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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22


quette and vice president ii the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and DavtDu raft.
! DAD
The news i / is resignation Will he
learned with great regret throughout
Arkansas, for during the tilio he hes
been identified with the interests Of
the Iron Mountain. the STATE las not
had a better friend than General Man,
aSer Russell Harding. He has fre-
quently visited Little Rock ard kept
in close touch with the business OF
the road and all its branches L. TIL.
state. His position will be difficult
one to fill
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
DAVID 3. HILLS VIEW.
Says the Road to a Successful Cam
paign Has Now Been Cleared.

Former Senator David y. Hill has
given out the following interview on
Judge Parkers declaration for the
sold standard:
81 am gratitied that the convention
so enthusiastically endorsed the
brave and manly stand of Judge Par
ker. and that the whole country has
so favorably received it. The party
is in the position in which | wished
it to be. having endorsed the present
gold standard. The financial ques-
ton is now entirely out of the cam
paign and the Republicans are power
less to drag it in. The road to sue
cessful campaign has been cleared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22

The packing house trade is now
settling down to regular business and
the consumers in Pine Bluff have felt
none of the effects of the strike in the
advance of the prices. The managers
receive shipments as usual from this
time on and think that the effects OF
the strike will never be felt in this
city. The trade has been supplied as
usual during the whole OF the strike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22

The board of trade this morning re-
celved a bulletin from New York that
Russell Harding will leave the Mis-
Souri, Pacific to become the operating
head of the Pere Marquette" says
The Little Rock Democrat. The Mar
quette now consists of three or four
roads.
The report was verified soon after
wards by the receipt of a telegram
from St Louis, stating that the rasig-
nation of Mr.. Harding as vice-presi-
oent and general manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system, including the
iron Mountain. was cabled several
oays ago to President George Gould,
VINO is touring in Europe. President
could now has the appointment OF his
successor under consideration.
1t is understood that Mr.. Harding
mas mad the offer of the new position
under consideration for several
weeks, and that he finally decided to
accept it as Offering greater oppor'
'uhltles for advancement and much
more liberal compensation. Ee be
'ihes president of the pece Mar
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
TIE THIRD TIME.
w. n. Bell Has Burned Out at at
Pocahontas.

Pocahontas, July Conc of Mrs
Kate Morris houses on The south side
o. town was burned at an early hour
yesterday morning. It caught from 4
defective fue. and although, there
were other houses within forty feet,
yet on account of no breeze they were
saved.
The house was occupied by the chit
drcn of W. n. Bell, he and his wife
being down the river pearling. This
makes the third fire for Mr.. Bell with
in the last twelve months. In the
first two his loss was total, but this
time he had a small insurance. Loss
OF house and contents was about $500,
with 800 insurance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22

The !. \. Holmes company OF this
city has filed suit in the circuit court
AGAINST the Blair Milling company
of Atchison Kan. for $356.64. which
amount is alleged TO be due the plain
tiff bv reason of failure on the part
of the defendant company to fulfill
contract. The Holmes company al
leges that they ordered carload OF
meal from the Blair company and
shipped sacks to be filled with cer-
tain grade of meal. The draft
amounting to S320.64 was duly paid,
but when the car arrived ard vas
cr,ned it is alleged that the meal
vas of an inferior grade an unit
az the market It is further alleged
nat the sacks were not flied to full
-; It.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
SURVEYING FOR
FRENCHTOWN LEVFE

Engineer Joe White is now al the
FrenchtoWn levee maxim" the ,,IivcY
Of the ground where the 'efaa is to
lie built. On his return tho expects
10 furnish the committee With plans
and specifications regarding ;hc cx.
tent Of the Ievec. its width and the
estimated cost of building. The
assessment committee will then make
the asscsscenis on each man who
has property to be projected by the
lcvee and will open the bids July. %
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
BALL GAMES AT AIS.

Hercaft{~ the games at Forest park
will be called at Ais O'Clock instead
of !: 80 O'Clock as previously. The
board of directors decided on thus
today and the game today Will De
called at Ais. This is compromise
between O'Clock and 4:3o. There
are many people who would like to
500 games commenced at O'Clock,
while others would like to wait until
80 before going out to the park.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
TRIED BY MISTAKE.

