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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
MODERN SPiRTUALISM.
It Dates Only From the Middie of
the Last Century.

Some forms Of spiritUalsui have haa
followers from remote antiquity in
the fcytttcIi law we hnd the iufnr,
tion. Thou shalt uol suffer witch -
live" and throughout Old Testament
history there are frequent references
to this sahiect, Willie demons Pytson
esSes sihyl~. au4uts and aoothS4ycfs
have tAejf places in the >eruft anua.s
Of mankind
III its modern form spietuaIisH
dates only from ttte f0rty"fghth wear
of the last century, when at Tie house
OF q farmer OF HydesvilIe ia the state
OF New York, the spirit Of Il peddleg
who had been murdered there some
five years previously w:t> said 10 pro.
duce certain unaceountahie fappine$
and disturbances In the room occupied
by little daughters OF the hous"
An investigation by The ucighG"r-
hood followed, and. 70 quote the words
used by Iarrar in his pamphlet ON the
subject. 1T soon became evident that
an organized attempt Was being made
by the denizens of the spirit world t.
establish method of communication
with mankind.
From that time Spiritualism spread
rapidly. and By the year 1s11 the mum
ber of its supporters was yatioasly
reckonnd At from @,00o,0oQ "a II,
600 0aG
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Tie Defiant Drummer.

1T WAS right funny. said Uncle
Hosea, telling of the orchestral con
cert. "A smart Neck lookup feller sci
In the middle an All ter oncet tie Ii
tie man at the end o the line hit the
big drum a sassy rap Well. tie smart
Alcck feler shakes n little stick at the
drummer. an what does he do but hit
her up ag'in Jest ter show he was as
good as the next man. IN, by Jinks,
he didn't take no back talk-or, rather,
no orders-from the smart Aleck man,
because he Just kept awhackin' that
big drum in spite o the boss a-shakin
that stick, as If ter say he'd catch il if
he didn't quit. Yes, sir; l gloried In
his spunk, if he was little. An at the
end O. the tune he whooped 1t up OH
that drum harder than ever A little
man for nerve every time
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
THE TIGERS TAIL. "
ROCKY SPIT WH3CA GUARDS TAe
HARBOR OF PORT ARTHUR.


