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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11

Pougy is not so well kept as she used to
be-and 1 won over her."
The fair but frail Lane de Pougy, the
queen of her gay world. for whom mill
l:onaires outbid each other. sits expectant
under the crimson shaded lights OF the
the favor Of Paris just once more. and
Paris studies her critically and finds her
grown passe, mot so well kept as she
used to be-" and turns her the cold
shoulder and puts the golden apple in the
hands of the glowing, exuberant Titcomb,
the American Titcomb, and christens her
La Jolie.''
Yes. it is sad to come to that" muses.
La Joiie Titcomb, little pensively. "but
it's to be expected. All the beauties grow
old and fade-and set put on the shelf
Ohe," and she sighs and dismissss the
horrid thought with a shrug of the
shoulder. LAS for me, it will come. too,
but"-taking another look In the mirror
for comtort-'ft's a long way of yet,
hope.
Il had appeared at the Folies-Ber-
ceres, and of course everybody had seen
me, and 1 have plenty OF friends in
Paris, and 1 guess the public liked me,
and-weII. whatever it was, 1 got the
most votes and 1 won the prize Of
Paris, That was all of that, And it
counts for a good deal--in Paris"'
La Jelie Titcomb smiled saucily. even
wickedly.
.Then. when went to st. Petersburg.
1 entered in the beauty contest there
the same as in Paris. And in ST. Peters
burg, where 1 appeared in vaudeville.
/ have many friends. too-and L guess
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] hasten to explain that it is not
doubt. but a demand for detail. that i'm
PEELED the question.
.'Oh-h-h," breathes La Jolie Titcomb,
disarm-d and relieved-and forgiving-
One of the attributes of prize
beauty. i find out for myself, is an ex-
treme good nature. radiating amiabil-
ity.
Yes" I go on, as much relieved as
La Jolie that the nomentary danger is
over, yes. it is the process 1 want to
know about. the making of prize
beauty. What made you a prize
beauty-after nature had done SO much,
of course7'-keeping the pipe of peace
in commission as well as L can, now
that we have it going.
Thanks" laughs La Jolie Titcomb.
My friends and the public-all Paris
made me prize beauty first OF all l
went into the Conteste a Paris and-I
won,
THAT is a regular contest. an estab-
lished thing. annual and all the beau
tiful women of Paris. actresses. and. oh.
lots of others-euter the contest. OF
course. no woman enters it unless she
thinks she has some chance and La
Jolie takes sidelong glanc at her
self in the mirror
My friends urged me to go into it,
and j did. 1t is held at the Moulin
Rouge You know the Moulin Rouge7"
'Yes-cr-I have heard of the Moulin
Rouge"
We'll, each contestant has booth
there. We make them as pretty as pos
sible. trim them with flowers and rib
bons and that sort of thing TO make
good setting, and wear the most be-
coming gowns we can. and try TO look
our best and try to be our pleasantest
to everybody. of course. We make the
most of our good points for the occa-
sion, you may be sure"
The occasion" this annual event at
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You may say what you like about
thing. but it's beauty in a woman that
counts for most. It's beauty that gets
everything. And It's beauty that every
woman wants before anything else.
When woman gets a reputation as
wins a beauty prize. as IN my case. ie
increases her salary. Managers pay
kenmore, for they know they can make
more out OF her. People will come TO
see her Just out OF curiosity and TO
form their own opinion OF her beauty.
Everybody wants to meet her-shs
gets a great deal OF attention. with all
that that means 10 presents and flowers
and entertainment and all that sort OF
thing. OF course, she may not really
be a beauty. and even II she Is every
one will not agree that she Is q
beauty am not. altogether satisfied
with myself. 1 pick myself to pieces
and say this feature Is not good and
that one could be a little better.
think that perhaps my nose is little
too large-but so long as other people
think she is a beauty. 50 long as shs
has the reputation-
We'll, it's worth a good deal Il
means everything TO a woman-espe-
cially on the stage"
1T means
We'll. for example. in ST. Peters
burg-where they like me-whers T
have many friends-the Grand Duke
Vladimir. the Cars uncle, entertained
me at supper. He gave me-and two
others-a splendid supper at one Of the
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the Moulin Rouge. is very Partisan. very
characteristic. The contestants, Paris has
decreed. must prove their perfect beauty,
and so the becoming gown, the enhancing
coiffure, must adorn without concealing
the charms that are to be judged. Anna
Held, with her keen penetration, appre-
ciated this and was crowned queen of
beauty. A storm of doubt and criticism
ragged around the Madonna head of Cleo
de Merode because her favorite coiffure
