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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
mo .vvxr anu rr,s lass.


Behind the lattice, rose entwned,
u Hidden away from sight,
u place my chair at close of day,
There In the sunset light,
Afar from stress and strife, sit
8 Alone, to watch and wait,
FOR the lover and his pretty lass
TO pass the garden gate.
I peep out through the roses' bloom.
TO hear their voices sweet,
TO see the lovelight In their eyes.
As on the lightSom feet
They climb the slanting hillside
At the moss-grown spring to rest
And speak those words. of all in lifes
The dearest and the best.
They wot not that lone old wife
Watches with such glad eyes
Their passing to the trysting place
That on the hillside lies,
But years ago, when life was young.
OFT at the close OF day,
Another lover and his lass
Together walked that way.
Now. through the roses bloom 1t brings
The lovelight back once more.
THE "sWeet togethernesS" that bound
Our hearts in days Of yore;
And so the lonely watcher prays.
AGod bless them" as they pass
TO our old trysting place at eve
The lover and his lass.
Susan Tean Perry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
RULES IN EAST AFRICA.
American Girl Wife Of Powerful Ger,
man Official,


man Official.
Countess Won Goetzen. wife of the
military and civil governor of Ger
man East Africa. will return to tht
United States for a brief visit tnis
summer. The countess, who was Mrs
May Stanley Lay of Washington wher
she was married to Capt Won Goetzen
in 1898, has reigned like queen in
east Africa since his appointment as
governor, in 1901. The governor and
his wife first occupied palace at
Windshock, the capital of German
southwest Africa. but have recently
resided in the eastern provinces The
governor rules over territory of
100000 square miles, which is occu.
pied by over 100000 people, mostly
wild tribes distinctly hostile to each
other
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
NOTICE OF PAVING DISTRICT
NO. 10, WEST SIXTH
AVENUE,

The tax books for the collection of
the special assessment upon the real
property in paving district No. 10 for
the purpose of grading, curbing and
paving, have been placed in my
hands All owners of real estate in
that district are required to pay their
assessments to me on or before the
11th day of September, 1904.
If such payment is not made. ac-
ton will be commenced at the end q.
that time for the collection OF said
assessment and for legal penalties
and all costs.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of August, 1904.
RALPH ROBINSON.
Collector.
S. Sept. lid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
Decline Of Genius.

There is much to be said in fsvo!
OF the theory that nature is growing
no longer produces men Of abnormal
mental stature. It is quite certain
that modern masterpieces in art, in
architecture, in music and in !itera
ture are exceedingly rare, if they
exist at all. In all that pertains to
beauty-beauty OF form, beauty OF
color, beauty of sound, and beauty OF
thought-we are immeasurably behind
the period of the Renaissance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
JUDGE PARKER'S
DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT.

In that fierce light which beats
upon throne"-or the presidential
chair and those who may attain 1t
in our own republic-anecdotes OF
distinguished aspirants are the float
ing notes. Judge Parker's nomina-
ton lends new interest to stories the
currency Of which was warfng. This
incident, which was described in the
Kingston papers when 1t occurred
some years ago, reveals in an inter-
esting light some Of the judges best
characteristics:
In leaving the landing at Esopus,
where she had been moored, small
river steamboat had knocked froN the
dock heavy piece of timber, which
became lodged just at the edge OF the
wharf in such a way as to threaten
certain damage to any vessel attempt
ing to land there. The departing
boat which had done the mischief was
uninjured by the collision that jarrett
the timber overheard and steamed
placidly on her way ZIP the river.
There was single man on the dock,
whose efforts unaided were hopeless
ly inadequate to remove the danger
Gus obstruction to navigation. As
there was another boat due to land
and it was growing dark, the man
went for help.
The scant population of the Ulster
county village had been abundanty
noticed III tie last few weeks; and of
the few who might have been met by
the workman, Judge Parker happened
to be the first to appear. The man
hesitated bit abou. asking the judge
to help in propria persona, but re-
ported the accident to him.
Now the new candidate has always
combined with his judicial dignity
rare sympathy and genuine demo
cratic spirit with a small initial, as
we'll as the one with the capital d.
in his home neighbcrnood. The occa.
sion was pressing. the time was short.
the work must be done and done
quickly, SO the judge hurried down
TO the river with the man.
At the dock the Judge shed his
coat, they entered a boat and tried
to dislodge the timber. This was 50
firmly fixed as to defy their united
efforts, but the ingenuity of the Judge
equaled his muscular prowess and
suggested an expedient which was
promptly applied. Tying a stout rope
to the timber, they hitched it to the
stern of the boat. and by rowing round
and round it, with a steady centrifu-
sal pull, they gradually worked it
loose. The judge donned his coat ana
strobe up the hill to his home
A simple incident enough, but they
still tell it with pride in Esopus to
show that Judge Parker is g9eG
man as well as a good Judge.
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Locust Cottage.

