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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11
EMENT TS WINS BLUFF MAN IS NOW THE IN. WIDUAL CHAMPION OF E ARKANSAS,
little After Tieing With A. |. Hams and X. H. Campbell on Closing Day.

fe Arkansas State Sportsmen' S as- ltiOn Wednesday closed it's six hh annual tournament, which was fof the most successful since the mixation of the association. The Ire of the closing day was the in-
 Ital championship, at 50 targets,
 was won by George W. Clem- Eof Pine Bluff. The event result
 a tie between Mr. Clements, Dr.
 Of Hot Springs and \.
 4mpbell of Augusta, each of \ broke A targets, and in the BrOff, which was at 25 targets. NJ. nents won, with a score of 19, E Dr. Williams was second, with bre of II. Mf. Campbell,s score E16.
 tother special event was the e-n1an team championship. which AWDK by the Capltal CllS Iun cluD Of Little Rock The event was E. targets. 9 for each man. The . Rock representatives, s. M. 4l, w. E. Miller and Gibson Thi- k broke 5, as against 51 for the Smith team, and 49 for the Pine team.
 EE. Hubby, representative of the
 Metallic Cartridge company, and . 6. Spencer, representative of Winchester Repeating Arms com , tied for the high professional Ige for the two days, each break wf out of the 360 targets.
 Anesday's scores were as fol-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11
pr. Ramsey Lecture on Napoleon.

On Friday night, October 19 Dr. Ramsey will give his lecture on the life of Napoleon. He illustrates his lecture with sixty-one stereoptican slides, and rare treat is promised those who attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11
LADIES OBSERVING A
 "WEEk OF PRAYER"

A week of prayer. is being observ- ed by the ladies of the Woman's Home Mission society They report very successful meeting and invite all those in this work to join them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11

MT. Geo. M Wells uas returned from Ladd, where he has been on a business visit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11
HEAVY FRUSTS REPORTED
 IN MANY STATES.

Heavy damage from frost is report ed in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkan- sas, Georgia and North and South Carolina.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-11
General Knox
 is Im proving

Gen. R. NJ. Knox, wao suffered a very sudden and severe attack of heart failure Wednesday, is very much improved.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

- s,,-n &c -rex The emissa-ies OF Mr.. and Mrs
S. despite their natural charms got TO oe uIs,
tinctly unwelcome visitors IN many OFFICES "i.1
wealthy homes Often while they were waiting 10
pick up money FOR tickets inquiries would De i'ao
OF this organization over the telephone, ana 1ac's
most uncomplimentary would hy back over the
wire. -.
mus II happens that New York knows Mt ana
Mrs s. no more. Whether the loss TO the me
tro1ons OF these two resourceful charity pro
raoters" VIII prove gain 20 Los Ailseies iii"-i''
20 be seen, but II is doubtful
And are there any more OF their knd leit behliluF
MANY" WAS the lsconic reply given TO a tribune
reporter b. official Of the Charity organization
Society.
men a few doors from your own offioe. in Park
Row Up 20 d short time ago this man had the
handling Of the finances Of one OF the largest
hospital charities in the city. re made such good
arst impression that he was invited on It's board
OF directors; but he did not improve On acQuaint-
snce. and his next invitation was 70 get of the
board"
The name OF the furnished willingly,
and the little coincidence went far 20 emphasize
the dictum that 1.-The New Yorker rarely knows
hts nextdoor neighbor" Also. the advisability In
some instances OF not learning 20 know him.
Charity promoting Is q paying business It must
be- or It would not attract the brilliant minds II
does Those who succeed in this calling must have
exceptional organizing ability. good presence
standing o. a sort and the wit 10 drive quick
bargain Women are particularly successful as
charity promoters. Women slso are the charity
r,roanoters' ablest lsutenants This is all might
be expected. Those who have come under their
spell say that the solicitors are most diytnely
fair" and lacking that benign Madonnaliks
expression OF eye so emnenly in keeping with the
4 ostsnsble object OF their work And all this for
I2 10 So week, Stage beauties out OF engage
Inert fnd this profitable and congenial channel
for their surplus energy Men are often ct the head
OF this promoting business the brains controlling
the enterprise but often their work Is confined 20
treating with the institutions movements 10 be
exploited They keep well IA the background.
one woman promoter got away with a neat Zeal
IA Philadelphia last year. certain medical tnst-
tuition there IN need of funds and the board
OF directors determined 10 get up soms kind OF
benefit function. The woman got wind OF this and
waited the treasurer. aIniahle retired phys-
cian with more knowledge OF crooked business
/ than the average man OF his class. and in about
as short time II takes 10 mention the incident
she had secured his signature 10 an agreement Ia
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

