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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
6Iuc Eyed EaDies.

II - 4 pity that all babies born -
he prospect Of being adopte ou'
an orphan asylum are not bie.,:e
with blue eyes. Most persons VIZ
wish to adopt children show prefer
ence for the blue eyed variety.
''They seem to think" said the ma
tron Of one such institution. that blue
eyes give promise Of great Intelligence,
honesty and general stability Of char
acter. That Ia pretty hard on the
youngsters with eyes Of brown, black.
gray or hazel. Undoubtedly those chill
dren will grow up to be just as worthy
dtfZens as the blue eyed tots, but II Is
impossible to make most OF the pro
pective parents-in-law believe so
They have been Influenced by the ar
guments OF certain half baked scien.
life writer's who claim that all the viz
;ues are found in blue eyes, and the
Bark eyed children, no matter what
their parcntage, suffer from the dis
Sr1mination"-N York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Hoped He Wouldn't Grow.

A well known member of parli0mc"
was addressing an agricultural ne,
ing in the south Of England and in IN
course Of his remarks expressed IT.
opinion that farmers do not sufficient,
vary their crops and make mistaL-
IN always sowing wheat.
One of the audience opposed to IL.
IN politics asked him what crops /.
would recommend
"Eyerything in turn" he replied.
"Well,' said his interlocutor, -
= swedes don't come up, what thenE'
"Sow mustard" said the NJ. p.
"And if mustard doesn't come Ii
what them"
And SO he wcnt on through Who'll!
ast Of crops undl, the NJ. P.'s patienr'
being exhausted, he put an end to b.
questioning amid roars Of laughter y.
saying:
ooh, SOW yourself, and l hope yo'
won't come up
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Modest Contributors.

A man was coming up from Chun,
chen province with sum Of money
which had been subscribed for the pay
ment Of the public debt. He was met
by robbers, who took the money and
started away. He called after them
that the money was subscription to
the fund for the raising Of the debt,
whereupon they came back and handed
him the money and begged his pardon
for their mistake, and they gave him
10 yen extra as contribution on their
own part He asked their names to
publish in the papers, but they said
they did not want to obtain notorlety
In that way and declined, but said they
were glad to pay something toward
helping the country News
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
A Words Birthday,

1t Is curious to see how a new word
extends our vocabulary. For instance
the discovery Of photography has led
to 234 words being added to the Ian
guage. DR.. Murray fixes March IA,
1889, as the birthday Of the word pho
Biography" 1t was on that day that
Sir John Herschel used 1t In paper
which he read before the Royal So
ciety. The new word took root in
France, and two or three months later
when Argo made his report to the
chamber Of deputies concerning the
pension Of NJ. Daguerre he quoted
Photographic" as generally accepted
word.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Circumstantial Evidence.

Chick Bruce was a famous Adiro,.
dack guide. who accompanied Grove
Cleveland Oh one or two Of his huntin
trips in those mountains. Chick LEI
Mr.. Cleveland sitting on log or
morning while he went out to d"iN
down deer should he chance to fin;
one. When he came back he saw hi
distinguished employer still sitting e.
the log, but with the muzzle of his GU.
pointing directly at the presidential
chest.
Here" shouted Chick, quit tina
dod CAST ye! Suppose that gun hat
gone off and you had killed yourself
what would have happened to me
Dern We, everybody knows I'm re
publican!"--S Saturday Evening Post,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Looks Easy, but Try Il.

Did you ever notice jeweler wear,
Ing his magnifying glass in one eye? II
looks easy, but try 1t. The inexpers-
enced citizen who tries to look at some
thing with such glass is sure to close
one eye He cant look at the magnitled
object with the other eye opened, as
can the jeweler. This is only another
evidence that one must learn all the
details Of ones trade. What IS easy
for the experienced jeweler IS all bur
impossible for the novtce.-New York
Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Why Shells Fly Straight.

