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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-05-24
DreyfuS Department Store Our ReadjuSted Prices

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-05-24
Trade With Nichols and Save Dollars

rary bridge has been constructed. The oali grounds are high and dry, and the alamond is an excellent one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-05-24
ELEGANT SILKS
Prices Readjusted

P1lces Readjusted
  Nalue at S100 Readused ...... ccu 1tF " "o ack IaHet7 same quality
  men fancE Jap Silks, all stripes and % y very pretty summer dress Readiusted price ohe lot or Rough Silks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-05-24

} TOWELS
 Readjusted Price. Very large sized Huck Towels, 1Ms and Damask Towels, 1Sx40 Fringa3 ends and colored borders. A grg bargain. Readjusted price. >acA 1l5
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-05-24
BRIEF MENTION.

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Better Than Police-

The first thing the victim of rob-
berry should do. says Lincoln /. Stef-
fens in the American Magazine. is to
telephone TO the newspapers rather
than to the police. He says:
The police everywhere warn citi-
zens not to let anybody but the police
know OF such troubles. They say that
IL the newspapers get hold OF the news
they will publish It. This Will brighten
away the thieves and prevent the po.
lice from recovering the stolen prop
erty. This is only police trick to
avoid criticism. They give TO the press
all their successes; they suppress their
failures, and thus keep up the appear
ance Of efficient service AS n matter
OF fact. the first thing that the victim
OF robbery should do Is To telephone
TO the newspapers-all OF them. That
would soon show what small pro
portion OF the reported cases a de
tective bureau like that OF New York
detects. and 1t Will make the police
work on your case"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Prime. Ferdinand and .h. I.x..

Professor Boris Schatz OF Sophia,
Bulgaria. who is now at the head of
the Jewish Arts and Crafts school in
Jerusalem and who came to this coun.
try as the head OF the art commissios
from his country to the st. Louis expo
sition. was recently visited by Prince
Ferdinand OF Bulgaria. Speaking Of
the interview. the American Israelite's
correspondent says: "It is believed by
many that there runs a strong strain
OF Jewish blood In the prince. The
conversation between him and Pro.
lessor Schatz was carried on wholly
In Ytddish. which Ferdinand speaks
nuently and without the slightest diff.
Guilty. 1t is worthy of note that, where.
as In Roumania. In Servia and Ia Rus.
STA anti-Semitism is constant source
OF trouble and disturbance. Bulgaria
mas been entirely free from anything
OF the kind. This is largely. IL not
wholly. due to the influence OF Prince
Ferdinand"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
shosina the Hahitant

Families OF French Canadian farm
ers often run into large numbers. as
Is demonstrated by the following
written order received by the proprie-
tor OF Quebec shoe store: "You will
put some shoe on my little families
like this. and send by Sam Jameson.
the carrier: One man, Jean st. Jean
(me), forty-two years; one woman.
Sophie st. Jean tshe,. forty-one years:
Hermedes and Leonore. nineteen
years; Honore. eighteen years: Celina.
seventeen years; Narcisse Octavia and
Phyllis. sixteen years; Olivia. fourteen
years; Phillippa. thirteen years: Alex
andre, twelve years. Rosina. eleven
years; Bruno. ten years: Pierre. nine
years; Eugene, we loss him: Edouard
and Eliza, seven years; Adrien, six
years; Camille, five years; Zoel. foui
years; Joseph. three years: Noise, two
years: Muriel, one year; Hillaire
Che go barefoot. How much?"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Early French rh.at.rs.

The French theater owes its origin
TO the religious exhibitions given by
che pilgrims on their return from
Palestine. At these exhibitions the nil
grims gave an account OF the Holy
Land and recited their own adven-
lures. They We're afterward Initiated
by those who had never been to the
Holy Land. To these succeeded dra-
matte representations Of subjects tax
en- from the new text. and. being for
hidden by the provost OF Paris, the
priests OF France invited the king to
be present at an exhibition to prove
that they Were calculated to excite re-
ligious feelings.
The building In which those plays
were produced was divided into three
scaffoldings. The highest represented
paradise. the second the world. and the
lowest. which was I'm the form OF
dragons head. represented hell The
only entrance to the two upper scat
foidings was through the dragons
head.
The actors never left the stage. even
TO change their dress, and the plays
Were SO long as TO require several days
for their completion. At the close OF
each evening the audience was Invited
to return until the whole were finished.
sometimes forty nights.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
The Autonatin MAJ

