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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20

vas in the west changed to blood red i:
still not a breath Of air. Toward noon
the CLASSY water grew dark. where lit
tie puffs OF wind ruffled its surface.
BY nigh; the clouds had risen
like a wall. stretching from the south
to the northeast. but still 1t was clear
overhead: no clouds. only q murky,
yellow haze
Fftful blasts OF wind came tearing
through the quaint old fishing town OF
Arichat. making signs and shutters
trembie and creak for an instant. and
then silence-that dreadful silence
that seemed to still the very beating
Of ones heart.
. That night Marie prayed as though
she were pleading for her soul: %,
Holy Mother. plead for me. even as
thou hadst a Son." and then the hot
food Of tears fell fast. binding and
scorching. and choking the full heart.
In the morning the eastern shore Of
LIsle Madam vas shrouded in seeth.
ing spray. The breakers were thun-
dering at her guarding rocks. BY
night the world vas spray covered
the world Of LIsle Madam. The sky
and the earth and the sea we're one.
And still from the southeast the storm
drove. and all that night
And in the morning Of the second
day the crash OF breaking timbers
mingled with the boom Of the mighty
waves as they dashed against the
granite walls.
People were hurryine towards the
surf-bea;en shore Her long hair toss
ing in the naddened breeze. Marie
rushed after them: ia her heart the
cry that had been there for so many
hours. Holy Mother. save my Leon"
Yes. yes: it's lie BretaSne," an old
man was saying. slowly lowering his
glass Is Marie came UP to the group
OF people who we're s:.aining their
eyes seward. Her anchors arc out. "
he continued. but she cannot live IN
such q gale under tina; strain. and II
she parts her cable she will go 10
pieces on the rocks"
His words were scarcely audible
above the shriek;ng OF the wind: but
Marie heard. and there. among those
rough nsheruea, she knelt and prayed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
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Icons Christmas
Home Coming
BY W. A. FRAZER
BY short story Publishing Col

Copyright BY short STORY Publishing Coz
It was two O'Clock when lie Rre-
tagne spread her white sails and crept
out toward the eastern sky. II was
six when the gray wall OF the sea rose
and blotted out the ship as though she
had gone to the bottom.
Then the dark figure which had
been outlined against the crimson OF
the big. red setting sun turned YEARLY
and crepl over the sands towards
Arichat--it was Marie, returning to
her newly widowed home.
Leon said he would come at the
time OF Christmas, SO why should !
fear" she kept mutt"ring. and Leon
will keep his word in life or death.
Even If I'm dead. Marie he said.
joking me. I will come to thee at
Christmas.
On the farther side OF LIsle Madam
the sea was moaning AS Marie reached
her cottage.
One month had gone-one month OF
the loveliest weathcr-ideal weather
for the fishing, the Old wives said. only
they used stronger word than
ideal" to express their satisfaction.
1t was just "a days since the gray
wall OF water had risen between Ma
rie and her Leon. There was no mis-
taking the day, for she had just drawn
u line through the date, the nineteenth
OF October Not for a moment had
Marie slumbered that night. The sea
had gone to rest with a sigh. a sigh OF
utter WEAKNESS. as though the wind
bad called 1t to battle to the death;
only the sea heard the challenge. the
sea and Marie-she knew.
The calm that rested over every
thing was awful; it was as though al.
life had gone out Of the word. And
SO 1t was when the green sky that
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
Music and the Musical
Instruments of China

