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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
Fired at the Crisis.

After Gen. Scott captured the City
CT AeXico, during the Mexican war,
Col. Childs was placed in command Of
the troops in Puebla. Among the Off
GERS there were Major II. L. Kendrick
and Lieut.. Selden. kendrlck was dry
il humor and quaint in speech. After
the fall Of the city Santa Anna how
cred around Puebla with a large COM
lnand of cavalry, keeping Col. Childs
Il state of alarm. In one of the
forts kendrick commanded and Sci
den under him. One morning the
enemy was reported rapidly advancing
CT the fort. Childs rushed to the
tort shouting to kendrick: The crisis
is cominG-the crisis is coming, Why
don't you fle?" kendrick turned to
seldan and quietly said MIR. selden,
commence firing" Selden asked
What am to fire at?' oh" said
keaGrick, fire at the crisis" Sc
Selden guns thunde,ed a, the crisis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
WHY THEY SUCCEED.
Because THe3 ere fer Gre Thing C@Iy
and Pine Bluff Is Learning Th!s.

Noth.ag can Be g9ad for everything.
Doing cne thing we'll brings success
Doan,s Kidney Pills do one thing only
They a,e for sick kidneys.
They rure backache, every kidney il;
Follow this gontIeman's advice anf,
We convinced.
DE-. Z. Collins, one Of the leading
dentists in Little Rock. Ark. a resi-
!eAt in that city for over thirty vars,
business address 5o515 Main street,
residence 1914 Scott sgreot, says:
When say that Deans Kidney Fills
are a remedy OF unloubted merit /
know what i an talking about. fc.' I
tested them thoroughly. Every ono
who has had sy3]Y,o!rs Of kidney
complaint hncw5 ilSt e;Getly what
those symptoms &c ".tt. what the
consequence are that follow, but
everyone does :ct know how al first
to check an attack and then absolute
~ and radically dispose Of it. My ad,
vice is. and say it in all sincerity. 60
20 EoHr nearest druggist. hHy DoaN's
Kidney Fills. take d course oe tie
treatment and you need not have the
slightest dotbt regarding thc rosult
To say that ! am pleased to endorse
the preparation mildly expresses what
! think about it,
Just such emphatic endorsement can
be had right here in Pine Bluff. Drop
into the Mann-Tankersley Drug Co s
store and ask what their customers
report
For sale by all dealers Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn &c, Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
and take no substitute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
oip-TlME STATESMAN FORGOTTEN
Yet Oliver H'lsworlh Rendered yalnas,le
Services f. tho Nation.

Yet Oliver MIsworlh Rendered yalnaa,ls
Services t. tho Nation.
Why is it :hat Oliver Ellsworth Lay
:eceived SO little atteation from biaGs-
raphers and historians? asks Frank
Gaylord Cook in the April Atlantic
He was not born in Massachusetts cs'
Virginia. In Connecticut, like petrr-
sylvania, the historic field has heet
meagerly titled. Moreover, the dsa.
matte and opportune quality of his
2ork has been perceived only through
To negotiate an unpopular conventions
for party just retiring FROM Office in
defeat and ignominy is not condueiys
to immediate fame. Nevertheless. be
has not been wholly overlooked bN
subsequent states .Aen. Webster saala
of him: For strength OF wisdom, Tor
>agacity, Visdom and sound geGG
Sense in the conduct of affairs. Ter
moderation of temper, and general
ability, it may be doubted if New Ertsss-
land has ct produced his superior
What he said es- chief justice Of ths
United States, to the grand Jury M
Savannah, in 1896, was the aim of h2z
life: so let us rear an empire saereS
to the rights Of men; and commend D
government of reason to the nations So
the earth"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
THE MAN AT
OLD TOM'

