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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
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There IS a story eXtan: OF very
exclusive nobleman Hho put hts foot
through & hole in the door Of his
room when his nOotmakcr called to
tit him.
As an example Of vanity and snob-
bishness this is equa!ed by the story
Of a lady who once wrote to a popular
dean. Anxious to let the dean see
that she was in the aanit of core.
spOn1in2 with persons CT 5igh degree
the lady began her letter 'Deey
Duchess" only to draw her pen
through Duchess and substitute
Dean" The dean. hater of snoh
berry and wit, replied in brief note
beginning Dear Queen, but with
Queen scratched out and his CORE
spondent's own name put in!
This brings to mind once more the
story OF the great nobleman who.
finding his bride poking the Are
few days after her marriage, took the
poker from her hands and reminded
ner, with sQmethine OF pcin in biz
voice, that she WaE 2 GOGDtpss'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
The Fable In Russia.

This fable. dealing with the fall OF
T'.tte, ..a i:l.s>:;.il t.inlnce n4iAister, is
related in a brochure entitled "A Glance
at the Secrets of Russian Policy" pHb-
lished at Vienna: The ear dreamed
the following singular dream: He saw
three COWS, one fat. one lean and one
blind The next day he sent for the
metropolitan Paliadius and begged him
to explain the dream, but the metropol-
itan declined. The ear then sent for
Father John of kronstadt and made
the same request of him, Father John
stroked his long curly hair with his
hand and made reply in the following
words: Your majesty, l understand
your dream in this way: The fat COW
is the finance minister, the lean one is
the Russian people and the blind one
Don't be afraid. Go on said the c1ar.
The blind COW is s-your majesty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Feast of Fools.

The best authorities agree that tbs
origin Of the ancient custom Of cele-
brating feast of fools is unknown
Some Identify it with the Roman feast
Of fools on March 81. But why did the
Romans institute the feast Of fools? In
India March 81 is the hull festival"
when all manner of pranks are played
upon the Needless. But, again. where
did the Hindoos get it5 The French
call the April fooi ''nn poisson d'Avril"
(April fish. To the scotch he is d
"gawk" Ca cucloo,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
The Apple.

The apple is not considered to be a
co;ap.ete food in itself, but on the food
list it has value far above the nutri-
ment it possesses. Apples aid the
stomach in the digestion of other foods,
and therefore the best results are OBJ
tanned from eating them after rather
than before meals. After partaking of
an unusually heavy dinner the eating
of an apple will be found to facilitate
an early digestion and afford great re-
lief from the sufferings attendant upon
indigestion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
PILES! PILES! PILES!

Dr.. Williams indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind. Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorb5 the tu-
mors. alIays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice. gives instant relief Or
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching IF the
private parts, and nothing else. Every
box IS guaranteed Sold by druggists,
sent by mail for SOC and s10O per box
Williams Mfg. Co., Props, Cleveland
Ohio, For sale BY w. L. DeWoody and
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Calendars of the Aztecs.

Calendars are probably the oldest
form of literature in the world The
cards which appear by the millions il
oil civilized countries nowadays have
their counterpart among the most an
cient known races. The AZtecs, for eX
ample, We're we'll supplied with calen-
dnrs, and several Of them have been
preserved to this day. They were pub.
lisiled in stone and set up in public
places
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
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IL Is Produced by fac sh.orptiou <.a
IL rhnnl.le OF i-lisl.A

Rain Watsr a> it ds>6.fle5 from the
,:,G4Gs i lFra .,'i-,s,l!N .Ser Ion. u4.39"3'
impurities but 50 SOON as il reaches
the e2:tL and begins to percolata
tlro2.E strata i is charged With va.
:ioHs tl.'s3 -. aud eartAy Gl'ttrrs If
the strata be chalk Or limestone. the
water threH@h the medium of carbonic
acid cts which it contains, takes uI
the iinln in solltion and forms ctr
Donate Of lime, and it is the presence
of this mineral in an excessive quanti
~ in the water which gives to it the
peculiar property of hardness
1he degree of hardness varies and
is determined principally by the pro.
portion of lime and the length of time
the water is in contact with it,
This hardness is called temporary,
because it can be reduced by boiling,
as is seen by the crust In a kettle or
boiler. when fhe water deposits the
lime it contains. There is also a per.
manent hardness caused by the pres
enee Of sulphates eh'o"ides aud q.
trGtes Of eaTthy metals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
The Home AQUARIUM.

