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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
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 Repeated efforts through pleasan argument have been made by tht commissioners and the Free Bridg' advocates to convince the acti-Fre Bridge and to show them that the ta> assessment will only be reasonable. but they will not even listen. somt of them remind us of some of the To- cal obstructionists who insist on kick ing because the large majority of the people of Pine Bluff sigred to buil( the much needed pavement to the cemeteries.
 The Free Bridge and the new rail road which must come CT there vii be no contract for the Free Bridge will make Jefferson county grow, the! will make Pine Bluff grow and the. will develop the country for miles around us A large majority of th oeople of this, county want them ard they have signed the petitions, too Just because there are few who ar opposed to the Free Bridge is no req son why Pine Bluff and Jefferson
 county or it's progressive spirited people should suffer.
 The Graphic does not favor thf Free Bridge alone becaH.e the major l ity favor it, but because 1t bel.eveN it means a larger city, a better coun- ty and prosress. It will mean pros perity for all of our people, enhanc 1 The value of red estate and bring Pine Blutt and Jefferson county to thf 1 position they should Occupy ill the l conne, cial world.
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CANCER OF THE THROAT
 CAUSES GRANTS DEATH
Same Malady That Caused His Illus triOus Fathers Deatll-Daughter
 Will Attend Funeral Services.

New York, April 13-In spite of many denials it was learned from all authoritative outside source today that General Frederiek D. Grant d.ed from cancer of the throat like his father. An operation was performed by Dr. Abbe, one of the greatest operating surgeons in the East, who was in con start attendance upon the General, and Dr. Bench, whose specially is cancer of the throat.
 The body of General Grant will be buried in the Memorial Cemetery On government military reservation at West Point The ceremony will be delayed ten days to give General Grants daughter time to reach this country from Russia.
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DISTINGUISHED LEADERS
 AT JEFFERSON BANQUET
''The Peerless One," Norman E. Mack, Governor Wilson and Other
 Democratic Lights Present.

New York, April 14.-Democratic leaders from all sections of the country attended the Jefferson Day dinner given by the National Dem ocratic Club at the Waldorf Astor- ia tonight. Thomas Donnclly, judge of the city court and president of the Club, presided.
 Seated at the guests table with him were: William Jennings Bryan, Nor man E. Mack, chairman of the Dem ocratic National Committee; Cover nols Dix and Wilson, Mayor Gaynor, Senator O'Gorman and ether Demo- cratic leaders, in the United States Senate and House. More than 1000 covers were laid.
 Practically all speakers compared conditions during Jefferson's life with conditions of today and demand ed changes i'll the form of government applied by the Republican bosses.
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EIfs oa Uekl1el Words.

UnFiaG ord5 aro sharper than svor;s t %ou cut yo1M finger there is but temporary pain. If youe heart Is hurt with sarcasm or brutal speech the suffering continues as long as your memory is working. Since We all know the agony of injured feelings it certainly behocves all of us to he sparirg with stinging conversation
 As one grows wiser and older one pays little heed 10 what others say, unkind sthings thens apparently don't have yhh power to hurt The older, wiser ones just twirl their thumbs and smile It. Is a great relief when ore gets to that point of perfect tranquil
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! ES {s Hs : ss ls Our Most Valuable .Products. .aa S It Is estimated that \ two hundred eggs are used sin his ] country every year, for each man. sswoman and child
 Poultry and GEES arc the most valu.
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Malue af G,od Saoke.

When cons-ler B1at aal,lo books have aone for tho world, and what they ere doing, how they kaep up cur hopo, awaken new courage and faith, soethe pain, give ar ideal fife to hose whoss hours are eold snG had, bind together distant ages and foreign lands. create new worlds Of neauty bring down truth from heaven, give eternal blessings for this gift, and thank God for hooks.--James Free man Clarke.
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iALUE OF FORESTS PROVED
Addition to Conserving Rainfall They Are of Other Aids to
 Agriculture.

