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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
ECkLES AND THE BIBLE.
Chicago Banker Known for Devout-
ness of His Life.

James II. Eckles, who died suddenly
of heart disease at his home, in Chi
cago, a few days ago. was one Of
the most devoutly religious men of
large affairs in the country. He
scrupulously avoided ostentatious dis
play of his genuine piety, and only
his most intimate friends knew Of his
deep religious convictions. Among
them was Grover Cleveland. who,
while governor of New York, dis
cerned this trait in Mr. Eckles' char
acter when the latter was a student
of the Albany Law School Mr.. Eckles
was not psalm singer or leader
of prayer meetings, etc. Seldom was
his name publicly connected with
church matters or religious move
ments, but it is recalled by persons
in Washington who knew him wen
when he lived here as comptroller of
the currency in the last Cleveland ad-
ally Of his income To the cause of re-
ligion than any other man of their
acquaintance. 1t was his custom to
read one or more chapters of the
bible every night before retiring, it
made no difference how late the hour,
and on his outing trips he invariably
carried, tucked away in his baggage,
a copy of the sacred book 1t is re-
lated that while always the jolliest
member Of every outing party, Mr..
Ecklcs never failed to read the bible
in camp under sputtering light every
night as long as the trip lasted. He
and Mr.. Cleveland. the latter the son
of a minister, used to have long dis
cussions of the bible whenever Mr..
Eckles called at the White House at
night for private chat with the pres
ident
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
the Gamblers.

his losses and prevent his failure. and
when if by accident he should fail in
his attempt to produce a panic, the
penalty would simply be his bank.
ruptcy. which would have taken place
in any event.
The third class is that large one
that always Will exist while there is
stock-gamblng a class of honest,
square dealing play-the game fair ex-
change men who would take no unfair
advantage Of their feilow-members I'M
til they become awakened to the
knowledge that they are about to be
ruined by their fellow-members' trick
cry.
Next, let us consider further wheth.
er il is possible for our exchange to
prevent my device from being worked,
now that it is known to all. Suppose
the governing committee was informed
in advance that the attempt TO work
the trick was to be made. If. at any
session, after gong-strike, the govern
ing committee. or any exchange au-
thority, could for any reason compel a
member to cease operating, even for
the purpose OF showing that his trans
actions were legitimate, the entire
structure of stock gambling would fall.
Think it through; Suppose a man like
Barry Conant or myself, or any active
commission broker, begins the eXecu.
ton Of a large order for a client, one,
say, who has advance information of
receiyership, fire at mine. the
death Of president a declaration OF
war. or any of the hundred and one
items Of information that must be
acted upon instantly where a delay of
minute would ruin the broker, or his
house or its clients. If the governing
committee could thus call the broker
to account. the professional bear or
the schemer, who desired TO prevent
him from selling, would have but to
pass the word TO the president of the
exchange that the broker in question
was about to work Brownley's discov-
cry and he could be taken from the
crowd and before he returned his
place could be taken by others and he
could be ruined.
STo BE. CONTINUED
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

worth to-day sos 900 apiece, or $95..
100000 in all Their value is due to
the fact that this exchange deals in
between one and three million shares
a day. Were any attempt made to
prevent the operation of my invention,
transactions would because of such
attempt drop to five or ten thousand
shares per day, or to such transactions
as represented stock that will be actu.
ally delivered and actually paid for
To make my invention useless il must
be made impossible to buy or sell the
same share of stock more than once
at one session, and short selling which
is now as YOU know, the foundation of
the modern stock-gambling structure,
must likewise be made impossible. If
this could be done the S95.000,00
worth of seat1 In the exchange would
be worth less than five millions, and,
what IS of far greater import to all
the people, the financial world would
be revolutiOniZed. Men of Wall street
do not fool yourselves, My invention
is a sure destroyer of the greatest
curse III tu6 NtlIu, SUCK SdiiptlHS
A sullen growl rose from the gam.
blers. Robert BROMLEY glared down
his defiance.
Let me show you the impossibility
Of preventing in the future anyone's
doing what have done to you SO
many times during the past five years.
All the capital required to work my
invention is nerve and desperation, or
nerve without desperation. 1t IS well
known to You that there are at all
times exchange members who viii
commit any crime, barring, perhaps,
murder, TO gain millions Your mem
bers have from time to time shown
nerve or desperation enough TO embez.
zle. raise certificates, give bogus
checks, counterfeit stocks and bonds,
and this for gain Of less than millions,
and when detection was probable. All
these are criminal offenses and their
detection is sure to bring disgrace and
state prison. Yet members Of this ex-
change desperate enough to take the
chance, when confronted with loss OF
fortune and open bankruptcy, have al
ways been found with nerve enough
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

