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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

To-day the Graphic prints the last
batch OF letters from the little folks
to Santa Claus. The Graphic has print
ed more of them than all other news
papers of the city combined. The
Graphic has for many years been
recognized by the juveniles as the
Pine Bluff organ of their patron saint,
and it is through the Graphic that
most of them make known to Santa
their desires.
The Graphic feels confident that to-
night Santa Claus will crafty the ex-
pressed wishes of all those who have
made those wishes known through its
columns He has done so in the past,
and there is no reason why he should
not do SO this Christmas.
Wishing all it's little friends a merry
Christmas and that they may have
a full realization of all their holiday
desires, the Graphic bids them adieu
till next December, when the Graphic's
columns will be opened again to them
to make known to Santa Claus what
they want in their stockings.
+ i. 1.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec 90, 1902
Dear Santa Claus: | am little
girl seven years old and | will write
you few lines to tell you what want.
A doll. doll buggy a dress. pair OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
TIE SAGE.

In due time-biils.
Eaven Cheapside is dear to the
Englshman.
There's many slip'-one for
nearly every pillow.
An eating house doesn't devour all
that goes into it.
Don't say Rubber" to the truth be-
cause it stretches
The printer knows what type (of
beauty he admires.
In an incompetent lackey there is
something lacking.
mot vacant seat left" means a
tierfull audience.
The society belle generally has va
riety of rings.
The professional tumbler usually
knows where he is going to turn up.
An ambitious girl fishing for hus-
band does not care to catch any of
the small fry"
The dentist doesn't frame even his
most artistic drawings.
To be temperate the undertaken
does not have to give up his bier
All the soprano has to do to get
fresh air is to try a new tune
If we were all what we seem, we
would not hear SO much about "the
seamy side of life"
The married sailor who pretends to
be single is sailing under false colors.
The chiropodist cannot treat corns
if he doesn't know beans
The spirits that appear at seance
may be warm enough, but they seldom
appear without their raps.
Maud Muller, on a summer day,
Raked the meadow sweet with hay,
When suddenly there passed that way
(Her eye did deceiv herr
The Judge, who paused awhile to
speak
A kindly word. The maiden meek
Said, seeing tears upon his cheek;
so you, too. have hay fever"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
GA sToRTA
Bears the 01hs Kind You Have Always Bought
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
During the Holidays.

For Holiday excurFionists, to the
usual territory in the southeast, "The
Old States to a number Of points in
Old Mexico, to Colorado (Kool in
GUNNER and delightful all the year,
also, to al points in Arkansas, Missouri
Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. "The Denver
Road" has on sale fri class limited
round trip tickets at rate of one fare
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
LIFE IN ASIA'S "TENDERLOIN.'
Revelations Of Blue Book Issued b,
Minister of Finance.

Now that the Crown Prince of Siam
thinks of marrying an American girl
everybody is asking about his country
and the style of government that runs
it.
According to the bite book just is
sued by the minister of finance on the
budget of the Kingdom, Siam may be
called the s'Tenderloin of the Old
World
In the words OF western statesman,
It's resources are rich and .iucy.
It is safe to say that the Grown
Princes American bride would be sure
Of a new bannet every week while
the tribute gatherer Of the kings
household docs his d8tY as tax eel
hector.
Slams financial adviser to the Coy
ernmcnt says the country has made
rapid progress and revenues have
greatly Increased in ten years. With
out aUNili2 10 lilG TAX levy.
The reasons are improvements in
the administration and reforms gen
orally
Al the same time nearly everything
must contribute to the revenue in
Siam, as in othern Eastern countries
slaves, gambling, all forms of amuse-
ment, as we'll as orchards, tobacco
forests and fisheries.
If man has little sloop boat, with
a triangular sail scarcely larger than
your hand, he must pay for it.
The first item on the government
list and the corner stone of the reven-
ue system in Saim are gambling,
opium and birds nest farming, all
officially reported as follows:
l. Gambling farm. 81 1884, ,402.00
2. Spirit farm. m.......... 1,157 ,57.10
3. Opium farm ....... 1873, ,684.OO
4. Chinese lottery farm. 597, $1,000
5. Boats and shops farm. 29,1O6OO
6. Chinese cake farm. S0,412.10
Z. Pigs and poultry farm. 15,0671
8. Bird nest farms. ....... 98,61300
9. Miscellaneous farms. 42,416.OO
Slams total revenue is about thir-
teen million dollars; expenses are a
little less, with gross surplus OF
about $1,156,6S3. Out of this special
reserve fund for railroad construction
or other "emergent" objects which
might be difficult to provide for out
of the ordinary surplus revenue Of
about $256,6S3
Among the expense items for run
ming the government are the Kings
civil list and household department,
$2,00O,000 pensions and gratutities,
520O,000; royal charity. about $27 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.

