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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Dnrn;ur fable Linen.

To darn table damask. use ravel-
ing from the cloth. If there IS an
actual hole. put under it piece Of
.be same damask. matching the pat
tern to a thread. Then darn backward
and forward with the travelling. If the
work is done right, the patch Will not
show after laundering except by care
ful scrutiny. In the past, skill in such
needle craft was considered a necessary
accomplishment for the finished young
lady"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Don't Think You Are Old.

A certain amount of social life IS
absolutely essential to the old as well
as to the young. \ woman never grows
so old that she ceases to enjoy the
company of others, AID generally the
elder she grows the more she enjoys ii.
It is always a pity to see a man fall
into a state which he explains as say
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Just n Bow.

Hold on!'' said the learned chemist
Didn't l give you bottle Of my won
derful tonic that would make you look
twenty years younger?"
You did" replied the patient, "and
1 took it all. 1 was then SO and now 1
am only 49,
We'll, then will you please settle
this little bill you owe for the treat
ment?"
"Oh, no. AS l am only 10 now, 1
am minor and minors are not held
responsible for the bills they incur.
Good-day, sir"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Edx of our Friends.

Nothing astonishes US, as a rule,
more than the friends of our friends,
saws the Ladies' Field. We invariably
look upon them with suspicion and
wonder. especially when we have heard
a great deal about them, in what their
attraction can possibly consist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Ise of Coarse scrim.

Coarse scrim may be used in many
ways. its possibilities being practically
without limit. This scrim takes dye
beautifully and curtains made of it
and embroidered in old-fashioned cross
stitch leave little to be desired in the
way Of beauty. The work is done right
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

ing, ooh, we're getting old, and don't
care for so much variety in cur lives"
says WOman's Life. In the pure self
ishness of his soul he always speaks
Of "us" and I'VE" as if it naturally
follow that because he is getting anti
quated his wife must keep pace with
him in his decline. Let him keep in
touch with the world, and both he and
his wife will be the better and the
younger for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
r-4orosfiu~ Historic Event.

Women who are college bred can
hardly comprehend that in the year
1880 the town of Gloucester decided
that instruction might lawfully be Civ
on to girls in the schools, and kindly
narmitted that out Of every eight hours
fha schoolmaster gave to teaching, two
should be devoted to "the instruction
Of fau1a los -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

on the material, as the weave is like
canvas, the threads are easily counted
and there is no tax on the eyes. There
is no end to the designs suited to cross
stitch embroidery, and almost any
flower, slightly conventionalized, may
be used. A beautiful set OF curtains
seen recently were of scrim dyed q
deep coffee color, with dragons worked
there
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
How 70 Ebonize,

Picture frames, chairs and other
furniture may be eboniZed by wash
ing them four times, thoroughly dry
ing between times, in a boiling mixture
of strong logwood and water. Then
wash the wood in d solution of acetat"
of iron. which is a mixture of iron fl
ings and vinegar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Miss Gould Is BenefactOr.

Miss Helen NJ. Gould, it has been
discovered, is the philanthropist who
bought 100000 acres of land near Gree
ley, Colo, as a cost Of $350,O00, to be
divided into lots for poor people. These
may be purchased on easy payments,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
there.

Bridal gown of mousseline satin,
with princess skirt. Yoke of antique
lace under tucked effect of the satin.
Pearl and silver embroidery on jacket
front
Bridesmaids frock of modified en-
pire fashion in pale yellow chiffon over
yellow taffeta Girdle of pompadour
ribbon. Muff of chiffon, with yellow
r0SpS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Made Himself So.