Under popular music are grouped all
theatrical. ballad, professional. and
ordinary street song music. Among a
list OF selections OF Chinese music on
a programme l find one entitled ia
Pa-Pan" C"The Eight BoardsD. sup
posed to emanate from the pen Of the
great Emperor Kanghsi. together with
the following entitled selections.
Opening the Hand" The Maid OF
the Green Willow" Mother Under
stands Me Well" Alone at Home.
Dame Wang" THE Abode Of Love"
THE Widows Lament" Painting
Fans" Breaking the Looking-g glass;
Making Verses with a Bird" The
Locust's Fate The Seal Of Longevi-
ty.'' The Ladder Of Happiness" The
Happy Dreams" Tine Men who Fear
Their Wives" The Crockery-mend-
er."
Chinese Musicai instruments.
A paper entitled "A List of the Musi-
cal and other SoundProducing in
strumeIts of the Chinese" by A. c.
Moule. B. A Trinity College. Cam
bridge. has recently been published
by the North China Branch Of the
Royal Asiatic Society in their jo,s nal
for 1905 The author groups the In.
struments into three classes-sonor.
Gus substances. vibrating membran'
ces. and wind Instruments. and de-
scribes a vast collection OF ancient
, and present day instruments. inciud-
ing all styles OF drums. etc; clap,
pers, rattles. castanets. gongs, bells,
flutes. whistles. bamboo pipes. pigeon
Whistles. whistling tops. reed instru,
ments. small hand organs. free-reed
Instruments. fiddles. conches. horns,
and musical toys. many Of them anc'
lent, many of them sacred 10 the
use OF the imperial family or religious
state ceremonies. Some Of them the
present-day Chinese orchestral equip,
ment. and no small number merely
the signals BY which certain corpora
lions OF Chinese hawkers announce
themselves.
While the missionary and the wes-
tern educator have beer busy spread
Ing Christianity and western learn
ing among the Chinese some little
time has also teen given to the intro.
ductiou OF western music II Ia in
teresting to see the drum-and-fife
corps. and sometimes even small
bands, established in the modern
educational institutions Of China
Even in the Chinese schools. where
the missionary Chinese are
rapidly being called AZ teachers. they
are bringing with them the baby
organ. to which they have become
assached as xt.1dcnfs
At a recent. probationary cere-
aony at Shanghai In q Chinese girls
school conducted by American women
mary Of the invited guests were sur
prised At the ease and accuracy with
which several young Chinese girls
played foreign musical selections on
the violin and piano. According TO
. Shanghai dealer. the japanese are
being employed in large numbers as
music teachers In Chinese schools,
ard they have had much to do with
the inroad made by Japan In the
musicalinstrument trade In all lines.
Daily Consular and Trade Report.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20

In connection with his report on the
foreign trade in musical Instruments
In China, Deputy ConsulGenerai
Clarence e. Gauss. Of Shanghai. pre-
pared the following paper on Chinese
music:
The Chinese claim for their music
the greatest antiquity. According to
their annals, music was invented by
the Emperor FNhsi some three thous
ana years before the the Christian
era. At that time, however. music
was not regulated by any laws. nor
were the instruments Of complicat'
ed kind. But under the Emperor
HuanSti, 270O b. c., the art Of music
made important progress. a certain
note was chosen as keynote, the
sounds were fixed and received
nsmas, comparisons were drawn te'
tween the notes and the celestial
bodies Of the universe and music be-
came . necessity in the state. q key
to good government. After Huangtl
his successors took pride in practic'
ing music and composing hymns. and
the post of music was considered the
highest dignity in the Empire.
Coufucius spoke Of music in the
highest terms Of sincere admiration
and recommended It as the best
medium for governing and guiding
the passions Of men.
Chinese accounts describe ancient
music - beautifully sweet and har
moni0us. but they give no idea OF
what II was like. Ts!n-shih-Huangti
9le B. c., ordered the destruction OF
an looks, and - music books and In
Struments were included. the tradi
ton Of music was lost. Subsequent
empercrs, especially Yuen Tsung. 72t
A. D., and Kangshi, 17e1, made grea;
efforts to revive music and bring II
back to Its Old splendor but the dis
cussions and contradictory theories o!
various writer's put the whole system
into confusion, and caused the art ol
Z music to sink to the lowest rank.
Character u Music.
Chinese music IL written, ike the
IaAeusge. In vertical rows Of charac
tiers from right to left. The value Of
the notes or their length can not b.
sscertained. as rests. pauses. etc. are
seldom indicated. and there Is no d.
visjon into bars. The Chinese use nc
chromafic scale. and they have moth
iHG resembling our sharps, fats. etc
that -. signs which in Q piece OF
music sharpen or hatten certain
nofes.
The best Chinese musician can AMY
conjecture the general form Of a
written piece shown to him for the
nrst time: 10 be able 10 decipher II
- mnst hear {; played. Therefore
IN The tunes are learned BY trsdi
tn. sod ere continually modified by
the iuosyi1usi tsste Of the performer
% that sf,er lapse Of time the tune;
: teccDe quite diaerent from what they
( were originally. and scarcely twr
Das3cjaas VIII BE found to pay exact
u the same notes when performing
NE same p1ece Of music.
3iuese music 10 divided into tve
cl4sses. rttuai and popular. Unde,
tie name q rifraI music must b
Congratulated all music Uniformed
q eoaTt o. q religious csrsmouies
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
Live Less bv Rule.

