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Friend of Irving.

Charles Ram Kennedy, author Of The
Servant in the House., the dramatic
story which more and more continues 70
stir the public. is the great-grandson Of
Ram Kennedy. Greek master Of King
Edwards School. Birmingham, who was
the intimate friend OF Coleridge and
Wordsworth and the familiar companion
of Washington Irving Irving used 20
stay in the Kennedy parsonage. and II
was there tASt he wrote a part OF his
Sketch Book Rural Life in England. "
IN the Sketch Book collection. concludes
with the words of q modern English
poet who has depicted this (sweet home)
feeling with remarkable felicity" Read
ers may recall that the authors fOOtnOte
in this place reads: From a poem on the
death Of the Princess Charlotte by the
Reverend Ram Kennedy. A. NJ"
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"MOnOlOEues."

'Monologues." a collection Of sketches
by Beatrice Herford, will, no doubt.
prove diverting reading TO the feminine
contingent, but 20 masculine pursuers
the acute properties Of the humor may
not be so apparent. The book consists Of
q series OF one-slded conversations. ema-
mating from persons in everyday business
and social situations and II designed to
show the utter frivolity and incongruity
OF common conversation. especially that
accruing from feminine sources they are
unquestionably a great success. and per-
haps may offer some transient amuse-
mant 20 those who delight in the demon
stration OF tho smallness Of things mum
dane The volume embraces The So
clable Seamstress," THE Bazaar" "A
Lady Packing" Piazza ladies'" The
The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
Book of Fish and Fishing.

It IS only within very recent years that
the possibilities Of sport in saltwater
fishing have been at all realized Now.
with fishing for tarpon and tuna and in
Vulnerable smaller but stIll gamy fishes
from boats, and surf fishing with rod and
line all along the coast. the army of salt
water anglers begins to exceed the fresh
water ones. For the first time this branch
Of sport has been fully and completely
treated in the book OF Fish and Fish
ing" by Louis Rhead, who tells when.
where, how, and with what 10 get all
kinds Of fresh and salt water fish angled
for with rod and line. The seasons for
fishing, the time of day. the kind Of bait
or fly or lure. the rod and line, and thu
outfit in general are all discussed fully
and carefully. Mr.. Rhead is an expert on
the subject, and his book will become at
once q standard with al Epoytsmen.
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A BOOK REVIEWER
Does Capital Work when the Book
Is His Own


Many men have written their own obit-
uaries. but only few have ever review
ed their own books. Jesse Lynch Will
Jams. author of THE Girl and the Game
and Other College Stories" was a very
young reporter on a New York daily
when his first book. Princeton Stories. %
which has since run through a dozen edi-
tons, made its appearance. and Vance
Thompson was the literary critic of the
same staff. One day the latter asked the
new reporter II he thought he could
write book reviews. All the new report
ers looked alike to him. He did not know
this ones name.
II could try was the answer
We'll, try your hand on this one" said
the critic kindly, and handed the reporter
a copy of his own book I'm a Prince
ton man." Mr.. Thompson added "and I
might he prejudiced"
''Tll do my best, sir" replied the new
reporter. and he did When the review
was printed a few days later princeton
Stories" was hailed as a work OF genius
In a long review. written In a sufficiently
patronizing note to allay suspicion. I'VE
hope 70 see other and better work by the
same pen" II concluded
That was a very sympathetic appreci-
alton" said the critic to the reporter.
Are you not Princeton man yourself?'
Yes, sir
"Ah, indeed! What is your manner"
Jesse Williams"
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METHOD OF WRITING.
Few Authors Are Methodical in
Their Work

