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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
Servant in the House.
 A Powerful Sermon

Charles Ram Kennedy's greatest effort The Servant in the House, which was witnessed by a good sized audience at the Elks Theater last night, is truly a drama with a noble charm. For weeks Pine Bluffians have read and heard much of the great play, but last night they realized its worth as a play which ought to make those better for having seen it. It Is
 possessed of truths universal ana eternal and its emotions and passions are those human beings have had from the beginning and will have un- til the end of time The whole citi- zenship of Pine Bluff, all other3 as well as the religiously inclined should have witnessed it. It teaches q great lesson. The play has a tendency to make one look on life seriously and treat all followman with q feeling of kinship. It is a play worth while, It makes one recognize the power of brotherly love and impresses upon one the necessity of more 5iontane- ous affection, untrammeled with the forms of equity and perautlal lreju- dice. It is indeed a wonde'fu. work of art and a fasicinating stage story.
 The Henry Miller Associate Players made up the cast last night There are only two women among the char acters, but the company, though small is we'll balanced and display excell- ent dramatic ability Henry Weaver, as Robert Smith, one Of the three brothers who has erred but whose heart prompts him to lead a better life, is in actor of exceptional abil- ity. John O'Brien as Manson and Arthur Behrens, as the Rev. William Smythe, Vicar, share the honors with him. As "Auntie", the Wears wife, and Mary, their niece, Misses Milli- cent Mclaughlin and Miss Donald O'Neill do their work thoroughly and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
TAX PAYING WILL
 BEGIN MONDAY Collectors Books to be Op- ened at Altheimer and to Close Here April 10.
THE APPOINTME NTS
All Taxes Must be Paid on or Before Aprfl Tenth to Avoid
 Penalty.

TaA pay ing for the year 1909 VIII begin Monday in this count and nilI continue for some weeks. Thc hooks will be opened on that day at Althei- mer. Plum Bayou township, and kept open until April to 1910. All taxes arc due on January 1 and must be paid on or before April 10 to avoid penalty Deputy Sheriffs Will Miller and $. F, Hilzheim will take the books into the country districts be- aiming Monday
 ttheimer will be the first place visited. The books will he opened at Sherrill Tuesday, January l; at Pas toria, Wednesday; Tucker, Thursday, Bolivar township, Friday Watsons Chapel. Saturday; Cornerstone, Tues day. January H. English on the 3th; Fillemont township, on the 18th, Jef- ferson Springs on the 10th, WaDba- seka on Monday. January r.; IIuu,- phrey, Tuesday, January IS; Fairfield. January 10, Melton township, Jan- uary 20; Moscow, on the 2ist and Sulphur Springs. Saturday January 22. The last out-of-toWn visits will be made at kearney on Monday, Jan vile township. Wednesday, January
 26; Locust Cottage, 27; Ca;snshaw Springs in Washington township, Fri day, January 2S, and Grace in White vile township on Saturday, January %. i The books will be opened at the court house on Monday, January 3l, for the payment of taxes on real and personal property in Vaugine town ship and the city of Pine Bluff. The books will be open every day, except Sundays, until April 10. After that day the law adds p per cent penalty and additional cost on each delin- Quent The books will remain open for such collection.
 Sheriff Philpot has issued d special notice informing property owners that no lists will be received on file after March To- The tax books and collectors time are then fully mono ! polized by parties present, waiting to pay taxes. Those filing lists with the collector are urged to arrange a day
 for payment of taxes on property list
 ed
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WILL ESTABLISH
 BUSINESS HERE

M Blnstein q wealthy resident of{ Shreveport, La, is in the city making arrangements for the establishment of large exclusive tea and coffee house in Pine Bluff, which will prob ably be opened by March 1 on West Second avenue, in the building ad- joininG the site of the new Citizens Bank building The business will be in charge of his son, I. s. Blustein, ard Henry Marx, two we'll known young business men of Shreveport. MT. Blustein says his firm will handle fine teas, coffees and extracts exclus- ively and will equip their store with q modern roasting and grinding plant. He Is favorably impressed with Pine Bluff and believes that this city offers great opportunities for business pf this kind. MT. Blustein comes here highly recommended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30