The death at Carlsbad of Theodor
Rosenfeid reminds the Neue Freie
Presse OF the fact that he was the
man who some years ago set all vien-
ma talking about King Flu, the auto
matte man" This most wonderful
piece OF mechanism ever produced by
human hands" was In the form OF n
Chinese giant. posed on u pedestal. In
the latter there was a complicated
eiockwork. which was wound up by
Rosenfeld at the beginning of each
performance. Then people I'm the audi
ence would ask questions, and the me-
chanical man would write the answers
on strips OF paper. The performa noes
were so clever that King Flu aud his
master were Invited to the imperial
residence. where they mystifed all who
saw them. fThe continuance was simi.
lar TO the one shown In Vienna a hun.
dred years before by wolfgang Won
Kempelen. only his was a chess play.
Ing Turk. In both cases a dwarf con-
federate and not the clockwork did the
trick
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Tho Kina and III. Mas,s.I

Lord Alverstone's fondness for don.
ming the surplice to act as a chcrister
In the Church of St Mary Abbots,
hensington, to which attention has
recently been drawn. suggests to the
London Globe striking historical par.
aliei across the centuries to the days
OF Henry VIII. when another great
English lawyer also changed the err
mine for the surplice and minIstered
Mt the altar. Sir Thomas More when
lord chancellor was fond of serving
mass when he could get away from
publicity to his own parish church.
Two noblemen OF the court who once
saw him so occupied suggested that he
dishonored the kings Office. "Sirs re-
piled More. ''the king. your master ana
mine. cannot be dishonored by my
serving God. his master and mine."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Bachelor. and oruh...

a Chicago club woman. Mrs. Abbis
8. Sheen. has a new plan for making
1t uncomfortable for bachelors. She
proposes thar they should be compe,.
led to support at least one orphan" She
says II she had the framing OF law
Tor the taxation Of bachelors she would
nave each taxed for the maintenance
or child now being cared for by an
institution or by the state She would
have that child educated, clothed and
fed at his expense. and under pain OF
diverse penalties she wonld have him
brought into direct personal contact
with the child. No Sinking of respon.
eibility can be allowed under any cir
cumstances. This is serious mates
Direct personal contact with tho child
might make the bachelor shyer of ths
matrimonial halter than sVer.-Nss
York Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28

took his turn as cook he and Lucy
sought the other side OF the island
The Ice was broken now. and they
chatted as though srch things as COOK
ing schools and their evil effects upon
the digestion were unknown.
cit makes me think of when we were
little tots" cried Lucy as Tom lighted
Il cigarette. You always used to
smoke corn silk cigarettes after we had
one of our nj fresco meals
Those were great tines he re-
sponded. with u laugh DO you re
member how we used to plan TO grow
up as quickly as we could SO that we
might keep real house and have ice
cream for dessert every day.
And we were going to make fruit
cake instead of the plain kind and
have a slice between meals whenever
we wanted IT." supplemented Lucy. 1T
all seems so far away"
And yet it was SO near" he remind
ed. lust because happened TO feel
as though | could not be serious. no
matter how hard | tried. went and
spoiled 1t ALL"
But we were both wrong that
night" protested the girl. Il should
not have been so serious"
What followed this remark is not
necessary for publication, and it was
some moments before the two returned
to mundane interests.
"Hurrah" shouted Tom, and Lucy
looked at him In surprise. Then she
fnrr 20 FAr 1t Il.
ton and echoed his cheer. The draw
was slowly swinging into place. The
current was ON again.
Regretfully the conductor suspended
his culinary operations, and the motor
man climbed back to his post with Il
slice Of steak sandwiched between two
slices of bread. In few minutes
they were rafting over the closed
draw and home was in sight again.
Have you the ring still?'' asked
Lucy as they left the car at their cor
ner.
I'll bring 1t over tonight" he prom
ised. 'I'Il be over early. You make
a fruit cake. and I'll bring the cream -
"a cooking school fruit cake?' she
demanded teasingly.
"A Lucy fruit cake" corrected Tom.
with smile. Its enough that you
cook it,
But there won't be time" objected
the girl.
Then let's have some more steak
suggested Tom. THAT tasted better
than fruit cake awhile ago, with you
across the fire. We ought to be very
grateful TO the car company"
'And to the steak" suggested Lucy.
1T was the steak that compelled sur
render"
But her eyes told a different story
and Tom regarded a passing trolley
with glance OF positive affection as
he turned in at his gate
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28

