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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
J. H. SHELBY FOR RE-ElEC-
 TON AS COUNTY TREASURER.

In making an equitable distribution of it's lavishment of praise upon the county candidates for office, the press owes it's choicest encomiums Co J. II. Shelby, who for the past term has so ally performed the duties incumbent upon him as county treasurer. No better man ever held office in Jeffer- son county. No better man will ever hold office Speaks yet more eloquent lv than words of praise from press or tongue. the fact that no word of cen sure has ever risen out of the turmoil of political life. Speaks yet more s'g- nificantly. the fact that no opponent has stepped forth to brave the chan nel of his popularity which sweeps countrywide down the sea of politics. No opponent will he have; that much is conceded. I. P. Shelby has perhaps given more universal satisfaction to his constituency than any man who has ever heretofore filled this import ant post in county government. II he has single enemy in Jefferson. county, that man has never raised his voice. The affairs of the office isteIf nave been conducted with tn" utmost accuracy and ability, and to- day could not be improved upon. AL ways courteous and always attentive to the duties of his position, Mr. She,- by has won over even his political adversares by his especial adaptabil- ity to the office he holds and has made himself, during the one brief term of his office, perfectly secure in public confidence and esteem, one or the strongst office-holders in the county. Such is the man who soliclts the votes of the taxpayers of Jefferson county for his second term. His an- nouncement will be found in today's Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18

out the Russell company's place of business. Mayor Protem Jordan pro hlblted the company from completing this switch, holding that as the com pany had abandoned the site once if could not relay the switch without permission from the council Then Mayor White returned home, and his first official act was to grant the Cot ton Belt permission to relay the old switch. Russell brothers then sued eUt an injunction before Chancellor ]. NJ. Elliott restraining the Cotton Belt from complcting the sW tch. Thus the natter stands. Some def- nite action is expected when Judge W0oltlaid2e returns. or at least ii vii! be known whether this case. too, will be fought through the courts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
DIVISION OF TIME
Offered by Judge Kerwin to Mir. Gould
 at Elks.

County Judge F.. J. Kerwin nas ad- dressed the following letter to Sheriff James Gould. The letter is self-eX' planatory.
 "Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. IS, l9o5.- MT. James Gould, candidate for coun- ty judge. City. Dear Sir: will address the tax payers of Pne Bluff and Jefferson county at the Elks the ater on Tuesday night, December 19. at o'clock, also on Saturday night, December g, at o'clock. shall dis cuss your official and public record, ard nothing more I will give a full and complete account of the affairs of the office of county and probate judge You are most cor ally invited to be peresent and take, our seat on the platform as my opponent in this race. VII give you the same fair and courteous treatment you accorded the write at Sulphur Springs. Yours truly Edwin J. Kerwin."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
CALLS FlREMEN TO AID SToRk
Excited P~oserctve Papa Gets Mixed
 on Telephone Numbers.

Richmond Ind. Dec. 1S.-When the stork was about to visit the home of cocr~o Oh!inger last midnight he rushed to the telephone and excitedly asked for "No. 27' A male voice asked what was wanted, and MT. Ob- linger raplied. Come quick to NO 535 North Fourteenth street. A few moments later MT. Oblinger was sur prised to see the firemen rush up to his house and demand to know where the fire was. He protested that there was no fire. but the chief insisted that he had called the department over the telephone, and it then dawned upon him that he had called "No. 27" instead of "2O7." which is the physician's telephone. Today the happy father sent the fire boys box of cigars and asked that they say nothing about their run.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18

