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Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12

Charles F. Johnson. who will prop ably be chosen to succeed Eugene Hale as U. s. senator. from Maine. has been twice the Democratic candidate for governor Of the Pine Tree State
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12
Research.

Proud Pa-Bobby. see you are very much interested in my ten volume history of the United States. Why Is 1t?
 Little Son-I bet Tom that Cleveland won the pennant once, an I'm lookin' 1t up. Which volume is tn index in, pa:-Cleveiand Leader.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12
Billiards.

Have you heard fife billiard conun drufnf Well. bere IL is:
 What made rhe red ball blusbT
 Why. whrn it saw the two whites Kiss in the cornef"
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12

The worst has fallen The New York Evening Post comparcs Roese- 1clt with Savonaro l.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12

The c. O. P. elephant must hope 1t will be long time between Illinois feeds.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12
co0siseenev.

Murilla-Do yon consider engage inents bIndingf Certainly. # one didn'r there would be DO fun in breaking them Illustrated Bits.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-12
WAITED.

WANTED-Sewing of all kinds, sS School Hill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
l .NE BLUFF 10
 GET S62,500 That is the Amount To Be Spent on River I'm
 provements.
ESTIMATES ARE MADE
Other Amounts To Be Recommended For Arkansas Streams By
 The President.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 29.-Ap- propriations needed for river and harbor work for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, aggregate
 $30,0956S9, according to estimates made public by Secretary of War Dickinson in the form O. report made to him by Brig. Gen w. H. Blk by chief of engineers of the United States army. These figures will be sent to Congress by Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, and legislation in accordance herewith will be re- commended by President Tpft i1 h s annual message. The estimates for Arkansas are as follows:
 Red river for maintenance below Fulton, $20,000 and between Patton and Denison, Texas, $25,000; Ouachi- ta River and Black river, constfuc- tion of locks and dams Nos. ?, 1, 6 and s, $292,000; Arkansas river at Pine Bluff, $62,50O; Black aad Cur rent rivers, $7,100; Cache r;ver, s2,- 0O0; St. Francis river, $2,50G; White river, $1S,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
Mendinq a Broken Heart,

An AtchlSon young thing had . heart that ached, her honey boy hay Ing taken his affections elsewhere, and her father recently shut himself up with her to reason with her. That honey boy averaged spending 50 cents week on you," he said. Here's . dollar week to take his place. Every time he called he cleaned out the re- frigerator. Your mother will see to 1t that your brothers do this in future. He kept you up late nights. Your baby sister is cross, and hereafter you will let the baby do this for you. He took possession of the most comforta ble rocker on the porch. When you look at that rocker in future it will not be empty. bringing the pang to your heart that your silly novels tell about. It will be occupied by the man who paid for it. and that's me. Your mother and l stayed by you through collie and teething and are going to get you through this if we have to take turns spanking you. Now take your ayes of the moon and look at the dus, around you.'-- -Atchison Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
SHOT DOWN ON
 HARLEM STREET
One of Group of Four Well-Drcss- cd Americans Shot and Killed Another. and the Three Disap- peared-Slight CleWs For
 Police to Work on.

New York. Nov. 29,-One of q group of four welldressed mem apparently all Americans, was shot dead as he was walking along Har- lem street early today. According to the only known witness of the shoot ing, an occupant of nearby apart ment house on Manhattan street. from which the group had just emerged, the man was shot by one of his companions.
 Vincent Riondo, who saw the tragic happenings, says that one member of the party dropped to the rear of the others as they were walking along the street There was flash, shot, and one of the men in the group fell to the side walk. The other leaned over the fallen man an instant and then ran off. A policeman and an ambulance surgeon were summoned, and found the man dead, A label of Broad way clothier on the victims coat gave the police their only clew to work upon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
THE MEMPHIS
 AVIATION MEET
Great Preparations Under Way for the ''Birdmen" Meet to be Held by the COmmercial- Appeal in Ten
 nessee Metropolis,

The aviation meet to be held in Memphis for week, beginning on Thursday, is already attracting atten- tion, and there will be quite num- Der of Pine Bluffians who will jour- ney across the Father of Waters to attend the festivities.
 The feature prize of the meet will be purse of $5,0O0, which has been offered by the Commercial-Appeal. The route of this race will be trian- gular starting from the Tri-State Fair Grounds, thence to Presidents Island, up the Mississippi river to Hen and Chickens Island and then a cut directly across Memphis and over the 'al-Appeal building on the way back to the fair grounds.
 In the list of contestants are avia- tors who have already made great re- cords in battling with the winds The list is composed of the following John B. Moissant, Roland Garros, Charles K. Hamilton, Rene Simon Rene Barrier and John J. Frisbie.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

