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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
A PAGAN MYTH.
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The pagans had IL myth that only
bad women marry IN May" They had
another that if the marriage did take
place the couple would live most un-
happily, and children born Of the mar
riagc- if it WIS not hopelessiy rendered
barren by thus slappng the fatcs in
the face would he defurmed or inlbe-
ellie. With prizes like that in prospect
it is not much wonder that the igho
rant and SuperStitious taboo May mar
rAgcS but there is no excuse Yet for
this idiosyncrasy Of thinking people
at least no sensible one.
Ovid WAS Il firm believer in the su-
perStton and said that 10 widow or
young girl would marry in May unless
she wished to invite the displcns,lre of
the gods and that the imprud"ut WON
an who Nraved their wrath would fill
an early grave Ovid pinned his faith
to rosy June the birth month of June
and when he got ready to launch his
daughter on the matrimonial sea he
studied the stars and all the Supersti
run upon Scylla in steering off Charyh
dis
Resolved to match the girl, he tried 10
find
What days unprosperous were. what
moouS were kird
After Jlmes sacred ides his fancy stray
ed
Good to the man and happy to the maid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
He Could Not Draw the Curtain.

About the year loo ZcuNiS. Il cele-
bra1eu painter. Introduced a new 81 .,lc
of art in Athens His TIN wAi to de
hlde the senses by dcNleruy with the
brush Veal hr and vain of h; s;,ie
cess.. he at last gave away his pictures
as above nj. price liS success lay in
his h..lrNel"uS GaSicrN Of color. ana
MS Dict;:rcs wrl, absolutely accurate
ana 'if"ii;ic Cl.;illen%eH by Il rival
.st;;>t. i::r'll;i,,;1is. he i,.'.nlrd Il bi,ne!t
Il g:.,pcs 50 n,s' .'sllly that the BIRD
ss,,.c and ree,lci II it. ZcHxi>; then
called unon h:s ~ 20 draw aSI"
ilr curtain that col!""a.etl his picture.
feeling quite conf Ont e Su"c"sS. ",!,n'
curtain is I'll" picture" replied ralll.l=
silIS, and ZeuNiS WAS obliged 70 con
feS; himself beaten, for, though his
masterpiece had deceived the birds.
that of I'ArthasirS had deceived him.
ZeuXis worked slowly and once said.
'.lt is true l take a long time to paint,
bat then / paint for IA long time
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
EEV. ANDREWS RELIEVED
OF WEEKDAY WORK

The members of Hawley Memorial
church have been notified tnat Rev.
Andrews. the pastor of the church,
has been relieved of pastoral work
among the congregation in order that
he might make living for himself
and family by devotine his time to his
practice as an optical specialist. in
which capacity he is said to have been
cutie an expert before he gave it up
to enter the ministry He viii CO.
tinue to preach at the church as here
tofore. but will ho relieved of all othsr
pastoral wclk o. account Of the fac'
that The church is not financially able
to support him. He has an ADVERTISE
ment in another column of the
Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
TRADES COUNCIL
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT TO CON-
SIDER MANY IMPORTANT
MATTERS.
Chief of Which Will Be the Report of
Committee on Public Entertain.
nnent.

The Trades and Labor council meet S
Monday night at Red Mems hall.
There will be much important busi-
port of the committee on public enter
tainment. All union men, whether
delegates or not, are urged to be pres
en- The council finds the new quart
ers at Red Mems hall very acceptable,
and admirably adopted to the uses of
the council. While it is delegate
body. all union men are urged to at
tend the meetings, as their presence
and counsel are desired by the dele
gates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Tire i.sr..tcr of Opr1s.

Many gems often without any appar-
ent cause suddenly become cracked or
scanned, the damage being beyond re-
pair. ODaIs, known as the unluckicst
stones, are so zen sitite that their beau
ty is fre4,lenti8 destroyed by their
wearer's rl'oX n.ti To An open fire. The
lustcr of this stone is caused by the
presence of myrials of little fiasures,
which defect the light into the charac-
teriStic prismatic color of the gem. The
tinicSt of these assures is likely at any
moment to destroy the stone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
THE TREE KILLER.
Curious Vine That FIOuriahea In
Lower Central America.

