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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
Kind of II Hopper

Kind of ii Hopper He Was.
Mary-Is Mr.. Hopper widower?
Sarah-He is grass widower.
Mary-Oh, see. A grass Hopper
Comfort
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

Bertie-Did you hear my rich old
lncle was dead?
Gussie- No. What did be leave you?
Rertie- Nothing.
Gussie- Well, what's the good of his
,eing dead?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
Now They por.t Sneak

Mrs. Cutting Hintz-Alr Taken
Wright, the photographer, said my
,aby was the prettiast baby he'd ever
Mrs. Caller Down-That's strange.
ie said the same thing about mine.
Mrs. Cutting Hint Well, guess be
Nv your baby before he saw mine
loSton Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

Worth Living For.
Is one good thing about this
pbia scare"
is it,"
hay yet live to see the dogless
Record-Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
.of6er's Expert
rg2enf IN Grammar

Ter little niece has been visitfn..
len lately, and the queer ways She
as OF expressing herself keep the fam
- amused Whenever Bessie Is about
enc funny little trick of hers is to
,,S& = II, thiAI Size wants in the plu-
RAJ Th:s hahit j. especially noticeable
at The table. $;h" VIII ask for forks"
Chops 'eentsteaEs. ana the like
when if is only one thing she wants.
1t dinner the other night her me, ner
laid: "}essie, don't ask FOR rolls. You
Fant only one at a tiilo. Say Please
give re roll
H"Yes, mamma" said Bessie dutifullv.
%But quite soon c@me the request
ssPlease, may have some M0ra bis
clits?''
80 biscuit" her mother corrected.
Bessie repeated the word carefully.
And after that she got Oh .vtlamfn4Iy
ADr she was trying he4 Hstia b4st to re.
bember
&When the e,.aese qzss .sa.;..sa her eyes
heightened. &l4a }aves it dearly. but is
Rt often allowed = i5a,s+ It. She host
bted an instant .H.F=t'.=n ieaHad any
nsly for#e44. 70 aeI n.oeile1 sac said.
her soft, eoa4its littae#sss
Mamna, viii Eau a'aase -i=e re Il
Zee q
And she got same <oW FORK If.uas.
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Must BE True.

Must BE True.
en't at all vain, although she
cause to be-"
Why do you say that?'
se she told me so herself. -
phia Press.
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classes
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No Good

le got saAe $oH lerk ! i.ues.
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Curling and Hurlin z.

Curling. the game that was for a
long time furtively INDUCED in here by
q few Draw laddies, has been placed on
a substantial footing. with numerous
well organized teams and well contest
ed tournaments. Handball has been
wrested from the monopoly Of a few
professionals, and today a handball
court is a popular feature of every well
equipped athletic club. Discus throw
ing. that the Grecian youths eXcelled In
at the Olympian games, has recently
become a regularly scheduled feature
of all big athletic meetings. More re
Gently the royal and ancient game oil
golf has been transplanted from the
hills of Scotland.
But hurting is far more ancient than
any Of these. The Scotchman, PROUD
of the antiquity of golf, points to the
time stained documents carefully pre-
served in Edinburgh showing that as
early as 1857 the game was distracunl
the attention Of the Scottish youth from
more serious things, and to this day
hurting has continued through all the
centuries the popular game OF the lrlsl
people.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Chinese engagements.

A Chinese engagement dates its be-
ginning from the exchange Of red cards
between the parents of the contracting
parties. These cards in many districts
nre immense documents, almost the
size of a horse blanket. They are I'M
portant for the reason that they are
used as evidence in case of disagree
ments in the future. We seldom near
In China of broken engagements. YET
If a quarrel cannot be settled peace1ui-
" recourse is had to the law, ana the
Judge usually imposes a fine upon the
party who has broken the contract
The chief incident in Chinese mar
rage is the arrival of the bride in her
bridal clothes before the house OF her
chosen one. That is a de facto fulfill
ment Of the contract. The wedding DAY
is determined by the parents OF the
groom. The imperial calendar names
the lucky days, and on such days the
so called red celebrations take place.
both in the cities and country.
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Fairy Story of Mining.

