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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
Why Me Shake Hands.

A writer in the New York Sun has Gnearthed the following explanation of a common custom:
 How many of us, for instance, know why friends shake hands when they meeto The Chinese are said to shake their own hands in greeting, with an air of cordial delight. Why do people of the so-called civilized nations pre- fer to shake each other by the hand? :? We are told that it is an old Roman custom, spread by the Romans thro, Shout tie countries of their do- minion. Shaking hands means, You are my friend. Believe it for the ex- cellent reason that if you were not I should draw my sword And how conldsI draw my sword with my shield upon my left arm and my right hand firmly clasned in yours?" So when we shake hands we are merely saying in the pantomime of ancient Rome: There is peace and good will between Us, for our swords are in their scab- bards."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
SAVED HIS RASCALLY SLN
How Mansard Came to Construct the Great Hail at Aries Without
 Central Pillar.

The great haiI of the Hotel de Vile Of Arles, France, designed bF Man sard, is tGe wonder and admiration oE every nre ~ho has seen t on account c. tbe 2reineI | rool.
 In rssagd to this neietboring eafetier tells Il somewhat grim story. kin@=touis MY happened to he pass ing thEoH#h ta" city ju.f at the time Mansari Fss sEf fjnfeadina tGa coin pletioa of his creation The roof WAS supported hy ! powerful pillar The monarch admired the work and con graduated the architect on his design At that moment the architect Was passing through great domestic tribu= lation, He had l sen under sentence of death. SO He thought ii would be a goed ofHestHnity to intefeede on be half Of the lad
 Mansard threw himself at the feet Of the king and said: Your majesty sees in tke center that massive eel. umH2 If ycG will snare Inc life of my son l Wi1l remove Ihe unsi@hily pillar and the roof shall stand without sup poGt. sMansard,9 repled the king eff yon accomplish that miracle l will pardon yyour son, bit if yoa fail will hang you with him.
 The architect removed the pillar without great difficulty and with the result desired The cafetier is q philosopher and he concludes his story with the reflection that had not Man- sard's= son been a scamp the hall at Aires would De just like any other hall.
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First Ptes.,s tsr;an Ci,uro9,.


 The primary department of tha Sabbath School will assemble at the sixth and Chestnut Street school at 9:39 o'clock a. m.
 Tho othar departments at tae Y. N. c. A. at the same hour.
 The II o'clock a. m. szrFiee Wila be at the I. NJ. C. 4. and Will be con- ducted by the Rev. Dr. J. F. Latham ef hatesville, Ark, in the interest CT Christian education.
 At 7:30 o'clock D. m. the congre- gation is invited to worship with tho congregation of the First Methodist church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
Happy Microbe.

The microbe is tenacious of life. for Migula found the bacillus leposporus placed on q sheet Of etass. lived fo! five years. Germs of potato disease sealed in tube were living after tt period cf eight years. In 1879 Bail of Prague, alter a lapse of eighteen years, infected mouse fatally with some bacilli. Ne3ler investigate. clod of earth stored in a herbariun for over half century, and found S9,2oo living spores to the granme Some earth wrapred in raper since 1924 ard protected from atmospheric germs, showed on examination 19.009 bacteria to the eranme. Eiqhty-sey- en years is riEe age even for a microbe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
Propaqatina Carp.

lsador LoeWy, formerly a rabbi but in late years employed as a police court interpreter, hurried into nigh, court in state of perpleXity.
 Docs anybody here know how te feed carp?' he asked a court attend ant
 Whats carp?" asked the at tendant.
 Its a fish," answered Loewy, "ans it's fine. Three pounds it weighs. Ms Wife she bought three carp at the mar ket and brought them hor-e. One was alive and l put it in the path tub. The other two I ate.
 T don't want that fish to die. IT. eight days will eat him, but not be, fore, and l want him to live and grow fat"
 Where are you going to keep it all this timer" was asked.
 "ln the bath tub, sure. Where else?" Loewy answered. New York World.
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Mary "RclY .I-anas."

Christians use the term Holy Land to designate Palestine, as being the scene of the birth, ministry and death of Christ, but, Interestingly enough, other religious sects employ the same term for places sacred to them from association. Thus the Mo hammedans speak of Mecca as the Holy Land, it being the birthplace of Mohammed. The Chinese Buddhists call India the Holy Land, because the founder of their religion was born there, while the Greeks bestow this same title on Ellis, where was situated tue temple of Olympian Zeus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
MAN DROPS DEAD AS DAVIS SPEAKS SEVERAL THOUSAND pER~D %y HEAR OPENING SPEECH C,a
 JEFF DAVIS.
JEFF IN HIS OLD FORM.
Candidates Spoke at Beeite for Four H0Urs-BraSs Band al
 tie Depnf.

