davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
The Retort Courteous.

A well-known Judge tells story
about the cross examination of a bad
tempered woman in his court She
was an Amazonlan person. Her hus.
band obviously the weaker vessel. sat
sheeplshly listening. The opposing
counsel pressed 4 certain question
rather urgently, and she said, angrily.
You needn't think to catch me. You
tried that once before" The lawyer
said: Madam. have not the slight.
est desire TO catch you; and your hus.
band looks as if he were sorry ha
did"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
Southbount

international Association Fire En-
siae~ars. Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. Is
tf;-o4. Account meeting International
Association of Fire Engineers at Chat
tanoo&a, Tenn, Sept 1916 the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on It's line at the very low rate
of one fare plus twenty five cents for
the round trip minimum rate fifty
cents. Tickets Will be sold Sept. IL
70 with final limit Sept. %, 1904.
! Original purchasers of tickets may
secure an extension Of limit until Sep
tember 50. 1904, upon the payment of
fifty cents deposit fee. provided de-
posit is made not later than Sept. 20,
and not earlier than Sepr. II, Write
any agent Of the Southern Railway for
full particulars
c. A. BENSCOTTER
Assistant General Passenger AGENT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
6YIfle eA1inx,13.e .e1iMttj
: 1IiiME TOO VALUABLE
WHY ERNER WAS GLAD TC
LEAVE THE EAST.
TIRED to Death witt, the ENcrac etin>
Question, "HcW Long viii 1t TAKE?
Happy to Get Sack to a More II
uctent Sc@ticn.

With dis ticket to Richmond stacf
away IN his inside pocket tie mai
from the South fr!t tat he could a
ford to be critical, sa..s tie Phila0 Il
ph'a Ledger.
III be Slad t. eo. Aacf to Rief
mOnd. he sad, Tor several 52as11
in general anG one in particular. Fer
e next six m0nGHs expect to a.
- man Sa%. How faag VII II ;a1te?
Up here that i die aHTar ri question
lust keep yonr c9rs priMed ana 5ou
will hear it tifty dis { day. Ii
l.an stops 70 have lbs auuas H}t@",
he invariably asks tic Gas LOW -.
will it take. To r3y mind tHAt SeetnS
. perfect'y } useless q9ery. Unless he
mas lived as j hobo Tor the last teh
years and has escteWed the d"li ht~
OF blacklne and brush any man KNOWS
just as Wei as the Soy at the sf2.--'
the langth OF time required 10 give
good polish, but frcm mere force CT
habit he puts the question.
"ln BARRIERS shops many customers
even so SO far as TO eliminate tx
usual morning greeting. They sinpls
Kay How long viii i, take? and "hep
they leave their parting word is not
'Good-bye. but I hope you car get
through little quicker next time. II
you can't l won't come here any more.
''The man who lunches down town is
no exception. Even ar order Of 3 e'n
Of coffee and a sandwich neceasjtatei
The popping Of that all-important qHes-
lion, How long will it take?' You
hear it in drug stores, at the prescrip
tion counter and at the telephone
booth. In banks. in hotels, IN offices
and on the street people put that 0Hes'
ton to each other for no apparent rea
son. They simply meet and stare at
each other for minute. then o.
makes some remark aplopes of aot}'-
ing, to which the other biitle!E IT,
plies, How long viii it take?' Pos
siply the Importance | aScTibe TO 9aag
phrase may strike y01 as an sl&%-
geration, but it is not. On the con
trary, haven't stated the case stra1 9.
ly enough for the frequency VI
Nnicn l nave NCasG iie QGGatlCE= ?.
pounded eonvinces ne that Il i -
very handspring Of lnatropo!.t.. 4aH
ScrSatlOn.
'.T6 a man of MY ndo..H' disposi
tion all that reckotirg t!1s=s=.s paias2i
was brought up IN Z ssett,n Oh tie
country where noDo&.s. ares rap Ee#
long it takes to d. q thing and Il will
be with feeli @a Of pleasure that
shall again mineie %iJh friends who
Will not answer even my invitation &c
have drink with the query. Aow
| long Will it take?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

