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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-14
YOUNG TREES IN TOWNS
Course OF fea! Est2:.2 Operators Tta
Is Worthy OF Emulation.

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tots. the wise o.. l..t eii.1 IT once -,
trees III s,'::.alilr places ana s'tart t'i:'
grow Ing Ht,orn Il oes}" i tsu"
oropcrty j. thas !..;.,te sore ;.tt:';".i'
and salAi;;c. fer nothing; can be .l.'
more slara}y than residence 'lis:,'
without f@ees.
AS :; s,au', oT rapid grow tt In pol
lation ard building. the tendency l.; r
deprive city streets of shade whicl
they have long enjoyed, The sacrilic.
Of noble cal. or maple or elm IS a
ways Il cause OF mourning. but th+
slaughter goes on In the name Of ''in
provement" lhc only compensation
Is to plant and foster trees on new
streets and lots. Those who perform
this task diligently will earn ths
.Aanks of failure generations.
Rs,snx Rare Tapestries.
One feels the interior Of Keims ca
thedral to he Immense without search
Ing the ;s'iidehook for actual figures OF
length and height One feels 1t to "
splendid without looking at the detail
of the pillars with their gilded cap.
| tails, the lofty vaultinS Of the roof, th.
choir spacious within Its simple grille
the windows burning with royal tires
| Srcs lighted in the thirteenth century
| when stained glass reached its full
beauty the tapestries glowing even il
their faded Glory. These tapestries 81
ways .cencd to Inc the distinctive fes
| ture OF Reims, the last touch OF ma
uificcnce to 4 cathedral already mac
uifcant. Thoy hang all along the aisle
on each side OF the naye-Gobelil
tapestries. Perpersack tapestries, tapes
tries rarely seen anywhere nowadays
save safely stored In museums. 1t Is
like the sumptuousness OF ReimS I,
display them as II they were as entire
" q part Of itself as the sculptures o
the facade, the angels and monsters at
the Apse. Elizabeth Robins Pennell II
Century.
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Judge Gould and his good roads
proclivities seem to nave met with a
substantial endorsement by the party
in jefferson county. This is right.
We trust something similar may strike
old Lincoln county on the 18th of next
month. as we feel sure that our en-
bryo statesmen will protect US against
the automobile gentry.-Star City En-
terprise.
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in the face of unexampled prosper
ity, but the danger existed just the
same, and >4se crisis was just as
real. These things can better be
said now because the crisis has
passed The reports received by
the treasury department show this
beyond 4 shadow o. doubt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
AFamily Chat With the Juniors

ing page in The Junior CalK each week
for some time, and will afford the op-
pOrtunity for a great deal of patriotic
spirit, IS well as the opportunity to
brush up on history. The editor hopes
to receive some exceptionally good
stories.
The correspondence this week con-
tinues to be exceedingly gratifying and
the editor is pleased to quote the fol-
ningham. principal Maxwell schools.
Maxwell. Cal.
Editor Junior Call. San Francisco.
Cal.-Dear Sir: I wish to write my
appreciation OF The Junior Call My
pupils enjoy every issue / have al
stories for their composition work. The
interest Is intense and the composition
exercise has a new meaning.
AT the request of the pupils 1 am
sending tome of the compositions for
competition in the prize contest"
The foregoing letter certainly re-
quires no comment
Constance Freshwater of San Fran
cisco manifests her interest in the fol-
lowing letter:
II. suggest that you use one OF the
pages OF The Junior CAN for girls
girls alone.
Have as one of its specialties short
stories telling what women have done,
great things of other times and climes
in which women have been the ruling
power. but not as Helen of Troy
Then, too, if you gave some space to
athletics;1it<is only the occasional girl
who does not like to exert herself, just
as there is the exceptional boy.
) "Give pointers in rowing. swimming.
bicycling. etc. Give as much time and
thought TO the girls as to the boys;
they will soon be equal.
lContinued on Next Page.l
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

