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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
ELEPHANTS 30 HARD WpSK.
They Are Easily Trained ar1 Maze

They Are Easily Trained ar1 Maze
Themselves Cute Useful in india.
What the .Cr5G ari ti.a dummy en-
eine are 10 other countries - a source
Of power t1a elephant = o India. The
eaormeus st.el.gt.- an.! Intelligence Of
this brute arc fHorerh.a, and this
strength is elapr,. L il naly lines Of
work in India. -i@ animal is CHI
p,oJed to push heavy loads. to move
big tin hers. at.t 10 do msaHy other
things requiring enormous strength.
Says a man wAo hos haG p.enty OF eX-
perience in this lire:
The tanned elephant is brought as
a taskmaster. Within sight of tle raw
fellow the tame one picks up his keep
er, sets his on his neck, and walks
back and forth in sight Of the as
founded stranger. l'c.:s guided by the
gentle prod of the hook And if you
ever doubt there was a language be-
tween animals, then, as a rule, comes
an exhibition that will convince you
otherwise. The wild animal is let
loose in corral along with tanned
pachydermS, ard the animal language
begins. | have seen again and again
that the trained elephant when given
his own way will strut over to the new
one and bring him away with himself,
walking along as if it were his own
particular business to give wholesome
advice. Tanner and tanned the new fell
low becomes until after seeing the ex-
ample of the trained brethren he takes
up his keeper at a word of command
and sets him on the massive neck.
Prom then on the animal is tanned,
and if properly treated, will remain a
faithful servant. The question now is
whether you want the beast broken for
work or for the circus. 1t is question
OF pulling tree stumps or or moving
fiat cars or of carrying lumber, all
that is necessary is to let him see the
other elephants at work"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
Gscp cusTC NIL CT FRANCE.
9ngi2nd Makes Heavy Purchas

7ngicnd Makes Heavy Purchases
f5oaq Res cld-Tirne Foe.
lean tir3t. editor OF the Revue des
-icyuos. rcccr tIy put tie relations be
tuoe.. France aad England ii a most
stiisiu4 fashion. lie said:
Great Br!tdia deserves the name
3f trc riches. dnd most importan OF
Frene1 colonies. France is so bound
NJ Wit. ..er fafe that the disappear
atca of Eneland's economic power
,,ould cause her il 4Iculable mischief.
Dur toaal exports il. 1901 were only
t.l15 600 francs, of which Eng
ard took ,2G4 600 .0cO francs, or
more than 80 per cent of all the mer
Ia disc which we cast on ne
worlds market. But even Of more i'm
nortance is the fact that tie amount
)f Ell 2lish purchases in France is
orstantly growing. From .032 ,000,-
300 francs in 1896 it rose to 1882 ,000.-
90 francs in 1897, to 1888, ,00O, 900
francs in 1899, and to 1864, 100000
f1arcs in 1901, thus showing an iD-
crease of 232 100000 francs, or over
% per cent in five years. Now the
purchases from the motler country of
all the French colonies, including
Algeria, 259, 100000 francs, and Tunis,
about $4,000 900 francs, together with
those scattered all over the world
about 1S3,00O,000 francs, did not
amount in 1900 to mo1e than 476, ,000,-
&c francs. Besides this colossal
amount cf purchases, the Engl:sl
Early spend considerable sums in
France. The money left in Our coun-
try by Fnglishmen visiting Paris or
their ia, orite resorts is commonly
estimated at 5OO,00O,0Oo francs, thus
making 1.800,00O000 francs as the
formidable total yearly paid by Eng
and to France"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.
Figures Of ChiIdren's Aid Socisty
Make Remarkable Shovyino.


The fact that America is still the
land of opportunity is proved by the
latest report Of the Etiidfentt .tid So
ciety OF New York city rece:tly made
public.
The purpose Of this society is to
care for the tiny waits and strays of
the clty's streets, and to place ti:gm
IN family homes in the country. las.
yecT as many as 5j,10G children wore
thus provided with homes or assisted
in some other way.
But the most notable feature of TIC
report is the account of the successful
careers of the boys who were given a
start in life by the Children's Aid So
ciety. Many of them, of course, can
not be traced, but of those whose rec.
ord is known two have become gov.
ernors, two have become congressman
two sheriffs, three district attorneys,
three county commissioners and half
a dozen members of state legislatures
In the business world 26 became
bankers, "a lawyers, 90 merchants, II
physicians, 8 postmasters, 80 railroad
men, several being high officials; 10
real estate agents, Is journalists, IS
teachers, 81 ciergymen and more than
1000 have entered the army and navy.
Five hundred others are in business in
lines not specified.
The total number of children re-
moved from the overcrowded districts
of New York to healthy homes in the
country was 1900. In some cases
whole families, parents included, were
removed from the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
HEIR to RUssIA's THRONE.
Some Que 5tion as to Who Would Sue,
ceed Nicholas.

