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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04
Pretty Po||y's Ca1nation

Archibald Hacket, you know you
ought not to go on as you are. Here
you are putting away in that miser-
able conservatory three days week
and your profession is going to the
dogs. You ought to be a rich man;
people say you have ability enough.
but | doubt it. You ought to think
more of Polly and me and less of your
cheap pansies and mignonettes. It's
a shame
Nancy answered Archibald Hack
EFT to his wife, II don't put in three
days a week in the greenhouse. |
don't put in more than two hours a
day and my profession isn't going to
the dogs make comfortable living
at it. and that's all can do at the law,
for | am neither a Charles O'Conor
nor a William Evarts. Let me putter
away at my flowers. | love them, and
it's relaxation
Mrs. Hacketts eyes snapped again,
but she said nothing further. She
never had been able in twenty years
of married life to force an angry re-
ioinder from this husband of hers. To
day Mrs. Hackett was a little more
upset than usual. Polly. her pretty
daughter, had been invited to an eX-
tremely swell affair on Lake Vista
boulevard, and Mrs. Hackett did not
think that Polly could wear gown
that she had worn twice before, and as
Mr. Hackett had said something about
economy the wife and mother had be-
come bit wrathful.
Polly Hackett overheard some Of
this parental dialogue and now she
appeared on the scene. Il can wear
the muslin again just as we'll as not.
papa she said 1T looks dainty and
fresh, and, like Mrs. Cratchit, I'll be
brave in ribbons
But, Polly, the Bunkers are so ter
rible fashionable, and everybody there
will have gown on that cost mint
I'm afraid Mre Bunkner and Emily
will think you look dowdy."
Don't worry about the Bunkers,
Mary" said Archibald, nor you either,
Polly. | suppose they are swell as
things go, but | remember Jim Bunk
er when he owned rendering estab-
lishment in the little eastern city
where l was born. There was more
smell than swell to that, though it
was an honest business and Jim Bunk
er was an honest man. Perhaps l
ought not to say it, but, Polly, he'll
be proud to have my fathers grand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04
Pine Bluff People.
It's a common error

III common error
To plaster the aching back
To rub with liniment rheumatic kid
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure all
kidney ills,
Undeniable evidence cOnclusiyely
proves this
John Harrington, railroad engineer
for years on the Burlington and Mo.
r. r., residence 31S Rock st, Little
Rock. Arkansas. says: II am pleased
to add my testimony to the value Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. Judging from
the too frequent action of the kidney
secretions and their condition, came
to the conclusion my kidneys were at
fault. and induced by reading the ad-
vertisements about Doan's Kidney
Pills, l went to my druggists, got a
box and commenced the treatment,
am satisfied not only from the bene-
fit l received. but from what l have
heard others say, that Doan's Kidney
Pills are a remedy on which the pub
lican can rely"
Just such emphatic Endorsement
can be had right here in Pine Bluff.
Drop into The Mann -Tankersley
Drug Co.'s store and ask what their
customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price fifty
cents. Foster -Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's. and
take no other. 01)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The 9th regular annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Merchants
and Planters Bank, of Pine Bluff, Ar
kansas, for the election of directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of any business that
may properly come before them, will
be held at the rooms Of the assoeia-
tion in the city of Pine Bluff, Mon lay,
January 12, 1903, between the hours
of ten o'clock a. M and twelve o'clock
noon. A. D. FOSTER,
Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 10. Cashier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04
rowing AWAY NNNr mOnoN..