II we took our meals a; odd times
ard iniuigcd In forty winks whenever
We fell inclined We should save =
great deal OF time. An old lady in
Florence carried ont this idea thorough
IL. Her cook vas always on duty IN
ca 70 she wanted an onelette in the
middle Of the night-London Graphic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
pheccmon CspIsired.

There goes a man who has never
spoken an gnkiad word TO his vile.
said WiiloJghby.
"FiGe. VINO is he?" asked DorrinS-
ton.
Hes a deaf.aBd-dumb old bachelor
named Hsrkaway." said willoushhy-
Lppincott's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-20
Medical Heroes.

Almost the only serious disease OF
an epidemic character that doctors
and nurses have still to face Is diph-
iberia. Yet there Is no disease In
combating which more heriosm has
been displayed.-British Medical
Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
ATTACKED BY A
 VICIOUS DOG

MT. J. M. Simpson of the Simpson & Webb Furniture Co. is carrying his right hand in bandages as a result of an attack made upon him by vicious dog at the corner of Fifteenth and Georgia streets yesterday.
 MT Simpson had called at the place to make a collection when he was at tackled by the animal The dog made a lunge for MT. Simpsons throat, but he caugE+, the animal by rope that was ar und it's neck and succeeded in throwing the animal down and chok- ing it until others came to his assist ance. In the tussel, Mr. Simpson struck his right hand against one of the dogs tusks.
 The dog is the property of negro and should be killed. Vicious dogs should certainly not be allowed in a city the size of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
RUSSELL HOLLIS
 FOR-AEDERMAN

.s~ The announcement of MT. Russet Hollis as a candidate for alderman from the Third ward to fill the unex- pired term of Mir. billiard Sanders
 (resigneO can be found in the proper column of this mornings Graphic.
 NIT. Hollis is young man well known and highly esteemed in this city.~and needs no elaborate introduction at our hands. He came~fere several years ago. from Cleveland county, and en- gagged in the insurance business and has been a member of the Home h. agency since it's organization. He is an energetic and conservative young business man, is familiar with the needs and wants of the city and would make a most efficient alder man. The election is October ?.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Root Rendered
 Nomination

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Saratoga, \. Y., Sept. 14.-If Sec retary Root wants the nomination for governor of New York he can have it. The combined opposition to Governor Hughes made proposition to Root tonight and he was given until tomor- row to answer. That Root was i'm pressed by the offer is apparent Ii he refuses to accept the nomination. Hughes will be nominated on the first ballot. s'-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Mrs. Billy Astor
 Slams Society

New York, Sept. 14.-"New York can set along without me, but hope my Influence will be felt in disountenanc- ing undignified methods employed by certain New York women to attract q following. Their entertainments be- long under a circus tent rather than in the home' This is the yaledictory of Mrs. William Aston 10 American society in the October Delineator American women disgust foreigners by their entertainments. she declares Her ideal of society is the French salon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Bryan in Speech
 Attacks Roosevelt

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Baltimore, Md. Sept. 14.-Before an audience of 27,000 Wm. J. Bryan spoke in the armory tonight and was given an ovation never equalled be- fore here He attacked President Roosevelt as being the most extrav- agant executive the country has ever seen. The Republican platform offer ed nothing but ambiguous generaliza- tons, declared the speaker
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Four Killed in
 Railroad Accident
\ Spreading Rail on the Yazoo X Mis. si>sippi Valley Train Results in Four Deaths and Thirty
 Injured.