are just what is intended in their parts.
 The Servant in the House :s of three brothers who drift far apart on the sea of life, and unexpectedly meet again in England one sunrv morning in Spring One has become 8 vicar in the church of :1nsland,
 the other victim of drink, and has turned scavenger; the third, who was lost in India when a mere youth has become the famous Bishop of Benares, the Holy City of the Far East. The scene is laid in the vicar's, home, to which place comes the scav- enger with hatred burning in heart against his clergyman brother. There he meets his other brother, the Bishop of Benares, who is disguised as a butler.
 While waiting for the Vicar, the scavenger becomes interested In the disguised Bishops description of the church he has built in India, build ing whose terrible spans and arches are the joined hands of comrades. N dile above are inscribed the num- bcrless musings of all the dreamer8 of the world" Gradually this Drain Man is influenced by his unknown brother and turned from his Venge- fnl thoughts, he finally faces hor- fibIe death in the darkness that his brothers and comrades up above may be saved
 The play has created q sensation in other cities because of the fact that the Bishop of Benares is readily recognized as q reincarnation of the Christ When the curtain goes up on the first act, the butler, clad in flow ing Oriental robes, is standing with his back to the audience. During the first few minutes of the play his face is not seen. The boy who helps about the house surreptitiously appropriates some jam from the dining room table and the butler, with his back to him, quietly reproves him for the petty theft. The audience wonders how he knew it. \ moment later he turns his face to the footlights and every one at once can see his striking re- semblance to accepted paintings of the Christ.
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ton home Thursday evening. Daefa'- ber 50, at 7:30 o'clock
 Accompanying the invitation is l card from the directors of the asso- citation which gives an idea 2f the object of the dinner. The nOJice is as follows:
 The Local Association has for Sey- eral months been subjected to severe criticism and charges of mismanagr- ment have been made by representa- tive citizens. The undersigned, is Gi- rectors of the Association, propose ',t this time to account for the present condition and answer such charges as have been brought to their attention and try with the cooperation of all interested to determine more satis factory way for the present and fr- ture You will confer a personal favor upon them by attending this dinner
 FRED FOX.
 w II. WESTBROOt<,
 JAMES COULD.
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CAMPAIGN WILL
 BEGIN NEXT WEEK c. c. Kavanaugh, Guberna torial Candidate, Will
 Invite Donaghey Soon
FOR A JOINT CANVASS
Says He Will Make Trip Over State AnyWa! Should Donaghey Decline
 to Meet Him.

Little Rock Ark, Dee. 24 The campaign for governor promises to get started in earnest next week, Hon Coburn (. kavanaugh, candidate op- posing Governor Donaghey, having announced that he will begin his for mai campaign on the hustngs next week.
 "I shall invite Governor lfonI@bey to accompany me in joint campaign over. The State" said Mr. kayanaugh this morning. in order that We may discuss the issues of the campaign squarely. If he accepts We V!l .hen
 outline an itinerary acceptable to both If he does not Wc2pt then l think l shall make the cam- paign in accordance with what seems the most logical itinerary to cover the State between this and the date for the primary in March.
 Mr. kavanauGh announces that 1t Is his desire to make as thorough q joint canvass. should his invitation to Governor Donaghey be accepted, as will be possible within the time limit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
BAD NEGROES
 MAKE GETAWAY .1 ''Bootsie" James, Daylight Robber, Doing l2 Years
 Now at Large.
WASH T H o M 4 S, TOO
Both Negroes We're Sen, Up From Jefferson County Robbed
 Many Homes Here.

Two Jefferson county negroes, @Bootie' James and Wash Thomas, recently made their escape from a state convict camp at Germania, Ar kansas, and have not been captured. A large number of other convicts made their getaway at the same time. Sheriff C. M. Philpot has been in formed of the escape of the two Jeff erson county negroes, and is now on the lookout for them, as it is thought they might return to the home of friends in this city.
 James is the negro who was cap tured in Memphis by Constable Frank Stewart after he had robbed the homes of H. E. Strange, Garter B.. Murphy, E. l.. Owen, Deputy Sheriff W. l.. Goodwin and other homes in this city, and carried away diamonds and jewelry valued at mofe than q thousand dollars Much of the jew elry was recovered by the officers. He is one of the most notorious day light robbers in this section, and has given the officers of this city and county much trouble for the past five years.
 They thought that they had ''plant- ed him. for twelve years at least, and 2 hen the news of his escape reachtf this city yesterday it was 3.ot welcome news to them.
 James entered a plea of guilty to several charges of burglary and grand larceny at a recent session of the Jefferson circuit court, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for i2 years by Judge Grace.
 Wash Thomas, the other Jefferson county negro, who got away, was do- ing ten years for the murder of q fisherman named Duke at landing on the Arkansas river near this city several months ago.
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NEW MAN SENT
 TO PINE BLUFF
C. (. Harris Leaves Farrell for Pine
 Bluff and P. \. Dulin Succeeds Him.

