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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-18
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A Wise Woman.

The brilliant musical comedy farce
by Wlfred Clarke, the talented auth or
of 'Oh. Susanah." will shortly be
seen at the new Elks theater with a
remarkably strong cast headed by
Marie Lamour, for several seasons a
prominent member of Augustin Days
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-18
The Mystic Shriners.

The appearance of Josephine Flor
cnce, affectionatcly remembered as
Billy" land in his time the most pop
ular comedian on the stage) at Elk S
theater next Wednesday night. in sup.
port of S. Miller Kent in THE Cowboy
and the Lady will no doubt create
considerable interest among the mobiles
of the Ancient Arabic order of this
city. Just thirty-one years ago Billy
Florence and Dr. Walter NJ Fleming,
who We're both active thirty third de-
gree Masons, brought the order to this
country, and on June 1G 1871, they
conferred the order upon eleven mobiles
in New York city. and the first temple
Mecca" was started Today there
are many temples. with a membership
of over one hundred thousand through
out America To become member
one must have received the 32nd de-
gree in Masonry, or be a Knight Temp
lar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-18

Save Your Books.
Insects will never attack books
which are busted once a year with
powdered alum and white pepper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-18

"A Wise Woran.''
Wilfred Clarke's farce Will have an
engagement of one night at the Elk's
The Press., 1902-10-30

Santa Cruz is famous for it's caves,
one being, without doubt, the most re-
markable cavern of the kind in this
country. 1t is reached after passing
rough point, Point Diablo, and from
the ocean Is seen to be large black
domelike object at the base Of the
mountain. Approaching, the boat Is
forced through a thickly matted kelp
bed and enters the cave, which Is now
seen to be made up of several large
and lofty rooms. In the first two the
walls are curiously decorated in all the
colors of the rainbow, caused by chem
ical action. The boat is pushed into
the second and third chambers, drift
ing in water Of delicate green tint
and remarkably clear. the bottom COW
cred with algR Of many colors and
shapes. Ahead is black opening not
much larger than the boat, through
which the ground swell passes every
few seconds. producing a pandem0ni-
UNI of sounds-groans, roars, sucking,
seething noises like the Kissing of
steam from some gigantic caldron, ac-
companied by explosions, come rushing
forth to warn and appall the mariner,
but the boat is pushed on directly after
the ingress of roller into the largest
chamber of this wonderful ocean cav
ern. 1t is absolutely dark except at
the entrance, which now appears like
a great star occasionally shut out as
the waves come rolling in.-World's
Work.
The Press., 1902-10-30
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years agoI
October 81, 1879.

L. d. Shaw and Julius Sibley have es-
tablished livery stable opposite the sta
ton in the Oronoco barn.
8. B. Amidon has purchased the Howe
& Converse machine shops at Stafford
Vile, and Is about starting up business.
Mr.. Amidon has for years been employed
In these shops as foreman.
Another bark launched upon the mat
rimonial wave. We can commend "Koss"
peculiarly fitted for his new position as
Lord" of the family. Accustomed to
s'rule," he can WELD the "stick" or TIE
''shooting iron" as occasion may demand
We might add the conventional puns up
on the "chase" 'form, ""bank ""press, !"
etc., but forbear. May their lives be
passed In sweet Converse" Few start
upon the life journey with better wishes
from large circle of acquaintances.
MARRIAGES Norwich, Oct. goth, 1879,
by Rev. w. v. Morrison, L. Kossuth
Lord and Nettie M, daughter of Orrin
Converse, all of Stafford Springs.
Union, Oct. 25th, by Rev. Samuel l.
Curtiss, Joel III. Reed of Union and Lydia
Willis of Ashford.
Born. Stafford Springs, Oct. 9th
1879. daughter to Thomas Cornell.
The Press., 1902-10-30
What the Hair Tells.

Women who are the possessors of
fine black hair are emotional and of
very sensitive nerves. Coarse black
hair is said to denote great energy,
hut an unenviable disposition. Wom-
en- who have brown hair make the
best wives. for they are almost invari
ably full of sentiment. impassioned,
high strung" loyal and easily af-
fected. Red haired people are nearly
always keen in business transactions,
quick of perception. high tempered and
witty. The woman who has blond
hair Is impulsive and loving, but usu-
ally tickle. although an agreeable CON-
Misunderstanding Press.
The Press., 1902-10-30
SCIENCE SETTINGS.

