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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
ENTHUSIASTIC
 MASS MEET|N |NG Small Attendance Did Not Lessen Interest i'll I'm proved Waterways Move ment Last Night.
COMMITTEE NAMED
Will Raise the Required Amount Here Through Puhlic Subscriptions. Fox. Caldwell and Bloom Heard. Onl! $l000 Needed.

The mass meeting called last night ! the City Hall bH the Pine Bluff Board of Trade was not largely as- tended, but those present manifest led much interest iu the improvements of waterways, i; being announced that the meeting was called to dis cuss that one subject
 The meeting was called to order by w \. TaaI5ck. peesioer. of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade. and after a few remarks in which he told of is objects. .Ioau A Fox was introduced.
 Alr. Fox l, touring Jhe country as special representative of the Ma rtonal Rivers and Harbors Congress. to en.hase =he American public in
 the improved waterways movement and 10 s5se funds fof she iaaasura-
 ,ton =o. .Ase=work. Pine Bluff he 9aid would 4e required to subscribe s>oo or S149e toward lhe f0Jal fund to #ha H5zsed =bl this and other states
 He spoke on the value oz the work EhaW i MS 10 ae accomplished and
 .a .aets and f4aies told locat 6usi- ,ie~S men what ! meant 5o=taem in
 ! business way. as well as 10 com ;3zeeee 2enerallf. He weut ever the
 sane 2goands covered in interviews
 "a .ished n he Graphic recently and
 rze1.efed | eeea- fQ70te tG tAis state i. sae waterways We're properly de- lEe'oped
 Doctor L L. Caldwell. secretary of
 5ae Pine Bluff Board 0t Trade. also
 addressed he meeting, in which he e5ctHgea 4rea, things for the people .. Arka4sas .f the proposed lt,er im- iHa4 eNenis Were secured He went into details. showi49 what naviga le
 waje.WaHs would result in compe- titen wijh railroads, and added that
 many benefits would be derived from
 such work.
 l.. E. Bloom, secretary of the Tray
 elefs Insurance company, made some
 valuable suggestions as to how the
 money required here could be raised. making it comparatively small do- nation from local business men and property owners. He referred the the club idea as branch of the Ar kansas River Improvement associa- ton. with only a small annual mem-
 bership fee or contribution.
 \ committee was appointed to formulate plans, whereby the neces- sary amount might be raised at once and to solicit subscriptions The committee met this morning at the Board of Trade and it was decided to begin circulating the subscription list at once A resolution was also adopt ed recommending that all Pine Bluff citizens cooperate in the movement
 The committee is composed of J. L. Caldwell J. F. Rutherford, E. B. Bloom, E. C. Howell, s. Geisreiter and J. \. Holmes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
CONDUCTOR NASH KILLED.

Richard Nash a conductor on the Jonesboro. Lake City and Eastern railroad. Well known to local rail- road men. was killed at Nettleton vesterdav morning. He was mak- ing a coupling between two flat cars of logs and was caught by the cars and crushed to death He was 43 wears old and leaves wife and three children.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
MANY FROM
 JEFFERSON COUNTY Delegates Named to Attend Southern Cotton Associa- tion Meeting at Birming ham, Ala.
STATE BRANCH MET
In Little Rock Ae>terda, Capt. (. T. Robinson. of This City. Ele ted Vice Prc>ident-Li>t of Pine BluiI- ianS to Attend.