ciallv for the farmer. You know that
it is habit with us Of Wall street to
gloat over the doctrine of the System,
which the people parrot among them
selves, the doctrine that the people
at large are not affected by our gam
bling, because they, the people, having
no surplus to gamble with, never come
into Wall street. And yet, knowing
all this. you never thought, with all
your wisdom and cynicism, that right
here In this institution, which you own
and control, was the open sesame for
each or all OF you, to those great
chests of gold that your clients, the
System have filled to bursting from
the stores of the people. What, l ASK
do you wise men think Of the situation
as you now see it,"
There was an oppressive stiffness
on the floor. The great crowd, which
now contained nearly all the members
Of the exchange listened with bulging
eyes and open mouths to the reVela'
tons of their fellow member.
Bob Brownley paused and looked
down into the faces of the GREATNESS
gamblers with a contempt that was
superb. He went on:
Men of Wall street, it is writ in the
books OF the ancients that every evil
contains within itself a cure or de-
atr3yer. | do not pretend that what |
am revealing to you is to you a cure
for this hideous evil, but | do say that
what | am giving you is a destroyer
for it, and that while it will be to the
world a cure, it may leave you in
more fiery hell than the one of which
YOU now feel the flames. | do not care
if it does When | am through, any
member of the New York stock ex-
change who feels the iron in his soul
can get instant revenge and unlimited
wealth. You who are turning over in
your minds the consideration that your
great body can make new rules to
render my discovery imperative, are
dealing with a shadow. There is no
~ule or device that can prevent its
working. There are | 900 seats in the
New York stock exchange. They are
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
to attempt the crimes. repeat that

to attempt the crimes. I repeat that
there are at all times exchange men,
bers who will commit any crime, barr
ing, perhaps, murder, to gain millions.
That you may see that my successors
will surely come from your midst from
time to time during the future exist
ence of the exchange, will enumerate
the different classes of members who
will follow in my footsteps:
First. the In God We Trust
schemer who is of the System type,
but who is outside the magic circle. A
man of this class will reason: l know
scores of men, who stand high on the
Street and in the social world, who
have tens of millions that they have
filchcd by System tricks, If not by
legal crimes. II | perform this trick
of Brownley's, the trick of selling
short until panic Is produced, l shall
make millions and none will be the
wiser For all l know, many of the
multi-millionaires whom | have seen
produce panics and who were applaud
cd by the Street and the press for
their ability and daring, and whose
standing, business and social is now
the highest, were only doing this same
thing, and having been successful, they
have never been detected or suspected.
But even suppose | fail, which can
only be through some extraordinary
accident happening while | am en-
gagged in selling, | shall have COM
mitted no crime, and, in fact, shall
have done no one any great moral
wrong, for If | fail to carry out my
contract to deliver the stock | have
sold in trying to produce a panic, the
men to whom | have sold will be no
worse off for not receiving what they
bought; in fact, they will stand just
where they stood before ! attempted
to bring on a panic.
Second, if an exchange member for
any reason should find himself over
board and should realize that he must
publicly become bankrupt and lose all,
he surely would be a fool not to at
tempt to produce a panic, when its
production would enable him to recoup
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

A man who says a mean thin'
about another man isn't half as mes'
as the man who repeats 1t.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
A Busy Locality.

