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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
THE CHILD2EN'S HOLIDAf.
in China New Years Is the lrtt'
 Ones Great Festival.

Except at the Chinese New Year which comes in February it is N"r> hard to catch a glimpse of children T China. Little besgars will run beside you for miles to earn l cash . copper coin with square hole in the middle of 1t. worth the twentieth of a cent. but children who have parents to care for them seem to be kept it. doors all the time or only allowed t. play ill walled yards and gardens We used 10 say to each other: Why. whcr, are the children? Haven't they ga, any. But at New Years we found out that they had This Is the great holiday of all the year in China. when everybody hangs out flags and colored lanterns and sets off flrecrackers eve borrowed our custom of frecracsers for the Fourth of July from China'~ New Year's.i All the people put o'i their best clothes and the children the best of all, jackets and trousers c. bright blue or green or yellow or I1ur- pie. the boys and the girls so much alike that you can only tell them apart by their hair The boys of course is braided in pigtail, and the girls is done up on her head with silver pins or. if she's a very grand little girl. with gold or jade Thus decked out, the children go walking with their proud papas and mammas and often go to the theater, which is rare treat for them.
 Perhaps Chinese children have romp ing plays together, but they alwa:~ look as if they were born grown up =. St NichOlas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
PilQrins and Puritana,

The pilgrims. or. as they are oftet called. the pilgrim fathers.' we'' the seventy four men and the twent / eight women. members of the Joh' Robinson's church. who sailed in 1T, Mayflower from Leyden to Nol,' America and landed at Plymouth Roci where they founded colony Dec 2, 1920. The Puritans were the Engl-i uonconformists who came over late, the name being given to them on q count of their supposed great purl;' of doctrine life and discipline Ne H York American
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Cochineai

table jel!ies and also given to inr:.n;. as domestic remedy for whooptl. cough. Is the whole insect of cta~. called coccns, but only the females Hrs used. Why1 Beca use the insects :.,' captured by sufoc..ing them with | :e smoke of fires below the trees on whlcl they live. and as tue males have wings while the females have none. the gen
 lemen take to flight when the atnlos phere becomes unpleasantly WArtn lea wing their ladies to their fate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Every Little Bit helrs.

"You gay you encouraged our frient tion? 2"
 "I did," answered the man whost heart is all right.
 But don't you know he'll break ' at the end of six weeks at the leasf ealculation:"
 "I hope not. And even if he does he'll be six weeks ahead of the game ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Ae,. Postscrint.

"Why does woman always add postscript to her letter."
 We'll" answered the ungalla, wretch, "she probably figures oct l. ner own mind what her letter ha made you think and then tries have the last word"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
A Persuader.

Did you make any New Years resc ution?" asked Miss Miami Brown
 "No," answered MT Erastus Pin icy, but doue persuaded Mistah Coll flower to make one. After ! got ,l.o. with him at de las parlor social l.. was willn to promise dat he'd Stor ryin' to pick 'sturbances fohever all ever"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Warntnqs.

Mrs. Stubb--l notice so many mar lied men save the receipted milline] bills. What use do they make of them MT. Stubb-Charity. Mrs. Stubb-Char ity? Mr Stubb-Yes; they ar. sent around to the bachelor clubs to war; any reckless member who might ht thinking about plunging into the se' of matrimony Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Tn. Trouble.

Jones--I understand there Is trouhl between Mrs. Poet and her hushaA Smith Yes. He couldn't sell h poems, and she couldn't eat them, [ she left him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

The man wbo camhles Is & del fool. but the man who gambies be cortinres to lose ts < cGkosSs' aenry SutphtR
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Revised Versien.
neer. I remember,

1 remember. I remember The house where l was born And also the janitor. bellboy. butcher toy baker h''N. bootblsck. elevator na1E Grocers hoy Ard Eewsboy Christmas rrorn
 Nov York 2En
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
COMPRISE TWO CITIES IN ONE.
Life of the Roofs a Distinct Feature
 of Italian Towns.

