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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
A Union of Two Great Colleges.

From Harpers Weekly.
The effort now In progress to unite Har-
ward University and the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology is one of the most
edifyng labors that have ever been put
forth in the educational field. 1t used to be
a familiar complaint that Americans who
gave money TO colleges would rather start
a new college than strengthen one already
founded. That disposition is not SO prev
alent as 1t used to be. The very contrary
of it appears in this effort of Harvard and
Technology to get together The Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology has long
been in the very front rank (perhaps the
leader of our chronological schools. 1t
stands at Harvard's door Harvard has
had a scientific school for forty or fifty
years. 1t has never been as strong as the
Sheffield school at Yale, but it has been
strengthened of late and is in good condl-
ton The late Donald Mckay left nearly
all his fortune--six millions or thereabouts-
to Harvard to endow a school of applied
sciences Instead of welcoming this great
sum of money as means of building up a
strong rival to the Massachusetts institute.
President Eliot and the Harvard CORPORA
ton have set themselves to avoid. IL posi-
bic, the needless duplication of institutions
in the same field.
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Pocket Searchlight.

From Country Life in America
A novel and valuable gift for a suburban.
lite, who has to come home by dark several
months in the year, is little pocket search
light, costing from IS cents to So. 1t has
small electric battery, which has to be re-
charged every two months or SO, at a cost
of about % cents. Such a light saves get
ting into mud pudoies, stumbling over
stones and is also a pleasant companion
for 1t reveals favorite tree, or the house
of a friendly neighbor. 1t is also something
of protection, for 1t enables one to take
look at any one who may be approaching
in the dark.
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III was really fairy-like and quite unlike
anything seen before. After every one
mad had chance to look at things in de-
tail the presents were distributed; then
an adjournment to the parlors was made,
and the light refreshments were passed
there. the dining room being too full of
knicknacks for comfortable serving
me display of fragile decorations was
so pretty that it seemed too bad that so
Few people comparatively had seen it.
ana hurried invitations were sent the
next morning to all the small children Of
TRENDS TO come that afternoon to tea at t.
All responded, and the little ones were
made happy by first admiring the gay
array, and then choosing which they
should have for their own. until the room
was dismantled, the children sent home
urea and happy and our pretty Christ
mas fete was only a memory.
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A KIN AS NOV EFT Y
A PRETTY ARRANGEMENT FOR A
FAMILY PARTY.
What Can Be Done When One Has
Ingenuity and
Taste.

We were to have a family party on
Christmas eve, after an interval of sew
eral years. Our old home a thing of
the past. and the new one only a tempo
rary abiding place for a winter. with
dining room whose attractions fell short
of our ideal but as we had taken the
house furnished for a single winter it
was for better or for worse" as far as
that season was concerned.
? When we began considering renewing
the Christmas eve gathering we felt that
something must be done with that dining
room in order to hide its defects as much
as possible, and finally decided to take the
bold step of making that the piece de
resistance" of the whole entertainment.
We bought the very prettiest Christ
mas tree decorations that could be found
and we bought with a lavish hand; then
we looked the dining room well over and
began. We decided to trim the whole
room as if 1t were a tree and to make it
4 Christmas bower.
Began at the Mantel.
The mautel was a cabinet affair-two
shelves. couple of extra brackets and
a good-sized mirror, all lending them
selves well to our scheme. The shelves
We're festooned with silver tinsel and
hung with big balls of gold and silver
and many candles In decorative CANDLE
sticks were set where they would be re-
Elected in the mirror back.
ON one side Of the room hung Il small
cabinet holding china; this was emptied
and trimmed and garlanded with more of
the Eiittertng tinsel, and the shelves or
Hamented with pretty trIties, small char
lots Of giided paper. flower pots. dancing
girls and all the medley of dainty moth
ings that lend their airy grace to u sue
cessful tree.
A Folding Tree.
On pedestal table stood small tree
indeed; one of those manufactured ones
that fold like an umbrella when not in
use. and are made in Nuremberg. and
when they are expanded look like a par
ticularly Aour!sh.ng and symmetrical lit
tie evergreen. IL was about two feet high.
and was profusely deeora ted with the
prettiest and choicest OF the ornaments
The crystal chandelier was festOoned
with smilax. with the imitation snow
used ON trees mingled with it,
a Medley of Gifts.
The dining table was pushed against
the side of the room, and there were
gathered all the real gifts to lie distrib-
uted-au assemblage Of bright colors,
glass. silver and books.
The two parlors were wei filled when
all the company had arrived and then a
line was formed with the half dozen
children of the party In front
As the dining room door was opened
and the brightly lighted room was dis
closed with it's numerous green wreaths
and festoons. ana All the glitter and
sparkle from the innUmerable bits OF
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pose pardoning the son. and recommended
mat the case against Joy be abandoned.
his views were concurred in by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Mr.. Gallatin, and
resident Madison. Messrs. Oracle & Sons
got possession of the ship Justina and Mr..
Parish the $4,000 mortgage in Liverpool
property. but the government appears to
have recovered nothing
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Our Floating Forts.
From the Shipping World.