Jack is the eight-year-old son OF a
Philadelphia suburban merchant. and
not long ago made his first visit to
New York with his father. The
strenuosity of the big town got on
the boys nerves, and by bedtime he
was about run down. He tumbled
into bed quite regardless of certain
duties. but his father was more OBJ
servant.
Don't forget to say your prayers,
my boy" he said
20, what's the use, pop?" respond
ed the boy. Gods too busy over here
to bother with little thing like that
The father was shocked, but under
the circumstances he thought 1t best
not to urge his son.-Lippincotts
Magazine.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

OH its merits by all
druggists in tifty-cent
and one-dollar size
bottles. You NAV
have a sau1ple bottle
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
Foolish THOUGHT.

Miss Passay-The idea of her pr,
tending that she thought my hair was
gray.
Miss Knox-Yes, so silly OF her.
Miss Passay-Wasn't it, though?
Miss Knox-Yes, just as If you'd
buy gray hair.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

traced to TIE kidneys.
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder OF
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
SYMPATHY.

Fe-Yaas! Several years ago
fell in love with a girl, but she re.
jected me--made a regular fool o.
me, in fact.
She-How sad! And you've never
got over it.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to tall to DO it,
duty.
If YOU are sick or "feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-.
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect oil
DR.. Kilmers Swanp-Root, the grea,
kidney remedy, is soon realized. Ii
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all f.t-
druggists in fiftycent .sst
and one-dollar size sIiaI..
bottles. You may @s=ssts.. l $500
have sample bottle Home of swampRoos
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney OF
bladder trouble Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hanton, \. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, n. V, on every bottle
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-16
Often The Kidneys Are :
Weakened by Over Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
complimentary to Visitors.

Misses Mary and Annie Gaske enter
tanned Tuesday night complimentary
to their guests. Miss Julia Makoski
OF Little Rock, and Misses Mabel and
Bessie leverett of league TEXAS
Games OF all kinds We're played and
delightful time was had.
Delicious refreshments We're served
ihose present were Misses Julia
Makoski G4ittle Rock. Mabel and
Bessie Loerett (Teague, Texas). Jes-
sic Hughes, Estelle Matz, Josie Fru-
'cls Ruth Rue, Hattie Ma lin. Mary
Brenke, Bertha Watkins. Mary and
Annie Gaske. Messfs. Ja7e TERRY
Joe Glogsner, Will Elmer Tony
Brenke and MILFORD Johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

ed plate fell to Mrs. buckworth, she
and Mrs. Luck cutting for it. Mrs.
+. ?. Byrd kept score. Following the
game Nalatable refreshments were
served The out-of-town guests were
Miss Nancy Savle of Covineton, Tenn.
and Miss Wilborne Keith OF Cotton
Valley. La. The other guests present
We're: Mesdames ]. W. Martin, Stel-
la P1ummer. Marvin Duckworth, Peter
Byrd, Charles Fitzhugh Frank Rag
land. w. II. I.angford. c. II. Owen.
r. l.. Barclay. b. d. Luck and Jules
,Eorresen
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
LADY MINSTRELS
STILL WIN FAVOR

Many new specialties We're offered
at the performance Of the Lady Min
strels at the Forest Park theater last
night. The attendance was larger
than On any previous night and the
performers We're greeted by a most
appreciative audience. Miss Rose
Ashner and Joe Lane We're given
repeated hand" in their laughable
skit, II Said My Last Farewell" The
Drisdall trio and the Ketner Sisters
scored their usual hit in their singing
and dancing specailties. The per-
Torrance was the best yet offered by
the capable company. There will be
a change of program again tonight.
The company will give a ladies and
children's matinee Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Matinee prices will pre-
vail.
Hot Time MiuStrel~ Tmr, ,June 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

Hot Time MinStrels. Thur. June p.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
SIGMA ALPHA ELECTED
OFFICERS WEDNESDAY
Annual Meeting Held in This City and
Closed With a Smoker at the Ho-
tel Jefferson Last Night-Dr. En-
lis. President.


