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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
THE ANNUAL QoEsT.

The ANNUAL QUEST.
Shopping, shopping, shopping,
Heigho-ho, tits begun!
Midnight struck on Christmas Eve
VIII not see 1t done.
Windows all are blazing now
With a brave display
Rare good feeling reigns supreme.
Laughter speeds the day.
Shopping, shopping, shopping,
Rushing up and down,
Young and old, they seem to have
Business in town.
Making out list to buy,
Is a dreadful task,
Questions might assist a lot,
But we dare not ask.
Shopping. shopping, shopping.
Morning, noon and night,
Begging for the prices on
Everything in sight.
Cramming, jamming, back and forth,
Crowding here and there.
Hauling, mauling recklessly-
Till the clerks despair.
Shopping, shopping, shopping,
Gracious, what a rushl
Tumble to a friendly tip,
Get into the push.
Just forget that times are hard,
Buy and never fear,
Happy, scrappy Christmas time
Comes but once a year,
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

A New York woman has had twenty
children in twenty years, and the New
Workers are Boosting the excellence of
their climate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

There were added last year 1857
some of which were of priceless value
They presumably included bound vol
umes of the Congressional Record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Jim Hill is kept busy snow-plowing
the northwest, but still he is able to
prophesy a few on Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The heiress crop is becoming SO
short In the east, count recently ar
rived had to go to Denver to find one
unattached.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
EIorida,s Metropolis.

Jacksonville, Fla. seems to be grow
ing at a faster rate just now than any
other city in the south, and the south
has many expanding cities" said Vic
tor r. Barton of Baltimore. 1.-THE tour
list season proper has not yet opened
but Jacksonville is crowded with peo-
pie. Every hotel is filed and board
Ing houses are OVERLOOKING. 1 was
there last week and I never saw so
much evidence of thrift in city be-
low the 100000 class. The races at
tract thousands, of course, and the very
fact that Jacksonville is about the only
city where bookmaking is lawful ac-
counts for the great influx of gamblers
and amateur sports.
Jacksonville has been handsomely
rebuilt since the fire and 1t has now
quite metropolitan air. 1t is claimed
that the next census will give the city
a population of about 10000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Devils Lake, North Dakota, had
temperature Of % degrees below in
the late cold wave. 1t was the coolest
spot in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Secretary McVeigh is very much in
clined to revise Mr.. Taft's Winona
speech downward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Christmas comes next week, and the
shopper should begin to hustle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Nobel prizes are distributed just be-
fore Christmas, and they no doubt
come in mighty handy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The Roosevelts have dragged" $3.50
animals of all kinds. No one outranks
them except the prophet David.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The weather has been trying to nit
the zero mark, but the people are not
toughened to Medicine Hat weather.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The Taft-Aldrich alliance does not
extend to all things-to postal savings
banks, for example.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Judge Gaynor expects to make his
administration just as moral as the
people are, which is not promising
much
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Uncle Sans Island of Guam has had
an earthquake, and its two buildings
were considerably shaken up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Trans-continental railroads are open
ed nowadays without attracting pub
lie attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Only one person in fifty dies of old
age-but where does old age begin?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The death of Red Cloud at the age
of sc brings to an end the long line of
Sioux chieftains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

President Zelaya has all sorts Of
trouble except suffragettes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The Danes are beginning to cable
DR.. Cook, Were from Missouri"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The country need not hope to get
postal savings banks as a Christmas
present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The good die young, but the King
of Belgium did not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

When 1t comes to waterways Presi-
dent Taft just naturally reverts to his
own Ohio river.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
TAKES WHAT HE CAN.
THE COOK.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THIsq

CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS?
ut certainly is great to live in a sure
enough city," said New York man, who
was visiting a friend in Birmingham.
mo doubt" said his friend.
why" he continued, 81 used to live
in town where a shoe drummer from
Atlanta set the style in mems wear!"
KNUD.
Knud Rasmussen,
Whatd he do?
Took a hand
In the polar stew.
Wonder If he'll
A lecture make?
If he does
Wen holler "Falxe!"
RIGHT AT LAST.
''Have you read The Serpent With the
Poets Tongue'?'
'What?
at mean The Poet With the Serpent s
Tongue No, not that,-'The Tongue With
the Serpent's Poet'-huml-'The Woman
With the Poets Serpent-Oh, botherl-
The Woman With the Serpent's Poet
Confound it, you know what Pm talking
about!
"Of course I do. You are trying to
ask me If I have read The Serpent With
the woman's Tongue'-er, / mean The
Woman With the Serpent's Tongue. -
OH, Why?
Although this may appear a weak
Attempt at being witty.
Why do newspapers always speak
OF young schoolmarms as pretty?
SUFFICIENT REASONS.
ct don't see what in the deuce you
want to marry Miss Scrawny for?"
There are exactly million reasons
why / want to marry her.
Good heavens! She hasn't that many
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

