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, 1904-08-18
A Tooth.

William Archer in the Fortnightly
Review, tells an amusing story of the
economy practiccd and necessary in
the early days of the Norwegian thea
ter at Bergen. 1t was in 1919, when
Ibsen and R%jornsOn were creating the
national drama. a lady had been en-
gagged for the part of second old 'vo-
man when it was discovered that her
elocutionary powers We're impaired by
the fact that she had lost one of her
front teeth. Impoverished as she was,
the management came TO the rescue
and bore the expense of the necessary
dentistry. When she retired. however,
after two seasons, she had to leave the
tooth behind her, the example of the
dentists art being the property of the
thedter. The management was too
poor to part with it!
, 1904-08-18
Losing n Couple of Anchors.

at makes me weary" said the skip
per of II clipper ship just in from South
America, ito buy a newspaper just
after | have landed and read that my
vessel suffered no loss from the storm
except slipping n couple of anchors.
How many persons who read that
know that ships anchors are sold by
the pound and that each pound costs
from . to Z cents? | carried two
5000 pound anchors and the loss of
them means that | am out 5000. That
wipes the profit of a voyage in double
quick time, doesn't it, Some folks talk
about ship anchors as though they
didn't cos more than marlinspikes."-
New York Press.
, 1904-08-18

A pianist has to cultivate the eye SO
as to see l,50O signs in one minute, the
fingers to make 1000 movements and
Tie brain to understand all these signs
as well as direct all these movements.
In playing Weber's "Moto Perpetuo"
a pianist has to e 4,541 notes in less
than four minutes, or about nineteen
a second, but the eye can receive only
about ten consecutive impressions u
second, so that In quick music it seems
that n player does not see every note
singly, but in groups, probably q bar
or more ut one view.
, 1904-08-18
n !. ~. M,na rh,t See.

How do we seef Did you ever chance
TO think? l have asked quite a number
OF people lately. and they reply; with
our eyes, of course. How elseT" or
words to that effect. Did you ever real
lie how much of our vision is mental?
We see nothing properly and definitely
until the mind lends its perception.
We may gaze steadfastly ut II picture,
yet be unable to see anything but n
confused mass OF color. because the
mind Is seeing faces and scenes "A thou
sand miles away perhaps. Call the
mental vision back. and the figures on
he canvas tnke their proper places. At
once we see the picture. or shut your
eyes. Can you not see the faces of
those you o or hate as clearly as
you ever saw them with the physical
means of sight? How many times one
glances at his watch, yet when asked
the time ms he replaces it in his pocket
Is unable to tell simply because he
looked only with the eyes and not with
the mind also.-Exchange.
, 1904-08-18
Two supcrstitions.

"Spilling the salt" and the i'll omen
that attaches to 1t are traceable to the
last supper of Christ with his apostles.
when it is said that Judas accidentally
overturned h salt. Because of the
after doom of the unfortunate traitor
to spill the salt at table is an accepted
sign of future III luck to happen to the
person doing 1t.
'Thirteen at table, and its unlucky
Significance originated at this event
also. Christ and-his twelve apostles
dining together for the las time com
posed the number that has since been
regarded with superstitious aversion.
not only In the matter of dining, but
In almost everything else rs we'll
What to Eat.
, 1904-08-18

George bartlett Prescott was II Of
the pioneers OF the SCIENCE % e.s..:icity
In America. He began the study of
electricity in 1916, when he was six
teen. with Edison, he owned all he
patents II the quadruplex system both
In this country and in Great Britain.
He introduced the duplex system in
1876 and the ~quadruplex two years
later. Prescott made certain that the
aurora borealis was an electrical dis
play, and while in the Boston office on
one occasion he disconnected the bat
teries and operated the wires with the
atmospheric electricity.
, 1904-08-18

