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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02

n Matter for Earnest consid.
I-n is the System OF Work
ing the Roads,
EiFF GouLD's REPORT
Jefferson county levying court
beet at the courthouse Monday
be purpose of making the tax
I'll appropriations for county ex-
The board will make a levy
yhe taxable property in the CITY
,nty. Last year the county tax
se mills, road tax three mills
hool tax FIVE mills. This makes
Of thirteen mills for the coun-
xln the city five mill city school
and a five mills city tax is added.
king total of twenty.three and
lis. A poll rax of 81 is
Zach person living in the
le total yaluatYo of prop
county is estimated at $3.-
r., I will also make appropria-
s5z-.Hsv2 meet The expenses Of the
r.. unity and chancery courts,
- 3, courts, poor farm and
esee,f T.
portant matter that will be
z95,. before the court for conSid.
.ira Ill be the beautifying of the
sreat,1z e square and the conVer
ar ie yard into park. II would
49, ~ great sum Of money, and it
-, ord a place of rest and recre-
-. i. the country people who come
.,,,,tz, ty. The fence should be re
~, md stone coping put in its
~. ,ome benches, swings and
4 if.lG
~. wiling place in the summer
4be. ;,Yf an unsightly affair as it is
mt. There is not a park in
.,sfe,a where the people may go for
,.oea. the open air. and the levy
,e cit, ,t9should provide such place
roc, erting the courthouse yard into
'g cou ONE little park.
y con,.er matter which will come be
hands court will be that OF keeping
n tie highways. At present the
knty is not receiving the best serv-
possible for the amount of money
ended. Under the present system
Ere are a number of road overseers
- 10 hire teams and repair the roads.
ne county should own its teams, as
would he much cheaper than to hire
lams for the road work. There should
a competent road commissioner to
Ike charge of all the road work. as
is the only way to have II done
scientifically and 10 the best a6Yan-
se from any viewpoint. The county
nee owned teams for doing road
ork. and it was mistake made
hen the teams were sold. The coun-
should buy teams sufficient to carry
, the road work, and all road work
.onld be under the supervision OF
who is practical ROAD
=. Another argument in favor OF
c6e,Yt; :. owning its own teams IS
u is too often the case that when
4 6 are wanted for road work they
| 81 ,Ot De ndu, do VIC Ae'A AAAS'o
teams and cannot hire them
Jefferson county levying board
nosed of County Judge 7. M.
r. and the following justices OF
re:
HarweII, r. N. Williams, W.
+. Fl. Gaines, A. kaufman
,er !. G.. Tucker, l.. v. Bogy,
y B. ,kins. f. w. Barley, D. #.
Z. Parsons, S. r. Rawls, b.
+. H. Shelby, w F. Monk.
b sey, A. F. Williams L.
S. Chadwick. ]. G. Dalton
dhAarrett, Ben Franklin Il. ~
Il, c, M. Acklin, J. r cause m
ID les, John B. King G. n
SION Culpepper, George A,
Ear IL 4ibbon, J. W. corder' J.
"4'i 1Jos. Farmer, Leroy Cu'-
Talbot. D. S. Bluthen-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02
A CONVICT DROWNED
CHhS. REDMAN pItjMGES tNr1
MUD LAKE IN ATTEMPT
TO ESCAPE.

Sank ar Once to the Bottom, and His
Body Has Not Been Re
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02

derr r''r"''c POI xis teroA- and whie,' .hfaa has
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02

There are at present thirty-siX pris
cners confined in the county jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02
Mr.. A. NJ. Fisk ha refafnsa Ia from
IN oxtended visit to sxa

Mr., Chas. ho' .as returned fro b
a two weeks 3isss ,hi. fair He
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-06

Canada is reported to be about to start navy
and to be talking of having standing army of
100000 men. Two cruisers, one for the lakes, and
one for the open sea have been decided upon for
starter in the naval line and while these vessels are
primarily to be used to enforce the fish laws there
is secret in fact it is openly said at Ottawa that
they are to furnish the foundation for regular
dominion navy and program Of naval expansion
has been mapped out As yet the standing army
of 100000 is merely talk, but it is talk among
the high officials of the dominion and may be ex-
pected to result in something tangible eventually
OF the circumstance the Buffalo Courier says: CAS-
Canada is still part of the British empire and Ell.
titled to the protection Of the British fleet she has
no more need of one Of her own han coach has Of
six wheels. A standing army of 100000 men for
country with population less than that Of New
York state is preposterous The whole warlike pro-
gram is, of course, display of bad temper because
of the Alaska boundary decision. In view of the
state of Canada s finances it might be well for her
statesmen to cast about for some less expensive way
in which to show her spunk
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-06
extent is question that scientists would confer
lasting favor by settling
COAL MINED BY MACHINES.

