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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
IN CAMP AT HACLYS BLUFF.

Two weeks after vacation began the
High School Cadets spent week
camping at Hallys Bluff. They were
accompanied by The Professor, ~
otherwise the sHperinten of thn
school. who wore an old suit and made
himself boy for the occasion.
Three road wagons were required 10
take the boys and their camping outfit
10 the Bluffs. which are eight miles
from town. on the Marias dies Cysnes
river. and as they passed through the
streets in starting. with flag proudly
upraised, they were a noisy lot, shout
ing TO all they met. The drive was
long, but the weather was perfect
What is SO rare as a day in June?"-
that they thoroughly enjoyed it. Be-
tore they came to the Bluff they had
to pass through little wooded valley
and ford shallow river: and the peb-
bly, bottom with an occasional shell,
where the water flowed in RAPIDS.
caused Albert Newman, "the poet" to
Shout in ecstacy. They climbed on
road that wound around the hill until
IL reached the summit.
Some of the boys were eager to get
to the river at once, but the Captain
had previously given orders that they
must first prepare the camp. They
had divided into three squads. and
each was to have tent. They erect
ed these tents in the shadow Of huge
trees on the summit of the Bluff In
the midst was great, white, flat rock,
which they christened Table Rock.
where. afterward, they often spread
their meals. They soon had fires
klndled and coffee boiling, and then
one OF the squads cut and planted a
high pole and raised Old Glory aloft.
In front Of the tents they afterward
erected what they called totem poles
resembling scarecr0ws, to DISTINGUISH
them apart. they claimed Lieutenant
fothefWise @Skinny) Maxwell had a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

the ground and directed the hovs to
lift him by pulling the rope. Ii stood
this train, and Porter clambered over
the edge, while the cadets and farm
let him slowly down. In few mo-
nlents he was beside the young girl
But an unexpected danger threatened
him. The shelf or which they found
themselves was so narrow that they
could move only with difficulty But
Porter spoke encoura gingly. and, slip
ping the moose from his shoulders,
ne made from it a sort of saddle, and
saw the young lady safely seated
therein, still, however, leaning against
the bluff and clutching the bush that
had been the means of breaking her
fall.
wait a minute, fellows" cried Por-
ter to those above him, until get out
II the way and give the word
Then he did a. daring thing.
He had observed a branch of tree
extending to within probably two feet
oe where ne was standing, and thought
he could make out that the tree was Of
cor siderable size. and stood near the
base of the bluff.
Now, don't scream or be uneasy"
he, said to the girl by his side, land
when | give the word turn facing the
bluff, and while you hold on with one
hand keep yourself from humping
against the bluff with the other as they
draw you up"
Then he squared himself and leaped
cut toward the tree, catching the limb,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT

branches till it shone bright from or
high when they crawled into thei,
tents. and though somewhat crowded
slept soundly on beds of leaves, under
their blankets. until the break of day
Several young girls of the neiehbor
hood, chapcroned by their brothers
came the second evening thev were in
camp and watched them drill After
the 1naneuN crs the cadets brought out
their guitars and a season of song fol
lowed. While they were thus engaged
IN he merriest Of moods cry wa
heard, aud Miss Abbott. who had been
standing near the edge of the blum
was seen To slip OYER Immediately th,
"nG was silcuccd and every body rush
ed 10 he precipice to peer over, fear
Ing that she had been dashd TO death
on the gravels AND shells at the base.
To their relief, the young woman, in
something between laugh and a cry,
said: Il am all right, but how am
to get out of heren''
Are you hurt questioned "The
Professor"
mo, answered the girl
We'll, where are youo The bluff is
SO much in the shadow that | cant see
you. Have you sure footing?"
Yes, think So she replied. my
feet struck here, and | caught some
brush and held on. But the shelf is so
narrow l am afraid ! shall fall il
move''
''Then sit down with your back to
the bluff and wait" said the Profess
Or" cheerily. Well have you safely
UP here in short order
Already several OF the cadets We're
making a rope by tearing a blanket in
strips and tying them together, and
Porter Alice slipped his shoulders
through moose he had made, and de-
Hlanded TO be let down.
BE careful. Porter: il may not bear
yo!lr weight" cautioned the Pro
fessOr y
For answer Porter flung himself on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
FERTILE VALLEY
OE THE MISSISSIPPL