There still exists in Italian cities a life of the roofs that is distinct and characteristic, and of which the mere foreigner and tourist Is entirely un- aware. Particularly Is this the case in Florence. Mount to the top floor of one of these grim. big palaces stand ing in some gloomy. sunless street, often approached by stern, forbid ding doorway and dark. steep stairs, and you will hold your breath with wonder at the surprise that awaits you. For here before your eyes stretches an unfamiliar city, red and-green city of wide expanse and varying attitudes, city no less archi- tecturally beautiful than the one you have left below. and eniivened, too. most unexpectedly by verdure.
 In the very heart of the city, on it's topmost apex, there Is no trace of grime; the air is pure and wholesome. Indeed, its breezes are charged with no small suggestion of sea and noun tain breath As for the smoke one would expect to find hanging above the roofs of densely populated city, 1t is conspicuous by It's absence, and only at the hour of meals does some faint blue column rise for the briefest space into the atmosphere.--Cen
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
CHARACTER REVEALED BY HAIR.
Good Points and FalIings Alike Visible
 to the Eyes of Experts.

Reading character from peoples hair girls. It is recorded that straight. black, coarse hair, growing thick. in- dicates more order and industry than mental power Auburn hair means kindly and sympathetic nature, though hot and breezy temperament sometimes develops. Straight hair in dicates power to govern. while curls suggest feeble sense of right and wrong, they say; though there is plenty of gayety, vivacity and self confidence in the temperament.
 Fine brown hair accompanies excel lent minds. The owners generally have intellectual tendencies. Red hair is strongly characteristic--no halfway business here. It usually indicates . quick temper. peppery-of conrse there are exceptions.
 Golden hair is rarely seen on per sons of gross nature Its owner loves fine arts and possesses exquisite sensi- bilities.
 Hair and eyebrows differing in color are said to mean untrustworthi ness. They indicate race mixture and sometimes bespeak wavering, un- steady nature.
 As a rule. smooth, fine. softly way ing hair betokens gentleness, quiet ness and neatness. Unduly sleek, straight hair gives warning of slyness and hypocrisy.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
DEADLY WATER IN THE DESERT.
Mistake Made by Travellers in Arid
 Wastes cf the Southwest.

One of the chief dangers of travel CTS in crossing such dreary and arid wastes as the far famed Death valley In Nevada arises from ignorance as to the character of the infrequent pools Of water along the route,' said T. E. Smalley. mining engineer of Denver.
 The tenderfoot growing faint under blazing sun. will want to quench his intolerable thirst when he comes 10 9 shallow hole, whose water, clear as crystal. seems absolutely pure. He can with difficulty be restrained from drinking it by some experienced com panion, who knows that one draught will probably cause serious If not fatal illness This water, for all It's seem ing purity and clearness, is loaded with arsenic, and many man has lost his life by it's use.
 Cautiously enough, the only water in the desert that Is safe to drink is foul looking and inhabited by bugs and snakes When you come to a muddy pool. on the surface of which insects are disporting themselves, how ever repulsive 1t may be both to the eye and palate, you may drink 1t with impunity. despite it's looks, as man will who is crazy with thirst produced by burning sands and merciless sun. :"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Curious Double Rainbow.

Of a curious double rainbow an ob- server says in letter to the London Times: "On March IA last. while on the voyage between Jamaica and the !sthmus of Panama at II a. m.. the sun being then nearly in the zenith. a double rainbow of brilliant colorins appeared, forming a complete circle round the sun, the inner bow beius some distance from the sun. tho ter bow being about an equal distance from the inner. A clear horizon showed no signs of rain. Neither the captain nor any other soul on board had ever seen similar phenomenon. The outer bow faded gradually away and then the inner bow"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
ANCIENT PARIS MILL AT woRx
lonschamp Landmark Again usefu
 After a Rest of Two Centuries.

Few Of the throngs of American, who go to Paris fail to visit the Bois de boulogne; so thousands of Amer. icans know the Longchamp windmill especially those who go to the Grand prlx or any of the other races at Longchamp.
 A few days ago Parisians walking or driving in the Bois were surprised to see the wings Of this old thirteenth century mill turning in the breeze that swept the Longchamp sward. It IS two centuries since the mill ceased to grind grain, and while it has been continued as one of the picturesoue and admired objects of this beautiful landscape 1t has not been regarded as machine of utility.
 The mill. however, has been equipped with four pumps. and now when the wind serves these pumps increase the water supply which fur nlshes the great cascade of the Eoi5 de Boulogne. So this interesting monument in beautiful stretch of parkland not only adds to the pic- turesqueness of the Longcbarp end of the Bois, but serves a practical use In enhancing the charm of a neigh boring spot in the great park
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
CALF ENTERED AN OBJECTION
Why One Milking Machine Was Nevss
 Put on the Market.