From the New York Tribune.
Every author is supposed to have a
method" Of writing. and sooner or later
he is asked to permit a description Of II
20 appear IN print. Commenting on this
subject. the Sketch recalls Mr.. <;pling's
laughing repudiation Of the idea that he
had any fixed mode of carrying on his
labors. II have no method in writing"
he said Il write when the fit takes me.
What method can any one possibly OBJ
serve IN literary work. When I feel in
clined 70 work Il is quite as difficult 20
prevent me as 1t is at other times to in
duce me 70 put pen 70 paper. I get hold
OF q good idea. a germ as Il were. and
let II simmer quietly in my mind for per-
haps weeks. and then suddenly I sit down
and write II out" Ii seems that Mr.
Kipling has a horror Of selling a single
line OF HIS work before It Is written He
Is quoted rs saying Work ordered, as
Il often IS, five years ahead, absolutely
appals me. How can I tell what l shall
be I'm the mood TO write even six months
ahead?' 1t Is. Of course. much harder
for a man OF genius 20 prophesy what his
mood Is going 10 be than IL is for the or
H4AaIS literary Journey man 70 90 so. Inc
latter probably has no moods OF the sort
that would bear upon the character of
what he writes. But In the matter Of
method the journeyman and the genius
are ia the same box. That is to say. IL is
doubtful II more than half dozen writer's
out Of a thousand. no matter what their
resources. are ever as methOdical as was,
for example, Anthony Trolope 1t is
probable that most OF the confessions as
to method which see the light though
made in good faith, really mean nothing
more than that the authors Of them. hav-
ing been asked % tell how they work.
good-naturedly Try 10 formulate what they
hava rnrar fnrrnnlltna h.fnrn
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HnroId NIncGrnth.

Harold MacGrath Is the most domestic
OF men. But every Saturday night he
goes 10 his Syracuse club and stays as
long as there is any one left to swap
story with him. This Is generally q long.
long time, and il is "A wee sma hour gen
orally before the spirit moves him home
ward Then he takes a cab. But the cab
IS never allowed 90 draw up in front Of
his house. 1t is always stopped before a
little church around the corner. His wife.
observing this curious practice, asked
why. 1T is very simple said the au-
thor. IF l clattered up TO our door at
this unearthly hour. the neighbors would
be raising their eyebrows. But II I stop
at the church. only God knows about It."
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THE WORLD OF BOOKS
LITERARY GOSSIP OF HOME AND ABROAD

Country Store" and "A Professional
Boarder." As a gift book Il has attrac-
tive features. having a unique style Of
binding, print. and arrangement with
some simply colored Illustrations by OIL
yer Herford. The writer has evidently
been subjected 20 the humiliation OF
walking the plank" by theatrical pirates,
for she is very forceful in her declaration
Of legal rights, stating definitely the pre-
else section of United States Revised
Statutes under cover of which she will
board any buccaneering craft. Il does
not appear likely. however. that she will
be called 10 any desperate encounters In
the defense.-(New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's SOns)
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Enjoys Reading About Himself.

From the Kansas City Times
The Kaiser keeps a scrapbook into
which are pasted clippings in which his
name is mentioned from all the papers Of
The world. He reads these clippings every
day as they appear in the book. and is
often very much amused az the stories.
L should know very little about myself
If did not have these clippings" he said
TO the military attaChe OF a foreign DOW
er the other day, 'and, strangely enough.
most of the stories about me come from
republics, where one might think the peo-
pie took no interest in royal persons"
He laughed heartily at the story of his
mustache as sign of war or peace. and
also about one which said that ne kept a
number Of leeches in milk bottle on his
desk 10 be able to fOretell the weather.
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Madison Square revival Of The Nlikado."
which ran an entire summer; the feminine
comedy roles which she created with Har-
ry Bulger in The Man from Now and
''Noah's Ark" and a similar part which
she originated with Raymond Hitchcock
In "A Yankee Tourist" With the various
AbOrn opera companies she has been very
successful in such characters as the
Widow FrimOUse in Wang" Dame Dur
den in Robin Hood" Little BUttercup in
acter.
Miss Arnold viii be seen here again IN
her former role OF Katisha IN this weeks
revival Of The Alikado" at the New Ma
tional
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THE WEEK IN MUSIC
ROBERT CARY STEARNS THE VIOLINIST
ARRANGES FINE WEDDING PROGRAMME

living in St Petersburg and conceded TO
be one OF the greatest women pianists In
the world and one OF the greatest teach
ers. and the third wife was Nile. Doni-
miska, a Polish lady OF noble birth. The
first one died and no was divorced from
the other two.
John Porter Lawrence, Organist and d.
rector Of music In the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. and one Of the lead
ing pianists Of Washington. gave an illus
trated lecture on Chopin last Wednesday
morning in MorgantOwn. w. Va, where
he and Anton Kaspar. violInist. Of this
city, are spending the summer. They
are, as usual. both teaching in the sum-
mer music school OF the State University
there.
Mr.. Kaspar assisted Mr.. Lawrence and
played Svcndsen's RomanZa and a Sara
safe fantasIe from the opera of 'Mignon, 3"
thereby creating much enthusiasm in that
very musical little city Mr. Lawrence.
after reading a charming sketch OF the
Polish composer, played two Chopin Bal
lads. OPT A and q. POlonaise. opus 53. and
the Funeral March. He played the last
named on the organ, Mr.. Lawrence and
Mr. Kaspar are summer fixtures in Nor
gantown. where they have won friends
and admirers by their art.
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sad Sign of the Times.

