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A Remarkable Offer y@

he Graphic Proposes 10 Give Away, Absolutely Free of cost, q 04oo.oo Piano and Si5o.oo ;u Due Bills to Apply the Purchase Price of Two Others Making q Grand Total of s55o.oo in Prize to tbe Three Host Popular Ladies.
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Denver, Colo. account grand B, P. o. E., July 1G to 21, 1906. Ton Mountain will sell tickets |yer, Colorado Springs or Pueb-
 s2725 round trip. Tickets on July 10 to IS. inclusive, with eturn limit of August 20. Full
 ation will be given relative to yers, side trips, etc, upon writ calling on the ticket agent, taking this trip nd most satisfactory route he Missouri Pacific as We put
 ito Denver with exceptionally langes.
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Omaha Neb, Jaiy 12th to 18th, It National Convention E. Y. P. ne fare, plus $2.0o. for round Tickets on sale July 10th to 18th live. Final return limit July Excopt extension will be grant August 18th upon deposit of
 and paEment of joint agents 50 cents Regular joint agents cents.
 Colorado Springs Colo, account
 Peak centennial, s2277 225 for trip. Tickets on sale septem-
 to 222 inclusive. Final return October F. Joint agents fee, Dallas Tex, account American ation ef Nurserymen. One fare 7 tor round trip, Tickets on me II 10 12, inclusive. Final
 limit q days from date of PXcept extension by deposit of at terminal line will be granted days.
 Portland, Oregon, account Hotel
 Mutual Benefit Association of
 States and Canada. One first are for round trip. Joint agents cents. Tickets on sale June
 ~, inclusive. Limit 60 days ate of sale. For stop-over priv call at depot.
 lont Eagle, Tenn, account Mont
 Bible Training school One Jus S2 for the round trin s on sale June % and 30 and
 and 5. Return limit August ,ept extension will be granted
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WILL GIVE EREE MlIsIc.

Piap Bluff, Art4 May 2G, 1906. Publishers Graphic. Gi4y.
 Gentlemen. ! win @ye to the win ger of Inc $1aoG9 KjHHall piano offer e by Fou. the choice of any Hasic in jhe house. =to Inc am6at# of &t0. Yours truly.
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Nal rates to Mexico and west ps will be gladly furnished. O.
 with full information regard sirable routes s5op-oyers, side sleepers and tourist cars, etc, ling or writing,
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Pine Bluff 3rlz. May 2G. 9QGa

Pirc Bluff Daily Graphic, City.
 Centlemen We think yonr piano contest a good thing a4l we will give to the winner q handsome music cabinet. 10 match the piano
 RHODES =H8NERTY FIR. co.
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hy paying difference between this ticket and regular summer tourist rate.
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s,vaukee. Wis, account Grand
 rraternal Order of Eagles. ,.tes of one fare, plus $2.o0. for ,,nd trip. Tickets on sale Au- |, F and 13. Final return
 ,eay,ng nilwaukee not later lngzs' z2l
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searey. Ark, account Of A1kan- nday School association at rate fare Hl'ts 5a cents for the "trip. Tickets e1 sale June %
 and July .5 and [ Final re mit Iuly 2.
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Minneapolis, Minn.. August 1ati1
 account C, 4. R. encampmant "trip $2485. Tickets or sale 10th b 12th. Return limit 31st Except extension will |nted to September 30th ppon r of ticket and payment Of Rgent's fees. soc. Regular joint fees, 25c.
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Dallas. za*. aoeoan- Great |l of [ :. Improve. OeJer ot |en. One fare pl0s s for round Tickets on sale September ] to
 hsiye. Fll:.. return limit Sep. 30.
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|ner tourist rates wi. 5e ts Flne l to September 90 information Will be gladly siy. calling on or writing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14

,, ,4 Springs. Ark, si.95. On 1st to September 50. Final 'r ,;rit 30 days from date ot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14

| Louis, Mo, and return, $16'45. r II, and return s25.45. Tick .o,o lime 1st to September 30.
 .oturn limit October 31, 1906. ,,, rates to northwestern California, Mexico, Colorado omeseekers excursion rates to
 !, noints. Will be gladly fur n;th all the information of trip, , local ticket agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14

" of Mexico. $.9.335. Tickets , =, 1uue 1st to Sspte:nber 18th.
 limit october 3lst.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14

