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Daily picayune., 1908-08-24
CHURCHES.

k. Church South Rev. T. D. Scott. uss Preaching every Sunday morning and ' Prayer meeting every "Wednesday n5 Sunday School every Sunday morning at ses Finis E. Murrah. Superintendent
 Baptist Church-Eld l.. M Keeling. py,u Preaching every Sunday morning and ra Prayer meeting every Thursday night su School every Sunday morning at o'clock Young. Superintendent
 C. P. Church Rev, I. N Claek. pastor. ns ing every Sunday morning and night su School every Sunday morning at 9;s0.W.vis kins. Superintendent
 Christian Church Eld K. A Highsmith q Preaching every Lords day at Ii am. sn ?. I'll. Prayer meeting every Wednesdx | Sunday school every Sunday morning atl cd Chas. r. Newth. Supt.
 Presbyterian Church Rev. H. N. Nolan tor. Preaching the lst 2nd. and 3rd Sundza each month. morning and night. Fourth su at Marlbrook. Prayer meeting every Wera night. Sunday school every Sunday morninsi o'clock. T C. MeRae. Supt-
 W. C. r. IL meets 2nd and 4th Friday | moons at 1 o'clock Mrs. W. B. Waller pred Mra Fl SVkes Secretary
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LODGES.

Masonic meets lst Friday night in each nr ]. R. York. w. M. Dale Wilson. Sscretsry.
 Woodmen of the World Meets a sN Wednesday nights in each month. G. Ha C. C.. bio Lewis. clerk.
 Knights of Pythas meets every Monday \ R. P. Hamby. C. C.. r. r. Chsppell. K. o q
 Odd Fellows meets every Tuesday night D. Wilson. N. G.. Alex Vaughn. SecretarI
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets lst sse Thursday nights in each month. Alex ss1 protector: R. J. Daniels. Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Workmen--meeeas \ \ second and fourth Thursday nights 'm shaw. Nj. w. Jim White. Recorder
 Nevada County Medical Society meets is day night in each month. Dr Vim. w. hcp ident: Dr J. s. Chastain. secretary,
 Rebekah Lodge No. 236 meets every als third Wednesday night m each month, sssl s Wilson. Secretary. Mrs. Resss Gee. sooe s'
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that stretch of the West river between the British port and Canton. thers is hardly ten miles of CAfna's long coast line that Is not from time ts time At- tackled by pirates.
 The pirates who infsst the waters adjacent to Hong Kong arc exception ally bold, and during the last few months several British ships have been footed Their method of opera ton Is very simple. Members of the gangs go aboard a ship in Hong kons as passengers, and when the vessd reaches a part of the river where tho remainder of the outlaws are waiting In junks-sometimes in stolen steam launches-the outlaw passengers be- gin shooting crew and innocent pae- sengers and in the ensuing confusion they loot the ship and before any sort the pirates have dropped over the ships side and escaped in the boats of their waiting comrades.
 This is of common occurrence Nc ship is immune from attack excep4 the swift silk carriers which never leave port without a strong guard of. ficered by Americans or Europeans During the confusion that resulted from the typhoon which struck asng Kong, hundreds of pirates swooped down or the afflicted port and booted right and left One band Of the out laws se4eed a large launch and attack ships in every part of the harbcY N A conservatively estimated that the amount of loot stolen by them during two days amounted to considerably over SIS 900. It will be seen that pira- cy in the twentieth century is as re- munerative as 1t was in the days of Capt Kidd.
 Every power which keeps part of It's navy In the far east has hsht. draft gunboats or torpedo craft con. and even China makes a semblance of patrolling. hut 1t must be taken into consideration that the rivers of Chsna upon which ply sea-going ships are thousands of miles In length. and R would require hundreds of gunboats 10 police them.
 According to those best informed on the subject, there Is but one way to suppress piracy in Chinese waters, and that Is to place the patrol boats in command of foreigners But with China's present hostility to everything foreign, she will not listen to such a proposal. Meanwhile the foreigners and the Chinese are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, ma. rine insurance is excessive. and inno. cent people are being murdered al most daily. Such a condition could hardly exist anywhere eise. Oae is never surprised at anything that hap pens in China
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M. w. Greeson and wife are in the City of Roses today.

