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See the Columbia 1000 Shot Air Rifles with safety on the trigger at S1.76: also the little 22-Target Rifles, at $1.75. 5OOhshot Air Rifles $1.25, one shot $1.00, at Ceveland-Matthews Hdw. Go
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

Are you a member of the Pressing Club of the Americ an Steam Laundry Clothes kept in excellent condition for $100 per month. tf
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Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.

People arc shopping earlier In the day this year. Not only earlier fin the Christmas season, but earl- fer in the day. At the Mercantile Store for example, many people had arrived at the opening Oi the store and practically completed their shopping by iO:3O or II o'clock. taking leisure and using care in making selections Of each article bought. The Mercantile Store will be open till g o'clock D. m. until the s4th of December. After this date we will resume our regular closing hour, G:3O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

Another car of vehicles just ar rived. All kinds and descriptions. It will be to your interest to see them before purchasing Fox Bros. Hdw. Co. 1o-12-10t
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Our line of Dayenp0rts and Rugs and Art Squares arc head and shOul. ders above competition. Why7 Be- cause of the way we buy them. Reap & Crawford Furniture Co. 11-12-1m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

Nothing better for Xmas gift than a beautiful Art Square, our speciality. BeaCvtful Oriental and Floral pat. terms. Prices extremely low. Reap < Crawford Furn. G. tf
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BRANDY AND O'DANIEL,

pr. J. c. ODaniel. who Is a grad uate of Tulane Dental Department has passed Louisiana and Arkansas Board of Dental Examiners and Is now associated with pr. Grandy in the practice oe deuistrY. 1e-13-6t.
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The most complete line of Iron Beds, Heaters. Cook Stoves and Ranges to select from. Prices as low as consistent with honest mer. chandising. Reap < Crawford Furni. ture Co. ll.1s.1m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

A scientific electric face massage. hairdresslng and nanicuring. I make a speciality of resident work. Terms reasonable Mrs. L. D. Lifts. 619 w. 5th ave o. P. 656. 11-27-1m
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Buy your wife Q Madden Davenport fer Xmas. R patterns to select from. Yoa can eet advantage sf our plan ef baying. Oan and see. BsaD | CGow. - DnA c. a.
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If you get him a pocket knife. be sure you get him a good one. We have the old reliable. Joseph Rodgers and I. K L. Fox Bros. Hdw. Co.
 l2-12-10t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

Join the Pressing Club of the Amer lean Excelsior Laundry. It costs you Si.O0 per month and you can have four suits pressed each month. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

We make a specially of cleaning and pressing ladies and gentlemen suits and guarantee our work. White Star Laundry. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

--Brass Hanging Baskets and Brass ,ardiueres- B. L. Owen His I'm
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Conway Log Cabi1
 Democrat.)

. Hodges numbers his friends by the thousands and at this time he is by far the leading candidate ill the field. ''
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Ashley County Eagle

Tt will be a proud day for Arkansas when we can pre- sent a full ticket made up of such men as we know MT. Hodges to be-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
Nashville News.

He has made a special study of penitentiary, pens ion and other work on which boards the secretary has to serve; is fully qualified and honest, and it seems that he should win easily. y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
(Biggers Banner.)

1.-The way North and Northeast Arkansas will line up for him will be a circ,lm- stance worthy of note. ''
 (Fort Smith Times Record.) Hodges is fully qualified for the position and he will certainly have the support of the majority of the news papers of the State y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
(Osceola Times.)

So far as we have heard an expression he will have the enthusiastic support of this part of the State.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19

Earle Hodges is a fin. business man and q gentle men, and will no doubt re ceiye the endorsement of this part of the State.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
(Paragould Soliphone,

Northeast Arkansas has not furnished a Secretary ot State in all these years and it is time for this part of the State to receive recognition. Hodges solid support in this section makes him a very formidable candidate.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
PRESERVE CHARM OF VOICE
Proper Care of Organ Which Nature
Has Bestowed Is Essential
Duty of All.