concealed her ears. Ears count in the
makeup of a beauty. All Paris debated
hotly about the hidden Merode. ears. One
faction declared they were monstrosities
and best hidden. Another facetiously
whispered that they were mutilated-that
some one had wickedly nipped bite out
Of one: that perhaps a jealous rival had
slit them. 1t was even darkly hinted that
there were no ears at all. And at last, in
sheer self-defense. the lovely Merode had
to uncover them to prove there was no
reason for covering them in order to win
the beauty prize.
ousies, involved in the contest, egged on
and famed into flame by the prejudices
of laughing. tickle public and the caus-
tic wit OF the Paris press There are
private and professional scores to settle.
and always the great ambition to achieve
to be approved the beauty Of Paris. 1t
is really an annual beauty-baiting, almost
Roman in spirit, but La Jolie T!tcomb.s
bright good humor passed through it un-
tarnished.
1T is just beauty show" she went
on, 'and every one who attends is sup
posed to buy votes. Each contestant has
her friends voting for her, and hopes for
the votes of the general public, too
Those who come in to see the show buy
their voting tickets and give them to
their favorItes. !. Sometimes one visitor
win divide his tickets between half
dozen contestants. just for the fun Of it.
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finest restaurants there. when his wife
went to Nice"
When his wife,
"Yes-just as soon as she was gone"
And you went TO the war with the
Grand Dukes son-was that story
true?'
"4Ah. with Boris." and she laughed in
her big hearty way. That was all
nonsense-that about going to the war.
Several OF US from the vaudeville went
as far as Moscow with Boris and his
friends. We intended from the very
first to so only as far as Moscow. 1t Is
not true that we were sent back We
had been having supper together-Boris
and the young officers who were going
with him. and we said we would go
along. and they dared Us. and we
went. Just as far as Moscow. and it
was Just a jolly trip"
In spite Of the bills that advertise
La Jolie Titcomb as the South Amer
lean Nightingale" she Is a San Fran
cisco girl. educated across the bay at
the San Rafael convent, and married
here.
Apropos OF this and her non-profes-
sional days. asked her when she first
discovered herself beauty.
why. not at all. ran away
to go on the stage because I was stage
struck and I got position IN a Lon
don music hall at fs . week. In very
little while got an offer to go TO South
America at $500 a week and found
that I was being paid for my looks
that that was what counted so I've had
to live UP to that It's like having a
reputation for anything else-you have
to keep 1t up.
Il have to take care OF my looks. OF
course. and pay good deal OF atten-
tion to dress and that sort OF thing: but
that's not hard. That's pleasure to
any woman. I should think"
And you're not sorry you ran away
to become a prize beauty"
Sorry? Why no. Just think what 1t
has meant to ne.''
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prize over all the other contestants,
and there were some very pretty wom-
en- among them. and the Russians pride
themselves on knowing a pretty woman
when they see one.
IT went to South America. to Buenos
Ayres. and they liked me there. per-
haps because I am dark and OF the
Spanish type-who can tell? Anyhow,
they liked me THERE. too. and when
I went into the beauty contest in Bue-
nos Ayres got the most votes AGAIN.
and I won the prize. So"
La Joiie Titcomb elevated her black
eyebrows She tilted her chin-and on
my faith there's only one. or at most one
and a half. She smiled contemptuously.
She snapped her fingers ever so lightly.
words.
Still thirsting for information. I ask
what is it worth to be prize beau
ty?"
"Everythingl" she tells me with en-
thusiasm. TT gives you everything
you want; Everything any woman
wants"
She catalogues on the jeweled fingers
of one hand with the pink-nailed In
dex nnger OF the other the things
any woman wants:
"Fame!
Money!
Jewels!
Dresses,
Attention.
Admiration!
'Presents.
Flowers.
"Oh-ALL the good things OF the
world that every woman wants!
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Then at the end of the show. when the
votes are counted. the one who has the
most wins the prize. of course. That's
the way 1t is done!'
Simple and understandable. isn't it?
The very way California creates her
queens of fiestas and goddesses of lib
erty, barring the exhibition.
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when I won the prize I had to COM
pete against some of the most famous
beauties of Paris. established favorites-
Parisiennes, too. and that counts for a
good deal. Lame de Pougy was one OF
them. but''-ah. the unconscious cruelty
of rival beauties and the deliberate cru
city Of the tickle Partisan world-'De
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
'M1u: ChoJERr0v1

