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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
4 Standino Rule.

Jones had just run over to see if Mir. and Mrs. Blank would go to the theater with them. Mrs. Blank vas awfully sorry-she would so much like to go-but unfortunately Blank was out. Probably he was at the club She would telephone. The following conversation ensued:
 "213A Gerard, please. Hello! Is this the - club: Is my husband there: Hello. Not there? Sure: We'll, all right then. But hold on. How do you know: haven't even told you my name"
 There ain't n-body's husband here never" was the wise attendants re ply.-London IT tier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
NEW RAILWAY CON-
 NECTION WITH MEXICO

St. Louis, July 25.-Fhe St. Louis' Brownsville and Mexico railway Is to build a bridge across the Rio Grande at Brownsville, and thereby make di- rect connections with the two lines of the Mexican National entering Natmoras. which is in Mexico, just across from Brownsville. This means a new railroad gateway to and from Mexico, and it is expected an immense tonnage will be diverted via that route. X new country on both sides of the river is to be opened, and is said 10 be very rich.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
What the Noise Did.

Of the noise of London streets caused by the hackney coach Taylor, the old water poet, wrote: Tt makes such a hideous rrmbling In the streets by many churches doors that peoples ears are stopped with the noise, where by they are debarred of their edlfyinc which makes faith so fruitless goo1 works so barren and charity as cold st midsummer as if 1t were a Great frost By this means souls are robbed and starved of their heavenly mama. !"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
A Curious Fact.

T have some very strong letters o. introduction said the caller.
 My friend" answered Senator So, ghum, II don't rely too far on com munications of that kind. A man will give you letter of introduction de scr1bing you as possessed of every no- ble quality in human nature and in the next breath refuse to indorse your note for c0."-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Not Always.

Remember, ny boy,' said Unc} James as he gave Bobby coin. "th;. if you take care of the pennies th shillings will take care of themselves
 Bobby looked S trihe dubious.
 II do take care of the pennies" + replied. but as soon as they get to !. shillings pa takes care of 'em. ."--Lol don Tit Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

There is more catarrh in this sec- ton of the country than all other dis eases put together. and until the last few years was supposed to be incur able. For a great many years doctors pronounced it local disease and pre- scribed local remedies, and by con- stantly failing to cure with local treat ment pronounced il incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu- tional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the mar ket. 1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to . teaspoonful It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes- tinonials.
 Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by druggists, 75c
 Take Halls Family Pills Tor con- sipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
NAVAL ACADEMY HAS
 SMALL FRESH CLASS

Washington, July 25.-The new class at the Naval Academy will be the smallest that has entered for some years. It's total membership will not exceed 200 young men, the falling off being due to the failure of many to pass their examination As result, there will be room for something like 400 appointments to the academy next year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
FOREIGN POWERS TO
 MAKE LARGE LOANS

Three foreign powers are contem- plating the issue of large loans in the immediate future The Russian Gov ernment proposes to put out at least $230.000,000, to be applied to railroad construction and the needs of the army; the Ottoman bank has proposed an issue of a new Turkish loan, and the 160000,00 pesetas loan of the Spanish government has been subscrib- ed thirty times over
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
HISTORIC SILVER
 MINES TO BE CLOSED

Berlin, July 25.-The Freiberg sil- yer mines in Saxony, which have been worked since the twelfth century, are to be closed Last years loss on them to the government was $220000. They would have been closed sooner, had the government not shrunk from pau perizing the miners Many of the old CTS ones are to be pensioned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
MERGER OF TELE
 PHONE LINES

New York, July 25.--It is reported that merger of independent tele- phone properties is pending which will include companies from the Mis- sissippi river to the Atlantic seaboard valued at $100,000,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Tonsoriai Artistry.

Customer Qacetiously}-Do you su' pose you can cut my hair without ma ing me look like an idiot: Barber 'l' ddently)-It will be a pretty difirl thing to do, but will Lippincotl Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
A Bad Ouflook

Mother-Dorothy, have to be scold- Ing you all the time. Dorothy-Well. Ill can say. mamma. Is I'm sorry for he man who gets you for a mother-in in- hw.-Smith's Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

Saying well causes a laugh. Do'".. well causes silenea-French Proverh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

A lazy man goes far. and he shuns labor labors doubiy. ProvOrh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26
Heart Heart
 Talks.
By EDWIN A. WYE.