Home Visitors Excursions To ali
points n,he state of Indiana. Ia ali
points in 9aio and west Of an imagin-
airy line drawn thrnl@h Sandusky. Co.
ldmbls, Washins',@, c. H., Whining
ton, Cincinnati and to Louisville, XIV,
aud interme"i"te points. Tickets NAV
also be sofa ~ Hawesville, Powers,
l.eWisport and Greensboro. Ky. Rate
one fare plus two (S20U, dollars for
The round trip. Date Of sale, Septern.
Ter 6, 13, 20 q, and October II, 1904.
Return limit thirty 600 days from
date OF sale for leaving destination
and Tor continuous passage in both
directions, S. NJ. DICKEY.
Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
NEW SLEEPING CAR SERVICE

VIA IRON NO.. In 2CUF
Commencing August Sth, the Iron
Mountain Route Will establish through
daily sleeping car service between
New Orleans and st. Louis. via. Val
Icy Route and 7. z. on the following
schedule.
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The SIN art $
A MAGAZINE OF cLEVERNESs

Magazines should have well-defned purpose 49, !
Genuine entertainment, amusement mental re1''"
motives of The Smart Set, the
MOST SUCCESSFUL OF MAGAZINES
its novels "a complete one number) are by n 49,
authors OF both hemspheres
It's short stories matcness-clean and full OF nun
It's poetry covering the entire field of yese-patnoS
dernessis by the popular poets, and Womeh
Its jokes Wittcsms sketches etc, admtea! Wv
provoking
16o PAGES DELIGHTFUL READING
No pages wasted cheap illustrations eo'ofi'
Wearying essays idle discussions.
Every page will interest," charm and refresh you. ID
Subscribe now-$2.50 per year. Remit in cheque' e. wt
der registered letter .o THE SMART SET, 452 r"
York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
Nort,obound

Leave New Orleans 6:a5 p. n.
Leave Pine. Bluff 4: A. p. u.
Arrive St. Louis 30 q. IL.
Southbound.
Leave 81. Louis S:2o p, M.
Arrive Pine Bluff l0:50 a. ~
Arrive New Orleans S;95 4. II,
For reservations apply to local
agent.
II. {. TOWNSEND, G. p. & I a.
st. Lo1ls Mo.
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FURNITURE.
4oME FURNITURE COMPANY.

Our beds, bedroom suits and side boarde sr= -
best made and the cheapest the market 7q.... o1
49, - ,,a.aa4+a4o I1,3 a - &C. l44s9 t7s9 fact
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

OFFICE AND SALESROOM 425425 MAN =
Wholesale department Third and Texas stree .
pot a cordial invitation is extended to merchants 5
h Eisit and inspect line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
Jobbers, Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
OF PINE BLUFF ARE
LUMBER,
BLUFF CITY LUMBER COMPANY.

Manufacturers and dealers in Lumber z ,+. s,s
Doors, House Bills our speei Ity Cheap lull Sasa
buildings, buildings, panel 3oor . i '01s
earth. '@tSt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
HARDW ARE.
FOX BROS, HARDWARE co

Leaders in Southwest Arkansas for Hardware sfas m
CUTLERY and MIL supplies All orders shipped pronntN ~
ceip Our motto is Fair Dealing" as a satisfied t
forever. When in of anything in mr. 7f ~ sa
N"N WI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

c. A. BENSCOTTER
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
= l.. OWEN.
ISAAC DREffUS.
WEsTBRooK GRAIN AND COMM

We sell fer cash: Lime, Gene
Plaster Hair, Etc. Flour, Meal, Sal
Hay, Chops, CottCnscei Me
Carload lots a speciality.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
RYlAND QUEENsWARE COMPANY,

We wholesalers o: queensware crockery to..
ware stoneware, glassware, bar glasses Bucks stoves =
and lamps Headquarters for fancy China ~ yn. ~ & "a
cry business day in the year. ~
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
A REAL HOSPITALITY.
TEE GENUINE KIND MAY BE
FOUND IN SOUTH SEAS.
a visitor in the Friendly Isles seems
the Center Of the Universe to
His Host-Ela borate En-
tertainment.