- HE editor has the pleasure OF an
nouncing a change of subject in
the story writing contest, and in
doing so. wishes to state that the va
cation letters will be published each
week untn the available ones have all
been used; therefore, if the juniors
who have submitted contributions will
see their stories in print unless there
is some good reason why a particular
story should not be used AS a great
many stories are received each week.
and only limited number can be pub
lished, some time must necessarily
elapse before many of them appear.
In this connection, the editor also
wishes to say that 1t is quite impossible
to undertake to answer individual in
quiries relative to contributions
In order to make the contest more
interesting, it has been decided to al
low each contributor to select his or
her own subject, keeping it within
certain limitations. namely: Write a
true story from United States history,
making it not more than 500 nor less
than 200 words in length For in
stance, tell the story Of Washington's s
winter at Valley Forge, or OF Arnold's s
treason. or of some other important
event, in your best style. Please re-
member that whatever is worth doing
at all is worth doing well. and do your
best accordingly. Do not be in a
hurry, but take your time and write
carefully, adhering strictly TO facts.
First familiarize yourself thoroughly
with the story which you prefer TO
write; then write it entirely in your
own language.
This individual selection of subjects
should produce an extremely interest
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10


was covered in patches with small
rocks, but there were no boulders
nearer than the cliffs. against which
the water, both at high and low tide,
washed with such fury that it was i'm
possible to explore them. The only
vegetable life upon it was small vine-
like moss which had lost its juices.
but which we found useful for fuel
Captain Abbott had a tight-fitting tin
safe in his pocket which was full OF
matches and enabled US to keep up an
excuse for a campfire. A chest of flour
was all that we could recover from
the wreck of the vessel. 1t had lodged
among the rocks near which I was
thrown. The flour was pretty well
wetted. still we managed to make balls
of 1t, (spilIs' L called them) which we
would scorch or toast on narrow
stone slab.
I'VE found fresh water in little
creyice In the earth, but we dared not
waste a drop of it.
.At night we huddled together as
closely as we could lie under the caves
OF a rock, but we nearly froze- think
my fingers would have frozen but for
the nightly warmth of Peggy's breast,
against which / laid. them.
Day after day we looked and prayed
for a vessel to come to our rescue and
each day our stock Of -four grew
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
THE RUNAWAY DQYAND THE EAIlHF\]L CAT

far they were we had no means of find
ing out
Captain Abbott looked anxious. 1t
was only his second voyage along this
coast, and Peggy, for the first time
since we had left home, after sitting
quietly for long time upon an up
turned bucket, began running aim.
lessly from place to place, mewing
mournfully and piteously. ] remember
that night at supper ~stuf1ing my pock-
cts as full of sea biscuit as they would
hold. and 1 made up my mind to sleep,
with one eye open. for, like Peggy. 1
scented danger ahead, without know
ing what shape it would take.
L went to my bunk as usual but
without undressing. Peggy was by my
side. / was awakened, at what hour 1
can not tell, by a sensation of being
violently dashed into icy cold water
and compelled to swim with an awful
pain in the back of my head. 1 heard
Pete-one OF the crew-say, Let go
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

warm and rough licked my forehead. I
looked back and grasped Peggy. who
sat at my head gazing at me as be-
nignly as guardian angel
I'VE had drifted to the shore of a
little island off the coast of Labrador.
struck against the corner of the ice
berg and our vessel had been wrecked.
All of the crew had been lost but six
i found it out after had slowly picked
up and had clambered over the
crags to where the men sat In solemn
council Captain Abbott was with them
and Pete also. It was to Pete's hui
manity that I owed my life as well as
did Peggy. but he would not acknowI-,
edge it. she swan like duck he
said, and there was never rudder
like her. little tail.
my pockets were. stiil fnll of the
biscuit. now well soaked. which ate
thankfully, Peggy swallowing her
share as though hardtack soaked in
oceans brine were luxury.
THE island, without tree or shrub,
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

and I'll save you. I did so and then
lost consciousness. When / regained
it ! was lying upon my back upon
some coarse, wet sand. in a cove over
which projected, like a canopy. the
point of a sharp, jagged black rock.
THE sun was shining brilliantly, the
air was warmer and the white surf as
ii rolled in almost touched my feet. a
half mile out, with a front almost per-
pendicular. was magnificent iceberg.
Its top had the polish of ivory and the
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

