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Literature and Tobacco.


Somehow or other we associate to.
tacco with literary men, but not all
writer's are lovers OF the weed Goethe
hated tobacco intensely a4., never
lost a chance to attack it Heinrich
Heine had the same dislike.
BalZac, who lived on black coffee,
preached wisely to the young about
the vice OF smoking. and Victor hugo
and Dumas were equally opposed to
the practice. But the list of French
smokers comprises many great names,
such as Alfred de Musset, Eugene
Sue. Paul de st. Victor, Prosper Mer.
imee-Beranger and Baudelaire
Nine. Dudevant, better known as
George Sand. often INDUCED in q cigar
between the intervals OF her literary
lanors.
The poet Bloomfield wrote sweet
pastoral rhymes with cloud of to-
bacco smoke making a fog around his
head, Camp ell, Moore and Byron
delighted in its temperate use, and
Tennyson was q great smoker
One of the quaint scenes in the
realm Of letters is that of Carlyle and
his old mother sitting together by the
chimney corner each smoking q
"dark-brown pipe and chatting earn
eStly the WHILE"
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NEW WAY TO FIND VA, EN-.
electrical Device That Outuoes Witch"
Hazel Wand.

Electricity has put the witch-hazel
Hand and other methods of determin-
ing the presence of water under
ground out OF business. Experts have
patented little electrical device
which tells surely of the proximity OF
water. Wbea It's rccdle begins to
show Vibrations il c"n be stated posi-
lively there is wa.af beneath
officials OF the caolosicai survey
have become so impressed with the
invention that they are giving it a
thorough test. The new water detec-
te" is something Ike the sclemograph
ured for determining earthquake dis
t;ubanccs.
BY its Vibrations the presence OF
subterranean streams is not only de-
lermined but the volume and direction
of the flow are also accurately re.
corded.
This instrument win be of great
value to the irrigaior and farmer, as
= will enable him to drive his wells
where he will find water. Frequently
jr1nense sums Of money are expended
Ill UIiiIllS dl lcolttI NSilo, Wliltll dllCl
being bored hundreds Of feet are
found to be dry.
In tests made with the new elec.
trical device steel rods are driven a
short distance into the earth and at
tached to the machine. There is an
attachment something like the tele,
phone receiver by which the vibra-
ions are converted into sound waves.
The device will not work satisf acton
ily in regions where there are vol.
canoes.
The officials of the geological sur;
"ey believe eventually the device can
be used to indicate the presence OF
oil, but the vibrations caused by oil
are not SO great as those set up by
water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Portraits on Tombstones.

Philadelphia marble dealers are TAX
ing keen interest in an enterprise,
which had its origin in Denmark, for
reproducing the pictures of dead per-
sons on their tombstones. They say
that 1t Is very probable that the move
ment will spread to America in short
time. The picture on the tombstone
craze started among the Danes as a
result of the use of artificial marble.
A Danish master builder succeeded
in producing a stone of such delicate
tints that it vas impossible to distin-
guish it from the natural product. The
imitation of the more expensive spe-
cies was found tp cos. far less than
the natural, and IL made in any form
desired-coiumns, plain or futed, and
capitals-as readily as fiat sl-.hs The
durability is said 10 be as grera as
that of the genuine marble. 1t was
also found that it WIS lcssible to re
produce, by carving, picture of the
deceased person, in the imitation mar
BILE, much easier and tT cheaper thar
;ke work could be done with the genu-
inc article.
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NOT ALWAYS PLAYING CARDS.
s other Of Congressman GiIlett Had
| Another Occupation.

Secretary of the Navy Moody,
bachelor, occupies house in K street
lust around the corner from the Ccch-
;an, where "Uneie Joe" Cannon lives,
he latter being q WiGowcr. With Nj,
Moody resides Representative FrcGcr
rk Giliett Of Springfield, Mass, also
4 bachelor. The three are Cl, neigh
&orly terms.
"Uncle Joe" looked out OF the win
low OF his corner room in the hotel &
eW evenings ago, when j. was rainy
md dreaYy in Washington, to sec =
'1rre was 8 licht in the window l..
secretary Meodys. There was, and
ae hind himself over, but found the
secre1a,J and Mr.. Gillett at dinner,
having - thcm Mr. Gillctt's brother
a.Ho anet..a.' Fisitt / from Boston. .U,1-
lie ICE nicEed up a pack of cards
and passed his waiting time with soil,
taira Presently the dinner party came
out and the visiting Mr.. Gillett dis
played interest in 1Ir. Cannon's play,
ing.
"Ah, ha," said U1cle Joe, Il know
you. Regular card eye and card sense.
understand there is another brother
Of you handy at the game, too. Should
hate to buck UP against you three in
a game of draw
Next day, in the capitol, Mr.. Can
non remarked to Representative Gil
lett: q say, Fred, I'd like to sit in
game with that brother of yours. Does
he do anything else but play cards?'
oh, yes," was the reply, when he
t playing cards he's professor of
eology at Harvard. .'-Washington
rr1spondence Ne% York + .rald.
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TRUE 70 HIS PRINCIPLES
Excellent Example Of Pessimisn. II
Moth Carolina.

