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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
SHOPPING ORDEAL IN eUnMs
Requires . Great Effort to Get the
Shop Women to Snow
Their Goods.

You may walk through the muddy
old markets OF Rangoon for hours at
a time or through the brand new la "a
al Aandalay without any OF the sa es-
people taking the slightest notice 0,
you as a possible purchaser of taeir
wares. The dear little ladies sit eros
legged upon long tables in front o. the
high cupboards containing their goods
They are placidiy smoking Or chatting
or painting their faces or braldiEs
their hair. They are not attending tc
business In the least
If the European is conspicuously
dressed or presents figure which tire
Rurman with his finely trained sen 9
OF humor considers al all ridicuiob
then a gay ripple Of laughter passer
along the stalls. and then indeed IL
would be customer is noticed: but
otherwise the tourist is an object o.
no interest whatever.
1t requires great effort to get Il
Burmese shop woman fthey are near
ly all women to show you her silks
and when at last she has spread her
merchandise broadcast upon the table
and you are revelling in the Illusion
mat you are living in the middle o. a
rafnbow. with chance Of holding fas
to some of its colors. she will ask her
price (which is seldom more than oi e
rupee too mueh) and will stick to 1t
like glue
She is an indolent lady in many
ways who loves quiet life, and she
has determined that her most com
Portable course Is not to hagg,e in the
market place So you mag make up
YOUR mind that bargaining and persua-
sion are useless arts to practice in
Burma however valuable they nay
b Observation-Disclosures Magazine
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
Strange Idea Of "Fun,~

A new kind OF fun making" was
inaugurated when there appeared
among the Personals" In each of the
Chicago papers ar advertisement
which read Am now in position TO
meet all my creditors. Kindly COM
municate with me- Then followed
the name and address of 4 man who
was about to be married to an estirna-
Bile young woman who, according to
the rumor was the possessor OF a
substantial fortune OF coursS the ad-
vertiscment was inserted and paid for
by somebody who suspected that he
or she was humorist, and II appears
to open up a new field of endeavor for
persons who regard It as one OF the
inalienable rights of mankind to make
marriage a terror to those who un-
dergo 1t.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
ninety seven percent.

CoSGKEss convened on lues
day with a dcmocra.ic house or
Representatives, til first for six
,egn years. Speat -r Champ
C'ark in his address on assum
ing the chair cautioned his breth-
rem concerning tie sponsibillty
that devolved upoi them and sug-
gested that political house clean
ing should begin at home. This
will prove a gigantic task and
one that will tax the energy OF
the members to the limit and then
IL will remain an incomplete task.
A prominent governor of Iexas
once remarked when Cleveland
was elected for the second time
that "the trouble with Our party
is that when it gets into nower 1t
does not show Itself equal to the
occasion And this is fully IL
Illustrated by the actions OF the
democratic party in the State OF
Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
STRATEGY CT CECIL RHODES
How He cot Ahead cf His Brother In
Matter 81 9oiie5
Shirt.

The late Sir William Butler. In his
autobiography. which has Just been
published posthunously, tells the fcl
lowing story Of Cecil Rhodes, which
Cecil's brother. Frank Rhodes. told
him:
My brother" raid Frank Rhodes,
"ts a strange man. We were young
chaps together. and there wasn't too
much money or too many things
among us.
One day Cecil came and asked ne
to let him have one Of my shirts, a.
he wanted to 60 to an evening party
in London. Well, wanted the shirt
myself that evening and I told him
he couldn't have II. He said nothing,
but ! knew he didn't like losing a
chance, 20 | watched him.
Il saw him OF to the train. He had
neither the shirt on him nor had he
bag and baggage with him. but
thought that Id go to the drawer and
Just make sure Of my shirt II was
gone. Cecil came back that night.
Well. Cecil I said. 'you 1on over
that shirt Of mine; but Just tell me
how you did it, for IL wasn't on you
when you left here and you had no
parcel with you. What did you do
with it?'
He chucklec little and said, dry
y. i put it on under the old one
Now, that's Cecil"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
CASE CT TELEPHONE GRAFT
How Poor People Manage to havo
Messages Sent Without PayIno
the Toll.

