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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
In Defense of an Offering.

A slave to tobacco. Not l. Singular
the way you women misuse nouns.
am rather a chosen acolyte in the tenn
pie OF Nicotiana. Daily. aye, thrice
daily-well. call it six. then-do I make
burnt Offering. Now. some use censers
Of clay; others employ censers of rare
white earth finely carved and decked
with silver and gold. My particular
censer. as you see. is plain honest
brier. a root dug from the banks of
the blue Garonne, whose only glory
is its grain and color. The original
tint. if you remember, was Ii !le that of
new cut cedar. but use-Tve been
smoking this one only two years now
has given it gloss and depth of tone
which puts the finest mahogany to
shame. Let Ele rub it on my sleeve.
Now look.
The first whiff is the Invocation, the
last tue henediction. When you knock
out the ashes YOU should feel conscious
that you have done a good deed. that
the Offering has not been made in vain
slave, Siili that odious wordt We'll,
have it yolir own way. WOrSliiperS at
every shrine have been thus pcrsecut-
cd -ScWell Ford in Reader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Great AID to Philosophy.

John q. Long, former secretary OF
the navy, publicly rejoices that he ie
uot a rich man. He says he would
lot exchange his freedom, home life
and content of heart for the wealth
Of q Morgan or a Carnegie. But II
Mr.. Long were really poor re might
rot fiud it so easy to despise riches.
Riches are relative. Mr.. Long has
freedom from debt, from daily toll
from anxiety for <he future, froM
worry about what may happen to hit
family when he shall be taken from
them. He has home and home life
at its best, and he has Content Of
heart and mind There are millions
Of nep who have none Of those
,rings and Mr.. Long is as rich in
comparison with them as Morgan
and Carnegie are rich in comparison
with him. 1t is easy to be philC
NOphica] on a few thousands year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
OLD TIME STICK PLAY.
Pat with His ShiIIalah and John
Bull With His CudeeI.

The shillalah is the most essential
part of the equipment of an Irishman
as seen on the stage or in the comic
papers Pat to be recognized as Il
genuine IIilprniau must Wear knee
brooches. have his pipe thrust through
the band of his "caubeen" and must
flourish II stout stick, While it is al
ways understood that he is forever
spelling for il fight. and SO his constant
invitation is. "Who'll tread on tie tail
of NV coat:" The picture is of course
grossly overcolored One might travel
many miles and many days in Ireland
without meeting an lrislnan With his
pipe in the band OF his hat; but. ON the
other hand. if the shIlalah is not for
ever in his hand. he is certainly fa.
miliar with the article
The shiIlalah was much more in ev
idence in the riotous days 0s oid-the
days pictured in the novels Of Lever
and LIE Fanu aud i'll the amusing if not
too faithful pictures of Irish life drawn
by Trench and other writer's of the
middle of the last century. Those were
lHS Od " iiNai LAY iioii liz iltS houl lSl1tN
and the maxim "Whenever you see q
head hit it was faithfully observed
Fighting was just "diyarsion."
In days gone by En1lishmen were
just as ready and as expert at stick
play as an Irishman is still supposed
TO he. The play with the cud.els was
one of the oldest Of English rural
~,
one of the oldest words in the language
At village sports, fairs and o;Lcr occa-
sions and places Of merry king the
cndces once played prominent part,
and at tunes broken crowns were as
common an accompaniment of village
rejoicing as in any Irish hamlet The
play with the quArterStaM was a sport
Of the same class. though of course the
qlarterstaff was much lGn=er than the
cndgel and needed a peculiar kind of
Skill for its expert use. In 11l7 Lady
Mary Wortley Monta2u wrote of some
thing being as natural "aS cudgel play
ing or football to our British swains."
And much later Sir Walter Scott in his
younger days was an expert cudgel
player Football survives and f1OurlShes
more than ever. but cOlnbatS with the
qliarterstaff and the old forms of cudg-
81 play are about as extinct as the do.
do. Any rough and tumble fighting
with sticks which may now take place
on village green's bears little resem-
blance to the old sport. which required
great qnickness of eye aud the utmost
deNterity of wrist.
The lrshmans favorite stick was
and is q blackthorn; in England oak
or ash was the wood most in esteem.
A provincial Englshman was as anx-
louS to be expert with the cudgel as
with his fist. In towns the "oaken
towel as it was facetiously called.
was a favorite weapon with the bully
and hired bravo with which to wipe
down" his victim.-London Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
ROMEO But NOT JULIET.
Society Takers May Find a Moral In
This Story.

