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Evening journal., 1911-11-11
BAKE FOR CHURCH.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of ST Luke's
Reformed Episcopal Church will
hold a sale Of fancy and useful
articles and homemade bread. pies.
cake and candies in the church or,
November IL and is.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
TEMPERANCE DAN AT UNION.

Worlds Temperance Sunday VIII
be obserbed tomorrow in Union NJ.
=. Church The Rev. J. r. Main. a
former pastor of the church but now
Of the Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence, will preach at 1870 o'clock. A
temperance program will be given by
the Sunday school under the super
vision of Mrs. Harry Hough, presi-
dent of The White Shield League
The evening services will be OF an
evangelistic character.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
AT MADELEYl CHTRCN.

At Madeley NJ. e. Church tomorrow
morning tho Rev. J. p Outen will
preach on Lost Opportunities.
There will be special music.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
CONNECTS FOR THE
 PINE BLUFF ROAD
Senator TOney Has Bill, Providing for Working of C0nyicts on State High. way, Read Twice and Made Spe-
 cial Order for Monday.

In line with his progressive and public spirited move to secure a ,aa- cadam road between this city and Lit tie Rock, Senator H. K. Toney yestGr- day introduced a bill in the Senate .o provide for the working of convicts on the proposed State Highway, from Little Rock to Pine Bluff, and provid- ing an equal number of prisoners ne worked not exceeding 100 conviass, as come from the counties affected by the road, and providing for work ing them out of crop season.
 The bill was read twice and made a special order in the Senate for next Monday. The State Highway bill, creating the district for the proposed macadam road, has already been read twice and will be passed in the Sen. ate. It is stated that the represent tatives from Jefferson. Saline and 2u- laski counties are in favor of it. Rep- resentative c. n. McAllister declared ed himself supporter of the meas ure when in this city last Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
DONACHEY AND
 NORWOOD CLASH
Continued From Page 1.)

if all should go as well for the nexe two years as it has for the past we 'could then buy another farm on .:hich to employ the white men, aad do away with contracts altogether Just now, however, it is q business prop osit'on that confronts us, and we must do something with the men,
 He opposed working convicts on the roads and condemned the Patter- son act of 1909, which was .adopred by Pulaski county alone H.: said that immediate provis on could be made for $100,0000 annex to the asylum fo the insane, for the completion and furnishing of the state capito. and for the preservation of the old state house
 At the conclusion of his address the House resumed the convict ques- tion discussion. Represent ative Grant made a strong argument against the contract system, taking issue with Gen. Norwood, and declar ing that it was the crops on the farm and not revenue from the COL tract system that had enabled the board to make so good showing. Finally, amendments and substitutes being voted down, the Davis resoiL tion. meeting the approval of the governor, was passed It provides that No convicts shall be leased for a longer time than to July 1, 1911, unless such action is later authorized by this general assembly, This will be followed by a bill in the House.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
The Demon Rum.

The subject given ou, for an essay ''' are of the public schools was "fhe GYil Effects of Alcohol" Here are ex- -acts from some of the compositions.
 Alcohol has a very marked eHeri ! ihe doctors conclusions in cases Of .schuess.
 "sIedical men say that fatal diseaseH are the worst
 "Some people think the abuse of srink is sin others think it is all tebt, and others take il as medb cine
 At tie present day many people are Ii jail for committing suicide Whiie znder the influence of strong Grink."
 Doctors say that the increased death rate from the effects of boozing short, ems life"
 Alcohol mocks at YOU. and al last T biteth like a servant and stingeth like bee"
 "The Bible says look not on the wine when it is red. but Rhine wine is nn' hurtful"--New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
Do You Help others7

It has been tritely said that for ev- cry one who stands alone there are twelve to lean against him. How is 1t with you? Are you one of those against whom others lean for help and encouragement, or are you leaning against some one and drawing your inspiration and courage from him? It depends entirely on yourself whethe; you take a positive attitude in your work or whether your negative char acteristic shall dominate. It is much easier to go through life making as little effort as possible, but 1t Is a poor way if we are going to make life yield even small modicum of what it holds for us. If you are work. ing earnestly and hoping for success there is only one way to attain it, and that is through your positive charac teristics.-Philadelph Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
STUTTGART BOARD
 SEES LOCAL SCHOOL