While it is true Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and Texas invite the Home
seeker and others in search of a prof.
liable investment and business com.
potency, there Is another field along
the Frisco System quite recently
opened to those Interested in per
sonal betterment OF financial re-
sources.
On June /. the line OF railroad hero
tofore known as the ~. Louis. Mcm-
phis X Southeastern tuoW Frisco Sys.
tenn. was cXtt aded 10 st LOt.iS. thus
making a territory in Missouri and
Arkansas, along the west banl, of the
Mississippi River. accessible by way
OF St. Louis.
III" present service consists 0l pas
scngcr train leaving Union Station
40 Il. III. daily, tor Cape Girardcau.
LuN0ra. charlottesville ana intermc-
diatc points to Memphis also the
Cape Girardeau accommodation
tdalN). leaving Union Station 4:20
p. III.
Some years since. perhaps a quar-
ter of a century. this section was
avoided by reason of want of develop
ment or progressiveneSS; now, how
ever. it is considered equal, as the
homesceker and investor may meas
ure, to Oklahoma. Indian Territory
or Texas. The change in condition
throughout was accomplished by
large governmental expenditure, a
progressive people and extended rail
road facilities promoted and main
tanned by the Frisco System. opcrat-
ing, as it does, nearly 700 miles of
railway in the immediate Mississippi,
Valley. less than 300 miles distant
from st. Louis
The soil is exceedingly fertile,
crops invariably abundant, timber In
terestS extensive and resourceful.
Those desiring additional particu-
lars will receive immediate response.
Address Passenger Department,
FRISCO SYSTEM, ST, LOUIS, MO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

It was on Thursday that "Sneak''
Richardson got lost Sneak claims
he wasn't lost, because he knew where
he was all the time but a number OF
the boys who were hunting him for
an honr Or more insist he was lost to
them. He was at last discovered in
an apple orchard, with pockets stuffed
and hat full of the yelowinS fruit. He
claimed he was serving as otficia. for
ager for the cadets, and the boys, 3c-
ceptihg the explanation, took all the
/; nit from him Left without any ap-
pies and feeling a bit uneasy of coa-
science. 'Sneak@ strobe to the farmc' s
door, knocked and asked if he might
have an apple to eat. Permission was
given ard Sneak modestiv took two
oi three apples and prepared = leave.
Fill your pockets said 4hc farm
er, You are welcome to te>M.
.'Thank you said ~Sneal; - knew
ii and 50 attended 10 the ma,tcr liz
lie White ae0z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Finally the day sci for their depart
ure arrived. They Gshed and swan
and ran and drilled. and as farewell
held a mock reunion of the Veterans
that were left of what they termed the
dangerous campaign
Captain Carroll was warmly lauded
for his gallantry and was recommend.
ed placed on the retired list for hay
ing lost his head in the service OF his
country. Porter Alice was recon-
NEEDED for g pension because of hay
/ ing lost his heart. "Dumpy's'' en-
counter with the giant was rehearsed
and an eloquent tribute was paid to
what was tel med their deceased com
rade. "Sneak" was remembered in
eulogy for having saved the lives OF
the company when it was dying Of
hunger. Even "the Professor cane
in for his share Of badinage, and ac-
cepted it gracefully. He -Tas alluded
| t, as the enemy who had once whip
ped them, now captured and borne in
| triumph on their chariot wheels
Just as they were ready to return
home the same company of young peo-
| pie who had spent the evening with
them came to bid them farewell. Miss
| Abbott managed to quietly present
Porter a watch-guard of her own max
| ing in token of her appreciation Of the
service he had rendered her. And as
the boys forded the river they saw
their friends still on the blum waving
kerchiefs and gave them q hearty
three times three.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

