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1t II and 79 Years Of Aky,
Relieved Immediately and curee
Quickly with brakes
Palmetto Wine,

Mr.. Geo. w. Pelton. n years of age. Akron.
Mich. writes: For many years l have been
greatly troubled with Chronic Constipation and
thought there was no help for me. have used
nearly three bottles of brakes Palmetto Wine
with result that have no trouble from ConSti-
patton. and believe a cure is assured. Drake S
Palmetto Wine has done for me what all other
remedies failed to do.
N. J. knight, 79 years of age, 81 Pierce St,
New Bedford, Mass. writes: l had La Grippe,
which left me with severe Catarrh OF Mucous
Membrane all through my body a very hard
cough mornings. enlargement and inflammation
OF Prostate Gland, bloody urine. and my suffer-
ingS We're intense. l am taking Brakes Pal
metto Wine: have used less than two bottles so
far and am gaining in every way did not hope
to ever feel so we'll as do now and have great
cause to rejoice that l found such wonderful
Medicine as brakes Palmetto Wine
A test bottle will be sent prepaid free of
charge to any reader Of this paper no writes for
it to Drake Formula Company. Drake Building.
Chicago, Ill. test bottle often cures
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
REPUBLICAN, PROSPERITY.

If strikes are an evidence OF pros
perity as the Republicans allege, the
working people are in prosperous
condition all over the country. as
strikes are on from Maine to Califor-
MIA.
There are over 10000 prosperous
1aborers who are out on strike at
the big packing houses of the beef
trust
Over 10000 men employed in the
building trades in New York City are
out on strike.
There is the strike of the telegraph
operators on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad, in which a thou
sand telegraphers are enjoying pros
perity by being idle.
There are $4,000 employees of the
Fall River cotton mills. Y 40 ~ r, vn-
joying prosperity by doiha .lothin@,
ard their prosperity was brought
about by a refusal to have their
wages reduced.
y The employees at the paper mills at
Appleton. Wis. are on a strike hence
are enjoying full dinner pals, ac-
cordng to the Republicans.
There is the strike by the coal min
prs at Birmingham.
There are other strikes in various
parts of the country, and many other
strikes brewing.
Today there are over 100000 en-
ployes who are idle on account of
strikes, and strikes, SO the Repub-
licans say. are an evidence of pros
perity. The Republican idea of pros
perity is easy money for the trusts
and combines and hard times for
the masses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
WATERS WITH MAGNETIC POWER
English Paper Tells of Remarkable
Springs in Indiana.

Chemists are always inclined to
SHOW sceptlcism when they hear of
waters that communicate magnetic
properties to steel objects plunged
INTO them. and strenuously combat any
suck idea. According to the Leighton
photographer at Chicago, however,
there are in the state of Indiana three
Springs which magnetic needles.
blades of knives. etc. The first is at
Cartersbnrg Springs, the second pro-
ceeds from bored vel at Lebanon,
and the third from a bored we'll at
Fort Wayne. These waters contain
large proportion OF carbonic acid,
which escapes on exposure to the air.
AS the gas escapes heavy precipitate
of oxide of magnetic iron is formed
and when all the gas has disappeared
no magnetic property any longer is
aintained-London Tit-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
REAL "HA.. CIDER
CHlCAGOAN TELLS HOW IT is
MADE IN INDIANA.
Results Of the Mixture of jug of
Whisky with Tub Of Apple Juice
Old Gentleman Knew What He Was
Doing.

