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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
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u around in De darkness \ spooly a5as
N carries 4 Cub an erits lis teeth II
d yo has hin downtown shoot1' craps
a till midnight an5 has lost de <, de old
y woman wanted fur i pair OF shoes
/ keep yo'r eye on fur Spoohs us yU'
open de gate. Look 10 de right an de
left as 20 tiptoe along. Yo' hope de
old woman am in bed an sound asleep
an dat de spooks hey all gone off to
cake walk, but a surprise party awaits
yo'. Bout de time yo' put yo,r hand
on de knob of de kitchen ,lOuh Il spook
rises up from behind an ash bari an
swings club ag'in de back Of Yer
neck. an de next half hour am all a
dream to yo'
i don't know what dream Cart
wheel Johnson had, but Tze had some
powerful Warnn's in my time
"Once | dreamed of walkin' in de
road wild seben hrack cats follerin ar
ter NE, an de next day got into Il
dispute Wild Deacon Taylor bout de
garden Of Eden an WAS laid UP in bed
fur a week
At anoddcr time l dreamed was a
black hosS chasin' a white COW around
an it wasn't two days hcfo' cum
down Wild de mumpS an couldn't cit
my mouf open fur ten days
AE'in dreamed dat was 9 feather
bed an dat a Guild pusson had stole
me off de fence Whar was takiu' Il
sun bath, an, dat VERY night ny
daWg died in commissions an ,c roof
OF dc wood Shed caved in.
Il has also had experience wild
signs.
"one night as was bout startin'
out to 20 up de alley wild a bag on
my arm | saw star fall from de
heavens | should hey turned back an
gone to bed, but didn't | kept on
alter dose Chickens an bout de time
got EN- policeman got nae. AN l
went W fur thirty days
Al anodder time was gwine along
oe road an a hunchback asked me
what time it was. 1t WAS siclI a good
sign dat invested 70 dollars in lot
tery ticket an lost cherry cent of it.
Oh, yes, my frons, has had heaps
an heaps to do wid spool,s an dreams
an signs an ha'uts, an yo' kin cum
10 me fur advice any time III save
70 dc trubble, hoWeber, by giyin' yo'
solae advice right healI an now
ON my way home dis caVenn'
sAaIt drap into Samuel Sims cabin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
To Cure Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo vulnlne Tab
let's All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
None Higher.

"Wei,." said the gambler us he raised
the ~. on a royal tiush, I am certainty
carr>1ng on things with Il Li-h hand"
Cornell Widow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
Means Of Easy Victory.

II the Continental Congress could
have sul plieA the British army with
t2y pistols, tGc struggle Tor American
inap@ead"aae need not have lasted so
long Philadelphia inquire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22

ltciinoss Of the skin. horrible
plague. 0nIN enc safe. neyer-faiiing
cure. Deans Ointment. At any drug
sto. e, 10 cents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
Well Fitted to Make Trouble.

She Has yogr roommate an ear for
music?
He Worse He has TWO hands and Il
mouth Harvard Lampoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22

kind words are aver lost unless
a woman puts them in a letter and
gives it 10 her husband 10 mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22

y LET the SmOhe out, I HIS OH tVI'I
f. Somuel Shin am not h"ah tonight
Ea,.o.o he met up wild Il >po3k tv,o
4 vonfn's ago an de ghost mighty hes'h
! broke his back
81 has also bin told dat Carr * Loci
fobn.on was afeared to leave iii~ .oj@"
,ol.aso Of q dream ue bad. All dfej efiEe=
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22

sEBEN BRACK CATS FoI.LERIN' ME
iur little chat an if l find lie hasn't
sot sense snuf IN his head to know dat
ue spook dat fetched him a whack was
e!d woman. den he won't be a mem
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
HE LIME
KILN CLUB
..ber Gardner Lecturec on Spook.e.
DreamC and Thins|

ngY fr'en's,' said Hrothnr
M Gardner to ,he members OF
I M tlH. Iimeki!n club after the
windows had been opened
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
E1AXIHS OF 4 WEALTHY Mn.
Mayer Rothsshtla rad Pfeeepts Which
&c RiaidIg Observed.

