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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
TOGO SPEAKS IN
 NATIVE TONGUE NATION PRESS GLIB ROyALIY ENTERTAINS JAPANESE FIGHT. FIR AND HE IS PLEASED
KNOX GAVE A DINNER
Declares That He is Grateful for thp Kind and Hearty Reception
 Rendered Him.

Washington, Aug. Admiral Togo was given a rousing reception tonight by the National Press Club when he delivered his first speech in Ameri- ca. The speech was message to the American people and was delivered with much feeling and deliberation
 The Admiral's address was in his native tongue and waA eepeated in English to his audience by Command CT Tanaguchi. Previous to the Press Club reception, Secretary of State Knox, gave a dinner tonight to Ad- miral Togo in the banquet hall of the Bureau of American Republics. In his speech the Admiral said:
 It gives me great pleasure to meet you here tonight, the members of the National Press Club, whose profession has always commanded my profound respect. Since my arrival in this country the president of this great Republic has received me with great honor and hospitality, has ex- tended to me innumerable courtesies and your fellow citizens have given me a hearty welcome All these I dare say are more than l have been entitled to and take them as being meant for my august sovereign and his subjects. Nothing pleases inc more than to take home happy re- membrances of my visit to the United States.
 Gentlemen, may I ask you this op- portunity to convey to your country men on behalf of myself my feeling of profound gratitude and high ap- preciation cf their hearty welcome. thank you again for your kind and courteous reception. Furthermore wish you most heartily the prosperity and success of your National Press Club"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
FOR SALE.

A most excellent tract of land con sisiing of 69 acres, situated on II, Fadden road, miles north Of coug' house, with the following improve, neEts
 One nice 5-,oom residence. with 2. S-foot hall and pantry; l barn. lot fenced with wire; fire we'll so..' water; one cotton house and chicke, house. one acre in orchard, consistins of peaces, apples and plums; g acres is in cultivation and the rem ,'-, der covered with fairly good timber consisting of white oak. pin oak. pin. and red oak.
 This ie one of the Cicest lit7, farms anywhere around Pine Blut' and is now offered at bargain rr'c- of se5oo This price includes a flns growing crop of cotton and corn with the exception of acres which has heeu rented for this vea-. Th. emolumen.s from same. hrSever, vii eo 10 ru-chaser Apply to
 S. M. WINE, Exclusive Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
RACES START
 AT CLEVELAND VERNON MCKINNEY TAKES ED WARDS STAKE OF S3,000 BY
 REATINGS SIR R.
THE RAIN JNTERFERED
Death of \. H. Miller in Buffalo Caused Cancellation of Many
 Entries.

Cleveland, Aug. Though rain fell in the middle of the racing card of the opening day of the Grand Cir cult meet at Randall track prevented the attempt by uhlan, 1:5s. to better Lou Dillon's mile intwo minute flat, to wagon schedule for today, the horse lovers present saw some fast sport,
 Vernon Mckinney, favorite for the Edwards, stake of s3.000 for PIP pacers. furnished the excitement of the card by winning the event after Sir R.. Tommy Murphy's entry. had romped away with the first heat m 2:O6 IA, with the Mckenzie entry far fack in fifth position, due to bad acting at the start. Vernon Mekin- ney had things his own way ln the next two heats. though Sir R. Work ed him out in 2:03 1-2 and 2:o6 Ill drives up the stretch.
 Three preliminaries for the mann go Friday of the Tavern. steak and amateur drivers produced only far sport, Frank G, Jones Argot Hal beating Chatty Direct and Ethel Linn in the first in 2:oa 1-2 and Ell 1-4 without trouble while Robert Milroi. a Cleveland half miller LOOK the third event in 2:11 l-2 and 2;lz 1-2
 The second preliminary was spilt up. Electric Todd finally winning oE taking the second and fourth heats in PIP S-4 and 2:13 3-4. Uhlan will go against the wagon record tomor- row. weather permitting.
 Because of the death in Buffalo Of A. H. Miller. half owner in the stable Billy Snow tonight scratched all his entries here. including Zombrewer' Peter Pan and Marie Mckerron.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
No Laws Delay Here,

