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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26
WHAT UNCLE JIM"
 HAS SEEN IN LIFE
JampS II. Alexander. Who Celebrated 95tIl Birthday, Watched the Stage Coach Turn Into AcrOplancs as q Means of Transportation.

James H. Alexander, father of V. o. Alexander, president of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade, Monday celebrated his ninety fifth birthday He went about the city receiving the conSrat- ulations of his friends and reciting interestingly the many incidents of his he has another son, G. P Alexander, of Memphis, still li\ ing Mir. Alexan der is as active as a man of forty. He is enjoying good health has all of his faculties, with the exception of perfect eyesight, and has a renarka ble memory.
 Uncle Jim Alexander, as he is familiarly known here, has lived in the administration of every president of the United States, with the excep- tion of George Washington. He has smoked cigars and a pipe continuous ly for more than eighty years. He travelled the south before the use of railroads, telephones, telegraph, sew ing machines and witnessed the intrO- duction of a match. He has at last welcomed the aeroplane, the wireless and other modern inventions. For more than seventy years MT. AleXan- der has been Mason in good stand ing He saw his father, the late Ad- am R. Alexander the first congress- man from the West Tennessee dis trict, ride to Washington on horse, before the time of railrOds His fath- CT twice defeated the great Davy Crockett for congress, but was finally beaten by him in his third contest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26
HENRY FRANKS IS
 GIVEN FIVE YEARS
Negro Desperate Accepts Sentence Rather Than Face Jury-Ten Murder Cases DOcketed.

Henry Franks, a negro desperado, who was brought to this city after serving a term in the Missouri peni- tentiary, by Sheriff c. NJ. Philpot, who arrested him as he walked out of the Jefferson City prison, yesterday permitted his attorneys, Judge E. J. Kerwin and Representative s. A. Mill Ter, to accept a five year sentence in the state penitentiary, rather than let the charge of assault to kill go 10 a
 jury for consideration.
 The conviction of Henry Franks here is considered an unusual Ylctor. for the officers of this county, who engaged in a running pistol duel with the negro here several years ago, af- ter Franks had attempted to assassi- nate Jim Moore, a deputy constable who was trying to arrest him on a minor charge Franks made his es- cape at the time and was next loca~ ted in the Missouri penitentiary where he was doing time for an assault and battery committed in Kansas City. When he was arrested at the prison gates in Jefferson City, he told Sher- i if Philpot that it was a good thing that he had taken him, for he was on his way back to Kansas City to kill
 the man who had prosecuted hin, there.
 Isaac Reems, another negro, entered plea of guilty to charge of as sault to kill, having shot at a negro
 woman near Sherrill some months ago. His attorney, Judge kerwin, made an appeal for the negro telling the court that he believed him an inn ] beetle Judge Grace was somewhat 1 lenient with the man on the recom- mendation of Prosecuting Attorney Jones, who informed him that he be- lieved the negro was suffering from some ailment Judge Grace sentenced Reems to two years.
 Ten murder cases are docketed for this term of the circuit court here Nine of them are docketed against negroes. The most important murder case tn he heard at this term will be that of T. w. Harwell, of Humphrey, who was indicted for the murder of Joe Hamilton, another white far ner. in that neighborhood some weeks ago. The new petit jury was empan- eled yesterday and the criminal cases will be on during the next few days.
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INDESCRIBABLE
 SUFF[RINCS
Dumb tbiIls, and Other Serious S!nlp- toms. Complicated the Illness "i
 Miss Rutherford Formerly of Atlanta

