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The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Murderer of Sheriff Morgan Escaped.

Robert Causby the negro murderer of Sheriff Morgan of Independence county, escaped from the county jail at Batesville. October 9. but was re, captured three blocks away He had managed to slip off his handcuffs and when Jailer Craig entered his cell with dinner he overpowered him. then bound and gagged him. and with a feI- low prisoner walked out of the jail He was recognized and pursuit given
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Meeting of Railroad Commission.

The Arkansas railroad commission at it's regular meeting reduced the rate on coal on the Midland Valley railroad from fat rate of $l50 per ton to the following: Ten miles and under. 90 cents per ion: ten to thirty miles 50 cents per ton; over thirty miles, 75 cents per ton. In the matter of an alleged oFereharge on an ex- press shipment from Little Rock to Nashville, Ark. the commission found for the plaintiff and ordered the al legged overcharge refunded. The ques- tion of cotton seed rates was dis missed as no one appeared to push the matter.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Recommendation of astmosters.

Al meeting in Little Rock of the republican executive committee. My ron A. Suatton of Mena was selected as presidential elector from the Sec ond district to take the place of Geo. Legate, who was elected to the state senate. The committee recommend. cd Miss Winfred Eunsueker for post, mistress al Dcrmott To succeed Capt. Miller, deceased. and James NJ Hill, Jr., fer postmaster at Gwynn, which has been raised to the presidential class. He is the present incumbent.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Boil weevil Has Not Reached State.

N w Pierce. of the bureau of en- tomology of the department of agrienl- lure, is touring the state Investigating the various insects which have been iniuring the cotton crop He issues a warning, that while the boil weevil has not vet reached Arkansas. unless some steps are taken 10 stop it's ad- vance it will invade the state before another year has passed The weevil is now al Jefferson. Tex. thirty-fve miles south of the Arkansas line. II migrates norrhward forty miles in a year which would put it in Miller county next year MT Pierce declares that some action must be taken by the next legislature towards establish. ing a quarantine.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
No More Money for Rewards.

The $G.0o0 appropriation made by the legislature of 1909 to cover re wards for fugitiyes from justice for two years. has been exhausted and it is stated that not a dollar remains in the fund. Therefore persons cap. turing criminals will have to wait for their money until the legislature meets in January. when another ap- propriation will be made It is said an attempt will be made to secure an amount next time much greater than the s6,000 fund appropriated in l993
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
HEAVY REAR Ct ARD FIGHT.
The Main Body of the Russfa as Evi-
 dentIy Retiring on Mukden.

St Petersburg. oct. 1S.-The latest reports from the battle are of Sunday afternoon and evening. when the Russians were carrying on heavy rear-g guard fight evidently retiring on Mukden. Generals Oku and Nodzu are reported to have been wounded se- rioysly. but this can not be confirmed. Nukden on Saturday alone.
 A remarkable feature throughout is the popular sympathy with Gen. kuro- patkin. Niceroy AleXien is again charged with responsibility for Kuro- patkin's attempt to take the aggressive.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
AN ARMY OF RUSSIAN WOUNDED.
Twenty-Three Thousand Wounded Reach Mukden Within n Week.

St Petersburg. Oct. 1S.-Eeports re. ceived in the Russian capital to-day state that 23.000 wounded Russian sol diers have arrived in Mukden the past week
 Independent messages from the front state that the retirement of the force of Gen. Meyendorff on the Russian right flank has been turned into a route. The force suffered tremendous losses.
 These dispatches record one rift in the cloud of the general Russian de-
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Water Company Under Suspicion.

The city council of Pine Bluff has ap. pointed a man to watch the water being pumped into the mains of the water company which furnishes water for local consumption, to report whether or not river water is used
 This was done upon the statement by cne of the councilmen that river wat. CT was being used, which was claimed to be responsible for the large mum. Der of cases of typhoid fever existing.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Negro Wife Murderer Hanqed.

John Harper negro, was hanged at Magnolia October 12 for the mur- der of his wife February 26 1904 The killing was most brutal one liar per knocked his wife in the head, thea saturated her body with coal oil and attempted to burn fl in the fire place. Harper made a brief speech, admitting the crime, bat assigning no reason for it's commission
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Injunction for Short Line.