which under his weight shot downward
several feet Miss Abbott involuntari.
! ly screamed But Immediately he
shouted.
"All safe aud sound III soon be
with you on The bluff Now draw ncr
up, fellows
In f"N minutes Miss Abbott was
safely al Jhe summit ana hil@ ths
Gihe1 &irIs and some Of The boys press
ed ah"Rt her with CONGRATULATIONS AMI
"'%si !oliS several of the cadets chars
ea down the hill to meet Portcr. Th '
came upon him half way mp ana greet
ed him with cheers. aud though he
protested that he had done no more
than amy of the others they bore nm
on their shoulders into camp aud the
crowd gave him a threc-jimc cheer
As a result of this adventure Porter
and ''the Professor" were invited to
take dinner at the home of Miss Alb
hott the next day. and the cadets were
recipients of culinary tavors from the
housewives of the nei9hborhood, which
otherwise they might have missed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
PILES! PILES! PILES!

Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
ard Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
-lors. allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. Dr..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment IS pre-
pared only for Piles and itching CT the
private parts, and nothing else. Every
box Is guaranteed. Sold by druggists,
sent by mail for soc and S100 per box.
Williams Mfg. Co, Props, Cleveland,
Ohio. For sale by W. L. DeWoody and
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Boston, Mass, and return via South
ern Railway.
From Memphis
Via all rail, $3O.S0; via New York
and Sound, s30.So; via Norfolk.
Charleston or Savannah, and thence
via steamer, $35.96.
Tickets sold Aug. 18th, 18Th and
14th, good to August Goth. Privilege
of extension to Sept both. Stop OF
at New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington.
Three daily schedules. Dining car
service. Write for particulars and re-
serve berths early.
Y c. a. DE sAUssURE. D. P. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

That santa nia1tt "IeuWp1.. }2.4sissea
had ais dream. ~ he told Il as rWafd
he dreamed hat u etant fhai eYeeaae3
in heish1 any in tlIa size Shows or
story hooks get as5a1. I5iQ3. t=gaF 81
hi&n
THAT Is a.8aseo4 head
Knoe'od down die stars troa =aoaxe4r
Or al fa25r. uade them aioGor.
"Dumpv9 efeamoa that he ran itre the
tent aud ~ied 10 hide, bun fhe mon
ster hoorished d liashina !saii a rot
laa& a4l stabbed Ajm repeatedly IN
the temple. 'pumpy9 hoY!9a aaa in
his effort to stand up almost tase the
tent from It's moorings, 1ranlpln" al
over his nessmates. When order WaS
restored il was found that q rain and
thunder storm had come up and the
tent leaked, letting the water drop on
"Dumpys temple. ''Dumpy' was
made to describe the giant repeatedly,
and Dot" Brown, who has a knack for
drawing, made a large sketch of the
incident with burnt stick on his tent:
The next night some of the BOYS got
up after "Dumpy" was asleep and tried
dropping water on his temple TO sec
if he would dream again. They re-
ported that he kicked and that WAS no
dream.
The rain pretty thoroughly soaked
things and made it rather disagreeabie
for tho rest of the ni.ht. But tho NOR
ming dawned bright, and the boys soon
regained their spirits. dried thei.
clothes and were apparently none tire
worse for what they termed hardships
of war
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Rautonnieres Induce ELirtind.

The West Ham U.ondon) Town
,tuetors to wear boutonniere4. 'sne
council thnks tdcy lead 70 dirta-
tiane. viii, Young women DaSSengers." !"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
I ELEPHANTS LIKE TOBACCO.
About Big Beast-Toss Aside Objectionable Morsels.

