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Inappreciative Governor.

DROF. FRANK p. TURNER of Qua
chita College, was talking at a Month
cello garden party about the girl grad
uate:
The girl graduate, with her clear eyes,
her pink cheeks and her supple figure in
its white gown. IS. indeed. a sight for the
gods Mentally. too. she IS as delightful
as she is physically
1T is false TO believe that all girl grad
yates are like a certain governors daugh-
ter She, a short time after her gradua-
ton. said:
Papa is SO egotistcal,
How SOP asked a friend.
Why. after hearing my graduation
own speeches. .
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A Vain PreCautiOn.

7 ORD TALBOT DEMALAHIDE was
- talking in New York about the thor
oughness Of the customs Investigations
The smuggler.'' he said. lis bound TO
be detected if he tries his little game in
your metropolis. The smuggler's precau-
tions against detection at this port are as
vain and ludicrous as the precautions of
the dreaming Irishman.
AN Irishman. you know, once dreamed
that he was visiting the late Queen Vic
toria.
viii you have a drink the queen
said to him.
~ will said the Irishman. A drop
Of Irish. av coorse hot by preference,
your majesty.
so the queen put on the kettle. but
when the water boiled the noise awoke
the dreamer.
Holy ST atrick.' said he, 'Ill take it
cold next time"
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and LEADERS Of the CIVIL
How We Fought Our Way With Farragut to New Orleans

sanded il really began to look as il We
were going to have some pretty hot husi-
ness on our hands. The anchor was hove
up with as little noise As possible. and
at half-past > we steamed off. following
the Hartford toward the entrance to the
opening which had been made in the OBJ
structions.
The Confederates opened fire about ?
O'Clock. when the advance division came
in sight and range of the forts, and as
we passed ahead Of the mortar Nessels
we also came in range. but the forts
were so far ahead that we could not
bring our broadside guns to bear For
twenty minutes stood silent beside the
guns. with the shot and shell from Forts
ST. Philip and Jackson passing over US
and bursting everywhere in the air. As
we came to the obstruction the water
batter OF the Fort Jackson side opened
most destructive fire, and here the Brook
lyn received her first shot. We gave
the water battery a hroaGslde OF grape.
With her own smoke and the smoke
from the vessels Immediately ahead, 1t
was impossible to direct the ship, so
that we missed the opening between the
hulks and brought MP on the chain. We
dropped back and tried again. this time
the chain broke, hut We swung along
side Of one of the hulks. and the stream
anchor hanging on tn" starboard quar-
ter caught. tore along the hulk, and
then parted its lashings The cable Sc
cured uS Just where the ConfederateS had
the range Of thei. guns. but somebody
ran up with an ak and cut the hawser.
and We began To steam UP the river.
few moments later there WAS 2 sudden
Jar and the engines stopped The pro-
peller had no doubt struck some hard
object, but no one knew the cause Of the
stoppage: and as Craven called out.
Stand by the starbodrd anchor and
fatal pause under the eneny's flre seem
red imminent. a thrill of alarm ran
through the ship. The alarm was
groundless, however as 10 injury was
done. and presently the engines started
again, and the ship moved on
There We're many fre-rafts, and these
and the flashing Of the guns and burst
ing shells made it almost as light as day,
bat the smoke from the passing fleet was
50 thick that at times one could see moth
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G..
imp anne"
Erm Nt Et.ng

blew him literally TO atoms, and parts OF
his body We're scattered all over the fore
castle The gun was disabled, a primer
having broken off in the vent: but there
was nothing to fire at. all the vessels
that we passed had been run on the bank
and either set on fire or deserted.
1t was now almost daylight, and we
could see the crews of the deserted boats
running for cover to the woods little
way back. Shortly after. the Brooklyn
came up with the other vessels and an
chored near a point where there had been
an encampment of troops They only re-
mained' long enough to land and bury the
dead. The commanding officers assem-
bled on board the Hartford to offer their
congratulations to the flag officer.
About the time that the Brooklyn ar
rived at quarantine the Manassas was
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A Siqnificant Notice.

