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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

her cheeks. That evening she received
a note:
Dear Ethel-Tve thrown up my Job
You didn't seem to favor. it 1 shall try
another useful one. Yours, b.
The nature Of the new job disclosed
itself two mornings later. Ethel was
in the kitchen giving some instructions
to the cook. when who should appear
at the back door but Brigham. white
frocked, q. delivery basket on his arm
and whistiing irrepressibly.
Good morning" he said This is
perhaps somewhat more useful than
window cleaning. People must eat, you
know"
DOUBTLESS" said Ethel coldly.
"Not so bad either" he went on reck
lessly. Meet lots of nice girls. The
BentOns cook-she's quite stunner-
firted with me desperately this morn
ing"
Frederick" she said and hurried
from the kitchen.
Another note appeared that evening
IL have resigned from butcherdom,"
it read, but will persevere elsewhere"
Some days later she encountered him
again. She had been out to the Coun-
try club with young Martin that after
noon, and it was dusk when they
alighted from the suburban train. As
they hurried along the platform ia
miliar voice said, "Kerridge. num-"
1t was Frederick, decked in the livery
of old Sam, the Brighams' coachman.
"Made $40 today" he chuckled
gleefully.
Her face grew tense.
When is this ridiculous burlesque 10
end" she inquired in strained voice
and without waiting for his reply she
hurried after Martin.
The climax came one late February
afternoon. Ethel had left the cross.
town car at the corner and was hurry
ing up the avenue. When she reached
st. Botolphs she saw quite a crowd
standing on the sidewalk staring un
ward She, too looked up. A light
ming rod ran up the brownstone spire.
and on the lightning rod. slowly, pain
fully working his way upward, was "A
man. She turned away with a little
shiver of horror, but as she did so a
well dressed man beside her cried ex-
citedly:
by George! It's Brigham-Freddy
Brigham
She stopped, sick with dread. yet she
could not keep her eyes from that
black dot on the Spire She saw him
creep up to the very apex; saw him
climb the rod that supported the
weather vane. There he drew from
somewhere hammer, cleared the
snow from the vane and with several
blows of the hammer set it free to
swing to the wind. Then he came
down the rod to the bell deck and dis
appeared through trapdoor while
the crowd cheered.
Ethel, giddy with the strain of the
last few minutes, entered the church.
In the veStibule she saw Brigham and
the sexton, who was handing him some
bills.
Hello called the former. catching
sight of her. 1T was really useful
vane showed up, you know. and peo-
pie in the vicinity couldn't tell which
way the wind was blowing. Did you
want to see the seXton?" he added
pointedly, whereat that functionary
discreetly took his leave.
Frederick Brigham she began
bravely, but suddenly the tears came.
and she began to sob. He watched
her covertly for moment and finally
decided to risk an arm about her.
Perhaps I'm useful, after ALL" he
suggested.
you are. Oh, you are!" she said
wildly
ITO you?" he limited.
"Of course" she said. clinging to
him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04
WrOnged.

Il suppose you were terribly shocked
when you heard your son was engaged
to your husbands stenographer?'
'Oh, no. You see, couldn't get Will
liam to discharge her and hire a man,
so really the news that she's been in
love with Clarence all this time is quite
a relief. "-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

'My SON." said the parson to a small
boy who was digging, don't you know
that it is sin to dig on Sunday except
in case of necessty?'
'Yes, sir" replied the youngster.
''Then why don't you stop it," asked
the good man.
"'Cause this is case of necessity"
replied the young philosopher; "a Teller
can't fish without Baltimore
World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

Marshall 2. Wilder tells the story of
a wife who told her husband that the
cat had eaten the pie that she had
baked for him.
''Never mind, my dear" replied the
husband. Il will get you another cat"
New York Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

Teacher-NOw, who can tell me why
the Puritans came to this country?
Small Member of History Class-I
can, teacher. They came to purify
their blood. - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04
A Drastic Cure.

"Some of the necessaries of life are
exorbitantly high these days"
eyes. 1 wish they'd raise the prices
still higher"
"What?''
"Yes; wish they'd get high enough
to scare me, so I'd quit needing them"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04
Apt Smile.

Il slept with Jigley last night" said
Towne, who was stopping at the crowd
ed seashore resort, land 1 didn't get
a wink"
"Why he told me he slept like a
top" replied Browne
THAT just about expresses it. He
was forever twisting around '-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

what happened to your brother, who
fell in love with that girl with the
wasplike waist?"
"Stung."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
A CHANGE OF FRONT.