This Story.
Upon recent occasion two bosom
friends, George and Harry, were In.
vited to an evening sGciable. George,
being quite clever entertainer, was
consequently in great demand at such
functions, and he looked forward to
the event with much pleasure.
Harry, on the contrary. was loath
to accept the invitation, explaining to
his friend that upon such occasions
the ladies would frequently ask IL he
had read lch and such a book, to
which in almost every instance. much
to hts en- ,arrassment, he was obliged
to answer in the negative, not being
literary inclined. George, however,
to be consoling, said that in every
such case he should answer yes, and
the probabilities were no further com.
ments upon the books would occur.
This appeared plausible enough to
Harry, who forthwith consented to &C.
cepl the invitation, and, as anticipated,
during the evening was asked If he
had read certain books, amongst them
Romeo and Juliet, to which he replied.
Z have read Romeo but not Juliet"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
mors. allays the itching at once, acts
as poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching cf The
private parts, and nothing else. Every
box is guaranteed. Sold by druggists,
sent by mail for soc and s1.o0 per box.
Williams Mfg. Co., Props. Cleveland,
Ohio. For sale by w. L. DeWoody and
company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce V. O. Alexander as candidate
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Circuit Clerk.

The Graphic is authorized to an
nonnce Walter L. Goodwin as a candi-
date for reelection to the office OF
circuit clerk of Jefferson ccnnty, sub
ject to the action of the nemocra &c
party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
The Graphic is authorized to

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce J. w. Meeks as candidate for
representative to the legislature from
Jefferson county, subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce S. A. Miller as candidate for
the Office of representative to the gen
eral assembly from Jefferson county
subject to the action OF the Demo
cratic primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce Prank Stewart as a candidate
for the office of constable of Vaugine
township, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Needs lnvestiqatInq.

stella-"They'r going to investi.
gate the postoffice. Bella-"Im glad
to hear 1t. l got only three love let
ters from Jack to-day and I'm sure
there must be something wrong
New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
For Assessor.

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce G. T.. Lyle as candidate for
reelection to the office of assessor OF
Jefferson county, subject to the action
of the Democratic primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
For County Surveyor,

The Graphic is authorized to an
ncunce Joe B. White as candidate
for the office of county surveyor, sub.
ject to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
For Constable.

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce Tandy Brewer as candidate
of Vaugine township, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
ANNOUNC EMENTS.
Fer State Senator,

The Graphic is authorized to az
nounce Hon. H. X. Toney as a can34.
date for the Office OF state senator for
jefferson county, subject to the action
OF the Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
County Judge.

The Graphic is authorized t. an.
nounce T. NJ. Phillips as candidate
and probate judge, subject to the &C
tion of the Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce S. J, Hunt as candidate for
election to the Office of representative
to the legislature from Jefferson coun'
ty, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Fer Representative.

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce Alex H. Rowell as a candidate
for election to the flee of represen-
tatiye to the legislature from Jeffer-
son county. subject to the action of
the Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is autorized to announce
Jesse R. Core as a candidate for The
Office of county and probate clerk Of
Jefferson county, subject to the &C
ton OF the Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
County Clerk.

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce L. T. Sallee as a candidate for
county and probate clerk Of Jefferson
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

nounce James Gould as candidate for
reelection tc. the Office of sheriff of
Jefferson county, subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
For County Treasurer.

The Graphic is authorized t. an
nounce Mr.. j. H. Shelby as a candidate
for election to the Office of county
treasurer, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
lookina for His Wife.

