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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-06
Looks Like Graft in High Place

in the Government P ing Office, the sub
committee shall go ip o.. ter thorough
ly, deeming this faiF eosaso~to3}1 eo,~ Govern
ment, but also to Nj. y ,,|z3 re
printer. '-Age-Herald. NV
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Dean maitIands of Real Life.

From the little black cross tiny st,ikt..
OF sil1cr piotruded sharp as pin point
1T is Il Cross. said the dealer. thu
we nave made for 4 Very reli-iGji+
man, Il hi,,h church Ei3i~copalian. iit
Will Wear il npNt his skin. and vines
temptation a>sailS him he will pres
bis hand against lis breast anl-lh.
STAB OF agonZin9 pain.
'Oh. yes. such orders are quite us!
al. We make continually Il number of
little Instruments OF self torture. S,Au
OF our Patrons are priests. some 60.
@ylncn. mat the ma.eritv are laN!.Es,;t=
and laI women Of m"r'5i,iiy ardent t.
ligious trend.
This is Il hair shirt. If You s.Iui.i,.
Wear it Il few hours it would p.iei.
you all over. aAd on taking it off W"
would find on Your skin MANY thy
points of dry blood.
Here is i harbcd belt. If YOU touch
this knob, Il little needle leaps ont,
stabs YOU an eighth of an inch deer
and leaps back silently into is place
again. Very painful, assure You.
You groan. What's the matter: :.
stitch in my side You answer truth
fully. Minneapolis journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
The Mystery of Death.

Oh, death, how bitter is the thour.i
If thee. How speedy thy approach
Flow stealthy thy steps. How uncel
tain thy hour. How universal thy
sway. The powerful cannot escape
dice; the wise know not how to avoll
thee: the strong have no strength +
oppose thee: the rich cannot brihe
thee With their treasure. Thou ar f.;
hammer that always strikes, a sWes,
that is never dull, a net into which 4.
fall, a prison into which all must Ell
ter. a sea on which all MUST venture. q
penalty which all m.ust suffer, tn
ute which all must pay. oh, death
death. Implacable enemy to the hH
man race. Why didst thou enter int'
the world Luis de GRANADA.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Greater Than the N Nation.

There is a cers;,la congressman Wiz
whatever authority he may hold II
the councils of state. is of compaf,
lively minor Importance in his oN''
household. Indeed, it has been Il.
kindly intimated that his wife is "tl'
whole thing" in their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank ha
been to Baltimore one Afternoons
When they LETT the train at Washing
ton on their retura Mrs. Blank d:
covered that her umbrella. which h;,'
been lntrusteyl to the care of her hH@
band. was missing
"Where's my umbrella:" she de
manded. =.
I'm afraid I've forgotten it. my
dear" meei;ly answered the congress
man. 1T must still be in the train.
''In the train snorted the lady.
And to think that the affairs of TIN
nation are intrusted to a man who
doesn't know enough to take care OF /,
woman's umbrella, - Success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
lie Force ~ Si7tf9.

DO Sao"c:" aid t.e fat ao-:s .e
,.al drummer II >u5nld say y, -
- by l can '!@a IA a,arm c}e,n. lr
4ear en- NY susna drouas t.. 49,.
EN-. and, spec. ing Of the fore
aabit-i pit q. once IT eros
country hotel vince | had to GouAle =
with an acquaintance told bar
snored ! few, h1lt he didn't minG
said, because his wife was sta:' +,
that line, aud he had Il system /,
beat it.
III just tap you on the shout,r
oTery time You begin to snorc, lie rA
stained. 'fhatIl stop you vithou
king you. and after q little I'll dr0I
myself
It worked like charm. felt liz
s for a time, but finally off wen
a dream of $4,000 salary and Il
cent commission Well, sir, when
invoke i'll the morning there was ti!2t
chap tapping away at my shoulder reg
ular as clockw work, and he sound asleep
Been at it all night, don't you see
Force of habit
And he beamed indulgently on til.
silent party.-New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Enterinq a Mosque.

