davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17
DlSGRACEFUL DEFICIENCIES.

| To half-do things.
Net to develop our possibilities.
To be lazy, indolent, Indifferent.
To do poor, slipshod, bosched work
To give a bad example to young
peple.
To have crude, british, repulsive
manners.
To hide a talent because you have
only one.
To live a half life when whole
life is possible.
Not to be scrupulously clean in per-
, son and surroundings.
To acknowledge a fault and make
no effort TO overcome it.
To be ungrateful to friends and to
those who have helped us.
To go trough life a pigmy when ma
ture intended you for a giant.
To kick over the ladder to which
we have climbed to our position.
To be grossly ignorant in these
days of free usages Of good society.
TO ignore the forces which are i'm
proving civilization in your own coun-
t1y.
Not 10 be able to carry on intelh-
sently conversation upon current
topics,
To shirk raspoas!b !bilty in politics,
or to be Indifferent 20 the public vel
fare.
To know nothing of the things we
see handle, and enjoy every day Of
Cur lives.
TO be ignorant Of the general his.
tary Of the Wor!l and of the various
countries.
Not % know something of the
greatest leaders. reforners, artists
ard musicians of The world
Net % have intelligent knowledge
ot the general affairs Of the world,
and The incer-relat.ons of nations.
Not % know enough about the
laws of health, about physiology and
hygiene. TO live beautifully and sane
ly
To vote blindly for party, right or
wrong, instead Of for principle, be-
cause you have been doing so for
years.
To be grossly ignorant in these
davs of free schools, cheap newspa-
pers, periodicals, and circulating d.
braries.
To be so controlled by any appe-
tite or passion that ones usefulness
and standing in the community are
impaired.
To be totally ignorant of natnra!
history, to know nothing Of the
science which underlics the beauties
ard marvels of nature.
Not to have an intelligent idea of
the country in which we live, not TO
know its history, It's industries, and
the conditions of its people.
Not 10 know anything of the move
lmcnt for human hetterment and not
to help them along to the extent OF
cu ability in time and money.
TO live in the midst of schools, II
lcaries. museums, lectures, picture
galleries and Improvement clubs, and
lot to avail oneself of their adyan-
noes-Orison SWEET Marden in 'Suc-
ces..'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17
What's in a Name?

Intestinal Indigestion" IS the new name for
a un }tltude of stomach troubles 1t is the reeog
nized cause OF heart disease kiddev troubles,
co sst: patton hatu ency. inflammation Of the
blad der nturaleia. headaches, c}zznesS, appe IL
diCitl- and rheumatism. Green's August
Flower goes right after intestinal indigestion
and quickly clears il out OF the intestinal tract.
sree,ifIy curing any all of the Al .1nents men
toned Trial bottle. sc Big bottle, &c. Al
all druggists
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17
LEVEE WORK..

Office Board of Commits sioners, Levee
District No. ., Linwood Jefferson
County, Arkansas, November 9,
1901.
Sealed proposals will be received
by The undersigned until - o'clock
neon, Monday. Decemer 9Th, 1901, at
the office of C. W. Butts, secretary.
Linwood, Ark, for the following de-
scHibed levee work to-wit;
From a point in upper ART of Berry
Field to a point in Walia5ein place
near Mr. Chas. Richmond being
station o TO 1875 Plus 81, bo.h inclua-
i've
Plans and specifications may be
seen in the Office of c. w. Butts. sec
.etary, Linwood Ark, or in the office
OF Charles f Moore, engineer, a Pine
Bluff, Ark, where other Information as
TO location and character Of work and
blank proposals may be oh aimed.
erlES-oaSn on progress ana cOlli-
pletion of sections, the board reserv
Ing 90 per cent till work is fully eX
|ecuted and accepted by the engineer,
Bond required, $1,000.
Deposit required, 5 per cent of bid.
The chairman Of the board reserves
the right to reject any and all pro
rosals.
Work consists in enlargement of
existing levee for about SO miles
we'll situated 10 be done by wheelers
Or drag scrapers. VIII probably
require $4,000 cubic yards of earth
work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Little Elmer-Isnt the emperor Of
Russia called the ear, papa?
Papa-Yes, my boy.
Little Elmer-Then l s'pose his
kids are czardines, amt they, papa?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Casting all your care on him" does
not include your care for others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