Beebe, Ark, Dec. 2-=Durfag the opening speech Of United States Senator Jeff Davis, Nh5 net his op- ponent, former Cong ess s4ran Stephen A. Brundidge here today fot the frs time since the latter announced for the Sen to- slip, Thomas Mcintyre, 3 prominent druggist of this city, drop ped dead ia the audience Iljs deata was due t3 heart failuIe
 The city was crowded with visitors 1no can2e here to near he candidates sueak, it teing estimated that fully :sooo persons heard the speakers. A large delegation of Eitt,e Rock poli- .!ci ns came with Sen;t or Davis and as equally as las ge a delegation ac- eampanied Mr. Blundiige from his | ne-Sealcy, Ark. special train came in from the north. over he Iron Mou, tain, and additional equipment Nas necessary to indie the crowd rom the south. Both S5nator Davis ; nd Mr. Brunddge Were met at the station by a committee of local citi- zens, accompanied by the Beebe band Mayor Abingdon was among those to receive the candidates sele. He pTs- si.led and introduced the spe kers.
 Badges, indicating the af1iliat on of tue wearer with the interests of one O, the ether of the candidates, were seen at every turn.
 'I am Davis man" or '.I am for !. Bi undidge,' told at once the story Of the standing of the rival candid tes in the crowd of voters.
 The candidates spoke for more than four Tours. Senator Davis op- ened, discussing many national is- sues, but he did not mention his op- ponent Mr. Brundidge's entire speech was devoted to Davis record in the Senate. He charged that the Senate was ebsent from roll call three- fourths of the time and often at criti- cal times. All he had done at Wash ington, he said was to pass two pri- <sssaa+e pension bills and a bridge bill. In his rej9inder Senator Davis dc nied many charges made by MT. Brun- didge nd walmed LID in his old form, bitterly assailing his opponent, the newspapers and c,hers and review ed his record in Congress in beha'c of the common people.
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SMALL cCURTE3IE5 ABE LOST
These Things That Make Life Really Worth While Seem to Be
 Forgotten.

Small courtesies of life seem to be This leaving off ol the little things that go to make living worth the while is a Well-knoWn and recognized fact to women who crave those gracious at tentions so easy ill the giving when the thought is right.
 Many men no longer consider it nec- essary to rise when a lady enters he room. Ii they pfoffer a chair, it is seldom done with the old-tine alaerity and a few trips on a city car will be sufficient to convince the veriest skep- tic of the truth of courtesy's deca- dence.
 Be it said in favor of man, contin- ually on the rack regarding these omis sions, that he is by no means the greatest offender. Women who enter tain will tell you of scores of invita- tions to which they have never even received the courtesy of an acknowl- edgnent. R. s. V. F." at the end of card or note means nothing to Woin- en too thoughtless or too ill-bred to take five minutes for reply. Such treatment of a social courtesy is an of fense garish enough to cause the of lenders name to be struck from the social list of the hostess.
 The small eourtesies of woman to woman are fully as important as those from man to woman, or woman to man.
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SHE NEEDED TriE EXERCiSE
How Mar Dodeed Criticism for Allow ing Lacy of Ample Proportions
 to Row Him.

Allen had been visiting frie,}ds on their househoat, moored off EageWa- ter, on the Jersey side. When it came time to leave MT. and Mrs. Wilson vol unteered to TOW Allen and Miss Will sen, sister of the husband. to a dock near tie Fort Lee ferry
 Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wilson are of ample proportions, and Allen didn't ike the idea of allowing his hostess the tide was coming ill. So he pro- tested. No, I must row." he said.
 Couldn't think of it. returned Mrs. Wilson smiling. T need the exercise, you know don't get exercise on the houseboat.' And she had taken the second pair of oars and settled her self in the seat behind her husband be- fore Allen could bestow himself and ba"Gage and assist Miss Wilson to a seat in the stern.
 What will those fishermen think of me, allowing woman to TOW me?' he protested. "I'm going to explain it to them as We pass. l don't want to get in bad"
 Sure enough as the boat passed the fishermen on the piers Allen called out: The lady needs eXercise!" And the fishermen, appreciating the situa- tion, grinned, and by their demeanor indicated they absolved Allen from ap- bearing to take it easy.-New York Herald.
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WEALTH ii f:lH WEEK.-MRS.
How Widowed Society Woman Has Managed to Make Entertaining
 Pay Very Well.