The popular idea that people a@e
obliged as a sign of respect to take
off their shoes before entering ;.
mosque is Incorrect This i; done sim.
ply because the fou:'S of The mo>uue>
are covered either With mats or ca"
pets, which must be SrrupuioU=.,
clean, as during their daYotioHS the
faithful touch them perpetUally Wit
their forehcads. II yo1l wear gaio"hes
or oVerShoes. You have only to re1r"1s
them and boldly Walk into the nio&p;!s
In your boots Another po9Ul;:' p.:tei'
connected With the mosques is the BE
lief that, according to the Koran. Chri.
tians must hot he allowed to ente3
them. This is absolutely opposed :
the teaching of the Koran. which O.
clareS that any man or woman may {
ter mosque. he his religion what i
may. Indeed. in the cartier period Of
the history of Islam it WAS considered
that to invite them to attend the St@N
ice was an excellent method of COL
verting unicticvers. At the ~,
time there i. ltUt one moSque il = II
stantnonle which a 2iaoHr inay 10, =.
speci. the !Nc OF I:Yub.-''Ile >'Iu
tan and His Subjects.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
STATE
: LEAGUE DOPE

senta has secured a nice pitcher
Rarlie Reese, yOungster, who
(eason played with Dallas. Tex.
nRger Riggs Of Hot Springs, is
xe an effort to secure First Base
Reiney S release from Oshkosh.
where he signed up cary in the
g Reiney is one of the best ball
IS that has showed in a Hot
IS uniform.
1 finishing touches are being put
ball park and grandstand at
ia, and everything will be ready
! last of this week. Argenta is
3 a season grandstand ticket to
4dies for 81. Should a lady a.
ell the games played in that city
&puld save about $3.50.
NV. o. Forbes will be the presi-
bf the Hot Springs club, while
rs H. Davis Will act as secre-
Ind treasurer.
Pie Kelley, of last years Hot
rs team, has signed with Poplar
Willie will have to improve in
Itting stick.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Miniature fiarvels.

Almost any commonplace Oh =
ma@ni!;cI under Il good lens -. i
veal astonishing and unSuspecte;i ,.o.L.
structure and life. For Instance:
Insects of various kinds may be seer
In the cavities of grain of sand.
Mold is Il forest Of beautiful trees
with branches. leaves and lrUit.
Butterflies are fully featheHet'.
Hairs are tubes filled with pith ans.
ornamented on the outside with scales
The surface of the human body i
covered with scales like !. lish. \ sir
gle grain of sand would cover $50 q
these scales. ana yet Il scale cover:
about 800 pores Through these mar
row openings the perspiration force.
Itself like water through sieve.
Each drop of stagnant water cor.
tainS a world of crea lures SwimmiN
with as much freedom as whales il
the sea.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
fAade Sure IL Was Used.

An old farmer and his wife, note(
Tor their niggardliness, had custom
II allowing the servant only one mattel
o light the fire with each morning.
One morning the match failed to EsA
lie, so the servant went to their be-.
pom door and asked for another one.
A whispered consultation was Eel'
between the two, then audibly the wife
said:
"Will you risk her WI anither ane
john"
II doot we'll haze tae risk her, Janet,
replied John. but be sure an seek
SIGHT O the ane she got last nicht."-
Glasgow Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
ONLY Slept There.

Dickens looking for local color FOL
his novel of Hard Times visited
Manchester. He went through the hoy
els of certain Manchester cotton spin
ners. and these foul houses filled him
with pity and horror Meeting the
Manchester manufacturer Who owned
them, he said:
"And do Your employees really live
in such houses rs these:'
"Certainly not the manufactures
replied. "They only sleep in them
They live in my mill"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Intermission.

he yelled at the top Of his voice f"
wo hours and then stopped.
"WeN." said his mother, "are yoi
going to be good? Have you finish"t
crying
mo" said Tommy. Il have not fl
ished; I'm cnly resting
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
The Doctors Aim.

Some frivolous person has remarke
that illness was like struggle between
two people and that the doctor resem
hled the third man, who interviewed I"
separate them with club. Sometimes
he hit the disease on the head ahf
sorretimes the patient.-Hospital
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
n. I. ROBERTS & son.
X. L. Roi'. rs AbStractcr Of Titles
Ii3 Main Street.