DICHARD CROKER. the day of his
IN departure for his Irish home, said
to New York reporter:
1T is the desire for freedom that sends
SO many Americans and so many millions
Of dollars abroad every June The Puri-
tancal laws of America enslave us.
These laws. with their total misconcep-
ton of freedom and of enjoyment, are
well eXemplified in a notice board l once
saw in a New England park This board
said:
: Pleasure Grounds. Notice : These
grounds are for pleasure only. No games
or play allowed.
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Don't fire: it is the Iroquois.' At the
same moment Lieut.. Lowry also shouted
from near the mainmaSt. Don't fire.
Seeing the black smoke pouring from
her stack. and noticing that it was abaft
the mainmast. | called TO Capt. Craven,
1t can't be the Iroquois, 1t is not one
of our vessels. for her SmokeStack IS
abaft her mainmaSt,"
Capt. Craven. however. repeated the
order. Don't fire." and oheyed. l was
sure it was one of the Confederate gum
boats, but 1t was my duty to obey orders.
and thus the Confederate gunboat McRae
escaped being sunk by the Brooklyn. for
the gun had been depressed. and 9-inch
shell would have gone through her deck
and out below the water line.
Just after leaving Fort St. Philip shot
came in on the starboard quarter and
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1861


nll!ng up with ammunition and coal At
last. April III. Farragut steamed up with
the fleet and anchored just below the
point where Porter's mortar vessels, or
as the sailors used 10 call them. the
"bummerS. had taken their positions
and had made ready to open fire upon the
forts. / can vouch for the accuracy of
their aim, for ! used to sit on the cross
trees all dar. when not on duty. seeing
the shells fall into the fort and witness
ing the havoc they made in it.
We had plenty of occupation while an
chored below the forts. and an ac-
compartment one of the mortaTs was
fired every half minute all day. 1t was
trying work for the poor fellows on the
mortar schooners, for when their mortar
was fired all OF them We're obliged to
go aft and stand on tiptoe with open
mouths TO receive the concussion. The
powder hlackened everything and the
men looked like negroes
At intervals fire RATS came down. The
first one caused much alarm, and We
prepared t. slip our cable and get out of
the way. The RATS were immense flat
boats with wood piled loosely twenty feet
high and saturated with tar and rosin.
and the fame from them would rise
hundred feet into the air. They certainly
looked dangerous, but they We're set
adrfft only one at a time and otherwise
We're so badly managed that in little
while they merely served TO amuSe lis.
The fleet lay under the point on the right
bank, and the rafts would tend 70 the
left bank with the strength of tie current
and so pass harmlessly by or ground on
the bank. Others caught in the obStruc
tions and failed to come down. Some
times boats from the ships We're sent TO
help tow them away. One night five rafts
were sent down. one of which had been
towed over 10 the right bank and came
almost directly into the fleet; the West
field made for il and pushed il out into
the stream, but 1t came SO near that even
with hose playing on the side and rig
ging the Brooklyn's paint was badly bis
tered.
The forts kept up continual fire from
their rife guns, and now and then a
shell would pass uncomfortably near the
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ship. To keep down this fire as much
as possible and thus protect the mortar
vessels, one OF the smaller Sloops or TWO
of the gunboats were kept under way.
They would steam up to the west bank
under cover of the trees and suddenly
shoot out into the stream and open hre
with their 11-inch pivots and then drlft
down stream. As they were always IN
rapid motion, 1t was difficult for the gun
ners In the forts to hit them; s:ill, q
number Of men were wounded.
On the 23d. after five days Of continual
firing Commander Porter informed the
flag officer that his men were worn out
from want of sleep and rest, and that his
ammunition was nearly expended. the
distractions IA series OF hulks iashed to-
eether By chains and stretched clear
across the river from in front Of Fort
Jackson. which had formed appar-
emily impa ssable barrier, had now been
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Anecdotes Concerning Well Known People
Runs Well, But

NNHR. TAFT" said a republican states
AVA man, lis. for IS weight. exceed
ingly nimble. / remember once in Cincin-
natl running for train with him. He ran
well. but, Of course. l. with my slender
and athletic build. beat him easily. had to
wait at every corner. and in consequence
We missed the train.
Mr.. Taft said. with an apologetic
laugh. as We turned away from the closed
train gate:
1t was my fault we missed her More
waist, you know, less speed
Evening star., 1911-06-04
In Ireland.

TOIHN REDMOND, the Irish leader.
J was annoyed. on his last visit to
America. by the oomm;serating and igno-
rant remarks on Ireland made by New
York woman at a banquet
rs it true. Mr.. Redmond" this woman
finally asked. that the Irish eat nothing
but potetoes?"
Mr.. Redmond laughed harshly.
That is quite true. madam" he re-
piled, and when we have eaten the po-
tatoes' insides. We clothe ourselves with
the SKINS
Evening star., 1911-06-04
No Criterion.