excellent Example OF Pessmisn' In
Moth Carolina.
DR.. Charles D. McIver, president
of the North Carolina State Normal
and Industrial College. told story OF
rural pessimlsm at a dinner given by
Robert c. Ogden in honor of the Gen
eral and Southern Education Boards
There was once a North Carolina
countryman," he said. who had an
idea that gayety was synonymous
with evil, an idea that he inculcated
into his family life. 1t came to pass
that the man committed murde: and
was sentenced to be hanged. Now.
IN that part of the world the only
chances for amusement were in going
to hangings or travelling circuses
When the day on which he was to be
executed approached, tSe condemned
man wrote a note to his wife, saying:
"'Don't let the children come to the
hanging. l know you'll be there, but
do please keep the little ones away
ITO this the wife replied:
It's just like you to ask what you
do. You never die want the children
70 have any fun"
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WATTERSoN POINTS TO FOLK
Thinks the St. Louis Circuit Attorney
Presidential Possibility.

Louisville, June 1t.-Henry Waiter,
son today presents through his
newspaper the name of Joseph w.
Folk, circuit attorney of St Louis. as
a presidential possibility. Mr. Wat.
terson says:
''The latest dark horse to edge his
way, as it were, into the paddock
has still year before him to make
a record. Neither Mr.. Tilden nor
Mr.. Cleveland had much more II
Mr.. Folk be nominated and elected
by the Democrats TO the governor.
ship of Missouri, he will occupy very
much the position occupied by Mr.. Til
den in 1876 Whether Mr.. Folk and
his friends are able to improve the
opportunity. as Nh Tilden and his
friends We're able to do is referrable
to future contingencies. Whether Mr.
Folk himself is another Tilden. or
even approXimating up to the presi
dental quality, is a question we have
no means yet Of deciding"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

The Widow Duck accepted the ihVi-
taton Of Nj. ',0Ost2" = 20 with him ia
the aHnuli I.,'.:;r If thr harnTard
fowls. and When tie day arrived they
struttcd down the road to T." picnic
grounds &nh made 4 Very striking ap-
pearancC irdp0d The widow fad Oh
her h3rnet h..gd black. with III"
strings tied ia a s,r"reful ""W at beg
threat an43 ;4e cuGa GaI.l:i,5 dc#n III
front Mr.. 3}ooSter wore tie NorT I#t"%'
style Of clothes ana Il High silk tst am
carried cane. They were m3.'A &G
mired and felt quite proud Of Ill" IL
selves.
But while theE we're all gathered!
about + q le@% t@l.l@ eeve1S sorHd on
the grass ri p:ttiu" t." geo! IT, 40
there lie Wiaaw turned taztiie bl.j,a5lra
hen next to l.ai and asked. Will YOU
pass ne arl oySter sandwich:
The !trahlua hen WIS So riuch inter
ested i'll talking to the Cochin Cilina
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
kinq Edward Their Guarcian>

II is not generally known that Kins
Edward, since his accession to the
throne. has become the guardian OF
the children OF the Prince I'D Prin.
cess Of Wales. and of his ctNer grand
children. over whom he has complete
control, the rights of their parents
being superseded. This was decided
y BE law nearly 200 years ago, by a
majority OF ten to two Judges. The
eight was freGueatly used oy the
Georges. who had a habit of quarrel.
ing with their sons. Before members
of the royal family can marry they
will have to Obtain kilg Edwards /
consent or the marriage is void.
George III. managed to secure shis
power by means OF the royal marrlage
act, in consequence OF his brothers
maTryr> subjects To his great annoy,
9nce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

