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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
A Queer Coincidence.

While q serial story was running l.
certain magazine lady IN johannes.
burg wrote to the publisher askin'
whether Christian I4ys the author:
nom de plume) was assumed or not
She herself was Mrs. lys, who wa
trying to trace an ancestor Of her In Z
husband, who was descendant o1
Joan Of Arc. Mr. Brebner, the aut!lol
In question, wrote assuring her thar
his pen name was a family one. his
forbears having come from Aberdeen
Strangely enough, It came out that he.
family came also from Aberdeen an,
their name was Brebner.-Pall MAJ
Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
A Losing Game.

Mt long ago u ucSS turkish bath ea
"a enlistment vas N1gan'zed. and rs {,
sh.. Austom ti,e' promoters went out It
,,,,,, IN Trguiar clientele. The accounts
- II Turkish bath would lccor,
,;e1 were most glowing. Among thc
,no,, .tp3roacncd was Il German salooE
r.. lis; complaint Yves obesity, as was
s,.,,,.,. by TIE fact that he was below
TIM. :, verage height aud weighed 90
no,,,1,s.
"No,". Il is like this" explained the
,osso, IT when the German had been
,,1-o,.,} ell to take 4 look iuto the ba III.
ho,,sa Il will guarantee to take off
49,, . funds at each BATH
.xra4 p exclaimed the haiser's former
.,,hioot. 1.-TWO pounds NIT each bath!
AoI, ,fp't means Won hundret baths and
a.,, W. 51nan. Ncin. dink | take dem
notr. columbus Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
The jolly testers.
~Nr. Middleman, All desires to pro
pound a question"

~Nr. Middleman, All desires to pro
pound question"
every well. Mr.. TauIl,".'
"Why DO dey designate dat beautiful
southern vegetable rs all watermelon =
That's easy. Because ii makes yoUl
mic ath water
VOW Mar near de answer. It's called
oh watermelon bccasc 20 cut it in de
spring"
''SprakiH "H de spring reminds me.
broh" in the other cad man. Ma o.
daddy went out Ia @it some water one
Day an he done fell in ;,h spring"
WAS he dr"wnCd:"
lie warn't Zactly drowned, but :.
done lied him"
That's strange. He fen in the spriH.
FMi waS Killed."
- es2ah-"
'Eut he wasn't drownca:"
30. Sah.'
"Nrll. did he die in the spring"
40. tsah5 lr died in de fall"
"Nur golden voiced tenor. MI VIZ
Lett viii contribute that heart touch
f1@ bailad entitled. Warden. I}rust
Those Locks Away; | Ycarn for LII.
erty. - iIalp@rS Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Great Musicians Eccsntrie:ties.

Dolls were The idols, aftoi LIS ,
loved instruments. OF Domcnico Iva
gonettl the king OF tie double l.=s
He had a huge collection Of these WIi,
pets dressed in various national COS
tunes, and wherever Dragonetti Hc''
the dolls were sure to 50. That was
only one Of this eccentric genius recl;l
iarities. He would never play unies,
his dog We're in the orchestra. ana: no
body would hare got note out al
him unless he had been permitted {,
sit in the orchestra next to the stu &C
door. This was rrecautlon to cnab!s
him to save his wonderful instrument
In case OF fire. The instrument itself
he brought from the monastery OF st
Pietro when on visit to Eincenza, ard
when he died he bequeathed it to 81
Marks, Venice, to be used at solemn
services London Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Where New Years Lasts a Month

The celebration q New Years /,
carried on more extensively in Jaral
than in any other country. The lo1so>
Gor this can only be accounted f"r J.,
&Ae Eact that the custom ha neel
92auded down 10 succeeding geHera
lions for centuries. The time the oc
scasion involves is quite lengthy. last
Ing from the 18th of December a. otr
Nda5fme-viz, beginning of things, IL
she 10th of January (uokonin no yahu
tril. which Is apprentices holida3 Or
beta Of the occasions sort 6 stew
81 eaten. composed Of red beam, rice
sliced fish and konnyaka root.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
THE CHiLDAEM'S HOLIDAY
tAca China New Tecr'5 Is the Little
Ones C. eat Festival.

