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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
NEW CONSTRUCTION
 COMPANY HERE

The Boyce Construction Company is one of the latest business con cerns in Pine Bluff. The new com pany will do every thing in the build ing and construction lines and will be in the field for all local and out Of town work.
 D. w. Boyce, the well known raal estate man, will be the businsas mar ager for the nel firm. His aoilil5. is known to all our people. T. 4. Mans field, late of Ma1aphs, Tennes- see, will be superintendent Of the construction and Guiding department. He is an architect and contractor of many years experience and comes here highly recommended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF,

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 A letter was produced, written by Mr. Willis to his wife, asking her to name a place of meeting, anywhere except in Indiana or Ar kansas, at which meeting he pro- posed to discuss the best way to take care of and provide for the future of the child In his letter he offered to pay all expenses of this meeting, and promised to ap- proach his wife on friendly terms. The answer to this letter. written by Mr. Bell, >~si. .i,. also read, show ing that no n.eN4e2Rg could be ar ranged in less time than one year, and that all letters from Willis to his wife would have to
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
Our Line of Spring Suits,

Combine absolutely distinctive styles, and we tailor them Witt that distinctive touch and style tha makes them in perfect accord with the d~mand of the ultra sWel dressers Eisenkramer the Tailor Second avenue, corner Pine street over Citizens Bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
Willis Loves His Baby.

'I love that baby,," spoken in a choked voice. while bringing his handkerchief to his eyes to catch a tear. stealing it's way down, was the answer made by N P. Willis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29

ln the oha0cerE coUyD, AAaH
 aror Jeff Davis asked him ,=s# were his feelings towards tira a.5..l saf5 then Arlzansa7 DomoeeaL.
 3heraz ts 9 touch er HaHo ia tI5e Willis ease, for tho castadY ar til2ia d2ash#ee, Nary ased , y7a.4. Tao, innaeenf, g6}dea -haira1, ai1 a.@ and rad.ae5us m s,a F,4z.+ es= soo1 Hf1l aa1 aaaez= H@=f5 tiHdRe'l= 5fs e5ue#e5n uaaee 6a5 z+era 1sa of =tbe f0deas aHara'se ssso4a...7 aef father, B13s aasrias dad1tzd b5 Inc serious and eaes- menious faces ef tho learned eoun- sel.
 Il was 9ef Dayis' opportunity thA' moynapg before Judges f.ea and Winfield, who sit together, t9 show that the father of the child was correct in his claims for it's custody, and he made the most Of it. But he was as ever irfcpros- sible, and showed it when he asked Mr. Willis whether or not lie was a habitual thinker When the attorney, glancing at the rugged red cheeks of the man said, Well, you look it. -
 During the forenoon session of the court MT. Willis testified that during his married life he had never refused his wife anything IF the way of comforts or luxuries, which it was in his power to give her, that he had been uniformly kind to her, and that he had never in any way abused or i'll treated! her. The memorable dinner party which took place in March or April, the witness could not exactly re member when, and at which the well-to-do St. Louis aunt presented both husband and wife with check for $1,000, was brought up. He testified that he took the check the next day and deposited it in the bank in his wife's name. He even stated that he had been in the habit of giving her blank checks on various occasions, to be
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29

Greenwood, May 2S.-The condi- tion of Gov. John $. Little shows no change tonight He took some nourishment during the afternoon. He was very nervous during the day and it was necessary to admin ister opiates to quiet his nerves. He still continues i'll semi-con- seious state and unless he rallie1 from it soon the doctors say the end is not far distant Tonight the patient is resting fairly we'll, con- sidering his extreme weakness.
 Great difficulty is being met by the physicians in administering nourishment to the patient. During the past ten days he has asked for food but twice. Accordingly un- usual means have to be restored to to supply the patient with suf- ficient food to sustain life.
 All of the members of the gov ernor's family are here, and they and the governors friends, which means all the people of the town. are hoping against hope. Of all the saddened people the most beautiful and pathetic is the gov ernor's wife. who has been con stantly with him during his long struggle for life. She shows the effect of the awful strain, but is almost constantly with her stricken husband.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
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Eoo Weak to Take Nourislanen4 4-nq- mains ;nean>cioHs, Eesa:niag Con. sciousnrss .tst lntergaI,-GoYa ar- nor's Wife Heavy Hearted.