Inventive genius seldom achieves snccess at the first attempt A half grown boy in Pennsylvania, who had devoted his leisure hours for many months to the making of milking machine of his own devising. at last completed it to his satisfaction and resolved to make trial of it. With out saving a word to anyone he car ried his machine down from the attic, where he had wrought patiently day after day to bring it to perfection, and took it out to the barnyard. where old Cherry, the family COW. stood placidly chewing her cud with her big. lusty calf playing round her. A few minutes later his mother saw him try ing to re-enter the house unseen. He was covered with dirt from head to foot and in a state of demoralization generally In nis hand he was car rying something that looked like the wreck of toy battleship. For mercy's sake, Jud." she exclaimed what have you been doing?" I've been trying my milking machine on the cow" he said Your milking ma chinel Good land, Did the COW do all that to you?'' No answered Jud. "Old Cherry would have stood for 1t all rieht It was the calf that --er--kind O seemed to object 10 the machine Youths Companion
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09

malned Tor three years. The engine which he operated did not weigh more than 20 tons. the track was construct
 ed of iron rails and ties made of small
 trees that had been cut to the de
 the fastest passenger trains were not allowed to be run at speed exceed
 ing one mile in three minutes. From Maryland Mir. Smith went to Fort Dearborn, which is now Chicago, and was employed on the Chicago X Ga
 H., which road is now a part of the Northwestern system. Engineer Smith did not long tarry in Illinois, but went to Milwaukee and ran an en. zine on the Milwaukee & Mississippi road, which is also now a part of the North western system. The rails used there were made of hswed blanks, with an iron strip nailed or for the wheels to tread on, and the
 weight of the engines was limited to ten tons. When an engine was built in the shops at Milwaukee which ex. 'NVoVd 'aho dDout oVV UpuHuS " was held back for about six months to allow the construction department to build heavier track. The loco
 motives used at that time were called
 John Bulr' engines, because they were patterned after the engines used ing. and were often delayed on the road during trip because the fuel supply had given out, and the crew would have to stop the train long enough to go into the timber and chop enough to take the train on 10 the next Smith left Milwaukee on account Of ill-health and settled in Kansas. where he ran sawmill. By 1878 MT
 Smith had regained his health and resumed railroading once more as an engineer on the Santa Fe road at Emporia. where he remained until 1893. and then retired to a farm. When he took place as engineer on the Santa Fe road the wages were s90 a month for an engineer, $50 a month for conductor, and $30 month for brakemen and firemen. The present scale is more than three. times that amount. The trains on the Santa Fe were equipped with speed recorders which were called Dutch clocks" A paper tape was placed on the clock at the beginning of each trip and the speed of the train over the entire di. vision was shown by an automati, recorder. which worked similar to the telegraph tape, or to the speed re- cording tapes of the present day. The speed of the freight trains was limited to 15 miles an hour and the passenger trains to 25 miles an hour.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Oxen as Railroad Builders.

The OK as beast of labor has about had his day with the Amer ican farmer. He is raised by whole sale. killed by wholesale, and then distributed throughout the world as beef. but he doesn't have 10 work
 Up in eastern Canada, however, he does big stunt of work before he is eaten. In Nova Scotia, especially, oxen are still used for all sorts of farm work.
 They blow the fields, haul the hay and apples and potatoes and cart in the firewood from the forest. They are slow, 1t is true. but there is time and to spare in those parts.
 Of late the OK has been helping to build the railroads in Nova Scotia lie is found to be very useful in grad ing the roadbed, which calls for lot of short-haul work The oxen are yoked in pairs and as many pairs can be used tandem as are necessary tC any given job. They are patient and untiring
 Over the last state os. the Nova Scotia OK it were better to draw the veil. When his working days are about over he Is fattened and then slaughtered. Furthermore. he is eat. en. and if those who have made him work through his long and busy life have the eating of him, he is well re venged
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Nanny French Baby.

