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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.

The ancient belief in an elixir of life
is not abandoned A Chicago profes-
sor is arguing gravely that it is not
impossible for modern men to live as
long as did Methuselah.
All that is required is to discover
what the different tissues of the body
need for food and to give each tissue
the exact amount that is wanted.
This scientist believes, as the old
alchemists did, that man, having eaten
of the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
may be able to put forth his hand and
eat of the tree of life, in spite of the
flaming word meant to keep man
away from it.
"Our eating is entirely empirical.
says the learned scientist. That Is his
way of stating the fact that we eat
whatever we please whenever we get
it.
We eat to appease cur hunger and
please our palates, and know and
care less about the tissues and their
needs than of any other earthly sub
ject
Men eat unscientifically and will
continue to do SO in spite of any
scheme of dietetics. If we fed our
selves as nationally as we feed our
horses, or even our dogs, we would un-
doubtedly have longer life and better
health.
But human life is more than merely
physical. We have life separate
from that of animals The spirit has
much to do in making mans life long
and more in making it sweet.
There are men and women young at
80 and others old at so. The physical
health may not be better in the one
class than in the other. But the diff
ference lies in the mental and tenn
peramental makeup.
The man at 80 has viewed the world
sanely, has fitted himeslf into his en-
yironment has had worthy purposes
and carried them out without unnec-
sary friction.
The truest elixir of life consists in
a wholesome spirit Every man must
be his own alchemist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
GRANDSONS OF HEROES

in 1902, being sixth in class of
ninety y-four. He was at once ordered
to the Philippines and aided in max
ing the survey for the railroad which
IS 10 lie built between Lake Lano
i.anao and Iligan. Mindanao.
While in Washington the two young
officers, who call to mind the never
to-be-forgotten courthouse at Apo
mattox, where their great ancestors
fixed peace between the government
and the seeding commonwealths will
lvie together in the Washington Bar
racks.
Both are well known and have a
large circle of friends among the for
eign legations, and should prove sat
isfactory selections. But it is the set
sentiment marked by their service to-
gether for united country. that will
give keenest pleasure to Americans
the country over.-G. P. S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE.

The remark recently made by
Thomas c. Platt concerning his own
life was lifting of the curtain, for
an instant. to show the real feelings
oi a man who has succeeded--and fail
cd.
Plat said you will remember: "My
life could have been made so mucl,
better, or at least different from what
it has been"
$50 much better-or different"
The phrasing is characteristic-a
confession and then an adroit hedg-
ing of his words, lest he might have
said too much.
But the real feeling of the man
Is plain. He knows his life has not
been what it ought to have been.
It might have been better-or much
. better. Seventy-two years old and
sorry for his life!
Why, the man has gotten about
: everything a man wants to get in this
life.
Health? He Is seventy-two and
still able to successfully head a great
corporation.
Fame? He is a senator of the Unit
ed States and maker of presidents.
Power? For years he has been the
supreme boss of the Republican poll
tioc of Nau York state
Are not these the things men strive
for in order to succeed?
But has it been worth while?-
worth while TO himself ana to the
world? With the clear after vision
Of old age Platt can see that his life
has simply been a successful failure
Because.
"a mans life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things that he
hath" Successful living. in the true
sense, is not in having, but in being:
not IL getting, but in giving It lies
not in what man has, but In what
he Is and what he does.
Platt sees what might have been.
He might have had, instead of mil
lions of dollars, wealth Of mind
and soul; instead of fame as boss
that or henefactor: instead ~ s",wer
in politics. the power to do good to
Ills fellows; instea! of the fawning
Of lieutenants, the esteem of friends:
instead of hollow service, love.
Yes. bis life "could have be"r made
so muct hetter"-if he haf cared
for the real things instead of the i'm
itations.
And for the sake of the young men
of this country it is we'll that this
old man, successful after his kind
should virtually confess his failure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
THE TWO FAT GHOSTS

