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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
House Judiciary Committee Favored it Among County
 Salary Measures.
HEARING LAST NIGHT
Toney, kerwin, McAllister and Pinney Argue Before House Com.
  mittee.

Little Rock, Ark, March 7.-After hearing the arguments of President H. K. Toney. of the Senate; Represen- tatives w. B. Pinney, B. J. Kerwin and CD. McAllister, of the House, tonight, on the merits Of their respective sal- ary bills the House Judiciary commit tee held an executive session and then announced that it would recommend the passage of the Kerwin bill. The committee is composed of seventeen lawyers.
 The committee recommended the passage of the Kerwin Bill, with two amendments. one striking out the word reasonable" where it was stated that the inspection of the county records by a taxpayer can be made at all reasonable" times, leaving 1t to read "at' all times" The other amend ment reduced the salary of the cir cult judge of Jefferson county to s. 900 instead of $3y600 per annum, .s was originally provided for in the Kerwin measure.
 The recommendation of the commit tee came as a surprise in view of The fact that the Senate had already pass ed the Toney bill on Monday and it was sent to the House for considers tion. The Kerwin bill is am almost exact copy of the measure which was presented to the House by Represen- tatives Pinney and McAllister after the Kerwin bill had been introduced and read twice. llElet ..l,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to a decree of the Jeffer- son county chancery court rendered on the 23rd day of February, 1911, will, on the 4th day of April, 1911, sell at public auction, at the front door of the court house in the city of Pine Bluff to the highest and best bidder, the following described prop erty. lying in Jefferson county, Ark ansas, to-wit:
 Beginning at the Southeast corner of lot two, block enc, Mills addition, to the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. thence north 50 feet thence west 12S feet, thence souh 50 feet, thence east 12S feet to the point of beginning, together with all improvements ana |appurtenances thereunto in any man. ner belonging.
 Said property will be sold to sat. isfy a decree in the case of F. G. Smart vs. Peter Forrest Terms of Sale: On a credit of three months. the purchaser being re- Quied to execute a bond as required by law and the order and decree of !; said cause, with approved personal se- curity bearing interest at the rate Of per cent per annum from date until paid. and lien being retained on the property sold to secure the payment of the purchase money. Given under my hand this 9th day of March. 1911A
 E. L. VAIL,
 .'. Commissioner in Chancery 8 15 s2.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
TK.:: ~:4EATHEN CHINEE."
And tkA .It- cs Bret Harte Wrote Into
 His Flowing Sleeves.


 His Flowing Sleeves. s
 Every one who knows American poetry is familiar with Bret Harte's "Heathen Chinee." written ill the ear ;y seventies at the time when the feel ing on tue Pacific coast ran high against the mild eyed Celestial and voicing that feeling by portraying the hero, if such term may be applied to An Sin, as crafty card cheating villain who outwits the sharps of the California mining camps. ....
 It is not generally known. however, that the poem is unique ill that it contains an error which the author failed to detect when reading the gal. .ey proofs and which survived and still survives all attempts at correc- Ia literature where q grossly patent error ia the copy reading of an after ward famous article. whether prose or noam. has persisted through nu- uierous e,;i'ions despite ali efforts ot
 atilor ald editor to Kill it.
 rhe poem was written while Bret |. rte was employed on q San Fran .:isco daily and, to him, was merely i rart of the days work. It tells of a CEinec. Ah Sin. who. with smile that was childlike and bland," sat in G zane of euchrc with Truthful James ald Biil Nye
 1t a crucial point of the game the art.ess Chinese plays the winning ard, "Whivh," says Truthful James. Aa narrator of the catastrophe. "the .:e,:;.ce Ne h"d dealt unto me."' Where upon Truthful and Nye proceed to go for that heathen Chinee." The ',aaaging evidence disclosed by their rough and searching investigation is told as Bellows ill the poem as it was pyinted-anh has been printed ever since the initial publication:
 In e:s sleeves. which were long. there were
 twenty -four packs.
 Which is coming it strong, yet l state but the facts.
 In this fern the busy Bret Harte let the proofs go down to the printer, and 1t was not until some time later that he recalled having overlooked an error ill it. He hurried down to the press, but already several hundred copies had been struck of and were being distributed about the city to the morning subscribers. Bret Harte, at. .aching no importance to the fugitive verses. which had merely oozed from his pen the afternoon previous, made no effort at correction then. When however, the eastern press enthusias tically copied it and publishers and il lustrators rang all manner of comic changes in 1t he tried to substitute the correct phrase. but without avail, and '"rhe Heathcn Chinee" has persisted in its original form through number Thoroughly Prepared.
 At 8 religious service in Scotland th' | late Lord Kelvin noticed youngste accompanying Eis grandparents ant sitting wise as young owl througl the sermon.
 At the close of the service Lord Kel win congratulated the grandfathe upon the excellence of the young man behavior.
 "Och, aye" returned the veteran sDuncnn's weel threatened a1oes . eangs in."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08

