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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
WINTER IN EXTREME 0OUrH.
erl9htful Cold Experienced in the Ant
artic Circle.

artc Circle.
sailor on the antarctic ship Dis
coyery, whose commander, Capt. Scott,
has approached nearer the south pole
than any other explorer, writes as fol-
lows OF his winter experiences: I'VE
mad l23 days without the sun, and 104
days S complete darkness. We went
through it all gay. Lowest tempera
ture registered, IS degrees below zero
You do not feel the cold very much
without the wind; then, with wind,
lock out. First your nose, then ears,
ehen fingers go We never so out
alone on account of the heavy bliz-
yards. Your companion will turn
round and say: Your nose is gone
IL turns as white as this paper. You
turn away from the wind and pull your
m4ttens off to bring your nose around !;
by that time your fingers are gone,
SO it's no pleasure going out in a
Shght breeze. The Billiards are fear
Iul. MIR. Bernacchi and the engineer
Went to a hut fifty yards away, and,
though roped from hut to ship, were
lost in blizzard for two and three
quarter hours"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAX
INC

" ..er you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
it 8 simply iron and quinine in taste
less form. No cure no pay. Soc
EYAN'S CAIGr RHINE
Is Gods .ritr TO nlan. ~ IS positive
cure for catarrh Of the head and nose
hay fever. asthma, headache, and will
cure a cold in one nights time. For
sale at al. drug stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
GENIUS IN CONVICT GARs.
..u Useful Nentions Are Due to
.ne Jnventiy eness o. Criminals.

= not lnfre 3uently happens that
80, immured benind iron bars IN our
l,.isons give 70 the void Inventions
pc value ii WouiG be difficult to
't;r,ofe O.o of the most impor
to,+ Of recent minor iE1entIons is
.nodited to the ir"or'U,[ Of co3NiHt
:, the New JET. e, state prison
r,arles tiier. Is a blind lockstitch
lau.i,,o machine W:.icl will enable ons
a,,orator to do the work Of many. The
da,.ira was invented by Filler while
bn was at work liz the clothing Shop
- tto nrisoa. Outside capital was in
torasred in tie machine and Filler re-
ooivpd as his reward a cash payment
of.s5. 600 block of stock. his par05"
.nd the promise OF a position with
+be company at a good salaiy.
Otber convicts have ff5tF7j in pat
ont Office reports as inFei.tcfs. Q.2
whose name is recalled was Nelchier
FarI5ar. who, while ConGned in i!1ln-
carton peritentiary in 1872, devised
q mechanism for giving man q clean
shave tn twenty-five seconds. The 1af
bp report ass tu t.io ttid1 1tN So
ernor of the penieentiary had tested
the machine and declared it sue
cess, but what came Of it is unknown.
A convict OF mechanical turH OF
mind is apt to find his confinement
ond his isolation from deterrinS iltlu-
ences most helpful in enabling him
TO acquire greater facility. The eNhl-
hilton by the prison association OF ar
ticles made by convicts contained
snecimens of high-class work done be-
hind the prison bars Among them
were an elaborate iron door grill. a
richly carved Oak staircase, chairs,
desks, banjoes, cabinets, iron bed
steads, plaster casts, etc. A piece OF
cloth woven at Auburn came in for
the highest praise. Richard Barker, a
life convict at Auburn, made a box
out of II ,796 separate pieces of wood
which was a marvel of skilful cabinet
work. 1t required a glass to see where
the different fragments OF wood were
ioined togethar. In the year 1885 the
goods manufactured by the convicts
of the state Of New York were valued
At sv,236,320.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
THE SMALL BOYS LONGING.
Fart OF the Show That Was WoefuIIy
DiSannOintino


Lutte Willie's father took him to
."e show. 1t was variety show, end
ms with sketch called The African
pelle, in which, after a missionary
aao peen bound to stake by lot of
uahclhg savages, he is rescued by the
ehleis daughter after the manner of
Napt. John Smith. This last part of
'le show Willies father thought
would please the boy immensely; but
'ne son and heir fell into state of
sioom at lts close. On the way home
.ne fond parert inquired: willie,
o'ont you like the part where all the
savages come out?" NO" replied
WINE with sigh. "Me and the other
poys play that. When you pay to go
10 a show should think they might
ALL the missionary"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks and to some Older ones.
Easily cured. Doans Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
At any drug store, so cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

