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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
THE POSTAL THIEVES.

Perry Heath is declared seriously in
port of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
general BristsW, just made public. The
former first assistants connection with
several deals is reviewed and two
cases are said to have been laid before
the authorities. but We're dropped. The
department and the public are shown
to have been swindled out of large
sums through the sid OF t,u&fel mea,
who secured only a small proportion of
the profits. The government was
usel as tool to aid in fraud Oh the
people. The Graphic has always re
scruples, and it does not doubt but
what he has robbed the government OF
many thousands of dollars. Of course
there are others, and they should all
be in the penitentiary, but none of
them will ever be sent there, Though
if d postmaster at crossroads town
should default for only few dollars
he would get a sentence of about five
years. President Roosevelt says that
all the rascals Will lie prosecuted to
the full extent of the law, but he is
saying that for political effect only. 1t
is a matter of much daubt whether
rascals of such prominence as Heath
will ever be prosecuted and if prose-
tons
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
BUFFERS BLUFF CALLED.

The Davis organs have been making
OF Monticello Offering to bet even
money that Davis would defeat Wood
to in Drew county. Nobody treat.
ed the matter seriously. as there was
nothing in sight But one B. A. Hardy
OF Monticello rusEes into print and
says Erastus Cook is bona fide per-
son who is willing to put up, but NJ
takers could be found.
Mr.. n. T. Wilson calls Mr.. Cooks
bluff and asks him to come across
with the cash. Mr.. Cook may respond,
but the Graphic very much doubts it.
The Graphic is inclined TO doubt the
statement that the alleged bettors
name is Cook and believes it should
be spelled Cr ok and everybody who
knows Crook also knows that he has
no money to bet, and if lie does any
betting somebody else will furnish the
wherewlth.
The Graphic suspects that Nj, Har-
dy. who was once released from paying
a bail bond by GOV. Davis, is endeaycr-
ing to do little blufing in the interest
of jeff but it went work. When the
ypeople of Drew county hear that Har
dy-Cook or Crook betting proposition
mentioned they les lafY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
A GOOD PLAN.

The Fort Smith NewsReeord favors
the proposition of Arkansas naming
its choice for Democratic presidential
nominee in the next state primary cleo
ton and presents some good argument
in support of its position:
The primaries here are held among
the first over the country. and the
weight of making first choice would
go far in influencing the vote in the
primaries. in other states, where the
same plan We're adopted. The vote of
Arkansas in a national election does
not count for mere than any other
state with scanty population, when
compared with other states. But the
moral effect would rebound TO the cred
II f Arkansas no little should the
candidate of her choice be selected as
the national Democratic candidate
Even if the Democrats should be de-
feated in the presidential election, the
honor Of having been instrumental in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
LITTLE ROCK MAN ENTRUSTED
WITH PACKAGE BY PINE
ELUFFlAN.
eeports That He Is Robbed of Gun,
Which Turns Out to Be
Ham Of Meat.
ELUfFIAN.

This is the story of shotgun that
was ham. says the Little Rock Ga
zette.
i've been robbed" cried a we'll
dressed man as he burst open the docr
of the police station Sunday night. i
want an officer to go to the Union de-
rot at once and arrest the thief
Captain Hawkins was all attention at
once, and asked the man, who is a
prominent local citizen, to give him the
particulars. Sinking int. a chair, the
almost breathless man told his story.
He was in Pine Bluff Sunday, and a
friend, learning that he was coming to
Little Rock that night, asked that he
bring a package with him. addressed to
the brother of the Pine Bluff man. who
resides in this city. Willing to obllge
O. friend. the Little Rock man consent
ed. and when he reached the Union de-
pot he was handed shotgun case and
told t. take special care of it. The
Little Rock man placed it in the rack
when he boarded the train, and prompt
ly forgot all about it. When the train
reached the lower Valley depot he
grabbed his grip and alighted. Half
way way uptown he suddenly thought
Of the shotgun which he had left in the
rack. and leaving his grip at hotel,
hurried to the Union station. There he
made inquiries about the shctgun, but
could find no trace Of it, and no one
could be found who had seen it or TAX
en- it from the train.
Then the Little Rock man went to
the police station and gave the alarm.
Pressed for a description of the gun,
the man said it was the finest in the
state, and was werth $3.50. Then he
left.
The following morning Sergeant Cliff
ford visited the depot and made inquir
les about the lost gun. 1t took but
short while for him to learn that the
package had been found in the rack
and opened and examined. The con-
ductor's report showed among the ar
ticles found, lone ham, packed in a
shotgun case Then the officer stop
ped looking for stolen shotgun. That
afternoon the man to whom the SUD-
posed gun was to have been delivered
received the case, but that it contained
ham, and that was the article sent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
IAN ACCIDENTAL Play"
St. Paul Scorer Took New and ORIGINAL
View of Baseball Play.