Despite tie fact that all the stor=
books try TO make the average West.
erner believe that New England is the
original and perpetual home of har,
cider, the man who jumps about IN
diana very much knows that it is also
the universal thirst cure over a big
part of that state. A Chicago man
who has iust returned from a visit at
his old home down below indianapolis
has this to say about the hard-cider
habit in Indiana.
"One night while ! was down home
an old farmer. whom | knew when
was boy, gave rip-roarng country
dance in my honor. When We got to
his place he brought into the sitting
room about two dozen tin cups and a
tub filled with the hard cider Around
the rim Of the tub number of nails
were driven and upon these the tin
cups were hung. They didn't stay
there Very much Of the time, but the
nails were there fer that purpose.
After the old man had brought in the
tub of cider he irca2ht in a large
tin bucket, Whic, vas also filled with
the brown liquid. Thea he went 'to
Il cupboard and tooll down bis
i1s. Tie ccafa-ts OF iris Jug ac
entptiea anta the tao. iii stepping
into the miGdls oI lae roo, hc an.
aounced:
Ladies ana s4a.Iamer; The CIDER
in the tUt + Tor the balteht OF the
Hen. The Masoa will please drink
from the ti.' pail.
Il noticed a miaute later that one Of
eff The men present was putting on his
coat ! had Eaovn hita for many years
and fell at liberty to ask him Why
he was III such d hurry.
Well. he said. j don't see any use
of wasting q whole gallon of good
whisky By pouring into a tub OF poor
cider. | cane here expecting to get
some real refreshments. didn't e,-
poct to be forced to watch them coz
nit sin like that.
II told the host What this fellow had
sai"., and got this answer;
u had to do it. | wouldn't give a
spike in II That tub of cider is now
bard enough TO turn a prohibitionist
convention into d jamboree. Fact is
instead of having one gallon OF whisky
we have now tuhful. | don't knaw
taat you ever noticed it, but it is fact
that you ce.n take the mildesu and
most harmless cider in the world and
pour into it 4 little real fighting
whisky, and You can get a. whole regi-
ment drunk in anrty minutes
Before the night was over [ saw
that the cid man was right Before
10 o'clock that party was a dandy. |
: think nearly every man there was
pretty well fixed up. Nobody got into
a fighting mood but what that tub of
spiked cider did te make things lively
could never be half told
sBy the way. I've sent down there
TOR barrel of the real stuff, and I'm
going to try the spiking idea myself" +"
Chicago later Ocean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
BOSTON, MASS, AND RETURN.

The Southern railway Will sell
round trip tickets to Boston, acc nt:!t
national encampment, G. A. r., a.
follows:
Via all rail, $3O.S0.
Via New York and sound steamers.
$30.S0.
Via Norfolk, Charleston or Sava l.
nah, Thence via steamer, $685..
Tickets sold August u, 13 and "a,
good to return, leaving Boston un-
til August 20.
EXtension--Tickets deposited with
joint agent, Boston, before August 20,
with so cents fee, will be allowed to
leave Boston as late as September 80
Stop-Over. Not to exceed ten days
at New York on return trip, on tickets
validated at Boston and deposited
with joint agent, New York, with ST
fee.
Particulars on application to any
ticket agent, Southern railway Re
serve berths early. Through sleep
er to New York.
c. A. DeSAUSSURE,
aug-l4 ID. =. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
The Coal Miner.
" as a sheep.

How little of pleasure
Aud still less of treasure
Is he of muscle and trawn
Who works in the coal pits,
Who tolls in the darkness.
With never a brighter dawn:
Weary, dusty. face full of sadness,
OF evenings home does he come
A fond wife and children
With 10y do him greet.
To him they are given
TO make his life sweet
Toiling, toiling, ever toling,
Working for those whom he loves:
But what does il gaia him
When capitalists aesail him.
Cypress and then nail him
10 the cross of poverty grim?
In the morn he departs,
Kisses each of his loved ones,
TO the battle of work then starts
That night no one greets him,
A corpse home they bring him
God have pity on those broken hearts!
A strata Of slate crushed out his life,
And ended his torture. his pain and hi.
strife:
But who Will protect them
His children and wife?
Toiing. toiling, ever toiling,
Working for those whom he loves:
But what does 1t gain him
When capitalists assal him,
Cypress and then nail him
To the cross Of poverty grim?
Birmingham Silent Eye
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

