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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
KNEE DRESSES FOR WOMEN.

4 special dispatch from Pittsburt5, Pa, brings the news that number Of club women of that city are to ln- angurate a crusade for startling re- totrn in Nomen's dress. The thing was first proposed at a meeting of the Women'S club of Pittsburg last Friday night. Mrs. Archer, possess ing an extremely pretty figure, speak ing on the subject, "Womens Sar torial Impediments, declared that women's dresses should not extend x below thr knees. Mrs. Jerome Scaub, who also possesses a fine figure, dis eussed Nomen's fashions from the flrne of Eve and gave Mother Eyes Kg-Ieaf much the best of the argu- ment. Mrs. Wray, another crusader, who could exhibit a human form divine in all the beauty of it's perfect symmetry, caused several tall and angular women to faint by declaring most emphatically in favor of knee dresses.
 Mrs. Wray said she never had been able to forgive Mother Eve fully for having made it necessary for women 10 wear clothes, and added that wom- Sn should wear only clothes enough 40 protect themselves from the wealth CT.
 We have no business putting into this delicate discussion, says an ex- change, but we wish to suggest to Mrs. Wray that at some very fashion 1nlea social functions ladies do not al- ways wear enough to protect them from the weather. Of course, there is no danger of return to the fashion of Eve. The ladies would never be { willing to abolish that dear old autO- matic query: "Is my hat on ztraight?" Are my fig leaves on Erafght?" could never take the place of tfle old interrogation. But no fault can be found with knee, dresses ex- cept by those who have too great a wealth of anatomy below the knee and those who are barely able to show any visible means of support.
 The knee dress would not only prove more sanitary. but would force merchants to sweep their own side walks. and it would be economy by saving several yards of cloth on every dress, Let the Pittsburg crusaders Htart the knee dress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
"OLD R.
 AND R. 7
By M. J. PHILLIPS
Copyright, 1905, bB K. 4. Whitehead

The Continental Express company is great institution. It does business in every state between the seaboards and It's employees, who are messengers on trains, local agents, route agents, office men and drivers, number thousands. The Continental continues to be great and to pay dividends because it takes q particular interest in the goings in and comings out of each of it's en- ployees. It demands services of them and loads responsibilities upon them at which bank presidents would shudder The company's motto. if a thing so thoroughly useless were ever an ap- bondage of an enterprise so utilitarian, would be, "The Continental expects every man to do his duty"
 The corporation comes nearer to rep resenting abstract justice than the su- preme court. Good men are advanced i'll precisely the degree they deserve advancement. Bad men are punished.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13

from the farm to town) said this morning: No man ever got into my sympathies and won my confidence as quickly as Rogers did last night
 Tn addition to being a complete and convincing refutation of the miser- able charges made against him, the speech was as entertaining as any lecture ever delivered by Bob Taylor or Sam Jones, and for two hours the attorney general held the closest at tention of the house and kept them in an uproar of applause.
 So favorable was the impression made that many of the ladies, who had never seen him before but had heard that he was not prize beauty. declared that he was mot so ugly while others held that he was sgood looking" and it was generally conced- ed among them that he had "an hon est face"
 If Bob" Rogers can make his last nioht's speech before enough of the voters of Arkansas he will win the eubernatorial race "hands down. .''- 'arendon Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
FOR THE PUBLIC Goop.
This Will Interest Every Resident of
 Pine Bluff

This Will Interest Every Resident of
 Pine Bluff.
 You can readily verify the following particulars, for the gentleman supply ing them will be only too pleased to answer any inquiries by mail. If you suffer from disorder of the kidneys or bladder and desire to be cured, write him about Doan's Kidney Pills and learn that the following state ment is true ill every particular:
 Dr. E. Collins. one of the leading dentists in Little Rock, a resident in that city for over thirty years. busi- ness address 505 i-2 Main street. resi- depce 1214 Scott street. says: When | say that Doan's Kidney Pills is a remedy of undoubted merit know what I am talking about. for tested them thoroughly. Every che who has had kidney complaint knows just what those symptoms are and what the con sequences are that follow, but every one does not know at first how to check an attack and then absolutely and radically dispose of it. My ad- vice is, buy Doan's Kidney Pills. take a course of the treatment and you will net have the slightest doubt7re- garding the result To say that I am pleased to endorse the preparation mildly expresses what I think about it.
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff falo, New York sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-a tSke no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
GA ASTORIA. 9 Bears the H1 1hs Kind You Have Always BougH ~sn,t''' a, [x~HNzZ.l
HON. ROBERT L. ROGERS.
His Speech Recently at Clarendon
 Made Him Many Friends.