Copyright, 1908. by Edwin A. N."--.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

That quilt? It's old as the hills. It must have belonged to you in a pre- vious existence. That wall paper? There's philosophy in that wall paper, Horatio. The little woman selected the pattern. Come to think of it, SHE bought nearly all the lares and penates within range of your vision. SHE saved the money out of her slender al lowancc and bought them. Wonderful little woman,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

Every well regulated married man should be sick-really, but not danger ously sick-a day or two once eveF% year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

HIS lever IS pretty hIgh, says grandma. Bing! Bang! A rush of swirling waters! A jingle of spurs and the rush of charge! Egypt! Why, Little Egypt, Eternal Egypt you did that stunt at the Worlds fair. That hideous south sea islander keeps pounding on his hollow tree. Will no one on the Midway stop him? Mfr Chairman. this, sir, is an outrage, a Whew! How that runaway horse pulls the bit!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-26

"No," said grandma; fits only lit. tie malaria-a couple of grains of quinine every two hours and day or two in bed. No use to send for doc tor"
 You are dcathly sick, and that thump, thump, thump, in your head takes every bit of gimp out of your backbone. You are like the fellow who was seasick-first you are afraid you will die, and then you are afraid you won't die.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
THEY ARE VERY MUCH ALIKE
Points of Remembrance and Strange
Coincidence I'm All Our
Presidents.

In the election of William Howard Tat
comes into the range OF public interest a
reminder OF some strange condolences In
presidents.
Who. having been intimately associated
with the president-elect. does not bear a
vivid recollection Of those kindly blue eyes.
besming with good nature and merriment2
Few. indeed. and thus arises the reminder
OF one OF the most curious things that ever
interiaced the fortunes Of our presidents.
for Statistics and Economy. a government
publication Of 1876, states that every presi-
DEM, with the exception Of William Henry
Harrison, had blue eyes. OF course that
does not mean to infer that the man with
the brown eye is to take alarm, but. bet
ter yet. il is time for someone with the
unfathomable brown orb TO get busy
John Adams was eight years older than
his successor. Thomas jefferson. who was
eight years older than James Madison.
who was eight years older than James
Monroe, and he eight years older than
John Quincy Adams. George Washington
ended his presidential term in the sixty
sixth year OF his age. John Adams. Thomas
Jefferson. James Madison and James Mon
roe hkeWise concluded their terms in the
presidential chair in their siNth-sixth year.
Thomas Jefferson. the father of the
Declaration OF independence. died on the
fiftieth anniversary % that immortal proc
lamation. his predecessor. by a strange IA
tally, passing away on the same day,
within a few minutes OF the succeeding
president, James Monroe also died on the
anniversary Of the Declaration. his death
occurring July T. lsl.
Anent the wee presidents il may be said
that eight OF those who have served their
country IN the shadow OF the great chair
have succeeded to the p~residentiai office
either through succession by the death OF
the mounds or by election.
Inauguration day. therefore, will see the
seating IN the presidency and vice presi-
dency OF two men strangely linked with the
fortunes OF their predecessors--This day,
March 4. calls 10 mind the few exceptions
in the inaugural date. George Washington
took his seat April % for the first time.
bur the second term was ushered In on
March T. Thence 70 the second term o.
James Monroe the date remained un-
changed. but the beginning Of that admin
stranon is dated March S. and theneeforti
the date remained March 4. with the fol,
lowing exceptions: John Tyler. April 6
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
LIGHT AFTER LONG DARKNESS
Partial Recovery of Normal Vision by
Woman SiEhtless for Thirty
ave Years.

