured perfectly by Botanic Blood
Balm-sores all healed. Botanic Blood
Balm cures all malignant blood
troubles. such as eczema. scabs and
scales, pimples, running sores, car
buncles. scrofula, etc. Especially adj
vised for all obstinate cases that have
reached the second or third stage.
Druggists, ST.. To prOve it cures, sam
pie of Blood Balm sent free and pre-
paid by writing Blood Bal N Co, AT
ianta, Ga Describe trouble, and free
medical advice sent in sealed letter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24

iects ten feet away could not be seen
As for the air, it was as pure as an!
vould be in a room of the same area.
.It was a good deal purer than many
q cardroom where I've seen men SIT moi
for three hours, but for ten and tWeiVe'
with closed doors and with the air SO
foul with tobacco smoke that you couid
cut it. and yet they never knew the dlf'
ference, so long as their stack OF CHIPS
grow taller. No one is allowed to smoke
while ON board these boats on account
Of the gasoline which is used to drive
the engine when the boat is running Oh
the surface, but there is no trouble
whatever about having plenty OF ar u
breathe"
The batteries which generate the
power TO run the submarine boats "hIle
they are submerged are slowed out OIL
sight under the floor amidshlps' Inc
mir tanks are distributed along the
sides. The gasoline engine is III the eA-
IRENE after part and the torpedo tube
in the bow. There is plenty of room De-
low for a dozen men to live for many
hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
Beavers Coming Back.

A party of MenOminee (Aicb0 hunt
ers discovered three colonies of beavers
at work on branch of the Net river
while hunting a few days ago, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. The beavers had
Just built three dams across the
streams of the upper peninsula and
had not been there long. They proba-
bly, came since the stream was driven.
Since the loggers have abandoned the
streams OF the upper peninsula beaver
and other animals which live along the
banks seem TO be coming back and in
creasing I'm numbers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24

Birth-marks which mark and mar
the outside of the body are a grief to
every mother whose children may
bear them. But for every child W no
bears birth-mark on the skin there
are many who bear an indelible birth
mark on the mind. Nervous mothers
have nervous cl iidren and many a
man and woman owes an irritable and
Respondent temperament to those DAYS
of dread when the mother waited the
hour of her maternity. The use of
DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Prescription
strengthens the mother for her trial.
With strength comes a buoyaucv of
spirits and quietness of mind, which is
one of the happiest gifts a mother can
bestOw on her offspring. By giving
vlgor and elasticity to the delicate
womanly organs "Fayorite Prescrip-
ton" practically does away with the
pain.of maternity and makes Daby's ad-
vent az natural and as simple as the
hlos-oming of flower There is no
opium. cocaine or other narcotic con-
tanned in "Favorite Prescription"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
PEARY AND THE POLE.
EXPLORER Tells Why He Believes
Latter Accessible.

While Commander Peary was in New
York one evening recently he gave
some of his reasons for believing that
It is feasible to reach the north pole by
way of Smith sound and Grinnell
Land.
Hitherto" said he to Il reporter of
the New York Tribune, the departure
from land out upon the ice has not
been undertaken earlier than April or
g. At that time the sun has been above
the horizon long enough to moderate
the temperature greatly and soften the
ice. If this stage of the undertaking
was entered upon four or five weeks
earlier, the ice would unquestionably
be much tirmer."
"How early in the year would it be
practicable to make n start?
eve must wait for daylight, but this
is sufficient for our purposes at the be-
ginning of March or even at the close
of February. 1t is not necessary to de-
lay until the equinox. The daylight l
speak of would be the same as the
morning twilight a few minutes before
sunrise"
For how long campaign would you
go prepared if you ever went again
Five years."
mo. 1 think two years would be
enough. If we had good luck and went
properly prepared, only one winters
stay up there might be essential, but at
most two ought to test the feasibility
of my latest theories"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
COTTON WEEVILS COMING.
Experts at Work to Kill Them Be
fore They Reach the Belt.