The Cotton Belt will relay it's switch between Walnut and Main. on Third avenue, along the old ste. leaving the Russell Grocery company off the track.
 The fact was made known Monday morning when Ch&"c2llor J. ti FL Lott, acting on the representation of other wholesalers and large shippers affected by the building of the switch. granted Superintendent Peck permis- sion to rebuild that port on Of th. switch which had been taken up, and which connected it with the main line. This permission was granted only, however, that the Cotton Belt may lay the track temporarily, and if the city council orders it taken up at it's session tonight, the railroad con- pany will be forced to abide by the councils orders. The whole matter will probably be threshed cut on the floor of the council tonight. and some decision relative to granting the com many perm ssion to let the track re- main will doubtless be reached.
 Chancellor Elliott. who is one of the most painstaking judges on the bench in Arkansas. granted this permission onlv after having personally invest gated the matter for himself. Other firms affected by the tear ns up this switch are the T. c. Sewell commits sion company, Gillespie and Brother Grocery company, the s. c. AloXand 7 cotton house, the P. P. Byrd cotton house. the J. B. Speers Grocery con'- many and the Fammntt Grocer com nany. all of them heavy shippers over the line of the Cotton Belt. Ever since the Russell trouble came up' when the switch which fed all these bouses was taken up, the firms locat oa along the line of the spur hava been made to suffer heavil..'. So'~' fe.eo. o~rs of stuff were left or 1he enur and could rot be mcTed. J" addition to th's. tho orocery hfMs have suffered because they could not receive or ship their perlshaoi7
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JuDGE W00LDR|DCE GOES TO ST. LOUIS, AND THERE
  ARE GUEssEs AS TO THE
 WHY,
Some Say 1t Is to Confer With cotto, Belt Officials on Russell '
 Switch, Etc.

Jnese W. T. Woodbridge is in St. i-cllis, where he went to confer With the officials of the Cotton Belt rail. way, it is said. Judge Wooldrd ao IS the ieeal attorney for this company and while nothing officially has been given out anent his present confer. ence With his superiors, it is stated on the authority of rumor alone that two important matters have called him thither.
 One of these is the question of con. flnu ng the fight inaueurated by the local board of trade relative to de- claring the Pine Bluff and Arkansas River railroad part of the Cotton Belt. It will be remembered that at the last sitting of the state railroad
 M, ission the board of trade won it's point in this contention, and the con- missions decision means the lowerin~ of the freight rates along the line of the Swan Lake road. It is possible that the cotton Belt will decide at this conference to carry the matter into the higher courts.
 The other matter which is SUD- posed to have called Judge Wool dridge to St. Louis is the trouble with the Russell Grocery company. The Russell company, after much trouble with the city officials, finally succeeded in securing permss on for the Cotton Belt to lay switch to it's place of business, some time ago. The switch was laid, but last week. for sor.e unexplained reason, the Cotton Belt tore it up during the dark hours of the night. and attemnted to relay -'e switch in its old place. which cut
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
PRETTY TEACHER x,,,c NEGRO BRUTE WHO AT PACKED HER ON THE
 HIGHWAY.
With No Help Near She Shot Oow' the Black Fiend Who Attempted
 Assault.

ooan w. Va, Dec. lS.-Herlhah Nolan. a burly negro. living al Nl'' il coo, county. was shot and killed by Miss Daisy Wilkinsoh' d vonna school teacher of the ca"h'5'
 The shooting occurred On the h'sh- way near Cuyandotte river, ana there was not an eye witness to the traS odv Miss Wilk nson was walking 'o her school and was overtakeh py 'ne ,eoro He made advances toward hei and threatened to kill her. for'u- ~ ta,, tho voung woman had with her a revolver, as she real'zeo 'ne dancers that might befall her. ana tho negro. refusing to cease his ao- v.nces Miss Wilkinson quickly drew tbe nistol and sent bullet throos' his brain. " o,,
 Tho eirl not the least exicted walk d on to a farm house, told the story .na soon hundreds of the inhabitants o, the community gathered al LII soono The negro's body, after lyins ;n tho road several hours was cai ,;o, ocd thrown into the river lhe' eirl has not been arrested ana the ''' a.o.+.,ns are that she will not De.
 Miss wilkir son is but 2o years ''' o,d e finely educated. and ITO" one q, the best families in Logan county Che hoarded more than half m'ie f,o,, her school and friends always advised that she carry pistol as ,,,, ,ne roo;o,, is the widest in all west VII ginia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
SEAL 0F APPROVAL -'' SET UPON THE CLANSMAN" nv THE PEOPLE OF NEW
 ~ ORLEANS.
Remand So Great for the Play That Third Company Is to Be Put
 on Road.
on Road,