In the federal court at Little Rock a temporary injunction was granted the St Louis Trust Co, restraining the Arkansas railroad commission from enforcing an order applying the standard distance freight tariff on the Pine Bluff and Arkansas River rail road. The road is the property of the Cotton Belt railroad, and runs from Rob Roy to Resydel, a distance of 9 miles.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Gov. Davis in Dallas.

Gov. Jeff Davis was one of the prin. cipal speakers at a big democratic ral, ly held in Dallas, Texas. October 12 He left Little Rock the preceding morning for that city and re. turned the second day. There were Q number of speakers of more or less, re nown. and the rally is said to have been the biggest democratic gather ing held in Texas in many years
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

ToLfo. Oct. IT,. p. m.--rhe Hus- sIans aerceiy nssailed Gen. Oku's left column ,esterdHy and made six counter attacks, HlI of which were successfully repuIsed.
 At sunset, when the last teIeG am Nns sent from the field, the Hus- SInaS were advancing for seventh nitnck.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Attempt at Assassination.

An attempt was made to assassinate Burt Martin of Enola, as he was rid ing along public road The shot struck him in the breast, inf1icting q serious but not fatal wound Martin was prominent in the recent murder trial at Mount Vernon, in which the defendants were discharged
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
MAY ABANDON MANCHIHIA.
It VIII, However. Only He to Re-
 turn in Greater Forces.

Rome, Oct. 1S.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Giornale Di Roma wires that after consultation with the ear. Gen. Grippenberg has decid- ed to mobilize 600.000 additional troops for the war. Manehuria. the paper as serts, will be aeandoned for the pres ent A Russian note will be issued an nouncing to the powers the czar's firm intention of continuing the war.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Little Rock Entertains Miss Gould.

Miss Helen Gould was elaborately entertained at Little Rock October 19, upon the occasion of her visit to that city on her tour of inspection of the Y. M. C. A, buildings of the country A reception was held in the Iron Mountain Y NJ C. A at Barring Cross and one in the new Y. NJ C. A build ing on Fifth and Scott streets in Lit tie Rock
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Sheriff Meroney's Successor Appointed

Dr J. H. Mclean of Star City has been appointed by the governor as circuit clerk of Lincoln county to serve the full term, beginning October 3l, to which Sheriff Meroney, who died recently. had been elected No one has as yet been appointed to fill the few weeks vacancy in the sheriff s office.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Appointed County Examiners.

The department of education an nounces the appointment of county ex aminers as follows Arkansas. E. B Gibson; Hot Spring. w D Leiper; Cross. O. N Killough; Independence Sidney Pickens; Little River. T. c Anderson; Monroe, j. Mccullough.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

feat. They state that the Russian sol- diers al one point charged with bayon- est in magnificent form. They cap tured II Japanese guns and machine gun. Col Putiloff. after desperate fighting gained a height dominating the Japanese position He was imme- diately given the decoration of St. Vladimir and the hill was named Putiloff mountain.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
White Boy Killed by Nearo.

Because he teased small negro boy Will Hunter, aged F years. of Helena lost his life The maddened negro seized a knife and plunged it repeatedly into the body of his tor mentor. causing death. The negro could not be held to the law because he was under twelve years of age
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
charaed With KiIIina Woman

Will McMath. son of former ser seant of the police. was indicted al Little Rock for murder in the first degree for killing kittie Adams. an inmate of local resort September IS It is charged that he kicked her brut ally in the abdomen, causing internal injuries which prayed fatal McMath had been living with the woman for several years
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

John Shannon was October II ap. pointed sheriff of Lincoln county to serve the uneXpired term eff Sheriff Meroney. deceased, which will expire October 3f
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
State Receives Government Money

The state treasurer has received a check from the United States govern ment for si.44939 representing , per cent of the sales of public lands in Ar kansas during the year This pay ment is made annually under the pro- visions of an act of congress approved June 9, 1886.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
MORE RUSSIAN GUNS CAPTURED.
Fourteen More Russian Gums Taken
 ny the Japanese.

Tokio. Oct. lS.-A report received from the seat of war has 1t that II more Russian guns were captured Sun day
 Another report received from the neighborhood of Port Arthur asserts the Russian fleet in the harbor is suf- fering severely from shells of Japan csc land batteries.
 A ARMY or Ut SsIAN WOUNDED.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

Prof. Heinrich Scnapper who has been appointed assistant in the de- partment of electrical engineering and physics at the University of Arkansas. is native of Baden. Austria
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Wealthy Man Fined for Contempt.