While the rainfall of any region is dependent on dynamic influences irl he atmosphere, and can be affected 9nly in very slight degree, if at all 1y the extent of that region covered " forests, it has certainly been shown hat woods and forests conserve rain all. The briefest consideration indi ,ates the likelihood that this must be 0, because vegetation and the ground 'overed with vegetation absorb water md allow it to percolate slowly to the over levels, whereas on bare ground he rainwater runs quickly away to ca. But trees serve another purpose n aid Of agriculture; because, as some 'ecent experiments show, they act as vindbreaks and shelters to growing
 rops. The distance to which the pro- ective influence of trees extends is ,stimated at twenty times their leight, though complete protection, yuch IS might be afforded to growing wheat in q gale extends only to dis anco eisht times tho height of the trees. Partial protection is about welvc to fourteen times the height. rhey also check evaporation of rain all, their influence extending five
 imea ti,eir height to windward and eighteen iine1 to Ieoward, and pre- serTc as much a5 70 per cent. of mois' ture ordinarily lost Finally, theii influence beata both air and soil, in creasiag ha diurna' range of temper atsllo h.' a. much as nine degrees FaN~anheiE.
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.EX-PRES|OENT
 PRODS MIR. TAT I ROOSEVELT MAKES STINGIN( REFERENCES TO SUCCESS
 SORS ADMINISTRATION US ES "WEAKLING"
 's. eaNt--.
 s~.. a ~ ~ ttt
 ... h..f;t .i..;' Defends His Peace Theories Ant Says Nations Respected His " }} Convictions ,;. ;9 St5r &i Y ' 3sit. t{f tt {. -
ES "WEAKLING"

,fty M gtt.t =
 Winchester N H sH: April as4col onsfsslRSoseYet 'proddea; sPlssiden' raN, for ysallfhg him d Pprogressive II a wasm speech :,lsere ' stonight viltdSHs ltn "a day Of campafgnins'til New 1iH hampshire: The Ex- Presiden spoke to ax crowd .thjat overfloWef he auditorium. .sss, sf, .>9
 Both at Concord early in the da. ond here tonight. ttia ex-Presiden hxpounded his own peace theories which are not in accord with those If MT. Taft. Roosevelt pointed te is own record in the White House s evidence that he favored peacs md would countenance mo weak landling of situation that involved he nations integrity.
 The Colonel recalled his peace ar, 5itration offices with Japan and Rus sia and said
 Do you suppose they would have come to this country If they thought ye were a nation of weddings 1t the head of it..
 A rap Was taken by the Colone It President Taft when in alludin; the massacre of the Americans The world looked on under pre- ence that it did not want to break ,eaca We did not do that in Cuba Ne got in and ended the cruelty, 'aid the Colonel.
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TEDDY WINS OUT
 IN PENNSYLVANIA INDICATIONS LAST NIGHT WERE THAT ROOSEVELT WOULD
 GET GS DELEGATES
RETURNS ARE SLOW
Returns At Midnight Show Roose- yelt Has uurried Philadelphia
 By Two To One,

Philadelphia, Pa, April 13-All .n- dica'tions point to "a sweeping Roose- welt victory in today's primaries. In- dicat{r-.s are that he will have sixty eight of the seventy-s delegates to the Chicago convention. The Dem ccfatic race is very close.
 With returns from the days pri- maries far from complete, the indl- cations are that Roosevelt has car ried tie city by TWO to ono over Taft and that the state has gone the same way by about three to one.
 The vote on the Democratic candi- dates is rum ng very close in the city.
 The first returns of the primary election in this city came from that part of Germantown included ill the Sixth District. Here the Roosevelt delegates received a majoriity of 750 in th,rty-seven out of fifty di- visions. If this ratio is maintained the Roosevelt men will carry the ward by about 1,5oo. in the forty sixth. ward, which is also in the same district, the vote is oract cally two to one for Roosevelt In South Philadelphia, in the Thir- teenth:. ward of the F'irs. District, : formerly represented, by Congress man Bingham, a Taft stalwart, Roosevelt is averaging about forty 'otes to division in the lead of the I Taft delegates. Later Returns
 Philadelphia, Pa, Aprl 13-At midnight it was certain that Thea lore Roosevelt had captured Penn- 7ylvania in today's statewide pri- maries. t7
 Late returns indicate flat the for mer Presidents lead in the country will nc. be less than three to one and two to one sn the city of Philapel- 1liid. ulo ICNul. WdS llluICdleu Dy tae easly returns and has been we'll ,ustained by later reports from every ,ection of the state. He will prob lbly have 6S of the 76 delegates.
 The Colonel is now reasonably sure of controlling the state conven ton. The Taft supporters concede de- feat.
 Roosevelt delegates have been chosen in every district where the Roosevelt leaders predicted victory and in many d stricts which were conceded to Taft A notable ex- ample is in the thirteenth ward of the First district in this city, always heretofore a Taft stronghold, the district repre- esented by the late Con- gressman Bingham. The Roosevelt forces have carried the ward by a safe margin.
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Business Phone IA. Editorial Phone S6.
THEY HAVE BEEN FAIR