From the shipping World
The advent of the King Edward VII class
of battle ship was once thought to mark a
temporary halt in the increase in the size
of warships. but since then work has been
started on the design of an Is C03-ton type
of battle ship The United States Navy De-
partment is said to be designing a % 0o9-
ton battle shin.
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>ALMAS TEMPLE PATROL
ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS
FORMED THE PAST YEAR.
appropriation Made for Sixty Uni
bers Distinction Won.

The Arab Patrol of Almas Temple. A. A.
D. N. NJ. s.. is what Is termed the new
patrol" it having been organized this year.
When Potentate Fred W. Behrens came into
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itself the plaudits Of the visiting Shriners.
That the shrine itself Is proud Of the
patrol is shown by the fact that at their
last meeting it unanimously adopted the
suggestion of Past Potentate George H.
Walker and appropriated sufficient
amount for sixty new uniforms, twice as
many as they now possess To Captain Sam
uel c. Redman and his officers is due the
credit for the distinction the patrol has
won, and this was demonstrated when
Potentate Richardson Of Zembo Temple OF
Harrisburg, Pa, invited them to visit his
temple the 9th of this month to do the
floor work, courtesy that is not only ap-
preciated by the patrol, but by Potentate
Behrens and the organization of which 1t
is part.
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On four pictures.)

From the London Lady.
The disappearance of good penmanship Is
no more marked than the disappearance Of
witty converse tion-indeed, of converse ton
of any kind. shop" always the greatest
foe TO good talk, is now absolute master Of
the table, and even shop is not talked
well. The pronunciation Of nine persons out
of ten is atrocious. and even the tenth
shows an appalling poverty of words.
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Really Fairy-Like.

pretty gaudiness everywhere, every one
began a clapping of hands and exclaimed
at the novel spectacle.
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Keen and Earnest Undergraduates.

From isis"
We should like to protest against the
growing custom OF representing drawing
indifference az characteristic of oxford I'M
SNgraduateg
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mean that he subscribes to everything said
In that confession. but to the system of
truth that Is presented there. There Is a
wide latitude, but that latitude has its linz
itatfons. 1t must be within the definitions
of the system 1t is evident that the teach
fngs of his announced views in a Presby-
terrain pulpit would be disloyalty. l cannot
understand any wish to remain and do
that, unless 1t be to make trouble. He
should go where he belongs.
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Officers and Members,

Inc ofiicers and members of the patrol
are: captain, Samuel c. Redman; first
lieutenant. Thomas B. Walker; second lieu.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
Newspapers in the School

The motto on the blackboard of
my school is "Printers' ink moves
tbs world, and this l impress upon
Imy pupils. The method use in teach
ing the children by means of news
papers is as follows: Every Friday
morning is devoted to the reading
ct the newspapers. All the pupils are
supplied with papers. No two pupils
have the same issue Of the same
paper, so as to prevent confusion by
pupils reading the same article. Each
pupil reads but one article, so as to
DC thorough. and this plan gives &
greater number of pupils an opportu-
nifty to recite what they have read.
When a sufficient time has been given
for careful reading of some article,
the signal is given to ouit reading,
ana all the papers are folded, so as
to prevent the pupils from seeing the
articles as read; and each pupil rises
and tells the substance of what he has
read-an excellent plan for securing
attention and improving the memory.
Thus the story of the outside world
fresh from the lives of busy and prac-
tical men and women, comes into tha
classroom, and the lessons Of real
llfe are mingled with the dreams OF
poetry of the students young hoart.'
The German and Swedish papers
acknowledge the originality and use
fulness OF Prof Lynch's idea, and
heartily approve it, provided thai the
pupil be of suitable age and careful
choice be made of the articles read
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
Well Backed Up.