Il know q rad trn 4hos' sorry
about This house said tncIc linn 10
AMY and nora. as they passed Il
l.ry pretty house standing some dis
Danc.c from the read
Tell us. tell us. cried both the
children as they sal down among the
fragrant leaves at tnclc's fcet.
We'll, a family once lived in that
nice house only Il short time before
they were sure that they heard
strange noises in Il chamber which
they seldom used One said it sound
ed like a person walking back and
forth as if he had some great trouble
and could not sleep. Another said il
lowing another in the dark ready to
81. in" on him and kill him a thi ID
was sure that she heard a scuffle as
If a robber had made a leap on his
vIe;ili. But i'll the mornings w,lea
they went up to the room there WAS
not a thing to show that any person
rad been there.
Didn't they go up in the nigh and
look asked Amy.
NO, they moved out. But the see
ond family that heard the strange
1oises went UP in the night. They
heard sound like some one hurrying
out of the room But when the door
of the chamber was flung open there
was no human being in sight That
seemed very strange to them, as the
noises which they had heard were
quite distinct. Well, that family also
moved out in haste
"Then a third family mov2u into
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

Lie HnHSee cHJtrucd Gudz Jim.
.nd the nci2hbois, told thou. about
the ghost. l'u they onlv leu4hal
As soon as they heard tho roi3, in
the chamber. they listened - hard as
tLeN could. And they IIu roj think
h@' il sounded like a ma'3 Who could
mol sleep. or lika a chall trailing on
the floor, or liE" ,nNthinl th" dlara
had teid about. N"d tn n}.r they
is Led the more they agYec cd
So the next nigh: NJ" Ainslce
teol the pistol ana hid ia til ROOM as
so II as dark His WIFI vas a5t ming
rclow.
AS soon as the strange noise came
;he card her husband take some
quick secps to The corne" Is 30 fGonl,
AID ihsr laugh: Come up With .he
light I'D see the ghost.
She laughed merily TOO. when she
opened the chamber door There in
to middle of the room were two fat
woodchucks. who seemed vastly sur
EriScd at their SituatiOn
"Mr. AinSlec stood before a large
picture which leaned against one cor
ner of the room. 1t was found that
behind this was the hole in which
the ghosts had craWled into the
room. They had climbed up large
tree and gnawed Il hole through the
cornice of the house, and had had
merry times playing COST
"How people must have lauehed,"
said the children
Indeed they did" said Uncle And
these last two ones were clad that
they had agreed in their ideas, and
that they are living there now"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
RICHEST ITALIAN
GIRLS QUEER LIFE.

The woman whose history more
than that of any other woman in the
United States reads like page from
a medieval romance is Miss Guilia
Morosini Of New York City, daughter
of the richest Italian in this country
In speaking of Miss Morosini, one is
tempted to use only superlatives. Be-
sides being the favorite daughter of
her father, she is said to possess the
most beautiful figure in the United
States, and her gowns and jewels
are worth a kings ransom. The home
her father has provided as a setting
for his pearl of great price is an Alad-
dln's palace for splendor. In speak
ing of its interior magnificence, it is
nearly impossible to eXaggerate.
Room after room filled with costlest
bric-a-brac, furniture, rugs. tapestries
and priceless cabinets, filled in their
turn with treasures, gathered from all
over the world. In one room, called
the armory, are suits of armor. of
solid silver and gold, inlaid with prec-
lous stones, and in the dining hall
the dinner service, numbering nearly
900 pieces, contains platters three feet
long, all of solid gold. And the turn
outs that accompany al this! The
horses, the carriages, the automobiles
that Signor Morosini lavishes upon
Guilia (for everything is done solely
for herr! They are the wonder Of
even New Workers!
Enough to gladden. and satisfy the
heart of any daughter, you say? 1t
would seem SO, indeed But there is
another side to the story.
Years ago an elder sister of the
fair Miss Gulia made most unfOr-
trnate and unhappy marriage. where
upon the father, who had Italian ideas
as to parental authority and decided
his elder daughters elopement had
como about through too great relaxa
ton of this authority, brought up his
other children in such strict seclus-
ion as is seldom known In this land
of the free. So he removed all tele-
phones, ests blished burglar alarms In
every room in the house, ordered the
men servants off the premises at
promptly o'clock every evening, al
lowed his daughter to go nowhere un-
accompanied by him, and forebade
the house to all men friends whatso-
ever. To have her admired from a
respectful distance, this suits the
grim old soldier very we'll, for he
adores his daughter, and is immensely
proud of her, as we'll he may be. But
as for anything more, Glands off!"
he cries.
Indiscriminate use of schemes is
wanton waste of time and money.
The only legitimate advertising med
iums are misrepresentation c. Lewis
company, Louisville.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