Noo' Colorado Springs or |Den'e',, :, for the round trip. ], sSs.'Y ,. Lake City or Grand sp' .'s ,s'9 a5 for the round trip idad, s0V.g ,,,,e 1st to Septem- cts .a, on return limit October ]. T u"
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a..I}0:9t5iss>. RIzRG = Stati5ner and Bookseller
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}, oor,do Springs, Mo, Eureka bl rt and Sloan Springs, 7 fare plus s2.oo for the round
 U. u..rots on sale June 1st to ,,er 30. Final return limit 5o rom date of sale
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14
.,n SPECIAL RATES

NOUN coorado Springs or Dsr .es s for the roon' ','p C..,n, sp' sl525 for the round ','p on s's. ,oo m for the round trip iiad' es cole June 1st to septem- ets oaa, on return limit October oo,ado Springs, Mo-, Eureka ? ,rt and Sloan Springs ! ..na nus sa00 for the round l ps p..ros on sale June list to - oo Final return limit 70 ! Fnm date of sale
 cDrn2s Ark, $f95. On ~ 1st to September 30. Final ,..i+ so days from date )t ! .u of Mexico $,93.. Tickets E M 1nne 1st to September 18th. ! limit October 9ls' rouis Mo- and return. $16.45. II, and return S25.45. Tick | ao,o 1une 1st to September 30 f .4rrn limit October 31, 1906. ! ,, rates to northwestern california; Mexico, Colorado f saekers excursion rates to nonts. Will be gladly fur : ntb all the information of trip, [ local ticket agent.
 ruaukee Wis. account Grand E rraternal Order of Eagles. .tos of one fare, plus $2.00, for ,d trip Tickets sale Au- F and l3 Final return say,ps s1waukee not later .ngss; zgi-A tl rates to Mexico and west ms will be gladly furnished. with full information regard . sirable routes s5opoyers side seepers and tourist ears etc. ling or writing,
 Denver Colo, account grand B. P o. E., July 16 to 21, 1906. on Mountain will sell tickets yer, Colorado Springs or Pueb- s2725 round trip. Tickets uly 10 to 15. inclusive, with eturn limit of August 20. Full aon will be given relative to Fers side trips, etc. upon writ calling on the ticket agent. Fontemplatng taking this trip nl most satisfactory route he Missouri Pacific We put Po Denver with exceptionally banges.
 Bearey. Ark account Of Afkan- nday School association at rate fare Flss 5a cents for the trip Tickets on sale June % and July l. j and [. Final re mit JnlY Dallas 97za@. ace eoan- Great of ' :. Improved 0eder ot ' en- One faTe nlos $2 for round Tickets on sale September to usiye. Fina1 retuGn limit Sep 90
 ner tourist rates wi. 6e nj bne to September 90
 information Will be g]adly siy calling on writing
 tnneapolis, Minn, August 1ath i account C. A. F. encampmant trip s24.85. Tickets or sale 10th to 12th Return limit 21st Except extension viii | (nted to September 30th ppon of ticket and payment Of Rgents fees soc. Regular joint fees. 25e.
 pmaha. Eeb.. Jaly l2th to 15th National Convention E. Y. P. ne fare plos $2.0o. for round Tickets on sale July 10th to 18th | i've Final return limit July Excopt extension will be grant August 18th upon deposit of and pa9ment of joint agents 50 cents Regular joint agents cents solorado Springs Colo, account
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22
THE MAN, THE HOUR
AND THE OPPORTUNITY
by DR.. 3. F. Ward, Winona, Mss.)

