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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
4 Curious Widows Cap.

A very curious cap forms the 'wid- ow's weeds" of the Australia aboriglne .n enc part of the great island conti- nert Near the northeast bend of the Murrav river 1t is the custom for wid- ows to attend u3o:. the tomhs of their departed lords. Then. after shaving ttejr heads. they cover them with pipe clay, KneatleQ into a paste. The head is first covered with a net to prevent the clay from sticking too tightly to the skjn-a misfortune which is partly gverted hv 1hc amount of grease with which every Australian native is anoint- co. 4 layer Of this clay several inches lr thickness is piastered over the head and when dry forms a sort of skull c2Y exactly Att:HS tAe head on which t was .sloldcG. AS it weighs several rcu1t4s the widows cap cannot be comfortable
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
The Reason Was plS;p,

'Theyo N-,~ :. .. ...an sa.., a law. ye-, "whoso ,ue1:.:s. was Killed in q ra.roai acr.tic!.,. 'i'.a railroad, to svo!d suit. ,.&ye Ter &...uHI damages: The sum s&ti~Heu tla woman, lut q month or i've %t;""WHrd. taking up a newspaper. she rr%i about a man who had lest his lc- in the same accident. and, behold, ihis nan was given by the conlpanr damages to the amount of S7,5QQ. II made the woman mad. She has:ened at once to the office of the railways claim adiu&ter. She said bitterly:
 "'IIow Is thisi Here you give a
 T S75oo for the loss of his leg.
 le you only gave me 5000 for the
 of my husband
 he claim adjuster smiled amiabiy
 said in q soothing voice:
 Madam. the reason is quite plain. The S7.5OO won't provide the pooY man with & new leg. whereas with your S5.o00 you can easily get new husband and perhaps better one .'"- Kansas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
M :: : Hitr. =oop.

Hiram I,.r..s.i'l.e = What h;." Grandpap %..taF'E .iyllar ten feet :1,o forget h. rhellui";.c~ W!.cy tue p?l-:> parade pas~al: Wa: h. afraid oi 1o' elephants:
 Zellc 2-....=..t.-N N. He heard t.e steam c:...si1e and th@j,1si it was p!e of 1hoS" .lutai.Io} :loS Wlth the nc}v. fanglcd whise!~. Ghc#;:a News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
Women t.!fci C.rds.

It Scrl.-- z..' t.#eiou Cor ts' playif-: # ,jeA.-.. o=-..-an is Eot C recon, ,".. ..n i" century #- Miss U..,,. G.. ..e:
 Tn H.--.> i'.3..@Icin4ta h; more cic1 #.o-- ! tga tlrn # aH ,-, than thoec .' \." ' .-G have tn tlc whola e.. Wath what -t..-. have ! sts. :. C,s ".. 4 Penn. an Ct- wald or ;'. y --.'l :.,-, ' thaUea'u! ~ CTS ciltor..5. .ar-, .igc.r of ,a-z sexes thy .ssyrr,aj,,a without aid of ealttS le,e" "# ting nor >aaz ing in tj'c l~"-' ~taa.Hcl or s0,r Here ill %rv YT~ y.u enter rp@z= with q formal 'yt coarJosy. and at'" the huw-Uos tA.n : a:r Gnished Al dead calm H.t.. ii" ards are in" duced, when E"u >r-s assure dauc.-., in the eyes cf aM .hr matYone, an, they seem to @&!H ueH life."-HebrcV Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05

Is the joy of the household, fos without; 1t no happiness can, be complete. How
 sweet the picture of mother and babe 1!
 Angels smile at and commend the
 thoughts and aspirations of the mother Y over the cradle. The ordeal through
 t3e expectant mother must pass, how 5 90 full of danger and suffering that shs forward to the hour when she shall :nai rod with indcscribab dread and iss.~
 It the danger, pain and horror of :h.ti
 the use of Mothers Friend, scicrSa
 which toughens and renders pliable al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
Weather Vanes.

The best weather vanes are made with the greatest nicety and precision, so that they balance perfectly and turn with the least possible wear. The vane is, of course. longer on one side of the socket than on the other. or it would not turn with the wind, but its weight is the same on both sides. If 1t is 8 narrow vane. for instance, the velght of the solid head is easily made rual to that of the longer, projecting put thinner feather end, and all vanes, whatever they may be, are balanced IS to weight and so adjusted that they turn easily and with the least possible friction
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
Crazy People.