Locust Cottage, Aug. 13.-Services
closed at Mt. Carmel last night with
very interesting service. Results 20
all. fourteen accessions to the Meth
odist church.
Mrs. l.. 4. Brown of Arkade1phia,
hearing of the illness of her younges;
daughter, Mrs. Wright of Arkadelphia,
left the vicinity of Concord CHURCH
last week for Pine Bluff on her WV
home After arriving at Pine Bluff
she heard that Mrs. Wright was bet
ter, therefore she is awaiting further
news before proceeding further.
Philip B. Henry is up from Texas,
and l learn has brought his family
with him, consisting of wife and sew
en- children, to remain. He has Il
good farm here near Mt Carmel.
While ga,loping to church on horse
back last night Roy Tolson and Wal
ter Huntley were the victims of an
accident, and Roy is now suffering
considerable pain as a result. Waite,
was riding mule and taking the lead
while Roy was following ON horse
The mule stumbled and fell and Wal
ter escaped unhurt, but Roy's hors'
fell over the mule, throwing him an
the saddle off and bruising MIN ol
the left arm and shoulder and lef
OF a little pain in his lungs. H;
wounds are not thought to be ser'tDu
and 1 hope to see him out again i
a day or two.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
SUNDAY HOTTEST OF SEASON,

According to the thermometer at the
postofiice, Sunday was the hottest day
of the summer. the mercury register
ing 94 degrees in the shade at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Today has been
warm, but the mercury has barely
reached 90 degrees and nice breeze
has been blowing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
TWO SMALL HOUSES FOR SALE

On Third and Tennessee. Houses to
De moved OFF at. once. Give us an Of
er.
COTTON BELT SAVINGS AND
TRUST co. ~,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
TO THE PUBLIC.

We have re-opened our grocer,
store, at No. 1919 Wes; S4<th avenue
TN complete stock OF staple anu
fancy grceries, together wts country
prduce, and will be glad To serve OF,
friends and the public IN general
prompt delivery.
U. W. POSS AND son
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15

Wait for the big bankrupt sale com
ms from st. Louis of fine new I'D
right pianos for thirty days in natural
woods and genuine ivory keys; also
a carload Of latest styles of sewine
machines, all makes. Notice OF loca.
ton will be published later
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
FIftieth euslness Anniversary,

John Shepard. a Boston merchant,
recently celebrated the fiftieth ami.
versary Of his entrance into business
in that city and specially marked the
day by the gift Of $4,000 to endow a
free bed in the Massachusetts, general
hospital in that city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
PANTORlUM CLUB.
No. 1908 Pine St.

A place where you can have your
suits OF clothes pressed a month fo-
one dollar; cleaning extra. We send
for and deliver same. Everybody
join. Old phone 376.
It N. c. LEVY, Manager.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
Oldest Bank Note.

The oldest bank note is in the Brit
ish Museum. 1t was printed in China
in 1868, ninety-two years before the
birth Of Gutenberg, the reputed in.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
NEW SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
VIA IRON Mos.:f.,N Rcu.,l

Commencing August 9Th, the Iron
Mountain Route will establish through
daily sleeping car service between
New Orleans and st. Louis, via. Val
ley Route and T. P. on the following
schedule:
Northbound.
Leave New Orleans 6:35 o. m.
Leave Pine Bluff 4:45 D. m.
Arrive st. Louis 1875 a. m.
Southbound.
Leave st. Louis 8:2O D. m.
Arrive Pine Bluff 1880 a. m.
Arrive New Orleans S:55 a. m.
For reservations apply to local
agent.
H. c. TOWNSEND, G. p. & r. A.
st. Lous. Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15
STRAYED OR STOLEN.