An old cherished superstition about
the prairie dog Is thus ruthlessly
brushed aside in the American Natural
History by William I. Hornaday:
1t is not tru that the prairie dog
lives in peace and harmony IN the same
burrow with the rattlesnake and bur
rowing owl. The snakes would make
short work of the young prairie dogs,
and the latter would quickly Kill the
owl! 1t is safe to surmise that when
Il deadly and quarrelsome RATHER ill.,
vades the home of IL prairie dog fam
fly the latter speedily seeks II home
elsewhere. The burrowinE W is In
the habit of taking refuge In abandon
ed burrows and nesting In them TO save
the labor of digging II burrow for 1t
self. In the Philadelphia Geological
garden MI. a. Il. Brown once tried the
experiment Of nssOciating burrowing
owls and prairie dogs. The owls were
Immediately killed and torn to pieces
by the dogs.
, 1904-08-18

Belgium is probably the most demo
cratic of all the monarchical states.
The king OF the Belgians not only does
not wear II crown but has not even
got a crown to wear! No coronation
ceremony Ia known to the constitution,
the sovereign inaugurating his reign
simply by taking an oath to govern nc
cording TO the laws. Moreover. the
births OF his children, If he has any
must be registered in exactly the
same phraseology and In the same set
OF books as the births Of his humblest
subjects.
, 1904-08-18
a. n.,.,,, q, n,cnard strauss.

An amusing story is told OF
Strauss early experience as a
or In Germany. Strauss favorlte Wag-
ner operu was Christian und Isolde,
the score of which he knew intimate
Nv. but with the other Wagner works
he was not SO familiar, although he
had already gained u considerable rep
utation in Germany as a star CON
ductor. On a certain occasion he was
called on unexpectedly to direct Il per
formance of "Dic Meistersinger." which
he did with much apparent SELF pos
session. Another eminent conductor
who was in the audience noticed that
in IA certain passage In the third act
the bass tuba. to which was allotted a
very important phrase, did not make
any effect with 1t at all. After the
performance the visiting conductor,
wondering If the orchestral player had
been az fault. mentioned Ii circuin-
stance to strauss. The future coinpos
er OF the "Symphonia Domestica look
ed embarrassed.
why" he said, ito tell you the
truth, | was so absorbed In bringing
out the broader effects that didn't no.
tice that tuba part.'-Harper's Weekly.
, 1904-08-18

The Japanese sword is usually WELD
ed with both hands. The cutting plays
a much larger part in their sword play
than the thrust and point. They also
fence with W. swords at once, the
long, two handed Weapon being held
IN the right hand. while the left uses
the shorter and lighter blade. h
fencer stands with his right foot for
ward md his sword held in both hands
directly in front of him, Its hilt at
about the level of his waist, its point
being at nearly the level of his oppo-
nent's eyes.
, 1904-08-18

Did you W think, says Il horse
man. how fast IL horse in II 2:2O gait
moves his feet When IA horse is trot-
ting a 2:2u gait his feet move Il little
faster than II mile in l:lO. As his
body il moving at 800, and as each Of
his feet wien in contact with the
ground is stationary and then is picked
up and moved forward TO take the next
step, the foot must move as much fast
err thai the body AS TO make the step.
which is over twice MS fast. Now, the
action Is: The foot is ut rest upon the
ground and is raised some II or two
feet high. then forced forward nearly
the full length of the leg. then lowered
to the ground and is ut rest for nearly
two-thirds of the time that the next
step is being taken. The time, nearly
two-thirds. l think, is too long. but 1t
is from one-lalf To two-tllirGs OF the
next step.-Americitn Cultivator.
, 1904-08-18

The greater part of the desert of Sa-
hara is from O,OOO to 5000 feet above
the level of the ocean. The desert is
not ~rainless. but showers cover 1t with
grass for n few weeks in the year,
large tiocks and herds being mainly
upon Its borders. and the Gases are de-
presslons in which water can be col
lected and stored. 1t was at n time
believed hat the whole OF the desert
was below the sea level instead of only
a comparatively small part Of II.
, 1904-08-18

When IL fracture Is suspected, do not
move the patient unless absolutely
necessary until Il good surgeon can be
secured. Meanwhile keep the injured
part perfectly m%otionless n as COM
Portable as possible by proppIng w
with pillows or pads made OF rolls OF
cloth. Make cold applications to keep
down the swelling where there is local.
lied pain.
, 1904-08-18
Sir Edwin and IA Poem.