Goldfish are likely to die if all the
water in their globe or tank is changed
at once. 1t is said that the change
from stale, standing water to fresh is
too much for them and gives them
cramps which will probably prove ia
tai. The ideal house aquarium con-
tains, besides goldfish. three specimens
of the aquatic plant Nalsperia sporalis
and eight water snails. The plant fur
nishes food for the snails. which in
turn produce young snails, upon which
the fish live.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
'a'Ae Coeoanut Tree.

There is 40 tree SO widely distributed
throughout the tropics as The cGc0unjlt
Even on remote atolls of the south
seas, which gcologistS say We're only
recently formed hy the subsistence. OF
a volcano and the growth of coral M
from its base. one finds the eoeoanut.
The parent tree leaning over the beach
Of one tropical island drops its fruit
int" the sea, to have the nut carried
away perchance halfway round the
world. Then III some faraway place
the waves cast the cocoanut ashore to
sprout and propagate another foresr
after its own kind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
For Shorter Hours.

They were discussing the labor ques-
Ton. Il believe in shorter hours" said
Mr. Lingcr $50 do /, replied Miss
keedicl earnestly. Il Jhnl an hour
and half Is plenty lons enough for an
evening coll" Md the ye2iilsass IN LAC
been there three hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Am plifytnE Him.

First Guest (at banquet)-Is this dia-
mond backed terrapin? Second Guest
That's what the caterer calls it, First
Guest (tasting it-Well, he's a prevari.
caterer-Chicago Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
10<, =. +. !,

Conluctar- aboard. Please get
aboard quickly. 1.5> 1%ain i
about to start Young Lady = But
wish to kiss my sister @ooaby Con,
ductor-Get aboard. Get aboard. I'll
attend TO that for you.-la!e Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12

Getting in debt is like sliding down a
creased pole; getting out Is like climb
ing the same pole.-Augusta (Ga.) Her
aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12

An authority on horses Sa.'s Tie gray
will live tho longest and that roGns
come next in order. Blacks seldom
live to he over twenty. and creams
rarely exceed fifteen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Sentence Suspended I'd .

''Her voice was tried by a famous
singing master"
"Was 1t found guilty?" Princeton
Tiger
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12

Loo pieces Of Fancy Figured Lawns. good
values at &c per yard IN his sale as Ions rs thev
last per yard =-zz..21s {
> pieces Of Fancy Lawns and Organizes il ali
the new shades. al this seasons goods, good ydae
at loc il this sale per yard e
1sa pieces Of fine f@aey Lawns I5atstes Organ.
dies and fancy SVisses. goods that to be sold
from T. to zoe per yard, your choice long as
they last, per yard. ..........s..... .....foc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Et17I2roiGii4@t9i&-& -.

We have pieces Of aae eaa1aa - >4.- 1zl,.s
Insertions l4 tl= i9e-s designs az 14et4aa 14s
soa2 to MAKE z.ees tt5e WI sell 5te55
:... lz5 nd ic e.ag7e=5 II TIM sa3e PEI ee4
Froal toHe value, this sefe ief e54a i z....
ez9 and values. = ths sale per ...l
0a. tfe values. ia this ale aer ytr11
faee Z Iae values this re# saa4
oar es5 IN t15ssae per vet.
car aud - Per sar1
Qns -1c and 27e values, sn tllis ssle Pc str3
Q @@#c.@ an3 !pe Fatnzs close oat Fes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12

''The doctor said mine was the worst
case Of the kind he'd ever seen but
oncet"
"How's that?"
"He said oncet when be was a kid
he played OF from school two weeRs."
San Francisco Examiner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
SAME OLD STORY.

The champs were greeted with applause
BY the fight fans gathered there
Twill be for blood" said all. because
They'll both
"e
qs eht no
Ths local chap let go a blow.
He looked like the real thing
When he made the others claret flow
>na chased htn
noS
eQl "
But the local lad became wreck
When the other turned about
And put a Jolt to the others neck
That
knocked
Salt Lake Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12
Ssl7&2S Pa42tl71Gr1t.