To succeed C. c. Harris, who has been agent for the pon Mountain at Farrell, a station near Little Rock on the Valley Routeg P. A. Dulin has heen appointed, Effective immediate ly. Mr. Harris }has been transferred to Plne Bluff, bh ht as se, h;,fnew aGt- .e} lave not been ass:sn 7 to hin. lae change wfl be n the n'tnre of d pTomtion, it 9s unds@& eo"'
 In new asent wa5 Ssfmerly agent al Farrell 9'l iatoe, Itas agent at Ed monson, on the Rock Island, near Memphis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
MISS ELIZABETH WOOD
 WEDS AT THE SPRINCG
Pretty Love Affair, in Which Piac Bluifian Figured. CulminateS at thr Sick Bed-Gr0Om Grandson of John (. Calhoun and Halls From Geor- gia.

The following account Of the mar riage of Miss Elizabeth M Wood, for merly of this city, will be read with interest by her many friends here. Miss Wood was trained nurse here for some months and was quite a while at the Florence Sanitarium. or Sentinel-Record says:
 As the culmination of a pretty love affair that had its inspiration at the side of the sick bed of Mir. Calhoun Caldwell, with the nurse so faithfully tended him during his sickness ill a local hospital here some time ago, MT. Caldwell was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Wood at the court house Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ceremony being solemnized by County Judge Farmer.
 Mfr Caldwell has been prominent visitor here for the past few years mailing from Unan, Ga, and is grandson of John C. Calhoun. Miss Wood has been a trained nurse in this city for some time, and is grad uate of the Bellevue Hospital of New York. Her home was formerly i Shreveport, La.
 They will spend a few days at the present residence. 524 Park avenue and will then go West. where MT Caldwell will embark in business. Mr Caldwell is we'll known throughout the city and his many friends Will wish him a happy voyage on the ma trimonial seas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
GEN. ESTRADA IS
 BOUND FOR MANACUA

Washington, Dec. 29-General Els trada, in command of the revolution ary army in Nicaragua, is determined to push his way to Managua. In cable message received today at Nicaragua 1unta Estrada says President Madriz <, temporizing to gain wind by pro- posing a suspension of hostilities and is at the same time creating a d. ision between the Eastern and Vest ern sections of the republic.
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KILLED GIRL THEN
 SHOT HIMSELF

Peru, Ind, Dec. 29.--While she was serving him with cream, Miss Dora Chapell was killed by Roy Mckinney in the dining room of the BearaEs Hotel today. Mckinney had paid at tentions to the girl until she found out he had a wife After shooting the girl, Mckinney turned the pistol on himself, putting a bullet in his own heart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
PRESIDENT SH0N1S
 MAY SOON RETIRE

New York, Dec 29.-President Theodore Shonts, of the Interborouga Metpropolitan Co., will probably re- tire from the presidency of the In- terborough Metropolitan railway 10 be succeeded by VicePresident Ackert of the Southern Railway.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
CnIYINCT0N HEADS
 THE AMERICAN

Chicago, Dec. 29.--Tom Chivington, of Louisville was elected president Of the American Association today or the first ballot The magnates in an- nual session, voted to continue the 16S game schedule and also ito move League headquarters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30

Many accidents will happen durin 2 holidays. Have you an accident pol icy? We can write you one at a low cost in the Travellers of Hartford. Cot ton Belt Savings and Trust Go.
 12-24-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30

Modern Six Room residence on $. Cherry for rent Cotton Belt Savings X Trust Co.
 12-29-4t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30

FOR RENT-SIX ROOM COTTAGE with every convenience, completely furnished located on South Olive street, convenient to schools and car line. Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Co. 12-23-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
EAGLES OPENING BALL.

