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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-29
T. he Str2M Hats Wail

I trembte as l think of what
 Is coming soon to me. When must leave tho shop, where I'm CDZy as can be To eo out in the open ptr
 As straw hats hay" 10 do WheH c0stom calls hem to the front To maf- their spring debut. In et'-r years about this um~
 Nh-. Fl ss- world was bright And s.:.saiu. ike a bcnisoa
 Fofsr# down is warming U.,3t, And a.n=.s III bogrgconea n the air An binds cama forth to sin. II did u.e. n.p"I indeed >e jcla Tn. iHtshfa.,e.rs at spsiti5s- N slY-r iu fae ga iaota. days W.r:r a.s birds or Ntwers. Or a'n.u.alas on t&e :usS..luer. Or lloa.lt. ,ol ers' leGrs Than .5 .ela4z.i.s stra~ ,. spr:n:: That. .., bftrstIui, bt7u,} Of be o4 tae broad al4.sYay. Disp- h" winter gloom. NJ snisit met tae sun. Red .:.t is r3e.s In do#, ..,4.aase and e2.cr
 Tha, r. fW'd dr.ars das@ l was th#=se"a5$ W535,'a s. .yed to e,i The Wae tAe spring Wia ;s bis.Y5. And spring was really spri3 ', .,h.n ] Came fully into view But now-I trembl- as th'l,.
 How soon will come tia can When l nave got to take the ~uad And shine along the way: ! Shiver at the dreadful thCu;;,. And wish there were law Compelling spring to warm itself Before 1t put on straw W. J, Hampton in New York worlt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-29
WHY so WEAK.
Kidney Troubles May Be Sappinc Your Life Away-Pinc Blun Peo-
 DIe Have Learned This Fact.


 When healthy man or woman be- gins 10 run down without apparent cause. becomes weak. laaguid, de- pressed, suffers DaeEache, headache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders, look 10 the kidneys f5r the cause of it all. Keep th kidney well and they will keep yog wei. Doa1's Kidney Pill cure sick kidJo.- and Eaep them well Here is P.ar Bluff testi- money to prove it.
 John Osborne, carpenter, Of 1507
 est Sixth avenue, P,ae Bluff. Ark,
 gs: Both myself a16 wife think a
 aat deal of DOan's Kidney Pills
 ffered off and on for several months ith pain and soreness across the nall of by back When lifted any thing or stood and attempted 10 straighten it aggravated the trouble, and I often felt as if my back wonld fall apart. Procuring box Of Doau's Kidney Pills at Mann-Tankers- Iey's drug store I was astonished at the relief obtained from them, This remedy is certainly worth recom- mending. I am glad to advise any one afflicted as I was to use Doan s Kidney Pills" For sale by all deal CTS. Price 50 cents. Foster r-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doans-and take no other.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Miners Hard Fate.

+ Welsh colliery fireman named
Evan Howells died recently as the re-
suit of terrible injuries he had sus-
tained in a fire in the Rhondda valley
While the lsen were working at the
pit bottom the pit knockers" clang-
ing gave warning that something was
wrong. Howells went up in the cage
to see what was the matter, and near
the top of the shaft he found fire
had broken out The cage was drawn
up into the middle of the flames, and
just as the man arrived in the heart Of
the fire the "knocker" wire broke,
and the signal to stop the cage was
given automatically. The shrieks of
the man in the cage drew the atten-
tion Of those on the bank, and by the
time the cage had been drawn to the
top, Howell's clothes had all been
burned upon him. 1t is stated that the
guide ropes were white with heat, and
as soon as the fan was stopped to pre-
vent the fire getting into the pit ball
of fame rose from the shaft, shot up
by the air pressure.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
FURIOUS HUMoR ON CHILD.
itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-Cuticura
Cures Her in Five Days.