Representatives of the School iboard of Stuttgart were in the city Sestef- day inspecting the local Hig', fool building with view to selecting a similar plan on which to erect t"e new High School building that statt- gat is soon to ha~a As thu local High School buildiag is known as one of the finest buildings os it's kln1 in the state the gentlemen fro" ss"tt- gart spent mostsi silofitsb'e visit 'i the handsome building. In ,ae pafN was A. R. Bohn, Dr. w. w. Dunn, H. l. Duerth, and J. R. Wilcox f'ef w'fe accompanied to tire High S,"a''' ny the architect, Mitchell Selligm,o, "ho 'is the architect for .he new St." is' ' school The party sill ret.sa he U, today. They were Mr Seillshah ; guests while here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
HUMAN DISSECTION.
Surgery and the Anatomists In the
 Oiden Days.

Surgery and the Anatonists In the
 Oiden Days.
 For long time Alexandria was the only medical center of the world, and the physician Galen, born about 130 A. D., had to journey from Rome to the African city even to see skele- ton. He sent his students to the Ger man battlefelds to dissect the bodies of the national enemies, while he him. self used apes as most resembling hu- man beings. Human dissection was revived in Bologna in the fourteenth century, where Madonna Manzolina later was professor of anatomy, un- doubtedly one of the first women doc tors, if not the very first. Leonardo da Vinci, painter of '"The Last Sup- per-" was great anatomist, but dis section had fallen into disuse when Xesalius finally revived it about the middle of the sixteenth century,
 Even in comparatively modern times anatomists have been the object of at tacks by the populace. In 1765 Dr. John Shippen Of Philadelphia was mobbed as a grave robber. Doctors riots in New York occurred twenty three years later and were due to the belief that the medical students rob- bed graves continually. It was the lack of opportunity to obtain subjects regularly that led to the practice of grave robbing and originated what Dr. Keene calls "a set of the lowest possible villains-the resurrectionists. y New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
LEST WE FORGET.
A Critic Reminds Us How Our People
 Have Bucked Progress.

We of this big republic complacent- ly affirm the glory of our national achievements and are not without temptation to acclaim them as proof of superior craft and judgment.
 But herein do we forget that we are on record as having cast our vote against every move that has contrib uted to.the present centurys develop ment.
 We raised our voices in contemptu- ous protest against the first projected railways. Had the locomotive waited it's signal from the people it would not yet have started.
 When the electric telegraph was shown to us we brushed 1t aside as Q toy and laughed its inventor to scorn when he offered to sell us his rights for few thousand dollars.
 We put into jail as an impostor the first man who brought anthracite coal to market. We broke to pieces Howe's sewing machine as an invention calcu- lated to ruin the working classes, ard we did the same thing to the harvester and the binder. We scorned the type writer as plaything.
 We gathered together in mass meet ings of indignation at the first pro posal to install electric trolley lines, and when Dr. Bell told us he had in- vented an instrument by means of which we might talk to one another across the town we responded with accustomed ridicule, and only the reck- less among us contributed 1t its be- ing.-Atlantic Monthly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31

--4a4ls.l--& <ostoffice at Pine Bluff, Ark. as second class mail matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
 .JuIius Caesar. 4

Caesar was assassinated March 15. A B. C., and was at the time of his death fifty-six years old. It is not alone as a military genius that his fame endures. By almost common consent he was the most remarkable all round man of antiquity-masterful ly great not only as general, but as writer, statesman and administrator. In addition to these high accomplish ments he was a great mathematician, philOlogist. architect and jurist. Hi. conversational powers were eXtraor- dinary. and from all accounts he was in his manner cue of the most at tractive of men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
Tho Faust Legend.