The Calumet and Hecla copper mine,
described by Samuel f. Moffett In Co.'S
mopolitan, has been the most profitable
single mine of any sort in the world.
It's stock has sold at six or seven times
the price of Standard Oil. 1t has paid
dividends of S1O,0OO,000 in single year
on a nominal capital Of S2,5OO'OOO, OF
which only $1,2O0O00 was ever paid In
"A rate Of 400 per cent on the par
value or 1873 per cent on the cash In
yestment. 1t has paid over $SO,OOO,OOC
in dividends in thirty years.
The Red Jacket shaft Of the Calumet
and Hecla is the deepest shaft In the
world-4.00O feet in vertical depth, OF
almost mile. 1t goes over 1900 feel
below the level Of the sea.
The owners of this mine have been
especially lucky in not encounterlne
any great masses Of pure copper. A
neighboring mine was almost bank
rupted by striking a chunk OF nne
metal weighing 600 or 700 tons. II
was worth about 100000, but 1t could
neither be dug nor blasted and had &c
be cut away with cold chisels.
The Indians of the Lake superior
region knew about its copper deposits
for hundreds Of years and used &c
worship the nuggets as either gods
themselves or the treasures of gods.
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Drums are probably an eastern idea
introduced by the Crusaders into Eu-
rope. They are frequently mentioned
in the accounts of the first crusade
When Edward III. of England and his
queen made their triumphal entry into
Calais in 1871, "tambOurs" or drums
were among the instruments which
were played in their honor. Another
of these was called "nacaire' or ket-
tledrum, taken, together with its name
from the Arabs. The poet Chaucer
also mentions this instrument in his
description of the tournament in The
knights Tale"
The king generally kept a troop OF
these bandsmen or minstrels in his en-
ploy. and we read that Edward ii. on
one occasion gave sum of GO shillings
to Roger, the trumpeter; Janino, the
nakerer, and others for their perform
ances. Another minstrel was called
the "cheveretter," or player on the bag
pipe.
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Electric AnRsth esiR.

A French investigator has been ex'
perimenting with the electric current
to produce anRsthesia. After duly for
tifving himself with number of ex-
periments upon animals he extended
his researches to the human body. eX-
perimenting at first upon himself. de
finds by applying a current, the exact
character of which Is not stated, to the
body through mOistened electrodes
placed one on the forehead and the 9th
or over the small of the back that with
voltage of fifty complete inhibition
takes place. The faculty Of speech Is
first lost. followed finally by the inhi-
bjtion of the functions Of the other mo-
tor senses. 1t is asserted that Its only
disagreeable feature Is that which ac-
companies the gradual loss Of the fac
ulties, resulting in a sensation OF night
mare. The heart is said to be unaf-
fected. but the breathing Is somewhat
obstructed. The current strength is
gradually applied, about five minutes
being occupied in reaching the maxi
mum. When the current is switched
,ff. the subject awakens at once and
with "feeling Of invigoration."
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a Queer Monument.

Standing in Mount Hope cemetery at
Iogansport. Ind, is ore of the queerest
monuments ever erected to the mem
orv of any individual. 1t is over the
grave of William II. Reighter. The
statue part of the monument represents
Mr.. Reighter as he was attired when
stricken with heart disease. Mr..
Reighter was ditch contractor and
prominent in his locality. 1t was on
rainy day that death came, and he was
well prepared for the weather. He was
wearing a broad brimmed hat, mack
intosh over his suit of clothes and MS
trousers legs were in his rubber boots.
The members of the family wishing TO
remember him as he looked when last
he babe them goOdby employed man
about the same size and build as MI
Reighter to have his photograph taken
in the clothes last worn by the de-
ceased, and when he had carried cut
the idea they replaced the head on the
photograph with the head of a likeness
of Mr.. Reighter. This picture was sent
TO a sculptor in Italy, with the request
that a life sized statue be made from
it in Italian marble. The statue is true
to life. 1t cost $1,000.
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A SLEEP FANTASY.
The Confusion and Absurditfes Tha'
Come TO Us In Dreams.

