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WICCLETAILS IN
 DRINKING WAFER
Residents Of South Walnut Street Are Alarmed Over Recent Discovery. Appeal to Mayor Toney For an Ex. planatiOn.

Mrs. l.. K. Land, Mrs. Charles Mil Ter and several other well known la dies living on South Walnut street, reported to Mayor W. l.. Toney yes terday that they were finding '.oodles' of wiggletails and small worms in the water being furnished them by the Pine Bluff Corporation. They sent large assortment of the 'fun- ny little things to Mayor Toney to bear out their statements. and hun- dreds of them are ready for inspec- t1on at any time at any one of the various homes where they have been found. It is believed that the ap- pearance of wiggletails and worms in that section of the city is due to the negligence of the city officials or the water company in flushing tha fire plugs on that street and that the water has been permitted to stagnate and breed impure germs.
 The discovery was made by one of the ladies several days ago when she went to a faucet and secured a glass of water. She noticed the wiggle- tails in the water as she was in the act of drinking it, and further in vestigation revealed the fact that many unhealthy Wiggletails, worms and other insects were in the water draw, from the pipes. She tied a small mus lin bag around the faucet and per mltted the water to pass through the bag. In this way large numbers of Wlgsletails and worms were captures. Other housewives in the neighbor- hood tried the scheme and it worked as successfully in their homes.
 Now, the ladies want to know whv they are not getting pure water in stead of wiggletails and worms. Man ager B. c. Fowles, of the Pine Bluff Corporation, was out of the city yes terday and he will probably explain the matter upon his return.
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COW DERAILS TRAIN
 Al NOBLE LAKE
Six Freight Cars Left Track After Engine Ran By Safely-Negro Brakeman Slightly Hurt.

fast through freight train, south bound, on the Iron Mountain road, struck COW at Noble Lake early Tuesday night and although the en- zine got by without trouble, six box cars adjoining the engine left the rails and were almost completely de- molished. A negro brakemah, whose name could not be learned, was slightly injured. The accident oc- cured directly in front of the coun try home of County Judge Gould, and it required many hours to clear the track after the arrival of the wreck ing crew on the scene. The south bound Little Rock to Alexandria pas senger train, Whcih arrived here at lo:30 that night, was held at the local Union statian until 5:30 yesterday morning, and after leaving this city, was again held up by the wrecked train at Noble Lake two hours.
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GOVERNMENT EXPERT
 SPEAKS HERE TODAY
Board M Trade Members and Other Merchants Invited to Board of Trade Headquarters at 3 O'Clock This Afternoon.

;! ]. Moore, a government expert, representing the United States Agri- cultural Department will address the members of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade this afternoon at 3::30 o'clock at their headquarters on Crop Diver. sif.cation and the Boil Weevil" MT Moore comes to Pine Bluff at the in vitation of the Board of Trade, and every r'asishesssr rsarged to be present aud hear him. Secretary Caldwell has plenty of chairs ready to accommodate croWd, and fans have also been placed in the Board of Trade rooms for the comfort of those who attend
 Mr. Moore specially desires the presence of bankers and merchants and other business men. as he will fully explain the governments plans for the complete destruction of the boil WeeVil. He will explain to the banker and merchant how to furnish the cotton planter without loss when the boil weevil arrives. The govern ment has the boil weevil pretty well ill hand and if the farmers follow the advice of the government ex- perts in dealing with them. they will suffer practically no ill effects from the destructive work of the trouble some insect
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DAY INDICTED FOR es -- " DUNCAN KILLING &rand Jury of Cleveland Go. Says He Must Answer
 Murder Charge.
Ga OTHERS ARE INDICTED
"BOOtIeggers" Paid Heavy Fines and Gamblers Are Included in Many
 True Bills.