\ woman has an idea mat somehow
the baby will make peter man of
IS father.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Tying pink r'hhons around a dogs
neck is rot the saroo as love for the
lowly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Filling the hands will not sop the
ache in the heart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17
BEN FRANKLIN,

Chairman Board of Commissioners,
Levee District No. 9. Linwood and Au
burn Levea District
C. w. BUTTS, Secre tary.
CHARLES T. MOORE, Engineer.
i
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Most men figure that the lightning
will strike somebody else.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17
NEVER TOUCHED HIM.

Marlley-Say, suppose YOU pay me
back that ten dollars that you owe me
now
Burroushs-Really, old man. can't
dc that.
Markley-But you've got it to spare
today.
Burroughs-I know, but there's no
telling when ! may need It
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

It's a poor faith tha: does not an
swer some of its own prayers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-17

Self,denial is a specific for aeil es-
teem
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
ANNUAL REGATTA
OF CAPITAL CLUB
The Nenemoosha First in s5-Mile Run
to Chickomuxen Creek-The
Rover Also Winner.

The Capital Yacht Club yesterday held
its annual regatta.
The boats of the club left washington
at O'Clock Saturday evening. favored
py a fun moon, on their run to ChIcko-
muxen Creek. The Nenemoosha. the
latest addition TO the club. was the first
TO reach its destination, arriving al Z:Jj
O'Clock on Sunday morning The flag
ship of the club. the Mist, was the next
to reach ChickomuXen. arriving at 3:l0
a m The winning yacht is the property
OF /. F. Hewin. and the Mist belongs to
the Bright brothers and Stikes.
The other boats in the race were:
Rover. owned by r. NJ. Smith, the
Ethel May, owned by Fowler and Tay-
Tor; the Grace. owned by Braitmeyer
and Ruebsam: the Celeste. owned by c.
J. Johnson: the CiConia. owned by =. G.
Wilkison; the F'iOrOdora. owned by T.
Darrieulat. and the Dawn. owned by
Blackwood and Wiggin.
The banner day of the regatta was
yesterday. Boats over thirty-five feet
long were carded for the first race.
There were three starters. the NenemOO-
slia, the Mist, and the CtcODia. The
yachts raced from Chicornuxen 20 Lower
nineteen miles. After the hardest kind
of a race the NenemoOshO won from the
Mist by only a few seconds. 1t was far
the best race Of the regatta.
Boats under thirty-five feet only were
permissible for the second race. which
was first. with the Eleanor second ana
the Ethel May third.
Henry l. Seymour, who Was on board
the SeaSelle. was the starter
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS
FOUND IN TRAIN WRECK
Population Of North Carolina Village
Goes Wild Over Discovery of
Gems in Ashes of Cars.

RALEIGH, N C, May 31.-News has
been received here that Lucama, lit
tie town near this city. has been IN
state of ferment for the past week. On
Monday a passenger train was wrecked
near the station and several of the cars
were destroyed by fire, among them the
express car.
After the fire was put out men, wo-
men. and children began to pick about
in the ashes One man found a small
object which proved to be a diamond
worth $500 Immediately it became
known that there were diamonds in the
ashes. crowds hocked to the scene of the
wreck.
The night before the news was gener-
ally known the man who made the dis
covery revisited the scene. carrying
number Of empty sacks. He filled them
with the ashes of the car. On sitting
them he uncovered diamonds to the val
ue OF $4,000. The railroad people are of
the opinion that the value of the stones
still unaccounted for IS more than dou
bic that Of those already found.
The railroad later placed a guard
around the wreck. The railroad has not
been requested TO pay for the diamonds,
nor has the express company II Is be
leved they were stolen goods being eX-
pressed to some point South. and that
the shippers are afraid TO make known
their Identity.
Several lawsuits have grown out Of the
finds. The owner OF the soil says that the
diamonds belong to him unless the rail-
road demands them for the real owner.
A negro found one gem valued at 81 600.
The owner OF the land on which the
wreck occurred sued him for the pos
session Of the diamond but the negro
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
TOO MUCH GUN
PLAY IN TEXAS
Troops Wanted at Big Bend
to Preserve Order.
PETITIONS TO GOVERNOR
no Attention Paid to Law Prohibiting
the Carrying Of Deadly
Weapons.