Attorney General Robert l.. Rogers, candidate for governor, spoke last night to a large audience at the Hughes theatre He reviewed his mreer as public official, giving in a sense an account of his stewardship, and answered in most satisfactory manner the numerous scandalous re- ports that are being made against him by his political enemies.
 Mir. Rogers speech last night is generally conceded to have been one Of the most effective political utter ances ever delivered in this city. Many who came to the meeting as his enemies went away his pronounced friends and supporters, and are today out-spoken and even enthusiastic in 1reIr advocacy of his candidacy It is no eXa geration to say that no man ever before made as many converts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.

St. Louis, Mo, Sept. p, l90s- Interested: Beginning Tuesday, tober 3, 1905, and continuing until ther notice, a tourist sleeping car be placed in service on trains numb 1 and between St. Louis and P Bluff twice a month as follows:
 Southbound. Leave St. Louis train No. at 9:55 p. m. on first 2 third Tuesdays of each aonth-nol seekers excursion dates.
 Northbound. Leave Pine Bluf train No at 1::25 p. m. first and ta Thursdays of each month.
 Berth rate between St. Louis Maiden $1, Campbell s1, Paragoua Jonesboro s1, Brinkley s1.25, Ca1 don $1.25, Stuttgart s1.5o, Pine 0| $1,50. Tn requesting berth reservations sengers should specify whether " ist" or standard" Is desired.
 D. W. LaBEAUa
 G. P. and !,
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A Domestic Treasure.

Sir Squire Bancroft in proposing the health of the bishop of London told a story in his inimitable way. A charm ing young damsel came to London to visit an aunt, who probably came origi- nally from Scotland, for when the young lady was leaving in a cab for an evening party she said: "Now, mind; don't you pay him more than 1 shil. ling. It's his legal fare" Arrived at her destination, the young lady sprang out, handed cabby q shilling and bound ed up the steps of the house.
 Ere, I say, missy called cabby. "kin ask you question:"
 "Yes, you may"
 "Well, are you married"
 "No," she cried, indignant. "Im notw
 "Well-well, somebody's a-goin' to git treasure, for l never seen gal as could make bob go further or do more ard work nor you, missv'-Lon- don Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13

The Continental stands ready to spend 5000 ill conyicting the man who steals d hundred. Employees who have gy- ell the best years of their life to it's service are pensioned The only touch of human nature about it is the pres ent of a five doNar bill which, with a formal and frosty little letter is sent each Christmas to every employee who has worked for the Continental year or more
 The spirit and essence of the Conti- mental is it's book of Rules and Regu- lations.' The tome is q ponderous mass of bound circulars a foot thick. Every fortnight or so another printed yellow folder is issued, bringing the express world up to date. and this is duly read by agent or messenger and fastened into the covers.
 Somewhere ill the musty depths of the Rules and Regulations" are in- structions covering every possible con- tingency, from handling Egyptian mummies to the feeding of live stock in transit No matter how absurd an employees procedure in an emergency. when viewed i'll the light of common sense he has only to quote Rules and Regulations" correctly. He is sure of forgiveness. And the man who is versed in "Old R. and R." as the book is called, is held by his colleagues in much the same half envious regard with which ministers look upon brother who knows his Bible exceed tngly we'll
 Booth, money clerk at Morgantown, cred volume = "The Book of Revela- tion." The agent. Hornbeck. who had grown gray in the Continentars serv. ice, chided him one day for his flip. pancy.
 "I tell you, Bill" he said seriously, astray any turn of the road. You could use it as guide and be pretty good Christian. Doesn't 1t tell you to be strictly honest, to be temperate and keep good hours, to affiliate yourself with some church and attend divine services on Sunday, to dress neatly and as well as your income will per mit to treat everybody with polite ness, for we must depend on rich and poor, white and black, for our busi- neSs?"
 That's true, all right" replied Bill, impressed I never looked at it that way before"
 And" chmed in Bobby Taylor, the driver, "'Old R. and R. makes you insure your life before you can work for the company. That isn't all of it either. Away back in Series D. No. 439, dated June 1, 1898, found paragraph advising employees to mar ry."
 Funny you'd stumble on to that hey. Bobby?" queried Booth, with grin and a wink at Hornbeck, where upon Bobby, blushing like school girl, hastened back to his wagon.
 Bobby was the best driver the Nor gantown office had. He did oceans of work every day. collecting parcels and making deliveries. Besides. there were four round trips between the office and Morgan Junction, mile away. The railroads got no nearer town than the Junction. He did all this and hank cred for more, anxious for promotion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13