GEORGE GOULD at dinner at Geor,
- gian Court said wittily of a sus-
pected gold mine:
Gold mines are like human beings
they can't be Judged by their appearance
You know what Frank r. Stockton used
10 say about judging by appearances:
Don't trust a man because he carries
a silk umbrela-he may have left q cot
ton one in its place."
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termasters There was small piece OF
ratline stuff carried around the poop
about waist high. Capt. Craven stood at
the forward edge OF the poop with his
hands on this line. and did not move dur
ing the whole passage. l had the good
fortune during the war to serve& with
many brave commanders, but | have
never met in the service, or out OF II.
man OF such consummate GOODNESS. such
perfect apparent indifference to danger.
as Admiral Craven.
At o'clock on the morning Of the 4th
two red lights were hosted at the peek
Of the flagship as a signal to get under
way. All hands had been on deck since
midnight 10 see that every thing about
the deck and guns was ready for action,
and when the decks were wet down and
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on the poop. calling the guns crew with
me. TO see if l could nit her With the
thirty FOUNDER Parrott. but We're un-
able To depress il sufficiently. al its high
elevation. 10 bring it to bear before she
was lost to sight in the smoke. The
shot which she had fred came through
the chain and pianlling, above the har,'-
deck. through a lile Of rigging paced
the sand bags placed TO protect the steam
drum
y few moments after this incident
vessel passed on our Starhoard side. not
ten feet from us. and | could see through
the port the men loading a pivot gun.
She was directly abreast OF No. 10 gun.
and | took the lockstring 10 fire When
cry came frota on board 4 e vessel.
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ing ten feet from the ship. While en-
tangled with the RATS the Brooklyn was
hulled n number Of times. one shot from
Fort Jackson struck the rail just at the
break Of the poop and went nearly across,
ploWing out the deck in its course An
other struck Barney Sands, the signal
Guartermaster. and cut his body almost
in two The first lieutenant, Lowry. COM
ing along at the time inquired who 1t
was. and understanding the response to
be Bartlett, instead Of Barney he
passed the word that he had sent down
"all that was left Of poor Bartlett As he
of the ship during the fight he gave the
men news Of the progress Of the fight
and OF the casualties, and for once l was
completely out of existence.
The ship was now clear of the hulks
and steamed up the river. throwing shells
and shrapnel into Fort Jackson as fast
as the guns could be loaded and fired.
When just abreast OF the fort a shot
struck the side OF the port OF No. = gun
on the port side and al the same time a
shell burst directly over the gun. The
first captains head was cut off and nine
of the guns crew We're wounded.
| was standing amidships between the
two No 10 guns. and was struck on the
back by the splinters and thrown to the
deck. l was on my feet in a moment
and turned TO my port gun. There were
only two men standing at il, the first
loader and the first sponger. who We're
others were all fiat on the deck. one of
them directly in the rear Of the gun.
The gun had just been loaded. and l pull
ed this man 70 one side. clear of the re-
coil, and fired the gun. 1t a time
when every one felt that he must do
something.
After the discharge of the gun the men
on the deck got up and came to their
places None of them was seriously hurt.
The captain OF the gun found a piece OF
shell inside his cap. which did not even
scratch his head; another piece went
through my coat sleeve.
Just after passing Fort Jackson saw
a bright glare on the starboard quarter,
and a moment after Capt. Craven said.
in his deep bass voice. "One bell!'
ito slow down. and then, Two bells.'
ito stop herr. | went up the poop ladder,
and there in plain sight on the left bank.
just below Fort st Philip was the Hart
ford tthe flagship had been aground un-
der the guns of Fort St Philip, with q
fre-raft alongside, and with flames run
Evening star., 1911-06-04
A BeIasco Epigram.

DAvID BELASCo was condemning two
u melodramas that had had an un-
merited success among the less cultivat-
ed portion of the public.
The first" said Mr.. Belasco, In his
epigrammatic way, was all blood and
thunder. and the other was all thud and
blunder.''
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went across the deck. taking off a ma
rines head and wounding three other
men. Lieut.. Lowry came along about
this time and I heard him report to
Capt. Craven that Lieut. O'kane had
been wounded Craven directed him to
put me in charge OF the first division. TO
which Lowry answered:
II sent poor Bartlett down below half
an hour ago eat in two"
.Oh. no. you did not" said Craven; "he
is on deck close TO you.
Lowry turned and was as much sur
prised as if he had seen "A ghost. and told
me to run forward and take charge of the
first division.
There had been terrible havoc here. The
powderman of the pivot gun had heen
struck bv shell. which exploded and
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Her knowledge.

