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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28
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Home Visitors Excursions. The
sale of round-trip home visitors eXeur,
SION tickets is hereby authorized to ter
ritory specified herein, at the follow
ing round trip rates and arrange
r1ents: Territory--Iowa, all points;
Wisconsin, all points; Nebraska, all
points; Minnesota, all points; North
Dakota, all points; South Dakotao, all
points; Missouri, all points north OF
the St. Louis-kansas City lines Of the
Missouri Pacific railway; Michigan,
all points in Michigan north and west
cr Lake Michigan. Rate, one fare plus
s. for the round trip. Dates Of sale,
October II and 25 and November
and % Return limit, thirty days from
Gate of sale. Stop-overs can be arrans-
ed for at st. Louis and Kansas CITY
under conditions regulating step.oVers
al these points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

The women have such a monopoly
CT the good things in life that some
how it looks odd to send flows to a
funeral when the dead is a man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28
Feminine Charity.

Maud-Young Simkins is what
would call prize idiot.
Clara-Then the report must be
true.
Naud-What report?
tlara-That he has been making
lcye to you, dear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28
A BUNCH OF ONIONS.

NJ. ana Mrs William onion are re-
living visit from Mr.. Onions father
d sister from CIarion-Fort Dodge
Ga) Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

The Iron Moutain Will sell tickets al
rate of eight dollars and fifteen cents
to St. Louis and return, account the
worlds fair. Tickets on sale Sunday
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday Of each week during the
n onths of September. October and
November. All tickets to be limited
for return passage to seven days from
date of sale, but not including date OF
sale, but in no case later than Deeem-
ber 5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28
ST. L., /. M. g. S.
SPECIAL. RATES.

The Iron Mountain will sell home
seekers excursion tickets at rate OF
one fare plus two dollars for round
tlip to points in Mexico, Texas and In
dian and Oklahoma territories, Tick
: cts on sale October 4 and IS and No
yember / and Is, also December 8 and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

International live stock exposition
Chicago, H., Noevmber 20 10 Decem-
Ter 3. 1904 For the above occasion
the following round trip rates and ar
rangements are authorized to Chicago,
IL: Rate, one fare plus 81 for the
round trip. Dates of sale November
q, 81 and Is Return limit, Decem-
ger 5, leaving Chicago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

Winter tourist rates 70 Colorado
points. The sale OF round trip win
ter tourist tickets to Denver. Colorado
Springs and Pueblo is hereby au-
thorized at rates and under conditions
as follows: Rate. eighty per cent ct
double the one way rate Via route Of
ticket. Dates Of sale November 10,
1ao4 70 April 80, 1905, inclusive Re-
turn limit. June |, 1905. Transit lin
it and stop.oyers. tickets will be linz
tied to continuous passage in each
direction except hat step-overs viii
b allowed at and beyond The first
Colorado common peint tTrinidad te
Denver inclasiye1 on route within
fnal limit reaUn trip to be eonfinu-
Gus passage con nmencins en dat of
execution.
Christmas and New Year holiday
rates. Account Christmas and Nov
Year holidays The sale Of regnd uie
tickets IS hereby authorize from a.
ST 5 v. railway points. aeu.=liaa
Memph.s 10 terrtfqrz zpeeGael aeren
Al the teIaWiHa Huad=fHtp fa1z5 5a
arfaaaeHeaj-. Territory. rall9n.
be15 raHta: III points ',.a2s#f 64
aso bo sold f8=a9.a o. a.3rs~= fisla.
In Territory eatleea ae'oN N2sa9
sas. ,a9 7esa1 F=#of~. 5a5rl .i8I
rheboz only adl3a T@6uai@ ata
points Ilau=as All ra.ns- l.@.s
ana. ALI points on t'a earfaa Hea
reuas aa}4 Missouri. =a1i 9qja1z ~
Missouri ~ooth oil 5h# Ai-soart r.ye@
NcbrasIsa= all paiat-. 0zleHq@a 1es
rfory al points. Te2nessens Mon
,his only. Texas, ali points Kate
ore fare Plus - cents for the roHn
trim Minimum adult rate viii be
~ cents. Minimum ebild's rate NIL
be - cents. Rates TO and form Mem
phis will be made one fare plus "a
cents. Dates of sale, December y
- and 81. 1901, and January /, l3oa
Return limit. January 4. 1893.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

