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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21
SOAP CLUBS AND so FORTH.
How Such Schemes of Mail Order
 Houses Decrease Business.

A close student of trade conditions has just made the surprising statement that Hast year at least $25O,OOo, GOO that should have gone to the retail merchants of the middle west was sent away from home to these mail order concerns
 Whether mail order trading is a fashion. a habit or a fad is not under discussion here, but it is a fact and a serious fact. The writer already men, tioned goes on to say:
 '"This buying of catalogue houses and through soap clubs is fad that has grown up in the commercial gar den like rank weed. People have been so busy about other things that they simply have forgotten the obliga- hons they are under to their fellow neighbors and to themselves as com munity'
 The soap club, by the way, and schemes of its sort do lot of damage tn many communities. A woman or girl sees in one of the cheap monthly mail order publications an alluring of. fer of prize in return for selling so many boxes of soap or something else for household use. Let us suppose it is soap. Everybody uses soap except tramps. Soap appeals to the house. wife, and when her neighbor and friend comes around and requests her to subscribe to box of soap so that the canvasser may win the prize of q package of beautiful hatpins or new parlor rug almost any woman will take the soap. It helps the neighbor along, you know.
 But these good women fail to think of other neighbors, just as deserving who are not helped by this little trans. action, but, on the other hand, are hin- dered. There is the storekeeper in town who sells soap. He sells soap just as good no doubt as the mail or der brand, and his small profit on the sale helps him to succeed in business and to continue patronizing his other neighbors who are in business Per- haps he buys many things for his own household use from the husbands of the very women who send the order for the mail orGer soap
 The competitor of the catalogue house with tie local retail stores, fl the opinion of those who studv tht situation, is doing more than any ot her thing to sap the commercial strength Of the country towns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21

citations, which includes the Life Un- derwriters association of Canada, com posed of twenty subordinate lodges.
 The visiting insurance men were welcomed to the city by the lieutenant governor of Ontario, the mayor of To ronto and President George Allen of the Life Underwriters association of Canada.
 The annual banquet will be held Fri day evening, when addresses will be made by Hon. Rudolph Lemieux postmaster general of Canada, Hon D. c. Fraser, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia and other prominent Canadians.
 Among the prominent American life insurance companies represented are the New York Life, Mutual Life, Equitable, Northwestern Mutual, Pru. dential, Metropolitan, Germania Aetna and Travellers Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21
TO THE PUBLIC.

Notice is hereby given to the voters of the city of Pine Bluff and Vaugine township in Jefferson county that the voting precincts at the primary cleo tion on Friday, August 23rd, next, will be held as follows:
 First ward at sample room of Brookhill Hotel.
 Second ward at No. IT. Pine street. Third ward at Chas Wells barn on Beech street.
 Fourth ward at the office of l.. E. Cheek in rear Hotel Jefferson.
 Vaugine township at court room of police judge, Barraque street.
 The ballot boxes will be at each ward and township in the city at S:30 o'clock on the morning of the election All judges selected are requesed to be promptly on hand at that hour.
 w. B. SORRELLS, Secretary Democratic Judicial Centra1
 Committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21
BUILDING UP HOME TRADE,
Local Merchants Must Advertise te Compete With Persistent Outsiders.

Local Merchants Must Advertise te
 Compete With Persistent Outsiders.
 "A hundred years ago it was not necessary to do any considerable amount of advertising, but this is the twentieth century, and conditions arc quite different says an old advertis ing expert. ''Nowaaays the merchant who neglects to put his wares before the public through the public prints is surely destined to go away back and sit down, while his more up to date competitors keep going toward the front Advertising is the life of trade That statement has been made so often that 1t is trite, but it is always true
 Much is heard in these days about the mail order concerns in the big cities taking away the trade of the mer- chants in the smaller towns and cities. Ii is an undeniable fact that the cata- logue, with its price list of everything under the sun, accompanied by numer. ous alluring cuts to represent the goods offered, is attracting millions of dol lars from the great public pocket This money before the invention of the mail order scheme went into the pockets of local merchants. The mail order peo- pie also persistently advertise their wares in the various little publications which are known to the trade as mail order journals Thus the town and country people are kept constantly in touch with possible bargains, having only to send in an order by mail and receive the goods, whether satisfac- tory or not, by return mall.
 Some local merchants make great 10 do about this sapping of their sub. stance, but If they fail to take the only obvious method of self defense there is not much sympathy to be wasted upon them. The only obvious method is to shoot the same kind of ammunition that is shot by the compet. Ing houses in the big cities This am. intuition is called advertising. Every small town now has its local weekly newspaper which practically every body in the town and its outlying ter ritory reads regularly. Every good sized town has its daily paper. These are the guns which the local merchants must load with the proper sort of am intuition if they expect to light the competition from the outside.
 ''In many towns the merchants have discovered this fact and are lombard. ing the enemy furiously. Reports of the battle usually show that the bom- bardment Is effective Of course mere scrap of ammunition, a charge oi bird shot, won't do much good, but a few cannon balls will show results Those who hold that advertising doesn't pay do not know how to advertise They are bad marksmen. They don't shoot straight. or perhaps they use am munition that is too ancient People Ake to read advertisements that are mp 10 date and striking. Nobody is going to get ahead in these sharply competi- tive days unless he keeps wide awake and always has his gun cooked ready to shoot when the game is in sight"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-21
The Mail Order Catalouue,

