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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
MISSES PINE BLUFF
Rock Island Not Coming-=RaiIroad
Trainmen's Committee

4 statement which the Graphic has
not been able to thoroughly run down,
but has it from reliable people. is
that the Rock Island road is going to
pass within twenty miles of Pine Bluff
Tho road is now into Hope, Ark, and
the plan is to head for Stamps and
connect with the Bodcaw Lumber
company's road, which runs down into
Louisiana. and by this route to reach
New Orleans. It would be a shame
and an everlasting deteriment to Pine
Bluff to miss this road. If it is to
come SO near an effort should be made
to bring it here. The Graphic would
suggest that the Commercial league
look into this matter Call a mass
meeting and in any way possible find
out whether or not the Rock Island
can be secured for Pine Bluff. There
is more to be gained by securing the
Rock Island than any other road that
it Is possible to get and some quick
work along that line should be done
1t is an injustice to the city and to
its every interest to sit idly and see
railroads like the Rock Island cap.
tured by less favored places
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Future Aid for Arkansas
SChOOIS==IndianOla Affair

State Superintendent Hnemon of
public instruction returned early yes
tcrday morning from New York where
he attended the annual meeting of the
Southern and General Education
borads in the interest of the schools
of Arkansas. says the Little Rock Gaz-
cite.
While his visit and conference With
tie educational philan1hropists of the
East may not result in immediate aid
for the schools here. Mr. HinemOn is
convinced that it will bring material
benefit some time in the next few
months or years. He deems his time
we'll ~Ncnt for if he has accomplished
nothing more than the bringing to the
attention of the philanthropists by per-
sonal conference the condition of the
Nuhlic schools here he has done what
Wa not done before made the first
step in securing substantial aid.
The General and Southern Educa-
tonal boards have never entered Ark
ansas with their educational charities.
THE conference was a most delight
full affair" said Mr.. Hinemon, "and
cannot be other than productive of
great good to the cause of common
schools. We all know the fine effect
in all sections of our country, OF the
statesmanlike and patriotic utteran-
ces OF the lamented Grady at the New
England banquet The North and
South need to understand each other
more perfectly and they need less OF
those things which arouse prejudice
and inflame passion. The banquet
given by President Ogden of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Officers for Railroad Trainmen.

Offcers for Railroad Trainmeh.
The legislative body of the railroad
trainmen met Saturday at the Capita
hotel i'll Little Rock and elected
the following officers to act as a com
mittee to remain at the capital dur
ing the entire session of the legisla
ture to promote the bill which they
will have introduced with reference
to the fellow servants act:
r. G. Sell. general chairman of di
vision. No. 27S, B. of L. E.. Little
Rock.
A. l.. Ratterree, yice.charman. B.
OF r. T. lodge, No. 300 Van Buren,.
F. F. Cramer. division. No. 25l. O.
r. c., Pine Bluff.
J. NJ. Brickhouse, lodge No. A., sec
retary and treasurer, Little Rock.
The trainmen are under heavy ex-
pense to maintain the committee at
Little Rock. In an interview Cover
nor Davis expressed hsself as for
the measure good and strong. The
trainmen are very hopeful of success
in getting the fellow servants" act
repealed or amended at this session of
the legislature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

ing coal from a delivery wagon. My
article created much dissension on tho
part of coal buyers and Mr.. Bernath
says the complaints We're many. Mr..
Bernath at once went about finding
out who the guilty driver was so as
to discharge him and says he would
consider it a favor for any assistance
as that which made the "Kicker" do
some kicking Sunday. and that a weH
formed suspicion against a driver
is sufficient for his discharge. 1t was
not my intention to work a hardship
ON the coal company or any transfer
man. but to correct an evil of which
there has been complaint Mr. Ber
nath says the load of coal referred 10
was bought outright and the purchaser
had tho right to unload any part or
all of it wherever he pleased and was
livery in the filing of an order. How
ever what | said has not been wholly
amiss. 1t Will, perhaps have a ten
dcncy to put a stop to any peculations
of coal that may have been going on.
If so the "kieker' feels amply re-
Warded
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THE ADVERTISING ART
TOW a Local Firm Has Reduced 1t
to a Science

