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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railroad will commence sale of tick
cts, Pine Bluff, Ark, to Searcy, Ark,
and return May Is, and be discon-
tinued with close of bu mess, Septem-
ber 80, 1904, rate of $4.l0 for the
round trip. Also will commence sale
of tickets Pine Bluff, Ark, to Raven
den Springs, Ark, and return at rate
of $7.75 for the round trip, June 1 to
September 80, 1904. Call on agent
Iron Mountain, Valley depot for fur
ther information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

su1ampment Grand Army
Boston, Mass, August
For the above occasion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

meeting National Baptist
lon leolored) Austin, Texas
TO 20, 1904, For the above
the following round trip
: ARRANGEMENTS are authoriz-
Pstin, Texas. Rate, one fare
dollars (s2.Go) for the round
1es Of sale, Sept. IL and l.,
fetarn limit Sept. 80, 1904,
F''''nuoas p]' 'ssase in both d'-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

fair' St.i Louis, Louisiana
eAposltloh. Round trip ex-
ates FROM Pine Bluff. Admit
T. Cnild's rates, $5.S5. Tick
- on sale August 6, Is, 20
~ sept fember 3, 1904. Re-
Alnlt all tickets to seven
,o'i ia tie of sale for return.
W unf ferstood that tickets
1o'ea leaving st. Louis on
'na Including the seventh
'ssueI Coach excursion
= not permit the holder to
'oi y. sleeping cars. Bag
1 : .s elecked on coach excur-
. Ger regular conditions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

Coach excursion tickets on sale to
st. Louis, $S.15, full fare, and $3.50
for children. Dates of sale, Saturday,
Aug. 6, Monday, Aug. Is, Saturday,
Aug. 20, Monday. Aug. 20, and again
Saturday, Sept. 8. Final limit OF all
tickets to be seven days from date OF
sale. Baggage may be checked on
these tickets.
T. n. Howe. Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-07

Round trip tourist tickets will be
sold to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pu'
eblo, Glenwood Springs. Colorado, to
Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah,
June / to September 80, 1904, one
fare and third and one fare plus
81. Season tickets one fare and thlr
with final limit of October 81. 1904.
Sixty day tickets one fare plus 81 for
the round "Trip.
Louisville, KY, one fare plus $2.2S
for the round trip. Tickets tc be
sold August II to Is inclusive. FL
nal limit to return August 81.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Ry. Co. will sell round trip tour
ist excursion tickets to Denver Cot
eorado Springs, Pueblo, Glenwooo
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 4ate constructed by the use OF one
half of the season ticket operate to
St. Louis account Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition). plus $3.50, when
| destination is Denver, Colorado
| H. D,1nh1N
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lean law, prices higher than those charged
foreigners for identical articles.
The IsthmsMn Canal.
"Our party having long and earnestly
advocated the construction OF lnteroceanlc
canal for the purpose of national defense
and commerce between the states and
with foreign nations, we favor the early
completion of the isthmian canal.
"But while making this declaration and
accepting the results as an accomplished
and irreVersible fact, we can not toe
forcibly express our disapproval of the
methods by which, in disregard OF the
usages and obligations of internadona
law and treaty obligations. the cana
route has been acquired, or too solemnly
record our hope that this precedent OF
defiant diplomacy may never pc useC
Tgga.ts agannts. a and j UniaWfui Uni uombinations.
and combinations designed to enable cap.
ital to secure more than Its just share o.
the Joint product Of capital and labor, arc
which have been fostered and promoted
under republican rule. are menace (
beneficial competition and an obstacle t<
permanent business prosperity.
I'VE demand the vigorous ana I'M Ia va, a.
enforcement of the laws alreaoy Inaue ~
nrevent and control such trusts ana COM
hina tions and we favor such further iee-
islation in restraint thereof as experience
shows to be necessary. .,,+u 80
'Corporations chartered by authority ~
the neople must forever remain sup1ect
TO regulation in the interest OF the peopIea;
,ntolePpabe. A Pdlpa.e o We recognise the right Of
Capital in all legitimate lines OF f. enter hsi-
prise to combine for the increase OF nasy-
and anSS; for % decreasing the cost of production.
but but when such combination IN its pua- a-
pose or effect, creates or TENDS to 70
Strain trade, or to stifle competition; to
increase cost to the consumer or to con.
market it to the nusc sn1!, we :.
3ore and peace, and should be 20 regu-
lated. controlled or prohibited by law
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
pishop md General.