The Arkansas branch of the south ern Cotton association met in con- vention in Little Rock yesterday at h o'clock Owing 10 the heavy and con- tinuous downpour of rain all over the state. the attendance was much smaller than was expected. but the meeting was not wanting i'll enthusi- asm. and several short, though earn est speeches Were made by delegates. who pledged themselves 10 support and work for the success oi the movement 10 secure the people of the
 cotton-erowiug states the rights which belong naturally to them. but of which they have been system- aticalz deprived for generation past by the triekerz of the gamblers in Ieotfou.
 II sounds most unreasonable. yet experts have shown shat in the past 20 wears tne South has raised 2io.- ooo.o0o bales of cotton upon which she has. bE unfair undervalHation. lost OH an average Of S1S.5o per bale. or the enofmoas sum of S4s64o.QoQ.ooo, Think of the wonderful prosperity the South would now enjoy had this vast sum been added 10 her assets.
 Atten n number of short speeches along this line. the reports of Presi- dent Burnett and Secretary Gaines were read and approved The conven- tion then proceeded to the election of officers B. II. Burnett of Yell coun2 ty was reelected president: C. T. Robinson of Jefferson county. vice president and NJ N Gaines of St. Francis county. state organizer. Dr. l.. E. Love. of Dardanelle, and N. ]. NE.te. of Russellville. were reelect- ed interstate committeeman; l.. D. Davis, of Sunrise; Grant Green. of Searcy: W. B. Harper, of Little Rock; N. ]. White. of Russellville: J. B. Kelly of Prescott M. N. Gaines, of Forrest City and Dr. l.. E. Love. of Dardanelle were selected as an eN- ecutive committee. with President Burnett and Vice Presiednt Robinson as eX-offiicio members. Delegates were then selected to attend the meet ing of the Southern Cotton associa- ton to be held in Birmingham, Jan uary 17 to la. Those from Jefferson county are: John NJ. Oracle, C. T.. Robinson. Leo NJ Andrews, \. M. Bar TOW, T. J. Collier, J. $. McDonneil | NJ l.. Althemer, D. $. Bluthenthal' IC H Tripett, F H Walker and W. Il.
 Langford. From Lincoln county: R.
 c. Atkinson, w. R. Kirby and w F.. Massy. An urgent appeal Is made to
 all who are interested in good price
 for cotton 10 join the association and
 give it earnest moral and liberal financial support By cohesive orsanl-
 zation and determined effort the cot ton men say they can successfully re-
 sist the attacks of the solid column or gamblers upon the great staple.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
STEW ARDS MEET TONIGHT.

The district stewards of the Pine Bluff distriet will meet at the Lake side M. F. church at o'clock to- night. The Rev w. W. Christy, the ne" presiding elder, will preside
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03

There is something suspicious about it when you are offered some thing for nothing. We make suitx from $2o up and guarantee the style the latest and perfect in fit and finish. Eisenkramer the Tailor Over Citizens bank, Second and Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
.APPLEBl-EDWARDS.

A marriage license was issued last night by Deputy County Clerk Curran Nichol to Frank Appleby. an employe of the Cotton Belt shops, and Miss Mamie Edwards of Elmi- ra, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
35 CENTS COST S1O.

Mary Miller, a negress, arrested for stealing twenty-five cents from Rob Lee. another negro, was fined ten dollars in police court this morning by Judge Toney
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
BUSINESS CHANGE.

have this day disposed of my entire business at Nc. 321 Main street to Thompson and Stark. They assume all future obligations from date. All debts against the firm previous to January will be paid by me. l thank all my friends for past favors and trust assure them that nay successors merit a con tinuanee of the patronage will soon open the Elks' theater bar and will be glad to sec mN friends there
 Wishing all happy and pros porous New Year. am always to pleases (. G. SCHENK,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03
Rain or shine, Polo on skates tonight at Bluff City Rink.

c r. fIawley of Grady is in the city or business
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-03

G. Rives Taylor of Winchester is a visitor in the city today
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1907-10-04

peoples government government by the people, of the
people, and for the people, hold there is sacred
right than the right of free people to drive from their
midst this nixed evil and say for themselves whether
they will bear the burdens of defective dependent citizen
ship and economic waste submit to the injury to society
and the public morals and tolerate the increase of
its presence entails
Let base campaign for restrictive prohibi-
tive measures upon thoughess fanatcsns but upon the
duty of the strong to forego their personal liberty
in this regard they daily forego in other lines of
conduct for the protection of the weak and indirectly
society and themselves, from the countless crimes of
drunkenness.
If the church organize and unite its membership,
and inspire it with and harmonious purpose, and
give practical leadership the days will be too few
in which to number its victories.
There is much in present conditions throughout the
country justify confidence and inspire renewed effort
The past years have witnessed marvellous change
in public sentiment in this behalf change great and
general to amount to moral uprising of the whole
people. The movement seems to be nation wide The
wave of sentiment which marks its progress will probably
recede but it will reach again the level of former
days. Four States Maine Kansas North Dakota and
Georgia, now have prohibition The first three by
sution inhibition, and the last by legislative enactment
Two of these Maine and Kansas have long inhibited the
traffic. but there is this marked differencehe nhbitive
provisions of their constitutions being enforced
There in this connection also another fact which marks
the rise Of the people in this behafte Governors who
enforcing the inbve clause in the constitutions of
Maine and Kansas have both been recently reelected
Alabama and Texas have made substantial progress. OF
counties in Kentucky out of ITO nfbit the traffic.
In Tennessee is permitted in only three cities-Chat
tanooga Memphis and Nashville. In Ohio local option
and thousand dollar license law have driven from whole
counties In Iowa many counties dry and in Illinois
a new local option law promises much for the coming
year In Indiana 732 townships out Of 1916 have excluded
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1907-10-04