Hundreds of lives saved every year
bv having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil
In tho house just when it is needed
Cures Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds
of every sort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

CINCINNATI COMMERCE March l. n&,
II ~
Maxim Ga h
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The nave
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

cures Group, sore thloat pulmon-
afy troubles.-Monarch over pain OF
every sort. DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
THE STOK ER'S PERIL
LIFE IN THE DEPTHS OF AN AT.
lANTiC LINER.

Accidents Almost Unavoidable Con.
front the Workers at Every Turn
'Gelicacies' Sent Them From the
Cabin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
FIRST w EK.=

Day. FIRST w
7-f}0bali ) Casalans bueliSt
2Oarsran,
3-jGYenaI won NJ. Fheo
IS. Protect, 2. n. Bran >
5-AuTiesyIle
tfand OF Clover, to losers
WEEK.
mo play track conditions unta yorable1
losers.
Duei5t, II
60utcome, Tepee,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
We Pick the Winners.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
$50. 90 WON S2OI.75.
WHILE NOJ SLEEP.

YOUR MONEY WORK . Will E
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
Our Clients Won % Million Dollars.
AS it is we'll known that our

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
5000 Melted o2oi.75 i'm hess Tran Month.
NORRIS PJfk and Brighton
Nj Daily Result
THIRD w

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Aslar.ta. to l. Won: Pot Ke1ee. 81. =.5
P Stone. Il to 10. won; BeraI- 10 IL.
) Damon. 10 l. won, Enofe aeg > 10 a Won;
Canatnawaaa, To j. Won losers -.---=--.
IS River Pirate. > /, Won. N56af7a. fuzt 49,.
& Farisat. 70 ), Won; , ltsefs .......
FOURTH WEEK.
10 / Mamie Worth . 10 ) Won F5dIFt# 5=tI . "
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04

All Investigation methods the Maxim Gay CO..
STRAIGHTFORWARD business lines. They have
They clients profits against loss,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
WASHINGTON.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05

In France persons who live at the
expense OF others have discovered a
novel and shameful method of thiev-
ing. They practice 1t only at funerals.
and hence they are known as death.
bed thieves
Wien they read in a newspaper that
a well-to-do person has died. some of
them go 10 the house an hour or two
before the funeral takes place and
eooily mingle with the invited mourn
ers. OF course the members of the
family do not know them. but they
naturally assume either that they
were known to the deceased and have
come to pay their last respects or that
they were invited to be present by
some aunts or cousins who are unable
to attend in person
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
Of the nowery kingdom of chulalonE

of the fowery kingdom OF Chulaiong-
korn.
They are the forbidden ladies'" or
Nang.bams. destined. many of them
from youth. TO be the royal concu-
blnes. and trained and educated for
that purpose Such petty duties as
watching those under them or acting
as servants to those above them In
favor ars>often assigned them In order
TO keep them from absolute idleness.
The NanE-hams are inferior to the
queens. four OF whom are allowed the
King by law. and their children can
not claim any share OF the govern
ment of the country. The King is
allowed an unlimited number OF these
lozenge-shaped faced. biacklipped wo-
men. but despite the ertravagance
permitted him In his marital relations.
he cannot do his own wooing. for all
that he is a King
When he sees or hears OF beanti-
full girl who .arouses his interest. be
sends a messenger to beg to be allow
ed to conduct her to the royal palace
that she may be schooled and trained
and then installed as a Nang. ham.
Often parents thinking II would be
social Advancement as well as a pow
crful alliance to have the King for a
son.in-law, themselves offer their
handsomest daughter for this purpose.
Tho Queen must be selected from
the highest rank that can be found in
Siam. She is not certain of her pro-
motion as queen until she has lived
with the King and gained his favor. II
she is so fortunate as TO arouse his
passing fancy, he appoints a day for
her cxaltatiou. This ceremony gencr-
ally lasts three days. The first two
days are OF Indifferent interest, being
spent with feasting and fireworks. the
atricals and other kinds of amuse-
ments.
Tho morning OF the third day is con.
sumed in bestowing the priests gifts
of yellow robes. fans. umbrellas and
other necessities of the priesthood.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
cant Live Mi,heu, Elahtlna.