copyright. 1902 by the S. S. Mcclure
Company
Even the chops looked lonely at Olt
Toms on that December night. Busi
ness lad detained me late at the Office
for Wall street WAS Oh the verge o.
one Of its frequent crises. / had SLY
ped out for dinner at the old cLop
house. The eXertions Of the day auo
been placed had made me feel sin
gulariy depressed. My low spirits di(
rot rise even at the sight CT steam
Ing combination chop and mug O.!
the Eusticst brew l almost leape;
for Joy when the form Of Dick Travi:
appeared in the doorway. Travis La(
been a friend Of mine ut Harvard. aNt
a more ,oviIl. whole sculcd cunlldnio;
I had never known. | arose ana Wei
co.scd him With cordiality. AS ! tool
his hand noticed that it was cold Iii,
wore 10 overcoat, and his clothing
seemed to be thin and Of poor quality
vet for all that he was the sane Die,
Travis that | had known in HastJ
Pudding theatricals. | ordered Dime
for two. ard over mugs Of ale forgo
Wall street and the great god Nam
tHon and thought only of Travis ant
his merry stories.
Ard how have things been goins
with N1u. cid man | asked.
\ lock Of pain came over the face G.
the man. He leaned forward. III.
cold haHd rested upon my wrist.
Il have 4 confession to make" Il
said. ut is against my price to sa!
It, bat before came in Ecre bad no
had a moj;thfal to eat for three Gays
The stage las not been kind to me. /
was 4 faili!.e.'
"No@scHsc." said lightly. DO no
scare me like that again. 7 had aln0s
forgotten that WAS talking to a gen
tlcman whose name Of Travis mas
qucT:.Sses under that of Richard Black
ston. the romantic young actor"
Il a.l sorry that startled you, ,e
sumeG Travis. You must get used Il
Jokes of this kind"
He !eancd back in his chair and ,ooi
ed ct me unt,l it seemed that his eve;
giowed like coa!s af fre.
Coed night" he said. "I'm sorry I;
have annoyed you with one Of NY dis,
agreeable moods You WON'T see II.
again.
Come. come. Travis | eXclalln"u
'Go back to the office with me. y
only be detained there fer few min
utes and then come up to the ho,1s..
You need Il few days Of rest"
Did you call me. sir:'
Peter, the waiter, was speaking.
Il was talking to Mr. Travis" snlu
with some show of annoyance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24


M& has taught them that whatever may be the defects
N& of the Chinese plan of government is the best suited
that peculiar people. To Try change the present
regime and substitute something in conformity with
ideas woud be folly and entail responsibilities which nation could
afford
THE POWERS HAVE ALSO REALIZED THAT Administrative
REFORM RESULT CONSTANT
GENERAL PRESSURE FROM WITHOUT SUDDEN
INEVITABLY REVOLUTION
YEARS CHAOS
In other Words they feel that patience and
alone effect toe1abv satisfactory solution Of the problem of
Chna's future l THINK THAT RAPID REFORM IN CHI
Ma is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DOUBTFUL, But
NOT BY ANY MEANS IMPOssI BILE TIE GOVERN
MENT HAS UNQUEsTIONABLY THE POWER TO CAR
RY IT OUT. l THINK II WILL HAVE THE WILL It
is surprising therefore, that within the last months this
general feeling should have found expression solemn
uphold the independence and territorial integrity China and
serng their former promises the principle the
door throughout the empire. SPHERES OF INTEREST
TE!GHTEN US NO MORE, FOR THE POWERS CLAIM
ING THEM NO LONGER ASSERT EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
WITHIN THEM The integrity of China is said be the
of European policy the far Peace in China and
time all that the powers ask for accomplish their
ticuar ends
We will settle trade questions satisfactorily TIL admins
trave reform has been introduced in China Abolition Of inland
taxation will do obtera atioregn feeling
the than other change that be conceived Rail
rai9s manufactures, missionary fore enterprise
OF every remain mrcre The pen to commerce
is safe for the time being far the powers make it.
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HONEST CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE
Cnique Announcement Made by a Texas
Editor.

