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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
TILE MATCH GUN.

glass bead on each Of the axle ends.
Load the gun with parlor match,
inserting it head first, and closing the
opening of the barrel with q piece OF
cork or bread kneaded into a small
ball, to make it alright Do not
insert too tightly, or 1t viii prevent
the match from flying out.
The gun is fired with q second
match, as shown in figure. The match
will explode with the report of q
miniature cannon and fly from three
to five yards, enveloped in a blue
cloud of smoke.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31

with quiet significance, the butt Ca
the heavy revolver in it's stamped
/ leather holster. Not muscle of his
face relaxed its fixed strain. 1t made
the Americans jaws ache to look at
him.
He waited mechanically for the
answer he knew would not come;
then burst out again in a fr,anzied eff
fort to batter down the stony ram
parts of the others deadly silence.
"You hound, you'll You'd have done
the same thing in my place You'd
have done worse If you could. Why
kdont you say something, you dirty
Greaser dog? You're a filthy cow
kard! Get down off that horse and
~ ght me like man. No, of course
ou won't. Ugh. What q beautiful
Dol / was TO think that you would
help me to get away from her rela-
ives. You would show me a SAT
way across the desert and over the
81 rontier would you? Yes, you would
ah! You dog, you'll What 1 want to
now, is what are you going to do
dtk me? Answer me that. Answer
pc. What are you going to do with
S. he? Hey? Say something, can't
oul Say something"
His voice had climaxed to a fr1ri-
: ms yell; but now he fell quiet sud
emily, watching with fascinated eyes
be phlegmatic mask Of the utterly
pmoved Mexican. His burst of rage
been but a sorry cloak for the
Id terror that was clutchinp at his
art. He realized this with increas.
: g alarm; and worse-he knew that
Mexican knew 1t. In spite of the
rrific heat his face and hands were
mmy cold, and he shivered ftfully.
hey rode on through the long
frnoon in elammy silence that
unbroken save for the muf.
~ shutting OF the mustangs
on the pillowy sand. The
IL jean had fallen into dun ap-
and rode like sick man, his
dropping lollingly upon his
The Mexican did not change
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
ACCORDING TO
SCRIPTURE
BY s. HOMER HENLEY.

CAND.
y Everywhere dazzling, white and
giaring hot sand, smoothly level for
little distances, then billowing softly
! in breast-lilSe mounds. But always
the same binding white stretch; no
cactus, no bunch-grass-just sand.
And a brassy-blue sly-ring with a
setting of copper sun, blazing infer
nally.
The American spoke first,
swell, you've got me dead TO rights
out here. What are you going to do
about ftp"
The Mexican's only reply was TO
point silently ahead. His big jaw
was set immovably and his heavy
eyelids dropped over gaze colder
than ice. His companion watched
him furtively In growing apprehen-
sion.
Since dawn they had ridden over
maddening miles of this interminable
desert, without the exchange of a
single word. The Americans pride
of race in not "knucl1ling' TO dirty
"Greaser" by speaking first had been
! gradually but inexorably borne down
in part by the terrifying stiffness
and monotony of this blistered
waste, but much more by the I'M
natural silence and immobility main
tainQ& by the other. He had always
: he'd himself fairly brave man,
The uncanniness of the whole
- BATON was getting upon his
nerves.
H., h.. a. 4,
out, absolutely unarmed, into this
pale sea with this granite-faced devil.
BE felt, savagely, that he would give
all he possessed to mash that grim
mouth, to crush the light from those
narrow, steely eyes. Presently he be-
gan to speak rapidly, thiclxly, as one
+ hurried on by an uncomfortable
something apart from himself.
"Look here, now, 1 blame you
I know that 1 kept after the girl IN
til she gave in TO me. But how was
going to know that she would kill
herself because had to go away?
Of course, 1 knew you loved her, but
didn't see any reason for that
stopping me. Oh, 1 know you'd have
married her where I couldn't; but
"-oS JUST ING PoAhb, coulun L IN
engaged to a girl up in Nevada. and
all my prospects depend upon my
marrying her; so you see how I was
placed, don't you?"
The Mexican gave no sign that be
had heard. His left hand, holding the
thin reins that ran TO the detected
mouth OF the weary mustang, rested
on the high pommel OF the buck
saddle; and his right hand clasped,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
Fish story from Ireland