A special to the Gra- phic this afternoon at 3 o'clock from Little Rock says that infor- nation from Green wood reached that city this morning that there was no change in the condition of Governor John $. Little. His con- dition is still critical and the end is expected at any moment. He is unconscious, regaining consciousness at inter- vals, and is almost too weak to take nourish- ment. All members of his family are at his bedside prepared for his death.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29

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 m sure ol lot being ! bar5en upon my relatives.
 Can you truttfxl'y say a5 macho IT not, per cent interest anit | Bank Book awaits your da wings at our Say in3s Department.
 THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-29
.RIN C.

351 old phone or 313 new phone for telephone orders
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
His SpeciaIties.

Captain Spencer of the Church army once asked convict what he did for a living when he left prison. "Well, in spring I does a bit O pea picking and in summer I does a bit O fruit picking and in the autumn I does a bit O 'Op picking" "Yes," said the captain, land what do you do in the winter?' "Well, mister, I may as we'll be honest with yer. In the winter I does a bit O pocket picking" Cap tain Spencer next asked, "And what happens then" The convict Geplied, "Why, I comes 'ere and does a bit O oakum pickingr'-London News.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
stevenson's Grave.

No English novelist rests in a more eccentric spot than that chosen by Robert Louis Stevenson, who is buried on the summit of the forest clad Vaila, in the island of Samoa. The day after his death at Nailima, in 1894, his re. mains were carried to the top of this precipitous and picturesque peak by sixty sturdy SamOans, who had loved and now mourned their dead chief, Tusitula. A party of forty had pre- viously cut a pathway through the thick, tangled wood with knives and axes, while another party had pre- pared the grave. With infinite care and trouble they bore him shoulder high over the rough ground to his last long home. and there, under the starry sky, they left him to sleep forever, with the Pacific at his feet. On either side of his tombstone is a bronze plate. One bears the words, "The Tomb of Tusitula," while the other is inscribed with his own requiem, beginning:
 Under the wide and starry sky
 Dig the grave and let me lie.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Flexible Stone.

The stone looked like a piece of dark gray granite. It was a foot long and several inches thick. Lifted, it bent this way and that, like rubber. 'Tt is itacolumite or flexible sandstone" said the owner. Tt is found in California, Georgia and several other states. Be sides bending, it will stretch. Look at it closely and you will see that it is formed of a number of small pieces of stone of various tints all dovetailed to- gether loosely, so as to allow of slight movement. This movement is what causes the stone to bend. See how it bends! Like rubber precisely, eh? sBut if I bend it too far it will break"
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Fish Sold Alive.

Fleusburg, a seaport town on the east coast of chleswig-Holstein. has an ex- cellent system of bringing to port fish which are intended for immediate con sumption. Instead of packing the fish In the hold of the vessel the fishermen use flat, oblong boxes, drilled with holes to allow free access of water, and into these the live fish are placed as soon as caught and are lowed under water. By this means the fish are kept alive until the harbor is reached, and they are then taken out of the boxes and sold alive on the quay, so that there can be no question as to their absolute freshness.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Life Preserver Seats.

Some pleasure steamers on the Eng fish coast employ very good idea in connection with a few of their deck chairs. They are really air tight boxes to which back and sides have been added. They stand back to back In the middle of the deck and are kept together by means of piece, of wood across the top. When this is removed the seats can be opened on hinges. If the vessel got wrecked the seats could be opened and flung overheard, and they would form a buoyant raft for passengers to cling to.-LondOn Mail.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
A pr,abt Recruit.