throwing away Your money
oh don't know. my dear. re
piled Mr.. lIacket, mildly. look a.
this, and he handed his wife a lettrr
she opened it. Ii ran like this:
Mir. .trehahald IIagkett Ny Dear
Sir:-My son. James Farrell, sent
me some time ago carnation blossom.
It is The most wonderful have ever
secn. 1t is such a flower as | have
been trying in vain to produce You
may know. possibly, that | am an ,n-
thusiasts on the subject of carnations.
This particular flower has a great
market value aside from all other con
siderations. If You have succeeded in
making pornantIy productive the
plants from which this carnation was
pluckel l will pay yoa $fo.ooo for your
stock, if may have absolute control
Yours sincerely,
"HENRY FARRELL"
MiS. lidthrJt nearly tainted. y on II
take il" Nchibald, she said.
OF course replied her husband
IT'S a lesitimat" business transae
ton, but have also letter from
this milIionaire's souWho asks me fer
the prettiest flower | have, and he
doesn't offer to pay a cent for it.
What flower is that asked Mrs
iIackett These millionaires always
want something for nothing"
Its pretty Polly said Archibald
land from the way Polly looked when
showed her this second letter,
think she is willing should give her
away. - Edward b. Clark, in Chicago
Record Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The eleventh regular annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pine
Bluff Brick company will be held at
the company's Office between the hours
of 1 and 2 o'clock p. m. on Tuesday
the 9Th day of January, 1908, for the
purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as may come
before the meeting.
A. BREWSTER, Secretary.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 20, 1902.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
The Ec,sler Currency Bill.

During the recent campaign Repub-
l!can organs and orators perSlstentlE
denied that there was any serious in
tcntioG OF passing the Fowler bill. In
spite Of tic fact that the Fowler bill
was reported in the first session OF the
present congress by the Republican
majority OF the house committee, Re
publican newspapers and i'll scmc in
s'aHccs Republican cOngrcssnen who
were candidates for reelection. aSsur
ed the people that the Fowler bill was
deaG beyond ali hope Of resurrection,
and that Democrats who referred to
that measure were merely employing
it as 4 Sc2recrow. notwithstanding
these dcnials the Fowler bill IS row
b-in" pushed through Congress.
1t is true" as The Comm0ner says.
there is (. difference between tie
Fowler bill rs reported at the last saS-
sion and the Fowler bill that is now
being pushed in the present session
The change in the details OF u e
measure does not imply any surrender
on the part Of the money trust. The
change has been made in response 10
the protest on the part of Republican
members that they dare not enact 4
law containing all the ill-adriSad pre-
visions contained in the Fowler bi !.
The money trust, while not making
any surrender as to any OF the social
ed reforms which they hope to bring
about. have yielded TO the protests OF
the Republican congressman to the
extent that they are willing to de-
nland at this time the adoption of one
of the iniquitOuS features OF the Fow-
Ter bill, holding other features in
abeyance.
The old Fowler bill authorized the
establishment Of branch banks and
provided also for the retirement Of the
grenbacks, tHgether with other pro
visions contemplated by the policy
adopted BY tie so-called indianapolis
monetary conference Republican
Congressman pointed out to the back
ers Of THIS measure that the time was
not yet ripe for the retirement Of the
grccnbackS: the people were somewhat
partial to the greenbacks and it would
not DE good politics" to insist upon
their retirement ut this time. With
respect to the branch bank feature,
the smaller bankers throughout. the
country made such a vigorous pro-
test against this plan that Mr.. Fow-
ler and bis associates thought 1T in
advisable to undertake at this mo-
ment to push thrcug a measure pro-
yiding for the branch banks. Butone
Of the most important, if not the
most important, features OF the Ola
Fowler bill relates to asset currency,
and the so-called new Fowler bill as it
was reported to the house by the Re
publican majority OF the committee
on banking and currency On January
l3. 1903, provides for the assett cur
rpncV
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
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HER FRENCH A FAILURE.
The Tragedy of Backing Bottle
In the Latin Quarter.

In the Latin Quarter.
She was spending her first month In
the Latin quarter Of Paris. She spoke
English fuently, with a Boston accent;
also she spoke German, could make q
fair stage at italian and knew few
not syllable.
One morning she found herself in
wrestling match with bottle OF
French shoe blacking. The pesky bot
tie. understanding that it had to deal
with an alien, refused to give up Its
cork. She had no corkscrew Of her
own and did not know how to ask for
one. even if she dared suspect that her
next door neighbor might be possessed
of the luxury The tine Of her pet fork
she had bent on the obstinate plug, the
point Of her best penknife she had bro
ken off short, and nothing remained
except to throw the bottle out Of
window to get at its contents. She de-
cided as last resort to try breaking
the neck off the bottle. With "stove
lid litter" she administered several
cautious taps in the region Of the jugu-
lar of the obstinate neck. "Nothin'
doin'." Then she tapped harder STILL
and the backing came. All over her
fingers it came, all over her light wool
en- skirt and over much of the floor and
window sill
She decided tc have the skirt cleaned
and, packing it into a bundle, tripped
off to an establishment where she
found embarrassment because she
could not understand questions. Final
" she got the drift of the conversation.
The cleaners wanted to know what
had caused the spot. Fortunately
bottle Of shoe blacking was standing
near By, and she pointed at this and
''ouid" and "ouid" until she left in
heightened spirits. feeling that she was
not helpless and that she had made the
cleaners understand. When the skirt
was duly returned the following week,
1t was dyed black.-New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Sure Test.