No, but she has that many admirable
dollars"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
Great Attraction TONIGHT.

The Treble Clef clubs first concert OF
the season takes place tonight at tine Jef-
ferson theatre and in addition to the num-
bers which the chorus will sing Madame
Jeanne Jomelli one of the greatest of
prima donnas, will be heard in many
beautiful songs. In referring to the Treble
Clef programme and musical taste in
Birmingham musician said yesterday:
1T is gratifying to know that there is a
steadily increasing interest in high-class
music in Birmingham. There has been
a decided improvement within the past
two or three years. In view of that
fact it is safe to say that Jomelli will
be greeted by large and discriminating
audience. She is one of the greatest
artists in the world. And as for the
Treble Clef chorus it is always delightful.
There should not be a vacant seat in
the theatre Wednesday night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
Regarding Temperance.

IT have long taken an interest in all
movements seeking to promote the cause
Of temperance, said an old citizen who
practices total abstinence. II am a total
abstainer, not because think social dram
drinking a sin in itself, but because abb
stinence is a safeguard against over in
diligence in liquor. But II my neighbor
drinks in moderation and enjoys his
beer or his highballs 1 think none the
less of him. The fact is that I enjoy
seeing neighbors do that which enhances
their cheerfulness without injuring their
health or their morals.
Total abstainer that I am I have
thought it would be a good thing for the
nation as a whole IL the use of beer and
light wines were encouraged. The abuse
of liquor comes from whisky drinking
not beer or claret drinking. If the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union. when
it started out in the '70s had made an
exception in favor of beer and wine the
whisky traffic would have been decreasing
ere now instead of increasing. The
United States internal revenue receipts
for the last half of the present year make
q new high record In spite of the prohi-
bition wave
Nothing SO drastic as present day pro-
hibition can be q success. Moral suasion
is far more effective and compromise
on beer and wine would certainly go far
to making this temperate nation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
THE PRES. AGENT.


Frederick Donaghey, writing to E, p.
A., of the New York Mail, on the SUBJ
Ject OF The greatest contempts'' says:
Inc contempt of the Broadway-bred
press agent of a show for all the men
VINO edit all the newspapers in all the
other places in all the world.
This contempt is greater than any
feeling, more affecting than any emo-
ton, more dynamic than anything mere
~ human. 1t rises to the grandeur Of
Orwell, of an element
Very, very true; 1t also might be mem
toned that the unfortunate editors Of
non-Broadway papers are quite aware
of 1t, and feel 1t keenly. But what can
the poor men o?-Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The solution of this problem is quite
simple. When the overweening type of
Broadway press agent blows breezily into
your humble sanctum with curt de-
mand for seven columns of reading mat
ter and four-column cut, sit down ON
him-slowly. and determinedly sit down
on MIN, in the meantime handing him
such cold and icy stare that the tenn
perature drops to about go degrees
below zero and the man from 4,road-
way draws his s99S overcoat about
ms ears to keep them from freezing. 1t
does world of good to show one of
these gentry now and then that he
doesn't know quite everything and lacks
several feet of owning the earth For
tunately, there are few press agents of
this sort, but now and then one happens
along and when he does there is one dusty
little sanctum where he always gets
turned down.
The following lines were written either
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala,
postoffice as second-class matter unosl
act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15

The following lines were written either
last Christmas or the Christmas before.
This year they have bobbed up again in
the exchanges, but somewhat mutilated,
SO that we can't resist the temptation to
straighten out the kinks in our nursing
and set 1t upon its feet again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
FINE RECORD OF
 THE GRADUATES High School Pupi,.5 Make Unusually Fine Aver ages in Years Work.
GET DIPLOMAS MAY 28
Miss Gertrude Fox Wins Over Miss Murphy For Highest Class Honor
 ExcrciSeS at Night. .i

