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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
CUBS SIGNING
 FOR,THE SEASON
President Murphy of the Chicagoans Intimates That He May Change His Attitude Toward 154
 Game Schedule.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-President Mur- phy, of the Cubs, on his return from the South yesterday found five signed contracts from players.
 Those who came to terms with the Cubs were "Red' Beaumant, re- gently acquired in a trade from the Boston club; Frank Schulte, the Cubs regular right-felder; Rip" Hager- man, last season on the Cub pitching staff; Johnny Kane, utility infielder, and w. s. Davidson, secured last fall from the Western League.
 Murphy intimated that he might change his attitude toward the 154 game schedule.
 There will be no wrangling ov- CT the adoption of schedule for next season. said Murphy. "At least not as far as am concerned, but I am sure that most of the club owners will stick to their original agreement to play the long season. AS for my self I will vote whichever way will prove best to come to quick settle ment, but will favor the long season as it is nothing more than business proposition in which the club owners must look out for themselves as long as their players are under contract.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
TREVATHAN TO
 MOVE FROM STATE

When the legislature convenes again, it is more than probable new face will be seen back of the desk in the Senate chamber, from which the cheerful visage of George Trevathan has been accustomed to appear in sessions of the past. Word has been received from Batesville yesterday carried the news that his health had failed so rapidly in the past few weeks he had to leave at once for a different climate It is said that MT. Trevathan will dispose of all his in- terests in Batesville and leave with his family for a ranch ill Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to a decree of the Jefer- son Chancery Court, rendered on the 11th day of Jany, 1910, will, on the 1st day of March, 1910, sell at public auction at the front door of the court house in the City of Pine Bluff, to the highest and best bidder the fol- lowing described property lying in Jefferson County, Arkansas, to-wit: Lot 8, block 2, in Ringler's addition to the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
 Said land will be sold to satisfy a decree in the case of N. T. Roberts, ct al vs. James Potter and the purchaser at such sale will be required to give a note with approved personal security, and lien will be retained on said land for the amount of his bid. Said sale will be made on credit of three months.
 Witness my hand seal on this 1st day of Feby. 1910.
 EDGAR BREWSTER, Commissioner. A12-16,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
THE STATE LEAGUE
 BLOWS UP BING
One Lone Delegate Hunted For Oth- CTS and Finally Returned to Hot Springs From the Capital
 City.

Little Rock, Feb 14.-There will be no Arkansas State League this year Hot Springs wants organized baseball TeXarkana is ready to back q team and JonesEoro is there with the bells on, but outside of these three towns there is apparently no one in the state wanting state league. There was no meeting yesterday again, so the pro- position will be dropped by Red Welch, Tim Flood and others who have endeavored to organize the league. Welch came to Little Rock yesterday to meet with representatives of other towns. He found no one here to meet him, other than Tim Floo1'an Mike Finn, so after holding short DOW pow, it was decided to aall tho whole deal off.
 Welch visited Pine Bluff and Tex. arkana Saturday and found Texarkana willing to get into the game, but Pine Bluff had nothing to offer. Fort Smith was supposed to have had repres entative at the meeting but he did not show up. Helena was not even heard from and the silence from Memphis and Poplar Bluff was something aw- full.
 Hot Springs had representative here who looked about for the other delegates all morning, and failing to find them, went back home. Tim Flood was apparently anxious to drop the matter any way on account of the icy deal he had received in Little Rock. There is an impression here that Little Rock will drop back into the Southern League about July 5, when a great blow up is expected, and for that reason the local park cannot be secured for a lesser league. Flood will now probably take up one of the several offers he has from Southern League managers, and Red" Welch will either go to Altoona, Pa, or to Muskogee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15

Many sufferers from nasal catarrh say they get splendid results by using an atomizer. For their benefit we pre- pare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Ex- cept that it is liquid it is in all re- spects like the healing, helpful, pain allaying Cream Balm that the public has been familiar with for years. No cocaine nor other dangerous drug in it. The soothing spray is remedy that relieves at once. All druggists, 75c, including spraying tube, or mail- ed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren Street, New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
NO REASON FOR IT.
When Pine Bluff Citizens Show the
 Certain Way Out.

