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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1904.
GREAT MINDS Run, ETC.

There Is al old proFer5 70 the effect
that great minds often run in the
same channel. and me squirrel
heads of the Davis press afford very
striking illustration OF this old pr-Hrb.
In the Rison Baz0o Of January and
the Lonoke Ledge: ef the same date
appears an editorial which is intended
to be a criticism Of alleged uEfairness
ON the part OF the Little Rock G2
zetts. The Introductory sentence o.
the Bazzo editorial is as follows
We call attention OF our readers TO
an editorial which appeared in the
Arkansas Gazette of December - rel
ative to the difficulty between Cover
nor Davis and Judge Wood at hope
on the 10th inst.
The introductory sentence Of the
Ledger editorial is the same. The
Bazoa editorial then quotes an edl-
torial aragraph from the Gazette, and
wonderful to say the Ledger editorial
quotes the same paragraph. Following
the quoted paragraph the editorial in
the Baz0o and the editorial in the
Ledger are the same, verbatim, ct lit
eratim, ct punctuatim, ct spelleratim,
from start To finish, with this eXcep
ton:
Immediately after printing the lanGu-
age 4 the receipt given by the Gazette
in payment fer printing Govel2os D2-
Wis statement, the Bazoo says:
1T looks a little singular to the
BAZOO that the Gazette is SO awfully
fair
Immediately following the language
of the receipt in the Ledger editorial
the surprise of the Ledger squirrel
head is expressed as roll2tWs:
1T locks little singular to the
EDITOR OF THIS PAPER that TIE
Gazette is % awfully fair.
The words printed in capitals indi-
cate the only variations made by the
thinksh ps OF these two great minds.
1t is certalnl" wonderful i.iustr2
opinion getting new year inspiration
from the same fountain and it also
shows that Jeffs editorial bureau is
working over time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
,Eo rGnn STREETS rSOI NAMED
FOR PATRIOTS.
Principal Thoroushfares CT the Great
City Recall To-day Memories Of
Enemies of Liberty-Leadnq jour
nay Suggests a Change.

The first member of the hoard OF
aldermen who wants to pull the tan
out of the British lion might do so
by changing the names or some OF
New York's streets. Ike board OF
lldermen have the power Of changing
ne names Of streets at their own
weet will. This being the case, it
Gems strange that the men most
prominent as I ories or Royalists at
tAe time Of the revolution are honor
d by having some Of the principal
,horoue hfares Of the city named after
rem.
Oliver Delaney was arrested by the
i'e~tE tcrs IS traitor. yet we have
our e.rcets recalling and perpetuating
rIs memory-Deiancey and Orchard
,-eets. which ran through the Delan.
Y farms, and James and Oliver
tree,s. both complimentary to two
embers of the family. who were
t"altors to the cause OF liberty vii.
an Rayard was Tory merchant and
n ancestor of Thomas Frances Bay
I'd Payard and Hester streets. which
till remain such. were named after
m snd his daughter Thomas Bar
LAY a traitor who fed 70 Nova Scotia
- escape imprisonment and execution,
-vas clergyman of Trinity church, the
"ot6ad OF Toryism. and Barclay street
TIL bears his name. LiDdley Murray,
he Tory grammarian, has his name
perpetuated in Murray street. John
Moore was deputy collector of Gus.
IONS. and Moore street was named
after him and still bears his name.
He was a Tory.
James R:vington was the boldest
spoken Tory when New York was oc
cupie! by the British. and in further,
ance OF the cause of the king he start,
cd newspaper and continued it until
.orceG by Washington to suspend il
after the British evacuation. RiYing.
ton street remains to remind people
OF the atrocities practiced by English
soldiers. mostly at tke instlgation of
and upon information supplied by
RlVlagton. It was due to hi.a ina,
hundreds OF patriots died of starra.
zion in the overcrovded. impromptu
iails and cellars Of the North Dutch
church in Nassau street, and in other
and worse prisons on the Hudson
river side at Eleventh street.
Peter Warren was a brother-in.lav
Of Rivington and fully as strong in his
hatred and denunciation Of patriots.
He was honored by having Warren
street named after him
Robinson and Clarkson streets were
named after two noted Tories. Rob.
lnson street is now part of Park
place, but wn:;e that name has gone
forever 1larkson street still remains.
Duncan LudlaW was a supreme court
Justice Of strong Tor. p-oclivities,
who made his name odious to the
patriots, but he WAS honored and his
name preserved oy calling Ludlow
street after him--New York Preaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