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zaf#= #&aa down ts5#Iye Eaztas
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81. These @2Sim4 are
a4#5& a5s=rtia9= il FazaRe
fs1a ese= 3eean4a1 s@4slt those 4ao
desire 10 succeed III life:
Seriously ponder over and thor
Ugh aEaa555 any pre- 10 which
5t=tI af@E5 - -iFe yen attention.
al, ~ ieaa tine aa3 ten de-
cise afoaN1X.
:. Go ahead
4. Endure ahnoEances patiently and
fight bralely against Obstacles.
5 Consider honor as a sacred duty.
g. Never lie about a business affair,
{ Pay your debts promptly.
s. Learn how to sacrifice money
when necessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22

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9. Do not trust too much to luck.
10. Spend your time profitably.

II. Do not pretend to be more i'm
pOrtant than you really are.
T. Never become discouraged, work
zealously and you will surely succeed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-22
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The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

A Jackson correspondent of the
Mobile Register says that the leg
islative candidates and those for
higher offices will be required to
express themselves upon the liquor
traffic and prohibition question in
the present campaign. notwith-
standing the recent prohibition
convention declared adversely
upon launching a new party. The
question then arises as to who will
constitute the authority for pro-
pounding such queries and de-
manding such pledges, and by
what right will the candidates be
compelled 10 answer them? 1t is
true, it may be done in a sort of
guerilla manner, but that could
1Iot carry the weight nor command
the same respect even among pro-
hibitionists, that would have ac-
companied an enunciation by the
State prohibition convention. and
it is hardly probable that the can
didates will give the subject seri-
Gus consideration.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
The Jackson News. speakipo OF

The Jackson News, speaking of
recent circular rates sent out by
the railroads in Mississippi, gives
the junction points of the Mobile
a. Ohio as Corinth, Tupelo, West
Point, Columbus and Meridian,
leaving Aberdeen out entirely,
whereas this is the most important
junction point Oh the list. We
have connection with the Mobile
& Ohio, the Illinois Central and
the Frisco, three entirely indepen-
dent lines, while, with the excep-
ton of Meridian, the others enjoy
only two connections, and some of
them, as Corinth and Columbus,
have only one system, though op-
Grating under different names.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
Indian Baby Born on the Train.

Conductor Bob Hamilton. run
ming the Mobile & Ohio passenger
train out of Meridian Sunday af-
ternoon, had presented to him a
problem while waiting at Artes a
for a wreck to be cleared.
AT one point during the six hou IS
stay there the doors leading to tie
chartered car occupied by two farl-
lilies of Ohoctaw Indians were locS-
ed and about an hour later Coz
ductor Hamilton was called in o
discuss passage with Miss Artes a
Tear-in-the-F Face. She was v, e
passenger whose name was not n
the ticket embracing every soul q
the Choctaw families. and "Bo' !"
had it throw up to him w1at 10 q }.
The moth Of ,he h:s,e .edy " :
duly prouc II her off pring n 4
when Han .on called for .he tic :
cts to look a.ul over o.,rs fully 9
learn whe r there was biai <
line for sL~rspt.ciousiy inseriii 2
the name and age of his nov ia =
senger, the grinning father passe j
him over a couple of bright red
apples 1t was soon known through
out the the train that most ID
teresting event had taken place
and a reception was threatened, but
declined by the hopeful parents.
Miss Artesia Tear-in-the-F Face
looked wondering at the gas lights
on the train and announced her
self before the party left Artesia
as tired and desiring to retire.
Star.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Judge Sykes recessed the Lee
county circuit court all of last
week on account of the fearfully
inclement weather. The Tupelo
Journal attributes the necessity of
the vacation 10 the dreadful con-
dition of the roads, and says that
it was impossible for interested
parties to reach the court house
That is bad situation of affairs,
but Lee county is by no means
alone in that condition.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

causes weak body and invites disease.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures and strength
ems the stomach, and wards Of aid over
comes disease ]. B. Taylor, q promi-
q ent merchant of Chriesman, Tex, says:
s'Icould not eat because Of . weak stom-
ack. lost all strength and run down in
weight. All that money could do vas
done, but all hope of recovery vsnishsd :.
Hearing Of some wonderful cures elected
BY use Of Kodol, I concluded to try It.
The Arst bottle benedttod me, and after
taking four bottles Am fully restored to
my usual strength, weight and health"
PhOoatx Drug %.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
Additional Staff Assignments.