1t was hoped and expected in Rus
sia that tae cars only surviving
brother, the Grand Duke Michael, VINO
would shortly be displaced from this
position BY t1e birth of male hen
apparent in the direct lire, but ?ol
the fifth time since his marri2-e
Nicholas has been disappointed. a.
TINS time more acutely tnan befCtN
-Four daughters have Eeen BON to h.
at pretty regular intervals since 'Jo,l
now the imperial courl physicians c
tify to the premature confinement (
the empress.
The question OF the Russian -ucce@
sion is by 10 means clear ACcOrii..@
to decree Of the Emperor Paul {
1897, the succession is by ri@lt Of u.
moSeriture, with preference OF ma.
over female heirs, but this must be {
different kind of law from tnat Of : Y.
own ruyal house, otherwise the c1s
brother would not be his present hel!
apparent in preference to his elGeS
daughter. Since the accession Of l. {
Romanoffs Russia has been rdled q
various times by taur eln@"vsses. BY
1t is not certain that. failing the ptcs
eEt cZarowtch-whose constitution =
by no means robust his position az
the heir apparent would net be IakeI
by the cars uncle, the Grand D.. (
Vladimir the handsomest and rNest
member of the imperial house-a kinc
at cross in character ard accomplish
ments between Nicholas |, our antago
mist of the Crimea, and his son, Alex
ande-' H., the emancipator of the serfs
-LOndon Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
JUST 70 GIVE CONFIDENCE.
CoIored Poker Player Saving Himself
From "the Double Cross"


From "the Double Cross"
Sam is a gentleman of color. Oc.
casionally he takes seat at the poker
table with some of the boys, and hjs
winning ability is a matter of wonder
among the "perfesh." A new recruit
to the gambling ranks showed up and
Sam was informed that he he'd big
roll
Wall, ah don't mind taiin' a hand
at de table wifi de gemman wifi de
finance" responded the everything
Samuel.
well, he's got the dough, Sam,"
said his friend, and I've got line on
him for tonight Nov, I'll tell you
what We'll do. Well take him spin
at poker and I'll dea1. I'll give tho
moneyed guy four queens. Then III
deal you four kings, and. OF course,
We'll land him.
"Yaas, sab, yaas, sab All see. Yo'
gwine t gimme TO kings, an glib de
gemmen wifi de money fo' queens And
den you gwine ter dea. to yo'sef."
Sure thing
Yaas, sab, yaas, sab; git de TO-
kings-he git de TO queens An yo'
gwine ter deal. imp, umph. Waal,
say, don't play cahds so much, but
wish yo'd give me ace jes' as a
sort oh a confidence caid Jes' to GIN
News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
MEDICINE TOO GOOD FOR HORSE.
Doctor Prescribed Whisky and Qu.
nine and Grooms Celebrated.

nine anu GroCmS celebrated.
gallon of quinine and whisky, or
dered for valuable horse belonging
to Miss Genevieve Winterbotham,
daughter of a Chicago millionaire, was
responsible recently for the temporary
uselessness Of two stablemen at Bryn
Mawr
When Miss Winterbotham, who is
a student at Bryan Mawr college,
came east she brought With her val
liable bay saddle horse, but on account
OF the change of climate the animal
became i'll and it was necessary to Sc
cure the services of veterin aran,
who prescribed quinine and whisky.
The mistress Cf the sick horse took
special pains to secure the best brand
OF whisky obtainable and taking it to
the stable gave it to the men and told
them how to use it.
When she called the next morning
she approached the horse, but detected
no smell of liquor. The stablemen,
when seen and asked why the horse
was net given any of the medicine,
Winked and said the demijohn must
have been cracked, for it was empty.
The two men were i'll for the rest of
the day, says tae Philadelphia In
quirer. but declare they feel safe from
catching bad cold. The next supply
OF the fiery stuff was given in charge
of the owner of the stable to be ad-
ministered to the horse by him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
= -, ss5 - :. r. ~.
Bears the n he hiaa 'ou IIa.s a.Aays Borg"
s's'af''S a L.
Grammar.