Charles W. II, Needham. true sol
der of fortune, whose home was once
in Kansas City. but now is the wide
world, is visiting his old home. where
he was teller of the Union National
bank. Since taking up his wanderings
he has fought the Matabeles in South
Africa. the Spaniards in Cuba. the
Filfpinos. Tagalogs and Moros in the
Philippine Islands, sought other fields
of battle in Asia Minor and to-day
is in Kansas City awaiting an out
break between Russia and Japan that
he may serve under the banner of
the mikado, Needham is 50 years old.
according to Judge Jenney. and has
declared he can't live in land where
no fighting is going on.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
cHiNAMAN HAD HIS NERVE.
Lowly Celestial Walked With Eng
lands HiQhest Mobiles.

Queen Victoria, with the prince con-
sort and her fanny, attended in state
the opening of the great exhibition of
1851. While the choir was singing the
"Hallelujah chorus Chinaman,
superbly robed. suddenly emerged from
the crowd and Frustrated himself be-
fore the throne. No one knew who he
was. He might be the emperor of
China himself come secretly to Eng
land to share in the great doings. The
lord chamberlain, greatly perplexed.
applied to the queen and the prince for
advice and instructions He was in
formed that there must be no mistake
as to the strangers rank and that It
would be best to place him between
the archbishop of Canterbury and the
duke of Wellington. In this position
of honor the Chinaman, with magnif-
cent dignity, walked through the build
ings, to the delight and amazement OF
all who watched. Next day 1t was dis
covered that he was the keeper OF a
Chinese junk which had Just cast
anchor in the Thames, and which
everybody was invited to visit on pay
ment of shilling a head
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
Recover. From Loekis.s,

Members of the medical profession
in New York are greatly interested
in the case of Patchogue young man
named Henry Price. who has survived
one of the worst attacks of lockjaw
that the local physicians have ever
treated. The recovery of Price Is at
tributed to the use of anti-toxin, $le0
worth having been forwarded from
Albany for the use of the local sur
geon, DR.. NJ. B. Davis. when the case
was reported about week ago,
Price is now able to sit up in bed
and to move his mouth and arms. and
1t is thought that in short time he
will completely recover. DR.. Davis
contends that this case is one of the
most remarkable ever heard of and
he has sent a history of 1t to various
prominent surgeons and medical jour.
mails.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
BEAUTIES OF SIAN
e=Ee,AL eo=eEs=on e'E,

Bounded by the walls of the palace
garden. in which they can dance, sing,
or feed the strutting peacocks and
birds in the aviaries, or the fish lazily
swimming in huge glass and gilded
fountains. the betel-chewing beauties
of the harem of the King of Siam are
still leading the quiet and unrufied
lives that their predecessors lived tive
hundred years before them And this
despite the fact tSat the spirit of
modernity is making itself strongly evi-
dent throughout the length and breadth
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
carsolie Acid Was a Nuisance.

y An exploring expedition IN a remote
part OF China had a queer experience,
which one OF the party thus relates
PA large bottle of carbolic acid had
been broken inside its wooden case.
We exhausted our ingenuity in hope
less effort to unscrew the cover. We
feared TO carry it farther, as the burn.
ing tears distilled by it destroyed
everything they touched. We dared not
throw 1t aside. lest the unsophisticated
heather should drink it is a cheering
or medicinal beverage. We had no time
TO wait and empty it, as the fatal fluid
would only trickle drop by drop
through a chink which had been eau.
tiously and laboriously eScavated with
a blunt hunting knife. What were we
to do? Degraolng as the confession
must appear. we had to deposit the
torpedo in the middle of the yard and
throw bricks at it until it was
smashed"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
To the Pioneers.