Not long ago a harming society woman was thrown high and dry on the barren shores Of reduced ctrcum- stances by tile death of her hushand who left her almost penniless This suited her not at all so being clever she thought and planned until she hit upon a money-making scheme very near affluence. This is how he far rived
 A year ago she leased charming place on Long Island hired an eff cient corps of servants, q fine chef stocked the larder with tlie best in the market and then sent out cards to her friends and aeqaaint4nces that she was prepared to entertain them for a day or two or three, at so much per entertainment
 The idea caught on at once. With in a few weeks her modest menage was so overrun that those who wished to spend the time from Saturday to Monday had to make their arrange ments weeks in advance.
 No one without the best of refer enee Was admitted. Mrs. Widow managed affairs admirably Every thing was LID to date, and yet inform ally formal. so to speak.
 Her season lasted from October to June, since wien sine has been taking things easy. with plenty of money and the owner of an automobile, hired at the beginning on ':shoestring.'
 She's new making arrangements for the coming season. and is already booked up to the holidays.
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IS PROJECTING ITS INDIANS 1
Government of Brazil Treats Them With Soiicitude and the Re
 suits Are Good

The Brazilian government appeara to have found way of dealing win it's Indians which is altogether dte ferent from that SO extensively am- pIoyed in North America Whaee t}e
 civiliZers' proceeded on the assulnN tion that all good Indians are dead Indians"
 The government Of Brazil" says L'Ttoile du Sud of Rio de Janeiso- ''is always occupied with more or less soiieitude ii tie ameliorat ion oi the lot of the natives, who are yet numeF. ous in a great part of the coHat4.4. In short space Of time the mos CT. couraging results have been obtaiae6 A great number of tribes. protected by the administration, are becoMiA@ civilized little by little. The result of this is an increased production of cultivated foods offering superior advantages te an industry, consisting only of hunting and fishing. which ht5e been the sole resource of many indigenous tribes. h the state of Parana the lldis IS baloaGin9 for the most part to tie naIi.ses Of tha Cain cangus are cultiyatin2 tdeir= laR1s ia maize, rice and sMee5 fotatoes The natives of the valley of the river Tibagy have recently constructed i've sugar mills. very crude, it is true, but nevertheless d great step ia their pl.as- reSS"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
First Presbyteri;,n.

Sabbath scSool at 9:30 o'clock e. m The primary department at 9th and Chestnut school, the other depart ments at the Y. M. C. A. The II o'clock a. m. service will be held at the Y M. C. A. Sermon by the Rev. Dr J. D
 Latham, in the interest of Christian education In t.e morning the pas tor .ild the congregation are united to worship at the First Methodist church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
First McthOdist Church.

Sunday Schcol meets at 9:30 a. m. J. R. Sand rs, Supt. There will be reorganization of the schoo! for the new conference year. It is im- portant that all the schools be pres ens.
 Tie pastor will preach at the morn- ing hour. R~v. P. I. Norris and his congregation will worship with the congregation of the First Methodist
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
TAXES! TAyus!

