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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
FELT HAT ON HIS TRAVELS
Officials Make Unusual Efforts tc Ro
store II to Owner

store II to Owner.
Z felt hat blew off a tourists head
last year as he was leaning out of
railway train window in Sweden. OF
the Nah himself nothing further IL
Nnown. but the felt hat has become
famous all ever the north of Europe.
An employe of the line picked rp the
nat where it Jay and. being an honest
man. he tried high and lew TO find its
owner. Finally ali local efforts failing,
hc tlcketed it and sent it to the next
station, to be claimed by the owner.
40 sucl person appeared and the hat
was sent on from station to station,
az additional ticket being stuck on
Zach tn.e it set ou:. Thus it has run
through the whole Of Sweden and Noc
Eay, has been at Upsala and Trondh-
jem, AT Christiania and Goteborg and
MalmO. has been sent on TO Zealand
and Finland and is now being sent
through the north of Germany, ccv
e>Ad with labels inside and out. And
1t it is 10 longer a. fit headgear it is
at III events remarkable monument
of 'orthern honesty and perseverance,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Poisoned Buiiets.

The microbes of lockjaw Or OF othe1
diseases. the venom OF snakes, the
virus OF smallpox or the vegetable
poisons may be successfully conveyed
Vpon bullets from muskets or revoly
ars. Neither the hat nor the fric.
ton in firing destroys them, whether
they are oc the ball. In the powder,
IN the wad. or smeared within tho
gun barrel. Is the powder chey are
"arried on unburu. graill- which
make up 10 per cent in every charge
uf powder exploded
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
A HlUNteV'inr Ing.

OF King George ~. Thomas Cree
vcy, who lived in lhe early part of the
nineteenth century tells this story:
Tie King had appointed the bishop
If Winchester 10 administer 10 him The
sacrament on enc Of the Sundays about
Easter. The bshop MAS hot puncmal
10 his time and when lie arrived the
king, liz 4 great passion at having been
kept waitiu2. abused and even Swu~
At hiIn IN the most indecent manner. ON
which the bishop Very ceollX said lie
must he permitted to withdraw. rs he
perceived his majesty WAS Hot then i'll
4 st state of mind te receive the saera-
ment, and should be ready 10 attend en-
some future day. When he hoped to tind
his majesty IL 4 better state of prepa-
ration.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Torture In Colo IN bfa

It Is n common thing for a Colombian
boy of twelve to fourteen to be thrashed
to death with cowhide whips for de
Serting' from the arIny-that is to say,
running back home after he had been
forcihly enlisted 1t is generally com
mon for ii mere child to he hung ,lp by
the thumbs until he dies because he
will not cannot-say where his IA
fher Is hidden Women have been cru
Gifted because they have refused to be-
tray their husbands, and others have
been treated infinitely worse.-WorId's
Work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
A Queer SfRht In HOI1nn a

One of the queerest sights which I
saw IN Europe was "A row Of wooden
shoes outside the door OF IL Dutch
farmhouse on Saturday morning
There were the big sized shoes Of the
farmer himself the middle sized shoes
OF his good vraow and several small
sized shoes Of the children, and all the
line lrad been scrubbed and freshly
whitewashed in preparation for Sun
day Stories of Holland
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Lon dom aMd Athens

On entering London suburb the
session az YOU and hurries YOU ON in
thought 10 meet the millions i'll it's hos
ON. On entering the outskirts of Atb-
ens 1t is the spirit Of the past which
you encounter and which carries YOU
back SO far that the wenried mind
turns and reposes in the present in
Keeping with the things animate and
snanimate N its vicinity -Gentlems d 3
Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

without having gone through with the
elaborate nuptial knot tying ceremonN|
Of the islands his or her soul is doomed
to wander about forever IN an inter.
mediate region between heaven and
hell. When any one dOes-man. WON.
an or child-a whales tooth is placed
in the hand OF the corpse, the missile
to be thrown at the tree which stands
as a gudepost TO point out the road
that leads to heaven and the one that
Tea dK 10 bell
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
The It.nyia,llS One

The ensiouS person is III pain upon
all occasions which ought to give him
pleasure The relish of his life is lost.
and the objects which administer the
highest satisfaction to those who are
exempt from this passion give Lne
quickest pangs to persons who are sub,
feet to It, All the perfections Of their
fellow creatures are odionS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Didn't knOvv How to Play,

Tonkins, Il have done YOU great In
Justice.
In what way"
Il suspected YOU without reason.
asked several of your friends that you
so out With Of evenings whether y,su
knew how TO play poker. and every
one of them thought a minute and said
you didn't Washington star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Two Of Il Kind.