Naybor-I called to see Nervey last
night, but he wasn't at home.
Subbubs-Oh, yes, he was.
Naybor-Not at all. 1 tell you
Subbubs-But l tell you he was. and
very much at home. He monopolized
the morris chair in my den all even
ng"-Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

Every day there drops into the cof-
fers of the New York elevated railways
$500 nickels, to say nothing of the
other coins and bills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

A locomotive requires 100 gallons Of
|! oil a year to keep it running.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09

Stage fright is one thing on the stage
gbout which there is no sham.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-09
Fashion Notes,

The modern skirt requires a world
of thought and careful handling in its
cutting out to make it success.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
quit

msny other great and prominent Jews
have encouraged me to continue my
work and lectures on Jewish art and
affairs. I have now spoken from the
pulpits of over thirty synagogues and
no words can express my gratitude for
tho kindness shown me by the differ
ent rsbbis and congregations
Tire New York Telegraph viii shortly
publish IN book form Bert Levy's Car
toons." being ifty-four drawings of the
last year. But remarked the artist.
my heart IS set on the coming repro
ductions OF my Ghetto studies.i being q
record of my work among the wonder
full types Of the great Jewish quarter
the East Side of New York. This Is
my real work; vaudeville 10 me is but
a side issue.
My father WAS A German Jew of no
education. but a man OF deep emotions.
Between us there wasla strong bond of
sympathy. too strong for expression.
and we spent many hours talking of
his life. / was once speaking OF my
father. TO a well-known New York
rabbi. and j told him that I>had never
felt like a real Jew until he died. The
rabbi remarked: You are probably the
reincarnation OF your fathers ideals
You are trying to tell In black and
white what he couldn't put into words.
The memory OF your father will help
you 10 achieve fhings.
Il believe that he IL right"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

me: Tn thinking of going into vaude-
Vile; ii seems an easy way of making
money. and such "A nice life, too.'
J wish i could adequately describe to
vaudeville aspirants the atmosphere OF
the stage during the first performance
OF new bill.
oh. that array-of unfriendly faces
that lines the wings TO look over the
new act" Some one has said that. the
performers most difficult audience is
made I'D Of the people Of his
own kind, Martin Beck, the man
ager of the Orpheum circuit, evil
IDENTIFY thinks this is true. or
rules hanging in each dressing room,
one OF which reads: Performers arc
requested to stay in their dressing
rooms until called for theE act, as art
lists are naturally nervous II watched
from the wings by fellow performers.
The performer who has been in the
business twenty years or more is just
as easily hurt by the unfriendly criti-
cism of '.profs" or the hymen or stage
hands as he was when he put in his
FIRST week at the business.
One of the first and most essential
things the vaudeville aspirant should
learn is to tear from his heart the last
shred of sentiment and 10 substitute in
It's place a determination TO absorb and
become an integral part of that
atmosphere which goes to make up
new and strange life. A refined man
or woman of sensitive feelings will lead
an unhappy life among '-two-a- day.
folk until he learns that life Is one big
vaudeville show. and that nothing mat
ters. Happiness comes only when he
has ceased 10 worry over his place on
the bill. but 1t is only after long years
that the intelligent performer drags
the demon OF petty jealousy from his
soul and is content just TO make
good"
/ myself have been only sixty weeks
in vaudeville, and yet I long dozens
of times a week to hurry miles away
from the show shop out on the
hills or among the big trees, where
the small disputes as TO the locations
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

I have found hearts of oak and
hearts OF gold among people in varde-
Vile. | have met many men and wo-
men who are fitted to fill almost any
position on the stage, Here you find
the old actor clinging to the vehicle
Tin sketch forml which gained him ap-
plause q quarter of a century ago
Here is the fat and prosaic serio-
comic. grown gray In the service ey-
cept for that helpful blond wig. There
are few notes left in her voice. but she
is conscientious-vshe tries to sing the
new songs. oh. the types-books ful.
of them!
1t Is In vaudeville as in life: the
good people suffer because OF the bad.
The manager is blase person who has
probably listened for a quarter OF a
century to people OF medium ability
by whom his life has been transformed
into veritabie nightmare,
was walking With a manager the
other day and as we neared the the
ater he turned pale and started back.
For heavens sake. let's take a turn
around the block" he exclaimed a9I-
tatedly. There's Miss --'' (mention-
ing one of the artistes on the biil).
she'll keep me two hours launching
complaints" We took the walk. for
that one woman (shc was divorced
from a blackfacod lcomedian) caused
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