-a territory with population of 13ooooo-an increase
in territory and in population of more than 500.
With these changes in the law in my State there has
gone steady, impartial and effective enforcement Of all
the laws of the State Starting in cities under the admins
traon of Metropolitan police departments it has spread
throughout the Commonwealth. And with the increase
in dry territory and stricter enforcement of the law there
has noteworthy decrease in crime, especially in
crimes involving physical violence. In 1906 the number
of murders in Indiana Or 1908, in 1904 49,
in 1906 1861 being per cent less than in 1903 S. per
cent less than 1904 and 90 per cent less than 1905
90 per of all persons arrested for homicide in 1906
convicted, against "a per 1905. Last year
the crime of assault and battery decreased II cent and
the crime of riot IS per cent compared with 1905 The
number of persons arrested for drunkenness public
places last year exceeded those of 1906 but this fact is
believed be due to the rcter enforcement of the law
relating this ofense appreciate the fact that Stats
tics for single year not conclusive longer time
is needed with certainty the effect of restrictive
measures and the srcter enforcement of the law But
the figures given show the tendency of this pocy-the
direction in which carrying This improved condi
ton indeed gratifying in view of the fact that the popua
ton Of the State has increased and that crimes of the char
here mentioned have greatly multiplied in number
of other states
The benefit to society of this decrease in crime
scarcely be estimated The economic value alone is
convincing argument for the continuance OF the policy OF
restriction and of law enforcement Io4 fewer murder
trials single year, OF fewer riot trials 1901 fewer
trials for assault and battery mean monetary saving to
the people Of the State of hundreds of thousands of dollars
which be added the saving in the cost of main
teace of the decreased number of persons ncarcerated
in county as and in the penal institutions of the State
The last five years have witnessed decrease of go the
total number of commitments to these institutions. The
progress made in the last two years most gratifying but
can yet be done.
Continued
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1907-10-04


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The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18

"But I like Jim best because he's
fair"
"Ph!"
II prefer Jack when he gives me
books"
"Confounded cheek!" growied.
but prefer Jim-when he gives
me music"
Like his impudence!"
She seated herself on an old tree
trunk and swung her hat by the rib
bon.
You see." she ezplained, :! IKE
-Ssck.wltn0utJfm, and Jim.without-
Jack. So I don't know what to do.
II there were she-Mormons- You are
looking horribly cross, George"
"Umph!"
1T doesn't suit your style Of
beauty!"
"Umph!"
"Your conversation 10 monotonous!"
sat down on the. trunk beside
her.
"The fact is Kiddie, I've had .
shock. I've only just realized that
you are grown up. It's very nice for,
you. and you've grown up very nicely.
But 1t isn't nice at all for me. lose
such jolly little chum."
She took my arm impulsively
"Oh, you don't! Only ! thought
She stopped and looked down at her
shoes.
Thinking is . new pastime for
YOU"
She glanced at me reproachfully.
you always say things like that.
That is why / think-at least, I don't
think-only-"
Tell me. dear" put my hand on
her shoulder.
II thought perhaps that. now I was
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18
THE STORY.

Az ~ OAsAs
sSC AMSON blind and in fetters!"
- was the message which spread
swiftly throughout the land Of the
Philistines. and into the borders Of
the. land OF Judah
Samson blind and In fettersl"
Surely. Dagon, the god Of the Phil
istines. hath heard our cry and hath
delivered him into our hands," ex-
claimed the Philistines.
~surely," bitterly cried the Israel
ites, "0ur God hath forsaken US, and
delivered % into the power Of the
enemyI' 4
And eamnon. the erstwhile cham
plon Of Israel ana Israel's God, and
the unconQuerable foe Of the Philis-
dne1 eat IN anguish Of body and spirit
n the prison house At Casa grinding,
grinding GRADING: while the olank Of
~ e41lnD k6pt dolefuI, .heartless time
g nlDvenents Of his hands.
- y l6ody Of those moments
v4on; n ASndhh Blee his captQrs had
p(eeeed ~ eyeballs With their red;
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18