Except Al the Chinese New Year
(which comes IN February, Il * vp;p
JA2rd TO ca tch glimpse OF children /;
*Ihina. Little be2gsr, will run Ar~i,!.
yGU for miles L. cara c@>it. !,
copper coin with & affaasp h',s in i!.t
2s2iddie OF It. worth lie tupitii,ill pr
eSent, but children who have. pfr,v.,,
aAo care for them seem 10 l,,. E"tl! j.,
Fs0ors all the time Or oniY Allowed
play III walled yards and gardens. y
Used to say to each other: "Ntq. WhrY
sare the children: Haven't they ",l
amy But at New Years we f3unG
~tsalG that they had. This is the grea
holiday of ali the year in China. whoa
everybody hangs out flags and colo,2d
lanterns and sets off flrccrackers (W'e
borrowed our custom OF iirccrack ~
FOR the Fourth OF July from t,hf; III
New iear's.l All tile people put o'
iheir best clothes and the children 1h'
best Of all, jackets and trouserys "
daright blue .0r Ggeen Or yellow or P"s
gse. the boys EiQkha giyls ssaf muci
alike txhat You can sOnly te.s them apar
10y tfheir hair. The boys of course i
1lsn4aided in pigtail, and the girls j
2one up on her head with silver pin
%ac, If shes q very grand little girl, Wit
TCld OF jade. Thus decked out tn
>sshiidren so walking with their prou,
1papas and mammas and often SO t
She theater, which IS Il rare trcs1 70
them
Perhaps Chinese children have romr
ing plays together, but they alwa."
ut. Nicholas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01

The pilgrims, or, as they are of'e,
called, the pilgrim fathers wer'
the seventy four men and the twenty
eight women, members Of the JOIN
Robinson's church, who sailed in TIL,
Mayfower from Leyden to Nort
America and landed at Plymouth Roc1,
where they founded a colony Dec. q,
1920. The Puritans were the Englisl
nonconformists who came over later
the name being given to them on a"
count of their supposed great purity
Of doctrine. life and discipline. Ne:
York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01

Cochineal, SO much used for coloriu
table jellies and also given to infant
as domestic remedy for whoopin
cough Is the whole insect of a cla@
called coccus, but only the females ar
used. Why? Because the insects a.
captured by suffocating them with til
smoke Of fires below the trees on whic'
they live, and as the males have wings
while the females have none, the gai
uemen take to flight when the atmo,
phere becomes unpleasantly warn
leaving their ladies to their fate. 2
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
GETTING Bid Of His Cards.

The other day one Of the members
raw to London, was introduced TO q
party Of ladies in the dining room of
the house Of commons. AS he left he
gravely presented each lady with his
card. A friend yentured to hint that
this was carrying pollteness too far for
London customs. "Sure." was the re
ply, 'it didn't matter. had 200 OF
them printed. And I've changed my
address anyway, so they're no use tc
me."-I.eeds Mercury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
WARNINGS.

Mrs. Stubb--I notice SO many mar
RED men save the receipted millioo'
bills. What use do they make of them
Mr.. stubb-Charity. Mrs. Stubb-Chal
ity? Mr.. Stubb-Yes: they are SEN
around to the bachelor clubs to war
any reckless member who might b.
thinking about plunging into the seq
Of matrimony.--Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Definition Of a Box Car.

Not all the instruction given to young
railroad men is intensely serious. The
following definition was recently of.
fered to q beginner; "A box car be
longs to the fowl faulty. During tl?'
spring aud S'lnfter M4CG.hs 1t can ),
found in neally every part Of the cnG,}
try, its fayrritt 9taGuts being railWa.
tracks. and it is easy To capture. -!
the autumn. hoWcvcr. Iii;c certain o.,
er fowls 1t goes into Information
flies to other c'ncs. Scattered =.
stances are known where specimen,
are captured Gu,.Ng t;4e a;lll''.',
months. 4 lasao or We c';'eaa.
switch Crew is sometimes Used il ga
ing the box car. but main st"e;!@ri,
the best "tapon. La any case i.
hunter ,nrst be Tcgr wn.s. as q.
noise like The aCtteTing of q Ha.;oi:
will make the quarry disappear. Soinr
railways own large flocks OF domcsti
Gated box cars. but they arc carefull.
guarded during Tie closed season. Tlsl
wild box car Wien caught and fair!s
we'll loaded becomes perfectly station
\ary."~ Francisco Argunant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Her Postscript.