Advertising is both an art and a
science and requires skill and train.
ing. There is not much use in adyer-
tising unless you have some concpD-
ton OF what an advertisement ought
to contain and how II should be writ.
of news and tell something of inter
est every time it appears. II should
not be allowed to run until the read
erS OF the paper quit looking at an
advertisement that has grown so old
and gray that the sight of it creates
a feeling OF impatience with the ad
NcrtiSer
one of the most clever men in Pine
Bluff in the art of advertising is Mr.
II. {. Dreyfus. son of l. Dreyfus Of
the Big Store" Mr.. Dreyfus has stud
led the art diligently. He has full
charge OF his fathers advertising de-
partment and has not only proved a
success but has created comment in
the east among the firms which are
wholesalers and distributors. He
has received many exceedingly COM
plimentary letters on his advertise.
ments in the Graphic and advertise
ments outside the newspapers and one
among many is as follows from a
foreign concern:
London and Paris, Nov. Z, 1902
II. c. Dreyfus. care Of |. Dreyfus. Pine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
GRAPHIC'S NICE SCOOP
Only Pine Bluff Paper to Print Leg
isIative Organization Monday

The Graphic was the only Pine Bluff
newspaper to print the news of the
organization OF the state legislature
at Little Rock Monday on the same
day OF the organization It told about
the election Of the presiding officers
and other officers The Graphic has
had many compliments on giving the
people news in which everybody in
Pine Bluff was so much interested.
The following is the roster of the
fortunate ones, as reported in the Lit
tie Rock Gazette this morning:
The Senate.
Pr"adcnt-J, J., Short Of Fulton
county.
Secretary-J. Fletcher Hurley of Pu.
Ia aski county.
Assistant Secretary-J. J. Lewis Of
Randolph county.
Journal clerk-Cecil Price of Ark
ansas county
Engrossing clerk--Miss May Craig
of Union county.
Enrolling elerk-Mss Ida Wright Of
Pulaski county
Sergeant at arms-J. NJ Rains of
Craighead county
Chaplain-Rev. Z. l.. Carson of Pope
county.
Chief .Janitor-Julan Smith: assis
tant janitor. c. F. Wiley
Pages-Ross Morgan. w Calder and
JOS Dean
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
GOSSIP BY GRAPHiC'S
MAN ABOUT TOWN. I
s$4.3-s&se+++&s-s4.-e-+S.++t$+4s

Mayor Ryan. of Rob Roy. gave some
very interesting facts to the Man
About Town concerning the sinking
of the Lucille Nowland off Rob Roy
which have not yet been given out
to the general public.
Mayor Ryan, who bears the rank of
rear admiral of the Rob Roy squadron,
received an orded to join Dewey's fleet
and was on board the flagship Mud
Hen, steaming down the river with
the DeWberry Annie and Hot Tamale
following close in the rear of the Mud
Hen, when be discovered the search
light on the Lucille Nowland. which
he took to be the Spanish fotilla on
its way to Wild Cat The Mud Hen
Immediately opened fire with one OF
her thirteen inch rapid fire hot tamale
guns, and sank the Lucille Now!and.
The NoWlands commander, Capt. f. A.
Stanfield, showed great bravery but
on finding that his vessel was greatly
damaged and that a fight was impossl-
bic steered for near by sandbar,
where she settled down with ease. The
Mud Hen and Hot Tamale drew along
side the disabled vessel and assumed
command.
Rear Admiral Ryan speaks very fiat
teringly of the future Of Rob Roy He
spoke interestingly Of the four banks
that are now in operation-two river
banks, and two bayou banks. He also
stated that the Phoenix opera house
ignited by lightning bug and was
destroyed, but will be rebuilt in time
to do business next season. He said
that nearly all the bonds have been
floated to complete the underground
railroad from Rob Roy to Vinegar Hill,
and will be easily floated with one
more hard rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
THE LOCAL BANKS.

The stockholders of the Bank of
Pine Bluff met and elected directors
today as follows: J. NJ. Oracle, Alex
Perdue, ], S. Mcdonnell, w. II. West
brook, f. G. Arnold. J. w. Hellums,
j. W. Sanders. A. w Num-, w. II.
Hearn After the directors we're elect
ficers as follows: J. M. Oracle. Presi-
dent; Alex. Perdue, vice-president;
W D. Hearn, cashier; w. G. Hudson,
assistant cashier.
There was no change in the direc
tory or officers. A dividend Of 10
per cent was declared.
The stockholders of the Citizens
National bank met this afternoon. and
elected directors as follows: w. H.
Iangford, Fred Fox. J. T. w. Tillar,
r. NJ. Knox, D. NJ. Bluthenthal, p. p.
Byrd, Geo. l.. Madding. The directors
elected the following officers: W. II.
Langford, president; r. NJ. Knox, vice
president; r r. Pugh, cashier; M. u.
Bloom assistant cashier
No changes were made in either
directory or officers.
The stockholders Of the Merchants
and Planters bank Monday morning
held their annual meeting at the bank
parlors on Main street. The following
directors were elected to serve for
the ensuing year: Messrs. II. H. Hum,
V. D. Wilkins, J. w. Corcoran, w l..
| Dewoody, W. B. Alexander and Charles
We'll
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Admitted to the Bar.