Crazy people never act together" declares the superintendent of large asy]um for the insane. "If one inmate attacks an attendant, as sometimes happens the ctbers would look upon 1t as no affair of theirs and simply watch it. The moment we discover two or more inmates working together we would know they were on the road to recovery"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
How He csuaht Them.

Archbishop Whately had true sense of grammar says an old English man who remembers him, and delight. cd to spring catch questions. One was:
 What is the vocative of catT'
 Generally the assured answer was 70 caty'
 The arch bbisbor would smile then and say, "No; puss, pussy
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merit liberal share of your patron PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS,
 General Founders and Macl1inists,

Brass and Iron Castings and Ma 4chine Repairing. Stock of all stand lard goods and castings carried in stock al the time. Locomotives En- zines and Boilers Repaired. Long
 distance telephones, day, 476; night,
 23'. Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Note
 We operate our machine shop both
 day and night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
Wnv Ace lr1p-cVes Wines.

"W7hy do vines lD9rove with age:''
 "Fecause 1bey marry" answered the expert.
 "Mar-y:'
 "yes. Tb., s> ;he term used in the trade This sacr:y.' we say, has mar -sell well ax That hook has married raet.1y We mean hy q wines mar r9ace tba. .ts different components7 tbe 4jeohol, tie f}3ear. the carbonic aci az. sc o,.-llayc blended together suso( 7.ss. 7n 2 new wine this blend !nc, 1bls marriage. has not yet taken place. and hence the larshncss of new wines old wines are valued because :le alcohol and sugar and acids and others have all married together into one fragrant compound. '-Exchanse
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1b A B Y , s " 0IC E :;: ::. :::
 a#N Innl

the exquisite thrill Of ,notherh Every woman should knew th
 birth can be entirely avoided b Eminent for external use only
 the parts. and assists nature in
 its sublime work. By its aid Thousands of women have passed this great crisis in per Sfect safety and without pain. Sold at $1 .oo per bottle by druggis
 of priceless value to all women sent FRRAuFlELD REGULATOR CO.,,
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Preferred to Die.

Sir said the tl"!#p. '1 have not tasted food fer sever days. Another half an hour of f;s;ing and must die.'
 "Thcn," eXclaimc,, the philanthropist, you shall live. Take this ticket It will admit you in my stead 10 stump tuous banquet. co"rse after course, meats, wines and dessert-a feast three hours lone, Siarj"HS company Mir. Talkfo"hoE3'>. Mr. T lofrw. Ir. Lon. yarn :,n,! c; Ter eminent mc;:."
 Will tx fc :r.. ar:cr dinner speeches" :,ei,c,. t!se starving one. "Ce ,:'r?ns of 'cil, sai;! t!I" phiian throp:st
 Then inc tr& l:;@'iel back th" ticket and cr@v:y... weari1y away .s;,' silent timber yard 10 1i".-I,or' en Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
The Four of Them.

Smith GooG morning. Jones. I hear you have sen and heir. Jones-Yes; /; UT household now represents the United Kingdom. am English. my Plfe's Irish, the nurse is Scotch. and he baty wails.-liverpool Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
His View of It,

Bond Don't you realize that mar r1age broAdens man? Benedict-Oh, yes suppose II can be put that way, but "flattens" is the word I've always London Tit Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

leading solicit ant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05
ISAAC DREYFCS.

Our wholesale department < conl- plete in Dr:.- Goods, Furnishing No- tons and Hats. Quick delivery tnd quantities to suit is our strong point. 122-124-126-12S Main street, Pine
 Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-05

pray first. for good health: then for prosperity; thirdly. for happiness, sn.l. lnAt;y. tn owe no man any ything.- tbijemUA.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11
~ Ornamental Horticulture *

