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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11

Little Fraid Girl had to walk q
uaile and half IL school and there
were tH0 ways She could 90 One led
down lonely laa- and across thr
prairie where str...-+ cattle herded.
and the other ~ay took her through
narrow strip = woods and do. !
into q hollow A, sh- vas very. y .rv
much afraid oi the woods, shp usually
went 70 school ~ "ay Of the lane
But on4 laorn;ne as she srar'eA 70
school she happened 10 Glance losr
th~' lane and thern. onll !: few yards
away. near a clullp of buSl.es. 81 ,
was sure she "a" a biz lo',. sfe was
standing perfectly motionlesS. ettlu,
across tie road Il would nevnr - II
e down the laHt aud run the risk of
being eaten by a lion. an yer ID"
would not 20 back 10 the hOl,c aa1
say that lion was stanaio; down tat
lane. for il might not De a lion. aaI
ttfn her uncies would Eapch at Ger.
They had enough to tease her about.
already. So she ven To school that
morning through tie Wools.
"t,sery minute she expeete.t a geo
lin TO chase her or bic Iad.aa 20
leap from behind tree anu grab hes.
She would run until almost oui nj
breath. then She would walk a iiitle
while until rested. then r,ln again,
The way seemed endless. but Analjt-
Ia very tired little girl reached the
schoolhouse.
Little. F'raid Girl did not mention
the lion to any of her scboolnates
fol- she feared their ridic'se. 1 hal al
ternoon as she was going hcE'e q
eishbor on his way to town gave ne
ride on his wagon AS they passed
The place where Little Fraid Girl had
Sc on the lion she looked to see if he
we're still there. but the lion had dis
appeared. She gave sigh or rellef
But the next morning there stood
Mr.. Lion. as big "a life, in the same
SPOT. Little Fraid Girl stood by tn
gate for a few minutes, trying to de-
eide what to do. She would about as
soon be eaten by lion as to brave
the terrors of those awful woods
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
The NUTTlNG PARTY.

Lets 90 nuttinc tomorrow. SAL
"SueaR" Richardson, as h. approach
I'd ihe house. OF Dot Brown, who waS
learine over the fe4ce a. 1'asG was
coming on,
"Oh. eee I'm afra. cant. eX.
claimed that worthN
Cant nuthin ell 'eaa Williams
VII let us have his team and wagon.
and We will start by O'Clock AEd
say Don't forget to bring a hammes
10 hul the nuts. bucket % gatA"r
them in and TWO OF three tWo-b4. nj
bags. know a place whera X car
eft wagon bed full Nov don't for
set And "Sneak started MOVING
away,
"You bet won't" said dot, feel
ire sure that he could Get the con
sent of his mother. shan taka
some grub too"
Yep. and gun. if YOU like. Bring
that old musket Of yours i seatters
So its GOOD for shooting quailS. ""
GOT a Gun that will bring down 4 sQuir
rel every time it pops Say, We viii
have a scrumpruou- time.
"Nou bet We Will, all ri4ht. VIII
Ian :s going,
Ne aud you AMI CIareace Scoles
a d Albert Newman I've eerfer 50
AID SEE them nov Don fr@ef aad
-pooze 90 loa1. moving of.
@Donf you never believe I VIII"
ana Dot rH.hei .nfo liz haase.
The noxr marr;as -he so2e wev NJ
a, : O'Clock aea severe: nar-e.s=vass
surprised when Tilay se.lr5
rcusin4 fires r 1h@ cool, -eaHt-
several morhar~ prepared .nae4~
Ter th7 hoys thar veea cota- nrJ,-:-
hfore te regular breakfast, t=c@o
was avfl=.f n. eaHldnf
l1hey also packed baskets and by g.@s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
Goes to People at the Right Time and
in the Right Way