For the above occasions the ST l.. K
S. w. RF. Go. will sell tickets. ore
fare for the round trip, minimum sec,
to all points within zee miles of Pine
Bluff Tickets on sale December a,
%, 81, aud January [, 1903. Good to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

DR.. NJ. 8. COHEN.
The only X-ray Specialist in Southern
Arkansas.
Chronic Diseases of Men. Women and
Children; Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
CONSULTATION FREE.
Offices, 202 IL Main ST, over j. Il.
Simon Cos store.
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
Office Hours: 8 to II, to p, M. to
s Evenings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

Now that the Crown Prince of Siam
thinks of marrying an American girl
everybody is asking about his country
and the style of government that runs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf r.
R. will sell holiday excursion tickets
locally at one fare for the round trip,
December "a, 25 and 81, 1902, and
January 1, 1908, limited for the re-
turn until January 2, 1908.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
Very truly,

JOf1N II. f1IN EMON,
State Superintendent of Public In
StructiOn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
Christmas and New Year Holiday Ex.

Christmas and New Year Holiday Ex.
cursion.
The Cotton Belt will sell tickets to
st. Louis and Kansas City and to
certain points in Illinois, Michigan,
North Dakota, Colorado and Wyom-
ing at one fare plus two dollars for
the round trip. Tickets good thirty
days for return. Tickets on sale Dec
ember 13, II, 21, %, %, and 26. Call
at the Cotton Belt depot and we will
explain rates, ETC., to you. H. B.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
letters From "T0tS
to Santa Claus

i, shoes and hst. live on Norris
street. No. Gil
EMMA 7. HILL.
Pine Bluff, Ark. Dee. -, 1902
Dear Santa Claus: | want you 70
bring me a doll a dress and a hat .
| will nGt require Very much OF you
this Christmas. Please don't forget
me. am your girl as ever
ADA HILL.
402 East Sixth avenue
And bring me a plenty OF fireworks
and confeetioneries. Don't forget the
little ones at home.
Pine Bluff Ark, Dec. -, 1902.
Dear Santa Claus: am a little boy
five years old and want You to
bring ME a wagon, air gun and a cap
pistol and plenty of candy. apples and
oranges. Now this is all want. am
your little boy,
JAMES Marks
Morris street
Please don t forget my little broth
er, Robert.
+ +
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
doll, set of dishes and some candy
apples, nuts and oranges, and doll
buggy, and little rocking chair. Please
bring Jim a train and top. Your little
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
KNEW HOW
To Stay at Post While Others Got Sick