HARBOR OF PGRT= ARTHUR
How the Russian Stronghold in Man-
churtn Is TortiGed-aIuc> Of t.uns
Tine tho Entrnncc-Cnr nrnsIt, of til"
Inner EInrio
In tho news reports frou tie = Il O!
war in the f:tv east fre4aaHt IasHt.v'E
has been mace of TIE II 82si5s I,lI.
which perhaps III my~@lied 9aay VIC
arr u0t f1i&.ijag with t,s5 -ro4lapA!eu
features of t.c sH.s;t ,tz.s-etl strong
hold IN Mapehura Far AltiaIr. IL
which I'll" EG~%..;i Heet l.a~ h.oD b.otk
ud"d lt5 ttn fsraHr~t
Fort Arthur Aarbnr II fGrAa4 ~ lf
oval inlet Of TIM sea about t&u mitc>
long from east 10 west aud a uIlo treA
north to south. 1t is surrounded by
hills, and It's sole entrance on tAC south
crn SIDE is by narreN channel. guard
cd II the southwestern enA Is = couple
of dangerous reefs. X Is sell protect
ed from storms by aareeW spit of
rocky land known rs tAe 20 @er.s Tai
which runs dtasonal1y across is north
err extremity
The high bluffs on each ttde Of the
narrow entrance arc strongly fortified,
tie Golden hiIl forts on lne eastern
shore having the greatest elevation.
Tic main fort eH Golden hill Is 4 II feet
above sea level, and it Is thanked on el,
thcr side by two smaller forts, that
nearest the channel being 210 feet
above the water, while tts companion
to the east Is 1i0 higher on the west
side OF the channel Is Il large fortilIea=
ton with an elevation Of | II feet " AiiG
along tie shore Is 4 string of smaller
fortifieafsous reaching up 10 the III.
gers T9t These close 10 the shore
eoutlafa the Sea
Near the tip of the tail is another big
fer. ;he guns Of Wttlel, have straight
So, DOWN t1e channel 10 tie entrance
Of ts7 A%rhor. or the north sid, Of the
hurnes is asntHer string of fortiGea-
tion. white The Vbolt eastern shore
above Golden hill brstIcs with guns
In one Of the fegts oil the west bank
Is relie of the Chinese war Of 1851 %
Ii Is a gam with perforated shield
'Fho Isole was made by Il Japanese gan
dLai:.2 tie Siege which resulted IN the
faIi Of Port Arthur, until thou cousid
cred intregnahle.
The approach to tie har5or and t1asia
IS very narrow Tic Widsh Of Gle=ea-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT AND HISTORIC
Gun AT Poif A"tH@R,
trance from Pinnacle rock on tie wcst
to tie opposite shore is barely $50
yards, while the three fatiom channel
at its narioWest is not more than 100
feet wida. Within tic heads ii uidcns
out somewhat, and between the end Of
the "rigers Tail and the entrance to
the basin there is width of 43D yards.
Even this makes it difficult task for
any vessel over 300 feet IN length to en-
ter o. leave either the harbor or basin.
This WAS shown just before the out
break of the war When the Russian
feet Wa@ modified and taken from the
inner hArhor into the roads. The opera
ten took the greater part Of three days.
The basin or east port was excaVatod
primarily by tie Chinese. as Wa also
the dry dock cut in it northern S.de. It
has an average depth Of tWeaty=one
feet and can accoHmodate nealIs' It @oz-
en- large vessels Ihe western oHa "a
devoted exclusively 10 torpedo craft
though dock for tAos" small boat, IS
being built on the eastern side
The dry dock, repaired and enlarged
by the Russians. i tJ2 feet over ALL
$40 feet over blocks 80 feet wide At
the entrance ana has depth Ell the sill
at high water in ordinary sprngt.d"7
Of 50 feet. ON the "Ti&or's TAIL are
placed seven G,net 5.o-jnch qucl frcrs
in en- oren battery az III elevation Of
not more than ton fect above tHc We
ter level.
Ships n1oorod in &C inner Aarber can
lie III perfect safety, ard It is doubt
full if the dock yard could be da@22cA
by high angle fire. The works and al'.
senal lie so closely under the Kwan.,=
chin hill that any proioeJiles 50 Ii
rected would probably RANGE far in'1
the town at tie E.,.-..
Pot Art,l":',-e tH~ srt'cw, vas fnl.
II i,y i snal! n~t.u- v.lla&o uaG1
''ected ~ Il IiHls r;.aa@.
Of German engineers, FOX
4 t'aH 70 d ereal Fc.ao &na
rchi1@. =, 49,. totrevcr. It wys can
tured by the .I&pa -" aAl =" .realy
Of simonoseki peaf3ded fer - e..
sion to Janan, with tAa w,.olc sa,ltae:'a
coast Of 2.sneit,..;. frolH the Ii: river
q t@c IaIl. b.: .js~-.s.. i.t.Hee "n,t
G"ree"nv v=i,>t 'r''..n"' =, il1t'&o,a' le.,a#
10 rel - the ,e~r.,ory for II
o. See..as}Us xss.s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
A Duuce Cure.

DR. Bishon of Naldyia, Chile, de-
scrbcs the hard work Of the mining
poems WHO carry 100 pounds of ore in
bags strapped to their shoulders while
they climb up hundreds of feet on lad
derS, often consisting only of notched
trees. They toll without a recess from
6 a. m. to 4 p, m. aud might seem to
he in need of all the rest they can get,
but before supper prefer to take the
strain out of their muscles after Il
fashion of their own-viz, dancing
vehcmently to the sound of a fiddle for
an hour or two or even longer if their
lady friends happen TO muster in force.
Health Culture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
KNIGHTS Or PYTt4liS.
Condition OF Tx ar,:er Ia oatarae.
i&e1#es.4 Gis5.tA.


The &t#uI Ne, 1er = .z..asse~ s5nA
seal OF 0ul4ri4 reeei.tia - Il ~ regard
to the eouGi5iea O. the F.4t!sfan or4cr
there The oG4e@ IN 2aaea.a Acre is
r9e4reragfs. We. ta2e 3a,ej,.= a.4.a uf
119 during ti4e Faat Sc"i. Two lode $
are about t. be in>t-tuta3 -, II &a.ss-
rio ai4e aue5her et.e In t.t5.. sz.#.z, e#sre
doing GOOD work IL 4ocGEso, aai the
order Is on TIE frW4rd iuu}e IN this
city. The growth is steady aud NOS
spasmodic. We are taking III the most
desirable cilSs OF members Eeut4-s. IL.
erselic# and Il great naaG are laen Of
ability and in good positions III life
The volunteer contibutiea for tie
benefit of the proposed fythian or,
phans home i'll Indiana last year was
$61674.
The grand lodge of Texas is prepar-
ing to erect a Pythian widows aud or
phans home 1t has accumulated 500
600 for that purpose and adds thereto
$4,000 Annually
The order was forty years old on
Feb Is The first Pythian lodge was
Instituted in Washington on Feb. 10,
1864
In Indiana during the semianpual
term just closed the Pythians more
than doubled the net gain in member
ship as compared with the closing
term Of the previous year, and the
suspensions for nonpayment of dues
We're leSSened by one half
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
LIGHT REFLECTION.
The Renxou Why Foam Always Ap-
pears White En Color,