From Harper's Weekly.
A reputable New Yorker. recently re-
turned from Chicago says that tho sad
dest thing he saw in that metropolis was
fine. roomy, old-fashioned house facing
the lake front on Clark street. over
the broad front door in tall gold letters
is the inscription. "Optimists' Club"
Equally prominent is the display Of pla-
cards marked ITO Let''-a sad sign OF
the times.
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Mrs. ward,s nirthnInce.

While Mrs. Ward was in America. or.
more properly. In Canada. she celebrated
her fifty-seventh birthday. which occurred
June II. Mrs. Wards birthplace was not
England, but Tasmania. where she was
first known as Mary Augusta Arnold
granddaughter Of the famous DR.. Arnold,
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who wrote the Tom Brown" stories. and
as the niece OF Matthew Arnold. Another
relative OF note was her brother, William
Thomas Arnold. the journalist and his
torian, upon whose Life and Letters
Mrs. Ward collaborated. In a volume i'm
ported by the Harpers into this country.
with Arnold's friend, Mr. c. E. Montague.
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Mr. Harry Patterson Hopkins. of this
city. spent some days In Baltimore last
week and appeared at the concert given
in Catonsville. Nd, at the Pot and Ket-
tie Club. at which some Of his own music
was heard.
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Mr. Robert Cary Stearns, the violinist,
who IS spending the summer in town this
year, arranged an extraordinarily good
programme of music for the wedding
Wednesday night Of Miss Elsa Linden
kohl, OF the very musical Henry Linden
kohl family, and DR.. Charles Abel How
land, Of Fall River, Mass. He had a
trio composed of himself Mr. Louis
Mandy. 'cellist and Mr.. Karl Holer,
pianist. and their programme included the
Andante from the Mendelssohn Trio In d
minor and the Song to the Evening
Star" from Tannhauser. before the cere-
mony. and for the entrance Of the bridal
party and during the reception which fol-
lowed, the Bridal Chorus, from "Lohen-
grim" and the Mendelssohn Wedding
March, and afterward Rubinstein's Melody
in +. Gondolerl and Love Song from
Nevlns "A Day IN Venice" Gounod's
Serenade; Massenets ''Aubade," and the
Goodnight from Nevin's "A Day IN
Venice" Mr.. Stearns arranged all the
Nevin music which is particularly well
adapted for such an occasion.
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Nine. Sembrich. the great soprano. has
recently arrived in Berlin from a visit Of
two weeks with NJ. and Nine. Paderewsld
in their chateau al Morges. on Lake Ge-
neva. She became so charmed with the
surroundings OF the place that she pur-
chased a fiEe place about two hours run
from the Paderewsh place. Nine. Sem
brich will return 70 this country IN Oc-
tObeT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
Souaw - Housekeeper.

Put sQuaw IN sepec and she IA
The ne8test of honsekeepers. The blan-
kets axe neatly rolled and slowed away
under the edge OF the tepee, leaving the
center clear. bright colored blankets
and fine fur robes are spread about
and a wonderfully beaded dance drum
hangs from one OF the poles. But put
a sQuaw In Il house and she is any
thing but Il success. Go into one OF
these frame houses and you will find
the mattresses laid along the fool
with the whole family sprawling there
on. The cracked cook stove Will be in
the middle OF the floor, with anything
but agreeable odors coming therefrom
Outside the bedsteads and springs will
be used as chicken roosts. But the
sQuaw doesn't let her housekeeping
shortcomings worry her When she
puts on an elk tooth robe, valued at
anywhere from $1,000 TO 5000, and
rides to the fair or to the agency on a
Sunday astride beaded saddle she "a
= picture Of observation-disclosures Re
publican.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
SHRUBS A NECESSITY.
They Give Charm Which Nothing
Else Can Supply.