New Civil timidlyl--I s'pose YOU are
fine cook. mum? Young Mistress
Bless me. no! don't know anything
about it. New Girl trelievedl-Then
well get on famously. mum. don't
either.-NeW Yorker
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Not !AlxYnNS Safe

Newitt-W Well there's one thing about
the weather always a safe topic
Of conversations BorrouShS--I thought
IT was today when l met Lendham. but
when | started to speak OF it he said
"Nes; it's unsettled. and that reminds
ne of that account of yours"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
AMERi m BRAINS IN EGYPT,
British Newspaper Pays Tribute &c
Yankee INGENUITY.


DoWney had taken out the boxed
parts of twelve locomotives to Alex
andria. shipped them ZIP to Luxor on a
eroad -guage road, from there to Shah
lai un the narrow gauge and thence
to Wadi Italia by fehcca up the Nile
There he picked up wcrkmel!- aain.
ed gangs OF convicts, most OF them
murdercrs, of whom their Egyp..sn
guards stood in momentary terrof-
who by main strength hauled ND the
locomotive parts to the top of the
bank. Then by the same kind of mus
cular effort each part was successive.
ly handled untl. the engines stood
completed. American brains had
guided every action. And when the
afet train ran out to a little desert
station, and one of the Greeks with
whom the Soudan towns are begin.
ming to swarm. had poked his head
into the train and asked: rs this the
Yankee eXpress?' Downey, leaning
out OF the cab to hear what he said.
caught the strains of a discordant
Arab band across the desert playing
sousa's Stars aud Stripes. Tie
Worlds Warr:.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
A Joyfu, Party.

We learn from communication
that a certain crowd of fun-makers
had q good time in Portsmouth, OhjA
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 caE:y was >ntCyed Toledo
0lada
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Humanity's Weak Spot.

There are more deaths directly due to weak
lnnps than to all other diseases combined They
are humanitys weak suot-the breeding place
OF consumption, When the slightest symptom
OF trouble is felt i'll the lungs you should begin
the use OF Dr, Boschee's German Syrup at once,
It is made especially to soothe, heal and siren
gthen the lungs throat and bronchial tubes. Ger.
man Syrnp is never failing remedy for con-
sumption Trial bottle, 25c Big bottle, 15c At
all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Chinese Terms OF Endearmeut.

In China wife Is never spoken Of
by her husband in plain and straight
forward wa.;. Such playful terms az
"my thorn in the ribs" and my duh
compHniOn' are more usual hut leave
something to be desired on the score of
elegance. "'rhe mean one OF the inner
room has n distinct flavor Of nascu
line SeltiShneSS about it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
Iondon'a Poverty.

There are IN London zoe, 900 human
beings who have TO subsfst on food
that falls far short Of the dietary re-.
unireG for prison inmates and 10000
Z no are homeless
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
MOUNTAIN SUMMER RESORTS.

MOUNTAIN SUMNER RESORTS.
High class in altitude; low in price
and temperature; in Vii ginia, East
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Cor
olina and Georgia Also seashore
summer resorts from Virginia to Flor.
ida
Low round trip tickets on sale June
LIST to September goth, all good for re.
coaches and sleeper to the heart OF re-
sort region, via Southern railway.
Let us send YOU booklets, Land OF
the Sky" Summer Homes Folder"
beautiful Sapphire County," and de.
scriptiOns of the resorts, rates CT
round trip tickets, of sleeper fares,
Of board and routes, and schedules,
reserve your berths and aid you in
your summer trip.
c, A. DeSaussure, D. p. A.
Memphis. Tenn
L. NJ. DeSaussure. c. P. and T. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