Editor.
Having examined number Of
strong, wellbound law books and hav-
ing talked to several strong, well-built
lawyers, | find that there is no law
against it, so | am going to run for the
Will vote for me.
However, any man who has con-
ScientioUs scruples about voting for
me VIII please subscribe for the Demo-
crat to pay up back dues, and will be
forgiven.
am going in to win this race with
out spending any money. | have been
n the newspaper business SO long that
,he sfending Of money has become a
est art to me
People who do not like me may low
shoot off their heads ad lihitum and
say anything they want to. They may
ven lie about me. but it s al right. I
Expect il, and hereby promise not to be
surprised nor in the least Yuhled if !
ind myself affectionately referred to
As an expert COW thief, but, ncverthe-
less, i will run-hecause | want to, and
il is not against the law.
If the other candidates have any is
sues TO discuss and want to meet me
On the stump, all they have to do is to
notify me. | can't talk much, but J
viii make lots Of signs.
Hoping the best man will win, l am,
respectfully, JOHN Nj M'LEND0N.
Shelby (Texas) Democrat
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BRAIN FOOD NONSENSE.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most competent
authorities, They have dispelled tae
silly notion that one kind of food is
needed fer brain, another fo2 mos-
les, and still another fer bones. a
y =Es!1aou EIuo 2ou HM 2e!p loeI1oo
particular palt Of the bo9E, but
viii sustain every ether part. Yet,
however good your food may be, It's
nutrinent is destroyed by indiges-
ton CT dyspepsia. You must prepare
for their appearance OF prevent their
coming by taking regular doses os
Green's August Flower, the fayorffs
medicine Of the healthy millions. a
few doses aids digestion. stimulates
the liver to healthy action. purlhes
the blood, and makes you feel buoy
ant and vigorous. You can get d.
G. G. Green's reliable remedies at J.
A. Coles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
The I@h 20 - 60
Graphie's - es .s STORY

the waiter looked puzzled He glanc
ed about him. Old Tom, the proprieto
Of the chophouse, was nodding nea
the ale pumps. He. the waiter and
were the sole occupants of the room.
''Where is Mr.. TraviS?' | asked.
Don't know him, SIR replied tn
waiter.
"The gentleman who just dined Will
NC" l said.
The waiter stared ! asked for m,
check. Tie bit Of paper bore tn,
charge for only one service. The tabl,
In front of me was bare. could bay,
sworn that | saw nobody remove tn,
blue china plate and the pewter mu:
which had been placed in front of Dicl
Travis.
The check" said-''t is for one
1t should he for two"
Tom HaI!oran glanced at the add
tion.
"Oh. yes" he said. THE gentleman
who was with YOU left very hurredly
l cont thi':I vow noticed him. He paie
ess oven t..S Il.
icr. c!..!tet! in the waiter glihly
~ remember GoH. s:r,'
The chopbouse keeper turned away
II ever y lie sliunp in tie !.!re OF /;
man. it appeared in the coHu;enanc1
Of TIE ";t.t,e;', yet could have bIeSse,
him Tor Lis l4endac.ty.
When reached the Office. | fouLl
that everything was in aM ulro2..
My partner grabbed ne " the shoul
Ger and Whrled ne around.
I'VE lave been looking everywhere
for yo;l. lie sad. "WEcrc in the worl.
have yer! !Ven: Ncut ,o every rcstun
ra1t Ia tA.~ 9art 81 toWu."
y A..;sz II GiG Ton s." / answered.
'."t possessed you to 60 to an ~
feoNerE IKE that? Dining will! tt,
Souls Of the departed: Here is you;
ma:, s.:geaAt Does he look as thous!
te Ia, 1ul.H!:,tcd suieidp?"
"\ct much" said tie person ad
dressed. y tall fellow, with a coal black
muStacl!e, as Gc advanced toward Me
",N!ieHer the man was. sir he hat
your card n his hand when we founc
mann A-N'''NH as tiINN-H Et Ildt tSSI
IL nh!nt, about You. doesn't IT."
III call Up headquarters and see II
they have another Identification. He
emerge, from TIE telephone Tooth s
few H:.a.Utos later. ITS ali right" he
sad. "li!s name was Travis. Found
tht !a1.." on e@c Of tie pockets Of bis
eoat-ta.lGr's label yeG knew. Ssv he
vas an actor. Do yoa knew him -
II WAS month before | was again
at my o!iire. The doctors told ne that
Wall >t!cet was e@or@h to rack the
nerves Of an iron idol and that they
wondered that half of the men or
Change did not die of brain fever.
Foor Travis had committed suicide
ut the hour when believed that l had
hrst greeted him. Old Toms chop.
house has been closed up, and its
smoke blackened fixtures have gone
under the hammer. | would that the
memories CT that dinner could be as
easily scattered as were tie effects al
tie Old restaurant which is soon to Be
removed from the sight of man.
JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.
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roo READY WITH ITS ANSWER
Minister'S Parrot Meant We'll, but the
Result Was Dire.