for promotion meant more money. and more money spelled matrimony. Bob by and Marion Hackett had it all ar ranged. When his salary touched S6O a month-a driver gets $4o-or when he had $500 saved, then they would ad- venture down life's stream together.
 "FOr, you see, Marion, $43 month isn't much, although it would buy coal and something to eat" Bobby would explain But, darling, don't want you regretting having married ne right at the start I'm going to have enough so we'll be comfortable"
 And Marion, with fond belief in Bob by's financial acumen, would lay her curly head on his shoulder and agree. satisfied this was right, for hadn't Bob by said so:
 Bobby was thinking up ways and means one winters night as he turned his horses head homeward with the load of freight from the eastbound train. The first quarter mile of the journey, between solid rows Of lum- Der piles and lighted by single arc light, was lonesome. Bobby often thought that if holdup for the yalu- able money packages he carried were ever attempted it would be on this stretch of narrow, deserted street.
 The possibility of such an occurrence was always present. Tonight it be- came reality. X man, a dark cloth tied over his face, suddenly sprang out of the shadow and seized plodding old Dick by the bit Something glittered in the hand which he pointed at Bob by. Throw down that sack. he eom- manded hoarsely. "The red way bill stuff" as the valuable packages are called, was in sack swung over the drivers shoulder.
 Bobby's reply was to reach for the Colts thirty eight, which drivers of the and Bobby felt the crease as of a hot iron right above his right ear. The bull let had barely missed him. The holdup man went down next instead, a bullet from the Colts in his shoulder. He lay helpless on the soggy snow until the
 
 A route agent came to Morgantown next morning. talked with Hornbeck and went away. Route agents are power aad Bobby was impressed and fiattered when this particular member of tl:e guild shook hands and jokingly called him "Deadwood Dick.
 A week later the sequel of the at tempted ho.dup was written \ red way bill package, containing five $100 bills, came for Bobby from Continental headquarters. \ colAmendatory letter which accoNpanied it Guoted a certain ancient circular far back in "Old R. and R." which rros'iaeS that the Con tinentai employee who captures unin jured the criminal ta,at attempts rob bery shall receive S1D0: tie sum shall be S500 if the thief is wounded and captured.
 Hornbeck says that letter. which MT. and Mrs. Taylor prize most highly, is the first ever sent out from headquar ters consciously or urconsciousIy hr- morous. "Old R. and 1:s makes 10 al lowanee for hu!aor, kut t,,e epistle aG- vised Bobby, among otEer t,lin:s 6 get married. And Bobby was planning the honeymoon while he read it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
The Rixht Doctor.

In Haverhill. Mass. according to the Boston Herald. there used to live two doctors of the same surname. Dr. Ben 1amin E, Sawyer was physician with large practice. Dr. Nathan Sawyer was veterinarian. A man named Jones. after week or more of imbib- Ing. was very sick and his wife. be- coming alarmed, sent the hired man for Dr. Sawyer. The hired man brought the wrong Sawyer-the veterinary. Dr. Nathan explained to the wife that he was skilled only in the diseases of horses, cattle and other animals. q guess you can prescribe all right in this case" replied Mrs. Jones. sJones is jackass."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
WANTE ED.

Two men in each county to repre- sent and advertise hardware depart ment, put out samples of our goods, etc. Travelling position or office man. ager. Salary s90 per month, cash weekly, with all expenses paid in ad- vance. We furnish everything.
 THE COLUMBIA HOUSE, Dept G1o, 234 5th ave. Chicago, Ill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-13
What's Truth?