In Ierak. in tAe Malay peninsula. .awycrs find uo busineSS. for i ,uodi aed form Of trla by ordeal decides aii disputes. In place of the legal practi- rioner the pleader Is u native boy who .s asSign.d to one or the other of the sides and Is given bamboo tube iu whi' h .s sealed the pleading of tLe ,,erScu o- party whom he represents 'vheu all Is ready two stakes are .;riven into the bed of stream. and y aid of a bamboo pole the heads of iir two boys ale suninerge,. at tht same time. Ky gr,.Siing the stakes
 hey are enabled to relnuin under wa or for quite awhile after their natural acl!nation would bring them to the surface but at last one of them gives tn and. releasing his hold of the stake comes 10 the air. He Is inmeN;latet!
 etzcd. and the tube he holds is cas- S'de The othar lad !S !tt, a>h. r.. h:> ,flte opened and the documen; con aimed therein stands as the decision ir the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
PARTY OF THREE HELD FOR IT. TEMPTING 70 POISON FAMILY
 0N CHEWING GUM.
CAUGHT IN HE ACT
Alleged io he Result of Il Lawsuit which the Accused Woman lost
 Would Repay Witnesses.

Fulton, Mo-, Aug. IA veritable reign of terror exists at Concord. attempt made to poison the families of Edward MePheeters and Homer Hite. The fact that Jefferson Woods and Lee A. Boyd and his wife, Mrs. Anna Boyd, have been arrested oil charges of attempted; to murder by poison Reid McPheeters, 13 years old; Homer McPheeters, II, and John Alexander McPheeters, I, does not appear to relieve the harm. The men were relased on bond of S2,o00 each and Mrs. Boyd was held in S1 900 bail.
 On five different occasions has chewing gum that chemical ana ..sls shows to have been poisoned with strychnine, been discovered in such places as to indicate that it had been placed there for the specific purpose of being found by the children Ill the two families.
 Last Wednesday, said Mrs. Ed ward McPheeters to the prosecuting attorney, T saw Jefferson Woods place the chewing gum at our front gate. The Rev William Foreman, pastor of cur church, was paving a morning call l had been keeping a close watch from behind curtain from which had clear view of the porch. Mir Foreman, teo, was watch ing We saw Jefferson Woods leave the Boyd house, which is next door to ours. We saw him pass the front gate and as he passed We saw him drop something. He Talked slowly for short distance and then went back to the Boyd house. He loin- ed Mrs. Boyd and they stood together at a window, while MT. Foreman watched them I went Out and picked up the package dropped by Woods.' Mrs. McPheeters turned the pack age over to Prosecutor Baker, who sent it to Mexico. Mo-, where chem ists found it contained large quanti- ties of strychnine. Some years ago Dr. W. b Ellis, of Concord. visited St. Louis and while there he declared he saw Mrs Boyd and Woods enter a questionable place. He mentioned the alleged incident and Mrs. B vi ea- tered suit for s15 5.000 for slander. She lost the case and was obliged D pay the costs.
 They have threatened 10 get even with everybody that testified at the trial whose testimony was against them. said Dr. Ellis. The MePheet- CTS family gave most damaging testi- mony at the trial Their standing in this community is high.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
Why He Wanted References.

At credit meu dinner one Of th4 veterans tolu this story. iu the recon structiou days q lliLl from ] MlsStS- aipti valley town came to our western house one day. Ae ,.au >o.e. hlm be fore in small way, and he always paid He had enlarged his business. he told us, and wanted bigger line .han usual, but before making his SC lections he wanted Us to give him ref srencas. We expressed surprise at such an unheard of Geuuuu, but he said, My two brothers -in-iaw Lave gone ia with me, and they're very par dcu!ar as to whom they do business with Sc we rort h''e tn OFT hrn,,s and he e~i -.y :Htr ~stt. 'se eT5s -.t right :i ,.,A, u ..,ss,S snd l.. ~'A it>~ ;,r s.s.',.l "- Sou:tia .''to'' i'N# g.fs later .s'>'i .':" ,..it, ,.. =4...-.=t=. s..= old :. N~ i...J g.s- t...e o.ezs.,-t tg our g,> !.at Ni' .nt i,,,.,,,. m, a>ked. " B., u.,. ,nu -t,s s-.s.ts.- answered, I wanted to know If you could stand it. Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

Don't forget the big Opening dance under Park Management at fore>t Park tonight-9 to l2 p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