"Why does a woman always ado
postscript to her letter."
"Well," answered the ungal':tl
wretch. ''she probably figures out i
her own mind what her letter bl
made you think and then tries I
have the last word"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Every Little Bit Helps.

eYou say you encouraged our md
so make another New Years ra,'l'l'
.&ion?"
II did," answered the man 49, 80
heart Is all right.
"But don't you know Ec''' :
at the end of six weeks !; ~ ,cvt
calculation:
81 hope not. And even ii Re does
sjae'll be six weeks ahead Of the game
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
A Persuader.

"Did you make any New Years resc-
1antion?" asked Miss Miami Brown.
"No," answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
icy, 'but done persuaded Mistah Coli
.Nower to make one. After l got thoo
with him at de las parlor social he
WAS willin' to promise dat he'd stop
'ryin' to pick 'sturbances fohever an
aver"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Not to Be Overlooked.

Blobbs-Why does Subbubs hate bis
next door nelshbor so? Siobs-The
man built high spite fence. Blobbs
Well, l must say that isn't an cas-.
thing to overlook. Philadelphia Rec,
0rH
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Revised Version.

& remember, I remember.
The house where 1 was born
and also the janltor. hellboy. butcher boy
baker boy. tootblack. elevator man
grocer's boy
And newssoy Csivis.nlas morn.
New York Sun,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Thu psrfun,a Of Good Cheer.

We were made to radiate the per
lume Of good cheer and happiness as
much a. q rose was made to radlate its
sweetness to every passerby,-Success
Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Il Often Comes.

In a Scotch Sunday school the lady
teacher. after speaking on the subjeci
Of death. asked. and what comes aft
er death!" Instantly little girl called
out eagerly, "a fight about the money"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01
Tho Trouble.

Jones-I understand there Is troNi'i.
between Mrs. Poet and her husba2p
Smith Yes. He couldn't sell II.
poems, and she couldn't eat them, &
she left him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-01

The man who CANDLES is delude>
fool. but the man who CANDLES whct
he continues to lose Is a colossal sooL-
Henry Sutphln
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-14
The Quest of Truth,

1t is a good deal eaSier to poke fun
at history than to write history merit
ing credence Mr.. Bodley when writ
Ing his France" experienced the force
Of this in a curious way. He shut
himself up in France for years to get
the atmosphere and the knowledge
necessary for his work One of his
trials arose over some question Of elect
oral Jurisprudence. 1t was not of In
ternational Importance. but still inter-
esting to students of comparative pro-
cedure. Therefore he wrote to~a dep
uty who is parliamentary expert to
clear up the obscurity In which the
text books involve the point and incor-
porated his reply in the text Of the
book. Later. being invited by IAN ex-
perienced mayor to be present at a
poll over which he presided, Mr.. Bod
ley put the question to him and re-
ceived quite different reply. Finally
the author referred the point to a
senator of indisputable authority. who
showed that the deputy and the mayor
were both wrong.-St James Gazette.
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Woman's Wiz.

An emperor of Germany besieged q
city which belonged to one of his rebel
uous noblemen After the siege had
lasted for long time the emperor de-
termined to take it by storm and to de-
stroy all it contained by fire and sword.
He did not, however. wish to inJure
the defenseless women; therefore, he
sent proclamation into the town, say
ing that all the women might leave
the place unhurt and carry with them
whatever they held most precious. The
nobleman's wife instantly decided to
take her husband, and the other wo-
men followed her example. They soon
issued from the city gate in long pro
cession, each one with her husband on
her shoulders. The emperor was SO
much struck with the noble conduct Of
the women that he spared all; even the
city itself was left untouched.
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Not Much News.

In the summer of 1903 an exploring
expedition set out from Cook inlet,
Alaska, In an attempt to climb Mount
Mckinley, the highest peak on the
American continent They went in
with pack of cayuses through hun
dred miles Of tundra and then strug-
gled for weeks over glaciers and
through terrible hardships, to emerge
at last on the Chulitna river, down
which they RATED to civilization, as
represented by Cook inlet.
AS they came in, worn, ragged, al
most dead from exposure and hunger,
a tall old man strolled upshore with
four white mems dogs, says Robert
Dunn in 1.-The Shameless Diary Of an
Explorer" They asked him the news
Of the world.
"Waal, yer know the pope's Dead"
he drawled, land the cardinals held
sort of convention and elected new
pope.
Roosevelt he's agreed to complain
to the car of Rooshia about them mas
sacred Jews, and some ones killed
that Queen Dragon Of Servia trying to
jump her claim to the throne. And
Rooshia's going to fight the Japs. The
amt much happened this summer"
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Good as a Corkscrew.

