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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31

Thu INV y long sbeen regldfded .aa
. No of Iths most dangerous. and fatal
disease 70 which infants are subject.
1T + can be cured, however, when
properly treated. All that is
necessary Is to give Chamber g
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and castor oil, as directed
with each bottle, and a cure is
certain. For sale BY all druggists.
y Slight injuries often disable 2
man and cause several days loss OF
time and when blood poison d by d
opee,s eometimes hin the loss Of
O. hand or limb. Cham berlain 9 Pain
Balm is IAN antiseptio linimeat.
When applied to cuts, bruises and
burns it causes them to heal quickly
and without maturation, and pre-
vents any danger Of blood robson.
For eale BY all druggists. ~" e. +"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
Bird VENGEANCE.

A naturalist recently witnessed an
encounter between a. large swan and
a little brown duck. The duck had
apparently insulted the swan by trying
to cross. its path, for it was suddenly
seizedsby the swan and held under the
water until he was sure it would be
drowned. But at last the swan let it
60 and sailed majestically away. The
duck, after taking breath, looked
around to see where it's enemy was,
and seeing it rose into the air and
deliberately came. down, tapping its
wings, on the astonished swans back.
The swan fed in terror, and the duo h,
apparently satisfied. quietly sw; m
away.--Pearson's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31

Peter an 1nlucky Name.
The Christian name Of Peter has
rover been fashionable among mon.
archs. England. for example, has
never had a monarch baptized as
Peter, and in other countries the
Peters have been unlucky. Better, or
PEDRO, l., emperor of Brazil, abdicatsd
after an uneasy reign, and his SOL,
Pedro H., was driven to Europe by a
revolution and died in Paris in 1891.
Pedro the Cruel Of CASTLE and Leon
was slain by his brother in single COM
bat. Peter the Great Of Russia was
guilty of of frightful excesses; his
grandson, Peter, H., reigned only three
years and died Of smallpox at the age
of fifteen. Peter III. was dethroned
and strangled by conspirators. Peter
!. Of servia has already q brutal mas.
sacre behind him. 4,,>sg ~. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
Why Men Eat Too Much. :,

Eating Is the greatest Of all on,
standard amusements. A great mum
Der of people obviously eat a great
deal more than they need, and It -
entirely credible that large proper
ton of the moderate eaters might
thrive as well and look as handsome
and work as hard and live rs long on .
very much restricted diet. But would
the Joy of life continue unimpaired foi
them? The native-born might ratSe
plenty of children IL they could subsist
for eleven cents q day, but would they
think life worth living o. eleven cents
worth of food a day? N they would
not. That is one thing that ails them.
Weekly. 81 &$@
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
BRUTALLY TORTURED

BRUTALLY TORTURED.
A case came to light that for per-
sistent and unmercifpl torture has
perhaps never, been equaled. Jee
Golobick Of Coldsa, Calf, writes.
For Is years I endured insufferable
pain from rheumatism and nothing
relieved me though I tried EVERY
thing known. I came across Elec-
tric Bitters and it's the greatest
medicine on earth for that trouble.
A few bottles Of it completely re-
lieved and cured me.'
Just az good for liver and kidney
troubles and general debility. Only
soc. Satisfaction guaranteed by all
druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
A MIRACLE EXPLAINED.

Why . Young Women Uttered Strange
Sentences In Dead Language.
The vaEaries of memory are some
of the most interesting Of those con-
nected with the human mind and body.
Why do we forget certain things and
remember others? Myriads of these
irregularities are as yet unaccounted
for; perhaps not even the cleverest
metaphysician will ever account for
them. Professor James reminds US
how something which We have tried
In vain to recall will afterward, when
We have given up the attempt, ''saunter
into the mind" as Emerson says, ~
1nnocently as If it had never been
summoned. Again, bygone expert
snces viii revive after years Of obliv~
1on, often ~ the result Of some cere-.
1rAl disease or accident. Such q case
= the one quoted by. Coleridgs Of o
Joung woman in Germany who could
nsither read nor write, but who vas said
10 be Possessed Of . devil because, In
Q fever, she was heard raving In Lat
n, Greek aad in an obscure rabbini-
eal dialect of Hebrew. Whole pages
II her talk were written down, and
were found to consist of sentences in
telligible in themselves, but not hav-
ting the slightest connection with one
another. To say that she was pos
eessed Of devil was the easiest way
. OF accounting for the matter At last
tho mystery was cleared up by a ply
!, Sician, who traced back the girls his
tory until he learned that at the age
Of nine she was taken to live at the
house Of an old pastor, a great He
brew scholar, and that she remained
I there until the pastors death. It had
II been for years the old mans custom
to walk up and down a passage near
the kitchen, and read to himself in a
loud voice His books were examined,
and among them many of the pas
sages taken down at the young
woman's bedside were identified. The
theory of demoniacal possession was
Observation-Disclosures Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
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Los Anoele Beautiful Park.