One who shall for the present b
nameless fires this conundrum at us:
What drug did Lot ask FOL when
he got to heavens gate?"
Where shall find my salt
Peter?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

Children under ten shouldn't know
when there is a moon, and people over
seventy shouldn't know except by the
calendar. r.-Atchison Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce Creed Caldwell as a candidate
for the Office of county and probate
judge of Jefferson county, subject 20
the action OF the Democratic primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21

The Graphic is authorized to an
nounce Ed kerwin for the Office Of
county and probate judge, subject to
the action ofthe Democratic party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Sheriff.

The Graphic is authorized to an
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
THE SIOUX MoTHER-lN-LAyv
Although Invisible to Her son-in-
Law She Can Make Him
Very sssorry.o

It is one of the oldest customs OF the
Sioux Indians that the son-in-iaw shall
not look upon the face of his mother-iu-
law, or communicate with her any more
than is absolutely necessary. This GUS
tom is probably the outgroWth Of family
braWls arising from their crude way OF
living, huddled together in huts and
teepees. At ali events, the plan seems
to work well, says Youths Companion.
When. in case of sickness, or by Inyl-
tation from her daughter, the mother
tn-law visits the family of her son-in-
law, partition is usually made in the
hut or teepee by means OF a blanket. be-
hind which the mother-in-1aw retires
whenever the son-in-law approaches
the home
In the case of John Night Pipe, a
young bridegroom living in Ten Horns
camp, ON the reserve, the invisible
mother-in-law was the source of great
disturbance. Although he never be-
held her person, the sound of her seold-
ing voice easily penetrated the blanket
wall. John made several fruftless eff
forts to dislodge his mother-in-law, and
send her to her home On the other part
of the reserve, but without avail. He
finally decided to appeal to the Indian
agent for relief This is his letter:
My dear respectable Friend; have
few words to say to you and they are
that am sorry to myself. It is an old
woman that makes me very sorry every
day because she talks with bad. bad
words always to me. and never gets
rested with her tongue, and hate that
kind of business. the bad words, |
mean, holding them always with her
tongue that way
Now. if you will send your policeman
to take this woman to her camp, will
be your truly friend with a good heart,
sir, and We will living happy again.
Now this is all and this is me
Your acquaintance friend,
Mr.. John Night Pipe"
The letter proved effective The dis
turbing nlother-in-law was sent to her
home in Black Moons camp. and the
young people were left In possession of
an undivided teepee.
The story. which comes direct from
an Indian agency in Dakota, proves that
the mother-in-law joke is not wholly
the fabrication OF the comic paper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08

bronze stands tubs of highly polished
woods, birded by hoops Of brass.
The shapes vary, oVals, squares, rec
tangles and circles being employed ac-
cording to their fitness to the plants
they hold. Some Of the designs in the
bronze work are quaint. Although
many are original, others are repro
ductions of medieval work The lack
Of monotony is favorable compared tic
the old styles.
One conservatory varies these arts
tic novelties with wicker baskets of
divers designs, that inclose the clay
pots closely, painted green or white,
their lighter eolorings making a pleas
ing contrast under the briliiancy Of
the flowers and the shining green coll
orings of the leaves, to the black Chi
nee teakwood and reddish bronze Of
these new plant-holders.
A Fhodendron in a lakewood tub.
with green bronze hoops and supports.
is the most admired of all the plants
in north side conservatory.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
CAUSES RUSH FOR BRIDES.
Canadian Government Cuts Salaries
of Unmarried Men in Yukon
Territory $500. a Year.

Society in Dawson will be embellished
next winter by at least sorce of brides.
This situation results from the action OF
the Canadian government in making a
difference of $500 a year in the salaries
Of married men and single men in the
civil service of Yukon territory. Mar
ried men are paid that much more be-
cause of the greater cost Of living where
there are two to provide for.
The new regulation became effective
on July 1, when the salaries OF all the
single men in the Yukon territory were
cut $500 a year The result of this in
novation has been stampede for brides.
Many young men who have been content
to endure the hardships Of northern win
tiers in single blessedness, while thefS
sWeethearts in eastern provinces await
ed their return in patience, have con-
Guided that, after all, Dawson is place
where it is not good for man to live
alone
Nearly every mail reaching Dawson
contains cards announcing wedding
ceremonies in which government en-
pIoyes spending annual vacations in the
east are participants.
a Mind-Reader.
sJohnnie why don't you ask the lit
tie girl to have a piece of your candy?"
+ Cause she looks like she would"
Houston Post.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
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THE NEAT GIRLS SECRET.
Il Consists in Nothing More or Less
Than the Proper Care Of AL
Of Her Clothes.