An anecdote is related about Bishop
Rosecrans, brother of the late Gen. w. S.
Rosecrans, which is vouched for on
good authority. The bishop was at din
ner one day in 1864, when the conver-
sation turned on the civil war
One of the group remarked: 1T would
seem, bishop, that you and your broth
er are engaged in very different call
ings."
Yes, it would appear So" responded
the bishop. And yet" he continued,
1--WE are both fighting men. While the
general is welding the sword Of the
flesh, l trust that l am using the sword
of the spirit. He is fighting the rebels,
and / am fighting the spirit of darkness.
There is the difference lin the pursuit
Of our several duties; he is fighting with
Price Gem. while am fighting with
out price. IN. Y. Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01

stead of being up in the sky. 1t is
very beautiful, it is true, but | would
like to see it shine as it did last night.
l suppose it doesn't shine during the
day, so I'll wait until night and see it,"
So Mr. Rooster sat down by the ball
and waited. The sun went down and it
grew dark, and black clouds hid the
stars and all the sky, but still the ball
would not shine.
"It is very strange" declared the
rooster, as he sat and waited.
All the other chickens had gone to
roost hours before. but still the rooster
waited and watched.
Then the wind began to blow and
the thunder to roll and the lightning to
flash and the first thing Mr.. Rooster
knew it was raining in torrents. and he
was soaked to the skin, and most
frightened out of his pits.
"I'll save the moon," he cried, and
he grabbed up the ball and tried to
run with it. When he reached the hem
house door the rain had stopped, and
the wind had swept the clouds from
the sky, and Mr.. Rooster looked up
and saw the moon smiling sweetly at
him.
$50 this isn't the moon, after all"
said Mr.. Rooster, looking down at the
ball. "Well, guess it must be one of
the stars. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
LINCOLN AND VIRGINIA.
An Interesting Account of the Asi-
tntion Caused by His Letter
After Lees Surrender.

Maj John c. Anderson, formerly of
some time an officer in the confederate
army, tells in the Richmond Timss-
Dispatch an interesting story relating
to President Lincoln and his attitude
after the war toward the state which
had seeded from the union.
I'm April, 1865, just after the end of
the war" said Maj. Anderson, 81 was
sitting on the porch of the residence of
Lieut.. Gov. Price in Lewisburg, in
Greenbrier county. l had just returned
home from the army, and you may we'll
believe | was enjoying the rest and the
company of the prettiest girl in the
word, Gov. Prices daughter, who was
on the porch with me.
"While we were talking" Maj. Alder
son continued, "a soldier suddenly GAL
loped into sight and drew rein at the
door. He asked if that was Gov. Prices
house, and upon my telling him that it
was he said he brought letter for Gov.
Price from the president of the United
States. He had evidently ridden hard,
for he looked greatly fatigued and his
horse was covered with foam.
81 told him that the governor was
down on his farm two or three miles
away and that, as he seemed tirsd and
broken down, would deliver the letter.
The officer hesitated, but upon the
young lady assuring him that l was
as one of the family and that it would
be all right he gave me the letter,
which was in a large official envelope
The officer went into the house to rest
and get something to eat. l got on a
horse and hurried to the farm to seis
Gov. Price.
Il found the old fellow at work in
the barn tanning wheat" Maj. Alder
son went on, with reminiscent smile.
They had buried two or three sacks
of grain to keep it from falling into thS
hands of the northern troops. and now
they had resurrected 1t and were clean
ing it to have some bread. A negro was
turning the wheat fan, another was
scraping away the cleaned wheat, and
Gov. Price was standing by the hopper
working the grain through to the rid
dies.
81 jumped off my horse and hurried
into the barn.
Governor, l said in some excite
ment, here is letter for you from
the president of the United States
"The old fellow turned as white as a
sheet. You see, we did not know al
that time just what course the United
States government would pursue toward
the msn who had fought in the confed-
crate army or held office under the con-
federate government. The old fellow
broke the seal and took out large doc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
SPIDER ENTRAPS BIRD.
Museum and Suddenly Comes
to Grief.
VIII you walk into my parlor%