Bull pup about three months Old.
white, with both ears clipped Anv
information will be rewarded bv
FRED VINING.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-15

Prettiness covers q multitude Of
brainlessness in girl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
NOTABLE CONVEX TONS.
Changes of Faith No Longer re-
garded in the Light of "Apostasies.

Although differences Of creed are popularity
believed to have stood in the way Of marriages
between the late Prince Imperial of France and
Princess Beatrice Of Great Britain. and be-
tween the late Duke of Clarence and Princess
Helene of Orleans now Duchess of Aosta), yet
II cannot be denied that far less Importance
Is accorded nowadays 10 considerations OF this
kind than formerly. This does not necessarily
mean that people have become less religious.
but rather that they have become more toler-
ant What with the spread of education, the
growth of cosmopolitanism and above all.
through travel abroad, have discovered that
all foreigners are not necessarily Philistines.
and that there other faiths besides our own,
which having in view the moral welfare of
their adherents, are quite much calculated
to work out their salvation. We no longer
doom every one who does not share our particu-
lar belief to eternal damnaton. Fanaticism
and bigotry have TO be regarded as an
achronisms and people have reached a better
understanding Of that great principle taught by
the Founder OF Christianity, namely, charity TO
ones neighbors. Religious liberation. which is,
after ALL one of the chief forms of charity, is
the order of the day. and that is why CONVEX
sion from one church TO another, such as that.
for instance of the American born Marquise de
Monsters Meanwhile, who was Miss Gwen
dolyn Caldwell, of Washington. attracts COM
parativeIy little attention. A generation or so
ago It was looked upon by those whose creed
had been abandoned as a forfeiture OF the
Great Hereafter whereas at present there is
a disposition to regard 1t merely az the adop-
ton of another route toward the same bourne
Two expresses. namely Alexandra and Marie
Feodorovna of Russia, two queens-Heien OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
SANTA CLAUSs BIG MAIL.

Santa Claus North Pole. santa Claus in
Heaven" Dear Mr.. Santa Claus" Mr.. Santa
Claus OF New York" in quaint, childish scraws.
sometimes almost indecipherable. the little chill
aren who still believe in their big hearted.
benevolent friend address the mythical saint.
From all parts of the country they come. these
tiny pathetic letters, breathing faith and hope
which cannot fail to be bghted. and into the
NAV Of the Dead Letter office in Washington.
they fall. Besides taking advantage of an
imaginary frank. many of the letters are marked
''Sheppel deliver
I'd like 70 open some OF en-" said one Off
cial, but ] haven't any more right to do il
than ! have 10 open letter addressed 10 j.
Pierpont Morgan.
They go through the regular course of letters
which cannot be delivered. If the address of
the writer can be ascertaned by the contents.
the letter is returned him; if not, It is de-
slToyed.
Whether the letters are stamped or not?'
Just the same. notification that letter
Is lying in the Dead Letter Office, awaiting re-
turn postage, is sent out"
But the children seldom sign their full names.
Rosa Charlie John" and the like, the
tender nicknames of affection, all they put
At the bottom Of the letters The Rosas and
Charles feel in their little minds that
Santa Claus knows each Of them by reputation.
even If he does not personally.-(Willis Steel, in
Good Housekeeping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
FOUR-LEGGED FAKIRS.

Nor are ali the fakirs human beings. Holy
cows and sacred monkeys have a fine share IN
the game and in some instances show rare
cunning in taking advantage Of the people S
beliefs In their attributes.
At HAZE Ka, the Indus there is a notably
willy old sacred beast. whose long years of re-
ceiving worship, petting and pampering have
developed some strange characteristics This
animal will leave the shore several times day
in the heated season and, wading far out into
the stream stand there and bawl until some one
Of the villagers comes out and laves her with
seeming to crafty her greatly. She is extrava-
gantly fond of choice plantains. and VIII go into
the bazaar and take only the very best
friend of the family close by shop
keepers stand day, when a sacred bull
wandered up and began to feed from the pro-
ing within his rights. The shopkeeper reproached
him gently, saying:
Forget not that I am poor man, brother.
Seest thou not those sweet dellcacies before the
place of the rich across the way?"
The bull munched
Full we'll l know thou holy man, and
l give thee all thou takest. feeling my reward
in heaven already bestowed; but. brother. am
a poor man. and this morning gave rupee
thy very holy brother Of Ratonga "a stiff
armed fakr of the region) and thou shouldest
come in another moon"
A great hole growing in the pile on the
stand. The shopkeeper picked up a bamboo
stick and blew his breath in the end OF IT, then
again addressed the animal:
Into this stick have breathed prayer that
thou mayest remember how poor a man am,
O my brother, and l now present my humble
petition" WhereWith he whacked the bull
sharply over the nose, and the astounded animal
galloped believing, through the bazaar
(Broughton Brandenburg in Metropolitan Maya
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
MORO DEFENCES