We all have among our acquaintance
the girl, who. without being in the least
good-Iooking, always manages to look
neat and well dressed. Perhaps she has
only small dress allowance, and when
ever you happen to meet her she looks
smart and attractive, while other girls
with twice the money at their command
too often look shabby and dowdy.
What is the neat girls secret? Moth
ing more or less, says the New York
Weekly, than taking care Of her clothes,
she has a place for everything, and
everything is kept in its place, her rib
bons, gloves. handherchiefs, wells, etc,
are not all huddIed together in one
drawer, neither do they lie about on the
tables and chairs until they are wanted.
Every article of apparel is put away
with the most scrupulous care, first be-
ing busted, shaken or mended as the
case may be
There is q great difference, too. In the
way in which girls put on their clothes
and very often a girl dressed in shirt
waist and plain skirt will look twice as
neat as one clad in $50 gown, the rea-
son being simply and solely this: The
one has put her dress on anyhow, the
other has taken care that all shall be
neat and fresh
II is the duty of all parents to see
that their children are taught from their
babyhood, to take proper care of their
wearing apparel; for the child who lets
her clothes drop off her and tie in heap
on the floor invariably grows into the
careless, untidy woman with whom we
are so familiar
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
Music by Wire.

The popularity and large sales OF
graphophones and other talking-ma-
chimes has led, it is reported, to the
establishment in Baltimore of COM
pany which will furnish music by
wire. Homes, halls, hotels or any
other places may enjoy the musical
treat which the. company will procure
from the best talent" and distribute
daily from central stations. Turning
switch will let loose or shut of
the food-a dream of Edward Bellamy
about to be realize. One hopes that
the machinery may never get out of
order to make '.Hiawatha, 2 Home,
Sweet Home" and Dixie pour out to-
gether in an Overwhelming and foam
declzed torrent OF sound.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
JAPs ARE VERY PRECISE.
In Their Military Movements They
Do Things with the Regular
ity of Clockwork.

As a soldier I have, naturally, been
struck by the japanese military move
meEts which I have been able to wit
ness, says a writer IN the Pail Mall
Gazette. was in Chemulpo at the time
Of the destruction of the Variag and
the korietz, and witnessed the really
wonderful Decentralization and depar-
ture Of japanese division for the
front. As soon as the Japanese trans
ports arrived on that fateful evening
the long sea front assumed a quiet,
sustained activity which betokened
the absence of any necessity for i'm
proVlsation. Even landing stages pro-
jecting into the shallow waters of the
bay made their appearance as if By
magic, to which the sampans brought
their endless loads of men, horses and
guns. These streamed away into the
town to pfeordained billets with an
uncanny precision which suggested
that somebody, somewhere. was turn
ing handle and WORKING the whole
business by machinery.
What one particularly noticed was
. 1AAGAG WALL A. Gil tilS1 c 6S AO SuCuEiuSs
OF orders or ga1loping about of fussy
staff officers, as there would have been
in any other army. The japanese Off
Ger seems to have learned strange.
silent method of leadership whose
marked feature is an absolute conf
dence in himself
Nothing before Or since has ever im-
pressed me SO much as that night in
Chemulpo. The japanese division was
in the town, there was no doubt of it:
but not even a bugle broke the com
paratiye quiet of the place I ex-
plored the streets to see what had be-
come Of these unusual soldiers.
found them in the shadows of YER
andas, within the shelter of gardens
and compounds, resting or cooking
their food by little fires that were
Pickering in numberless different di-
rections. They seemed to have no use
for orderlies or staff officers, for every
thing seemed to be ready, prepared
and complete. Of if they passed to and
fro they seemed as noiseless as the
very shadows in which they moved.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
s.at Jimmie Wac writing.