Los Angeles has the biggest park in
the world. It was presented by a
newspaper man named Grimth and is
called Grinith Park. The giver asked
that no railroad leading to the park
should be permitted to charge more
than fve cents fare. Central Park,
New York, cost over $15.0o0,00o and
consists Of $40 acres. Griffith Park,
Los Angeles. is q tract Of 5000 acres.
It includes two and one-half miles Of
frostless foothills, bordering on Oahu
enga valley, five miles Of Los Angeles
river bottom and d beautiful little val
ley which was originally known. as the
Press Colony site. The park has over
1000 acres OF tillable land and some
Of the most romantic scenery on earth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31

4 CATARRH on TIE STOMACH.
81 When the stomach is overloaded:
when food is taken into it that fails
3to digest, it decays and inflames
ssehe :anut ous 8me mbrane, EXPOSING
The nerves, and capses tho glands to
'ssc4St' mucin. instead Of the natural
juiesH Of digestion. This is called
cataflh Of the stomach. For years
suffered with: catsnsh*i Of the
stomach, caused9 ty;yirdieeetione
Doctors and, medicines failed TO
bens8tsme untn%T uasas KadoiaD ya'
pepaie Cure. R: Rheav, Coppell,
Tex.$sAso]d ty FIN. .Rielmsn. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
SuItar Missed the Whisk ers.

When he sultan Of Jolo first met
Gov. Taft he refused to believe that
the man before him was really the
governor of the Philippines under the
new dispensation. Making inquiry
4 through an interpreter, Gov. Taft as
/ certained that his personal appearance
I did not come up to what the sultan ex-
pected. "'What's the matter?" asked
Gov. Taft. tits the beard" replied the
interpreter. 1t seems that every high
American official the sultan had pre-
5viosly seen had a flowing beard and
me thought the beard was necessarily
" part of every high American officials
equipment. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
A ROYAL Scientist.

The Prince of Monaco, who was pre-
vented by motor cycle accident from
81 delivering his lecture at the Royal In
1titution of London, is perhaps the
Il 1arst of living oceanographers. When
The British Association last met in
Edinburgh the royal scientist drew
n large audiences to hear his accounts
sss6f his experiments upon the routes
Widowed by the waters of oceans them.
ny 6lves, as distinguished from the voy.
" gers upon them. The gambler at
Monte Carlo would thus seem to serve
b caence
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
NIGHT. WAS HER TERROR.

Z NIGHT WAS HER TERROR.
81 would coseh nearly sA night
long, writes MIS- Chas Apologize,
of::::Alexsndfia, Ind, and could
ha1dlyssgxt any e]eep. !. had con
sumption 30 bad that II; I walked q
block wsu)d cough friehtfully
and spit blood but, when all other
medicines failed, three. 500 bottles
of DR.. Kings New. Discovery Who'll
ly cured me and ! gained So pounds.
It's absolutely guaranteed to cure
coughs, colds, Ia grippe: bronchitis
and all throat and lung troubles.
Price soc and $1.00. Trial bottles
free at all druggists ,..<,. H.. -;
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
Priest to study At Yale.

Rev. Francis D. McShane, one OF
the Dominican fathers connected with
tho 81. Mary's church in New Haven,
has lust completed arrangements with
the offtcials of Yale university by
which he Is to become member OF
the senior academy class for 1904. He
will begin his studies with the seniors
next fall for the degree Of bachelor of
arts. This is the first instance Of a
Catholic priest with a parish appoint
ment entering Yale for degree or for
study 81 any kind. = ,..&s.e g
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NO PITY SHOWN.

For years fate was after me con-
tinuously" writes F. A. A. Gulledge,
verbeua, Ala. II had terrible
case of piles causing "a tumors.
When all failed Bucklen's Arnica
salve cured me. kqually good for
burns and all aches and pains. Only
Csc at all druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
TIRED oF.TAE SEA.

