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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
OF COTTON CROP CONTINUES
BUT PICKING HAS BEGUN
GENERALLY.
Still Shedding and Opening Prema.
turely, and Northeast Section
Suffering from Drouth.

The following is the government
crop summary for the week ending
September 19:
The temperature was nearly normal
There was practically no rain over the
state at large and the drouth contin-
res unbroken. Cotton continues to
deteriorate. it is till shedding and
opening prematurely in many sec
tons; picking is now general over
most of tho state: the northeast por-
ton of the state has suffered less from
d'oushty conditions and the crop is
Going very we'll and is fairly promis-
'ne In that section. Early corn is ma
tured and is being gathered in some
sections; the yields secured have gen.
81 ally been less than expected hut
are fairly good: the late is suffering
badly from lack of moisture and will
he very poor crop. Sweet and Irish
potatoes, turnips and all lato crops
are suffering for moisture, however.
potatoes of both kinds promise fairly
good crops. Apples continue to drop
and the indications are for a fair crop
o. medium quality. Very little fall
Flowins has been done as the ground
Is TOO hard. Stock water is very scarce
IN many sections IF the state and mas.
tnrss are generally burned up as
result stock is not doing very we'll
it continues healthy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
CONSIDERABLE BATCH
VI Raises Made by Equalization Board
at Tuesdays Session.

The report of the Jefferson county
capitalization board for the session
held Tuesday is as follows:
Mrs. Rosa Lecenski from $50 to
$3.50.
L.everenz and Trclock from $1,000
to $4,000.
Ed Levine from $1,25O to $1,000.
l-ockheart and Everett from $3.50 to
$3.50.
I.oetzrich and ILayfield from $3.50
to $500.
w. A. Lowe from $40 to s24O.
J. J. Lowe from $12O to 1920
o. M. Lyons from $1,O2O to 1920.
r. Y. Longley from $3.50 to $1,1SO.
Mann Tankersley Drug company
from 81 200 to $4,000.
MeadHudson company from $1,000
TO 1920.
S. NJ. Miller from 5000 to 81 600.
j, W. Monk from $49O to 1890
Jake Mosby from $3.50 to SLIGO.
Arthur Murray from $1,000 to So
coo.
Mccain Grocery company from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Marsh and Riley from 5000 to
s,.o4o
Rev. A. NJ. Mlldebrook from s270
to $40.
c. G. Newman from 81 500 to $4,000.
Wolf-Nichols company from s6,S60
TO s10,S6o.
A. S. Oldham from $3.50 to 1850.
Anheuser-Busch1 from $500 to s1.5z0.
NJ Patillo from $50 to $50.
NJ. R. Perry from S110 to 500.
Pine Bluff Fruit company from 5000
to $500
Pine Bluff Bedding company from
81 800 to $4,000
r. E. Price from $50 to $500.
Pine Bluff Iron works from 81 1OOo
to $1,000.
Rafferty, Bros from $50 to $500.
Racket store from $500 to $500.
]. S. Reap from $50 to $3.50.
Nose Reinach from 500 to 1920.
W. Fl. Rome from 5000 to $500.
N. T. Roberts from $500 to $1,000
G. w. Byington reduced from 81 500
TO ST 900
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
BAY VIEW READING CLUB,

In October the Bay View Reading
Club. j. NJ. Hall. president, aud cen
tral Office in Detroit. Mich, will enter
upon its thirteenth year This IS one
tons of the day. 1t is organized in
every state and territory and outside
OF this country, and embraces .0oe
litrary clubs and more than $4,000
members, besides hundreds who study
alone. 1t offers this year two popu
la, courses. one on Germany. Belgium
and Denmark the other on the theme
Of the hour, Russia and Japan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
A CONTRACT CLOSED
WITH GASKiLL-MUNOA cARNI.
VAL COMPANY 5Y THE ODD
FELLOWS.
Show Will Be Put On During Grand
Lodge Meeting, Commencing octo.
ber "a, and Ending %.
THE SITE NOT YET SELECTED

The committee In charge OF the ar
raneements for the street carnival
which is to be held in Pine Bluff dur
ing the meeting of the grand lodge
l. O. 0. F.. October PA to 90. this
morning received a telegram from
the Gaskill-Mundy Carnical company
fixing the date and closing the con-
tract. The fair will be placed on
some of the vacant lots in the city, as
council will not allow the use OF the
streets. The location is yet to be de
cided
The Gaslill- -Mundy company claims
to have an unusually fine line of at.
fractions this season and will provide
ample entertainment for the thou
srads of people who attend the meet
ing of the grand lodge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
NOT A BIT UNEASY
eoARD OF TRADE MEMBERS SAY
SAWYER-AUSTlN PLANT
WILL STAY.
Another Street Will Be Opened in
Vicinity Of Plant and Water
Mains Extended.
no BONUS WILL BE RAISED