\ change of front does Aot always
mean a change in business and mis-
Will apply to the new show windows
that are being fixed up for "Ihe Hub"
Oh Main street Last week the work ii
remo;leing the shCw windows at this
popular gents, furnishing store was
begun and many people thought the
firm had closed down to make the re-
pairs This is not the case, as they
are open for business at the usual
hours and are prepared to wait on all
customers. When completed, the new
plate glass front will make this stora
one OF the SWEETEST and most attractive
in the south. A store that keeps only
the best and most up-to-date gents
furnishings must have an attractive
front, and realizing this, Mr. H. c.
Bluthenthal, the proprietor. contract
ed to have the new front built Two
big show wind ews will be used to dis
play goods and these will be lighted
with numerous cClored lights But the
work of making these changes will not
materially interfere with the regular
run of business The regular force of
clerks are all on duty and business
goes on as usual. In few days the
windows will be finished and there will
be no more attractive store in the
city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
WALLACE CONFESSES
ADMITS THAT HE IS THS MAN
WHO SWiNDLED SALINE
FARMER
Says He Had No Money ard Thought
proceeds of TWO Bales Of Cotton
Would Be Big Lift.
Says He Had No Money ard Thought

Just before he was taken back 10
Little Rock Friday evening J. r. Wal
lace, confessed that he was the man
wanted in Little Rock for swindling
W. d. Young, Saline county farmer
out of two bales of cotton. 1t has de-
veloped since that the credit for Wal
laces capture does not be1cng so much
to the local police as to Nj ". S. Bal
lard, chief detective for the ST Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern read. Mr.
Ballard was riding in the smoker ot
the south bound local Thursday even
ing and had in his hand paper de
scribng the details of the bold sWindle
and giving description OF the man.
On looking around the ear, he discover
ed Wallace sitting nearby and at once
recognized him. Mr. Ballard quietly
locked beth doors OF The smoker and
when his man got off the train at Pine
Bluff. followed him. He pointed him
out to a Policeman but The officer re-
fused to make the arrest. When the
1880 train came down from Little
Rock. Wallace made an attempt to
board ii and 9len ha was arrested by
Officer John Perlue and taken to the
lookup. Wallace refused u talk about
the matter, hut says he was out OF
money and thought tina was a good
way tc' fill his pockets. He had spent
none Of the money obtained from the
sale of the cotton save his railroad fare
TO Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
T. + + j. i. i. j. j. i. /. !! h
+ POEMS THAT WILL L
+ + H. + + I. j. + i. I. + =

y Bryan man up at Marquee
Made a foolish election buetteN
1t was four years ago
But thr0' rain sleet and sno, M
He is geing bareheaded yuette.
Agallant young man of Duquesne
Went home with a girl in the reuesl
Sh said with sigh,
q wonder when Igh
Shall See such a rain-beau a auesenj
They went for ride with the duo
Ia show him the sights of Dubuuua
Till he said: "That's enough;
This is only a blough."
Which | knew wasn't bad-fds
duque.
A farmer while planting some saH
Fell back in the creek at NewayA
lie craWled out, alack!
With a crick in the back
And was sick for a week With III
baygo. 4
said the man, whc' while fishing
Mayfair
IL
Hauled out an old turtle with 4,
hair: s
Some things, it would seam,
Are dipped from the stream,
"That would have done better to
THAR"
Chicago Record -HeraI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Rejected with Scorn.

A certain social organization called
the Young Woman's club found itself
in difficulties after the lapse of SOM"
twenty years Tho young" women
were no longer rightly named Mr.
William H. Crane, the actor. WAS once
consulted by some charming girls III
regard to the name of their prospective
club. Their object, they wrote, was the
building Of character They wished
that to be suggested in the title and
also the fact that they were unmar
ried. Mr. Crane replied that he had Il
name for the club. the Building and
Lone association"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
A Horse Anieca.

First Comedian-I know something
awfully funny. Second Comedian
What is it? First Comedian-Why,
was held up by highwayman last
night. But the joke was on him.
told him there was no use searching
me as my wife had been through my
pockets just five minutes before. See
ond Comedian-But don't see that the
joke was on him. 1t was on you. First
Comedian-No, you're wrong. 1t wasn't
on either of US. 1t was on Ily wife
There wasn't any money in my pockets
to begin with.-Detroit Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
SAYS She Was Married to ri
Rev. "a ford.

