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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

President Roosevelt is said to be
addicted to wearing patched pants.
That's nothing. The smartest men
of the country wear patched pants
editors, for instance.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

The colored people are informed
that the country is flooded with sharp
ers who are trying to collect money
on the basis of the Hanna pension
hill
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

A movement has been inaugurated
in Maryland to protect the fish.
Very likely the movement is for the
purpose of catching suckers.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

The painters of Vicksburg have gone
out on strike. Thet is better than
going out to paint the town red.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

FOR SALE turpenrine stills Is
and Is hbls capacity each. turpen-
tine still 90 Dbl capacity. All complete
and in good shape Hawkins & Go.
feb26tf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

Virginia is the greatest state in the
union for raising tobacco and monu-
ments.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

There must be great deal of gas
about the discovery of oil in this
state.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-06

to half an hour. But whether ae-
cepted or rejected the proposition of
Mr. Noelsis fair one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
MR.. REI1'Z NOT COMING
Sends His Regrets to Secretary Rus
sell of Commercial League

Pr Bluff will not be visited by
Francis Wilson Reitz, former secretay
of the Orange Free State, Sout Africa,
as will be seen from the following
telegrom from Mr. ReitZ to Mr. E. D.
Russell, secretary of the Commercial
League:
"Houston, Tex, February 4, 1902
E. D. Russell secretary Commercial
League, Pine Bluff, Ark.,-Thanking
you for the cordial invitation, | re-
gret having to proceed to New York
without delay prevents my acceptance
of your hospitable offer of the Com
mercial League and citizens Of Pine
Bluff to visit your city.
'f&EFrz.
When it was learned here that Mr.
Reitz was going TO toar tie south with
a view to selecting a location for a
Boer colony. Secretary Russell took
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
A Splendid Show.

When We Were Twenty-One' play
cd to q fair-sized audience last night,
and was deserving of far better pat
rcnage than 1t received. The cast was
exceedingly strong. Walter Walker in
Richard Carewe, was strong in his
parts and more than won the audi.
ence. Miss Jane Marbury, as Firefly,
was an excellent selection for the part
she played. She was tall and beauti-
full, handsomely gowned. and not a
mis-step in her part could be detect
cd. TIE love-making by Phyllis Eric
son, played by Miss Meta Rogers was
so good that the whole audience were
strong in sympathy with her, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
Jeff Wilson WeoS.

Mr.. Jeff Wilson, very popular
young man, who at one time resided in
this city and was with the Southern
nesday to Miss T. Busby and arrived
here on the 8 p. m. Cotton Belt train
from Shreveport, La, and attended
! the show last night and left on the
| midnight train for st. Louis. They
will reside at Shreveport.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
SAVINGS AND LOAN
to Be Launched by
Young Business Men

Last night, in the office Of one of
the most prominent law firms in the
city, committee OF the young bust
ness men Of the city met to discuss
& plan by which about twenty-five of
thirtA Of them could invest their saw
ings. and dc il in such way as to
practically take the place of the build
ing and loan associations. which have
become unpopular III the last five
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
DUMAS GIaG}TF COURT
INDICTMENT AGAINST MARTIN
NASH REFERRED BACX TO
GRAND JURY
RidgeWay Murder Case Transferred to
Jefferson County en- Change
Of Venue.