Harsh physics react weaken the bowels. cause chronic constipation. Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation. 25c. Ask your druggist for them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
An All Around
 Household Remedy

Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is used
 in MT. Agor's home as the family
 medicine.
 It should be in every medicine chest.
 It is good for everybody.
 In his letter he says: "I have used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in my family for the last five years. It is certainly a wonderful remedy for colds, bowel trouble and nervousness. We take it as an all-around household remedy and feel sure it can't be beat" John Agor, K. F. D. No. 5, Ham mondsport, N. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08

Entered at Postoffice at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second class mail matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
Anxious to Comply,


 Professor (to student)-You should have written on the subject, sir, so that the most ignorant of your audi ence could understand all that you have to say on the subject. Student What part of my production is not clear to you. sir:
 Laid In . Stock.
 When the late Pierre L0rillard was boy. his mother. being annoyed by moths that destroyed the woolen cloth ing and other material of the house. hold. agreed to pay him cent apiece for every moth he would kill In the house and bring to her. The same bargain was made with his brothers. Jake. George and Louis. In course of time Mrs. Loriliard noticed that. while the other children collected from her at intervals from 10 to 2Ircents. Pierre drew on her frequently for $l at . n..ad moths. Investigation revealed th. bent of tho future tlnancier as we'll as his early adaptability to meth ods governing the requirement of wealth. Having procured from a fur r,er some pieces of fur thrown away because they were infested with ulnriis. Pierre secreted them In an old chest in an unused closet. There the quickly accommodating moths were bmnA.d. to be drawn upon whenever ;he inventor and perfecter of the en- serprise required pocket money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08

A healthy man is king in his own happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up sound health-keeps you we'll.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES s4g- nature Is on each box, 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

has to its credit over fifty years of public service It is the result of years of careful work and is an absolutely pure distillation of carefully malted grain. Overworked men, delicate women and sick1y children will find in it the health and strength-giving parts that are so necessary to them. It is wonderful remedy in the treat ment and cure of consumption, pneu- monia, grip, bronchitis, coughs, colds, asthma, malaria, low levers, stomach conditions, if taken as directed.
 Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is sold IN SEALED BOTTLES ONLY by druggists, grocers and dealers every where, or shipped direct for $1.00 per large bottle.
 The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co.,, Rochester, N. Y.
 M. CANS CO.,, Distributors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-08
AUTHOR DEFENDS
 KERWIN BILL

tContinued From Page One.)
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
Cheap Fares Chief Concession.

The most important part of the
plan, from the popular standpoint, is,
of course, the rate OF fare, and the
fact that eight tickets fer quarter
have been agreed upon. for the best
part of the day, is bound to make a
strong appeal. This is a liberal con-
cession on the part OF the company.
as will be shown later, and no doubt
give rise TO the query:
Where Is the joker
IL there is a joker concealed in the
plan, neither Mr.. Hally, with his train.
ed legal mind, nor Mr.. du Pont. with
his long experience on the inside
OF the street railway business, has
been able to discover IL, and as Mr..
Hally himself will draw up the or
dinaRee, there would seem to be lit
tie occasion for anxiety on that score
The city, on the other hand, makes
n concession in agreeing TO maintain
the paving between the tracks on all
the lines, whereas, under the existing
franchise. IL is obligated TO maintain
the paving on the three-cent lines
only. In the opinion OF the mayor,
this will not be a heavy burden in
view OF the immense benefits TO be
derived from the lower fares. The
city is to build the foundations on new
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
MAKES SALOONKEtPER
4S#EIt SHELL OUT OUT TO TO HIS HIS WIFE
Give Her All the Money You've
Got or Go To JAIL"
Orders Court.

