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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-09
Laid In | Stock.

When the late Pierre Lorillard was a boy. his mother, being annoyed by moths that destroyed the woolen cloth ing and other material of the house. bold, agreed to pay him cent apiece for every moth be would kill in thr house and bring to her. The sanir bargain was made with his brothers, Jake, George and Louis. Iii course of time Mrs. Lorillard noticed thal while the other children collected from her at intervals from 10 to 23 cents. Pierre drew on her frequently for $l at q time, indorsing his drafts with 100 dead moths. Investigation revea!na the bent of tho future financier i:- we'll as his early adaptability {" gonth- ods governing the acquiremeuI O.: wealth. Having procured from fur rier some pieces of fur thrown away because they were infested with moths, Pierre sccreted them in an old chest in an unused closet. There the quickly accommodating moths were banked, to be drawn upon whenever the inventor and perfecter of the en- terprise required pocket money.
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THE STEEPLE JACK.
He Must Conquer Many Difficulties I~
 His Dangerous Work.

The successful steeple jack must possess determination. perseverance, and ingenuity. He must solve many Il practica problem in hoisting great bodies alofi He must know how TO faSteA hook over the summit Of q skyscraping chimney. He must nave the nerve to paint d steeple that sways like a pendulum at the slender top. He must be able to tear down, build up. gld. paint. place electric wires and do many another task that would be difficult enough on the solid earth.
 There are many ways of getting up on steeple. and when all others fall the man will tie rope around 1t and then, with coil on his back, walk round and round it until the entire steeple Is covered with rope, and tn such case he has probably been round it fully 300 times.
 But steeple is not the most diff cult height to climb straight, tall chimneys are the hardest If all. There man has to work with might and main to lift himself inch by inch from the ground to the top. Sometimes the top is 300 feet high. When 1t is reach ed hook is placed over the edge, a pulley is made fast, the swinging chair is hauled up and work begins.
 When the chair is near the top it Is easier to work, because the ropes are short, but when they lengthen as the ground is approached there is ten dency to swing, and the wind gives impetus.
 The steeple jacks safety depends upon the hook, and until he has raised himself almost to the top 1t is impos- sible for him to see whether or not the hook has been properly adjusted. More than once steeple climber has seen when within ten feet of the top that corrosion of the iron and the col lection of soot have so thickened the wall that the hook is merely balancing on the top, so that the slightest pull in the wrong direction would drag it off. Again. the bricks are often loose at the top, and the hook is likely to tear them away
 One of the natural difficulties to con- quer is the swaying of all high stee- ples and chimneys. In gale steeple point will sway a foot and a half. Usually 1t sways from seven to nine inches. Painting it means reaching for spot on the right side, and find ing 1t on the left. and, when making dive for it on the left. to see it sway back to the right. Yet in spite of the constant danger born steeple jack ex- uts in his work and is at home, like the ironworker on the skyscraper. only when high above the world. He can stand triumphantly at any height. if be can have two and one-half square inches to bear his weight.-Harper Weekly
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Jungle Housekeeping.

The negro housewife in the West Indian jungle finds housekeeping very easy Fruit and vegetables grow wild all about the hut and the river abounds with fish. On wash day all she has to do is to pick few of the berries of the soap berry tree, take her clothes to the river and use the berries as she would use ordinary soap. Even her cooking pots grow on the trees, the calabash cut in halves being used for this purpose. Calabashes are used also for bowls, basins and jugs for carrying water from the river, while the small ones make excellent cups. In the afternoon, when she Is ready for her cup of tea, the negress picks half dozen leaves from the lime bush growing at her door. boils them, squeezes the juice from a sugar cane for sweetening and the cocoanut SUD- plies the milk. Thus she has deli- cious cup of tea without depending on the grocer for 1t. She makes the mats for her floor out of the dried leaves of the banana, plaited and sewed togeth- CT as the old country people in this country make their rag mats.
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Not For Himself.