Our co.Hnlete set of abstract
books of Jefferson County, Ark, I
(Which are the only ones Of their 4
kind in existence) have furnished :
abstracts of title to majority of I
the land owners of this City
and County since 1884. All alb 4
stracts are given our personal at
tention, we have no apprentices.
1t costs no more to have your abb
stracts made from this OLD RE 4
LIABLE set of books and by Alb
stracters who have something to =
back their certificates. Having
such books as ours in the Office =
an abstract can be drawn up in
a very short While, hence saving =
the delay of search Of the many
= records of this County.
2-29-1w =
y y y y y Y y y Y 4 y y < < y
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Not Discouraged.

Cant You realize that you're merely
wasting my time and your own: com
planned the busy merchant.
"Why So:' asked the insurance
agent
II told YOU son.e tine ago that l was
insured to the limit
II knew YOU did, but I; man will say
most anything to get rid OF an lhsur.
apce man" -I'hiladelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
His lcnci ance.

MiliiSter-Now. my beloved hearers,
mex Sahhath evening | shall begin my
special series Of sermons on "l'haraoh
of Ancient Egypt" Gambler In the
Congre2at ion whispering to frien''-
We'll. wouldn't it fade We to know the
game dated back that far:-ChicaSo
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Ono Rino and Another.

~ wonder when the ring first be
came connected with lighting? said
the follower of pusillsm. "Oh," replied
Henpeck, 81 suppose 1t dates back t.
the beginning Of the Christian rell
zion" whats that? What has pugi
Ism to do with religions" "Oh, !
thought you were speaking OF the we'd
ding g"-Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
Ecrclno Business.

Coster Irritable through lack
trade)-Nly box o cough l"zrn''
'ang yer. Byytandcr-I havch'i = !
courh. Coster Vel. fight .i.c aa
some stuff for tack eyes. London
Bin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
HUG Their Decisions.

cit is the nature of women to be
1elusiou to men" growled the old
cync.
Yes" nerrily replied the young en-
thuSiast aud it is the nature OF mes
to hug their Iclnsions." -Ba'timorr
AMERICAN.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
REDUCTION OF
COTTON ACREAGE
lern cotton Association EXccu-
e Committee Issues Il RecOmmcn-
fiOn to All.

meeting of the Executive Commit
pf the Arkansas Division Of the
bern Cotton Association was held
Little Rock recently, at which
fdent B. H. Burnett, L. f. Love,
/. Davis, and John VI. Oracle We're
ent. President Burnett stated
1.-THE object of the meeting was the
ion of a vice president in the place
he late c. r. Robinson Of Jetfer-
county, and for the further pur-
slevising means for raising
s he Southern Cotton Associa-
o NJ. Andrews OF jefferson county.
elected.
lie following resolution was offe!-
by President r. II. Burnett and
adopted:
hat, in view of the present low
e of cotton and the action of the
IN spinners Of the world in reduc-
their consumption, We recommend
ne growers of our state that they
ce their cotton acreage, and large
lcrease their acreage of food prod
;,
II the purpose of raising funds
the National Southern Cotton As
alton, it was decided to procure a
lrer, +. d. Smith Of South Caro-
Or some one else, to give a series
lectures in he cotton growing
tiles Of the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-21
hs THE LONG
s;sis DISTANCE
as1ssza FACILITIES

OF this Company have been materially
added to, thus insuring more prompt,
efficient and comprehensive service
than heretofore. Nearly every place
Of importance in Texas and Arkansas
and adjoining States, including Okla.
homa and Indian Territory, can be
reached over our lines and those OF
Companies with whom we connect.
THE SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH 4 TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
A REMEDY AT HAND.