FELT QUITE PROUD nF .'U;.clslIvES.
pullet that she did not hear The r"-
quest, so the widow decided 10 help
herself to the sandwich. SAr hancu
over to get it. The ends of hor bon
net strings dipped into The red lemon
ade and Immediately the black eye be
gyn to come off and Giscolor the drink
Mr.. Rooster leaned over 70 see What
was the matter. and bis high hat FELL
into the butter. He reached for his
head covering and one foot slipped ia
to the gooseberry pie and he tumbled
forward over the petatn salad.
The widow caught him Ivy the coat
tails to pull him out of the mess. and
in doing so upset the mill: pitcher ov"r
herself and got the red pepper in hcr
eyes.
When order was finally restored Mr..
Rooster and the widow We're the most
horrible looking objects that over at
tended a barnyard picnic. and as they
slipped away from the crowd the tur
key gobhlers could not control them
selves and burst into Il roar OF laugh
ter.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Charity Ricaly Rewardea

Henry Douglas, an ice wagon H.,
OF Paducah, KY, cast his bread nef na'
the waters, to some purpose. He 1oaa apoa
Tcently that man he befriendosa a'ad
Gears age has left MIN the snr, Two
Of $4,000. In 1900 a boy trann I7u sum
as Greasy Jim," struck Paducah hoSa
penniless and hungry. Douc}as a.eA' a0
tie lad clothing and food ane 81, save
to sleep. In few weeks the ,.a' p'acs
was we'll again and lett town ,ou'a
d. 80 Douglas received news .' ,eW
James holman, Il soldier IN thu n. 'as
.ppjnes. E'ho died in a Mania hasn;4,
bad ..2r'cd him as his nty+ tr;a'l' tt.al'
tn recalled to Douglas mtsa u' NV.
GREASY Inns last name was IIoInaa s'
Pie ,"5"" received formal MOTTO. 10y +'
an i:.@>. sa@.ce company that The ~,
fiona" ilad left a life tnsgr3a.., aS' M
icy t. Ne a2aount of $4,000 fl..,1,O ivy
aei"G ,...Ied in the policy ss aonS a,as
ssciary. S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
THE SPEAKERS FAVURlTE SONG.
How "There's a Hole in the Bottom
of the Sea" Cauuht On.

How "There's a Hole in the Bottom
of the Sea" Caught On.
Speaker Henderson has set the
pace for choral efforts up country"
said a statesman back from the Blue
Ridge club. "The speakers favorite
song, 'TheXAs Hole in the Bottom of
the Sea- now resounds through every
stretch of woodland from Edwards
Ferry to Sleepy Creek and North
Mountain. The range of the tune and
he jingle of the words are just about
s,lite3 to n ountaineer efforts, and Mr..
Henderson made a great hit with his
sing.
1t seems that the speaker was up
earlier in the season along with
bunch of good fellows who were guests
ct p railroad official in his private car.
There were about thirty in the con.
gressional party, and the Blue Ridge
clubhouse was taxed to accommodate
them and some Of the club members
slept on sofas in the reading room.
"The H ole in the Bottom of the Sea-
vas sung by the rollfeking guests un.
I'll way yender in the morning. Final
ly, in a lusl, one of the lounge siaepers
turned 0, er and said: Thank heaven.
Dave has fallen through that hole at
last!' - Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Meani.s Of a Red Sunset.

\ red sunset Is hailed with delight
ty people who are gong to take a
holiday the next day. But the reason
why red sunset should indicate fire
weather the next day is probably CON
'idered by fe,'. 1t is very simple.
Watery vapor in the air effects tbs
cefraction of the light, and where
there is large amount pn2~" it
Ia. gely cuts off the red rays. \.
therefore, the red rays av,- ly
transmitted the amount u =. are
does not approach the rain point, and
therefore the chances are ST. 'ng that
the weather will be fine dnring the
reXt twenty-four hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
MILITARY PLANS WELL GUARDED
Russians EffectusIly Conceal Move
merts en- Afghan Frontier.