The Eagles will give their opening ball New Year Eve at their hall at 2i7 1-2 West Second avenue. Every body is invited to come and dance the Old Year out and the New Year in.
 12-2S-4t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
DINNER AT Y. M. c. A.
 THURSDAY NIGHT

Invitations have been issued in the city to dinner to be given by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian Association of Pine Bluff, which is to be served at the associa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

NViitE IO iiih oDAo. All Union barber shops will close at '2 o'clock (noom on Saturday Jan- uary 1. All shops will remain open until 10 o'clock r. M. Friday night.
 ". F. LANCE, Scc!.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-30

FOR UMBRELLA FIXING
 I. Glicksburg. the umbrella man Second and Walnut. opposite tete phone office. 7I17-1me
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l 229-33t
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30

There the ancpatory feeling the leads the
sagacious merchant discount advance
the New York Journal of Commerce this
coast fancy seeded rasns but the purchases rarely of than so
smaller holders
good stock there less desire to sell at the and sellers
The demand chiefly from the country the local trade seeming
Ra day boom Ades from the west indicate much enthusiasm
advertising prices being
goods through
rasins of all kinds
1t enthusiastic but it tells the story how things have
been moving the gradual aceeleraon slow first
but steadily gaining that always results from well
planned campaign of advertising when the object the
really metoous product Keep up lest people
forget.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
The
Bills

and impose the ignorance of congress
dscredabe appeal prejudice based facts In
all ground this prense the officials of this
municipality steps during the legislature
have the defects in the law relating condemnation proceed
remeded The necessary bills passed and have been
vetoed by the pecious untenabe grounds
President Bourn of the Spring Valley company asked by
Mayor Taylor recommend Governor Get sign the bills
he refused That refusal might have been expected by anybody
who had watched Mr. Boun and the policy of the
poaton and its employees If the plea made by McCuhen
had been honest and the corporation should
found assisting the of facilitate
dmnaon On the contrary Mr. Bourn has his
block the and Governor Gie readily falls with the plan
This characteristic of Mr.. Bourn consistent policy
He does hesitate false and misleading
thinks will do the good He pretends that he
demnaion grievance nothing
this regard but when the the
of his fictitious aspiration he his influence prevent the
necessary legislation
As for Governor Ges alleged objections the BILL they
mostly He that of the bills
for refusing incorporate provisions
ground for doing exactly the action The
other objection that Spring Valley might be prevented ga-
bond for purchase plant from making
extensve improvements makes people laugh That company
seadiasty refuses make OF improvements little
and content hang like milestone neck of San
Francisco Apparently this situation with Gies
approval and he will do nothing help the city grevous
difficulty.
There is way and apparently but bring Spring
Valley reasonable frame of mind and that proceed with
out the uhment of the Hetch Hecy project The
corporation will throw every obstacle purchase unless
Mr. Bourn is permitted to name the price.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
NpY MCDONALD. Sacrament

NDY MCDONALD, Sacramento's
u prize hand squeezer, met his fate
1 recently, and no longer boasts of
a grip which will put men on
their knees. begging 10 be spared their
right hand.
Whenever Andy met a stranger he
gave the unfortunate fellow grasp
which made the tears spring from his
eyes. Many were the blessings heaped
on the head of Andy for his hand
shake.
I'll get even with that fellow yet
said a we'll known citizen of Sacra-
mento wrathfully. "even if the South
ern Pacific has to lose his valuable
services
He heard of cowboy in southern
Oregon with a grip which would stran-
gle horse, hunted him up and
brought him down to Sacramento
There's $50 in it for you if you
make him go down on his knees and
plead for mercy, and all the whisky
you can drink
Give me a quart as a starter said
the cow puncher, and as test of his
strength choked a young bull calf
almost to death with pinch.
Il guess you'll do" said the promi-
nent citizen.
the depot and see genuine hand
shaking match. and the COW puncher
was instructed to be at the depot and
keep in sight of Andy.
''Who is that slab sided fellow ~
growled Andy, for the cow puncher
was always in the way
"Ah," cried the prominent citizen to
the cowboy, so glad to see you. When
did you arrive? All, by the way, let
Il
He knows everybody and you should
meet him."
Andy reached for the strangers
hand and they gripped.
Andy's eyes began to bulge. He
gripped harder. The veins stood out
on his face like whipcords.
Say" said Andy at last, "ain't you
shaken long enough?"
Guess not. There is $50 for me If I
put you on your knees"
Andy gripped on. The crowd began
to laugh.
Slowly Andy went down.
Guess l know enough when to
quit" he sullenly remarked, but the
look he gave the prominent citizen
was the reverse of pleasant
June l promises to be a great open
ing day with the Southern Pacific On
that date the California Northeastern
will be opened to klamath Falls. The
line has been built already as far as
Ady, known formerly as Holland, in
the center of the Lower klamath lake.
Connection is made now with klamath
Falls by steamer. This line will con-
meet San Francisco with a rich terri
tory in southern Oregon, and will be
part of another road to Portland.
Another opening will be the road to
Freeport The Sacramento Southern is
now as far as Del Rio. and by June
i the line will be in operation as far
as Freeport.
I The most important opening of all
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
Gossip of Railwayrnen ::

