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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
wn.hington's Address f.czc Nn'c~t2

Without going s.. far rs T." ~ay tlat
Minority Leader Williams wH-out of
order in asking That Nazila-toa'-
frcWpH ;4.re@s bn read l=lese the
house ON Irch. ~ t'5n AIbaa} Ar-H,
says Nr. Faxsa Was rtaht IN suppress
inc 1t. we would Not sal tHd thr
farewell address contains ttasmtte
>"at i't3l.@, hut il t=i@ =#e=a#= #e-z
the v-erst llina Washaston sEe..lsi
entaaglin2 alliances. a=Eresent=- Is
is to ensanelc ourselves in atstA.ain
=alIia4e44. Washington Wae ~tev= aa}
deliberate. Roosevelt is =7Aii " 4t{
know Ltasayeit.s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
a WOEsna'S Way.

Beryl-Et' q Is a sort Of q Girl who
believes ia i2c&in@ st the bright side
OF everything.
Syhl Ye> Shes always looking ct
the shiny rIrf2ce of mirror.-Nev
York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
Ever thing IN a Name.

$50 you have discovered another
GERM
Well" answered the eciontist, "we
haven't exactly discOvert / if, but ""
have christened it. Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
HOME MISSIONS.

Legislatures. political and com
mercial conventions, and the daily
press. are discussing the effect of the
Panama canal upCn the future of the
South, and all are predicting such
tides of commerce and immigration
as to alter in wonderful degree the
conditions now existing in the Gulf
cities With all this rapid rush of
population and trade which will be
called growth and prosperity, all the
problems Of godiness will be intensi-
fed beyond anything We have yet
seen in cur southern cities What
will the church Of God do to meet
these future conditions? 1t is the
part of wisdom to begin in advance,
to fortify these stronghclds, so as to
be able to cope with the evils in the
beginning and hold them firmly in
check, ever increasing the power as
the need requires. The Woman's
Hcme Mission Society is one Of the
agencies to be used to help in this
great work.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will hs,d its regular month";
meeting at p. M, at Lakeside
church, May 2 All members are re-
quested to attend; visitors cordially
invited
Mrs J. 7. Dumas the consecrated
leader of home missions in Mobile,
Ala. was an honored visitor Of the
Dallas mission home recently She
is greatly interested in this line of
work, and has given $4,000 for the
establishment OF a similar week in
her home city. Though so interested
in securing home for Mobile, she
gave S25 for a scholarship in the Res
cue home. Nha- model for Cur
Southern women.
Eighteen young women of the NJ
E. Churh, South, are among the ncr'
NAL students Of the Chicago trainine
school. Where are the other two.
MIR. Harris call was fer twenty,
The Scarritt Bible Training schoo
at Kansas City, Nc, is in excellen
condition financially, and is doing
magnificent work in training womel
of the NJ f H S., for Christian serv
ice. 1t is largely due TO the effcyts o
Miss Gibson. the superintendent o
the school, that our Southern M. +
church is taking this advance step il
Women's work
Fifty-one thousand, six hundred an,
six students were enrclled in Meth
odist education& institutions durin
the past year.
The city of Panama has no waite
supply or sewerage system. thoug
fully 25,000 people live within it
b2unds, The water is brought int
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
KILLED FATHSR-;N-LA LAW.
Tragedy startles. Quiet Little fo"n
OF GiIlett