There is on agency through which
the advertiser may place his trade
announcement SO promptly and extern
sively before the public as through
a wide-awake and largely circulated
newspaper.-Philadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22
BROADENING THE SHOULDERS.

A good exercise for broadening the
shoulders requires the person to place
his hands straight before him against
a door or wall, which he must face.
Straighten out the arms and let the
palms of both hands be spread out up
on the surface of the door, Then
slowly press the chest forward toward
The door. This will cause the arms to
nend at the elbows, but at the same
time will throw back the shoulders
Rowing will broaden the Shoulders
very perceptibly. Exercises with
dumbbells are also good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

ating the pace without either heat or
smoke. The great historical paintings
and their gold frames will all be gone
over before they are put back on the
wall, and for the first time since 1868
the visitor at the capitol will see the
interior of the rotunda as it was In
tended to look.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

If what you have isn't worth telling
public knows it.-Nath'l G. Fowler,
Jr., Boston. sa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

If you have two bushels of potatoes
to sell spend the price of one bushel
in advertising the price of the Other.
.
"A. T. Stewart .&i
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-22

With a properly written advertise
times will go along without us.-A. E.
Pose. N Y
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
BEAU BRUMM Ell.
Some Incidents In the Life of This
Noted English Fop.


An English paper prints II number of
stories of Beau Brummcl. some OF
which perhaps are not generally
known At the Pavilion, at Brighton.
he ordered the footman to empty his
snuffbox into the fire because bishop
had taken Il pinch unasked. a man
whom he had met at dinner offered
him Il lift in his carriage to Lady .Icr.
scy's ball. "Thank you exceedingly"
said the Beau, but how are you to go?
You would not like to get up behind,
and cannot be seen in the same car
riagc with you" He made no secret
OF his humble birth and when asked
about his parents declared that the
poor old creatures both cut their
throats years ago eating peas with a
knife" Once at least Brummcl met
his match. He was playing hazard at
Brooks, when n well known alderman,
brewer, was one of the party,
"Come, Mashtub." said Brummel, who
was the caster, whats your set?'
TWENTY-FIVE guineas," was the reply,
well, then, have at the mayors pony"
said Brummel, who proceeded to cast,
and by run Of luck won the stake
twelve times In succession. Pocketing
the money, he thanked the brewer and
promised that in future he would drink
no ones porter but his. II wish, sir"
replied the brewer, that every other
blackguurd in London would tell me
the same"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03

''lf there Is one thing more than an
other that makes me Wild" said IA
member of the Mutual Improvement
club to friend, lit Is to have that
Potter woman correct me when | Just
make slip of the tongue. Did you
hear her say in that supercilious way
of hers, My dear, I'm sure you could
not have meant that they had music
"between each number"-you meant
between every two numbers And
every one near US heard what she said,
the cat!'
"Oh, shouldn't mind her." said the
other woman easily. "lf you want
revenge just look at her with one Of
those short wasted, pudgy daughters
on either side ut the assembly and not
a man on the horizon"
MINI said the aggrieved one.
eyes, she does look funny; but, my
dear, did you realize you said on
either side instead Of on each sideT
or course If they We're OH either side
theyd-well, they couldn't be, you see!
| knew you wouldn't mind having me
speak of it, for I've noticed you make
that little error occasionally, and It's
so easy to form habit"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03

1t Is said that even the most gentle
manly Of our burglars have much to
learn from Japan in the way Of polite
ness, IL one may judge by description
of the manners Of robbers In that coun-
try. Three men broke into dyer's
house while he was away, and one Of
them gently asked the wife how much
money there was in the place. She an
swered that there was Just a little in
the house. The robber laughed and
said:
You are good old woman. and we
believe you. II you We're poor we
would not rob you at all. Now, we only
want some money and this" placing
his hand on fine silk dress.
The old woman replied; "All my hus.
bands money | can give you. but beg
you will not take that, for It does not
belong to my husband and was con
tidcd to us only for dyeing. What Is
ours can give. but | cannot give what
belongs to another"
THAT IL quite right" approved the
robber, and he Immediately withdrew
with his confedcratcs.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
SAN ANGELO. TEX. AUG. ;. 1905
The Closing of the "Kontest."