The telephone on the desk In the
animals shelter rang and . woman's
voice said: Say. miss. there is .
dred and Fourth street Can you send
Up and get herr"
The clerk took the number Of the
Oas Hundred and Fourth street house.
then the voice at the wire went on:
Say, miss. would you mind calling up
this other number for me! II 10
where my sister works, in the Bronx.
Tell her to come down. Jimmy is sick.
there amt bite in the house. and
haven't got q cent to bless myself
with, let alone a nickel to telephone
10 her, but, honest, there is a cat in
the basement. and it's half starved"
The clerk sighed. Worked again."
she said. THAT happens with discour-
aging frequency lately. We have lett
d small sum of money at ce1ain drug
stores 10 pay for telephone calls in re-
gard to stray animals. Usually the
druggist telephones the message him
self. but if he is too busy he hands
out a nickel. and trusts the person
who has found the animal to do the
telephoning. Some poor souls who
would like to send messages of their
own. that they cannot afford to pay CT
have learned where those drug stores
are, ard ring in their own messages
free, begging US to transmit them to
The persons they wish to reach In
really serious cases we haven't the
heart to refuse This sounds like a
serious case. SO l suppose l shall have
to telephone up TO the Bronx. New
York Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
HOW perfume is OBTAINED
Beet Fat Is Exposed 70 Fresh Flowers
Until IL Is Perrleated With
Their Doors.

By process known as enheurage,
which is the exposure Of beef fat to
fresh Gos ers in close boxes until 1t
5 thoroughly permeated and charged
With their odors, the perfumes of vart
GUS flowers are obtained which could
not otherwise be so effectively pre-
served apart from the fresh petals.
Those flowers are violet, jasmine,
tuberose. rose, orange flower and cas-
sia cinnamon flowersl. From those
six there are fifty or more. combin a.
tions made for the stimulation of the
odors OF other flowers. Sweet pea Is
made with orange flower and jasmine,
hyacinth is counterfeited by jasmine
and tuberose and the lily of the valley
by violet and tuberose.
The resources OF the perfumer are,
however, by no means confined to the
1omades, as the scented fats are term.
ed. He uses many essential oils. the
principle of which are sandalwood,
bergamot, lemon, rosemary, reroli
lmade from bitter orange flowersD,
patchouh and altar of roses. The
later. which is not now used SO much
as formerly. is very difficult to obtain
IN pure state. because its great cost
tempts to dishonest adulteration. Very
often geranium oil is substituted for
it. Musk is another important ingre-
dent, entering. as it does. into almost
ali perfumes except those that actual
~ are limitations of flower odors or.
as styled by perfumers, natural" as.
for instance, the heiiotrope. tuberose
white rose and violet.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
TIE election Is over.

TIE election Is over. 1t the
same amount Of energy IS now
sh own in working for the best in
terest Of Idaho SpIiagS regardless
of factional feelings we will have
a Greater Idaho Springs. IT the
same activity and interest is shown
in behalf of the Commercial
Association and ITS efforts during
the ensuing year that was mani
tested by our citizens during the
past three weeks, we will end the
year triumphantly. This enthu-
siasm of so short a time distribut-
ed evenly throughout the year VIII
count. Let US get down to bust
ness. Let us Law aside all per-
sonal feelings and pull together
with one object in view, that OF
fostering our mining business and
general conditions. If we expect
co-oneration from the outside We
must be harmonious within. II
expect capital to come here we
must show our confidence IN our
own resources, If we want TO
have others help to boost we must
skirmish around III that direction
ourselves. We have the resour-
ees ard need not be ashamed of
them for they are first class. But
we must show our faith in them,
our confidence in the future and
our answering devotion towards
,s.ering them. This can be done
by harmony of action and concert
ed efforts. LET'S GET TO
GETHER FOR OUR CITY.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08
THERE are people who in

THERE are people who I'M
asinc that if this man or that man
this party or that party is rot
successful at the polls the country
will go to the demnition bow-wows
The great men of the past have
been gathered unto their fathers
and yet the world moves on with
out a Jar. Parties have come and
gone, have met with success and
defeat and yet the earth still re-
wolves. 1t is all right to be zeal
Gus and partisan during a cam
paign but when it is over the ut
most thought should be that we
are American citizens. on an
equality aud that political differ
ences should be laid aside and the
impelling motive should be the
best interest of the city and its
surroundings. The noble emula-
t;on should be TO see which can
serve his community in the most
efficient manner. Submerging
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08

In cases of rheumatism relief from
pain makes sleep Ind rest possible.
This may be OBJ b.ained by applying
Chamberlain's Liniment For sale by
oil de alers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08

personalities and enthroning the
pu bic veal will inspire confidence
in US bring in capital and boost tt e
city and camp.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-04-08

As an illustration OF the in
.erest and activity that was man
ifested III the recent municipal
election ont OF possible vote OF
eight hundred and eighty all but
twenty one voted. record OF over
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale.

Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale. -Cost and less than cost, begin ming Monday, July 31. Don't miss this opportunity.-Reap and Crawford Furn. Co.
 1000 Pairs of High Grade Shoes will be sold at the greatest reduction eyer known at Mullikin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 -5,00O Pairs of High Grade Shoes will be sold at the greatest reduction ever known at Mullikin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 Everything goes in our remodel ing sale in the way of summer con- veniences. s.-Cleyeland- Matthews Hdw. Co.
 Cost will not be considered on many goods that go into our clear ance sale. beginning Monday, July 31 Reap & Crawford Furn. Co.
 WANTED-15 travelling men. We have authority to place T. men in good paying positions. Work agree able. Advertising and selling.-Col- Her Adv. Agency. BOA Citizens Bank Dollars saved are dollars made. Save your money until Mullikin's Big Sale gets here. Watch for opening date.
 Stop right where you are. Don't spend one cent of your money until you know about the bargains at Null likin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 Sanitary Steam pressing kills the germs and enlivens the goods.-3ey. CTS Dry Cleaning and Dye Works. Old phone S61. 2s I'm Mailing lists for any purpose in any business. Up to date and cor rect.-Collier Advertising Agency.
 7-2O If. -Dr. J. c, O'Daniel. Dentist Usea sAs for extracting Office, Citizens asnk bldg. Room 316. old phone 202 Pine Bluff. Ark. tt FOR RENTING connecting rooms furnished for light housekeeping. Ap- ply to 612 West Sixth avenue.
 7-20 St.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
|Isaae Dreyfus Comp

Look forward to the bargain event of the season at Mullikin's De- partment Store.
 Our first big clearance sale be- gins Monday, July 31. It will be the bargain event of the city in furniture. Reap and Crawford Furn. Co.
 Frank Johnson, a negro, arrested by Humane Officer Cason, was given hearing in Magistrate w. D. Vance's court yesterday and fined S5 on a charge of cruelty to animals. He mistreated poor blind horse which he owned.
 The fire department made a run to George Darby's home, No. 1102 South Walnut street, yesterday, where small blaze threatened the build ing. The fire originated at a stove <, pipe but the damage was small Stop right where you ars! Don t spend one cent of your money until you know about the bargains at MuJ- likin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 J. H. Stafford was arrested yes terday by R. A. Johnson, a negro de- putty constable, on charge of en- bezzling sums of money amounting to $2O from Joe Dillon. The case will be heard in Magistrate Vance's court today.
 Stop right where you are. Don't spend one cent of your money until you know about the bargains at Null likin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date
 A fine nine-pound baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. M. J. Fallon al the home of George B. Moore, No 515 West Second avenue yesterday. Mrs. Fallon, who was formerly Miss l Gussie Moore, is now a resident of Fort Worth. Texas.
 Deputy Sheriff E. H. Williams has just returned from Sherrill where he went after Jerry White, negro wanted for manslaughter. He is charged with killing man near Sherrill about year ago. He made bond in the sum of $1,0OO. Ed Porter. negro, is now in jail awaiting a trial for beating an overloaded horse. The negro was iu Magistrate Frazier's court few days and was fined. He was released. but rearrested. Attorney J. M. Shaw stood for him and as soon as he was re- leased he began talking boastfully about leaving town, and was placed ill jail to wait for hearing until Au- gust 1.
 -Northbound Cotton Belt passen- ger train due to reach this city at l:12 o'clock in the afternoon was de- layed several hours yesterday after lsoon, and passed through here at 5:15 o'clock. The delay was report ed to have been caused by a wreck on the Cotton Belt road near Mount Pleasant. Texas, and No. 2, being be- hlnd the wrecked train, was delayed for two hours and half.
 The funeral of little James Me. Fadden. four year old son of Mir. and Mrs. J. N. McFadden, of Altheimer. who died yesterday at his home, will De held in this city today with ser- vices and interment in Bellwood cemetery. Rev. A. B. Few will con- ouct the services and the body will arrive here at 1O:30 o'clock. The little boy had typhoid fever and had been sick for some time. His par. ents are we'll known here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
FOR RENT

PIG East 11th, 6 rooms and hall, Dath' electric lights. 62O Walnut, rooms, bath, electric lights. 1923 Olive St., rooms and hall, bath and electric lights. 51S West 18th, new, rooms, batn, electric lights, hot and cold water S16 Cherry, rooms, city water. 300 East f rooms, city water. BOA East rooms, city water. 105 East, rooms, city water. 1O4 East. rooms, city water. 705 Plum, rooms, electric lights, city water. 713 Plum, roo.ns, electric lights, city water.
 71O East 9th, rooms, electric lights, city water. GOA West 4th, [ rooms and hall, bath, electric lights. 1907 West 5th, , rooms. bath, gas, lights. PINCHBACK TAYLOR, Insurance A gency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
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,...a,ch for Mullikin's Big Sale.