A Curious Vine That TlOuriahea In
Lower Central America.
One of the curious forest growths Of
the isthmus OF Panama and lower Cen
trail America in general is the vine
which the SpaniardS call matapaIo, or
tree killer. This vine first starts in
life as a climber upon the trunks of the
large trees, and. owing to it's marvel
ously rapid growth soon reaches the
lower branches At this point ii first
begins to put out it's "feplers' tender.
harmless looking root shoots, which
soon reach the ground and become as
firmly fixed as the parent stem These
hundreds OF additional sap tubes give
and it begins to send out it's aerial ten
drills i'm all directions These intwine
themselves tightly around every limb
Of the tree, even creeping to the very
farthcrlnosi tips and squeezing the life
out Of hp,h bark anG leaf. Things go
on al this rate lut Il short While before
tn" forest giant is comUclled to sue.
cIl.nb t. the z 2alltic parasite which is
sapping It's liiCbiood Within Il very
few NcH!!, tle tree ruts Hi',i f"iiS away,
leaving tive matapalD standing erect
and h@)!ow, like Il monster vegetable
deviliiSh lNin2 upon its back Will It's
horrid tuEtac,es e,asped together high
in the air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Funeral Director.

Elsewhere in this issue of the
Graphic appears an advertisement of
Mr.. J. w. Small. funeral director. He
baln!ing and is a registered embalmer
He has both phones, and can be reach
ed night or day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
A Feast of Bargains.

A rich feast or bargains for Mon-
day is offered to the readers of the
Graphic by the Dreyfus store on page
eight of this issue II covers every
thing which may be desired for men,
women and children, in the line of
wearing apparel When Dreyfus offers
a bargain the people have learned that
it is genuine bargain, and they
flock to his store to take advantage
Cf it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
CHRISTIAN HOME
For Cocred People Elects Rev. j. L.
Griffin President.

evangelist. who preached at the Col
cred Methodist Episcopal church Fri
day night, was elected president of the
Christian home on North Olive street
at business session just after the
service. He has taken charge of the
home and will conduct ii in the future.
A. Pennington, secretary of the state
rescue work among the colored peo-
PIE, will arrive to'ay. and will lecture
a. The home Monday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
TRANSIT COMPANY
To Move Its Offices From Plant to
Main Street.

In few days, the Citizens Light
and Transit company will move its
Office down town, for the benefit of
it's patrons, who have been placed TO
considerable nconvenience in looking
up the company's Office heretofore.
The company has secured quarters in
the building occupied by Leitner and
We'll, the real estate agents. The lat
ter will also continue to occupy the
same building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Work In Prospect.

"If you keep 1n," said the credulous
layman, you will find cures for all the
diseases that flesh is heir to. Then
what Will you do"
"Then," answered the scientist, I'VE
Will proceed to seek cures for the new
diseases to which our remedies have
given rise. Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
C5,'.,x II NRtch.

II dropped my watch today. and it
has been 3; ni"g ten minutes an hour
said a naH. at The same time handing
the watch 10 Il New York jeweler The
ieweler stack Il glass in his eye. look
ed into the inferior of the watch pokcd
something With a small instrument,
sci the watch by Il regulator and,
handing il back. snid, Its all right
now. and I've set it by the correct
time. ",lOw much" said the custom
or, relieved. "\othing." was the an
swer. 'l;ut ! can't let you work for
me without pay We never charge
any on" for such service. Why
should we charge you: The hairspring
was doubled. and that made the watch
run fast \ single touch set it right
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
ALDERMAN BOYcE IMPROVED.

Alderman J. E. Boyce has returned
from vacation trip to Hot Springs,
where he has ben recuperating for
several weeks past. He is in much
better health than when he left here,
and hopes TO be able to resume his
business cares and continue them
without interruption during the re
mainder OF the year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

There will be a meeting of The
Ladies Hospital and Benevolent as.
scciation Tuesday afternoon With Mrs.
Chas. Fitzhueh at 3 o'clock Busi-
ness demanding the attention Of every
1eemher of the association Will cone
Sefore the meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Practical Horseshoeinq

p. F. Locardi has an advertisement
in this issue Of the Graphic concerning
horseshoeing which can not fail TO in
terest the horse owner who wants
first class work. All work guaran-
teed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Serious.

GLOW do YOU know that young
FOUNDERS intentions are serious?'
Hes quit giving me flowers and
candy and substituted hating dishes
md cookbe and things" Cleveland
Leader
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Correct Thinq In Shirts.

The Simon store advertises in this
issue the correct thing in shirts, and
the prices are from 81 to 50 and they
are select patterns in madras and per-
Gales.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
FINE STAPLE COTTON.

Ben Howard. a hill p anter, this sea-
son raised some fine staple cotton on
his place Friday afternoon he sold
to the Ragland Cotton CON-
pany four bales that brought him IA
cents per pound, or an aggregate of
$2S77O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05

To be successful man must let
people know where he is. who he is
and what he has - offer.-M. B. Wat
ers, G. P. A., Peoples Line O. Hud-
son River Steamers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Typographical Union.

