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Wflllno to Ae1D,

Lord Pauncefote suffered Sfoae0 efom rheumatic gout in bis latter days, and he walked stitt1y and sometimes had to use two canes. He went one afternoon to make a call, and he re- nained quite a long time, so long that he horses got restive, and the groom walked them up and down the street. When Lord Pauncefote left the hous1 the carriage was not in front, and. shinl1ing there was some mistake Ia ais orders he started to walk to the embassy, which was only square OF two. But ne had twinges of his old enemy. and the pavements were icy. He was a large. heavily built man, and he feared fall. While he was pondering over his dilemma along came young man in working clothes, and the British ambassador, after . courteous salutation, asked: My friend, will you walk beside me and help me home? It is just short ways, but l am afraid of failing. shall greatly appreciate it. The young man looked him over and then said thickly, 'Old gent. am pretty full myself. but I'll do the best can-the very best can."
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First cantalever erldoe.

The first cantalever railroad bridge is the one across the Firth of Forth at Queens Ferry, Scotland. It Is nearly one and a half miles in length. Fifty. one thousand tons of steel were used in it's construction. employing as many as 5000 men at one time. It cost $1dt- 100000 and fifty-six lives. The work. men began at either end and worked toward the center. When they met and undertook the last connection 1t was found that the two ends lacked . small fracion of an inch of reaching far enough to allow the insertion of the bolts that were to complete the span. For a time this was a puzzle, but was finally solved by an ingenious workman Wh0 suggested expansion by artificial heat, and 1t was forthwith supplied by means of burning kerosene oil under the steel girder.
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A Snake Story.

The family were at dinner when there came tap at door seldom opened. Winning no attention, it was repeated and again a third time. though more softly. and then the door was swung back and. behold. there was snake, knocking at the portals of hospitality! Down upon it's head. in conformity with the decree of tradi- tion and with Ezra's understanding of scriptural direction. crunched Brit lsh boot. It was a mother snake. who. having bravely overcome her fear of man. was seeking sustenance. not for herself perhaps, though she was starv. Ing. but more likely for the little ones that were found in the grass by the brook. Thus for once, at any rate. did the craftiness of the devil succumb to the instinct of motherhood.-Georg B. M. Harvey in North American Re view.
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n, Donkey on tho staos.

Its curious" said . theatrical ma1p ager who had experienced many ups and downs, ''how the stage develops jealousies. l once had show on the road in which 1t was necessary to make use of a horse and a donkey We got the animals well trained foE their parts. and on the opening night they gave a first class performance On the following night, however. we were unable to get the donkey to move out of the wings. Prince, the horse, went on without any trouble whatever. but Jack-that was the name of the donkey-could neither be coaxed nor driven out before the footlights. We finally had to go on with the perform ance with the donkey left out. After the show was over we got together Bnd tried to find out what had been the matter Nobody could offer an ex. plantation until one of the stage hands happened to pick up program. which showed that Princes name was print ed in the same kind of type we used for Jack. We got new lot of pro- grams the Dext day with the donkey's name printed in type which was near ly twice as big as that which we used for the horse. After that we never had the slightest trouble. Chicago Record-Hera)d.
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The "Macaroni."

The "macaroni" were exquisites o. Cops who in England and France led the fashions from l78O to 17S5 and were distinguished by an immense knot of artificial hair worn on the top of their heads. A small cooked hat which perched ridiculously on their topknot, satin or brocade coats and small clothes fitting tightly to the body and silk stockings with ribbon garters composed the costume of these fash ionable gentlemen Tho invariably car. ried long walking. stick with tasseis attached and frequently a bouquet tied to the handle and encouraged minc- ing and affected gait and manner. There was during the war for inde- pendence body of Maryland soldiers who on account of their showy uni forms were called "macaroni."
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Bamboo,

An Englishman was once rallying . native of India upon his faculty in ly. Ing. The native at once replied. *Why, sahib. we are all more or less liars in my country. and if one tells story another immediately caps it There were two young men of my country who had boosting match and one said, My father is so rich and has so many horses that his stable Is of such extent as to take a horse eleven months to go from one end stall to the other 'Shabash, brother re piled the second boaster, that is very good. My father has a bamboo so long that he can sweep the clouds away with it~when they obscure the sun in harvest time.' Hi, hi! ex claimed the first That Is very won derful, but. pray, brother, where does your father keep such a. long bam. 5ooT Why. you stupid was the an swer, in your fathers stable. to be surev"
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Moroccan Red Tape.