After being blind for thirty-six years.
Miss Alice Hollis sees again Sight has
been restored to her. and although her
vision is not perfect she can read with
eyeglasses typewriter letters. She easily
found her way around New York, last
week and left for her home. Port Huron,
Mich. She was stricken with blindness
when IL years old; yet. possessed Of SUI
preme courage. she never bevailed her lot
"Of course I am q happy woman now"
she said yesterday, but I do not know
that 1 am happier than I was before. I
never allowed my blindness to make me
unhappy, and when I went TO Germany 10
consult DR.. Pagenscticher ] made UP my
mind that If my sight was not restored
I would be content. But 1t was my duty
to try to regain my sight"
Miss Hollis. at Port Huron last February,
wrote to Walter c. Holmes. president
and manager OF the Matilda ziegler Mag
azine for the Blind. No. SS West Fifty
third street, asking him to meet her at thu
train here. She travelled from Port Huron
all alone. having little tags in raised let
tiers attached to her railroad ticket, her
sleeper ticket. her trunk check, etc, SO
that she could distinguish them and show
the proper one when Il was called for.
mss AA1AAA1 - 49, AAA@1 ~ HS ~ ~
many and consult DR.. Pagensticher. a IA
nous specialist on the eye. at Wiesbaden.
She knew a man whose sight DIR. Pagen-
sticher had restored. The mans blindness,
like her own, had been caused by the APP
plication Of a TOO strong caustic for in
Illumination OF the eyes. Mr.. Holmes put
Miss Hollis on board a steamer for Rotter-
dam, walked with her several times from
her cabin to the dining saloon. until she
knew the way perfectly. and spoke OF her
70 several women on board. who during
the voyage showed her extreme kindness,
talking and walking the deck with her
daily.
Miss Hollis does not speak German. but
she had armed herself with a letter in Ger
man which told OF her purpose and destina-
ton. She passed a night at a Rotterdam
hotel alone, made almost a days journey
to Wiesbaden and entered DR. Pagen-
stieher's sanitarium. He performed several
severe operations on her eyes. with the
happy result that has been described.
Her brave. self-relant journey from far
Port Huron became known at wiesbaden
and many persons visited her and brought
her flowers. one day the empress of Ger
many called at the sanitarium and on be-
ing told OF Miss Hollis went TO her room
and conversed with her for ten minutes.
Miss Hollis gained a literary and musical
education a. the Michigan Institute for the
Blind. Her mother died seven years ago.
Since then Miss Hollis has supported her
self by teaching music and aking q few
dodgers, doing the housework herself-New
York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
How The New Woman
Protects Herself

Instead Of suffering every month. women
can now have any good druggist fn a pre-
seHption calling for Alpen Seal. 9 ounces:
Fluid Extract Black Haw. l ounce: Pure
Water. > ounces. A teaspoOnfui OF this
simple. Inexpensive prepaTati n befare meas
and al bedtime. taken for several days be-
fore. during and after each period, stops all
pain, sOOthes her nerves, cures cramps
prevents headache. clears the complexion
With the aid OF this valuable prescription
and plenty Of good fresh air and exercise,
any woman can keep herself fresh. young
and attractive. with all the charms OF bright
eyes, blooming complexion. firm flesh,
graceful figure and good spirits
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

The holiday issue OF The Red Book
magazine sounds the CHEEKY note of Christ
mas from the attractive cover to the
illustrated section dealing with the cur
rent drama An article Of a sort at once
novel and timely at this period of the
year. The Men Who Can't Come Back"
in which James de Conlay tells of the
fugitive Americans he has met in odd cor
ners OF the world who may never visit
the home land with safety to themselves.
Another article and one which will no
doubt arouse much controversy is by Ger
trude Anterior, whose subject is Bridge
Whist and Drink" Some OF the things
Mrs. Anterior says sboat ''Nocial gaming
In America are rather startling. Among
the stories contained IN the number which
are especially attractive are What the
Buyer Bought" by Anna Warner; 'Th
Hold Up" by Clarence E. Mulford
Service" by Richard Washburn Child
THE Pursuit of the Present" by Charles
Battel LOOMS. and Appearances Are
by Beatrice Hansoom- The department de-
voted to exquisitely printed portrait studies
is notably attractive.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