The Democratic state central
committee is called To meet at Little
Rock January Il, at 3 p. IN. f0r the
purpose of fixing the basis of repre-
sentation of the respective counties
of the state in the next state conven.
ton, and f@1' the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the committee NTH the eX-
ception of fixing of the basis OF repre-
sentation there Will be little buei-
ness to be transacted as the last state
convention fixed the time of the next
primaries fer March 2G and the time
OF the next convention for June l.
at II t Spri IS. On the later day the
convention will be held for the nomi-
nation of all the state officers. The
basis of representation has varied
from one delegate for every 15o votes
cast in the preceding election fr gov
ernor, to one for every o00 votes Il
was one for every 175 in the last con.
ventiOn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
Pleasant for the Babv.

A Canadian firm recently placed
with the Montreal and Toronto news
papers an advertisement of new
nursing bottle it bad patented and
was about tc place on the market,
after giving directions for use the
ad" ended in this manner:
When the baby is done drinking II
must be unscrewed and laid in a cool
pace under tap If the baby does
;,@t th"!vo OF T"-sh mill. it should ba
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
How She Explained Il.

Little Margaret stood by the edge
Of the Hudson watching the boats
Presently q tug came steaming along
with half a dozen barges towed be-
hind It. The barges were loaded with
wet earth and their decks were even
with the waters edge. The child
looked at them curiously for awhile
.nd then esclaimed; "Oh, look, they
are pulling an island down to New
N,,w York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
A WATERS RECEPTIVE BRAIN
Ossd to Quick Orders. He Becomes

Ossd to Quick Orders. He Becomes
an hutomaton.
., believe that there is 10 work in
he world that makes such machines
i men as does the business Of waiting
II some Of these quick lunch eating
places, said TIE business man. The
brains Of the walters seem to work
IKE pAenoera ..=i.s. Mat they hear in
the Wy OF or1;ess given them is seem
Hely registered and reproduced with
81 any apparent mental activity or
.tzation Of exactly what tne order
tI!e.Is The other morning. for liz
stfnce, overheard this dialogue and
s!OnOlOgue in one of these restaurants.
Two men seated at the same table
gave their orders to the same waiter.
Bring me a couple of sott-boiled
eess aud cup Of coffee, said the first
iaan
Same thing for me, waiter said
the second, adding In jocular way.
but be sure the eggs are fresh
All right was the reply
And a moment later his voice came
from the back Of the restaurant: Soft
boiled for two--an' have two of EN-
fresh y"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
German ChamDere Of Commerce.

The German Empire is divided into
y, chamber of commerce districts
Zach chamber of commerce has con.
.rol of its own finances and is com.
pelled by law to appoint an able and
,xpe. fenced man as secretary. The
naalhers or the chamber appointed on
'ommittees. etc, must serve without
alary. any outlay Tede by them.
owever, IN the interests OF The cnam-
.ac is refunded. At the beginning OF
7e year every chamber publishes .
IAN of the work and policies which
>: proposes to carry out during that
ear
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
Not the Only Attraction.

Wife during the quarreU'-Yes, and
1eople say you only married me for
ny money.
Husband-People are wrong, my
ear. They overlook the fact that you
,iso had c0nsiGera BILE real estate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
+ 4. + + i. T. + + j. j. + + + 4. !.
+ MUCH IN LITTLE. +
+ + 4 + I. /. !: i. !. + f. f. + i. T.

Some people are 50 litt.e thar they
cant see themselves
1t matters not who may have bought
the Pine Bluff aud Western they cant
take ii away from Pine Bluff.
1t seems that LaWtcase KNOX would
be safe in Offering 10 beeno thrs
TO give $500 each to raise Nc S}-op
fcr the IN c. y #ithe#t =tn au@
takers
Perhaps t4e tl4l3,y = sa who
have mones in oonua aaF Haa.
renee Knox.s y. " c. N.aroaasa u
is because they don't van % et.a as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
Beetles Saw Wooo.

Some large beetles are as good ~
circular saws They seize a branch
r twis with their deeply toothed jaws
"a whirl round and round until the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
A Sensitive Horse.