Tim Buckley, who knows elephants as mother knows her own children, told q Louisville Courier-Journal rep- resentatiye recently that the story of the elephant cherishing revenge for the tailor who had given him piece of tobacco, and years after soaking him with muddy water, is all fake. Elephants will not take tobacco or anything else, if they do not want it. even if they have had 1t in their mouths; and what is more, I have known elephants to be really fond of tobacco and to eat it with pleasure. I have had elephants that would steal a plug of tobacco out of mans pocket and swallow the whole thing They do not like the tobacco, but they do like the licorice. Men, and boys will frequently give them tobacco and other things which they do not like, under the pretense Of feeding them peanuts, but the elephant is wise, ard he will simply toss such things to one side and go on the ordinary course of his life, without a thought of fiIi- ing his. trunk with muddy water and wetting the person who gave him the stuff"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27

IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT. tain many springs and water courses, which disappear when they meet the sands of the lower levels of the deserts and prairies. There is lumber sufficient in the mountains to timber all the mines which will be opened.
 n the Vegas valley, through which the Clark road passes, the water supply is abundant. Springs yielding thousands of gallons minute gush from the earth and find their way into the Vegas river, which enters the Colorado about 150 miles above the Needles where the Santa Fe road crosses from Arizona into Cali fornia.
 The soil is a deep alluvial deposit, rich and black as Canaan. Live stock thriveS in this almost unknown land which is walled in on the south by the grim Mojave desert. on the west by Death val ley and the Panamint mountains, on the north by the trackless alkali sagebrush covered prairies of NeyaGa, and on the east by the great coal region of southern Utah, country little known and usually regarded as drear and Gesolate in the ex- treme.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
IS IT. CRACKEN'S
 DIAGNOSIS TRUE 2

Chancellor MacCracken of New York university has made curiously em- phatlc statement as to the condition of medical education in New York, both city and state. Having shown that 20 years ago New York city had i ,979 of the 10600 medical students in the country, while now it has only 1900 out of 26,821 in the whole country, he calls this losing ground in shameful manner in the work for medical educa- tion. Here is part of this account of the case:
 What is the matter with New York Ill it's treatment of medicine? Having watched it for twenty years, have no word to express it better than disgrace fui. The disgrace attaches to the rich men of New York. I can count on my fingers every large giver to medi- cine in New York city in the last twen- ty years. Net more than two families or two individuals have given any one of the: four regular schools a large |gift. By a large gift mean $1OO,O ,OO0. What do see in our university school to-day? A medical faculty that treated without dollar of remuneration over hundred thousand patients last year More than sixty physicians give them hselyes here in the clinic to do chafita- ble work, while at the same time their primary object is medical education''
 Is this such a shameful and danger Ous case as is implied in the whole form of statement? New York provia. ed superior advantages for the study of medicine for n good many years and therefore attracted students. Gradual lv colleges which had been too weak to do the same kind of work to advantage because stronger and began to do it so well that students were not obliged to go to New York and did go wherever they found it most convenient
 It is true enough that New York med- ical schools have not rece;vei the finan- cial support from rich New Workers which they deserve It is true that the faculty renders vast service for which it is not paid. but so do physi- clans everywhere. It is in no unkind- ness or misconception that We add that they gain vastly in experience by the work and that especially in the earlier days of practice it gives them opportu- mites they could hardly obtain i'll any other way It is the tradition of the profession to give service largely, and 1 it seems to an outsider hardly worth while to lay much stress on this par. ticuIar form of giving it.
 It is reasonable to wonder why rich
 New Workers do not give money to endow medical schools, but the fact that they fail. to do so does not quite show that the city of New York is as much at fault as Dr. MacCracken as- stlmes. s.-Hartford Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27

