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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Mending a Broken Heart.

An Atchison young thing had a heart that ached, her honey boy hay ing taken his affections elsew here, and her father recently shut himself up with her to reason with her. That honey boy averaged spending 50 cents a week on. you,~ he said Here's a dollar week to take his place. Every time he called he cleaned out the re- frigerator Your mother will see to it that your brothers do this in future. He kept you up late nights. Your baby sister is cross. and hereafter you will let the baby do this for you. He took possession of the most comforta- ble rocker on the porch. When you look at that rocker in future it will not be empty. bringing the pang to your heart that your silly novels tell about. It will be occupied by the man who paid for it. and that's me. Your mother and stayed by you through collie and teething and are going to get you through this if we have to take turns spanking you. Now take your eyes off the moon and look at the dust around you'-Atchison Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Culinary Courtship.

Janet had nodded the domestic af- fairs of the family with whom she Nved for so many years that the news of her intended marriage had much the effect of an earthquake. Have you and David been engaged loDgT' v0ntured the mistress of the house. hold.
 "One week when next Sabbath cOmes," stated Janet briefly.
 "And-and had you any thought of marrying before thatY' asked Der mis- tress.
 'Times l had and times l had not said the imperturbable Janet, "as any person will But month ago when gave David a wee bit of the cake I'd been making and be said to me, Janet have you the recipe firm in your mind lass, so you could make 1t if Mrs Nann's book would be far from your reach?' knew well the time was draw ing short
 And when," said Janet, closing her eyes At the recollection, 'I said to him, David, lad. the recipe is copied in q little book of my own and l saw the glint in his eye I reckoned 'twould be within the month he'd ask me."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
How Rats Move EoQs.

Strange as the story may appear ot rats removing hens eggs from the bottom 10 the top of house by one rat lying on his back and grasping tightly his ovoid burden with his fore paws while bis comrades drag him away by the tail, l have no reason writes naturalist, to disbelieve it. have seen two rats accomplish the feat from stair 10 stair In farm. shouse in Bantfshire. the first anxious fodent pushing the egg up on its hind legs and the second assistant lifting 1t up with it's fore legs. It was the bes: athletic feat I ever witnessed but 1t Is not ont of the common. The rat will extract the contents from z flask of Florcncs oil. dipping in his long tail and repeating the maneuvel until he has consumed all that can be reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Auman Heart ss . Power Engine

A great physician once remarked that, despite it's conplexity, there WAS no organ of the body reader 10 adapt itself 10 circumstances or more cara- ble of repaying ordinary care than the heart. This is very true, and an ap- precIation of that fact should cause us all fbe more carefully to follow the wise mans advice and to keep our heart with all diligence. When we have regard to the tremendous work the heart aecomplishes we might well with Wesley say. Strange that a harp of a thousand strings should keep In tune so long" Estimated In scientific fashion. mans heart in twenty four hours performs m amount of work which if represented by the energy de manGed for big lift would raise 12a tons of weight one foot high. Such a calculation can be accurately deter mined by measuring the force expcnd- ed in one beat or cycle Of movement of the beart and multiplying the short work into that of the day. Thus in no small degree does the hearts labor contribute to swell the big total of the energy the human engine expends each day 1t ]ives.-New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
hippo's Mouth an Impressive Sight.

hippo's Mouth an Impressive Sight
 The hippopotamus is sort of float ing island which inbabits the African rivers. To see a hippopotamus rise out of the water and go away is as discon- certjpg to the tourist as 1t would be to see sand bar get out of the Missouri river and chase a COW. The hippo Me is too short to write his full name -is big brother of the pig. He weighs five tons, and gargoyle is cute and pretty beside him. He is fat and 1abby covered with reddish sk1n adorned with bristles and has d broad, fiat head as wide as dinner table The mouth of the hippo is an, other of natures African e1trava' gances, He has mouth enough to dc the eating for boys boarding school His jaws are very flexible. and those who have gazed into the inner works of hippo when he has opened his vast pink lined mouth, studded here and tbere with tusks that look like broken of Grecian columns, have been impressed with the sight. - Golfers Weekly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Back Mum bers.

'WiAiam," said Mrs. Van GelGer to the man of all work. II want you to clean out that large closet in the hall just outside the pallor. Burn all the old newspapers. waste paper and any other rubbish you may find there.
 After a short time she met William! in the hall carrying in bis arms a huge pile of sheet music. the property of her eldest daughter.
 What are you going to do with Ma bel's music?'' she asked
 "Why, burn it. sure. as you told me to. It was in the closet there with the other rubbish'
 But didn't mean the music Put it back at once"
 Noting his mistress displeasure, Wil liam inquired in surprise:
 "Why. hasn't she played it an?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
MADE THE MOST OF IT.
Clever Tactics When William Quit
 Using Tobacco.