Nukualofa, Friendly Islands.--It has
become such a habit among travellers to
talk of southern hospitality that one
might believe it to be indigenous to the
soil or an attribute of sunny skies and
dusky cheeks.
II this were indeed so, then the farther
south we go tho more hospitable would
grow the land, till the equator would be
the elimination of this most pleasing
trait, and the Friendly Isles would come
by their name by in order of sequence.
In these lovely isles visitor is the
center of the universe, the social cir
Gle revolves about him and each part1c-
ular host vies with his neighborin law
fishing good will and good cheer upon the
lucky stranger that is their gates.
Straying along the winding paths,
through shadowy. overhanging palms,
banana and bread fruit trees, 1t Is with
out a start that one feels soft fingers
creep into his hand and hears a cooling
voice bid him Talofa
Tiny brown elves peep, wide-eyed,
from every nook, while scattered amid
the tangled bush, one tiny thatched hut
fit for fairy bower.
tNOkl0 OI tuG EUhalOI ROFGILy I'D sGNEI
known among these communists What
is mine is thine-ail have in plenty Of
the good things of the land. Water is the
nearest friend, so dirt and personal un-
cleanliness are practically unknown.
Catching sight OF the wanderer the
inhabitants of the little community will
call from the huts, waving reckoning
hands and proceeding, If you turn to en-.
ter, to don "a few more garments, out of
regard for the peculiar notions that
white people seem to have. With an
arm thrust carelessly through the sleeve
of mother hubbard, the main portion
of which hangs down behind, a dusky,
dove-eyed maiden advances to take your
hand
AS you stoop to, enter the cool, shaded
dwelling, beautifully-woyen mats are
thrown on the floor, and upon these you
are expected to sit, and pass the compli-
ments Of the day.
The small boy of the family is dis
patched to procure cocoanuts from one
Of the groves that sways its foliage over
the little home, and fresh bananas and
oranges are proffered.
The most engaging freedom of manner
possesses all the company, and the size
of your nose or ears is commented upon
with much ease and good-natured criti-
cism
A gold-crowned tooth is the object of
great interest. and profound astonish-
ment, while rings, chains, watches, ETC.,
are fingered and admired.
When you are about to take your leave
presents of all kinds are heaped upon
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
HEARD IN PASSING

ThesEame program is always carried
out. An expedition has sailed for the
relief of the Xiegier-F iala polar expe-
dttion. 1t would be a wise move to
now organize another expedition for
the relief OF the first one.-Norwich
Record.
The star correspondent for me-
tropolitan daily, who sees the seat, for
which he had spoken months in adj
vance, given away to the editor of q
country weekly, isn't likely to be any
too greatly impressed with eloquently
worded promises of business admin
istration:- Springfield Union
The uselessness Of verbosity IS
tersely summed up in the statement
that Judge steele'g 1900 word dis
senting opinion in the Colorado ha-
beas corpus case relieves his mind.
contributes enjoyment to those who
think as he thinks, and does not
change the law. p Bird eport Morning
Telegram Union.
shipments Of potatoes over the Ban
gor and Aroostock railroad for the
crop Of 1903. to May 81, 1904. amount
ed to 5.229842 bushels. a considerable
increase over shipments to correspond
Ing date in previous years. The near
est approach to these figures was in
1901, when All. 1873 bushels of Maine
potatoes were shipped. -Meriden Jour
nal.
An ordinary echo is curious thing.
But. according to the statements of a
Frenchman at d watering place in the
Pyrenees. one echo on the Franco
Prussian frontier Is far from ordinary.
''As soon as you have spoken" said
the Frenchman. who had secured an
audience Of wide-eyed tourists, 'syou
hear distinctly the voice leap from
rock to rock, from precipice, to preci-
pfce and as soon as it has passed the
| frontier 1t assumes the Spanish tongue.
But yes, have heard it often. New
Haven Journal and Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
HER SHORTCOMINGS IN CARS.
Remarks from Man About Wo-
mans Shorfsightedness

Remarks from Man About Wo-
mans Shortsightedness.
I'D like to know why it is that a
woman can't see an empty seat on an
open car when It's staring her in the
face" said disagreeahle man, grurnp-
Ter than usual under the influence Of
the heat eve had 10 ride all over
town on surface cars. a good deal this
summer, and I've seen cars delaye~l
time and again by the apparent stu
pidity OF women who couldn't find
seat
''Of course d woman can't travel on
the foatboard like a man but why,
after she has taken plenty of time to
survey a car which is only half filled
will she insist on climbing into row
where she either hhs to stand un until
some perspiring man gives up mis- seat
to her, or else squeeze in where she
has to sit on the edge?
"You can't expect a conductor to
be continually acting as usher. but I'M
less he does most women seem to lose
their heads. I'm not one that al
ways cracks up the superiority of my
own sex but In the cars the average
man shows sense and the woman
doesn't.
1.-THE man will have his seat picked
out before the car stops. He has no
trouble in picking out the empty spaces
in the ear. But nine out Of ten women
go alleto pieces the minute the car
stops. After a woman has done a few
laps alongside the car looking for an
empty seat, It's dollars to doughnuts
that she will pick full one and pass
right by one that's got some room III 1t.
Seems to ME that the street car
companies would confer a great
benefit on their male passengers
Iif they'd employ men to act as ushers
for the women on open cars in the
summer, or else put up movable signs
over empty seats. Then we'd all De
happy and | wouldn't mind the fact
| that / can't own an automobile
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28