New Orleans, Dec. 17.-(Special to Graphic. 1.-The metropolis of the south has set the seal of approval ll9- on "The Clansman," the remarkable play of the kukux klan by Thomas Dixon, Jr The Tulane theater to- night was crowded to it's doors tn the most enthusiastic audience ever assembled in the theater. After the remarkable reception of tonic ht there can be no doubt but that "The Clans. man. will mare than duplicate the phenomenal success that it has at- tained from Virginia to Texas. AL ready it is being discussed all over the city and here, as elsewhere, it is the most talked of play of the past forty years. The sale of seats for the week has already reached unusual fig ures so that every indication points to this weeks engagement being a rec ord breaker In three weeks more there will be two companies of "The Clansman" playing throughout the south and on January the play will go to Liberty theater, New York, for an indefinite run. Before the New York run is concluded the other big company will go into Chicago for a lengthy engagement Arrangements have also been about completed for sending a third company on the road, SO many and urgent are the calls from all over the country to see this sonsa- tiOnal success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
TAR AND FEATHERS.
Oklahoma Preacher Gets Warm Over.
 coat for Holidays.


 Renfrow, Okla, Dec. 17-George Huffman, an itinerant preacher, was tarred and feathered Friday night at Perth, Kan, and, after walking all night w.thout clothing, arrived here at noon Saturday all but dead from the cold. The distance is twenty miles.
 For the last three months Huffman has been living with family named Talkington, at Perth, and represented himself to be the "true prophet of Christi He has induced the elderelv head of the household to believe that the world was coming to an end in five years and to give up all his earth ly possessions to him.
 Neighbors heard of Huffman's ac. tions and ordered him to leave. He refused, and last night band of masked men went to the house, and, after overpowering h m, applied the tar and feathers. After hood was placed upon him he was ordered to "hike," and he wasted no time in doing so.
 At noon he reached Renfrow, where kindly people gave him clothing and placed him in hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18

printed lines in the competitors hand writing), 10. C. United States geography (rel- ative to the boundaries of states, and to capitals, largest cities, rivers, and other bodies of water, and the loca- tion by states of prominent cities, etc), 10.
 Reading addresses test in reading the names and addresses on 25 cards in different handwritings), 10.
 Total, 100.
 Age limit to all positions, IS to 4o years
 All applicants, male and female must have the medical certificate ill the application blank executed. Male applicants must be at least feet inches in height in bare feet, and weigh not less than 125 pounds.
 The postoffice department has stat ed that no person who s defective in any of the following-named particu lars will be appointed in the postal service: Deaf-mutes, hunchbacks persons having defective hearing, sight, or speech; persons totally blind or blind in one eye; one-armed, one- handed, or one-legged persons, or those having crippled arms or legs; and these suffering from asthma, con sumption, hernia, or any other physi- cal defect or disease which would pre- vent proper discharge of the dutie of the position.
 All persons who have been examin- ed for the position of clerk or carrier within the past year and failed to pass may be re-examined upon filing new applications in due time.
 This examination is open to all cit izens of the United States who com- ply with the requirements.
 From the eligibles resulting fron.
 
 certification will be made to existing and future vacancies.
 For application blank, full instruc- tions, specimen examination uues. tions, and information relative to the duties and salaries of the different DO. sitions, and the location of the exami- nation room, application should be naae to the secertary of the board of examiners at the postoffice
 Applications will be accepted for this examination by Milton M. Dearine, secretary Ninth Civil Service d strict S.. Louis. Mo-, up to the hour of clos ing buisness on January 3. 1906.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
Endorsed.

No company that we have ever heard of has ever come to this city with such favorable comments as "1'hc Paraders. They have the unan- imous endorsement of the press and this you may rest assured will be your only chance to see this superior company, as they make but few stops going from Chicago to San Francisco. We have no doubt of their success here. At the Elks theater ton 'ght.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
SUNDAYS "PI LINE"
Puddephatt Puzzle For That Da,
 Printed Again.

Owing to bad impression made by the press on the "pi line' in the Pud- dephatt Furniture Manufacturing com pany's advertisement in Sundays is sue, the Graphic reprints it herewith in order that it's readers may have an opportunity to have complete list Of every days lines. The one for Sun day should have been as follows: No. 7-OXb Nvleee,
 Mynsnaoia Hcbnar,
 Boke, Aanjp.
 Drnba Rptmoi Ieeetnnn Xs1 Aeoykmnn Uichtb Iiiaorkk kbtaee Aeiynnkk Aanh Ktsaae Raiijh Aimhs Btio Aeupphttdd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
SLEEPING MAN SLAMS FRIEND
Dreams He Is Being Attacked and
 Fires New Revolver.