To Stay at Post While Others Got Sick.
 How a trained nurse keeps up strength on properly selected food is worth knowing. The experience of Mrs. Charlotte Frank of Covington, Ky, is probably familiar to many. She says
 q am professional nurse and most of my time is spent in the sick room. Last Spring I attended very serious case and after ten weeks close appli- cation I was in such a condition that I could neither eat nor sleep, being too much worn out. After tossing in bed one night for three hours without being able to sleep I happened to think of Grape-Nuts and the good it had done a number of my patients.
 I got up and ate F cup of the food with about that much milk and return ed to bed and slept five hours, and when I awoke I felt fresh and strong again. The continued use of Grape Nuts enabled me to stay at my post while others got sick.
 have son eighteen years old, he is six feet and one inch tall. He was so thin that the doctors and myself LuUllSIL Ildu SoHs- menced giving him Grape-Nuts every day and he gained rapidly in weight and now is healthy and strong.
 A family in Cincinnati on my advice gave Grape-Nuts to a sick child whom no doctor could help. The girl is now well and strong. Another father had the same experience with his youngest child and he is loud in the praise of GrapeNuts.
 One of my former patients who went to England, had little child that suf- fered four years with stomach trouble Last May the mother and child came back home both sick. I advised them what thought best. The child, now five years old, ate Grape-Nuts three times day and the mother once a day. When they went back to England in September they were in the best of health and took with them upon the steamer fourteen boxes of Grape-Nuts, their only fear was that they might not be able to get it in England The mother wrote me afterward that she had not been so seasick this time as was the case before."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
WILLIAM F. WELD

Ex-Selectman William E. Weld pass ed away at his home on Boston street, Guilford, Sunday morning. Deceased was eighty-scven years of age. His en- tire life was passed in that community and he was thoroughly respected by all. He had been honored by his fellow townsmen in several positions of re- sponsibility, having served them on the board of selectmen from October, 1890, to 1894, the last two years of which he was first seIectman. He was a lifelong democratic, his first vote being cast for Andrew Jackson. His wife, who is eighty-two years of age, and was mar ried to him sixty-four years ago, sur wives him; also daughter, Mrs. Jennie C. Merriam, and son. William F.. Weld, jr., secretary of the Boston Buck board and Carriage company, New Ha- ven. Mrs. Lillian J. Dudley. who has two children, is granddaughter The funeral will take place from his late residence at o'clock Thursday after noon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
All in Readiness for the Big Event
 Where the CancI1s..s Will he Held

All in Readiness for the Big Event Where the CaucuSes Will be Held The first business preparatory to the calling of the democratic state conven- tion in this city tomorrow will be the county and district caucuses to be held this evening. Some important business will be done at these caucuses of the delegates from the different counties. | and while they are in session the dem ocratic state central committee will be in session in the Tontine hotel. This meeting, like all of the caucuses. will be called to order at 9 o'clock and the members of the committee will receive delegation from the Economic league. which requested hearing through one of it's members yesterday afternoon. 4 The nature of the business to be brought before the central committee | by the league delegates was not made known last night. and none of the members of the league would say any thing about their plans.
 The New Haven county and district caucuses will be held in Turn hall and l the Middlesex delegates to the conven- 1 ton will hold their session in the Day. enport hotel Down in Music hall. in l the different rooms, New London, Hartford. Litchfield, Holland, Windham and Fairfield counties will be in ses- | sion.
 | Tomorrow morning the convention proper will be called fo order in the Hyperion, the Hon. John J. Walsh, of Norwalk, presiding temporarily. It is probable that he will be the permanent chairman and that Edward J. Maher, of this city, will be the secretary of the convention. He will be assisted by three other secretaries to be appointed at the opening of the convention.
 After the usual routine business such as hearing reports of the committees. 1 etc. the nominations for governor | lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general. comptrol- Ter and ngressman-at-large will be made.
 The friends of Melbert B. Cary and Mayor Thayer, of Norwich, have been working hard for their men during the past three weeks, and each faction claims a victory. Both factions will be quartered at the Tontine hotel. F.
 Kent Hubbard, of Middletown, will probably be the only candidate for the lieutenant governorship, and Homer s.
 Cummings, of Stamford, is said to be ahead in the race for the nomination for ngressman-at-large. A boom has
 recently started to put Mayor Kilduff,
 of Waterbury, in the comptroller's s chair while the name of Arthur E. Cal- kins. of East Lyme, has been often mentioned as a likely candidate for secretary of state.
 Other candidates will be named at the convention and the sos delegates will have plenty to do before the convention adiourns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
CONNECTICUT GOOD TEMPLARs.

