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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Hiuh Rcnor for p. D. Scott.

Hon. Philip D. Scott, of Van Blu,
ren, member Of the United States com
mission foH the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position, has been assigned by the
government to 2 most responsible task
and honor attached will be a source
Of qualification to his legion of friends
throughout the state. Mr.. Scott has
been appointed to supervise the ac-
counts of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position company, as that concern
has announced to the government its
readiness to receive the $5,000,00 ap
preparation for the fair Before they
get this amount, however, they must
show to the government the wise and
judicious expenditure Of a like sum,
and it is for this purpose that Mr.
Scott will audit their accounts. It is
a signal honor that he was selected
from among the distinguished person
mel of the commission, and his good
fortune is a graceful recognition to
Arkansas and tribute to his own
eminent worth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Uncomfortable.

Finnicus-"I wonder why it is that
those who attain the pinnacle of sue.
cess never seen to be happy?"
Cynnicus-"Because the pinnacle Of
success is like the top Of particularly
tall lightning rod with a particularly
sharp point, and those who succeed in
perching temporarily upon it usually
find that they are targets for all the
worlds thunder. "-~Town and Country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Thompson, Master of Trinity.

He was walking with the author one
day at kissingen when befurred and
most distinguished looking personag,
passed them and saluted the master
with courteous freedom "Just what
was saying" DR.. Thompson remark
ed when he was gone. You and
couldn't have done it like that SUPERB,
ority without patronage. So thorough.
" affable.' . What is hep said, "a
Russian robleman?" mo; he's my
courier From Meriyalas Recollec.
tens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
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:. I.
:. PERSONAL POINTS. +
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- ). I, i j. i, j. i. j. {. j. T. i i. i +

". H. Hall, of Camden, is in the
city.
F. j. Wesner, OF Sweden, is in the
! city.
Mrs. R. H. Hunt left for Waco, lex.
yesterday.
F. Trotter, a merchant OF Rowe, was
in the city yesterday.
| M. Ben Franklin of Tamo, return
ed to his home today.
Mr.. S. M. Kaufman is expected to
morrow from Columbus, O.
J. D. LeRosen, Of Ft. Smith, is il
the city on a business mission.
D. E. Rogers, of Kingsland, is j
! the city today.
Mr. Turner Wells, of Monticello, i.
in the city
A. H. Latmer, of Union City,
/ in Pine Bluff today.
Capt. A. F. Campbell, Of Redfie1d
is in the city
for St Joe, Mo. yesterday
| j. D. Watson, of Little Rock, is
guest in the city today.
| NJ. B. l.. Brannon, Of Paragould
Ark, is in the city visiting friends.
Miss Eva Roost lett today fol
| Bloomington, Ill, where she will spen
several months.
Rev. R. H. Latham and mother, OF
Little Rock, are in the city today en-
route to Camden
Misses Colma, Jennie. Ellen and
Ieffie Allen left the city yesterday fol-
Grace Station.
Mrs. Ollie Alexander and son lef.
for Little Rock to visit friends and rel
atives
Mrs. Lucy Zappe and children and
Mrs. NJ. J. Smith left yesterday fo.'
Buffalo, N. Y.
Ola Webb, of Seattle, Wash. is
J IN the city visiting friends and rela.
tives.
Mrs. A. H. Doyne, of Monticello. has
returned to her home after an extend.
ed visit to Mrs. ]. P. Burks, of this
city.
Mrs. NJ S. Winters and daughter
Miss Willie Winters, left today TO
Star City to visit w. H. Fox and fam
lily.
w. R. Loucable. assistant postmas.
ter at Trorsk, Ark, returned to his
home today after spending several
days in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ Tucker who
have been visiting in the city the past
two weeks. left today for their home
in Tillar
Mrs. F. ]. Grunnett, of Magnolia is
the guest Of her daughter for few
days. g>-.=l1-r
Miss Mary Tobin. of Hampton, is ii
the city and will remain severa
weeks as the guest of friends and rel
atives.
T.. y. Howell returned home las:
evening fsom Biloxi, Miss, where he
has been on business for the Ham
nett Grocer company.
Mrs. F. H. Head has returned te
he. home in Kansas City, after a visit
in this city to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hig.
inbotham and family.
Miss Blanche Higinbotham, who has
been with Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Higin
bothem the past winter, has returnet.
to her home in Leavenworth, Kan.
Miss Philippine Earhart, of For,
Madison, Ia, is visiting her sister
Hrs. Charles Davis, 1915 West Fiftl
avenue. She will also attend the com
mencement at Ouachita college, Ark
adelphia, where Mr. Roy Davis re-
ceives the A. B degree.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
RYAN'S CATARRHLINE

IS Gods gift to man. 1t is positive
cure for catarrh of the head and nose,
hay fever, asthma, headach, and will
cure cold in one nights time. For
sale at all drug stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Knew He Had No Chance.