DouelaSsville TeX.-@FlVe years ago
 was caught in a rain at the WrohS time," writes Edna Rutherlofd' oi Douglassville, Tex, and from that time was taken with dumb chlls ana feyers and suffered more than can tell.
 .'I tried all the medicines that thought would do me any good, ana four different doctors, but got ho '' lief. so | began to take Cardul
 .. have taken six bottles of Cardul and am wonderfully improved. lee' better than l have in many mohlns and am thankful to your wohderi"' medicine.
 There is a reason why Cardui IS so exceptionally successful ln reiles- ;no women's troubles, after other med- icines fail, and that is, that it con- tains rare herbal ingredients, which have to be imported especially rom Throne and which by specific acton on the Womanly organs, help to strengthen and restore them to health
 Cardui is more successful than other medicines because it is different. It is in a class by itself. It is not a cure all. but a woman medicine, tonic for weak women.
 It does one thing and does it well.
 That the secret of It's oo years ol success.
 N. B.-Write to: Ladies Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.,, Chat tanooga, Tenn, for special treatment for Women" sent in plain wrapper on request.
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REMARkARLE RESULTS

have been attained by this paper in the advertisement columns. and We cite for one instance the auction offer of the energetic firm Of Kaliski Music Co. who are offering one of their eel ehrated Clarendon Pianos to the high est bidder (see advertisement in other columns.) This has aroused the keen
 est interest, and Kaliski Music Co.,, are
 not only securing bids in Jefferson county. but all over this section of Arkansas, and as the contest draws
 to a close on November 10, the inter- est is waxing warmer every day.
 We suggest to our readers to see
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TAKE NOTICE. THE CANADIAN CURE
 For Rheumatism. REFTIND MONEY IF NOT CURED.

FREED-If have rheumatism remedy. No exter R. R. is taken internally and directly upon dseasehe Blood and the Ct RE ALL diseases remedy We only claim that rheulna tism kindred complaints.
 enaTly effected cure, in sufficient is taken just be- the system while the patient bottle sufficient for 
 WAtNIHG dealer has remedy in stock, ask o him of somethtng will mail ONE DOLLAR al roe will treatise circulars testiEo nials.
 THE WRIGHT MEDICINE O., Sole Manufacturers. PERU IND
 sale by all Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26
JOHN BLOOM FOUGHT
 WITH HICnWAYMAN
Gave Two Negroes Hard Fight and Put Them to ROute-Is Badly Bruised in Miy,ap.


 John R. B1oom, one of Pine Bluffs best knq4n young business men, a former fo obtball star on the state uni- versity team and an athlete of re- markable physical ability, gave two negro highwaymen the fight of their lives late Saturday night, when they attempted, to hold up and rob him at the railroad crossing, one mile west of Union Station MT. Bloom had been to Little Rock and arrived home on the night train. He left the train at the crossing,jt being nearer to his, home than the station. /
 Shortly after the train pulled out from the crossing and while MT.
 Bloom was walking west on Fourth avenue, a negro jumped from a grass ! covered ditch at the side of the tracks
 and unexpectedly dealt Mir. Bloom a terrific blow in the face. The blow staggered him. but he did not fall. Though small in stature, but stockily built Mr Bloom went after his assail- ant and fought him viciously. While negro appeared and joined in the fight. MT. Bloom knocked the new
 took to his heels and ran away, Mir.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26

Nothing so good when you need a pill as Rings Little Liver Pills-sn all sure, easy Sold by Mccammon & Son. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup is so high ly recommended, because it not only moves the bowels gently and thereby stops the cold, but it also allays in- fiammation of the lungs and throat. It is pleasant to take. Sold by Me Cannon & Son.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26

Bloom kicked the remaining high wayman in the face several times and his punishment was so severe that he finally got to his feet and also ran away. Mr. Blooms face was badly battered. He hurried to his home and dressed his wounds. It was so dark at the point of the attempted hold up that MT. Bloom is unable to get a good description of the men.
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THE COMMITTEE
 IGNORES NIXON
(Continued From Page One.)