Newspaper advertising is the best
for every business. no matter what
is nature. ii it relies upon he paf
ronaee OF she public AeraIlS.
N'har would You thlH d man who
overlooked HE very best Ia a line
goods and teoH up with he middle. or
fair or poor, ol absolutely worthless
When yoH buy publicity yan want
above all else 10 ne sure 1ha' YEN ar.
4ett:44 vhar you pay for. The da1y
newspaper goes into tn yess homes
OF the people and is away. read =.
some Of rhe family. aad u-0a.E reaa
by all Of the family.
If your ad. is breazH or "a chv or
if it has a message thai will mean dol
lars and cents 10 fhe read r rgli ca
depend upon getting results.
If your business is 50 dead and duIl
that you cant say any him fresh OF
breezy about II, you'd better chang
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11

}onr advertising mar o. quit YOU
business.
If you cant find a,y pjauSiblr# IA
son why it should h. sdtan,a4rau> ~,
people "a buy @oc1. fram you instead
o. from The other fe'low you haven
a=aNcu~e tor bein2 il business Bot
trt arelo@tz" for tasi44 a. ,Maahf,
n ace and 4r. u4t os l'H>@e-~
Are neWepaper~ tlIr- h.~t nt-djHm
for ad1"rfieiu@@
Yes "npphatjealll VS..
WHY shouldn't they be =the best
They present YOU advertisement ao
= man While H. is ia receptive franfa
oi mind He has nDthiu2 To do lusl
theu hut read and ht rcads the head
lines OF Norl ad as readily az he does
tho headlines of The in"WS articles II
eentr ad Interests hin ho'H r"ad III
ad Just n the same way rs ii" read
thc-ueWs he carr tot read
Tia chance to tall, to a man about
veur bu~ine9S and to talk Ia him when
h. is oor busy with other thn@s Is
uss;f Hha' yau want isn,t=j)9
The loeic OF newspapt.l advertising
RsFtie4 With add"d force, il vou are
appealiu2 70 women. Not only do wo
re.n eead ads WHEN th"y read Tho pa
PEI ha they look tot the ads OF reg
uiar advertisers. When toa s"t# pee.
pl" 10 seeA for youI AZ you=ea de
pend nn getting a liberal share of
ih''4f patronage.
II 100 do have a reason for hoine
ab1r, thrn you d better tell people
ABOUT H. How shall they know about
tou unless yon tell them. and how can
Vel Tell ihem unless you advertise. :.
How shall you advertise best # not in
tn newspapers
Successful advertisers always use
Hts't3sRapers largely
II yon would succeed. do likewise
edgar A pcttin@ill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11

mala parent Of a small and dirty boy.
yes. sir. he did. the woman re-
srondad. Il just had To persuade him
little. and he told ma the whole
thing yoluntarily.s
How did you persuade him. qner-
led his worship.
We'll. first gave him good
thra hing" said the firm parent. "and
then | put him to bed without any sup.
per and took his clothes away, and
told him he'd stay in bed til hed
confessed what he had done. if twas
the rest of his days, and | should
thrash him again in the morning. And
in less than an hour he told me the
~hole story voluntarily. -CaseelI
Saturday Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS AFRAID,

ooh, dear me. don't want TO 90
say off upstairs 70 bed by myself.
said Winnie fretfully. one night when
bedtime came and there vas no one to
go upstairs with her. All the family
except grandma had gone to a recep-
tion. and grandma slept downstairs.
"Why, what's thu natter grand
ma asked
I'm afraid whined Winnie.
'There is nothing tu be afraid OF.
my dear child. will be down her
and nothing can get up To you without
first passing me- What are you afrnid
off,
q don't know exactly. bnt-tht
rk-and-and-jus everything.
Winnie replied
That reminds me Of little girl
once knew. said grandma. Would
you like 10 hear the story of one OF
her big fraids' that turned ou1 to be
q Very, very llilie ifdiV
.sOh. yes. grandma, you know such
nice stories. Just love to hear them
And Winnie brought her little rocker
and seated herself in il at erandm" 5
f. et. prepared to enjoy herself thor.
ouShly.
sThis little girl am sonG to tell
YOU about lived away out on the pral-
RE in the west. many years ago she
was afraid Of almost everything. just
as you are. The little boys at scho"i
cased her LITTLE FNaid err, and
when they wanted to tease her very
much they called her 'Scaredy-cat
When Little Fraid Girl heard the
cuvotes howline on the prairie a
n,ch1. and the wind go WOO. Woo. as
j. swept around the corners OF the
hcuse and ratified the windows. Sne
v.ou)d COVER down under the bed
clothes and lust shiver with fright.
Sha was SO afraid OF the dark tha'
she always covered her head up uSh'
vhan she wen, to bed at night. Ol
coursa this was very unhealthy iof
her and people used to wonder "ha'
made her so pale aud deilca'e 'ooN-
ing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
LITTLE STORIES
+ + -
Tn. Punctilious Borrower.