The Confusion and Absurdftfes th",
Come TO Us In Dreams.
If YOU would know what stuff dreams
are made of. read the following de-
scription of sleep fantasy from f..
Marion Crawfords novel, Cecilia:
Sometimes in meanderlng through
maze of absurdities in which we feel
rs madmen must. believing ourselves
to be others than ourselves.
Conceiving the laws of nature to be
reversed for our advantage or our ruin,
seeing right as wrong and wrong as
right in the pathetic innocence or the
idiot or the senseless rage OF the ma
MAC. convinced beyond all argument
that the absolutely impossible is hap
pening before our eyes, yet never IN
the least astonished by any wonders
though subject to terrOrS we never reel
when we are awake. Has no one even
understood that confused dreaming
must be exactly like the mental state
of the insane? Inanimate things turn
into living creatures, the chair we SIT
on becomes a horse, the armchair is
turned into wild beast, and we ride
a-hunting through endless drawing
rooms. which are full of trees and I'M
dergrowth, till the trees are suddenly
turned into people, who dance and
laugh at us because we have come to
the ball in attire so exceedingly scanty
that we wonder how the servants could
| have lpt lis in
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BACK FROM THE FIRE.
The Homeward Trip as Viewed From
the Horses Standpoint.

The Homeward Trip as Viewed From
the Horses Standpoint.
And after il was all Over-when the
red aud yellow flames had ceased to
darve in the empty window spaces,
when only the white steam smoke
rolled up through the yawning roof
notes.-the ladders were reShipped, you
left the purring engines to drown out
the last hidden spark. and you went
prancing back to your house, where the
lonesome desk man waited patiently
for your return.
No Looping rush was the homeWaru
trip. The need for haste had passed
Now came the parade You might toss
YOUR head, arch your neck and use all
your fancy steps. The driver didn
care. In fact. he rather liked to have
YOU show off bit The men on the
truck. smutty of face and hands, Joked
across the ladders. The strain was
over. 1t was a time of relaxing, for
behind was duty well done.
Then came the nice accuracy OF
swinging a sixty foot truck in nifty
foot street and of backing through a
fourteen foot door wheels which span
ned thirteen feet from hub rim to hun
rim.
After unlocking there were the rub
bling and the extra feeding of oats tha'
always follow a long run. How good
it was TO be bedded down after TINS
lung stretching, leg limbering work.
Sevell Ford in Horses Nine
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DISCUSSES OF NATURE.
The Quality of DefenSe Is Found In
Every Animal.

The Quality of DefenRe Is Found In
Every Animal.
Ry n decree of nature One-half the
world hourlshes at the expense Of the
other half. The sparrow chases the
butterfly, but the hawk chases the
sparrow. For the problem of life Is
twofold 1t is not enough merely 10
eat. 1t is necessary to avoid being eat
ON. Yet nature detests killing for KILL
ng's sake. Massacre forms no part or
her great plan. SO we see that every
creature is provided with some more
or less effective quality Of defense by
means of which the attacks of Its nat
ural enemies are rendered less frequent
or less deadly.
Thus the antelope by means Of its
superior speed at times escapes from
the lion. The armadillo, rolled In its
wondrous coat of mail, lies secure
among score of hungry, gnawing
foes. while the white hare, scarcely
distinguishable from the snow on
which it crouchcS, is often overlooked
by his foe, the fox. But of all creatures
none has received more ample protec-
ton than the insects. Some of them
possess stings, others bite. and few
puff out clouds of poisonous vapor 10
stupefy or blind their pursuers Again.
there are insects clothed in impcnetra-
bic armor, insects covered with sharp
spines and prcklcs and others whose
means of defense consist in nothing
but a likeness to the objects which sur
round them.-Royal Magazine.
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The Snicide of Hannibal.

Defeated at Zama, Hannibal lied to
the east to avoid falling into the hands
Of the Romans and found temporary
security in the dOminiOns of Mithri-
dates. He melted this monarch to en-
gage in a Roman war, and. his advice
as to its conduct being rejected, the
war proved unsuccessful, and Mithri-
dates was required as one of the con-
ditions of peace to deliver up Hannibal
to his enemies, the Romans. The I'M
fortunate Carthaginian heard of his APP
preaching fate, swallowed the poison
which for years he had carried about
his person and expired just as the en-
VOWS arrived to take him in. charge.
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It is sometimes supposed by persons
imperfectly informed in mechanics that
q long screwdriver gives greater lev
erage than a short one. MS now
ever. is incorrect. The action OF a
screwdriver, the pressure on which IS
direct. is not in any way analogous 10
that of a lever. The superiority OF a
long screwdriver rests simply on TWO
facts-first, you can generally get a
better grip on a long screwdriver than
on n short one and can bring the whole
weight of the body and strength OF the
arms to bear on it. and. second, the tor
sion of the iron in long screwdrlver
comes in to supplement the force en-
Moved. The only way in which lever
age can come in is in connection Win
the breadth Of the point of the screw
driver. and even this counts for moth
ing beyond the breadth of the head OF
the screw.
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RELIGION IN CHINA.
There Are Three state Systems, COM
fucianism, buddhism and Taoism.