will be the short fine to Santa Cruz,
which is to be opened also on June 1,
in time for the big travel to that pop
ular seaside resort.
F. w. Thompson of the Rock Island
lines returned yesterday from Sacra-
mento, where he had been to look into
the future fruit tonnage from the
northern district.
Il met all the leading packers in that
section said Thompson, "and they all
assured me that the output this sea-
son would be equal to that of last
year. Both In quantity and quality
the fruit will be excellent. The fact
that the first box of cherries from Va
caville sold for s31, or 1910 per pound,
the highest price ever realized for
early cherries, makes packers and
growers confident that Californian fruit
will fetch high prices in the east this
year.
Cherries are now going east by ex-
press at the rate of 40 to so crates a
day, and the rich easterner is eating
our cherries before the average Cali
fornian has a chance to see a cherry"
The highest price paid in former
years for a box of cherries weighing
year.
Not much doubt exists in the minds
of the construction department of the
Western Pacific that the road will be
completely ready for operation by Oc-
tober 1. 1t will be built before that
date, but there will be many things to
be done in the way of ballasting,
opening of depots and the thousand
and one odd things connected with a
new road which will defer the oper-
3tinU of trains Hx-
the engineers who have built the West
ern Pacific are speculating where they
will go next and whether their new
jobs will be cast in as pleasant places.
Track is being laid now in four To-
calities: AT Shoshone west to Winnie
mucca; from Winnemucca the track
is now IL miles west; from the town
of Beckwourth to the Beckwourth tun-
mel. The gap between the western
ends and the eastern ends of the tun-
mel is 100 miles. The fourth place
where track is being laid is east from
Oroville.
Frank E. Batters. assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
there will be a meeting in his office of
assistant general passenger agents and
district passenger agents about summer
tourist traffic. Arrangements will be
made as to rates, limits, stopovers and
other privileges. Tucson. Fresno, San
Jose, Sacramento and Reno will be
represented at the meeting
Alder Ellis, travelling freight agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
has returned from the east with his
bride and has taken up his residence
at Berkeley.
III. q. Dodge, manager of the tele-
graph department of the Santa Fe in
this city, will leave shortly for Los
Angeles and expects to be there for a
few months.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30

The news from Stockton that cher
ries are ripe may cheer up the gas
and water rate payers of this city, but
it is doubtful
A hotel of 81 stories is to be New
York's next achievement 1t is safe
to predict that the rates will be as
high as the building.
The fountain head of Spring Valley
might aptly be termed that mys-
terious Bourn from which no con-
sumner ever gets returns.
1t is a moot question whether Abb
dul Hamid is to be pitied or envied.
He has been permitted to take only
four of his wives into captivity with
him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-30
Ruler of Denmark
Talks of California

dhS VI 0dHolH6 of and the
because his beng from
and has printed several
On
Copenhagen announced his arrival IN ne eap
He and had lengthy inter
greatly IN California and made
Jacobsen tell his during the hre
did end there He received
the palace and went Several
of and each asked him about Cali
orna-
the king ~Is California all that
say
Sire really afraid tell all could about
beautiful state that
of being called OF
touched Jacobsen
California
allow
knew great deal abou than of us