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Clarksdale, Miss, Sept. t4-Four lives were lost this afternoon when a Yazoo & Mississippi Valley train for Memphis was derailed two miles south Of here, when a chair car and la dies coach were overturned and splin- tered. The dead are:
 Miss Amber Russell of Memphis.
 Mrs. Graham, Glendora. Miss
 Mrs. Robt. Gay. Glendora, Miss.
 An unknown woman.
 Spreading rails caused the accident. Thirty-one were hurt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Fish Trust Officers
 10 be Prosecuted d

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Chicago, Sept. 14.-Inyestigation in tc the affairs of A. Booth & Go. fish trust revealed liabilities of S1 S1,000,000 more than in the company's statement. It is claimed that graft in misstata ment of sales was discovered from head officials down to clerks The creditors today outlined plan to prose- cute the officers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

ljcan candidate for governor. was elected today over Gardner. Democrat. Returns up to II o'clock give the Re- pubilcans 5000 lead, with a few town ships to hear from which may in- crease it to 7,500 All four Republi- can cOngressmen reelected. Prohi- bition remains. as it is included in the Republican platform.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
VETS CARRY CITY BY BIG MAJORITY
Whiskey Wins in Pine Blu by Vote of Two for One The Negro Strong Factor-Both Sides Make Strong Fight and a Big Vote Was Polled

Both Democratic tickets, stat. and county, and the saloon interests swept all before them in the election yesterday.
 That the Democratic party would carry the county by large majority was a foregone conclusion and ger est was therefore not strong ol this feature of the election. The real pat tie of the day was between the rrohi- bitlon forces and the liquor interests.
 The prohibition workers put up a stiff fight all over the county but they were defeated before the battle had gotten under way The "drys" had planned to have the ladies of the city at the polls to work for their cause but the members of the gentier sex were conspicuous by their absence. Several ministers who took leading part in the prohibition campaign were at the different polling places at inter- vals during the day, but it seemed as if they failed utterly to influence tho voters. After remaining at the polls short time the ministers left.
 Saloon People Work.
 On the other hand the saloon people came to the polls early and remained until they closed All day long in the hot burning sun they labored. They seemed to have fought the battle of their lives. Their forces were organ ized to the minute and worked with clock like regularity Early in the day the saloon men secured a number of carriages and automobiles and men never worked harder in getting out the vote than did they and their al- lies
 The Negro Ally.
 The greatest ally the liquor people had was the negro. Yesterday was the first time the negro had taken part in an election in this state for number of years. It is claimed by the saloon people that they wanted the matter to be decided by the white voters of :he county, but that as the negroes were brought into the election by the pro- hibitionists they (the saloon mem were justified in canvassing for their vote. The negroes turned out in droves and voted in almost every case for license. The saloon vote did not, however, come entirely from this source, as a great many leading citi- zens cast their pallets in favor of the saloons.
 All efforts made last night 70 se- cure the vote in the detail proved fluitless. The returns came in v.:- slowly, owing to the extreme length
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Police Had
 to Be Called

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Chicago, Sept. 1.-The police had to be called to drive away fifty fra ternity and Sorority members of the Hyde Park high school, who demanded admission to classes today Principal Loomis declared no compromise would bo allowed and students must either quit school or Greek letter societies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

pcrity bE the business interests Of the city. The closing down of the plant came as a blow to practically ever business honse here The en- ployes of the company are in many cases large buyers and the loss of their patronage has been Q severe blow to the business houses.
 The plant will be operated at full tune from now on according to in- formation given out yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
6O.OOO DEMOCRATIC
 MAJORITY

Special to the Graphic.
 Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 14.-Only partial returns have been received from the various counties up till mid night tonight, but present indica- tions are that the Democrats will car ry the State by majority ranging from 6O,OO0 to 7O,OOO. This was the claim made at Democratic headquar- ters at midnight.
 The Democratic majority in Pulas- Xxi county will be at least 2,5Oo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
SAWYER & AUSTIN
 PLANT RE0PENS

Operations were resumed at the plant of the Sawyer X Austin Lumber Company yesterday, after close down of several months, due, it is said, to the panic.
 Several hundred men. who have since the closing down of the plant been out of employment, were put back to work. The re-opening of operations by the company is re- sarded as a sign of returning pros
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
lipton Will
 Build Yacht

Hearst News Special 10 the Graphic.
 New York, Sept. 14.-Formor Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, who has been the guest of Sir Thomas Lipton, arrived today from Europe with message from Upton that if allowed to build a yacht which will not have to be brok- en up after race, he would again challenge for the American cup.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
POSTOFFICE ROBBED
 AT DERMOTT

Chief of Police Al. J. Stewart has received notice to keep a lookout for two white men who are believed to have blown open the safe and secured about $750 in cash and stamps from the postoffice at Dermott last Satur- day night, The men are described as being about -Ss5~years of -age~and wear ing black hats and brown clothes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