A curious case OF polygamy was re-
Gently tried in q French court. A
baker, ffty-seven years old, stood be.
Tore Versailles jury accused of hay-
Ing married FIVE women. The wives
were all alive, and none had been d.
vorced by the baker. The weddings
took place In the years 1876, 1881, 1885
1880 and 1904. OF these marriages four
had received the blessing OF the church.
ans. although the weddings took place
IN churches OF neighboring districts.
the man had no difficulty whatever In
contracting them. The trial of the pen-
tagomist took humorous turn. The de.
fendant declared that he did not mar.
~ because Of love or for the sake of
money. Indeed, he asserted that he had
not married the women. but the women
had married him. When ono OF them
proposed marriage he had not the cour.
age to refuse OF the mans Eve wives
three appeared 80 witnesses. They de.
posed that their mutual husband was a
drunkard OF whom they wished to be
free. Oddly enough. he visa acquitted.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Carnegie wou,dn.t Play.

When Andrew Carnegie first spoke
or taking up golf he was advised by
Baiilie Mackenzie of Edinburgh TO lay
out a golf course at Skibo castle. IF
you take to golf." said the baillie. you
Will add ten years to your life" do
you say SOP" said Mr.. Carnegie. IF
you can add ten years to my life /
Will make you a present OF $1,000. 600. Z"
"Well." replied the canny magistrate,
Il can't exactly do that. but I'll play
you for thu 100000 over your own
green" This handsome otter was not
--sAa-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Tho Case In Point.

When universal peace is finally es.
tsblished." said Alfred n. Love. the
president OF the universal peace union,
In an Interview In Philadelphia. then
many man who now ridicuies the
peace movement will claim to have
been Its lifelong champion.
ut is always so. We thump and
Kick poor. weak struggling move.
ment at Its inception. and when 1t has
succeeded and no longer needs our
help we give IL tie most solicitous sup
port
There was once young lady whose
hetrothed. very poor young man. was
about TO set out Cor South America 10
seek his fortune In the rubber trade
LAS he took leave OF her the night
before his departure he said ,remu u.
lousy:
And YOU swear to be true to me,
Irene:'
Yes, Heber.' cried the girl: 'yes-if
you're successful."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Observation-Disclosures
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
seheduis 10 effect Saturday Juus 9th. lsOs
tTNrHu Trips u,rrrvA

SNue Lfth. lAS
THnEr TRIPS wEEKLY)
steamers leave Baltimore Piers r,uL, c..
weather permitting. ut 3 D. m ever 49,
wednesday and Saturday for the folox,;ro .I y
Iandinys. Alexandria and Washington. MN
prone ;, Porto Bello. Grason's Coan Rnndct,
LAKES walnut Point. Cowarts =. Leyvisetta $500,
Lodge Landing. Munday's Point Kineale 30
roint. Leonardtown. Abells Cobrums s,on.S.S
bushwood. Lancaster. Riverside GlNmont Al
andria. 'V"'' Alex
~On Signal.
Arriving in Washington early "Wednesday Fri
day and Monday mornings TN
Leave Washington. ID. C.. foot of 9Th Stree,
Meather permitting. at D. M. every Monday
wednesday and Saturday for the FOLLOWING ,5,,.
,,aholhEs ana baItlnore: Alexandria Clvp,on,
Riverside Bushwood. Lancaster. CobrumS S,ns..s'
i1eYnar1townS a m. Aoells. Piney Point |Cintr.
Lodge Landing a m. Mundys Point Kinsaia =;
a m. Coan- Bundicks. Lakes Walnnt Po;n,
Cowarts Lewisetta. Millsrs D. m. Crasons >,
'On Signal.
Arriving in Baltinls early wednesday r,iaav
and Monday mornings. ''"~S
NOIE:-Read carefully a. important cb,rs.-
nave oeen made. Note change in dayn OF lsavire-
bEtiin9re snc washington and points ON river
Freight received daily in Baltimore ON .siiins,
days until S30 D. M wa '~''ihk
This timetable shows the times n, r,h;..
steamers may be expected TO arrive at and denayr
from the several wharvcs. but their arrivals or
departure at the times stated il not auarantsai
nor does the Company hold itself responsihle Tor
any 1eay OF any consequences arising therefron,
SIEFhENSoN BRO. Agts Washingtan
hEAhDON & GRIMES. Agts.. Alexandra.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28

