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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Strange Land Tenures.

Every student of English history or
fiction has read of ancient leases of
property which require rent to be paid
in peppercorns or roses, or in some
other curious way. The Windsor
Magazine describes some customs in
connection with land tenure which are
still more cur Gus.
Whenever certain estate at
Chingford, in Essex, passes into new
hands the owner, with his wife, man
servant and maid servant, goes on
to the parsonage and pays
homage by blowing three blasts upon
a horn He carries hawk upon his
fist and his servant leads a greyhound.
both supposed to be for the use of the
rector for that day.
The newcomer receives a chicken
for the hawk. a peck of oats for his
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
A MORE BEAUTIFUL BALTIMORE.

" THIN two weeks after the total destruction of
NM its establishment and plant during the great
" fire, the Baltimore News resumed publication in
new plant Of its That is single Illustration of the
spirit of the people of the stricken city and of the energy
with which the work of rebuilding has been undertaken
and is being carried on.
There IS of course nothing surprising in such reports
similar display of recuperative force has followed every
disaste that has befalen American city in recent
times 1T has matered not what section of the Union
the disaster has occurredNorth South, East West
the sangune of the people is everywhere equal
to whatever calamity befas and whether be Chicago
Boston, Johnstown, Galveston Baltimore. he report
that follows story Of destruction is always story of
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
AN AROUSED VALLEY.

THE inertia of the population OF the Sacramento
Valley has been for years the despair :of the State
i Counties in that part Of the State have gained
population slowly and some OF them have lost especially
in. the rural Districts =. =: -.
1t is now seen that tisas been due to the economic
disturbance which attends upon the change of industries
That valley won It's irst notice Wheat producer
When wheat paid high ffeghts by river high prices
and great yield per acre Qver the cost Of reaching
market and left such margin made the wheat grow
ers believe that Their industry permanent as the
soil ON WHICH ii depended: The railroads. running up
bodh sides of the valley and THE feeders which crossed
in due tfme reduced the river freghts But the yield
declined under PERSISTENT CROPPING without rotation and
the price fell under the competition Of wheat fields
in: other parts:of the world: p: :.
:: Under these circumstances the small andholders
were the FIRST victims of the decline Of a industry They
kept UP the fight as" long they could and then sold
the large land holders, resultng lapse of population
and the aggregation of landed estates into larger hold
ings The owners: of these have held on sowed wheat
sold downto the Of production endured the
bad years and blamed the railroads, they
up against the problem that overlook the small
land holders years ago Fhe result cessation of the
aggregation of estates their progressive subdivision
into small holdings again. Adversely has conquered the
pride OF possession The land has nobrer than
growing and these support greater popula
because they enable family to live we'll and acquire
competency less acreage.
1t is especially inspiring read in the communication
TO The Call by Mr. Beard secretary of the Sacramento
Valley Development Association, that the present land
values based what the land is worth fof wheat
and grazing purposes That that buyers take
the valuation fixed by industry that passing away
and by sbecng to nobFer get the profit the
increased value liked by such Mr. Beard says that
MANY Sacramento Valley orchards give profit Of
$Ioo per annually, while alfalfa yields $2 to $40
per acre. and where dairy kept this is Increased
to 500 and $40 The land that will do this is to be lad
wheat land prices .
In this the aroused valley is accounedfor The buyer
getting his holding land prices will receive
the increment of value put upon it by his own labor
If this goes that valley will TEEN with popula-
ton and its towns will get impulse that will startle
them The State has needed just such conditions There
has been much tendency in this State to hold land
high that the buyer add. no increment by his
labor He has been expected to pay for undeyeloped
land all that it will be- worth when developed Wise
men, who desirable addition the population OF
State not buy land under such circumstances THEY
will put upon it. improvements intensive tillage
in the certainty that then it will be worth only what
they paid for it. All California may go to the aroused
Sacramento Valley study its ways and be wise.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
CbRRETT- T-sHARKEY-M

CORBETT- T-SHARKEY-M. ID. F..
CITY. The match between Corbett
and Sharkey in the Mechanics Pa
viliOn, San Francisco. June "a. 1895,
which resulted in a draw at the end OF
four rounds. was under Marquis Of
Queensberry rules, with 5-oz gloves.
The match was under the direction OF
the National Athletic Club and the
following conditions. -SharRey to be
awarded 80 per cent OF the net pro-
ceeds if ava rded decision. In the
event of a draw he was to receive but
% per cent of the net proceeds, Cor
bett to receive so per cent of the gross
receipts The contestants to select a
referee at the riugside, and IL they
could not agree the clubs to select
one. The referee to decide at the end
of the fourth round which appeared
to be the stronger and better man.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