GiiIett, April 3o-This quiet little
town was startled Thursday after
noon by a tragedy. The victim was
H. H. Moody, a well known citizen.
who was shot and killed by his SON
in-law. f. C. Thompson. It IS claim
ed by Thompson that be did the Kill
ing in self-defense
The coroner has summoned jury
and an investigation OF the affair IS
in progress. !
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

rIp city in barrels each barrel drawn
Dy mule. The waterman fills his
barrel at any conyenient pool or
.tream. no matter what may he in
tie water before he takes ii
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
WARNED 10 LEAVE TOWN
SEEMS LIKE TIE CHANGES ApE
GOOD F0F RACE WAP
AT BONANZA.
Mining CoaR724 EmHt1gter ans Ne
groes Wi ARpe7@ t. Feaa
Court fe- Protect
Court fer Pr9eea

ke ta
q ts7#l- - -
7sa H=f5= aasf= lht= ~
#-a=.. s.5z5# deHal
- ~ sl0. f5ie5 H=l4. al9
.H 494 E.a.azI= ca 49, g.
t.U,oe i.4s@ toNa Motto
t=al= =la= i gmasasa=
4ay@ maauag aau#,lt..#
aa4f Ia not i34= thew
4e rem81e bg t3r4a4
il t.d that the eoaG eoa4a5l
VII ~.au4 BY the aeeroes AMI
ne zsaf> wilt appeal t, the deaa
eoart fol p#ote"tjoa for t6cm.
Tho negroes are al members q
lie union and the latter aisclan5-
any connection with tic movement -
drive them away.
Unless there Is a complete baef
down on the part of those participai
ing in the mass meeting serious trgu
bic Is said TO be imminent
Bonanza is on the Frisco. fourteen
miles south Of Fort Smith and tAa
negroes have been employed at the
coal mines there about four yeats
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

The loetar said Min" was tie worst
ease Of TT kad he'd eFc. seen btH
oneet.
..IIsr.s that"
"}Ir said oncat Wen Ao WAS a 4.
ap p.ayeG of tro.a sr.soo. t,yo w'eAN
-.,ail IruarIsco l. !>Ne'lt!ilzf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

Fifty-one thousand, six hundred and
six students were enYclled in Meth
odist educational institutions during
the past year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

The city of Panama has no water
supply or sewerage system, though
fully $4,000 people live within its
b2Mnds. The water is brought into
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

Eighteen young women of the M.
E. Churh, South, are among the nor
NAL Students Of the Chicago training
school. Where are the other two?
MIR. Harris call was fer twenty
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will hs'd its regular month )
meeting at 3 p. M. at Lakeside
church, May 2. All members are re-
quested to attend; visitors cordially
invited
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23

the baron's body was borne from the
house.
Margot was not of those who had
stood about the tomb. Etienne's tenn
porary absence from the house being
assured, she had improved the oppor-
tunity to open the secret panel and re-
move the metal box and bags of coin.
which she hid away amongst her own
belongings. She proposed, with Jean
and Pierre, to seek a new home in
Toulon, where n large number of Roy
aliSts. together with others who had
suffered persecution from the Revolu-
tionists. had found refuge.
Presently she saw Etienne enter
the drawing room, where Jean had
remained, having refused to leave the
lieutenant. who was now seated at
table, examining some papers found
upon the dead Fauchel; and consider
ing this an opportune time to make
known her plans, she had turned
toward the door. when Etienne's
voice. full of its old-time arrogance,
came to her.
Jean, leave the room instantly, and
20 to your bed"
Margot paused in the doorway and
saw Jeans head raised with II bel
liGerent poise. 81 will not go for you,
Etienne, when you order me in such
rude fashion," he said, his voice
shaking with rage.
Uttering a vile oath, Etienne strobe
forward, and seizing him by the col
lar, dragged the boy from the chair
and bppan striking him
"Monsieur Etiegne, do not you do
that" cried Margot, rushing toward
him. "Ah. mon Dieu! How can you
have the heart, and at such a time
as this?'
Jean was struggling in wild fury,
using feet and hands to defend him
self, which he did in p way that
brought to the lieutenant's mind the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23
HAFITTE M
LUZ l0UISIANA
~ BY MARY DEVEREUX
- nLusTpsncct3 m.So1
lEy,.z. .r.Scs
Sss1~xD
BY MARY DEVEREUX