Bryan has at last appeared in his
true colors. The Graphic for the past
eight years or more has contended
that Bryan was and is in reality a
Populist and not a Democrat. Evl'
dence of this fact can be no longer
lacking, for he has issued another
manifesto" advocating government
ownership of railroads, telegraph,
etc. The Populists. in their celebrat'
ed Ocala platform of 1892, first emu
merated these principles as polit-
lcal doctrine in this country. and
now Bryan has adopted them in their
entirety. The Graphic predicts that
the Nebraskan will be the Populist
or Socialist nominee for president in
1903. z.rB
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

The people at England are kicking
because the Cotton Belt has discOD-
tinued the Pine BluffIittle Rock
train which leaves Pine Bluff in the
morning. and have asked Little Rock
to aid in getting the train restored
on the grounds that trade now comes
Rock while the train was running
Wonder upon what grounds Pine
Bluff will be asked to help in get
ting that train restored?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
MONDAY, AUG. S, 1904.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
'resident-Alton Il. Parker.

President--Alton b. Parker.
Vice President-lIenry q. Davis.
Electors at Laree-Tillman b.
Parks, Harry Il. Ponder. First dis
trict, Ed Aiathes; Second, J. L. Short:
Third, Ben Taylor; Fourth, J. b. Pry-
Or; Fifth, w. r nuley; Sixth, Creed
Caldwell; Seventh, George r. Iaynie.
Governor-Jeif Davis.
Tresaurer-H. G. Upton.
Secretary OF State-O. c. Ludwig,
Attorney General-R. L. Rogers.
Auditor-Avery e. Moore.
Sup. Pub. Instruction.. II. Hin"
mon.
Com. State Iands-F. e. Conway.
Com Mines and Agriculture-H. ~
Bradford.
Chief Justice-J0S. NJ. Hill.
Associate Justce-E. A. McCulloch.
Railroad Coms.--H. 3. Hudgins, Joe
w. Phillips, j. E. Hampton.
Representative in Congress-Joe r
Robinson.
Prosecuting Attorney-W. ID. Jones
Sheriff-james Gould.
Circuit Clerk-Walter Goodwin.
County Cierk-Jesse r. Core.
County Judge--Ed ]. kerWin.
Assessor-Geo. Lytle.
County Treasurer-.JOhn Shelby.
- Coroner-R, D, .McGaughy.
) Surveyor-Joe White. 's t.
State SenatCr-H. *. Toney.
Representatives-A. H. Rowell, S
J Hunt, S. A. Miller.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
Naa Perfectly Bald When He Started
to Use Nevbro's Ifer,,icide

Frederick Manuel, Maryland block,
Bate. Montana, bought a bottle Of NV
bros Herpicide. April G. 20 and Uegau to
Leo it for entire baldncss The hair fol-
l.eles in his scalp were not dead AMI IL
% days he had hair all over his !. III.
On July he writes, "and today my ,lzti4
: rs thick and luxuraHt as an e"e
could wish" Newbro's Herpicide Works
m an Old principle and with a new q s
ayery--dcstrcy tho cause and You r
ineve the effect Uerpicide destroys the
garm that causes dandruff. falling hair,
aad finally badness SO that With We
"apse gone the effect csnnot = n1e,t
Stops falling hair at once and new
Growth starts Sold by leadi7l :
druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample
o The Herpicide Co.. Detroit Mich
For sale by l.. B. Coon go Main.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
All Want Money.