StGNS' vv''S'' Ss'''U''' ~~''
 Using Tobacco.
 An excerpt from Doris letter: And oh. Will, if you weren't the dear est boy! You often told me that you would do anything iD the world for me, and DOW you write for my sake you've quit smoking. I'll have tc wait until see you 10 tell you what a dear think you are
 From Janis: You write that out al consideration for me you have stopped smoking for good. That was just love Iy of you, William. and yon may de pend that ! greatly appreciate it.
 From Phyllis: Billy. boy. it's just ripping. You're the dandy kid, Just tt tbink that you would swear off using the weed just for me. It was mighty dear of you. Billy. and it makes ne all the more keen for you.
 From Marjorie: ITO think that you've quit smoking. William. l was so surprised! Of course always knew that you care for me. but to think that, as you say. you've made tAs sacrifice on my account-why, it's positively noble of your
 From his mother: Will. my son, this proves your love for me. Father is inrlosing a check to show that he appreciates the fact that you think enough of your parents 10 give up smoki ing for them.'
 From his doctor: Your letter ad- vising ne that you have obeyed my orders and stopped the use of tobacco is at hand. AS said, your compli- ance < *"-Puck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Sire Wsskc Child.

This college professor. like many other men of erGdition. was fond of Lewis Carroll. While visiting his sis ter be asked bis niece. a miss of ff- teen. to get Through the Looking Class for him from the public libra ry She evidently did not like the task. and be asked her the reason. With some hesitation she replied: "Oh, I'll get it if you really want it. But l don't like to have the librarian think that I read cbildren's books."-New York Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
SMOKING 4 PIPE.
1t Is Said to Give the Face Square
 Jawed Effect.

Jawed Effect.
 There is on1 question l always ask man who wants d job. remarket! the business man who has To hire sev eral hundred men for different posi- tions each year.
 The question l always ask them is. Do you smoke pipe much:' of course the answers are various. Some of them smoke pipe a great deal and others not at all.
 Why do ask about the pipe: Well. not that l have the least interest i'll their habits or that l have any preju- dice one way or another in the mat ter. The reason is that l want to know whether the formation of their lower jaws is natural or acquired.
 "A man with firm lower jaw is al ways man of parts and of will. l say 'always'-anyway most always. If he does not smoke pipe his square jaw. back near where it hinges on to the upper one. is natural. If he is a pipe smoker the looks are deceiving. and l have to judge his caliber some other way.
 Pipe smokers always have strong muscles back on. the face about the place man stops when he makes the first stroke downward in shaving These are the muscles that hold the jaws together. They often give a square jawed effect to man who hasn't any square jaw characteristics. My men think l ask funny questions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Wouldn't Hanc the Jury,

An old negro named Erhra;:N. hay ing been sworn on the jury in a Hus- der trial, for some time resisted yer
 dict of guilty for no other apparent reason than his strong aversion to cani- tai punishment in general. Finally the foreman explained to him that it was d question either of hanging the prisoner or hanging the jury and that it all de pended on him.. "Fo' gracious. Sah replied Uncle Ephraim. "on Gem req comments de pris'ner am sho' guilty"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09

table. l will never be without this medicine in the house. Mrs. SAf'L LEE, 3523 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky.
 Another Operation Avoided.
 Adrian, Ga. suffered untdld misery from female troubles, and ny doctor said an operation was my only chance, and l dreaded 1t almost as much as death. Lydia E. Pinkhamis Vegetable Compound completely cured me without an operation. LENA VI HENRY, R. F. D. 3.
 Thirty years of unparalleled sue cess confirms the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to cure female diseases. The great vol ume of unsolicited testimony constant ly pouring in proves cOnclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound is a remarkable remedy fOr those distressing feminine ills from which to many women suffer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
TOWER OF LONDON.
The Perfect System ny Which It's
 Treasures Sye Guarded