Te men VINO broke the way to Iife's new
birth,
-Tis not your find. through self-renounc-
Ing love
That Is your crown. but what you
sought above
And far beyond--of SO much greater
worth.
!; was the atm, the good to mother earth
And all her children. that we hold, did
move
Your patriotic hearts to cut the grove
And groove the barren soil. You wrested
mirth
And beauty, wealth untold for future
good - 4rEg
By patient struggle md a spirit bold.
From the unknown You toiled in faith
for gold s-
That lives in tower and stone. in drought
and food,
You carved for self a fortune but se-
cured
Far, more for others. by what you en-.
durcd. ID %. gI.l.
-Res L. c. I.itten. Rushviile. Ill.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
BOSTON HOLDS WIDOW RECORD.
State Official Collects Statistics for
French Seientist-Their Lot Hard

State Official Collects Statistics for
French Seientist-Their Lot hard-
Boston state Official who has been
investigating the subject for Prof
Friedrich Prinzing of Paris has dis
covered that Boston has more widows
in proportion to its population, than
any other city in America, even Chi-l
cago, Philadelphia. New York and
other large centers- The young
widow, he says, is one of the most
unfortunate of beings. and not at all
the gay butterfly which popular fancy.
has pictured. 80 lzssss
Prof. Prinzing has collected q re-.
markable group of statistics which
show that poverty sorely oppressess-
the widow. and that she is more sub
ject to insanity. consumption, conflict
with the law and death than her mar
ried sister. All these woes fall mora.
heavily on the young widow. DR.. Prin-
zing's opinion is that the state should
make provision Tor the support of the
widowed and their children, directly,
instead of indirectly through hospitass
and insane asylums. ..-.
There are 5000. 900 widows in every
S5,oo0.o0o of population. of whom, ,l6o,-
900 have absolutely no income. < ~.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05

There is nothing she cannot explain:
The thought which she used TO bestow
on her heart
She, will henceforth devote to her
brain;
Housekeeping. with all of its duties and
cares.
She has wholly discarded and SO.
Since shes now quite beyond all domes-
tic affairs.
The oid-fsshioned baby must go.
So, now there's a real crying need Cget
the pump
of self-raising baby. a child
That can fiN its own bottle and bake Its
own bun,
kind that will sort of grow wild:
A real self-made baby who never need
know
Such thing as a mother about 3
A tough little brick who can hoe his own
row
From the day the sun matches him out
Hank Sphinx In Boston Herald.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05

tree not given to whims; 1t has been
described by Van Dyke as having "a
tall stalk. rising like shaft from q
bowl and capped at the top by nod
ding creamy flowers" But the strange
arching yucca is famous for les curious
form. Nobody watched It grow; all
that is known about it is that it has
two roots. its great stalk or trunk de
scribing graceful arch. rotted firmly
into the ground at each end.
At the top of the arch a great
branch. Ike an extended arm. shoots
forth as II pointing ont the way. The
arch is SO high that tally-ho coach
could easily pass under it
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05

.heir attendance at fcte commemora-
tive of the opening Of a public garden,
at which they auctioned on goods at
one OF the booths.
The Europeans present. with the
crowds of natives, heard the oltriders
crying. Make way for the King," A
European carriage drawn by four
horses. with caparisons of scarlet and
gold. drew up, guarded by attendants.
The King and Queen. both in native
costume. were surrounded by their
mobiles and taken TO the booth which
was to be honored by their presence.
The Queen. with the short-cropped
hair that all of the women wear. and
her face wreathed in smiles. was clad
in scarlet This color, with yellow.
occupies a prominent part in decora-
tions for royalty and the priesthood
She is charmingly devoid OF any Of
that arrogance and hostility to New
World ideas tina; is usually found in
one of her rank In isolated countries
There have been English Eoverncsses
in the palace TO Instruct both the chill
dren and the wives The King is re-
markably affsblc and not reluctant to
auppt European tuHNoI1s. huN ne Is neAQ
back by his prime minister.
The tonsorIRl celebration IS fca-
turc OF every males life. The hair Is
shayen at infancy and a tuft allowed
to grow on top OF the head until the
boy reaches the age OF L. or 10 years.
wncn the ,uft is cut on This consti.
tutes the tonsorial ceremony. The head
is considered very sacred. and no one
mast touch Il. nor must II be raised
above that OF superior when in a
bost or in carriage. The tonsorial
ceremony IS attended with elaborate
feasting, and the central figure is
made the recipient of gorgeous gifts.
Including fans. Jewels and other tok.
ems OF esteem
Taking their cue from the progres-
siyencss OF Chulaiongkorn, their King.
the rich and blooded Siamese are try.
ing hard to combine Occidental and
Oriental ideas. Their dress is made
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
IN OLD NORTH CEMETERY.
Tablet in Memory of Men Who Fell
in Siege of Boston Dedicated.