For savages, the Moros are remarkable build
ers OF fortifcations On Jolo the works have
been simple enough affairs, consisting usually of
a trench and wall. But the cottas in Minda-
mao are a different proposition. Most of them
consist of three lines of defences. They
surrounded by wet meats from ten To thirty
five feet in depth and from eight to forty feet
wide. On the inner side Of the meat is wall OF
earth from ten to twenty feet high, pierced with
loopholes. 1t is impenetrable by rife fire
shrapnef. The method of entrance is by single
hole, cut so low that a must enter bent
over almost his hands and knees. The only
means OF crossing the moat is by loose bamboo
pole thrown from bank to bank with a light
hand rail alongside. These be destroyed or
drawn In at a moments notice by the garrison.
Inside the door, screening the entrance, is a
traverse, that entering you obliged to
turn to the right or left. Some Cottas have in
addition on one side trap. where, in hidden
mudhOe, man sinks to his shoulders and can
be cut up at leisure by the defenders. The second
line consists of another enbankment, and within
this are several smaller keeps, each ditched and
walled and lOopholed for fire and spear thruSts
The entire interior is thicldy planted with bam-
boo which affords a cover mpenetrabe to the
sharpeSt eye. The COttas always we'll sup
piled with grain for sustaining prolonged siege
Crooked passages only large enough for a child
TO squeeze through tunnel under the walls 10 the
moat for Water.-CLppincott's Magazine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
1.-THE CELERY CITY"

The debt of the New World to the Old is
forcibly illustrated by prominent industry.
The Celery City is the sobriquet by which
Kalamazoo, Mich, is known far and wide
Probably few connoisseurs know that the Kala-
mazoo celery is the brand par excellence, and
fewer yet have any notion how the city became
the seat Of this prosperous industry
AS q matter Of fact THE Celery City" owes
its fame as such, and much of its wealth. TO the
enterprise of Its Holland contingent
Kalamazoo some twenty five years ago. was
surrounded by marsh lands. considered worth
less, and selling for anywhere from nothing up
TO dollar an acre They had never been
known 10 grow anything but taxes and malaria
One day some Holland emigrants struck the
town IN great numbers. They were desperately
poor; they wanted homes the marsh land was
cheap they We're not afraid OF 1t. They took
TO II IKE ducks 10 water; perhaps IL reminded
them or lhelr own Holland dikes; at all events
they knew what 10 do with IT. They settled
down on the DOGGY lands, put up their cheap.
shahtynhe houses piles escape the high
wafer ana began ditching. draining and cult
Natns the black soil. In some places the
gr0u1o was so swampy that they were COM
peiiea 10 wear kind OF snowshoe to keep from
Holland soul
IN unIe, long. even rows of pslo green celery
pesai' ~ spread over the wide e1pinss OF marsh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
CHRISTMAS IN THE GHETTO.