Ed Haglin. wealthy citizen of Fort Smith, was fined $25 by Chancellor Bourand for contempt of court flag lin was receiver for a building asso- ciation. It is alleged that he placed a lot in the hands of real estate agent to be sold at $100 above the price at which it was held, that amount to be divided with him He says it was all a joke.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

The Argenta city council has asked government aid in the repair of the river road to Fort Roots. built by the city of Little Rock
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

George Howell was acquitted at Washington of the murder of J M. Duke, Jr. and Frank Weatherford a year ago. They were shot from am bush.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
Not Guilty of Murder charoe.

John White, Ben White and Fayette Dean were acquitted al Conway of the charge of killing David G Harris a few weeks previous near Mount Yer non. The trial lasted seven days and was attended by large crowds. The murderers of Harris are still un- known
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20
BEGAN AGAIN
 AT DAYBREAK
Tue Only Letup in the Fighting in Mdnchuria is When Dark
 ness Intervenes.
WITH BREAK OF DAY THE CONTEST
 BEGINS AGAIN AS FIERCE AN EVER.

The ,Japanese Snid to Be seeking to Br,nk Through the Russian Line in order to Get Possession of the Railroad and Thus Cut on Rus- sisns From Mul.den.
The Monticellonian., 1904-10-20

Mrs. Ada Grain of Zinc had leg ampatated because of sticking a rusty nail in her foot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT

well? If not. quit smoking, chewing,
fOOlng away your time and go to
work at something honorable, and
learn to do at least some one thing
thoroughly well, and somebody will
want YOUR services soon. You will
soon have the pleasure CT eating hon
est bread. The woTid waits people
who know something and can do
something. Lookabout you. and you
will see that the efficient men and
women are full of work They ate in
demand.
Do not be satisfn to do ius+ one
thing. Fit yourself to turn your hand
to other things. so that if you fail in
one line you can tusr to another.
God means that every 1raa shall
learn how to work, and then eat
bread in the sweat of his face. In
this as in other sins, YOU will find the
way of the transgressor is hard
Selected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
FROM HOLLY LEAVES
STIMULATING INFUSION maze IN
PARAGUAY.
Deeoctcn Is Said to Make Duty a
Pleasure md Leave NO I'll Effect
Analysis Shows Nothing That Can
Account for Il.

What tea is 70 IN Eng.isAman and
coffee t. :.ean. .te9ba-1lato is
to The nat4T. ~ Paraguay. Xcrba-
mate is ~ :al5ls:on OF the dried and
powdered lsstA3 q the species Of
holly tre3 ts..t grows in Paraguay,
and for centuries ii has been the
uatioaal beverage CT the countries of
South ~ ga. while il Paraguay
anG A:.e@.slla i forms the sole stim-
ulant OF tie Nc"5;ing classes. 1t is
usually drums Z" q very hot infusion
through metal lube, but it can be
taken as We take tea and coffee, with
milk and sugar.
Most people, however, acquire the
native habit and prefer to drink it
without admiXture. So prepared it is
very bitter but those who drink it
soon learn to con6ider it an agreeable
ana palatabla leverage. Some ma.
tives drink 1t as an infusion made
with cold water: a9d it is then known
by the name OF 'tvrore." The work
ing classes especially favor "terere,"
and the stimulating anc sustaining
able.
Wurkmen carry 1he drink with them
wherever they 20. aud f. m time to
time take sips q L, ana seem as
result to be infused With degree of
energy not usually credited to the
South American. Noodcutters will
start work at daybreals. and go on
Il
midday ueal, five or ai& hours later,
and this midday meal is the first
solid food eaten SO long as they can
get mate.
Those who have investigated the
properties Of mate sa.' that the IL
vigorating and sustaining covers are
different in character to those Of
either tea. coffee or cocoa. Taken as
stimulant for night wOrl; or for pro,
longed brain work it is said to con-
vey nenersy and a sensation or
lightness that make duty real pleas
ure. The peculiar feature Of such q
result is that analysis shows nothing
IN the drink to account for it. The
percentage of caffeine and the amount
OF volatile oil are very much less than
that contained in tea and coffee, and
none of the unpleasant effects that
follow the excessive use OF either of
the latter beverages seem to attend
the immoderate use Of mate. In rare
instances very nervous Il. iGuals
and those suffering from nervous pros
tration find their syn1pto rs aggra.
waited by overin dHIgeGco IN mate
drinking
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
,;.t 81 q ktssakl n Il II. asas Mo- asas
OFFERED TO NATION
STONEHE=NGE TH.AY BE SOLD TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Owner of Historic Spot Willing t.
Part with 1t on Condition That It Ee
Made Public Park-Eo!ic Is Many
Centuries Old.