When water is violently agitated
small bubbles of air are mixed UP with
1t. and thus foam is formed and It's
wilderness Is due to the fact that VIXEN
light passes from one medium Ia a}=
other OF Il different rcfraUtlvc imdrN Il
is always reflected. and this reflection
may he SO often repeated as a. render
the mixture impervious to light
II is then thls frequency OF the re
flecttouS Of The limiting surfaces Of
air and water that renders foam
opaque. and, rs each particle reflects
light In al directions, So much light Is
reflected that the mixture appears
white
10 Il similar cause IS due tic white
ness Of transparent bodies WNeu crush
ed to powder fhe separate PARTICLES
trauSuait light freely. bur tic refiee-
tons at th"H- surfaces are So numerous
that the resulting effect is White. TAnS
glass Wien crashed i Il Wlfto powder
and is OPAQUE but when il IS p9lt TN
der water il once more becomes trans
pareut b"esIH>e tie water fills up tie
intersteeS between tho particles. and
the retiortioaS are destroyed SaIt and
snow ale=;'so common examples oI
tits condition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
National NInnnCrS,

It is curious to watch on board a
steamer how the men OF different ma
tionalties behave to Il lady no longer
young who is travelling alone. The
Frenchman is absolutely rude if he gets
the chance; the German simply takes
no notice; the Austrian is frgidly po-
lite; the Englshman takes trouble to
be Kind if his aud is solicited; the Amer
tcaa is kind from habit and without ef-
fort.-Lond0n Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
A korean Cnstoni.

In some parts of korea, and among
some Korean families, it is the custom
for bridegrooms to dwell under the
roofs of their fathers-in-law until the
first son has been born and attained to
years of manhood should any Ko
rean. however, stay in the house of his
bride people for more than three
days after his wedding. he is com
PEELED to remain for an entire year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
GLACIER MOTION.
The Moset.cnt L. Like Ttsat ot pitch
pUa Il ptaHe.

pen Il Plane.
The potion al siaeiets ls been
scientifically defined - that of Il w.
coUs mass. partly 9lidlas npaa .5s bot
partly SGee9.a& upea 8selG lHeief tie
influence q .seaTi y. Ia otha words
the l6#si.s.t =tescu6tps tlEal of pitch
poured tasa u tahtp. which Sfaeads
Tot by the o<Haa~iou of the bottom ef
the mass. tie ef-9.-~ rolling
over aal0c ,he.l lower sttatua WGiah
Is dra@@rd bl &c ta6le surface 1t
VAS ar-ue5 against this that ice WIS
brittle Substance, but Principal
Ferles wss sti,!e to shoW ti3 4la,.jea
ice differs iron others in possessing a
distinct granular structure and that
tie grain BY impartin@ certain
amount al H7Fjon to each other. as III
water. gay" tie whole pl9sticitN
The tTle of motion varies with
local conditions but is sometimes eX-
trencly SLOW Thus the Iheadul glacier
elected in lS95, from its end two skel-
etonS. With fragments of clothing, and
two medals. dated l,JS2.
Other high authorities attribute their
motion to other natural forces, such as
alternate expansion and contraction.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Heptasophs.

class of 1.-l00 candidates was mi.
tiated recently in Pittsburg The SUI.
preme officers were present.
Members of the order In New Or.
leans have bought a tract of land in
the suburbs of that city and propose
to build on it home for disabled
members
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Euthers and Sons.

pescantiug on the changes IN life and
work brought about by time, q farmer
think my father had ma mnckle sense,
but my sons look on myself as born
eediot,, - "Reminiscences" by Sir Arch
ihald Goikio.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Their Views of IT.

Heidi you see the pleased express
sion on her face when l told her she
didn't look any older than her daugh
ter? She-No | was looking at the
expression on her daughters face
Detroit Free Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Too Violent an Innovation.

