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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
Not the Only One.

William H. Crane, before his de-
parture for Europe, told the follow
ing:
In submitting a story to certain
magazine disappointed literary as
rirant requested that in the event of
his manuscript being found unavail-
able he be favored with the reason.
In a week the manuscript was re-
turned, and on the customary printed
Slip accompanying it was written:
"'Dear Sir:-The superscription to
your manuscript seems to us to best
express our reasons for refusal.
Respectfully yours,
""The Editor
"Opening the manuscript at the
title page the puzzled aspirant read
his own handwriting:
"' '.His One Great Sin" About
500 words"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting OF The stach-
holders of the Peoples Savings Bank
and Trust company will he hold i'll
the directors room of said bank upon
Monday. January 3, 19o5. 5et~een the
hours Of 8 a. m. and p. m, for the
purpose ef electine directors and the
transaction of such other business a.
may come before them.
Il. \ Mccoy, Sec-Treas.
Pine Bluff Ark, Dec 9 1901.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pine Bluff Trust com
rany will be held in the company's S
office on Monday, January 16, 1905
at 10 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose
of electing directors and the trans
action of such other business as may
come before them
D. c. BELL, Sec. and Treas.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 16, 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Citizens Bank will he
held in the directors room Of said
bank upon Tuesday, January 10, 1905.
between the hours of a. m. and
p. NJ. for the purpose of elect
ing directors and the transaction of
such other business as may come be
fore them.
r. e. PTGH, Cashier
Pine Bluff. Ark, Dec 1901
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pine Bluff Brick com
pany will be held at the eompany's
office between the hours of l and :
O'Clock p. m. on Tuesday, the 10th
DAY of January, 1905, for the purpose
of electing directors for the ensuing
wear. and fer the transaction Of such
other business as may come before
them.
G. BREWSTER, Secy.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 16, 1904,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
TAX NOTICE.
Tax Collector 5 Notice.

Tax Collectors 5 Notice.
Notice is hereby given that for Tie
purpose of receiving taxes for the
ear 1907. will attend at the voting
precincts Of the several townships
jefferson county, Arkansas at the
laces and on The dates herein spec
fled respectfully, to-wit:
Plum Bayou township sheFril,
Tuesday. January 3, 1905.
Dudley Lake township--Tucker
Wednesday, January 4, 19G5.
Pastoria township - Pastoria,
Thursday. January 1905.
Bolivar wnship-Kaufmans store
Friday January 6, 1865.
Niven ownship-Watson's Chapel
Monday. January 9. 1906
Bogy township Cornerstone, Tue.
az January 10 1999.
Cd River wnshir-E,aeHsh Wet
.esday. January I. 1905.
Hi4lemaaf township Gecio's store
Thursday. January Il 1906.
Jefferson township - Jefferson
primes, Saturday, January 1905.
Plum Bayou observation-disclosures
Nonda~ January &c, 1go5-
Dunain2ton towasai9- Wahbasel1a,
'4,.5a lar. Janaary =, fs@5.
Roberts to&nshif- FIamshfeg
Wednesday, January 1S, 1893
Victoria township-Fairticd Thur
ey. January -, t9e5.
Melton toHnship-Lada,s Mill, Fri
LAY January %, 1865.
Richland tovnship-Linwood. Sat
raay, January y, 1898.
Spring township-Lee Springs,
.onday. January %. 1905.
Rarraqne township-Kearney. Tues
ay, January "a, 1905.
Barraque ownship-RedfieId. We'd
lnesday, January %, 1893,
Whiteville NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Church. Thursday, January 26, 1908,
Talladega township-Locust Cot.
tage, Friday. January q, 1908.
Washington wnship-CrenshaW
Springs. Saturday. January 2S. 1905,
Vaugine township-Court House,
Monday. January 80, 1905.
(All taxes are Que on the first Mon
oay in January, and Must Be Paid on
or before April 10, 1905 to avoid pen
alty.)
From January until April 16, 1905,
he Tax Books will be open in my Of
flee each day (Sunday except
ed) for the reception of taxes
for 1904 without penalty Al
ter April 10 the law adds %
Ter cent penalty and additional
costs on each delinquent, and the
books remain open for such collection.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Owing to the
great rush during the last thirty
DAYS of tax paying do most earnestly
reouest any who NAV have lists thac
thev desire to leave in the Office for
a later date to hand them in not later
than March 10th, as no lists will be
received for future work after that
date. If this is done it enables the
office to handle the work to a better
advantage to all parties alike
Respectfully,
JAMES GOULD.
Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Collector, JEFF
ferson county, Arkansas.
Pine Bluff, November 30, 1904.
S&W.i1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
Fer Mayor.