DRESfDENT CAROLINE HAZARD at
a reception at Wellesley College said
apropros of the girl graduate:
May none Of our graduates have said OF
them. absent -mindedly such q thing a.
was once said OF a western girl.
This girl in taking leave of her dean
muEmured:
d-bye. professor I am indebted
TO you for all know
oh. said the professor, pray don't
mention such a trifle.'
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overcome The opening of passage
through the hulks (which was made on
the night Of April ~. with the whole hre
of Fort Jackson concentrated upon the
little expedition, consisting OF two gun
boats) was one of the most daring featS
OF the war The only cause for delay
was now removed. Councils of war were
held on board the Hartford every day
during the hombardment. and the plan
of running by the forts was fully dis
cussed Some Of the captains thought II
suicidal. and believed that the whole feet
would be annihilated. others, that per
haps one or two vessels might get by. but
they would he sunk by the rams. \ u
this time Farragut maintained that II
must and should he done, even If half the
ships were lost. final council was
called on the afternoon of the I'D. and It
was decided to attempt the passage that
night.
The Brooklyn was f1uSh-deck Sloop-
of-war carrying twenty-five 9-inch guns.
one sO-pounder Dahlgren rife. and one
3o-pounder Parrott rifle. 4 small poop
deck extended about fifteen feet from the
taffrail. and under this were the steering
wheel and bnnacles. | was in command
Of division Of guns. My division con-
sisted Of four guns two guns crews at
the after end Of the ship. The guns were
numbered in pairs 10 and II. Ii was ex-
pected that our principal work would be
WITT our port battery directed against
Fort Jackson on the right bank. My two
crews also prepared to man the 30
FOUNDER on the poor, II occasion should
require. on each side of the poop there
was ladder 10 the main deck. While
Steamng up to the hulkS and until 1t was
necessary for me 10 be at my guns.
stood on the port ladder with my head
above the rail. where l could watch our
approach to the forts. and | mounted this
ladder several times 10 see what was
going on as We advanced
on the poop were Capt. Craven. Mid
shipman John Anderson. who had vclun
teered a few days before from the Mont
gomery. which did not take part in the
action; Captain Clerk j. G. Swift, after
ward graduate Of West Point and a
lieutenant in the army, and two quar-
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ROM February . to
March I. 1862, the
Unite d s I a I e s
steamer Brooklyn,
Capt. Thomas T.
Craven. was en-
ga ged in hlockad-
ing Pass a d'Outre.
one of the mouths
Of the Mississippi
river. Most of the
time there was a
dense fog. so thick
Evening star., 1911-06-04

THE Story of How Farra-
1 gut won Imperishable
Fame" by Taking His Fleet
Past the Forts Guarding the
City-Told by One of the
Participants in One of the
Most Dramatic and Daring
Events of the Civil War.
By Commander John Russell Bart.
lett. U. S. N.
Al the passage of Forts St Philip and Jackson
in command - a division of guns on the
Brooklyn. which ran hy tne lnr's prac-
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why. yes. SIR said he, Il saw him
fall overboard-in fact, l helped him; foi
| hit him alongside OF the head with my
hand lead"
AS the Manassas drifted by I ran up
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Around the steam drum. which rose
fve feet above the berth deck. sandbags
were piled, and the sick bay. in the bow.
was filed solid with hawsers and rigging
taken from the hold. which had been
cleared 70 form a hospital for the sur
geon- Everything was arranged for
the convenience Of the surgeon in at
tending the wounded At the main hatch
q cot frame was rugged and sung from
two davits that the wounded men
could he lowered 10 the berth deck and
thence carried 70 the surgeon in the fore
hold \ hoRitzer was placed in the fore
Top and one In the maintop.
There was considerable delay In getting
the larger vessels over the bar and in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-09
IAE DAY CRYPTIC PINE
Vocal solo, Miss Sannie Sanders. Lesson conducted by Miss Cussie

Vocal solo, Miss Sannie Sanders Lesson conducted by Miss Gussie Jones'
 tBuslness session. The treasure7, .ra. ported the pledge collected in full Thirty were present and two new members. The following officers were elected for ensuing year: Presi- dent, Mrs. W. Z Tankersley: first vice president, Mrs. Miller; second vice president Mrs M. J. Mead: third vice president, Mrs. Garland Brew ster; recording secretary, Mrs. N. T. Roberts; treasurer, Mrs. Lena Don aldson; reporter, Mrs. Edgar Brew ster; agent for Missionary Voice, Mrs. Burford; delegate, Mrs F. Far rar; alternate Mrs. Roberts; Lady manager, Mrs. Reeves; assistant, Mis-, Boyette.
 MRS. EDGAR BREWSTER,
 Reporter.
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PURlM SERVICES
 AT THE TEMPLE
Special M nsical Numbers From CantatA, sEstheu,- to Re Ren-
 dered Friday Evening.