Characteristic of the aye is the growing use Of
mine machines in the btummous coal mines of the
United States. The report Of Mr., Edward w
Parker ON the production Of coal in 1902, which
forms part Of the annual volume of mineral resour.
ces published by the United States geological SUR
vey, shows that 541s machines were employed in
1902 as against 2622 in 1898
In few of the states there was decided in
crease in the number Of machines used, but with
the exception of Wyoming these were states in which
comparatively little development in the mechanical
production of coal has been made All of the states
where the use of machines had exerted any signif
ieant effect upon the production prior to 1902 show
ed substantial increase in that year.
Ohio claims the largest proportionate production
by the use of machines, more than half the product
of that state in 1902 having been machine mined
Ohio also stands second in the total Of mcahine
mined coal, Pennsylvania being first Illinois ranks
third in the amount of coal produced by machines
West Virginia founth Kentucky fifth, and Ind
ana sixth It will be noted that these six states
prise the well-known competitive coal fields, In
1902 they produced rs per cent of the total output
of bituminous coal in the United States and 81 per
cent of the total tonnage of machine-mned coal.
The total machine mined product reported for
1902 was 69611 $50 short TONS an increase, com
pared with 57,S43,335 short tons in 1901, of H..
76S247 short TONS or 20 per cent AS the total pro
duetion of bituminous coal in the United States in
1902 was Is per cent larger than in 1901, it will be
seen that, on the whole, the production by the use
of machines has more than kept pace with the in
creased output. In fact the percentage of the ma.
chine-mined product to the total output has in
creased from 256S in 1901 to 2609 in 1902.
The statistics for 1902 as contained in the sur.
veyor's report have all been obtained from the re-
ports made to the geological survey by the coal
mine operators. 1t is possible that the falling of
in machine production in some states has been due
to the failure of operators to reply to this particular
inquiry on the survey schedules. Where no ma
chimes have been reported it has been considered
that none was in use, although the same mines have
reported the use of machines in 1901
Of the 5418 machines in use in 1902, 1885 were
of the pick or "puncher' type, 21S2 were chain
breast machines, and 81 were of the long wall
design
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-06

The appropriations ordinance presented at the
last session of the council apportioning $35 monthly
for the benefit Of the Astoria public library is in
this respect unsatisfactory to every one The library
special levy was intended for the public library
and every dollar of the money should go to that
institution. To deprive the library Of half the
amount which the taxpayers supposed they would
contribute is an imposition. If members of the
council feel the new city hall 'when erected" should
be provided with library, let them make other
provision for it. The half-m levy belongs to the
public library and ought to be turned over to it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-06

The illness Of Senator Hanna is now reported to
be serious one. He is suffering from an attack
of typhoid and his friends are very much alarmed
in consequence. Senator Hanna is perhaps the
best loved man in the country and the progress of
his battle with the disease will be anxiously watch
ed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
SOME GOOD SEATS
LEFT FOR SAID PASTA

