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Warning Him.

T am sorry" said the poet, but 1 am obliged to call your attention tc tue fact that a line in one of my re. cent compositions was entirely pervert. cd and the meaning painfully distorted by the compositor."
 "Young man," replied the editor. ''that compositor has gone through more poems than you ever wrote o, even read. He has put in hls life set. ting up poetry of all kinds, spring and autumn styles and heavier goods for winter. He may have changed your poem. but when you say he harmed il you presume. When man of his ex- perience makes up his rtind to change . piece of poetry a person in your DO sition should not atten pt to critcise."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
SEE THE DEllBY ONCE.
The Horse Race Inc;:'ent Is by Lon8
 Odds the Lest of It.

It is a matter of twenty odd miles from London to Epson, in whose yl- elnity the historic race course lies, and samples of almost every curious thing there Is In old England are to be seen along the various roadways. If there were but one road to Epson, half of the procession that starts from Lon- don on the morning of Derby day would be left struggling in the out skirts of the city long after the great race had been run. But there are many, though none too many, since each is packed to the point of discom- fort from early dawn until far into the night.
 The Derby is a thing for the foreign CT to see once and ever afterward to hold in grateful memory, because it is an experience that could never repeat itself to the satisfaction of the mere onlooker. Primarily it .s, of course, a horse race, but the race. which occu. pies such feetng breath of time, is by long odds the least of it. Other. wise it is an expression of Britishism such as may not be witnessed upon any other occasion. It is the one day in the year, believe, on which Eng fish society levels itself out upon the first principle of the brotherhood of ! man. "Rich man, poor man, beggaY man, thief, doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief" without distinction and with perfect camaraderie, come togethe, with the evident if unconscious pur- pose of proving that to be merely Brit. ish Is all that any true Briton can req. sonably desire
 The foreigners are the only specta tors. Everybody else is fin the cast as 1t were, and it is difficult to judge whether the king, with bis nobles and their bevy of brilliantly attired ladies or the coster in his donkey cart, with 'the missus and the kids" is the lead. ing actor. Perhaps it would be bet. ter to call it variety show and to de. eide that each in his turn is a star In his own particular performances Leslie's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
Night Sweats and ChIIls Gone
 Weight Increased 14 Pounds

Mir. John Bently of Grand Rapids, Mich., who was SO low from lung trouble that the doctor gave him up as incurable, and who had night sweats and chills and weighed only 50 ibs., was miraculously cured by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
 Letters like the following, written by MT. Bently, unsolicited, should be published so that the world may know what the great medicine is doing for suffering humanity.
 "I have taken DUFFY'S PURE MALT WH!SKEY for three months for lung troubles. When first commenced I was nedfast, and now am able to work. Now, the doctor of our town said that nothing would help me, but DUFFY'S MALT WHlskEY did what the doctors could not do: had night sweats and chills and weighed Se pounds. weigh 100 pounds now, the chills have left me, and the sweats are are also gone: I am looking for. great re- sultS;-MR. JOHN BENTLY, Grand Rap- ldS, Mich" !" Nov is SsOE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
TO ENLARGE
 Y. M. c. A. WORK
Ro,rd of Directors Outline Plans Attendance Unusually Large
 Statistical Report FlatterlnS.

Statistical Report FlatteflnS.
 A call meeting of the board o1 directors of the Young Mems Christian association was held last night in the secretary's office. An unusually large number of the members of the board were present, and an interesting and profitable conference was held. Just at this time the board are seriously con templating the advisability of taking definite steps to enlarge the work of the association, and the entire board has resolved itself into com mittee to investigate ways and means of advancing and encourag- ing such a movement. The mem- bership of the association has grown to such an extent that the present quarters are not adequate for caring for the men, and conse- quently something must be done in the near future Secretary Rich ardson presented the following financial and statistical report for the month ending December 3l, 1907: Average daily attendance 3S5.
 Number books drawn from lib- rary 2S4.
 Number baths taken 17O0.
 Number times rest room used 4S0.
 Attendance lectures and enter tainments 510.
 Attendance mems gospel meet ings 1150.
 Attendance educational classes 71 s
 Attendance committee meetings S7.
 Attendance bible classes S6.
 Membership.
 Men, 556. Boys, S3. Sustaining, 65.
 Total city, 704. Railroad, 1903.
 Total, 17O7. Financial.
 Balance on hand November l, 1906, $54O,S3.
 Received c. B. Ky. Co.,, $5O.O0.
 Receipts all other sources, $937.61.
 Expenses during December, all sOurcess, $954.51.
 Balance on hand January l, 1907, $573.92.
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The Art of GlOve Cutting,