Sir Edwin Arnold had II very pain
full experience as a poet. writes a cor
respondent. He wrote II poem and sold
the copyright to a stranger, whom he
too hastily assumed TO be the editor Of
an American magazine. When he next
saw his work II vas being used as
the advertisement of Il proprietary me,
dicamcnt.
, 1904-08-18

In the japanese ideal of beauty these
are the desired points" Her face and
figure, hands and feet anu her nose
must be long II narrow, her arms
and limbs slender and her hips small.
Broad hips are the one objectionable
sin. Few japanese women measure
1--WE feet. SO the length of lie figure Is
relative,
, 1904-08-18
bamboo In china and Japan.

For centuries the Japanese and Chi
nese have raised the bamboo as II
practical crop. The natives of tropical
India and the Malay archipelago would
ce as much at II loss without II as the
3. merican farmer without his white
pine. for they depend upon IT not only
for their chief building material, but
for ropes, mats, kitchen utensils, etc.
, 1904-08-18

Onions eaten raw, with bread and
butter, make a capital complexion
clearer and nightcap, especially for the
nervous person, inclined to lie awake
O. nights and to wake up dishearten-
ingly early in the morning. Slice the
onions hin n sprinkle lightly with
salt TO take Off the raw. crude taste,
deal of butter.
, 1904-08-18
Mark Twain ON Polygnmy.

A Mormon once argued polygamy
with Mark Twain. The Mormon in
sisted that polygamy was moral. and
he defed Twain TO cite any passage OF
Scripture that forbade the practice.
well" said the humorist. how about
that passage that tells us no man can
serve two masters"
, 1904-08-18

Mrs. Muggins- My husband Is IA per-
feet crank. Mrs. Huggins-All hus-
bands are, my dear. Mrs. Muggins-
But fancy a man who complains that
my mustard plasters are not MS strong
as those his mother used to make.
, 1904-08-18
Good Arrangement,

Say, Mrs. Jackson, ma wants to
know why you don't come around and
do her washin'?"
"io' tell yo' ma dat my ole mans In
Jail now, an | don't hab to wuk so
hahd like | did befo'."-New York
Journal
, 1904-08-18

"why is it. asked the. philosopher.
'that misfortunes never come singlyf'
Cant say" replied the other man.
''unless II is hat OH account of the re-
ception they get they're afraid to tray
el alone"
, 1904-08-18

Rose Combed White Leghorns,
Rose Combed White Wyandote. Bar
red Plymouth Rock, Thoroughbred
Sl.50 for 10 eggs.
j. H. King,
Ten Mile, Wyo
, 1904-08-18

The fish always lie with their noses
upstream and their eyes looking for
what the water brings down. There.
fore be natural and send the lure down.
US the real fly would come.-Outing.
, 1904-08-18

The Daughter Archie says that in
my new white satin | remind him OF a
yacht under full sail. Her Father
From my standpoint you are more of
a revenue cutter. Woman's Home
Companion.
, 1904-08-18

Visitor What do you do when John
ME is naughty? Mamma-Put him to
bed without any supper. Visltor-well,
what them Papa-He cries, and she
carries II up to him ON II tray.
, 1904-08-18

Agent-Madnm, could | sell you this
book of fairy tales? Mrs. Muchwed-
No. I've been married our times, and
fairy tales are n chestnut with me-
New Yorker.
, 1904-08-18
Presb yterian Services.

Sabbath Morning Service. III a. IN.
Evening Service. .-.... $ p. m.
Sabbath School and Bible Glass, 10 IA. IN.
Prayer Service Thursday evening, 5 p, m.
WIN. j. MCLEAN, Pastor.
, 1904-08-18

Customer Gracious, How loud
mouthed and dominecring that man
is! Is he a member of the firm Sales
man-Yes; he's the silent partner
New York Times,
, 1904-08-18
Notice Of Final settlement.

