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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

begins himself to realize that his political
days are numbered and he appears to be in
doubt whether to resign or go down fight
ing in the last ditch. Either way it is
evident that he can not hold on very long.
Mr.. Murdock is thus quoted:
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

ment pay freight twice on the same goods.
The Indian supplies are, to a large extent,
foodstuffs produced in the west. The Indians
are located in the west and southwest and
it seems scarcely necessary to insist on the
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Uncle Joe Of his
the his
that
IA o an sue han ever
generally
the house realize bad
but that Cannons personal methods are too -
No stay in Office very long with condi-
OF public sentiment such prevails concerning Cannon
Mr. Murdock inimaes that petition signed by majority Of
the house asking Cannon resign peakershp within the
bounds OF probability But the speaker would be not
wait for the presentation OF gnomniou alternatives
whether stay power the injury republican party
resign the point of shotgun
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

use IN ITS Water supply project. An enter
prising promoter proposes to take lease of
these lands for the purpose of planting
eucalyptus for profit The proposition is not
regarded with much favor by the Los Angeles
administration and there is grave doubt
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Ethel Barrymore is proud mother.
1t remains to be seen whether or not
she will take greater comfort in darn
ing socks than in facing footlights.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

The clairvoyant who sought to I'M
pose upon his victim by the use of a
copy of a photograph in the latter $
watch made grave mistake He
might have known that this was tam
tamount to an exposure, in time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

u REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR MURDOCH OF Kansas is
leading the nsurgent forces organizing wings
OF speaker of the house
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

~HE long conflict navy department
the staff and the line appears have been settled
length by the order of Secretary Never the p
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

The chief point for the supervisors
to see is that in purchasing Spring
Valley the city is not sold.
The streets of Paris are reported
to be in wretched condition. In this
respect San Francisco already merits
the title of Paris of America.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

CECRETARY BALLINGER'S plan TO cenralze the Indian
supply warehouses in the interest of economy, but
quite the The first and obvious result of
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

IN his ofhclaI capacity, would sign ordi-
nance granting franchise for the use of the
bed of the Los Angeles river for railroad
purposes. The water OF this river is taken
out for municipal supply and the bed is the
property of the city. Mr. Parker's modest
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

IOTHING has been heard from Walter Parker in reply
y the affidavit OF H. Lelande, city clerk of Los Angelo
charging Parker with offering bribe of 600 Leland
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

ME complexities OF modern municipal administration
illustrated by offer made Los Angeles for lease of
10000 of land Owens that for
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s johnson have
gone east. where they will pass the
holidays at a family reunion with their
sons at college.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Miss Lettie Weeds will leave early in
December for Honolulu and will remain
away for several weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Mrs ]. S. KittIe with Allen T. Kit
tie and John G. Kittle have returned
to Ross after a pleasant holiday visit
at Del Monte.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Mrs Leroy Nickel will be the hostess
at an informal bridge party this after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

Mr. and Mrs. r. Duncan Gatewood,
who have been enjoying leisurely trip
TO Del Monte and the southern part OF
the state on their wedding journey,
Will return to Mare island presently.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01

vICToRIA--suhscrfher San Jose. Cal. VIVA.
was the date of the visit By Queen Victoria 10
Germany In the seventiesl
In April. 1876.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Velvet Ice Cream Co
 Phone 635

Special prices given to dealers, church entertainments and picnics.
 We make anything in the ice cream line
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Nobody Ever "at" london.

A. case of irregularity occurs in | eah1egram that announces from New York the residence of a certain ac eused person lat London" You will perceive at once tho absurdity of those words-'at London" A New Yorker may want to got at London, but those who live there live ''in London" And 1t h ono of tho uiumphs of London and language (though most irregular, that no one is over "at' London. You can drop off ''at' Paris on the way to anywhere. and you may spend the win. tsr "at" St. Petersburg or lat" New York. You may change cars lat" Chi cagc. But there comes | momsnt when the English language gets irregular. h 1t when the fifth million is passed1 No Englishman was ever "at'' London. It would be as irregular as being "ar' Asia or lat" heaven.-Iondon Stand ard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
o>ralsh>sSeA Out ehs Dlxn1sN