the play.
Tho players never cease to wonder
Il the fuss made by firstnieht al-
d'ences and sometimes other audi.
ences. over the mere dramatists. When
CLYDE Fitch or Augustus Thomas Or
George Ade makes a speech in re.
snonse Ia the clamor of the spectators.
the attitude of the aetor folks behind
the scenes and in front IS one Of
mild surprise and impatient distaste.
To them the play IS not The thing.
A7e playwright IS an incousoqueatiaI
jrcideut Unless he is also one of III
producers, and SO capable of fattenin1
aa cir roles fer them, they seldom be
aow upon him thought If he has
authority at the rehoarsals. thoy con.
descend 10 eaio1eries and considera
tons while the play IS still in the
making oaee IL form is st they
are very likely o forget him.
The actors te-t Of ihe drama i
usually personal lGas he a part that
fts him? Great play Are his lines
faw md hG4acious? He doubts if tn
r.ay can succeed. II is De reflection
raon tho profession 20 say That IL
sue group af players en@aeed in dis-
e4-~ia9 current pieces at the th ta
SIN any aroHp not composed o.
tIo faal aeni'1ses Of u STAGE. VIII
a1e nor reserved. perhaps YOU shall
hear moro cawlcally in2eaions ba
deeply garHe=t .na1v=is 9f # thaH
even a aroen # painters. 4ha ar
aataIiaaslg cfl.l3Hfa would Sc eana-
Gla# Of ~ Hsa= "a ofesats # 1tyeEi =
eosfacf.
Fer an ezaafaz= ai complete -
s'5z.o.=a = e7ss =4tian of school ty3ch
Us which fa~ ra1r 6'na aHea aii
- a@1. Is nj ee1ana9aa}e 10 5he AZ
a@-..1 s.e .iacna.scrfHtfon f3ae "a
fa1 q lalf1.sa8-s eai'l eia4s of p1aveez
l.a63 gaf'y caauEso. Ana whv net
e15efS=ara aaly . se5re or 50 Of reg
saa7y eralloTa3 n'ayVgiaht- in thf~
country. And thisE how many actor
there arc.
Haro Is another story # Georss
Bernard Shaw. Iia ana Charles HaV
trey met at dinner to discuss a possi
bic presentation by Hawtrey OF o4o
of his plays
"There ere seven lines in ;he last
act that must come ont said the
actor-manaeer
why" asked Mr.. Shaw.
"Thoy are obscene" was the reply.
"Oh. are they
Yes, the audience wouldn't stanG
fer them" said Nr Hawtroy, very pos
Iitiyely.
TOO bad. Thoy cannot come on','
declared Mr. Shaw.
Then the plays in possible" said
Mr.. Hawtrey.
THANK you, sad The dramafisi ris-
lug, smiling and reaching across tho
table to shake the actors hand
"rhank von very much. The play
Impossible. I hoped it VAS"
And that ended the negotiations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28

Henry Blossom, II, leaned over the
back of seat in the last row a.
the Academy of Music, watching a
performance of Checkers" Near him
a man ana woman sat somewhat list
lasslv observing the action on th"
stage. and the people in the audience
Il wonder who that young fellow
is % asked the woman. having no
t'ced Mr. Blossom 5 interes.edness.
THAT. replied the man indifferent
Y. oh that's only the author of
the play
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-28
HOW THE ACTOR
HATES THE AUTHOR

An actress Of considerable intellect
ual powers, and Of such estimation
that her name is usually made prom
inenf in the advertisements of Tho
plays in which she appears, stopped
before the huge billboard on which
fared the announcement of George
AIDES New American Comedy. "Tha
College Widow, says The New YorI;
Mail. She gazed upon the poster for
a few seconds, and then, with an
uplifted chin. scornfully ren arked 70
her companion:
You'd think this man Ade played
the piece, wouldn't YOU"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Gen. Blacks Farewell.