The Tower of Loud"D y.s the most perfect system of burglar alarm> th;1 has yet been devised.
 From Scotland Yard. from the gov ernorS headquarters and from other places known only to few feSpon- sible officials the whole Tower eau In" closed electrically within q few sec undS. Even the poiIdc:"tS gates at the middle tower, which weigh some tons and through which visitors pass, swing to automatically, and the escape ,t he same time an alarm bell rings to warn wardens, police and soldiers.
 In particular the precautions iD the apartment containing the crown jew els are of most scientifically elabo- rate kind. One of the beefeatcrs on duty in the room has merely to press button. whereupoD the heavy door closes, the alarm bell below rings. the other gates slam to and lock. and every person within the tower is instantly cut off from the outer world.
 The man who can get away with any of the crown jewels deserves l them.' observed a Tower official. 1 From where aln standing l could close every important door and gate in the Tower in as short a time as it takes to utter these words.
 It WAS nainly 10 insure the safety of the erown jewels that lhe system was in>t.ni..l.
 N" ,r,,c. d beeD .s~i:e,! for tue
 !uYif. u. ,'., Faw"r an T r"""'It Sat urCet, "s.''t. @yeaf.v to th"ir alarm. ;li..5i~I,0.. f,9sft.i ,.colS 4.e:!. !mtted g,-, u::.r"u - +vte1 tb"n t"r ;!hw1t ton
 .i tt"s. 'n,vtsHtsH= aHy an- tasln- ne te=f,et.
 "i i.ss# t,N.c S!.iay e!0>'d that k ln.' !e.5.sa.,,,r =zt3 n''.-.-e3. ." D" e3u>- ~, f ,o q, ~a " q" Not kr'fw. lt :ai~rl tsasp ,rassp S Ditat,a Yard where the lffesSiH. .: j itul1ttn Wtstld i'n- prison ,.YcrA >t,lil within tht l"w,.t un- til the police -.ve :De Si1H;.! !.t! t!.,'ir release. or Il Mi- E, haS" int3 s'I'' governor. :,nXious'tn earn Whnther we were all at our posts. At any rate. 1t was none, of lhe minor officials
 "In fact who closed .ue Tower and why is a Nrcret knuwn unly io the highest authorities There was DO alarm, no attempt to seize the crown | Jewels. s."-I.Onaen Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
His Mistake

The vender of images. who had jus, been thrown out of large office build, ing, wept bitterly as he looked at his torn clothes and broken wares.
 "Who did this?' inquired the friend. ly cop '1'll pinch 'em If ysu say the word'
 No; ii was my fault" said the vic, tim, gathering up the remains of |. plaster image. "l insisted on trying to sell bust of Noah Webster to a meet ing of s1mplified spoilers" - Denver Republican.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Some Excuse For the Sun

Artist-There, sir is ny latest uic. ture ingenious Friend-We!l, you haven't economized paint on it have yous What title have you given to Hf Artist-What do l call 1t? Why, sir, that is an autumn sunset. Ingen. uous Friend-You don't say so! Well. l don't blame the sun at all for set ting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Color In liss

It's white lie when mamma tells papa what baby has been saying. but when papa goes and repeats 1t at the office it's another matter; lie becomes more or less soiled by being mopped around.-Ex change.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
Perhaps.

My wife is getting so she can cook. You are prejudiccd in her favor" piece of pie last week. and he h%' been back for more three times"
 Perhaps be is after hero medal Houston Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
His Choice.

Bustin Seems-How'd yer like to be one of desc here turin rulers, sel! SeIdum Shaves-Not me, Bus. I'd . lot rather be king bum dan bum king. Kansas City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
The Mean Thing.

"Why arc you mad at herg''
 'I met her on the ear today. and sh, said. Oh, let ne pay your tar-", and said. Oh. you mustn't and sne didn't :" -Hauston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
SAVED
 FROM AN OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound
Louisville, Ky. Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound has cer-

talnly donf me q
 world of @od and I cannot b4aise it enough. 4 suffered .fromirNgulArit'es, dizziASss, netvouS ness, land a Aevere femak* troAb le. 1.ydiaE.PinkHam's Vegetable Qom- pound has restored
 me to peri e c t
 health and kept me
 from the OUpratln0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
FOR SALE Vacant Lots