Sure Test.
81 don't know whether she sings or
not"
"You would If you heard her,
Puck.
True Christianity does not work in
eight hour shifts
Keep Trying wins before Keep
Signing gets started.
People who denounce gossip should
refuse to listen to it.
Money will purchase pleasure. but
happiness must bc Won
y heart without faith is fertile
soil for the seeds Of despair.
Yesterday is for regret, tomorrow
for rest, today for endeavor.
Show How leads winning crusade
while Tell How beats hasty retreat.
Tco many men do not learn how to
live until their time has come to die.
He who always looks on the bright
side always enjoys good moral eye
sight.
Some people sing Jesus paid it ala
and imagine that they have a receipt
in full
The man who takes 90 interest in
politics is not easily aroused to work
for good government.
When maA complains about vel
low journalism" it is pretty safe to
infer that he has been exposed in
some dark scheme.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
20 they feed you well?"
ORIGIN Of the Cannon.

It is 4 curious fact that the first cam
non was cast at Venice. 1t was called
''bombard." and was invented and
employed by General Pisani in war
against the Genoese. The original
bomDard. which bears the date OF
1890. is still preserved and stands at
the foot Of piSani's statue at the ar
senal Tie lombard threw stone 100
pounds in weight: but another Vene-
tan general, Francisco Barde, Inn
proved it until he was able to handle
a charge of rock and powders weigh
ing 5000 pounds. 1t proved disastrous
to him. however, for one day during
the siege of Zara, While he was oper-
ating his terrible engine, he was hurled
by it over the walls and instantly
killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Two Frock Coats,

The Paris Figaro thinks that the day
Of frock coats is over, reasoning from
a circumstance which lately occurred
at Ostend. During the international
race week King Leopold gave lunch
con party and invited famous Eng
lish gentleman rider, one Of the Van.
derbilt family, NJ. de B., an eminent
French turtle and the consul Of great
power. The card Of invitation bore In
the corner the words I'm frock coat"
Now, M. de B. had no frock coat with
him, so he went downstairs and, find
Ing the manager, begged his frock coat
for a couple Of hours. The manager
readily consented, but said, Il must
explain to NJ. lie Comte that this is not
my best frock coat, which I should
readily have placed at his disposal had
I not already lent it to NJ. Vanderbilt" !"
The explanation Of the matter doubt
less is that the gentlemen did not think
they would need these garments Of
form and ceremony on racing trip to
Ostend.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
90 Rare Ben Jonsonw

A setting Of Ben Jonson's Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes was pub
Hshed recently by the Wa-Wan Press
at Newton Center, Mass. In few
weeks there came letter from a
woman who had been singer in light
opera, but who quit the stage because
she could make better living popular
izing songs By singing them into the
phonograph. She wrote from small
New York town, addressing the letter
to Mr.. Ben Jonson, Nedton Center. It
read:
Dear Sir-For S I will include your
song, Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes" in my new catalogue Of phono-
graph records and will also send you
record OF the same.
The letter was answered by Arthur
Farwell, the composer, in this strain:
Dear Madam-As Jonson was pal Of
Bill Shakespeare's he isn't with US at
the present time. In any case, he would
not sanction tais expenditure Of a sum
which might be so much more satisfac-
torily applied at the Mermaid tavern.
We feel that the last three centuries have
sufficiently heralded his name abroad to
make it unnecessary to resort to the
phonograph IN the present emergency.
New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