Lieutenant (examining soldier)-What mould you do If you met an enemy Cn he field of battle?
 Soldier-Shoot him dead, sir. Lieutenant-Right. And what should you do if you met a whole battalion of the enemy?
 Soldier-Shoot them dead, sir Lieutenant-You couldn't by yourself. You should fall back and give warning. What should you do if you met a COW belonging to the enemy?
 Solder-Shoot it dead, sir. Lieutenant-Wr
 Solder-Fall back and give warning sir.
 Lieutenant-Wronga again. You should catch hold of it by the horns and bring 1t into camp. Now tell me what you should do if you met me in the field. Solder-Shoot you dead, sir. Lieutenant-R Rubbish! I'm not an en- emy! wear the same uniform as you do.
 Solder-Fall back and give warning. Lieutenant-Wrong, stupid! I'm not a battalion of the enemy.
 Soldier-Well. then, I'd catch hold of you by the horns and lead you into camp.
 Lieutenant-You-
 -Lustge Blatter.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
The Secret Of the MnnIe.

No thoughtful person who has ever visited a maple grove in the early spring while snow banks are yet lin. gering in sheltered hollows and has seen pailful after pailful of sweet sap drawn from the auger holes in tba shapely trunks can have failed to won der what forces govern the flow of the sap. When the warm sun touches the treetopS the flow increases. A rise o2 a few degrees in temperature of}en causes a great increase of flow. if the rise passes the zero point on the cen tigrade scale-that is, the freezing point of water But a considerable change of temperature in which the fluctuations do not cross the zero line causes no marked change in the flow of sap. pr. K. NJ. Wicgand, discussing these and other related facts in the American Naturalist. reaches the conclusion tbat neither expansion of gas in the wood nor expansion of water nor expansion of wood itself is the underlying cause of the pressure which produces tue flow, but that this pressure arises from the effects of temperature in altering the osmotic permeability of the pith ray cells.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
The American Buffalo.

The buffalo is the bulkiest living land animal native to North America. A full grown buffalo bull stands about five feet eight or ten inches at the shoulder and weighs about 1,SOO pounds. But specimens of over six feet at the withers have been recorded, and Mir. Hornaday tells me that he weighed living bull at 2190 pounds. A full grown cow stands about four feet eight at the shoulders and, accord ing to Audubon, weighs about 1,2O0 pounds, though Henry says seldom over TOO or 800 pounds. The lower weight seems ito be nearer the average run but I have seen cows that stood as high and looked as heavy as ordinary bulls. - Ernest Thompson Seton in Scribner's.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
WiIOWS.

Widows exist in all countries, thus counterbalancing the matrimonial de- cadence which might otherwise result from timid men. Widows are clinging by temperament and attach themselves readily to any object that cant heip itself. It is generally considered un- lucky to meet widow on a dark piaz- ga by the light of the moon. In many countries to be kissed by a widow means endless trouble. Widows are frequently accompanied by children, whose number is constantly liable to increase. They roam at large over the principal sections, and no man is safe when they are near. All the per
 feet men now dead have married wid
 ows, thus forming a continuous con trast to the miserable specimens who still live. It has been said Beware Of widows" but this is unnecessary, for no man can really help himself.-Life.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
HomesicIS Spencer.

When Herbert Spencer was a boy his father sent him away from home to school The youngster became home sick and, with shillings in his pocket, made his way home, over 120 miles, in three days, walking most of the way
 He did forty-eight miles the first day and forty-seyen on the second. On the third day a friendly coach driver took him most of the way for nothing. 4
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Study Yourself.

In order to judge of the inside of others study your own, for men in gen eral are very much alike, and though one h',s one prevailing passion and an- other has another, yet their operations are much the same, and whatever en- gages or dlsgusts, pleases or offends you in others will engage, disgust, please or offend others in you.-Ches- terfeld.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05

In view of the fact that the Hon. A. H, Heber, late president of the Cali fornia Development company. lost his life in the recent fire in Goldfleld, Ne vada.
 Therefore, be 1t resolved sby, the stockholders of Imperial Water com pany No, 6, in annual meeting assem- bled, this 2d day of January 1907, that We feel keenly the loss of our friend, the Hon A. H. Heber, In his untImely death, realizing that he was 4 tried and true friend of every interest of the people of the Imperial Valley.
 And be if resolved that we extend to inc bereaved wife and family our sincere sympathy, thereby assuring them of our confidence in the fidelity and integrity of our departed friend.
 And be 1t further resolved that a copy of this resolution be spread on the minutes of this meeting. a copy furnished to the family of the deceased and to each of the Valley papers for publication.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Nnthinr New rnher the snn.