The American Christmas suffers strange rate
sn the Ghetto Nine-tenths of its Jews are from
Russia There every church festival Is purely
religious and on Christmas the jews crouch
behind harr,caded doors in terror Of outrage by
peasants drunk with vodka. Here we lay httle
stres. on the religious side OF II, ana the ma
1ority of adult Jews in the Ghetto do not know
that IL is anything than the principal social
kind of children's day, and nothing else ana
So in ignorance of Its origin, many Jew VINO
IS SO orthodox that he would not allow an Eng
lish book to lie a table touching volume OF
his holy Hebrew will yet permit his children 10
join in the meTriment
PeddIers, and those who work in the factories.
feel the difference in the season, and the increas-
ing volume of business and fall into sympathy
with their general environment. very large
number of them give presents TO the children.
and allow them 10 hang up their stockings on
Christmas Eve They will not, however nave a
tree IN their rooms. There no Christmas
dinners the stores do not close. and the shops
work on as usual. For their Santa Claus the
little ones must visit a Settlement house. or their
more fortunate friends whose parents are less
strict And il is the less orthodox and their
children who lead the way in adopting the new
custom. Little Rachel cries for doll like Reoec-
cas- the floor below. and her orthodox mother
cannot resist her tears.
Christmas has so far made its way among the
Jews as a social festival that ii already ecilpses
the Fourth of July and Thanks giving Day. In
nue. of the Ghetto in New-York, is choked for
an entire week with pushcarts and crowdlnS
shoppers. The stores display every kind OF toy
and sweetmeat for the children, with glltterlng
gold and silver moss. candles, trees, misuetoe'
and glazed colored balls.
Last Christmas fell q Friday, ana when the
people came out from the evening service at an
East Side synagogue many greeted each other
she salutation seemed unnoticed.-CWorld's
Work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
OLD GRASSES.

Russian brasses are possibly the heaviest and
finest in quality and color. one may find them
in the queer little Russian shops in the lower
part Of New-York and Boston The growing in
terest in brasses has encouraged their importa-
ton and II one has patience to barter many
artistic treasures may be obtained at very
reasonable prices. The most characteristic piece
is the samovar These treasured very high
~ by those who are fortunate enough to possess
them. They are found in innumerable shapes
and sizes. a witness TO the tea drinking habits
Of the Russians. Every Russian peasant who
is prosperous enough enjoy the luxury Of tea
has his samoyaT At all inns each visitor is sup
piled with one They invariably accompany the
traveller and the pjcnicker, and even the officers
starting out upon campaign find room for
small in their baggage. Samovar signifies
self boiler" 1t is made of brass. lined with
tin, and with tube IN the centre IN which the
hot cinders of charcoal are placed after having
been ignited. Often pipe connects 1t with the
chimney, and two friends will sit for hours
drinking the boiling hot weak tea.-(Harper's
Bazaar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
THE REAL KING OF BEASTS.

In show talk the lion is always the king Of
beasts II sounds well. and makes a fine line
on the posters. But If he had TO defend the
the larger bears could give him weight and beat
him easily. The lion looks like a fighter; all his
muscles show out good and strong and he has
a kind Of swagger 10 mis- walk, while any bear
IS q clumsy creature and has a rather clownish
appearance But for sheer strength I've never
known the living thing that could compare
pound for pound. with Bruin in muscular power
While the circus showing in Ohio the trick
bear broke loose. Whatever set him to IL
don't know. He never vicious. Probably he
sust wanted to play hockey. There was nothing
10 prevent him but chain and tolerably stout
shed wall. He broke the chain tore down the
wall and went out TO see the place.
In a field across the way was with her
calf The bear went look at them T
don't suppose he meant any harm. But the calf
got frightened and the poor COW brayely put
her head Gown and threatened the Intruder
Beasts are just quick men In resenting a
threat OF harm. unless fear prevents. Rearing
up the bear struck the cow blow on the side
of the head II what the prize ring calls
q half arm Jolt Down went the cow as If hit
with an axe. She might well have been for
her head was stove in like that much cardboard
Leaving the calf TO mourn its mother the
bear set of across country. He knew he'd been
ND 20 mischief. Besides. there were a dozen of
us after him by this time. After heading him
OF from open country, We got him in BARNARD
end put rope around his neck He wouldn't
bulge Not that there was any fight In him
II was rather the ohstinacy Of fear Perlaps he
knew that there n sound beating awaiting
him. He dug his claws into the ground and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
REDIVIVUS.

Lift me- o stars. far up into the heights.
That may breathe with thee immortal air.
Burn from the souls poor record days and
nights
OF lstless work. and fretful dreams of care.
And shine into my spirits cool, sheer deeps
Wherein thine own ethereal essence sleeps.
Sleeps as the sap within the oaken boil,
That, waking on the winters dull decline,
Yearns springward-so If thou but call my soul
Its latent fire will leap to merge with thine,
And redscover in the piercing flame
What heaven hath wrought and earth hath put
TO shame
-(Louise Morgan Sill, in Harpers Magazine.