To be successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband,
should be d wonan's constant study.
At the first indication of ill-health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
headache or backache. secure Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
begin its use.
Mrs. Chas. f. Brown. Vice President
Mothers Club, II Cedar Terrace. Hot
Springs, Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
q For nine years dragged through niser-
able existence, suffering with inflammation
and falling of the womb and Worn out with
pain and weariness. | cneday noticed a state
nlent by woman suffering as was. but who
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, and determined to try it.
At the end of three months I was a different
woman. Every one remarked about it. and
my husband fell in love with ME all over
pound built up my entire system, cured the
womb trouble, and l felt like a new woman.
am sure it will make every suffering woman
strong, we'll and happy, as it has me
Women who are troubled with pain
ful or irregular menstruation, back
ache hloating tor fiatulence), Jeucor-
rhtea, falling, inflammation or ulcera-
ton OF the uterus, ovarian troubles.
that bearing-down feeling, aizzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion, or nervous
prostration may be restored to perfect
health and strength by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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INDEPENDENT PHONE
MEN MEET.

Chicago. June 20.-tSpecial.)- The
annual convention Of the National In.
terstate Telephone association, com
posed of the independent telephone
companies of the country. opened
here today with nearly five hundred
delegates in attendance. The oryani-
zat on has for its aim the bringing
closer together of various independ-
ent interests for successfully meeting
competition. The situation in the
United States, according to govern
ment reports and ether authorities,
show the independents have . 500 GOO
telephones and invested capital OF
$3.50 100000, as against 100000 9th
er telephones and invested capital Of
$4O0 600 900.
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reception to Mr.. knebe,

The religious work committees q,
he Y NJ {. 4. rendered q reception
to Mr. A. G. knebel at the gymnasium
Monday evening. from $50 to 1870
There were about forty guests nree.
ent. Refreshments were served. and
a scod time experienced by all those
VINO We're present.
Among ether interesting and in
stfuctive things said. Mr. Knebel de.
hVered a talk on the religious work
II the Y. NJ. G. A and conducted a
questions and answers department for
the benefit of those present who did
not understand some of the details Of
the work.
In his brief talk to the assembly
he stated that the religious work Of
the association was divided into. four
departments: The meetings. the Bi.
tie study, the personal work and the
foreign missions The meeting shoula
be subdivided four times with a spe.
cial committee for each separate de-
partment. l. e. speakers. music. social
and advertising.
The reception closed with a song
service. at the close Of which the
choir sang, Blessed BE the Tie That
Binds
Mr.. Knebel left his city fer Pales.
tine, Texas, this morning. He vii?
make a complete tour of the Gould
lines before returning to his head
quarters
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
s.CcEscv : INSTITUTES.

l. title 81 ,aae Suoerinte1~
cen. r3jnea1o1 states that the insti
stutes JUS c'osed were tha rDost sac,
cessful ger 1eld, We're largely at.
tended and more interest shown. He
says there is a growing demand for
higb. grade teachers, and the scheol
boards all over the state are deter
minea +. employ meme but the most
competent teachers. and have in
creased salaries SO as to be sure to
get the hest. Superintendent Hine-
mon and wife will leave today for
Mammoth Cave. Kentucky, where
Mr.. Hinemon as to make an address
to the Kennedy State Teachers AS
sociation, which meets there en- the
o1st to 23rd. The subjec. Of the ad
dress will De The Duty Of the State
to It's Children"
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ioao alo ascertain as near as posi-
Die, time agree able to them. and he
report &c, the czfv council said date.
and the said day be and is hereby de-
eiared a legal holiday fer all en-
iloyes Of the city government and
the president and board Of directors
OF said railroad. together with al
* pre- sidents OF said railroad. and 10
demonstrate what peace and good will
mean that the car Of Russia and the
n2ikafle, Of Japan. be invited and es-
peclallv urged tC attend said celebra-
ton. and 70 make the thing more
binding the empress Of China be also
urged to attend. All to witness how
happy the people Ct Pine Bluff are
over this grand achievement
r. King White, Mayor.
'7he matter Of leasing Georgia
street from Ba2YaCue -o the river
vas taken ND by resolution, and the
reSt.2u1icn was voted Gown with four
noes 20 40 ayes.
4 motion was made 70 fence in tbs
street. + was lost.
Wr. Hjghtower moved that an arc
];eht be placed ny the railroad en-
panv a. the c1esins G Mulberry and
Third instead nt Linden
A resolution was offered instruct
irs the railroad company to put in
q anb and gravel crossing on Spruce
street to Sixth avenne south. Grant,
sc.
Mr.. z yce moved 7+at he city en-
eineor he ins1rac.ed o repair N"
bridge or East Second avenue. Car
:ied.
A motion II, adjourn preya led.
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ELAINE ROZE'S FASHION BULGE !,

her gown is fitted but the woman Of
fashion is far too sensible TO return
tG the old "squeeze-in-the-misidl
Dodels-for what is an inch CT two in
the waist line al the expense Ut a
puffed-out abdCmen-and the best
models. such as the C-B la Spirire.
still show all the health -preservin.
and graceful lines familiar tc us in
the straight front corsets.
ELAINE ROZE.
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WILL GO TO PEN.