'It does me good to see pompous man get his." said stockbroker. "l have a friend who just about believes the Lord created the earth in seven days for his especial benefit. He has a fine home on Long Island, with a retinue of servants, but his wife is a semi-invalid, and 1t falls to the lot of MT. Pompous to execute various com missions for her in the city. The other day she asked him to stop at cloth Ing store and get a couple of white duck jackets for the butler. hap pened to be with him when he entered the store. Striding majestically up to a sallow little salesman, he said. with much impressive dignity:
 "I wish to purchase a couple of white walters coats.'
 "'Yes. sir,' said the little salesman What size do you wear?'
 ''Mr Pompous got red in the face spluttered and gurgled. and then as t fearing to trust himself to speech turn ed on his heel and strode from the place. He left me at the next corne4 and has avoided me ever since."-NeH York Sun.
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An Experience at Hull House.

Even death itself sometimes fails to bring the dignity and serenity which one would fain associate w4th old age. recall the dying hour of one old Scotchwoman whose long struggle to keep respectable" had so embittered her that her last words were gibes for those who were trying to minister to her. "So you came in yourself this morning, did you? You only 7ent things yesterday. guess you knsw when the doctor was coming. Don't try to warm my feet with anything but that old jacket that I've got there; it belonged to my boy who was drowned at sea nigh thirty years ago, but it's warmer yet with human feelings than any of your confounded charity hot water bottles" Suddenly the harsh gasping voice WAS stilled in death. and 1 awaited the doctors coming, shaken and horriied.-Jane Addams in Amer ican Magazine.
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Empty Titles.

William Jennings Bryan once joked about our American fondness for titles.
 You all know of the colonel" he said, "who got his title by inheritance, having married Colonel Browns wid- ow? But once met general who got his title neither by inheritance. nor by service, nor by anything you could mention.
 ".General.' I said to him. how do you come by this title Of yours. any, way?
 "'Why, sir,' said he, I passed my youth in the flour trade and for tweD ty-seven years was a general miller
 T know another titled maa, Judge Greene.
 "'Are you. sir.' once asked him. a United States judge or circuit court judge?'
 "I ain't neither he replied. I'm . judge of boss racin'.'"
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Making It Plain.

Pepper" said little Willie Billups, what does the paper mean when 1t says that when 1t comes to getting next to the people, Colonel Blinks has all the other candidates dashed to the mastY"
 That is the slang way of saying, my son." returned Billups, 'that for keep ing his eye peeled old man Blinks has his opponents skinned a mile.
 There are people in this world for whom the English language is not good enough when they come to the expression of what few Ideas they have in their mental garages."-Har- per's Weekly.
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MERCIFUL CAESAR.
A Story of the Great Roman and a
 Band of Pirates.

A Story of the Great Roman and a Band of Pirates.
 Caesar travelled with the retinue of a man of rank, and on his way to Rhodes he fell in with an adventure which may be something more than legend. When he was crossing the Aegean, his vessel is said to have been taken by pirates. They carried him to Pharmacusa, an island off the Ca rian coast, which was then in their possession, and there he was detained for six weeks with three of his attend ants, while the rest of his servants were sent to the nearest Roman sta ton to raise his ransom.
 The pirates treated him with polite ness. He joined in their sports, played games with them, looked into their habits and amused himself with them as we'll as he could, frankly telling them at the same time that they would be hanged.
 The ransom, very large one, about f10.OO0, was brought and paid, Caesar was set upon the mainland, near Mi letus, where. without moments delay, he collected some armed vessels, returned to the island. seized the whole crew while they were dividing their plunder and took them away to Pergamus. the seat of government in the Asiatic province, where they were convicted and crucified. Clemency was not a Roman characteristic. It was therefore noted with some surprise that Caesar interceded to mitigate the severity of the punishment. The poor wretches were strangled before they were stretched on the crosses end were spared the prolongation of their torture.-James Anthony Froude.
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Fear.