The cutters of the great glove houses In Brussels and in France earn ever, higher wages thar the cutters of tll.. most fashionable tailors in London anc New York. So difficult is this art of cutting gloves ti.at most of the prln. cipal cutters are known to the trade by name and by fame, and the peculiar knives which they use in the business are so highly priZed that they are handed down from generation to gen eratiOn as heirloOms.
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INTERFERENCE

''The tendency on the part of leg ness and in the method of life pur- sued by many persons is very pro- nounced at present. The national government through the interstate commerce commission, has assumed partial control of the railroads or the country. As has been indicated before this is very doubtful eX- pertinent 1t is suspected in some quarters that the railroads being all at sea under the new law, the devel opment of railroads will be en- phatically curtailed. It is not un- likely that even healthy competition will be done away with, and that rate may be raised instead of re- duced. Of course nothing is yet proven regarding the effect of rate regulation. We merely note the fact here, that there is much skep- ticism on the subject.
 Legislatures all over the country are undertaking to say what man must drink; sometimes what he shall eat; what forms of amusement he must patronize or indulge in and when; how he must spend his Sun days, and all that sort of thing. Df course these things are done in- directly. The effect is, however. to Interfere with the habits, prefer ences and pleasures of the individ- ual.
 In many legislatures, whirl has been taken at the insurance com Ianies. Some legislators seem to hink that an insurance company mght to be a benevolent institu ion and that it has no business to lake money. With this view we re not in accord. All of us work sr money. Even the minister of le gospel feels uncomfortable un- ,ss he gets an adequate salary. We mst all have money in order that e may live.
 Insurance is necessary feature modern civilization. Insurance mpanies are organized to make oney, but in many states they Jim the laws are so drastic. that business is hardly worth the ndle. If the companies are to be nts oil tn dIs1 ocess, their solidarity is apt to he lpardized, and concnrrently var Is lines of business will be affect
 through the impairment of cred
 In the state of North Carolina, understand, there are no anti nrance laws, and it is claimed the people of that state get ter rates than any ot1er in the
 tn.
 his perpetual interference on
 part of legislators With the busi-
 $ interests and the rights of the
 vidual is certain to have a bad
 ct. The average man gives his
 srnment In order that he may be
 ected in life and property.
 sn government is transformed
 a monster and undertakes to
 late the individual in all the
 CTS of life, he may submit for
 file, but he is certain to become
 ye under the restraints imposed
 him, and in the end rebellious.
 sme and unwise restriction is
 lo yield to extreme lice dnse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
A Cheap Night Lamp.

In place of a four candle electric lamp or a glowworm lamp 1t is some times necessary to devise some way of getting dim light through the night. Now, if piece of candle is weighted so as to float upright in a tumbler partly filled with water 1t will last sev- eral hours and will burn until the wick Is muck below the surface of the wa ter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
Shocking Mortality

