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village community had the right to shut
up his .'kabak' and give the license 10
some man who would. In one government
alone the peasant communities got one
million of roubles yearly from tie
"kabaks and this was a great boon. eS-
pecially in bad years. White, however,
declared that this was money BADLY
gained: that the .'kahak'' keeper en-
couraged his customers to drink too much:
! that he gave them bad drink and turned
his ''kabak into paWnShop. where
| the ploughs. sheepskins and hatchets OF
! half the village We're too often pledged,
| All this was doubtless true. The in
! fuence of the "ka5ak' was demoraliZHg.
as is the influence of every place wie"e
men are encouraged to drink to excess.
| These old publicans with their adulter-
| ated drinks and their usury. were swept
| away. But the new publican. the car.
! has failed to sweep away their ABUSES,
or rather he has replaced them by worse
! ones. True there is no longer any meet
! ing place where the villagers can drink
! and sing together The vodka they now
! drink is purer and sealed in bottles-it is
/ also dearer. But far more of ii is drunk.
| So much more in fact. that, whereas in
the year 1901 the treasury gained a net
profit of ol4 Rs,Osl roubleS from the sale
! of vodka in the year 1905 it had increased
! 10. JO4. Np:.Gtn And this huge sum is
/ principally drawn from wretched peasants
| ard workinsmen out Oh strike.
/
! Let lis Iook at this new Kind of groc
! shop There is nothing tempting about
/ it's pp5arance. 1t is rs lar removed as
! possible from the brilliantly lighted 'sa
! looms Of the western world. y small
! dirty shop with counter at one end
! and rows and rows of bottles of various
! sizes all around the walls. from floor to
! ceiling No music. no chairs and tables:
/ no brightness. \ misunderstanding man
! in Il ragged. vermin infested si,eapskin
/ comes in walks up to the man behind til
| Counter--a gov :r1El ant Sei-Nant-putS down
! a copper piece of money and 9sts in re-
/ turn dniuu;ive hottl- of vodka. He Is
| not allowed to drink il on the premises
! because this demoTaiiZas him. he goes
t to the doorstep. breaks off tnc neck of
| the bottle with deftnesS born of long
/ practice and. swallowing It's contents fling
| it into the street The bottle contained
n small wineglassfui of the government
poison and cost ! cents. The mau'by work
! ing whole day i'm the fields will get from
10 to II cents.
But on such hottie is not enough TO-
him. The burning liquid * The one pleas
IRE of his if. At home The COW. horse.
women and children are huddiad tO"et her
| in one filthy hut. There is no p asu.
to be found there, so he and others liz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
At the Summer. Hotel
From Transatlantic Tales.

She ION their wedding trip in the noun
tains-Carlo. what's that long white
streak on the ground over toward our
inn?
He-My Lord, That's probably our
bill,
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aIiive in this city comparatively soon. and
will be placed in the Corcoran Gallery's
permanent collection
The I Square Club and the Philadel-
phia Chapter of the American Institute
of Architects Will hold their annual eXhi-
btion in the PENNSYLVANIA Academy OF
the Fine Arts from April Ii to May }. 1t
will include architectural drawings
mural paintings and sculpture and entry
cards must be filled out and delivered by
intending exhibitors on or before March
{. Thomas NJ. Kellogg is chairman of
the jury of selection and award, of which
Mr. e. w. Dom. jr.. of this city is a
member.
All exhibition of paintings and drawings
in oils, water colors. pastels and pen and
ink. by Miss Walker of Scotland, will open
in the Veerhoff galleries on Monday.
March ,. Miss Walker has exhibited her
work in the Paris Salon. the Royal Acad-
envy. London. the gallery at Leeds In
New York and Philadelphia, and is :,
painter Of more than ordinary distinction.
LEILA MECHIJN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
Copyright in the United States. and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved.l
special correspondence Of The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. February 20, 1905