31200-1-4 block, corner l1ti
 and Poplar; terms to suit pul.
 chaser.
 $1000-2 choice building lots 7ol
 40, Gibson add. l block oi
 paved street and car line;
 5000 each. $300-Lot 50x150, Wiley Jones
 addition. $500-Lot 1 l-z acres; Meyers addition. $1O0 Each-Lots g and 10, Blk.
 f, Barney's add; owner lea7.
 ing town. $10-Cash and 310 per month, will buy choice of several
 building lots, situated in de. eirable neighborhoods and convenient to business. @600-Two lots 50x150 each;
 Senyard and Holderness add $500-Lot 50x160; Hanfs add. $50-Choica building lots n En. terprise add. $25-Choice building lots 1 suburbs of city. 3150-Lots 6, 6, ! and 3. h Monks Western add; will M sold for $16e each. $600eL0t 100x300, Meyers sur. vey, near Rutherford PGi add.
 312,000-13 acre track of land conveniently located in South east part of city, suitable for manufacturing site or city sd' dition; this property is q bar gain. Timber Lands i, 14o0-acres hardwood, 50 M cent oak, balance hickory ana ash; 2 1-2 miles from ral' road; net price ScQ.W W
 acre. 10G0-acres, containing 5000 ! hardwood, such as gum, ol and ash; 2 1-2 miles iron railroad; net price, $s.5o w acre. s1S00-acres, 1-2 second bottom ! and 1-2 upland; heavily tln, II bered, with white oak, oN'
 cup and ash: price, $l4.oe !"
 acre net. :. s00o acres hardwood ard pine
 mill on land and in operatloss
 situated on Cotton Bele ku
 road; will be sold at 8 0|
 gain.
 100000 feet pine stumpags.
 Saline county, ? to m,"
 from railroad; write for pInUt $N.500-Entire holding or %I ing interests, including H ~, 15 million feet yellow py Z. and hardwood, about 70 :, cent hardwood, 25 peln pn.S s's pine; 27o0 acres land, lV'sst Vi which goes with timber, .s ss ance from 2 to 10 years; ", %
 Der removal right; this s.1p"Sl p'S% erty is easily worth w."
 more than is asked for It. ,.,, { 4o.00o-acres virgin timber .s,s nm , in Phillips and Desna S,sb ,.
 ties; will sell on reas0D''' terms. a cf
 56OO-acres hardwood an' % 1
 press, all connected, ,a.. ~ ,|
 coin and Desha coun...s
 ply for prices and term. P sec
 s160-4O acres in sW nv Tvssrpt All; ? miles west or ,,;t nv'' :,
 Ark; suitable for i' ) vegetables.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-09
FOR SALE HOUSES

s2250-22O2 South Cherry St. A good desirable. modern res idence; Owner has fixed price to insure quick sale. s1150-12O1 East Fifth avenue; Cottage rooms and hall; water and sewer connections; good repair; will sell on monthly payments. $1500-12O3 East Fifth avenue; Cottage, } rooms and hall; water and sewer connections; will sell on monthly pay ments.
 $1250-1921 East Fifth avenue; Cottage with 1 rooms, hall, front and back porches, and summer kitchen; good repair; will sell on monthly pay ments.
 $1500-707 Texas St.; rooms i; good repair; desirable neigh borhood. zs
 s2250-415 East Second avenue; :; 8 rooms, ? story in good re- pair; nice location for room- CTS.
 $3500-515 East Sixth avenue; 1v rooms, story, on paved street and car line; within four blocks of Union Station. $450-511 East 18th avenue; 5 room cottage.
 $725-521 East 18th avenue; J s1500-523 East Sixth avenue :: ) room cottage; conveniently located as 10 school and room cottage, pew and bar churches.
 gain.
 s120O-12o1 South Cherry St; room cottage; water mad sew craze.
 $60O-90S East 18th avenue; room cottage; newly built; must be sold.
 Farms s12,0C0-360 acres, 1e0 In culti- vation, 200 timber, alluvial bottom, protected by levee; well improved and stocked. &2500-s0 acres, 30 in cultiva- tion, 50 unimproved, suitable for fruit and truck; 2-story dwelling, barn, smokehouse and we'll.
 &9Co--4o acres. 25 in cultiva- tion 1-2 miles from railroad station; Broom dwelling stable and barn. 33000-80 acres. 65 in cultiva- tion; 3 tenant houses. ? barns, good orchard; 1-2 mile from Macadam road.
 S1000-120 acres, 40 cleared balance cut over; can be easily cleared; bargain for right man.
 31300-80 acres fine bottom land above overflow. partly deadened and ready for clear ing; . bargain if taken al once.
 $2800-82 acres prairie farm Dewitt, Ark; has 4 room cha1d; suitable for rice cul- ture.
 near Olena, miles north o1 dwelling, barn and fine or.
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It is bettg to lend than to SlvA 1e give empiane . bsttsr tn saeAsr. aJ3almul
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
GREENSBORO BRIDGE.
The Greatest Structure of Its Kind IL
the World.