Official correspondence in Morocco ir couched in a very fowery and fam boyant style. It Is interspersed with variety of meaningless adulatory phrases that tend to confound the real meaning of the epistle. For example an order to the minister of finance to contract loan begins thus:
 Tn our present letter God increase his power and make the glorious sun and his moon glitter in the Armament of his felicity we have authorized our incorruptible servant (here follows name) to contrac in the name and on the behoof of the treasury (heaven hr it) loan of -" etc.
 Considering that the "incorruptible servant" is filching as much as he pos sible can from the treasury 1t is cer tainly necessary to pray that "heaven all t-"-London Graphic
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PAVING DISTRICT NO 1s.
(West Second Ayenue.)

The tax books for the collection dI special assessment upon the rea| property in Paving District No. F, hI the city of Pine Bluff has been placl ed in my hands, All owners of real property lying inl the district are required to pay theid assessment to me within thirty dau from this date
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assess. ment and for legal penalties and cost Given under my hand this 9th da! of June, 1910.
 A. G. RUSSELL, City Collector. Office, City Hall, g a. m. to F m.
 6-9-26t
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THE MILITARY SQUARE.
4 Formation Borrowed by Wallace
 From the Flemjncs.

The greatest of all Scottish anniver- saries is that of Bannockburn. fought in the year 1914. Apart from it's bear. ing on the independence of Scotland, the battle will always have an excep- tional interest from the military point of view, as Bannockburn may be said to have been the birthplace of the British square Proud Edward s" arml mainly consisted of cavalry. while that of the Scots, on the other hand, was almost exclusively composed of foot folk armed with the spear and these Bruce threw into ">.'li!- troms." or oblong squares. formation borrowed by Wallace from the Elem ings. who had employed it with SIC. cess at Courtray to resist the charge of the English cavalry.
 Hitherto the mounted mail clad knight had carried everything before him, but Courtray and Bannockburn proved that he was powerless to break resolute spear armed infantry drawn up in ''schiltrom." or hedgehog, forma- lion, and these two battles revolution ized the tactics of the continent and of our own island. Profting by the lesson which had been taught them at Bannockburn. the English applied the tactics of the Scots with brilliant success at Crecy and still more at Agincourt. As it was the Scots who may be said to- have originated the British square at Bannockburn. so 1t was they again who at Balaklava were the first to discard 1t with their thin red line," and now, owing to our changed conditions of warfare, 1t Is discarded ltogether.-London Chron- lcle.
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Wher. Wives Arc Kept Under.

A Chinese Mrs. Caudle Is incon- ceivable, for she would promptly be returned to her father labeled '"Too muchee bhobefry." Only by one means can the lady obtain any right what ever to use even the mild zoral sua. sion wherew1th the tactful western wife Is won't to turn events to her lik- Ing. If as a bride the Chinese woman succeeded in sitting on any corner of her husbands clothes at the moment when. halfway through the nupt1al ceremonials, they first seat themselves tide by side she is understood to oc. cupy the position of mistress in her own house. Even then 1t generally stops at understanding.-From '@Things Seen In China" by J. R. Chitty.
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MoHAMMEDANS OF INDIA.
Superstition Seems to Govern Most of
 Their Actions.