The Typographical union meets to-
day at 2:30 p. IN. Business of i'm
portance, and full attendance is
desired.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
It's Here.

is here read the advertisement of the
Mccain Grocery company IN another
page in this issue Of the Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05

Tn This alT9Hced age everyhod,
reads AL now -napers anI periodicals
ere the hest, a7vortisino me 'iuns.-
SIR Thomas Linton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05

G. e. Lytle OF Altheimer was a
guest of the Trulock Saturday.
C. c. Logan of Bearden was
guest of the Hotel Arlington Satur-
day
E. P. Ladd came in from Ladd's
Mill Saturday on brief business
trip.
w. G. Prichott ana wife of title
Rock were guests Of be Hotel Tru-
lock Saturday
Mrs. E. N. V. Walker of Little
Rock, is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
B. E. Benton.
Mrs. Greed Taylor of Virginia is
visiting her relatives Capt. and Mrs.
Il f. Benton.
Mrs. F. E. Renfrow will leave for
Little Rock tomorrow to spend the
week with friends.
Mrs. M. l.. Bell is in Little Rock in
attendance upon the convention of the
Daughters of the King
Z Mrs. Ed Murdock came up from
Draughon Saturday and registered at
A,,1; - IL IA.
Mrs. Sidney Tucker of Oklahoma
City is here on visit 10 her mother
Mrs. p. D. Atwood, on Fifth avenue
Mrs. JOS. Bennett and Mrs. w. A.
Shields of Milville, Ark, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. LeLaurin of this
city.
c. B. Davidson was business visit.
OF from Little Rock Saturday and
registered at the Arlington while in
the city.
A. V. Swathy came over from Little
Rock on brief business trip Satu-
Gay. He was a guest OF the Trulock
while here.
Alderman J. r. Boyce, who has been
recuperating in Hot Springs for sew
eial weeks past, is expected to return
home tomorrow
J. A. Dunn, a We'll known citizen of
Camden, was business visitor to the
city Saturday, and was a guest Of the
Antlers While here.
Mr.. ana Mrs. N. s. Trulock returned
Friday from Little Rock. where they
We're tile guests of Nh and Mrs Kirk
Tunnah II a couple Of weeks.
Miss Horfense Altheia=er who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
Furth for sometime past returned to
her home in ST. Louis Saturday.
Mrs. G. J, Merrill and son, Jimmie,
and Miss Nettie Moser will return
home. today from Little Rock. where
they have been for the past week.
Miss Margaret Boyet5e, one of the.
teachers employed in the Pine Bluff
visiting her brother, who is reported
quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Porter Grace of Little
Rock, Dr.. and Mrs II. r. Webster of
TeXarkana, and Mrs. c. f. McCuen OF
St. Louis will arrive tomorrow 10 at
tend the Grace Borresen wedding. i
Mrs. Ridgway of Houston. Texas,
who has been here on visit 10 her
sister, Mrs. l.. r. Sallee has gone to
Cincinnati, Ohio. 10 visit another sis
ter before returning to her Texas ,
home.
Rev. w. D. Buckner. Mrs. E. w. Bb-
49, WI .. l-lisIl Del dllil MIS-. pdlIdil-
baneh have returned from Little Rock
where they attended the session of the
assembly of the Daughters of the
King.
w. B. Sadler. one of the most ponu-
lar tnveling men on the road came in
from his headquarters at Little Rock
Friday afternoon and spent a few
hours in the city interviewing local
busines men.
Mrs. J W. Meeks has returned from
Fort Smith, Where she attended a
meeting II tho Dauehters Of the Con-
federacy a delegate froa. David @.
Eodd chaLer Of Pine Bluff She also
visited reltives at Ozark before re-
turning tO lnr Pine P1uff home
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05

The light-weieht man always thirka
that his bouyancy is due to his wings
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05

The devil makes lot of people be
lieve that his winking is their think
ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-05
Z + + + + + + = + + + + = + + +
+ BRIEF MENTION. +
+ + 1. + + + + + + + + j. j. + + \ +

Mrs. Ed Montague is visiting Mrs.
Ellen Hamnett.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
ADMITTED A 25-!MILE SPEED.
Frank Auto Driver Promptly Held for
Triai-Student Ran Over Boy.