EiainGeId, NJ, Fen. 6.-A rat
trae'ite woman about 35 years ,
living in this city, claims to
widow of the late William C.
ney OF New York, and announce
She Will attend the funeral d
Widows garb, Y
She says the marriage wa!
made public on account of tho
tion OF the Whitney children,
exception Of Harry Payne "
but that H took place January !.
III 81. Patriek's church, WashiL
Her maiden name, she says, "
lie V. Miller, and she al preset,y
IN an apartment house in th
with her mother, Mrs. Z. A. E.
She says She has a marrige cerl
and many letters from Mr.. w
ana refers to the Rev. Father J
as HAY ing performed the cerdl
The woman declines t., 8
name OF her lawyer, but saysi
miIiar with the law business
member Of The VANDERBILT famA
wont to see his attorney la
day, she says, after the rumor
ins Mr.. Whitney's illness ha
aJafming and was in the law
Gee when a newspaper conta'
account Of Mr. Whitney's de
brought in. She says she was
Wesl Philadelphia. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
A NEW GERM THEORY
TYPHOID BACILLUS CAN'T LIVE IN
POLLUTED WATER. SAYS
DR.. JORDAN.
Discovery Has Direct Bearing on Wa
ter Supply Of Inland Cities Using
Small Streams.
Discovery Has Direct Bearing on Wa

Chicago. Feb. f-Au impor'aat lis
e%elY concerning typhoid germ,
which it is said by counsel Viii win
the iaterslate=raual case fer Chicago
before the Enjtn3 s~es suprems.
court. WAS announced when Prof Ed
win O. Jordan of The biological depart,
ment Of the University OF Chicago
took he stand before Tinted States
Commissioner Bright. Hearing / tho
Injunction ease Of the state Of Missou-
ri against the state of Illinois and SAM
tary district was resumed aftcr a de
lay Of some weeks. PrGf Jordan an
nouneed thai he had discovered that
typhoid germs will aot live above two
two days i'll sewa2e-p 4bltnd water and
will not live above ten days in or1li-
nary pure water.
He testified that the mere faet that
The water was polluted with sewage
was in itself a positive aid to o=tno puri=
ication of the water from typhoid
germs.
The discovery besides being cardi5
nal point in the present suit over
turns all previous scientific theories re
%arding the life OF typhoid fever ba
cillus. it is asserted. Ii also destroys
long cherished beliefs that typhoid
faVer germs could be carried for long
distance in running water. 1t has a
decided bearing Oh the question cf tie
Waler supply of inland cities drawing
their water from small sterams.
The toxic solution thrown off by
lie saprophytic organisms is sufIi-
cent 10 kill all such parasitic organ
sms as they find in f1ver germs, de.
rlared Prof. J crdan In my export
ments | examined l,11G colonies of ba-
cilli which appeared in the cultures
and in only three cases did any typhoid
germs develop after two days. Those
three cases came after ten days and
are easily explained by the fact that
the germs, on being poured cut of
the parchment sacks in which the in
fected water was held dried on the
sides of the neck and later washed out
when water was taken from them. In
one case | examined water which had
polluted with typhoid germs 10 the ex-
,l, l.,
ter and after tws' days every one of
these germs had disappeared.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Wits TL!NG JUGS.
Curious Relics of n Very Ancient
Drinking Custom.

Drln KING (HSfOm
Whistling jugs are curious relics of
very ancient drinking custom. All
the northern nations set great stress
upon d mans power to take off his
liquor without putting down the glass
or beaker, and in Saxon graves old ale
buckets have been found made without
foot or stand, so that the dfinker could
not rest them upon the board until
they We're emptied.
But even after that was accomplish
ed the hardy drinker was expected
still to have breath to spare. and the
whistling jugs, comparatively mod
ern invention, We're intended to indi-
cate this. Many of them were made
by German silversmiths-tho they
are also to be seen in carthenware-
during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, and their form was such
that when the contents Of the jug had
been imbibed whistle was uncov-
cred through which the drinker might
blow If he We're able.
The most advanced type Of all had
a little windmill besides the whistle,
which worked Il dial showing the pow
er Of the blow. Sometimes an ordinary
whistle was laid on the table and Won
by the last tosspot who could get
sound from it.-Pearson's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07

Sheriff Burke of Craighead county
has arrested two men, John II. Cornell
son, who says he is a native of Illinois.
and Edwin H. Chandler of Maine on
charge of numbering the unknown man
whose body was found near Big Bay
me day last week. Sheriff Burke
had been cn the ground conducting an
investigation ever since the murder
was committed and their arrest is the
result of his work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
vi s,nt D,,, re ~. .,...