nisht. hut lay thinking Of what
changes were likely Ia come. nov that
the baFOn Nas dead. An Intuition
waTned her To secure the money ani
yaiuAblss Nhieh the baron had IN
trusted to her care: 10 take them from
their present hldihg place, and have
them at hand. In eass some addl,ioaai
disaster should come. And. too. bear
ihE IN mind her masters command
iha, she remove lean from EiiehnSs
rule in cas-. of that Detailing which
roW had come To pass. her p-rpiessd
brain had at length evolved n plan
which seemed both wise and feasible
hut before attempting Ia put II Into
execution. n curious impnis. nrs-d
her Ia take tn. youns officer into her
confidence. Looking up into the cold.
ei-sn,eut fac. befor. her, sh. asked.
you will not leave here today. Mon
sicury''
Perhaps: I cannot decide until
later"
-B.sor. you 80. monsieur. would
,akc II aR a great favor should you
let me ask of you som. advice as To
n matter concerning him you seem To
love- And she glanced nj Jean. who
was standing in the doorway. with his
back To them.
The Officer. II he fcl, any surprise.
showed none. for he answered her
with kindly assurance. lie then Joined
Joan. and the two went below. where
breakfast awaited them.
Th. two dead soldiers were buried
early In tn. afternoon: but the stars
were coming out when the door OF
the great vault was closed. and the
late baron left to sleep with his an.
ccHtorE.
E,icnnc. silent md rcpcilinS. stood
by. youchsaiing little notice OF anyone
about him. Jean had taken care To
keep away from his haif'brothcr:
and the latter replied with scant cour-
tcsy to the ilcutcnnnt's salu'ation.
when they me; for the first time. ms
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23
CHAPTER ~.

The gray vas flushing with fase
tints from the coming sun when a
loud knocking upon the entrance do0r
aroused the soldier ON guard in the
hall.
open the door" a voice shouted
pSremptoFiiy. "ratro! Pierre. 4
thousand devils: You fools inside
there. open the door. I say"
The disturbance brought Grciaire
from his inpEoyised couch at the r'ar
of the hall: and climbing III. ladder.
h. pushed his head through the bro
ken window for sight OF who nigh,
b. outside.
who are you7" demanded the
his voice Indicating surprise as he
looked Mt the face OF the soldier above
him.
'-Tha, IL what should like TO have
you toll me Of yourself. m'Si.ur." nn.
swercd Grcioir.. in his usual dry man.
ncr. HIS not over friendly eyes notin.
the details Of the attire worn by the
aTistocraticaiiy clad visitor.
"Damc!" now exclaimed the latter.
evidently more angry than before.
''whR, business can II be OF yaurET
Who are you. that dare eavii over
opening to me the door Of my fathers
hc.ScT'
f"Hc is hut one: and there are two
OF US to handle such n cockHparrow
Ms I could easily overcome alone. with
one hand" said Grcloirc Heornfuiiy.
- the barn fell. and Eiiennc entered.
somewhat paicr than usual. and his
hair and rlimcnt dishcvclcd from an
aikniEht'S eoneealmcnt In one OF the
ou,bulidIn.S of the chateau.
Wishing TO sec the baron. In order
to press his demand for more funds.
tho young man had. unannounccd.
come down from Paris. and chanccd
to arrive the evening before. during
the wiides' lirt Of the melee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23