Some of the best seats for hearing
and seeing said Pasha" are those in
the balcony and there are many choice
locations as yet untaken. A few peo-
pie have gained the idea that both
houses are practically sold out but
they do not take into consideration the
fact that the seating capacity of the
Opera House is as large as that OF
most mainland auditoriums. Although
the sale has been unusually big there
is still plenty of good seats for those
who desire to enjoy the excellent en-
tertainment that will be given by local
amateurs.
Tonight there will be a final full
dress rehearsal and the opera will be
gone through in costume and with the
orchestra just as it will be tomorrow
night when it will be presented to the
public.
Miss Alice Campbell will appear to
better advantage as Serena thap at
any time previous in amateur theatre
Gals and Mrs. Crook is bound to re-
ceive an ovation as tAlti'' the ideal
Queen This will be Mrs. Crooks first
appearance before the footlights. Jas.
Dougherty, the tenor, will be ''Terano,"
part with a picturesqueness that win
be most delightful to the eye. His
voice is pure. melodious and inspiring
and will show to excellent effect in
the duet with "Alti''
Hugo Herzer has had the advantage
of professional training and. his por-
trayal of "Hassen Bey" will be most
acceptable. His voice is clear reson-
ant baritone that has been much ad-
mired in Honolulu. 1t just touches on
a high bass, a quality of baritone most
wished for in the Italian school of
music.
Mrs Robert BRENNAN has the diff
cult representation of "Bolah," part
that requires the most extreme nicely
of conception so as not to overdo it.
1t is rarely that woman can be found
that understands the portrayal of hui
NOR and righteousness, but Mrs. Bren-
ham will give it an artistic touch that
will win for her deserved encomiums
from the audience. Although her part
has little singing with it there will be
occasional glimpses of her rich con-
tralto.
The amusement that will be furnish
ed by Sonny" Cunha and Guy Living
ston will live long after the play is
forgotten and it is doubtful if sub
for this inimitable pair could
be procured.
Captain Berger and the orchestra
have the advantage of having played
the opera for the Boston Lyric Opera
Co. who were here nearly five years
ago and that end of the music is
bound to go with a snap and vim.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
A GREAT CONTEST
At THE ORPHEUM

The two heavy weights, Silva and
Alderman, are working as hard for their
coming contest on Friday night as did
Jeffries and Monroe. In every respect
it will be a much better contest than
that of the two worlds champions.
People paid $40 and SIS to see Jeffries
and Monroe box three one-sided rounds
and here for ST you will see more real
fighting in one round than there was
seen in the last worlds championship
in three.
Alderman will try hard to reverse the
decision that Silva gained over him in
their last meeting. Many think that he
Will do so.
There is as much talk about this con-
test as there is in the Huihui- Murphy
contest. Interest IS growing in the com
ing show and It looks as though there
would be record breaking crowd. Ex-
ira accommodations are being made by
the club to handle the throng.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
"pErE" BAKER.
Continued from Page u

The Three Little Maids company,
which came through the United States
and passed through Honolulu TO Aus
tralia, will shortly leave and return to
England.
mo, the show business is not what
it is cracked UP to be in Australia. I
wish I could stay here in Honolulu for
a while" and pete" looked longingly
toward the mountains back of the city.
st was treated we'll in Honolulu and
will always say a good word for it.
Honolulu is all right. treats the theatre
cal people well and it's a good place to
live in. For me, however, must move
on, for it's always Forty Miles to
Schenectady with US you know. We
have to take the good and the bad, the
ups and downs, for that's what you get
for being in the stage business.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
| REMARKABLE UNCONSCIOUS
ACTRESS

The Canadian contingent at the Sal
walton Army congress in London was
under command of Eva Booth, the
unconscious actress whose wonder
fully dramatic manner was the aston
ishment of all who heard her speak
~ the gathering named. Her tones are
sweet, full and vibrant with passion
and her ennunciation is fawless. As
she approaches the climax of an appeal
for converts her face becomes almost
CHASTITY pale. With hands uplfted she
strides to and fro upon the platform,
now bending almost to the floor, now
sweeping the assembly with a compen-
ing gesture like a queen of tragedy.
Her pose, walk, every movement IS
graceful. Mr.. Choate, the United
States ambassador, is credited with the
remark, after hearing her at the Royal
Albert hall. where Lord Rosebery and
others We're present: II have heard
but one other woman on our side Of
the water with equal oratorical gifts,
and that was Anna Dickinson" One
dramatic critic says: Even Coquelin
could not improve her in point of facial
expression
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
NEW BOOKS AT THE
HONOLULU LIBRARY