John w. Day, who shot and killed D. Henry Duncan, the millionaire vice president of the Bluff City Lumber Company at Clio, Cleveland county, on June p, 1909, has been indicted on March P, 1909, has been indicted for murder in the first degree by the Cleveland county grand jury, which was discharged by Judge Henry w. Wells at Rison Wednesday afternoon The grand jury was in session just nine days and in that brief period returned 123 indictments and report- ed 190 true bills. With such great rapidity were the indictments re- turned by the inquisitorial body that it became necessary for Prosecuting Attorney Paul G. Matlock, of Prince ton, to telegraph to Fordyce for ad- ditional indictment blanks, as he sortment in the circuit clerks of flee at Rison.
 Out of the 123 indictments returned by the grand jury, 75 of them were docketed against 'bootleggers," and d majority of the remaining true bills against gamblers. John and Frank Knickerbocker. of kingsland, Ark, each paid six fines for the illegal sale of whiskef. amounting to $1,200. Fines amounting to more than $2,0O0 against them were suspended pending their good behavior. Many men ac- cused of "bootlegging' were reported sick at their homes when their cases were called, and each of them suc- ceeded in presenting physician cer- tificate to avoid trial at this time.
 The indictment of John Day for the killing of D. Henry Duncan comes as no surprise in this city, for since the recent appearance of Mrs Dun can at Rison. where she went when the grand jury was empanelled and asked to be pe1mitted to go before the grand jurors, it has been the i'm plS lSSSlOu Here ludC du luulCllneuC against Day would result Attorney T. Havis Nixon, of this city, who prosecuted Day at the .preliminary hearing given him immediately after the killing Of Duncan, before Magis- trate Roebuck at Rison, also visited Cleveland county soon after the grand jurors were instructed. The preliminary hearing of Day attracted wide attention, owing to the sensa tional testimony that was introduced at the hearing and the peculiar cir cumstances under which the killing occurred. Day was acquitted by the magistrate and since that time Dun cans friends and his widow have been instrumental in airing the case more thoroughly before the grand jury.
 Day was shot and killed 234 HRD
 Day shot and killed Duncan while they were in Days room at Mrs. ThrdNer's boarding house at Clio. Day invited Duncan into the room he testified, to discuss his dismissal by President J. F. Rutherford, of the Bluff City Lumber Company. Day be ing master mechanic for that concern at Clio. While they were in the room -----------...r---.--...-
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to come into places of safety, and the warning was needed. The sincl, tracked trestIe, two miles long. con meeting Galveston island with the main land, suffered damage by q dredge passing oyer it. No trains were operated ill or out of the city after o'clock this morning. The damage can be repaired in q few hours and trains. will be moving late tonight.
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MAJOR N, I. WHITE AND CHARLES
 LEVERENz BELIEVED ID BF SAFF

" Trains In Out q" Galveston Owing irrlc toncin Galveston Island With Ia Ire On Ei,,i,. po Coast Towns Have Sustained Damage and ~ m ,i, 'uf Was Like the Roar Weather Rurpau Sent Out Warming Which rr..t r.,y Repaired Resume Last Night
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FINE BOTTOM FARM

We offer so acres, four miles south east of Pine Bluff, nearly all fenced, two houses, D acres in cultivation. all buckshot land. A bargain.
 COTTON BELT SAVINGS x TRUST
 COMPANY. 7-22-bt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-22

White and Mr. Flanders hurried to Galveston after the 1900 storm from this city and with the aid of an ex- perienced oarsman. crossed Galveston bay in skiff and reached their rela- tiyos.
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The Parker road fund is growing rapidly. The soliciting committee se- cured an additional S15,000 in sub scriptions yesterday, bringing the to- tai amount up to $6S,e0O, with many large property owners and individ- uals to see. It is generally conceded that the committee will find little trouble from now on in securing the balance of the bonus money
 The J. B. Speers Company started the ball rolling Wednesday by giv- ing the largest subscription of the day-$3,O00. The Gillespie X Brother Company followed with $1,300 do- nation and $1 ,000 subscriptions were listed by the Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Company, the Dilley Foundry Company and the Citizens Bank The Bahlau Produce Company and C. M. Ferguson &. Son each gave $500 and J. W. Sanders went them $200 better with $700 subscription. William, ,Jo and Curran NichOl aided $400 to the list and F.. A. Schcker, the own CT of the Arlington Hotel, gave a similar amount. Subscriptions of $50, S100, $200 and $300 were common, and there were many men of small means who gave literally during the day
 The success of the canvass is a great encouragement to the members of the soliciting committee. The committee did not work throughout the day Yesetrday, owing to the ex- cessive heat. and considering the suc- cess of the days work, feel that they will soon be able to announce that the total amount is listed.
 The following subscriptions were added t0 Ina Iict Wodnacda1.
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"rHE ROYAL COON IN ZAMBEZI"
 SOON TO BE PRESENTER

That popular show, "'The Royal Coon in Zambezi," will be presented soon by M. w. Walker, Billy Young, Jr. twenty other performers, a brasa band and orchestra, at Masonic Tenn pie. Dancing until a. m. 7-1S-6t
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NOTICE.