"You tod NE you had an original
Idea in your novel"
Il had" was the reply, but the pub
Usher discovered it in the proof sheets
and made ne take it out. Washing
ton Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
December 8.

Nixon & Zimmerman Opera
Co. presents the opera that
has received more praise than
any musical organization eE6r
on a tour through the south.
Willard Sponsors Comedy
Opera MISS bOB WHIT E"
go people, headed by the
favorite comedian, Frank
Deshon. An American beauty
chorus Of 10, clean comedy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
KnfghtS of uonar

The Knights of Honor has been In
existence thirty years and was never
more prosperous than at the presen,
/, time.
Brooklyn has twenty four fourishins
tkpiSota q Haaas la.SSsa>- $50.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

When a man marries in some other
church everybody wonders whether he
will 80 with his wife or she with him
Washington na., EaWocgat ...---.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

Strange to say. in Asia and Africa,
where grass will not grow. the most
beautiful flowers and shrubs flourish
70 perfection. ,. .,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

The Pacific hotel has started to
serving meals again. First class
accommodations Call and see me-.
E1p. Du4onia, prop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
INICtII INlI Z CVD fIIII't
BABES II TOYLAND

from Tie -ATajcstIc I Hcatfo,
New York. Company Of -
people, headed BY Little Chip
and Mary Marble. Pncca , &c
to sl.5o. Sale opens next
Tuesday,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Adams Printing Go.

FNnsn =
: "fuAIaUsr
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Allen. They have not been
backward in the expression of
their will. Disgruntled spirits,
right and left, are presuming to
pass upon the character of these
men with a spirit of superior
righteousness and offended NOR
atty. There never was time
when so many people were cen
sors of the characters of their
fellows. But in spite of all
these infamies, Cook and Allen
are not boodlers. They are
honest men. They are not pos
sessed of grea.er powers than
the Governor. They have been
faithful and efficient public SER
wants. 1t would be a serious
mistake to euchre them out of
the offices which the people
have shown by unmistakab lie
majorlties they want them to
have. Their nomination may be
distasteful to a few personal
enemies, but the will of the
people cannot be choked off for
that reason alone.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19
A Good Encyclopedia at Last.

At last we have the promi Sc
of soon possessing in English a
trustworthy encyclopedia with
the chief merits of the German
CONGRATULATIONS" brief,
accurate statements under head
one would naturally turn to.
The first three volumes of the
New International Encyclo
pedia" running from A through
Canada, have come to us from
Dodd, Mead & Co. The editors
are DR.. Daniel Colt Gilman, late
president of the Johns Hopkins
University; Prof. Harry Thurs
ton Peck, of Columbia, and
Prof. Frank Moore Colby, of
the University of the City of
New York. They have been
catholic in the choice of subjects
and give the needed help in
line or two on many little
things that most OF the books
pass over. The longer and more
important articles are concise
but contain full information
brought to date. The biograph-
ical notices of living persons
are we'll selected and plentiful.
There are many cross references
and often repetition of matter
that saves the trouble of look
ing for it in another place.
The work is very fully illus
trated. The illustrations in the
text cannot be praised too
highly. They are simple, clea r
and do explain. 4 The
maps are better than those of
other encyclopedia produced in
this country. AS it
stands, the New Iuternationa
is the most helpful encyclopedia
in English that we have seen
The editors have wisely sup.
pressed the names of the con
tributors, for a work of the
kind should stand on it's own
name. The volumes are a large
octave that are more conven
lent for use than the small
quarto size. - The Sun, New
York.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19
A Virginia Odd Fact.

Charles City County, in the
Old Dominion, has the proud
distinction of being the birth
place Of a president and vice
president of the United States
who were elected to those high
offices on the same ticket at the
same tine. Both William Hen
ry Harrison and John Tyler first
saw the light in Charles City
County and were born on plan
tations within ten miles of each
other. This is the only instance
of the kind in our history. -
From the Washington Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19
A Suspicious Objection.
The Jefferson City Tribune