John Keepers Aided In tho Search For
the Murdererx

John Keepers Aided In tho Search For
the Murderers.
Periodically the report goes over the
eountry that the notorious Bender fam
ny OF Kansas has been found. but nj.
ways the rumor Is found to be false.
They will never be found" said
John Keepers. an ex-Kansan, now liv-
ing in Kansas City. when the Ben
ders left their farm In Crawford coun-
". Kan, i'm 1873. after their crimes
had been discovered. they are supposed
TO have gone into the Indian Territory.
1t Is almost an absolute certainty that
the Benders were all killed and buried
by outlaws like themselves The Ben.
ders knew too much-thats why they
were killed
Il was one OF the party of men that
went 10 the Bender home when a
search was being made for DIR. York of
Independence. brother of Colonel A.
NJ. York OF Fort Scott we met old
man Bender at the gate and told him
our srrand. He said he had been shot
at by highwaymen a few DAYS before
on tue Nerdigris river. six miles dis
tant. That led us or on false scent.
When we came back. ten days later.
the Renders had disappeared. The
discovery OF their flight was made by
a neighbor named Pierce He told
others. and search OF the premises
was begun. We found trapdoor In
the floor, and below ii, in the cellar.
the gravel flooring was stained with
blood In the garden we found several
places where the earth had sunk. The
most recent appearing Of these we dug
into ana found there the body OF Or.
YORK. We sounded all the other de-
pressions with an iron rod aud In that
way found sixteen bodies. IL remem.
Der rightly. total of IO4 persons were
reported missing In that neighborhood.
OF course we never knew whether the
Beuders had killed them all. for the
bodies were not found. But believe
II we had made closer search at the
time we could have found many more
graves. All OF the murders occurred
In the fall OF 1872 and the winter and
spring OF 1873
The Blenders kept q store and hotel
Tor travellers. though | don't believe
they ever had more than $40 worth OF
goods in the store at any one time. and
don't believe any traveller who stop
ped there ever lived to continue his
Journey. If he wasn't murdered In his
sleep. be was killed at the dining
table"
Mr.. Keepers does not credit the story
that the Benders were killed by
iynchiug party not far from their home.
III they had BEEN" he said, ~ would
have known about ii. There was big
reward for each member OF the fam
lily. dead or alive. and IL they had been
killed some one would have claimed
the reward. There Is more probability
In the story Of Cherokee Indian, who.
while hunting along n tributary OF tho
Verdigris about twenty-five miles south
or the Kansas line. witnessed what
many people believe to have been the
finish or the Renders. The Indian said
he saw an old man and an old woman.
with younger couple. camped around
a covered wagon. A band OF twenty
men came upon them suddenly and
killed every one. burned the wagon
and outfit aud then left."-Kansas City
Star
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28

cided to so where she might try to for
get that she had eSer loved him.
With eyes heavy with unshed fears
she made her way to the little cavs
where they freQucua1y met. Here thev
would say gou3y. Pete had taught
her to move 50 hghxiy that her foot.
falls scnrSay were audible, and so II
happcned that she came upon two men
talking In the shadows of a clump OF
pines without betraying her presence.
Her heart almost ceased to beat FOR
a moment as she realized that the two
men were Pete and Portmsn. the pro-
prietor Of the hotel.
You will have to do better than
this" Portman was saying. "You
have only pulled of two hoIdups this
week. 1t is getting too tame for the
guests"
know IT," admitted Pete, but
have been busy"
i pay you for your time" was Port.
mans angry retort. You were To give
ine at least one holdup day. Nv
guests are disappointed IL 1t doesn't
happen. and you've got to earn your
salary"
I'm tired OF the game" said Pete
shortly. go yet some one else to be
your outlaw. I'm done"
Now, don't get hot and throw up the
Job Ike that" urged Portman. "You
know | can't break in new man
right In tbs middle OF u season. II
would take him u month to leern the
paths. and the sheriff would catch him
the first thing and spoil 1t all. l didn't
mean to be SO short. I'll give you $40
more a month" -..
DO you think that IL money was an
object I'd be an outlaw for $50 n
months" demanded Pete. mo. You
go get some one else on the job"
I'ortnan's face was the picture of
despair. His hired outlaw had been
the making OF the hotel. It would not
be possible at short notice to find any
one who could be trusted to rob the
guests and who had sufficient wood
craft to escape capture
He Was still seeking n new argu-
ment to advance when call from the
underbrush caused both men to start
Pete went bounding into the thicket
to confront Olive.
$50 you've found out what farce |
amg' he cried.
And am so glad" declared the girl.
Il knew In my heart that you were
worthy Pete, can't we have a honey
moon here In the woods? You cnn do
the holdups IN the morning. and I'll
help. 1t Will be such fun"
PeteS eyes twinkled. "TIl make
Portman give me a week off," he cried,
"and then We'll resume operations at
the old stand"
There will be an awful time with
father" unused the girl. and Pete
laughed again.
mo trouble there" he assured. You
see, I'm really Robert Parkman. We
have some business deals on together.
so he knows me. I'm only playing
bandit because 1t promised more fun
than mere camping out trip
Olive gasped. She had heard OF the
eccentric millionaire. As Parkman
took her Ia his arm the sheriff went
galloping past on his way to Join the
posse In its afaernoon jaunt after the
outlaw.
You beat the sheriff" he declared,
with tender laugh. "You have cap-
tured the outlaw for life"
1T looks rs though It were the other
way about" corrected Olive demurely
as she glanced at the imprisoning
arms. my outlaw has captured me-"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Canada's RiAs CIubs.