Ali classes in Russia the Orthodox, Jew Catholic and
Moarnnie dan. are contributing Literally and patriot
icaly to the war fund However family may be divided
against itself in domestic difficulties, it after all the
family against foreign dstufber when outside trouble
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

Viceroy Alexie has adopted the unique expadient of
establishing. his Manchurian headquarters on fortified
train that may be moved wherever the situation ay de-
mand. There is little wonder that japanese daring
enough to obstruct the Vceros speedy communication
with ST. Petersburg summarily hanged Why
doesn't the valiant Russian hire balloon? ,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

FRANCHISE-A Constant Reader,
City. The franchise to the Ferries
ana Cliff House Railroad in San Fran
cisco was granted March 19. 1884, for
a period of twenty-five years. At this
time there is no information as II
what will be done with the road when
the franchise expires.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

France ard the United States have found time recently
to give casual discussion to the feasibility of treaty of
arbitration that shall be sweeping its obligations as
to minimize the possibilities of war While nothing that
makes for the peaceable solution. of international diff
cues may be considered uopian forget the
Gar of Russias vision of universal peace he pro-
jected The Hague tribunal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

LEFT-HANDED MANI. O.. Fruit
vale. Cal There is no record Of the
number of left-handed men who have
become first-class mechanics or book
keepers. The fact that a man is LETT
handed does not prevent him from be-
cdming good mechanic or a good
bookkeeper.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

COPPERHEADS-A. f. s. San Jose.
Cal COpperhead was a name applied
during the Civil War TO Northerners
who sympathized with the South. X is
the name of a snake that prefers dark
and moist places and is said to sting
from behind. hence the aIlusiOn is OBJ
Vious.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
AHS7verS TO Queries.

BILLY EMERSON-H. A. B.. City.
Billy Emerson, the minstrel, died in
Dinan's Hotel, Boston, Mass. Zebra
AIRY 22, 1902.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

THE ARCHER. j., Berkeley,
Cal. Sagittarius is the southern zodia-
cal sign commonly called the Archer.
II represents centaur drawing a bow.
The constellation is east of ScorpiO
and is specially in the Southern United
States a prominent object in the sum-
mer evenings. Any almanac will give
the dates when it appears.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

Special information supplied daily IN
business houses and public men bv tha
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' -. go CaIi-
fornia street. Telephone Main i0f2
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

Townsend's California elace fruits ara
candies. SOC a pound. in artistic Are
etched boxes A nice present for Eastern
friends 1lS Market St. above CaIl bldg
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
interchanQe.

The oriole sang in the apple tree:
The sick girl lay on her bed. and
heard
The tremulous note of the glad wild
bird;
And. All she sighed Ito share with
thee
I.ife's rapture, exquisite and strong;
Its hope. its eager energy.
Its fragrance and its song.'
The oriole swayed in the apple tree.
love. a nest,
Fine as e'er welcomed a birding guest;
Like pendant blossom. secure Yet free.
1t shall hang from the bough above me
there.
Bright. bright with the gold that Is
combed for me
From the sick girls auburn hair!''
Then he built the nest in the apple tree;
And FURNISHED over, ball of light,
1t cleaned and shone in the sick girls
sight.
And she gazed upon it wonderingly.
But when the bird had forever flown
They brought the nest from the apple
To the bed where she lay alone.
ooh. builder of this mystery,"-
The wide and wistful eyes grew dim.
And the soul of the sick girl followed
him
Dear bird. I have had part. through
In The life for which long and long;
Have shared its hope. its energy,
Its rapture and its song!
Florence EARLE Coates in Harper's
o.iv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Some Midsummer
n Round Trips

st. Louis-Nery low rates all season.
Exceptionally low coach excursion
rates July II, IS and 25
Colorado low rates all SUM,
mer. Through sleeper service.
Chicago-Nery low rates all summer.
Great Lake Resorts low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Resorts Including At
lantic Coast Points. One rare plus
$500 for the round trip, on sale
Wednesdays and Saturdays, all
summer.
knoxviIe-One fare plus $500 fol
the round trip. June % to August
25.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. July 25-29.
LouisvIIe-One fare plus 1925 for
round trip. August 1929.
California-Less than one fare for
the round trip. August 15 to Sep
tember 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
A Trick of Trade.