Gen. John c. Black, who has Just
retired from the office Of the head of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
crowned a very successful administra-
tion by presiding with marked dignity
and ability over the national encamp-
ment the proceedings of which were
characterized by unblemished good
feeling. earnestness and zeal. Gen.
Blacks address to the encampment
was touchingly eloquent and grandly
fraternal We quote from it briefly,
as follows:
"A year since, at San Francisco, you
elected me commander-in-ehief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. In ac-
cepting the high Office | was enjoined
to use the power with prudence and
judgment and with regard to the feel
ings of those associated with me and
only with one thought-the interest
of our noble order This was the
charge laid upon me by that Senior
of us all whom we delight to honor,
and whose wise counsels have ever
been at his comrades service. The
obligation ! then assumed | have to
the best OF my ability kept and per-
formed; II is for the record now op-
ened before you to testify in what
measure | have succeeded. Touched
by unfaltering Time, our ranks are
thinned despite all recruiting), but
they remain firm and united Those
who survive are the Old Guard of the
Republic. who have never known over
throw. whose high ideals still remain,
whose noble obligations are unbroken,
whose deeds of fraternity charity and
loyalty still bind up brothers wounds.
still minister to the wants of the
weary and worn; still lift on high the
unsCllied standards of country. hu-
manity and God For us all abides
one unalterable purpose-the Union,
the whole Union; one prayer-that it's
blessings of peace and liberty may be
wide as the world; one pledge-of life
and fortune and sacred honor to the
upholding of starry Splendors of Free
dom's flag"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Fun o. Picket Duty.

II cant see yet" said Dan X. An
dergOn. where those Russians and
Japs have any fun on picket Now.
In the old days there was always
something doing In the First Ken
tucky. and II was more exciting In the
early DAYS Of the war 10 go on picket
than to 20 scouting. On one occasion
while we we're In camp at Kanawba
Falls / was detailed for picket with
Bob Murphy. Donald Brick and John
Banister Of my own company. and fye
or six men from other companies. We
we're sent down the river road and
posted at the loger end Of the mar
rows. There Was only one post and
the reserve held the road.
THE picket post was natural fort
formed by detached rocks that had
broken loose from the mountain and
fallen 10 as TO make a rock.lncIosed
bastion large enough 10 hold com.
fortably hve or six men. On the side
next the mountain was a large rock.
nearly fiat on top. this top sloping
downward toward the inside Of the
Ifyrf. bis TDfN NaH NEF.H w flknt
feet blsh, with a fat face and a step.
., skeit. about two feet high, which
was a standing invitation TO Q man
Of average parts 10 ait down.
II was on nrst relief and was post
ed In the fort. tbe Ofscer In charge
saying: II you hear anyone coming
down from the direction Of the noun.
tain fre and fall back on the reserve
soon heard someone corning--cofn.
lng boldly and making q good deal Of
noise. brought Dy gun into position.
ana the old muzzie loader seemed,
in ia anxiety TO get into action. 70
describe all sorts cf curves and eif
c,es. n gyfsted like a searehl'Kbt
stnyDbg 70 locate the enemy, and ne
lneIlnatlon 10 pull she trigger was al.
most lrresistibie. and finally
pulled Y
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Two Notable Grand Army Men.

The Grand Army post Of Lynn
Mass. has the distinction OF having
the Oldest and youngest OF civil war
veterans In the persons of Edward |
Goldsmith aged 90 and William A
Hammond. who Is 81 years old. Mr.
Hammond comes Of patriotic stock
His grandfather Hammond was a vet.
eran Of the Mexican war. and he has
a brother Thomas VI. Hammond. who
served on the frigate Hartford during
the civil war He was born IN BOSTON
Nov. 4, 1852. and enlisted Nov 27.
1868, when II years Of age. for three
years or the length Of the war. a.
messenger boy on the sccOnd-ciasE
frlgate TiconderOga. The enlistment
was not accomplished without dlficul-
~. but az the little fellow was large
for his age he was finally accepted.
Mr.. Goldsmith does rot look a day
over 70 years Of age. His eyes are
bright and his hearing is very slightly
II al all. impaired. He goes for a
walk on nearly every fine day. and Is
a familiar figure about the streets Of
Lynn Although he was over the age
limit for service when the war broke
out. an exception was made in his
case.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Suffered in Libby.