fraH1 Journalist. whore articles On The IN
tn'Iaoye1 problem la Loa5rr are a1 The present
u'-e providing rulca trs---.ntFe reading for the
ni'H'A public and .-s les l.ass las The boldness
= sll' Eo-r. t.s e-.-.- .s careful not 10 indorse
lie statement 'rar be would "a1t give penny
&c organised charity"
Co--1 ae f1Fs Rad .1 l-s mid when DE mace
.--t ...-ar-.-l --e many frauds peTpe-
udlea II tle lll-o cf clar.ty2 lie knows his New
01 "tl.-.'eEF ~.a-r .- the union. too-and q s.
tOas'o.e ~ fha course ~ hs open eyed wenderiugs
-s'e tlEt te mot 1r. and Airs. Sd. They were
''aey are now o. tae..---.~- o0urIe and an absorb
ihg E,ucy for tho eacfa..-.s-
=, may f--ercst rHe many friends OF Mr.. and
~ D -1 %ew York and other Eastern cities 20
- liit ier .-. -oE lU Los Angeles recuperat-
-i'-' t.E -r tenn of ardu0us work ia
Isse Iai-l. Letters ere sure 10 find them there,
IIoeF 'ae or o-r- ot the humorous forms IN
--h Itey "ere wont 10 spell their surname Il
= 4Ioolee''l--s thar they are not socially p-o.ni-
- n -laL sa.Lhr1oUs health resort: the .oir form
- no queen ot Gil tie virtues Is 2 familiar 1glre
- - Guys LIE and where Charity is. there 100.
are NJ aHc Mrs. s.
&C" c9l-d = Dc otherwise, when al they have
.As "oT-t hey owe 20 Char.ty7 She has been
sleiea trenc 10 them. u Is Ike this: Charity
Iieeuca-.y nn adopted daughter OF theirs; they
's-se Tor her IuLIo Appearances. These funo-
H.s COST money. and rhis IS advanced by Mr.
- Mrs s. B-t - beautiful and attractive Is this
:. oI Hieirs, wtt1 her bloom % perpetual youth,
"a ne "orG Las only Eot 10 60 forth that she
StelA 10 show herself ana give her friends an
80 l1ilty o. contributing 10 her support. when
iO"os o. men and women o1 al classes evince a
-0NAs zesl 70 pour money AZ her feet. Time and
- Aea-n t-e same persons turn up at these az
-, but when some tire the.r places filed
inaneclately
-. = must - confessed that here in New York
ts came 90 such q Dass that hundreds OF CHAR
~ ~ most devoted admirers and supporters abso-
,N-e.! refused 10 cOuutsnance her CT extend any
:. - 50 long as she came out under TIE agis OF
= ana Mrs. s. They suspected that most OF
- - money contributed her support found It's
way Into The pockets OF Mr.. and 2Irs. g., which
uue; but IN justice 20 that couple. II must
- A1faittsd that they never failed 70 give their
Oeese Tie Zee which she-unsOphisdcated IN mat
eis OF 6usiness-Inght happen 70 uaTne as enough
'or her temporary needs"
a. ana Mrs S were naturally distressed ~ this
~ affairs, bat there Was no help Tor i-theg
70 20. They found thcir every move checkeo
~ certain lynx eyed organization which hha
w established 10 rescue Charity from the hailas
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