To tHs Democratic voters city ~
Pine B.alt. asaebl announce n'N@eJ
a. Il candidate for ~eaomaaUm .ae
the otlief Of mayor + fbe ezt9 al I'm
IhIff. -1aajeet 1o5he action at tHa bsm
.oeratie primaries January T.. f2a3
II have fraee1Ge4 .tne promises !
nado mo years ago think am ea=
titled 10 az endorsement term. and
If You approve what has heeH done
and az wiling ro haxe=raaEe= Of ne
samo R.u5 q Improvement accom-
p.ishe1, earnestly ak your YGte Re
speetfUlys II KING WHITE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
Stockholders MEETING.

The annual meeting Of Jne stock.
holders of the ] B. spec.s company
will be held in their Office ia the city
Of Pine Bluff, Monday, January =.
1903, for the purpose Of eleetng di=
rectors fer the ensuing year and t2
transact any Other business that may
properly come hefore said meeting.
W. w. BYRD, Secy.
Pine BluT. Ark, Dec. II, 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

The Pacific hotel has started to
serving meals again. First class
a accommodations. Call and see me.
Edw. De3onia, prop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
For Cheap Holiday Excursion Rates

To Points in Texas and Louisiana,
Missouri, Arkansas. Illinois, Kentucky,
Indian and Oklahoma Territories, ana
the Southwest, see any Texas and Pa
cific agent, or write E. P. Turner, Fen-
eral passenger agent, Dallas, Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Every girl at a certain time in her
life regards herself as some Wild
Gagged Thing, pacing limited space
between dish washing and sewing,
trying to get out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Police Judae

The Graphic is aathofta aI "a an
ounce ". I. feaov a. cauadao
protection IL fha Office of .Hadae of
h F@'e" caaf q the c.t} of pm
Bluff subject fa-tha action uf tha
Democratic primary eeetlen- .H4aes
=. leI5
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

The man who wouldn't lie to his
wife about her beauty deserves to be
married to a Chinese idol.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
Gty seaSlIFeF

The Grathe S aUhur. d.. as
eaa1a HaH Robins as el1aaH
of r=- H.4a 14e eng teasue.G H
ect .2 ~ @c.jaa If IT, Domeeu@
rimaEE.= January =. tae5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

For every love letter man writes
when he is engaged he writes ten thou
sand checks when he is married.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Some people would get stuck, even
if they were only going to buy 5 cents
worth of glue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Women feel sorry for men who
don't get married and men for those
Who do.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

The average poet is rich-in spec
ulations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

A man can't be wholesouled in
half-hearted sort OF way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18
C r l s 7 M A S

nerves Of women who make a task
-of Ghristmasing and make a business
Of it, trying 10 buy Christmas gifts
for as little as possible, which they
will dispose of to as much social and
personal freft as nos~ible This is
the great flaw in tic Christmas spirit
the shop @ffl suffers y kindly
woman WI att ash 70 see things she
does NOT want. she viii not ask to
have boxes and plies turned over and
over While She makes up her mind,
she will not herself tumble over Il
counter full Of goods that the girls
must straighton out as fast as sha
disorders them, she will not blame the
shop girl fer her own lack of funds.
or because prices do not suit her or
because the wind is bleak or the
store net lii brightly enough or be
cause it does not carry exactly what
she wants She will net address the
girl rudely or fail TO listen to her
explanations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Don't blame woman for being vain
she is only what man made her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

The self sufficient are never eff
lent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Our time is the best time the Old
world has ever known, our day Is
good il is full of hope, men and
women are learning every DAY more
and more truly hcW 10 live, they are
more generous, wider Visione27, more
understandings We have pretited by
the struggles Of all eur dim and dis
taat kin felix, who have reached to
wards the hiaher places. But our day
i; net perfect aud there are flaws IN
Ihe spirit G cur =time. Even the
rurest. the most beautiful things III
life. babies, young girls the rose IN
the garden. the box's chiy2HE. We d.
not treat as holly as fhey deserve
and the Christmas meaning is not
perfect. Our great, struggling. never
satlsGe6. pushing spirit is carrying Hs
to greater things. but it should rot
override the gentle, ehiId-Iike mer-
riment aud giving OF this cur great
feasj day Il is wickedness TO let it
mean raspcd nerves. measured gifts.
selfish interests, and bodies too tired
to appreciate loving and remembers
y,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