According to government experts
the Mexican cotton boil weevil is no
longer confined TO the Texas coast
country, ana to that part OF the state
adjoining Mexico, but is moving stead
ily northward and eastward, aud is
now within sixty miles of Red river.
Under ordinary circu instances this
news would be calculated to cause
great alarm among the cotton growers
of the states other than Texas toward
which the pests seem to be heading.
1t is, hoped, however, that the experts
whoare now at work in Texas will be
able to devise some effectual manner OF
fighting the perniciOus insects, in
which event there would probably be
little or no trouble experienced in Sc
curing an appropriation necessary to
carry on the work on the part of the
government.
The destruction caused to Texas
cotton alone by the boil weevil last
wear amounted to $50. 0OOsbales.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
NOVEL FARMING DEVICE.
Attachment to Harvesting Ma
chine Does Mans Work.

L. E Mccain. hboring man of
York, Neb.. has patented an attach
ment to a harvester which draws bound
bundles of grain together and, when
there are just enough bundles to make
a good shock OF grain, drops the grain
shocks on the ground in such a way
that the bundles stand up of their own
weight as close together, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, as if it were done by
a harvest hand.
Nearly all Of the large harvester man
ufacturers have investigated Mr.. Nc
Cams patent. and they all think it
will save the farmers Of the world mil
lions of dollars paid out for labor. The
bundle carrier and shocker looks like a
small platform set on four wheels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-24
SUBMARINE TRAVELLING
Lieutenant Spears Experience
In the Torpedo Boat Adder.
STORY OF A THREE HOUR TRIP.

Former Naval Constructor Says the
Air In the Vessel Was as Pure as
ANY In Room of Same Aren-PlentS
az SDace For Twelve Men to 1--we
Many Hours.
The recent successful trials or the
Holland submarine torpedo boats Al
dor and Moccasin in Peconic bay have
aroused the whole country TO the Naiue
of these small and invisible terrors OF
the seas as weapons OF ohense anu de-
Tense in time of war.
While realizing that the chief sea
morris on the Atlantic coast are more or
less protected by Notifications, mer-
chants in other cities are also alive TO
the fact that there are hundreds OF
miles and many seapOrts unprotected
which might be made secure from an
enemy's attack by small fleet OF
submarine boats at the harbor. en-
trance To this end the Business Men
association of Portsmouth, Va, mas
taken the initiative by sending TO the
secretary OF the navy and to congress
q petition reciting the facts that seven
torpedo boats recently authorized py
congress are nearing completion anu
that Portsmouth harbOr is strategic
point in time OF war and uneXcelled III
time of peace for submarine iriiiiS'
They ask the secretary OF the navy 10
assign at least two Of the submarine
boats TO Portsmouth for the protection
of Baltimore, Washington, NorfoIk'
Newport News. Annapolis and the
mouth of Chesapeake bay. Copies OF
the resolutions adopted have been sent
to each senator and representative or
Virginia in congress, with the request
that they use their best effort to oD-
tain the assignment of these boats for
the permanent and effective defense OF
the harbors named.
Lieutenant Lawrence Spear, FORMER
" naval constructor. who recently read
a paper in New York on submarine
war vessels before the Society OF Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers. gave
TO a representative of the New YORK
Tribune the other day an interesting
der water during a three hours trlal
of the Adder III Peconic bay.
1--WE Travelled fifteen miles under wa
ter that day without coming to the sur
face once" said he. land | tell you 1t
got to be quite monotonous after the
first hour. Eleven of us were down
there, nearly eighteen feet below the
surface. There was no noise to speak
of except that made by the electric mo-
tor driving the boat through the water
at q seven knot clip. Captain Frank
Gable stood with his head in the con-
ming tower, steering by the little com
pass and timing the boat by his watch,
so that he knew when to turn her
around and begin the return trip, for
we were circling around three mile
course.
"Once in a while looked through the
little portfolios in the coming tower
You could see the water rushing by,
but nothing else could be distinguished
except the small brass whistle which
stands close to the rear of the tower;
the rest was Just a wall of green water
through which we were rushing. Oh