In the matter of the estate of Will
son c. Lemon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the I'M
dersigned Administrators OF the said
estate, will present to the Judge OF
the District Court, of Carbon county.
Wyoming, at the court house in Raw
Inns Wyoming, at 2 O'Clock p. M, OF
the Sth day of October, 1904, or as
soon thereafter as convenient to the
Court, her final report and account as
administrators of SAID estate, at which
time any person interested in said es-
tate may appear and file their ohjec
ton, if any, to said report, and al
which time the Administrative will
ask that the report be approved and
she be discharged.
Dated, Saratoga, Wyo.,
August LIST, 1904.
Auna NJ. Lemon,
S-1-4w. Administrators
, 1904-08-18

He-Hou didn't seem startled when l
proposed TO you. She-No; | have so
often dreamed that you proposed to
me.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1904-08-18

Mr.. Manley-Well. darling. I've had
my life insured for $1,000. Mrs. NJ
How very sensible OF you! Now |
shan't have to keep telling you to be
30 careful every place you 30 to.
, 1904-08-18

Husband-If you are not going to use
that gown, why don't you give II to the
cook? Wife-oh. mol It's out OF style.
brooklyn Life.
, 1904-08-18

Barber-Wnl you have anything on
your face when | have finished, sir 2
Victim-I don't know. hut l hope you'll
leave my nose at least.
, 1904-08-18

Bobby, here's your penny, and you
must go right to bed"
PA, l want more pay and longer
sours."-Indfunapolis Journal,
, 1904-08-18

An inquisitlve uan is II creature nat
orally very vacant of thought Itself
and therefore forced to apply to for
oign assistance.-Steels.
, 1904-08-18

At the bottom of good manners there
are always three things-self sacrifice.
self control. sslf paspeot.
, 1904-08-18

Turkish women eat rose leaves with
butter to secure plumpness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
CLAYTON'S SUCCESSOR.
Report That Oscar r. Hundley Will
Go to Mexico.

Birmingham. Ala NOV. 19.-There
is well-defined report in political
circles in Alabama that Powell Clay
ton United States Ambassador to
Mexico, will soon resign his place and
that the president will appoint Oscar
r. Hundlev Of Huntsville as his sue
ce essor Mr. Hundley who is attorney
for large railroad interests in th:
state. was here today attending federal
court and refused to deny or affirm
the report Mr.. Hnndley was chair
man of the Alabama delegation OF the
last national Republican convention
and was one of tho few Republica
leaders in the south Who were called
nc"th during the recent campaign to
take the stump for Roosevelt. He
vas a Democrat up to the campaign
o. 1896, when he turned Republican
on the money issue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
SITE PURCHASED,
BY Mr.. JEFF Hicks for His New Ice
Plant

Mr.. Jeff Hicks. LEGAL manager OF
the Arkansas and Texas Ice and e.
company has purchased a site adjoin-
ing the Sawyer and Austin Lumh
company for the location of his new
ice plant and in a few days the con-
tractors will begin the work Of con-
s'ruction on the deep wells and build
ines. The machinery has already
been purchased and will be installed
AS soon as the buildings are ready.
Tha Arkansas and Texas Ice and
Coal company will hereafter run two
plants in Pine Bluff. Plant No. 2 will
supply the west end of the city and
do q large shipping business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
NO ARRESTS MADE
AloNzo TENNYsoN sA40 TO gE
BROTHER OF MRS JOHN
NiCHOL
Capt. Nieho Doubts 1t, But Only Da.s.
n1asded5 5taat=He= Be Gwen
His Children
II ENDS WITHOUT TROUBLE