Watching the clock is but wasting
the time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

One week and it will be Christmas,
the dav of the Little Child. And un-
lesss it be week of merry rush, a
week of glowing plans, OF secrets,
,,,,f remembering the dearest and best
Nhat life holds, week OF generous
loving. the Little Child is not right
fully remembered.
Christmas is the great opportunity
of the wear to say the friendly word,
or to express the timely appreciation
Of another. or to beg forgiveness with
cut SAYING so, or make amends where
hurt has been done, to add to the
glory that life holds for the little
folks and to help those others VINO
find life's pathway steep and rocky
and discouraging It is the day TO
feel little bit of what God must
infinitely feel in his tenderness To-
wards his earth children, in their
struggles, their reaching out and
their falling down.
1t is our day to forget our little in
iuries, cur little prejudiees, and our
little judgments, to remember how
xpig the world is and how long time
is, and to look lovingly into the hearts
OF men and women for the best that
is there.
II is not the size Of the gift nor
the money or the trouble that it costs
that makes Christmas; ii is the
thought. 4 rose Will carry the kind
wishes or the word of appreciation
that the word needs, or two OF three
sentence note. written honestly, low
ingly, and approximately, is all one
need send to celebrate Christmas
truly. To be generous in giving is
added grace, a true gift given gladly
and given appropriately is thousand
times welcome, but Christmas is
Christmas without any money spent
90 wild with delight over tokens. We
are all children in that we like sur
prises and tokens,too, and We like
fine and rich tokens but We are also
older and know that the great wei
ss4,e we have is for the thought and
love The Gift is an evidence Of il
that we can touch and look at an3
hold and is welcome for the thought
But the thousht IS the Christmas.
In Christmas gifts there is always
a happy medium between the toe
sentimental and the too practical.
We want something liuIe more
luxurious than the every day n"ees-
earies, we alse want somothiAs SUIT 4
to Us that We eaa use ana make eur
own.
One person should be considered III
the rush and the CaGCrnSSs OF the last
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

One person should be considered in
the rush and the eagernsss Of che last
days-the shop girl \ kindly woman
will not try to make the season any
more of burden than she can h"lp
to these girls who have to bear the
brunt of the bad tempers and rasped
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-18

We are told that except that We
become as the little ones we cannot
enter the kingdom of Heaven. At
Christmas time unless we give as
the little ones do for the sake Of Civ
ing, without a thought of measuring,
of return of advancement. We do not
enter the kingdom of the delight OF
the day. For this reason the han
piest phase of il is always the giving
10 children. their clear laughter ring
ing out over the gifts their happi
ness in the gifts others receive, IS
as keen as that in their own; theif
simple acceptance of the gifts and
the pleasure Of the day, their sweet
hearts without a trace Of bitterness,
is the only perfect thing on Christ
laas day, though other giving may be
very, very happy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
CITY LOSES OUT
JUDGE TRIEBER DECIDES PINE
BLUFF CAN'T TAX THE SPUR
TRACKS,.
Makes fet suai the injunction Re-
staining the City in Act;oa
Against Cotton Belt.
CITY ALsO hiAS TO PAY COSTS

The Cotton Belt railroad on Thurs
DAY obtained perpetual injunction
against the city Of Pine Bluff which
forever restrains the city from en-
forcing the ordinance fixing a license
Of $25 each per annum Cn all users or
a spur switch on that road "a Third
avenue. The costs are assessed
against the railroad except such as ac-
crued after the amended complaint
filed Tuesday, The city loses about
5000 tax money in addition to the ex
penses of the suit.
Judge Jaccb Trieber, in the federal
court at Little t ock yesterday render
ed the decree as follows:
St. Louis. Southwestern Railway
company VS. the city of Pine Bluff and
H King White, mayer:
This cause having come on for
bearing at a day of this term. all par
ties, appearing by the respective So
licitors. was argued by counsel and
upon consideration thereof, it was Cr
dered, adjudged and decreed as fol
lcws: That said defendants be. and
they are hereby, perpetually enjoined
and restrained from enforcing any Of
the provisions of ordinance No. SO
of the city of Pine Bluff. entitled An
ordinance fixing the annual license
for railway spur track and switch priv
ileges in the city of Pine Bluff, ap-
proved November 8, 1902, against the
complainant.
1T is further ordered, considered
and adjudged that the defendants re-
cover of and from the plaintiff all
their costs incurred herein up to the
filing Of the amendment to the bill
herein. and that plaintiff recover Of
and from the defendants all costs in
CURED since the filing of the plaintiffs
amended bill. and that execution may
issue as at law
Nessrs ]. NJ and - G. Taylor rep
resented the road and City Attorney
w. F. Coleman was assisted by
Bridges and Woodbridge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
Rriqands Aattack Russians.