grown up. you-you didn't approve OF
meP
Il see. don't hatter you. The
'sweethearts do"
'They mean It." There was a fash
in her eyes.
"Yes," / agreed. I'm sure they do.
or course they do. They don't mean
nicer things than think of you. !.
Which is 1t, little girl?"
Neither" She shrugged her shoul-
ders pettlshly. Il like one Just as
much as the other. Really I do.
suppose shall end like the girl in
your verses"
which verses" I asked. I am q
writer by profession. and I've written
80 many verses; and most Of them
about girls.
Those in The Mirror The Third
Person Don't you remember themT
Moo. How do they go?"
did>xepember them, as matter
of fact; but / wanted to be fiattered
by finding that she did.
She fumbled about for a pocket
another sign of grown-upness-and
produced a tattered cutting.
Read them!" she commanded. So
l read:
THE THIRD PERSON.
Two gentlemen came counting me.
Their names were John and jim
Including Peter. there were three;
But who would reckon him!
Dear John was dark. like dark mon
And men who're fair Gas Jim).
Poor Peters half ard half: but then
never thought OF him
John rayed about my hair and eyes.
My voice enraptured Jim.
But Peter used to criticise-
AS II l cared for him!
The music came from Jim.
That stupid Peter sent the two
! was so mad with him.
/ liked John best. when John was by:
With Jim inclined to Jim;
But as for Peter--Really.
Took no account of him!
I often used to wish could
Assspt ts.g SSsn sSnn Il f1s F.t.r :Aouu
I'd soon dispose Of him.
ss sssa ss.s:Sg s.s:S nat ss 'ss ss d;d ssRsS JIM ss
~ Twas T just a. wsii Tor him.
Because Of John. I.teld Jim nor
Ana S SShs1@wsii. I q Peter ecthsrsd 50.
.Ah," / said, when l had apished. =
see; and who ID Peterf'
/ She would not answer, or look e
me: and We sat IN silence for several
minutes. Then ! stroked her hair.
/ ss's0od bless you both, ny dear Hes
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18

Two collie dogs were hunting rab
bits, and the ravens were SOARING
overhead. Az the dogs drove the rab-
bit out into the open near the top Of
: hill It ran straight into . trap and
was caught. Az the dogs came neal
the ravens came down. and BY loud
croakinG managed to drive away both
Then they started y 70 devous ths
rabbit, Which thW aeicki5 dispeeshe1
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18
sERMoNETrE.

;. aod hath delivered Samson our
enemy Into our hand" was the
! boast Of the PhlIlstines. They
saw ,i- the. downfall Of their
powerful enemy an . ddence OF
the favor Of their god Oss ~
and . proof Of their own Prov
ess. And that 10 az far az they
could see or understand. Evil
always 10 half blind. Its vision
10 limited by the horizon OF the
physical and temporal. II eiiml-
mates the true God as a factor
and places superstition and
pride upon the throne Of rea-
son. Evil does not recognize
God 40 . controlling factor In
the affairs Of life; II does not
/. understand that II overreaches
itself and brlngs about lts own
destruction.
But from the Divine view
point, evil trlumphs over the
good because Gin 10 permitted
to usurp the place Of God In the
heart and life. The fortress Of
the heart ls ImpregnabIe until
!. the little side door Of sin Is
opened to admit the enemy.
Samson was a defeated man
from the moment he let the
earthly love usurp the place Of
God, and the final yielding to
the opportunities Of DeliIah was
but the Inevitable outcome Of
such unholy alliance.
"let no man say when he Is
tempted, ] am tempted Of God;
for God cannot be tempted with
evil, neither tempteth He any
man; but every man is tempted
when he 10 drawn away Of his
own lust and enticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, II
bringeth forth sin; and sin,
when Il 10 finished, bringeth
forth DEATH"
Recovered Strength. - But
while evil In It's blindness was
sIorylng In the fall Of the
mighty Samson, the mercy and
forgiveness Of God were being
bestowed upon a repentant sim
ner. What evil can do to man
ls nothing to what God can do
for him. Samson shorn and
blind and In the power of the
enemy may yet rise above the
miserable conditions into
which his sin has plunged him.
He may again become the In
strument Of Righteousness to
the condemnation and judgment
upon evil.
~ we confess our sins He Is
faithful and just to forgive US
our sins and cleanse us from all
unriohteousness." The prison
house at Cara became Samson's
confessional. The Philistines
could shut out the light Of day
from hls eyes, but they could
not shut out God from his
heart. They could bind his
limbs with letters Of brass, but
they could not aDbaln down his
spirit and prevent II from
reaching out and finding the
foreivlng and restoring God.
After all, how circumscribed
are the powers Of evil. How
the servant Of God ought to rea-
lIxe the possibilities which lie
within him az he links his life
with that Of God.
To fall Into sin 10 grlevous,
but to remain In the condition
where sin has cast Us 10 mex
cusabIe, unpardonabIe. Here Is
where samson's faith, spoken OF
In the eleventh Of Hebrews,
shines out the brightest. Though
tho physical eyes were never to
see again, not so with the eyes
Of the soul. Faith touched the
blindness which had come from
Sin and the soul looks up and
sees the God that giveth
strength to the humble and re-
storeth them which be Of a
contrlte spirit, and so we find
the latter end Of this man Sam
son was better than the first;
that he rose above defeat to
win q crownlng victory. so
may Il be with every child Of
God.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18
Women
and
Club Culture
By Mrs. Adlaf Sfevenson