enemies Of reform at once seized the
opportunity to charge the crime to
the effect of Cobden's thrilling
speeches. Sir Robert PeeIe himself
declared that his own life was en-
dangered by Cobden's inhammatory
lar7rra~e.
tx man nature has been the same III
all ages. In the evolution OF the gov
eminent in all civilized countries, tn,
set fast" and the stand patters,"
especially those enjoying lucrative
positions, have invariably charged
the advocates of great reforms with
melting violence and disturbing the
business interests.
But Golden was irresistible. The
prime minister finally surrendered to
Cobdens lucid and. vigorous argu-
ments and joining forces with him,
aided largely in sweeping the Corn
Laws" from the statutes OF Eng
land
The man, the hour and the oppor-
tunity bad met.
The fifteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
may not be repealed in ten years nor
twenty-five years, nor fifty years.
There is only one thing absolutely
: certain about it and that is, its repeal
will never be secured by office hold
ers and representatives who preach
to their constituents that its accom-
plishment IS impracticable and i'm
possible, that~any effort in that direc-
ton is silly and absurd
Golden won his epochal victory in
seven years and those years were af-
terward called in England the period
OF educational agitation That is
exactly what we must have in this
country before we can be restored to
the inheritance OF the white mans
! government
The people must be convinced be
! fore the leaders can be coerced.
! Columbus had never discovered this
continent if he had needed the preach
nents OF statesmen. philosophers and
| .heologiins, who not only denounced
his theory impracticable, absurd ana
silly" but declared it sacreligious and
IN rebellion against the Bible.
But when the Genoese sailor step
ped upon the trackiess wave and
turned his prows toward the untrod-
den seas OF the West, the man, the
hour and the opportunity had met.
Victor Hugo said that Voltaire
created the French Revolution. He
declared that, Noitaire alone wageo
war against that grand coalition OF
all social vices, composed OF THE
court. the nobility, the capital, the
clergy and unconscious power OF 2
blind Multitude and won And.
says Hugo. what was his weapon.
That which has the lightness OF the
wind and the power OF a thunderbolt
IA pen.
He have been gravesy notified that
a formidable list of distinguished Mis-
sissIppians, in the Senate and House
of Representatives. had failed to re-
peal the iIfieel-th ame..G:s.s.-t; there
fore, il could not be done. We arc
very much obliged for the informa
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

Henry Thomas Buckle in his His
tory Of Civilization in England,
states the proposition that no great
political Improvement, no great re
form. either legislative or executive,
had ever been originated in any
country by its r"lers. The first sug-
gesters Of such steps have invariably
been some bold and able thinkers,
who discern the abuse, denounce it
and point out how it IS to be RENE
great reform which has been effected
has consisted, not in doing something
new, but i'll undoing something old.
The most valuable additions made
OF preceding legislation, and the best
yaws which have been passed, have
been those by which some previous
laws were repealed
He also says that the repeal Of
unjust and oppressive legislation has
usually been resisted by even the
most enlightened governments until
/ the pressure from without is SO
] strong so as to compel acquiesenec
! in popular demand
/ For instance it required more than
/ hundred years to repeal the Tariff
or Corn Laws" Of England
The persistent struggle against
this vicious legislation was only a
repetition of ailures until Richard
Golden enterede the contest in be
half >of the people.
Golden was not a trained and ex-
perienced statesman, had never held
lnor sought office. He had not been
educated in any college or university
at home or abroad. He was self
,cated. which means that he was
81 educated He was a business
man and had been a diligent student
Of men and conditions He under
stood the relations that did exist and
that should exist between the gov
erning class and the governed. He
realized that the privileged few had
for generations, been systematica1l-
robbing the unprivileged masses H
was bold, brainey. candid and Cos.
sGentious lie challenged the land
lords and Chartists to open discus
sion. His eioquence. his logic, his
compact and brilliant presentation Of
facts carried conviction 70 the minds
Of his hearers and he swept every
thing before him Almost before h1
was aware Of It the popular tide had
| borne him into parliament.
| When he entered the House Of
/ Commons. his enemies confidently
predicted that his career was ended
Il would never be able to stand up
| kessre the sage dignifed. ponderous
statesmen and leaders. Tn FIVE
| days after taking his seat he was in
/, the front rank Of forensic conflict
Al arst the opposition heard him with
| Ill concealed contempt, then with
surprise, next with wonder and lastly
with CONSERVATION. While the ifnpet-
nous oratory of Golden was driving
/ the tariff barors before him III Par
Iliament.v the s-e-sta.g u S.r .ocert
Peele, the prime minister, was shot
dead in the stree. by lunatic The
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