~ ERT LEVY. the popular cartoon
TX list OF the New York Morning
II u Telegraph, has become famous
throughout the United States by
his cartoons OF vaudeville life. which
have appeared every Sunday for
the last two wears. His work has been
quoted and reprinted oftener than the
work Of any other New York news
paper artist. This. in addition TO tho
fact that his personality is familiar TO
the theatergoers Of over sixty cities in
America, has given him an enyiable
vogue in this country.
Bert Levy is jew, an intense lover
or the art and traditions OF his race,
and his ambition in life is TO leave be-
hind him some record of this aspect Of
his nature His ilipstrstions for Ezra
BrudUs' Tho Fugitive" which he ex-
ecuted for The Call some two years
ago. was his frst work on American
soil and gave Eastern editors some idea
Of the power and depth Of feeling his
work conveys. BY birth Bert Levy IS
an Australian. To use the artists own
words.
never nio any WoFh ol MucD I'M
pOrtance in my native land, for I could
not make myself understood there; in a.
word, there was not scope for my
secret ambition. which was to illustrate
the pathetic and serious side Of my
race. All did out there was 10 draw
libcls on my eligiOniets--aiicged hu-
nl0rous Jokes on Jews for the sydney
Bulletin. ] was also the artist Of The
Leader. the weekly journal Of the pow
erful Melbourne Age.
"Ali this time j was nursing my am
bition to do good work, so I studied
quietly and persistentiy. and when I
exhlba.e~ ny serious studies 10 the
prominent Jews of New York, weil---I'm
grateful TO America for the kind way
in which il has received me. Oscar
Strauss. Jacob Schin. Jacob Adler and
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
Many the time I'VE brought down the old house

CONSERVATION among all the managers
on the circuit Even the stage man
ayers dog hid under the switchboard
at the prompt" entrance when she en-
tered the stage door, This performer
spends most OF her spare time showing
lawyers letters to managers II Is peo-
pie of this type who have gained for
the performer the enmity of the aver
age manager
The vaudeville artist Is. In my opin-
Ion, on the lowest rung OF the the
atrical ladder Even Ithe stage door
keepers contempt for the performer Is
obvious. II Is a study In itself. The
first thing the men and women OF the
new bill proceed to do or their ar
rival Is TO make friends with the auto
crat of the house--the doorkeeper.
But the doorkeeper's trigid stare as the
soubrette gushingiy bids him Good
morning. dearie would freeze any
thing human, for the doorkeeper Is
usually man whc has been disap-
pointed in life. lie has tried every
thing he can TO gain an honest liv-
INK. and in sheer despair has taken to
guarding the door of nontheatrical
peoples paradise
He seems to blame all. actors and
actresses. for his failure, and so pro-
ceeds to "hand il down" to them. To
him the pompous headliner who is
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

of dressing-rooms. the place or the bill
and the hundred and one other TITLES
that worry 'two-a-day" folk may
seem like myths. The best antidote to
the opinion of the stage hands anent
the demerits of ones act is a spring
morning down by the seashore. where
every breaker seems to be roaring, "oh,
forget itn'
But the audionceo
Does IL ever stop to think about the
pathetic side OF the artists life in vaude-
vile? Does It realize that while II is
sleeping the performer is speeding hun-
reds--thousands--of miles from the
north. south, east and west TO be on
time to entertain It? Does II realize
that the frail young girl who looks so
attractive in her fresh makeup has
been sitting in ohaircar all night
and has reached the theater just half
an hour before she smilingly dashes
on TO sing Hes Cousin of Mine. or
Somewhere the Sun is Shining?
Should that fraii young thing show
any evidences OF fatigue. or, In theater
phrase. shoAld she fail to make good"
the audience would never forgive nor
forget her.
And the merry, rollicking Bung BROTH
ers. How the house shrieks when one
OF them wallops the other across the
head with bladder. The Bungs nave
made a two-thousand-m Jump, and
laid off week to do 1t. They have
worked just three weeks in seven. and
the only things they receive regularly
are laughter and applause. OF course,
this Is not the fault of the audience.
but ! submit, nevertheless. that It is
the pathetic side of vaudeville.
The public has a WRONG estimate or
the vaudeville performer Of today il
is an estimate born of the time when
this class of artist worked only In the
variety houses and tenderloln resorts
But today the man with red nose and
green whiskers who entertains cold
audience twice a day is probably an
ex-Harvard student who knows his
Homer and Plato and has perhaps for
gotten more than the average member
of the audience ever knew.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