She hesitated and asked for little
time for consultation.
'Why, certainly" he said. "There is
no hurry about this matter. If you de-
sire to consult your parents
Don't you believe it for a moment"
she interrupted firmly. 81 want to
consult Bradstreet's."
And he threw up the sponge and
went out into the night
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

MASPHA TENT, NO. 3, X. =. T. M.
Meets every first and third Thursday
nights in each month at Imperial hall,
x of P. All sir knights are Cordially
invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Friendly Criticism,

Askitr-"What do you think If Hisee
as musician.
Knowitt-"Why, sir, Hisee doesn't
know enough about music to beat a
hsm drum"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
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DEATH RECORD.
+ J. f. j, + !. + + i. + ]. !. + + !. !.

Pagd Rodgers, age eleven years,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ Rodgers
of Lindall Ark, died Wednesday of
blood poison.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
a PecuIlar Lacy,

Miss Nuritch-I think Iii take this
bracelet. You're sure it's made of re.
fined gold?
Jeweler-Certainly.
Miss Nuritch-Because l do detest
anything that isn't refned.-New
York Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Beet Sugar In German
Germany is credited with 1926 900
of the 6,S25,000 tons of beet. sugar
produced in the world last gear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Furnished rooms for rent. Apply
at 110S Mulberry street. 2O4
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

1t = he, or to lave kissed and l.i.e-
CO tie wrcn- girl than never to haze
kissed at all
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

WANTED-To rent two or three
furnished rooms for small family. Ad
dress H. D., Graphic office 2Os
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
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a,-uce -. { ! . g :
w. IT, 49, W. Y
ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS,

RATES-If cash accompanies the
order, the price will be 25 cents per
week for three lines. counting 81.
words to the line. If charged. will be
cA&rged at the rate OF cents per line
each insertion. No cheap ais taken
for less than a week, nor will We rs
ceive Want AID" over the telephone
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Mrs. Annie Preston, of Silvercliff
Colo, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F
T. Ingram, Of BrOokside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Mr.. Tom Meeks is spending a few
days with her brother, Mr.. Edgar
Tomlin, of Brookside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
Take
w arning!

Hear the Words of the
Pfoph tess! Do not Delay.
Cali ye leave Pnie Bluff be-
for 10 O'Clock Friday morning.
May 30, or be destroyed by wind
and water" but before going be
On the safe side by getting g.
cyclone policy from Geo. NJ.
Wells and company. Rates 20
cents per $500. Office No. 219
West Second. Both phones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

There will be childrens day ser
vices at the Springs the first Sunday
in June.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Mr.. Ed Houston. of Pine Bluff, i
having his property at the Springs
repaired.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

Lost-A white Spanish poodle;
finder return to 521 West Second and
receive reward.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28

A party of young people from Pine
Bluff came to the springs last night
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-05-28
SULPHUR SPRINGS.

About twenty families of sea ed ne
erces have moved III and around Sui
phur Springs this week, and more are
expected.
49,. A street car line from Pine Bluff tt
i>the springs could have done payln9,
business this week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
He Wore "Jemimas."

In the character study OF Joseph
Chamberlain, in the March Every.
body's, Chalmers Roberts tells ar
amusing story apropos OF dress as an
index OF character: "While other
members Of Parliament on hot days
may wear short coats and soft or bow
Ter hats, the member Of Birmingham
always wears a fr0ck coat with an or.
child in his b%uttonhoie. He has, it IS
SAID gometimes adopted the old.fash-
ioned Bign bat OF white felt in the
summer time, out a, 4 rule be is seen
only in the most freshly Ironed of silks.
Lately an amusing controversy was
waglng in one OF the less digni6ed
papers as 10 who was the best dressed
member OF the house. By far the ma
l~ilrity favored Mr., Chamberlain until
some authority in The realm Of dress
came forward with the startling state
ment that Mr., Chamberlain could not
py any means be considered a properly
dressed man, that he committed ,ht
worst crime known, he wore
.jgmimas.n This proved such an ef
tectual ending 10 the controversy tina
an amused American had to ask 0
what manner the terrible offendin!
garment was. Ii is the cockney nam
for d re dy.made or, rather, a made
up necktie.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21