The Jefferson City Tribune
says:
Republican newspapers are
throwing fits daily because Mr..
Folk is to be handicapped by
nominees for minor offices, who
will thwart his plans and frus-
trate his endeavors for good
government. Of course a few
Democratic papers and the usu-
al coterie of sorebeads say
amen But this is a wonder
full story about how Mr.. Folks
hands would be tied. Appar-
emily the minor officers are more
potent tLan the chief executive.
If this be true, we should have
begun at the bottom instead of
the top of the ticket.
The Secretary of State and
State Auditor have no strings
on the Governor. The claim is
absurd Governors have al
ways acted without the aid or
hindrance of other officers.
This is a most cunningly devils.
ed scheme to beat Allen and
Cook. They are no more a ma
jority on the Board of Equaliza-
ton than two is a majority of
five Neither do they control
the Legislature. Many a law
has been passed in direct oppo-
sition to their wishes and
against their sober and disin-
terested advice, and ii will re-
main so to the end of time.
Cook and Allen might be as
bad as train robbers, and yet
they could not prevent Mr..
Folk from a free and perfect ex-
ercise of his will as Governor of
Missouri. Any individual on
the outside has the same right
and the same power as the they
to influence legislation.
The effort to dictate the en-
tire Democratic ticket is fraught
with grave danger to all con-
cerned. The people, wherever
they have been given a chance,
have said they wanted Cook and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Edward Longrnire.

was discussing the late dec cas-.
ed brother.
What makes you think SOP"
"Kaze he took his fight thoo'
de influence err de kick err a
young mule en- he went so ia S t
de devil hisse'f couldn't stop
him!"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Mrs. H. B. Mudd and children
accompanied by her niece, Miss
Zella Mudd left Saturday for a
few days visit with Bluff City
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Booker Washington points
out that 81 per cent of the Rus
slams are illiterate, while but A
per cent of the Afro-Americaas
are iIliterate. Everybody is
swatting the Russians. -QueenI
City Leader.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Get ready to fall in line,
boys. The indications are grow
ing stronger day by day tina
we've got to eat Folk crow
without salt or pepper. Golly,
that's ough.-Huutsville Her
aid.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19
Bright Jewels Worth
....Reading....
From the Atlanta Constitution.

A SONG OF CLovERS.
Over sea the sword CLEANS
Loud the cannon booms;
But here we are, in clover
Mockin'birds an blooms!
Shouting of the captains
LET the battle ROLL"
But mere you are, with sunshine
Llghtin' up yer soul!
Reckon we are grateful?
Not a single bit!
Got a little O. the world,
An want the whole of it!
This is the letter the Billville
scholar received from the old
man at home:
Dear JIM make no doubt
but you've a fine DRAWN card
at college, but, Jim, old hoy,
you draw too fast down this
way! We're so used to your
dra win qualities that even our
signs are loug-drawn an pain
full. One dinner there, and you
draw for one hundred dollars -
which would buy mules enough
to keep you busy durin'your en-
tire vacation. You can easily
see how three meals a day, for
one hundred dollars a meal,
would throw me so far into
bankruptcy I'd never fud the
home road again! I'm sorry
that I myself must now draw
the line on you, and mildly sug-
gest that you-a-ridin' in an au-
tomobile, look entirely out O.
place with me and your mother
spinnin' through life in ain OK.
cart"
The poet laureate of The
Banner of Peace closes Ser
mon in Rhyme" as follows:
"There are lying white folks,
There are lying niggers;
Some lie with words,
Some lie with fingers.
Some preachers lie
In the sacred desk,
Though they talk of hell,
: They run the risk.
Now, dear reader, I say to you &,
You may be liar, too"
Yes" said the teacher, you
must always remember that all
liars will have their portion in
the lake that burneth with fire
and birthstone.
The LITTLE scholar looked
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Show pity, Lord! Oh, Lord
forgive, and let every :epenting
anti-Folk sinner live! PRAY on
Dad. "-Huutsville Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Ernest Mudd, of Hannibal,
spent Thursday IN this city with
relatives and numerous friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Whitecotton,
of near Shiel were shoppers in
the city Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

Mrs. B. G. Moss has purchas-
ed one of the most lovely sur
reys in the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

We have fought, bled aud al
most died for straight Democra-
cy, but a ''bolter and sulker'
with a "civic righteousness" Ia
bel hasn't done a thing to US.
Gentlemen, we will be able to
get into the Folk reserva-
ton" by the time it is officially
announced that the "outbrea k'
is over.-Huntsville Herald
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-19

We notice some of the Pike
county editors are falling OUT
over who is the Folkiest Folk
man. It's all right gentlemen
Folks pie won't go very far,
anyway. Let the crumbs fall
and you will not get enough to-
cause your pockets to bulge
out.-Bowling Green Times.