Bobby Quinn, Of Columbus, O., GER
tainly has them all beat out in the
backstretch when it comes to telling
stories. The other day the subject of
scoring was being discussed at a fan
ming bee in st. Paul, when Quinn broke
out as follows:
I've seen many funny play come
Off in my time but | think St Paul
hs,ds the medal for the season of a
queer one One afternoon Mike Grady
sent Dan Lally after terrific fly Dan
chased the leather clear to the fence.
got his claws on the ball and then drop
ped it as he crashed into the board.
Meanwhile Grady hustled for second
and reached there Next morning the
Official score failed to credit Grady
with his two-bagger, and Lally escaped
the charge of an error.
'Wot'el kind af funny business is
this score work?' asked Grady as soon
as he found the official bookkeeper
Where's that hit | made yesterday?
Why, really, Mike answered the O. S.,
/ couldn't give you a hit on that. Laliy
got his hands on it and it wouldn't be
fair you know, to the pitcher
. But you dent give Lally any error.
protested Grady.
No. protested the keeper Of the
Saints record. He was going pretty
fast, and the fence knocked the bail
out of his hands. couldn't give him an
error for that.
Well, if | don't get any hit and
Lally doesn't get any error snorted
the puzzled Grady, 'wot in the name of
Jim Crow do you call it?'
THAT is what l call an accidental
play" was the startling original So
luton OF the problem given by the St.
Pau, man.-Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
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Satisfied With His Job.

\ Philadelphia clergyman recently
visited an old schoolmate who is locat-
ed in Montana says the Philadelphia
ledger. One Sunday they held revival
services in a large camp of Swedish
miners. and at one of the meetings the
minister from the Quaker City, looking
straight at a big. powerful-looking man
VII sal in front, said to him:
My friend, don't You want to work
fer the Lord?''
The Swede thoUght a few seconds
and replied. slowly:
No; tank not: de Norden Pacific
fallers is party good to work for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
corean a College Graduate.

Roanoke college at Salem, Va,
which has had more foreign students
than any other college in the south.
will this year graduate the second
Ccrean to take the degree of bachelor
of arts anywhere in the world, the
first being Kin Beurg Surb, who re,
ceived his A. T.. at Roanoke in 1898
and his A. NJ. at Princeton in 1899.
<ins:c Kimn, "ho Will be graduated
his year. is SO sooG a speaker that
re won a priz:; :, defamation several
ears ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
; some mistake

X some mistake.
Not at all, Congressman he re-
piled, graciously; this seat belongs to
you
No. this will not do, | said; you
drew this seat fairly and insist on you
keeping it.
Now, look here, Congressman.
said Mckinley, you have been here
before and you are likely to obtain the
attention of the chair and address the
house, while this is my first term and
| am exjeeted to do nothing but look
wise
Yes, but the rules of the house,?
replied.
"'What are the rules of the house be
tween friends? YGa take the seat
was the answer of the future presi-
dent"
Major Mckinley never failed to win
friends wherever he went and his su-
perb unselfishness and goodness is d
treasured memory Of all who knew
him.-F'rom affairs at Washington,
by Joe Mitchell Chapple, in National
Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
Mckinieys First Day in Congress.