The members of the Senior or graduating class oi the Pine }luG High School were given thejr reports yesterday and all were fortunate enough to pass. It is needless to say that this caused much happiness among the graduates as it is report ed that some Of the examinations given them were pretty hard. but tho fact that all passed is sufficient proof that the teachers did not over esti- mate the knowledge of their pupils. The members of the graduating class of "09' have much to be proud of. In the first place they are the first to graduate from the beautiful new high school. They are the first to take up the study of Trigonometry, as the classes before them only com pleted plane and solid geometry. But in addition to this the class of "O9" conquered the unknown realms of "Trigg." This class also accomplish ed more in the Latin course than their predecessors. finishing six books of "Virgil". while until this year five books was the best record made.
 The race for first honors was with out q doubt the closest in the history of the Pine Bluq public schools. Miss Fox won out with the excellent gen eral average for her Junior and Sen- for grades. of 96 10-16 per cent Miss Catherine Murphy came as close as possible with an average of 96 9-16 per cent, making d difference of one sixteenth of one per cent between these two exceedingly bright young ladies. Miss Fox will be the valedic- torian. Miss Murphy gets the salu- tatory
 The class essayist and orator will be chosen within the next few days. The class won out in it's fight to have the graduating exercises in the eve- ming, and they will be held Friday evening May 2S. in the auditorium of the new high school
 The class is composed of fourteen} young ladies and seven young men, they are:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
CAR REPAIRER
 IS UNDER ARREST
Is Being Held For the Chief of Police of Johnson City, Charged With EmbeZZIement,

Upon receipt of telegram from Chief of Police George F. Campbell, of Johnson City, Tenn. the local po- lice yesterday brought about the ar rest of J. w. Smith. a car repairer, who is said to be wanted in the Tennessee town to answer an em- beZzlement charge Smith was ar rested by Patrolman John Minor as he was leaving the Southbound Cot ton Belt train at this place yesterday afternoon. The telegram, requesting his arrest and detention, was re- ceived by Chief Stewart only a short time before the train arrived Smith says he will return to Johnson City without requisition papers and adds that he will be able to prove himself innocent of the alleged crime.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
n00T M0N", :, THE
 OWLS ARE HERE
National Organizer Mitchell. of South
 Bend, Inl., Is in the City and Will Launch Pine Bluff Nest Tuesday
 Night.

The Order of Owls, which has a membership throughout the United States of more than 125,000, has in- vaded Arkansas and on next Tuesday night the Pine Bluff nest is to be established in this city H. W. Nit chell, national organizer and esteem- ed lecturer of the order, is in the city and is meeting with much success ln perfecting the preliminary arrange ments for the local branch. MT. Nit chell is stopping at the Arlington and is accompanied by his wife
 esThe Order of Owls is a secret so ciety of good fellows, who believe in love, laughter and the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. They help the sick, bury the dead, brighten dark moments and light up gloomy places. Some are not Saints. None are in Potter's field or poor houses. None are hungry. They do good. speak kindly, shake hands warmly and re- spect the honor of their ladies' At least that is what the organizer says of it, and he knows.
 The local nest will be known as Pine Bluff Nest No. 1127. The new order will begin life with about one hundred members. forty of whom have already been listed. Branches of the order are established in all the stat as as we'll as many of the foreign coun- tries. The order was originated in South Bend. Indiana. by Hon. John w. Talbot supreme president, anu Francis M. Dunbar The national headquarters are in that city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
BASEBALL GAME SATURDAY.

Fraternity Club, ys. Lotus Cotillion Club at Forest Park Saturday, May P, 1909 at 3:30 D. m. Benefit Young Ladies Club of First Methodist church. This is the second game of the sea son between these two teams. the first being won by the Lotus Cotill on Club. The "Frats" are going to play for "even." so warm game may be expected Don't fail to come. Ad- mission p cents 5-1S-5t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
RUNAWAY BOY
 IS CAUGHT HERE
Walter Patton, From Beebe, Will be Returned to His Mother by the Po- lice, Who Hold Him.