The Greatest Structure of Its kind III
the World.
Measured by the combined length
and capacity of its five main spans, the
greensboro bridge, across the Eas;
river from f'ifty-ninlh street. New
York. 10 Eavenswood. Queens. is the
greatest bridge in the world. lnclud.
ing approaches, It's total length is 5000
feet, width ST feet and greatest height
over 300 feet above the WATER Ii
crosses from shore to shore. l35 feet
above the river, with three enormous
spans of l.lS2 feet. GiO feet and 0S4
feet. the middle one .rcacLing across
the full width of Islackwcll's island.
Besides these there are two mora great
"anchor" spans. one ut each end, who'll
~ over dry land. with Il length OF
1924 feet for the five. which together
contain over l05,000.OO0 pounds of
steel. No other spans in this country.
except suspension bridges. approach
the longest of these. and the only
trussed span in the world which OK,
cccds it is the Forth bridge. which,
although LILO feet long, has IL cnpaci.
ty for only two railroad tracks. less
than one-thilu of this. There are two
decks. the lower carrying Il wide drive
way and four electric car tracks and
the upper one two sidewalks and two
elevated railroad tracks and having in
all an estimated capacity of 100000,
600 car passengers and millions OF We
hicles and pedestrians annually. 1t
cost over $2O.OO0,OOO. : Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
Why They Moved.

=
The Bingses. mother and daughter
had long outstaycd their welcome Il,
their country friends house. More
over, they eyinccd no sign Of going
away nor did the mother seem to be
In amy way affected by the strong
hints togo which the overtaxed hostess
threw out from time to time. Finally
forbearance exhausted. the entertain.
ier decided to reach the mother through
her daughter. So one day, calling the
little visitor to her, she said. "Malmie,
when do you expect to go home!'
"Oh, I'm sure don't know was
the careless reply. "Wc've several
other places to stop at YETI
"Wcll, when do you go on to the
next placeY
Cant even tell that. Mamma says
it's immatcrial to her Just when shell
leave here"
But, my dear chi!d,' exclaimed the
exasperated hostess. doesn't your
mother realize how costly living Is
these days.
ooh, yes, she knows how dear 1t is.
That's why we left the city"
"Wcll, Mamie. l cannot afford to ell.
terrain visitors any longer, and wish
you'd tell your mother that Mt once!
us that an insult?" rcjoincd the
child. turning haughtily to the speaker
why do you ask that, child:"
because when we're insultcd we co
OH to the next placer london Week.
liz,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
UnansWcrabIe.


"VIcious circle" is IL term often used
in the medical world. An example of
its psyclloo&ieal use applied to argn.
mcnt may he faund in Joseph i. SEQ.
villc's book. "Old Merchants of New
York City"
Tom. the sen CT wealth. man. was
u great favorite With all who knew
him. but he heartily Get@sal business
n merchant of New York had hire,
him as Il bool.kceprr 1T Il li..!, sa!sly
Nevertheless Tom got il,a The l.,l,
of reaching the office ln.or and la.a,
until finally he got there nbuul . l..
the afternoon. When this state Of If
fairs had gone On fer II week. the lpcr-
chant demonstrated.
but, my dear sir" returned Tom.
show can come amy earlier? don
get my breakfast until L.
"But get ycur breakfast earlier"
"llow cam l: don't get up till -"
"Thcn get up earlier"
"Iow can L." pleaded Tom. when
don't 20 to bed until daylightY
In the face of such convincing argu
ment there WAS nothing to be said.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
The Drill In tho Pearl

The pale. lent workmen were, most
of them, drilling costly pearls, but
here man in kid gloves performed
the operation of skinning-the opera
ton of removing a pearls outer, dis
colored coat, SO as to give 1t again its
original luster. And by the window
another man shook industriously three
pearls in Il bottle.
ut is n secret of the trade-of the
pearl driller's trade" he said-'this
bottle shaking. You see, in pearl drill
Ing a'drill point often breaks or in a
pearl, and to get it out may take a
whole days work-that is, If you don't
know the secret"
He looked closely ut the bottom of
the glass bottle. and then, continuing
his shaking. lie resumed: but II you
put your pearl in bottle and shake
1t up the drill point in few minutes
will fall out of itself. Look! There's
another out already. The thru will
come soon now."-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04

gratitude. For the first time IN bis
life he coveted the occupation of an
orchestra leader.
The director was a frail, rather good
looking young man, with piercing
black eyes that seemed too bold in
their scrutiny of the young lady's face.
Chase began to hate him. He was un-
reasonably thankful when lie passed
on To the box in which the duke sat.
The third and last time he saw the
Princess Genevra before his sudden,
spectacular departure from the grand
ddchy was ut the dukes reception to
the nobility of Rapp-Thorberg and to
the representatives of such nations of
the world us felt the necessity of hav-
ing man there in an official capacity.