Mrs. J.. A. Daugherty, Of Webb
City, who has been visiting her SON
Lee, of ". NJ. A., and daughter, Mis-
Lula. OF C. f. c., left for her home
Monday afternoon.
Mrs c. B. Sexton and little daugh-
ter, Mary Ellen, and Miss Mary Bell
returned to st. Louis Saturday norm
ing, after a visit to Mrs, Sections
sister, Mrs. Edward Aull.
Douglas Meng left Sunday morning
for points 10 North Missouri in the
interest Of the Switzer Cigar Co.,
with whom be has recently accepted
a position as travelling salesman.
J. G. Lewis one of the c~leverest Of
comedians, assisted by a company Of
merit, will present the amusing
Yankee drama, Isl Plnnkard, at
he New Grand Tuesday, Feb "a
Boro, in Fulton, Mo-, February s
1908, to the wife Of T. w Lockhart
a girl Virginia Lucille. MIR. Lock
hart was formerly connected with th'
Lafayette Telephone company of thi
CITY.
Without doubt the happiest persol
ia Lexington is little Miss Newell
the four-year-old daughter Of Mr.. an
Mrs. Isy Gratz. Monday afternao
she received an elegant KINDA.
piano, the pift Of her uncle Ike.
Nj. and Mrs. James F Ramey lei
February 18th for Kansas City o
their way to Memphis, Tenn, wher
they will make their future homI
: Both we're born and reared in Lafa,
cite, and their hosts Of friends wi
regret their departure
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
Grass. the Forgiyuess Of Nature.

The following is j. j.. Ingalls, trIb-
ute to grass:
Next ia Importance to the divine
p%rofusion OF water, light and air, those
three great physical facts which rem
der existence ppssible, may be %recsoned
the universal beneicence Of grass, As
he reflected upon the breyity of human
life. grass has been the favorite
symbol OF the moralist, the chosen
theme of the philosopher can flesh
is grass said the prophet; my days
are as the grass sighed the 'roubled
patriarch and the pensive Nebuchad-
uezzar, in bis penitential mood, rxcsrd-
ed even these, and, as the sacred hls-
torian informs us, did eat grass like
an OK.
Grass is the forgiveness OF ma nre-
her constant benedlctlon. Fields tram
pied with battle, saturated with blood,
torn, with ruts Of cannon, grow green
again With grass, and carnage Is for
gotten. Streets abandoned by trafi
become gtass grown, like rural lanes,
and are obliterated. Forests decay,
harvests perish, flwers vanish, bu'
grass is immortal, Beleaguered bi Ipe
sullen hosts of winter, It Withdraw
into the impreguable fortress ot II.
s%ubterranean vitality, and emprgrs upon
the first solicitation of spring. >oRo
by the wind, by wandering birds, pro-
pagated by the subtle horticulture OF
the elements, which are rs ministers
and servants, il softens The rud out
line of the world. It's tenacious ibres
hold the earth IN its place, and prevent
ITS soluble c%omponents from washing
into the wasting sea. Il mvades The
solitude of deserts, climbs tho lnacces.
sible slopes ard forbidden piDnacles o
mountains, modifes the climates an'
determines the history, character ant
destiny of nations. Unohtrnslve an'
5 patient, it has Immortal vigor a.nt
! aggression. Danish d from ~thethorongh
fare and the field, it bides It's trne 4
return, and when vlgilyncr is relaxed
or The dynasty has persisted u s'ientl
resumes the throne FROM which It ha
been expelled, but which il never shd'
Gates. II bears ~ b%laznnry of blonr
y to charm the senses win fragrance .
0 s%plendor, but us romels IN : nor
eucbamiog han the hb, or 'ne rpe'
5 1t yields No fruIt 70 ttrn y af' M.
Q vet SHOULD MS harvest tail Tor 'lntI
J year, fa,nine would drpopalate e
world.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
Special 10 Farmers.

