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 the players throughout the
 prevented games al Pine Bluff
 and Forrest City. Newport mave played Helena at the lat
 e. Hot Springs was to have sed to annex another victory
 nd Poplar Bluff and Argenta M have fought it out on the
 2 for the deciding game of the
 Rt ArSenta. The Hot Springs
 eft yesterday afternoon for
 pme, where they will cross bats
 pe Poplar Bluff Tigers today,
 and Saturday. Newport will
 here today, if the weather per
 pr the first time this season,
 series of three games. Then
 fluff will leave for Poplar Bluff.
 nake their getaway Sunday &e at 4.30 o'clock for the Mis- 1tY, arriving there at 2::35 Sun Fernoon, in time for a Sunday 4 Three games will be played locals at Poplar Bluff and fol them Denver and his men will R swing around the circuit ill |of re-establishing themselves the top rung of the percentage Rger Deaver yesterday released fop Taylor and Right Fielder n will do the; honors until Fay llace can be filled. George former manager of the Pine Cotton States team, recently big find down at Eutaw, Ala and he is sending him to Deav- le find is no other than J. Matt r, tWirler with a record and )m Deaver has great faith. r will arrive in Pine Bluff to- | may make his initial appear l the box in the series with t this week. He is a young R plenty of speed, an assort-
 buzzling curves and lots of = He was with the Columbus States League team last sea- Wheeler received his first base ming at a Starksville, Missis- 'ollege and was a schOolmate Gillespie of this city. He is friend of Henry Smith at Ros,l $ and Smith says he is d nia' in the baseball game.
 ger Deaver stated last night otWithstanding the recent de uhered by the Pine Bluff club, cry we'll satisfied with his team, ne or two exceptions. He be that he has a team that will | the first division after the IS we'll on and give all the ioth- IS IS a run for their money ati the she final race. for=the silk rag
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NATURES MYSTERIES.
And the Little That Man Really
Knows About Them

seized the opportunity some little
while ago ON finding myself sitting
next to Il great physicist of asking him
II series of fumbling questions on the
subject of modern theories of matter
For an hour l stumbled like Il child,
supported by Il strong hand In II dim
Ind unfamiliar world, among the mys
FERROUS essences of things. shoule
like to try To reproduce ii here. but
have no doubt should reproduce ii ali
wrong. Still, it was deeply inspiring
to look out into chaos, To hear the rush
and motion of atoms moving In vast
worthless. to learn that inside the hard
est and most impenetrable of sub
stances there was probably feyerisl
intensity of inner motion. do mo-
know that | acquired any precise
knowledge. but drank deep drafts OF
wonder and awe.
Tie great man, with his amused and
weary smile. was infinitely gentle and
left me. | will say. far more conscious
of the beauty and the holiness of
knowledge, said something TO him
about the sense of power that such
knowledge must give. All" he said,
much of what have told You Is not
proved II is only suspected. We are
very much in the dark about these
things yet. Probably If physicist of
a hundred years hence could overhear
me he would he amazed to think that
Il sensible man could make such puer
lie statements Power no, II Is no!
that. 1t rather makes one realize
0nes fcebleness in being SO uncertain
about things that are absolutely GER
tain and precise IN themselves, IL ws
could but see the truth. 1t Is much
more Hike the apostle who said: Lord
believe Help thou my unbclief.' The
thing one wonders ut Is the courage of
the men who dare TO think they
know" Putuam's.
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OLD TIME SURGERY.
The Barbarous Methods of the Six
teerth Century.