Senator Frye was in a reminiscent
mood the other evening and tcdd me Of
Mckinley's first appearance on the
''He was genial yet somewhat shy"
s2id Senator Frye. "and when we drew
lots for seats, he drew very good
seat and | drew poor one. The next
morning found all his things in my
seat. and my books and papers had
been removed TO the better seat he
had drawn.
How is this, Major?' said; there
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
A Fortunate MEETING.

Here is a dialogue which took place
between Prof Van Dyke of Philadel-
phia and his little daughter:
Papa. where were YOU borno"
In Boston, my dear
Where was mamma born?"
In San Francisco
And where was born.
In Philadelphia
Well. pa isn't it funny how we three
people got together?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
VS.. "PANAMANlANsn

The newspapers and magazines are
having quite a discussion over what
name to apply to the inhabitants OF
Roosevelt's shirt-tai Republic. Most
CT the newspapers are using the newly
coined word, "PanamanianS. but 1t
is a cumbersome word, and many .'D-
iect to it. "Panamans' has been sug-
gested, but it has a hardness OF SOUND
which renders it TOO unpopular to ever
be used. The New York Times sug-
gests the most appropriate word the
Graphic has seen offered, "Pan1mese.
There is better reason for tn" adoption
Ct "PanameSe" than any of the 'ther
words offered. According to the for
nation of geographical names there
can be no objection to panama mans,
but "Panamese" is also as correct from
a geographical standpoint. The Times
says that from China We have Chinese,
then asks why not "Panamese" from
Panama? Until better word is Of
fered the Graphic will call the 18th
mians "Panamese.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
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The snow is gone but the mud re-
mains.
The Fcneibles get their government
money tonight.
The paved streets are almost as mud
dy as those which are not paved.
Alex RoweI says man is made
thoroughly clean before he is admitted
to the Elky.
The forest fires are a thing cf the
past.
The cotton crop is picked but some
Of it will not be brought to the city un-
til next spring.
The farmers ought to know abou,
cotton.
The fire department has plenty to
do.
Every stranger who comes to, town
thinks he must get off one on the city
hall.
Who are some of the stock holders
in the new hotel enterpriseo
The sprinkling wagons are not work
ing overtime
Where is the city dump ground?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02

the choice OF a Democratic standard
We nave led the procession in choos-
ing United States senators in the prl-
maries. Why should We not name a
president in the same manner?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02

If Clayton. Remmal, ct al, are really
sincere about having peace in the Re-
publican ranks in Arkansas, let them
resign their jobs in favor of Foreman.
Auten, ct al. Nothing else will bring
forth the olive branch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
GA1

Ambassador Clayton is coming home
to act as referee at the coming Re
publican smuggling match in Arkansas
between the reg lars" and ''insur-
gents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
Broke Her Hin.

Lake Village, Ark, Dec. 2.-Mrs. NJ.
A. Saunders. an active lady of over 20
years. was thrcwn from a horse and
broke her hip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
gents.

Cnicag. has offered S5000o and the
use of the Coliseum for the Democratic
and Republican national conventions.
It is safe to bet that Chicago will get
BOTH
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
-OfO-

December opened up with beastl.
no worse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02

Gen. Clayton says there rust be
peace among the Republicans in Ar
kansas. How can there be peace when
there is not pie enough to go around?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02
.O|C-

The Republican party in Arkansas is
exceedingly small in numbers still
there are too many for all to get their
feet under the pie counter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-02

Andher express company in bust
ness in Pine Bluff would change mat.
ters UP considerably.
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
LINCOLN LEAGUE OPENS
ITS CONVENTION TONIGHT

The Lincoln Republican National
League viii open is annual convention
this evening in Israel c. NJ e Church.
corner of First and = Streets south
west. The convention viii also be in
session tomorrow evening. A cordial
invitation has been extended 10 all or
ganizations friendly TO the progress and
elevation OF The negro people TO send
delegations 10 the convention Quos-
tons Of vital Importance TO the future
OF the race; TIE promotion OF friendlIer
feelings between the races; the duty OF
the executive, legislative. and judicial
branches OF the Government toward the
people. and vice versa, Will be discussed.
Resolutions embodying friendly sug-
gesti0ns as to needed legislation viii be
prepared and presented TO the President
and Congress-
The Washington times., 1903-11-26