billed all over town and the man and
dog act which opens the show in one
look alike. and when the former. in
fated with Importance. stalks 20 the
stage door the doorkeeper stares va
cantly at him and inquiries in his most
scathing tones. Are you on this week
what's your naEcg
The young man in society who scores
a tremendous hit at the evening party
where private theatricals are the thing
and where the audience consists OF
twelve dear friends who are persuad-
ing him TO adopt The stage shoulG Jake
a few days course In regular vaude-
vile to get cured and stay cured.
There is nothing more obnoxious to an
esthetic soul than 70 be greeted with
the remark. Have you been on ye.2'
as you come from the stage covered
with perspiration from twenty-livc
minutes unsuccessful effort 10 raise a
laugh from a cold audience: or per-
haps IL the act should go we'll. re-
ceiving half dozen enc0res. TO have
3 Jealous dressing room mate hand it
out 10 YOU with the words, Say. old
man. they certainly don't understand
you here. You went much better in
Superior. Wisconsin,
But. after all. vaudeviliians are just
simple children OF natural Instincts
Continued on Next Page.)
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
By Bert Levy

r. HE average audience. well rested
and with it's stomach lined with
good, warm. wholesome food. sits
in Judgment upon the perform-
anee on the first day OF each week.
1T leans back in comfortable. soft
chairs and faces the stage with an an
tagonistic 'well-you've- got -to-show-
me" air that chilIs the enterprising
vaudeviiiian TO the bone
During my travels hundreds OF men
and women in private life have said TO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

Pine Bluff ball team vs. Hot Springs at Hot Springs Sunday. Round trip $1.50. Leave 8 a. m. Return 10 p. m. Help the local baseball association
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS REC0VERS LOST CHILD

corpus proceedings in the Marion county court there, Mrs Willis was given the custody of the child. Later Willis, who is said to be well-to-do and prominently con- nected at Indianapolis, instituted similar habeas corpus case in the same court and again the child's mother got possession of the baby. This was followed with a divorce suit. Mrs. Willis was given the decree and the court also held that she should have the custody of the girl. The divorce was granted Oc tober ), 1905.
 One day Mrs. Willis left Indian apolis, taking Der little daughter with her. The father knew nothing of their departure, nor of their whereabouts. When he discovered their absence he began a search for them. He employed expert detec- C1NSS dlo IOl AGttl ls lNO C6tl lICv have been searching for Mrs. Will lis and little Mary Through some manner. not yet made public, Will lis recently learned of the child S presence here.
 Mrs. Willis, after leaving in- dianapolis, came to Pine Bluff with her daughter They took up their residence with Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Bell at No. 1903 East Sixth avenue. Mir. Bell is brother of Mrs. Will lis and secretary of the Nimmons and Bennett company. who own and operate the local heading fac tory. Since their residence here. MT. and Mrs. Bell have become greatly attached to little Mary. She was told that they were her par ents and she was taught to call her mother "Auntia." that she may not be embarrassed by the Hnpleas- antries which had c"araeteriZed hel parents HnhanDv married life. Sne is greatly devoted to MT. and Mrs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
Armed With Habeas Corpus Writ, Former Governor Came to City and Scores First Blood in Case.
MOTHER OUT OF TOWN
'Oster Parents of Beautiful Baby Girl to Nal e Determined Legal Battle Against Child's Father-Taken to Little Rock.