smoothness of FURNISHED steel 1t
seemed to my bewildered eyes a com.
bination of castle. cathedral and Alpine
peaks. Lower down it had crags. cliffs.
eaverns. towers, waterfalls, steeples..
roofs and gables. 1t was moving slow
ly The water surrounding it was
Girdle of pale emerald and turquoise,
so clear and lovely that l wondered il
had died and this was a part of
heaven with its sea of glass and its
many mansions Suddenly something
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

smaller One morning Peggy caught a
sea pigeon whose flesh made us gen
uine Thanksgiving dinner. She ate its
feet
gone and we realized that we were
wrecked upon this island to slowly
starve.
II can talk about it calmly now,
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
By Nellie Blessing Eyster

~ F course. boys. my story has
both a hero and heroine. or
lit would not be worth the
~ telling" said Captain Ned. L
-, s.- "a H. 1a++ort
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
Special Services at the N. E.
Church.

Rev. G. w. Lutz, pastor Of the Meth.
.odist church is planning for a series of
Lenten services to begin nextjSunday
evening. He will be assisted by Rev
s. E. Ryan pastor Of the Methodist
church of Albert Lea. Rev. Ryan is
reported an able preacher and q success
full evangelist and an interesting and
profitable series of meetings may be
looked for.
Rev. Lutz is planning to have the
aid of the best musical talent in our
city and something special in the way
Of music may be expected each evening.
Preparatory to the meetings next
week there will be several cottage meet
ings during this week. Last night
there was q meeting at the home of
VIM. Plummer on Railway street led
by S. Il. Stanton, Wednesday evening
there will be meetings at the Methodist
parsonage, led by Rev. Alfred Cressey
and at +. H. McCulloch's led by A. w.
Warren. Another will be held at the
home of Rev. A. G. Reynolds three
miles west of town Thursday evening,
led by Geo. Chandler.
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
ROSE CREEK

Sheriff N. Nicholson was here
Monday on official business.
A representative of the Minnesota
Anti-Saloon League will speak at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening, April. S. Come and hear
him.
S. G.. Snyder and Albert Albrecht
were in Austin Saturday.
Considerable grain, oats and bar
ley are coming into market.
Ed. I. Anderson loaded his car last
week and left Thursday for his new
location in North Dakota on the
Milwaukee extension.
Sylvester Harris of Rochester is
visiting his cousins at the Phillips
home
Will Collins and family visited
Will ]. Enright's family Sunday.
Pete Kirtz is passing around the
cigars. It's a girl born last week.
Will bergen has sold his saloon to
Tony Mechenich, possession to be
given April 1.
Will Rolf has moved from the farm
in Marshall to this village, occupy
ing the Blyton house.
Carrie and Myrtle Majerus of Oak
land are visiting Grandpa Albrecht.
Three inches of snow fell here Fri
day delaying seeding. Farmers are
getting good and ready.
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
NORTH DAKOTA FOR BRYAN
Resolution Adopted Without a Dis
senting Vote.

Grand Forks, N. D., March 26.-Con-
trary to expectations the friends of
Governor Johnson of Minnesota made
no hight at the Democratic state con-
vention here on the resolution endors-
ing Bryan for president and it was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The resolution declared for Bryan in
the following words:
"The Democracy of North Dakota,
in convention assembled, believing
that William Jennings Bryan repre-
sents the truest type of American citi-
zenship and is the natural leader of
the reform forces of the United States
of America, be it therefore
Resolved, That the delegates from
this convention to the national Demo-
cratic convention to be held at Denver
be and they are hereby instructed to
vote as a unit for the nomination of
William Jennings Bryan for president
of the United States" 49,. ="
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
SEVERELY CENSURED.
But Committee. Would Not lmpeach
-: Judge Whitley.