Money" says London Judy. has
been referred to in cantempuous
terms, such as dirty money, filthy
lucre, mere dross, and So ON, but we
all remember the fable of the fox and
the grapes that We're sour
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

Statesman Roosevelt might profit
preston by Count Katsnma, the we'll
known Japanese statesman: Il be
lieve il to be an important duty Of
statesmen under all circumstances TO
do their utmost TO prevent racial ami
mOSitipS"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

nearly II per cent within the past
eight years of Republican prosper
ity." according to the administra-
tions own statiscian. Now, all you
worllingmen whose earning capacity
has increased II per cent IN that
time will please raise your horny
hand
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
Paris Loses Old Elm,

Paris is mourning the loss Of it's
Oldest tree, sn elm planted by order
of Sully in goo. in the Rue st.
Jacques. fess this year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
Bare

The barley crop aSt year, with L.
ee3.137 acres, brcu"'4 - the farmers
$50. .166313
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

Ihe Atlanta Constitution remarks:
pe cost of living has increased
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08
o+O-

powie said he was eojng TO hels
and fight the devil He may so to-
he'll all right, but as 10 whether he
may he able 10 engage his satanic
majesty III scrap is another prop
osition.
---0oS 0oSO-----=---
Everybody in Arkansas seems To
be fer The constitutional anendaeH
except the mavor OF Pine Bluff. May
or White must feel mighty lone
some.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

some
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-08

aug-14
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istence when it changed hands. II
mas been the pride of the editor of
IHE ZINES not to miss an issue
(which mad not been the case with the
Herald") but the experience in max.
ing II success was not different from
tnat usually encountered in such en-.
terPrlses. 1t fell to the lot of the
publisher to be cast into the troublons
period OF our Civil War, when COM
munlties and families were greatly
divided on national issues and on per-
sonal experiences and public events
there were thrilling incidents to re.
cord. The TIMES throughout the four
years conflict was an uncompromisino
advocate for the whole country under
one government. Shortly after the
close OF the war, in 1866, because of
impaired health, Mr.. Hoffecker dis
posed Of The TIMES to his brother
Joseph Il. Hoffecker, who had learned
Ihe printing business with him and
VINO conducted it very popularity for
over eleven years. During this time
me ex-Editor was engaged in the
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agement of the paper which be hoe
continued ever since.
The fOremen of the "Times' In Fifty v..r.
Inc hrst foreman of the SMvRN.
ZINES was Mr.. Nicholas Watkins who
mad been in the same position voou
year or twoon the Delaware Herald y
ne was capable both as a mechanic
ana writer. He made himself nonrIor
with the people and though many wears
nave passed, he still holds them in
iond remembrance. After a seven
years foremanship, he left to accent a
lucrative position in the Government
Printing Office at Washington. D. G.
where he now is enjoying the comforts
oil successful life.
his place was taken by Mr.. Joserh
ID. Hoffecker, brother of the present
eoitor. In six or seven years after.
wards, owing to the ill health of Edi
tor II. ID. Hofecker, he succeeded 20
tne proprletorshIp of the busineso
ana ran the TINES successfully pnt;I
the close of 1877, when the nresont
eultor again took ahold of the bus,neoo
which he has owned ever since. Mr.
'oseph ID. Hoffecker died two wears
afterwards in August 1879. Tho
who acted as foremen under
Mr.. Joseph H. Hofecker were: Messrs
T. b. Louderbough, now foreman Of
ne Dover "State Sentinel" +" Robert q
smith aud Harry vasey.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

klndest regard, and friendly interest
toward the paper which so long thrived
under his mechanical directions.
Mr.. W. Lindsay McFarlane followed
MI stevenson, but left two wears
aiterward to form a partnership to
establish the "Call" at CLAYTON. He
was subsequently followed by r.Alex.
ander 81. Reynolds, who continued
with the TIMES a year or more and
tnen went to Elkton, Md. to become
ohe foreman of the Cecil Wbio "
subsequently he left the nrintina
trade and took up the study of den.
tistry' at the University of PennsvI
vanla, and is now following his nro.
iession most successfully in Phila5el.
phia. ''0''
The present foreman, Mr.. William
Norris succeeded him in 1890 He in
sense grew up with the business
serving his apprenticeship from 1897
to 1890 under the TIMES. and sbowed
such Amplitude to the work that unon
the resignation of Mr.. REYNOLDS bo
was advanced to the foremanship and
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