II small town IN a breezy western
-,a5a Polonius advice. Ne1thef d
,.rauar nor a lender be. is more
honorad in the breach than in the Oh
e.arvanca according to story told os
baltimore woman who was formerly
q resident of that village
The worst offender she says. Was d
certain village celebrity known d.
Aunt Sally. but though auntle aPpa-
,cntlv sat ND nights thinking up soh'e-
tb;no tha+ she could ask ask the loa
~" che was extremely punc'llllous IN
,.ofurnino tho full value OF "ha' ever
sse borrowed 1t happened to ho'-
90 .h.t She took a fancy to on oii'
occasion, and in due time one "l 'N''''
Sally's young nieces was sem 10 -
tur. tho eo,,ivalent of the borrower
dainty.
@Here Mis- Blank" the child sai'
- ~ housewife who had made the
,csn s.Aunt Sally sent YOU h'''il'e~
=, nov for the one you lent her. she :
bit a niece outeu ;his one cause Ho'' :
wasn't so bio. e.'-Baltimore Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
.,lnc1. 1oe" Not Consistent.

Whom The statehood bill came up IN
ttperess Representative baf'ie'' w
Georgia complicated matters hS
randue that the en&rosSed 'i'' -
,ead. There had been much p'' 10
nentary sharp shooting on both site
and here were loud demands 'o' d
,.,,ino ON This point. Speaker cannon
had been trying to untan&le h'a'ee'
with but little success. tie "i's''NeA'
the desk with his savel
s-The chair rules he sa'o' anu
tben he looked around in distress 'o'
Asher Kinds the parliamentary eN
pert. Winds jumped up and Whisper
al . few words 10 the speaker. hes,
Uncle Joe. his confidence res'oreo' p'
80, aaain. The chair rules
Mr. Speaker" shouted 'ohh
SHARP Williams, the Democratic 'e''
~ "is this ruling TO be made# altet !
consultation"
.Ir is" replied he speaker, and
win sav tha, have consulted with q
,,sr1iamentary expert who has served
his speaaea and many speakers he.
fora him. faithfully and Well and
will saw further hat he can give 'h's
s,eaI.ar. and the gentleman from MS
s,sssipppi also. cards and spades
Rcsf0n Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11