"Do you know how to take tight
cork out of bottle without q cork
screw was asked by woman the
other day at a gossip party. ITS a
mighty good thing to know In an
emergency.
my sister. and l were coming back
from the mountains. and she got faint
on the cars. | had a bottle of arc.
matte spirits of ammonia in my bag,
but when l tried to get the cork out
simply couldn't make it bulge.
Let me take 1t out for you sug-
gested man across the aisle.
"Then, borrowing my pocketknife
and using his own with it, he removed
the cork in a jiffy. He inserted the
blades on opposite sides between the
bottle and the cork, each one turned
in a different direction Then when
the blades were firmly pushed in he
simply pressed the two together, gave
them wrench sideways. and the cork
came out without any trouble. have
since tried it on larger bottles with
success. 1t Is a trick worth knowing"
Exchange.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-14
Murdered bv a Statue.

The death of ZENITH. the half myth
ical king of Scotland, was one of the
most curious and remarkable in his
tory, If it may be called historical
fact. 1t seems that Zenith had slain
Cruthlintus, a son, and Malcolm Duff
fus, the king and brother Of Fennella.
She, to be revenged, caused Wiltus. the
most ingenious artist Of the time, to
fashion a statue filed with automatic
springs and levers. Finished and set
up this brazen image was an admlra BILE
work of art. In it's right hand Wiltus
placed ever and In the left an apple
Of pure gold Smelly set with diamonds
and other precious stones. To touch
this apple was to court death. It was
so arranged that any one guilty of such
vandalism would be Immediately rid
died with arrows shot from loop
holes in the statutes body. ZENITH
was invited to see the wonder and.
knglike land just as Fennella hoped,
tried to pluck the imitation fruit. He
was instantly riddled with poisoned ar
rows, dying where he fell.
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Still Ahead.

A congressman Gays he was riding
in smoking car on a little one track
road and in the seat in front Of him
sat 9 jewelry drummer. He was one
Of those wide awake, never-let-any-
get-the-better-of-him style Of men.
Presently the train stopped to take on
water, and the conductor neglected to
send back flagman. A limited ex-
press, running at rate of ten miles
an hour, came along and bumped the
rear end of the first train. The drum
mer was lifted from his seat and pitch
ed head first against the seat ahead.
His silk hat was damned clear down
over his ears. He picked himself up
and settled back in his seat. No bones
had been broken. Then he pulled off
his hat, drew a long breath and,
strengthening up. said: "Hully gee!
Well. they didn't get by Us anyway
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-14
LOADING Ereickt bu Cards

II don't know whether the practice
Is still kept up in the fur south. but |
remember how tickled | WAS at seem 9
the method used in lo;::,ily goods In"
freight cars down in Mississippi Sptl."
while ago." said a railroad man Of ST
Louis.
"A lot Of strapping black fellows will
be on the job under the supervision I,
white man. who Will he issuing o.
ders with great volubility Put -:
aboard the king Of diamonds: take tn
to the ace Of hearts; load This Gu tn
ten Of spades; this to the jack Of clubs.
and SO on. and then you'll notice eac,.
one Of the long line Of freight cars hc,
tackled on it some one of the Gfty-two
cards composing full deck The Sen
egambian loafers for the most par:
were ignorant Of letters and figures
but every man Of them knew the paste
board emblems which he had often
handled in games of seven up. That
next to craps is the chief diversion of
the colored sports Of Dixie" -Balti-
more American.
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App,irreciated tte Beautiful.