Popvs tells in his diary that in the
reign of King Charles H. a customer
bargaining with London merchant
for claret hired confederate to 'tnun-
der (Which he had the art of doing
upon a deal board) and to rain and
hail-that is, make the noise of-so
as to siye them pretense of under
yaluing their merchants wines. by
saving this thunder would spoil and
turn them: which was so reasonable
to the the merchant that he did abate
two PISTOLS per tun for the wine In
;,oI;of of thot :"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Emperor Confers Orders.

The interest that has been taken by
Emperor William in the development
Of the Harvard Germanic Museum
has just been shown anew by the con-
ferring upon Prof. Kuno Francke, cur
ator of the museum, of the Imperial
Order Of the Red Eagle. This honor
recalls the visit of Prince Henry to
this country, when similar honor
was conferred upon several men,
among them being Prof. Munsterberg
of Harvard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

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"ce!qqod 'Suos eVl s! leqM.. 'oIsN o.
peloAep o!snW sno!SIsI LeInonLBd Hue
lleoeI lou plnoo ,l9qoe9l oqL ..Iooqos
IepunS u! lnoQe Su!s aM euo eVl
s.ou:, :AIpnOId peIoMsug gu ..'mge em
SEA. ...sPM oLoN oQM MouH noi
op,, 'LeQoBel 9Ql ples ..'a!qqoA 'UsM"
pueQ s!q DIN pI9q oQM 'MoUaJ sulH
moIJ eluBo 9suodseJ iIuO oQL 'sB.N
oIeN oqM .MauY luoql 10 EuB u sl!dud
1eq p9Nse Iaqoeol Aep Laqlo eQL
.'o1sN poy!3uspi 9!qqoH
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Increased Demand for HorsefIesh.

on the increase in Paris. A veteri.
nary and sanitary report Just issued
states that in 1896 at the public abat
toirs. u .430 horses asses and mules
were slaughtered for the different
dealers in horsefesh in the French
capital In 1897 the number was 22,-
029; in 1898. 22,512; in 1899. 23,203;
in 1900, 2G .484; in 1901, 29,GS3; in 1902,
1924. OF the number in this last
year there We're 1,790 horses, 4S5
asses and forty-nine mules. Much of
this food is sold in the shape OF sau-
s8geE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
The Wind.

The wind went forth Ger land and sea,
Loud and free:
Roaming waves leapt' up to meet IT.:
While the wailmg sea
And the forests murmured sigh
Joined the cry
OF the wind that swept Ger land and
The wind that blew upon the sea
Fierce and free
Cast the bark upon the shore,
Whence it sailed the night before
Full Of hope and glee:
And the Cry of pain and death
Was but a breath
Through the wind that roared upon the
sea.
The wind was whispering on the lea
Tenderly:
But the white rose felt it pass.
And the fragile stalks of grass
Shook with fear to see
All her trembling petals Shed,
AS it fed
So gently by the wind upon the lea.
Blow, thou wind. upon the sea
Fierce and free,
And a sentler message send.
Where frai flowers and grasses bend.
On the sunny lea:
For thy bidding still is one,
Be it done
In tenderness or wrath. on land or sea!
IB.-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