A sweet voice is a powerful femin-
Inc charm. One also admires fine
masculine voices which are sonorous
and full
We should, therefore, be careful of
this organ which nature has bestowed
upon us, and improve it II possible.
Coarse, snrill and harsh voices may be
softened by care and study. A woman
w'fh peacock voice can never charm.
Speak in "a low voice, but distinctly.
Loud speaking denotes ill-breeding,
spirit Many people drown the voices
of others in a discussion that they
may themselves attract the more at
tention. To keep the voice at proper
tone, never call from one end of the
room to another nor from upstairs
down, nor at any distance where it
becomes necessary for one to shout
with all his might, as this coarsens
and roughens the voice and in time
ruins it.
There are persons who. when
spoken to- pay no attention, either
from abstraction or from Indifference,
to anything which may proceed from
others. The person who speaks is
then obliged to raise the voice and re-
peat, and thus the habit of speaking
loudly is frequently formed.
These things occur in families
where but little politeness is observed
between those who owe one another as
much consideration as is due to out
siders.
influence of anger, Indignation or pain.
These cries forever destroy the har-
mony of the vocal chords. Children
should be prevented from screaming
when at play
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Vital Facts of lndependenos

The Fourth of July is rated great
day In the nations history, not be-
cause the Declaration of Independence
was first read to the Continental con-
gress on that day. but because it
was adopted on that day. 1t is true
that a resolution declaring the col
onies to be free and independent
states was adopted July 2, but the
declaration, written by jefferson and
afterward amended by the congress,
was not adopted until July 4. 1t was
signed the same day by John Han.
cock, president of the congress, and
Charles Thomson, the secretary. Au
gust 1t was signed by all the mem.
Ders OF congress present-50 mem.
bers. Six names were afterward at
tached Col. Mexican did not sign II
until 1854 Thus the mere fact Of
signing the declaration is of small
importance. The adoption was the
vital fact
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
TO UTAH EDUCATORS.

The Salt Lake Route, Utahs most
popular road. announces many rates
and dates for east and west-bodnd ex-
cursions. These excursions include
attractive water and rail trips, ocean
voyages and side trips to the Alaska
Yukon Exposition and other notable
places.
For the N. e. A. convention at Den
yer, July 9Th to 9th, all stations in
Utah will sell round trip tickets, also
on many other dates low round trips
to Denver, Cheyenne, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs.
The round trip to Los Angeles on
days especially suited for teachers GO
ing on their vacation is $4,000. Tick
cts also sold returning via San Fran
cisco and Portland, Ore, and good
for ocean trip to Portland Every
teacher in Utah should call on the
nearest Salt Lake Route agent for full
particulars or write to Kenneth c.
Kerr, ID. P. A., Salt Lake City, who
viii cheerfully give full information.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

The kettledrum. Mr.. Gabriel Cleath.
er commended. was perfectly compe-
tent to produce atmosphere as well
as rhythm. Even to tune the instru-
ment three things were required
perfect musical ear, a fine sense of
touch and FIVE years experience. Aft.
er playing over kettledrum melody
written 80 years ago from Meyerbeer's
Robert lie Diable," Mr. Cleather con-
tinued: Il venture to say that outside
OF the musical profession not one per-
son In hundred of those who listen
to an orchestra to-day knows that tim
PAM bave notes and can give out a
melody" No instrument. he added.
had a greater range of power than the
kettledrum, for none could be PLAYED
more softly and none had greater pen.
etrating power
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Tom stood spellbound a second
Then he turned and ran straight for
the house of his chum, Johnny Dris-
coll. He stopped only a moment, and
that was to gaze over into the Evans
meadow. Preparations for the after
moons event were already in progress.
A group of girls were pacing of dis.
tances for the obstacle race, and his
own sister was twining hurdle with
red, white and blue garlands.
And they're going to do it up fancy
like girls do" groaned Tom to Johnny
few moments later. in reference to
the paper garlands. while we've got
nothing but two flags to decorate
with"
They'll get all the crowd" said
Johnny dolefully.
Sure thing" acquiesced Tom.
Judge Evans man had dozen ban
ners to put up. and everybodyn see
them"
There's only one thing in our ia
vor," he declared, land that is the
openness OF the meadow Anybody can
see the races there without paying ad.
mission, and. of course, some people
will be mean enough to do it. So If
they want to make money they'll have
a hard time, while, of course. there's a
fence around our place Not that that
wiz do us any good If the folks can
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