The Free Bridge question has caused more excitement all of a sudden "around the corner" chan It has all during the time that it has been discussed, from the day of the passage of the enabling act by the Legislature some months ago.
 Our afternoon paper would have YOU believe that the Br dge Commits sicners and the many wEo favor the Free Bridge are attempting to "rlae oyer,' those who do not seem an- xiouz to agree with them ill the mas- ter. The Graphic does not believe in censuring anyone because ne takes a different view of proposi- t.on than it does. 1t likewise does not believe in trying to whip peo- pie into line' by threatening to boy cott.
 It would also have you believe thas the Bridge Commissioners ale mis- re presenting the facts as they exist, when as matter of fact the efforts to misrepresent tn ngs has been en- tirely on the other side.
 The Graphic wants to see gooo feel 'ng and a "get together spirit prevailing in Jefferson county at all times. It fully realizes that without unity of action and united efforts on the part of all it's residents little can be accomplished. IL Is posr.ve from information at hand that the Bridge Commissioners have worked determinedly to bring tho people to- gether in an effort to ge'. the Free Bridge. But there are some people in Jefferson county who will not jcdn hands with tie progressive spirited and liberal element at any time in any matter These people must De sfermed obstructionists. There can be no. nkhers nape or them I
 a { |gI W talfd < tAes,s ,s sudden 5 { ?
 M lsl ' tie { part of sths 1f folIn paper. If. t had the best
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NEWS NOTES FROM HOOKER

Hooker, Ark, April 14.-G. C. Bow den, of Pine Bluff, was here cn busi- ness Thursday.
 The planters are very much beh nd in their work on account of the un- favorable weather. Aprsl F and no cotton Soi corn planted s Mrs sB, +. Hopker. is on lhe. sick list this; week. N
 The Taxpayers League, of Melton oMnsAtps held an enthusiastic meet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

Taxpayers Protective; Association to, cooperate With the county assoc a-. tio9n.s < o9n The following officers were eleeted:' B, F. Hooker, president; Dr.,A B. Patton, secl etary, and w. w. Whitton, treasurer. A fund was made up to- aid ill the fight against the bridge. ."z -is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

Entered at Postofilce at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as second-class mail matter
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strono Tastes and Pa,a.es.

Fifteenth century Engiishmen sell dom used either milk oi butter. They used great quantities of spices, how ever, in their food, and, apparently, did not care for the moru delicate fla
 vors that suit modern na.ates. It is pointed out by writer that storage aggs and renovated butter wn2ld aave had a ready market with : .em
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Ever Notice lt?

The young woman who devotes her thoughts to higher criticism and lcgio and ethical culture is the one who gets thoroughly rested at country club dance, while the silly, fluff brained girl with the contagious gig. gle is the one who splits her waltzes into three parts.
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French Family of Five Generations

At Granville. In France, is family now represented by five generations Qns January 21 last +Georgctts Bltn tyias I s born for mot ssl.er s,s ls xeaft ctt :ats
 Mne. BIin,s mother. the child's sraRd- 01cthAr. ts 87s ufilf, th.s Eyandn,other's
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-15