New Britain, Sept. 23.--The thirty ninth annual session of the Grand lodge, l. O. G. T., of Connecticut, opened two days session here to-day with Grand Chief Templar William H. Ed wards of Killingly presiding and about thirty delegates present. Grand Chief Templar Edwards reported that the or der is in a little better condition than it was last year. It now has fifteen lodges with total membership of about 600.
 Mrs. Nellie Bray Coats of New Brit ain made a report as grand treasurer, saying that the balance in the general account last year was $7.S5, the receipts this year $25S,S7, the expenditures $24934, leaving balance of S1738.
 The lodge will hold another session tomorrow when committees will make reports and officers will be elected and installed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
IMPORTANT FIRE MEETING.

Estimates for the Year Gone Over-Pe-
 tition From Fourth Warders.
 An important adjourned meeting of the board of fire commissioners was held last night, all of the members of the board being present. The estimates for the coming year which will be sub mitted to the board of finance was care fully gone over, but no statement would be given out last night as the amounts or changes that would be asked for
 An important petition, although not new one. was received and accepted by the commissioners last night. It was signed by over two hundred residents of the Fourth ward pettioning for an engine house to be located in that ward. In their statement the petitioners claim that the Forth ward has very poor fire protection. worse, they claim, than any one ward in the city. They mention the fact that large number of impor- tant manufactures, warehouses and large buildings are located within the boundaries of the ward and that as that section of the city is growing very fast better protection than they have should be granted them. The Consoli- dated railroad shops and nearly of the large buildings in the yards of the road are located within the limits of the Fourth ward and the citizens say that public necessity and convenience re- quire the placing of fire engine house in that ward.
 It was voted to receive the report and include the cost of fully equipped house in the estimates for the coming year.
 The board appointed F. Nicholari a regular fireman, filling the only vacan- cy on the list.
 The ither business of the board was the hearing of a communication from Fire Marshal Gladwin asking a re- vision of the city ordinances pertaining to fife and buildings. He stated that the ordinances were difficult to inter-
 pret and suggested that the matter be brought to the attention of he common council for action. The recommenda- tion was adopted and the board ad- journed at 10 o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
poI.,s Wonderland Theatsr.

The four Mortons have an act that creates a stir at Polls this week. An entire family of clever vaudevillians their act opens with the elder Mortons in some of their amusing Irish humor which takes well. A pretty daughter, who can sing, dance and accompany the dancing of father and mother has be- come a favorite. s.4
 Burke brothers and company in '''The Wise Mike" has a screamingly funny plot and the donkey that figures in the act is certainly well trained. A won derful conversation is carried on by the use of the legs of one member. He conveys some valuable information in this way and the stunt evokes consider able applause >4,
 The musical Johnstons delight all in a musical sketch. They play the xylo- phone in a charming manner. Their rendition of Rossini's beautiful Will liam Tell' brought forth tremendous encore to which they responded with Sousa's latest "The Invincible March"
 A pair of hilariously funny acrobats are Bailey and Madison. While one member keeps the hunor lively his partner performs some clever acrobatic feats. .s
 Vernon, leader of ventriloquists, is in the bll Attic Spencer, dainty com edienne, sings well; Jones and Walton in the sketch "Our Country Cousins" introducing the original si PeFkins as the country cousin, is here, and tell it's story most cleverly. s-;.a@
 The Lawrence trio with their La Chateau Moulin," a trick house and re- volving pole work, and the great Amer ican vitagraph, with a set of the coro- nation views of King Edward VII of England complete a bill of excellent vaudeville, we'll deserving of crowded houses. & 5a &. . Prices: Evenings, 10c, 20ei and BOG; af- ternoons, 1oc and 200; ladies at matinee. | 1Oc 4, gst ta 5s%..sf szs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
TEN NEW HAVEN DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION OF BROTHER
 HOOD OFST. ANDREW AT BOSTON