TWO BARGAINS. New bungalow, 12th and Maple, Cottage on E. 9th near Ohio Street Baptist church. Liberal terms allowed on either. You can get home as easy as pay ing rent.
 K. H. M. MILLS < SONS. Insurance, Real Estate, Loans
 PA w. Barraque St.
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BROOM FACTORY TO BE
 MOVED TO THIS CITY

J. J. Cook, proprietor of promis- ing broom factory in Hot Springs, has announced his intention to move his plant to Pine Bluff and operate it here under the name of the Pine Bluff Broom Company He is said to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

Ask your physician to phone us your prescriptin. This is the quickest way to place in the hands of the phar- macist. and our prompt delivery is the quickest way to get it back 10 Drug Compa- ny. Phone so. II
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

be moving here on account of disadvantageous shipping rates A the Arkansas resort. The broom tory will be quite an industr Pine Bluff. It will be locaa
 Twentieth avenue and Hazel sl and it is said that when it is yd ing at full capacity about thirty d1 brooms will be turned out each
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08
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One irrc -,3r' Fea.ure ,n -onn-ct;os sith The e. Ii fin" of n.o.oy ,perA lions in Siberia .s ,ht s.tstaGe 0. II Russian work man r., the "x Vood |, sc 1len,ie:i. h 'h- u 1T. 'f..d min Ing timl~rs mag 'e rs,nr.a on st :. .cw rate. Tie sr,~re,. ;,.. cot. .Aa. Russian w. rA. a' i, C, War: sopcck r,ee lag ht> ;.'' la i ns fingers snr"ad on h..,f.i '..i eull streu,.''i -c.'-e e:. " each finger ra. n,' 'e' T.. !, |, ccr,a,n,, ,r, n .. ;Ec .p Had -r'''''a '' ti my t.'.,' 1c,s l,c Ii .:.. ,'o ~ sna '.- v".L '' i".-c ;l.e sc".h "s "s nss,. >aasa-f -sroa' :,9 '"'. d .,rt Hs r<
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

We have the GOODS-DELIVER the We handle QUALITY PRODUCTS becau BUY inferior stuff" when you can get nized by the OPERATORS as being the would they place the EXCLUSIVE SA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-08

Don't forget the big Opening dance under Park Management at Forest Park tOnight-9 :o 19 n. IT.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

than anything else one can name.
A progressive farmer will expend
money on building good fences, tile his
land, erect wind mills. barns, sheds,
covers for his machinery, plant trees,
and do many things to make his farm
more attractive, more useful and more
valuable. When a man has spent sew
eral hundred dollars on some of these
improvements he figures his farm is
worth more than the amount expended
over what 1t was before. He Is will
ing to expend money inside of his
boundary fences, but when asked to go
out beyond this to the public highway
he is apt to feel that the amount of
money spent is an expense that yields
him no direct return. In fact, in no
community, so far as the writer can
ascertain. after a world wide study ex-
tending over 20 years, was the building
of hard roads begun without the strong
est opposition from those who were
really to receive the largest benefit.
Dire predictions were made that the
property would be confiscated by the
taxation, that the building of the roads
would ruin the tax payer. But every
community that has had the expert
ence Of building hard roads. using
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
PARKS MEAN MUCH TO CITY
Authority Glves Excellent Reasons
Why "Breathlng spots" Should
30 Maintained.

Calling attention to the rapid null
tiplication OF parks throughout the
world, Mr.. Burnham Of Chicago, In a
lecture, urged the town planners tc
conserve and further this movement
Ia every way possible, DO this" he
said, because OF the effect of nature
upon citizenship, Other things being
equal, a person accustomed to living
In nature has u distinct advantage all
his life over the purely town-hred man,
Allure your city denizens to sylvan
nature, for Il Is there no finds the
balm his spirit needs,
Make no little plans they have
no magic to stir mems blood and prob
ably themselves will not be realized.
Make big plans; aim high in hope and
work, remembering that noble. logi.
cal diagram once recorded will never
die, but long after we are gone will
be- living thing, asserting Itself with
Ryer.growing insistenoy Remember
that our sons and grandsons are going
to do things that would stagger us,
Let your watchword DO order and your
beacon beauty"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
HELPS FARM VALUES
GOD ROADS INCREASE SELLING
VALUE or RURAL PROP,
ERTY.
large AND SURE RETURNS
Improvement Of Highways Is Not
Matter Of Expense, but an invest
nnent--Wlth Good Roads ths Farm
WIlp Produce Greater Revenue.
BY HOWARD 4. GROSS.