smiles and went on with his yarn
az was still manning the fire hose
and trying to pump water and hold
| the hose at the same time when all of
a sudden / was alone. There wasn't
a boat left. There wasn't anything
| except some slush tubs. and so | put
nm a life preserver and grabbed bag
| of biscuits and can OF fresh water
and went overheard Just as / got out
| of danger the ship went down, and
there / was in the south Pacific sit
ting in big slush tub with piece Of
canvas thrown over me and not even
bit Of plank to use as an oar.
"'Still it wasn't so bad, for the sea
was calm, and the tub just bobbed
along in an oily kind of way, kind of
whirling around and around till i was
dizzy. Without nothing to get no
where, / didn't know where l might
fetch up, so while | was thinking
about 1t / just went off to sleep, and
In the morning when / woke up there
| was humping gently against kind
Of steep, sandy bank, while palm trees
rustled overhead and monkeys chat
tered at me from the branches.
"Of course / scrambled ashore and
pulled the tub up on the beach and
took a walk around the island, for
that's what 1t was. 1t was only about
fifty feet long and thirty feet wide,
and there were only five palm trees on
it and three monkeys and banana
tree and one that bore bread fruit.
The soil was sandy, but kind of
spongy, or more like rubber, but there
wasn't a sign of fresh water except
some that was gathered In cocoanut
shells by the monkeys. Did | say
there was a cocoanut treeY asked
Ananias hastily.
"'You did not mention it, but never
mind so long as you brung it in on
time, says.
"'Well,' he scowled at me, how long
do you think / lived on that island,
captainY
"'An unlikely length of time, An
anias,' says | coolly.
"T'm not expecting you to believe
it, says he, getting mad. "A man that
wasn't always deep sea sailor, If he
had most of his seagoing fishing down
the bay, / guess amt seen or heard
enough strange adventures to appre-
ciate the marvels of-of-- He looked
around for the proper word.
1.-the maryels of invention, An
aniasY 1 asked slyly. 4 expect there's
more sailors got their first knowledge
of the sea selling Goldfish In a grocery
store than you, Ananias.' I've told
you Ananias used to be clerk in a
grocery store.
"He stared coldly at me and twisted
his mouth into another horrible smile.
As was saying, he went on sour
ly, 4 stayed on that island thSae weeks
before the great upheayal came and
Jonah was hove up in less time
than that l Clipped in. but he took
no notice of me.
Zone morning just at daybreak the
island quivered from stem to stern
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-15
The Lambertville Record.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER is, 1912
HIS DESERT
ISLAND
A Fish Story"
BY cLARISSA MAcKIE


Captain Barnabas Fish was rowing
me out to the breakwater, where the
little bluefish were running In multi
tudes.
He bent to the oars and pulled with
long, even strokes, every exhalation of
his deep breaths being marked by a
little puff Of blue smoke. Suddenly he
looked up at me with twinkling eyes
and spoke between his c!ihched teeth.
'I'll bet 1 know what you're thinking
about, Miss TelhaEI," he declared.
"Well? | inquired skeptieally.
you was comparing me to putting
donkey engine, eh?p he grinned.
| blushed and evaded the accusation.
you're not so very little, Captain Bar
nabas," said hastily.
''Ho, no, hop' he laughed down deep
in his throat, and l realized that once
more had the captain exercised his al
most uncanny powers OF telepathy.
you shall tell me good story In re-
turn for that, Captain Barnabas,"
said as he brought the boat skillfully
around to the most advantageous spot
in the fishing ground.
Il got to think up one, then" said he,
pumping the anchor overheard and
sliding his oars along the thwarts. Big
as he was, the old captain stepped
around the small craft as agilely as
one Of the cats that infested his cabin
on the beach.
As he arranged the lines and baited
the hooks | looked contentedly around
at the encircling bluffs, wooded to their
SUBMITS and faced with heavy yellow
sand near the pebbly beach.
Ready called the captain Justify,
and | reached forward and took the
baited line from his hand and tossed 1t
overheard All around us were anchor.
ed other small boats whose occupants
were industriously pulling In the hun
cry blueiish.
When harbor blues are running all
Ounce Haven is redolent of frying fish
at the dinner hour
Captain Barnabas dropped his line
over, and Immediately 1t stretched taut
and then quivered suggestively. He
began to pull in with gratified smile
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-15