A tablet in commemoration of the
soldiers who lost their lives during
the siege of Boston, and who were
buried in the old North cemetery.
Dorchester, was dedicated at the
cemetery last week by the Massachu-
sets society. Sons of the American
Revolution. The memorial is in the
form of big bowlder. with bronze
tablet suitably inscribed inserted in
the rock. An American flag which
was used in the war of 1872, covered
the tablet, which was unveiled when
Rev. Morris Cutler of Ashland had of.
feved prayer. Charles E Adams,
president of the society. presided over
the exercises. which were attended by
members of various patriotic organi.
cations.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
Determined Young Japanese.

Yoshio Iamanato .determineo
Young japanese OF wealthy connec-
tions in his native country. is fireman
on locomotive running over the
PENNSYLVANIA line between Pittsburg
and Greensburg. He came hero to
learn the railroad business thoroughly
and worked two years in railroad
shops in Altoona. Then he sought =
Job on locomotive and was assigned
TO his present duty. Every evening
he passes his time as fashionable
young Americans do. but at s o'clock
in the morning. attired in regulation
overalis, he is ready fos his daily run.
The superintendent of his division
says the dark-eyed little Oriental win
soon be promoted.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
SHOT AT PRESIDENT oIAZ.
Criminal Fails in Attempt to Assassi-
nate Great Mexican.

Criminal Fails in Attempt to Assassi.
nate Great Mexican.
An attempt to assassinate President
Diaz was made Oct %, as he was
passing the 'Cantandor Garden at
Guanajuato.
Elias Toscano. notorious criminal,
fred i've shots at the president AL
though he used ball cartridges at short
range. Diaz was not injured, nor was
the car in which he was riding hit
by any of the bullets.
Toscano has a most evil reputation.
HIS latest crime was the murder of
the iefa poIitico of San Luis Potisi,
for which he was sentenced to term
in prison. He had just been released
when he attempted to kill the presi-
dent. He is now closely guarded in
Jail at Guanajuato.
An attempt was made on the life of
President Diaz on Dec. l6, 1897. He
attended on that day the public cele-
lbrations in the City of Mexico of the
anniversary of Mexican independence.
During the festivities a man rushed
toward him and. evading all efforts
made to check his progress, reached
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05
SHOT ssAeuLL WITH CANNON.
Remarkable Proficiency OF American
Naval Gunner.

Naval Gunner.
An interesting illustration of the
excellent craftsmanship of Uncle
Sans men behind the guns. as devel-
oped during the recent inspection trip
of the naval committeeman on the
United States ship Dolphin. has just
come to light Representative Roberts
of Massachusetts was of the party. Ap-
preaching Gunner's Mate Spoer of the
ship. Mr. Roberts offered him 81 to hit
seagull. Spoer took a 40-pound G.
millimeter Colts automatic gun. and
after a trial shot he popped a seaguii
on the fly at four hundred yards One
OF the representatives was firm in his
declaration that the shot was an acct
dental one, whereupon Spoer shot an.
other gull at three hundred and fifty
yards. The crowd of astonished wit
nesses TO the feat finally came to the
conclusion that Spoer was the crack
shot OF the ship. This Spoer modestly
disclaimed. saying. We've a shipload
Of 'em. sir" Spoer got his dollar
Washington Star.