\ good book and a good woman are
excellent things for those who know
how TO appreciate their value. There
are men, however, who Judge of both
by the beauty of the covering.-Dr.
johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

Milk applied 10 ink spots will gen.
orally remove them Melted taIl0w
is said to haEa The same effect
After treatment cover with salt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

II man makes me keep my dis
tance. the comfort is he keeps tbs NJ
the same time. Swift
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

And now the smiling possessors' OF
scrolls tied With blue ribbons fill the
land. Let them smile. Winter will
be here all too soon. and many Il brave
heart will be carrying it's burdens, for
setfnl of diplomas and blue ribbons,
and wondering how they could have
smiled SO easily in that long ago
Prof. Thatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

4 woman is supremely happy when
She has convinced a man he IS wrong
IL his IDEAS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

The stars shine even when they can
not be seen. The clouds are bound to
pass. and then the light wiK be the
brighter by the contrast of the dark
ness that preceded it. l.. CaId-
well.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

1t is very foolish for a man TO be
married unless he is going to remem-
Der to say every once in so often how
much better his health has been since
he has always had meals he could en-
joy.-Dr. Gallagher.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

No doubt the passenger brakeman
thinks he works.---W. w. Ware.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

Never strike a man unless you ar"
satisfied that he deserves it-dont 90
it then unless you ontclass him.
w. Freeman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28
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A coy corner is a place for the
hired girl to sweep into.--Geo. List.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

1t will be pretty tough on the leap
wear girl if there is no marrying or
giving in marriage in heaVen.-Wj} III
Benton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-28

BY the time man Thoroughly IN
derstands the ways of a woman he
is so old that ne doesn't car" any
thing about thom,-D. &. Bell.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

INTERESTING but in bad taste is the article in
last weeks SATURDAY Evemmg Post by Admiral Schley.
The sea fight off Santiago is history now, also
the unfortunate controversy it occasioned The peo-
pie of America have awarded Schley the honors of
the victory they love him of the heroes of the
nation; but they also love and the memory of
his unfortunate commander, Admiral Sampson. And
SO when Admiral Schley refers pointedly to the
greeting accorded Nelson by Sir John Jervis after
the battle of the Nile his thinly yelled criticism OF
the dead is painful to large body of his fellow
countrymen. Let us hope that closed chapter in
American history will not be reopened by this i'll
timed story of the battle
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

SOMETIMES law seems unjust, almost cruel It
seems SO in the case of Rev. Charles Hare, an Eng
lish clergyman and ex- convict who in coming to
America violated the immigration laws, and who in
consequence will be deported. However disreputa-
BILE the man may have been in England it is gen.
orally admitted that in this country he has lived
honestly. His church has been conducted to the
satifacton of his parshers and his work among the
poor has been, at the worst harmless It does seem
that the man might have been been given show,
that he might have been permitted to remain here
until he proved by his deeds that he was not de-
sirable citizen. In America his past history was
unknown and he could in time have retrieved himself
in England he will be given little opportunity to do
This appears to be where justice is forcing
man who wants to be honest to be scoundrel
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18


THAI the proposed law forbiddlng members Of
the International Typographical Onion to enlist in
the patonal guard would be rejected by the conyen
ton f.sthe typos vas aeforegoae conclusion To
bring the question up publicly, to discuss and settle
it once and for ibid no harm; but that such a
radical law would be adopted by men sane. and
intelligent as the printers are, within the
bounds Of possibility There is no quarrel between
trades unionism and the national guard. Their in
terests are Identical Neither good union men nor
good militiamen have any desire to break the law;
and altho state troops have occasionally been called
upon to preserve order when their services not
required and when their presence was calculated to
prejudice public opinion against union men, still in
such instances the blame rested not upen-the men,
bers Of the national guard butupon their superior
officers IT, however there is suspicion that MI
itamen are antagonistic to union men, the latter
should overcome the feeling not by resortng to the
boycott but by joining the national guard themselves
and proving their worth
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

=, ANOTHER German officer has been arrested for
writing novel dealing with garrison life. If the
kaiser wishes to keep the lid his beloved army he
will have to provide war; for in these piping days
Of peace the soldier that desires fame has only to lay
aside his sword, take up his pen and write a true
story of army life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