judge Grace called the February
term of the cireEit court to order on
Monday at 80 Z. m. Prosecuting At
torney Jones was i'll attendance as was
also Clerk Davis and Sheriff Preston
with their several deputies.
There is but a very light docket to
engage the court at this time, al
though the cases of G. y. RidgeWay
and Martin Mash are among them, the
first for murder in the first degree, the
latter for manslaughter.
The grand jury was called and en-
paneled as follows: w. H. Barnett,
7. J. Rice Jim Chandler, j. Graves,
w. II. CAN'T, H. NJ Fish, w. L. Pur-
year, W NJ Carnley J. ]. Schimtt.
w. B Meador. 0. NJ. Wright. J. H. Ell
lis, T. }. Ridge, Hen OUTLAW, NJ. j.
w lllcGS DCOH, Niles IGdtn.
The eoHrt thereUpon charged the
members Of this body at length con
cerniHg their duties, and also stated
to them that at the last term of this
court the grand jury had returned
against one Martin Nash a bill Of in
dictmcnt charging manslaUghter; that
thereafter an affidavit had been filed
before the Judge Of this court charging
said Nash with the crime Of murder;
wbereupon the court referred the case
10 the present grand jury for further
investigation, and directed the clerk
to enter an order of record to that ef-
feet
Hon X O. PindalI appeared for
Nash, and objected to this order Of the
court, which objection was by the
court overruled and exceptions saved
by the counsel Mr.. Pindal also tend
cred to the court a list of Witnesses to
the court for the defendant Nash,
which he desired the court to give the
grand jury SO that said witnesses
might be summoned by that body for
the purpose of explaining the charge
against his client This the court al
so refused to do, holding that this was
a matter solely fo'' the grand jury
themselves to determine.
State VS.. Ridgeway-Murder. Ap-
p!ication for change OF venue granted
and cause sent to jefferson county and
set for trial Wednesday, March IS,
1908, at 8 a. m. Witnesses recognized
to appear at that time.-Dumas
! News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

up the matter Cf inviting him to Pine
Bluff with the Commercial League
and the citizens with the result that
Mr. Russell was authorized to extend
the invitation There was consider
able trouble i'll getting in direct com
munication with MI Roitz, and it is
regretted that he was unable to accept
the invitation, fer Roer colony III
jefferson county would be worth d
vast sum annually to the county. An
effort vas made to have the legislators
from jefferson county take up the
mater and have passed by the legis,
latllfe a resolution inviting Mr.. keitz
t. visit Arkansas and Investigate per-
sona5lz tie maay Inducements for
prosperous Eoer colonies in tais STATE,
hat il WAS aot carried through The
railroads. offered to assist the Com
meretal laa9ee IN any way possible to
ait IN brinsing Nh Reitz to Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

years. There is field in this city
for such savings institution and for
the loans, An association of this
kind could do q handsome business
and one that vii, build up the town
greatly. 1t affords men means to
bujld homes that could never do it in
any other way. These gentlemen are
on the right track to cultivate tend
eney to save their earnings on the
part of the young men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
Washington, Feb. G-The introduc-

Washington, Feb. G-The introduce
ton of a bill by Senator Hanna of
Ohio providing for the pensioning Of
eX-slayes. caused ltoCd of political
gossip TO the effect that the Ohio sen.
atOr is going the president one better
in the race for negro votes to the next
national convention. Senator Han
Ma explained, when asked about his
bill, that it was introduced by request,
y. I'D he felt certain that 10 action
EHNruld be taken at this session The
fact however, that the senator has
introduced such an impossible meas
ure gave rise to lot Of Hanna presi-
Dental gossip.
In this connection Representative
BroWnloW of Tennessee, in speaking
boom started by certain Tennessee Re
publicans, said today:
"Unless President Roosevelt makes
some gTieVious mistake in handling
the Republican convention next year
he will De the Republican nominee for
the presidency. | feel very kindly to-
ward Senator Hanna, but do not be.
lieye that he is candidate for the
Republican nomination"
Senator Hanna's bill gives pensions
and bounties to all eX-slaves who were
freed by the proclamation of President
Lincoln during the war OF the rebel
lion. 1t provides that persons over
so years Of age and less than 60,
whether male Or female, shall receive
a cash bounty of 500 and monthly
pensions of SIS per month; persons be-
tween 60 and 70 years old, bounty
of $500 and pension of So per
month, and persons over 20 years old
bounty of $500 and pension Of SIS
per MONTH The bill also provides for
the payment of the bounty and pension
to relatives who may be charged with
the care of ex slaves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
1iANY SAFES BOUGHT
Ell Have Been Bought Here Dur
ing Present Week

II is s;,fe 10 say that= he taraHaalo
of fire and hHr4laf pruet safe II, Pine
lauti tie last tWo#ol three Gats l.
eod sNe= evidence tfaG Pine Buff
is growing rapidly i'll liaaarez NJ.
W B. LilIard and ii Nj 3Imrer ha4e
reaped harvest. selling about ten
safes ami the end is uot yet One
gentleman is reported 10 have=aauebt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
Children's Ball.