superb "Eklogue." with nude women facing each
other' Is here seen to its best advantage Tha-e
are delightful heads Of young women and girls
: W. Flllette au Ruban Blue is an evocation Of
graceful mirth This daintiIy chosen group Of
pictures IS an affirmation Of the three salient
qualities which combine 10 form the originality
OF Henners genius, religious intensity Of concep-
ton. passion for color and gift OF conveying
poetic inspiration simply and without affection.
La Sale Henner" in the Petit Palais is rather
difficult for a stranger 10 find. but intending
visitors would make mistake in not devotinR
a half hour 10 it.
The twenty second annual exhibition Of the
societe de PasteIIistes Francafs opened yester-
day by President Fallieres at the Georges Petit
Gallery, contains 127 numbers. and taken alto
gether. is somewhat better than for some years
past There are some clever pastel portraits
gnan-Bouveret sends three portraits of wom-
en- That Of Mile " slender. blond young
woman in a pale blue gown. standing in park
and resting her right hand on a prayer book
supported by stone pedestal. is in the artists
happiest vein acknowledgements has a
striking portrait OF Nina Marcel Fournier in
rich tones OF brown and Of sable fur Indeed.
portraits are exhibited by nearly all the MEM
bers OF the society. including Charles Lfandre.
Jacque- Georges DesvalIieres. Cornillier. Maur-
ice Elliot. Eugene LOup. Fernand Thevenot.
Gervex and Cuirand de Scevola. There are nude
studies done at Rome by Albert Besnard y
half dozen pastel drawings by Levy-Dhurmer
OF female hgures-each in a different color tone.
red orange. green yellow-are Of remarkable
brflliancy of technique and almost illuminate
that portion OF the gallery where they dis
played. Lhermitte remains faithful 70 his fields
OF ripe wheat and autumnal valleys. with
gIimpses OF river or pond. BIIlotte exhibits the
dark moonlight studies made In Holland or In
sologne. Aman-Jean has drawn some delight
rul sketches Of nymphs bathing OF toying with
garlands OF flowers.
CASTOR Latouche makes a new departure-this
time IN religious subjects-and his Prayer OF
the Infant Christ and The Infant Christ
Sleeping" evincs remarkable purity OF sentiment.
The Last Evening OF the Campanile"
drawn by Latouche in Venice two days before
the collapse OF that memorable tower. lie
sidsner exhibits q pleasing Church OF San Gior-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

gio." while a motor canoe speeds across ths
Grand Canal Charles LeauCre strikes an ef-
fective note with his Muse OF IIontmartrs." A
painter is working in an open lot on the slopes
Of MoutmarJrs in & warm afternoon light A
view OF Paris is outlined in the distance. Be-
hind the artist stands a dark figure OF a young
Partisan woman. who imparts inspiration and
energy 20 the toilins painter. Jean Weber sends
half dozen genial caricatUres that give a fun
measure of his startling brIlliancy OF imagfna-
uon and warmth OF color. la Soiree PARISH
enne' Is an exquisite bit Of irony. 1t is cham
Der music presented in its most tedious aspect
y dozen men and women IN evening dress ara
seated in a salon In the middle OF the room
is black piano. young woman in whita.
with mouth wide open, is seated. playing and
singing duet. while tenor is nervousIy striv-
ing 70 catch high c. a large electric lamp,
covered with a red shade. gives mellow tone to
the scene. Another weird bit Of fancy Is pre-
sented IN a duel between two Iegless crfpples.
the younger Of whom is about TO stab his op-
ponent with a carving knife. Pastel IS a favor
ite medium Of the foremost French artists and
is steadily gaining ground In public favor
G. h
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
EIGHTEEN PIES A MINUTE.

was an apple pie made by the new pie max
ing machine that is attended 70 BY one man and
three boys and turns out from sixteen 70 eighteen
pies a minute. The machine IS eighteen feet long
and twenty fee wide An electric motor furnishes
power and a gas jet keeps the forming dies warm
over the machine Is suspended tank with "allInSs
for four hundred pies and IN II an agtaror revoives
20 keep the material from blocking the outlet
After the paste for crusts has been properly mixed
II IL weighed and cut into properly sized pieces by
dough divider a tray fun or Jumps or dough for
bottom crGsts IS placed at one end OF the rnzchins
and another tray containing humps for top crusts
at the other end Az The rear is a stack Of plates
automatically red hy a ratchet. A magnetized arm
swings around, picks up plate and places n on n
ute made % receive IT, A piece OF dough is placed,
On the plate and the next movement brings II un-
der 4 die which forms The lower crust Then the
truit Is deposited from the tank and the plate
moves Forward BY this time another lump OF
dough has been u1tlencd OUt and stamped with an
INITIAL, sucn IA J. Tor lemon. while an autOmatis
bellows blows a puI OF -four over tho dough TO
Keep ~ nom sticking. The next movement brings
tne uled pie and This upper crust together. one
operator being stationed here 90 adjust the top
cover X necessary Iheu the covered pie comes uu-
der tte euglng die. waich cuts on al the scraps
and the pie passes forward on an apron which
leads To the oven.-ChicagO Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
Paris ART NOTES.
II Permanent Display of Henne''s
WOrk-PasteI Display.
Paris. April 10.