This time it was not the lily that the
willy spider sought TO eptangle in his
meshes, but small bird, against which
he felt he had just cause for grievance.
1t seems that during the past season
the Field museum al Chicago has been
infested with large quantities of OBJ
noXious spiders. They have festooned
the ceiling and great columns of the
building with yards of their shuttle
work, much to the annoyance of the
authorities Scrubwomen and janitors
have tried in vain to relieve the building
of the pests and their work. Even the
suggestions of frost did not seem to
greatly diminish the insects. Finally
a wee brown creeper, discovering the
state of things there, decided to take up
his abode inside and assist the authori-
ties in ridding the building of the pests.
For several days he fitted about very
much as he pleased, copdning himself
mainly 10 the rear entrance room, wag-
ging up and down column after column
and probing his long bill into every crew
ice. With his murderouS vigilance he
actually carried on very effective work
InGTc. t1c StGihSu d PEI AIduGnI uAlNlCy
and the authorities ald the public eyed
him amusedly.
The other morning, however, as cur
ator of one of the departments was
passing, a guard remarked:
There's a bird for your collection!
Looks as if it was done for"
The bird lay painting on its side at the
bottom of one of the columns.
Bring a fly" said the scientist, as he
took the little creeper in his hands.
The guard held buzzlng fly on the
point of a pin to the birds beak, saw it
bite at it voraciously.
Doesn't look as ii he were going to
die" said the scientist. Il wonder
what's the matter with him, anyway"
Turning the bird over in his hand, he
found it had been entrapped in a large
spiders web, which had bound the wing
and tail together in such a manner as
TO preclude flying. 1t looked as If some
wise old spider had resented the birds
work OF determination and had purpose
ly ensnared him in trap.
The queer bandage was removed and
the bird darted out over the iron grating
and shot out of sight across the lagoon.
| Chicago Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
LIFTED IT OVER THE PARAPET.

ing the sky all the time, and so shell
sentinels were stationed along the front.
When shell would light it would tear
a hole in the earth as big as a WE'LL
They made funny noise like the gobble
of a turkey. 1t was kind of them and
gave us a chance to leave word that we
were not at home when they called, il
the sentry happened to forget
THE boys in the trenches developed
considerable agility in lodging. One
day a 24-pounder struck right at the
feet of a gunner, without going off, but
the fuse was sputtering worse than
cannon cracker. The gunner lifted it
over the parapet in an instant, and it
went off with a noise to raise the dead.
| asked him how he came to take such
a hair-breadth chance for his life.
you'll swear never to tell?' he said.
l swore.
Well he said, with grin, I didn't
have time to run.
IN such cases man follows his first
impulse, and the impulse to run seemed
to be lacking element in a soldier Of
the army of north Virginia in times Of
extrsme peril. When the mine was
fired under the center of Lees fortitica-
tions on the early morning of July 80,
1864, and men, cannon and earth were
shooting sliyward and the federal can
non were turned on the general confu-
sion it looked for few minutes like
an earthquake and a volcano hadjoined
hands. But in a few minutes the
ranks had closed up and every man was
at his gun. l don't remember sesing a
man start to run and our battery was
pretty close to where the trouble was.
There were three ominous happenings
within two or three minutes-tha center
of the fortification had been blown up,
terrific cannonade followed before the
smoke of the mine cleared away, and
then the infantry charged. OF course
you know the result of the crater fight.
Somebody made mistake, but it wasn't
Uncle Bob who had to stand in the
corner for it.
Gen. Lee knew something was going
on when the union forces were prepar-
ing the mine, and he put men to work
eXcavating in the hope of striking the
enemy's underground works. l have
often wondered what would have hap
pened had the two forces met in the
tunpelD -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
FErrERED AND UNFErrERED.