Walter Patton, a lad with short trousers an dwho claims to be six teen years old, was arrested by the police early yesterday morning while walking aimlessl about the down. town streets. When qestioned the lad said he ran away from his home at Beebe several days ago, but the experience he had had since leaving there has about converted him. Mrs. D. c. Patton, of Beebe, mother of the boy was communicated with and she wired Chief of Police Stewart yes terday to hold the boy for her. She said she would send him a ticket and wanted him returned to Beebe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
was unsolicited

nomination. was unsolicited.
 Fort Smith will bring three hun dred voters, and Little Rock equally as many. Pine Bluff will have about five hundred and scattering vote Of five hundred will be divided among the organization of the Travellers, Jake Hirsch, of Little Rock, will be reelected treasurer. Guy w. Lenar, of Pine Bluff, present secretary, has the solid support of Pine Bluff mem bers and many from Fort Smith and Little Rock. He has been endorsed y the local post and as yet no op- position has developed in his contest Fort Smith, Helena, Little Rock and Hot Springs are to mix it" on the floor of the convention for the 1910 meeting, and the delegates from each city are coming with brass bands, on special trains. in an effort to secure it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19

State organization which has the white plague fight in hand, and asked that each Arkansas doctor be- come life member, whose dues have been fixed at $25. A vote of thanks, on motion of Dr. H. Thiebault, of Scotts, Ark, was rendered the special committee for their good work.
 Dr. E. c. Hay, of Hot Springs, in troduced a resolution, which was un- animously adopted, calling on the American Medical Association to create a section for the study of cer- tain diseases, not dwelt on sufficient ly at present by the national asso- citation.
 The matter of refunding councillors of the various districts throughout the State money, expended in per- forming their respective duties, was brought up by Dr. J. ". Scales. of this city. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Board of Councillors
 Objectionable Advertisements.
 The following resolution. offered by pr. Thomas Douglass. of Ozark. was adopted:
 Whereas: The Arkansas Medical Society should bring to bear upon the
 tContinued on Page Four,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
THE POPULARITY
 CONTEST ROOMS Many Girls and Boys Are Working for the Valu-
 able Prizes Offered.
HUSTLING WINS OUT
Some Valuable Suggestions From the Contest Manager-Subscripti
 Mean Votes.

The door to success and the key to winning is HUSTLE These a.e days when everything is passed LID like the dying flower. The contest holds the seat of attraction. The contest is succeeding in establish Ing records for enterprise where all others have failed For a time last spring all we heard was Merry Widow; from hats to bread. Now all we hear is who are the most popular children in Pine Bluff and the surrounding territory?" Esch contestant thinks. and has good, req sons for believing he is the most popular, and the way to prove it is to be winner in the GRAPHIC'S contest; and the way to be winner IS to hustle. Bring in your picture as soon as you can. If you have none go to MT. Eek the photographer on Main street and have one made FREE. Remember it costs you noth- Ing to have your picture made, we will print it in the paper. also show II at the moving picture shows. All you have to do is to call by the GRAPHIC office and get an order for the picture. Mr. Eek will do the rest.
 RQmAmI O ln daily as! We want to start the paper to the subscriber at once and of you hold the money for two or three days we can't start the paper. Bring in your money and get your votes. Then hold them as long as you want to. In fact the wise con testant holds most of his votes un til the last week of the contest so that no one can tell what he is doing. Keep them all in the dark.
 Take promises and call later fo- your money. Get ahead of the other fellow. The person on the job is the one that will win. The person that is never on time. never succeeds. If you don't see your friends today, someone else will see them, and then you will be out just that many votes.
 Write all your out-of- town friends and have them subscribe for the GRAPHIC. Have your lodge, socie- ty, church or the whole railroad boost for you. Subscriptions are what YOU want
 DON'T GET DISCOURAGED. Out side contestants mail all your money and votes if you are unable to come to town. We will mail you your cer- t'ticates upon receipt of the money.
 It is not too late to enter the con- test. The game is young. We want three or four contestants from all the surrounding towns and rural routes. Send in your name at once and come in and get a subscription book and get to work at once. Win one of those prizes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-19
PRIZE FOR
 BEST NAME

The lady or gentleman giving the most appropriate name to the new cigar stand, barber shop and pool room at no Main street, will be given handsome prize which is in Gott- liebis jewelry store window. All names must be in by Saturday night as selection will be made then. The new shop is. now open for business