The Kansas river floods have called
new attention to the methods recently
advocated by the bureau of forestry
for controlling the course of the stream
and for repairing the damage to mum
dated farm lands. This bureau is now
ley n1imeographed circular Of recon-
mendations for guidance In forest
planting on their damaged lands. in
which It is said: wherever the river
has changed its course and straight
ened its channel, every possible effort
should be put forth to keep it straight,
Much Of the damage that was caused
in the great food Of 1903 is directly
traceable to crooks in the stream. The
soft bare banks should be covered
with willows at the earliest possible
moment to prevent the stream nom
again becoming crooked. In addition
to the protection of the caving river
banks and the reclamation Of the sand
ed and eroded lands, the land owners
of the Kansas river valley should i'm
mediately cooperate to secure eontlnu-
GUS belts of timber $50 feet wide on
both banks of the stream. Such pro-
tective belts will be far more service
able than dikes of earth or masonry Ia
mitigating the destruction that may
occur from overfiows. The future
waalth and nroductiveness OF the val
lev as a whole will be largely depend
emit upon the practice of forestry fol
4 protection against devastation by
foods"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28

Republican editors are now talking
about "Tom'' Taggart, the new chair
man of the democratic national COM
mittee. Nearly all Of Them begin by
saying that he was born in ireland,
and that he takes to politics as duck
does to water. A. Hartford editor in
looking around for something real hor-
rid to say about him could only ind
the following: "He has been in Indi-
ana since 1877 and Ia by profession
keeper of hotels. One OF his boasts
is that he has given many "a man dys-
pepsia. He got into politics early
He was conducting q hotel In the IN
ION station. Indianapolis, and he helped
the democrats OF the seventeenth
ward. Two years later the demo-
Gratis of Marion county elected Taggart
county auditor with a majority of II
800. Then in 1888 he was elected
county chairman In the Harrison leye-
land campaign. Up to that time Ma
rion county had never gone democratic
in a presidential year, but this year,
in spite of the fact that it was Harri-
sons home, Haggart carried it for
Cleveland, although the state went to
the republicans. Before his term ex-
pired he was nominated in 1896 for
mayor of Indianapolis. Two years
before, Denny, q republican, had been
elected by a majority Of $500. This
time Taggart won with majority of
5000. In 1897 Taggart was re-elect-
ed mayor with majority of 4,700. In
1890 Taggart was elected mayor for
the third time, but not without the
hardest fight of his life. AS an evil
dence of his hold upon the party of
his state, it should be said that, when
he was reelected this year as menu
Der of the democratic national commit-
tee. he was Endorsed for the national
Craftsmanship by Loaf delegates On
state convention" All OF which goes
to show that Taggart knows how TO
win victories ana Dis the right man in
the right place
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
THURSDAY. JULY IS, 1904.

The health question, during con.
struction, is one of the important ele-
ments Of the canal problem, says
writer in the Engineering Magazine.
While no one will claim that the eli
mate Of the Isthmus is saiubrious, it is
certain that much wild exaggeration
has been circulated, in great part
founded on the experience of lilac
climated laborers engaged in excavat-
ing surface soil for the railroad or for
the canal. Fortunately most of the
work on the latter has now reached a
level below the poisonous enianations
of decaying organic matter, and during
recent years the percentage of disease
and mortality has not exceeded that on
large works in any country. The ac-
tual facts are set forth in table pre-
pared from his official records by DR.
Lacroisade, for many years the medi-
cal director of the fine company hos
pital situated on the heights above the
city OF Panama. He insists that the
disease most to be dreaded, yellow
fever, is not epidemic on the Isthmus,
and, as in the southern states, may be
excluded by proper precautionary
measures. The table itself is encour-
aging, since the mean percentage IN
the three epochs show nearly constant
values for the diseases OF Europe, and
a great reduction for diseases due to
the climate, under the improved condi-
tons of the later work. +
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
HAUNTED BY HER CRIME,
Miss Annie NJ Lawrence Lived in
Hartford Several Months.