to their opportunities-ought to be studying
TO be efficient railroad men
'The opportunities are big. Railroad men
are well treated and wen off. They rank
az skilled workmsn and as soon as they
learn their trade they get good pay. They
are intelligent and good fellows. Given
the hours they have and the wages they
get. il il possible for them 10 d. much.
Why. professional men are not in the same
class with them as regards fixity Of con-
ditions and salary. one OF my next series
win discuss that very subject-the rail-
roads and opportunity"
we railroad men want good conditions
our eight-hour day and - or S-for a GER
tain purpose. The public says Il will help
us get this. in order that we may increase
our efficiency and our standing IN the com
munity. 1 am chiefly interested In the re-
turn the railroad man gives the public for
this help. In the body polite Of the rail-
road / sec an empire within an empire
growing up-that is. labor.
You can't help seeing that labor Is out
for its own good. That is all very well 10
a certain extent. but what 1 ask IS: Can
we make plain to the world the uses and
meaning OF organization by mixing In the
rights Of society by giving the public its
return? There is the sociological side OF
the subject. That is what 1 mean by our
opportunity.
Room for Improvement.
Il am not opposing labor organizations.
you understand. 1 insist. however. that
their leaders should be brOad-mlnded in
order that labor organizations may work 20
better advantage. The rank and file must
be educated. Then they win improve the
character OF the delegates they send ia
their conventions. and those conventions
viii elect saner men to be their leaders.
At present, railroad politics elects the man
who viii demand our increase in pay on
July l. He Is elected and the increase in
pay Is his only idsa-an he works for.
M other day, as 1 see in q newspaper
clipping. the president OF several great rail-
roads and several big labor leaders met To
discuss how 10 hush public outcry against
the railroads until business improves. Al
the outset. what did they do? They said
Now we must understand that this con-
ference IL not to take up any question be
tween the road and the men. We mus
work together to get more business, which
will mean that there will be more money
20 pay the men, You see. they would
come together for the purpose OF increasing
the receipts. but they won't come together
for increasing efficiency.
The railroad men need a training diff
ferent from what the unions give them
They now get a protective education Blu
the public. too. needs a protective educa
ton. Public interest must be aroused II
this question and the people must demanC
the education Of the railroad man. Their
IS need Of a sympathy between the mai
and the employer"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

Zachary Taylor. March s; Mfllard Fillmore.
July 10; Andrew johnson. April Is; Ruther-
ford Hayes, March s; Chester Arthur. Sep
TENDER 30. and Theodore Roosevelt first
term. September IA
The nation has been ruled by four
Jameses. three Johns. three Williams, in
elusive OF the president-elecr, and two An
drews. but only one T~heodore-New York
Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
AunfrnlInnn Mn 60

MELBOURNE Nov. &-The contest in
this city today for the Dwight +. Davis
International challenge lawn tennis CUP
was won by the Australian team, ccm-
posed Of Norman BnOOkes and A. r. Wild
Ing. Their American opponents were y.
b. Alexander and Beals G Wrght
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
wife Murderer EKecated.

AUBURN. n. " Nov. 8-WIuiam
Robert Brasch, the Rochester wife muir
derer. in whose case Governor Hughes re-
fused 10 interiors. was electrOcuted in
Auburn prison early today. The crime for
which Brasch Was executed was the muir
der OF his wife. ROxanna. whom he pushed
into the Erie canal al Rochester on the
night Of June Is, iS6 He killed her that
he might maESg Max Gilmore. Of Defiance.
a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
Two Men sentenreh-

CHICAGO, HOv. E.-Wihiam L Iflden
and chauncey l. Graham. officials OF the
American Steel Ball mPaz were SEN
eneed today by Judge Chetlaia in the
twenty years in the penitentiary on charges
Of conspiracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
Current Literature

story of the traction war in Chicago. I'M
der the title How Chicago is Finding Her
self Prof. Thomas of Chicago university
contributes an article on The Mind of
Woman" THE Letters of @. c." is also
a new series begun in this number. David
Grayson, author of Adventures in Con-
tentment." contributes a character sketch
Of an old maid.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

A fiction number for the holidays, OF
twenty-five complete stories and a novel
cite, is offered by Young's Magazine, in its
December issue. presenting a unique col
lection OF tales ranging from chuckling
comedy to blacklist tragedy. from the ex-
elusive circles Of smart society to the sor-
didness Of an East Side dive. and from the
Orient TO little old New York
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
Take warning.