He was by this time accustomed to
such outbreaks; and suspecting quick.
ly the position of affairs, had lost no
time in finding hiding place in n
grove. not far from the house.
At the tidings of his fathers death.
new expression came to Etienne's
face, softening its coldness; but this
quickly changed when. in reply to his
query as to who was in command of
the escort. Greloire answered, Lieu
tenant Bonaparte."
An oath that made both soldiers
stare burst from the young mans lips.
81 will go to my apartments he
added, with return of all his haughti-
ness; land do both of you see to 1t
that I am not disturbed by your Off
cer.",
With this he stalked through the
hall, and up the stairway, shuddering
as he passed the blood-stains upon the
floor.
Etienne's steps on the upper stairs
and along the oaken-foored hall
brought Tatro to the door of the room
where lay the two wounded soldiers,
one of whom was evidently dying.
while the other was sleeping quietly.
"Ah, Monsieur Etienne, is 1t you.
sir?" Then, correcting himself with
"Pardon-Monsieur lie Baron he
burst forth in quavering voice, 1T
is surely sad return for you.'
Somewhat softened by the old man S
words, and now realizing more fully
the horrors of the night before, Eli
enne replied in an unusually Kind
fashion. But when he ended by or
dering that repast be brought to
his rooms, Tatro's face showed sur
prise he dared not voice; for he Won
dered that his new master could think
of sustenance for himself, so soon af-
ter coming upon the scene OF his re-
cent loss.
Margot had slept little during the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23

Is. They go In sets Of thTcca. Ono
carries n lantcrt. tho second the toys
and the third tho tree covered with
taporA. We shall soon bc out OF the
forests. my little Walter. and are with.
In two flights OF the workshops for
toys. We will begin with tn. manu-.
factory OF dolls. You will sec heaps
of pretty crcn,urcH.'
The little angel and Walter went
Into the second paradise.
Heaps of little ladies and gentle.
mon lay ON the tables and on tho
floor: In tho corners were piles OF
legs. arms. bodies and heads. Seulp.
tors were putting ,hcm together.
mGasurInE them very accurately:
painters were touching the cheeks
with pink aud lips with red. Careful
artIsts-drcHBmnkcrs shocmakcrs and
| ccdlcwomcn-dld the rest. a poet
even WIS engaged TO teach the dolls
that could speak.
Out OF n chimney rs tall as the obc-
ilsk came n great cloud OF smoke.
Il will order n suit OF armor!" cried
Walter. clnpping his hands.
NO. no. Nobody can give orders
here. Only Father Christmas has
right TO give orders. Nobody obeys
any one but him." replied the angel.
Walter saw he had made mistake.
He went in quite grave and silent.
He admired the forge. the bellows. tho
rod.hot iron. The smiths hammer
beat in steady time. and the loud
tones of tho anvil rang out like song
90 Al, t,. HrAs saTtF nj
sparks. The Zimmerman sang to tho
noto OF the anvil, 10 help himself to
strike the iron In a regular beat,
Next they came to the place where
boats were made. Such n pretty
| scone'
A wide rivulet of blue water flowed
through n sunny meadow, and on 1t
the carpenters and engineers of this
heavenly navy were trying the vessels
they had just finished.
There were sailing boats for fisher
men. and steamers and ironclads.
Now. come away" his winged COM
panlon whispered in his ear. ut is
very late; I must be going down all
the chimneys. Make hastc!"
Together they went back to tho
shining path. As soon as they had
left the road they flew down on clouds
of snow which were falling. Soon
they saw steeples and roofs.
Here. Walter, is the town you live
in. In five minutes you will be in bed.
| must take off your wings, for they
must never touch anything earthly.
Walter awoke.
The door of the bedroom was open
and his mother, who had just come in.
hugged him very tightly.
The chimney place was full OF toys.
On the floor by his bed lay .
peCe O. neat straight strokes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23
Thank God for Christ.