Little One Wlshed She Might Tive On
Land, Awhile.
During the race of the ninety footers
at Larchmont recently a yachtsman
on the committee boat spun this yarn:
"A friend of mine owns fine schooner
yacht, and in company with his fum.
lily spends the greater part of his time
cruising on, Il. One day while sailing
up the Sound his six.year-old daughter.
after gazing long AMI wistfully at the
surrounding land, suddenly turned and
said to her mother: Mamma, don't
you wish papa could make money
enough to buy. q t'use, so that We
could spend some time on shore
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
NO FALSE CLAIMS.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey
and Tar do not advertise this as a
''sure cure for consumption They
do not claim it will cure this dread
complaint in advanced cases, but
do positively assert that it will cure
in the earlier stages and never fails
to give comfort and relief in tho
worst cases. Foley g. Honey and Tar
is without doubt the creates throat
and lung remedy. Refuse substi-
tute. City Pharmacy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
o1l1Iitj,e Forest Fires.

& Octobeps u 1895, con6aaration
broke out 1xcentral Maine which over.
ran more than I million acres Of land
and swept oil before IT. About the
same time q IRE arose near Quebec on
the st. Lawrence river. which killed
more. than 5000 persons. including
nearly every member Of the Name
Ions tribe of Indians, and which pour
ed a tide Of scorching flames across
the province Of Quebec, licked up the
northern end of New Brunswick and
did not stop until the margin of st.
Lawrence bay, was reached and Miri-
MACH turned to cinders and dust In q
day.. ~ ~ ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
Traiuina for Policemen.

Training for Policemen. s&j
There is q poltceman's. college n
Petersburg to train applicants for the
force. There is . museum combined
with the school where the pupils maks
themselves familiar with the tools q
acknowledgements, drills. chisels and
contrtvsnces for robbings collection
boxes. q special Held OF Russian
thieves. The Russian passport system
II studied In detail. The duties II the
dvorniks, ! sort Of assistant police. Az
taught. They keep watch on the resi.
dences, report ON the habits u the
tenants, their visitors, 4: sIemfne% tho
papers OF newcomers and direct them,
to report themselves at the police
station. ,i:2{ *. = - ~ =
80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31

Get 4 free sample of Chamber
lain 'setcm ach and, Liver Tablets at
the drug store.tt,, They are easier to
take and. more: pleasant in effect
thsnSpille.., Ihen...tbe;r use ;e not
followed by constipation as ~ often
the case. with pills. Regular size,
2tc, per box: For sale by all drug
gists.aI9 z 81 E.. ',.--
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
JUST. ABOUT BEDTIME.

take Little Early Riser-it will
cure constipation, biliousnees and
liver troubles. DeWitt's Little Early
.Rise1s ale different from other pills.
They do not grippe and break down
the mucous me branes Of the
stomach, liver and bowels, but cure
by gently arousing the secretions
and giving strength to these
organs. Sold by F. NJ. Hickman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31

TWoBoTTLEs CURED HIM.
Twas troubled with kidneycom-
plant for abouttwo years." whites
A. 81. Davis, of Mt. Sterling, Ia,
..buI TO bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure effected permanent cure. "
City Pharmacy. 49,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-31
! TIME Or ARDUI
ia thoroughly
NJ sci enti6c and mod.

A 0cle0IlnOa ana moo.
4. -'' " srn remedy, meet,
ing the needs Of the modern
woman in tho modern way
without the torture of an
operation. Wine Of Cardui
has cured them in the pri-
vacy Of their homes and it.
has found = place in the
l.>.4. - ,,,n,so>n -o,,oau
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Peter an Bnlucky Name. =

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
ragedy Mo-.