For quick transportation call CITY HACK LINE. 220 East Barraque St. Open D. m. to 7:30 a. m. and reliable. Special attention to train calls Old phone 394. New phone 102. Moses Offord. prop. Pine Bluff, Ark
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
The Bank of Pine Bluff
ataI End of
 Golden Wedding

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York, Sept l1-Victor and Louisa Trosch, who celebrated their golden wedding two days ago, were found dead in their little home at Will liamsburg with tubes from gas jets in their mouths. The wife took sick on the night of the celebration and 1t is believed that the husband wanted both lia
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
of These Thin0S

WE CAN CARE for your daily depos- its-Great or Small. Our Bank ing Department is complete in every detail and equal in strength to the Best. WE GAN CARE for your Savings Ac- count, in any sum from $1.00 up, and allow compound interest. An interesting free booklet tells more about 1t.
 WE CAN CARE for your Fire Insur- ance. Which we write only in the very best and strongest "Old Line" Companies. WE CAN CARE for your Rents. Through an expert collector and our infallible rule is Faithful Service and Prompt Settle ment."
 WE GAN SELL your Real Estate, for we are in touch with the people everywhere and know what they want.
 WE GAN BOND you for any purpose, being agents for the strongest Bonding Company in the World. WE CAN SAFEGUARD your Jewelry and other valuables, while at home or away. Our Safety De- posit Boxes are both Burglar and Fire-proof.
 OUR TRUST DEPARTMENT is fully equipped to handle Fiduciary Business of every kind and we seek appointment as Executor, Administrator, Guardian Agent and Trustee
 WE SERVE OTHERS. LET Us SERVE YOU.
 Pine Bluff Trust Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Brokerage Firm
 in Bankruptcy

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 14.-Charles E. Bultman, head of Bultman and Company, brokers who failed yester- day filed voluntary petition in bank ruptcy today. Liabilities are placed at $207 900 and assets at $4OO0O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
ELECTION ORDERLY
 BUT THREE ARRESTS

The utmost order was maintained at the polls all day yesterday. Off cers from the sheriff's office and po- liccmen were at each polling place hat there was little for them to do as the crowds at all the polls were CT der,y in the extreme. Only thre> al rests were made during the entire oay. These were for minor offenses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

Henry Collier left Sunday for his home at Altheimer to spend a few days before leaving for Poughkeepse, \. r., where he will spend several months taking a business course
 Henry is bright and energetic young man and his friends wish.~Ai1n much
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

Returns received late last night showed G. w. Donaghey, Democratic nominee, had 1l93 votes against 316 for J. I. Worthington, Republican, and 60 Tor Jones, Socialist. The above returns are from the city wards and three townships in the county.
 The Democratic county ticket had no opposition and received the entire vote of the party in this coupty.
 The following are the returns from the city wards and Vaugine town ship on the license question::
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
THE VETS MAKE
 BIG GAINS
Pulaski, Perry and Prairie Co ,ntjes
 Vote For License.

Special to the Graphic.
 Little Rock, Sept. 14.-Returns re- ceived up to midnight show that Pu- laski, Perry and Prairie counties have voted for license. The majority for the "wets" in Pulaski county will reach at least 1,500
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
DROWNED IN
 WALNUT LAKE

News was received in the city yes terday of the drowning of Clint Ruff, a young white man, in Walnut Lake Saturday night. Ruff fell from the caboose Of an Iron Mountain freight train while crossing the lake. The body was recovered a few hours later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Secretly Arrigned
 to Escape Mob

Hearst News Special to the$raphc.
 New io"k, Sept. 1t.-To prevent his being mobbed, Pasqualc Caponigri who fieeced many Italians ia de :. funct bank, was smuggled into court and ararigned before court opened for business Vsps
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15
Duke D'Abruzzi
 Coming to America

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Rome, Sept. 14.-Duke D'Abruzzi today was granted a three months leave of absence. He is coming to America and it is expected that his wedding to Miss Elkins will occur dur ing his stay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-15

Is the time for every wage earuer to look out for the future-work is plenty. wages good-are you saving a portion of what you earn?
 Open an account with our Savings Department and deposit regularly should you lose your position wish to so in business for yourself, or buy a home later-what you save NOW will help you!
 Savings earn 2 per cent interest here s If