Deputy sSh7rff Mason Phf1bo' has
sturnef from ForIYce. Whera ha
went in search of Mrs. Iohn Nieho.,
the runaway wife Of Capt. John Mich.
oI, the superintendent of the state
convict farm Mr. Philpot won't to
| tordAce IN response to a message
from Capt Nichol. who thought the
rttnaWays We're headed that way,
where they would take The Cotton
| Belt south into Texas. hui Mr.. Phil
pot was unable TO locate the parties
The friends of Cap. Nichol think thae
H.. was nnduly excited by the affair,
and that this caused his rather sensa-
tonal search Of the north bound Iron
Mountain train Thursday evening II
| is claimed that Alonzo TennysOn is a
brother of Mrs. NichOl, whom She had
not seen for years, and that she was
simply leaving her husband Capt
Love that part {. The story which says
that TunnysOn is Mrs. Nichols broth
Iei When last heard from the run
aWays We're at Warren, where they
had been held to await Capt. Nichol's
arrival, but no violence he'd been Of
fered th"m Capt. Nichol SAYS thai
he simply wants his three children
" hieh Mrs. Nichol took with her The,
matter has been quicted down by
friends and no arrest have been
r made
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
WILL ORGANIZE a CHOIR.

There will be- an organization of a
church choir Tuesday night, Noyem-
he1 30 at the rdesidenco of Rev. T.
W. Vaughan. corner Eighth and Plum.
The choir is for the new Halwcy Mem
orial church. just completed on tho
west side of the city. All those who
are Interested in this work will find
a welcome. Mr.. James Mccoy, who is
now director Of the Lakeside choir,
has kindly consented to take charge,
which alone assures success Mrs r.
". Vaughan will preside at the organ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
j. r. MCCORMICK DEAD

). K. Mccormick. acc 80 years. diea
Saturday night at 6 O'Clock al his
home on East Third ayenuo Of an.
pendicitis. after an Illness Of only Ave-
Gays. The deceased was a butcher
by trade, and for many years conan.t
ed a shcp on East Third avenue noy;
his residence. HIS VIE survives him
he funeral will be hala AIonaav Of.
'fanoon from the familr rosiasrcc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
PRESIDENTS SPONSOR is FOUND
New Yorker Gets Credit for Puttiaa
Roosevelt Into Politics.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-WflIiam
Leary. deputy leader of the sixth as-
sembly district of New York, TODAY
was given the credit for putting Pres
ldent Roosevelt into poll les Mr.
l.eary called at the White House to-
GaE. Here is the man" said til
president, placing his hand on Mr..
Leary's shoulder and turning tG by
ISLANDERS, who was responsible for
my first nomination for Office It WIS
in 1881. wanted to go to the az.
sembly. Ioary took charge of my
campaign. In the conven ion we had
fifteen delegates and the opposition
had ten. Somehow Mr.. Leary turned
tip with another delecate-how he Sc
him is more than kncw--and | w.e
nominated by vote of lG 20 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
NEW LUMBER COMPANY.

9lla Cotton Plant Lumber company
of Cotton Plant Woodruff county,
filed articles of incorporation yester
1av. The concern VIII e4aa"e in the
purehaza and sale Of lumber, both
&holcsale and retail Will buy, sell and
own real estate. and carry on 9th r
business usually nnd"rtakon by cor
porations If IFS charact er. Tho capital
stock is Soon all Of which has been
subscribed. and is divided into two
hundred shares OF Tho value of s25
each. The incorporators arc: Charles
Mehans. Sr., president; r. r. James,
A G. Carter w. A. Clay and J.
+ Rutherford.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20


+ The Sunday morning advertising
f. This universally
= se everywhere amply aeed by reference
th Sunday published
e newspaper is the largest ande of the
f. publish time something
havea
+ is
people getting
+ morning is old and
+ morning which
the Monday usually
chants and shoppers
;" minds Of the readers Sunday
If merchants
+ lies hat
hulk
tho Saturday This
has shown that he
The SUNDAY MORNING
paperthe
n the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
Ill ADDRESS
LOUISIANA TEACHERS

Superintendent of Public instruction
J. H. HinemCn has received letter
from State Superin endent ]. B. AS
veil Of Louisiana saying that he. has
called a conference of the parish SUI
DC rint tanlents with the. state normal
school at Natchitoches December IA.
i and Ii, and inviting Mr.. Hinemon
to be present and deliver an address,
Nr Hinenon has accepted and will
speak December 1G on stThe Super
vision of Rural Schools.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
KENTUCKY CONTESTS.