ence, for these fetters must come of to
make room for the others.
After the hands of the performer are
tied, he goes into the pocket with one
hand takes the pair of scissors and
cuts the fetters. AS his hands are tied
behind his back, nobody can see this
manipulation. The old fetters are put
away in his pocket and the new fetter
is made ready for use. This second fet-
ter is made in the following way. The
band used is just as long as the one
used to tie the hands.
On each end a simple knot is made
(a), then loose knot in the shape OF
loop (b), allowing the band to slip fer
tightening around the wrists and loosea-
ing as the performer desires (a-Bf.
After the original fetters are cut amt
the coat is taken off the performer slips
both hands into the loops and pulls
them tight
This fetter cannot be distinguished
from the original one. BY repeating
this experiment, all sorts of variations
in tying and untying can be shown, un-
til finally this pseudo band is cut off by
one of the audience.-Boston Globe. .
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
AMUSING pARLoR TRICK.
IL Ia Called 'Fettered and UnfetteredH
and Any bright BOY Can
Learn to Perform IL.

The performer allows himself to be-
tied with fetter consisting Of q
band) as is shown in of illustration.
One hand is tied to the end of the band
first, then the other. The band must
be so long that the hands can move pret-
ty freely The performer, after being
tied speaks few words of introduction,
excuses himself for being obliged to take
off his coat, takes off his coat and ap-
pears fettered as before.
Finally he slips his coat on again and
asks somebody to cut the fetters, which
appear to be intact and in the same con-
dition as when they were tied at the be-
ginning of the performance.
To perform this trick effectively, a
cutaway coat should be worn, having
in its back pockets the principal requi-
site, a second fetter. Besides this fetter
small pair of scissors is secreted in
the same pocket. This pair Of scissors
serves to cut the band tied by the audi
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
SHELL sENTINELs.
Grants Mortnrs Kept the Confeder-
ates Very Busy While They Were
Holding Petersburg.

"The thing that annoyed us most
while we were holding Grant back from
Petersburg" said Judge Samuel J. Har-
rison, of Hannibal, in the Kansas City
Star, was the fuse bomb fired from
mortars. We kept sentries on the look
out all the tins. When trouble start
ed our way the sentry would call:
'Twenty-four pounder coming to the
left or whatever direction it might be,
and we would scamper into the bomb
proofs. The bomb-proofs were general
ly six feet deep and Is feet square, with
solid earth over them. We kept our
ammunition chests there until they
commenced handing out 75-pounders to
us, and then no place was safe. One
could see the shells coming and get out
of the way, but it was tiresome watch
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
GUESSING SONG.

oh, no! oh, no! Pray, who can be?
sweep Ger the land, ] scour DER the sea;
l cuff the tall trees till they bow down their
heads,
And l rock the wee brides asleep in their
beds.
oh, no! oh, no! And who can be
That sweep DER the land and scour DER the
sea?
rumple tho breast of the grayheaded daw,
l tip the rocks tail up and make him cry
"caw;"
But though 1 love fun, I'm so big and so
strong,
AT puff of my breath the great ships sail
along.
Oh, ho! oh, ho! And who can be
That sweep DER the land and scour DER the
sea?
swing all the weathercocks this way and
that,
1 play hare and hounds with runaway
hat;
But, however 1 wander, nee go astray;
For, go where l will, I've a free right of
wayi
That sweep Ger the land ana scour Ger the
sea?
L skim DER the heather, I dance up the
street;
I've foes that 1 laugh at, and friends that
l greet;
I'm named in the east and I'm known in
But L think the Dean Bridge is the place 1
loYs best
oh, no! oh, ho! And who can be
That sweep Ger the land and scour DER the
sea?
Henry Johnstone, in st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
GOV. PRICE AT THE HOPPER.

ument, portentous looking, indeed. He
read hurriedly and then laughed.
It's all right, he said, and he hand
ed me the letter. 1t was addressed TO
Lieut.. Gov. Price, and signed by Abra-
ham Lincoln. 1t requested him to call
the Virginia legislature together at once
to take action regarding the changed
condition of affairs in the state. In con-
clusion were these words, which
shall always remember: 4 want you
people to come back and hang up your
hats on the same old pegs
But on the very night that letter
was received, think" said Maj. Alder
son, "the president was ass ssassinated,
and his plans for the government of the
states which seeded were never carried
out"
Maj. Anderson said that the letter was
addressed to the lieutenant governor for
the reason that Gov. Smith mad had to
flee from Richmond at the evacuation of
that city, and President Lincoln did not
know where he was.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
FROM CASE TO CAPITAL.
Printer Put Down His "stick" and
Enlisted, and His Good M
turc Won for Him.

