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d s,aaye Uung. Jonn: The pilot charts show that most of the derelicts have been sighted in the gulf stream
 John got up and walked to the win dow.
 Why" she said, "one derelict is known to have foated three years and six days. and to have drifted over 10000 miles,
 He came back from the window and stood beside her.
 Prof. Waters tells about another ship that was cut in two as the result of a collision" she went on, avoiding his glance ard trying to harden her voice, but she did not sink. The stern. went north, the bow went south"
 Poor bowl" he said. Went south did he?"
 She hesitated, paused, stopped. and in that moment the great light shone for her and the great voice spoke to her. For the first time she understood why men go down to sea in ships, why canals are built, why the cannon IOdT, WuN llidu SOSS IOIlu at tue call Ol duty springing. She gave John the glance that his eyes had hungered for and all at once Johns face was shin ing like a sunburst.
 "Ah?" he said, returning to his first greeting. "Ah, there?"
 To which she made learned reply.
 'I see you!"
 John turned his head for a moment to hide his happiness and then looked at her again. his eye sparkling with a certain roguishness and his manner full of a certain whimsicality, as he remarked:
 'Toot-sie!"
 And her answering echo softly smote the air, indcscribably w:se, indescrib- ably dec7- and indescriba0ly educa- t;r-.2,. " r- -@'o,"
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If you are a business man, did you ever think of the field of opportunity that advertis- ing opens to you? There is almost no limit to the possi- bilities of your business if you study how to turn trade into your store. If you are not get ting your share of the business of your community there's O reason. People go where they are attracted - where they kno7V what they can get and how much 1t is sold for. If you make direct statements in your advertising see to it that you are able to fulfill every promise you make. You will add to your business reputa- ton and hold your customers. It will not cost as much to run your ad in this paper as you think. It is the persistent ad- vertiser who gets there. Have something in the paper every issue, no matter how small. We will be pleased to quote you our advertising rates, par ticularly on the years busi- ness.
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get the prize?' he questioned, still un- believing.
 "No,' she smiled.
 "Why?" he asked. Why? Your story was much better than mine"
 Was it?" she replied, as they were seated. Maybe the judges didn't think so."
 "Pn bet they did if they saw" he paused, as a thought came to his mind then he blurted out: You didn't face you didn't"
 "No, I thought better of it, besides, 1t really wasn't any good" Her twink ling blue eyes seemed to confuse him. Why didn't you send it?" he con- tinued.
 "Oh,, IT." she broke off hastily as he came closer to her chair.
 Because you wanted me to win. Is that it?" He was laughing now.
 Maybe" she replied. The pressure of her hand in his left no doubt, and what followed left her hair in a state of disorder that caused them both to laugh.
 He pulled the letter out of his pocket, and a green slip of paper fell to the floor. The girl picked it up, looked at the $500 written on it, but the man was reading the letter, be- wildered look on his face.
 Grace" he cried, T guess we won't have to wait very long for those we'd ding bells: just read this He handed her the letter.
 Report at S25 a week." she read. Luke, isn't it just dandy?"
 "Ill accept it upon one condition" replied Luke, trying to look seriously at the merry, flushed face of the girl
 What is it now, MT. Author?" she asked.
 That you report at the minister's with me at once" he cried, as he fold ed her in his arms.
 Alarming.
 Marjorie had never been in close touch with a dog and when the family moved to the suburbs in the spring she found Fido source of profound study. In a short time they were boon companions, but on the first warm day Fido gave Marjorie fright that almost deprived her of speech. 70, mother" she gasped, running into the house. Come quick. Fidos tongue is falling out!"
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Triumph of Youth.

A certain line of exercises is recom- mended to make children stronger than their parents. This looks like a blow at the woodshed ceremony.
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ABOUT DERELICTS
Her Serious Conversation