Many people wonder why the con,
shaped projectiles in their flight
through the air do not wabble. but
drive straight ahead This Is easily
explained. Round the bottom Of the
she'll is a narrow band Of copper which
varies In width according to the size OF
the projectile. Being made Of soft
metal, this band is cut by the stee
rifing of the gun on the shock OF eX
plosion This action causes the shell
to revolye with lightning rapidity, with
the result that it keeps steady during
Mail
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
The Vanishing Trick

! INTO the grocers shop walked an sa.
E1ent lady.~with a slow and haltiDg
6ead and carrying on her arm bas.
ket containing a large earthenware pot
with a lid. Placing the basket ON the
counter, she made various purchases
which she put carefully in the pot ana
had her bill made out.
''By the way" she said before paying
This, do you mind keeping this 20.
with the purchases in it until come
back and pay for them, as l have Il
buy other things some distance OF.
and it will be more convenient for nt
sA*p leave the things here TIL later?'
" This request was willingly aceef'rt
q }, and, lifting the pot carefully CT.
the basket, The old dame placed Fl
: with an effort, in Il corner; then, pjar
ling her basket on her arm, LETT ~.
; shop. Hours went by, day rtpenas
into evening, and evening gave ",
10 night, but the old woman did IL
return. At last Che proprietor t'.oa,..
Of examining the earthenware pot &
see if by any chance It had its oWGer-
address upon it, ard great was his -
tonishment, not untinged with dir
may, to find that ii possessed no be-
Gom.-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
The Old Warminq Pan.

Eyes, that is fine specimen CT the
old brass warming pam" said an ANA
teur collector OF antiques, quoted by
the Philadelphia Record, but 1t hangs
on the wall from this time on. 1t will
not be brought into requisition for &C
tual warming purposes again. It's too
good" Then lie added contemplative-
": my daughter thought 1t would re.
new the ancient favor Of things to put
that warming pan to use. So on one
Of the coolest nights Of the winter she
allied the pan end with live Goals, shut
the lid and put the pan into one Of the
beds. In little while the house was
,uled with smoke, which, on being
traced to its origin, was found to come
from the bed, which was aflre With
few olden time wood embers these
warming pans were all right, but with
live anthracite they simply overdo the
job. We put out the fire, but, as say,
from this time on the warming pan
hangs on the wall empty"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
A Large Order.

The proprietor of q certain resta0
rant .'leased" the reverse side Of II
bill of fare to a carriage manufactures
who prints advertisements thereo,
The other day customer, in a grea
hurry, ran into the restaurant, sat at ;
table and was handed bin wr0N.
side up by the durried waiter. Til
customer put on his pince nez, curlet
his mustache with his let hand an
shouted in a voice of thunder: "BriE:
me a fly a landau, two victorias and ;
dogcart. Got any funeral cars?" TN
waiter fed.-London Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Douglas Jerrold's Wit.

Douglas Jerroid was on one occasion
debating with a friend the respective
merits of two contemporaries. The ar
gument had been long. and, thinking to
conclude 1t by compromise, the friend
remarked:
'Well, after all, they both row in the
same boat"
Joined Jerrold
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
The Great White Shark.

The man eating fish par excellence IL
the great white shark. It is otherwise
known by the name of man eater. Oc-
casionally specimens are seen on both
coasts Of the United States, though its
more customary habitat IS in tropical
waters. This frightful creature attains
a length Of nearly forty feet. and it 10
able to swallow q man whole. This
fact is proved by an experiment which
sailors are fond Of making when such
a shark is captured. The skull being
preserved, they emuse themselves by
crawling one after another through the
distended Jaws. 1t would be unsafe to
do this, however, when the head has
been freshly cut of, because under such
conditions the jaws will snap together
fiercely for some time afterward II
anything is placed between them. The
skull Of big shark, by the way. Is al
ways salab Bile owing to the demand by
museums and curiosity hunters. a
young sea lion weighing a hundred
pounds has been found in the stomach
OF a white shark
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Frotoplasna.