Fear causes more disease than do microbes, more deat hS than famine, more failures than panics. It costs more than war, is always failure and is never necessary, said medical man. Fear weaken's the hearts action. in- duces congestion, invites indigestion. produces poison through decomposing foods and is thus the mother of auto- poisoning, which either directly causes or greatly aids in the production of quite 90 per cent of all our diseases.
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Aaainst His Prineiples.

"What as-that man making such a fuss about" asked the restaurant pro prietor. -s
 "He found a couple of hairs in the food. sir," replied the waiter.
 "Oh, Is that all?"
 "You see. sir, he's vegetarian. and you can't get him to eat anything but vegetables. Statesman.
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For Sale.
aSTRB AND GUTTER DISTRICT NO 1
 (Pfne Street.l

The tax books for the collection of aeeial assessment upon the real UHHerty in Curb and Gutter District M 1. fin the city of Pine Bluff has Een placed in my hands.
 -Na owners of real property lying a4 the district are required to pay s4aRP assessment to me within thirty NR3 from this date.
 U such payment is not made action skU be commenced at the end of that 3ns for the collection of such assess 1sns and for legal penalties and cost.
 Given under my hand this 20th day " August. 1910.
 4A G. RUSSELL, City collector. tREe, City Hall-9 a. m. to 2 M.
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Sim plifed SpeIIino.

"Why did you take Elnora away from school, Aunt Mahaly" lady asked her cook one day. Aunt Mahaly sniffed scornfully.
 "'Cause de teacher ain't satisfaction ary tuh me, Mis- Mally. What you reckon she tell dat chile yistidy? She low dat " spell four when even . idjut 'ud know dat it spells ivy"
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PILES! PILES. PUIS!

Williams Indian Pile Ointment '
 care Blind. Bleedings and IItesh| Piles. 1t absorbs the tumor. ,h,I1 itching at once, acts as | polnu gives instant relief. Williams' l,xn Pile Ointment is preparel for N1 and itching of the private parts. 6
 by druggists, mail soc and j1.00 wi liamB' M'fg. Co.,, Props, Clevslall Gold by McCammof < 3ors
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Neatly Parried.

A mother of four daughters. one of whom had recently been married. cor nered an eligible young man in the drawing room.
 "And which of my girls do you most admire, might ask :"
 ''The married one." was the prompt reply.-Exehange.
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Not Strona Minded |.

"Your wife, Clark, is. should say. . strong minded lady"
 There you would be wrong. l should rather describe her as brittle minded"
 Brittle minded ?"
 "Yes: she's been giving me pieces of her mind for years"
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Hiqhly Effeacious.

George is not naturally a hasty man. and as his position requires great patience and capacity for waiting. hr took regular training course in both."
 How did be do itY'
 "He always went with his wife shop. ping to match things" Baltimore American.
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An Easy Arrangement.

Wife-Am ]. then. never to have my way in anythingr Certain ", dear. When VI ars both agreed you can have your way. When we differ I'll have mine."
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The Rolling Ocean.

she-Shall have your lunch brought up to ycu here. dear1' He (feebly,-No, love: have 1t thrown straight over. board It will save t1me and troublA.-. london Sketch,
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Easier.

"Tm going to the dentists to have this tooth out. Just mind the baby till come back" Husband (with alacrityl-You mind the baby. Jessie. I'll go and get a tooth pulled out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-09

An irritable man nes like . hedso. hog rolled up the wrong way. torment. Ag himself with AlD owa peieklA-A e. Hood.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-09
Anyone wishing to buy or sa)' Jefferson County Scrip
 Call on
 CHAS. VEIL.
DIR. c. D. SMITH