The great Koul Kolorado Kon-
test inaugurated by The Press
about the end Of May and closing
July goth, was one OF the most
successful events of its kind ever
conducted by any weekly news
paper. A similar ono year ago
conducted by this paper brought
splendid results adding over 400
new names TO our list SO% of
which have been held IA SUBJ
scribers.
BY this contest however The
Press has increased is subscrip-
ton list just jB2. These new
names are Of good substantial
people, 05% of whom live in
West Texas. The young ladies' at
Miles, Ballinger, Crows Nest,
Sonora, Lipan Flat, Ozona and
Sherwood have been the ones to
send in the subscriptions. For
this reason this contest has been
of more value TO The Press than
the event of last year.
The advantages afforded Press
advertisers now are obvious. No
other paper published has the
circulation in the counties of
which san Angeles trade terri
tory is composed, as The Press.
No other paper gets up as read
able II country paper as The
Press. Much of its matter IL
written by farmers and ranch
men and is Of value to tho other
farmers and ranchmen because Of
the vast experience of the writer's.
Other papers may attempt to pat
tern after The Press in giving its
readers something beside the GUS
tomary "John Doe was in town
this week" and in atiording them
the opportunity of enjoying first
class copyrighted short fiction
but no other paper can take the
place of The Press in tho eyes of
the farmers of West Texas.
All of this is written with an
object in view, that of calling the
attention of San Angelo advertis-
ers to the advantages of using
Press advertising space when they
want to reach the man out of
town.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
The Planet Mars,

Il am certain Mars il inhabited" said
Camille Flammarlon, land probably by
people much more advanced than we
are. The year in Mars Is twice as
long rs ours-that is to say, It really
consists OF 730 days. The public at
large does not really know the precl-
sion OF some of our Astronomical OBJ
servations Thus we know the length
Of the day In Mars by diurnal rotation
to the one-thousandth part of second,
and from observations, which have
now extended over 100 years, we find
the length of the day on the planet Is
"a hours AZ minutes % seconds. The
climate Of the Martians Is very mild:
there are no gales. while the atmos-
phere Is very light, with scarcely any
clouds. The inhabitants enjoy fine
weather, tho climate being dry and
clear. We know the globe OF Mars per
fectly; In fact, far better than the
earth"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
The Word "Invention."

The old, general meaning of the word
Invention" seems strange to modern
eyes and ears. Invention" signifies
simply finding" though the meaning
Of discovery has been specialized away
from 1t in modern speech. Thus Hook
err wrote of that judicial method
which seemeth best for the invention
S-,,Sh," When Burton wrote OF the
'ei.'oh 90 q geometrlcal problem" he
messt its soiutio."- In the seventeenth
century he circulation Of. the blood
was described 9S "the best alSa most
useful invention OF tffhls latter age" ana
in the eighteenth century DR.. Willis
was referred to as "the first Inventor
Of the nervous system"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
GOLDFISH IN JAPAN.
The Demand For Them Appears to
he Almost without Limit.

Although the goldfish occurs in Il
wild state in Japan, 1t IL probable that
China some 400 years ago furnished
the stock from which the wonderful
varieties OF Japanese goldfish have
been bred. 1t IL reported that in feudal
days, even when famine was abroad in
the land and many people were starry
ing, the trade in goldfish was flourish
ing.
The demand at present appears to be
without limit, and the output shows u
substantial increase each year. Many
thousand people make living by grow.
ing goldfish for market, and hundreds
Of peddlerS carry the fish through the
streets and along the country roads in
wooden tubs suspended from shOul.
der bar.
The leading goldfish center Is Kori.
yama, near the ancient capital OF Nara.
Here are $50 Independent breeding eS.
Establishments, whose yearly product
runs far into the millions. One farm
which | visited was started 40 years
ago. At first 1t was conducted merely
for the pleasure OF the owner but ii
eventually became n commercial enter.
prise and Is now very prohtablc-Nn-
tlOnal Geographic Magazine.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.