M. w. Greeson and wife are in the City of Roses today.
 Jesse Thomasson of Carrollton, Ga. was in town Saturday. Jesse was born in Prescott, but left here when quite small.
 J. R. Lambert of Sutton was caller this morning. He says they are making an effort to get their school started by Nov. 1.
 Mrs. Ed Goodyn and Miss Mary Cross of Tyler, Texas, after wis iting the family of w. B. Waller for few days, left this morn ing for Camden where they will visit relatives.
 Miss Lois Felts spent Sunday with her parents, returning to her school at Burtsel this morn ing.
 Deputy Clerk Franks showed us marriage record book TX this morning, which had been used the past two years the 2lst of this month, and 454 licenses have been issued during that time.
 The Picayune Saturday gave Smith Graham credit for bring ing in two stalks of millet instead of Monroe Graham. Jim Snod- grass says the people all know that it was not Smith for he be- longs to the Sons of Rest.
 Rev. H. M. McLain left this morning for Clarksville, Tenn, where he will visit and rest up for a month. Mrs. McLain who is already there, will return with him at the end of his vacation.
 The announcement that the me ting at Artesian would begin on the Friday before the Fifth Sunday in Sept. should have read Friday night before the First Sunday in September. Every body govern themselves accord ingly.
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Good HuntIno.

"Dr. Seward Webb" said an editor. once showed me over Shelburne Farms, his splendidly stocked estate in Vermont. l complimented him on the abundance of game at Shelburne and he told me an appropriate story
 Tt was story about a young club man. He looked up from his mail one morning and murmured
 " 'Beastly. Simply beastly.'
 What Is the mattery' some ono asked.
 Here is an invitation said the young man, from chap who owns 10000 acres in New Hampshire. He wants me to go wild boar shooting there
 Well, why don't you go? said his friend
 Ah-er--I don't know the young man hesitated 'I-er-haven't not nc fare. for one thing: and-er-you lave to find your own boars for an- other. So perhaps I haven't naknssd UnGAs
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l~- HOWARD TERRY 0 Phone 200.

Oscar Cummings and family of Nashville visited m and near Prescott yesterday.
 Miss Ruth Bascom was visiting home folks in Little Rock yes terday.
 For Sale Heart or sap shln- gles in any quantity. J.A.Husk- key, Prescott. Ark, R. ED. 6.
 Dolphus Whitten of Nashville attended the camp meeting yes terday.
 For Picnic Lunches, cakes. fruits. sandwiches and canned goods at Howard Terry's. Phone 200.
 Rev. w. F. Evans of Arkadel- phia was in the city Saturday.
 J. w. Johnson of Hope was Tn the city a few hours yesterday afternoon.
 Morris Montgomery of Lewis vile is visiting the family of 5. A. Scott.
 Mrs. Maude Voeste and Miss Mary Ralph of TeXarkana are visiting at the home of J. $. Jordan.
 Charley Jones, who has beer absent from his work at Stamps for several days on account oi sickness, returned to that place this morning.
 H. T. Harrison of Camden was in the city a few hours yesterday visiting his brother, Jim.
 Alex Davenport of Texarkana was in the city yesterday visiting his mother.
 Prof. G. c. Hardin of Okolons was in the city this morning or his way to Ashdown.
 Quite a number of Hope people were up yesterday attending the camp meeting, including the fol lowing: J. F. Morris and wife, Bruce Caulder, Mrs. J. E. Ray, Miss Jennie Scott, and MT. and Mrs. Ernest Newth.
 AM. Ellsworth, the land man is back from Pike county, but we don't see any diamonds in his shirt front yet
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(k ,!l..'''':: Local a!.l''.':, News: !. >, " lntersstins Happenings in and Around Town.
n@r HOWARD TERRY I'VE Phone 200.

Miss Pearl Moore is visiting in Fordyce this week.
 Dr. R. l.. Hinton and daugh- ter, Miss Betsy, visited in Arka- delphia yesterday.
 Clyde Sykes returned to Rose boro yesterday, where he has a position in the Ozan Mercantile Co.'S. store.
 For Sale, a fine young Jersy COW with young calf. Cheap for cash. Geo. A. Hale.
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OF T0-DAY
eu,NEsa WATERs MPEoTGo
 WITH BOLD LoorERs
PereIoners and Natives Alike ps" Ve tims to the Desperate Outlaw China Renalss in suppress-
 Ino the Evil.