Full nineteen hundred years
OF history
or human JOY and tears.
And mystery
Since Christ was born.
Men ponder DER the past.
And what may be:
But shall until the last.
Imperfect see
The path they tread.
Yet as they backward look
And strive to seize
The meaning OF the book
OF centuries.
Whose store is theirs.
Their hearts o'erflow with praiss
While creed and cant
Stand silent. and they raiSe
The blessed chant,
Thank God for Christ.
james LIE Roy Stockton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-01
NORTH ENTRANCE PALACE OF MINES AND
METALLURGY, WORLDS FAIR.

large areas of ground which are often
mistaken for single plantations. This
is hardly ever the case, as the large
tracts are very often owned by hun
dreds of different men, whose individ
ual plots of ground bearing the tea
plants are carefully mapped out, so
that each individual owner may cult
Each owner likewise markets his own
tea and puts bis own special mark, or
Chop" on the packages. Hence the
term "chOp" signifies an individual
growth or picking of tea by one owner.
In an area of tea land of, say, thou
sands acres, all apparently under one
ownership, there may be some forty,
fifty or more owners of the plantation
and consequently a like number of
'chops" of tea.
1t must not be imagined that all these
different owners of the tea get the
same price for their commodity-far
from it, as each of these individual tea
growers has his own secrets for i'm
proving the quality and flavor of tea.
Take, for instance, the Annoy and Flu
chau districts, whence most of the tea
for the United States comes. The own
ers of CHOPS" of tea varying from 10
to 200 chests of SO pounds each bring
samples of their goods to the various
foreign merchants for sale. These lat
ter turn the Chinese tea growers over
to the good offices of the foreign or
American professional tea faster, who
passes on the goods as to price. The
tea faster has the samples infused, not
boiled, in his presence and passes upon
the quality, flavor, twang and manner
of curing, fixing a price accordingly,
from which there is never any varia-
ton and which the tea grower must ac-
Cept or go elsewhere to dispose of his
wares. In a single tract of tea land
like the one cited above the price has
ranged from II cents, the lowest, to
49, cents, the highest, per pound
among siXty-one different tea produ-
GERS. A matter of great moment that
also figures in the price of tea is
that very often tea from the same dis
trict will have the various chops"
blended together in order to produce
special flayQrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-01
The BOWser Cat
Mr. Bowser Works Out Scheme to Do Away With Him.
but the Feline Gets Wise and In the End
Fools the Old Man.

himself and Mr.. Bowser and that he
must toe the scratch and win if he
could. He therefore made not the
slightest objection to being roughly
dumped into an old basket and the
cooks apron tied over it.
'Thatll do nicely" observed Mr.
Bowser when all was ready. and now
you can take him along
Are you down on the cat:" asked
the boy as lie pocketed the money.
Il am. He's an old nuisance. I've
wanted to knock his head of for the
last year When a cat thinks lie can
get the better Of me l want to show
him that he isn't in it. Hurry up. now,
and be sure you drive far enough"
Some cats would have called out a
lament at leaving the house where they
were born and reared and had good
times, but the Bowser cat uttered no
sound. He was having thoughts. but
there We're no tears in his eyes. He
was eat who had seen the beginning
and the end of the war with Spain. and
the ride of four blocks to the grocery
had no terrors for him. The boy had
to stop for another order. and he was
long time getting ready to 20 on. so
long that the cat finally concluded that
the time was ripe TO show his hand.
OF Il sudden, as the boy threw the
last box in over the tailbOard, some
thing came out of the peach basket
Something also dropped into a box
wherein reposed a dozen eggs and
broke seven of them. Something fur
Their threw yolks of eggs over the boy
as it shot under his arm and dropped
to the ground. 1t was the BOWsCr cat
He was four blocks from home and
the victim of a foul conspiracy. but he
was not daunted. He took to the side
walk, and boys and dogs took after
him, but he was Il winner from the
start He lodged dogs, slid past boys
and took flying leaps over baby car
riages and tricycles and in three min
utes was back at the house.
I gave him warning long ago said
Mr.. Bowser to himself as the wagon
drove away with the cat gave him
warning of what would happen. but
he refused to heed it. When a waller
eyed cat thinks he can get the best of
me he's got 10 stay out late O nights.
He's being logged off to the suburbs,
with his heart humping and his Old
eyes glaring, and therell be dogs
around when he is dumped out. Mrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-01