Their Actions.
 Mohammedans of India are very superstitious. No Mohammedan will take a bath on Sunday or Tuesday. But if one bathes on Wednesday all misfortunes and misery that are in store for him till the next Wednesday will be averted. As rule. all Moham. medans bathe on Fridays before going to perform the jumma prayers. For donning new clothes Sal urday. Sunday and Tuesday are regarded as bad days. If any one dons 8 new dress or puts on a new cloth or allows his tailor to rut piece of cloth on these days. he will live miserable life till hat dress or cleth gets torn or is thrcwn away If shirt Is torn and if the wearer wants to stitch il. it must be taken of. for if it is stitched while on the body the person will soon die. A Moham- medan will never allow barber to come near him on Tuesdays. fer Tues days and Saturdays and Sundays are bad days for shaving. If absolutely necessary he will get himself shaved ,n Saturday or Sunday. but never on Tuesday, as his star is supposed to fall tn blood if he does so If one receives money or some valuable thing. it is taken with the right hand. for if 1t Is taken with the left the person re- ceiving 1t is said to forget all about 1t very soon or to mislay 1t. A de vout Mohammedan will not start on 8 Journey on Wednesday,. for 1t is be- lieved he will never return home safe iy if he does so. And 1t Is said that even a snake never ventures out of It's hole on this day.
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A curleu. rhsrmometsr.

Otto de Guericke. burgomaster of Magdeburg, made a curious ther- mometer, which was twenty feet long and gorgeous with blue paint and gilt stars. In consisted of a large globe fastened to . tube. both of copper. The tube was bent upon itself to form | very narrow D, in which was placed the requisite amount of alcohol. Ono arm of the 0 wao shorter than the other and open at the top. On the liquid was . float, to which was at- tached cord passing over . pulley. At the other end of this cord was hung . gilt angel its finger pointing to . scale on which the degrees wers painted.
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WELL DESERVED. The Praise That Comes From Thank. " full Pine Bluff People.

The Praise That Comes From Thank. full Pine Bluff People. : One kidney remedy never fails. ! Pine Bluff people rely upon it.
 That remedy is Doan's Kidney Pills.
 Pine Bluff testimony proves it all ways reliable. .....,....
 Henry Meadows, 960 E. Secord av- enue, Pine Bluff, Ark, says: About three years ago kidney complaint got such firm hold upon me that I had to go to the hospital. There were al- 90 symptoms of dropsy and Rright's disease in my case. My liirbs We're badly swollen and the kidney secre- Mons became very. unnatural. Final 1y I was able to leave the hospital, but not long after began to notice symp- toms of my trouble returning. I had heard so much about Doan's Kidney Pills that resolved to try them and procured supply from the Mann Tankersley Drug Go. I have now used about three boxes and am glad to say that am better in every way
 For sale by all dealers. Price 5C cents. Foster -Milburn Co.,. Buffalo N. Y., sole agents for the United states.
 Remember the name Doan's-and take no other.
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Improved the Opportunity.

The Empress Eugenie had long en. treated Napoleon III. to confer upon Rosa Bonheur the cross of the Legion of Honor. He had refused because ho did not wish to found a precedent for bestowing 1t upon woman. Being called across the border into Spatn Napoleon made Eugenie regent in his absence. and she, with woman wit. took advantage of her authority to con fer the honor upon the great artist Napoleon laughed on hearing his wifc's confession, but the act stood.
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No Appllcanta

Lincoln, sick with varioloid onca turned grim face to his doctor one day and let rueful smile appear.
 "Do you know, doctor." he remarked It's an III wind blows no one good !, rye got something at last that the office seekers don't want"
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Harry,s nnars,

Teacher-Now. Harry. suppose I had . mince pie and gave one-sixth ec Johnny. one-sixth to Tommy, one-sixth % Willie and took half of k myself What would be leftf Harry Cprompt VI would. Exchaugs.
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Preparlns For the vver.4.

Both boys had been rude to their mother. She put them to bed earlier than usual and then complained to their father about them. So he start cd up the stairway. and they heard him coming.
 Here comes papa" said Maurice. I am going to make believe am asleep"
 "1'm not" said Harry. "I'm going 10 get up and put something on."-La. dles' Home Journal.
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She had Learned.

"The hardest thing to acquire, miss. said the dramatic teacher. lis the ar of laughing naturally without appar ent effort"
 "Oh. I've got that down tine" sah the would be seubrette T typewr.a for three years for man who WAS al ways telling me funny stories ubo,. his little boy"-Tndianapolis News.
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Ills Srstcm.

Wife-John. there must be Tor of iron in your system Hushand-why do you think so: Wifc-Hecause YOU invariably lose your temper when you ct hot.
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i-iis Chisetiln.