All life Oh the earth appears only 10
connection with one s11bstance--a wa
terry jeliy-e,oselv related cheinicallg
to egg albuMen- ana this substance Il
.5i:own as protoplasm. Every living
thing Is t9ilt of this onc substance
jeliyGsh uees, whales. men-eve.'y
thing tMas lives. Biologists have sue
cecdea in doing some wonderful
things Five or SIX starash eggs have
been fused into one. from which a
monster st;lr1sl has been produced
Other staifish EGGS have been separated
into eight pieces. from which eight
dwarf startish have been brought forth
Crabs can be made to order. with the
large claw on either the right or the
left side, and hat6sh have been pro
duced with the color pattern on The
underside.-New York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Wi4chcraft In the Nineteenth Cert

Witchoraft In the Nineteenth Centar.
Most people believe that witchcrH.
among civilized people ended when IT,
Salem witch mania" ran its coG:sa
and died out in the year 1902. It die
as far as America IS concerned, eECrD
among sayages. but In other c0unttle.
!. ME belief IN the superstition did Il
/. lie until much later date, even i
81 n be truly said to be dead now: l.
Merance an Old beggar was tortnreG :
MI cath as late as 1907 on the charge q,
being one VITO ,..'GomAuned with eH.
spirits" and in Spain a witch WI.
burned IN 1903. In 1850 in France .
man and his wife tortured suspected
witch to death, and nothing at all VI
done with them by the criminal courts
on account of the lingering belief ii
Sorcery. -Four years later a witch Va,
drowned in England. and in 1860 one
was burned in Mexico. In 1871, lSTH
1880 and again Ia 1889 witches We
publicly burned in Russia, and eve
as late as 1890 regular judicial trial
of witches We're had in Prussia, 70
And and AustriaHungary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
His System.

"How do you dispose of your garbage
herey' asked the stranger, who was
gathering data for purposes Of publica-
ton.
Eve always throw ours In the gar
Gage can" said the man with the chin
beard, but l don't know, of course.
about the neighbors"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Judqment Reversed.

Schoolteacher-I am sorry to con-
plain, but Johnnie JOKES Eo' been yery
impertluent. Principally IA must bt
. more patient, Miss Howard Teach the
hsi' children to respect you as they do me,
SIS in 1--we shall have fewer complaints
same tn did he say? Schoo. aocher-He
nleased at {, were the skinniea, old maid
,,oc.use. if -ooklyn Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
His Luck.

"Luckiest man i ever knew! Every
thing succeeded with him. he had
only to say what he wanted, and he
got It. Why, confound it. was walk
ing with him one day-the very last
day of his life--and he said to me,
When die, want to die suddenly
Got run over that very night. Ever
see such london Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Maxine q Distinction.

"Ot courses you know something
about that candidates political opin
ions7" said the trusty adviser.
II don't care a rap about his opln
IONS" answered Senator Sorghum
How are his epigrams Washington
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Unhealthy.

Man Ito friend)-I am done with
doctors henceforth. One Of them I'D
vtsed me to sleep with my windows
open. did so and the very next
morning my gold watch was gone from
the bureau. -Fliegende Batter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
A Painful Face,

"My face pains me. doctor. What
shall l doT' asked the patient.
I'm sure l don't know" replied the
doctor "You know l have no way of
improving your looks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Striking Likeness.

II want you to photograph me in 4
striking attitude"
do you mean holding out your hand
aaking for money f-Nsw York Pres.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31

Confederate Women of Arkan-
sas, 1S61-65. Memorial Remnis-
cences. Publiched by the Arkansas
Division, U. C. V. For sale at De-
woody's drug store. 3-3-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31

Moving pictures-somethins
new, entertaining and instructive at
the Theatorium, every day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
n. L. ROBERTS & son.
Il. L. Roberts Abstracter OF Titles
113 Main Street,

Our complete set of abstract
= books of Jefferson County, Ark,
. (Which are the only ones of their
" kind in eXistence) have furnished
y abstracts Of title to majority of
the land owners Of this City 4
x and County since 1884. All alb
stracts are. given our personal at
tentiOn, we have no apprentices.
X 1t costs no more to have your ab-
X stracts made from this OLD RE y
y LIABLE set of books and by Alb =
stracters who have something to >
= back their certificates. Having =
such books as ours in the office :
an abstract can be drawn up in =
q very short while, hence saving =
= the delay of a search Of the many \
3 records Of this County.
2-29-1W 3
X x X < x x = = X 4 Y
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
Safety.

why" asks Missouri paper docs
Missouri stand at the head In raising
mules?"
Because" said another paper, that
= the only safe place to stand"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31

Cyncism Is intellectual dandyism
without the coxcomb's featherss--Merc
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31

nows nothing OF IT.
N ArteveldA
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
cF Schools.

ave you ta,.an goa son ouI
without as....G par1.ission y
l grocer) ~; ley We're
/ wish to uging him up tt
uy business, and they Were
IN that there are siXteer
kpouud-MottO Pu Ridere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
LOGICAL Result.

