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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-29

festival and various public meetings ana
conventions, the most noteworthy or the
latter events being the republican State
convention of 1896, when Josiah Circuit was
nominated for governor by three majority
over w. w. Stickney. and the republican
first district convention of 1900. when ID. j..
Foster was first nominated for Congress
on a sweltering hot day after an equally
hot campaign.
With the selection OF the market lot as
the site for the new public library, the de-
mollition or removal of the armory, as it
had come to be called, became necessary.
1t was purchased by the Whalen brothers
and after considerable trouble and much
delay i'm transit was moved In two Sec
tions to foundations which had been r,re-
pared for 1t on Main street. Here its ca
reer was suddenly cut short Sunday
morning.
TWO MORE ALARMS.
Sunday was one of the busiest days
the fire department has ever seen. After
they had rot the blaze at The Strong ~
der control an alarm about $3.50 p. IN.
called them to the stable connected with
the Hotel Burlington. where some blan-
kets caught fire on account Of their prox-
unity to a hot stove The blankets were
thrown out and no damage was done.
In the evening some one saw what he
thought was smoke issuing from the store
of Charles W. Richardson. the clothier. a
still alarm was sent to station hut i'm
vcstiEation developed the fact that the
boiler was blowing off steam and that
was what was oscapng from the store.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28
I'm Bon Occur

Un bambin de cling on six ans
souffrait beaucoup dune dent
qu'on dut faire arracher. &c fut
une affaire. II await grand'peur du
dentiste; il fallut lui echeter sa
mauvaise petite dent q prix dor.
LIE dentiste lui offrit vingt sous,
sur lordre secret de So mere. En-
core, lie patient d'abord facin6 par
I6normit6 de la somme, regretta-t-
il amerement lie march6 pendant
l'op6ratlon; il jeta1t les hauts Girls;
il cit volontiers rendu son beau
franc tout neuf ct gard6 sa dent,
Quelque temps apres, dependant
c'etait lie tour de la mere q pleu-
rer. On 6tait a la veiiIe du terme,
ct l'argent manquait dams le petit
m6nage. Oh en- trouver? Tout a
coup, Ienfant saute u les &C.
noux de So mere, i'embrasse ct lui
dit avec miles caresses callnes;
dis done, petite mere, 81 tn as
besoin d'argent, j'irai me faire
arracher encore une dent; veux-
tu?"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28
Union DIES Societies Canadien1 e~s-Francalses
" CatholiQues des Etats-Unls.

Nar1i rrochain. 4 Marquette, Mich, Sc tiendra la Convention
reeulere de FUNION DIES SOCIETIES CANADlENNES-
FRANCHISES CATHOLlQUES DIES ETATS-UNlS', sous
la ]preadence de Honorable Henri Routhier, dlshpemiDg, Mich
Ellie a lieu tous les deux ans a compiler du premier mardl de
Septempre.
Eonlee ct mcorporee en- 1898 par IN groupe de Canad1ens-
Erarcais a Alpena, Mich, ct marchant lentement CONNIE toute
sod6tt oui commence, l"Union' sest beaucoup 6tendue ct d6ve-
loppee e1ace au zNe deslnt6ress6 de son President actuel ct de
son Secr6taire M. Emmanuel st Jacques demeurant a Escanaoa'
Mich.
lie printemps dernler ces deux compatriotes ont legallse
re>is+ence cooperative de l"Union' au Minnesota ct ont fat aux
Canadiens de Minneapolis lhonneur dune visite qui a deJa porte
ses fruits.
CONNIE son nom lindique, r"Union' recoit dams son giron
les societies des n0tres don't les 1eglements ne Vlenneht pas T. COIL
fit avec les stems.
Ellie assure, de plus, ceux qui d6sirent jour dune assurance
de 500 GU de 1000 dollars a dies conditions tres ib6rales.
CONNIE toute institution moderne de ce genre ellie admet
dams ses rangs, les DANES qui yeulent jour DIES avantages dune
assurance, ct contribuer en- meme temps alGuvre patrlotque de
ridee franchise aux Etats- Unis ct a la conservation de notre Ian
Cest en- effet dams IN but de fraternit6, de protection ct de
progress que l"Unlon' sest formee ct S. propage aans les centle7
on les notres predominant.
ST lon re peut sauver tons nos freres de lasslmllatlon, AL
moins tachons dorganiser les groupes 6pars qi Heur1ssent dams
lie Nord-Ouest American ct qul mont pas encore gu les eauz oa
L6th6.
L'puvre de I"Union" est patriotique ct m6rte lencourage-
ment des rotreE. Lheure est arriv6e de profter de notre expert
ence dams les differences Soci5t6s dassurance Mutuelie pour en-
fonder une qui nous appartienne en- propre.
Quittons les langes de Tendance ct rey6ons la toge vlrHe, en-
bleme de notre force, de notre jeuoesse ct de notreconfance dams
Plus tard, quand ce puissant arbre nourri de la SIEVE rationale
aura 6tendu ss branches dams tout rOuest American Il pourra
marier ss racines avec d'autres g6ants de CO genre au nord ct a
Test ct apporter sa quote part de force ct de gloire a cette race ca
nadienne. fcancaise qui ne mourra pas!
LEcHo DE LOUEsT, seul organe de langue francuse dams le
Nord Quest American: pr6sente ees compliments aux d6l6gu6s de
IUnion DIES Societies Canadiennes-f FRANCHISES en- session solennelle
q Marquette, Mich, ct leur souhaite une convention heureuse ct
f6conde en- resutats pratques pour PUnion,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28
BILE A MACARONI