TOILINGUA. Texas. May 51-A Pc
tition 10 Governor Lanham. signed by
nearly every property holder and miner
in the Big Bend district. asking that a
sufficient force Of rangers be placed
there to preserve order and prevent
bloodshed and other acts OF lawlessness,
has been sent to Sheriff Walton at Al
pine. who promises TO present # IN per-
son to the governor.
This petition IS backed by another Pc
tition from Alpine. signed by all OF the
county officers and business men. and
by still another from Marathon.
Among other things the petit on re-
cites that no attention is caid to the
law prohibiting the carrying OF deadly
weapons and that the local authorities
are utterly unable TO cope with the
situation.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
PAINS Gorgeous Pompeii.

The coming production Of the Last
Days of Pompeii" is under the personal
direction OF Henry J. Pain, the king
OF Pyrotechnists." Pompeii comes direct
from the great Pain Amphithcater at
Manhattan Beach, New York. and both
Mr. Pain and his general manager. Mr.
Thearle say that the production will be-
given here complete. 'The Last paws
OF Pompeii' f. one Of PAINS most popT1-
lar spectacles, and the production that
will he brought 70 Washington will
equal in every detail that given the at
traction in New York, London. and
other big cities.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
COLUMBIA.
SOLDIERS of Fortune" With Arden as
Clay.

SOLDIERS of Fortune" With Arden as
Clay.
In the Richard Harding Davis play,
Soldiers OF Fortune" which forms the
current biz OF the Arden company at
the Columbia Theater, members Of the
company have been given in many in
stances the best opportunities Of their
season at tnfs house.
The play will be remembered as the
vehicle which first introduced Robert
Edeson 70 the public as a star, and, like
the original book story by Mr.. Davis.
has excited much interest While il was
one Of the early Rotations Of petty
revolutions and is drawn at times on
rather broad lines in this regard. II has,
nevertheless, "a charming little love story
set in "A picturcscue background and sur
rounded by almost as many types OF
people as there are characters In the
play.
Few offerings available foc stock pur-
roses VII prove ae popular as Soldiers
az Fortune" 10 is just the sort Of play
Tho people want m this time OF year
and offers enough comedy and enough
-srious 10 repay one for visit 20 the
theater.
In selecting tbs piece for his fourth
weeks bin Mr. Arden chose a play that
he was able 20 cast MS players In 20
more advantage than they have yet been
seen. Much OF the credit for this is due
Augustus Thomas. who made the stage
version for Mr.. Davis Mr.. Thomas
fashioned the characters that they woul,
play themselves to "A great extent and
Mr. Ardcu's associates have done every
thing in their power % iii ont the pic.
tUrc Several chaTa cteriZatfOns were no
tably clever. and 81 was a keen pleasure
L. note how several members Of the
company who have Of necessity been
provided with uncOngcnial parts were
able 10 give good account OF themselves
last night
Mr.. Arden. Of course. plays the Eide
son part. that Of Robert Clay, the young
engineer. Mr. Arden was greatly ham
dicapped In his performance by a bad
cold. and az times IL was almost inn
possible 20 hear him. That however
cd not prevent him from giving an eN-
ccllent performance and adding an
other Interesting Interpretation 10 his
local repertoire.
Louise Galloway was a close second
for nonors and completely captivated
the audience by her delightful work as
Hope Langman. Miss Galloway Is alive
and from the moment she comes on the
stage she Keeps up the keynote Of ac-
tion. Olive Oliver has her first real
opportunity in the role OF Madame Az
varez, wife OF the president Miss
Oliver has only two or three short
scenes bat these she made among the
most efe5tiVe In the entire play. Her
portrayal was so intense that IL stood
boldly out as the chief serious feature
q the play. Miss Rocbuck. unfortu-
nately. does not grasp the character of
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Edward Crawford, "a. and Efie Mat
thews, %.
Ernest Couggines. q, and Stella Bal
ley, is.
Robert Johnson. 26. and Lizzie Gill
lam p, both Of Prince George county.
Md.
Frank b. Shafter. y. and Lillian d.
Jones. 10, both Of Alexandria. Va.
W. b. Farnham. sc. Rochester. \. Y,
and Belle q. Sherman, .. District of
Columbia.
Charles Zichlkc. 60. Annapolis. Nd
and Josephine Tony, 49, District Of Co
lumbia.
Wesley Carter. IS, and Frances Toll
yer, 20.
James II. Windsor. 26. and Mary I.
HutchersOn. %.
Harry J. Luskey, p. and May Louise
Yates, %
Harvey Lucas. o. and Mary Pendle-
ton, p, both OF King George county.
Va
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
CHASE'S.
Paul Spadoni in Feats of Great
Strength.