The days of piracy in the waeers which border the coasts of the prog ressive nations of the world have long since passed, but along the coast of China the freebooter is still . power to be reckoned with, and his bold raids upon little sea coast towns aoA tho smaller shipping presents one of the most serious problems that ths foreign ministers to Pektn have os consider, and at the present time they arc urging China to suppress the essi' ness.
 While the worst cases of piracy co car in the vicinity of Hong Kong. n
Daily picayune., 1908-08-24
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

One five room cottage with barn, garden. etc, new. Cost $85O. You can buy 1t today for S75O.
 One six room house, l-2 block of land in Warren's addition. Nice pear orchard, and a good well. A splendid proposition at $700, or for rent at $7.5O per month.
 A splendid stock ranch and farm 2 miles northeast of the city, m l-2 mile of R. F. D., and one mile of two churches and a school house. Comfortable home. Sixty acres in cultivation, one mile of river. Endless stock range, l5O acres in track, one third in river bottom. Price $1, : 25O cash gets it. Will also sell two brood mares and colts, stock and milk cattle, and lots of hogs "a snap.
 One cozy four room cottage home in west Prescott. Good water, garden and barn. Will exchange for improved sandy land farm. Price $40O.
 Twelve acres next to corpora tions in east Prescott, two tenent houses on tract. Good water. Worth double the price asked. Take it today for $1, GOO cash.
 Long list of farm and city property. See me or write for list. Vaughan Realty Co.,,
 ALEX VAUGHAN,
 Sec. and Mgr.
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UNWILLING.

There will be unveiling cere- monies at Emmet by the LOW, next Sunday afternoon. The mon ument of Sovereign Will Smith will be unveiled and all Wood. men are especially invited to at. tend and everyone is invited.
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DISACREEABLE Al fO

Lots of men and women VI" .s disagreeable with others get c'ar .r home. It's not disposition, ''s '. fyou find in yourself that yU' cross at home, little things wo',i u.,, just buy bottle of BalIaroS yoa, and put your liver in shape :, bs, everybody around you will iee' s.I s for it. Price 50cts per bott'0' Baker 8, Drug Store.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-24

Board of Health-Drs. Adam GutbIe N Arnold. s. J. Hesterly A. s. Buchanan sS [ Regan.
 School Board C. C. Hamby. Presdsut Vaughn. Secretary; G. K. Haynie. w. Y J. C. Young. J. s. Began.
 City council meets first and third. d.Tuesd,y, in each month.
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POSTOFFICE.

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 Office hours Open al A m, close ~ 2 open at 2 D. m. close at 7;30 p. m suhoa' at 930 a. m. close at l0:30 A. m. open sl aS Y close at 5.30 D. m. Money order departmeu' at d. m close at 1 D. m. ,..-=-....,
 Mail from Rosston and intermediae p"A~ rives at II a. m. leaves at l p m. .-,. .,r
 Mail from Gale and intermediate pom" - al Il a m and leaves A l D. m
 These routes daily except Sunday, ,,..
 Mail on rural routes Nos. 1. 2. 3. l. D ana . z every day except Sunday at A. m.
 Mail for all trains is made up 10 minus ' the schedule departure of train.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-24

One five room cottage with barn, garden. etc, new. Cost $85O. You can buy 1t today for S75O.
Daily picayune., 1908-08-24
OFFICIAL. CITY
JUDICIAL.

Circuit court meets second Mondav !. and third Monday in July. VI Chancery court meets first Mopd.,. and December April. July and October. !" " Probate court meets 4th Monday. l, |. April. July and October. su Court of Common Pleas meets End No. January. April. July and October
 COUNTY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

come as bitterly hostile as lovers can be, and each determines to make the other give in. Near the end of the second act it looks as if Sonia would win, as when the Prince refuses to dance with her she starts on her own account an old Maso- vian dance, which at last so intoxicates him that he is forced to join her. This is the famous dance that delighted audi ences in every music-loving capital.
 Still the Prince retains self-control, and believing she is fooling him, says good evening to the Merry Widow and leaves her as disconsolate as ever. sub plot, which is intertwined with the main story, concerns Natalie, the wife of Baron Pop off, the Marsovian ambassador at Paris. She is carrying on an intrigue with the Vicomte de Jeldon. The Baron has per feet trust in his wife, but he sees a man and woman entering and closing a pavil ion. and believing they are lovers he looks through the keyhole and sees his wife and the Vicomte kissing. He is not. however, absolutely sure of the identity of the woman, as it is dark, and Sonia, in order to madden the Prince, takes Natalie's place by getting into the pavil- ion through a secret door and comes out on the arm of the Vicomte. The Prince now loses all self-control and after abus- ing Sonia rushes off the stage, saying that he is done with her forever. After his retreat the curtain descends on song of triumph by Sonia, who feels that at last she is quite sure of the Princes love.
 The same sub-plot turns upon a missing fan with the words 'I love you" written on it by the Vicomte. This fan gets into the possession of the Prince, and in the last act Sonia sees him lay it aside. She jumps to the conclusion that he has writ ten the words as he Is too proud to say them. and determines to get the confess sion from his lips by telling him that she loses her fortune when she marries again. The ruse is instantly successful. The moment the Prince hears that she will be penniless he takes her to his arms, as a hero should. and all ends happily.
 After long process of elimination, Mr. Savage selected a cast of splendidly equipped players, who combine vocal eX- cellence with dramatic talent. to inter- pret the interesting characters in s'Thc Merry Widow that will be at the Jeff fersOn for three nights and a natinae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Story of "The Merry Widow