Louisville Ky, Nov. 19-WilIiam
Henry Jones, Republican, claims that
ha has defeated James NJ. Richardson.
Democrat for congress in the Third
district by SO votes. In the Ninth
district, James G. Bennett Republi
can, maintains that the returns show
tha defeat of James n Kehoe Demo
crat, although several precincts have
been thrown out Both contests will
fe carried to the floor Of the housa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
RUNS MILES IN q MINUTES

Toledo, Nov. 19.-Engiaccr Charles
I. Guyant holds the Lake Shore sp .9d
record, having made the run from
Edserton to Butler, seven miles in
1onr minutes Monday night when he
was making up time with solid nail
train. The run from Toledo to Ken.
GallSllle, ninety-three miles. was nada
al the rate Of sfxty-twc miles an hour
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
CANDIDATE FOR PosrMIsrREss

Mrs Fannie Jones Of Roa6o)d .
aslasate to tho Baptist convention. is
"a candidate for postmistress Of tbe
mouse OF the naSt genes.al assembly
o' Arkansas. Mrs Jones is we'll
qualified for the position and has
many friends at work in her behalf
ne representatives. from Jefferson
VIII push her claims and With fair
ff2sPeefs q success, as It is The only
position for which Jefferson has a can
didate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
CONSULTING ON TELE-
PHONE ORDINANCE

I l.. Powell Of Little Rock. STATE
superintendent Of the SoHthweatern
Telegraph and Telephone compauy.
Vas Is The city Saturday in confer.
enee with Mr.. Riley chairman oi
The COMMITTEES ON public works. re
sarding the ordinance permitting the
telephone company to put wires under
ground. L is understood that tht
committee Will report favorably on
the ordinance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
JOYOUS VOTER TO BURN SHIRT.

Topeka. Kan, Nov. 19.-L. d. Myers
or I1mporia, Republican who had
long promised to celebrate by burning
his shirt whenever Missouri should so
Republican, has fixed upon Thanks
giving day for the burning. He has
al nounced that he will take off his
sEirt in front CT his residence and
burn it, asking William Allen Whit
to apply tho torch. Myers and White
have been invited to perforn in front
OF the state capitol building here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20

Bowed down with shame over the
disgrace which befell the sta e oj
Missouri When it went Republican il
the recent general election. the self
Irepactins citizens ef Dunklin county
Missouri, have determined if posi-
bic, to secede from that state ana,
befome part of the good old Demo
cratic state Of Arkansas. whore. they
say. hey can again without shane
acknowledge the place Of their citi-
zcnship.
The petition has already been cir
culatp1, according to reports from the
disaffected community. and already
has about one hundred names append
cd. The petition. which WY be pr
scntad to the Missouri gislatura.
which will be Republican. Ns as fen
lows:
TO the Honorable Legislature Of the
State of Missouri:
"Whoreas We, the undersigned.
are respectable men Of good repute;
and
"Whereas The said state Of Mis-
souri, has sc far diseracod itself that
it went Republican in the last elec.
tion. so that no respectable and law.
abiding citizen (as We are) can ac-
knowledge his residence therein:
Nov, therefore, We would respect
fury petition and do hs,neby petition
aud pray thai yGl. the honorable leg
islature of the state of Missouri afore-
said. in regular session convened will
ccde and transfer tho ar@resaid coun-
tv of DunkIin to the state of Arkan-
sas. Sc that We may again without
shame acknowledge he place of our
citizenship.
.Dated and signed at Hornersvlle.
Mo. this 10th day of November. in
tA{ year of our Lord 1904