There is good fishing story in an
Irish contemporary. The enthusisa-
TIC anglers arranged fishing match
to decide the respective merits of the
worm and the minnow as bait. For
hours they sat patiently on bank
without getting so much as a nibble.
At last the proprietor of the worm
suddenly said that he had got bite,
and, jerking his line out of the water,
discovered at the end of IL the other
mans minnow, which, having by this
time grown hungry, had devoured his
worm
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
BURIED BY A COUGAR.
Hunter Has IN Experience with Hum
cry wild Beast That He VIII
Not Soon Forget

A hunter who was trailing after
bear meat In British Columbia re-
ports to the Western Sportsman an
experience which he calls a narrow
Craze" If the incident happened as
the hunter tells 1t, il was indeed a
narrow Craze; but one cannot helm
suspecting that some OF the invig-
grating ozone of the northwest has
got into the story. Nevertheless it
is worth hearing.
1T was q warm day, and along in
the middle Of the afternoon 1 began
TO pine for rest and pipe. II was
all quiet and no traces of game, and
so when I'd had a comfortable smoke
I stretched out for a nap.
1T must have been an hour later
that woke up and found myself COW
cred with two feet of leaves, snug
as the babes in the wood. 1 was all
tucked in that cozy that nobody else
could have done It but a cougar, and
most likely female cougar as that.
1t occurred to me with some force
that I'd been filed away for future
reference, and that I hadn't walked
up any too soon. / didn't soothe me
to figure on that cougar slowing me
away as a dog hides bone.
1t seemed that the best thing for
me to do was to countermine that
cougars mine, as 1t were. So I hunt
ed up log about my size and COW
cred 1t with leaves-a nice, fat hump
on the ground. Then I Skinned q tree
close by, assuring myself beyond any
dnOhfS ~ 1uen
had meddled with the working of NV
repeater.
"The cougar came In such short
time as to show how fortunate Il was
had walked up when I did, and with
her, as had calculated, were a choice
lot of Young ones, She had left a
dinner located and had been off to
get her family.
well, that cougar circled around
the pile Of leaves for a matter Of
minutes, crouching and picking nice
select place to spring from When
she got satisfied and made the lean
she went through the air tremen-
dous, throwing the leaves in a whirl-
wind and scratching and snarling. 1t
was some of shock when she found
the log, but she didn't display any
disappointment. She just took the
scent and came to the foot of nv tree
and looked up, real venomous.
''It seemed to her an awkward Job
to handle, having my gun ready so,
and the cougar had an inspiration.
She went to a tree about ten feet
away and started to go up. She was
after that meal and not 20 be discour-
aged by any trifes. Is was her idea
to climb up above me on the other
tree and then bring me down with a
flying leap.
II didn't lose any more time with
experiments or speculations, but let
her have 1t the first time she came
round the tree. The ball went
through her jaw and breast, and the
varmint went to the ground. The
young ones were running around, and
I knocked them over, too, with the
gun
''Since then haven't gone Co sleep
in the woods 50 careless and casual
like"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
MATCH GUN FOR BOYS
Here's N Toy That VIII Afford Fun
TO Youngsters Who Are bright
EnouEht to Make One.

We win show you how to make q
real gun. Take glass tube of one
half inch In diameter and about five
inches long, and close it at one end
with sealing wax. Wheels and gun
carriage are made of cigar-box wood.
To fasten the barrel, glue a hollow
piece Of cork on the gun carriage, as
figure shows. The wooden parts of
the gun are connected by tacks and
glue; as axle for the wheels use a
strong knitting needle or q piece of
wire. To prevent the wheels from
coming of the axle, stick large
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
THIS FROG CAN FLY.
Uses HIS Great webbed Feet as Sails
Go Swing Himself from
Tree to Tree.

Upon seeing the expansive mem
brane on the feet of this little frog,
shown In the picture, you might cas-
lily imagine him using them in the
hot climate of his home (Borneo) as
fans to keep himself cool. To be
sure, a frog tanning itself with its
feet would be funny sight, but I
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
A TrnppI.t MonIx,. provar

Many letters come to the monastery
announcing the death of relatives of
the monks; these are seen by the abb
bot only, and at chapter he may sim
ply announce: THE mother of one of
our number is dead; let Us pray for
her soul Never to his dying day
does the bereaved Trappist learn that
he was praying for his mother.-Lip-
pincott's Magazine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
AN EIectric Fire rrnn.