acy which we have, thus far. ma.n.
tanned by the imperative violation
Of law.
We must have constitutional car-
vention Then the cry of the econ.
scrvatives" went up from all parts
of the state, "You can't DO it. Nor
can not formulate a constitution dis.
franchising a large majority of die
negroes, that will stand the ties. Y.
the Supreme Court. without fixing
the same restriction upon 4 large
number of whites. many OF them Con.
fcderate soldiers" Prominent among
the large number who held this virw
was Senator +. c. Wa'thau "a brill
liant and accomplished jurist a sp.aa-
did soldier, a patriot withoat bIemish
a senator Of national reputation
magnificent man. He thoughtful bet
ter to "bear the ills we have than .a
fly those we know not Of"
But the old Commoncr said, "He
can try" We all know the ras..
Once more the man. the hour and ...
opportunity were face to face.
Supreme hour momcuto8- orpo-.
tunity great man. grand man ~.
rs tsand with uncovered heads .n ..
presence Of his majestic memory .."
salute the sublime record of era.
tain who Joined battle when other.
retreated. who conquered where ..r-
ers faltcrcd. who PLANTED the standard
of the white man. government raor
the rampant of constitution buEH..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

ton. Hugo and Buckle have also
presented us with a brilliant array OF
able, eminent, patriotic and se1f-sac-
rifcing Frenchmen, who had strug-
gIed, apparently in vain, along the
same line with Vo1taire Such men
as Button, Montesquen, Marmontel,
Duclos, Rosseau, Diderot and others.
The publications of these men were
seized and burned by the despotic
government. The authors were
thrown into prison, or driven into
exile and their property con6scated.
Yet their efforts had not been alto
gether fruitless. They had fortified
the soil and soWn ne dragons teeth,
ready to leap into life under the vivi-
tying todch OF Voltaire's genius.
So these worthy and faithful Sena-
tors and Congressman from Missi5-
sippi and other states, may have been
fertilizing and preparing the way foi
the coming of some Voltaire, or Cob
den, or Patrick Henry, possibly yet
unborn. Vo1taire created the Revo-
luton. but the Revolution produced
Robespierre and Danton.
Voltaire had sown the wind but
who would control the whirlwind?
Rer handed riot and implacable ven
geance surged through the streets Of
Paris like tropical cyclone. The
Guiollotine could not work fast
enough to glut the fury of the ia
collins From the pale and culver
ing lips on all sides, the hasty in
quiry was whispered, "who can bride
the Storm" At last one member sof
the Convention suggested that he
knew a man who might possibly save
them; a little Corsican lieutenant who
had distinguished himself at he bat
tie Of Toulon and who would not
stand on ceremonies" More in spirit
of despair than of hope, the young
soldier was summoned and placed in
! command He was instructed to fire
blank cartridges at the mob romptly
and coolly disregarding his instruc-
tons, he ordered the canoneers to
charget heir guns with grape shot
and deliver one yolley That volIey
not only annihilated the mob ana
brought order out Of chaos, it echoed
around the globe 1t was the signal
guq Of the career that was to spor,
with crowns, change for a time the
map OF Europe and shake to its base
the throne Of nearly every despotisn
in the world The little Corsican was
Napoleon Bonaparte. The man, the
hour, and the opportunity had mcl
Is the route practieable:' inquired
Napoleon Of his engineer 1T IS very
difficult was the reply Sternly the
demand was repeated IS the ronre
praoticaalcs It IS barely pos5-5le to
pass" replied the engineer Then
move forward said the man OF ac-
ton. And-he passed.
II the interest Of white civilization
for tie ultimate and permanent good
OF white man and negro. for the pro-
motion OF harmony, cooperation and
united strength between all sections
OF this government, oaght the fif- |
tee7sth amendment to be repeated? |
Yes. Is the repeal practicable 1t |
may be very difficult But is it prac-
ticabieo It is possibleto accomplish |
the reform Then move forward and |
do yenr duty whether success. or fail /
re a.ay betide your efforts and cease |
the waste OF valuable TIME IN pratt /
ing. parIeying and expatiating about
difficulties in the way. If some OF our
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-22