The crowded ship gave suddei lurch.
 There was a splash
 oh" walled the young woman whu had been sitting near the "a! reading a book. think of all those lives bein: lost"
 But nothing co;.d be done. and sh gazed sadly at her copy of "Plutarch dancing merr.ly on the waves far astern.-Chicago Tribune,
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It is to be nOped tHdt 'le ioSi'i'
 tive disposition to meddle in every thing and interfere with everybody will last but brief while. Just as little legislation as possible is what every state in the Union needs.
 We take pleasure in re-prlntlns the above timely editorial from the esteemed Commercial-Appeal and hone ct will be read with care and profit by the members of the Ar kansas legislature, which has Just assembled in our capital city o1 Little Rock. The drastic antl- trust laws passed by the last leSlsla- tnre have caused great inconven- fen and annoyance to those Who de- sire insurance, besides heavy loss to the insurance agencies, without affording any remedy whatever for any supposed ills on the part or trusts. complained of by practlcal politicians, who were more often prompted by a desire for persona financial betterment than by a laud- ib1e ambition to serve the best inter- ests of their constituency. A ma 1ority perhaps of the members who voted for those laws, Including the prohibitive insurance clause, were members who lived in the rural dls- tricts. and whose isolated situation reduced the danger of fire to a minimum, and made insurance pro- lection unnecessary. These. mem bers say, in effect, to the people in the crowded cities to whom lnsur- ance is an absolute necessity, we don't need insurance and we don't intend that you shall have any.
 It did not occur to these short sight ed members that the merchant be- ing unable to get a capitalized cor poration to afford him protection, he would necessarily be compelled to carry his own risk. This Of course would be an additional item of expense to him, and he would have to reimburse himself by adding an additional margin of profit upon his goods, and the men whose votes deprived him of insur- ance would have to pay the increas% ed price whenever they purchased goods of the merchant. Thus the cost of the protection is merely transferred from the treasuries of the insurance companies to pockets of the public.
 Nor is this the only bad feature of this unrestrained power vested in the law-making body. There have been instances where this power has been unblushingly used by interruptions law makers to in- discriminatory bleed corporate interests of every kind. Alleged re- presentatives of the interests of the people have betrayed the sacred trust in their keeping, and have prostituted their high offices by holding up insurance and other cor porations for large sums of money, as penalty of refusal threatening them with hostile legislation which would be hurtful to their interests. X prominent life insurance agent in LittleRock has now in his possession due bills' given him by members of a previous legislature for money which he dared not refuse. These due bills were of course, never taken up. It is to be hoped that our members of the present general assembly will go on record as favor ing the repeal of the obnoxious and hurtful anti-insurance law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
Tho Poultry Business,

Billfuzz-See that sharp looking man over there? He has made a fortune out of the poultry business. Jubh-Is that so' He doesn't look like man who raised chickens. Billfuzz- Raise chickens: Of courS, he doesn't. He writes books telling other people how
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
\ Luncheon Ot0A.

Nice for luncheon Is this entroe Of cold boiled ham: Chop enough ham to 6il a coffee cup and add to 1t two table spoonfuls of grated cheese, little cay enne pepper and two tablespoonfuls of cream. Fry rounds of bread in butter and spread with the ham mixture. Crate cheese over the top and brown in c hot oven. Before sending to the table decorate each round with an olive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
Finance,

Many words of most august sound prove to be of quite commonplace ali cestry when traced to their origins Finance" Is really only settling u,, Literally. it is just ending" and was formerly used fin that very simp'c sense in the English language. Then tt came to signify settling up with r creditor and acquired the special senS.. of ransom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
A knEir Story.

This katiir story is true: A Christian Zulu Katfir was heard recounting to an other Kaffir a vision of heaven of which he had had a dream. And saw you any Kaffirs there?' inquired his listen CT. The teller of the story pondered awhile, and then "No," said he, flor ! did not look into the kitchen"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18

At one time during the life of John Bright there were no fewer than seven members of his family with seats in tAe house of comDooA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
The Silver Lining.

Mrs. Suburbs (after the crash)-There ls another of my china dishes gone! Suburbs--Never mind, dear; 1t has stop pod the cooks singing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18

Dan w. Taylor has gone to Little Rock to assume his new duties as as- sistant attorney general
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18
Very Deep.