There can be no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching back, the annoyance of urinary disorders, the dangers of diabetes of any kidney ills when relief is so near at hand and the most positive proof given that they can be cured. Read what Pine Bluff citizen says:
 T. Starke, S11 Main St., Pine Bluff, Ark, says: "As the result of strain my kidneys weakened and thereafter whenever I caught cold, it settled in these organs causing such severe pains in my back that I could scarcely get around. Being advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills, procured a box from the eMann-Tankersley Drug Go. and be- gan taking them at once. I was ben- efited from the first and have had very little trouble from my back or kidneys since. It gives me pleasure to endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as my experience has proven them to be a remedy that acts as represented"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. -Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-an take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15
SUGAR TRUST
 HOUNDS EMPLOYEE

New York, Feb. 14.-Spitzer said :: "The sugar trust made scapegoat of me. It deserted me absolutely, it pounded and ruined me after l serv- ed it faithfully for 29 years. In the alleged fraud prosecution the govern ment cried for victim and the sugar trust answered by sacrificing me and four $1S-a-week checkers. None o1 us are guilty of any breach of the law. but somebody had to go to prison to save those higher up.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15

Miss Irma Grace expects to con- clude a three weeks visit in Texar- kama tomorrow and return to her home at Pine Bluff. She was called here by the serious illness of her sis ter, Mrs. H. R. Webster.-Texarkana Texarkanian.
 We make speciality of cleaning and pressing ladies and gentlemen suits and guarantee our work. White 4tAr Laundry. q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15

Our Dayenports are the best to be had at prices that will surprise you Eleven patterns to select from. We buy them in solid car loads. Reap < Crawford Furn. Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15

Ike Abelson, who spent some months here with l.. and B. Werthei- lmer, has been transferred to the com pany's office at Cincinnati and left Sunday to take up his new duties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if 1t tails to cure. H. w. GROVES sig nature . ou eacn box, Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04

round. Mobile can become the great coal port of the gulf, but 1t cannot become a great coal port by sitting still and do- ing nothing.
 The greatness of Mobile will largely de- pend upon Its utilization of an Open Warrior, and the sooner It's business men begin to appreciate this fact and to utilize it the better for Mobile and the more rapidly will its property increase In value.
 It is very important that every possl- ble preparation should be made at Mobile against the opening of the Panama canal. Mobile Is Alabama's only port and an open river will soon give it access to the coal fields of this state. It should be- gin to build port based on coke and coal. It should begin to get ready to distribute Alabama coke and coal to the Pacific world, and 1t should in par ticular get ready to place Alabama coal at Colon at prices that will drive all other coals out of that great bunker mar ket of four years hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
Property Confidence In Mobile

sThe firmness of property values," says the Mobile Register, lis good indication of confidence in the future of Mobile and is well justified. When the 23-foot channel in the bay and river was com pleted, enabling ocean steamers to load ct the city wharves, the value of busi- ness property was increased 100 per cent. The greater depth of 2 feet in the har- bor is in sight, the government appro- prlation having been made for it. and when this improvement is completed an other big advance in property values may be looked for. The future holds every promise of rapid advance as sea- port, and the inquiries from outside for Mobile real estate show that the fact Is recognized beyond the state"
 Property in Mobile will not lack pur- chasers at rising prices if the business men of Mobile will take advantage of the opening of the Tombisbee and War rior to six-foot navigation the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
March of the Boil Weeyil