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We tss.
t;fe s-4ea az. - ii, M -
tfaGe. ~ 5.=',.... fz.ef -
1aa .e.,.. 4s== - .z.s.. "Wea. So
lfhe%T- Il .ze..= sea az:s.I.
'Iicw ca -. -. :i.as asted u
New Y;te nDal"~eg.
How ean tenl :e.l,as. was the
reply. Id h1ew @,esli, letters if
saw th,a "a II, l,It1 Yole
TIE Easte.H I.,@,9:.sc1 fntoiGed enc
page Of n.a..s.sc.iil aid looked al ii
upside Gown and c.,sSNtse aHo dag
onally il MS ef,r's Il discover the
distin gushing leat'Mes- Finally be
gave ii np. II .elt in ter own hand
writing. .fe sale ard ! know the
boss well e,eHaG - know that she
was no1 allowed 10 compose the let
ters herself.
oh. cot neaH those earmarks.
SAID The Ghjc5.4 -. There is an
individually eye Y Molhe's type
writing. h lh"t fe&l'ecI she is &c
different from may otner operators.
The WORK Of mus =. Jhtm can he rec.
osniZeG hy AN eA4sert z,ho has made a
study Of their rtcaliarit Different
writers have q 4 HertIt way of strik-
ing the letters. Certain keys they in
variab1y strike viii. the cevrieness Of
falling snowflake. Willie afhers they
pound as # on Nel eeance bent.
That's tie way wi;h Mollie She
has a part lily for h's ant. MS in par
ticular. ahd lets them off SO easily
that they scarcely make an impress
sion On the otAt! hand she has it
In for the 9 and rs and strikes them
SO hard that she fairly knocks hole. in
the paper. Then there are certain
combinations of letters tia come in
for special attention While other com
binations Just as important are Slight
eG shamefnlly. Take the sAllabes
con and com. for instance. Mclle
goes at them as if She were afra id of
the results. while innocent teTmina-
tions like 'er' and or She hammers
numerically. Those are only few
of her tricks, but they are apparent in
those letters Here. for example. is
the word convenience. Molly has let
the first syllab off with hardly
touch but the rest of the word is so
blue that it gives you chills to look at
it.
"a funny point in the situation is
that no matter what machine ;he girl
uses. the results are the same The
arrangement of the letters seem to
make 10 differnce. Certain keys are
bound to come in for a heavy stroke
and others for no stroke at all When
we fellows in the office first noticed
he splotched appearance of her manu-
script. we thought there was some
thing wrong with the type-1hat it
was worn out or needed cleaning But
the machine expert disposed of that
error. The type, he said. was all
right; it was Molie that was out of
gear. Afterward he sOothed her ruff
fed feelings by telling her that if she
wasn't chock full of character her
type writing habits would not be so
pronounced. All operators, he explain
ed that are blessed with a character
of their own are liable unconsciously
board Of course. | cant swear that
he was right. | haven't had a chance
to verify his statement in many in
stances, but | can take oath that he
knew what he was talking about in
,f An,1';~ '--Nrc,., Vo~1, Ti"As
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
The Retort Courteous.

A well-known judge tells story
about the cross examination of a bad
tempered woman in his court. She
was an Amazonian person. Her nus
band obviously the weaker vessel, sat
sheepishly listening. The opposing
counsel pressed certain question
rather urgently. and she said, angrily,
"You needn't think to catch me. You
tried that once before" The lawyer
said: Madam, | have not the slight
est desire to catch YOU; and your hus-
band looks as ii he We're sorry ne
did"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

There is mere Catarrh n this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed TO be incura-
bile. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be
institutional disease and therefore
REQUIRES institutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They Of
fer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials
Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
patton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

st. Louis, Iro1 Mountain and Southern
Railroad will commence sale OF tick
Ats, Pine Bluff, Ark, to Searcy, Ark.,
AID returr May Is, and be discon-
cinued with close Of bu mess, Septem.
eer 81, 1904, rate Of s410 for the
round Grip. Also will commence sale
Of tickets Pine Bluff, Ark, to Raven
cen Springs, ARK. and return at rate
Of S7.,5 for the round trip, June l to
September 90, 1904. Can on agent
Iron Mountain, Valley depot for fur.
ther information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
The jolly Modern Wedding.

Weddings are much jollier things
than they used to be. No tears! They
are considered quite dowdy. All is fun
and light heartedness. How different
from the old style Of things! The
change is typifed by that which exists
between the heavy, old-fashioned wed,
ding breakfast and the light-very
light sometimes-refreshments oil TO-
day.-Lordon Truth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
~ra:Mu~t-,~ ,~-,eJ~J~y~ ,~,, a.
sslxh ~ s~n..r~~s :, go .,wi<@i ~ :. ~ lee
The Valley OF Mexico.