Headquarters Departm' mt Of Mis-
sissippi, Spanish American
War Veterans. \
ABERDEEN, Feb. IL, 1908.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 4.
I. The following additional a,-
pointments as officers of the D
partment Staff are hereby mac (
and announced:
To be Assistant Inspector Gen
eral, comrade Henry w. Startling,
Greenville.
To be Assistant Quartermaster
General. comrade Tom 81. McFar-
land, Aberdeen.
To be Assistant Gen
eral, comrade Emmett G. Smythe,
Greenville.
To be Judge Advocate, comrade
Q. Tucker Beckett. West Point
To be Mastering Officer, ,comrade
@. l.. Lincoln, Columbus.
To be Department Chaplain, E.
d. Soloman, Grenada.
To be Aides-de-Oamp, comrades
j. V. Harris, Baldwin; W. C.Wat-
son, Columbus; j. II. Mcclure,
West Point; JIG Harley. .Pontotoc
II. These officers will rank as
such from this date, and will be
obsyed and respected accordingly.
They will report at once by letter
to the Department commander.
III. Comrsde T. 81. Mcfarland
Assistant Quartermaster-G g General,
is hereby detailed as Acting As.
sistant Adjutant General Of the
Department during the absence of
Assistant Adjutant General A. II.
French. He will at once enter on
the discharge Of the duties of that
Office, and will be obeyed and re.
spected accordingly.
BY command of
JOHN B. MCFARLAND,
Department Commander.
(OMoial.) T. 81. MCFARLAND,
Acting A. A. q.
State papers please copy)
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
Hon. Henry Mccall, the newl

Hon. Henry Mccall. the newly
appointed Collector of Customs of
New Orleans, has appointed 81. 8.
Saucier as cashier of the customs
department. Saucier is a native
Mississippian, but has resided in
Louisiana several years. He was
a member of the Rough Riders
in the Cuban campaign and was
Col. Roosevelt's trusted courier al
that time. The President tx
pressed his personal pleasure in
indorsing the application, a very
unusual circumstance.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
And now David B. Hill bobs al

And now David B. Hill bobs up
again as candidate for the Dem
ocratiU nomination for President.
His boom is being :groomed this
time by former Mayor Taggart of
indianapolis, who pledges the
State of Indiana to his favorite.
In the experience and vicissitudes
OF the Democratic party David B.
is much like Banquo's ghost.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Major j. T. Senter, of the Co.
lumbus Commercial. has formally
announced rs a candidate for Rail-
road Commissioner for the North
ern district. A creditable record
as a member of the legislature and
a wide acquaintance with the peo-
pie will make him a formidable
candidate.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

A firm of local cotton brokers at
Fort Smith went broke last week
and were forced out of business by
a call of % per bale in one night
for margin on cotton contracts for
future delivery They turned over
cash and quick cash assets to the
amount of $4,000 which, with
other available resources, will
enable them to finally pay obliga-
tions at par. The business was
operated over a private wire.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
The Executive . Legislative
Discussion.

The race for Governor is assum-
ing a most inconsistent complex
ion. The candidates Offering for
this high executive Office are arro-
eating the discussion of issues that
belong 10 the legislative branch OF
the government and are attempt
ing to impress the belief that laws
favorable TO this, or opposed to
that idea, depend on which one of
them is elected. The issues which
are being so warmly discussed by
these gentlemen were better de-
fined by candidates for the legis-
la.ure, whose duty il will be, when
elected. to make laws bearing on
these questions. While it is true
that the Governor exerts consider
able influence on legislation, it Is
equally true that he cannot coerce
measures contrary to the dispo-
sition of the legislature. There
fore, If the questions are as vital as
Messrs. Critz, Noel, Vardaman and
Fox represent them, the people
should shift their discussion to
Legislative candidates and choose
a Governor for executive ability,
discreetness, progressiveness and
conservatism alone.
The laws that govern State are
creations of its assembly. They
originate there and are salutary In
exact measure with the wisdom,
judgment and integrity of the ma
jority Of individuals that compose
it.
The WEEKLY is opposed to the
present aspect of the State cam
paign, because aspirants for execu
tive office are appropriating legis-
lative thunder 10 induct themselves
into office and are leading the
public mind away from the essen
tial of choosing statesmen for the
Legislature.
1t is time for the people to 90
into close analysis of this
canvass for Governor that has
been launched on an edu-
cational question anyhow, and
determine whether there is not
more demagoguery in its agitation
by men for this office than any
thing else. LII is also time for
them to turn their attention to- the
men who are TO represent them IN
the next legislature and ascertain
their attitude on this and every
other public question. These are
the men that fix the destiny of "A
State and bless or oppress its peo-
pie. 1t therefore behooves the
voters to look well 10 their selec-
ton and to allow no sham battles
among other candidates to divert
their attention, but to insist on the
discussion of Legislative questions
by legislative candidates.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