bluffs Of rock arose, a pocket of a
projecting ledge had caught a little
SOIL and was green with vegetation.
Among 1t were four small Iris plants
They were not in bloom, but their
situation was SO remarkable, that no
bOtan1st could fail to remark them.
Our native Iris are all DESTROYS of low
lands or river bottoms. Their last incli-
nation is toward rocks Or mountain
heights. 1t was so surprising to find
these Iris In their rock garden far up
the mountain side, that l dug up the
tour and took them home. These
tour Iris, found in pocket of the
rock On lionel y hillside in north
western Arkansas, are the only speci-
mems that have ever been found of
Iris La Mancei. l sent two of the
plants to Mr.. Gerard, the Iris expert,
and planted the other two The plant
is thrifty, seml-prOstrate, and much
dwarfer than the typical Hexagona.
When it doomed, it proved to have
almost twice as large a flower, and a
much shower one, being very
bright, shining blue, with striking
markings Of yellow and white in
center of petals and flower. Mr.
Gerard was delighted with it, He
gave it the var1etal name of La
Mancei. 1t has been color-plated in
European floral journals, and planted
in the botanical gardens of Holland
and Germany. 1t is, as such things
usually are, better appreciated in
foreign lands than in out own.
The pure white form Of Hexagona,
Of which the Agrlculturlst also spoke,
was first found growing wild in Flori-
da.
There is a moral tackled on to this
If we kept our eyes open to the beau
ties of Our native flowers and plants,
we would find right in our own thick
cts and swamps plants we'll worthy of
cultivation Plants, moreover, that
the florist is profoundly ignorant of.
Let us search out our own borders,
and set fashion of getting acquaint-
ed with Mother Nature in her own
domain
LOra S. La Nance.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11
HER KITCHEN WINDOWS.
A Garden Place That is Not Given Its
Dues-How One Woman Put
Her Kitchen Window to a
Verv Good Use.

The absolute truth Of the opening
sentence of an article in Floral Life,
is beyond question. If you cultivate
house plants at all we advise you to
try this plan. The article is as fol-
lows:
Though quite overlooked by the
average lover of flowers the kitchen
window, and especially the sunny
kitchen window, is in reality almost
an ideal spot in which to grow plants.
These growing things delight in the
moisture produced by the singing tea
kettle and they thrive in the often op-
pressive heat.
How much they appreciate moisture
is demonstrated in the very attractive
window of a certain confectioner,
where a dainty fern asparagus
plumosus) has thrived for months,
supposedly because of the steam that
rises from the freshly baked cakes
set beneath it.
Lest one be accused of indulging in
glittering generalities it is as we'll to
Immediately set out on the description
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11
A1lan1anda.

At the foot of her poultry notes,
Mrs. Burrell added the following:
The Allamanda that froze down to
the ground is to the floor of the up
per porch, and the Rose is still higher.
While there are SO many hardy shrubs
and climbers CATER they are establish
ed), life is too short here to fool with
the tender ones, I think.
Go this we reply, that it depends
upon the species and treatment need
ed That is, the Tabernaemontana is
very tender, killed to the ground by
a slight freeze. Yet one which we
have had for nearly 20 years, has not
failed to come up and bloom each
year We should be very sorry to
part with it. The Hedichium corona
rum will do nearly as we'll, it needs
a little winter protection to the tubers,
but will bloom each year even if froz-
en- to the ground. On the other hand
the Alpinia is almost worthless, ex-
cept in frostless region, as it will
not bloom if the tops are killed, the
tops will not bloom until the second
summer. Thus there are some tender
things which it pays to keep and
some which are not worth the room
they occupy.-Ed.)
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p Floral Notes.
Editor Floral Department:

Editor Floral department:
What Gypsy says in last weeks
paper about the Hibiscus is all true,
though more might be said in praise
of this grand flower for our climate,
and the editor justly praises the
double white Althea, as substitute
for double white Hibiscus.
| have found the last named shrub
very satisfactory for all summer,
furnishing pure white flowers for daily
use Another white standby IS
Crinum pedunculatum, or St. Johns
Lily The large quantity of bloom
furnished all the year by this lily is
incredible, Three or four blooming
stalks at once, give each II to 20
flowers. Like all evening boomers
it is very fragrant The bulbs attain
an immense size, being large and long
as mans thigh, growing mostly out
Of the ground.
This is a plant that does not re-
quire any petting or care. 1t can take
care Of itself All you have to do is to
gather the flowers. 1t is quite distinct
from the native Spider Lily" of the
Gulf of Mexico, which is also very
beautiful and useful lily, requiring no
care except to gather the flowers.
The great extremes of drouth or wet
season are all right with these two
white lilies. Nothing is daintier for
the breakfast table than vase OF
these pure white beauties with their
delicate brown or yellow stamens.
Can any one give information as to
the Clyanthus Dampieri or Australian
Glory Pea? 1 am trying to grow it,
hoping to find something new suited
to our soil and climate.
1t is beautiful and striking novel
ty. If successful, it would create
sensation.
Floral friends, please find something
new and report on it, thus adding to
Our list of floral treasures. l have
several new things from Parks cheap
plants, that l hope to report on later.
Mrs G. w. Avery.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11
Iris Notes.