Breton sheep are not much larger
than fair sized hare.
The mandarin duck is one Of the most
beautiful Of aquatic birds.
The queen is always at the mercy OF
the bees and is slave instead ct a
ruler
A beetle ene-third the size Of horse
would be able TO pull against more
than a dozen horses.
The greyhound, which can cover a
mile in minute ard twenty-eight Sec
onds, is the fastest Of Quadrupeds.
The giraffe, armadillo and porcupine
have no vocal cords and are therefore
mute. Whales and serpents are also
voiceless.
The glowworm lays eggs which are
themselves luminous. However, the
young hatched from them are not pos
sessed Of those peculiar properties until
after the first transformation.
To escape from dangers which men
ace them starfshes commit suicide.
This instinct Of self destruction 10
found only in the highest and lowest
scales of animal life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
THE SPEEES:MDER.
Els EatSance into and His Place 10
Modern Politics..


The spellbirder made his appear
;.nce ccinc;dently with the dude ID
the early eighties; at least, the names
arose at about that time. TIE two
types Of men have existed since the
first spellbinder persuaded his brother
troSlodytcs to form the first tribal gov
ernment and the GrSt dude distinguish:
ed himself from his fellows by scrap.
ing the sea mud from bis hairy ':lnin.
before gulping down the mu:iuSEs
whose high heaped shells we're 10 be
the kitchen miGdens of the arctsrol-
ogist.
The young Republicans who went
forth converted to Democracy ii the
Blaine campaign ard with the zeal OF
new converts held their audiences
spelIbound as they wove chapiets OF
rhetorical flowers about tie head OF
tie Democratic candidate were the first
spellbinders, think. to wear the title
1t was swiftly adopted. however. indiS-
criminately for all political speakers.
The spellbinders Of 1904. rightly OF
wrongly, at least left their party for
conscience's sake and gave their serT-
Ices to their cause. Even today 4 ma
tority Of political speakers are abso-
lutely unpaid. OF course one hears
stories of fees of $4,000 paid to a not
ed Democrat for campaign services
against Mr.. Bryan i 1896 and of fees
of $500 a night paH to a noted inde-
pendent who opposed S1r. Harrison. III
addition. however. to congressman and
senators and state and loca! ofiicehold-
ers who give their services, there are
hundreds Of speakers Of various po-
litical faiths who neither hold nor ex.
pect to hold public Office who would
regard the offer Of payment for po-
litical speech. as an insult. Neverthe-
less, the spellbinder must get what
com fort he can from the triumph Of his
cause, for the world will not credit him
with disinterestedncss, and his best
friends, out of politics, think him hired.
The orator Of an earlier generation
has had his day The modern spell
binder, like the man Of business. the
soldier, the Salvation Army evangelist,
concerns himself more with results
than conventional methods, with mat
ter rather than form.-Colonel Curtis
Guild, Jr., in Scribner's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
HoT FROM TIE FRoNfa
4 war correspondent and His stor'

a War Correspondent 400 0D=SeoNa
OF a Great Event.
Seyasathcrins, not fighting, Is the
trade Of the war correspondent But
it is news at any personal cost, and q
fine unprecedented heroism often goes
with the gathering Of it.
Ore morning after the siege OF Parls.
when the city was believed in London
to be still in the hands Of the com
mune Sir Joha Robinson, manager OF
the Daily News CT London. reached
his Office to find the late Archibald
Forbes lying OF the floor asleep, bis
head On :; postofice directory, while
the printers were hard at work on his
manuscript. the story OF Paris In
Flames" most vivid description OF
the last days CT the commune.
Forbes had telegraphed from Dover
announcing his coming" said Sir John
Robinson, tile printers had been walt
ing. and thus the country heard or
those terrible days for the first time
London was ablaZe with excite
bOIN Sl lC " htio 49, Q>~N'oe~~S
through the newSboys shrieking for
copies. and in parliament Mr.. Glad
store was questioned that afternoonI
and could OILY SLY he hoped the story
was exaggerated.
when FcrbcS wakencd from hls1
slumbcr amid all this turmoil, what al
spectacle be was. His face was black
with powder, his eyes red and In
famed. his clothes matted with clayl
and dust: he was dreadful picture.
he had Ecen compelled to assist thei
communists in defending a triangular
space upon which three detachments
of the Versailles troops were firing,
and had actually taught the citizens
how to build 4 barricade.''
By aid Of dummy dispatches ad-
dressed to Lord Granville and the
queen. Forbes escaped from this
threatening triangle and wrote all the
way to England. being the solitary
passenger on the mailboat. = Youths
Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
"pr,v.t., John A,len,s ,eat.