The annual business meeting of the
alumni association of Sigma Alpha Ep-
silon fraternity of Arkansas was held
at the parlors Of the Hotel jefferson
Yesterday afternoon President A. IF.
Rowell Of this city presided, and n.
J. Can't Of this city, the secretary,
was also present. The meeting closed
last night with d smoker at the ho-
tel Hot Springs was selected as the
next ,l'reetins place. The new. officers
are Dr.. Leonard R. Ellis, Hot
Springs, president; Will B. Alexander.
Pine Bluff, vice president: Scott Wood,
Hot Springs, secretary: c. G. Price,
Little Rock, treasurer
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

|atteries-New Orleans. Fritz and
thews: Mobile. Fisher and Massins.
.pire. Pfenninger.
n r H f
be Rock ....... -...--.o ~
QpnlS .......o y
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\ very beautiful June wedding was
That OF Miss Mary Estelle Rutherford
daughter Of Mr.. William Bright
Rutherford, to Mr. Felix Happen
bach Of New Braunfels, Texas, which
was solemnized Wednesday evening at
nine O'Clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John +. Rutherford, orr--~.West
Sixth avenue~-.It would be hard to
imagine a more charming home we'd
ding. The handsome Rutherford home
was most artistically decorated, a pro-
fusion Of flowers and ferns being eff
fectively used The color motif in
parlors, hall, and dining room Was
III white and green, quantities Of
snowy, fragrant Cape Jessamines and
magnolias giving beautiful relief
against a back ground of handsome
palms and asparagus ferns. The
chandeliers Were draped with the
graceful asparagus fern, and The stair
rail was twined with ma2nolias and
trailing vines. In the library pink
roses We're used, and the profusion.
Of these blossnls,. with the rich trop.
zeal plants Transformed this room in
to d beautiful bower. The wedding
music was played by Miss Louise
Rutherford daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Rutherford, and niece of
the bride, and Miss Augusta Key
Rutherford, also a niece of the bride.
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Rutherford, was the dainty ring bear
er. As the triumphal strains of Mem
delssohn' S immortal march were heard
The bridal party entered the parlors.
Little Miss Augusta Rutherford. a
charming figure in pink and white.
bearing the two rings, came in with,
Reverend Ross Moore, Immediately
the bride and groom, who
together. Before an improvis-
"a bower OF green and white. with
he beautiful and impressive double
ring service pronounced by Rev. |
loore, the bridal couple plighted their
'ows. The bride was lovely in a |
cry handsome gown of white Paris
MULE. elaborately embroidered. Shell
arrled a shower bouquet Of Brides
oses. She is very charming and 4
ovable young lady, and has many I
riends in this city, where much of her
lie has been spent
Nj. Klappenbach is a merchant of
Ugh standing in New Braunfels, Tex
S, where he enjoys the esteem of a
tide circle of friends.
A delightful reception limited in
tendance to the relatives and more
Ultimate friends of the bride, followed
1e ceremony. Delicious refreshments
ere served in the beautifully decorat-
d dining room. 4 large number of
andsome wedding gifts, consisting OF
liver, cut glass and linen, gave evil
ence of the we'll wishes and esteem
many friends.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
,lappenbach left for New Orleans.
hence they will go by steamer to
alveston. and from there they will
0 TO their home at New Braunfels,
eXas.
The out OF town guests We're: Mrs.
O. Ellis of Fayetteville, My and
rs. Gus X Jones of Little Rock,
r. and Mrs. j, A. Cramer of Little
ock, and Miss Zillah Retain of Lit
e Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
Pleasant Card Party.

Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Mrs. D. T. Lanier, 81 West Fifth ave-
nue., entertained number of her
friends at euchre
The guest rooms We're beautifully
decorated, ferns and yellow lilies IN
large cut glass bowls, being used in
artistic arrangement.
The first prize, lovely hand paint
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
How They, STA a !.
Yesterdays Results.

Rine Bluff 6, Brinkley 3.
Mrst game-Argenta 3. Helena ).
4econd same-Argenta 3. Helena >.
Hot Springs-Newport. No game.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

atteries-Argenta, Reese and Par
b; Helena, Mcfarland and Jolly
Ipires. Demand and Luehrsen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

Batteries-Meridian. Ellinor and
Pller; Gufport, Shultz and hrebs-
|npires. Yount and Lively.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
TAKEN FROM OUR
REGULAR STOCK

Broken Sets Allover Edge and In.
sertiOn. regular Is. 20 and % cent
quality at 10 cents.
81 to % cent quality at u cents.
S. cent to $1.50 at 80 cents.
MIFRPHY-MARTIN DRY GOODS CO..
309-311 Main Street.
Hot Time Minstrels. Thur. June -,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
Arkansas State League.