Greet reductions .=r.#
Our S1.oo Inc OF 6za
cut shoes in this sale IL
Our s. ard sl.:f5 Inn
Our $f.50 and Sl.>7a, il lb- z=...=..
0Jf 8. aa and 50 - lire. #H
Others ia proportion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Changes in the Jockey Clubs
Racing Rules.
BENEFIT TO BENNING
MANY BATTLES IN THE BOWLING
LEAGUES LAST NIGHT.
New Orleans Races New Cycle
Union Formed-Big House for
Britt and Nelson.

At the annual meeting of the Jockey
Club. to be held at the Windsor Arcade,
New York. on January II. number of
changes iE the rules of racing proposed
by F. r. Hitchcock, S. S, Rowland and III.
X. Knapp. will be considered They in
clude provisions for the duties of author
lied agents and the clerk of the course,
also new rules as to entries and transfers,
the forfeit list, trainers and Jockeys
licenses and an alteration in rule Ill,
which, it is suggested, should read as fol-
lows:
Rule III. If a race has been run by all
the horses at wrong weights, or over a
wrong course or distance, and an objection
be made before the numbers of the horses
placed in the race are officially confirmed,
or if judge is not in the stand when the
horses pass the winning post, the race
shall be run again after the last race of
the day, but at an interval of not less than
twenty minutes if for two miles or less, or
than thirty minutes if over two miles.
1t is also suggested that the licensing of
jockeys and trainers should be governed
by rule 141, altered in this manner
Rule 14I. "a No trainer or jockey shall be
allowed to train or ride horses on any race
track where meetings are held under these
rules until he shall have obtained license
from the stewards of the Jockey Club. Such
license must be applied for annually, with
full name and address of applicant, and is
revocable at any time at the pleasure of
the stewards of the Jockey Club or may
be suspended for any length of time.
NO horse shall be qualified to start for
any race unless he is in the hands of a
licensed trainer and license will be con-
sidered granted until fee is paid.
An additional suggestion in relation to
hand1caps has been made by S. S. How
land, which changes rule II so that it
should read:
In all handicaps when the added money
exceeds 500 the top weight shall not be
less than 1875 pounds
Mr.. Howland's idea is that it is hard
ship for the class of horses that race at
Benning and Buffalo to be asked to carry
10 pounds IN accordance with the unuuali-
ned rule as 1t now stands and that because
OF this fact many horses We're practically
debarred at those two tracks this year. The
new rule would not apply on the other
Jockey Club tracks, the added money is
usually much more than the amount stipu-
lated IN the proposed new regulation. 1t is
probable that nearly all of the changes
suggested will be adopted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
BRUSH HELD UP.
Giants Refused to Sign Until He
Agreed to Interleague Games.

A special from New York says the agree.
ment entered into between the National
and American Leagues providing for teams
in both leagues to play post-seaso games
is unanimously Endorsed by players in both
organizations. Those who have been de-
prlved of the privilege of playing these
games are especially happy. This applies
chiefly to the New York Nationals who
were prevented by President Brush from
playing a worlds championship series with
the Boston Americans last fall. 1t was
said that Brush was compelled to advance
the suggestion for post-season games be-
tween teams in both leagues because many
of the Giants refused to sign contracts for
1905 until they were assured that they
would be permitted to cross bats with the
champions of the American League in case
they won the National League pennant
again in 1905.
Brush refused to talk when interviewed
regarding this phase of the matter, but
he undoubtedly became an advocate of
after-season contests when he realized that
friction was impending among his players
Members of the New York and Boston
American teams are overjoyed at the pros
pect of meeting the Giants. They believe
that the McGrawites will capture the flag
for the second time next year and there is
a strong feeling of confidence among them
that no other aggregation than that of
Griffith or Collins will land the American
League banner in 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

The town council of Douglas, Isle of Man,
which owns its own street cars. carries
school children between 8 and am, noon
and pm. and and pm. for " cent
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

Notes of the Boxers.