Historic Stonehense has been Of
fered to the nation for $3.50, 600 by the
owner of the estate. which includes
the sacred shrine, by Sir Edmund An
trobus, says a London dispatch. This
offer includes eight acres OF ground
surrounding the ruin, with the pro
vision that it be made a national park
Lord Edmund Fitzraaurice. chairman
of the Wiltshire county council, has
placed the proposition before the
chancellor of the eXchequer.
The trouble about Stonehenge has
arisen in recent years, an0 is caused
by the great number of excursionists
who have taken to going to look at
''the stenes.' A quarter of q century
ago hardly a soul ever went near the
place, only a few visitors to the neigh
boring country houses taking the
trouble to go there. But in the last
few years Stonehenge has swarmed
with todrists, and 1t is safe to SAY
that the aspect of the ancient ruin
has altered more in the last quarter
of a century than it had in the pre-
vious 1000 years. To the old fire
quenter Of the town, Salisbury Plain
is now helplessly ruined py the camps,
and the best thing that can happen to
Stonehenge is for it to be bought by
the nation and inclosed in a fence
for its old wild character has gone
forever.
Stonehenge consists of a circula5
group of gigantic standing stones OF.
an elevation about two miles from
Amesbury. These stand in an extel.
sive group of prehistoric harroWs q:
the bronze age. The emplacement OF
these stones is shrouded III more OF
less mystery, and has been attributed
to the Phoenicians, the Belgae, Druids
and SaAOns. 1t has been called a TEN.
pie of the sun, of serpent worship
shrine of Buddha. planetarium. &
gigantic gallows monuments to lead
ing soldiers of ancient Britain, a cal
endar for measuring the solar year
etc. There seems to be no doubt thn,
these stones were put up in the bronze
age, long before the arrival of the Ro
mons, several of whom spoke of them
as ono of the four wonders of Eng
l2nd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22

They could not form correct Eng
lish sentence. They could not spell
correctly. OF course they all failed
to get the situation. What was the
trouble? They could do nothing well.
They did not know anything well.
They foolishly imagined they had
business education after six weeks at
some business college. They made a
mistake in not learning to do some-
thing thoroughly well.
You must learn to manage little
for yourself; learn to be little indie
pendent: learn how to take care of
yourself. Do not be so helpless.
Make yourself more efficient. DO not
forever lean on someone Stand alone.
II you are a girl. learn to cook, learn
to sew. learn to make your own
clothes. learn to wash and iron. learn
to manage a house, learn to be eff
cient
Young man. can you do anything
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22

With his ticket to Richmond stuck
away in his inside pocket, the mar
from the South felt that he could az.
ford to be critical, says the Philadals
ph'a Ledger
I'll be glad to get back to Rich
mond,' he said, for several reasons
In general and one in particular. For
t. e. next six months | expect to hear
40 man say. How long will it take?'
Up here that is the universal question
Just keep YOUR ears primed and you
will hear it fifty times q day. If a
man stops to have his shoes shned
he invariably asks the boy how long
will it take. To my mind that seein-
a perfectly useless query. Unless he
has lived as hobo fer the last ton
years and has eschewed the delights
of blackin2 and brush any man know
just as we'll as the boy at the stand
the length Of time required to giv@ -
good polish, but from mere force Of
habit he puts the question.
'1n BARRIERS shops many customers
even so SO far as to eliminate the
usual morning greeting They simply
lay, How long Will it tal:e? and when
they leave their parting word is not
Goodbye, but I hope you can get
through little quicker next tine. II
you can't | won't come here any more
''The man who lunches down town is
no exception. Even an order Of a cup
of coffee and sandwich neceesitates
The popping Of that all-important qGes.
don, How long will it tal{e?" You
hear it in drug stores, at the prescrip'
tion counter and at the telephone
booth. In banks. in hotels, in offices.
and on the street people pat that ques'
tion to each other fer no apparent rea'
son. They simply meet and stare at
each other for minute, then oae
ing, to which the other hlithelS re-
plies. How long will it take" Pos
siply the Importance | ascrlbe to that
phrase may strike you as an eXag-
geration, but it is not. On the con
trary. l haven't stated the case strong.
ly enough, for the frequency with
which | have head the question pro
pounded convinces me that it is the
very handspring of metropolitan con
versation.
"To man of my indolent dsposl.
ton all that reckoning time is painful
was brought up in a section of tbs
country where nobody cares Il rap how
long it takes to do thing, a:d it viii
be with feelings of pleasure that !
shall again mingle With friends who
will not answer even my invitation to
have a drink with the query. How
long will it take?'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
-tst ~.
! T.ME TOO }ALU ADi!t.
WHY SOUT+iE E7NEa WAS GLAD DTC
LEAVE r.! EAST.