AFTER my granddaughter of about
seven years had been cured OF the
measles, she was attacked about a
fortnight later by furious itching and
painful eruption all over her body,
especially the upper part Of it. forming
watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms. of considerable size.
She suffered great deal and for three
weeks we nursed her every night,
using all the remedies we could think
Of Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty.
four hours we noted considerable i'm.
provement, and after using only one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies
in five consecutive days the little one
much to our joy, had been entirely
cured. and has been well for long
time. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, r. F. D. No
3, Bakersfield, Cal, June 25 and Jul.
20, 1906"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Trouble at the Moore Cottage.

In the Adirondack Cottage sani
tarium, at Trudeau. n. Y, the patients
are supposed to be in bed at ten
O'Clock each night. The lights at
that hour are supposed to be extin-
guished. and talking is strictly pro
hibited. Any violation of these rules
is reported to the resident physician.
To enforce the rules is part of the
duties of watchman who has been
with the institution for years. This
watchman, a middle-aged German,
whose only name. 50 far as anybody
ever knew, is John, is the soul of
fidelity in carrying out his duties. and
violations of rules are always re-
ported by him without delay.
John is not a college man and some
of his reports are gems of the purest
ray. The other night he heard loud
talking at the Moore cottage. The
lights were lit and he FASTENED to see
what the trouble was His reception
was more vigorous than polite, and
next day he formulated this report to
the powers that be:
Trouble at Moore cottage last
nisnt, ten thirty. Three beds empty.
One bed said Go to H.
The report is destined to live long
in he annals of the sanitarium.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
HAD FELLOW FEELING.
Aunt Susan's Heart Went Out to
"Pore Missus Astor."

Uncle Ell felt he knew the metropo.
lis pretty we'll. Had he not been there
three times in four years-and twice
he had ridden on the elevated. So
when he brought Aunt Susan with
him (on the fourth trip he naturally
assumed the role of guide.
She marveled at everything until
they sat down for luncheon. They
had gone into the Astor house for that
meal, but all its other marvels seemed
lost on the visiting country hostess, as
she looked open-eyed at the crowds
that filled not only the corridors but
the restaurants. Scarcely had they
found seats, when this amazement
took definite shape.
Eli" said she in a STACEY whisper,
II can't set here an eat peaceably. I
jes' must go downstairs an help pore
Missus Astor with the cookin an
dishes. es."-Bohemian.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Pure Food,

The pure food law does not prohibit
the sale of Cream OF Tartar Baking
Powders because Cream of Tartar Is
as pure as Alum-but it is a well
known fact that baking powder in
which Alum is used instead of Cream of
Tartar is less injurious. DIR. Herman
Reinbold, the expert German chemist
in recent official report concerning
Saking Powders, declares that pure
Alum baking powder is better and less
injurious than the so-called Cream of
Tartar powders. He says that II the
quantity of alum contained in a suf
ficient quantity Of baking powder for
batch Of bread or cakes for an ordi
nary family. be concentrated to one
mouthful of food. and taken into the
stomach of any one person, no matter
how delicate, it could do no harm.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
NO NEED FOR WORDS.
Brief PantomIms Told Everything to
the Onlooker.

Harrison Grey Fiske discussed. at .
dinner in New York. the art OF act
ing.
Il believe" said Mr.. Fske. "in sub
tlety and restraint A nod. shake of
the head. a silent pause-these things
are often more effective than the most
violent yelling and ranting.
Life is like that, subtle and silent.
What. for instance. could be more ex-
pressive than this scene. a scene
without a spoken word. that l once
witnessed in the country?
IAN undertaken stood on corner
near a noble mansion. Ea elevated
his brows hopefully and inquiringly
as a physician came from the house.
The physician, COMPRISING his lips.
shook his head decidedly and hurried
to his carriage. Then the undertaken
with a sigh passed on.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
PROVIDENCE WAS IN IT.
Fortunate Meeting Surely srouohH
About BY Hand Of Fate.