JOHN HARPER, of Victor, Colo, was last week
seized at his home by a party Of masked men and
driven out of the Cripple Creek district. He was
formerly a member of the miners union. If he had
been member Of the mine owners association
the militia would probably have been ordered on,
and the maskers would have met their deserts Al
it is, he is without redress
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

THE MIRROR published in the Minnesota State
Prison the and edited and
aged home to encourage
acquant
public prisoners pathological
dpeng prejudice which has been
mans sefredempton The paper entirely
financial If at time there
should surplus would
interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

WASHINGTON press dispatches say that the state
department may uphold the Russian captain in the
matter Of the famous Knight Commander"
By so doing valuable precedent may be established.
It is pointed out that the United States is stu
ated geographically that in the event of with
European nation, it might be very convenient for
our sailors to sink their prizes at sea. If by sup
porting Russia in her contention that the Vadivos.
took feet did not exceed its legal powers when it
sank the Knight Commander, the question Of the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18
Office

PERSONS receiving copies Of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies. conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy patronage send name to this
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

It has often been stated that the
low wages paid for the labor Of
women is one cause Of immortality
among them; yet if the papers are
to be believed, the poor people
compare favorably with the rich,
SO far as morals are concerned.
There is a divine discomfort
that is strengthening, invigor-
ating and uplifting, squirting us
on to higher things. There is al
SO q discomfort that soars all who
cultivate it. 1t blinds the eye to
goodness. and happiness, it elm
mates the sunshine of life, and
makes its possessors q misery to
themselves and an infection to all
with whom they come in contact.
SS$
England gets the heather CON-
lug and going. A portion of its.
population is engaged in printing
and shipping Bibles to all parts Of
the world; another portion is en-
gagged in manufacturing idols.
Thousands of idols are made in
Birmingham yearly. Most of the
little outlandish gods and fetichs
worshiped by African savages, and
also many Indian gods, are made
IN that city.
I visited a god-factory some
years ago, and the manager took
me through. In the first room we
entered few men were carving
Buddhas out of white marble, to
sell at ESQ each. The model was
q wax copy of a Siamese Buddha
which is said to be the best image
of the god extant. The four men
at work told me that they had
been copying the Buddha SO long
that they could carve the images
in the dark. In another room
workmen were carving the Hindoo
Ede,ty Ganesa. god with four arms
land the head ofysssn elephant.
Some young women were at work
with paint and brushes painting
the gods. Every color, every band
has a meaning; 60 the work of
decorating the idols is almost a
fine art.
In the room where the hitler
and cheaper gods are made a man
was busily at work before ma
chine called pantograph. On
the machine were ten circular
saws, before each of which was a
square block of wood. The work
man held the handles and guided
the first saw, running it swiftly
over and through and around the
wooden block; and what he did to
his block the other nine saws did
to theirs, SO all the blocks were
rapidly finished and handed on to
be perfected by hand.
/ In what was called the ssgod
room," rows of shelves were filed
with idols of wood, marble and
brass. One, beauty, looked like
pure gold, but was a mixture of
gold and silver. Some were beau
tiful, particularly the Buddhas,
! with their serene smile; some were
hideous, blood red with girdles
made of skulls and severed hands;
some were ridiculous figures that
squatted like toads; some were
outlandish, with heads Of birds,
bodies of beasts, and tails ofsser-
pents The manager showed me
an image of the hideous Indian
goddess Kali. It had q black body,
red hands, several arms, a neck
lace Of human heads and a girdle
of skulls. England supplies all
kinds Of gods.
$SS
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18
HDTSAM And JETSAM.
BY s. D.