And his eye had certain roguish- ness, his manner a certain whimsicali- ty, and the tone of his voice was such that you could have sugared your tea with it, but as he stood there-his ear bent forward to catch her usual play full answer and his eye all ready to feast upon her customary look of love but as he stood there, I repeat, she preserved a silence and all the con- ventionalities, and the shadow of a nameless dread lowered over his i'm ploring countenance.
 Good evening"" she said.
 Good evening"" he demanded, with a dropping jaw.
 "Yes,' she said.
 Good evening"" he repeated. You say Good evening" ?'-the fab bergasted man.
 Do you think 1t will rain?" she said.
 "Rain?" he cried, and that nameless dread ceased to hover and settled down forthwith Rain? First you say, Good evening" and then you ask me if it will rain," and making a ter rible gesture of despairing determine. tion he strode toward her.
 "Edna!" he sad, what is it that has come between us? You must tell mel Oh, what horrible, horrible mis- take is this that"
 John she said, "hush,"
 "Ah!" he breathed to the night. "she calls me 'John'!"
 An f0 {oly hand as though it were all right now.
 Why, of course I call you John,' she said, keeping her hands to herself. John, stop! l want to have a serious talk with you"
 "Serious?" said John, pausing in his endeavors and slowly sitting back with a worried, worried look between his ears.
 Yes, serious" she said. Now, John, listen. Our conversation has been too frivolous lately-O, awfully frivolous! Light. you know, John, and nothing to it." (John made an eagerly dissenting motion with his elbows.) "No, John, really, there has been nothing to it-and life is passing, John. We must talk of things more in structive; you must teach me, and 1 must teach you-if I can. There are so many things we could talk about, John. instead of those-those awfully frivolous things. There's the Panama canal-I was reading about it this morning. Why, John, it's just wonder ful! And then there's Mars, and the fleet, and the currency-John, you must tell me all about the currency questiCn-and there's the Philippines, and Tibet, and the shah, and earth. quakes, and, o, ever so many things! So let's be sensible from now on and not waste our time like we have done. Now. tonight, John, suppose we talk about derelicts."
 "Derelicts?" gasped John "Dere- licts?"
 Yes; ocean derelicts-I was read ing about them all afternoon John, did you know that computation made by the hy-dro-graph-ic office" (she coughed with pride) shows that 1928 derclicts were sighted upon the north Atlantic ocean within a period of seven years?"
 John said nothing.
 "Yes," she answered, "and inasmuch as the average term of survival for a derelict is one month, it is estimated that at least 19 must be constantly floating over the north Atlantic ocean,"
 John sighed.
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HIS PRIZE
By Paul CrIssey

cember wind whistled shrilly through them, causing the fine particles of snow to form little eddies in the air and on the floor.
 In one corner of the room, as far as possible from the window, sat tall. lank figure, his glowing pipe making quite as much light as the small fire l that burned in an old stove at his side. 1 In his hand he held a few sheets of closelywritten copy which he was reading slowly and carefully, smiling | quietly to himself as he read. 1 Dalton knew that the last chance of long and bitter fight was before him. He had tried time and again with un- i failing energy to succeed, but the re- buffs and dsappointments had piled up as fast as had the rejected manu- scripts on his table. With a college education he had felt himself prepared to buck the world in literary career, but soon he found himself mistaken. His works were models in execution, but they failed from the fact that he did not have anything that appealed to the nature of the readers.
 With one last effort he had written the story of his ups and downs, and he incidentally wove into it the story of his love affairs-college dreams they seemed to him.
 This story must go," he muttered, its got to-" With a sigh he laid down the papers. There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the hall, and the door burst open, admitting a ruddy-faced young man in a summer suit and with no overcoat.
 Hello, Dalton," he cried. Whats doing to-day?"
 "Oh, nothing much" answered Dal- ton.
 Whats this?" asked Joe Lamier, picking up the story from Dalton's lap.
 That said he, 'is my last chance"
 ''Tell you what you do, let me put 1t in that prize story contest the Daily - is having. It's $500 for you if it wins,' was the friendly suggestion. Sisters got one here that I'm going to take over" And he drew some pa pers from his pocket.
 Dalton read the story through cdreiully, tHen ndnQeQ It Ddch, e4- claiming:
 That's got mine beat Is there a second priZe?"
 "Sure-good chance to land that. There's s20O in it."
 Well, take it along then, and tell your sister she's-well, tell her she's dandy at the business. Will you, Lamier?"
 square, filling meal at the Salvation Army house, Dalton sat in his little room and read the list of prize win ners. His name was missing from the solid list that his eye fell upon, but as he glanced at the head of the col umn he could hear his own heart beat. There, in large black type, were the words: MT. Luke Dalton, First Prize'
 He swallowed hard as the realiza- ton came to him, but by some strange trick of his mind his next thought was for the sister of his friend-Grace Lamier.
 He was a fairly good, impartial judge of stories, and he knew, as well as he knew his own name, that her story was better than his. "Why wasn't it on the list?' he asked him. self again and again. There must be some mistake. Hastily grabbing his hat and turning up the frayed collar
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is always extended to those in distress, but we have no sym pathy to waste on the man who borrows his neighbor's paper when he can have one of his own at a mere nominal expense. Your home paper StandS for your interests and the interests of your home town. It deserves your moral and financial support. If you are not a member of our family of readers you should begin now by sending in your subscription.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-06