Hartford Several Months.
Hartford. July 26.-Miss Annie a..
Lawrence, who came to this city after
she had embezzled $1,000 from her en-
ployer in Worcester and then lived
here for several months. is now under
arrest at Worcester. She telephoned
from Philadelphia to the chief of po-
lice of Worcester that she was on the
verge of starvation and she wanted to
be arrested. Miss Lawrence came to
this city in disguise and was suspect
ed by the local police, but nothing was
done about the matter. She was EN-
ployed as clerk by Oscar r. Rawson,
IA cigar dealer in Worcester. When it
was learned that $1,000 was missing
from his bank account. Frederick T..
Baldwin. motorman, was arrested.
He admitted that Miss Lawrence took
the money and gave it to him to play
the races in Providence pool rooms.
The ponies ran poorly and they con-
stantly lost money.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28

ably much more SO, ard much good-na-
tured barter takes place when the MINI
BILE shilling is on the wing, for the lam
guage that money talks is easily trans
lated even into the South sea islaNs.
tongue But the mercenary spirit, the
looking upon the occasional traveller
as fair prey for interruptions bargains
is unknown In this fRir land. What is
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Sugar Beets in Iceland.

The climate and soil of Ireland having
been declared suitable for sugar beets,
5000 acres near Cork are to be planted
with these tubers, and it is expected
that ere long the United Kingdom will
be able to grow all its sugar.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Removing Varnish.

To remove varnish from the hands
and also from the brushes with which it
is applied, wash with little spirit.
This done, wipe with an old rag or soft
paper as clean as possible, and then
wash again with soap and water For
brushes the water should not be more
than lukewarm. Household
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Chickens as Lagataes.

A woman who died recently in Chi
cago had for years kept a number of
chickens, and in her will she left e so
to be used in erecting "a chicken house
good and warm, and lined inside and
outside for them.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Art of Grave Digging.

There is an establishment in Brussels
for teaching the lugubrious art of grave
digging. 1t was founded by a .ceme-
terry company, and was so ) successful
that It received Official appreciation
All candidates for the post of sexton in
Belgium must have graduated at this
unique academy
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Meat inspection in Belgium.

Frozen meats and live cattle are sub
jected to q sanitary inspection by the
government before admission into Bel
GUM. The communes are authorized to
cause second examination of meats in
troduced into their territory without
cost to the persons interested.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Cynical spingter.

"If you were married" said the sum-
mer girl, would you believe anything
your husband told your"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne, .'but
for the sake of peace in the family I'd
make him believe I believed, it,.
Washington Star
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Efficient Check.

Philanthropist- Why did you change
the title of the ladies, home to old la
dies home?
Mrs. du Goods-It was becoming too
crowded.-N. Y. Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Civilized Head Hunter.

A French professor is the owner OF a
collection of $40 human heads, repre-
senting every known race Of people on
the globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Children in Russia.

Ofdcial statistics shaw that there are
100000 children in Russia between
the ages Of and Id receiving absolutely
no education.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
Can Stand It.

A Standard Oil magnate has been
sued for s6o.000,oo0 Well. let him pay
It'll He'd never miss it.-Chicago Daily
News.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
One Renefat Of Strikes

els Gideon still your walking dele
gate?"
ooh, no; he's our automobile delegate
now."-Indianapolis Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28

for sale is yours if you wish to purchase;
If not, well and good, but In any case,
you must accept their courtesy, their
gentle politeness, their most friendly
overtures.
Here in the truessouth is the unspoiied
tropic flower of love and kindness still
blooming in the hearts OF Natures no.
blemen.
ANNA H. CLARK
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
The Housecleaning Rage.

MOther-Ja ne.
Jane-What do you want, mother?
If you own anything in the back
bedroom closet you'd better 90 out there.
Martha says she is going to burn up
everything in 1t. Indianapolis Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
No Danger.

Great anxiety II felt over the gutta-
percha supply. It would be bad, indeed,
IL we had to give up golf. Indianapolis
News.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-28
DISPENSING SOUTH SEA HosPI~,
TALLY.

you, and many are the invitations to
come again.
the subject OF trade IL one easily opened
In any assembly. Beads, shells, strings
of bright beads. mats OF all kinds and
as different In price as In value or prob