iNot'lc Is =ittttby SiYtati Ilidb foI tue pu: pose 5sf 1eeeiVing Taxes for the year 1911, I VII attend at tse VotinS Precincts of the several Townships ii Jefferson County, Ark, at the places and on the days below specified re- spectively, to-w4t:
 N=ugine Township, court house, Monday, January 1st to 9th.
 Plum Bayou Township. Altheime", Monday, January s.
 Plum Bayou Township, sherri.l, Tue. day, January 9.
 Pastoria Township, Pastoria, Wei- nesday, Janusry 10.
 Dudley Lake Township, Tucker Thursday, January II
 Bolivar Township, Cores store, Fr.- day, January 12.
 Niven Township, Watson's Chapel, Monday, January 15.
 Bogy Township, Cornerstone, We'd nesday, Janu= ry F.
 Old River Township, English, Thurs day, January IS.
 Villemont Township, Gocio's store, Friday, January 19.
 Jefferson Township. Jefferson Springs, Monday, January g.
 Dunnington Township, Wabbaseka, Tuesday, ,5anury 23.
 Roberts Township, Humphrey, We'd nesday, January 24.
 Victoria Township, Fairfield, Thurs day, January 25.
 Melton Township, Hooker's store, Friday. January 26.
 Ric5land Townshs D, Moscow, Satur- day, J nuary D.
 Spring Township, Sulphur Springs, Monday, Janualy 29.
 Barraque Township, Kearney, Tues day, January 80
 Barraque Township, Redfield, We'd nesday, Janu ry 31.
 Whiteville Township, Spring Hill Church, Thursday, February 1.
 Talladega Township, Locust Cot. tage, Friday, February g.
 Washington Township, Gravel H;ll School, Saturday, February 3.
 W. iteville Township, Grace, Mon d y, February ,.
 St. l.. S. W. Shops, Pine Bluff, Tuesday, February 6.
 Sawyer & Austin, Pine Bluff, We'd nesday, February 2.
 Vaugine Township. Court Hous :, Thursday, February 8.
 All Taxes are DUE on the FIRGy MONDAY IN JANUARY, and must be paid on or before April 10th to avoi,l penalty
 From Janu,- ry 1st to 9th, Tax Books W Il be open at Court House. From February Eth to April 10ta, 1912. the Tax Beoks will be open at Court House Sundays excepted) for the re- ception of taxes for 1911 without pen alty. After April 10th the law adds 25 per cent penalty and additional costs on each delinquent, and the books remain open for such collec- tion.
 SPECIAL NOTICE-No N.is.s vii: be received on file after March 1OtH. The Tax Books and Collectors time are then fully monopolized by parties present wait ng to pay; hence, those wh1 insist on leaving their lists with us for tax receipts to be made out without their waiting, must file their tax lists with us prior to the 10th }. M rch, and arrange a date for payirg s same. All persons apply ng fhereaf- ter mu:t take their turn With those in waiting.
 EDGAR BREWSTER. Sheriff and Ex-Officio Collector, Jeffef-
 sen County, Ark. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 1, 1911.
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Lakeside C,iurch.

Services at II 4. NJ. by Rev. Z. I. Lindsay, at 7:30 by tue pastor Rev w. F. Evans. The Sunday School will meet et :45 instead Of 9.30 The Jun.or league vii! meet at 30 P. N. and the Senior League at 6:30 p. M A hearty welcome is in waiting Tor you. Come.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03

church at the eseniug hour, and Dr. Norris will preach. This arrange ment has been made in view of the Presbyterian church now being r.os- ed, undergoing repairs.
 The EpWorth League will meet at 6:30 D, Ill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
AT THE CHURCHE ES
Trinity Episcopal ,church.
+ + <. l. l. j. s + s:s .s. !, .:' !. s:'

Corner West Third avenue and Oak street Rev. Charles L. W.-Reese, }, rector. First Sunday in Advent. Sun day school, 10 a. III. Motning service. Il a. m Evening service, 7:30 D. Ill. All are very cordially inv ted to attend the services of Trinity Church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Services Sun Jay at II a. III. and 7:45 n. m. Subject: God the Only Cause and Greater. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 7::4 45 ID. III. Readingroom open da ly except Sunday from 2:30 to n. m. Vis.t tors welcome. 1OS Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
Lutheran Church.

Fast Sixth avenue and Flor 'da Ss. W. c. Schradar, pa tor. English Sun day school, 9.:15 a. m German sef- vice, 10: :45 a. m. English service, ':3' D. m A cordial invitation Is eSteha- ed to all
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CEiriStiaa -ClinreI,

Regular services will be held Sum- day. At the morning lour the pastors subject will he Which Way His subject for the evening service N ii be "Woman's Work in the Norla.a
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Ecarorny of Nstlira

Nature knew what ske was doing when she deprived fishes of a voice.. How do you make that out?''
 What of fish had to cac!sle over every egg it laid?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-03
Naturally.
superficial