HOl1Ato9ooo 0vS SNo W]1nooN
 Dssf was very scarce in Ladysms0 Gurtng the siese, but General Sir Ian Hamilton. then a colonel, insisted that shorse is not half bad when properly cooked and when ono Is used to It fn fact" he said. concluding discus don, I have . joint cooked tonight which I hope you will all sample. or course. there's beef. too--tcnfghtV Ev sry one at the table preferred the beef with tho exception of Colonels Ward and Ian Hamilton. who ostentatiouslJ carved generous slices from ths horse aosh" The dinner was nearly over when one of the servants whispered g communication to Ward. Up he sprang
 I'm distressed, gentlemen" he an
 bounced to the startled company. A lily mistake has been made Those hints were mixed up somehow, and ysu have been eating the horse I'm sselly annoyed. But hope you'M be convinced now that the meat Is splen. dld eating. I'm sure you ali seemed 0 snjoy it." Chances wsrs exchanged; oustaches wers twtz1sd. Nobody seem sd ready with response. Then voice from the bottom of tho table p4ped up: "Oh, don't distress yourself. Wardi thought some mistake had bsen madA 70 just changed those dishes as they stood on the sldeboard tt was you and Hamilton who had the Acrsehesh all righti'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Tho oysAsr and the Cookie.


 If the average person were asked what was tho strongest living thing it b probable that he would mama the 6on or some such huge dsnizen of the forest and would not even think of the unassertiye bivalve. But so great Is the power possessed by the oyster that to open 1t force equal to 1,819.5 times the weight of its shell-less body is re- Quired. The shell-less umpet pulls l,o04 times it's own weight when ln the air and about double when measured h the water. The Mediterranean COG kls (venus vurrucosa) can exert pull, ins power equal to 2,o71 times the weight of its own body. If the human bsing possessed strength as great in proportion as that the average man would be able to lift the enormous weight of ? 978,oO0 pounds, pulling Iu shs same degree as the limpet. And if ths man pulled in the same proportion ate degree as ths cookie he would sus tain | weight of no less than 8, ,1O0, ,50e pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Iceland From q Lava Walt

Tho general impression that Iceland is . cold country is false one, says a writer in Travel Magazine. In Reyk' javik. the capital of the island. I one day perchsd myself on one of the lava walls and looked at . scene of summer warmth and beauty. Familiar cows and cats and hens were busy In the sunshine. Children, thinly clad. were playing about with shouts of merri' nent. Potatoes were in full blossom. and cabbage and various vegetables added to tho sense of homeliko comfort But such days are oases in vast dessrts o6 rain, for If Iceland in summer is not cold it is not comfortable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Room peor. on th. stao..

Tn real life room doors alw1ys opea ln toward the room itself. On the stage. however, room doors, as a rule, open outward, or away from the room Exits are one of the most difficult parts of the actors art, and if he or she had to tumble with the handle, pull ths door toward them, step round 1t ana pass through they would probably make a clumsy dodge of 1t. That Is why, as a rule, doors are constructed to open outward at . push.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23

We. the undersigned, are solicit ing orders for the American Excelsior Laundry and any favors shown us will be epratly appreciated. Phone 30s and t,ir wagon will call for ana deliver same. Any other laundry so- liciting under our name are not au- thorized to do so. Mrs. Rosa Lesin- ski and Mrs. Jesse C. Smith. 4-6 tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
0et<y's 0ln.

A Lancashire vicar was asked by the .choir to call upon old Betty, who was deaf, but who insisted In joining in the solo of the anthem, and to ask hs. snly to sing ln the hymns. He shoutee into her ear, Betty. I've been request d to speak to you about your sing mg." At last she caught the word singing and replied. Not to me be the praise, sir. It's . gift-"-Pall Mab 0aTette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
2 Have You Ordered Your 2 . Ice Cream fir Sunday .
 IF NOT. WHY NOT .It's Better and Cheaper" when or. dered from the
Velvet Ice Cream Co,

We deliver anything from one quart to 10000 gallons.
 The only sanitary Ice Cream fac tory ill Pine Bluff.
 Call and see for yourself anI be convinced.
 We have the only sterlizing plant in the city. Every can is thoroughly cleansed before using Every gallon of milk and cream is pasteurized. We guarantee our cream to test II and 65-100 per cent butter fat and 65 6-1O0 per cent solids. What will the others test? We guarantee every gallon of our cream to be above the standard and to test from three to ten per cent higher than any cream shipped or made in Pine Bluff.
 PatrOnize Home Industry.
 Your business will be highly ap- preciated
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
ch!n..s Troop. Good Runnsrs.

In the drilling of recruits for tho Chinese army each man is required to carry sand in his knapsack. For the first day he carries two ounces; on each succeeding day hs increases thia amount by two ounces until at last hs h carrying sixteen pounds. These men ean run at q dog trot for ten consecu,
 tive hours and arrive at the end of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23
Bettsr Than He Pick.

\ story Is told of an Irishman who while walking with his friend, passed . 3eweler's shop where there were , hf ef prscious stones in the window.
 "W0uid you not like to have your Seckr HNot mo pick, but ms shovehs said Nike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-23

\ man who makes two jobs grow IKAese one grew before b about tho 4es< wpEking definition oS . pa&x1s4-
 IAshyi1le Amagiaan,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

utes later, an unconscious. huddled
form on the floor. She had drained
glass Of strong poison. "a.
They tried Laura Macdonald tot
murder. That was many weeks
later. For more than two weeks
she lowered close to death, always
mumbling, never conscious. When
she had gained some strength, they
brought her, a wan figure in deep
black, into court.
Dramatic, tense, tragic and I'm.
speakably pathetic, was that scene
in court. The facts of the~shooting
and attempted suicide were estab-
lished by the prosecution. Laura
Macdonald, leaning on kindly,
wet eyed matron of the citp prison,
took the witness stand. Dry eyed,
she faced the prosecutor bravely.
Only her lips trembled a little.
Bravely she told her name and
something of her past life. Then
came the question about the day
of the tragedy. Il have tried" she
said simply, but can't remem-
ber." The realization that her baby
was gone, swept over her. Her
voice choked and she lay sobbing
on the shoulder of the matron.
Gentlemen of the jury" said
the prosecutor slowly, Il cannot
ask you to convict this woman in
the light of the evidence. myself
am in doubt-I-we shall not argue
the case; l leave it all to YOU"
Three minutes later Laura Mac
Donald was free. Tears rolled I'M
needed down the cheeks of tow of
the jurors as they took the hand of
the woman who had been on trial
for her life.
MAY God bless you, my girl"
said one of them, simply.
THANK you, sir" she answered,
just as simply.
And so Laura FacDonald has
sadly, yet bravely and hopefully,
faced the world again.
That is why the story Of Laura
Macdonald has been worth the
telling. For it is a true story that
tells that life, even for young
girl may compass privation, hard
ship, hunger, love, cruelty, heart
break, anguish, crime, despair
and still be lived in courage and
hope. Perhaps, some time, one of
her sisters, needing strength, will
find it in the memory of the story
of Laura Macdonald.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
HER BABY DEAD BY HER OWN HAND FREEDOM MEANs
ONE MORE SAD, BRAVE STRUGGLE FOR GIRL WHO
SACRIFICED ALL FOR A GREAT LOVE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s-Laura
Macdonald killed her naby boy.
That is the fact. This Is the story
of the fact-the story OF how
young mother. scarcely more than
a girl, came to destroy that which
was dearer to her than all else in
the wQrld, dearer even than life.
1t Isl not new story. You have
read 1t again and again-the most
of 1t. For there have been many
Laura McDonalds, and doubtless
there will be many more, so long
as the brute in man endures. Yet
it is worth while that you read the
story of this Laura Macdonald. You
will see why when you have fin
ished.
Laura Macdonald was % years
old when she took the life of her
baby. The story of her act goes
back to the time when Laura Mac
Donald was a little girl 8 years
old. She was a waitress in a cheap
restaurant then.
my father thought girls should
be brought up to work." she ex-
planned to the jury that was trying
her for murder. Il have worked for
my living since l was years old"
For years Laura Macdonald
worked as waitress. They were
long, hard years. They required
courage. Laura had courage. From
healthy, willing little girl, she
grew into a young woman, healthy,
shard working-and beautiful.
Those who worked with her dur
ing those Q years told the Judge
taht Laura Macdonald was a good
waitress and, more than that, she
was a good girl Men who knew her
said she was ''straight"--as
straight" as she was beautiful.
1t was when she was just past
her 18th birthday that a man came
. into her life. She didn't know that
he. ruled by the brute part
of him. Perhaps had she known,
she would have thought that she
could stamp out that part. For she
loved--not reservedly, as some
girls can love. but passionately,
with all the strength and fire of
her strong young girlhood.
How this man persuaded her to
cast aside her friends and her fam
lily and live with him a life in
which she was wife in name only,
a life, which, love gone, could bring
her nothing but shame, Laura Mac.
Donald has not told. But as she
had given her love, wholly, Laura
Macdonald, asking nothing but
love, gave everything, herself, her
pure young womanhood and all
mat womanhood holds dear, into
the hands OF the man who was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
TURK PRAISES
OUR WOMEN

I NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Zia Pacha,
special envoy Of the sultan to the
,Hudson-Fplton celebration, was ask
ed what he thought of the beauty
of New York women. Pacha's an
swer was:
New York women-they are
wonderful, wonderful. Yes, have
been at Paris, to Budapest, even to
that land of lovely ladies-the eau
casus-but nowhere have 1 seen
such beauty as here in New York. +"
Are the Turkish women as
beautiful as New York women" he
was asked.
Are they as beautiful as New
York women? AS, that is deli
cate question. There Is only one
woman of our race who is prettier
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

stand, the police Judge of this city
recommended that Edward Schnei
der and wife seek separation.
Schneider first had his wife arrest
ed because she only allowed him
20 kisses a day when for years he
said he was taking 40. LateT Mrs.
Schneider had her husband arrest
ed chaging that he threatened to
kill her when she refused to allow
his 40 kisses. The court dismissed
the charges after advising the
couple to break away for good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

ruled by the brute in him.
For more than a year, Laura
Macdonald lived her life, forget
ting the shame in the fullness of
her love. Then one day she told
the man a great, wonderful secret.
When she received q frown and a
shrug-where she expected a smile
and caless, she caught her first
glimpse of the blackness ahead.
When the baby-his baby-came,
the man left. He was governor by
the brute that was in him and the
brute made a coward of him. Then
Laura Macdonald reckoned the
cost. She faced the future bravely
Her son should be a noble man.
Choking down her sobs, hiding her
shame and her anguish behind a
smile, she went to work. But her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

strength was not what it had been.
The long, hard days were too much.
She lost position after position. For
two weary wears she struggled on.
One night last May, after a fruit
less day searching for work, any
work, without a penny to buy food,
she stumbled up the stairs to the
dingy lodging house rom that was
home for herself and her baby.
She was weak. hungry-desperate.
AS she entered the room, her baby
cried for food.
AS only a mother can, she COM
forted him. When he was laughing
again she washed him and pressed
him in. his prettiest clothes. She
kissed him and laid him gently on
the bed. Then she killed him. The
police found her, only few min
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
JAUNDIcED JOURNALISM

How did the editor get even
with the citizens committee when
II refused to put a current copy Of
the Falchion in the Frogville opera
house cornerstone?" /.
'Bribed the bricklayers to insect
list of the Falchion's delinquent
subscribers for the benefit Of
posterity." r,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

by far than any beautiful lady !
have seen here. She II my wife.
The others? Well, 1t may seem uIi-
patriotic, but I do not think they
are quite as beautiful. Does that
satisfy your"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