Electric rat traps are in use In Am
Eterdam. They are connected by a
wire with a supply Of electricity. The
place where the bait rests Is the
only part Of the trap which is con-
ductor, and the moment Mr.. Rat
touches this, a shock closes his ca
Peer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31

what n Lead Pencil WIZ write.
"Alowingforb breaks and scratches"
says a statistician, 1.-The lead pencil
will write IS columns of solid matter.
or an eight-page paper of seven col
umns to the page.-Chicago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
Latest Theory About Droyvn,no

The latest theory in connection with
drowning is that no water enters the
lungs and that heat, properly applied
with artificial respiration, will resusci.
tate persons who have been under wa
ter an hour. This feat has been ac-
'omplished by the doctoor who ad-
vances the theory.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
AssembIaGes In Turkey.

Assemblages of all kinds are being
prohibited in Turkey, the authorities
regarding them as dangerous. A ball
which was to have been given by high
Chinese official was interdicted after
some Of the guests had arrived.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-31
Young Fools.

There's no fool like a young fool
who tries to act like an old fool
Chicago Daily News
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
CLOSE CALL FOR JUNK DEALER
About to Be Hanged When Supposed
Victim Appears.

Washington, Ind, April 10.-Thc
fourteen-year-old daughter Of James
Turnbaugh, residing on a farm four
miles west of this city, had just finish
lei reading an account of murder
when junk dealer appeared at the
door, and in broken English, asked
the girl if there were any old rubber
about the house. .~
The girls mother had gone to the
barn a short time before land to the
girl the junk dealers pronunciation of
rubber" sounded very much like
murder The thought that the man
had murdered her mother flashed
through the girls excited mind and
she ran screaming from the house.
Hurrying to Robert Caddou's farm
house, the girl told them that the
tramp had murdered her mother.
Within a few minutes a score Of
wildly excited men had caught the
junk dealer. A lynching was on the
grogram when the sudden appearance
of the supposed dead woman saved
the life of the badly frightened junk
dealer. He left the township on the
dead run.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
MURDER MYSTERIES
Detroit Has Two Sensational
Ones Withen One
Night.
YOUNG WOMAN FOUND ON
STREET WITH a@ THROAT
CUM
e
Her Former Ausc -. MA..cher in Ja;;
Charged With the Dastardly
Crime
MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH

Detroit, April 10.-Two mysterious
murders occurred in Detroit last
night. Carrie jeanette, comely
young woman, was found ON the
streets with her throat cut Will Duit
and John SCHNEIDER have been arrest
ed charged with the crime. The girls
physical condition indicates the only
motive for the crime. Duit and Schin-
dler were released at noon
James Miller, until lately Miss
Jeanette's music teacher, has been ar
rested and jailed. Her parents oh
jected to his attentions to the girl, and
discharged him, and forbade him to
come to their house. The police went
to his home this morning and com
PEELED Miller to remove his coat and
vest. Blood stains were found. Mil
Ter was then accused of the murder
and dropped unconscious to the uoor
Geo. Haywood, paymaster for tbs
Detroit iron works, was found dea6
near his home in the suburbs. He had
attended Maccabee dance. Robbery
was apparently the motive for the
murder. William Jones, fellow
boarded of Heywoods has been arrest
ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

Apology Of Lieutenant Starke Steps
Prosecution.

Richmond, Va, April 1O.-"I regret
very much any part that I took in the
letter that was sent to the president.
and hope that the authorities will be
as lenient as possible with me- Yours
respectfully, JOHN w. STARKE."
The foregoing letter, read in the
United States court, secured the re-
lease of Lieutenant Starke, accused
of sending an obscene letter to Presi-
dent Roosevelt through the mails. The
district attorney, judge and grand jury
all decided not to prosecute him, but
the judge reprimanded him briefly.
Starke is an officer in the Twenty
first Virginia regiment, and saw ser
vice in the Spanish-American war
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
DOUGLASS DISCHARGED
BY THE JEFFERSON COUNTY
GRAND JURY
On Charge Of Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses-Other Court
News.
COUNTY