Result Was Dire.
The Rev. DR.. Mcconnell, formerly
Of Philadelphia, and now of Brooklyn
has had sad experience with feath-
cred pets. One of his wealthy parish
toner's is an old lady. She recently
bought a parrot fer company. But to
her horror almost TIE first phrase it
as dead"
When Dr. McConneli called she told
him about her aew purchase.
Why, Doctor" said she, 1T keeps
saying all day long: l wish the old
woman was dead Wat shall do?"
Il have it. replied tie doctor
nave parrot i.yss.G, ,ssl nc only
knows religious phrases. Let me send
him around and keep him with yours
awhile. Yours Will learn his phrases
and then all will go on beautifully"
The idea struck the spinster favor
ably and DR.. McConnells parrot Vas
sent round That very day the two
were put together and the old lady
settled down in her rocker with a
placid face. Suddenly her parrot
cried out:
Il wish the Old woman was dead
In t.de Episcopalian form DR.. Nc
Connell's bird ansHered:
We beseech thee to hear US, good
Lord.'
lis said the Doctor doesn't call az
often as he did. His parrot is back
home. The other is dead.
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W~ye1nC His Last Words,

Albert Bigelow Paine, the poet, wzAs
wrote "You Ought to Be in kansas
When the Sunfowers Blow has bean
allied the champion long-distarlea
atamrat:ef Of the earth. One DAY, wfren
he had spent the greater part Of q ns5g-
&te ia ask; a friend VIA, tina s4
was. the t::end, after telling him -ss-
marked:
If you ever intend to become Ia
nous by your last words you yoGlss
setter write them out"
WwW -w-w-h h h-n-y?" asked
Paine.
Because" replied his friend. IF fcss
sere to attempt to say them yoUd Esg-
er i've long enough to finish tie sg2-
tence,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-24
The OPEN DOOR
IN CHINA
BY Hon. w. w. RockHILL, ex-cor.rnissioner Of the
United States to China

iE open door to C nmerce in China, Which the United
States has done nuch to secure, better in
sred in 1902 than we feared it ever could be- The
experience acquired by the foreign powers in 1oo001
has taught them that whatever may be the defects
of the Chinese plan of government is the best suited
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28
Ole Story of
q Story * *
BY w. d. NEsBIT.