For 1,4OO years the Faust legend the sale of human soul to devil has existed. The first recorded hint of its vitality is given in the sixth cen tury story of ''Theophilus." That story suited the early Christians in their efforts to stamp out the necro- mancing devices of evilly disposed per. sons prone to seek power by unholy means. The association of the name of Faust. however, with the legend is eot more than 400 yards old. The likeliest prototype of the modern Faust is the man of the same name who in Cracow boldly proclaimed him. self professor of magic. In the six. teenth century stories Helen of Troy was bestowed by Mephistorheles upon Faust. and not until the middle of the eighteenth century does there appear . shadowy Margaret. in 'ne form of a "beautiful but poor glrl." wbo after ward develops into he Margaret of Goethe
 She Was Too Enthusiastic.
 Teaching to me-" said an enthusias tic young schoolmistress, .'is holy calling. To SOW in the young mind the seeds of future knowledge and watch them as they grow and develop is d pleasure greater than l can tell I never weary of my work. My thoughts | are only of
 Il am very sorry" interrupted the young man to whom she was talking. that you are so devoted to your pro. fession, Miss Clara. I had hoped that some day l might have asked you-in fact, I called tonight-but I hardly dare go on, in the light of what you l You may go on, Mir. Smith," said the young lady softly. T am little too enthusiastic at times perhaps"
 s4afcyon Days.
 The term "halcyon days is derived trom pretty little fable of the Sicil saas, who believed that during the seven days preceding and following The winter sols,ice. Dec 21. the haley on or kingfsher floated on the water ;n nest in which her young were ds posted and that during this time Of her breeding the seas were calm Our Indian summer corresponds to the hal cyon of the Siciians.-- New York Tele gram-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
DON'T BE A KNOCKER.

Our afternoon contemporary is having a bunch of spasms over the efforts of Senator Toney and other senators and representatives from Jefferson, Saline and Pulaski county to give the people of their respective counties modern highway between Little Rock and Pine Bluff, and gives many unreasonable reasons why the building of a good road between this city and Little Rock would be the ruination of Pine Bluff from busi- ness standpoint.
 } There has never been a movement for the, betterment of Pine Bluff, Ief- fersOn county and Arkansas but what opposition developed to it. It Is just as natural for some people to oppose public improvement as t Is for .log to grab bone when one is thrown tu 1t. No viewpoint, save selfish viewpoint can justify opposition to any proposstio that means the dev- elopment of locality or state. Oniy imaginary harm is cited rather thul any real obstacles that wou'd be placed in the way of Pine Bluff progress by the building of a macadam road he- tween this city and Little Rock an,l other Cities over the state as we'll.
 Good roads are forerunners to pre- gress. This has been repeatedly de- monstrated throughout the country, especially in the Eastern and Vest ern states. They always result Tn adding materially to the valuation ct abutting property and these increased valuations more than compensate property holders for the small amount of taxation that is usually incurred in the building of modern public hig1- ways.
 For years Arkansas has been sol- lowing other states in the march of progess. It's inability to present good roads to individual investors and out side capital is wholly responsible for its slow development.
 The afternoon contemporary de- clares that the building of the modern highway between Pine Bluff and Lit. tie Rock would result in Little Rock's gain and Pine Bluffs loss. Pine Bluff business men are able to hoid their own with merchants of other cities. The argument advanced that the macadam road would result :, many Pine Bluff people going to Lit tie Rock to make their purchase rather than give Pine Bluff mercn ants the preference is about tn; weakest reason anyone could give f,l not wan<1ng the macadam road. Ever the schoolboy who reads knows tha Little Rock merchants will defray ,ht railroad, and in many cases, the hota expenses of Pine Bluffians, if the! care to make purchases of them in { certain sum. The Pine Bluff me" chants make equally as attractive o. fers to outside buyers and the maca dam road would not ordinarily be al inducement to prospective purchasers So long as the railroad trains ar' running and they made up their min; to go elsewhere fol their goods n, wares
 We will admit that the building q a modern highway, under the ola' adopted by Senator Toney in hi measure, would result in great beEe fit to Little Rock. But Pine Blu
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-31
"Touch Not the ousen. ?