waving banner, and at sound of our
national airs, true sense of loyalty
may be kindled in their hearts and
famed into the sentiment of burning
but righteous patriotism for the land
of their adoption. For the veal of the
American democracy depends upon
the integrity. the fidelity, aye the un-
swerving allegiance of every national
unit.
Just as 1t was unity that gave birth
to the nation, so it is unity that must
preserve the nation. "In union there
is strength" is as true to-day as it was
a century or two ago. Together" is
the call of the age-and it is the call
especially to be needed by us of this
glorious American republic.
Hence, while we move in step to
martial music, with the Stars and
Stripes flung to the breeze, while we
dine or picnic in honor to the ma
tons day" indeed. whatever may be
the form of our rejoicing over our
country's liberty, we must have a care
lest we forget the real reason of our
merrymaking and self-gratulation. In
dependence day is ours with all the
glory OF the past and all the splendor
of the present; freely we have taken,
and continue to take all the advant-
ages, the rights, privileges, progress
and advancement that were usbered
into being with the nations birth.
Freely then, let us give. Not a
rhetorical prating of patriotic devo-
ton to country, that is no more
than selfinterested alliance of
party, not muniticent contributions
for public demonstrations with
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
The Family Plate.

Little Eliza was in the first grade;
the teacher wrote the word dish" on
the board and asked her what it was.
Eliza shook her head; then the
teacher thought he would help her out
and said, What did you eat off from
this morning?" Eliza spoke up and
said, I'VE ate of from pancakes this
morning. The Delineator.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
FOURTH OF JULY IN MANILA.
Birthday of the American Nation
Celebrated with the Greatest
Enthusiasm.


The little brown men in the Philip
pines, who fought against the Stars
and Stripes a few years ago, now cele-
brate its birthday with as much en-
tusiasm as the most patriotic Ameri-
can could wish. Long before sun
up in Manila the hustle of prepare
ton is heard in answer to the ruffie
of drums and the shrill notes of pipes
from army headquarters. Despite the
great number of Chinese in the city,
Manila does not encourage the fire.
cracker, owing to the highly-infiam-
mable nature of many of the build.
ings,
In the afternoon there is sure to be
a speech from an open-air platform
draped with flags, and later a con-
cert of patriotic airs from the ornate
bamboo band stand on the Luneta.
The well-to-do citizen of Manila puts
on an immaculate duck suit, pins
tiny American flag to his breast in
honor of the day and goes out to see
the fun and take part in the grand pa
rade of vehicles and pedestrians on
the Luneta, which takes place as soon
as the climbing of the creased pole
and the potato and sack races are
over. A brilliant display of fireworks
winds up the day The harmless tor
pedo and less harmless toy pistol are
in high favor with grown-ups as well
as children, and it is very amusing to
see a fat elderly mestizo gentleman
gravely loading and firing a toy pistol,
or gleefully popping torpedoes on the
pavement
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

out personal and
private d dedication
to the national
cause, not these
mistermed express
sions of patriot
ism, but the en-
franchised In d l.
vidual's efforts to
preserve the yigor
and purity of the
institutions of his
city, state or coun-
try, the result of
true pa tr iotism
which is 1.-The
n o b ! e st passion
that animates a
man in the char
acter of a good
citizen.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Somewhat Mixed

Mary, aged four, returned from
Sunday school and told her mother she
knew the golden text Her mother re-
piled. DO you? What is it?" Mary
said. THE Lord is my Shepherd: He
makes me to lie down in green pas
lures and roll over."-The Delinea,or
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
The Easiest wax.