Marsh w Burke, a saloonkeeper at
Champlain-st. and Meldrum-aye., mar
rowly escaped going to jail. Saturday.
for contempt of court. He was before
Judge Murphy charged with non-pay-
ment OF alimony to his wife, Cath
crime, and when ordered to pay up he
became 80 angry and talked so boldly
TO the court that he was threatened
with a jail sentence unless he kept
Guiot.
Burke mad been ordered 10 pay his
wife $40 per week, and II was shown
thai he was SEQ behind
II have paid all | could AFFORD" he
declared. I've got debts to pay, l
can't give her everything.
You have 10 debts so important
as the care OF your four little chill
dren" Judge Murphy stated
-Four children, Ell? Who said had
four children? haven't got four chill
dren''
Mrs. Burke was called and stated
that she had six children TO support.
Now you give your wife some
money at once, or go TO sail," Judge
Murphy ordered
"All right then, ri give her all
got. She warts TO take tie whole
business and turn me out into the
street" and Burke went into his
pockets and brought out $40.
rs that all you've got2" asked the
Judge, See II you can't find some
more?"
Burke made another search and
found another $40.
Hand that over" ordered the
court, and the husband did so, NUT
tering all the time, and SO angry that
tears came TO his eyes.
On his way from the court room
Burke glared over at his wife, and
she was so frightened that she left
her seat hurriedly and got behind
several men
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
THREE-CENT FARES
ON ALL CITY LINES
AGREED TO BY DUR.
Mayor Thompson Announces Re-
suit of Secret Negotiations
Carried On Since March.
BLANKET FRANCHISE TO
RUN TO 1924, PROPOSED
City May Acquire Lines at Any
Time On Six Months
Notice.
Hutchins Formally
Agrees To the Plan

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 21, 1911.
Hon. VIM. B. Thompson,
Mayor,
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir-l thank you for a
copy received this morning. of
your official communication TO
tho common council. outlining
In brief the terms OF settle
ment upon which we have ten
tatively agreed after some
months OF discussion; and.
beg to state that should the
people adopt an ordinance en-
bodying these terms, we will
accept same.
Yours very. truly,
J. c. HUTCHINS,
President
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
GIRL WE'D IN WINDSOR
AT Ia; GETS DIVORCE

One of the youngest applicants for
divorce that ever appeared In
Wayne county circuit court, was
granted a decree by Judge Donovan,
Saturday. after she related how she
had gone to Windsor, at the age OF
Ia years and eleven months, and was
married by the Rev. l., s. Hughson.
The girl was Olive Riches. of High
land Park, and the 1S.year-old hus.
band was Paul NJ. Faulkner
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
WIFE-SLAYER is GIVEN
LIFE TERM IN PRISON

Thomas A. Robinson, convicted a
few days ago of the charge of killing
a woman with whom he lived in a
Woodward-ave. rooming house, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment in
Jackson by Judge Connolly. Satur-
day.
The prisoner took his sentence
calmly He is q years old. He asked
that he be allowed to see his mother
before he goes TO Jackson.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23

is already well understood BY those
most interested. W
II 10 not expected that there witt
be any serious opposition to the pla.-
in the council
Milton ~ -McRae. president Of the
Board OF Commerce, has issued
statement warmly indorsing the pro-
posed settlement plan.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23