While volcanic eruptions are usually
restricted in area, earthquakes are not.
If all the mountains in the world
were leveled, the average height of
the land would rise nearly $50 feet.
The face of Jupiter presents con-
siderable number of markings, notably
one great scarlet patch covering nearly
100000 square miles.
The amount of heat produced by an
average man in a days work would be
sufficient to raise sixty-three pounds Of
water from freezing to boiling point.
Cirrus clouds were once observed at
a height of 43,9OO feet. This is by far
the greatest height at which cloud
vapor has ever been noted above the
surface of the earth.
Experiments made while in balloon
show that when a height of $4,000
feet has been reached the number of
corpuscles in the human blood have in
creased by one-third.
The atmospheric pressure upon the
surface of an ordinary man is 80, 400
pounds, or over fourteen and a half
tons. The ordinary rise and fall of the
barometer increases or decreases this
pressure by $500 pounds.
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strength, and he fell back weakly upon

his pillow
Then he lay for an hour raving in de-
lirium, alternately cursing the man
who had refused to take his money
and begging Jerry to bring his dinner
The old negro remained for long
time. kneeling by the bed, moaning
and praying and begging "Mase Tor'
just to be quiet, and Jerry would soon
have his dinner ready. Then a light
broke upon his darkness. He arose
and, taking the discarded bill. went
again down the road toward the vii
lage. He would try the other store.
No doubt Captain Bob would take the
money, and his master need never
know where the things came from.
"Evenin', Cap'n Bob" said Jerry to
the one legged man who came forward
to meet him.
Good evening, jerry" answered the
old soldier. "How is Judge Hender-
son today?"
Mighty poly, sab; mighty poly,
Cap'n Bob. CANT somehow eat muffin,
an he hongry laik, too, all de time.
Dom reck'n yo' got muffin TO- sick
Jerry handed the storekeeper the bill
and stood watching him closely while
he examined it. When he had looked
at it carefully and turned it over and
examined it on the other side, he turned
10 the old negro with an understand
ing look. "Why, of course have. Jer-
ry; anything you want" said he.
"An'-an'. Cap'n Bob, am de money
good?' asked Jerry anxiously. Cease
Mistah Ross, he say de Cornfede'cy
done busted an de money amt no legal
tindah.''
Sam Ross is liar, Jerry, and a
scoundrel too. I'll tell him so the first
time see him. The money is good for
anything in this store.
He stumped about noisily on his
wooden leg, swearing softly to himself,
until he had made up dozen packages
and placed them Oh the counter-meat
and eggs. cornmeal and coffee and
whatever else the meager resources of
the small store afforded.
"Jerry. tell Judge Henderson that l
am pleased to serve him." said he as
he handed the parcels to the old negro,
land say to him that will call tonight
to ask about his health and to break
with him a bottle of the old 40. I'll
wager he hasn't smacked his lips over
anything as good as that these twenty
years."
"Gawd bless yo'. Cap'n Bob" an
swered Jerry, with tears of gratitude
in his eyes. "Yo' am sho' huff white
man."
mo thanks at all, Jerry-just little
matter of business. And, Jerry, wait
here's your change"
When the old negro had gone, Cap
tain Robert Stephens, some time soldier
and gentleman, hobbled back to the
rear of his small store, kicked open the
stove with his wooden leg and, unfold
ing a fresh, new Confederate bill, tore
it into bits and dropped it inside.
Legal tender! Legal tendery' he
muttered. '.Why, the brute-and the
old man starving to deathY'
The Press., 1902-10-30

Her name is Margaret, but all her
friends cali her Daisy. 1t is pet
name she has been known by since
she was child. There is pretty,
bright, charming freshness about her
which the flower suggests. But not
withstanding the appropriateness of
the nickname the girl, who has recent
ly attained the dignity of an engage
ment ring. has discarded it once and
for all. and no one is friend Of hers
who does not call her Margaret. 1t is
all on account of the new name she Is
to take She will eventually be Mrs.
Field.
"And it is very nice name, too"
says the girl, but do not intend to
be q daisy field New York Times.
Forty YEARS ToRTuRE.-To be re-
lieved from torturing disease after 40
years. torture might we'll cause the graft
tude of anyone. That Is what DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve did for G. Haney,
Geneva, O. He says: "DeWitt's Witch
Salve cured me of piles after l had
suffered 40 years" Cures cuts, burns,
wounds, skin diseases. Beware of coun-
terfeits. w. d. Head.
The Press., 1902-10-30

ITO what branch Of the military
service do captains of industry be-
longY' asked the recognized yet sur
viving joker of the party.
Il give it up" replied his victim
YEARLY.
ITO the artillery. because they're all
big guns See? Ha. ha, no, hov'-
Syracuse Herald.
The Press., 1902-10-30
GULF STREAM MARKS.
The Course of the Flow Through
the Ocean Plainly Indicated.