Louisville, Dec. 1S.-Louis Whitney a cabman, early this morning, while dreaming he was being attacked, shot and killed Archie Harris, another cab man. who was his best friend. Whit ney had been presented with a revolv CT, of which he was very proud, the day before, and want to sleep will the weapon under his pillow. Tn dream followed, and he was awakened by the shot to find that he had slair his friend
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
TO CAMP IN MEXICO
Party of Local Capitalists to Leave
 Next Month.

On the 2Gth of this month a party of prominent local capital sts will leave for Mexico on camping expe- dition, to be abesnt for more than a month, perhaps. The party will con- sist of D. K. Kendall, J. H. McMillan, F. o. McGehee, Dr. A. G. Thompson. They expect to have a lively time of it while in the historic land of the Aztecs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
CLERK-CARR|ER IN POSTAL SERVICE EXAMlNA TONS WILL BE HELD IN PINE
 BLUFF JANUARY 6.
Offers Opportunity to Bright Young Men to Enter interesting zs.:a1
 Field of Employment.

The United States clv1l serve commission announces that on Janu aY6, 1906, at Pine Bluff for the posi- tons of clerk and carrier in the post office service.
 This examination offers an opportu- nity to bright, energetic young per sons to enter an interesting field Of government employment where the salaries compare most favorably with those paid in private employment.
 The salary of letter carriers in all cities which contain a population of 7h 900 or more is arranged in three classes: First class, $1,000 per an mum; second class, $500 per annum and third class, $60O per annum l Tn cities containing less thas 75,O0O population there are two classes: Second class, $S50 per annum, an third class. $500 per annum. Apoint ments of letter carriers are made to l the class having the minimum rate or pay and promotions from the lower grades are made to the next higher gvade at the expiration of one years service on certificate of the postmas- ter to the efficiency and faithfulness of the employe during the preceding year. A substitute letter carrier re- ceives a compensation of $l per an Eum and the pro rata compensation or the carrier whose route he may De required to serve. A vancancy III the regular fc rec of carriers must be tlll- ed by the promotion of the senior suD- stilute. A substitute clerk is paid rate of COY pensation not exceeding the compenss ton of the absent clerk Or emrloye whose place he takes. The salaries of clerks at the postoffices vary according to the class of work to be performed and the size of the office tbut range from $400 to $1.OOO h the smaller offices to as high as N,700 per annum in the larger or Ices. All original appointments of aerks are made at the minimum sal Hfies The examination will consist { the subjects mentioned below seighted as indicated:
 l. Spelling (twenty words of aver se difficulty in common use), 1o.
 2. Arithmetic (simple tests in addl ion, subtraction, multiplication an
 ayision of whole numbers. and r
 nmmon and deicmal fractions, ant
 Aited States money), 20.
 ' Letter-writing Ga letter or no
 ss than 125 words on some subjec
 general interest. Competitors will
 permitted to select one of two SUD
 asxhfn), 20.
 \ Pehmanship (the handwriting
 the Competitor in the subject
 pylng rom plain copy will be con
 cred With special reference to tn
 nents of legibility. rapidity. neat
 gend ral appearance. etc), 20.
 con ling from plain copy Ca sim
 tet copying accurately few
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
For Men Qnlx

make clothes for men only. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. Eisen- kramer, the tailor, above Citizens bank, Second avenue. corner Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18
SWITCH GOES DOWN

JUDGE ELLIOTT ON TO PUT IT GOWN IN ITS
 FORMER GREER TO az4f=v1 TIE a!.lNEss MEN SWITCH .An7{-s < eLzs BETWEEN RAILROAD Aa@2 TIE RUSSELL COMPANY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18

p,,.,;c,.,- ss the sonl of justice Jeremy Bentham, London.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19