fucianism, Buddhism and Taoism'
In theory Confucianism is the re-
ligion of the state. The state officials
are the literati who have secured their
positions through the study OF the
classics-i. e.. the Sacred Writings or
Confucius." The Confucianist temples
are protected and honored by the state,
and the worship of Confucius is carried
on at the expense of the state. In
limited sense, too, Buddhism can also
claim TO be a state religion. The same
is also true of Taoism, since deceased
generals and statesmen are assigned
their corresponding ranks with the
Taoistic king Of the lower world IN
hades. In this role they are worshiped
in Taoistic temples. In this way 1t Is
possible for a Chinaman to make use
of all three religions without getting
info conflict with the distinctive prin-
ciples of any of them. Their officials
worship together. In funeral services
monks of both orders are found per-
forming functions on different days.
The public temples are usually IN
control of the Taoists, but sometimes
are in charge of Buddhists. Not rarely
Taoistic gods are found in Buddhist
temples and vice versa. Sometimes
they differ only in name. The Bud
dhist goddess of mercy is the Taoist
goddess of heaven. The pearl king or
the Taoists is the imperial ruler Of the
Buddhists. Both systems teach the
same ten princes in hades, and even
a reproduction of the Buddhist punish
ment in hell is found in the Taoist tenn
DleS
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A BIASED SON OF ERIN.
els Original Suggestion For En-
Iarging O'SuIlivan Cascade.

Iarging O'SuIlivan Cascade.
In his 'Recollections" Aubrey de
We're tells of an lrishman he met In
Switzerland with whom patriotism was
so truly mania that every word In
praise of the scenery about him seemed
a distinct aspersion on the land of his
birth. "What can you compare here"
he demanded, with the mountains Of
Wicklow
Perhaps" said a traveller, zone
might name the mountains of the Mont
Blanc range"
"Oh." he replied scornfully, they're
out of all reason! l am after walking
along the Chamouni valley for three
days and l saw only four of those
mountains. Sure, in Wicklow I'd have
counted as many as eight of them In
three hours"
"Have YOU seen this wonderful wa
terfall within half mile of usT'
Il have not seen it, and l am not go
ing to see it. Didn't l see the OSulli-
van cascade at Killarney? Down II
comes from such a height that you
don't know where it comes from. Down
il plunges, laundering and believing
sometimes black as ink and sometimes
white as milk, dashing itself against
the right hand rocks and smashing IT.
self against the left hand ones. What
is your Handeck fall compared to
that?"
Some persons would say" was the
reply, that the waterfall here is about
ten times as high and six times as
broad"
"Ah, them" said he, with an added
note of scorn, then the O'Sullivan cas-
cade is not big enough for you? And
tell me this now: Couldn't you take a
magnifying glass TO itT'
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ODD RUSSIAN CUSTOM.
An Annual Assembly For the Promo
fion of MatrimOny.


In compliance with an ancient Rus
sian custom all the young men ana wo-
men of the mercantile class In st. re-
tcrsburg assemble on Whitmonday, the
former TO stare and the latter to De
stared at The young girls, dressed as
richly as their means will allow are
arranged in long rows by the sides OF
the flower beds in the summer garden,
with their mammals standing Dehlnu
them. The wardrobes of their mothers
and granduothers are laid under con-
tribution, and everything bright and
gaudy is carefully brought forward to
enrich the drapery, the headdress or
the girdle.
Some of the young ladies are so COW
cred with gold and jewelry on these oc-
casions that their natural charms are
altogether concealed; indeed the m-
dicrous excess TO which this sort or
decoration is sometimes carried goes
beyond what has ever been attempted
elsewhere. Thus bedizened the blush
ing damsels are drawn up In mute
rows. while the papas, In flowing
caftans and curling boards, parade
their sons up and down. Here ana there
the papss and mammas try to lead the
Young folks into conversation with one
another. In the course of which certain
little looks and emotions may arise
pregnant with future circumstances.
Eight days or so after this bridal eX-
hibition private family meetings take
place. at which those whose hearts
are captivated at the grand show are
more formally afIianced TO one another
by their parents and relatives
"Sketches of st. Petersburg"
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A Powerful River.