Une c~OntrOFerse Went Gle s ele-
yer dams la presse ct chez les ex-
perts a propos de l'utilit6 du bic
qu'on appelle "bl6 a macaroni Oh
! goose wheat. Son rendement est
plus fort que le bic d'hiver ct &C.
lui du printemps ct Fun de ses
avantages sur ces derniers est quill
r6ussit bien dams les PLANES SEMI
arides des Dakotas ct du Montana.
On sen sert beaucoup en- kus-
sic ct son usage s'est r6pandu dams
toute l'Europe sous la forme de la
pate a macaropi que tout le monde
conna1t ct salt appr6cier.
Les experts de Washington ct
dams les 6coles d'agr1culture ont
introduit &c bic dams les Dakotas
il y a trois GU quatre q ct l'on
estime que cette aimee, son rende-
ment attelndra cling millions de
minots.
M. Jones du Commercial West
refuse de c~lasser lie nouveau grain
parmi les bl6s d'hiver ct du prin-
temps, sous pr6texte quill est i'm
propre a faire du pain. D'apres
lui il ny a pas plus d%'analogie en-
tire lie bic ordinaire ct lie bic a ma
caroni qu'entre lie bic d'Inde ct
cette vari6t6 de mails appel6 bic
d'lnde de Kaffr.
Dun autre cote on assure que lie
pain de bic a macaroni p6tri dune
certaine facon fait IN pain excel
lent ct diAicile a distinguer d'avec
lie pain ordinaire.
La farine melee dams une pro-
portion d6fnie avec lautre dome
un excellent r6sultat. C'est &c qul est
arrive a Fargo, N D., Oh DIES mar
chands de grain ct des meuniers
mont pu distinguer entire le pain
fait de bic a macaroni ct celui du
bic du prlntemps.
II est certain que &c nouveau
grain va devenir tres attendant
dams les regions arides du Nord-
Quest American ct Canadien, ct
dune facon gu dune autre il va
falloir compiler avec Get intrus,
quand meme &c ne serait pas du
gout des marchands de grains ct
DIES meuniers.
On sly habituera ct c'est tout.
II ne fault pas oublier que toute
innovation rencontre toujours une
opposition acharn6e de Ia part des
autorit6s constitutes ct que lie bic
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28

Les d%el6gu6s DIES Chambres dc
Commerce de lEmpire Britanni.
que, sous la pr6sidence de LORD
Brassey, &c sont r6unis a Mon
tr6al en- session pl6niere la semai-
ne derniere pour d1scuter les In
t6r4ts internationaux de tempt re
ct des colonies.
On s'est declare en- favour dun
tariff pref6reutiel pour les colonies
ainsi que dune contribution pour
alder lAngleterre dams ses guer-
res.
Cette derniAre resolution ne
rencontre pas appreciation DIES
Canadiens-francais ct surtout de
M, Henri Bourassa lequel a VI
commencement protests a une as
sembl6e tenue q Montreal.
II dit, entire autres chooses, que
le Canada devrait consacrer toutes
ses forces a sa defense personnelle,
Of u potre seul ennemi possible
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son de haricots dams lie district du

