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70 AWAKEN THE pl.AF.
Alarm Clock With Attachments In.
sures Punctuaity.

sures Punctuality.
An alarm clock for deaf mutes 10
the novel invention of Elisha Cretzer.
deaf mute in 'he employ of the
'Vashoe smelling plant, who resides at
Is Birch straet. How to awaken
At certain honr has long been 3
problem among these unfortunate peo-
pie, and in Mr.. Cretzer's invention
ne solution has beer found, says the
Anaconda Standard. OF course, the
or~4nary alarm clock has been useless
Mr. Cretzer, who is an ingenious fel.
low, is q water and fume telder at
the Washoe smelter HIS work neces.
states his rising at an early hour IN
he morning. anz as he has no means
IT awakening he has lost many days
II work by being late. He accordingly
,et about inventing az apparatus by
'hich he could always be on time.
The dropping of pillow on the
;eeplng person Is the awakening
gent, and it is operated so that the
'illow falls at the desired time. An
ordinary alarm clock is placed in q
"igar box, which fits it closely. 1t is
men nailed to the wall at the head OF
the bed. A string connects the Zap
per OF the alarm clock with an ordl
aary spring mouse trap fastened to
he top Of the cigar box b! sys.
tem OF small pulleys and scre" eyes a
olilcw is fastened to the end Of q
string and pulled to the ceiling direct.
y above the bed. An ingenious ar
rangement connects the other end OF
the string to the mouse trap. The
lock is set and when the alarm goes
oil the string attached to the bell
clapper springs the mouse trap and
releases the pillow, which drops on
the person sleeping in the bed be.
ueatn.
When it does not hit me 1t hits my
wife" Mr.. Cretzer wrote on a piece
Of paper, and SO / never mi IS q day
Any more"
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~ the princess has always come in for
great deal of attention from her par
ents and brothers, her father being de-
voted to her. Lately the little princess
has become interested in cooking and
spends two hours every forenoon in a
kitchen that has been fitted up for her
use in the palace Besides her three
KS and the new cooking venture Vic
toria Louise. who only passed her elev-
enth birthday last September, is an
adept at plain sewing and gives prom
Use of decided musical talent. playing
the piano with great skill for one of
her years.
The princess likes to be as other lit
tie girls when the chance offers, and
an amusing story is told about her. On
one occasion she escaped tue vigilance
of her attendants and could not be
found. Her nurses scurried through
the park as soon as she was missed.
trying to find her, but 1t was not until
the royal family was at dinner that
the princess came into the state dining
room. Before she could be scolded for
running away she dropped something
from her dress into her mothers lap.
The empress found that she was hold
ing little pig in her arms. and even
the kaiser. who is stern discipline
rian, could not be angry at the shout
of glee that Victoria Louise set up at
her mothers establishment.
Princess Victoria Louise is blond
and has blue eyes, typical German
girl. and locks like her father.
In the event Of the kaiser's death
Grown Prince William will succeed to
the imperial crown of Germany, thus
becoming one of the great figures of
Europe and of the world. Germany
will lose the strong and extraordinary
personality of the kaiser. which is so
highly respected and even feared In
Europe, but it is not likely that Ger
many will suffer.
Crown Prince William is tall slen-
der follow, with pleasant blue eyes and
blond hair. is somewhat vain and CON
stders himself very good looking. He is
much handsomer in form than lis fa-
ther and looks we'll IN civilian dress,
which the kaiser does not.
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w 7 LILLIAN H., emperor CT
M Germany, whose indispo-
" " sition has caused wide
81,

spread alarm among his
subjects and attracted the attention of
the world, Is now in the forty fifth
year Of his age and the sixteenth year
of his reign. He succeeded his father
on June Is, 1883.
The fact that the kaiser's physicians
discovered that their royal patient
was afflicted with laryngeal polypus is
regarded by medical men the world
over with apprehension, especially in
view of the fact that his father died
from cancer of the throat and his
mother of cancer of the heart
The kaiser until his recent Illness las
been one of the hardest workingmen
in the fatherland From early morning
until late ii. night LIS }ils!4@ Is l41pped
out. In sumlHer LIS M 5ia&tX rises at
5 o'clock in winter an 1zet9r later. ana
after cold bath ana q cup of coffee
he sits down to Work alone until about
S. He then dresses fer his morning
ride. drive or walk II the tt5ieTgaIten
The exercise usually lass ;gi5o5.t two
hours, and into that tii:sa IL" emperor
usually manages to p"oS@ :. N!N} :tlldp
of minor duties--a visit to ;,9 ;.:siSt or
sculptor or /; call 0n the far, t4i3 lni!lis-
ter to look through tue teIegl;l,ls re
ccived during the night.
At 10 o'clock the kaiser is back at the
palace. where Il nliniste" or c.ief of
some department is awaiting his ar
rival. Breakfast is served az l. and it
seldom happens that the Imperial fani.
ly breakfasts alone. This is usually the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