A ccrTa,n professor is Il very absent
minded man He was buSiIy engaged
IN solving some scientific problem. The
servant hastily opened the d0Gr of his
studio and anGOunc Il Il great family
event
"a little stranger Las arrived"
"Eh:'
ut is a little boy
Little boy. Well ask him what he
wants. .'-London Standard
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Broad ENOUGH.

A large and stout woman called on
friend and while waiting for her was
stared at so intently by the friends lit
tie children that she asked one of them:
What are you staring at, little girl:'
why, you see, mamma said you
were so narrow in your views, and
was wondyng what view she GOT
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
The Matinee Girl.

The matinee girl existed as early as
the eighteenth century. In Japan girls
in those days used to throw their fans
and purses at the feet of the leading
man" as he minced along 'the flower
walk to the stage. Pictures of these
'heroes" were an early product of Jap
anese wood engraving, and these por-
traits were secret treasures of many
maidens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
OF Equal Importance

The Empress of Germany hIr,
foot the other day and the boEs
headlining it as if it were first E
to a Scnth American revoluk
Helena World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07

The new quarters CT the local turf
exchange are now ready ana open to
the public for inspection. The eX-
change has been moved from the back
uart of the Trulock hotel building to
the front part where more room VIII
be had and where they ;lave been able
tt, fix I'D commciioUs quarters which
present an exceedingly attractive ap-
pearance to the visitor or regular Gus
toner. There is now plenty OF room
in the building for all and many pee
Die attracted by the new front go i'll 10
see how the ponies are running.
The first thing that greets the caller
is the private office 10 the left as the
visitor enters. This is nicely carpet
ed and any one having business with
the management can talk in private
without fear of interruption.
The main lobby is just behind the
swinging doors and here is where most
ef the people watch the races. Lcng
rows Of comfortable chairs extend
along one side and during racing hour
these are filled with spectators.
Mr.. c. W. Mayfeld 6,5iciat IS at the
frst window, the main ons where tick
els arr issued and cashed.
Mr.. f. z. Sisson. the sheet writer
sits next to Mayfield and registers all!
wagers. Walter Levey is the board
marker and the races are called Off
BY Lee Morris, an expert of lcng stand
ing. The combinations are made by
Mir. Simon Bloom who throughIy un-
derstands the business.
Six races are received each from
both the New Orleans and the San
Francisco tracks CNeH wires direct
from the track. \ race is called just
as il is run and the horses can be fol
lowed around the track from the drsp
of the flag to the finish. So realistic
is the effect of this calling off of the
races that people sometimes rise out
of their seats as though they were
seeing a real horse race instead OF
merely hearing of one.
Back of the main room is the pad
dock or private room for individual
customers Here one can sit in COM
fCrtable chair and read the form
books, study up on favorite horses and
fix up the "Gepe" that is sure to pick
the winner. This room is provided
with books giving the very latest au-
thority on horses and will be found
useful to the customers.
One of the main objects of the pro
prietors in moving the business to the
front part e,f the building was to close
out the billiard and pool room that
had formerly been run there. Many
boys, under age. We're in the habit OF
frequenting the pocl room and 1t was
almost impossible TO keep them out
of the turf exchange By removing
the pc'ol room, this trouble was elimi-
mated and since the change has been
made, not a boy has been seen in the
rooms
The building can lie entered fr m
the front on West Barraque street or
through the hotel Tru!ock. Double
doors connect with J. w. Aliens sa-
loon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Careless Make-up.