The fact that Eisenkramer, the tailor. makes clothing to order from the best that's made to the cheapest that's good at prices within the reach of everybody. Pine street corner of Second. above Citizens bank.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
EDL DOUBLE TRAGEDY
SHOCKS new YORK CITY
School Closing
INTERESTING PROGRAMME WILL
BE GIVEN AT The GRAND
OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT

This evening at the Grand opere
house seventy-four students viii be
promoted from the Second and Third
ward schools to the High school As
they receive their diplomas from the
hand OF Superintendent Roster. they
will experience a feeling of ealultation,
for hereafter they will attend school
in the new building being erected on
the South Side
The work of the students has been
very satisfactory Throughout the
year. were the words spoken by Prof
Hunt this morning when asked how
the students had done this year There
were enrolled this year four hundred
and ninety-four students. This is a
very large number. and the way they
have progressed this winter reflects
great credit upon the principal and his
seven assistants
The programme for this evening
promises to be of unusual interest and
is being drilled for by the students
with great earnesness. A large num-
Der of musical pieces have been pre-
pared and they promise to be very
good
A small admission fee of ten cents
will be charged to help to defray the
expenses
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
KILLS
DAUGHTER And
then HERSELF

NEW YORK. May Miss Agatha
waters, young and beautiful society
woman and a member OF the younger
set in the -Four hundred" was shot
and killed early this morning as she
lay sleeping in her bed. by her moth
4er. Mrs. Mary E. Waters. wife of John
r. Waters. prominent in insurance
and banking world. After killing her
daughter. Mrs. Waters sent bullet
through her own brain. The double
tragedy occurred in the Waters. mag
nifcent city home at hundred and
8orty.four West 10Th street The only
explanation that can be made by the
family is that Mrs. Waters was suffer
ing from insomnia and became sud
denly insane. Mrs. Waters was in
her usual health and attended church
last evening She returned home.
chatted pleasantly with the family un-
til all retired at eleven o'clock, the
mother went directly to her sleeping
room. Miss Agatha and her younger
sister. Ruth. went to their room Miss
Agatha was planning a trip to Europe
and was in slightly nervous condi-
ton, causing her mother to worry AT
two o'clock this morning. the mother
slipped from her bed. went quietly TO
her husbands study. secured his re
yolyer and then entered the room
where her daughters We're sleeping
Her presence aroused Ruth. Then
don't know exactly what mother
did said Miss Ruth There was a
Shot; I jumped up and saw mother
Asalk quietly out&of the room. Then
there was another shot and heard a
fall Mrs Waters fell at the feet Of
her husband who ran from his room
on hearing the first shot The FASsi-
clans summoned declared that both
women died instantly The mother
was 50 years old For more than
twenty years Mr. Waters had been
prominent in t1e financial world and
his family prominent socially.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
Some Plain
Facts About
Elkins Law

WASHINGTON, D. C., May Al
most every passing day brings new
testimony as to the efficacy Of the Ell
klns law prohibiting rebates. at which
what little opposition there is in West
Virginia 70 Senator Elkins have been
Inclined to sneer. The cumulative
Evidence as to the efficacy OF the law
is no less a proof conclusive Of its
efficacy than it is OF the absolute un-
fairness of the few who have sneered
at 1t, to Senator ElfIns.- The Supreme
Court Of the United States upheld it
and stamped it with their approval
by handing down under 1t the most
far reaching decision on railroad regu-
lation yet-made, under it. in the recent
case asaint the Chesapeake and Ohio:
and New Haven roads. Standard on
has shown how hard 1t hits them by
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
IF ELKINS is A RAILROAD SENATOR
HE is NOT A TRUNK. Liner

seeking to encompass. the defeat OF
Judge Mann. OF Chicago. for renomi-
nation because he was an ally of Sen
aror EIllins when the matter was pend
ing in the House Immediately upon
its heels comes tae case OF the Burl-
ington Route and its officials who
were fined sixty thousand dollars for
granting rebates in violation Of the
ElkinS Act
And following this comes the press
of the country, editorially and In its
news columns, endorsing the Elkins
Act as full and sufficient remedy for
the rebate evil. Only few days ago
the New York World. the leading
Democratic paper of the country
came out with an editorial saying as
mucl, which editorial is similar to
that of hundreds of others in Demo
cratic papers. all of them declaring
that II only remains that the Admin
istration enforce the law as its merit
has been proven in the courts. The
same is true of the Republican press
of the country The following ediro-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
SIX INJURED IN BOILER EXPLOSION