toria Of Slcswick- Holstein, the present
empress, and seven children have been
born to them, six SONS and one daugh-
ter. Crown Prince William, heir to the
imperial crown Of Germany, celebrated
the attainment of his majority three
years ago last May, when he reached
the age Of eighteen.
He is strong healthy, versed in all
manly sports and q well drilled sol
der. After going through the military
school at Ploen. in Holstein. he re-
ceived his practical army education In
the First guards on foot at Potsdam,
rapidly rising until at present he has
attained the rank of colonel and is
considered by good Judges to be prof
cient in practical service. It is not be-
lieved, however, that lie has the max
ing of great soldier in him.
With his ajority he was also grant
ed as an imperial fef the little duchy
of Oels, in silesia, which he has since
governed. Mentally, 1t is said, the
crown prince does not rise above medi-
ocrity and has not Inherited his fathers
brilliancy and quick percoptivc facul-
ties. On the other hand. he is more
steady and far less impulsive. While
bis political convictions are hardly as
yet matured. he has taken a strong
stand against the Socialists and has
earned the i'll will of that party.
The crown prince is the best of broth
ers to his only sister, the Princess Vic
toria Louise. He romps with her in
her childish games and when She WAS
a baby lie spent hours in the nursery
with her.
AS the only girl of the imperial fami-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

The L. O. Knox Furniture company:
to thank the l.. O. Knox Furniture
company for its liberal contribution
from holiday sales, the same amount
ing to over thirty dollars. This sum is
a direct contribution from this enter
prising firm and is justly appreciated
by the association. We wish this gen.
erous company continued and increas
ing success during the New Year.
Ladies cemetery association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
Feathers py PHOTOGRAPH.

The power of the camera in repro>
aucing form and texture IN feather il
we'll shown in an article in "Pnotog.
raphy.'' The marvellous accuracy OF
its drawing, its power OF -sproducing
texture as we'll as form, appear to
render photography most suitable
process for the kn~posc of recording
those minute variar.ohs III plumage on
which our classificarions are based.
The one difficulty which presents It.
self, that of color values, can be over
come by the use of ortho-chromatie
plates and light filters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
WIZARDS UF The SEA
FAMOUS HERRESHOFF BROTH
ERS IN THEIR BOYHOOO.
The Wonderful Skill Which Has Ex.
alted America and Humbled Eng
land Was Evineed by Them in Their
Earliest Childhood.

When the America won the first in
ternational yacht race At Cowes. Fl, 2
land, ffty-tWo years ago, the world
little knew at the time that on farm
a. Point Pleasant, Bristol, r. L..
two children were playing who would
give yachting and rapid navigation
generally, an all-round, far-reaching
impetus such as, In all the wide world.
they had never felt before. The elder,
John 3. Herreshoff, sandy haired.
blue-eyed, earnest-looking boy OF ten,
although foredoomed to a life OF
blindness. could then see. and had
already begun to whittle out pretty
toy boats Only three or four years
later he built his first boat for ac-
tual use. which was considered a
marve! of beauty and speed. AT fif'
teen his eyesight failed him forever.
but he would not let anything dis
courage him, SO he continued to study
boats, and 10 build them, too. The
younger, Nat rather reddish=hair-
ed, ruddy-faced, roguish toddler of
three, at the time of the COWes CON
test was noted chiefly for an irrepres.
sible inclination to run away to the
shore near by, at every favorable op-
portunity, and lie aown on his back
in the sand and kick his heels eXult=
antly in the water. He was found
often asleep in this position by his
anxious mother one chubby hand
clasping a wisp of seaweed. the other
full of wet sand, with the rising tide
washing his bare feet. Whenever he
was missing he was first sought for
on the shore, where, If he was awake
and saw that his movements were
noted. he would generally spend his
time in watching passing ships or
sailing h;ps or toy boats.
When older grown he attended the
primary, intermediate and grammar
schools, and, later. the high school,
under the principalship of Thomas W.
who says he was always well-behayed
and studious, only an ordinary pupil
In grammar, reading, spelling or his
tory, but bright in physical geography
Algebra, geometry, and chemistry, and
remarkably keen in natural philos
ophy AT this time he was tall for
his age, thin, rather slender, some.
what loosely built, and had notice
able forward inclination Of the head
which became more and mere pro-
nouneed from habit he ha~. of close
ly watching rivals in his many boat
races, craning his neck in order to SEE
them from under his boom.
Mr.. Bicknsll says that the mother
OF the young Herreshoffs, although
a very busy woman. managed to visi,
the high school two or three times q
week on an average, and encouraged
her children. some of whom were
blind, in all ways possible. "My
mother" said John B. Herreshoff tc
the writer, in 1899, "is eighty ght
and still enjoys good health. II / have
one thing more than another to be
thankful for, it is for her care IN
childhood and her sympathy through
lile. She is ono of the best OF
mothers, and l feel that l owe her 4
debt I can never repay" She has
since died success.
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EM4ERoR WILLIAM II. AND EMPRESS AUGUSTA VICTORIA