 1 remember the surprise with which I heard q cornet solo first recorded and then reproduced by a Scott grapho- phone. the construction of which, if am not mistaken, antedated the birth of Edison. The record was made upon sheet of tin foil wrapped around a brass cylinder which was actuated by means of a weight, a train of wheels and butterfly regulator. In this con nection-to show the antiquity of the germs of another modern invention one day when looking through the files of the Journal des Savans 1 came across the account of machine which was presented to the Academy of Sci ences of Paris somewhere around the early years of the eighteenth century This machine was nothing else but a typewriter; the description was very summary. but l remember that it had individual type bars, the keys of which were made of ivory. It was the work of NJ. Leroy of Versailles, who was styled Horlogeur du Roy, the reigning king being Louis XIV.-Alfred Sang in Engineering Magazine.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
Mhnt the Jury Thought.

"Flatman hear you were arrested the other day for insulting and brow beating a janitor How did you come out?"
 q was tried for 1t and acquitted"
 "On the ground that it was justifi- ableW
 ''No; the jury couldn't be made to believe such thing was possible."- Chicago Tribune.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
MIstook His Dentination.

An editor of western exchange re- gently began worrying about how he would get his shirt on over his wings after reaching paradise. An envious contemporary sarcastically observed that his difficulty would likely be in finding out how he could get his hat on over his horns.-Gayman (Kan) Herald.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-05
NO. 6
Holds Its Annual Meeting and Elects
 officers


 holders of Imperial Water Go. No. 6 was held Wednesday in the company s office at Los Angeles. The old board was reelected. consisting of K. L. Perry, James A, Hammers. M. l.. Creeson, B. F. Donald and Alice Henderson. Afte. the stockholders meeting adjourned the directors met and elected the following officers: President R. T. P,ry; vice-president James A. Hammers; secretary and treasurer, Alice Henderson.
 The following two resolutions were adopted unanimously;
 Whereas. a break has occurred in the levee along the west bank ot the Colorado river at or near Hanlons heading, permitting the entire volume of the Colorado river to flow through the Imperial Valley canal system and into the Salton sea, thus endangerlng the very existence of the Imperial val ley and all its property interests.
 And whereas, the Southern Pacific has commenced labor in an effort to mend the said break and to force the Colorado river to again rlow in Its nat ural channel.
 And whereas. the said Southern Pa clfic company has called upon the people of the Imperial Valley to assist e in raising funds to do this work.
 And whereas, a meetlon of the set tiers in the Imperial Valley was held at Imperial on the 18th day of December, 1906, at which time and place an in- formal meeting of the officers of the mutual water companies was held.
 And whereas, the said informal meeting of officers of water companies voted affirmatively upon proposition to have the mutual water companies assume all damages occasioned in the valley by the recent high water and to protect the California Development company from the payment of the same and also to vote and deliver to the California Development company or the Southern Pacific company bonds of the par value of S5OO,OOO the amount of said bonds to be equit- ably distributed between the said mu- tual water companies.
 And whereas, at the mass meeting held at Imperial on the said l4th day of December, 1906, private corpora tions pledged the sum of S45O, ,OOos to assist the said Southern Pacific com pany in its labor of stopping the said break.
 Now therefore, resolved by the stockholders of Imperial water com pany No. 6 in annual meeting assem- bled that the directors of this company be and they are hereby requested 10 take such action as may be necessary to carry out and make effective the said proposition made to the Southern Pacific company according to the terms thereof and in conformity to the understanding and agreement entered into at said meeting.
 Ip ,tiauy Of tba fact that fha EOn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
SHCOOL ENTERTAINMENT
Sixth and Seventh Grades of Central
School to Give Program