Frank A. Brewer, of Camden. filed
petition today to be admitted to the
bar, and to be granted license to prac-
tice law in the state of Arkansas. II.
P. Smeed and G. w. Hay of Camden,
endorsed his petition. He was examin-
ed in open court before Judge Elliott.
the examination having been conduct
ed by Mai. N. T. White, J. NJ. Taylor
and M. A. Austin. He passed good
examination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Transfer of chaiamette Place.

The legal documents necessary to
the transfer of the Chalamette place
from ]. F. Corcoran to DR.. J. F. Sim
mons were executed and filed for rec
ord Monday and DIR. Simmons is now
the possessor of the beautiful lands OF
that plantation. 1t is one of the larg-
est deals in real estate that was con
sumated in jefferson county during
the year of 1902.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
The latanola<@eRr.


Speaking of now tho North and East
regarded the In5'ianola affair. Mi.
iinenon said:
THE appointing of a negro post
mastr9ss ia Mississippi and the ap-
pointment OF negro collector of the
port Of Charleston, s. G., seems to be
regarded by the people Of the North
as a very grave error en- the part of
President Roosevelt Various metropol
condemnation of these appointments.
"Speabng of the Indianoa incident
the Indianapolis Daily Sentinel said :.
President Roosevelt has succeeded in
firing the Southern heart by his insis-
tence on a colored postmistress in In
dianola. Miss. What is surprising is
that he has appointed so few negro
postmasters in Indiana or any other
Northern state. He is missing a great
opportunity
These and similar utterances from
leading papers and prominent men
seem to show that the presidents ac-
ton does not meet with the approval
of the North, and it is believed that
the whole thing will result in a boom
erang, and that it may react terribly
against the president among the con-
servative people of the North.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
The House.

tne rouse
Speaker-John l. Moore of Phillips
county.
Chief clerk-A. s. Hays of Pope
county.
Sergeant-at- ARMS. 4. Bonds OF
Logan county.
Following are the names Of those
elected to the clerkships, etc:
Secretary-J. Fletcher Hurley, the
Little Rock newspaper man. who held
tthe position in the last general as
sembly
Assistant Secretary. J. Lewis,
Randolph county
Engrossing clerk-Mss May Craig
of Union county.
Enrolling clerk-Miss Ida Wright
of Pulaski county.
Journal clerk-Cecil G. Price of
Arkansas county, nephew of Senator
Price of Arkansas county.
Sergeant at -Arms-.J. NJ. Rains of
Craighead county.
Chaplain-Rev. r. l.. Carson of Pope
county, of the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church.
Janitor-Jules Smith of Dallas
county.
Assistant Janitor-C. f. Wylie OF
Pulaski county
ges--Willie Coulter, Polk county;
Ross Morgan. Union county: Joe
Dean, Clark county
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Bluff, Ark.~Your letter of the ith
with the small advertising folder came
duly to hand. and we could not sug-
gest any improvements in this ad.
| The color of the paper, as we'll as the
color of the ink, is very attractive
/, The arrangement OF tho type. could
not be improved upon, and tho argu.
ments very forciblc. You are Ger
tainly deserving the success you are
making in your line
Yours Very Truly
"SCIiLOSS BROS. & CO."
Mr.. Dreyfus said in an interview
with the Graphic:
We do our heavy advertising when
the season is dull, or when we ex.
pect it to be dull. When the season
is good we Will have as much busi
ness as we can do anyhow, and the
chief object in advertising is to make
get the patron to come to our store.
If he once comes in we then stand
chance to sell him. We can never
trade with him as long as he does not
come into our place Of business We
get the very best results from our 10
cal dailies and the weeklies are due
ample credit for their portion of the
work The man who advertises in
spurts. will have fluctuating business,
which is the most unsatisfactory that
can be had"
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SOME KICKS.
BY the Graphic's Kicker.
/. i. i. + i. i. + i. + /. !. !. + + l. f +