Prominent members of the board OF
trade express themselves as feeling
not the slightest uneasiness regarding
the matter as to where the Sawyer
and Austin Lumber company will re-
build their plant In discussing the
matter this morning members of the
board of trade state that while Pine
Bluff has not fully appreciated the
advantages of the plant to the city
the citizens have begun to realize inst
its loss would mean a great deal and
the advantages offered by this terrific
ry are too great to be overlooked
Pine Bluff will not put up a bonus to
get the plant rebuilt, but the city
will be asked to grant several things
which the company has asked for in
the past and has not gotten. Another
street will be opened up to the plant
and the water system in that viciniy
will be improved The committee ap-
pointed by the board of trade have
visited the officers of the plant and
have expressed their sympathy as to
the loss by the fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
SIX YEARS OF A. O. U. w.
What Arkansas Jurisdiction Has Ac-
complshed.

In the six wears since Arkansas was
set apart as separate jurisdiction OF
the A. o. L. W., in August, 1893. it
has disbursed 5000 900 to beneficiaries
in Arkansas, or an average of S43. 400
every year. This money has gone ia
the widows and orphans of 1873 de-
ceased members. The largest amounts
by cities are as follows: Little Rock,
$21 900; Argenta. $4,000; Helena
$4,000; Fort Smith. $4,000; Para,
gould, $4,000 Pine Bluff, $4,000 st.
Charles, $l1 900; Texarkana, $4,000;
Van Buren. $4,000 Former Mayor
Frank B. Sliger of Helena IS Grand
Master Workman OF the order in tho
state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
DEATH OF MRS. BREWER.

Mrs. Samantha Brewer died at moor
today at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. A. p. Ryland, at Sheriff. after
an illness of several months. The
funeral will occur from the residence
of J. f. Daniel, Seventeenth avenue
and Cherry street, this city. tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W J. Da.
vid and Rev. Ross Moore conducting
the service. The interment will be
at Bellwood cemetery Mrs. Brewer
was a we'll nown and highly respected
lady, and had many friends in the
city and country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
NEWSPAPER FOR RESULTS.
Minnesota Merchant Says Advertisin,
is Necessary to Success.

Newspaper advertising is the first
requisite for mercantile success.
That, in brief. is the opinion of John
Gately. who is at the head of the
Gately Supply company of Duluth,
Mimi, and of nearly fifty other retail
stores located in some of the best
business towns in Michigan, Illinois
and Minnesota.
While visiting his store at Ishpem-
irg recently Mr.: Gately was inter
viewed at length by the Peninsula
Record, and he not only declared him
self unaualifiedly in favor of advertis-
ing, but expressed decided prefer
ence for the columns of the newspa-
per. Among other things. he said:
'.Judicious advertising is as essen
stamp is to a letter one drops in a
rostoffice. Some people plod along
with business and fail to use the news
paper columns to tell the people what
they have to sell or about the BARGAINS
they have to offer. These people can
never be be called successful bust
ness men in any community.
'There is advertising and adverts-
ing. and above all other advertising
comes that which is read in the news
paper. While one cannot always tell
what certain advertisement produces
the most results at given time, there
is a positive certainty concerning the
steady advertising in the newspaper
One must advertise to Tat business"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21

ence county. The latter had just been
erected for second term. Mr.. ke.
heastef is a merchant and planter and
mas been, it is understood. an ardent
supporter of Gov. Davis. John 3.
Jones mas been appointed to fill the
uhexplred term of Sheriff Dykes of
cleveland county. L. f. Moore was
elected in the recent election to sue
coed Mr.. Dykes, and he will assume
hls duties within a short time. An
appilcatlon was made to the governor
Tor the Issuance of his commission. so
tnat ne may take charge Of the office
at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
BASEBALL NEWS.
+ + + + + + i. 1. /. + + Il. j. i. i. :.