strength.
Catching cannon balls on the back Of
his neck. juggling the ponderous
spheres with ease and grace. Paul Spa
doni appears at Chases this week in
remarkable exhibition OF strength and
equipOise
The series Of feats which he presents
arc hair-raising, and in point Of dar-
ing and skill their equals have per-
haps never been seen I'm Washington
Spadoni. without apparent effort,
plays with cannon balls as one would
tennis balls He picks heavy and cum
bersome objects from the floor, and bal
ances them on his chin as though they
were the hghtest of things. And finally
he places a ponderous brass cannon on
one end Of a springing board, jumps on
the other end, and catches the cannon.
which is hurled in the air, on the back
of his neck.
Les Trois DUmonds, Parisienne street
musicians. are the other feature Of the
bill. The singing and playing Of this
trio IS really excellent. and time and
again were they encored by the au-
GIence-
Mary Dupont and Stokes Sullivan an
pear In an interesting sketch. entitled
Stranded" in which they are given d
chance to show a clever bit Of acting
Mark Sullivan delighted the audience
with his mimicry and story telling. and
Winona Winter appeared 10 advantage
The Reno and Richards company.
comedy acrObats, scored "A pronounced
hit with the audience, and Clarke and
Florette were well received in singing
and dancing specialties.
The vitagraph presents a scene of
Tho Battle OF the Halu.'
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
MAN IN BATTLE
WITH A HAWK
Savage Bird Beats Him Into
Insensibility.
He FELL INTO DEEP GULLY
Aged Citizen of Sayville, L. l., Became
Exhausted With His Struggles
and tainted.

NEW YORK. May S1--In a fight with
q huge hawk In a woods near his home,
Freeman Lane, eighty years old. living
near Sayvihe. L. l., was beaten into
Inconsistencies and badly injured
Lane was knocked down and fell into
a gully ten feet deep. To save his eyes
he turned over on his face. The hawk
fastened its talons in his scalp and neck.
tearing the flesh.
Exhausted by his struggles and loss OF
blood Lane became unconscious and the
hawk flew back to its young.
Mr.. Lane regained consciousness half
an hour later and crawled to his home.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
DURBARTON BARELY
DEFEATED RESERVES
Thomas Homer in Last Inning Saved
Clubmen From Possible TTounc-
ing-Lowe Good.