An excellent work is being done
by Mr.. Eaton, the chief of police,
and the members of his force in
taking into custody the young girls
whom they find walking about the
streets at night unattended. No doubt
much good is accomplished, especially
for the girls themselves, by these
activities on the part of the police for
none of the girls are punished severely
for their first offenses and their first
arrest in many instances is all that is
needed to warn them of the evils that
are sure to entrap and overwhelm
them If they continue with such prac-
tees.
But it would seem that the police
could do more effective work along
this line of they would hale to court
the parents of some of these girls and
make them show sufficient cause why
they should not be punished for not
taking proper care of their children.
One of the newer provisions of the law
governing the administration Of justice
to Juveniles, and under the jurisdic-
ton of the probate judge of county,
vino is constituted as the juvenile
court, provides for the arrest and
punishment of parents who are neg
Iectful of the welfare of their chill
dren- The actions that have been
brought by peace officers under this
section of the statutes have been few
and far between in this locality but
that is no reason why it should be
handled with laxity.
If some parents were brought into
court and made to suffer for the mis-
deeds Of their children which are
brought about through parental negli-
gence, there would be less street walk
ing by girls of tender years and less
other offenses against law and order
by children. OF course there are some
children, girls as well as boys, who are
incorrigible, and over whom their
parents have little or no control. The
best place for children of this sort,
and the places in which they event
uaIly land. are sreformatory institu-
tions. There are many young girls
and boys, however, who are easily
susceptible to parental influence but
who are permitted to fall into evil
ways through the utter disregard of
their parents of their duty to their
children and to society. 1t is parents
such as these who should be made to
feel the heavy hand of the law which
has been provided for lust such cases.
And the punishment of a few parents
for these reasons would undoubtedly
open the eyes of others to the neces-
sfty of their being watchful or line
goings and comings of their young,
and greatly to the benefit of the lat
ter, the most of whom are not bad at
heart but merely thoughtless and
easily led into temptations which re-
suit in their downfall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
AYHAWKER JOTS

A man who ran for office in Harper
county this fall was defeated on the
issues that he sold well water to set
tiers who went into the strip" OPEN
ing from point south of Anthony in
1892
! 1t is pretty tough on Mrs Ella
Burton's family to lose both the state
superintendency and the family COW
which her husband bet upon her sue
cess. Confronting cherries winter
with an empty milk pail is no joke
| Wichita Beacon
Lucille Wilson, of Moran, fell into a
| cistern Saturday. and, as the cistern
was full of water, she had quite time
before the neighbors heard her sing
ing "A Life on the Ocean Wave" and
came to her rescue.-Emporia Gazette.
Lawrence becomes distinguished
again by getting another daily newspa-
per, making four in all in that town
with population Of about 10000 The
new paper is the Lawrence Daily Dem
ocrat. 1t began it's existence last week
and Joseph B. F'ugate is the editor.
"A Downs man." the News says,
started out the other day to find 4
man to help clean house, beat carpets,
etc He interviewed every man he saw
that appeared to be idle, including all
the chronic loafers, but they suddenly
became men of large affairs who could
not afford to do the work. The man
finally became Disguised, left his own
business and beat the carpet himself"
The discussion going on in fool
Kansas papers about whether or not
a family of two, with a possibility of
three. and later of four can live on
SIS week makes one weary 1t is
such idiotic stuff as this that makes
socialists and anarchists. Any family
of less than half a dozen in Kansas
can live comfortably, be decent and
we'll dressed, and have plenty to eat
on SIS week. All living expenses
above that is either luxury, extrava-
gance or waste.-Lawrence Gazette
The Atchison Globe tells of a doctor
who attended six children in one fam
lily who had a contagious disease. Their
cases were serious ones, and he read up
and studied on the disease, watched
every symptom with care and made
frequent calls. AS a result he pulled
five of the children through without a
bad effect, and the sixth, always a
mother to him, when he called to ex-
press his sorrow, eve had only had
ome other doctorv And that was all
he got for his palms,
J. L. Brady of the Lawrence Journal
says: do you believe in the man who
hits from the shoulder We don't Do
you believe in the man who always
news to the line, let the chips fall
where they may?' We don't Do you
believe in the frank man? We don't
The fact is that these men cause most
of the trouble in the World The man
who speaks plainly at all times wounds
enough consideration for the feelings
of others to cause people to use care in
talking 1t is so easy to wound and so
hard to heal wounds"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the Chicago News.l