The grand jury reported one true
bill this morning and the following
cases from magistrates courts were
dismissed: Jerry Swoope grand larce.
ny, Esquire Vance; Isom Robinson,
forgery, Esquire Baldwin; Jim White,
assault with intent to kill, Esquire
Niven; S. A. Douglass, obtaining
money under false pretensee.
The interest of the public has been
centered in the last named case since
the accused was placed under arrest
last Friday, and there are many who
will be glad to know that the grand
jury exonerated him from the serious
charges against him. Among the wit
nesses before the grand jury in the
case were Messrs Gordon E. Green
field and Mr.. Ransom, of Little Rock.
The charge of violating the insurance
laws was dismissed in the justices
court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
HON. H. K. TONEY.
WILL PROBABLY BE CANDIDATE
FOR SPEAKER.
Says He Has Nothing Definite to Say
With Reference to the Mat
ter Yet.

A recent issue of the Arkansas
Democrat, in referring to Mr.. H. X.
Toney, one of the reelected represen-
tatives from this county, stated that
Mr.. Toney probably would be a can
didate for speaker of the house.
Mr.. Toney was seen this morning
by Graphic representative and
questioned about the Democrats state
ment. He stated that it was true that
he would probably be a candida4e, but
he had nothing definite to giva.out at
the present. NJ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

The we'll known suit of Brown
against the Sawyer & Austin Lumber
company came up for trial in the cir
cult court this morning. The plaintiff
is Mrs. P. H Brown, as next friend of
Chas. Brown, a minor, who was injur-
ed several months ago in an accident
at the mill plant The suit is for
damages. The case came up for trial
at the last term of the circuit cours,
but a non-suit was taken Bridges &
Woodbridge and Young & Danaher
represent the plaintiff and Austin &
Taylor are counsel for the defendants
The jury returned verdict for the
defendant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
THE CHOCTAW SOLD
Official Announcement of Sale
Made by President
OOWen.
BELIEVED THAT THE ROCK IS
LAND ROAD is TIE puR-
CHASER
Details of the Transaction Given In
Brief from an Authoritative
Source,
STOCK ISSUE OF TIE CHOCTAW

Philadelphia, April 10.-Announees-
ment was made yesterday by Edw. r.
Smith & Co., of this city, bankers
that the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railroad company has been sold to-
Speyer & Co., bankers, of New York
The announcement is as follows.
by authority of President Gowene
it is stated that a majority of the
stock of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and
Gulf railroad company has been sold
to Messrs. Speyer & Co, at the price
of $50 for the common and $50 for the
preferred, both ex-April dividend IJD.
der the terms of the sale, thus made.
the purchasers agree to take at the
same price all stock offered A cir
cular giving details will be issued to-
stockholders in the course of a few
days and they will be asked TO deposit
their stock with the Girard Trust COM
pany Philadelphia). y
1t was not officially announced for
| =. ~
the April dividend amounts to $12s
on preferred stock the price named is
equivalent to $61.25. The dividend on
the common stock per share is $1.56.
Dividends are payable on April 80 to
stockholders as registered April r.
Mr.. Smith intimated that the sale
would bring $21,000,O00 to this city,
where most of the stock is held
Francis l. Gowen, president of the
Choctaw, said that he was not in Il
position to talk in detail on the sub
ject. He said the transfer would
mean revolution in the management
of the board, but in what way he
could not say. When asked if the
pennsylvania Railroad company was
interested in the sale, Mr. Gowen
said: "You are coming too far East
Whether the bond issue recently
projected would be forthcoming, he
could not say, though he expected the
new management would see the ad-
vantage of the extension that had
been contemplated.
|
careful deliberation and he thought
that 1T was decidedly advantageous to
the property. The proposition of Spey
er & Co., he said, was the first bona
fide offer made for the purchase Of
the road.
The stock issue of the Choctaw
amounts to 10000 shares of common.
par value $S,800,000 and 12O 900 600
shares of preferred par value s6 600
900.
The announcement of the sale was
made after the stock exchange had
closed and little information could be
mad on the prospective purchasers.
During the last six months rumors
have connected the Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe railway, the Missouri
Pacific and the Rock Island railroad.
There is a strong belief that the last
named road is the purchaser.
This belief is strengthened by the
fact that the board of directors of the
Rock Island are about to issue SIS.
100000 in new capital stock.
A reliable authority here said the
purchaser of the Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf railway is the Rock Island
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
Cecil Rhodes Funeral,

London, April 1O.-Cecil Rhodes
funeral at Matoppo Hills, Rhodesia, is
set for 2:20 this afternoon, London
time. At that hour there will be a
memorial service at st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, which representatives of the
royal family will attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
FATAL GAME OF CARDS.

y tragedy occurred at Dumas =
Wednesday afternoon, the full =
particulars of which have not yet :.
" reached the city. About 2::30 *
o'clock a young man named Las 4.
ker shot anl killed Tom Fields *
over quarrel in a card game. ::
Fields was killed instantly. =;
x :. Il X * n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
Mule Thief confesses.