The way Long TpngUed Uees saved
Australian Clover.
A clerk In the department of agricul-
ture said
80 you think that scientific farming
lions of the good that ii accomplished
by the scientific method2 Very well.
when clover was first introduced
into Australia 1t grew there beautiful
ly, but 1t never seeded. The soil was
all right The climate was all right
What then, was the trouble?
"a scientist studied the matter, and
this Is what he found
"IIe found that the native Australian
bees had tongues too short to reach
These organs IN red clover are hidden
deeply In the heart of the tubclike
petals and they can only be fertilizcl
by the long tongucd bumblcbec. If
rcd clover is not visited by humble
bees, who bear the golden pollen
grains from one blossom to another, II
never secds-lt cannot be grown. The
scientist, aware of the fact, soon put
his finger on the barren Australian clio
vcr's trouble, lie imported lot Of
long tongued bumblebees These bees
hourished, and Immediately Australian
clover, which had promised to he II
failure, became one of the COuntry'S
richest and finest crops" - Chicago
Chronicle
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03
CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?
A Problem That seems simple, but
That VIII Invite Discussion.

n FrObIen InNN NtfhN
That VIII Invite Discussion.
How much greater than three fourths
IS four fourths?
At first sight 1t seems an easy uues-
ton, but put 1t to your arithmcticnl
friends and you will probably find that
1t will divide them into two parties.
one conttndlng that the answer II ono.
fourth and the other as positively af-
firmlng that II Is one.third while both
will be ready to prove the accuracy Of
their respective solutions
The party Of the first part 90 use n
legal phraseJ may argue their point in
this way:
Five shillings il the fourth part Of n
pound. If you have IL shlllings, or
three fourths Of a pound, and some
body gives you another fourth part you
have a sovereign-ergo. your four
fourths Is onc-fOurth greater than
threefourths.
But this will not suit the other party
at all, and they will proceed scornfully
to point out that the argument Is all
wrong. since II you have 10 shillings
and somebody Is generous enough to
add . shlllngs to it the donor Is ON
ly giving you onc-tlIird of the amount
you already possess 10 times 3 equals
10. therefore your sovereign Is only
one-thIrd more than your IL shillings.
It il pretty problem. and expert
accountants have been known to wran-
Rle over It for hours. Il .DndOn Answers.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03

The social grosbecks of South Africa
live in large societies. They select n
tree Of considerable size and literally
cover it with grass roof. under which
their common dwelling is constructed,
The roof serves the double purpose OF
keeping off the heat and the rain and
400 or 800 pairs Of birds are known TO
have the same shelter. The nests in
this aerial dwelling are built in regu-
lar streets and closely resemble rows
OF tenement houses.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-08-03

"IIumor," says Mr.. Crothers, sis the
frank enjoyment of the imperfect"
Yes, but not OF imperfect fun, And |
find the advertiser most deliciously
amusing when he least aspires to be.
l frankly enjoy his laughterless and
unconscious imperfections Miss Ell
len Terry will positively appear In
three pieces" writes he. or TRY our
patent lamp chimney and save half
your light" or even. Our fish cannot
be approached" A correspondence
school Of advertising declares in its
enthusiastic prospectus. You will new
err see the ad. writer play the wall
flower in society" And, good lack,
why should he? | will pledge my all
to find admirers for any author of I'M
Willingly humorous advertisements,
Indeed dare say Mr.. Crothers himself
would be proud to fellowship with
such one and frankly enjoy his
imperfectlons," though methinks he
would perhaps reserve the right to or
der nlh own affairs without assist
ance from ST. devious and humorless
an intellect,-Atlannta