mSElS CT tt.ltiiClH = iO:'tiCI'
Tie I.uss.ass eyioently intend that
no pryinS s .! follow the military
measures the aIe taking on the
Afghan frontie" the Official orga,. Of
the govolrra, Il 6 Turhe~tan pub
fishes tne fo.o},.-> extraordinary pres.
eriptions vita ;.cs,,2rd to foreigners
visitl1g Erss.ca 5 possessions il Ce.4'
t9al Asia:
Tsesc possessions may be visited
>. any fo:aie gr against whom 10
,:der Of arrest has seen issued by
tie Russian administrative or legal
authorities. 70 tta.eigs. er is, under
- circpr?sse,noes, ps}..!3tted to WIS.,:
i<uschk Cen t2e Afghan frontiar)
Tcrmes, KeThi, the military Station 5
extending from the latter place along
te A:aGo-Daie5saa, cr Tchi!lichlar.
Tchalta, and tie military posts ai2>3
5..e Kuschk-A&:.2 ct lire. Tie same
5rohibitio1j ap.l:es to the branch rail
way 1'.le @ kusch%
foreigners wh0 are arrested will be
st unce forwarded to the authorities
Haieh have ISSUED the order for ar
s@sst, or to lie nearest town.
Forelgna,s caught spying out the
country, or engaged in other practices
regarded by the laws as criminal il.
Iurkestan GrclTding the khanates
u Ruchara and Hhiva), will be arrest
I'd and handed over to the authorities
qualified to deal Y hem,
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Dramatic
ElOCuti0n

MRC. C. e. HIPOLITE
Teacher of EIocution and Physical
Culture, Stage Trainer, Public Read
er, Dramatic Club Organizer.
Address, 1902 West Second
Old Phone 800.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
no Brains to 5other A.cYt

The best tale that has reao7ad ~.
Of the ecceltlicitios OF buIi,,s in tl' ''
late war is mcst succinctly told h,
James Milne il The Episfles of =.
kins, though it is act precisely ~
accordance with the story wbioA
speedily reached army heaaeUartor,
A doctor. lookirg toW9rd tie door -,
a hospital marquee while ATTENDING =
patient during oze of Methuen's 90,
lier muddles, saw a private lcaping =,
his rifle. Mr.. Milne must be reenon.,
BE for the ute-Hibernian dialoot.
"Dochtir, | jist aart e to take from,
my jaw mere & bullet that's knocked
out two of my teeth" Sit down,
Is that the only place where You fool
pain-where the bullet is?' Thai.
all and that's plin, mo rain elsa
"here?'' "Sorga biz; only I'm con
fused like "No wonder; t.he bu,le,
got into your Jaw thraugE the TOP Of
your head"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
NOTICED!

NOTICE!
Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned, administrative of the IS
tate of John A. Williams, deceased,
will apply to the probate court of Pr
laski county, Arkansas, at its Jul!
term, 1903, to be begun on the 18Th
day of said month, for the sale of the
following lands of the estate for the
payment of it's debts, to-wit:
Block II, John A. Williams proper
ty in Dexter Hardings addition te
the city o. Pine Bluff. Ark.
MARY A. WILLIAMS,
Administrative.
This June 9Th, 1908.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

The sweet girl graduate has no use
for an escort unless his name is Per.
cy or Reggie, but later in the game
she settles down as the wife Of Tom
or Bill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

Can't be in perfect health without
pure blood. Burdeck Blood Blttefs
makes pure blood. Tones and lnVg
crates the whole system.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
fnHE6nCc O. N7ts-1s .tn zn.EAals.

Some very curioa3 experiments Aaq,
recently Heea carried out in the Beilin
zoologic2i gardens II order to a5ccr-
tain the es2t;tel L. - -2cs of -a;tstc upa1
animals The instru sscr1 was the vic
lil and Eerr Ha1-tsf Was the performer
Of al tie animals the puma was the
most sens :tiva 10 TIE musical intt,l
ence. his '14to,. chalgad rapidly sc
eording to the nature - he a.e,cd,
the animal frequently becoming vefs
excited and nervous, Just li.a {
Frenchman.' as the report says. Leos-
ards We're entirely U.ccncerned. h,l:
the lions appeared to Dc an s. 2
though their cubs wanted to Ganc
when the music becaa.a livalier -
hyfnas were very much terrifi cd. b;4.
tie monkeys were merely curious and
interested. Wolves, On the other ia III
were highly appreciative, and seeaieI
to beg for an enccre.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Wind Blew Through His Whskers

Mr.. w. A. Lee, the passenger con
ductor on the Cotton Belt out of
here on Nos. 8 and 4 for Memphis
mas Joined the mustacheless crowd.
He says that he runs his train so
fast that the wind pulls his whiskers
and he cut them off.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