A SHOCKING man shared ny
seat on the train as l was traveliag
through Indiana. and after We had
been talking for q couple OF hours q
very communicating woman got on at
a station. l saw the man look very
hard at her. and directly after she had
taken a seat he rose up and said:
Excuse me. stranger. but think l
used to know that woman. and III 60
over and see her
He was gone about an hour, and l
had forgotten all about him when he
returned to say:
Yes, l knew her. Durn my cats II
it didn't turn out to be my first wife,
1T did?'
"Sure's you live. We was divorced
'leven years ago. and since then I've
been married twice and lost both
women by death. surely believe the
hand OF Providence is in 1t.
For just what reason?'
why, I've got nine children that
need a mother and Hammer is willing
to try it again and see II we can't get
along better!"-Exchange.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
The Favor He Asked.

The second floor people had often
been annoyed by the running back
and forth Of the little boy upstairs
but being peaceable folk with an in
fant Of their own, they didn't want to
complain. One day a package OF
laundry was left with the second
floor tenants for the upstairs people
who were out That night the man
Of the house took it up.
Il met the husband at the door,
he explained to his wife afterward
"and he seemed a very decent sort
Obliged and all that sort of thing
Wanted to know If he couldn't &C
commodate me some way.
There's just one thing, said l.
What Is it?' said he.
Have your little boy wear rub
bers in the house."
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
HOMEMADE REMEDY
INEXPENSIVE AND EASILY PRE-.
PARED BY ANYONE,
10 Said to Promptly Relieve Backache
and Overcome Kidney Trouble and
Bladder Weakness Though Harm
less and Pleasant to Take.

What will appear very interesting
to many people here is the article
taken from a New York daily paper,
giving a simple prescription, as formu.
lated by noted authority, who claims
that he has found positive rem.
edy to cure almost any case of back
ache or kidney or bladder derange.
ment, in the following simple prescrip-
ton. II taken before the stage Of
Bright's disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half
ounce: Compound Kargon. one ounce:
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. Shake well In a bottle and
take In teaspoonful doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known authority. when asked
regarding this prescription. stated
that the ingredients are all harmless,
and can be obtained at small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy
or the mixture would be put up II
asked to do SO. He further stated that
while this prescription is often pre-
scribed in rheumatic Affections with
splendid results, he could see no rea-
son why it would not be a splendid
remedy for kidney and urinary trou-
bles and backache. as 1t has a peculiar
action upon the kidney structure,
these most important or.
gans and helping them to sift and
filter from the blood the foul acids
and waste matter which cause sick.
ness and suffering. Those who suffer
can make no mistake in giving 1t
trial
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

Before using Doan's Kidney Pills
suffered everything from kidney trou-
bles for a year and half. had pain
in the back and head. and almost con-
tinuous in the loins and felt weary all
the time. A few doses Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought great relief, and
kept on taking them until In a short
time l was cured. think Doan's
Kidney Pills are wonderful
For sale at all dealers 50 cents \
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, NJ Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Boxer Chief Well Treated.

Duke Ian, one of the Boxer chiefs
who is supposed to be in prison at
Sinkang, on account of his share in
the rising of 1900, seems to be having
a very good time. 1t is reported that
he is using the Chekiang guild house
as his residence and as he regarded
the grounds as too small, he extended
them by taking in the adjacent land
He draws from the treasury a large
1nonthly allowance for his mainten.
aDce, always goes out in an official
chair borne by four persons, with a
large number of bodyguards. and is
very fond of theatrical performances
The officials. from the governor down
ward. are in the habit of going to his
house to pay their respects twice a
month.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

Sheer white goods. II fact, any lne
wash goods when new. owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau.
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
When the Orator Scared.