The Lawyer what is your age? The Opposition Gnterrupting,- Your honor. ] submit that uly honor, able opponsAt is lncit.ng the witness to perjury.-Clevrland Leader.
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His Ambition,

"rommy," said visitor to the i've year-old pride of the household, "what would you do if you were president Of the United Statcs?'
 T wouldn't let anybody wash my neck or co:nh my hair." was the prompt rep!r.-- Eychanse.
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lie Knew.

Mrs.-Oh. Jack: Dolly told me the most exciting secret. and made me swear never to tell a living soul! Mr.. Well. hurry up with it. I'm late to the o@co now.-Cleveland Leader.
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TAeee b 10 one mors unfoetunan 0a1 tho ma1 who has never bon - opeeumatA 6oe # has never bsan h - oeWW c = 0nsell-NaneaA
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Mean CommanS.

G0e-Her face sreaks for itnAlf ses1s-4se and m . psssey plain saN -cassase N
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-02

Tho care Of the health of the people . the 11st duty Of statesmen -Dis uao6
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LOST.

LOST-ONE CHAIN WInH TWO yale lock keys. Finder return to Graphic office and receive reward.
 6-26-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-02

Stops itching instantly. Cpres piles, eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch, hives herpes, scabies-Doan's Oint- ment. At any drug store.
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Duggan Bros. Contractors
 

We are prepared to sup ply your wants in painting, paper hanging, wall tinting and decorating. Let us do that painting or paper hang ing for you, we guarantee satisfaction.
 Get what you want and at the proper time. Allow us to figure your large or small jobs.
 Old Phone ltG
 <; t & 1Aene 332
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FOR SALE-4 YOUNG LEGHORN Cockerels. $1.00 each. Call Met Wilbourne. Old phone S6.
 6-23-tf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
WARNING IS GIVEN
AGAINST BAD TWENTiEs

p. C. Kaufman of Tacoma, secretary
OF the Washington Bankers associa-
tiona, today announced additional in
structions for the deception of a very
dangerous and deceptive counterfeit
$40 gold piece which has appeared on
Puget Sound.
The coin is dated 1907; weight 404
grains. The genuine weighs Sic
grains. 1t is made of a low grade
gold and has been plated yellowish
gold color closely approximating the
genuine, but scrapping the surface
shows a copperish color underneath
The reeding, commonly called mill.
ing" is we'll done and it has good
ring, though the sound seems little
sharper than the genuine. 1t is a
trifle thicker than the genuine, which
makes its detection easy in stack
Immediately beneath "19" in 1907 and
near the edge of the coin small glob-
ule of metal sticks up and around this
globule close examination shows little
air holes. These globules of metal
can also be seen around the lettering
on the reverse side of the coin. The
mint mark is "S."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
LAND SALES SUSPENDED
BY UNIVERSITY REGENTS

The board of regents of the Univer.
sity of Washington, in monthly ses.
sion passed a resolution suspendine
the sale of all University lands. An
effort is to be made to have the pres
ent laws SO changed as to give the
board the authority to fix the price
and name the conditions under which
such lands shall be sold or leased.
I Applications have been coming from
Douglas county asking the board to
offer for sale the university lands
there, some $4,000 acres, constituting
one-third of the university's land en-
dowment. Students and alumni vigor-
ously protested against any action that
would allow the lands to be sold, hold
ing that the university's land endow-
ment should be held entact.
The regents have favored the sale OF
some lands at q price equal to the sur
rounding land, but the state land com
missioner has rigidly adhered to q
decision to keep the minimum price at
SO per acre. The regents consider
this price far too low and will exercise
their veto power over any proposed
sales.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04

now prevailing.
In the vicinity of this city the milk
supply is no longer sufficient to meet
the local demand, and milk is being
shipped into the national capital by
the car from New York daily.
The experts of the agricultural de.
partment have done some figuring on
the advance in prices OF farm stun,
with special reference to dairy profits.
Twenty years ago hay cost S. to So
ten, and bran about the same. At
that time butter sold for approximately
20 cents a pound. on the average, that
being what the farmer got for IL.
Now hay sells at SIS to $50 ton. and
bran at $32, while butter brings about
30 cents pound.
Hay, in other words, has gone ur
about 100 per cent, and bran has gone
up about 800 per cent, while butter hai
gone up so per cent. And q top Of
all is the fact that labor. which used
to be plentiful good and cheap, is now
declared scarce, poor and high.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
TEN THOUSAND ACRES
AND MILLION FOR PARKS