son de haricots dams lie district du
Lac Erie.
lie foin ct lie trefe ne rendent
pas beaucoup cette aimee. Avril a
etc trop sec. ct les pluies de JUN ct
de Juliet ont dGfait lie reste.
LIE ms15 (bl6 d'Inde) est de tres
mauvaise qualit6.
lie tabac ne sera pas aussi beau
que Pan dernier.
ST les pluies s%'arretent a temps,la
r6colte DIES pommes de terre sera q
peu pres la plus profitable.
Les pommes vontbien dams pEst
de la province, mails ne sont pas
aussi bellies que Fan dernier. dams
la partie Quest. lie raisin sera as
seq abondant. Les pommes ont
Gu une bonne saison, mails, faute
de soins mont pas dome les re-
sultats qu'on en- attendait.
Les abeilles ont dome plus que
d'habitude, cette aimee.
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SO rendent a son bureau, lorsqu'un
nomm6 Henri Lachape1le sc ]eta

SO rendent q son bureau, lorsqu'u1
nomm6 Henri Lachapelle Sc ]ets
sur lui lie rampant avec rage.
I'm mandat d'arrestation a etc
ennis contre Lachapelle.
M. Rousseau est IN jeane hon.
me tres populaire, lei. Nous en-
avons donn6 Ia preuve en- l'6lisant
MARIE, maIgr6 son jeune age.
L'sff4ire est probablement Pun
DIES res ultats de chicanes munlci-
pales survenues depuis quelques
temps lei.
L'Epiphanie.-Un nomm6 A,
Soulier don't la famille habite Jo-
liette, s'est fait 6craser par un
train, a lEpiphanle.
Ssulier, en- compagnie dun ca
marade, s'est engage sur la vote
ferr6e. En- appercevant la locomo-
tive, le compagnon de Soulier
chercha ale pousser hors de la vote,
mais Soulier persistent a poursui-
vre sa route, r6pondit quiz Sc SOU
ciait fort peu dun convoi.
AVIAN que lie m6canicien ait Gu
lie temps de voir lie maIheureux ct
d'arreter sa locomotive, Saulier
6tait mortellement frapp6. Quand
on ramassa ses restes sanglauts, la
t6te 6tait s6par6e du tronc ct lie
corps 6tait advertisement mutile.
LIE d6partement agriculture
d'Ontarlo Went de publier, sur les
r6coltes de ces provinces, IN rap
port qui a~tteste de Ia satisfaction
a peu pres generate DIES cultiva.
tours. LIE bic promet tant qu'on
veut; la vari6t6 dite "bl6 d'autom-
ne" est meme plus belle que ja-
mai5. LIE bic de printemIs est aus.
81 fort bien venu
Bien que la pluie l'ait quelque
peu d6color6, Forge ma pas t1op
mauvaise mine ct servlra beaucaup
d la nourriture DIES animaux qui ne
peuvent pas compter u la recol-
te de Eois.
L'avoine nest pas tres haute sur
mails lie grain est beau.
Les insectes ont a peu pres COM
.letement compromis la recolte de
pojs.
On s'attend a uIe crosse mois-
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sont les Etat- Unis. Dams lie cas-
dune guerre avec eux, lEtat de
New-York seul pourrait fournlr
plus de soldats que tout lie Cana
da.
CONNIE la lutte serait impossi-
BILE, avec nos voisins, il devient
evident que los sacrifices en- SOL
dats ct en- argent Sc feront pour
alder l'Angleterre dams se5 d6me-
les avec les pays DIES Antipodes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28

du printemps, il y a %quarante ans,
a recu un accueil aussi glacial que
le goose wheat du Nord-O Quest.
Aujourd'hui ron jure par ce bic
ct c'est 800, 100000 de minots que
nous r6coltons dams les Etats- Unis.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28