ST. PETERSBURG February 20, 1905.
4 the autocrat of Russia. the
~ ear is the proprietor of all
- the saloons in his vast domains.
~ There is no other man In that
line. in the old world or the
new. which comes anywhere near doing
such gigantic business. 1t is the biggest
trust on earth. with all competition alb
solutely barred In his widest dreams
of avarice John D. Rockefeller never
conceived anything like it.
In Russia the drink traffic is an imperial
monopoly Every year it becomes vastly
more profitable. Every year the Russian
peasant and Russian workman becomes
drunken dirtier more miserable and more
brutal. The more a man drinks in Russia
the more the government makes out of
him. wherefore. in practice, if not in
theory it encourages him to get drunk
as a patriotic duty. The grogshops being
under the protection of THE Great White
Gar who is as a god to the ignorant.
enlightened people have no power what
ever TO restrict their number All efforts
to procure the right of local option are
sternly repressed.
The government encourages drink to
such an extent that the income derived
from the sale of vodka last year exceeded
1:sS. ottO 900 roubles-mOre, than Si69, 0Ou,-
600 Drink kills Russia declared Nj.
Tchelyseff. a member of the third duma.
to whom Russia owes the publication of
these appalling figures This bold man.
who has the dangerous habit of speak
ing his mind. told the cars ministers
that the budget was built up of poison
given to the people. and that what Russia
really wants to cure all her Ills. is not
revolution nor constitution but temper
ance He would have all the vodka shops
in the empire closed. He hurled columns
of figures at NJ. Stolypin at a recent duma
sitting showing that the Increase TO the
treasury by the sale of vodka averaged
from 200 600 UcO to 100000. 600 of roubles
a wear and that at the same time the
poverty and wretchedness of peasant and
workman have increased TO an awful
extent He quoted figures to prove that
stitution of state grogshops. the quantity
of alcohol consumed in Russia remained
stationary. despite continuous increase
in the population. NJ. Tchelysen main, ain
thai this drink question is the most vital
one that confronts Russia. And even
those whom temperance LEAVES calm
admit that he has brought to Eight a
terrible condition of affairs. which Ii
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This contribution OF his was great
help 10 the peasant commures. 1t helped
them to PAY those overwhelming taxes
which are the price they give for their
relief from Serfdom. and If the wo ST came
to the worst and he refused to pay the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

som" fanatics hav" so taken Ia the idea
o. fighting drunkenness at all cos:s that
they declare the! the tnea,cr ought to
iC clos q. AS neoniv have got int" the
WAY Of going la restaurants ard drink
ing after the performance.
, There are, as usual, lot Of absurd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

,xassss The Society of Washington Artists
possession of the hemicycle hall of
GoTcoran Gallery today and next Fri
lay opens therein with private view
ma reception its seventeenth annual ex-
f. aibition. In many respects this promises
70 be event of special interest as it
Will be composed chiefly this year of local
work. No exhibition was held by the So
-. .iety last year on account of the Corcoran
railery's large exhibition which literally
a.,isrsw out of those previously held by this
organization. From having been original
y a purely local affair the, Society of
eidTashington Artists annual exhibitions
scame gradually displays of leading out
5of-town work wing with the best that
currently held. They We're. of
4 curse on a small scale but they attained
80 an exceptionally high standard and were
sec both stimulating and Instructive. Now.
- lowever. tine Corcoran Gallery has ia
fi.f,xen over the large responsibility the So
: .icty of Washington Artists is returning
o its original course and there is reason
To believe that none will lose by the read
iI,ntment The work of Washington
painters is welcomed in The large out-of-
town exhibitions and is found to COM
pare favorably with the best. Prophets
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today are not without honor in their own
country, and if the standard is held high
there is no reason why this coming exhi-
bition of local work should be less inter
esting than any which have previously
been held under the same auspices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

S the autocrat of Russia, the
ear is the proprietor of all
\ the saloons in his vast domains.
~ There is no other man In that
line, in the old world or the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