Tn honor of the Festival of Purim, which recalls the events narrated in the Book of Esther, a special service has been arranged for the coming Friday night at the Temple. The regular Sabbath service and sermon will be abridged and immediately followed by thirteen musical selec- tions from William B. Bradbury's sacred cantata, Esther The mu- sical selections will be preceded in each case by the reading of the ap- propriate passages from the Book of Esther The Temple choir consist ing of Mrs. F. E. Renfrow, organist; Miss Lucy Hearn BroadsHeet, sop rano; Miss Ethel lSchloss, alto, and Thad Traweek, baritone, will render the music. The names of the selec- tions follow: @H9
 Organ Overture.
 Chorus, Loudly Sing
 Solo and Chorus, ~Behold This MOf0eCG.'
 Duet and Chorus, "A Song of Joy"
 Duet and Chorus, "Go Thou Unto the King
 Duet and Chorus, Long Live Our Beauteous Queen"
 Chorus, Haste to the Banquet Hall"
 Solo. 14Why Should This Hebrew"
 Chorus, 1'Then Go Thou Merrily."
 Solos and Chorus, "The Night Wears On.''s
 Chorus, Hail, Hail.''
 Duet, What is Thy Petition"
 Chorus, "Long Live Our Beauteous Queen"
 The public at large is cordially fn- vited to attend. The services will be- gin at 7:45.
 O-|
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-09
Mitchell Selligmann
 Chosen Architect

At a recent meeting of the commits sioners of Special School District No. P, of Stuttgart, which was recently created for the purpose of erecting a 10000 high school and grammar school building at Stuttgart, Mitchell Selligmann, the Pine Bluff architect who had charge of the recent erect ion of the handsome Citizens Bank building here, was named as archl- tect and will draw the plans and specifications for the proposed build ing immediately, Stutteart's public school system is said to be one of the finest in the state and their new building will be quite an addition to that progressive little city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-09

turn here shortly and visit here until May.
 Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum of Sher- Till, is in the city spending a few days with T. c. White and family.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Westmoreland and children, Mildred and Louis, left yesterday for Waco, Texas, where they will in future reside. Mr. Wesdm oreland has been in the em- ploye of the Cotton Belt here.
 T. J. Collier, of Altheimer, John Nj Oracle, of New Gascony; l.. w. Clem- ent and son, of English; Captain E. w. Williams, of English, and Dan w Nicks, of Swan Lake, were in the city yesterday to attend the meeting of taxpayers, who placed themselves on record in opposition to the Pine Bluff free bridge project
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-09
MRS. MELBfR MAY
 tN1ER GUILTY PLEA
Woman Who Gave Son CarbOlic Acid May Not Go to Trial on First
 Degree Murder Charge.

Albany, N. l., March S.-MrS Edith Melber, indicted for the killing
 of her five year old son, George, by giving him carbolc acid, may not be tried in the Supreme Court here for murder in the first degree, but may
 plead to lesser charge tomorrow. This was intimated by counsel today
 When the court closed for the day
 ten jurors sat in the box
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-09
HAIR INSURANCE
INSURANCE AGAINST PREMA-
 PURELY GRAY HAIR.

In these up-to-date days, it is possi- ble to purchase insurance on any thing. Insurance is, practically, tax ing chance, with the chances fig ured largely in favor of those issuing the insurance-not those who buy it. Hair insurance is different, in that the one buying the insurance obtains full value at the outset, with corre- spondingly increased values for the greater amount bought; while the sellers of this insurance are likely to lose unless the purchasers obtain full value at once.
 This applies to Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. for if it does not do exactly what is claimed for it, the sales would naturally drop off; whereas if it gives satisfaction the in creased sales give it the only chance to be successful. However, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy does make good" as evidenced by its daily increasing sales. Druggists say that this preparation gives the best satisfaction of any hair remedy ever sold. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Is clean and wholesome and perfectly harmless. It removes dandruff, strengthens the hair, gives new life to dull or parched hair, and gradually restores gray hair to natural color.
 This preparation is offered to tho public at fifty cents a bottle and ls recommended and sold by
 MANN.TANKERSLEY DRUG co.