Harsh treatment. though It stop short
Of inHicting physical pain, keeps a
nervous horse in state of misery. On
the other hand, 1t is perfectly true as
a besotted but intelligent stable keeper
once observed to me, "a kind word for
a boss is as good sometimes as n feed
of oats"
A single blow may be enough TO spoil
racer. Daniel Lambert, founder of
the Lambert branch of the Morgan
family, was thought as n three-year-old
to be the fastest trotting stallion of his
day. He was very handsome, stylish,
intelligent horse, and also extremely
sensitive.
His driver, Dan Mace, though one of
the best reinsmen in America. once
made the mistake, through Ill temper
or bad judgment, of giving Daniel
Lambert severe cut with the whip,
and that single blow put an end to his
usefulness as a trotter. He became
wild and ungovernable in harness and
remained so for the rest Of his life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
GOudolas of Venice.

A tourist writes: Like most char.
acteristic objects appertaining to Ven
Ice, the gondola is suitable to the place
Even AZ the hanson cab suits London
or the rlckshaw suits japan or the
jauntlng cur suits Ireland. 30 the gon-
doln Ia the vessel for Venice. You can.
not separate the lagoon from the gon-
dola. One completes the other" The
gondolier is man given TO many oaths
and lmprecatlons, OF which the most
terrible is. Thy saint is n rascal who
does not know how to make a decent
miracle" The gondoliers IRE not as
much given rs they used to be to the
singing of the sonorous verses of Tasso
by moonlight In their musical patois
Occasionally an outburst of melody
is secured by travellers coins. and
there are always singing. playing and
dancing at the inevitable fiesta,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
sundfnl Maxims.

II is quite an interesting thing to
learn that some of our best known
proverbs and notices were originally
used in connection with sundials. Be-
fore the days of watches and clocks,
when dials and sun marks were among
the rude means Of reckoning time, II
was prevailing custom TO inscribe
them
Among the maxims tracenble TO this
source are Make hay while the sun
Shines" "The longest day must end
and "All things do wax and wane."
Sundials spoke the truth, as may be
inferred from historic one which was
placed on st. Paurs cross, I'm London,
and which proclaimed, 81 number none
but sunny hours" This no one will
doubt who has had occasion to consult
a dial on an overcast day.
A famous dial in Sussex. England,
bore four famous notices applicable to
the flight OF time and the brevity Of
life. They were as follows; After
darkness, light" ALAS, how swiftw
81 warn whilst I move" and $50 passes
life"
Another old sundlal spoke petulant-
ly about the same subject in the words,
"Sirrah, be gone about your business"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
Long Winded Orators.

Edmund Burke's greatest speech is
generally considered to have been the
one on Cancellation with America"
The report of the speech, supplied by
Burke himself, runs to as many as
thirty-two pages. 1t contains over 30,.
600 words. 1t, therefore, could not
have been delivered under less than
five hours. II is curious, by the way.
how long winded all the great British
orators were in Burke's time. The
older Pitt was the first to indulge in
long speeches in the house OF COM
mons. After he had delivered one of
these famous orations he was hailed
by crowds outside the house with en-
thusiastic cries Of "Three hours and a
half! Three hours and half! Just
as If man can talk. sense for three
hours and a half" remarked the cyni.
cal Chesterfield. who happened to pass
by.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

Many flowers, natives most of them
Of regions where the day is intensely
hot expand their blossoms at night
Notable among them is the Victoria
Regia, which opens Its splendid calyx
near the Amazon at nightfall and
closes II Mt dawn.
The queen of the night blooms for
one night only, and has Its home on
the islands of the Caribbean sea. The
triangular cactus, whose flowers are II
foot in length and width, follows the
same habit.
From Virginia comes the biennial
oenothern, or might light" which was
brought to England I'm 1914 because its
twisted red roc. could be eaten as
salad.
Among British night flowers are the
rocket. or night violet, the evening
primrose and the campion. The white
or yellow color and the fragrance Of
these flowers Of nocturnal habit attract
rowing moths, which carry xbe pollen
and so fertilize the plants.-London
Standard
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
SPOILED ADUEL.
The scheme Senator Lamar Worked
20 Prevent an Encounter.