Slatter@Your boy, hear, Is a deea studeof Popley-He's always at the
 eoeeom ot Aie class. # tAat's what you
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18

Main rink, Friday and Saturday nights, Willie Bur ton vs. Willie Rozier, one mile race.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-18

S.lmuant and tonic, it builds up the nerve the orain, strength and elasticity to the g $ .t into action all the vital forces, it makes II .he food you eat all the nourishment it
 e''' aencate women and sickly children,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

have spent too much space upon this
evening, perhaps hut It fingers with me in
my thoughts ot Mr. Davis. not because It was
ny night, but because II was the last time that
! ever saw real happiness in the thin, earnest
tace. had a good look At II. too, for Mr.
Davis and his wife were presented Immediately
after the Generals family.
He just a free, gallant gentleman that
night As he SAID he had come to enjoy. But
clouds, public and private, gathering,
and soon enough there was no longer the posi-
hilIty 70 forget. | saw him often in sadness
and suffering ;tter that, but never again with
a look OF real happiness lighting his face.
The power Of Mr.. Davis sympathy was
perhaps his greatest charm. All who knew
him in those DAYS saw and felt great deal
OF that. On March p, 1904 the park al the
Capitol grounds filled with emaCIated,
hollow eyed restless men, our returned pris-
oners, and the friends who had come 10 meet
them. Mr. Davis spoke to them, not as
President addressing his people or a COM
mander in chief his soldiers, but precisely as a
father welcoming back his children who had
reached home again out OF great peril. Never
had the tones of his wonderful voice been more
tender and heart moving than that day. But
his voice was always, like himself, something
unique; possessed of a charm that would be
difficult to put into words. Years later my
little boy, after listening to Mr.. Davis during
a call. asked:
Mama what has Mr. Davis got in his throat
that makes his talk sound SO musiCky:'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

can . mi u The booming OF cannon, the cheer
ing and a--laase and suddenly there flashed
across me Sky II flaming letters the TWO names,
Je-1ers-- Davis and Franklin Pierce. Across
the SKY u my memories one Of those two
naraes sill flashes with dazzling brilliance.
His-.-- has done its worst, and its best,
Tor Je--e-- p Davis, just as during his life Fate
did tor him 1e- best and worst | have no
wish or Eli 10 discuss the political issues
which sem he eloquent orator. the brilliant
states-ua- The noble man, out OF the path
where Destiny was calling him 10 higher-tO
the high heights. | have forgotten them.
His ann and ambitions, garbled perhaps and
often q -l- -lisrepresented are borne away
upon r1e -.1e Il history. Only the character,
the man. i've IN my memory; something as
much -ere-el -o-day as II that long ago when
l had The good fortune to see much OF him
and kr.r -im we'll. And Of that, Of my
persona ---nories Of Jefferson Davis, | am
always g.. 20 speak
OF tha- ---- memory, only one incident
mains .--ious inciden+. | had been told
that NJ - rs had lost enc eve. and when
they TOOK --= 20 see the great mar, N real flesh
and bloc e- The letters OF IRE 1 only renem-
Der look most eagerly at his face and eX-
peT1enc- sense Of surprise at not being
able - 80. -- that an eye was missing. The
olsapp INK u expectation, however, was
more t-- .-lanced by the pleasure 1t gave
me T. -s. .--c earnest, soulful face which won
my chic rust as il won the admiring con-
ndence ..-er people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
Waen Three Were a Crowd