The plans for our new office build Ing have arrived and we are ready to reserve office space to those who desire the same. First come first served.
 720-d6t THE CITIZENS BANK.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-22

Good ham sandwiches still 5 cents at Belser's Smoke House, the coolest place in Pine Bluff. We want your trade and will treat you right. ' 20d6t
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We have just received {. shipment of very fine Rock Salt for stock There is nc comparison between Roc1: and soft salt for stock. Mo Cain Grocery Company
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FOR RENT - An elegant Groom house on Pine street, close in. Cot ton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
 7-22-St
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FOR QUICK TRANSFORMATION
 CALL CITY HACK LINE 200 East Barra0ue St.

Open s p. m. to 7:30 .. m.. and re- liable. Special attention to train calls Old phone S94. New phone 102. Moss Orort, prop Pine Bluff. Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-22

J. NJ. Barrett, of Sherrill, was in the city on business yesterday,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-22
NO LOSS OF LIFE AT GALVESTON. HURRICANE VISITS COAST TOWN
 BUT SEA WALL PROTECTED CITY

Wind Blew at Rate Of Seventy Eight Miles an Hour But Sea Wall Sent Back Immense Rollers From the Gulf Into sprays-seWe CTS in the City Filled With Drained Over Water and Frightened he populace. Tide Rose Only Six Feet Compared With Sixteen in the Eventful Galveston Flood Of 1900
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Continued on Page Four.)
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After You are Married. :. Be Sure You Have a Bank Account.

mat happiness and contentment that comes only through a certainty of the flu ture, IS the healthy, permanent kind.
 A sayings account starts you on that road wy. No man can be his best self when amped by poverty. We will pay you per cent interest on the money you put In our company's savings department and compound the interest every six months
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TOTAL IS NOW S68,6 500
>peers Company Heads the List For the Day With a Three Thousand
 Dollar Subscription.
l. i. 4. + f. 1. I. I. l. <. 4. + <. <. <. E
Parker Road Fund

Total subscribed to date $GS,60o +
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26

Every Price Should Have Reason.
It must be remembered always that
it is not the price Of an article which
is important, but the reason for the
price.
The bankrupt stock, the fire sale. the
manufacturers remnants, the annual
clearance, the removal sale, the disso-
luton Of partnership sale-what are
these and many more but arguments
for the price? And note this ope point
that without the argument the price
is nowerless. Reduce fur lined over
coats from 500 to SEQ and your liberal
discount attracts little attention. Why?
Because there is no reasonable eNpla-
nation for the reduction. Why should
you present overcoats to the public?
But announce that owing to an eX-
yiration Of your lease and the impera-
tive command that you vacate your
present store within two weeks you
will reduce the price Of your fur lined
overcoats from 500 to $50 and you
may sell easily al you have to offer.
Instinctively the public sees the whole
picture-the proprietor's anxiety, the
inevitable removal, the lesseninS DAYS,
the final sacrifice and the store full OF
eager buyers, quick to seize such an
opportunity. This is only half tie
reduction previously considered. But
one is business without Inauguration,
and the other is business with it.
Lorin T. Deland in Atlantic.
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Economy o. Costly Foods.

The economy of expensive foods is
explained by the fact that digestion.
at least in man, IS dependent upon
flavors. without which it is so defec-
five that we do not obtain tic good OF
the food we swallow. AS far rs eX-
perimcnts go, they substantiatc these
assertions. for the sight and smell OF
pleasing food start the flow OF dl-
ccstiyc fluids, while disagrceable odors
and sight stop it. Delicatessen, then,
would seem to be staples, for they are
necessary. The talk Of being able to
subsist on few cents a day is simply
nonsense and leads to deterioration OF
health. What seems to be eNtraTa-
cance in food purchases may be
wholesome instinct. The high cost OF
living is partly due to the cost OF the
1avors we need. We commend these
ideas to our worthy dietetic econo-
mists. Laynen may not be so foolish
as the physiolcGists themselves. -
American Medicine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
Ben Franklir's- KeenHess.