From what the Graphic manage
ment and editorial staff tell me my
kicks are being generally read by
the people Of the city Not a great
while after the paper had been distri-
hutcd Sunday morning by the carriers;
the Graphics telephones began to ring
and most of these calls We're from peO-
pie who wanted to know who writes for
1ae kicker column. They complained
that tho% had bought coal, and each
Of these kickcrs thought il was his
particular load from which the coal
red to in the Graphic by me that
morning. The city editor tells me
that he heard these requests to know
the "kicker" and complaints as to
being the victim of the drivers pee
ulatiye propensities until he grew
weary of hearing them and retreated
from the Office. Nearly twenty peo-
pie had called up within a short time
and each of them sWore that he was
, the particular coal buyer whose load
of coal had been touched by the driver
OF course it is very probable that many
of these people did not lose one pound
of coal by the drivers, and received
every pound they paid for. There is
thiru fhnI could have q
owned the load of coal referred to
by me. If they did then | have done
that driver a great injustice for in
stead Of dividing the load among three
persons he ought to have divided it
among twenty or more.
Mr.. Bernath, who has charge of the
only coal yard in the city says he is
fully satisfied that all the Graphic's
subscribers who buy coal read my
daily effusions, and the coal buyers
who are not subscribers borrow the
paper from their neighbors and read
it. Well, don't blame persons who
are not subscribers for good news
paper like the Graphic for borrowing
it from their neighbors. If they are
too poor to take it, it is charitable to
lend it to them. 1t is too good for
them to miss and If they will keep
on borrowing and reading it, they will
no doubt thereby be assisted in get
ting into a more fortunate financial
fix, and they will then do the proper
thing by subscribing and paying for
it. Those who are too stingy to sub
scribe for it should also continue 70
| sponge on their neighbors for it, be-
cause they would miss some Of the
complimentary things which the
| Graphic sometimes has to say about
such penurious people if they were
to quit their sponging.
Now some have an idea that
rather implicated the coal company il
what l said. No such construction cal
he sensibly placed on my language
rhe company has never failed to dis
barge an employe when caught steal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
SOCIETY NOTES.

The announcement OF the wedding
of Miss Essie Blass, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Guss Blass, of Little Rock,
to Mr.. Joseph Berger, of Jonesboro,
has been received here.
The Bluff City club will entertain
at their regular monthly meeting at
their club rooms next Thursday even
ing at euchre. There will be large
attendance from present indications
and pleasant time will be had.
Ny. Vim. Groom arrived today from
Wacross, Ga, to we'd Miss Mary Green
and the ceremonies take place at the
Tir1t Baptist church Miss Green is
ono Of tn most cultured and refined
young ladies' of Pine Bluff. and is a
beautiful young woman. Mr.. Groom is
4 railroad passenger conductor and is
a man of fine ability and appearance,
and comes of a highly respected fami
ly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

Negro burglars hold up Manager
Roche of the Texarkana Music and
Furniture store with pistols and rob
the store
John Martin of Trenton. a negro
OF good reputation, has disappeared
and it is thought he met with foul
play
John Sidberry. indicted fifteen years
ago arrested in Ashley county and
jailed at Wynne
Blind s,aggers is taking of the
horses in the neighborheod OF Bin
gen.
Ghas. n. Goodlett of OZan pulled
several pears and apples from his
trees recently. They were the second
crop in a year. The fruit is small. but
we'll Favored
Ben Cozart, who suddenly disap-
peared from his home at ParGgould
about fifteen years ago, and who was
long since given up for dead. has re
turned and will live with his son at
st. Francis. He has made no public
statement as to his whereabouts dur
ing his absence He is 60 years old.
The smallpox patients in the pest
house at Poragould are recovering
rapidly, and will soon be discharged.
leaving Paragould entirely free from
the disease.
Workmen struck vein of coal
while sinking we'll near Locksburg
last week. The ground on which the
vein was found belongs to c. p. Brown.
The coal is said to be of fine quality.
orange tree which has about two
dozen oranges on It, Some Of the
fruit has ripened.
T. c. Watt of DeQueen plucked a
juicy watermelon from one of his
vines last week. During the past year
Sewer county farmers also raised
lemons, oranges and bananas.
The activity displayed in the bining
district near DeQueen is spreading
and prospectors are getting close to
DeQueen in their search for ore
Some valuable species have been
found near town. 1t is said consider
able real estate has changed hands
on the strength of the prospects.
Large deposits of commercial ochre
are known to exist in that vicinity,
while lead and silver ore have been
found in numerous places.
William Stromberg, 80 years Of age
a highly respected citizen of Sebastian
county, dropped dead last week in the
waiting station at Paris, while waiting
for train
William Watson. 25 years of age,
while talking to his brother and sis
ter in his fathers yard, near Corning
last week, fell dead from heart dis
ease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
DEEDS FILED MONDAY.

w. II. Langford to mortage Shingle
and Lumber company; all cypress
timber on 1865, $500.
Edna ]. Coles to J. S. Ingram: lots
and 2, block q, Woodruff addition,
ct al lands, $4,000.
J. w. Corcoran, to ]. F. Simmons;
S. f. 1858, ct al lands, s50,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Changes in Election Judges.