He-AOh, no doubt. II women were in
public office they would do great
things. But to come down to particu-
lars how. for instance, would you In
troduce the sweeping reforms you say
are needed in the street Department.
She With brooms
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01


1t was rather sheepish lot of boys
who later marched two by two up to
the Evans place The Evans meadow
was by this time assuming a decidedly
gaia appearance, with its abundance
of flags and garlands flying from fence
posts and trees.
Tom as leader of the opposition
called parley. His overtures were
responded to with suitable reluctance
by Bunny as queen of the Amazons
You know" said Tom, you only
asked for one obstacle race, and
were willing to let you girls have
half the events if you'n only combine
with us. You can't make much money
here, anyway. You can only keep us
from making any at ALL and Wen give
you half the proceeds"
Now there was one very good thing
about Bunny, which was that she
knew when to make concessions. So
she hesitated only long enough to tell
the other girls that they ought really
to forgive the boys, and then she
straightway sent the judges man to
tack the following addendum to the
white banners:
THE girls sports will be held in
combination with the boys at the
school field"
And the girls didn't take advantage
OF Toms offer, either, for they didn't
really want half the events. All that
they wanted was a fair representation
on the straightaway races and an op
portunity of enjoying that fascinating
sport, the obstacle race. They didn't
make quite as good time as the boys
for, after all, boys are pretty good at
some things. but when Grandniece
Mary came in in the lead of all the
girls after having undergone the peril
GUS adventures of the high fence, the
fence to be erawled under, the low
fence, the hurdle and the barrel with
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Youth is the springtime of hone:
but when man gets a littls older
he stops hoping and begins to reach
out for anything he can get his hands
on.-Chicago News.
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Horribly Mean.

The meanest man in the world Is
the husband who placed his money
in q mouse-trap so that his wife could
not get it in the early morning with
out liberating a mouse.-Exchange
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Elderly persons who want to sleep
although they may pride themselves
on their kind hearts, still feel that
they would like to touch off a bunch
of firecrackers that was tied to the
pig-tail of the Chinaman who invented
them
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

both ends out, even Grandaunt Mary
dropped her knitting bag in her ex-
element and said she wished they
had done such things when she was a
girl.
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corner OF the rOse-Scented veranda
1T isn't the games." walled Mary,
disconsolately, its a race--a Fourth
OF July race that want to go in
Dear, dear child, you'll get yourself
all heated up if you founce about like
that, and so you would in race. Wen
go and see the boys, and you can wear
your pretty new white dress" com
mented Grandaunt Mary, calmly, with
no idea of further rebellion which she
was arousing in her greatniece's
breast.
Il don't want to be dressed up"
Mary was beginning in still greater
outburst of revolt, when she was in
terrupted by a new arrival-a thin
girl with bright blue eyes and bright
red hair, who dashed around the cor
ner of the veranda as if it weren't a
very hot third of July indeed, and the
hottest part of the afternoon.
"Oh, Mary!" cried the red-haired
girl
oh, Bunnyl" cried Mary, have
you heard about it? These hateful
boys aren't going TO let us be in the
races. They say they don't want girls
on the program at all. And with our
records, tool"
Who told your" demanded Bunny.
Iom,' said Mary. That settled it.
The news was evidently authentic.
for Tom was Mary's brother. and both
girls knew his word was not to be
doubted. Besides, he was chairman of
the committee on Fourth of July
sports, which the boys of Douglaston
were going to hold at the village
school grounds. An admission of 25
cents for grown-ups and ten cents for
children was to be charged. and with
the proceeds new suits were to be
bought for the junior ball team. OF
course, in some places the girls
wouldn't have thought of having a
part in so important an event but the
girls of Douglaston and their summer
visitors were very fond of all sorts Of
sports, and Bunny and Mary were
members of a small group Of girls who
had come from big schools where ath-
leties and gymnastic work were
most important part of the course.
Consequently they felt deeply ag-
grieved at being debarred from par
ticipating In the tourth sports.
And 1t would be much more inter
esting If they had at least one girls
race" walled Mary, bursting forth
again with her complaint. Every
body is always more interested in
girls events than in boys. I'm sure
more people would 60"
Bunny suddenly sprang into the air
and began clapping her hands in the
widest fashion. Mary, you're dear.
a DEAR" she cried. 1--WE thought of
something and Wen do it, too Bring
your gym bloomers and come over to
my house right after tea and tell Susie
and Evelyn. I'll tell the rest of the
girls"
There. now" said Aunt Mary.
what is that child going to do?"
Il don't know, but Bunny does.
Bunny's found a way" carolled Mary
joyously, and she ran gayly off to look
up her gymnasium suit.
On Fourth of July morning the boys
of Douglaston had surprise. Tom
Mason, Mary's brother, saw it first
1t was banner-a large white ban
ner, which was swung across the
main street from the post office to the
principal grocer's opposite. Tom APP
preached 1t curiously. On it he read
this legend
GIRLS FOURTH OF JULY SPORTS.
| This afternoon. between the hours /
| OF two and five o'clock the girls of /
| Douglaston will compete in racing
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find something else to see that's just
as lively and that they don't have to
pay for If they don't want to-
The only thing for us to do" said
Johnny, firmly, lis to get all tie fell
lows together"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Y MY young days" said
Grandaunt Mary, girls
didn't want to go in
with the boys to play
games"
G T a Il d a Jun t Mary
shook her head and
rocked peacefully, look
ing over her spectacles
at Grandniece Mary,
who was doubled up in
a disconnected heap in
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