jokes, and even Big biz" laughed
when the "tmps" looked the other
way
Frank Taylor and Harry Berry fan
ed to use their noodles veste La,
while running bases. Both were
caught by running too far away from
the initial sack.
Carl Ware ran all the would-bc
'stealers' down yesterday, tagging
one Of them between second and
third, and the other between first and
second. Ware is always in the game
Rub is improving in his hitting He
got four safeties Thursday and two
yesterday. Well that's going some.
But Rub was the only batter to con-
meet successfully with the 'Deacon's"
speedy ones yesterday. except Ware,
who dropped one over first base in the
last inning.
Con Harlow is foxy catcher but
he doesn't believe in kicking too much.
The Helena fans are receiving the
Pine Bluff games by innings, over the
wire. The game Of the day before
yesterday broke their hearts, but yes
terday's game made up for the lost
laurels. !,
Helena jumped to fourth position
yesterday by winning from the locals.
Poor old Brinkley continues to get
it in the neck.
The Hot Springs team has easy
picking this week, but wait day or
two and see them go down. Newport
is getting its just desserts at Argen-
IA.
Benlam is always in the game FOR
Helena and did his part yesterday
Be2ley used the stick to perfection
securing three hits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
SOCIETY.
>%%%%%~%~%%%%#>
Delightful Park Dance.

The first Park dance OF the season.
which WAS given Friday evening at
Forest Park, was q decided social sue
cess. The weather man was kind and
furnished a delightfully."- cool evening
for the affair and the pavilion was an
ideal place for the dance. About thir-
ty7five couples were present; Miles
Orchestra furnished the music. The
German was danced, the leaders being
Messrs. Alan Orto and Newton Maer.
The following married people were
present as chaperones: Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Duckworth, Mrs Mollie Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Mann, Mr. and
Mrs. Neel Bell, Mr. and Mrs Van
Knox. Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
r. Healey Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman
Louthan, MI. and Mrs. w. II. Lang
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Smart, Mr..
and Mrs. 10. Nichol
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
NEWS NOTES FROM
CLEVELAND COUNTY
(From Rison Herlad. }

Messrs. Pitt Holmes, J. NJ. McMur-
trey and w. w. Harlow attended a
banquet at Jacob Brump Lodge No
100 F. & A. NJ, in Pine Bluff Wednes-
day evening. There was large
crowd present and they were royalty
entertained.
Jno. T. Niven came in from Pine
Bluff the first of the week. and wended
his way out to his country home.
Mr.. J. E. Quinn and family of Pine
Bluff spent few days here the past
week Mr.. Quinn is son of our
hardware merchant, Mr.. B. F. Quinn.
Niven Quinn of Pine Bluff visited
over Sunday with relatives here.
Wesley NJ MCGEE of Pine Bluff
spent several days in Rison this
week.
Ben Smith was in Pine Bluff this
week, also Chas. Curry.
J. w. Martin, with the Southern
Grocery Co. of Pine Bluff, interview
ed our merchants last Friday. He was
accompanied by his son, Master Jos.
:Wilborn Martin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
BASEBALL


on the bases when the fast little CEN
terfielder pulled Off his brilliant catch
for which he is famous here
Both pitchers received magnificent
support. There was some dumb base
running presented by two of the local
lads. Rub, the local third baseman.
who has the best first base wing in
! The league, got busy with the stick
, again yesterday, securing two Of the
, three hits registered off the "amen
corner man." Carl Ware got the 9TH
er in the ninth inning, but none fol-
lowed it and the fans left the park
disheartened. but ready for victory
today
Curtis Mullin will probably go
against the Ponies today. The attend
ance yesterday was the largest of
the present series and promises to be
even larger today, with each team
having captured one game in the
series.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
4 Day mt Pitts Lake.

The members OF the Lakeside Meth
odist church gave a picnic to the
members of the Sunday school Friday
at Pitts Lake. leaving at Sis a. m.
and returning about I D. m. The cars
We're filled with pleasure seekers, and
the day was an ideal one for such an
outing. Many OF the 'grown-up'' ac-
lunch baskets were also valuable
accompaniment. At o'clock the
weary, but happy ones returned, with
another pleasant memory added as
souvenir Of the summer time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
| Where They Play.
hlena at Pine Bluff.
Newport at .Argenta.
Bfinkley at Hot Springs.