The Course of the Flow Through
the Ocean Plainly Indicated.
The color of the stream is parcepti-
bly, deeper blue than that of the neigh
boring sea, this blueness forming one
of the standard references of the nau-
tical novelists. ,Ihe depth of color Is
due to the high percentage of salt con-
tanned as compared VI 18th the cold green
water of higher lati eudes, observation
having shown that the more salt held
in solution by sea water the more in
tensely blue is it's color. Thus even in
extratropical ATTITUDES we sometimes
observe water of beautiful blue col
or, as for instance, in the Mediterra-
mean and in other nearly landlocked
basins, where the influx Of fresher wa
ter, being more or less impeded, the
percentage of salt contained Is raised
by evaporation above the average. says
the National Geographic Magazine.
Another important fact in connection
with the stream is it's almost tropical
temperature. due to the TACT that it's
high velocity enables it to reach the
middle ATTITUDES with very little loss
of heat. Upon entering it's limits the
temperature of the sea water frequent
ly shows II rise of ten degrees and even
fifteen degrees. 1t was this fact that
gave to the stream in the later years
of the eighteenth century and the ear
lier years of the nineteenth an impor-
lance in the mirt.s Of navigators that
1t no longer possesses. In those days
the chronometer. invented by Harri-
son in 1865, was still an experiment.
instrument; were crude and nautical
tables often at fault.
The result was that the determina-
ton of the longitude. was largely
matter of gueSSwCrk. a vessel after a
voyage from the channel to America
often being cut Of her reckoning by de-
grees instead Ct by minutes. The idea.
first suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
that the master of Il vessel. by observ-
ing the temperature OF the surface wa
ter. could tell the moment of his entry
into the gulf stream and could hence
fix his position to within a few miles
was hailed with delight.
The method was published in 1870
by Jonathan Williams in work
lengthily entitled "rhermometrica
Navigation: Being Il series of expert
ments and observations tending to
prove that by ascertaining the relative
heat of the sea water from time to
time the passage of ship through the
gulf stream and from deep water into
soundings may be discovered in time
to avoid danger" In this work he
makes Il patriotic comparison of the
gulf stream to streak of red, white
and blue, painted upon the surface Of
the sea for the guidance Of American
navigators.
Pa Elucidates.
"Pa, what does 'absentminded'
mean"
MY boy. that's easy. Did you ever
stop to think"
EYES,"
"And your thoughts ran on?"
eyes"
GTNol1 fhot'S If O-Tndian9 DO1iS News
The Press., 1902-10-30
&1OO Reward 500.

The reader OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been unable to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the med
zeal fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treatment.
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprfetors have
so much faith In its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t
fails to cure. Send for list ct testimonials.
Address; r. j. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
sYSold by Druggists, 75c.
Hairs Family PillB are the hest 2-S
The Press., 1902-10-30

Parson Visiting prison)-Why are
you here. my misguided friend?
Prisoner-I'm the victim of the un-
lucky No. 13.
Parson-Indeed! How's that?
Prisoner-Twelve jurors and one
judge-Chicago News.
The Press., 1902-10-30
WHILE THERE IS LIFE THERE IS HopE =

/ was afflicted with catarrh; could nei-
Their taste nor smell and could hear but
little Ely's Cream Balm cured it.-Mar-
Gus g. Shautz, Railway, N. J.. Cream
Balm reached me solely, and the effect is
surprising. My son says the first appli-
cation gave decided relief Respectfully
Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover, N. II
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at SO cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, 58 Warren ST.,
New York. 8
The Press., 1902-10-30
Very Close.

II was surprised to hear you speak
ing against Flyntskyn. You told me
some time ago he was your nearest
friend"
:"That's SO. He couldn't be any nearer
than he is. the stingy old beggary'
The Press., 1902-10-30
Not Modest.