On another page win DC found a
clubbing arrangement by which our
subscribers may get the INTELL1eEN-
GER, The Live Stock Indicator, its
Special Farmers Institute Edition, and
the Poultry Fa~rmer-these four for
1925 cash ia advance. To these we
now add the Western Fruit Grower,
the best horticulture paper published
the five for 81 so. Or the INTELLI'
GENCER aud Western Fruit Grower,
for 81 25 This combination embraces
all the interests Of the farm-loca
news, agriculture, stock, poultry, ant
horticulture.
INTELLIGENCER PRINTING Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21

Beginning February l5sh. me NJ. K.
e It. Ry. will sell Colonist TicSets 70
California at very low rates, VIZ ST..
Louis, $50 90: Kansas CITY, $1,000.
Tourist Car through to San Franciseo
leaves St. Louis each Tuesday at 1892
o IN. ASK any Katy Agent or address
JAMES BARKER,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, N. x, q L Ry.,
202 Wainwright Bldg 81 Louis.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
Cnled Consumption,

Mrs. B w. Evans, Clearwater, Nas',
writes: AMY husband Ia, sick Tor
tDrre months; The doctors sla''d ne
had quick consumption. We Procured
boltle OF Bdnrd's HpreR npi syrup
aud il cncrd nm. mat w, siN wears
ago. aud since lnru we diva sept q
bo,tle 10 lh- house. W. cannon DO
Wi bout III For ctugh- rua 9 ~. Y
has no sq1pI" % 500 ali sl,Oo
hJu.le al Lhrenshaw & lOungNS 2 lin
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

Mrs. T.. B. Ramsey returned from
Kansas City Saturday night.
5 N. Wilson returned Saturday
night from a business through Old
Mexico.
Miss Edith Mars went to Kansas
city Wednesday morning TO visit
friends.
Mrs. Charles Morrison returned 70
her bone at Kansas City, Wednesday
morning.
Miss Leslie Grithth, who has been
visiting here, returned to Wellington
Saturday evening.
Miss Clarice Weyand and Miss
Marie Coss returned from Otterville
Tuesday afternoon
Miss Fannie Caldwell came up from
Dover Saturday evening to visit
friends for a few days.
Miss Nancy Huston returned from
a visit to her sis er, Mrs. Robert L,
Yeager, at Kansas CITY.
Archie Shelton returned to pleas
ant Hill Saturday morning, after a
visit TO relatives in this city.
A marriage license was issued to
George Sensible, Of Napoleon, and
Miss Fannie Ford, Of Waverly.
For SALE-very desirable modern
residence for sale, I rooms. choice
n%elghborhood. Apply at this office.
Miss Laura Moore returned to In
dependence Saturday morning, after
a visit to the family Of T. @ SAWYER.
Miss Susie Alexander, Of Kansas
City, visited relatives here Sunday
and returned home Monday morning,
Mrs. Carl Stow arrived Tuesday
morning from Texas. She will visit
relatives here before returning to bel
home.
Edward Hill, who has been visiting
friends here during the past week
returned to Kansas City Sunda.
morning.
Married. by Judge T ]. Duling, a
bis ONCE Monday morning, Henry NJ
Frazier and Miss Matte b. Moss, 0
near Wellington.
Mrs. D. Stalling left for Barnard
Mo-, Monday morning, where she wa
called by the serious illness Of he
nephew, Henry Stallings
Mr.. John Staley, Of the Ladie;
College, Of Liberty, returned to hi
home Monday afternoon, after a yisi
to his friend, Prof H. H. Savage, 1
B. +. Q.
Patrick O'Malley left Saturda
morning for St. Louis to visit hi
daughter for a short while befol
going 10 Belmont county Ohio, wheI
he win settle.
), G. Wright came in Monday nigf
from Las Vegas, New MEXICO. +
is on bis way home at Fairfield, Il
This is his first visit to Lexington
thirty-fout fears.
Miss Julia Rice, who vas calle
here on account Of the illness on h
sister. Mis- Sallie, Of B. F ON
turned to her home az Independent,
Monday afternoon.
WANTED-A man aud wife to go (
a farm eight miles southeast Of Leyiu
ton. Man tosio farm WORK end wcE
an to cook Tor family Q two. For f
particulars call At The INvELLIeENcl
Office. This is q chance Ar an ext
good place.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
Mrs. D. Giescheu,

y well and f~avorably known old lady
died at her home IN this city 90 Tuesday
evening, February 10, at about 1880
O'Clock, after a several weeks Illness.
Funeral services will take place Friday
AFTERNOON at one O'Clock at the home
OF mourning and St, Pauls (Lutheran)
church.
Mrs. D.. Gieschen, nee Miss Meta
viebrock, was bo'n 10 Bevern, Prov
ence Of Hanover, Germany, June II,
1874, and came % America in 1888.
She was married twice. Her first
husbands name was Jacob Brasch who
died nineteen years agC near this city.
This union was blessed with children
who mourn her loss, Henry and Peter,
Maria, Mrs. Henry Kuecks sen. Anna
Mrs. Henry Kueck, ir., and Miss
Catherine, who is now in Sun Fran
cisco, Cal. She married her Surviving
husband Mr., D. Giescben in November
1897. Besides him aud her children
she leaves five st~epchildren to mourn
her loss.
Mrs. G%ieschen vas a true chustlSr
woman. She was president OF tEs
Lutheran ,sFrauenverein' No. 2
May she rest 10 eace.-Concordian.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
joe For SEE.