There is always welcome for
the man who excels. no matter in
what trade or profession he may
be engaged. What the world wants
is men who know how to do one
thing and TO do that one thing
we'll. The jack of all trades must
ultimately sink to the level of the
common Observation-Disclosures Com
mercial.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

A Fire Insurance Policy 10 . good thing
in case of fire-
Life Insurance Policy II . good thing
in case of death.
But the best Of al IL . health policy,
which you get by taking DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic. II makes you we'll and kseps
you strong, aud good health II fer better
thaa money.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

The best move the mayor ant
city council ever made was in pass
ing the resolution providing 70
the construction Of cement pave
ments.-Columbus Commercial
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

The scratch Of pin may cause the lose
Of limb or even death when blood poi
soning results from the injury All dan.
ger Of this may be svoldsd, however, BY
promptly applying Chamberlsin's Pain
Balm. u % an antiseptie and quick
healing Imminent for outs, bruises and
bUsne. 4os sale - Pheenjx DsQg O..
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

The Dispatch, in keeping with
Judge Z. 0. Sykes friends in thi,
city and county. rejoices in his
convalescence and recovery. Judg,
Sykes is one of the most lovable ct
men and his illness caused unusual
regret here.-Columbus Dispatch
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

The best phyric. "Once tried and yos
will always use Chamberlain's Stomac
and Liver Tablets" says William 4. GI
rsrd, Pease, Vt. These tablets are tn
most prompt, most pleasant and most re
liable cathartic in use. For sale b
Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Mothers can safely give Folev's Honey
and Tar to their children for coughs and
c"lds, for it contains no opates or other
poisons. ]. l.. Shell 4 Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

ney troubles on the market is Foley's
Kidney Cure. For sale by J. l.. Shell
Co
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Winter coughs are apt to result iu con-
sumption if neglected. They can be soon
broken up by using Foley's Honey and
Tar. Sold by j l.. Shell 4 Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Foley's Honey and Tar is best for croup
and whooping cough, contains no opiate-,
and cures quickly. Careful mothers See.o
IL in the house. Sold by j. J.. Shell x Go.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the cough
caused by attack of la grippe. IL heals
the lungs. Sold by Shell q Go.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

When you take GROVES TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC because the formula is
plsinly printed on each bottle showing
that il ia simply Iron and QuiniEe in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. soc
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice TO the
consumptive SO and Ioo
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionis themod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomaChs.
SCott's Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

II you want the best Flour buy
from 70. F. p. CARTRn& oo.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27
ONE
MINUTE

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in
one minute. because il kills the microbe
which nckles the mucous membrane, caus-
Ing the cough, and AT the same time clears
the phlegm. draws out the Inflammation
ano heals and soothes the affected parts.
Ohe Minute Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs wards OF pneumonia and Is harm
less and never falling cure in all cursble
cases OF Coughs, Colds and Group.
Our little girl was uncon scous fron, str.,s,,i.,
curing sudden and terrible attack Of Group Quickly
secured Bottle Of One Minute Cough Cure ard cave
her three doses half IN hour apart The Group wss
mastered and our little daTli7S speedily recovered /
Cannot praise Oae Minute Cough Cure too much for
what II has done In eur fsEiy.-A l. Spzffo-d Post
master. Chester. Mich
Prepared by z. o. Dewitt & CO., CHICAGO
The Aberdeen weekly., 1903-02-27

Manufactured anywhere, by any
body and being offered to you for the
profits alone by fertilizer dealers, is
not the goods for you to allow your
we'll before you purchase to know you
are getting the goods adapted to your
crops and lands, and you Will be
sure to get the desired results
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-10
GUMDROPs AND PRAYER.
The Elder Got His Teeth Twisted and
Couldn't supplicate.
Detroit Free Press.