&HtteIles-FIIe BIHlI. DeaVeT alU
Try; Brinkley RrumGit1. keithIev
n Miller. Umpire. Grotty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
Southern League.

MISUNDERSTANDING kellum ana
lNbaugh; Birmingham, Robinson and
ND. Umpire. Carpenter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
Where They Play Today.

Rne Bluff at Helena.
8rinkley at Hot SPRINGS.
Newport at Argenta.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18

htteries-Little Rock, Buchanan
Wood: Memphis, Savidse and
Ems. Umpire, Brown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-18
BASEBALL
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DIAMOND DUST


kelthley has been singing the ball
hard for Brinkley, and has played q
| large part in the work OF the Infants
IN each of its battles This young
stel has much Of promise, especially
should he leave the mound and take M
fielding for a fort He has no pitch
ing arm but his stick work is of
nigh srade-too good to be sacrificed
IN pitching attempts.-Hot Springs
Sentinel Record
PaGrott is again in the game for Ar
senta, and is playing a great game
He is no doubt the best receiver in
the league. and there is probably d
highe.. berth in balloon for him should
he have the desire to improve opDor-
tunity.-Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Poor Helena. Rudy King seems to
have fair sort OF lineup, and they
apparently play good ball. but not
good enough to keep up in this league
race. In the language Of Sir "Scotty'
Moore. Something must be DONE"
and if King doesn't do that thing soon
he will be out of the running alto
sether. Helena is the most loyal town
in the circuit, and it merits better re-
suits than King is able to obtain lust
now
O'Byrne, crack shortstop, from
Springfield, and Perdee, slab artist
from the same section who will proba-
bly, succeed Shaw. reported here Sun
day and We're despatched Monday
morning to the field of battle in the
Napor Citv.=NeWport Independent
The manner in which the Brinkley
team has jumped into prominence in
dicateS that it may YET become a factor
TO be reckoned with in the state pen
nant race Dawkins must be some
what Of general intield manager
for he has given Argenta two drub-
bngs. and has played Newport to a
tight finish in each contest Hot
Springs Sentinel Record.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-29
MANY DWELLING HOUSES LEASED,

Jesse G Bennett & CO. have rented the follow
ing houses: For Elizabeth II Collins. No "a west
s4th st 70 Edward F. Emig; for a Mrs Tyson
No 273 West S4th st, Wallace Irwin: for the
estate of Ida Mack No. 22S West SD ST. to Dr-
Gillespie: for the estate Of Margaret B. Parsons
No. 4s7 West West End ave. 10 y J. Miller Tor
J Van Dyck Card, No. 31S West 10Th St TO
Green Pjcxens: for the estate of AdoDh Patky.
No 335 West s5th st. TO Mrs. j. T. Boush; for
Edward NICK. Whiting, No. 146 West sOth St. to
Richard P. Tench: for Dr. E. c Chamberln, NO.
Jos West Slst st. a Mr.. Wright: for the estate
Of Adolph Platky No. 2S1 West S5th St. 10 l. T.
Alton for II. B. Phnney. Nc 663 West End ave,
to /. T Posaer: FOR the Hoyt estate No. l62 West
S4h St TO Mrs. Mcclellan; for r. F Carman. No
52s West End ave, to Joseph Manheimer: for Miss
Minnie Walu. No 63 West 69th st. to Mrs Rosa
Iisner; for William Alexander Smith, No 254 West
lssth St. to Emile Bruner: for Cornelius Wake.
No. Il West gath st, TO Mrs. Airy; for Mrs Eva
3 Edwards No. 1l9 West 95th St. to John L. Rob
inson: for William Alexander Smith. No. 2S6 West
I3sth ST. TO a Mrs. Campbell.