Topped across to the back bar and
smashed all the glasses
That promenade down and back was
just a plain drunk The tremens devel-
oped when the turkey caught sight of
the swinging cigar lighter. She skur-
ried along the bar. half running and half
flying, and smashed at the fame with
her wings A swift side stroke started
the lighter to swinging and it set fire
to the ornamental and useful tissue pa
per which has kept the fly specks of 1908
from the bar mirror. which enables a
man to see how his face cheers up when
the bottle gets TO him.
Some overzealous person outside saw
the blazing paper and turned in an
alarm, which wasn't necessary, for the
men in the barroom formed a syphon
brigade and put out the blaze with
seltzer water before the firemen got
there.
But the fiTemen were of some use
They weren't afraid of the crazy turkey
and captured it for Feeley and put it
back In the cage, the top of which was
REINFORCED with barrel slaves
The drawing for the bird was at mid
night and Wishbone Bill didn't win
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
OOBBLER ON A SPREE
WRECKS A BARROOM
WiShbone Bill Had Fed the Bird on Raw Beef and
Applejack for Three Days.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-An overfed
turkey, with the applejack habit and
with ninety-seven chances on his de-
voted head in a Thanksgiving barroom
rattle, succumbed yesterday to delirium
tremens, wrecked "A Jersey City saloon
and caused the fire department to be
called ont.
Wishbone Bill, negro of Communi-
paw, who drew No 81 in the rattle for
the turkey, confessed last night to Joe
Feeley. the proprietor of the saloon at
Grove and Ninth Streets. in which all
the trouble occurred, that he had been
pampering the bird on the sly and caus-
ing it to lead the fast life that led to
its downfall
4 just couldn't help it. boss, for it was
all on account of a NOSE wondahful
dream 1 had about that bird / dream
three nights that that turkey was COM
in to me. So 1 began to fatten that bird
on liverwurst and raw beef from the
free lunch counter and pour applejack
into the water pan. I've tarked him up
every day since to give my Thanksgiv-
in dinner a flavor.
Down South they feed ducks on Gel
cry to make EN- taste good; and If Gel
cry will improve a duck. just think
what applejack would do to a turkey"
Applejack made a Carrie Nation sort
of bird cut of Joe Feeleys turkey. The
gobbIer began to get violent yesterday
afternoon after Wishbone Bill had
hung around the cage for two hours
The turkey flew straight up and
banged her head and back against the
lath Stats tackled over the top Of the
cage The Stats gave way and the tur-
key. full as a goat. perched unsteadily
for minute on the edge of the box
and then swooped down on the bar.
four feet away from the window. Every
man with a ticket for the rattle tried
TO capture the prize, but was beaten off
by the turkeys wings.
With reel and a stagger and a
drunken strut the turkey waddled. along
the slippery bar with head down and
wings half spread.
Twas the wings of the beast that
made the wreck" explained Feeley after
ward
The bird walked from one end of the
bar to the other and her wings knocked
of about six quarts OF the old stuff and
spilled it all over the floor Then she
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Want advertisements and subscrfD-
lions for the Evening and Sunday
Times VIII b. received at any Of the
following branches at regular Office
rates. Library Pharmacy. I'd ST. and Pa
Ave Sc: William Il Davis & Bro. 18th
and L SITS NV: William c. Gentner.
cor. 18th and L SITS. NV: L. French
Simpson. cor. 18th st. Rhode Island ave.
ard r st NV. Theodore A T. Judd.
cor. 9Th and r SIS. sw.; ". Armstrong,
cor eth and II SITS. ne Astoria Phar-
macy W A swans Mgr. cor Sd and
G NV. Charles II. Blumer. North Capt.
tot ard r SITS ne: r A Veitch 10Th
and NJ sts nv; II. A. Yates. ne. cor.
eth and NJ sus NV; Quigley's Phar-
ma cy 2lst am { SITS NV. a Lindsey.
2l52 PennsylN mia ave. NV. O'DOnneii
& Rogers. cor Sth and G SIS. Sc
1 Anacosti9-Bury Pharmacy. corner
Monroe and Jefferson SIS.
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
SHIPPED TO SIBERIA
Large Consignment Sent From Golden
State by Way of Vladivostok to
Bleak Realm of Car.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 26.-California