VETERINARY SURGEON AND
 DENTIST. ISeaas all diseases of Horses, Mules 1aksfA and Dogs. OHce 331 Pine. yr1 4th ave. Telephone uong dis A1ce) 629.
 iaospital 3SS Pine. first buildina snnA of Hicks Ice Factory, 1esidenca 1907 w. 9th. ave. tels- 0e Gong distance) 100. 1oog1as aAl AntensAllss wasAel
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You have to have different bait for different fsh, don't you. ma?"
 "1 gue9o 70. l know ! caught lob. n1R R1fh u1Gf2nAnA ASw14nR Yngk Rnnna,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-06

failure to comply with the condition
the water power site and all the plant
and improvement on the site shall be
forfeited and revert to the United
States, the President being given the
power to declare the forfeiture and
to direct legal proceedings for its en-
forcement. Either of these methods
would, / think, achieve the proper
public purpose in respect to water
power sites, but one or the other
should be promptly adopted.
l earnestly urge upon Congress
that at this session general conser-
walton legislation of the character in
Dictated be made. AT it's last session
this Congress took most useful and
proper steps in the cause of conser-
walton by allowing the executive,
through Withdrawals, to suspend the
action of the existing laws in respect
to much of the public domain. ]
haze not thought that the danger OF
disposing, of coal lands in the United
States untler the present laws in large
quantities was so great as to call for
their withdrawal. because under the
present. provisions it is reasonably GER
tain that the government will receive
the real value of the land. But in
respect to oil lands, or phosphate
lands. and of gas lands, in tn eUnited
States, and in respect to coal lands
In Alaska | have exercised the full
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THE wENATcHEE DAILY WORLD TUESDAY DECEMBER s. 1910

ply, with the law. They are now
seeking to know the exact Limitations
upon business methods imposed by
the law, and these will doubtless be
made clearer by the decisions Of the
supreme court Ia cases pending be-
fore It.
I believe it to be in the interest Of
all the people Of the country that
For the time ching the activities o,
government, In addition to enforcing
the existing law, be directed toward
the enlargement OF opportunities fol
forcign trade, the conservation and
improvement OF our agricultural
lands. the building up OF home in.
dustries. and the strengthening o:
kcorfidence OF capital In domestic in.
vestnent.
The White House. Dec. s, 1910
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PRESIDENT TAFT SUBMITS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

power of withdrawal with the hope
that the action of Congress would
follow promptly and prevent that ty-
ing up of resources of the country
in the western and less settled por-
lions and in Alaska, which means
stagnation and retrogression.
The question Of conservation is
not a partisan one, and l sincerely
hope that even in the short time Of
the present session consideration may
be given to those questions which
have now been much discussed, and
that action may be taken upon them.
The Eight Hour Law.
In 1902 the present eight hour law
was passed. which provides that the
services and employment of all labor
ers and mechanics are now or may
hereafter by employed by the govern
ment of the United States by the
District of Columbia, or by any con-
tractor or any sub-contractor on any
of the public works of the United
States and of the said District of Co.
lumbia is hereby restricted to eight
hours in any one calendar day, and
it shall be unlawful, etc, etc.
The law has been construed to linn
1t the application of the requirement
to those who are directly employed
by the government or to those who
are employed upon public works sit
uate upon land owned by the United
States. This construction prevented
its application to government battle
ships and other vessels. built in pri-
rate ship yards and to heavy guns
and armor plate constructed for and
made at private establishments.
The proposed act provides that
no laborer or mechanic doing any
part of the work contemplated by a
contract with the United States in
the employ of the contractor or any
sub-contractor shall be required or
permitted to work more than eight
hours day in any one calendar day.
II seems to me from the past his
tory that the government has been
Colu uiitttu ~ d pOiles VI CA|Sui Is =
the limitation of the days work to
eight hours in all works of construc-
ton initiated by itself, and it seems
to me illogical to maintain differ
ence between government work done
on government soil and government
work done in a private establish
ment, when the work is of such large
dimension and involves the expendi-
ture Of much labor for a considerable
period, SO that the private manufact-
establishment to the terms of en-
ployment that he must make with
his workmen for this particular job.
TIE require. however, that every small
contract of manufacture entered into
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Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-Fur-
Their report of conclusions and recon-
mendations in connection with the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating work
will not be made by the minority
members of the committee. their re-
port made several months ago be.
ing final. Representative Ollie NJ
James OF Kentucky SO announced
yesterday.
The minority members, however
probably Will sit with the full COM
mittee at its meeting Wednesday and
at one more OF its later sessions to
take up such perfunctory matters as
the auditing of the expense account
of the investigation.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-06
J0NESTURhSDOWN
JUDGESH|P
Declines With Thanks
When President Ten.
ders Place.