Ttsre is one very important factor
that people are apt to overlook. and
that %. the influence OF good roads on
tbs value OF farm property, There is
no rhct that In better established or
Of Fhich there is more abundant proof
THAI that good hard road leading
from the farm 10 the market will In
crease the selling value OF the farm far
mere than the amount OF taxes re-
quted TO be paid by the farmer to
bold the road. Hence when the mat.
ttr Is analysed. II will be found that
the building of good roads is not a
matter Of expense. but an investment
that pays larger and surer return
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

was almost parelyzed hobbled
around with cane ~ weak az child.
I was afsieted with bladder weak
nsss and was compelled 70 arise sew
erai times during the night Shortly
after commenced to use Deans Kid.
nelly Pills. could do work. that was
before impoasible. I am stronger and
better than in years"
Remember the -Doan's.
For sale By druggists and general
storeikeeperE sverywhsre. Price 500.
FustsrMilburn Co. Buffalo, N. 7.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Properly Thankful.

Clark Howell of Atlanta tells Of
the sad case Of an e&erly darky in
Georgia, charged with the theft Of
some chickens. The negro had the
misfortune to be defended by a young
and inexperienced attorney, although
1t is doubtful whether any one could
have secured his acquittal the COM
mission of the crime having been
proved beyond all doubt. The darby
received pretty severe sentence.
THANK yo' sah," said he cheerfuly,
addressing the judge when the SEN
tence had been pronounced. Oats
mighty hard, sab, but it amt any.
thing what I expected. I thought
sab, date between my character and
dat speech of my lawyer dat you'd
hang me, shore!'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
HOMETOWN
5ElM;la's3'5,S:;sl(
QUAINT GARDEN IN CHICAGO
Showing What May Be Dons When
the Work is Approached In
Proper Spirit.

One Of the quaintest gardens In Chi,
cago IL out near the university. II has
fully justified tho location, developing
In few years from plain back yard
Into hardy, oidfashionsd garden.
reminiscent of Italy.
The cottage is built with an English
basement and the entrance 10 the gar
den II By q yineciad balcony which
opens on tho dining room on the sec
ond floor. The view from this point
In most attractive. Near the foot OF tho
steps ls aundiai, which has for q
background a trsliis covered with
vine of the blue clematis and pink
ramblers. At the bottom OF the trellis
Il hedge OF honsysuckles and in
front OF this are house plants, rubber
plants, ferns and palms. On each side
OF the aundial Il q magnificent bay
tree.
The right side OF the garden is
blooming with flaming red Shirley
peoples, corn flowers and Shasta dai-
sizes. IN the spring this border was
flied with lilies OF the valley, Darwin
n
later will DO the oratum lilies, salvias.
zinnias and marigold, with back,
ground OF white clematis, On the in.
ner edge OF the border are two trelllses
OF Dorothy Perkins roses which were
started this spring ana are making
good Roadway Next year they will
climb high
At the extreme end OF the garden Is
perRola. In front OF which Is a dense
plantation OF lllacs, Wild currants,
splrae, rhododendrons and hollyhocks.
There Ia also small prlvet hedge
sheltering the agaraum lilies, sweet
elysium and feverfew. This fayorite
part OF the garden Ia now a back
ground for tho lily pool. which though
recently put In. has a classic. antique
look,
The cement pool caused great deal
OF discussion. When the mistress OF
| the garden told her friends she was
going to have one they pleaded with
her to restrain her artistic tendencies,
al the garden was too small and would
only look "cluttered up This advice
she cheerfuliy ignored and the pool
proved great success. As one friend
expressed II: 1T Is the most wonderful
gardeu--the more she puts In It the
larger 1t seems
AT each corner of the pool small
box trees have been planted In cement
pots The pool is filled with day and
night blooming lilies. Japanese gold
FISH. paradise fish, Innumerable tad
poles and one frog call II home. Az
one side OF the pool Ia cement seat
with the following inscription:
| win let no music enter
Saving what the zephyr sings.
Which the lilies IN the basin
May seem pure enough to hear
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

bad roads, there were several opport,
mites with the good ones.
II any state or community will TAX,
up the building Of good roads upon tn
right basis, and spread the payments
over a series of years, they win find
It is the best Investment they could
possibly make. More than one-haIf
the states now are assisting the town.
ships to build good roads, by paying
anywhere from one.third to three.
tourths the cost. To aid road build.
ing the state OF New York issued $50.
100000 of bonds. and viii spend 81, 0OO.,
900 per year for ten years upon the
highways. assisting the counties and
the states In permanently improving
the main thoroughtares. This is stet,
In the right direction. Scores OF
states are doing the same thing In a
somewhat smaller way. In some states
the counties are taking up the PROPOSE.
ton. voting county bonds for this pur-
pose. Wayne county, Michican. last
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
BUSINESS WOMEN
A Lunch Fit for a King.