OetrOlt Free freSS.
When Uncle David comes to town for a
day or two the whole family likes to sit on
the piazza in the evening and hear him tell
his old stories all over again.
Little Frances had been down to the COR
ner shop. and had come back with a paper
bag of gumdrops, which she passed around
the group.
"Gumdrops always remind me of old Ed
er jerks" said Uncle David.
"'Oh, yes, do tell US about Elder jerks
and the gumdrop.' exclaimed one of the
group.
WELL said the old man, 'one night at
our village prayer meeting the preacher
called on Elder jerks to pray. The elder
was sitting rather back in the church in a
dark place and he didn't move. Our preach
er said again, Elder jerks will you lead
in prayer? but still the man never budged.
We all thought he was asleep. so the pastor
led in prayer himself, and dismissed us
LAS the little congregation filed out of
church, Elder jerks came busting and ell
bowling 10 to the front. / was mean enough
to hang back and hear what he had TO
say to the preacher. This was his explana-
ton:
Brother Bags he lisped. L owe " an
apology for not rethpondin' when y athed
me to lead in prayer; that little Tommy
Dobbth tibet by me an he gimme a gum
drop an he got my teeth tho twithted up
that couldn' think Of thing TO thay.'"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-10
woodland Places.

I will go out into cool woodland places,
Among old forest trees
That have heard many pray'rs. seen many faces
OF men, and meet the breeze
And sun and rain. and dwell awhile with
these
There are calm spirits in the trees and noun
tains.
To those with eyes to see
The old wood gods live yet. forests and fountains
Yield them security;
II stay silent they will speak with me.
Perfumed with pray'rs shall espy them steal
ing
Across the dim-lt lawn
Ere evenings torch be raised. or when revealing
Another day new born
The wind talks with the mountains in the
dawn.
will go out into cool woodland places
with open heart and ears
And be child again. running swift
With backward reaching years.
And laugh again and know Gods gift Of tears.
~ B. b. In London Outlook.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-10

The Visionary Scheme of Connecting
Asia and Alaska.
Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal.
One of the promoters of the Transalaska-
Siberia Railway, which Is to supply the
missing link in the Paris-New York over
land route. speaks of the project as the
dream of his life.
AS a company has been Incorporated in
Maine with capital of $50, 900 there are
possibilities that the vision thus capitalized
may be introduced to the New York curb
market.
1t is extremely doubtful whether project
such as that proposed could not be carried
through with the faintest hope of profit, &C
cording to those who have studied the mat
ter.
Such a proposition received some atten-
ton in European centers a couple of years
ago, and, in the interest of certain London
and Paris capitalists, Mr.. Harry De Windt,
an Englishman. who had established quite
a reputation a traveller was commits
stoned to make tour over the proposed
route and report. He made the tour and
his report was entirely adverse to the
undertaking that this group of capitalists
at once gave II up.
The project involves construction of some
5000 miles of road from the Transsiberian
line northeast to East cape, through a coun-
try which produces nothing and a very
large proportion of which is swamp, i'm
passable except for dog sleds. Temperatures
of so degrees belown zero are encountered
and life is barely made possible by the
fact that there are no winds.
To connect this line with the railway sys-
TENS of Alaska IL was at first proposed to
bridge the Bering strait This strait is Tor
ty-five miles wide at its narrowest part,
and it's greatest depth is $50 feet. A bridge,
however, was shown to be out of the ques-
ton on account of the ice foes which float
down with irresistible force at the breakup
OF the Arctic winter. The bridge idea has,
therefore, been abandoned and tunnel is
proposed. This is probably feasible, but it
is beyond the realm of probability that the
business of the entire road would, within
the present generation, pay for the cost of
the tunnel alone.
That great difficulties would be encoun-
tered in Alaska before the existing lines
could be connected up with Canadian Pa
cific or some other transcOntinental road will
be admitted by all acquainted with that ter
ritory and from whatever point of view the
matter is considered ii must be admitted
that the promoter who spoke of the project
as dream" described it pretty accu-
rot a1x