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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07
Master of the Universe.

Let Us think not for moment that
God has created the universe and left
conditions 70 work out themselves. He
is interested in all the affairs of life
and shapes every plan, every movement.
and controls the destiny of all things.
He may not exhibit his authority as We
lock fer it at all times. but somewhere
and in his own Way he is controlling
and directing the conditions which are
created hy Tie existence Of a great
v.o;,'a inhabited by SO many different
tribes and peoI2ies-Eev. S T. lice,
African Methodist, New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07

No greater movement has been
launched among us than this brigade.
1t means the training of thousands Of
children in the joyousness of giving,
the Frightening of lives, of invadils and
aged; it means the turning OF many
bereaved mothers from feeding upon
their own grief, to ministering to
Christs needy ones, in the name of
their own departed darlings. Oh, it
means another long stride IN our ef-
forts to reach up with our children
to the very heart cf God Is there a
vice president in our connection who
is obstructing this moving stream, by
simply standing still? If SO, my sis
tel go to work.
The city mission work OF Thomas
vile, Ga. has been suddenly and beau
tifully developed by a gift Of a iarge
13-room house, and four acres of land,
and the proceeds from 80 acres near
Thomasville by Mr. w. P. Blassingame
Of that city in memory of his mother
The Vashti assingame Home for
girls. 1t is to be used fer the protec-
tion and training of girls between the
ages cf 10 and Is years, who are or
phans or worse. Miss Annie Heath,
cur deaconess, in charge with Miss
Alice Grover assistant This is rot
in any sense a rescue home but to be
operated in the belie1 that an ounce of
preventative is worth pound of cule.
where friendless girls may be trained
as bread winners and go cut in the
world prepared to be useful members
Of society and able to resist the tempta
tions that will be met. They will be
taught all branches of domestic cuI-
ture, ss we'll as given the benefit of a
thorough grammar training school.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07
Positive and Negative Force.

The work of The courts and officers OF
the law IS cay negative. They are set
to enforce the thou shalt not" The
work OF the church is both negative
and positive. as it must assist nl@n to
obey the laws and make provision for
the helpless and the weak In this
hour when the cruSadeS against vice
have spread over the entire city. the
church should rise to her opportunity,
She should lead in these rcfo:m move
ments. Once aroused, those who are
sworn to protect life. property and the
innocent will be compelled to do their
duty. If dance halls. low resorts and
dishonest officials abound the church is
in part at fault. The church now eX-
tends her sympathy and friendship to
those who are ready to abandon lives
of shame and immortality. Let them
come, and they will find hospitality,
home, heartfelt helpfulness. - Rev.
Johnston Myers, Baptist Chicago
The Only Way.
We can attain unto perfect happiness
only in so far as we give ourselves
to the doing Of Gods will. There is no
other way. Everything must be made
subordinate and contributory to this
one supreme aim, to do the will of God.
Everything that conflicts with the will
Of God as revealed through Jesus
Christ must be given up without ques-
ton if we are to enter into the full
ness Of life. Such is the gospel of
Christianity. Deep down in the heart
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07

We send our best men and women
to the heather and pay their travelling
expenses; and when God, seeing how
concerned We are for the heather puts
it into their hearts to come t. us from
all parts of the world, paying their own
travelling expenses, We turn away in
disgust. Let us evangelize the stranger
at our door. There are more stations
in New York than there are in Flor
ence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07

We cannot become sinless, but we
can become godltke. We can become
sharers of Gods righteousness, purity,
holiness. peace and love. In the incar-
nation of Jesus the divine nature par
took of human nature. 1t is a commu-
nication of the Divine being. 1t is not
Gods holiness. The sun reflects his i'm
age in clear lake and yet remains the
sun, so God reflects his divine image in
Us and yet remains the Infinite and we
remain finite and yet can become god
like.-Rev. Dr.. Warren g. Partridge,
Baptist. Pittsburg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07

Mrs. Yarbrough calls our attention to
the supply department. She has a
number of applications from preachers
waiting to he filled, and would urge
auxiliarians to write to her as soon
as possible of their willingness to send
boxes. Some Of these applications are
for large families and at a distance
and their needs are great. Sisters, re-
member that winter is here and our
brethren and their families should not
be allowed to suffer. Love is kind, lcve
is prompt. I'm as much as ye have
done it unto these ye have done it
unto me-"
MRS. DONELSON, Reporter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-07
The handspring of Lie.