man seeking fairness can object to and the first is the date for holding this election, as to that l will say that 1 am not welded to the propo- sition of holding this election on the 22nd day of December, but l hope you gentlemen will carry out your in- structions and hold this election On a day separate from any other election at time when we may select our own judges and clerks and have rep resentatives present to see that the election is fairly conducted, and any day that suits the other candidates and this committee between now and neXt August will suit me. The only other proposition about which any man could complain is the amount that this resolution requires the candidates to pay to defray the expenses of this election and since these judges, clerks and sheriffs ought not to be required to work for us for nothing and since the candidates ought to be willing to pay them to serve at this election and since the amount provid- ed for will not more than raise the amount necessary to pay the expenses of this election that assessment ought to be made If that is the only ques- ton that stands in the way of holding this election as provided by this reso- lution 1 had rather deposit to the credit of this committee the money necessary to defray the expense of this election myself if it took one thousand dollars in order that 1 might know that it would be fair and know that would receive the office than to spend that much or more in an election that might mean that I would get the votes and the other fellow get the office,
 If you pass the Danaher resolu tion l do not care how anxious you may be to see fair election, you thereby place this election into the hands of the different county central committees and lose your identity and control of this election. and 1t looks to me like since the source from which you hold your authority have limited your actions to hold this elec tion in a certain way that there is nothing for you to do and since l have strived so hard to make possible for me reach the coveted goal of my am bition and believing that with a fair election my ambition will be realized I want to most earnestly beg you to either adopt the resolution have offered or one that will guarantee the same spirit of fairness to all par ties interested"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26
-Davenports just receiv

-Davenports just receiv ed a solid car load of the kind that canot be exce1led for strength, long life and beauty. Let us show them to you whether you ever ex- pect to buy or not, Reap 6 Crawford Furniture Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26

Mrs R. H. Stearns will return to- day from Toronto, Canada, where she spent the summer with relatives. Mir. and Mrs Stearns have rented the old Kaiser home on Lakeside and will go to housekeeping there this week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26
DR. c. D. SMITH,

Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. Calls night or day answered prompt ly. Office at Alexander Bros. store, corner of Fourth and Pine street. Old phone 539. Residence, 1207W. 9th ave. old phone 1U9.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26

this instrument in the show windows of this firm, and if in need of an ele- gant instrument to put in their bid before too late.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-26

Mrs. J. A. Crawford left recently for Jonesboro, where she will be the guest of relatives for a short while.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

TIL process of elimination, as APP
ulied t. under raiment. has been so
thorough that now we may consider
ourselves lucky to be allowed two gar
nents to our back And if the few
Things we are permitted be not slimpsy
enough to crush into a ball within our
fists. they will never meet the test of
The new gowns skin tightness.
But if the under linens Of the mo-
Cobwebs. they are certainly not plain.
Quantities of beautiful lace in medal
lions and insertions are set into sheer
fabric, and hand and machine-made
cmbroideries of exquisite delicacy are
used. Fabulous prices are paid by
smart women for the fragile lingerie
petticoats which are worn now beneath
even street tailored costumes of wool
and mohair. silk and satin skirts which
have had a long reign of practical use
fitness having been completely Ousted
b., the lingerie styles. Some of these
snowy petticoats seen below the lifted
street frocks, are so luxurious in char
acter that one feels it is actually sinful
to expose anything so lovely to the
CRIME and hard wear of the pavements,
and that such petticoats should be kept
for ballroom frOcks or for wear with
dainty negliges, which would at least
reveal their beauty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

left to us by an uncompromls1ng edlct
for slenderness. no mention is made of
the corset The corset is of course
taken for granted. In fact, the corset
is not to be considered as an undergar-
ment at all; it is the supreme motlf
around which the whole harmony of
costume is developed. In most cases 1t
i. itse sIenderness. The discerning
woman realizes fully how much the
success of her gown depends on the
corset beneath it, and spares neither
trouble nor expense in obtaining just
tn right mold for her figure.
This does not mean the most costly
corset to be had, neither is it the cor
set which produces such marvellous
results on a friend about her own
build" 1t is a corset selected by an ex-
pert filter of corsets for her partlc-
ular figure and then refitted, gored
eusseted or Topped away to meet the
needs of her form. In such corset
and such only-she will be able to
stand. walk and sit with distinguished
grace and ease, and will possess to the
Utmost of human possibility the pre-
vailing lines of the mode for which
that corset was built.
Few women realize the Importance
of having corsets refitted. 1t is in
credible how many otherwise intelli-
gent women purchase corset after
simply looking at it in the shop, or
non the advice of a friend who has
found it unsatisfactory. In many cases
the shortening of a bone here, the in
sorting of gore there, or some other
trifiing alteration will give just the de-
sired line and perfect ease in corset
that otherwise is just mite too long
CT too high to be comfortable
The new corsets, most women Will be
glad to learn, are much lower In the
Lust than those which have been con-
sidered correct during the past rev
seasons. 1t is whispered also that
waists are to be "nipped in as the
corset litter expressed it. Already
some of the French dressmakers VINO
are launching the new Louis and Wat
tcau effects are advising that the cor
set laces be loosened over the hips
and drawn more tightly at the waist.
As long, however. as the slender
straight lines Of the NOyen age frock
remain popular it is probable that mp
lessness will be considered more ele-
CANT than a tiny waist measure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