Paris, April ~
American visitors TO Paris will be glad 10 find
that the room IN the Petit Palais selected by
the municipal government 70 commemorate the
work OF Henner is now filed with the paintings
bequeathed to the city OF Paris by the regretted
master The collection Is small. but marks
clearly the various aspects Of Henner's career.
There is a portrait of a cabinetmaler. done by
Henner when sixteen years old. and which Is
little gem Of color and character reading Near
this is his last Madeleine. finished only few
weeks before his death which gives an impress
sion Of sadness. voluptuousness and mystery.
There is THE Toilette OF Nymphs'-three nude
figures reclining IN a wood combing their goIoen
hair. II reveals the italian training or the
painter, and seems like a pleasant greeting from
the Renaissance. The landscapes. painted IN
Northern Italy. betray the influence or Corot-
There are two life size Chr1sts-one on the cross
and the other reclining His back after DEATH
the head hanging down from the stone DOCK
with decomposition setting in and upon the BODY
the white dove, symbolic of the Holy Ghost
fondly nesting with outstretchsd wings. The
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
Frequently the Institution Which Calls In Their Aid
Comes Out at the Small End of the Financial Horn.

the OF their ana that Of the charity they
represent They know that many things done
In the name Of charity which in business would be
indefensible, but so long as the matter is taken
of their hands they let II so at that. But the
question has a moral aspect. TIE charitable public
needs to be protected against some of these pro-
mOters. The great wonder Is that discoveries OF
these tricks do not dry Up the fount OF charity.
But they do not seem 20 have more than passing
effect We have constant stream OF inquiries in
person and the telephone about this and that
object OF charity. We always tell what we know.
We do not approve Of all the methods OF certain
charities OF esteemed standing in the city but We
can do more than give them the benefit OF our
experience and inside information. Only through
the charities themselves hit the promoters" T"
New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

which the charity TO receive $50 spot cash"
and half the receipts at the door The fascinating
proInOter-even the Charity Organization investi-
gator was startled at her beauty-did not deem it
essential inform the unsuspecting treasurer that
the door" would be gate or that two small
words inserted In ink fresh air"
These, however. were important points: II was
summer time. and the promoter knew we'll that
no indoor entertainment would stand a ghost OF a
chance Of success IN the sunbaked Quaker City.
She therefore set 10 work 10 organize an open air
fete, and her canvassers. according to their in
strUctions. they interviewed perspiring business
men in their shirt sleeves worked the spell OF those
two magic words. fresh air." for all they were
worth.
When the board OF directors next met they found
themselves IN the awkward position OF either repu-
dating the agreement signed by their venerable
and respected treasurer allowing the AFFAIR (of
which they greatly disapproved) proceed. They
chose the latter course and contented themselves
by advising their acQuRintances 10 boycott the
fete. This however. did not materially interfere
with the work OF the promoter and her canvassers.
II their concern to that so many tickets
should be sold IN advance. that the worry over the
gate receipts should be confined TO the board Of
directoT,-and IL proved for the hospitals share
OF those receipts totalled the munifcent sum Of 81
From the promoters standpoint the fete was
pumping success. though the good medical men.
with the as In their treasury said 10 feel
even yet over the humping they got on that occa-
sion.
Al the present time this able promoter is bending
her energies toward Interesting charitable pub
ho in highly deserving convalescent home" and
Is frequent visitor 10 Wall Street in It's interests
Big profits are tho rule in charity promoting.
Those institutions are preferred which by reason
OF their peculiar work and the high standing or
most OF those composing their boards OF directors
appeal TO a large. well defined. public. One
promoter OF a charity concert held Inst wintsr
TOOK IN F.0oc It Is not likely that the board OF
directors aware OF this fnct tho time. for
they seemed well content to receive the t2oo pre-
vtously agreed upon
There can be no question says the authority
previously quoted. that many trustees OF charit-
able institutions give little thought 10 the per-
nicious work OF the promoter. They want money
urgently at times. and Jump az q cash o1rer for
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-18

