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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12
THE PARACHUTE MAN.
His Feelings ms He SCARED Skywnr0
and Plunged to Earth.

and Plunged to Earth.
Gone on, The bands all ready"
was met with u roar of applause as
ran down the hotel steps. The band
blared in salute and the crowd opened
up for me as | FASTENED. The para
chute was stretched out from the
straining balloon. AS the man with
me snapped the hooks on the ring he
showed me where the rope hung and
told me how to pull it when cutting
loose He was the excited one. | was
In a semistupor. A bitter Indifference
filed me as looked at the ugly sway
Ing monster which was to bear me to
atiiucnce or death.
Let her go.'
With Il cleaving of the air and a rush
of sound like the coming of a cyclone
the balloon shot upward. | ran for the
bar. &rHspcd it and scared.
tried to swing up on the bar, but
the rush of the ascent straightencd nc
like an iron rod. | thought my arms
wo'ild be pulled out. 4 sickness came
over me. comparable to the effect Of
tho start ..s!a by q high speed elera-
tar jh"n the motion hrcsmc moro
eayr and ] swung ZIP on the bar
W. accustomed to gazing down from
heights aud feit no fear as stared
ut Tile finding crowd. could see thrm
waNiA- bats and hands. coliM hear the
haNd playing; and was conscious Of Il
pleasant dreamy sensation and of Il
steady, easy rising from the Grouni.
| veMtlIled 10 bend u crab" and make
a few ankle drops" II WAS as easy
as when | was only a few feet from
fhe ground ! glanced down again.
The crowd appearet! smaller and seem
ed to be walking away from me.
had commenced TO drift. Now was the
tiiHc to cut loose | wished that
might stay where was taking
chances with that limp bag of a para
chute iii not look safe But it had to
be done
caught hold of the rope, braced my
self on the bar and gave a short, hard
phi.
Nhish my breath left me. For the
first time fear deadly fear-entcred
my heart. a jerk that nearly unseat-
ed me. and l WAS again sailing pleas
antly through space
ventured to essay few additional
feats. as the ground seemed to moro
closely approach me. and then I COM
mencnd to calc,llate as to the manner
in which to strike the ground. Like
many other problems, it settled itself
struck it feet first in a cornfield, was
dragged along and scratched up and
came to consciousness in the arms OF
my new manager. who was alternately
cUrsing mo for getting killed and bless
ing me for having saved his skin and
the 450.-Outing.
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Special oneway second class colon
ist' rates to Californio-The following
rates and arrangements are authorized
for the sale of oneway second-class
colc'nist tickets to San Francisco. Sac
ramento. Los Angeles and San Diego.
California, Ogden and Salt Lake City,
Utah, Granger, Wyoming also to Pres
colt and Phoenix, Arizona, and all inter
mediate points on direct lines to which
the regular second-class rates are high
er. The same rates will apply to such
branch line points as ordinarily take
the Cai.f.rEia common point rate. The
rate viii be $1,000. First series. daily
March l to April 80, 1904 inclusive
Second series. daily. September Is to
October 10. 1901, Inclusive
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12

Special one-Way second-class colGnist
rates 10 the northWest-Rates and ar
rangements outlined below will govern
III tie sale # one-way second-class
colonist tickets to destination shown,
and to Intermediate points effected.
Rates-From Pine Bluff te Billings.
Montana, s2S.6JJ; from Pine Bluff to
Hinsdale, Liyir gston. Logan and Gin
nabar, Mont, $3.50: from Pine Bluff
to Helena, Butte. Missoula and Ana
condo. Mont, s31 SO; from Pine Bluff
to Spokane, Washington. S34.0O; from
Pine Bluff to Portland, Ashland Asto-
ria, Oregon, Tacoma, Washington and
Vancouver, B. c., s36 so. Dates of sale
First series March l to April 80,
1904, inclusive. Second series, Septem-
Der Is to Octozer Is, 1904, inclusive.
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General Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church-Los Angeles, Cal, May
8, 19O4.-Nationa Association of Re-
tail Grocers Of the United States, San
Francisco, Cal, May 3, tc 8, 1904 tor
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are au-
thoriZed to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, California. Rate-Forty-seven
dollars and fifty cents ($475O) for the
round trip. Dates of sale-April 23 to
May 1, inclusive. Return initial
tickets to be limited t., June 80 1904,
for return. Stopovers-Stopovers may
be made at any point within fifteen
days from date of sale; within Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
stopovers may be made at any point
up to June 25th, 1904.
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Reading His Own Works.