Dumbarton defeated the Georgetown
Reserves yesterday onGeorgetown Field
by 10 ;.
After the third inning the game was
close and exciting. fast fielding by both
teams keeping the score down. Dunn
barton scored three in the second on
punched hits, and the Reserves dupli-
Gated the feat IN their half of the third.
In the ninth Thomas put the ball over
the right field bank for a home run, win
ming the game for the clubmen. as the
collegians were out in one, two, three
order.
The features Of the game were the
play Of Weems at short for Georgetown.
Thomas home run hit, and a sensational
catch by Carter IN left field. Weems and
Lowd both pitched good games, the hon.
Ors going TO LOwd- Score by innings:
RHE
DumbartOn. 49,. 0 3 I 0 ! 0 0 0 Is 8 3
Georgetown-....... 0 0 3 0 0 0 % 4
Batterics-Lowe and Ecker; weems
and Shannon
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
WEPT AT FUNERALS
AND ROBBED M0URNERS

PARIS. May Sl.-Pretty Nine Annals
Chirch, who appeared in a Paris police
court. fashionably dressed, gains her
livelihood in a novel fashion.
Dressed in deep mourning. she walked
up and down outside the cemetery o..
Perc-Lachaise. and directly shc saw an
expensive looking funeral would Join the
nourners. mtngling her sobs with theirs
After the interment she would an
nounce herself as the friend of the dcal
would fall on the neck of the relatives
whom In the midst of her embraces SIC
skillfuly robbed
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
ACADEMY.
George Klimt in "on the Bridge at
Midnight

Midnight"
George Klimt scored a decided success
last night in the principal pars OF his
realistic scenic comedy drama, ION The
Bridge at Midnight" which began "A
weeks run at the Academy OF Music.
The play. presented in four acts tells
a story of strong heart interest which
holds the closest attention Of the audi
ence throughout. As Herman Won
Schultzberg. better known as Ger
many" proprietor Of a curiosity shop
Mr.. Klimt proved himself a character
actor Of no small merit. BE was well
supported by katherine Gregg. as
"Reddy" a street urchin with a big
heart in the right place. and Mabel
Bardine, as Katherine Hastings, wife o.
an escaped convict.
Jessie Stevens. as Bridget Rooney. "a
rare piece Of Irish furniturei" Alice
willard as Mrs. Wesley, 1lind mother
and Dan Reed as Antonio Ouhlisppi, an
Italian. contributed greatly to the sue
cess OF the performance.
The scene Of the play Is laid in the
West Side of Chicago. where the audi
ence is given a glimpse OF The ROOst
the headquarters OF a gang Of crooks.
and the knife" bridge over tie Chicago
River, at midnight
The story tells Of the kidnapping Of
Mrs Wesley daughter. at the instance
of Harry Preston Coffin. as Richard
Hastings. who IS afterward sent %
Joliet prison. Later he escapes, and. re-
turning to Chicago. attempts 10 force
his wife TO assist him IN -prQcurlnS
money from Mrs. Wesley under the
promise of returning her lost child
Hastings plans are frustrated by
Schultzberg and Reddy. who manage u
block every move he makes.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
EMPIRE.
"The Policy Players" With Ernest
Hogan.

Hogan.
The recent enga cement at the Empire
Theater Of THE Policy Players was so
successful that e. was determined again
20 bring the company to Washington
and the series Of performances opened
yesterday to one Of the largest audi
ences Of the year.
An aggregation Of colored performers
headed by Ernest Hogan. comedian.
and Nine Flower prima donna. present
ed the farce comedy. THE Policy Play
crs." revised for the Washington en-
gaEemeut. and showing many new and
novel features. New songs. dances. and
specialties were introduced by this eX-
ccllent organization. and series OF
recalls rewarded the energy Of the man
agement IN providing up-tO-date materi-
al for its patrons.
Ernest Hogan is stu the entertaining
singer and comedian who made such
hit at the Empire few weeks ago.
Nine. Flower repeated her vocal sue
cesses. and won many expressions Of
approval OF her fine singing
Others In the organization are John
Green. Sydney Perrin Eugene Butler
Davie Jenkins, Henry Williams. Harry
Reed. Allie Brown Ella Nixon. Mamie
Emerson. Clarice Wright, and Emma
Miller.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
MASS FOR MISS HARTIGAN.