But Committee. Would Not Impeact
Judge Whitley.
Washington, March 26.-The sub.
committee of the house Judiciary COM
mittee, appointed to investigate
charges against Judge. L. r. Whitley of
the United States court for China al,
Shanghai on charges of misconduct in
Office preferred BY number of Ameri-
can lawyers residing in Shanghai, sub
mitted it's report to the full commit
tee. The report does not recommend
impeachment, but severely censures
Judge Wilfley for harshness on the,
bench and ignorance of the law. The
presentation of the report precipitated
a warm debate in the full committee,
some OF the members declaring the
opinion that ,Wilfey should be i'm.
peached. Mr.. Clayton of Alabama en-
tered motion for such impeachment
and served notice that if the commit
tee failed to accept it he would move
1t on the floor of the house. No gac-
ton was taken by the full committee.
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
State Committee So Declares in
Emphatic Language.
SULLIVAN MEN IN CONTROL
Resolution Endorsing the Nebraskan
Adopted by Decisive Vote Of
Thirty-three to One.

+ Chicago, March 25.-In a harmoni-
GUS meeting of the Democratic state
central committee held here William
J. Bryan was endorsed for the presi-
dency in emphatic language. 1t was
decided that the state convention
should be held in Springfield, ILL.,, on
April %. The friends of Roger Sui
livan, Illinois member of the Demo-
cratic national committee, were in
complete control of the meeting. The
only point upon which there appeared
to be division of sentiment was over
the manner of selecting delegates to
the state convention. In this the Sui
,livan men won their point, defeating
the followers of M. F. Dunlap of Jack.
scnville, ILL.,, who wanted to put
through rule requiring county con
ventions to be held. The resolution
endorsing Bryan was adopted by a
vote Of SO to 1, James H. Donohue of
East St. Louis being the only dis
senter. Sullivan voted in the affirma-
tive. 49,, -. :
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
CANNON is ENDORSED.
Illinois Republicans Declare for Tariff
-: Establishments"

Illinois Republicans Declare for Tariff
=: "Adjustment."
Springfield, ILL.,, March 26.-The Re:
publican convention TO select four del
egates and alternates at large to the
Chicago convention was held here. y;
The convention was solidly for JOS
eph G. Cannon for president and en-,
dorsed his candidacy TN as; strong
terms as language permitted. It also
upheld the administration of Gov.
ernor Deneen and commended his
conduct of public affairs. All other
state officers of the party were EN-
dorsed, as were. United States Sen
ators Cullom and Hopkins: The ad-
ministration, of President Roosevelt
also was highly praised. ...
The tariff plank of the platform
was the subject of much discussion
and nothing definite was done with it
until Congressman Boutell arrived
with the last Washington ideas of
the best way in which it should be
worded. The final draft of the plank
did not, however, differ greatly from
the original wording. It declared in
favor of. tariff adjustment" in place
of revision it being the idea of its
trainers that the former word is the
more comprehensive.
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
J0HNsGN FOR PRESIDENT,
r. 7. O'Conpor is Certain Of the Gov.
ernor's Nomination.

r. 7. O'Connor is Certain Of the Gov.
ernor's Nomination.
"No, we did not expect to get
the North Dakota delegation for John.
son. said r. T. O'Connor of st.
Paul, who is :reputed to be the
real manager of Governor Johnson's
presidential campaign. IF you re.
member, the Democratic state central
committee Of North Dakota declared
for Bryan when it met three weeks
ago and nothing was done in the mean
time TO bring that state into line. for
John A. 1t might have been different
If johnson had declared himself.
There is a difference of opinion on
that point amongst Johnson's friends.
I, myself, have felt that Johnson
would have done better'if he had come
out some time before he did. But YOU
can't always tell how. these things
work out. 1 may be wrong and the
other fellows may be right. :,
"But you can say this as. coming
from me: You can say that | am
positive that John A. Johnson will be
nominated for president on the Demo.
cratic ticket at the national conven.
tion in Denver. I am just assure of
that as l ever was of anything in my
life" ,.H'
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
JOHNSON A CANDIDATE
Would Accept Democratic Nomi-
nation for President.
FINALLY STATES POSITION
Will Not Fight for the Honor, but
Would Accept It Were It Ten
dered Him.