Ambrose Pare. Il barber surgeon of
the sixteenth century, tells In his notes
how In 1881 he went to the long wars
TO get practice In surgery He invent
ed some new processes, particularly In
the treatment of amputated limbs.
Up to Pare's time the most barba-
rous means had been used To stop the
bleeding. In his own words. so soon
rs the limb was removed the surgeons
would use many cauteries Ia stop the
flow OF blood, a thing very horrible
and cruel in the mere telling. And
truly of six thus cruelty treated scarce
two ever escaped. and even these were
long ILL., and the wounds thus burned
were slow To- heal, because the burning
caused such vehement pains that they
fell into fever, commissions and other
mortal accidents. In most of them,
moreover. when the scar fell off there
came fresh bleeding which must again
he stanched with the cautcries. So
that for many healing was impossible,
and they had an ulcer TO the end OF
their lives, which prevented them from
having an artificial limb.
The idea of abolishing such cruelty
by using the ligature occurred TO Pare
In one of his war journeys, and his
success went beyond his own expccta
lions. His other discovery was made
within few hours of his joining the
army II was believed by the surgeons
Of the day that there was poison in Il
gunshot wound, and one OF the accept!
ed authorities insisted that they must
be cauterized with oil of elders scald-
ing hot, mixed with little treacle."
The pain was intolcrable II happened
that ut his first treat of gunshoi
wounds Pare's oil ran short. and he
used instead ~ digestive made of the
yolks Of eggs, oil of roses and turpen-
tine" TO his surprise he found next
morning that the patients he had thus
treated were In better condition than
the others. "Then | resolved never
more to burn thus cruelty poor men
with gunshot wounds
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EASY HOSPITALITY.
Food Abundance In Virginia In tho
Seventeenth Century.

Food Abundance In Virginia In tho
Seventeenth Century.
Few countries of the world have
possessed so abundant and varied n
supply of food MS Virginia during the
seventeenth century. This partly cx-
plains. writes I. A. Bruce In Social
Life In Virginia In the Seventeenth
Century" the hospitable disposition of
the people even In those early times.
The herds of cattle, which ran almost
wild, afforded an ineXhaustible supply
Of milk. butter, cheese veal and beef.
Deer were shot In such numbers that
people cared little for venison. SO
abundant We're chickens that they
were not included In the inventories OF
personal estates. No planter was so
badly off that he could not have fowl
on his table mt dinner
Vast hocks ef Wild ducks and geese
frequonted the rivers and bays and
were looked on MS the least expensive
portion of the food which the Virgin
ians had TO procure. Fish of the most
delicate and nourishing varieties were
caught With hook or net Oysters and
shelltsh could be scraped up by the
bushel from the bottom of the nearest
inlet or tidal stream
Apples, peaches. pnms and figs
grew IN abundance Not only were
grapes cultivated, but excellent vari-
cites grew wild through the forest.
Such an abundance of wild strawber.
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The Origin of "Parson."

"Parson" is from the Latin per
soma Il person. and the parson Is the
persona ecclesiae, or representative, of
the church. The forms parson and
person bear the same relation 10 each
other rs clark and clerk. From being
pronounced parson the word has come
to be so written. Blackstone in his
Commentaries says:
"IIc Is called 'parson' (peisonal be
cause by his person the church, which
Is mn invisible body Is represented,
and he Is himself n body corporate IN
order TO protect and defend the rights
of the church which he represents"
10 parse Il sentence" IS to resolve il
into It's grammatical parts, and the
verb Is declared to have arisen from
the Interrogation PARSE = that IL,
"Quae pars orationist" what part of
speechD used by schoollnasters
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POWER OF WEALTH.
Money, Says Physician, Is Able &c
Purchase Even Life.

The aged millionaire sighed.
I'D give all my money!" he said, "if
could buy twenty five more years OF
life"
But your money has already
bought You that" said the physician
eeldly
What rot are You talking nowf'
the millionaire asked peeyishly.
NO rot nj all, for II Is n fact. 4
dreadful fact, said the physician.
that the rich live ON the average,
twenty-five years longer than the
poor. Born rich, you are assured of n
quarter century more life than would
be your allotment were you born poor
Wealth buys You all that. And yet
they say that there Is nothing in mon.
ey. Why. man, money buys life"
"How do you mean?' said the mil
lionaire. This sounds rather like
nonsense To me
"0h wealth protects one from SO
many Ills. Rich babies nearly always
live. but poor ones die of a hundred
complaints induced by poverty. Poor
babies die off shockingly. And SO with
boys and girls, with men and women
If they are rich. They live hcalthlly
and therefore long. while If they are
poor they live unhealthy, and dis
ease, accident, contagion, privation-
all sorts of preventahle things-carry
them off
Yes, money buys life, and reliable
statistics show that If two children are
born today, one rich and the other
poor. the rich one VIII outlive the 9th
or by the tidy margin of twenty live
years" Philadelphia Record
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STOPPED THE fELPlNG.
Rostand's Peasant Who Had Great
Power Over Animals.