Yin koW Mar. 4-Brisand7 and dis
landed soldiers have risen in numbers
in the hills &C. the cast Of Haiehen. A
band of five armed nith Mannlichers
attacked a Russian outpost at Pallet
heotze. near where there is a Russian
garrison. The Russians had forty-two
killed and wounded out of fifty, while
the brigands lost eighty-seven, among
whom were six Japanese. Afterward
Russian re-enforcements came up and
surrounded and burned the village.
The Russian wounded have been sent
to Harbin Several accidents have
happened to a party of Russians, wt1c'
are laying mines at the entrance to
the harbor here, where the river and
tide run too strongly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
To Abandon Pert Arthur.

ST. Petersburg. March 4.-Ominous
rumors ran through the city in busi-
ness circles yesterday that Port Ar
thur is to be abandoned after sinking
the ships, as was done in the Crimean
war. This probably is exaggerated,
but the story is fortified by a tlegram
from Port Arthur. published in the
Gazette. to the effect that the COM
mander has called upcn the people to
shed the last drop of their blood in
case the enemy takes the town. the
same dispatch telling of several Chi
nese being caught on the heights at
the back of the town signaling to the
japanese Port Arthur, Vladivostc]
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
BOkOSHE DEATH LIST LARGER
Walter Jackson, Negro, Fourth Victim
of Racia! Battle.

Fort Smith, Ark, March 4.-In addi-
ti@'n to John Hopper, J. c.. Butler and
c. A. Blevins, white men, Walter Jack
son, a negro. was killed in conflict
between whites and blacks at Boko-
she. |. T., Wednesday evening.
William Price, one of the wounded
negroes, arrived in this city Yesterday
and is now at the hospital. He says
that on Tuesday the negroes were Cr-
dered out of the camp and went. They
returned Wednesday, armed and ready
to resist an attack. They were stand
ing in gr-up on the depot platform
awaiting the arrival OF train No.
II, WHEN one of the white men VINO
&a5 Killed, without any warning shot
al Jackson, who returned the fire, and
both men cropped dead about the
same time, Both whites and blacks
then began shooting and seeking
places OF safety. 1neir flight put
sep Z the conflict. Price says many
were wounded.
Inc negroes We're employed on the
Midland Valley road. and their pres.
ehce was objected tc' by the white ia
oorers who declined to work with them
Everything is now quiet, Though there
Is an undercurrent of excitement
"hlch may result in further blood.
shep if the negroes do not leave.
party CT six negroes who took part
in the riot arrived here late yesterday
and the police, under instructions from
territorial officers, are rounding them
up. They have already been placed
under arrest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
CATHOLIC SCHOOL WORK.

Monsigneur j. M. Lucey of Pine
Bluff is sending to the Catholic schools
of the state pamphlet with reference
to the educational exhibit to be made
at the St. Louis worlds fair Fa-
ther Lucey is very much interested in
the work. and says i.lat. in addition to
sending out this pamphlet, anything
more that may be in my power will be
gladly done. if notified.' 1t has not
yet been determined whether all the
Catholic schools of the United States
will place their work together as at
the Chicago exposition. or have it
placed with the school work from
their respective states. This will de-
pend largely upon the cooperation OF
the Catholic and other denominatiOnal
schools with the exposition manage
ment The management will do ey-
erything possible in according space
and location to the Catholic schools.
which will be very welcome. The
pamphlet relates largely to the prep
aration Of exhibits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04

the region trayersed by the last Chi
nese railroad and the Blagovstchnsk
and Trans -Baikal and Amue terrific
ries have been declared in a state i
seige. Captain Reitzensten, comman-
der of the Askold takes command OF
the Nladivostok squadron. replacing
Admiral Stackelberg. who has retired
on account of ulness. Yesterday the
list CT twe-ty-1!ae kiIsI aboard tne
ties al GARD The A;noid. the Novil1 ard
the PaiIada, is published. The latter
does not include yesterdays damage,
il any.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
SPECIAL SERVICES.