Some have risen to places of promi-
nence in life's activities, and some ara
following their trade in different parts
OF the country. Those who have
served their apprenticeship with the
ZINES are: Messrs. Henry J. Savage.
Joseph II. Hoffecker, Berrian Mount
Z. b. Louderbough, John Yoss. W.
+. FARRELL, Walter G. Benson. Thomas
). Start, John V. Weldon. J. Clvde
Davis, William F. Buchanan. GEORGE
Garter, William Norris, W. Charles
Warren, Ralph E. Stats. J. Harry
Cotton, John c. Hustled, ]. Edmond
Stevens, McKendree Williams. Glen.
ent Sapp and Harry White. Two lady
composltors have learned the art in
recent years. Miss Gertrude Bell
VINO left Smyrna to accept position
on the Ladies Home Journal" and
Miss Beulah F. Hazel who is still with
the ZINES, an efficient ana rapid COM
posltor. Besides the above there have
oeen number who started their an
but who gave it up TO
seek other fields of labor.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

the changes, but THE TIMES in its
small way labored with conditions
quite as primitive. Our first issue was
printed on the old lever or Washing.
ton Hand Press, slow, tedious and
laborlous method. At that time he.
fore the days of the Delaware Rail.
road, the only mail service was the old
stage mail coach, which made weekly
trips up and down the State road
familiarly known as "Tbe KINGS
Highway" We give pictures of these
to better illustrate the methods Of
printing and transportation then used
In the same connection we give AN ex.
act style of the press used TODAY 70.
gether with our folding machine
The First Issue of The Smyrna Times.
On March of 1854. partnership wos
formed with Thomas L Ponlson now
the Rev. DIR. Poulson, and Robert n
Hoffecker, to engage in the PRINTING
business, buying out Abraham PonI,
son. who had been running the "DeIa.
ware Herald" as a Temperanca oro,an
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

Mr.. George NJ. Stevenson, who is
we'll known as one of our representa-
tive citizens, was the next to succeed
10 the toremanship of the TIMES and
possibly continued a longer service
than any one ever employed in the
business. He was the efficient fore
man of the TINES from 1871 to 1887-a
period of 16 years-and only left to go
In business for himself, of which his
splendid Confectionery and Ice Cream
business is a monument of his untir-
ing efforts. Through the years that
nave elapsed since his severed busl-
ness relations, he has held but the
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

L. Collins. This room proved in.
adequate for the printing business.
and the TINES left there, and during
the years of '73 and "A. occupied the
second story of the "Stocklv Build-
ing, over the store now used bv
Thomas b. Megear. Still this did not
seem to meet the demands of the busi.
ness, and from here the plant was
moved to the second story of the
johnson Building" (now the Tucker
Building.) Eight years later. after
the johnson Brothers went out of the
shoe manufacturing business. the
ZINES was again moved, and took up
larger quarters in the third story of
the same building, now the Twentieth
Century Club room where it remained
until 1t was moved to It's present home.
In the spring of '97 Editor r. D. Hof.
tecker purchased the "'Hurlock" pro.
perty adjoining the Fruit Growers
National Bank, and the TIMES which
for the years of its existence had been
occupying the second and third stories
OF the buildings above mentioned. was
moved to permanent home. es.
peclally remOdled to suit it's every
need. In the fall OF 1898 the editor as.
soclated with him his sou R. D. Hof.
fecker, Jr., who in June of that wear
was graduated from Delaware College
and since then has been an active
force IN developing the business and
IN changing it from the old ''blanket
sheet to the six-column quarto in
which it is issued to-day. This eight.
oaged form was issued for the first
line In 1899 for which Sidney folder
vas installed which folded. trimmed
md pasted the TINES and delivered
hem ready to be mailed or carried
n October 1901, the senior editor suf-
cred slight stroke of apoplexy which
otally incapacitated him for work and
he Junior editor took the entire man.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-06