only once heard Thackeray allude
to his works and that in serio-
comic spirit. which amused both him
and us. Il was travelling on the
Rhine" he said Gn company no doubt
with "the Kickleburys'). land enter
ing one of the hotels on the banks, ex-
hausted and weary, went into the
saloon and threw myself on Sofa
There was a book on little table close
by, and opened it to find it was
Vanity Fair had not seen it since
I corrected the proofs. and read a
chapter. Do you know it seemed to
me very amusing?" = Dean Holes
Memories"
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12
EcOnOINly v.

you've cut down my allowance, Z"
she said.
Yes" he admitted GIVE been spend
ing most Of my time at the club re-
Gently. and I cant pay board in two
places"
"Then you'd better stay home" she
said, and lie did. But presently there
was the old complaint.
"You've cut down my allowance
again." she said
Yes" he admitted. I'm spending
my time at home now. and my COM
pany ought to count for something"
Then she didn't know whether to ad-
wise him to go back to the club or not
Chicago Post
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Time aud Money.

Whistler. On the witness stand one
day, was asked the price he had OBJ
tained for a certain picture
Zone thousand guineas," said he.
How long did it take you to paint
it?'
"About n day and a half"
"And do you mean to tell the court,
Mr.. Whistler, that you have the au
dacity to charge 1000 guheas for the
work Of day and half?'
mo. sir: l ask it for the knowledge
Of a lifetime"
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His SuSpicions Aroused.

Rurns-So your new play was per-
formed last night? Was there a call
for the author? Plotter-There was no
general demand for his appearance but
l heard one or two men say they'd like
TO see the man who wrote t. didn't
like the way they said it and got out
of the house as soon as could.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12
1t Didn't Work.

"This'll be good for hundred any
how" said young Sow His Wild Oats
to his pal. every young follow needs
a stake when he is Of age so I'll send
this telegram collect to tho old man.
Dear Father-I am twenty-ope to-
day and broke"
An hour later the fond father wired
collect:
80 was I when I was twenty one"
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Not to De Fooled.

Dealer-Five pounds for this beauti-
ful painting? Why, man. the frame is
worth more than that Connoisseur-
Yes, but not with that picture in it
London Tit Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12

The squalls on the sea of matrimony
have never been so perilous as to de-
ter woman from taking the last boat
out.-New York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12
A Jovful Party.

We learn from a communication
that certain crowd of fun-makers
had good time in Portsmouth, Ohio.
The time was spent in strawberry.
ing, snake shooting, and frog hunting
was enjoyed. In the evening, music
was enjoyed, after which ice cream
and candy was enJoyed. Toledo
Blade
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-12

Meeting of representatives of the
New York Life Insurance company,
Hot Springs, Ark, April y, 19O4.-For
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are au-
thorized to Hot Springs, Ark: Rate,
one fare plus two dollars ($2.OO) fer
the round trip. Date of sale, April
10th and 18th, 1904 Return limit,
ten Q0 days from date of sale and for
continuous passage in both directions.
Town Lot Sale-FeSenthal, Ark,
April 27-2S, 1904, For the above occa-
sion the following round trip rates
and arrangements are authorized to
Camden, Arkansas: Round trip ratel
Pine Bluff, $3.50. Dates of sale:
Agents north IF Camden will sell for
train No. 3 of April 27, 1904. Return
limit: All tickets to be limited to
April 80, 1904.
Annual meeting Southern Baptist
Convention and Auxiliary Societies,
Nashville, Tenn, May 1916. 1904 For
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are autho-
rized t. Nashville, Tenn: One fare
plus two dollars and twenty-five cents
(s2,25) for the round trip. Dates OF
Sale: May 8. 10 and II, 1904. Re-
turn limit: Ten (10) days from date
and for continuous passage in both
directions. Extension of limit: BY
personally depositing return portion
- tickets with the joint agent between
the hours of a. m. and p. M, not
earlier than May 10, 1904, nor later
than ten days from date ticket was
punched and upon payment of fee of
fifty 600 cents at such time, extension
OF return limit to a date not later than
June 6. 1904. can be secured.
S. NJ. Dickey, Agent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
sufficient assurance OF the final result,