Judge Henry A. Shute, the author
of "The Real Diary of a Real Boy"
vas born in Exeter, n. H.. and an
Exeter man said of him the other day:
Harry Shute and | used to fish to
!6ether in our childhood. Many mess
of brook trout perch and horned pout
We hooked before we knew how to
read or write.
zone day when we were fishing a
CITY boy joined us. He sat down upon
piece of granite rock and while We
fished he lied to us about city life.
"When he got through ! thought
would do little lying for the country's
sake.
said. We'll, that farm belongs to Cv-
rus Skinner, our champeen farmer. Do
you know how much butter and cheese
Cyrus Skinner makes? Why, he makes
a million pounds Of cheese a year
The city boy looked skeptical and
turned to Shute to back me up.
turned a little timidly, though, for
Shute was, as a rule, a truthful boy
"'Ain't that so, Harry?' I said.
Don't Cyrus Simmer make million
rounds of cheese year??'
Well says Harry, I can say as
ever heard precisely how much cheese
and butter Skinner makes, but I know
for fact that he has twelve saw mills
that all run by butternilk.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
Only Money Enough for as Feet
Without Aid From County Which
Can't Be Had.

Main street from Fifth avenue to
Sixth avenue will be paved this week
on one side. The street has been
cut down from fifty.hve to forty-fve
feet. At the last meeting of the ci y
council a request was made of the
commissioners of the paving distric
that the street be not cut down, but
the request has not been granted as
yet. The macadan. foundation has
been laid on one side and the curb
ing set.
Mr.. Gould, one of the commission
er;' for the district, says the reason
the street was narrowed at this block
Is because the commissioners did not
have money enough to pave the full
street. 1t was expected that Judge
kerwin would allow the commission
ert about 81 400 more out OF the road
tax fund. but Judge kerWin refused
the request because the funds were
not in the treasury. The con. mis-
sloners had to use what money they
mad. In case the street is paved TO
Is full width at some future time it
will cost about 500 extra.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14

Prof W. A. Lynch, principal of the
public schools of Salem, Mo-, who
originated the idea of utilizing news
papers as means of education in
schools, has followed the system for
twenty years. and in lectures about
the country has frequently explained
his methods. In recent interview
on the subject he said:
81 have found in NY forty years
eXDerience as a school teacher, in
which, by the way, | have lost only
r:ne days. that the best way to bring
vividly to the youthful mind the real
drama Of life in it's varied forms of
commercial. political and social rela-
tions is to educate it to an intelli-
gent nerneal of newspapers. History,
eeogranrhy chemistry and, in fact,
only a theory of the world and it's
facts. No textbook is equal to the
h0"Hl'doei do Hiedho III 'ahinS
krcwledee of the actual practice and
un.to-date world into the schoOlroom.
81 myself am a paid subscriber to
more than sixty newspapers, and I
feo' that ! am too poor to do without
thnm. AS | said in one of my ad.
a"aesos. if I could not read a word
II 7 were Bind and deaf would still
10 p newspaper and have it thrown
Al n" cato SO that when people
neeeed BY my home that they would
lro'v that was a man who was in.
teres.ed in the welfare and upbuild-
ing of my community
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14

The weather man missed If in his
snow predictions, to be sure. to ba
sure, but he gave us ice instead. Sun.
day morning there was a thin skin,
or Ice in exposed vessels containing
water. the first ice of the season. The
mercury had climbed down to 81 de-
srees and fires and heavy wearing an.
parel felt real good. However. the
temperature warmed up during the
day. and 1t became pleasant "out of.
doors by midday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
Stopped the Duel.

