Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-30
Insect An Inch Long Writes Name of Democratic
 Nominee In
 It's Web,
TT EXCITES NEGROES
Rut Local DemOcats Confident Thai It Spells Success in
 November.

Whether the spider that woye the word, woman" in it's web at the home of a negro woman in this city had, been closely observing the trend of political events of present date. with regard tc the important part that women will play in the coming election, of whether it was an ill omen that boded no good for the owner of the habitat in which the busy spider worked who carelesslv killed the insect and obliterated it's work, is a question that is keeping the superstitious blacks in the city guessing. But the recent appearance of another writing spider" and it's speclman of penmanship is looked upon as good prediction by the Democrats who have touch of the supernatural in their makeup.
 According to an old fable an en- terprising spider, residing in some burg Down East," has been in the habit, every presidential year of weaving the name of the Republican nominee in it's web Of course, the story goes, it is absolutely impossible for a hide-bound Democrat to de- cipher the hieroglyhics.
 Another omen in which many Dem ocrats of Alabama place their confi- dence is the laying of an egg, by an Alabama hen, upon one end of which is found the initials of the Democratic nominee.
 That the spider has seen the ill effects of Republican rule and not unlike many other Old Guardsmen has come over to the Democratic side Of the fence to be with the winners in the theory advanced by those of the latter faith in this city.
 The latest sensation creator in the writing line spread it's web in lit tie shed at the rear of the home Of Lilly Peterson, a negress, who lives at No. 2OO3 East Second avenue. in the district known as the Dirty Dozen." The spider was discovered several days ago and the woman told all of her neighbors about it. She re- fused to kill it after being urged by those more superstiticus, who pre- dlcted dire events if she permitted the insect to live.
 The old saying that "curosity Killed cat" failed to have any effect on a Graphic man and with body guard, he dared to brave the "beast in the jungle"
 The spider is an extra large one and It's web covers a large space. In the center and extending up and down for distance of about two inches are the letters, closely woven and standing out strongly from the lighter tissue. At first sight the characters seem to be a number of snort lines, connected by angles, but after a studied inspection the letters 'W-l-LlS-O-N" are easily distin- guished.
 One after another the party in- spected the letters and with unani- mity agreed that MT. Spider had written the name of the next Demo- cratic president.
 How leng the spider had been at his work could not be learned, but from his appearance, it has evidently finished it's work, as he tenaclou.ly .ly clings to the center of the huge web and shows little signs of life.
 The woman who lives at the place has allowed no cne to touch or hin- der the insect in it's work, but it is said that we'll known young man had made arrangements to transport the spider, web, letters and all to the city today, place it in a glass and exhibit the phenomena