W.. -ext | saw Mr. Davis it was, at the
w -r"- -.lth q feeling OF inexpressible veXa-
ton T. PRESIDENT OF the Confederacythen,
having ...- elected to the Office by single
vote Ore- cert Toombs. 1t was n July,
1902 er the battle Of Gaines's Mill.
General 4 se-t, TO whom / was engaged,
had beer erely wounded and was at his
nome T. rmOnd. / was returning from
school J.. he Of that noble, self sacrificing,
Dut IA. Unfortunate clergyman, Parson
bToWnla.., a-d was 50 eager 70 see the General
mat MS pathetic heart yielded and he took
me i9r .-ie- call on the Wy. | had hardly
taken a Seat By the man loved when President
DAVIS "a- aunounced, and | saw the precious
lhlnJ Sip away while he occupied my chair
and sa- 20 corner beside the Generals sister:
IN sIt.e u The very green glasses through which
iooKtu could not help seeing the man and forming
mental picture II him which through life and death
mas mas grown ever brighter, more vivid and revered
MS yer -r-auCe into the room captIvated me. he
Wa tai and extremely thin, but there was dignity
ana grace about him which IS ineXpresslble he
was type If the old South, cultivated, refined,
brilliant conEe-sationist. His eyes were clear ana
~ due gray color, his forehead high, nose straight
IIls thn md compressed, chin pointed, and cheek
Dones hlgh Deep intersecting lines furrowed his
H4out- lbs face thin, features long and sharp,
Sl1 an angular outline emphasized the intensity Oh
MS expression. There was no pomp or strut IN has
TIn1oVenenrs neither was there anything uncertain.
ms walk was wonderful 1t poetry, music
eface- II was just what a President's walk ought
- De bll seldom IS. Often on Sundays after that
"ale.ed hlln al St. Pauls church, and whenever
! sa" hun on horseback | was fascinated by the
motion.
:. lie took General Pckett's left hand and pressed
-, ayln2 Il gently down the OF the char 10
eeE Id Earring him, he seated himself, asking
no nov soon viii you be able to go back! We need
you IN The field"
r. should ike 10 90 tomorrow" replied the
"e7Iieral; n which the President shook his head
ne gave the General brief account of the fighting
mch had followed the battle Of Ganess Mill prals,
Iile ms brother, Captain Charles Pickett, who had
h. wounded while carrying the flag on loot after
'AS morse had been shot under him. L remember
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
Bv LA SALE CORBELL PICKETT

how his eyes flashed as he said: g. am TOO much
a soldier 10 keep out OF il in this way. | wanted
TO be in the fray. l would much have pre-
ferred to fight in the field rather than in the
council chambers | had gone out to consult with
The Generals, when the artillery duel between Jackson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

and Franklin began. ! barely missed being acct
dentallv killed, and they carried me off, may say
Then they began to talk OF years before when they
fought together in Mexico
Meeting Him Officially"
r NEVER met Mr. Davis officially till the evening
/ of September 70, 1868 the night of my Wedding
-ecentioT OF ali who came greet the child bride
Of the beloved General, Mr.. Davis and his cabinet
we're almost the only ones who wore clVllIan S
evening dress In those days the men were all sol
diers and the women all sacrlhclng everything
70 help Very little indeed, was to be had even 10r
money 10 eat drink. wear. Through the KIND
ness Of friends at the North, my wedding dress mad
hen Struggled through the lines for me, and 1t was
Something so unusual that after greeting me Mrs
t'Dear me! Where did you get those clothes:
Turning TO the General, smiling. Mr.. DAVIS sald
Where did you get the little lady who Is III the
The editor of The Richmond Examiner was
standing across the room. He had been meTcllesSiy
or;iinSS the President and the admlnlstratlon.
Ne Davis called her husband Is attention TO MS
-eSence there but Mr.. Davis instantly rePned;
"a - rs not look that way my dear we nave
come tonight to look at beautiful things ana thirh
pleasant thoughts lilo, ~, prasi
The Generals sister suggested taking the fTesl-
d+ md his wife TO the dining room 80,
oeiii H an, Won really something to eat there: Mr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
His Penetrating Voice

TT was so soft that 1t could hold nothing that
i would jar on the most sensitive ear, yet
he found no difficulty in filling spacious halls,
as some who still remember his burning elo-
uuence in the United States Senate can testify
But those who realized that music best were
the friends to whom he came in the great
crises of life. We can never forget the music
that thrilled us in those moments.
On May O, during the heavy burdens of the
last wear of the war, the 5; Oldest company
gathered in the President mansion, attending
the funeral of little Joe, the fathers favorite,
who in perfect health, had fallen from veranda
to the brick pavement and been killed 1t was
Sunday morning, and the President was called
from the church in time of service to receive
the sad news.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

Of General Pickett's home. Turkey Island had sent
IN QItte reed birds for the occasion, he smiled
and said:
What time YOU must have had picking themi
No, part OF the gItt was the picking Of
the birds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

l- '..al impression he was United States Secre-
I Way. and had come from Washington with
er- Pierce 70 review the troops at Fortress
re. Tie night following the review the fort
be waters beyond were such a blaze OF pyro-
C 5e-s as few had ever seen. Then there