Fort Smith, July 22.-NirSll Morris,
prominent merchant of Greenwood.
was tried and acquitted on charge
of Sabbath breaking in the Green
wood district, and the court was
charging the jury in another like case
against him. when it was discovered
that both indictments had been lS-
nored by the grand jury. but had heeh
docketed as true bills by mistake.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
RUSSlA'S POSITION.
Gar Wants to Put Down Certain lot
te5ds, Who May Cause Trouble.

- PptrrsoHr4. Ju5 - 1ue scar
over the Malaeca incident l. giving
Wa2 10 a calmpr and moro RATIONAL
view The feeling i'll hish oHiefai CIR
Giles is That the case Will hc speedily
and satisfactorily adjusted. The mann
difficulty is the excited state ri public
feeling in the Two countries. hui lh"
Russian &oNprnmrnt. under the direct
inspiration of the emperor, who is
personally anxious 20 AVOID grounds
for a quarrel. is apparently ready to
meet Great Britain i'll he most friend
~ spirit.
To th" emperor. primarily, but also
in Il large degree 10 Foreign Minister
Lam 5dorff is due The credit for re
straining the chauvinistic spirit of Il
certain "iemsnl which talk lightly
OF the possibility of var With Great
Hrit,in n
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
LITTLE THE NOMINEE.

Fort Smith, July eat the Demo-
cratic convention of the Fourth CON
sressional district held al Fort
Smith. committee of three was ap-
pointed to canvass the returns. nc
committee announced that John ;.
| little had received the entire vote OF
the primaries and that ne was mere
fore the nominee of the party
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
PAID S11 900 INSURANCE.

The New York Life Insurance com
pany this morning paid to Mrs. Ben
f. Mckenzie $1,000 insurance on the
life of her late husband, Ben +. Nc
Kenzie, and to Mrs. l.. W. Clements
$4,000 on the life Of Mr.. Mckenzie.
The money was paid by Mr.. c. B.
Rudd f Little Rock, state agent OF
the company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22

The ebanl ba.tIe given l. =tHe JEFF
felsnu FeneIbirs Al Forest parh last
Hshl VAS a complete success ia every
respect and was enjoyed by 4 crowd
Of about 5o9 por@eHs II vas ii battle
between the Russians and the IaEan.
csc, the only differences being that
The press reports of the fight ar,' colt
sored. The laps whipped ot course.
but il WAS a hard fought battle and
the Russians, under the command OF
Capt. PinneY, came Very near making
Il complete flank movement and rort.
ing The enemy. Alb Knox led the
laps. and h discovered the move
mcntS of the enemy in time. prevent.
inS the turn Of the thanking force.
The members OF the company were
divided into two divisions. one thou
sand blanks were fired during the en-
gaGement.
Tonight at $50 o'clock, the cont
petiiive drill for the l.. O. Knox medal
will be given in the pavilion OF the
park thcater
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
ASSESSING ABOUT FINISHED.

Assessor e. f. Lyle has been busy
for the past three weeks with the
assessment of personal property for
the taxpayers of Jefferson county.
He announces that the assessor S Of
fee will close tomorrow at noon and
that after that time the penalty fer
not assessing will be enforc /.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
CONTRACT NOT LET.

The board of commissioners OF pay
ing district n. II met TINS morning. III
the Offices of Mr.. T. Pearce and DIS
GUESSED plans for the paving OF East
Sivth avenue. The contract for the
paving was not let
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
BELOW DANGER LINE.

The Arkansas river has fallen rap
idlv during the night and is now
about nine inches below the danger
line with the water still falling. It
is thought the high water is no"
over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
LIGHTNING STRIKES
DR.. JORDAN'S HOME.

Lightning this afternoon struck the
home of Dr.. A. G. Jordan on South
Cherry street and demolished one Of
the large shade trees in the yard be-
side breaking several of the windows.
All the family were shocked by the
electricity, but no one was seriously
in i;lrpd
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-22
INTEREST INCREASING.

A large crowd was out last night
to hear Evangelist Allen Wilson
preach on "The Only Thing That Can
Keep Ne Out of Heaven" His mes
sage was good one, delivered in an
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EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.
In Some Cases IL Is stimulating and
In Others Narcotic

Whether or not tobacco Is stimu-
liant has been veNed question ever
~S,ce the time OF Oviedo. the first
writer 10 describe il fully. who says
that the Indians OF Hispaniola used to-
bacco u produce inSenSibility. whereas
others among the old Spanish diScov-
crcrs say that the natives smoked 10
stimulate themselves 10 fresh exertionS
Men whose business leads To expo
sure 10 weather or TO violent physical
exercise. such rs sailors. soldiers.
watchmcn. navvieS and field laborerS.
all take tobacco rs a Stimulant and
have done 50 from the first
These classes are mentioned as Spe-
cially large consumers OF the weed in
Or. Everard's "Panacea." published in
1859. Hobbies and Newton both used
tobacco TO stimulate. Goethe and Heine
hated il. Scott smoked profusely: hut.
according 10 Mr.. Trelawney. Byron
never smoked pipe or cigar"
Modern experience and observation
seem 10 Indicate that tobacco IS a slim
ul0nt in moderation and a narcotic in
excess. in this respect resembling all
other intoXicantS. using the term in its
widest sense, from tea 20 opium.
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form from fresh California Prunes, they
are natural dissolvent, acting on the
contents of the stomach and bowels and
not on the organs themselves.
They regulate the liver and Stomach.
Cleanse the System and Purify the
Blood. Cure all Bowel Troubles, Bilious
ness, Bad Breath. Bad Blood. wind on
the Stomach, Bloated Bowels. Foul
Mouth. Headache. Indigestion, Pimples
and Dizziness.
Every household should have its fam
lily package of CALIFORNIA PRUNE
WAFERS. and at the first signs OF ap-
preaching illness or when under the
weather. take couple Of waters, and the
doctors bills will soon be much smaller
than they are now
You can ca, what you please If you
follow each meal with CALIFORNIA
PRUNE WAFER. which quickly dis.
solves the most indigesiible food, and
helps TO carry it through and out Of the
system in gentle and healthful manner.
without the slightest pain, gripping or
nausea 100 Waters for 25c. Irving Drug
Co.. Sole Proprietors, Philadelphia. Pa.
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Fruit at the Breakfast Table
Nature Provides its Own Remedies which, if Used JudcOuSy
Insure Perfect Health at All Times

Aside from the pleasure Of eating
scasonable fruits before beginning the
fast meal OF the dBy. this custom has
undoubtedly arisen from the well konwn
fact that nearly all fruit aud more par.
ticularly plums and PRIMES contain
natural laxative principles which act
directly on the stomach and bowels.
Constipation. that dread and trouble
some complaint which is undoubtedly
the basic cause OF nine tenths OF the
dyspepsia, indigestion. bill;ousness, eic..
so prevalent among our people today,
and, which if neglected, surely leads to
more complicated and serious organic
diseases, can surely be prevented, and
when not too far advanced. can De- alb
solu,ely cured by the judicious use of the
modern laxative and caihariic California
Prune WATERS
They are not - patent medicine in the
ordinary sense Of the word, being COM
pounded from fresh California Prune-
which every intelligent person knows l.
truly natures laxative.
\ dainty little wafer, always the same
compounded in a highly concentrated
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-09-14
NAPOLEoN,s METHODS.
The Way the Great Military Geasss
Planned HIS battles.

In his work on Napoleon" Colonel
Dodge has an interesting passage on
Bonaparte's planning out OF his bat
ties. IL runs:
spreading out and bending. some
times lying. over his maps. with a
compass In his hand. which correspond
cd TO about seven or eight hours march
as the crow flies, being nine or ten
actual hours march. marking the posI-
ton Of his corps and divisions with
various colored pins. as well as the
supposed locations OF the enemy. he or
dered the movements of his army with
an accuracy OF which one can scarcely
have an idea Moving his compass
across the map. he judged immediate
~. according To The topography. roads
and season. how many marches any
corps required TO reach on given day
a certain place where he needed II and
the rate OF speed demanded. and with
this knowledge (and his judgment was
absolute OF what troops could dol he
dictated the Instructions the execution
OF which made him so famous. Ma
poleOn avoided such general orders as
would inform the enemy Of his whole
sale plan should they reach him and
confined himself when possible 10 such
orders as would apply only 10 the move
mentS OF certain corps. Even in his
own army lac did not permit the general
plan to be known. lest IL should leak
out Each corps commander was given
orders for his own maneuvers and was
told what was essential about the
neighboring corps. Just because VA
poleon was thus particular were his or
ders such models OF precision and clear
ness
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CATS CRADLE.
origin GO the Name of the Familiar
string and Finger Game.

OTIS In t@s the Name OF the Familiar
string and Finger Game.
Cats cradle has been familiar 70 most
OF us from childhood as 4 game for TWO
players. in which the first winds a
loOped cord over the fingers Of both
hands In Il symmetrical figure. and the
second inserts his fingers and removes
ii in such Il way rs To produce diff
ferent figure. This they do alternately
several times. always changing the
formation The art consists in making
the right changes.
The cord forms rude representation
Of Il Manager. and the name originally
was "cratch" cradle cratch being u
Manager (creche. FRENCH. such as that
in which our saviour was laid. They
layde hym in cratche," was WyclifS
translation of Luke II. :. The word is
still used in Roman Catholic countries
in that particular sense
The Able Provost says in his Man
uel IcXiQuc," "Cratch is the name Civ
en- To 4 Manager for cattle and which is
conSecrated 10y the birth Of Jesus
Christ" To the present day the racks
which stand in the fields FOR cattle IL
eat from are called cratchcS
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-09-14
whistler and His Tailor.

curious enough" wrote Mortimer
Mehpes, whenever one came in con-
"ct with Whistler one entirely forgot
one own affairs and became com
p'eteiy occupied with his. The tit Of
'he masters coat was far more impor-
Mnt to me than my own artistic work
AT the tailor's Whistler would give an
elaborate description of how certain
coat was to be made. and the tailor
would carry out his directions literally
nut no sooner had the man accomplish
eu the work than Whistler would say:
ms is all wrong. How dare you say
mat 1t is what told you TO do! am
painter 1t is not my business 70
make coats. That is your province
therefore you should have led me to
10 what you knew TO be right"
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GENIUS Al WORK.
Curious Pastures OF some Men 60
Woo n Flow of Ideas.

Curious Pastures OF some Men 60
Woo Flow of Ideas.
LomhrOSo says that some mca OF
genius in order To give themselves up
TO mediation even put themselves &r;i-
ticially into state OF cerebral semi
congestion. Schiller worked best witch
his feet plunged into ice. DcSc0vics
buried his head In sofa while ncli-
tating. while Milton composed With hiS
head leaning over his easy chair.
PaiSiello composed beneath 4 noun
tain Of bcdclotheS. and ROSSin found
BED the best place FOR his best works.
Cujas worked lying prone ON the car
pet. and LicbnitZ is said To have boon
obliged 10 assume the horizontal 10
mediate at all satisfactorily, Rousseau
worked with his head i'm the FUN glare
OF the sun. Shelley on the hearth rus
with his head close TO the fire. and
Bossuet, retiring To Il cold room. wrap
ped his head in hot cloths
1t is possible that some OF these
devices increased the flow of arterial
blood To the head just as many can
think best when eXhilaratcd by rapid
exercise or by walking up and down Il
room.
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A NATURAL WONDER.
Ringing Rocks THAT sound Like n
neII Whom Strnck

Bell when struck.
With all manner OF legends cluster
ing around their history and various
reasons given by biologists FOR their
presence. the Ringing rocks. two miles
north Of POttStown. Pa. are the great
est natural wonders Of Montgomery
county. Although these rocks and
powders are scattered over large eN-
tent OF territory. there is one place.
covering over two acres, where they lie
so closely together rs TO suggest that
that particular spot was the center OF
a volcanic disturbance that rent the
earth and piled the rocks as they are
today. 1t is the general opinion that
the spot was once the crater of a vol
cano.
\ rich, bell-like tone. produced by
striking some Of the stones with a ham
mer, explains in part why the name Of
Ringing rocks" was given them. Wis
itOrs carried off some of the smaller
stones OF unusual musical quality. but
this practice has been stopped.
Located some distance away from
the main deposit of rocks are grotesQue
formations like the HayStack rock.
looking like petrihed hayStack. hut
rent from top Ia bottom by a convul-
sion OF nature which probably also
made il a leaning tower" In the
Bullfrog rock company of soldiers
could stand. the Umbrella rock could
shelter twenty or thirty. and the Stone
House and Cave rising thirty feet in
height and covering half an acre Of
ground, suggests some OF the wonders
OF the Yosemite.
\ cave under the rocks was pene-
trated several years ago by DR. w. r.
Shaner and !. =. Bahr. who upon
throwing Il stone into an opening could
hear 1t reverberating for great dis
lance and then fall into Il body Of wa
ter. This Is surrounded by many leg
ends. One is that robbers made it
their rendezvous and into it carried all
their plumber. defying purSuerS To fol
low. Because Of the danger Of acct
dents to venturesome boys the en-
trance 20 the cave has been closed
New York Telegram.
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our Fnnnr hone

The funny bone. cor crazy" bone.
as it is commonly called. is i'm reality
no bone at an. hut a nerve. and It's pc
culiar name. OF Factions origin. j. a
pun on the word "humeruS." the cyiiu-
drical bone which runs from the shout
der 10 the elbow. the ulnar nerve pass
ing around a.
The nerve is here superficial and
therefore comparatively unprotected.
SO that 81 may. Ice easily compressed.
and then a blow upon it causes "a
strange tngling sensation in the course
Of its distribution. which IS felt as far
away as the little finger The humerus
has been the occasion of humor i'm 9th
ers, FOR Locker wituly writes i'm An
old Nun, published about l74O.
He cannot be complete in uuEht
Who is not hUmCrousiy prone.
A man without "a merry Thought
Can hardly have "a funny bone
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buyers
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the gravity
county dat
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natural Law.

The reputation of Mr.. George Wash
ington Jones for honesty had been
slightly furnished for some years. but
his son Erastus was not supposed to
know it,
''Cur's how cold contracts things" Mr.
Jones remarked thoughtfully one even
ing. Now dere's Macmillan Smiths
wood pile for n case. Pears like dat
wood pile is shrinking steady since dis
las col spell set in"
Seems as If our pile behind de stove
was getting bigger. paw" hazarded
Erastus, gazing at his parent for ex-
PLANTATION Of this phenomenon.
Course 1t am, chile" said Mr. Jones
calmly, "'cause de room is hot an heat
expands things. Pears like yo' gwine
to school don put much wisdom into
dat head OF yours"
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ANIMAL HABITS.
Why Horses Have and Donkeys Have
Not the ShyinE lin BIT

Not the ShyinE bit
Horses shy because they are descend
ed from ancestors accustomed 20 roam
over plains. where any tuft of -rlsS or
bush might conceal an enemy waiting
10 spring on them. Under these cir
cumstances they must often have saved
themselves 10y at once Startiu. away on
observing any sudden or Unexpected
movement o. ON coming without warm
Ing upon some strange object This Is
supposed 10 have become habit which
has descended TO their domesticated
descendants.
The donkey. on the other hand. il
descended from animals which dvclt
in the hills. among which there were
precipices and dangerous paths. hence
the sure footedneSs and comparative
slownesS OF the donkey. Ills ancestors
were not 50 liable 10 sudden attacks 81
wild beasts and OF snakes. Moreover.
sudden ana wild starts on alarm would
have been positively dangerous %
them. Hence they learned % avoid tie
very habit which proved So useful 20
the horse ia the plains
The habit OF eating thistlcs. which
is almost peculiar % the donkey. is also
supposed To- come from these same an
cestorS. Living On dry and barren DE-
calities. they found little food and
hence learned TO eat hard and dry and.
IL necessary. prickly plants
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PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

mSf rnr
erVl turnpike half eand
hay above
acres o river akeofcl
f money, an
u' cash rent Long will
rto and
good
through the
s A ndha miles
"Nce Brick house desirable an
AcEA desirable of sgooioc
lS2 AcENo depot. Large large
100 AsIhs one Of the best producing
la AcES-N turnpike
desirable located depoto
andre in
home DESTROYS