Ottawa.-Les employees DIES
scieries Booth, au nombre dun
miller, Sc sont mis- en- grove. M.
Booth refuse de leur bonner une
augmentation.
St-Jean-B aptiste de Rouv1lle,
Qu6.-On annonce la mort de
jean Baptiste Beauregard, bour-
geois, a l'age avanc6 de SO ans.
Nous apprenons la mort de
Madame Tremblay d6c6d6e a St.
Hubert.
La d6funte 6talt ag6e de 80 ans.
Ellie 6ta1t mari6e depuis deux
ans a peine.
II y a I'M mois, c'6tait So petite
file ag6e de 8 mois, que M. Men,
n Ter await la douleur de perdre;
aujourd'hui c'est son spouse bien-
ct cette perte cruelle laisse
absolument seul I'm homme, encore
hier a la tete dune petite famil-
lie.
St ~Agapit.-Monsieur Benjamin
Gagnon, cultivateur, de St Agspit,
age de soixante dix ans, ct sa di-
gne spouse, ag6e de soixante-dou-
ans, ont c6l6bre leurs noces
dor, dams cette paroisse.
DE leur union, le v%6n6rables
6poux ont Gu II enfante, don't 6
vivent encore: 50 petits enfants ct
3 arri6re petits enfants.
Montmagny.-M. lie MARIE Maui
rice Rousseau Went d'etre brutale-
ment assault par IN nomm6 Henri
Lachapelle.
M. Rousseau passait sur la rue,
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Nous avons rec1 de M. Benja.
min Suite IN m6moire tres inte-
ressant sur le regiment de Carl
gnan ct sur la part quill a Gu dams
Ia colonisation de la Nouvelle
France. Ce travail est tres sol.
one ct tres in~structif, CONNIE tou-
tes les uuvres de NJ. Suite.
Nos remerciements ct nos fell.
citations q lauteur.
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0 ADVE Users,

The Echo de POuest has a larger
circulation than any French paper
pub shed in the Northwest.
vertisers may at any time
exam ne our subscription lists.
We are also ready to substantiate
this by proper certificates from the
superintendent of mails.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-08-28

Toutes lettres, correspondances
etc., doivent etre adressees CONNIE
suit:
Echo DE L QUEST,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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{ {: rho de l'@nest
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. % Aout 'O3
GEO. 3. FoRTIN, R6dacteur.
Sl3 New-York Life Bldg.

Entered at the Post Office Of
Minneapolis, Mimi, as second
class mail matter.
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Toutes correspondances doiven1
etre accompanies dune signatu-
responsible
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CLIO DE L'OUEsT nest pas respon
des id6es ct opinions m ses pa
respondents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

TN going to paint these steps II we
have earthquakes. cyclones and cata-
ciysms by the dozen, and the next
thing on legs that walks up 'em mas
got to die.'
1t was dinner time before TIE work
was done Then board WAS nailed
across, the sign Paint was hoisted
into Il consnicuous place. and Mr. BOW
se- retired from the field With Il feel
ing of complaceney. He changed his
clothes, ate his dinner and sauntered
out for an evening view of his work.
What he saw struck him dead in his
tracks. The board had been removed
and four trampS We're sitting on tn
.reshly painted steps in attitudes OF dc
lection. AS he appeared one of them
arose and said:
"Please. kind sir, could you assist
four worthy but unfortunate men who
are on their way west to grow up with
the country
Mr.. Powser couldn't. He leaned up
against the house. and his cigar went
out and the night came down, and
when Mrs. Rowser and the cook fra If
coaXcd him inside he giared arou2G
him and his lips moved without utter
Inc words, ana it was plain that some
awful shock had upset his mental sys-
TEN. M. QoA'.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
The { hanCe.

Ernle-She used to say he was per
feet angel Does she think he is perfect
yet?
Eelpn-YeS
Elnie-A perfect angel?
IIelen-No; perfect idiot.-New
York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

io'lfa re HE. I can save s. and have a
,''e play spell at tie same time, an |
III gong to do it. III show you t
+ Steps Up which a King would be
proud to walk"
1hat settled it. Half an hour ter
nc iaa got into an Old suit of clothes
"iiu was ready for business. His first
lno'e was to paint sign Of ''Paint"
a"l SUCK it up on the gate, and he
I'D" haftlly begun on the steps when
'''un M came along and halted to say:
10 not exactly understand. | see
~ Nv PAINT on this gate. Is it that you
4utenu to paint it later on?"
Don you see paint Ok xhese steps!'
"'heu Mf. BowSer as he rose up.
DO, but the steps are not the gata
=. =. am naturally of conhdlng. trusting
disposition, sir, but this is going too far
=, 'oo i;f' IT you really intend to paint
'Ae gaze have nothing to say. but if
'oul OBJECT is to deceive people. then
si' sir-'llen let me say that you are an
o'u scoundrel and pass on"
MI. Bowser got down to the gate as
.''s' as he could. but the kicker had
~ ~ hiuch the start of him. He t0oN
ao"h the sign, however, and nailed il
w Oh the steps. and after brushing
way Tor fifteen minutes he entered the
','sA nAeht for drink of water. He
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
"REMINISCENCES.