1t is surprising how Indifferent and
HELPLESS some farmers seem to be, and
how often we are led and controlled
by whims and mistakes; losing money
every day and don't know it. Some
times it is pride. sometimes vanity,
sometimes stupidity. Whichever it
may be, the money is lost and our
mental distortion continues, and we
think farming don't pay and we are
out of luck.
We may have a span Of geldings
in their prime worth $400. They are
large. we'll mated attractive; the
horse buyer wants them and offers all
the market will bear, but we want to
strut about a little more and tell how
much we We're offered for them; we
want to be leased and coaxed, and
brag about it. What would you
think of a merchant that would buy
and ship in goods at a great expense
and advertise and then refuse to sell
because the goods were so nice he
wanted to keep them. 1t is the farm
er's business to raise horses and, also
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

Beware OF the person who takes
everything literally.
l sometimes wonder if it would not
be a good thing if those people who are
afflicted with tendency to take every
thing they hear in deadly, unmitigat-
ed earnest could have a placard about
this
DO not indulge in any metapho"
sense of any kind in my presence as
l should probably misinterpret any
such deviation from the path of literal
truth"
All of us have some people of this
type among our acquaintance; most of
us have been amused by their misinter-
pretations. and some of us have been
unlucky enough to have suffered from
them
When l was a senior in college one
OF the freshman girls came to me round
eyed and confided:
What do you think? Genevieve &C.
tually slapped Ruth's face"
Ruth and Genevieve We're both Jun
iors and girls of considerably dignity
while the little freshman was of the
take-things- absolutely literally type, so
l felt safe in telling the freshman that
j knew she was mistaken.
No, I'm not" she answered warmly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
With the Small Farmer
Live Stock and Dairy

to sell them when the price is right
and they are ready to sell If it IS
2 sDan of mules the same holds true.
If it is a span of mares he may in
dulge his pride and keep them They
are a part of his permanent invest
ment. a part of his equipment. They
are worth 80 per cent more than the
geldings and no buyer can afford 70
paw their value to the farmer. They
are as good as the geldings to the
farmer and half as much more because
of their value for breeding purposes.
No ordinary farmer should keep q
gelding or a mule after it is four or
five years old No farmer should sell
a good brood mare as long as she
will produce until his farm is over
stocked, and then sell the poorest one
you have.
The same is true of COWS, only
more so Every one milking cows
either for profit or private use. should
weigh the milk and have it tested for
butter fat. He may easily learn to
do it himself or have it done at the
creamery. Then again we should note
carefully the length of time a cow
gives milk: how long she remains dry
before coming fresh. cow not only
consumes certain amount of feed
every day but she requires a certain
amount of labor and time in her care,
and if she is not bringing profit she is
causing a loss. One half of our herd
and we say dairying don't pay. The
trouble is not in dairying, it is in cur
: dairying viii be all right. We lately
talked with a good Canyon county
farmer whose COWS are bringing So
a month a head. at the creamery, Oh
hay at that They will do as well on
good pasture. Dry up the poor milk
ers and they will get fat, let the
butcher do the rest. If there are
! hard mixers, or kickers that give a
good flow of milk put two or three
calves to each of them, until the calves
are 5 or months old then put one
or more with them during the balance
of their Period of j. cation Turn the
calves in With tatm night and MORN
ing, do not let them run with them.
| in this way You may feed your SAN,
| milk to the pigs aru, raise better calves
and better pigs II you wish you can
veal your calves. A COW should make
| ) or veals during an ordinary pe,i1G
of milking. The crippled our doubtful
| COLT or the Old herse should be pa sscd
on to the mar who speculates in those
things. The best Nay to bring out a
| runty pig or one m ill health is to
end its existence in The most fea s,b:c
way, and let the thrifty ones hav.: it's
share of the feed. il You have s,w
that brings small l:.ters or fails &c
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
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Kitchen Helps ~ ~ = ~ 900
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Soft Effects in Lingerie
BY MADEMOISELLE MlSflT.