The boil weevils in Mobile county next rest in, for but little cotton in grown in that county. On a line headed for Ala bama's black belt counties the weevil has reached Winston county, Mississippi, and Noxubee county lies between Winston county and the Alabama line. The pest will no doubt cross the state line next year to enter Pickens, Greene or Sumter counties, one or all. Very little damage will, however, be done by 1t in this state next year. and the battle with the insect will go over to 1912
 Pickens. Greene and Sumter counties should, however, begin preparations in lessly sweeping across the cotton states Diversification of crops begun next year can be extended and developed in the
 
 this successfully can defy the insects form Mexico. He win go his way unhurt Trucking can be extended, and a Texan advocates the growing of peanuts and the establishment of mills to extract the valuable oil they contain. If corn is to 
 be the chief dependence then the farm CTS of Pickens, Greene and Sumter should study modern methods. Government demonstrators are needed in all three of the threatened counties of this state, and Congressman Hobson will surely do all that congressman can do to make ready those counties against the new in- vasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
BILL HATED BANaUETs

From the New. York Sun, ....,.s $, .es.. David B. Hill was tremendous worker. He disliked to attend private and public dinners. He neither smoked nor drank and the contradictions at private dinners
 were especially annoying to him. When
 he was senator and living at the Hotel
 Normandie, in Washington, he felt called
 upon to attend now and then private din- ners. An old friend called to see him one
 night. Hill was out to dinner. The friend took a comfortable armchair in the sen- ators room, read one of his hosts valu-
 able books, smoked a cigar and waited.
 Hill came In at Il o'clock greatly annoyed.
 "Therer he said as he yanked the bou-
 tonnere from the lapel of his dresa coat and flung it on the floor and stamped
 upon 1t, -four hours wasted! Four hours
 of twaddle. think of 1t! Four hours never to be recovered. and all spent in such a silly way.'' zs.-.s z Think of the clever men you have met and the beautiful women," said the friend "Twaddle and bosh. I say,'' exclaimed Hill 'All fribble-frabble. What did I learn tonight? Tell me, will you? Beauti- full women? Bahr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
LOCKE AND HIS NOVELS

Alice Rohe in the Denver NeWs'
 William J. Locke, from whose imag-
 ,natiye brain those delightful and
 whimsical figures, "The Beloved Vag-
 abond." "Sir Marcus Ordeyne," Car
 lotta." "Septimus," simon the Jester"
 Lola" and many other fascinating ere
 ations have ripped into the pages Of literature. sat in the lobby of the
 Brown hotel and talked Interestingly of books and people and morals. Yes. morals, for this wielder of the pen, that has produced the most ex- ouisite English of modern fiction, laughingly decried the criticism made by certain purists that the tendency of his books was to leave an immoral im- pression on the readers mind. "Unmoral" laughed the author. why, my books are the most moral things that have been written outside Sun day school. Not that could, by any chance, fill the requirements of Sunday school literature. but I deny that there Is anything even suggist1ve of un- morality about my books. It's all the peculiar mental kink-the viewpoint as 1t were-that brings out the moral
 
 or immoral charge"
 q have taken none of my characters from real life," said Locke. Tn fact, don't think it would be possible to fol low exactly the character of one in- dlvidual in painting a vivid character of fiction."
 That the engaging creatures of his romances are creations of his brilliant mind accounts for their airy witch cry.
 "The character of The Beloved vag-
 abond' came to mo through seeing, as everyone may see, cafe habitues sitting night after night at the same table ir the same cafe, discoursing upon every problem in the world Such characters are common in Paris and European cities. In America-no, you would scarcely find such a character as The
 Beloved vagabond.' Here you are not old enough to have such social fungus At his summer country place on the Thames. Is miles from Oxford, the ma jority of these delightful creatures of his brain have sprung into being. 4 town house in London Is another resi- dence of the famous author. Readers of the Locke novels are all most en- thusiastic in their declarations. How I would love to talk to the man who
 writes such wonderfully clever books. Indeed. this tall, thin Englishman
 with the typical ruddy complexion oi the Britisher Is a most delightful per. l son to meet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
Chief Inspector Hillhouse's nDOn'ts"