the. BOYS were OFF The air was frosty
and bracne. They drove out OF
town across the river bridge and
along fhe main road for mile; then
road that was seldom used. The
bottom overtlowed badly at this
point consequently there We're thous-
ands of acres OF oak and hickory and
walnut forests which had not been dis
trrhed. The owners hoped some day
to overcome the tendency to over
flow. and in the meantime considered
that he timber while yielding abund-
ance of nuts was also growing into
Va lue. beira the sureSt and best crop
they could raise. Many Went into
the grounds and gathered nuts With
out permission. bur the boys had been
a little more considerate and had al,
invitation to visit the bottom lands OF
Mr. Newman and gather all the nuts
they wanted
The leaves. turning in the autumn
The oaks We're brown, the naples vel
low: the shumac was bright red. and
a. intervals purple asters and white
v-eed-floWers We're visible. The leaves
had mostly fallen from the wanuts.
The boys didn't talk of the beauty OF
the scene, bur they saw ii and enjoyed
i With JOY above speech.
After awhile. in addition to he cav
of he crow and the rattatatat of the
red-h aided woodpecker. they heard an
occasional bob white and the bark OF
Z squirrel. L was too much for
sneak. and Dot They erasped
their grips and jumped from the wae
on But they curbed their inclination
to shoot. and. with guns poised, stole
softly hetWenn the tree trunks look
inc for squirrels At last "Sncak"
saw a fire fellow sitting on limb
I,is tail over his back. hnlling nut
which he held in his fore paws
Sneak took aim and fired and
down tumbled tha little fellow. shot
through the head. In the course OF
1hniher hour they had a second sQuir
lei. which Dot" had killed with his
old musket. The squirrel suffered the
loss OF his head entire. and Dot. .
while no1 losing his head. was felled
hy HE kick of the old gun, Then
limiting they had enough for dinner.
fIeH hunted the resi- Of the parry. They
We're gathering nuts which the 1ros;
lad dropped The frost. however.
had not been particularly heavy and
50 the nuts We're not 50 plentiful a
they had hoped
Why dom YOU make ram y ask
Cd SNEAK. as he came On them.
Then he added. auh horftafively "Gef
the axes. fellows. and cu Two sap.
lih2s, each with a crotch. MAKE an
about six zoe long NJ anl Do vii
81 HE ram
@-r a IL r,tnues there was
seuad o. choppins which echoed
through the wood Before long the
TWO forke,j sticks We're set about four
feet frona = hiclzorT tree they selected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-11
Persuasion and Confession.

"Did understand YOU 10 say 'ha1
t1as hoy voluntarily confessed his
share in the mischief done to the
scboo]bouse9?" asked the magistrate.
addressing The determined looking fe-
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14
Saw Mills Wanted

to cut one hundred million feet hardwood
small portable mill to buy a small tract
of timber and do custom saving for his
neighbors. We own several thousand
acres of timber that will cut from Z to 1(
thousand feet per acre.
Buy your tickets to Cable, on G. Ss N. w
Ry. Low rates to land seekers, X. K. fare
refunded to purchasers of land. For ma ps
and further particulars address
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14
IMPROVED FARMS.

Improved farm houses at prices and
terms in reach Of all. We have just pur-
chased another tract Of rs 600 acres of hard
wood timber land, timber consists of ma
pie, Eastwood, birch and hemlock, no pine
slashings or sand. Lands are all within1
to 5 miles of railroad. near good market
town, schools, churches and creameries,
good wagon roads to all of our lands. With
log house 1S #. wide, 26 #. long, II tt. high,
with good roof, floor, windows and doors
all complete, IS to Sis per Acre.
Terms, "A cash, balance in equal annu-
al paYtlletatS at 6 Per cent int
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14

Prof j. Schaller has gone to st.
Louis, Mo-, to attend the funeral o1
his brother-in-1aw, Rev. A. Z. Graeb.
ner, d. d. DIR. Graebner was one o1
the foremost Lutheran theologians in
this country and an authority on
church history. He is the author of a
number of books on this subject.
Court has called large number oi
people from over the county into town.
Among those here are J. w B. Well
some, Jr., L D. Davis and W. W.
Smith, of Sleepy Eye; E. j. Fernholtz,
August G. Erickson, e. Aftermath
and Emil Swanbeck of springfield;
f. G. Chambard and Casper Olstad OF
Hanska.
INVALUABLE FOR RHEUMATISM.
| have been suffering for the past few
years with severe attack of rheumatism
and found that Billiards. Snow linimens
Was the only thing that gave me salts
faction and tended to alleviate my pains.
March oath, 1902, John c. Degnan, Klns
man, Ills. 25c, soc and 81 90. Sold b,
Eugene A. Pfetferle.
The Episcopal Ladies Guild will
give fair in the Boesch building,
Tuesday afternoon and evening, Dec
10th. Lunch will also be served.
Surprises are in store, which will not
fail to amuse. It will be easy to select
Christmas gifts from the varied assort-
ment of silk shopping bags, aprons,
children's clothing, dolls, fancy work,
ETC., etc.
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. in family of two. Apply at 6O6.
German street south, city. 4S-5l
st. Benedict Court No. 1913 C. @.
f., of West Newton elected the follow
ing officers last Sunday, for the com
ing year: G. r., Joseph Smasal; v.
G. r., John Reinhart; P C. R.,
Anton Hellmer; r. s., Joseph J..
Goblirsch; F. S., Joseph Fronta:
treasurer, Joseph Reinhart; trustees,
Geo. Saeckl, Geo. Palmer and John
Brantl. The delegate to the state
convention in New Ulm June 13, 1905,
is Frank Smasal, alternate, Anton
Hellmer.
The public schools are to close
December 23d and will not open again
until January 9th. This will give the
school children and the teachers a
Christmas vacation of two weeks.
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14