The Bluff City club had a chidren's
ball last night at the club rooms
which was well attended. Miles or
chestra furnished the music and the
dancing continued until very late
hour. An elegant supper was served
in the dining room and the little folks
felt themselves exceedingly we'll treat
ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
Meeting of Local. Newspaper Men

There will be a meeting of the
newspaper men of the city at the
Graphic office, at o'clock to discu,
the matter of securing for Pine Bluff
the coming meeting of the Arkansas
Press association A committee will
be appointed to go to Little Rock on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

s"lra very expensive ono The out
lazy viii amount "a thousands of dol
lars The safes arc Tor money. and
money Is the=res9ft Of business. basi
He~s - prosperity and prosperity is a
happy successful people Pine Bluff
IS yet a bud hHr Is constantly unfold
jHs Continually moneycd men arc in
El'ins the town and county and The
r.. aj T. tene felt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

Saturday, February IA. to appear be-
fore the executive board of the as
sociation and urge the claims of Pine
Bluff for the meeting. 1t is thought
that the meeting can be secured for
Pine Bluff without much OPPOSITION, and
il would prove a big advertisement for
the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06
Arkansas legislature

I.Htle Rock, Feb G. In the senate
YESTERDAY the Daniel medical bill vas
ia~=ed after t. adoption of two
al. e&.imams CIR providing thm lae
5aet 50 1H5a e3eot ninety days alter It's
i.a-sa2,es and The other striking oat 4ia
1eraI Districts aflet Gre word @meai
ciaos Tie house eoacalTed in beth
2neHdmea)s. Tho bill provides for
'Aree state medical examining boards.
each Of seven members. representing
lie aliepatlls, homcoraths and eelec=
ties. Dr. T. ]. Daniel, senior repre-
sentative from Logan county, introduc=
ID tie BIZ III thp house and successful
! y piloted the measure through the
! le2l5JatH1e.
Senator Wilson offered an amend-
ment to allow those who desired 10
practice without the use of drugs 10 be
! examined only on anatomy physiology,
pathology, pathological anatomy and
diagnosis
Senator Norwood opposed this
amendment. This Was not a bill To
protect DOCTORS as some stated, but
was fof' the protection of the people.
j This WAS for the benefit OF the oste0-
i paths. and they should not object To
dt themselves fer this examination.
FIc Lad no fight to mako on the school,
| but he thought the amendment should
not be adopted
Senator Caldwell favored the amend
| ment. Ii should be adopted for the
benefit Of the osteopaths. He wac
in favor of fair play.
Senator Wood wanted to know if The
passage of this bill would prcYcnt a
follow from being rubbed.
Senator Caldwell-Endircctly yes.
Senator Wood remarked that The
gentleman from Jefferson reminded
him of a politician who was raising
the roof one night at free-siIyer
meeting and bowling about 16 to /.
After being repeatedly asked what
il meant. he finally said, "D-d il
know
Senator Wilson, in closing the argu-
meat in favor of the amendment, said
hat he knew bnt little about the sub
iect of medicine but he didn't want
the bill hedgcd about He read q let
ter from a prominent phy ysician of
| Washington county, who suggested
the amendment lie offered He did
rot want to kiIl the bill, but submitted
the amendment in good faith.
The amendment was voted down
ayes II, noes 20.
Senator Wilson offered another
amendment providing that any per
son shall be regarded as practicing
medicine who has a business, and for
reward uses any means of treatment,
cure or relief of any bodily injury, de-
formity or disease but nothing shall
be con 3lfNed TO pfOhlDll any person
from administering domestic remedies,
or from recommending any drug, medi-
cine or reedy nor shall it apply to mid
wives.
Bills were passed by the house as
follows Prohibiting granting by
county judges of liquor license outside
cities and incorporated towns of less
than 500 populations adding Bradley
county to the Second chancery dis
trict; providing for selling and toll
ing of wheat by measure, instead of
by weight, and prohibiting the use
of the brass tester
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

many wet eyes were seen in the house
because of the suffering she portrayed.
If the company ever appears here
again it is safe to say they will have a
full house
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