First Yacht-Nancy's not at all mod
est, you know.
Second Yacht-How's that?
First Yacht-She was seen hugging
the Jersey coast as she passed In.
The Press., 1902-10-30
Appropriate.

Mrs. Sharpe-They call the bell boy
in the hotel Buttons, believe. ] won
der why.
Mr.. Sharpe Probably because he's
always off when you need him most
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Press., 1902-10-30

LOOK Our For FEvER.-Biliousness
and liver disorders at this season may be
prevented by cleansing the system with
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These
famous little pills do not grippe. They
and by reason Of the tonic properties,
give tone and strength to the glands. w.
D. Heald.
The Press., 1902-10-30
Out OF Deaths jaws.

"When death seemed very near from a
severe stomach and liver trouble that
had suffered with for years." writes P.
Muse, Durham, N. c., DIR. Kings New
Life Pills saved my life and gave perfect
health" Best pills on earth, and only
25c at A. G. Eaton's drug store, Stafford
Springs w. P. Fuller's store, Somers.
The Press., 1902-10-30

The Selectmen and Town Clerk OF the Town Of
Stanford will hold session to examine the
qualifications OF electors and admit to the elect
ofs oath those who shall be found quatified on
Friday, october nth, at the Town Hall, STAFFORD,
from nine O'Clock in the forenoon until twelve
O'Clock noon, at the Borough Hall, STAFFORD
Springs, from one O'Clock until flve o'clock in
the afternoon, and on Friday, october Gath, at
Town Hall, STAFFORD. from nine o'clock In the
forenoon until twelve o'clock noon, and at the
Borough Hall, stafford Springs. from one O'Clock
until eight O'Clock in the afternoon, and Ii it
shall appear that the rights Of any person on
the first list "to be made will mature after said
session will be held at the Borough Hall, STAFFORD
Springs, on Monday, November Sd, from nine
O'Clock In the forenoon, until five o'clock In the
afternoon, and not afterwards, for the purpose
OF admitting such persons, and for no other
purpose.
Dated at stafford, Conn.,. october IS, 1902.
MYRON w. LEONARD,)
CHARLIE G.. ELLIS, Selectmen.
FRANK T. FAIRFIELD
MARCUS B. FISK, Town Clerk.
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Goes ike Hot Cakes.

''The fastest selling article / have In
my store" writes Druggist G. #. Smith,
of Davis, KY, is DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
because it always cures. In my six years
of sales 1t has never failed. l have known
1t to save sufferers from throat and lung
diseases who could get no help from doc
tors or any other remedy" Mothers rely
on 1t, best physicians prescribe IT, ard A..
q. Eaton. Stafford Springs, or W. P. Full
Ter, Somers, guarantee satisfaction or re-
fund the price. Trial bottle free. Regu-
lar sizes, SOC, and 81.
The Press., 1902-10-30
Relief
From Headache and
Neuralgia
In a Fee w Minutes
After Taking
DIR. Miles Anti.PAin Pills.
Chronic Case Cured.

II cannot speak to highly of your remedies
and l will always tell my friends how much
they have done for my husband and myself
for sudden attacks of headaches, neuralgia
and rheumatic pains. There is nothing
equal to Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They
are simply splendid and give reliefin fifteen
or twenty minutes. / used to be subject to
attacks of headache, which had become
chronic, and took course of Nervine and
Nerve and Liver Pills in connection with the
Anti Pain Pills. The result is now have
very little trouble in that way. My husband
has also taken these remedies and praises
them very highly. We always have some of
both kinds of pills in the house, and do not
feel that we could get along without them
MRS. KATE K. JOHNSON, cClellandsville,
Delaware.
There are many reasons why you should
take DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills, but the best
reason is that they will give you almost instant
relief from headache or other pain. In cases
of chronic headache, when the sufferer knows
an attack is coming on, a Pain Pill will usu-
ally prevent it entirely. In cases of extreme
nervous exhaustion, when the brain is too
tired and the body too nervous to rest, an
Anti. Pain Pill will sooth the nerves SO that
sleep may come. They never fail, yet con-
tain no opiates and are non-laxative.
All druggists sell and guarantee DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills. They are non-laxative; con-
tain no opiates, never sold in bulk, IS doses,
as cents. Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Press., 1902-10-30