The handspring of life is success; the
shibboleth Of this strenuous world is
Get there Success and failure are
relative terms and depend on ones par
ticular viewpoint. To be a successful
merchant seems to be the summuiu bo-
mum. But. as a business man said to
me after toilsome day, there is some
thing IN life besides making money.
There is something more for men than
converting themselves into machines
for coming shekels.-Rev. j. n Hall.
Methodist, Oak Park, Ill.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

Leopold de Meyer Of Dresden, q bril-
liant and popular pianist Of his day,
was once summoned to play before the
sultan at Constantdnople. Going thith-
or, he borrowed q grand plano from
one Of the Austrian secretaries Of lega-
ton and had.1t set mp in large recep-
ton room at the palace. There he
awaited the coming OF the sultan, but
when that intelligent monarch entered
the room he started back In alarm and
demanded of his attendants what that
monster was standing there on three
legs.
Explanations followed, but were In
vain. The legs had to be taken OF and
the body Of the instrument laid fat on
the floor, and Leopold de Meyer, squat
ting cross legged on a mat went
through his programme as best he
could In that awkward attitude and
without pedaIs. But the commander Of
the faithful was delighted, and when
the last piece was played gave the art
ist over 5000 as "backsheesh."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16
AN IMPUDENT BEGGAR.

How Sir Walter Besant Was Cured
OF Promiscuous Almsgiving.
/ It was one Of the daily customs Of
Sir Walter Besant to take a walk
through Hyde park. London. At the
entrance to the park sat an old beggar
woman whose woebegone appearance
caused Sir Walter to stop one day and
drop a copper penny into bsr out
stretched hand After a time 1t be-
came a regular habit to speak a word
or two to her when giving her the coin
One day, however. the old woman
handed him back the penny. saying:
"Guv me siller or nawthink. The idea
Of a gent like you givin' a poor old wo-
man like me dirty penny! Guv me
siller."
She came close to him and waved her
arms threateningly. Sir Walter started
to 60, but she grabbed the lapel Of his
coat and screamed: "Guv me siller, you
rascally rogue! GUY me what you owe
meT
This drew a crowd, and the novelist
to save himself threw a handful of
coin among them and during the
scramble escaped.
He forgot all about the old hag till
one day. CHANGING to enter the same
gate again, he was aroused from n
reverie by her shrill cackle. Pointing
him out to the bystanders. she
screamed, That's 'im-the fine rogue
in the long whiskers-the bloke in the
Ugh 'atr'
This was too much for the author.
He broke away with extraordinary
haste and thereafter was pretty thor
oughly cured Of promiscuous aImsgiv-
euU
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

DR.. Peter Oliver, who lived in Eng
land during the early part OF the eight
eenth century, tells of seeingsG carved
cherry stone which would be n wonder
even In this age Of fine tools sand fine
workmanship.
The stone was one from a common
cherry, and upon 1t were carved the
heads Of 124 popes, kings. queens, en-
perors, saints, etc. Small as they must
necessarily have been, 1t fs announced
ON the authority Of Professor Oliver
that with a good glass the heads Of
the popes and kings could readily be
distinguished from those Of the queens
and saints by their miters and Gowns.
The gentleman who brought this little
wonder to England purchased It in
Prussia, allowing the original owner
f5.O00 for his treasure. Think Of it.
S25, 900 for a cherry seedf
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

W.sS.As&8
Watch a spider spin his web, and l
shall be surprised IL you ever kill a
spider again. It takes him about an
hour, somewhat less, for he IL mar
velousV quick worker, and there Is
something almost terrifying about the
skill with which he works There is
his body, no larger than a match's
head, yet, inclosed within that mere
dot Of nature, there is an intelligence
which IL able first to prospect the area
for his web. then to plan 1t out like a
geometrician and then to carry out his
plan with worImanlike precision.
Meanwhile, too, It must be remember
"a, he il not only doing his thinking
and his weaving, but.als0 spinning the
material for II. all I'm that mite Of a
body. But perhaps the. uncanniest fea-
ture Of the whole thingsis that the spi-
der not merely has his plan clear I'm his
head. but knows when he has made
mistakes. and you can see him break
ing or misplaced threads here and
there, making taut slack lines and Sc
curing shaky connections-Success.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

k1kEt 0O2AA A14 AA1C ySoS oAS4 RAOAA1oS@
DE general physical health
sTwo yean ego my daughters health began
70 fni1 y writes An- Dam Han, Of Brodhead,
Green ca. Wis sEvefything that could be
fhcught a. was done to help hef but i was OF no
use- When she beGnn 70 complain she was
QufGe aEoat- wl3Ghe6 T70-the picture Of good
6en1fh, until ah1uk TIE asH OF fourteen; then In
GxnoukhD Sc Wns 70 nm down her weight was
II IN. FIJI could not give her up ~ she
Uns Tie caly chi1d had. and must say. Doc
~. that 0nfy fcr your Fnvurite Prescription
NY daughter wuun have been In her grave To-
nv When she hnd fa1Ean one-half bottle the
n11nE11 mnc1inu Vas esfablished and We bought
smother one mAking only two bottles in all. and
- opmp1efe1y recovered. Since then she is -
W91l - en- be-s
ne Comnapt Sense Medical Adviser,
nos pages, a paper covers. Is sent free
u receipt q ~ one-cent stamps to pay
expense Of mailing oS!y. Address Dr..
nv. Fierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