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and John Wlile
of Chicago are to have another battle IN
two weeks time.
Matty Matthews will be matched in few
days to box Sam Longford, the coioreo
lightweight of Boston, for fifteen ROUNDS
before a New England boxing club
Rufe Turner, who has challenged Joe
Cans for the light weight championship
surprised the Philadelphia sports last Tues
day night Turner fought Jack Bennett
and knocked him out in two rounds
James Edward Britt thinks Mr.. Batting
Nelson will find more difficult proposition
in him than he did in Young Corbett. Britt
saws he will give Nelson the same surprise
that he gave Cans.
Marvin Hart the Louisville heavy weight
has sidestepped fight with Jack Johnson
BEFORE Hart went to the Pacific coast he
announced that he would whip Johnson and
then go after Jeffries. When Hart sa"
Johnson he drew the color line.
Manager Houghton of the West End A. G..
of St Louis, offered Benny Yanger $3.50 for
his end to fight Willie Fitzgerald, the Brook
Iyn lightweight. Yanger accepted and then
stipulated that Fitzgerald must weigh 40
pounds at the ringside, which weight the
Brooklynite cannot make.
AL McMurray Of Baltimore, wants
matches for the following boxers: Tommy
Feltz, 11e to 120 pounds; Billy Barrett. 124
to 126 pounds; Tommy DAILY, 133 to 13o
pounds, and Fred Douglass, 142 to 145
pounds. Gene Lutz of Cincinnati wants to
put George Munro against FeltZ, Lew Cur
lev against Barrett, Willie Fitzgerald
against Daily and Milt Kinney against
Douglass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
GOOD HOUSE ASSURED.
Large Advance Sale for sBritt-Nelson
Fight.

A special from San francisco says that
the advance sale of seats for the Britt
Nelson fight began yesterday morning.
When the box Office was opened at Harry
Corbetts there was quite long line wait
ing for tickets Bheohouse will probably
go over the $4,000 mark.
There is little doubt that both Britt and
Nelson are in the best possible condition.
Out at the ocean beach Britt is working as
he never worked before for contest, and
over at Metzner's. sat Larkspur, the Bat
Ting one is preparing himself for the event
of his life. smnc
Nelson will enter che ring against his
formidable opponent, Britt. full of conf
dence. His victory over Corbett in ten
rounds, when it took Britt twenty rounds
to do the trick, has given him world OF
confidence.
You can say for me that am fit to fight
for my life" said Britt yesterday. The
change of training quarters has done me
good. | like 1t out here, and can hold my
weight better than across the bay. The
salt water just pulls the weight OF me
like a Turkish bath.
Il realize that l have tough man to
beat, and / will be in condition to beat
him. l do not underrate Nelson. He is
a good strong boy and can go some, but
/ will be there at every turn.
II see that he hopes l will be true to my
word to come to him. Well, win all my
fights by aggressive tactics and that's the
way l will fight Nelson"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
NEW ORLEANS RACES
Five Favorites Finished in Front Out
of Six Events

John Fay and the eastern contingent at
the New Orleans track yesterday afternoon
pulled off quite coup with Astarta in the
six furlong handicap which was the feature
of the day. So steady was the play on
Astarita that her price was cut from twos
to 10 to 10 at post time. Fay and his
friends unbuckled and the books lost
heavily. What assisted Fay and his party
to get their money down at a good price
was that the public and Maurice Hayman
We're betting on Dick Bernard, who was
the favorite
Dick Bernard was the first away, closely
followed by Astarita The pair ran like a
team to the head of the stretch, when
Astarita shook Dick Bernard off but at
that her troubles were not over High
Wind, one of the extreme outsiders, chal-
lenged her. but Astarita managed to MAIN
tain her lead and win by length in a
driving finish High Wind secured the
place by head from Jake Greenberg. The
time for the race was the fastest made
within the last two weeks.
The selling race war broke out again al
New Orleans yesterday After Aladdin had
won the third race he was run up to 81 300
by Jake Wambsgans, a local owner and
bought in by his stable. Lady Fonso, who
won the fifth and was entered to be sold
for $500, was run up by Wambsgans and
Billy Walker to 81 100 Ex-Jockey Willie
Martin. acting for Brewer Schorr, bid the
mare IN at that figure, There is a story
behind the run-up. Lady FonSo was bought
the night before for $500 by Willie Martin
and sold to Brewer Schorr for 81 1000. She
was entered to be sold for $500, and after
she won quite large crowd congregated
around the judges stand. 1t was only last
week that Lady Fonso was bought out of a
selling race and later sold for $500 to Nose
Goldblatt She has changed hands four
times within the past week.
The books experienced another bad day
A Of he lN.,.,l bod
exception, came home in front. Marco was
the only outsider to come to the relief of
the books. He took down the second race
in lard drive from Chamble. J. w.
ONeil, the favorte for this event. finished
last. 1t was the worst showing of public
choice of this meeting.
Aladdin was an easy winner in the third
He was held at odds on at all times. Kings
Trophy made a show of his field in the
opening event, beating a fine lot of two
year-olds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

table This is certainly a sad comment
upon the condition of affairs in the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Y. M. G.. A. Bowlers.
1NTERscHoLAsTIc ATHLETICS.
Fine Sport Promised for Big Event at
Convention Hall.