sufficient assurance OF the final result
with many to predict business distur-
bance, the president determined not to
take the responsibility of opening the
ball. What he will do later will de-
pend upon conditions 1t Is altogether
likely that the F'ifty-ninth congress
VIII not be called in extraordinary ses-
SION at any time to consider tariff
amcndments If the matter is taken
up IN the regular session 1t will be
taken up on the initiative Of congress,
altho 1T Is probable that the president
VIII discuss the matter to some extent
in his next message.
1t has been suggested that congress-
In its own time, will take up the tariff
question. if 1t is found that public in
terest in the matter Is sustained. 1t Is
said the issue may be met in a PROPOSE
ton to provide minimum and maxi
mum rates, thereby giving application
to the policy of reciprocity. A depart
ure of that kind might prove popular,
and it might afford satisfactory
basis for compromise. But for the
present the whole matter stands de-
ferred, giving the anti-revisionists, as
the forces have heretofore been align
ed, possession of the field. Their VIC
tory was apparent from the moment 1t
was known the president had accepted
the policy of silence.
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confesses further that 1t was necessary
for him not only to have the help Of
our own marshal, but to invoke aid
from the sheriff Of Douglass county.
Later, the man who is wanted In
Iowa, on felonious charge, was en-
abled, by reason of his environment,
to- dictate the terms upon which he
would submit to be arrested. And all
this because Tom Dennison Is man
Of influence in Omaha. In his peculiar
Industrial occupations, IT. has been
necessary for him to have the tacit
consent of the civil authorities all the
time and the active aid Of the hired
men part of the time. 1t has even
been limited that he scratched the
backs of the police under the pledge
that when he should be suffering from
pruritus they would scratch him.
Having knowledge of this condition
of affairs the federal officer from our
sister state knew at least where not to
go in search of information touching
the whereabouts of the man he desired
to take home with him.
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/ LOOKER.ON in IOWA +;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

Trner, Dec. 20.--"When In the course
of human events" n democratic presl.'
dent Is elected IN these United States
then. and not till then, VIII +. f..
Bradford. the well known Marshall-
town attorney, have designs on post
office. But on the night of the blow :
ing up" OF the postofllce at ReinbecS
some one had different opinion. on
that eventful night Mr.. Bradford at
$50 a. m. was in the Great Western
depot at Reinbeck sweetly sleeping on
the easy benches. for the comfort OF
waiting passengers. Suddenly he was
grabbed by the shoulder, and Mt once
asked this PORTED question: Are you
the man that robbed the postofilce or
are you travelling man going north"
"1hank God, I'm neither, answered
Bradford as he once more proceeded to
sleep the sleep of the just. However,
the next day he began to be rlled, when
he heard why his slumbers were 50
r,dely disturbed. And even now he Is
at loss to understand whether he looks
like Jesse James or some dudish knight
of the grip.
Tom Miner, of Belle PLANE, the at
torney who conducted the prosecu-
ton in the celebrated Seguin case at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
Cured of Asthma
After IS years oil Suffering.

1t will be gratifying to Asthmatic
readers to learn that an absolute cure has
at last been discovered by DR.. Schiffmann.
That the remedy is an effectual one can
not DO doubted after perusal OF such testi.
mony as that OF c. w. Van Antwerp, Full
ton, N. Y, who says: 'Your remedy
(Schiffmann's Asthma (ure) Is the best I
ever used. bought q package of our
druggist and tried it and ono box entirely
cured inc OF Asthma, andI have not had
1t since. / can now go t., bed and sleep all
night with perfect comfort, which / have
you for the health thai / now enjoy. I
hope that you willpublish this letter, that
others may learn OF its " onderful virtues"
Sold by all druggists at Soc and e1.OO.
Send &c stampto DR.. r. Schiffmann, Box 691,
st. Paul, Mimi, for free sample package.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
the SALOON. AND SOME FIGURES.