 Under this title Paris journal pro. fesses to give an account of the tragic death of the queen of Siam. who was as greatly loved as her consort. Some years ago her majesty was boating with ladies of the court in lake in the gardens of the palace at Bangkok The boat overturned, and the queen could not swim. She was surrounded by nu. merous personages who could have saved her life. but no one has the right to extend the hand upon the queen. The king alone could have held her up and prevented her from sinking. and he was nowhere at hand Respectful ly the court allowed the queen ts drown.
 Opais.
 Opals are so sensitive that their beauty Is frequently destroyed by their wearer's proximity to an open fire, The luster of this stone is caused by the presence of myriads of little fis- sures, which defect the light into the characteristic prismatic color of the gem. The tiniest of these Assures is likely at any moment to destroy the stone.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-01

/, When lie rear-guard of his army re
treated, the front giving way. too
j And the immortal Twelfth Legion was
crowded SO closely together
There was no room for their swords
Why, he seized shield from 9
soldier,
Put himself straight at the head OF
his troops, and commanded the
captains,
Calling each by his name, to order
forward the ensigns;
Then to widen the ranks, and give
more room for their weapons;
So he won the day, the battle of some.
thing-or-other.
That's what always say: If you wish
a thing to well done,
You must do it yourself, you must not
leave it to others"
All was silent again; the Captain
continued his reading.
Nothing was heard in the room but
the hurrying pen of the STRIPPING
Writing epistles important to go next
udy ny lllS liOWSl,
Filled with the name and the fame of
of the Puritan maiden Priscilla;
Every sentence began or closed with
the name of Priscilla,
Till the treacherous pen, to which he
confided the secret,
Strove to betray it by singing and
shouting the name of Priscilla!
Finally closing his book, with a bang
of the ponderous cover,
Sudden and loud as the sound of sol
der grounding his musket,
Thus to the young man spake Miles
Standish, the Captain of Ply.
mouth
when you have finished your work,
l have something important to
tell you.
Be not, however, in haste; l can wait;
l shall not be inpatient"
Straightway Alden replied, as he
folded the last of his letters,
Pushing his papers aside, and giving
respectful attention:
Speak; for whenever you speak, l
am always ready to listen,
Always ready to hear whatever per.
tains to Miles Standish.''
Thereupon answered the Captain, en-
barrassed, and culling his phrases:
"'Tis not good for man to be alone,
say the Scriptures.
This l have said lefore, and again
and again l repeat it;
Every hour in the day, think 1t, and
feel it, and say it.
Since Rose Standish died. my life has
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-01

been veal dreary;
Sick at heart have l been, beyond the
healing of friendship.
Oft in my lonely hours have thought
of the maiden Priscilla.
She is alone in the world; her father
and mother and brother
Died in the winter together; saw her
going and coming,
Now to the grave of the dead, and
now to the bed of the dying,
Patient, courageous, and strong, and
said to myself, that if ever
There were angels on earth, as there
are angels in heaven,
Two have seen and known; and the
angel whose name is Priscilla
Holds in my desolate life the place
which the other abandoned.
Long have l cherished the thought,
but never have dared to reveal it,
Being coward in this, though valiant
enough for the most part.
Go to the damsel Priscilla, the love-
lest maiden of Plymouth,
Say that a blunt old Captain, man
not of words but of actions,
Offers his hand and his heart, the
hand and heart of a soldier.
Not in these words, you know, but
this in short is my meaning;
| am a maker Of war, and not maker
of phrases.
You, who are bred as a scholar, can
say it in elegant language,
Such as you read in your books of the
pleadings and wooings of lovers,
Such as you think best adapted to win
the heart of q maiden"
When he had spoken, John Alden,
the fair-haired, taciturn STRIPPING,
All aghast at his words, surprised, en-
barrassed, bewildered,
Trying to mask his dismay by treat
ing the subject with lightness,
Trying to smile, and yet feeling his
heart stand still in his bosom,
Just as a time-piece stops in house
that is stricken by lightning,
Thus made answer and spake, or
rather stammered than answered
"Such message as that, / am sure l
should mangle and mar it;
If you would have it well done-I am
/. only repeating your maxim
You must do it yourself, you must not
leave it to others!"
But with the air of man whom moth
ing can turn from his purpose,
Gravely shaking his head. made an
swer the Captain Of Plymouth:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-01
Miles StQndish