Tired to Death with the Everts sti,g
Question, "hcW Lcng viii 1t Takeo'
Happy to Get Sack to More Ii.
doIent Section.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
CAN YOU DO ANYTHING?

II not. you had better learn to do
something as soon as possible: and l
suggest that you learn to do it we'll.
If you can't do anything, nobody will
want you around. You will be a help.
less charge in the world. People wilt
shun you. They will look on you as
an lntolerable burden and bore. They
Will be sorry when you come and glad
When you go, and they will pray that
you may never return.
One of your first wants in this life
is bread, and this will cling to you
while you live. When you were ba-
by. your parents or friends fed you
because you We're little and helpless.
Now that you are big. society and the
Bible both say that you must eat your
bread in the sweat of your own face.
Every loaf of bread in the world is
provided by the sweat of some face.
Why not earn your own bread? It
will be sWeeter and more healthful if
you earn it yourself. The Bible and
society are right in saying that if a
man will not work, neither shall he
eat. You should not ask another to
earn your bread. 1t is not manly and
noble in you to do so. If you Go so,
people will look upon you as parasite
and besgar. They will think more OF
you, and you will think far more of
yourself, if you earn your own bread.
But what can you do? see Jhous-
ands around me every day who can
scarcely do one thing, and that they
dc so poorly that no one wants to
hire them. Just the other :ay bust
man advertised for stenographer and
typewriter. Many nice pretty-loclling
girls applied. But they could not
work the machine with any satisfac-
ton. They We're all out OF practice.
They were too SLOW They did not
understand the use OF capital letters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
Guaranteed Bond and
VeStn7ent Co.
Capital Stock $5O.OOO
subscribed ahd paid up $4,000
Eeserve Fund (Jan, 1901).
Capital Stock
GENERAL OFFICES, III Pine St.

Ihs company not
and profitable all
has the
ance company 1t
one4la OF life insurance Its field
ton are not considered Dues
profit
quality between all
Active reliable
I'd Investigation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
Two Brother Ciante.

A race is going on between two
brothers named Beaupre, French Can.
adams out in the far West, as to who
shall be the taller. The elder one,
who is now twenty-five years of age
has reached height of feet 8 inches
(without boots), while the other
brother, who is several years young.
er, stands Z feet. Both are still grow.
ing, but on last years growth the
Younger brother seems to have had
slightly the advantage. The elder
giant weights 373 pounds. The par.
ents are said to be ordinary sized peo
ole
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
".'t-6E E~'sn's < "a, i. l.,. s'e 4 ii..ys4
Who Wrote Mother Goose?

Many people are under the impress
sion that Mother Goose's" stories and
nursery rhymes were written by some
old housewife. This is mistake. The
real author was a scholar of learning
and renown, Charles Perrault, one of
the hrst members of the French acad.
>my. He died in 1903, and though 1t
is over two hundred years ago, his
tales still live. May the fairies ever
protect his name.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
a. Sentiment,

The sky shall write about thine eyes
That smile on me from depths of blue
The sun that radianty doth rise
Shall paint thy smile so Winsome, too
And as the aeetine year shall turn
trom morn to morn it's pages new
Gene likeness fancy shall discern
Which brings Your cherished self to
view.
The leaf the bud. the bird-song light.
The flowers that nod, the stars that
shine
Shall seek to tell thy charms Alright
And make a proper valentine.
Wa shineton Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-22
Something to Think Over.

Perhaps the woman who persists
In retaining her hat on her head in
church, thereby hiding the preacher
from the person--and perhaps several
srsons-behind her, may be serving
, Lord, but she is subjecting the
nper of the preacher as we'll as that
or the person behind her to a terrible
stra;p.-I.os Angeles Times.