John Pages Dardanelle Pol
patch has a funny side, but he hI
information to that effect lprind
the wrong part.-Forrest City T
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07

Drawer than most men There ar
few of us who would be content IL
stand quietly in a burning room With.
6ut the cartridges
\ certain sentleuln Of the city #Va0
enjoys social glass with the boy,
and sometimes n than one social
glass, had quite little fun. with him.
self fsq few hours one day last week.
He had been OUT With the boys several
nights in a row mixing in apelitiess
and mixed drinks and his good wife
became alarmed over The fact chat ne
was drinking tCO heavily. and decided
that he should be given the keeley.
Securing a home treatments remedy.
she proceeded To administer the anti
whisky treatment to her husband. ana
one day after he had been out the night
before she made some very fine soup.
which the man in question is Very fond
Of, and placed therein a double dose of
The akeeleX. The victim Went to his
dinner with several ye-openers" Hn-
de4 his bell and a goGl appetite RE
made way with the soup III hurry,
and returned TO his work congratulate
ing himself on how good he felt after
such good dinner Ia few minutes.
however, he began L get deathly sick.
Well. he Was the sickest man in t0Wn.
and had to send for friend of his 10
work in mis- place fer a time. He Went
home more dead than alive looking as
pale as a ghost, and thinking that his
time had cone to pass into the land
abote-rather below His VIII Was
very much excited over his czadition
and as he was thinking of sending for
a doctor she told him what she had
! done II IS needless 10 say that there
will be no more antiwhsky tablets
put in that mans soup.
THE SAtNff.RER
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Earning and Getting.

ut was only five years ago that
started in with our firm at So a week."
said Bragg, "and now earn $50 a
week without any trouble"
"That's SO. It's easy to earn that"
remarked hewitt, but how much do
you Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
The Sual Way.

.Aw1ul!Y sorry to hear your
house burned down. Did you save
anything loGd-Oh, yes, After some
very lively work w" succeeded in get
ting out all the things we didn't want.
Town anG Country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
Advice to the Girls.

It is scarcely necessary to I
girls to look before the lea l
put in good time looking befo
year dawned,-Maria1 "a Inde]
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-07
IN LIGHTER VEIN
s+s**
The election is over.

The election is over
S me did Win and some did lose.
The candidates who We're successful
meet their friends with cheerful
smile ana a glad hands Ike, while the
defeated ones have that dry grin which
shows they know how to take defeat
good naturedly at any rate The ones
who feel the worst are those who bet
and lost. Thats's the hardest part of
it. Things got pretty warm during the
close of the campaign, III fact. things
always get pretty warm where there is
contest for office There was some
mud singing. The courthouse cat
and little dog Trip We're made 10 say
scme things calculated to stir up wrath
But the friends of the new office hold
els can be satisfied with winning and
the frie ends of the defeated aspirants
can take some consolation in the
thought that they supported good men
The party has spoken and like good
Democrats and good citizens, all will
fall into line and support the nomi-
nees OF the party. The world Wags on
and by the time the general election
comes around all i'll feeling will be
cured
The city hall story has come up
again hHt this time it displays more
life and vigor than ever before If
the rev Iron Mountain depot story
could be Matched ont with the same re
suit. what blessing il would be t.
Pine Blum
Dispatches from Germany say that
"a Frankfort merchant the other day
suddenly became insane and as he was
walking along the street threw aW
S12.o he had in his pockets. A police
man luckily was at hand and saved 1t. "
To be sure he did. Any one would be
tempted to save $4,000 found lying
around on the street The dispatch
does net say which was the lucky man.
the policeman or the merchant
There seems to be several accredited
pets in Pine Bluff who Go not recog-
nize their own poetry. We have heard
Of men who sometimes get into a con
di1icn where they are unable to ac-
count for what they say, but the bust
ness Of writing several verses of poet
ry and tnen absolutely denying the au-
thoIship is new
kitty" the courthouse cat, took an
2ctiye interest in politics.
Good Democrats may differ about the
nominee of the party. but all sides join
hands after the result of the primary
is announced.
4 young man was heard to say one
day last week that the report of Chief
Peterson regarding all the cotton hav-
ing been cleared off the platform of
the Iron Mountain depot was the strang-
est thing he ever heard Sometimes
one is made to doubt the evidence CT
his own eyes.
1t is rumored that heart disease is
again prevalent among the cotton men.
The bill collectors now have a
chance to finish up their February
collections which were laid on the shelf
Until election was over.
The fellow who swindled the Saline
cCunty farmer out of two bales of cot
ten in Little Rock last Thursday must
have been q bold thief To steal two
! bales of cotton ncW is like stealing a
gold mine and charges of embezzle,
ment rather than plain stealing are
likely to be made.