Ed Mills, negro who was re- gently indicted on charge of bur glary, was arrested yesterday by De- putty Constable !. s. Holcombe and placed in the county jail in default of bond. He was summoned here from Fairfield to appear as witness in case in the circuit court, but upon his arrival at the court house the bench warrant was served on him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
B|LBO IS BOUND
 OVER BY JUDGE Certainly Judge, I Shall Be Delighted, ,
 Said He. A WITNESS ALSO HELD Testimony Offered to Prove That Bill. BO Had Been De.
 baucher.
A WITNESS ALSO HELD

Yazoo City, Miss, Nov. 29.-Former Judge Wylie Potter was the first witness in the Dulaney bribery case here today. He corroborated the tes- timony of witnesses yesterday as to the caucus meeting, at which Senator Bilbo unfolded his suspicious as to the brokerage in legislative votes.
 Senator ,Bilbo was recalled by the defense and argument was made by counsel for Dulaney asking admission of testimony by which hey claimed they would show through Bilbo's own evidence hat he had been a de- baucher and was dissolute in New Orleans at the time he was alleged to have the bribe money with him.
 Was Once Ruled Out.
 The court held that the same class of testimony had already been ruled out and refused to admit the evidence The jury was absent from the court room during the argument.
 The defense then introduced testi- mony wlich was intended further to weaken the character of Bilbo by showing questionable acts while he was chairman of a legislative con- mittee.
 Witness for Defense.
 There was a wave created when T. R. James of Lucedale, George County took the stand for the defense. He was interrogated by counsel as to whether he had paid a bribe to Sena- tor Bilbo as chairman of the local and private legislation committee to influence his interest in what is known as the George County bill.
 At this point J. s. Perrin, local at torney, announced to the court that, as representing James, he claimed immunity for his client from answer ing any question which would in- cr;minate himself. The witness de- clined to answer the question and was promptly excused
 James Also Held.
 The court then ordered the jury to retire and informed Mr. James that he was held ill the sum of $1,- 900 to appear before the Grand jury of Hinds county which will meet next week.
 The district attorney promptly ask ed that Senator Bilbo be bound over to which the court agreed, and he was sent for and formally notified that he must consider himself bound over. His reply was:
 Certainly, Judge, I shall be de- lighted"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
LITTLE PROSPECT }
 OF HIGHER RIVER
Section Director Alciatore Says At Least Two Days DOwnpour in Ok. lahOma and Kansas Will Be Need.
 ed to Affect the Arkansas.

There is no prospect of a change in the Arkansas river which will al- low steamboating for some time to come,' said Section Director H. F. Alciatore of the United States Wealth CT Bureau at Little Rock yesterday, unless there should be at least two days downpour in Oklahoma and Kansas river drai mage basin.
 T say that two days rainfall will be necessary from the fact that the ground is excessively dry at this time and that any rain that would fall in one day will be absorbed and that an additional days ra;T. would be necessary to afford any run off that would Appreciably affect the Arkan- sas river.
 At this time there appears to be no rain in prospect for the drainage basin. Had the storm which came out of the Northwest not been squeezed so terribly we m ght have gotten some rain. This storm moved from Oregon tos Colorado by express. and when it reached the latter state it looked like squeezed lemon. There was not but little life left in it. There wPs not but pressure from he surrounding high freas thf we got no rain. Otherwise We night lave gotten some precipfNM rom hat storm.
 The weather cond tions oveA De ountry generally are unsettled td k ve may look for milder temperafl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
MISSISSIPPI AS
 STATE FOR CORN

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 29.-During 1910 Mississippi planters raised g. 100000 bushels more of corn than ill any previous year, according to re- ports compiled by Commissioner Blakeslee of the State Department of Agriculture. The total value of the cereal crop is estimated at $15,O00,- 900.
 The advance of the boil weevil, compelling crop diversificat;on, is assigned primarily as the reason for the large corn production.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
She Mas No Child.

This college professor. like many other men of erudition. was fond Of Lewis Carroll. While visiting his sis. Ter he asked his niece. a miss of if. teen, to get, "'rhrough the Looking Glass" for him from the public libra 'y. She evidently did not like the task and he asked her the reason. Witt, some hesitation she replied: 'Oh. rh get it if you really want it. But don't like to have the librarian thinF that l read children's books."-Nev York Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
WOULD DISTRIBUTE
 THE MILLS fSTA1f