perfunctory and genial statesmen had
even a few filaments Of Napoleonic
nerve fibre in their anatomies, they
would not be so ready to lie down
in the presence of difficulties.
When the American Colonies be
gan to petition the crown for redress
of grievances, they did not comtem-
plate independence. Their appeals
for justice were answered by insult
and taxation When resistance was
suggested, they said we are too
weak to cope with so formidable an
adversary"
Then a plain, strong, fearless, elo-
qnent man, who had not been edu
Gated in any college or university, at
home or abroad, who had no 'experi-
ence in national legislation" stood
ap and said. war is inevitable and let
it come; I repeat it, Sir, let it come"
Then pale terror sat upon the
cheeks of the conservative" and Eek
perienced' statesmen, while their
knees smote together in mortal ire
pidation, and tories whetted their
steel behind closed doors; but the
words of defiance had gone forth up
on the wings of the wind In that
famous utterance was the conception
OF the American Republic in the
womb of revolution The "sky-scrap
ing orator" was Patrick Henry. The
man, the hour and the opportunity
had met.
When the people Of Mississippi
had been driven to desperation under
the bankruptcy. horrors and humilia-
ton OF the black decade, man with
out experience in national legislation
and untried in political leadership
was called from the retirement Of pri-
vate life to lead the charge Of an I'M
conquerable race against the riotine
hosts Of darkness, despotism and de-
monism. He had not been educated
in any college or university, at home
or abroad He was valiant. positive,
prudent. practical, profound and po-
tential At the first meeting Of the
Executive Committee, Of which he
was chairman, only one or two of the
eminent statesmen, jurists and sol
diers Who were members OF that most
distinguished council agreed with his
plan OF action. With all Difference to
the opposition Of his able and patriot.
il associates. he said, u am going 70
battle on this line, if ! iail, am
damned in the estimation Of the peo-
Die of Mississippi but we are damned
as we are" He issued his general
order in which he warned rs to do
nothing that might invaIidate the
election after we had won it, but. he
added, edo nothing to repress the
ardor of the young men" That sig
niicant suggestion was the keynote
Of the conflict. 1t was the bright ana
Gliding star>upon the dark field OF
the battle flag. We followed IT 10
victory
That man was J. z. George.
The man, the hour and the oppor-
tunity had met.
For fifteen years we held by force
what we had achieved through his |
strategy. Then he car
to US again, and said to us. Il
methods have we'll nigh reached the /
limit of virtuous necessity. The polir-
cal morals of or young men will be /
debauched by these defiant and des- !.
Darate measures. We must seek some :,
means of preserving, under the forms
Of law. that civilization and suprem- /
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
John-fhe- Baptist Dramas.

James O'Neill. who has been appear
ing in Monte Cristo." produced at
Minneapolis. Mimi. a new piece in
which he appeared in the role of John
the Baptist. The play is called The
Voice of the Mighty. and deals with
the reign of TiberiUs Caesar
This recalls TO mind that another
play treating of the same theme,
called a Voice From the Wilderness .
was staged in San Francisco September
3 1901, by Belasco & ThalL This play
was written by Edward Elsner. author
of Under Two Flags" and inventor
of the sandstorm effect, presented in
San Francisco by this firm about two
years previously
"A Voice From the Wilderness was
staged at the Central Theater and ran
for three weeks to immense receipts,
Notwithstanding il was played. with
one exception, by the members of a
stock company who, were not especial
~ well adapted to the roles. Robert
Downing acted John the Baptist; Rob-
ert Cummings. HerOd; Antoinette Mar
shall. Herodias. and Oza Waldrop.
Saiome.
This play was in no sense an imi-
tation of Sudermann's Johannes =
which E. H. Sothern is 10 present this
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Iron Does One Good Turn.

This is a result OF the tardy arrival
Of that-steel." said the manager,
proudly surveying his environment.
.'W hile waiting for the-stuff-it oc-
CURED 10 my mind that similar sus-
pense in regard to other necessaries
might be averted by providing the
means Of having them manufactured
right here instead Of sending East for
them Mr.. Mayer approved the sug-
gestion. and this is the outcome"
But isn't it rather-extravaga gant?"
1 fsltered.
~Of course we thought of that. but
after figuring it out we came to the
conclusion that the outlay would ulti-
mstely effect a considerable saving.
How? why. by taking to ourselves
the profits that would otherwise go
to the regular manufacturers Of
theater furnishings. We provide the
factory and the machinery and ma
teriaI and depend upon our carpenters
and electricians-whom we would have
to retain under salary. anyway-to
make all the fxings necessary for our
first production. After that we Will
have enough stock props TO keep US
going Indefinitely without having to
hire q blessed article. Then this fac
tory viii always be available when
we need any special settings We
appraised stock the other day and
found that we have already effected
a saving equivalent to the price we
paid for the most expensive machine
in the shop. The entire enterprise will
have paid for itself within year"
We descended TO the basement. where
my surprise was augmented by dis
play OF bric-a-brac that completely
covered a wide shelf about twenty feet
IN length.
You may regard that collection as
also indicative Of extravaganza when
I tell you that Mr. Mayer paid spot
cash for it in New York" said Mr.