Gentleman lat restaurant)-I say,
waiter. your customers are a fearfully
noisy lot!
Eyes. sir. and yet they are so par
ticular. you would scarcely believe.
Why. that same turbot you are eating
just now no fewer than six of them
refused before you came in"
NATURAL ANXIETY Mothers regard
approaching winter with uneasiness, child
rem take cold so easily. No disease costs
more little lives than Group. It's attack
is 80 sudden that the sufferer Is often be-
yond human aid before the doctor arrives
Such eases yield readily to One Minute
Cough Cure. Lqu'f' the mucus, allays
Inflammation, removes danger. Abso-
lutely safe. Acts Immediately Cures
coughs, colds, grip, bron'.nitis, throat and
lung trouble. F. s. M M hon, H mp
ton, Ca: "A bad cold rendered me- voice.
less inst before an oratorical contest. l
intended to withdraw, but took One Min.
ute Cough Cure. 1t restored my voice In
time to win the medal" w. d Heald.
The Press., 1902-10-30
Pa E1uc1dates.


Mr. Newlywed-How did you know
l really loved you?
Mrs. Newlywed-Oh. you acted So
SO sort of fOOliShly!
The Press., 1902-10-30

The Shortest Lived City.
Which of the large cities of the world
had the shortest life?
In the ancient world the answer is
Palmyra. The period Of it's prosperity
extended only from III to 273 A. D.,
156 years. In the fifth century B. @.
Persopolis was the capital Of the Per-
sian empire for thirty years only, but
this was merely an accident of war
and politics. Carthage was the shortest
lived seat of empire, for it only en-
dured about 500 years. In modern times
the answer would be Amarapura, the
former capital of Burma. Founded in
1888, it had in 1900 a population of
175,O00. Sixty years later the seat Of
government was transferred to Man
dalay. and Amarapura is now repre-
scented only by few ruined temples
and bamboo hutS.-London Answers.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYs1s.-Hender
son Grimett, of this place, was stricken
with partial paralysis and completely lost
the use of one arm and side. After being
treated by an eminent physician for quite
a while without relief, my wife recon-
me nded Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and
after using two bottles of 1t he Is almost
entirely cured.-Geo. r. Mcdonald, Man.
Logan county, w. Va. Several other
very remarkable cures of partial paralysis
have been effected by the use of this lin
iment. 1t is most widely known, how
ever, as a cure for rheumatism, sprains
and bruises.
This remedy is for sale by E, K. Taft,
Fl. F. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr.,
& Co., South Wilmington.
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Diamonds are worth $3OO.OOO,OOO a
ton. Remember this and don't pay a
cent more. -Philadelphia Record.
The Press., 1902-10-30

The population of Russia doubles
from natural increase once every sixty
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James Russell Lowell is recorded as
saying that he always liked to pre-
pare his impromptu speeches. At
dinner given to Mr.. Longfellow dur
ing visit to London it was agreed
that no set speeches should be made.
After the fruit and coffee had been
discussed, Admiral Farragut arose and
protested that they could not dream
of parting without hearing from Mr..
Gladstone.
Mr.. Gladstone began by assuring the
company that he was of the mind of
Lord Palmerston, who said, Better
q dinner of herbs where no speaking
is than whitehall and oratory there
with
His remarks" developed into an elo-
quent grafton. He had read the works
of the American poet and quoted pas
sages from several of his poems, and
concluded by paying splendid trib-
ute to Mr.. Longfellow's attainments.
The subject of this superb panegyric
was deeply touched, and replied with
out rising in a few happily chosen
phrases, prefaced with the remark that
in his case the pen was mightier than
the tongue and that he could not make
an extempore speech.
A TYPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN SToRE.-O.
r Larson. of Bay Villa, Sunday River,
Cape Colony, conducts a store typical of
South Africa. at which can be purchased
anything from the proverbial ''needle to
an anchor" This store Is situated In
valley nine miles from the nearest rail-
way station, and about venty, FIVE miles
from the nearest town. Mr.. Larson says:
Il am favored with the custom of farm
ers within radius OF thirth miles, to
many of whom have supplied Chamber
lain's remedies. All testify to their value
In household where doctors advice Is
out of the question. Within one mile OF
my store, the population is perhaps sixty.
or these, within the past twelve months,
no less than fourteen have been absolute
ly cured by Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy. This must surely be a record
For sale by E. K. Taft, H. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall. Jr., & Co., South
Wellington.
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THE STAFFORD SPRINGS
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND GAS COMPANY,

Office,
settled
act collectors discount cent win be given lighting
this mailed the immediate
The an
Of