Billy Earle will manage the Colu,n-
bus. Ga, team of the South Atlantic
leaSue next season. He makes the
third manager of the Cotton States
league to get berth in the new or
sanitation. Billy Smith. the ex-
Greenville chief, assumed charge of
Macon the first year and walked away
with the pennant. incidentally sev-
e'al eX-Cotton State ;, Billy Blake and
Fom Quin, helped him to accomplish,
the feat Bob Pcn,iar sad intended
lc go with the South Atlantic last
year but managers plan, Gang sft
aSiee and Pender was forced to STAY
with Baton Rouge. Next year. how
ever he will manage the Jackson.
vile, Fla, team Pender has written
already to number of Cotton States
players, including several of the
Vicksburg boys, Offering them nosi-
tons. Billy Earle would like to
take several of his best mon with
him. He does not care to breaK y
the team, but if other managers in.
tend to get the men, Billy might as
well have them. Earle thinks he
could use Hahn. Ashton and Fritz to
advantage. The Columbus team al
ready has an infield picked out, 9th
erwise Earle could find use for Sa
fredericksburg Pos'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
A SPECIAL SESSION
OF CIRCUIT COURT AT ARKANSAS
CITY TO TRY SLAYER OF
WARREN BALDWIN,.
Attorney GeneraI-Eiect r. L. Roaers
Volunteers His Services to AID
in Prosecution.
THE TERM OPENS OCTOBER 10

Judge A. 3. Grace has called
spf cial session of the cttcuit courv
a. Arkansas City On Monday. October
10 to the end that charges may b.
preferred by the grand ;u-y against
O. J. Allison, the slayer of Con.
clctor Warren Baldwin The she.ir
of Desha county has also beer ordered
to summon a grand jury Of twenty
men for the purpose OF hearing the
evidence against Allison r. T. Rog.
ers, the attorney genera e!ect. has Of
cred to help judge w, T.. Jones or
this city in prosecuting the case. Al
lison will be defended by X. !, PindaII
CT Arkansas City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
CHANGE IN OPERATORS.

Fl. A. Stempler, Tor sevelsd months
operator at the G. e. Taylor Cotton
exchange, has resigned his position to
|accept a position In Texas .li will
be succeeded by A. M. Riat, formerly
manager of the Postal Telegraph ccns.
pany of this city NJ. St"mplar is
now in Chicago vis:tia!, relativs IS. bit
will not return to this city Nj Raft
is expected to arrive tonight and take
tomorrow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
IS WIN
y aELT MUST LOWER THE
bee OVER THE p. 8. AND
A. r. ROAD.
ion Decides That Road Must
Nv With Standard Freight
TaricH No. 2.
TORY FOR THE SHIPPERS

kansas Railroad commission
handed down their formal
in two cases hard before
v at it's meeting of Septem-
decision of the Wesner Bros.
RS against the Pine Bluff Ar
Railroad company for alleged
|ation. the commission found
railroad running from Rob
|. to Reydel, Ark. " s' s' . and
|e Pine Bluff Arkansas Rail
hn integral part of the st,
hthwestern railway and that
Pine Bluff and Arkansas Riv-
|ad is owned. operated and
by the ST. Louis South
Railway company, and as
commission hereby orders
eation of its single line con-
hileage rates, as per commits
&ndard freight tariff No. 2,
All points on said Pine Bluff
hsas River railroad and from
| on the said Pine Bluff and
River railroad to all points
las on the st. Louis South
ailroad, and from all points
las on the St. Louis South.
ailroad to all points on the
and Arkansas River rail
her will take effec; on the
bber.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
NolSELESS TYPEWRlTERS.

NOseleSS typeWriters are something
the experts are now working on, and
they hope to evolve machines that
will do the work with a quarter of the
noise.
I'm this strenuous age" says a
manufacturer of typewriters. "every-
thing that makes noise is tabooed in
Offices and other places where men
and women use their brains more
than their bodies: Every little sound
causes irritation.
There is much complaint against
the typawriting machine. It's ticking,
the din of the busy keys, disturbs
the heads of the firms. even though
they shut the doors to their private
offices tight and sometimes even stuff
cotton in the keyholes. Then, too,
it interferes with the conversation
by telephone
"ln the stress of business this
little annoyance caused by the type
writer adds just one more element to
increase the fatigue incident to the
days work
I'VE are experimenting with a ma
chine that we think will fill the need
for noiseless typewriter. 1t is al.
most incased in rubber and the round
is muffled by several ingenious de-
vices.
1--WE now and then make machines
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
INDICATIONS FOR
BIG ATTENDANCE