Majority aol mtHa& reports on
ahe NIae @0.t4-a4a Asees submit.
tad in 'a4 =.4al#. =n.l 44Ha !. .li.al.5.
#foa ea#a9a azes fga=qa 5T.aa a# 10
whether asr=a#qa=6 =6.aaas portion
Of Che minority reeaa sa@Ia ae#en=
tefaa# ea fha ioqa4#a=t. eaaa=a=la
10 II il WIS de,,s.el aa6i ii#sa#8 ast.
seoataf Hardy q lAe udtc.aee aam=
mitlee obtained Leave ta-aead- ag a
miaoit. report on liz. kim ami trust
bill.
sepatei Wit moved lhal In par er
the report which wa alsumealaiiqe
Be stricken from t5e report. In sup
port of his motion the senate. made
most telling speeell,= l,=statins Cha reas.
ems why report was Submitted had
no place ON the journal, ana should not
be pat there. There was no procc-
dent for it and he trusted his motion
would prevail
Senator Caldwell made a vigorous
speech against the language of the
report. He characterized it as a re
tlCction upon The majority Of the com
mlttee, who were as good Democrats
as there were in this or any other son
ate. The platform was adopted by
a handful of delegates at 70 o'clock at
nlEht, ana he did not think ii was any
argument for the minority to try to get
behind that part of the platform. He
then began To touch np9n some points
of the bill. Senator lobe made a point
g. order that the morits of the bill
were not IN discussion, and the gcntle-
speak to the motion, which was sus-
tanned by the president
Senator Caldwell proceeded with his
argument and said the committee had
a fi&ht to eii'nirato the insurance foa-
tono If they SAN ii; and did not think
theV should h" ccl#Ered for it,
Senator Co}ngton- VIII you vote
for the BIZ # tins feature is not TAX
en- out
Senator Caldwell sir: won't.
Senator Cogineton-l thought not.
Senator CaIdweIl-The author of
this bill said that the bin would drive
The Insurance companies out Of the
state and that was what he wanted it
to do.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

Congress gives Teyarkana, Texas
a federal district and circuit court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

Mr. CAN'T by request. introduced
house bill No. 249, authorizing prose-
cutting attorneys to appoint deputies
,thC shall be allowed The eamo foes
fof conviction as allowed prosecuting
tolneys. After the second reading,
Mr. Eldridge moved To postpone the
IL indefinitely. a number of mem-
hers clamored for recognition to hand
in amendents eXempting their counties
from the provisions Of the bill
Mr.. Toney stoutly resisted the on
sIaught upon the bill Mr.. Patterson
and Judge Merriman argued against
the till. Several other members par
tloipatcd in the discussion Mr.. 1or-
ton made an extended argument on
the bill. pointing ont what he deemed
meritorous features of it, and citing
other provisions which he thought
should be amenAed. Motion to post
PDne carried.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

The total number Of bills introduced
in both branches of the legislature to
date is 4G9.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

Great musicians, like other men of
genius, are not infrequently erratic and
inclined to unsociability; but this was
never the case with Mendelssohn, one
of the most human and companionable
of men. There are many anecdotes in
Moscheles's delightful biography of the
composer which illustrate his geniality
and kindness. This little story,
which has not before been printed,
bears testimony both to his excellent
memory and his love of a quiet joke:
On one occasion, while he was direct
ing the orchestra at the Hanover
square concerts in London, the concert
happened to fall upon Shrove Tues
day. AS the orchestra assembled in
the band room, the conversation turned
upon the feast day and the various
ways in which it was celebrated in diff
ferent countries.
Some one asked Mendelssohn how
the carnival was spent in Germany.
well" said he. FIRST we eat pan
cakes"
"And how are pancakes made in
Leipzig?" interrupted his questioner.
Slowly and gravely, as if discussing a
matter of serious importance, Mendel-
ssohn began:
Flour, milk, sugar" but at this
moment the bell rang, and every one
hurried in to the concert hall.
1t happened that this was the last
concert Of the season, and the two men
did not meet again until the next year.
The moment Mendelssohn entered
the bandroom he caught sight of his
friend, and with a beaming face,
shouted out:
"And eggs!"-Youth's Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
A CRITICISM or DESTINY.