During the course of heated debate
once In the house of representatives
sharp words were exchanged between
a congressman from New York and one
from Mississippi. challenge was de.
livered and accepted, and as both were
courageous and determined u bloody
meeting seemed imminent. Friends in
terposed, but In vain Both men were
resolute, and neither would yield TO the
suggestion of an amicable arrange
ment AS last resort Senator Lamar
was called In to save the situation. lie
realized that no ordinary methods
would serve his purpose, and so re-
sorted to strategy. The principals In
the proposed duel are still living. so |
will call the New Yorker Jones and the
Mlsslsslpplan Smith.
Senator Lamar called on the New
Yorker. and after the usual clvilties
had been exchanged he said:
zones, I've come here 10 do you
friendly turn. know that you and
Smith are determined TO fight and that
nothing will stop you. | have not come
as mediator, but simply to mitigate.
If possible, the horrors OF fatal end.
80 far as you are concerned. AS to
Smith, have no fears. He is dead
shot and can take care of himself, but
he is not an unfeeling man, and is in
clined to respect any partiallty you
may have In favor of any particular
part of your anatomy. Some men en-
tertain mortal dread of being dis
figured after death, and If the choice
were left them would prefer not to be
wounded in the eye or mouth or cheek
bone. Now, If there is any particular
spot that you would like TO have
Smiths bullet enter he has commits
stoned me to say that your wishes will
be respected"
This extraordinary proposition stag
gered the New Yorker. Even his un-
doubted courage did not stand so SO.
we're test, and he paled visibly After
he recovered his composure he replied
that he would confer with his second
and Mr.. Lamar, after an impressive
farewell, took his leave.
The tip was given TO friends of the
principals and new negotiations en-
tered upon. The duel did not come Off
Lamar's device had succeeded.-New
Orleans Times Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
An Antelope That Dwells In sy~amps.

The general Idea Of an antelope pic
lures It as swift runner, fleeing in
graceful BOUNDS over stretching brown
plains. Theo Is an antelope In the
Congo region, however. which rarely
ventures to the upland, but actually
lives In water. spending practically all
Of its time wading around In the
swamps and feeding on swamp growth.
such as papyrus and other water
plants.
This swamp antelope represents
among animals what the heron and
other wndlng birds do among birds,
and like these wading birds the swamp
antelope has extraordinarily long and
thin legs, while It's hoofs are wonder
fully long and spread out almost us
wide as birds claws when the animals
wade In the mud. thus supporting them
on the soft bottom.
These swamp antelopes are by no
means small animals, but belong TO the
larger ferns Of their species. A full
grown male is ne big as the buck of the
fallow deer In Virginia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

Skylarks are rather prolific birds,
Saving two broods I'm the year, and
often laying as many as Eve eggs,
though four Is the usual number. The
nest is so difficult to find that II is
practically never discovered except by
accident as when, for instance, the
hayfields are mown, or what Is being
hoed. The bird very seldom nests near
the margin of a field, where IL might
be put of its nest by passersby. On
the shores of the North sea skylarks
will nest in the "bents" and "marram"
close TO the edge of the snnd hills,
though they have TO fetch food to their
young from considerable distance.
There Is always something very pleas
ing in the sight of lark's nest. 1t Is
usually sunk In hollow, and, unlike
the nests of many ground building
birds, is most carefully made, the cup
being deep and perfectly circular, and
lined with .ey fine grasses. though
the outer pa Is made of rough, dead
bents, and often of most irregular
shape in order to fill up the hole In
which 1t is made.-London Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

The first railroad west of the Alle-
ghanies was built from Lexington to
Frankfort, KY, in 1881. The road was
laid out with as many curves as posi-
BILE, the engineers declaring that this
was an advantage. The cars were in
two stories, the lower for women and
children, the upper for men. four per-
sons being seated in each compartment.
The cars were at first drawn by mules.
but after time locomotive was made
by Lexington mechanic. The tender
was a big box for wood. and a hogs
head was provided for water which
was drawn in buckets from convenient
wells. In place Of a cowcatcher there
were two poles in front fitted with
hickory brooms for sweeping the track.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

1t is II foolish notion to suppose that
the ringing of bells or "tanglng" of tin
pans will cause swarm of bees to
settle, says Country Life In America.
The real origin OF this custom dates
back to the reign of Alfred the Great.
who, In order to prevent disputes re-.
garling the ownership OF swarm. or
dered that the owner should always ring
a bell when his bees swarmed. and ever
since then the good farmers wife has
been rushing out with ringing bells
whenever the bees swarmed, and the
fact that they settled verified. In her
own mind. the belief that the bell did 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

In a magazine article on Macedonian
refugees the author describes them as
a peasantry OF the lowest ypo-dull
witted and Of poor physique. corrupt.
degraded and semisayage.
''The gratitude Of Macedonian wom-
en- can occasionally be more alarming
than their Indignation" says the au.
thor "They embrace me In II hug Of
dirty rags, and they kiss me on both
cheeks. One poor old lady told me-,
after this ceremony, that she had been
mourning tho death OF her son for
eight years TO such an extent that dur.
Ing all Of that period she had never
washed her head! No soap, she cried.
will ever touch me again. mourn al
waysv"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
Malice and Superstition.