the face and limbs and bruised by
flying debris.
Coe Bell. brother of Abe Bell. enSi-
neer. scalded and cut on tae head by
flying pieces of iron
Ward Nutter. helper about the mill.
scaIded and cur by pieces OF the boil.
Jim Jeners. woocman, had just re
turned from the woods. badly scal<l-
ed. d.zs~--.-;s--@..-- .-z.-------.E--4
Abram Pearson. one OF the proprfe-
tors. slightly burned and badly brrts-
ed by broken debris, and three ribs
broken.
The mill had been set up during the
past week and the intention was TO
begin work to-day. On Saturday the
men fred up and prepared TO give the
belts and the machinery OF the mill
general test. SO that work might begin
on big contract with out a hitch. The
boiler was filled with water. and 1t is
said that this was the cause of The ex-
plosion The full boiler was overieat-
ed and just when the mill was started
the boiler exploded with terrific force
The boiler was blown about twenty
FIVE feet frona-itS foundation The rear
end blew out and escaping steam was
forced in all directions. Pieces OF iron
torn loose from the boiler hew-abous
promiscuously-
Little Dauas-A1en vas near his
grandfather. -who is one of the mem
bers Of the firm The steam. caught
him and scalded him frightfully. The
exposed parts of his body were mass
of blisterS-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
ALLISON DANGEROUSLY ILL
Senator Delivers Course on Rate Bill
inspired by Rivalry With Gov.
CumminS

WASHINGTON, D. c. May 1t
develops that Iowa politics is responsi-
Bile for Senator Delivers attitude to-
wards the Allison amendment Sena-
tor Allison, it is reported. is danger
ously nl.and Gov. cummins. a radical
advocate OF railway rate legislation.
is anxious to succeed either Dolliver
or Allison in the Senate
Senator Dollivers term expires next
March and he is desirous OF being
credited with being as radical on the
railway rate question as Gov. Cum
Minis. II the impression should gain
a foothold in Iowa that he had even
compromised with the conservative
element, he fears that he viii be sue
ceeded by Gov. Cunnios-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
PIEDMONT ROBBERY
,eweier and Clerk Bound in Store by
Two Negroes Who Made Quite
A Haul
PIEDMONT

PIEDMONT. ". Va, May s.-As
James Feaster. ieweIer. was closing
his store at II O'Clock Saturday night.
after having locked the jewelry in the
safe. two unknown negroes entered
the store, bound and gagged Feaster
and his clerk. Mr.. Callahan. Of Terra
Alta. and secured SO. in notes and
change. Feaster's diamond ring and
Callahan's gold watch Feaster was
counting the money and his clerk mad
started TO close the windows II was
some time after the negroes escaped
that persons passing discovered the
plight OF Feaster and Callahan The
negroes were traced in the direction
OF FrostburS-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-07
BIG GHARILE
GETS OFF
LHLEOKLE s

PARKERSBTRG.W Va. May So
Senator c. T. Caldwell has lust re-
turned home from a uip to Richmoad
Va, where he appeared before the
United states circuit court OF appeals:
in an Important case He came nome
by the way or Washington e;ity. and
while there, he says: Il himself he
formed the resolution Of making the
contest against stephen EilStns Tor
a seat in the United States Senate.
Saturday he consulted his brother by
wtre and talked with many fnltIential
friends here and In other parts Of the
State. and being greatly encouraged,
he has decided 30 30 into the fight
in earnest He Informed q neEspaper
man that II was his purpose To-
make the battle as the candidate OF
the people, on the Roosevelt platform
of giving every man a square deal and
a square meal. as against the en-
croachments of the corporations and
arrogant combines who are absorbing
the wealth of the people and making
it harder TOO for the poor man to get
either a square deal or even part
OF meal. Whatever else may be
said OF senator Caldwell everybody II
West Virginia knows that he is one
of the greatest campaigners GaIt-
well proposes within the next nfnety
days TO visit every county inthe noun
tain state and speak to the people
wherever he can find them.
TIE senator's broth q. the