Among the many old soldiers that
are still living in Wrentham, Mass.
says dispatch from that place, none
have passed through any greater suf-
ferings than those which Martin Van
Buren, Murphy endured while he was
confined in Libby prison for period
of four months. Mr.. Murphy enlisted
from this town and filled UP its quota
in tho Twenty-sixth Massachusetts,.
After the battle of Cedar Creek he
was sent out to reconnoiter with a
number of others and was captured
by detachment OF cavalry under Mos
by and sent to Libby prison. When
captured he weighed 130 pounds; four
months afterward he was exchanged
and taken to a Washington hospital.
and after a months treatment was
discharged, weighing sixty-seven
pounds.
The diet in Libby prison. he says.
consisted Of an inch square OF corn
bread with the cob ground in. and a
bit OF mule meat in the morning and
at night another inch OF bread and a
cup of bean soup with a dozen beans
in II.
When he was discharged from the
hospital in Washington he was in
time TO see Sherman's army march
through the city. and the memory OF
that grand spectacle still fingers in
the old soldiers mind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

ne had no quarrel with amy man.
=, iie hu"W not what they called hitn fur,
~ iun and pack upon his back
...it am. the peasant went to war
ne htilr father Cults.' hc said
, ana Followed. followed as ne sang
lii on unmpltd trench he lay
Among the dead al L4iao-N Yang
Not his the dream Of land and power.
=, ne Btecd OF gain. the dread Of loss;
ne marched with orders 30 the field
, 70 Dcaf his rlfe-and his cross.
'9d rad ordained II. so he faced
ne neltiug HAN that snarled and sang
ana gaze his patient blood away
Among the dead at Lao Yang
Among the glitter Of his court
In safety sat the mystic czar:
SaIc sat the sChcming minister
- VINO cast careless die for war:
Ihcy could not hear the shattered groan,
The horrid chant of death that rang
Where unconsultcd thousands lay,
Among the dead at Lao Yang
lie had no quarrel with any man,
lie had no cause to battle for:
Yet. roll and pack upon his back.
Ivan, the peasant went to war.
y minister had made q map
. From which a deadly army sprang
So Ivan fell and made no sign
Among the dead at Lao Yang.
New York Globe
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Grant Wouldn't Scare.

Soon after Mr.. Lincoln's great spirit
had taken flight, April 10, 1865, Gen.
Halleck appeared at the Baltimore e.
Ohio station to escort Gen. Grant to
the war department. They parted at
Secretary Stanton's private Office door
and Halleck paced nervously up and
down the corridor. AT length, turning
to Grants staff attendant, he said:
Don't let Gen. Grant stop at Will
lards. He will not be safe there"
But, general" the attendant replied.
wouldn't such advice to my chief be
presumptuous?
After moments reflection. Halleck
so modified ii as to request its deliv-
cry as an earnest wish from him.
This was done in front of the white
house, eliciting instantaneous re-
sponse:
Il reckon il they want me they'll
find me wherever | may be. Well go
to Willard's. s."-"Grant's Shadow in
National Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

there was a tremendous explosion
ia my Immediate vicinity and a noise
in from; like the scurry of cavalry
company. Then there was a thump-
ing against the big rock and in three
minutes | was reinforced by the en-
tire picket outfit There was still a
humping noise in front ana some OF
the boys went forward to see how
many cavalrymen had put out of ac-
tion. Snug UP against my little fort
lay fine. fat 2-year-old steer, with a
short piece of chain around his neck.
and. mark YOU, shot in the head That
meant fresh beef in camp. &C Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
Latin Alphsbst.

Our alphabet is derived from INC
primitive aiphatei Of Italy, which ho
longed to thc Western Greek type.
As carly probably as thc ninth CEN
tury b C. It was carried by The Chal-
cidlans Of Enboca, au island Of
Greece, to Cumae, near Naples italy
II became The partut 'of Eve local
ltalic alphabets The Cscan The Erus.
can. the Umbrian, the Talscan and
the Latin. Owing TO the political s1-
premacy Of Rome The Latin ultimately
displaced the other national scripts.
of Italy and became the alphabet Of
the Roman empire. and afterwards of
Latin Christendom thus spreading
over Western Europe, America and
Australia until it became The doml-
nant alphabet of the world.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON
KNOCK AT THE DOORS or
CANADA FOR WHEAT.
A Crop Of eo,ooo. 600 Bushels Of Wheat
viii Be the Record Of 1904.