Tie fourth tragedy occurred at the
steamboat landing at COS o'clock
Saturday morning. when Albert Carroll
shot John Love both negroes.
The c, B. Reece and the Arkansas.
two snagboats, arrived at the local
wharf Friday afternoon. and tied up
to remain over I'LL after the Fourth
; So that the officers and employees OF
JAe Two boats might enjoy the holi-
day with a layof from duty. Just
after O'Clock Saturday morning.
!, Carroll and Shelby Mcdonald cabbin
boys on the Eeece, became engaged in
difficulty. In the scuffe which fol-
lowed they got mixed up With a pot
Of boiling coffee. and beth We're con
j sidera5]y scaIdad. Carroll ran to a
, room o. one Of the officers and got
revolver and following Mcdonald out
on tie guards Of tho boat fired
twice at him His Workmanship was
| bad, and instead of hitting Mcdonald.
John Love. another colored employe
on the boat. was shot through the left
lung and in the bowels.
Df. B. \, Hall was summoned and
administered to the wounded negro.
Capts Reece Downs and Ashford. Of
the snagboat, sent Love to the hos
ptal at Memphis for treatment.
The trouble between Carroll and
Mcdonald started over the fact that
Carroll would not get out of his bed
Saturday morning early enough to
get the breakfast table arranged in
time for the meal at the regular hour.
Carroll was called twice, but failing
to leave his bunk, Capt. Ashford call
ed him. In getting out he fell from
the top bunk to the floor, and he
appeared to be intoxicated He was
in an i'll humor and was ready for
quarrel.
Carroll says he did not get the man
he was after Every officer and en-
ploye on the boat says that Love is
good negro and one of the best en-
ployes the boat ever had.
Chief Peterson arrested Carroll and
he was imprisoned in the county jail.
The range of the last shot fred by
Carroll was toward the table around
which were seated officers and crew
at the morning meal. but the bullet
struck door jam and there were no
serious results after it passed through
Loves body.
Carroll remarked just before at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05

resentative KerWin spoke as TO tie
causes that led to the Writing of the
De laraton of independence. He
m;o.e reference to the office OF
county Judge intimating that he would
oppose the present incumbent in the
next campaign.
Judge T. NJ Phillips was the neEt
speaker He spoke in his usual happy
way and before closing. referred t.
the remarks cf representative ke-
Win relative to the incl ease Of the
unity JUDGE salary. He threw Mr..
KcrWin a one-cont piece saying that
would pay his taxes. Judge Phillips
VAS followed hE Squire Bridges. who
went afFer= Representative Kerwin fer
entertaining such an ambition as he
Lad expressed to be county judge.
He devoted his fema! Ks chiefly to
wanting TO know how Representative
KerWin voted on the bill to seerega6a
Sic taNes Ills speech was interest-
ia# created much meGriment and coal
aet=bo salat4s sea in his own =b9itfWisE.
MIR Y 2 Sarre11s also made a few
aenarks which We're oniove3 BY all
Ifa IS . al limos . coed tall5er.
Sheriff Geal1 was brought te the
platform. H8t=lts speech was rather
temperate. saHfae t6at tae audience
ecsa rer9a to the s9daWater stand.
where Mr.. S6ffe41s would stand the
expense. ftt=fH all It vas one=of tie
best attended barbe9uas III jefferson
county in many years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05

The council meets tomorrow night
and some lively times are anticipated
to take place The chief of police mat
ter will cone up again. and it is .umor-
ed tho the council Will inform Mr..
Petersen tAat 10 can look to Slayer
White for = ~ ana that Culpopper
viii be .fave3 regular stipend
during the tine Peterson has been
serving. If that occurs, there Wiz be-
some lively discussion.
The matter of the purchase Of the
Anheuser-Busch building for a city
hall will come before the council for
consideration. It is said that some Of
the aldermen favor the purchase of
the building at $4,000, the sum Of
annually, without interest, until the
whole sum is paid.
An appropriation of $400 fer the paw
ing on Second avenue and Chestnut
street will no doubt be made.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
paving Of West Sixth avenue will also
come up for consideration, and it is
to be hoped that the council will make
the appropriation.
The circuit court room may be need
ed to accommodate the spectators.
and the newspaper reporters, will fol-
low a news era of murders with the
proceedings of what may be an ami
mated session Of the council.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
SULPHUR SPRINGS BARBECUE.
Many Excellent Speeches and a Large
Attendance Present.

Owing to the energy and foresight
edness of John B. King, of Sulphur
Springs, the citizens of Sulphur
Springs and neighboring townships, as
we'll as many citizens of this city, in
Guiding the politicians, enjdyed a
day Of feasting and merriment. There
were about five hundred people pres
ent. Prior to the dinner hour at l
O'clock, there was general hand
shaking and "reminiscences of other
days.
Representative Kerwin announced
from the platform that Immediately
after the dinner hour, the people
would be favored with an Grafton by
Prof L. E. Quinn. Dinner was then
ready and everyone partook of the
barbecue banquet. At 2 o'clock,
Prof. Quinn was introduced in neat
speech by Representative kerwln.
Prof. Quinn's grafton showed consld-
erable thought and was couched IN
beautiful language. Following Rep
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
RIVER RIPPLES.