The usual number OF Saturday night
automobile speeders were arraigned In the
West Side police court yesterday. Robert
Herb OF 1927 Seventh avenue was charged
by Bicycle Policeman Mallam of the West
Tooth street station with running forty
miles an hour on Amsterdam avenue on
Saturday evening.
Mallam rides motor cycle capable Of
going fifty miles an hour, but it was only
after a chase from lO5th to Ninety-fourth
street that he was able to catch Herb. The
latter refused to stop and Mallam then
rode in front of him. Herb had either to
stop or run down the cop, and he stopped.
Two women and a man who were In the
machine with him jumped out and ran.
Herb admitted going twenty-five miles
an hour and was held in 5000 for trial
Emil Sherer OF APO Hudson Boulevard
Union Hill N j., who drives for William
Holden, an auto dealer at Forty-ninth
street and Broadway, was arrested on
Riverside Drive by Bicycle Policeman Shea
of the West Tooth street station. who said
Sherer was going fifteen miles an hour.
Shea charged him with violating the park
ordinance, which allows the Magistrate to
dispose of the case finally. Instead OF in
had the complaint changed and held Sherer
in $500 for trial.
Castor Rambouville. Frenchman, Of 80
West Sixty-sixth street, was charged by
Mallam with going twenty-five miles an
treme politeness, assured the Magistrate
that 1t was a new machine and he was only
trying 1t and couldn't control it. He was
let of with $40 fine.
Charles B. Campbell a student; living
at Breton Hall. Eighty-sixth street. who
ran over August Thode, a ten-year-old boy
of BIO West Ninety -seventh street, was
held in $4,000 to await the outcome Of the
boys injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
CONEY IN RAIN AND FOG.
A Zulu Practises with . Club on Police.
man Deneen.

Rainstorms and chilly fogs dampened
fun at Coney Island yesterday and last
night, The sun got sulky and went out OF
business about O. clock just when the trains
and boats were bringing the biggest crowds
There were fully 1900 people dumped
at the various terminals while the rain was
coming down in sheets. The sorry fun
hunters had to crowd under the train and
pier sheds or go out and get soaked. The
crush was 30 great that there was nearly
riot several times when trainmen wanted
more room in the sheds to dump additional
passengers. Women got their dresses torn
and summer hats ruined. There were
fights plenty.
Mean showers came at unexpected times
after the big rain and made people grouchy.
Much profanity was used In the city Of odds
and ends Yesterday. Along in the evening
when the night crowd began to flock in a
settled down for the night giving sickly
cast to the lights and making things damp
and sticky.
Over at the Boer War show at Brighton
Beach, the Zulu people were cutting up
high links. A chief had taken unto himself
dance and other things that made q pretty
big racket. Policeman Deneen Of the
Sheepshead Bay station didn't know what
the row was about. He went over to in
estigate and Intercepted tall Zulu
flushed with happiness
The Zulu smote the policeman over the
head with large club. Other policemen
appeared and engaged additional Zulus.
The press agent came at an inspired mo-
ment. Then the scrap ceased. There we're
no arrests, although 1t Is limited darkly
that the Zulus will be summoned into court
to explain why they practised their bar
barous custo upon inoffensive police
men who didn't understand their queer
habits.
Dreamand got bit OF excitement through
The death Of an employee Henry Teeyant
of 1888 Stillwell avenue, Brooklyn. Tee
heart disease. He fell into pond Of wat er.
Hundreds Of people saw him fall and
imagined that he had been injured and
was drowned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
MODEL OF THE NEW COLUMBIA
To he Housed in . Separate Building and
Show University ~ 1t VIII he.

Show University ~ 1t VIII he.
A large frame building, covered with
corrugated iron. is going up on the Co.
lumbia campus in front Of Havemeyer
Hall. F. A. Goethe, superintendent Of
buildings, says that 1t is to be used for
the housing Of an elaborate model of the
university grounds as they will look with
all the new buildings now being erected
in a completed state. A gift Of $40 900
was made some time ago for the purpose
The model will show the university
grounds, from Hath street to 12lst street
with the twenty-one buildings that will
then comprise the corporations posses
sions. On South Field will be shown Haml-
ton Hall, the new Fine Arts Building, not
yet started, the two dorrnit cries Hartley
and Livingston halls, now nearly finished
and a plan of the athletic field, for which
grading is being done.
The lot between lleth street and l2oth
street will have on 1t Havemeyer, Fayer-
weather, !Schermerhorn and Engineering.
all finished. st. Pauls Chapel, the School
Of Mines building and University Hall,
all partly finished and the School OF
journalism building, not yet started, will
School building for which construction
work will commence June IA will occupy
the site Of the presen. College Hall, which
is to be razed
Barnard College, Teachers College,
Horace Mann School, the Thompson Gym
nasium for Women and the three women's
Halls. will make up the rest Of the plan.
It is expected that the model will be finished
within q year. Part OF It will be ready
~, commencement time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
THE AUTOMOBILE IN POLITICS.
One Jersey Farmers Club Won't Vote for
Any Man Who Owns One.