3tcher Lewis played in hard luck
at Forest Park yesterday afternoon,
wh4n the Pine. Knots and the Helena
Pufes. met ee to face on the dia
mold, after their eventful twelve inn
ing game of Thursday. Deacon Rog-
ewlplayed in good luck. Score ] to
Q ID favor OF. the visiting aggregation
Of hall tossers. And thereby hangs a
tala 1t is sad one to local fans,
butIit must be told nevertheless.
lewis simply gave away his own
ga4e, after he had pulled himself out
Of 3everal dangerous holes, and after
he bad battled with the mighty 'Dea-
conf Rogers, he Of anti-Sunday base
ball fame, for seven fast innings, dur
ingl which neither side was able to
score. 1t was one of those "hoodoo'
games in which the home lads could
nod avoid the "conjurer'-try they
dbl
Jhst why Lewis should have been
the1 victim of the "hoodoo man" has
not been figured out, but many of the
church going fans who were i'll the
grandstand and bleachers yesterday
attribute it to the fact that the 'Dea-
CON-. is such a religious lad and be-
cause, they say, he will not don a
UNIFORM on the Sabbath day. But
Lefis said after the game that he
sometimes goes to church on Sunday
--sbmetimes-and this argument, he
sayF, does not hold good.
gut that is neither here nor there.
Helena won. Deacon" Rogers de,
served to win. With such speed and
curves as that boy dishes out to a
bunch Of batsmen of the ability of the
Fne( Knots, there is no wondering
that he was successful. Twirler Lew
is also deserved to win. He curved
s04e himself and although wild at
times, he got himself together at OPP
poa tune times and displayed good
network and some fine points OF the
pitching game But that awful un-
luefy eighth. With the bases full Lew
is Jet bad one get away from his
NIT and it shot wide of the plate. The
batter walked and in came the win
ming run, who happened to be the re-
ligpus Deacon and it might be add
ed that the stDeacon" thus won his
o9n game. The score was not earned,
buy 1t was all that was necessary
am 1t was just big enough to make
th% old head, Con Harlow, do some
BOOSTING on the car coming back to
the city.
Ine contest yesterday was far from
beng sensational excepting when Or
lie Gfroerer went across the center
fiep diamond like deer and pulled
onq down that looked like safe hit.
SAVING the locals the game in one OF
tine early innings. Three men were
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Captain Sebastian Geisreiter yes
terday received the sad intelligence
of the death of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Raymond, of Winona, Minnesota. Cap
tain Geisreiter and daughter, Miss
Mary. left Immediately for Winona.
Mrs. Geisreiter and Mrs. John NJ. Tay-
lor accompanied them as far as st.
Louis and will go from there to Ken
lucky for the summer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
Hawley Memorial Picnic.

The members of Hawley Memorial
church held most delightful picnic
yesterday in the grove near the
church. All the usual picnic pleas
ures were enjoyed, and many happy
children will remember the pleasant
day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
Diamond Dust.

Dudley Lewis has nothing to re-
greet but he says he would have much
rather for it to have been Rogers
than himself-and SO would the fans.
beavers catch in left field wasn't sc
good 70" the Ponies to look at.
Yesterday was Ladies Day and the
fair sex were out in full force. Don't
forget, ladies. every Wednesday every
Friday are Ladies Days.
That boy Rogers looks like a big
Lacquer. He is sure headed that way.
Big Liz tried to initiate Bobby Shell
ton yesterday when he walked up to
CAMPER and kicked. But everybody
saw that it was one of big Liz's
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
PICN1CS.

Friday was an ideal day for pic
MICS and several parties took advan
tage of the weather to enjoy an out
ing, and the morning and evening
was rife with the picnic yells" of
the merry-makers as they departed
and returned
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Now the players see what Raging
the umpire leads to, for Newport had
not enough men left to finish the con-
test and it had to be forfeited.-Ar-
genta News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Mrs Olivia Cooke and her father
Mr.. James Alexander, went to Little
Rock yesterday to visit relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
How They Stand.

I Yesterdays Results.
Pine Bluff 0, Helena /.
Rt Springs s, Brinkley I.
fgenta 3, Newport ..
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Two base hits-Begley.
Stolen bases-Gfroerer, German.
Sacrifice hits-LarSen
Hit by p!tcher-By Lewis 1.
Bases on balls-Off Rogers i. off
Lewis 8.
Struck out-By Rogers 6, by Lewis
4.
Double plays-Huff to Begley, Ber-
ry to Rub to Ware.
Time-1:40.
Umpire-Gampfer
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Observation-Disclosures, Thomas and
Shannon; Nashville, Perdue and Sea.
baugh. Umpire, Fitzsimmons
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27
Southern League.