been struck by Kansas cyclone and
"blowed" through a ten acre plum
orchard. No, we're not mad, Just
gaining to get into Prosperity Avenue
with You other fellows.
We respect every legitimate busl-
ness man in the world; we're worthy
OF his resepct and he must respect us.
1t has taken long and persistent work
for the old farmer to get to this place,
but he has reached the goal at last
and right there he is going to stay.
When we say eleven cents minimum
we don't mean to say that we are Co.
ing to take that, but we mean to say
that we are not going to take less
than that.
That boy was not one of your
"seven year itch' kind, Bro. Strib-
ling, and he still holds his cotton, and
if that banker was shooting at him
for fool he had just as we'll been
throwing bird shot at the seven stars.
w. L. Casey, Sec.
y. Five Forks No. l.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-18
Talk About Capital.

What is the capital behind all oul
Industries? What sort of collateral
do they put up that is different O,
safer bases for currency than the far
mer can offer9 What products Of all
the combined industries Of the whole
Southern States that can begin to
compare with the annual average
sales of the farmers cotton, which
goes beyond five hundred million dol
lars every year to say nothing about
his other crops?
Go to the government census re-
ports and you will see that the aggra-
waited capital and wealth of all our
manufacturing industries of the
South does not amount to one-fifth
that invested in farm lands and farm
equipments.
Is it not gall then in any man to
say that the "Farmers' Cotton Un-
ion" possibilities which has behind
it all of this vast array of business
men and capital cannot succeedq
Cotton growers, you have created
the wealth-producing staple that has
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-18
Farmers Union Must Put its Own
-. Brand On it's Goods.

There is not creditable manufac-
turer in any line but what takes pride
in placing his own label or brand up
on his product. But the producer Of
cotton, the :'greatest of all the pro-
ducts Of land or sea, whether from
fields, OF forest, mines, or work shops
as the ~Yorkville Enquirer says
there is. no commodity that is moro
continuous or universal demand than
cotton.' And yet the producers Of
this great product has never though,
it profitable to place their own brand
upon their packages or even require
their packages to be put up in decent
form and branded in an unmistakable
way that would carry with each bale
the exact weight and grade with pro-
per guarantee behind it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-18
Provoking Gall.

Upon every occasion organized far
mers are met wit hthe argument from
their opponents something like this :
Farmers have neither the necessary
amount of organized capital or en-
ough experienced men to ever control
the cotton market" Now lets look in
to this matter little and see who it is
now managing the chief enterprises in
and around the city Of Anderson, S. c.,
Tor example; perhaps the most pros
porous county and town in the State.
10 with us to the heads of her ten
large cotton mills and you will find
nine of these mill presidents to be
farmers sons to help retain a rea-
and every mothers son OF their presi-
dents and the larger number of their
cashiers and directors are farmers
sons. The publishers and editors of
her three newspapers at last account
were all farmers sons.
A similar investigation in about all
the important towns in the cotton
States, we are told, would show a
similar proportion Of farmers sons.
Our 'Farmers' Cotton Union' pro-
pose to do some Of this hiring Of our
farmers sons t ohclp retain rea-
sonable share Of the profits on farm
products to the men who farm.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-18
Co-operation in Britain.

It's membership numbers two and a
quarter million and has a combined
capital Of over one hundred and eigh-
ty million dollars. Their net profits
for last year we're near fifty million.
The people who want to start CO.
operative business subscribe the cap
ital in shares Of $500 to $4,000. No
one person is allowed to own more
than 81 900 in shares. No share holder
has more than one vote in the manage
ment of the business, whether he owns
$500 or $1,000 worth Of stock. This
rule is to save it from the tyranny Of
the capitalist.
Amy one may become a member
on paying a small entrance fee. Share
holders may pay up their shares at the
rate of three pence a week or they
may borrow the full sum required at
moderate interest.
The net profits Of the business are
not allowed to exceed five per cent
The profits are divided among all
members in proportion to their pur-
chases. The purchasers known that
what they give out with one hand
they will receive back with the other
Among the commendable features OF
this Rockdale plan is, they, do moi
recommend the production or sale oil
shoddy, cheap, articles or sell at eu1
rates, but encourage the production
and use Of better goods. They con,
slider the growing use Of cheap stuff
a curse Of the age.