Sleep begins. in its first phase, by n
state Of distraction which brings on
states Of absent mindedness accompa-
MED always by numerous and separate
hallucinations closely connected with
the length Of the absent minded states.
Immediately afterward. in a second
phase, these states Of distraction pass
into very delicate motor disturbance,
due to the absence Of parallelism In
the axes Of the eyes or by the devia-
ton Of their conjugate movements.
Then, I'm third and fiEaI phase, which
indicates the very near approach Of
actual sleep, the yasomotor system
seems to conform to laws very differ
ent from those that regulate It's mech
anism during waking hours.-Revue
Gcientifque.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16

chilled this infiu
n1ent aad I'D. IN
mother instead d
Geeking her.
This change very
often occurs when
he young gin \
roesing the Dor
er line of woman
hood She II NOR
III, nervou1y fear,
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Iloxce's rayorite
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16
A GenfIAmau.

What Is It to be a gentleman Is 1t
to have lofty aims. to lead a pure life.
to keep your honor virgin. to have the
esteem OF your fellow citizens and the
love of your fireside. to bear good for
tune meekIy, to suffer evil with con-
stancy. and through evil and good 10
maintain truth alwaysf Show me the
happy man whose life exhibits these
qualities. and him we will salute as
gentleman. whatever his rank may be.
Show me the prince who possesses
them, and he may be sure OF our love
and loyalty.-Thackeray.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16
A TRICK OF HAYDN.
The Note That Mozart Thought IL
WA Impossfble TO Play.

The Note That Mozart Thought IL
Was Impossible 10 Play.
Haydn and Mozart were great
friends. When either had composed a
masterpiece the other was invited to
the house of the composer TO enjoy the
drst sweetness. 1t chanced to be
Haydn's turn, and Mozart came full OF
expecta ton. Contrary to custom, Haydn
invited his guest to give his interpreta-
ton of the theme instead Of playing IT
over himself. Much pleased at the COM
pliment, Mozart played brilliantly, for
the work was beautiful and his musi-
clans soul was stirred
Suddenly he halted aad looked across
the piano at his friend
There's q mistake here" he said "A
passage written for three hands would
be impossible for sOloist. OF course
those notes must come out"
"Oh," said Haydn quietly, Il can
play It"
Mozart laughed
my friend. you have not three
hands"
perhaps not" answered Haydn.
Nevertheless I contend that l can
play the passage. I would not have
written 1t otherwise"
"a challenger cried Mozart Prove
your word" And he yielded his place
at the piano.
His excitement rose as Haydn reach
ed the disputed passage, when, to his
amazement, the composer brought his
nose to the keyboard, and the notes
rang out clear and true.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-16
Two Views Of II.

"What do you think Of married lifefs
asked the henpecked man. addressing
the youthful bridegroom.
"Bliss Is no name for IT," said the
young husband enthusiastically.
"You are right" said the henpecked
one gIoomily. bliss Ii no name for It."
Arizona republican., 1903-11-15
The Delay of BrIstow's Report.

Some comment has been caused by the delay fin making public the re- port of the Hon. Joseph L. Bristow fourth assistant postmaster general upon the postal frauds, but the delay is explained by a Washington dispatch. which says that MT. Bristow has found it almost impossible to condense the report to readable size.
 The report as written contains more than million words, and. of course, nobody in the United States would read such a report as that President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne have been anxious to lay all the facts before the public. but thIs could net be done unless the report was condensed to a few thousand words. When 1t is remembered that the president annual message is a very long document when 1t contains 2O.OOO words. and that few people read message of that length, it can be readily understood that a report fifty times as long would never reach the eyes of the people. Each newspaper would cull therefrom what it saw fit to print. and but a smattering would be published. Naturally. the president wished to avoid this.
 It appears that MT. Bristow's or iginal idea was to make an abstract of 50.000 words. and send that to the papers with permission to print such various portions as desired But the president saw that this was imprac- ticable. A 5O.OOO-word report would cause as much profanity in newspaper offices as would the original of one million words. After considerable dis cussion MT. Bristow was instructed to make d 25.000-word abstract. and was later told to cut this to about 12500 words. Mir. Bristow protested that if was impossible to tell the straight-out story of the postal service scandal in- yestigation within this limit, much less
Arizona republican., 1903-11-15
TYPHOID IN RURAL RESORTS.