Tor two or three years. This arrange
ment did not last but a few months.
In July Mr.. Hoffecker bought out the
interests of Mr. Poulsou and changed
the name to THE SMYRNA TIMES. in
which name it was issued on the fifth
OF July, 1854. In this name 1t has
been issued ever since, strengthening
with the growth of years, and up to
date has been the only paper that
has stood from its start. 1.-The Smvr.
na Telegraph" edited by Mr.. Samuel
P. Jones (1S48 and 1s49) preceded the
Delaware Herald" in the later forties.
aid had reached the limit of its ex-
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woolen manufacturing business and
farming.
Upon the failure of Mr.. joseph II
HOtfecker's health in 1877, the editor
Robert d. Hoffecker again became
publisher and proprietor of The SMYR-
MA ZINES. He took up the thread as
when 1t was started in 1854-a paper
that had continued as it had begun
free from moral and literary objec-
tlons and devoted to the best inter
ests OF the community, and likewise
of the State.
Its Loyal and Steadfast Relation to the Town
Primarily the town of Smvrna
claimed the larger part of it's attention
1t has been the pleasure as we'll as
the duty of the TINES to uphold and
advance the material interests of the
town. First was the grading of the
streets and crossings and the paving
OF sidewalks, which was not continu.
GUS In Its early years. This was hard.
ly completed before grave National
issues superseded the minor ones of
the municipality. In the course of
time, however, the question of larger
water supply agitated the citizens of
the town and became a paramount
local issue. The TIMES again stood
shoulder to shoulder with the move
ment, and advocated it as much for
the security of the town, as for house,
hold and other purposes the result
being (though not without a divided
CounciD in establishing system
which to-day is a source of pride. The
LINES also took a decided part in
up a sentiment for electric
lghts and sewerage, and in fact has
Upheld and advocated every movement
Which was for the best interests of the {
community. The same can be said in
'elation to the consolidation of onr
Public Schools, and the final compile. I
Ion OF the most handsome school I
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euluce IN the State of Delaware. Tn
fostering home enterprises and in land
ing hearty cooperation to every.
thing that tended toward the uDbnild
ing OF the town, the TIMES has neve,
Iaitered but has used its strongest in.
nuence Tor intoxicating a Spirit of home
pride and municipal develonman+
Ihere has never been a church i'm.
proVement irrespective of denomino
tlon' that the columns of the T1,1pO
mas not been open to a hearty on
couragement, and all the societies of
the town have found the TIMES in a
more or less degree ready to champion
every good cause. In this respect tho
history of the TIMES is but reaoot;n
'ne history OF the town, and one has
only to look over its files coverino
nifty years, to find volumes of Local
interest In all its material and social
phases. 0i"i
buildings Occupied During Its Existence
~ "hlle always in the same town. the
LINES has not been continually in tbo
same building. 1t was established in
Temperance, Hail." building that
s'ood near the present site of the Pres.
oyterian Manse. This hall, however
was burn down in 1860 and was naver
rebuilt. Driven out by the fire. the
ZINES then took up its abode in the |
room now used as the Office of DR. r
o. dwight built especially by DR.. W.
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the Oldest Paper $ 4FrH
Of Those connected with

With this issue. The TIMES comes TO
its readers especially enlarged for the
occasion, in commemOration of its
semi-centennial anniversary. Tt 10
quite fitting in this golden celebra-
tlon" in the history of The SMYRNA
ZINES, now the oldest paper in the
State, that we become reminiscent for q
week and show in this anniversary
edition the evolution from the old
methods employed when The TIMES
was first started, to those in vogue at
the present day. In comparison with
the large daily papers, it is but a cir.
cumstance, 80 marvellous have been