DR.. II. NJ. DuBose of Nashville
Tenn, general secretary OF the Ep-
worth league # the Southern MetGc-
dist church. will arrive in the city
tomorrow and will preach at the F1rstt
NJ athodist church Sunday morning.
At 8 p. m. he will deliver a lecture
on Cuba in which the children will
find many things to interest them DR..
DuBose has just returned from Cuba
ana will give Pine E-uff his first lee
ture Cn that country after his return.
At 7:30 p. m. he will address an
EpWorth league rally of all the Meth
odist churches in the city A cordial
invitation is extended to all young
people to be present. DR.. DuBose is
enc of the most fluent speakers in the
south and those who attend will en-
Joy rare treat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
hdQieca that TIA Attsncance at the
MANY LADIES TO PARTICIPATE
First EXP eeted

4 feature in connection with the
state convention OF Wood clubs in
Little Rock next Tuesday will be the
torchIight procession at night, says
the Gazette II is assured that q
number Of ladies viii participate in
the demons trations y meeting of Ia
dies was held Yesterday morning at
the Quapa~ club to discuss the ar
rangements for their participation in
the procession It was requested that
all ladies who will take part will as
semble, with their carriages decorated
and Broadway Tuesday evening.
call has been issued fer special
meeting of the Carroll D. Wood DEM
ceratic club of Pulaski county, to be
held at the county court house at =
O'Clock tomorrow night.
This special meeting will be for the
purpose of arranging for the enter
tainment of the delegates to the state
convention of Wood clubs to be held
in Little Rock March g. AS the busl-
ness is of the utmost Importance
good attendance is requested.
Additional advices are that the at
tendance at the convention next Tues
day night will be larger than at first
expected. An especially large delega-
tiCn will come from Jefferson county
Every part If the state will be repre-
sented. The convention will be called
to order in the Capital theater at 10
a. m. There will be morning and af-
ternoon sessicna and at night the
street demonstrations will be the pop
ular attraction.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
SPRINGER PLANS A STAMPEDE
VIII Bring Cowboy Roosevelt Club to
Chicago Convention.

Denver. March 4.-John w. Spring
er president of the National Live
Stock association, Wh0se0 boom for
the vice presidency was launched in
Arizona, is taking the matter serious
ly. He proposes to have Roosevelt
club OF at least a thousand members
-,gged eut in cowboy costume at the
national conventie.a, and viii try to
aarrE the nomination With Whoop.
5je says ne is confident that the people
Illinois Will come to his aid wing
to his family acquaintance in central
Il!:neis. A meeting CT the Roosevelt
club will he he'd here today TO per-
feet arrangements for capturing Chi
cage by storm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
Will China Aid Japan?

Paris. March 4.-Credence is not
given by the foreign office to the re-
ports that China is on the eve of join
ing Japan in the war All the advices
received here here indicate that China
proposes to G1serve here declaration
of neutrality. 1t is understood that
China has disavowed any collusion be-
tween her troops and the Chinese out
laws, explaining tha: those who have
Joined the latter are deserters and
under the undisciplined state of the
army it is impossible to prevent them
from leaving. 1t is authoritativeIy
announced that France has not been
approached to cede any islands to
Russia for use as coaling stations by
the latter when she sends her Baltic
fleet to the far east Should Russia
make request to this effect it Will
be denied as such action would be re-
garded as breach of neutrality. To
shCW Frances purpose to remain neu-
tral it is pointed out that Russia has
a coal depot at Villefranche, near
Nice. but that Russian ships will nst
be allowed to use that station. as in
time of Dp9cp
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-04
Russia's Scheme.

Seoul. March 4.-The Russian for 6
at Angu are compelling the Koreans
to supply them with rice. folder and
fuel, The Russians ere fortifying An
tung heavily with the apparent inten-
tion of preventing the japanese from
crossing the Yalu. The commander
Of a British grlnboat bringing down
residents of that aationality from
Song Chong reports the death of
Prince Hi Chai Sun, a nephew of the
former king. and a man who has from
time to time filed all the high posts
in the kingdom.