Power Over Animals.
when Edmond Rostand had com
pletcd his beautiful villa at Bayonnc
breakdown because of his inability to
sleep" says a Paris paper. The rest
fulness of the place. however, and the
charming surroundings worked Won
ders. and after a few days had passed
the weary writer was able TO sleep,
return TO good health. But dog
blocked the progress of the cure. One
night the dog began to bark, and in Il
short time dogs in all directions an.
swered, aad the concert kept iSp until
day broke. All efforts to l5cate the
mischief making animal failed. Every
night 1T the same time the barking be-
gan. aud no one could suggest rem
edy. One day one of the servants told
about Il ne'er-do-wel in Il nearby vii
lagc who had great power over dumb
possibly he might help. He
WAS called. Il large reward was prom
ised. and the barking ceased A few
weeks after the reward had been col
lcctcd Kostand WAS again disturbed
by the dogs under the leadership of
the same unknown barker. The peas
ant was again called. and Rostand
said, You must he we'll acquainted
with the ways of animals 60 have
such power over them The man
bcamed under the influence Of the dip
lomatie fnttery and proudly showed
how he could initiate the whistling of
birds and the noises made by animals
In woods. barn or poultry yard. And
how about dogs said Rostand. Then
the man began 10 bark. and immedi-
ately the voice of the arch dlsturber
was recognized. That's enough said
Rostand. Here Is a twenty franc piece.
If we should hear the dogs bark again.
the police will be called The peasant
saw that he had fallen into trap, the
dogs were heard no more. and that
says the writer, is my dog story with.
out n dog
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Hathorn's Horse Marines.

One of the great practical jokers of
the British navy was one Jack lIa-
thorn lie was officer of the watch in
the day when 1t was customary for the
guard to present arms 10 the officer
commanding the vessel wherever he
left or boarded the ship. One day Cap
tain Bur,lctt remarked as they were
going through this ceremony before he
went ashore: Mr.. Iathorn. am tired
OF this guard. Don't call II again when
! come back"
llathorn did not, but he managed to
surprise the captain quite as thorough
~ as II he had When that disnitary
came over the side on his return he
found twenty of the after guard down
on their hands and knees with swabs
serving them for names and tails. the
mizzen top men on their backs with
cutlasses drawn. lIathorn himself was
astrlde quartermaster. The captain
was distinctly not delighted with the
spectacle. whcreupon IIathorii explain
ell that he supposed that after HE Did
fashion had proved so tiresonc a
reception by cavalry might prove wei
come. IIathorn was dismissed from
the service for this bit of pleasantly.
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what wish you would do Just put
that money back in that mysterious
pocket of yours and pay the rent when
1t is perfectly convenient. promise
that YOU shall not be bothered by an
insolent collector any more. will call
for the rent mysef-if may" he add
ed, with some hesitation. That col
lector of mine needs Il lesson,
at would be so nice IL could keep
this money to pay the poor tradespeo-
pie, if you do not mind. You see. only
part of our money is in that bank. and
the trust company has closed its doors
too. Mothers pension never comes be-
fore the 10Th" said Lillian by way of
explanation.
'Wont you let me drive you home
In my sleigh?s Payne asked rs she
rose to leave. The streets are rather
riotous these days with the bowling
mob crying for their money And
without waiting for her answer he put
on his fur coat that hung on the door.
"You have quite persuaded yourself.
hope. that am not thief?" he added.
"Oh. Mr.. Payne. how can | ever
apologize sufficiently for my rudencSs
and nj the same time thank you for
your kindness? You know, | WAS
frightfully hungry and standing In
line SO long had affected my brain.
fear | seemed to feel that every one
! who looked at me wanted TO steal that
money. And. oh, I'm so delighted to
have that sleigh ride
He tucked her In the sleigh. and off
| they started down the busy streets.
then on to the outskirts of the village.
the longest way home The ringing
sleigh bells. the clear. cold air and the
glorious sunlight filled them both with
| life, and they chatted necessarily for
an hour when they drove up to the
| little cottage. Mrs. BnrlShart waved
them Il welcome from the window and
met Lillian Mt the door. bcaming with
pleasure. 1t took some time TO tell the
mother how it happened, and the
mother was happy because Lillian
smiled and went about the house with
renewed energies. The landlord was
not such terror after all
Mr.. Payne called several times that
month, always insisting that the rent
was not yet needed, and his daytime
visits generally meant Il sleigh ride
over the hills and back To the open
fire, where they soon grew TO he great
confidants,
II WAS the first day of another
month, and Mr.. Payne called that
evening Yes, he had come 10 collect
the rent this time. he answered as they
drew two easy chairs before the fire
But mere money won't do" he said
slyly as he drew little nearer to her
and took her hand In his II want
you. little girl, to be my Wife VIII
youi' he pleaded
Are YOU sure you love me-surc
you want me-" she said, with droop-
ing glance and flushed checks.
81 am SO sure. dear heart. that |
want nothing else in all the world but
you. And I'll try not to be such Il
cross husband MS am a landlord.
Say Yes Lillian. and my life shall he
yours 10 do with as you Will.
"Yes. surely yes" Lillian mHrmurcd
as he drew her lovely head 10 his
shoulder and kissed the wavy locks
that would slip out Of bondage.
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Bad Niuht For the Show.