Negotiations looking toward the
settlement OF the street car question,
which began last March and have
been carried on In numerous secret
conferences since then. have finally
resulted In what will be known as the
Thompson settlement plan, the sali-
ent features OF which are given above.
The final conference between the
representatives OF the city and the De-
troit United Railway. was held Friday
afternoon, in the office OF Attorney
John c. Donnelly, In the Ford build
Ing, where all the meetings. about CD
in number, have taken place. The
various points agreed to were put In
writing and the agreement was for
mally signed in the mayors Office at
40 o'clock, Saturday morning. The
next step will be the submission Of
the plan to the common council. This
will be done by Mayor Thompson
next Tuesday night.
In his communication TO the coun-
ell the mayor will recommend the
plan TO the earnest consideration OF
the aldermen and suggest that Cor
poration Counsel Hally be instructed
TO draft an ordinance in accordance
with that plan, provided it meets the
councils approval.
The ordinance, after being passed
by the council. will be submitted to
the people In a special election. To
become operative. the ordinance, or
franchise. for such II is, must be ap-
proved by three-ffths OF the elector-
ate. under the new constitution.
Though the plan bears his name.
Mayor Thompson does not wish to be
understood as advocating Il. He
merely submits II to the people on it's
merits, for their approval or disap-
proval.
Throughout the negotiations. the
mayor was mindful OF the fact that
he was elected on a municipal own
sership platform, and for this reason
he insisted at the outset that he would
not agree TO any plan of settlement
that did not give the city the right
TO purchase the street railway system
at any time. At very first con.
ference. the mayor outlined his po-
sition on this phase of the matter.
and served notice that he would IN.
sist on the city being given an option
The Detroit times., 1911-10-23
POINTS IN THOMPSON
SETTLEMENT PLAN

Three-cent fares, that 10. eight
tickets for quarter. on all lines
OF the Detroit United Railway,
universal transfers.; after 8 p. M,
six tickets for quarter.
Common council to have the
right to regulate the service.
City to maintain paving be-
tween tracks on all lines, and TO
build all new foundations on un-
paved streets, the company TO
build new foundations on paved
streets,
COMPANY agrees to surrender
all franchise rights in city after
1924, when proposed grant ex.
plres.
City to have option to purchase
city lines Of Detroit United Rail.
way at any time on six months
notice.
Company to pay taxes the same
rs an individual, on an ad val
orem basis.
II any part Of ordinance Is de-
clared void, whole ordinance shall
be considered void.
Company agrees to build new
north and south- crosstown line on
west side and new east and west
crosstown line, next year, and ex-
tend lines at the rate Of five per
cent Of existing trackage each
year thereafter.
Company agrees to pave be-
tween tracks on West Jefferson
ard Jefferson-aves.. In Delray and
Fairview districts, respectively,
next year.
Company agrees to pay its
share Of the expenses Of grade
separation work, the city to re-
fund the money SO invested, with
out interest, in the event Of
municipal ownership.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-10
PROHIBITION MAY BE REPEALED.
An Effort to This End viii be MADE
in Alabama Legislature-Flght
for Speakership.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. S.-Altnousn
the legislature of Alabama does not
meet in regular quadrennial session
until Tuesday, the members Of the
body are nearly all here preparing
for the opening. The caucuses OF the
house and senate to select the officers
will be held tomorrow night There
are only one Republican senator and
two Republican representatives. The
contests for the speakership of the
house and for the presidency OF the
senate are close and uncertain. FIVE
senators are seeking the latter and
four members of the house the former.
: An effort will be made, it is believed
TO repeal the prohibition laws: Gov
elect O'Neal will recommend a~return
to the policy of local optioDand the
CARRYING out of the pplatf&m on which
he was elected. However, there is a
strong prohibition faction in the leg
islature and the repeal of the laws IS
NOT assured, though it is generally be-
lieved they will be.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-10
CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK.
Feeding Beef Cattle.-Ardcle %.