WISH an Of
~ Ian would be
VI anything instead ordinary They'd money tho
we but good
Or should be with
For then something Pyo
70 aid saving worry
wish System Policy Ncrobe Bacillus,
For would endow elusive
could spend in
to
a Iwish
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W D. Nosbh In Chicago Tribune
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

A German technical factory. which
has been making extensive experiments.
with high temperatures, has produced
utensils made of molten quartz
After the melting was done, the
manufacture of bottles, glasses and
ether articles was not much different
III method from that USED Nfo makingl
glass articles.
The objects made from molten quartz
are flashing and clear, with the effect
of diamonds They are not brittle
as glass, and have the further adyan-
tage of not being affected easily by
heat or cold.
Glass articles, as everyone knows
from sad experience, will crack if hot
liquids are poured into thenR when
they are cold, or vice versa quartz
articles, however, can be hc to a
cherry red and then ice cold pr can
be squirted on them without affecting
them in the least.
This is due to the fact that quartz
neither expands nor shrinks pauch un-
der changes of temperatu rita
Constitution.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

The family was one day alarmed by
the most frightful shrieks coming
from the turkey Pen. We thought
fox or coyote had got ntO the pen
and was killing the turkeys. So
we armed ourselves with Whatever
weapon was handy, and went to the
rescue. The turkeys had been fed
a few minutes before and their food
placed in a large shallow dish On
the edge of this dish was a blackbird
calmly helping himself to choice bits;
and around him in a circle We're 20
huge turkeys, shrieking and tming
in an agony Of fright. Fou yndred
pounds of turkey against three ounces
of blackbird!- Four-f o ote d
Friends.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

my attention 10 a spot some few
yards ahead-and there ! behold a
strange sight
Bound 10 an iron pillar. with hts
face turned from us. was another
prisoner, his two shoulders barred and
liyid from the blows that had already
been showered upon them. AS /
gazed on the cruel sight the prison
walls melted before my eyes and be.
held, as In vision, the whole world
spread OUT before me. And say
myrlads Of people-men. women and
children OF all sorts and conditions
fockng from every point toward the
pillar where the poor prisoner was
tied. And as they drew nearer / saw
that all-eYen the children-bore
scourges IN their hands, with which,
as they passed the pillar, they smote
with reluctance, as II urged on
by those behind. others, and they
we're numberless, smote with all their
might and with malice inconceivable,
while others again turned and smote
more fiercely than before. One there
was who riveted my attention by the
eagerness with which he pressed on
to the pillar, and by the revolving eX-
preston of his countenance. Never
had 1 seen so much malice and hatred
delivered with one blow as when he
struck those now feshless bones. l
cried aloud with horror at the sight
and strained to burst my bands, that
| might tear him to pieces, SO lnfuri.
ated was / by his brutality. And in
that moment both he and the victim
of his malice turned and looked at
me and my heart sank within me.
In that raging brute whom l had
cursed and hungered to tear / beheld
none other than myself, and in his
victim-the man Of sorrows-the mas
ter OF all.
Then the vision faded and found
myself lying on a bed in the prison
hospital. l had been unconscious,
they told me, for many hours-so Sc
we're had been the punishment I had
suffered at the hands of the warders.
When I was well enough re-
turned to my work, and thencefoTth
my life was happier one. The one
short glance of divine forgiveness
which the master had deigned to cast
on me at the pillar changed my whole
life, and gave me new hopes Of bet
ter one heTeafter-Of a glad reunion
with those had loved long since lost
a while.
For many years I have waited for
that happy day of emancipation, and
l know now that 1T cannot be far Off
nay, that it is very near. Often, of
late, l have heard fragments of the
most beaUtiful music that ever raw
ished the ear of man, and today my
cell has been filed with its glorious
melodies. Hark! There, again! Do
you not hear it-Iouder and more Joy
Gus? And see-the light! The light
of heavenl How it thrills and lifts
me up. And my darlings! They
beckon me with outstretched arms
at last At Iast!"
Here the poor prisoner stopped
short, and, staggering forward a pace
or two, fell to the ground-dead.
The happy day of his emancipation
had dawned at last and life's long
shadow broke in cloudless love-
Philadelphia Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
Everybody Satisfied.

Diplomacy is a curious game"
said one salesman.
ct is" answered the other; 'it is
one in which the most satisfactory re-
suits are achieved when both sides
can go home and claim a victory. -
Washington Star
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

The government herd Of reindeer in
Alaska, which is expected in the fut-
ure to supply food and draft animals
for the natives, numbers 10000, and is
to be Increased by another thousand
now contracted for ID Siberia.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

A German has invented an electric
sand pump for cleaning stone build
ings.