II Plotting an unknown show through
n starving territory Is no cinch, but |
have thought out n good idea. In an
ticlpation Of each engagement am
going TO call ont the reserves and when
they are out they VIII be invited In.
That Will help fill the house
You have heard of the various ex-
cuscs for light business because the
night Is so dark" etc This Is u hot
one.
Young man" said the local lnana-
ger to the agent on his first tour, "why
do you bring your troupe here on Il
Saturday night? Don't you know you
won't do any trade?'
whats the difference between sat
urday night and any other nightf'
asked the agent
"Becausc cverybody's getting shnv-
ed New York World
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A FRENCH HERCULES.
Marvellous Strength of the Father OF
Alexandra Dumas,

My father was twenty four at the
time of erUsting and as handsome
young fellow as could he found any
where
His free colonial life had developed
his strength and prowess TO an ex-
saordinary degree. He was verita
BILE American horse lad. Il cowboy. His
ykill with gun and pistol was the envy
If st. Georges and .Iunot. and his
muscular strength became n proverb In
the army. More than once he amused
himself in the riding school by passing
under a beam. grasping II with his
arms and lifting his herse between his
legs. have seen him do il. and
recollect my childish amusement when
l saw him carry two men standing
upon his bent knee and hop across the
room with these two men on him. |
saw him once In a rage take Il branch
of considerable toughncss in both his
hands and break II between them by
turning one hand to the right and the
other to the left
A few years later the gallant hussar
was Il brigadier general and perform.
Ing feats of valor which earned him
the title of the uoratius Coolies of
the Tyrol" Best of all we like the
sons description OF IIoratius' storm
Ing of Mont Cents:
The climbers reached the plateau.
Although it was Il dark night. the
linn Of SnllinrS alnthaI In hlnn
uniforms, could have been perceived
outlined against the snow from the
fort But my father had forcseen this
contingency; ench man had cotton
cap and Il shirt rolled up in his knnp-
sack. This was the ordinary dress
my father adopted nj night when he
hunted channels.
They reached the foot of the palisades
without having reused II single chal-
lengc The men began climbing the
palisades If soon as they reached
them; but, thanks to my fathers her
eulean strength. he thought of better
and quieter way--namely. to take each
man by the seat of his trousers and
the collar of his coat and throw him
over the palisades. The snow would
break the fall and also deadcn the
noise. Surprised out of their sleep
and seeing the French soldiers in their
midst without knowing how they had
come there the Piedmontese hardly
offered any resistance. = From My
Memoirs" by Alexandra Dumas, Trans
lated by y. NJ. Waller.
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Sized Him Up Correctly,