{ marriage license vas is,o led here yesterday to James Henderson and Miss i.oela Neusom, of ,ii'!e;n:ef.
 If .sTaTa," who addressed Il comnunicaton 10 the Graphic vesier day. will sign his name to tue article
 lc Graphic will publish it free Of cost.
 ROOM FOR Nicely far nished front room, near business cen- Ter. electric lights, bath. Apply eyen- ines. ]. N Lewis, so- Pine street, Or 'Old pl.oile 29. llG-:'t
 Suffered day and nishl thr tor |ment of itching piles. Nothing helped me until used Doan's Ointment. II cured ne Dejnanently. lion. John R. Garrett. Girard .>la.
 E-Gaii}ofnia grapes, l. eeHts 2 pound or tad pounds fo3 22a5 cents; extra large fresh oysters, Ii ceats per dozen, Il Joe Keys 2o> West Bat Yaque stret il : il WANTED -= Three unIur&isaa.i rooms for light housekeeping. ia I desirable loeetion. near heart of tn lefty CT oh car line. Apply (. |. iCauseS, at Southern Beef and proyis-
 ion Company. 1lG-@t --GIIRYSANTHEMuMS for salt Either cut or pottcd. Finest es,.r y,.is ed in this city and equal to those in1~ ported All colors. Specimen t.ts4fs at Rosen6erg's Book store and Y.2.l ss- son Bacon Drug Co. Old Phone No. i2S and l2l George NJ. Wells. = .f51
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-Use Pneuno Emollient for sore throat or pain in the chest. II 1m When you need stationery call for lkc Graphic, solicitor. Both phones. Adams Printing Co. tf.
 Send your order, for Job Print ing to the Graphic office. Both phones. Adams Printing Co. il FOl, RtNT-~Two front rooms, niee~ ly furnished and With all modern con- Mrs. | R Martin. CHS ". Fifth ayenae. 1w FOR SALE. niea gentle Iorse, d. 5o buggy almost neW. Apply to Mrs, x. r.. White, .1lo Alabama stra,t-
 :-&.. :2. LOST: On tie streets, head ot a silver snake with amethyst setting Re ard for return 1o HIP West Bar raoua street. il-@-33t The only baggage company in Pine Bluff owned and operated eXclus- y-ly bS white people Pine Rlnff Bag sacc Co Both phones 6l.
 DO --WANrED To bay large fiat, ,op desk must hc til good shape and req ,oAaA.a B0X |. eart. Graphic.
 il-5-3t
 lag Day" bargaias I.i "n" week. x2n to S2s Administer 3xl art a1Mare> for S2O cash at Reap X Cr;Wiord Turnilure Company. l0-30-Gt With each cash purchase at CleYe, land Matthews Hardware Iompans gc: your tickets foa a set of dishes free. Nice presents for Christmas. start ROW. II
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Wash Fabrics
 To those women who desire quality at a mod price extend an invitation to visit this see tion Buying all staple goods in immense lots direct from the mills we get every price and quality advan tage lou buy here by the yard as low as son. dealers buy by the case
 O,TI>GS-Iu solids and fancies A big loc valu our price only .............. ................. Sc FANCY EMBROIDERED FLANNELS-A large neN line in many qualities. Prices 5oe to .-.... SZ.OU FEATHER TICklNG-Guarante feather proot. All widths Comes in stripes and fancy. regular aee quality Special loc
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Knit Underwear

The place where these goods are bought in tue 100 dozen lots direct from the knitting mills is the place. IT.! and be convinced.
 LADIES' UNION SuITs-oneita brand, open front jn gray only. Finished edge and seams Only 50c FINE RIBBED TNION SUITS-n pure white. 5eautiful soft quality. oneita brand. Price S1 OO LADIES' VESTS AND PANTS-Long sleeves, ankle ,ensth medium weight. soft cotton, including extra >.zcS. per garment .......... ,.........., EOo INIT WOOL PETTICOAT>-A large line in solid and fancy, including the much wanted solid white S3s9 and ........ ........... $25O
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NOTICE.