in exasperating experience with the
c,ttom house officials, The prices
asEed for Paris lingerie-in Paris
actually put a premium on a talent for
smuggling.
Anything more beautiful than the
tidal lingerie produced by Jeanne
HaIee in Paris can scarcely be con-
C,.rved. A set of four pieces jus com
,eted in the Maison Hallee, ard in
c!u0ing nightrObe, chemise, pantabn
q, i corset cover combinatio anu
petticoat, shows design in wonderful
maoeria embroidery, of cupids sWaying
a., rose garlands A panta'on and jupe
combination by Jeanne Halle Is shown,
the two garments being II onc as far
as the hip
r'he very narrow draWe% has been
s:,: rule during the reign Of !lc Gree
T, re mode. and women whD atural-
IL cote on frilly prettiness and who
have accepted with resi5a att the
tightly buclkled knicker ana i CT un-
lovely directoire undergarn "nts are
row returning gladsomely 70 ay little
garments enticingly befrilled and rib
t.a garnished at the lower edges.
Speaking of ribbons, one notes that
all the really smart lingerie shows
much wider ribbons threaded through
the headings and knOtted into bows.
This, presumably, because so much of
the factory made underwear is
trimmed with the now commonplace
Eebe ribbon. Half-inch ribbon is none
too wide to be correct, and these rather
expensive ribbons are threaded through
headings of fine embroidery or but
tonhOled Sits in the material the old
style lace beading being used scarcely
at all on high grade garments.
In enumerating the few underlinens
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
CORSET AND PETTICOAT
IN ONE
!. + i. + + i. + + j. + j. + + + + +

Some of the very smart corset shops
are showing extra long corSetS with
hip yOkes of soft, unbOned material,
fitting the hips and thighs like a glove.
set an embroidery beading wide enough
for halfinch ribbon. and pettfcoat
fOunce. headed with a similar beading.
may be attached in a jffy by threading
the two headings together Thus cor
set and petticoat are in one perfectly
fitting sheathlike garment with the
least possible bulk over the hips. Sew
eral f1ounces could be provided, some of
lingerie fabric. others of soft satin or
mesSaline.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

Old Defenders day will be celebrated
United States Brewmasters' associa-
.on will begin annual session in In
3i1nann1iS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
EVENING"
By...
Ruth
Cameron

Ruth told me so herself and she feels
awfully"
Exactly what did she say" l asked.
The freshman pondered a minute.
she said-she said-Oh, l know eX-
actly. she said when Genevieve told
me she couldn't come home with me
this vacation she gave me- a perfect
slap in the face"
And it took Ruths own assurance
no such dread thing had actually hap
pened, to get that freshman to give up
her literal rendering.
In one of Charles Lambs most anus
ing essays is little passage which
then as now.
Il was present not long SINCE" says
he, lat a party where a son of Burns
was expected; and happened to drop a
silly expression Tin my South British
way), that l wished it We're the father
instead of the Son-When four of them
started up at once to inform me that
was impossible, because he was dead. /"
THE tediousness of these people
goes on this most gentle of philoso-
certainly provoking. I wonder if they
ever tire one another"
/ wonder