in Hamlet. His conception of the
melancholy prince was unique.
His Hamlet was not the personi-
fcation of an ideal, but heah
and blood young man, struggling
for happiness in the face Of ter
rible tragedy. It was dppasent
always that his madness waa
feigned.
In truth, so far as the stage Is
concerned, Barrett was the greatesf
OF Shakespearean scholars. From
Orsino to Othello, from Dogberry
to Shylock, lies the whole gaa,uf
of human passion, every aote Of
which was struck clearly and truly
by Wilson Barrett.
Perhaps the greatest triumph at
the actors life was as Iyan tie
Terrible in the play OF that 1aue.
He portrayed a despicabfe. cuea-
ture worn out by monstrons pas-
sions; a despot, intensely religious
md superstitious, feroocciiousfY
cruel; and yet through all cleaned
the majesty of king, the power
of great mind. Barrett's make
up in this play was a triumph Of
that difficult art. You could sse
the scanned face, the strageiine
wisp of beard, the scattered grey
hairs and the dropping lower lin.
In his eyes was a glitter that
seemed more than human, his gaxs
was terrifying in its intensity, and
his voice never was so wonderful
as in Ivan.
Barrett had an abnormal-d-
most a supernatural memorx.
When walking with friend, one
of his chief amusements waS tn
pause for moment before a slaop.
and later give catalogue Of every
thing displayed in the windo~.
He would walk the length " el,s
principal business stseet saf 4
strange town, and later repeat a
list of the different kind Of 4toraas
he had passed, naming 4hem in
their consecutive order. Hasing
learned SCOTS "Marmion" as q
boy at school, he could repeat fE
without an error thirty yeans after.
His memory was like a steel tap
that held all it caught.
Barrett was one Of the sslalf
coterie who sought to make tss
British stage a school of inst,1ze-
ton as we'll as place of .delighf-
q school the most modest and ns-
ligious might attend without ap-
prehension Of being offended by
word or deed.
In this he was seconded by ais
wife, as great a genius as hiusaIE-
She gained her fame In 1Kasf
Lynne being the original Isa-
belle, and playing 4l6 consecutive
nights at the Drury Lane Theafza-
Previous to going on the staee.
she was reader to Queen Victn-
ria. It was of her that Dickens
said that only one person made
him break the tenth comnaa06L
ment, and that person was NM.
Heath. Her histrionic talent
equalled Barrett's and it was ooIy
because it cost her SO much ner-
vous energy to play Lady isabelle
that her husband asked her to ne
tire, which she did shortly after
their marriage. Her death almnst
crushed Barrett. Only after yeazx
of seolusion could he be persuaded
to appear again in public. Their
married life was the eoneeuisE
comradeship of true love. Barrett,
indeed, was beloved by ell with
whom he came in contact, and 4
am sure that many an eye has
moistened in reading the obituary
notices of one who was man ar
men. $50
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

.. Now that it has been proved that the deadly
mcrobe turks in the KISS the society woman will have
to get the nose of her poodle dog sterilized
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

In the passing away Of Wilson
Barrett, the stage lost one of it's
brightest ornaments, one OF it's
most perfect personalities. OF the
many famous Shakespearean ira
gedians of late years, Irving alone
was his rival or peer. Excepting
the roles Of Polopius and the first
grave digger, Barrett at one time
or another played every male part
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18

The English cynic who wrots-
Fill 9 woman to the brim with
love of herself, and all that runs
over will be love of you showed
howfull ofspleen and gall his anal
omy was. recommend those ui,n
agree with him to study the Cancer
of Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-16

The republican banquet at the
Cooper last Friday proved a big cue
cess = the affair being much enjoyed
by the outside delegations as we'll as by
the home fellows. DR.. j. |. Gibson ~
toastmaster, was at his best. aud the
many toas were spicv and yet
thoughtful. Among those who re.
sponded to toast, was Attorney Moore,
of Manila, who has only recently
moved into crawford from Miss uri.
Mr.. cooper spared neither time nor
expense in the preparation OF the DIM
n r, the long tables being laden with
good things. the dining room was
nicely decorated-the work of MIR.
Coopar-and Mir. Cnamberlin was on
hand with a splendid phnnoers
1t was an aft lir hit those in charge
should feel proud of and will be re-
membered by all who attended.
During the banquet hour the follow
ing message was received:
WASHINGTON. D. G. March II. 1904
Chairman Republican Convention,
Denison. Iowa
Hearty greetings to Republicans OF
my home county in convention assem-
bled. and congratulations on prospect
of nomination and election of Theodore
Roosevelt and continuance of Republi
can policies