Do yod reJnetnher where the little boys
fhdul4ed IN Innocent and harmless joysf
IL Is Non desoiate and parching spot
ihtFe On thu r.1nh w,.atl ridden vacant lot
Vh"te once their laughter echoed to tho
sky
AS they threw saowbalis at the passer by
do You r':t.a".O"r where the SNOW man
stood
With > 5 ot eaal an(s skeleton of wood?
Ih3t Is the piacc-that patch of blistered
lawn
NJ .estsd even by IN, dew OF dawn;
TH'r" where Industrious ants with pru-
dent haste
Are hnrrowina 10 shun the arid waste.
And do you see that man, that swelts4,-
!1i-s Y&Hafaa.
WAeSa S1sf, ring Dante might d-lsh, to
@ketch
Vince getar Wits, who gazes hollow
eSed
Ada&.a tle ssr@et where once he walked
#tA }4lGs9
.'Fis 6e W." wrote IN wintry DAYS much
ra%sn0
About tie : nj. 50 a summer time
Washington Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

came but to find Il knifn grinder aB3Hf
10 wiring the front door bell. and after
one look he yelled
Get out OF this, YOU Internal idio,,
Didn't You see the sf2n aud tho raint :.
You gotta no shears t. >harneY. oh :"
@ueri"d th" man as he mafln new trae!.s
IN he fresh paint.
Nf. BowS2er -ra3 bed for him. ba a
tNisted aH9 dod&.sa ana made be-.
for The safe
Tie work then went on for Iatf ar
hour without Interruption and 1t W.
4 man and Il dog who bro&p ia UPON
the harmony. Tie lows eat haa
cao5' oct of doors fer ssh beth. As
I = 4 = came 04ati1E5 al5m@ h@ ptd
/ @=4sl nasEed epen tba @agc. fho rat
fs=ep ii steps a1aI tae=d . aftnr her
e9Rf he5H slid ~. al ped a5I,l eaoe
s9iifae down a245n Af. Bes.sfT rese
u, #@5d cried oHe n ;4e man leaning on
tft=sa.es
th'1edee h1t=if soa IT, =thft daz
j. here v" od&EJ tu be ralI d in the
rosf!,,
"lss..la't Iet lin ia 4apl..7l tHe man.
,a5et Ton r. ia Get hatIss ah eut l.
Z H=e-n't hsrt yoia' oil egt any
''i5at look az tie fraut st 4s..
stfad 9ooE Il Hly doc ltH tflze two
Ae1Fs % get TIE ndHa o'1 i'm
/. a policeman haGa't como sumter
ins alon" there would have b en a
grapplo, but he kicked tie dog and ar
defcd the owner 10 nov" on. and Mr.
BoMser pat in TIE next half hour pick
ing hairs out of the paint and smooth
ins over NAe tracks.
Thnn he went around the corner to
tie paint store to get a pinch of putty,
and on his way back he saw man
o,en the gate and walk up the steps
and ring the bell.
That man was marked for destruc-
ton. He had rung for the second
time. when he heard a great clatter
and hoarSe breathing behind him,
but before he could turn around he
WAS yanked backward down the steps
and nnpped over the grass. He was
man who was canvaSsing the street
In the interest of q home for old eats
and had been told that Mrs. Rowser
wouldn't give less than $40, but he
didn't stop for the subscription. He
wriggled loose while Mr.. Bowser was
trying to get better hold, and he
didn't stop to say goodhy as he fled.
'Durn my hide if don't dabblc my
hands in human gore, gaSped Mr..
Rowser az Mrs. Bowser came to the
door to ask him. not TO Kill 2nv ono
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Activity.