The Nal Order Catalogue. Lucy had a little cat, Willy had little dog, Mother had another cat But it was a catalogue Mothers cat was full of tricks For the bargains that it brought Nothing were but gilded bricks Mothers sorry now she bought. Mothers cat (the catalogue) Used to be her precious yet. But she fed it to the dog, And the dog h eating yet
 T. 6APP. JN.
The oasis., 1907-11-23

MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 301 United States Land Office, Phoenix. Arizona, October 2l, 1907. Notice is hereby given that The Crit tenden Mining Company, by M. E. Leverich, Attorney in Fact, of Phoenix, Arizona. has made application for patent to the Monarch mining claim, Survey No. 242l situate in the Wrightson Mining District, santa Cruz Co.,. Arizona. in section ?, township P south, range l5 east, G. x $. R. B. & M., described as follows Beginning at corner number l. whence corner of sections l, ?, Il and F, township 22 south, range 15 east, bears south 26 degrees 33 minutes east l956 feet; thence north 19 degrees 24 minutes west, 542 feet to corner number 2; thence south 59 degrees SC minutes west 1900 feet to corner number 8; thence south 1g degrees 24 minutes east 542 feet to corner num- Der |; thence north g degrees 36 minutes east l5t0 feet to corner number l, the place of be- ginning. Area iS,32l feet. The location is recorded in Book of Mining Locations pages 472 X 473 mining records of Santa Cruz Co There are no known adjoining claims
 LYMAN W. WAKEFIELD Register
 First publication october 26 last publication December 2S.
The oasis., 1907-11-23

MINING APPLICATION NO. 297. United States Land office Phoenix, Arizona, October 15, 1907. Notice is hereby given that the Joplin Mining Company, by Allen B. Jaynes, its Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, has made application for patent for the Duane, Joplin and Missouri lode claims, situate in the Tyndall Mining District santa Cruz County Arizona in sections F and township 2I south range Ii and b east described as follows DUANE LODE: Beginning at corner number l, (Being also corner number 2, Record Lode, survey 2l37,) whence corner of sections 7-12-l3lS, townships 2l south range 14-l5 east bears south 24 degrees Il minutes west lO4l.75 feet thence north o7 degrees l9 minutes west 15O0 feet to corner number ? (Being also corner number 4 of Mineral number 2 Lode and corner number of Record Lode, both survey number 2l31, thence north degrees fl minutes east 600 feet to corner number 3 (Being also corner number Mineral number 2 Lode, survey number 213O, thence south S7 degrees i9 minutes east 1j00 feet to corner number 1, thence south degrees fl minutes west 600 feet to corner number 1, the place of beginning. JOPLIN LODE: Begin ming at corner number l, identical with loca- ton corner and with corner number l or Duane LOde), corner sections 7-l2-l3-1S, townships 21 south range 14 and 15 east bears south 24 degrees II minutes west 104l 75 feet, thence north ? degrees fl minutes east 600 feet to corner No 2, identical with corner number 1 of Duane Lode) thence south S7 degrees 19 minutes east 1900 feet to corner number 5, thence south degrees II minutes west 0OU leeJ bO corner NO. thence north SI deg. 19 minutes west 1500 to corner number l. the place of beginning. MISSOURI LODE: Begin ming corner number l. whence 1 section corner between sections and F townships 21 south range IA and 15 east bears north fl degrees 21 minutes west 1560.04 feet thence south degrees 41 minutes west 300 feet to corner number 2, whence corner number of the Joplin Lode bears north S7 degrees 19 minutes west 800 feet thence south S7 degrees 19 minutes east 1000 feet to corner number 3 identical with corner number of Joplin lode, this surv, y) thence south degrees Al minutes west 300 feet to corner number 1, identical with east end cer ter of Joplin lode, this survey), thence south S7 degrees 19 minutes east 800 feet to corner number ,, thence north degrees il minutes east 600 feet to corner number G. thence north S7 degrees 19 minutes west 15O0 feet to corner number l, the place of begin ming. Location notices of these claims are recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Pima County, Arizona, follows: Duane Lode, Book f. Mining Locations, Pages 313-314- 315; Joplin Lode, Book 4 Mining Locations Pages 315-3lG-3l7; Missouri Lode, Book l. Mining Locations, Pages 3j7.35S. The adjoining claims are as follows: On the south by the Record Lode, Survey No. 2l37 on the West by the Mineral No. ? Lode, Survey No. 2l37.
 LYMAN w. WAKEFIELD, Register.
 First publication October 19, last publication December 2l.
The oasis., 1907-11-23
CUAYMAS CLEANINCS.