The Democratic city committee met
this morning at 10 O'Clock and named
Senate Seabrook in the place of A.
NJ. Barrow of the Fl frst ward, and w.
A. Tarver in ile MACE of r. f. Lee
Of the Fourth ward as election officers
in the Democratic election Friday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Suit on Account.

Herman Kahn and company sue
Paul w. DeWalt on an account for
Sal. The plaintiff prays judgement
for the debt and costs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Marriage license was granted to
W. L. Barrick, Cardwell, Mo, aged
thirty. .five. and Miss Matte Kohon. OF
Tillar, Ark, aged thirty-fve.
Mat Burke, arrested for grand far
cency was transferred from Plum
Bayou to Esq. Knox. He confessed
and was committed to the county jAH.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Southrcn Educational Board was at
tended by about 300 prominent busi-
ness men, bankers and professional
men of the city of New York in ad-
dition to the guests from other parts
of the country"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Alaska Has Tallest Mountain.
Alaska has the tallest mountain be-
longing to the United States. This is
Mount logan. n 500 feet high
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13
Fined $50 for Whipping His Mother

'''eu Voo TIT ""'PP'"9 tbs "VeHcV.
John Williams, negro was fined
$50 and trimmings a total of $3.50
for whipping his mother. The case
: was remanded back to Esp. Knox S
court from the circuit court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

W. c. Crittenden. of Wabbaseka,
was in the city yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Female Accused Of Hog Stealing.
Polly Morris was brought to the city
from Noble Lake to be tried for steal
ing hogs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-13

Negro burglars hold up Manager
Roche of the Texarkana Music and
Furniture store with pistols and rob
the store.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-26
Flood and lire.

- NE part OF our country browns while another
I'm burns Is 1t strange that do little
L Ito prevent caamlties which sweep away cur
kz11razA properties and lives? Until the need be-
E&lk2A comes extreme, It Is difficult to procure laws
H for the general good when they conflict with
the desires OF many individuals Much the same steps
would reduce foods that would reduce doughts and
sequently fires Forests admittedly storers and dis
trbutors OF dampness yet whose country much
the prey OF hoOd forestry laws far inferior
forestry laws Of many foreign countries At the
destruction exceeds replacing the whole
supply forests it is calculated win disappear in another
Whether the estimate Is exaggerated
the that destroy much and replace little Is undoubt
ed There pressing need for vigorous and liberal
policy This the most permanent and important point
reerate in connection with mlsfOrtunes al
though there other improvements which ought to be
well within ingenuity and enterprise. Reservoirs
could apparently be arranged receive the surplus waters
In time OF food with the additional advantage OF releasing
them In time Of need Much stringent regulations
along railway lines might diminish forest res The private
Individual whose abandoned cigar bonfire
nagraon beyond the reach OF practical control He Will
exist continue world pay heavily his
which indeed. often Is expect individuals
lumber companies railroads give up their
rapid wealth their cherished Incidence OF pure
benevolence They will destroy forests for money and
sprinkle sparks from aziness long such practices
permitted The duty OF those Of who interested
in the national welfare aglae until and
legislation puts checks the general rckessness
We be safe from wanton natures freaks but
when put minds and wills It, her
outbreaks and make her work smoothly In mans
servlee.-COler's Weekly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-26
Prie.ts Want Rnards.

A petition has been sent to the arch
bishop OF Vienna by the Catholic
priests OF Southern Austria for per
mission to wear boards. One Of the
reasons given for desiring this indul-
genee Is that they are often mistaken
for strolllng actors with their shaven
faces. and another Is that many Of
them are suffering from preachers
sore throat" which they think low
Ing boards viii cure.
The priests do not say which Of the
two evils annoy more. but they seem
to lay more stress upon the fact that
they are mistaken for actors. Catholic
clergymen wear boards more often
than Is generally supposed. Some Of
the monastic orders are bearded. and
whenever there Is any good reason for
a priest letting his beard grow that
privilege is extended to him. In fact.
the wearing Of boards seems to be on
the increase among the Catholic priest
hood, while with the Episcopalian
priesthood the contrary Is the case.