San Francisco, Cal, Nov 29.-Og- den Mills and Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, wife of Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to England, filed a peti- tion in the Probate Court here yes terday asking for partial distribution of the estate of their father. D. o. Mills, who died in San Mateo last June The California holdings of the estate are about $2,220'000. Their fathers will made Ogden Mills and Mrs. Reid the executors, and the entire property was be- queathed to them, share and share alike
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

here, but with unsettled conditions.
 The temperature in the north Is very low, zero weather appearing ln Dakota, while in Arkansas it ranges from 30 to 36. The storm from Ore gon resulted in the raising of our temperature materially. This raise reached twelve degrees in Arkansas and as high as wenty degrees Ill Texas"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
CAPT. SCOTT SAILS
 FOR ANTARCTICS

Christ Church, New Zealand, Nov, 29-The ship Terra Nova, bearing the British south polar expedition, under the command of Capt. Robert F. Scott, sailed from Port Chalmers for the Antarctic today. The Terra Nova sailed from London on June 1 last, and gradually worked hel way south. Captain Scott, who join ed the vessel in New Zealand, hopes to reach. the South Pole in December 1911.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

No sooner has Maine gone Demo- cratic than Canada wants to annex 1t. If Canada wants Maine, she should have spoken before the elec- ton. Uncle Sam cannot spare the Pine Tree State now
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
Ihorouahly Prenarea

At religious Servi.c in Scot,apa t,,. afe Lord Kelvin noticed a youhrssu accompanying his grandpar,s. rss' l sitting wise as a young aiis. the sermon. ~ owl througl
 At the clese of
 yin congratu, /the service Lord Kc unon the ercsdAted the grandfather bebar,tr <elience of the young mans .u,,. ai. ave-, returned the veteran
 hncan's weel threatened afors r.- 13ngs in.''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

It is to be feared that Oyster Bay will have to continue to suffer in si- lence. The pronounced rebuke on election day is not likely to cause a change of residence. Besides, where would he go?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
Handy With m AK.

One important feature In connection ~ith the cocdG ting of mining opera dons in Siberia is the aptitude of th Russian work man for the ax. Wood is go plentiful Tn the country that min Ing timbers may be figured on at low rate. The current anecdote that a Russian workman will for a twenty ko?eck riece lay his left hand with fingers spread. on a board "~d with full strength make aa ax CT weep each finger carne: q vcu. .!et! ,r, but It is certainly 'ra" ;hat in rick timber Ing in bad ground Y; tra-,ing build inss. leg ca'*.as ard a' manner of wood joining tle equal If the Russian peasant cannnt e, sannd. = I.ondoe Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

New Hampshire did not go Demo- cratic. The Republicans of that State, under the leadership of Win ston Churchill, cleaned the'r own house, and put up men nearly as good as Democrats.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
oho

There is always some pesky pro- lessor trying to explode the theory that whiskey is good for snake bites. The real trouble Is there are not enough snake bites to go around.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
Your Own Misfortunes

Bear your own illisfortuneS with hai; the resignation that you hear other peoples and you will be happy. It is so easy to tell other people how to be heroic and so difficult to be courageous ourselves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

-Get in with the push and ring u American-Excelsior Ldy O.. whel sou want your clothes cleaned an 'ressed and made to look ne-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
A Slight Chance.

Slight changes sometimes make great difference. "Dinner for nothing" would be agreeable, for instance: not so. Nothing for dinner"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

spercy-no-it was Vivian Lewis who .'also ran'' in Woodrow Wilson bailiwink.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

advertise cut-rate funerals to send some of their literature to the guides in the Wisconsis deer woods
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

At last the country has decided
 what we shnh do with our ex-pres
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

does Mr. Bryan really think ha elect:on?" asked the St. Paal n..sa What he thinks wouldn't be n to print.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

Won't 1t be nice if family man can buy this Christmas string of
 sausages cheaper than string of
 pearls?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
His Wish,

His Wish, Tom-l wish this ten dollar bill was | ten dollar debt. Dick Heavans, Why? Tom-I'd never get rid of it- Cleveland Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
-.o$o-

Since we have lent China large lunk of ready cash, we are much Interested in her reform scheme.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

The Democratic victory hasn't sat- s.fted the Democratic appetite for office by any means. And the Re ...h,scane can't crit;cise, either.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

Ncit in the Baltimore avsa- :. showed that some of the ent for altitude records-on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
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kst sang together.