Two incidents recall the kceDness
and the thorouShncSS-the great twin
abilities, to see and to utiliZe-of Ben
Franklin. One day he Glanced to OBJ
serve 4 lady in the possession Of an
imported whisk broom. With his usual
interest and careful consideration be
examined it as q novelty. Hc discov-
cred on the brush Of the broom 4 seed,
which he carefully removed. Present,
u he planted it. and the growth from
this seed was the first crop Of broom
corn in this country. Again one day
when DR.. franklin was walking by
Dock creek he saw stuck i'll the mud
a wickerwork basket, which had
sprouted. Carefully he fshed out the
basket and carefully took it apart. he
gave cuttings to his friend, Mr.. Charles
Norris, who planted the twigs in his
garden, where they grew to great size.
They turned out to be yellow willows
and, as Franklin had foreseen, proved
Of great commercial value.
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Very Lucky,

The following is = genuine essay by
i en-year-old boy:
My lifc has been Il very lucky one.
When l. was three years old / fell
downstairs and cut my head. When l
was five years old WAS looking at
some hens, and 4 dog bit my leg.
When was eight l went with my
brother in the trap, and the horse fell
and threw Us out Of the trap; my
brother lit on his feet, and lit on the
horses back. Last year l was play
ing, and I ran into 4 surrey and cut
my eyebrow, ard it has left a mark.
One day I went into the slaughter
house, and a big sheep ran after me
and knocked me down. I have had 4
happy life
This cheerful acceptance Of what are
usually regarded as the ills Of life re-
minds the writer Of an cid school
fellow who took part in the fight al
Elandslaaste at the beginning Of the
South African war. After the engage
ment he was taken to the hospital at
Pietermaritzburg. As soon as he was
able he wrote home and sent his peo-
pie the tunic he had worn in the
battle.
"You will sce," he wrote, that there
are eleven bullet holes in it, but I was
awfully lucky. Only six Of them hit
,,,a ('1oralaD5 e0f1nr
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a Compromise.


4 struggling art student, native OF
Pont Aven, went to Paris to study and
occasionally visited an uncle there, an
elderly shoemaker on the Rue Waugh
rard. The shoemaker was to be count
ed on for square meal and sometimes
even for small loan. One morning
the uncle welcomed the student far
more warmly than was his habit.
Just in time" he said, rubbing his
hands. 'The kitchen door wants paint
ing, and was about to give the job to
the commissionnaire for francs. But
You can have it now. I'll pay you So.
The student flushed and bit his lip.
Hard up as be was, he could not so
degrade his art as to paint a Kitchen
door. Yet he needed money badly.
''Uncle," he said, smiling as happy
thought came to him. III tell you
what to do. Let the commisslonnalfe
paint the door for 5 francs, as you had
intended, and give me the 2 francs DIFF
ference"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
The Troubles CT French Acaaemlclan.

The Troubles CT French Acaden1lclan.
The candidate, once elected, is bound
to pronounce q haraDgue before be IS
allowed to take part in tie work OF
the noble body. The director who hap
pens to be in Office answers him. This
oratiol is invariably, or at least should
be, composed first Of thanks, more or
less humble. for the great honor con-
ferred, then Of 9 panegyric OF the hap
py ones predecessor And, oh, how
difficult that sometimes must be! More
than one has rushed e tie cncyclo2e-
dia, then to the libraries. so as TO get
some clear notion OF t:le illustrious cX-
immortal! Then lat2 IS often iron!cal
\ historian may have to celebrate the
talent Of writer OF light comedies, 4
legitinl;st may have 10 praise Z Social
ist, or else the newly elected member
may have to speak Of his most intl-
mate enemy.-Jeanne Mairet in At
lautic
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HsG an Answer.