At the Central School Auditorium,
on Tuesday, April 20, the sixth and
seventh grades Of Central School will
entertain their friends. Their object
being to raise money to make a pay
ment on their piano.
These children have lost no school
time in preparing for this entertain
ment, but have sacrificed their own
play and recreation that they might
learn their parts. They will give a
matinee at 4 p. m. for children; adj
mission to which is ten cents. and an
evening performance at $3.50 p. m: to
which the uniform admission is TWEEN
ty-ive cents.
Among other things there will be
aye Little Olde Folks Concert,
Job Harkin's Companie of Singers,
Job Beateth Time and other things
there will be present Granny Lum-
kins, Fidgety Susan, The Sleepy
Cherub and Ye Goodlie Companie OF
little singers There will be visitors
and talks from ages long past by the
magic Of new invention; scene
from Henry w. Longfellow; also a
memorial to Robt E. Lee.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
Win Prize Trips to Exposition

The result of the Jamestown Prize
Trip contest of the Daily Democra,
was announced Thursday evening as
follows:
Miss Willie Gildart, capital prize,
which allows her to select a COM
panion to accompany her on the trip.
Miss Ethel Black, who received the
largest number of votes in the south
ern district of the city.
Miss Bertha Waldauer, who re
ceived the largest number of votes in
the northern district of the city
Miss Rebecca Smith, of Indianola,
who received the out-of-town con-
test
These ladies and their hosts of
friends feel highly grati6ed in vim
ming these trips The winners are
very popular and are young ladies
of charming personalities, and will
ably represent Greenville and the
Democrat at the coming exposition
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
Meggett Restaurant Changes Hands

Mr. Roy Shepherd and Casset'
Haskins last Wednesday morning
bought out the business of Mr.. Meg
gett in the Grand Opera house build
ing and took personal charge the
same day.
Both young men are popular and
good business boys. Mr.. Shepherd
for several years, has been a clerk in
the post office, while Mr. Hoskins has
conducted grocery and poultry
commission business on Walnut
street, which he has since sold to Mr.
Dan Mclean.
The business in the future will be
run in a manner that will attract both
old and young and no place in the
city will serve over their lunch coun-
ter more tempting dishes or better
coffee than this popular house. The
Times hopes to see these young men
receive the liberal patronage they
justly deserve.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
1910.
A DOG TAX
IS NEEDED

We were asked the question this
week what was the city council go
ing to do with its thousands OF
worthless ours that roam the street.
Our reply was, nothing" Now, ~
is not our intention to misrepresent
them in this matter, but we based it
upon the past three years, for with
laws enacted for this case, not a
single dog was placed in the pound
and but few killed.
The Times has always held that
dog tax was the remedy, for a man
who owns a valuable dog would BE-
willing to pay the tax and the worth
less ours, of which you find from one
to four around hundreds of negro
homes in the city, that are only good
to bark and bite, would be killed be-
fore the owner would pay the tax.
This TAX would be a license to the
dog population of the city 70 howl
and bark at night.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
STRUCK DOWN BY FooTPAD



While on his way home Thursday
night about ten o'clock, Mr. Abe
Waldauer, who is employed at the
Delta Betting Works. was struck
down by an unknown negro on Theo-
bold avenue. Mr. Waldauer says
that he noticed the negro ahead of
him, and that the negro was walking
very slow. He paid no attention to
hRz and as he-Mas passing the negro
struck him on the left side Of the
head back of the ear with piece of
iron. Mr.. Wafdauer cried for help
and the negro ran. The purpose of
the negro was no doubt robbery.
While his injury was very painful,
Mr. Waldauer was able to be about
Friday. The negro has not as yet
been apprehended by the police, al
though good description of him was
given by the young man. If he puts
in his appearance on the streets he
will be arrested and given the limit
for his bold offence.