wiI be in Session October s-I2-SpecIaI RaiIrOad Rate of One and Half Cents Mile Has Been Secured for Delegates.
 Theannual convention of the Brother hood of ST. Andrew will be held at Bos- ton October to F inclusive and elabo- rate preparations are being made for the entertainment of the delegates. The indications are that the attendance will be larger than in any previous conven- tion. The convention committee has se- cured a special rate from the railroads of one and one-half cents per miles.
 The delegates from New Haven are: Arthur H. Kinney, Frank Westervelt, Charles H. Fowler, B. A. Westlund, Nathan A. Holbrook, Abel Holbrook, ali from Christ church; Willis H. Baldwin and John Frey, jr., delegates; H. F.. Blogg and H. w. Snow, alternates, from St. Paurs church. Trinity church has not yet selected it's delegates, and St. Johns church has no chapter of the brotherhood.
 The full programme for the four days session is as follows:
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8.
 2:30-5:30 D. m.-"Quiet Hours" Church of the Messiah, conducted by Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, D. D., Holy Trinity, Philadel- phia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
CATHOLIC UNION.
Commenced Its Annual Convention in Hartford Yesterday. 4 E..A

Commenced It's Annual Convention in Hartford Yesterday gss&
 Hartford, Sept 2S The annual con- vention of the Catholic Young Mems National union, which began in this city to-day and which will be continued tomorrow, opened it's exercises by the 15O delegates attending in body pom tifical mass at St: Joseph's cathedral, this morning, at which the Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney officiated. The Rev. F. H. Wall, D. D., of New York was the assistant priest. The Rev. F. H. Be- gan of Rahway, N. J.. and the Rev. J. T. Murphy of Peabody, Mass, were deacons of honor. The deacons of the mass were Rev. T. S. Duggan and Rev. J. F. Quinn of Hartford. The Fev. D. M. Hayes was master of ceremonies.
 Following the celebration of the mass sermon was preached by Rt. Rev. William O'Brien Pardow, a Jesuit priest of New York. ...
 The first session of the convention op- ened at D. m. in Foot Guard hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24
MRS. NANCY E, CORNWALL.

At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon will oc- cur the funeral services over the re- mains of the late Mrs. Nancy E. Corn- wall, wife of Henry Cornwall, whose death occurred at their lifelong home, corner of Green and Pond streets, Mill ford, Sunday night, aged eighty-six years, Although a native of Orange Mrs. Cornwall might be said to have been 8 resident of Milford all her life, as she had lived here nearly sixty years. She is survived by her husband and three sons, Henry W. Eldridge and Alfred Cornwall. all of whom live in Milford. The funeral services, when held this afternoon. will be the first one held in the house, although MT. and Mrs Cornwall have lived in it some fif- ty-four years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24

and Horticultural halls, "The RepubIic:'' Liberty, If the Son, therefore, shall make you free. ye shall be free indeed;' Quality, ''He that is greatest among you shall be your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren RighJ Rev. Henry C. Potter. D. D., LL- D.. D. C. L.. bishop of New York.
 meeting. ''The Brotherhood of St. An drew'-t1) its Object. The Spread Of Christ's Kingdom by Right Rev. T. L. Dudley b. h., IL. D.. l.. C. L., bishop of Kentucky; (2y its method, Personal Ser Chicago.
 Farewell meeting, conducted by James L. HOughteling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-24

There are fifty people led by Ernest Hogan, Billy McLain, Henry Morris Jackson, and others equally we'll known
 in the cast of "The Smart Set," which
 is to be presented at the Grand opera
 house on Thursday, Friday and Satur- day of this week. and at the Saturday matinee. These people have been se- lected by Gus Hill for thir eminent fit- ness to do tn fullest justice to this three act comedy which some have suggested would have been 8 great vehicle for the Rogers brothers. But the piece is in first rate hands and has been put on with every attention to detail and com- prehension of possibilities. The mise en scene is perfect; the effects are num- erous and startling; and the costumes are perfectly stunning, those of the la-