In the course Of an address extolling
the virtues of the medical profession.
DIR. L. B. McBrayer Of AshevHle, N. c.,
used the following characteristic
southern language:
Gould l borrow from the sun his
CHEEKY smile, from the moon her
golden beams Of light. from the south
ern zephyrs their softness, from the
rose its fragrance. from the rainbow
its celestial beauty, from the babbling
brook its laughter and song. from the
sea its awe and wonder. from the val
ley its serenity, and from the noun
tains their majesty and put these
down upon a piece Of azure blue sky,
with comets for commas and planets
for periods. might then paint for you
what the practice Of medicine iE like"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
WOES OF TELEPHONE LInEMAn.
He Was Ambitious. but Grew Dizzy
and Fell Into the River.

Nearly anyone can become a good
telephone lineman after three or four
years" said 4 Kansas City electrician.
"A few men. though, never can learn
the trade because they grow dizzy
when they get to the top of a pole
Safety belts have been worn only
about ten years. Just little while
before they came into use | had a
man working with me who couldn't
learn to control himself when on a
pole. He could climb all right. but
after he got there he couldn't do any
thing except to hang on so tight that
he left his nail marks In the wood
One day we were working on a
telephone line close to town. and had
a good-sized audience watching us.
This would-be lineman thought he'd
try to nail some brackets up about
20 feet from the ground He put his
AK In his mouth and Skinned UP the
pole Then he stopped. The natives
came around to watch him and he did
his best. but 1t was no use. There he
stayed for a full minute and couldn't
put his hands up to get the ak. So he
came down again.
He tried one day to cross on high
truss we were wiring over the Missou-
ri river. We told him he couldn't do
it. but he went ahead. and. as usual
last control Of himself and fell When
we pulled him out he had changed his
mind about becoming lineman. Lat
er he went into the grocery business.
Kansas City Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
A Point Of View.

The new steamer City of -,
was laid up for repairs and one of the
rickety old-timers Of the line was sail
ing in her place. A passenger who
was somewhat irritated by the fact
remarked to another. an Irishman, by
the way: "The City of - always
gets in at two In the morning and this
old tub never gets in before six"
The Irishman thought for moment
and replied: ITS all right. The dis.
tance is just the same and we get a
longer sail for the money"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there Is at disease that sctence
has been able TO cure IN all Its stages and that IL
Cstarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the only positive
being constitutional disease, requires c0nstitu-
tonal treatment Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternaly acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the System. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up tho constitution and assist.
ing nature In doing its work. Tho proprietors have
SO much faith IN Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of testimnnials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Middle Ground.

Babies who are weaklings should
be killed at BIRTH" remarked the ad-
vanced doctor. I'VE are getting to be
idiots and imbeciles." he added.
You are too radical" remarked a
hearer. Il wouldn't kill an idiot or
an imbecile. but I wouldn't try to
make doctor out of him, either"
1t was at this point debate took a
turn almost acrimonious.-Phila
phia Ledger.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
A Terrible Possibility,

Little Lucy came home from school
crying piteously. 1t was some time
before the family could learn the
cause of her trouble, but finally the
sobbing grew less violent and she
walled out:
Teacher says-if l don't get my
spelling lesson-she's going to make
an example Of me. and-if she puts
me there, I'm-afraid the scholars will
rub me ou-t!"-Detroit News Trib.
une.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

Starch, like everything else, is be.
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discovery--Def1ance Starch-all In
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. In
vented by us. gives to the Starch q
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
A to the 8corchers,

"Do many endurance race autos
pass here?" asked the city boarder.
peering down the road. Yeas, stran-
GER" replied the old farmer. They
are all endurance racers to u.s." ITO
you?" "Sure. It is an endurance test
of patience to keep from blazing away
at them every time they run over a
COW or scare horse"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
First Aid,

A Washington doctor was recently
called to his telephone by a colored
woman formerly in the service of his
wife. In great agitation the darky
advised the physician that her young.
est child was in bad way.
What seems to be the trouble"
asked the doctor.
DOC. she done swallered a whole
bottle of ink!"
I'll be there in short while to
see her." said the Medico. I'm the
mean time have you done anything for
herr"
Il done give her three pieces O.
blottin' paper. Doc" said the negress,
oubtfully.-Harper's Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
On Wit and humor.