Lake, which is now a roundabout route, by more than IS hours, and will cut off almost IS hours between Los Angeles and Chicago. The Western Pacific will, it is said, make connections with the Moffat road now building through northern Colorado, and if this is the case the time of travel between San Francisco and Chi cago will be diminished by 12 hours and the easy grades will permit faster run- ming which may cut the time down to 20 hours at a profitable operating cost.
 Tn addition to the effect the two roads will have, when completed, on cOntinen- tai traffic, the advantages to California can scarcely be realized The Western Pacific enters that state through Beck with pass, in Plumas county. This coun- ty possesses vast forests of virgin sugar pine Barring few short logging roads, whose aggregate length does not exceed 20 miles, this huge timber belt has never been exploited.
 Leaving Plumas county the Western Pacific will enter the great Sacramento valley at Oroyille, having purchased ter mfnal facilities at that city from H. H. Yard. The Sacramento valley contains 8,0o0,000 acres of fertile prairie land, yet, even including all the cities and hamlets of this area, it possesses less than 150,- 900 inhabitant. The entrance of the Western Pacific will create opportuni- ties for the homeseeker, since thou sands of acres of land are being made available for settlement through the work of the California Promotion com mittee of San Francisco, and organiza- tion formed for the development of the state.
 The country which will be opened up by the Western Pacific is paralleled by the region which will be traversed by the Clark road. This line before entering California will cross the southern por- ttion of Nevada cutting through afertile agricultural country which was first set tied by the Mormons in the early sos.
 The great coal mountains which will be traversed by the Salt Lake road con-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
FURNISH HELP TO GOTHAM
Intelligence Offices = Vary Widely in Character.

The intelligence office, as. distin- guished from employment bureaus, is one which furnishes household help exclusively, is the distinction in Att lantic. Such offices are of great number and variety New York has more than 300 such offices, and other cities proportionately. while many oth- CTS combine this with other kinds of employment They range from well- furnished, adequately equipped houses or suites of rooms in desirable local ities, with good business methods and systems, down to single room in d tenement, which is the kitchen, din- ing-room, parlor and office by day, and by night the sleeping quarters, not only of the family, but of any un- placed girls. It is not unusual in such rooms to find at night from i've to ten people. The office with brown stone front frequently does less busi- ness than the saloon or underground offices. The former secures it's em- ployes by attractive advertisements, keeps records, gives receipts; the lat- ter have runners with pockets full of cards, who accost girls on the streets, steal their pocketboohs, until they agree to go to the address furnished, and fight with each other over girls they claim to have discovered. until the police interfere.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
NOTICE.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUN,
 TY of New Haven, ss: City of Wac
 terbury, Oct 25, 1904.
 X The Board of Aldermen of the city. of Waterbury will hold meeting ill' the aldermanic chamber, City halI building, at 8 o'clock Friday evening. October 2S, 1904, at which time ana place the advisabiIity of bonding the city of Waterbury to the amount of $200,0O0, for the further extension of paving and pernanentIy improving the streets of said city, will be dis cussed. All taxpayers and propert2 owners interested in the nsatter are irl< vited by said board to be present at this meeting, as aforesaid, and to entek into the discussion and state their. views freely upon the advisabiiity Of increasing the bonded Indebtedness Of said city for the purposes aforesaid.
 By order of the Board of Aldermen.
 Attest:
 GEpRGE H. sNETTLETON,
 10-2G-3 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
TWO NEW RAILROADS
FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO THE
 PACIFIC COAST.
They Will Open Much Valuable Ter ritory to Settlement and Reduce the Present Cross Conti-
 nent Schedules.

being met and solved daily by two new lines that are being pushed forward from Salt Lake City to the Pacific coast. Great sums of money are being spent in order. that the new competing lines may be the first to be completed, and so be in posi- ton to profit by first choice of contracts for an eastern outlet
 Senator w. A. Clark is building the San Pedro, Salt Lake & Los Angeles railway from Salt Lake City to Los An geles, in fact has built all but some 50 miles of it. The Gould interests are building the Western Pacific which is to run from Salt Lake to Oakland.
 The Clark line will shorten the time of travel between Los Angeles and Salt