A Western statesman telegraDhed IN
Washington after the election tbat tbo
State Senate is unanimously Repub.
lican except one"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

g fc-,,r,-'- Dr1r1At ~o',
Of twenty-five years ago, IN which he
DIV
This speech. though intended to cast
tioicule on an item III an internal
improvement bill in congress, in the
2s-i-y seventies, was afterward print.
ed as boom" leaaet by Duluthians.
and low they have named a s1aall city
lor min also.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12


of
q
perhaps engaged tie place where he desires
e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

A man who occasionally cummunes
with the spirits says that trance NE
diums frequently come in bottles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

Increase of Population.
The population of the earth doubles
In about 260 years.
Indecision is the reef on which eD.
terprise is wrecked.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

49, * ]a.a
Sears tAe > J,s1 !. - ''' ~ ,'5'*'s eoagg.
signature -. 1,*.,,r.--lc
"'t-E s" ~. e.sl!4h
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rrocro' mott Namec .ow.,.

oroctorkr oft, Minnesota, Is a town
which recalls Proctor Knott of Ken
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11
Must Take Third Degree.
TBOSton Transcript

The question as to what constitutes
intoxication, within the meaning Of the
law. which agitated some Of the local
courts few years ago. has Just been
passed upon by a judge of the United
States circuit court in Vermont The
point arose in connection with an in
surance case in which the company
had refused to pay a policy on the
ground that the person insured, who
had stated in his application that he
had never been intoxicated, had fire.
quently been seen in that condition.
In an elaborate opinion, supported by
citations from medical authorities the
court distinguished three degrees of
intoxication. In the first of these
'the ideas are uncommonly viva cious"
but the individual perfectly realms
the consciousness of his external con-
dition. and in fact. may be SAID to be
in complete possession of hIs senses"
In the second grade the man us still
the use of his senses. though thew are
remarkably enfeebled. but he is en-
tirely beside himself memory aud
judgment having abandoned him." In
the last stage " man not only loses
the possession of his reason. hut his
senses are so enfeebled THAI ne is no
longer conscious of his external rela-
tons" on the basis of this classif-
cation, the judge ruled that the man
insured by the company had never
been intoxicated in the full sense Of
the term. because. according to the
evidence. he had never taken the third
degree. The decision is well calcu-
lated to cheer the hearts of hardy
topers
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11
Life's Best Prize.

President Roosevelt's utterances are
always good to hear and to think upon.
but what he said about work at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, on labor day has more of
individual helpfulness and true SYM
pathy than one often finds in the
speeches of public men. He said:
Each of us has the right to ask that
he shall be protected from wrongdoing
as he does his work and carries his
burden through life. No man needs
sympathy because he has to work. Far
and away the best prize life offers is
the chance to work hard at work worth
doing.
las it is with the soldier so it is with
the civilians. So it is in the life of the
family, upon which in the last analysis
the whole welfare of the nation rests.
The man or woman who as a bread
winner and homemaker, or as a wife
and mother has done all that he or she
can do, patiently and uncomplainingly
is to be honored; and is to be envied by
all those who have never had the good
fortune to feel the need and duty Of
doing such work. The woman who has
borne, and has reared as they should be
reared, family Of children has in the
most emphatic manner deserved well
of the republic
I'VE must see that each is given a
square deal, because he is entitled to
no more and should receive no less"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11

The monument erected by Vermont
in memory of her sons who fought at
Gettysburg is said to be one of the best
among almost five hundred on the field.
Those who have accused Vermont of
stinginess, should make note of this.
She has no money to throw away in
questionable ventures or for empty
show; but when it comes to good
straight business, or the proper recog-
milton of sterling worth she is all there.
of unfaltering patriotism and public
recognition of their noble service is not
one of the things she refuses to invest
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11
To Protect Roadside Trees.
[Barre Times. ]

The matter of tree cutting which
comes up SO frequently in Barre, is
handled differently In Massachusetts.
Roadside shade trees so frequently
suffer at the careless hands of en-
ployes Of telegraph, telephone and
street railway companies that new
officer was created there several years
ago, called a tree warden. The select
men of certain town had granted
rights of way to street railway COM
pany, and the company's men had be-
gun to cut down or needlessly mutilate
valuable shade trees. Thereupon the
tree warden summoned the company's
officers-not the workmen-into court.
The case was sharply contested, but If
was held that the selectmen's permit
could not override the warden's au-
thority to protect trees, and the street
railway company was fined 500. The
office Of tree warden Is not provided
for in the laws of all the states. but
this incident suggests that 1t might be
established in Vermont with great ben
eft to the state.