By Mrs. Adlaf Stevenson 9
Former Vice Presidents Wife
Tells How Clubs Have Benefited
the American Woman-Mission-
ary Societies Gave Impetus to the
Idea - Women Have Learned
Seif-Control, Unselfishness and
Obtained Broader Views Of Life
Mothers Club the Best Of All.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18
The Third Person
BY Owen Oliver

(Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18

IN securing Dettsr ! Iesisiatisn. ssp4
cially in behalf Of unfortunate. chill
dren.
State federations, and many local
clubs, have started travelling Libraries
for the benefit of rural districts, The
decoration of the home, schoolrooms
and garden improvements, all have
received attention, and the home
beautiful" has become familiar. In
every department the watchwords
have been progress and education.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18

Suffer me that may feel the Pill
lars whereupon the house standeth
that may lean upon them"
The shouting ceased as he reached
position between the two main pill.
lars which sustained the weight OF
the roof. Eagerly his hands CROPPED
about until they touched the great
wooden piers. All eyes were turned
upon him now In wonder to see what
next he would do. and breathless ex-
pectancy filed the place.
Suddenly upon the stiffness which
had fallen rose the voice Of Samson
az he lifted his face towards heaven;
and the eager multitudes leaned for
ward to hear what was said, while the
crowds in the rear. realizing that
something unusual was transpiring,
pressed toward the front.
20 Lord God!" rang out the words.
clear and loud. remember me, pray
thee, and strengthen mo, I pray thee,
only this once, o God, that ! may b.
Mt once avenged of the Philistines for
my two eyes,"
A shout Of derisiye laughter rang
out from the people a. they cried:
ssEIe prayeth to his Godl" But the
sound thereof was quickly drowned In
the noise Of crashing timbers ~ Sam.
son bent himself between the pillars.
and they went down uke bits OF straw.
And The house fell upon the lordB, and
upon AL the people that were therein:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-24
Notice

Special Meeting OF rhc Stock
holders of the Tucumcari WOOL
securing company.
TO the stockholders OF the Tue
UMCARI WOOL SECURING COMPANY:
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Tucumcari Wool
Securing company not having been
held on the date provided for in the
bylaws OF the company, notice is
hereby given that a SPECIAL
MEETING OF the Stockholders oil
said company, for the election OF a
Board of Directors for said com
pany and for,such other business as
may properly come before such
meeting, will be held at the office
of the company, at TuCumcari,
New Mexico, on Friday, Septem'
Der 9th, 1907, at 2 o'clock, p. M
Dated at Tucumcari, New Mex.
leo, this 10th. day OF August, 1907
T. G.. CHlTTENpEN,
Secretary
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-24

New Mexico's coal output is IL
times what it was IS years ago.
And yet the production of coal
has hardly commenced. New Mex
ico's coal fields are not one whit
less valuable than Arizona's cop
per, silver, and gold, and she
has the precious metals also.
Ell Paso Herald.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-24

Horses Tor sale, price S25 and up
Fred Grove, Moore, n. Nj. 45-4t
Leather Post Cards at the
Pioneer Drug Store, five cents
each. 45tl
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-24
Message Refused

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. II. -
William Reynolds, a railway tele-
graph operator at Mapleton, near
Sioux City, on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railway, re-
fused yesterday to take II Telegram,
from a non union operator at CO.
dar Rapids. Later he was called
by long distance telephone and told
that his mother vas dead at Cedar
Rapids, it being the message he
had refused to receive by telegraph
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-08-24

Those interested in comets will
find it worth while to rise at $3.50
tomorrow morning and look toward
the east about thirty degree above
the horizon. There they will see
Daniels comet, great and glorious
streaming through the air, with a
long tail to the naked eye appears
to be about fifteen feet long. 1t is
most distinct from $3.50 to 4:I5
o'clock.