Washington. Dec. 6.--Tender of
/ the federal judgeship tor eastern
Washington was made to Senator
Jones by President TAFT today when
the former called to pay his respects.
Senator Jones declined with thanks,
supporting an interview he gave sew
eral weeks ago. Senators Jones and
Piles will get together shortly to
talk over the disposition of patron
age and filing of offices where terms
of ipcumbents have expired. It is
possible the conference will take
place this week.
Piles saw President Taft Saturday
and talked over the qualifications Of
some of the candidates for judgeship,
and Jones did the same thing today.
The latter said he wouldn't file any
Endorsements for judgeship. but
would leave the president to make
his own selections.
II is recalled that the president
overlooked Jones when he appointed
Judge Donworth. and the eastern
Washington senator promises to
leave the president with free hand
in filing the vacancy in eastern dis
trict. The president has indicated
to both Piles and Jones that he
would like to have them get together
on all Offices, but it Is not likely that
the senators will agree to all ofices
now under consideration.
/ All members of the delegation, ex-
cept Poindexter, were present when
congress convened today. It is not
known when Poindexter will reach
Washington. Delegate Wickersham
expects to endorse the bill for state
hood for Alaska shortly. He doesn t
expect to get action on it this ses-
sion. But is simply planning for nexs
congress.
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by the government should be carried
out BY the contractor with men work
ing at eight hours would be to i'm
pose an intolerable burden upon the
government by limiting its sources
of supply and excluding. altogether
the altogether the great majority Of
those who would otherwise compete
for its business.
The proposed act recognizes this
in the expenditures. For transport
alton by water or land, by the trans
mission of intelligence and for such
materials or articles as may usually
be bought in the open market, wheth-
er made to conform with, the partic-
ular specifications or not, or for the
purchase of supply by the govern
ment. whether manufactured to con-
form to specifications or not"
/ recommend that instead of en-
acting the proposed bill, the meaning
of which is not clear and definite and
might be given a construction en-
barrassing to the public interest, the
present act be enlarged by providing
that public work shall be construed
to include not only building and
work upon public ground. but also
ships, armor and large guns. when
manufactured in private yards or
factories
One of the great difficulties in en-
forcing this eight hour law is that
it's application under certain emer-
gencies becomes extremely Cypress
i've and there is a great temptation
to subordinate officials to evade it.
think that il would be wiser to al
low the President, by executive order
to declare an emergency in special
instances in which the Limitation
might not apply and, in such cases,
10 permit the payment to the govern
ment of extra compensation for the
time worked each day in excess of
eight hours. I may add that my sug-
gestion in respect to this legislation
have the full concurrence of the
commissioner of workmen's compen-
sation.
In view of the keen widespread in
terest now felt in the United States
in system of compensation for in
dustrial accidents to supplant our
present thoroughly unsatisfactory
system of employers liability, SUBJ
ject the Importance Of which congress
has already recognized by the ap-
pointment of commission, recon-
mend that the International Congress
on Industrial insurance be invited to
hold its meeting in 1913 in Washing
ton, and that an appropriation of
$4,000 be made to cover the neces-
sary expense of organizing and carry
ing on the meeting.
Bureau Of immigration.
The president declares that inami-
grafton into this. country is increas-
ing each year. He deprecates the
proposed enlargement Of the build
ings and Of the force at Ellis Island
for the purpose of permitting the
examination Of more immigrants per
day than are now examined. If. he
says it is understood that no more
immigrants can be taken in and the
steamship companies thus are given
reason and a motive for transfer
ring immigrants. to other ports, we