Naturally. Beauty doctors are superficial men, .'Why are they?" Because they always take people at their face value"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-17
CHICAGO GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Wheat prices worked
higher during the first hour of trading on
a demand for shorts to-day. but the trade
generally was small. Liverpool was higher
and there were rumors of some foreign
demand which were bullish factors Sep
TENDER opened 3-8 to 12c and sold. to
SO "a.
The corn belt was reported dry and hot
and damage claims from the southern
and southwestern part of the belt inf1u-
enced a. fair demand from commission
houses. The cash demand yesterday was
good and the sample, market firm. Sep
tembe< opened 1-S61-4 to 3-Sd1-2c up at
81 3-S to 81 5-Sc. Later sales were made
at 81 1-463-9c.
The oats market was quiet, but steady
local traders buying on the corn strength
September opened lac up at Il 5-Sc, but
declined to Al lac later.
Light offerings and some commission
January pork opened 1-2c up at $16. 80
September lard was sc higher at IS. 81 10
and September ribs unchanged at 80 05
Wheat No. ? red, 81 3-49S9c: No. l
hard, 81 5-Sc; No. hard. SO $40 Gle;
No. / northern. old. S11O6S112: No. /
northern, S1.00A $1.07; No.2 northern, old.
S1.066S1.0S; No. northern, 946S1.03;
durum, S7G9Sc: No. 2 spring, 93c0s1O0;
velvet chaff, 9269Sc.
Corn, No. 2. 64@64 1-2c; No. 2 white.
65A So lie; No. yellow, 81 1-4G64 "a
Oats. No. ,. SO 3-4d Ace; No. 2 white.
40 3-4d41 1-2c: standard, 40 LA Ale
Rye No. 2. Sc 1-2c
Hay. Timothy. S11GS13.5O.
Barley. 70cdS116.
Glover, $12d$18.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-17
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES STEADY
sy Associated Press,

New York. Aug. ia heavy tone de-
veloped IN tho stock market at the open
pointa IN London. declined points here.
with a loss of is IN Northern Pacific
and | point losses In Reading, Amalgama-
ted Copper and Union Pacific, Texas Com
pany declined 2, The balance of the list
showed marked declines, with practically
no gains.
The selling decreased somewhat soon
after the opening, but prices continued to
P%os resulted from reports Gss of adverse
crop conditions in Canada. There was
no news to account for further liQuida-
ton IN Harrimans. Losses other than
point or more In the active group to in
Rock Island pfd and in United States
Pipe pfd.
The market was again attacked in the
second hour. Union Pacific being once
more the weakest feature. On the floor
OF the exchange various rumors concern
inC that stocks were in circulation. One
OF these was that the Hartman estate
had long since disposed of the greater
part of its holdings. The rumor received
no little credence, although impossible of
verification in official quarters. Union
Pacific had fallen to new low record
lower levels for the present movement
were also recorded by the Southern
Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Lehigh Valley
and Amalgamated Copper. United States
within small fractions of that level. Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western fell 10
points and Texas Company s.
Midday declines were followed by an
other brief period of comparative quiet
which had no effect In checking the
movement. Union Pacific was again the
objective point with an increase of the
pressure against United States Steel, that
stock ranking with many others which
had touched a low record for the move
ment. By l clock the more pronounced
declines were Texas Company 10 points
Rock Island pf6 6; Union Pacific 5; L. s.
Steel, 3: Reading 8 ga, Lehigh Valley
Ia; st. Paul 1-2 and Southern Pacific
2.
From its extreme declines in the early
afternoon the list recovered a point here
but the markets feversh tone clearly de-
noted prospects of further selling. Raj
lies were chiefly due TO short covering. as
substantial support seemed no less lack
ng than for days past. Business fell off
to marked degree, and at . o'clock the
lst was relatively steady.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-17
LEGAL NOTICE.
BONDS FOR SALE.


Notice is hereby given by the County
Commissioners of Escambia county Flor
ida, that they will receive sealed bids for
the purchase of $4,000 of Az per cent
coupon bonds of Escambia county, Flor
IDA, for the whole or part Of said bonds,
at the ONCE of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Escambia county. Florida, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of September, 1911,
at 10 a. m. The amount of bonds hereby
offered to be sold are $4,000 Of bonds to
be issued by Escambia county, Florida,
and bear interest at the rate Of Az per
cent per annum. The said bonds are In
denomination Of $500 each and numbered
consecutively by commencing with num-
Der l. The interest on said bonds Is at
l the rate of Az per cent per annum, pay
able on October LIST, annually. The said
bonds provide that twelve of said bonds
shall at the option of the bond trustees,
be retired on the first day of October of
eAch year, commencing October list, 1912,
IN the lofdef-in which they will be num-
bered.
Certified check for 2ta per cent of
amount bid to accompany each bid.
The County Commissioners hereby re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids
offered upon the said bonds.
(SeaD JAS. MACGlBBON,
Clerk Board County Commissioners.
16aug30d.