The Valley q MEXICO.
The Valley Of Me%ico is sevent.
miles in length and forty-seven miles
in width. Lake TeNCoco. a large body
of water lying Immediately to the east
of the City of Mexico. is only six feet
lower than the level of the street
pavements In 1929 this lake rose
and inundated the city, drowning
thousands of the inhabitants. The
waters of the lake covered the site o1
the city to depth of three feet, and
remained 80 for over four years. This
danger Is now obviated by great
drainage canal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

St. Louis, -1o2 Mountain & soa,1
ern r.. CO. ~. 50, tickets to Mt.
Nebo, Ark, = s-.Sg tc- the -oen1
trip. Conn e1c.rg sac q this uck
ct July ard up TO October l, IL
elusive. Account suEner tourist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

Round trip tourist tickets will be
seld to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pu-
eblo, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, to
Ogden ard Salt Lake City, Utah,
June l to septem Der go, 1904, one
fare and third and one fare plus
81. Season tickets one fare and thir
with final limit of October 81, 1904.
Sixty day tickets one fare plus 81 for
the round rip.
Louisville, Ky. one fare plus $225
for the round trip. Tickets tc be
sold August y to Is inclusive. Fl
nal limit to return August 81.
ern Ry. Co. will sell round trip tour
ist excprsion tickets to Denver Coz.
eoTado Springs, Pueblo, Glenwood
Springs, Colorado, Ogden and Salt
Lake City, Utah, daily June to Sep
tember 80, 1904, at rate CT one fare
plus 81, limited to return within
sixty days, but in no case later than
October 81, 1904. Season tickets
may be routed one way via st. Louis
at rate constructed by the use of one
half of the season ticket operate to
st. Louis (account Louisiana Pur-
chase expasition), plus $3.50, when
destination is Denver, Colorado
Springs CT Pueblo
T. H. Howe. Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

@sso-r, E,.e@-s =
tzst ts-t - er.--5- Ic2 80.
rs.ose ceGs: for G
Eerv terrible IL is sinister -,
1catee t1e e.lste.a i fattsH4 #55l.-
lncs. IL ta@aoa-.Cu e.cte II I. .s..a=
- auoat e fe ere, -.
tor ;bvse ieces # &t.G aHd ,#.N,f
aud tycrze are Tie latttf Ca e...t=,,t-
felts q the human telI.&s ;tat ,-en.s.
once have teen imAolatea tEer, aIl.
there lndmuied. TIE Constitute ~
raAsem for b.ooG hat 1y rl<s
should he sheG. hut j not.
This latter terrible 4~e Was Il cn.
time weil-nis1 universe. are traces
of il survive ain4est everywhere In
many pats Of Europe. toT instance
Wien tie hole Is Cus 10 receive tbs
sane foundation stone the 1uaSoue Will
ehtiee IL he spot soIae stranger The
While one engages him i'll conversation
another Will creep behind and meas
ure his shadow. Il measure stick be.
iL2 afterwarG buried and mortar
stamped Gown Oh 1op Of Il. Or they
prepare 4 tiny coffin. INSIDE which is
a cell, for use IL the same way. or
rude images of babies in swaGdIin2
clothes are similarly immured
And IN not few our-of.,he-wa
parts of the world. whose inhabitants
stand rsycbically about where We did
twenty centuries ago. the original Gus
tom etill prevails in ali its primitive
hideousness. Only last year at .Mosdok
in the Caucasus three builders were
arrested for kidnapin and numbering
lad, whose body they atterward built
,, inta the fonada;ions of over they
were erecting.
In lse5 two children. q Toy and
girl. were similarly consigned TO a liv-
ing grave by some lahorers working
on blockhonsa at Dusa. in Asiatic
Turkey
A house that was being built at
ScHtari became shakv A wise man
whose advice was sought decreed that
the defect would increase unless hu-
man victim were walled into the
foundations So the three brothers
who were working at it agreed among
themselves to immediate and imrnure
the first of their wives who came to
the place to bring them food.
Similar instances might be multi
piled indefinitely. In 1855 when Hols-
| worthy church in Devonshire Eng
land, was being restored skeleton
with mass of mortar plast cred over
the mouth was found imbedded in ar
angle of the building
That the castle of Liebenstein might
stand impregnable a child was bous mt
for hard cash f its peasant mother
and walled into the doEjon tower
A roll was given the little one to
eat while the masOns were at work
E, and the unnatural parent stood by to
! quiet it in case it cried out. Mother,
/ can see you. laughed the child when
/ the wall was breast high. Mother
! see httle of you still" Then, wai.-
+, ingly: Mother, l see nothing of you
| now
In the museum at Algers is a plas-
! ter cast of the mold left by the body
| of one Geronimo. who was built into
a block of concrete in the angle of the
| fort in the sixteenth century-St
Louis Globe Democrat
- III.