Barrett Wendell, Of Harvard, Whe
writes English even more admirably
than he teaches 1t. was citing ex
amples of anti-climay. says an *
change.
"A schoolmaster, he said, "haa 4
visitor. He took this visitor TO the
playground. Here half dozen boys
We're at play. while seventh, lad OF
most intelligent appearance, sat writ,
ing under tree.
s The boy at work, said the school
master, is Brown. am proud OF
him. See him. how diligently he mp
plies himself, while his friends waste
their time in idleness. wonder what
he can be writing? Tomorrow Latin
prose, fancy. Wen find out.
He called Brown to him.
$ Here, Jimmy, let me see that he
said, and he extended his hand for the
paper.
But the boy flushed and hung back.
No, SIR, he stammered I DON
want to-
Note his modesty.' the seheolmas-
ter whispered to his friend Then he
went on
:" Come on. Jimmy; come on. Let
me see what you have been writing
there
Still the boy demmrea. But the
school master, insisting, at last So
cured the paper. and this Is what he
found on it, written in neat imitation
of feminine hand:
Please excuse my son, James.
from school today, as he is needed at
home .
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
EldsrIx LADY Had Business ideas. Toe

4
ever hear the story Of how ". w
Corcoran. the millionaire art lover VIII,
built the Corcoran gallery in Wash
ingten, d. c., was thrown down by al
elderly maiden?' asked James Follans
bee, of Baltimore, according to TIT
Milwaukee Sentinel. You will recoI
lect that Corcoran owned the Airing
ton Hotel in Washington. Patronag
was so good that the quarters becams
ctamped, and additional land wa
needed for an extension to the buiId
ing. The lot adjoining to the rear wa
owned by an elderly lady, being a pot.
ton of her back yard. The million
aire hosiery keeper greatly desire5
this parcel of land and for months wal
cogitating how he would approach ri
nefghbor. She being wealthy. h,
came to the conclusion to be entirelI
frank with her, satisfied that she woul
not hold him up If he divulged his plan
not mold him up he dIyulgef his plar
To her. So he sat down and wrote he
a letter in which he asKa1 her he!
much she wanted for her back yart
as he intended to enlarge lis ho:e
The same day he receiyet a neat pc.
fumed note from his nelshbor Whic
ran:
How much do you want or ron
fs.sel. we need it to enlarge our bac
yard?'
The effort to comply with the BIZ
iieal injunction. to answer fool a;
cording 10 his folly, has cost many
man his reputation for wisdom.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
ARTISTIC FLOWER STANDS.
Late Designs in Garden and conserva-
tory Decorations Add to the
Beauty Of the Plants.

The application OF the artistic to the
useful, the movement begun by Rus
kin and Morris, has finally entered the
field Of garden and conservatory dec
orations, where it might be imagined
from their constant associations with
beauty that such ideas would have
emanated.
The Chicago Journal says that in
place of the ugly, unadorned clay pots
or their still uglier ornamentations CT
frilled crepe and tissue paper, or the
old style of painted washtubs in use
in Conservatives. are now. set upon
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08

bold figures upon revolving flaps, The
clock is wound and set as an ordinary
clock; its special advantage lies in the
fact that the time is seen instantly and
from quite long distance. the sec
ond ingenious novelty is an electrical
" propelled clock warranted to go for
IL months without interference. The
battery, it is claimed, is easily re-
placed by any one. The clock stands
on base Of solid wood and is covered
with plate gIass.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
With. Intent.

A report of a bloodless duel between
two Frenchmen has the following in
teresting conclusion:
Monsieur Lelache having fred his
shot, it was now the turn of Monsieur
Boboehe to discharge his weapon. He
waited calmly for a moment, brought
up his pistol, awaited the word-and
fired in the air.
This was not, however, So great an
act of magnanimity as might be sup
posed, for his antagonist has climbed a
tree! "-Cassell's Journal.