Batteries-New Orleans, Ragan and
Mathews; Little Rock, Hart and
Woods. Umpire. Pfenninger.
r II e
birmingham ......... ......1
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

'atterieS--Birmingh Bauer and
Meek; Atlanta, Schopp and McMur
ray. Umpire. O'Brien.
r H e
Mobile .....
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

Batteries-Mobile. Torrey and Gar
vim; Memphis, Shields and Owens
Umpire, OLeary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-27

beavers catch in left field WASH t S
good fo" the Ponies to look at.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-29
MR.. FARMER.

When YOU take your letters ard youl
livery box. MIR. Farmer, stop for 4
moment and recall how it came abou'
that the box stands in front of the
! farm house, and the mail carrier makes
his daily trips, Perhaps you have
forgotten or failed to trace the growth
of rural free mail delivery? Possibly
you have forgotten that in the last year
of Benjamin Harrison's administers
ton $4,000 was appropriated to ex-
pertinent with rural free delivery. Then
came Cleveland's second administers
ton, without any action in the mat
ter. The four years OF Clevelands sec
ond term went by slowly without ac-
ton on rural delivery, and the $4,000
appropriation lapsed into the treasury.
II these was any democratic effort to-.
ward supplying one of the greatest
needs of the rural districts it is not
part of history.
The republicans are responsible for
the rural delivery system. 1t will be
remembered that many of our demo-
cratic friends and democratic journals
accused the republicans of a monstrous
folly in attempting the delivery Of
mail by rural carriers.
Today 100000 farmers will get
mail brought to their doors by 10000
rural carriers Is it worth while?
When the rural delivery system was
being canvassed Mr.. Bryan was IN
congress. 1t is not of record nor has
any claim been made that he raised his
voice in support of this great new
utility. one that has changed the face
Of country existence.
The entire appropriation for postal
service this year totals nearly quar-
ter million dollars. The appropriation
for rural delivery is about s40O00,000.
1t seems like a great sum, but the
deficiency in the postal department to-
day is no greater than in 1896. The
service is marvellous.
A little thinking makes 1t all clear.
What has the democratic party ever
done for the farmer except to assist
prices for farm products down to the
lowest figure?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-29

AN EMPLOYEES TRIBUTE.

Editor Times Republican: Kindly
permit me to pay a little tribute to the
life and worth Of the late $. G. Me
( lfarland, whose tragic end | mourn as
that of one of the most valued friends
I ever knew. Having been in his en-
poy many years and intimately assoc
ciated with him In newspaper making,
| had occasion as few others had II
! know of his business career and its
activities and results.
His was a clean and exalted char
acter. He was a man of tremendous
mental energy and capacity. and as Z
writer do not believe he had an equal
in Iowa. and few superiors anywhere.
Quick to conceive, plan and execute,
his work was rapid. yet always ac-
eurate and thorough. He was mas
ter of the newspaper business, from
cold type to the finished product. His
employees learned from his example
rather than his precept. He was dis
tnctIy resourceful. had vast COM
prehenslon of affairs and mastered all
obstacles. emerging from every ordeal
winner. knowing nothing If not sue
cess. And his influence was only
equaled by his ability.
Netherlands fitness for the important
public career upon which he entered
by appointment. some years ago, has
been amply proved by his various and
deserved promotions in the consular
service and the larger and more re-
sponsiblc field to which he was re-
Gently assigned may have been too
much for n brilliant brain, already
overtaxed. ! cannot believe, especially
at this time. when particulars are
lacking mad no cause has yet been
assigned or discovered for his tragic
taking off, that other than mind
temporarily unbalanced by reason of
overwork and the intense strain of
communicating responsibilities, made
the terrible act possible. He was II
world figure. rapidly rising to greater
prominence. and while his death has
shocked two continents 1t falls with
appalling weight upon his old asso-
ciates and his many. friends. Even the
enemies he made. but who respected
him always. for he was fair as well
as fearless fighter, are grieved over
the tragedy. j. o. ADAMS.