The funeral of Miss Mary Hartigan.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Harti-
gan. of 1920 Thirty-third Street. who was
burned 70 death at her home as the re-
suit OF dropping a lighted coal oil lamp.
took place yesterday morning from
Trinity Catholic Church Requiem mass
was chanted over the remains at 8
O'Clock
Miss Hartigan was twenty years Of
age and the oldest daughter Of the fam
iiy- When the fatal accident occurred
she was alone in the house. and her
mother did not learn of the accident IN
til her daughter had been placed in the
patrol wagon to be taken 10 the George
town University Hospital
The Washington times., 1904-05-31

they We're. nevertheless. men OF honor
with unsullied regulations" Now they
have succeeded in getting this CORE
spOndcnt sent away because no dared
TO comment. severely upon their methods
of government.
With King Peter going melancholy
mad ne dreams that he is pursued by
the ghost OF King Milan calling for
vengeance, on the nurderers of Alexan-
der. his son. and with the country grow
ing more and more disguised at the
present regime, the chances Of exciting
events Increase every day.
At present It would be rash to prophe-
sy a long reign for King Peter or q long
period OF peace for his Unhappy count
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
coMANcHEs FOR PARKER.

FORT SILL. Okla, May 31.-Quannah
Parker. the old chief Of the Comanche
Indians. declares he is a Democrat. and
expects 10 support his namesake and
alleged kinsman, Judge Alton 3. Parker.
Of New York, for the Presidency Ne
heap Democrat" he says Big Judge
he my man; named for me; he my
nephew; my Indians all Democrats. all
for Parker"
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
DANIELS OLD OPERA
WAS WELL GIVEN

Alice Langham. the cold, naughty, cal
culating American girl. Her portrayal
was manifestly not in line with the
authors conception
Edward NJ Ellis scored one Of the
successes of the evening in the char
acter of the filibuster Captain Burke
His work was excellent Another i'm
pOrtant portrayal was that Of Mr.. Lang
ham by Daniel Jarrett. 1t is to be
hoped that he will continue a member
of the Columbia company. Malcolm
Duncan. Philip Sheffield William Lew
ers Richard Gordon. and others con-
tributed to the performance
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
Serbia Upon the Brink
OF Another Revolution
King Peter, MelanChoIy-Mad, Thinks MiIans
Ghost Pursues Fiim-SubjeCts Disguised
With the Present State of Affairs.

VIENNA. May Sit has been expect
ed that something would happen IN Servia
for some little time past. The question
that people are now asking Is: "WHl
the expulsion from Belgrade of the Lon
Don Daily Mall correspondent preclpi-
tate a general Crisis7'
The order Of expulsion was issued by
the group Of officers who took reading
parts IN the plot to kill Kiag Alexan-
der and Queen Draga, and who now
make a puppet of King Peter. They are
getting rather sensitive Of criticism.
The other day they forced King Peter
&c expl1in that. although some OF their
number had been removed from court
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
PooLE-PAxToN WEDDING.

Miss Elsie Paxton and Dr. Herbert
Poole viii be married tomorrow nighi
at EIdbrooke NJ. E. Church. Tenleytown.
by the Rev. Edwin Il Smith. pastor
Miss Paxton is the daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. George c Paxton. After the cere-
mony a reception viii be held al the
home OF the brides parents
The Washington times., 1904-05-31
FELL DOWN IN DEATH
PRAYING FOR THE DEAD

WILKESBARRE. Pa. May 31.-WhHe
kneellng on the Plymouth bridge pray
ing for a relative who was drowned five
years ago, George Shepla fell into the
river and was drowned.
He was a foreigner. but. knowing the
American custom of services Tor the
dead on Memorial Day. he decided 90 go
20 the bridge and pray. thinking IL APP
prOpriate 10 do so because the BODY OF
his relative was never recovered ana the
river was the only grave II knew.
The Washington times., 1904-05-31

with redOubled VlO-
lerce, and the sufferer
is almost distracted by
the fearful itching.and
burning. 1t is the most
uncomfortable and ag-
gravating of all skin
eruPtions and a terror
in warm weather.
Local remedies give
temporary ease, but as
Eczema is not due to
outside causes. but to