Nurseries are unknown in France, and year-old infants take their place at the dinner table, eating whatever they take fancy to. My daughter adores fish," said the proud mother of a tiny baby to her table d'hote neighbor French babies are neevr supposed to be in the way. Of course there are seldom more than two in the same family. A hard working professional man confidss to friend that his wife and he hat given up attending the theater be cause their little boy cried at being left behind. When in London Mme Alphonse Daudet was astonished to find that children were not invited to luncheon. dinners and recep tions. A clever Frenchman attrib utes the amiability of his nation t. the fact of early indulgence, chil dren's tempers never having been spoiled by contradiction
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
COMPETITION WITH THE DEAL.
Crushing Handicap Imposed on Mod.
 ern Men of Letters.

Tn speaking at the anniversary din. ner in London of the royal literary fund, Rudyard Kipling said: 'If you go no farther back than the book of Job you will find that letters. like the art of printing. were born perfect Some professions. law and medicine. for example. are still iu state of eyo- lution, inasmuch as no expert in them seems to be quite sure that he can win a case or cure cold On the other hand. the calling of letters carries with 1t the disabilities from which these professions are free.
 When an eminent lawyer or phy- sician Is once dead, he is always dead His ghost does not continue to prae. tice in the law courts or the operating theater. Now 1t cannot have escaped your attention that a writer often does not begin to live till he has been dead for some time. In certain no torious cases the longer he has been dead the more alive he is. and the more acute is his competition against the living.
 "I do not ask you to imagine the feelings of barrister exposed to the competition of all the dead lord chan cellors that ever sat on the woolsack, each delivering judgments on any con eeivabie case at six pence per iudg- ment, paper bound only ask you to allow that what lawyers call the dead hand'-in this case with a pen in It. lies heavy on the calling of letters"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
DlsPLEAsEs THE OLD TIMERS
Prejudice Against Power Trsnsnss- sion Through the Mountains.

Cautiously trailing through some shadowy canyon of the Sierras, per haps with treacherous footing along the bed of a turbulent mountain stream, sheer. craggy walls of rock rising on either side to 60, 80 or 100 feet, from which every vestige of liv. ing green has been torn by the spring torrents and above which again mount 300 or 400 feet of steep, forestclad slopes. the keen eye of hunter or pros pector may sometimes light upon two or three wires swinging in crescent high above the feathered tops of the pines. The span from supporting peak to supporting peak may be 200 or -2,000 feet.
 If the explorer is stranger and un- acquainted with the peculiarities of the country his first thought will be of telegraph or telephone. But the ol, hand knows better and, if hunter. will probably ejaculate with an oath: Transmission,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Not a Single Thought.

q hope. MT. smith, the young man began. that you share in The confi- dence your daughter seems to re- pose in me"
 Her father nodded with receptive air.
 q am now getting $25 week" tho young man continued, "and l want to know if that--is, thought that cir cumstances-
 Exactly. understand your em- barrassment. We all go through that You want to know If s25 week IS enough to marry on.'
 Moo. was going to ask 1T you could let me have sl0 until pay day.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
oueer Notlons About eees.

The idea that bees know their keep CT, says the Suburban Life, has led to foolish custom which prevails in cer tain parts of Europe. When the keen CT dies some one goes out to the hives and whispers in each entrance the solemn fact. in order to keep the bees rem leaving 1t; fin some instances the hives are even draped in black
 A certain heekeeper died in Austria, and, as the coffin that contained his remains was carried from the house to the hears., his bees in large mum bers clustered on 1t. Every one pres ent was deeply touched by this mark of their grief, little realizing that it was the fresh varnish on the coffin that had attracted them. and not love for their departed keeper.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
utili,inn Suns Rays.