A colleague Of Senator Blackburn
told this story at dinner at which tn
Senator was to give a toast:
I'm his younger days Mr.. Blackburn
was very chivalrous. Asked by a
friend to second duel, he readily
consented. At sunrise the parties met
at the appointed place. It was Mr..
blackburn's duty to say the last words
about the terms of the duel. And. gen.
tlemen,' continued the speaker, "do
you know that the duel never took
,lace?"
"A murmur of "Why not?" went
around the table.
For a very simple reason" said the
colleague. when Joe finished speak
ng it was too dark for a duel."-
Washington Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
ord in N chow.
fUSY DAY IN THE CITY COURT

The city police force had a rath4r
busy time with offenders AGAINST the
law Sunday, as twenty-,hroe cases,
with total fines of s97, Will testify.
Lou T. Owen Was arrested for Sab
bath breaking by selling on Sunday
ard his trial was set for 4 O'Clock
thiS afternoon
+. b. Bunton. Il negro arrested for
carrying pistol created a diversion
during the night by attempting to
pray himself out Of prison. Bunton
Was in trouble, and he went to the
Lord with his troubles instead ol
telling them to Judge Tonev. Buntou
prayed loud and prayed earnestl,
about as follows:
80, Lord, you heard the prayers
of yonr servant Daniel when he wa;
iii the lions den. Won't you come
down from your throne on high TO
night and break these iron bars that
confine mo and shut out the blessed
freedom"
Here drunken negro broke in:
"Shut up. you black fol; if the
| Lord was to come down hero Mr.. Cu
peDper wouldn't lot him in"
The negro continued 20 prav. how
ever. until he fell asleep. He was
ruch surprised this morning wher
Judge Toney fined him $50 for his
Offnnsp
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
'at That Certificate Was Given to
MATTER TAKEN TO COURTS

{ \. Butler of Besy township in a
suit III the circuit cour declares that
he was duly elected constable of Bogy
township in the last election, having
received A. votes, but that the elec.
ton commissioners gave the certifi-
cate to K. II. Williams and that Will
liams refuses to give up the office
Paintff states that r. H. Williams
was a resident of Old River township
before and has been after the election.
aud that he is not legally qualified
to serve. He prays for judgment al
lowing him the offic of constable Of
Bogy township and for costs in tn.
suit
Regarding this suit, which would
seem to involve the election commits
sloners, Mr. Joe p. Alexander, chair.
man Of the Jefferson county board
says:
This seems to be a matter for the
courts to decide, as the commissioners
have only acted in the regular way in
declaring the constable Of this town
ship. In the Democratic primaries
held last spring. G. A. Butler and X.
II Williams were candidates for the
Democratic nomination for constable
of Bogy township. In the count which
followed the election both received
he same number Of votes. Instead
OF declaring a special primary, which
would have necessitatcd much ex-
pcnse, both candidates offered to let
the voters in the general election de-
C'de This was also agreed to by
the commissioners. Bo h men quail
flied and both names were put on
the ticket. Each made the race as 4
Democrat In counting the returns
The commissioners found that Mr..
Williams had received the highest
number of votes for constable and
he was declared duly elected and the
crtificate given to him. The CON-
missioners could do nothing else from
the face of the returns. If remem-
Der correctly, Mr. Williams received
nearly twice as many votes as Mr..
Butler Rgardng the allegation that
Mr.. Williams lives in Old River town.
ship ] know nothing, except that he
Says he lives in Bogy township, and
the people OF Bogy township evident
ls thought SO from the way they voted.
The matter will have to be decided
by the courts"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
NO OUTLOOK FOR ANY ADVANCES