In the Old Colony dc Is, in Plymouth
the land of the p Trims,
To and fro in a room of his simple
and primitive dwelling,
Clad in doublet and hose, and boots OF
Cordovan leather,
Strobe, with a martial air, Miles
Standish, the Puritan Captain.
Buried in thought he seemed, with his
hands behind him, and pausing
Ever and anon to behold his glitter
: ing weapons of warfare,
Hanging in shining array along the
walls of the chamber
Cutlass and corselet of steel, and his
trusty sword of Damascus,
Curved at the point and inscribed with
its mystical Arabic sentence,
While underneath, in a corner, were
fowling-piece, musket, and match
" lock.
Short of stature he was, but strongly
built and athletic,
Broad in the shoulders, deep-chested,
with muscles and sinews of iron;
Brown as nut was his face, but his
russell beard YVES already
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-01

Caius Julius Caesar"
As In laundering ship, with every
roll of the vessel,
Washes the bitter sea, the merciless
surge of the ocean!
Must l relinquish it ALL" he cried
with wild lamentation,
Must l relinquish it all, the joy, the
hope, the Illusion?
Was it for this l have loved, and
waited, and worshiped in silence?
Was it for this l have followed the
flying feet and the shadow
Over the wintry sea. to the desolate
shores of New England?
Truly the heart is deceitful, and out
of its depths Of corruption
Rise, like an exhalation, the misty
phantoms of passion;
Angels of light they seem, but are
only delusions of Satan.
All is clear to me now; l feel it, see
it distinctly!
This is the hand of the Lord it is
laid upon me in anger,
For l have followed too much the
hearts desires and devices,
Worshiping Ashtoreth blindly, and
impious idols of Baal
This is the cross l must bear; the sin
and the swift retribution."
So through the Plymouth woods John
Alden went on his errand;
he OF In
it brawled over pebble and shall.
low,
Gathering STILL as he went, the May.
flowers blooming around him,
Fragrant, filling the air with strange
and wonderful sweetness,
Children lost in the woods and GOV.
cred with leaves in their slumber.
Puritan flowers" he said, and the
type of Puritan maidens.
Modest and simple and sweet, the
very type of Priscilla!
So will take them to her; to Priscilla
the May-fower of Plymouth,
Modest and simple and sweet, as q
parting gift will take them;
Breathing their silent farewells, as
they fade and wither and perish,
Soon to be thrown away, as is the
heart of the giver"
So through the Plymouth woods John
Alden went on his errand;
Came to an open space, and saw tbs
disk of the ocean,
Sailless. eomte~ md cold With the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-01

Grcen atove nsr is growing the --si-
of wheat we have sown there,
Better to hide from the Indian scouts
the graves of our people,
Lest they should count them and see
how many already have persisted! ="
Sadly his face he averted, and strobe
up and down, and was thoughtful
Fixed to the opposite wall was a
shelf of books, and among them
Prominent three, distinguished alike
for bulk and for binding;
Bariffe's Artillery Guide, and the Com
mentaries of Caesar,
Out of the Latin translated by Arthur
& Goldinge of London,
And, as if guarded by these, between
them was standing the Bible
Musfng a moment before them, Miles
Standish paused, as If doubtful
Which of the three he should choose
for his consolation and comfort.
Whether the wars Of the Hebrews, the
famous campaigns of the Romans,
Or the Artillery practice, designed for
belligerent Christians.
Finally down from its shelf he dragged
the ponderous Roman,
Seated himself at the window, and
opened the book, and in silence
Turned DER the well-worn leaves,
where thumb-marks thick on the
margin,
Like the trample of feet, proclaimed
the battle was hottest
Nothing was heard in the room but
the hurrying pen of the STRIPPING
Busily writing epistles important, to
go by the Mayfower,
Ready to sail on the morrow, or next
day at latest, God willing!
Homeward bound with the tidings OF
all that terrible winter,
Letters written by Alden, and full of
the name of Priscilla,
Full of the name and the fame Of the
Puritan maiden Priscillai