A few years ago the town OF Man
p,np iowa, had In legal operation
fourteen saloons; this Is a town Oh
about 1900 people. In this community
In Carroll county, Iowa, the majority
fayors a legal saloon In preference TO
n non enforced prohibitory law. But
che business men Of that town, cool,
leyel-headed, shrewd men, favoring as
they do an open saloon. by caretui
figuring satisfied themselves that IL
fourteen saloons We're continually sup
ported. some of the other business In
terests Of the town would have TO
close their doors. In other words
there was not spending money enough
To 90 around. The result was decid-
ed lessening in the number OF saloons
In Manning.
In the union meeting in MARSHALL
town last Sunday evening in the Meth
odist church, 1t was publicly stated
that In this city there ere'twenty-two
open saloons and that they took In
100000 a year. Let's see. II a saloon
takes in $50 a day FOR 312 days IN a
wear It amounts to $4,000 q year, and
twenty-five saloons will take in s343.-
200 in year. So the above statement
n probably based on the average saloon
taking in $50 a day, which may be
high. but is very nearly correct. This,
therefore. is the financial problem, en-
tdrely free from any sentiment. that
confronts the business men Of this
town. It opens up for discussion
whether the people Of this community
can afford to pay 100000 to $350,000
q year for their drink bill. and still
have left money enough to pay their
grocery, shoe. clothing bills, Doctors
bill and house rent.
Put 1t another way, can the people
Of this community afford the luxury
OF q 100000 drink bill, and still have
money left to give the merchants of
this town q good trade. The PROPOSE
ton Is one for business men to discuss
and settle. There is no purpose just
now to even touch upon ether moral
features OF the saloon traffic. Just now
nothing need be said Of the remedy,
whether said remedy is higher mulct
tax and fewer saloons, or prohibition,
as exenplified in previous workings in
this town. Can the people Of Marshall-
town afford to pay 100000 each year
for beer and whisky? Do the mer-
chants want them to do 1t?
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lively they evidently turned to the view
that Port Arthur was of first conshd-
Grafton. 1t seems now that the mika-
dos two armies In front of Mukden
slams IN check while Nogi has been In
structed to reduce Port Arthur, which
he has proceeded to do with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision. A fortress declared
impregnable by all military experts and
supported by the naval guns of the
crippled battle ships. can not be stom-
ed and won in q day. 1T must be lit
orally ground to pieces and great por-
tons of it's mountain ramparts re-
duced to dust. This Is the work Nogi S
men are doing with the persistency
and the method of million ants or
dered to carry away a mountain.
In the meantime 1t seems that Kur-
opatkin has learned something. He,
Linievitch Cripenberg and Kaulbars
are to be in command Of 100000 men
each provided the railroad can get
them all to Manchuria by spring. How
ever, the English papers contend that
the red liquor still runs riot wherever
Russian officers are quartered, and II
so million men could not prevent
some terrible disasters. The French
press on the other hand, contends that
hereafter, admission to Kuropatkin's
headquarters is reserved for sober per-
sons only and that cavalry officers
must be able to ride a horse at all
times while in command.
Sizing UP the situation the expert Of
Russians believe that Japan has al
ready reached her limit of troops and
that when Russia's 100000 saibres bear
down upon the ,nikados men they will
meet a levy of peasants with inferior
arms and poorly led. But, the Times
predicts that the Russians will be
fooled, for, it contends, as soon as the
Japs, saw that Prince Khilkoff was able
to give competent management to the
railroad they set about with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision to recruit and thor
oughly equip armies Of superior
strength and so long as Japan con-
trolls the sea, there Is nothing to pre-
vent her keeping her ARMIES superior
in numbers to the Russians. But,
more than this, Japan has refused to
organize her corps Of officers for her
enlarged armies from the regulars.
She has kept open the door OF merit
and her NOM commissioned ranks are
being recruited from the Intellectual
elite of the nation, who take the place
of regular officers as they fall in bat
tie, probably superior in very many
ways to the average Russian officer.
The larger the armies grow the more
will morale among the troops and
brains among the leaders tell IN favor
Of Japan. However, aside from the
continual hammering away at Port
Arthur. little is expected of either
army until spring.
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Perfectly RIGHT.

Regular army officers say that vol
unteers are a trif1e deficient in mat
ters Of military etiquette. AS illustra-
tive Of their weakness in this respect.
Major General Corbin tells an anus
ing story of young lieutenant Of mill
tia who accompanied his fellow-yolun-
teers to the war game at Manassas
recently.
1t appears that the young volunteer
officer in question was conversing with
certain regular army officers near Cen
eral Corbin's tent, when General Grant
and his staff passed. The regular Of
ficers arose and saluted, but the vol
unteer lietehant sat still.
"That was General Grant" said one
of the regulars to the lieutenant. why
didn't you salute him?"
"Oh," responded the volunteer nom
chalantly, I've only been here few
days, and we haven't been introduced
Golfers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
beware Of counterfeits.

"Dewitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel salve," writes J.. L. Tucker. OF
Centre, Ala. II have used it in my
family for piles, cuts and burns fol
wears and can recommend it to be ths
best salve on the market. Every fam
ily should keep 1t, as it is an invaluable
household remedy, and should always
be kept on hand for immediate USE
Mrs. Samuel Gage, Of North Bush, n
Y. says: II had a fever gore on my
ankle for twelve years, that the doc.
tors could not cure. All salves and
blood remedies proved worthless.
could not walk for over two years
Finally 1 was persuaded to try De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. which has
completely cured me. II is won
derful relief" DeWitt's Witch 5Hazei
salve cures without leaving scar
Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-20
Helping tho Buyers Along.

(CnlCaBO ISeWSC
There are many ways Of bringing
hesitating buyer up to the mark" said
Lawyer John Il. Kehoe, but the way
my friend and client Tom Corr1gan OF
DuPage county, managed to sell his
farm Is about as unique as any
TON was tired OF farming IN that
particular section. He wanted to sell
and get out, and his neighbor, Silas
Barker, whose farm lay across the
road from him, wanted just as badly
to buy and get In. But Silas was
great hand at bargain, and he kept
waiting for Tom to come down to u
price that would please him. This Tom
was not inclined to do. The pair occa-
sionally met and casually referred to
the matter, one trying to conceal that
he was anxious to sell and the other
that he was burning to buy, but they
never seem to come any nearer an
agreement.
"'Well, Mr.. Barker said Tom at
length, I think have good buyer IN
view now for this farm Of mine. Still
you being neighbor, I'm willing to
give you the preference.
"Whats your price today? asked
Silas.
otis $500 more than 1t was last
time replied Tom.
81 guess not said Barker.
"Next day Silas saw Tom conduct
ing a Roman Catholic priest over the
farm, as IL showing him is various
points and advantages. On inquiry, he
got whisper from q friend OF Tom
that the latter was negotiating with
Father Madigan, who wanted the place
for a cemetery.
"F,or cemetery! Right at his
door, too! A cemetery with hearses
and carriages full of mourners, un-
loading almost at his very threshold
every day, and bristling rows Of tomb
stones to look out upon every night.
This would be sad upset to his cher
ished dream Of amalgamating the two
farms and owning one of the finest
pieces of land in DuPage county.
every soon he sought out Tom Cor
rigan. 1t is true that you're going
to sell your farm to the priest?
THAT'S my own business, Mr. Bar
kerr said Tom.
and is it true that it's going to be
made into cemetery!
"Faith. then, tits little / know or
care what the buyer intends to make
of it. SO long as get a good price for
it.
"It's s1,oO more than 1t was yester-
day. answered Tom.
"Well them said Barker TIL take
it at that price
"And he took it. Now, the priest had
no notion Of booming Corrigan's real
estate with his innocent visit so ne
was angry. But he was not SO tnor-
oughly Disguised as was Sllas Barker
when the latter discovered the trlcK
by which Corrigan had got his own
price for his farm"
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Grundy Center, IS welcome part of
any court proceeding. 1t can be said
while Tom is in a court room neither
Judge, jury, counsel or spectators take
even cat nap. There's always some
thing going on" This Seguin case was
one after his own heart. 1t seemed so
we'll to bring out his deep religious
emotions. When he Is conducting
criminal prosecution or de-
Tending injured innocence the
Jury always have a literary treat
offered them, and 1t is fact that
no lawyer In Iowa ever has larger
number of listeners. i. e., those of his
own profession. than when he address,
es q jury. He is model for the young
err members of the legal fraternity, in
the sweet angelic disposition he shows
when the judges rule against him on an
exception or point of order. But just
the same when Tom Miner addresses
the court no attorney is accorded moro
respectful attention. He never mixes
levity with law. All this Is a necessary
preliminary to the following copy of
his business METER head. On his sign
over his office in Belle PLANE is the
first sentence quoted. Some OF his
down east, dignified, clients, when they
receive their first letter from this wild
and wooly' lawyer of Belle Plaine,
hardly know what to think. but the
universal satisfaction he gives In busi-
ness matters. suggests he believes In
publicity. In this line of free advertis :
ing the writer Is pleased to publish his
unique card: