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lowed to give the bazaar in the build Telegraph Company in the Jefferson Hotel Building. The members of the association and the friends of the two departed physicians, Drs. Goree and Pendleton, will contribute the articles that will be on sale at the bazaar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12
BAZAAR AT
 HOTEL JEFFERSON

At a recent meeting of the Ladies Hospital and Benevolent Association it was decided to give bazaar on De- cember II, 15 and 16 for the benefit of the Pend1eton and Goree rooms in the new Davis hospital, and it is now announced that through an offer Of W. N. Trulock the ladies will be al
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COME TO DEE IS.

We will sell your property for you, keep your money and pay you inter- est. We will loan you money and can serve you jn many ways.-PeOple's Savings BanE and Trust Company. 9-29-d1mo
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Piles Cured at Home By
 New Absorption Method

If you sufer ""ou bleeding, Itching; blind or protrudng E>-. send me your address, and I will tell yot, uow to cure yourself at home by the nov absorption treatment. and will also send some of this home treatment free for rial with references from vour own locality if requested, Inn mediote relief and permanent cure aasur cd Send no money, aut tell others of ths offer. Write today 10 Mrs NJ. Summers. Box r, South Bend. ind.
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D. 0. D. Chapter.

Mrs. George List will be hostess for the David 0. Dodd Chapter, United Daughters of the Coa;eHraty. at their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. at 2.30 o'clock( at her home on West Second avenue
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12

We offer an immense stock and eX- ceiling values. See them by all means. Hundreds of dozens of fine Linen Handllerchiefs with dainty ombroder- ed and henstitched edges, at t5c, 25c, 50e up to -..-----...---.-. 50 Plain Hemsttched Linen Handker- chiefs and Centers, very sheer and fine at 10c and 15c Swiss Handkerchiefs, plain hcm- stitched, colored borders or embroid- cred edges, , cents and ,,----,..,...--1Oc Mems Pure Linen Handkerchiefs at 12 1-2c. 15c, 20c and .........--..-,.,--- ---.-.95e Men's all linen Handkerchiefs 25c Childrtn's Initial Handkerchiefs, 3- inch pretty box for .-.---.,-,.,-.-,-.,-.--.3 3}5c
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Junior Chautauqua.

The Junior Chautauqua study cir cle will meet this afjernocr at the Temple, at 2 o'clock, and :he book for discussion will be Daniel Deronda,' by George Eliot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12
EIwelI Club.

The ElWell Club will meet We'd nesday afternoon with Miss Gene James, at her home ou Vest Sixth avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12

Larkin will be hostess, at her home on West Fourth avenue
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12
Wedding Anniversary.

MT. and Mrs. Mo Hanf quietly cele- brated their thirty-first year of mar ried life yesterday, and many friends congratulated the happy couple.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-12
PETTFCOtTS

PETTfC0ATS
 Here you will find a large variety of handsome petticoats of superior quality, at attractive prices
 Klosfit Pettieoats, in silk, black ana white range of co1ors, 5000 to .,-....-''........, ,,,.-.,--..--=e.=...$7.50 50 Klosfit Petticoats, black or colors, in IIeatherbloom and raffetine $150 to ,---.-.--....=..=.-.. -..-...-.-.,-.-.$3.OO About dozen and half beautiful Persian Silk and Accordion pleated silk petticoats in the new colors. Sold at $10.50 to $t2.50. Your choice at ---,------=-.=.. =..----,----.-----,----s-.$7.9 .95 Several dozen Sample Petticoats in Silk Heatherbloom and Satines. Black or colors, go at one-fourth off regular prices
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

The Fitzgerald, Ca, correspondent
of the Atlanta Journal tells the follow
ing interesting story:
Bubbling over with case or gem
nine lcve. mellowed by twenty five
wears Of married life they lost each
other. and fer twenty-three years,
four months and a day they neither
saw nor heard of the other until Two
weeks ago they met face to face. re-
ccurted and married again on Thurs
ray. and today they are the happiest
bride and groomsman ever looked
upon. Their story Is almost without
2 parallel in the annals Of newspaper
fact or fiction, and every word IS
vcuched for by each of the couple,
who had no hesitancy in laying bare
TO the correspondent the unique MS
tory OF their lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas we're both
Georgians by birth, he having been
reared in Clinch and she in Dooiy
county. He was twenty-one and sne
fifteen when they were made man ana
wife. For nearly three years trey
lived together. drifting from place 10
place until Jacksonville was made
their home. The one day the usual
Detty quarrel came w, the young
child wife seft her husband in nj
Ct rage. going TO farm a few miles
from the city. where she expected 10
stav for a few weeks until he sent for
her to come back and forgive him
No such message ever came. and enc
cav she went hack TO Jacksonville TO
retoin him. But he tsd gone Gone
In search cf her. whose whereabouts
he mad been kept in ignorance
She came back &c Georgia. ana
searched the country from Atlanta to
Havana. bat nowhere could she find
anvcne who could give her trace OF
her lost husband. Later a Cuban
named FRANK Perry wanted to marry
her. and she finally got divorce
and married him. For fifteen years
tkey lived together happily. some %
ne tine IN Florida. some IN Cuba and
scme in Georgia
Five years ago Mr.. Perry died IN
jacksonville and she came back TO
ceor0sa and started a cigar factory
al Wray. not far from this city. she
rsoepercd and recently started
anothcv factory AZ Sylvester. Ca. a
little over two weeks ago she went
20 Tampa 10 purchase some tobacco
sor her factories. She vent 20 one
~ the biz factories Just ~ the men
were leaving. and asked the Waterman
where she could End the manager.
He was an Italian. and as she had
forgotten hou 10 speak the itaiian
language she tarned 10 man she had
heard speaking English to ask nirn 70
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

ton, medical inspection. wire beds and
baths White tile and white stone
hocrs prevail throughout. They en-
pley forty men to keep up the building
clean: the windows are washed every
day: the brass knobs shine like gold
and everything is perfect and wonder
full.
The cooking is good, enormous por-
lions are served. and the inmates
eat five times a day, as all Germans
do The menu fer one days dinner
included peas, boiled ham. sauerkraut
and bread. | tasted it and found II
coed. The menu is changed every
day The inmates do nothing. when
is the only weak point in my opinion
The social democrats object. / really
cannot understand why the Socialist
should object to these homeless peo-
pie working. All over the world il is
a fundamental principle of charity not
70 give anything to a beggsr VINO is
able to work and refuses TO do So
Lodging in the home is free. the
cost for this is estimated at about
Q pfening (about cents) for each
person. The receipts for 1907 were
is .70s marks and the expenditures
453.620 marks.
The building contains hospital
with 1913 beds. and a department for
infected women. with 27s beds. This
latter. however. is entirely independ-
cnt OF the home and will shortly. as
soon as accommodations can be pre-
pared, be removed to johannesburg
Connected with the home is also
the institute for disinfectioa. with hve
disinfecting furnaces. where the cloth
ing. bedding. etc. Of the home is
cleaned
This building with furnishings cost
/ 5000. 090.oo0 marks. There are always
Z from 300 to 800 families in tue home
Fallen girls are also taken in
There are 5000 homeless people IN
Berlin every night. Twcnty-eiSht mil
lion marks are annually spent for
them During the winter soup cen
tiers aad coffee houses are iouDd AL
over the city. Men. women and
children are fed and given not oniy
soup. but also nouriShing meals o:
meat. vegetables and potatoes. Taese
are closed in summer.
The reader. however. INST not thini
that these homeless men Of the sec.
end class are all tramgs who refuse
I 10 work. even II work Be offered them
a large part q them are unfortunatel
who. b. sickness or accident, have
been Disabled for work or have lost
their places 81 employment and have
beer unable 10 End new ones. Or fhcy
are clerks. bookkcepcrs. teachers
even professors. rho arc stranded
and who arc physically incapacitated
fer The work offered them
For these people n e. particularly
hard 10 be obliged g. seek shelter n
pisces o. this kind MANY in sunnei
would much prefer 20 sleep under ths
arches OF a bridge O. on bench n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
Happy Together Hitter
Many Long Years Pass

interpret for her. She looked hin
full in the face and her heart aeaped
into her threat.
what Is your manner" she asked.
Thomas" ne replied.
George Thomas?r
George Thomas is my name said
he.
DO you know me?" she said.
mo. do not"
Pointing TO scar on her neck.
caused from sore in her early lie,
she said. = DO you know that SCARF
His face lighted up. and laying MS
hand on q panel close by, ne said'
DO you recognize that hand?'
Two CT his fingers were partly cut
of when a boy. and with those to-
keus of recognition. they stepped
aside and took a seat on the factory
steps where he was special police
man and night Waterman. And there
they sat the night out telling of all
they had done and where they had
been during the years Of separation
George Thomas. after vain search
for his wife through Florida ana Geor-
gia for FIVE years, seftied ocNh az
Jacksonville. Here he decided to
married again and fouteen years lived
with a woman he later divorced and
Is now supposed to be dead Then
L. wandered down to Tampa. where
&c had been for three years as city
police and thea night Waterman at
a big cigar factory.
For two days and two nights this
strangely and happily reunited couple
sat day and night telling OF their ex-
'p-riences Throughout the twenty-five
years and so there was nothing 10
hinder a re-courtshiP OF two weeks
and a happy marriage at Sylvester
last Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas Is disposing OF her
cigar factories at Wray and Sylvester
ard with her hrs AID. viii rstsrn 20
Tampa TO live
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
Berlin Makes Great Preparations
For Taking Care Of the Homeless

or bath. Clothes ere disinfected, for
which purpose they have four d.sin-
feetant ovens. To take a shower ba'h
is like a punishment to many; they
prefer sleeping outside
The homeless of the first class must
pay IS pfennig for mother and BABY
and 81 pfennig for grown person q
day and l 90 marks for mother with
a baby. and % pfennig for child I'M
der & years. If they are unable to
nav in installments they are carried
bv the community. The Applicants
for admission are closely examined as
to their circumstances and former
records. Payments are not made 10
this home bit &c the poor office.
Before a person is' admitted to the
home. he is closely examined by a
physieian. In case a specialist IS
needed, the patient is sent to him.
These with contagious diseases are
isolated. A physician and nurses are
always on hand. Little children who
must remain indoors, stay in one room
during the day and are taken to an
ether rccm at night. There IS a
manual training school for keeping
the little ones busy and church Is
not forgotten.
In the afternoon the children 20 to
playrooms where they have every IA
ciIity fer exercise and play In SIM
mer they play out Of doors
Forty thousand towels are washed
daily in this institution. and 95o.ooe
pieces Of linen sheets. coverlets. etc
Everything IS OF the best-disinfec-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

Rerlin spends enormous sums lor
euffering humanity. there are So
many nublic and private institutions
81 charity that it would take months
10 visit them all and study tner
methods. ! therefore had to De satis-
fed with visiting only those lnstl-
tutions in which / am mostly inter
ested. One of them is the CITY Home
for the Homeless.
The homeless of Berlin are OF two
classes: temporary and tramps. Inc
frst mostly men with families, nave
lost their homes By not being able 10
nav rent or by other unfortunate CIR
curstauces. but still have employment
The latter are people without ram
lies. who run around in Berlin 40
ing nothing, and, in most cases, re-
fuse to work. q he first class mas
shelter in the Family home, pro-
vided the poor department indorses
them They live here, have cohee'
milk bread and butter for breakfast,
a sandwich for 10 o'clock; meat ana
vegetables for dinner; coffee AT 4
O'Clock Germans can't get along WITH
ont their 4 O'Clock coffee and supper
They receive baths and medicai
treatment. They are compelled 10
end a home as soon as possible. Inc
management is authorized to help
them pay their first months rent
They can stay from five days TO four
weeks. Their household goods are
stored in a large empty market nall,
saws the Chicago lnter-OceaE.
The house has f44 beds fer men
and bows. The women and babies are
in another part CT the building. with
a40 beds. Everything IS exceptional
IL clean. Each person sleeps IN an
iron bed with straw and wire mat
tresses. Sheets and pillow cases are
changed daily: blankets are disinfet-
cd as soon as a person leaves. and
there is one clean towel daily for
each. Sick persons go to th- hos
pifai n the mother becomes III. the
children 20 10 the orphan asylum A
school for the children is a part Of
the institution.
For the tramps they have night
hOmcs.- wish forty halls. furnished
with wire beds Here ASST nee
essSry. 3.fOo-pcopie can find shelter
Admission Is from Z TO ] p. m. Al
: a m. an must leave the place
Each person Is allowed 70 come hve
tines IN three months. n they arc
scou later doing nothing. the police
take care Of them. For breakfast
and supper they receive a nutritious
scun Of milk and -four. and a large
piece Of re bread. The sick 20 20 2
hospital No one r. allowed TO 70 q
bed without frst going under 3 show
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

a public park. But in winter they are
com-elled 10 come here and must sup
press their false pride. These man
agement of these homes is such that
these unfortunates do net need 10 De
ashamed to ask for shelter. They are
encouraged and comforteu, and every
thing is zone to put them on their FEET
again.
Very often the homeless are people
from the country who came for work.
but failed to find it. They have
spent their last penny: they have no
friends. and are lost in This great
civ what a blessing for such peo-
pie if they at least find shelter ana
a kind word OF advice and encourage
ment
There may be skeptics among my
readers who think that | am exagger-
afing when | say there are teachers
and professors among these uniortu-
rates. or, that If there are a few. they
are very exceptional cases
These skeptics can be coHviced OF
their error right here in our own
country. We are confronted with the
same conditions as the people of Eu-
rope. Two years ago report went
through the papers Of an interview
between a reporter and an Official oil
the Y. VI. c. A. in New York In TINS
interview the ofncial said. amcng
many other interesting things:
Recent investigations show that
more than one-fourth OF the unem-
oioyed. the unfortunates, or WAT
ever one may choose 10 call them. who
apply TO the Bowery branch OF the
Young Nsn's Christian Association u
New York are men who have hae
college education. professors and
teachers among them.
"A man wants nice job without
working up 70 IT,
~Rcys as well as men want TO be
bank presidents at once.
The chief season why so many
college men reach these straits Is
that colleges are turning out more
educated men than there's demand
for
4 II Is a sad picture. and conditions
IN Europe are not better than here
Perhaps they are worse.-Floriaa
Times-Union.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
pride IN ones House.

House pride - one thing q recent
growth. AZ any rate. u is thing o.
recent and Widespread revival The
rich brrghcrs - The past who EN-
plcyed great artists 70 paint the IN
terror % their rooms. 10 perpctuate
heir glowing carpets their shining
glass. their tablccicins. their china
and their chairs we're. doubtless house
rroud ruf the cut ~ the horse
vas confined ~ a small number While
nowadays n Is becoming universal
We All worship ~ the same shrine
Londcn Spectator.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

A prosperous looking man who has
frequented the same cafe for two
years IN Liberty street always steps AZ
the bar before he sits down to his
luncheon and shakes dice with himself
TO decide whether he win take :
drink or rot He never throws with
any other person.-New YORK Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

Cook-Your wife. sor. came into tbs
kitchen this moFnin'. and insooitesl
ne. AID its wal Of t~o shings-sitb-
er shs lsves the house. or I DOLBY
plncotfa -
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
COURT ADJOURNED
There Was Not Single Jury Trial During
The February Term

The Criminal court adioured Tues
day after a most prosaic session.
There was not single jury trial, so
that all the petit Jurors had to do
was the claiming of attendance fees
During this session of the court there
were a good many pleas of guilty, a
lot of continuances and extensions of
paroles.
Tuesday the prosecuting attor-
ney filed information against Mat
Boldridge for perjury. The trial was
set for June 20. Warrants were or.
dered issued for S. R. Smith and
Bud Banks, charged ssanlt with
ntent to kill.
Jesse McCue entered a plea OF
guilty to attempting to vote Illegally
He was fined one dollar and costs.
The prosecuting attorney fled in
formation against Charles Amor for
forgery. A plea of guilty in the third
degree was entered and sentence for
two years was pronounced.
Arthur McCurdY entered plea of
not guilty to burglary and larceny,
and the case was set for June %.
The three cases against Mrs. Min.
ME Dreyer were continued until
June %.
The cases against W. A. Caulfeld
Clayton Haggard, RS. Riggs, Chas,
Mills, S. P. Kelley, Mike Hughes, Ed
Hughes and Fred Bowers we're con
tinued until the June term.
Ben Scott was sentenced for three
years in the penitentiary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Gustaye Primer Passes Away.

Gustave Primer, an old and highly
respected German citizen of this
city, died yesterday morning at 1890
O'Clock at his home on North 1lth
street after protracted illness. Mr.,
Primer had been practically an in-
valid for the past year, but his condi-
tion was not considered dangerous
until about four days ago.
Gustave Primer was one of the pio.
neer citizens Of Lexington. He was
born in Germany in 1881, but crossed
over to this countr- when but
young man. He had lived in Lexing-
ton many years. Nj. Primer was a
carpenter and pattern maker by
trade and enjoyed good business
until i'll health forced him
to retire. He is survived by
his wife, who is a sister of Mrs.
Weber, and five children as follows;
Misses Emma and Fannie and Mrs
L. B. Bullard of this city, Otto
Primer of California and Miss Meta
Primer of Kansas City.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
The City Part of the Intel.
Iigencer Piano Contest
Closes Saturday.
RESULT PROBLEMATICAL
Candidates Are About Even and the Work
of The Coming Week VIII Decide the
Winner County Contest close.