John A. Johnson, governor OF Min
nesota, will accept the Democratic
nomination for president if it is Of
fered, but he is not an "open" candi-
date. That, officially, is his position.
In a letter to Swan J. Turnblad,
editor Of the Daily .Posten, a Scan
dinavian newspaper of Minneapolis,
Governor Johnson frankly declares
that he does not believe that any
American citizen should be an active,
open candidate for the nomination 10
the presidency, but any American
would appreciate the high honor which
could come to him in being selected as
standard bearer of his party. The
main part of his letter follows:
while l recognize that the press
has had much to say OF me in con-
.nection with this high office, l have
hitherto avoided any public or private
expression regarding, my position.
Matters have progressed so far, how
ever, that it seems to me that should
at least say, in answer to your inter
.rogaticn, that if the Democratic party
of the nation believes me to be more
available than any other man, and
felt that by my nomination could
contribute any service to the party
and to the nation, l should be happy
to be the recipient of the honor which
it would thus confer. 81.
Il have done nothing and will do
nothing in the way of organization Ito
bring about this end, and shall not be.
"a candidate in the sense of seeking
the nomination. If, however, those
who have the welfare of the country
and. the Democratic party at heart,
should feel that am necessary in this
year of grace, I certainly shall re-
spond to any call which may be made
upon me. ".~~: .'t..~:*-'
I'm this connection ! desire it I'M
derstood that in no sense am I to be
candidate for; the purpose of defeat.
ing Mr.. Bryan or any. other. man;
that the only consideration; which
would induce me to allow the use aof.
my name would be the feeling that i
might be necessary to the cause"
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED.
Dynamite Exploded on River Steamer
at st. Paul.

Z $ ~ lt25s . =.
Dynamite Exploded on River Steamer
at st. Paul.
BY the explosion of a heavy charge
of dynamite placed in the cabin Of.
the steamer c.. w. Cowles at st.
Paul by some persons unknown the
craft was damaged to the extent of
$500 and several other steamers
moored near at hand, as we'll as the
freight depot of the st. Paul road.
placed in danger of destruction by
fire.
The explosion occurred shortly after
Captain George Winans, the owner of
the boat. and four men who were en-
ployed in getting her ready to go into
commission had gone ashore. No one
was hurt
The dynamite had been placed in
the stateroom which Captain Winans
was having prepared for his own use.
1t was inserted through a transom in
the outside door and hung immediate,
ly beneath the ceiling with long fuse
attached. When the charge went off
1t completely demolished three of the
after port staterooms, reducing the
thin bulkheads to kindling wood, shat
tering their furniture and badly dam
aging the galley in the rear. =
It. is believed the dynamiting of the.
Cowles was the work of vandals, as
no more tenable theory to account for
the attempt to destroy it has so far
been advanced
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
C0NFEsSES HIS GUILT,
Chester Gillette Electrocuted at Au.
burn IN. W Prison. !:

00Tn \N' ~ Prison..
Auburn, N. Y, March 3O.-Unmoved
and without showing the faintest sign
of emotion of any kind Chester Gil
lette was put to, death in Auburn
prison for the murder of Grace Brown.
his sweetheart. The electrocution
was the most successful that ever took
place in the local prison. But one
contact was required to carry the
mandates of the law into effect and
when that was over the murderer OF.
Grace Brown had paid the penalty of
his crime. i,
Gillette made a confession to his
spiritual advisers, regarding which
they gave out the following state.
ment:
Because our relationship with
Chester Gillette was privileged we do
not deem it wise to make detailed
statement and simply wish to say that
no legal mistake was made in his
electrocution."
Mower County transcript., 1908-04-01
RACINE. .

Miss Edna Scribner has resumed
her studies at Winona normal. ,.
The l. o. I. F. fixtures were moved
from Grand Meadow to the Racine
hall on Tuesday.
A. F. Stiles is getting together
material for his new building to re-
place the one destroyed fire.
A Trip Around the World was
given Friday evening starting at the
town hall.
Quarterly conference was held
Saturday evening at the Evangelical
church by Presiding Elder Baetinger,
who also preached on Sunday morn
ing and administered the communion.
Annual meeting of the Hamilton
Cemetery association will be held at
Racine town hall, Thursday, Apr. 2.
Miss Myrtle Payne returned last
week from Minneapolis where she
made an extended visit.
Lena and Geo. Schwartz of We'll
come, Minn., are visiting their
brothers, Chris and Louis.