Colonel Roosevelt flees from the enorters.p He used to rush at them vith mouth wide open and seize hem by the hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

1bray of the Democratic don- as sweet as the music that made when "the morning stars { sang together.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
pearls?

some of MT. Cannon's former are insisting that Mir. Clark have nothing but denatured
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

s.,ance now boasts that it can re- ae malaria germ from the Ao. Would that it could re-
 the mosquito.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

@ An ideal tariff is the noblest work
 of statesmanship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

We are sure to get the better of for tune if VI = Ut srappls with hes.- osneca.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

.Chscaxo card parties are giving ek--big, fat. juicy steaks-as first Next we shall hear of the svasant limit of bacon prizes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

'Marse Henry Watterson, he jes s acherly went into high steericks. -d isn't over 1t yet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

clesnonism won't look half as bad a.out patronage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

n,h.t Emma Goldman approves the a.s..t Of stimson. in New York must .r. .ccepted as proof that stimson ]. not as wicked as he has been painted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

Oesol. Parker wears a smile that
 Thef s,ta of ne off.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30
Substitutes Are Dangerous

When remedy has been before public than half has been prescribed and used by the best doctors and hospitals and has carried the blessings of health thou Duffy Pure Malt Whskey bound
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

.,,. country seems to have about .o,s. to the conclusion that its time
 <. ..miehty hunter" to retire to ,,,nxle of oyster Bay ana do
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-30

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Evening journal., 1910-09-07
Sensibly Arranged
BOOksheIves
ooooooooooooooooooooooooo

who has not been annoyed by the
irregularity Of the rows OF books 'on
the shelves? The small book gets
showed back and sometimes disap-
pears behind its larger neighbor. and
Mrs. A is suspected OF never having
returned II after having borrowed It
months ago
The whole effect Is higgledy piggledy.
simply because bookcases are always
made too deep for the books they con-
tain. They are made deep enough for
the maximum dictionary. which should
never go on a shelf anyway and the
minimum choice little gems and even
the average novels have several inches
Of shelf room to spare.
A bookcase made just wide enough
for the books would look cramped and
too heavy. so a way should be found
to straighten up the lines Of books and
keep them well 10 the front. where a
mere touch of the finger at the top
brings the book 20 the hand. To
solve the problem adopt this method:
At housekeeping time this fall,
when all the books are taken down,
tack cleats on the shelves just far
enough back TO give them room in
front for books OF different sizesJ You
will be surprised TO find how much
narrower the books are than you sup
posed. The cleats are therefore placed
irregularly and tackled In lightly so
they can be easily changed.
book goes in until II reaches a
cleat. and so all come flush with the
edge of the shelf There is no bare
ledge to catch the dust and no hooks
TO get pushed out OF sight.
Evening journal., 1910-09-07

DURING the past few years the col
lege extension department Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college has
sent out a domestic science lecturer to
give demonstrations for the house
wives at the farmers institutes. The
demand for this work grew so strong
that out Of this demand developed the
idea Of the movable school in cooking
and sewing. which is now in operation.
The college sends out two people
for each school. Zach instructor takes
with her as an assistant q graduate OF
the domestic science department A
local committee is appointed. generally
by the local farmers institute. This
committee provides entertainment for
the teachers. a suitable hall. at least
one good range and a two burner gas
or gasoline stove for each member OF
the class. Besides this the local COM
mittee is required 70 furnish all the
supplies, such as -four. vegetables.
meat. etc. This expense is usually
covered by the membership fee of 81.
To secure the services of the school II
In necessary to have an enrolment q
not less than twenty-four. no member
Evening journal., 1910-09-07

to be under fifteen years OF age. Cook
ing LESSONS are given in the morning,
and sewing lessons in the afternoon.
OF course this work is elementary
The cooking lessons offered have in
cluded such subjects as breadmaking.
the cooking of eggs, meat and vege-
tables. The lessons in sewing have in
cluded instruction In patternmaking
and drafting. buttonhole and shirt
waist making.
one Of the pupils Of the school was
a woman over sixty, mother Of a grad
uate of the college, who had for years
longed for a chance to make a scien-
tifc study OF cooking, although she
was considered the best cook in town.
She was the most delighted person en-
rolled and joyously exclaimed that she
had learned a lot" In some places
young married women enrolled who
had never been taught to cook. One
young woman had been married four
months. and the fact that she didn't
know how TO prepare meals never
seemed TO matter until the cook left,
and she was unable TO get one any
where. Things looked dark for her
but the movable school saved the day
Evening journal., 1910-09-07
SHE SAW ROSTAND'S
"cHANTEcLER" IN PARIS

Yes" said woman recently re
turned from Paris. Il saw Rostand's
'Chantecler'-that is. didn't hear all
of Il. I left before the last curtain
Why? Frankly. It was too smelly. l
don't know what kind Of moth killers
they use to preserve the plumage worn
by the actors ] rather think each
actor has his favorite kind. and the
odors fight each other. Then the
feathers have their own ehiuvium
brought out by the heat OF the stage,
and as the performance progressed
whewl / should have tainted II had
tried 10 stay out the drama couldn't
understand why they didn't have a
good strong breeze blow across the
stage II would have made thing
much pleasanter 10 the audience. not
to mention the actors. ! don't see how
the latter endure the atmosphere A
breeze. moreover, would have rustled
the foliage and made the scenes more
realistic"