An active and successful young
lady tells her food experience:
Some years ago I suffered from
nervous prostration, induced by con-
tinuous brain strain and improper
food, added to great grief.
Il was ordered to give up my WORK,
as there was great danger of my mina
failing me altogether. My stomach
was in bad condition NERVOUS dyspep'
STA, I think now) and when Grape
Nuts food was recommended to me- l
had no faith in it. However, trled
it, and soon there was a marked I'M
provement in my condition.
Il had been troubled with faint
spells, and had used a stimulant 10
revive me. l found that by eating
Grape-Nuts at such times l was TO
lieved and suffered no bad effects
which was a great gain AS to my
other troubles-nervous prostratlon'
dyspepsia, etc.-on the Grape-Nuts aie'
they soon disappeared.
Il wish especially to call the atten'
ton Of office girls to the great benent
l derived from the use of Grape-Nus
as a noon luncheon. / was Thoroughly
tired of cheap restaurants and ordlE
airy lunches, and SO made the experF
ment of taking a package Of Grape
Nuts food with me, and then slipping
out at noon and getting q. nicKetS
worth of sweet cream to add to It
Il found that this simple dish, mn
ished of with an apple, peach, orahss,
or bunch of grapes made luncn n
for king and one that agreed VIII
me perfectly.
II throye so on my Grape-Nuts dles
that did not have to give up my Wors
at all, and in the two years have nsa
only four lost days charged up againS'
me.
Let me add that your Suggestion,
in the little book, Road to WeilVile'
are, in my opinion, invaluable eSpr
cially to women" Name given !"
Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich. .
Read THE Road to WellVille ~
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above IetterS \ 49,
eme appears Rrom time 20 time. 20
are genuine, true nAa full 81
fMtereSt.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Appalllnu Excuse.

'-rhIs ia the fiftb time you have
been brought before me this term, /"
said the judge. frowning severely upon
the prisoner Al the bar.
Yes, your honor said the prisoner.
"You know q man IL judged by the
company be keepa. and l like TO be
seen ialkin' 10 your honor for the
sake Of me credit"
-All right" said the Judge. "ofiicer.
take this man over TO the island and
tell them TO give him credit OF 80
days. --tIarper's Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

them and paying for them. has contin-
ued to build more and more from year
to year, They found that while It
called for the expenditure of money to
meet the bills that 1t lightened their
burdens In many other ways. that 1t
made life better worth living. that
there was more social life In the
community. the children were better
satisfied to stay upon the farm. and
they could 60 to market any day In the
rear they liked. and thus take advan.
tags Of the market instead OF the mar.
kst taking advantage OF them.
It is within the experience OF mil.
lions Of farmers that they had grain or
i've stock on hand ready to sell: the
price was right, but the roads were so
bad they could not reach the market
A few weeks later when the roads i'm.
proved. perhaps there was q drop in
the market.
The secretary OF agriculture land
here 10 no higher authority says that
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

an hour by rail-" Distance is meas
ured by the clocks tick, and not by the
yard stick. s.....-.....
A hard-headed German farmer a
sheboygan, in a very graphic and com
prehensiye way, told of the value O!
good roads as 1t appeared to him.
He said: my farm Is ten miles
from market. If 1t was only five
miles from market it would be wortl
SIS an acre more. l cannot move my
farm in, but II we can build a good
road to my farm can come In the ter
miles with my produce easier than ]
could come in five miles with bad
roads. Therefore to build a good roaI
moves my farm In half way to town"
The writer has travelled In many
states and foreign countries and stud
led the road problem. In every local
ity where good roads have been built
the people are enthusiastic; they sa,
they do not see how they ever coulL
have gotten along so many years with
out them, for they have better schools
more social advantages, that the PEG
pie live better, dress better, and the
people in town are strongly attracted tC
rural life; that where there was an op
portunity to sell farm once with the