Deputy Sheriff Mason Philptt has
returned from Humphrey. where ne
went 70 arrest John Gass. a negro
10y out on bond on the charge OF
grand larceny. Gass' case was ap-
pealed to the supreme court but the
decision Of the lower court, fixing his
punishment at one year in the peni-
tentiary, was afIirmed. The boy will
be taken to the penitentiary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
PREsI>ENT GOING
TO MASsAcHUsETT


Washington Ilne 2h.-tSp. oia'. -
resident Roosevelt aeeamIauief I
by Miss Roosevelt will leave here t.
night the president q a. u EJfces.
ter. Miss. where he VII atte',i the
graduation exercises NJ C)1S univer.
sity tomorrlw srl Mrs and Miss
Roosevelt eoire 20 Oyster Fay. II
was intended that Ny Rooses eli
would &C direct'. t his summer
home after his Worcester trio bot
the delicacy of the situation in rala.
ton to affairs in the far east has
made it neeesas1y for him to return
to Washington for another week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
NEGRO NORMAL WARRANT PAID

warrant was issued by the state
auditor yesterday to the negro branch
CT the State University. which is 10
Gated at Pine Buff The warrant was
for $10,750 and covered the expenses
Of the inst tuition for the past two
years. The legislature of 1900 failed
to appropriate money for this school,
hut the deficiency was made good by
the last legislature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
4 MENTAL STRAIN.

Cholly-l was thinking Of trip to
Europe.
Snappy--Better he careful. You're
not accustomed to that sor: Of thing
Cholly-Oh! I'm not sure IF going.
l say l was merely thinking of it.
SnAppy-Thatt's what mean. You
are not accustomed to thinking,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
CAPT. WCoIE DEAD.
Former!y Eesicec Here, and We'll
Known Citizen,

Undertaken Ralph Robinson Of this
city received message tbs
morning announcing the death of
Capt c. c. Moore at Searcy. Cant.
Moore was formerly resident Ct this
city. and lived at the corner Of Chez.
ry street and Seventh avenue: hut re.
Gently sold his property here ara
moved to Searcy, where he died. r.
leaves a wife and child.
Plans fer 'be funeral have not hee54
announced here yet, but Il is SUI.
pcsed that the body will he hrols,l,
back to Pine Bluff for burial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
SHOT AT HIS BOSS
ARTHUR BROWN. CoLOEED.
TRIES TO KILL WIN. CAL.
VERT, ON BELL PLACE.
Grown Told to Take Care Of His Crop
or Get eff Place, and It In
eensec Him.

Arthur Brown. a negro. attempted
Ia kill VIM. Calvert en- the Bell place
about six miles up the river from
P.ne Bluff. Brown had quit his crop.
and Calvert told him that he must
either take care of his crop or get off
the place. which incensed Brown. and
armine himself with gun took a
shot at Calvert. but proved a poor
marksmrn, and Calvert escaped with
cut injury.
Brown was arrested by Deputy
Constable Lee Mead and brought to
Pine Bluff to be placed in jail 10
wait trial
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
MISS ElLa OFF lSDI4tApa,
SUFFERED FOR MN !
Pe-ru-na, the Remedv
Cured.
Miss Ella Nr.lIl- irs..n.

Miss Ella Or. ll37 Linden & !,
apoiis, Ind, writes:
q! suffered with & run dow,
ton for several Elontbs, au
that would hate 10 give IN N,
"On seeking the advice of, f.
cEaH, ne prescribed 2 tonic
however, thai il did me M on,
seeking the adVjce Of Cur d,ss. s~s
asked me 10 II, PeruHa. Il
weeks I began to feel and ao
different person Ny apuea
creased, ! did not have that u,.)|
feeling. and I eosId sleep sohs
In a couple of months I was
recovered. ! thank you for WIN
medicine has Gone fer me. "...EI
Write Dr. Hartman, PRESIDENT
Hartman Sanitariuin, Columbu
for ftee medical advice. All Il
'o1enee Is held strictly eon6det;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Meeting Called Of DELEGATES to Toron-
to Meeting.