This story is being told on swede
in certral Kansas who was given to
excessive use Of the bottle. he was
working at Q certain house, doing odd
Jobs. and the daughter Of the house
knew of his reprehensible habits. She
thought it time for some one to re-
monstrate with him On the error Of bis
ways
Why" she asked, ARE you not
ashamed to spend all your wages and
make your wife take in washing:
Why don't you give her some money"
''Nell," he answered, Il have an In
come besides my wages"
"Oh. is that so?" said the daughter,
somewhat mollided.
"Yes," he said, 'I have an income
from the queen Of Sweden"
'sWhat for?' asked the girl.
"For minding my own business" an
swered the Swe6e, going on with his
vork.-Kansas City Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
Tho Order Of the SesaohIn1.

The Order Of the Seraphim is the
Oldest and most famous Of the decora-
tons in the gift Of the king Of Sweden.
Originally it was instituted By Nagnus
", sone GOO years ago, to commemo-
rate the siege Of Upsala, the ancient
capital Of the Swedish kings, and its
statutes bound the recipients Of the
order to fight to the death for the main
tenance Of their religion and to consti-
tute themselves the special protectors
of the widow and the fatherless.
When ii was revived about the middle
Of the eighteenth century by King
Frederick the Obligations laid upon the
members were somewhat less onerous.
The decoration consists Of an eight
pointed star in white enamel with cher
ubs' heads of gold and is worn on a
broad band Of pale blue ribbon.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
GAS I ORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kifld You Have Always Bought
s'szs::t: sssss ;e: O. lzmzz7zzz~
The innocent Young Thing.

The manufacturer Of moTins pic
ture machine was explaining to a
group of acquaintances how he lad OBJ
tanned q series Of pictures showing q
celebrated massacre that had once
taken place at a western army post
in the days when Indian warfare was
q. horrible reality instead Of an exhibit
on Broadway stage.
'sThe commander Of the post" he
said, chad a detachment Of soldiers
and another Of Indians re-enact the
scene for US, dressed exact:y as in the
old days, so our machines could secure
every detail-the onslaught of the In
dians, the defense by the white sol
diers, their massacre and the destruc'
ton of the fort
at may be very interesting" said
the kindly citizen, "but I should not
care to see it il even picture"
The sweet young thing listened with
wide eyes.
'tAnd cid they really kill the white
soldiers for you?" she asked, breath
less.-NeH York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-26
THE AMERICAN WON.
Hobbs Picked Al! the Locks In the
Sank OF Enaland.

Hobbs Picked Al! the Locks In the
Sank Of England.
The first worlds fair, the Crystal
palace st London. was held in 1851.
It was at the Crystal palSce that the
American mechanic showed that he
stood second to none in the world.
Hobbs challenged Chubb, and Hobbs,
the American mechanic, carried off the
first prize as q lockmaker. Hobbs rep
resented an American manufacturer
Of iron bank safes. He placed his safe
on exhibition and tied the key to the
combination lock On the outside. In
side the safe was placed S250, or $3.50,
and the free offer was made to the
mechanics Of the world that if they
opened the safe the money contained
therein could be taken for their sue
cess. The safe was never opened. At
that time Chubb was famous al over
England and in Europe as q lock
maker. The Bank Of England indors-
ed Chubb and used his locks exclu-
siyely. Hobbs examined the work
manship Of the locks and offered to
not only enter the outer doors Of the
Bank Of England, but to open also the
seven doors leading to the treasure
safes, inside Of two hours If permission
was given. This was TOO much for
the Britishers to stand, and they gave
the necessary consent.
Hobbs was on hand two hours be-
foSe the time for opening the doors of
the bank arrived and announced him
self ready to so to work. All the tools
he. had he carried in his vest pocket,
consisting of about twenty picks. BE
opened the front door in seven min
utes and entered the bank triumphant
Is. He next approached the outer
door Of the treasure safe. In six
minutes the door opened, and before
one hour had passed, half Of the time
he asked for, be had his hands in the
treasure Of the bank, much to the
amazement Of the directors of the bank
and to the intense disgust Of Chubb,
a man. Of influence and wealth. he
took his defeat gamely, however, and
soon set to work to improve his locks.
This he did by taking Hobbs into his
employ as an adviser.