Armed with a habeas corpus writ, which he secured in the Pu- Haski chancery court yesterday Through Chancellor Jesse Hart, Limited States Senator Jeff Davis }came to Pine Bluff last night at
 R:30 o'clock and few minutes Rafter his arrival Sheriff C. M. Phil bot had Mary Frances Laura Will
 1fs, 4 years old, in his possession
 and the child was taken to Little Rock this morning by the sheriff Accompanied by Senator Davis. her foster father. H. B. Bell. and others The girl will Ee taken fnto the chancery court there today Ito determine who shall have pos session of her.
 The story of the baby's life (which has been one of many con- |troversies between father and moth Ter, re ~shs like a romance. Several yea go, when little Mary was one gyear old, Nathaniel P. Willis and his wife, Hattie Willis, separated lat Indianapolis Ind. In habaas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
MARRIAGE AT
 MURPHY MARTINS.
Young Couple Met Here by Appoint ment and Selected Popular Dry Goods Store for the Scene of
 the Ceremony.

J. A. Harren, young business man of Versailles, Illinois, met Miss Mar tha Estelle Brinkley of this county in Pine Bluff today by appointment and they were married at high noon in the millinery parlcrs of the Murphy Martin Dry Goods Company on Main street. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace J. P. Knox and was witnessed by a large gather ing of sales people the proprietors and several intimate friends. Imme- diately after the ceremony the couple left for Versailles, their future home. Miss Rrinkley is daughter of Lafay- cite Brinkley. a we'll known planter who lives seven miles from Pine Bluff on the Warren road
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
BASEBALL GAMES;
 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Series of Games Will Be Ar ranged With Out-of-TOWn Clubs.
 Some to Be Played Here.

The baseball teams of the ward schools are to have a contest. The Central pharmacy has offered a fine ball and bat to the winning team
 Sixth avenue is supposed to have the heavier team, but the other schools, First Ward and Lakeside, have good teams and will make the contest warm one.
 The following announcements are being posted at all the schools:
 "Contest games for Central Pharmacy prize. First Ward vs. Sixth Avenue on tlrst Ward da- mond, Thursday, April 25, 4:3o D. m.
 Winning team vs. Lakeside, Sat urday, April 27, 9 a. m. on Ninth and Oak diamond. Come with your yell and cOlors.
 The High School team will go to Fordyce on the afternoon train Monday, play a game with the Clary Training School and return on the night train. J. H.. Thach will ac- company the team as field represen- tative. The management is trying. to arrange games with Hendrix Academy, Philadelphia High School, Hot Springs High School, and Cam den High School. Some of these games will be played on local dia- monds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS
 AT BOARD OF TRADE
Service Was Resumed There Today Emmett Wilson. Former Manager for C. (. Taylor and Company,
 in Charge of Market
 Department.

The market quotation service was resumed at the Board of Trade head quarters today. Tbe committee ap- pointed several days ago to solicit funds, aggregating $3,000 to defray the expenses of furnishing the quota tions to the Board members for one year, was successful. The amount was raised in a few days with donations, which were received from various Board of Trade members and local merchants. Emmett Wilson, former manager of the c. c. Taylor Commits sion Comapny here, is in charge of the private wire at the Board head quarters and posted the first quota tions today. There will be no dealing in futures or any transactions in vio- lation of the Moore-Harts\l anti-fu- ture law, which was recently adopted. The blackboard will be viewed Dy members of the Board of Trade only.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
MAJESTIC THEATER
 OPENS MAY 6.
New Iheater Building Being Remodel ed and List of Attractions Al-
 ready Announced.

The new Majestic theater at Main street and Ninth avenue will be thrown open to the public Monday, May 6. Managers Leitner and Well are busy arranging for the opening and promise one of the most interest ing and highly enjoyable seasons of summer amusement, ever offered the Pine Bluff theater goers.
 Contractors are busy remodeling the theater building, which when com pleted will be an, attractive and com fwtable playhouse. The stage is forty feet deep with an opening of thirty ,fset The Kansas City Scenic compa-