--~.a.ch for Mullikin's Big Sale, ll.ral reductions on refrigeratora q. FT% lros. Hardware Co. 7-13-lm --u, VOL need a mailing list? 1t e:n fe }.ld at Collier Adv. Agency
 7-20 tf.
 Look forward to the bargain event of the season at Mullikin's De- I !ment Store.
 |. N. Bloom, proprietor ol tue C.5 ems Bank Cigar stand, was quite st >esterday.
 T "4r Roofing with nails, Caps A,G e..4ent, 1 ply at s1z5 per square II, teleteland- Matthews Hardware Co.
 Dollars saved are dollars made. Save your money until Mullikin's Big eale gets here. Watch for opening 6ate.
 The bleeding shriakage and loss ,5f hrilliancy of garments avoided by o,se process. Caver's Dry Cleaning & NOIhS.
 1000 Pairs of High Grade Shoes will be sold at the greatest reduction e.er known at Mullikin's Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 When you buy mailing list that is corrected to date, the price paid IS more than saved in stamps and stat ionary.-Collier Advertising Agency.
 7-20 t. Stop right where you are! Don spend one cent of your money until you know about the bargains at Mui- likins Big Sale. Watch for opening date.
 FOR RENT-2 OR 3 ROOMS FURN- ished or unfurnished. Suitable foi light housekeeping. ground floor. Every convenience. Old phone 1493 or 1926 S23 Pine St. ' 27 Ct -Remodeling prices Mrs. Potts Sad Irons SIC per set. Family Scales SSc, Waffle Iron 7Sc. 10 at. Galvaniz- ed Buckets 1ac. and Brass Wash Boards worth 35c at 19c.--Cleveland Matthews Hdw. Go.
 Local incorporated concerns are receiving notices from tate Treas urer J. w. Crockett concerning taxes due the state which must be paid by. August 10. The total revenue due tie state this year from state and foreign corporations is about $111 ,00O, as cer- tified by the state tax commission. WANTED-One cook and fifteen wagons and teams to haul logs and lumber. Call on J. IT. Ezell at the mill, four miles west of Tamo or at Hastings and Thomas store at Tarry. Also several good mill hands. Pay every two weeks. 7-19 2w Watch for Mutiixins Big Sale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
PHONE =NO..1O32.
Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale.

Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale.
 Enormous savings to be realiZ- ed at our first big clearance sale beginning Monday July 31.-Reap X Crawford Furn. Co.
 5000 Pairs of High Grade Shoes will be sold at the greatest reduction ever known at Mullilin's Big Sale Watch for opening date.
 Our Remodeling Sale is now on. You can buy any seasonable article at a great < eduction.-ClevelaEd Mat thewS HdW. Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
NEW PICTURES DAILY.
for Mullikin's Big Sale.

Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale.
 Monday, July 31, begins our first big clearance sale. Enormous re- auctions on verything.-Reap x Crawford Furn. Co.
 Dollars saved are dollars made. Save your money until Mullikins Big Sale gets here. Watch for opening date
 A. B. Smith, the concrete con- tractor, yesterday began work on the job of extending the sides of the cul- vert at Tenth avenue and Poplar street, over the old Lakebed.
 Mrs. William Johnson, of Black Hawk, Miss, and Mrs. T. E. Shannon, of Stuttgart, recently came here and will undergo operations for appendi- citis in the Florence Sanitarium.
 Hugh McGaughy, son of Mir. and Mrs. R. D. McGaughy, of West Third yengthy illness of typhoid fever. It will be some time before the young man is able to be out
 AUTO FOR HIRE.
 New five passenger car. Rates req sonable Phone w. F. Clarke, No. 1902. If.
 Look forward to the bargain event of the season at Mullikin's De- partment Store.
 Dollars saved are dollars made. Save your money until Mullikins Big Sale gets here Watch for opening date.
 Il will be in Pine Bluff July 31 for three days and will repair all typewriters, clean, adjust, align sup ply ribbons, etc. Kindly drop me a postal and l will call on you. Wal ter McRaven, 211 Center St., Little Rock
 Our electric service Is at youl command any hour of the day ol night. No mater when the hour ol your need, the electric servant re. spends instantly It is never of duty Citizens Light and Transit Com. pany
 The Steamer J. N. Harbin, of Memphis, which is owned by C. E Philpot, of this city, will resume it's 1, business between here and the mouth of the Arkansas river, today when il leaves the local landing at 10 o'clock. The Harbin will connect with the Kate Adams, at the mouth of the Arkansas.
 A new store with fresh line ol staple and fancy groceries. Up-to. date meat market in connection ane handles only the best meats. Prompt deliveries. Prices reasonable. Give me trial. D. Mcdonald, 315 Beech St., old phone 7S0. 6 "A I'm
 Certainly keroslne is somewhat cheaper than electricity: 1t Is also much less convenient, cleanly ana healthful. After you have once used electric lights. it is "nevermore" tol kerosine Citizens Light and Transi Company. t
 Watch for Mullikin's Big Sale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
WANTED 100 FAMILIES

to take advantage of our Baked Bean Sale next Monday and Tuesday. We will sell regular 10c size cans of Campbell's Baked Beans as follows:
 Z Cans 15c 12 Cans soc
 Just received a shipment of new dill pickles and they are fine.
 THE LLOYD GROCERY COMPANY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
Breyfus Store elk|
Shoe Facts

It is not alone the reduction that shon,d duce you to buy these shoes, but the quality BANISTERS Mems Shoes have no superior, they hap ! medal winners wherever put on exhibition. We have at of odds and ends, broken lots s6,Nl
 value, S335
 DUNMORE- E-These shoes have been widely advertised
 by us, and worn by thousands broken lots S35O and
 $4.00 values S2.35 Our line of $25 Mems Shoes are warranted to be all leather and good value at the price. The present
 price Of these shoes, $I85
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
WASH THOSE PIMPLES OFF.

Use D. ID. D., that mild, soothing wash, that recognized remedy for Ec- zema and all skim troubles, First drops take away that awful burning itch. cleanse the skin-wash away every pimple- every impurity, Nothing like D. D. D. for the con- plexion.
 Get a 25c trial bottle today-worth ten times it's cost to have a bottle in the house. At any rate. drop into DeWoody & Co
 our store to talk over the merits of Ehis wonderful prescription. w. L.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
Watch fcr Mullikin's Big Sale.

Clearance sale begins Monday July 31 and prices will certainly be slaughtered because we need the room for the biggest and best fall stock we ever purchased. Reap Crawford Furn. Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
Caver's Dry Cleaning and Dye WofD

Office and Branch Shop 1O9 Main St. Main Works, 1714-1716 w. Sixth Ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27

Commenting Monday, July 24th. ORPHEO TnEATER First class motion pictures, good singing and music.
 ADMISSION Sc and 1Oc.
 Afternoon 2 to 4:30. Night to 10
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-27
RENoyATIN&


 Please let me furniSu terwood. One horse "ae sl.oo and sl.sa Two. horse wagon loads
 s1.7s and g." All ready to burn. Dry Y Prompt delivery. West 0'l Office, Phone 6S4. .,
Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-24

Explainin' what's wrong with you; The whole of which. is's understood, I'm tellia you for. your own good. "Erst, then." I said, you're such a
 cheat
 Ycu swindle every one you meet: You'll chant your anthems in the
 church
 An leave your neighbor in the lurch; You siege and grab by force and
 fraud,
 An call it all the will of God In short. to say it brief and quit. You're missr, crook, an hypocrlt. You'd rob q baby if you could I'm tellin you for your own good But Henry Smith was very queer He hit me just behind the ear. sOf course" be said, its understood, I'm sluggin you f you're own good Five coppers came up in their cart An pried up good old-time friens
 apart:
 They took their sticks of loaded wood An clubbed US hard--fer our own
 good
 In court, the judge says. sGentlemen, Don't try 10 be so frank again. Be chary of the words you speak Lest you get swatted on the cheek. I'd fine you ten--it's understood That I'm doing it for your own good"  The moral Is. don't be too frank It gets yoa Eetsi::::A .s ..ss tn bank. Just keep your thoughts beneath your
 hood I'm tsIlin you for your own good