Gramn:ar.
"Whal part OF speech is the word
'marriage'?' asked the girl on the
piazza of the Hardened Wretch
And he, being himself married
man, repiici:
Its subordinate conjunction"
The examination paper read Parse
the word Pennsylvania in the SEN
tence, "A hold-Cp occurred the other
night .. Pennsylvania
The light boy answered that it was
an abstract noun, being the name of
state, but Mr.. Cassatt, Wien asked
about it, thought it proper noun in
the objective case, being the object
of ''hold-up.'
THE woman ard the man were mar
ried yesterday parse woman
And the answer of the littlest boy
was, GA proposition, governing
man. New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
snsxssssHs;s,1raraszs,. .ssgs,..s "a.
Evan tho Artist IVES Not Sure,

Many of the pictH @s OF Whistler,
the artist. are vague both in treatment
and subject. One night he Was dining
with Henry Irvin@. so tie sta.y goes.
TWO Of Waistlers pictures adorned
the walls, and ne wished no further
entertainment than the study OF these
At very short intervals. during the
meal he took occasion to rise from MS
seat and take close observation oi
them.
After studying the paintings in this
way for some time. be exclaimed
Irving, Irvilg, look what you've
done!"
Whats the matter?" asked Irving
calmly.
"Matter?' Numbered Whistler
"why, the matter is that these pic
lures have been hung upside down.
and you have never noticed it.
suppose they have hung that way for
montns!'
Il suppose they have, replied Irv-
ing; but l think might be excused
since it has taken you-the man who
painted them-Over an hour to dis
cover that they are upside down.
Success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
More Than a Dream.

Live up to the highest that's in you.
Be true to the Voice in your soul.
Let love and your better self win YOU,
And follow them on TO the goal.
Afar in the path of Endeavor
The temples of Happiness CLEAN.
They stand as a promise forever
That heaven is more than dream.
We fall in the moments of weakness,
Borne down by the passion of sin.
Acknowledge the error with meekness
Aud strengthen the guard from Within.
The lusts of the brute inherit
Must cover and shrink from the light
That flows from the throne Of the spirit
And shows US the path to the ,ght
I know not the kingdom immortal;
Yet feel in my innermost soul
That Deaths net wall but a portal,
Through which lies an infinite goal.
l know not the glory supernai,
Nor paths that the angels have trod:
Yet something within is eternal
And grows in the sunlight of God.
I know with the wisdom of Sorrow,
The lessons I've learned by the way;
The fruits that we gather tomorrow
Are grown from the seeds of to-day.
Lies page We have blotted and check
cred
No pewer on earth can restore,
We write an indelhle record.
To blight or to bless evermore.
With voices seraphc and tender
Our loved ones are calling afar.
With light that is golden in splendor
Truth shines like "A mystical star
The veil of the Silence is riVen.
The banner of Hope is unfurled;
And Love. through the portals of heaven.
lliumines the night ot the world.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
Her Philpsophy.

Miss Pretty Teacher (soon to be
married)-Of course we're tired to
death of teaching. I'm going to stop
soon. Why don't you?
Miss Prim twho is always talking
marriage but has no offers)--Id like
to.
Miss Pretty Teacher--Why don't
you, then? You're not consistent.
Something's the matter with your
philosophy. What is it. anyway?
Miss Prim-Kant, principally.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
g H. -. Ia sI II e a..
Bears the =, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a zzzz}z11zu
Carefully Educated.

Carefully Educated.
go you want job. do you?"
Eyes. sir, replied the boy.
''How long have you gone to school?"
"Ten years, sir
Can you read?'
mo. sir; but can do drawn work
and drop stitching
Can your write?'
No; but l have certificate for
proficiency in china painting
Can you add column OF fgures?"
Not very we'll, sir; but got the
highest mark in my class for origina,
research in last years bird nests''
What did yon learn those ten
years?'
That's about al sir. You see, I'm
anly sixteen. owark News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06

Ira and Lennie Lane, two young
white boys. who have been in Jail in
eastern Arkansas, charged with muir
derng their father, have been tried at
Mariana and acquitted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
SarC asm.

Husband-"For whom are you knit
ting those socKs?"
Wife-:For benevolent society,""
Husband-"Do you hnow, you might
send them my address Perhaps they
would send NE pair
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
Berlin Imports Much Fruit.

In the year ending April l, 1900
Berlin importe~' from Italy fifty car
loads of cherries, 357 OF table grapes.
245 of summer fruits, etc. In the fol-
lowing twelve months the business
doubled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06
That Would Never Do.