On Fourth of July morning the boys
of Douglaston had surprise Tom
Mason, Mary's brother. saw it first
1t was banner-a large white ban
ner, which was swung across the
main street from the post Office to the
principal grocer's opposite Tom APP
preached 1t curiously On it he read
this legend
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01


GAIN are the Stars
and Stripes, the ma
tional emblem of
American liberty, JUS
tice and independ-
ence raised on high.
Again the lavish and
vivid display of the
n a Ito n al colors
a W a k e n s recollec-
lions OF our coun-
trv' efrtIpptao
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
THE. PARDoNINc POWER.

In reference to what probably will
be taken up. by the governor in his
message to the legislature at its
coming session, an influential state
exchange remarks that Governor No.
ell could embody nothing more need.
ed than some word as to the pardon.
ing power now welded so recklessly
by the chief executive of the state.
Not that the present governor has
been any more lavish with the power
vested in him to forgive and condone
criminal acts, but that all governors
are too human in their propensities.
1t is a deplorable fact that the
avenues of escape from abhorrent
crime are far too numerous, and one
of the easiest modes of escape does
lie in the executive pardon.
The punishment of crime has
deeper motive than mere retaliation
of the state on the criminal; it is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
WET AND DRY NUISANCE.


Four Massachusetts, cities, Fall
River, New Bedford, Marlboro and
Glocester, are back in the license
column" This reaction from the
wave of prohibition" is followed by
rejoicing among the "wets" and de-
spondency among the "drys." Hav'
erhill, "by a close vote after a hot
campaign" has shifted from license
to no license. The liquor question
is paramount" in the municipal cam
paigns throughout Massachusetts,.
The significance of all this will sink
into the mind of the sane citizen with
the frequent repetition of the specta-
cle Once a year every citizen is
thus required to assert himself, wet
or dry; though, in his normal state
he may care not rap about the
Tissue as crudely framed for him. The
sane citizens may we'll marvel that
Fall other civic concerns are of such
relatively trivial nature that the liquor
question easily rises to paramountcy
every time he is summoned to the
polls. The rum element" has been
elected from ordinary politics as an
intolerable interloper. But tho an
nual vote on the license issue brings
it into play in its worst form; its
consequence exalted in degree as
the thing itself is verified.
The practice is an arrant nuisance
and settles nothing; conveys no civ
ic lesson, demonstrates no worthy
municipal ASPIRATION whatever the
spasmodic and temporary result. The
evils which attach to the liquor traf-
fic are aggravated, while the cause of
temperance becomes bedraggled. It
Is absurd to argue that a community