The man came into the barber shop.
but he wasn't after shave. hair cut or
shine. He looked about blankly for n
moment and then asked:
"Where's the manicurc!"
The boss was out at lunch. and it
was the second barber who answered,
"She's not here"
He didn't say shes not here today
or shes not here any more" Just
"She's not here"
oh said the man who wanted the
manicure rather lnconclusiyely. that
isn't much Of an answer" Then sud
denly You're not the boss here are
you;"
"No, I'm the second barber" replied
the other.
"Wcll. that's what you'll always be-"
said the inquirer and went out
~ wonder what he meant by that"
said the barber to the man he was
shaving "One of them eccentric fel.
lers. ain't he"-New York Sun
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A PUMA CUB.
HE Was PIueky, but Paid For His
Temerity With His Life.

HE Was PIueky, but Paid For His
Temerity With His Life.
Kissing like a sullen geyser, the great
puma mother crouches with flaming
eyes. Ridge of her tawny back brush
Ell up in rage, tail a-switeh, steel sin
ews rigid beneath soft skin, she glared
at her four cubs In the cage corner.
n fluffy ball of spotted fur sprawled
WI unsteady legs across toward her.
out shot II mighty fore paw; the baby
was hurled suddenly back among his
towering brothers and sisters.
NASTY temper" | remarked to the
keeper. HAS she been long like thatT'
started this forenoon lie shook his
head In anxiety. Il don't like 1t. I'll
have 10 separate them, | fear
The unnatural mother commenced
pacing her prison, sparring yiclously
ut her offspring in passing. Three
huddled together in pitiful heap, but
one stood up and dciied her. \ jungle
terror in miniature. his tiny rage was
magnificent Tenseiy alert before his
trembling mates. he shifted warily to
meet each blow, lodging. splitting,
striking out an awkward paw at the
great thrlsts.
'fhey don't turn on their cubs often.
Only knew ii once before. You notice.
mein herr her claws are not out when
she strikes. That may come; then We
will lose some promising babies here"
The young German keeper was great
ly distressed. | returned In the morn
ing to see how the affair had progress
ed Entering the Frankfurt Thiergar-
ten, | found the lion house. My friend
stood in the empty corridor looking
into the cage. Sleek forms shifted
restlessly on every side; Il pale light
came from above; the place was close
With n heavy odor.
He greeted me mournfully THE
little beggar was too spirited. She
got him last night. Just a second In
her jaws, and the taxidermist won't
attempt to stuff the skin" The re-
naming cubs peered wonderingly ut
us from an adjoining cage; the muir
deress paced In silence. but her eyes
We're alive with n strange fascinating
light The tragedy had stirred the
rows OF imprisoned beasts. An uncan-
ny howl In chilling key came from
the lcopards; the lions deep throat
ed cultural sent unweleome quiyers
through ones nerves.
| left the building relieved to feel
the breeze and see the sunlight. Poor
| little chap of puma, he surely had
tremendous pluck!-Travel Magazine.
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Too Broad a Hint.

you've goi II fellow in there that
won't wait on me again, not much,
said an iratc customer, rs he emerged
from the dining room and slapped his
money down on the pay desk "I'Ir
not stingy," continued the customer.
"and don't mind giving tips. but when
Il waiter hangs round till fellow has
nearly finished eating and whistles DO
not forget me- think II is about time
something was done. London Mail
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loo Easy.

The Union bank Of st. Petersburg
has its own police service. One night
the director was slecpless He Won
dered whether the bank police were
really trustworthy. He concluded to
make n trial. He disguised himself
and rushed, pistol In hand into the
bank vault The police were good for
nothing. They looked OH quietly.
while the director pocketed 100000
rubles and carried them away. Since
then no one has seen the director
Simpllcissimus.