Editor Floral Department:
In the Agriculturist of August a.,
is a reference to Iris La Mancel, a
variety of Iris Hexagona, which Mr..
J. G. Gerard, the best American au-
thority on Iris, pronounced "the most
beautiful of all American Iris"
Some twelve or fourteen years ago,
Mr.. La Nance. and I took twenty
mile ride through the lower Ozark
Mountains. The road crossed the
state line between Missouri and Ar
kansas, and was wild, rugged and
mountainous. Just over the Arkansas
border, where spring gushed out OF
the foot of a gulch, we stopped to
rest and to eat lunch. I climbed up
the steep, rocky hillside to botanic.
In the toughest, widest part, where
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11

of two kitchen windows for which
their fond owners might we'll be as
famous as she is for the tasty dishes
she prepares in this same fascinating
domain Indeed, the combination of
appetizing odors along with the floral
fragrance makes a forceful appeal to
the senses.
Even before describing these two
windows one must state that they are
the most attractive windows in the
house, not excepting those which are
handsomely curtained. Each window
is fitted with four shelves, the lowest
one being three inches below the sill
The brackets for these shelves are at
tached to the window frames, the
shelves being stained deep natural
wood color, that there may be no de-
tracing from the beauty of the glossy
green foliage and the beautiful flow
ers. To insure this floral splendor, as
we'll as plant variety, liberal lot of
Towering bulbs is here grown. Dur
ing the long, cold winter when Flora's
unassisted darlings dare not poke
their dainty noses above their cover
lets Of snow, there's a bewildering
succession of hyacinths. Here, too,
the stately, if old fashioned, Gala
raises its alabaster head. Likewise
that snowy relative of the Gala, the
anthurium (Aam1ngo fower) which,
however, grows from seeds rather
than bulbs AS cut flower this odd
beauty lasts a week-often more.
That is nothing, though, compared
with it's life on the parent STEM Here
it's magnifcently glowing. blossoms
often retain their freshness for from
two to three months. They have the
great advantage of being quite I'M
common outside Of greenhouse collec-
tons. Least troublesome of all the
splendid occupants of these enviable
kitchen windows is the amaryllis. Its
blossoms are very lasting and (their
fair growers word for IT'D one richly
Orange-scarlet beauty produced great
clusters of floral splendor three times
last winter
A number of foliage plants lend
dignity to this collection. Asparagus
sprengeri TANKS the top shelf of one
window, while the climbing variety
(plumosus nanus) is similarly placed
on lower shelf of the other window.
The last mentioned sort is as famous
for it's keeping qualities as for it's
exquisite beauty, the feathery cut TO-
liage lasting for weeks Speaking of
foliage plants, the aspidistra thrives
here, though it requires no such en-
couraging conditions, but, like the
good old rubber tree, will worry along
almost anywhere. Anthericum, with
it's long, narrow, graceful leaves is al
so in the foliage class, as very few
of us care particularly for its tiny,
white, star-like blossoms. The few
here mentioned need not limit the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11