fruits are now one of the leading fac
tors in the export commerce os the
United States, and the reputation a, the
luscious product of the Golden STATE is
worldwide Each year finds nev. markets.
opening up in most remote parts =. the
globe for the dried and canned varieties
while where transportation facilities
permit. large orders for fresh fruit are
filled. During the present season Lon
don has drawn freely upon California
for supplies Of apples, peaches, pears
and many other kinds of the deciduous
varieties. and most of this fruit was
marketed from ten TO fifteen days after
leaving the orchards.
Now California fruits have invaded ST.
IBERIA For several years VIaCl<ostok
has been an excellent market Cor the
cured and canned fruits of California.
and the steamers that have occasionally
sailed direct from the coast during the
open season of the Siberian metropolfs
have taken large consignments. while
the regular liners plying to the Orient
have taken large parcels In transit tn
the Russian city. AS in other markets
OF the world. Vladivostok soon recor-
nized the quality of the prepared Cali
fornia fruits, and was anxious to oh
tain supplies of fresh green stock. Ex-
perimental shipments of apples. the
most hardy of the perishabie fruits
proved marked success. and upon the
advices of the VladivOstok traders a
costly experiment. that of exporting
table grapes from San Francisco, is be-
ing tried.
At the request of company of Port
land, which recently dispatched the
steamer Indrapura direct to Vladivo-
stok, L. M. Spiegel. Of this city, pre-
pared a shipment of thirty crates Of
grapes Of the TOkay black and white
muscat and queen varieties. These de-
ScriptiOnS are the most hardy OF the
California grapes. and are considered
excellent keepers. The preparing of the
fruit for its long journey was an ex-
ceedingly novel and interesting process.
The grapes were packed in ten-gallOn
sealed and air-tigft kegs. between Law
ers of graduated cork. the cork form
ing a soft and excellent bed and pre-
venting any shifting of the fruit It also
is accredited with having a cooling and
preserving effect upon the grapes by
absorbing any moisture that may gen
crate, and il can be easily brushed off
without any damage.
The fruit was shipped to Portland by
steamer. and was transferred to the for
eign merchantmen after a voyage of
three days. From Portland to Vladi- |
vostok IL is believed that the Indrapura
Will consume some thirty days, and by
the time the grapes reach their destina
elapsed from the time they were picked
In the California mountain vineyard
The arrival of the fruit in Siberia Is
anxiOusly awaited by both growers and
shippers. as the voyage is the longest on
record for perishable fruit.
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
SCHOOLGIRL HAzED
BY THIRTY COMRADES
She Had "Peached" On Them for Cheat
ing in the Examinations.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 2s.-Thirty girls of
the graduating class, Western High
School, will be disciplined for hazing one
Of their classmates recently. The victim
was Miss Lelje Bangert. 1t was charged
that she had 'peacheG' on some of the
girls for cheating in the examinations.
Her classmates attacked her on the
afternoon OF November 10 as she was
leaving the school, pursued her several
squares, knocked her down and mauled
her
The thirty girls who have confessed
will not be permitted to take part in the
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter en-
tertainments. Neither can they receive
their diplomas in public on graduation
day. They viii get them from the mayor
In private on the day following.
The Washington times., 1903-11-26
Uncle Sam
Has Dyspepsia
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Are a Positive
and Permanent Cure for the
National Disease.

AS a people we eat too much and the
wrong kind Of food. Because IL tastes
good we crowd the stomach with rich,
unnutritious food and drink. We over
tax the digestive apparatus 10 such an
extent that il refuses to perform its
duty and a conglomerate mass Of half
chewed. undiEested material lies in the
stomach until IL rots, causing the for
nation of acids. gases and ptomaines.
which produce the painful condition
which we know as dyspepsia