Two big hand-shakine aflAirs Az
on for October-Taft ". Dlas. an0
Car Nicholas - Sultan nshsus
med.
SpIrsIla 10 the most pliable ana
hygienic corset boning IN sno
world. Guaranteed mot to break oE
rust; will not take . permanent
bend at the waist line.
sPIRElLA CORSET CO.,
Mrs. N. Hutchinson. Manager.
526 Kuhn Building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

Mrs. John Ferguson, pas
senger on the first Hudson steam
boat, is still living in Albany, N. Y.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
40 KISSES A DAY TOO
MANY THINKS JUDGE

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Oct. 8.--Dc-
claring that 40 times a day Is more
kissing than even woman can
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
WILL YOU PROFIT BY THE
EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS

You are keeping yourself
from being successful if you
do not investigate Mt. Pleasant
now, for it represents the op-
portunity that will never come
again, come out and investi-
gate Mt. Pleasant. You can
not afford to pass up this op-
portunity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-22
GROWING HARD
WOOD IN IDAHO

Quite the most startling informs-
rBion THAI has been hssught to the
Fslotice of the Fwblic in recent wears
lls the fact shat within very
.fhort period of time, k.ss than twelve
years. cur con,Ery viii stace the APP
Ipalling sisnatiun of a fanline in hard
wood, unless the interest and support
aof the people can be enlisted in the
growing od hardwood tlmber. This
faact was make apparent 10y the recent
action OF Congress calling the attell-
'tion of the public to the necessity for
prompt and efficient effart toward the
4peplenis nment uf our timber. Aife,-
'ton is called to an extract from the
report submitted at Tx December
m Getting of Congress upon fthe state OF
american forests. Their rtotal yearly
growth is less than seven billion feet
aSd we take frou them each year
twenty five billion Feet: tk,ls we use
annually over three times Us much AS
is produced. At such a rate of con-
sumption, without quick and wide
spread awakening of the public mind
to the appalling danger at our very
door and prompt action in replenish-
mem- the United States via face
condition approaching national cal
amity- After considering the facts as
they are clearly shown and apprehend-
ing the widespread disaster the loss of
our forests would mean, it is with
feeling Of relief and satisfaction that
We turn our attention to discussion
Of a remarkable tree, we refer to the
the wonderful Eucalyptus tree, the
cultivation of which is rapidly becom-
ing leading industry Of the state of
California, its odopted home. The
manifold virtues claimed for this tree
read like a fairy tale, but rigid invest
igation reveals no flaw in it's merits
and actual experience has demonstrat-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-22
'CyClOne" Makes Pretty
Picture

The famous saddle stallion adver-
tise the Spokane Interstate Fair.
A large picture in colors ola beauti-
full saddle animal and certainly no
less beautiful young girl, with an en-
ticing basket of apples, has been is
sued by the Spokane Interstate Fair
management. The picture is worth
more than cursory or a second
glance, both for the fidelity with
which is from life, and for the subject
itself.
The horse is the famous saddle
stallion Cyclone owned by j. f.
Mason, as perfect saddle horse as
may be found anywhere in the country
and known to all lovers of good
horses.
The fair management has already
mailed 10000 Of these pictures, which
are as many degrees above the stereo.
typed pictures Of blue blooded horses
that are generally used in saloon and
hotel wall adornment, as is Cyclone, !.
superior to the generality of saddle
stations. The picture is worth plac-
ing. Naturally, it is used to adver-
tise this years fair, September 90 to
70, and any person, who, seeing the
picture, desires one for himself, may
obtain it by writing to Mr.. Robert H.
Cosgrove, Secretary of the Spokane
Interstate Fair.
A picture of blooded horse is a
good emblem of this years Fair.
There will be more and better horses
this year than ever before seen at a
fair west Of the Missouri river, both
on the track and in the livestock
show. Blooded stock is by no means
the only attraction at the Spokane
Fair this year, but it makes not the
least Of the features of list Of attrac-
lions such as transcends any yet
gathered in the northwest.
There will be five running races
daily this year for horses entered from
all over the northwest and from Cali
fornia. For these and the harness
events, which include handicap trot
and handicap pace, $4,000 in pur-
ses is offerep by the fair management.
The track has been greatly improved
by the expenditure of $4,000 on what