The latest additions to the list of schools
which will have entries in the second an
nuai interscholastic track and field games
to be held in Convention Hall on January
% are ST. Johns College and the George
town College preparatory school of this city
and the Drexel Institute of Philadelphia.
All these schools will have boys in the
prep school events, and it is probable that
the Georgetown and Drexel Institute cap
tains will enter relay teams The Balu-
more TCity College has challenged the
youngsters from West Washington to re-
lay race and Captain Callahan of Drexel
wrote Manager Foley yesterday that his
team would like to have race with either
a Washington or a Baltimore school.
The entry of st. Johns College athletes
in the Nterscholastic games will mark the
debut Sf that institution in competitive
sporting events. They expect to have boys
probably one or two in the mile run. The
candidates for the team have already begun
training on the Georgetown indoor track
and a large crowd of aspirants for cham
pionship honors appear on the boards every
afternoon.
Georgetown prep boys have already made
a name for themselves in all branches of
sport and the performances of their ath-
letes promise to be one of the most attrac-
tive features OF the evenings sport. They
have a majority of their last years star
men again on the team who are training
under the direction of the. older and more
experienced athletes of the varsity track
team.
Drexel Institute has always been one of
the leaders in scholastic athletic circles of
the Quaker city, and was especially famous
few years back when Albert Nash. the
full-blooded Indian middle distance cham
piOn was a member of the track team
Drexel has always been strong in middle
and long-distance runners and high jump
ers. This years team has also couple of
good sprinters and hurdlers, for CAPTAIN
Callahan stated in his letter to Manager
Foley that he expected to send men for the
fifty-yard dash and fifty-yard hurdles.
Many more local high school boys re-
week and there are now an average Of
twenty boys from each school working
every afternoon. The training will be light
for the next two weeks, but after the holt
days all the boys will be worked out for
speed and endurance. Even the grade school
every section of the city it Is becoming
common sight to see the youngsters on
vacant lots and along the sidewalks prac-
ticing starts and short sprints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Wiley on Butter coloring Poisons.

At the concluding session Of the annual
conference of state sanitary officers at AL
bany, N Y, last night, DR.. H. w. Wiley,
chief of the bureau of chemistry, U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture, denouncing the use
of coal tar dyes for coloring butter, saying
that while many of them have no direct
poisonous effect their continued consump-
ton overburdens the kidneys. He said:
IN the hygienic experiments which we
have conducted at Washington we have
been able until the present year to secure
by special order uncolored butter for our
use. The two firms which supplied us
with this butter in former years when
asked this year to furnish the supply
both declined, on the ground that the
quantity made was so small, simply the
amount which we ordered, that 1t did not
pay them. For THE past six weeks we
have sought in vain in the markets of
washington and In manufactures where
by to secure a sufficient quantity of un-
colored butter for the use Of our hygienic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

walthour. Bowler.zsMBnro Moran New
kirk. Maya, Butler sand the Bedell brothers
association.
ssThe National Cycling Association" said
Walthour. sis now conducted by bunch
of .grafters.' who are looking for money,
nothing else. The game has gone bad
Gently on account of the methods pursued
by the officials, and new organization will
raise the standard OF bicycle racing in
America.
Riders who left the track at the six day
race signed an agreement last week to en-
ter the new association. We will meet in
Boston next month and select officers.
Prominent eastern newspaper men are be-
hind the scheme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
NEW CYCLE UNION.
Disqualified Riders to Fight National
Association.

Announcement was made at Atlanta, Ga.
yesterday. by Bobby Walthour, the cy-
clist, that the American Cycling Union had
been formed L, fight the National Cycling
Association and to hereafter conduct races
Independent of the old organization.
The formation of the new association
means that riders suspended as result of
differences at the recent six-day race VIII
continue to follow their profession.
The rival organization has secured a track
at Revere Beach, and will conduct racing
there next spring, probably in April, says