Logical Result.
What, happens when a per
pera ture goes down as far as
/? Tommy-Then he has cold
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-31
A Nlve Present.

a NIVo Present.
i'd of a champion mean mar
only present he ever made t.
Avas on the twenty fifth ami
- their wedding, when he
our yards of cotton cloth
- to make him q shirt.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
BOY SHOOTS
HIS COMPANION
Driven to Desperate Deed By
Taunts OF Poor Marks
manship.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Aug. 81
Leslie vertrees. a young boy was sh0s
and killed yesterday BY Earl orr.
aged IL.
The two boys had been out hunt
ing rabbits and were on their way
home when the shooting occurred.
vertrees had been haunting Orr about
his poor marksmanship. and from
time to time Orr indicated that he
was displeased with the remarks, and
that trouble would enuse unless H.
ceased haunting him. Vertrees. how
ever. paid no attention To him. hut
continued to taunt Orr until the lat
ter became 10 angered AZ him that he
raised his rife. took aim and fred.
and vertFees fell to the ground and
a few moments aftsrward died. orr
stated after the tragedy that he re-
gretted Il. and that he had not in
tended AZ the time he raised bis
rife at vertrees &c shoot.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
SOLVE MURDER
OF MRS. LUARD
Two Theories Advanced to Ac-
count for the Mysterious
Killing.

LONDON, Aug. 31.-Detectiyes
employed to solve the murder of Mrs.
Charles Lizard, wife of General Luz
ard. near Seven Cakes a week ago.
declared today that it was their
opinion that she was murdered by
cross-eyed cockney, who was en-
ployed about the place as hop
picker. The Kent county constabul-
AIRY differ, however, and express it
as their belief that she met death at
the hands of a woman whose hus-
bands affection she had alienated.
The Kent authorities base their the
DRY on the fact that woman was
seen in the vicinity shortly prior to
the murder carrying a rifle. and that
she was also known to have fired a
shot. A woman is now under arrest
on suspicion of having committed the
murder, and whatever else.the police
may be in doubt about, their investi-
cations have fully convinced them
that Mrs. Lizard alienated the affec-
tions of this woman's husband and
wrecked her home.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
HOLD STRIKE CONFERENCE
Committee From Strikers Demand
Hearing For Settlement.

Committee From Strikers Demand
Hearing For Settlement.
VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 81
Dispatches from Winnipeg today
state that the situation regarding the
strike of the mechanics on the
Canadian Pacific is critical, and II
will be dependent upon a conference
to be held in the near future as to
whether a settlement is to be effected
and the road again continue opera
tions, or as to whether it is to be
completely tied up.
A committee representing all the
unions will meet at Winnipeg on
some day of this week and take ac-
ton as to the situation. It is I'M
derstood that this committee will
notify the officers of the road that
it will give them one week in which
to meet in conference with the COM
mittee and effect settlement of the
strike or to have the whole road tied
up.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
BOUND
OVER IN $1,000
Defendant Placed no Witnesses on
the Stand.

SPIRIT LAKE. Idaho. Aug. 81
(Speclal) The preliminary examIna-
tion OF w. r. Mcintosh. charged with
enticlng two young girls into the
woods near this place on the goth
OF this month for immoral purposes.
was held today. and the defendant
bound over for trial to the district
court on q $1,000 bond.
Four witnesses were placed on the
stand by the state and each testified
to practically the same state OF facts
as set forth in the complaint. After
the state had rested and It came
time for the defendant to submit
testimony In his behalf. he announced
that he waived the submission OF any
testimony At the examination. and the
court after an examination OF the
evidence addueed bond over him to
the district court.
The charge In the complaint
against McIntoch was the enticing
Of Eva Jackson, IL years Of age. and
Elsie Weber. aged 10 years into the
woods for the purpose OF sustaining
carnal relations with them. When
arrested upon this charge for the
frst time. he was discharged on
order OF the prosecuting attorney be-
cause he did not consider the EVIL
denee suElicient against him, but he
was Immediately arrested on another
complain preferred BY John Knox,
who it IL alleged saw him entirce
the two girls into the woods. and OBJ
sevred his actions with relation 70
them afterward. Marshal Warren
was In Occur d'Alene yesterday look
ing for Mcintosh. and apprehended
him there this morning and brought
him to Spirit Lake on the early
train.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
FIFTEEN DAYS
FOR A. v. BRADY
Judge Steele Gives Prisoner That
Time to Make Good His Boast.