When the curtain is raised at the Jeff ferson theatre Monday night, October 26, on Henry w. Savage's magnificent pro duction of "The Merry Widow" the pres7f ent musical sensation of Europe and America. the playgoers of Birmingham will have an opportunity to witness a light opera that makes a musical epoch in compositions of its class. Never in the history of music has a production caused such furore throughout Europe, perhaps, and of the thousands returning from abroad who saw the piece on the other side, not one can be found who does not enthusiastically aver that "The Merry Widow is the greatest ever" In Franz Lehar, the composer, another genius has been found who can tickle the fancy of the musical student and at the same time write music whose languorous melodies haunt the man who doesn't know the difference between a major chord and a drum beat
 The story of the piece deals with Prince Danilo of Marsovia, who Is suffering from the effects of an unfortunate love af- fair and is trying to forget it and has plunged into the dissipations of Paris. Some few years earlier he had set his heart upon Sonia, farmers daughter, but his uncle, the King of Marsovia, re- fused his royal approval to match be- tween the blue blooded heir apparent and little country girl; so Danilo was hus- tied off to serve as an attache to the Marsovian legation in Paris.
 Meanwhile the broken-hearted Sonia found solace in marriage with a banker, the richest man in Marsovia, who died shortly after the wedding. leaving twenty millions to Sonia. She closes her Marso- vian castle and hurries to Paris, where she becomes a merry widow, protesting to care no more for the prince or for love at all She treats with contempt the of- fers of marriage which pour in upon her wherever she goes. Paris and the gay life her money can buy attract her, and it Is there in the midst of her merry making that she meets her old lover for the first time since the death of her hus- abnd The Prince on that occasion Is not in his best form He has been spending days and nights riotousy at Maxim's and is scarcely sober. This does not seem to disgust her, however. possibly because she guesses that love for her has some thing to do with it. and her heart goes out to him. But when he presumes to grow affectionate she informs him jelly that she will have none of that as she believes that he, like the rest. is after her money This blow brings the Prince to his senses and his pride being wound ed he tells Sonia that nothing on earth will ever induce him again to say tbat he loves her
 When, in a fit of repentance, she selects him as her partner for dance before all other suitors, he accepts the honor, only to put it up at auction. selling his priv nege to the Vicomte do Jolidon for some thousauds Of doIlars. The peir now pe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
At the Gayety.

One of the real big hits of the season will be seen this week at the Gayety when c. B. Arnold's "Fads and Follies" company opens here The show was put together along entirely new lines for this engagement and is one Of the biggest travelling companies seen on tour. There is a galaxy of well known principals in the cast and a chorus that was gathered carefully from the Broadway produc- tions than ran during the summer in New York city. This gives the show an individual touch which makes 1t more than worth while and the people were further utilized in working out big num- hers with signal success in the vehicle which introduces them. This Is called "Flashlights of Broadway" and is in two acts that open and close the bill
 The title suggests the ground work or the show 1t was put together to renect the big hits of the season in the east and the best obtainable has been erl- ployed in working out story that IS mo- ticeable for the quickness Of the action and the development of funny incidents to offset the tingling music that winds through the action. There is no plot, for extrayaganza burdened with plot Is re- garded by progressive producers as the height of folly. Things just happen in 
 this instance to make you laugh or to please the eye if you like pretty cos- tunes and glorious dressing of beautiful forms, and in staging the song numbers the nervous energy is lulled into inaction by the irresistible variety of movement that accelerates these diversions.
 That expert judgment mapped out the production for "Fads and Follies" is shown in the people who directed the pro- paratory details. The big musical farce was staged by Edward F Rush, whose name Is familiar to all lovers of bur lesque The musical numbers and the dances were put on by Sol Fields, young CT brother of the famous comedian Lew Fields, who now devotes all of his time to these expert attentions to the big Broadway successes The costumes are by Orange Brothers, and the scenery by the celebrated Valentine. This associa- ton Of experts is ample guarantee that ''Fads and Follies" were given the real touch and are the necessary thing in the way of equipment.
 The people In the cast are double flaw orites because they are old friends and clever performers at ono and the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP.