The usual method of using soia- heat has been 10 concentrate the suns rays by mirrors, but In the simpler ap- paratus with which Frank Shuman has been experimenting at Tacoma. Pa. the direct rays have been made to heat a boiler of blackened pipe coils inclosed in a shallow box with | double glass top. An air space of one inch between the two layers of glass forms jacket preventing es- cape of heat by radiation. Water in the pipes generated steam with q pressure of IS pounds. which wat made to drive an engine. and by em
 blowing either pressure of 90 pounds was reached In warm climates good working pressure Is expected from water. thus solving the perples
 Ing power problem of tropical lands
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Bank of Enoland,s Graveyard.

Few visitors to the Bank of England are aware that 1t contains, besides vaults full of bullion and specie. a graveyard During the famous Gardep riots in 17s0 the bank was attacked by the mob, and was at one time in considerable danger.
 The incident drew the attention of he authorities to the fact that an ad- joining church, having the peculiar name of Saint Christopher-le-Stock was in military sense source os danger, and an act of parliament was passed to enable the directors to pur chase the church and churchyard.
 The church, quaint old structure was pulled down and the churchyare laid out as a garden, nov known as the Bank gardens. which beasts the largest lime tree in London.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Boys Lite Saved.

My little boy, four years old, had 8 severe attack of dysentery. We had two physicians; both of them gave him up. We then gave him Chamber lain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy which cured him and believe that saved his life. William H. Stroling. Carbon Hill, Ala. There is no doubt but this remedy saves the lives of many children each year. Give it with castor oil according Co inc plain printed directions and a eure is certain. For sale by Jackson Drug Co.,, and all dealers,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
Exnlalnlna the Ghost.

The most popular creature in the atrical circles is the ghost" and the ghost is said Ito walk" when salaries are paid. The credit for originating this phrase belongs to a company of English strolling players who, sl though their salaries had long been ir arrears. were rehearsing Hamlet The rehearsal progressed. but when Hamlet. referring to the ghost. ex claimed: "Perchance twill walk again" that sordid spirit yelled bach again emphatically: No. I'm damned If the ghost walks any more until our salaries are paidl"-Bohemian.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
The Ashes of Grlea.

An urn containing the ashes Of Ed ward Grieg has been permanently placed in natural grotto, situated in A cliff at Troldhaugen. near Bergen The grotto can only be reached rom the water side, as the rocks at thls noint tut down straight into the flord' After the urn has been placed in posi- tion. the grotto Is to be hermeticaliy sealed and marked up by marois tablet. Steps are also being taken TOT the erection of monument to Gries' But it will take the unusual form oi a large concert hall to be built in Der gen, Griegs birthplace.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09

own stockings. Moreover, children made her nervous. Thayer said he felt 1t was his duty to give Elaine a mother
 over this tragedy Mrs. Jones and Mrs. smith buried their rivalry and became friends again.
 After all we've done for that man and Elaine.' mourned Mrs. Jones. "Of course. all feel bad about is that poor, neglected child!"
 "Of course. said Mrs. Smith. Any how. he deserves all he'll get for his foolishness. It's just like man!"-- Chicago Daily News.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
r,.b Food and National Greatness.

There is not the smallest reason ,o sunnose that a meat-eating natioh wo,ld he superior either in intellect or nhvsique to. fish-eating one. we as a race were never stronger than when we fed on fish to such an extent tna' inc careful guardian of the newly en' tered apprentice commonly inserted a o,arsa i, his indentures stipulatins that he was not to be required to ea' salmon more than three days weeA. .-I.ondon Globe.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
nt,ls Eaters.

Lotus eaters. The term is not alto satber fanciful. since there was raonle to whom it was applled-a Tvhian tribe. known to the Greeks as aarly as the time of Homer Hero dotus describes their country, ana ssvs that a caravan route led from It n Egypt The lotus still grows there ,n oreat abupdance--a prickly shrub hsarlnp a fruit of a sweet taste com oaret by Herodotus to that Of the date It is still eaten by the nauSes and a kind of wine is made from us inlce.--New York American
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
rmn More Explosion Victims.

San Pedro Cal. June s.-The flu. neral of J. P. Carroll, fireman, second class of Hartford. Conn. and F. s. sIaxfeld. fireman. second class, of Tm,ehkena, N. r., victims of the heller explosion on the United States crpiser Tennessee, will be held here Monday morning. Carroll died iE the Angelus marine hospital In Los Ap roles Saturday, and Maxfeld died st tIe same place svHoay,