There is not jail in the county
that can hold me" was the state
ment Of A. v. Brady this morning to
Judge Steele before whom he APP
peared to answer to the charge Of
disorderly conduct.
Brady had imbibed too freely last
night and his conduct had become
boisterous and disorderly, and the
night police arrested and confined him
in the city jail. Brady evidently
resented this action on the part Of
the authorities. and after his incar-
ceration sought revenge. He was
not in any particular need OF a bed.
and he proceeded to tear that to
pieces and make complete wreck
of it. After the wrecking OF the bed
he turned his attention to the cell
III WHICH Ne was cOnHHeus anu ne SUE
ceeded in making a complete wreck
Of it. He was brought before Judge
Steele this morning on the charge OF
being drunk and disorderly, and
when the judge sought to question
him in regard to his conduct he made
the statement that there was no jail
in the county that could hold him
and Judge Steele's reply was q
sentence of Is days in the county
jail at Rathdrum with the comment
that If he made his escape before
the term of his sentence expired tC
advise him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
FARMERS WANT
CITY MARKET
A Place Where They Can Sell
Their Produce without
Peddling.

The fruit growers and producers
OF garden products living in the
vicinity Of the city are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of the establishment
of a local market for the disposition
of their produce. and II everything
is favorable. will take steps In that
direction In the near future.
These farmers at the present are
dependent upon the various mercan-
tile establishments in the city for the
sale of their farm products. but state
they are Obliged to exchange them
for merchandise. and receive no cash
whatever. This infiicts q hardship
upon them as many OF them--in fact.
most of them have purchased their
lands on the installment plan and
can not under such a condition of
affairs meet their payments. They
are DESTROYS of not only drawing
from their land livelihood for them
selves and families. but also want
to make the soil pay for itself by
means OF the products that It pro-
duees. and II is for the purpose OF
accomplishing this end that they de-
sire the establishment of a city
market. Their plan as now under
consideration is to rent a lot In some
good locality in the city and eongre-
gate their goods and dispose Of all
that they do not exchange for mer-
chandise to the citizens of the city
for cash.
Mayor H. v. ScaIlon was seen with
relation to the matter and was asked
TO indicate his attitude on the ques.
ton and said: The thing strikes
me oif-hand as a jnstifiable under.
taking. Now the recent ordinances
passed imposing a heavy license on
peddIers may apply in this case and
may not. but then that is a question
for The city attorney 70 decide. IN
my judgment the farmers ought e
be given the widest possible Oppor
tunity for the disposition Of theIl
products OF the soil. consistent. how
ever. with the best interests Of tn
community at large"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-31
CONCERTS WERE
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Will Establish Chautauqua at
Driftw0od Point Next
Season.

A large and appreciative audience
was in attendance last evenig at the
concluding concert Of the series OF
midsummer concerts given by T. T.
Kerl at the Hotel Idaho.
The concert was to have been given
at Driftwood Point, but the weather
was too inclement and it was held
at the Hotel Idaho parlors. The
program rendered was pronounced
the best of any given during the
series, and every one attending the
concerts despite the fact that the pre-
valent bad weather had interfered
much, were unanimous in pronounc-
ing them a success.
At the conclusion of the concert,
Mr.. Kerl made the announcement
that he was pleased with the APP
probation shown by the people in
the city, and stated that he would
next summer establish a Chatauqua
at Driftwood Point. He stated that
he would at that time make arrange
ments for the services of the best
musicians and lecturers, and that he
would have the entertainments dur
ing the months of July and the first
part of August, when there would
not exist SO much danger of the bad
weather interfering.