One of the most important industries
at present being developed n the State
is the extensive feeding of beef cattle
on the large cotton plantations. The
object in feeding these cattle is to Sc
cure fertilizer for the farm at a mini
mum cost and to permanently increase
the fertility of the soil and improve its
physical conditions which can not be
done with commercial fertilizers. At
the same time these cattle furnish a
profitable market for cheap rough
forage which would otherwise have lit
tie value.
By exchanging cotton seed for meal
to be fed-and selling only the lint
and oil which contain no fertility, the
farmer is enabled to return to the soil
all the fertility taken from it and
thus maintain it's fertility and pro-
ductiveness. On visiting the farmers
who are feeding cattle this winter we
find that with many of them this is an
entirely new industry and that some
serious mistakes have been made.
The cattle were nearly all bought
in Tennessee and North Carolina. The
buyers in many cases taking the
WEIGHTS of the dealers without seeing
the cattle weighed and in many cases
the cattle were weighed full of water
and feed, and as a consequence suffer-
ed an excessively heavy shrinkage IN
weight in transit. The prevention OF
this unnecessary loss would in many
instances have meant fair prodt IN
feeding. In buying cattle that have
not been driven a long distance it is
customary TO weigh them after having
been kept in a dry lot without feed or
water for twelve hours, or deduct
three per cent. from the weights.
Many farmers contracted for cattle OF
definite weights without sufficient re-
gard for quality or condition and OBJ
tainad animals Of poor breeding and
undesirable conformation and too thin
to finish in the time they desire TO
feed them. While i is desirable to
buy heavy cattle when feeding cotton
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-10
An Interesting Relic.

Spartanburg Journal.
One Of the most interesting Mexican
war relics in the city is the chart
printed during the war and showing
the personnel of the Palmetto regl-
ment and other interesting facts, one
of the very few in existence. present.
ed to the Y. M. c.. A. by Miss Carrie
Sondly, Of this city.
Ire roll Of the Palmetto regiment as
it went into battle at Vera Cruz in
March, 1847, occupies the middle and
large part of the chart. Two flags car
ried by the regiment are shown in the
background.
Several famous sayings of South
Carolina officers during the war are
given. Among them are the words OF
Lieutenant Clark just before he met
his death, "Stand their fire at all haz-
remember where you are from"
and those of Colonel Butler, who COM
manded the regiment, to General
Shields, There is not a South Caro-
linian who will not follow you to
DEATH"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-10
Total number Of pupils enrolled

Total number Of pupils enrolled
in all the schools .... 49,. ..lOlz
Average daily attendance for the
last month 80. .. VII
Average scholarship for the four
white schools :. :. .. .. go. 80
Average daily attendance in white
schools :. =. 80. 9oo
Per cent of attendance in white
schools =. .. .. .. ~
Number enrolled in white schools. 569
Number of tardies in white
schools since opening :. .. -. 81
Number Of tardies in colored
school since opening LUZ
Number Of corporal punishments
in white schools since opening. 5
Number of corporal punishments
in colored schools since opening. 7S
Number enrolled in Hoge school 443
Per cent of attendance .. .. =. "a
Average scholarship in Hoge
school :. >. .. 10
Number Of tuition-paying students
in all the schools .. .. .. go. ~
Amount due per month .. ..$ll9.Oo
There has been one suspension in
the white schools.
Seven students have been promoted
during the year; two from the Gram
mar schools and five from the High
school.
Henry Lee Dean,
Superintendent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-10
NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION.
Rutherford P. Hayes, of AsheTille,
Launches Campaign to Bring Next
Annual Meeting to Columbia.

Charlotte Observer.
Columbia, Jan. 7.-Iaunched by Mr..
Rutherford P. Hayes, Of AsheVille, son
of the late President Rutherford b.
Hayes, a campaign to have the next
annual meeting of the National Corn
association held in Columbia was TAX
en- up with great enthusiasm today by
Mr.. A. D. Hudson, Of Newberry, presl-
dent Of the South Carolina Corn Breed
ers' association, and also head OF the
South Atlantic Corn exposition held
last month in Columbia.
Mr.. Hudson has the hearty coop
GRAFTON of Commissioner Watson and
the Columbia chamber of commerce.
The general assembly, at the meeting
Tuesday, will be asked to Lend to the
project the weight of its endorsement
To present the invitation and to
press home Columbia's invitation, a
large party Of delegates from both
Carolinas will go to the annual con-
vention to be held January 80 to Feb
ruary II in Columbus, o. The party
will include Mr.. A. D. Hudson, Mr..
Hayes and Prof. 1. o. Schaub, of Raj
eigh, the last-named being director OF
the extension work of the North Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical COL
1ope