n crop OF oOSODO,OOO BUSHELS OF VINE AZ
viii Be the Record Of 1904.
The results OF the threshing in
Western Canada are not yet complet-
ed, but from information at hand. IL is
safe to say that the average per acre
viii be reasonably high. and a fair
estimate will place the total yield Of
wheat at 10000. 900 bushels. At pres
ent prices this will add to the wealth
OF the farmers nearly sec, 900, 900.
Then think Of the immense yield OF
oats and barley, and the large herds
of cattle. for all of which good prices
will be paid.
The following Official telegram was
sent by Honorable Clifford Sifton. Min.
lister Of the Interior, 10 Lord Strath-
coma, High Commissioner for Can
ada:
Am now able 10 state definitely
tNat under conditions of unusual difI-
cvlty In Northwest fair average crop
Of wheat Of good quality has been
reaped and Is now secure from sub
stantiaI damage. Tie reports OF in
jury by frost and rust we're grossly
exaggerated. The wheat Of Manitoba
and Northwest Territories viii agzre-
rate from ffty-hve 70 sixty million
bushels. The quality IS good and the
price IS ranging around one dollar
per busheL"
Frank r. spearnan. In the szfur-
day Evening Post. says;
When cur FIRST trzHzcOntinental
railroad zas bEfit. learned men a.
tempted By isothernsn demonstration
u prove that wheat egsg.d net profit
ably be grown north q where the line
was projected; bIr tbs real gTznzrT
Of the world lies - % 900 miles north
OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. and
the day Is not definitely distant when
the United States vii knock AZ the
doors of Canada for It's bread. Rail.
road nen see saeh = cay il may Be
hoped that statesmen also viii see il.
snc arrange their reeiproc1tIes willie
hey may 90 80 gracefully. Americans
Already have swzFned into that far
country ard 10 . degree kzEe taken
the American Shczt fed with them
Despits the fact that for years q little
Dakota station On the Sc Pzel road
Eurekz-heid the distisefioa Of bslnx
the largest primary grain zzrksr IN
the soric. the Dzkoezs and Nlsnezota
OIL ons cay yield thstr palm 70 szS
ksteheEan~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
How aNeousn orIoIns,ed.

Negus, as much enjoyed in the
army as grog is in the navy, attalns
it's name from jovial colonel in the
days OF George l. The Colonel Ncgus
was accustomed to drink the mild
elixir Of the ancient Roman, wine and
water, and made himself so famous in
the habit of avoiding imminent quar-.
rels or cooling hot debates among his
junior officers by saying In his hearty
contagious tones, Come. boys, let's
drink some of my liquor" TN Ncgus
became thee sobrlquct of wine diluted
with water-as the cup Of truce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24
cau.e OF Meade. gray Hslrs.

AFTER the final surrender Of the ION
federzte forces At ADpomsttOr Gen.
Lee and Gen. Meade. who before the
outbreak Of hOstllities had been com
rsdes IN the United States army. met
with rnutBal delight and Immediately
resumed the terms Of intimate friend
ship which had been temporarily In
terrupted by the war. In the courss of
the great conflict they rad reyerzI
times been pltted against each other.
Meade being the victor and Lee the
losing commander a. Gettysburg. In
the course n thslf talk on the day Of
.t,e reconciliation Lee remarked play
fully % his Old friend that he was BE-
Ginning n feel the wetght Of years.
time Nzs telling gpOn him. To this
aeare replied II isn't time. but
ce~ Tee ~s~ Fss ua1e re Trsy zr1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

Aa Illustrative of the cxhnaratinr III.
fccis Of liquor Alderman Hammond
Odol tells The story OF switchman
who took q drink aAd folt that BE-
oteht TO bo section hoao. lie tool,
another and said Il ought TO be a
division superintendent lie took two
or three more and felt that ho ought
TO De general manager OF The rallroad.
Then he took two or three More aud
Thought no SNculd be president OF The
road.
IN n few minutes the fast express
was approaching. Tho switchman
raised aloft his red lamp and brought
the train TO standstili.
What IS the troublc2" asked tho
conductor
The switchman slowly pulled ont his
watch and said. You are two minutes
late. DONE let this happen again. "
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-24

Every housekeeper should know
that II they viii buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because II
never sticks TO the iron. but because
each package contains 10 Ozone full
pound--yhile aII other Cold Water
starches are put up In S.-Doand pack
ages. and the price IL the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch 10 free from all Injurious chem
icals. II yoar grocer tries 10 sell you a
l2-oz. package IL In because be has
stock On hand which he wIsheG TO
dispose Of before he puts ln Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed On every package In large let
ters and figures 'ls ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance Of the iron
sticking. Defiance never stickG-