hT T is to be fairly long novel,
with lots of heart interest, and
plenty of adventure" said George
Walker, as he grew enthusiastic over
the plot that he had outlined to Miss
Florence Miller.
"And the heroine?" asked that
young woman.
as to be-well, of course, all hero
ines are pretty-but this one is to be
the whole thing as a heroine. She is to
be just like you"
"Oh, how charming!" she exclaimed.
''The sum of my happiness will be com
plete when l find myself referred to as
the original of the heroine of the great
story by Mr.. Walker, the famous nov
elist. Why, 1 shall be the first woman
of the twentieth century to be put into
a booki All the other eminent writ
ers are going back three or four, or
even ten, centuries for the lady who is
to lend luster to their pages"
But" he argued, 81 am in sincere
earnest about it. l believe that can
write story-a real story. be-
lieve-"
"Of course you can! Why, you have
a real heroine right off at the start,
haven't you? It will not be more than
six months until we will read in the
papers about how the presses are run
ing night and day on the seven hun
dredth thousand of Mr.. Walkers won
derful romance, entitled-what are
you going to entitle it, anyway
81 trust that may be able to select
as agreeable a title as l have chosen
heroine" said the young man, rather
gloomily.
Come now" said the girl. Lets
not get upon our dignity so much for
awhile. Remember that we are not
yet on the high road of success. 1t
will not do for us TO become too vain.
Besides, l was not altogether in earn
est A little good-natured chatting is
good for people occasionally, especial
" for young men who want TO drag
their friends into the public eye and
say: Behold, good public! See how
fair and altogether lovely is this wom-
an and how handsome and totally brave
is this man! The woman is the crea-
ture of my brain, and the man is my
self. with few trimmings
"But l had no intention of being the
hero of my own story" commented
Walker.
"No? And what then? Would you
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28
A SCYTHIAN TOMB.
Rare Relics Unearthed in Ancient
Mounds, which Are Most Valu-
able Discoveries.

Lieut.. Gen. Brandenburg was COM
missioned by the Artillery museum of
St. Petersburg early in June to eX-
cavate the Scythian burial mounds
near the village of Mokiewa, in the
Tschigorin circuit. In one of these
grave mounds he came upon the skel-
eton of a Scythian warrior in complete
armor. The whole Of the armor was
in excellent preservation.
Hitherto only isolated parts of the
Scythian panoply had come to light
The armor has been carefully packed
and forwarded to st. Petersburg,
where it is at present on view in the
Artillery museum.
This is one of the most valuable dis
coveries that could have been made,
because our knowledge of the Scyth-
ians rests on no sure foundation, but
almost entirely upon the accounts Civ
en- by Herodotus and Hippocrates,
from whom the following is taken,
says the Philadelphia record:
The government was strictly des-
potic, as appears most plainly in the
hideous customs at the burial Of kings.
The corpse of an ordinary Scythian
was carried about among all the neigh
bors for 40 days, and funeral feast
was given by every friend so visited.
But the royal corpse was embalmed
and passed in like manner from tribe
to tribe, and the people of each tribe
Joined the procession with their whole
bodies disfgured by bloody wounds,
till at length the royal tombs were
reached. Then the king was buried
with one of his wives, his cupbearer,
cook, groom, chamberlain and mes
senger, all of whom were thus slain.
Horses, too, and golden utensils
were buried under the huge mound
that was raised over the grave. Many
such tumuh have been found. In the
case of royal funeral as many as 50
horses and 80 freedom Scythians, SER
wants Of the king, were slain, and the
latter were pinned upright on the
stuffed horses as-Watchmen over the
dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28

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that will famarze them with the
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28

be the villain? Or would you be the
bafled lover-the poor fellow who gets
into the story only to serve as foil
for the comeliness and the brillianee of
the fortunate youth who is the hero
and who is to have the girl, heart, hand
and papa's pocketbook, in the last
chapter|'
500 on" he muttered. go on. It's
a wonder to me that you don't write
the story yourself. l believe l will get
you to. And then we'll advertise it is
the most remarkable novel of the year.
Get up big posters reading: Written
by the Heroine with the Consent of
the Intended Author"
''Not bad idea" smiled the girl.
"Not at all bad. But it may be as
we'll for you to write it. I am afraid
1 could not do justice to myself"
"And l am afraid ! will do too much
Justice to you to make you popular
heroine if you contiEue in this mood"
"Well, if l am to be the real.heroine
Of your story, l suppose must ac-
cept my fate. Which am / to be, the
hoydenish maid who sets the family
and the town by the ears, or the milk
and-water damsel who weeps on papa's
shoulder and waves her lily white hand
at the hero as he goes forth with set
face and white lips and flashing eyes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28
lie LooM AND 20 81 LIfI.