person who is going in for kitchen
window gardening, since any plant
that does not require professional skill
and hot house coddling is likely to
thrive in such a position. The UNI
brella plant (Cyperus Alternifolius) is
charmingly graceful. Various palms
are certain to thrive thus. Not word
need be written OF that classic, the
geranium
Hyacinths are more trouble. These,
as we'll as tulips and lilies, must be
given a good start in the dark and
brought by slow stages to the full
light The amateur, eager for a sight
of green growth, should take 'slow
but sure" for her motto. The more of
these one grows, the less trouble it is
comparatively. Not only must light
be introduced by slow degrees; the
plants must be turned every day to
insure an even growth.
Vines are not neglected by this fair
gardener, who does not despair of en-
Joying growing beauty just because
she has not conventional conserva-
tory. There is an English ivy clamb-
ering up one side of one window
frame, and there is variegated trades
canthia Goint-vine) making a lovely
fringe from little boxes on the lower
shelves. Another climber that occu-
pies a place of honor on the second
shelf is clerodendron, with it's beau
tiful flowers of rosy hue, each resting
in creamy calyx.
A little charmer is the oxalis. A
big buttercup-yellow beauty made a
fine show last winter, one bulb suffic-
ing to fill the pot. The blossoms were
almost as large and fine as those that
luxuriate wild on any rocky ledge in
favored Algiers.
No matter where ones castle Zones
home is ones castle) chances to be-
in the country or in the city-and no
matter how humble 1t be, it must have
kitchen windows, and in these WIN
dows beautiful plants may be grown.
Those who have cast growing plants
from out their domain because of the
litter will readily see that the bare
kitchen hooh, or it's covering of limo
leum or oil cloth will suffer not at all
from the '1ittle drops Of water" and
the "little grains of sand," or even the
occasional falling leaf, all traces be-
ing easily removed in moment En-
ployed thus artistically and advan-
tageously, the kitchen windows be-
come forcing houses, and in the case
in mind there is never a time when a
half-dozen fine plants are not available
for d1ning-room, drawing.room, Sit
ting-room or hail. If not kept away
too long these plants will endure their
absences better Indeed many a fern
dish which graces a dining table to
perfection owes it's long life to ex-
cursions to the kitchen window be-
tween meals.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11
Juice No. 1---FOr Scale on Orang'

for the past fifteen years AS scale destroyer it
has no equal. It keeps citrus trees perfectly
clean and leaves no bad effect when used accord
ing to directions. Yours truly. JOHN P. TOMS:
PSI find can use two dippers full instead of
one to the barrel. on old trees. with safety.
II. B. MARSH, General Agent. Live Oak, Fla.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-03-01
A FRIENDS TIP.
7O-Year-Old Man Not Too Old to Ac-
cept a Food Pointer.

For the last 20 years." writes a
Maine man, I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
until took up the food question.
"A friend recommended Grape
Nuts food, after l had taken all sorts
of medicines with only occasional,
temporary relief.
This was about nine months ago,
and | began the Grape-Nuts for
breakfast with cream and a little
sugar. Since then l have had the
food for at least II meal a day,
usually for breakfast.
Words fail to express the benefit
| received from the use of Grape
Nuts. My stomach is almost entirely
free from pain and my liver COM
plant is about cured, | have gained
flesh, sleep well, can eat nearly any
kind of food except greasy, starchy
things, and am strong and healthy
at the age of 70 years.
IF can be the means of helping
n poor mortal who has been
troubled within dyspepsia as have
been, l am willing to nswer any let
ter enclosing stamp" Name given
by Postum Coz Battle Creek, Mich
Read the littleS book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pigs There's a Rea-
son."
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-03-01
II DEAD IN SCHOOL FIRE.
Montreal Woman Principal and Six
teen Pupils Perish in Flames.

Montreal, Canada.-Miss Maxwell,
principal, and sixteen children per-
ished in a fire in the Hochelaga
School of the Protestant School Com
mission. The school is one of the
smallest under the boards control,
and was in a brick two-story building
in the east end of the city and at
tended by about 200 children, whose
parents are mechanics living in the
neighborhood.
Contrary to custom, the kindergar-
ten department was on the second
floor, and it was here the loss of life
occurred. The children were started
out, but on reaching the landing
found the lower hall full of smoke.
Into this they refused to descend,
though the way was safe.
Assisting in the work was Miss
Maxwell. The fire by this time was
making it's way upward, and the
smoke was growing SO dense that
even the fremen could not stand it.
Captain Carson endeavored to get
Miss Maxwell to go down the ladder,
but she refused, and evading the at
tempt to detain her, rushed back into
the back part of the building in search
of others. When the firemen were
able to make their way to the back
part of the building, she was found
lying on the floor with a child beside
her.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-03-01
Sixty-one Unkissed Years.

Milwaukee holds the record for the
unkissed, according to a statement
made under oath to-day by William
Bartel~ Bartel is sixty-one years old,
and testified that he had never been
kissed by a woman nor had he ever
kissed any one He was a witness
in a case where a saloon had been
raided as a disorderly house. 1t was
intimated hat Bartel had Rugged
and kissed a young woman present.
Bartel denied the implication, and,
with dramatic pose and flashing eyes,
said:
Il have never kissed a woman in
my life, and no woman ever kissed
me and never will, so help me God"
Milwaukee Dispatch to the Chicago
Record-Herald.