Newburgh, N. Y, Oct. 31.-In ac-
cordance with the plan outlined by her
husband, the late E. H. Hartman, Mrs.
Mary w. Hartman presented to the
state of New York Saturday 10000
acres of land, a part of the Arden
estate, to be incorporated in the Inter-
state Palisades Park
At the same time gift of s., OOO, 600
was made by Mrs. Hartman for the de-
velOpment of the park, and the pre-
serve was further increased by the
transfer to the park commission of 700
acres which had been intended for the
new state prison on Bear Mountain,
but which by acc of the last legislature
was coded to the park.
The gift was made to George w.
Perkins, president of the Palisades
park commission, by Averill w. Har-
riman, son of the late financier. AS
he handed the deeds and $1,000, 900
check to Mr.. Perkins, young Hartman
said it was his mothers hope and his
that Through all the years to come,
the health and happiness of future
generations will be advanced by these
gifts''
The presentation ceremonies took
place on top of Bear Mountain and in
the presence of about so persons,
among whom were Mrs. Hartman,
Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan, Charles A.
Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Phipps
and Ex-Governor B. B. Odell, Jr.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
FEDERAL PROBE TURNED
ON LANDS IN WASHINGTON

Spokane, Wash, Oct. 29.-Proceea-
ings in the federal grand jury room'
which have been occupied the last
week with the hearing of testimony III
the Alaska coal land frauds, were
varied Thursday with the introduc'iOn
of testimony relative to the ootalnlns
of timber and mineral lands IN stevens
county. Wash, in the Pend doreilie
river district, north to the Canaoian
boundary. .n
About thirty witnesses were exam -
ined, including T. B. Foster neau ~. ~
the government secret service at Sea''
tie. and numerous homesteaaels
United States Agent G. F. Caplss'
who was prominent in the ores 81.
fraud cases, had charge OF 'he , s
nesses. It is also said that the neai. .or
involves the alleged usurplng ol "a .ho
rights in the northern part u
state. :, ros in
The testimony, it was said' was ISL, 10
connection with the location Oh pep sse.
on government land and the , suu
quent transfer of the lano ,,. 'nt
power Of attorney, in which allesa asrjsl.
Of frauds are alleged to have m s.essnt
lied. It is expected that tine p and a
session will adjourn Monday
roror+ will he made on TUESDAY, am.
The grand jury probably .o xn
time it's investigation in Sea'''''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
CAUTION NECESSARY IN
sAck-To-FARM MOVE

Washington, Oct. 31.-While t,o
partment Of agriculture is Interest,"
IN the back to the farm" moyemon.
II Is not DESTROYS Of encouraging tbis
movement wherever failure is nr rn,S
able. piop-
It is pointed out that not eyerv c,.,
person will make a good farmer: tho,
the farmer Of today who succeeds sAa =;
the man who knows his business .ns
attends to it patiently and carefu,,u a
that the back to the farm" crv ~.
already brought about many failures
and that such a NOV emene, in ordsr =.
accomplish the desired end. must ho "
movement which will bring to the Lana
men and women who have a natura,
aptitude for the work and some toaa
meal knowledge of it's requirement.
interesting and important investioa
lions are being made by the denar.
ment OF agriculture in all parts Of ,ho
country. and under widely difforan.
conditions. Take the farmer with ~
automobile, about whom so mucb hos
been heard as proof of prosperity in
agriculture. A farmer in New Ham,
shire owns an automobile, and is or
counted one of the most prosperous
man in his community. Agents of tho
department however, found that the
products of his place paid 5 Der cent
interest on his S15.OOO invoStr,...
gave his family pleasant and chean
place in which to live, and rewarded
him to the extent of s. a year for bis
own labor and ability as a manager