The public schools are to close
December 23d and will not open again
until January 9th. This will give the
school children and the teachers a
Christmas vacation Of two weeks.
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14
Gage Seriously III

New York, Dec. 49, Former secre,
ltary of the Treasury Lyman ]. Gage is
Ill at his home in this city. His cond1-
ton is such that only intimate friends
are admitted to see him. He is SUFFERING
from inf1ammatory rheumatism. twas
said Monday that he is resting comfort
ably and hopes to be up in a few days.
New Ulm review., 1904-12-14
Two Children Drown ef7

Billings, Mont, Dec. 13-Ruby and
Bernice Warren, aged eight and nine,
respectively. daughters of Richard
Warren, a rancher living near Billings,
were drowned Sunday while skating
on thin ice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
CIRCUIT COURT NEWS.

George Brown the old man who
stole Mrs + P Powell's cloak am
tttr- silver caifcr from 81 Joseph i
church, pleaded guilty to burglary and
larceny and was given an indetermi.
nate sentence to the penijentiary
Matte MCGEE pleaded guilty to
petit larceny and was fined SIS, Tie
rule was suspended TO allow her time
to leave the city.
The jury returned verdict OF
guilty in the case of Charles Witchert
who stole Bill Elliotts mule He was
given an indeterminate sentence to
the penitentiary.
4 special yenire was issued to get
jury in the Anthony Crump case.
He is the negro who choked Mrs.
Frank lIagey The jury retired at
500 to pass a verdict.
The jurors on the regular panel were
excused in the afternoon yesterday for
the week and no criminal business
will be transacted today,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
A PlTlFuL CASE.

The interest and aid Of charitable
and kindly disposed persons are
asked for an aged woman. eighty'six
years old. who is now III at st, Mary's
lnfrmary. and in need of assistance.
Her name is Mrs. Bridges, and she
resided at Popular aud Twenty
streets. in a miserable howell hardly
worth the name of home Her sole
dependence is a nephew and adopted
son OF Incorporate habits and cruel
and vindictive disposition. who con
stantly III treat her, and her face is
now black and blue and swollen from
his latest abuse, and her poor old
life is unsafe at his hands.
She Is a worthy, Industrious old wo-
nan. and glad TO work. as aged as
she is at making quilts and such
light work For several years she
las been cared for and assisted 10
God. fuel, clothing and medicine by
he kindness and generosity of Mrs.
Judge Robinson. Mrs. Steagala and
Mrs. A. S, Green. of Sixth street, and
but for them might have persisted Of
want or at the hands of her cruel
and unworthy relatives
Bruised and beaten as she is, and
At present kindly cared for at the
lnfrmary she will probably recover
md soon have 10 return to her miscr-
able. sordid home. with no prospect
If relief from its hard unhappy con
lltions until death sets her free Any
contributions for this pitiful case will
be gratefully received and carefully
dsbursed By either Of the ladies men
toned above
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention of Events Concerning
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.