E1-Congressman John Allen, known
as Private Allen, because ! was the
only private in the Confede, .te army,
was standing on Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, recently, watching the
Grand Army Of the Republic parade.
With him were two ladies. AS the
multitude Of Grand Army men swept
by, Private Allen was visibly i'm
pressed. After several hours had
elapsed Charles a. Edwards, secretary
Of the Democratic congressional. COM
mittee, came along. Allen greeted him,
stopped him and said:
Edwards, how long has this parade
been going along?"
-Four hours and a half" replied Mr..
Edwards after consulting his watch.
Mr.. Alien heaved sigh, turned to
the ladies and said in tone Of melan-
choly pride:
"Just see what held at bay for four
years" New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
The Lfpari Islands,

From the Lipari islands Of mytholo-
gy, the abode Of Eolus. the ruler OF
the winds. and the scene Of, his meet
ing with Ulysses. to the Lipari islands
Of today is a very far cry indeed.
There are no hotels. and the Islands
gre almost unknown to tourists. while:
the $4,000 inhabitants are almost In
state of primitive and patriarchal SIM
plicity. They tender their services vol
UNFAIRLY as guides and refuse payment,
regarding all visitors as their guests.
The donkey is the only means Of loco
motion. Horses are unknown in the
island
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Queen A1e1andra's Dainty Fad.

Queen A1exnndra's Dainty Fad.
Queen Alexandra's especial fad has
a daintiness well in keeping with her
personality. It Is that Of having her
pocket money made perfectly clean
anG bright before she fingers it. When
ever a check is turned into hard cash
for her use the coins are scrubbed In a
Iather Of spirits Of wine, water and
soap before being placed in her purse,
and any change that may be rendered
her when making purchases is taken
charge Of by the lady in waiting until
it has been subjected to like process
Of Observation-Disclosures Telegraph
1t is bad enough to know you are j
fool but it is far worse to let others
know it.
The highest-priced theatcr is the
one that gives a 10 cent show for half-
a-dollar.
Somehow nearly everything 4 wo-
man wants is on the other side OF Il
barbed-Wirc fence.
Husbands and wives have to quarrel
4 few times n order to satisfy them
selves that it is foolish to quarrel.
II the average man would quit
looking for soft snaps and stick to his
regular Job he would be better OF
financially.-ChicagO News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18

THERE isn't any new woman.
The components OF "omanhood. and
especially of gentlewonlanhood, ever
have been and must ever be the same.
Different times, different places. diff
ferenG social structures put TO differ.
ent tests and uses the fundamental
femininity, but the principle is always
the same. She is the same good:
true hearted woman whether she is
battling with men in the business
world, or tending to domestic affairs
at home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
A Cinnabar Mine.

4 very curious old mine with many
romantic associations is that at Quin-
dio. in the United St.tes Of Colombia,
where cinnabar, the ore Of mercury,
has been wrought from the time OF
the earliest Spanish explorers, almost
200 years ago. at spot 10000 feet
above the sea- It's locality is further
remarkable as being one Of the wet
test places on the globe. 1t is excep-
tional for the rain to cease throughout
the greater part Of the year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Pointed Paragraphs

Too much recreation fails to re-
create.
There has never been areduction in
the wages of sin.
Most men enjoy being found out
by the bill collector.
Fishes should get together and
adopt a uniform scale.
It's easier to make good resolutions
than to break bad habits.
An honest man would. rather be
underrated than oYerrated.
Love has made many young man
too near sighted for military service.
It is the aucticneers hammer that
riyets atten tion and clinches bargains.
an innocent looking banana skin
is often the first step in a downward
career.
Many prominent man has ceased
TO work at it after the votes were
counted.
: 4 good workman is like a pair of
shears: shuts up when he goes to
work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18

RECENTLY in a speech Secretary Of
War Root made the confession that
the experiment Of giving the negro
the right to vote was failure. The
Southern people knew it ali the time.
but we are glad that the truth is
beginning TO penetrate the dull intel!
lects Of the so-called statesmen of the
Republican persuasion.