=. b. Russell, the negro arrested by
ohcer Stewart several days ago, sus-
pected of having stolen a mule which
was In his possession at the time, con-
fessed Wednesday to having stolen the
animal from B. Cogbill, a resident of
Toltec.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
||FRy SERIOUS CHARGE.
Brought Agalnst Two Men,
bers of the Local. 20
lice Force.
LEGGED THAT POLICEMEN o.
e. COLLINS AND JOHN
WILSON
:. .,... p.
efereed Fisticuff Tuesday Night Re-
: sulting in the McNaliy-Slms
Shooting Wednesday.
(FFlcER WILSON DENIES 1T

AChas. Lumpkins, colored, proprie-
(r Of an East Third avenue saloon,
(lled at the Graphic office today, and
a statement concerning the
footing of Dora Sims by Mary Nc
lally which, it appears, should call
lr some investigation on the part of
)ayor Bell; for if the charge Lump
(nst makes be true, two Of the officers
the police force should be discharg-
!. and if not true they should be ex-
)erated.
Eumpkins says that Mary McNally
(dS Dora Sims were in his saloon
(out 10 o'clock Tuesday night, and
(came engaged in short words con-
timing white man alleged to be the
(ramour of the two women, and to
soid trouble in his saloon he ordered
Atwo women out; that one went out
The front and the other at the rear
HE saloon; that the two women
fe taken charge of by policeman O.
EDllins, white, and Policeman John
Mon, colOred, and taken to yard
Tie rear of the saloon; that a circle
Emade on the ground, and the two
aen placed in it to fight it out;
a fight did occur with the two
1rs named and others as specta-
that the McNally woman was
- ed by the Sims woman; that the
J 1ally woman being the larger of
> two she was teased considerably
Various persons for being worsted
Aer small antagonist, and chafing
4r the ieers she shot the Sims
an on first sight. Lumpkins says
but for the fight which Wilson
HCollins refereed Tuesday night
I1hooting would not have occurred.
~ McNally women bear out the
ments made by Lumpkins.
tn of the officers concerned are
uty at night and consequently
during the day, and Graphic
sentative had some difficulty in
pg them to get a statement, but
pr John Wilson was found at his
on West Second avenue and
the following statement:
know nothing about the accusa-
of Lumpkins. Collins and l were
asst Third avenue Tuesday night
Dora Sims and Mary McNally
Bed in fight. We were standing
fds the front of the store when
trouble commenced. Dora Sims
drawn long knife on Mary Nc.
and I grabbed her arm and took
nife away from her. Collins ar
q the McNally woman and we
them both to the station. There
nicer on duty gave them a talk
old them that if they would Keep
eace he would turn them loose on
own recognizance to appear at
olice court Wednesday morning.
eACy pIOIulSeu LO 10 anu Cucy
released.
hey had no sooner reached Lump.
before they were fighting again.
ns and l re-arrested them and
ned them to the station, where
Sims left forfeit of SO for her
arance and Mary McNally was
d up until some one put up the
money for her. This is all
about the affair and the state
that urged them to fight one
(er is untrue
Graphic reporter being unable
"a the home of Officer Collins his
ment could not be had, and while
Eraphic does not know how much
there is in the charges against
mcers, they are serious enough
lrrant investigation; for if they
fue the officers should be dis
ed from the police force, as it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10

st. Louis, April 10.-Robert Snyder,
the Kansas City millionaire, indicted
on the charge of bribery, gave a $780,
600 bond this morning. Judge Ryan
said in view of the fight of Council
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-10
MRS. BURNETT
Authoress Of Little Lord Fauntlerov

New York, April 10.--Mrs. Burnett,
authoress of Little Lord Fauntleroy,
in private life Mrs. Stephen Town.
send. is a patient in the Riverview
sanltarium, with neuphritis. The ply
sicians says there is very little danger
OF her mind being affected.