sist Doctor Edgar in a delicate operation.
 Friday and Saturday of last week Mrs. A. R. Oster was visitor at Guaymas, returning home to No gales Saturday.
 Under the magement of Mir. c. J. Gonzalez the Hotel Armada at Guaymas, is undergoing many improvements.
 MT. E. A. Mcfarland, chief en- gineer for the Hartman railway lines in Mexico, was at Guaymas Saturday of last week.
 Mir. G. NJ. Bloomer, a widely known mining operator, who makes his headquarters at Alamos, has been visiting Guaymas this week.
 Mir. Elmer Anderson, from the Yaqui delta, was at Guaymas last Friday and Saturday. Sunday the gentleman returned home to Ba- cum.
 Colonel Thomas Ellis, proprietor of the American hotel at Magda lena, has been a visitor at Guay- mas this week, coming down Sun day morning.
 Monday night of last week the federal internal revenue stamp of- flee was burglarized and about $2,000 in stamps and money were stolen by the burglars.
 Mir. T. F. Archer, formerly in business at Corral, has moved to Guaymas, where he has estab- lished store and cantina in the same block as the Escobedo Thea Ire.
 Mir. John Wade, the we'll known caterer, has taken the kitchen l and dining room of the Hotel Armada at Guaymas and now con- ducts the same on his own account John 'sdbes the business"
 Saturday of last week MT. Don aid Mcdonald; assistant superin- tendent of the Sonora railway and i the Cananea Yaqui River & Pa cific railway, returned from an ex- tended trip of inspection along the | line of the latter mentioned road
 Doctor Antonio Apache who is now representative of the Hun tington interests, was visitor at Guaymas the latter part of last week and early in the present one. The gentleman makes his head quarters at Los Angeles.
 Mir. L. k. Whittemore has been appointed chief clerk in the office of the Superintendent of the Sono- "a railway, at Guaymas, succeed ing MT. s. w. Darlington, who has left the service of the company to go into other employment.
 Sunday and Monday the Sonora metropolis was visited by MT. Pe- dro Pinelli, the we'll known mining operator from La Colorado, and MT. Alex. H. Hall, master me- chanic for the Creston-Colorada Mining Company, who were taking short vacation.
 Mir. c. c. Ross, formerly with the Sonora railway, who conducts now stevedore and lighterage
The oasis., 1907-11-23

MT. Guillermo Robinson, long in the general office of the Sonora railway, is now with the firm of l. M. Lelevier Sues. who conduct lighterage and stevedore business. With him is associated Mir. Arturo A. Lelevier, the two acting as joint managers Both are active, ener. getic young men, and in their hands the business will do well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
MISSISSIPPI SOCIETY.
Speaker at Meeting Pays Tribute to
General Lee

Capt Fred Beall made the principal ad-
dress before the members of the Mississippi
Society last evening, paying tribute to the
memory of Gen. Robert E. Lee. During
the course of his address he said that prob
ably never before in the history of the
world had such scenes as had been enacted
today in the United States been Witnessed
Capt Beall then lauded the unselfish nature
of the great southern chieftain, and de-
clared that he was moved by a deep sense
of duty when he left the service of the
Union and became identified with the cause
of Virginia and the confederacy.
The meeting was presided over by DIR.
Clifton Clark. the president of the society.
After the minutes of the last meeting,
which included the thanks of the society to
Miss Ida Lee Duncan, principal of Belcourt
Seminary, for having the young ladies of
gram of the society had been read and ap
proved, Miss Frances Woolverton read the
report of the treasurer.
The annual election of officers resulted in
the choice of the old officials, as follows
DR.. Clifton P. Clark. president; Mr.. u Nc
Cormick, vice president: Miss Bonnie Ma
bers, secretary; Miss Frances H. Wool
verton, treasurer; Mrs. Sue Fife Ramsey,
historian Miss Annie +. McCarde, assist
ant historian.
A musical program was then rendered by
the Philharnic quartet consisting of Miss
Helen d. Delp Mrs Sidney Hollingsworth
Miss Lillian Chenoweth and Mrs. Dana
Holland Mr.. Roland Rodrick and Mr. S.
Friedrich Smith also contributed musical
selections. Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
MEETING FOR MEN.
Rev. Thomas R. Thoburn to Deliver
Address-Club Meeting.