Chief Potentate w l.. Toncv and
Secretary Edgar Brewster of the
Shriners are receiving lette"s every
day regarding the meeting of The
Shriners at Hot Springs September
-, and the indications are that an
unusually large number ef delegate es
V i'll attend the meeting The commit
1en an arrangement has everything
prepared and the meeting VII Re a
- eat success
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
DEAF AND BLIND
SCHOOL CHILDREN

There are no deaf or blind children
Of school age in Pulaski county. or in
more than half the counties in the
state. according to the, reports made
bv the county examiners to the de-
partment Of education. The tofai
number of deaf children in the state,
according to these reports. is l44,
dumb children 139 and blind 80. Thesc
figures are thought to be incorrect
however, as it is believed there are
children of those classes in many of
the counties from which no report
was made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
INSPECTOR KAHN HERE AGAIN.

Samuel Kahn, postal inspector. ar
rived in the city this morning and is
In consultation with Postmaste' Furth
regarding several important things in
the local Office. Mr.. Kahn has made
his report On the Double Wells and
Locust Cottage route, but it will be
some weeks before the posto!.ce de-
pertinent acts on his report.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
|MOTHTER
SLOWLY STARVING.
fho Gave "Biu" Anthony
Has Only His Picture to
Comfort Her.

Fix, Sept. 21,-"Sir. I have to
/ the ship has been blown
Sinking
BUS words of "Bill" AnthO-
itten above a photograph
in one small room in the
10. s. Jefferson street, Ho-
e
is the home of the mother
of the Maine. The picture
thing in the house, besides
and two chairs, that has
hwned.
hony's mother is starving.
ears old and her only sup
ippled son, who gets a lit
a pier in New Work. She
by sewing, but her trem-
s can hardly hold the
|shbors have given her
last month.
my support" she said.
Jet the woman who desert
caused him to commit
IS left alone with my son,
! have had a hard time
poor Bill died. I pawned
| slept on yesterday, so
how poor am. The
table. the furniture. all
pw all I have left is Bills
me die tomorrow, and if
Pred a million dollars for
so that I might get food,
e."
erson street. HobolSen, is
OF a squalid tenement
hero's mother is a small
With age. All she speaks
!. She tells of how he
until he met "the wo-
hlch he killed himself.
left OF him now is a pair
ne Wore when he was on
ne says.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
FIRE LADDIEs REMEMBERED.

Chief J. A. Fresier of the fire de-
Dartment has received a check of 800
from D. F. Kendall vice president
of the Sawyer and Austin Lumber
n mnany. to be used as gift to the
fra department boys who worked at
the fire. The check was accompanied
by letter in which Mr. Kendall com.
plimented the department on its good
work. gTvS.x
az 49, S4S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
NEW DRY GOODS STORE.

E. 3. Price has opened a dry goods
store at the corner of Barraaue and
Court streets. Mr.. Price was a resi-
dent OF Pine Bluff thirty-flve years
ago and remained here until twenty
live years ago, when he went TO st
LC'lls. He has returned to Pine Bluff
ana once more engaged in business
in the best city in the southwest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
CONTRACT LET
For the Erection of Hawley Memorial
Church.

The contract for the err ction Of the
HaWley Memorial church has been
awarded to A. NJ. Flint. He is to be
paid $1100 for the work, tha congre-
cation to furnish all material. The
revival services continue at the build
ing temporarily in use by the congre.
cation, Rev. JOS ph Jameson doing
the preaching.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21

to order for nervous customers who
have worked on ideas of their ow1 for
setting rid of the typewriter dir. We
have made few machines ncaSeI
IL glass, with levers protrudinp uHder
the glass to move the carriage and
adjust the paper"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
Newspaper Work In Russia.

Newspaper work in Russia is not
pleasant. The government spends
more money on it's press censors than
on its schools. Last year eighty-three
papers We're suspended for various
periods, and twenty-six were forbid
den to accept all advertisements
while 259 editors were told they could
nave a short vacation in Siberia II
they continued their methods Of re.
v1ving various public questions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
neHiFFS NAM ED.

mas filled the two va
oy the killing of Sher-
organ Of Independence
death of S. S. Dykes
ounty. j. A. lancaster
was appointed to
Morgan in Independ.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
CORNER STONE
OF Hawley Memorial Church Be Laid
Next Monday,

'NNNS iVOIOdy.
Arrangements are being made for
the laying of the corner stone of the
Hawley Memorial church on next
Monday at 4;20 p. m. Rev. James
Hawley, father of the lamented Rev.
Hawley, will be invited to conduct
the services. All denominations are
cordially invited to participate in the
exercises.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21

A woman can stand a lot until she
gets on a crowded street car where
the seats are all occupied by men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-21
THE SEVEN STEPS.