and gladly undertook to kill the man.
NY family was highly religious and
monarchial and had emigrated from
village to a town, where they be-
came wealthy in the exploitation of
the Bashkir forests. The spirit with
which 1 was brought up, while en-
tirely under the influence of my fam
:iy, was utterly opposed TO every kind
OF protest and discomfort with the con-
diuons of Russian life. Photographs
Of the Emperor and ikons ornamented
the walls of the house of my father
The school did not destroy the tradi-
tions which | took from my parents
house. but developed them even more
elf school can be permitted to make
any tangible impression on such young
ideas). School for me and for all my
comrades without exception was
hated house There they stamped
out all life, they extinguished system
aticaIly our spirit and the lively ques-
tions' which came into our young
minds. Not only did the latter get
no answer. but the most interesting
subjects of history were suppressed,
and the teachers openly jeered at the
Jews and Poles. 1t was not the fault
of the Russian teachers; they were
useC to reading the lies which the
Government told them, and ii was con-
trary to their own ideas and perhaps
to former traditions. And so / was a
total stranger 10 any general wants,
and without any formed ideas of the
existing laws of Russia. II I had any
sort of humanitarian opinions, to these
| am wholly indebted to Russian liter
ature and school has nothing to do
with them. / went to Moscow Uni
versity yearning for knowledge with
the idea of passing several faculties.
so that in the end / could be zemskie
doctor-a doctor absolutely for the
poor. 1 was compelled to offend my
father seriously because / would not
follow his advice and enter some spe-
cial high school in order to make a
brilliant career as an engineer. The
word career was hateful to me. The
knowledge which 1 got in the univer-
slty and in the public library made a
total revolution in my mind. A few
months changed my former ideas. But
this was only an Intellectual revolu-
ton. My first year in the university
/ read the Viedomosti and the Sviet.
1 never thought of revolution and If
ciG know something about it, it was
only from what occasionally appeared
I'm the papers. / took no interest in
il and found the idea to be not a cor
rect one In the year 1899, when the
stucents were demonstrating, I was
absent from such demonstrations.
What the students wanted / could not
really understand. To their meetings
/ did not go and only from pure
friendly feeling / refused 10 take the
examination for the second standard.
/ was a man more or less of independ-
ent means and was ashamed to leave
my friends on the first standard who
were involved in the demonstration.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19
FAITH is SHATTERED.
Learns How Riches Are Obtained at
University.

Only during my second year at the
university 1 happened to come quite
accidentally across questions Of social
character, thanks to reading books of
political economy and universal his
tory I was we'll versed in general
commerce, taking part in the business
Of my parents even while at school.
That is why 1 know by what means
riches are created. / can regard con-
scientiously all questions which are
supposed to be social signs. AS I de-
veioped and my opinions took concrete
form my ideas became idealistic and
liberal, in a humanitarian more than
a political sense. I did not read any
more with faith the Sviet and Vido-
mosti. Preaching of corporal punish
ment and hate of mankind revolted
me. The second year of life at the
university passed very well with me.
] did not take part in the meetings
and did not know where they had
their clubs. About the question and
existence of labor problems in Russia
/ wss ignorant Illegal literature / had
never seen. I was so naive that the
acquaintance Of a Moscow workman
was not Of any use to me. This work.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19
4 TypicaI Case.

Geo. NJ. Fillmore. late First Lieuten-
ant Third U. s. Artillery, writes from
909 l. street. n. W.. Washington, ID. u
as follows:
Il brought forward from winter into
spring sickening case of catarrh v,l1ch
was making existence miserable for me:
until | was induced to try bottle or
Peruna..
AN immediate improvement gave me
hope, if not relief. I kept UP taking Pc
runa and it has so strengthened and re-
lieved me that | am now confident OF a
cure. | heartily endorse Peruna for ca
tarrhal affection and as a tonic for their
weakening effects. Geo. NJ Fillmore.
S ort course of PerunG now will be Just
in time. During the month of ApW yc1
viii find the strategic time to rid yourself
of chronic cntarrh. one of the most per-
sistent. stubborn diseases in the whole list
of human ailments.
After you have tried it you will say
Peruna is positively the best spring
medicine you have ever used.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19

Mrs. Winnifred Power an artist. who.
in a recent letter from 246 Seventh ST.,
Portland, Or, says
"iem pleased to speak good word for
Peruna as found 1T an excellent tonic and
spring medicine and vsry effective IN rid-
ding TIE system ofcoid and catnrrh.
About two years ago my system was
all run down in the spring and / thought
1 would try and see If Peruna would be
of any assistance in bringing back my
health and strength.
II found that ii was splendid and all
the medicine that | needed. In a little
over month | was well and did not
need to take any more medicine.
Il shall recommend it to every one in
need of a tonic, and know that l have
only to take a few doses of Peruna
when ] take a cold and l will soon be
over it. Winnifred Power.
Nature S Assisfa1c
Spring is the best time to treat ca
tarrh. Nature renewS herself every