The Zincali, an Account of the Gyp-
sizes of Spain, by George Borrow
The Training of Wild Animals, by
Frank c. Bostock
japanese Art, by Sadakichi Hartmann
Pioneer Spaniards in North America,
by William Henry Johnson.
The Standard of Pronunciation in
English, by Thomas R. Lounsbury.
China's Book of Martyrs, by Luella
Miner
Newman, by William Barry.
Around the Caribbean and Across Pa
mama, by F. c. Nicholson.
Germany, the Welding of a World
Power, by Wolf Won Schierbrand
The Citizen, by Nathaniel Southgate
Shaler.
The Americanization of the World. by
w. T. Stead.
The Philippines and the Far East, by
Homer c. Stuntz.
The Story of Soldiers Life, by
Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley.
FICTION.
In Search of the Unknown, by Robert
W. Chambers.
The Memoirs of a Baby, by Josephine
Daskam.
Making the Nine, by Albertus T.
Dudley.
The God of His Fathers, and Other
Stories, by Jack London.
The Son of the Wolf, by Jack Lon
don. (Short Stories.)
Rachel Mari, by Morley Roberts.
The Wood-Carver of 'Lympus, by NJ.
E Waller
The Woman Errant; Being Some
Chapters from the Wonder Book of
Barbara the Commuters Wife
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14

HOW. TO AVOID THE DANGERS
OF A COLD.-Everyon must realize
the dangers attending a severe cold,
and that it is always prudent to re-
main indoors until the danger is pass
ed. Many, however, do not feel able
to lose the time and will be interested
in knowing that severe cold may be
broken up and all danger avoided by
the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It not only cures, but cures
quickly and counteracts any tendency
toward pneumonia. For sale by ali
dealers Benson. Smith & Co., Ltd.
agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14

And anything else that is in season.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
PHONE COMPANY FURNISHES

The local telephone company at St.
Johns Mich. which handles an exten~
sive rural service. is seeking 10 make
its service Indispensable by furnishing
subscribers with the government daily
weather reports and other important
news of the day. Signals are runs
each morning on all farm lines. and
all who desire may get this report.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
Union Grill.

: Special supper following the produe-
ton of said Pasha at the Opera House:
$1.00 SUPPER.
Oysters Yaquino. Frogs Legs a Ia
Poulet, and Spanish omelet.
SUPPER FIFTY CENTS.
Doves a Ia Catsarol with Singer
potatoes.
And anything else that is in season.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-14
Beautiful Residence
FOR SALE
OR RENT

Situate on the car line in the most
desirable resident locality of this city.
The improvements consist of an ele-
CANT cottage, containing parlor, recep-
ton hall. drawing room, fine large din
ing room, bed chambers, kitchen, PAN
try and all modern improvements
Elegantly appointed in every respect.
Large grounds improved with many
valuable and rare fruit trees. Fine
servants quarters with stationary
washstands and porcelain bath; large
stable with box stalls-in fact the prop
erty must be seen to be appreciated.
Size of lot: 200x300 feet.
Price, very reasonable, much below
its actual value.
Terms: Easy.
Further particulars upon application.
WILL z. FISHER,
Peal Estate Agent and Auctioneer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
Editors Progressive Farmer:


Eggs show some accumulation and
Southern are worth from IA to 16
cents for fresh-gathered Kentucky
stock. There is a glut of under
grades of Southern eggs here which
work out for what they will bring.
Butter shows some accumulation
and quotations have taken a tumble
of at least a cent within a day, the
very finest Western creamery not
fetching over 1914 cents, and this is
apt to be clipped at any moment if
the hot wave now upon the city re-
mains a few days.
Southern potatoes range from $1.75
for >culls per barrel through every
fraction up to $3.50 to$4.75 for Rose.
Strawberries from North Carolina
are worth eight cents for choice
grades. Peaches are coming from
Florida, but they hardly are fit to eat,
the best being quoted at So per car
rier. No change in price of South
ern dried fruits and the market is
dull. North Carolina peas. are quoted
at 80 to SO cents per half-bushel
basket. Beets per 100 punches, So to
SIS. R.. A. D.
New York City, May 81, 1904.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

Secretary o. J. Johnson asks us to
say that the Park Region Mutual
Hail Insurance Association, Raleigh,
N. O., has given this year a discount
of Is per cent from the standard 4
per cent rate on truck crops, making
the rate 3 per cent net, the lowest
given by any company in the State.
This is made possible by the steady
growth of the business done by the
Park Region Company.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

ferences, but when I go away from
home or go to a hotel I (like other
people, do not care for the corn
bread. Have often thought that if
some enterprising miller would adj
vertise his meal ground here, he could
sell all the meal that could be made
at a good profit.
w. @. SMITH.
Caswel Co., N. g..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