Elder Percy Cross will lecture at
the First Christian church tonight, his
subject being "The Seven Steps
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A Graspino Minister,

"Have you good minister ask
ed a summer visitor of rural resi-
dent in New England.
'Waal, he would be eff he warn'r
quite so graspin'."
Chow does he show that he is
grasping?"
"Waal, last winter when we gave
him a donation party an carried
him a lot O vegetables an other
truck an $40 in money, he warn's
willin' that the money should 60
on his salary"
SBut I suppose he doesn't get a
very large salary"
"Waal, purity -fair-a hundred
an fifty dollars year. New York
Tribune.
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ADVERTISE The COUNTY

rl,o T., ,>nrn has often urged
a., ,.,,,;v,t;op Of county
lo,r1 ~ tra5n or commercial
13 49, ,ro,,ote tbo interest, Of
tho oo,aty as = whole by adver-
+;.;,u a., ad,,,ntages in a man
nor c,Icrlated to attract new
eonrors and the Investment Of
oon;t.r;n productive enterprises.
Tho croalor mart Of the work
4ho+ has Loao dome in this line
hitherto ba, been done by the
t., ,>,n,.r and the results have
boon raic;no,Iv lnanifestto war
uo,t Lo.hsIiaf that more exfen-
og,rfs would he corrnsnond-
;,or,. lo,afo;o1 The nonu1a-
4;ay ~ Aha county increases
etooJ;I, Lrt the narcontaoe of
increase is small in comparison
with that Of neicbborino main
lord co,,ntios whose ADVANTAGES
ORC No oroator end in some re-
s,octs oro inferior TO ours We
have incomnarabIv the finest
o,ir,o+o of onv co1ntv IN wast
ern WASHINGTON. Our valley
lands are omono the most pro
ductivo on the coast. ourunlands
oro snIordidIv odortod to tho
raisino Of MANY varieties of fruit.
and 10th HIGHLANDS and low
lands are noted for the nroduc-
+ior Of tho finoot mutton on tho
Pacific coast We do not lack
for soboo1s or obrroboo O,r
taxes are low. mail facilities ex.
Gallant froirb ro+os rooSona1Jo
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Egg Production

On the subject of poultry and egg
production the secretary of agricul
tnre in his annual report says
THE steady advance in poultry leads
to some astonishing figures. The
farmers hens now produce one and
two-third billions of dozens of eggs.
and at the high average price of the
year the hens during their busy sea-
son lay enough eggs in a single month
to pay the years interest on the
national debt"
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WHY TAKE CHANCES

Pointing editorially to the OBJ
vious moral of the recent unpro-
voked and murderous attack of
Mate Alexanderson, ofthe steam
er Islander, upon a man in a
Bellingham. saloon, when "Alex"
was half crazed with liquor, the
Bellingham Reveille very truly
says:
If a man would be himself at all
times; if a man would take no chances
of becoming, instead of a reasoning
being, a blind slave of passion, useless
to himself and dangerous to society.
he would better leave all kinds of in
toxicating drink alone. Who have
ever been benefited by it's use? Hun
dreds of thousands of lives have thus
been wrecked which might otherwise
have accomplished something worth
while in the world Homes that
might otherwise have been happv
have been desolated by the monster
strong drink. These are undisputed
facts, not in the least overdrawn
and are known to others besides tenn
perance cranks.
"Strong drink lies at the root of
the greater part of the misery and
want and woe and crime in the world.
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Appreciated.

There are no people in the world
SO distinguished for courtesy as the
people of Boston. A few days since
a lady in that city, with her child,
entered a Beacon street car and
mentioned to the conductor that
she desired to get out near Airing
ton street. No doubt astonished at
the variety of cars and the many di-
rections from which they came and
went seemingly without regularity,
she lnnocently remarked to the con-
ductor as he landed her:
"1'm very much obliged to you,
I'm sure, but I'm afraid I've taken
You out of your way!"-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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1t is mentioned as one of the
surprises of the election that
Douglas, Democrat, was elected
governor of Massachusetts,. 1t
may not be out of place here to
note that Mr.. Douglas relied on
newspaper advertising instead
of spellbinders to present his
claims to the people.