Every resident OF II community owes
certain obligations to 1t which be can
not slight without annoyance to those
about him. one of these duties is to
observe order and care about his prem
ises A home which Is the very per
lection Of neatness and beauty may be
thoroughly spoiled by slouchy place
adjoining it. 1t Is the duty of every
citizen TO keep his grounds clean and
ttractive. and they can be made beau
spots with little care and expense
When one resident takes up this WORT,
Tiers usually follow, and whole
Jocks are tlnlS beautiied. This il
what makes the town attractive ano
brings new residents. In an article
on identifying yards i'll the Home
Magazine Ebeu e. Re1ford says:
Every yard ought to have its shrubs
They give to 1t charm which nothing
else can supply. On very small grounds
they take the place OF trees very salts
factor1ly. Indeed. they are preferable
there because they are not likely To
outgrow the limits assigned them, x-
trees will in time, and they do not
make shade enough to bring about the
insanitary conditions which are almost
always found to exist In small places
where the trees have made strong de-
velopment.
Shade is a pleasing feature in sum
gner, but there is such 4 thing as hav'
ing too much Of 1t. We frequently SEE
places In which the dwelling is almost
hidden by q thicket Of trees. and ex'
animation will show that the house Is
always damp and that the occupants of
1t are unhealthy. Look at the roof, and
you will be likely to find the shingles
covered with green moss. The only
remedy for such condition Of things
Is the thinning out or removal Of some
Of the trees and the admission Of sun
tight Shrubs can never be charged
with producing such state OF things
hence my preference for them on lots
where there is not much room.
Vines can be used upon the walls o!
the dwellings and about the veranda:
and porches il. such Il way as to give
all the shade that is needed, and, will
a few really fine specimens Of shrubs
scattered about the grounds, trees vii
not be likely to be missed very muc'!
I would not be understood as discour'
aging the planting Of trees on place.
where there is ample space for the.
development. 4 fine tree is one OF thu
most beautiful things in the world
but It must be given a good deal o
room, and that is something that canno
be done Oh the small city or village lot
1t takes years for a tree to grow L
good size, While Il shrub will-or ough
to at least-bc in its prime the third O
| fourth year from planting and gener
ally affords d satisfactory degree o
pleasure to its owner from the start
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
The Owr,s~ AID the Visitor.

His hti.Br j.. tif'.t lie had ever
,wucd. being nr.;l';y finished. the Fiat.
bush man Went forth one fine after.
lOoD 70 :Ir>,,r,t it. As he entered the
front door ne pb>er.cti Il veil dressed
nan Standing within. apparently adj
NiriD. the beauties OF cons rltt.Ol and.
decoration. Ia an instant the pride Of
he owner swcilcd within him. Here
vas where he would make TIE visit Or
7erlaut with env! and. incidentally
intercept a few bouquets fo' himself
Stepping up 10 the stranger. he re.
marked
Wt's beautiful house. isn't it? Its
worth every cent Of the investment
and great deal more.
"You are right replied the stranger
You are. suppose
Yes. I'm the owner" interrupted
the other. land just let me- tell ynr
that there are not many men roUns
here who own as zinc a house rs this.
; II quite believe YOU, serenely an
swered the visitor. I'm the man, yot
see. who holds the first mortgage og
~."-8rooklyn Eagle
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A Russian Pastime.

IL the human Jaws need some occu.
pa tlon IN the intervals of meals ana
gossip, says Health Culture, mastica'
tors could learn a lesson from the
peasants of southern Russia, who ex-
ercise their teeth on the hard seeds OF
the Caspian suutiower. There is not
suspicioa Of stimulant about 1t, no
chewt1g gum dyspepsia or navy plug
Nuisance 1t is pastlme and incl.
dentally an excellent dentifrice. In
Astrakhan a pint Of the requisite seeds
can be bought for q quarter Of penny.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
travelling Sand Hills.

On the coast of Pomerania there arr
large tracts of sand heaped up by the
wind, hundreds of yards in breadth
and from 60 to 100 feet high, and
these hills, propelled by the wind,
move steadily In IN easterly direction
The speed at which these great hills
travel is from thirtynlne to fifty-six
feet year Pine woods, which some
times come i'll their line Of march, cab
not stop them and are completely de
stroyed The branches are rotted OF
by the sand, and nothing is left of thu
trees but the bare stems, which afte'
few years wither and die.
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Advertising Rates Made Known ON
Application.
The Largest Bona Eide,
Circulation Of any Pine
Bluff Newspaper.
THE MORNING GRAPHIC.