have removed my business to 9W; Main street. the old stand of $. |. Cannaway. Hare a new line of staple and fancy groceries and country pr"- ducc. | will h glad 10 have my friends call nn mt.
 10 2 If r. Y. AfARIl1.
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pearl buttons. All colors. Ages l to 6..4 NEWEST FURS--We show an immhnse lin in all the popular furs; made up in the Il Ladies and Chldrenss Sets, also Separ; from Black Coney at sloo to Japane LADIES' COAT SWEATERS-Pure zep coats in white and white with coored
 F-neoh, single breasted Mannish styl, $50 to .......,..... =.,..................
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every detail of trimming and finish tha will be found most moderate.
 EMPIRE LAWN WAISTS-One of the newest mod. ele. Made Of fine lawn and three-inch strips of em bToiderl. Tue front shows three full length strips enb o:dery separated by clusters of fine pleats 'f6e back $ entirely small pleated. The long l.ae sleeves made with full length strip Of en- broit!er\ ending i'll pointed cuffs. Empire collar of embroidery. very swell model Price. S4 0n tHllDS BEtRSklN tOATS-Excellont qualft. bearskin cloth Double breasted. trimmed with large
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A jar Of pneum0 in tAe house Is always useful. II I'm FOR SALE.-A good gentle family buggy mare and q good horse. ]. 4. Mann i0-29-G[ Don't let your cbtld suffer with croup when pneumo vii, relieve t: soc and $1.0o at ali druggists
 "Tag Day" bargains 10 one week. x25 to SIS Administer Ski. art ,4Garc> for $90 cash at Reap k Crawford Furniture Company. !1-20-G: --Pueumo Emoli.cE) affords quick relief for hoarscness: at a1' drasGis's. 50c and $l.00 1! ln ---FOR S.N.t. al t bargain N,ef furniture, comparatively heW= Aa&} ne sold at once. Cid 'toae 43i.
 It. zU-,,;;t "Tag Day" bareain> for one week s35 tO S2S Administer aAf.2 s.fs s!nart~ for $3O cash at Reap X fa"'ofd Furniture Company. io-30-oi Accidents vii, happen. but the heSt- regulated families keep pr Thomas Electric Oil for suei! emergencies. II subdues the pain and heats the hurts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-06
NOTICE TU THE PUBLIC.

Having cocat'"~ purchased Wilkins s)fts}es ,n !'a~:.g3He stfeet, we are aaw 9ea ly 'u 'a&, @:1are bo4.!ers. The st 54s aagt 3,.:i remoae!el aaG. all tfya.'as wi, Aav4 oHe 2snsoaal at tea iaa.
 |! = ,n4 BERLIN BROTHERS
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 We hayv con;rae,5 wfta aota rail- roads giving Us exclusive gj:sl. to so- 'tcts :aegage or trains and Tt Union Station. Beth nhonos 61 Pine Bluff Ha4gaee Co
 For tcoH c..itjs Paeumo giYes i'm mediate relief. Il In
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10 2 If

FOR RENT. two furnished (lo":4- stairs rooms for light houErkee2iNS. All modern eonyeniences. Apply to Mrs. Smith Martin, northwest corner Fifteenth and Pine. or ask at Graphic office. 1l-3-6t
 If suffering from tonsilit!s avoid diphtheria by usins pneuno Emol- lent; 1t e!1 druggists, 50c and s1,oo. 3 II I'm
 FOR RENT~Co1taee ;tt 3o2 s. Elm Sl., with all modern conyeniences. s2i peg month Trac4. Mills Of l.. II. M. Mills and Sons. 229l N Harraoue St. il-.-Et
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-06

NOW Is THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR GLAZING DONE. LET Me- DANIEL.BAUGHMAN REPLAC CE YOUR BROKEN WINDOW PANES BEFORE COLD WEATHER COMES. OLD PHONE s06. i0-@0-1nl
 WANTED. Middle aged white woman for housekeebeT, also "ii!e man to work around store. .ipDly 12i Pcnnsylyania street.
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DIR. J. l.. MAGEE, General Practitioner

Office Central Pharmacy, Both Phones, old 4O6, new o9o; residence phone ss5 old.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Oct. 14.-The schooner
Lottie Bennett, Captain Rasmussen is out
two days from Tacoma for San Pedro with
1000 feet of lumber
The steamer Olympia, Captain Hansen
arriving this morning five days from Bel
lingham will discharge 100000 feet of
lumber for the e. X. Wood Lumber COM
pany
The North Pacific company's steamship
Roanoke, Captain Hannah, arrived this
morning from Portland via Eureka and San
Francisco with passengers and $50 tons of
miscellaneous cargo. She will clear to-
morrow night on the return trip.
The steamer j. B. Stetson, Captain Bonn
field, arrived 113 hours from Puget Sound
via San Francisco with passengers and
700 900 feet of piling and lumber for vari-
GUS local wholesale yards.
The steamer Fairhaven, Captain Paulsen.
has arrived three days and eighteen hours
from Coos Bay. She will discharge TOO, 900
feet of lumber at the Southern Pacific
wharf for the Three States Lumber COM
pany of Los Angeles
The Merchants Independent company's
steamer Hanale Captain McFarlane,
cleared today for San Francisco with freight
and passengers for the Crescent Wharf and
Warehouse company.
The Pacific Coast company's steamship
Santa Rosa, Captain Alexander arrived this
morning from San Diego. After taking ad-
ditional cargo and passengers she cleared
for San Francisco via Redondo and Santa
Barbara.
The schooner Hugh Hogan, Captain
Peterson, finished discharging lumber at the
Crescent wharf and sailed today in ballast
for Tillamoon where she will load return
cargo for this port.
The steamer Roanoke which arrived this
morning. from Portland, sighted the Amer
lean ship Aryan, Captain Whittier, now out
173 days from Baltimore, with a cargo of
blacksmith coal on, yesterday afternoon $50
miles southwest of Point Piedras Blancas.
The Aryan should arrive here tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
NURSES ARE ORGANIZED
FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT

The Los Angeles County Nurses as
sociation has just been fully organized.
1t is an association composed of all the
trained nurses of this city and vicinity
and is patronized by the leading physi-
clans of Los Angeles and all nearby
towns. Its plan is to list all nurses
with the registrar of the association,
who will furnish help at the request
of physicians, picking the nurse who Is
best fitted by both practice and study
for the case in hand, unless, of course,
the physician or patient has a nurse
preferred.
The registrar will be in constant
touch with the trained nurses of this
city and will be able to call one
promptly at any hour of the day or
night. This plan of associations for
trained nurses is one which has been in
effect in nearly all the eastern states,
notably New York, Ohio, Massachu-
setts, as well as in Colorado, and not
only brings the nurses together but
enables the physician to kno' that the
nurse he has placed in charge of Sc
rious or dangerous case Is thoroughly
competent to take care of 1t. This as
sociation is the elimination of over
three years effort, and is just getting
into shape for good work. A similar
association has been formed in San
Francisco, and it is the intention to
ultimately bring all the trained nurses
of the state into the general associa-
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
Pacific Coast Trade

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.-F1our, family
extras, s5,AO@6; bakers, So 40q5 Go; Oregon and
Washington, 81. 90Q5.40; shipping wheat. $162M
Q1.671a; milling $l67hd17o; feed barley, s136A
Ql13S& brewing, $1.40al.45 chevalier, $l.5bq
16O; red oats. sl.50a1sO; white. sl62lsq1. 72ls
black, 49, 4Og25O middlings, sSS. 50aS55O; mixed
feed. s23q2S; rolled barley, S29430 oatmeal,
S33q34.5O; oat groats, 81. 30q45O; rolled oats,
ssa9si. 5O wheat hay, s1bq20 wheat and oat.
sl4q1S 80; wild oat, s1S. .50Q15.bO tame oat, Sli
@p1S; alfalfa, Sl1Q14; straw, 50Q65c,
Pink beans, 50, 40G2 so; lima, S4 25q4 So; small
white, sS.9OQ4 large white, So sOqS4Oi Oregon
Burbank potatoes, 81. 25Q1. 30 Salinas Burbanks
81. 50Q16O; green peas. 5Q7ei string beans, so
SCI egg plant, 65Q75oi green peppers, 50Q76c;
tomatoes 20085c; summer squash, 76cqsl; gar
lie, sQ10c cuoumbers, 75cQSl. e5; old ROSTERS,
49, 5OQD4 so; young roosters, $5dl7; small broil-
ers, $398b0; large hroilers, sS5OqST5i fryers,
s4Ql4.60; hens, 50. 50Q9 old ducks, S4Q6; young
ducks. $6Q7 geese. s26p2 5O old pigeons, S1.25q
150; young pigeons, $2Q2 SO.
Recepts-Flour. 654oi wheat, 60; barley, 9440;
oats, 1885; beans, 1866; corn 75 potatoes SOlO;
onions. 1920; BRAN 1880; middlings, $50; hay.
4sO; hops 10; hides. S25 wine, s2,1oo
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
FIRST CARS OF WALNUT
CROP START FOR MARKET

The first of the seasons walnut crop
have just started to move from Southern
California and shipments will be lively from
now on. Association shipments will be
about 500 cars and outside growers will send
out 200 cars more.
A feature of the shipping Of the crop is
the use of the electric bleach, which is
doing excellent work 1t is the invention
resulting from the efforts of the association
to escape litigation the chlorine bleach
formerly used, although the case brought by
the association growers to attack the vail
dity of the chloride patents will be carried
through the highest courts The new eleo-
trio bleach consists of a salt and water
solution through which an electric current
passes. 1t will be adopted by all assoeia-
tion growers. In addition to bleaching
satisfactorily it also acts as a preservative.