While large quantity of cotton
has come into the city since the sea
son opened and the brokers have been
busy, they all say that the movement
this year has been exceedingly dis
appointing The only reason offered
By the brokers for this slow move
n.ent of the staple is that the farmers
and smaller planters are holding the
staple for higher prices, not being con-
tent to sell their product for 9 12
to II cents per pound. 1t seems to
be the general opinion that the farm
ers in Arkansas are waiting for an
other Sully to bull the market and
take the prices up to II and 18 cents
as last year. The planters think
they ought to get more money for
their cotton and the brokers think
the planters and farmers ought to
Sell now before the market goes lower
There are no such quotations on the
y.ar and it does not seem that there
will be. Since the season opened in
September there has not been a fluc-
tuatlon OF over cent and half
pound and this decline has been
steady. The market is steady and no
great "bull' movement has been
started in New York or New Orleans
to make the market go skyward. An.
other Sully will not be in evidence
this year, is the opinion of all the
cotton buyers.
Another feature of the situation this
year in comparison with that of last
year is that already over 900 900 bales
nave been reported in sight this year
above that of last year. The crop is
a trif1e more than normal and a largo
crop does not mean higher prices. It
takes the short crop like that of last
year to help send the prices I'D and
bring more money to the south.
November is the month in which
most of the farmers settle heir rent
notes and other commercial manor
slven from year to year to help them
raise crop. This year the bankers
report that not much more than 20
per cent. OF these rent notes and COM
merclal notes were paid. The farmers
seemed to want to hold their cotton
and renew the notes for thirty sixtv
or ninety days. The bankers Will,
they allow this to be done orr pood
collateral. do not approve of the
plan. Those who have studied the
situation and are thoroughly convers-
ant with the market, know that prices
Will not rise very suddenly nor go
very high. The advantages to the
farm in holding his cotton for high.
er ces then are very few. While
ne is waiting for the market to rise
ne is paying insurance. storage. and
losing the shrinkage on the product
IN addition to paying interest on the
rent notes and money he has borrow.
ed. The advice to the farmer by
those who have watched the situation
carefully is to sell cotton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
I. I. f. I. 1. + + 4. + I. + +
Y. N. C.. A. NEWS.
i. i. I. 1. + + + + + I. I. + + 4

The first of the series Of enter
tainments in the Y. NJ. c. A. lyceum
course will be given at the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall tonioht It will be a lecture
by Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet
scout. He is an entertaining alker,
and his lecture is wholesome through
out. Those who hear him will be
we'll repaid for their time.
Mr.. w. r. Stitch, for the last four
months night secretary of the Rail
road Y. M. C. A. at Little Rock, has
been selected as assistant secretary
for the local V NJ. G. A., and a e,lmcd
the duties of the office this morning
Mr.. Stitch is familiar with the many
duties OF an assistant secretary and
comes to this city highly recomme nd
ed by State Secretary J. R. Schofeld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
SUIT ON LABOR CONTRACT.

c. G. Wall, cotton buyer, filed
suit in the circuit court this morning
against the w. II. Bennett Cotton
company, in which he asks for S713
alleged to be due him from the de-
fendant company for services as cot
ton buyer from September, 1903, to
October. 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

The city council will meet in reg
nlar session tonight. 1t is expected
trat he ordinance granting the prif
!eee Of putting wires undersro, ii.
To the Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company will be discussed.
A committee has had this ordinance
under advisement for a week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
WORST IN 20 YEARS
BIG SNOWSTORM SWEEPS OVER
THE ENTIRE EASTERN AT.
LANTiC COAST.
New York and Philadelphia Are Ice
bound and Isolated From Re-
naind3r Of Wor!a.
THE WIRES ARE ALL DOWN

From specials received at the G..
c. Taylor Cotton exchange today i
is learned that New York City is
isolated from the rest Of the Werld.
Heavy SHOWS and sleet storms have
prevailed all through the east. play
ing havoc with telegraph and tcle-
phone wires. A special from Chicago
says that New York and PHILADELPHIA
are both icebound and wires to neither
place are working The worst storm
in twenty years swept the entire At
lantc coast
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
REDUCTIONS RAISED
JUDGE kERWtN SETS ASIDE Or
DERS IN CERTAIN TAX
ASSESSMEN
Says They Were Unwarranted and
No Proof Made to Show Why
They Should Be Made.
FOR OVERSEERS

County Judge E. j. kerwin this
morning issued orders setting aside
certain reductions made by the board
Of equalization The first was re-
duction in the TAX assessments of the
Chas. We'll company from $4,000 to
$4,000 and from $12.S0O to S1O,SO0.
Another was was a reduction from
$4,000 to 5000 on the property of G..
n. Triplet. In each case the order
read that the reduction was unwar-
ranted and no evidence had been
brought to show that they should be
made. Each party is given until Jan
uary !. 1905, to show cause why the
order should not stand.
County Judge Kerwin also ordered
citations to be issued for S. Reed
road overseer for district No. l3, and
Leo P Barraque overseer for district
No. IS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-14
COTTON BEL WRECK,

wreck Oh the Cotton Belt road,
between Jonesboro and Maiden, Mo-.
caused much delay on the road Sun.
day. Details of the wreck could not
be learned.