'-The Thief" which Charles Erohman will send to the Jefferson theatre on November 9 Is said to be a play that every lover of the drama should see. "A good play for husbands and wives to see." says Arthur Brisbane in an edi- torial in the New York Journal.
 Manager R. s. Douglass Of the Jef- ferson announced yesterday that he had just made contract with Conan and Harris for the George Evans Honey Boy Minstrels. They will be here for three performances, November 20 and 21, and he says the people of Birmingham will see something new in the minstrel line. It is a great big show and Is said to be by far the most expensive organization of this character that has ever been ex- plotted in this country.
 George M. Cohan has revolutionized many things in the American amuse- ment world. Last night at the Nsw York theatre, he went himself one bet ter in overturnfng all the traditions of that bulwark of American amusements- negro minstrelsy-and the joke of 1t is, he improved it. George Evans, the 'Honey Boy'' is starred, but Julian El- tinge, the young collegian who has beon the first to make delicate, attractive art of female impersonetion, was really the star.
 That delightfully cool playhouse. the New York, was packed to It's capacity and not one in the house but applauded to the fullest extent of his energy. The programme opened attractivly with Tn the Glade of the Orchids,' with banked first part in lavender violet and lilac colored suits. There were "A singers- every one a real singer--and 36 instrument talists--all of whom could play.
 With wonderful light effects md with such stars as George Thatcher. Eddie Leonard, John King, Ernest Penney, Harry Morse and Matt Keefe, the first part served as & pleasant introduction to the specialties of George Evans. Jul- ian Etlnge and Rice and Provost, the best knock about comedians in the world.
 In the second part "The Belle of the Barbers Ball. by George M. Cohau, Mir. Eltinge again covered himself with glory. His song. At the Barbers Ball. with the chorus, is q hit which will not soon he forgotten and his duet with NIT. Evans, "Oh. You Coon,' reinforced by the entire company even surpassed t In catchiness. It is a great show and vel worth the seeing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Ward and vokes at the Bijou.

The reunion of those popular farceurs Hap Ward and Harry Vokes, under the old Ward and Vokes trade mark is one of the chiefs of interest for the present the atrical season. Ward and Vokes will be seen at the Bijou the present week, and their production of "The Promoters may be relied upon to be one of the very brightest as well as one of the largest, offerings ever designed for the lovers of operatic farce. ''The Promoters is one of those entertainments for which Ward and Vokes became famous. The produc- tion is faultlessly staged and company of such numerical strength and individual cleverness that 1t commands attention from every class of theatregoers has been engaged. In the present offering Ward and Vokes will be surrounded by an en- semble of 60 people, embracing, of course, a great big chorus of femininity, usually styled pretty girls in fact, one-halr of the organization comes under this head.
 Percy and Harold. for this team" of crea tors of ridiculous nonsense are world wide known under those nones de plume, are to be found promoting anything which bids fair to their style of pleasure. Their sfrogr ere principally oon1nad to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

and unicyclist, and has lately played the circuit of the big Chicago theatres, having just finished the Majestic theatre, Chica- go. He was liberally applauded for his dexterity and bright comedy work in connection with 1t. He is described as the fellow that sings and waltzes on one wheel, ana it is said that there is posi- lively nothing like 1t on the American stage While there are quite a number of bicycle acts In vaudeville, it can be safely stated that none of them has the peculiar features that characterizes this exhibition of MT. Lacey's.
 While it is impossible to have every week such remarkable motion pictures likes those of William Jennings Bryan in the great Labor Day parade. which ap- peared here recently, still the pictures this week are guaranteed to be new, and to have been selected with a special pur- pose of affording high-class entertain ment.
 There will be matinee Monday after noon at 2:3O, especially for the ladies and children, and at 8:30 at night the usual evening performance.