In 1863, the funny man among the
printers of the Madison (Wis.) Journal
laid his stick" on the case" and looked
hard at the ceiling for moment. Then
he said: 81 must CO." put on his coat,
and started for the door.
Where must you go, George" asked
John Hawks, the foreman.
ITO the war, John: am going out to
enlist now" He kept his word, says
Success.
The new recruit in the Fourth Wis
consin cavalry, by his quaint remarks
and rare good nature, marched at once
into popularity, and within a few months
was lieutenant. He came home, at
the close of the war, in command of
company, and at once resumed work in
printing office, but this time as editor
and proprietor twenty-five years ago
he served as chief clerk of the assembly;
% years ago he located in Milwaukee,
and in two years had the most popular
weekly paper in the west, with circu-
lation of nearly 100000. He made money
rapidly. One Saturday night he figured
up his earnings and found that they
were 5000 more than he had estimated.
He made his venerable mother a pres
ent of $500. 1t was more money than
she ever before possessed at one time.
On another occasion he sent her 81 900.
Ten years ago his party drafted him into
the service and made him mayor of Mil
waukee. The following fall he was nom
mated for governor and elected, and two
years later was reelected.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
ROOSTER FINDS MOON.
Lord of the Barnynrd Mnde Strange
Discovery Which Surprised
Him Very Much.

Because he had eaten too much sup
per, a rooster one night was unable to
sleep, and he just had to sit up on
the roost and gaze out through the
cracks in the henhouse roof at the
stars while all the rest of his family
slept and snored.
He thought the stars were very won
derful, and tie moon seemed marvel
Gus.
The next day, as he crossed a field,
he came across a ball-one of those
fancy colored bouncing balls that chill
dren love to play with. Now, Mr.
Rooster had never seen one of them
before, and he did not know what
it was.
This must be the moon that l saw
last night" he said, finally. Il Won
der what it is doing down here, in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
Relic of Romnn RnIe.

A most interesting memorial OF the
Roman occupation of England has just
been sold under the auctioneers ham
mer. This is the Roman station OF
Amboglanna, tie largest on the famous
wall which marked the limit of the
Roman province. After an existence of
1900 years the walls of the station,
five feet thick, are in a wonderful state
of preservation. The gateways are
noble specimens OF Roman work. Some
of the wedge-shaped stones in the
arches are still to be seen on the
ground. The interior of the camp is
marked with lines of streets and the
ruins of buildings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
Marks would Not Come.

Small Willie was trying to write with
a dull lead pencil that his mother had
given him, but meeting with poor sue
cess he finally exclaimed: "oh,-mam-
ma, the wood has slipped down over the
lead, and the marks can't come out!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01
rhe Armchnlr,s sleeves.

Tommie's mother was having some
furniture upholstered, and she sent him
TO the shop to see when 1t would be ready.
Its all done cept the sleeves to the BIG
armchair" the little man explained up-
on his return.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01

that think purpose carry
need s of patience which full of hope and
equally full of persistence.
We need and frank talk also about affairs local
tonau uncooed information select and the right
push the right motives. Every worth while
which leads the slightest betement and Encouragement of
failure hold
knowledge and the practice of what right the front az; times
and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-01-01

"dmandd harsh word employ speaking of members
of the genter and unfit They be coeed they please
be polite huby and gratefully accept their compaance
if their attitude be the opposite there little to be DONE
When takatve lady desires free her mind in mans hearing
regard friend of his hint doing anything
dscoureous dagreeab When she takes herself for
whm other openly to refuse recognition acquaintance nothing
should be When she
in hurryand whoever when she wasn't in hurry
why should step line box-ofce
railway agents window by right of her womanood she pushes ahead
When meeky acting fair lady he should with all
eekness allow her with her long skirts and then glare
unlcky wight that tread theeupon When the cumina
of he should with all haste her
getting into the stng wrap and noddng plume and offer
tonfor suggestion ccisna there Others few people who
the finale. if she be that waits until the crowd
goes he should proer advice about rising those farther
down the reach the aisle and incidentally their trains
No for there fixed laws regard to taking thought
Others Manners her. of Individual pleasure