Carolina State Line - Western and
Extreme Southern Corn Makes Infer
Tor Meal. 4
Editors Progressive Farmer:
In answer to the query about old
fashioned corn meal in the last issue
of The Progressive Farmer, I will
try to give some light on it. I think
the old-fashioned corn meal can be
had from the corn grown on Dan
River or its tributaries anywhere
from about Danville to GAINESVILLE,
Va. No doubt it can be had over a
greater extent of country than this,
but / know it can be had here, and
do not know where else. You cannot
get it one county south of this
(Caswell County,. / doubt if it can
be had one county, north of Pitsyl-
vania Co., Va. The belt that grows
the best corn seems to be along the
line of Virginia and North Carolina.
How far this line extends east and
west, / do not know. You can take
an ear of corn grown here and one
grown either north or south of here,
and tell the difference by the weight,
that grown here being the heavier of
the two. My attention has been drawn
to this difference by people coming
here from the corn belt of Kentucky
and Missouri and eating corn bread
In preference to any other bread,
saying their people did not know how
to cook corn bread like the North
Carolinians. I have also known la
dies to put the meal in their trunks
and carry it to Charlotte because
they said they could not get it There.
Ihe1ccrn shipped from the West here
does not make good bread.
Knowing these facts, I have ex-
amined in the Southern States, and
shown the corn grown here to peo-
pie from the North, and they could
very readily see the difference. /
have heard people from the South
say they would give their horses an
arm full of corn with the shucks
on it and this would be all the feed
they would have. Now, if you feed
our horses with corn in that proper
ton, they will not do well, and I
have known them to be made blind
by giving an exclusive feed of corn
in the middle of the day because it
was a quick and convenient feed.
/ have seen people in the South keep
an axe and block in their corn
houses and cut off the little end of
the ear of corn before giving it to
their horses, because they said it
would kill tenn, and the corn seemed
to be so light and chaffy that it would
not seem to be much more than a
ration of our corn mixed with the
usual rough feed.
Now there are other reasons why
people do not have good old-fash-
toned corn meal, but / think you can.
not have the best unless you have it
made of the corn grown here or some
grown like it elsewhere. Shelled corn
will not keep sound long in bulk.
Nearly every car load of corn shipped
from the West has more or less dam
aged corn in it as you can see by
looking at it closely, and people using
it will examine it first thing to see
how much is spoiled, nor will meal
keep but a short while unless it is
cooled or dried out soon after being
ground. II.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

MIR. Smith Insists that None Better L.
Made than that Along the Virginia.
Carolina State Line - Western and
Extreme Southern Corn Makes Infer
Tor Meal. =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

EGGS FOR
thoroughbred B. p. Rock. One dollar pEIIIints-
Larger orders 10 per cent discount. URleasS
FARM Rich Square, n. @.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-11-15

All over the South the farmer
is fast awakening 10 the fact
that profitable farming. o: per.
manent. paying kind. mus, be
diversified farming. On every
hand we sec thousands oil acres
once as fertile "a any IN tho
United States. thrown out 10
wash away or grow up IN brush
and briars. because they were no
longer profitable TO cultivate un.
der the lone crop" system. The
natural fertility of the soil IN the
South is almos, past belief; there
~ no other section %. The globe
known 10 the writer which could
stand the exhaustive drain, a.
buse and waste oil the Southern
plantations.
No we'll posted man would ad-
vocate that the farmers OF the
South should raise live stock to
the exclusion Of cotton and other
paying crops: but rather the
middle ground between the two
extremes. Raise cotton. cane,
corn or what ever other crop cx.
perience ana tho condition of
your lands demonstrates arc
profitable: but a; the same time
raise cattle, clover, peas and 9th.
er lcgumes. Feed up your cot
ton seed and other crops so rich
10 iertilizing elements npon your
own lands and enrich their, rath.
err than The feed lots OF the North.
In this way YOU reap double
prof,s-prodts IN the growth
and gains in your cattle. and a
secondhand equally portani
profit IN the increased fertility
and prodnc,iveness OF you soil.
With It's mild winters, short
feeding period. its infinite varie-
~ OF grasses. legnmes. and grain
crops, the South. beyond qucs-
tioncan and should raise better
beet and at mach less cost than
the less favored North. In cat
lie and live stock lies the great