The purpose of Dr. Daniel Lewis state commissioner of health, to estab- fish a bureau of water inspection and drainage. with especial reference tC summer resorts, should be aided by the requested legislative appropriation.
 The need of such inspection is showT in the national figures for typhoid, the typical drainage disease" The pro- portion and the number of deaths from this cause both increased in the coun- try as a whole from 1890 to 1900. But in the registration area" which in cludes all the cities with over 5000 in habitants. most of which have proper water supply and drainage. deaths from typhoid water decreased from z6.; To 33.S in the 1O0.000--a falling off oi
 ae-luarter. This striking difference is partly due to more intelligent care Of the disease, but mainly to proven tive measures.
 The decrease would be even greater but for the familiar and frequent re- Currence of typhoid contracted at sum mer resorts and brought home" to the city. Sc many are these cases occur ring after the annual outing seasor that typhoid is popularly known as fall fever" or autumn fever"
 A rigid inspection and a fearless re- port upon the condition of :he water supply and drainage Of summer resorts would enable many a rural resort to recognize its danger and would save many valuable lives. - New York World
Arizona republican., 1903-11-15

It is to b. hoped that former Senat T Richard Franklin Pettigrew's Judg- ment on Arizona mines is mCre caita.n than his opinion of Mexican rEal es- tate. Not long ago. MT. Pettigrew and his former populist associate in the senate. the Hon. Marion Butler of North Carolina bought S00.000 ac es adjacent to the Gulf coast betWe n Tampico and the mouth Of the Rio Grande with the view of settling Beer families thereon, but a dispatch from Austin, Texas, says that the Toers re- fused to co'onize the tract, that Gen. Lategan. Capt. O'Donnell and NJ. M. ventor who reIesent the Boers seeking new homes in Mexico, have just visited the Pettigrew- Butler property and re- pogt that it is unfavorable fcr colonial ton purposes.
Arizona republican., 1903-11-15
Little James
Concerning the Way the United States Is Acting as an Aperient on the
 Isthmus)

Concerning the Way the United States
 Is Acting as an Aperient on the
 ISthmus.)
 Tn Clumbyans sez at they always knode at if tn Issmus Canal was bilt it would divide tn Country into two parts but they sez at they never Drempt at 1t a do it before a Shuvvle- full of Dirt was throde But they seZ it's been done an tn only way to git the parts together agin is to Cement 'em with Wotter an if it cant be done that way it'll haf to be done with Bud
 They seZ at they wasn't never i Nashun at was so Handicapped in goin' to Wor. Tn Clumbyan troops aint got no Wings yit an can't hv over the Mountains an tn United States CrooZers an Wor Ships keeps a prowlin' along tn Costes pushin' tn Clumbyan Vessels off sos at they can't git at tn Pannamayans. Tn United Staits Admirle seZ to tn Ciumbyans. sey he: We're tn Internashunle Per leece. You must move on. We can't allow you to Block tn Seeshore an you haf to keep off tn Pannyma Grass. We don't care if you lick tn Pannymayans if you kin git 'em to go away someres else but you can't do it here.
 We're ago n to keep order if we haf to Drench U Soil with all kinds of
Arizona republican., 1903-11-15
The Force of Public Opinion.

An opinion was rendered by one oI the Pennsylvania courts the ether day to the effect that the decision reached and promulgated by the anthracite strike commission has no legally blno- ing effect on either side to the con- troyersy of last year. This, probably. is good law. It was quite generally recognized that President Roosevelt s appointment of the commission headed by United States Judge Gray was With out authority of law-that is, there was no provision in the federal statutes which would empower the commission to enforce authority over either the striking miners or the ecal operators. MT. Roosevelt himself did not claim that he was empowered as president to endow the commission with authority, and he took pains to explain that his action was chiefly that of an Amer ican citizen to whom appeal had been made by both parties. Congress af- terward gave its sanction to the pres ident's course by making a liberal ap-
  nf the commission. but the fact re- mained that the commission was an emergency affair, unknown to the statutes at the time of its creation.
 But, notwithstanding its lack of au- thority under the law. the commission was one of the finest possible exam ples of that higher law" of America public opinion. The contest between the strikers and the coal operators had continued for months. until the east ern half of the United States was threatened with e coal famine at the beginning of winter. The interests cf the public had become paramount to the interests or either miners or op- orators. and before the tribunal of pub lie opinion all the interests involved had tc bow. It was an arbitration, dictated by public policy. and although there existed no legal machinery for carrying into effect the result Of that arbltrati the disputants had no thought of resisting the decision. Pub lie opinion had all the force of the highest statute.
 Ii seems now that the question of the binding validity of the decisicn has been raised by a small mining company which sought to eyade he payment of the back wages allotted by the comlnission-one of the independ- ent companies for which the so-called anthracite trust could not be held re- sponsible. Presuma bly there was no other course fer the Pennsylvania court except to hold with the company that 1t was not bound to obey the decision of the strike commission. but that company will probably find that 1t will not pay. after all to set itself above the people of the United States. Certainly. the principal coal operators have not made such an attempt. nor have the miners.