Beginning Sunday morning, Janu
AIRY 18th, the Graphic will be changed
from an afternoon to a morning daily
and will be issued every morning, ex-
cept Monday, thereafter.
Notwithstanding the increased cost
of publishing morning newspaper,
Gin addition to the constantly advanc-
ing price of print paper), there will
be no advance in the price Of sub
scription, but the Graphic earnestly
hopes that all who are not subscribers
will become so at once.
For our morning daily we have Sc
cured a special telegraph report of
1000 words from the Hearst Syndi-
cate, which will cover all important
National and foreign news, which
together with our State and local SER
vice, will make the Graphic u most
complete newspaper.
AS heretofore, the Graphic will give
the people of Pine Bluff and vicinity
as good a newspaper as they will sup
port-no better and no less-and WI
earnestly invite all to cooperate will
us in giving the people of this city
and vicinity the best daily newspaper
ever published in Pine Bluff.
II you are not already a subscriber
write Or telephone us your order a
once
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
GROOM IS GO
BRIDE IS 48

A quiet but pretty wedding
ceremony was said in the store OF S.
Bluthenthal and Company today by
Justice J. p. Knox. The contracting
parties were c. l.. Mayberry, 6S
years old, and a we'll known farmer
of this county, and Mrs. Willie
Barnes, 40 years old. The happy
pair were accompanied here by a
party of friends and We're showered
with congratulations after the we'd
ding.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
JUDGE GOULD MADE
$4,000 BOND

Judge James Gould, who yester-
day was named as a co-receiver OF
the Bluff City Lumber Company's
properties, filed his bond in the Of
flee Of Circuit Clerk Edgar Brewster
today, it being in the sum Of $50
900. The bond was signed by Ithe
Pine Bluff Trust Company, w. d.
Hearn, D. C. Bell, w. C.~~Hudson
and j. w. Sanders. The bond was
approved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

Mr.. Chas 3. Hanford is billed to
reappear in several Kansas towns I'm
the title role og Antony and Cleo
patra'." Rather strenuous under
taking to double those parts, but we
suppose it is necessary in these days
OF financial tlurries
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

MIR. Gas" Addicks is said to be about
to enter an active campaign for the
Delaware governorship. This is cal
culated to relieve the last evidence OF
a money stringency in that locality.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

President Louis W. Hill, OF the
Great Northern Railroad, who is ex-
pected some day to take up the ire
mendous responsibility Of his famous
father, J. J. Hill, the railroad monarch
of the Northwest. Mr.. Hill has been
carefully trained for this stupendous
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
Oh

Is Mr. Carnegie getting to be 4
'tightwad?" His charity FOR a
year amounts to paltry $4,000
600. while that of Mr.. Rockefeller
amounts to 100000
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

On Saturday a Baltimore man COM
united suicide, by hanging himself on
a billboard Perhaps he believed in
that kind of advertising
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

If suffering from grip. don't
ride inside of street cars says a
physician. Nor under them, nor
on top of them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
-.-OlAo

''One hundred brand new $40 gold
pieces. Can you imagine 4 prettier
sight?" asks the Atlanta Georgian
Sure. One hundred brand new $40
gold pieces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

King Alfonso eats nine meals q
day. Perhaps there is no monarch
in the world the average hobo en-
yies as he does Alfonso.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

The laps are said to have made a
map OF Portland, Oregon. 1t would
have been cheaper to buy guide
book
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

A. g. BedelI, the local druggist,
was Il business visitor in Little Rock
yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

Lee Omohundro, the popular Lit
tie Rock salesman, is in the city to-
day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

Presidential booms only make work
for the clerks who look after the press
clippings
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

Attorney w T. Woodbridge was
a legal business visitor in Little
Rock last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

Mrs Wiltshire Riley, of Judsonia, is
in the city visiting relatives and
friends
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07

About the first OF next June several
Republicans will realize that their
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-07
Natered at Posto6lce 1t Pine Bluff,
uIk., as second class mail matter.

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