Mrs, w. }. Wise of 1910 Washington
avenue, died at her home yesterday
afternoon, Of a complication of dis
eases
MIR E A Burke has purchased an
electric elevator for his livery stable
which he recently purchased from
Stolta & Waiter
The remains Of James Monahan, the
man who was brought in from Thebes
few days ago and who died at the
court house, were taken To Chicago by
brother who arrived yesterday.
A rehearsal of Dido" was held at
the residence of Mrs Amarala Martin
Thursday night The production will
be given early in April under the d.
rection Of Mrs. ], E, Strong
Mrs. J. P Robarts yesterday was
paid $4,000 insurance on the life OF
her husband the late Judge Robarts,
by the local representative of the
Knights aud Ladies of Honor
A small blaze in a cottage on Thir'
ty-fourth streets. between Sycamore
and Poplar streets early last evening,
caused considerable excitement, The
fire was extinguished without calling
the fire department
Mrs. ~ c. Metzger entertained
number of friends last night at cards
at her home. 1919 Washington avenue.
John l.. Jones. the furniture deal
er is preparing to close his furniture
store in MurphySboro.
The Thursday Night Card club was
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs, P. II,
Smyth at their home on upper Walnut
street this week. Prizes were won
by Mrs. W. p. Greaney. Mrs. Robert
Stapleton and Mr. p II Smyth The
evening was pleasantly spent
About To- 80 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing fire was discovered in the second
story Of Manshelds saloon on lower
avenue. The fire depart
ment extinguished the flames which
are thought to have been Of ineendiary
origin. The damage by fire was slight.
The Ohio Turf association has open
ed place of business in Cairo over
Mr. A. Botto's restaurant They receive
daily reports from all the race tracks
with the entries, weights. etc, for the
following day The association is
backed by ample capital and promises
to make things interesting in Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
PERSONAL MATTERS.

Master Harry Halliday is i'll with
measles.
Mrs. ". F. Woodbury. leaves for
ST Louis today on business.
Miss Flo Campbell OF Mounds was a
guests of the Misses Kleb of Sixth
street yesterday
Mrs. Noble De Manville has &C
cepted a position as saleswoman at
Kaufman Bros
Mrs. Raymond Henderson who has
been i'll at st. Mary's lnirmary has al
most recovered.
Mr.. Lon Shelton, OF Mound City.
was the guest Of his brother-in-law, A.
L. Watson and family yesterday.
A fine program was rendered yester.
day afternoon by the pupils OF Douglas
school. in memory of Liucoln's birth
day.
Mr. +. p. oLeary. manager of the
Cairo branch of Armour & Company.
has gone to Chicago and New York on
business trip.
Mrs. r. R. Lott. OF 30 Sixteenth
street. returned home yesterday after
several weeks visit with her parents
at Rayseine, Ohio
Mrs. John Goodwin, formerly Miss
Lena Felter is expected from Chicago
today 10 visit her sisters, Mrs. John
Ioag and Mrs J. c. Hall
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
hyteran church met at the home Of
Mrs. r p Malone or lower Walnut
street yesterday afternoon
A social will be given at the Pres
iyterian church parors Monday even
ing by the Christian Endeayor society.
The social viii be free and the partici.
pants are expected to in some way
represent the state in which they
weer born
Mr. Ed Steinhouse Is reported sick.
Attorney Isaac b. Hudson. of Mem
phis, Tenn, arrived yesterday and will
accompany his mother. Mrs. Carrie
s. Hudson to Gulfport La, today.
where she goes for her health, having
been compelled to resign her position
in the Cairo public schools on that
account.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
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COMMITTED SUICIDE.

News was received here yesterday
from Paducah that A. l.. Wilson. bet
ter known as Dixie" Wilson. had com.
mitted suicide at that place by cut.
ting his throat with razor at noon
yesterday
Wilson, who is whisky drummer
for the Lynch whisky house of ST.
Louis, has frequently visited Cairo and
is well known here as jovial. gener.
ous-hearted fellow. and his acuualnt.
ances will be panied to learn of his
rash deed
Wilson was stopping at the Lagam.
arzlna hotel and occupied room No. ,
He went to the room about 10 O'Clock
and porter passing the door heard
groans issuing from the room The
CLERK was notified and when entrance
was effected Wilson was founc
with his throat cut. He lived
until $50 O'Clock. No cause for com
hitting the deed is known