The snagboat, Arkansas. has been
working between Pine Bluff and Dar-
danelle and the c. B. Reece has been
near Swan lake, clearing the river at
that place. The two vessels are here
to coal and ice and provision.
The river is falling and is very
muddy.
The steam launch, Walter, Jr.. was
plying on the river yesterday.
Captain H. A Mayer is in COM
mand Of the Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
TRACE dy-Mo. q.

Ar; -.nS the fatal Shot. Good
win iaapai from the train and took
10 the woods The news soon spread
over the little town of MeGhee and
the citizens began to plan how to cap
ture Goodwin. Two men suspected
that Goodwin would take a circuitous
route to reach his home. and they
armed themselves With Gouble-ba rel
shOt-gUns. went near GoOdWin's home,
and waited for him to put in an ap
pearance. After dark Goodwin show
ed up and four charges Of buckshot
were turned loose cn him and ell
fcal must have been effective as
Goodwin fell with his head nearly all
tern II.
Wri@ht.s train came on to Pine
Buff snd the county and railroad Of
fciaIs notified of the killing. The
Pine Bluff-LittIe Rock train WAS made
up as a special. with engine, baggage
car and one coach. Conductor P D.
Atwood was in charge of the special.
and engineer Molter and fireman
Hondlette were in the cab. The train
made the run from here to NcGhee.
sixty miles in an hour and thirty-fiFe
minutes. On the train were Sheriff
Could and deputies Philpot, Dunlap
and Tom Meels, with the county
bloodhounds But when the train
reached McGhee, it was too late for
hunting Goodwin with any intention
OF arresting him, as he had been
killed in the manner stated in the
foregoing.
The special train returned to Pine
Bluff. and the officers reported the
killing as herewith told, but said they
were unable to learn who the two men
were that killed Goodwin. The
Graphic received a special telegram
Saturday from Monticello which says:
''Negro who killed Conductor Wright
yesterday, resisted arrest and was
killed by Hugh Henry"
The remains of Wright were sent
to Fort Smith for interment. Wright
was a popular railroad man, and had
been on this division of the Iron
Mountain for about four months. He
was born and reared at Fort Smith
and his home was still at Fort Smith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
FOUR TRAGEDIES
Occur In Pine Bluff and Vicinity Within
Fifteen Hours
iEGeeTs Hours

Weman. NaeE Alien, Lille Books an,l
ere e'Eer.='I.sze Alien woman =n4a&e
the following statement concerning
te4H#f ji53aeE.
=..a#ages - II #aa cane fa tie
f#=a. #ss1l==o4ss aa4aseol= ffe was
>s#sa.' 1sslliIY iaiIf man and.Wea.
into zaiaaos=1 aam. 'f1te atse1, te.'
fefusa-6Fo f71taw and= Went 95eft Wy.
Neal retired ami Was a668t asleep
4sHs5z} apaesi some one "a ftpg around
~ ziaaaa's 5oem. 7,3Eea hoer5
aa a7e4. sEea Gtl4t treat m
soaat taiaa=fa= etfsz.t
a.ht=E followed closely l. pistol
sHa# ana a.aartea 5a4&e Jaktag.
aaa #hea en- cred =tGoraom
9I# H5a fE.Eg oI=taa feo4 5Es26. =
ataaa Ia-o#womea aborete
5zze .at6aza"g= Of the Alien w1n8n.
police aave uostHon. cl1e to wor)5
ss3 a4tze women say they did net
SD zte men IL an open light and
I'D aet ho able t. identity any enc
= 5zHsI.# There Was=no sign ef any
szfae@'a and tae inmates Of the house
say there vas none.
Some OF the officers are Inclined to
the opinion that the killing was done
5z negro instead of white man.
giving as reason for their belief,
t1af a negro is usually inclined to di-
vulge Il crime against white person,
bat are notorious especially the low
ef element. for concealing a crime
against enc Of their own race It is
aIso believed by some that the vii
tians woman was killed by Albert
Carroll who shot and seriously wound
ed John Love. another negro at the
steamboat landing Saturday morning
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-05
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.
Vt The Negroes Of Arkansas, Com
plets Its First Mee+jno

Inc negro business mems league has
hnlshed its business for this, the first
regular meeting since its organization
~ Little Rock several months ago.
Inc electing of officers was postpon-
eo until next meeting, which will take
place December %, 1908.
every county in the state is to be
canVassed in order to ascertain the
strength OF the business the colored
race is doing in the state, and a man
VIII De appointed for this purpose.
A delightful banquet was rendered
'ne convention at Jones Hall Friday
night.