She-Why don't YOU go out occas-
ionally. dearest, and enjoy yourself,
say at the club?
He-But | don't want to get INTO
the habit of having a good time
Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-06

e always Keep stock, prepared
the a to "
with their Call Gle Yord
Stable 421 West Baaque Olive
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
Volunteer Fire Department.

The council instructed commit tee Monday night to proceed at once with the construction of a pound, so that the dog license ordi- nance could be strictly enforced.
 An ordinance was introduced pro- viding for the creation of a volun- teer fire department, and for fire protection. It provides for hose companies, engine and hook and ladder companies. The chief is to be appointed by the council, and the members of the department elect the other officers. They are to make their bylaws and rules for their government; and the chief is to make and promulgate, with the consent of the council, such regula- tions as are necessary for the pro- lection of property from fire.
 A motion was introduced by Mil Ter to the effect that the first meet ing of each month should be set for consideration of bills of the previ- Ous month, and that such bills should be ordered paid by ordi- nance instead of the present sys- tenn. No action was taken.
 The committee on the reception for the senatorial committee report ed that they had taken no action, and though they had recommended that a public reception be given where everyone would have an op- portunity to meet the party, noth- ing was done in the matter.
 The following bills were paid:
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
The Experts.

For the purpose of investigating the quantity and quality of the mineral of the Copper river coun- try, Messrs. H. V. Winchell, D.Gay Stivers, J. Audley Smith, and l.. A. Levinsaler arrived here early this spring. While the snow was still heavy on the divide they went to the interior, assisted by J. P. Rob- erts and son, and Geo. Hazelett. Most of the locations were visited and examined; even the Nizina placer diggings. After two months in the interior they returned and departed on the Santa Ana. They refused to say anything regarding the mineral, but speak we'll of the country in general. Their further intentions could not be learned, but it is rather significant fact that their horses and outfit are left here for safe keeping and are not for sale.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
Probably Widmaier's Corpse.

On July 30th, N. c. Rosenfcldt, Bert Rosenfsldt, George Bray and and Kresge, who had previously left Nizina to come to Valdez, were crossing the Chittyna, when on one of the bars they discovered the nude body of man who had been drowned and washed up there by the current. They conveyed the body up stream about a half mile, where they buried it on high is- land. Following is description of the body: height, 5 feet, 8 inches weight about 160 lbs, hair, dark brown, complexion reddish, whisk. CTS red mixed with white and about six weeks growth. Age about 4G years. This description seems tc correspond with that of c. A. Wid. maier, the candy man of Nelson, B. C., who WAS drowned with three others early in July.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
Tried to Get Away.

The fact that there should be a commissioner at Slate creek is once more brought to notice by a case that happened there recently.
 Two men named Summers and Prickthall struck the camp during the summer, without provisions or money. They were given work and supplies were sold them on time. After working until they had money enough, they quit one evening and hit the trail, without paying any of their bills.
 Word was sent to the PRosPEcToR to stop them, which was done; and they were compelled to settle before the Santa Ana left.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber of commerce decid- ed last Friday to urge the senatoria committee First. To assist Alas ka in getting territorial govern. ment; Second, To divide the Dis trict into two territories, covering the country embraced in the first and third judicial districts. Terri torial government in any event and a division if congress will al. low it.
 The meeting also settled on "go- ing it alone at the St. Louis expos ition. It was decided to ask the cooperation of other parts of Alas ka in preparing an independent exhibit, and ignoring the govern ment appropriation and commis- sioner Ryan.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED AND
 WILL BE Jheep(Teek In The Spring. Local Capital Is
 Interested In The
 Venture.

In the issue of July 2d mention was made of a strike on Sheep creek, tributary of Young, which was made by w. H. Brennan. Since that time Mir. Brennan has been prospecting the ground, and it shows up so well that he and his associates decided to put in a hy- draulic plant.
 An order was sent out on the Santa Ana for the machinery,w which will be taken to the creek this win ter.
 Mir. Brennan has spent the past IA years in Alaska, and has had practical experience in mining from Ketchikan to Nome. so that his as- sociates in the Sheep creek pnop- erty feel perfectly safe in putting in machinery on the strength of his report.
 During the summer he made a trip of about 100 miles from the head of canyon creek along the range to head of Chittyna, and he states that in that section he ob- served traces of oil, Ignite coal, galena, copper pyrites, bornite. gray copper and gold bearing quartz. The prevailing country rock is a black slate, with numerous white quartz leads and stringers. Placer gold was found in most of the creeks. He predicts a great future for that section.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
Johnson vs. Balzimer.