The last stages of the INTELLIGFN-
GER piano contest have been reached
as far as the city contestants are
concerned. and the two young ladies'
Miss Grace Honor Goodloe and Miss
Elizabeth Graves--who are striving
for the possession of the piano for
the young lady from Lexington who
turns in the most votes by 6p. N.
next Saturday are preparing to bend
every energy during the coming
week.
These two young ladies have both
done creditable work throughout the
contest and now stand a lmost even.
The work Of the coming week, there
fore, will be all important as it will
decide the winner of the fine Smith
and Barnes piano. The friends of
these two contestants are helping
them out considerably and are ex-
pected to show their loyalty next
week. The voting during the week
will in large measure be secret and
so nobody viii know just how the race
Stands until the judges have made
their final count.
In the county the contest progresses
in lively sce-saw fashion. Last week
Miss Bardet Of Wellington led by
slight margin and this week Miss
Martin of Higginsyille has again
passen her. Ii the weather continues
favorable the closing date of the
county contest will he announced
very soon.
The exact method Of closing the
city contest will be announced in
next weeks issue, which viii come
the morning of the last day of the
struggle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Death of J. r. Davis.

), r. Davis died at the home of his
son, Dent, Brush, Colorado, Feb.
20th, of paralysis, He leaves wife
and four children as follows: Dent, of
Brush, Col. William, of Scots Bluff,
Neb. Floyd, of Percy, H., and Julia,
of this city. One daughter, Mrs.
Louis Eckle preceded him TO the
grave about four months ago. Mr..
Davis is also survived by three sisters
and one brother-Mlss Lucy P. Davis,
Mrs. Mary <. Hays and Miss G. A.
Davis all Of Kansas City, and E. NJ,
Davis of Lexington.
Mr.. Davis was born in Virginia and
moved to this county when but a
little BOY and always lived here up to
the time he moved TO Col. He was 81
years of age.
The funeral service was conduct L
ed by Rev. T. NJ. Cobb, from the re.
sidence of his brother, E. NJ. Davis,
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Judge Smith Dead.

After a protracted illness Judge
Joseph F. Smith died Tuesday night
at $50 from old age and general debil-
ity. He was in his eighty third year.
Judge Smith was pioneer of this
city and for many years was one of
its most prominent citizens. At one
time he was director of the Com
mercial bank and he served for sew
eral years as a county Judge. He was
a prominent member of the local
Episcopal church and took an active
part in religious work.
During his entire life, Judge Smith
bore the respect and esteem of his
acquaintauces and his reputation for
honor and integrity was high.
During the last part of his life
Mr.. Smith has lived at his home
on East Main street Mr. and Mrs,
W. II. Price had care of his house
and during his last illness at
tended him faithfully. His wife died
many years ago. His brother, Cole
man Smith OF Butler, arrived Tues
day night to attend the funeral His
niece, Mrs. Anna Trigg of Kansas
City. had been here for several days
The funeral services we're held yee.
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Episcopal church. Intermenl
in Machpelah
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27

Walter Heating went to Kansas
City Thursday evening to visit rela-
tives for a few days.
Mrs. George Gaffn and daughter,
Gladys, went to Kansas City yester-
day morning for brief visit.
John Price and James Cheathaui
went to Kansas City Thursday even
ing to near Gypsy Smith.
Mrs. Sam Walker Of near Higgins
Vile arrived Thursday evening for a
visit with relatives in this city.
Mrs. Gus Weber and Mrs. J. A.
Howes went to Kansas City yester-
day morning for a short stay.
Mrs. Richard Field, Mrs. E. c,
Gordon, Mrs. John Eggleston and
Mrs. Young Ewing went to Kansas
City yesterday to attend a Gipsy
Smith meeting.
Prof. m. Patterson returned yes
terday from Chicago where he has
been attending the meeting of the
Department of Supts Of the \. Z. A
John worthington went to Hig
ginsville Thursday for a short stay