SoMERv1LLE. N. j., May 2s.-Angered at
the recent action OF Gov Stokes in signing
the automobile law passed by the New
Jersey Legislature permitting automobiles
to be run at maximum speed Of twenty
miles an hour on the public highways.
the farmers club Of Harrington, which has
more than one hundred members, pledged
itself yesterday by unanimous vote not to
support any candidate for political office
who owns or runs an automobile. There
are a number OF influential farmers clubs
In Somerset county, and II they follow
the example set by the Harrington club it is
going to make the automobile an interesting
factor in the politics OF the county.
State Senator Samuel s. Childs, who will
probably be renominated by the Demo-
Gratis next fall, is the owner OF two automo-
biles Col. Joseph s. Frelinghuysen, who
Ia the prospective candidate OF the Repub-
lican party for State Senator, has recently
purchased two automobiles and Is now
touring in Europe in one Of them. James
B. Duke, who was elected as Somerset
county's Representative to the last Re-
publican national convention and Is in line
for future political honors. Is an automobile
enthusiast He has this season purchased
three big machines at a cost Of more than
325 900. Lewis A. Thompson, the we'll
known Republican leader OF the county, is
also the owner OF an automobile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
GERMAN CATHOLICS MEET.
Archbishop Farley Talks to Their Meeting
In Caruegte Hail,

The tenth annual meeting OF the State
Federation Of German Catholic Societies
began in this city yesterday. There are
500 State and 200 city delegates in the con-
vention. They represent $50 different
societies, whose membership is rs, 0oO They
met frst at st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, in
East Ninetieth street. yesterday morning,
whore Corporation Counsel Delany well
coined the delegates on behalf OF the Mayor.
The delegates then marched to st. Joseph 3
Church in East Eighty-seventh street,
where a pontifical high mass was sung,
presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Cusack
The Bishop at the beginning Of the mass
blessed the banners and flags presented to
the State Federation by the Brooklyn
Brooklyn was the celebrant Of the mass
and German sermon was preached by the
Rev, Fidelis speide, c.. S. r.
business meeting was held in the after
noon at the headquarters in the Gilsey
House at which President Joseph Melich
Of Brooklyn delivered his annual address.
Every seat of the 1000 in Carnegie Hall
was taken by 8 O'Clock last night for the
mass meeting presided over by Herman
Ridder.
Archbishop Farley had the seat OF honor
William Stang OF Fall River, Mass, Mgr.
Mooney and Mgr. Daui1enbach Of Brook.
lyn and some fifty prominent German
priests and laymen.
Bishop Stang in his address upon the
Papaoy pleaded for the return Of the tenn
poral power. 1T was stolen from him
and a thief is thief whether he wears
rags or crown. Liberal contribution to
Peters pence viii do much to aid the Pope
Archbishop Farley said:
This century has opened up wonders
The world outside Of the Church has cut
loose and has drifted out on q stormy sea
1t has trampled under foot the Holy Scrip
lures, cast God out Of the schools, torn
asunder the bond Of mAtrimony and even
authority has now been assaulted. So.
cialism Is rampant. And the men who
have caused this cataclysm are now look
ing around for haven Of safety. They
see only the Pontiff in Rome. You must
by your lives, private and public show
the way"
Archbishop Farley received a cable de-
spatch from Rome which read:
The Holy Father requests me to con.
graduate you and the German Catholics
In convention in your city and sends his
blessing. MERRY DEL VAL.
Secretary Of State"
Tho Archbishop gave the blessing at the
close Of the meeting.
To-day three meetings will be held at
the Gilsey House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
DROWNED MAN A FARMER
Who Drew 81 400 From Bank on March
and Came to New York.

The body Of the man found on Friday
in the North River at the foot Of Bloom
field street with 1915 in the pockets was
identified at the morgue last night as that
Washington county. The identified alton
was made by Patrick Roache Of the same
place who read description Of the man
in the papers.
How his brother met his death, VIII ether
by suicide or foul play. Patrick Roache
81, 400 from the bank with the intention, he
said of buying a small farm. The sane
day he disappeared.
Patrick Roache is going to stay here
for some time in the hope of assisting the
police to solve the mystery. Perhaps the
greengoods men will he questioned.