SLATE CREEK, July 22.-The big fight is off! It lasted just one box length lacking a few inches, or, two minutes and 57 seconds. The fight was won by August Balzimer, bet ter known as "the story and a half kid" The fight was so rapid that Eat-em-up Johnson had no time to keep up the reputation his name implies. It was walk away for "the story and half" Here is the fight in rounds as given me by the mayor of the Irish village, who acted as referee:
 Round 1-The Kid feints with left; lands right on body. John son smiles.
 Round 2-Kid swings right for body and left to jaw. Johnson landed in the tsilings. and took five counts (was on Queer street). Kid lands left to jaw, right to body. Johnson shoveling tailings again, with four counts. Kid lands left to jaw, and in return receives John- son's right in wind. (This blow did not affect the Kid in the least. ] A live exchange of blows took place but did not have much effect on either. Kid lands left on Johnson's jaw-tailings-Johnson-8c counts. Johnson makes feeble attempt to land. Johnson lands-in tailings, 9 counts. Johnson toes scratch. Kid rushes, lands fierce right and left. Johnson out. Time, two min utes. 57 seconds.
 The fight was very game affair. The Kid is hard hitter, and John son took his punishment like a man, and took lots of it. It was a very clean fight. There was not a clinch. Everything was run in a clean, smooth and gentlemanly manner. Many of the miners and people who are interested remarked that they would like to see a match between Denver Ed Smith and the Kid. Geo. Davison acted as second to the Kid; Wm. Johnston to John. son. Chas- Thompson official time keeper. Admission, 8 and $5 House crowded.
 1 Record the assessment work done on your claim and save trouble ol
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06
6OOD REPORTS ARE NOW COMING FROM NJ
 ZINA.
ben(h5 Paying Ve|
Reliable News of Chittitu and Rex, Good C1ean-ups Being
 Made.

For the past month the town has been full of people returning from the Nizina with hard luck stories about the country. These tales varied from mot color to be found in the country" to might possibly be a hydraulic proposi- tion."
 It seems that nearly all of the calamity howlcrs have reached town, and now we are beginning to get some facts regarding tho camp that may be relied upon.
 The Chittitu Dev. Co. has gone to great expense this season con structing a tramway, putting up buildings and prospecting the diff ferent claims; and at the time the last parties left with news, the com pany had cleared the seasons ex. penses and was considerable to the good.
 They are working 50 to 60 men, and are paying them in dust. The principal work is being done on No. 7 Rex, where they are working two shifts.
 The company has done consid- erable prospecting on the benches. by tunnels and shafts, and they all show up we'll, running from s! to 20 cents to the pan.
 Rowland was having cleanup, it was estimated by conservative men that he would clear $500 at least this season.
 Frank Kcrnan, on No. 1, Rex, has been working steadily. At one clean-up he took out $500 for 5O0 hours work, over $3.5O an hour per man. He had been paying $5 per day and board, but raised to $S.
 McNeer, Carvey,Wheat and four others were sluicing on No. 8 bench left limit of Rex,w making s1 50 to sl.S0 an hour per man. They have HOO feet of hose, take their water from the top of the bench, and are sluicing on the rim, or just above the creek.
 Some men who were rocking on the rim of No. 4, Chittitu were making $15 to $2O per day. Others were rocking on bench of r. Rex and making wages.
 Bob Young and Archie Hendrie have lay on II Chittitu and are making $1O to $15 to the man.
 On Dan creek Kain & Williams are working, but will not state what they are doing. It is known that they have got as high as $6S to the pan.
 Vanderstein X Poot put in bed rock drain and ground sluiced nearly the whole claim. They were about ready to start shoveling. and from the way the ground prospects will make good money. They will work 10 to 20 men.
 Chas. Schlosser and Claude Pun. ches are working lay on l Rex.
 James Montgomery put in the winter on the head o! the White river and staked some property for A. B. Hes. He rafted down the White river to Dawson, and it is re- ported that he made the trip in four days.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06

The chamber of commerce W i1a meet again tomorrow night to set tie the program of the senatorial banquet. The territorial and so-it- alone orators are requested to have their eloquenoe on tap for it is feared that the citizens will pack the meeting and reverse the decis- ion of last week.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-08-06

Record the assessment york done
 on youi claim and save trouble or disputes. Proof of labor blanks for sale at the PRospEcToB office.