l have 4 large bone Mammoth
ages 2 to : years Old, which !
will sell at a bargain
w. VI. CURTIS,
i-sit4 Lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21

NELL Todhunler ,old y sp,lp Of mules
to VIM. Coonry, last week TINT stood
l716 hands high. Tie received $3.50
for them.
Born, near Emma, 10 the wife OF
John Hartman, % February $, a son.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
Farm FOr SIC.

800 acres we'll improved, four miles
Lexington. For particulars apply
10 Louis WeIpmann H~lgginsVIlle, No.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
A. You RI. ~. Nsne.

N" -"
And harassed BY > hsd rengh2 Use
B illard's Hprenound SAiup, II VIII
secure YOU sound sleep and effect a
prompt and radical cure. 25c, 50c and
ST. 90 bottle az Grrusbaw & Tcoug's.
27ml
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-14
THE BAND AND
ISLAND STEAMERS

Tn obedience to the terms Of the
resolution lately passed by the Legis-
,,ture the band win try to play at tie
separture of the Wilder steamers be-
ginning today at II o'clock a m
ON that day the and viii play Tor
the departure Of the Kinau' which
leaves her dock at noon, but owing to
the limited room on the dock. the band
viii be stationed on the Claudine'
wharf. similarly. at o'clock p M
the band will be stationed on the XII
nau,s wharf TO play for the beneht OF
passengers departing on the claudine-
This arrangement will continue In
effect until further notice.
The band cannot play at the depart
nre Of the Inter-Island Steam Naviga-
ton company's steamers at all, owing
IN the limited wharf space
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-14
LOCAL BREWrIEs.

Judge De Bolt yesterday dismissed
the writ of ne exeat in the case of L.
chee SUN ct al. vs. c. Wal Tong
The altar committee of St. Andrews
Cathedral gave TO the curch as an
Easter Offering a beautiful new silk
chaIice veil. burse and altar linen, hne7
" embroidered. n
Members Of Oahu Lodge No i, ~
.vP are requested to meet at "a r-
+,,onv Han this afternoon at 2sso o'clock
Tor the purpose OF attending the run
eral Of the late william II. McGregor.
Mystic Lodge. William Mckinley Lodge
and visiting members are respectfully
invited to attend.
Mrs. Maria de souza, who was arrest
ed on Saturday night at her house near
. Camp Mckinley for selling liquor With
out a license. was fined 800 and costs
in police court yesterday. The woman,
Who is aged and feeble. was helped into
court by her son. United States SOL
der. The woman pleaded restitution
as her reason for occasionally selling
LIQUOR. The court, however, said ne did
not believe she had to sell beer to
make a living. The fine was paid The
woman's son is generally accredited
with having plenty Of money at his
disposal
Sometime between Saturday night
and yesterday morning burglars entered
the offices of Richardson and Holloway.
engineers, on Merchant street, but in
vestigation shows they discovered
nothing of value to carry away En-
trance was gained by the front door as
il was found unlocked yesterday morn
ing. An auger had been used to bore
holes about the lock in the cash drawer
and when this was removed the drawer
was opened valuabIes of all kinds be-
longing to the partners were securely
kocked in the safe and nothing was left
z in the drawer overnight
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-14

A Civil Service examination for posi-
lions as clerks and carriers in the Post
once department. viii be held at the
High School on May 2. 1908. Secretary
ingalls, Of the Postal Board requests
that all applications be in prior TO the
hour of closing business on April 30
The age limit for the various positions
is from IS to 45 years. All applicants
male and female, must be at least five
feet four inches in height, and weigh
not less than 125 pounds. The various
subjects upon which applicants are ex-
amined, are spelling. arithmetic, letter.
writing, penmanship. copying from
plain copy. United States geography
reading addresses. The weights of per-
centage for geography and reading ad-
dresses have been lowered from twenty
five per cent. each to ten per cent, but
those for arithmetic, letter-writing and
penmanshipl have been raised. 1t has
been recognized by the department that
the examination in geography was too
stiff, as questions asked We're often Of
places thousands of miles away from
Where the applicant resided and were
fof small places that would be only
known TO persons living there.