The state Of Arkansas will be vel
represented at the meeting of the IN
ternational Sunday School associa
ton. which is to convene in triennia
session at Toronto. Canada. on June
% 10 p. s O. Sewer, president Of
he Arkansas Sunday School associa
lion. has issued q call inviting all
those who wish 10 attend the Toronto
convention TO meet in the parolrS Of
The Gleason hotel. Little Rock. this
afternoon from 2 10 s o'clock. Here
IL badges will be distributed and en-
Iollment cards given to each delegate
The party Will leave in special
sleeper over the Rock Island route at
! O'Clock. Nineteen he,ths have al
ready been taken ia this sleeper
Arkansas is entitled to thirty-six
delegates and the president IS very
anxious to have a full representation
An effort will be made 10 have the
EeXt meeting of the association hello
at Hot Springs
Many prominent southern men are
on the list of speakers to be heard
az the convention Among then is
Gen B. w Green OF Little Rock
On Monday afternoon a thp Metropol-
itan church. Toronto. Gen. Green is
to speak or the subject. .'Toronto.
Retrospect and a Pros
Meet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
FIRST COTTON stoCM
Received @roro Mr. Lee NJ. Cus:tie
baum CT Sheriff..

Tie "hrst cotton bloom" fo} tht,
season has De, n received IL Pine
Bluff.
Tooay The Graphic received FROM
Mr- Lee NJ. Quatlebaum ef Sheriff.
two blooms. .rhey sraw on Nj Qnat.
tlehaums plantation and We're pmck.
ed cn Monday. They are both sp)en-
did specimens, and are the first 70 pe
received in Pine Bluff this year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20

supple 20 tne touch. it is the queen
8: fabrics.
Now as 20 the plain tailored-made
SaIf which some servicable material
aad colol Is one of the first items to
De considered in planning the sum.
Her wardrobe. and which. though
thic. must be simple.
Priestley cravenetted cloths are
traditional for service for hard wear
gowns. so why make the tailor gown
Of perishable fabrics. when such ex.
Gu site cloths running the gamut from
the stunning tweeds for cooler days
tc the featherweight cloths and mo-
ha rs can be obtained.
1he old saving that one NAV nc.
Know enensh TO go in when it raiDs''
does not apply TO the up.tC-date We
man who delights in taking her daily
constitutional rain Or shine, for since
the advent of the process that makes
on. Ciot'i so tIldl ram VIII neither
wet nor spot il, Milady does not have
TO '-so in when it rains or stifle under
that abomination of yore called the
"Mackintcsh.' She has her gown
made Of cloth with cravenette stamp
ed upon it and defies the elements
in her beauty building tramps.
With the advent of the tight fitting
todice. instead of the blouse effect at
the waist=line, Mi1ady is making
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.


Ihe halfway house on the road TO
mans vanity is his comfort
II is always safe to Aat1er anv.
body. even if it makes him suspic
ious Of your purpose he believes von
It. is no use in trying to pretend
you are hero when yon step on a
There never was a woman who
didn't say a piece of iewelry she has
cost more than it did and a hat less.
Graduating exercises are easy for
girls because the audience judges
Row well they have done by how prer
ty they loCk-New York Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
INSURANCE MEN TO MEET
4. W. Mills, President of tire Ere
Agents Association.


Agents Association.
tt q arkansas Association of L0ca
Fire Insurance agents will meet IL
ne senate cham her in the stat. capi-
t<l tomorrow morning al - c:cl"ck
Thee viii Nc repre- sentative s frccl
al ,he pIineiIa1 tow:.s of he state.
'Tire Association vii g n SESSION
My ons DAY and Viii Close with 4
Aanonet Z, Fa}statf's restaurant
N q letter making announcement
Il IN. 'iliIe and place u meeting, Sec
Ie,aly u the Association John 4
Iiarutor says: The situation t1ar
coulIt5l1s The lccal agents may be q
Nery ssrious one. ana united acton
IN our part we think should prove
.. Il tjeia). re urged ali members
f the association II, be present.
IT is understood hat the serious
situation referred TO means the anti
t.ust les.' Station, which has had the
effect Of driving nearly all OF the cid
jine fire insurance companies out Of
the state. at least until the law is test
I'd in tn. courts. which is now being
cone by one company.
The president OF the company is
Arthur Mills Of Pine Bluff, and the
secretary is John r. Hampton Of
Foroyce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20

Teacher-Johnny, what makes you
so stupid at arithmetic?
Lhnny--It comes natural. guess:
I've often heard pa say ma couldn't
ut two and two 'cge,her--Detroit
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