You say you take automobile ricrs
for the sake of eXercise?"
"Ccflainly.'
"But where does the physical exer-
cise come in?'
Getting out to see what the matter
is'-W ashington Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
the y
* PAINTER
T,oubles He He'd In E@nbeAisbfn6 The
From Troop Of His Res;dence
.,sht 7Hfs by c. B. Lewis. ]

,,rteht. 1qJ8s by G. B. Lewis
kR HOWSER left for the "f-
fec the other morning at the
usual time without hint
that he would be home be
he dinner hour, but shortly be-
loon he rcappeared carrying
ready mixed paint and u aew
In reply to rs. Howsar's look
b,irv he expla a.ned
'on went out this morning |
i that the trout steps needed
ne and being it WAS a pleasant
thought Id come home aud do
b.
GAS going to sHoa!l about il u
or two and ask You TO get d
r" she replied.
,re is no call fer Il painter. /
is much iflint and this brush Is
n and 4 haif, and liiat viii -
2 cost. y painter would hsN@'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Lesson in Punctuation.

a Philadelphia school girl said 70
her father the other night:
Daddy, I've got a sentence Id like
to have you pUnctuate You know
something about punctuation. don't
YOU"
Yes, a lutte said her caatto9ls
parent. as h. took the slip OF pane
she handed him
This iy what he read:
~ $5 6Hl few around the corner.
He studied il earefaIIx and finally
said:
Wed. fd s.nlpIT oat period at-
ter it. like dis
u wouldn't said the hish seboo:
Girl I'D maNo dash after it
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
iiad :ioiec,


The dada V.iS de=eantins, 20 the maid
oh tn its ljleS and lisiikes.
NV, doneber Know. Miss De Blue
son. wouldn't be pA It mini>te TN
dah ;tlY circumstances it announced
sp4s'reiliouSly. Il should refuse it even
If il were offered me. 1t is sch a twy-
ing post. with so much to do. don her
know.
"indeed,' she said lifting her eye
broWs ncaningly.
Yes, Miss He Elueson," it went On
''hut should deahly love to be sec>ee-
tawy TO the admiralty, doncher know.
faw could have such splendid oppaw
tunities faw yachting, do her know
Then it was the girl r,,a and went
away to commune with Il pug dog in a
pink lined basket.-London Judy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Scanning His Motive,

Yo, can't be dead sure that young
man is saving to get married tust l9e
cause he stops smoking ciga nd be
gins to smoke Il pipe.-Boston Globe
No; he may be smoking the pipe t.
get even With tire eishbors-Clcve-
land Plain Dealer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

it sometimes happens that the
world thinks a man is wise simply
because he doesn't rake the trouble
to explain his mistakes. Chicago
News
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
A Good Reason.

Mrs. Greene-What do you have an
alarm clock in your chamber for if yor
don't have the alarm wound up?
Mrs. Gray-lf you could have hear!
the ewful things my husband said
when the alarm went off YOU wouldn t
ask me.-Boston Transcript
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Not DaNntcn.

Alkali Ille-Rad Bill's huntin' fur
you. lie says you're as good a dead.
Silent San-You tell him he'll find
I'm Just d leetle better than that.-PhiI-
adelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Careful of His Feet.

Does the course of true love run
smoother than it did,"
"Well. yes; ever since pa began to be
troubled with corns," answered. the
girl.-Chicago Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
And Make Him So Popular.

Friend Ito amateur artist)-I suppose
you'll give up painting when you mar
ry?
Amateur-Oh. no. It'll be so conven-
lent and economical when ve have to
make wedding presents.-Stray Stories.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
His HauX Pas.

DO you believe there is any truth in
signs?" he asked.
"Oh, yes, firmly she answered,
pointing to the one that said. "Delicious
ice cream soda, 10 cents a glass. CHI
cago Record Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

CAN Do THE WORK IN TWO HOUES'
rged at least $G. | ca; do the work
Two hours, and he would have daw-
B around for three days
But you set out to varnish the front
r two years ago and'-
And | vanished it. \ Jealous mind
painter told me to mix in castor Oil,
= the door didn't dry for month,
j that was not my fault
|And last year you painted the front
ice and
PAnd | made good job of it too.
lerybody brushed against it and |
d three or four fights. but it's the
st looking fence on the street to
y It's no use your trying to dis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
Unend,-~able.

May-I. YOU ev,. meet man YOU
just cou'un't possibly endure?
Fay-Ies; one.
MaN-Who was he?
FaN-A ma- | tried for wee %
make propose and coudn t,-Baltimore
American.