In the middle ages malice and super
stition found expression in the forma-
ton Of wax images of hated persons,
into the bodies of which long pins were
stuck. 1t was confidently believed that
in that way deadly injury would be
done to the person represented. This
belief and practice continued down to
the seventeenth century. The super
stition indeed still holds its place in
the highlands Of Scotland. where" "
says a well informed writer, within
the last few years a clay model of an
enemy was found in a stream. having
been placed there in the belief that as
the clay washed away SO would the
health of the hated one decline"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
TIME FOR SCOTLAND.
Ball on One Hill Drops When Cannon
on Another Is Fired.

Speaking of clocks" said the travel.
er, Edinburgh, Scotland, has the most
interesting time marking device | ever
saw. The city lies between two hills.
On one of these, known as Carlton hill,
there is an observatory tower, in the
top OF which large black ball is sus.
pended. Across the valley, probably
mile away, is Castle hill, surmounted
by the historic Edinburgh castle. One
Of the large guns in this fortress, point
ing toward Carlton hill, is electrically
connected with the ball in the tower n
mile away. Every evening at O'Clock
the gun is fired, and at the same mo.
ment the ball falls. The device sets
the official time for all Scotland.
"It is interesting to stand on Carlton
hill at the appointed hour to see the
Simultaneous flash of the gun on Castle
hill and the fall of the ball close at
hand, while the roar of the gun is of
course some moments in crossing the
valley. On the other hand, 1t Is equal
ly interesting to stand beside the big
gun at dusk to watch the ball at Carl.
ton hill fall just as the shot is fired.
/ recall once standing in the courtyard
Of the castle, watch in hand, waiting
for the cannon just overhead to be
fired. 1t occurred to me it would be
more exciting to watch the crowds of
passing people. especially since not
one was apparently thinking of the
shot from the cannon. When the roar
took place, absolutely without warning,
hardly yard above the heads of the
crowd, the scene well repaid my wait.
ing. Everybody lodged. Children
screamed, and men and women jumped
to the side Of the wall. OF course 1t
was all over in second. but in that
moment 1t seemed that an electric
shock had passed through the crowd"
Birmingham News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

The noted English family Of the
Hotties has for It's badge n bloody hand.
and this sinister badge commentaries
n wager that ended In a crime. Sir
Thomas Holte, one day in 1912, was
hunting. He invited his comrades
home with him to dinner. and us he
rode along he made heavy bet on his
cooks punctuality. But the cook fall
ed him for once; when he got home din
ner was not ready. The jeers Of his
companions at this failure, together
with his huge loss in the matter of the
wager, enraged him 50 that he ran into
the kitchen, seized cleaver and split
the cooks head open with lit. After
ward his family, to keep this crime
alive, adopted for its crest the bloody
hand of the cook killer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10

The Peruvians' Sacred Number.
The Peruvians cared nothing for any
Of the supposed mystic properties Of ei-
ther three, five or seven. TO them the
four was sacred, and around II they en-
twined the main features of all their
religious ceremonies and queer beliefs.
They believed the earth to be a square
divided into four parts and suspended
from the heavens by four cords one at
each OF the four corners. All of their
cities were quartered by four principal
streets running from a square In the
center. They held four annual feasts
In honor of the moon. the silver sister
Of the sun"
To them eternity was TO he divided
Into four periods OF time. each COM
posed of four times 1000 years, and ut
the end of each of these cycles the sun
Is to be blotted out of existence. They
prayed to the four winds. or to we
gods that dwell at the four corners Of
the eartlh" To them the rains came
from four enormous heavenly turtles
that vomited dampness, and the four
winds from the lungs of the four gi-
gantic caryatides which stand at the
four cardinal points of paradise. The
above are but small portion OF the
fours alluded to In the legends Of the
Incas