Bowser will miss him and wonder
and
Something came througa between the
pickets of the front fence. The win
dow was up, and Mr.. Bowser had the
tangle of lines on his lap and his spec
tacles on his nose, and he was thanked
on each side by two flowerpots. OF a
sudden something struck him full in
the breast and the force of the blow
and the fright sent him off his chair.
AT the same instant three of the pots
struck the floor with a crash, to scat
ter dirt to the far end Of the room,
and three of the tishhOoks sought out
tender and juicy spots in Mr. Bowser's
anatomy.
For heavens sake, but what was
that?" he yelled as he scrambled up
and danced around just as Mrs Bow
ser came in. "Here-here''-
what is it," she asked.
Thunder! Darn it! O-u-och! Git
these fishhooks out"
Cant l leave the house for three
minutes without something happen
ing?" severely demanded Mrs. Bowser
as she worked away at the hooks.
Il tell you something flew in at the
window and knocked me over. Look at
these flOwerpots! See all that dirt!
Look at this tangle!
at was the cat coming back" she
quietly replied.
"The-the cat.'
Eyes. He got out of the basket and
came home, and l don't think he'll go
away again. There-the hooks are
out"
She went upstairs, and Mr.. Bowser
sauntered out into the back yard. Seat
ed on the fence and calmly and COM
placently looking down on him was the
cat.
"Durn your hidew whispered Mr.
Bowser as he shook his fist in vigor-
Gus way.
But the cat slowly winked his eye
and grinned, and Mrs. Bowser ap-
peared at the back window and said:
"When a cat has got the best Of yOu
why don't you give up and let him
alone? Something awful will happen
to you if you keep on" NJ. QUAD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-01

rush were under a headway that knew
no stopping. The ConfederateS broke
from the trenches and in their haste
to get away left sixteen guns in posi-
ton on the formidable hill which had
been the stronghold. At nightfall Ear
ly's line was indeed retiring. but in
confusion, and did not stop until it had
passed beyond narrow detile which in
the darkness put an end to Federal pur-
suit
When Grant heard of this second vic
tory won by Little Phil" he wrote
to the hero, Keep on and you will
cause the fall of Richmond" The bat
tie was not fought as planned. for
Sheridan had sent his cavalry far to
the right and left of the field to cut in
behind Early and capture the entire
force. This combination failed, how
ever, as is often the case. But Averell
was on the heels of Early the after
noon of the 23d, and, although the
Federal infantry didn't come up to sup
port the attack, Early took warning
and kept on up the valley until he
reached Port Republic, forty miles
from the last battlefield. He would
have continued retreating, but the news
Of his defeat at Opequan had reached
Richmond and caused the return to the
valley of Kershaw's infantry division,
the absence of which had inspired
Sheridan to take the offensive. This
body of men joined Early at Port Re
public, and he once more thought of
trying conclusions with Sheridan
The presence in the valley again Of
Kershaw's division of COnfederates
was discovered by General Wesley
Merritt, who rode into Early's outposts
near Port Republic on the Goth and
found Kershaw's infantry in line. Mer
rift had been sent to Port Republic to
make a demonstration with his troop
ers and lead Early to expect another
attack on his direct front But the in
fantry was slow in getting over the
ground, having to wait for rations to
be brought up from the Potomac, and
Sheridan was not prepared for a re
neWal of the tactics so effective
OpeQuan and Fishers hill. He ha
set out originally with the intention of
cutting off Early's line of retreat, and
to this he adhered, sending General A.
A. Torbert's cavalry division across
the Blue Ridge, eastward, to ride around
Early, recross the mountain by the
pass at Waynesboro and strike Staun-
ton, which was the base of all the
Confederate operations in the valley
This move caused Early to squarely
about face to meet the new danger up
the valley. Meanwhile Sheridan had
brought his main army forward to
Harrisonburg, twenty miles down the
valley, and Early was between two
fires. GEORGE J.. KIIMER.