meal to which celebrities are asked,
distinguished visitors to Berlin often
receiving invitations to be present
After breakfast until about $50
when the kaiser goes for an afternoon
drive along Inter den Linden. daily
receptions are held. where high army
and naval officers princes from the va
rious German states and foreign minis
ters and ambassadors meet the German
ruler. Five o'clock tea. at which the
empress presides, is an established in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
---
Ah Other Name,

The candidate for the place Of
coachman had been weighed and was
not wanting. according to his new mis-
tress's nghte. Thea the question Of
this name, which was Patrick, came
up. The mistress objected to II in her
heart. so she explained that it was her
cdstom always to call her cOachman
by his family name Had he any OBJ
jections? mot the slightest, ia am ="
What Is your last name, Patrick o.
Fitzpatrick. ma am
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

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eU1 no slnu aUl tS6 pus% &c III .I!1
uoGo on? III NaoM ol EorN IoJ 9Iq!ssod
u! sR. :! pu9 dn ps!Lp e.lan PUeG5uI
III squads oq1 6i9 VI puPIauH ~
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-oeI qua CT Sulplooos 'uaqM 'sdeaA 5ul
-peeoons oMa eq2 puB 'al9 Il! paueddvg
plcoeJ no lq5nolp leelS 9sly eqL
pusYaux u saQsnozU asesk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
ATTENTION., X. OF n.

The Knights of Honor will hold their
regular meetings in the future at Rcd
Mems hall, corner Fourth and Pine
streets in the first and fourth Monday
evenings of each month. All Knights
day, JarHary ) at O'Clock sharpe.
w. S. HARRIS, Reporter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE.

The annual meeting of tie stoc =
holders of the Hammett Grocer com
pany will be held at the office of the
association at II m. on Monday the
11th day of January, 1904 to elect di-
rec:cTs and for other lawful purposes
A. w. MUM, Sec'y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
A Sad Outlook.

Auntie-"Do you let you husha2e
have room to himself? Nrs -
Bride-"Oh, yes; of course; tc
have a place to smoke Il.
"You poor dear, l see
through rain of
of there and loc
you want to-
Yoc, mark -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
RYAN'S CnTArRHLlNE

IS Gods ~irl To nau - IS q positive
.ure for catarrh of the head and nose,
nay fever, asthma, headache, and will
cure cold In one nights time. For
sale at al, drug stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

Terrible plaques, those itching,
pestering diseases of the skin. Put an
end to misery Doans Ointment cures.
At any drug store
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

Impossible to- foresee an accident
Not impossible to be prepared for it.
DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil. Monarch
over pain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

Two million Americans suffer tfe
torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No nee
to. Burdock Blood Bitters cures. Al
any drug store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

stitution in the kaiser's palace. Dinner
occupies only an hour and except on
the rarest occasions is 4 simple affair.
From dinner until midnight the kaiser
rs busy with affairs of state. The above
rs his regular daily programme when
she is we'll.
Emperor William II. was married on
INeb. p, 1881, to Princess Augusta Vie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

Little Colds neglected-thous-
ands of lives sacrificed every year. DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures little
cr.ds-cures big colds too. down TO
the very verge Of consumption.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29

tut hid still other things II mind. Through al inter
prefer he 8 III
Our wry> md cur gods re not the same = Your
w " and your gud>-ours re hest for W md
yours re tcSt for YOU but perhaps II YOU would
~ y e" vour God tu >,ud u- lin = might hrr
httc
Then tetrr, the heather shrine md IL rL' depth 81
the sn.kc tigi We kncit among these almost naked
children of the desert while DR.. Dorsey led in prayer
GOOD Lord. hc II ci"uS unto the Hops and send
them Tain. Fill their watering pl:c cS that they and
their goats and their burroS my drink Water their
fields that they IN Y IL green md beautiful with
flowers. that the Corn-St lkS may grow high with
taSscIS md the c.rS IL filed with corn. Then
when the chfdrtn h vc been fed nd satisfied.
Ia V there sui l. p'cntv tn the old people may
nd live IN comfort when wIutc: Is gam upon
them.
y deep silence followed. md VS. not broken until
Luke. with studied ccur cy slowly leg Il L. interpret
the doctors pr-yrr. This required tar mOrc time
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29
Am Old Lesson

THE morning "ftcr " recent lmPoT'an,
L political convention. when V"llt1CIans at
Washington were discussing the Platform.
and some IF them saving that y presI-
dental candidate could stand on such a
platform Controller Traccwel OF the
Treasury lifted up his voice and SAID.
An this talk about standing on the plat
form Is waste of time. | learned early IN
life. ana every boy who has gone on the cars
10 Sundly-Scho"l picnics must have learned
from srgns II, the doors of the cars. that 1t
Is dangerous To- stand on the platform.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29

~OfItINlII ~ IN NNI'I t.'N 'tTtHINIII'N ITIit
have been Il ndcd down through genera
-ionS long before :hc white IN rs most anclcnt
secret socictv nd even been dire. med Of.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29

than the original. and all through the old men
with bcaming faces nodded their approval
and repeatedly called out "Elthd-ensia-i "
cit is well-ameni"1
Fortunately for us the heavens had DIRK
ened. and now d gentle drizzle was heard on
the roof Lomanakshu. the head priest. arose
and g~rasping each one of us cordially 10y the
hand hcsmearcd our cheeks. and gave us to
understand that we We're their brothers and
might remain with them always and make u
book that would keep their children's children
to know how their forefatherS had kept faith
with the rain gods and thus had many times
fcen saved from starvation.
We then had honored places next L. tie
chief in the saCred circle. and were .skcd
to smoke to the health and prosperity "f II
the iIopi people. During the remaining few
DAYS of the ceremony we were on hand 1t
all times Of day and night to take photogr. rhS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29

and make notes oil every detail Observed Snl were
never without at least q sentinel to arouse others f
our party to action IN time of need. On the ninth
day manv from other parts came to witness the pubic
ceremony and endcavored to gain admIttancc t. The
tiGa. but that privilege was reserved for us alone. N"c
could others have been accommodate during the
Sns kc washing when flash exposures were Ia he m.dt
against every odds. and when any excitement might
h We startled the rattlerS and caused them 10 strike
After the snakes had all been handed down the line
,mid weird ChantinsS and soU~ed by the h. ndtui mt"
the medicine bowl. the men withdrew To smoke ~hout
'hc - cred fire Tn, mixed Youngsters who with ~"
yes, huG been fasting since the day t,tunr. vcr, cgcr
to forget their cravings and sat on the dry nd
among the rattIers. whips and bulls. and amused them
selves 10y 81. king the rattcS. dragging the snakes
across their hare legs. and 10y otherwise PLYING with
Them as harrulcS>ly as they might have Tl.vcd with
shells on the Ssa-Shore. After witnessing tye of thcSc
ceremonies wherein none has been bitten. II seems
that their safety must lie in the large number a.
Sns kcs handled. the fcs rcsSncSS al the men. and their
re not to cxcitc the r.ttlcr> hy quick movements 81
by rough handling
The average tourist who sees" on V The public h ming
on the ninth DIV Is W. | reg III t'r hrs visit Il" this
str nge lind. vet would lie TT ~ tcnt"ld should he
rem IN long enough t. study he home lie III tins most
interesting and thoroughly contcntcd people. and I" see
something If the SCTct E:,d ceremonies that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-01
IN BANKRUPTCY.
Adjudication of Cas:s and Discharges
in District Court.