SHOULD one be asked at random to
name the most powerful river in New
England-that is, the river yielding the
most water power and doing the most
work-he would be likely to name the
Merrimac," said NJ. S. Edgar Of FORT
land. Me. HE would have in mind
the great manufacturing city Of Low
ell. and the answer would be natural
one. 1t is surprising, therefore, TO be
told by the United States geological
survey that the most powerful river III
New England is the Androscoggin.
Yet the surprise abates when the tacts
are recounted. There are nine or ten
developed water powers along the riv'
er, and it appears that they furnish TO-
tai power equal to $4,000 horses. The
falls at Brunswick yield 100 horse
power; at Lisbon Falls, 1925; at Lewis
ton, 1900; at Livermore Falls, 5000
at Otis Falls, 5000; at jays, 3,7OO; al
Peterson's Rips, 5000. At Rumford
Falls there is a potential of 3O,OOt
horsepower when the resources at tha'
place are fully developed, and that Is
altogether the greatest water power IL
New England Washington Times.
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THE ABUSE or SOCIETY.
A Titled Lady Makes = Few Pcr'l'
nent Remarks ON the Subject.

A Titled Lady Makes = Few Perth
nent Remarks ON the Subject.
The abuse of society is favorite oc-
cupation with most people who cannot
force an entrance into it. 1t is not
even new. Cynics and satirists, preach
ers and writer's have wagcd war on so
cial amenities all Gown the ages. We
know how Daniel denounced the Bah
ylonian court and how Horace revealed
the prohigacy of Augustan Rome. Ev-
cry leader of a regcncrating move
ment. whether It be st. Bernard eX-
horting to crusades. ST. Francis teach
ing Utopian poverty or John knoX
preaching reformation, has denounced
the easy morals and the easier stand
ard of the liberation of current socie-
". The refOrmers of every age de-
nounce their own contemporaries III ac-
cents of varying degrees OF violence
Rousseau and Voltaire poured out dla-
tribes from different points of view
against the frivolous society which
was cut off so abruptly 10y the gulllo-
tine. but their denunciations fell on
deaf ears. Nobody" said Talleyrand
"could have any conception of how
pleasant society could be who had not
lived before the French revolution
To reform those who will not be re
formed is difficult The grandmother
of Ambrosine, holding scented pocke'
handkerchief to her nose to keep OIL
the odor of the crowd as she tripped
TO the guillotine, and Mary, queen OF
Scots. yawning in the face of Knox, ex
actly typify the attitude of all ages 10
ward the Jeremiahs hammering at the
portals of society.-A Countess in Lon
don Outlook.
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Chaarfur Her lin.

Molly-I was so cross at the party
last night Kate Green had on dress
exactly like mine.
Polly-Yes, but how it must have dis
gusted her to see you with dress like
hers! That ought to make you happy,
| should think.
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ST" Stops for passengers on signal
or notice to conductor.
sc" Stops only to let of passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of Delmar.
SD" Stops only to let off passen-
gers from points North OF Delmar,
and take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sunday for local passen-
gers ,on signal or notice to conductor
r. B. Cooke. j. q. Rodgers.
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va
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Five Cents, worth of Sermon

An amusing story is told of the Rev
II. s. Thrall, one of the pioneers OF
Methodism in Texas. In company with
a number of itinerants who were on
their way to conference DR.. Thrall
stopped to spend the night with an OLD
farmer. 1t was the custom then to set
tie the bill Mt night, so that they might
rise about 3 o'clock in the morning ana
ride good way before breakfast and
lie by in the heat of the day. Dr.
Thrall, acting as spokesman of the par
tv. said to the old farmer after supper
I'VE are a company of Methodist
preachers going to conference. If you
will get the family together, we VIII
have prayers with you" After pray
ers one by one settled his bill. DR.
Thralls turn came, and he asked Tor
his bill. The old farmer replied, "Well
pa'son. charged the rest % cents
but, bein' as you prayed for us so good
I won't charge you but 90 cents" The
brethren had the laugh on DR.. Thral.
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Vacancy Yawns For Him.

"Why don't you have a sponge &c
moisten your stamps? queried the
man from across the street who hac
dropped in to use the lawyers tele
phone.
"Good idea," answered the disciple OF
Blackstone. do you want the jobT-
Chicago News.