Man is the only animal that laughs
and weeps. for he is the only animal
that is struck with the difference be.
tween what things are and what they
ought to be. We weep at what
thwarts or exceeds our desires in seri.
GUS matters; We laugh at what only
disappoints our expectations in triaes.
We shed tears from sympathy with
real and necessary distress: as we
burst into laughter from want Of sym.
pathy with that which is unreasonable
and unnecessary, the absurdity OF
which provokes our spleen or mirth
rather than serious reflections on It,
William Hazlitt.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Results Are the Same

Singleton-A scientist claims that
drinking too much coffee will eventual.
ly make a man bald.
Wedderly-Yes; and telling his wife
that her coffee is 'slop" produces the
same result.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Ivy Does Damage.

An ivy plant which established 1t.
self in a crevice Of the tower Of st.
John the Baptist church. at Var.
borough, Lincolnshire. Eng. under
mined the foundation and lifted stones
out Of place until 1t cost over $4,000
to make repairs.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

they 6Sl Out VI OI0or
1t causes backache,
headaches. dizziness,
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys
we'll and all .hese
su6erings will be
saved you. Mrs. s. A.
Moore, proprietor of
a restaurant at Wa
terville, Mo-. SAWS.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

By following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de.
sired. with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try 1t. 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

Preparation is the basis OF power:
and the whole secret of success In
life is for man to be ready for hiB
opportunity when it comes.-Disraeu.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Touch Proposition,

"The devil take him!"
Hush! 'Twixt you an me. don't
think the devil wants him!"-Louis-
vile CourierJournal.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

Sore disappointments Of to-day often
prove the grand blessings of to-mor.
row.-Faber.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
TIRED BACKS.

Tho kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-29
PENNY ARCADES AND CHILDREN

The city council is showing symptoms
of getting into deep water by it's ef-
forts to fit the morals of the community
to the so-called penny arcades." 1t
now proposes a general ordinance pro-
hibiting the admittance Of all children
under IA years of age to places of
amusement unless accompanied by
parent or guardian.
Isn't this drawing the long bow?
Is it not an act to punish children for
something they are not guilty of?
The effort is simply absurd. Chill
dren under II have inherent rights
which even their elders should respect,
and those rights certainly include the
right to see a clean show, at a clean
theater, on Saturday afternoons, even
without a guardian.
Why not reverse the order and COM
pei the penny arcades to square them
selves with the morals of the COM
munity? If a picture show is too
wicked for bov or girl of IA, why isn't
it equally bad for a girl or boy of IS,
II or 1S-or even 81?
The city council is going at the
proposition from the wrong standpoint
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-29
NO ELECTRIC SIGNS

The city council in sidetracking the
scheme to ruin the Los Angeles light
ing system by placing illuminated bill
boards above the sidewalk, has done
a most. commendable thing.
Los Angeles has no need Of these
atrocities. 1t now has a lighting sys-
tenn that is the wonder and despair OF
all other municipalities. This system
has no rival for beauty anywhere. The
vista down one of the city's main thor
oughfares after dark is one never to
be forgotten.
This system has been costly, but
worth every cent of it's expense. The
men who pay for it have no desire to
see it broken up and ruined by lot of
illuminated boards bearing fake doc
tors signs, recommending some brand
of beer advocating some whisky or
demanding that one patronize this or
that emporium of thirst or quackery.
Some cities may need the help OF IL
Illuminated billboards to increase their
street lighting; Los Angeles doesn't. II
wishes to preserve the classic beauty of
it's street illumination. 1t cannot do so
if these atrocities are permitted. The
whole scheme is only a way of lodging
the tax on regular billboards and
should not be tolerated