In ride practice among civilians Can.
ada is far ahead Of the United States.
1t has 122 military rifle associations
and 459 civilian rifle associations. The
military associations have q member
ship Of ls.Oss and the civilian s4,37o.
In Canada each member OF civilian
club draws 100 rounds OF ammunitioa
yearly, and the government allOtS q
rice to every four men. II 40 rins
range Is available q small cash allow.
ancs Is made toward ths expenses OK
the club.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
psanr Want se.sy..ty.

The English Wiaston Churchill smoke
In London recently to q party OF Jour.
naiists. saying 1t was astonishing how
keenly sensitive to newspaper criti.
cism the ordinary person was. and
quoted what he said was 8 letter re-
celved by an editor In the United
States. as follows:
Dear Sir II regret to inform you that
evening I fell into a political aiterca ton
with Colonel Jonas p. Walker OF this
Town. In the course OF which a s!ixht mis-
understanding arose. and am very sorry
20 tn,nk that In the end shot him. I
should add also that. carried awav nv tn
excitement OF the moment, / scaiped him.
sut earnestly hope that no exaggerated
account OF this painful episode win an
pear IN the columns Of your paper.
-Argonaut.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-28
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
E8Azc RAILWAY co.

" oSdhh nlNer Line.
schedule In effect Sunday June Iath Ioos
N steamer leaves Piers Light Sfrecf whor,
baltlmOre, every Sunday and Wednssdax
Mcatner permitting. for treeport and inta.y'
"9uiate landings, as follows:
- leave baltimore u. M. Mia a20 nm
simpsons so, Ilpers 3, Blackwells 3;Sl Fles-
un =, limbs $40. RecdVflle 4:aO Hardines n
iun.seys, S:l9, Grace Point 7:lO, Byritcn l.a1
nHhinhrhock 800 OCEANS s:45. Jackson's Cr.eE
III ~, Srlckett Hill ll;3o, Calls II:45. ARM.
F1tchetts l2;3O IN. "' "''"e
Leave Ruarks I:al N m wsraho ,
pInus - oreen Point 2;l5 Stampers s,3o
hianas5 Arriving at Freeport 4:O ''
tiiioIe una intermediate landings every Tues-
follows: permitting as
Leave FreeportT a. M. BANDS 7.lo Siam
P eIs .;9D Green Point s:45. Conrsds * War;
mouse o:JO, huarksS,45. Fltchetts no Calls l1.n
SttShe' HiI lOAo.Jackson's Creek III 40 Ocrans
u y. M. hiimarnock l:40. Grace Point I.5,l
byrdIon :, Hardings 3, Harveys 3.I5 Eisa,o1..
i:5O. nlmos .. ReedVille 5:3u Mia 4 RiacrvsII.s
o'oo; Ilpers .. simpsons s:i5 Arrive RaItimSr.,
early next morning.
TITS tune Gable shows the times at vxhi.h
Doats may De expected 10 arrive at and 6.s
Part iiom the several wharves but their ar
ninal OF departure at the times stared Is nor
EuATahISed. nor does the Company mold N saIs
respnnslole for any delay or any conseouencs
arising therefrom. ofuo"Se
Freight received at Baltimore for shov
points on sailing days until $50 ID m
wiLLARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager
w. n. BROWN. Agent, Pier g.
IL MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.