Even to the man who never goes under ground 1t is plain that the "dont's" pre- scented by Chief Mine Inspector Hillhouse would reduce the number of accidents in our mines to a minimum. As matter of fact if all mine foremen and all miners would strictly observe Mr.. Hillhouse's 'dont's" there could be no explosion in a mine when employees are in 1t.
 MT. Hillhousess list of "dont's" for each employe is short, and surely each em- |ploye should be willing to memorize it and to observe 1t afterwards. Short as it is 1t is pretty plainly comprehensive It has a practical sound to the wayfarer Mir Hillhouse has evolved his .'donts" from practical experience, and the em- ploye who will not aid MT. Hillhouse in accidents is certainly reckless and un- necessarily foolhardy.
 Mine operators and superintendents should advocate Chief Inspector Hill houses suggestion before their respective employees. Those "dont's" should be read and re-read until every man at the mines can recite them from end to end, for every one of them is valuable. The ob- servance of each one of them would les lbreadwinners at the mines in this dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
WHY HE COT UP

From the New York Sun..
 A well dressed woman boarded a Broadway car that had no vacant seats. An elderly man, before whom she stood, attempted to arise, but she forced him back into his seat. saying Please don't do that. I am perfectly able to stand
 The elderly man expostulated, But, madam, I-'' ts{s
 T insist upon you keeping your seat, '' interrupted the woman, with her hands on his shoulders The man continued his efforts to arise, saying. Madam, will you kindly permit me to-"
 With another push the woman again forced him back, insisting that she couldn't think of accepting his seat. With one supreme effort the elderly man forced her aside. Madam he exclaimed, you have already carried me three blocks beyond my destination. I don't care a tinkers thingumbob whether you take my seat or not, but I wish to leave this car.''
 And he did, amid the laughter of the other passengers, in which the woman had the good sense to join.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
Tuesday After the First Monday

There Is no reason why the first Tues day in November would not be as good as an election day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in that month The particular date. grew into law acci- dentally.
 why she did it no one knows or ever will know, but in 1s41 she made the Tues day after the first Monday her election day. In 1s45 Congress felt called upon to make the quadrennial election day uni form throughout the United States, and in order to obviate changes in the states that had followed New York's ex- ample the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November was made the day of national elections.
 In 1887 Congress changed the date of the meeting of the electoral colleges to the second Monday in January, and presidential elections could be held on any day in the fall months that Con- gress might designate. The first Tues day after the first Monday has simply become without rhyme or reason the par ticular day, and to avoid the necessity of changing numerous state laws it bids fair to remain the election day to the end of the republic. There is no why in it. It simply is, and New York did if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
POOR MARY

 From Norman E. Mack's. National
 Monthly for November.
 Mary had injured her knee. She was very modest and despite the recommen- dations of her parents that doctor be called to attend her, Mary kept putting them off by saying that the injured knee would be all right in day or two A few days later however. the young woman was seized with a violent pain and her cries so aroused her father that he rushed out of the house intending to call the family physician. Rushing down the steps, Mary's father noticed a man passing with black bag in his hand. Rushing up to the man he said: You're just the man we, want Come right fin to the house with me- and say- ing this he took the man by the arm and hustled him into the house and right LID to Mary's room.
 Show him your knee, my daughter" said the father.
 Mary exhibited the injured knee. What do you think of it?" said the father.
 Pretty bad knee" said the stranger. Well, what, are we going to do about t?' said the father. ssssss IT. s.s Better call a doctor., said the stranger. -st
 "And aren't you doctorr' said Mary's father
 ''No. sir, I'm a .piano tuner" said the stranger. n a<a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana


 "As the twig is bent" said Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh at Toledo on Wednesday, "in 1910 the tree will be in- clined in 1912" This Is the truth of the situation, and the democrats will stand or fall by the way the twig is bent next Tuesday.
 The control of the lower house of the next Congress and all sorts of surprises on Tuesday will be interesting to the reader, but after all the contests in four states will decide the contest of 1912, and these four states will beyond reasonable doubt furnish the two names on the dem ocratic presidential ticket and at least the head of the republican ticket These states are New York, New Jersey Ohio and Indiana.
 New York is populous. She outranks all the other states in wealth and popu- lation, and very naturally she expects to I lead the democratic procession in 1912. | If Governor Dix sweeps the state by great majority. New York will expect to name the candidate for President, and Mayor Gaynor will by no means be out of the running.
 New Jersey, too. is cherishing presi- dential ambitions, and Woodrow Wilson, scholar in politics ana a Virginia-Geor- | gian, is conducting telling campaign. The democracy could not we'll have bet ter standard bearer than Woodrow Will son, always provided he can carry his adopted state.
 Governor Harmon expects to be re- elected in Ohio, and his friends will then proceed to push his claims to the head ship of the democratic ticket in 1912 A race between Harmon and Taft in 1912 would bring out. full vote in Ohio.
 Indiana has favorite son in Governor Marshall, and a bright and popular man he is. Indiana does not elect a governor on Tuesday, but it does elect legisla- ture, and a sharp race Is going for a United States senatorship between John Worth Kern, democrat, and Albert w. Beveridge, republican. If the state goes democratic and Mr. Kern is elected sena- tor. the claims of Governor Marshall will be enhanced and he will have supporters in every part of the Union.
 l Here are chances for various combina- tions, and New York and Indiana may again go in double harness as they did in | 1876, when Tilden and Hendricks carried both states, and again in 1884, when Cleveland and Hendricks did equally we'll and were elected. For that matter Tilden
 and Hendricks were elected in 1878, but
 were counted out. Look at the situation
 as we may, the four states named, New
 York. New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana, are
 the Big Four of next Tuesday, and they
 will be the twigs that will be bent, lei
 us hope. in manner that will make
 plain the leaning of the tree in 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04

ing large tonnage under negotiation for the first quarter, The buying is scat tered among a larger class of consumers than has been the case for some time past and is indicative of the buying wave which would take place should conditions become settled. Consumers recognize that present prices are in many instances less than the cost of manufacture and that purchases are a good investment.
 Tt is anticipated that the output of pig iron during October will not vary greatly from that during Septem- Der. In the east 1t Is reported that there Is much less accumulation dur ing the month than several months past. while the amount of sales was larger
 Tt is expected that the railroads, on account of large crops and general growth of business, must, before long, become generous buyers of metal pro- ducts, It Is hoped that the next two or three weeks will see an established market for delivery next year and gen e.ous buying for that period in conse- quence.
 Coke Is quiet with some furnace contracts pending and little change in prices. There has been fair buying for next year on the part of foundries who realize that present prices are great inducement."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
CHINATOWN SEES MAN BIRDS

From the New York Sun.
 Until night darkened the heavens the Chinese peered at the skies and told and retold the impressions of the won drous sight of two bird men flying high. Chinatown was bewildered when Ora hame-W White and De Lesseps appeared. They were the first airships that the Chinese quarter had seen. When the first machine was first spot ted word passed through the quarter like lightning and the Chinese poured into the streets and stood in wonderment.
 Then the Chinese astonishment found expression in shrill, short sentences. Some of the men waved their arms in
 the air and threw back their heads so far that they retained their balance with difficulty Others rushed to their
 houses and up the stairs chattering in what appeared to be terror. Still others reached from one side of a street to the other. gesticulating and trying to tell all within hearing of the great wonder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
FAMOUS NAMES EcL1PsED

From the London Globe. ,e. os sr
 Somebody has been looking through the names in the London directory ana finds that Sebastian Bach is today horse dealer; John Milton a grocer, a William Shakespeare tailor. a Julius Caesar a chemist. Homer lam Pindar an electrician, Mars b
 CT, Venus purveyor of sweets. fsnfis Bacon an architect and Bayard ss
 man. The Paris directory offer IL. surprises. It contains hairdres sa Nha rejoice in the names of Cha kns and Lanlartine; yustiniap Is a baker. Racine milkman. Lesage a spirit mer- chant, Daudet a maker of lemonade. Berthelot bootmaker. Boissier g. gro- cer and Dumas a furniture dealer.