Portland, Me, July 31.-The petition
in bankruptcy of George w. Berry. a
banker of Rockland was ;ldjudicated
by Judge Hale in the district court,
yesterday. The liabilities aggregate
$lS,S15. The bankrupt':s real estate
holdings are listed at $2O,457, but he
petitions adjudicated, yesterday, were
filed by:
Bert G. Goodrich. laborcr, Sanford,
owes $20S7, assets $500; james Easier
farmer, Washburu, owes S10i0, assets
500; John Z. F;trris pcddlcr, Bangor,
owes $l501, assets SO; John T.
Choatc, shoemaker, Augusta. owes
1896, assets S235; Charles a. Williams,
barber East Corirth, owes $500. assets
STA; Edward J. Stevens, iaborcr, Wa
tcryille owes $551, assets sec: Charles
n. Kcmick, oilcloth printer, Winthrop,
owes $522, assets $50; Ulysses G. Ram
dali, laborer, Watervillc. owes $33S. as
sets SAP; Herbert III. Fish laborcr,
Fairfield, owes $4S6, assets $12O; Fred
G. Childs. farmer, Vienna, owes $JS2,
assets $127; Edward +. leighton, la
borer, Yarmouth, owes S271, assets $50;
Cyrus Brown, restaurant keeper, Madi-
son. owes $247. assets SIS; Herbert A.
Yates, laborer, lewiston owes $214. no
assets; Harry l.. Wctstein, laborcr,
Monmouth, owes ST., assets sG5.
Discharges were granted to the fol-
lowing bankrupts:
Slas ID. Jones & Son. Bangor: Mil
ton Berry, Wcstbrooli; Clinton w. Mil
likcn. Portland, James w. McShca
Daniel w. FOSs, Fort Fairfield; Edwin
w. Leonard. Milo; Samuel NJ. Boyn-
ton. Bingham; Albion Waldron, MAN.
chester; William l.. Adams, Lisbon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-01
Drowning Accident at
Freeport on Saturday.
Barnard Stone Of WaItham,
Aged Ten, the Victim.
Boat Capsized OFF Goose Island IN
Squa'l-Three Men and Women
Rescued from Boats Bottom-The
Boy Found Underneath,

Freeport. Me-, July 31.-S. d. Park
inson of Waltham, Mass, one of tho
summer residents at Bustin,s island
Saturday afternoon, invited party of
three women and two men to 90 sail
ing with him.
He took with him Bernard Stone
only son of Charles Stone, treasurer n
a Waltham. Mass. savings bank.
When off Goose Island a suualI strucl
and capsized the boat. The accident
was seen from the Bakin cottage a,
Bustln'S Island and the alarm was
given.
Just at that time the sloop yacht Iris
oil Gloucester, came in to the wharf
Daniel Mcmillan of Freeport, boarded
the yacht and asked assistance.
The Iris went to the aid of those who
had been capsiZed and found the three
women and three men clinging to the
bottom of the boat.
Mcmillan dove after the boy and
found his body tangled in the rigging.
1t was about As minutes after the acct
dent and life was extinct.
The boy, who was 10 years old, ar
rived at the island. Friday night, for
a short stay with Mr.. Parkinson. His
parents We're notified and they will
arrive, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-01
CAN'T SECURE BAIL.
Dr.. Eastman of Old Orchard Feels Very
Disappointed.

Alfred. Me. July 31.-The bondsmen
who were to furnish sureties for DIR.
Charles a. Eastman. convicted Of man
slaughter did not matrrialiZc and the
probabilities now are that the respondent
will he compelled to remain behind the
bars in the county Jail until the law court
decides whether ne is entitled to Il new
trial ON The exceptions filed by his attor
ncys. James o. Bradbury and Enoch Z.
Foster.
While a short time ago Lawyer Brad
bury was almost certain ball would he
forthcoming as everything looked bright
for such a result the attorney now fears
that his client will have to remain in Jail
until the exceptions are decided upon by
the law court at the December $, SsIon.
This will make il necessary for the re-
sporldent to be confined for some months.
He is of course much disappointed tor
he expected that parties would be found
to furnish bonds necessary to secure ms
release.
LAWYER Bradbury said, Saturday morn
ing that to secure suretics was tough
The law requires that there shall be two
bondsmen. each with $sJ worth of real
estate unincumbered. They shall be res
idents of Maine and of the county i'll
which a respondent lives, ii possible.
There are not many men. he said.
"that you can find of this stamp who Will
step forward and furnish bail for man
convicted of manSlaughter or any otner
crime. AS ii looks now we shall not he
able to get the doctor liberated, at pres
emit at least