creasing his Ieathery skin.
"You got a whale on there, capt'n,
called a neighboring fisherman.
Want any helpP sang out another
Delay thereW retorted the captain
his grin changing to a frown as HI
yanked into view large skate, which
at the moment of landing, snapped thu
line and disappeared beneath the trou
bled waters.
An echoing laugh ran around at thu
captains expense, and his hearty 'Ho
no, hop was the loudest of all. While
he prepared another line / felt a nib
BILE at my own and pulled in a wrig
Cling little blue, which the captain
promptly removed.
"ThIs Is q good time to begin the
story" / insinuated when we were
comfortably settled once more.
"Lemme see," he unused, pushing the
straw hat back from his head and
skillfully reilling his pipe with one
hand. Something about that there
skatefish / just caught makes me
think of Ananias Shines whale"
I'm rather sorry it's an Ananias
story, captain"
"Why% Again his eyes twinkled
at me.
"Oh, becauseW
He laughed heartily. That's an in
situation against Ananias Slime, whose
name Is against him and
HE certainly lives up to it. cap
tain"
"Ho, no! OF course I've described
Ananias Slime to you before, and you
know he was little and mean looking,
with pop eyes and light bald head.
/ mean his hair was light color, what
there was of 1t, and, come to think of
It, 1t wasn't overloaded with common
sense, and he had most murderous
smile and hand that was cold and
damp like dead fish.
"When he was my first mate aboard
the old Indus he used to sit aft with
me and tell stories, the greatest yarns
| ever did hear. | never met man
who had so many wonderful adven-
lures as did Ananias Slime and could
tell EN- 30 Luey 5Ouuucu liOlt INT
truth than fiction. either. Well, one
night when we was homeward bound
from Luzon we sat out under the
southern cross and watched the glim-
mering phosphorescent waves, and as
a little spicy breeze came along on its
way from some little south Pacific
island Ananias folded his arms and
tilted back against the rail.
Says he: This reminds me of the
time | was wrecked hereahouts. Want
to hear about it?'
eyes says 1. And SO he begins.
"It was on my first voyage to sea,
and | was young fellow and every
thing was new to me. We was on
our way to China when the ship got
afre and all hands escaped in the
boats, all except me. | was
"I'll bet you was shopping around
the cabin to see II the captain had left
any loose money behind or something
like that l clipped In, but Ananias
only gave me one of them murderous
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! and a mighty wave rushed up ant
washed completely over 1t. ] would
| have been drowned only chung to thu
| trunk of a tree, and before anothei
wave came ! was up the tree among
the branches out Of danger. Mex
thing l saw was the slush tub afloat
| and in 1t was the three monkeys as
big as life, and they were cute enough
to take bunch of bananas along with
'em. They bobbed out of sight astern
and 1t happened so suddenly / didn't
realize the situation. Then it. dawned
upon me that that island was racing
along through the water at about ten
knots! The water was washing over
her and sluicing the sand right off.
One by one the palm trees went over
as the soil disappeared, and at last
there was nothing left on the island
except the banana tree where was
perched, and the heap of sand and
shells around the roots was growing
smaller every minute
Where the sand had washed off
the ground was black and hard and
oily looking. and the island rolled and
wallowed in the sea just like a big
whale, and so l wasn't bit surprised
when all of sudden there spouted
into the air jet of water, and / was
certain. Every minute | was afraid
that whale would dive and carry me
with it to Davy Jones' locker, but then
| think 1t was waiting for the banana
tree to go. 1t would be free then.
"'All at once | heard a shout, and
looking ahead, could see that we were
driving straight up on to a sandy beach
IA real one this time captain-and
men were shouting and leaping back
as the whale advanced. Then there
was a mighty flop. and we went out of
the water, the whale quivered like a
jelly, and the banana tree with me In
1t went sliding off to the ground.
"'When / come to the whale was
dead and ali the white men on this
island had patched up theory about
the whale which my story only sub
stantiated. Hanging from one of his
teeth was a short length of anchor
One of the links had caught in his
tooth, and before the chain was bro
ken 1 suppose there was a lot more Of
it, with, maybe, a big anchor ON the
bottom. oh, you can sniff, cap'n, but
that anchor maybe was resting on the
summit of a volcano or perhaps on the
top layer of some island that was in
The making. Anyway, something had
held that whale anchored there till the
chain parted. All he had to do was to
open his mouth and his food would
swim right in. or course the waves
washed up sand till 1t formed a soil,
and then birds brought seeds. and the
trees grew, and -
How about those monkeysT | ask
I'd tartly, because | was mad Ana
alas should think | was fool enough to
believe his yarns. 4 s'pose the birds
brought them toor
Him. says Ananias, eying me
flercely, T-expect they was cast ashore