Life's moving web is woven fast
In sunshine and In tears;
The wool. made UP Of incidents,
Adorns the warp Of years.
The flying shuttle plays the part
OF moments as they go;
The warp afIixes an the scenes
Now moving 20 and fro.
And living Nature IS the loom
That throws with wondrous VIII
The flying shuttle day by day
With such uucrring skill;
And % and out with canuy knots
The varied moshes run,
AS colors blend IN magic tones
lnwoven one by one
But far above all Natures realm.
Beyond her wide command,
Divine intelligence controls
The forces of that hand;
He shapes the notified web of life,
Its sunshine AND its shade,
And bears away the heightened roll
Which His own hand has made.
But by and by, when Nature throws
Her last long thread of tears,
The woven web complete and wound
For all the coming years
Then, yonder, where the deeds are known,
Where faith is changed TO sight
The scenes Of life on earth will be
All woven into light.
Rev John o. Foster, in N. w. Christian
Advocate
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-28

when the said stern papa has ordered
him not to darken the door again?v
II am not sufficiently magma tive to
paint you in either of those charac-
tiers. Besides, you viii have to realize
that the heroine is not really the whole
story She"
"Oh, TO be sure. There is the poor,
browbeaten hero, who never can see
anything that is being done right in
front of him, and getscheated al cards
and mixed up in a forged check trans
action, and at losthas to be saved from
ruin by some utterly impossible trick
Of fate. Then, of course, there is the
heroine conveniently near and a par
sonage at hand, and the last chapters
easily imagined"
~ must say that you are most en-
couraging to a man with an ambition.
Helpful-thats the word. Helpful! l
pity the poor hero in my story if you
are going TO act this way all through
it,"
Nov, I'll be nice in the story" she
smiled. go right ahead and make me
as beautiful as the dawn, and thatwill
satisfy me-"
"Well, of course, there will be "a"
"The usual preliminary chapters
leading up to the wedding bells. And
who is to be the hero?"
I'm leave you to judge that from
the story"
Florence did not see Mr. Walker very
often after this conversation for more
than two months. The young man
laid in stock of writing materials
and bent to the work of producing a
story. He found the task not so easy
as he imagined. The characters would
not walk and talk and act as he wished
them to. The plot, which he had so
carefully planned beforehand, insisted
upon altering itself from time to time,
and, taken altogether, it was an under
taking that he wished himself well rid
Of. But at last it was completed and
carefully typewriter and sent to a
publisher, only to come back with
graceful note of regret and rejection.
There were other publishers. They
were tried in rotation. The story also
came back in rotation.
Then Walker put the manuscript IN
der his arm and went to see the hero
inc.
81 thought you might like to read
the story" he said.
Indeed I should" she answered.
when is it to be published?"
Never"
Never? You cannot mean it. After
all these weeks of hard work? And
you are not going to publish it?"
at is not 1 who am not going to
publish it. 1t is the publishers"
Let me read it, anyway" she asked.
Next evening he called again, to see
whether or not she had read the story.
She had, and said it was grand, thrill
ing, interesting, and entertaining.
81 am glad you like it," he sighed.
81 wish you we're a publisher. You
see, there was more in that story to
me than the story itself. OF course,
you are the heroine-but you see-the
hero-he's not exactly me-and yet
well, you know, if you read the last
chapter-you know the hero told the
heroine-told her-well, he"
81 know this" she laughed. 81 know
that the hero did not bungle his pro-
posal as you are bungling yours, and I
know also that the heroine acted as all
well-regulated heroines do, and l have
to be a well-regulated heroine, do 1
not?"
And that is why the hero of the
story said Eyes" instead Of the hero
ine.-N. Y. Times.