Don't let stomach, liver nor kidney
trouble down you. when you can quickly
down them with Electric BitterA BeatOn
Drug Co. Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

Benefits Late Fiction Library-Book
D~ept-enabies you TO read the newest books
at little cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

All OF the books reviewed here are on sale
IN Brandeis' book department
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

Above books at lowest retail price. Mat
thews. To- South Fifteenth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

Our organisations are well and good"
ne said 20 the Herald man; they give the
railroad man better conditions. They have
raised his wages ana put him on a high
evel. hut they haven't educated him TO his
iutiez They rather work against Il.
Now I Know Of cases OF igh school boys
out In my t0wn-Waltham-wh0 meet this
difnculty at the start They 80 on the
shad as brakemen. First thing they know
shsy ere on the grievance committee Of the
union; then they are up al the state house
lobbying. Those boys ought 10 be educated
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

The famous Toast in sheridan's school
for Scandal will be richly illustrated In
the Christmas Scribner. with four drawing
by Alonzo KimbaIl. reproduced in full
coior
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

In the December American Magazine
Ray Staunand Baker begins his new series
of articles on The Spiritual Unrest" The
first article in the new series Is entitled
Healing the Sick in the Churches"
Stewart Edward White begins a new series
of stories Of boy life. NE. DOOley'' writes
On "A New Literary Light" This is a
satire on the autobiography OF John d.
Rockefeller. Ida N. Tarben writes the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

The artistic features Of the Christmas
Scribner are OF great beauty. There will
be a colored cover by Beatrice Stevens. a
frontispiece in color from an original draw
ing by Edwin A. Abbey. r A, and four
f~ull-page paintings by Alonzo Kimbau In
color; and illustrations in black and white
by F. Walter Taylor. F. c. Yohn. w. ].
Awkward. w. NJ. Berger. F. L. Emanuel.
John Sloan and Rose O'Nem Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

green. catawba, etc.-also mannish mixtures.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

The eolors are bIack. navy, smoke, brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

The December number OF the Popular
Magazine contains a remarkable hunting
story by Herbert Quick. which. while re-
dolent with the breath of the Minnesota
woods. is nevertheless a remarkable tale
of high finance. 1t also contains install
ments OF four serials, a complete novelette,
and seven short stories-2A pages OF
bresthless interest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-11

-~ses>-----------
TUESDAY EVENING. FEB. II. 1908.
They wsrs Good Eaters.

One day d.. Norman Mcleod, who
was large and healthy man, and one
of his burly elders went to pay visit
TO certain Mrs. MacLaren Of the
congregation who lived over the Scotch
bills. She was a frugal woman, but
since she knew that call from these
two meant that they would stay TO
supper, too, she determined that they
should have the best in the house. SO
she piled the table with jellies and jam
and preserves and shortbread and all
the delicacIes of the season. and, the
journey having been long, they partook
unsparlngly, and after the meal the
elder said 10 her:
"Mrs. MacLaren, were you at the
kirk Sunday
"Oh, aye" she said. 81 was"
"And what did you think Of the
treatment Of the miracleY The ser
mon had been on the loayes and fishes.
II thought it was good" said Mrs.
MacLaren.
And what is your idea on the sub
feet, Mrs. MacLaren| persisted the
minister.
'Losh," said their hostess suddenly,
'Pm thlnkin' that If you and the elder
had bin in the congregation there
wadna bin twelve baskets OF frag-
ments for the disciples to gather up?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-11
The Count Too Touching.

In the long corridor OF an uptown no.
tel they tell OF certain foreigner who
until recently held court there OF even
ings. At last he disappeared, and then
each of the men who had nightly been
entertained by his flow OF anecdote
and his abundance of witty stories con
fessed that he had lent the count
various sums. ranging from 500 up.
The total seemed so formidable that a
movement was set on foot to bring the
defaulter back, his whereabouts hay-
Ing been ascertained. But funds were
needed for the purpose. One of the
zig men OF. Wall street who was a
creditor on the counts books to the ex-
tent OF $500 was approached for sub
scrlption.
"Not on your ifer' said lie. Il don't
want him back. He'll borrow more
money from me II he gets In town. But
I'll subscribe S25 toward fund to
send him back TO France II he'll agree
TO sail from Boston. New York Globe