From the Chicago News.l
It is easier to catch cold than 1t is to
let go of it.
There is nothing so rare as roast beef
properly done.
Be a good thing" only for the benefit
of your family.
The day dreamer is sure to attract at
tention-when he SHORES.
Most women are credulous enough to
believe in their husbands.
You can't judge the value of a thing
by the price card attached
A man with a lot of money is always
a great help-to himself.
Secrets a woman can't tell worry her
as much as the money she can't spend.
1t takes an exceptionally smooth con-
fdence man to sell mining stock to a
miner.
Success is the only thing that can
turn mans head when he has a stiff
neck.
An old bachelor says an engaged
man is as good as married and a di-
vorced man is better.
As soon as a girl gets old enough to
know better she quits wearing pins
along her waist line.
When a woman has on a pretty pair
of stockings she is terribly afraid of
getting the bottom Of her skirt soiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11

mains of pig nothing has been lost
or wasted but the animals squeal.
And they have also seemed to regret
the fact that even this was wasted.
But they have finally found q way of
making use of it. A genius among
them has taken a photograph into the
pig slaughter pens and has canned
the pigs final squeals. Good financial
returns are expected now from the
death ye1ls of the pigs through the
sale of records of them to cheap
amusement resorts. This is only an
other bit of evidence. sad though 1t
may be, that when the meat packers,
the members of the beef trust" lose
a trick of any kind, it is certainly not
worth having.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
LABOR AND LIQUOR.

Ralph 3<'eisden, auditor for the
Hartman s. I'm of railways in the
| northwest has issued an order "for the
good of the service forbidding the
employees in his department from
visiting saloons or liquor houses for
any purpose whatsoever. And it is
not so many years ago that an order
from such a source would be looked
upon as being rather anarchial, as it
were, as an effort on the part of the
employers to regulate the actions of
their employees outside of business
hours, as an infringement on the per-
sonal liberty of employees. Now it is
almost taken as a matter of course
and attracts but little attention, al
though there are some people who
will look on it with a 1rown as be-
ing an improper interference with the
privileges of employees. But the num-
Der of critics that such an order now
has is small in comparison with those
who uphold it and with good reason.
AS time rolls on about everyone is
becoming convinced of the fact that
strict sobriety is a necessity for
efficient service, no matter what the
labor may be that is required, whether
it be of a clerical and mental sort, or
the labor of hands. Therefore every
employer of labor has right to de-
mand it and his issuance of an order
telling his employees to keep away
from saloons is merely a warning to
them that those who seek these places
are not desirable in his employment
and that they can choose between the
dram shops and the positions they
hold.
In no place has this reform, for a
reform it is and good one at that,
made greater strides than in the rail-
road world, where the highest sort of
efficiency in every one of its many
branches is an absolute necessity, and
where it is known among the officials
that such efficiency cannot be secured
from tipplers and saloon habitues.
But instead of issuing orders like the
one put out by Mr.. Blaisden which
are good in their way though they can
hardly be entirely effective, the rail-
road officials could accomplish their
purposes in this regard by using their
enormous energies and power in
eliminating the saloons through
prohibitory statutes from the localities
where are congregated large num-
bers of their employees, either in
clerical positions or in shops. They
would not run any risk of criticism
for becoming active in this matter,
even though it involves public ques-
ton, a question. of state. Rather
would they come in for much com
mendation.
There is no doubt that the ideal
place for large railroad offices and
shops or for large employment agents
of any kind. are in prohibition CEN
tiers nor is there any doubt that the
railroad officials realize this. An
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11

instance that this is so happened with
in the doors of Topeka not long since.
Just before the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe railway company be-
gan the enlargement of its shops
here, a year or SO ago, on an enormous
scale, only small part of which has
been accomplished, there was a ques-
ton in the minds of the higher Of
ficials as to whether It would not be
a good policy to remove the existing
shops from Topeka, and nobody but
the Santa .Fe officials really know how
near they came to reaching a decision
to remove the shops to a more
strategic point on the system. There
was just one controlling reason that
kept the shops here and also decided
upon the plans of their enlargement.
and that reason is probably not gener-
ally known. 1t was that Topeka. be-
cause of its freedom from saloons and
joints through a proper enforcement
of the prohibitory law, was a perfect
place for the segregation of large
numbers of workingme a place
where workingmen could dwell in
tranquility and be free from the temp
tations of saloons and the things that
are encouraged by them. There is no
need to dilate here on what would
have happened to Topeka and its in
terests had the Santa Fe removed its
shops to some other point. Suffice it
to say that there is now not the
slightest danger that this will be done
for which all Topekans should rejoice
and they should rejoice the more be-
cause of the reasons that kept the
shops here.