Rev Thomas r. Thoburn of Erie, Pa,
will address the club meeting for men in
the gymna sium of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association this afternoon at $50
o'clock. Mr.. Thoburn is pastor of one of
the very large Methodist churches of west
ern Pennsylvania. The lobby concert by
the Illingworth orchestra begins at 3
o'clock. Four special study clubs, led by
prominent business and professional men
of Washington. will meet directly after the
gymna SUM address. A cordial welcome is
assured any man in Washington and
special invitation is extended to strangers
in the city.
The Institute Debating Club held its
third session last evening in the Sir George
Williams room A constitution was sub
mitted with bylaws, which will be acted
upon finally at the next meeting. The de-
bate of the evening was on the resolution
THAT the 300 words specified by the sim
plifed spelling board should be adopted
by the American people Speakers for
the affirmative We're Messrs. ii. j. Wagner
and G. ]. Osterman; for the negative. T.. y.
Thibodeau and r. A. Young. The debate
was ably contested throughout, and the
judges awarded the decision in favor of the
negative. The subject for next Saturday
night is the restriction of immigration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

has come such a reconciliation as never
followed such a war in all the history
of mankind Our civil war buried sec
tionalism and out of it's grave has arisen
the triumphant spirit of Americanfsn.
American valor, American willingness to
die for American liberties-these dis
played in that awful carnage are now the
common heritage of all the people of our
reunited country.
ex-confederates and federals joined in
extolling the character and the deeds of
the great soldier of the Union, Ulysses S.
Grant. Tonight are met here those who
adhered to the Union and those who gave
their allegiance to the confederacy to do
honor to Gen. Grants great antagonist,
Robert E. Lee
Hundredth Anniversary.
TT is not for me to speak of him fully.
That task is for others. / shall only re-
call that Robert E. Lee was born this day
100 years ago almost in sight of Mount
Vernon and only few years after the
Father of His Country had passed away.
BY tradition and by family ties Lee was
closely allied to Washington. Virginia, the
native state of both, linked their names
together in Washington and Lee College,
and the future will always place them
side by side, because of their resemblance
in character.
one Washington, and he was an American.
History, when finally written, Will also
record that there was but one Lee, and
he, too, was an American.
First on the program there will be read
to you letter from the honored Presi-
dent of the United States. Before 1t Is
read let me explain that the President had
an invitation from the University OF Vir-
ginia like that we extended him here. He
is sending the same letter to both places
and has therefore naturally addressed it
to committeeman named in both of the in
vitatons Let me assure you that the
Presidents estimate of General Lee in this
letter is no new idea with him, conceived
and uttered by chief magistrate simply
to please an assemblage of his country
men.
Tribute to Lee.
when Theodore Roosevelt was young
man, twenty-one years ago, writing life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Installation of Officers.

Camp, No. 3, Patriotic Order of America.
held its installation last Wednesday. The
following were installed: President, Mrs.
M. R. Mahoney: assistant president Mrs.
Elizabeth Hardin; vice president, Mrs.
Sarah ]. Luckett: assistant vice president,
Miss Edna L. Thomas; conductor, Miss
Edna Graves; assistant conductor Mrs.
Eva Raba; financial secretary, James E.
Thomas; recording secretary, Mrs. c. +.
Thomas: treasurer, Mrs Emma " Schaf
fer; chaplain, Mrs. Mary p. Ball; guard.
Mrs. Sarah Reese; sentinel, Mrs. Louisa
Winter; trustee for eighteen months, Mrs.
Clara Clark.
After the installation ceremonies Ma
tional Assistant Past President A. E. Cor
ham, presented Mrs Marion r. Mahoney
with a gold pin of the order. Mrs. Clara
Clark, the past president and Mrs. Marion
Scaggs, District president and installing
officer, were each presented with a choice
bouquet of hyacinths and carnations by
Mrs C. E. Thomas The recipients re-
sponded with very appropriate remarks.
National Chaplain Mrs. NJ. E. Raven and
Mrs. Burk. president of Camp, No. a, and
other visiting members, spoke of the sue
cess of the camp. Supper was served.
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