That it Is not always well to put
on ones dowdiest garments when one
goes to visit the poor Is the moral
Of a story told in an English maya
zine recently There were two phil
lanthropists, according to the tale, one
professional and the other an anna
teur. The professional had arranged
to take the amateur to, a gathering Of
slum dwellers in the east end Of Lon
don. At the appointed hour the anna
teur, who happens to be a duchess and
a great beauty, appeared at the house
of her friend, a dazzling apparition in
court dress, tiara and jewels. ''Oh,
my dear" gasped the professional.
falling helplessly into the nearest
chair, don't you know that we are
going to one of the lowest and most
squalid Sums? l can't promise that
you will bring any of that back with
you" But the beauty only laughed.
That's all right" she said. II quite
understand you. But poor people love
beautiful things. Their children espe-
cially are captivated with fine dresses
and feathers. Just wait and you will
see!' And the professional did see.
Those poor, half starved, half naked
slum dwellers had eyes for no one but
the dazzling young beauty who had
done them the infinite honor of coming
to see them in her most beautiful
frock and jewels.
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New Law Firm in CITY

The law firm of Wilcox and Pugh
formerly Of Larimore, have opened VI
suit of rooms in the Mann block
where it is their intention to conduc-
law practice. which is soon bount
20 become both large and lucrative
The firm is we'll and most favorabl.
Known at Larimore, where they rep
resented the Claim Forwarder, R. G
Dun and Co., the National Bank, thu
Elk Valley Bank, Department
Guaranteed Attorneys, U. s. Fidelit!
Co., the National List and the Ameri
can Lawyers Co.
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Cruei Sorinq.

The talk Il. the village hosiery had
been on the subject Of vegetable
freaks, but at length it veered round
to goats.
did ever you keep Il goat. Bin?'
inquired I. gray whiskered gentleman
in corner seat.
Did l everr' answered the little
man addressed with rustic familiarity.
Il bought one last Christmas what
nearly brought me to the work us.
Eat anything from tins O blackin' to
fatirons. that goat would. Lucky
thing for me the spring killed it."
II didn't know the seasons affected
goats" observed the gray whiskered
gentleman
who's talkin' about seasons?" came
the reply. 1T was the spring Of our
alarm clock what e made a meal of
one day as done itr'-Londen Express.
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eHeeHeReneae aeneh saeaee
! HIGH SCHOOL !;
By W. A, Godward

By W. A, Godwa:d
The enrolment is still increasing
Lincoln's birthday was fttingly OBJ
served in the various rooms.
Hon. Silver Serumgard addressed the
the high school last Tuesday review
ing the life of Abraham Lincoln. The
excellent address was listened to with
appreciation by pupils and faculty.
Mr. Serumgard pointed out that we
must get back from some of our
modern selfish ideas to the spirit of
honesty and devotion to the country
which Lincoln showed. If we do not
our patriotism will not be Of the kind
which preserves a nation.
On the stormiest day which we have
had this winter, the sixty pupils of
the second primary division were
every one in their seats.
The evening school is growing in
number and interest. 1t looks to US
as though permanent evening school
for next year will be an investment
for the city which will pay large divi-
dends in citizenship. Our wealth and
our strength are in our men and wo-
men.
1t is suggested to parents that your
duty to your children is not completed
when you start them to school, Come
and see how they are getting along.
We shall be glad to see parents and
talk to them about what concerns
their children. The parents interest
is even greater than the teachers. 1t
is not the teachers duty to call upon
the parents, but the parents duty to
call upon the school. We shall be glad
to see you; it is part of our business
and yours.
The ladies' literary society held a
very interesting session last Friday.
The program was selected from the
works of North Dakota's poet, Mr..
Foley.
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a T.RIa.'I il7ll77 n z ~ T,J5s2l . z
I Mild Hazin!aI,J..A}5is;s

The proprietor of a plumbing estab-
lishment downtown has poor opinion
Of goat limitations. a young man.
dapper and twenty. came into his
plumbing shop and asked to see an ex-
pensive porcelain bathtub. The pro-
prietor explained at length the good
qualities of certain make
'This seems to be an excellent one,"
said the young man. ~
Without warning he jumped into the
bathtub. drew his coat closely around
him and exclaimed: Quick. turn on
the water! want to try it,
The proprietor thought he was in
sane and. soothing his head. said,
"There there you're all right"
Eyes" the young man gurgIed.
splashing in the imaginary water: Its
very comfortable"
Then he began to squirm and splut-
ter
"Quick. quick"' he cried "Turn off
the water. I'm droWniug!"
"Wait till | reach the faucet" said
the proprietor softly. side stepping to
the TELEPHONE
Just at this moment two other young
men. u trine older. entered.
"Well. Bobby. had your bath?" they
Inquired.
Eyes"
"Then come down to the vegetarian
restaurant and order side Of roast
beef."-New York Globe.